BRIEFLY FAIR ATTENDANCE IS UP NEARLY 16%.LANCASTER - Paid attendance was up 15.8 percent at the first 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 at its new fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , with nearly 250,000 people walking through the gates over the 11-day run. The single highest attendance was on the fair's first Saturday, with more than 26,000 visitors, officials said. Attendance on the first Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. and the second Saturday was about 24,000 each day. Concession sales climbed 33 percent over last year with a record $1.15 million being spent on food alone, fair officials said. Bidders paid $504,000 for animals sold in the Kiwanis Junior 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, about the same as last year, officials said. - Daily News |
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