PERHAM — “I’ve been preparing for this since 2008,” said a teenage girl as she walked into a space ship shaped ride that pins people against the wall with gravitational force.
On the opening night of carnival at the East Otter Tail County Fair, other kids appeared to be preparing for the rides by spinning in circles while their parents waited in line to grab curly fries, cheese curds, funnel cakes or one of the many other options being served a…