Powell Gardens is the destination for a hike being planned by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District on Wednesday, June 19. Participants will visit Powell Gardens near Kingsville, Mo., and see this year's featured exhibit, Nature Connects, which aims to show that "just as Lego® bricks connect together to create something fun, colorful and ...
Two beaches and two marinas operated by the Johnson County Park & Recreation District are scheduled to open for their summer seasons beginning in late May. The facilities include: The Shawnee Mission Park Beach and Shawnee Mission Park Marina, both located in Shawnee Mission Park, 7900 Renner Road, Shawnee and Lenexa; and the Kill Creek Park Beach and Marina, 11670 ...
Bank of Blue Valley held its 11th annual Charity Golf Classic on September 25, 2012 at Loch Lloyd Golf Club. The tournament raised $35,765 for the Sunflower House: A Child Abuse Prevention Center in Shawnee, KS (www.sunflowerhouse.org). Bank of Blue Valley is planning this year’s Charity Golf Classic to be held on September 24, 2013 at Loch Lloyd Golf Club. ...
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 ...
Overland Park, Kansas – Organized by Heartland Soccer Association, the Kansas City Invitational tournament is kicking off this weekend with record attendance. From May 24-27, 352 teams will take over the Overland Park Soccer Complex, equating to about 5,000 athletes ages nine to 19. In 2012, the tournament drew 47 less teams compared to this year’s tournament. “The 2013 Kansas ...
Hundreds of families in need will receive much needed support thanks to the generous golfers, volunteers and supporters of the 32nd Annual Golf Classic founded by the Ben and Betty Zarda family. The more than $130,000 raised will help secure an additional Emergency Assistance Resource Bus to deliver food, clothing and direct financial assistance to our neighbors in need throughout ...
Epic Fight Night 1 Rob Kimmons vs. Tyler Stinson Kansas City, MO, KCI EXPO Center. June 29th, 2013. UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator Veterans along with rising stars will be fighting at the first ever EPIC FIGHT NIGHT. KCMMA.com presents Epic Fight Night 1. IN THE MAIN EVENT, Kansas City's 7x UFC Veteran Rob "The Rosedale Reaper" Kimmons faces off against ...
Overland Park, Kansas, : A local 16 and under AAU boys basketball team qualified for AAU National Championships last weekend at AAU Districts Championships played at Levo Sports Gym in Kansas City. The Team, The Kansas City Flight, consists of players from Bishop Miege and Blue Springs High schools. They are all in 10th grade. It came down to a ...
Kate Kershaw Brain Injury Association 913-486-0670 kkershaw@biaks.org AMY THOMPSON RUN FOR BRAIN INJURY TURNS 26 Memorial Day Celebration has Deep Roots in Loose Park KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 13, 2013) — Memorial Day Monday (May 27, 2013) will mark the 26th anniversary of the Amy Thompson Run for Brain Injury when more than 2,500 runners, walkers, veterans, and wheelchair participants ...
Overland Park, Kansas – The Hawaiian Hitfest Baseball Tournament is taking over Kansas City this weekend, May 17-19. Organized by Midwest Sports Productions (MSP), approximately 450 baseball teams are registered to participate which equates to over 5,000 amateur athletes. Competition will take place at various baseball facilities around the Kansas City metropolitan area including Basehor, Belton, Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park ...
In 2012, local yoga studio owners Angie Eckenroth and Leah Morgan decided they were ready to take yoga out of their studios and bring it to all yogis in Kansas City’s first city-wide yoga event. Last year marked the Festival’s first year and it was a great success. This year, they have chosen a more central location and arranged for ...
(01MAY13) Kansas City, KS – U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Division 31 announced today its support of “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work” Day on May 17, 2013. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary joins boating professionals and boating enthusiasts to heighten awareness of different life jacket types that are available, including inflatable life jackets, and demonstrate their comfort and versatility by ...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (5/10/2013) – Blue Valley Recreation is set to host the Sectionals of MLB’s Pitch, Hit & Run Competition presented by Scotts, on Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. – noon. The event includes 44 winners from 11 local Pitch, Hit & Run events. The top three scores in each age and gender group (7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14) ...
