Old Shawnee Days 2012

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Old Shawnee Days is

IN THE MONEY! Proud sponsor of the

SATURDAY, JUNE 2 concert featuring the legendary

EDDIE MONEY!

Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, June 3

Shawnee Town 1929 | 11600 Johnson Drive, Shawnee www.oldshawneedays.org Two Shawnee locations: 75th & Quivira S.M. Parkway & Long

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THURSDAY | MAY 31 Use this map to help you find your way to each event in our event listing.

Numbered circles represent craft and food vendors as well as sponsor booths.

For a complete list of booths, visit our information station at the north end of the festival.

Shawnee Town Grounds

6:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Carnival, One Price Wristbands Main Stage – Sellout

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Main Stage: 6:00 p.m. Gates Open 7:00 p.m. Women of Rock 8:15 p.m. Double Vision, a tribute to Foreigner 9:30 p.m. Hell’s Bell’s, a tribute to AC/DC

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Pancake Breakfast Devin Henderson, Mentalism Devin Henderson

Jim Clark Chainsaw Carving Show: 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m. Auction/Bandstand Kids Area: 11:30 a.m.

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Frog and Turtle Race Professor Farquar Mad Science Show Wooden Horse Derby Brian Wendling Juggling Hula Hoop Contest Wicked Liars Professor Farquar Mad Science Show

Rolle Bolle Sister Cities Park – 58th & King Street: 1:00 p.m. KS State Championship Rolle Bolle Tournament

Special Events Stage 12:30 p.m. Paul Bunyan LJS 2:00 p.m. Paul Bunyan LJS 4:00 p.m. Paul Bunyan LJS

Main Stage: 6:30 p.m. Gates Open 7:30 p.m. The Clocks 9:00 p.m. Eddie Money

Baking Contest – Town Hall 11:30 a.m. Registration and Entry 1:00 p.m. Judging 3:30 p.m. Baked Good Sale/ Winners Announced

SUNDAY | JUNE 3

Big Tent: 7:00 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Bandstand: 12:00 Brian Wendling Juggling 12:30 p.m. Wicked Liars 1:00 p.m. Polecat Annie 2:00 p.m. Jim Cosgrove (children’s music)

Main Stage: 1:00 p.m. Access Dance Inc. 2:30 p.m. National Tae-kwon-do

5:30 p.m.

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Shawnee Town Grounds 11- 4 p.m. Ticket to Fun 11- 4 p.m. Monticello Historical Society, inside Cabin 11- 4 p.m. Pony Rides at the Farm 11- 4 p.m. Petting Farm 12 – 4 p.m. Professor Farquar 12 – 5 p.m. Curlie Dimple 1 – 5 p.m. Puppet Roving

Big Tent: 7:00 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Bandstand: 11:30 a.m. American Legion Band Noon Nallia School of Dance 1:00 p.m. Rain Dogs (folk music) 2:00 p.m. Mad Science Show 2:30 p.m. Dixieland Band 3:30 p.m. Professor Farquar 4:00 p.m. Brian Wendling Juggling 5:00 p.m. Konza Swamp Band 5:55 p.m. Parade Awards 6:00 p.m. Wicked Liars 7:00 p.m. Rickie Lee Tanner

9:45 a.m. Tomato Roll 10:00 a.m. Parade

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Wicked Liars Hula Hoop Contest Brian Wendling Juggling Whipped Pie Bubble Blowing Contest 3:00 p.m. Wicked Liars 3:30 p.m. Wooden Horse Derby 4:00 p.m. Sack Race/3 legged race 4:30 p.m. Egg and Spoon Race 5:00 p.m. Mad Science Show 6:00 p.m. Professor Farquar 1 to 5 p.m. Wonderscope Kids Activities

Mad Science Show Chainsaw Auction Thorpe & McElroy Shawnee Concert Band

Special Events Stage 12:30 p.m. Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show 3:30 p.m. Paul Bunyan LJS 6:30 p.m. Paul Bunyan LJS

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Shawnee Town Grounds 11- 4 p.m. Ticket to Fun 11 - 4 p.m. Monticello His. Society, inside Monticello Cabin 11 - 4 p.m. Pony Rides at the Farm 11 - 4 p.m. Petting Farm 12 – 5 p.m. Polecat Annie 12 – 5 p.m. Cowgirl Kate

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Bandstand: 6:00 p.m. Swingin’ Singles Square Dancing 7:00 p.m. Leveetown

Jim Clark Chainsaw Carving Show: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m, 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.

