Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2012
Posted by Cory Smith • Last Updated 9:50 pm on Friday, June 29 2012
This long-exposure photo of the “Hurricane” carnival ride at the Montcalm County 4-H Fair on Thursday night shows the wild and exciting ride from a surreal perspective. — Daily News/Cory Smith
MONTCALM TOWNSHIP — A variety of fast and colorful rides are being featured at this year’s Montcalm County 4-H Fairgrounds.
A long-exposure photo of the “Rock-O-Plane” carnival ride shows off the circular spinning motion of the ride in dramatic fashion. — Daily News/Cory Smith
A long-exposure photo of the “Paratrooper” carnival ride shows the odd angle at which riders travel when sitting aboard the ride. — Daily News/Cory Smith
Unlimited rides for $12 are available from 2 p.m. to close Saturday at the Montcalm County 4-H Fairgrounds in Montcalm Township just north of Greenville.
The Demolition Derby with a burnout contest will also take place at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15 for that event.
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Cory is the current Belding beat reporter for The Daily News, as well as the multimedia reporter, producing video and photo content for the paper's website. Cory is a hometown kid, having graduated from Greenville High School in 2004. He then went on to study Journalism at Michigan State University where he also played trumpet and marched as a member of the Spartan Marching Band for four years.
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