Garden Music – An Ecosystem Pond
July 6, 2011
#76 Kansas City Zoo
April 29, 2011
The polar bear passage is the Artic playground NEW to the zoo. It just happens to be the largest exhibit between Chicago and the West Coast. Nikita, the 4 year old, 750 pound polar bear loves the new exhibit and will wow you as the bear plays in his 140,000 gallon pool and 100 ton sandbox. Also visit the one year old Tropics Rainforest which opened last year. Besure to wear comfortable shoes, as the zoo is immense and has a great number of hills. You really can spend an entire day at this zoo. Brought to you by The Cone Team.
#74 Tour Harley-Davidson Assembly Plant
April 21, 2011
The Kansas City plant is one of four that is open for public tours. Come watch the Sportster, Dyna, and v-Rod motorcycles being built. Witness the laser-cutting, frame-bending and wheel assembly as well as the painting of these bikes. Tours are free and conducted Mon.-Fri. Visit www.harley-davidson.com for more info. PS you will wear a hard hat and eye wear on the tour.
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Behind the Garden Wall
January 31, 2011
Southern Charm
January 6, 2011
#59 Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield and Cemetary
December 23, 2010
The Civil War was fought right here in the Kansas City area. This battlefield was the site of a hand to hand battle of the Confederate and Union troops on August 16, 1862. Each year a commemoration is held the week-end closest to the original date. You can view the battlefield and cemetary at any time and teach yourself and kids a bit of history in our own back yard. Take highway 50 east of town and exit at Lone Jack. The field is 1 block south of US 50, 301 S. Bynum Rd.
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Between Friends, December 2010
December 23, 2010
When decorating your home with lights for the holiday season, keep these tips in mind for a beautiful, hazard-free holiday glow.
#62 Santa’s Whereabouts
December 23, 2010
Have you ever wondered where Santa begins his Christmas Eve journey from the North Pole? Well, now you can track that man in the red suit as his journeys across the globe, beginning on December 24, 2010. Just go to www.norad.org and you will be able to see where he is, where he has been and just when he arrives in your area of the world. Ideal way to gain knowledge about the countries and customs of many places around the globe, from the man in the red suit, known as Santa Claus. It is even a great way to get those little ones to bed on Christmas Eve so Santa can visit their house. The Cone Team has been tracking Santa for years and wanted to share this with you. Happy Holidays. Again go to norad.org You will be glad you did.
#48 Laugh-O-Gram Studio
November 27, 2010
This studio was Walt Disney’s film making studio in Kansas City. It is located at 1127 E 31st Street. Various attempts to restore the building have failed and today, it is not restored in its entirity. The Laugh-O-Gram studio was located on the second floor. May, 1922 was the founding of the studio by Walt with $15,000. Several film animation pioneers were involved with Walt at the time, but by the end of 1922, the company was out of money. In 1923, it filed bankruptcy and Disney sold his movie camera and used the money to take a train to Hollywood. The ispiration for Mickey Mouse was born in KC!. Several tame mice lived in the studio and at night would fight for a few crumbs in the wastebasket. Walt picked them out of the trash and put them in wire cages on his desk. He was fond of one, which he trained and later when he showed his wife a picture he’d drawn of the mouse and told her the name he had picked, she replied she din’t like name and said let’s call him “Mickey”!The year 1928. The rest is history. Visit the area and see where history began.
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#41 Salvation Army
November 3, 2010
The Salvation Army is known for all the good that they do in a community. In fact, last year, we were going to be home alone for the holidays so thought working in the kitchen and helping serve the families would be a good thing for us to do. I called and to my surprise, found that many others had the same idea and we were not needed. Go to their website and check out all the volunteer opportunities you can become a part of such as Adopt a Family and holiday Meal sign up. www.armykettle.com A local phone is 816-756-1455
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