k V4 4 4'6 V4 » 4'4 I J , Page 4 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1981 Local Pools provide heated fun for swimmers this winter ) n By JOHN BRAMBLETT Battalion Reporter Although local temperatures Have been relatively mild this fall, I, ool weather will eventually drive ' nany swimmers indoors. 'i; Texas A&M’s indoor and out- toor pools, along with College station’s Thomas Park Swimming ’ool, are open for people who vant to swim when the air is chilly )utside — all pools are heated. The outdoor Wofford Cain Pool s open to the public Monday Ihrough Friday from noon to 1:30 >.m. ' The indoor pool, in the P.L. Oowns Natatorium, is open to the bublic seven days a week, from 6 b.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. It is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. A Texas A&M ID card or a recreational identification card with pool pass privileges is needed to swim, said Eric Hunter, associ ate director of the Intramural- Recreational Sports Department. The cost of a pool pass privilege during the winter for a faculty single is $10 and for a faculty fami ly $20. A faculty single pass for the entire year is $50. A faculty family pass is $85. The Thomas Park Pool, run by the College Station Parks and Re creation Department, is three blocks behind the College Station City Hall. The pool is covered and heated. “The cover is like a light canvas that is held up by air blown into it,” Cindy Szabuniewicz, pool manager, said. “Kind of the same principle balloons use.” The air can be heated if it gets cold enough, she added. It is open to the public on week days from 8 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. On weekends, public hours are 11 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. The bubble-like enclosure is raised at the end of October, and is up through the middle of April. Thomas Pool prices are 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for children under 12. An adult discount pass, good for 15 swims, costs $7.50. Monthly passes cost $30, and are good for the entire family. A pass for the entire year, which is also good for the entire family, is $150. Fair to sell affordable Christmas gifts The MSC Hospitality Commit tee is trying to provide an alterna tive to the hassles of last-minute Christmas shopping with the MSC Christmas Fair in Rudder Exhibit Hall today. The fair will run through 6 p. m. “We have the fair so students can do all their Christmas shop ping in one place,” said Rhonda Schroeder, special projects chair man of the Hospitality Com mittee. The fair will feature gift items from 25 area merchants as well as other organizations including the Garland and Houston A&M mothers’ clubs. Proceeds from the mothers’ clubs’ sales will go to scholarships for University stu dents. Schroeder said most of the gifts are priced under $30. And there will be free gift wrapping as well as 10 door prizes to be given out dur ing the day. She said they expect a good turnout for the third annual fair. TEX AS A STUDENT GOVERNMENT M UNIVERSITY Grading or Academic Policy Problem? Call the Student Government Academic Affairs HOTLINE 845-3051