BRIEFLY DEADLINE COMING FOR ENTRIES IN FAIR.LANCASTER - Saturday is the deadline for submitting applications for most competitions at the 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 Fair. Exhibits for the home-arts and crafts divisions include baked goods, clothing and textiles, canned and preserved foods, table setting and models. Fine-arts entries include china painting, photography, paintings and pictures in other media. The division also includes gem, mineral, floriculture floriculture Branch of ornamental horticulture concerned with growing and marketing flowers and ornamental plants, as well as with flower arrangement. Because flowers and potted plants are largely produced in plant-growing structures in temperate climates, floriculture is and antique exhibits. The Saturday deadline also applies to the category of junior breeding sheep, goat categories - open, junior, dairy, angora, Nigerian and pygmy - and llamas. With ``H2O, Best of Show,'' as the theme, the fair will run Aug. 25 through Sept. 4. For information, call Linda Ruby at (661) 948-6060, Ext. 410. Daily News Mini Indy racing to help charities LANCASTER - Three local charities will benefit from this weekend's inaugural Joshua 500 Mini Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. , with scale-model versions of Indy cars taking hair-pin turns and zooming down the straight-away. Sponsored by Jones Intercable Jones Intercable was a Cable TV company founded by Glenn Jones. Jones, already a cable television veteran, bought his first cable system in Georgetown, Colorado after taking a $400 loan on his Volkswagen. In 1993 30% of the company was purchased by BCI Telecom Holdings, Ltd. , the races will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. . There also will be entertainment, vendor booths, children's games and a show of bikes and classic cars. Proceeds will benefit Easter Seals, the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. and the Boys & Girls Club. ``We hope the entire community becomes involved in this worthwhile and exciting event,'' said Bruce Thompson, Jones Intercable advertising sales manager. To participate or or become a sponsor, call (661) 947-3130. Daily News Upgrade planned for water systems LITTLEROCK - A.A. Portanova & Sons Inc. of Agoura Hills has been hired by the county for $707,665 to upgrade the water system serving the communities of Littlerock and Sun Village. The company will construct a chlorination chlorination Public health Addition of chlorinated compounds to drinking water as disinfectants. Cf Ozonation. facility near 116th Street East and Avenue U, and also will install new water pipelines for County Waterworks waterworks: see water supply. District No. 40. The project is scheduled to begin in September and end in February. Daily News 11 miles of road to get new surface AGUA DULCE - Asphalt Construction Co. Inc. of Lancaster will be paid $555,300 to improve 11 miles of roadway in the Agua Dulce area, county officials said. The contractor is expected to repave and rebuild segments of Agua Dulce Canyon Road, Davenport Road, Chrisco Avenue, Spring Street and Mint Canyon Road. Improvements are scheduled to begin in September and end in November. Once reconstruction begins, Agua Dulce Canyon Road, Davenport Road and Mint Canyon Road may be reduced to one traffic lane for both directions controlled by flaggers during daylight working hours. Other project streets may be closed to through traffic while they are being worked on. Local access will be maintained at all times. Daily News |
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