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New Raytown chamber officers sworn in, 2015 accolades awarded By Kris Collins Dozens of Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce members, community leaders and elected officials were at the Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City – Sports Complex hotel Wednesday afternoon for the chamber’s 21st Annual Chamber Celebration. At the annual event, new cham-
ber board of directors officers are sworn in and awards are given out for the previous year. Mark Smith passed on the board of directors’ chairmanship to Michelle Williams and Smith assumed the role of past chair. Jeff Hirst was sworn in as chair elect and Rene Purtee as secretary/treasurer. Outgoing board of directors members were Loretha Hayden, Pat Ertz and
Shawna Burns. Williams said she hopes to grow chamber membership to 300 in 2016, calling all chamber members to action to help achieve that goal, an achievement she said could even be surpassed through commitment, cohesion and community, the three pillars of her philosophy for the chamber’s prosperity in the community. The chamber awarded the follow-
ing awards: • Chamber Business of the Year to United Consumer Credit Union • Small Business of the Year to Brian’s Car Care • Chamber Person of the Year to Loretha Hayden • Chamber Volunteer of the Year to Holly Grimwood • The Lifetime Chamber Membership to Al Brown
Garry Baker fills vacancy on Jackson County Legislature
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Kaylyn Morris, branch manager, accepted the 2015 Business of the Year award on behalf of United Consumers Credit Unions.
Photos by Kris Collins The 2016 Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce Officers and Board of Directors pose together after the 21st Annual Chamber Celebration.
Raytown teen charged with distributing child pornography
Holly Grimwood was named 2015 Chamber Volunteer of the Year.
Loretha Hayden holds her plaque for 2015 Chamber Person of the Year
for a special bond condition that would prevent Nelson from having contact with Davis and other witnesses. In the state’s motion it stated Nelson, Davis and another witness “have remained in contact after the filing of this matter and that the defendant has communicated to these individuals how they should testify if they are called at the time of his trial.” Per state statue, husband and wife may not be required to testify as a witness in a criminal prosecution on behalf or against the defendant spouse. A provision of the same law states that in any criminal prosecution involving an alleged victim under the age of 18, “a spouse shall be a competent witness against a defendant spouse, and no spousal privilege … shall exist.” Two of the victims
A Raytown teen is facing federal child pornography charges following a Boston investigation that led police to Missouri. Cody Lee Davidson, 18, is charged Jan. 27 with distributing child pornography over the Internet, according to Tammy Dickinson, United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Davidson was arrested Tuesday and was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. According to an affidavit filed in support of the federal criminal complaint, Davidson reportedly took pornographic photos of a 7-year-old child victim, identified as Jane Doe, and posted those images online. Davidson also is accused ot taking a video of the child victim, the affidavit states, which federal agents located on his cell phone. Davidson also allegedly took photos of an 8-year-old child victim, identified as Jane Doe 2, and sent those images to another individual via Kik Messenger. Investigators have found more than 100 images and videos of
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Peggy and Brian Johnson, owners of Brian’s Car Care, won the chamber’s 2015 Small Business of the Year award
Triple murder suspect marries state’s ‘essential’ witness By Kris Collins The defendant in a triple homicide case married a witness identified by the prosecution as “essential” for the state’s case against the man, accused of killing two Raytownians and an infant, perhaps making her testimony unavailable to the state for trial. Joseph L. Nelson, 23, of Kansas City, charged with three counts of first-degree murder and four other felonies, married Shellana V. Davis, 20, who in court filings the prosecution calls “a necessary and essential witness for the state,” on Dec. 7. According to court documents, Davis was reportedly at the scene of the crime, and was Nelson’s girlfriend at the time. Nelson is charged in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend Bianca R. Fletcher, 17, of Raytown, their in-
The Jackson County Legislature voted Tuesday for Garry Baker to fill the vacancy left by Frank White after he took the role of county executive following the resignation of Mike Sanders. Baker, a Jackson County employee for 33 years before retiring in 2004, was among two others suggested by the Jackson County Democratic Committee for the job. The other candidates were Sherwood Smith and Angela Malone. The legislature voted 6-2 in favor of Baker during a second round of voting. The first round of voting did not result in the minimum five votes needed for a single candidate. Baker was a twice-elected mayor of his hometown Buckner and served on the school board for six years. He ran for Jackson County legislator unsuccessfully in 2006 and he served on the county’s board of equalization for 10 years.
