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PATRIOT PARK POOL IN WEST HOMEWOOD
he dog days of summer kicked off July 3, and as temperatures rose, community members flocked to local parks to enjoy the great outdoors and cool off at pools and splash pads. Since 1985, July has been identified as National Parks and Recreation Month. According to the National Recreation and Parks Association, the annual recognition cel-
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ebrates parks and recreation departments across the country for “providing essential services and making their communities better places to live, work and play.” This year’s theme was “We Are Parks and Recreation,” It was intended to showcase the diversity of parks and recreation professionals and frontline staff who are working to coordinate park reopening and adjust for
social distancing and sanitary measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. OTMJ photographer Jordan Wald captured images of community members at play, beating the heat at the Explore Playground and Splash Pad at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex, the splash pad at Vestavia Hills’ Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex and the Patriot Park pool in West Homewood. ❖
WE ARE PARKS AND REC July Marks 35th Annual National Parks and Recreation Month
Keeping cool at the VESTAVIA HILLS’ SICARD HOLLOW ATHLETIC COMPLEX.
EXPLORE PLAYGROUND AND SPLASH PAD AT THE HOOVER METROPOLITAN COMPLEX, FROM LEFT: Ezra, Lydia and Ethan Manning.
JOURNAL PHOTOS BY JORDAN WALD
PATRIOT PARK POOL IN WEST HOMEWOOD: Beau and Jenny Beasley.
