The Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB

The Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB

Dr. Michael Gordon,
OD
Dr. Mandi Miller, OD
Fritzler Body Shop
Colby & Anne
Zeka
201 N. Washington
Wellington, KS
326-5382
326-3329
107 W. Lincoln
119 W. Harvey
620-326-2595
620-326-5337
(Car Show organized & Hosted by Koehn Motors & Wellington Auto & Machine)
Antique Tractor & Stationary Engine Display Sellers
Park
9:00 a.m.
32nd Annual Slow Pitch Softball Tournament Rock
10:00 a.m. 32nd Annual Slow Pitch Softball Tournament -
(Organized by Ron & Linda Metzen)
Rock Island
Babe Ruth Wheat Festival Baseball Tournament Sellers Park
10am-2pm Kansas Sesquicentennial and Wellington’s 140th
Birthday Bash and Family Fun Day - Sellers Park
9:00 a.m.
ph: 326.2419
Knights of Columbus Breakfast - 201 E. Harvey
Babe Ruth Wheat Festival Baseball Tournament - Sellers Park
10:00 a.m. Co-Ed Sand Volleyball Tournament - Melody
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Bowl *Pre-Registration is required.
Island, *Pre-Registration is required.
112 E. LINCOLN
1:00 p.m.
Sellers Park, Come visit with members of
4-6 p.m.
A benefit for the Wellington Ministerial Alliance (Sponsored by Calvary Lutheran
5-7 p.m.
1101 W. Harvey
A Very Special Thank You
Kid’s Pedal Power Tractor Pull, Sellers Park
Registration at 11 a.m., Pull starts at Noon.
(Sponsored by Su. Co. Antique Tractor Association, Strickland Towing and the KS Badlands)
Wheat Festival Amateur Bar-B-Q Cook-off -
APAC Kansas, Inc.
Kay and Bill Allton
Daylight Donut Shop
McComb Consulting
Wellington News
Wellington Senior Center
Women of Wellington
Washington,
*Pre-Registration is required. Contact Joe at
Joe@ksokradio.com to enter the showdown.
(Presented by KSOK Radio and Countryside Motors)
Sumner County
Care Center
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Funcycles - Downtown
Beer Garden- Corner of 7th & Washington
ID required for admittance, No one under 21 admitted.
(Hosted by Wellington Chamber Board of Directors &
Sponsored by Gov’s Liquor Shoppe)
1600 West 8th
Wellington, KS
326-2232
9:00 p.m.
Street Dance Featuring Jason Boyd and South 81 Main Stage 7th & Washington. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy.
(Sponsored by Brian Ast Installations)
Muffin Top Bakery
You are
what you
eat, so eat
something
sweet!
113 N Main St, South Haven
892-2048
WELLINGTON CRUSADERS
DeJarnett Law Office, LLC
Kimball Insurance Agency
SUMNER COUNTY JUBILEES
United Country-Theurer Auction
Gill Chiropractic
KWME/KLEY
Sumner County Historical
& Genealogical Society
Perry and Sherry Wiley
Jon and Jessica Seeliger
L.B. White Trucking
Wellington Public Library
State Rep Vince Wetta
Denae Weber
Dillons of Wellington
Ride WALT Free with a Wheat Festival Button
to any
Wheat Festival Event!
Courtesy of Futures Unlimited
Call for details 326-9996
Bakes Bar-B-Q
Button Prize Contributors:
Woods Park
required
(Sponsored by Grene Vision Group, Bake’s BBQ, Farmers Insurance ~Jane Cole~Agent, Hobb’s Mechanical,
Pacey Chiropractic & Vince Erwin Glass, Inc.)
Texaco Country Showdown- Main Stage at 7th &
KANSAS SUNFLOWERS
Olen Medical
Security 1st Title
Mary Cole
LB School of Self Defense
Vince Erwin Glass
Come sample a plate of BBQ cooked by some of the area’s best
amateur grillers! Sampler meals $5.00.*Pre-Registration is
5:30 p.m.
