Wednesday, June 21, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 5
Osawatomie to celebrate annual John Brown festival
By BriAnne Hess editor@kansan.com Kansan co-editor
Osawatomi, dubbed the "Cradle of the Civil War", will begin celebrating its heritage today with the 35th annual John Brown Jamboree.
The festival — five days of concerts, tournaments, car shows, food and other activities — will be at John Brown Memorial Park where in 1856 the Kansan abolitionist led 40 men into one of the first battles preceding the Civil War.
Marilyn Shipley, office manager of city hall, said the festival would kick off tonight with a carnival, continue though the rest of the week, and end late Sunday evening.
The town — about an hour southeast of Lawrence — will have a parade tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., complete with veterans in tanks and humvees. The Presbyterian church will sell hamburgers on its front porch and another church will have an ice cream social.
On Friday, The Messengers, a gospel group from Topeka, will perform at the high school auditorium.
for him at the high school auditorium.
On Saturday, the Jamboree will feature a craft fair, car show, country-western music and a baby contest. A strolling magician/balloon artist will also be in the park, but Shipley said he didn't get to perform much magic when he was in the park at the 1999 jamboree.
"Last year he didn't make it 10 feet because the children were so interested in getting animals made out
of balloons." Shiplev said.
or boilobbs; 'Snipy saut':
A Fishing for Fun tournament is
A Fishing for Fun tournam. open for kids ages 5 to 12 at the Osawatomie City Lake. Children have to bring their own poles, but Shipley said the city would provide worms for bait as well as hot candy and prizes for the kids.
There also will be a tennis tournament on Saturday and Sunday. For information call Mike Wood at 913-755-4766.
Saturday night, a patriotic band, Britt Small and Festival, will perform. A fireworks display will wrap up the jamboree.
There is an 18-hole golf tournament on Sunday. For information and tee-times call 913-755-4769.
Shipley said that the city was expecting 2,000 to 3,000 people to come to the events on Saturday. Three thousand people usually line
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the parade route on Thursday, she said. If you have the urge to get away from the festival and experience more of the historical side of Osawatomie there are other attract
tions. The Mills House and the Asylum Bridge are on the historic register of Kansas and the Osawatomie History Museum features a John Brown display in June.
for more information:
www.lasr.net/leisure/kansas/mia
mi/osawatomie/index.html
Edited by Ben Embry
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