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BioTerry Shuck was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. In the late 1980s he saw so many beautiful and interesting things that weren't being photographed. He thought others would like to see what he saw, so he bought a camera, got some basic instructions and began photographing. He wanted to show God's beautiful handiwork as well as preserve the history of

old towns and buildings. Published in dozens of guides, web sites, and magazines. In November a novel by William Blatty (author of The Exorcist) titled Crazy will be released with a photo of his as the cover.

The Tour A friend (Randy) and he take a trip once a year when vacations can align to go on a photo-tour. This photo was taken on a

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owners as they are usually onsite during the day, and they really like showing off their classic theatres. The folks we met in Kansas were so friendly and forthcoming, many times giving us a little piece of history they are proud of. Sometimes they are surprised that we are interested

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Table of ContentsBonner Springs P. 7-16

Central Kansas City P. 17-26

Downtown Kansas City P. 27-32

Southeastern Kansas City P. 33-38

Turner P. 39-48

Village West Area P. 49-58

information for P. 59-67

all residentsDirectory P. 68-71

Government P. 72-78


Greetings, Welcome! Wyandotte Coun-

ty is a great place to live and visit and I hope that you find the “Guide to the Dot” useful in discovering and learning more about the many amenities Wy-andotte County has to offer.

Wyandotte County is home to three cities: Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. All three cities offer top-notch hospitality - from the heart-thumping excitement of professional sports like NASCAR, Wizards and T-Bones, to quaint historical charm - you’ll find something for everyone in Wyandotte County!

Wyandotte County is the No.1 tourist destina-tion in the entire State of Kansas. So much is go-ing on in all parts of the county from the historic Quindaro Ruins growth in single family hous-ing to wonderful achievements in our schools to new developments in the Village West Tour-ism District. Wyandotte County has many great neighborhoods and beautiful parks.

I want to invite you to enjoy our Parks and Rec-reation services and facilities. Our county is fortu-nate to have a great parks system from signature lakes to great urban spaces. Wyandotte county/Kansas City, Kansas has some incredible natural spaces for the whole family to enjoy. These in-clude several lakes to connect with nature that can be used for many outdoor activities, to five community centers that are available for a huge variety of activities from crafts to sport leagues to fitness classes. We also offer Sunflower Hills golf course; one of the finest public courses in the metropolitan area. Many neighborhood parks and athletic complexes round out our ex-tensive park system.

Our history, diverse cultures, unique lodging and destination shopping and dining make Wy-andotte County a great place to live, work, play and visit.

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Th e Unifi ed Government

Commission spent m

ore

than $100,000 on travel in

the past fi ve years, a

ccord-

ing to a legislative auditor’s

report.

In 2009,

when the

Unifi ed Gov-

ernment had

to slash de-

partmental

budgets, cut

services, can-

cel raises and

f u r l o u g h

workers, the

commission-

ers spent

$16,755.19

on travel. In

2010, so far,

they have

s p e n t

$12,005.41,

the report

stated.

Th e report was request-

ed by Commissioner M

ike

Kane aft er a disagreement

among commissioners o

n

whether Commissioner

Ann Brandau Murguia

should receive funding for

a trip. Kane, defending

UG Commissi

on spends

more than $100k o

n travel

Murguia, pointed out there

was funding left in the

travel budget.

At issue was whether

Murguia should travel to

an Interna-

t i o n a l

Council of

Shopping

C e n t e r s

Conference

in Las Ve-

gas, Nev., at

an estimat-

ed cost of

$600. Com-

missioner

Mark Hol-

land said

the com-

mission had

received a

memo that

it was su

p-

posed to be

cutting back

on travel requests. The

commission split 5

-4 on the

issue, and then Murguia

withdrew her request aft er

Commissioner Pat Pettey

asked to vote again.

Murguia said recently

In 2009, when the

Unified Gove

rn-

ment had to slas

h

departmental

budgets, c

ut

service

s, cancel

raises a

nd furlough

workers

, the

commissi

oners

spent $16,755.19

on travel.

In 2010,

so far,

they have

spent $12,005.41,

the report

stated

.

see TRAVEL, page 15

by Mary Rupert

State Rep. Marga-

ret Long, D-36th

Dist., said last w

eek

she would retire from

the Kansas House of

Representatives.

