COUNTY FAIR ADDS POWER TO PRICE.Byline: L.C. Greene Staff Writer Many weekend visitors to the Los Angeles County Fair The Los Angeles County Fair (also called simply the L.A. County Fair) is an annual event held in the Fairplex in Pomona, California, held every September. It is a carnival with rides, merchants, food vendors, cooking contests, and livestock. The 2007 L.A. will pay up to $2 more for admission this year - a 20 percent increase on some gate prices - to cover the rising cost of electricity, officials said Thursday Thursday: see week. . Power costs will also contribute to a 50-cent hike for soft drinks and could increase some food prices when the fair opens this fall. To make up for the expense, the fair plans to offer a first-day admission price of $1, and various discounts the first weekend. ``We'll we'll Contraction of we will. we'll we will or we shall we'll will ~shall have two-for-one drink specials, ride specials, surprises through the whole weekend,'' said Fairplex Fairplex, formerly known as the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, has been since 1922 the home of the L.A. County Fair. It is located in the city of Pomona. The L.A. County Fair is now held during the month of September, but the facility is used year-round to host a variety of spokeswoman Wendy Wendy is a female name which may be used as a short form for Gwendolyn, or in its own right. Its popularity is attributed to the character Wendy Darling from the children's play and novel Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. The character Wendy was inspired by a real girl. Talarico. The fair is set for Sept. 7-23. Adult gate prices on Saturdays, and during the day on Sundays, will rise from $10 to $12, Talarico said. Weekend prices for children between the ages of 6 and 12 will increase from $5 to $6, but remain at $5 during the week. The evening family rate of $5 per person after 5 p.m., on Mondays through Thursdays last year, will include Sundays this year. The weekday daytime Daytime may refer to:
adult gate price will remain at $10. ``Utility costs went up $1 million last year and this year nearly $2 million,'' Talarico said. Soft drink prices at the fair are also slated to jump 50 cents - small drinks will go for $2, medium for $2.50 and large for $3, Talarico said. Food prices in general are expected to take a moderate jump, officials said, but they are set individually by each concessionaire. Ride tickets will remain the same, officials said. One concessionaire said the cost of electricity is only part of the reason in the overall pricing for food and beverages F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. . Chuck Giordano, owner of C and C Concessions, which operates at the fair, said the cost of doing business is up due to various factors this year. ``2001 is going to be a tough year for the small-businessman no matter where he is,'' Giordano said. ``The cost of doing business has gotten out of hand.'' |
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