MOMS ARE THE BEST! CHILDREN SHARE STORIES ABOUT THEIR MOTHERS.More than 400 children from throughout the Valley shared stories about their moms in the Valley News' Mother's Day Essay Contest. Some essays were funny; some were inspiring; all were heartfelt heart·felt adj. Deeply or sincerely felt; earnest. heartfelt Adjective sincerely and strongly felt: heartfelt thanks Adj. 1. . We wish we could run all of them, but space constraints don't permit that. From those essays, we highlight four moms who have gone the extra mile for their children. We've also taken excerpts from some essays -- and taken photos of their authors -- to run in our ``Street Scene'' at left. On Page 4, we run excerpts from other endearing en·dear·ing adj. Inspiring affection or warm sympathy: the endearing charm of a little child. en·dear tributes to moms. One of our highlighted moms is Margarita Margarita (märgärē`tä), island, 444 sq mi (1,150 sq km), in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. With many smaller islands it constitutes the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta (1990 pop. 263,748). Alvarado of North Hollywood. In 1997, she and her daughter Stephanie, who was 2 years old, were in a Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. when two men entered with machine guns and attempted a robbery. Margarita dropped to the ground and covered Stephanie with her body to try to keep her safe during the ordeal ordeal, ancient legal custom whereby an accused person was required to perform a test, the outcome of which decided the person's guilt or innocence. By an ordeal, appeal was made to divine authority to decide the guilt or innocence of one accused of a crime or to . Complete story on Page 8 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Margarita Alvarado, center, with her daughters Stephanie and Daisy. In 1997, Margarita and Stephanie, then 2 years old, were in a Bank of America in North Hollywood when two armed robbers entered. The way Margarita protected her daughter during the ordeal makes Stephanie feel safe even today. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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