Currents 2021 Spring - April, May, June

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SPRING 2021

Healthy Aging

Aging cover, 14 Aquatics cover, 19 Community Main St. 15 Construction 7–9 Flooding 6 Hearst Center 12–13 Historical Society 15 Library 16–17 Mayor’s Corner 3 Ordinances 6 Parking 5 Public Meetings 20 Public Safety 10 Rec Center 18 Parking 20 Waste/Recycling 2, 5

Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads our nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. The theme for 2021 is “Communities of Strength.” Older adults have built resilience and strength over their lives through successes, failures, joys, and difficulties. Their stories and contributions help to support and inspire others. This OAM, we will celebrate the strength of older adults, with special emphasis on the power of connection and engagement in building strong communities.

The Falls Aquatic Center

The Arts and Healthy Aging

This year we plan to have deck chairs, floating animals, and basketball hoops back for enjoyment. The concession stand will open as well.

Getting older can be both a joy and a challenge. It’s a new time of celebration, freedom (for many) from daily work, the opportunity to learn new skills, explore new places, and enjoy life. It can also be a time of periods of loneliness, declining health, and the grappling with the end of life. The arts are there for all of it. Many of the safety measures in place over the last year had a tremendous negative affect on our older adult friends and neighbors. As we move into a brighter and healthier 2021, the Hearst Center is turning its focus toward a series of programs exploring the importance of arts engagement in healthy aging. Now more than ever, we look to the arts as a release from the last year of isolation, uncertainty, and hardship.

Article continues on page 14, along with more info. for older adults.

April might be early to start thinking about visiting The Falls Aquatic Center for a day of enjoyment and to safely soak up the sun, but it will be open before we know it! The Falls is slated to open Friday, May 29, at noon, weather permitting.

As you enter the facility for the first time this season, take a look around at the changes and improvements. The play structure in the zero depth pool has been refurbished, including new paint. All three slides were repaired, resurfaced, and painted. In addition, all three pools look brand new with a fresh coat of paint.

Pool passes will be on sale from Monday, May 3–Friday, May 7, at The Falls; after May 7, passes will be sold at the Recreation Center. Daily admission for The Falls is $3 for infants (2 & under) and $8 for ages 3 & older. Hours of operation will be announced as summer gets closer. Check regularly for COVID-19 announcements at www.cedarfalls.com/ aquatics, Facebook @thefallsaquaticcenter, or Twitter @cfrec.


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