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the Yakima YMCA is one of only two YMCA facilities currently closed in the state. The other is located in Wenatchee.

The facility which includes a new YMCA and aquatic center will open at 5:00 a.m. Thursday. Tours are offered on Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and people can sign up to become a member.

Executive Director Bob Romero says he's excited to see the completion of the facility.

The city of Yakima, Rotary Clubs and the YMCA have joined forces to create the center at the park with the goal of opening the center in 2019.

he fundraising and donation was part of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the club which comes in 2019 when the center is expected to open.

The Yakima Family YMCA has provided youngsters the opportunity to experience independence and the great outdoors for nearly three quarters of a century at Camp Dudley - located just a few miles outside of Yakima on the shores of beautiful Clear Lake near White Pass.

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The city of Yakima will open its new Youth and Family Development Center later this month at the former Police Athletic League building on North 4th Street. City officials say it is the first step in an ongoing effort to steer young kids away from gang life...

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