Everyone like a parade, right?

This time of the year, the best way to see a parade in Riley County is to watch the KSU Band Day parade through Aggieville and downtown Manhattan. Several high school bands from across the state participated. In addition to Band Day, Saturday was also Family Day and Fort Riley Day at the stadium.

So, with out further ado, here are some bands in the order they appeared in the parade…

Fort Riley/1st Infantry Division

Riley County High School

Manhattan High School

Yep, that was a pretty good way to spend a morning.

- Dan

One of the things I enjoy about living in Riley County is that there are a wide variety of activities taking place in just about every sector of life.

Realizing that this is a bit after-the-fact, I needed to share some of the things that took place in the surrounding area over Easter weekend.

Of course, there were the requisite Easter egg hunts and appearances of the Easter Bunny. I was in Manhattan Town Center (The Mall) on Saturday morning. The Easter Bunny had not showed up yet, but there was a long line of parents and small children waiting for pictures with the E.B.

Although probably not tied directly to Easter, I did see at least two groups of people walking along highways picking up litter.

Kids soccer games were in full swing on Saturday.

But, the highlight of the Easter weekend for me was attending the Easter cantata at Grace Baptist Church. It was entitled The Sacrifice. The message of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was told through vocal and instrumental music.

So, with Easter passed, I guess that we can officially take the position that Spring is Here!

- Dan