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42 AMUSEMENT TODAY April 2013Western Fairs Association meeting honors 35 fairsSeen at Gibtown...RENO, Nev. — The WesternFairs Association AchievementAwards were rewardedto membership fairs duringthe 2013 WFA Conventionheld Jan. 20-23, Reno, Nev.The 331 award-winningentries from 35 fairs were ondisplay in the Award Center.The awards program wassponsored by Ray CammackShows. The Awards Centerwas sponsored by the AntelopeValley Fair.Garnering the mostawards this year was theMarin Co. Fair, San Rafael,Calif. a Class Medium fair. Itwas honored with 33 differentdivision awards.There were several fairshonored with 26 differentawards. They were the SanDiego, Del Mar, County Fair,Class Mega; the SonomaCounty Fair, Santa Rosa, Calif.,Class Large; and the AlamedaCounty Fair, Pleasanton,Calif., Class Mega, which washonored with 25 first, secondor third awards, and one honorablemention.The San Mateo (Calif.)County Fair, Class Medium,was rewarded 24 awards.The following is a list ofthe other fairs honored duringthe 2013 convention:•The OC County Fair,Costa Mesa, Calif., Div. Mega,with 14 awards;•Puyallup (Wash.) Fair,Div. Mega, with 12 awards;•Fresno (Calif.) Fair, Div.Mega, 11 awards;•Nevada Co. Fair, GrassValley, Calif., Div. Medium,11 awards;•Stanislaus County Fair,Div. Large, 11 awards;•California Mid-StateFair, Paso Robles, Calif., Div.Large, 10 awards;•Santa Clara County Fair,San Jose, Calif., Div. Small, 10awards;•Antelope Valley Fair,Lancaster, Calif., Div. Large,10 awards;•Calgary (Alta.) Stampede,Div. Mega, nine awards;•California State Fair,Sacramento, Div. Mega, nineawards;•Napa County Fair, Calistogo,Calif., Div. Small, nineawards;•Santa Barbara CountyFair, Santa Maria, Calif., Div.Large, nine awards;•Santa Barbara Fair (Calif.)& Expo, Div. Small, eightawards;•Santa Cruz County Fair,Watsonville, Calif., Div. Medium,eight awards;•Ventura (Calif.) CountyFair, Div. Large, eight awards;•Del Norte County Fair,Crescent City, Calif., Div.Small, seven awards;•El Dorado County Fair,Placerville, Calif., Div. Medium,six awards;•Redwood Empire Fair,Ukiah, Calif., Div. Small, sixawards;•Salina Valley Fair, KingCity, Calif., Div. Small, sixawards;•Amador County Fair,Plymouth, Calif., Div. Small,four awards;•Chowchilla (Calif.)Madera County Fair, Div.Small, four awards;•Arizona State Fair, Phoenix,Div. Mega, four awards;•School’s Agriculture andNutrition, Walnut, Calif., Div.Small, three awards;•Arizona National LivestockShow, Phoenix, Div.Small, two awards;•Solano County Fair,Vallejo, Calif., Div. Small, teoawards;•Sonoma-Marin Fair,Petuluma, Calif., Div. Medium,two awards;•Douglas County Fair,Roseburg, Ore., Div. Medium,one award;•Tulelake-Butte ValleyFair, Tulelake, Calif., Div. Medium,one award.—Pam SherborneThe hard working ladies from Amusements of Americawere on hand during Gibtown, checking out the show floor.Shown here, l to r, are: Jane Baxter Vivona, Helena Vivonaand Lourdes Vivona. AT/GARY SLADETwo New Jersey park operatorsstopped by the ATbooth to talk about the Sandyrelief efforts. Shown hereare Angelo P. Cappetta (CarouselFamily EntertainmentCenter) and Tricia Thomas(Fantasy Island AmusementPark. AT/GARY SLADEWayne McCary and his wife, Annette McCary, center, had agreat time during the Gibtown show visiting friends such asBea Negus, right, North American Midway Entertainment.McCary retired as president and CEO of The Big E, Springfield,Mass., last year. He is also a former OABA chair andhe received the Hall of Fame award from OABA during thatorganization’s annual meeting Feb. 8, Tampa.AT/PAM SHERBORNEWalking the floor and visitingwith customers fromSkyFair were Donald DiGirolamo,left, and companyowner Jerry Pendleton.AT/GARY SLADETaking in all the sights duringGibtown from Palace Playland,l to r, are: Joel Golder,CEO and Paul Golder, vicepresident of operations.AT/GARY SLADECatching up on industrynews were David Conedera,president of the TampaShowman’s Association (left)and Charles J. Edens, independentcarnival ride operator.AT/GARY SLADEAll smiles at the Rides 4U booth over their purchase of a newDance Party 360 ride from SBF Visa Group are l to r: LenSoled, Rides 4U; Michele Frison, SBF Visa Group; Jeff Savelesky,Sliverwood project manager; Denny Higdon, Silverwooddirector of maintenance and Mark Blumbagen, Rides4U. AT/GARY SLADE