Forty-Year Bonifest Run Ends With 'Great Memories'

Forty-Year Bonifest Run Ends With 'Great Memories'

EDWARDSVILLE - Bonifest, a two-day Memorial Day weekend tradition in Edwardsville for 40-plus years, has permanently shut down because of rising costs and increasingly complex insurance, security and safety requirements, event co-chair Emily Gates said.The event was held on the St. Boniface Church grounds at North Buchanan and Fillmore streets in Edwardsville. It featured carnival rides by American Banner Amusements, pork steaks, fried fish, ban…