Month: December 2015

KCKCC choirs to usher in holiday season with festive concert

by Kelly Rogge

Celebrate the holiday season with the Kansas City Kansas Community College Choral Department.

“Carols and Brass!: KCKCC Winter Choral Concert,” is at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2203 Parallel Ave. in Kansas City, Kan. Admission is free, but free will donations will be accepted.

The concert will feature a mix of English and American Choral Music by Paul Mealor, Daniel Elder, Eriks Esenvalds, Moses Hogan, Mark Hayes, Fred Bock and David Willcocks. In addition, the two choirs will perform “Five Christmas Carols” by Sir David Willcocks arranged for piano and brass quintet.

For more information on the choral program at KCKCC, contact John Stafford at [email protected] or call 913-288-7137.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor for KCKCC.

Strawberry Hill Museum offers Breakfast with St. Nicholas on Dec. 5

Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th, Kansas City, Kan., will offer Breakfast with St. Nicholas from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

The breakfast event is new this year. In the past the museum offered a visit with St. Nicholas.

During the event, children may come and visit with St. Nicholas and get a small free gift.

The visit with St. Nicholas is free and open to the public; there is a charge for getting a picture taken and for the breakfast. The charge for a picture with St. Nicholas is $5.

The charge for the breakfast is $5 for children, and $6 for adults. The breakfast will include pancakes and sausage, biscuits and gravy.

Another special event at Strawberry Hill Museum is a nighttime tour.

The nighttime tours are offered at 6 p.m. each Friday before Christmas. During the tour, the regular lights in the historic home are turned off, and the house is lit with Christmas lights and old-fashioned oil lamps. The visitors walk through the house and see it decorated.

After the tour, refreshments such as wine and cheese are offered. Reservations are required for the tours and the cost is $20 per person.

For more information about Breakfast with St. Nicholas, the nighttime tours or visiting the historic home, which is open on Saturdays and Sundays, call 913-371-3264 or visit http://www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/.

Leavenworth defender first KCKCC women’s soccer signee

With her mother, Kate Stoffle, at her side, Leavenworth High School’s Brenna Stoffle signed a soccer letter of intent Tuesday to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. Also on hand for the signing were, standing, from left, KCKCC coach Jeremy Winzer, a sister, Madelynn Stoffle; a friend, Khristinemae Gutierrez; and her father, Brian Stoffle. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)
With her mother, Kate Stoffle, at her side, Leavenworth High School’s Brenna Stoffle signed a soccer letter of intent Tuesday to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. Also on hand for the signing were, standing, from left, KCKCC coach Jeremy Winzer, a sister, Madelynn Stoffle; a friend, Khristinemae Gutierrez; and her father, Brian Stoffle. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s first women’s soccer recruit for 2016 is a 6-foot defender from Leavenworth High School, Brenna Stoffle.

“Brenna is very versatile, a flex-type player who can play defense, midfield or forward,” said KCKCC coach Jeremy Wizner . “She meshes very well with teammates, moves the ball and is a real asset capable of all-conference recognition if she continues to improve over the summer.”