Review of the Exeter Aquatic Center Rules

EXETER AQUATIC CENTER

110 EAST MAPLEWOOD

EXETER NE, 68351

(402) 266-3001

Hours of Operation:

Sunday – Friday
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Saturday
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Closed Saturday Evening
The pool is now available for private parties - contact Casey Pohl at the pool to make a reservation. The cost is $50.00 per hour (no additional entrance fees).
Admission Fees:
Ages 5 & Under – Free with Paying Adult
Ages 6 – Adult - $3.00 per day
2013 Season Pass:
Single - $50.00
Family - $100.00 (immediate family only)
Passes are not transferable or refundable.
*Note: There will be at least one 10-minute rest break taken every hour.
GENERAL
Children must be 8 years old to gain admission to the aquatic center without an accompanying chaperon (13 & older).
Patrons must take a shower using soap before entering the pool.
No person having an obvious communicable disease, skin eruption, open sore, lesion, eye, ear, nose, or throat infection shall be permitted to use the pool.
Tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, and glass are prohibited in the pool area. All food and drink must be consumed outside the aquatic center or inside the designated area directly north of the bathhouse.
Coolers, food, and beverages may not be brought into the facility.
Profanity and abusive or vulgar language is prohibited.
Fighting, rough play, pushing/shoving, and running are prohibited.
No spitting or spouting of water or blowing nose in water.
Proper swim wear is required. Street clothes are not permitted in the water.
Infants or toddlers wearing diapers will not be allowed entrance into the facility without plastic diaper covers or swim diapers.
No hanging on safety ropes or buoys.
No sitting, playing on, or diving off ladders.
No pets or animals allowed (other than service animals).
No diving in less than 5 feet of water.
Flotation devices (inner tubes, air mattresses, etc.) are prohibited.
U.S. Coast Guard or Red Cross approved life jackets are permitted.
Soft toys and play items are permitted if they are used appropriately.
Any conduct, behavior, or activity that endangers the welfare, safety, and/or comfort of other patrons is prohibited.
Management reserves the right to close the aquatic center due to inclement weather or lack of attendance.
The Village of Exeter is not responsible for the loss or theft of personal items.
ZERO DEPTH AREA
Children 4 & under must be within arm’s reach of the supervising chaperon. If the child is in the water the chaperone must also be in the water.
DIVING BOARDS
Only one person on the ladder or board at a time. Swimmers must wait on the deck at the ladder entrance.
Only one bounce permitted on the board. Running jumps and starts are not permitted.
Divers must wait for the person ahead of them to reach the pool ladder prior to diving off the board.
Dive straight off the end of the board. No jumps or dives are allowed off to side of the board.
No swimming under or between the boards.
Individuals are not allowed in the diving well to “catch” other divers.
SLIDE
All riders must be at least 48” tall or have prior approval from management in order to ride the waterslide.
Maximum operational load 1 person – 300 pounds.
No combs or foreign objects are allowed in pockets and no jewelry can be worn while riding the slide.
Riders must enter the slide in a sitting position.
All riders must ride feet first while lying on their back. Absolutely no riding on stomach or headfirst is permitted.
Riders should lie on their back with arms crossed across their chest or hands clasped behind their head with their legs crossed at the ankles.
Only one rider at a time. Absolutely no trains or chains of riders are permitted.
No life jackets are permitted on the waterslide.
The line should form on the deck with one rider on each landing and one rider in the starter tube.
Riders must be in good health. Pregnant women or individuals with heart or back conditions or other serious health issues should not use the slide.
Do not use this slide while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Follow instructions of the lifeguard.
No running, standing, kneeling, rotating, tumbling or stopping in flume. Arms and hands must remain inside the flume.
No diving from the flume.
Leave the flume pool promptly after exiting the waterslide.
Water level is 4’ or greater and rider must be able to swim.
LOCKERS
A limited number of lockers are available on a first come, first served basis on the east bathhouse wall. Patrons should bring their own locks, as the Village does not provide them. Lockers are day use only and locks must be removed when you leave the facility. Locker use is encouraged to prevent theft.
The Village of Exeter maintains these rules and policies that govern patron conduct at this facility. In general, any conduct, behavior, or activity that endangers the welfare, safety, and/or comfort of other patrons will not be tolerated. Disciplinary action may range from a one-day to one-year suspension.
Note: Expelled and/or suspended pool patrons will not receive a refund for daily admission or season pool passes.

Display at the Exeter Public Libary

 Some of the great tag factory items are currently on display in the entrance of the Village of Exeter offices and library.

Exeter Public Library Tech Lounge

The Exeter Public Library has just about finished their new tech lounge. It features several special chairs that are wired with USB and electrical plug-ins.

“We just decided it was time for some updates.  We wanted to make a central location where people could utilize our technology and resources,” explained Librarian Jessica Votipka.

The tech lounge was on hold waiting to have new electrical service run to the floor so that the chairs could be wired in to be able to have power to them. “With the powered chairs I envision people sitting with the e-readers and when they are running low, they can just reach over and plug in to continue reading.”

