Strawberry Festival whips up a berry good time

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GIANT BUBBLES AND SWEET STRAWBERRIES- Above, Nevaeh Pashelk, 4, of Montebello blows on a huge bubble coming from the Just Bubbles company booth at the California Strawberry Festival on Saturday in Oxnard. Above right, her face smeared with whipped cream, Lindsay Jose, 10, of Los Angeles chows down on strawberries and cake in an eating contest at the festival. The two-day festival drew 66,720 visitors from throughout Ventura County and beyond, according to event organizers.