November (no school 11/20, 26, 27):
Morning Swim: M W F - 6:30 to 7:30a
Evening Swim: Nov. 17, 19 & 24 - 6:00 to 7:00p
December (no school 12/24 - 12/31):
Morning Swim: M W F - 6:30 to 7:30a
Evening Swim: M TH - 6:00 to 7:00p
LADY's NIGHT Evening Swim: 12/10 & 12/14 - 6:00 to 7:00p
Boys & Girls Swim Party: 12/7 - 3:15 to 5:00p
SOP EVENT: 12/19 - 10:00a to 1:00p
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Evening Swim Beginning Soon
It looks as though evening swim is beginning soon with November 17th being the start date. Swim Time is scheduled for 6 - 7 p.m. on Mondays & Thursdays.
Evening Swim (Adult)
Men and Women are invited to come and enjoy the beautiful school pool every Monday and Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Use this time to get in some great exercise (aerobics, laps, walking) or casually enjoy the pool.
Contact Jennifer (827-3641) for additional information and to register.
No class on days when school is closed.
Dates: M&Th – November thru December
Time: 6:00 to 7:00pm
Ages: Adult
Place: Babbitt School Swimming Pool
Cost: $25 per month or $4 per day.
Evening Swim (Adult)
Men and Women are invited to come and enjoy the beautiful school pool every Monday and Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Use this time to get in some great exercise (aerobics, laps, walking) or casually enjoy the pool.
Contact Jennifer (827-3641) for additional information and to register.
No class on days when school is closed.
Dates: M&Th – November thru December
Time: 6:00 to 7:00pm
Ages: Adult
Place: Babbitt School Swimming Pool
Cost: $25 per month or $4 per day.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Sponsor a Banner To Support The Pool Or Swim Team!
Some of you have asked if businesses and families could sponsor the area community pool or swim team and the answer is YES!
Below are two examples with more to be placed in the near future!
The community thanks our current sponsors for their generous support and if you would like to join the growing list of supporters a sponsor banner form is available at the link below.
Freestyle Clip
Freestyle Clip From The BETA Triangular Meet, Oct. 6, 2009. Cassie is swimming hard in this close race.
Backstroke Clip / BETA Triangular Meet
Galina is taking it home in this Backstroke Clip from the BETA Triangular Meet on Oct. 6, 2009. Dad gets a little overexcited on this one.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Operation Round Up gives more than $24,000 to community programs
Please view the link below and our area community pool thanks the Lake Country Power’s Operation Round Up® Trust Board for its contribution to the effort.
Operation Round Up gives more than $24,000 to community programs
Thank you,
Mary and Jewell Herring
Northeast County Swim Boosters
Northeast Country Swim Boosters Website
Operation Round Up gives more than $24,000 to community programs
Thank you,
Mary and Jewell Herring
Northeast County Swim Boosters
Northeast Country Swim Boosters Website
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Morning Swim Has Begun!
The ladies in morning swim are moving to the music while getting in some great exercise!
Come and join the fun!
Morning Swim (Adult)Men and Women are invited to come and enjoy the beautiful school pool every TWF – September and October and Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning from 6:45 to 7:45 am. (November & December)
Use this time to get in some great exercise (aerobics, laps, walking) or casually enjoy the pool.
Contact Jean (827-3223) for additional information and to register.
No class on days when school is closed.
Dates:
TWF – September and October
MWF – November and December
Time: 6:45 to 7:45am
Ages: Adult
Place: Babbitt School Swimming Pool
Cost: $25 per month or $4 per day.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Make A Donation!
For anyone who would like to make a donation to support the Babbitt-Embarrass BETA pool an account has been established at the Babbitt Steelworkers Credit Union to handle pool fundraising activities.
Any checks that are written should be made out to:
“Northeast Country Swim Boosters”.
The direct mailing address of the credit union is below:
Babbitt Steelworkers Credit Union
24 Commerce Rd.
Babbitt, Mn. 55706
(218) 827-3121
The monies from this account will be forwarded to the school district earmarked for the Babbitt-Embarrass swimming pool and BETA girls swim team dependent on the needs of each and the school.
The community and school thanks you for your support!
Any checks that are written should be made out to:
“Northeast Country Swim Boosters”.
The direct mailing address of the credit union is below:
Babbitt Steelworkers Credit Union
24 Commerce Rd.
Babbitt, Mn. 55706
(218) 827-3121
The monies from this account will be forwarded to the school district earmarked for the Babbitt-Embarrass swimming pool and BETA girls swim team dependent on the needs of each and the school.
The community and school thanks you for your support!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
School Board #2142 Pool Decision Update
Good News! On April 27, 2009 at the regular meeting in Orr, Minnesota the school board recommendation was to fund a portion of the yearly costs of pool operation for the three schools in Babbitt, Cook and Tower for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. This will keep our pool in Babbitt open while allowing additional fundraising within our area by our sports team and community members for additional activities and the benefit of the surrounding area and its members.
The school board is also looking into an alternate pool heating system such as the Mesabi-East school district has to provide for a lower cost of operation when heating water with the boiler is not cost effective during the non-heating season. This will allow our pool to generate more revenue during other parts of the year.
