FAMILY MEMBERS HELP FRANK LANE MARK 90TH.Byline: BETTIE RENCORET SENIOR COLUMNIST QUARTZ HILL - Native son Frank Lane turned 90 on Dec. 2 and 40 family members and friends gathered at the Essex House to help him celebrate. He was born at their home on Sierra Highway to George and Olga Lane. Sierra Highway back then was just a dirt road and he was helped into the world by legendary local midwife ``Mom'' Everett. The Lanes had three children altogether, but a son and a daughter died in infancy, leaving Frank to be reared as an only child. While his father drove mule teams, sometimes 16 hours a day, to haul materials and supplies for the Los Angeles Aqueduct This article has multiple issues: * It needs to be expanded. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. , cement for the Old Ridge Route and hay for the multitude of mules owned by the city of Los Angeles
She drove him regularly to Cedar Avenue School in a Dodge touring car, often having to detour around Avenues J and K, which were dirt roads, to Avenue L, then known as Sand Road, because J and K became impassable during rainstorms. He went on to graduate in summer 1935 from Antelope Valley Joint Union High School, where one of his classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Horses have always been a part of Frank Lane's life and in earlier days he was known as being quite adept in cutting-horse competitions. The Lane Ranch that he and his wife, Yvonne (``Vonnie''), established on 45th Street West in Quartz Hill has always been a mecca for horses and antique wagons, such as an old stagecoach stagecoach, heavy, closed vehicle on wheels, usually drawn by horses, formerly used to transport passengers and goods overland. Throughout the Middle Ages and until about the end of the 18th cent. , which have been used in the scenes of several Western movies. About the same time that George and Olga Lane came to the Antelope Valley, Mike and Rosa Beery beer·y adj. beer·i·er, beer·i·est 1. Smelling or tasting of beer: beery breath. 2. Affected or produced by beer: beery humor. arrived from Nebraska and moved next door to the Lanes. The Beerys often had visits from their granddaughter, Yvonne Beery. She was several years younger than the Lane son, Frank, who considered her a pest who had to be tolerated. That is, until they both grew older and met again at a Rosamond dance. It didn't take long for Frank to change his mind about the little girl all grown up. They were married Feb. 23, 1939, in Los Angeles and this year they will celebrate their 68th anniversary. Their three children, Frances, Audrey and George, will help them commemorate the event, as will their grandchildren, Vonnie Ann Griva and Justin George Lane. At this stage of his life, Lane has decided he'll probably never move. He does decry de·cry tr.v. de·cried, de·cry·ing, de·cries 1. To condemn openly. 2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor. , however, the ``overwhelming population growth and rise in the crime rate.'' ``Back in the 1940s, we never had to lock our doors or take the keys out of our cars. Our women and kids could walk anywhere without fear. ``Everything and everybody was safe then,'' he said. The Lane legacy will long be felt in the Antelope Valley through Lane Park, named for George Lane Sr., who donated the land, and the Monte Vista area of downtown Lancaster, as well as the Lane Ranch, where many parties over the years have entertained dignitaries from all over California. Menus for the week at the senior life nutrition site in Palmdale have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk, for the suggested donation of $2. Monday: Macaroni and cheese, potato salad, peas and carrots, coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. with green peppers, peaches in juice. Tuesday: Chicken divan, parsleyed noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. , stewed stewed adj. 1. Cooked by stewing: stewed prunes. 2. Informal Intoxicated; drunk. stewed Adjective 1. tomatoes, tossed salad, apple. Wednesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, spinach, marinated salad, cake. Thursday: Cranberry chicken, rice pilaf, green beans, tossed salad, banana. Friday: Pork chop Pork Chop An arrangement on the floor of the NYSE whereby clerks cover the booth of a floor broker and accept orders, phone calls, and associated tasks. Notes: The clerks in charge of maintaining the booths are directly compensated by the floor brokers who own them. , bread dressing, winter squash, Caesar salad, ice cream. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Yvonne and Frank Lane, front, are flanked by their children, Audrey, George and Frances Lane. |
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