LOCALS TO KEEP EYE ON PARK RESIDENTS SOLICITING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP DETER VANDALS.Byline: PATRICIA PATRICIA Practical Algorithm To Retrieve Information Coded In Alphanumeric PATRICIA Proving and Testability for Reliability Improvement of Complex Integrated Architectures PATRICIA PApilloma TRIal Cervical cancer In young Adults FARRELL AIDEM Staff writer SAUGUS -- When 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, home of the landmark robot slide, was hit by a barrage of racist graffiti, a small group of Saugus residents took it personally. ``This is our park,'' said Mark Weiss of the Saugus Action Committee. ``That's not the kind of thing we will tolerate.'' Weiss, in cooperation with city officials, is helping organize a pilot park watch program, formed under the philosophy of Neighborhood Watch where residents learn to keep an eye on to watch. - Shak. See also: Eye their own. Sign-ups will be taken at today's rededication Noun 1. rededication - a new dedication; "the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem" dedication - a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose of the Seco Canyon Road park. The event is sponsored by the committee and the city and will run from 1 to 5 p.m. The park pool will be open from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. for free swimming, and there will be a barbecue and games. The event was planned after vandals hit the brand-new playground equipment, inking racist epithets on the $200,000 worth of toys. ``When the parks department wanted to upgrade the play equipment they came to us, made a presentation about what they planned,'' Weiss said. ``We partnered with them, and then to see someone come and deface de·face tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es 1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure. 2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of. 3. it like that. No way. ``The city had been toying with a park watch concept. They said, Are you guys interested in being the pilot. We said, You bet.'' The plan is to collect volunteers, then have the crew trained by the Sheriff's Department to keep eyes open and report suspicious activity. The goal is to keep up a presence in the park to deter vandals. The committee has worked with the city to offer residents' viewpoints on local projects. Members were involved in planning the median landscaping on Bouquet Canyon Road, sponsored two movie nights in the parks and took over the annual Easter egg An undocumented function hidden in software that may or may not be sanctioned by management. Easter Eggs are secret "goodies" found by word of mouth or accident. They are also used in video games, movies, TV commercials, DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and every so often in hardware. hunt at Central Park. When city officials told of plans to remove the giant robot Giant Robot may refer to:
The park was built in the 1970s and is one of the city's oldest. The residents feel territorial about it, Weiss said. ``We're hoping to show a presence so these kids know they can't do this again, so they know someone may be watching.'' pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5251 |
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