Santa Claus

Nov 24 2011

Helping to provide toys for needy

 A sleigh-less Santa Claus will arrive by the Metrolink Holiday Toy Express Train on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the Palmdale Transportation Center, 39000 Clock Tower Plaza Drive. Rather than bringing toys, his trip will help support local efforts to provide toys for needy children. Admission to the center is free.

Dec 20 2010
Fun for the kids

Based on historical data and more than 50 years of NORAD tracking information, we believe that Santa Claus is alive and well in the hearts of children throughout the world.
 

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
Dec 9 2010

Jesse, Hannah and Carroll Foster; illustrated by Jean Christodoulou

At about this time every year, little ones begin to wonder about some very important things.

Have they, for instance, been a good kid–good enough for a visit from St. Nick? Will Santa be able to find their house? Does he prefer chocolate chip or sugar cookies with sprinkles, or is he more of a peanut-butter-cookie-kind-of-guy? And if their home doesn’t have a chimney, how in the world can he ever leave presents?

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Dec 2 2010

Caring for the Community program enters fourth season

‘Tis the season for giving and sharing, and the University of Antelope Valley is doing just that. On Saturday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., families from all over the Valley are welcomed to join the staff, faculty and students of UAV for a time of feasting, celebration and giving at the annual Caring for the Community meal.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.