OABA JUNE

June 2015

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Contents The Official Publication of the Outdoor Amusement Business Association

Features Catch A Wave Essay Contest Winners Smart Card Technology

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association 4 from the oaba chair Where Are Those Who Benefit?

government regulations 22 dot regulatory news

5 meet your new director

25 arnold safety consulting

Doug Burtch

Drug and Alcohol Testing for CDL Drivers

6 association buZZ Couldn’t Be Further From The Truth

8 on the earie Tom Powell reports on the industry’s shows, fairs, colorful show folks and amusing events.

11 as the wheel turns

government Feature 24 continued h-2b challenge by dhs/dol

By Gregg Hartley, Cloakroom Advisors

circus members 26 from the center ring

Who, what and where are people making news? Here’s the scoop.

Rodney Huey follows circuses around the country.

18 photo gallery

29 capitol update

The OABA catches members in action.

18, 20 services, benefits & programs

Joan Galvin, Government Relations Consultant

Jammin’ Jamborees and Contribution Fund Drawing Winners

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Our Mission: To promote the preservation and growth of the outdoor amusement industry through leadership, advocacy and education.

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ShowTime publisher|managing editor Robert Johnson 407.681.9444 H bobj@oaba.org editor Dee Dee Alford 407.681.9444 H deedeea@oaba.org graphic design Avic-Versi Creative Jen Burge H 817.602.7254 H avicversi@att.net advertising sales 407.681.9444 H oaba@oaba.org association office Outdoor Amusement Business Assn., Inc. 1035 S. Semoran Blvd., Suite 1045A Winter Park, FL 32792 407.681.9444 H fax 407.681.9445 © Outdoor Amusement Business Assn. 2015

oaba officers

oaba trustees

chair Michael Wood 1st vice chair Thomas J. Gaylin, III 2nd vice chair E. J. Dean 3rd vice chair Jay Strates trustee 2014 Chris Lopez trustee 2013 Mike Featherston trustee 2012 Jeanne McDonagh treasurer Larry Yaffe president Bob Johnson

oaba directors Michael Brajevich Doug Burtch Joe Burum Tony Cassata Brad Dallman Andy Deggeller Michael Doolan Blake Huston

Stacey Jamieson Mitchell Kaliff Melissa Kibby Michael Lauther Charlene Leavitt Ron Morris Ben Pickett Debbie Powers

Rick Reithoffer Lorelei Schoendienst Joseph Skerbeck Mary Chris Smith Greg Stewart Holly Swartz Amber Swedgan Rob Vivona

Bill Johnson-2011 Dominic Vivona, Jr.-2010 Wayne McCary-2009 Andy Schoendienst-2008 John Hanschen-2007 Guy Leavitt-2006 Ron Burback-2005 Don Deggeller-2004 James E. Strates-2003 * Jackie Swika-2002 Danny Huston-2001 Jeff Blomsness-2000 Sam Johnston-1999 Buddy Merten-1998 * Richard Janas-1997 Jean Clair-1996 James Murphy-1995 Dominic Vivona-1994 * Bill Dillard, Sr.-1993 Tom Atkins-1992 * Red Wood-1991 Billy Burr-1990

Bob Coleman, Sr.-1989 * Milt F. Kaufman-1988 * Andy Andersen-1987 * John Vivona-1986 * Mike Farino-1985 James H. Drew, III-1984 Gerald L. Murphy-1983 * John A. Campi-1982 * Buster L. Brown-1981 * Hub Luehrs-1980 * Lloyd J. Hilligoss-1979 * Hal F. Eifort-1978 * Alfred H. Kunz-1977 * P.E. Reithoffer, Jr.-1976 * Bernard P. Thomas-1975 E. James Strates-1974 * Rod Link-1973 * C.J. Sedlmayr-1972 * John Portemont-1971 * William T. Collins-1966-70 * W.G. Wade-1965

* Deceased

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ASSOCIATION H message from the oaBa Chair

Where Are Those Who Benefit?

Michael Wood

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o say we live in interesting times would be an unmanaging to clear most of the hurdles, some by tiniest fracderstatement these days. Between the challenges tion, yet leaving us in survival mode still. It has become we face as small business men and women daily, clear that there will be no easy fix to this issue, and the road and those imposed by our government, the hits just keep on ahead long and expensive. In the courts we will continue fight coming. to survive in short term, and the halls of Congress for what The latest at the end of April, was the expected joint iswill hopefully become a lasting solution, with a reauthorizasuance of yet another interim final tion bill of some sort on H-2B. Both rule by DOL and DHS, for both the ventures will not come without a program and wage rule related to heavy price both financially, and more Without your support, the H-2B visa program. Once again, importantly by efforts of you, the end without us, the end user, being afour scope and power is limited users of this program. forded our due process of a proper I wish I could say that the parand we cannot change that notice and comment period. Early ticipation level by those using the fact — only you can. estimates by some experts put an adH-2B program from our industry was ditional cost of compliance with these more than could be expected; unfornew rules at $50,000 per employer tunately I cannot. The challenges we on average, so fight on we must. I was once told that the face ahead are going to require greater participation from all true measure of any fighter is not how hard they can hit, but those who benefit from this program — not just the handful rather how hard they can get hit and still continue to fight. whom always step up when called upon. Obviously proud of There is no doubt we have taken some serious punches from our efforts and record thus far, we have not done enough, and the activists and their co-conspirators at the Department of with certainty I can say that without significantly stepping Labor, but we cannot afford to give up now. If governmental up our game the chances of success are limited at best. This departments were named based on their actions, the DOL takes absolutely nothing away from the efforts thus far, or should carry the title of Department of Organized Labor. the many professionals that we have enlisted to help advance As your 2015 Chairman, I am extremely proud of how our goals. In fact, I would like to take a moment at this time our industry has stood and fought the good fight on H-2B to thank attorney Wayne Pierce for the countless hours he has against the forces that oppose us — a true David and Goliath invested in our legal strategy that go unbilled and unnoticed, story. However, having spent the last nine years focused on all because he cares so deeply about our industry. The very our labor issues, H-2B in particular, on good authority I can same goes for our lobbying team in Washington, DC, where also say this fight is long from over. We have battled in the Joan Galvin and Gregg Hartley have worked miracles getting courts and on Capitol Hill tirelessly on this issue, somehow us positioned for the challenge ahead in short order.

