A DEED TO FIELD OF DREAMS HART PONY LEAGUE NOW OWNS PROPERTY.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Darvish Staff Writer VALENCIA - After decades of charging a mere $1 per year to lease the land on which the Hart PONY League The Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League, also known as the PONY League, was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that played from 1939 through 1956. The forerunner of the modern Class A New York - Penn League, the PONY served as the first professional baseball address of complex sits, community development company Newhall Land officially transferred ownership Saturday to league officials. The transaction capped a more than 50-year partnership between the community planner and the William S. Hart PONY Baseball and Softball PONY Baseball and Softball is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping young people grow into healthier and happier adults, primarily through the organization of baseball and softball leagues. League. Newhall Land President Greg McWilliams presented league officials with the deed Saturday at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , where the league celebrated the season's opening day. Newhall Land had owned the property since 1883, long before auto dealerships, shopping malls and busy streets became the norm. The 17-acre site near Cinema Drive and Valencia Boulevard was claimed by Spanish explorers for the King of Spain in the 1700s, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. league and Newhall Land officials. The league's games were not always played at the current facility, which serves nearly 4,000 children who play on the complex's 10 fields. Before settling at the current site in the early 1960s, the league's fields were located on Valencia Boulevard near San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , where Kmart now stands. Before that, games were played on San Fernando Road, across from the Saugus Cafe. Newhall Land completed several million dollars in infrastructure improvements to the area in recent years, including extensive stabilization to the nearby Santa Clara river Santa Clara River may refer to:
After the opening day festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. Saturday morning at College of the Canyons, coaches, players and parents headed over to the league complex to begin the first games of the 2005 season. Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Top, Blue Jays Little Leaguers find ways to occupy themselves during ceremonies at College of the Canyons. Above, Kate Howell, left, and Madisen Dewey respond as their team is introduced. It was an important day for the little athletes as well as for Hart PONY League officials. (3) Dan Schlender, left, president of the William S. Hart PONY Baseball and Softball League is handed a plaque by Greg McWilliams, center, president of Newhall Land. The ceremony signifies that the league has been given title to the property it has been using for youth sports. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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