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Lancaster, California 93584 January - February - March 2019
Volume 35, Number 1

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Holidays on the Homestead 2018
Holidays on the Homestead 1 - 6
BY INTERPRETER, JEAN RHYNE
Volunteer Jeannine Byer 3-4
Play Rehearsals
A record number of holiday revelers came to
the Antelope Valley Indian Museum to enjoy More Museum Info, online & Facebook
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chili around the campfire at the 8 annual Friends of AVIM Directors 2017-2018
AVIM Contact Info & FAVIM Membership
Holidays on the Homestead! Almost 200 visitors
and event participants sampled the six chili
cook-off entries, and tried real "cowboy
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coffee" poured from tin kettles while singer
Michael Tcherkassky crooned cowboy poetry
under the wintery desert sky.
This year's chili cook-off judge was State Park
Ranger Damion Laughlin from Red Rock Canyon
Harking back to the creativity and artistry of
State Park. After comprehensive deliberation,
museum founder H. A. Edwards, the event's rd
first place went to "3 Alarm Chili," submi_tted
craft boutique featured handmade jewelry,
by LA County Fire Station 114's Jerem~ Wnght.
whimsical housewares, miniatures, needlework
Joanna Parker came in second place w1th her
and more from Art Resurrected, Toodeloo "Mighty Bison Chili," and Homestead cook-off
Studios, Dark Wolf Jewelry Design, Accent
regular Jodi Mulder took third with her "Taco
Illusions, and Kittyloaf Designs.
Chili." The winners took home a hot sauce set,
a $20 gift certificate for the AVIM gift shop,
and a day-use/ camping pass for the 11 parks of
the Tehachapi District, respectively.

Other chili's submitted were State Park
volunteer Ale Sandoval's vegan chili (which
won first place in 2017), a team of her father
Juan and sister Lizette with "Thunder Chili,"
and State Park Ranger Kevin Overduin's
"Cattle Wrangler's Trail Chili."

Visitors Enjoying the Craft Vendors