Sept. 20, 2022 You may have heard about City budget problems, as well as other problems within City Hall (high-level staff members leaving, insurance rate hikes, etc).  Within the past year or so, the City Council seems to have...

THIS PROGRAM ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SOAC has successfully brokered a tentative agreement between the Ashland School District and Ashland Parks and Recreation Department to offer a Pilot Swim Program to a small number of students in May...

Director Black and the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commissioners have determined that the project of rebuilding the Daniel Meyer Pool must be delayed, and so they have not allocated funds for it in the 2021-2023 biennium budget.  APRC simply...

Based upon the results from the Red Cross Basic Swim Skills survey, conducted by SOAC in June, 2021, SOAC has requested that the Ashland School District consider implementing a Pilot Swim Program of elementary school students at some time...

Swimming skills save lives If you haven’t heard, the Daniel Meyer Memorial Pool has re-opened for business! Ashland Parks and Recreation’s plans of building a new and better pool remain in the works, though the pandemic has caused delay....

SOAC board members will meet with the Ashland School District to pursue a city-wide survey of sixth-grade parents on the swim skills of their children. Parents of all 6th graders will complete the survey, based upon their knowledge of...

As the American robin returns to the Rogue Valley, the manzanitas start to bloom, and we move from a warm winter into what looks to be another unusually dry summer, it seems appropriate to talk about sustainability. This column...

Near the beginning of the twentieth century, public pools could be found in many urban areas across the country, but that all changed as cities moved to desegregate those swimming areas. In her book, “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs...

Ashland Parks and Recreation Department conducted a public review of the new design for the Daniel Meyer Pool on Feb. 3, 2021. The meeting was part of their regular Study Session; as such, there were specific guidelines for submitting...

The six videos created by Lithia Motors as part of its contribution to the SOAC campaign for a new pool in Ashland continue to draw attention. They share the history of the Daniel Meyer Memorial Pool, the health benefits...