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Show THE CIRCUS MORNING SET-U- P IS A SHOW IN ITSELF AND BEST OF ALL, IT IS FREE! Nearly every morning at daybreak, the giant Carson & Barnes Circus awakens, wipes the last remnants of sleep from its eyes, and heads down the highway to the next awaiting community on its route. Depending upon the number of miles from one location to another, the first of eighty vehicles will arrive a couple of hours after dawn. There is a pause as the first few vehicles are parked and then organized bedlam erupts as stakes are driven into the earth, tent poles are unloaded and come crashing to the ground, the ten tons of canvas are unrolled and spread by a crew of thirty-fou- r experienced riggers. Simultaneously, additional vehicles are pulled into place, the d and pampered animal members of the circus family are unloaded, watered and fed. The colorful midway tents are erected, the cookhouse crew begins preparing meals to feed the 250 circus employees, and the circus school teacher begins her classes. Finally, the moment everyone has been waiting for, as big top boss Jaime Garcia signals to the elephant boss, Tim Frisco. Within minutes, Susie, Barbara, Minnie and Isla, four of the Circus Elephants, lumber up to the big top and go to work. The heavy duty work harnesses, fashioned after the work harnesses that domesticated Asian Elephants have used in Logging Plantations in Burma for generations, are draped over the elephants shoulders. In fluid motions, seemingly without any effort at all, the four elephants pull the poles together and the big top begins to rise in the morning air. As soon as the tent is in the air, the electricians run cables and lights, the performers start setting their props and rigging and the tent crew sets up the 2,700 seats. You and your family are invited to the circus grounds on Circus Morning to view this spectacle. Sixty years ago there were scores of big tent circuses crisscrossing America, but today this is the last of the monster tent shows. This may be your last chance to watch a big circus set up. This may be your last chance to take your family to experience our wonderful old time circus performance presented under the big top. You owe it to yourself and your family. Take a day off wofk. Take the kids. Come see THE BIG ONE! well-groome- WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS ABOUT CARSON & BARNES CIRCUS:, "It was close your eyes and presto: Instant Circus City. Within four hours, they raised a striped big top measuring 396 feet by 146 feet, pampered 100 animals companions, and set-uhousekeeping next to Lakeline Mall. Austin American Statesman, Austin, TX COME MEET OUR FOUR LEGGED FAMILY p "5 Rings of Fun Begins When They Hoist That Circus Big Top. Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA The Carson & Barnes Circus rounds out its second day blockbuster show. in Victorville with When the Carson & Barnes Circus comes to town, an variety, the integral part of the Circus Family are the dogs and ponies, horses and llamas, elephants and lions and tigers and myriad of other animals that define the World's Largest Big Top Circus. From the very beginning, proper and humane care of the circus animals has been vital to the very nature of the Carson & Barnes Circus. Certain principles guide the every day actions of the Carson & Barnes Circus: The animals receive fresh water first even before the people who work on show. And they are watered at least four times per day. The animals are loaded onto the trucks early in the morning and are only one hour per day. in the early transported for an average of 50 miles morning hours of the day. When the weather turns warm, shades are put up for the animals. When an animal is sick or injured, it is never forced to work which is why sometimes an individual act is missing from the show. All of the animals are fed fresh food and groomed, which is why their coats look so shiny, their eyes so bright and the elephants so fat and happy. Animals are to be trained using positive rewards and only disciplined when absolutely necessary. We have a breeding program, so the female elephants spend several weeks each season at the breeding farm, visiting with the male elephants, and relaxing from their time on the road. When babies are born, and they come back on the road, they travel with their mothers. four-legge- d The Daily Press. Victorville, CA "Tented show brings bright, brief magic to vacant lots. Tuesday nights show in Rifle drew a capacity crowd. It was a good one that ended too quickly. The spectators lingered, circus. It is still under the big top. unwilling to let the magic go. This is an like circuses used They still use elephants to put up the tent. The acts are to be. It is a great show for ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and children of all ages. The Denver Post, Denver, CO ct From the welcome of Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages to the final good-byof May all your days be Circus Day, the velvety smooth voice of ringmaster John Moss guides audiences r through a performance. Fort Collins Coloradoan, Ft. Collins, CO