Thanks to the generosity of the John E. Morgan Foundation, residents of the Tamaqua Area School District will have the opportunity to enjoy the H.D. Buehler Memorial Pool at a discount rate. As last year, there will not be family passes, just $10 individual passes for the season. The cost for a pass for non school district residents will be $50 each.

Applications will be available as of April 2 at Tamaqua Borough Hall, 320 E. Broad St. Anyone who returns their application to Tamaqua Borough Hall before April 30 is guaranteed to have their pass before opening day.Daily passes, for TASD residents, will be $5 Monday through Friday and $6 on Saturday and Sunday for anyone over the age of six.Daily rates for non district residents will be $10 Monday through Friday and $12 on Saturday and Sunday.Children under the age of six, resident and non-resident alike, will be charged $1 per day, weekdays and weekends.Opening day will be June 2, at 11:30 a.m. No passes will be sold on opening day.Applications are available at the municipal building, 320 E. Broad St., the Tamaqua Public Library on South Railroad Street, the Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce Office on West Broad Street, Fegley's Mini Mart on Center Street, Our Family Mini Mart on West Broad Street and the TIMES NEWS Tamaqua office at 200 E. Broad St.For further information, stop in at borough hall, Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or call (570) 668-3444 or 668-0300.