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‘Business Basics 4 Boomers’ program offered Dec. 12 on starting a business

The Workforce Development Department at Kansas City Kansas Community College, AARP in Kansas City, and Next Chapter Kansas City, a program of Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City, Kan., have joined together to offer “Business Basics 4 Boomers” from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the Dr. Thomas R. Burke KCKCC Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave, Kansas City, Kan.

People at all stages of starting a business and those who are just considering the idea can attend.

Also, while the event targets the Baby Boomer generation, younger people also can participate.

The half-day conference will consist of a panel of successful business owners and a panel of representatives of business resource organizations, who will share experience, information, and advice for the “encore entrepreneur.”

Encore entrepreneurs are the growing number of persons who are seeking to launch income-generating ventures that make a positive difference in their communities after leaving their primary career or in anticipation of doing so.

The business owners’ panel will be moderated by Charley Vogt, senior vice president of business-economic development with Country Club Bank. Panel members will include Joyce Moore, owner of Goin Postal, Tim Ney, owner-operator of drivekansas, and Doug Danforth, founder and CEO of Links-It.

The panel of business resource organizations will be moderated by Patricia Brown-Dixson, Region 7 Administrator for the US Small Business Administration. Panelists will include Elisa Waldman with the JCCC Small Business Development Center, Kate Hodel with KC Source Link, and a representative from the SCORE Association.

Conference attendees will also have the opportunity to visit booths of business resource organizations. Lunch is included with Mike Peters, LSCSW, life coach and owner of Interaction Coaching, speaking on the topic of “How to Get Unstuck: Getting Back on Track with Your Passion.”

The cost is $15 per person or $10 for members of Next Chapter Kansas City, SEEN (Sustainable Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Network), and the Prime Time Club.

The registration deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 9. For more information, contact Karen Hostetler, Next Chapter Kansas City director, at [email protected] or Tom Kelso at the KCKCC Workforce Development Office at 913-288-7644.

Free movies at Legends Outlets; also, holiday giveaway planned

Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kan., is celebrating the holiday season with free classic movies on the big screen at Phoenix Theaters Legends 14.

The holiday movies series will kick off Thanksgiving night during Legends Outlets’ Moonlight Madness event with a midnight showing of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the movie voted by Legends Outlets’ more than 40,000 Facebook fans. The Legends Outlets, at I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kan., is closed on Thanksgiving until 10 p.m. Thursday, when Moonlight Madness begins.

Every Saturday following Moonlight Madness, a family-friendly movie will be shown at 10 a.m. including seasonal favorites like “The Polar Express” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and seating is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.

Free movie schedule

Thursday, Nov. 27, midnight: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.: The Polar Express (2004)

Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Saturday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m.: The Santa Clause (1994)

There also is a 12-day holiday giveaway with $1,600 in prizes from Dec. 1 to 12 at The Legends Outlets.

The 12-day holiday giveaway is back for the third consecutive year, providing Facebook fans the opportunity to win more than $1,600 in gift cards to a selection of its more than 100 designer retail destinations and restaurants.

The social media contest, on Legends Outlets Kansas City’s Facebook page, will launch Dec. 1 and run through Dec. 12.

Legends Outlets’ 42,000 current Facebook fans, along with new fans, can enter to win $100 gift cards from Dec. 1 – 11, as well as the grand prize, a $500 Legends Outlets gift card, on Dec. 12.

Facebook fans can enter to win each daily prize once every 24 hours by visiting the “12-Day Holiday Giveaway” contest tab on www.facebook.com/LegendsOutlets.

Each daily contest will start at 9 a.m. and end 24 hours later at 9 a.m. the following day. The contest is open to the public and there is no purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via the email address they provide upon entering.

Review: New family restaurant opens in KCK

by William Crum

Con Sabor, a Mexican restaurant, recently opened at 503 N. 6th in Kansas City, Kan.

The Sarmiento family, originally from Veracruz, Mexico, decided to open up a restaurant.

Their service is excellent and their food will excite you. Plus the prices are very reasonable. In fact, this is one of the cleanest restaurants ever.

The restaurant’s menu is unique. They have a lot to offer on the menu, the quality is excellent. The shrimp cocktail is the best I’ve tasted in a long time. I am not particularly a fan of shrimp cocktail. But the shrimp cocktail at Con Sabor is excellent, and the chef, Berma Sarmiento, ensures that everything is made fresh to order and high-quality standards are met.

The food not only tastes fantastic, but it is very eye-appealing as well, making Con Sabor A Mexico a true culinary experience.

They offer a breakfast menu with such items as breakfast tacos. All the food is cooked to order and the kitchen as well as dining room is very clean and well-maintained.

And for those of us who are looking for a healthy breakfast items they have oatmeal De La Casa, which is cooked oats with skim milk, cinnamon and brown sugar and is served with berries, bananas and raisins. This makes it ideal for those of us who are on a healthy diet, especially around the holidays.

Their appetizers are equally as good, not to mention the shrimp cocktail that is excellent. The regular menu also has a lot to offer such as Entomatadas, which is three chicken-stuffed tortillas in a tomato sauce topped with their queso fresco and served with sliced tomatoes, lime and jalapenos. Another favorite is called Gorditas Veracuz style, which is two homemade gorditas (sopes) topped with choice of black or pinto refried beans, queso fresco, and a choice of red or green salsa.

They also offer a kids menu which such things as a happy pancake, mini waffle and a mini omelet on the children’s breakfast menu. On the children’s lunch menu there is a range of items to choose from such as chicken tenders, cheeseburger and a chicken tostada. All kids’ meals come with a drink.

Even though there’ve been open only two weeks, they’ve received high reviews. If you’re looking for a place to go before church, or you’re looking for a place to have lunch this is the place to go.

Hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. They serve breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and lunch is served from 11 a.m. to close. The hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. You can even call ahead and place an order to go. The telephone number is 913-257-5186. (Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Con-Sabor-A-Mexico/743595865718027)

Gil Sarmiento at Con Sabor. (Photo by William Crum)

Bernade Majia at Con Sabor restaurant in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)

Shrimp cocktail. (IPhoto by William Crum)

Gorditas Veracruz. (Photo by William Crum)