Long is the only

representative from

the Wyandotte

County delegation

who has not fi led for

re-election.

Filing for the 36th

District recently, a

c-

cording to the secre-

tary of state’s w

ebsite,

was Kathy Wolfe

Moore, former chief

Long to retire fro

m Kansas House of Representatives

of staff to

former Mayor

Carol Marinovich. W

olfe

Moore lives in

the Piper area of

Kansas City,

Kansas. Th e fi l-

ing deadline is

June 10 for can-

didates who are

running in the

primary. The

36th District in-

cludes Piper, Ed-

wardsville, and

extends as far

east as 67th

Street in some

places.

So far, the only Wyan-

dotte County state represen-

tative with op-

position is R

ep.

Broderick Hen-

derson, D-35th

Dist. He is c

hal-

lenged by Chiq-

uita Coggs, a

Republican.

Rep. Long

said that she re-

ally didn’t have a

reason to off er

for retiring aft er

her 12 years of

service in the

Legislature. She also is re-

tired from TWA.

“Maybe it’s time for new

ideas,” she said.

She said that although

she’s retirin

g, that doesn’t

mean she wouldn’t want to

still participate in opportu-

nities that may come

along.

Rep. Long, the ranking

minority member of th

e

House Transportation Com-

mittee, counts among her

achievements helping to

push through two transpor-

tation programs, one in

1999 and one in 2010. She

see LONG, page 13

Rep. Margaret Long

by Mary Rupert

Downtown Kansas City,

Kansas, is partying Friday

with the annual June Fest.

And a must-see is t

he

live entertainment.

“We’re going to have fi ve

live bands,” said Beth Holt-

wick, who is coordinating

the program for Downtown

Shareholders.

Musical entertainment

includes Ernest James

Zydeco, Makuza, Hearts of

Darkness, St. Paradise Steel

Band and the Bobby Adams

Trio.

Th e bands will perform

on two stages, as fe

stival-

goers circulate among

booths, art exhibits,

street

performers, kids’ craft s,

vendors and a sm

all car

display, she said. Th e festi-

val begins at 4 p.m. and

ends at 9 p.m. Friday, June

11. Minnesota Avenue will

be blocked off between 6th

and 8th streets.

Th e free festiv

al drew

about 2,500 persons last

June Fest

to celebrate

downtown’s

renaissance

Friday

see FEST, page 15

WATER FUN

Vivian Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas, played in the spray park behind

Eisenhower Middle School June 1. Spray parks in the Kansas City,

Kansas, Parks and Recreation Department opened recently. The parks

are free and open to the public, including all ages. The three spray

parks of the Parks and Rec Departm

ent are located at Eisenhower

Park, behind Eisenhower Middle School, 2901 N. 72nd ; Pierson Park,

1800 S. 55th ; and Heathwood Park, 10th and Parallel. (Staff p

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With a great deal of

practice, discipline, fund-

raising and donations, the

Schlagle High School band

will travel to Washington,

D.C., this week to represent

Kansas in the National In-

dependence Day parade.

And no small amount of

belief saw them through a

year of struggling to raise

funds for their trip. Aft er

raising about $50,000 and

still needing $23,000, the

Schlagle band got another

donation. Th e Kansas City,

Kansas, Board of Education

recently kicked in the re-

maining $23,000 for the

trip even though times are

hard for the district, too.

Identifi ed by Sen. Pat

Roberts’ offi ce in April 2009

as one of the outstanding

bands in Kansas that could

represent the state at the

National Independence

Day event, and encouraged

by district officials, the

Schlagle band worked all

year to raise funds.

“We did trash bags, we

did the Kansas City Foun-

Schlagle High band goes

to nation’s capital through

hard work, perseverance

dation of Excellence, fash-

ion show, walkathon, and a

huge garage sale,” said band

director Reginald May. Ad-

ditional donations were

received from parents of

the band members, from a

Blue Valley North band

parents group, and the Seed

Center, he said.

“Struggle, struggle,

struggle,” May said. “We

took on the challenge not

knowing the economy was

the way it was.”

Th e band was blessed to

get support and donations

from the community and

the school district, he said.

