Category: Bonner Springs

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 13
Chicken nuggets, dinner roll, jelly, salad, grape tomatoes, fruit and milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Super nachos, refried beans, green peas, mandarin oranges, fruit and milk.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Cheese breadsticks with marinara sauce, garden salad, corn, pear, fruit, and milk.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Pulled pork sandwich, tater tots, baked beans, banana, fruit and milk.
Friday, Oct. 17
Hot dog on bun, baby carrots, pineapple, green beans, fruit and milk.
All Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools meals include alternate entrée choices of mini chef’s salad, mini fruit chef salad and yogurt muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 13
Beef or turkey sticks with gravy, bread sticks.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Crispy chicken on bun, snack chip.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Cheese and pepperoni pizza, cookie.
Thursday, Oct. 16
No school.
Friday, Oct. 17
No school.
Additional Turner entrees: Yogurt platter, peanut butter and jelly platter. Milk included with meals. Fruit and veggie bar offered daily.


Piper Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 13
Hot dog on bun with macaroni and cheese; grilled cheese sandwich, tomato slices, garden salad, green beans, grapes, peaches; turkey chef salad, tomato slices, grapes, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Super nachos; chicken soft taco, chopped garden salad, barbecue bacon beans, banana, mandarin oranges; taco salad, barbecue bacon beans, banana, mandarin oranges, and tortilla chips.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Chicken patty-grilled chicken; Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, watermelon, pineapple, roll; chicken Caesar salad, peas, watermelon, pineapple, roll, crackers.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Hawaiian barbecue chicken wrap; cheeseburger, steamed broccoli, glazed carrots, roasted squash, pears, banana; Italian chef salad, corn, pears, banana, Italian bread.
Friday, Oct. 17
No school.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 13
Chicken patty on bun; hot dog on a bun, tomato slices, garden salad, green beans, grapes, peaches; turkey chef salad, tomato slices, grapes, epaches and blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Super nachos, sun butter and jelly sandwich with cheese stick, garden salad, barbecue bacon beans, banana, mandarin oranges; taco salad, barbecue bacon beans, banana, mandarin oranges and tortilla chips.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
No school.
Thursday, Oct. 16
No school.
Friday, Oct. 17
No school.
All menus from all districts subject to change.

KCK organization teaches lost arts of blacksmithing, carving and spinning

Dave Whisenhurt demonstrated carving recently at the Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs. (Photo by William Crum)
Dave Whisenhurt demonstrated carving recently at the Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs. (Photo by William Crum)

by William Crum

The lost arts of stone carving, wood working, blacksmithing, spinning and embroidery are preserved by an organization in Kansas City, Kan.

The Institute for Historic and Educational Arts, a not-for-profit organization, teaches the lost arts. The organization was founded in 1996 by Mike and Marsha Nave.

At the Kansas City Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs, the institute displays blacksmithing, embroidery and spinning.

“We teach a lot of things out here,” Mike Nave said. “We would go out to schools and churches and teach, however sometimes that gets to be a little bit hard.”

Bringing all the equipment to a site can be a challenge, he said.

“This year we have two new classes; one of them, for example, is tent making and the other is sail making,” Nave said.

He said girls were more eager to learn the skills than boys. Currently, a girl apprentice is studying blacksmithing, he said.

For more information about the Institute for Historic and Educational Arts, call 913-621-4940 or visit the website at www.historicarts.com.

Will Miller demonstrated blacksmithing recently at the Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs. (Photo by William Crum)
Will Miller demonstrated blacksmithing recently at the Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs. (Photo by William Crum)

Lily Cody worked as an apprentice blacksmith at the Renaissance Festival recently. (Photo by William Crum)
Lily Cody worked as an apprentice blacksmith at the Renaissance Festival recently. (Photo by William Crum)

Jose Elgadillo demonstrated lost arts recently at the Renaissance Festival. (Photo by William Crum)
Jose Elgadillo demonstrated lost arts recently at the Renaissance Festival. (Photo by William Crum)

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Ham and cheese sandwich, French fries, broccoli, pears, fruit choice and milk choice.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Pepperoni pizza, salad, grape tomatoes, orange wedges, fruit choice and milk choice.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Taco burger, lettuce and tomato, refried beans, banana, fruit choice and milk choice.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Pasta with meat sauce, garden salad, grapes, fruit choice and milk choice.
Friday, Oct. 10
Chicken pattie, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, peaches, fruit choice and milk choice.
All Kansas City, Kan., menus include entrée alternatives of mini chef’s salad, mini fruit chef salad or yogurt muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Cheesy bread, sauce.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Hot dog or corn dog, snack chip.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Chicken drummie, bread sticks.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Pizza, cheese and pepperoni, baked cookie.
Friday, Oct. 10
No school.
Additional lunch entrée choices include yogurt platter, peanut butter and jelly platter. Milk offered with all meals. Fruit and veggie bar offered with lunch.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Cheeseburger; mozzarella dunkers with marinara, oven fries, tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches; turkey chef salad, tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Chicken strips; chicken nachos with white queso, garden salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges, tortilla chips.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; roast turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, grape, applesauce, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, grapes, applesauce, roll, and crackers.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Spaghetti with Italian bread; Italian sub on deli bun, corn, glazed carrots, garden salad, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe; Italian chef salad, corn, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe, Italian bread.
Friday, Oct. 10
Cheese pizza; corn dog, red peppers with hummus, Caesar side salad, broccoli with dip, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, peas, strawberry banana mix, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Cheeseburger; grilled chicken parmesan sandwich, oven fries, tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches; turkey chef salad; tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Chicken strips; opaarito, garden salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges, tortilla chips.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; homestyle meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, roast vegetables, grapes, applesauce, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, grapes, applesauce, roll, and crackers.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Spaghetti with Italian bread; French dip, corn, glazed carrots, garden salad, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe; Italian chef salad, corn, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe, Italian bread.
Friday, Oct. 10
Cheese pizza; sun butter and jelly sandwich with yogurt, red peppers with hummus, Caesar side salad, broccoli with dip, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, peas, strawberry banana mix, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.