BRIEFLY.Past Lions leader slated as speaker LANCASTER -- Past Lions International Lions International, organization of business and professional people, founded (1917) by Melvin Jones. The International Association of Lions Clubs (popularly known as Lions International) is devoted to meeting community needs either through its own efforts or in President Bill Biggs of Omaha, Neb., will be guest speaker for the Lancaster Lions Club's 60th charter celebration. The event is 4 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Villa de Leon, 6612 E. Ave. K, Lancaster. A western garb affair, the event will include western music and 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. dinner catered by Stone Fire Grill. Cost is $25 per person. Reservations must be made by Sunday by calling (661) 718-1084, 965-0344 or 943-4803, or by writing to P.O. Box 161, Lancaster, CA 93584. Proceeds will benefit the club scholarship fund. -- Daily News Checkpoint (programming) checkpoint - Saving the current state of a program and its data, including intermediate results, to disk or other non-volatile storage, so that if interrupted the program could be restarted at the point at which the last checkpoint occurred. nets arrest for DUI driving under the influence (DUI) n. commonly called "drunk driving," it refers to operating a motor vehicle while one's blood alcohol content is above the legal limit set by statute, which supposedly is the level at which a person cannot drive safely. LANCASTER -- One motorist was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and 16 vehicles were taken from motorists driving without licenses or on suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. licenses during a five-hour checkpoint, deputies said. The motorist arrested on suspicion of drunk driving was also arrested on suspicion of drug and weapons offenses, deputies said. More than 700 motorists drove through the checkpoint operated between about 7 p.m. and midnight Thursday on Avenue K at Elm Avenue, deputies said. Two were asked to perform field sobriety tests. -- Daily News |
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