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Sycamore park office broken into, vandalized 
SYCAMORE - The Sycamore Park District wants to know who broke into its pool’s guard office and smashed a cash register.

Boy almost drowns; pool left unfenced 
The Tucson police are investigating why part of a pool fence was removed at an East Side house, leading to the near-drowning of a 5-year-old boy. The boy was at the vacant home with his father Saturday when he apparently went into the pool, police and fire officials said.

Public pools in hot water
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Aug 13, 2006… The report said the water had no chlorine, the depth markings needed to be fixed, the gate in the pool fence didn t work correctly and there were lighting …

That’s an old myth about muriatic acid 
I have been told that if you add muriatic acid diluted in a bucket of water around the perimeter of a pool, it will lower alkalinity and pH. Would you explain how the chemical reaction to muriatic acid is different depending on where you add it to your pool water?

An unCommon Conversation 
Common: When did you come to Bolton and why? King: We came to Bolton 35 years ago because my husband was transferred here for business. We didn’t want to be in track houses or in the city so we found the country.

A passion for roses 
You think you’re crazy for roses? Meet Janis Lipson. She’s so mad for roses that she’s surrounded her historic home in Glendora with roses on a grand scale.

Prep your pool before vacation 
We are getting ready to leave on our annual summer vacation trip and will be away for about two weeks. Is there anything we should do to our pool before we go? We have neighbors who will be watching our house while we are gone. What, if anything, might we need to do when we return?

Invisa struggles to increase sales of presence-sensing items 
SARASOTA — Invisa Inc., the presence-sensing technology company, is trying to bring its products to a whole host of applications — everything from museum security to safety pool fences.

CURRENT WEATHER 
Unusual shapes top the fence around the Old Prison at the intersection of High and Bedford streets in Carlisle. (Michael Bupp/The Sentinel)

Boy almost drowns; pool left unfenced 
The Tucson police are investigating why part of a pool fence was removed at an East Side house, leading to the near-drowning of a 5-year-old boy. The boy was at the vacant home with his father Saturday when he apparently went into the pool, police and fire officials said.

An unCommon Conversation 
Common: When did you come to Bolton and why? King: We came to Bolton 35 years ago because my husband was transferred here for business. We didn’t want to be in track houses or in the city so we found the country.

YMCA director offers tips to avoid poolside tragedy
Asbury Park Press - Paul Henry owns Child Safety Services in Wall, a company that sells and installs pool fences. He said his business originally focused on childproofing for the home, but people were often asking him about childproofing their pool. “It is important that

Plunge right in
Sydney Morning Herald - Councils carry out spot checks on pool fences to ensure they meet current guidelines and can issue fines if they don’t. Top-of-the-range pool fencing is frameless or semi-frameless, freestanding safety glass. Fitted in a track, it’s expensive at more

Invisa struggles to increase sales of presence-sensing items
Herald Tribune - SARASOTA — Invisa Inc., the presence-sensing technology company, is trying to bring its products to a whole host of applications — everything from museum security to safety pool fences. But so far those efforts have not translated into big sales

Misters, lights and fountains can give pool touch of class
AZCentral.com - Guardian Pool Fences Systems manufactures removable mesh fencing, including a patented self-closing fence. The mesh doesn’t obstruct the view and cannot easily be climbed. When the pool is in use, or the grandkids won’t be back until next month, the

5-year-old rescued from drowning in unfenced pool
KVOA.com, AZ - Jul 23, 2006… According to McDonough, this case is unique because the pool’s fence had been removed and was lying behind the home in a pile of trash. …

Early morning dip gets six in trouble
Bismarck Tribune,  USA - Aug 1, 2006… Hey I did that! wrote on August 01, 2006 11:51 AM:”When I was about 16 a friend and I not only jumped the pool fence, we also brought along a canoe. …

A passion for roses
Pasadena Star-News, CA - Aug 12, 2006… brick court yard at the front of the house, beds of roses leading to the guest house, a rose alley in the upper north yard, a swimming pool fence draped with …

The art of the fence
Carlisle Sentinel, PA - Jul 23, 2006… the property. The ironworks also made a modern pool fence and restored an old garden fence on the property for the Capozzis. I …

Early morning dip gets six in trouble 
The water might have been a good place to be in Sunday’s record heat - but a group of people are in trouble for allegedly trying to get a jump on the crowds at the swimming pool.

CURRENT WEATHER 
Norm Young may not be a man of steel, but he does know his metals. Hes not a blacksmith, but Youngs Lemoyne shop could be a modern version of that trade with hand tools, a forge and a hulking machine that can bite through a half inch of steel with the push of a button.

An unCommon Conversation 
Common: When did you come to Bolton and why? King: We came to Bolton 35 years ago because my husband was transferred here for business. We didn’t want to be in track houses or in the city so we found the country.

An unCommon Conversation
Bolton Common, MA - Jul 21, 2006… napped upstairs. I started gardening around the pool fence so I was right there with them but doing something I wanted to do. King …

Storm Douses Hopes for Swim
Guelph Tribune, Canada - Aug 4, 2006… “It just seemed like such a nice day,” said Alex Baisley, who had to settle for a picnic outside the pool fence with his children, 5 and 3, instead of a swim …

Bear makes surprise appearance at water aerobics class
Reno Gazette Journal, NV - Jul 26, 2006… Stephens turned quickly to see a young, 200-pound bear run full speed into the pool fence, separating the metal pickets and squeezing through the resulting 12 …

What’s making that dark ring in the skimmer?
Charlotte Observer, NC - Aug 5, 2006… Damage can occur to any pool surface that is super-chlorinated too often. Questions answered by Paul Roth of Roll-A-Way Protective Pool Fence in Orlando, Fla. …

Plunge right in
Sydney Morning Herald - Councils carry out spot checks on pool fences to ensure they meet current guidelines and can issue fines if they don’t. Top-of-the-range pool fencing is frameless or semi-frameless, freestanding safety glass. Fitted in a track, it’s expensive at more

YMCA director offers tips to avoid poolside tragedy
Asbury Park Press - Paul Henry owns Child Safety Services in Wall, a company that sells and installs pool fences. He said his business originally focused on childproofing for the home, but people were often asking him about childproofing their pool. “It is important that

Invisa struggles to increase sales of presence-sensing items
Herald Tribune - SARASOTA — Invisa Inc., the presence-sensing technology company, is trying to bring its products to a whole host of applications — everything from museum security to safety pool fences. But so far those efforts have not translated into big sales