You can almost smell the chlorine....

We had a bit of excitement last Friday when heavy winds and saturated soils combined to bring down a large fir tree just outside the pool areas. It brought down the power lines right on top of the blue job shack with the guys inside! Luckily the transformer popped and none of the lines were live.

Heavy rains put a bit of a damper on things at the site this week, but fund raising was fast and furious as brick orders flew in to beat the March 31 due date. Siuslaw bank came through with a contribution that helped push our fund raising total to over 50K. At the pool, roofing is still underway and equipment is being moved in. Looks like we will wrap up construction by mid May. Dean Payne and his crews have done a great job of keeping things on track and on budget. On monday the City Council will consider whether it's time to set a date for a grand opening celebration. We're hoping for the saturday after school gets out.

We're getting lots of interest in life guard positions. Check out the links here and on the City's website if you're interested in lifeguarding this summer. The first round of training will begin in two weeks. Stacy Cornelius, our recreation coordinator for the last 4 years has been hired as our pool manager. Those of you who know Stacy know that she will do a great job. We've got a lot of work to do yet, but we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.