From the Executive Director Lisa Hinton


It’s hard to believe that most of


our Florida Fall Fairs have already finished! We hope you all had a great season. Since our Convention in May, it’s


been a busy few months…. We had another great Florida


Fair trip – Fair Trip 2018 to the California State Fair! It was a short but GREAT trip! Be sure to read the article on the Fair Trip in this issue! We had a great Summer Workshop in Plant City hosted


by the Florida Strawberry Festival. A special thanks to EMC Tickets and Belle City Amusements for co-sponsoring the fabulous dinner in conjunction with the Strawberry Festival. If you haven’t been to Summer Workshop you should think about it for next year. It is a chance to really get to meet and talk to people from other Fairs in a very relaxed, infor- mal atmosphere. AND, we added some “fun” – be sure to see the article in this issue! AND we held our 2018 Fall Fair Trip to the Georgia Na-


tional Fair in Perry, GA. WOW! What an awesome Fair! If you haven’t been there you really should go. Read the arti- cle in this issue and see all the things you missed! This year’s Annual Directory has been published and dis-


tributed. A special thanks to Doris Graska, Newsletter Chairman and a past Federation President– she spent a tremendous amount of time editing the directory. Thanks also to Rita DeMier Lincoln and Andrea Simeone with the South Florida Fair for doing the layout for the cover with this year’s Photo Contest winners, to Bill Olson with the Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair for printing the membership cards, and Elaine Miller for all her work compiling the memberships and drafting the document. The Directory wouldn’t have happened without help from all of them! Be sure to mark your calendars for the 2018 Convention –


May 16– 18th at the Renaissance World Golf Village in St. Augustine. The Convention Program Committee under the guidance of Chairman Bill Olson is planning some new and exciting changes for this year’s Convention. If there is anything I can do for you – please don’t hesitate


to give me a call and thanks again for all your support! Don’t forget –YOU are the Federation and our organization is


here to serve you! Going to the IAFE Convention?


Please share your plans with Lisa so that she can keep you up to date on what others are doing so you can be included.


lisahinton@floridafairs.org Text: 813-763-0161


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INSIDE:


Advertisers...........................................................................................................4 Associate Member News ...................................................................56,57,58,60 Associate Members (new) ................................................................................63 Attorney’s Corner ................................................................................................6 Board of Directors...............................................................................................3 Board of Directors (new member) .....................................................................6 Board Meeting Notice..........................................................................................3 California Trip ...............................................................................................12,13 Commissioner of Agriculture...........................................................................39 Committees...................................................................................................10,11 Executive Director...............................................................................................4 Fair Dates ...........................................................................................................13 Faircracker Advertising ....................................................................................60 Florida Fair News..........................................................................................17-30 Georgia National Fair Trip ......................................................................31,32,33 IAFE...........................................................................................................41,42,50 Important Dates ...................................................................................................6 Legislative Dates ...............................................................................................39 Miss Florida........................................................................................................15 NICA....................................................................................................................48 OABA..................................................................................................................49 President’s Message...........................................................................................3 President’s Party ...............................................................................................15 Remembering Those....................................................................................65,66 Spotlight on 4-H.................................................................................................59 Summer Workshop........................................................................................1,7,9 YPI.......................................................................................................................44 Zone 2 ................................................................................................................ 42


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Please Patronize Our Advertisers


40 Agri-Puppets 54 Arnold Amusements 19 Audio Innovators, Inc. 37 Belle City Amusements 27 Belmont Magic 59 Belmont Magic 60 GL Berg 42 Capitol International 55 Comedy Hypnotist, Jon Simon


52 Coronas of Hollywood 45 Creative Community Productions


44 Data Print 49 Day Decorating 62 Dorado Graphix LLC 08 EMC Tickets 46 ETIX 02 EventMasters 25 Fair Publishing House


43 Florida Dairy Farmers 50 Haas-Wilkerson Insurance 34/35 Harmony Artists 29 Indiana Ticket Co. 38 Mojoe Productions 48 National Ticket 67 North American Midway Ent. 63 Pittman Magic 05 Populous 21 Reithoffer Shows 32 RMA Presents 51 Robert Smith Presents 64 Stunt Dog Productions 48 T.E. Promotions 61 The One Man Band, Marc Dobson


16 Triangle Talent 36 Uncle Tod Motor Sports 57 UMS Banking 14 Wade Shows


FAIRCRACKER-FALL 2018


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