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AUTO CLUB REVVING UP FOR ANNUAL SHOW.


Byline: Joanne Crawford Education

The Rosamond High School Auto Shop Club will hold its third annual car and vehicle show May 1 from noon to 4 p.m. in the campus parking lot, 2925 Rosamond Blvd.

Admission is free to the public and entrance fees are $15 for autos or pickup Pickup

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 trucks and $10 for motorcycles, said automotive teacher Charles Gordon Charles Gordon may be:
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.

Raffle tickets at $5 each are being sold for a Turbo-Hydromatic 400 transmission, he said.

``This year, with preregistrations going the way they are, we expect about 100 cars,'' Gordon said. ``The deadline runs up to show day. We are going to accept cars all the way up to 1 p.m. on May 1.''

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Rosamond automotive technology Noun 1. automotive technology - the activity of designing and constructing automobiles
automotive engineering

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 program.

Anyone interested in making cash donations to help sponsor the show can send checks payable to the Rosamond High School Auto Shop Club, in care of Charles Gordon, at Rosamond High School, 2925 Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond, CA 93560.

``Hard'' donations also are being accepted for the show, Gordon said.

``Giveaway items,'' he said. ``Just about anything and especially auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
  • Air filter
  • Automobile self starter
  • Bell housing
  • Brakes
  • Bucket seat
  • Bumper
  • Buzzer
  • Battery
, accessories, any type of custom parts or accessories that hot rodders use. We can use dinners. As a matter of fact, some of the nicest things we gave away last year were the dinners. People really appreciated the dinners.''

Major sponsors include L.A. County Raceway, Sav-U Auto Parts of Rosamond and PAW Auto Parts in Lancaster, Gordon said.

L.A. County Raceway donated do·nate  
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v.tr.
To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.

v.intr.
To make a contribution to a fund or cause.
 car show trophies to be awarded in nine different categories, he said.

Vendor spaces are still available to rent for $10 each.

Rosamond's automotive program provides basic automotive knowledge and skills instruction to beginning students. Advanced students receive training and certification providing them with skills and readiness for entry-level jobs An entry-level job is a job that generally requires little skill and knowledge, and is generally of a low pay. These jobs may require physical strength or some on-site training. Many entry-level jobs are part-time, and do not include employee benefits. , Gordon said.

``Students are provided with textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible.  instruction and testing, laboratory instruction and testing, plus hands-on live applications using donated, teacher and community vehicles,'' Gordon said. ``Rosamond's Auto Shop Club was introduced to the campus in 1993.''

For more details on the coming car show, including sponsorship information, contact Gordon at (661) 256-5020.
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