Category: Kansas City

The Kansas City TCC Chapter will meet on the following Saturdays in 2020: March 28, June 27, and Sept. 26. All meetings held at Trezo Mare will begin at noon. Additionally, there will be a holiday event on Dec. 5. The venue for the holiday event will be announced later in 2020.

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The Kansas City TCC Chapter met on Sept. 27. An excellent program was given by Jackie Zimmerman, the curator of the Safari Museum in Chanute, Kansas. This museum chronicles the adventures and photography of Martin and Ossa Johnson, two early 20th-century explorers who circled the globe several times visiting primitive cultures. The trivia question was,…

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The Kansas City TCC Chapter met on Friday, June 28, with 27 members and guests present. The trivia question asked what zoo animal in North American and European zoos accounts for the most injuries to zoo personal. The answer is the zebra. The excellent program was presented by guest and local artist Amanda Cooper. She…

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The Kansas City TCC Chapter met on March 29 with 30 members and guests present. Julian Zugazagoitia, the director of the local Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, was the speaker. He presented a most entertaining program. The trivia question of the day was what small detail do the countries of Japan, Palau and Bangladesh have in…

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The Kansas City TCC Chapter met on Dec. 7 and had dual presentations on Tunisia and Lithuania. The trivia question was, “What European capital sits at the geographic center of Europe?” The answer, Vilnius, was given by Bonnie Burns, who is heading there soon for a visit. Our 2019 meetings were announced as Fridays at…

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The Kansas City TCC chapter met for lunch on Friday, June 26, with 40 members and guests. Phil Larson gave an excellent program, on his photographic journey to all seven continents. Charles Merkel, from St. Louis, surprised everyone by presenting our chapter with a beautiful four-foot banner he created and paid for featuring the Kansas…

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Twenty members and guests attended the March 30 meeting of the TCC chapter in Kansas City. Mr. John Dranchak, who recently moved to the area from Denver, presented an interesting program on his trip to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. The trivia question was presented in two parts: What country has three capitals? (Answer: South Africa),…

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At the most recent Kansas City Chapter gathering, Trudy Nepstad gave an enjoyable presentation on her trip to Timbuktu and Mali. The trivia question asked what national capital is at the lowest elevation. Lanny Brewer (who had just returned from there) correctly guessed Baku, Azerbaijan, 92 feet below sea level.

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The TCC Kansas City Chapter met on Dec. 2 at Trezo Mare Restaurant. Approximately 25 guests were entertained by Bob and Susan Hiatt. They talked of several trips they’ve taken around the world, but in the context of unexpected pleasures coming from unfortunate circumstances. From a rainy day in Munich, to car problems in Croatia,…

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