Gallery: A grand time at Stanwood-Camano YMCA’s grand opening

Published 1:30 am Sunday, September 4, 2016

Wellness Instructors Michelle Chavez, left, Andrea Maldonado and Julie Holmes warm up for a step class demonstration before the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
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Wellness Instructors Michelle Chavez, left, Andrea Maldonado and Julie Holmes warm up for a step class demonstration before the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Wellness Instructors Michelle Chavez, left, Andrea Maldonado and Julie Holmes warm up for a step class demonstration before the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Oversized scissors rest on a table before the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Andrea Maldonado watches speakers and the crowd during the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Stanwood Mayor Leonard Kelley tells how three years ago the YMCA was just an idea and now it is holding a Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Lifeguards Mikaela Cleland and Sierra Jones head to their posts during the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
A lifeguard dips her toes in the pool at the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Floyd Jones, one of three Cornerstone Donors, gets a pat on the shoulder after his speech at the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016,in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Paul Sobotta, a Cornerstone Donor, uses oversized scissors to cut off a piece of the ribbon for his family at the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Hundreds of visitors and members enter the new Stanwood-Camano YMCA on the Grand Opening day on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Aleena Wiegand, 13, swims under fountains of water in the Lazy River area of the pool during the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Greg Abbey, board president of the Mukilteo YMCA, dances during a zumba class at the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Visitors and members play in the gym at the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Like father, like sons, Alex and Nick Young, right, imitate their father Jason as they try out exercise equipment at the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Leaping and reaching out, Braelyn Maus, 5, high fives her father Brad as they play in the pool during the Grand Opening of the Stanwood-Camano YMCA on Sept. 3, 2016, in Stanwood. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

After six years of planning, fundraising, building and waiting, the Stanwood-Camano YMCA opened its doors Saturday at 7213 267th St. NW in Stanwood. In addition to exrcise rooms and gymnasium, the 47,000-square-foot Y includes two pools: a six-lane lap pool and a second with a shallow area for kids and a lazy river.