by Marketing | Apr 27, 2024 | Boots and Bling, Uncategorized
The Kansas State Fair offers opportunities in a wide array of competitions through its Competitive Exhibit division. One unique opportunity for the 2024 Kansas State Fair is in the Clothing & Textiles category. While still offering their normal quilt block...
by Marketing | Apr 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Each of us has significant moments in our lives that make an impact. Those things may seem small at the time, but they often are the source of great change in the trajectory of our lives. For many of us, this has been our involvement with the Kansas State Fair. ...
by Marketing | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Margaret Mead said, “Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only...
by Marketing | Jan 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2004, John and I were asked by Mary Alice Lair to serve as members of the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation Board of Directors. John and I have always loved the Kansas State Fair, and we have great memories of bringing our children to Hutchinson to see their 4-H...
by Marketing | Nov 30, 2023 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
The final days of any year produce thoughts of nostalgia and priceless memories to last a lifetime. To explain my favorite State Fair memory is difficult in that so many exist but it is safe to say that the first recollections are often the best. As a...