Funds for the chairs were provided by the Kreutz Bennett Donor-Advised Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation.  The fund provides support to public libraries located in Nebraska communities with populations under  3,000.

The whole goal of creating the area, according to Votipka, was for it to be welcoming. “We wanted a nice central location for people to utilize our technology resources.” 

While the existing internet computer has been moved to the tech lounge area, the restrictions on its use remain the same.  Patrons can not check email on the computer, nor can they use it for social media.  It is primarily to be used for research.

Still coming in the lounge area is a poster of a giant library card which will be hung from the ceiling and several other pieces of library related artwork.

Another new feature of the tech lounge is an Advanced Workstation in Education (AWE) computer.

Votipka had seen the AWE literacy station computer in an library journal article and was immediately attracted to it, “It is all about kids’ learning games.  It has a section for reading, math, science and even art where you can design with your fingers because it is a touch screen.”

According to the AWE website, “The goal of this project is to provide a safe and fun learning environment for young children who may or may not have access to a computer at home.”

The AWE computer is not hooked to the internet in any way which is another reassurance for parents.  “It doesn’t plug into the internet so you don’t have to worry about kids getting into bad stuff. We can update the computer, if needed via a flash drive,” explained Votipka.

The computer includes a child sized mouse, a color-coded keyboard and a touch screen to make it more accessible to children. The library will include data collected on the learning computer in their stats for the year and hope to see an increase in computer use.

The library applied for a grant from Wal-Mart and the York Wal-Mart donated $1000 to the project with the remainder of the cost donated from the last of the Exeter Recycling funds.

Currently the Exeter Public Library has around 280 regular borrowers with approximately 2900 annual visits per year.

Votipka still has a wish list for the tech lounge which includes public wi-fi, but is working on internet service issues.  Other updates in the plans include the purchase of a new librarian’s desk and a plan to landscape the park which has been put on hold because of the possibility of the removal of the building next door.

Votipka had a drop in guest recently who was a librarian from Washington D.C., he had never seen chairs like this was very impressed with the lounge.  “We wouldn’t have been able to do this without the grants.”

Odegeo Attends Legal and Law Enforcement Session

Leadership Class Attends Legal and Law Enforcement Session

The Odegeo…Leadership for Fillmore County class attended a Legal and Law

Enforcement session on May 19, 2015.

            The class members started the day with Brandy VanDeWalle, UNL Extension

Educator.  Throughout the year she talked with the class  about power and

influence, sources of motivation, change, etc.  Now using these skills and knowing more

about Fillmore County, she asked “what will be your next step to emerge as a leader”.

  

The class members spent several hours at the Courthouse where they

toured the Fillmore County jail with Sheriff Bill Burgess, Fillmore County Sheriff

Secretary Brandie Conway, and learned about the dispatcher’s duties

            Peggy Birky, Clerk of the District Court, and Cindy Carrigan, Clerk of the County

Court, shared with the group their responsibilities and they part they play in the court

system.

Cathy Wismer, director of the Fillmore County CASA (Court Appointed Special

Advocate), explained how this program gives the judge information about the child’s

needs when making decisions.

The group then traveled to the Heartland Boys Home.  Jerry Craig,

Director, explained the program and gave a tour of the facility. Several students

at the home visited with the class members as they enjoyed a snack furnished  by the

Heartland Boys Home dietary staff.

At noon the group went to the Geneva Public Library where they had lunch

sponsored by Cornerstone Bank.  Drew Ferguson from the Nebraska State Patrol HDQ

Narcotics Unit, gave a slide presentation about the drugs that are found in Nebraska and

the ways they are being combated. 

The final stop of the day was at Youth Rehabilitation & Treatment Center (YRTC).  Dan Scarborough, Administrator, welcomed the class.  Breaking into two groups, two of the staff took the class on the tour of the Center. After the tour Dan Scarborough, Cindy Betka, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program Director, Anita Haumont, Volunteer Coordinator, and Dr. Cindy Nash, clinical psychologist, answered questions about the programs at the Center. 

On June 16^th the 2014-2015 Odegeo…Leadership for Fillmore County

Class will graduate from the program with a special ceremony and lunch at the VFW.

Persons interested in learning more about Odegeo…Leadership for

Fillmore County Development Corporation may call 402-759-4910 or email

lentfer.fcdc@genevamail.com or go to www.fillmorecountydevelopment.org

             

Exeter/Exeter-Milligan Alumni Class of 1995 and 2005

Exeter Class of 1995 – From the left are Kevin Songster, Erin Jansen,  John Horne, Joel Masters, Matt Oldehoeft, and Kim Becker Bartolomeo.

Exeter-Milligan Class of 2005 front Zack Lock, middle row from the left are Maria Manning Muhlbach, Mallory Ruhl, Ashley Sluka Warren, Roger Becker, Steve Havel, Bailee Becker Schleisman. Back row from the left are  Anthony Due, Chad Cudaback, A.J. Hansen, Elizabeth Pribyl Kaven, Kenton Moore, and Darren Engle.