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JUBILEES: LOVE KEEPS 'EM DANCING.


Byline: - Mary Vose

Frank and Jean Jones of Northridge celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 5, 2000, with a Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  Night and dinner-dance for 200 family members and friends at the home of daughter Lynda and son-in-law George Kahabka of Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations:

In Mexico:
  • Agua Dulce, Veracruz
In the United States:
  • Agua Dulce, California
  • Agua Dulce, El Paso County, Texas
  • Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas
.

The two met at a dance at the Teen Canteen in Victoria, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography
. He had his own car. She was impressed. They dated for three years and were married on May 6, 1950, in Victoria.

The couple moved to 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,  in 1957 when Lynda was 6 years old. Daughter Wendy White of Palmdale was born in Southern California.

Since 1970, Jean has owned Sheila Jean's Studio of Dance in Granada Hills, where students of all ages learn tap, ballet and hip-hop.

Frank worked for 30 years in the banking business, retiring in 1991. He also owned Frank's Dance Wear, a retail dance wear store from 1978 to 1990. Nowadays he actively pursues his woodworking hobby and attends classic car club shows.

The Joneses, who have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, enjoy spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart.

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 in Laughlin, where both of their daughters have homes.

Sowing the seeds of love

Frank and Laura Rivas of Newman, Calif., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 29, 2000, with a dinner-dance at the Ramada ra·ma·da  
n. Southwestern U.S.
1.
a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade.

b. An open porch or breezeway.

2.
 Inn in Santa Nella.

The two met in 1939 in Northridge when it was an agricultural area. They worked in the tomato fields where California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , now stands. It was love at first sight, and they were wed on July 21, 1940.

Frank worked as a self-employed carpenter, and Laura worked for Patterson Frozen Foods. They moved to Newman when Laura retired.

The Rivas are the parents of Suzanne (David) Law of Fernandina Beach, Fla; Robert (Vicky) Rivas of Fernandina Beach; Ruben (Cynthia) Rivas of Newman; and Daniel Rivas (now deceased).

The couple enjoy traveling, visiting their many friends and, most of all, spending time with their children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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Title Annotation:L.A. Life
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Aug 22, 2000
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