LOWER ATTENDANCE BLAMED ON FESTIVAL IN SANTA BARBARA.Byline: Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Coit Daily News Staff Writer Ventura County Fair officials said an earlier start to this year's fair and competition from a popular Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. event contributed to a 4.6 percent decline in overall attendance. The event's 12-day run drew 257,862, compared with total attendance of 270,257 last year. Overall attendance was down even after the final weekend drew more fairgoers compared with last year, officials said. ``It could have been anything that cost us those 12,000 people. But as we look at the five-year trend, with the exception of last year, there's been a moderate to good increase,'' said Devlin Raley, a fair spokesman. Some fairgoers likely were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the fair to start later than Aug. 5. Raley noted that the fair started a week earlier than in past years so best-of-show winners could compete at the state fair and to avoid overlapping with early school starts. The early start also put the fair's opening weekend in competition with Fiesta Days, in Santa Barbara, one of the region's most popular weekend festivals. Fair officials said the stabbing stab v. stabbed, stab·bing, stabs v.tr. 1. To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon. 2. To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something. 3. of three Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. residents during a concert in the main grandstand did not impact attendance based on turnstile counts on succeeding days. The stabbing occurred about 8:45 p.m. on Aug. 11 as the three victims, who are recovering from their wounds, stood on the fringe On The Fringe is a popular Pakistani television show on Indus Music. It is hosted and scripted by the eccentric television host and music critic, Fasi Zaka and directed by Zeeshan Pervez. of the dark concert and dance area. The urban pop band Next was in the middle of its show, Raley said. In an unrelated matter, fair officials complained to the band and its representatives about the language and content of the show. Michael Paluszak, the fair's general manager, said the band assured fair officials the show's content would be appropriate for the family setting. Raley said the band had a $21,000 contract to perform. ``That is a legal issue at this point.'' |
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