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History preserved for the public Atkins-Johnson farmhouse to serve as newest tourist attraction for county By Kevin M. Smith

The city bought it in 2005 and has spent $500,000 to date on restoration, sticking to historical regClay County’s newest tourist istry guidelines, as the house has recently been added to the Nationattractions are some of its oldest. The Clay County Tourism Board al Register of Historic Places. hosted a “Clay-cation” Thursday, Glenda Misner of Gladstone saw May 12, to highlight some of the the house on the tour May 12 for most recently opened sites or plac- the first time since her childhood. “This is where they did the canes with significant changes. ning,” Misner said, peering into a sun room on the side of the house Atkins-Johnson farmhouse This two-story home — origi- and recalling specific stories. Misner lived down the road nally a log cabin — just inside the from the cabin Gladstone city on Jackson limits is part Drive on the way through northeast side restoration. It is of Gladstone the longest con■ Belvoir Winery, 1325 Odd from 1946 to tinually lived Fellows Road in Liberty 1958. in residence ■ Mormon Temple, Northeast The cabin in Clay CounPleasant Valley Road in Kansas was built by ty, Melinda City North the Atkins Mehaffy told a ■ Atkins-Johnson historic family between crowd gathered farmhouse, 6508 N. Jackson 1824 and 1830 on the porch Ave. in Gladstone — there is no Thursday, May doc umenta12. Mehaffy, ecotion to deternomic development administrator mine an exact date. The Johnsons for the city of Gladstone, said the lived there starting in the 1920s. city has been working to restore the structure since it figured out Mormon temple its historical significance. It may be a new building, but the “It came to the city’s attention tradition is old. The newest Moras a code-enforcement issue,” mon temple is being constructed on Mehaffy said. Pleasant Valley Road, near Interstate But city officials soon learned its 35 and 435 is expected to be comhistorical significance and upon plete in spring of next year and be a discovering there was a log cabin continual draw for visitors. under two layers of siding, bought “It is breathtaking,” Mehaffy said. it for restoration. Elder Richard Adams said when

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Glenda and Ed Misner of Gladstone peer into the sunroom at the Atkins-Johnson farmhouse in Gladstone on Thursday, May 12. Glenda Misner grew up less than a mile down the road from the historic structure but had not been inside since her childhood. construction is complete there will be a few weeks of an open house for visitors to see it before the dedication. After the dedication, only approved baptized members of the church will be able to go in. “To us, it’s the ultimate place we want to go, there’s a special spirit

in that building,” Adams said. Even after tourists have had their opportunity to visit, the temple will still serve the more than 100,000 church members in the region who currently must go elsewhere for a temple.

City Council seeks resumes for open seat The Gladstone City Council is seeking residents who are interested in serving on the council to fill the vacancy left with the resignation of Councilman Les Smith. Candidates must be Gladstone residents who meet the qualifications of the office, and the selected candidate will serve on the council until the next regular election in April 2012. Gladstone councilmen must be 21 years of age; a U.S. citizen; a resident of the city of Gladstone for one year prior to the appointment; and a registered voter. The council encourages interested, qualified individuals to submit a resume indicating their reasons for wanting to serve, experience in the municipal government process, civic involvement, and any other related experience. Resumes will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, June 3. Resumes and letters of interest should be sent to City Clerk Cathy Swenson with a copy to Mayor Barry McCullough at 7010 N. Holmes St., Gladstone, MO 64118.

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Experience Maple Woods Preserve June 4 Gladstone will celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 4, with a self-guided tour though the Maple Woods Preserve. Maple Woods Preserve is the largest stand of sugar maple trees west of the Mississippi River, and there are many flora and fauna located here. Individual trail walkers and families are encouraged to pack a camera, sketchbook and a picnic lunch to enjoy the trail and the wildlife. For additional information, call the Gladstone Parks & Recreation Department at 423-4091.

Children 3 to 14 years invited to fish

The children’s event will be held at the Hamilton Heights Park Fishing Pond from 9 a.m. to noon. Preregistration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The fishing derby is free of charge. Children ages 3 to 14 years old can participate in contests for largest fish caught and most fish caught, among others. Individuals from each age group will receive prizes compliments of Gladstone Walmart. Children must bring their own fishing poles, but worms will be provided. Hamilton Heights Park, located at 67th & N. Main, has a handicapped accessible fishing dock. For additional information, call the Gladstone Parks & Recreation Department at 423-4091.

