FR
IDAY
, JANUARY 2
, 2015
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 5
Local
YMCA can he
lp w
i
th New Swearing-in
Y
ear
’
s f
i
tness eso
lu
t
ions
By G
ina K
. Swa
r
tz
G
ina@TheBa
ke
rCoun
t
yP
re
s
s
.
com
Ev
e
ry N
ew Y
e
a
r
’
s Ev
e
,
r
e
so
lu
t
ion
s a
r
e m
ad
e by
m
any Am
e
r
i
c
an
s to b
e
h
e
a
l
th
i
e
r and to ex
e
r
c
i
s
e
mo
r
e
.
Th
e B
ak
e
r Coun
ty
YMCA
i
s a g
r
e
a
t w
ay to
h
e
lp en
su
r
e tho
s
e r
e
so
lu
-
t
ion
s a
r
e k
ep
t
.
Th
e YMCA o
f
f
e
r
s a
v
a
r
i
e
ty o
f c
l
a
s
s
e
s and o
th
e
r
s
e
rv
i
c
e
s and in
c
en
t
iv
e
s
.
Som
e o
f th
e c
l
a
s
s
e
s
b
e
ing o
f
f
e
r
ed th
i
s w
in
t
e
r
in
c
lud
e yog
a
, Zumb
a
,
s
t
r
eng
th t
r
a
in
ing and body
s
cu
lp
t
ing
.
W
a
lk F
i
t i
s a fou
r
-w
e
ek
p
rog
r
am g
e
a
r
ed a
t h
e
lp
-
ing to l
e
a
rn t
e
chn
iqu
e
s o
f
e
f
f
e
c
t
iv
e ex
e
r
c
i
s
e w
a
lk
ing
,
in
co
rpo
r
a
t
ing l
igh
t s
t
r
eng
th
ex
e
r
c
i
s
e
s fo
r ov
e
r
a
l
l f
i -
n
e
s
s
.
On F
r
id
ay n
igh
t
s a
C
a
rd
io P
a
r
ty w
i
l
l b
e h
e
ld
f
rom 5
:30 p
.m
. to 6
:30
p
.m
. f
e
a
tu
r
ing b
l
a
ck l
igh
t
s
,
th
i
s i
s a h
igh en
e
r
gy c
a
rd
io
wo
rkou
t w
i
th ton
ing ex
e
r
-
c
i
s
e
s in a fun g
roup s
e
t
t
ing
.
Th
e YMCA no
t on
ly
op
e
r
a
t
e
s th
e F
i
tn
e
s
s C
en
t
e
r
a
t 3715 Po
c
ahon
t
a
s Ro
ad
bu
t a
l
so S
am O Sw
im
C
en
t
e
r lo
c
a
t
ed a
t 580
B
ak
e
r S
t
r
e
e
t and m
a
in
t
a
in
s
th
e Gym lo
c
a
t
ed a
t 2020
Chu
r
ch S
t
.
Th
e YMCA
i
s known
by m
any fo
r th
e you
th p
ro
-
g
r
am
s su
ch a
s b
a
sk
e
tb
a
l
l
and summ
e
r d
ay c
amp
s bu
t
in r
e
c
en
t y
e
a
r
s th
e YMCA
h
a
s b
e
en exp
and
ing s
e
r
-
v
i
c
e
s to ev
e
ryon
e in ou
r
commun
i
ty
.
Th
e f
i
tn
e
s
s c
en
t
e
r
mov
ed f
rom M
a
in S
t
r
e
e
t
to th
e n
ew
ly a
cqu
i
r
ed and
r
enov
a
t
ed bu
i
ld
ing on
Po
c
ahon
t
a
s
. Th
e bu
i
ld
ing
hou
s
e
s ov
e
r 3
,000 squ
a
r
e
f
e
e
t o
f s
tud
io sp
a
c
e
, a
r
e
cy
c
l
ed rubb
e
r compo
s
i
t
e
indoo
r t
r
a
ck and o
f
f
e
r
s
ch
i
ld c
a
r
e
.