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Without fear of sounding like a broken record, I will again say that we, your OABA Board, will only be as good as you are willing to get involved yourself. Without your support, our scope and power is limited and we cannot change that fact — only you can. So, whether you agree or disagree with what the OABA does, please remember that your trade association is the only organization that represents all segments of the mobile amusement industry and fights on your behalf.

If you are not already a member, why aren’t you? If you are, we thank you for your continued support, and ask that you get involved to not only help out, but help us improve.

I wish you all a safe travels and a prosperous summer, and look forward to hearing from you when you would like to help us and your business. My number is 210-573-2219. H

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Meet Your New OABA Director –

Doug Burtch

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oug’s first experience with the carnival industry was in 1993, when he was 16 years old working in Sandy Schmidt’s elephant ear concession. Doug has always been fascinated with the carnival business, a fascination that was aided by the fact that the county fairgrounds was in his backyard as a child. It was Ivan Arnold’s Arnold Amusements that first impressed Doug enough to knock on the office door and ask about working with the carnival. Since then, he has never looked back.

Throughout college, Doug continued to work summers and grew increasingly interested in the business. With the encouragement of both the Schmidt and Arnold families, Doug moved up the “chain of command” working as concession manager, general manager and often a unit manager when rides were booked out.

He is currently the business manager overseeing payroll, human resources, office management, bookings and contract maintenance with T.J. Schmidt & Company. When Doug decided he wanted to invest, it was Ivan Arnold, his childhood carnival idol, who sold him his very first carnival ride — an Eli Bridge Scrambler. Doug also owns a Hrubetz Round-Up as well as a french fry concession, all of which are booked on the T.J. Schmidt & Company midway.

Doug was an outstanding student at Saginaw Valley State University, obtaining a B.A. in Music Education and Psychology, and went on to earn a Master’s degree at Central Michigan University in wind conducting in 2009. If you ever need an orchestra conductor, call Doug!

Doug believes in the work the OABA does representing the outdoor amusement industry and admires the history of the board’s leadership and its continued passion for ensuring a successful future for the industry. He has represented the industry with lobbying in Washington, D.C. on the H-2B foreign guest worker program.

He believes in a “collective voice” for our industry with lawmakers and, as an OABA Show Ambassador, works to increase OABA membership, be an educator and foster better relationships with younger people in the mobile amusement industry.

Doug feels very fortunate to serve the OABA as a director and is always sure to note his success is because of the wonderful people around him who have afforded him tremendous opportunities along the way, which he credits to his friends and second family on both the T.J. Schmidt & Company midway and the Arnold Amusements midway. H JunE 2015 | OABA ShowTime Magazine H

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ASSOCIATION H association buzz

“Couldn’t Be Further From The Truth” Bob Johnson, OABA President

At the end of April, “The Obama administration had the opportunity to issue user-friendly regulations for the thousands of American employers who use the H-2B program, but it knowingly failed to do so,” said Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte. “The new regulations…are overly burdensome for the small and seasonal businesses that play by the rules and use this guest worker program to hire a legal workforce.”

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uch of the time and efforts of your Executive Business Legal Coalition and others, along with the best legal Committee and our Government Relations minds on the H-2B front to put together a litigation and lobCommittee, along with our lobbyists and attorbying strategy to protect our stakeholders and your family neys, has been consumed with the new Interim Final Rule for the business.

H-2B visa program for seasonal employees, issued jointly by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ statement that Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor the these rules are intended to quickly reinstate the H-2B program last week of April. and bring it certainty, stability and We are not the only industry affectcontinuity, couldn’t be further from ed, as hotel/lodging, forestry, seafood the truth! processors, and the largest stakeholdChanging topics, as you begin your u.S. Citizenship and ers — landscapers — have all been summer season, the OABA staff is Immigration Services’ shocked by these new rules, which for always willing to help you with educastatement that these rules are the most part mirror regulations in tion programs, legal assistance, group 2012 which these industries fought in buying programs, ride safety training intended to quickly reinstate the federal courts.

DVD’s, etc., as we know your time is the H-2B program couldn’t be valuable and you’re juggling a lot of Those of you who rely on this seafurther from the truth! sonal workforce to supplement your balls while making hundreds of deciU.S. workforce to help satisfy your sions every day. contractual agreements with sponsors, fairs and festivals, July 1 begins our new dues year for this 50th anniversary know full well the bureaucracy involved and the ridiculous year. Thanks to many of you who have already paid your 2016 costs involved to obtain this legal workforce. dues. These funds help us to help you. We appreciate your Our Chairman Michael Wood and I have been working with support of the only trade association that truly looks out for other industry trade groups, such as the Save our Small and protects your family business. H

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ASSOCIATION H on the earie

On The Earie Tom Powell, OABA News Ambassador

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here are examples of carnivals that have played spots for 70 or 80 straight years, as is the case with the James E. Strates Shows at the Erie County Fair, Hamburg, NY, but I don’t know of many independent lots that have been laid out by the same concessionaire for 39 years.

Hiram (Scooter) Ryals has had that enviable chore at the Collier County Fair, Naples, FL. “I lay out the lot and book the other concessionaires, some of whom have been with us 25 years,” said Ryals, who lives with his wife, Beverly, in Riverview, FL. The two got married on Thanksgiving Day 50 years ago and have worked and lived together ever since. He said the working relationship with Fair President Don Jolly and Manager Rhonda Ward is excellent. “I’ve watched Rhonda since she was showing animals to being the office manager. I have a guy, George Williams, who you might call my left hand man, Beverly being my right hand. He does whatever is needed.”

