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The Midland Community Center (MCC) is a nearly complex on three levels in the heart of Midland, Michigan that provides comprehensive social, recreational and personal development opportunities for all residents.〔() Michigan Vibe website: community partners-Midland Community Center〕 The programs of the non-profit organization are professionally designed and supervised. ==History== The Midland Community Center was founded January 14, 1919 in conjunction with the very first bowling alley in Midland. The community center became a trend-setter, and other sports and pastimes were gradually introduced to the community, including basketball, handball, volleyball, table tennis, archery, tennis and softball.〔() Connect Michigan.com, January 14, 2009-Happy 90th Midland Community Center〕 The first building at the site of the current center was dedicated on October 30, 1955 and the $1.5 million cost was covered by gifts from the Dow Chemical Company. It has been expanded several times since then. An indoor rifle range was open during the 1960s and National Rifle Association sanctioned classes in marksmanship were offered for air rifle (BB gun) and small bore (.22). They were discontinued in the early 1970s due to lack of interest. During the summer of 2005, the MCC locker rooms were completely renovated. The lockers themselves were the originals installed when the center was built and had fifty years of use. In addition to locker replacement, separate family and adult sections were built, the flooring was upgraded and plumbing fixtures were updated.〔() Midland Daily News, July 21, 2005-Extreme makeover in progress at the Midland Community Center〕 Also in 2005, MCC recorded 900,000 member visits, which is equivalent to 2,465 persons participating in an activity every day of the year.〔Lascari, Tony: () Midland Daily News, September 17, 2005-Midland Community Center reorganizing〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Midland Community Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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