As luck would have it, last summer, which was the hottest in Michigan’s recorded history, the people of Ypsilanti found themselves without an operational public pool. This year, though, we might actually be able to do something about it. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the Friends of the Rutherford Pool, and a great many […]
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Ypsilanti needs your help… within just $50,000, we could once again have a community pool
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1971, call to action, capital campaign, heat, Jesse Rutherford, pools, public pools, recreation, Recreation Park, Rutherford Pool, summer 22 Comments
107-degrees, with no pool, and looking for someone to blame
Maybe it’s not the responsible thing to do, but I’m hot and I’m looking for someone to blame for the fact that our community pool is dry this summer, as we’re living trough the most brutally hot season in memory… Like I said, I realize that it’s not terribly responsible to want to assign blame. […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged asshole Republicans, drill baby drill, Friends of Rutherford pool, gas, Global Warming, heat, Jeff Irwin, looking for someone to blame, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, Michigan Senate, oil, public land, public pools, Rutherford Pool, Tom Casperson 40 Comments