OPENING HOMES, HEARTS : 4 AREA FAMILIES PUT HOUSES ON DISPLAY FOR SEASONAL FUND-RAISER.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer A weekend fund-raiser gives added meaning to the phrase ``home for the holidays'' as four decorated houses will be on public display Saturday to benefit programs at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. The 16th annual Holiday Home Tour will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $12.50 in advance and $15 Saturday. Diana Vose, executive director of fund development for the hospital foundation, said only on rare occasions has the same house been on the tour twice. ``This community certainly is abundant with beautiful homes,'' she said. Homeowners often volunteer to donate the use of their house for the charitable cause, but organizers sometimes stumble across an exceptional candidate - and then convince the owner to take part. ``Sometimes, we'll just notice a beautiful home, not know who lives there, and just knock on Noun 1. knock on - (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball the door and say `hi,' '' Vose said. The stops on this year's tour are homes owned by Allen and Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Gowing, Mark and Linda Ryan, William and Karen Groves and Harry and Barbara Thomas The Hon. Barbara Thomas (Lady Judge) (born 28 December 1946) is Chair of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and of the Governing Body of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Born Barbara S. . Each will be decorated in a distinct theme. The Gowings' home sits atop a hill in Placerita Canyon and affords a 180-degree view extending to the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Golden State freeways. The Ryans' country French home, which will be decorated in a Victorian style Victorian style, in British and American architecture, an eclectic mode based on the revival of older styles, often in new combinations. Although the style is named after the reign (1837–1901) of Queen Victoria, it was her husband Prince Albert who was the , also has a panoramic view of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . The Groves' home was rebuilt after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . Extensive damage forced the owners to have the house torn down to its framing. The black-and-white decor of the Thomas home lends itself to the ``crystal and ice'' theme chosen by the Holiday Home Tour interior decorators. Ticket holders should park at The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. , where 14-passenger vans loaned by Sunshine Child Care & Learning Centers will shuttle them up a steep, narrow street to the first pair of homes, Vose said. ``The two homes at the top of the hill have the most commanding views of the valley,'' she said. The guests are asked to slip surgical booties over their shoes so as not to soil the homeowners' carpets or scuff their floors, Vose noted. Sometimes organizers place plastic runners on the floors on which guests can walk. Hospital foundation volunteers will act as docents, providing visitors with information about the homes, along with watching over each house and its contents. ``They'll make sure that guests aren't going where they're not supposed to go,'' Vose said. A side attraction to the home tour is an arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. boutique at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church General Our Lady’s church was designed by a Catholic Priest Fr Benedict Williamson. It is a masterpiece of light and space. Its soaring classical columns and Romanesque arches give it a height and grandeur that make it look deceptively large. , 23233 W. Lyons Ave. About 40 vendors will offer their holiday-theme wares, and Vose said they have pledged 20 percent of the day's sales to the hospital foundation. Each year, the foundation earns $25,000 to $30,000 in profits from the Holiday Home Tour and averages about 1,100 tickets sold, Vose said. The proceeds are used to fund the hospital's birthing services, such as buying neonatal equipment and offering prenatal and childbirth classes, Vose said. ``We're close to a sellout this year. We only printed 2,000 tickets, and I don't think we have 100 (tickets) left. We'll print more - there's no limit, because people come and go all day.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) Kath Phillipson, left, and Laura Lucero decorate a home for Saturday's home tour to benefit Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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