ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : KNIGHT PULLS PROPOSAL TO BAN GAY MARRIAGES.Assemblyman W.J. ``Pete'' Knight said Wednesday that he has withdrawn his bill to ban same-sex marriages because of the introduction of federal legislation that would accomplish the same thing. The bill, AB 3227, would amend the definition of marriage as ``between one man and one woman,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. aides of the Palmdale Republican. The federal legislation would define marriage as ``a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.'' Knight's original marriage bill, which is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee The U.S. Senate established the Committee on the Judiciary on December 10, 1816, as one of the original 11 standing committees. It is also one of the most powerful committees in Congress; among its wide range of jurisdictions is investigation of federal judicial nominees and oversight of , would deny legal recognition to same-sex marriages from other states. SOURCE: Daily News Six Mojave Dumpster fires prompt probe MOJAVE - Fire officials are investigating a rash of Dumpster fires that started within minutes of each other Sunday and Monday nights but caused little damage. ``Somebody or people are starting Dumpster fires next to businesses,'' said Kern County fire Capt. John Peterson. ``None of the fires have spread out of the Dumpster.'' The first fire began Sunday at 9:17 p.m., followed by one at 9:31 p.m. On Monday, there were fires at 8 p.m., 8:10 p.m., 8:35 p.m. and 8:36 p.m. ``The fires have stopped once we started showing our presence,'' said Peterson, who said that firefighters visited high schools and that sheriff's deputies increased patrols in alleys. SOURCE: Daily News Center helping family after boy's suicide LANCASTER - Baby Steps, an infant and child therapy center, is accepting donations for the family of Jeremy Tisinger, an 11-year-old boy who shot himself in the head Monday. Donations should be made in care of Baby Steps and marked for the Tisinger family, officials said. The center is at 1051 W. Ave. M, Suite 205, Lancaster, Calif. 93534. According to officials, the boy was found dead in the master bedroom Monday afternoon after he retrieved his father's revolver from a hidden location and shot himself. SOURCE: Daily News Concert to help raise funds for A.V. chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in LANCASTER - Violinist Armen Anassian Armen Anassian is an Armenian violinist who has recorded violin on numerous motion picture soundtracks such as artists such as King Kong, The Legend of Zoro, and The Navity Story. He has also played with the Los Angeles Opera and is concertmaster of the Santa Clarita Symphony. and pianist Ayke Agus will perform a recital to benefit 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 Master Chorale at 2 p.m. Sunday in the 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. Chorale Room 334, 3041 W. Ave. K. In addition to appearing as soloist and concert master with several orchestras in Europe and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Anassian is conductor and music director for composer and keyboard artist Yanni. Agus is a professional pianist and violinist who's served as accompanist to internationally acclaimed violinist Jascha Heifitz. The recital will feature selections from Gershwin's ``Porgy porgy (pôr`gē), common name for members of the Sparidae, a family of small-mouthed fishes with strong teeth adapted for crushing their food of shellfish and crustaceans. and Bess,'' sonatas by Strauss and Tartini, and Waxman's Fantasy from Bizet's ``Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. .'' Admission is $5. For more information, call (805) 943-3241, Ext. 587. SOURCE: Daily News Palmdale Playhouse to hold arts meeting PALMDALE - Palmdale Playhouse staffers will host the monthly meeting of its arts association program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the theater, 38334 10th St. E. The mission of the art association is to promote art and artists in the community. The association also will manage the Palmdale Playhouse art gallery, host juried exhibitions and develop demonstration programs targeted to students and senior citizens. All artists and supporters of the arts are welcome to attend. To RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. or for more information, call JoAnne Smith or Laurel Mann at (805) 267-5684. SOURCE: Daily News |
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