Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Leavenworth Alumnae Chapter is inviting the community to the 23rd Annual National African American Read-In, which will begin at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Jahn Room at the Leavenworth Public Library.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson initiated Negro History week in February of 1926 to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout American history. Today's annual Black History Month celebrations are outgrowths from Dr. Woodson's pioneering vision.
The Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade Committee has named the chairman and the grand marshal of the 92nd annual parade.
The 32 students in the 2011 graduating senior class at Immaculata High School were told that they should always look for opportunities, even in failure, by a graduate of the school during a commencement ceremony Saturday.
The Leavenworth County Council on Aging will recognize May as Older Americans Month with its annual indoor Senior Citizens Senior Picnic Celebration, slated to begin at 9 a.m. May 13 at the Riverfront Community Center, 123 N. Esplanade in Leavenworth.
It’s been a big year for Kansas, and the organizers of the Kansas Sampler Festival are planning an appropriately big celebration.
The city of Lansing will again invite the community to celebrate for its seventh annual Brew, Blues and Bar-B-Q Cook-off and the Lansing DAZE festival this weekend.
Though the holiday itself will not be until the next weekend, there will be plenty of chances to comb the spring grass for Easter treats as Easter egg hunts take place in both Leavenworth and Lansing Saturday and Sunday.
It’s official — the long-dormant Buffalo Bill Days festival is back.
Once the site of the Leavenworth County “poor farm” before playing host to a structure to house the county’s sick population, the land at 1830 S. Broadway in Leavenworth has a storied history.
St. Patrick’s Day always provides an opportunity for people to be Irish in spirit, if not exactly in heritage.
The Kansas Sampler Festival, now in its 22nd year, is designed to educate Kansans about what there is to see, do, hear, buy, taste and learn in Kansas.
On Saturday, the state of Kansas will celebrate 150 years since its inclusion in the United States.
Bethel AME Church will host a community birthday celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. beginning at 6 p.m. Monday at the church, 411 Kiowa St. in Leavenworth.
The first-born baby in Leavenworth has arrived — four days into 2011.
The Heritage Center will be hosting a New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dancing from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Friday at the center, 109 Delaware St.
Cindy White is the director of worship arts at the First United Methodist Church in Leavenworth. The church has four different bell choirs that perform between August and May each year: The Genesis Chimers for those in fourth and fifth grades; the Youth Bell Choir for those in sixth through 12th grades; and Celebration and the Wesley Ringers for adults.
Theresa Cleaves is the president of the Leavenworth County Artists’ Association, whose holiday art sale and gala is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Heritage Center in Leavenworth.
The people of Leavenworth County have plenty to be thankful for, according to officials at the St. Joseph, Mo.,-based Second Harvest Community Food Bank.
