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 | Foundation 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,...
by Marketing | Jul 3, 2023 | Boots and Bling, Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
The Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation, established in 2003, moved swiftly to create an annual award designed to recognize Kansans for extraordinary leadership in the livestock industry, and who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support the Kansas State...
by Marketing | May 31, 2023 | Boots and Bling, Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
The eyes of the nation and world were on Hutchinson June 23, 1923, as the Salt City and Kansas State Fair made final preparations to welcome President Warren G. Harding to Reno County. Arriving in Hutchinson by train promptly at 10 a.m., the presidential...
by Marketing | May 28, 2023 | Foundation Spotlight
Long-time fair supporters Scott and Leanna Love have supported the Kansas State Fair (KSF) by volunteering with the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation (KFF) practically since the Foundation was incorporated in 2003. They have volunteered in the Foundation’s official...
