Voter registration event planned Saturday
A Get Out the Vote event is planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Bethany Park, 1102 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Music, games and food are planned at this event, sponsored by El Centro. El Centro plans to register voters during the event. There also will be information tables at the event. For more information, call 913-677-0100.
Wizard of Oz characters at NFM
Wizard of Oz characters are planning to make an appearance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Nebraska Furniture Mart, 1601 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas. The characters will be appearance in a performance of “The Wizard of Oz” from Aug. 1 to 5 at Providence Medical Center Amphitheater, 130th and State Avenue.
Wyandotte County Fair continues today
The Wyandotte County Fair will continue Saturday, July 14, at the fairgrounds, 13700 Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. Hours are from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 per car, and there is free parking from noon to 5 p.m. The county fair is at 13700 Polfer Road, east of K-7 on Polfer Road, in Kansas City, Kansas. A horse show is at 9:30 a.m., pie contest judging is at noon, the parade of champions is at 7 p.m., and the mud run is at 7 p.m. tonight. Alan Thorne Gospel Night will be presented at 7 p.m. at the free stage. Carnival hours are 5 to 10 p.m., with a $25 charge for a wristband. For more information, see wycofair.com, call 913-788-7898, or visit Facebook under Wyandotte County Fair. The 4-H schedule is at http://www.wyandotte.k-state.edu/4-h/4-hfair/4hfair.html.
Spanish singing lessons planned at library
Spanish singing lessons for children are planned from 11 a.m. to 1:30 pm. Saturday, July 14, in Conference Room B of the South Branch Library, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
Vaughan to appear at book program July 14
Kansas City area author Joe H. Vaughan will be appearing at the District 2 meeting of the Kansas Author’s Club (KAC). His appearance is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Lawrence Public Library, 7th and Vermont, downtown Lawrence, Kansas. Vaughan has released a new book entitled, “Colonel Wilkinson’s Diary, A Kansas Doctor in World War I France.” It was produced by Mennonite Publishing Company. Colonel Hugh Wilkinson, M. D., was born and raised in Seneca, Kansas. He volunteered for service in the “Great War” and kept a diary of his adventure. Wilkinson served at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D. C., in France and was discharged with the rank of colonel. He then resumed his surgical practice in Kansas City, Kansas. Author Vaughan is the colonel’s grandson. The two men never met. Dr. Wilkinson died two decades before Vaughan was born. This is the final year of activities to commemorate 100 years since World War I, which occurred between 1914 and 1918. District 2 of the KAC includes Johnson, Wyandotte, Miami, Douglas, Shawnee and Franklin counties in Kansas.
Mike’s Record Party to be Saturday
Mike Stover, audio-visual associate at the Main Library, will play records from his collection from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14. He also will answer questions about the library’s collection. This program’s theme will be “Women (and Libraries) Rock.” For other library programs, visit www.kckpl.org.
T-Bones to play tonight
Saturday, the T-Bones play the St. Paul Saints at 7:05 p.m. at T-Bones Stadium, Kansas City, Kansas, in Gold Glove Charities Night. There will be post-game fireworks. For more information, see www.tbonesbaseball.com.