Cherryvale Ks (high school, agent, art)

[Versatile]

I responed to a post in regards as to what there is to do in Cherryvale. I responed that other than hunting&fishing and listening to the wind blow; there is not much else to do. Yesterday i heardd they are having a Cherry Blossom Festival this weeked.

[MO~orphan]

Wow...I came here to see if there was anything about Cherryvale or to start a thread. I was there yesterday. My grandfather had a family there before he met and married my grandmother and had another family. I was fortunate enough to have met three of my mother's half siblings when I was a child when they came to see Grandpa. My mother never met any of them. I would love to add them to my family tree but all I have is the last name. I stopped at Cherryvale city hall. The lady there was very receptive and nice enough to try to find the name in the cemetery list. None were there. She gave me a printed sheet of contacts and web sites that might help. I talked to a few others in town, on my short stop over. Everyone was extremely friendly, including the little old man sitting on his porch waving as I left town. Cherryvale is very VERY small. I loved how it looked and felt. If you are looking for things to do, and it doesn't include gardening, talking over the fence to your nice neighbors, watching kids ride their bikes with the dog tagging along behind, or Sunday picnics in the park, then you need to look elsewhere.

[brightcopperkettles]

That sounds EXACTLY what I have been looking for. My kind of town...

[W350]

The country down there is absolutely beautiful. Go west to the Flint Hills or east to the many state parks in the coal strip mines. There are some lakes in the area and fishing is super down there. One of many nice small communities in rural Kansas to retire to. Unlike the ones out west, this area does not experience severe water shortages.

[memommy]

Anyone heard of a place at Big Hill where only kids are allowed to fish?

[rjord]

The CherryBlossom festival is one of several gatherings sponsored in Cherryvale. The events are well run and low key. High school athletics are also big events.