Ahhhhh, relief!

Thursday, June 12, 2008
Noreen Hyslop photos

Troy Kirkpatrick, 12, from Bernie, was one of several at the Aquatic Center Wednesday who enjoyed getting "dumped on." Overhead buckets periodically dump several gallons of cool water on subjects who bravely position themselves in the line of fire.

Twenty-one month old Cooper Worley got a helping hand in the kiddie's end of the Aquatic Center from his grandmother, Jo Daniels, as he ventured out into the knee-high waters.

Nine-year-old Jeania Conyers from Bloomfield took a break from the heat Wednesday afternoon to cool off under the pouring fountains of water at Dexter's Aquatic Center. Other pool pictures can be found on page 14 of today's edition.

(Photo)

Brock Simmons, 7, from Dexter, attempts a cannonball to see just how big a splash he can make as he enjoyed a day in the sun Wednesday.

(Photo)

Tommy Strong visited the local pool from Sikeston Wednesday and showed swimmers just how high he could soar through the air from the medium diving board.

(Photo)

Five-month-old Gabe Bess, son of Shane and Jennifer Bess, paid his first ever visit to Dexter's Aquatic Center this week. Still a little timid of the cool water, he was content to watch activities from the sidelines.

Comments

Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on dailystatesman.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.

AhhhRelief? the topic made me think that maybe someone put the "P" in pool :)

-- Posted by MikeM68 on Sun, Jun 15, 2008, at 1:31 AM