{"id":56230,"date":"2014-09-25T09:21:41","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T16:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=56230"},"modified":"2014-09-25T16:01:16","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T23:01:16","slug":"palmdale-welcomes-delegates-from-sister-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/09\/25\/palmdale-welcomes-delegates-from-sister-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale welcomes delegates from sister city"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_56232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56232\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Palmdale-welcomes-sister-city-9.24.14-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56232\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Palmdale-welcomes-sister-city-9.24.14-2.jpg\" alt=\"Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford speaks Wednesday evening  at a reception at the Chimbole Cultural Center to welcome delegates from Poncitl\u00e1n, Jalisco, Mexico and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the sister city relationship. (Contributed photo)\" width=\"670\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Palmdale-welcomes-sister-city-9.24.14-2.jpg 670w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Palmdale-welcomes-sister-city-9.24.14-2-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford speaks Wednesday evening at a reception at the Chimbole Cultural Center to welcome delegates from Poncitl\u00e1n, Jalisco, Mexico and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the sister city relationship. (Contributed photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PALMDALE &#8211; Delegates from the City of Palmdale\u2019s sister city Poncitl\u00e1n, Jalisco, Mexico are in town as part of the two cities\u2019 ongoing affiliation and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their sister city relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Palmdale chose Poncitl\u00e1n as its sister city in 1974 because the two cities shared rural similarities. At the time, Palmdale&#8217;s population was only 11,000 but has now grown to more than 153,000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56231\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Palmdale-welcomes-sister-city-9.24.14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Palmdale-welcomes-sister-city-9.24.14-1.jpg\" alt=\"This artwork was presented by the Poncitl\u00e1n Sister City group to Palmdale. \" width=\"278\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This artwork was presented by the Poncitl\u00e1n Sister City group to Palmdale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome the members of our Sister City delegation to Palmdale as we celebrate 40 years of a wonderful relationship,\u201d said Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford.<\/p>\n<p>The Poncitl\u00e1n group arrived Wednesday and received a warm welcome from Palmdale city leaders during a reception at the Chimbole Cultural Center. Among the activities planned for the delegates during their stay are trips to the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar, Bella Donna Tea Room, Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42; a western BBQ; and a gala dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation is scheduled to depart Palmdale on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>President Eisenhower initiated the Sister City Program in 1956. This program works to develop one-on-one community relations with cities in other countries and provides Palmdale residents the opportunity to visit Mexico or volunteer under the sister cities relationship.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Pat Minghelli at 661-992-8987.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE &#8211; Delegates from the City of Palmdale\u2019s sister city Poncitl\u00e1n, Jalisco, Mexico are in town as part of the two cities\u2019 ongoing affiliation and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their sister city relationship. Palmdale chose Poncitl\u00e1n as its sister city in 1974 because the two cities shared rural similarities. 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