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Fairs, carnivals start in other states: What could the NY State Fair look like?
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
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The Southwest Florida and Lee County Fair is on this week with a full schedule of circus acts, petting zoos, hypnotists, clowns and chainsaw artists.
Further north, the Manatee County Fair has already come and gone. The website had a disclaimer that says Covid is a risk you take if you buy a fair ticket or ride armband.
Organizers had budgeted for a 50% drop in attendance over 2020. But in the end, only 25% fewer people came through the gates, said Marla Calico, president and CEO of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions. She was there for opening day.
“I waited for a vaccination appointment, and patience was rewarded,” King wrote. “Drive-thru in Pasco County. Moderna. No adverse effects. I think it was the National Guard running the show. Very cool. Get it done, folks. Let’s kill this thing.”
Attempts to reach King for further comment through publisher Scribner/Simon & Schuster were not immediately successful. However, if King struggled securing a vaccination appointment in Sarasota County, he would not be the only resident who has reported having issues with the county’s first-come, first-served registration system.
King’s most recent work includes last year’s novella collection “If It Bleeds” and 2019’s “The Institute,” which features local references including former Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino as a character, with new crime novels “Later” and “Billy Summers” set for release later this year. His foundation also recently covered the $6,500 cost to publish a 290-page manuscript
WWIII: A Change in Commanders
Due to deception, the theft of votes, and other skulduggery, the Masked Morons have suffered a change in commanders. Which is a mixed bag for them: while many caterwauled that the White House’s previous occupant wasn’t “their” president, at least he didn’t try to smother them.
two masks. Is it me, or does that sound like a prescription for asphyxiation?
Ergo, WWIII may wind down in a hurry from friendly fire if the Masked Morons’ idols kill them off. In the meantime, those of your fellow Patriots fighting to breathe free have filed reports from their theaters, both foreign and domestic.