ROTARY BREAKS CUSTOM, HONORS A.V. MANAGERS.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Departing from tradition, the Lancaster West Rotary on Monday honored public servants in management positions at its annual salute, recognizing six 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 leaders. Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La Assistant Chief Mark Bennett and battalion chiefs Joe and Ted Lindaman, sheriff's Capt. Carl Deeley, CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Capt. Nick Norton and Lancaster Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. Director James "Randy" Williams were honored at a Rotary luncheon at the Antelope Valley Inn. "Historically, we've honored the officers in the community, and this year we felt it was a good idea to pay honor to the commanders in the different areas because seldom times do they get the recognition they deserve for overseeing these programs," Rotary President Sandy Smith said. Bennett, in effect the Antelope Valley's fire chief, is a 20-year veteran who heads 18 fire stations. Longtime Antelope Valley residents Joe and Ted Lindaman are the county's first brothers to serve simultaneously as battalion chiefs. Deeley, a 28-year department veteran, commands one of the county's largest stations, which in addition to serving the contract city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. , serves unincorporated areas including Antelope Acres, Lake Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Quartz Hill. Norton is an 18-year Highway Patrol veteran who was assigned to command the Antelope Valley area station in Lancaster. Williams is a former Navy captain who has served in his current position since 2003. His colleagues say he's established a can-do attitude in public works, coining the motto: "Fix it before others know it's broken." Smith said the honorees embody the spirit of Rotary, an international organization dedicated to providing community support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services across socioeconomic and generational lines. "We feel these vocations are worthy of being honored by the Rotary because we're all about service," Smith said. "It's a natural partnership for Rotary to be honoring people in our community for making a difference." gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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