Pool opens May 26, 2006
The grand opening Friday of the De Soto Family Aquatic Center brought out a full house for a free evening of fun
De Soto Mayor Dave Anderson tosses aside his cape to make the inaugural splash from the high dive soon after the gate was raised for the grand opening Friday at the new De Soto Family Aquatic Center.
A long line waits to start the 41-step climb up the two-story slide tower Friday at the De Soto Family Aquatic Center. Once there, a much quicker descent down a 170-long slide awaits.
Noah Williams, 8, dives into the water.
De Soto City Councilwoman Mitra Templin cuts the ribbon Friday at the start of an grand opening gala for the new De Soto Family Aquatic Center.
Will Stelle gives his 2-year-old son Andrew a swimming lesson.
Max Templin hits the bottom of the 170-foot long water slide soon after his mother De Soto City Councilwoman Mitra Templin initiated the slide at Friday's grand opening for the pool.
Kendra Dice, 3, shares a beach ball with Tyler Huber, 2, in the kiddie section of the pool.
Torian Simpson, 5, enjoys an ice-cream cone in a break from the pool
