by Marketing | Jul 31, 2023 | Foundation 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 | 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 | Jun 14, 2023 | Boots and Bling, Press Releases
The Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation has set a date for BOOTS and BLING 2023 – Champagne Life – let’s toast it up! for Saturday, August 12 to be held at the Meadowlark Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Boots and Bling is the signature event of the Kansas...
