Making fun accessible to everyone

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ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR | SPRING 2009
Relax • Laugh • Picnic • Learn • Explore • Golf • Discover • Unwind • Enjoy • Play • Swim • Fish
Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation
Making fun
accessible to
everyone
Celebrate “Day of Play” on March 21
Kids just want to have fun, and that includes children with disabilities. Fortunately, children of all abilities can participate in Kansas City Parks and Recreation
programs, said Mark Bowland, director of community
services.
In order to provide children with the best experience, an inclusion facilitator will meet with families
who have children with disabilities. The facilitator determines the level of support needed, he said.
“It’s critical that Kansas Citians know we provide
this service,” he said. “From mild to severe, each child’s
disability is gauged accordingly and reasonable accommodations are made to make our programs accessible.”
To provide extra summertime fun, fitness and
socialization, sports ability camps are available free of
charge for children with disabilities. Offered in partnership with the National Sports Center for the Disabled
(NSCD-KC) Kansas City, the camps are co-sponsored
by the Kansas City Chiefs, the Kansas City Royals, the
Kansas City Wizards and area golf professionals.
Designed for children ages 6 to 18, the two-hour
camps feature basic drills adapted to individuals with
any type of disability. They may include appearances
by players or alumni players, mascots and coaches. The
camp concludes with refreshments and a celebration.
The golf program also includes a special golf tournament at Adams Pointe Golf Course.
“It’s a really great experience,” said Bowland. “Kids
get to run, pass, kick and participate in something they
would otherwise not have the opportunity to do.”
The experience doesn’t end with the camps, he
said. “We transition these children from the ability
camps into the core programs of the Parks and Recreation Department,” said Bowland. “After the camps, we
follow up with opportunities for participants to acquire
higher level skill sets, in order to be included in everyday programs.”
In addition to sports camps, Parks and Recreation
has offered skiing lessons for youth with disabilities at
Snow Creek in Weston, Mo., as well as a bicycle riding
and soccer program. Swimming programs are also being
planned, he said. “We are committed to including all
children in our activities.” l
Free fun for the entire family is the focus of “Day of
Play” scheduled for March 21 at Kansas City Parks and
Recreation community centers and the Plaza Tennis Center.
The city-wide event celebrates Kansas City North Community Center’s 50th anniversary. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
visitors will enjoy free admission to participating community
centers operated by Kansas City Parks and Recreation, as
well as refreshments, demonstrations and an opportunity to
meet instructors.
Throughout the day, visitors will learn about available
no-cost and low-cost options. One option is membership in
the new Southeast Community Center in Swope Park. For as
little as $25 a month, individuals can enjoy the benefits of
a full fitness facility.
Located east of the former center in the north part of
Swope Park, 4201 E. 63rd, the center offers a full-sized
basketball court, meeting rooms, a tot drop-off room, craft
room, therapy pool, recreation pool with play features and
fitness area with weights and cardiovascular equipment. Fitness classes are offered and a 1/15-mile suspended track is
installed above the gym allowing members to walk and run
in year-round comfort.
Three other centers also offer fitness facilities for less
than $250 a year, said Mark Bowland, Kansas City Parks
and Recreation director of community services. They are
Gregg Community Center, featuring the Arrington Klice
Fitness Center, 1600 John “Buck” O’Neil Way; Kansas City
North Community Center, 3930 N.E. Antioch Road; and
Tony Aguirre Community Center, 2050 W. Pennway Terr.
Included in the fee is a personal training program.
“Individuals can set up an appointment with a personal
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Ethnic Enrichment Festival marks 30th year
A Kansas City festival that enables visitors to experience the world without leaving town is celebrating its 30th
anniversary.
The Ethnic Enrichment Festival, one of the largest festivals in the Midwest, will be held August 21-23 in Swope
Park. This year’s theme is “Feel the World Beat in the Heart
of America.” It is a partnership between Kansas City Parks
and Recreation and the Ethnic Enrichment Commission.
