Tuesday, patrons 55 and older will be admitted free and may ride all rides at no cost. Last year, we had 45,000 people come through the gates. The Friday 'Midnight Madness' has always been very popular with the younger set. The Virginia State Usher's Union 40th Annual Convention will be Saturday and Sunday at Bennett Memorial Missionary Baptist Church on Levelton Street in Danville. Union president Laura Barber said the group expects about 500 to attend the event this year.
Ushers are servants of the people and caregivers of the sanctuary.
The convention, she said, is an opportunity to visit with old friends who have been in the union for years and meet new members who have just joined. Because it includes youth ushers, it is an opportunity to meet teens and children with similar interests in the church. When they gather together, they see brotherhood. Union treasurer Stanley DeShazor agreed. It gives them a sense of loyalty and puts unity in their minds.