Kansas festival showcases state pride across towns
The annual festival moving between cities since 1998 drew visitors to Garden City and Great Bend, with Inman origin and Newton as recent hosts. Attendees from Wichita and Oklahoma highlighted regional ties as Garden City volunteers handed out fliers and water bottles inviting next year’s crowd.
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County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Ben Blades
Little River
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Brian Blades
Inman
Newton
Wichita
Garden City
Great Bend
WenDeée LaPlant
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
LaPlant
Pratt
Ottawa
Independence
Katie Herrica
Stanton County Museum
Garden City to host Kansas Sampler Festival for two years
A crowd at the Kansas Sampler Festival planning event in Garden City discussed next two years hosting duties. Attendees include Kansas Sampler Foundation leaders and Newton officials urging early promotion and robust exhibitor participation to attract 10 000 attendees. The festival began in 1990 and rotates towns every two years, moving to Garden City after stops in Pratt Ottawa and Independence.
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Garden City
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Newton
Remschner
LaPlant
Bessie
Kansas
Inman
Marci Penner
Virgil Penner
Newton Area
Shelley Black
Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau
Voyager sailboat built by teen ends in successful first launch
Richard and Ryan Harp describe Crook's help in cleaning fiberglass, installing a marine radio, sanding and repainting the Voyager. The 24-foot mast, keel, ladder, cabin for four and bathroom powered to Lake Wilson near Great Bend where Alicia Harp called the launch a joyous success.
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Lake Wilson
Great Bend
Ryan Harp
Cinco de Mayo celebration in Garden City scales back
Organizers report fewer attending Cinco de Mayo events in Garden City with smaller acts previously brought in from San Antonio and Denver. Despite lower crowds, locals cheered Latin dance groups from Garden City Community College and Garden City High School during a parade and talent show as 2005 Cinco de Mayo Queen Jessica Castillo was crowned by Mayor Janie Perkins.
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Garden City
Main Street
San Antonio
Denver
Garden City Community College
Garden City High School
Jessica Castillo
Janie Perkins
Castillo
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