2016 Jesse James Festival Guide

Sept. 9-10 & 15-18, 2016 in Kearney, MO

46th Annual

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Welcome one and all

The festival committee and its volunteers have once again outdone themselves to make sure festivalgoers at the 46th annual Jesse James Festival have familiar favorites, such as carnival rides, a parade, barbecue contest and children’s fishing tournament, while bringing new events and attractions like the KIDBUCK$ Game Show and the Western Youth Fun Show to keep children and families enthralled.

The 2016 festival kicks off with a teen dance sponsored by First Christian Church’s youth group at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, and keeps going with the Bill James Classic 5K/10K Run at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

10, followed by a demolition derby at 7:30 p.m.

Events continue with the opening of the carnival at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15, and roll through Sunday, Sept. 18, ending

with the MO-KAN Dock Dogs finals at 3:30 p.m.

Be sure to read through this year’s festival guide for all the details on this round of fun and excitement.

For your convenience, a complete events schedule is located on pages 12 and 13.

So, whether you’re a local or just visiting our fair city of Kearney for the weekend, join us for all the fun that is the Jesse James Festival and Jesse James AMANDA LUBINSKI/Staff Photo Park in the fall. Whether you enjoy good food, scenic parks, family games, dancing, music or shopping for crafts, the festival committee has worked tirelessly to make sure this year’s festival has plenty to offer.

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families to fairgrounds To entice more families to come to Kearney and enjoy the Jesse James Festival, this year’s event will include a family all-inclusive night on Thursday, Sept. 15.

For the low price of $10 per carload, families will get access to all carnival rides and admission to Kearney Amphitheater to watch three bands perform.

Bands performing are “Rowdie” Mitch Goudy at 6:30 p.m., Diana Upton-Hill at 7:30 p.m. and Katatonics at 8:30 p.m.

Goudy is an American singer and songwriter from Iowa who mixes country, rock, pop and EDM in his version of hybrid-country.

Upton-Hill is a nationally recognized recording and touring artist known for being

active in the regional country/folk music scene, performing on television, joining symphony orchestras as a featured soloist and starring in live theater productions.

Katatonics is a surf, Rockabilly trio hailing from Bloomington, Indiana. The group has three records to their credit. The band’s latest song, “Messy Chops” is available on their website, katatonics.bandcamp.com.

“We’re really excited about it because it’s something we haven’t done before. It’s a great deal,” festival organizer Julie Hedges said. “We hope it brings lots of people out to enjoy the festival and the great park we have.”

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— Amanda Lubinski

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Carnival offers unlimited thrills Toby’s Carnival promises festivalgoers an array of rides and games suitable for the whole family. Began as Toby’s Amusements in 1963, today Toby’s Carnival brings its style of clean, safe and enjoyable entertainment across the Midwest throughout the year.

The carnival will be open on the Jesse James Festival grounds Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 15 to 17.

Thursday, Sept. 15 Open 6 to 10 p.m.: $10 per car for unlimited carnival rides Friday, Sept. 16 Open 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.: armbands $20 Saturday, Sept. 17 Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.: armbands $20 — Ryne Dittmer

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Western youth show emphasizes fun New to the festival this year is the Western Youth Fun Show.

Organized by the festival committee in conjunction with Clay County 4-H, the show is an opportunity for youth up to 18 to compete with their horses in a fun, relaxed setting.

The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.

16 on the Jesse James Festival rodeo grounds.

Participants can preregister for the competition before Sept. 12 for a $15 flat fee or $3 per class through the Youth Show page on the festival website, www. jessejamesfestival.com. Registration after Sept. 12 is a $25 flat fee or $4 per class.

“It’s a combination of some of the traditional performance classes and rodeo classes,” said Grace Harriger, who helped organize the show with Pam Uehling. “We were trying to have a fun event where kids didn’t have to worry about making the horse all pretty or getting dressed up in show clothing. It’s about having some fun.”

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The competition is open to any participant, including those who do not belong to a 4-H club.

There will be two jackpot classes, one for western versatility and the other for combination race, in which cash prizes are paid back to the top four places. Those classes are open to participants of all ages. Random prize drawings will also be held throughout the competition.

“Every participant will go home with a prize,” Harriger said.

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“We invite the public to attend and check out 4-H and have a fun, relaxed evening out.”

