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Last chance to ice skate in Ann Arbor’s Buhr Park this weekend

Skaters enjoy Buhr Park Outdoor Ice Arena. ANN ARBOR – Spring officially kicks off on Monday and with the warmer weather comes the closure of the city’s only outdoor ice rink at Buhr Park. Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial Indoor Ice Arena has added some new skating timeslots. The new times added to the regular schedule are:Friday, March 26, 7:30-8:30 p.m.Saturday, March 27, 1-2 p.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. Regular skating hours at Vets Park:

City of Ann Arbor to open all three outdoor pools this summer

ANN ARBOR – The outdoor public pools at Fuller Park, Buhr Park and Veterans Memorial Park will be open this summer, the city of Ann Arbor announced in an email to its pool users on Tuesday. The city opened Fuller Park pool last summer at a very limited capacity for lap swimming to ensure social distancing while the Buhr and Vets pools remained closed. In order to provide safe programming this year, swim lessons and day camps will take place at designated pools. All three pools will be offering family spaces and lap lanes by reservation as well as bungee swimming opportunities at Fuller and Buhr. (City of Ann Arbor)Reservation systemAfter receiving considerable feedback over challenges with last year’s reservation system at Fuller Park Pool, the new system aims to improve user experience.

Ann Arbor spending over $188K to combat diarrhea-causing parasite at city pools

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is making some big investments at city pools to combat a diarrhea-causing parasite. Scott Spooner, Ann Arbor parks maintenance manager, noted the city added a UV disinfection system at Mack Pool in 2019. “The Ann Arbor community shortly thereafter experienced a cryptosporidium outbreak that shut most pools for an extended period of time,” he wrote in a memo to council. The new UV systems at the city’s outdoor pools will be secondary to existing chlorine disinfection systems and should provide multiple benefits, including reduced chlorine demand and improved disinfection, Spooner said. Here’s what happenedMore COVID vaccine is needed for in-person learning, Washtenaw County superintendents sayFrom food carts to live music, Ann Arbor ponders ways to launch future central park

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Veterans Memorial Park, Buhr Park ice arenas in Ann Arbor resume limited operations

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Veterans Memorial Park and Buhr Park ice arenas will reopen for limited operations this week, according to the City of Ann Arbor. Starting Wednesday, community members can register for instructional skating programs at the Veterans Memorial Park indoor arena. Open skate at the outdoor Buhr Park ice rink kicks off on Thursday. Buhr Park Ice Arena is at 2751 Packard Rd. Veterans Memorial Park Ice Arena is at 2150 Jackson Ave.

City of Ann Arbor closes ice rinks for three weeks

ANN ARBOR – The City of Ann Arbor announced Monday the Buhr Park and Veterans Park ice arenas will be closed effective immediately for three weeks, in accordance with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' newest emergency order. Although Buhr Park Ice Arena is outdoors, and the order focuses on indoor gathering places, the rule still applies. “Since there is not an exemption for outdoor rinks in the order, both rinks will be closed during this time,” read the city’s website. “We will continue to evaluate the orders; and our goal is to reopen both rinks once permitted.”✉ Like what you’re reading? pic.twitter.com/y0c9Q7kQ3i — Ann Arbor Parks Rec (@A2Parks) November 16, 2020In addition to ice rinks, the three-week pause includes the closure of high schools, colleges, casinos, bowling alleys, indoor dining, bingo halls, arcades and indoor waterparks.