May 25-28 . A rodeo, parade, craft fair, carnival, food, softball tournament, soapbox derby, and dances highlight this event at Community Park. Winery tours and tasting, live German music, and food are the highlights of this traditional spring celebration. Featuring a parade, historic home tours, carriage rides, and storytelling, this festival commemorates the town's Victorian heritage and Lady Vestey, a local woman who married a British lord in the early 1900s. In its 38th year, this event, named after one of its founders, gives automotive buffs a chance to show off their vehicles and trade parts for their antique, classic, and show cars at Bonanzaville USA, a restored pioneer village.
Western artists have one hour to create a piece of art using any medium.
Finished pieces are then auctioned, along with Western artifacts and memorabilia, at the High Plains Heritage Center Museum. If you like what you see of our magazine, but don't get it supplied with your local newspaper, simply call, write, or e-mail your publisher and suggest they carry us every week. It will make a difference.