HART PARK FAIR WILL BE AN OUT-AND-OUT MENAGERIE.Byline: Daily News Everything's coming up animals Sunday at Hart Park's annual Animal Fair. Movie and TV animal actors will strut their stuff while exotic animals from the Wildlife Waystation The Wildlife WayStation is a 160-acre refuge in northern Los Angeles County dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating wild and exotic animals. A charitable corporation located within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest, the facility was founded in 1976 by animal activist in Tujunga play to the crowds. There will be pony rides and even an exhibit by the Rat Lovers Society. A petting zoo with goats and fowl and potbellied pigs will be twice the size of last year's. Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. California's Animal Chatter show will be featured. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the park, 24151 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , Newhall. The Friends of Hart Park and Museum, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , is holding the annual fair to raise money for the buffalo herd that lives at the park as well as the other barnyard animals. The Friends raised $7,000 last year and hope to top that by $500 this year. Also scheduled are children's games, refreshments, an air bounce, face painting and entertainment by The Hoedowns country-western group. An estimated 5,000 people attended last year's fair. The event is the only fund-raiser held by the park, allowed under a special court order needed because the terms of William S. Hart's last will prohibited Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County from charging people to use the park he bequeathed to the public. |
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