The Ryalses book mostly independently, and Scooter plays some dates with Jeff Blomsness and Danny Huston of NAME. They include the Kentucky State Fair, Louisville; Lake County Fair, Crown Point, IN, where Scooter said he has played for more than 50 years, and the 65th annual Brunswick, Georgia Exchange Club Agricultural Fair.

Ryals is looking forward to the remainder of the season. “It will be fantastic.

People are in a good mood to spend and fuel prices are lower than they have been in three years. And more people are working than in a long time.” Ryals named Ron Porter of Fare Foods as one of the reasons for his success. “He has always been there, and I’ve watched his company grow and prosper from the very start.”

Before taking some time off and after Naples, Ryals had his popper set up at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa for the Egypt Shrine Temple in April. Serge

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Coronas had his tent erected and the circus had five sellouts in two days. Tom I. Arnold of Arnold’s Amusements had eight rides set up on Dale Mabry Avenue just outside the stadium, and Roger Swyear of Swyear Amusements had seven. “We’ve been setting up in the parking lot there for eight or nine years,” said Arnold. “We opened Thursday but got rain. They did three shows Saturday and two on Sunday.”

After that the Arnolds had three Catholic Church dates left on their Florida schedule. Looking ahead, at the time, Arnold noted that the show picked up the old fall route from Myers International Midways last year, with the help of food concessionaire Harold Case. Those spots included the Henderson County Fair, Lexington, TN; 65th annual Baldwin County Fair, Robertsdale, AL; Northwest Florida Fair, Fort Walton Beach; Central Panhandle Fair, Panama City, and two Florida Catholic churches.

Arnold said the show did well, booking 20 rides at the Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City, with Charles Panacek’s Belle City Amusements; a new spot in Treasure Island, FL next to the Allied Specialty Insurance building; a Citrus Festival in Palm Harbor, and the Hardee County Fair, Wauchula.

“Last year we picked up the Ionia Free Fair and had eight days of perfect weather. This year is their 100th anniversary.”

Speaking of Myers, where Case spent much of his carnival career, Arnold said David Starkey is with Arnold’s and ran the unit at Pinellas Park. He and his wife, Dee Dee, book rides.

Saturday, May 2 was a great one for sports fans with the long-awaited Manny Pacquiano vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match taking place in Las Vegas, the 141st annual Kentucky Derby occurring in Louisville, and the Talladega 500 being held in Alabama, along with the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association Playoffs and the regular

season games of Major League Baseball.

I’ve been to the Derby twice and there’s nothing like it. The first time I went was with the late Vince Pantuso who headed up Volume Services, and we sat with all the elite courtesy of the Harry M. Stevens Concession Company. Right in our area were Paul Hornung of Notre Dame and Green Bay Packer stardom; Denny Crum, then basketball coach of Louisville; Johnny (Drum) Majors of University of Tennessee fame; and Johnny Orr, Iowa cage coach.

My first trip to Talladega was for the track’s inaugural event in 1969. The regular drivers went on strike maintaining the speeds were too dangerous, so an unknown by the name of Richard Brickhouse won.

I recall a very inebriated Big Bill France, founder of NASCAR, telling me and Bill Donoho, police chief of Nashville and operator of Nashville’s Fairgrounds Speedway where regular NASCAR races were run, that every one of those drivers could go to a place where the sun didn’t shine.

It was the first time I could recall alcoholic beverages being served to the sports writers in the press box and I took advantage of the situation. I recall writing before the first lap was run that not having the likes of Richard Petty, Buck Baker, Junior Johnson, Bobby Allison, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Cale Yarborough, and the other regulars on the track was akin to going to Yankee Stadium and Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle or Derek Jeter not playing, or even worse, attending a Boston Red Sox game and Ted Williams sitting it out.

I’ve reported in the past that of all the events I ever covered before my career at Amusement Business, the greatest was not the World Series or Super Bowl. It was the heavyweight boxing match at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971 between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. In speeches I’ve made since, I always referred to the fact that Frazier, who won by a decision, never took a backward step in 15 rounds.

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From Alpine Amusements, Naperville, IL, are Don Massie, Sr. and his son, Don Massie, Jr., who is a past president of the Showmen’s League of America.

Enjoying the IAAPA trade show in Orlando, from left, are Bill and Jane Ann Alter, formerly of National Ticket; OABA President Bob Johnson; 2014 OABA Chair Chris Lopez, Ray Cammack Shows; Mary Christine Smith, Allied Specialty Insurance; and Christine Powell.

Annie Kastl, who has games on Ray Cammack Shows with her husband, Joe, visits with 2013 OABA Trustee Mike Featherson, GoldStar Amusements.

From left are Joe Potillo, Yalaha, FL, current president of the National Independent Concessionaires Association; OABA Director Joe Burum, who resigned recently as executive director of the SLA; and Russ Harrison, who with his wife, Dede, owns Rudy’s Pizzeria and Slush Factory, Hernando, FL.

2012 OABA Trustee Jeanne McDonagh, left, admires the hat of OABA Director Melissa Kibby of Crabtree Amusements.

Talking business at the board meeting are OABA Vice President Dee Dee Alford and OABA Treasurer Larry Yaffe of Firestone Financial.

With Perfection Confections of Ruskin, FL are Sigrid and Jim LaFratta, who have been married 45 years. They had their food stand set up at Florida dates in Green Cove Springs, Palatka, Tampa and the Strawberry Festival in Plant City.

To me, it was the ultimate blue collar effort of truly putting in an eight-hour day and 40-hour week. I also remember sneaking into a fight at the old Athletic Field in Scranton, PA to watch Sugar Ray Robinson and Jose Basora. By the time my buddies and I found a seat, Robinson had knocked him out in 47 seconds. Where has the time gone?

