CONEJO DAYS BRONCO RIDER HURT IN FINALE.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer 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 on Sunday wrapped up another successful run in its 42-year history, festival officials said, despite the injury of a rodeo rider during one of the final events. A crowd of several hundred fell silent when bronc rider Mike Stewart This article is about the bodyboarder Mike Stewart. For the novelist, see Mike Stewart (novelist). Mike Stewart (1963 - ) is a nine time World Champion bodyboarder, one of the early pioneers of the bodyboarding sport, a pioneer of big-wave tow-in of San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is , one of the first riders in the 1 p.m. performance, landed unconscious in the dirt after being repeatedly smashed against a metal railing by his horse. Emergency personnel, including Charles Neault, a chiropractor chiropractor a practitioner in chiropractic. chiropractor A health professional trained in chiropractic; chiropractors do not perform surgery or prescribe drugs; of 50,000 licensed chiropractors in the US, many practice 'straight' chiropractic, ie working for the rodeo, rushed to Stewart and immobilized his neck and spine. Stewart was taken by ambulance to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
After a 20-minute delay, the rodeo resumed with some of the country's top calf ropers, barrel racers, steer wrestlers and bull riders competing for prize money in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is an organization whose members compete in rodeos around the United States. The PRCA sanctions rodeo venues and events through the PRCA Circuit System. event. The day's excitement extended well beyond the rodeo. Some 10,000 people turned out Sunday to revel in blues and jazz music, brave carnival rides and take their chances on games that looked childish, but proved to be devilishly dev·il·ish adj. 1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of a devil, as: a. Malicious; evil. b. Mischievous, teasing, or annoying. 2. Excessive; extreme: devilish heat. difficult. Festival treasurer Dick Elliott 'Richard "Dick" Elliott was born (April 30, 1886 in Massachusetts and died December 22, 1961) in Burbank, CA, of natural causes. Elliott was a character actor from the 1930s until the time of his death. said overall attendance for the five-day event, held at Conejo Creek Park South, would likely top out at 50,500, slightly above that of recent years. There were no incidents requiring police help, he said, and most vendors said sales were good. ``They're all very happy,'' he said. For local residents young and old, Conejo Valley Days is worth returning to year after year. ``I love coming here because I see old friends and meet new people,'' said Debbie Ecsedy, 30, of Thousand Oaks who came with her 7-year-old daughter, Jessica. Glenn and Elissa Dishinger, both 63, have been visiting the festival ever since they moved here 25 years ago. They say times have changed at the festival mostly for the better. ``It used to be that everybody had to wear western outfits. Now they wear (sandals) and shorts, but it's OK,'' said Glenn Dishinger, who bucked the modern trend and stuck to his cowboy hat and boots. Tony Erkeneff has been visiting Conejo Valley Days for 40 of his 43 years. ``It's grown and become more organized,'' he said. ``It's one of the safest (festivals) you're going to come across. Security's great.'' That's exactly what festival organizers were striving for. ``We're trying to evolve it into more of a family event,'' Elliott said. But don't harp on safety to 7-year-old Jason Clemens, who named the roller coaster his favorite attraction because ``they're scary.'' The community benefits in other ways from the event. All food and drink booths were run by local, nonprofit charitable groups, Elliott said. But there was one thing the public did not see among the spinning rides and colorful decorations, Elliott said. Conejo Valley Days, which takes 10 months to plan and stage each year, relies on a volunteer work force of about 300, not counting those who staff the vending booths. ``It's one of the largest all-volunteer fairs in the country,'' Elliott said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Mike Stewart was injured on this bareback bare·back also bare·backed adv. & adj. On a horse or other animal with no saddle: rode bareback; a bareback rider. ride during the rodeo. (2--ran in CONEJO edition only) Trick roper Vince Bruce, the ``Cockney Cockney Bow Bells famous bell in East End of London; “only one who is born within the bell’s sound is a true Cockney.” [Br. Hist.: NCE, 347] Doolittle, Eliza Cockney girl taught by professor to imitate aristocracy. Cowboy,'' shows his stuff. (3--ran in CONEJO only) Martin Contreras, 6, of Santa Paula takes a closer look at the rodeo performers Sunday. David Sprague/Daily News |
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