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Monarch butterflies becoming scarcer, residents learn at Butterfly Festival

Inside the butterfly tent at the Butterfly Festival Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Several butterflies were tagged and released Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library as part of the University of Kansas Monarch Watch project.

The monarch tagging demonstration was led by Hailey Moss, education specialist at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park in Kansas City, Kan. The monarchs were tagged with a sticker on their wings.

The butterflies will start their migration to Mexico, but not all of them will make it, Moss told a group of adults and children today at Wyandotte County Lake Park.

They face many hazards on their trip, including weather, animals, and pesticides, she said. There are less monarchs every year because of pesticides in the environment, she added.

It will take a couple of months for the butterflies to fly to Mexico, with the butterflies flying 50 to 100 miles a day, she said.

Today’s 10th annual Lawson Roberts Butterfly Festival at Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park included photo contest award winners, monarch tagging demonstrations, a lecture by a Kansas naturalist about restoring native species, a monarch migration challenge game, an insect scavenger hunt, butterfly walk, a live insect display, bee hive display, crafts and face painting.

“It takes four generations of the butterfly to migrate from Mexico to here,” Moss said. “They fly as far as they can, they live for about a month, and then they die. This is the migratory generation, they live for about nine months. They don’t reproduce until they get down to Mexico.”

The 10th annual Lawson Roberts Butterfly Festival Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park saw area residents take to butterfly nets on a butterfly walk. This photo was near a butterfly garden and monarch waystation on the library grounds. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

A path was marked out on a butterfly walk for residents to follow and play a monarch migration challenge game on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Rules of the monarch migration challenge game were explained outdoors at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Hailey Moss, education specialist with the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, led monarch tagging demonstrations on Saturday, Sept. 26. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Children participated in the monarch tagging demonstrations on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

People walked the butterfly path at the Butterfly Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

People went inside a butterfly tent to view butterflies at the Butterfly Festival Saturday. The butterfly tent held several butterflies until they were released at the end of the Butterfly Festival at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Enjoying the Butterfly Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Sheryl Nance-Durst, left, of The Embellished Body, painted butterfly designs on faces at the Butterfly Festival Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, Kaelyn Coffman, 8, of the Piper area of Kansas City, Kan., was at the right. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Several butterfly crafts were offered for children at the Butterfly Festival Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlalge Library. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

A wall of crafted butterflies decorated the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library for the Butterfly Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26. (Photo by Mary Rupert)

Saturday events

Butterfly Festival planned today
The 10th annual Lawson Roberts Butterfly Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, at Wyandotte County Lake Park near 91st and Leavenworth Road. Those attending may hunt for butterflies and help tag monarch butterflies on their journey to Mexico. There also will be face-painting, a monarch migration challenge game, and several fun crafts. The first 50 children at the event will be able to make their own butterfly feeder to take home.

Church to hold breakfast
Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will hold an all-church breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. The church trustees are sponsoring the breakfast, and a freewill donation will be accepted.

Prescription drug take-back day to be Sept. 26
The University of Kansas Hospital will accept expired or unwanted prescription drugs on Sept. 26. Persons may bring pills or prescription drugs to the KU Hospital main entrance, 2015 W. 39th St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. The KU Hospital Public Safety Department and Drug Enforcement Administration will accept those drugs. There will be no charge and no questions asked. The program is intended to rid the home of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. They cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills and patches.

Church plans free health fair today
A free Health Fair will be held at White Church Christian Church, 2200 N. 85th, on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Health Well Mobile will be there at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will give free bone density tests, as well as hearing, vision, blood pressure and other tests. White Church Christian Church is sponsoring this as a community event, to increase residents’ access to health care. There will be a free healthy lunch, and many advisers on topics from dental hygiene, Medicare plans, to anything of a spiritual nature. The public is invited.

