Hillside Pools

🏊 Now Hiring: Construction Team Member – Hillside Pools (Fort Wayne, IN)

Hillside Pools is growing, and we’re looking for a motivated, dependable individual to join our construction team in Fort Wayne!

If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in quality craftsmanship, and have prior construction experience, we’d love to talk with you.

What We’re Looking For:

✅ Prior construction experience is required.
✅ A strong work ethic and positive attitude are necessary.
✅ The ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions is required.
✅ Reliable transportation and punctuality are necessary.
✅ A team-player mentality is required.

Bonus Qualifications:

⭐ Concrete finishing experience is highly preferred.
⭐ Experience with excavation, grading, or pool construction is a plus.

Responsibilities:

* Assist with swimming pool construction and installation.
* Perform site preparation and general construction duties.
* Work with equipment and construction materials.
* Maintain a safe and organized job site.
* Deliver quality workmanship alongside a skilled team.

What We Offer:

✔ Competitive pay based on experience
✔ Full-time, year-round employment
✔ An excellent benefits package including:
* Health insurance
* Retirement plan options
* Paid time off
* Opportunities for advancement and professional growth

At Hillside Pools, we’re committed to investing in our employees and creating long-term career opportunities for people who are ready to work hard and grow with us.

📍 Fort Wayne, IN

Interested? Send us a message or contact us today to apply!

We will be closing early today due to the predicted storms.

Stay safe everyone!

Hi friends!!

Over at Hillside , we (mainly me - Becca 🙋🏼‍♀️) are still a little apprehensive about storms… I mean the 2020 derecho still lives, rent free, in our memory banks 😮‍💨

Please keep your eyes to the sky today and have a plan in place incase things get a bit squirrelly! 😆

Welcome to Wednesday, darlings.

We wish we could open with something delightfully ridiculous this morning. Perhaps a cheeky jab at Evansville, maybe a spirited discussion about why the atmosphere continues to make choices that nobody asked for, but unfortunately, Mother Nature has arrived carrying a folding chair and a concerning amount of negative energy, sooo we need to have a more serious conversation.

And if you've followed Indiana Storm Chasers for any length of time, you know we don't often use that tone.

Today is one of those days.

TLDR; A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana today. Several intense tornadoes, widespread damaging winds exceeding 75 mph, and large, wind-driven hail are all possible.

Now before anyone launches into a full Chicken Little audition and starts listing off canned goods inventory on Facebook, take a breath.

- This does NOT mean everyone is going to see a tornado.
- This does NOT mean we're all doomed.
- This does NOT mean your cousin's best friend's uncle's barber's weather app suddenly knows the exact fate of your backyard.

What it DOES mean is that today deserves your attention and your respect.

Let's talk about why.

An early round of storms is currently pushing eastward. While some of these storms may flirt with severe limits and possibly induce a tornado warning or two, guidance suggests they should weaken as they approach the Illinois-Indiana border.

Ahead of them, a warm front is lifting north across Indiana and Ohio and as that boundary moves through, new storms MAY develop across northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. Wind shear profiles are frankly ridiculous, and if enough instability can develop, isolated tornadic supercells become possible.

That's Round One.

Round Two is the reason we all collectively looked at the forecast and muttered a few words not approved for public broadcasting.

As we move into the afternoon, the atmosphere is expected to recover quickly. We're approaching the summer solstice, which means the sun is operating at maximum efficiency (It's at its highest angle relative to us) and can recharge the atmosphere faster than a toddler after finding Costco sized Pixie Stix and a wayward can of Mountain Dew. And it's going to be just as volatile thanks to strong southwest winds, deep moisture, and rapidly increasing instability combining to create an environment favorable for dangerous severe thunderstorms.

Forecast guidance continues to support a broken line of supercells developing to our west and spreading east through the evening hours. The concern is that these storms may remain discrete or semi-discrete for an extended period of time rather than immediately forming a solid line and going "linear".

If that occurs, the atmosphere would support:

▪️ Large hail
▪️ Destructive wind gusts 75MPH+
▪️ Strong tornadoes EF3+
▪️ Potentially long-track tornadoes

The Indiana/Michigan border region will also need close attention. Even farther north, where instability may be somewhat limited, wind shear values remain impressive enough to support severe weather concerns. we HIGHLY recommend that Michiganders and folks with interests and family in Michigan follow Meteorologist Brad Sugden for the most comprehensive coverage in Michigan.

With the nerdiness out of the way, let's talk preparedness.

1. Today is not the day for porch watching.
2. Today is not the day for "I've lived here 47 years and..."
3. Today is not the day for trusting a lawn chair and positive thinking.
4. Know where you will go if warnings are issued.
5. Charge your devices now. Make sure they're ready to go.
6. Make sure emergency alerts are enabled on said smart devices.
7. Have multiple reliable ways to receive warnings - we HIGHLY recommend WeatherCall NexGen and will drop that link in the comments.

And for the love of all things meteorological, do not make an outdoor warning siren your primary warning method. Sirens were designed to alert people who are already outside. And no, you weirdos, they are not magical weather summoning devices acting like a spinny boi pied piper... Where the heckaroonie do some of you get these ideas?!

Did we mention that we highly recommend adding WeatherCall NexGen to your warning toolbox and will be posting the link in the comments? Oh... We did? Good... Because we stand by that. Hard.

As for us?

We'll be doing what we do best. You can find us at the WeatherCave staring at radar until our eyeballs file formal complaints while consuming enough caffeine to concern medical professionals. Later today, we'll be live streaming, issuing updates, tracking warnings, and bringing you live looks from the field as storms develop.

ISC's Josiah Maas will be live at 12 PM EDT with the latest forecast updates, and we'll continue posting graphics and guidance throughout the day as new information arrives.

Hoosiers, this may be a rough one, but here's the important thing:

We're prepared, we're paying attention, and we're going to get through it together. We've got your back before the storm, during the storm, and after the storm. So don't panic, or doom-scroll, or adopt a weather conspiracy theory from a guy named Randy in a Facebook comments section.

Be prepared - We'll handle the rest.

As always;
Stay Aware. Stay Safe. And Don't Get Twisted.

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Y'all did it again! 🥹

Thank you so much for nominating us again for the Fort Wayne Newspapers Readers' Choice!

If you have a minute, keep the good vibes going and vote daily for your favorite local businesses. If you would like to vote for a certain family-owned pool business you love, you can click on the link below OR text HILLSIDE to 12603724027 to submit your vote.

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We will be closed on Memorial Day as we pause to remember and honor the courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. 🇺🇸

But don’t you worry, we’ll be back tomorrow 😎

Update: They won!!!! They will play again at 6:50pm EST. Link in the comments 👀

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We want to wish our very own Ellie Sauder the best of luck today as she and the University of Saint Francis softball team competes in the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Rounds is Ashland, Oregon.

Game time is 2:00pm EST

GO COUGS! 🐾🥎

That time of year is almost here! ☀️😎

Get ready because our annual Spring Splash Sale starts next week!

Come in next Thursday, Friday, or Saturday to receive 25% off all chemicals and maintenance equipment.

Store hours are 10am-6pm Thursday & Friday and 9am-3pm Saturday.

Take a look at this years giveaways! 😉

Our service guys have been taking advantage of these warmer days 👏🏼👏🏼