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Open To The Public
Wenberg County Park (formerly Wenberg State Park) in Washington is on a 46-acre site located on the shores of Lake Goodwin in northwest Snohomish County, serving 65,000 visitors this past year. The park includes 1,140 feet of shoreline for swimming, sunning, boat-launching, and now fishing.
Swimming Upstream
Hagan Community Park is a household name in the greater Sacramento region, an iconic site in Rancho Cordova, and home to countless family reunions, business end-of-year picnics, the Hagan Community Barn animals, and more.
Lifeguarding Procedures
Most of us as aquatic center managers have adopted one program or another to certify lifeguards. Whether it’s the Red Cross, YMCA, Ellis & Associates, Canadian, or other, we tend to stick with the procedures taught by the program we chose.
Safe Water
An essential factor in the safe operation of any pool is clean, crystal-clear water. This becomes increasingly important when one begins to consider wave-pool design and operation.
Beaches, Lakes, And Rivers
While much has been written over the years about parks, playgrounds, pools, and athletic fields, very little has been written that addresses the operation of beach and waterfront facilities. These types of facilities not only pose special management considerations, but also involve unique safety and liability issues.
Dream Big, Then Return To Reality
For most public-sector agencies, building an aquatic center or multi-purpose facility with aquatic components is a rare undertaking. These centers are often some of the most popular and well-used by the community, but they are neither easy nor inexpensive to build and operate.
A Water Trail Is Born
Many years of hard work and planning are finally paying off in eastern Ohio with the state’s designation of the Tuscarawas River Water Trail. The Tuscarawas River has always been special to those who live in the communities around the river, and now it will be shared with paddlers from around Ohio and surrounding states.
The Soothing Sounds Of Water
Community parks have never been needed as much as in recent times. Meeting other people while taking a stroll or stopping to watch water flow from a fountain has helped offer meaningful connections in this time of such isolation.
Goosebump Moments
The monotony of these days is occasionally broken by outstanding moments. Some memories are personal. I can recall the exact spot on the road on which I was driving when I heard on the radio that a second plane had slammed into the World Trade Center, and that it was an attack, not an accident.
Take Advantage Of The Reset Button
I have heard the phrase “essential workers” thrown around quite a bit over the last year. And every time I have read a story about a youth-sports program closing because of COVID-19, I thought, “Somebody has to figure out just how essential youth sports are in our society!”
An Opinion On Perspective
I came into the world when my dad was 30 years old. I was born at the very end of the year (December 27), in 1960, which meant, at every 10-year mark, I could reflect upon an entire decade comparatively.