BURGLARS' DAMAGE UNDONE FOR BALL CLUBS.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer After an overnight burglary and vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and rampage left the American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. Little League snack shop with equipment gone and shelves bare, officials weren't expecting much help from the community. But by Saturday, the stands were refilled with chips and candy, there were cold drinks in the coolers, and the freezer was stocked with Adj. 1. stocked with - furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" stocked furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; hamburger patties - all bought through donations. ``I didn't expect to get that much help,'' said Carrie Porter, president of the American Indian Little League. ``We don't get much when we ask for sponsorship. I guess it takes something like this to happen for people to become generous.'' Ballpark officials received calls from dozens of people offering help. Four people offered microwaves. One woman donated $50 in the name of her son, who was a coach. A Lancaster mortgage company gave the park $500. A trophy shop offered to discount prices for league trophies this year and to create thank-you plaques for donors. The league plans to honor donors during closing ceremonies June 14. Officials said vandals broke into the snack bar, whose profits finance much of the expense of running the ballpark, after parents and players went home for the night at 10:30 p.m. May 20. Damaging the electrical panel for the field lights, the intruders pried pried 1 v. Past tense and past participle of pry1. open a heavy steel shutter (1) An opaque window that is moved in one direction to let light in and in another to close off the light. In fixed-lens cameras, one shutter often suffices for aperture and speed. on the side of the snack bar. They stole cash, candy, microwave ovens, the cash register, the public-address system pub·lic-ad·dress system n. Abbr. PA An electronic amplification apparatus installed and used for broadcasting in public areas. public-address system Noun and even the trash cans In the Macintosh, a simulated garbage can used for deleting files and folders. The trash can keeps the files intact in case the user wants to restore them, but can be "emptied" from time to time to save disk space. . About 450 youths, 5 to 15, play in the league. Expenses run about $100 per player for the season, league officials said, and the young players are asked to pay only half that price. Donors help. ``It's people like this that make my job a lot easier,'' said Mario Pacheco, auxiliary director. ``This is what it's all about. We offer these services because these kids are our future.'' |
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