Printer Friendly
Email to a Friend
(KNZA)--Despite a washout for all but a few events Friday evening, a Labor Day tradition got back on track, once the rain moved out, and gained a strong turnout during the weekend.
The long running Wathena Fall Festival is timed, each year, with Labor Day, and was scheduled to begin Friday evening. However, heavy rains moved in, putting an end to numerous planned events, including the annual pie eating contest and carnival rides for the children.
Saturday, however, was a different story, as the sun moved in, along with warm temperatures, and welcomed crowds to the Doniphan County community.
Vendors were pleased to see the turnaround, including Kayla Hinton, of the Kids' Craft Station Smart Camp, and Debbie Lehmer, known, throughout the local area, as “The Enchilada Lady”(Play Audio)
Along with games, carnival rides, and plenty of food, activities during the weekend included parades and live entertainment, as the Wathena Fall Fest ran all day Saturday and Sunday prior to wrapping up, for another year, Sunday evening.
KQ2 News contributed to this story
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Separate wrecks injure teens, dump truck driver
10-year-old St. Joseph child shot, hospitalized
Five injured, including two critically, in St. Joseph crash
Brown Co Commissioner plans to resign
Holton Community Hospital asking for community support
Troy man convicted of sexual battery
One injured, one arrested, after Atchison fight
Fatal Missouri crash claims Atchison man
Man arrested in Brown Co subject to deportation
Topeka woman arrested in Jackson Co on meth charge
A Saturday of celebrations planned in Atchison
Actress, filmmaker plans Benedictine College visit
Man arrested after armed carjacking in St. Joseph
Richardson County Fair royalty crowned
Two local lakes added to public health advisory list
Flags fly in KS for political violence remembrance
Pentagon funds test drilling at NioCorp mine site
McLouth man injured in Leavenworth Co wreck
LATEST STORIES
HTRS Foundation announces scholarship
Two hurt, one cited, in Atchison wreck
ATCO Sheriff seeks hit and run driver
Historic Atchison properties named to natl register
Fatal Missouri crash claims Atchison man
Actress, filmmaker plans Benedictine College visit
Hiawatha, Ks 66434