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6th Annual Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival
 The 6th Annual Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival will be held Friday, November 19, 2010 in and around City Hall.
Activities during this family event include the Mayor's Christmas tree lighting ceremony, a neighborhood group Christmas tree decorating contest, entertainment by local school and community groups, the Mayor's reception, an appearance by Santa Claus, classic holiday movies in the commission chambers, and (weather permitting, of course) a hot air balloon night glow. In addition, over 1,200 goodie bags will be given away that night to children ranging from preschool to grade school age thanks to our many sponsors.
These events will be held on the First Floor of City Hall and outside along 7th Street.
Friday, November 19th
4:00 - 7:30pm
Santa Line goes until 6:00!!!
Free parking in lots E and E South.
Sponsors Include:
Donnelly College MVP Law Firm Security Bank
Brotherhood Bank & Trust BPU 7th Street Casino Bonito Michoacan KCK Chamber PACES
Childrens Campus of KC Chas Ball Sun Fresh
KC Wizards Legends Theatre McDonalds
Mema's Bakery Rental City Ferrell Gas
B&J Equipment KCK Public Library
Downtown Shareholders Have Guns Will Rent
KCK Convention & Visitors Bureau Unified Government United Way of Wyandotte County
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 Let it Snow... Let it Snow... Let is Snow!
Due to the overwhelming amount of snow received last winter, the Downtown Improvement District has arranged for Satellite Janitorial to provide snow removal services at a greatly reduced price for all downtown businesses who want this service. Call to find out how inexpensive it is to keep your business "snow free" this winter!
Satellite Janitorial Services
(816) 231-3710
** Personalized Snowmen are extra! **
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UrbanCore Coming to Downtown KCK!
UrbanCore, a networking group that keeps up with the revitalization of Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, is crossing the viaduct to check out Downtown KCK!!
Now's our chance to show them a little Kansas Hospitality! So plan to attend their networking event on:
Wednesday, November 17th
YWCA
1017 N. 6th Street
5:30 - 7:30 pm
$10.00 Guest Fee payable at the Door
RSVP by noon on November 15th
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Get your weekend off to a great start by joining us as we discover delicious delicacies in Downtown KCK. As a group, we're visiting over 20 restaurants in the area during the next year. Held on the 2nd and 4th Fridays (in most cases) of each month, this is a great way to spend your lunch hour with friends!
Coming up... Friday, Nov. 19th (Bumped up due to Thanksgiving!) Nick's Italian Pizza 714 Minnesota Ave Pizza, Calzones and Spaghetti. Just a few of the yummy Italian dishes you can enjoy at Nick's!  Friday, Dec. 10th El Camino Real Restaurant 903 N. 7th Street Mucho Authentic Mexican! Come enjoy a bite with me!
yum...yum...yum...yum...yum...yum...yum...yum...yum...
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Friends of Kaw Point Dinner
Support the wonderful improvements being made out at Kaw Point Park by attending their first social gathering and dinner.
Friday, December 3
5:30pm - Social hour with cash bar
6:30pm - Dinner
7:15pm - Entertainment
Reardon Center
Cost: $30.00 per person
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 Get to Know
AYS Breakfast
Hear Inspiring Stories from
Our Foster Youth and Parents
We want to get to know you better and tell you a little about the 4,500 youth in crisis we reach each year. In just one hour, enjoy a hot, homemade breakfast, meet their CEO, and hear truly inspiring stories from AYS foster parents and youth.
Thursday, Nov. 18 803 Armstrong Ave. (lower level) 8 - 9 am Please RSVP by Nov. 17th.
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America Recycles Day
Recycle your old computers, printers and monitors to receive special discounts.
Heartland Habitat for Humanity ReStore will mark America Recycles Day with its 3rd Annual Electronics Recycling Event Saturday, November 20
9am - 1pm
(or until capacity is met)
Heartland Habitat ReStore
520 S. 55th Street, KCK
Bring your old electronics in for free recycling. The event is for Greater Kansas City metropolitan area residents only. This event is for individuals, and is not valid for businesses, organizations, government or institutions. There is a maximum of eight items for recycling per car. Items accepted include:
Computers, printers, monitors, scanners, peripherals, old TV sets, old cell phones, DVD players, fax machines, personal copiers, stereos, radios, tape players, turn tables, PDAs, VCRs, cameras, game systems, and other electronic items.
