CELTIC SPORTS EVENTS, PERFORMERS ENLIVEN 2ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry Daily News Staff Writer Two burly, linebacker-size men sat in the shade of a tarp Sunday, munching munching - Exploration of security holes of someone else's computer for thrills, notoriety or to annoy the system manager. Compare cracker. See also hacked off. Irish stew Irish stew n. A stew of meat and vegetables. Noun 1. Irish stew - meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables to give them strength. Enough strength, say, to toss around a telephone pole. The men, dressed in kilts, were part of the second annual Celtic Lands Fair held at the Oxnard Community Center. The heavy-throwing sports included tossing a hammer that weighs either 16 or 22 pounds, throwing a heavy stone shot-put style or flipping a ``small'' caber, a 16-foot-3-inch tree trunk that weighs 88 pounds. ``It's not something you see everywhere, some guy flipping a small telephone pole end over end,'' said August Cederstrand of Brea. In another event, competitors tried to toss a 56-pound weight over a high-jump bar. Cederstrand became interested in the Scottish sports about four years ago. ``It's just the challenge of trying to throw some of these objects,'' he said. Cederstrand and John Clewis of San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. said they hoped to get others interested in the sports, which they are involved in nearly every weekend either in practice or competition. ``We're looking to promote the sport overall,'' Clewis said. Elsewhere at the festival, vendors offered to track family histories or provide coats of arms Here is a list of articles that discuss and/or depict coats of arms. Articles in bold face are specifically about a particular coat of arms. Arms for corporations, etc.
Approximately 200 people performed in the festival this year, including competitors, singers and dancers, said Andrew Voth, the event's founder and director. Voth started the event for people of Irish and Scottish descent after witnessing the success of festivals of other cultures in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``We felt there was a big need for it,'' he said. ``No one else was doing anything like it.'' This year's fair featured a 16th-century Scottish encampment, clothing and crafts, and homemade treats like shepherd's pie shep·herd's pie n. A meat pie baked in a crust of mashed potatoes. shepherd's pie Noun a baked dish of minced meat covered with mashed potato Noun 1. and shortbread. Demonstrations of dart tossing and Irish dancing to live accordion accordion, musical instrument consisting of a rectangular bellows expanded and contracted between the hands. Buttons or keys operated by the player open valves, allowing air to enter or to escape. The air sets in motion free reeds, frequently made of metal. music helped bring additional flavor to the day, which Voth said he hopes was educational for people. ``They'll come away with an appreciation of the history and the culture and the music,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Phil Hedden, left, and Suzanne Kovacs demonstrate Celtic fighting technique. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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