THRILL-SEEKERS STRAP IN FOR RATTLE AND ROLL.Byline: Gema Duarte Staff Writer Using both arms and just his left foot, 33-year-old Humberto Fregoso Jr. managed to make it to the top of The Rock, one of the many attractions at the 78th annual 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. . During the Whittier resident's first time rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. , he was able to lift himself 24 feet without using his right foot because of an injured toe. Sweat coming down his forehead mixed with laughter as he said, ``It was fun and exciting. I was not tired, I have been lifting weights just to try this here at the fair.'' Ray Cammack Show Inc. opened the fair with more than 70 rides plus a bonus of two new kid rides, Construction Zone and Kite Flyer. ``I like the trucks because they are big and strong,'' said Jordan Gordon, 5, of Long Beach, high-fiving his buddy after riding Construction Zone. Construction Zone consists of a variety of construction trucks where children get to live out their imaginary workday around a mouse holding two flags with bright lights flashing. Safety is always a parents' concern when it comes to their children hopping onto rides. Especially like the ride Evolution, which features a 15- second upside-down suspension that rushes blood to the head. All in all, it's highly recommended not to eat before riding. ``All rides are fun as long as you ride them safe and do what the operators tell you to,'' an Orbiter Lite operator said. The traditional Grand Wheel 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. anchors the midway, offering a great overview of the fair grounds. Riding the 110-foot wheel gives patrons a peek at the horse racing horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with track, other rides and activities, and the whole L.A. County Fair, which resembles a small city. The Looping Star roller coaster doesn't match Magic Mountain's Revolution, but riders still get to experience a 360-degree loop. The Ejection Seat, one of the few rides not owned by RCS (1) (Remote Computer Service) A remote timesharing service. (2) (Revision Control System) A Unix utility that provides version control. RCS - Revision Control System but by Brad Heaton of Missouri, is one of the most popular high-flying, hold-on- to-your-seat type of rides. Daring patrons are strapped, two riders at a time, in a seat. Two elastic cables launch riders 160 feet skyward sky·ward adv. & adj. At or toward the sky. sky  wards adv. at about 60 to 70 mph as spectators listen to the screams through a microphone in the seat. Fidel Hernandez, 22, of Torrance said the Zipper zipper Device for binding the edges of an opening, as on a garment or a bag. A zipper consists of two strips of material with metal or plastic teeth along the edges, and a sliding piece that interlocks the teeth when moved in one direction and separates them again when moved is one of the greater traditional rides at the fair. ``I'm not one for fair rides, but I'll have to admit this one ride was beyond my expectations because it's a traditional fair ride,'' he said. For small children like Sara Witherspoon, 4, of Ontario, her thrill was getting on the Kitty Land Slide by herself. Heat has taken its toll on early fairgoers, but the fair features three water rides for all ages. Hydro-Slide is the main water attraction and resembles Magic Mountain's Tidal Wave tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a tidal bore. , with a pair of drops that helps cool people off. Ride ticket prices are $15 for a 10-ride wristband wristband An identifying bracelet attached to a Pt's wrist at the time of admission to a health care facility, which may be the only identifier used during a person's stay in a hospital , single tickets are 75 cents, sheets of 18 are $10 and a sheet of 40 is $20. Most rides require five tickets. The rides are varied enough to offer something for every thrill-seeker. L.A. COUNTY FAIR TODAY --WHAT: Los Angeles County Fair ``A Journey To Our Destiny'' --WHEN: Sept. 14-Oct. 1, 2000 --WHERE: Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA 91768 --FOR MORE INFORMATION: (909) 623-3111 www.fairplex.com --HOURS: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. --ADMISSION: Age 13 and older: $10 ($5 Monday-Thursday after 5 p.m.) Ages 6-12: free Monday-Friday ($5 on weekends) Senior citizens (60+): $7 ($3.50 Tuesdays) Children 5 and younger: free every day --PARKING: General: $5 preferred: $8 Hotel lot preferred: $10 Valet: $15 Today's Highlights: Walnut and Diamond Bar Day (parade at 5:45 p.m. and Community Hero Ceremonies at Super Diner Stage, 6 p.m.) Meet the Artists featuring Jeremy Kidd, Paul Paiement, Alexandra Wiesenfeld and Michael Reinis; Millard Sheets Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989) was an American painter and an important representative of the California School of Painting. Early life Millard Sheets was a native California artist who grew up in the Pomona Valley near Los Angeles. Gallery, all day Expedition Earth, all day Thunder Alley Thunder Alley was an American television program, a situation comedy which ran for a season and a half (from 9 March 1994 until 4 July 1995) on the ABC Television Network. , all day Etnies Gravity Zone Skate Park, all day Sheep Shearing Sheep shearing, typically just called shearing, is the process by which the woolen fleece of a sheep is removed. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically shearing occurs once per year per sheep. Demonstrations, livestock area, all day Science Safari: Jungle Bug Adventure, America's Kids, 11:30 a.m. and throughout the day Horse Racing, Fairplex Park Budweiser Grandstand, noon to 6 p.m. (feature race: Aprisa Handicap) Hedrick's Pig Races, Pepper Street, noon and throughout the day Paul Cash's ``The Earth is in Our Hands'' Magic Show, Caring for the Land, 11 a.m. and throughout the day Wildlife Wendy and Her Tropical Birds, Park Square, 12:30 p.m. and throughout the day Purina Dog Chow Incredible Dog Team Show, Park Square, 1:30 p.m. and throughout the day Artist Beso Kazalishvili Poster Signing, Millard Sheets Gallery, 3-6 p.m. The Alley Cats, Good Music Stage, 6 p.m. until closing Surf Island Odyssey High Dive Show, Action Plaza, 11:30 a.m. and throughout the day Knight of the Friesian Horse, Horse Show Arena, 7 p.m. Outdoor Festival of Lights, California Outdoor Living Hillside, 8 p.m. until closing Fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to , 10 p.m. CAPTION(S): box Box: L.A. COUNTY FAIR TODAY (See text) |
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