Piper results

Piper High School – soccer at Lansing
– Varsity lost 1-2 (goal by Snell)
– Junior varsity won 3-0 (goals by Lockridge, Pappert, and Silva. S/O by McCollum

Piper High School – volleyball at Jeff West
– Junior varsity went 2-0
– defeated Jeff West (14 and 12) and DeSoto (15 and 12)

Piper High School – cross country at Wyandotte County Park (KVL meet)
– Varsity boys: Chris Schneider 5th place
– Varsity girls: Natalie Moon 14th place

– From Doug Key, Piper activities director

Several local authors to appear at library event Oct. 25

Kansas City, Kan., Public Library will hold a Homegrown Reads local author fair on Oct. 25.

This event, focusing on Kansas City area writers, will highlight both burgeoning, new talent and popular, established authors. Fans will be able to meet and talk with authors, listen to live readings, and purchase copies of books to have signed.

Homegrown Reads feature dozens of local authors, including Fanny Alaadeen, Ruth Saucedo Campos, Angela Cervantes, Lisa Cindrich, Jay Sparks, Sarah Elizabeth, Terry W. Drake, Pete Dulin, Helen Walsh Folsom, James Heiman, Evelyn Hill, Ann Ingalls, Von Kopfman, Debra McArthur, Kira McConico, Jan Menn, Steve Penn, Anola Pickett, Linda Rodriguez, Thomas Shawver, Regina Sirois, Barbara Stuber, Joe Vaughan, and Berneice Williams. Books will be available for sale from Mysteryscape.

Homegrown Reads will take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the South Branch Library, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kan. For more information call 913-722-7400 or visit www.kckpl.org.

Get ready for great weekend weather

Absolutely no rain or storms are in the forecast this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

It will be a little cooler than Thursday. Friday’s skies will be sunny with a high near 67. Northwest winds of 8 to 15 mph are expected, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight, the low will be near 43.

A sunny Saturday, with a high near 61, awaits residents. Saturday night, expect a low of 43.

On Sunday, skies will be mostly sunny with a high near 67. Sunday night, there will be a low of 52.

Monday’s temperatures will be around 70, with sunny skies.

Tuesday, the high will be about 66 with sunny skies.

Sunny skies continue Wednesday, with a high near 64, and Thursday’s forecast is mostly sunny, with a high near 65.