STILL PLENTY TO DO AFTER SUMMER.Byline: BETTIE RENCORET Senior columnist LANCASTER - Now that the summer months are past, September begins a fall bustling with activities that seniors will find interesting, informative and just plain fun. On Wednesday, the West 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 Historical Society will hold its annual potluck dinner, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Cedar Center main hall, 44857 Cedar Ave., Lancaster. Members and guests are asked to bring a hearty main dish, salad, appetizers and/or dessert, with enough servings to share with a crowd. Drinks will be provided by the association. Following the dinner, President David Earle will talk about his archaeological field trip to the south coast of Peru in July. Later in the year he plans to continue his report on the dig at the Inca/Spanish site in the Acari Valley, where the buried ancient architecture shows amazing sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. . He traveled with a group of students from Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . Everyone is welcome to participate in the potluck and attend the lecture. Two barbecues that should be of interest are scheduled for Saturday. The first is the free ``We Haven't Forgotten'' luncheon being prepared by the women members of the Lancaster Citizens Committee for the William J. ``Pete'' Knight Veterans Home. Serving open-faced, savory beef barbecued sandwiches, salad and dessert spread, the lunch will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. at VFW See Video for Windows. Post 7283, 44541 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . Coffee, tea and water will be served with the meal but all other drinks must be purchased at the bar. Each person will be given a raffle ticket on entry that will be good for one mystery ``good or goofy'' paper-bagged door prize. There will also be a 50-50 drawing. Musical entertainment will be by Gypsee and Bandette. They will play danceable tunes throughout the afternoon. Post Commander Daniel Brooks Daniel Brooks (born 23 June 1958) is a Canadian theatre director, actor and playwright. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. A highly regarded theatre maker in Toronto's "alternative" theatre scene, Daniel Brooks has a reputation for creating and directing cutting edge will serve as emcee. Citizens committee chairman Tom Craft will offer a rundown on the history of the effort to build the veterans home. He'll also outline the efforts to date to provide amenities for its residents. Approximately $150,000 will be needed to furnish all of the extras not provided by government funds. There will be no charge for the dinner and program, but free will offerings and larger donations will be gratefully accepted. All proceeds will benefit the amenities fund. The second event on Saturday will be the Quartz Hill Woman's Club annual scholarship barbecue. This will be an old-fashioned western affair at the Hacienda Lane Ranch, 5600 Hacienda Lane Road, Quartz Hill. Serving will begin at 5 p.m. General meetings are held at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at George Lane George Lane (born 1940 ) is a British "mental calculator" and author. He is a three-times world champion and one of only three Grandmasters of Mental Calculation, as recognised by the Mind Sports Organisation. Park, 5520 W. Ave. L-8, Quartz Hill. Menus for the week at the senior life nutrition sites in Lancaster and Palmdale have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk, for a suggested donation of $2. Monday: Mushroom chicken, rice pilaf, cooked cabbage, lettuce salad, juice, cookies. Tuesday: Lasagna, chicken soup chicken soup Chicken broth Folk medicine Jewish penicillin A fowl broth with a long tradition as a home remedy for URIs, which may be a nasal decongestant, inhibit growth of pneumococci in vitro, and stimulate immune responsiveness in WBCs Mainstream medicine A , spinach, garden salad, vanilla pudding. Wednesday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, minestrone soup, Normandy vegetables, cottage cheese cottage cheese a soft, uncured cheese made from soured skim milk; most of the lactose is removed with the whey. Used in low-residue diets for dogs and cats. , apple. Thursday: Hot turkey sandwich, bread dressing, parslied carrots, tossed salad, juice, Jell-O with fruit. Friday: Pastrami sandwich, potato salad, corn nibblets, creamy coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. , juice, pears. |
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