Melinda Minks, Ethnic Festival coordinator, said
the festival fosters understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity in Greater Kansas City and provides different
cultural and ethnic groups a venue to share their heritage
with others.
“An added benefit is its ability to introduce new
arrivals to the United States to people of their own culture,
enabling newcomers to meet new friends who identify with
their culture in Kansas City,” she said.
More than 60 different ethnic cultures sell native
foods, crafts and memorabilia. Countries also provide entertainment and demonstrations of their ethnic culture through
native dress, music and dance.
Entering through the Avenue of Flags, approximately 38,000 visitors have the opportunity to literally walk
and eat their way around the world, Minks said. In addition to the diverse food offerings, different art media are
presented. Visitors may purchase native clothing from the
Philippines, clothing from the Mexican booth or visit the
Brazilian booth and listen to folk music.
At the center of the “world” is the main stage from
which 27 countries showcase native music and dance continuously throughout the festival, she said. The Parade of
Flags, one highlight of festival entertainment, is scheduled
for Saturday afternoon.
Passports are distributed free to children under
age 12. Passport holders are encouraged to have their
passports stamped by each country they visit, providing
them with a keepsake of their trip around the world and an
educational tool enabling them to locate those countries
on a world map.
An International Youth Booth, hosted by commissioners
from Denmark and Finland, allows children to learn some
simple words in several languages, make coin rubbings of
coins from various countries and learn why a bagpipe makes
that strange sound.
The Ethnic Enrichment Commission was founded in
1976. The first festival was held at the Liberty Memorial
with a total of 10 countries participating. Two years later
the festival was moved to Washington Square at Pershing and Grand. The festival outgrew that location and was
moved to Swope Park. Participation has grown steadily, and
by 2008 there were 49 countries involved.
“The Ethnic Enrichment Festival is a family oriented
affair,” Minks said. “For a reasonable entrance fee of $3 for
adults and free for children 12 and under and moderately
priced ethnic foods, you can eat your way around the world
and ‘Feel the World Beat in the Heart of America’”. l
“It’s a really great experience. Kids
get to run, pass, kick and participate
in something they would otherwise
not have the opportunity to do.”
— Mark Bowland, director
of community services
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Affordable family fun on Kansas City’s trails
Looking for a low cost way for the entire family to exercise while relaxing, experiencing the
outdoors and helping the environment at the same
time? Try hitting the trails in Kansas City.
The number of trails on which Kansas Citians
can walk, jog, bicycle and ride a horse will be increasing significantly thanks to the recent adoption
by the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners and the City Council of the Trails KC Plan Kansas City’s first ever citywide trails plan.
Trails KC presents a vision for developing a
first-class shared use trail system for pedestrians,
bicyclists and equestrians for both transportation
and recreational purposes. This plan is a comprehensive document designed to guide the planning,
development, construction and use of the system
of trails in Kansas City. The plan proposes 230
miles of shared use trails, 26 miles of on-street
connectors and 40 miles of equestrian trails. These
trails form the backbone of a trail corridor system
linking all parts of Kansas City and with surrounding communities. The plan also establishes
design and maintenance standards, determines an
organizational structure to oversee trail efforts and
identifies the funding and maintenance options
needed to ensure a sustainable trail system.
Kansas City currently has about 30 miles of
trail corridors in place which are part of the Trails
KC system including trails along Indian Creek
Greenway, Brush Creek, Vivion Road, Maplewoods
Parkway as well as the Santa Fe, Riverfront Heritage and Trolley Track Trails. Other trail segments
will soon be under construction along the Blue
River, Line Creek and Shoal Creek in Hodge Park.
Additionally, another 23 miles of walking trails
are located throughout the city within 30 parks
under the jurisdiction of Parks and Recreation.
These are loop trails ranging from a quarter mile
to more than two- and-a-half miles with varied trail
surfaces including asphalt, concrete, woodchips
and limestone. Some such as the Gillham Park and
Loose Park Trails are in the heart of the city while
others such as the Fox Hollow Nature Trail at the
Lakeside Nature Center are located in quiet natural
settings.
