MonthSeptember 2010

Jurassic Planet: Research facility gone prehistoric!

September 10, 2010

Today, guest kid blogger Raptor J blogs about the Jurassic Planet attraction. The L.A. County Fair was “chosen” by the government to hold a stash of dinos found in a Lost World. Problem is, some have escaped! Here is what Raptor J had to say: Featuring  baryonyx,  deinonychus, giganotosaurus, allosaurus, dilophosaurus, compsagnathus, carnotaurus and more,…

Yum! The 2010 All American Pie Contest – heaven in a pie pan

September 9, 2010

I don’t know about you, but I’ll take pie over cake any time, and covering the All American Pie contest earlier this week was pure mouth-watering heaven. The contest was intense as judges lingered over each entry, taking just one more bite (two or three – wouldn’t you?) to make sure they picked the right…

She Came All the Way from San Jose

September 4, 2010

Tova Dian Dean is serious about her quilting. So much so that the San Jose resident entered seven of her quilts in our prestigious quilt competition and drove seven hours last night with her two 4-year-old twins in tow to see her quilts on display at the opening of the Fair today. Good thing she did.…