Cottonwood Falls — Zebras, camels and water buffalo, oh my!
Cottonwood Falls will be packed with activities Labor Day, Sept. 7, with the first ever Wranglers on the River. A host of activities will take place during the day to celebrate Chase County and Chase County’s heritage. The day will carry a Western theme centered around cowboys, ranching and music.
The day-long event will start at 8 a.m. with biscuits and gravy at the Emma Chase Cafe and end at 5 p.m. with a performance by the Diamond W Wranglers on the Cottonwood River Bridge in Cottonwood Falls. Throughout the day, there will be activities for all ages.
Activities include covered wagon rides, cowboy trick roping from 1 to 2 p.m., a raptor (hawk and owl) demonstration at 11 a.m., face painting, camel rides, a petting zoo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with zebra, water buffalo and kangaroo, and balloon animals. At noon, Crossroad band will play on the Cottonwood Falls bridge; at 2 p.m. The Skirts will play.
In addition, food will be available including brats and hot dogs, sno cones, cotton candy, funnel cakes and popcorn. Vendors will line the downtown street of Cottonwood Falls throughout the day and will have items for sale such as jewelry, candles and food. There will be someone who spins on site as well as a blacksmith.
“It’s family friendly,” said Debbie Adcock, administrative director of the Chase County Chamber of Commerce. “It’s going to be a fun family time to just enjoy the different events and enjoy the different vendors and enjoy Cottonwood Falls.”
Buttons for the event cost $5 and can be had at the Chase County Chamber of Commerce in downtown Cottonwood Falls and several businesses in Cottonwood Falls and Strong City.
For more information call (620) 273-8469 or visit www.ChaseCountyChamber.org.
Flint_Hills_Sage (anonymous) says...
.... perfect reason the city fathers in CWF should maintain, if not improve, their municipal building for festivals and musical events.
Let's have faith they can keep this historic city vibrant.
August 19, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )