THOUSANDS HIT FAIRPLEX ON OPENING DAY.Byline: Jason Newell Staff Writer POMONA - High above the Los Angeles County Fair The Los Angeles County Fair (also called simply the L.A. County Fair) is an annual event held in the Fairplex in Pomona, California, held every September. It is a carnival with rides, merchants, food vendors, cooking contests, and livestock. The 2007 L.A. , Tavis Fikel climbed aboard a scrap of burlap and streaked down the wavy slope of the Super Slide, skidding with delight to a stop at the bottom. ``He loves the slide,'' father Dave Fikel said, watching as his 3-year-old scurried up dozens of steps for yet another trip. ``One time when he caught air he got a little concerned, because he got about a foot of air off the slide. But he's our fearless one.'' The Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. family members were among thousands of people
Friday to stream through the gates of the Fairplex for the opening day
of the fair. More than 1.3 million people are expected to attend by the
time the fair wraps up on Oct. 2.
Staring at a map near an entrance, fair veteran Sylvia Gutierrez was among the first to make it through the gates. ``Every year on the first day, I take a vacation day,'' said Gutierrez of Rancho Cucamonga. ``In fact, I put in for it during the summer. I looked up online when the opening day would be this year.'' Visitors can tour the barnyards or keep their cool inside air- conditioned buildings filled with everything from grandfather clocks to teddy bears, mops and specialty billiard bil·liard adj. Of, relating to, or used in billiards. n. See carom. Adj. 1. billiard - of or relating to billiards; "a billiard ball"; "a billiard cue"; "a billiard table" balls. ``First I go to the knitting and quilting quilting, form of needlework, almost always created by women, most of them anonymous, in which two layers of fabric on either side of an interlining (batting) are sewn together, usually with a pattern of back or running (quilting) stitches that hold the layers , then I come here - and I love to shop,'' said Jean Santar of Rowland Heights. Away from the bustle of shoppers, a slower-paced breed of fairgoer took in the serenity of this year's Polynesian-theme flower exhibit. Northridge resident Mary Amos, coincidentally co·in·ci·den·tal adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in wearing a white dress with a sparkly spark·ly adj. spark·li·er, spark·li·est 1. a. Giving off tiny flashes of light; glittery: a dress with sparkly sequins. b. parrot extending down the front, joked she could have climbed up into the exhibit and stood there without anyone noticing. She and husband Bill, both avid gardeners, have made the long drive out to the fair each year for at least the past three decades. The Flower and Garden Pavilion is always the first stop. ``Today, I think, is the most beautiful I've ever seen here,'' Mary Amos said. Jason Newell, (909) 483-9338 jason.newell(at)dailybulletin.com CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: Radha Castro, 2, looks up at the Los Angeles County Fair mascot Friday on opening day at the Fairplex in Pomona. Will Lester/Staff Photographer Map: 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 Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. |
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