For more information about the trails visit
the Recreation section of the Parks Web site,
www.kcmo.org/park. l
History comes alive at Shoal Creek Museum
Families can enjoy affordable fun by stepping back in
time to see a forgotten Missouri come to life at the Shoal
Creek Living History Museum.
Started in 1975, the museum is a gathering of historic buildings and is dedicated to the preservation and
interpretation of Missouri’s early history and architecture.
Located within Hodge Park, in Kansas City, Missouri,
just two miles west of Liberty, north of 152 Highway and
west of Shoal Creek Parkway, the museum consists of 20
authentic buildings located on 14 acres of an 80-acre site.
Admission is to the museum is free, except during
festivals. Family festivals this year will include:
April 4-5 – The Raid at Liberty Arsenal, a Civil War
Reenactment. Tickets are $10 for adults; 11 and under
free. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a dance
from 6 to 9 p.m. open to the public. Sunday hours are
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a church service at 10 a.m.
Battles will take place at 2 p.m. both days. A fashion show
featuring ladies fashions will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday and other historical presentations will be held throughout the museum grounds both days.
October 10 – Harvest Festival. Tickets are $5; 5 and
under free. Entertainment with magic shows, puppet
shows, shootouts, music, demonstrations of 19th century
living in all the buildings as well as a pumpkin patch and
children’s games area.
November 7 – Wilderness Run: a challenging crosscountry run sanctioned by MARA. Visit www.kcmo.org/parks
for more information.
December 5 – A Visit From St. Nicholas. Tickets $5;
5 and under free. Experience Christmas as it was meant
to be in the 19th century. Visit log cabins of 1825 and
1835, a school, church, mercantile and St. Nicholas
ongoing
events
CLIFF DRIVE
CAR FREE WEEKENDS:
march
21, Saturday:
Day of Play! KCNCC 50th
Anniversary and Community
Center Open Houses Pink Fountains Week
21, Saturday:
Fifth Annual
Military Collectors Fair -
Cliff Drive gates close to
vehicular traffic every Friday at 2 p.m. and reopen
every Monday at 8 a.m.
10 a.m.-4 p.m., National World War
I Museum at Liberty Memorial
KIDS FUN FEST:
The second Saturday
of the month, March
through November, at the
Kansas CIty Zoo
10 a.m.-2 p.m., All community
centers (except Westport Roanoke)
and Plaza Tennis Center
21, Saturday:
StoneLion and Chameleon
Green Day Festival -
Tour of Missouri
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tony Aguirre
Community Center
21, Saturday:
Ethnic Enrichment
Commission Diplomatic Ball -
Zoo Tales:
The fourth Sunday
of the month, April through
September (excluding May)
at the Kansas City Zoo
Hike with
a Naturalist:
Bartle Hall
10:30 a.m.-Noon at
Lakeside Nature Center
on Saturday April 18,
May 23, June 27, July 18,
August 22, September 12,
October 10 and
November 21
Shoal Creek Living History Museum
The first Wednesday of
the month, May through
October, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,
at City Market
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Research Medical
18, Saturday: Party for
the Planet - Kansas City Zoo
18, Saturday: Earth Day Celebration - Lakeside Nature Center,
Chameleon and Stone Lion Puppet
Theatre Green Day Festival
25, SATURDAY: Arbor Day Tree
Planting Event - 9 a.m.-Noon,
Budd Park
25 & 26, Saturday & Sunday:
Chalk Walk - The Concourse
16, Saturday: Women on
Wheels Expo - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,
Swope Park
21, Thursday: Movie in the
Park, Take Your Dog to the
Movie Night - Penn Valley
Off-Leash Dog Park
23, Saturday: Celebrate Urban
Birds - Lakeside Nature Center
june
5, Friday: JaZzoo - Kansas City Zoo
6 p.m., Downtown Marriott Hotel
26-29, Saturday-Sunday:
Flower Lawn & Garden Show -
may
7, Sunday: Rose Day Loose Park Rose Garden
28, Saturday: Free performance
by the Kansas City Symphony -
april
