ADVISORY/LADWP Power Workers Demonstrate Safety, Skills and Speed in Annual Lineman's Rodeo.

News Editors/City Desks

ADVISORY...for Saturday (May 17)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:       The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
            (LADWP) holds its 12th Annual Lineman's Rodeo and Family
            Festival.

WHO:        Sixty teams of journeyman and apprentice electric
            distribution mechanics (known as linemen) from public and
            private power companies throughout Southern California and
            other Western states compete in this event, which
            showcases the safety techniques, skill and speed of power
            utility workers.

WHEN:       Saturday, May 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE:      Truesdale Training Center
            11760 Truesdale St. in Sun Valley
            (Thomas Guide Page 502, F-6)

VISUALS:    Linemen will compete in exciting and entertaining
            contests such as the "Egg Speed Climb" in which they must
            carry a raw egg in their mouth (and not break it) while
            speed climbing down a 40-foot power pole. Other
            competitions include a hurt-person rescue, changing out
            cross-arms and switching equipment while atop power poles,
            and more.

WHY:        The Lineman's Rodeo offers a chance for linemen to
            test their skills by engaging in friendly competition, and
            for their families to see first-hand what this challenging
            work is all about. Winning teams will compete at the
            national Lineman's Rodeo finals in Kansas City, Mo., later
            this year.

DETAILS:    Family activities will include games, prizes, a
            petting zoo, safety exhibits, displays, raffles, live
            music and food. The event is also an expo for electrical
            utility vendors to display and sell the latest tools,
            equipment, bucket trucks, and climbing gear. The event is
            sponsored by LADWP and IBEW Local 18 Union for Electrical
            Field Crews in Los Angeles.