Th e school board saw the

advantages of the students

benefi ting from not just the

band experience, but also

from seeing the nation’s

capital and going on edu-

cational tours of places such

as the Smithsonian muse-

um. Past years’ achievements

for the Schlagle band in-

clude being selected as a

fi nalist for the Home Depot

see BAND, page 13

The Schlagle High School Band leaves July 1 to represent Kansas in

Washington, D.C. In this fi le photo, the band from Kansas City, Kansas,

practiced last summer to prepare for this year’s performances. (File

photo by Bettse Folsom)

Janiah Bond-Clough, 6, worked on an art project in the multipurpose

room of the Learning Center during the open house June 26. (Staff

photo)

by Mary Rupert

Th e new Piper Learning

Center boasts a rural atmo-

sphere surrounded by fi elds

and farm buildings, with

birds singing outside and

even the possibility of

cows. And also, the sound of

hundreds of cars on U.S. 73

can be heard in the dis-

tance, as the Learning Cen-

ter at 136th and Donahoo

Road is only about three

blocks from the highway.

Th e Piper 21st Century

Program Preschool and

Child Care center, spon-

sored by the Piper Com-

munity Education Associa-

tion, has moved out of

Piper school buildings and

into space rented at the site

of the former Farmland

Industries in western Wy-

andotte County. Th e pro-

gram will have Piper dis-

trict bus transportation

available. Lori Lanter, director of

Piper preschool

center movesto rural

atmosphere

see PIPER, page 11

by Mary Rupert

Th e Kansas City,

Kansas, fi re marshal

is emphasizing two

main concepts –

happy and safe – as

residents prepare to

celebrate the Fourth

of July with fire-

works. Residents

may start shooting

fi reworks legally on

July 2. “We want to en-

courage all the Wy-

andotte County

residents to have a

safe and not sorry

Fourth of July,” said

Bob Lovell, fi re mar-

Fire marshal encourages

fi reworks safety

shal. He said residents should

use common sense in

shooting fi reworks, and

supervise children around

fi reworks. Th ey shouldn’t

relight duds. Give those

fi reworks that don’t work

20 minutes, then pour wa-

ter on it and leave it alone,

he advised.

“Sparklers can reach in

excess of 1,200 degrees,

which can cause a pretty

severe burn,” Lovell said.

Children need to be super-

vised by adults at all times

see SAFETY, page 10

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While the community

expressed some concern

about fl ash mobs this past

spring, last weekend Th e

Legends was the site of a

planned fl ash dance mob.

A “Glee” flash dance

mob made up of commu-

nity dancers bravely started

a surprise dance for Leg-

ends visitors at 2 p.m. Aug.

14, in a heat index of 98.

Their energetic perfor-

mance at 2 p.m. in front of

the Legends fountain lasted

about 6 minutes.

About 150 dancers pre-

pared a dance routine cho-

Glee-ful

flash mob at

the Legends

see GLEE, on page 8

FLASH MOB

The dancers’ routine was quite

energetic Aug. 14, especially

considering the heat index of 98

degrees at 2 p.m. (Staff photo

by Mary Rupert)

by Mary Rupert

Only a few months aft er

State Sen. Kelly Kultala, D-

5th Dist., voted against a

higher share of revenue for

The Wood-

lands horse

and dog

track, the

Tom Hol-

land-Kel ly

Kultala cam-

paign for

governor and

lieutenant governor re-

ceived a $2,000 donation

from Penn National Gam-

ing and a $500 donation

from the International

Speedway Corp.

While Woodlands’ sup-

porters are trying to make

a campaign issue out of

that, it will be diffi cult. Vot-

ing against Th e Woodlands

bill was Kultala’s lieutenant

governor opponent, Jeff

Colyer, a Republican state

senator from Overland

Park. Th e Woodlands eff ort in

the state Sen-

ate lost by

one vote. Lo-

cal govern-

ment offi cials

have been

quoted as

stating that

the principals

of the firm

building the new casino at

the Kansas Speedway, Penn

National and the Interna-

tional Speedway Corp.,

were opposed to allowing

Th e Woodlands and other

horse and dog tracks in

Kansas to receive more rev-

enue from the state from

slot machines.

