The Na­pari­ma Bowl is a his­tor­i­cal land­mark in San Fer­nan­do. It was opened to the pub­lic on Au­gust 27, 1962 and will be cel­e­brat­ing 50 years next year. The Bowl con­tin­ues to serve the peo­ple very well in arts and cul­ture. In the ear­ly years it held Jaycees beau­ty queen shows, chil­dren's Car­ni­val, ca­lyp­so tents and steel pan com­pe­ti­tions. There have al­ways been year-round ac­tiv­i­ties, such as sec­ondary schools mu­sic fes­ti­vals, grad­u­a­tions, fetes, so­cial gath­er­ings, sem­i­nars, meet­ings and of course dra­ma shows and com­e­dy skits.

You may say that NA­PA South is a state-of-the-art build­ing but a re­fur­bished Na­pari­ma Bowl could match the new fa­cil­i­ty. NA­PA South would serve the new gen­er­a­tion in the next 20 years and more. Be­ing the coach at the near­by Prom­e­nade Ten­nis Club, I would like to see the Bowl re­main for the next 50 years rather than de­stroy the pride of San Fer­nan­do and its peo­ple.

Har­ry Ma­hase

San Fer­nan­do