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Garden City is hosting the Kansas Sampler Festival this weekend- looks like it is going to be lots of fun!!

More than 150 Kansas communities will feature exhibits to highlite the history and activities of each community. Even Dodge City has a booth.

There will be trolley rides, entertainment, musical presentations, vendors, shops and ehibits. Dodge City will have it's trolley there for trolley rides through heart of Garden City.

The cost is 8.00 for adults 7.00 for kids from 7-14 and is free for kids under 6.

Times: Saturday May 6th 9 am - 4 pm Sunday May 7th 10 am - 4 pm

Location: Lee Richardson Zoo (left as you enter town on 50)

Some activities will include:

Blacksmith, scooter rental, children activities, Cinderella Carraige, Great Race, Art Bluff, Jam Session, Safari Shoppe, Historic re-enactments, Musical Entertainers, Flying Chuckwagon, Cheyenne Indian Encampment, KS Seeing Eye Dogs, Antique Bicycles, Keystone Gallery/Fossil prep, Honky Tonk Music, Ancient Solarmarkings, Jefferies Brothers, wood carving, wheat weaving, fly fishing, lots and lots of food and shopping, and the list goes on.....

I am taking the kids for a day of fun on Saturday.


More info here: www.kansassamplerfestival.com

FOOD VENDORS

Golden Dragon - Egg rolls, Teriyaki (pork/chicken), Combo Fried Rice, Sweet/Sour Chicken, LoMein - Garden City
kadee's coffee break - Cranberry Spinach Salad, Hot Shredded Chicken wrap, Baked
Potato, Chili, Coffees, Blended Drinks, Coke Products, Cinnamon Rolls and Turnovers - Garden City
Kettle Ventures Kettle Popcorn - Harper
Old Time Ice Cream Homemade Ice Cream - Harper
Spirit of Plains, CASA - Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread Bowls/Cheese Chowder Soup
Sunflower Cookies, Chocolate Sunflower Cakes, Wheat & Sunflower Candy, Flavored teas & Flavored Coffees, Water - Garden City
G.C. Broncbuster & Lions Club - BBQ Beef/Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Kansas Krustables (homemade PB/Jelly shape KS); Art & Mary's Potato Chips
Pop, Bottled Water, Iced Tea, Coffee (Curley's BBQ sauce) - Garden City
Grandma's Country BBQ Pulled Pork, Brisket, Smokey Joes, Polish & Cajun Sausages, Smothered Sausages, Super Nachos, Nacho/Cheese, Chips, Candy Bars, Gum, Pepsi Products, Coffee, Tea, Lemonade, Root Beer Floats, Bottled Water - Norton
Sunflower Beef Co. - Brats, Chips, Soda - Meade
Buffalo Ray's - Bison Sliders (small burgers), Bison Kabobs, Bison Taverns (loose meat similar to Sloppy Joes) Chips & Pop - Fairway
Herb's Carry Out - Homemade cookies, Brownies, Pastries, Pies, Breakfast Burrito - Garden City
Escarchadas-Escamochas Restaurant - Mexican Fruit Slushes, Fruit Cocktail, Corn in a Cup, Chilindrinus, Water and Pop - Garden City
Garden City African-American Coalition - BBQ Beef, Potato Salad, Black Eyed Peas, Sweet Potato Pie & Cake - Garden City
El Chapparo Restaurant - Tacos 'al Pastor, Enchiladas, Rice & Beans - Garden City
San Antonio Restaurant - Pupusas, Chicken Tamales, Fried Bananas, Rice, Beans, El Salvadoran Soda Pop - Garden City
MERCANTILE VENDORS
Baker Boot Co. - Hand tooled leather products Bobby & Jolene Baker - Garden City
Crystal Couture - Handmade crystal jewelry Jennifer Mai - Pierceville
Grannie's Homemade Mustard - Condiments Lydia Hein - Hillsboro
High Plains Bottled Water - Water Terry & Nancy Smith - Macksville
Kansas Traveler - Newspaper Susan Howell - Wichita
Heartland Mill - Organic flour, oat and cornmeal products Mark Nightengale - Marienthal
Kansas Wheat House - Wheat Snacks/food products/gift baskets Shirley Voran - Cimarron
KC's Cippi Salsa - Hot Sauce/Pepper products Kim Sandoval - Hugoton
Lariat Rope - Art Decorative vases Elsie Rietcheck - Rexford
Mom & I's Candy - Candy Margaret Berger - Everest
Sticky Spoons Jelly Co. - Jelly/Sweet Bread Mixes/Gift Baskets Debra Gerard - Hutchinson
The Bluff Creek Kitchen - Jelly/Condiments Mary Eubank - Protection
Mann's Popcorn LLC - Flavor'd Popcorn Ruth Mann - Satanta
Good Company, Inc. - Functional artistic stainless serving pieces Jennifer Gleason - Offerle
Cimarron Ceramic Studio - Hand Painted Greenware Kathy Coburn - Cimarron
Sunflower Beef - Beef Jerky Travis Feldman - Meade
Kansas Authors - Books by Mike Klaassen, Jerry Engler, Tom Mach - Valley Center
Duff's Buffalo Ranch - Buffalo Summer Sausage/Snack Sticks Richard Duff - Scott City
Comfort Foods & Gifts - Gourmet Soup & Dip Mixes, Heat-n-Eat Angela Patton - McPherson
Stuffed Sandwiches - Artisan Breads
The Candle Exchange - Smelly Jelly Room fragrance, hot pads, sachets Sherri Kuntz - WaKeeney
The Happy Beader - Hand made glass beads/jewelry Teresa Arnold - Ashland

