Atwater Police Activities League 2025

06/11/2026

Well here we are at the final sustainability workshop. This has been a 9 week program helping non- profits like PAL to achieve sustainability in their organizations. It’s presentation day. This makes us eligible for a first five grant.

06/11/2026

Today the Atwater PAL Jr. Giants minor league was out for their first practice. Commissioner Jeff Hammar remind them that they all need to be leaders. Some of the players have played baseball before and others have not. The “seasoned players” need to lead and help out others.

06/10/2026

Atwater Teen Advisory Council has started to have two meetings a month. They are the second and fourth Thursday. Time is 5:30. Place is Castle Youth Center in Veteran’s Park.

The purpose of ATAC is to foster positive changes in their community through leadership, service, and collaboration with law enforcement. This council empowers youth to take an active role in shaping programs, building relationships, and advocating for issues that matter to them. If you are between the ages of 13-17 drop by a meeting.

06/10/2026

Yesterday was the Jr. Giants”First pitch” with volunteers, coaches and families. Today T-ball had their first practice of the season with Commissioner Jeff Hammar leading the drills

06/08/2026

PAL is interested in what sports/activities you are interested in. We have put together an online survey. Once we get enough surveys we can look into the requests. We will also be able to share the results with the city. Fill it out today!

Please do NOT include your name, address, or anything that could identify you. This survey is anonymous.

06/04/2026

Jr. Giants Update: we are now up to 266 players. We have 22 teams. We still need Head Coaches. Please sign up on our website at Atwaterpal.org. No experience needed. Promise you will have a great and fun time.

05/31/2026

Atwater PAL has sign up with Pledge.to who allows people to donate to the charity of their choosing. We receive two donations recently from a person that wanted to stay anonymous. They donated in memory of Chief Riis-Christensen and the another donor was Tony Altfeld, retired Atwater Police Chief and City Manager. Thank you! Keeping PAL moving forward with your donations helps us help our kids.

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05/25/2026

Atwater Jr.Giants UPDATE: We currently have 240 players. We need volunteers to coach and do other duties. We only have 9 volunteers and out of those only 4 head coaches. If you want to coach please go to our website at Atwaterpal.org, look under Jr. Giants and sign up!! Remember this is a FREE program and we want kids and families to have the opportunity to play some ball. No experience coaching, no problem. We will teach you the Jr. Giants way!!

05/22/2026

We have learned that Chief McEachin is going to retire at the end of August and Lieutenant Novetzke will be his replacement as Chief of Police. PAL would like to thank Chief McEachin for his strong support and encouragement. We know that Chief Novetzke will continue this support and encouragement for PAL and work hand in hand with us. Congratulations to both.

05/19/2026

With a heavy heart we are sad to say retired Atwater Police Chief John Riis Christensen has passed away. He was dedicated to the Atwater police department. He started his career as a reserve police officer and worked his way all the way to Chief of Police. He was very kind and humble. Thank you Chief.