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From left, during the IISA trade show are Robert Gable, Gable Brothers, Simcoe, Ontario; OABA Director Tony Cassata with Bob’s Space Racers; and Randy Homeniuk, Homeniuk Amusements, Paris, Ontario.

Marla Yhnatko, left and her mother, Trish, have games and food with Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, SC. Trish’s parents, Bonnie and Hickey Culpepper, traveled for many years with Royal American Shows and other carnivals.

This group from Bayshore Development Corporation’s Jolly Roger Amusement Parks in Ocean City, MD never misses the trade show in Gibtown. From left are Mike Jones, Tim King, Chris Broetsky, Mike O’Neal, Mike Broetsky and Stephen J. Pastusak.

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AssoCiATion H as the wheel turns

Making News...

In MEMORIAM

John lear streeter John Lear Streeter, 90, of Sarasota, FL, passed away April 10, 2015. John spent a number of years teaching speech at the University of Indiana and Wayne State University while also working as a scenic designer in several professional productions. In the summer, he worked in the outdoor amusement business.

In 1966, John purchased a Sky Diver from Chance Rides. In 1968, he went to work for Mack Duce and sold rides for Chance and SDC. This relationship lasted for over 15 years before he went to work exclusively for Chance in 1983. By 1985, John was promoted to president of the company and helped promote sales worldwide. He was influential in the development of the Thunderbolt, Wipeout, Giant Wheel, Century Wheel and Pharaoh’s Fury through the 1990’s. John was responsible for the growth of Chance Rides in the U.S. carnival market, as well as the overseas markets in Asia, until his retirement in 1998.

“We are all grateful to John for is efforts and dedication to Chance over the years and will all miss him”, said Dick Chance.

John is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marion; his daughter, Linda; and grandson, Jeffry. He is honored on the Showmen’s League of America’s Wall of Honor and donations can be made to the Showmen’s League of America Scholarship fund in his name. H

William Patrick Atkins was born on April 29 in Jupiter, FL. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long. His proud brother is Thomas and his super proud parents are Kristin and Chris Atkins. His extremely proud grandparents are Margaret and Tom Atkins (Thomas Carnival) and Jean and Joe Clair (Luehrs’ Ideal Rides).

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In MEMORIAM

andrew edward “ed” burlingame Andrew Edward “Ed” Burlingame was born on January 26, 1944, in Sedalia, MO, and departed this life on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Prague, OK, at the age of 71.

Ed, the son of Andrew Leroy Burlingame and Edna Schell, was a resident of Texas. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He married Betty Crone on August 24, 1979, in Texas.

His father preceded Ed in death.

Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Betty Burlingame; mother, Edna Burlingame of Sedalia, MO; sons and daughter-in-law, Drew and Val Burlingame of Seattle, WA

and James Burlingame of Joplin, MO; adoptive son, Ronnie Leighton of Joplin, MO; daughters and sons-in-law, Lavonne Mattingly of Blue Springs, MO, Misty and Mike Thomas of Galena, KS and Carla and Charles Moore of Kyle, TX; eight grandchildren, Aaron Mattingly, Jacob Mattingly, Blake Burlingame, Avery Burlingame, Kenzie Burlingame, Lexi Burlingame, Emmi Burlingame and Makayla Burlingame; two great grandchildren, Alice and Ruby Mattingly; god-daughter, Fallon Eddi Winteroth; brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Sue Burlingame of Sedalia, MO; sister, Martha Dean Hickey of Dorchester, MA; other numerous family and friends. H

OABA Ambassador Carly Skerbeck married Jeffrey Vertz on January 24, 2015 in their hometown of Escanaba, MI. The couple both hold management positions with Skerbeck Family Carnival.

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tationary wave systems bring the thrill of surfing to water parks. A proposed new ASTM International standard — WK31624, Practice for the Classification, Design, Manufacture, Construction and Operation of Standing Wave Systems — will provide a reference tool for safe construction and operation that will prove useful to both manufacturers and owners of standing wave systems.

“Riding a sheet wave is an exhilarating experience,” says ASTM member Marshall Myrman, leader of the FlowRider and Waves division of WhiteWater West Industries. “Since the participant is riding a 25 mile per hour sheet of water, there are certain issues that need to be addressed to ensure the safest experience possible, and that is what we are doing.”

The proposed standard will present such manufacturing guidelines as structural design requirements, identification markings and design responsibilities. Regulatory agencies will be able to use the standard as a tool for enforcement, and laboratories will find it helpful for benchmark testing.

WK31624 is being developed by Subcommittee F24.70 on Water Related Amusement Rides and Devices, part of ASTM Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices. Myrman welcomes all interested parties, particularly those representing standing wave manufacturers, to join in the development of WK31624. H JunE 2015 | OABA ShowTime Magazine H

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Essay Contest Winners The 2015 Essay Contest sponsored by the OABA-Duke Smith Memorial Education Fund resulted in four excellent essays submitted by talented young writers! Macey Kenna, Travis Elsperman, Morgan Thomas and Shane Powers each received $250 for their efforts on the topic “What have you learned from working with foreign guest workers in our industry?” Look for these essays to be published in future editions of ShowTime. This month’s featured essay was written by Morgan Thomas, age 17.

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hen I was younger I knew some of our workers were foreign and that was so cool, but I never really had gotten the chance to get to know them. Although, in the past year I have had the privilege of meeting some amazing people and it has opened up my perspective about a lot of things.

This year, I had a South African guy named Juan work for us. In the beginning it was the same as always. I would come into the stand, say hello and that would be all. After a while, we started talking more and more and we became really close friends. We started finding different things to do around the country where we traveled and we did so much. We went to a national park where there was about a 40 foot waterfall and Juan actually jumped off! We also went white water rafting, biking,

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zip lining, and so much more. He also had so many stories of what he’s done and where he’s gone and I loved hearing all about them. He kept telling me about his dreams and that he wanted to travel the world and it was just amazing how much he desired this dream to come true. I thought to myself “I want to have one big dream like that.”

