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DALLAS AQUATIC CENTER OFFERS FUN AND EXERCISE

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What: Dallas Aquatic Center. Where: 1005 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas. Admission: Adults, $6; youths (younger than 18), $5; seniors (60 and older), $5; families (up to four people), $18 (additional family members are $3 each); infants 3 and younger wading pool use, $2; $12 for 3 on Tuesdays (get three swim admissions for the price of two on Tuesday night recreational swim time, 7 to 9 p.m.) Prices subject to change. Of note: Hours vary by season. For the latest hours, class schedules, recreational swim times, admission discounts, special events, and annual pass prices, check the aquatic center’s website at www.ci.dallas.or.us/DAC. For more information: 503-623-9715. After on-again, off-again closures due to COVID-19, the Dallas Aquatic Center has reopened for recreational swimming.

“During rec swim, the fountain’s on, the slide is on, the diving board is open,” DAC Manager Gretchen Noll said. “We always have one lap lane available for use.”

The center has five pools, a leisure pool with a fountain and lazy river; a therapy pool; lap pool with the center’s 14-foot high, 105-foot long slide, a wading pool for little ones; and spa. “We’re an aquatic center, not just a pool,” Noll said.

Now you can dive back into recreation swims at the Dallas Aquatic Center.

The Dallas Aquatic Center (DAC) resumed recreation swims on May 15.

DAC will operate these swims in accordance with Oregon Health Authority (OHA) guidance. OHA requires masks in the facility until entering the pool and that all parties maintain a 6-foot physical distance from other parties.

Patrons will be required to register online prior to the swim due to limited capacity.

To sign up for a swim, go to www.ci.dallas. or.us to sign up for time in the pool you would like to use.

For recreation swims, there is also an onlone sign up.

Use of the slide, diving board, and rope swing will be available during recreation swims.

Swimmers can expect to be given a colored wrist band or colored pin to wear during their swim for the physical distancing monitor to ensure proper physical distancing. For more information call the Dallas Aquatic Center 503-623-9715, visit in-person at 1005 SE LaCreole Dr, Dallas, OR 97338, or online at dallasor.gov/dac.

Whatever your goal is with swimming, Dallas Aquatic Center has options for you, Noll said. She added that swimming and water safety should be a priority for all families.

“I think it’s fun and a great way to stay active

with your family. It’s also an important skill,” she said. “We are learning that swimming is not something that necessarily everyone can do, so I definitely recommend that people come and swim with their families regularly to at least instill the water safety aspect.”

“I think it’s fun and a great way to stay active with your family. It’s also an important skill.”

Gretchen Noll Manager, DAC