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July 19, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor All aboard, for a riverboat cruise on the Missouri River from the Port of Kansas City. Whether you call them riverboats, steamboats or paddlewheelers, these large vessels were…

Dorri Partain
July 12, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor Can’t find your car keys? The earliest models of automobiles had neither doors, roofs, nor keys. With the earliest designs based on carriages, the term ”horseless carriage” was…

Dorri Partain
July 3, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor Does your patriotism stack up? For the nation’s Bicentennial in 1976, which celebrated the 200th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, hundreds of collectables…

Dorri Partain
June 28, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor Whether you’re packing a picnic for a day at the park or traveling long distances on a family vacation, this picnic jug holds a gallon of your favorite…

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June 21, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor How many miles can you drive between fuel-ups? This handy mileage meter, compliments of your local Skelly gasoline dealer, makes it easy to calculate. Lining up the miles…

Dorri Partain
June 14, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor “The Most Talked About Nite-Club in the Midwest” survived three address changes and over four decades before the doors closed and the stage went dark. The Jewel Box…

Dorri Partain
June 7, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor The aroma of fresh roasted coffee wafting around Kansas City is not a recent trend.In 1899, Frank Ennis (1866-1962) became Kansas City’s first coffee roaster. As the president…

Dorri Partain
May 31, 2023
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By Dorri Partain, Contributor Whether they’re square or round, baseball cards have always been a popular business giveaway item. Featuring players from our hometown team, the Kansas City Royals, two…

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May 24, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor Would you dare to ride 3,470 feet of twisted terror? When completed in 1980, Worlds of Fun’s Orient Express roller coaster offered coaster enthusiasts a completely new experience.…

Dorri Partain
May 17, 2023
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Dorri PartainContributor Have you ever eaten here – where everything’s so dog-gone good? Started as a summer opportunity to earn money, two music teachers from the University of Illinois opened…