At 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning, 91-year-old Joan Snyder eagerly penned her name on the sign-in sheet at the Haines swimming pool on its opening day. She was the second among 72 swimmers that came for a complimentary free swim after seven months of closure for renovations.
Like many swimmers, Snyder said the prolonged closure was “awful” and she’s glad to be back to her normal exercise routine, which doubles as a social hour.
“I’ve…
