Open house held for swimming pool

The Flanagan Memorial Pool had its grand re-opening Friday evening, hosting an open house and free open swim at the facility. Manager Markie Proesel said that although the pool had been closed for remodeling since October 2010, a lot of work had been done to the building. Initially, the whole shell of the building was taken down and a new exterior was built. The pool remained the same. They added a couple of extra features to the locker rooms. A party room was added and the cardio room was relocated to a larger room. The office was also. The old office is storage now. There is neither a balcony nor hot tub anymore, she said. Proesel said she and Assistant Manager Lindsay Dixon put a lot of work into the facility. We redid the locker rooms by ourselves, which included sanding and refinishing the lockers, the flooring, adding new mirrors, grouting the floors and painting. She said the pool opened for business May 3, and has attracted plenty of swimmers. We got the OK to open up, and we wanted to get going before we had a grand opening, Proesel said. The remodeling funding came from the Flanagan Memorial, which Proesel said continues to make the swimming pool a not-for-profit endeavor. After a year off, the Flanagan Flyers swim team is also back in session, participating in its first swim meet Thursday. The pool has hours for open swim, lap swim, water aerobics and is also available for private parties. Swimming lessons are available. They also have yearlong-, six-month and one-month memberships available for in-district and out-of-district families, couples, singles, seniors and individuals.

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Open house held for swimming pool