MORE FUN IN THE SUN KAISER DONATION WILL KEEP POOLS OPEN TWO MORE WEEKS.Byline: PATRICK ST. MICHEL Staff Writer GRANADA HILLS -- For Robert Noreik, the public pool is more than just a place for kids to practice back flips and cannonballs -- it helps keep them out of trouble. "The pool gives us something to do," he said. "It keeps a lot of kids off the street." Thanks to a $121,000 donation from Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , Robert and other 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. residents can enjoy the Granada Hills pool and 13 others an extra two weeks, as the city of Los Angeles
"It's just so hot, we want to help residents out," said Jane Kolb, the city's public information director. L.A. usually keeps its pools open until the 16th, she said. But this summer, there was concern there wouldn't be enough money to keep them open. "Kaiser really stepped up to the plate," she said. Figures for how many people actually use the pools were unavailable, but Friday more than two dozen kids flocked to the Granada Hills Pool to beat the heat, which was actually less scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. than it has been over the past week. Alma Acevez, who helps counsel kids on probation through Optimus, a Mission Hills-based nonprofit, sat on a bleacher bleach·er n. 1. One that bleaches or is used in bleaching. 2. An often unroofed outdoor grandstand for seating spectators. Often used in the plural. under a shade tree as teens from her group frolicked in the water. "We come here four times a week," she said. "It's something for the boys to do." And the extension is great news, she said. Now, she expects to visit the pool even more, including weekends. After yet another trip off the diving board, Robert, 15, of Torrance took a break and sat down on a bench. He said he expects to be doing this a lot until Sept. 16. "I'll probably come every day," he said. "It's so hot, I got to cool down somehow." patrick.st.michel@dailynews.com Open pools The following 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. public pools will stay open an extra two weeks, until Sept. 16: Granada Hills, Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. , Sepulveda, Sun Valley, Van Ness Van Ness may refer to: People
CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Jessica Buitrago of North Hills gives her daughter, Kaitlyn, 3, a swimming lesson at the city's Granada Hills Pool, which is one of the city swimming pools that will be open for an extended period. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer Box: Open pools (see text) |
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