Shriners Circus offers ‘barn burner’ at Olney City Park
The 46th annual Ainad Shriners Southern Illinois Circus was held Wednesday at Olney City Park. The event drew a huge crowd and featured tigers, elephants, dogs, clowns, acrobats and high-wire acts
By Kevin Ryden
Olney, IL Daily Mail
Jun 07, 2012
Olney, Ill. —
The 46th annual Ainad Shriners Southern Illinois Circus drew such a large crowd Wednesday to the grandstand at Olney City Park that a local Shriner said it may have been the biggest turnout in the circus' history.
“It was a barn burner,” said local Shriners Chairman Joe Hunt. “It was the largest crowd we've ever had.” He added that it may have been the largest Shriners Circus crowd in recent history.
Hunt said he heard no complaints and he credited the performers for putting on an entertaining show.
“It was super packed. We had a great crowd,” he said. “It was just a great night.”
There were Shriners helping from surrounding counties and as far as from Marion and the Belleville area. Hunt said he has told Shriners that if there was an evening of the circus when it came to town and there was decent weather, it would be a full crowd.
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