ANTELOPE VALLEY HIGH TO HOLD 48TH ANNUAL YOUTH OLYMPICS.Byline: Karen Thacker LANCASTER - The 48th annual Youth Olympics will be May 11 at Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. with opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. Thirty-three intermediate schools have been invited to compete in the 18 track and field events. Desert Haven clients have been invited to compete in Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. events. Ribbons will be awarded to winners of each category. The Lancaster Elks Lodge and Emblem Club are hosting the event. Families are encouraged to bring a lunch and enjoy the day. Youths interested should see their school coach. LANCASTER - In conjunction with May being Better Hearing and Speech Month, the A.V. Language, Movement and Speech Therapy Center will hold free speech, language and hearing screenings May 6-10 at 1051 W. Ave. M, Suite 205. Screenings are by appointment only, and all are welcome. Call (805) 945-7878 to schedule a free screening. The center is also hosting a poster contest for youngsters ages 5 to 15. The poster theme is ``Creating Possibilities With Better Hearing and Speech'' and should be done on 22- by 28-inch poster board. Posters will be accepted through May 24 at the language center. Judging will be on May 28, and the winner will receive a $50 savings bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. . ROSAMOND - A Flowers To Mom Street Festival will take place on Diamond Street in Rosamond from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11. Craft and food booths, a chili cook-off and an art contest for kids are part of the activities. The first 500 mothers to show up will receive red silk roses from the Rosamond Old Town Merchants. For more information, call Terry at 256-8141. LANCASTER - Tickets are on sale for the multischool extravaganza, ``Kids on Stage,'' with shows May 13-15 at 7 p.m. at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . More than 1,000 student singers and musicians will perform at the event, which will raise funds for the Lancaster Education Foundation. Tickets are $6. PALMDALE - About 30 Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during from Daisy Troop 187 and Junior Troops 93 and 177 planted six flats of flowers near the kindergarten rooms at Ocotillo Elementary School elementary school: see school. . As part of the Girl Scouts' community service, they decided to give something back to the school where the Junior Girl Scouts hold their meetings and other functions, said Troop 187 and 93 leader Debbie Kubel. Connie Petit is the Troop 177 leader. LANCASTER - A Spring Shindig shin·dig n. 1. A festive party, often with dancing. Also called shindy. 2. See shindy. [Probably alteration of shindy. clogging workshop and dance will take place June 1 at Nancy Cory Elementary School, 3540 W. Ave. K-4. Featured guests include Loni O'Donely, Shauna Burr, Steve Ross, Marv Sass and a special guest. All levels of workshops will take place from noon to 5 p.m. with a dance from 6 to 9 p.m. The workshop is $7, the dance is $5, or pay $10 for both. For children under 12, the fee is $7 for both. For more information, call Jim Scanlan at (805) 946-2848 or Steve Rose at (818) 994-0376. LANCASTER - The United Community Action Network has received an outstanding achievement award from the Community Development Commission of Los Angeles County. The honor is in conjunction with the 22nd anniversary of the federal Community Development Block Grant program, which helps fund the Juvenile Diversions and Parenting Program at UCAN UCAN Utility Consumers' Action Network (California) UCAN Utah Communications Agency Network UCAN Uhlich Children's Advantage Network UCAN Ultra-wideband Concepts for Ad hoc Networks . UCAN is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. addressing the problems of gang and drug activity in our area. |
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