WALES OF A TALE: Exactly how did...

WALES OF A TALE: Exactly how did Princess Diana end up at the Vail, Colo., vacation home of Sylmar printer Michael Flannery? . . . The British press says Flannery is the royal lady’s new best friend as well as vacation chaperon. Not so, says Flannery’s family (B1).

DEBRIS DEADLINE?: Monday may be the last day Valley residents can expect the city to pick up their debris from the Northridge earthquake. Federal officials indicated Friday that they will reject the city’s request for $15 million to extend the program. . . . Uncle Sam has dished out $233 million for the cleanup during the past 18 months (B1).

WATCHING THE OVEN: You can’t hurry love. Especially when it comes to buffalo. . . . After months of nail biting by park officials, four calves have recently been born at Hart Park in Santa Clarita, above. Officials had brought in a male named Bubba to stud with the females. But officials had questioned his potency (B10). . . . “We knew he was trying,” said Norm Phillips, the park superintendent. “We saw him.”

LAST CALL: Merchants and employees raced around repair work Friday to stock shelves and set up displays in anticipation of Monday’s reopening of the Northridge Fashion Center (B1). . . . Many of the 70-plus shops that will reopen simply hope to restore a sense of familiarity that was shattered by the Northridge temblor.

SISTER ACT: Would House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s lesbian half-sister be welcome in conservative La Canada? The American Civil Liberties Union thinks so. . . . Candace Gingrich will be honored today at a private estate party in La Canada hosted by the ACLU of Southern California. The purpose: To raise money for the ACLU’s gay, lesbian and AIDS-related lawsuits. Said ACLU spokesman Hal Gunn: “Part of the effort is to let people know what we are doing.”