Springtacular with Disabled Sports Easter Sierra (DSES) April 2011

After the Star Spangled Banner and a few words of encouragement from director Kathy Copeland, all the special athletes start towards the snow. When they first get on skis some are barely able to stand up; then with the help of one… or several volunteers, they are soon feeling the wind in their faces and the terrain flow under their skis.

Brian has been skiing since he was 8. He was on a 30 foot fenced in area with almost no slope for only the first few hours of the first day. He was so insistent on being allowed to ride the chair lift that he conned a Mammoth Mountain Ski Instructor to take him on the chair.

We rigged up an elastic brace that kept his ski tip together and he went right down the hill. When he would fall we would just grab the back of his jacket and stand him back up again. We found out early on that he had no injury at all to his sence of balance.

Flash forward to 2011 and Brian is 25 years old and weighs in at 170 and is 5’10” tall. He remains non-verbal although there should be no doubt that he communicates his every desire and need in his own way, but in a way that you are sure to grasp, even if you are meeting him for the first time. He still likes to ride on the chair lift. He still like to play with boxes. He still like to play with balloons.

And…Brian can ski.

Now we fasten his ski tips together with a special ski brace made of stainless steel. We control his decent speed with tethers clipped to the ski tips. We stear him down the hill. Brian has been on the same two runs for the past 17 years. The big smile on his face tells us he he likes it!

Over the years some of our families best friends have come from this event. Some are employees of Mammoth Mountain and some are volunteers with Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra. I cannot tell you how good it feels to think of you all as friends. Every year we greet each other with hugs on the first day. Wondering what new achievement we will witness on the snow this year. Every year we end the 4 day event with more hugs, sorry the event is over, and that it will be another year before we have a chance to see it happen again.

There is never any doubt as we leave the Mountain that we were part of a life changing experience for the Special Athletes…and for ourselves.

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The Aven Furniture Co. was founded by the Aven family in 1937 in the Antelope Valley. Ever since, Aven’s has always been the place where people have shopped for Antelope Valley’s best furniture and accessories.

 

If you’ve been furniture shopping then you know there are dozens of stores all carrying very similar pieces, fabrics and styles.

We try to be different.

From the moment you walk into our gorgeous showroom in Lancaster, California, we hope you will notice the difference. The finishes are a little clearer and deeper, the scale of our dresser or armoire is a little more substantial, our fabric is definitely unique, and the fantastic smell and feel of a pure aniline leather defines quality.

 

These are just some of the things that make furniture worth buying in the first place. Pieces that stimulate your senses, give your room the feeling of balance you seek … it’s just comfortable to be around!

We like to think accessories are jewelry for your home and we work hard to bring you the most unique accessories on the market. In fact, accessories are where 10% of the effort makes 90% of the difference in your room. The accessories bring the room together … and we can help you do it. And believe it or not … after you’ve accessorized a 22,000 square-foot furniture store a few dozen times, it gets really easy to tie a room together!

Our knowledgeable and reliable sales, delivery and office staff are all dedicated to providing you with a simple and trouble shopping experience.

We deal with some of the finest companies in the business. Famous name brands like La-Z-Boy, Thomasville, Stanley, Canadel, Hooker and Bradington Young. Feel free to browse through our great online catalog to discover our amazing products from each of these brands.

Here in our local Lancaster store, you’ll find as many Thomasville and La-Z-Boy products as you would in any of the other dedicated brand stores. Plus, we’re always competitive with our delivery times and prices. We all buy from the same place at the same price.

We hope you’ll come visit our store. I know you’ll find it to be one of the most beautiful furniture stores in Southern California.

We are at the corner of 10^th Street West at Lancaster Blvd. in Lancaster.