Flint Hills Veterans Supporters Co

10/03/2026

We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone that came out and enjoyed our festival and car show. We appreciate each and every one of you. Our goal is to raise money for local Veteran Organizations.

This year we gave out 11 trophies at the car show:

People’s Choice: Larry and Jeannine Colstrom with their 1972 Chevy Pickup

Best Hot Rod went to Larry and Jeannine Colstrom with their 1957 Chevy Belair

Stock: 1st place went to Justin Richardson
2nd place went to Rick Haug
3rd place went to Pete Unruh

Custom: 1st place went to Ron Fechter
2nd place went to Wade and Cece Ramsdall
3rd place went to Ken and Paula Spreer

Best truck went to Larry and Jeannine Colstrom

Best Antique went to Jim Richardson

Best of Show went to Rosie Solt

Raffle winners were:
Justin Allen the Tristar 1911 45 caliber pistol
Regina Reed the Vanford 4000XE fishing reel
Thomas Cushing the Mossberg youth 20 gauge sh***un
Sean McCullough the 200 HG fishing reel
BD Smith one of three cutting boards
Curtis LaRue one of three cutting boards
Jeannie Buckbee one of three cutting boards
Sherra Schuck the fireproof safe

Once again Thank You to all that helped make today a success. We will be taking the rest of this month off and will start fundraising efforts for next year’s activities and donations next month. Please follow along for what and where donations will be given.

09/28/2026

Our face painter is not going to be able to make it after all on Saturday, but she has volunteered her paint and brushes if someone else would like to volunteer. She was going to do it free for the kids. Please let me know if you’d like to volunteer.

09/19/2026

Thank you Council Grove for showing up and supporting our Veterans one more time. We hope to see you at the festival on October 3rd at the baseball fields. Sincerely, Flint Hills Veterans Supporters.

09/12/2026

09/07/2026

Mark September 19th on your calendar. The Flint Hills Veterans Supporters will be having a bake sale at Ray’s from 8-? We will also have raffle tickets for the items pictured along with a couple of other items. Items will be given away October 3rd at our festival at the ball field. If you have a special request for a baked item please let us know and we will try to get it made for you. Hope to see you on the 19th and then again at our festival on October 3rd.

09/03/2026

Come out to Fairgrounds Park in Council Grove on October 3rd, 2026 and support our local, veteran community while enjoying a wide array of family-friendly activities.

09/03/2026

Another item you can buy chances on that will be given away on October 3rd at the festival. $5 a ticket. To purchase tickets you can contact me, Down Home Guns, catch us at our bake September 19th at Ray’s, or the day of the festival. We also have chances on other items too. Hit me up if you want tickets.