(Guthrie Center) ACGC’s lavish new weight room is nearing completion.
As of their most recent construction meeting Wednesday, everything is moving pretty well. Activities Director Cody Matthewson says, “Moving pretty well in my opinion. Hopefully in the contractors eyes and subcontractors eyes it is moving pretty well too. They are being pushed to the deadline which is very soon. I know for sure that on February 8th the painter is coming in and once the painter is done that’s the last step for the upper level.”
The lower level is about a week behind the upper level. “We should be full occupancy and ready to roll by March 1st. Our priority is getting the kids in the upper level by mid-February and then the whole facility being open to the public on March 1st.”
Meanwhile they are completely finished with their previous weight room. They had to clear it out to make room for their home wrestling tournament over the weekend. “If there are any delays we are going to be without a facility and without weights. We are going to have to improvise and change up our routine over the next few weeks. A lot of body weight stuff and core strengthening. We’ll be going back to the basics with some band work over the next few weeks until we can be moved in.”
Family memberships are being sold for $100 per year or $10 per month. College students can become a member for $60 per year or $5 per month. “We want to get new medicine balls and box stuff. We have that stuff, but it’s expensive. The want list is what the memberships are going to come from. We still have to get some TV’s and the current flooring downstairs is just going to be concrete. We didn’t plan on that, but it didn’t get covered in the costs so we are still looking for some money to help us with those things just to make it look nice.”
Matthewson is thankful for all of the people that helped make this a reality. “For the most part our equipment and everything that we needed to have our facility up and rolling has been met. That’s a really good thing. I tip my cap to our community and the parents because that was no small feat.”
The two-level, 8,000 square foot facility with an estimated cost of $1.2 million was approved by the school board last spring. An additional $125,000 was being raised privately for the equipment needed to go in the structure.
