A SPLASH OF COLOR VOLUNTEERS PLANT NEW FLOWER BED AT LOUISE PARK.Byline: Mark Kellam Valley News Writer A group of community volunteers recently gave Louise Park in Van Nuys a little extra color. Members of the Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). Neighborhood Association A neighborhood association is a group of residents, sometimes organized as 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, who take on problems or organize activities within a neighborhood. An association may have elected leaders and voluntary or mandatory dues. , with some help from the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Department of Recreation and Parks, spent May 21 planting flowers in a 60-square-foot flower bed on the southeast corner of Louise Avenue and Sherman Way. Ellen Bagelman, association president, said transients and gangs had been seen frequently in the park, and association members wanted to make the park attractive to local families who want to enjoy the natural setting of the 6.72-acre park. The association made a donation to the recreation and parks department to purchase the plants, which included 12 perennial shrubs and five flats of annual flowers, with approximately 32 plants per flat, said Ken Novak, senior park supervisor who helped the association select and purchase the plants. The department also provided shovels and hoses, which association members used to plant the flower bed. The association paid for the flowers with funds generated by member dues. Association members also made improvements to the playground equipment at the park, Bagelman said. The park also has barbecue pits, a baseball diamond, basketball court and picnic tables A picnic table (or sometimes a picnic bench) is a modified table with benches expressly for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors (picnicking). In the past, picnic tables were typically made of wood, but modern tables can be made out of anything from recycled plastic to . A plaque commemorating com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the association's efforts will be placed on a large rock near the new flower bed, Bagelman said. In a separate project at Louise Park on May 21, eight new trees were planted, Novak said. The trees are part of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's promise to plant one million new trees in the city of Los Angeles
The Lake Balboa Neigh- borhood Association's project at Louise Park was named ``For Our Children,'' Bagelman said, adding that the association plans similar improvements at Jesse Owens Park Owens Park is a large hall of residence located in the Fallowfield district of the city of Manchester, England. The hall is owned by the University of Manchester and houses 1,056 students. in the future. The 1.74-acre park is located on White Oak Avenue, south of Sherman Way. The association, which has been in existence for 13 years, has done several community projects including cleaning alleys and painting over graffiti, Bagelman said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Members of the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Association celebrate the planting of a new flower bed at Louise Park. Pictured are (left to right) Kim Serge serge 1 n. A twilled cloth of worsted or worsted and wool, often used for suits. [Middle English sarge, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *s , chair of ``For The Children,'' and board members Hilde Toledo, Pam Hamilton and Audrey Schirmer. |
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