AROUND THE REGION.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 College to hold financial event LANCASTER -- Antelope Valley College's fifth annual Cash for College free event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the college, 3041 W. Ave. K. Officials from AVC's financial aid office and representatives from lending institutions will talk about scholarships, grants and loans. For more information, call 661-722-6300, Ext. 6331 or 6337. Black history marked at dinner LANCASTER -- Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. will host its 2008 Black History Month awards banquet at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. Poppy Pavilion, 2551 W. Ave. H. The keynote speaker will be Sonya Stewart, vice president of diversity and equal opportunity programs at Lockheed. Tickets cost $35 in advance, $40 at the door. The program starts at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. To buy tickets, call Keenan Haywood at 661-572-7434; Fletina Smith at 661-572-3689; Julian Lewis Julian Murray Lewis (born 26 September 1951, in Swansea, Wales) is a British politician and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for New Forest East in Hampshire. He was first elected as an M.P. in 1997. at 661-572-1077; or Michelle Hammond at 661-572-4051. SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Human bones found near home CANYON COUNTRY -- Human bones have been found behind a home in Canyon Country, the second such occurrence on the property since Thanksgiving, KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7) reported. "Me and my pup were up hiking around today and came across possibly an arm bone ... what it looked like, and some other smaller bones that were broken up," resident Joe Massimino said Monday. On Thanksgiving night, Massimino's nieces and nephews found what appeared to be a skull, rib and back bones behind the home, 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. Channel 7. Massimino believes the new discovery is from the same body and hopes investigators from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office can identify the person whom they belong to. "Somebody's lost a loved one, somebody's missing that needs to be found," Massimino said. The Coroner's Office has not determined whether both sets of bones belong to the same person, KABC reported. VENTURA COUNTY Safe Kids Day set for Sunday OAK PARK -- The American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. will sponsor Safe Kids Day on Sunday for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders to learn basic safety skills. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oak Park Recreation Center, 1000 N. Kanan Road. Training will be offered in basic first aid, rescue breathing, water, fire, sports and transportation safety. To reserve a place, call 805-339-2234 or e-mail TsangA(at)usa.redcross.org. -- Daily News |
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