ENTERTAINERS 2006
Max Moomaw - folk/bluegrass Dighton
GCHS Jazz Band Garden City
Edith Scheuerman "Tigerrific" Sign Choir Garden City
GCHS Latin Lingo Dance Club Garden City
GCHS Ballet Folklorico Garden City
Kansas Kountree Kloggers Wichita
KSDA Square Dancers Hoisington
Folksinger/songwriter - Valarie Smith Garden City
Folk Groove - Jared Bogard Garden City
Bad Mojo - Rock Garden City
Lindsborg Folkdanslag Lindsborg
Singer-Songwriter - Ann Zimmerman Salina
Fulton Street Band - Rock Garden City
Gospel/Jazz/Cowboy Folk - Max Bunyon Dodge City
Kansas Exchange Teachers from Spain - Classical Guitar Garden City
Guitarist/Singer - Wayne & Arthetta Long Wichita
John Hamlin Solo Guitarist Independence
Judy Coder & Pride of the Prairie Topeka
Larry Hannon, Cowboy Entertainer Garden City
Margie Broeckelman Oakley
Partners of the Prairie Garden City
Poppa the Clown Liberal
Prarie Wind Band Garden City
Storyteller-Margaret Meyer Garden City
The House Blend Garden City
Lonesome Charlie Bonner Scott City
Vodvill Entertainment Company-Richard Renner Lawrence
Xprecion - Tex-Mex band Lakin
Atrevidos del Bravo - Latino band Garden City
Ritmo Latino – Salsa band Garden City
STROLLING ENTERTAINERS 2006
Dodge City Marshal Allen Bailey Montezuma
St. Francis Singers St. Francis
Prairie Chicks St. Francis
Scott City Samba School Scott City
SCHS Percussion Group & Choir Scott City
HISTORIC PERFORMERS 2006
Amelia Earhart - Ann Birney Admire
Calamity Jane - Joyce Thierer Admire
Aviation Pioneer - Clyde Cessna Gary Krehbiel Rago
History's Spirit - Capt. Wm. T. Allen Greg Heller Ellsworth
Sodbusting Kansas History - Nolan Sump Salina
Gladys the Riveter - Teresa Bachman El Dorado
Nan's Covered Wagon - Yvonne Larson Waterville
Portals of Time - Mike/Belinda Adams New Albany
Billy Dixon-Army Scout & Buffalo Hunter - Marc Ferguson Montezuma
John H. Holliday - Dentist & Sporting Man
Gene Stratton: Porter Birdwoman-Writer of Nature Books - Cynthia Ross Towanda

FREE STANDING EXHIBITS & DEMONTRATORS
AT THE 2006 KANSAS SAMPLER FESTIVAL
Cheyenne Campsite Ken & Meg Weidner - Copeland
Fossil Preparation Chuck Bonner - Scott City
Historic Perfomers May Lillie & Pawnee Bill Brian & Chevelle Thomas - Garden City
Peggy's Pastime Wheatweaving Peggy Willaut - Wichita
Sandhills Art Association Painting & Ceramic Demonstrations Margaret Crowley - Garden City
Guest Ranch Services Chuckwagon / Campfire Josh & Gwen Hoy - Cedar Point
Honky Tonk Piano Playing, Singing & Sasparilla Samples Karen Walk - Leoti
Beef Industry / Beef Samples Larry Hoeme - Scott City
The Great Race is coming July 1st! Dennis Kleysteuber - Garden City
Open Musical Jam Session Area
Cinderella Carriage-Old Fashioned Limo Service Kevin Parks - Garden City
Ancient Solar Alignment Marks Found on Geographical Sites in Kansas Dean Jeffries - Leoti
Airport Raceway - Micro Midget Cars Jack Kirchoff - Garden City
High Plains Fly Fisher - Fly Tying Demonstrations Mike Lake - Garden City
Wheelmen of Kansas - Antique Bicycles / Hi Wheels Marcello "Sam" Luciano - Garden City
Wood & Soap Carving Daryl Hopkins - Garden City
Postcards from Buster PBS Children's Program Nancy Griffiths - Bunker Hill
Assistance Dogs Tina Cole - Montezuma
Great Bend Tourism Cris Collier - Great Bend
Wings of Wonder Mike Cargill - Great Bend
Blacksmithing Demonstrations Donald Walter - Tribune
J.D. Perry - Leoti
Recreational Trails Patty Stein - Dodge City
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council Art Buff & Exhibit Carole Geier -
Garden City
Spinning Wheel Demonstration Val Stewart - Scott City