M
any a bu
sy mom
m
ay b
r
e
ak h
e
r N
ew Y
e
a
r
’
s
R
e
so
lu
t
ion a
im
ed a
t f
i
tn
e
s
s
and h
e
a
l
thy l
iv
ing b
e
c
au
s
e
T
odd A
r
r
io
la / Th
e Ba
k
e
r Coun
t
y P
r
e
s
s
A sma
l
l g
roup ga
the
red to wa
tch the swea
r
ing
-
in
.
Con
t
inu
ed f
rom Pag
e 1
G
r
e
en in
fo
rm
ed th
e c
rowd o
f th
e r
e
f
r
e
shm
en
t
s
, wh
i
ch
in
c
lud
ed mu
f
f
in
s
, donu
t
s
, cook
i
e
s
, co f
e
e and o
r
ang
e
ju
i
c
e
, and ev
e
ryon
e in th
e c
rowd v
i
s
i
t
ed w
i
th on
e ano
th
e
r
,
and w
i
th th
e e
l
e
c
t
ed o
f
f
i
c
i
a
l
s
Wh
en a
sk
ed abou
t h
i
s imm
ed
i
a
t
e fo
cu
s in 2015
, H
a
r
-
v
ey
, th
e l
i
c
en
s
ed con
t
r
a
c
to
r and fo
rm
e
r Coun
ty P
l
ann
ing
Comm
i
s
s
ion m
emb
e
r who w
i
l
l b
e r
ep
l
a
c
ing F
r
ed W
a
r
-
n
e
r
, J
r
. a
s Coun
ty Comm
i
s
s
ion Ch
a
i
r
, s
a
id
, “Th
e f
i
r
s
t s
ix
G
ina K
. Swa
r
t
z
/ Th
e Ba
k
e
r Coun
t
y P
r
e
s
s m
on
th
s i
s go
ing to b
e c
a
t
ch
ing up
, to in
t
rodu
c
e my
s
e
l
f to
ev
e
rybody
, to l
e
a
rn ev
e
ry a
sp
e
c
t o
f wh
a
t th
ey
’
r
e do
ing
,
Am
i H
ines he
lps beh
ind the f
ron
t coun
te
r a
t the YMCA
.
and to look fo
r a
r
e
a
s wh
e
r
e w
e c
an h
e
lp and imp
rov
e
.
”
Wh
en a
sk
ed th
e s
am
e qu
e
s
t
ion
, B
enn
e
t
t
, a Un
i
ty
-
a
r
e
a r
an
ch
e
r who w
a
s e
l
e
c
t
ed a
s Coun
ty Comm
i
s
s
ion
e
r
,
o
f no
t h
av
ing o
r b
e
ing ab
l
e th
e F
i
tn
e
s
s C
en
t
e
r h
av
e
op
t
ion
s fo
r s
ing
l
e adu
l
t
s
,
s
a
id
, “W
e h
av
e th
e Bo
a
rdm
an to H
em
ingw
ay T
r
an
sm
i
s
-
to a
f
fo
rd ch
i
ld c
a
r
e in o
rd
e
r ch
i
ld
c
a
r
e av
a
i
l
ab
i
l
i
ty
. S
am s
en
io
r
s
, m
i
l
i
t
a
ry m
emb
e
r
s s
ion L
in
e P
ro
j
e
c
t (B2H
)
, th
a
t
’
s ju
s
t un
ro
l
l
ed
, and th
e
to g
e
t to th
a
t wo
rk ou
t
.
