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Old-Time Carnival FRIDAY To Benefit Old Overton Gym

By WESLIE GRAHAM

Moapa Valley Progress

kids  in costumesThe sixth annual Old-Time Carnival, hosted by The Old Overton Gym Committee, will take place Friday, Oct. 24 from 6-8 p.m. The event is open to families with children of all ages. It is a fundraiser intended to help maintain the gym that is listed on the Register of Historic Places on both state and national levels.

The carnival will feature games such as darts, a fishing booth and a ring toss. The Pocket Princess (a new take off of the carnival’s traditional Pocket Lady) will be at the event as well.
“She is dressed up like a princess with a gown full of pockets with goodies in every pocket,” said committee member Anita Shanahan.

A spook ally will be available to all children but is geared toward younger ages.
“There is no age limit (but) it’s geared towards the small children,” Shanahan said. “They’ll just keep doing it because it’s not scary.”

The event will also feature a bake sale and Frito pie.
“It’s very people-friendly, we keep our costs down,” Shanahan said, adding that games are 50 cents each.
“We never make very much off of this just because it’s stuff I did when I was a kid,” she said.

Aside from a bit in Clark County grants that have funded enough to hire one part time employee to look over the facility, all funds for operation of the historic building are raised in the community including this carnival.

There will be historic newspaper clippings, old jerseys and “old historical stuff” available for parents and families to view to “give people a chance to look around and be nostalgic.”

Shanahan said that the event is very relaxed and that parents generally just sit at a table and visit while their children participate in the games that are run by the middle school dance team.

The Old Overton gym offers Century Club membership to residents of the community for $100 per year. Members are given a significant scheduling discount in holding their own events in the facility.

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