The following are encapsulations of some of today's top local stories. Wilson offered his proposal during a borough council meeting Tuesday, citing statistics on criminal activity at the high school and a survey of ninth graders conducted this spring. Shank Heat sends people to pools, lakes The recent heat wave has kept local lifeguards busy as thousands of hot swimmers flock to their nearest pool or lake. Local swimming facilities are boasting high attendance as the intense heat continues.
Record numbers mean big business for the pools and lots of work for the managers and lifeguards.
If the weather continues, the attendance will continue to increase. The Hampden pool has seen a drastic increase in swimmers with approximately 2,500 swimmers Monday and Tuesday. Jack Bucher, owner of the Boiling Springs Pool, says the pool had its biggest day since 1991 over the weekend with over a thousand people at the pool. Normal daily attendance at the pool is between 400 and 500. The Mechanicsburg community facility has had to pull in all extra lifeguards to cover the crowds that have reached 1,300 the last couple of days.