BARNETT BEEFS THINGS UP.Byline: Bettie Rencoret Senior columnist LANCASTER - When the Lancaster Veterans Home Citizens Committee cooks up 1,000 pounds of beef on May 6, Ray Barnett Ray Barnett is a fictional doctor portrayed by actor Shane West on the television show ER. His character first appeared in fall 2004 at the start of the 11th season. will be the head chef. This will be the second annual benefit barbecue for the Lancaster Veterans Home, and part of a long history of Barnett's involvement with 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 organizations including the American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. , Veterans of Foreign Wars and Loyal Order of the Moose. ``I'm thoroughly convinced that such events are the life's blood Life's Blood was a hardcore punk band formed by four first year college students in New York City in 1987. It consisted of Adam Nathanson on guitars, Neil Burke on bass, John Kriksciun on drums, and on vocals, Combined Effort promoter and fanzine editor Jason O'Toole. of fund raising, and when Ken (Creese, Veterans Home Committee fund-raising chairman) puts something like this together, he doesn't fool around.'' The beef will be seasoned and cooked in the deep-pit barbecue at American Legion Post 311 at 40th Street East and Avenue J and served with beans, salad and rolls from 11 a.m. to late afternoon in the post pavilion. ``Where else can you get an all-you-can-eat meal for $7.50 and know you're contributing to a good cause at the same time?'' he said. The American Legion post will have beer on tap for $1. Door prizes will include a 20-speed bicycle and at least two handmade ``Time Out'' dolls. Barnett's first love is the veteran's home project, for which the citizens committee is raising money for amenities such as television sets for the residents, but he has a history of working with many veterans organizations even though he keeps a low profile. He's never served as a chair officer in any of them, he said, but he has always worked in the background. He's been on Post 311's board of directors for 18 years. Barnett joined VFW See Video for Windows. Post 7283 in 1988 and transferred to the small Post 3000 in 1991. Since 1987 he's also been a member of the Lancaster Moose Lodge. His first commitment right now is to the veterans home, which was expected to begin construction this year but has been delayed by new funding rules contained in legislation passed by Congress last year. ``It wasn't fair that they changed the federal funding rules and moved us down on the priority list when we are about ready to break ground,'' Barnett said. ``I think all of the veterans organizations should get together to write letters to the White House and every representative we have in Congress to protest the passage of any legislation which affects us without first making us aware of all its aspects.'' Raised in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville (IPA: [ˈɛ.vənzˌvɪl]) is the third-largest city in the state of Indiana. , Barnett joined the U.S. Army in 1943 at age 17, before he finished high school. He was a motorman mo·tor·man n. One who drives an electrically powered streetcar, locomotive, or subway train. motorman Noun pl -men Brit, Austral & NZ the driver of an electric train , jeep and truck driver in Europe until 1946. When he was discharged he returned to Evansville to work in a refrigerator plant, a job he held for six years. In 1956 he came to California and settled in Torrance with a better job for North American Aviation North American Aviation was a major US aircraft manufacturer. The company was responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, and the X-15 rocket plane, as well as Apollo . He built tubes for the F-86 fighter jet for about six months, then was made an expediter. ``That meant I had to keep things moving - get the parts out to the aircraft and things like that,'' Barnett said. ``Then I became the lead man and finally, in 1971, they sent me to Palmdale Plant 42, and I became a supervisor.'' He retired from North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Rockwell in 1985. Married four times, he's single now. ``I loved them all,'' he said, ``and they are very good to me. They still come to see me, cook me dinners and wash my clothes.'' Barnett has four children, six grandchildren and three grandchildren. MENUS FOR THE WEEK at the Lancaster, Palmdale and South Valley senior life nutrition sites have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk for a donation of $2. Monday: Chili, cornbread, corn Niblets, tossed salad, orange juice and cookies. Tuesday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas, carrot and raisin salad, lime Jell-O with fruit. Wednesday: Sweet and sour sweet and sour adj → agridulce chicken, rice pilaf, green beans, coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. , pears. Thursday: Macaroni macaroni: see pasta. and cheese with ham; spinach, lettuce and tomato salad, juice, ice cream. Friday: Chicken enchiladas, refried beans, carrots, fiesta coleslaw, vanilla pudding. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Ray Barnett will be the head chef for the Veterans Home benefit barbecue May 6. Bettie Rencoret/Special to the Daily News |
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