Quips from the wisecracking clown in the Soak The Bloke dunking booth can go unheard. Though they blare from a speaker, the pokes emanating from the dunk-tank jester can blend into the carnival midway ...

Sep. 21—The 36th annual Valleyfest was a splash, and Spokane Valley Councilman Al Merkel made sure of that. Merkel sat in a blue dunking booth with his signature bright orange shirt and swim trunks. A ...

Among the many roles I’ve assumed over the years has been chronicling and reviewing dunk tank clowns at the Allentown Fair. Over the years, my fascination with these men and their craft has not ...

PATERSON — Mayor Andre Sayegh may have to buy a new bathing suit. That’s because the city’s Great Falls Festival is coming up on Labor Day weekend. During the past several years, then-Mayor Joey ...