BUFFALO'S HORNING IN ON ACTION : TODAY'S FAIR SCHEDULE.Byline: Luz Villarreal Daily News Staff Writer Most students in Canoga Park High School's agricultural magnet program raise pigs, sheep and cattle to auction or show off at summer fairs. Not Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller (May 4, 1952 – March 23, 1980[1]) was a Jamaican reggae artist. . The 16-year-old Tujunga teen-ager is raising Catalina, a female buffalo he bought for $500 last fall for breeding. It's a most peculiar choice considering there are few - if any - buffaloes in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Miller is one of about 60 students from the Canoga Park High program who will display their livestock at the 51st annual Valley Fair, which will open this afternoon at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank and will run through Sunday. The students and about 100 other area youths will enter their livestock in competitions at which they will be judged on appearance, grooming and how well they were cared for. Organizers expect about 50,000 people to visit this year's fair, themed ``From Farming to Technology.'' In addition to a livestock display of about 500 animals, including a petting zoo, the fair will feature carnival rides, food booths, trampoline trampoline Resilient sheet or web (often of nylon) supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in tumbling. Trampolining is an individual sport of acrobatic movements performed after rebounding into the air from the trampoline. jumpers, clowns, cartoonists, live entertainment and a space exhibit from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), . On Saturday, about 150 of the animals raised by the Canoga Park High students will be judged to determine whether they meet U.S. Department of Agriculture standards, which would allow them to be sold to the highest bidder HIGHEST BIDDER, contracts. He who, at an auction, offers the greatest price for the property sold. 2. The highest bidder is entitled to have the article sold at his bid, provided there has been no unfairness on his part. at the junior livestock auction, said Dale Coons, the fair's manager. But not Catalina. The 11-month-old buffalo is for display only. ``This weekend, she'll be shown off to draw attention to the school and to the magnet program,'' Miller said. It will be the first time a buffalo will be on exhibit at the fair, Coons noted. ``It's exciting,'' she said. ``I think it's an added feature that I think the kids may really enjoy. We'll have everything from pygmy goats to a buffalo. There's probably not that many children who have seen a buffalo.'' Catalina is the first buffalo believed to be raised by a student in Los Angeles County, said Lionel Slade, an agriculture teacher and adviser for Canoga Park High's Future Farmers of America chapter. ``For Los Angeles, this is very unique,'' Slade said. ``As a project for high school, it's probably the first in the district. It's a rare undertaking.'' Catalina stands about 3 feet tall and weighs just over 250 pounds - so far. When fully grown, the animal can reach 5-1/2 feet in height and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds. For Miller, the buffalo is a great school project - and an even better investment. He could make $500 to $1,300 for each of Catalina's offspring. But it will be another year and a half before she's ready for breeding. So what happens to Catalina after Miller graduates from high school? ``I'm keeping her as a breeding project,'' said the teen. ``I want to take her to college.'' Miller hopes to attend the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. , agriculture program in two years and plans eventually to become a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. . And he's already inquiring about a place on campus for Catalina. The Valley Fair and 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 will open at 4 p.m. today, noon Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will end each day at 10:30 p.m. The fair will be held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive. In the United States:
Admission is $6 for adults, and children 11 and under get in free. For general information and directions, call (818) 557-1600. Thursday is Senior Citizens Day at the Valley Fair. Those 62 or older are admitted free. Here is the entertainment lineup for the day: 4 p.m. Benny G Jr. (pop/swing) on the Community Stage. 4:30 p.m. April & Texas Rangers Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly against Native Americans. on the Miller Country Stage. 5 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Alley Cats on the Community Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. 5:30 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes Los Andes (a reference to the South American mountain range) may refer to:
6 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Benny G Jr. on the Community Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. 6:30 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Benny G Jr. on the Community Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. 7 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Alley Cats on the Community Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. 7:30 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. 8 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Benny G Jr. on the Community Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. 8:30 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento de Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. 9 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Alley Cats on the Community Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. 9:30 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. 10 p.m. April & Texas Rangers on the Miller Country Stage. Sword Play on the grounds. Viento De Los Andes on the grounds. Snuffies Clowns on the grounds. Daily (on and off) Karaoke karaoke (Japanese; “empty orchestra”) Use of a device that plays instrumental accompaniments to songs with the vocal tracks removed, permitting the user to sing the lead. on the Community Stage. CAPTION(S): Box, Photo PHOTO (color) Canoga Park High School Canoga Park High School is a public school located in Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, USA, within the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is located right across the street from the Topanga Plaza shopping center. agricultural student Jacob Miller, 16, feeds mulberry mulberry, common name for the Moraceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often climbing, mostly of pantropical distribution, and characterized by milky sap. Several genera bear edible fruit, e.g. leaves to his young buffalo, Catalina. David Sprague/Daily News Box: TODAY'S FAIR SCHEDULE (see text) |
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