A full page of information about the Western Youth Fun Show, class descriptions, rules and registration materials can be found on the festival website.

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“KIDBUCK$ Game $how is a thrilling game show where randomly selected members of the audience participate in wild and crazy games. Unlike many trivia-based game shows where contestants ring a bell and answer a question, KIDBUCK$ is an actionbased game in which the contestants are competing in clever, creative, challenging and entertaining games of a physical nature,” the show’s website, kidbucksgameshow.com, states.

How to play Nine contestants between the ages of 3 and 15 are chosen from the audience by a raffle system.

“It’s really cool because it picks kids from out of the audience to participate and be on the show,” festival organizer Julie Hedges said.

Contestants are divided into three groups based on size and physical ability.

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The winners of each heat go to a winners circle for a final round, and the runners-up each receive a prize.

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Demo derby a smash hit Presented by Grandstand Attractions, the Jesse James Festival demolition derby will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10.

Admission is $10 per person, with children 5 and younger entering for free.

Concessions will be available for purchase.

The entry fee for vehicles is $40. The derby will feature multiple events: Modified Old and New Iron, Semi Stock 80 and Newer, Bone Stock 80 and Newer and Compacts.

The derby is a CDDA Midwest Championship Qualifier. Check gsademoderby.com for rules, regulations and prize information.

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Runners come together for 5K/10K, fun run

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Runners of all ages will convene at 8 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10, for the Bill James 5K/10K Classic and Fun Run. Online registration for the event closes Sept.

8 at 11:59 p.m. Forms are available at www. jessejamesfestival.com.

“Please, start the festival events off right by bringing the whole family and all your friends to the race. You will run on a serene asphalt course which is mostly flat with only a few hills.

Enjoy the crisp early fall air and morning birds.

Your family and friends can then cheer you on at the finish line in downtown Kearney,” states the Jesse James Festival website.

Along with profits of the race going to

better the festival grounds, a percentage will be donated toward the building of the Heroes Monument in Jesse James Park.

The race begins at the intersection of North Grove and Boude streets, and concludes at North Grove and East Washington streets.

Runners’ packets can be picked up on race day at 7:30 a.m. A T-shirt and swag bag (while supplies last) will be included in the entry fee.

The cost of the 5K/10K is $30, while the fun run costs $20.

Runners are encouraged to park at First Baptist Church, 303 S. Grove St. — Corey Edwards

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Studio 320 takes stage Studio 320 Dance will showcase its performers’ talent with a Kearney Amphitheater performance at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17. Admission to the event is free. The amphitheater is located in Jesse James Park, adjacent to the pavilion.

Studio 320 is one of the Northland’s premier dance companies serving customers from cities including Liberty, Kansas City, Kearney, Smithville and Excelsior Springs.

“Dance, (acrobatics) and cheer classes are available for students of all ages. Our experienced staff will provide a positive environment for your child to excel and achieve their goals,” the company’s website, www.320dance.com, states.

This year’s 320 performance will last about an hour, studio owner Tara Meinert said.

“We have over 100 performers. ... Many (student performances) were choreographed and costumed on their own,” she said.

This year the performance returns to the amphitheater stage after being moved to Washington Street last year to accommodate a MO-KAN Dock Dogs, dog water diving competition.

“We’re excited to be back at the amphitheater. It’s a better location for our families.”

— Amanda Lubinski

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May I have this dance?

Haskell dancers educate, entertain

Teens and adults will have the opportunity to cut a rug in Jesse James Park during this year’s festival.

A teen dance will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Jesse James Park pavilion. The dance is open to youth in sixth grade and older. Admission is $5 per person for the dance sponsored by First Christian Youth Group.

A dance for adults 21 and older will be held the following weekend, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the pavilion. Admission is $6 per person. No carry-in coolers or outside beverages will be allowed.

The festival dance for adults, which features a live band, is presented by the St. Michaels Knights of Columbus.

— Ryne Dittmer

In what has become a popular festival tradition, students from Haskell University will perform Native American dances at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17, near the food vendors in Jesse James Park. During the performance, students wear their respective tribe’s full regalia and demonstrate different traditional dances.

The presentation entertains and educates spectators, who typically have an opportunity to join in on the dancing themselves.

