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The Betzelbergers moved to Bedford County 23 years ago. For the last 18 years, Marc has worked for Palmer Food Service, and his wife, Megan, is a veterinarian at Northpoint. Megan first began exercising at the rec center while her children participated in an organized playtime called \u201cToddler Power Hour.\u201d Over time, the family\u2019s involvement expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe rec center has been a great part of our family. We\u2019ve made good use of their programs. All four of our children have been on the swim team, and our boys played rec league soccer and basketball. Marc coachedcbasketball and rec league soccer. Our sons, Jacob and Benjamin, are lifeguards and referee soccer,\u201d said Megan, who serves on the board of the Sharks swim team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though their weekly schedules overflow, Megan swims and participates in yoga several days per week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marc said, \u201cMy work schedule limits me from coaching, but I\u2019ve served as the president of the rec center board for the last four years. Our community has increased in population, and the heart and soul of serving on this board was to welcome this expansion for new facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He continued, \u201cI am excited to see Shelbyville step into a new era. Columbia has a $5 million complex that was paid for within two years. I love seeing all aspects of people come together to watch sporting events. Families with children aren\u2019t afraid to spend money on their kids and to see them excel and be themselves on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H.V. Griffin Park includes 84 acres of sports fields, tennis courts, batting cages, a skate park, pavilions, playgrounds, a disc golf course, and an outdoor pool with a water slide. Inside the center, guests have access to a large gymnasium, heated swimming pools, classrooms, and event spaces. The master plan for the new center also includes five phases that will create a greenway system that will connect our com- munity to even greater possibilities. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, go to www.shelbyvil-letn.org\/departments\/parksrecreationenter.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE SUN dips behind the Shelbyville Recreation Center, casting shadows across the baseball field, dotted with soccer players at H.V. Griffin Park. Marc Betzelberger leans forward, elbows on his knees, as his youngest son, Jonathan, kicks the ball with relentless determination. Every muscle in Marc\u2019s body tenses as the ball whirls across the field to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":23768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n