BRIEFLY : HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE SET THIS WEEKEND.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Start your holiday shopping at St. Peter Claver's Holiday Boutique, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Parish Center, Cochran and Stow streets. This year's boutique will feature more than 50 craft booths selling handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft items and gifts, including wreaths, centerpieces, crocheted items, wood crafts, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. and more. Today there will be a Children's Craft Corner from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where children can make three different Christmas crafts for $3. The event includes caroling and storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. , and Santa will be available for photos. - Daily News Donated food items still accumulating OXNARD - Ventura County's food bank continued to receive food from Saturday night's ``Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat'' food drive. The agency thought donations had peaked at 3,000 pounds Wednesday, but 1,000 pounds more arrived Thursday, said Susie Burmester, FOOD Share's food solicitor. The collection was organized by the county's 4-H Club. Costumed children asked residents for canned goods for the food bank while they were busy collecting sweets. Nearly 700 children from Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during , Boy Scouts, church groups and Key Clubs participated in the event. Their total now stands at 4,000 pounds of food. - Daily News |
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