HAIR-RAISING GOOD TIME IN SHERMAN OAKS : CROWDS FLOCK TO VALLEY FOR FAIR.Byline: Terri Hardy Daily News Staff Writer Pearl Kahn piled her hotdog high with relish, sauerkraut and mustard, closed her eyes and took a big bite Big Bite was an Australian sketch comedy broadcast on the Seven Network in an evening timeslot. The show starred Chris Lilley of We Can Be Heroes and Andrew O'Keefe, who would go on to fame as host of the Seven Network's Deal or No Deal, Dragons' Den, The Rich List . ``It's like I used to get in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ,'' Kahn said Sunday as she ambled down Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. at the Sherman Oaks Street Fair. ``Delicious. Kind of crisp on the outside.'' And of course, profits from her sidewalk feast were going to a good cause, Kahn noted. ``Money goes to the schools, I like that idea,'' Kahn said. Big crowds at the event which ran from Friday through Sunday meant $100,000 in proceeds will be given to five Sherman Oaks-area elementary schools, said Carrie Konjoyan, president of the Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, which organized the event. ``This year was a real show stopper Show stopper A legal barrier, such as a scorched-earth policy or shark repellant system, that firms use to prevent a takeover. show stopper A legal barrier to a takeover attempt that is virtually impossible for the suitor to overcome. , we stopped traffic, stopped cars - and had a real old-time community fair,'' she said. ``It's incredible, we threw a big party and everyone came.'' Organizers closed a portion of Ventura Boulevard and set up food booths, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. booths, rides and stages for live entertainment. The Chamber's Konjoyan estimated that more than 40,000 people attended 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. . In good old-fashioned fair style, event-goers munched on corn on the cob, fortune tellers read palms and kids squealed on carnival rides. The games were definitely the best part of the day for 6-year-old Jessie Higgs, visiting with her family from Novato in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern . It was just a little tough to determine which game was her favorite. ``You take a ball and throw it,'' Jessie said, trying hard to explain. ``Well, you take the ball and throw it through a basket and try to win a stuffed animal.'' There were some newfangled new·fan·gled adj. 1. New and often needlessly novel. See Synonyms at new. 2. Fond of novelty. [Middle English newfanglyd, fond of novelty, alteration of elements as well: A Starbucks coffee guy, outfitted with a portable java tank on his back and a half-and-half container at his waist which dispensed samples through a valve. A short distance away, brave souls on the karaoke stage sang off-key renditions of familiar pop songs - to enthusiastic applause. And visitors took the opportunity at the crafts booths to get a jump on holiday shopping, snapping up vintage linens, visors for dogs and homemade dolls. ``I come every year,'' said Kahn, a Sherman Oaks resident. ``It's a nice event for the community.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) From left, Fred Goldberg, Irv Schultz and Stev e Herman of the L.A. Harmony Tradition Chorus perform Sunday at the Sherman Oaks Street Fair. The event ran Friday through Sunday and raised a total of $100,000, which will be given to five Sherman Oaks-area elementary schools, according to fair officials. An estimated 40,000 people turned out for the three days of food and fun on Ventura Boulevard. (2) Fairgoers take advantage of the mild weather to enjoy the crafts booths and live entertainment. John McCoy/Daily News |
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