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Bonner Springs celebrates sunny Tiblow Days

The Bonner Springs Dazzlers dance team performed at the pavilion in Kelly Murphy Park after the Tiblow Days parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

The Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce celebrated all things Bonner this weekend at Tiblow Days, the annual end-of-summer festival in honor of Henry Tiblow, a Delaware Indian who operated a Kansas River ferry in the late 1800s on the future site of the town.

Saturday’s events included a pancake breakfast, 5K run, parade, car show, carnival and concert. The parade route was shortened from previous years, allowing the festival area to spread out and encourage more shopping in the downtown area, a key purpose of the event.

The Bonner Springs Fire Department showed off its rescue gear. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Bonner Springs High School cheerleaders demonstrated a cheer routine they learned at an off-season camp. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Koran Temple Shriners drove in the Tiblow Days parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Wyandotte County Sheriff Daniel Soptic waved to the crowd. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Carnival rides started at noon and ran into the evening. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Classic cars were on display at the Tiblow Days car show. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Riding on a parade float isn’t always as much fun as they say. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Bonner Springs High School marching band had its first performance of the new school year. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Carnival rides started at noon and ran into the evening. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Wyandotte County 4-H Horse Project rode in the parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Scenes from the 2022 Tiblow Days parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Candy was passed out to young parade-watchers. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Third District Congressional candidate Amanda Adkins talked to spectators along the parade route. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

A large American flag was flown from an even larger Wilkerson crane. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Costumed characters from the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, walked in the parade. The Festival starts next weekend in Bonner Springs. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Cub Scouts from Pack 3149 passed out candy on the route. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Turkey-Bone & Full Count Band performed jazz and blues music. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Bonner Springs High School girls’ wrestling team sponsored a float. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The warm late-summer weather had parade-goers panting. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

Serious injuries reported in wrong-way accident

Serious injuries were reported in a wrong-way accident at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Ford F-150 was traveling the wrong way in the I-35 and Mission Road ramp area Friday when it struck a Honda Accord head-on, according to the report. The Honda was on the ramp from Mission Road to northbound I-35.

The driver of the Honda Accord, a 55-year-old man from Chillicothe, Missouri, had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

A 47-year-old Chillicothe, Missouri, woman who was a passenger in the Accord had a possible serious injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

A 42-year-old Grain Valley, Missouri, man who was a passenger in the Accord had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

A 46-year-old Grain Valley, Missouri, woman who was a passenger in the Accord had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Ford F-150, a 49-year-old Olathe, Kansas, man, had no apparent injury, the trooper’s report stated.

Saturday events

Tiblow Days continues in Bonner Springs

Tiblow Days continues Saturday in Bonner Springs. The Tiblow Days Parade will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Lions Park to Nettleton, ending at the top of Oak Street.

A car show will follow from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on Cedar Street. Vendor booths and food trucks will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The carnival will continue from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday.


Local performances are scheduled at 11:15 a.m. at Kelly Murphy Park.
A free concert and live music are scheduled starting at 7 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Park. Syx Pack will perform at 7 p.m.; Poison Overdose at 8 p.m.; and Motley Crucial at 9 p.m.


For more information about Tiblow Days and a map, visit https://www.bsedwchamber.org/tiblowdays.

Church plans fish fry

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, plans a fish fry and block party for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. See https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Rock and Rumble Fight Night planned at Legends Field

A Rock and Rumble Fight Night event is planned at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Legends Field, Kansas City, Kansas.

Five combat sports will be included: MMA, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and bare knuckle fights.

The event is presented by MaxFun Live partnering with Never Surrender Gym and Carden Combat Sports. Bouts are regulated by the Kansas Athletic Commission.

Tickets will range from $40 general admission to $149 ringside reserved. For more information, visit www.rockandrumblefightnight.com.

San Jose to visit Sporting KC today

Sporting Kansas City will welcome the San Jose Earthquakes to Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, for the 1,000th match in club history across all competitions.


Tickets for the match are available via SeatGeek.com.


The Western Conference clash will be locally televised on 38 The Spot with three hours of coverage beginning at 7 p.m.


Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes will participate in his 662nd MLS match as a player or coach on Saturday, tying Jason Kreis for the most in league history.