by Marketing | Aug 29, 2023 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
11 a.m., Friday, September 8 could be described as the “lull before the storm” in Hutchinson as several hundred will gather in the Peoples Bank and Trust Arena to open the 110th Kansas State Fair. It gives pause as to what those hearty pioneers thought on...
by Marketing | Aug 29, 2023 | Volunteer Spotlight
With the Kansas State Fair (KSF) just one week away, what better way to celebrate than to get to know KSF board member and Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation (KFF) volunteer, Dylan Evans. Dylan’s significant involvement with both organizations gives him an unmatched...
by Marketing | Jul 31, 2023 | Volunteer Spotlight
The Live Auction at Boots and Bling is a can’t miss part of the night, especially thanks to all the hard work done by Heath Bergkamp, the Boots and Bling auctioneer. For the last 3 years Bergkamp has been volunteering as a part of the dynamic duo made up of him...
by Marketing | Jul 31, 2023 | Boots and Bling, Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Attending my first Kansas State Fair in 1957 seemed like the ultimate experience to this farm boy from New Cambria in Saline County. It was not as easy in those days to make the 60-mile trip from New Cambria to Hutchinson because Interstates 70 and 35 did not exist...
by Marketing | Jul 3, 2023 | Volunteer Spotlight
It’s impossible to talk Boots and Bling without mentioning the stellar Jim Stukey as this month’s volunteer spotlight. Jim has been responsible for painting the backdrops that bring Boots and Bling to life every year since 2014. Left to right, Kate Evans,...
