CHURCH FETE TO FEATURE FOOD, FUN; THREE-DAY CARNIVAL TO START TODAY IN SIMI.Byline: Angela Randazzo Daily News Staff Writer Always a popular community event, the St. Rose of Lima Saint Rose of Lima, (20 April, 1586 - 24 August, 1617), the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru. Biography St. Rose was born April 20 1586, in the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. She received the baptismal name Isabel Flores de Oliva. Parish Carnival also has been affordable fun for the family. To keep it that way, the carnival is offering for the first time a bracelet that provides entry to all rides all day long for $8. ``We want to see families with strollers, having a good time and staying all day,'' said John Costabile, event chairman. The carnival will begin today and will run through Sunday on the church grounds at 1305 Royal Ave. Event hours are 6-11 p.m. today, 2-11 p.m. Saturday and 2-10 p.m. Sunday. Admission for those 16 and older is $2. Single-ride tickets will be sold. The petting zoo and pony rides are an additional cost. The best deal, organizers say, is the $8 ride bracelet. Costabile credits the Rev. Michael Carcerano, the church's pastor, with keeping prices down and sparking interest that attracted over 350 volunteers. ``Volunteers are coming out of the woodwork and enthusiasm is sky high,'' Costabile said. Entertainment and food dished dished adj. 1. Concave. 2. Slanting toward one another at the bottom. Used of a pair of wheels. Adj. 1. dished - shaped like a dish or pan dish-shaped, patelliform concave - curving inward up by a variety of parish organizations also will highlight the church fund-raiser. In years past, the weekend event has drawn as many as 15,000 people. ``The carnival isn't just a Catholic event, it's for the entire neighborhood of 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. ,'' said Donna Murphy Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1958) is an American actress. Murphy was born in Corona, New York, the daughter of Jean (Fink) and Robert Murphy, an aerospace engineer.[1] , an event volunteer. The carnival traces its roots to a few families gathering for a picnic on the church lawn in the 1950s. Today, it is the second-biggest event in the city, dwarfed only by Simi Valley Days. The food fare includes a Friday night special - carnivalgoers can purchase hamburgers, carnitas, tacos, plates of noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. and other dishes for $1 each. On Saturday and Sunday, family dinners will sell for $3.50, with a $15 family maximum. Spaghetti is on the menu for Saturday. Sunday's dish features tacos, rice and beans Rice and beans, "arroz y habas" or "arroz con habichuelas" "arroz con frijoles" or similar in Spanish, "arroz e feijão" or "feijão com arroz", in Brazilian Portuguese, "du riz a pois/haricots" in French, and "diri ak pwa . The sweet-tooth area offers a variety of home-baked goods. Entertainment will run throughout the day on the midway stage and ``kidland'' stage. On Friday, the 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 Cloggers and the Patsy Swayze Dancers will kick up their heels. On Saturday, the pie bake-off and auction will start at 2:30 p.m. Organizers hope this year's bid will break last year's $125. Other entertainment includes Banned from the Beach at 4 p.m. and a Friends of Polynesia Show at 8 p.m. Pie and watermelon watermelon, plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now extensively cultivated in the United States and are popular also in S Russia. eating contests get under way at 2:30 p.m. on the kidland stage. Saturday's fun also features the Alphabet Soup puppeteers, a puppet workshop and dance shows. Sunday's entertainment has a western flair with the Rick Tucker Band and square-dance demonstrations. ``The carnival gives good value and good, old-fashioned fun,'' Costabile said. ``You might call it a grass-roots picnic.'' For information, call the church at (805) 526-1732. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Ran in Conejo Edition only) Salvador Perez assembles the frame for a canopy at the St. Rose of Lima Carnival on Thursday in Simi Valley. The three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. will start today. (2--Ran in Conejo Edition only) Anne Erickson, left, Katie Pilgrim and John Erickson John Erickson may refer to:
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