OUTDOOR TRIBUTE; DEDICATION STARTS PARK EFFORT.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer It was a bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. ceremony for Richard Rioux's widow, Suzanne, and their daughters, gathered Friday under wispy wisp n. 1. A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass. 2. a. One that is thin, frail, or slight. b. A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds. 3. clouds on a mesa to celebrate Rioux's dream. Richard Rioux Park, with a sweeping view of the Santa Susana Mountains The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. The range runs east-west separating the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley on its south from Santa Clara River Valley to the north and and the community below, was dedicated by 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. County officials in memory of the Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. Town Council president and chief of the county's two alcohol and drug rehabilitation This article is about the process of rehabilitation for substance dependency. For other uses, see Rehab (disambiguation). For other kinds of rehabilitation, see Rehabilitation. For the American rap-rock group, see Rehab (band). centers. Rioux died last year. ``He deserved this honor,'' Suzanne Rioux said after the brief, formal groundbreaking. The park, now a field of rocky soil and weeds, is scheduled to open in about a year on Faulkner Drive, next to Stevenson Ranch School. At 16.5 acres, Rioux - pronounced rio - Park is the largest recreation center ever acquired by the county under the state's Quimby Act, which requires developers to donate parkland or money to help build parks, said Rodney Cooper, director of parks and recreation for the county. With about $1.8 million from Proposition A, a softball field, basketball court, picnic area and children's play area will be built. ``It's going to be absolutely gorgeous,'' Cooper said, noting the view. ``We're very proud of this site.'' Rioux was instrumental in working with the Town Council and the Dale Poe Development Co., which established the community, to build a park. ``We're here today to thank Richard for his vision,'' said county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San . ``Today we have a dedication, next year we'll have an opening.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich talks Friday at a dedication event for Richard Rioux Park in Stevenson Ranch. (2--Color) Jeff Wheeler, left, Brent Remby, Natalie Weiner, Michael D. Antonovich and Jesse Fleece scoop dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for Richard Rioux Park on Friday in Stevenson Ranch. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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