Category: Events

Drive-in theater becomes a bike-in May 15

Rosedale Development Association will offer the fourth annual Bike-In Movie on Thursday, May 15 at the Boulevard Drive-In.

Two wheels will replace four under the stars as bicyclists gather to watch the movie “Ride the Divide” as part of the Greater Kansas City Bike Week 2014. Bike week began to promote bicycling in the region and will include dozens of events throughout the metro area.

The gates to the Bike-In will open at 7:30 p.m., and the show will start at sundown. Before the show, bicyclists of all ages and skill levels can participate in a community bike ride and fun family activities.

Bicycle riders from around the region are expected to be present and organizers are expecting a turnout of 150+ cyclists. There will be limited room for cars. Movie-goers are encouraged to bring blankets for the show. Food and beverages can be purchased at the theater.

The Boulevard Drive-In is at 1051 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, Kan. The suggested donation is $3 for motorists. For more information, call www.rosedale.org.

Effort to outpace poverty gets Bishop Miege’s Tim Grunard as honorary chair

Poverty in Kansas City has a new opponent, Tim Grunard, one of Kansas City’s best known football players. Grunard will serve as honorary chair for Outpace Poverty, a 5K walk event at Liberty Memorial on June 21. Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph is the event sponsor.
Grunard is currently offensive line coach at Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, where he also coached after retiring from the NFL in 2000. He coached the offensive line for two seasons at the University of Kansas. Grunard played center for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1990-2000,
“Tim is a natural fit for us and for Outpace Poverty,” said Vincent Anch, Catholic Charities Foundation Executive Director. “He is all about family and community and so are we. We’re grateful he’s supporting our work – empowering families and people from all walks of life to find a way out of poverty – at such a great summer event.”

Summer Leadership Camp offered for sixth, seventh, eighth grade girls

Girls entering sixth, seventh or eighth-grades are invited to attend the 2014 Leadership Camp scheduled June 30-July 2 on the campus of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kan.  The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth co-sponsor this event. Registration deadline is May 23.

The Leadership Camp provides opportunities for participants to learn about their faith, how Catholic Christian values and leadership go together, and how to set goals and make decisions. Recreation, a scavenger hunt, music, arts and crafts, talks and prayer are built into the three days that conclude with Mass at 7 p.m.

Registration fee is $125.00 and covers room and board, meals and a t-shirt for each participant. Partial scholarships are available. Contact Sister Barbara Smith, OSB, at [email protected] or 913-426-5275; or Sister Vicki Lichtenauer, SCL, at [email protected] or 816-718-2660. Visit www.scls.org for a brochure with application.