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Croatian Festival set for Aug. 17

The Croatian Festival is planned at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at St. John the Baptist Catholic parish grounds, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Submitted photo)

The century-old St. John the Baptist Croatian Festival is set for Saturday, Aug. 17, on historic Strawberry Hill. Activities will begin at 5 p.m. on the parish grounds, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Admission is free.

Traditional Croatian food including sarma (cabbage rolls) and sausage sandwiches, cibanac (Croatian stew) and palacinke (crepes) will be available for purchase along with traditional summer fare, hamburgers, hot dogs, soft drinks and beer.

The kids’ area will have games and prizes. Other booths will include povitica, apple strudel, surprise packages or salami.

The Strawberry Hill Boutique will have T-shirts and aprons designed by Kansas City artist Michael Savage of Sav-Art. There will also be strawberry-themed jewelry and magnets.

Hrvatski Obicaj will play Croatian music, and as the festival winds down, there will be a free dance with music by Kolograd on the Strawberry Hill Museum grounds.

For more information, visit the Facebook page for OurCroatianParish.

Police notes

Barricade on Ella ends with individuals in custody
Kansas City, Kansas, police responded to an address in the 8300 block of Ella Avenue at 7:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, on reports of an overdose. Officers found a wanted fugitive in the house, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Individuals were taken into custody, and the case was referred to the U.S. Marshals Service and ATF.

Shooting reported on Yecker
A shooting into an occupied home was reported in the 6200 block of Yecker, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. A victim said several shots were heard. One shot entered a bedroom in the home, and there were no injuries.

Suspect in disturbance attempts to flee
The suspect in a disturbance and child endangerment call at 7:46 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 1600 block of Richmond attempted to flee in a vehicle, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. There was a short pursuit, then the suspect was taken into custody, according to police. There were no injuries reported.

Police respond to assault case
Kansas City, Kansas, police responded to a domestic situation at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 10 on North 34th Street, according to a social media post by police. A victim reported that the father of her child pointed a gun at her, according to police.

T-Bones’ pitcher shuts down the AirHogs, 7-2

Pitcher Dylan Baker had a three-hitter for the T-Bones, who won 7-2 against the Texas AirHogs on Friday night in Kansas City, Kansas.

The T-Bones launched two three-run home runs in the game in front of a record crowd of 7,018.

Baker pitched eight innings, allowing one run, three hits, and three walks. He struck out five. With 82 pitches after the seventh inning, he was pulled in the eighth.

Texas’ Chen Junpeng scored Li Ning on an RBI double off Baker in the first inning, and the T-Bones answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning.

Kansas City’s Chris Colabello hit a bloop single down the right field line off Texas starting pitcher Zhang Tao to score Casey Gillaspie.

Not long after, Casey Gillaspie hit a monster three-run home run to help the cause and make it a 4-1 ballgame. In the fifth inning Tyler Marincov hit the second three-run home run of the night, making it a 7-1 affair for the T-Bones.

After Luo Jinjun came out with a suspected injury, the AirHogs made a slew of changes. Texas wouldn’t be able to make the most of a fan interference double by Stewart Ijames in the fourth and a leadoff walk in the sixth.

In the ninth, Yang Jin scored Stewart Ijames to give the AirHogs one last run before Kansas City’s Hunter Smith finished the job.

The Texas AirHogs had a rough day in the field, especially at second base. Jinjun had two errors before he was pulled from the game, and Li Ning, who took over for Jinjun at second base, had an error to his name as well.

Zech Lemond (0-10) and Jose Mesa Jr. (1-2) will face off in game two of the three-game series with Texas at JustBats Field starting at 7:05 p.m. Saturday. The game will be on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/, with Dan Vaughan on the call.

There will be post-game fireworks Saturday, with a special salute to the armed forces on Military Appreciation Night. There also will be a Boy Scout campout.

Tickets to all T-Bones home games are on sale online or by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.

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