WEST GOSHEN: Visiting another Y

Every August the local YMCAs shut down for a week, on a staggered schedule, for cleaning and renovations. While the Jennersville Y was shut I took a few classes at the West Chester Y on Airport Road at Paoli Pike. (When I was a kid the dairy we called "the milk store" was at that corner.) Although my parents used to be regulars there, it was my first visit. Everyone was friendly and helpful. I was envious of their shiny new dumbbells and the mini-lockers that don't require a key or a padlock; you set your own four-digit combination.