Jim Ledford

May 17 2013

All for charity

Keller Williams Realty, in conjunction with Palmdale and the Antelope Valley Mall, announced the results of their recent Red Day events.

Between their food drive and Red Day Walk, the groups raised $12,645 in cash and more than 10,000 pounds of food for local charities including South Antelope Valley Emergency Services (SAVES), Grace Resources, the WAVE Foundation and the American Cancer Society.

Feb 15 2013

Three honored at awards ceremony

Three Palmdale Public Works Employees were honored by the Palmdale City Council for their contributions to three awards the city won at the High Desert Branch of the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) annual awards ceremony held in December.
 
Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford and Public Works Director Mike Mischel presented plaques from the APWA and commendations from state Sen. Steve Knight’s office to Senior Civil Engineer Lynn Glidden, Administrative Analyst Ben Lucha and Traffic Signal Manager Anthony Provenza.
 

Feb 15 2013

Three honored at awards ceremony

Three Palmdale Public Works Employees were honored by the Palmdale City Council for their contributions to three awards the city won at the High Desert Branch of the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) annual awards ceremony held in December.
 
Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford and Public Works Director Mike Mischel presented plaques from the APWA and commendations from state Sen. Steve Knight’s office to Senior Civil Engineer Lynn Glidden, Administrative Analyst Ben Lucha and Traffic Signal Manager Anthony Provenza.
 

Feb 15 2013

From Boy Scouts of America

Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford was presented with the prestigious North Star Award from the Boy Scouts of America for distinguished service to youth at the Feb. 6 City Council meeting.
 
Ledford was presented with a certificate and the medal by Bill Norris, advancement chairman of the Antelope Valley District of the Boy Scouts of America and Troop 444, and George “Bud” Reams.
 

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 21 2011

Files an injunction to stop Grapevine study

PALMDALE, Calif.—And the California High-Speed Rail Authority issue rages on. The city of Palmdale filed an injunction against the Authority this week to stop the use of state and federal funds to conduct the proposed Interstate 5/Grapevine study.

Across Black America

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

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”