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fant son, and Fletcher’s boyfriend, 19-year-old Shannon Rollins, also of Raytown. Police documents state Nelson went to Fletcher’s home on Sept. 8, 2015 to confront her because she continued to “start drama between Nelson and her new boyfriend.” Nelson allegedly shot Fletcher after she threw a diaper box at him. Nelson allegedly told
a witness he killed his infant son and Rollins because they were witnesses, police documents state. Nelson and Davis married before the court could rule on a motion filed by the prosecution to preserve her testimony in a videotape deposition. The couple was married while Nelson was in jail on $1 million cash bond. The court also denied a motion
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Metropolitan Community College awards 2016 Chancellor’s MLK Scholarship Metropolitan Community College awarded its 2016 Chancellor’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Jan. 22 to Jaquaylah Taylor, of Kansas City. The $500 scholarship was awarded to Taylor, who plans to be a high school teacher and eventually a principal, at a luncheon honoring King’s legacy. The scholarship is awarded to students in MCC’s early college program. Among other criteria, they must show leadership potential and an interest in serving the MCC and wider communities.
Taylor, a participant in MCC’s Early College Academy and a Kauffman Scholar, takes classes on the MCC-Penn Valley campus as a high school student. When she graduates from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy this spring, she will also graduate from MCC. She plans to transfer to the University of Missouri and one day to earn a master’s degree and a doctorate. “I will be an example to all African Americans, letting them know it doesn’t matter where you come from but where you’re go-
ing,” Taylor said in an essay for the scholarship. “I also plan to create my own scholarship in the later future to help African Americans that are insistent on being the best them that they can be. “My community will know me for being educated, positive, influential, and great. I am not where I come from, and ‘can’t’ isn’t in my vocabulary,” she added. Taylor is a member of the Kansas City Girls Choir and got a standing ovation at the scholarship luncheon after performing Yolanda Adams’ “Still I Rise.”
KC lawyer to represent Steven Avery of ‘Making a Murderer’ By Kris Collins A Kansas City-based layer and legal director of the Midwest Innocence Project is joining the defense team for Steven Avery, the subject of Netflix’s docuseries “Making a Murderer,” which follows the criminal trials of the Wisconsin man and calls into question the legal system. Tricia Bushnell, who joined the Midwest Innocence Project in December 2013, is working on the case with Kathleen T. Zeller and Associates, a Chicago-based firm. Bushnell and Zeller are not offering interviews on the case. However, in a press release from Zeller’s office, she stated her firm “is looking forward to adding Mr. Avery to its long list of wrongful
conviction exonerations.” In another statement, she said her firm is confident Avery’s conviction will be vacated after new evidence is presented. Avery served 18 years in prison for a sexual assault he didn’t commit. Growth in DNA technology led to his release in 2003. In the middle of a civil suit against Manitowoc County, more criminal charges were filed against him in the disappearance of a 25-year-old photographer. Prior to joining the Midwest Innocence Project, Bushnell was an assistant clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, a fellow with the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama and an associate with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis. She previously served on the board
Photo courtesy Scott Communications Tricia Bushnell
of directors for the ACLU of Wisconsin. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University and her law degree from New York University, where she was awarded the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Fellowship.
More charges in Northeast KC fire that killed two firefighters The Kansas City salon owner charged with arson and murder for the two deaths of Kansas City Fire Department firefighters in a fire she allegedly set in October 2015 is now facing additional charges for the incident. Thu Hong Nguyen, 43, was charged Jan. 22 with causing a catastrophe, a class A felony, and two counts of second-degree assault for injuring two firefighters in the fire that killed John Mesh and Larry Leggio on Oct. 12, 2015. The additional charges were part of an indictment issued this week by a Jackson
Thu Hong Nguyen
County grand jury. According to court records, a federal fire investigator for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stated that he believes, as an expert in fire origin and cause, that the fire
on Oct. 12 originated in the northeast corner of the LN Salon and Spa at 2614 Independence Ave. The fire, according to police documents, caused substantial damage to five or more inhabitable structures or buildings, including a 16-unit apartment building. An investigation established that Nguyen was the last occupant of the salon on the night of the fire. She also told investigators she received insurance proceeds from other recent fires. Nguyen remains in custody on a $2 million cash bond.
Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Community College Metropolitan Community College student Jaquaylah Taylor (center), 2016 winner of the Chancellor’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship, stands with Metropolitan Community College trustees David Disney (from left), Richard Tolbert and Mariann Tow, and Chancellor Mark James
Kansas angler catches Missouri state-record gizzard shad Shane Doherty, of Fort Scott, Kansas, set the first fishing state-record of 2016 by catching a two-poundtwo-ounce gizzard shad measuring 19 and 13/16 inches on Jan. 8. Doherty caught the fish by pole and line at a private strip pit in Vernon County. The previous pole-and-line record for gizzard shad was one pound, 14 ounces, set in 2015. Missouri’s State Record Fish program recognizes an angler’s top achievement, catching the biggest fish of that species in state history. Anglers who have fish that meet that criteria are awarded a plaque and will be included in the state-record fishing list. Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation Shane Doherty, of Fort Scott, Kansas, holds his record-setting gizzard shad catch. Doherty caught the two-pound-two-ounce fish by pole and line at a private strip pit in Vernon County on Jan. 8.
