The Lovely Bones
Starring:  Mark Walberg
  Saoirse Ronan
  Susan Sarandon
  Stanley Tucci

By Tom Bryant
"The Lovely Bones" is set in small town America around 1973 when times were "supposed to be easier", "better, safer". The story was first written and meant to be about a serial killer but a little bit of fantasy can drastically change that.

Story and Photo's By Tom Bryant
 
 Once again I found myself headed south down the 14 freeway to Lancaster where the Entertainment Capitol of the Antelope Valley was playing host to Sheena Easton, one of the many big names in the entertainment world.

  Hailed as the entertainment capitol of the Antelope Valley, the Lancaster Performing Arts Center has been booking great acts for many years and the anticipation of Sheena Easton's arrival was heart pumping.

Located on the eastside of Lancaster snuggled up in the northwest corner of the 20th street east and Avenue J shopping center is "Country Kitchen".  "Country Kitchen" gives you a down home feeling from the moment you walk in. You're greeted with a fine "hello" and "sit where you like" which makes it nice, you can actually choose where you want to sit. The walls are beautifully decorated to match the paint and seating.

We were on our way to Las Vegas and State Line Nevada to review a concert, hotel and casino so we were sneaking out of Lancaster the back way, east Avenue J to Adelanto, well, you know the route. We were hungry and wanted good food, not fast food, but some good food and lots of coffee. We had never gheard of "Country Kitchen" and quite honestly we were looking for a differnt eatery we once patronized and stumbled into it.

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Dear Editor and Readers of the Antelope Valley Press:

            My disgust over a recently printed opinion article attacking the “Slipper People” of the Antelope Valley has been festering inside my brain for months. There were several issues that I think the AV Press should have considered before printing such an article: a) the hateful nature and implied discrimination within, b) the lack of a solution following a complaint and c) the severe ignorance of the cultural and economic forces inside the Antelope Valley that may have influence on the “Slipper People’s” choice of footwear. Although I feel the author of the article is entitled to his own opinions and freedom of speech, I also feel that a publication that serves to inform the citizens of the Antelope Valley shouldn’t print articles that shun or discriminate against those who the paper is intended for- all residents of the Antelope Valley. Newspapers have a moral and ethical responsibility to walk the fine line between printing information that lacks censorship (1^st Amendment), yet promotes a positive and proactive climate to enrich, not deject, its readers.

I really missed the Fall festival this year........Our family went every year.....

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