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— Ryne Dittmer

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Arts & Crafts Alley brings new vendors Those who frequent Arts & Crafts Alley at the Jesse James Festival will find some new options from vendors this year, organizer Gerri Spencer said.

“There’s more diversity on the alley this year for sure,” she said.

In addition to a regular cast of vendors selling products and service such as windows, siding and insurance, Spencer said artisans will be on hand selling handmade soaps, appliqué pieces and art.

“We have a couple people that I’ve spoken with that are planning on doing things working with wood. One does things like birdhouses, and the other is doing hand-painted canvases.

AMANDA LUBINSKI/Staff Photo We haven’t had much hand-painted stuff out there before, so it should be good,” Spencer handmade clocks, which is pretty cool.” said. “We also have a person who does In addition to vendors, public speakers and

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history aficionados will regale festivalgoers in the alley during the festival.

“There is a local Kearney man, and he goes out and does presentations with another man and they talk about mountain men and Indians and the Civil War era and things like that.

So, he wanted to come out and do his thing, and they will set up a tepee and one will be dressed up like a Native American that would be represented in the tepee. ... I think the talk is about being self-sufficient and what it was like back then,” Spencer said.

Arts & Crafts Alley is located along the walking trail in front of the lake in Jesse James Park. It will be open throughout the day Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18.

— Amanda Lubinski

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Jesse James Festival SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES - 2016

Friday, Sept. 9th 8 – 11 PM

Teen Dance – Grades 6 & up – $5 admission Sponsored by First Christian Youth Group at pavilion

Saturday, Sept. 10th 8 AM

7:30 PM

Jesse James 5K/10K Classic Run – Donations to the “Heroes Monument Foundation” Demo Derby $10 Admission / 5 & under Free / concessions on site – Presented by Grandstand Attractions, Inc.

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

8 PM

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

Saturday, Sept. 17th Keep checking schedule – more events to be scheduled!

Family shows thru-out the day Variety Attractions, Inc. Presents the KIDBUCK$ GAME SHOW! 7 AM – 9 AM

Last minute check in for BBQ Cookoff at Contest Trailer.

7:30 AM to 10 AM VFW Breakfast 8 AM

Parade Lineup – Platte-Clay Way – more detail to follow

8 AM – 11 AM

Arts/Crafts Set up

8:30 AM

Little Mr & Miss Judging – in front of Kearney Feed & Supply

9 AM – 5 PM

Friday, Sept. 16th

28th Annual Jesse James & 26th Annual State Championship BBQ Cookoff

10 AM

Parade begins – downtown Kearney

Variety Attractions, Inc. Presents the KIDBUCK$ GAME SHOW!

10 AM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Big Air Wave 3

9 AM – 7 PM

29th Annual Jesse James & 27th Annual state Championship BBQ Cookoff registration

11 AM – 6 PM

The Kearney Mid Continent Public Library is hosting a “Story Book Reading Trail” along the trail at the Arts & Crafts Alley

3 PM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Big Air Wave 1

11 AM – 6 PM

Arts & Crafts Alley opens to public

5 PM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Big Air Wave 2

11 AM

Toby’s Carnival opens – Armbands $20 (1 PM to 5 PM and 6 PM to 10 PM)

11:30 AM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Big Air Wave 4

NOON – 6 PM

Northland Bubble Soccer $10 per person sponsored by Northland Bubble Soccer – see contact info for pre-registration – on-site registration also available

12:30 PM

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

Thursday, Sept. 15th 6 PM – 10 PM

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Family All Inclusive Night! $10 per car for all carnival rides and an evening of live bands at the amphitheater. Band List 6:30 PM Rowdie Mitch Goudy 7:30 PM Diana Uptonhill 8:30 PM Katatonics

5:30 PM – 7 PM

Kids Q on the Hill BBQ

6 PM

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

6 PM – 10 PM

Carnival Show Armbands $20

6:30 PM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Try Dock Dogs

6:30 PM

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Studio 320 Dancers perform at the Amphitheater

1 PM

Co-Ed MudVolleyball Tournament

1 PM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Big Air Wave 5

2 PM

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

2:30 PM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Try Dock Dogs

2:30 PM

Haskell University Native American dancing

4 PM

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

4 PM

BBQ Cookoff And Kids Q on the Hill Winners Awards announcement

4 PM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Extreme Vertical

7 PM

URA/MRCA Rodeo with Dusty & Rawhide performance Admission $10.00 per person, kids 5 and under free.

