🌱 Patch AM: How Overland Park will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 Friday

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In today's newsletter:

• How Overland Park will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 Friday
• How an Overland Park advisory firm is courting nonprofit investors
• Overland Park synagogue hosts funeral today for Marion Altman, 98

Also on today's calendar: BUSINESS CLOSE-OUT AUCTION and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A heavy t-storm; not as hot, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 68.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 9/11 anniversary: Pieces of tortured metal from Twin Towers keep memory alive in KC (kansascity.com) — Overland Park's 9/11 Memorial at the city fire training center will host a two-hour remembrance ceremony Friday morning, including a livestream and tower-like spotlights on Sept. 10 and 11. The article also highlights how the steel beam sundial design, educational panels, and water feature help visitors—especially local first responders and families—experience and remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
   

• Prime Capital Financial taps Glenmede veteran to lead new foundations and endowments unit (investmentnews.com) — An Overland Park–based investment advisory firm, Prime Capital Financial, has launched a new foundations and endowments unit aimed at nonprofits with $5 million to $250 million in assets. Led by Glenmede veteran Mark Hays, the Overland Park team will offer OCIO services, impact investing strategy, and governance advice as it expands nationally over the next year.
   

• Marion Altman (johnsoncountypost.com) — Funeral services for longtime Leawood resident Marion Altman are being held this morning at Congregation Beth Torah on West 127th Street in Overland Park, with a virtual option available. The 98-year-old is remembered for her music, community involvement, love of family, and spirited card games, with shiva gatherings scheduled in Leawood this evening and tomorrow.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Overland Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Family (& Friends) Fun Night →
  Paint Glaze & Fire Ceramics & Coffee House, 12683 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Raymore-Peculiar (Junior Vars
  Blue Valley Northwest High Raymore-Peculiar High School
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Raymore-Peculiar (Level C)
  Blue Valley Northwest High Raymore-Peculiar High School
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball: Frosh B Quad (Freshman B)
  Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley West MAIN GYM
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: C Team Quad (BVNW, STA, SHHS, BVW) (Level C)
  Blue Valley Northwest High School South Gym
  5:00 pm
• Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Raymore-Peculiar (Varsity)
  Blue Valley Northwest High Raymore-Peculiar High School
  6:30 pm
• Football: Blue Valley Northwest vs Olathe Northwest (Varsity)
  Blue Valley Northwest High College Boulevard Activity Complex CBAC Football Field
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Pastries with Parents
  Heartland Elementary, 12775 Goodman St., Overland Park
  7:30 am
Saturday September 12
• BUSINESS CLOSE-OUT AUCTION →
  The Bullet Hole, 6201 Robinson St., Overland Park
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• JOCO Cars and Coffee →
  Garage 21, 15020 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park
  12:00 pm
• Audi Club Kansas City: JOCO Cars and Coffee →
  Garage 21, 15020 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Pop-Up Party →
  Hyper Energy Bar, 9550 Nieman Rd., Overland Park
  7:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My elderly in-laws and mother will be visiting September 25-30.
  Any ideas for something interesting that doesn't require much walking? So far I have winery, casino and Arboretum golf cart tour. (Nextdoor Terrybrook Farms)
• Hello again, folks, I was just going through my change for no particular reason and I found this penny that on the back of the penny it looks like a man sitting on a log.
  Is that a particular interest? I don't recall I've ever seen a penny like this before. Does anyone know anything about this type of penny? Thank you… (Nextdoor Timberland Creek)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Home Team Supervisor in Overland Park. Apply here.
• PNC posted a job opening for Loan Support Analyst Senior - Agency and GSE Servicing - Midland in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Leawood

• At $1.5M a year, Leawood's crumbling stormwater pipes won't be replaced for 55 years (johnsoncountypost.com)
• NYT: Kansas' Roger Marshall sued more than 700 of his patients before becoming a U.S. senator (kcur.org)
• AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) Ranks Among Tuesday Morning's Most Active Stocks (investorbrandnetwork.com)

Olathe

• New golf simulator Back Nine now open in Olathe (johnsoncountypost.com)
• Olathe unveils designs for I-35/Santa Fe overhaul (johnsoncountypost.com)

Ok Overland Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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