New Boonville Aquatic Center Opens This Weekend
Growing up, I lived out in the country. That, coupled with the fact that my mom hated hot weather, meant driving into town to go swimming at the public pool was pretty much out of the question.
So my parents did the next best thing. They bought one of those little seasonal Intex pools and set it up in the backyard.
Goodness, my friends and I spent hours in that pool. It was only about three or four feet deep and maybe 20 feet across, but it was wet, and that’s all that mattered. We did have to dodge those big, ugly horse flies every now and then, but it was worth it…