From Our Files: Aug. 12, 2026

Crowds jammed all sides of the Sweet Home Community Pool for their first glimpse of the pool in use during Frontier Days festivities in 1951. Workers only filled the pool for the event, as it was not yet ready for public use. Swimmers entertained the crowd with choreographed performances and, here, Ken Cardwell and Mike Galey exhibit various feats possible in a canoe.

Aug. 16, 1951

 

A crowd attending the annual Frontier Days festivities got their first glimpse of the new community pool in use when swimmers entertained with choreographed performances and an exhibition of various feats possible in a canoe. Opening of the pool was unofficial – workers merely agreed to fill the pool for the event, then emptied it when the performances were done.

 

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