DINNER, DANCE TO HONOR TROOPS BLUE STAR MOMS WANT GIFT FUNDS.Byline: Daily News Residents are invited to don poodle skirts A poodle skirt is a wide swing skirt worn with layers of petticoats underneath, often on its own (worn with a cardigan) or sometimes as part of a dress. It was a fashion of the 1950s, most notably 1955, popular with young women and teenage girls of the Silent Generation. and leather jackets for a 1950s dinner-dance, Rock 'N' Roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. for the Troops, to raise money to purchase holiday gifts for those serving overseas in the armed forces. To celebrate and honor the service personnel from Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and surrounding areas, Blue Star Mothers in the 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. chapter have organized the fund-raiser, which will include dinner and a silent auction from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday and then dancing until 1 a.m. at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center. Dance sponsors point out that many sons, daughters, husbands and wives from the area are in military service overseas and will not be able to come home for the holidays with their families, but instead will be sacrificing their comfort and risking their lives to try to keep the peace. The Blue Star Mothers want them to get packages from home. Dinner will be catered by Stonefire Grill, with live music provided by the Del Aires. Local merchants have donated items for door prizes, a raffle items and a silent auction. Among the donations are two vacation get-a-ways, a signed and numbered art print, tickets to ``The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. ,'' an autographed book by author Ken Follett Ken Follett (born June 5, 1949) is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. Life Ken Follett, the son of Martin and Veenie Follett, was born in Cardiff, Wales and lived there until the family moved to London ten years later. , a Santa Clarita restaurant package and a Blue Star Mothers patriotic basket. Tickets to Rock 'N' Roll for the Troops are $35 per person or $60 per couple. Call Blue Star Mothers President Tina Perez at (661) 299-1451 or member Billie Taylor at (866) 579-0882 to order tickets. |
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