The Fair Flash
News, views and more from this year's Island County Fair
August 13th, 2009 at Thu, 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am by Brian Kelly
Paradise Amusements worker Dave Paxton puts a shine on the horses on the merry-go-round at the Island County Fair.
Clean one horse. Squirt, wipe, shine. Then another. Squirt, wipe, shine. Then another.
Dave Paxton moved from horse to horse. Squirt, wipe, shine.
No, Paxton wasn’t some 4-H newbie stuck in the stables. He is a worker with Paradise Amusements, and was spending Thursday morning helping other employees of the carnival company clean the merry-go-round.
He had plenty of work ahead of him. The merry-go-round, built in 1947 in Massachusetts, has 37 horses; 30 big ones and seven smaller ones.
The carnival attractions open for riders today at noon.
Brian Kelly I'm the editor of The South Whidbey Record, but also write and shoot photos for the newspaper and www.southwhidbeyrecord.com. Story tips, suggestions? Comments on coverage? Send 'em my way at editor@southwhidbeyrecord.com.
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