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WAITSBURG – About a half dozen people turned out for the organizational meeting of Friends of the Waitsburg Pool, which they hope will become part of the Rural Youth Enrichment Services 501c3, earlier this month. The group nailed down their priorities and immediately began work on their first fundraiser, a pie baking contest, to be judged at Waitsburg's Fall Festival on Sun., Sept. 20.

The Friends agreed that their first priority is meeting the needs of children, followed by providing funding and/or scholarships to help lifeguards with certification fees. Additional funds will be used toward p...