The Silver City Day parade and celebration scheduled for Saturday has been canceled because of the weather and predicted heavy rains.
The Silver City Day committee decided to cancel the event because of the weather, said Mario Escobar, one of the committee members.
The event won’t be rescheduled this year, as vendors have other commitments, he said. Vendors started contacting them on Monday with questions about whether it would be held.
The parade typically involves a lot of groups and school bands. There are plans for the next Silver City Day celebration around this time next year.
He said that last year, it rained a day or two before the event, and Emerson Park grounds were torn up as a result.
“We’re just going to concentrate on the holiday lighting event on Nov. 17,” he said. That event is expected to begin around 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Emerson Park, 29th and Strong, Kansas City, Kansas.
Grinter Place, 78th and K-32, will have its Autumn Art event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. (File photo by Mary Rupert)
Artisans and crafters’ displays, historical re-enactors, and a Delaware tribe ceremony will be part of the Autumn Art event Saturday at Grinter Place, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
The Autumn Art event Saturday at Grinter Place will feature 19 artisans selling paintings, wood items, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, hand-made items, crocheted items, jams, jellies and wreaths, according to Pat Spencer of the Grinter Place Friends.
Spencer said the event will be held rain or shine, with most of the activities occurring indoors.
The artisans will have their displays at the Grinter Barn, 1400 S. 78th, while the Grinter House activities will include historical character portrayals, as well as artist Darryl Woods sketching, and a presentation on the uses of prairie plants and their medicinal uses.
Members of the Kansas Delaware tribe, who are descendants of Annie Grinter, one of the founders of Grinter House, will participate in a smoking ceremony and bean dance with Jim Grinter between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturday at the Grinter House.
Jim Grinter also will have artifacts and artwork on display.
After the Lenape Delaware ceremony, Linda Graff, chief of the Kansas Delaware and the great-great-great granddaughter of Annie Grinter, will tell about the migration of the Lenape Delaware tribe to the area. Then Carolyn Rowe, second chief, assisted by Sharon Schmidt, another great-great-great granddaughter of Annie Grinter, will make Indian Fry Bread.
Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Grinter House, Leona Sigwing will portray Annie Marshall Grinter. In 1857, Moses and Annie Grinter built the Grinter House, the oldest home still standing in Wyandotte County, overlooking the Kansas River on what is now South 78th Street. They operated a trading post and a ferry across the river. Grinter Place was a stop on a military road that connected Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Scott, Kansas.
Also at the Grinter House, Louise Crable is scheduled to talk about the many uses of prairie plants and their medicinal uses.
Admission to Grinter House will be $6 for adults and $3 for students. Activities will be at the Grinter House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the house will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Grinter House will close for the winter on Oct. 13, with plans to reopen in May 2019.
At the Grinter Barn, the 19 artisans will show and sell their work. A snack bar will be available with concessions. There will be a drawing for a quilt, plus some door prizes.
Also, there are plans for Animal Crackers Feed Store to have mums, pumpkins and produce on the front lawn.
Artisans with their work on display and for sale at the Autumn Art event include:
• Carol Rubsan – Paintings
• Tammy Reeves – Quilting, jams, jellies, salsa and baked goods
• Ramona Nelson – Ceramics and jewelry
• Teresa Becker – Clay sculptures
• Lauren Burges – Photography prints
• Andrea Matthew and Tricia Allen – AT Urban Pottery
• J. Banda – Paintings and prints
• Nanci Stoeffler – Stoeffler Art Studio
• Michael Godsy – Thornhoth Leather
• Dorothy Hoyt-Reed – Oz Art Glass
• Joyce Veazey – Prints and handmade jewelry
• Jackie Shoemaker – Handmade zipper bags and koozies
• Leslie Johnson – Paintings and sketches
• Blake Hughes – Framed art
• Gina Ronoza – Wreaths, wood items and crafts
• Barbara Mizik – Paintings, prints and jewelry magnets
• Joe Quinn – Multi media photos
• Zelma Russell – T-shirts and crochet items
Strong storms and localized flash flooding are possible Friday and Saturday. (National Weather Service graphic) Flooding potential (National Weather Service graphic)
Storms are possible this evening, after 4 p.m. through early Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Isolated hail and damaging winds are possible in the strongest storms through the late evening hours, the weather service said.
Isolated flash flooding is possible in the Kansas City area this evening through early Saturday afternoon, according to the weather service.
Moderate to heavy rain is likely this evening through early Saturday afternoon, and may lead to localized flash flooding, the weather service said.
There is a potential for total rainfall of more than 6 inches across much of the region, through the middle of next week according to the weather service.
The cumulative effect of the rounds of rain may lead to river flooding from the later half of this week into next week, the weather service said. There is rain in the forecast every day through Wednesday.
Today, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 82, the weather service said. A light south wind will increase to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.
Tonight, there is a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the weather service. The low will be around 57. A south wind of around 9 mph will become north northwest after midnight. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Saturday, there is a 90 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, the weather service said. Patchy fog is possible between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and the day’s high will be near 61, with a north wind of 7 to 9 mph. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Saturday night, there is a 90 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, with a low of 55, according to the weather service, with a northeast wind of 6 to 8 mph. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Sunday, there is a 90 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, with a high near 71, the weather service said. An east northeast wind around 6 mph will become southeast in the afternoon. Between three-quarters and 1 inch of rain is possible.
Sunday night, there is an 80 percent chance of showers and a thunderstorm, with a low of 66, according to the weather service. Between three-quarters and 1 inch of rain is possible.
On Monday, Columbus Day, there is a 60 percent chance of showers, then possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m., with a high near 79, the weather service said.
On Monday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 67, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, there is a 70 percent chance of showers with a high near 76, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, there is a 70 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1 a.m., with a low of 54, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers with a high near 67, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 48, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be sunny with a high near 64, the weather service said.
Severe weather threat Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6. (National Weather Service graphic)Friday, Oct. 5, severe weather threat (National Weather Service graphic)
