STARS AND STRIPES Flag etiquette just in time for Veterans Day PAGE A2
PLAYGROUND PLAN HALTED
EQUINE ENTHUSIAST
County Commission changes course with Claybrook insurance money PAGE A11
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Fall productions at NKCS high schools begin this week “Anything Goes” — Nov. 10 to 12
memorable songs, including “You’re the Top,” “Blow, Winner of numerous Gabriel, Blow,” “It’s DeTony awards, including best Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of revival, “Anything Goes” You” and “Anything Goes.” premieres at Oak Park High Tickets are $7 and may School this fall. be purchased online at This production of Cole ophstheatre.org or at the Porter’s musical escapade door. across the Atlantic will be staged Thursday to Sunday, “How to Succeed in Nov. 10 to 12, starting at Business without Really 7:30 each night in the Main Trying” — Nov. 10 to 12 Theater. A Saturday matiThe North Kansas City nee will begin at 2 p.m. High School production of When the S.S. American “How to Succeed in Busisets out to sea, decorumand ness without Really Trying” propriety fall overboard as marks the 50th annivertwo unlikely pairs set off sary year for this Pulitzer on the course to find true prize-winning play. The musical runs three love — proving that sometimes destiny needs a little days, Thursday to Saturday, help from a crew of singing Nov. 10 to 12, beginning sailors, an exotic disguise each evening at 7:30. A satire of big business and some good old-fashand all it holds sacred, this ioned blackmail. Accompanying this musical follows the rise of J. bumpy ride are some of Pierrepont Finch, who uses the musical theater’s most- a little handbook called
“How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” to climb the corporate ladder. Songs include “Coffee Break,” “A Secretary is Not A Toy,” “I Believe in You” and Brotherhood of Man.” Tickets are $6 and $5 for students, and may be purchased at the door or by going to www.seatyourself. biz/nkhs.
“Seussical!” — Nov. 17 to 19
Some of the most famous Dr. Seuss characters come to life in the musical production of “Seussical!” The musical, which includes a cast of 80 students, will be performed on the Winnetonka High School Main Stage beginning at 7 p.m. each evening Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 17 to 19. “Seussical” weaves
together the most popular of Dr. Seuss books. The story, narrated by the Cat in the Hat, focuses its storyline on “Horton Hears a Who” and “Horton Hatches an Egg.” The show is bright and colorful with music, energetic dancing, and a lot of opportunity for audience participation for children. Tickets for the familyfriendly production are $7 each.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” — Dec. 1 to 3
Coming up Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 1 to 3, is the Staley High School holiday production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” beginning at 7 each evening in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5. Staley will present its production of the musical “Footloose” in February.
Commission OKs tax payment boxes Clay County taxpayers can drop off envelopes at courthouse, annex By Nancy Hull Rigdon
year before Jan. 1 and county offices closing at 5 p.m. Dec. 31, taxpayers Last-minute taxpayers have chased employees will soon have a new to their cars and stuffed friend: drop boxes out- envelopes under doors, side the Clay County McEvoy said. Courthouse and county And if the last day of annex. the year falls on a weekOn Oct. 24, Clay end — as it does this County commissioners year — county offices approved the purchase are closed. Further, if Dec. 31 of two steel mailboxes where taxpayers can — the postmark deaddrop envelopes with tax line — falls on a day post offices are closed, payments. County Collector the tax deadline is even Lydia McEvoy proposed more inconvenient for the boxes as a solution people, she said. “I realize these people for the headaches lastminute tax payments have waited until the have brought in the last second, but by statute, they do have that past. “We anticipate rather time,” McEvoy said. This year, the county broad usage of these boxes,” McEvoy said. TAXES/Page A12 With taxes due each
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