A fundraiser for Scott Neal, “Ride for Big Scott,” will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11.
   Neal, 35, was stricken this year by brain cancer, and his friends are raising funds with the benefit motorcycle ride to pay for his medical and...

   The Alcott Art Center Foundation is presenting several September events.
   Sitplot Art Expo begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12 with “Shakespeare in the Parking Lot.” 
   Public art will be for sale at the art expo, held in conjunction with...

   The 33rd annual Central Avenue Parade is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 11. 
   The parade will have a patriot theme and those attending are asked to wear red, white and blue.
   Sponsored by the Central Area Betterment Association, the parade...

   Insects are the focus of a program from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Environmental Library, Wyandotte County Lake Park. Participants will head outdoors to look for insects. The program is for ages 5 and up, and parents or guardians...

Hoenig to speak at Fairfax meeting Sept. 9   The Fairfax Industrial Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Neff Packaging, 555 Sunshine Road, Kansas City, Kansas. The speaker will be Tom Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of...

   On Wednesday, Sept. 8, the Kansas City, Kansas, Toastmasters will hold an open house and free impromptu speaking workshop.
   The workshop is open to interested parties and will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Eisenhower Community Center,...

   Andrew Cruse (1-0) held the Joliet JackHammers (0-1) to just five hits in a complete-game shutout effort to give the Kansas City T-Bones (1-0) a 1-0 victory in game one of the best-of-five Northern League semifinal round.
   Cruse and JackHammers...

   The T-Bones travel to Joliet, Ill., today to open the playoffs for the Northern League.
   The semi-final round against the Joliet JackHammers begins at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in Joliet, according to T-Bones information. The next game is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday...

   The Kansas City T-Bones (58-42) dropped the final game of the regular season to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (61-39), 9-6, Monday afternoon in front of 7,956 fans at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. It was the largest Monday attendance in team history.
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   This year is the 25th anniversary of Business West. It was 1985 when Joe and Katie Maderak founded the organization. For many years, Joe and other area business leaders had often expressed the desire for an organization that could be an advocate for business....

   If you have attended any of the major parades or special events in our city, you couldn’t help but notice a group of people dressed in kelly green shirts and caps with the word CERT on them. Do you have any idea who these people are or what they do?
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   Thursday, the United Way of Wyandotte County held a community rally. Our speaker was Kevin Salwen, co-author of "The Power of Half." This is the story of one family’s commitment to effect a change in an area of need.
    During his talk, Mr. Salwen...