BRIEFLY.Reunion planned for Class of '76 LANCASTER -- 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 High School's Class of 1976 has scheduled a 30-year reunion dinner- dance on Sept. 30 in Palmdale. The dinner-dance begins at 5 p.m. at Cascades restaurant. Cost will be $75. For information or to make reservations, call Rebecca (Gisiriech) Carr at (661) 944-2516 or log onto the reunion Web site at www.avhs1976.com. MOMS Club MOMS Club is a support group for stay-at-home moms. MOMS is an acronym for Moms Offering Moms Support. History MOMS Club was founded in 1983 by Mary James, a stay-at-home mother of two from California. sets Aug. 2 meeting PALMDALE -- The MOMS Club of Palmdale-West, a chapter of the International MOMS Club, will have its monthly business meeting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 2 at the Larry Chimbole Cultural Center, 38350 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . The club is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that provides support, encouragement and friendship for stay-at-home moms. Activities include field trips, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , park days, playgroups, family events, Moms Night Out, fundraisers and community service projects. For more details, call the club's pager at (661) 280-7128. Helpers wanted to assist patients PALMDALE -- The American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, is seeking patient service volunteers to help cancer patients and their families. Volunteers need excellent ``people'' skills and should be good listeners and have the ability to follow a project through with the patient or family member. Bilingual bi·lin·gual adj. 1. a. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency. b. volunteers are especially needed. All volunteers are asked to attend a training that will inform them about the society's patient service programs and enhance their skills in working with cancer patients and caregivers. The next training will be 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Celyna Meade at (661) 945-7585, Ext. 3. To find out more about the society's programs, visit www.cancer.org. Essays sought for annual contest LANCASTER -- Essays are being sought for a local flower shop's third annual grandparents' essay contest. Essays should be written on ``What is special about being a grandparent?'' Essays should be no longer than one page. Deadline is Aug. 25. The winner will receive a fresh floral flo·ral adj. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a flower: a fabric with a floral pattern. flo arrangement every month for 12 months from Julie's Flower Basket. Last year's winner Mildred Taylor wrote a letter to her young granddaughter about becoming a grandmother unexpectedly at age 76. Fliers, which are also the entry forms, can be picked up at Merrill Gardens, Prestige Assisted Living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. , the Antelope Valley Senior Center and Julie's Flower Basket, 44195 10th St. W., Lancaster. Essays should be e-mailed to Julie Foster at jewels117a(at)netzero.net or faxed to 661-726-9762. For questions or more information, contact Foster at (661) 726-9282. Sept. 15 event needs exhibitors PALMDALE -- Businesses are being sought to participate in the 15th annual Antelope Valley Salute to Youth: the Career Connection, scheduled for 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Air Force Plant 42. There is no cost to be an exhibitor. Organizers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. local businesses, government agencies and community volunteers to provide exhibits and demonstrations on career paths including aerospace, media, natural resources, health care, information technology and government. The event, sponsored by the Antelope Valley Career Prep Council, draws approximately 2,500 local high school students, who arrive by bus. For information, call (661) 575-1035. -- Daily News |
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