Charges continued from page 1 child pornography on Davidson’s cell phone and camera, according to court documents, and vast majority of the images and videos of child pornography depict victims from infants to 10 years old. Three videos, according to the affi-
Murder continued from page 1 were under the age of 18. Charges were also filed against Davis on Dec. 7, the day she and Nelson
davit, depict a female child engaged in sexually explicit conduct with an adult male. The investigation began when federal agents in Boston, Massachusetts, discovered six images of child pornography being distributed over the Internet on Aug. 7, 2015, during an un-
dercover operation. Earlier this month, agents discovered new images from the same website, and learned that these images allegedly had been uploaded to another site by Davidson. On Tuesday, federal agents and Raytown police officers executed a search warrant at Davidson’s residence.
married, for burglary and tampering with physical evidence on two counts. Court documents state Davis helped Nelson collect shell casings from the crime scene and gave Nel-
son the clothing she was wearing at the scene to be burned. Nelson remains in custody and Davis is being held on $75,000 bond.
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KCATA, Kansas City PD sign agreement for transit police The Kansas City Police Department and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority signed an agreement Wednesday dedicating transit officers to Kansas City’s bus system. The agreement between the KCATA and the Kansas City Police Department will give the KCATA two fulltime police officers to guard public transportation for the first time. The KCATA will also
hire a full-time public safety manager with a law enforcement background. “This will be a historic first for the KCATA,” Sam Desue, chief operating officer for the KCATA, said in a press statement. “While assaults represent just a fraction of the more than 15 million passenger trips taken each year, we are intent on protecting our passengers and drivers.”
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Manslaughter charges filed in 2015 crash A 31-year-old Kansas City man was charged Jan. 25 with felony charges in connection with a September 2015 traffic crash on U.S. 71 Highway that killed one person and injured two others. Juron D. Morris, 31, faces first-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree assault, and driving while revoked. According to court re-
cords, the accident occurred on Sept. 12, 215 in the early morning near 59th Street on US 71 Highway. Morris, who police documents state was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol, was reportedly driving at up to 100 mph when he lost control of the vehicle and several passengers were ejected. One passenger died from his injuries and two others were injured.
Dept. of Insurance offers industry scholarship The Missouri Department of Insurance is accepting scholarship applications from high school seniors and college students who are Missouri residents and going into the field of insurance. The deadline is March 31. One $2,500 scholarship and five $2,000 scholarships are awarded to college juniors or seniors majoring in insurance or related courses in a Missouri college or uni-
versity. Four $1,500 scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors who will be full-time students in accredited Missouri colleges or universities and who plan to enroll in insurance, risk management or actuarial science courses. In addition, More information on applications for the scholarships is available at http:// mief.org/.
Negro League Baseball & Genealogy featured in Black History Month at MCPL A local historian, author, and an internationally known genealogy expert will each present special programs at several MidContinent Public Library locations during Black History Month in February. All programs are free and open to the public. Reg-
istration is requested for all events at www.mymcpl. org/blackhistory. Some topics include genealogy, baseball and military service. Full event details are available at the Mid-Continent Public Library website.
St. Olaf Choir & Conductor Anton Armstrong to perform at Kauffman Center The St. Olaf Choir and conductor Anton Armstrong will perform in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 pm on Feb. 1 as part of the an annual nation-
al tour. Tickets are available at kauffmancenter.org or by calling 816.994.7222. More information is available at www.stolafchoir.com.
FEMA brings disaster relief to Missouri President Barack Obama granted Gov. Jay Nixon’s request for a major disaster declaration for Missouri as a result of the two strong storm systems in late December and early January that brought severe weather and historic flooding to much of the state. The declaration makes the individual assistance program available to affected residents who can now seek federal assistance, such as help with temporary housing and repairs, and to replace household items damaged
or lost as a result of flooding. Those affected by the flooding are encouraged to document losses, including photographing damage and retaining receipts. Individuals who sustained damage or losses due to the flooding between Dec. 23, 2015 and Jan. 9, 2016 in one of the Missouri counties included in the disaster declaration may register for disaster aid online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling FEMA’s toll-free registration line at 1-800621-FEMA (3362).
