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Summer Celebrations 2018

The Independent joins with our loyal subscribers and Our Town’s non-profit organizations and country clubs to celebrate the 2018 summer, Kansas City-style! 

Blue Hills Country Club
Kris Townsend and Jill Dahir

 

Carriage Club 
Swim Championships featured a “Shrek” theme with (Front row) Nicholas Frank as Donkey (back row) Billy McGannon, Tommy O’Leary and Matthew Long

 

Country Club of Leawood 
Caleb Twyman, Connor Golding, Paul Deskin, and Forest Kohrs

 

Hallbrook Country Club
Retro-Active entertained partygoers at the Back to the 80s Party.
Photo Credit: Amanda Wood

 

Homestead Country Club 
Angela Gatz with her children, Stella, Juliet and Eva

 

Mission Hills Country Club 
A skydiver landed on the golf course at the Fourth of July celebration.

 

Milburn Country Club 
Milburn Ladies Golf Club Champion Ann Johnson

 

Isabel Salgado and Chelan David 

 

Blue Hills Country Club 
Coach Brendan Kenny, Alex White, Libby White, and Coach Blake Jackson

 

Carriage Club
(Front row) Trevor Weinrich and Phillip Clemente (back row) Will Vance, Tommy Pollock and Jack Lockton

 

Country Club of Leawood 
Burton Kohrs, Patrick Hornung and Forest Kohrs

 

Hallbrook Country Club 
Sandy and Stacy Cohen, Charlena and Steve Peppes and Brian and Erin Mankameyer
Photo Credit: Amanda Wood

 

Homestead Country Club 
William Feiock and Sarah Gladstone enjoyed the Parent/Child Tennis Social.

 

Mission Hills Country Club 
Ryan and Harry Pfeiffer

 

Kylie and Neah David

 

Milburn Country Club 
Milburn Men’s Golf Club Champion Mark Ledom

 

Blue Hills Country Club 
Landry Wichman, Jack Oades, Will Kiewit, and Quinn Gassen

 

Carriage Club 
Max McLiney and Zach Berg

 

Country Club of Leawood 
David Knopke, Jake Breitenstein and Brendan Teahan

 

Hallbrook Country Club 
Jim and Rebecca Young celebrated Hallbrook’s 30th anniversary at the Back to the 80s Party.
Photo Credit: Amanda Wood

 

Mission Hills Country Club 
Robbie, Meghan and Marnie Dix had a wonderful time at the Family Carnival.

 

Gary and Carolyn Hanson 

 

Blue Hills Country Club 
Lauren, Kathleen and Megan Adriano

 

Carriage Club 
Annie Palmer Noren with Frederik at the Memorial Day Pool Party

 

Country Club of Leawood 
Seniors: Olivia Vance, Carson Orchard, Mia Schloegel, Maryn Petty, Tripp Shertenlieb, Eba Hendrickson, Josh Gibson, Jay Arends, Jack Brimacombe, Jack Hegeman, and P.C. Carr

 

Hallbrook Country Club
Members enjoyed a bouncy house and human bowling at the Fourth of July Carnival.
Photo Credit: Amanda Wood

 

Mission Hills Country Club
Houston Jones and Jack Ellspermann

 

Dominick and Patrick Pearce

 

Peyton and Landon Cole

 

Blue Hills Country Club 
First Flight Club Champion Chuck Reid posed with his caddy, Ryan Reid.

 

Carriage Club 
Trevor Weinrich, head swim coach

 

Country Club of Leawood 
Patti Schugel and Patty Parsons toasted to the second day of the 2018 Daisy Classic Women’s Member/Guest Tournament.

 

Hallbrook Country Club 
Hallbrook Country Club’s Fourth of July Carnival featured rock climbing and princess bouncy houses.
Photo Credit: Amanda Wood

 

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Photo Credit: Brian Collins

 

Sloane and Emmy Sansale 

 

Blue Hills Country Club 
Club Champion Lynn Wilson celebrated her 11th win.

 

Carriage Club
Martin Rosemann with Allie and Mary Kate Rosemann

 

Nia Hughes, Kennedy Owens and Madison Roberts

 

Kitty and Bibi King 

 

 

Additional photos featured in the September 1, 2018 issue of The Independent

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