CLIMBING ROCK A FEATURE OF OAK SPRING CANYON PARK.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Every 5-year-old in Canyon Country will be able to be king of the mountain starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, when the city dedicates the new Oak Spring Canyon Park. A climbing rock, which will be the first in any 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, park, will be the highlight of the park's tot lot. ``The climbing rock is a small addition to the tot lot area, a replacement for some of the other climbing apparatus that's become more popular,'' said Glenn Bogna of the city's parks department. ``We wanted to start with this. We've had some good feedback when we talked about it at our community meetings.'' Other amenities at the new park include an older children's play area, a shaded picnic area, restrooms, lighted walkways, parking and an open turf area. The park is at 28920 Oak Spring Canyon Road, just off Soledad Canyon Soledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Road. Mayor Cameron Smyth Cameron Smyth is a Republican who has represented Califoria's 38th Assembly district since December of 2006. He succeeded Keith Richman who was term limited. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Assemblyman Smyth served on the Santa Clarita City Council, where he will preside over the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , accompanied by Mayor Pro Tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. Bob Kellar and fellow council members Frank Ferry, Marsha McLean and Laurene Weste. Oak Spring Canyon Park brings the total of city neighborhood and community parks to 17. The celebration is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. For more information, call the city of Santa Clarita at (661) 259-CITY. The next park in the planning and design stages is White's Canyon Park. The overlook near the top of White's Canyon, cleared by the city in 2001, is the beginning of the park. When completed, the park will follow the hilly terrain down to Nadal Street across from Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
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