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Renaissance Festival continues Sunday

The 41st annual Renaissance Festival will continue Sunday, Sept. 24, and will run on weekends and Columbus Day through Oct. 15. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The festival site is located at 130th and State Avenue in Bonner Springs. For more information, visit www.kcrenfest.com.

Programs offered for Spanish-speaking women
Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., offers these programs for Spanish-speaking women: Grupo de mujeres: con lideres Maria Elena Rodriguez y Ana Maria Sauer, los Martes, 19 de septiembre, 10-11:30 a.m.; Grupo de mujeres: Puedo Vivir En Armonia, Desarrolle las erramientas para manejar sus emociones y vivir emocionalmente saludable, martes, 26 de Septiembre, Octubre 3, 10, 17, 24 y 31, 10-11:30 a.m.; Grupo de salud emocional para la mujer, Ofrecido por MOCSA, contacte a Sinead McDonough, llame al 816-285-1349, los martes, 1 – 2:30 p.m. For more information or registration, call 913-906-8990.

Cookie decorating class offered Sept. 26
A cookie decorating class by Sweet Ideas will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The class instructor is Rachel Van Stratton. For registration, call 913-906-8990.

Knitting and crocheting class offered
A knitting and crocheting class will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Those interested may learn to knit, crochet or quilt. The class is held each Tuesday. For registration, call 913-906-8990.

Quill and Pluma program offered
A Quill and Pluma program will be offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The group is facilitated by Kari L. O’Rourke. For registration, call 913-906-8990.

Money management class offered Sept. 28
A personal money management class will be offered from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The presenter will be Jennifer Rottinghaus.

‘Pretty Nails’ program offered
Appointments for a “Pretty Nails” program will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. In this program, nails will be shaped and painted by Ana Maria Price, volunteer. Those interested must call 913-906-8990 to schedule an appointment.

UG Commission to meet Sept. 28
The Unified Government Commission will meet at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. For more details see https://wyandotteonline.com/ug-commission-to-meet-sept-28/.

DA plans community forum Sept. 29
Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree Sr. plans a community forum from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall, fifth floor conference room, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. There will be information about the proposed community liaison board. The public may attend.

Piper Fest to be Sept. 30
The Piper Fest, with a Car and Truck Show, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Piper High School, 4400 N. 107th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Registration will open at 8 a.m. The entry fee is $10. All proceeds will benefit the Piper School District. Along with the Car and Truck Show, there will be a pancake breakfast, silent auction, carnival, food trucks, craft show, fun run, and special awards. The auction runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The car show is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 5K run starts at 8 a.m. For more information, visit www.PiperFest.com.

Recreation center renaming ceremony to be Sept. 30
The John F. Kennedy Recreation Center recently was renamed in honor of Beatrice L. Lee, a community leader who served as the director of two recreation centers in Kansas City, Kansas. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renaming will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the center, 1210 N. 10th St., in the 10th and Washington Avenue area, Kansas City, Kansas. The public is invited.

Friends of Yates plans event Oct. 1 to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, Friends of Yates will hold its 3rd annual Night of Praise, “Friends Embracing Lives through Praise.” The benefit event will be held at Forest Grove Baptist Church, 1417 N. 9th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The annual event benefits the Della Gill-Joyce H. Williams Center for victims of domestic violence, a program of Friends of Yates. For more information, see https://wyandotteonline.com/friends-of-yates-to-hold-special-praise-event-during-domestic-violence-month/.

NAACP to meet Oct. 3
The Kansas City, Kansas, Branch NAACP will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Bethany Medical building, second floor meeting room, 21 N. 12th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The executive meeting will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the general membership meeting at 7 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend. All candidates who attend will have a chance to greet NAACP members. Final plans will be made for the Oct. 20 and 21 Kansas State Conference of Branches, and the host is the Kansas City, Kansas, Branch. Other reports also will be given. For information, call 913-281-7900.

