CAMARILLO’S FIELD OF DREAMS

Photos by IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!— Above, Sophie Lopez, 9, practices softball under the setting sun during the Jan. 29 grand opening celebration for Pleasant Valley Fields, a 55-acre sports park near the Village at the Park housing development. The $12.8-million lighted park features 11 soccer fields, three softball diamonds, a playground, a picnic area, snack bars, a meeting room and a walking path. Right, Samanatha Williams, 6, enjoys a spin on the park’s playground equipment. Hundreds of local residents visited the new park over the weekend to try out the fields and its playground. For additional photographs of the park’s grand opening, visit www.theacornonline.com.