Category: Communities

Back-to-School Fair to be Saturday, Aug. 7

The annual Back-to-School Fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools’ Central Office, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The annual event provides backpacks and supplies for all Wyandotte County schoolchildren. There is no cost to families and children that participate.

This year, the event will be a drive-through. Masks are required.

The free items will be available first-come, first-served to Wyandotte County children.

This year, there will be 2,400 backpacks available, filled with school supplies, courtesy of the Wyandotte County Back-to-School Fair Committee, along with new books donated by the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, hygiene kits courtesy of the Kansas City Kansas Community College and dental kits from Adventure Dental.

All support received is used to purchase backpacks and supplemental school supplies. Sponsors for this year’s Back-to-School Fair:
• Unified Government – Hollywood Casino-Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Grant Fund
• Kansas City Kansas School Foundation for Excellence
• Kansas City Kansas Community College
• Board of Public Utilities
• Kansas Gas

The location was changed to the school district offices near 59th and Parallel this year. Also, it will be a drive-through event, which is another change, due to COVID.

In addition, there will not be health screenings at the event this year.

Storyteller to discuss folk tales tonight

Storyteller Joyce Slater will tell animal-themed tales and will lead a discussion of “The White Cat” and “The Seal’s Skin” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs, Kansas.

The adult summer reading program takes place outdoors on the library patio with Zoom participation an option. Email jgranath@bonnerlibrary.org for the Zoom link.

This will be the last of the adult summer reading programs at the Bonner library.

Also planned during August in Bonner Springs is an electronics recycling program.

The event will be 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Bonner Springs Farmers’ Market, near Kelly Murphy Park, 215 Elm St., Bonner Springs.

Midwest Recycling Center will be at the Farmers’ Market to take and recycle electronics. They will wipe all hard drives.

The service is free, although there are exceptions to what may be accepted, mainly fees for old TVs and old computer screens. Check the website at https://mrcrecycling.net/recycling-fees for a full list of what may be recycled.

The KU Chess Club will meet from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Bonner Springs Farmers’ Market, near Kelly Murphy Park, 215 Elm St., Bonner Springs.

The public may join in with the KU Chess Club at the educational event. Tables, boards and pieces are provided.

Wyandotte Class of ’71 to hold 50th reunion Sept. 25

The Wyandotte High School Class of 1971 is holding its 50th reunion from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 25 at Savior Pastoral Center, 12601 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.

The cost of the event will be $40 per person if registration is received before Sept. 1, which is the deadline for registration. There will be no tickets sold at the door.

Registration will be by check or money order only.

The event will include a barbecued ribs and chicken dinner on Saturday, Sept. 25.

There will be a meet-and-greet event on Friday night at a local establishment, with class members paying for their own food or drink orders.

Commemorative T-shirts may be pre-ordered.

The class is collecting memories of high school years, and class members may send in information for the Memory Book at mar66102@gmail.com.

A companion reunion golf scramble will be held at noon Friday, Sept. 24, at Painted Hills Golf Course. The golf scramble is not included in the registration fee; for more information, call 913-708-0861.

The class has a page on Facebook with more information and with the registration form at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wyandotteclassof71.