Old Shawnee Days gallery
Old Shawnee Days 2005 June 10, 2005
Thousands enjoy fun and music at the 39th annual Old Shawnee Days despite wet and muggy tempreatures over the three-day event.
Crowds enjoy a temperate evening Saturday at the Old Shawnee Days carnival.
The Old Shawnee Days procession makes its way north on Neiman Road.
Shawnee firefighters Gary (left) and Bob Lamons ride in the dapartment's vintage 1930 fire truck.
The Dixie Bell dancers swing it up for the judges with the song "Grease Lightning."
Clowns on tiny motor bikes are always a popular parade feature.
This young drummer was with the Gateway Drill team of Kansas City, Kan.
No parade would be complete without the Shriners, who won the Mayor's Trophy for best overall unit.
The American Legion was a big hit in the parade.
Grocery carts were a new feature this year in the parade.
The Richard Warren Middle School band was selected as the Best Band of the parade.
Twins Mackenzie (left) and Samantha Riggs enjoyed the ride together.
Willie Bailey, a Buffalo Soldier with the 9th Calvary, waits in the sun for visitors to his booth.
Ballon artist wear many different hats.
Robbie Wisdom of Eudora, Kan., makes baskets out of reed wood.
Charles Russell of Merriam, Kan., shows off old tools that were once popular in the old Shawnee days of yore.
A special set of calipers were used to measure the bubble in the Bubble Gum contest.
The ferris wheel is one of the popular rides at the carnival.
The Rain Dogs offered a unique arrangement of instruments to their songs.
Eddie Money brought back the 80's style of music Saturday night before the rain came.
Eddie Money showed off his talent on the tenor saxaphone.
On the third day, The Drifters offered a smooth set of harmonic hits from the sixties.
Michelle Berry (left) and Auni Graf dance in the sunshine to music from The Drifters.
The famous Tomahawk ride glows in the dusky evening as the nearby Cliff Hanger swirls alongs.
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Talking points
Do you think Veterans Day should be a prominent holiday?
Absolutely. We wouldn’t be able to sit here and eat lunch like this if it weren’t for the veterans. We’ve got millions of people that fought and died to save this country; it should be more than a bank holiday.
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