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DART System Game, & It's Gone to the Birds Craft Project Various displays open throughout the day. Please visit our sponsors. For more information please contact us. Join us at the festival with your business's booth. Wings of Wonder, Geocaching, Dog Demo, Creepy Crawlies, & Plants Galore Seminars Children's Fish Casting Contest Art Mural and Metal Pole Art Dedication Early Bird Tour, and Famous Redneck Tour


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Saturday, April 16, 2011





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Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlanders Festival is hosted annually by the town of Hoisington, Kansas, and organized by Hoisington Main Street, Inc. This year the festival will take place on Saturday, April 16, 2011, in downtown Hoisington. The festival focuses on celebrating the amazing ecosystem of the Cheyenne Bottoms region in Central Kansas.

The festival will offer a glimpse into the nature and activities around the Cheyenne Bottoms area through events and activities the whole family can participate in and enjoy.

Navigating this site we hope you find all the information you need to plan your day. Mark your calendar now for April 16, 2011, at the Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlanders Festival. We hope to see you soon in Hoisington, Kansas, The Heart of Cheyenne Bottoms.

ALL DAY SATURDAY EVENTS:

Pole Art Hunt
Retail Vendors, Independent Distributors
Geocaching Contest
Antler and Pelts Displays
KDWP DART Virtual Reality Hunting game
History of Cheyenne Bottoms
Woodcarving and Woodcarving Displays

Join us Saturday, April 16, 2011!

Additional events provided on Friday, April 15, and Sunday, April 17, sponsored by other organizations:

Friday, April 15, 2011: Ducks Unlimited Sportsman's Auction/Dinner

Ducks Unlimited will be holding a spring dinner and auction. Come, enjoy pulled pork barbeque or fish along with several side dishes. Then bid on silent auction items, live auction items, or purchase tickets for a special drawing. Items include guns, pictures, bronze, hunting gear, and more.

Advance tickets: $25 single; $40 couple
At the door: $30 single; $45 couple
Time: 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2011
Location: Knights of Columbus Hall

For more information, contact Kim Schneweis, 620-923-9592, or K_Schneweis@hotmail.com

Tickets can be bought at various businesses in town and at the Welcome Center, 115 North Main Street.

Sunday, April 17, 2011: "It Came Without Warning"

The Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring "It Came Without Warning," a 10th anniversary remembrance of the Hoisington tornado.
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Place: HHS Auditorium

DAYS EVENTS

MORNING EVENTS

7:30    5K Run

9:30    Early Cheyenne      
            Bottoms/Wetlands
            Education Center Tour

10:00  Dog Demonstration

11:00  Wildlife/Birds Story
            Time

11:00  Archery Skill Building


AFTERNOON EVENTS

12:00  Kids Fishing Contest,

12:30  Youth and Adult Duck
            Calling Clinic

1:30    Redneck Tours of
            Cheyenne Bottoms
            begin

1:30    Mammals of the
            Bottoms

3:00    Bones of the Bottoms

3:00    Late Cheyenne
            Bottoms/Wetlands
            Education Center Tour

Educational and Art displays open throughout the day for your enjoyment.
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