APRIL-FOOLISH WEATHER; FREEWAY BURIED IN HEAVY SNOW.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer When Acton attorney Jay Zayachak called his office in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. and said he wasn't coming into work Wednesday because he was snowed in, co-workers thought it was an April Fool's joke (humour, event) April Fool's Joke - (AFJ) Elaborate April Fool's hoaxes are a long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see kremvax for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the *only* seasonal holiday marked by customary observances on the hacker networks. . But an overnight snowfall, which dumped nearly a foot of snow in some parts of Acton, was no joke - especially to motorists on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. , which was shut down Tuesday night for three hours between Palmdale and Canyon Country. ``I couldn't get out of my driveway,'' said Zayachak, whose home was surrounded by six inches of snow. ``It was slippery even with my chains. We were surprised because we hadn't had it all winter, and then, boom.'' The 2,100 students in the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. got the day off Wednesday after officials decided to close schools. ``We had a good 3 inches of snow on most of the roads that would not get plowed in time for the buses to get through,'' said Don Banderas, interim superintendent of the school district. ``We anticipated the roads wouldn't get any better.'' Banderas expected schools to be open today, but advised parents to listen to local radio stations to make sure. The California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. shut down the Antelope Valley Freeway between Palmdale Boulevard and Shadow Pines Boulevard from 7 to 10 p.m. after 6 to 8 inches of snow blanketed the freeway. ``It got too treacherous for regular travel,'' said Officer Scott Weldy. ``With the temperature and driving conditions, cars were getting stuck and spinning out. It was snowing hard. It was a virtual whiteout condition down there south of Palmdale.'' For about an hour after Caltrans crews cleared snow off the freeway, the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan escorted cars out of the area. Palmdale construction worker Richard Hernandez spent Tuesday night with a friend at Canyon Country after being detoured off the northbound freeway at Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
``I'm not going to get home tonight,'' Hernandez said. Truck driver Eric Duran pulled off at Sand Canyon on his way back to Burbank after delivering a movie set to Barstow. ``It's pretty crazy,'' said Duran, 23, of Lancaster. ``I thought they'd plow it more.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in AV Edition only) Traffic moves Wednesday after the snow plows a structure, usually See also: Plow (2) (Ran in AV Edition only) Ken Rohrer, 14, gives Robert Pehee, 7, a ride on his sled as kids enjoy a day when snow closed Acton-Agua Dulce schools. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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