Church and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans)
Free Family Swim - Wellington Family Aquatic Center,
Thank you to our
Contributing Sponsors
to all who helped make the 2011 Wheat Festival possible.
Chairpersons, Volunteers, Coordinators and Sponsors
deserve our sincere appreciation for their efforts.
support our great Veterans organization by eating a healthy
Buffalo burger in AC comfort!
4:30 p.m.
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social - Calvary Lutheran
Church 1300 N. C St.
(Sponsored by Panhandle Federal Credit Union)
10:00 a.m. Kid’s Bouncies - Sellers Park
(Provided by the Aviator Church)
10:30 a.m. Kansas Coin Dig - Sellers Park (Sponsored by Bank of
Commerce-Premiere Sponsor)
11:00 a.m. Buffalo Burgers at the VFW - 424 E. Harvey, $$ Come
500 N. Plum
(620) 326-3031
by Federal Tire and
Family Hair Parlor)
10:00 a.m. Kid’s Dog Show - Heritage Park *Pre-Registration is required. (Sponsored by the Wellington Humane Society)
10:00 a.m. D&L Train Rides - Sellers Park
Noon
Wheat Festival Art Walk Awards Reception Slate Creek Lodge (Sponsored
the Wellington Fire Department and learn fire safety tips. Free
and open to the public.
Wellington
Recreation Center
326-3323
Antique Tractor Association Tractor Pull 300 block of E. 3rd .
2:00 p.m.
(Sponsored by Sumer County Family Care Center)
10:00 a.m. Fire Safety House -
326-2020
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011– Continued
8am-3pm
110 N. Washington Ave.
Hobbs Mechanical
Oak Tree Inn/Penny’s Diner
J.P. Bullesfeld Financial Services
Wellington Wal-Mart
Farm Bureau Financial ServicesShaun Weaver, Agent
J.P. Weigand-Cathy Sheets
CornerBank
Sumner Communications
Orscheln Farm and Home
Wheat Country Car Wash
Tibb’s Furniture
KanOkla-Radio Shack
Family Hair Parlor
Tan Express/Cabin Fever Gifts
Andi’s Dandies
Mayfield Grocery and Locker
The Gold Corner
Prairie Rose Chuckwagon
Mosley Street Melodrama
Museum of World Treasures
Salt City Splash
All-Star Sports
Underground Salt Museum
Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventures
Rock River Rapids
Wichita Wingnuts
Kansas Cosmosphere
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Kansas City Royals
Museum of the KS National Guard
Hospice Care of Kansas
Wellington KOA
Wellington Sonic
Wellington McDonald’s
Big Cheese Pizza
360 Wichita
Neives’ Mexican Restaurant
A&W
Sunflower Screen Printing
Kansas Star Casino
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
Main Street Printing
All-Star Adventures
Family
Hair
Parlor
215 S. Washington
326-5522
Grene Vision Group
Pacey Chiropractic
Farmers Insurance, Jane Cole-Agent
GRENE VISION GROUP
Dr. Wendy Walker
313 N. Washington
Wellington, Ks
67152
326-3431
“Helping build a better community”
A HUGE THANK YOU to
the City of Wellington
for their
continued support.
429 N. West Rd
Wellington, KS 67152
PO Box 494
Wellington
620-326-5952
www.gkn.com
345 Riverview
Ste. 412
Wichita, Ks 67201
316-462-1214
Presented by
To benefit
The Wellington Area
Chamber of Commerce/CVB
Wellington, KS
1323
North A
Wellington,
Kansas
67152
326-3353
219 N. Washington
Ottaway Carnival - Wed.-Sat., Opens at 6 p.m., Raymond Frye
Chisholm Trail Museum - 502 N. Washington
Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.-Sat., Admission $3 adults, $2
seniors and $1 children.
