PRESIDENTIAL STAND-INS APPEAR AT REAGAN LIBRARY.Byline: Eric Leach Staff Writer Hundreds of people, mostly children with the day off from school, turned out Monday for a special Presidents Day celebration at the Reagan Presidential Library. The event included Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, city and district, England Lincoln, city (1991 pop. 79,980) and district, Lincolnshire, E England, in the Parts of Kesteven, on the Witham River. , George Washington, George Washington, George, 1732–99, 1st President of the United States (1789–97), commander in chief of the Continental army in the American Revolution, called the Father of His Country. Early Life He was born on Feb. 22, 1732 (Feb. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan look-alikes, who shook hands with visitors at the door. Jerry Goosenberg, 7, of Encino colored pictures of a number of the presidents with crayons provided by the library, talked to the look-alikes and said he learned that Abraham Lincoln didn't have some of the advantages people have today, but was very honest. ``He wrote on the back of his shovel,'' Jerry said. ``When he realized he overcharged a lady in the store (6 cents), he walked more than an hour to give the money back to her.'' Goosenberg's mother, Jennifer, said trips like these to the Reagan library are educational as well as entertaining. ``It's very creative here. The activities help them make a connection with what they learn at school,'' she said. ``There are definitely more people than I expected, but not what it usually is on Presidents Day. I'm guessing it's the (stormy storm·y adj. storm·i·er, storm·i·est 1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous. 2. ) weather.'' John Kendall Ken·dall , Edward Calvin 1886-1972. American biochemist. He shared a 1950 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning the hormones of the adrenal cortex. , the Abraham Lincoln look-alike, said it's sometimes surprising what children have on their minds. ``One kid shook my hand and said, 'Mr. Lincoln, how's Elvis?' I think he was making a heavenly heav·en·ly adj. 1. Sublime; delightful; enchanting. 2. Of or relating to the firmament; celestial: the sun, the moon, and other heavenly bodies. 3. connection there.'' Ron Long is a member of the Screen Actors Guild guild Association of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and for the advancement of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th century and were of two types: merchant guilds, including all the merchants of a particular town who used to act on ``Days of Our Lives'' and ``General Hospital,'' and worked Monday as a look-alike for George W. Bush. ``I love the children. They are so honest and open,'' he said. John Langellier, assistant director of the library, said it was a good Presidents Day turnout considering the weather. ``Presidents Day is a family-oriented day. It combines education with a family outing.'' An Abigail Adams look-alike told the children what it was like to be the wife and mother of a president, and talked about the kinds of clothes people wore in her day, and even showed the kids how to spin wool. ``It's beautiful here,'' said Art Payette, who was visiting from Grosseile, Mich., with his wife, Doreen, and son, Mike. He said the weather seemed pretty nice to him. ``In Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). we had four inches of snow yesterday. It's in the 30s.'' Eric Leach, (805) 583-7602 eric.leach(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Presidential impersonators, from left, Ron Long as George W. Bush, Frederick Alexander as George Washington and John Kendall as Abraham Lincoln lift up Simone Liao, 6, of Agoura for a birthday photo at the Reagan Library. Michael Owen
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