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Besides the carnival, Roots N’ Boots Queen Creek offers family-oriented activities, including Kids N’ Kritters on March 16. One children’s activity is Mutton Bustin,’ where kids ages 3 to 8 (weight limit 55 pounds) ride sheep. Other festivities include Learn to Rope, where children get a crash course in roping, and Scrambled Eggs, where youths try to be the fastest holding an egg on a spoon running to a chicken, and sack races. Xtreme Teen Rodeo gives those young people 12 to 19 the opportunity to try out many animal-oriented events including the Ultimate Steer Toss, Tractor Tire Relay and the Piggy Back Hustle. People can register for their children and teens in person starting at 7:30 a.m. March 16 at the Equestrian Centre. Friends of Horseshoe Park, the organization that helps host Roots N’ Boots along with the Town of Queen Creek, is in its ninth year as a nonprofit. “Our goal is to support and help benefit the Horseshoe Park,” Robertson said. “It’s a unique facility. It’s attracting equestrian events from all over the country. We want to bring people to the park to see how it benefits them.” Friends of Horseshoe Park also pro-
vides volunteer help for Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Centre events and continuous upkeep and promotes Queen Creek’s rural heritage. The organization aims to host inexpensive, family equestrian events from which it can gather revenue to invest money back into the park. Friends of Horseshoe Park generates revenue through donations, special sales, merchandise sales and hosting the activities at Horseshoe Park. Banner Ironwood Medical Center is the major sponsor for the Roots N’ Boots Queen Creek. Carnival rides will cost $2 on March 15 and people can buy a $25, unlimited rides wristband for March 16. Wristbands for March 16 will be valid from noon to 6 p.m. Guests can buy wristbands on-site during Roots N’ Boots. The carnival ticket presale ends on March 15. Information: rootsnboots.org
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en the freedom to develop her own sales style. She has won appliances, electronics and trips. “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” first appeared Off-Broadway in New York in 2007 before heading out on the road. The drag queen regularly introduces new products, but after more than a decade, the show continues to have a similar message of female empowerment. Since Tupperware’s inception, parties have been a way for women to gain financial independence. Longate said the show has retained its interactive, campy tone. Audiences often are invited onstage to play games and help with demos. “Because every show is a little bit different, because there’s always different people in the audience, and they are always participating with me, every show is different for me, and it keeps me entertained. I don’t feel like I’m ever doing the same show twice,” Longate said. Longate hopes Find GetOut into make Tupperware fun and relevant for her audiences. “The whole point of the Tupperware party was it was always a party, even back in the days when your grandma was doing it. So, my goal is to keep the party element going,” Longate said.
Longate packs her Tupperware with her when she travels, often putting cosmetics and toiletries in the storage containers. She has a few favorite items of her own from Tupperware’s collection. “I have my Jell-o-shot caddy, for taking Jell-o shots to church. That way, you can serve it not to just yourself and the reverend, but you can serve them to everybody, which just makes the service go so much faster,” Longate said. “I have a wine opener from Tupperware that is so good. I keep two of them. I’ve got one in my kitchen and I’ve got one in my glove box, so that when I’m driving, I just reach into my stash of wine in the back and I can open something up with one hand. Before that red light turns to green at the intersection, I’m drinking and having myself some nice refreshments,” Longate said. Longate is protective of her Tupperware, writing her name on the bottom of her containers when she takes a dish to pass at church. “You can enjoy my ambrosia salad, but don’t touch my Tupperware. Don’t take it home because Jesus is watching and I will find you and set your trailer on fire because I want to make sure to get my Tupperware back.”
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