BRIEFLY : KNIGHT SET TO SPEAK ON NEW GUN CONTROL.QUARTZ HILL - State Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, and Kern County Judge John Oglesby will speak at the Dec. 21 meeting of the Quartz Hill Town Council about new gun control laws that take effect Jan. 1. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the community building at George Lane George Lane (born 1940 ) is a British "mental calculator" and author. He is a three-times world champion and one of only three Grandmasters of Mental Calculation, as recognised by the Mind Sports Organisation. Park, 5502 W. Ave. L-8. The meeting is open to the public. - Daily News Prisoner-made toys bring smiles, skills LANCASTER - And you thought they only made license plates. Some needy kids this Christmas have already received toys from Santa Claus Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. Santa Claus jolly, gift-giving figure who visits children on Christmas Eve. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 1937] See : Christmas Santa Claus , but these little helpers weren't from the North Pole North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole. U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. . These toys were made in the Big House. The Joint. The Pen. Children at the Assistance League of Antelope Valley's Preschool Day Care Center got toys made by inmates at California State Prison, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, in Lancaster. More toys will be distributed this week as part of an Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley parole office program. ``This year's toy drive will undoubtedly provide good cheer for the children of Antelope Valley,'' parole office spokeswoman Lisa Abma said. Inmates are learning vocational skills by making the toys, she said. At Friday's giveaway, Santa handed out inmate-produced tic-tac-toe games and treasure boxes. Inmates began making toys through the program four years ago. - Associated Press |
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