BOOK BARGAINS FOR A STEELE; EMBLEM CLUB HOLDS 15TH ANNUAL SALE TO BENEFIT CHARITIES.Byline: Stacy Brown / Daily News Staff Writer Young and old, they came to shop. For costume jewelry costume jewelry n. Jewelry made from inexpensive metals and imitation or semiprecious stones. . Outgrown clothing. Dog-eared best-sellers by romance novelist Danielle Steel Danielle Fernande Dominique Schuelein-Steel (born on August 14, 1947 in New York City, New York), is best known as Danielle Steel, and is one of the best selling authors in the United States and around the world. . Twenty-year-old sofas and $10 televisions. The 15th annual 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, Emblem Club's rummage sale to benefit local charities kicked off Thursday. It will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Sunday at the Elks Lodge, 17766 N. Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , Canyon Country. ``This is my first time here and I'm looking to buy a lava lamp,'' said Jackie Bennett, 13, of Canyon Country. Although Jackie didn't succeed in her quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the the '60s icon, others were very pleased with their purchases. Dottie Ryder and Connie Johnson of Friendly Valley come just about every year to the sale, which organizers said benefits charities such as Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. , Victims of Domestic Violence and Twin Visions. ``Every chance we get we come here and it's always fun,'' said Ryder, who bought miniature shells and ornaments to decorate her flower pots. Johnson said the rummage sale is the most convenient way for her to shop. ``It beats the stores where everything is so high. When you're retired you have to watch every penny. Besides, Dottie and I have lots of fun when we come here,'' Johnson said. All sale items were donated by the 65 members of the Emblem Club, which was formed nearly two decades ago to support local charities, said Vada Johnson, a sale organizer. The club also provides three scholarships each year to underprivileged students. From their closets and garages, club members donated a heart-shaped pen wrapped in a red box, dresses, hats, pants and books such as Steel's ``Wings,'' ``Family Album'' and ``Malice malice, in law, an intentional violation of the law of crimes or torts that injures another person. Malice need not involve a malignant spirit or the definite intent to do harm. ,'' all New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times best-sellers. The books were priced at as little as $1. Other items range in cost from 50 cents for a small toy to $10 for an old color television set. Simone Swanson, the chairwoman of the sale, said the most popular items are usually children's toys and kitchen utensils. She said approximately 200 to 300 people attend the sale each year. ``This year we are expecting more because today, which is the first day of the sale, we've had so many come in already,'' Swanson said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--color) Shoppers check out bargains at a benefit rummage sale Thursday. (2--color) The 15th annual Santa Clarita Emblem Club rummage sale at the Elks Lodge may be just the place to find that certain something. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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