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First of Two Presentations of T.A.K.E. Self Defense Program on the Field at Kauffman Stadium is May 17 |
| 04/30/2008 |
| Two dates have been scheduled this year for presentation of The Ali Kemp Educational (T.A.K.E.) Seminars on the playing field at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals, 98.1 KUDL, and the Johnson Co... |
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Did You Know: The Greatest Diversity of Plants at Shawnee Mission Park occurs at the tiny Ogg Road Prairie? |
| 04/27/2004 |
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Shawnee Mission Park encompasses more than 1,200 acres, but officials believe the park’s greatest plant diversity occurs on an area just short of four acres. This 3.9-acre plot is known as the ... |
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Did You Know: One of the few remaining portions of virgin prairie in Johnson County is located in Kill Creek Park? |
| 02/05/2003 |
| For most people, it’s hard to imagine now-bustling Johnson County in its natural state of 150 years ago. Development and growth have all but wiped out evidence of the vast stretches of prairie which ... |
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Did You Know: The Johnson County Park and Recreation District rears its own catfish for release in Shawnee Mission Park Lake? |
| 08/14/2002 |
| Every year, approximately 6,000 channel catfish are stocked into Shawnee Mission Park Lake. The fish arrive in late April or early May and are put into a rearing pond located below the lake’s dam. The... |
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Did You Know: The Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park was designated as the first American Discovery Trail Theatre in 2000? |
| 08/14/2002 |
| The Theatre in the Park received this distinct designation due to it’s proximity to the American Discovery Trail and was formally designated during a ribbon cutting which took place at the Theatre on ... |
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Did You Know: Four Kansas State Champion Trees Can be Found in Johnson County Park and Recreation District Parks? |
| 08/14/2002 |
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The Kansas Forest Service keeps a list all documented state champion trees and four of those, as well as a runner-up American Holly Tree at Antioch Park, are located on JCPRD property. The stat... |
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Did You Know: The Johnson County Park and Recreation District is officially the “Bluebird Capital of Kansas?” |
| 03/14/2002 |
| It’s true! In 2000, the Kansas legislature passed a resolution so designating the JCPRD in recognition of the agency’s efforts to restore local bluebird populations. Between man, predation and competi... |
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Did you know: The first public monument in the Kansas City area erected to honor veterans of the Vietnam War is located in Antioch Park? |
| 03/07/2002 |
| The monument was first dedicated on Nov. 11, 1974 and is located under the flagpole at Antioch Park, 6501 Antioch, Merriam. The original monument consisted of a marble block with a bronze plaque conta... |
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Did You Know: The original effort to purchase property for what is now Shawnee Mission Park was led by a bona fide World War I hero? |
| 03/07/2002 |
| John L. Barkley, who is the namesake of Shawnee Mission Park’s John Barkley Visitors Center, received a Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during World War I. During the early 1950’s Barkley... |
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Did You Know: The Kansas City Corporate Challenge is the oldest corporate games of its kind in the nation? |
| 03/07/2002 |
| Started in 1980, the KCCC now draws more than 20,000 participants from more than 160 companies who compete in this month-seven week long summer event, which takes place during the months of May and Ju... |
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Did You Know: The only publicly-accessible island in the Kansas River in the Kansas City area is located in the Mill Creek Streamway Park? |
| 03/07/2002 |
| The 12-acre Nelson Island is the northern terminus of the JCPRD’s Mill Creek Streamway Park and is accessible by a 130-foot bridge. Not including about a half mile of trail on the island, the Streamwa... |