In November, I went to Miami to work for my aunt on a different carnival. I didn’t know many people, so it was very different for me. I’m not very shy, I like to talk! I started talking to a few workers near me that I would see every day.

I met this one person named Ali. Ali was from a country called Mingechaur. But that is definitely not all that he was from. He had moved to at least three or four different countries after that and he also knew four different languages!

He went to high school and was a great soccer player who then got invited to go to America to play soccer in college.

He graduated college at Park University in Montana and also studied at the National Aviation Academy in Clearwater Florida, but decided that he wanted to do something else other than soccer after that. I don’t remember how he found the carnival, but he did say that it was definitely something not everyone can do.

The more Ali and Juan talked about traveling, the more fascinated I was. I used to want to live a “normal life” and stay in one place all year long, but after hearing all their stories and doing so many things with both of them, it just made me want to stay out here more. I love meeting new people and hearing so many stories from all different kinds of people. The carnival is my home, and they made me realize that it’s something I want to be a part of for the rest of my life. H

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by Rick Reithoffer, President & CEO, Reithoffer Shows OABA Director

State of the Art Automated Wireless Ticketing System

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s a leading innovator in the traveling Amusement industry, Reithoffer Shows has been in the process of testing and perfecting a new and state of the art automated wireless ticketing system with American Changer Corp.

Our system has been in the development stages for the past ten years and has gone through two stages of research and

development. We implemented a system using a large wireless network to connect our automated ticket boxes to a main server in our office. The system dispensed paper tickets and seemed to work very well; however, we could not maintain a stable wireless connection. We determined it was not feasible to run a wireless network when surrounded by an abundance of machinery and electrical interference. A decade later, this system makes Reithoffer Shows a leader in technological advances for our industry.

In the meantime, we have been in our second stage of research and development and we now have a system that stands alone, very similar to ATM’s. Each of our automated ticket boxes will run completely independent of each other, with periodic “check ins” over the existing cellular network. Each ticket box is bilingual and has a touch screen for purchasing which accepts both cash and credit cards.

We have done away with the paper ticket. Our new system dispenses a Smart Card and/or voucher for a wristband with an embedded microchip. The exact purchase amount is stored on the card as “credits” and can be used at any ride or attraction on our midway. The credit packages and prices can be quickly and easily changed on the ticket kiosks daily to accommodate for different ride promotions. The Smart Cards are empty until purchased and have no value to anyone looking to exploit the customer or us. In addition to the ticket kiosks and card readers there are a number of “check your balance” stations on the midway.

Each ride will be given a card reader the size of a lunch box at the beginning of the event. The card readers will store all of the pertinent ride data such as name, owner and number of tickets. When a patron enters the ride, they simply wave their card or wristband within a couple of inches of the box and it will illuminate a green light confirming the credits have been removed from the microchip of the card and added to the receipts of that ride. If there are not enough credits on the card, JunE 2015 | OABA ShowTime Magazine H

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ASSOCIATION H PHOTO GALLERY

Photo Gallery

Jammin’ Jamborees

Spotted at Yuma County Fair

PROGRAM

2015 OABA Jammin’ Jamboree OABA Jamborees are fun, exciting and entertaining. They provide an opportunity for everyone on the show to get together and have a great time while doing some good for the OABA.

2015 OABA Jammin’ Jamboree Schedule Twentieth Century Rides Brownsville, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 4 PBJ Happee Days Shows Marion, AR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 5

2015 Jammin’ Jamboree Totals Jerry Damon pictured with his Yuma County Fair entries. He won the Rosette for the beaded macramé hanging that spelled out the fair theme “Down Home Fun” with beads.

Twentieth Century Rides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,117 TOTAL $9,117

H-2B Lobbying in DC

Our lobbying team with Tom Albert, VP Government Affairs, Feld Entertainment (second to right).

Senator Bill Nelson’s (FL) wife, Grace, in DC at the Florida House reception sponsored by the Florida Citrus Association with OABA President Bob Johnson.

Lobbying to save the H-2B program were, from left, Bob Johnson; Joan Galvin and Mark Anderson, both Lobbyists with Kelley Drye; OABA Second Vice Chair E.J. Dean and OABA Chair Michael Wood.

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ASSOCIATION H services, benefits & programs

Contribution Fund PROGRAM

• Get Your Contribution Fund Tickets Now • This is deductible as a business expense

OABA Contribution Fund Program

2015 OABA Contribution Fund Reithoffer Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,840 Frazier Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,285 A Fantasy Amusement Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Powers Great American Midways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 Bates Bros. Amusement Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 TOTAL $9,015

April Drawing Winners BRONZE

SILVER

Amusement Mike Heaton Plus Powers Great American Bates Bros.

Midways Amusement Co. $400 $300 Dawn Snoddy Name/All Star Amusements $200

GOLD

Jayce Pacheco Ray Cammack Shows $500

Ashley Murray Mike Mofield Ray Cammack Reithoffer Shows Shows $400 $300

Bill Johnson Cameron Kastl Carlos ramirez A Fantasy Ray Cammack Amusement Co. Shows Frazier Shows $200 $300 $100

THe OABA’S COnTriBuTiOn FunD offers three different plans to meet your show’s contribution to the OABA and in turn rewards the show and concessionaires for these donations.

WHY SHOuLD i PArTiCiPATe? You will be given the opportunity to receive cash prizes for your contributions to this program and help the OABA protect the carnival industry.

WHAT iS iT? Fund-raising for the OABA has always been based on the generosity of its members and depends on members to pay their fair share, the theory being that the organization belongs to the members who raise relevant issues and in the belief that they will also underwrite activities. Support and participation of enough members will provide the revenue necessary to continue and improve on membership services.

