Race scheduled July 12 at Wyandotte County Lake Park
The 2014 Psycho Psummer Run Toto Run will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at Wyandotte County Lake Park, 91st and Leavenworth Road. Runners will meet at Shelter No. 2 for the eighth annual race. It is a 50k, 10-mile and 20-mile race. It will be a beautiful, challenging race on hilly single-track trails. There is an entry fee. For more information, see http://www.enter2run.com/Search/event.aspx?id=26007.
Tractor Daze to be Saturday in Bonner Springs
Tractor Daze and Touch-a-Truck are planned Saturday, July 12, at the National Agricultural Hall of Fame, 126th and State, Bonner Springs. The event also will include a swap meet and mud run. Ag Fest will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Ag Fest includes milking demonstrations, farming demonstrations, a petting zoo, soil tunnel trailer, blacksmith, living history and more. Food vendors will be available. Visitors also may enjoy a tractor show, swap meet, garden tractor pull, trucks of all shapes and sizes, working antique construction equipment, kiddie pedal pull, ride a miniature train, Shriner’s clowns and fire wagon, and hay wagon. The kiddie pedal pull will be at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; parade of power at noon; garden tractor pull at 1 p.m., tractor games at 2 p.m. and mud run at 4 p.m. There also will be kids’ identification offered. The swap meet is scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. July 11 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 12. Admission, not including the mud run, is $6 for adults, $4 for youth 4 to 14 years old, and free for children under 4. Admission with the mud run is $10 for adults and $5 for youth. The hosts of the event are the Wyandotte County Farm Bureau, Greater Kansas City 2 Cylinder Club and Antique Caterpillar Club.
Athletic field to be dedicated July 12; sports events for youth planned
A punt, pass and kick football event, plus a soccer event, will be held for a community athletic field on Saturday, July 12. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and youth events will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at 1900 N. 9th St., Kansas City, Kan. It is open to the public. Unified Government Commissioner Tarence Maddox is planning to be at the event. The field has been restored and will be dedicated in a ceremony July 12. The field is being dedicated to coach Adrion Roberson. Immediately after the program, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., youth will participate in the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick event. There also will be a soccer match between the Juba Boyz and Somali Soccer of KC. The NFL Punt, Pass and Kick event is free and open to boys and girls ages 6 to 15. Registration is requested by July 7 to nflppk.com. Youth must pre-register to participate. No walk-ins will be allowed. Participants will be divided into five age groups. Cleats will not be allowed.
Live at Legends free concert to be July 12
The Legends Outlets, I-70 and I-435, will sponsor free family friendly concerts on some Saturday evenings during July and August in front of the center courtyard fountain. The Zeros will perform from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12. The Live at the Legends summer concert series will feature local and regional talent performing popular pop, classic rock and country hits from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and today. The concert series will take place at the center of the Civic Courtyard Fountain in front of Phoenix Theaters Legends 14.
Summer concert to be July 12 at Legends
Dave and Buster’s Summer Concert Series will continue at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 12, on the rooftop patio at The Legends Outlets. Pyromaniac will perform from 9 p.m. to close July 12. Different bands will play on Saturdays through September.