Pancake Breakfast Devin Henderson, Mentalism Devin Henderson

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Bandstand Performances Saturday 7:00 p.m.

His music really fits no genre. He has a country boy look with a rock and roll flair to his music. He is Americana through and through, and Americana can only be defined as the music of the people. If compared to similar musicians, you

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Eddie Money SATURDAY 9:00 p.m.

Rickie Lee Tanner Rickie Lee Tanner is known for his high energy performances that can only be rivaled by the likes of Garth Brooks and Jerry Lee Lewis. He believes that the crowd comes to see a “show” and give his all every night to make sure that everyone leaves with a smile on their face. He truly is an original.

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might describe him as a John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, or a Tim McGraw.

Rickie Lee Tanner is a Missouri native. He grew up in Belton, Missouri and currently resides just outside of Washington, Missouri.

Three things matter most to Rickie Lee, God, country, and family. It is his sincere desire to support all of these things through song. If you haven’t had the chance to see him perform, don’t wait another second. It is the opportunity of a lifetime that you won’t soon forget.

Money burst onto the scene with his eponymous debut album in 1977. Fans immediately fell in love with Money’s sound, and the album, which went double platinum, featured hits like “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise.”

Money followed the success of his debut album with a stream of Top 40 hits, as well as some of the era’s most creative videos for songs like “Think I’m in Love” and “Shakin.” In 1986, Money released Can’t Hold Back, which featured the classic, Grammy-Nominated duet with Ronnie Spector, “Take Me Home Tonight.” The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went platinum and also featured the hit “I Wanna Go Back.”

As the years have passed, Money’s blue-collar brand of Rock n Roll has managed to transcend generations and continues to move audiences today. Ask any concert attendee and they’ll tell you he retains his signature style and performs with the same passion today as he did more than 30 years ago.

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Main Stage, Continued Access Dance Inc.

Hells Bells

Sunday 1:00 p.m.

A TRIBUTE TO AC/DC Friday 9:30 p.m.

For 15 years and counting, Hells/ Bells is the world’s #1 tribute to AC/ DC! Touring 42 states, 50 weeks/year, Hells/Bells salutes the driving force of AC/DC in a manner surpassed only by the real AC/DC. With authentic costuming, the look, the sound, and all of the crazy antics of Angus Young, Hells/Bells is total energy, absolute adrenaline - the most complete party experience acclaimed across the US, Honduras, Mexico, Trinidad, and Europe by many die-hard fans!

The Clocks Saturday 7:30 p.m.

The Wichita, KS based band The Clocks arrived on the pop rock scene in 1982, and gave us one of the most identifiable songs from that time. Their song She Looks A Lot Like You was released as a 7” single, and moved up the US charts nicely, with the album making the Top 100.

Access Dance Inc. will be attending Old Shawnee Days where over thirty of Access Dance Special Needs Dancers’ will perform the jazz and tap dances they have been working on for the last 8 months.

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6:00-6:45

11:30-12:00

2:30-3:30

2:00-3:00

Swingin’Singles

American Legion Band

Dixieland Band

Jim Cosgrove

Brass Music

Children’s Music

5:00-6:00

4:00-5:00

Konza Swamp Band

Thorpe and McElroy

Bluegrass

bluegrass

7:00-10:00

5:00-6:00

Rickie Lee Tanner

Shawnee Concert Band

Square Dance Group 7:00-10:00

12:00-12:45

Nallia School of Dance

Levee Town

1:00-2:00

Blues

Rain Dogs Folk Music

Country Music

National Taekwon-do Sunday 2:30 p.m.

Be sure to come out to watch board breaking, basic skills, jumping techniques, self-defense and more at the National TaeKwon-Do demonstration on June 3rd from 2:30-3:15 on the main stage at Old Shawnee Days.

Levee Town

Rain Dog

Jim Cosgrove

Thorpe & McElroy

Friday 7:00 p.m.

Levee Town is a hot rockin’ Americana foursome out of KC boasting original songs from three band members, stellar musicianship, striking vocals, and a feeling for post-war Chicago blues.

Saturday 1:00 p.m.

Four talented musicians who have come together to share a love of American roots music.

Sunday 2:00 p.m.

