VENTURA COUNTY FAIR OPENS WITH RIDES, FOOD,

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22 - PRCA Rodeo
2 and 7 p.m. 22 - Smokin' Armadillos
Aug.
``It gets far better every year,'' he gushed.
Byline: Deborah Sullivan / Day-to-day news Staff writer
The opening day with the Ventura County Fair drew thousands of happy fairgoers - and one angry
Watusi. ``There had been any great offer of folks out there this morning.
``She's not necessarily generally similar to this,'' Goldthorpe said, perplexed. shows cost nothing
with admission to the fair:
Ventura Station Stage
All exhibits with 7 and 9 p.m.
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Saturday - Demolition derby
7 p.m.
Indeed, Ray Bryden, 55, of Chino expressed relief in the temperate climes.
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PHOTO (1--color in Conejo edition only) Bryan Woodruff, left, and Mason Keane, both 4, attempt out
the ride at the Fair. Aug.
The Watusi, using horns stretching as much as 12 feet coming from suggestion for you to tip, is
surely an exotic animal with regard to Ventura, yet a new typical type of cattle inside Uganda along
together with other areas of Africa, Goldthorpe said.
Exhibitors had traveled from all through your Southwest, trucking inside animals through Yucaipa,
Bakersfield, even as way as Tucson, Ariz., pertaining to display in the fair. Aug. ``This is great and
also cool.''
Bryden, an agriculture teacher in the La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program, coaxed his
student, Tiffany Klotz, 17, as the girl finished off the ultimate touches to end up being using her
sheep's creamy, felt-like fur. 24 - PRCA Rodeo ``Salute for you to Mexico''

The Ventura County Fair is planning to be held 11 a.m.-10 p.m. by means of Aug. Monday - Trisha
Yearwood using John Berry
1 p.m. Sunday - Fiesta Day concert
7:30 p.m. Wednesday - Tracy Lawrence with Matt King
7:30 p.m. Tuesday - Connie Francis
7:30 p.m. ``You understand the method you girls are generally when you receive hair cut? We're
generating her beautiful.''
Despite its give interest to farming, your fair offered just a new little of everything else. Aug. 13-24.
The Particular Irish group Shanachie got everyone else humming, a couple of blue-furred roving
dolphins doled out hugs to end up being able to youngsters along together with a glum-looking
clown referred to end up being able to as Happy Bo Bappy tooled about on a tricycle. Saturday Stock automobile racing along with demolition derby
3 p.m. That looks real active.''
To make particular that the particular fair runs smoothly, security chief Mark Zelman mentioned he
features assigned 35 in order to 45 safety guards per shift, using four armed guards in the actual
course of your day and also six to eight in night. 23 - Survivor
Aug. 24 - PRCA Rodeo
7 p.m.
``A large amount of desert people prefer to occur here since it's cool,'' stated Susan Niethamer,
head clerk associated with large livestock. 21 - the Neville Brothers
7 p.m.
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2 p.m. A New season pass will be $45 with regard to adults, $20 with regard to juniors.
``It has to become all smooth as well as trimmed,'' he explained. Aug.
``Where we are living it's over one hundred (degrees,)'' he said. Carl Handy. ``We have very, very,
minimal problems here, credited to the fact that we have high safety and also noticeable security.''
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Following may become the entertainment lineup regarding this year's Ventura County Fair, Aug. 24
in Seaside Park, Harbor Boulevard along with Figueroa Street inside Ventura Realtor Ventura.
Corral, 70, involving Ojai, among the actual onlookers who gathered to always be able to watch
Goldthorpe coax the actual cow back into his truck. Tuesday - Dishwalla
7:30 p.m. 24 - the Surfaris

Grandstand Arena
7:30 p.m. In Which quantity will bump approximately 40 with regard to several evening events, he
said.
Friday - The Particular Tubes
Saturday - Crystal Bernard
Sunday - little Charlie & Your Nightcats
Aug.
In addition, with regards to twenty cops will most likely be in duty every day, mentioned Ventura
police Lt. today - ``Weird Al'' Yankovic
7 p.m.

(3--color--ran within Conejo edition only) the Tornado ride thrills Ventura fairgoers.
As domestic beasts, the actual Watusi cow and two steers joined a lot much more than 1,000
barnyard regulars - regarding half goats as well as half sheep - with the massive livestock exhibit.
Friday - Spring car, modifieds along with dwarf-car racing
2 p.m.
``There's any great deal of great steaks there,'' joked Richard G.

As people munched cotton candy as well as squealed on the carnival rides, the particular exotic
African cow, with horns just like tree branches, seemed determined in order to prove she has been
anything but domestic.
Snorting and stamping in her own pen, the girl forced the woman's owner, Will Goldthorpe, in order
to cart the girl back again to be able to Santa Barbara, lending a bit drama to the in any kind of
other case docile huge livestock exhibit.
Although there was zero attendance figures obtainable Wednesday afternoon, fair spokeswoman Teri
Railey said the actual numbers involving guests appears to become high. Tickets are generally $6
with regard to adults; $3 regarding juniors (6-12) along with seniors (55 as well as over); and
youngsters 5 as well as below are free.
(4--ran within Simi edition only) Natalie Venegas, 11, Shawna Lincoln, 10, and also Jennifer Lipman,
12, enjoy leading with the journey at the Ventura County Fair. Aug. and recognized gang members
about probation have been notified they are explicitly not invited to attend, he said.
(2--color--ran within Conejo edition only) Happy Bo Bappy clowns for individuals in the Ventura
County Fair.
Nick Duncan of Newbury Park, who took first-place prizes in 2 regarding his gem along with mineral
exhibits, mentioned he enjoys each fair even more than the last.
But the Watusi's prima donna performance served as becoming a reminder in the fair's role inside
reintroducing urbanites to the rough and tumble arena of agriculture.
``It was a busy opening,'' the lady said.
``We're searching with regard to people's safety,'' Zelman said