Community Center Events
Swim & Dive
Swim & Dive
Swim & Dive
Children in grades K-12 are welcome to train and compete with the legendary River Bend Swim & Dive Teams!
Practices will begin after the week Parkway School District dismissal.
You must be a member of the River Bend Community Center to be on the River Bend Swim & Dive Teams.
Tennis
Swim & Dive
Swim & Dive
We have two outdoor lighted courts for use by members only from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sign ups for court time is first come-first served basis. Facility-scheduled events will be posted.
Please limit play to 2 hours when others are waiting.
RBCC Events
Neighborhood Events
Neighborhood Events
Committees plan memorable DJ Nights, Dine & Dive Nights, tennis tournaments, leagues and clinics, Under the Stars Party, Dive-In Movie or you can simply lounge pool-side!
Neighborhood Events
Neighborhood Events
Neighborhood Events
The RBCC committees also organize neighborhood social events throughout the year such as the Spring Fling, Ladies Night Out, the Fourth of July Parade & Games at the pool, Men's Night Out, the East vs. West Football Classic and the Children’s Halloween Party.
Donation in Honor of Paul Raphel
From Jane Hughes and the New Orleans Night Crew:
We hope you have noticed the five new tables in the baby pool area. They were financed by proceeds from one of the New Orleans Night Friday night dinners. The tables will soon have brass plates inscribed "Thank you Paul Raphel for your contributions to RBCC".
Paul and Jan Raphel moved to St. Louis from Maryland in 1974. Their daughter Allison lost her hearing following a childhood illness, and they moved here so she could attend St. Joseph's School for the Deaf. Paul was on their Board of Directors for many years and served as president. Their son Paul graduated from Chaminade High School in 2000. Paul was president of the Father's Club of Chaminade.
The family attended Incarnate Word Church where Paul was a Eucharistic Minister for years. Another ministry of the church was the Rural Parish Workers. One Saturday a month Paul and the other volunteers traveled to the Missouri Bootheal to build and repair homes, cut wood for heating, and complete various jobs to help the people in the area. Paul also joined a group that dressed as clowns and visited hospital patients; his alias was "Ducky".
Over twenty years ago Paul bought, assembled, and donated the two hexagonal picnic tables that are at either side of the deep end of the pool. They have been long-lasting gifts. In River Bend, Paul was part of the "maintenance crew". He was the go-to guy for solving problems at what was then known as The Bath and Tennis Club; year after year, anytime there was a need, he had the ideas and skills to get the job done. In 2005, after thirty-one years in River Bend, Paul and Jan moved. In November, 2020, Paul and Jan had Covid. Jan recovered, but Paul was unable to get well, and he died in June, 2021. We lost a wonderful neighbor and friend. The tables are our small way of honoring Paul.