Kid-rocker Jim Cosgrove has emerged as one of America’s leading family entertainers. He travels the country carrying a message that resonates with yound and old.

Sunday 4:00 p.m.

Folksy, barefoot in the grass, easy sippin, feel good roots music, including bluegrass, swing, folk-rock and originals of their own.

Make us part of your Old Shawnee Days Weekend!

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May 31, 8-11pm - AJ Gaither; June 1, 8-11pm - Dane Talley & Adam Lee; June 2, 2-5 pm - Tyler Gregory; June 2, 7-11pm-Nashville artist Matt Snook

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MAIN STAGE LINEUP ——THURSDAY——

Entertainment and Activities

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Sellout —— FRIDAY —— 7:00 – 7:55 pm

Women of Rock 8:15 – 9:10 pm

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A TRIBUTE TO FOREIGNER

Friday 8:15 p.m.

From the Heartland of America comes a musical act like no other. Double Vision brings you the sounds of the legendary rock band Foreigner. These long heralded musicians take you on a ride from the late 70’s through the early 90’s.

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Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show Special Events Stage Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

6:00 p.m.

12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.

a tribute to Foreigner 9:30 – 10:30 pm

Hells Bells a tribute to AC/DC

—— SATURDAY —— 7:30 – 8:30 pm

The Clocks

Just across the parking lot from Fritz’s.

13843 W. 63rd St., Shawnee, KS 66216

School of Dance

5722 Nieman • Shawnee, Kansas 66203 • (913) 268-4403 With this coupon your child may try an age appropriate dance class.

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Eddie Money —— SUNDAY ——

You will find yourself URGENTly needing more, and picture yourself once again as a JUKE BOX HERO. Whether it FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME or if you are a LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME, you will want to experience Double Vision.

Access Dance, Inc. Dance Studio 2:30 – 3:15 pm

National Tae-kwon-do

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1:00 – 1:45 pm A little bit of timber history and a whole lotta action! The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show is similar to an Old Time Lumberjack Show and is great family entertainment, matched by none. See Championship “Ironjacks” from around the world show off their phenomenal logging skills in demonstration of dexterity, speed and strength like no other. Watch muscle against machine in head to head competition with chainsaws versus old-fashioned cross-cut saws. Great fun for everyone!

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With amazing musicianship, soaring vocals, big full harmonies and a fun, energetic show that will have you dancing and singing along all through the night.

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Main Stage Performances Sellout Thursday 7:30 p.m.

Over the top decade smash hit songs that get people dancing and partying like there’s no tomorrow. Focusing on retro dance classics from the 70’s and 80’s may provide the emphasis of the party but Sellout doesn’t stop there.

Be it Rock, Funk, Pop, Disco, Grunge or Hip Hop from today going all the way back to the 60’s Sellout brings it to the party.

All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and run until 9:30 p.m.

Saturday: Sunday:

The Women of Rock

- August 10 - West Flanders Park, 55th & Nieman

Concessions available

For details, go to cityofshawnee.org

1:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m.

Devin is a regular at the world-famous Improv Comedy Club where his Comedy Magic Show benefits charitable organizations and thrills people of all ages.

He has appeared on numerous local morning shows and television commercials. Audiences across the country find Devin’s magical presentations “hilarious,” “engaging” and “motivational.”

Friday 7:00 p.m.

Professor Farquar

Featuring two of the best vocalists in the Kansas City area, The Women of Rock is a tribute to the best female rock artists of the last three decades including: Linda Rondstat, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar and Heart.

Sisters Barbara and Lisa Bowman lead this group, and are backed by some of Kansas City’s best musicians.

Saturday:

- July 13 - Swarner Park, 63rd & Lackman - July 27 - Stump Park, 47th & Woodland The Groove Pilots Sponsored by Community Life Church Fireworks following the concert sponsored by Bratton Bros.

Contracting and Weavers Automotive

6:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Auction

Devin Henderson, Mentalist | Big Tent

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Join Shawnee Parks & Recreation for live music, food and fun for Shawnee’s 10th annual summer concert series! Don’t miss out on this great summertime opportunity to enjoy live music and great food with your friends and family from a variety of musicians and bands.

Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

A favorite at Old Shawnee Days is chainsaw artist Jim Clark. Jim has traveled throughout the United States creating chainsaw sculptures at fairs, festivals, competitions, and wood carving shows. Audiences attending the show will see forms begin to emerge from the logs within minutes. People can return throughout the day and see the progress and the new creations, and have a chance to purchase them at Sunday’s auction.

