CHARITY EVENT MAY RUFFLE A FEW FEATHERS.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer City Council members Andrew Fox Andrew Fox is an American author from New Orleans. He has written two comic novels, Fat White Vampire Blues and Bride of the Fat White Vampire. Both novels feature Jules Duchon, a morbidly obese vampire who resides in New Orleans and works as a taxi driver. and Judy Lazar will take on all comers all who come, or offer, to take part in a matter, especially in a contest or controversy. - Bp. Stillingfleet. See also: Comer in a chicken herding competition Sunday at Two Winds Ranch. The event, part of the first Team Penning Team penning is a western equestrian sport that evolved from the common ranch work of separating cattle into pens for branding, doctoring, or transport. Today it is a fast-paced and exciting event that gives a team of three riders on horseback from 60 to 75 seconds and Country Celebration, will help raise money for the Conejo Open Space Foundation. The mayor and councilwoman will battle it out with teams from the Conejo Recreation and Park District, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. , the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. and other groups. ``I've got my stick horse, and Judy Lazar and I are developing a very comprehensive strategy,'' Fox said. ``If I was a chicken, I'd be very scared.'' The nonprofit Conejo Open Space Foundation pays for a variety of programs, such as open space education and trails maintenance, Fox said. Also part of Sunday's event is a cow herding contest and several horseback riding horseback riding: see equestrianism. events, including a 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 Draw Pot open only to Conejo Valley residents and an Open Pot Draw that is open to anyone. In the chicken penning contest, teams will ride stick ponies into a flock of 10 chickens and try to herd them by twos into a pen on the opposite side of the arena. ``You've got to coax a chicken to a given area, but you can't touch it,'' Fox said. ``It should be interesting.'' It sounds like fun to Lazar, though she wasn't sure if her husband should spend Father's Day watching his wife make a spectacle of herself. ``I'm ready to make a complete fool of myself, and anybody who's interested in raising money for a good cause can see if I make a bigger fool of myself or Andy does (of himself),'' said Lazar. THE FACTS WHAT: First Team Penning and Country Celebration, benefiting the Conejo Open Space Foundation. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. A chicken herding contest is slated for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: 4900 W. Potrero Road, Newbury Park. INFORMATION: (805) 498-9222. CAPTION(S): Box Box: THE FACTS (See text) |
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