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Ted R. Carrion June 29, 1920 - Jan. 27, 2017
Ted R. Carrion, 96, a resident of Woodland, passed away Jan. 27. Ted was born in Vacaville, graduated from Winters High School and studied accounting at Heald College.
Ted was an Entrepreneur, owned The Brownie, 2 Spudnut Shops and Cock-A-Doodle of Woodland; Phillips 66 and Ted's Drive In in Brookings, OR; Little Norway; Owl Club in Eureka, NV.
Survived by his wife of 75 years, Mary Carrion; children, Linda (WHS 1965) (Gary) (WHS 1963) Easterly, Marty (WHS 1968) (Kathy) Carrion, Rita (WHS 1969) Easterly and JoAnn (Mike) Fuerst; brother, Willie Carrion of Florida. Preceded in death by his son, Ron; grandson, Matt Bera; brothers, John, Al and Frank Carrion.
Per Ted's wishes no services will be held. Family request contributions or donations to Yolo Hospice. Published in Daily Democrat on Feb. 2, 2017
Hippie dope smoker? Well,I never! Oh well, okay maybe once or twice. Insect? "Are you talkin' ta me?" Kung-Fu. Ah so, Grasshopper; a wise man that Kane. Alright, enough of that. Thanks for the picture of the municipal pool, Bee. Sweet summer memories. If we weren't at the pool on Saturday, we were often watching a cheap monster movies at the Yolo Theatre along with the News Reel, The Three Stooges, The Crazy Races, 5 cartoons, and the contests during intermission up on stage to see which kid could blow up his balloon the fastest, etc. Then on Sunday, off to the Methodist Church to get filled with moral cement. Ahhh, sweet innocent bird of youth.
David's brother was Franklin, and yes he was a lifeguard also. They had a sister that I think was a lifeguard also. I can't recall her name. Very nice and involved family.
Said to hear they are taking away mthe muni pool. Remeber it fondly. Swim team with Mr. Gordon, the taste and smell of popcorj from the snack bar. NO RUNNING. Remember going from end to end under water when our lungs were young and we could swim forever. My first dive off the high board. The strong smell of chlorine.
Oh yes, Bill Freeman doing his beautiful and amazing dives off that high dive!!! What form! Hitting the water like a bird in flight. I had a date with Bill one summer day to the State Fair in Sacramento. I remember the dress I wore, tan with some orange trim. He was a very nice date. I remember thinking about the good time we had. Yes, the wire baskets! And the Fritz brothers, Robert and Dave; who were there everyday. Ten cents for an afternoon of just total fun. Mr. Gordon alway had a smile, great body always fit. As growing up with such great places, that is one reason we had the good stuff; a pool with great friends all around.
The City of Woodland is making a park out of the pool because they stated it was too expensive to restore; and bring back to life. Very sad. So another big park; with vanishing memories we will never see again. That is how a city changes; for those who recall its greatness, and days we shared among the historical sights we cannot pull up, except in our minds; or pictures we held and kept for our children to see.
Joel, thank you for calling me Bee. My family calls me Bee all the time!!!
Mr. Carrion, a great and fun man. Rest in peace. Never forget him at the Spud Nut Shop with those red seats.
Teresa....they did the same thing here in Bakersfield.......except putting in another park ...they put spray Parks and have one huge pool in the Central area....not 10 cent anymore. for kids........That area in Woodland could use a Pool I would think.....Like Cities of today and Woodland...tear it down ..put in a park or Parking lot....That will keep the kids cool and entertained..Right!....Today's concept thinking of those in charge seem to have the mentallity of thinking outside the box too far ...instead to think what kept kids/family entertained in a positive manner...just look at kids walking the streets.........Look how long it took Woodland to get the State Theatre restored ..everyone went Davis and Sac to the Show...Those towns reaped the profit from Woodland Resident....but I guess it safe to say Sacramento took our parents/Grand Parents money when we went there for more choices in the 50's and 60's...........Sadly ....we did not take many photos of the thing that were there then and not today.......there were no Smart Phones or Cameras that kept all photos to send through the internet.....Just had cameras with film and off to the Corner Drug to have Develope.........
After a 2014 study found that restoring Woodland’s old Grace Hiddleson Swimming Pool would be cost-prohibitive, the city is now looking at demolishing the facility and expanding nearby Southland Park.
The city’s Community Services Department has planned a public meeting for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Community & Senior Center, 2001 East St., to discuss a “conceptual plan for converting the Hiddleson Pool area to a passive park space, which will expand Southland Park.”
According to Christine Engel, the city’s Aquatic Design Group last completed a needs assessment study for the Elm Street pool back in October 2014, and found it would be extremely expensive to restore the decrepit structure. The cost estimate was between $3- and $4 million.
“Based on the lack of available funding, it was decided to demolish the existing pool facility and construct a park on-site,” according to Engel. “The city’s adopted Capital Improvement budget includes the Hiddleson Pool Demolition, Project No. 17-13.”