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Shawnee Summer Concert Series

Chainsaw Carving | Behind Visitor Center

of helping the less fortunate in Johnson County Bread, shoes and clothing are available and free to anyone who walks through our doors. We also work with other agencies to prevent homelessness by assisting with rent and utilities. We are building a bigger and better facility. You can help by donating time, money, good or services. Look for details on events throughout the year.

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Sunday:

At the Bandstand 3:30 p.m.

Kids Area 6:00 p.m.

Kids Area 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

As a professional musician, magician, and raconteur, the good Professor creates a show like the old fashioned medicine show of the turn of the century. His repertoire is filled with ballads and traditional tunes from the last hundred years. His magic tricks demonstrate the tongue in cheek skill of psychic ability and escape artistry. Audiences are sent to an era where problems and worries are few.

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Entertainment and Activities, Continued

Cosentino’s Price Chopper

The Wicked Liars

Sunday | Town Hall

Saturday: Sunday:

Kids Area, 12:00 Noon and 3 p.m.

Bandstand, 6:00 p.m.

Bandstand, 12:30 p.m.

Kids Area, 3:30 p.m.

The Wicked Liars combine circus & theater in a unique intermingling of variety performance art. But they don’t let that get in the way of having a great time.

They put Sword Swallowing - Bullwhip Targeting - Fire Manipulation - Magic and Juggling into a giant street theater blender and then distribute comedy smoothies to those that thirst for a good time.

DEALERS WANTED The Ridge Round-Up Saturday, June 23, 2012 • 8 am – 5 pm Purchase a booth to sell your vintage, retro or unique jewelry or collectibles... only $25!!

Antiques & Collectibles 75th & Nieman Shawnee, KS • (913) 268-7979

Pie & Baking Contest Registration: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Judging: 1:00 pm 3:30 pm: Winners Announced and Bake Sale

Bake your best pie or dessert and bring it to Shawnee Town on Sunday, June 3! Registration is at 11:30 a.m. at Shawnee Town inside Town Hall.

Judging begins at 1:00 p.m. and the winners will be announced at approximately 3:30 p.m. Submit as many entries as you would like, there are no entry fees! Please use disposable pie tins or plates, they will not be returned. All baked goods will be sold after judging to benefit the Old Shawnee Days Scholarship Fund.

The five categories will be Youth, Fruit Pie (double crust only) celebrity, cherry, apple, berry (any), peach,

100 outdoor booths in the parking lot Call for details!

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Mad Science Show Saturday:

Bandstand, 2:00 p.m.

Kids Area, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday:

Kids Area, 1:00 p.m.

Bandstand, 3:00 p.m.

Explores exothermic chemical reactions and the wonders of dry ice with Mad Science flash paper, an “explosive” bottle blast, a crazy bubble shower and creepy, foggy effects. These are thrilling, fast-paced, high-energy science presentations that will dazzle the children!

other fruit & combination. Note - no refrigerated, custard, cream, meat or single crust pies can be entered in the fruit pie class. Cakes, Cookies & Bars and Baker’s Choice (all other baked goods). Entries must be accompanied by a completed registration form.

Forms are available online at OldShawneeDays.org under the entertainment tab.

Winners in each category will receive a Price Chopper Gift Card, First Place - $150; Second Place - $100; Third Place - $50.

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Contests and Games Kids Area Hula Hoop Contest Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Grab your tie-dye shirts and your bellbottom pants and join the hula hoop contest! Give your waistline a workout in in a contest to keep your hula hoop up the longest.

Sack Races & Three Legged Races Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

Some old fashioned fun! Age groups: 5 and under, 6 – 10, 11 and up

Brian Wendling Comedy Juggling Saturday: Kids Area, 1:30 p.m.

Bandstand, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday:

Bandstand, 12:00 p.m.

Kids Area, 2:00 p.m.

Brian Wendling is an International Jugglers’ Association champion who combines award-winning juggling, comedy and audience participation into high-energy entertainment.

Egg & Spoon Race Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Whipped Pie Bubble Blowing Contest Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

“Let the Good Times Roll”

Join the Friends of Shawnee Town as we celebrate Old Shawnee Days with an old fashioned Tomato Roll.

