HAPPY DADS; SOUTHLAND FATHERS ENGAGE IN FAMILY TRADITIONS.Byline: Peter Hartlaub and Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writers Father's Day seemed a lot more like Thanksgiving for Jerry Kolker and the four generations of family members that surrounded him at Warner Ranch Park on Sunday. For the past three decades, the 59-year-old's brood brood n. See litter. brood offspring or pertaining to offspring. brood mare a mare dedicated to the production of foals. has gathered together for the holiday, eating piles of food, throwing the football around and teaching old traditions to new family members. ``Each year I'm more grateful than ever,'' Kolker said. ``There are lots of hugs and kisses For the XML format, see . Hugs and Kisses is a term for a sequence of the letters X and O, e.g. XOXO, typically used to express affection or good friendship at the end of a written letter or email. in this family. We've always been close.'' After all the breakfasts in bed were served, cards were opened and well-intentioned refrigerator artwork was unveiled, Father's Day in the Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. was made up of a lot of quiet moments. Canoga Park resident Robert Hoffner said Father's Day tops his list of holidays. ``It's the best day of the year for me,'' said Hoffner, 36, as he stood in line outside Home Town Buffet on Sunday afternoon with his two sons, Josef, 8, and Ken, 7. ``It reminds me of how special it was when my father was around and how good it is to have a father.'' It also was the longest day. This year, June 21 had more sunlight than any other day in 1998. At Sherman Oaks Fashion Square, fathers reported receiving a variety of gifts when they woke up on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
While sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport and appliance stores bustled at the mall, business was eerily quiet at the Tie Rack, in the wake of the Father's Day rush. North Hollywood resident Sandy Cassady, a clerk at the tie and scarf franchise, said the store was filled with a hectic mix of mothers and kids on Friday and Saturday. ``There was a little bit of an air of desperation,'' the 24-year-old said. ``They were quickly scrambling through the ties, saying, great, this one's OK.'' Across the mall, Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Duboff of Encino and her two daughters, ages 1 and 5, were winding up some last-minute shopping for Dad. They had already gathered the standards - slippers, jacket and abstract artwork made by the kids - and were about to make a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. T-shirt. ``Normally we'd give him breakfast in bed, but he's out camping with my son,'' Duboff said. At the 10th annual Milestone Car Society Car Show in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , 5-year-old Angelo Spaccarelli sized up a turquoise turquoise, hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, Al2(OH)3PO4·H2O+Cu, used as a gem. It occurs rarely in crystal form, but is usually cryptocrystalline. blue '58 Ford Edsel. ``We don't get to spend too much time together, because I work six days a week,'' said his father, Frank Spaccarelli of Moorpark. ``But this is a special time.'' Mike Bierman, 35, of Canoga Park spent part of his morning playing soccer and wrestling with his two children and nephew at Warner Ranch Park. Arielle, 8, gave her father a tie-dyed T-shirt. Eric, 6, created a paper weight for his father. ``I made it,'' said the youngster. ``It has glitter and stuff that sparkles and beads. Father's Day is fun.'' Warner Ranch Park was a popular Father's Day recreation area, in part because of a free big-band concert by Horace Heidt Horace Heidt (May 21, 1901 - December 1, 1986) was an American pianist, Big Band leader, radio and television personality, and entertainer. He was born in Alameda, California, and he attended Culver Academies. Jr. in tribute to his father, the late Horace Heidt Sr. Three generations of the Baron family gathered in the parking lot of Fallbrook Mall on Sunday to carry out their own Father's Day tradition. After opening his gift, Bruce Baron, 52, of Valley Village gives his son a gift. ``It's a tradition,'' he said. ``We just do it that way.'' Tracey Baron, 33, of Granada Hills bought a baseball rule book and a complete baseball record book for his father. Bruce Baron bought his son a coffee maker to replace a broken one. ``He's still my kid,'' said Bruce Baron. ``As long as you're son's alive, he's always your kid.'' Daily News Staff Writer Don Holland also contributed to this story. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1 -- color) Mike Bierman, bottom, enjoys some Father's Day horseplay horse·play n. Rowdy or rough play. horseplay Noun rough or rowdy play Noun 1. with his children, Eric, 6, and Arielle, 8, and nephew Timothy Gurule, 10. Tina Gerson/Daily News (2) Leon Siff, 70, shimmies to big-band tunes of Horace Heidt Jr. and the Musical Knights at a free Father's Day show at Warner Park
Warner Park is a community park in northern Madison, Wisconsin. . (3) Horace Heidt Jr. swings with his band, the Musican Knights, at a free concert tribute to his father, Horace Heidt Sr., at Warner Park. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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