BIRDS' ROOST DUBBED `THE HANGAR' : NEW JETHAWK STADIUM NAME REFLECTS HISTORY.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer With crews working feverishly to complete the JetHawks' baseball stadium behind them, beaming city officials on Friday unveiled the sport facility's name, The Hangar. Council members wearing team caps pulled a blue cloth from an easel, uncovering an artist's rendition of the stadium entrance, with ``The Hangar'' in scripted letters backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. by a red neon halo above ``Lancaster Municipal Stadium'' in green block letters block letters npl → letras fpl de molde block letters block npl → majuscules fpl block letters npl . ``Where else would you put a JetHawk but in a hangar?'' declared Lancaster Councilman Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
The stadium is expected to be completed by Monday, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. The team's first home game will be April 16. The name of the stadium, like the team name, reflects the aerospace heritage of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , which pleased local baseball fan Shirley Weber, 68, of Lancaster. ``I think it's perfect,'' said Weber, who stood in line the first day tickets went on sale and bought 18 for her family for the first game. ``Both of my sons are in the aircraft industry. It just seems appropriate for this area. We should be very proud of this building.'' It also follows a trend in the California League The California League is a minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth , the Class A minor league in which the JetHawks will play, of cute stadium names linked to the team names. The Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. Quake play in the Epicenter. The San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United StatesSan Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. Stampede will play at the Ranch. Runner-up names for the Lancaster stadium included The Runway and The Launchpad, but The Hangar was the overall favorite, said City Manager Jim Gilley. ``The owners had some suggestions, and we've been talking about the name for quite a while,'' Gilley said. ``We got together and agreed that was the name that would be the most appropriate. It is one that would reflect the aerospace history of the Antelope Valley and tie in to the JetHawk name as well. I think it's short, sweet, catchy and to the point.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Employees work on the framework that w ill support Lancaster Municipal Stadium's scoreboard. (2--color) JetHawks President Mike Ellis, left, and Vice President Matt Ellis stand beside an artist's rendering of the new Lancaster stadium. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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