$200,000 GIVEN FOR LIVESTOCK SHOW SITE.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - In the biggest single monetary contribution in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Fair's history, the law firm of attorney R. Rex Parris has donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. $200,000 toward creation of a livestock show The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. arena, fair officials said Thursday. Standing in front of the fairground's 65-foot-tall clock tower newly marked for the R. Rex Parris Show Arena, Parris said he and his brothers raised farm animals as boys, and he considers it a valuable experience in growing up. ``I think this is one of the most important programs young people can get into,'' said Parris, accompanied by his brother Rob, also an attorney in the firm. Raised in the Antelope Valley, R. Rex Parris sponsors the fair's annual livestock livestock Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals (e.g., buffalo, oxen, or camels) may predominate in other areas. auction and is a major purchaser of animals raised by local youngsters. He said his family considers livestock the primary focus of the fair. ``Of all the things we have at the fair, this is the fair to us,'' he said. The 12,000-foot Parris arena will be half-again bigger than the Jaqua Arena at the 65-year-old downtown fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. from which the fair moved last year. The new arena will be connected to the clock tower and similar in appearance to the red-and-white livestock barns on each side, fair officials said. Officials hope to start construction after the 2005 fair, which starts today and will end Sept. 5. They hope to have the arena ready for the 2006 fair next August. Parris will be leading the effort to secure the remaining funding for the arena, expected to cost $700,000. ``The goal is to raise $700,000 and finish the construction by the 2006 fair,'' fair board president LeeRoy Halley said. The fair's previous largest donations were two 4,000-square-foot exhibition halls finished in time for this fair. The Van Dam van Dam (Dutch for "of the dam") may refer to:
adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective valley dairy family, and the Waste Management Community Hall, donated by the trash-hauling firm, cost about $125,000 each, Halley said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: R. Rex Parris, right, introduces his brother Rob on Thursday while announcing a gift toward a fair livestock show arena. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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