T-Bones to hold open tryout April 25

The Kansas City T-Bones will hold an open tryout for the 2015 season at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan.

“There are talented and unsigned players throughout the Midwest, and this gives guys a chance to showcase their skills while possibly improving our club,” said T-Bones vice-president and general manager Chris Browne. “We’ve found some of our past players through the open tryout, so it’s always an exciting time for me.”

Members of the T-Bones coaching staff, former professional players, and college coaches will conduct this tryout. Pre-registration is $85 per player and is due before March 25. On-site registration, which begins at 9 a.m. on the morning of the tryout, is $100 per player.

The coaching staff will evaluate players for a possible roster spot with the T-Bones, or to recommend them for other professional teams. Former T-Bones who joined the club after an open tryout include Beau Stoker, Kyle Dahman and Drew Graham.

To register for the Kansas City T-Bones open tryout, or for additional information, contact Crystal McQuain Collins at 913-328-5618 or cmcquain@tbonesbaseball.com.
– Story from T-Bones

Victim of KCK fire fatality identified

Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department officials today released the name of the woman who died in a fire on Jan. 25 in Kansas City, Kan.

She was identified as Mammi Johnson, 69.

The woman died in a fire at a residential four-plex at 1:06 a.m. Jan. 25 at 204 Edgerton, Kansas City, Kan., according to Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department officials.

Benefit spaghetti dinner planned on Super Bowl Sunday

A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Sisters, Servants of Mary, is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb.1, at St. Patrick Parish Center, 94th and State Avenue, Kansas City, Kan.

Donations are $8 for adults and $3 for children.

The meal will include Italian sausage and spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. Carryout meals are available for Super Bowl Sunday.

The event will also feature a variety booth.

The Sisters, Servants of Mary, are a group of women religious with a nursing ministry. They provide in-home nursing care, free of charge, throughout the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area for persons who are critically ill or dying. They live solely off the donations of their friends and benefactors and fund-raising efforts like the spaghetti dinner.

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. For more information, call 913-371-3423.
– from Therese Horvat