I Pause to Say Thanks...

Every time I approach PAC’s entryway, I pause…in awe for the opportunity to work in an amazing place with wonderful people, whose mission it is to enhance the quality of life for all area residents.  And what better time than the Thanksgiving holiday to publicly express that gratitude.

During this holiday season, the staff reaffirms its desire to make PAC the place the community cannot imagine living without.  As public servants, our goal is to assess your leisure and recreational needs and wishes, and to accommodate them to the best of our ability. 

To that end, we are asking you to participate in an ALL STAKEHOLDER SURVEY--- NOW through the end of December.  If you receive mail from the Pinedale, Daniel, Boulder and Cora post offices, you will receive a survey postcard in your mailbox.  Upon returning a completed postcard survey to PAC Guest Services, we thank you with a free day pass.  Or, you can take the survey on line and simply print your free day pass. 

The PAC Survey link is:

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ea586x07i2mhtenk/start

 

Here are some facts about PAC you may or may not know….

·        -- 1^st Friday of each month is FREE for YOUTH (ages 18 and under)

·         --2^nd Sunday of each month if FREE for FAMILIES (max of 2 adults w/ children)

·        -- Youth under the age of 6 are FREE EVERYDAY

·         --Senior Adults are FREE every Mon/Wed/Fri from 5am – 12pm (ages 60+)

·         --Super Seniors (age 80+) are FREE for LIFE!

·        -- Youth receive ½ price admission on all No School Days (during the school year)

·         --PAC offers both activity and membership scholarships for qualifying participants

·         --PAC offers various party packages including swimming, climbing, bounce house, nerf, and laser tag

·         --And much, much more….!

PAC belongs to the community and is YOUR place; help us be the best we can be by completing the ALL STAKEHOLDER SURVEY, either electronically or hardcopy.  Your input matters!

In gratitude for our amazing community,

JJ Huntley

Winter has Come!

As the thermometer plummeted, so did the ease of an outside construction project.  Equipment resists running and steel is cold, really cold….  So when the snow started to fall, it came with a sense of hope that the temperature would moderate, and it has.

It is estimated that the first decking (floor) will be poured sometime the week of November 17^th.  After the second deck is poured (probably after Thanksgiving), the site will be tented and heated so building progress can continue. The RainStore System that will ensure adequate drainage for the site will be installed imminently as well.

Snow removal will be an added winter construction challenge for HOGAN.  The Pinedale High School parking lot has already been compromised by the construction staging area, and it leaves no room for auxiliary snow piles.  So, snow will be plowed and hauled off.

In addition to construction progress, PAC Staff have generated an all STAKEHOLDER SURVEY that will be unveiled very soon.  The survey will arrive in all the mailboxes of the surrounding communities, including Daniel, Cora, Pinedale, and Boulder, and will be available online.  Our “thank you” for filling out this short survey will be a free day pass to PAC.  By filling out this survey, the community will allow us to serve them better.  PAC belongs to the community, YOU and it is YOUR place.  Help us be the best we can be.  With your input, we are becoming and will remain the place our community cannot imagine living without!  

And very soon we will be launching our 2015 theme of “SHARE THE FUN!”  PAC joins the rest of the business community in celebrating a “Mountain Man Christmas,” beginning Saturday, December 13^th.  From the 13th through January 15^th, we will offer a 10% discount on PAC Gift Cards.  Not only is this a great gift giving idea for friends and family, it is a wonderful time to invest in yourself… Make this the season to decide to accept the PAC challenge and to “Share the Fun!” 

   

AND THE WEATHER COOPERATES!

These mild, pleasant fall days have been welcomed and appreciated by the Hogan Construction team as they work on the new PAC addition.  These photos will show you the progress being made. 

This is the view from the southeast corner of the PAC gymnasium roof.

Looking down from the roof level all the way to the  basement!

Moving along the roof line, getting the view down below....

Perspective from the Pinedale High School parking lot on Tyler Avenue

STEEL and the HAUNTING....

Both can be chilling, and so they were for the Pinedale Aquatic Center this week.

Big ribs of steel arrived on site early in the week, along with the giant WAGSTAFF crane that would strategically place them.  By Thursday, the 22^nd, the vertical and horizontal placement of these enormous beams has given us increased dimension to the evolving addition.  Views from the roof and the high school parking lot (shown here) illustrate this progress.

Meanwhile, as the beams were being placed, preparation for the annual HAUNTING was frenetically taking place inside the darkened PAC gymnasium, and the event debuted Thursday evening the 23^rd, hosting over 250 people. 

On Friday night (after this writing), PAC will host an equal or bigger crowd of eager thrill seekers to bravely find their way through the (very) haunted maze.  This event is the single largest fundraiser at PAC and raises money for the scholarship fund.  This fund allows eligible youth, adults, and families to take advantage of what PAC has to offer.  From memberships to activity registrations, PAC scholarship monies encourage participation in healthy, fun, skill building activity.

PAC Staff and community volunteers join together to make this annual Halloween event a big hit with the young (not recommended for those under 8) to the mature thrill seeker.  The shock, squeals, screams and shivers are a testament to the creativity of our staff, infused with the energy and excitement of those willing to volunteer their time for this fun (and worthy) cause. 

As our facility expands its walls by embracing the new addition, we foresee even more activities and events that will thrill our stakeholders.  By mid-spring, we will celebrate the completion of the addition and welcome our community in to enjoy all we have to offer! 

 

           

                             

                                        

3A West Conference Swim Meet

It's a great opportunity for PAC to host the 3A West Conference Swim Meet this weekend!
Six teams have come to compete:  Kemmerer, Powell, Lander, Lyman, Jackson, and the HOME TEAM, Sublette.
 
If you happen to be reading this blog as it is being posted (Sat., the 18th at 11am), you can jump on http://cube.sub1.org to watch the live stream of the meet.

Entering the competition pool area, the electricity is palpable, with swimmers taking their places for an edgy start, or promenading up to the starting blocks being cheered by their teammates, or stepping up on the podium after an awesome swim during this finals day of the meet.

Parents are perched on the upper level bleachers with a great view of the entire pool area below. Cameras and ipads are clicking pictures or taking vidoes for happy review later....

Concessions are keeping folks well fed in the PAC lobby, and the leisure pool is still open for business for accompanying family members during this two day swimming and diving experience.

Meets like this take everyone.

First its the swimmers and divers and their coaches that train for weeks (months!) to be ready for such a competition.  And, of course, the parents who are the most loyal supporters of all.
Then, to make it happen, a multitude of other cogs in the wheel start to turn...from the Aquatic Department at PAC (meet management, lifeguarding, pool set up, heat sheet management, crowd control, etc), to community volunteers who time and run the electronic meet management equipment, to the officials who often travel distances, and of course, the school district athletic director who was responsible for putting the calendar together in the first place and who ensures that hospitality is present for the visiting team coaches, bus drivers, and all meet personnel.

I am so proud of the girls, their parents, their friends and their COMMUNITY that make an event like this happen!

Here's to excellence in achievement and the knowledge that it takes a village!