Dreister emphasizes water success, safety measures and summer fun at the Lions Club Meeting

By: Ryan Due

Photo with the kind permission of Ryan Due

Rayleen Dreher, Manager of the Clay Center Aquatic Park, spoke to members of the Clay Center Lions Club during her meeting on July 15^TH. Dreher presented the many different features of the swimming pool, their employees, swimming lessons, special events and much more.

Dreher has been in the water park for 8 years, six of them as a manager. She is a lifeguard teacher certified and trains 30 new or returning lifeguards this year. Dreher said that all lifeguards were trained the Red Cross before the swimming season.

The pool employs almost 50 people, between lifeguards, concessions and office workers.

Dreher said that the data of the past year showed that they had almost 475 people on the opening day last year.

“I asked the women in the city to give me some data from last year. Our largest cartoon day was the opening day with 473, which is a very exhausting day, very exhausting day.”

“In fact, the water is a little cloudy towards the end because only so many people get in and get along, and everyone is absorbed in sunscreen.”

“The average patron load for the past year was 253 people a day compared to 125 in the old pool.”

A funny fact that leders emphasized was that the water park during the Covid Pandemy 2020 was one of the few pools that were open in the region. With guidance of the Ministry of Health, they were able to open with precautionary measures. She made this very popular this year.

Dreher spoke a little about guidelines, including what they do in the event of weather events.

“We have an air and water policy. It has to be 72 ° so that we do not hit hypothermia.”

“In addition, lightning cannot be within 15 miles. If so, we have to clear the pool and we cannot have lightning attacks for the next 30 minutes.”

“When you are by the pool and hear” Code White “via the sound system, it tells the lifeguard that there is flash and you know that you should extinguish the pool.”

They also use a 'code red' for emergency situations and, which recently took place at the pool, the dreaded code Brown for bathroom accidents. All duty lifeguards are trained in their tasks in these situations.

Many patrons will be happy to hear that the swimming pool will be reopened at the Labor Day this year when the employees start at school again. Visit the Facebook page of the water center to stay up to date via what happens to the pool.