ALMOST SOLD OUT NEW COMMUNITY CENTER PROVES POPULAR.Byline: Judy O'Rourke Staff Writer NEWHALL - If there was any doubt a bigger community center was overdue in Newhall, the 750 people who in one week nabbed more than half of the new $7 million center's openings all but erased it. Many took a number and waited for up to two hours to claim a free membership, enroll in the free after-school program and low-cost classes. Eighty percent of the classes are full and many popular ones have wait lists. ``I think we could build a building twice the size and fill it up in two weeks,'' said Hope Horner, the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Community Center's supervisor. ``We had anywhere from 125 to 225 sign-ups a day.'' Sign-ups were first come, first serve. Horner anticipated the rush and expects maximum capacity - 1,200 memberships - to be filled by Thursday. On Jan. 21, the center's operations moved from a rundown Rundown A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchase. rundown A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds. 7,000-square-foot warehouse to the 17,000-square-foot facility across from the Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station. The center's $491,000 annual budget is covered by the city's general fund, and a number of sponsors help underwrite events and miscellaneous costs. Horner estimated 75 percent of the participants are first-timers who live in the adjacent neighborhood and Valle Del Oro. Membership cards bearing a photo on the front and bar code on the back will be scanned with each visit, helping Horner track the hot and not-so- hot offerings. Sports programs, art classes, an adult aerobics aerobics (ârō`biks), [Gr.,=with oxygen], system of endurance exercises that promote cardiovascular fitness by producing and sustaining an elevated heart rate for a prolonged period of time, thereby pumping an increased amount of oxygen-rich class, English-as-a-Second-Language classes and teen groups have topped the popularity list so far. Seventeen kids are on the wait list for the karate karate: see martial arts. karate Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact. class and 18 adults are waiting for dropouts in the morning ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. class. The award-winning Ballet Folklorico program has grown to include a beginner's recreational class along with the established performance program. Members had to show up in person, and in some cases that was no small order. ``One family signed up about nine people, including mom and dad,'' Horner said. After-school offerings include arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. classes, homework help and recreational games. Some kids' classes cost $5 and the adult aerobics class costs $10 for 10 weeks. The fees help cover the cost of materials. Not-for-credit ESL, computer and citizenship classes, provided in partnership with 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. , run 17 weeks and are free. Judy O'Rourke, (661) 257-5255 judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Kids try out playground equipment Monday at the new $7 million Santa Clarita Community Center in Newhall. (2 -- color) Residents have waited up to two hours to join the new Santa Clarita Community Center in Newhall, nabbing more than half of the 1,200 allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. memberships. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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