A.V. BOY SCOUTS COME PREPARED; AWARENESS DAY IN LANCASTER HIGHLIGHTS SAFETY, SURVIVAL SKILLS.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer Vickie Coniglio and Cyndi Noriega have been working at the Boys Scouts of America general store together for some time and the week that seems to bring the most business is the one that leads up to Scouting Awareness Day. Scouts in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley joined together at Lancaster City Park on Saturday, displaying their tent-making and knot-tying skills. ``I think it's quite cute. The boys and the girls are taught so much and to see it put to use is wonderful,'' said passer-by Jeanne McClain. Each year during Scouting Awareness Day, troops from Palmdale, Lancaster and other areas don their blue and khaki khaki (kăk`ē, kä`kē) [Hindi,=dust-colored], closely twilled cloth of linen or cotton, dyed a dust color. It was first used (1848) for uniforms for the English regiment of Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden in India and later became the uniforms almost always against a backdrop of never-ending flashing lights from parents and friends snapping pictures. ``It's a nice turnout, people can now better understand what the Scouts do and how they do it,'' Coniglio said. Marion White, whose son recently joined the Boy Scouts in Palmdale, said even he wasn't sure how some of the boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. are able to make survival kits and safety material. ``Think about it, they can build those tents and rafters. And tying good knots is no easy task either,'' White said. Others in the park said they were refreshed that children were engaging in positive things. ``A lot of people think when so many kids gather around, especially out here, it is because something bad happened or something bad is about to happen,'' said Palmdale resident Theresa Straw. She said she was interested in joining the Scouts when she was younger and regrets she did not. ``I wish I would have, but I had so much to do, like running the streets with my friends and accomplishing nothing,'' she said. After a long day of festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , the Scouts planned to build a campfire with guidance from troop leaders. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--color) Matt Napiolitano, 13, left, his brother Mark, 11, and Mike Dunham Mike Dunham (born June 1, 1972 in Johnson City, New York) is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently the goaltending coach for the New York Islanders. , 11 of Troop 67 ``fix'' a broken kneecap kneecap (patella), saucer-shaped bone at the front of the knee joint; it protects the ends of the femur, or thighbone, and the tibia, the large bone of the foreleg. The kneecap is embedded in the tendon tissue of the quadriceps femoris, a large thigh muscle. at the troop's first aid booth Saturday. (2--color) Michael Lewis Michael Lewis or Mick Lewis may refer to:
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