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but was later arrested at a residence in Gladstone. He remains in the Clay County jail after failing to post a $500,000 bond. Brockman was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, May 11. — Angie Anaya Borgedalen

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Start your spring cleaning by clearing out excuses I know that when many people think of downsizing, they think of their bronze baby shoes in a landfill or their Golden Glove championship belt amidst the racks at the local thrift store. Oh the horror of bumping into the local priest wearing your donated ballet tutu in the produce section! However, sometimes downsizing is a necessity. Many of the senior citizens I talk to dread downsizing for two reasons: 1) They fear being erased and having little if any legacy to leave; and 2) It sounds way too stressful. Both of these are legitimate concerns. Can we talk frankly for a few paragraphs? Having too much stuff can be stressful in itself. You have to clean it all. I hate dusting. I also hate lawn work (in case you’re keeping a list). I once looked into covering the entire yard with that recycled-tire material they have at playgrounds. We would cut down on emergency room trips and save time on lawn care. Alas, it was too expensive for mere convenience, though I have to say I daydream

about it while raking the leaves each year. But, as always, I digress. Stuff is stressful. More stuff is more stressful. See the pattern? Look at your home and belonging as fractions. That’s not scary. There has never been a horror movie with a mob of frightened people screaming and running from a 1/5 fraction sign that just escaped from the county jail and is out on a rampage for blood and his other four-fifths. Would you like to downsize by a third? That’s not frightening. How do you know what to choose? How often do you use the item? Was the last time you wore that dress to toast the election of Richard Nixon? Perhaps, just perhaps, you can let it go with little guilt. How big is it? Is your three-tiered, 12-pedalled, pipe organ with gilded keys and crushed-velvet bench just always ready to jump out and stub that unsuspecting pinky toe? Perhaps, there is a church or school full of shoed people savvy enough to maneuver around it. Do you have quite a

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A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, encouraging the nation to pay tribute in some way to older people across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter’s proclamation changed the name to Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate those 65 and older. 39.6 million — The number of people 65 and older in the United States on July 1, 2009 — 13 percent of the total population. 88.5 million — Projected population of people 65 and older in 2050. 74 — The number of men 65 and older on July 1, 2009, for every 100 women in this age group. For those 85 and older, it drops to 46 men per 100 women. 71,991 — Estimated number of centenarians in the United States on Dec. 1, 2010. — U.S. Census Bureau

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Donald Paquette, 72, a former assessor from Anaheim, California thought that his driving days were over. “I could not read the street signs soon enough and I couldn’t pass the vision test at the DMV office.” Gonzalo Garcia, 74, Albuquerque, New Mexico, wanted to be able to read and write more easily. He wanted to see his grandchildren singing in the church choir. But he thought those days were over when he was diagnosed with macular degeneration. California optometrist Dr. Richard J. Shuldiner and Kansas City optometrist Dr. Ryan Broyles are using miniaturized binoculars or telescopes to help people who have lost vision from macular degeneration or other eye conditions. “Some of my patients consider us the last stop for people who have vision loss,” said

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Dr. Broyles, a low vision optometrist who just completed additional training with Dr. Shuldiner in California. “Amazing!” says Donald. “I can read the street signs twice as far as I did before and even see the television better!” Macular degeneration is the most common eye disease among the senior population. As many as 25% of those over 65 have some degree of degeneration. The macula is one small part of the entire retina, but it is the most sensitive and the only area capable of producing sharp images. Macular degeneration affects central vision and often leaves a blind spot, making

it difficult to recognize faces, read a book, or pass the driver’s vision test. Experts do not know what causes macular degeneration. In addition to age, contributing factors likely include UV light from the sun, smoking, and improper nutrition. Vitamins can help. The results of two studies, AREDS and LAST demonstrated a lowered risk of progression by about 25% when treated with a high-dose combination of antioxidant vitamins. Dr. Broyles advises patients on the best nutritional supplements during the low vision evaluation. Nine out of ten people who have macular degeneration have the dry type. There is no medical treatment except for vitamins. The wet type involves leaking fluid from blood vessels behind the macula, which accelerates vision loss further. Injections of the medicines Lucentis or Avastin have proven effective in preventing the vessels from leaking. “Our job is to figure out anything and everything possible to keep a person functioning,” says Dr. Broyles. “Whether it’s driving, reading, watching television, seeing faces better, playing bridge...we work with whatever is on a person’s wish list.” Even if it’s driving.

