Wheat Festival Recap
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#13 Cody Brown
Picher Bats: R Throws: L College: Friends University Favorite MLB player: Alex Gordon, Left Fielder, Kansas City Royals or Trevor Bauer, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers Favorite baseball memory: “Playing two innings at second base as a lefty.” Superstitions: “Wearing ankle socks.” Favorite Food: Chicken Favorite thing about Wellington: “How small the town feels when you show up to play baseball.” Studying: Strategic Leadership Home town: Wichita, KS .
Movie Memories In Chalk
The Movie-Themed Sidewalk Chalking Contest was held in front of the Regent Theater and featured artists of all ages. The artwork covered contemporary as well as legendary characters, and brightened the sidewalks of downtown.
SCATA Competes At Wheat Festival
The Sumner County Antique Tractor Association conducted their tractor pull competition on Saturday evening. Competitors traveled to Wellington from neighboring communities, Goddard, Viola, Valley Center, Rose Hill, Osage City, Mulvane, and Wichita as well as Minneapolis.
NDGA Coin Toss
The National Depression Glass Association Museum hosted a challenging Coin Toss event during the Kansas Wheat Festival. For a donation to the Museum, guests took a chance tossing a wooden coin at a table filled with vintage glass. Land the coin in the dish and it was yours to take home.
Information About The Upcoming Primary Election
The upcoming Primary Election will be held on August 6th, and only the Republican and Democratic Parties are participating. There are no questions on the ballots, only candidates.
Agricultural Exhibits Educate & Entertain
The Kansas Wheat Festival began in 1900 to celebrate an especially successful harvest. The tradition of honoring that heritage continues with a number of agricultural exhibits in Sellers Park.
The 2024 Wheat Capital Quilt Society Show
For about ten years, the Wheat Capital Quilt Society has hosted a beautifully curated quilt show in conjunction with the Kansas Wheat Festival. This year, there were 125 entries and the Show was held in the Wellington Middle School Auxiliary Gym.
#21 Stephen Courtney
1B/OF Bats: R Throws: R College: Friends University Favorite MLB player: Adrian Beltre, 3rd Base, Texas Rangers Favorite baseball memory: “Playing in the Little League World Series for Australia.”
Wheat Festival Music Magic
On Thursday night of the Festival, the musical talent began with The Fairchilds. The group is an acoustic, country band out of Kingman, KS.