Aquatic center opens Saturday

Sidney’s Aquatic Center opens Saturday.

“The pool’s clean and we’ll be getting our lifeguard room ready this week and the concessions have been ordered,” Director Kiersten Richards said. “We’re ready to rock and roll.”

Richards anticipates another lucrative year for the aquatic center.

“We surpassed the number we thought would come last year. People are figuring out that the prices are reasonable,” she said. “It’s $150 for an entire family for the whole summer. They can come and go as they please.”

The aquatic center endeavors to be open every day during the summer, including holidays.

“Our ca...