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Author Archives: Kellie Houx
NAWS Holds Dog Wash Fundraiser
Northland Animal Welfare Society holds a Green Acres Market Dog Wash this Saturday, April 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Small dogs- $15.00/ Medium $20.00/ Large $25.00- Kathy’s Klippery will wash your dog with lots of love!!
Microchipping Dogs & Cats- $25.00 12:00-3:00
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William Jewell Handbell Choir Performs April 29
The Department of Music at William Jewell College presents the Handbell Choir in its Spring Concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. The concert will at the Grace Episcopal Church, 520 South 291 Highway in Liberty, Mo. The event is free and open to the public; tickets or reservations are not required.
The Choir will feature original works and arrangements by Michael Keller, Kevin McChesney, Paul McKlveen, Cathy Moklebust, and “The Stars Await” by Ron Mallory, winner of the 2010 David R. Davidson Composition Contest. Student conductor Kyle Alexander from St. Louis, Mo., will be leading the Handbell Choir in “Te Deum,” arranged by H. Dean Wagner. Also featured on the program is “Under the Sea,” from Alan Menken’s Oscar-winning score for “The Little Mermaid,” in an arrangement by Kevin McChesney.
Graduating seniors will be recognized for their service in the Handbell Choir. This year’s graduates include Carolyn Klenda from Salina, Kan.; Frances Webber from Alexandria, Va., and Ashton Wells from Columbia, Mo.
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NorthWinds Symphonic Band Plans Concert for April 29
The NorthWinds Symphonic Band final concert of this season featuring the high school competition winner will be April 29 beginning at 3 p.m. in the Park Hill South Auditorium. Admission is free.
Each year the NorthWinds Symphonic Band awards a high school band student a $1,000 grant for winning the solo competition. Each high school student applicant goes through a audition process whereas the applicants are judged on their technical and musical skills by a panel of music professionals. From these auditions a winner is chosen. The winner also gets to perform with the NorthWinds Symphonic Band.
This year’s winner of the NorthWinds Symphonic Band’s Solo High School competition is Chris Kidwell. Chris is a flutist from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City Missouri. His band director is Mr. Ron Martz.
Chris has been playing flute for nine years, having studied with James Hall, professor of flute studies at the University of North Colorado. Currently Chris is studying with Jonathan Borja, flutist with the Topeka Symphony.
Chris has been very successful during all four of his high school years receiving the highest of honors in his flute performances. He has also performed with the 2010 Four-State Honor Band. This year, Chris was the first chair flutist in the Missouri All-State Band. He has performed with the National Collegiate Wind Ensemble in 2010 and has performed twice in Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has travelled to China with his LCPA Wind Ensemble to perform as part of the 2011 American Celebration of Music.
Chris plans to major in Music Education next year in college.
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Northland Symphony Orchestra Plays April 22
The Northland Symphony Orchestra is getting ready for its fourth concert at 3 p.m. April 22 at Park Hill South High School, 4500 N.W. River Park Drive.
The selections are Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 and Barber’s Essay No. 1. North Kansas City High School seniors Andrea Johnson and Samuel Riley won the 2011-2012 High School Music Competition contest. Andrea, a violinist, will play Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3, First Movement. Samuel, a saxophonist, will play Glazunov’s Concerto for Saxophone. The final piece is Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture.
The season ends at 7:30 p.m. June 3 at Park Hill South will a concert focused on Spectacular Dances. The program will include Hoe-Down from Rodeo by Copland, Waltz from Eugen Onegin by Tchaikovsky, Slavonic Dance No. 8 by Dvořák and more.
Jim Murray conducts the orchestra.
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Family Activity: Earth Day
Earth Day this year is April 22. Typical ways of observing Earth Day include planting trees, picking up roadside trash, conducting various programs for recycling and conservation, using recyclable containers for snacks and lunches. Some people are encouraged to sign petitions to governments, calling for stronger or immediate action to stop global warming and to reverse environmental destruction.
As more communities branch into curbside recycling and others handle recycling chores on their own, the recycling bins are surefire depositories for the raw materials for some Earth Day crafts.
In many houses, milk jugs and plastic laundry containers can be recycled. With the help of Mom and Dad, who have to trim off the cap of these bottles while leaving the handle in tact, kids can make watering cans to soon help water the flowers bought for Mom for Mothers’ Day or the coming garden. Or perhaps the family has a pet. The smaller milk jugs can also be turned into dog food scopes.
Children can wash the inside and outside to get the residual milk or laundry soap off. If the container needs to be washed in hot water, let Mom or Dad do that.
Decorating plastic can be tricky. There are some pens from craft stores that write on plastic. Painting on plastic is also possible, but it can take some time for both ink and paint to dry. If there is limited patience, try stickers. It will surely be a personal touch.
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