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Strawberry Hill Museum reopens for holidays
The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., reopened for the holidays on Nov. 21. A night-time Christmas tour of Strawberry Hill Museum is planned Dec. 11. Breakfast with St. Nicholas is scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Strawberry Hill Museum. A $10 fee includes breakfast, a visit with St. Nicholas and a picture. An adult breakfast is available for $6. A visit with St. Nicholas and picture only will cost $5. For more information, visit www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/ or call 913-371-3264.
Home economists to meet Nov. 30
Home and Community Group Greater Kansas City Association of Family and Consumer Sciences will meet at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 30 at Grand Street Café, 4740 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. The program will be by Mackenzie Mallon, researcher at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, on “Monument Men.”
UG committees scheduled to meet
Unified Government standing committees, Public Works and Safety, and Administration and Human Services, are scheduled to meet beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, on the fifth floor, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan. For more information, visit www.wycokck.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 Mary Ellen Rodriguez y Ana Maria Sauer, los martes, 1 y 8 de diciembre, 10 -11 a.m. Grupo de salud emocional para la mujer, ofrecido por MOCSA, contacte a Marie Alcocer, 816-285-1357. los martes, 1-2:30 p.m.
Volunteers needed to teach English
The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., needs volunteers to teach English. Volunteers may devote 1.5 hours each week, which varies with the volunteer’s schedule. Materials and training are provided. Classes are held at library locations convenient for teacher and student. Volunteers attend training sessions scheduled at Keeler from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, or from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 8. Call the Keeler Women’s Center, 913-906-8990, to register and for more information.
NAACP to meet Dec. 1
The Kansas City, Kan., Branch NAACP will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools’ Central Office, 2010 N 59th St., Kansas City, Kan. It will be a chili supper holiday celebration meeting. All members and their guests are invited to join in with the festivities. For further information, call 913-281-7900, or fax 913-281-7847.
Support group to meet Dec. 1
“Loss and Support: Dealing with the Death of Your Baby” will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Call the Keeler Women’s Center, 913-906-8990, to register and for more information.
Open enrollment event for Medicare on Dec. 2
An open enrollment event for Medicare will be held from 10 am. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at the community room, Area Agency on Aging, 849 N. 47th St., (Indian Springs area), Kansas City, Kan. The event is sponsored by Wyandotte-Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging. Walk-ins are welcome. Medicare counselors from Senior Health Insurance Counselors for Kansans (SHICK) will be available.
Program will discuss children’s illness
“What to Do When Your Child Is Sick” is the topic of a program from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. There will be practical advice for parents on what to look for when a child is sick, when to call the doctor or keep a child home from school and what to do in an emergency. The presenter will be Judy Nies in partnership with Yellow Brick. Call the Keeler Women’s Center, 913-906-8990, to register and for more information.
Charity benefit dinner to be Dec. 3
The Bonner Springs Rotary is sponsoring its annual holiday banquet at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the event barn at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 630 N. 126th, Bonner Springs. The event will benefit Vaughn-Trent Community Services. There will be entertainment and an auction. Tickets are $20. For reservations, call 913-441-2584 or email [email protected].
Santa Express to be Dec. 5 at Ag Hall
The Santa Express and 5K run is planned at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. The 5K run will kick off the holiday at the Ag Hall’s train depot. There also will be a 1K walk. For more information, see www.aghalloffame.com/santas-express-5k-run/. Santa’s Express 5K supports the living history education at the Agricultural Hall of Fame and the restoration of the historic structures. December events at the Ag Hall include kids getting their pictures taken with Santa in the train depot and riding the trail at the Ag Hall. There will be reindeer games, cookies and hot chocolate in the barn. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 5; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 12; and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13.
KCK school board to meet
The Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Central Office, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kan.
Job fair planned Dec. 11 at KCKCC
U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., will hold his fifth 3rd District Job Fair and Resource Expo on Friday, Dec. 11, at Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Technical Education Center at 65th and State. The job fair will help bring about face-to-face meetings between those seeking employment and local business owners who are currently hiring. It will include a special morning hour exclusively for veterans. The job fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 11. The first hour, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., will be exclusively for veterans. Job seekers are asked to dress for success and bring several copies of their resume. There is no registration or fee required to attend the event. The job fair will be held at KCKCC’s Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Exhibitors and those who are hiring need to register in advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/congressman-kevin-yoder-jobs-fair-tickets-19551107890.
Armourdale Renewal Association to hold Christmas luncheon
The Armourdale Renewal Association will hold its annual Christmas luncheon noon to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at 730 Osage Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The guest speaker will be State Rep. Stan Frownfelter, D-37th Dist. There will be a large assortment of food, including barbecued food. The cost of the dinner is $10 per person and $5 for senior citizens. For more information, call 913-371-5696.
Winter Carnival planned at Eisenhower Rec Center
A Winter Carnival is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Eisenhower Recreation Center, 901 N. 72nd St., Kansas City, Kan. The host of the event is the Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department. Toys will be collected to hand out to the first 500 children under the age of 12 attending the event. The donors will decide the price of the gift. Toys will be collected from Friday, Nov. 13, through Tuesday, Dec. 8. The event on Dec. 12 will offer games and activities for the family. For more information, call 573-8358.
Cabelas to hold blood drive
Cabelas, 10300 Cabela Drive, Kansas City, Kan., will hold a Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. For more information, visit www.redcrossblood.org.
Historical bus tour planned Dec. 12
The Wyandotte County Museums and Historical Sites Bus Tour is planned from 3 p.m. t 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Tickets are $25 per person. There will be a tour at each location. On the tour will be the Wyandotte County Museum, Strawberry Hill Museum, Quindaro Underground Railroad Museujm, Old Quindaro Museum, Grinter Place Historic Site and National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For information see http://visitkansascityks.com/events/2532 or contact the Kansas City, Kan., Convention and Visitors Bureau at 913-321-5800 during business hours.
UG Justice Complex to hold blood drive
The Unified Government Justice Complex, 710 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan., will hold a Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. For more information, visit www.redcrossblood.org.
West State Plaza Shopping Center to hold blood drive
West State Plaza Shopping Center, 7523 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will hold an American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. For more information, visit www.redcrossblood.org.
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 open
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 on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and holidays. The current exhibit is about the 75th anniversary of the B-25 and the bomber builders in Kansas City, Kan. For more information visit the website www.facebook.com/wycomuseum or call 913-573-5002.