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Thomas H. Nielsen (left), president of Cali-
fornia Land Company, and Supervisor Warren
M. Dorn were among·the personages attend-
ing the recent opening of six-lane Valencia
Boulevard' from the Golden State Freeway
through mid- Valencia. When landscaping is
completed on this gracefully curved and
graded boule,vard, it will truly be the Champs
Elysees of Valencia.

Some of the guests at the Valencia press party. In the background pool was topped by hundreds of gardenias (which must either have
is a portion of the Orchard Village recreation club. The 75-foot sunk or drifted to the other side when our photographer was there).
Press party introduces Valencia to news media
private preview party in early August formally introduced informaciori center. Electric crams carried the guests along the vil-
Valencia Homes and Orchard Village co about 500 Very Important !age paseo and through the underpass the shore distance co the
Guest . , . including busines/, and financial execurives, civic officials, model homes.
urban planners, and a generous sprinkling of newspaper people. Two festive orchestras, a marimba and a mariachi group .sere-
( All major papers in the area subsequently gave the new homes and naded guests in the velvety night air, as they talked and smiled and
new community what can only be called "rave reviews" .. . perhaps shook hands and nibbled on caviar as though it were going out of
Two holes-in-one at you saw some of them.) style. Upon departure everyone received a big basket of Valencia
. Scene of the receptionwas the lounge and poolside area of Orchard oranges.from th Newhall Ranch.
Vista Valencia Village Recreation Club, which presencly serves as Valencia Homes' Everyone agreed it had been quite a swinging evening.
Ronald Graffius shot an incredible round of
g If at the new Vista Valencia Golf Course,
shooting two holes-in-one on the from nine. come home to valenci
His first ace came from a fine wedge shot
co the elevated fourth green.
Letting up a liccle, . Graffius settled for
birdies on the next two holes. His crisp iron
shoe co the island green eighth cook two
bounces and dropped into the cup for his
second hole-in-one.·
Asked how he felt, Graffius replied,
"Numb." His playiog opponent, Dance
22 minuteson the Golden state north to Lyons exit
Ciolfi, said that he felt a liccle "numb" coo,
having just gone three down co ·"Madman
Graffius" who is assistant pro on the Vista If you've driven throttgh the main boulevards of the San rnando home to Valencia" billboards. We have three of them, each one 48
Valencia staff. Valley recently, you doubtless have seen one. of our colorful 'co e feet l.ong, each appearing at a new location every month.
Valencia is just seven minutes over the hill
from San Fernando Valley. Come north on From
the San Diego-Golden State Freeway. Stay California Land Company
left past the Newhall-Palmdale turnoff; go Valencia, California 91355
right at Lyons Avenue exit for about a mile
and you're here.

Ventura FWY.