Month: August 2017

Bonner Springs celebrates at Tiblow Days

Young parade goers at Tiblow Days came prepared for lots of candy to be passed out from the floats. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Bonner Springs celebrated Tiblow Days Aug. 17, 18 and 19.

On Saturday, there was a parade, car show, carnival, and barbecue competition.

The carnival runs through 9 p.m. Saturday, and the event closes with a concert from 7 to 11 p.m. featuring The Voice contestant Casi Joy.

Photos copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (Bonner Springs Chapter 6401) color guard led the parade. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Kansas Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach waved to the crowd. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs Mayor Jeff Harrington practiced his parade wave. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Mark Holland rode in the parade. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School marching band played in the parade. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School football team made its appearance on a flatbed truck. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Students at the White Tiger Tae Kwon Do Academy showed off their skills. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
BPU board member and KCK mayoral candidate David Alvey marched in the parade. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
The Tiblow Days car show drew several dozen entrants. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Classic cars lined both sides of Cedar Street in downtown Bonner Springs. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Families enjoyed the carnival rides together. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
The merry-go-round was a popular attraction. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Independent gubernatorial candidate Rick Kloos talked with a potential voter at a booth promoting his candidacy. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Musical entertainment at Croatian Festival

The Croatian Festival is in full swing Saturday evening with the Hrvatski Obicaj orchestra at St. John the Baptist Catholic parish, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The festival in the Strawberry Hill area features ethnic music and entertainment. There will be dancing after 9 p.m. Available for purchase will be traditional Croatian foods and cold beverages. (Photo by William Crum)

Faith news

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An ice cream social is planned after the 4 p.m. Mass Saturday, Aug. 26, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Sunday morning services at 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month, and at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the other Sundays, and Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. The church website is http://judsonbaptistchurchkck.com/.

The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, offers spiritual direction by appointment, one hour, once a month. The Keeler Women’s Center is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters. Call the center at 913-906-8990 to talk to one of the sisters about scheduling an appointment.

The vestry, the official governing board at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City,Kan., will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. The parish will observe the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost at 10 a.m. Aug. 27.

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