Saturday June 2nd • 9:30am Nieman Rd. & Johnson Drive (before The Old Shawnee Days Parade) Tomatoes will be tossed off Shawnee Parks Department truck at Nieman Road and Johnson Drive and bounce down Nieman Road before the parade!

Tickets are $5.00 for 2 balls or 20 balls for $10.00 3 Prize Packages!!

1st Place: Hot-Air Balloon Ride & Dining 2nd Place: Pools, Volleyball & Hotel Stay 3rd Place: Shawnee Dine Around – Restaurants Galore!!!

This is the fifth annual event that is sure to be a “rolling good time”.

Proceeds for this event go towards Friends of Shawnee Town’s 1929 Farmstead And are tax deductible.

Tickets for this fun event are available for sale Old Shawnee Town, 11501 West 57th Street, Shawnee, Ks., 66203 or by calling 913-248-2360, and ask for Royal

No hands or spoons allowed! Just dive face first into a whipped cream pie! Ages 6 and up compete to be the first to find the bubble gum and blow a bubble. For ages 6 and under the hidden whistle provides the win.

Wooden Horse Derby Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

Traditional races are always a hit!

Bring your own ride, or ride one of our wooden horses.

Age groups: 5 and under, 6 – 10, 11 and up

Speed and balance prevail in the race to the finish line. First person to cross the line with their egg still balanced on the spoon wins. Age groups: 5 and under, 6 – 10, 11 and up

Frog & Turtle Race Sunday, 11:30 a.m.

Bring your fastest turtle or your quickest frog to the great annual frog and turtle races! The rules are simple: no age limit on the frogs or turtles, no age limit on the human handlers, no entry fees for the races, and no snapping turtles! Please note – Frogs and turtles are not provided. You must bring your own to enter. Age groups: 5 and under, 6 – 10, 11 and up

Polecat Annie Sunday: Roving Entertainment, 12 – 5 p.m.

Bandstand, 1:00 p.m.

Storytime Puppets Sunday: Roving Entertainment, 1 – 5:00 p.m.

Cowgirl Kate the Clown Sunday: Roving Entertainment, 12 – 5:00 p.m.

Curlie Dimple Saturday: Roving Performer, 12–5:00 p.m.

Other Special Events:

Relax in Comfort Knowing your Care Needs and Services are being provided for you!

• No missing your medications • No worrying about what to make for dinner • No boredom from nothing to do Just time to sit back, relax and enjoy life!

Pancake Breakfast

Big Tent

Saturday and Sunday: 7am – 11am

Rolle Bolle Sister Cities Park, NE Corner of Johnson Drive and King Saturday 1:00 pm This popular game came to Shawnee from Belgium. Long popular in Europe, the sport is a cross between bowling and horseshoes. Teams of three players toss a black wheel-type disc in an effort to knock down pins.

Call Vintage Park today!

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Ticket to Fun! Why just learn about history when you can experience it ďŹ rst-hand? Pick up a special Ticket to Fun punch card, try out any ďŹ ve of the following activities, and receive a free gift from the Old Shawnee Days Gift Shop!

KIDS, GET THI S TICKET PUN CHED AT 5 OR MORE ACT IVITIES AND RECEIVE A GIFT AT THE VISITOR ,S CEN TER! See the map on back for activity loca tions.

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$25,000 goal, and the historic building blocks faded into oblivion.

The Wagon Master’s Heritage Corp., however, did not. Instead, its members stuck together and formed the Shawnee Historical Society.

A longtime pillar of that organization, the late J. Kenneth Thomas was Shawnee’s city clerk in 1966, when another historic building preservation was launched.

Charles Cooner, then plant manager for the Vita Craft Corp., came into Thomas’ ofďŹ ce one day that year and announced that Shawnee’s old territorial jail would have to be torn down to make way for an expansion project.

So Thomas and the historical society swung into action, starting an effort to save the 1843 jail.

Their successful effort resulted in relocation of the jail, which became the ďŹ rst building at what would become Old Shawnee Town, then Shawnee Town 1929.

Funds for the jail’s move to cityowned land were gathered through the creation of a “Sheriff’s Posse,� made up of individuals and businesses donating at least $100 to the effort.

And on July 13, 1966, the building was dedicated as part of a “Good Ol’ Summertime� celebration, which was renamed Old Shawnee Days the following year.

