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On The Earie    
by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

Guy Leavitt of Ray Cammack Shows was thrilled that his show's grosses were on par with those of last year's record number at the 135^th annual Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, held Oct. 5-28. Wanell Costello,  in her fourth year as executive director, and 30^th at the fair...[read more]

On The Earie   
by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

Eleven days of rain barely put a dent in attendance at the Sept. 28-Oct. 21 State Fair of Texas, Dallas, where more than two million turned out, and the weather caused problems, but not calamity for the North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, where a record 977,256, for a 10-day fair, showed up, and the 149^th annual South Carolina State Fair, Columbia, where attendance of 443,712 topped last year's numbers. [read more]

On The Earie 
by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

Mike Heffron, retired manager of the Minnesota State Fair,St. Paul, used to refer to me as an ink-stained wretch, a common term in the old days for journalists, and with that in mind, I'll tell you the ink had barely dried on my last column when Bill Johnson of A Fantasy Amusements,pointed out an error. [read more]

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by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

I was watching a baseball game early in the evening when Kent Hojem, CEO of the Washington State Fair, Puyallup, said he had just received my message and asked if ...[read more]

On The Earie         
by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

Jeff Blomsness of North American Midway Entertainment heaped praise on Gene Cassidy, president and chief executive officer of The Big E (Eastern States Exposition), West Springfield, Mass., and ...[read more]

On The Earie       
by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

Despite rain on the final two weekends of the Aug. 31-Sept. 23 Washington State Fair, Puyallup, Ron Burback of Funtastic Shows said it was remarkable that the public still came out in droves, and when final figures are added up, his grosses would be on par with last year when 1.1 million attended...[read more]

                                  On The Earie       
by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

When Billy and Sue Clark owned Smokey Mountain Amusements for 17 years, he would often run ads in Amusement Business, seeking help, with the lure being warm biscuits and .....[read more]

                                                              On The Earie 
         by Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

After the New York State Fair, Syracuse set attendance records for the third straight year, drawing 1,279,010 for this year's Aug, 22-Sept. 3 event, Frank Zaitshik of Wade Shows said everything was flawless, Read More