Come join the fun with the KIDS BOOT SCRAMBLE – age groups 0-6 & 7-12

9 PM – 1 AM

Festival Dance 21 & over. Admission $6.

Live band. NO CARRY IN COOLERS OR BEVERAGES Presented by the St Michaels Knights of Columbus

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11 AM

Rev. Robert Sallee James sermon Reenactment Worship Service – portrayed by Rev. Joe Brandt – sponsored by High Point Cowboy Church and New Direction Church at the Jesse James Park rodeo grounds.

Dinner after Service.

11 AM – 5 PM

The Kearney Mid Continent Public Library is hosting a “Story Book Reading Trail” along the trail at the Arts & Crafts Alley

11 AM – 5 PM

Arts & Crafts Alley Opens to Public

11 AM

Toby’s Carnival opens – Armbands $20 from NOON to 4 PM

11:30 AM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Big Air Wave 7

NOON – 4:00 PM Northland Bubble Soccer $10 per person sponsored by Northland Bubble Soccer – for pre-registration contact Mike Dickerson (816) 686-0319 (northlandbubblesoccer.com) – on-site registration also available NOON

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

1 PM

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

1:30 PM

MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Speed Retrieve

2:30 PM

URA/MRCA Rodeo with Dusty & Rawhide performance.

Admission $10.00 per person, kids 5 and under free.

Come join the fun with the KIDS BOOT SCRAMBLE – age groups 0-6 & 7-12

3:30 PM

The Kidbuck$ Show Presented by Variety Attractions

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MO-KAN Dock Dogs – Big Air Finals

Keep checking schedule – more events to be scheduled! Family shows thru-out the day Variety Attractions, Inc. Presents the KIDBUCK$ GAME SHOW! 9 AM – 11 AM

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Barbecue contest spices up fairgrounds Kids Q adds youthful flavor to festival

One constant of the Jesse James Festival is the intoxicating aroma of barbecue.

This year brings the 29th annual Jesse James Barbecue Cook-Out. Cooks will fire up their grills next to the Kearney Amphitheater on the festival grounds off Missouri Highway 33 north of downtown Kearney.

Check-in times are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, and 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.

There will be a meeting for all cooks in the contest at 6 p.m. Friday.

The contest will be sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, and its judging procedures will be used.

The contest is considered a state championship with one division and five categories: turkey, beef brisket, pork ribs, chicken and pork shoulder/Boston butt only (minimum 5 pounds).

Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Only the four basic KCBS categories will count toward the grand champion and reserve grand champion awards.

A total of $5,025 will be awarded with a $200 cash prize for first place in each category, $175 for second place, $150 for third place, $135 for fourth place, $125 for fifth place and ribbons being awarded in all places.

The overall reserve grand champion will receive $500 and a trophy. The grand champion will receive $600 and a trophy. A plaque will be awarded by the Kearney Chamber of Commerce for the Showmanship Award.

The entry fee is $150 for all categories, and advance registrations are strongly encouraged.

Electrical hook-ups will be available this year for $25.

Entry forms and copies of rules and regulations may be picked up from the Kearney Fire and Rescue Protection District, 201 E. Sixth St., or requested by mail from: Jesse James Barbeque Committee, P.O. Box 202, Kearney, MO 64060.

— Corey Edwards

The festival will also host the sixth annual Kids Q for aspiring grill masters.

Applications must be submitted

by Monday, Sept. 12. No contestants will be accepted after that date.

Check-in will be done at the adult cook’s meeting on Friday, Sept.

16, and the kids will start cooking immediately following that gathering.

The children’s cooks meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the stage. Turnin will be at 7 p.m.

Cooks 6 to 15 will be able to compete, and KCBS rules apply unless otherwise stated. Kids affiliated with a team at the KCBS contest may cook in the team’s designated spot. An area will be assigned for those youth contestants not with a team.

One adult helper is allowed per youth cook. The child must do the preparation, cooking and presentation. If the child is unable to do all of these, the child is too young to participate. The adult helper may do lighting of the grill and/or any slicing deemed too dangerous for the cook. The adult helper must be present at all times until the box is turned in.

Judging will be based on KCBS rules for appearance, tenderness and texture.

