Month: July 2018

Today at the Wyandotte County Fair

Scenes from the Wyandotte County Fair from 2017. (Staff photo)

Free concert: 7 to 10 p.m., Reyes Brothers Band, Free Stage.

Hedrick’s Petting Zoo and Camel Rides: 5-10 p.m.

Hedrick’s Pig Races: 6, 7 and 9 p.m.

Free Magic Show: 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

4-H Sheep Show: 5:30 p.m.

4-H Goat Show: 7 p.m.

Carnival: 5-10 p.m. Today is Carnival Wristband night, with wristbands for $15 to ride all rides. This is the lowest price on the carnival wristbands during the fair.

Other attractions: 4-H exhibits, open exhibits, vendors’ booths, military vehicle displays, bounce house and more.

Fair hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Location: 13700 Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. East of K-7 on Polfer Road.

Admission: $5 per car.

Dates: The Wyandotte County Fair continues from July 10-14.

Refreshments: Those attending the fair may bring in one bottle of water. Food and refreshments are available for purchase.

More information: Check with the fair’s Facebook page and website, https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotte-County-Fair-663607383718211/ and https://www.wycofair.com/.

Also see: https://wyandotteonline.com/plans-underway-for-annual-county-fair-next-week/
And https://wyandotteonline.com/4-hers-gear-up-for-annual-county-fair-this-week/

Voter registration event planned Wednesday in KCK

A voter registration event is planned on Wednesday, July 11, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Eisenhower Room, 5th and Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at noon in the Eisenhower Room.

The Rev’d Up event is sponsored by Let America Vote and The Voter Registration Project.

Speakers will include Jason Kander, the president of Let America Vote and a former Missouri secretary of state; and Brian McClendon, creator of KSVotes App and former Google vice president, who will demonstrate a voter registration app he helped create, KSvotes.org.

As a recent court ruling overturned some voter registration requirements in Kansas, this training session is being held to engage new voters and train those who want to register them.

The voter registration deadline is Tuesday, July 17, in Kansas.

The voter app, KSVotes.org, makes it possible to register to vote within five minutes from a cell phone, a tablet or online from a home computer.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/VoterRegistrationProject/.

KCK school board to meet today

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, at the third floor auditorium, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The agenda for the July 10 meeting includes election of board officers, as well as other actions usually taken at the beginning of the fiscal year.

The board also is scheduled to make budget decisions on July 10, and to go into a closed session to discuss teacher negotiations and personnel. Several other items are also on the agenda.

For more information, visit https://www.boarddocs.com/ks/kckps/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.