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Fete des.... 2OGO IpecId ,., J 'Patricia's 'Point orReIff ... --...... ~I~ oheslld with gar- ~ ... and litter, ask I '(\. \1 my former co- V V workers!. but It h0n- estly refteccs upon the community. The amount of time and enerv from those dedkated to making Fete des Lacs happen Is inspirinJ. Watching people smiling and .... Ing and enjoyinJ themselves pia'" bingo; watching the wonderful en- tertainment on the Main Suae; par- dcIpatIng In the parade; !tIV'hl1blrts; playing baD; danc:Ing; and eating a wide variety of food actually brought a few tears from me. FDL brought together people of all ages. I greatly admire all of you who kept at It. even when you were tired and felt like throwing In the towel. The RoJers Brothers Show that came to town with the Funland Car- nival was truly a tofHlOtCh. pr0fes- sional company that promotes good. clean entertainment. I had the pleasure of spending a great ~ of time with the "CarnIe family" watching them work, learning about the history of their family owned business and getting to know many of the "carnies". The Steven's fmdIy, owner's of the show Clke great pride In the reputation that they've estabIJshed in the c:amivaI indusay. They wanted a safe and clean envIror".. ment to raise their children In. and escabIIshed strict standards and aufdeIines for anyone who travels with them. TheIr now grown chll- dren, Mike and his sister, Monique are the current managers of the show and are raising their children along the way. EducatIonal needs for the many c:hJIdren that travel with their par- ents on the tolr cIradt are met through home schooling, sevwaI with the assIsIance of comput8n. The range of children Is from months old to el&hteen! The schOol - ... children that I met with enjoy ; the IIfestPa and are wekdlated in '-* "....,.... Past........,..... FaIn area that most i4 our own ddIdI.. are not expcII8II to in a ""tr.acIIdoMr "'on- ment. These IcIds work slde by slde the adults 11111dn& with the seHIp of rides. help- Ing with the.sales, food preparation, ... down. while traveling learning about our country and Its history. One of the .....,.. that _.. to know quite well haw .... daughter's. all who have -. home schooled and tra\ Bled with them since just a few months old. The eldest wID be .... hla medical school in the faD with plans an be- c:omIng a neurosurgeon. one JoInIng her tuntJy shortly with her five month old baby and the- younaest enwtna 7th aracfe.- JaJLen. chaJOUDl'lSt au personable. InteIII- . gent )'OUIII teen with a rock solid founcIadon of work ethics. Several otha (hat are part of this trawling lundy, have come from a wrjety of backgrounds. Some have only known the carnival business, while others Iet't careers In teaching. mechanics. mnIng and legal pi ofessIons. They have joined with FunIancI ~"se of the saict &UkIeftnes and good envIror".ment. FunIand has a Z8"O tolerance for drug usaae and randomly tests all staff for cIrup and alcohol; requires unIfarm shires and hats to be worn during the show; allows no visible body pies dng; and has regulations on hair Iqth and facial hair. They also do not allow prizes that promote cIrup and/or alcohol. ThIs Is a ti&ht knit group of people and refer to themselves as "family" taIcIns great pride In this quality show. I for one, look forward to their retw"n next year with the rest of their show and hope that by then I'll be able to feel more comfort- able taking photographs from the utmost hei&ht of "The WheeI". My. "thanks" to Jamie, "The Wheel" operator for ClIcIng me up slowly and getting me back to the ground as soon as he did! What's this I hear about roiling stones at KeIIy's~m T. left,: Hal"""" "CanIIes"' - .. DIcfIe Ifcfes. ToplfJbt: FlmIGrJcI'. GeIIenII McIncIJet. MIce SIMas. .... tett CcImfwII.......I<<lr" GGIl ~ IfJbt: ~ C'.GuIxIlroJIIGIt'" HeIsorI. ... Q__ .