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The Good Sam Club Band from Shawnee Mission will be playing in the Gazebo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your lawn chair and stay for the day’s performance. Courtesy photo.

The Good Sam Club Band from Shawnee Mission will be playing in the Gazebo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your lawn chair and stay for the day’s performance. Courtesy photo.

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Car show returns to Columbus Day Festival

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Chair for the Columbus Day Car Show is Becky McDaniel of Realpro. She has been working hard to bring a great event to the 2023 festival. She has been attending area car shows and inviting car owners to attend during the Columbus Day Festival.
Children of all ages will surely enjoy the antics of the Mirza Clowns. Not only will the group be in the Columbus Day Parade Saturday morning, but the will be meandering around the square making balloon art and entertaining the crowd.

Children of all ages will surely enjoy the antics of the Mirza Clowns. Not only will the group be in the Columbus Day Parade Saturday morning, but the will be meandering around the square making balloon art and entertaining the crowd.

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Columbus Day parade Saturday

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Celebrate Columbus Day and it’s 54th anniversary of the Columbus Day Festival. Enter something in the parade – a float, decorated bike, wagon, your kids. Help Celebrate your community.
Local knifesmith Phil Evans will be holding a knife making demonstration at the Columbus Museum Saturday of the Columbus Day Festival. Evans has been a competitor on the national television show-Forged in Fire and was the recent host of the Central States Hammer in and Knife Show. Head over to the museum and see how knives are made.

Local knifesmith Phil Evans will be holding a knife making demonstration at the Columbus Museum Saturday of the Columbus Day Festival. Evans has been a competitor on the national television show-Forged in Fire and was the recent host of the Central States Hammer in and Knife Show. Head over to the museum and see how knives are made.

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Bristow considers unique ways to celebrate

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
(Editor’s Note: This column was written nine years ago by Homer Bristow, a columnist for the Columbus News Report.
Don’t miss out on one of the balloon glows scheduled during the Columbus Day Festival. The first glow is planned Friday evening at approximately 6:45 p.m. in the Industrial Park.

Don’t miss out on one of the balloon glows scheduled during the Columbus Day Festival. The first glow is planned Friday evening at approximately 6:45 p.m. in the Industrial Park.

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Tunes, balloons new event for CDF

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
The 2023 Columbus Day Festival promises another spectacular weekend of fun, adventure, and new experiences, beginning Friday of Columbus Day Weekend.
Balloon glows offer a spectacular site to those in attendance. They light up the night sky with an array of bold colors.

Balloon glows offer a spectacular site to those in attendance. They light up the night sky with an array of bold colors.

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Sidewalk chalk drawing returns to Maple Street

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
The sidewalk chalk challenge is returning to the Columbus Day Festival for the second year. All ages will be able to enjoy and have fun. The challenge will use the sidewalk from Kansas and Maple (on the south side of the street) to the front of Maple Uncommon Guest House and Gallery.
Weather permitting, one of the balloons scheduled to lift off during the Columbus Days Festival is Breaking Dawn. Piloted by Lori Hutchinson of Bonner Springs, Breaking Dawn is sponsored by Mercy Hospital Columbus.

Weather permitting, one of the balloons scheduled to lift off during the Columbus Days Festival is Breaking Dawn. Piloted by Lori Hutchinson of Bonner Springs, Breaking Dawn is sponsored by Mercy Hospital Columbus.

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Unique individuals in Columbus history

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Among the unique individuals produced in the early days of Cherokee County, none, perhaps, was more unique than Eugene F. Ware, homesteader, lawyer, government official, and talented poet.

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Tractor pull evens Saturday, Sunday

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Want something to do Saturday evening, October 7? Something inexpensive and the whole family will enjoy? Take yourself to the Columbus Rodeo Arena, no admission charge, and enjoy the excitement of the tractor pull. Many competition tractors will participate in the evening pull.
Zip-eye-dee-doo-dah is piloted by Bill Richey from Blue Eye, Mo. He is one of the pilots scheduled to take off (weather permitting) during the Columbus Day Festival. Zip-eye-dee-doo-dah is sponsored by Labette Bank.

Zip-eye-dee-doo-dah is piloted by Bill Richey from Blue Eye, Mo. He is one of the pilots scheduled to take off (weather permitting) during the Columbus Day Festival. Zip-eye-dee-doo-dah is sponsored by Labette Bank.

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Who was Christopher Columbus?

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
As you go around Columbus you will see large paintings of Christopher Columbus in many of the businesses which was the project of the Columbus Telephone Company many years ago.
The Columbus High School Marching band will perform during the Columbus Day Parade Saturday, October 7. The parade will begin at approximately 9:40 a.m. and will head east down Maple from Vermont.

The Columbus High School Marching band will perform during the Columbus Day Parade Saturday, October 7. The parade will begin at approximately 9:40 a.m. and will head east down Maple from Vermont.

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Courthouse gathering place for area children

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
The courthouse yard was a playground for all the kids. Marble games were played and acrobatic stunts performed. Cap Bennett once walked around the courthouse on his hands; a negro boy, Russ Kittrell, was best jumper, clearing 13 feet easily in the standing broad jump.
Members of the Columbus Junior High Band will be marching down Maple during the Columbus Day Parade. The parade will begin at 9:40 a.m. Saturday and will travel east on Maple to Tennessee.

Members of the Columbus Junior High Band will be marching down Maple during the Columbus Day Parade. The parade will begin at 9:40 a.m. Saturday and will travel east on Maple to Tennessee.

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Clocktower important piece of town history

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
When the Columbus Courthouse was built in 1889 the shining star atop the magnificent building was the Seth Thomas Clock. No matter which side of the historic building one looked up and there was the lighted clock keeping perfect time.
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