RIDES AND RINDS; SUNLAND FESTIVAL CELEBRATES WATERMELONS.Byline: Kathryn Combs Staff Writer When she was 5, Bryn Bruce ate an entire watermelon watermelon, plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now extensively cultivated in the United States and are popular also in S Russia. all by herself. And to this day, she still succumbs to the old hankering for some melon melon, fruit of Cucumis melo, a plant of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Asia and now cultivated extensively in warm regions. There are many varieties, differing in taste, color, and skin texture—e.g. . ``It's my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. fruit, because of the juices and the taste,'' the now 14-year-old Bryn said. ``It's tangy and sweet.'' Every year, people like Bryn come out to the Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festival, where they partake of the free fruit and summer fun offered by the club. The festival, spanning Friday through Sunday, features carnival rides for the modern thrill-seeker and the traditional coin tosses and dart throwing for the more sedate se·date v. To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug. . Local rock band Cleanslate will play at the festival, along with several other groups. Judith Parkinson, last year's Lions Club president, said the festival means more than free melon. To her, it's a matter of community and family. ``Everything we do goes back to the community, because if we don't give back, no one will,'' she said. All proceeds raised go to local groups such as the Boy Scouts and the California Rangers. The festival is a long-standing tradition, now in its 38th year. As a little girl, Parkinson used to come to help her mother in the pizza booth. Before she became club president in 1998, Parkinson carried on the tradition of working the pizza booth, in memory of her mother. To Nicole Griggs, who is six months pregnant, the hour drive from Norco would have been worth it, had they been serving the melon Friday. ``I'm pregnant and when I get a craving, it's all over,'' she said. A Sunland native, Griggs was disheartened dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. when she found the melon wasn't being served until Saturday. She said she would just have to get some when she got home. Free watermelon will be available from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The 38th annual Watermelon Festival is being held at Sunland Park Sunland Park may refer to:
CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Youngsters enjoy a Ferris wheel Ferris wheel, amusement park ride. It consists of a power-operated wheel that is about 50 ft (15 m) in diameter. It has two rims that are parallel to and equidistant from the shaft about which the wheel rotates. , one of the rides at the Watermelon Festival, which runs through this weekend at Sunland Park. (2) The Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festival, which will run through the weekend at Sunland Park, features rides, games, music and, of course, watermelons. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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