Columbia Basin swimming pools publish opening dates
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 7 months AGO
Swimmers float around the Lazy River at the Surf ‘n Slide water park in Moses Lake in summer 2022. Surf ‘n Slide has already opened for the summer, and other Columbia Basin pools will be opening in mid-June.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | June 1, 2023 1:20 AM
MOSES LAKE — It’s that time of year – city crews have swept out all the dead leaves, all the toys are back up and the pool is full, or almost full. Summer is dead ahead.
The Surf ‘n Slide Water Park, 401 W. Fourth Ave., has already opened for the summer – the joint was jumping Memorial Day weekend – and will be open the first two Saturdays and Sundays in June. Daily operation begins June 15, after Moses Lake School District classes are dismissed for the summer.
Surf ‘n Slide daily admission ranges from $9 to $18, depending on age. The pool opens at 11 a.m. each day.
The Splash Zone, 780 A St. SE in Ephrata, opens for summer June 12. Daily entrance fees are $12.25 to $14.25, again depending on age. The pool opens at noon Monday through Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Quincy Aquatic Center, 724 F St. SE, opens its doors for the summer June 16. The Quincy pool is split into two parts, and while one section of it will be open on the first day, the other section might not.
Quincy Parks and Recreation Director Russ Harrington said the original pool, now used for lap swimming among other things, is under repair and may not open on the first day.
“We are planning to open it,” Harrington said, at least at some point during the summer.
In the meantime the waterslide pool will be open. Quincy’s open swim session starts every day at 1 p.m. Admission is $4 or $5 per day, depending on age.
The Othello Community Pool, 1135 E. Pine St., also opens June 17. The pool opens daily
at noon. Daily admission depends on age, and is either $7.14 or $8.42.
All local swimming pools have waterslides, and all offer multiple sessions of swimming lessons. Parents can visit each city’s website for swim lesson registration information. Each pool also is host to a swim team.
All local pools are available for private party rentals.
Cheryl Schweizer can be reached via email at cschweizer@columbiabasinherald.com.
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