The Regent Theater - 114 W. Lincoln, Open Fri., Sat. and Sun.,
free matinees at 2 p.m., show times are 2 p.m., 7 p.m. and
9:30 p.m. Admission $7 adults, $5 children, $2 off adult
admission with WF button.
Futures Unlimited Misting Station - Heritage Park
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Wellington Public Library, Entry forms at the Chamber,
Hall, 201 E. Harvey, Must RSVP to the Chamber at 326-
7466. (Hosted by Vince Wetta Sponsored by First National Bank)
4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Lunch at the Senior Center - 308 S. Washington, Reser-
Noon
5:30 p.m.
Slice of History Pie Baking Contest - Wellington
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Hall, 317 S. Washington, Come enjoy cookies and punch with
Mike Wallace -Mgr
Farmers
Are available at the following locations:
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Wellington, KS
Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Panhandle Federal Credit Union
Security State Bank
– including the Wal-Mart location
Panhandle Railroad Museum
CornerBank
25th Annual
Wheat Festival Medallion Hunt
Sponsored by Diana Page Edward Jones Investments and Sumner Communications
6:00 p.m.
Picnic in the Park - Melody Bowl in Woods Park, 200 block of
S. High, free snow cones provided by First National Bank.
6:00 p.m.
Chamber Ambassador Club Hamburger and Hot
Dog Feed - $5 Hamburger meals, $3 Hot Dog meals.
Sand Sculpting - Melody Bowl, Entry forms at the Chamber. (Sponsored by Children’s Mercy)
6:00 p.m.
Kid’s Games and Cool Crafts - Melody Bowl
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
(Provided by the Wellington Rec. Commission)
6:00 p.m.
Kid’s Bouncies- Melody Bowl, free
(Provided by the Aviator Church)
6:00 p.m.
Fire Safety House - Melody Bowl
Come and visit with members of the Wellington Fire Department and learn fire safety tips, free
6:00 p.m.
Wheat Festival Horse shoe tournament - Melody
Bowl
Medallion Hunters must register their button numbers.
Stop by the Edward Jones office at 120 W. Harvey
or call Diana Page at (620)326-5927 for more information.
6:00 p.m.
(Sponsored by First National Bank)
6:00 p.m.
(Provided by The Wellington Community Thea-
ter)
6:30 p.m.
Introductions and Contests - Melody Bowl - Woods Park
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Harvest Prince & Princess Coronation - Sponsored
Must be registered by
4 p.m. Friday, June 24, 2011
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Prize: $1,000 with a registered Button or
$500 without a Button
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Joni Ford Baker’s Bonanza winners, 2011 Wheat
King, Jr. Miss Wheat Queens, Sand Sculpting
winners and the 2011 WF button design winner
Kiss the Pig Contest - Sponsored by KSOK Radio and
by El Chile Verde
the Women of Wellington
Wii Tournament - Inside Memorial Auditorium
Contact Diana Page at 326-5927, Karl Pritz at 326-2419
or Skeet Sirmons at 326-7315 for information
(Sponsored by Wellington Rise & Shine Lions Club)
the Mayor, entry forms at the Chamber. (Sponsored by
City of Wellington)
WHEAT FESTIVAL BUTTONS
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Noon Lions Club Hamburger Feed & Dunk
Tank - Heritage Park, $
Texting Contest - In front of Ewing Radio and
Electronics, 219 N. Washington, must pre-register at the
store. (Sponsored by Ewing Radio and Electronics
-Your Authorized Verizon Retailer)
Poo, Brew and Blues Street Dance - Main Stage on
7th & Washington, featuring Back Roads and Blue Eyed
Soul. (Sponsored by Hometown Rental Purchase)
Beer Garden - Corner of 7th & Washington
ID required for admittance, No one under 21 admitted. (Hosted by Wellington Chamber Board of Directors & Sponsored by Gov’s Liquor Shoppe)
6:00 p.m.
