×
Subscribe

Subscribe Today

Save almost 50% off the newsstand price!

In addition to receiving 26 issues of The Independent Kansas City’s Journal of Society, your subscription will include our annual publication, the Charitable Events Calendar and a subscription to our e-newsletter, The Insider.

Questions about your current subscription? Contact Laura Gabriel at 816-471-2800.

Congratulations, Maggie & Scott!

Mr. and Mrs. William Paul Straeter III of Leawood are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Allen Straeter, to Scott Henry Schoenfeld, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kemp Schoenfeld of Mission Hills. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roger Davies and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Straeter, Jr. Maggie is a graduate of Notre Dame de Sion High School. She earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing from The University of Kansas. Maggie is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and careers with The University of Kansas Hospital.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Howard Helzberg of Birmingham, Alabama, and the late Mr. Helzberg and Mrs. Fred Schoenfeld of Mission Hills and the late Mr. Schoenfeld. Scott is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business from The University of Kansas. Scott was a member of the Jewel Ball floor committee in 2005 and a BOTAR escort in 2009 and 2010. He is a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and is employed with Voya Investment Management. Theirs will be a December 31st wedding at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church.

DR1_0151

Also featured in the October 29, 2016 issue

 

Features

Crib Note – Johnston

Patrick Deramus Johnston made his entrance into the world on March 12th, weighing seven pounds, 11 ounces, and measuring 21 inches long! The darling boy has blue eyes and brown…

Kansas City Rose Society – Rose Day and Rose Show

June 2nd was the date for Kansas City Rose Society’s Rose Day and Rose Show. The beautiful event was held in the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden in Loose…

The Jewel Ball Gentlemen’s Serenade

The Jewel Ball Gentlemen’s Serenade was held to honor the mothers, grandmothers, and special guests of the Gentlemen of The Jewel Ball. The June 2nd event was held at Mission…

The Jewel Ball Debutante Tea

The Jewel Ball Debutante Tea was held at The Kansas City Country Club on June 2nd. Catherine Carothers and Linda O’Hara served as co-chairmen for the lovely event. Debutantes, mothers,…