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VIDEO: County Supervisors, Students, Visitors Celebrate New Spring Valley Park

| 5:10 PM

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County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher, Vice Chair Nora Vargas, students from Mt. Miguel High School, its Adult Transitional School, park officials and eager visitors celebrated the opening of Ildica County Park Friday in Spring Valley.

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County: $1.8 Mill Available to Youth Sports and Camps to Cut Kids’ Registration Fees

| 2:18 PM

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The County’s Department of Parks and Recreation wants to give youth sports and camp programs shares of $1.8 million to help get 15,000 to 20,000 kids back out to play in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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County Parks Earn National Thumbs Up

| 3:31 PM

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The County’s parks and recreation system was awarded reaccreditation this week from the national Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies, once again winning kudos for its parks, programs, community involvement and operations.

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Chess Makes its Move at the County’s Waterfront Park

| 4:34 PM

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County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher and dozens of young competitors unveiled the County Waterfront Park’s newest feature Saturday — permanent chess tables — with a tournament and ribbon-cutting event.

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Supervisor Vargas, Parks Officials Reopen Expanded Lincoln Acres County Park

| 2:56 PM

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County Supervisor Nora Vargas, County Parks officials, National City fire officials and others held a family-friendly grand reopening and dedication of Lincoln Acres County Park Saturday, Aug. 28.

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Three County Parks Closed in August Due to Summer Heat

| 3:56 PM

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Three San Diego County parks, El Capitan Preserve near Lakeside, Hellhole Canyon Preserve in Valley Center and Mt. Gower Preserve in Ramona, will be closed for the month of August starting Sunday, a measure taken each year because of the month’s typically high temperatures.