The “Lifting the Stigma on Teen Struggles” NIT held May 24 – 27, 2013 in the Kansas City area, will host 2,400 girls, ages 10 to 18, on more than 200 softball teams from 10 states. The girls will play for a cause aimed at bringing awareness to the struggles and stigma that exists around mental health, particularly suicide. Midwest ...
AND 1 PRESENTS: THE U-HOOPS BASKETBALL EXPOSURE CAMP Kansas City, Mo (May 25 & 26 2013) - BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE invited to come out and compete for 10 spots to join U-Hoops’ Summer Pro League team in Los Angeles this year. The SPL offers mass exposure that has produced 800+ NBA Players. U-Hoops has connections with NBADL scouts and overseas ...
The 20th Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefitting Feed the Need and the Johnson County Park & Recreation District Special Olympics Program will take place on June 7 at the Heritage Park Golf Course, 16445 Lackman Road, Olathe. This four-person scramble tournament is being presented by Johnson County Public Works and Johnson County Transit in conjunction with JCPRD. Check-in begins at ...
The Johnson County Park & Recreation District has established the weekend of Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, as the 2013 annual Free Fishing Weekend in district parks. This will coincide with the state of Kansas' "Free Fishing Days" in State Parks. The Saturday portion of the event also coincides with the JCPRD's Day in the Park event at ...
HASKELL ROCKETRY TEAM TAKES FIRST PLACE IN FIRST NATIONS LAUNCH WITH ROCKET MADE OF WOOD, ANIMAL GLUE, AND ELK LEG SINEW Also wins best climate change experiment and most aesthetic rocket awards The Haskell High Power Rocketry Team took first place in the 2013 First Nations Rocket Launch contest held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 27th. The Haskell team spent ...
Expression in social media culture evolves into a language of color. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: brandon@toyapplication.com RKC Design, Kansas City, May 4, 2013—By mid-June Android users will be able to instantly share how they feel about someone with the Thinking of You app. The Thinking of You—or T.O.Y.—application, allows a person to skip the messy, time-consuming exchange of words and ...
Baseball Fans! You are invited to the Kansas City Baseball Historical Society Meeting The Kansas City Baseball Historical Society (KCBHS) will hold their next monthly meeting in June, 2013. DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:00-9:00 PM (suggest you arrive early to dine) PLACE: Harrahs Casino (VooDoo Lounge), #1 Riverboat Drive, North Kansas City, MO (dining available at several casino restaurants ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 29, 2013) –Researchers at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) recently received the first ever 2013 Award of Excellence in Safety Research from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and Active Living Research (ALR) for their study on neighborhood playground equipment safety. The results of the study, ...
Prader-Willi Syndrome Night at the Races! Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, MO June 29, 2013, Gates open at 6pm Announcing the first annual Prader-Willi Syndrome, PWS night at the races. Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, MO has graciously offered to host this event on June 29th, 2013!!! Come see the PWS booth where we will be passing out information, selling t-shirts, lanyards ...
Kansas City, KS….The Kansas City Kansas Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc (KCK CVB) celebrated another successful year at its annual Tourism Celebration on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The luncheon was held at the Jack Reardon Convention Center, 500 Minnesota Ave., in Kansas City, KS. Approximately 150 people were in attendance, including elected officials and tourism industry professionals. Five awards were ...
Twelve students of Kwanzaa Martial Arts Academy, Kansas City, Mo., together with their coach, Master David Muhammad, will compete at the 17th Annual Rocky Mountain International Championship in Colorado on Sunday, May 5, 2013. The event, hosted and sponsored by IMA Karate and sanctioned by USA Karate, will be held at Monarch High School in Louisville. All traditional Karate styles ...
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