3-5, Friday-Sunday:
KC Fashion Week - Theis Park
4, Saturday: Blue River Rescue -
Lakeside Nature Center
The fourth Friday
of the month, June
through September, at the
Kansas City Zoo
18, Saturday: Community
Block Party and Health Fair -
16, Saturday: Plant
Conservation/Endangered
Species Day - Kansas City Zoo
6, Saturday: National Trails Day
4 p.m., Southeast Community
Center in Swope Park
Evening
Sunset Safari:
2 p.m., Free lecture, World War I
Museum at Liberty Memorial
15 & 16, Friday & Saturday:
Wheelchair Tennis Training &
Clinics - Plaza Tennis Center
11 a.m.-3 p.m, Budd Park
31, Tuesday: Demonstration
Garden Groundbreaking -
Dragon Boat Festival and Races
9, Thursday: “Nie wieder Krieg:
Never Again War! Painting for
Peace in Unsettled Times” -
26, Sunday: Bike Rodeo -
2 p.m., National World War I
Museum at Liberty Memorial
Wellness
Wednesday:
resplendent in green velvet robes. Ride the horse drawn
sleigh and take the walking tour through 19 historic
buildings.
Shoal Creek Living History Museum is more than a
collection of buildings, said Sharon Sumner, board president and volunteer. Interpreters dressed in period attire as
well as the furnishings of each structure depict daily life
from 1800 to 1899. Endangered buildings or period replicas have been reconstructed at Shoal Creek Museum.
“You really feel like you are in another place and time,
it’s so peaceful,” said Sumner. “When you finish the day
after cooking on the wood cook stove, you are really thankful for more modern conveniences and appreciate what
your ancestors accomplished.”
With the city budget cuts of 2003 and beyond, the
museum was without a paid staff for the first time in its
27-year history, Sumner said. Volunteers and board members committed themselves to the challenge of continuing
the programming and the museum operations.
Since that time the volunteers have successfully kept
the buildings repaired, painted, chinked and cleaned, and
gardens have been planted and maintained to enhance the
living history experience.
Debbie Green, board member and volunteer, said,
“Shoal Creek Museum is just like an old fashioned hometown that is brought together by the dedicated volunteers
and the community.”
The museum is currently in need of volunteers,
especially for gardening, a laptop computer, pie safe
for the farm house, a roto-tiller and a furnace/ac for the
farmhouse.
For more information, call 816-792-2655 or visit
www.kcmo.org/parks.nsf/web/museums. l
Raid at Liberty Arsenal -
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Shoal Creek
Living History Museum
1, Friday: Junior Olympics
Skills Test - Plaza Tennis Center
1-3, Friday-Sunday:
Brookside Art Annual -
Fri. 5-9 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.,
Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,
63rd & Brookside
8-10, Friday-Sunday:
NTRP Central Regional
Doubles Championships Plaza Tennis Center
9, Saturday: Earth Day - Theis Park
9, Saturday: Main Street Mile
9, SATURday: Movie in the Park -
Countryside Homes Assoc.
10, Sunday:
Mothers Day Ice Cream Feast -
Kansas City Zoo
Paws Meet Claus
Please verify date and time by visiting the Parks and Recreation Web site, www.kcmo.org/parks.
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11, Thursday: Movie in the Park Wornall Homes Assoc.
12, Friday: Movie in the Park -
Westside CAN Center
Tennis Set presents the KC Open Plaza Tennis Center
13, Saturday: UAO Fishing Derby -
Spring Valley Lake
13, Saturday: Dragon Boat
Festival & RACES - Brush Creek
15 & 16, Monday & Tuesday:
Plaza Junior Novice Plaza Tennis Center
JUNE 16 - JULY 5:
HEART OF AMERICA
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL -
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”,
Southmoreland Park
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trainer who will tailor a program specifically to their fitness needs,” Bowland said. “The trainer assesses each
individual fitness level, and then
establishes a plan to enable them to
attain a higher level of fitness.”
