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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release: May 15, 2009	
Contact: Tammy Miller, 874-7465

Columbia Pools Set to Open for the Summer

COLUMBIA, MO - Columbia Parks and Recreation is getting the City’s
aquatic facilities ready to open for the summer. The Albert-Oakland
Family Aquatic Center will open for Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25 and
then again May 30-31, then will reopen for the summer on June 3. The
rest of the facilities will open June 6. 

This year, the swimming lake at Pirates’ Landing will not be open.
Little Mates Cove will open for the summer as usual. 

Pool fees for the summer are $2.25 for youth between 2 and 15 years of
age, $3.50 for adults 16 and older, and free for infants. However,
patrons at Douglass Pool will only pay $1 admission. 

Coupon books for 2009 are available at a cost of $35 for youth and $54
for adults. The books cover 20 visits. Outdoor aquatic season passes are
available for purchase at the ARC. Costs are $220 for a family season
pass, $115 for an adult season pass and $70 for a youth season pass. 

Following are pool schedules and amenities for the 2009 summer. Pool
hours are subject to change: 

Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center, 1900 Blue Ridge Road—Will be
open from 12 to 6 p.m. May 23, 24 and 25, 30 and 31. Starting June 3,
the facility will resume normal summer hours through August 23: 12 to 7
p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 12 to 6 p.m. on weekends. 

Lake of the Woods, 6700 St. Charles Road--The outdoor pool at Lake of
the Woods will open June 6 through August 9 (closed July 4) with daily
hours of 12-5:30 p.m. 

Douglass Family Aquatic Center, 400 N. Providence—The pool will be
open June 6 through August 16. Hours Monday through Saturday are 1-7 pm.
and on Sundays, 1-6 p.m. 
 
Little Mates Cove at Pirates’ Landing, 2500 Chapel Hill
Road—Located at Twin Lakes Recreation Area. Little Mates will be
open June 6 through August 16 with the following hours: 10 a.m. to 7
p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays and from 12 to 6 p.m. on Sundays.  

For more information, call 874-7700 or 874-7460. 

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