Syracuse Sand Dunes Park, Kansas - LABOR DAY ACTIVITIES - UPDATE

This week, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mayor Ochs and Council as well as Chairman Crae Barr and Members of the Syracuse Sand Dunes Park Advisory Board for acquiring the new Polaris Ranger utility vehicle for the Park. Purchased from the Snow Ride Shop, it will be invaluable for our needs in maintaining all aspects of Park recreation and is very much appreciated. It will also come in quite handy for the occasional tour requested by the public who may be curious about the Park. Several tours have been conducted this week already. I also want to thank Hamilton County Fire Chief Ed Baker for the use of the Gator utility vehicle over the past year. The loan of the Gator by the County Fire Department certainly provided easy access for necessary Park maintenance operations and was also appreciated very much.



Thanks to Krista Norton at the Chamber of Commerce, the Park as well as a number of other attractions are listed online at www.travelks.com . We are hoping to have a written listing on the Official Kansas Visitors Guide magazine very soon as well. This magazine, and online site, are managed by the Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel and Tourism Division, to market Kansas to people on vacation and taking day trips.



This past Saturday, several of us met near the bridge to begin discussions regarding Labor Day activities. If you are interested with helping with an event, please contact me at 384-2480. At this time, we are exploring a day time River Poker Run, a night time Sand Park Poker Run, a Dunking Booth, and Sand Volleyball. The next meeting will be Thursday (tomorrow) evening at 7pm at the Sand Park Office.



Saturday was also the premiere of the game ‘Trail of Treasure’. Trail of Treasure is a Sand Park hunting game, in which the participants ride the park in an attempt to locate prize claim tickets. In this episode, the prizes were eight gift certificates to Ark Valley Oil Company and its convenience store in different denominations. Two participants won prizes that contained two chances and the highest draw totaled $35.00 in certificates. We had 31 participants for the game and they are looking forward to our scheduling the next one. Keep your eye on the News from the Dunes for an announcement in the near future.



Finally, Radio Shack’s Stan Englert announced this week a River Run Sunday to be held Sunday August 10th. For details, contact Stan or go to www.syracusesand.com . This looks to be a fun event with a prize for Best Decorated Tank. When you have finished with the River Run, come on out and Ride With Us at the Dunes!!





Mike Keating, Director

Syracuse Sand Dunes Park

P.O. Box 148

Syracuse, Kansas 67878

620-384-2480

www.syracusesanddunes.com

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