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A.V. FAIR ALWAYS A SIGHT TO SEE : ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR AT A GLANCE.


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 will continue through Monday. Here is information for today:

HOURS: Noon to 1 a.m.

EVENTS: Rodeo rodeo (rō`dēō, rōdā`ō), public exhibition of the skill of cowboys in various activities. Events include riding broncos, riding steers, "bulldogging" steers, roping and tying steers and calves, the use of the lasso, and , 8 p.m.

CONTESTS: Alfalfa alfalfa (ălfăl`fə) or lucern (lsûn`), perennial leguminous plant (Medicago sativa  maze, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. Men's baking, 6:30 p.m.

CONTINUING: Carnival rides; farm animals; flower exhibits; handicraft handicraft: see arts and crafts.  displays; photo exhibit; pig, duck, emu and goat races; petting zoo.

WHERE: Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 155 E. Ave. I.

ADMISSION: General admission, $5; seniors 55 and over, $3; children 6-15, $3. Children under 6 admitted free.

PARKING: $2.

INFORMATION: Call (805) 948-6060.

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3 Photos

Photo: (1-2--color) Pigs pile on one another, left, in a sand sculpture created by Sandscape at the Antelope Valley Fair. Lacey Becker of Palmdale and Quartz Hill 4-H, above, shears Socks, a 6-month-old lamb that belongs to Daniel Huffstetler, 12.

(3--color) Fairgoers pack restaurant row at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, where the smells of fair food are an ever-present sensation. A rodeo at 7 p.m. tonight and again Monday is a highlight of the final two days.

Jeff Goldwater/Daily News
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Aug 31, 1997
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