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National Night Out Against Crime
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18th Annual National Night Out Against Crime
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 5:30-8 p.m.
11th and Smith Street
Downtown Blue Springs
FREE Admision
Hundreds of families, elected officials and neighboring businesses will be at this FREE event stepping out in the streets of downtown Blue Springs to take a stand against crime and drug abuse. There will be live entertainment from the
Mad Science group plus free food, game booths, raffles prizes.
For more information call 816-228-0178 or
click here.
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Fieldhouse One Year Celebration
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Friday, Sept. 30 & Saturday, Oct. 1
Blue Springs Fieldhouse
425 NE Mock Ave
Join us at the Fieldhouse for this two-day celebration which includes food, a wellness fair and much more!
Friday Activities, 2-6 p.m.:
Free Breakfast (6-10 a.m.); snacks throughout the day
Giveways & raffles
Free Fieldhouse Classes
Bounce House
Health & Wellness Fair
Saturday Activities, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
All of the above
Bubble Ball Game & Basketball Hotshot Competition
Crafts
Face Painting
And More!
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Blue Springs 5K
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Saturday, Oct. 1
Blue Springs Fieldhouse
425 Mock Ave
8-10 a.m.
This run/walk is part of the Fieldhouse One Year Anniversary Celebration. Registration is $30 for people 13 + and $20 for people 12 and yonger. Any registration after Monday, Sept 26 will not be guaranteed a t-shirt or a mug.
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How to Open & Grow Your Business Expo
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Saturday, Oct. 8
10 a.m. to Noon
Mid-Continent Public Library;
Blue Springs South Branch
2220 SW State Route 7
Join us for this free event where entrepreneurs and business owners can connect with local resources, speak with financial institutions and more.
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Aware KC Presentation
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Wednesday, Oct 12
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Blue Springs Christian Church
7920 S. 7 Highway
This free awareness presentation is designed to provide insight into domestic sex trafficking of minors and possible solutions for youth and adults. Adults will meet at the Worship Center and youth will meet at the Refinery.
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Let's Move! Saturdays
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These events are free and open to the public, unless noted.
Adams Point Golf Course
1400 NE Coronado Drive
Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to Noon
Free range balls, beginner instruction
GAGE Center
1101 NW Jefferson
Oct. 1, Noon to 2 p.m.
Customer Appreciation Day, Bump City
Dynamic Dance
1901 SW Highway 40
Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to Noon
Dance class
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 News Happenings
Around Town
A bi-weekly message from your Blue Springs Mayor and City Council |
Hello and welcome to News Happenings Around
Town, your on
e-stop source for city information and news
updates, including those items most im
portant to you.
Congratulations to Lucy Franklin Elementary and William Yates Elementary on being named
2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools! It is a pleasure have such a great school district as a part of our City.
October will be here soon and with it are plenty of things to do in Blue Springs. This weekend is the anniversary celebration for the Blue Springs Fieldhouse and there will be free food, raffles, crafts for kids and more.
Next Tuesday, October 4, marks our 18th annual Night Out Against Crime event! Be sure to bring family and friends to learn about general public safety and enjoy food, entertainment and prizes.
Keep reading for more information.
As always, please continue sharing this timely publication and spreading the word about the good things in the City of Blue Springs.
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Fall Fun Festival
On Saturday, I was joined in the parade by:
First Lady Eloise,
1st District Councilm
an Dale Carter
, 1st District Councilman Jeff Quibell and his
wife Wanda
, 2nd
District Councilman Kent Edmonson; Mayor Pro Tem
Chris Lievsay, his wife Grace his son Benjamin and his daughter Emily and 3rd District Councilman Susan Culpepper.
Special thanks to Pam Buck for coordinating this year's vehicles and to all of our drivers!
A big thank you to
the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring this event. I would like to thank the vendors, merchants, volunteers and businesses involved in helping to make this year's Fall Fun Festival a huge success!
For more photos from Fall Fun Festiva
l,
click here
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2016 Truman Heartland Community Foundation Blue Springs Citizen of the Year Award
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The Citizen of the Year Awa
rd honors area citizens in our communities who, thanks to their service and charitable support, have made significant contributions to the places where we live and work. Receipients were honored
at the Truman Heartland Community Foundation's 'Toast To Our Towns' Gala on September 17, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri.
A long time Blue Springs resident and fellow veteran, David has given back to the Blue Springs community in a number of ways including the advancement of the Veterans Way Memorial in Pink Hill Park. David both donated to the project and acted as the memorial's general contractor.
Thank you again to David for his contributions that have given others the chance to experience an even better Blue Springs.
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2016 High Five Tour
I had the honor to attend the 7th annual High Five Tour as it stopped at Blue Springs Ford.
This annual tour goes through 48 states and funds raised from each partnering location help support our nation's military families and wounded veterans programs.
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Recycling Bin Removals
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We have been receiving a number of calls about the removal of recycling bins outside of Blue Spring School District sites. The Kansas City Star wrote a piece addressing the reason for the removal of those bins and bins in the Greater Kansas City Area. Click here to read more about it.
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City Government of CTV-7
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Check out what's new and going on in Blue Springs, 24 hour
s a day, 7 days a week by tuning into CTV-7 on Comcast Cable channel 7 or AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
To watch videos of past Blue Springs events, check out the City's YouTube page by
clicking here.
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I hope you have found this issue of News Happenings Around Town to be both informative and timely for your City information needs. Is there anything we missed? Do you have questions about any of the articles from this issue? Share your thoughts with me and the City Council by calling City Hall at (816) 228-0110. Know that we truly value your time and support of our City and hope you join us for the next issue of News Happenings.
Sincerely,
Carson Ross, Mayor
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