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Early voting continues Monday morning

Early voting continues from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 5, at the Election Office, 850 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The Election Office at 850 State Ave. will be the only site open for early voting on Monday in Wyandotte County.

On Tuesday, Election Day, Nov. 6, polls will be open from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m. throughout Wyandotte County. Voters should go to their assigned polling place on Tuesday.

Voters should bring a driver’s license or other approved ID to vote.

To view your ballot, go to www.wycovotes.org and click on the Quick Link “What’s on my ballot?” on the bottom right.

A voters’ guide is at https://wyandotteonline.com/general-election-voters-guide/.

Another good voter information website is the League of Women Voters’ Vote 411 at https://www.vote411.org/.

For more election information, visit the website of the Election Office at http://wycovotes.org/.

The Wyandotte County Election Office phone number is 913-573-8500, and its email is [email protected].

Author to speak on World War II book at KCK Library

Kansas author Ronda Hassig will give a presentation on her latest book, “The Greatest Test of Courage,” at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in the Main Library auditorium, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

Her book tells the story of Lt. Col. Edward Mack and his last three years in the Philippines as a Japanese prisoner of war.

Edward Mack had everything: a wife, a newborn son, and his dream job. But as a West Point graduate stationed in the Philippines, his life changed forever on Dec. 7, 1941.

Not long after, he would survive the Bataan Death March, Camps O’Donnell, and Cabanatuan. His final destination was Fukuoka, Japan, but first he was forced to endure the Hell Ships. In the end, only his ashes returned to his family in 1948.

Hassig’s presentation includes images of source documents used to write the book, historical background, and timeline of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II.

She will sign books following the event.

Born and raised in Lawrence, Hassig is a fifth-generation Kansan, former school librarian and Kansas Master teacher.

She has always loved Kansas history and her first book, “The Abduction of Jacob Wrote,” is set during Quantrill’s Raid.

Scenes from the CABA Dia de los Muertos parade

by Brian Turrel

The Central Avenue Betterment Association held its second annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade on Saturday, capping an afternoon of music and activities along Central Avenue between Valley and 15th Street.

Bands on stages along the parade route played a range of musical styles from traditional (such as mariachi) to modern (such as Spanish-language hip hop).

Food vendors did a brisk commerce in tamales, champurrado and other Mexican favorites.

Dia de Muertos is a Mexican national holiday, celebrated in the United States as a cultural appreciation as well as a day of remembrance of departed family. Skull masks and brightly colored costumes are a common part of the holiday.