Adults and children from as far south as Queen Creek attended the free April Pools Day water-safety event held recently at Superstition Shadows Aquatic Center in Apache Junction. The city swimming pool opens May 25 for the summer.
With free open swim, the aquatic center at 1091 W. Southern Ave. was open for April Pools Day on Saturday, April 27, with water-safety activities, tours of emergency vehicles, the mobile library, cardiopulmonary resuscitation demonstrations and free lunch served by Superstition Fire and Medical District. Booths and tables had representatives including the Apache Junction Police Department and StandUp AJ drug-prevention coalition.
Apache Junction residents Michelle and Corey Holloway brought their children to the event.
