Category: Bonner Springs

Cooling centers available

Cooling centers are available throughout Wyandotte County.

A map of the cooling centers is online at https://unifiedgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/LocalPerspective/index.html?appid=05d96f432cd645f6a59512875df09d6b.

A listing of cooling centers on the Unified Government website also contains phone numbers for residents to call to see if there has been updated information about the cooling centers.

The cooling centers listed include:

  • Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall lobby, 701 N. 7th, Kansas City, Kansas; open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays;
  • Main Branch Kansas City, Kansas: Public Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas; open 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. weekdays;
  • Armourdale Community Center, 730 Osage Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, open 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays;
  • Cross-Lines Community Outreach, 736 Shawnee Ave., open 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays;
  • Willa Gill Center, 645 Nebraska Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays;
  • Bethany Community Center, 1120 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, open 2 p.m. to 9 p.m weekdays;
  • Joe E. Amayo Argentine Community Center, 2810 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays;
  • South Branch Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday;
  • Kensington Community Center, 2900 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, open 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays;
  • Turner Community Library, 831 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas, open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday;
  • Providence YMCA – Ball Family Center, 8601 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, open from1 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
  • Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs, open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
  • Bonner Springs Community Center, 200 E. 3rd St., Bonner Springs, open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
  • Bonner Springs Family YMCA, 2251 S. 138th St., Bonner Springs, open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Sundays. Open as cooling center only on days when the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning. ID is required.

Also listed as cooling places:

  • Bonner Springs Aquatic Park, 1200 S. 134th St., Bonner Springs, open from noon to 7 p.m. Mondays through Sundays. A fee is required.
  • Heathwood Spray Park, 10th and Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Parkwood Pool, 859 Quindaro Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturday and 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. A fee is required for temperatures under 100 degrees.
  • Pierson Spray Park, 1800 S. 55th St., open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Sundays.
  • Eisenhower Spray Park, 2901 N. 72nd St., Kansas City, Kansas, open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Sundays.

Saturday events

Fairfax history exhibit at Wyandotte County Museum

An exhibit on the history of the Fairfax industrial district is running through Sept. 24 at the Wyandotte County Museum, Bonner Springs. The Fairfax Industrial District 100th Anniversary exhibit will show the progression of the district alongside personal memories, and will include familiar and untold stories of people, places and events in the district. The Fairfax district is in the northeast area of Kansas City, Kansas. Visitors will see products made in Fairfax, together with items employees saved from their time in Fairfax. The Wyandotte County Museum is located in Wyandotte County Park, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, Kansas. It is open to the public, free of charge, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The Wyandotte County Museum is operated by the Unified Government, with support from the Wyandotte County Historical Society and Museum Inc., a 501c3 non-profit. For more information about this exhibit visit the Wyandotte County Museum at www.wycokck.org/wycomuseum.

Farmers’ Market continues

The Bonner Springs Farmers’ Market continues from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Centennial Park, 206 E. Cedar St., in Bonner Springs. There is a senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program there, and those 60 and older may pick up booklets of $35 in vouchers for fresh produce, cut herbs and honey between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturdays. The program is through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Auditions tonight at Alcott Center

Auditions for the Shakespeare in the Parking Lot production at the Alcott Arts Center will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9. This year’s play will be “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” by William Shakespeare. It will be performed outdoors Sept. 10-11 and 17-18 at the Alcott Center. Those auditioning should bring a head shot and a resume. There will be a cold reading from the script. All ages and genders are welcome to audition. The Alcott Center is not ADA accessible. For information, email [email protected].

Movie night at Legends Outlets tonight

Movie night at the Legends will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9, with a showing of “Moana.” The free outdoor movie screening will be on The Legends Lawn, which is on the west side of the shopping center near the smokestack. Family-friendly movies are planned on Saturday nights during the summer on the big screen at The Lawn. The Legends Outlets is located near I-435 and (-70 in Kansas City, Kansas.