by Lou Braswell
The annual Ed and Ione Trapp Kids’ Free Fishing Derby will be Saturday, June 10, at the Wyandotte County Lake Kids Pond. The event is sponsored by the Leavenworth Road Association and the Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department.
This event was started 30-plus years ago by Ed (a KCK firefighter) and his wife, Ione Trapp, with helping hands from the Leavenworth Road Association and Wyandotte County Parks and Rec. Now involved in the derby are some of the great-grandkids of youth who took part in the event 30-plus years ago.
The Unified Government Parks and Rec Department stocks the pond, along with other equipment they provide to make the event successful and fun.
Leavenworth Road Association provides goody bags, some bait, and a free hot dog for each registered youth. Year after year with our super volunteers and donors, we watch the kids catch the fish and we get to catch all the smiles.
Registration begins at 7 a.m., with the “throw your line in” whistle blowing at 8 a.m.
The weigh station will get busy with the catches almost immediately. We have four age groups, and each age group has first, second and third-place winners. There is also one “largest fish” winner of all the age groups.
This year District Attorney Mark Dupree will be presenting the trophies.
The long-range forecast shows plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the high 80s, what more could we ask for? The fish are hungry and will have up to 200 kids ready to feed them, what more could they ask for?
Need more information? Call the office at 913-788-3988, email [email protected], or visit the website, LRAKCK.org Pick up one of the LRA newsletters at the event to learn more about the LRA and its activities.
Lou Braswell is the executive director of the Leavenworth Road Association.