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Museum features Olde World Christmas
The Strawberry Hill Museum is featuring an Olde World Christmas, with tours of the museum decorated for the holidays available. For more information, call 913-371-3264 or visit http://www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/.
Programs offered for Spanish-speaking women
Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., offers these programs for Spanish-speaking women: Grupo de mujeres: con lideres Maria Elena Rodriguez y Ana Maria Sauer, Los Martes, 20 de diciembre, 10-11 a.m. Grupo de salud emocional para la mujer, ofrecido por MOCSA, contacte a Sinead McDonough, llame al 816-285-1349. los martes, 1-2:30 p.m. Reservations are required to 913-906-8990.
Program on personal finances scheduled
A program on personal finances for the new year will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The program will discuss ways to be financially fit. The program is presented by Chiquita Miller in partnership with K-State Research and Extension. Registration is required to 913-906-8990.
Blood drive planned Dec. 20-21
The University of Kansas Medical Center, Hixson Atrium, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kan., plans a Community Blood Center blood drive from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Dec. 20 and noon to 9 a.m. Dec. 21. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.
Blood drive planned Dec. 20 in Bonner Springs
The Bonner Springs Fire Department plans the Haley Bernard Honorary Blood Drive in conjunction with the Community Blood Center from noon to 7 p.m. Dec. 20 in the training room, 13001 Metropolitan Ave., Bonner Springs. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.
Program to discuss ways to deal with credit card spending
A program on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will discuss ways to deal with credit card spending. The program is sponsored by Habitat for Humanity. A light supper at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by a workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Registration is required to 913-906-8990.
How to fix broken jewelry
A program will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., on fixing broken pieces of jewelry. At the program, participants will learn to give the jewelry a new look or make something new from it. The facilitator is Jill Ellena. Registration is required to 913-906-8990.
Keeler Women’s Center closed for holidays
The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2 for the holidays. The center will reopen Jan. 3.
Blood drive planned Dec. 27
Providence Medical Center, 8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., plans a Community Blood Center blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 27 in the auditorium rooms. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.
Blood drive planned Jan. 7 in Turner
Turner Recreation Commission Community plans a Community Blood Center blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Turner Recreation gym, 831 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kan. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.
Counseling offered
Keeler Women’s Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., offers individual and couples counseling to women and men who might otherwise not be able to afford counseling. Nothing is billed. Donations are accepted. Call 913-906-8990 for information or to do an intake and schedule an appointment.
Wyandotte County Museum
The Wyandotte County Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and holidays. For more information visit the website www.facebook.com/wycomuseum or call 913-573-5002.
Strawberry Hill Museum
The Strawberry Hill Museum at 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., has reopened after being closed to decorate for the holidays. It is open on the weekends from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children 6-12. Call for information about special times for groups. For information, call 913-371-3264 or visit http://www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/.
Grinter Place Museum
The Grinter Place State Historic Site, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kan., is one of the oldest homes in the area, built in 1857. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for students; and children 5 and younger free. It is closed on state holidays. Grinter Place is closed for the winter. For more information about hours and days it is open, call 913-299-0373 or visit http://www.kshs.org/p/grinter-place-plan-your-visit/15857.
Old Quindaro Museum
The Old Quindaro Museum is at 3432 N. 29th St., Kansas City, Kan. For more information about the museum, call 816-820-3615 or visit https://www.facebook.com/oldquindaromuseum/.