RODEOS, AIR SHOWS AMONG FESTIVITIES PLANNED FOR WEEKEND.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Memorial Day observances are scheduled Monday at cemeteries in Lancaster, Palmdale and Quartz Hill. In Palmdale, veterans organizations and youth groups will participate in the annual ceremony at 11 a.m. at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 2200 E. Ave. S. After the Desert Lawn services, a brief ceremony and flag dedication will follow at the nearby Palmdale Cemetery on 20th Street East north of Avenue S. In Lancaster, services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Joshua Memorial Park, 808 E. Lancaster Blvd. In Quartz Hill, a Roman Catholic Mass will be said by Bishop Joe Wilkerson at 10 a.m. Monday at Good Shepherd Good Shepherd [N.T.: John 10:11–14] See : Christ Cemetery, 43121 70th St. W. Among other Memorial Day weekend events, people can enjoy an ultralight ul·tra·light n. A recreational aircraft constructed of lightweight materials such as aluminum, graphite composites, or high-strength plastics, having an engine of roughly 15 to 40 horsepower and often resembling a hang glider with wings. aircraft air show, a horse show and junior rodeo, and a tamale Tamale (təmä`lē), town (1984 pop. 136,828), capital of the Northern Region, N Ghana. It is a road junction and agricultural trade and education center. festival. Preliminary events for the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Showdown Rodeo will occur today, Sunday and Monday at Desert Sands Park, 39101 3rd St. E. The rodeo is at 8 p.m. Friday, at 7:30 p.m. June 4 and at 2 p.m. June 5. The High Desert Horse Association Horse Show and Play Day kicks off at 9 a.m. today at the park, followed by barrel racing Overview Barrel Racing is a form of rodeo event that demands some of the most athletic horses and dedicated riders in order to be successful in terms of financial earnings. at 3 p.m. On Sunday, the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Youth Rodeo begins at 8 a.m. On Monday, the annual tamale festival features Hispanic bands, dancing and tamale-making lessons from noon to 8 p.m. Admission is free to this weekend's preliminary events. Rodeo tickets are $15. For more information, call (661) 575-9800 or visit www.showdownrodeo.com. For the aerially inclined, Brian Ranch in Llano lla·no n. pl. lla·nos A large, grassy, almost treeless plain, especially one in Latin America. [Spanish, plain, from Latin pl offers the World's Smallest Air Show with some 70 ultralight aircraft from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Sunday. Featured will be ultralight and antique aircraft displays, ultralight rides, exhibits and parachute jumping. Parking and admission are free. Brian Ranch is located 20 miles east of Palmdale. Take Highway 138 east to Largo Vista Road, and turn left onto the dirt road dirt road n (US) → camino sin firme dirt road n → chemin non macadamisé or non revêtu dirt road dirt n , traveling for one mile. For more information, call (661) 261-3216. |
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