New water park ride, family-friendly events: 5 things to know this week in Spring and Klein, June 19-23 | Community Impact

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New water park ride, family-friendly events: 5 things to know this week in Spring and Klein, June 19-23

By Vanessa Holt | 4:03 PM Jun 19, 2017 CDT

Things to do this week in Spring and Klein include trying out a new ride at the local water park.

Things to do this week in Spring and Klein include trying out a new ride at the local water park.

Wet'n'Wild SplashTown introduced a new ride, the Alien Chaser, over the weekend. The 80-acre water park at 21300 I-45, Spring, is open seasonally through Sept. 23. 281-355-3300. www.wetnwildsplashtown.com

The monthly Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce government affairs meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled. The next government affairs meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. July 19 at 3920 FM 1960 W., Houston. 281-440-4160. www.houstonnwchamber.org

The indoor climbing gym InSPIRE Rock plans an all-day climbing fundraising event Wednesday at 403 E. Louetta Road, Spring. The climb-a-thon is intended to raise awareness and money for Alzheimer's disease research and care. 281-288-7625. www.inspirerock.com

Drop-in Art Wednesday begins at 3 p.m. at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts at 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring. This family-friendly event features an hourlong activity related to the museum's summer exhibits. 281-376-6322. www.pearlmfa.org

Big Stone Lodge at Riley Fuzzel Park, located at 709 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring, presents a program on Thursday with Assistant Harris County Attorney Jorey Herrscher. Herrscher will demonstrate the ways the Harris County attorney’s office uses civil litigation to combat criminal activities. 281-350-1029. www.hcp4.net

By Vanessa Holt

Senior Editor

A resident of the Houston area since 2011, Vanessa began working in community journalism in her home state of New Jersey after receiving an English degree from Drew University. She joined Community Impact in 2016 as a reporter for the Spring-Klein edition and became editor of that paper in March 2017 and editor of The Woodlands edition in January 2019. She is on schedule to receive a master's degree in English in early 2024, and enjoys reading, art, record collecting, horror movies and nature photography in her spare time.