Bowland said centers also offers
a variety of fitness classes including
aerobics, spinning and water aerobics. Class schedules are available
at each center.
The Plaza Tennis Center, 4747
J.C. Nichols Parkway, will be open
during Day of Play. Located on a
14-acre site adjacent to the Country
Club Plaza, the center offers 14
outdoor lighted courts, a club house,
pro shop, lounge and locker room.
Open since 1996, the center and
its staff have received numerous
awards. Visit www.kcmo.org/parks.
nsf/web/ptc for more information.
The Westport-Roanoke center,
currently undergoing a major renovation, is the only one of the city’s 10
community centers that will not be
open for the Day of Play. Bowland
said that renovation goals include
expanding both the center’s pottery/ceramics and fitness programs.
In addition, the center’s heating
and cooling systems and windows
are being upgraded. The center is
scheduled to reopen in May or June
of this year.
For a list of all participating facilities and details regarding the Day
of Play, visit www.kcmo.org/parks. l
New Southeast
Community Center
goes green
The Southeast Community Center in Swope Park is
a “green facility” thanks to its environmentally friendly
design. The building has been designed to attain Silver
LEED certification. LEED certification is a distinction
given by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings
that incorporate environmentally friendly elements in
their design, construction and operation.
The $11.4 million, 46,000-square-foot community recreation center features the latest technology for
energy efficient lighting and mechanical systems. The
project includes 90, 300-feet deep geo-thermal wells
connected to ground source heat pumps that provide
heating and cooling for the majority of the building.
In the summer, the heat from the building is transferred into the earth through a continuous loop of piping
that is connected to geo-thermal wells located under the
building’s parking lot, which in turn helps to cool the
building.
In the winter, the cycle is reversed and the heat is
extracted from the earth, which is then used to heat the
building.
The project includes other sustainable features
such as waterless urinals, the use of local or regional
materials and plentiful, natural day lighting. One of
the building’s other green features is a rain garden that
captures storm water runoff. l
Swope Park fun day in mid-summer
Free events including a garden dedication, swimming
pool party and evening concert are just some of the family
activities planned for an upcoming special day at Swope Park
in honor of National Recreation and Parks Month.
Scheduled for July 11, Swope Park Day will include
family-oriented fun at Lakeside Nature Center, Swope Memorial Golf Course, Southeast Community Center in Swope Park
and the Kansas City Zoo.
Families can also spend the day exploring the park –
fishing, hiking and walking the trails. Sponsors include Kansas
City Parks and Recreation, KCWE Channel 29, KPRS Hot
103 JAMZ! and Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners.
Visit www.kcmo.org/parks for more information. l
19-22, Friday-Monday: The Sweet 16
USTA Missouri Valley Junior National
Qualifier - Plaza Tennis Center
21, Sunday: Fathers Day Festivities Kansas City Zoo
26, Friday: Movie in the Park, City
Market Cinema - City Market
26, Friday: X Team Tennis High School
Event - Plaza Tennis Center
24-26, Friday-Sunday: USTA Heart
of America District League Playoffs -
Plaza Tennis Center
25, Saturday: Movie in the Park Indian Mound Neighborhood Assoc.,
Budd Park
Monday, July 27 - Saturday, August 1:
2009 PDGA Disc Golf World
Championships - Swope, Cliff Drive,
Water Works, Blue Valley, Pleasant Hill
Tuesday, June 30-Thursday, July 2:
28-31, Tuesday-Friday: USTA Missouri
Plaza Junior Open - Plaza Tennis Center Valley Futures - Plaza Tennis Center
Tuesday, June 30-Sunday, July 5:
“Legally Blonde” - Starlight Theatre
july
1-31: National Recreation
and Parks Month
9, Thursday: Movie in the Park Wornall Homes Assoc.
