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Over 500 attend 8th-annual LWC Christmas Carnival

By Venus Popplewell

More than 500 area residents attended the eighth-annual Lindsey Wilson College Christmas Carnival in the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center on Saturday.

Organized and managed by students from the LWC Recreation, Tourism and Sports Management Program, the carnival included wares by local vendors, crafts and inflatables for children, musical performances by the Lindsey Wilson College band and community church groups, and a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Associate Professor of Recreation, Tourism and Sports Management Virginia Dilworth says the Christmas Carnival provides event planning and practical experience for senior students in the professional event management class - a required course for recreation, tourism and sports management majors.

"The students do everything," said Dilworth. "They have to learn how to plan the logistics, raise the funds, get the vendors and make sure all the activities are arranged and staffed."


Recreation, Tourism and Sports Management senior Kaylin Anderson from Colorado Springs, CO, who also helped plan the carnival last year, says planning an event like this takes a lot of time, work and people.

"It takes about a month to plan it. You don't realize how much goes into it until you have to get all the little details together," said Anderson.

Communication junior Kia Milam from Falls of Rough, KY, who volunteered as one of Santa's helpers, says the Christmas Carnival is a stress reliever for her as she heads into finals and the end of the semester.

"I look forward to the Christmas Carnival and I participate every year that I can," said Milam. "It takes the weight off of finals week and it's always fun to talk to the kids and see how excited they are about Christmas coming and seeing Santa."


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Inflatables from Barneys Fun Center at Carnival



2018-12-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Amanda Walden.
The Christmas Carnival at LWC features inflatable games and activities donated each year by Barney's Fun Center of Columbia, KY. More than 500 area residents attended the carnival at the Doris and Bob Health & Wellness Center on Saturday, Dec. 1.

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Benjamin Ferebee at the Carnival



2018-12-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Amanda Walden.
Three-year-old Benjamin Ferebee, son of Amanda and John Ferebee of Columbia, had a blast sliding down the inflatable slide on Saturday at the seventh-annual Christmas Carnival at the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. The inflatable games and activities are donated each year by Barney's Fun Center of Columbia, KY.

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Decorating for the Carnival



2018-12-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Amanda Walden.
RTSM students, junior Jay Gaudlock from Gainesville, GA, left, and senior Blake Ingleton from Queens, NY, adjust the lights and decorations at the eighth-annual Christmas Carnival at LWC. RTSM students were responsible for organizing the logistics and activities at the carnival on Saturday.

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Stella Grace and Montgomery design ornaments



2018-12-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Amanda Walden.
Craig Cato and Jessie Gaines of Columbia help daughter Stella Grace and son Montgomery design handcrafted ornaments during the 2018 Christmas Carnival on Saturday.

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Santa's Helpers



2018-12-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Bischof.
LWC students, from left, Miranda Cook from Cawood, KY, Kia Milam from Falls of Rough, KY, and Carlyn Causey from Columbia KY, were Santa's helpers during the eighth-annual Christmas Carnival on Saturday. The Christmas Carnival is organized and managed each year by Lindsey Wilson students in the professional event management course.

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Visiting Santa



2018-12-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Amanda Walden.
Brother and sister, Levi Higgins, right, and Leilani Higgins from Columbia, take part in one of the most important activities of the Christmas season -- a visit with Santa. Levi and Leilani are the grandchildren of Debbie and Duane Martin of Columbia.

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