SPORTING PROPOSITION; SANTA CLARITA'S FIRST PUBLIC GYM SET TO OPEN SOON.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer Santa Clarita's first public gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. will open in December, and anxious athletes are already reserving courts. The first phase of the 20-acre 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, Sports Complex, anchored by two basketball-volleyball courts and four racketball courts, is nearly completed. ``We're getting calls for reservations; the majority are regarding racketball sign-ups,'' said Tymeri Cuervo, a recreation coordinator for the city. ``We've had about 30 reservations. That's nice for a start.'' The former warehouse, one of three on the property, is being transformed into a 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art sports facility, complete with offices and locker rooms. The exterior has been painted from a pastel pastel (păstĕl`), artists' medium of chalk and pigment, tempered with weak gum water and usually molded in the form of sticks; also a work done in this medium. Pastel was in use in Italy in the 15th cent. and is doubtless much older. palette of peach, lavender, blue and green. The interior is bright - cheerful, coordinated blues and greens Blues and Greens, political factions in the Byzantine Empire in the 6th cent. They took their names from two of the four colors worn by the circus charioteers. Their clashes were intensified by religious differences. , reds and yellows, with abundant ceiling light and natural illumination from high windows This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since August 2007. . It is scheduled to open Dec. 7. On Wednesday, workers began laying a Sport Court floor, a top-quality plastic composite identical to floors used by some top college programs, Cuervo said. The gym has two courts that can be used for basketball, volleyball or badminton badminton (băd`mĭntən), game played by volleying a shuttlecock (called a "bird")—a small, cork hemisphere to which feathers are attached—over a net. Light, gut-strung rackets are used. . The basketball equipment is adjustable for different age levels, and side baskets are being installed so younger teams can play cross-court, with two games to each full court. ``We're going to be thrilled when it opens,'' said Mike Norton, another recreation coordinator. Norton runs the city's youth basketball program, with winter play beginning in January for nearly 2,200 youngsters. The city bought the property, a former Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. Norman Cosmetics Co. warehouse complex, a year ago for $3.08 million. A $150,000 skate park opened last week, and so far, $1.8 million has been spent on the gym. Plans for the two other warehouses will be made after public hearings, but suggestions have included an indoor swimming pool and roller-hockey rink. The city previously has coordinated indoor sports programs with local high schools and junior highs, but none of those facilities has been open for recreation to the general public. The new sports complex will have hours of open play and a championship racketball court with a Plexiglas wall for spectators. All the court sidelines Sidelines Hypothetical position referring to noninvolvement in a stock; merely watching. will have bleachers. The city will help coordinate a physical education program at the gym for children who are home-schooled. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Phase 1 of the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, with basketball, volleyball and racketball courts, is scheduled to open Dec. 7. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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