Strawberry Hill Museum will host the Croatian Day Picnic this Saturday beginning at 5 p.m.

Hrvatski Obicaj and Don Lipovac will provide the entertainment.

The museum is located at 720 N. 4th Street in Kansas City, Kan.

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The Unified Government Board of Commissioners approved two change of zone requests for new residential projects on Strawberry Hill.

City Vision Ministries (CVM) will be in charge of the projects: the first a duplex at 412 Ann Avenue and an apartment loft plan at 805 and 807 N. 5th Street.

The duplex on Ann Avenue will replace a single family unit, along with the apartment complex.

"City Vision Ministries looked at the option of making this a single family unit," said John Harvey, executive directory of CVM. "But it makes it very expensive for just a single unit and the best economic use for it is a duplex."

The apartment loft renovation at 805 and 807 N. 5th Street will host apartments that will cost between $500 to $550 to rent out. Between $150,000 to $200,000 will be invested in the apartment renovation. 

Both properties had previously served as duplexes.

"These buildings have been vacant for some time," Harvey said.

Carole Diehl, president of the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood Association, said the group's board voted to support both projects.

"John Harvey and City Vision Ministries have always done good things for us," Diehl said. "We whole heartedly support this measure."

Harvey said CVM has invested over $9 million in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood.

Both projects received unanimous support from the board of commissioners.

There's still room to celebrate Christmas at the Strawberry Hill Ethnic Museum & Cultural Center, located at 720 N. 4th Street, in Kansas City, Kan. 

In “Keeping Christ in Christmas,” the Museum will have an exhibit of 32 donated Nativity sets that have been displayed throughout the Chapel.
 
The Christmas exhibits are decorated with customs from Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Russia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, African-American, Belgium, Greece, Denmark and Mexico.  

Share in the traditions of yesteryear that continue with families of today.
 
The Christmas exhibits opened on Nov. 21, 2009, and will remain open every Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 5 p.m., through Sunday, January 31, 2010.

Take a tour of the beautiful Museum. 

The cost for a tour is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12.  Children age 5 and under are free. Visit the gift shop and stop by the Tea Room for some special desserts.  Tea Room hours are Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. throughout the holiday.
 
The Victorian Mansion was built in 1887 for John Scroggs, a prominent attorney in Wyandotte County for his wife Margaret Cruise-Scroggs. In 1919 it became St. John's Orphanage.

In 1988 the house became the Strawberry Hill Ethnic Museum and Cultural Center dedicated to preserving the ethnic heritage of the surrounding areas.
          
If you are interested in booking a group tour of 15 or more please call the Strawberry Hill Museum at (913) 371-3264 or (913) 371-0081 to make a reservation. 

All contributions preserve the Kansas City, Kan., landmark.

(From a press release)

Come celebrate the Christmas holiday season at the Strawberry Hill Ethnic Museum & Cultural Center, located at 720 N. 4th Street, in Kansas City, Kan. 

In “Keeping Christ in Christmas,” the Museum will have an exhibit of 32 donated Nativity sets that have been displayed throughout the Chapel.
 
St. Nicholas will visit the Strawberry Hill Museum on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, from 1-4 p.m.  Visit with St. Nicholas and enjoy some cookies and milk and have a photo taken for $5.
 
The Christmas exhibits open Saturday decorated with customs from Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Russia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, African-American, Belgium, Greece, Denmark and Mexico.  

Share in the traditions of yesteryear that continue with families of today.
 
The Christmas exhibits opened Saturday, November 21, 2009, and will remain open every Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 5 p.m., through Sunday, January 31, 2010. Take a tour of the beautiful Museum. 

The cost for a tour is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12.  Children age 5 and under are free. Visit the gift shop and stop by the Tea Room for some special desserts.  Tea Room hours are Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. throughout the holiday.
 
The Victorian Mansion was built in 1887 for John Scroggs, a prominent attorney in Wyandotte County for his wife Margaret Cruise-Scroggs. In 1919 it became St. John's Orphanage.

In 1988 the house became the Strawberry Hill Ethnic Museum and Cultural Center dedicated to preserving the ethnic heritage of the surrounding areas.
          
If you are interested in booking a group tour of 15 or more please call the Strawberry Hill Museum at (913) 371-3264 or (913) 371-0081 to make a reservation.  All contributions preserve the Kansas City, Kan., landmark.