Wellington Community Theater presents
“The Old Cookie Shop” - Heritage Park Stage
Funcycles - Downtown
Paper Airplane Contest - Memorial Auditorium
Wilm’s Warriors Tot Trot - 100 blk. S. Washington
Ages 2-7, entry fee. All proceeds to benefit the WHS
Sicily Zeka Memorial Fund. *Pre-Registration is required. (Sponsored by Kelli Barton ~ Edward Jones)
7:00 p.m.
CornerBank Ice Cream Social - 119 S. Washington
Free and open to the public.
7:00 p.m.
Bed Races -
100 blk. N. Washington
*Pre-Registration is required.
(Sponsored by Sumner Regional Medical Center)
7:00 p.m.
Beer Garden - Corner of 7th and Washington,
ID required for admittance, No one under 21 admitted. (Hosted by Wellington Chamber Board of Directors & Sponsored by Gov’s Liquor Shoppe)
7:45 p.m.
Security State Bank Money Machine Grab
Intersection of Harvey & Washington. Must pre-register your
button at either SSB location before 6 p.m. July 8th for
your chance to win $1000 in the money machine. 2
winners will be drawn.
8:00 p.m.
Wheat Festival Parade - Downtown Wellington
Theme - Party On (Sponsored by Wellington Fam-
ily Practice)
8:30 p.m.
Cow Patty Bingo - First National Bank parking lot
(Sponsored by the Wellington Agricultural Educational Support Group)
9:00 p.m.
Street Dance featuring Smuggling Yo’s-Yo’s
Main Stage on 7th & Washington
(Sponsored by TECT Aerospace)
Saturday, July 9, 2011
7am-10am Kiwanis Club Wheat Cake Breakfast - First
United Methodist Church, 202 W. Harvey $5.00 Adults, $2.50
Friday, July 8, 2011
Children under 12 years old. Advance Tickets $4.50 Adult,
$2.25 for children.
10:00 a.m. Sidewalk Chalking – NEW Location at Security State
Bank, 100 N. Washington, *Pre-registration is required.
7:30 a.m.
11am-2pm St. Anthony’s/St. Rose Cultural Organization
Taco Dinner - St. Anthony’s Parish Hall 210 N. B Dine-in/
Carry-out.
11:00 a.m. Babe Ruth Wheat Festival Baseball Tourna-
wHeat Run - Hargis Creek Watershed
5K race (starts at 7:30a.m.) & 1 mile (starts at
8:30a.m.) (Sponsored by Anders Chiropractic,
(Sponsored by Security State Bank)
ment – Sellers Park
Catholic Youth Organization Enchilada Dinner Knights of Columbus 201 E. Harvey, Dine-in/Carry-out.
Movie Theme Sidewalk Chalking at the Regent Theater - Pre-registration required at the Re-
*Pre-Registration is required. (Sponsored by Kansas
Gas Service & the Wellington Airport Authority)
Cow Chip Throw - NEW LOCATION-100 block of N.
be printed in the Wellington Daily News or available at
the Chamber office. (Sponsored by the Wellington
News)
come watch the fun. Entry fee, cash prizes.
Mayor’s Cookie Jar Contest and Reception - City
Wellington Community Theater presents “The
Old Cookie Shop” - Heritage Park Stage
Funcycles - Downtown Wellington, $
Washington, *Pre-Registration is required. Entry forms will
Penny’s Diner Pie Eating Contest - Penny’s Diner, 1104
E. 16th, Bring your sweet tooth for this yummy contest or just
3:00 p.m.
Babe Ruth Wheat Festival Baseball Tournament – Sellers Park - 12 teams from all over KS
Perplexing Puzzle Contest - Sterling House 500 N.
gent. Prizes awarded.
5:30 p.m.
compete in this 16-18 year old tournament.
