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Montgomery County Y News

Mystery Drop Winners!

 by Kristi Potts on 10/22/20

The 11th Annual Mystery Drop was completed last Sunday afternoon in chilly & windy but sunny conditions. A crowd of about 50 people was on hand to see Grace Blomstedt in the Aerial Firetruck’s bucket dump the 100 plus tennis balls onto the grid. After the balls had stopped moving, judges Mark McCaffrey & Beth Vial were joined by John Blomstedt to determine the winners. All of the Mystery Drop tickets were sold for the 8th time out of 11 years!

Those holding the lucky ticket were:
White Ball ($500) winner Diane Hietbrink
Red Ball ($1500) winner Larry Barmann & The “Tennis Babes”. The prize was split as the ball was exactly on the line between the 2 boxes which were the tickets held by Larry Barmann & The “Tennis Babes” (Carolyn Rech, Julie Bradley, Cyndy Johnson, Pat Jensen, and Joann Moss). Mr. Barmann will be donating back his winnings to the Y.
Blue Ball ($5000) winner Dr. Terry Gillespie. This is the 2nd win for Dr. Gillespie after his first win in 2018.

The Y will have a net of over $16,000 from the event so thank you again to all involved for your efforts in making this year’s event such a success! Special thank you to the Red Oak Fire Department for the use of the Aerial Firetruck to drop the tennis balls, Greg Brower for serving as our DJ and public address announcer, YMCA volunteers for the great refreshments, KCSI/KOAK Radio, and the Red Oak Express for media relations work, and to everyone that purchased the 300 tickets to support this fun-filled event.

The YMCA plans to use the proceeds to benefit our annual campaign, endowment fund, maintenance reserve fund, and operational needs to continue to serve our members, guests, and program participants to the high standards that we strive for.

For more information on the Mystery Drop, or how you can become a member, volunteer, and/or a donor please call John Blomstedt, YMCA Executive Director at 712-623-2161, stop in at the Montgomery County Family YMCA located at the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park, 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak, Iowa, or email John at johnb@mcymca.com.

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Aquablast and Pool Changes

 by Kristi Potts on 08/30/20

We have a couple of changes coming to the pool area this week. Our evening water aerobics class, Aquablast, regularly fills up and has a wait list. To try to help with this we are going to increase the amount of people allowed to 12 for this class only - though this does mean that some people will need to move a bit deeper in the water so we can continue to social distance.
We will also be increasing the shallow side of the pool to 15 people at a time and see how things go. Please let us know how the updates work for you - we want everyone to continue to be safe at the Y as well as be able to enjoy their time here!
You guys have been amazing at helping us keep everyone safe! We love seeing everyone's different mask styles as you move throughout the Y - Keep up the great work!

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Assisted Living, Medicare Coverage - Where to start??

 by Kristi Potts on 08/07/20

Medicare Part A, B, C, D.... What does it all mean? As you get closer to retirement it can feel overwhelming trying to understand it all. Thankfully this resource is a good place to start! https://www.caring.com/medicare/


What about Assisted Living? Coverage? Costs? Where are facilities in Iowa? Caring.com can help with that, too! https://www.caring.com/senior-living/assisted-living/iowa. There are so many questions when transitioning from working to retirement and beyond and hopefully these resources give you a place to start when looking for more information. 

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Shallow Side of Pool Now OPEN!

by Kristi Potts on 06/25/20

Montgomery County Family YMCA Swimming Pool Guidelines
Operational Level 3

Pool hours 5:30 – 7 a.m., 9 a.m. – noon and 4-7 p.m.

Reservations can be made in 30-minute or 1-hour increments by calling a day in advance. These reservations, as with use of other Y amenities, is not required but encouraged.

Following are guidelines for pool use:
• 4 lap lanes and the shallow side of the pool are open.
• One person per lane in deep end. Shallow side of pool will have maximum attendance of 10.
• Equipment will be on the deck for use and will be cleaned after each use. No toys available.
• Swimmers can make reservations for 30-60 minutes.
• Only the private locker rooms will be open for changing only, no showers. • Clothing requirement rules will be relaxed to allow pool patrons to wrap towel around body to leave facility.
• Evening water exercise class will resume from 6:00 – 6:45 pm on Tuesday & Thursday. Class size will be limited to 10 for social distancing. Reservations for class will be recommended. One lap lane will remain open during class. *
• Benches will be available on the pool deck to wait for locker room availability.
• Whirlpool is closed until further notice.
• No congregating of members within a six-foot radius.

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Play Ball! Softball, That Is!

 by Kristi Potts on 06/05/20

The YMCA is offering softball for girls in grades 1st - 7th. The season will run from approximately mid–June through end of July. Practices will be held at least once a week (usually in late afternoon hours) and on weekends. There will be no out of town games or games against other out of town teams.  Players would need to have their own glove, cleats, hats, and other related equipment.  There will be no sharing of equipment.

If your child was previously signed up prior to suspension in mid-March, there is no need to sign up again.  If you signed up previously, but now do not want your child to participate you can call the YMCA and ask for a refund of your fee.

Parents will need to sign a specific COVID-19 consent and waiver of liability form for their child's participation. A required parents meeting (via Zoom) will be held prior to the start of the season.

 

At this time volunteer coaches are still needed for some grade levels. Volunteers must pass a background check and a Child Abuse Prevention course as well as sign a COVID-19 liability waiver. If you are interested in coaching please contact the YMCA.  

For more information on how one can become a member, volunteer, donor, or simply involved with the Montgomery County Family YMCA, please stop in for a visit or tour of the YMCA, call 712-623-2161, visit us on Facebook, or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com. 

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