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Basehor Dairy Days kicks off with concert, picnic

By Staff | Jun 3, 2011

Matt Erickson

Members of the Woods family, who hail from Tonganoxie, Lansing and Oklahoma as well as from Basehor, enjoy a picnic dinner as the Lonnie Ray Blues Band prepares to begin its performance. The family arrived early to make sure they would get a spot in the shade.

The sixth annual Basehor Dairy Days is underway after a kickoff picnic and concert Friday night.

Visitors were scattered across Basehor City Park, some enjoying some dinner, some watching a performance by the Lonnie Ray Blues Band and some climbing on playground equipment.

The full Dairy Days festival takes place Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the city park. See below for a schedule of events, and check out the “Basehor Dairy Days Kickoff” photo gallery for a look at some of the attractions. And check back to basehorinfo.com during the day Saturday for more looks at what the festival has to offer.

THE SCHEDULE

7-10 a.m.: Chris Cakes pancake breakfast

7:30 a.m.: Dairy Days 5K run — Basehor-Linwood High School parking lot

  • Registration 6:45 a.m., warm-up 7 a.m.

9-9:30 a.m.: Kaw Valley Community Chorus

10 a.m.: Sarah’s Studio of Dance

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Shriners clowns

11 a.m.: Gunsmoke and Petticoats Old West Show

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Performance by The Fairmounters

12:30 p.m.: White Tiger Performance Group

1-2 p.m.: Appearance by Sizzle the Bull, official mascot of the Kansas City T-Bones

1 p.m.: Gunsmoke and Petticoats Old West Show

1:30-3:30 p.m.: Performance by the Krazy Kats Band

3 p.m.: Gunsmoke and Petticoats Old West Show

Other events & attractions

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Inflatable games • Cow milking machine • Face painting

• Food vendors • Craft vendors • Milk cans on parade

• Gunsmoke and Petticoats Old West Town • Horse and buggy rides

• Carnival games • Caricaturist • Dairy cow

• Spin the Apple and Tornado rides • Petting zoo and pony rides

• Mobile smoke house — fire safety demonstration

• Complimentary Roberts Dairy Products