May 22, 2013 (Topeka, Kansas) ?? Kansas home sales rose by 7.8 percent in April 2013 compared to the same period last year, according to new figures released by the Kansas Association of REALTORS®. Sales totaled 2,891 units in April, up from 2,682 units in 2012. In comparison, sales on a national level rose by 9.7 percent for the month. ...
Kansas City, MO-May 22, 2013 – Now open since mid-March, Neptune Society Kansas City is looking to impact the cremation industry in the Kansas City Area. Serving the six county metro area of Kansas City, Neptune Society provides simple, dignified, and affordable cremation services at the time of death and through advance planning. Service Manager, Julie Walter-Davis is excited to ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: 573-556-MSOA KELLY HENDRICKS, M.D. ELECTED TO BOARD OF STATEWIDE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION Missouri State Orthopaedic Association elects Board of Directors JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri’s statewide association of Orthopaedic physicians has elected its officers and board of directors for the upcoming year. At its 44th Annual Meeting in St. Louis, members of the Missouri State Orthopaedic Association elected Kelly Hendricks, ...
CONTACT: Bill Wien, Publications Director The Builders’ Association Phone: (816) 595-4119 bwien@buildersassociation.com Don Greenwell Elected to IFEBP Voting Board Don Greenwell has been elected to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) Voting Board for 2013-2015. He becomes one of 44 Voting Directors of the International Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to being a leading objective and independent global ...
William Peck at 816-521-8503 / wpeck@uptownartsbar.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2013 Friday, June 7, 2013, from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Potluck Productions and artist Ruthie Becker come together at the Uptown Arts Bar to bring you the best of performance and visual art. Glendora Davis (actress, puppeteer, and playwright), and Joyce Slater (story teller, artist, and actress), founders of ...
Kansas City, Missouri– May 21, 2013. The Westport Historical Society would like to announce the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day through ...
Kansas City, Mo., May 21, 2013 – Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA), the region’s largest provider of arts education, will host a benefit concert by Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, performing with the Kansas City Symphony, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 16. McDonald is highly regarded for her work as both a singer and an ...
The Johnson County Library will hold the 2013 Annual Sizzlin’ Summer Used Book Sale in cooperation with Friends of the Library at Metcalf South Shopping Center, 9635 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS, June 5-8. It will be a great opportunity to stock up on gently used books and audiovisual materials for all ages and interests at bargain prices. Most items are ...
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Hundreds of residents of Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park, KS, will celebrate their healthy living by participating in a nonstop series of fitness events on Thursday, May 23. The events will be held on the Tallgrass Creek campus (13800 Metcalf Avenue) and are as follows: 10 a.m. - Noon: Senior Fitness testing. 10 - ...
Weekly Children’s Activities Returns to Park Place with Additional Option of Supervised Play Inexpensive Outlets for Creativity, Energy and Fun Offered in Barkley Square at Park Place by Bambini Creativi, Rosehill Gardens and The Learning Tree; Optional Supervised Playtime New in 2013 LEAWOOD, Kan. (May 16, 2013) – Park Place is bringing back children’s summer activities with a few additional ...
“Summer Sounds in the Park” Concert Series at Leawood’s Park Place Features Free Summer Fun for All Ages Outdoor Concerts Feature Kansas City’s Finest Local and Regional Musicians and a Children’s “Park Place Play Zone” Every Thursday LEAWOOD, Kan. (May 20, 2013) – With summer just around the corner, Park Place is excited to provide free outdoor entertainment for its ...
A Timeless Event for a Good Cause: “The Eras of Hair & Fashion” Created to Benefit Multiple Sclerosis Michael Shae Salon & Spa to Host a Charity Event Featuring 1920 through 2013 Hair and Fashion at Mestizo by Aaron Sanchez LEAWOOD, Kan. (May 8, 2013) – Driven by close friends and family suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, the team at Michael ...
