From the Capital-Journal:
ROSSVILLE — A celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of Rossville Community Pool will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the pool in northwest Shawnee County, the county’s parks and recreation department said in a news release Friday.
Admission will be free, as a result of an arrangement involving the Rossville Community Foundation.
Free hot dogs, chips, cookies, water and watermelon will be served to the first 150 people to arrive between 11 a.m. and noon, with swimming opening at noon. The celebration will also feature giveaways and games.
Shawnee County’s parks and recreation department, which manages the complex, provided updates for its 10th anniversary that included painting the pool basin, adding a shade structure and adding lockers.
A community fundraising effort involving the Rossville Community Foundation and a local task force brought about the 2007 opening of the pool, which cost about $1.2 million.
County Commissioner Shelly Buhler, who joined that body in 2007 after serving since 2001 as mayor of Rossville, recalled in Friday’s news release how residents of the community had wanted a pool for more than 20 years.
A $5,000 donation made in 2002 launched the fund-raising effort., which included collecting cans and holding concerts.
Major contributors, members of the task force and the Rossville Community Foundation, current and past Shawnee County commissioners, and parks and recreation staff members are expected to be on hand for the July 15 celebration.
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