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Farm expo contract extended
new deh city update farm show pic
Volunteers haul Great Bend Farm and Ranch Expo attendees around the show last year. A contract to extend the shows stay in Great Bend has been signed due to the shows success.
The fourth-annual Great Bend Farm and Ranch Expo is set for April 8-10 at the Great Bend Expo Complex, but the real news is that the show will be in Great Bend at least another five years.In her report to the City Council Monday night, Great Bend Chamber of Commerce President Jan Peters said the chamber had just inked a deal with expo promoter Darren Dale to keep the event through 2019.“This is one of his most successful shows,” Peters said. This is in large part due to the quality of the volunteers and the facilities.Dale is the manager of Star Enterprises which also manages farm shows in McCook, Neb., and Wichita Falls, Texas. In other business Monday night, the City Council:• Heard the annual report from Kansas Wetlands Education Center Site Manager Curtis Wolf.