Other than a fresh coat of paint on the rides, nothing has changed at Kiddieland, where Kiwanians have given generations of tykes the rides of their lives. Memories and laughter sweeten the air there. This is a way of connecting with the past. The rides still thrill and charm the younger crowd. Rides are geared for ages two to seven, though a bigger buckaroo occasionally climbs aboard.
Parents stand outside the fenced rides, clicking cameras as their little pilots smile and wave.
Just one more trip around. Scotty can't begin to count the number of volunteer miles he's logged while clanging 'round the track. I guess we got our money back in 15-cent rides. 1946's aftermath of World War II, when servicemen were coming home and conversion to a peacetime economy was a major concern in the United States, a group of Carthage businessmen met with a field representative from Kiwanis International to discuss the formation of a new club. Twenty-five men signed a petition for a charter.