There will be numerous scheduled events in Junction City this upcoming weekend.

Friday and Saturday the 1000 block of Grant Avenue will be the location for the annual Mudd Bogg which brings in drivers from across Kansas and some other states. This event is the biggest fundraisr for Sundown Salute, as well. This will be the first year it will be scheduled for two days.

Coordinator Eric Boland said gates will open at 4 p.m. with competition at 7:30 p.m. and  Friday at 8 a.m. with competition at 1 p.m.

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Run for the Wall arrives in Junction City on Sunday.

Connie Hall, Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director, expects the riders to arrive at approximately 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. for a memorial service in Heritage Park at the Kansas State Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They will stay in Junction City overnight before departing on Monday.

The riders make Junction City an annual stopping point on their cross country ride from California across the nation to The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.

Hall estimated there will be 350 to 400 riders visiting Junction City.

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Commencement for Junction City High School is scheduled at 6 p.m. Sunday at Al Simpler Stadium. There will be a Baccalaureate Ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Settles Auditorium at JCHS.

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Commencement for Saint Xavier High School is also scheduled Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Saint Xavier Catholic Church.