CHILLIN' OUT FOR SUMMER VALLEY'S PUBLIC POOLS SET FOR SWIMMING TODAY.Byline: From Staff Reports Blistering blis·ter·ing n. See vesiculation. heat can be met with cool relief today as public swimming pools open across 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. . The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks is opening 36 summer pools at noon today. Of those, 12 are in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . ``We really look forward to this time of the year, because we know that children throughout the city will be able to have some fun in the sun starting with opening day for summer pools,'' parks Aquatics Director Richard Godino said in a prepared statement. ``Aquatics is very excited about this start of the season.'' The 36 Los Angeles summer pools stay open through Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. , with some pools' operation extended two weeks. A dozen more pools stay open year round. Pools open midmorning mid·morn·ing n. The middle of the morning. and close in early evening. A free swim program credited with boosting attendance by 60 percent continues to invite for free children under 17, seniors 65 and older and disabled veterans. Adults from 18 to 64 pay $1.25 for a day at the pool. For further information about L.A. pools, contact www.laparks.org. Pools will open in the following Valley locations: --Fernangeles Rec Center, 8851 Laurel Canyon Laurel Canyon can refer to several things:
--Granada Hills Rec Center, 16730 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills. --Lanark Rec Center, 21817 Strathern St., Canoga Park. --North Hollywood Rec Center, 5301 Tujunga Ave., North Hollywood. --Reseda Rec Center, 18411 Victory Blvd., Reseda. --Ritchie Valens Rec Center, 10731 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Pacoima. --Sepulveda Rec Center, 8737 Kester Ave., Panorama City. --Sun Valley Rec Center, 8123 Vineland Ave., Sun Valley. --Sylmar Rec Center, 13109 Borden Ave., Sylmar. --Valley Plaza Rec Center, 6715 Laurelgrove Ave., North Hollywood. --Verdugo Hills Rec Center, 10654 Irma Ave., Tujunga. --Woodland Hills Rec Center, 5858 Shoup Ave., Woodland Hills. Buddy and Bubbles, the two parks Aquatics Department octopus mascots Here is a list of several known mascots: College mascots
--Cleveland High School, 8120 Vanalden Ave., Reseda. --Hubert Humphrey Rec Center, 12560 Filmore St., Pacoima. --Hansen Dam Swim Lake, 11798 Foothill Blvd., Lake View Terrace, scheduled to open late next week. For water activities in the San Fernando Valley that do not include swimming, the Parks Department offers the following facilities: --Balboa Lake, 6300 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). Blvd., Van Nuys (paddle An input device that moves the screen cursor in a back-and-forth motion. It has a dial and one or more buttons and is typically used in games to hit balls and steer objects. See joy stick. Paddle - A language for transformations leading from specification to program. boats, small watercraft). --Hansen Dam Lake, 11798 Foothill Blvd., Lake View Terrace (sailing, fishing, small craft). --Reseda Park Lake, 18411 Victory Blvd., Reseda. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Moises Alvarenga, 7, collides with another rafter during a preview of summer swimming Friday at the Yosemite Pool. (2) Angel Damian plunges into Yosemite Pool near Eagle Rock on Friday. More L.A. and Valley pools open today. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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