10-12, Friday-Sunday: USTA National
Husband-Wife Hard Courts -
Tuesday, July 28-Sunday, August 2:
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” Starlight Theatre
august
1, Saturday: Movie in the Park -
Indian Mound Neighborhood Assoc.,
Budd Park
september
4 & 5, Friday & Saturday:
“Rock the Light” - Starlight Theatre
8, Tuesday: Ballet in the Park 6-7p.m., Loose Park Rose Garden.
Rain date: Sept. 9
8-13, Tuesday-Sunday:
“Mama Mia” - Starlight Theatre
KC Adult Open 5s Category 2 Plaza Tennis Center
13, Sunday: Tour of Missouri,
Final Stage & Health Expo
The “Doubler” Touched by Cancer
Tournament - Plaza Tennis Center
19, Saturday: Zoo Run - Kansas City Zoo
WONDERS OF WILDLIFE - Swope Park
City officials and community leaders
attend the grand opening of the
Southeast Community Center in
Swope Park on Dec. 13, 2008.
14, Wednesday:
Major Infiniti TenCap Fall Finale Plaza Tennis Center
17, Saturday: Fall Rose
Demonstration - 10 a.m.-Noon,
Rose Room in the Loose Park
Garden Center
24, Saturday:WATERFIRE KC -
Brush Creek
Boo at the Zoo/Hoots & Howls -
Kansas City Zoo
november
7, Saturday: Wilderness Run Shoal Creek Living History Museum
7, Saturday: Great Pumpkin Smash -
Kansas City Zoo
december
4, Friday: Santa’s Wonderland -
october
6-8 p.m., Gillham Park
1-8, Thursday-Thursday:
Pink Fountains Week -
4-6 p.m., Penguin Park
11, Saturday: Swope Park Day -
5-8, Wednesday-Saturday: USTA
Junior Team Tennis Sectional
Championship - Plaza Tennis Center
13-19, Monday-Sunday:
“Anything Goes” - Starlight Theatre
8, Saturday: Movie in the Park Indian Mound Neighborhood Assoc.,
Budd Park
15, Wednesday: Major Infiniti
TenCap Summer Daytime Finale -
11-16, Tuesday-Sunday:
“Chicago” - Starlight Theatre
Plaza Tennis Center
Holiday Wild Events - Kansas City Zoo
13, Thursday: Movie in the Park -
KC Indian Fest - The Frank Vaydik Park
12, Saturday: Santa’s Wonderland -
30th Anniversary Ethnic ENRICHMENT
Festival - Swope Park
9 & 10, Friday & Saturday: Magic
Woods - Lakeside Nature Center
Plaza Tennis Center
Swope Park
Plaza Tennis Center
17, Friday: Movie in the Park -
Westside CAN Center
World Team Tennis National
Qualifier - Plaza Tennis Center
18, Saturday: Movie in the Park -
Indian Mound Neighborhood Assoc.,
Budd Park
20 & 21, Monday & Tuesday: Tennis
Set Junior Novice - Plaza Tennis Center
Wornall Homes Assoc.
21-23, Friday-Sunday: USTA Heart
of America District Championships Plaza Tennis Center
Various Fountains
2-4, Friday-Sunday:
USTA Missouri Valley NTRP
Outdoor Sectional -
10, Saturday: Harvest Festival 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Shoal Creek Living
History Museum
USTA Missouri Valley Sectional
Junior Novice Championships -
Plaza Tennis Center
5, Saturday: Santa’s Wonderland 5, Saturday: Visit from
St. Nicholas - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Shoal Creek Living History Museum
Southeast Community Center
in Swope Park
12, Saturday: Kris Kringle Run -
Swope Park
Holiday Wild Events Kansas City Zoo
13, Sunday: Paws Meet Claus -
10:30 a.m.-Noon, Penn Valley
Off-Leash Dog Park
Please verify date and time by visiting the Parks and Recreation Web site, www.kcmo.org/parks.
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ADVERTISING SPECIAL SECTION TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR | SPRING 2009
from the director
Are you wondering how
to entertain your family on
a budget? Look no further
than Kansas City, Missouri
Parks and Recreation. In
these tough economic times,
utilizing our facilities, amenities and services makes
great financial sense.
