Evans United Shows Carnival in Longview,TX

Posted by CarnivalMidways.Com on April 2, 2009
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By Special to the News Messenger

LONGVIEW — Longview Mall invites the public to enjoy an afternoon of entertainment at the Evans United Shows Carnival, featuring more than 30 different rides and an assortment of carnival food and games.

The carnival will be on the parking lot of Longview Mall, 3500 McCann Road, through Sunday.

A variety of thrill rides such as the Kamikaze and the “Ring of Fire” roller coaster, along with family favorites such as the 55′ Century Wheel Ferris

Wheel will provide enjoyment for carnival-goers of all ages!

Hours of operation are Friday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from noon to midnight, and Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Parents who sign children up for the Simon Kidgits Club for a $5 annual membership fee will receive a free armband redeemable for complimentary rides on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.

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First Sunday’s attendance sets record at Fair

Posted by CarnivalMidways.Com on March 31, 2009
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Scott Lawrence – KFDM News

The South Texas State Fair has already broken a record and there are still seven days to go.

Chris Colletti with the Young Men’s Business League tells KFDM News yesterday’s attendance set a record for the first Sunday of any South Texas State Fair.

The YMBL is still calculating the numbers but Colletti says Saturday’s attendance was also impressive.

Rain on Thursday and Friday cut down on attendance and Colletti says they’re still playing catch up, but he says the YMBL is gaining ground.

The gates open today through Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at 10 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.

KFDM News will have live reports tonight at 5 and 6.

For more information about the South Texas State Fair log onto ymbl.org

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Mesquite Days Carnival Coming

Posted by CarnivalMidways.Com on March 31, 2009
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Mesquite Local News

Royal West Amusements will be at Mesquite Days with new rides and old friends.

Nicholas Montoya, organizer of Mesquite Days, announced today that Royal West Amusements Carnival will be on site at their four day Festival this year with new rides to please event-goers.

The event will run from April 23 through April 26 at the Virgin River Convention Center parking lot (the Old Mesquite Star Hotel & Casino).

Royal West Amusement is the sister show of Inland Empire Shows, which has been the carnival pleasing families at this traditional event for the past few years.

The shows, each traveling with over 30 exciting rides, games and attractions, have switched their routes, bringing fresh new rides to the Festival.

The manager of the carnival show will be Todd Keenan.

According to Montoya, Royal West Amusements is the best value around and the safest carnival company in the business.

Owner and Operator Todd Keenan is proud of the steps his employees take every day to keep the rides running safely.

Two rolling shutdowns and inspections are done on each ride every full day while the show is running.

The shows have been awarded safety plaques from the national companies who insure them.

Keenan’s marketing team has a history of innovation in the Carnival business.

His was one of the first Carnivals to offer the Pay One Price (POP) ticket, and they innovated the Player’s Bonus Coupon, and Carnival Bucks, all designed to give the Festival attendees the best family fun deal around.

A limited number of these Advance Sale (POP) tickets are available at the Mesquite Recreation & Parks Department Administrative Offices, located at 100 W. Old Mill Road, during open hours.

These tickets will be on sale until Thursday, April 23, at 3 p.m. or until sold out.

Cash only.

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The Fair Looks Like Fun (Video)

Posted by CarnivalMidways.Com on March 27, 2009
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by Gus Moore – MiamiBeach411.Com

The Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition starts today and continues through April 12, but don’t be surprised if the annoying theme song keeps playing in your head through summer… it’s one of those jingles that will haunt you.

What ever you do, don’t let the theme song stop you from going. The Fair is a lot of fun. See for yourself in this short video of the 2008 Fair produced and narrated by Brad A Schenck:

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Edward Anderson, man behind mini-doughnut machine

Posted by CarnivalMidways.Com on March 25, 2009
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An entrepreneur and tinkerer, the inventor worked to make crepes and pancakes, and to separate oil and water.

By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune

There might not be a more quintessential food at the Minnesota State Fair than mini-doughnuts, and for that we can thank entrepreneur Edward M. Anderson.

A man who had an inquisitive mind and loved to tinker in his garage, Anderson invented the Lil’ Orbits automatic doughnut machine and perfected the batter that went with it.

“It’s kind of those Colonel Sanders secret recipes with 13 ingredients,” said Mike Foster, a business consultant for Anderson’s Plymouth-based firm. “He was a mechanical genius and an entrepreneur in the true sense of the word, and he put thousands of other entrepreneurs into business.”

Anderson died of cancer Thursday at his home in Plymouth. He was 78.

Anderson’s inventions also included automatic crepe- and pancake-making machines and accessories, Foster said. He also invented and patented an oil- and-water separator, which is used by many companies to clean up pollutants, said Anderson’s son, Charlie, of Brooklyn Park.

Born in New York, Anderson earned a degree in political science from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He started his career in 1956 as a public relations writer for the American Petroleum Institute in New York. He then went to Philadelphia, where he directed marketing and managed sales staff as CEO of Edwards, Roberts & Edwards.

In 1974 he founded Lil’ Orbits in New Hope and began designing and patenting an extensive line of doughnut-makers. With the advent of the Internet, sales of the machines went worldwide, and Anderson was recognized by former President George W. Bush with the “E” award for outstanding export sales. In 2005, he was recognized as the outstanding businessman of the year for Minnesota by the Republican National Congressional Committee and the Business Advisory Council.

Anderson, who was still active in his company until about a week before his death, was “one of those guys who moved the place forward at all costs,” said sales manager Brian O’Gara.

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