Presented in partnership with Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (UNICOR); Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK; Operation Brightside Inc.; and Phi Theta Kappa at KCK Community College. For more information, call 913-596-6597 or 913-342-3047.
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Reardon Parking Lot Changes
The parking lot south of Reardon and the Hilton Garden Inn is tentatively scheduled to be converted to paid parking on December 1st, 2010.
Paid Parking from 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday.
Free parking in the evenings, weekends and holidays.
Pricing
0-1 hr. = $1
1-2 hr. = $2
2-4 hr. = $4
4-6 hr. = $6
6-8 hr. = $8
If doing business at BPU or the Hotel, FREE parking is available in the garage behind these facilities (drive way access located between these buildings off Minnesota.)
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Make a difference in your community.
Be a part of Revitalizing Downtown.
Join Now! Membership benefits and information available online at
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Wed., Nov. 17
UrbanCore Event
YWCA
1017 N. 6th St.
5:30 - 7:30pm
Thursday, Nov. 18
AYS Breakfast
803 Armstrong
8 - 9am
Friday, Nov. 19
Downtown KCK Lunch Hop
Nick's Italian Pizza
714 Minnesota
11:30am
Friday, Nov. 19
Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival
City Hall
7th & Ann
4 - 7:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 20
America Recycles Day
Heartland Habitat ReStore
520 S. 55th St.
9am - 1pm
Tuesday, Nov. 30
FREE CPR & Disaster Preparedness Class
YWCA
1017 N. 6th Street
8:30am - Noon /
1:30 - 4pm
Friday, Dec. 3
Friends of Kaw
Point Park Dinner
Reardon Center
5th & Minnesota
5:30 - 10:00pm
Friday, Dec. 10
Downtown KCK
Lunch Hop
El Camino Real
903 N. 7th St.
11:30am
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Food
Critique's
Corner!
Our 7th KCK Lunch
Hop was this last
Friday at
Breit's
Stein & Deli
412 N. 5th St.
Based on the Lunch
Bunch's professional opinions, our top picks
for the day were:
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Reuben
Potato Salad
Don't miss this classic Strawberry Hill hang-out! And make sure to tell Bobby we sent ya.
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Upcoming Events at Memorial Hall
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November 20, 8pm
Cage Fight for a Cause
December 10, 8pm
Titan Fight Night
December 18, 8pm
Titan Fighting Championships
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Join Us On
FACEBOOK,
LINKED-IN
& TWITTER!
Now you can follow us where ever we go by joining us online on Facebook, Linked-In and Twitter. Just click on the links below to sign up:
FACEBOOK
Linked-In
Twitter Address is DTSKCK
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 Get Your Very Own KCK Banner Tote!
Now's your chance to own your very own collectable KCK Banner tote. Made from the actual banners hanging in Downtown, these totes are great to carry notebooks, laptops, and a variety of other items around town. They make a fun and unique gift too!
$25.00 per Tote Limited Quantities Available! Call Beth at 913/371-0705 Today!
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Clean & Safe
Program
Notice an area that needs cleaning,
a person acting suspiciously,
or just need an escort to your vehicle?
Call an DID Ambassador.
We're here to
help you!
Cleaning:
Call Ed at 913-371-0705
Security:
Call James at 913-387-6331
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2010
Downtown
Shareholders
Gold Sponsors
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2010
Downtown
Shareholders
Silver Sponsors
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2010
Downtown
Shareholders
Bronze
Sponsors
BHC Rhodes
Bonito
Michoacan #3
Valero Gas Station
Wyandotte
County
Convention &
Visitors Bureau |
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Be prepared to give the gift of life this year by learning CPR. This gift can be given to a loved one, a dear friend, or even a stranger on the street. But don't be caught unprepared. This is your opportunity to give someone the best gift in the world.
