RESIDENTS SPEND DAY CLOSE TO HOME; FAMILIES TAKE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER AS SUMMER WINDS DOWN.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer There's nothing like a good, old-fashioned game of catch with your boy on a day off work. So Neal Merem and his 10-year-old son, David, headed to Conejo Community Park this Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. to toss a ball around before meeting some friends for an afternoon picnic. ``Sometimes, if there's a baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League , we'll go. Or we'll play catch or go bicycling,'' said Merem, who works as a stockbroker in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . ``But really, Labor Day mainly gives me a chance to spend some more time with him.'' With a full day of musical events and children's activities lined up by the Conejo Recreation and Park District this Labor Day, Conejo Community Park drew hundreds of parents and children like the Merems looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. some family time. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. residents Cliff and Tracey Hannel listened to popular kids' performer Dan Crow Dan Crow can refer either to:
``We don't have a regular Labor Day tradition or anything. Sometimes, we'll have a barbecue or go to the beach,'' said Cliff Hannel, holding his year-old Benny while his two older kids focused on the stage. ``It's just a nice day off to spend with them,'' he said. Maija Ehlinger, 6, painted herself a bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. at a nearby 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. booth while her 3-year-old brother watched some of the older kids work on beaded necklaces and spin art. ``This is really wonderful for the kids, and it's a really nice day for us,'' said Suzanne Jurva, the kids' mother. ``We could have gone away for the long weekend, but we decided it was too much of a hassle. So this has really turned out to be just a relaxing few days for me.'' But new parents weren't the only ones who spent the day celebrating. Thousand Oaks retirees John and Lorraine Larkin got an early start Monday, putting up their American flag at home before heading off to the Goebel Senior Adult Center for the annual Labor Day Breakfast. ``Would you believe, we've never gone out on a holiday in some 25 years?'' said John Larkin, who sat with his wife eating a breakfast sandwich and coffee and chatting with family friends. ``Now all the kids are grown up and spread out. So this is kind of exciting for us,'' he said. Good friends Jane McKee, 81, and Frances Bailey, 82, sat nibbling nibbling Nutrition The consumption of multiple–up to 17–'mini-meals' per day, as opposed to the usual 3 meals/day. Cf Bingeing, Gorging. on a couple of sweet rolls and sipping a cup of coffee before doing a little western line dancing. ``We come here every Labor Day. We come here all the time, actually,'' said Bailey, who with McKee offered a line dancing demonstration to some of the newer dancers before helping to get others to participate. ``We like to line dance whenever we can. It's a chance to use the arms and legs a little and get some exercise, but it's not so tough on the legs,'' McKee said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Dan Crow leads the crowd in songs for children Monday at Conejo Community Park. (2--Color) Mothers with their children enjoy Labor Day entertainment courtesy of the Conejo Recreation and Park District. (3) Jim Krause and Donna Van Sickle enjoy the annual Labor Day Breakfast at the Goebel Senior Center, provided by McDonald's. David Sprague/Daily News |
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