PATRIOT DAY EVENTS PLANNED FOR SANTA CLARITA.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The City Council on Tuesday proclaimed Sept. 11 as Patriot Day For the anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution, see . For the Quebec holiday, see . In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the nearly three thousand who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. , in honor of the thousands of people killed last year in the terrorist attacks on New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and near Washington, D.C. The council unanimously agreed to spend $10,000 to stage several community events to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack that killed nearly 3,000 people and toppled the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon. The City Council is expected to hold a patriotic ceremony of remembrance to pay tribute to the victims, and will honor several local residents who have served in the military and participated in the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . In addition, preparations have already begun on plans that would bring the families of victims of the attacks to Los Angeles for a visit, which is to include a trip to Six Flags California. 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. Interfaith Council is planning an evening service of ``memory, hope and action,'' according to the group's president, the Rev. Stan Fix, pastor of Santa Clarita United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). . ``These remembrances are a part of the ongoing healing process,'' Fix said. ``Our service will remember the victims and then ask, what now? We will respond with active hope.'' City officials will also encourage residents to wear red, white and blue on Sept. 11, and participate in that evening's nationwide candlelight vigil and moment of silence, according to Adele MacPherson, the city's community services superintendent. ``Our goal is to have a lot of small comfortable gatherings instead of one big event,'' MacPherson said. President George W. Bush set Sept. 11 aside as Patriot Day last December, and urged state and local governments to observe the day of remembrance with at least a moment of silence for the victims and survivors. Flags are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sundown, according to the proclamation. So far, Congress has been reluctant to enact legislation that would make Sept. 11 a national holiday, and give most workers the day off. For months after the attacks, American flags and signs of hope and remembrance dotted Santa Clarita. Earlier this week, the City Council paid tribute to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , the California Highway Patrol and the county Fire Department at the annual State of the City luncheon. The event, which featured patriotic songs and red, white and blue balloons, was infused with a post-Sept. 11 spirit. Councilman Cameron Smyth said the attacks, which killed 343 firefighters, 37 Port Authority Police Department The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, or PAPD, is one of the largest police departments in the United States with approximately 1,600 officers, sergeants, lieutenants, and detectives. officers and 23 New York Police New York Police may refer to:
``They do their jobs every day, and know that they might not come home,'' Smyth said. ``And their families know that as well.'' |
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