Month: May 2015

KCKCC summer basketball camps for boys and girls June 15-17

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
Two All Skills basketball camps for boys and girls will be held at Kansas City Kansas Community College Monday through Wednesday, June 15-17.

A Beginners Camp for boys and girls in pre-kindergarten through the third grade will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. each day with a Girls Intermediate All Skills camp for girls in the fourth through 10th grade to be held from 1 to 3 p.m.

KCKCC head coach Valerie Stambersky, the 2014-15 Co-Coach of the Year in the Jayhawk Conference and one of three finalists for the National NJCAA Coach of the Year; veteran assistant coach Alicia Roth; and members of the Lady Blue Devil basketball team that compiled a 28-4 record this past season, will provide the instruction.

The camps are designed to provide instruction in the fundamentals in the game of basketball including such essential areas as passing, dribbling, shooting, defense and footwork. Campers will be separated according to their skill level where they will be instructed on developing proper habits. There will also be a series of methods of instruction through group lectures, individual and small group work, breakdown drills to create repetitions of the skills themselves and competitive play.

The cost is $40 for the Beginners Camp; $60 for the Girls Intermediate Camp. All campers will receive a camp T-shirt and compete in a series of competitions. Advanced registration is highly recommended although campers will be allowed to sign up prior to the start of each camp.

Boys and girls may register in the Athletic Department in the Field House located at the north end of the campus at 7250 State or going online to http://bluedevils.kckcc.edu/sports/wbkb/2015_All_Skills_Camp_Flier.pdf and clicking on KCKCC Blue Devil Basketball Camp. In addition to name, age, address and home phone number, other information that will be requested is year in school and school of attendance, emergency contact and shirt size. Medical releases also must be signed.

Alan Hoskins is the sports information director for KCKCC.

Today will be sunny; rain in forecast for several days starting Friday night

A seven-day total precipitation forecast for the Kansas City area and region, ending Wednesday, May 27, shows about 2.5 inches of precipitation. (National Weather Service graphic)
A seven-day total precipitation forecast for the Kansas City area and region, ending Wednesday, May 27, shows about 2.5 inches of precipitation. (National Weather Service graphic)

Today could be one of the driest days of the next few days, including the Memorial Day holiday.

Dry weather today is expected to continue through much of Friday, and then showers and storms are expected to redevelop Friday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain could continue through early next week, the weather service said.

Locally heavy rains will be possible as moisture transported from the Gulf of Mexico becomes unimpeded, the weather service stated.

Additional flooding problems will be possible in the region through the weekend and early next week, the weather service stated.

A glance at the weather service’s hydrology charts today showed that the Missouri River and Kansas River in Wyandotte County are still well below the action stage and well below the flood stage. Turkey Creek at Southwest Boulevard is well below flood stage.

Some towns along the Missouri River, such as Sibley and Napoleon in Missouri, are showing near flooding or flooding, according to the hydrology charts.

The Platte River near Platte City, Mo., also is showing minor flooding, with the river in flood stage, the hydrology charts showed.

Today, skies will be sunny with a high near 65, according to the weather service. Tonight’s low will be around 49.

Friday, there is a 20 percent chance of showers, with a high near 66, according to the weather service. Friday night, the chance of rain is 40 percent, with a low of 54.

Saturday, expect mostly cloudy skies, a high near 70, and a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said. Saturday night, there will be a low of 62, with a 70 percent chance of rain, according to the weather service.

On Sunday, there is an 80 percent chance of occasional showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 73, according to the weather service.

On Monday, Memorial Day, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.

Rain is also in the forecast through Wednesday, according to the weather service.

Memorial Day service planned May 25 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, at the Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home, located on the grounds of the cemetery, 701 N. 94th St., in Kansas City, Kan. The event is free and open to the public.

The service will bring cemetery associates and veterans organizations together to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

The sheltered, outdoor service will include information about the significance and history of Memorial Day, a memorial wreath laid at the flagpole, a rifle salute, taps and bagpipes.

American Legion Post 188 will also be providing flags for our nation’s veterans who are interred in Chapel Hill.

“The annual Memorial Day observance is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to the men and women who have served and who have sacrificed,” said Joel Brinkley, general manager of Chapel Hill, which is a Dignity Memorial provider. “We hope the families who join us for the service gain a deeper appreciation for the importance of honoring our military, whether that is those currently enlisted or veterans who served in the past.”

The Dignity Memorial network of providers has several initiatives to honor and support our nation’s veterans and active military. The initiatives and programs include the Veterans Planning Guide, the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program, educational veterans seminars and special pricing for members of veterans service organizations.

For more information, call 913-334-3366 or visit www.ChapelHill-Butler.com or www.DignityMemorial.com.