Missouri, Kansas and California are three states that allow the use of telescopic glasses for safer driving. Hank Frese, 69, a former High School Principal from La Palma, California, saw Dr. Shuldiner last August. “I could not read the street signs soon enough when driving, and I could not read my morning paper.” Bioptic telescopic glasses were prescribed to read signs and see traffic lights farther away. As Hank puts it, “These telescope glasses not only allow me to read signs from a farther distance, but makes driving much easier. I’ve also used them to watch television so I don’t have to sit so close. Definitely worth the $2150 cost. I don’t know why I waited two years to do this; I should have come sooner.” “Telescopic glasses start at around $1500, says Dr. Broyles, “and low vision prismatic reading glasses start at $500. A small price to pay for better vision and increased independence.” If you or someone you care about is struggling with vision loss, call Dr. Ryan Broyles for a free telephone interview. You can reach Dr. Broyles by calling (816) 420 9989. PAID ADVERTISEMENT

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Tourism experts push nearby attractions, cross promotion By Kevin M. Smith

A group of tourism board members, historic site workers and interested members As many gear up for sum- of the public saw some mer vacation, local tourism of those places. Bartlett officials promoted staying emphasized word of mouth to increase tourism in Clay local. “With gas prices being County. “When someone comes almost $4 per gallon, it’s easier for people to stay where to visit you, who is in charge they are at and see all the of their itinerary?” Bartlett neat things in their back- said. “You’re the ones who yard,” said Jennifer Hard- influence people because esty, Clay County’s tourism they’re going to look to you to be that coordinator. expert.” In a tour of She also some newer said staff and at t r ac t ion s vo l u nt e e r s here, the Clay Clay County at tourist County TourHistoric Sites sites should ism Board ■ James Farm know about outlined the Museum, Kearney other places economic ■ James Bank of interest in impact of Museum, Liberty the county tourism in ■ Watkins Mill State to suggest to Clay County. Historic Site, their visitors In the Lawson go see. “See What’s ■ Mt. Gilead, Kearney “ T h e New in Clay ■ Pharis Farm, Liberty county is County” p o s it io ne d tour ThursRecreational Sites well with day, May 12, ■ Smithville Lake a rich array local tour■ Watkins Mill State of assets,” ism experts Park Bartlett said. crunched Charlie some numOther Tourists Barr, direcbers to Attractions emphasi ze tor of parks, ■ Hall of Waters, that impact. rec reat ion Excelsior Springs An ecoand historic ■ Wineries sites for Clay nomic impact ■ Casinos County, said study and ■ Worlds of Fun and every little visitor proOceans of Fun, bit helps. file research “When we Kansas City found that talk about visitors spend people’s $284.8 million in a year in Clay Coun- facilities, they stay longer,” ty. That keeps 3,697 jobs in Barr said, noting tourists then spend more money in the county. “Clay County is rich in the county. The Kansas City region history, it’s got fantastic recreation and sports facilities,” took a hit in 2009 on tourStacy Bartlett, vice president ism spending after four of the Kansas City Conven- consecutive years of growth tion and Visitors Associa- but bounced back in 2010, tion, told a room of nearly the research showed. Over50 people on the tour May all, tourism spending has 12. increased 13 percent since

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Melinda Mehaffy, economic development administrator for the city of Gladstone, talks to a group on a “Clay-cation” tour of new sites in the county Thursday, May 12. Mehaffy spoke to the crowd about the city’s work to restore the Atkins-Johnson farmhouse on the northeast edge of town.