O Sw
im C
en
t
e
r do
e
s no
t
and f
am
i
l
i
e
s to n
am
e a
s
ag
e
-g
rou
s
e i
s
su
e
. And
, w
e h
av
e ou
r m
a
in job
, wh
i
ch
Tho
s
e bu
sy mom
s
h
av
e sp
a
c
e to a
c
commo
-
f
ew
, su
r
e
ly th
e s
t
a
f
f a
t
i
s gov
e
rnm
en
t
. W
e
’v
e e
s
t
ab
l
i
sh
ed a t
r
ad
i
t
ion in Coun
ty
w
an
t
ing to k
e
ep N
ew Y
e
a
r d
a
t
e th
a
t am
en
i
ty
.
th
e YMCA c
an h
e
lp you
gov
e
rnm
en
t o
f s
e
rv
ing th
e p
eop
l
e
, and to b
e so
l
id
ly
, f
i -
R
e
so
lu
t
ion
s c
an c
e
r
t
a
in
ly
“W
e r
e
a
l
ly exp
lo
r
ed
f
ind th
e so
lu
t
ion th
a
t b
e
s
t c
a
l
ly sound
, and th
a
t n
e
ed
s to con
t
inu
e
. W
e c
e
r
t
a
in
ly h
av
e
t
ak
e adv
an
t
ag
e o
f th
e
th
a
t op
t
ion
. W
e o
f
f
e
r th
e
f
i
t
s you
r n
e
ed
s in
c
lud
ing
ou
t
s
id
e i
s
su
e
s to d
e
a
l w
i
th
, bu
t th
e t
axp
ay
e
r
s d
e
s
e
rv
e
ch
i
ld w
a
t
ch am
en
i
ty a
t th
e aqu
a
t
i
c Zumb
a and th
a
t
p
aym
en
t op
t
ion
s r
ang
ing
good gov
e
rnm
en
t
.
”
YMCA f
i
tn
e
s
s c
en
t
e
r wh
i
l
e app
e
a
l
s to tho
s
e th
i
r
ty
-
f
rom mon
th
ly to annu
a
l
B
enn
e
t
t w
a
s appo
in
t
ed a
s Coun
ty Comm
i
s
s
ion
e
r in
s
imp
ly do
ing a p
e
r
son
a
l
som
e
th
ing mom
s
. Ch
i
ld
p
aym
en
t
s
.
M
ay o
f 2013 a
f
t
e
r D
r
. C
a
r
l S
t
i
f
f r
e
s
ign
ed h
i
s po
s
i
t
ion
, and
wo
rkou
t o
r a
t
t
end
ing on
e
c
a
r
e wou
ld b
e a g
r
e
a
t th
ing
Tho
s
e choo
s
ing to m
ak
e e
l
e
c
t
ed a
s th
e s
am
e th
i
s y
e
a
r
.
o
f th
e c
l
a
s
s
e
s o
f
f
e
r
ed a
t th
e fo
r th
a
t
. Un
fo
r
tun
a
t
e
ly
an annu
a
l p
aym
en
t w
i
l
l
C
a
rp
en
t
e
r
, who wo
rk
ed a
s Coun
ty E
l
e
c
t
ion
s D
epu
ty fo
r
f
i
tn
e
s
s c
en
t
e
.
w
e s
imp
ly don
’
t h
av
e th
e
h
av
e th
e
i
r jo
in f
e
e w
a
iv
ed
. n
in
e y
e
a
r
s
, w
i
l
l b
e r
ep
l
a
c
ed by S
t
e
f
an
i
e K
i
rby
, who w
a
s
Cu
r
r
en
t ch
i
ld w
a
t
ch
sp
a
c
e
,
” s
a
id P
au
l
a Mo
e
,
M
i
l
i
t
a
ry a
c
coun
t
s r
e
-
r
e
c
en
t
ly h
i
r
ed to f
i
l
l th
a
t po
s
i
t
ion
. K
i
rby b
eg
an wo
rk th
i
s
hou
r
s a
r
e Mond
ay th
rough Aqu
a
t
i
c
s D
i
r
e
c
to
r
.
c
e
iv
e a 25% d
i
s
coun
t and w
e
ek
.
F
r
id
ay f
rom 8
:00 a
.m
. to
I
t i
s no
t an op
t
ion to
th
e jo
in f
e
e i
s w
a
iv
ed and
Du
r
f
l
ing
e
r w
a
s r
e
-
e
l
e
c
t
ed to s
e
rv
e a
s Coun
ty T
r
e
a
su
r
e
r
.
