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Harry S. Truman Library Institute – Wild About Harry Kick-Off 

The Wild About Harry Kick-Off Meeting was held on December 15th and Nancy and Herb Kohn served as event chairmen. The Wild About Harry celebration will be held on April 28th and will feature a keynote address by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and honor Christopher “Kit” Bond. W.H. “Bert” Bates and Edward Matheny will serve as the honorary co-chairmen.

Also featured in the February 5th issue of The Independent Magazine
Photo Credit: Mark McDonald

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Herb and Nancy Kohn, hosts and chairmen


22Cappy Powell, Herb Kohn, chairman; Eileen Weir and Kay Martin

wah_com31Herb and Nancy Kohn, chairmen; with W.H. “Bert” Bates and Edward T. Matheny, honorary co-chairmen

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Martha Immenschuh, Ed Matheny, honorary co-chairman; Barbara Potts and Bob Moore

5Page Reed, Mary Coble, Alex Burden, Truman Library Institute; Laurie Franklin and Adele Hall

6Kim Rausch, Truman Library Institute; Nancy Kohn, chairman; and Susan Spaulding

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Cathy Hedlund, Jean Wagner, Bert Bates, honorary co-chairman; and Gretchen Jacobson 

 

Features

Notre Dame de Sion – 38th Annual Gala

March 2nd was the date for Notre Dame de Sion’s 38th Annual Gala, which was held at The Abbott. The festive event featured a “Noir et Blanc” theme. Partygoers dressed…

Kansas City Young Matrons’ Magic Ball – Patrons’ Party

The Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame was the site for the Patrons’ Party for the Kansas City Young Matrons’ Magic Ball on March 7th. Bonne Illig and Sue Lund…

The Kansas City Art Institute

While we throw around familiar terms for our beloved KCAI, we thought it might be interesting to explore who the benefactors are, what are the origins of the institution, and…

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy – 50th Civic Service Celebration

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy hosted its 50th Civic Service Celebration at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Jane and Josh Sosland were the chairs for the March 10th event. Mindy Corporon…