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Pool Makes A Big Splash

Renovated Willow Stream Pool is a hit with Buffalo Grove swimmers.

Sheila Baird basically hit the nail on the head as she sat on the edge of the kids wading area at the newly renovated , which celebrated its return from a one-and-½-year absence Saturday with a pool party.

“We love it. We missed it,” she said, watching her daughter, Kate, cavort under a waterfall nearby. “We’re glad to be back.”

Baird’s comments were echoed by many who lounged on white lounge chairs and sat beneath new blue umbrellas while listening to rock music provided by Foolish.

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As proud public officials spoke of a new deck, pool liner, high tech pumps and filters, a new guard house and ramp for people with special needs, swimmers young and old bathed in the hot sun and cool waters and whipped down the new twisty, 190-foot slide.

The gleaming, blue, 24-foot-tall attraction appeared to be the biggest hit of the $2.2 million renovation; it attracted more than its share of thrill seekers, including adult Andrew Zehnder of Buffalo Grove, who admitted he was probably the oldest kid in the pool.

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After completing his first trip down the slide, running across the deck and jumping in the pool, he said he loved the twist and turns.

“And I’m about to do it again,” he said.

Nine-month-old Michelle Patton, who may have been one of the youngest new pool patrons, appeared to enjoy her trip through the waterfall in the new kids area, courtesy of a lift by her mom, Veronica.

“This is pretty nice,” said her mom, who said it was her first trip to the pool.

Kevin Lin sat in the shade of a new blue shelter, watching his daughter, Melody, munch on an ice cream bar.

He said he was enjoying his time at the new pool.

“It is much better than the old one,” he said.

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