ALTRU FAMILY YMCA HOSTS FREE SAFETY AROUND WATER CLASSES Special to Devils Lake News Journal Grand Forks, ND – The Altru Family YMCA is offering free Safety Around Water classes May 17-20. The classes are free and open to the children in the community, ages 3-12 who have not participated in formal swim lessons. Spring is here and summer is right around the corner. Open water is everywhere – in ponds, pools, lakes, rivers, streams – and children are curious. Teaching children how to be safe around water is not a luxury - it is a necessity. The YMCA’s Safety Around Water program can help you make sure they learn essential water safety skills, which can open up a world of possibilities for them to satisfy their curiosity safely.