BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FOR MAYOR UPSETS PTA COUNCIL LEADERS.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer The Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Parent Teacher Association Council is miffed miff n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. about an advertisement with a birthday greeting for Mayor Andrew Fox Andrew Fox is an American author from New Orleans. He has written two comic novels, Fat White Vampire Blues and Bride of the Fat White Vampire. Both novels feature Jules Duchon, a morbidly obese vampire who resides in New Orleans and works as a taxi driver. from the PTA/PFA Day Volunteers. PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. Council President Alice Humbertson said that council members are concerned that the Aug. 26 advertisement in a local newspaper has misled the public into thinking that local PTAs are somehow aligning themselves with the mayor. In fact, the PTA/PFA Day Volunteers are part of an independent committee that is not affiliated with any local parent-teacher or parent-faculty associations, 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. Humbertson. The local PTAs prefer to steer clear of political endorsements Political endorsement is the action of publicly declaring one's personal or group's support of a candidate for elected office. For example, a person could endorse Joe/Jane Blow for US President in 2008, meaning that he/she intends to support any campaigns Mr/Mrs. of any sort, she said. ``What's happened is that some people have thought the PTA in some way had contributed to that ad or assume that it's an endorsement of Fox,'' Humbertson said. ``That's a misunderstanding - they don't have anything to do with the PTA.'' Neither Fox nor Jill Lederer, Fox's campaign manager during the 1994 City Council race, returned telephone calls this week seeking comment and information on the PTA/PFA Day Volunteers committee. PTA council members are worried that the ad could hurt local PTAs' efforts to drum up support, Humbertson said. ``I want to make sure that everyone understands, because this is the time of year when the PTA starts membership drives and we don't want to lose support because of a misunderstanding,'' she said. The Conejo Council PTA is the executive board of all 17 Conejo Valley PTA units, bringing together PTA presidents for monthly meetings. |
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