FIRST-DAY JITTERS EXCITEMENT BEGINS AT VENTURA COUNTY FAIR.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer VENTURA - Without a trace of nervousness, 4-year-old Holly Bromser sat on the grass and reached out her hand to the 70-pound albino albino (ălbī`nō) [Port.,=white], animal or plant lacking normal pigmentation. The absence of pigment is observed in the body covering (skin, hair, and feathers) and in the iris of the eye. Burmese python The Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) is the larger subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 biggest snakes in the world, native to rain forest areas of Southeast Asia. - one of the featured attractions Wednesday on opening day of the Ventura County Fair. She and the rest of her family were among the thousands who walked through Seaside Park's gates in hopes of finding fascination, thrills and a good time. ``Can I touch it again?'' Holly asked as her smiling father and anxious brother stood behind her at Brad's World of Reptiles. ``This stuff is really incredible,'' said Greg Bouffard of Ventura, who ogled exotic creatures from death-head cockroaches cockroaches insects which may carry Salmonella spp. in their gut and play a part in the spread of the disease. to crocodiles. ``I am coming back with my wife, but I wanted to come out and explore all the things that she doesn't want to see.'' From pig and goat contests to Ferris wheels with a Pacific Ocean view, the nearly two-week-long fair bills itself as the only one of its kind by the water's edge, bringing in a sea breeze sea breeze n. A cool breeze blowing from the sea toward the land. sea breeze Noun a breeze blowing inland from the sea Noun 1. that keeps revelers and show animals cool. Planners expect 250,000 people to attend this year's fair. Crowds were light Wednesday, with no lines for several of the fair rides, and game booths like throw-the-ball-in-the basket were virtually without contestants. Teri Raley, a spokeswoman for the event, said the weekday crowds were just as expected, with higher attendance likely on the weekends. A policy of no gang attire, including leather jackets and other trademark clothing with logos of the Hell's Angels Hell's Angels npl → Hell's Angels pl and others, went unchallenged Wednesday afternoon. The 62-acre fair site includes hundreds of attractions from commercial vendors selling toe rings and blow-up Incredible Hulk dolls to Uncle Leo In the sitcom Seinfeld, Uncle Leo (played by Len Lesser) is Jerry Seinfeld's uncle, a minor character who appears in fifteen episodes. He is Helen Seinfeld's brother. Uncle Leo is very eccentric. and his barn of young animals YOUNG ANIMALS. It is a rule that the young of domestic or tame animals belong to the owner of the dam or mother, according to the maxim Partus sequitur ventrem. Dig. 6, 1, 5, 2; Inst. 2, 1, 9. - a more than 45-year institution. Across the way stood Denise Poncetta, clipping, combing and prepping one sheep after the next. ``This is the best (fair) there is. Nowhere else do I help my competitors,'' she said, calling over Jesse Silva, a 12-year-old whose parents own the Wild Rose Sheep company in Merced County. Poncetta, a Bakersfield resident who has made the trek for three years, said being with her friends - the other competitors who bring in more than 500 dairy goats and 500 breeding sheep for judging - is worth it. Besides, she said, it's by the beach. Rachel Uranga, (805) 583-7602 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The Ventura County Fair runs through Aug. 10, with the gates opening daily at 11 a.m., at Seaside Park, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. For information on admission, events and parking, visit www.vcfair.org. or call (805) 648-3376. --For Metrolink schedules to the fair, visit our Web site. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box, 2 maps Photo: (1) The Stewart family 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. is first in line to enter the Ventura County Fair, carrying on a 20-year tradition. (2) For Brittaney Pergson, 14, left, and Chandley Logsdon, 14, the Super Himalaya ride at the Ventura County Fair was a hair-raising experience. The fair will run through Aug. 10. Michael Owen
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