The Missouri Veterans Commission’s Minority Veterans Coordinator, Rebecca Bradley, is delighted to participate in the 2013 Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration. This event will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Fairground Park in Higginsville, MO from 10 am to 6 pm. An Army Veteran, Ms. Bradley will have a booth with information regarding federal and state benefits available ...
Exhibition event is coming to Independence Events Center on Saturday, June 22 (INDEPENDENCE, MO) – The Independence Events Center announced today that the world’s best streetball players including the Professor, AO, Air Up There are joining forces for the “Search for the Next” streetball tour. The tour stops at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22 in Independence, Missouri when the Ball ...
Summary: MAREI (Mid-American Association of Real Estate Investors) and Accurate Title Company invite you to attend a Real Estate Investor Workshop in Kansas City, Saturday June 8th 2013. Content: You get a property under contract then what, the Title Company does a title search, prepares the documents, everyone goes to sign and you get a big check? Easy . . ...
MISSOURI STATE PENITENTIARY MUSEUM TO OPEN MAY 28TH AT 100 E. HIGH ST Addition of new attraction will draw prison tour attendees to Downtown JEFFERSON CITY, MO. May 21st, 2013 — After more than a year of planning and designing, the Missouri State Penitentiary Museum will open for tours on May 28th. The Museum is located on the second floor ...
Wilbur has traveled throughout the United States and foreign countries preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He and his wife, Corinne, have been married for fifty-five years with six beautiful children and seven grandchildren. Wilbur graduated from Higginsville High in Higginsville, Missouri in 1956. After which he joined the U.S. Navy. He stayed with the Navy for eleven ...
We invite you to join the Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The event will be held at the Fairground Park in Higginsville, MO from 10 am to 6 pm. This is a free family-oriented event that has been held annually since 2005. The theme of the event is “Freedom For All.” The event is sponsored by ...
Cretcher Heartland is pleased to announce a key addition to their leadership team. Jason Patchen has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer and a key member of the company’s executive management team. In his new role he will be responsible for building growth-driven marketing relationships and sophisticated marketing platforms, both internally with sales and service staff and externally with ...
Green Dot Awards announce 2012 winners Local design, fabrication and innovation firm wins prestigious sustainability award Overland Park, Kan. – Hot off the heels of winning an International Design Award Gold Prize for Sustainable Products, the Grundfos SIGMA Waterheater garnered more recognition by receiving a 2012 Green Dot Award in the Industrial Products category. Honoring excellence in innovative environmental projects, ...
Dan Erler, CEO of The eHG Group, www.ehggroup.com, has achieved the Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) certification from the Hospital Financial Management Association (HFMA). This esteemed certification enables Dan to add greater clarity to healthcare revenue cycle operations with Kansas City hospitals and practices. Healthcare regulations are becoming more complex, customers are demanding more, and hospital staffs are being held ...
The goal of the i’mINDY Tour Kickstarter project is to generate funds to press 50,000 CDs of an i’mINDY tour mix-tape of 20 artists across 20 cities during Summer 2013. We also hope to use any funds over an above our goal to help our artists with travel expenses incurred during the tour. The idea of the i’mINDY tour and ...
Kansas City, Mo. (May 20, 2013)—As escalating violence inside Syria continues to plunge more and more people into further poverty, Syria Relief and Development (SRD)—an Overland Park, Kan.-based nonprofit, humanitarian organization working inside Syria and neighboring Jordan to ease the suffering of Syrians in need—has launched a local donation drive to collect aid items to be shipped to families in ...
Contact: Jeff Barker, Kansas City Symphony (816) 218-2626 or (816) 529-4535 Photos, logos, interview requests, on-site broadcast requests and more information available SYMPHONY WELCOMES GRAMMY®-WINNER OLETA ADAMS TO FREE MEMORIAL WEEKEND CONCERT WITH FIREWORKS! Bank of America to donate home to one deserving soldier through the Military Warrior Support Group at Union Station event on Sunday, May 26 May 10, ...
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