Saturday events

Quilting program offered
Learn to quilt at a program from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the West Wyandotte Library, conference room C, 1737 N. 82nd, Kansas City, Kansas. The program covers the basics of quilting, along with new skills. It is for age 11 and older. Registration is required in advance to 913-295-8250.

Women’s chamber to meet March 25
The Kansas City, Kansas, Women’s Chamber of Commerce will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 25, in the community room of the Country Club Bank at Hutton Road and Parallel Parkway. The group will discuss ideas for the future of the women’s chamber. For more information, email [email protected].

Mammograms available at South Library

The South Branch Library, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will be the host for Mobile Mammography and Manicures from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 25. To schedule a mammogram, call 913-334-9989. Participants should bring their health insurance cards. If they don’t health insurance, participants must call 913-573-6763 to be approved. Free manicures and hand massages will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Comedian appears Saturday night at Stanford and Son’s
Brad Ellis with David Kious are appearing on Saturday, March 25, at Stanford and Son’s Comedy Club at The Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kan. Shows are at 7:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. The event is open to those 18 and older. Ellis, a Lawrence, Kansas, native, brings a unique perspective to comedy with his background as a U.S. Marine and a former law enforcement officer. He has appeared on “Trial by Laughter,” on college campuses and the 2011 New Year’s Eve Bash.

Costly repair after vandals tag I-35 signs with graffiti

After vandals tagged signs on I-35 with graffiti, it will cost around $20,000 to replace the signs. New signs are being ordered. (KDOT photo)

Vandals have tagged signs on I-35 with graffiti. (KDOT photo)

Highway signs on southbound I-35 in Kansas City, Kansas, have been tagged with graffiti, according to Kansas Department of Transportation officials.

The overhead signs off southbound I-35 between Southwest Boulevard and 7th Street Trafficway and another sign nearby have been tagged in recent months, and also last night, a KDOT spokesman stated.

The same set of signs also was tagged in past years as well.

The double signs damaged last night now will have to be replaced at an estimated cost of $20,000, the spokesman stated. New signs will have to be ordered and it will probably be early summer before they can be installed.

For the single overhead sign that has been tagged, crews will cover up the graffiti with matching yellow tape within the next two or three weeks, the spokesman said.

Catwalks are on both structures, but the ladders to reach the catwalks were removed with previous repairs, according to KDOT.