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Casino Money Funds Rec Centres21 August 2006ARIZONA – As reported by the Arizona Daily Star: "Victoria Pablo doesn't mince words when describing the softball fields she grew up with. "'Dirt fields, no lights,' she said. 'You had to play early in the morning to avoid the heat.' "…All of that has changed in the past week with the opening of two recreation centers that come with a number of amenities, but perhaps none more welcome than playing fields with stadium lighting. "The first center opened Aug. 12 in Sells, the Tohono O'odham capital. Saturday, the San Xavier Recreation Center opened after two years of construction. In the coming weeks three more centers — also with lighted fields — will open on the reservation's western half. The five centers cost a total of about $19 million and were paid for with casino profits…" |