PARENTS DAY CEREMONY SET FOR LANCASTER.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Antelope Valley residents will be honored Sunday in a local ceremony marking National Parents Day. The inaugural Parents/Teachers/Students/Model Businesses of the Year Awards will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lancaster Moose Lodge, 44545 Division St. In 1994, Congress designated the fourth Sunday of July as Parents Day. Honorees have been selected from Palmdale, Quartz Hill, Littlerock, Pearblossom, Lake Los Angeles, Lake Elizabeth and Rosamond. Parents of the Year are Pastor Darrell and Roshund Dorris Jr., Dr. Von and Sharon McGee, Essam and Amal Mostafa, and Dr. Ira and Ilana Opatowsky. The Rev. Leon Hudson and his wife, Patricia, were named Grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl of the Year. Other honorees are Martin Jones, Teacher of the Year; Selah Selah (sē`lə), obscure Hebrew word occurring many times in Psalms and in Habakkuk. Its derivation is unknown. It may be a musical notation signifying a pause or the end of a phrase. Donell, Student of the Year; and Yes 2 Kids, the model nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. and Business of the Year. The event is open to the public. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For further information, contact Isabelle S. Davati at (760) 373-4176 or e-mail davatisgreeting(at)netzero.com. In Kern County, a celebration will be hosted at 4 p.m. July 24 at the California City Sports Center. Participating communities are Mojave, Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. , Tehachapi, Golden Hills, Ridgecrest and Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. . |
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