Dr. Halima Farah and her team operate Global Health Chiropractic located at 751 E. 63rd St., Ste. 110. They offer Chiropractic Adjustments, Surface Electromyography Scans, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Therapeutic Ultrasound, Kinesiology Taping, and Intersegmental Traction. Global Health Chiropractic provides quality care using the activator method of adjusting, which is high-speed and low force. There is no twisting or cracking for those of you who are squeamish. Global Health utilizes the Surface Electromyography which is similar to an EKG for your heart, except it measures muscle tension and amount of electrical activity.

On Saturday, June 22 from 3-6pm, area neighborhood and business associations are going to breathe new life into an old tradition by holding an Appreciation Picnic for the officers and staff at the KC Police Department’s Metro Patrol Station, Hwy 71/Prospect Ave. Area residents will meet over the next six weeks to plan a wonderful event to show their gratitude and thankfulness to all those who protect and serve the area covered by the Metro Patrol.

FlagMake way for the Second Annual Southtown Independence Day Celebration Parade on Saturday, June 29 beginning at 10am in Pener Plazan (63rd and Woodland) Last year there were more than 50 parade entries including a marching band, cars and motorcycles, floats, and animals. It was very warm so we are starting the parade earlier this year. There are no entry fees and it’s a great opportunity for you to “strut your stuff!”

Visit www.southtown.org for entry forms and details. Let’s sparkle up 63rd Street as we travel west across Troost to Rockhill, south to Meyer, and back to Pener Plaza. Start makin’ those floats!

Golf ClassicAre you ready to hit a hole-in-one? Registration is now open for The Research Foundation’s 24th Annual Research Medical Center Golf Classic and Silent Auction on Monday, August 19th at Blue Hills Country Club. Starting at 12:30 p.m., the Golf Classic features an 18-hole, 4-person scramble with a shotgun gun start. Sponsorships range from $200 - $10,000 and many include golfing positions. Golfers enjoy green fees, cart, lunch, cocktail reception, food buffet, prize drawings and awards ceremony.

Operation First Step can help you turn your dream into a reality. The Operation First Step program is used in more than 100 locations across the US to help entrepreneurs start and grow their business, even when they have little or no business background. The multi-week course will give you a specific road map for starting a business, expose you to experts such as accountants, lawyers, marketing experts and more, challenge you to define and prepare for the best or worst and help develop the network of resources and peers an owner needs to succeed.

The Kansas City Public Improvements Advisory Committee (PIAC) recently notified us that the following projects have been approved in the City’s 2013 Fiscal Budget with funds from the public improvements sales tax fund: Installation of street trees along the north side of 63rd St. from Troost Ave. to Oak St.; improvements and final design work for the Water Tower Restoration project at Tower Park; and new sidewalks and appurtenances along Brookside Plaza from 63rd St. to Meyer Blvd.