e thrill-packe- "Big two-hou- d top puts on really big show. The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA "Circus provides five rings of excitement." Moorpark News-Mirro- Moorpark, r, CA The wait is over... The circus is here. Constitution-Tribun- e, Carson & Chillicothe, Ohio The public can see with their own eyes how well cared for the animals on Carson & Barnes Circus are when they visit the lot in the morning. Although these cannot be considered endorsements of the Circus, the various inspectors in their official reports from across the USA also appear to agree: Barnes harkens back to another era. This year is bigger and better, Skagit Valley Herald, Burlington, WA Audiences enthralled with magic of Circus... Awe and amazement were plentiful during nearly two hours of circus acts. The circus was a city block long and mesmerized the crowds. And all the classic circus events were there: Clowns, elephants, wild cats, horses... this was a class act all the way. I The Lima News, Lima, OH Most of what a circus-goe- sees is pure nostalgia. The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, r TX Children of all ages were dazzled and thrilled when the circus came to town. ...Thanks to the Kiwanis Club for sponsoring the circus. The animals were beautiful and obviously well cared for. . . Jackie Elmer, Humane Society, South Haven, Michigan 1 found the care of the animals of the Carson & Barnes Circus to be exceptional and professional. It is rare to see animals of this caliber in a traveling circus. Mr. Miller should be commended for his reclamation of abused animals... Mary S. Shasta, Shelter Manager, SPCA of Galveston, County, Texas A check of all animals showed plenty of food, water and rest area to (be) very good. B.A. Hansen, ACO, Santa Barbara County. California AL-Va- n Mount Vernon News, Mt. Vernon, OH "Circus is an awesome event. The Rensselaer Republican, Rensselaer, IN "The Circus: Sound and fury and signifying everything... The Circus came to town Saturday, and young and old went nuts with enthusiasm... spectators munching caramel apples and cotton candy oohhed and ahhhed through two performances of the Carson & Barnes Circus, which has absolutely everything a circus ought to have... It was the living embodiment of an e ideal you may have dreamed of, a magic fairyland meant for a child and where adults caught in its swirl become children again. The Adelanto Bulletin, Adelanto, CA old-tim- could not be more pleased with the way the Circus maintained its animals and their facilities. I want to make a note that the staff but especially the trainers were extremely helpful to me and educated in the care of their animals. I could only add to this report by saying that I give a high recommendation to this Circus, staff and last but not least its animals. Paul Delgado, ACO, Department of Animal Control, San lacinto, CA "Everything looks fine. Rating: Excellent. Patt Morrow, Animal Control Supervisor, San Marcos, Texas Many of our animals, particularly the elephants, have been traveling, performing and working with the Carson & Barnes Circus for many years. Some have been here for over 40 years so when they become too old to zoo or "sanctuary. Either they continue to travel with work, we could not abandon them to some road-sid- e the show or are retired to our 160 acre winterquarters facility in Oklahoma. And when they pass away, they are not forgotten. Kay. the matriarch of the elephant herd, after over 40 years of faithful service, where a succumbed to kidney disease at the ripe old age of 65. She was buried in Taylorville, Illinois granite monument has been erected and the site has become a regional point of interest. And when she will be laid to rest beside her Barbara, her lifetime companion with our herd, passes away friend Kay. So when you bring your family to the Carson & Barnes Circus, rest assured that the animals as happy and humanely treated as they appear. are RUN AWAY AND JOIN THE CIRCUS It you are free to travel, enjoy hard work, have skills that would be valuable at America's Largest Big Top Circus, please bring your lesume to the circus grounds after 10 00 a m on circus morning In addition to clowns, jugglers and trapeze artists, we also employ mechanics, cooks, dishwashers, animal caretakers, school teachers, night watchmen, truck drivers, carpenters, press agents, booking agents, electricians and sound technicians We olten have a full staff, but who know? Tomorrow you could be writing home (to the kids and grandkids) after YOU run away with the Carson & Barnes Circus. HP r v W a " 1. the circus comes to town, we spend money and boost local economy. We often buy diesel fuel for our trucks and your enerators, groceries for our cookhouse, grass hay and grain lor our animals, septic service for our portable restrooms, and LP las for our concessions operations. If you would like to be considered as a possible supplier to the circus, please contact our When local sponsor with information about your goods and services. Make sure you list your telephone the low bidder ana we are in the market for your goods and services. number and prices. You will |