10
:30 a
.m
. and 5
:00 p
.m
.
d
rop ch
i
ld
r
en a
t th
e F
i
tn
e
s
s tho
s
e jo
in
ing und
e
r a co
r
- Sh
e s
e
rv
ed in th
a
t po
s
i
t
ion fo
r th
e l
a
s
t 16 y
e
a
r
s
.
to 7
:00 p
.m
.
, and S
a
tu
rd
ay C
en
t
e
r ch
i
ld w
a
t
ch and
po
r
a
t
e a
c
coun
t w
i
l
l r
e
c
e
iv
e
H
a
rv
ey
, B
enn
e
t
t
, C
a
rp
en
t
e
r
, and Du
r
f
l
ing
e
r w
i
l
l a
l
l
mo
rn
ing
s f
rom 8
:00 a
.m
.
-
d
r
iv
e a
c
ro
s
s town to th
e
a 20% d
i
s
coun
t and a
l
so
s
e
rv
e fou
r
-y
e
a
r t
e
rm
s
, to exp
i
r
e a
t th
e end o
f 2018
.
10
:30 a
.m
. and i
s f
r
e
e o
f
aqu
a
t
i
c
s c
en
t
e
r b
e
c
au
s
e in h
av
e th
e jo
in f
e
e w
a
iv
ed
.
ch
a
r
g
e a
t th
i
s t
im
e
.
o
rd
e
r to u
s
e ch
i
ld w
a
t
ch
,
Con
t
a
c
t th
e YMCA
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rd
ing to YMCA
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eg
a
rd to
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l
so o
f
f
e
r
s
o
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r mo
r
e in
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rm
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t
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r
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choo
l w
i
th c
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s
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s
on YMCA m
emb
e
r
sh
ip
,
“Th
a
t m
ay ch
ang
e wh
en a fo
r ch
i
ld
r
en r
ang
ing f
rom c
l
a
s
s
e
s o
r o
th
e
r p
rog
r
am
s
.
Con
t
inu
ed f
rom Pag
e 1
n
ew ch
i
ld w
a
t
ch p
e
r
son i
s th
r
e
e to f
iv
e y
e
a
r
s o
f ag
e
.
Th
e f
i
tn
e
s
s c
en
t
e
r i
s
h
i
r
ed and a ch
a
r
g
e fo
r ch
i
ld A mom c
an d
rop h
e
r ch
i
ld op
en Mond
ay th
rough
A
s m
any a
i
r and w
a
t
e
r qu
a
l
i
ty s
t
and
a
rd
s h
av
e go
t
t
en
w
a
t
ch i
s b
e
ing con
s
id
e
r
ed
. a
t p
r
e
s
choo
l and th
en h
e
ad
- Thu
r
sd
ay 4
:45 a
.m
. – 9
t
igh
t
e
r and t
igh
t
e
r
, and exp
e
c
t to b
e
com
e ev
en mo
r
e so
,
I h
av
en
’
t b
e
en to
ld y
e
t
.
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ing down th
e h
a
l
l to g
e
t a p
.m
.
, F
r
id
ay 4
:45 a
.m
. – 8
Hun
t
ing
ton
’
s s
ew
e
r sy
s
t
em
, wh
i
l
e ad
equ
a
t
e now
, i
s no
t
H
in
e
s h
a
s wo
rk
ed fo
r
wo
rkou
t in
.
p
.m
.
, S
a
tu
rd
ay 8 a
.m
. – 5
exp
e
c
t
ed to b
e ab
l
e to m
e
e
t tho
s
e s
t
and
a
rd
s in th
e n
e
a
r
th
e YMCA s
in
c
e Ju
ly
. A
s
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e
th
e
r s
imp
ly a d
ay
p
.m
. and Sund
ay 12 p
.m
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ty
M
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