The Kansas City T-Bones announced that single-game tickets for the 2018 season go on sale next week.
Wyandotte County residents can begin purchasing tickets on Tuesday, March 13. The public can purchase tickets on Thursday, March 15, for all 2018 exhibition and regular-season games at T-Bones Stadium, including opening day on May 22 against Gary SouthShore.
The 2018 schedule includes Independence Day at home with the T-Bones playing host to Sioux Falls on the Fourth of July. The T-Bones feature two home stands of nine games from July 20-29 and the final home stand of the year Aug. 23-31.
All 11 American Association opponents, including the league’s newest addition, the Chicago HotDogs, will visit T-Bones Stadium in 2018.
Monday-Saturday games will start at 7:05 p.m., and first pitch for Sunday games will be 1:05 p.m. The exceptions:
• June 13 (Wednesday) — Summer Camp Day — 11:05 a.m. start
• Aug. 19 (Sunday) — 5:05 p.m. start
• Aug. 28 (Tuesday) — STEM School day — 11:05 a.m. start
The complete 100-game schedule is attached or can be seen at www.tbonesbaseball.com/schedule.
The current promotions schedule can be seen at www.tbonesbaseball.com/promotions.
Season, groups, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the Box Office at T-Bones Stadium, calling 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Metro Lutheran Ministry has launched a full-court press against hunger in the Kansas City area through its “Munch Madness” campaign.
The campaign benefits hundreds of people who visit MLM’s food pantries, including one at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Kansas City, Kansas. Other MLM food pantries are in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and in the Northland.
The goal is to raise $140,000 to fully fund all three food pantries for a year.
“We see people every day who have chronic food shortages,” explained MLM Executive Director Jim Glynn. “This includes children who go to bed hungry and seniors who are trying to get by with a fixed income. Our neighbors often have to choose between paying utility bills or buying food.”
Thanks to a generous matching gift from Blessings Abound Thrift Store in Overland Park, every dollar given between March 1 and March 31 will be doubled.
As part of this campaign, the sixth annual 3B – Basketball, Barbecue and Beer event – will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at Boulevard Brewing Co., 2501 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri. At the event, there will be samples of Boulevard beers, Joe’s KC Barbecue and those attending may watch the NCAA tournament games on large-screen televisions.
All the proceeds from the March 15 event will go toward the “Munch Madness” campaign, according to a spokesman. Registration for the event is required to www.mlmkc.org/3b.html.
Ground was broken Thursday morning for the new Gloria Willis Middle School on the site of Coronado Middle School at 1735 N. 64th Terrace. School officials and students participated. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
by Mary Rupert
With Superintendent Cynthia Lane’s remark, “Let the building begin,” a groundbreaking was held today for a new middle school to be named after long-time Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education member and educator Gloria Willis.
Board President Brenda Jones thanked the voters of the school district for approving the new middle school. The groundbreaking for the new Gloria Willis School was located behind the existing Coronado Middle School at 1735 N. 64th Terrace.
Voters approved a $235 million bond issue in 2016 that will not cause a tax increase, according to district officials. It is used for this project, and improvement projects throughout the district.
The new Willis school will draw students from both the existing Coronado and the West middle school areas, according to school officials.
“I know Mrs. Willis is looking down, smiling, and just so appreciative that we’re making a building, not only in her name, but the fact that it’s for the young people, that they have adequate and up-to-date facilities to be educated in,” Jones said at the groundbreaking ceremony today.
Gloria Willis (Photo from Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools)
The Willis school groundbreaking was one of three held today in the school district. Groundbreakings for improvements at Stony Point North Elementary School, 8200 Elizabeth Ave., and for Claude Huyck Elementary School, 1530 N. 83rd St., also were held today.
Construction manager for the Willis school is J.E. Dunn and the project architect is Hollis and Miller Architects. The new two-story Willis school will be 127,000 square feet and will have 30 classrooms, according to district officials. It will have space for 750 students. It will have a science room, prep area, open collaboration space and a media center, according to district information.
Construction is set to begin this spring, with the school completed in time for the 2019-2020 school year, according to officials.
Dr. Kelli Mather, chief operating officer for the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, said a community vision team helped identify the needs for the school district.
J.D. Rios, a former Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools administrator who worked on the community vision team, said it was a wonderful occasion to remember the dedication of a true professional educator, Gloria Willis.
“She wasn’t just about students and their achievement, but she was about community,” Rios said. “Education is defined as a partnership for success, and our community is rallying around our Board of Education, our professional staff and our students to provide the best possible facilities so that we can have a truly well-educated student population that will lead us as a community into a bright and prosperous future.”
J.D. Rios, with the community vision team, said, “She (Gloria Willis) wasn’t just about students and their achievement, but she was about community.”
Dr. Lane said it was the beginning of a wonderful, new future for the young people. She thanked the board and community for approving the bond issue.
“We believe you can become anything you choose with focus and effort,” Dr. Lane told the students. “We do believe in you.”
Gloria Willis believed in the students of Kansas City, Kansas, she said.
“We know our future is nothing but bright because you are talented, you are innovative and you will change the world,” Dr. Lane said.
“We believe you can become anything you choose with focus and effort,” Dr. Cynthia Lane, superintendent, told students at the groundbreaking today for the Gloria Willis Middle School. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
According to school district information, Stony Point North Elementary School improvements will include a 6,400-square-foot addition, four classrooms and a new office area with a secure entryway. The Stony Point project completion date is July of this year.
The Claude Huyck Elementary School improvements include a 9,500-square-foot classroom addition, six classrooms, a special education room and restrooms, according to district information. There also will be a 1,200-square-foot office renovation, new secure entry vestibule, and upgraded office and work rooms.
