CARNIVAL'S FINAL CURTAIN; THOUSANDS THRONG TO VALLEY DAYS' FINALE.Byline: Don Holland Staff Writer Thousands turned out Sunday to sample one last taste of summertime fun at the annual Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Days Carnival. Under blue skies and warm temperatures, families from around the area savored such classic amusements as the Ferris wheel Ferris wheel, amusement park ride. It consists of a power-operated wheel that is about 50 ft (15 m) in diameter. It has two rims that are parallel to and equidistant from the shaft about which the wheel rotates. , gut-wrenching rides and alluring carnival games
Carnival Games is a video game for Nintendo's Wii console. It is published by Global Star Software, which is a division of Take-Two Interactive. . ``It's been really good,'' said Scott Rice, a Simi Valley father who treated his family for an afternoon of home-grown fun. ``All the people here are really nice. And it's nice to have something like this local.'' Aside from the traditional carnival offerings, several local dance groups performed, drawing good crowds, while organizations from the Boy Scouts to the U.S. Navy and police boosters handed out information. A small band of activists from Animal Emancipation demonstrated against what they said is animal cruelty inherent in all rodeos There are literally thousands of Rodeos held worldwide each year. Some of the more notable or significant are listed below. Brazil São Paulo
Alberta``We've been protesting the Simi Valley Days rodeo since 1993 and the point is to ultimately stop rodeos in the state of California,'' said Simon Oswitch, president of the Van Nuys-based group. ``Certainly we can entertain ourselves in ways that don't exploit other creatures.'' But John Weaver
John Weaver (July 21, 1673 – September 24, 1760) was a dancer and choreographer and is commonly known as the father of English , president of the National Police Rodeo Association, which put on the rodeo event, said anti-rodeo activists are well-intentioned but misinformed. ``I don't think anyone here would abuse their animals,'' said Weaver, a retired 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. police officer. ``The animals here are the livelihood of the stock contractors. No one feels stronger about animals than cowboys do.'' ``For every bull that's injured, there's probably 5,000 bull riders that are injured,'' Weaver said. ``At a certain point, we have to get realistic.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lyza McRae, 5, takes a spill during her try at ``mutton mutton, flesh of mature sheep prepared as food (as opposed to the flesh of young sheep, which is known as lamb). Mutton is deep red with firm, white fat. In Middle Eastern countries it is a staple meat, but in the West, with the exception of Great Britain, Australia, busting'' at the Simi Valley Days Carnival, which came to a close Sunday. Lilly Barrett/Special to the Daily News |
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