Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast to be July 20

Speakers for the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast on Saturday, July 20, will be candidates running for local offices who are Democrats.

The breakfast will begin with a buffet at 8:15 a.m. with the program following at 9 a.m. at Las Islas Marias, 7516 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The breakfast is open to all Democrats. The cost of the buffet is $10; students and those on limited income pay $6. It is not necessary to purchase a breakfast to attend. Those who do plan to purchase a breakfast are encouraged to make reservations to [email protected] by Friday, July 19. Reservations are not required to attend.

Each Unified Government Commission candidate speaking at this month’s breakfast will have four minutes to speak; Board of Public Utilities candidates will have 2.5 minutes each; and school board and Kansas City, Kansas Community College Board of Trustees candidates will have 90 seconds each. The candidates will be able to bring campaign literature.

Candidate forum planned Wednesday

A forum for Unified Government and Board of Public Utilities candidates on the August primary ballot will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at the Dr. Burke Tech Center, Kansas City Kansas Community College, 6565 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The forum is sponsored by Business West and KCKCC.