UG Ethics Commission to meet Oct. 5
The Unified Government Ethics Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Wyandotte County Courthouse, second floor, Division 18, old county commissioners’ chambers, 710 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Concert planned Oct. 5 at Bonner library
Gerald Trimble and Jamboroque will play a concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs. The musicians will play lively modern arrangements on 300-year-old instruments, including the viola da gamba. The community and the surrounding area are invited to attend the free program. For more information, call 913-441-2665 or visit www.bonnerlibrary.org.

Stormwater meeting planned Oct. 5
A stormwater meeting is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department South Patrol station, 2100 Metropolitan Ave. Unified Government staff will answer questions about operations, education and the stormwater master plan.

Counseling available
The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., offers counseling services available in English and Spanish for men and women. Counseling is available Monday through Thursday, with day and evening times available. Individual counseling, couple-marriage counseling and addictions counseling is available. Call 913-906-8990 for information or to schedule an appointment.

Wyandotte County Museum exhibit on the Underground Railroad continues
The Wyandotte County Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, has a new exhibit on the Underground Railroad on display. “Through Darkness to Light” features photographs taken mostly at night of sites along the Underground Railroad. The exhibit runs through Oct. 10. There are companion artifacts from the pre-Civil War era here currently on display at the museum. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is no admission charge. For more information, call 913-573-5002 or visit https://www.facebook.com/wycomuseum/.

Strawberry Hill Museum
The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas, is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The last tour of the day is at 4:15 p.m. For more information call 913-371-3264 or visit www.strawberryhillmuseum.org.

Grinter Place Museum
The Grinter Place State Historic Site, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kan., is one of the oldest homes in the area, built in 1857. For more information about hours and days it is open, call 913-299-0373 or visit http://www.kshs.org/p/grinter-place-plan-your-visit/15857.

Old Quindaro Museum
The Old Quindaro Museum is at 3432 N. 29th St., Kansas City, Kan. For more information about the museum, call 816-820-3615 or visit https://www.facebook.com/ccoqmuseum/.

LA Galaxy visits Sporting KC on Sunday

With the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title under its belt, Sporting Kansas City (11-6-11, 44 points) kicks off the final month of the MLS regular season with a pivotal showdown against LA Galaxy (7-16-6, 27 points) at 1 p.m. Sunday inside Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Western Conference clash will air live on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, FOX Sports GO, ESPN 99.3 FM (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish), while the Sporting KC Uphoria app will provide live updates. Tickets for Sunday afternoon’s contest are available at SeatGeek.com, and the first 7,500 fans through the stadium gates will receive a free Sporting KC tote bag.

Sporting Kansas City was crowned U.S. Open Cup champion for the fourth time on Wednesday night, edging the New York Red Bulls 2-1 in a gripping final at Children’s Mercy Park.

The achievement vaults manager Peter Vermes’ men into the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League and makes Sporting KC the only MLS club with four major trophies since 2012, giving the side decisive momentum in a tight Western Conference race that currently sees the top four teams separated by a single point.

Sporting KC sits on 44 points alongside the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC, while leaders Vancouver Whitecaps FC occupy the summit by the slimmest of margins.

LA Galaxy, meanwhile, languish near the Western Conference basement, 11 points below the red line and at serious risk of missing the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Head coach Sigi Schmid’s side have suffered consecutive 4-0 defeats, most recently falling at the hands of a rampant Atlanta United FC outfit on Wednesday at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The hosts enter Sunday riding a club-record 23-game home unbeaten run in the MLS regular season, tied for the third-longest streak in MLS history.

Sporting KC is also the only MLS club without a home loss in 2017. This bodes ominously for a Galaxy team that has just one win in its last 16 league matches and hasn’t claimed a victory in Kansas City since September 2007. LA is 0-4-5 in its previous nine visits to KC, including an 0-3-3 mark at Children’s Mercy Park.

