Antelope Valley Group Continues the Fight To Preserve a Regional Treasure

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By The Editor
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Worth fighting for: the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve

Help save The Antelope Poppy Reserve, a true monument to grassroots activism. The Poppy Reserve is the creation of local residents, including school children who donated through the Pennies for Poppies program.

Outdoor Leadership Training April 10

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By The Editor

Interested in becoming an outings leader for the Club?

Angeles Chapter is home to one of the largest outings programs on the planet - thousands of trips ranging from beach barbecues to mountaineering expeditions.

You can take the first step toward becoming a leader by attending a class offered by the chapter Leadership Training Committee on Saturday, April 10, at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena.

Hawaiian Dream Vacation

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By Richard Dickey
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Hawaiian waterfall
Credit: Richard Glick

few have the opportunity to experience the richness of the natural landscape as seen from its vast trails systems.

A Public Thank You Note

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By The Editor
The Angeles Chapter would like to thank the Tuesday Hiking Club, a local group of hikers of Korean descent, who recently donated $1,000 to the Chapter's Angeles Forest Restoration Project (AFRP) to assist with the AFRP's post-Station fire recovery efforts.

Wild Borneo, Land of the Headhunters

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By Fred Dong

& Stephanie Gross.

Price includes hotel, bus transportation, some meals, airport transfers, most hikes or walks, and more. Domestic & International Airfare is extra and group air is available. Sierra Club members $2,395 before March 15th. After March 15th $2,475. Non-members $100 more. Send 2 SASE, H&W Phones, SC#, e-mail, Check for full amount (Sierra Club) to Stephanie Gross, PO Box 423, Montrose, CA 91021 Leader: Fred Dong phone 818-545-3878

Opinion: Should I Order the Salmon?

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By The Editor

Where's the salmon from? asked the server at a Carmel restaurant.

It's from somewhere up north, the server winged it.

Wild? I persisted.

Yes, the server replied, although the fish was actually farmed in Scotland.

Eighty percent of the salmon served in restaurants is farmed, and even salmon purported to be wild caught is, according to one survey, usually raised in farms where they may host cancer-causing chemicals, red dyes and parasites such as sea lice.

Mark Your Calendar for Bingo

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By The Editor

We're putting the FUN in fundraising this February 10 at 7 p.m. with LEGENDARY BINGO, thanks to our friends at HAMBURGER MARY's. This unique and much sought-after fundraiser gives us a wonderful opportunity for outreach, funding, good times and good cheer.

Volunteer Corner

  • Posted on 31 January 2010
  • By The Editor

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR AWARDS BANQUET SILENT AUCTION! The Annual Awards Banquet will be Sunday May 2, 2010 and the Silent Auction at 5 pm on the outdoor patio,s is a whole lot of fun. As Mary Ann Webster says, 'everyone has something.' We could use sports items, jewelry, a service or a vacation spot. Unique items welcome. Contact Mary Ann Webster.

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