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Blue Hills Country Club moms at the swim team banquetMayor Quinton Lucas welcomed Barstow third grader Noah Assefa during a day at Kansas City City Hall. Brooke Edmonds and Ellie Cribb at a swim meetBlue Hills Country Club’s opening ceremonies for swim champsChelan and Isabel David in Fort Lauderdale, FloridaStaff from FosterAdopt Connect’s Extreme Family Finding program took a break to enjoy the annual summer employee potluck.(Front) Jorge Coromac (back) William Bermudez, Brynn Emery, Elise Rusell, Anna Gast, Steve Adams, Greg Peterson, and Edelise Ortiz during a service project in Puerto RicoChelan David and Jeremy Scott at the Match Made in Heaven Gala at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary ArtFosterAdopt Connect staffElizabeth and Brian Fries with daughters, Rilye and MarstonPerforming for Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” were Phillip Shinn, Tyler Lindquist, Jacques Roy, and Nico Holguin.Homestead Country Club celebrated Psych Night for swimmers.Pickleball at Homestead Country ClubElise Poehling, Tehreem Chaudry, Phillip Shinn, Chelsea Rolfes, Chioma Anyanwu, and Jacques Roy performed in Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost.”Ladies’ pickleball at Homestead Country ClubLiz Sholar and Allison Bowman at Mid-America Arts AllianceRoxanna Swaney, Angie Guynes, and Janet Baker at KC Shepherd’s Center’s Guac Your WorldQuinn Woodworth, Gracie McMaster, Frankie Noravong, Jordyn Ronnebaum, Isla Long, Charlotte Woodworth, Kylie Weeks, Stella Fotopoulos, Finleigh Wilson, and Jordy Wilson at Jagged RockRay Hill at KC Shepherd’s Center’s Guac Your WorldRuby Kramer, Jordyn Ronnebaum, and Ellie Kramer at the Stilwell Fourth of July Parade
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