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 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,...
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...