Month: November 2014

Free movies at Legends Outlets; also, holiday giveaway planned

Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kan., is celebrating the holiday season with free classic movies on the big screen at Phoenix Theaters Legends 14.

The holiday movies series will kick off Thanksgiving night during Legends Outlets’ Moonlight Madness event with a midnight showing of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the movie voted by Legends Outlets’ more than 40,000 Facebook fans. The Legends Outlets, at I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kan., is closed on Thanksgiving until 10 p.m. Thursday, when Moonlight Madness begins.

Every Saturday following Moonlight Madness, a family-friendly movie will be shown at 10 a.m. including seasonal favorites like “The Polar Express” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and seating is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.

Free movie schedule

Thursday, Nov. 27, midnight: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.: The Polar Express (2004)

Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Saturday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m.: The Santa Clause (1994)

There also is a 12-day holiday giveaway with $1,600 in prizes from Dec. 1 to 12 at The Legends Outlets.

The 12-day holiday giveaway is back for the third consecutive year, providing Facebook fans the opportunity to win more than $1,600 in gift cards to a selection of its more than 100 designer retail destinations and restaurants.

The social media contest, on Legends Outlets Kansas City’s Facebook page, will launch Dec. 1 and run through Dec. 12.

Legends Outlets’ 42,000 current Facebook fans, along with new fans, can enter to win $100 gift cards from Dec. 1 – 11, as well as the grand prize, a $500 Legends Outlets gift card, on Dec. 12.

Facebook fans can enter to win each daily prize once every 24 hours by visiting the “12-Day Holiday Giveaway” contest tab on www.facebook.com/LegendsOutlets.

Each daily contest will start at 9 a.m. and end 24 hours later at 9 a.m. the following day. The contest is open to the public and there is no purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via the email address they provide upon entering.

T-Bones re-acquire former MVP Blackwood from Winnipeg

The Kansas City T-Bones announced they have acquired infielder Jake Blackwood from Winnipeg in exchange for relief pitcher Patrick Mincey.

Blackwood, a 29-year-old Kansas City native who’s played mainly third base and second base for the past three seasons, batted .321 with 10 home runs and 49 RBIs for the Goldeyes in 2014.

He was one of the top players for the T-Bones during 2009-2010, when the club still played in the Northern League. During those two seasons, Blackwood batted .315 with 210 hits, 124 RBIs and 114 runs scored in 162 games.

He was the Northern League MVP in 2010 after leading the league in home runs (31) and RBIs (86), and finishing third with a .331 batting average.

Following the ’10 season, San Diego selected Blackwood in the Rule 5 Draft. He spent the next three seasons in the Padres’ organization, reaching double-A San Antonio, where, in 2013, he led the Missions in RBIs (61), and was second on the club in hits (124) and doubles (24).

Blackwood, who was a 16th-round selection by the Florida Marlins out of Maple Woods Community College in 2006, is a career .268 hitter with 92 homers, 488 RBIs and 424 runs in 899 games.

“Jake wanted to come back home and we’re excited to have him here,” said T-Bones manager John Massarelli. “Once we added (reliever Jonathan) Kountis last week, we had some flexibility to give up Patrick and improve ourselves both offensively and defensively. Jake gives us that veteran run producer presence in the middle of the lineup.”

“We’re thrilled to re-acquire Jake and I know our fans will be, too,” said T-Bones vice-president and general manager Chris Browne. “He will be an important piece as we move forward.”

The T-Bones acquired Mincey on July 23. He went 2-0 with one save and a 6.00 ERA in 19 games (24 innings) for Kansas City.
– Story from T-Bones

Police seek information about hit-and-run accident that seriously injured 2-year-old

A 2-year-old boy was critically injured about 4:35 p.m. Nov. 24 by a hit-and-run driver in front of 1127 N. 32nd St., Kansas City, Kan.

According to police, the public’s assistance is needed in obtaining information about the accident.

Police said an older white four-door Chrysler struck the boy, then sped off after the incident.

The victim’s condition has improved, and he remains in an area hospital, a police spokesman said.

The accident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response Team, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.