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Williston Parks &
Recreation District, along with JLG Architects, Sink Combs Dethlefs,
Governor Jack Dalrymple and 2,500 community members, cut the ribbon on
the new 236,000 square foot Williston Area Recreation Center. Dubbed the
Williston ARC, the facility adds much-needed services in an area which
has more than doubled in size in the last three years due to oil
production. It is the largest park district-owned indoor recreation
center in the country.
Top story of the year? Olympic champion Katie Ledecky helped celebrate the grand opening of the
50-meter pool at the Williston Area Recreation Center recently in
Williston. Ledecky swam the first official lap in the pool in
remembrance of her grandfather, the late E.J. "Bud" Hagan. Ledecky also
spent some time in and out of the pool with the Williston Sea Lions
swimmers. "Ive never swam with a gold medalist before. I want to go to
the Olympics and get gold medals too," says fifth-grade swimmer Madison
Townsend. Many of the young swimmers see Ledecky as a role model, and
look to her for inspiration.
More than 2,500 folks checked out the new Williston Area Recreation Center on Friday during
the first two hours it was open, from families with small children to
oilfield workers still in their coveralls. The crowd that gathered on
indoor tennis courts for an opening ceremony got louder and louder as
speeches continued, reflecting the community's eagerness for more
recreation opportunities.
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