During that year, 1967, Old Shawnee Town also took off, with the Shawnee State Bank adding a native-stone building and the Amos family building the Amos Undertakers and Cabinet Shop out of lumber from an old barn.

In addition, ďŹ ve local grocery stores

donated most of the funds to build a general store, and the Shawnee Jaycees added a bandstand.

As the recreated frontier town began to emerge, the Shawnee City Council adopted a resolution giving the Shawnee Historical Society to authority to operate the site.

Eventually, many of the volunteers who kept Old Shawnee Town going and growing began to grow long in the tooth. “We were pedaling just about as fast as we could to keep going,â€? said Judy Owens, who along with Marilyn Breneman ran the Old Shawnee Town Trading Post gift shop. “The roofs or something always needed ďŹ xing.â€?

Thus, on May 1, 1997, the Historical Society, since renamed the Friends of Shawnee Town, ceded control of the site back to the city. And in 2004, the city approved a master plan to reinvent Old Shawnee Town as Shawnee Town 1929 — a farm and town that interpret Shawnee’s post-horse-and-wagon days as a thriving truck-farming community. “They’ve changed it completely around, which suits me just ďŹ ne,â€? Owens said of the shift from a haphazard assortment of old buildings to the narrower 1920s focus. “Some older people it does not (suit).â€?

Another change has been the shift in responsibility for the annual Old Shawnee Days celebrations from the Historical Society to a new nonproďŹ t, the Old Shawnee Days Society. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the Shawnee community’s appreciation of its past and drive to keep it alive.

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Wagon master’s house served as trailhead for celebration

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by Rob Roberts, The Dispatch

It all started with an old wagon master’s house.

Younger residents of the city may take the annual Old Shawnee Days celebration, now in its 46th year, for granted.

But those aware of its origins appreciate the fact that the celebration and the tourist attraction that spawned it sprang from the efforts of several residents, many now deceased, intent on preserving the area’s history for future generations.

branch of the Santa Fe Trail and served as the home of Dick Williams, who escorted wagon trains from this area to Santa Fe and other western destinations.

But around a century later, it was slated to be torn down to make room for a parking lot near Shawnee Mission Parkway and Nieman Road — now the starting point for the annual Old Shawnee Days Parade. So citizens including E. Paul Amos, J. Kenneth Thomas, Dorothy Thomas, Tina Edwards and artist This sculpture by Charles Goslin and a series of historical markers pay tribute to Shawnee’s trails heritage at Pioneer Crossing Park on Shawnee Mission Parkway near Melrose Lane. Goslin was part of the 1959 effort to save a wagon master’s house that played into the start of the Old Shawnee Days celebration 46 years ago.

It started in 1959, when a group banded together as the Wagon Master’s Heritage Corp. to save a historic building from the wrecking ball. During the 1850s and early 1860s, the twostory limestone structure stood along a

Charles Goslin went to work in an effort to save the house.

Goslin numbered each of its stones, which were stored at Shawnee Mission Park for future reassembly. But fundraising to finance the effort fell short of its

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Old Shawnee Days marks the start of summer for thousands of families who come and enjoy this amazing weekend-long celebration.

As well as providing a window in time to discover our region’s heritage, Old Shawnee Days offers a wide variety of music and entertainment that your entire family can enjoy.

And the best part is, admission is free to all concerts and events — including nationally known recording artists and great local bands, crafts and vendors, carnival and parade, games and contests, and much more!

This is one Shawnee weekend you don’t want to miss!

At a Glance Thursday, May 3 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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Saturday, June 2 10:00 a.m. parade Festival 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 3 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Location: Shawnee Town, 11600 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS Admission: There is no admission fee and all concerts and events are free of charge. Costs may include food, drink, souvenirs, crafts, and carnival.

Main Stage Concerts: Admission to all concerts is free of charge and no tickets are required. Seating is not provided. You are welcome to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Coolers or alcoholic beverages are not permitted.

Thursday Night Carnival Wrist Bands: Enjoy the one price carnival wristband night. Wristband prices for Thursday night only are $10 for age 6 and under and $20 for all other ages.

Baby Changing: Baby changing facilities are located in the center of Shawnee Town next to the Big Tent.

Facilities are provided by the Shawnee Church of the Nazarene and are located immediately behind their booth.

Dogs: Dogs, other than guide dogs for the disabled, are not permitted entry to Old Shawnee Days.

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