Splish splash: Dive into summer at these Wayne, Holmes, Ashland swimming pools
WOOSTER — Memorial Day weekend traditionally marks the unofficial start of summer, and one of the many summer traditions is swimming at the local public pools. Following is a roundup of public pools in Wooster, Wayne, Holmes and Ashland Counties.
Jen Halverson, Holmes Park District director reports that some weather and mechanical issues on some needed painting may delay the opening of Crissey Memorial Pool in Millersburg.
"They finally were able to start today (Tuesday)," Halverson said. "Now it's just a matter of time. Once they finish painting, it takes time for the paint to cure, and then a couple days to fill the pool and time to get our chemicals balanced.
"Ideally and traditionally, we would like to open Saturday, but I'm not 100 percent sure about that happening right now," she continued. "We will open as soon as we can once everything is ready. If we can open Saturday, we will, but I think that's overly optimistic. If it takes until Sunday or Monday to get the water perfect and pass our health inspections, we'll open then."
Wooster area pools
Christmas Run Pool
680 N. Grant St., Wooster
Open Tuesday through Aug. 12.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, noon to 7:30 p.m.; closed Saturdays; Sundays, noon to 6 p.m.
Lounge chairs will be out.
Lost and found. Anything found will be given to the cashier and kept at the front desk.
Cleaning and disinfecting will be conducted while the facility is open to the public.
Knights Field Sprayground
701 Rebecca St., Wooster
Open Saturday through Aug. 12.
Hours: Monday through Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Knights Field Sprayground will be open seven days a week.
Pre-registration is not required.
Lost and found: Anything found will be given to the cashier and kept at the front desk.
Cleaning and disinfecting will be conducted while the facility is open to the public.
Freedlander Pool
400 Hillside Dr., Wooster
Open Saturday through Aug. 5.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, noon to 7:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.; closed Sundays.
Lounge chairs will be out.
Lost and found: Anything found will be given to the cashier and kept at the front desk.
Cleaning and disinfecting will be conducted while the facility is open to the public.
Orrville
Orr Park Pool
440 N. Elm St., Orrville
Opens Saturday with adult swim at 11 a.m., and public swim at noon.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
Season passes will be on sale Friday from 3-6 p.m. at the pool office.
Millersburg
Crissey Memorial Pool
430 W. Jackson St., Millersburg
Open seven days a week, weather permitting, through mid-August.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, noon until 6 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 6 p.m.
Ashland County
Brookside Pool
209 Parkside Drive, Ashland
Hours: 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. beginning June 3. The pool opens for the season beginning Saturday 1-7:30 p.m.
Daily pool rates are $5 for adults, $4 for youth ages 10 to 15, $3 for children ages 4-9 and $2 for nonswimming adult caregivers. Season passes are $175 for families, $75 for adults, $60 for youth and $50 for children. Additional charges are applied to guests who live outside Ashland County.
Loudonville
Loudonville Public Swimming Pool
7725 Township Road 455, Loudonville
The village plans to hold a soft opening of the pool on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, from noon until 7 p.m., then close Tuesday through Thursday before opening for the summer on Friday, June 2.
Heather and Shawn Wade are serving as co-managers this season at the Loudonville pool.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m. There will be an adult swim one hour prior to opening.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Find swimming pools this summer in Wayne, Holmes, Ashland counties
