ben lil ned, skye (From Paul Gutheil)

ben lil ned, skye, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Buckles, I keep finding photos....that's a surprise isn't it (lol). I'm mailing/emailing ones I come across that are of Ben mostly as in all likely hood Ben and Darlene got copies of. The one I'm attaching here was scanned from a poorly done color print...very orangey, poor contrast. So on our poor little scanner I took the color out and tried to improve it. Paul From Don Covington: The Big Apple Circus, which has regularly performed in Rhode Island (last summer marked its 25th season in Charlestown’s Ninigret Park) will not be pitching a tent here this year. The Charlestown Chamber of Commerce reports that the circus will not be making the trip in order to cut costs. In a note to chamber of commerce officials, the management of Big Apple Circus said, “The not-for-profit circus has not been immune from the national financial crisis, which has sent ticket sales plummeting this year, greatly decreased donations for our community outreach programs, and increased operating costs.” The Big Apple Circus reports that it has already cut costs through layoffs, furloughs and wage reductions. Now it’s canceling some of its traveling shows. “The chamber and the circus have had a supportive and beneficial relationship for 25 years,” said Kara Kayarian, president of the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, in a news release. “We hope to see the circus return next year.”