OH, DAYS OF YESTERYEAR FAIRGOERS ENJOY TASTE OF WILD WEST.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer AGUA DULCE Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
The annual community fund-raiser, benefiting the Agua Dulce Women's Club Women’s clubs first arose in the United States during the post-civil war period. As a result of increased leisure time due to modern household advances, middle class women had more time to engage in intellectual pursuits. , the local Lion's Club and the Agua Dulce Elementary Boosters, is still finding its feet this year at its new home - the Agua Dulce Airpark air·park n. A small airport typically located near a business area or industrial park. . But Gayle Baker-Elefante, event chairwoman and vice president of the women's club, said the festival - the longest in its 33-year history - was well-received. ``We're eager to make it a big community event,'' she said, ``so we can raise more money for the community groups.'' Air park owner Barry Kirshner, whose plans to expand his facility put him at odds with some local residents, decided to host the fair as a way to introduce everyone to the rural airstrip. ``I want to reach out to the community and really bring the community in,'' he said. ``This is a great opportunity for the community to see that airport as more than just a place to land planes.'' During the fair, several main attractions elbowed each other for room in this brush-covered valley east of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . On one corner of the runway, a pen was set for the cattle-roping competition, where teams of cowboys and cowgirls The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American West (approximately 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre. Cattlemen, ranchers, and cowboys
``It's a good fair,'' said West Benson, 40 of Guthrie, Okla., a visiting horse trader horse-trad·ing n. Negotiation characterized by hard bargaining and shrewd exchange: political horse-trading. horse trade n. who decided to stay for the competition. ``It's better than your best day at work.'' Chad Palcheon, 10, of Romoland near Temecula enjoyed the atmosphere of the rodeo competition. ``I do it to hang with my friends and watch my friends rope,'' he said. On the other edge of the runway above the motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. demonstration, a bone-crunching demolition derby demolition derby n. A contest in which drivers crash old cars into each other until only one is left running. was under way. Lars Mohler, 43, of Quartz Hill found his car, Psycho Therapy, in the middle of a crusher as dented rigs crumbled around him. Gay McMichael of Acton watched the thrills from the stands. Asked what the demolition derby had to do with the Wild West, she replied: ``Well, we're in the West, and it's a wild thing to do.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Wes Goodrich, left, and Mike Yates ride hard in the jackpot Team Roping competition at the Wild West Days festival. (2 -- color) Rod Loe glances at the engine on a BT-13B-VU parked on the infield of the air park in Agua Dulce. The festival also featured booths, rides, a rodeo and a car show. (3 -- color in SAC edition only) Ron Phillips tosses his Velcro-clad granddaughter, Canning, 5, onto the Human Fly Trap at the Wild West Days festival. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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