I had planned to attend a few of the events scheduled for the 2008 Prairie Port weekend held in El Dorado; however, the rain prevented me from do so. The Miss Prairie Port Beauty Pageant wasn’t rained-out, although I didn’t make it to that event. I did learn that Melissa Wathlers was crowned 2008 Miss Prairie Port. I was also told that Melissa is the sister to Michelle Walthers, which was 2006 Miss Kansas.
Friday night I attended the Jeff Bates concert, but it was rained-out, which was disappointing. Well, I didn’t confirm it was rained-out, but I was not going to stand around in a lighting storm to find out. Same thing happened Saturday night when I tried to attend a street dance. Once again, I did not hang around to confirm if they had it or not.
In spite of the rain, the parade was successful Saturday morning. I got to see quite a few cool rides cruising down central street in El Dorado.
Miss Prairie Port 
2008 Miss Prairie Port, Melissa Walthers, riding in the parade.
McClure Body Shop
Local Body Shop had an entry in the Prairie Port Parade
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Chrisa Hickey says
August 6, 2008 at 2:51 pmMan, it may sound corny, but I love a parade!