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Hampton Public School staff members donned purple shirts for Friday’s event and volunteered to serve up free barbecue for a crowd estimated at more than 500 people. -
Aurora native Lukas Pohlmann has had the need for speed much of his life, racing go-karts as a kid before getting behind the wheel of a sport modified at the age of 15. Now a student at the University of Kansas, that passion continues. -
Domi (left), Hermann, Bailey Howland and Fanni enjoy a boat road on the pond at Edenkert Panzio. -
Crowds estimated at 300-400 people attended each of the six performances of this year’s Bands on the Bricks summer concert series.
TDLC Cruise Night hits milestone
The 20th anniversary of the TDLC Cruise Night in Hampton drew a large crowd that nearly doubled the size of the community for a few hours time Friday, a welcome site to event founder Roger Bamesberger.
“I just like to get people to town,” Bamesberger said on a feel-good evening in his beloved hometown of Hampton. “Our farmers come in and help us put the food on and we have a lot of people who help, so I really appreciate that.”
A crowd estimated at 500 people enjoyed a free barbecue, courtesy of local sponsors, which created a long line, though nobody seemed to mind. The weather was picture perfect with cooler temps offering relief from extreme heat earlier in the week. The agenda was pretty simple, to enjoy a free meal, walk around looking at quality cars amidst a background of soft music and casual conversation.
Sideways in the fast lane
Lukas Pohlmann has come a long way from racing hot wheels on his living room floor.
The Aurora grad and current University of Kansas student has had a love for auto racing most of his life and that passion has carried onto the track in the fast lane.
In fact, he’s been in the fast lane long before he ever put a wheel on city streets.
Pohlmann’s stepfather was into racing and took the youngster to his first race, and that was all he needed to set the hook.
Not long after that, Pohlmann started racing go-karts at the age of 9, which was an off-and-on hobby for a few years.
His first race in a go-kart, Pohlmann wheeled it to a top five finish, just a youngster flying by the seat of his pants -- literally.
Aurora grad Bailey Howland follows ministry to Hungary
What started with a conversation during a birthday party in 2019 grew to a two-week ministry trip to Hungary for Bailey Howland.
After a delay in overseas travel, she headed out on her first trip out of the country July 19 and returned Aug. 2.
“For the first week we were in an English family camp,” she recalled. “We had students from the age of 18 to 55. There were 15 Hungarians and five Americans.”
Her daily routine started with breakfast followed by Bible study and English classes. The rest of the day was spent working on conversational English with the students and enjoying the town of Siofok.
Bands on the Bricks celebrates another successful year
ands on the Bricks series is a wrap after a sixth and final consecutive Friday evening of music, conversation and community on the downtown square.
After a challenging year of battling COVID logistics in 2020, the 2021 version was well received and easier to organize, according to Sara Sutherland, president of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce board who is credited with introducing the Bands on the Bricks concept to Aurora.
“This year was much simpler than year three,” Sutherland admitted. “We had a set list of bands and they all came so we didn’t have to worry about cancellations or changes or anything like that.”
With crowds estimated at more than 300 to 400 people each of the six weeks, Sutherland said the summer series is developing a reputation as a fun, community-based evening out. This year, in particular, she said it is also gaining more support from the business community.
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