HOW iS iT HAnDLeD? This OABA program advises member carnivals to collect funds from all office-owned and independent concessions and rides, side shows and arcades. When the show owner collects the money, they need to give or complete a receipt. The show or concessionaires then send the receipts to the OABA office, which will be eligible for monthly and annual incentive prizes.

Please note that it is important to include your phone number on your receipt, as we want to be able to contact you when you win!

WHAT iS THe MOneY uSeD FOr? The funds collected for this program are earmarked for legal, legislative and lobbying issues. Also, funds are used to continually upgrade member services.

CAn’T i JuST COnTriBuTe? Sure, but then you lose out on the opportunity to participate in winning cash incentives.

SenD iT ALL in!

Funds are solicited and contributed in the name of the OABA. Once money is collected, please send it monthly to the OABA office in form of a check or money order. You may check ShowTime magazine where the contributions and monthly winners in each plan will be published monthly. H

Bronze Plan Contribution from Concessions & Rides $5.00 per event Monthly drawings April-October Final drawing in February First Prize $300 First Prize $3,000 Second Prize $200 Second Prize $2,000 Third Prize $100 Third Prize $1,000

Silver Plan Contribution from Concessions & Rides $10.00 per week Monthly drawings April-October Final drawing in February First Prize $400 First Prize $4,000 Second Prize $300 Second Prize $2,000 Third Prize $200 Third Prize $1,000 Bronze and Silver Plans: If the carnival contributions exceed $5,000, 2016 OABA dues are waived for carnival.

Gold Plan Contribution from Concessions & Rides $5.00 per day Monthly drawings April-October Final drawing in February First Prize $500 First Prize $5,000 Second Prize $400 Second Prize $2,000 Third Prize $300 Third Prize $1,000 Gold Plan: If the carnival contributions exceed $10,000, 2016 OABA dues are waived for carnival.

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2015 OABA Contribution Fund Program Participants BRONZE

Bates Bros.

Amusement Co. Amusement Plus B&D Entertainment Bates E.L.I.T.E. Bates Entertainment D&S Entertainment Frazier Shows 3 G’s Blazen Enterprises Broetsky Equipment Broetsky Foods Andrea Broetsky Ashley Broetsky Bryan Broetsky Cash Broetsky Chase Broetsky Jan Broetsky Julie Broetsky Piper Broetsky S.P. Broetsky S.T. Broetsky Steve Broetsky Frazier Shows Garfield Miller Garry Miller Ginny Miller

Carlos Ramirez AJ Schrum Adam Schrum Betsi Schrum Schrum Enterprises Barb Sloan Larry Sloan Tobias Sky Dylan Tobias Emma Tobias George Tobias Georgie Tobias NAME – All Star Amusements Patti Blomsness JPB Inc. Dawn Snoddy

SilvER

A Fantasy Amusement Co. Bill Johnson Mary Johnson Powers Great American Midways Bear Corl Dean

Heaton Ianni Janas PGAM/Ianni Debbie Powers Reithoffer Shows Tony Albanese Gary Alberry Kurt Andrews Mike Bronchik Jeff Dills Ray Hrudka Jan Husted Mike Lauther Jimmy LeBarron Mike Mofield Nicole Popovich Beau Pugh Bobby Pugh Louie Racobo Rick Reithoffer Mario Rojas Paul Smith Richie Stafford John Stoorza Gabriella Tanner Robert Vinson

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Ray Cammack Shows Mad Hatter JACA Cameron Kastl Ashley Kastl Cameron Kastl Tom & Jeanne McDonagh Bill Morton Burt Morton Carrie Morton Deborah Morton Ashley Murray Hailey Ousey Kirstin Ousey Mary Ousey Michael Ousey Michael John Ousey Robert Ousey Jayce Pacheco Andrew Schoendienst, Jr.

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The 2105 Appropriations bill suspended enforcement of the changes in the 34-hour restart through September 30, 2015.

Because the FMCSA study will not be completed prior to that date, Congress will likely consider an extension of the enforcement suspension later this year.

DOT Sends revised Grow America Act To Congress Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has submitted to Congress a revised bill for six-year reauthorization of the federal highway, bridge and transit program.

The new version of the Grow America Act would spend $478 billion on transportation infrastructure and safety programs, a 45 percent increase over current spending.

The legislation would include $317 billion in spending on highways and highway safety programs, $115 billion for transit programs, $18 for a multimodal freight program, and $28 billion for high-speed passenger rail projects. The bill would also attempt to expedite the permitting and regulatory review process for funded projects and try to attract more private funding to infrastructure spending.

To supplement the fuel and other excise taxes going into the Highway Trust Fund, the Administration says the DOT bill would impose a 14 percent tax on foreign earnings of U.S.

corporations that are repatriated to the U.S. But critics say that the bill would also impose a 14 percent tax on foreign earnings that remain in overseas accounts as well.

The bill would authorize states to convert toll-free highways, bridges, or tunnels to tolled facilities to reduce congestion. Toll collections would have to be through electronic means only.

Additionally, the legislation would authorize the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to regulate contractors that exercise operational control over motor carriers, including third-party logistics companies, and certain driver and truck lessors.

Finally, the bill would authorize the FMCSA to require motor carriers to pay their drivers normally compensated by something other than an hourly rate for all on-duty, not driving time at a rate equal to or greater than the federal minimum wage. This would be the first time that the FMCSA or any of its predecessor agencies had ever regulated driver pay. The FMCSA has recently begun a study on driver compensation in the motor carrier industry, but this provision would authorize specific remedies before the study is even completed.

The Grow America Act is not expected to become law in the Republicancontrolled Congress, but

some of its provisions or approaches may be included in the bills drafted by the House and Senate leadership. The Republican leaders in both houses have indicated they want a bipartisan approach to a longterm highway funding bill.

