Senior Adults

11/18/09 - Join the Johnson County Park & Recreation District's 50 Plus Department for a holiday party on Dec. 11 at the Olathe Senior Center, 311 E. Park, Olathe.

The party will let participants celebrate with friends, enjoy holiday-themed treats, play bingo for free, and listen to a musical performance by the Side by Side Experience. There will even be a chance to have photos taken with Santa himself! The program will begin at 1 p.m. and last about two hours. The cost for the party is $5 for Johnson County residents or $6 for nonresidents.

Monday, November 16, 2009
For Immediate Release

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the online Retirement Estimator, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator, now can provide immediate and personalized benefit estimates to people who have enrolled in Medicare but have not yet filed for Social Security benefits.

11/11/09 - Providing an opportunity to gather together with friends for dinner and a chance to donate to a great cause is the goal of a new special event being planned in early December by 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park & Recreation District.

TubaChristmas 2009 will be hosted by The Kansas City Symphony on Friday, December 4. This event will be one of 240 TubaChristmas concerts presented around the United States in tribute to the late artist/teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day 1902. The TubaChristmas ensemble performs traditional Christmas carols and songs, many of which were arranged by noted American composer Alec Wilder, who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980. The memories of Bell and Wilder are celebrated in the annual performances of TubaChristmas groups around the nation.

August 7, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Christopher Kowalski, M.D. has joined the medical staff of Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital, Overland Park, KS effective immediately.

Prior to his relocation in Kansas, Dr. Kowalski held dual appointments as Director of Bariatric Surgery, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine.

HEARTLAND SPINE & SPECIALTY HOSPITAL HOSTS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC’S STIM LAB™ MOBILE SIMULATOR SYSTEM

ADVANCED TRAINING ON A DRUG-FREE THERAPY FOR TREATING CHRONIC PAIN
OVERLAND PARK, KS NOVEMBER 1, 2009 HEARTLAND SPINE & SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCES THAT IT WILL HOST BOSTON SCIENTIFIC’S STIM LAB SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (SCS) MOBILE SIMULATOR SYSTEM ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009, 11:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Information:

Contact Person Dennis G. Williamson, CSA
Affiliated With Government Benefits Analysts, Inc.
Telephone Number

Contact: Connie Potter, Administrator
785 985-2380
capotter@carsoncomm.com

Doniphan County Council on Aging Awarded Subaru “Share the Love” Grant
Funds to Feed Seniors in Need this Holiday Season

(KANSAS CITY) – The Kansas City Symphony marks the beginning of the holiday season with Handel’s Messiah on Thanksgiving weekend. The Kansas City Symphony and Chorus join with the Independence Messiah Choir for this mosaic of the scriptures, which remains Handel’s most famous work. With over 400 musicians on stage, it is one of the most triumphant choral pieces ever written. Messiah is best known for its familiar “Hallelujah” chorus.

“A séance for piano and orchestra" -- ghosts of music's past weave through the three movement concerto

(Kansas City) - The Kansas City Symphony will present the world premiere of Lost Souls - A Piano Concerto by Israeli composer Avner Dorman on November 20-22. Lost Souls tell the haunting story of a séance summoning ghosts of concertos past, ending in an exorcism. Praised by Gramophone Magazine as “a fresh, young voice, worth following,” Avner Dorman is a rising star composer whose orchestral works were recently performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY HOSTS
KENNEDY CENTER PRESIDENT MICHAEL KAISER FOR FREE COMMUNITY ARTS CONVERSATION ON NOVEMBER 18

Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser to Travel to all 50 States, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., to address the challenges facing non-profit performing arts organizations today

It All Starts Here... Downtown Lee's SummitPRESS RELEASE: October 28, 2009

Contact: Stacy Brandt, Events & Marketing Coordinator

Blue Springs, MO – Community Services League (CSL) was awarded a $172,000 challenge grant from The J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, OK earlier this week as part of their $2.5 Million Brighter Futures Capital Campaign efforts. CSL, one of the largest social service providers in Eastern Jackson County, has quietly raised more than $1.5 million towards their goal.

10/21/09 - The Johnson County Park & Recreation District's yearly 50 Plus birdwatching trip to the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is a day filled with wildlife viewing and an annual favorite.

Kansas City-

Dave Wendler has brought his guitar/stringed instrument design and manufacturing to Kansas City. Besides holding a patent in the stringed instrument amplification field, he has also built more than 200 guitars, basses, mandolins and violins using his unique approach to amplified acoustic instruments. For more than thirty years he has lent his skills to repairing fretted instruments, acquired a US patent in the field of acoustic amplification, and also spent several years as the Quality Assurance Engineer in a major US guitar factory. While his instruments may appear to be solid body electric designs, the sonic signature is much more “acoustic” than “electric“.

Be our guests, Saturday, October 24th from 10AM to 4PM. Great Holiday Shopping Awaits! You’ll find affordable, one-of-a-kind gifts for that special someone on your list — including you!Find handcrafted holiday decorations, arts and crafts,jewelry, clothing and accessories, food and more!Admission is free but donations are welcome for the Raytown Emergency Assistance Program(non-perishable holiday food items; new & unwrapped holiday gift items for adults and children; toiletries/personal hygiene items; diapers; blankets, bed sheets, wash cloths/towels; and cleaning supplies are especially needed). Great door prizes and refreshments will be available too!For more information call Patty Voyles at 816-353-3400.

