News Release from: Portland Parks & Recreation
PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION OFFERS ADDITIONAL OPEN PLAY SWIM SESSIONS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Posted: May 25th, 2012 12:09 PM
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For Immediate Release
(Portland, OR) -
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is offering extra open play swim sessions on Memorial Day: Monday, May 28, 2012, at three PP&R pools:
East Portland Community Center & Pool 1:00-5:00pm
503-823-3450
740 SE 106th
Mt Scott Community Center & Pool
503-823-3183 1:30-5:30pm (leisure pool only)
5530 SE 72nd
Southwest Community Center & Pool
503-823-2840 1:00-5:30pm
6820 SW 45th Ave
PP&R pools offer top-of-the-line swimming instruction, water safety tips, plus open swims, water slides, play structures, special events such as
Dive-In Movies (watch the screen while floating in the water!) and other family fun.
PP&R lifeguards are certified each year and tested continuously through the noted Jeff Ellis & Associates firm. Testing is uniform at each of our pools.
Portland Parks & Recreation lifeguards undergo a rigorous and thorough Ellis certification process. Lifeguards are subject to unannounced drills, unscheduled testing, and continuous monitoring. The success of Portland Parks & Recreation lifeguards in these areas, in addition to their continued diligence to providing safe swimming pools, earned them the prestigious 2011 Jeff Ellis & Associates Silver Medal Award.
Portland Parks & Recreation Aquatics offers swimming at six indoor pools (and seven outdoor pools during the summer beginning Monday, June 18) across the city!
All Portland Parks & Recreation Indoor Pools:
Call for hours and more info
Buckman Pool
320 SE 16th Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 823-3668
Columbia Pool
7701 N Chautauqua Blvd.
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 823-3669
East Portland Community Center Pool
740 SE 106th Ave.
Portland, OR 97216
(503) 823-3450
Matt Dishman Community Center Pool
77 NE Knott St.
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 823-3673
Mt Scott Community Center Pool
5530 SE 72nd
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 823-3183
Southwest Community Center Pool
6820 SW 45th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 823-2840
Fantastic Fountains!
Cool off and have fun in fountains and water structures on Portland Parks & Recreation property!
Jamison Square Fountain
810 NW 11th Ave, between NW Johnson & Kearney
The focal point of the park is a fountain which simulates a shallow tidal pool. Water cascades from stone joints into low pools as the fountain continuously recirculates treated water with energy efficient pumps and motors.
Waterfront Park/Salmon Street Springs
SW Main and Salmon
Salmon Street Springs was dedicated in 1988, although it wasn't named until a contest was held in 1989. Designed by Robert Perron Landscape Architects and Planners, the fountain is controlled by an underground computer that changes the pattern of the fountain's 185 water jets. The three cycles of the fountain are called misters, bollards, and wedding cake. At full capacity, the fountain recycles 4,924 gallons of water per minute through as many as 137 jets at once.
Director Park Fountain
SW Park & Yamhill
Director Park is a public piazza providing an elegant, clean, safe, and versatile space that is actively programmed to complement downtown, support arts & culture, and highlight Portland Parks & Recreation.
Splash Pads!
Many open this weekend, depending on maintenance needs; ALL scheduled to open by June 1.
Another great (and FREE) way to cool off. Portland Parks & Recreation also invites you to try our water splash pads! Kids, or people of all ages who act like kids, can frolic in water streams and spray at the parks listed below.
Splash pads are currently at these locations:
Columbia Park, N. Lombard & Woolsey Ave
Essex Park, SE 79th Ave & Center
Earl Boyles Park, SE 112th Ave & Boise
Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508 SW Moody Ave
Farragut Park, N. Kerby Ave & Farragut
Grant Park, NE 33rd Ave & US Grant Place
Kenton Park, 8417 N. Brandon Ave
McCoy Park, N. Trenton & Newman Ave
Northgate Park, N. Geneva Ave & Fessenden
Peninsula Park, N. 700 Rosa Parks Way
Pier Park, N. Lombard & Bruce Ave
Raymond Park, SE 118th Ave & Raymond
Stark Street Island, SE 106th Ave & Stark
Woodlawn Park, NE 13th Ave & Dekum
LINK TO LIST OF SPLASH PAD LOCATIONS:
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?ShowResults=yes&AmenityTypeID=70
For more information, call 503-823-5300 or visit portlandparks.org.
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Mark Ross Public Information Officer
Portland Parks & Recreation
503-823-5300 (office); 503-823-6634 (cell)
Mark.ross@portlandoregon.gov
Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland
portlandparks.org
Nick Fish, Commissioner | Mike Abbaté, Director
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