Wakarusa Festival 2006

Wakarusa promoter expects ‘peaceful’ music and camping extravaganza
By Eric Weslander
March 30, 2007
It’s time to get ready to jam, not to focus on the past.
Safety first
January 23, 2007
To the editor: Considering changes in zoning laws to prevent crime at local establishments is a step in the right direction. The City Commission is at least showing that public safety is a concern.
N.Y. man to pay $1,000 in Wakarusa Fest charge
J-W Staff Reports
January 12, 2007
A New York man will pay a $1,000 fine and have six months of unsupervised probation for drug-related charges from last summer’s Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival at Clinton Lake.
Festival promoter unaware of spying
Wakarusa fans attacking organizer in online forum
By Eric Weslander
September 21, 2006
The promoter of the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival said he had no idea there were high-tech police surveillance cameras monitoring this year’s festival, despite a state park official’s statement that the promoter was informed in advance.
Police used high-tech surveillance at festival
Hidden cameras helped in drug busts
By Eric Weslander
September 15, 2006
Hidden, high-dollar equipment helped police crack down on drug dealing at this year’s Wakarusa Festival.
Plea reached in music festival drug case
J-W Staff Reports
September 7, 2006
An Albuquerque, N.M., man originally charged with felony drug dealing at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival has received a fine and unsupervised probation after reaching a plea agreement. In a hearing last week in District Court, Judge Paula Martin ordered Dustin D. Russell to pay a $500 fine and court costs and placed him on six months’ unsupervised probation.
Suspect drops claim from Wakarusa Fest
August 5, 2006
A West Virginia man has dropped his motion to reclaim $2,555 in suspected drug-dealing profits seized from him during the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.
Suspected dealers gave up $10,000 in drug taxes during Wakarusa festival
By Eric Weslander
July 19, 2006
Kansas revenue agents take in about $1 million a year in cash or property seized from suspected drug dealers, with or without criminal charges being filed.
Wakarusa arrestees have their day in court
Busy docket generates $11K in fines, fees
By Eric Weslander
June 17, 2006
The local courts took on the feel of a trading pit Friday, as dozens of people busted at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival wheeled and dealed with prosecutors to get their cases resolved. Charged with a misdemeanor? For a $200 fine and $117 in court costs, you could plead guilty or no contest and walk away with no jail time or probation.
Reflecting on Wakarusa
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By Jon Niccum
June 16, 2006
Wakarusa media coordinator Heather Lofflin recalls speaking with a fan who frequently travels from one concert festival to the next. He told Lofflin after Sunday’s finale that Wakarusa was his favorite one because he always felt like “I had grown by the time I left.” Those involved with Lawrence’s predominant musical event can share the sentiment.
Wakarusa inspections infuriate the ACLU
By Ron Knox & Eric Weslander
June 13, 2006
Members of the American Civil Liberties Union attempted to file an injunction to stop blanket vehicle searches outside of the Wakarusa Music Festival this weekend, saying the police action may have been unconstitutional.
Police activity, arrests increase at Wakarusa
By Eric Weslander
June 13, 2006
Wearing flip-flops and an Ithaca College T-shirt, 20-year-old Max Winer arrived at the Douglas County Jail Monday afternoon to wait for a friend to have his first court appearance.
Police presence dampened fest, campers say
By Ron Knox
June 12, 2006
It was a peaceful scene on the ridge overlooking the Wakarusa Sun Up Stage. Dudes in outlandish headgear twisted in rhythm with the folksy tunes of Brothers Past. A couple of flowery girls spun enormous hula-hoops around their hips, staring off at the stage.
Plea to festival-goers: Bring your plastic
By Cathy Hamilton
June 11, 2006
I am standing in line at the liquor store watching two dazed and confused Wakarusa Festival-goers pay for large bottles of tequila in small change.
Norway’s Hurra Torpedo plays everything but the kitchen sink
By Sarah Benson
June 11, 2006
Hurra Torpedo just added a new instrument to its repertoire. It’s a vertical two-door refrigerator which, when bashed with a bicycle seat, should have a nice ring to it.

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