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See You There? his employer had generously donated perhaps a dozen of these
very sporty remote control toy cars. Alas, it was much too easy,
Within my head tossed several ideas to write of for this issue; and within an hour they were all gone. I can still picture his face

I kept drifting back to politics. No, dear reader, I can’t do that dropping when I delivered the news. I felt a bit of guilt about
to you! The entire point of me being here, in black and white that for years; if only I’d found a way to make the game more

before you, is to try and lift you up. Describing how sausage is of a challenge? It was all okay. There’s a lot of forgiveness for 9

made doesn’t seem the best way to go about it. And so, seeing or 10 year old kids, especially from someone salt-of-the-earth
that May is upon us: something big is coming at month’s end. I like the now departed Mr. Frase.
promise, if the Lord keeps me vertical, I’ll be there. Now, allow
If someone planted the seed for me to become a scout, from
me to back up a moment.
that little job would eventually spring much more. I was 18.

There haven’t been many things I’ve aspired to in life: to own It seems that Tracy Swieczkowski was asked to run a booth

a Studebaker, to figure out electronic theory, to walk down the at the Preston Carnival (the real one, with a Ferris Wheel,
cookie aisle at Dollar General without picking up a bag of Chips cotton candy, and a big parade Tuesday night.) It is important
Ahoy! I can continue to work towards each of those. But, at an to understand that, had she asked me to go over Niagara Falls
early age, Bryan very much wished he were a Cub Scout. I’ve no (with or without a barrel) my response would have been the
idea how that seed was planted, but when the time came, there same as when she asked about helping out with the game. “Uh,

I was. Our Scoutmaster at Pack 461 was Earl Frase, and he was when do you want me there?” That was 1990, this is 2023. I
perfect for the part with a great sense of humor. His two sons haven’t missed a year. I’ve run little games, made change, sold

were just a bit older than I, and both fought diligently against raffle tickets, been a go-fer. Eventually, pardon the pun, I found

muscular dystrophy. With the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day my calling. 2 or 3 nights a year, sitting there at the microphone
telethon on the horizon, a roadside carnival was planned to in the Bingo building. It’s still mid-April as I write this, but what
assist. Games were set up on tables out at the edge of Preston, was that about my lack of aspiration? I can’t wait for Memorial

and thinking about it just now, I seem to recall someone frying Day, to warm up that amplifier and start giving away money.
chicken. My first-ever experience running a game was likely a

dart versus balloon contest; the second or third time we were
allowed to move out to the “real” carnival grounds in the center
of town. I remember it well as I was charged with running a
bean bag toss. Earl worked as a TV repairman for Sears and žF 1SFTUPO -JPOT BOE 'JSFNFO

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for boys and girls from 7-18 May 29-June 3
Monday thru Saturday 7-10 nightly
Federalsburg, Saturday, June 3 at the Carnival Grounds off Williamson Street
MD 9 am RIDES • GAMES

Practice Day is May 21. So now is the PARADE BINGO
time to get your car together! We have
and
Tuesday, FOOD DRINKS
loaner cars available.
Check us out on Facebook at May 30 CAKE BOOTH
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For more information call 443-786-0324
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