FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Contact:
Jill Engstrom
Independence
Chamber of Commerce
(620) 331-1890
www.indkschamber.org
Independence
,
Kan.
– The Prairie
Days Festival committee is proud to announce several sponsorships
from area businesses towards the Sixth Annual Prairie Days Festival.
We appreciate their support of community activities that
inspire growth and learning in
Kansas
.
Prairie Days Festival sponsors include: amazon.com, Coffeyville;
Atmos Energy, Independence; Bank of America, Independence;
Cessna, Independence; Coffeyville Community College, Commerce
Bank, Independence; Val
DeFever, Independence; First Federal Savings and Loan, Independence;
First National Bank, Independence; Funk Manufacturing, Coffeyville;
Hasselmann’s, Independence; Heartland Real Estate, Independence;
Independence Community College; The Independence Board of Realtors;
Independence Nursery; Jake’s Hardware, Independence; Kirk Wright
Insurance, Independence; MATCOR, Independence; Mercy Health System
of Kansas, Independence; Microtel Inn & Suites, Independence;
Quality Toyota, Quality Motors, Independence and Radiant Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Fredonia.
Other donors include: Best Beverage, CableONE, CJ’s Threads, KBVL
– 103.9, & KIND – 102.9.
Musical
entertainment will be held during the festival, and various food
vendors and artisans will be on hand to sell food and show off their
hand-made wares. The Mike Bush Family will re-enactment scenes from
the Little House Books. In addition the Bullpup Bass Anglers will
coordinate a Fishing Derby and wagon rides will be available
throughout the day.
The
festival is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,
June 11th and admission is $2.
The Little House on the Prairie site is located on U.S. 75 highway,
13 miles southwest of
Independence
. Watch for highway signs pointing to the historic site.
The Independence Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Little House
on the Prairie are coordinating the event. For more information,
contact the Independence Chamber of Commerce at (620) 331-1890, or
visit the Little House on the Prairie Website at www.littlehouseonetheprairie.com.
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