As you read through this
publication you will notice
the theme of affordable
family fun. Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation
provides low cost options for
exercise and entertainment throughout the year. You can
visit the Ethnic Enrichment Festival in August for just $3
admission; walk on our trails and enjoy our green spaces
for free; purchase a season pass to The Springs Aquatics
Center for pennies a day; watch movies in the park at nocharge; or work out at one of our fitness facilities for as
little as $25 a month.
Make 2009 the year to get out and discover all that
Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation has to offer.
We’re making it easy for you with two upcoming events-Day of Play on March 21 and Swope Park Day on July
11. These happenings will provide you and your family the opportunity to experience Parks and Recreation
activities and attractions first-hand and for free!
Our department is able to maintain high levels of
service and keep our fees low through the support of
hundreds of volunteers and our many Parks Partners.
Together with our staff and Board of Parks of Recreation Commissioners, we achieve our vision of healthier
citizens, a desirable community, sustainable environment
and affordable family fun.
Thank you.
Mark L. McHenry
Director
mission statement
To improve the quality of life by providing recreational,
leisure, and aesthetic opportunities for all citizens, and
by conserving and enhancing the environment. We will
accomplish this mission by providing quality programming,
making the best use of existing resources, developing
a supportive and influential constituency, developing
effective collaborations and partnerships, and acquiring
and preserving natural features.
REFERENCE GUIDE:
For a comprehensive guide
to Kansas City, Missouri Parks
and Recreation, download the
2009 Reference Book at
www.kcmo.org/parks.
KC’s oldest fountain is undergoing renovation
The Women’s Leadership Fountain, located at Ninth
Street and The Paseo, was designed in 1898 by George
Kessler and John Van Brunt as an entry feature to newlycreated Paseo Boulevard. It was turned on in 1899, said
Jocelyn Ball-Edson, a landscape architect with Kansas City
Parks and Recreation.
An oval shape with a limestone basin, it cost the city
about $4,115. Poised on a raised sidewalk, it was flanked
by a flower garden and gas lights. It stopped working in the
1940s, but was repaired in 1970.
A second renovation was completed in 1990 assisted
by fundraising efforts of The Central Exchange, said BallEdson. At that time it was renamed the “Women’s Leadership Fountain” and was dedicated to 13 notable Kansas
City women who had made lasting contributions to the city.
Among them were Esther Swirk Brown, who promoted social justice and equality in education, and Myrtle
Page Fillmore, founder of the Unity School of Christianity. Another honoree was Guadalupe Bribiesca de Garcia,
organizer of the Guadalupe Center, Westside Fiesta and
community events.
In January 2008, the major restoration project was
started in the three-block area from Ninth Street to 12th
Street on the Paseo, said Ball-Edson. Susan Richards
Johnson & Associates, Inc. (SRJA) was hired to design
a complete restoration of the fountain and other public
landmarks including the Meyer Monument, The Terrace and
the Fitzsimon’s Memorial Fountain. The firm is overseeing
the entire construction process. The general contractor is
Vanum Construction Co., Inc.
Additional funding is still needed to complete the
renovations, provide signage and stone plaques inscribed
with dedications to the women leaders and create a maintenance endowment to preserve these amenities for future
generations. For more information, contact the City of
Fountains Foundation at 816-842-2299. l
Partners for Parks make parks shine
Every week, a member of the
Partners for Parks program cleans up
litter along Red Bridge Road.
It is individual efforts such as
these that make the program successful, said Steve Lampone, deputy
director for Kansas City Parks and
Recreation.
“You don’t have to be part of a
group to make a difference,” he said.
“Our city wouldn’t look as nice as it
does without these individuals.”
The Partners for Parks program
has been in effect about 20 years.
Individuals from more than 120
organizations and companies clean
and maintain parks, gardens and
perform a variety of services in the
city’s 214 parks.
Labor and donations free up city
staff to perform other responsibilities,
Lampone said. “The program enables
us to maintain an acceptable level
and in some cases enhance our level
of maintenance, landscaping and turf
management,” he said.