CBO report Finds unpriced Costs Of Trucking eight Times That Of rail A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office found that the unpriced external costs of transporting freight by truck (per ton-mile) are around eight times higher than by rail; according to the CBO, those costs net of existing taxes represent about 20 percent of the cost of truck transport and about 11 percent of the cost of rail transport.

These costs include wear and tear on roads and bridges; delays caused by traffic congestion; injuries, fatalities, and property damage from accidents; and effects from exhaust emissions.

Although the CBO does not make policy recommendations, the report did explore certain policy options, including imposing taxes based on the weight or distance of each shipment, increasing the existing tax on diesel fuel, implementing a tax on the transport of shipping containers, or increasing the existing tax on truck tires.

The study estimated that imposing a weight-distance

tax plus an increase in the tax on diesel fuel in 2007 would have caused a 3.6 percent shift of ton-miles from truck to rail and a 0.8 percent reduction in the total amount of tonnage transported. The CBO concludes that this policy would have eliminated 3.2 million highway truck trips per year and saved about 670 million gallons of fuel annually (including the increase in fuel used for rail freight).

FMCSA increases Civil Penalties To Adjust For inflation The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has increased its civil penalties by the rate of inflation for violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The adjustments are mandated under federal law.

The adjustments increase certain FMCSR penalties by as much as 30 percent. The notice also implements changes to the HMR penalties as required

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drug and alcohol testing for cdl drivers

By Eric Arnold, Arnold Safety Consulting

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n my last column, I wrote at length about logbooks and non-CDL vehicles. Anything with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001 lbs. or more is subject to all the rules, except CDL licensing and drug/alcohol testing. Paying attention to your logbooks and non-CDL drivers will go a long way in keeping the DOT auditor from darkening your door.

However, if you are getting audited, one of the things you are required to have, and which DOT auditors almost always check, is drug and alcohol testing. Drug and alcohol testing is required on all your CDL drivers. There are three main types of drug and alcohol tests which you must have.

The first type of drug testing you must have is a preemployment drug test. You must have a negative drug test result on any CDL driver before you put him in the truck. DOT checks this during audits nearly 100 percent of the time, and will always verify that anyone who has driven a CDL vehicle has a negative pre-employment test. They will also check if it was received before the driver drove your truck for the first time. You are not required to test a driver for alcohol before you hire him. Please note that an alcohol test is a completely separate test from a drug test and must be requested separately from your testing clinic.

The second type of test is a random test. An employer is required to test its employees randomly throughout the year for both drugs and alcohol. The drivers must be tested at a minimum 50 percent rate for drugs and 10 percent for alcohol.

The most common way to conduct random drug testing is to sign up with a drug testing clinic or service, which will notify you of when your drivers are due for a random test. You then send them for the test and keep all records pertaining to the test and the selection. This is probably the easiest method of meeting this requirement. All you need to do is make sure the drug testing service has a current copy of your CDL drivers, and that you keep all copies of tests, selections and emails

for each calendar year. The testing service will make sure you have enough drivers selected, provided you follow through and test them.

The other method for conducting the random tests is to make the selections yourself. This means by the end of the year, you must have tested 50 percent of your drivers for drugs and 10 percent for alcohol. In addition, if you are doing the tests yourself, you must use some kind of computer number generator, like found in Microsoft Access or on the internet, like www.randomizer.org, to make the random selections.

Finally, the last type of drug and alcohol test DOT always checks is the post-accident test. If you have a ‘recordable’ accident, which is defined as a fatality, an injury treated away from the scene of the accident, or a vehicle towed away from the scene of the accident, and your driver receives a moving violation citation at the scene of the accident, then you must ensure your driver is tested for drugs and alcohol. DOT demands the alcohol test be done as soon as practicable, but certainly no later than eight hours after the accident. They allow you 32 hours to get the drug test done, although in reality you will get both tests done at the same time.

Failing to properly conduct drug and alcohol tests generates thousands of dollars in penalties and can easily lead to an Unsatisfactory rating. In fact, it is one of DOT’s most common penalties in an audit. Double-check that your drivers are being drug and alcohol tested properly. H

Eric Arnold, President of Arnold Safety Consulting, Inc., is a former U.S. Department of Transportation agent, with 24 years regulatory and transportation compliance experience.

His column will appear periodically in the ShowTime magazine. As part of your OABA dues, Mr. Arnold is available for free consultations regarding the DOT rules and regulations.

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ASSOCIATION H circus members

From The Center Ring Connecting & Protecting the Circus Industry!

Rodney Huey, RAH PR Strategies OABA Circus Media Consultant

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he American circus is rolling into a summer itinerary unlike any of previous years, in part due to changing cultural trends regarding performing animals. Undaunted, however, the intrepid circus travels from city to city to provide one of the best family entertainment experiences available anywhere. Forget baseball, theme parks and summer at the beach. Catch a circus near you! ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Circus Xtreme visits Colorado Springs (CO), Las Vegas (NV), Tucson and Phoenix (AZ) in June, while its single-ringed Built to Amaze plays Louisiana through mid-June before closing out the month in Wichita Falls (KS). On the other hand, Legends will take an unexpected hiatus this month, skipping the annual Mexico City date due to the country’s recent ban on performing animals.

Legends will re-open on June 25 in Oklahoma City (OK). universoul spends the month in Baltimore (MD), Norfolk (VA) and Washington, DC, while on the West Coast, Circus Vargas plays the California cities of Arcadia, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Cole Bros. Circus continues its Northeastern tour, and Kelly Miller Circus and Carson & Barnes Circus are following their traditional summer schedules without major interruption, although circus directors seem to be faced with significant weather obstacles. For instance, during a Carson & Barnes afternoon performance in Angelton (TX), a sudden rain/hail storm blew through, causing havoc with the tent.

Spectators were asked to return to their cars while the C&B crew literally “held down the tent” (which is designed to withstand winds up to 70 mph) until the storm passed. Thanks to quick thinking and fast action by C&B management, there were no injuries to the audience members, C&B staff or animals. The Big Apple Circus closes out Metamorphosis and its season on June 14 in Queens.

