NOT FAIR! NO MIDWAY AVAILABLE ON OPENING DAY.Byline: Krystn Shrieve Staff Writer VENTURA - Carnival rides will not be running when the Ventura County Fair gates open today, but officials promise there will be plenty to keep visitors busy - from stock car competitions to pig races and the water balloon A water balloon, or water bomb is a simple small latex rubber balloon filled with water. The user may then throw the water filled balloon at a desired target. They are commonly used by children in carrying out practical jokes or water balloon fights. toss. Opening of the carnival rides - scheduled for Friday - was postponed to allow crews enough set-up time after the gear was transported from the Orange County Fair Orange County Fair may refer to any of several large fairs throughout the United States.
``There will certainly be some people who are disappointed because there's something festive about the sound of the carnival,'' Raley said. ``But we'll still have a full plate.'' The fair, which will run through Aug. 13, is expected to draw at least 250,000 people. Big names such as Little Richard Little Richard, 1935–, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," and "Good Golly Miss Molly." Since then, he has turned to religion. and local favorites Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing band from southern California. Their notable singles include "Go Daddy-O" and "You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three Tonight". The band went from a regular Wednesday night gig at the Derby in Hollywood, playing for a few hundred people, are among the grandstand stage performers. The fair features 30 contests, more than 20,000 exhibits, 23 concerts and 284 vendors and food booths selling a range of offerings, from corn dogs to kettle popcorn to snow cones - which could be popular considering Curt Kaplan of the National Weather Service said temperatures are expected to hit highs of 98 degrees in some parts of the county. ``Ventura County (Fair) used to be the only place you could get a hot dog on a stick “Hot dog on a stick” redirects here. For the food, see corn dog. HDOS Enterprises, commonly known as Hot Dog on a Stick, is a company originating in Santa Monica , California originally founded by Dave Barham. ,'' said the fair's concession's manager, Barbara Boester. ``But now you can get them at the mall and even your local grocery store. But nowhere can you get it with the kind of atmosphere we have here. You can't beat the atmosphere at a fair.'' Simi Valley resident Holly Hagins said she wants to take advantage of the carnival's absence and hit the fair in the first couple of days. ``Big crowds drive me nuts,'' Hagins said. ``So this will be perfect. There won't be as many distractions.'' Her 7-year-old daughter, Noel, said she won't mind missing the rides. ``I like cotton candy,'' Noel said. ``I like petting the animals in the petting zoo, walking around looking at stuff and playing the game where you pop the balloons with the darts.'' Today's activities include stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. and the demolition derby, a concert by Moorpark resident and Elvis impersonator Raymond Michael, the Andalusian horse show and the fair's first of hundreds of contests - the water balloon toss. One of the most crowded spots at Seaside Park is expected to be the Youth Expo Building, which will have 4,500 to 5,000 exhibits alone. The most popular of those is expected to be Mad Science, sponsored by Amgen, where live actors, three-dimensional video animation pyrotechnics pyrotechnics (pī'rōtĕk`nĭks, pī'rə–), technology of making and using fireworks. Gunpowder was used in fireworks by the Chinese as early as the 9th cent. and special effects combine to give visitors a feeling that, as one organizer put it, they're ``taking the world by storm.'' ``For 12 days it's going to snow, rain, thunder and lightning in this building,'' said Peggy Kroener, Youth Expo Building superintendent. ``We're even going to have fog and clouds and a 12-foot tornado in here. It'll blow people away.'' WHERE TO PARK On-site parking at Seaside Park, Harbor Boulevard and Figueroa Street, $5 -- Free shuttle service with free parking: Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Ave. Pacific View Mall, 3301-1 Main St. Ventura High School Ventura High School is a secondary school located in Ventura, California. It is a California Distinguished School which was founded in 1889. Famous Alumni Include: Eric Turner (Cleveland Browns), Jamal Wilkes (Los Angeles Lakers), Tyler Ebell (National High School Heisman), , 2155 E. Main St. Lot on the northwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Schooner schooner (sk  `nər), sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with from two to seven masts. Drive (signs will be posted) -- Free shuttle service, $5 parking: San Buenaventura Beach CAPTION(S): 2 maps, box Box: Where to Park (see text) Map: (1) Ventura County Fair (2) Ventura County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. |
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