Month: March 2015

Letter to the editor

Dear editor,

Did you know that volunteers for the Audio-Reader Network read the Wyandotte Daily every week ?

Your local newspaper is available, for free, in audible format, via a closed circuit radio and on the Internet to anyone who has difficulty reading print due to a disability.

My mother, Petey Cerf, started Audio-Reader 43 years ago. She was dedicated to providing the visually impaired and print disabled with free access to printed material. Four decades later, Audio-Reader now has 350 volunteers who provide 24 hours of programming each day to thousands of listeners in Kansas, Missouri and beyond.

If you or someone you know could benefit from having free, easy-to-use access to the Wyandotte Daily as well as dozens of other newspapers, books and magazines, call Audio-Reader at 1-800-772-8898.

We hope to hear from you soon!

William Dann
Son of Petey Cerf, founder of the Audio-Reader Network

Basketball update: Piper girls, Bishop Ward girls, Washington boys, Piper boys, Bishop Ward boys advance to substate basketball championship games today

After a win Friday night by the Piper High School girls basketball team over Basehor-Linwood, Piper will advance to the finals of the girls substate championship at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Piper.

Piper, 15-5, plays Tonganoxie, 6-14, for the Class 4A, Division I, substate title tonight.

Tonganoxie defeated Sumner Academy in overtime, 46-41, on Friday night in other girls basketball action at Piper.

Bishop Ward girls in substate final
Also playing in a substate championship tonight are the Bishop Ward High School girls, who will face Baldwin at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Perry-Lecompton.

Bishop Ward, 5-15, beat Perry-Lecompton 43-39 to advance to the championship game. Baldwin has a 17-3 record.

Schlagle girls
The Schlagle girls basketball team, in Class 5A, lost 62-16 to Leavenworth on Friday night in the Class 5A substate title game at Leavenworth.

Washington boys in title game at 2 p.m. today
The Washington High School boys basketball team will play for the substate title game at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Washington.

Washington defeated Topeka West, 68-51, on Thursday to advance to the finals. Washington, 16-4, will face Lansing, 12-8, in this game.

Piper boys in substate final tonight
The Piper boys are in the Class 4A, Division I, substate final at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Piper.

Piper defeated Sumner Academy, 76-56, on Thursday to advance to the finals.

Piper, 13-7, faces Basehor-Linwood, 20-0, in tonight’s game.

Bishop Ward boys play Osawatomie for substate title tonight
The Bishop Ward boys basketball team will take on Osawatomie for the Class 4A, Division II, substate title tonight at Perry-Lecompton.

Bishop Ward defeated Perry-Lecompton 55-49 on Thursday to advance to the finals.

Bishop Ward, 5-15, faces Osawatomie, 12-8, in the substate title game tonight.

The state basketball tournaments will be March 11-14.

The Class 5A tournament is at the Kansas Expocenter in Topeka; the Class 4A Division I tournament is at the Salina Bicentennial Center; and the Class 4A Division II tournament is at Hartman Arena, Park City, which is north of Wichita.

– Scores and game times are from the Kansas State High School Activities Association website, www.kshsaa.org.

Strawberry Hill Museum reopens today

The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., will reopen this weekend.

The museum was closed after the holidays and is reopening after redecorations.

The museum is open from noon to 5 p.m. March 7 and 8.

There will be a visiting artist exhibit from the Wyandnotte County Hisotrical Museum on display.

The admission charge is $7 for adults, $3 for children 6 to 12, and free for children under 6.

The museum is open from noon to 5 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Special tours are available during the week for groups of 20 or more by calling 913-721-0081.

The museum’s tea room is open from 1 to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month.

For more information, visit www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/.