Engel reported the city recently executed a design contract with Callander Associates Landscape Architecture, who is preparing a conceptual plan for the park area.
Southland Park is adjacent to the YMCA on College Street and travels roughly east and west between College and Elm streets. It’s only 2.67 acres in size and has few actual amenities other than a playground, picnic areas, ballfield, horseshoe pit and restrooms.
The Hiddleson Pool building, outbuildings and pool itself would perhaps another half-acre to the park. Many people have wanted to keep the pool open but have balked at the price of its restoration As the years have passed since it was closed, the city has begun looking at construction of a full-scale aquatic center, most likely located on the east side of town.
A public meeting is scheduled for 6 o’clock tonight at the Community & Senior Center to review a feasibility study that has been put together to look at the cost and potential location as well probably rough-draft design. The City Council set aside money to consider an Aquatic Center in July 2016.
Hiddleson Pool was named after longtime swimmer, Grace Hiddleson, who died on Jan. 14, 2006, at age 97. Along with the swimming that earned her more than 70 medals at the Senior Olympics, Hiddleson was recognized for her work with youngsters and the elderly alike.
Up to the time of her death, Hiddleson still volunteered around the community, leading Adaptive Aquatic classes at the Grace Hiddleson Swimming Pool, visiting homebound seniors and residents at convalescent hospitals and doing charitable fund-raising.
Even her nickname, Patches, neatly tied together the passions of her life — swimming, nursing and volunteering. Her daughter Carol Wright said the name came from her four decades of bandaging kids at the Girl Scout and YMCA camp where she worked as a nurse and swim instructor.
BETTY MAE VAN LEW HAINES Feb. 25, 1927 - Jan. 18, 2017
A native of Yolo County, the only child of Nola and Lester B. Van Lew. Her grandfather crossed the plains in a covered wagon and settled in Yolo County in 1857. After graduation from Esparto High School and the University of California, Berkeley. Betty Mae married Fred Haines (predeceased in 2000) and settled in Woodland where she taught for many years at Gibson and Lee Schools. Published in Daily Democrat from Feb. 3 to Feb. 4, 2017
Sorry to hear about the possible pool being turned into a part. Too bad they couldn't at least save the building and turn it into a recreation room or some other use. It would be nice to still have the building standing after all the park work is done. So many landmarks being destroyed. At least they can't take away our memories of many favorite places in town.
What an amazing lady Betty Haines was. I had her for second grade and just loved her. I last saw her a few years ago. She used the same gym as I and she was doing her workouts. Such an inspiration.
A lot of fine memories have been related about the pool and I would like to add my thoughts. I remember when I was about 12, my older brother, Leon, and his buddy, Dick Wetzel, let me tag along with them. It was decided that we go for a late night swim. As we were swimming, someone yelled "cops" and we scrambled over the North wall. There was some barbed wire that I got my finger caught on and ripped it open. We went to Dick's house and his mom wrapped it up. Was it worth it?... Yes!...Every time I look at the scar, I think of the time I was with my big brother and Dick Wetzel. Circa: 1954
It’s not going to be built anytime soon, no one knows where it will be situated in Woodland and it’s going to cost a lot of money, but a proposed Aquatic Center is slowly taking shape.
At an Aquatic Feasibility Study public meeting held recently, there were only 30 people who showed up to hear a presentation by Dennis Berkshire, president of the Aquatic Design Group, whose firm analyzed what type of pool residents wanted and then assessed how much it would cost. Berkshire came up with some surprising information about those who love swimming and offered three potential types of facilities — ranging in cost from $7.4 million to $8.3 million — and how the city could make some of that money back.
And while Berkshire looked at potential locations within the city, he had no recommendations, saying that would be something for city staff and residents to resolve. The meeting was a follow-up from one held last September, where people brainstormed on the type of facility they would like in the community.
Consideration of an Aquatic Center came a week before Wednesday’s public meeting on what to do with the old Grace Hiddleson Swimming Pool. That meeting has been set by the Community Services Department for 6 p.m., Wednesday, at the Community & Senior Center, 2001 East St., where a conceptual plan for converting the outmoded pool on Elm Street to a “passive park space, which will expand Southland Park,” explained Christine Engel, the city’s community services director.
If constructed, the new Aquatic Center would be the city’s second pool, the first being the Charles Brooks Swim Center on West Street near Woodland High School. The Charles Brooks Swim Center was built around 45 years ago, built when the city’s population was about half what it is today. Presently, it serves about 500 people a day.
Berkshire did assess a potential site for the pool, but had not specific recommendation. He looked at putting a center at the Community Sports Park at the Community & Senior Center, in a general area of the Spring Lake Subdivision as well as at Woodland Community College. Based on 14 specific criteria, ranging from site configuration to surrounding land use, vehicle accessibility, parking capacity and effects on nearby neighbors, he found the Community Sports Park site was the better location.
That drew concern from Woodland City Councilman Tom Stallard, who said Woodland College might be better because it had available land and offered no athletic programs. But Berkshire said college officials showed little interest in a center.
