Here's where we lighten up, laugh, exercise and play. Do it for your health - increased breathing, heart rate and oxygen use stimulate the circulatory system. Do it for your family. Really go "out" to eat. Bring a picnic and romp through a playground. It's the family's lowest cost hour of relationship power.

5 city parks host everything from pit volleyball to horseshoe matches, jogging, fishing and the best picnic spreads around.

. Legacy Park, corner of Madison and 3rd Street
• Bewley Park, 8th Street.
• Kasting Park, East 7th Street
• Bluebonnet Park (Little League fields)
on Bluebonnet Parkway
• Amsler Park, Main St. to Red Oak subdivision

Amsler Park Aquatic Center brings out the kid in all of us as we swim, splash and dive through the summer months.

2 area lakes, Lake Waco and Lake Belton, lure fishing, boating and swimming enthusiasts. Both have camping/RV sites, picnic and recreational facilities.

9 golf courses challenge and entertain every level of play, from professional to amateur golf enthusiasts. 2001's newest is the championship Bear Ridge Golf Course, an 18-hole daily fee course on 205 acres along the meanders of the Middle Bosque River just minutes out Hwy. 84 from McGregor.

Central Texas Youth Rodeo Association is a non- profit organization that hosts youth rodeos throughout the year in McGregor's new rodeo arena. Come experience the fun and excitement!

Mother Neff State Park, the first ever founded in Texas, is just six miles from McGregor, beckoning family reunions and large get-togethers into its spacious pavilion under the ancient riverside trees.

Senior Citizen Center is the place to play all day for those who have time on their retirement hands and enjoy spending it with friends. From dominoes to bridge, speakers to singers, salad suppers to barbecue, it's an energizing mix of activity.