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KEEP YOUR VALLEYNEWS.COM AROUND.


Byline: -- Mark Kellam

Well, winter certainly is upon us. One good thing about the cold temperatures is that it's perfect weather to curl up curl  
v. curled, curl·ing, curls

v.tr.
1. To twist (the hair, for example) into ringlets or coils.

2.
 on the sofa and read your valleynews.com. Remember, you don't have to read your valleynews.com on Thursdays. Keep it around and read it on Saturday or Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
  • "Sunday Morning (radio program)", a Canadian radio program formerly aired on CBC Radio One
  • CBS News Sunday Morning, a television news program on CBS in the United States
  • Sunday Morning (TBS TV series)
 with a cup of coffee.

In this week's edition, read about 12 young women who were honored by the National Charity League for their volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism  
n.
Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities.


volunteerism 
. They were recognized as debutantes and you can read about them and see their group photo on page 4.

Mixing country music with R&B? Who would have thought that would be a winning combination? Musician Mike Mann did, and the result is a band called Cowboy cowboy

Horseman skilled at handling cattle in the U.S. West. From c. 1820, cowboys were employed in small numbers on Texas ranches, where they had learned the skills of the vaquero (Spanish: “cowboy”).
 Soul. Get information about the band and its upcoming performance on page 6.

Also on page 6, the 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.
 is seeking new athletes. If you know someone with a mental disability, this could be their chance to shine in their favorite sport.

Sherman Oaks resident Arnie Moore shares his first experience attending a performance at the Disney Concert Hall on page 11. He attended a concert by the L.A. Philharmonic and it definitely struck a chord chord, in geometry
chord (kôrd), in geometry, straight line segment both end points of which lie on the circumference of a circle or other curve; it is a segment of a secant. A chord passing through the center of a circle is a diameter.
 with Moore.

On page 12, Studio City resident Jenifer Johnson shares her latest blog entry about training for the AIDS/Lifecycle Ride coming up in June. She's now tackling hills as she gets ready to help support a very worthy cause.

So, remember, you don't have to read your valleynews.com today. Put it aside but, of course, remember where you put it. Then, when things are a bit slower, take a few moments this weekend to get to know your neighborhood -- and the people who live there -- a little better.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jan 18, 2007
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