39th Annual Logan
Labor Day Celebration
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Logan Golf Course, Highway #9
1-1/4 miles east of Logan,KS
No Admission Fee
Come Early - Stay Late
785-689-4846
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Day's Events
8:00 am - Radio Control Fly-In
9:00 am - Sand Volleyball
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Dane G. Bales, Jr.
Memorial Car Show
4:30 pm - Prairie Dusters Mounted Drill Team Performance
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - "Koshare Indian Dancers "
6:30 Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides ( WEATHER PERMITTING )
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - "Jimmy Dee & The Fabulous Destinations "
Fabulous Fireworks at Dusk
Activities for Children
9:30 am - 5:30 pm - King of the Mountain, 18 ft. Slide, Castle Bouncer
2:00 pm - Siruta Pedal Pullers
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Prairie Dusters Drill Team Horse Rides
10:00 am to 11:30 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Activities sponsored by Boy Scouts for all children
9am - 5pm Detailed Face Painting
Food
8:00 am - Logan Chamber of Commerce Food Booth
8:00am - Main Street Pizza
10:00 am - Sno Cone Shack
"Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim "
This will be the exhibit on display in the Hansen Museum during the time of the Labor Day Celebration. A shuttle is going to be avaliable to take you back and forth from the Labor Day Celebration to the Museum from 1pm - 4pm.
Volleyball Registration Info
Car Show Registration Info
"Prairie Duster Drill Team "
Horse Rides 3-4:00
4:30 Performance
The Prairie Duster Drill Team serves as ambassadors for Kansas' Biggest Rodeo and has been riding in formation since 1985. With pride in their country and their performances, the team displays themselves in a professional and patriotic manner with the American flags they carry and their attire of red, white and blue. Their self-supporting travels have taken them as far as Ruidoso, New Mexico, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, along with their regular appearances throughout Nebraska, and extensive travel in Kansas. The group performs difficult maneuvers in precision. The horses and riders log many hours in the practice pen to conquer these drills performed at top speed. Part of their performance is a military pass through in honor of our U.S. Veterans and the Star Spangled Banner they so proudly present. The Prairie Duster Drill Team is honored to represent the great sport of rodeo and their very own Kansas' Biggest Rodeo at all of their performances.
"Koshare Indian Dancers "
The Koshare Dancers have been performing since 1933, interpreting songs and dances of the Native Americans that were taught to the Koshares by many Native friends dating back to the 1930s. The Koshare story began in February of 1933, when the first group of La Junta boys started regular meetings to study Native American lore. In the years since, over two thousand boys and leaders have had a part. For decades, while our country rebuilt itself after the Great Depression and World War II, few professional performers received as many press notices as these young dancers. Over the years, stories appeared in such publications as Reader's Digest, National Geographic, Time, Life, Boy's Life and newspapers around the world.
What makes these dancers unique is that, in addition to interpreting Native American dances, they are youth members ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old who are also members of Scout Troop 232 of the Rocky Mountain Council. The youth members are required to learn the songs, dances, beliefs, traditions, and handicrafts for their performance. These young members have to qualify in many ways before being eligible to perform in a Koshare production. A large part of the Koshares' success is due to their own demand for excellence.
"Koshare Indian Dancers "
Performance at 5:30
It was during this time that a group of musicians from Victoria, Kansas formed the group, Jimmy Dee & the Fabulous Destinations. Little did they know that their high energy show, featuring major hit...s from early 1960s, would propel the band into one of the most popular groups to ever perform in western Kansas. Performing at clubs and dance halls throughout the western half of the state, the group routinely "packed the house" every weekend, with many of their loyal supporters traveling upwards to 100 miles to attend a performance.
It seemed everybody wanted to recapture the excitement and music of the 1950s. The popular television show, Happy Days, provided an additional boost to the nostalgia craze, as did well-known national bands Sha Na Na and Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids.
In the early 1980s, the Fabulous Destinations went their separate ways, some performing in popular groups such as Blubird, The Heat, and Anthony & the Anamals. Jimmy Dee, meanwhile, went on to perform as the Jimmy Dee Band and maintained a loyal following for many years. In 2000, six members of the original Jimmy Dee & the Fabulous Destinations agreed to reform and play a selected number of dates as a means to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group. Although the band originally had planned just to play the one year, positive reaction from its loyal supporters prompted the group to continue to perform. In 2002, Jimmy Dee released a CD entitled "Round Trip" and followed that with another CD in 2003 called "Summer Fun."
Today, the group is still going strong, playing selected dates throughout the year, and supporters continued to attend their performances. Perhaps they, like the band members, enjoy the fun and good times that come along with every Jimmy Dee and the Fabulous Destination performance.
"Jimmy Dee & The Fabulous Destinations "
Performance at 7:30
