At the Croatian Festival

Tamburitza music was one of the features of the Croatian Festival held Saturday evening at St. John the Baptist Catholic parish, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)

by William Crum

More than 200 people showed up at this year’s St. John the Baptist Catholic parish’s Croatian Festival on Saturday evening.

Among those attending the event were State Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, former UG Mayor David Alvey, Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree and Wyandotte County Judge Courtney Mikesic.

The event continues until 10 p.m. Saturday. It was a fundraiser for the parish.

At the Croatian Festival Saturday evening at St. John the Baptist Catholic parish, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)
At the Croatian Festival Saturday evening at St. John the Baptist Catholic parish, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)
Delaney Cocke, Miley Cocke and Karolyn Tomasic at the St. John the Baptist Catholic parish Croatian Festival Saturday evening on Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)
At the Croatian Festival Saturday evening at St. John the Baptist Catholic parish, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)