Allied Gardens Rec Center now open longer hours

Thanks to additional funding in the new city budget, the Allied Gardens Recreation Center will be open for an additional 15 hours a week — bringing the total number of hours per week to 60 — beginning Aug. 1.

The new hours will be as follows: Monday, 1 to 9 p.m.; Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m; Wednesday, noon to 9 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The additional hours will allow more individuals and community groups to use meeting rooms, athletic facilities and other Rec Center facilities. Senior citizen and retiree groups are especially encouraged to arrange to use the meeting rooms.

For more information, contact the center at 619-235-1129 to speak with Director Malo Lutu or another member of the staff.

Allied Gardens Rec Center parking lot closed for repairs

Due to state laws governing storm water control, the city has begun an extensive renovation of the parking lot at Allied Gardens Recreation Center. The closure began July 13 and will continue through Oct. 19. The project, expected to cost approximately $187,000, involves changing the drainage design, resurfacing the parking lot and adding accessible pathways in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

There’s still time for soccer

Crusaders Soccer Club is still signing up new players, ages 3 to 19, for the fall recreational season. Interested families should register online at sandiegocrusaders.com.

The soccer club is also offering free skills training every Friday in July at 4:30 p.m. at the Pershing Middle School playing fields. This is an opportunity for interested soccer players to learn and develop their skills under the guidance and direction of coaches Rene Miramontes and Victor Melendez. Goalkeeping training is also being offered by coaches from the San Diego Goalkeeping Institute.