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Have family fun in the sun and stay cool in the pool
By SUZANNE KENNEDY
No ma er where you live in East-
ern Oregon, we’ve got you covered
… with water, that is. A er scouring
this side of the state in search of
summer me swim fun, we found
lots of spots that are just as nice as
those big city parks.
La Grande: The Aqua c Center
in La Grande features two indoor
pools open year-round for lap
swimming and recrea on. The lap
pool has a diving board, and the
recrea on pool off ers a slide and
basketball hoop for extra fun. An
outdoor splash pool is open when
weather permits.
Best feature: No sunscreen
needed indoors!
La Grande’s pools are all year, ex-
cept for a week of maintenance in
September. Recrea onal swimming
is available Monday through Friday
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Satur-
day, 1 to 4 p.m., and then Monday/
Wednesday/Friday evenings, 7 to
8:30 p.m. Lessons are off ered year-
round to children as young as six
months. An annual family pass for
residents is $440 for a family of fi ve.
Online info: www.lagrandeparks.
org/sites/cityofl agrande/content/
597/Aqua cs
Pendleton: The Pendleton
Aqua c Center boasts three out-
door pools: a zero entry (walk-
down) recrea onal pool with three
slides and built-in toys, a 50-meter
pool with a basketball hoop and
access for the disabled, and a dive
well with two regular diving boards,
a high dive, and a water slide chute.
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Best feature: Lots of shaded
sea ng for moms and dads.
The pool is open this year June
16 to Sept. 4, from noon to 8 p.m.
every day of the week. Swim les-
sons are off ered in four sessions
throughout the summer for chil-
dren as young as six months. A fam-
ily pass is only $130 for fi ve family
members.
Online info: www.pendleton-
parksandrec.com/aqua c-center
Bonus: The Til Taylor Wading Pool
on the east side of town is free!
Milton-Freewater: The Joe
Humbert Family Aqua c Center in
Milton-Freewater features a 25-me-
ter six-lane pool with a separate
area containing two water slides,
a zero entry kids play area, and a
basketball hoop.
Best feature: A sand volleyball
court!
It’s open seven days a week,
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again
from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Lessons are
off ered in four sessions throughout
the summer. A family pass for fi ve
members is $135.
Online info: www.mfcity.com/
community/page/joe-humbert-
family-aqua c-center
Boardman: The brand new
Boardman Pool and Recrea on
Center opens July 2! The pool area
features three sec ons of swim-
ming fun. In the middle is a 25-me-
ter lap pool with a water slide at
one end, a shallow entry play area,
and a therapy pool with warm
water. Future plans include a diving
board and more water toys.
Best feature: A vortex area (sort
of like a lazy river with no walls)!
The rec center is open Monday
through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9
p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m., and Sunday from noon to 7
p.m. Lessons are tenta vely sched-
uled to begin July 10 for the lower
levels, and then they plan to of-
fer lessons quarterly throughout
the year. A year-round pass to the
en re rec center will run $756 for a
family of six.
Online info: www.facebook.
com/boardmanparkandrecrea on-
district
Hermiston: The Hermiston Fami-
ly Aqua c Center boasts a 50-meter
lap pool with a slide, diving board,
and basketball hoop, a wading pool
perfect for toddlers, and a zero
entry pool complete with various
water toys and two slides.
Best feature: A lazy river!
The pool is open Monday
through Thursday from 1:10 to 7
p.m., and Friday through Sunday
from 11:10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Two les-
son sessions are available, with the
second session focusing on higher
level skills (diving, snorkeling). A
regular family pass for six members
is $150.
Online info: www.hermiston-
pool.com
Athena: Due to construc on, the
Athena pool won’t be open un l
next June.
Every single pool had op ons to
add children on to your family pass
for an extra fee, as well as a care-
taker pass for an extra adult to ac-
company the li le ones when you
are at work. See you at the pool!
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A former middle school teacher,
Suzanne Kennedy lives in Pendleton
with her husband and three children.