Category: Bonner Springs

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, March 9
Chicken quesadilla, broccoli, refried beans, and diced peaches.
Tuesday, March 10
Mini meatball sub, celery sticks, garden salad and diced pears.
Wednesday, March 11
Beef and bean burrito, romaine and tomato, corn tortilla chips and salsa (9-12), and orange.
Thursday, March 12
Chicken nuggets, tater tots, carrots, roll and jelly, banana.
Friday, March 13
No school.

All meals include milk. Additional KCKPS entrée choices include chef’s salad, fruit salad or yogurt muffin basket. Vegetarian entrees of veggie burger, and bean and cheese burrito are available every day upon request.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, March 9
Corn dog or chili dog.
Tuesday, March 10
Chicken drummie, nuggets, bread stick or equivalent.
Wednesday, March 11
Meatball sub sandwich, snack chips.
Thursday, March 12
Cheese or pepperoni pizza.
Friday, March 13
No school.
Additional Turner lunch entrée choices: Yogurt platter, peanut butter and jelly platter. Milk offered with all meals. Fruit and veggie bar offered daily.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, March 9
Hog dog on bun with mac and cheese; grilled cheese sandwich, tomato slices, garden salad, green beans, apple, pineapple; turkey chef salad, tomato slices, apple, pineapple, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, March 10
Super nachos; chicken soft taco, garden salad, barbecued bacon beans, banana, orange pineapple mix; taco salad, barbecued bacon beans, banana, orange pineapple mix, cornbread.
Wednesday, March 11
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; homestyle meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, pears, orange smiles, roll; chicken Caesar salad, peas, pears, orange smiles, roll and crackers.
Thursday, March 12
Chili with Italian bread; cheeseburger, broccoli, oven fries, tropical fruit, cinnamon apple slices; Italian chef salad, corn, tropical fruit, cinnamon apple slices, Italian bread.
Friday, March 13
No school.

Bonner Springs Public Schools
Monday, March 9
Chicken and waffles; barbecued mac and cheese, garden salad, broccoli, fresh fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, broccoli, fresh fruit, mandarin oranges, Italian bread.

Tuesday, March 10
Super nachos; chicken and cheese quesadilla, garden salad, easy bean bake, fresh fruit, pineapple; taco salad, easy bean bake, fresh fruit, pineapple, cornbread.

Wednesday, March 11
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; corn dog, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fresh fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll; chicken Caesar salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fresh fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll.

Thursday, March 12
Cheeseburger; pepperoni calzone, garden salad, oven fries, fruit and tropical fruit; Cobb salad, fruit, tropical fruit, fruit streusel muffin.

Friday, March 13
Cheese pizza; toasted ham and cheese sandwich, garden salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears, popcorn chicken salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

All meals from all districts subject to change.

Saturday events

Marble Crazy planned March 7
The 15th annual Marble Crazy, a contemporary art glass marble show, will continues March 7. The event is based at the Moon Marble Co. store, 600 E. Front St., (west of Highway 7 on K-32), Bonner Springs. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Visitors to the free event will be able to see about 20 artists in glassblowing and furnace working. For information, visit www.marblecrazy.com.

Math Relays to be held today
On March 7, the Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools will hold its 11th annual Math Relays event, bringing together elementary, middle and high school students for a day of individual and team problem solving that challenges their minds and advances their math skills. This year, an estimated 1,100-plus students are anticipated to take part in the event, which will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Wyandotte High School.

Wyandotte County Museum features World War I exhibit
The Wyandotte County Historical Society and Museum, 635 N. 126th, Bonner Springs, Kan., will feature a historical exhibit about the local effect of World War I, “Local Poppies: Centennial of World War I.” The exhibit will include information Wyandotte County service members, war memorabilia, propaganda posters and local memorials from Wyandotte County. This exhibit will be on display through March 20. For more information about the days and hours it is open, call 913-721-1078 or visit www.wycomuseum.org.

Project Feederwatch continues
Project Feederwatch continues at the Schlagle Environmental Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park, 91st and Leavenworth Road. The bird count is planned each Saturday when people sign up in advance. For more information, call 913-299-2384.

Alcott Arts Center to hold auditions today and March 14
Alcott Arts Center will hold auditions today for Alcott’s 2015 Shakespeare in the Parking Lot VIII production. This year’s play will be Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labors Lost” and will be directed by Susan Proctor. Auditions will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. March 7 and 10 a.m. to noon March 14 at Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan. Participants are asked to dress warmly.

Strawberry Hill Museum reopens today
The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., will reopen this weekend. The museum was closed after the holidays and is reopening after redecorations. The museum is open from noon to 5 p.m. March 7 and 8. There will be a visiting artist exhibit from the Wyandnotte County Hisotrical Museum on display. The admission charge is $7 for adults, $3 for children 6 to 12, and free for children under 6. For more information, visit www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/.

Marble artists creating glass art today, Saturday at ‘Marble Crazy’ in Bonner Springs

Sixteen marble artists are at the 15th annual Marble Crazy show today and Saturday in Bonner Springs, Kan.

The artists are taking turns demonstrating their work at the Moon Marble Co., 600 E. Front St., on K-32 just west of K-7 in Bonner Springs.

Artists come from throughout the nation, and some from this area, to make marbles using glass imported from Italy. While there is a furnace on site for this event, most of the artists are using a torch to craft the marbles this weekend, according to the event organizers.

Often, handmade marbles start at $25 and some can fetch up to $1,200 in price.

There is no charge for the public to attend and watch demonstrations of marble-making. The event is open from now until 9 p.m. Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

In conjunction with the Bonner Springs event, a marble collectors’ show is being held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Holiday Inn, 8787 Reeder Road, Overland Park, by the Kansas City Marble Collectors Club. Admission is free.

For further information call the Moon Marble Co. at 913-441-1432, or visit the website at www.marblecrazy.com.