McConnell Officers’ Spouses’ Club Presents…

Flappers and Mobsters

please join us for our Fall Fundraising Kickoff

Friday, September 2nd from 6-10 PM

at the Dole Center’s Signature Lounge

$25 per Person - Spouses Welcome

1920s Attire Encouraged

RSVP by August 28th to 316-239-6809 or rsvp.mosc@gmail.com

The MOSC Reservations policy applies to this event.

Play Craps, Roulette, Texas Hold Em & Black Jack on Full Size Gambling Tables with Professional Dealers! Enjoy Scrumptious Hors d’ oeuvres, Delicious Desserts & Awesome Door Prizes.

www.mcconnellosc.org

 New To The Nest

Congratulations

to

Ian and Heather Shelley

on the birth of their son

Osgar Paul Shelley

7 lbs,3 oz, & 19 inches long

2011 Prose & Poetry Contest

Guidelines

Genres: Poetry, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

Prizes: $250 awarded as top prize in each genre

Word Limits: 5,000 words for Prose (Fiction and Creative Nonfiction); up to 3 poems (5 pages) for Poetry.

Submissions exceeding these limits will be automatically disqualified.

Limit one submission per person per genre.

Entry Fee: None

Deadline: December 30, 2011 Winners announced by April 1, 2012

To Submit:

Holding Each Elephant’s Tail:

Voices from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

The Missouri Writers’ Guild and Missouri Humanities Council have partnered in the Missouri Warrior Writers Project to produce an anthology of writing by veterans and active military service personnel of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars about their wartime experience.

We have an OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS.

The first volume will be published by Southeast Missouri State University, with an expected release date of Armed Forces Day, May 19, 2012. All branches of the military who have had multiple deployments, who have been deployed once, or who have never been deployed, are invited to participate. Family members of these warriors are also encouraged to submit.

- Manuscripts must be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document.

(Save with a *.doc extension). Please combine all poems into one document and use first poem as title.

- Put your name and contact information on the first page of your submission document and nowhere else within the manuscript.

- Please include a brief (75 words or less) bio with your submission.

- Send to: submissions@mowarriorwriters.com

Work previously published will be considered, but new work is preferred. All entries will be considered for publication in the anthology.

Judges

Poetry

Brian Turner (author of Here, Bullet and Phantom Noise) served as an infantry sergeant in Iraq (2nd ID) and in Bosnia (3rd Mountain Division). He received a USA Hillcrest Fellowship in Literature, an NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry, the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship, the Poets’ Prize, and a Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. His work has appeared on National Public Radio, the BBC, Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and Weekend America, among others.

Nonfiction

Mark Bowden is a best-selling author and journalist. His book, Black Hawk Down, a finalist for the National Book Award, was the basis of the film of the same name. His book Killing Pablo won the Overseas Press Club’s 2001 Cornelius Ryan Award as the book of the year. His most recent books are Guests of the Ayatollah and The Best Game Ever. His newest book, Worm: The First Digital World War will be published in October 2011.

Fiction

William Trent Pancoast’s novels include WILDCAT (2010) and CRASHING (1983). His short stories, essays, and editorials have appeared in Night Train, The Mountain Call, Solidarity magazine, Apple, US News & World Report, the Union Forum, and numerous other labor publications. Labeled a “blue collar writer” by the Wall Street Journal in 1986, Pancoast recently retired from the auto industry after thirty years as a die maker. In recent years, he has been an adjunct professor of English and first mate on a Lake Erie charter fishing boat.

The Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) has five (5) $1000 scholarships for military spouses. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2011. The link below provides all of the eligibility requirements and links to the applications.

http://www.ccmeonline.org/scholarships.aspx

To show our appreciation for the armed forces, we are going to launch our
Military Appreciation Days again for the last few weeks of the season.

Here are the details:

Military Appreciation Days

August 15-21, 27-28 & September 3-5, 2011

Members of the military are eligible
to buy All-Day Admissions at the park for $17.99 + tax

General Admission (ages 12-54): PAY $17.99 + tax

SAVE $18.00 per person! 

             Child/Senior Admission (ages 3-11 and 55 & older):

PAY $17.99 + tax

SAVE $9.00 per person!

Simply show a valid Military ID Card at the park entrance on any public operating day, August 15-September 5, 2011 to receive these discounts.

These discounts are only provided to card-carrying members

of the military (active, reserve, retired, veteran, family,

Department of Defense, etc.).

One discounted admission per Military ID Card.

All tickets under this program
must be used on the same day as purchased at the park.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again for all your hard work in 2011!

Sincerely,

Jeff Hays
Group Sales Representative
Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark
Kansas City's Hottest, Coolest Time!
9400 State Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66112
Phone: 913.312.3110 Ext 3661
Fax: 913.334.5206

Worlds of Fun

Oceans of Fun

Public Safety & Military Appreciation Days

August 15 - 19, 2011

Free Admission

Police officers, correction officers, firefighters, EMTs and active, retired & reserve members of the military--thank you for all you do! We would like you to be our guest during Public Safety & Military Appreciation Days, August 15 - 19, 2011.

Present your official photo I.D. at any Worlds of Fun or Oceans of Fun Front Gate ticket window Aug. 15 - 19 and receive free admission to Worlds of Fun, Oceans of Fun or both!

Discounted Admission for Family & Friends

Public safety & military members can also purchase up to six (6) discounted admission tickets for their family and friends Aug 15 - 19.

Worlds of Fun Regular admission: $29.99 (a $15 savings)

Oceans of Fun Regular admission: $23.99 (an $8 savings)

Ride & Slide Regular admission--both parks, same day: $44.99 (a $12 savings)

Additional Information

Limit of one free ticket per ID holder

Public safety or military photo ID required to receive free ticket

Free ticket is valid only for ID holder

Public safety or military member must present photo ID to purchase discounted ticket(s) for family and friends. Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Limit if six (6).

All prices are plus tax

Prices, dates, hours, and attraction availability are subject to change without notice

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