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Vancouver community centers offer more classes, activities as COVID restrictions ease
Published: May 7, 2021, 6:02am
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3 Photos Patrons work out during a cardio and strength class Thursday at the Firstenburg Community Center. The center has recently lessened some of its COVID-19 restrictions and expanded its class offerings. (Taylor Balkom for The Columbian) Photo Gallery
Step, touch. Step, touch. Instructor Mary Lawrence demonstrated the move for her cardio and strength training class on Thursday morning, set to a driving disco soundtrack.
“Let those arms swing!” Lawrence shouted from behind her face mask.
The rest of the class at the Firstenburg Community Center in east Vancouver followed suit, moving their bodies to the beat of the 1976 hit “Sunny” by Boney M. The class was at half-capacity, and so participants were spread widely across the Pollard Community Room with a generous 6 feet of space between them. All were wearing face masks, and most wer
Marshall pool closed for new coat of paint
Published: March 4, 2021, 6:04am
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3 Photos The pool at the Marshall Community Center is closed for renovations. A contract to resurface the pool and install a fiberglass coating was awarded by the Vancouver City Council on Monday. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
The pool at the Marshall Community Center remains closed for repairs after Clark County Public Health noted that the deteriorating paint posed a risk to swimmers.
On Monday, the Vancouver City Council approved a $428,000 contract to resurface the pool. The project will also see a spray-on fiberglass coating installed on the facility’s painted surfaces, the same treatment undergone by the pool at the Firstenburg Community Center in 2018.