Based upon information received at the meeting it appears that the operational pool levy failed in committee in the Minnesota legislature.
The end result is that we have a pool in the immediate future and we all need to continue supporting it and helping to maintain its health for all in the community and area to use.
For all community and area members who have pledged money previously or would like to make a donation an account has been established at the Babbitt Steelworkers Credit Union to handle pool fundraising activities. Any checks that are written should be made out to “Northeast Country Swim Boosters”.
The direct mailing address of the credit union is below:
Babbitt Steelworkers Credit Union
24 Commerce Rd. Babbitt, Mn. 55706
(218) 827-3121
The monies from this account will be forwarded to the school district earmarked for the Babbitt-Embarrass swimming pool and BETA girls swim team dependent on the needs of each and the school.
We have many enjoyable fundraisers being planned for the community. We hope that you plan to attend and enjoy them as well. Current updates and fundraisers will be posted on the Northeast Country Swim Boosters website: http://necswimboosters.blogspot.com/ , the Babbitt, Minnesota blogspot: http://babbittcs.blogspot.com/ , and in the local newspapers.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the many people in this area who have donated and will continue to donate their time, resources and influence to help maintain this valuable asset for our community and area.
Thank you all,
Northeast Country Swim Boosters
Mary and Jewell Herring and committee members
E-Mail Contact: babbittcs@frontiernet.net
Phone Contact: 218-827-3257
The school board is also looking into an alternate pool heating system such as the Mesabi-East school district has to provide for a lower cost of operation when heating water with the boiler is not cost effective during the non-heating season. This will allow our pool to generate more revenue during other parts of the year.
Based upon information received at the meeting it appears that the operational pool levy failed in committee in the Minnesota legislature.
The end result is that we have a pool in the immediate future and we all need to continue supporting it and helping to maintain its health for all in the community and area to use.
For all community and area members who have pledged money previously or would like to make a donation an account has been established at the Babbitt Steelworkers Credit Union to handle pool fundraising activities. Any checks that are written should be made out to “Northeast Country Swim Boosters”.
The direct mailing address of the credit union is below:
Babbitt Steelworkers Credit Union
24 Commerce Rd. Babbitt, Mn. 55706
(218) 827-3121
The monies from this account will be forwarded to the school district earmarked for the Babbitt-Embarrass swimming pool and BETA girls swim team dependent on the needs of each and the school.
We have many enjoyable fundraisers being planned for the community. We hope that you plan to attend and enjoy them as well. Current updates and fundraisers will be posted on the Northeast Country Swim Boosters website: http://necswimboosters.blogspot.com/ , the Babbitt, Minnesota blogspot: http://babbittcs.blogspot.com/ , and in the local newspapers.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the many people in this area who have donated and will continue to donate their time, resources and influence to help maintain this valuable asset for our community and area.
Thank you all,
Northeast Country Swim Boosters
Mary and Jewell Herring and committee members
E-Mail Contact: babbittcs@frontiernet.net
Phone Contact: 218-827-3257
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Andrea Zupancich Cooks A Recipe To Save The Babbitt-Embarrass Pool.
See the following link from the Mesabi Daily News.
http://www.virginiamn.com/articles/2009/03/28/news/doc49ceec1cbdbdf026360130.txt
Andrea's cook books can be purchased at Babbitt Drug, or her real estate office - 15 Commerce Rd. in the Babbitt shopping center if you would like to help the pool and do some fine cooking as well.
Here is the website link for z'Up North Realty:
http://www.zupnorth.com/
http://www.virginiamn.com/articles/2009/03/28/news/doc49ceec1cbdbdf026360130.txt
Andrea's cook books can be purchased at Babbitt Drug, or her real estate office - 15 Commerce Rd. in the Babbitt shopping center if you would like to help the pool and do some fine cooking as well.
Here is the website link for z'Up North Realty:
http://www.zupnorth.com/
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Informational Note / Clarification
Northeast Country Swim Boosters was initially formed as a means of assisting the Saint Louis County School Board (#2142) help fund its pool(s).
As time has passed, the two other schools affected, Cook and Tower, have formed fundraising groups for their own pools and are school specific. As such, Northeast Country Swim Boosters is currently working with and fundraising for the Babbitt-Embarrass school to help defray the costs of operating and maintaining our school pool. We presently are not fundraising in the communities of Cook and Tower and are fundraising for the Babbitt-Embarrass school pool. We wish them the best in their efforts.We hope this clears up any confusion.
Also, as a reminder the next school board meeting is March 23, 2009. Please attend to show your support for our school pools.
As time has passed, the two other schools affected, Cook and Tower, have formed fundraising groups for their own pools and are school specific. As such, Northeast Country Swim Boosters is currently working with and fundraising for the Babbitt-Embarrass school to help defray the costs of operating and maintaining our school pool. We presently are not fundraising in the communities of Cook and Tower and are fundraising for the Babbitt-Embarrass school pool. We wish them the best in their efforts.We hope this clears up any confusion.