While a plan for slots at

Th e Woodlands passed at

the same time as the casino

Donations

to candidates

for governor

have ties

to new casino,

new soccer

stadium

see DONATE, on page 10

Kelly Kultala

Jeff Colyer

by Mary Rupert

Construction on Hol-

lywood Casino at the Kan-

sas Speedway continues to

move forward and is on

Casino project moving forward

schedule, said Jeff Boerger,

president of Kansas Speed-

way Development Corp.

Currently, the Turner

Construction is working on

excavation, underground

utilities and roads.

Boerger said 1 million

cubic yards of dirt will be

moved with this casino

project, in comparison to

11 million cubic yards of

dirt with the Kansas Speed-

way project. It is a $410

million project in early

phases.

Th e casino project con-

tinues to move forward on

a fi nal design with the Uni-

fi ed Government and Kan-

sas Lottery, he said.

Scheduled completion

of the casino is in early

2012, he said. Th e casino is

expected to employ more

than 1,000 full-time per-

sons, with an additional

see CASINO, on page 11

by Bob Winner

Second Friday was alive

and well at the Kaw Valley

Arts and Humanities gal-

lery, 756 Armstrong, with

one of the largest turnouts

ever in spite of the rain. Th e

gallery had a vast array of

art from local artists.

One such artist is Ned’Ra

Bonds, who specializes in

quilts.

“Some quilts I make take

Quilts, portraits in

terest viewers

at Second Friday Art Walk

from one week to several

years to make,” Bonds said.

“It takes a lot of research

just to do a quilt that rep-

resents historic points. Af-

ter the research is done the

quilt is then cut and stitched

together. At the end is a

piece of art. Quilts were and

still are a true depiction of

America past and pres-

ent.” Another artist was

George Norris, who spe-

cializes in portraiture. His

work has appeared in vari-

see QUILT, on page 9

Quilts from Ned’Ra Bonds and

portraits by George Norris were

shown at the Second Friday Art

Walk Aug. 13 at the Kaw Valley

Arts and Humanities Gallery,

756 Armstrong. (Photo by Bob

Winner)

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Scarecrows on Parade Visitors to Bonner Springs last fall enjoyed seeing scare-crows of all varieties on street corners or just lounging in front of houses. (Photo by Bettse Folsom)

Photo on Page 7

Bonner Springs has small-town atmosphere in metropolitan area

“Life is better in Bonner Springs” is the motto of the city’s official website, www.bonnersprings.org.

Prominent among its big-city entertainment venues are Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone, the Renaissance Festival and the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame.

But in keeping with the small-town atmosphere, there are also City Band concerts in Centennial Park during the summer, a Marble Days Festival that celebrates the old-fashioned

children’s game, and a community festival, Tiblow Days, held each August to honor the founder of Bonner Springs.

Bonner Springs Tiblow DaysTiblow Days is celebrated during the

fourth weekend in August in downtown Bon-ner Springs. It usually starts with a social hour and Mayor’s Banquet. It continues with a car-nival at Kelly Murphy Park. A biscuit-and-gra-vy breakfast is held at First Christian Church on Saturday. The Tiblow Trot starts at Kelly

Murphy Park, followed by a parade that usu-ally starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Tiblow Days is an annual heritage festival featuring crafts, entertainment, a car show, a children’s play area and bands.

Tiblow Days is sponsored by the Bonner Springs and Edwardsville Chamber of Com-merce and the city of Bonner Springs.

The festival commemorates the town, its Tiblow Trading Post and ferry. They were founded by Henry Tiblow and his wife, Poly-anna Marshall Tiblow. He also was an official Indian interpreter. The festival originated in the 1950s, and was revived in the 1970s.

Mrs. Tiblow was the sister of Anna Mar-shall Grinter. Mrs. Grinter was married to Moses Grinter, who also ran a ferry across the Kansas River in what’s now Kansas City, Kansas. The Tiblows are buried near Nowata, Okla.

The Tiblow log cabin was on the West side of town, near the point where the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe railroads cross and

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The festival includes the Phantom’s Feast, Pirate Feast, Feast of Fools, Legend Quest game, Royal Smoker Society, Royal High Tea, Full Combat Jousting, Celtic and Gyspy dances, Renaissance arts, Highland games, Renaissance reality shows and All Hallows Eve celebrations. There will also be games for children.

