Month: September 2018

Holy Family Church to celebrate Slovenefest Sept. 22

Carol McCarty in front, Margaret Watson in the black shirt and Marcia Wolf in the background recently volunteered to work on food for the annual Slovenefest Sept. 22 at Holy Family school grounds in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sandy Cannon of Holy Family Church)

by Kathy Hanis

Holy Family Catholic Church will celebrate the 10th annual Slovenefest on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Monsignor Mejak Hall and Holy Family School grounds at 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kansas.

All of the money raised supports Holy Family Catholic Church.

“Holy Family Catholic Church is all about church and family, and are excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of over a century of preserving their Slovenian heritage and culture with the community,” said the Rev. Peter M. Jaramillo, of Holy Family Catholic Church.

Slovenefest 2018 is a celebration of the Slovenian culture and will begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, with a Holy Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church, located at 274 Orchard St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The festivities will run from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and include children and adult games, a cultural booth, souvenirs, a silent auction, and an authentic Slovenian dinner, serving a choice of Sarma (stuffed cabbage roll), Poljene Paprika (stuffed pepper), Krvavica (a specialty sausage), Slovenian potato salad and green beans.

Enjoy Tamburitza music from Hrvatski Obicaj: from 5 to 6 p.m., and Slovenian Polkas with The Brian McCarty Band from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Slovenefest dinner menu, for $15, includes a choice of Polnjene Paprike (stuffed pepper) or Sarma (stuffed cabbage roll), and the plate includes Kranjska Klobasa Hren V Smetanovi Omaki (Slovenian smoked sausage, horseradish in cream sauce), Krvavica (Slovenian specialty sausage), Kislo Zelije (sauerkraut), Krmpirjeva Solata (potato salad made with boiled potatoes, onions, oil and vinegar), Kruh in Maslo (bread and butter), Strocji Fizol V Solati (green beans), Kava, Cav, Limonada (choice of coffee, tea or lemonade), Sladica (dessert, choose one from the dessert table).

Volunteers recently made 90 poticas, including about 40 for the adult wheel and the others to be served at the dinner.

Volunteers also recently made 120 apple strudels, with about 50 for the adult wheel and the remaining strudel to be served at the dinner.

A few well-known persons of Slovenian descent include:

The First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, who is a former Slovenian-American model, sent a photo and note to Holy Family Catholic Church in 2017.

Alfred Matthew Yankovic, better known by his stage name, “Weird Al” Yankovic, was born in California, and his father, Nick Louis Yankovic, of Slovenian descent, was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and was baptized at Holy Family Church,

For more information, contact the Holy Family Church office at 913-371-1561 or visit www.holyfamilychurchkck.com .

The Rev. Peter Jaramillo blessed the 90 loaves of potica that were prepared recently for Slovenefest, which will be held Sept. 22 at Holy Family school grounds and Mejak Hall. (Photo by Sandy Cannon of Holy Family Church)
Holy Family Catholic Church volunteers rolled out the dough to prepare 60 loaves of Potica (nutbread) for the upcoming Slovenefest 2018, set for Saturday, Sept. 22, at Holy Family School Grounds and Mejak Hall, 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sandy Cannon of Holy Family Church)
About 90 loaves of Potica, Slovenian nutbread, were made recently for the annual Slovenefest on Sept. 22 at Holy Family school grounds, 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sandy Cannon of Holy Family Church)
Volunteers prepared about 120 apple strudels recently for the annual Slovenefest Sept. 22 at Holy Family Church, 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sandy Cannon of Holy Family Church)

Renaissance Festival opens 42nd season here

A dragon ride is one of the attractions at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, which is open on weekends through Columbus Day at 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.

With something for everyone, the Renaissance Festival launched its 42nd season at 130th and State in Bonner Springs on Labor Day weekend.

From fire-eaters and zip-lining to camel and dragon rides, kids from 2 to 92 are offered a multitude of fun activities surrounded by a multitude dames and damsels dressed in medieval garb of Merry Olde England – including the Lady Mayor of the Renaissance Village and the King’s shoemaker (as pictured).

In all, there are more than 200 artisan shoppes, 25 stages of entertainment, daily jousts and well in excess of 100 choices of gourmet specialties ranging from turkey legs, Reuben dogs and corn on the cob to fried marshmallows, cheesecake on a stick and strawberry shortcake.

This year’s festival is open each Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 14 along with Columbus Day, Monday, Oct, 8. The hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parking is free.

The Renaissance Festival was founded in 1977 as a benefit to the Kansas City Art Institute and has since grown to be one of the largest Renaissance Festivals in the U.S., attracting more than 200,000 persons each fall. For more information, visit http://www.kcrenfest.com/.

Visitors to the Renaissance Festival will see royalty. The event continues on weekends through Columbus Day at 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.
The Renaissance Festival includes a ziplining ride. The festival continues on weekends through Columbus Day at 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.
A fire eater is one of the attractions at the Renaissance Festival. The festival continues on weekends through Columbus Day at 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.
Camel rides are another attraction at the Renaissance Festival. The festival continues on weekends through Columbus Day at 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.

T-Bones clinch playoff spot; defeat Gary in 16 innings

The Kansas City T-Bones have clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2010 and will take on the Sioux City Explorers at T-Bones Stadium at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tickets are available for $8 at tbonesbaseball.com or by visiting the Box Office, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. hours on Labor Day.

On Sunday, Kansas City trailed most of the ball game against the Gary SouthShore RailCats, but came back victorious 3-2 in 16 innings.

Gary started it off in the bottom of the second, when Tilman Pugh smashed a solo home run to left-center field to give Gary a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third, the RailCats added to their lead as Randy Santiesteban doubled off the center field wall and was pushed home by a Tilman Pugh RBI double.

Gary maintained the 2-0 lead until the sixth when Mason Davis doubled to center and scored on a Noah Perio Jr. sacrifice fly.

In the eighth, Ryan Brett got aboard with a single, then moved to third on a single by Davis. Perio Jr. then hit an infield single that scored Brett and evened up the game 2-2.

Gary threatened to take the lead a couple of times in extra innings but was shut down by T-Bones reliever Pasquale Mazzoccoli.

In the 14th, the RailCats had the bases loaded with two out when Mazzoccoli struck out Cole Fabio. In the 15th, Gary led off with a triple by Ronnie Mitchell, but Mazzoccoli struck out two other batters and Andy Paz lined to right field for the third out.

The T-Bones took advantage of that good fortune in the 16th when Davis crushed a go-ahead solo home run down the right field line to put Kansas City up 3-2.

The RailCats were unable to rally a run in the bottom of the 16th and the T-Bones chalked up their 62nd win of the season 3-2 over Gary. The two teams are back at it again at 1:10 p.m. Monday in Gary.

Listen to the action with the voice of the T-Bones, Dan Vaughan Jr., at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.
– Story from T-Bones