For example, more than 100
trees have been planted in Ivanhoe
Park thanks to the efforts of Bridging
the Gap, the Ivanhoe Neighborhood
Association and the Missouri Department of Conservation.
People and groups interested
in becoming involved in the program can contact Mike Herron at
816-513-7522. l
Car Free Weekends on Cliff Drive to be year-round
When Cliff Drive was constructed
in the early 1900s it was considered
to be one of the seven engineering
marvels of the world.
Now, thanks to the popularity of
a one-of-a-kind program started last
year, this scenic roadway will be closed
to cars every weekend throughout the
entire year. Kansas City residents
will be able to walk, bike, run, skate,
recreate, picnic and visit with family
and neighbors on weekends along
Cliff Drive year-round.
Mike Herron, manager of natural
resource management, Kansas City
Parks and Recreation, said the idea was
sparked by Ciclovia, a weekly event in
Bogotá, Columbia, in which 70 miles
of streets are closed to vehicular traffic.
“We were looking for programming ideas
the board
Board of Commissioners
From left: Meghan Badwey Conger; Tyrone Aiken; John
Fierro, president; Aggie Stackhaus; Ajamu K. Webster
for Cliff Drive and thought closing the
street on weekends might be one way to
increase use of the park,” he said. “It
was a tremendous success.”
Positive feedback was received from
the Missouri Bicycle Federation, the
Kansas City Police Department, the Kansas City Museum and area residents, he
said. “Last year’s pilot program brought
out walkers, runners, bicyclists and dog
walkers,” he said. “Museum visits were
up and police reported negative incidents in the area were down.”
Herron said the program is the
first program of its kind in the state
of Missouri. Cliff Drive gates close to
vehicular traffic every Friday at 2 p.m.
and reopen every Monday at 8 a.m.
throughout the year.
The program was initiated to pro-
Fashion Week coming to Kansas City
Kim Kardashian along with other cele
brities as well
as top name models will converge
on Kansas City April
3-5 for Kansas City’s first Fashion
Week.
The event will be held in three larg
e tents set up in
Theis Park, 47th Street and Oak. The
event will be open
to the public. Tickets starting at $50
and up can be purchased in advance at Fashionweekk
c.com and through
Ticketmaster. No tickets will be sold
at the event.
Proceeds from the event will benefit
Hope House.
Since the founding of Hope House
in 1983, its mission
has been to break the cycle of dom
estic violence by providing safe refuge and supportive serv
ices that educate
and empower women and their chil
dren. Hope House
serves the Greater Kansas City area
and Jackson County.
Fashion Week hours will be 3-9 p.m
. on Friday,
noon-9 p.m. on Saturday and noon
-6 p.m. on Sunday.
Kansas City was chosen for Fashion
Week by Glance
Entertainment Magazine, a nationw
ide entertainment
magazine set to launch its first issu
e in May.
“With the growing amount of entertain
ment and talent within the Kansas City area, we
feel that now is the
perfect time to put Kansas City on
the map of fashion
and entertainment alongside the othe
r major cities across
the United States,” said Anthony Wes
t, CEO of Glance
Magazine. “Glance will host Fashion
Week in Kansas City
twice a year in the spring and the fall.
Major celebrities,
including actors, actresses and mus
ical performers, will
be in attendance all three nights.”
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mote healthy lifestyles by offering safe
opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists to enjoy George E. Kessler Park.
Located in historic Northeast Kansas
City, Cliff Drive is part of the Kansas
City Park and Boulevard System. It is
one of only five streets to be officially
designated a State Scenic Byway in the
state of Missouri.
The byway extends about 4.27
miles from The Paseo and Independence
Avenue through Indian Mound on Gladstone Boulevard and Belmont Boulevard.
“Usage may be down a bit in the
winter, but in Kansas City there are
plenty of weekends even in January
when people are out walking and biking,” he said. “Cliff Drive is unique in
that you’re close to the city but you feel
like you’re in the Ozarks.” l

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