As the grand opening of the Woodneath Library Center approaches, the increased interest in the mansion might pique ones curiosity about other Clay County landmarks and history. The Clay County Archives is a great resource for historic buildings, events, as well as genealogy. A non-profit corporation organized as a depository and research center for original Clay County Records, the Archives is located one block east of the square in Liberty at 210 East Franklin in the Frank Hughes Memorial Library building.
Celebrating 100 Years of the North Kansas City Schools
The North Kansas City School District is celebrating its centennial this year. Part of the celebration was held on Saturday, May 4th with a parade of schools, a 5K run, various musical groups from the schools, and a talk by Bob Hiatt about the history of the schools. The North Kansas City School's Facebook page has pictures of the events.
The headlines surrounding North Korea’s military threats have been everywhere recently, but what we don’t see very often are the stories about the people who live under this oppressive regime. What are their lives like?
Are you a baby boomer wondering what services are out here to help? Are you in that "Sandwich generation," you know your children are growing up, and your parents are getting older? If you are looking for answers to questions like "What does Medicare/ Medicaid provide," "What are my veteran’s benefits?," "Where do I turn to get help for my parent?," "Where can I get help for myself?," then you need to stop in at the North Oak Branch on Wednesday, May 29 from 10 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
Does anyone else remember how we celebrated May 1st when we were kids? In my rural community, May 1st was marked by children gathering flowers and making May baskets. The idea was to hang this basket of flowers on someone's door, ring the bell or knock on the door, and then run away so the person wouldn't see who had left flowers for them. It was great fun! I remember thinking that I was so clever to have fooled the adults yet again. I understand now that in reality, the adults were playing along with me in this game each year.
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
Tongue twisters are great fun and such a challenge, but they are not all fun and games. Many times tongue twisters are used to improve speech skills, pronunciation, and communication. This, in turn, can boost confidence in children as well as adults. And it makes an otherwise intimidating and frustrating exercise into something fun than you can do with a professional, family, or by yourself.
Last week I had a flat tire. Let me rephrase that. My tire was half gone and what was left was in shreds.
I was on my way home from a get-together with the girls when all of a sudden, my friend and I heard a terrible noise. None of my gauges were flashing on the dashboard, so we didn’t quite know what to make of the noise. All I knew was that I needed to get in the far right lane as soon as possible.
What a long winter! Knowing how much we needed the moisture from the snow helped make the cold and the treacherous roads more bearable, but I don’t think anyone will disagree that it’s time for some spring rains instead.
We all enjoyed fun rhymes and songs when we were kids. Don’t forget to pass them along to the next generation! Rhymes and songs are an important part of early literacy. It helps children learn the sounds that make up words.
Do you want to read Moby Dick in one evening? Want to read Jane Austen but just haven’t gotten around to it? Your options have broadened for these great classics.
