'WATCH US BLOSSOM' TATANGELOS NAMED GRAND MARSHALS.Byline: Daily News QUARTZ HILL - Jan and Jim Tatangelo, past Quartz Hill Chamber of Commerce presidents, will be grand marshals for the 2005 Almond Blossom Festival The Almond Blossom Festival is an annual arts, social, and entertainment festival held every year on the first weekend of August at Willunga, South Australia, Australia. parade. Named for the flowering of the almond trees that once covered the Quartz Hill area, the festival runs Saturday and Sunday at George Lane Park, with the parade beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday on 50th Street West north of Avenue M. ``Jim and Jan truly reflect dedicated community service - everyday residents bound to a civic calling to give more than they receive,'' said Quartz Hill Chamber President Rodney Jacobson. Jim has been a mail carrier for 26 years and Jan owns a notary notary or notary public Public officer who certifies and attests to the authenticity of writings (e.g., deeds) and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of negotiable instruments. business, J&J Unlimited. They moved to the Antelope Valley in 1988 and Jan became chamber president. In 1997, they inaugurated the annual Quartz Hill Street Faire and were instrumental in opening the chamber's first office a year later. As chamber president, Jan organized the 50th anniversaries of the chamber and of the annual almond festival and increased chamber membership by more than 80 percent. Jim joined the chamber in 1992 and became a volunteer for the Almond Blossom festival. He was an ambassador, vice president and then president in 1999 for a one-year term. He also was secretary to the Quartz Hill Town Council from 1996 to 1998. The Tatangelos founded the annual Antelope Valley Labor Day Sky Parade, a hot-air balloon festival, as a fund-raiser for local charities. Jim also conducts the Antelope Valley Community Club fund-raising program and belongs to Soroptimist International. Jan is current director and senior ambassador of the chamber, is an advisory board member to the Mental Health Association, a member of Leadership A.V. for Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. , and a member of the CIV-MIL Military Affairs Committee at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. . She was also membership chairwoman of the PROz public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most officials organization and is a counselor for new business owners. Jan teaches notary classes at AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C and was named 2004 Notary of the Year Special Honoree by the National Notary Association The National Notary Association is an American nonprofit organization which provides education to and about notaries public. It was established in 1957 by Raymond C. Rothman. [1] External links
The theme for this year's festival is ``Watch Us Blossom.'' Food and craft vendors, rides and games are part of the festival, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Sunday at Lane Park, 5520 W. Ave. L-8. Musical entertainment will include the Lost Canyon Rangers, Silent Plante, Antelope Valley Jazz Band, and the California Army National Guard The California Army National Guard is a component of the California National Guard, the United States Army and the United States National Guard. The California Army National Guard is composed of about 20,000 soldiers. 40th Division Jazz Combo. Admission is free. The Quartz Hill Woman's Club will serve its annual festival pancake breakfast from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the park Saturday in the Park may refer to:
CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Almond trees bloom in an orchard on 110th Street West. The theme of this year's fair and parade is ``Watch Us Blossom.'' (2) Jim and Jan Tatangelo are grand marshals of this year's Quartz Hill Almond Blossom Festival parade. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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