Time to take a ‘Clay-cation’ 2005 in the region. Jackson County takes the lion’s share of tourism spending with 51 percent. Clay County comes in fourth out of five counties gauged, falling behind Platte County with 18 percent; Johnson County, Kan., with 17 percent; and Clay County at 11 percent. Wyandotte County, Kan., came in last with 3 percent, according to the study. “Kansas City is not a destination of a lifetime, we realize that,” Bartlett said. “It’s a regional draw.” Most of its visitors come from the immediate region, next drawing visitors from the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kan., region and next from the Columbia-Jefferson City region. Visitors also spend about $21.7 million on lodging in a year. Keith Winge, general manager of The Elms Resort & Spa, also shared an assortment of statistics, noting tourism is an $11.4 billion

industry for Missouri. town, the city, historic dis- communities to visitors. She “That supports roads trict and other related tourist said tourists flock to what interest them, regardless of and sewers and emergency areas. folks,” Winge said. “We’ve just got a treasure which city or county it’s trove of tools we use … it in — they rarely have an adds to the energy of down- inkling to support one speAttracting tourists Winge, in the opening pre- town because we’re more cific town or county. Members of the James sentation of the day, noted efficient in what we do,” Farm Museum just outside steps Excelsior Springs has Winge said. The city also put together of Kearney attended the tour taken to increase tourism. May 12. The downtown partner- a 64-page visitor’s guide “This sells our communi“When our visitors come ship group hired a consuland ask what else there is to tant to help with a branding ty,” Winge said. campaign. When the mediThe city also added way- see, now we know the latcal profession declared in the finding signs throughout the est and the greatest,” Emily 1970s that the diverse natu- town, and its visitor’s center Doolan, assistant superintenral spring mineral waters do is open seven days a week. dent of historic sites for Clay Bartlett noted that local County, said in an interview. not have any “healing powers” or effects, towns that individuals are the ones to “We just ask which way built their reputation on point out hidden gems in you’re headed.” that, like Excelsior Springs, took at big hit in tourism. “We’ve had an identity crisis in town because we didn’t have water,” Winge said. In recent years, Excelsior Springs has embraced its hisby thick, discolored and brittle nails? tory of water. As Seen On GOOD MORNING AMERICA! “We’re revitalizing that,” Winge said. The consultant helped the SPECIAL group come up with a series I N TERES of related logos for down-

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Community Calendar TODAY, MAY 19 CLASS OF 2011: Winnetonka High School graduation is at 7 p.m. at Community of Christ Auditorium. BLOOD DRIVE: The Community Blood Center will hold a blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. Luke “Joy” Presbyterian Church, 4301 N.E. Vivion Road in Kansas City North. For information, call 453-3741. BIBLE CAFE: Bible Cafe will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church in North Kansas City in the DCC room of the church. Please enter the church through the doors by the large mailbox. Pastor Carla Hillyer will be leading discussion on the book of John, so be sure to bring your Bible if you have one. Participants also are encouraged to bring their own snacks and beverages. Child care will be provided. CHOIR: The Northland Sweet Adelines meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Antioch Community Church, 4805 N.E. Antioch Road, Kansas City North. For more information, contact Peg Simmons at 452-4302 or by email at jpsimford@att.net, or visit www.northlandchorus.org. STORY TIME: The Antioch branch of the MidContinent Public Library, 6060 N. Chestnut Ave., hosts story time for preschoolers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Story time for toddlers is at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Story time for babies is at 11 a.m. Wednesdays.

FRIDAY, MAY 20 CLASS OF 2011: North Kansas City High School graduation is at 7 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium. BREAKFAST: A Community Leadership Breakfast with Dr. Hope Taylor, director of International Leadership Embassy in Washington D.C., will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Harmony Vineyard Church, 600 N.E. 46th St. Everyone is invited. RSVP by May 17 by calling 436-3953. STRAWBERRIES: This year’s Strawberry Festival will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Antioch Community Church, 4805 N.E. Antioch Road. The social evening features strawberries, ice cream, cakes, and coffee. Sandwiches, iced tea and lemonade will be available for a fee. The drawing for a quilt will be held at 8 p.m. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Guest may enter the building on the lower level at the northeast corner or at the southeast door for the elevator. LEARNING: Liberty Adventures in Learning, sponsored by the Shepherd’s Center and Liberty Ministerial Alliance, will meet at Liberty United Methodist Church, 1001 Sunset Ave. Blood pressure screenings begin at 9:15 a.m. followed by coffee fellowship, classes at 10 a.m., musical performance at 11 a.m. and lunch at noon. Call 781-1825 for reservations by May 18. OA: Overeater’s Anonymous holds meetings at 7

