Category: Wyandotte County

Applefest returns this weekend to Grinter Place

The annual Applefest will return Saturday and Sunday at Grinter Place state historic site, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The event was last held around three years ago, according to Pam Howe. She is the co-administrator of the site with Bill Nicks.

This year the Grinter Place Friends are partnering with Strawberry Swing to hold the event, Howe said. The group has popup events each weekend, bringing its own following, food trucks and more to events, she added.

The event Saturday and Sunday will include kids’ activities, free tours of the Grinter House by tour guides in period costume, artists and crafters’ displays, music and Grinter Place items for sale such as apple butter, candles and T-shirts. There will be vendors.

Representatives of the Delaware and Wyandotte nations will give presentations on a small stage, she said.

A small pop-up gift shop will be located inside Grinter House, she added.

Admission is free and open to the public for the two days, she added.

Hours of the festival are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25.

Grinter Place is a state museum on the site of a ferry across the Kansas River, on the military road between Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Scott. The historic Grinter House was completed in 1857 and is furnished in that period.

As with any festival of its kind, a lot depends on the weather. Howe said the current forecast for the weekend is good, with warm temperatures in the afternoon, and no rain.

For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/grinterplace.

The annual Applefest returns Sept. 24-25 at Grinter Place, a state historic museum at 78th and K-32 in Kansas City, Kansas. (File photo)

St. Paul’s Church to focus on environmental responsibility

by Murrel Bland

The clergyman practices what he preaches.

Simply stated, that describes the practices of the Rev. Evan Ash, an assisting priest at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Kansas. Father Evan heads up the Creation Care effort for the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. Creation Care is an initiative of the national Episcopal Church.

The Rev. Evan Ash

Father Evan has some practical suggestions people can do to be better stewards of the environment.

• Buy things in paper instead of plastic packaging.
• Buy locally grown foods; this takes less transportation and thus less pollution.
• Take your own bags to the store, thus reducing the use of paper and plastic bags.
• Reduce travel time; use gasoline with ethanol.
• Buy clothes made of natural fabrics such as cotton and linen; this reduces the use of synthetics.
• Use distilled water made at home instead of buying it in plastic bottles.
• Set your thermostat at 78 degrees to reduce use.
• Buy high efficiency replacement heating and cooling units and appliances.
• Use solar-power attic fans.
• Take the advice of the National Wildlife Federation to support a backyard that is friendly toward wildlife.
• Plant shade trees to save on energy costs.
• Use a book of daily devotions to remind us of our connection to God.

As part of his effort to support the Creation Care effort, Father Evan will lead an outdoor service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Lavender Hill Farm, 112 N. 63rd St., in the Muncie community of Kansas City, Kansas. The farm is just south of 63rd Street and Riverview Avenue. The public is invited and refreshments will be served after the service. Dress will be casual.

Joe III and Jenny Steineger are the owners of Lavender Hill Farm.

The farm is owned and operated by Joe Steineger III and his wife Jenny. Joe is a third generation Wyandotte County farmer; the Steinegers are longtime members of St. Paul’s parish.

For more information about Creation Care check out the following links https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/creation-care/ or https://episcopal-ks.org/care-of-creation/.

For more information, telephone Father Evan Ash at 913-244-0772.

Murrel Bland is the former editor of the Wyandotte West.

Showers in forecast for Thursday and Friday

National Weather Service graphic

Scattered showers are expected this morning, with another round expected late tonight into Friday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

No hazardous weather is expected, the weather service said.

There will be cooler than normal temperatures today with rain mostly south of a Kansas City to Sedalia line, according to the weather service.

Today, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11 a.m., with a high near 64 and an east northeast wind of 7 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, there is a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m., with a low of 56 and an east northeast wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, there is a 70 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 64 with a south southeast wind of 6 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Friday night, the low will be around 55 with a southeast wind of 5 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 84 and a calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 57, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 74, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be clear, with a low of 49, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 75, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be clear, with a low of 51, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 75, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 50, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 76, the weather service said.