RAPID CITY, SD – Rapid City’s Parks and Recreation Department will stagger closures of the City pools over the next few weeks with school starting soon and many seasonal staff leaving summer employment for high school and college commitments.

The last day for the Horace Mann and Parkview pools will be Thursday, August 20. The final day for swimming at the Jimmy Hilton Sioux Park pool will be Sunday, September 6.

With the start of school, the Sioux Park pool will operate with adjusted hours August 21 – September 6. Pool hours will be noon to 7 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during this period and 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

The 50-meter outdoor pool at the Roosevelt Swim Center will remain open through much of September with the final day of swimming scheduled for September 26.

The 11th annual Wags and Waves event hosted by the Humane Society of the Black Hills is slated for Labor Day Monday from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Sioux Park pool. The water will be drained from the pool after the event.