p.m. on the first and third Fridays each month at Liberty Christian Fellowship. Call Sandra B for additional information at 365-9167. TEXAS HOLD ’EM: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4043 is hosting a Texas Hold ’em fundraiser tournament at Post Home, 1100 East H Highway in Liberty. Sign-up will begin at 6 p.m. The tournament will begin at 7 p.m. All proceeds to support VFW Post 4043 and the programs and projects it supports.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 5K RUN: Run NKC Schools, a 5K to benefit PTAs and booster clubs in the North Kansas City Schools district as well as the Education Foundation, will begin at 9 a.m. at Winnetonka High School, 5815 N.E. 48th St. Sameday registration is $30. To register online, visit www. enter2run.com. For more information, visit www.nkcschools.org/foundation-5k or call 413-5004. CINCO DE MAYO: Continue your Cinco de Mayo celebration at 6 p.m. with Mexican Indian dancers, a mariachi band and a Mexican meal consisting of tacos, chalupas, burritos, rice, beans, salsa and more in the basement of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 900 N.E. Shady Lane Drive. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $7 for adults, $3 for children, and $20 for a family. Contact Art at 4532288 for reservations or for more information. ABOPT: An ABOPT environmental cleanup event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon at 701 N.W. Barry Road, south of Metro North Mall, behind Best Buy. Enter only from 82nd Street and North Broadway. PET PANTRY: The Northland Pet Pantry is collecting pet food and pet supplies and will distribute the items to those in need from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at In As Much Ministry, 2050 Plumbers Way in Liberty.

SUNDAY, MAY 22 CLASS OF 2011: Staley High School graduation at the high school. CAR CRUISE: Gladstone Hy-Vee, 7117 N. Prospect in Gladstone, will host a Car Cruise on the fourth Sunday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact Rosie Crawford at 452-6500. HYMNS: Centropolis Community Church will have an old-fashioned hymn sing at 6 p.m. at the church, 8002 N. Oak Trafficway. Refreshments will be served following the hymn service.

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TRI-COUNTY: The Board of Directors for Tri-County Mental Health Services will meet at 4:30 p.m. in Room 140 in Tri-County’s office in HOLIDAY: Memorial Day the Northland Human Services Center, 3100 N.E. 83rd St in Kansas City North. For further information, contact SCHOOL’S OUT: Last day Tri-County at 468-0400. of school — half-day for K12 students in North Kansas City Schools District.

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CIRCLE OF LIGHTS: The community will gather at two local fountains to light hundreds of luminaries in memory of family and friends who have died. This tradition is Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care’s annual Circle of Lights event. A ceremony will begin at 8:15 p.m. at Anita B. Gorman Park Fountain, North Oak Trafficway and Vivion Road. Luminaries are free, but donations are welcome. To participate, contact Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care at 363-2600. PEPPI: Liberty Hy-Vee, in support the Clay County Public Health Center, sponsors Peer Exercise Program Promotes Independence, a physical activity class for senior adults ages 60 and older. Most activities are done from a chair. For more information on the class, contact the health center at 595-4200. Classes are held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Club Room unless otherwise reserved. Call Renae at 792-3210 to confirm class date.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 FARMERS MARKET: The Gladstone Farmers Market is open each Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the paved lot at 70th Street and N. Locust.

THURSDAY, MAY 26 BETA SIGMA PHI: Beta Sigma Phi, Laureate Gamma Upsilon Chapter, will meet at Lou Distefano’s home. For information, call 436-5017. MENTAL HEALTH: The Aging and Mental Health Coalition of Kansas City North sponsored by Tri-County Mental Health Services will meet at 2:30 p.m. Part of a monthly dialogue on issues facing area older adults, the meeting will be held in the second floor conference room of the Northland Human Services Building, 3100 N.E. 83rd St. in Kansas City North. Call 877-0481 for more information. CHAMBER LUNCH: The Gladstone Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northwest Missouri State University-Liberty Campus, 8 Victory Drive, Liberty. The

