This section includes a listing of on-going opportunties to the homeschool community in the Lawrence area.
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Written by Teach Web Administrator
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Tuesday, 23 August 2005 |
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http://www.cjonline.com/stories/082105/kan_pony.shtml
Published Sunday, August 21, 2005
Pony Express Festival set to ride again
The Capital-Journal
The 20th annual Pony Express Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. a week from today at the Hollenberg Station Historic Site near Hanover.
There will be historical demonstrations, including catapult and other weapons, a blacksmith and a quick draw competition. The Turkey Creek Regulators will do target shooting on horseback.
A 11 a.m., a nondenominational church service will take place with a circuit rider preacher. A community choir will sing at the service. Everyone is invited to join in the choir.
Lunch, catered by Ricky's Cafe in Hanover, will be served on the grounds. The meal is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children. A lemonade stand with pie and ice cream will be available.
There will be live music during the lunch hour. Afternoon entertainment will include the Kramer Sisters, of Crete, Neb., doing harmony vocal with banjo, guitar and accordion.
Terry Lane Fitzgerald, of the Lincoln, Neb., area, will portray Buffalo Bill Cody on the stage and around the grounds during the day. The Fresh Green Grass, Minihan family, also will entertain.
The highlight of the day will be the re-ride of the Pony Express at 3 p.m. with the mochila envelope exchange at the Hollenberg Station. Following the exchange, there will be a drawing for a hand-quilted, queen-sized quilt, with tickets available for $1. Collector buttons will be available for $2 on the grounds the day of the festival.
The festival is sponsored by Friends of Hollenberg Station and the Kansas State Historical Society.
Hollenberg Station is four miles north of the US-36 highway and K-148 highway junction and one mile east on K-243, or one-half mile north of Hanover on K-148 and one mile east on K-243.
For information, call Duane Durst, site administrator, at (785) 337-2635. |
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Written by Cathy Barfield
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Tuesday, 23 August 2005 |
We have talked about offering workshops for community groups, even for homeschoolers specifically, but for now, we are pleased to offer several family days throughout the year. Family Days include free hands on activities and gallery learning for all ages. If you think families on your mailing list would be interested, the next dates are September 18 and November 6, Sundays from 1-3, and we should have more information soon. In addition to the scheduled events, we offer free self-guided activities at the front desk, and there is a different topic each month. Families can pick them up anytime during museum hours, spend some time looking at selected works in the museum, and then receive a take home activity with a prize of art materials to work on a related project at home.
As for the children's Saturdays, here is more information about the fall line up in case you would like to pass it along to anyone:
Classes combine art study with hands-on activities. Each week students will investigate and discuss a selected group of works of art from the Spencer collection and create a work of their own based on the techniques, media, and traditions they discover. Ages 5-8 years old meet 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m, and ages 9-14 years old meet 1:30-3:30 p.m. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Scholarships are available (limit 4 classes per student). Register by returning the attached form either by email, mail, or in person. Classes are $12*/$10 for Friends of the Art Museum children.*Enroll in four or more classes and receive the FAM price. Payment is due at the beginning of class, and we can take either exact cash or check.
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