BRIEFLY.Car show, toy drive on Sunday PALMDALE -- A car show and toy drive will help the Children's Bureau's 19th annual Holiday Toy Shop, which provides gifts to more than 800 children and teens from low-income and foster families. The car show and drive-by toy drop-off will start at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Palmdale International Shopping Mall, 2520 E. Palmdale Blvd. The show entry fee is $10 per vehicle, $20 per bicycle club or a new unwrapped toy of the same value. People wishing to contribute toys can also stop by the Children's Bureau The Children's Bureau may refer to:
For more information, call Karen Christy Karen Christy (born March 11, 1951 in Abilene, Texas) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the December 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. at (661) 951-2191. -- Daily News Chamber to hold fundraiser PALMDALE -- 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 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's scholarship fund for local students will benefit from the organization's Holiday Casino Holiday Casino was a hotel and casino that opened in 1972 as a 15-story tower with a showboat as a podium. In 1983, they added a 23-story tower. Holiday Casino added a 35-story tower in 1989. In 1992 it was renamed Harrah's Las Vegas. Night. The event will be 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at the Palmdale Woman's Club, 2141 E. Ave. Q. Admission is $15 per person, which includes one drink. For more information, call (661) 538-0607. -- Daily News Winery group holds elections PALMDALE -- Local vineyard and winery owners have elected leaders to the newly formed Antelope Valley Winegrowers Association. With five wineries and some 20 vineyards established since the early 1980s in the region from Agua Dulce to Tehachapi, local vintners say it is time for them to become more united and to promote wine grown in and around the Antelope Valley. ``It's a dream come true,'' said Cyndee Donato, owner of Antelope Valley Winery. Association leaders said they will seek establishment of a viticultural vit·i·cul·ture n. The cultivation of grapes. [Latin v  tis, vine; see wei- in Indo-European roots + culture. appellation ap·pel·la·tion n. 1. A name, title, or designation. 2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district. 3. The act of naming. for the Antelope Valley. At a Nov. 15 meeting, Chantel Kilmer of Cameo Vineyards was named the association's director and David Reynolds of Leona Valley Winery was named assistant director. Donato was named treasurer and Fran Paolinelli of Antelope Valley Wine Country Magazine was named secretary. Alan Quinton of Antelope Valley Winery was put in charge of events, vineyard manager Efren Chavez was put in charge of memberships and vineyard owner Shelley Sorsabal was put in charge of marketing and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most . -- Daily News Bookstore wants donations PALMDALE -- Barnes & Noble bookstore has invited customers to purchase books for needy children. Books donated at the Palmdale store, 39228 10th St. W., by Jan. 1 will be distributed to Toys for Tots Toys For Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks. , Child Care Resource Center, Yes 2 Kids Child Abuse Prevention Council, and Saddle Up Therapeutic Riding Stables. -- Daily News |
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