×
Subscribe

Subscribe Today

26 Issues

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, Hadley & Michael!

Mrs. William Appleton Burnham, Jr., of Duxbury, Massachusetts, is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Hadley Winslow Burnham, to Michael Lewis Reintjes, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Reintjes, Jr., of Mission Hills, Kansas. The bride-to-be is also the daughter of the late Mr. William Appleton Burnham, Jr. Hadley is the granddaughter of Mr. William Henry Wheeler, Jr., of Duxbury, and the late Mrs. Wheeler, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Appleton Burnham, Sr. She is a graduate of Duxbury High School. Hadley earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Washington College. A member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she is self-employed in Mission Hills, Kansas.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Reintjes, Sr., of Mission Hills, Kansas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gifford Alley, Sr. Michael is a graduate of Rockhurst High School. He was a member of the Jewel Ball floor committee as well as an escort in 2010. Michael earned a bachelor of arts degree in corporate communications from Elizabethtown College. He is employed with ERT in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The couple is planning a late fall wedding at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri.

Also featured in the September 18, 2021 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Heather Brulez

Features

City Year Kansas City – Idealist Gala Awards

City Year Kansas City’s annual Idealist Gala was held on April 17th at Studio Dan Meiners in celebration of its students, AmeriCorps members, and community members who challenge cynicism, and…

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – Ben and Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic

Canyon Farms Golf Club was the site for The 43rd Annual Ben and Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic, whichwas held on April 29th. More than 140 golfers enjoyed a beautiful…

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph – Hope Ball

The Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown was the site for Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph’s inaugural Hope Ball, which was heldon April 27th. Twenty-four young ladies…

Congratulations, Frances & Vance!

Frances Marie Wooldridge and Vance Simon Wentz exchanged vows on December 31st at The Kansas City Country Club, creating an always-memorable New Year’s Eve anniversary celebration! Frances is the daughter…