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Soccer Goal Safety
Unanchored soccer goals have become a real safety hazard. Children--even adults--pull themselves up on the front crossbar, attempting to climb the goal, do chin-ups, etc., but the weight is offset by
A Community Affair
Located just east of Des Moines, Iowa, Pleasant Hill is a growing suburban community of nearly 7,000 residents. Over the past ten years, the community has experienced a growth rate of nearly 40
Spray Away!
The pump is the heart of power-spray systems used for pest and weed control, landscaping, golf courses and tree fertilizers. The right pump can make the job a breeze; the wrong pump will quickly ruin
Hondo Heaven
The City of Hillsboro, Ore., is a rapidly growing and diverse community of 85,000, just west of Portland, where agriculture meets high tech and everything in between. When the parks and recreation
Code of Conduct
Remember when a batter would ТaccidentallyУ hit one up the middle just over the pitcherХs head or slide hard into second base to break up a double play? Oddly enough, it was a rarity that anyone would
May The Force (Field) Be With You
Thermopylae. Gettysburg. Iwo Jima. The ТCold War.УThese are four sobering examples of power being met head-on by power, resulting in staggering losses and resource depletion on both sides.On a more
Researching Rehabilitation
Purchasing exercise equipment can be the most challenging of all the tasks faced in starting or expanding fitness programs. The right piece can help boost offerings to a new level; the wrong
Equal Opportunity Participation
Listen in on an adult conversation, and it wonХt be long until you hear someone say, ТI wish I had more time with my family. WeХre all going our separate ways, and it seems like we never do anything t
Giving Back By Going Forward
ItХs Wednesday and my children are excited to go to school. Yes, they like school, but they are particularly interested in WednesdayХs recreational activity--Mile Masters. ItХs a unique track and fiel
Crazy Ideas Are How Good Things Happen
ТIf you have a good idea, donХt give up,У says Ann Buttenwieser, president of the Neptune Foundation. She would know because, after 27 years of dreaming of creating a floating pool reminiscent of the
Weighing The Options
The annual operating cost for a typical outdoor 25-meter x 50-meter pool--including water, power, heating and pool chemicals--is about $256,000. The largest expense is natural gas at $184,400 (72
Perpetual Heat
The water is too cold! The water is too hot! The water is not hot enough!The major reasons for heating a pool are for swimmer comfort, relaxation, exercise and therapy. Aquatic facility managers
Teaching The Basics
If your recreation department is like most, you have a number of facilities that have been built to satisfy the needs of the youth leagues in the community. But did you ever stop to compare these
DonХt Count Your BlessingsСOne Is Enough
I havenХt used an alarm clock in more than 20 years. I wake up every weekday at 5 a.m. without fail. On the weekends, I stretch it to 6:00, maybe even 7:00 if I force myself. There is something specia