Christy and Bill Gautreaux are serving as the honorary chairmen of the 2018 Kemper Gala. The event will be held at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art on October 13th, and the culinary experts at Café Sebastienne are in charge of the delicious fare. Proceeds will go toward ensuring that more than 100,000 people enjoy […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City chose The National Golf Club as the site for the Legacy Invitational. The fun-filled event on June 4th featured luscious meals for breakfast and lunch, a gift salon, a cigar emporium, chair massages, and a 19th hole reception. All that was in addition to the excitement of […]

June 7th was the date for Saint Luke’s Foundation’s Annual Recognition Luncheon at Grand Street. Established in 1988 during the silver anniversary of Saint Luke’s Foundation, the Foundation Fellow Award recognizes outstanding service and support of medical education, research and hospital programs. Peggy and Dr. Michael Borkon were this year’s recipients. Jill and Marshall Dean […]

A member of Centurions, class of 2019, Amy Kligman serves on the Arts, Culture and Entertainment Task Force and on the curriculum committee. She is the executive/artistic director at the Charlotte Street Foundation and also serves on the board of directors of Nonprofit Connect. Amy previously worked for Hallmark Creative, where her titles included art […]

On June 3rd, the Jewel Ball Debutante Tea was held at The Kansas City Country Club. The co-chairmen were Janet Russell, Emily Dugger and Lindsey Horner. Whitney Estes, Alana Estes and Annette Sherrow     Charlotte White, Jewel Ball chairman     Jeannette Reintjes, debutante chairman   Charlotte White, Jewel Ball chairman; with Janet Russell, […]

KCRep’s A Fearless Fête 2018 – Live from Kansas City, it’s Saturday Night was held on May 19th at Spencer Theatre on the UMKC campus. Partygoers dressed as their favorite Saturday Night Live character and enjoyed hilarious performances by The Second City comedy troupe and Seth Herzog, resident comedian at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy […]

A beautiful baby girl named Dorothy “Dottie” Ann Weber was born on March 20th to Caroline and Louis Weber IV of Dallas, Texas. The blue-eyed girl weighed seven pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 and one half inches long. Dottie’s proud grandparents are Virginia and Richard Owen of Our Town and Susan Coke and Louis […]

As unlikely as it sounds, R. Hugh “Pat” Uhlmann might never have met his bride if he hadn’t attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, which was an all-male school back in the 1930s. His roommates were a pair of brothers, Bucks and Bobby Weil from Montgomery, Alabama. Pat visited their home – and fell for […]

Making The Perfect Plan  As the shock and wonder of the perfect proposal starts to wear off, the panic of planning the wedding begins to set in. With all of the literature out there on the headache that planning a wedding can be, it seems difficult to almost impossible to figure out where to start. […]

One of our favorite wedding photos is of Loula Long Combs, who became Mrs. Robert Pryor Combs in July 1917. Loula was a renown horsewoman, constantly surrounded by grooms, but only the kind who carry currycombs, not diamond rings. The Independent had desperately wanted her to get married for years – there were constant asides […]

Jackie Vavroch is in-house counsel at Dairy Farmers of America and an active member of the legal community, graduating from both the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Robert T. Roberts Trial Academy and Leadership Academy. Said Trina Le Riche, Ogletree Deakins: “She has the capability to see an assignment through, going above and beyond what […]

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Blake Stanton of Overland Park, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Hannah Stanton, to Stephen Evans Nichols, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Jon Christopher Nichols of Leawood, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. Daniel Mark Hannah of Lyons, Kansas, and the late Mrs. […]

The Saint Luke’s Foundation recently announced a $13 million gift commitment from the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation to support the Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute (SLMBNI). On May 16th, members of the Bloch family, doctors, staff members, and supporters of SLMBNI came together for a Partnership Renewal Celebration. The past decade has […]

More than 850 guests gathered for Operation Breakthrough’s 20th annual Big Dreams, Bright Futures event on April 27th at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. The evening honored Jean and Bill Dunn, Sr., who were the honorary chairmen; and the Dunn family. Joan Cohen and Tammy Ham, board members; served as event […]

Karen Mische, Lynda Robertson and Sara Bower Youngblood were the co-chairmen of Hats Off to Mothers on May 3rd at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza. Libby Blair, Pam Bruce, Debra Fink, Dr. Anne Johnson, Ellen Merriman, Marty Mos, and Sonia Warshawski were the honorees. The 15th anniversary event was a benefit for Open […]

Sharon Gartin started volunteering as a dog walker years before Kansas City Pet Project (KCPP) took charge of the Kansas City Shelter. As her Facebook friends know, she is constantly posting photos in order to help dogs find fur-ever homes. At KCPP, she is known for her caring, positive attitude and the countless ways she […]

Bess Wallerstein Huff is a native of Our Town. She became associated with Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in 2010 and currently is the director of marketing. Bess is a member of Centurions, class of 2019. She serves on the diversity committee and the Arts and Culture Task Force planning committee. Bess is also […]

Milburn Country Club will be the setting for Welcome House’s Swing Fore Recovery Golf Classic on September 10th. Ryan Shriver is serving as the chairman of the inaugural event. Welcome House is one of our community’s longest-standing residential sober living organizations. It has served nearly 16,000 men seeking recovery and support for drug and alcohol […]

April 21st was the date for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 30th Anniversary Ball at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Partygoers enjoyed a social hour, a five-course dinner, silent and live auctions, and entertainment. Robin and Dr. Marc Hahn served as the chairmen. Kelly Eckerman, emcee   Martha and Rusty Smith […]

May 14th was the date for Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas’ 37th annual Ben and Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic at Lake Quivira Country Club. This year’s event raised more than $161,000 to support Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ summer food program. Tom Johnson, Sandra Olivas-Talavera, Ashton Stephens, and Christal Watson   (Clockwise from […]

May 17th was the date for Saint Luke’s Health System’s Midwest Ear Institute Luncheon. Rebecca Alexander was the featured speaker. Rebecca, who was born with a rare genetic disorder called Usher syndrome type III, has been simultaneously losing both her sight and hearing since she was a teenager. She has a cochlear implant. More than […]