April Newsletter/Old Town Hot Springs
Bring Your Dog To The Pool
 The 1st Annual Poochy Paddle is this Sunday, April 12, and it promises to be a perfectly crazy canine adventure. All daring dogs are invited to take a dip in the Old Town Hot Springs lap pool Sunday afternoon, the day before it is closed for cleaning.
Two sessions are available for the tail-wagging adventure. The sessions are from 2:00-4:00 and 4:00-6:00 on Sunday afternoon. Please enter with your leashed dogs at the back gate by the lap pool.
The cost is $5 per dog along with a donation to the Steamboat Animal Shelter. Right now, the Animal Shelter needs non-clump kitty litter, wet dog food, wet kitten food, dry kitten food and dry kitten milk formula.
Your dog must be under voice control at all times. Owners are responsible for picking up after their dog. Also, don’t plan on swimming with your pet as it would be an obvious violation of health codes. However, tennis balls and Frisbees are welcomed.
There will be an Owner/Pet Look Alike Contest. Prizes will be donated by Paws 'n Claws 'n Things. Beware of a very powerful wet dog smell in Steamboat after this event!
Lap Pool Closed In Mid-April
 The lap pool will be closed for cleaning after the Poochy Paddle on Sunday evening, April 12. Power washing and muriatic acid are used to clean any stains caused by the natural mineral waters. It takes 26 hours to refill the lap pool with the hot water straight from the hot spring. The lap pool is expected to reopen by Sunday, April 19, in pristine condition with sparkling clear water.
Lifetime Member Meeting
The annual Lifetime Member meeting is Monday night, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. Please join us as we update you on everything happening at the Old Town Hot Springs, including membership prices, annual budget, capital improvements and new board members. We look forward to hearing your ideas and comments.
Meet A Member
 Sandra Carver isn’t the best swimmer yet but she’s learning and getting better every day. Sandra Carver, is our Member of the Month. She visited the Old Town Hot Springs at Thanksgiving, and decided to give it a try for a month. She loved the water aerobics classes, and started toning up and dropping some pounds, so she joined for a year.
Since she didn’t know how to swim, Sandra signed up for swimming lessons with Sara Barry. She didn’t want to be a passive observer on a vacation with her grandkids to the country’s biggest water park at Wisconsin Dells. “I would rather participate than watch. It will make my grandkids proud that I can swim now!”
Sandra adds that she has made many new friends in the water aerobics class. “A lot of them are willing to coach me now, and help me get better at swimming.”
 Sandra has also taken a tour of the Fitness Center to learn how to use the machines. She wants to expand on her physical therapy to help a shoulder injury. She was hurt on the job at City Market, where she is the Photo Lab Manager.
This 61-year-old mother of three and grandmother of eight has more in store. She says she’s been rock climbing and repelling, hiking and whitewater rafting. Now that she has learned to swim, “I still want to go skydiving, just once, to say I did it!”
Membership
Are you new to the pool, or has your membership lapsed? We’d love to have you become a member of the Old Town Hot Springs. The pool is the heart of our community, and we have something for everyone. You can soak, you can swim, catch some rays, ride the slide, tackle the treadmill, work the weights, take a class, or enjoy a massage. Day care is available. The spring season is a very relaxing time to come and enjoy the $5 million in recent renovations to the hot pools.
If you’re considering joining or re-joining for a year at the annual rate, we’d like to offer you an April membership special. New families who join by the end of April will get $50 off their annual membership; individuals will get $25 off their annual membership. This goes for Lifetime and Non-Lifetime Annual Memberships. Offer expires April 30, 2009.
Come on in, say hello, and enjoy an afternoon at the Old Town Hot Springs. We have so much to offer, and we’d love to have you back!
April 2009 Membership Special
Old Town Hot Springs
Special offered only to NEW and NOT-CURRENT members
on ANNUAL memberships only.
$50 off per family membership; $25 off per individual membership.
Bring coupon to Front Desk. One coupon per family.
Offer expires April 30, 2009.
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For details on the cost of memberships and payment plans, or becoming a new member at the Old Town Hot Springs, please click here.
From the Pool
Swim Lessons
 It is time to sign up for swim lessons for 2009. Classes are available for all levels throughout the summer. For more information on classes and registration, please click here
Enrollment is closed on the Thursday prior to the first day of class. Please pay when registering. For more details on swim lessons this summer, email Swim Lesson Coordinator Nancy Gray at swimlessons@sshra.org .
Lifeguard Training
Are your teens looking for a summer job?
Lifeguard training is April 21-26. You must be 15 years old and able to swim 300 yards continuously (freestyle and breast stroke), along with other requirements. You must pass the following certifications: CPR, AED, First Aid & Emergency Oxygen. The class is from 4:00-9:00 p.m. at a cost of $175. Please pre-register and pre-pay at the Front Desk.
A second Lifeguard Training Class is May 26-29, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Water Aerobics & More
 Water aerobics classes are great for everyone, especially seniors, those who are looking for an aerobic workout, or those who need rehabilitation on a ski injury.
• Instructor Sara Barry teaches the M-W-F Class, 8:15-9:00 a.m. Free to members. Walk-ins welcomed.
• Starting in May, join the “Poolates” specialty class on T/Th., 8:45-9:45 a.m. Cost is $30 for six classes. Instructor is Carrie Epstein. Sign up and pre-pay at the front desk.
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H20 Aerobics Class is Mondays at 12:15, through April. In May, Wednesdays will be added. This class is free to members.
