Statehouse celebration marks Kansas’ birthday

? Storytellers and celebrities will help kick off “Kansas Day” activities today at the Capitol.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will start the celebration of Kansas’ 145th birthday as a state with cake and candles at 10 a.m.

Also joining the party will be Danni Boatwright, a Tonganoxie native, who recently won “Survivor: Guatemala,” and Dennis Rogers, a Topeka teacher and Navajo storyteller and dancer.

Historical re-enactors will be stationed throughout the Capitol from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help children explore the art and architecture of the Statehouse.

Today’s ceremony will be available via live webcast at http://kanedlive.org/.