PROJECT: Backyard fountain TIME: About one weekend COST: $200 HOW THEY DID IT: John and Kristi Anzivino’s project started as a way to recycle a valuable piece of family history—an old water pump originally used on Kristi’s grandparents’ homestead in South Dakota. The Anzivinos created a backyard water feature out of the pump, the only source of water for Kristi’s father’s family while they were growing up. “It served them well and was removed when public water and sewer were finally installed in the home in the late 1960s,“ Kristi wrote. “We hauled the pump home to Virginia after one of our family reunions, and it took up residence in various garages over the next 40 years.“

Fort Lauderdale’s new upscale hotels and pristine beaches paint a different picture of the Florida city than the one some remember from the popular 1960 film “Where the Boys Are.“ Those images of beaches packed with college students on spring break have faded into history. Streets once crammed are now scenic byways with little congestion and sweeping oceanfront views.

Repairs to ruptured pipes at the Richmond City Jail required the facility to shut off its water service last night, but jail officials expected it to be back on this morning. Water was shut off at 6:30 p.m. so that the jail’s water pipes could be flushed. The city provided the jail with 20,000 containers of water to be distributed to inmates, said Lt. Col. Walter E. Allmon. Also, inmates were given a large cup of ice after their evening meal, he said.