5:30 p.m.
entry forms available at the Chamber, slices will be sold
after judging. (Sponsored by Golden Living Center)
1:00 p.m.
of Wellington’s Best!
vations required by calling 326-3942 by 10:30 a.m. $3.00
ages 60+, under 60 $4.50.
Senior Center, 308 S. Washington, pre-registration required,
5:00 p.m.
ton, Come inside & cool off while CornerBank honors one
10:00 a.m. KS Flour Sacks-History on a Piece of Cloth Nancy Jo Leachman. (Sponsored by Sumner Co. Care
Center)
CornerBank Cornerstone Award - 119 S. Washing-
8am-3pm
8am-3pm
Kenneth L. Cooper, CPA & Stalcup Realtors)
Arts & Crafts Show - Sellers Park
25th Annual Wheat Festival Antique Rod &
Classic Car Show - Seller’s Park Contact Robyn at
326-5915 or Ed at 326-8022 for registration details.
Brian Ast Installations
New Menu Items
& Lower Prices !
323 N. Washington
326-5512
326-3301
(Sponsored by Sterling House)
Prizes awarded. (Sponsored by Fritzler Body Shop)
12:00 p.m. Agriculture and Energy Lunch - Knights of Columbus
507 E. 16th Ste. 1
Plum *Pre-Registration is required.
5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. WF Button Collection Contest and Display –
News Office *Pre-registration is required. Entry forms avail-
Wellington Senior Center, 308 S. Washington, FREE program by
1:30-4:30
Melody Bowl - Woods Park
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Joni Ford Memorial Baker’s Bonanza - Wellington
able at the Chamber, prizes awarded.
(Sponsored by Muffin Top Bakery and Larry Ford)
Lip Sync Contest -
(Sponsored by Susan’s
Portrait Design and Ewing Radio and Electronics)
Wheat Festival Kick-Off Breakfast Hosted by Premiere Sponsor - Bank of Commerce, 201
W. Harvey, Members and Sponsors are invited to this
exclusive kick off for the 2011 Wheat Festival.
314 N. Washington
Wellington, KS
326-3619
*Pre-Registration is required.
Ages 6-24 months. Entry Fee is $5.00 *Pre-Registration is
required. (Hosted & Sponsored by Kids Haven)
Open 1 p.m.-5 p.m. daily, No Admission fee. Donations
accepted.
Panhandle Railroad Museum - 425 E. Harvey
620-326-2271
Insurance • Real Estate
6:00 p.m. Baby & Toddler Contest - WHS Auditorium
Complex Parking Lot, 320 N. Jefferson
office, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.-Fri.
Wheat Festival Art Walk- Downtown Wellington, maps
available at the Chamber or following sponsors.
(Sponsored by Federal Tire & Family Hair Parlor)
Wheat Show - On display in the Chamber front window.
(Sponsored by Renn & Co.)
Wheat Festival Mayor’s Cookie Jar Exhibit - Wed.-Fri.,
9 a.m.-5 p.m., City Hall, 317 S. Washington
(Sponsored by City of Wellington)
Harvest Photo Contest and Display- on display at 110 N.
Washington (Sponsored by Vision Doctors)
Wheat Festival Quilt Show and Contest - Wed. & Thurs.
Noon - 6 p.m. and Fri. 1 p.m.-8 p.m., Hospice Care of Kansas 314 N. Washington (Sponsored by Hospice Care of
Kansas)
Renn & Company, Inc.
620-326-8221
1024 W. 8th
Wellington, KS
326-5146
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Welcome & Info Center - Wellington Chamber of Commerce
2022 E. 16th Street
Wellington, KS
Family
Care Center
Wellington, KS
Shaun M. Weaver
Farm Bureau Financial Service Agent
(620) 326-5977
Shawun.Weaver@fbfs.com
Www.fbfs.com
Exhibits and Attractions
326-5915
Ewing Radio &
Electronics
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Insurance * Investments
Keep Business Local, 620-326-8619
102 W Botkin
Wellington, KS 67152
326-7437