Word: simi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only found his mother but learned from her that he had an older half sister Nancy, who had also been given up for adoption. To his amazement, Nancy turned out to be a high school acquaintance. Gayle Beckstead, 55, who now works as a search consultant in Simi Valley, Calif., learned of a sister -- who hadn't been put up for adoption. When they met, Gayle found a depressed high school dropout who had given up four out-of- wedlock children. The sister regarded the middle-class Beckstead with obvious envy. Beckstead recalls, "Her anger was, 'How come...
Another Crimson standout was distance swimmer Stacie Duncan. The freshman from Simi, California left the field in her wake, finishing the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:20.78. Classmate Jenny Moyer placed second...
...this has the makings of an exciting plot, but the screenplay is so poor that the film would be stultifying were it not for exquisite scenery and an outstanding performance by Kingsley. Filmed at Rhodes and Simi, it offers breathtaking views of little towns and crystyal clear water surrounded by picturesque cliffs. The photography is marred only by repeated and ridiculous shots of the sun setting (apparently, the sun does not set on the Ottoman Empire, and the symbolism is none too subtle...
Truck buyers are young-the median age is around 33-and about one-third of new owners between the ages of 20 and 30 are women. Joan Cheek, of Simi Valley, Calif., passed along her 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass to her son, and now commutes to her job at a hospital in a 1984 Chevy S-10 pickup. Says she: "A lot of women are driving trucks now. It's the thing." Cheek finds her truck handy for carrying groceries and hauling tree trimmings to the dump. She plans to add a metal cap (average price: $270) to cover...
...film in Northern California. The Simi Valley and Los Angeles are in Southern California...