In terms of a center’s actual design and cost, those in attendance preferred the second of three proposed options, which would cost $8.3 million in today’s dollars. Berkshire said Option No. 2 would provide a six-lane pool, recreation pool, shade areas, lockers, classroom, concession stand appropriate outbuildings such as storage and custodial space and mechanical facilities. In all, it would total 90,085 square feet and 2.1 acres when parking is included.
Berkshire also reported that annual operating revenue for such a facility would be between $700,000 and $800,000, between $750,000 and $800,000 in operating expenses, leaving the city needing to subsidize it by $50,000 a year. While that $50,000 might seem like a lot, Option No. 1 consisted of 1.8 acres, would cost $7.4 million, generate as much as $700,000 in revenue, $800,000 in expenses and require an annual subsidy of as much as $200,000. Option No. 3 — which included only a multi-purpose pool and no lap pool — would cost $7.6 million, generate no more than $700,000 a year in revenue, cost as much as $750,000 to operate and require an annual subsidy from the city of $150,000.
Vern - One evening very late, Danny Parrish, Johnny Isgreen, myself and a couple of more guys . . . can't remember who exatcly, maybe Roger Hahn . . . we climbed the wall and through the wire on top into the Munincipal. We brought some beer and and had great time swimming, diving and laughing a lot . . . . until one of the neighbors called the police. We scrambled over the wall into the football exercise grass area.
I think Johnny did not make it over the wall completely and got hung up on the wire, dangling by one leg . . . Danny ran back and helped him escape and we all high-tailed it to Danny's house otherwise unscathed. A great evening !
Robert....the Aquatics Center at 8.3 Millions is the same we have here in Bakersfield....they built approx 8 years ago for 5 Millions...it is Centrally located but does not allow those to the west to get to easy....cost to operate high...entrance $3 for 1/2 hr....I wonder if old Municiple Pool would be a bargin to fix to code ....remove copper pipes...that's just a wondering thingy here........Woodland generate a new bunch of Contollers who want a fashion New Woodland not what was there that still be there,,,,Hell I have not been there in a while,,just vists at hot rod runs......not any more though....the attraction not there anymore...but 8.3 millions spells more taxes....like the croonies there with their high water bill increase...Woodland was a great town...
Break for the SB....Just read some of the posting about the old city pool next to the old WHS....I remember going as a kid and having some fun, cost was low for a fellow from north side of town......Do remember we did our senior party at it in 65, remember doing gym class in it, remember seeing my girlfriend out in the HS field, while I was at the pool freezing my, oh well you know what, off......One would think it would be of value to rebuild and update that pool for the folks in Woodland......Vicki and I both went there many times while in HS.........
When I was 13, I, along with Bill Freeman, Gary Hintz, Rich Chambers and others was on the summer swim team coached by Bob Nash, who was also a lifeguard and counselor at 'Y' camp. He decided to have the famous underwater swim. Gary was just short of 2 laps. I made it 2 1/2 laps. But Freeman was about 10 feet short of 4 laps. When he finally surfaced, his face was so red I thought his head was going to explode. Bill later said that his lungs burned until the next day. Franklin Fitz coached Bill in diving. Bill was the 1st alternate on the 1964 Olympic diving team. He still scuba dives daily off the coast of Guam at age 72.
Great story Don! - I think I may have been a contender for underwater length of time. When I was about 6 or 7 my mom enrolled me in a swim class which were all boy or all girl classes. I was late for one of my classes and my mom asked if I could go in with the girls to make it up. I was so embarrassed I kept my head underwater almost the whole time: Circa 1949
Stupid Tom Brady! Stupid Patriots! That's why you need to have a Superbowl party, in case the bad guys win. Hope you all enjoyed Americas forth most popular holiday (i.e. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Superbowl Sunday). Now, good riddence to football. The Giants and the Mariners show up for spring training in two weeks. Remember Dizzy Dean announcing baseball games on television mispronouncing every other word in his southern drawl? The English teachers of America were appalled and tried to get him off the air. Now look how people talk on tv. I wonder if they still teach grammar in our public schools? Anyone do homework with your grandkids?
I dont think Grammer is thought anymore...just listen to the slang coming out of the kids mouth today.....3/4 can not complete a sentence....abbreviate words of choice....no wonder kids today can not write...spell..Hell they use Smart Phone ...lap Tops to do their Homework....next eliminate paper and pencil coming...Some progress........Mee Bee ( slang for Maybe) ...Just think all those years teachers work their hearts out to teach grammmer..writing skills...all went to the Way Side.......What a Wonderful Way of Life we brought to the Generation to replace us...Damn...Life was Good Back Then....If U disagree......Just look in the Mirror.....GOD did have a Since of Humor !
This pro football year just passed was one of the greatest ever. The Pats came back an scored 31 unanswered points to set a Super Bowl record, Brady outstanding g performance after dedicating the game to his mom, and best of all the scumbag Seattle Seahawks didn't come anywhere near the Super Bowl.
Ted R. Carrion June 29, 1920 - Jan. 27, 2017