Magicians, musicians, fire-eaters, jugglers and other entertainers are strolling through the crowds and performing throughout the festival. Crafts, foods and drink will be sold. Weddings of the century will be performed.

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Concerts at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

A variety of musical thirsts can be quenched

Community theaterThe Kansas Academy of Theatrical Arts

offers a summer youth theater program at the George Meyn Center, Wyandotte County Park, Bonner Springs. The program features acting classes and productions for youth ages 5 to 16. The academy has also launched an after-school program in partnership with the Wyandotte County Parks and Recreation De-partment. For more information, telephone Judy Jones at 913-766-5040 or visit the web-site at www.katayouth.org.

National Agricultural Center and hall of Fame

Visitors can see the history of American


at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone (formerly Sandstone Amphitheater), inside Wyandotte County Park in Bonner Springs. For more in-formation, telephone 913-721-3400 or visit the website, sandstoneamp.com.

An outdoor venue, Sandstone holds con-certs from May through October. Musical lu-minaries who have performed there through the years include: Paul Simon, Lynyrd Sky-nard, Willie Nelson, Brooks and Dunn, Rod Stewart, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Tracy Law-rence, Tim McGraw, Stevie Nicks, Tina Turner, Cindy Lauper, Counting Crows, The Wallflow-ers, Wynonna Judd, Michael Bolton, Lisa Loeb, Blue Oyster Cult, Pearl Jam, the Spice Girls, Ozzy Osbourne, Leann Rimes, Sawyer Brown, Sister Hazel, Smashing Pumpkins, Meredith Brooks, Boz Skaggs, Van Halen, the Lilith Fair, the Van’s Warped Tour, Hank Williams Jr., Me-tallica, the Moody Blues, Chicago, Reba McEn-tire, Iron Maiden, the Beach Boys, ZZ Top, El-ton John, the Eagles and Shania Twain.


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Its East Gallery houses a 1903 American La France Metropolitan fire engine. The museum has a schedule of special exhibits on display. The Trowbridge Research Library at the mu-seum offers documents and information that helps with genealogy and historical research. For information, telephone 913-573-5002, or visit the Web site, www.wycomuseum.word-press.com.


farmers and agriculture at The National Agri-cultural Center and Hall of Fame adjacent to Wyandotte County Park in Bonner Springs.

Ag Hall events during 2010 include a truck and car show, a tractor pull, “Farm Tales” pro-grams, a lineman’s rodeo and many other special events. For more information about Ag Hall programs and events, visit the web-site www.aghalloffame.com or call 913-721-1075.

On the Ag Hall grounds are a museum honoring Hall of Fame members; a one-room schoolhouse; a small village with a black-smith shop; and a gallery of rural art.

Recently, the Ag Hall opened the National Poultry Museum. Business groups, clubs and individuals also can rent a hall for events.


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The Great American Barbecue Festival is held each May at Capitol Federal Park at



Sandstone, Bonner Springs.The event attracts thousands of partici-

pants and visitors to a weekend of barbecu-ing and competition for prizes. Carnival rides also are offered at the event.

For more information, visit www.think-bbq.com.

Bonner Springs City LibraryThe Bonner Springs City Library opened a

new building at 201 N. Nettleton in the sum-mer of 2009.

The library offers very active children’s programming, with children’s story times four times a week, an online catalog available at the library’s website, www.bonnerlibrary.org, and sharing of library resources with other medium and small libraries in north-east Kansas. The shared resources means that if the Bonner library doesn’t have a book, the library can get the book on loan from one of the other libraries.

ParksCentennial Park at K-32 (Cedar) and 2nd

Street in Bonner Springs commemorates the city’s first 100 years from 1898-1998. The park features a restored Burlington Northern San-ta Fe Railway caboose, water garden, centen-nial walkway with engraved bricks, limestone bench and wheat sculpture.

For more information about Bonner Springs Parks and Recreation, visit the web-site, www.bonnersprings.org/parks.html or call 913-422-7010.

Wyandotte County Park, 126th and State in Bonner Springs, is under the Unified Gov-ernment’s park system. The park includes a golf course and tennis courts, as well as rec-



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reation halls and picnic shelters. For more in-formation on programs, call 913-573-8329.

SwimmingThe Bonner Springs Aquatic Park is locat-

ed at 1200 S. 134th, telephone 913-422-7011. Admission is $5 per person per day. Swim-ming and diving lessons are offered at the pool.