• Water, Waves & Wacky Exercises with Coach Sara Barry. Spring Break (April 20-24) aquatic fun, M-F, 3:00-4:00 p.m., ages 6-10. $50 for members; $60 for non-members. Please register at the front desk.
Kayak Roll Classes
 April 19 is a Flat Water Kayak Roll Session in the lap pool. These practice sessions are from 4:00-5:00 and from 5:00-6:00 on Sunday afternoon. Register and pay in advance. Cost is $10 per session for members; $15 per session for non-members. Two people per kayak, please, so that one can help with water support. Bring your own equipment or rent from Pete VanDeCarr at Backdoor Sports. Thanks to Pete for always offering to provide kayaks for the fun events at the Old Town Hot Springs. The lap pool will be closed for swimmers during the event.
Lap Lane Schedule
 The lap lane schedule is changing this summer, in order to better accommodate our members as well as the members of Steamboat Springs Team Lightning (SSST). The administrative staff at the Old Town Hot Springs is condensing the hours that SSST will be using the lap lanes, particularly when the kids get out of school this summer.
SSST has 125 member swimmers, and all SSST families are required to be members of the Old Town Hot Springs. We recognize the challenge of providing for the youth of our community while providing adequate time for our working adult members, which is why we are trying the new schedule.
Starting in May, the new schedule is as follows:
• May 4-June 6, 3:45-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday - Six lanes occupied by SSST; two lanes occupied for OTHS swim lessons; no lanes open for adult lap swim. Shallow pool and deep end not available. 5:00-6:30 p.m., - Four lanes occupied by SSST; four lanes open for adult lap swim. Shallow pool and deep end not available. All lanes open for lap swimmers in the morning before work, during the lunch hours and after 6:30 p.m.
• May 4-June 6, 8:45-11:00 a.m., Saturday - Five lanes occupied by SSST; three lanes open for adult lap swim Shallow pool and deep end not available. All lanes open for adult lap swim in the morning before 8:45 a.m., during the lunch hours and in the evening.
• June 8-July 31, 7:30-10:00 a.m., Monday-Friday - Eight lanes occupied by SSST; no lanes open for adult lap swim. Shallow pool and deep end not available. All lanes open for adult lap swim from 5:30 a.m. until 7:30 a.m., with at least three lanes available after 10 a.m. for the rest of the day.
Boot Camp Is Back
The outdoor Boot Camp Aerobics class starts up again on May 5. The Tuesday/Thursday class runs through July 11. Class time is 5:30-6:45 p.m. Cost is $120. Instructor is Sue Lowrie.
Behind The Scenes
Four long-time board members are retiring from the Old Town Hot Springs this month. We’d like to thank them for their years of service and expertise in supporting this centerpiece to our community.
 Bud Romberg celebrates 40 years on the board of the Old Town Hot Springs. Bud served in the U.S. Army, worked for Boeing Airplanes, and eventually was a science teacher at Steamboat Springs High School. He hopes the OTHS, “Continues to grow and prosper and continues to provide for the aquatic and fitness needs of this community.”
 Mike Holloran joined the board in 1977, although he says “It seems like I have served on the OTHS Board for most of my adult life, growing old with the maturation of the facility.” Mike is an attorney and rancher. Now that he is not on the board, he says he will, “Continue to practice law, raise hay, love my wife and children, travel and workout at the OTHS.”
Holloran says his wish for the future is, “For the OTHS’s Board and staff to generate a feeling in the Steamboat community that the OTHS is an historic community treasure to be supported and valued, and for the creation of a recreation and exercise campus on the current site of the OTHS, combining, if possible, the old post office site.”
 Linda Cantway has been on the board of the Old Town Hot Springs for 25 years. She’s a respiratory therapist and mom of four, who used to help work on water activities for all of the kids. She looks forward to the Old Town Hot Springs continuing to be the best center for healthful family-oriented activities.
 George Tolles became a board member in 1984. He is a former CMC college professor and Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. He helped develop and preserve the thermal springs which feed the various pools. He swims every morning at 5:30.
Tolles says he hopes the Old Town Hot Springs can be recognized and honored in a Centennial Celebration (1909-2009) of the arrival of the Denver-Rio Grande Railroad in Steamboat. Tolles says, “Many of the original large bath house photos stem from that period. When the train came to Steamboat Springs in 1909, the pool was one of the major attractions for arriving visitors-- an attraction which continues to this day.”
New Child Care Manager
Welcome to Stephanie Orozco, the new Child Care Manager at the Old Town Hot Springs. Stephanie is a Lifetime Member, and long-time worker in the child care center. She replaces Jeannie Jo Logan who has run the child care for five years. Best of luck to Jeannie Jo, who is off to work with Steamboat Veterinary Hospital.
Other Items
The Waterslides are closed for the spring and will reopen in May for Memorial Day weekend. However, they will be open for the community during Spring Break (April 18-26) from noon to 4:00 p.m. each day.
The Dreamboat Café snack bar will re-open Memorial Day weekend.
The Tennis Courts are open on a first-come, first-served basis in April. Reservations are required beginning May 1. No drinking water or porta-potties available until June.
Towels are available for rent for one dollar.
Make an appointment with a massage therapist. Massages are $60/hour.
If you would like to work out at a quieter time of the day, use the fitness machines between 1:30 and 3:30 in the afternoon.
Old Town Hot Springs is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
Mission statement: The unique and historic Old Town Hot Springs provides a center for health and wellness through recreation and education in aquatics and fitness for our community, members and guests.
www.steamboathotsprings.org
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