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Leisure pool slated to re-open, new liner repaired
The leisure pool at the Powell Aquatic Center is slated to reopen this weekend following issues with a new liner that was installed last month. Aiming to fix aesthetic surface flaws in the leisure pool and continuous river area, the Powell City Council opted for a PVC liner to cover the entire surface. That fix has led to more headaches for the city.
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Four Panthers named all-conference
Hanlin named coach of the year in 3A West Four members of Powell High School’s soccer teams were honored with all-conference recognition. Eight more were named to the second team or honorable mention rolls while Panther girls’ head coach Brett Hanlin was honored with coach of the year status by his peers in the 3A West conference.
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EDITORIAL: Latest pool shutdown frustrating
Once again, Powell families are waiting for the leisure pool and continuous river to reopen following repairs at the Powell Aquatic Center. And, once again, city leaders are frustrated. More than ever this time around, as the timing couldn’t be worse.
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The leisure pool at the Powell Aquatic Center is slated to reopen this weekend following issues with a new liner that was installed last month.
Aiming to fix aesthetic surface flaws in the leisure pool and continuous river area, the Powell City Council opted for a PVC liner to cover the entire surface. That fix has led to more headaches for the city.
Though summer is just around the corner, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk presented two vastly different possible scenarios for winter use management of Sylvan Pass during a briefing Monday for local business owners.
Gloom and doom is not in the immediate forecast for local irrigators, even though the mountain snow pack is nearly depleted.
As of Monday, the snow water equivalent in the Shoshone River basin was at 60 percent of the 30-year average, compared to 145 percent on the same date last year. The Big Horn River basin is worse — 57 percent, compared to 224 percent May 21, 2011. The good news is the Big Horn Basin is faring better than most of Wyoming, with the exceptions of the Madison and Yellowstone river basins at 78 and 73 percent respectively. The Upper Bear River basin was melted out, and the statewide SWE average stood at 22 percent.