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Barnyard Babies returns to Ag Hall on Saturday

Barnyard Babies will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 630 N. 126th, Bonner Springs. (File photo by Steve Rupert)

Barnyard Babies will return on Saturday, April 23, to the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs.

The family-friendly event will feature baby goats, chicks, lambs, calves, ponies, alpacas and other barnyard animals. Kids can get up close to the animals while getting a taste of modern-day farm life, according to a spokesman.

A play area offers games and activities where kids can romp in a corn pile, try their hands at a cow pie toss, ride on farm animal hoppers, learn how to milk a cow and make corn necklaces.

Great American Kites is returning to the event and will fly its giant animal kites and hold games and kites for kids and their families.

Visitors can enjoy train rides, see beekeeping and honey harvesting presentations, climb on vintage tractors, walk inside a cattle trailer, learn how to milk a cow, harvest a field in a combine cab simulator and watch blacksmith demonstrations.

The Ag Hall also is unveiling its recently donated historic stone icehouse.

Barnyard Babies is the Ag Hall’s annual signature event that opens its summer season. Prior to the COVID shutdown, it regularly drew crowds of more than 5,000 people.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, rain or shine, at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 630 N. 126th (near 126th and State), in Bonner Springs.

Admission is $5 for ages 3 and older. Children 2 and under are free. For more information visit www.AgHallofFame.com or call 913-721-1075.

Information from Kerry Mueller, Ag Hall board member

UG to hold three community budget conversations

THe Unified Government is planning to hold three community budget conversations, beginning Wednesday, April 20.

The conversations are planned to be in-person events.

In addition to the three conversations, the UG also will introduce a new budget simulator, encouraging residents to create their own budget models with an online interactive tool. Residents may share their budget models with the UG.

Residents interested in attending the community conversations are asked to RSVP at DotteTalk: Community Conversations, https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/Calendar-of-Events/Dotte-Talk-Budget-Conversations.

There will be food, snacks and youth activities provided at the locations.

The locations and dates of the community conversations:

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at the Wyandotte County Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Beatrice L. Lee Community Center, 1310 N. 10th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Eisenhower Community Center, 2901 N. 72nd St., Kansas City, Kansas.

– Information from UG

Speedy Pirates sweep Bobcat Relays

Grant Lockwood, Divante Herrig-Brittian and LaMar Lynch took the top three places in the boys’ 200-meter dash at the Bobcat Relays at Basehor-Linwood High School. Herrig-Brittian won the event with a time of 22.70 seconds. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

The Piper High School track and field won both the boys’ and girls’ team competitions at the Bobcat Relays, held at Basehor-Linwood High School on Friday afternoon.

Bonner Springs, Turner and Washington high schools were also among the 10 schools competing in the meet.

The Piper boys won with 210 points, outpacing the hosts, who scored 148.5. The Pirates dominated the sprints, winning the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dashes, and even sweeping the top three places in the 200- and 400-meter events.

Piper’s boys’ relay teams took first place in the 4×100-, 4×400-, and 4×800-meter relays. The 4×100-meter relay team (Dominique Herrig-Brittian, Grant Lockwood, LaMar Lynch and Divante Herrig-Brittian) set a school record at 42.36 seconds.

The competition among the girls’ teams was closer. The Lady Pirates scored 160 points, edging out the Lady Bobcats’ 145.5. Grace Hanson won both the 800- and 1600-meter runs, well outpacing the field in both.

Pole vaulter Kaitlin Lindstrom successfully completed a personal-record vault of 11-feet, 6-inches — three feet higher than the second place finisher and the highest mark in the state this year.

Piper’s other individual event winners were LaMar Lynch in boys’ long jump, TyJanae Hooks in girls’ shot put, and Genevieve Kulas in girls’ 100-meter hurdles. The girls’ 4×400-meter relay team also took first place.

Bonner Springs finished fourth in the boys’ competition and fifth in the girls’. Last years’ 5A state discus champion Mariyah Noel won the girls’ discus throw in Basehor and was also on the winning 4×100-meter relay team. Cooper McWilliams won the boys’ high jump, and Jenna Knight won the girls’ 300-meter hurdles.

Washington finished eighth in the girls’ standings and 10th in the boys’. Turner finished eighth in the boys’ team competition.