Fair to feature Senior Day

Senior Day at the fair will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds in Tonganoxie. There will be bingo with prizes at 10 a.m.; old time music with Jerry Uppman at 11 a.m.; lunch at noon; and after lunch ride the trolley and tour the fairgrounds.

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Sat, August 6th, 2005

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