Historic Westheight Manor Holiday Homes Tour planned

The Historic Westheight Manor Holiday Homes Tour will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Westheight neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan.

Six historic homes will be on the one-day tour in the area located from North 18th Street to North 25th Street, State Avenue to Wood Avenue.

Historic Westheight Manor has one of the richest architectural histories in all of Kansas City, according to one of the organizers of the event.

Notable architects such as Louis S. Curtiss, Victor J.Defoe (who began his career with J.C. Nichols), Edward Buehler Delk (who also helped build the County Club Plaza), J.G. Braecklein and W.W. Rose all contributed to this unique community.

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased on the day of the tour at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan.

For more information, go to www.historicwestheight.org or call 913-621-4701.

Single-digit wind chill readings start the day

Residents are braving single-digit wind chill readings on Monday morning.

At 8 a.m., the temperature was 19 degrees, a wind chill of 6, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service expected the temperature to rise to a high of 27 later today. The winds will be from the northeast at 7 to 11 mph.

Tonight, expect a low of 18 with a northeast wind of 5 to 7 mph, becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday, the weather changes again, with a warmup leading to a high near 40. The wind will be from the southeast, becoming south southwest from 6 to 11 mph on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday night, look for a low of 28.

Wednesday, the high will be near 43. Wednesday night, the low will be around 30.

On Thursday, the high will be around 39, and Thursday night, the low will be around 33.

A weekend warmup starts Friday, when the high will be around 45. Friday night, the temperature will be around 35.

Saturday, look for a high near 49, and Saturday night, a low of 37.

On Sunday, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain with a high near 49.

Elementary school lunch menus

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 1
Meatball sub sandwich.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Chili with crackers; cinnamon roll.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken drummie or nuggeets.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Cheesy bread, sauce.
Friday, Dec. 5
Pizza, cheese and pepperoni; cookie.
Turner menus come with additional entrée choices of yogurt platter or peanut butter and jelly platter. Milk is offered with each meal. Fruits and veggies bar is offered daily with lunch.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 1
Cheeseburger; three-cheese grilled cheese; pepperoni calzone, sweet potato fries, broccoli with dip, tropical fruit, peaches; turkey chef salad, peas, tropical fruit, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Soft tacos; chicken nuggets; peanut butter and jelly with cheese stick, garden salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce; taco salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce, cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; corn dog; roast turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, apple, pineapple roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, apple, pineapple, roll and crackers.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Chicken Alfredo with Italian bread; meatball sub; Italian sub on deli bun, carrot coins, spring mix salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, banana, cinnamon apple slices; Cobb salad, carrot coins, banana, cinnamon apple slices and Italian bread.
Friday, Dec. 5
Cheese pizza; roast turkey sandwich; mozzarella dunkers with marinara, Caesar side salad, baby carrots with hummus, roasted corn, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, roasted corn, strawberry banana mmix, pears and fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 1
Cheeseburger; three-cheese grilled cheese, sweet potato fries, broccoli with dip, tropical fruit, peaches; turkey chef salad, peas, tropical fruit, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Soft tacos; chicken nuggets, garden salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce; taco salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce, cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; corn dog, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, apple, pineapple, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, apple, pineapple, roll, crackers.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Chicken Alfredo with Italian bread; meatball sub, carrot coins, spring mix salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, banana, cinnamon apple slices; Cobb salad, banana, carrot coins, cinnamon apple slices, Italian bread.
Friday, Dec. 5
Cheese pizza; roast turkey sandwich, Caesar side salad, baby carrots with hummus, roasted corn, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, roasted corn, strawberry banana mix, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 1
Chicken quesadilla, grape tomatoes, refried beans, peaches, fruit choice, milk choice.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Beef and bean burrito, lettuce and tomato, corn, orange, fruit and milk.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken nuggets, dinner roll, jelly, tater tots, salad, pears, fruit and milk.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Mini meatball sub, celery sticks, salad, banana, fruit and milk.
Friday, Dec. 5
Mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce, broccoli, tropical fruit, fruit and milk.
All Kansas City, Kan., school lunches have an additional entree option of chef’s salad, fruit chef salad, or yogurt muffin basket.

All menus from all districts subject to change.