ARTISTS WILL COMPETE FOR MEMORIAL DESIGN.Byline: Daily News Five artists were chosen to compete for the job of designing a memorial to honor an Air Force captain from Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , who was declared MIA MIA n. A member of the armed services who is reported missing following a combat mission and whose status as to injury, capture, or death is unknown. [m(issing) i(n) a(ction). after being shot down over Cambodia in 1970. A committee of two City Council members and three art commissioners reviewed work samples submitted by 15 artists before narrowing the field on Monday. The finalists were picked based on ``the quality of their work,'' said Stacy Minasian of the city's Theaters Department. Each of the five artists will be given $500 to produce a small model of their porposed artwork, from which a final design will be selected. The finalists' names will be released once they sign a contrct with the city, probably in two to three weeks, Minasian said. She said the artists come from as far south as 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. to as far north as Ventura. The City Council in March approved $10,000 for a memorial honoring Eric Huberth, who was shot down over Cambodia in 1970. Although the city originally planted a tree in memory of the 25-year-old resident, the tree became diseased dis·eased adj. 1. Affected with disease. 2. Unsound or disordered. and died from neglect after officials abandoned their former City Hall site on Hillcrest hill·crest n. The summit line of a hill. Drive. |
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