Month: October 2017

Events planned this fall at Grinter Place

Events are planned this fall at the Grinter Place and the Grinter Barn, according to Pat Spencer of the Grinter Place Friends.

Grinter Place is a historic state museum at 78th and K-32 in Kansas City, Kansas.

On Saturday, Oct. 28, “Storytelling around the Campfire” is planned at 6:30 p.m. at Grinter House at 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The free event will include a hot dog roast, s’mores and hot chocolate or Kool-Aid around a campfire, while listening to a historical re-enactment of Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented basketball and the first basketball coach of the University of Kansas.

Bill Nicks, curator of Grinter House, will present his first-person re-enactment of Naismith and offer stories about the history of basketball.

After the bonfire event, Grinter Place museum will be closed for the winter, until the first weekend in May, but it will be open for tours during some special events, such as an upcoming chili dinner and a breakfast with Santa, Spencer said.

On Nov. 4, the Grinter Place Friends will hold their annual chili dinner from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Grinter Barn, 1400 S. 78th, Kansas City, Kansas. There will be all-you-can-eat chili for $8 for adults and $4 for veterans with identification, in honor of Veterans Day, and also for children 12 or younger. Included with dinner is a drink and dessert. There also will be hot dogs and chili dogs available for purchase.

The Grinter Place Friends also are bringing back their Jamboree, which will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Grinter Barn, 1400 S. 78th, Kansas City, Kansas. One was held during October and about 40 to 50 people attended, Spencer said.

The next Jamboree will be held Nov. 14. The MP3 Band will perform. There will be a cover charge of $5 per person, and a snack bar will be available to purchase light refreshments.

Also planned is a breakfast with Santa and a program with the arts in December at Grinter Place, with details on it to be announced later.

Freezing temperatures predicted this weekend

National Weather Service graphic

Wyandotte County is under a freeze watch from 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, through 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, according to the National Weather Service.

The low could be around 30 degrees in Wyandotte County, the weather service said.

Unprotected, cold-sensitive plants may be damaged or killed by the sub-freezing temperatures, the weather service said.

Also, relative humidity values across the area will be in the 35 to 45 percent range, when combined with northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph range, will bring some fire weather concerns. Fuels are still somewhat green, so ignition might be difficult, but anything that does ignite could spread quickly, given the strong winds and dry atmospheric conditions, according to the weather service.

The forecast also contains a fairly long stretch of below normal temperatures through the weekend and into next week, the weather service said. The first freeze of the season may be Saturday and Sunday mornings.

There could be a slight warming trend for the beginning of next week, but temperatures will remain well below seasonal normal into early next week, the weather service said.

Today, look for a high of 68 with sunny skies, and a south southwest wind of 8 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight, temperatures drop dramatically. It will be mostly cloudy with a low of 34, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 15 to 20 mph will gust as high as 31 mph.

Friday will be a difference of more than 20 degrees than Thursday. The high will be near 45 with mostly sunny skies, and a northwest wind of 10 to 14 mph, gusting to 25 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, widespread frost is in the forecast after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. It will be mostly cloudy with a low of 30 and a northwest wind of 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday, there will be widespread frost before 10 a.m., the weather service said. It will be sunny with a high near 48 and a northwest wind of 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday night, expect widespread frost after 10 p.m., according to the weather service. It will be mostly clear with a low around 29.

Sunday, there will be widespread frost before 10 a.m., the weather service said. There will be sunny skies with a high of 57.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 41, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 54, the weather service said.

Monday night, the low will be around 33 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.