Northland fortunate to have strong corps of volunteers

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The Northland is fortunate to have a strong corps of people activein making the area a better place to live.</p><p>Some,such as Anita Gorman, are well-known. Others, such as Jill Jones,have received less public attention.</p><p>Both womenhave been involved in recent activities to enhance theNorthland.</p><p>Gorman has long been one of the mostenthusiastic supporters of Kansas City&#8217;s Parks andRecreation Department, which she once served as a parkscommissioner.</p><p>A few weeks ago Gorman helped leadthe effort to raise $60,000 for long-term repairs to the NorthlandFountain.Gorman&#8217;s success in this venture should helpensure that the fountain will be well maintained long into thefuture.</p><p>Jones teaches theater at North KansasCity High School, and this year she stepped forward to serve asdirector of &#8220;The King and I&#8221; atGladstone&#8217;s Theatre in the Park.</p><p>Thetheater is one of Gladstone&#8217;s most valuable summerassets, bringing together people of all ages to participate indifferent productions.</p><p>This is Jones&#8217;first year to direct at the theater, but her enthusiasm for the jobis evident.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s greatfamily entertainment,&#8221; she said of &#8220;The Kingand I.&#8221; It is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. today andSunday at Oak Grove Park, off 76th Street and NorthTroost.</p><p>While the play is free, donations areencouraged to help make sure the Gladstone Theatre continues toserve Northland audiences for many more years.