FAIR TO FEATURE PLENTY OF FUN AND PATRIOTISM.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Concerts, farm animals, the popular Rural Olympics and saluting troops serving overseas are the activities on tap for visitors at the 69th Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Fair. The fair will open its 11-day run at 4 p.m. today at its 135-acre west Lancaster fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 2551 W. Ave. H, with the theme Wildflowers and Wild Fun. "There is always tons of stuff that's different and always lots that's the same," fair manager Dan Jacobs said. "We have a roller coaster What a bad CD-R disc is often called. See CD-R and underrun. that's new, and a high-dive show where guys jump off a high platform into a pool." Fair admission is $8 for adults and teens; $5 for children ages 6-11; and $5 for seniors over 62. Active-duty military personnel with military identification will be admitted free, as well as children under 6. Parking is $5. Today only, free admission will be offered to "early bird" fairgoers who arrive between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., and to active military dependents with valid IDs from 4 p.m. to midnight, as part of the fair's Operation Home Front Appreciation program. Admission is $15 on the "Pay One Price" days Sunday and Aug. 31, which includes unlimited carnival rides and grandstand admission -- Conjunto con·jun·to n. pl. con·jun·tos 1. A dance band, especially in Latin America. 2. A style of popular dance music originating along the border between Texas and Mexico, characterized by the use of accordion, drums, Primavera pri·ma·ve·ra 1 or pri·ma ve·ra n. 1. A tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) of Mexico and Guatemala, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and close-grained, light-colored wood. 2. and Graciela Beltran on Sunday and Figure 8 car racing Aug. 31. During the fair, the Antelope Valley chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America will be collecting donated items to send in care packages to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their station will be inside the main entrance near the northwest corner of the J.P. Eliopulos building. Items being sought include single-serving beef jerky Noun 1. beef jerky - strips of dried beef jerked meat, jerky, jerk - meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun , powdered drink mixes, lip balm balm, name for any balsam resin and for several plants, e.g., the bee balm. balm Any of several fragrant herbs of the mint family, particularly Melissa officinalis (balm gentle, or lemon balm), cultivated in temperate climates for its fragrant , eyedrops and assorted toiletry items. Fairgoers can also write messages to troops on large postcards at the entrance, and old cell phones will be collected to exchange for prepaid phone cards for troops. For more information, go to www.avfair.com. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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