Month: October 2021

Turner Day celebration to be Saturday

There will be some changes this year for the Turner Day celebration on Saturday, Oct. 9.

The event will feature vendor and craft booths, a car show, inflatables and food options, according to Vicki Mullins, public relations chair for the event.

Because of construction at the new Turner middle school, the 36th annual Turner Day celebration will take place at a different venue, Mullins said. The new location is Swartz Stadium, the old football field off 51st and Swartz, she said.

Overflow parking will be available at Turner Recreation at 831 S. 55th, with shuttles available to the event, she said.

The event went from two days to one day this year, she said. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. They’re hoping to return to the two-day schedule next year.

The event will not include a parade this year because there will be no parking at the middle school due to construction, she said. Also, mud volleyball will not take place this year.

The rest of the annual event is pretty much the same, Mullins added. Entertainment and the walk of fame also are listed as activities.

All of the events will be outdoors this year, Mullins said. Temperatures are expected to reach 92 degrees in the afternoon.

Turner Days did not take place last year because of COVID-19, and this year, it’s affected because of the construction at the middle school, she said.

Mullins said many of the Turner schools will have booths and activities at the annual Turner Day event.

Funds raised from Turner Day will go back to future events, with some of the funds going to Project Graduation.

Turner Day is sponsored by the Turner Recreation Commission, Turner School District, Turner PTA, Amigos, McCownGordon Construction and other community partners.

Turner Day updates can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/turnerdaysofficial/.

Providence Medical Center to hold car show Oct. 16

The annual Providence Shine and Show Car Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 16, on the hospital campus outside with a car show, live music, food trucks and family friendly activities at 8919 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, parking lot D3.

The Show and Shine Car Show will be free for spectators to enjoy. Car registration opens at 9 a.m.

A $10 registration entry fee for each car paid at the door will receive a t-shirt, first come, first served with limited availability – 100 available. Sponsors will present top car awards and all car entries receive a participant award.

Other fun family activities will include:
• Food trucks
• Pumpkin patch for the kids, with free pumpkins for the first 150 children, and one per child
• Petting zoo
• Blood pressure cchecks
• Live music from Acoustic Nights
• Information about Central Care Cancer Center
• Cartoon caricature artist and balloon artist
• Job Opening information
• Drawings for prizes

Car show proceeds benefit the Providence Share Fund that assists those Providence staff struggling financially.


Masks and social distancing will be required. For more information visit https://www.providencekc.com/about-us/providence-shine-and-show-car-show/

  • Information from Providence Medical Center

Faith leaders, law enforcement launch first KCK Faith and Blue weekend

The Faith and Blue events will include a cruise through Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday, ending at the Midtown Patrol station.

The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department are joining with faith leaders in Wyandotte County to hold a series of events this weekend to connect with residents.

The events are aimed at facilitating a safer, stronger, and more unified community as part of the National Faith and Blue Weekend 2021, according to a police spokesman.

In 2020, National Faith and Blue Weekend was launched to address an urgent need for collaboration between law enforcement and residents, according to the spokesman. In its first year, National Faith and Blue Weekend facilitated 1,000 community-led activities in 43 states and the District of Columbia. This will be the first year for the event in Kansas City, Kansas.

“Friday night we will gather in front of City Hall and the Wyandotte County Courthouse at 6:30 p.m. for a prayer vigil,” said Harold Simmons, a member of the 8th Street Baptist Church and representative of the National Baptist Convention USA. “Brothers and sisters will gather from all denominations and races to give prayer for our police officers and for the weekend. We will come together to ease tensions between our police officers and our community, recognizing that we have some very good police officers and very good community people. We want them to get to know each other and respect each other.”

Faith and Blue Weekend in Kansas City, Kansas, starts with a child car seat safety check from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday afternoon at Centro Cristiano Agua Viva Church, 201 N. 7th St. The host is the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Community Policing Unit.

That will be followed at 6:30 p.m. with a prayer service in front of City Hall and the courthouse, 710 N. 7th St.

On Saturday, local churches, law enforcement and other first responders will gather for a Faith and Blue Cruise through neighborhoods that will start at 18th and Parallel and end at the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Midtown Patrol, 47th and State. A free and inspirational Faith and Blue Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Midtown Patrol.

On Sunday, officers will be encouraged to wear their uniforms as they attend religious services in the community.

“The KCKPD values our long-standing relationship with faith-based organiztions here in KCK, because they are a vital and vibrant link to our residents,” KCK Police Chief Karl Oakman said. “We want the community to know that we aren’t simply uniting for this one weekend, we work closely throughout the year and will be expanding that by holding Faith and Blue events throughout the coming year to help us all build bridges and break biases.”

For more information, visit www.faithandblue.org.