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Happy (belated) birthday to the ever so young Ann McCray and Marie Bell Watson 🥳Cheers to another year around the sun!
09/15/2025

Happy (belated) birthday to the ever so young Ann McCray and Marie Bell Watson 🥳
Cheers to another year around the sun!

REMINDER: time is running out! Submit your organization to our Charitable Events Calendar by September 15th! Submit easi...
09/12/2025

REMINDER: time is running out! Submit your organization to our Charitable Events Calendar by September 15th!

Submit easily at the link in our stories!

It might be the end of summer, but fall has it's perks too!
09/12/2025

It might be the end of summer, but fall has it's perks too!

Rachel's Reads: Enjoy the list of books chosen from Rachel's reading retreat in Seville, Spain!
09/10/2025

Rachel's Reads: Enjoy the list of books chosen from Rachel's reading retreat in Seville, Spain!

The 52nd Annual Snow Ball will support and celebrate the good works of Catholic Charities () Foundation of Northeast Kan...
09/09/2025

The 52nd Annual Snow Ball will support and celebrate the good works of Catholic Charities () Foundation of Northeast Kansas. Sarah and Ray Evans and Debbie and Kevin Wilkerson are serving as presidents of the January 17th event, which will be held at the Overland Park Convention Center.

The  Organization welcomed the mothers of the 2025 Belles at a Mothers’ Gathering recently at Julie McCann’s lovely home...
09/08/2025

The Organization welcomed the mothers of the 2025 Belles at a Mothers’ Gathering recently at Julie McCann’s lovely home. Information regarding the upcoming BOTAR season was shared as families eagerly anticipate The BOTAR Ball, to be held on October 18th at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.

Read more online and in our September 6th issue out now!
https://kcindependent.com/botar-mothers-gathering-2025/

Name Dropping: In his own words, the new president and head of school at The Barstow School est 1884, Art Hall, says, “H...
09/05/2025

Name Dropping: In his own words, the new president and head of school at The Barstow School est 1884, Art Hall, says, “How I lead flows from how I connect, communicate, and collaborate with those who are in my community, and especially, with those who are in my charge.” That statement, alone, bodes well for the future of the school, which is in its 141st year in Kansas City.

Read more online and in our September 6th issue arriving this weekend!
https://kcindependent.com/name-dropping-barstows-new-president-and-head-of-school-art-hall/

Congratulations, Katie and Michael! We wish you a lifetime of happiness together 💙
09/02/2025

Congratulations, Katie and Michael! We wish you a lifetime of happiness together 💙

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