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Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties – Community Ball and Cotillion

Much merriment ensued at the Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties’ Community Ball and Cotillion, which was held on December 2nd at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of 64 high school students, seniors and juniors all. In addition, there was a gourmet dinner, and dancing. Monica Browne and Sally Dannov served as co-chairmen of the 67th annual event.

Committee Members: (Front row) Lisa Coen, Marge Eckard, Co-chairmen Monica Browne and Sally Dannov, and Mary Ventura and Nancy Zielke (back row) Aileen Eidson, Georgianna Mullin, Marsha Oyer, Gina McCord, and Beth Burkhart

 

Monica Browne and Sally Dannov, co-chairmen

 

Board Members: Deidra Putnam, Cindy Ford, Sandra Talavera, Tami Radolf-Sigley, and Caitlin Eckard

 

Ball Chairman Elizabeth DeCoursey and Cindy Ford, League president

 

(First row) Robert Thompson, page; Serena Fenaroli, Katharina Staecker, Kaitlin Carpenter, Ellie Miller, Olivia Ortiz, Megan Homoly, Elle Blake, Katherine Walsworth, Natalie Kistler, Maren Burkhart, Kara Evans, Chloe Byers, Claire Kearney, Sydney Sheldon, Madeline Ruf, Reagan Amato, and Charlie Hannah, page (second row) Kylie Coombs, page; Caroline O’Keefe, Bianca Tucker, Carly Hofmann, Avery Cahill, Audrey Hawn, Jessica Schriver, Mallory Brajkovic, Savanna Winterman, Rachel Albers, Ireland Brown, Colleen Crabtree, Catherine Henne, Alejandra Jimenez-Manez, Mariana Alvey, Skylar Russell, and Hannah Sides, page (third row) Johannes Greve, Coleton Oakes, Adam Kistler, Joseph Glaser, Adam Wilson, Bryce Yoder, Spencer Burkard, Jack Reardon, Nicholas Schlader, Edward Jones, Chandler Owens, Asher Norberg, Brock Beashore, McBride Newman, Jacob Morris, and John Leverich (fourth row) Ryan Bach, Joseph Watskey, Michael Verbeck, Tyler Ash, Tucker Horn, Matthew DuBois, Joseph Russell, Andrew Melland, Alexander Falk, Chase Klosener, Brennan Wiese, Hamilton Brown, Evan Garrett, Quentin Jarrell, Anthony Abraham, and Colton Lloyd (out of camera range) Malerie Moore

 

Also featured in the February 3, 2018 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: David Riffel

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