CHARITY EVENT FEATURES FOOD, RIDES, GAMES.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer The rides are spinning and the food is cooking at St. Paschal Baylon Saint Paschal Baylon (or Pascal Baylon) (24 May 1540–17 May 1592) was a Spanish friar and is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He was born at Torre-Hermosa, in the Kingdom of Aragon, on 24 May, 1540, on the Feast of Pentecost, called in Spain "the Pasch of Catholic Church's annual festival to raise money for a host of local charitable purposes. The weekend festival, which started Friday and will end Sunday, includes a full complement of rides, game booths, international foods and other carnival attractions. It is sponsored by the St. Paschal Men's Club, which has run the annual carnival for more than 25 years, said club board member Joe Smolarski. ``It has a dual purpose. It's an annual fund-raising event, and it's a community get-together,'' Smolarski said. ``It's not only for the church community but for the whole community.'' The 12 rides - about half for children - include such carnival staples as a 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. and merry-go-round and are provided by the same outfit that operated the rides for Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Days, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Smolarski. There are games for all ages, he said, including bingo. Pizza, homemade Mexican dishes, hamburgers and French fries French fry n. A thin strip of potato fried in deep fat. Often used in the plural. are among the foods available at booths. ``It's a play day for the whole community, and we have a lot of things to keep them busy for the weekend,'' Smolarski, one of the organizers, promised. He said some of the money raised at the festival will go toward subsidized sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. meals for senior citizens and for a food bank, Manna. Festival proceeds also will help finance Christmas food baskets for the needy and a children's Christmas party that annually attracts about 400 youngsters, Smolarski said. The festival will run from noon to 10 p.m. today and Sunday. For more information, call (805) 373-0920 or (805) 496-0222. |
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