Despite a 10th-place position in the Western Conference table, the Galaxy boast one of the best road records in the league. Their five road wins are tied for second-most in MLS, although the last such victory came on June 21 in Colorado.

Midfield talisman Romain Alessandrini serves as a vital attacking piece, leading the team in goals (10) and assists (nine), while Mexican international brothers Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos add undeniable quality to the squad.

The abovementioned trio will have their work cut out against Major League Soccer’s best defense.

Sporting KC center backs Matt Besler and Ike Opara anchor a backline that has conceded just 22 goals this season, nine fewer than any other team.

Right back Graham Zusi has thrived as an attack-minded right back, leading Sporting KC with eight assists in all competitions, while Tim Melia is a legitimate Goalkeeper of the Year candidate who sits atop the MLS charts in shutouts (10), goals against average (0.79) and save percentage (78.5).

Sporting KC is unbeaten in its last five regular season meetings against LA, earning two wins and three draws since October 2015. The clubs last met on June 24 at StubHub Center when Sporting KC posted a 2-1 road win behind a long-range strike from Roger Espinoza and a bicycle kick from Opara.

Four days removed from a physically and emotionally taxing Open Cup final, Sporting KC has four names on its injury report ahead of Sunday. Cameron Porter (season-ending ankle injury) and Soni Mustivar (hamstring strain) are sure to miss out, while Gerso (shoulder) and Open Cup hero Latif Blessing (thigh) are questionable.

Blessing scored Sporting KC’s opening goal in Wednesday’s triumph over the Red Bulls before exiting on the stroke of halftime with a thigh contusion.

– Story from Sporting KC

Turner defeats Ward, 54-12

Bishop Ward head coach Kam Ridley presented a framed jersey to the family of late coach Tim Dorian. The jersey bears Dorian’s number when he played at Bishop Ward. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

Turner High School used its ground game to dominate the Bishop Ward Cyclones on Ward’s home field on Friday. Jaelon Harley scored four rushing touchdowns and Jaylin Richardson scored two more in the 54 – 12 victory.

Turner set the tone for the game on the first possession, scoring on a 3-yard Harley run that followed a 50-yard pass play to Tyler Wiggins. Turner kept up the pressure, scoring twice more in the first quarter on runs from Harley and Richardson.

Turner’s defense closed the first half strong, using an interception return by linebacker Jack Wiedner and a fumble recovery by lineman Ryan Johnson to push the score to 47-6 at halftime. A Harley touchdown run in the third quarter capped the Turner scoring at 54.

The Ward team, which has struggled to score this year, put two touchdowns on the board. Adrian De Haro returned the first Turner kickoff of the game for a touchdown. Ward also scored on a long touchdown pass from Drew Collins to Quincy Tabron in the fourth quarter.

Before the game, Ward honored former football coach Tim Dorian, who died in July. Many alumni and former teachers were on hand for the remembrance.

Turner is now 2 – 2 for the season and plays Piper at home next Friday. Bishop Ward drops to 0 – 4 and travels to play Sumner Academy.

Photos copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel

Coach Tim Dorian’s family was recognized on the field before the game. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Turner senior quarterback Jaelon Harley (11) ran up the middle for a touchdown on the opening drive. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Ward senior running back Adrian De Haro (34) returned a Turner kickoff for a touchdown. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Jaelon Harley converted the extra point on his own touchdown in the first quarter. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Turner senior running back Jaylin Richardson (5) was pursued by a pack of Cyclones as he scored a long rushing touchdown in the first quarter. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Turner junior Robert Magil (42) tipped a Ward pass and returned the interception for a touchdown in the second quarter. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Jaylin Richardon ran up the right side in the second quarter. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Ward senior Kassandra Monterroza was crowned homecoming queen as her father looked on. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Jaelon Harley earned a couple extra yards and a touchdown by keeping this run alive in the third quarter. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)