BRIEFLY : DESERT SITE TO STAGE OFF-HIGHWAY EVENTS.MOJAVE - Two days of off-highway activity and a chance to win prizes will be on tap this weekend during the annual Moose Moose, river, Canada Moose, river, c.50 mi (80 km) long, formed in central Ont., Canada, by the Mattagami and Missinaibi rivers. It flows NE to its confluence with the Abitibi River and into SW James Bay near Moosonee. Anderson Days festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. at the Jawbone jaw·bone n. The maxilla or, especially, the mandible. Canyon Visitor Center. A 2,500-watt Honda generator donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by the Honda Proving Center will be awarded during the event, which will include a day of cleaning up Iron Canyon and Mormon Flats and a day of dual sport and four-wheel-drive tours. The festivities are named for the late Mark ``Moose'' Anderson, a member of the California Off-Highway Vehicle Commission who was a pioneer in promoting responsible off-highway recreation. Sign-ups for volunteers participating in the cleanup will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at the visitor center, which is on Highway 14 about 18 miles north of Mojave. Participants will receive a free T-shirt and sack lunch and can ride free in the Sunday tours. A barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. and annual meeting of the Friends of Jawbone, sponsor of the events, will be held Saturday evening. For more information, call the Jawbone center at (760) 373-1146. - Daily News |
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