by Marketing | Dec 5, 2025 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
In 26 days the curtain will descend on 2025, and we will awaken to the start of a new year. During our youth it seemed time passed ever so slowly. With age comes times when it passes too quickly. Months become years and years become decades. Writer Hal...
by Marketing | Dec 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let the good feelings really stick this year by gifting Kansas State Fair Salt Water Taffy to everyone on your list. It’s not too late to order your Holiday Taffy Packages—a sweet way to share a little Fair magic while supporting the place where so many Kansas...
by Marketing | Nov 7, 2025 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Twenty days from today, America’s families and loved ones will be seated together for a Thanksgiving feast, an American tradition that saw its origin 400 years in 1621. The first Thanksgiving dinner was held near Plymouth Rock where English settlers stepped off the...
by Marketing | Nov 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Looking for a gift that’s just the right mix of thoughtful, local, and a little unexpected? Kansas State Fair Salt Water Taffy is now available for the holidays! Get the same colorful, chewy tradition that fairgoers love—perfect for stocking stuffers, small...
by Marketing | Sep 23, 2025 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Motivational Speaker and Coach Lou Holtz once said the way an organization reacts to adversity can be even more important than how the operation acted in the first place. Mother Nature put a few road blocks for this year’s fair, with intermittent showers and...