Mayor, Rep. Ruiz to speak at Democratic breakfast Saturday

The guest speakers at the Saturday, March 19, Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will be Mayor Tyrone Garner and state Rep. Louis Ruiz, D- 31st Dist.

The breakfast will open at 8:15 a.m. and the program will begin about 9 a.m. March 19 at Las Islas VIP Sports Bar, 4929 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

Breakfast will be available for $10 per person; the charge will be $7 for students and those on limited incomes. A breakfast sponsor has offered to pay for students attending for the first time.

This will be the 18th anniversary of the breakfast. A collection will be taken up to help with refugees from Ukraine. Proceeds from the sale of “Stop Gerrymandering” and Ukraine flag buttons will be donated to the refugees’ charity.