GolfSunflower Hills Golf Course is a public

course adjacent to Wyandotte County Park in Bonner Springs and is owned by the Uni-fied Government. A Junior Golf Course offi-cially opened in the spring of 2002 at Wyan-dotte County Park in Bonner Springs. It offers 6-holes with three tee positions on every hole. Adults also use the junior course for practice. A flying-disc golf course also is located Wyan-dotte County Park.

Skate parksThe Unified Government Parks and Rec-

reation has built a skate park at Wyandotte County Park, 126th and State Avenue. The park features a variety of ramp configura-tions for those who ride skateboards, skates or bicycles. The skate parks are open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

other recreation programsRecreation programs for families and chil-

dren also are offered at the Bonner Springs YMCA, 2251 S. 138th, Bonner Springs, tele-phone 913-422-9348.

Public schoolsParents must have birth certificates, health

and immunization records and school re-cords when enrolling children in Wyandotte County schools.

The Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Pub-lic Schools serves the Bonner Springs and Edwardsville areas. For more information, call 913-422-5600 or visit the website www.usd204.k12.ks.us/.

Child careAll pre-schools and child-care programs

must be licensed with the state by the Wyan-dotte County Health Department. The Child-Care Licensing Section of the Health Depart-ment can provide information on how to find out about a child-care program. The number is 913-573-6702.

A state law makes it illegal to give lists of all licensed, child-care programs with a guide to choosing a child-care provider. However, the Family Conservancy can provide some refer-


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The Wyandotte County Special Educa-tion Cooperative offers an early-childhood screening program that tests preschool-age children. The cooperative also serves men-

City servicesBonner Springs city offers a number of

services to its residents. For more informa-tion, visit www.bonnersprings.org.

Animal licenses are required for dogs and cats over the age of 6 months. There are also permits required for other activities, such as burning leaves. For a list of licenses and per-mits, plus codes that may apply, visit www.bonnersprings.org/municipal_serv4.html.

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Schlitterbahn Vacation Village

One of the newest attractions in Wyandotte County is the Schlitterbahn water park at 94th and State. The park opened to the public in the summer of 2009 with water rides and wa-ter slides. Still under construction, the Schlit-

terbahn plans include a Riverwalk, shopping, dining and lodging.

When completed, it will be a $750 million entertainment destination, according to Schlit-terbahn officials.

The park opened in summer 2009 with five tubing slides and chutes, two tubing rivers, 13 mini-slides for children, three beaches and a gi-ant hot tub with a swim-up refreshment bar.

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Other park attractions include the Bahnzai Pipeline, Black Knight, Henry’s Hideout Hot Tub Bar, Kinderhaven Kids’ Area, Kristal Beach, Kristal River, Raging River Tube Chute, Torrent Beach, Torrent Cove, and Wolfpack.

New water park attractions, retail, lodging and entertainment elements will be introduced during future phases through 2011, according to Schlitterbahn officials. In 2011, the Scheels sporting goods store is slated to open, accord-ing to a Schlitterbahn news release.

Schlitterbahn is in the process of setting ticket prices for the 2011 season. Check with the ticket office for ticket and discount information. The park has free parking, free tubes and free life jackets. Guests may bring a picnic basket, but no grilling, glass containers or alcohol are allowed. For more information, call 913-334-5200 or visit the Web site, www.schlitterbahn.com, and click on the button for the Kansas City Schlitterbahn Vacation Village.


GrillingThousands of people regularly turn out for the annual Back-to-School Fair at Indian Springs center, 47th and State. Grilling hot dogs for children were, left to right, Mark Harper, Tom Hobley and Chris Taylor. They were volunteers with Widow’s Son Lodge No. 17. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Autumn Gold Parade,

celebrationThe 26th annual Autumn Gold Celebration

will focus on the Leavenworth Road neighborhood. This year the parade was held on Sept. 19. The parade is one of the biggest in Wyandotte County.

Previous parades have featured more than 100 entries of floats, bands and marchers. Floats have included those from schools, clubs, church groups and civic groups; race and show cars, the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department and area nursing homes.

The festival was started in 1985 to give residents a sense of identity and improve community self-image. The parade route this year was from


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