{"id":9262,"date":"2012-10-10T13:32:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T19:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=9262"},"modified":"2012-11-12T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T21:25:40","slug":"fair-workers-keep-the-show-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=9262","title":{"rendered":"Fair workers keep the show going"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?attachment_id=10991\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10991\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10991 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-11-12 at 2.41.19 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.41.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.41.19-PM.png 893w, https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.41.19-PM-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.41.19-PM-93x55.png 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While some of the workers are new to the fair scene, many workers have been in the business for years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is my second night up here, and I worked it in Batesville,&#8221; said fair worker Linda Renfrow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been with the carnival for about eight years part time now,&#8221; explained fair worker Ben Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>One benefit of being a fair worker, is that they get to travel all over the country side.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year in Arkansas, we have Searcy, Batesville, South Haven. Along with Mississippi, St. Louis, right outside the stadium and west to Grove; pretty much Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi, &#8221; Stewart said.<\/p>\n<p>Each fair worker has a different job.<a href=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?attachment_id=10990\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10990\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-11-12 at 2.42.25 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.42.25-PM-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.42.25-PM-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.42.25-PM-91x55.png 91w, https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-2.42.25-PM.png 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the duck\u00a0game. 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