Also, as a reminder the next school board meeting is March 23, 2009. Please attend to show your support for our school pools.
Monday, March 9, 2009
UW-Stevens Point Swimming Program
Here is the link to Al Boelk's swimming program.
He is a leader developed from swimming in the area.
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/coaches.aspx?rc=3&path=mswim
He is a leader developed from swimming in the area.
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/coaches.aspx?rc=3&path=mswim
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Pool / BETA Boosters Pledge Support Form
On January 26, 2009 a group of supporters for the St. Louis County school pools and girls competitive swim team (BETA) attended the St. Louis County District 2142 school board meeting. Under consideration at this meeting was discussion of discontinuing the use of the school swimming pools in Babbitt-Embarrass, Tower, and Cook which would directly impact the communities and the future of the BETA swim team at the start of the 2009 - 2010 school year.
The Board is seeking legislative help which if passed would take effect in the 2010/2011 academic school year. As a stop gap measure the Board is suggesting we look for a means to help reduce the cost to the district of operating these pools and BETA swim team for the upcoming season and return on March 23, 2009 with funding ideas. Suggestions such as obtaining pledges and sponsorship from local and regional businesses, community members and planned fund raisers such as beef jerky sales, towel sales, car washes, Peter Mitchell and Walleye Whamma booths, feeds, raffles and other miscellaneous sales are being discussed.
Yearly expenditures for the three pools as calculated by the school district are close to 150,000 dollars and expenditures for the Babbitt-Embarrass pool alone were calculated by the school district at approximately 36,000 dollars.
Funding from this account for the school district would be contingent upon the board support of our pool and continued support of the BETA swim team for the upcoming school year (2009 – 2010). BETA and our fundraising group has members from Babbitt-Embarrass, Tower-Soudan and the Ely area.
Would you be able to donate or canvas for the Babbitt-Embarrass pool and BETA swim team? Thank you in advance for your willingness to help save our pool and team.
Should the board decide to continue its support of our community pools and swim team a donation account will be set up at the Babbitt Steelworkers’ Credit Union in Babbitt, Mn.
We are asking for your help and financial support for our pools and BETA swim team. Without our School District #2142 pools and swim team, we as communities will lose a great asset that will adversely affect our students and families.
Please return the following form to:
Mary Muellerleile Herring
Northeast Country Swim Boosters – Pledge Coordinator
37 Fir Circle
Babbitt, Mn. 55706
Or: Contact Mary by e-mail :
mailto:babbittcs@frontiernet.net
________________________________________________________________________
Northeast Country Swim Boosters
Pledge Support Form
Name / Organization:
Address:
Contact Phone Number:
Contact E-mail Address:
Pledge Amount ($):
Other Support:
________________________________________________________________________
The Board is seeking legislative help which if passed would take effect in the 2010/2011 academic school year. As a stop gap measure the Board is suggesting we look for a means to help reduce the cost to the district of operating these pools and BETA swim team for the upcoming season and return on March 23, 2009 with funding ideas. Suggestions such as obtaining pledges and sponsorship from local and regional businesses, community members and planned fund raisers such as beef jerky sales, towel sales, car washes, Peter Mitchell and Walleye Whamma booths, feeds, raffles and other miscellaneous sales are being discussed.
Yearly expenditures for the three pools as calculated by the school district are close to 150,000 dollars and expenditures for the Babbitt-Embarrass pool alone were calculated by the school district at approximately 36,000 dollars.
Funding from this account for the school district would be contingent upon the board support of our pool and continued support of the BETA swim team for the upcoming school year (2009 – 2010). BETA and our fundraising group has members from Babbitt-Embarrass, Tower-Soudan and the Ely area.
Would you be able to donate or canvas for the Babbitt-Embarrass pool and BETA swim team? Thank you in advance for your willingness to help save our pool and team.
Should the board decide to continue its support of our community pools and swim team a donation account will be set up at the Babbitt Steelworkers’ Credit Union in Babbitt, Mn.
We are asking for your help and financial support for our pools and BETA swim team. Without our School District #2142 pools and swim team, we as communities will lose a great asset that will adversely affect our students and families.
Please return the following form to:
Mary Muellerleile Herring
Northeast Country Swim Boosters – Pledge Coordinator
37 Fir Circle
Babbitt, Mn. 55706
Or: Contact Mary by e-mail :
mailto:babbittcs@frontiernet.net
________________________________________________________________________
Northeast Country Swim Boosters
Pledge Support Form
Name / Organization:
Address:
Contact Phone Number:
Contact E-mail Address:
Pledge Amount ($):
Other Support:
________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Northeast Country Swim Boosters
We are working on finding ways to assist our school district with the funding of our school and community swimming pools and our girls swimming team which combines the towns of Babbitt, Embarrass, Tower, Soudan and Ely (BETA). If you like to swim, plan activities, have ideas, fundraise or just would like to join the group please contact us. Everyone is welcome. The pools and our girls swimming team are a vital part of the core infrastructure to our rural communities.
http://necswimboosters.blogspot.com/
http://necswimboosters.blogspot.com/
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