FARMERS MARKET: The Gladstone Farmers Market is open each Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the paved lot at 70th Street and N. Locust.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 JOY: Just Older Youth will meet at noon for lunch and a program at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1441 N.E. Englewood Road. The program following lunch is the Five Star Jazz band. For information, visit www. northminsterkc.org or call 453-2545.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 NARFE: The National Active & Retired Federal Employee’s Association Platte/Clay Chapter 2256 will hold its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Granite City Food & Brewery, 8461 N.W. Prairie View Road, in Zona Rosa. All current or retired federal employees are invited to attend. Lunch will be provided. For additional information, call Marilyn Hey at 891-3446.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 ART EXHIBIT: An art exhibit opening reception featuring the ceramic wall sculptures of Amy Meya will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gladstone Community Center. The event is free. ART LEAGUE: The Northland Art League, a group of Northland artists, will meet at 7 p.m. at Fairview Christian Church, 1800 N.E. 65th St. in Gladstone. The group meets the first Tuesday of every month. For information, call 838-8920 or email artistdoubleb@hotmail.com.

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Sharon Smith, great-great-granddaughter of Jacob Stone Atkins, greets visitors to the Atkins-Johnson farmhouse. She is one of several volunteers — who are descendents of the families that lived in the once-two-story log cabin — who dress in period clothes to give tours.

HISTORY: Resort could get new owner ghost tours about once a month throughout the year “It’s not going to be an and more often in the fall. initial big surge, but it will The renovated portions be continual,” Adams said boast a mix of original décor about bringing visitors to like floors and window sills alongside new — but histhe area. toric-looking — items like light fixtures. Belvior Winery The winery is the latest chapter for the Odd Fellows The Elms home, built in the early Keith Winge, gener1900s, on the southeast edge al manager of the Elms of Liberty. Jesse Leimkuehler, Resort & Spa in Excelsior who is part of the family Springs, hoped to make that owns and runs it as a a big announcement for winery now, explained the the nearly 50 attendees at history following lunch and the May 12 tourism event. wine tasting there on the Winge said the hotel may tour May 12. be under new ownership The Odd Fellows group soon. The historic hotel bought a hotel on more than has been on the market for 200 acres in the 1800s after several years, and there has its most recent owner had been an interested buyer financially run it into the for about three years. The ground. recession put roadblocks The Odd Fellows opened for the potential buyer it as a poor house and while to obtain a loan, but the trying to unfreeze pipes with help of an investor and an a blow torch on a cold Febru- improving economy may ary day in the early 1900s, change that soon, accordthey inadvertently burned ing to Winge. down the building. When “To remain in the deal they rebuilt shortly after, for three years tells us they the site housed orphans. In really want it,” Winge said. subsequent years they built The hotel has been a hisa hospital and senior citi- torical icon nearly since zen housing adjacent to the its inception. It’s played host to historical figures original building. For a few years in the 1950s like President Harry Truand 1960s, Liberty Public man and allegedly mob Schools sent some elemen- boss Al Capone. In the city tary grades there for classes. once famed for its powerful Last year, it opened as Bel- healing waters, The Elms vior Winery, hosting special has stood the test of time events and holding regular and continues to be a desbusiness hours with a deli, tination resort. full bar and wine tastings. Winge did announce a The old building, which new housing project downstill has renovation to be town that is intended to done on the upper levels and match the historic style of adjacent buildings, also hosts downtown. Continued from Page A1

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Public notice is hereby given that the Gladstone Planning Commission will meet on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of Gladstone City Hall to consider a request for a Special Use Permit (renewal) at 2005 NE 62nd Street, legally described as lot 26, block 4, Meadowbrook Estates. Applicant: Judy A. Cervantes. Owner: Louis A. Sr. and Judy A. Cervantes. Bill Garnos, Planning Commission Chairman. File #1357.

Public notice is hereby given that the Gladstone City Council will meet on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of Gladstone City Hall to consider a request for a Special Use Permit (renewal) at 2005 NE 62nd Street, legally described as lot 26, block 4, Meadowbrook Estates. Applicant: Judy A. Cervantes. Owner: Louis A. Sr. and Judy A. Cervantes. Cathy Swenson, City Clerk. File #1357.

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