County fair starts soon

GOTTA HAVE HEART-The 2006 Ventura County Fair poster features a hand-sewn quilt made by Kim Leach, exhibit supervisor for the annual fair. Leach began quilting nine years ago and still attends the Ventura Adult Continuing Education quilting classes to learn new skills about the craft. "To me a quilt is meant to be used, not hidden away in a closet," she said. The Ventura County Fair will run Aug. 2 through 13 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, just off the 101 Freeway in Ventura. For more information, visit www.seasidepark.org/fair/ .