Purchasing a swimming pool or hot tub is no small investment. However, if you look at it just that way, as an investment, it quickly becomes clear that it can be a very smart one.
: I have five orange trees that stand about 12 feet tall. They were mature when I bought the house and I have taken care of them for the past four years. My problem is the fruit looks good and smells good, but tastes bad. I tried taking the fruit at different times of maturity, but there’s no difference. Are these just ornamental or can they be edible?
Water leisure venues like swimming pools and waterparks are lots of fun and great places to enjoy recreation together as a family. Of course, the key to having the most fun is to be safe in the water. You can greatly reduce the chances of you, your friends or family members becoming drowning victims or being sickened or injured if you follow a few simple safety tips:
When it comes to pool safety, multiple layers of protection are crucial. That is one of the reasons why on Dec. 19, 2007, President Bush signed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, with the support of the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals.
With the onset of warm weather, it’s time for homeowners to think about getting their swimming pools in shape for the season. Opening a swimming pool should be fun, not tedious.
Here’s a summer riddle for you: What’s clear and fresh and very clean, all blue but still completely green? If you guessed a swimming pool, you’re right. But what’s green about a clean pool? The green isn’t from algae but from the energy saved by using a variable-speed pool pump.
As part of an ongoing effort to promote water safety, May has been declared National Water Safety Month. Water safety month is a joint effort of the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals, the National Recreation & Park Association and the World Waterpark Association.
You may be surprised to learn that many states do not require pool builders to be licensed. When there’s no state-required certification or testing to ensure builders have the knowledge and experience to build a quality pool, choosing a pool builder may seem daunting.
Everyone knows that swimming pools are fun, with dozens of easy-to-play games and activities. Your enjoyment in a pool is limited only by your imagination. Everyone also knows hot tubs are a great place to relax and soothe sore muscles. However, you may be unaware of just how beneficial time spent in a pool or hot tub can be for your general health or when recovering from illness or injury.
The sixth annual Float Like a Duck water-safety event is scheduled from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Bill and Lillie Heinrich YMCA, 4141 Meadows Lane.
An old proverb once said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true, Damon Lang’s new book, “Outdoor Spaces in the Southwest,” could fill an entire encyclopedia.
Just as a painter can transform a blank piece of canvas into a masterpiece, a backyard can be shaped and molded into a warm and inviting space with the addition of the proper plants, water features, lighting and seating areas.
The sun hadn’t been up long, but there already were a couple of anglers on the water when Dallin, my eldest son, and I pulled into the parking lot. At the launch ramp, two fly-fishermen busied themselves with preparing their float tubes and other gear for a day on Haymeadow Reservoir, one of three popular fishing waters at the Kirch Wildlife Management Area — Sunnyside to old-timers.
Palo Verde on Wednesday won the Class 4A boys volleyball state championship, after being forced to play a decisive fifth game against Coronado.
Matt Serra and Matt Hughes don’t agree on much and appear to have little in common.
Michael Bowen’s single in the ninth inning lifted Brigham Young to a 5-4 victory over UNLV on Wednesday and eliminated the Rebels from the Mountain West Conference baseball tournament at Fort Worth, Texas.
Matt Snodgrass is most alive on a golf course, after seven brain tumors and all the radiation and chemotherapy that goes with them. He turns 21 on May 29, when for a second year he will host a golf tournament to benefit his condition and other young people fighting cancer.
Until Friday, it was a foregone conclusion for many:Bishop Gorman would win its fourth straight Sunset Region baseball championship, followed by a fourth consecutive Class 4A state title.
There was a time when it looked as if Mike Wallace’s high school baseball career might be over.
If the Class 4A state tournament softball field looks a bit familiar, it should.
UNLV athletic director Mike Hamrick’s policy was to sign only home-and-home football contracts, but then the recession hit and the state took a bite out of his budget.
SPARKS — Nearly an hour remained before the other contending players would complete their rounds, but A.J. McInerney wasn’t worried.
• LAKE MEAD — Stripers have been chasing the shad that are spawning in the shallows around the Vegas Wash arm. With lures catching only a few stripers, baits of choice continue to be cut anchovies, sardines and squid.
In the moments before officer James Manor plowed into a pickup attempting a left turn, he was driving his patrol car 109 mph without flashing lights or siren, Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie said Wednesday.
CARSON CITY — Chaz Higgs’ conviction for murdering his wife, state Controller Kathy Augustine, has been upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court.
CARSON CITY — Harrah’s Entertainment is warning legislators that Nevada’s tourism industry could lose the business of gays and lesbians if they fail to override Gov. Jim Gibbons’ expected veto of a bill to allow couples to enter into domestic partnerships.
A prominent Nebraska philanthropist pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges that he failed to repay almost $15 million in gambling debts to two Las Vegas casinos.