BRIEFLY.Sheriff's deputies to host campers Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies from the STAR Education Unit will take a group of sixth-grade boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. to camp for six days and five nights, from July 11 to July 16. STAR Camp is held in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los north of Pasadena and includes mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. , swimming, archery, wall and rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. , hiking, a BB rifle range, crafts and field games. The camp is designed to help fight problems that adolescents can face and to teach them to make good decisions. Daily classroom instruction time is minimal. Applications are available through the STAR office at Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 110, Valencia. The cost of the camp is $225. For information, call (661) 255-4990. - Daily News Volunteers sought to fix park trails NEWHALL - Volunteers are needed to help ``Tame the Trails'' at Ed Davis Park in Towsley Canyon on Saturday. The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority is partnering with Recreational Equipment Inc. as a participant in National Trails Day. The volunteers will help repair trail damage, clear overgrowth overgrowth Rapid growth in the sales of a mutual fund's shares to the extent that the fund has difficulty finding promising new investments or it must take such large positions in individual investments that its trading flexibility is reduced. and install culverts from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Some shovels are available, but volunteers should bring them if they have them. Water, sunscreen and a snack will be provided. The goal for the day is to repair trails damaged by last winter's heavy rains. Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. in the front parking lot of Ed Davis Park, 24255 The Old Road, Newhall. Call Chris Cate at (818) 831-5555 or e- mail ccate(at)rei.com to R.S.V.P. - Daily News Pet adoption day planned at club VALENCIA - Volunteers from the Castaic Animal Shelter will host a pet adoption event and fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Spectrum Club in Valencia. This annual event helps fund special projects at the shelter. This year, the need is greater because the connector road to the shelter was washed away during January's storms. The shelter remains open, with entry by way of Pitchess Detention Center, but adoptions are down due to the inconvenience. Cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. available for adoption will be at the event, and pet registrations can be renewed. For information, call the shelter at (661) 257-3191. - Daily News Reps to explain school board duty SANTA CLARITA - An informational meeting for those interested in running for seats on any of the six Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. school boards will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the boardroom at the Saugus Union School District The Saugus Union School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Saugus, Valencia, and Canyon Country communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California. As of March 25,2006, it has 15 elementary schools. office. Representatives from the Castaic, Newhall, Saugus, Sulphur Springs, William S. Hart and College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. school boards will be available to discuss the roles and responsibilities of school board members. The candidate filing period for the Nov. 8 election will run from July 18 through Aug. 12. The Saugus district office is at 24930 W. Avenue Stanford, Valencia. For information, contact Shelley Weinstein at sweinstein(at)sssd.k12.ca.us. - Daily News Day care program to start sign-up VALENCIA - Registration for a new day care program at Oak Hills Elementary School in Valencia will open June 13. The full-day, state-licensed program, which will be administered by staff from the Newhall School District The Newhall School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. , will accommodate 24 children and will run from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. The fixed monthly fee is $650. The program is open to children ages 3 1/2 to 5 who are toilet-trained. For information and registration, call the Newhall preschool office at (661) 291-1700. - Daily News |
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