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BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
A swimmer makes her way to the top of a slide at the Cherokee County YMCA’s new facility and water park on Whelchel Road in Gaffney. Photos by Janet S. Spencer.
J.D. Smith, 9, and Amiria Hopper, 7, left the new Cherokee County YMCA in Gaffney on Monday with smiles on their faces and a snack of nachos and cheese.
The children were with their father, Jarvis Hopper, and said they enjoyed the first day of the new Y’s feature, an outdoor water park.
“It’s fun,” said J.D., as his sister nodded, clutching her towel.
Jarvis Hopper said the new facilities are a definite improvement.
“We’re members, and this is nice,” he said, rushing the children to their vehicle so they could head to baseball practice.
Sissy Brock who served as co-chair for the campaign to build the new $4.7 million YMCA on Whelchel Road said the program offers many opportunities for people of all ages in the county.
For the rest of the story, see this week’s Blacksburg Times.
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