Because consumer prices were down over the past year, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will not automatically increase in 2010. This will be the first year without an automatic Cost-of Living Adjustment (COLA) since they went into effect in 1975.

A revitalized lakehomes Magazine arrives in homes this coming November, after three months of planning and research, featuring a new dedication to journalistic integrity, thoughtful reporting and brilliant design. In a market of general interest publications lakehomes stands apart, building a strong relationship with some of Kansas City’s most affluent through a common passion for the finer celebrations of life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Robert O’Blennis, Chief Compliance Officer
TEL: 913-498-8898
FAX: 1-800-396-8898
EMAIL: Rob@planningretirements.com
October 6, 2009

LOCAL FIRM HOSTS ATTORNEY FOR PRESENTATION: THE 5 ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE

Research Centers Will Develop Innovative Ways to Help Americans
Plan for a Secure Retirement

NEWS RELEASE
For imediate release
October 5, 2009

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the establishment of a new Financial Literacy Research Consortium (FLRC), made up of research centers at Boston College, the RAND Corporation, and the University of Wisconsin. The FLRC, supported through five-year cooperative agreements, will develop innovative materials and programs to help Americans plan for a secure retirement.

Cork and Barrel in Independence is having a special Wine tasting on Saturday for the Breast Cancer Foundation. We will be sampling pink wines, several from Missouri Wineries. Normally our wine tastings are free, this time we are asking for a $10.00 per person donation at the door with the proceeds going directly to The Power of PINK (People In Need of Kindness) Breast Cancer Foundation.

For Immediate Release Contact:
9/24/09

Leilani Haywood
816.332.0720
leilani@f3-fitness.com

F3 Fitness Grand Opening
Celebrating Faith, Family and Fitness

Kansas City, MO. – F3 Fitness, a new studio delivering life-changing results through affordable, empowering personal training programs, recently opened it doors with one goal in mind: get Kansas City feeling fit and fabulous. This highly experiential fitness studio will host a Grand Opening reception and celebration on October 17th, from 1pm to 4pm, at their location north of Ward Parkway Mall, at 80th & State Line.

Professional hoofers and novice shufflers alike will have the chance to show off their best moves and dance kicks this holiday season as Hilton Garden Inn celebrates the second year as official hotel sponsor of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the Radio City Rockettes, by encouraging consumers to submit their high kicks and dance moves to the “Holiday Kick Start” video contest.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9-21-09

Senior Star At Villa Ventura Hosts Fall Festival for the South Kansas City Neighborhood

Kansas City, MO – Sept. 21, 2009 – Senior Star at Villa Ventura Retirement Community will host their first Fall Festival for the South Kansas City neighborhood with displays of antique cars and tractors, a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, arts & crafts, vendors – and, of course, food!

Sat, Sept 26th, 2009
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Menorah Medical Center
5721 W 119th St OP, KS
Enter on east Nall Ave side
Parking Lot A

Free Pain Awareness Health & Wellness Expo hosted by Fibromyalgia Coalition International, Inc.

Conference Keynote to Address Caregiving, Aging & Healthcare Debate

KANSAS CITY, MO (September 15, 2009) – Caregiving in America will become the social challenge for baby boomers and their families. As the national debate for healthcare solutions progresses in the midst of growing deficits and uncovered costs, the elderly and their adult children must grapple with ever more limited choices in aging. Thirty years of better health and medical advancements has improved life expectancy, and when combined with the recent economic losses and increased work-life expectations, gaps in family resources must be closely evaluated.

For more information contact:
Adam MacDonald
(913) 371-3674
amacdonald@unitedway-wyco.org

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – United Way of Wyandotte County delivered a simple message at its campaign kickoff, “we need each other now more than ever.” Its partner agencies echo similar sentiments as the increase in demand for services continues. Co-chairs Jill Shackelford and Jeff Manning announced the campaign goal of $2.4 million.

For more information contact:
Adam MacDonald
(913) 371-3674
amacdonald@unitedway-wyco.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2009

United Way campaign grows from the ground up
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – This campaign season, every dollar counts; every dollar makes a difference. The needs in the community have increased the necessity for more donors. That’s why United Way of Wyandotte County is asking the community to support this year’s campaign in record numbers.

Overland Park resident, Paul Nichols, has recently published his memoirs in a 269-page book, Growing Up in the 1950s…Just Seven Blocks from the Mexican Border. A Southern Arizona Memoir.

Born and raised in Douglas, Arizona, just seven blocks from the Mexican border, Mr. Nichols’ book is filled with 87 easy-to-read stories, liberally sprinkled with Arizona, Cochise County and Agua Prieta, Mexico memories and history.

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Local Kansas City Motivational Fitness Guru and personal trainer Kri Chay has committed to take on the opportunity of a lifetime. He will be rappelling down a local Kansas City skyscraper called The Clubhouse on Friday August 28, 2009 so that Special Olympics athletes in our area can train, compete and enjoy a lifetime of their own exciting memories.