IT'S WAY COOL BEAT THE HEAT WITH A DIP IN THE POOL.All across the Valley, community pools are popular spots for the young and young at heart to stay cool during the hot summer months. The pools, which are operated by the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Department of Recreation and Parks, are visited by hundreds of thousands of Valley residents annually. Some pools offer extra fun ways to get drenched drench tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1. To wet through and through; soak. 2. To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3. , such as water slides, diving diving Sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst and often following the execution of one or more acrobatic maneuvers. It emerged as a competitive sport in the late 19th century and became part of the Olympic Games in 1904. boards and splash areas. At Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving under President Lyndon Johnson. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. Pool in Pacoima, younger swimmers line up all day long to take turns going down the water slide. Safety is always a top concern, with three lifeguards always watching the children on the slide -- one lifeguard is perched in an elevated chair near the slide, one is on top of the slide making sure only one child goes down at a time and the third is in the water at the bottom of the slide. Complete story on Page 8 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Juliana Amaya A combination Web browser and HTML editor from the W3C. It is considered an experimental product similar to its Jigsaw Web server. Amaya supports multiple views that are synchronized, the PNG graphics format, XHTML and the construction of complex mathematical formulas. , 11, holds her nose as she splashes into the water at the bottom of the slide at Hubert Humphrey Pool in Pacoima. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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