Commissioners hear Chase County fair board concerns
As Chase County Commissioners work their way through budget planning, Commissioners Kurt Bernhardt, Jacci Brown and Billie Muehlenkamp had a visit from fair board members Ryan Stromberger, Alex McN
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Shane Parde plays his banjo at the Perkins County Fair this year. Parde also plays the acoustic and electric guitars and the drums.
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Shane at 1 1/2 years old helping to hold his dad’s banjo.
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Shane’s great uncle Loran Wright, left, and Shane’s great grandfather Harold Wright play together. Harold also played the mandolin and fiddle.
Musical roots run deep for child banjo prodigy
For Shane Parde of Adams, playing music has come easily. The 6-year-old child prodigy wowed attendees of the Perkins County Fair recently with his amazing self-taught talent on the banjo.