BRIEFLY : DEPUTY MAYOR'S CAR HITS PATROL VEHICLE.LANCASTER - A car driven by the deputy mayor of Lancaster collided with a sheriff's patrol car, but no one was hurt, a sheriff's sergeant said Saturday. The crash happened about 5 p.m. Friday at 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 and Avenue J as deputies were responding to an unspecified emergency, said sheriff's Sgt. Gus Risinger of the Lancaster Station. Risinger said Deputy Mayor Henry Hearns ``tried to stop but couldn't. . . . It was a very minor collision.'' He said no one was cited. - City News Service Speakers to chat about local trails PALMDALE - The Pacific Crest Trail The Pacific Crest Trail (also known as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail) is a long-distance mountain hiking and equestrian trail that runs from the United States border with Mexico to its border with Canada and follows the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada and and the Lake Powell Noun 1. Lake Powell - the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River area are topics of the Antelope Valley Sierra Club's general meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Palmdale Cultural Center, 704 E. Palmdale Blvd. Guest speaker Elaine McDonald of the Antelope Valley Trails, Recreation and Environmental Council will show a new video and present a discussion about the Pacific Crest Trail. Fred Fredrickson of the Lancaster Photo Association will show slides of the Lake Powell area using the multiple projector dissolve technique. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call (805) 272-9588. - Daily News Groups to sponsor wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. outing LAKE LOS ANGELES - Antelope Valley Trails, Recreation and Environmental Council and Antelope Valley Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club will sponsor an Earth Day wildflower walk and cleanup at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Saddleback Butte State Park Saddleback Butte State Park is a state park located in southern California's Antelope Valley. The prominent feature of this park is Saddleback Butte, a butte that measures 3,651 feet (1,113 m) high. The park covers about 2,955 acres (11. . Registration starts at 9 a.m. at the park, which is on Avenue J east of 170th Street East. Workers should bring hats, gloves and water, and wear clothes appropriate for the weather. Lunch is available for $7 and includes hamburgers, vegetarian chili, potato salad and a drink. Proceeds will go to AVTREC. For more information, call (805) 946-1976. - Daily News |
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