In addition to the four local stadiums it built, Mortenson was general contractor for the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, home of the NFL's St. Louis Rams.Retired Huntington Beach firefighter Robert LaFever, 61, and his wife, Gaye, 57, a retired dental hygienist, wanted to stay fit with daily swimming and water running, but didn't like the heavily chlorinated water at the gym and didn't have the budget and backyard space for their own fullsize pool. The solution? Last year they got a swim spa essentially an elongated hot tub with a current emanating from one end. Already popular with dedicated triathletes and swimmers, these socalled swimmer's treadmills aren't cheap, starting around $20,000 for a vinyllined model and going to $35,000 or more for a fully molded fiberglass pool, not including installation and remodeling costs.

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