The communities along
the West Central K-96 Jaunt are prepping again for a weekend of FUN! Each year
the first weekend of June (May 31, June 1 and June 2 in 2013) is a celebration
of Arts, Antiques, Crafts, Cuisine, Music and MUCH MORE for these eight
communities along the highway. Last year each community planned events to
attract visitors and locals to some authentic Kansas fun, and this year will be
no different. Some events planned for this year along the jaunt include; craft
& antique shows, car shows, concerts, barbeques, movies in the park,
magicians, kid’s games, sidewalk sales and of course geocaching.
Geocaching is the one activity that draws people along the Jaunt
from community to community. It can be fun for high tech or you can use the
clues as a scavenger hunt if people don’t know how to find latitude and
longitude points. This year the geocache focus is on Antiques of the community
and if a person travels the distance and gets the stamps from each community,
they have the chance to win $250 plus individual community incentives.
Katie Eisenhour, 2012 Regional Coordinator
stated, “The first weekend in June is a great time to sample authentic rural
Kansas. The idea is to bring people to our area of Kansas and show both the
visitors and the locals a great time along K-96 highway.”
The K-96 June Jaunt provides an opportunity for Central Western
Kansas to showcase this area of Kansas by creating events, highlighting
attractions and developing relationships with neighboring communities. Building
a sense of community and common purpose for one weekend each year is the
purpose throughout the region. For more
information about the 2013 K-96 June Jaunt, like us on Facebook, follow us on
Twitter or check out our webpage at www.k96junejaunt.com.