Youth awards will be handed out a Saturday with the adult contest awards. Ribbons will be handed out for first through fifth places, with checks going to first and second places.

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— Corey Edwards

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Little Mr. & Miss contests name the area’s country cuties The Jesse James Festival’s contest judges will have a tough job determining the winners of the Little Mr. and Miss pageant classes at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in front of Kearney Feed Store, located at 300 W. Washington St. The contest is open to children in three age groups: 2 to 3 years old, 4 to 6 years old and 7 to 10 years old.

Registration forms can be found online at jessejamesfestival.com. The form must be filled out by Sept.

10, and submitted to contest organizer Ellyce Grassley at e.grassley@hotmail.com. Registration forms can also be mailed to Grassley at: Salon 905, 905 W. Highway 92, Kearney, MO 64060.

Awards will be given to first- and second-place winners of each gender in each of the three age categories. Each entrant will also receive a goodie bag and will be invited to ride on a parade trailer after the contest.

All entrants must be at the feed store by 8:15 a.m. on the day of judging. No parking will be provided at the feed store.

For more information, call Grassley at 500-9302.

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Storybook trail hops into literacy Kearney’s branch of MidContinent Public Library aims to increase youngsters’ literacy and physical activity levels with its Storybook Reading Trail at the Jesse James Festival.

Throughout the festival, Jesse James Park’s walking trail will be transformed into an interactive reading drive where inquisitive and adventurous children in preschool through eighth grade will have the opportunity to act out and read along with relatives and a librarian the tale of “Ribbit” by Rodrigo Folgueira.

“It’s about a little pig who wants to make friends, so he pretends to be a frog,” said librarian Carol Nolte.

The book was named this year’s reading trail selection, Nolte said, because it was a 2014 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award nominee.

“The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, administered by the Children’s Services Round Table of (Missouri Library Association), is presented annually to the author and illustrator of the picture book voted most popular by preschool children in Missouri’s public libraries. Designed to encourage reading aloud to children from birth through kindergarten age, the award was first given in 1996,” Mid-Continent’s website, www.mymcpl.org, states.

“It’s neat because those books are voted on by children in Missouri,” Nolte added.

For more information on the trail, call Kearney’s library at 628-5055.

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Chainsaw used instead of brush by this artist Turning nothing into something beautiful is Stacey Robinson’s talent.

One of the premier attractions each year at the Jesse James Festival, Robinson will bring his unique art expertise to the event again the third weekend in September.

Creator of Robinson Chainsaw Carving, the artist has spent a lifetime perfecting a craft that began in his backyard.

“One day I just stood a piece of (wood) up and ended up playing around with it. When I was done, I had a little cowboy,” Robinson said. “I set him on the porch and people would drive by and wave at it. Then they would pull in and say, ‘Can you do this or can you do that?’”

Robinson, who currently resides in Montgomery City, established Robinson Chainsaw Carving as his full-time profession 18 years ago, but it was on his father’s land that the former carpenter first realized he had an artistic touch.

“My dad had bought a place that had a lot of timber on it and had it logged. We had all this wood laying there, so I started cutting the firewood and selling it. There were some beautiful pieces of wood. That is what I think started it all was I couldn’t stand to see the (wood) go to waste,” he said.

Not wanting to waste any part of his splintery canvas, Robinson specializes in wildlife sculptures and western motif.

He said one of his favorite pieces he has created is a Native American in full headdress sitting atop a horse with another Native American underneath the rearing mount.

Robinson will complete multiple pieces at the Kearney festival, adding it takes him about half an hour to finish a sculpture.

For more information about the wood carver, visit www.robinsoncarving.com.

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Rodeo ropes in spectators of all ages The Jesse James Festival rodeo takes place over two days, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

18. Admission is $10 per person and free for children 5 and younger.

An official URA/MRCA Rodeo, competition includes bareback riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing, team toping, bull riding, break away and over-40 calf roping.

During the rodeo, crowds will also be entertained by The Rawhide & Dusty Show. The trick horse and roping show headliners are showman Mark Lahmann, aka Rawhide, and horse Dusty, who dazzle audiences with an array of tricks and stunts.

Children in the audience can take part in the annual Kids Boot Scramble competition, too. The boot retrieval race will be broken into two divisions: 6 years and younger, and 7 to 12 years.

