CIVIL AIR PATROL GIVES SALUTE TO 50-YEAR PHOTOGRAPHER.Byline: Tracy Zaborac Community Columnist Maj. Al Meryman was honored Wednesday at Whitman Airport for 50 years of service to the Civil Air Patrol  The U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created on 1 December, 1941 by Administrative Order 9, with Maj. Gen. John F. as a staff photographer. The patrol is a private auxiliary of the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. and is charged with providing emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , aerospace education and cadet programs. Meryman joined in 1948 after he served in seven campaigns in World War II. Meryman, an Arleta resident, spent the past 50 years chronicling the history of the California wing of the Civil Air Patrol. ``He takes all the photos and pays for them himself,'' said 1st Lt. Nikki Vaughan. ``He is a really kind person and this is his way of rewarding everyone for a job well done.'' At 91, Meryman is still a passenger and aerial photographer during search and rescue missions. The patrol is a private, nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. that began in 1941 when 150,000 citizens organized around their concern for the defense of America's coastlines. In 1943, the patrol was assigned to the War Department, under which it assisted with sinking two enemy submarines and rescuing hundreds of crash survivors during World War II. In 1948, Congress passed a law that made the patrol an auxiliary of the Air Force. On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Kiwanis Club of Warner Center will sponsor its fifth annual Tri-Valley Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. Pegasus Creek Invitational Horse Competition in Agoura. More than 80 mentally or physically handicapped equestrians from Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and Arizona will compete. The Tri-Valley Special Olympics began 20 years ago and serves 1,000 athletes in the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. and Santa Clarita valleys, Burbank and Glendale. Celebrities, including Olympian Rafer Johnson Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is a former American decathlete. Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but moved to Kingsburg, California at age 9. In high school, he played on the school's football, baseball and basketball teams. and actor Peter Bergman This article is about the soap opera actor. For the Firesign Theatre member, see Peter Bergman (comedian). Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actor. (``The Young & the Restless'') will be there. There will be food, entertainment, activities and a silent auction. Proceeds will go to raise money for equipment for the athletes and horses, as well as to continue the program. Admission is free. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pegasus Creek Equestrian Center is at 2972 Triunfo Canyon Road, Agoura. For information, call (818) 882-1380. Just when you thought the cost of child care might keep you from taking or keeping a job, along comes a possible answer. Mission College's Family Child Care Homes Network offers care for infants and toddlers from low-income families. The service, available Monday through Saturday, was formed by Mission College with a $500,000 grant from the state Department of Education. ``We found that our community needed 24-hour infant and toddler care, and our licensed child care homes are able to provide it,'' said Julie Ruelas, director of the program. The network is for parents who work or attend college and have children younger than three years old. The cost of 60 days of child care for parents 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. work is also covered by the grant. Fifteen licensed child care providers are caring for approximately 70 kids. The providers are in Sylmar, Panorama City, North Hills, Granada Hills and Van Nuys. Ruelas said she is awaiting authorization from the state to expand the network into North Hollywood and Tujunga. For information, call (818) 364-7881. Kristopher Khang, 16, of Woodland Hills won the Frank Miller Cello Award over the summer at Michigan's Interlochen Arts Camp, where he performed with the Honor String Quartet string quartet Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since c. 1775 such works have been perhaps the predominant genre of chamber music. . Khang is a junior at Viewpoint School in Calabasas. He also has been a featured soloist with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Civil Air Patrol officials at Whitman Airport gave Albert Meryman a plaque Wednesday marking his 50 years as a photographer for the group. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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