Cirque du Soleil seems to be going through its own metamorphosis. First, Cirque announced its venture into the travel/ hospitality industry with the opening of Club Med CreATiVe (in partnership with Club Med Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic) as a family destination offering 25 different circus activities for vacationers. Next, the new York Times reported that majority ownership of Cirque stock has been purchased by “a consortium of private equity investors led by TPG . . . for 1.5 billion Canadian dollars.” Founder/owner Guy Laliberté will retain 10 percent ownership. The NYT noted that the purchase will boost Cirque’s presence in China because Fosun of China (heavily invested in entertainment and travel) is a member of the purchasing consortium. According to the article, Cirque “has struggled to break into the fast-growing Chinese market” and plans to open an office in China.

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Alexander Lacey, third generation professional tiger trainer, currently on tour with Ringling Bros. Circus, pictured with Laura van der Meer, Executive Director of the World Circus Federation.

The ringling Circus Museum in Sarasota (FL) hosts the Summer Circus Spectacular 2015 in the Historic Asolo Theatre from June 16 to August 1. The Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival, dubbed “the nation’s most comprehensive celebration of circus arts,” will be held June 17–21. The festival consists of 13 different shows featuring 350 performances. Last year’s festival drew more than 5,000 visitors.

A couple of American signature clowns are breaking new ground and displaying their tried-and-true talents. Former Dean of ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College Steve Smith has been named Creative Director of San Francisco’s Circus Center, and will work with executive Director Barry Kendall to plot new creative courses for the 31-year-old training center. Smith is a five-time Grammy winner for his children’s show in Chicago. He directed the 123rd edition of The Greatest Show On earth, four editions of the Big Apple Circus and is a 1993 inductee into the Clown Hall of Fame.

Barry “Grandma” Lubin, who left the Big Apple Circus in 2012 and moved to Europe, has been continent-jumping since the first of the year. After performing in the Capital Circus of Budapest for nine weeks, Grandma returned to the U.S. for a string of circus-related appearances, including a six-city tour with the royal Hanneford Circus, a visit to Circus Harmony in St. Louis (MO), a stopover in Dallas (TX) to see former Clown College Dean Dick Monday, then on to Charlottesville (VA) to visit Professor LaVahn Hoh’s circus class at the university of Virginia. He returned to England in April for his debut appearance in the United Kingdom. nik Wallenda notched yet another mark in the Wallenda legacy when he walked atop the Orlando (FL) Eye on April 29.

This feat was particularly meaningful to Nik in that Wallenda matriarch Jenny (87) died on April 12, followed days later by the death of her brother Mario, who was paralyzed in the infamous 1962 fall in Detroit.

Although the circus is best experienced live, enjoying it on the big screen may be the next best thing. The Last Great Circus Flyer, a documentary produced and directed by Philip Weyland, chronicles the life of the flyer Miguel Vazquez, the first person ever to complete the quadruple somersault on the flying trapeze into the hands of his brother Juan. The brother

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duo completed the quad 2987 times, or 87 percent of their attempts. Similarly, Flight Fantastic, produced and directed by Tom Moore, focuses on the life of legendary flyer Tito Gaona.

Both films were highlighted at the Sarasota Film Festival.

Circus summer school is open for kids. The Circus Arts Conservatory in Sarasota will kick off its Summer Camp program on June 8. Four two-week circus skills sessions of the Circus Harmony Summer Camps will run from June 15 through August 7 in St. Louis. The Circus Arts institute in Atlanta (GA) will be offering two levels of circus arts therapy training throughout June and July.

Finally (and sadly), San Francisco (CA) seems to be the latest city to mount an assault on the American circus. The city’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance that bans the use of animals in circuses, on television and in movies. The ban will not impact the Bay Area engagements of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey this year because its appearances take place outside the city limits. H

2015 Circus Fund Circus Producers Association, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 Kathleen Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Zoppe Family Circus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Alliance of Professional Animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Edward Limbach – in honor of James Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Jen Burge, Avic-Versi Creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Bari & John E. Hart, Jr. – in memory of Jake Conover . . . . . . . . . 250 National Showmens Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 OABA Circus Committee Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Niles F. Calhoun – in honor of David & Sharon Orr . . . . . . . . . . . 100 CFA Adler/Binder Tent Officers Maxine House, Henry Pearce & Jack Belles – in memory of Frank Robie . . . . 100 W. Allan Kirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Connie Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Felix Adler-Paul Binder Tent No. 12, CFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Wayne Scheiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Brian Liddicoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Bill & Chris Schreiber – in memory of Johnny Herriott . . . . . . . . . 50 Misc. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 TOTAL $7,492

To contribute to the Circus Fund, make your check payable and send to: OABA Circus Fund, 1035 S. Semoran Blvd., Ste. 1045A, Winter Park, FL 32792

Correction: Last month’s “From The Center Ring” article incorrectly reported that Armando Loyal’s Performing Pachyderms are traveling with the Kelly Miller Circus.

Although this performing elephant act was with the circus last season, this season’s elephant act on the show is being handled by Tom Demry.

It is important that we maintain this fund so we are able to hire professionals to assist with challenges such as legislation that threaten our members’ businesses. Please consider and make your contributions to this very important resource pool. Feel free to be creative such as matching dollars, innovative fundraisers, endowments and memorials, to name a few. Another option is to designate a percentage or daily amount of your ride operation to be set aside for this important fund.

Help the OABA maintain the right of Circuses and USDA licensed animal exhibitors to provide Americans with educational performances of exotic animals.

Contribute a minimum of $25 to the OABA Circus Fund to receive your NEW 2015-2016 Elephant Pin Your contribution will be listed in the next issue of ShowTime magazine.

Donations of $50 or more will be listed in ALL issues of the campaign year.

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