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Families have a ball with bubble soccer Mike Dickerson is keeping children active at the Jesse James Festival one bubble at a time.

Dickerson, the senior administrator of Northland Bubble Soccer, brings his interesting take on the sport of soccer back to the festival grounds Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18.

While the game can be a violent clash of inflated plastic, Dickerson said the sport is safe — but more importantly, fun for all ages.

“Once the parents see how safe it is — because there is no body-tobody collisions, no more concussion discussions for outdoor sports — it is doing very well,” Dickerson said.

“Parents like it because you can do parents versus the kids.”

Participants put on the bubblesoccer suit and are strapped into a harness for safety. Legs rest outside of the bubble, allowing players to kick the ball toward their intended goal — if they choose. For some bubble soccer players, the intended goal ends up being to smash against the competition.

“It is kind of like having your own bumper car. It’s a cross between a bumper-car ride and a 21st century pillow fight,” Dickerson said.

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Volleyball takes to mud for co-ed contest Adding a new challenge to the sport of volleyball, mud will replace the standard court.

On Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Jesse James Festival, a co-ed mud volleyball tournament will be held starting a 1 p.m.

A captains meeting will be held 30 minutes before the start of the event.

Captains are responsible for turning in the entire team’s registration forms and fees by Sept. 15. Forms are online at jessejamesfestival.com and at Kearney Trust Company, 310 W. Missouri Highway 92.

All teams must have at least two women participating, and squads can have a minimum of six members, or as many as 12.

No outside beverages are allowed; only unopened bottled water is permitted.

Make entry fees payable to: Jesse James Festival Inc. Mail checks and forms to: Jesse James Festival, c/o Mud Volleyball, P.O. Box 536, Kearney MO 64060. Entry forms and payment also can be dropped off at Kearney Trust.

There are no refunds given for weather-related cancellations.

Email clallen73@gmail.com for more information.

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Dock Dogs jump at chance to compete Friday, Sept. 16 3 p.m.: Big Air Wave 1 5 p.m.: Big Air Wave 2 6:30 p.m.: public dog training

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An affiliate club of Dock Dogs Worldwide, MO-KAN Dock Dogs promotes dock diving across the Midwest. This year, competition will be held in the northern parking lot in Jesse James Park, next to the playground.

Three Dock Dogs competitions will be held during the festival: Extreme Vertical: The dog will jump from the end of the dock and grab an object from an extender suspended over the pool. The team that achieves the highest height wins.

Speed Retrieve: The dog will run, jump from the end of the dock into the water and swim toward the end of the pool to retrieve the object. The team with the fastest time wins.

Big Air: The dog will jump from the end of the dock and into the pool. The team that achieves the longest distance score wins.

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Church services give nods to western spirit, area history in Jesse James Park, located off Missouri Highway 33 in Kearney.

During the service, held under a 30-foot-by-50-foot tent, churchgoers are welcome to come dressed in their cowboy and cowgirl best, including Stetson hats and cowboy boots.

“It’s been four years that we’ve been doing this, and it’s a great service,” organizer Jay Bettis said.

“We will have good food and get to visit with one another. Since we

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Bettis said all are welcome to the service.

“High Point is open all, and we welcome anybody that likes to have church,” he said.

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Children’s tournament reels in fun

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The area’s smallest fishing enthusiasts will have their opportunity to reel in a prize for largest catch in the annual Jesse James Festival children’s fishing tournament from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Jesse James Park Lake.

The contest is open to those less than a year old to children age 12. The tournament will be divided into two age classes — 0 to 6 and 7 to 12 — with trophies and prizes being awarded for the biggest fish overall and those winning first- through third-place for each age class. A winner is determined by adding the length of all fish each child catches.

Every participant will receive a goodie bag. Those who do not win a prize will be entered for a random drawing.

Worms will be provided, but children can use their own bait.

“The event is rain or shine, unless there is heavy amounts of thunder or lightning, that is,” event organizer Josh Tipton said. “If it’s just raining though, that’s all right because there’s nothing better than a good morning of fishing in the rain.”

Rules The tournament is a catch-and-release event where children can use lines and poles only. Parents can help bait hooks and release fish, but children must reel in the catch. Good sportsmanship is also encouraged.

Pre-registration is not required, as registration is done on site. For more information, call Tipton at 305-9671.

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