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1B The Scout THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015
Keep your summer cool at Irwin Pool
Story and photos by Stephanie Caffall This summer, Arizona Ambulance reservations, they just have to come in Enjoy summer swimming on Fort
will be sponsoring events at Irwin Pool,
Staff Writer paying the entry fee for military person- the morning.” Huachuca.
nel, contractors and their Families on
With temperatures rising, Fort Hua- the 4th of July. The daily entry fee will Lifeguards watch visitors at Irwin Pool. This summer, the pool will be open on the 4th of July.
chuca’s Irwin Pool is an inviting way to be waived for guests on Aug. 1 and for
keep the Family cool this summer. The the pool carnival which takes place on
pool is open through Labor Day. July 18.
Currently, water temperatures are At the carnival, there will be many
comfortable. activities, including a lifeguard dunking
tank, rock wall climbing and raft races.
“Our pool temperature is 77, 78 de-
grees. It’s not freezing cold like when “For the raft races, guests can build
we first opened,” said Brittany Feil, the their own rafts out of kickboards and
aquatics manager at Barnes Field House noodles to race them,” Feil said. “We’re
and Irwin Pool. “[The pool] is refresh- also offering hotdogs, a bag of chips and
ing, especially with how hot it’s going to water to guests as long as supplies last
get and how hot it’s been. The [water] is [at the event].”
just a nice getaway.”
Fiel recommended that when coming
Daily Fees at Irwin Pool are $2 for to Irwin Pool, bring towels, sunscreen
adults 13 and older and $1 for those and water. Food and drinks can also be
12 and younger. Active duty, National brought to the pool, however glass con-
Guard and Reserve members can swim tainers are not permitted.
for free.
Irwin Pool is open from 9 a.m. to 5
For avid swimmers, Irwin Pool cur- p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and will
rently offers Family passes and single remain open for all holidays until Sept.
passes which can be used throughout 7.
the summer.
Feil explained the pool inside Barnes
“These passes are good for the entire Field House pool is closed most of the
year until Labor Day,” Feil said. day during the summer due to budget
cuts. However it will remain open from
The Family pass is $135 and the sin- 5 to 8 a.m. for physical therapy.
gle pass is $65. These passes allow for
Families or one person to swim during “Authorized users can come [swim at
operating hours without paying the daily Barnes Field House] and we still offer
pool fee.
Hunter Tipton, 9, and Kaitlyn Jenkins, 8, spend a Tuesday afternoon swimming at Irwin Pool. In
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Dionte Thomas, 12, jumps into Irwin Pool on June 23. The pool is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From left, Ezerae Smith, 16, Dionte Thomas, 12, Michelle Thomas, 10, and Diazha Smith, 17, enjoy
Tuesday through Sunday. their day swimming at Irwin Pool. A visit to the pool is a way to make new friends while having fun.
