THRILLS OF CAMPING VALLEY KIDS GET TO SLEEP UNDER THE STARS.Byline: MARK KELLAM Valley News Writer "For many of these kids, their families can't afford to go to Yosemite, so we bring Yosemite to them," said Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. Mones, resident counselor with the city of L.A.'s Wonderful Outdoor World program that hosted an overnight camp-out in Lanark Lanark, town, Scotland Lanark (lăn`ərk, –ärk), town (1991 pop. 9,778), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. It has cattle markets and textile mills. Park recently. About 40 children took part in the camp-out, where they got to participate in many outdoor activities, including pitching a tent tent, portable shelter of canvas, skins, felt, matting, or other material usually supported by poles and used chiefly by nomads, hunters, and campers. Tents have been used by pastoral peoples since ancient times and are mentioned in the Old Testament and in Homer. , casting a fishing line and cooking s'mores around a campfire. The WOW (1) (World Organization of Webmasters, Folsom, CA, www.joinwow.org) A membership organization for professionals who are involved with creating and maintaining Web sites. WOW also provides certification via testing centers throughout the U.S. program introduces camping and related activities to children 8 to 12 years old who live in urban and densely populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. areas. It's designed to expand the children's awareness of the environment and help with their personal growth. The children, with assistance from their counselors, pitched their own tents in the park, located in Canoga Park, prior to an introductory program at which L.A. Councilman Dennis Zine spoke. Dressed in a flannel flannel, large group of napped plain-weave or twill-weave fabrics made of cotton, wool, or man-made fibers. Flannel fabrics vary in closeness or firmness of weave and in degree of napping. shirt and jeans, Zine told the children to encourage good maintenance of local parks, particularly if their peers or others want to vandalize property. "Let people know that it's your park and you want to keep it the way it is," he said. It was the first time camping for Juan Hernandez, 10, of Canoga Park. One of the activities he was looking forward to was climbing the rock wall that was placed in the middle of the park. Jonathan Ramirez HISTORY Jonathan Ramirez- was born on September 26, 1988 in Jamaica, Queens in New York City to the parents, Maria R. Hernandez and Luis A. Ramirez. Both Parents are from Colombia and came to the U.S in 1986. , 11, of Canoga Park said he looked forward to cooking his own food. "We get to do everything the old-fashioned way," he said, adding the camping experience also let him make new friends. WOW has been in existence for 11 years, bringing outdoor experiences to thousands of children. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Paul Mones (right) tells his campers to yell out their group name, the Eagles, after the boys pitched a tent in Lanark Park for an overnight camp-out through the Wonderful Outdoor World program. Campers included, from left, David Demeza, 9; Saul Sangabriel, 10; and Juan Hernandez, 10. (2) L.A. Councilman Dennis Zine talks to young campers and their counselors at the Wonderful Outdoor World camp-out. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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