Month: June 2018

Saturday events

Annual kids fishing derby to be June 9 at Wyandotte County Lake
The Ed and Ione Trapp Annual Derby will take place on Saturday, June 9, at Wyandotte County Lake at the Kids Pond, 91st and Leavenworth Road. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. followed by derby fishing from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and a trophy presentation at 10:30 a.m. Participants should bring their fishing gear. Worms for bait will be provided. A free hot dog coupon will be given to the kids who register. The event is sponsored by the Leavenworth Road Association and Wyandotte County Parks. For more information, call 913-788-3988.

Family story time planned
Family story time is planned from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the craft room of the Main Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Reading stories, dancing and singing are planned. The event is for children ages 2-6.

Family Lego Club planned
The Family Lego Club will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the craft room, West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kansas. The program is for children and all ages. The library will provide the Legos.

Spanish singing lessons at library
A Spanish singing lessons program will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Conference Room B, South Branch Library, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Sandra Zamora will lead the class., which is for children.

Knitting program offered
A knitting program will be offered from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kansas. The program for all ages is in honor of World Wide Knit in Public Day. Knitters may attend, bring their knitting, meet others and enjoy a snack. Those who crochet, weave or do other handwork are also welcome.

Music listening program to be at library
Mike’s Record Party, a music listening program, will be offered from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the second floor auditorium, Main Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Mike Stover, audio-visual associate, will play records and CDs and answer questions on the music collections. June’s theme will be classic soul and rhythm and blues music.

Art exhibit opens Saturday evening at Alcott Arts
An art exhibit is planned Saturday evening, June 9, at the Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The group show featuring several artists will run through July 7. A reception with the artists will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 9. Participating artists include: Rickie Kelley, wildlife and pet portrait artist; Juan Dominguez, mixed media artist; Katie and Jeri Hale, crocheted hats, scarves, afghans and more; Noe Cruz, jewelry including semi-precious stones, shells and beads; Amy Chapman and Amy Anderson, arts and crafts including cosmetic bags, hot pads, oven mitts and inspirational plaques. Some items will be for sale. The Alcott Arts Center is not yet ADA accessible. For more information, visit www.alcottartscenter.org or call 913-233-2787.

Art exhibit opens Saturday evening at Alcott Arts

An art exhibit is planned Saturday evening, June 9, at the Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The group show featuring several artists will run through July 7.

A reception with the artists will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 9.

Some of the items in the show will be for sale.

Participating artists include:

• Rickie Kelley, wildlife and pet portrait artist;

• Juan Dominguez, mixed media artist;

• Katie and Jeri Hale, crocheted hats, scarves, afghans and more;

• Noe Cruz, jewelry including semi-precious stone, shells and beads;

• Amy Chapman and Amy Anderson, arts and crafts including cosmetic bags, hot pads, oven mitts and inspirational plaques.

The Alcott Arts Center is not yet ADA accessible. For more information, visit www.alcottartscenter.org or call 913-233-2787.

Court OKs citizen’s grand jury to probe Kobach on voter registration

by Stephen Koranda, Kansas News Service

The Kansas Court of Appeals said Friday that a grand jury investigation of Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office should go forward. The request was brought by a Lawrence man running for the Kansas House, Steven Davis.

He followed a rarely used Kansas law that allows citizens to call grand juries by collecting signatures.

Davis wants to know whether Kobach’s office mishandled voter registrations and whether any crimes were committed.

Davis said he’s heard, anecdotally, that people who registered online didn’t have their registrations completed and couldn’t vote. He suspects the office may have improperly handled registrations, which is why he pursued the investigation.

“As a private citizen, I don’t have any ability to do that on my own,” he said. “That’s why I think this grand jury process is important, because they have the power to do that investigation and I don’t.”

However, Davis said he’s not assuming the grand jury will uncover evidence of crimes and issue indictments.

“First of all, I would like to make sure the system works going forward,” he said. “I do think the evidence is out there.”

A lower court previously denied his request for a grand jury, but the appeals court overturned that decision.

Kobach said in 2017 that a website glitch prevented some Kansans from registering to vote online.

The Court of Appeals ruling isn’t a finding that any crimes were committed. The court only said a grand jury should be convened in Douglas County to investigate.

The grand jury could start meeting in around three months, Davis said.

Only a half dozen states allow citizens to call grand juries.

A spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office said Kobach wants to study the opinion before commenting. In the past, his office has said any allegations of mishandling voter registrations are “nonsense.”

Stephen Koranda is Statehouse reporter for Kansas Public Radio, a partner in the Kansas News Service. Follow him on Twitter @kprkoranda. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to the original post.
See more at http://kcur.org/post/court-oks-citizens-grand-jury-probe-kobach-voter-registration.