PAINTINGS, PHOTOS CHOSEN FOR A.V. CALENDAR.

Byline: KAREN THACKER

LANCASTER - Thirteen local artworks have been selected in the 1997 Artists of the Antelope Valley calendar competition, sponsored by the Antelope Valley Hospital Gift Foundation.

Cleo Goss of Quartz Hill was the grand prize winner and will receive $125 for her oil painting ``Floral Creation.''

Goss also was featured in the 1996 calendar. She is a computer programmer at Edwards Air Force Base and is a self-taught artist.

Second place went to Dennis Calaba of Palmdale for his watercolor ``Hi-Vista Church.'' Calaba, the winner of many local awards, received $100.

Third place and $75 went to Peter Hatman of Tehachapi for his watercolor ``Rural Tehachapi.''

There were 116 entries in this year's competition.

Other winning artworks and artists were: Debra Dickinson, Pearblossom, photo, ``East on Hwy. 138''; Kimberly McBride, Lancaster, photo, ``Leona Valley Blooms''; Pierre Didot, Palmdale, photo, ``100 Years Gone Bye-Bye''; Samuel M. Sato, Quartz Hill, photo, ``Vestige''; Kay Hendrickson, Lancaster, photo, ``Scenic Beauty''; Frances Cole, Lancaster, oil, ``Mojave Depot and Harvey House Restaurant''; Mary Sault, Palmdale, watercolor, ``Palmdale Gas Station Around 1922''; Dean Webb, Lancaster, photo, ``Winter Evening in Randsburg''; and Phyllis J. Girad, Littlerock, photo, ``Christmas in Littlerock.''

The 13 winning works of art will be on display Thursday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Conference Room 4 at Antelope Valley Hospital.

The 1997 calendar will be published this summer and put on sale in the fall. Funds raised from calendar sales will be donated to the Gift Foundation of Antelope Valley Hospital for various programs and community outreach projects.

LANCASTER - Antelope Valley Special Olympic competitor Debbie Freeny won first place in advanced singles competition and first place in mixed doubles with teammate Don Roper at the Ventura County Special Olympics First Annual Tennis Tournament.

Freeny also captured the special skills contest with a first place score of 366 points, which comprise some seven different skill technique divisions, according to Advanced Tennis Coach Jerry Vick. Don Roper was a close second with 336 points. Freeny is also the 1989 and 1991 California state champ.

The competition includes players from Antelope Valley, Conejo Valley, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.

The tournament festivities included a barbecue for all athletes, coaches and special guests.

LANCASTER - Contestants in the Miss Lancaster Pageant will have a fund-raising carwash April 14 from noon to 5 p.m. at Bob's UNOCAL at the corner of 10th Street West and Avenue K.

Donations will help defray pageant expenses.

The Miss Lancaster Pageant is scheduled at 6:30 p.m., May 7, at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center.

QUARTZ HILL - A check for more than $1,000 was donated to the Antelope Valley Domestic Violence Shelter by the Knights of Columbus Council 10667 of Quartz Hill.

The proceeds are from a performance by the St. Charles Borromeo Parish Choir of North Hollywood.

The check was donated during last week's council meeting at Father Serra parish center.