Mr. Haysville, Tim Norton named Admiral Windwagon Smith

Mr. Haysville will be the face of this year’s Wichita River Festival.

Haysville’s most visible resident, Tim Norton – who spent nine years as Haysville city council member, four years as Haysville mayor, and 16 years as a Sedgwick County Commissioner – was revealed last Friday as Admiral Windwagon Smith XLV, Riverfest’s official ambassador. The announcement was made at the Bracket Bash, one of the events held in conjunction with last week’s NCAA Tournament at INTRUST Bank Arena in downtown Wichita.

“It’s very humbling and quite an honor. I’ve been involved in River Festival since the first year I came here with Target,” Norton said from his home on Sunday.

That was 1980.

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