Church plans Ethnic Food Festival Sept. 26
St. Basil the Great Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church will have an Ethnic Food Festival from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at 9302 Riverview Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The festival will include ethnic food, music, dancing, church tours, Saturday evening vespers, a gift shop, cake walk, petting zoo and bake sale samples. There is no admission charge. For more information, see http://stbasilkc.org/.

Annual church Slovenefest to be Sept. 26
Holy Family Church is planning the annual Slovenefest from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Holy Family Club, Msgr. Mejak Hall, gym and school grounds, 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kan. The 7th annual Slovenian festival is dedicated to the memory of Mike Waliczek, a long-time Holy Family church member and volunteer. The celebration will begin with Mass at 4 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 274 Orchard St., Kansas City, Kan. Ethnic food, booths, a silent auction, and activities for children will be available. For more information, visit www.holyfamilychurchkck.com.

Bishop Ward plans 37th annual auction
Bishop Ward High School, 708 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., is planning its annual auction Sept. 26. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and will have a “There’s No Place Like Ward” theme. It will include a silent auction as well as food from several local restaurants and live music. At 7:30 p.m., the live auction begins. The Nigro Brothers will be in charge of the live auction. The charge for the annual event is $60 per person. For more information, visit wardhigh.org/auction2015.

Strawberry Hill Museum open on weekends
The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., is open on the weekends. The museum is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The admission charge is $7 for adults, $3 for children 6 to 12, and free for children under 6. 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/.

Wyandotte County Museum open
The Wyandotte County Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and holidays. The current exhibit is about the 75th anniversary of the B-25 and the bomber builders in Kansas City, Kan. For more information visit the website www.facebook.com/wycomuseum or call 913-573-5002.

Renaissance Festival continues
The Renaissance Festival will continue Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27, near 126th and State in Bonner Springs. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, each festival day, rain or shine. The event is open weekends only. Shamrocks and Shenanigans is the theme of the Sept. 26-27 events. The special events will include a Celtic village, Celtic games, arm wrestling, fencing competition, Irish stepdancing competition, free arts and crafts for kids, steampunk costume contest, Magic the Gathering tournament on Saturday, college weekend and an eating contest. Tickets are $20.95 for adults and $11.95 for children 5 to 12. Discounts may be available. For more information, see www.kcrenfest.com/.

75 years later, B-25 bomber builders in KCK remembered

The Bomber Builders Memorial at the Wyandotte County Museum, Bonner Springs, was rededicated at a wreath-laying ceremony on Sept. 25 to honor the more than 59,000 people who worked at the B-25 plant in Kansas City, Kan., about 75 years ago, during the World War II era. A new exhibit on the B-25 plant and the people who worked there opened Sept. 25 at the museum. Speakers at the event were, left to right, and Unified Government Commissioner Hal Walker, representing Mayor Mark Holland; Trish Schurkamp, Wyandotte County Museum executive director; Bonner Springs Mayor Pro Tem Tom Stephens; and Edwardsville Mayor John (Tiny) McTaggart, who is the president of the Wyandotte County Historical Society. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

A rededication ceremony was held Sept. 25 at the Wyandotte County Museum for the Bomber Builders Memorial. Unified Government Commissioner Hal Walker read a proclamation at the event. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

A rededication ceremony was held Sept. 25 at the Wyandotte County Museum for the Bomber Builders Memorial. An exhibit opened on the B-25 plant on Sept. 25 at the museum. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

A rededication ceremony was held Sept. 25 at the Wyandotte County Museum for the Bomber Builders Memorial. The museum opened its exhibit on the B-25 plant on Sept. 25. (Photo by Steve Rupert) https://wyandotteonline.com/75-years-later-b-25-bomber-builders-in-kck-remembered/ — A rededication ceremony was held Sept. 25 at the Wyandotte County Museum for the Bomber Builders Memorial. The museum opened its exhibit on the B-25 plant on Sept. 25. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
https://wyandotteonline.com/75-years-later-b-25-bomber-builders-in-kck-remembered/

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