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By Kris Collins The Raytown Fire Protection District has repaired a problematic truck for $1,200, far less than was originally expected because of a costsharing agreement with the truck dealer and engine manufacturer. Mike Hunley, fire district deputy chief, said Conrad
Fire Equipment, the dealer, and Cummins Engines paid approximately $1,000 and $1,500 to help offset the cost of repairing the 2009 Pierce Impel, which had required maintenance to the tune of $21,000 in 2015 alone. The truck had been out of service for several weeks when the board sought a remedy through the dealer,
engine manufacturer or the truck’s maker, Pierce Manufacturing. Hunley said the truck is still out of use for fear that the truck will experience more issue, specifically with its emissions control system. Hunley said Fire Chief Matt Mace is currently looking at other dealers for fire engines. At a previous fire district
board meeting, Mace noted the Pierce Impel is the last of its kind operating in the Kansas City Metro Area. The other five, he said, have been put out of service and sold by other departments. “Our fleet is getting kind of older,” Hunley said. “We may replace two of them because we’re just using them a lot.”
The Jackson County Legislature approved the following items on the consent agenda during its Jan. 26 regular meeting: • Item 4813, an ordinance repealing sections 1511., 1514., 1532., and 1533., Jackson County Code, 1984, enacting, in lieu thereof, four new sections, and amending section 1503.45, Jackson County Code, 1984, all relating to the Jackson County Employees Pension Plan in order to become compliant with inter-
national standards and best practices. • Item 19043, a resolution authorizing the county executive to execute cooperative agreements with certain outside agencies funded by the county’s health fund for various public health purposes at an aggregate cost to the county not to exceed $2,113,857. • Item 19058, a resolution authorizing the chairman of the legislature to execute a consulting agreement with
Fred Dreiling, LLC, to serve as chief intergovernmental relations consultant, at a cost to the County not to exceed $107,500. The following items were introduced and assigned to committee: • Item 19061, a resolution authorizing the county executive to execute an agreement with the Jackson County Historical Society for record archiving services at a cost not to exceed $36,372. The resolution was assigned to the
finance and audit committee. • Item 19063, a resolution authorizing the county executive to execute agreements, funded by the county’s antidrug sales tax fund for the 2016 fiscal year, with certain outside agencies that engaged in anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities and purposes. The agreement is at cost to the county not to exceed $2,721,000. The resolution was assigned to the anti-drug committee.
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Former union president pleads guilty to embezzlement The former president of a union representing Jackson County Department of Corrections employees pleaded guilty in federal court Jan. 20 to a wire fraud scheme in which he embezzled more than $7,000 from the union local. Lowell Wreh, 46, of Raytown, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District
Judge Dean Whipple to one count of wire fraud, according to a statement from of the office of Tammy Dickinson, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Wreh was the president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1707 from July 2013 until he was suspended in April 2014. He was officially dismissed
Aug. 11, 2014. Formerly, Wreh had been the acting president of Local 1707 since Oct. 20, 2012. By pleading guilty, Wreh admitted that he issued $7,642 in checks from the Local 1707 bank account to himself and others for his own benefit and personal use from January 2013 through Feb. 28, 2014. Under the terms of the plea agree-
ment, Wreh must pay restitution to Local 1707 for the total amount of the loss. Under federal statutes, Wreh is subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.
Police investigate threats at Raytown High School By Kris Collins The Raytown Police Department is investigating two threats made against Raytown High School earlier this week. Police and administrators
responded at approximately 6:30 a.m. Monday morning after they learned of a threat of a shootout at Raytown High School that was made on social media. The police department contacted the school district
shortly after parents, who became of aware of the threat through students, called police Monday morning. Raytown C-II School District Director of Communications and Community Relations Cathy Allie said
students were held on buses for approximately 10 minutes after they arrived while the threat was assessed. The district became aware of the threat while students were on their way to school.
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Cerner co-founder announces cancer diagnosis to SEC
Neal Patterson, cofounder and CEO of Cerner, has been diagnosed with a “treatable and curable” form of cancer, he said in a note he filed Monday with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In the statement, he said he was diagnosed with soft tissue cancer earlier in the month that his physician said had
not progressed to any other area in his body. Patterson said Cerner’s existing leadership will manage the publicly owned company in his absence. Cerner offi-
cials have declined to comment beyond Patterson’s statement, which it said he chose to make out of his own “duty to communicate.”
Wal-Mart giving out raises and benefits Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported that more than 1.2 million of its U.S. hourly workers will receive wage increases on Feb. 20, from $13
to $13.38 an hour for full-time workers. The company also said it would provide free, basic, short-term disability to full-time hourly workers and
allow workers to earn and accrue paid time off. This announcement represents the biggest change since its Feb. 2015 announcement to offer
better wages and benefits to its workers due to increased pressure from labor groups that would jeopardize retention of its work force.
Sprint laying off 829 In a filing with the Kansas Department of Commerce, Sprint Corp. reported that it gave out layoff notices to 829 employees at its Overland Park cam-
pus in the past 90 days. Job cuts had been expected since early October when it announced its $2.5 billion cost-cutting program. About 6,000 employees will
remain at the campus after the job reductions in various operations and part of its customer care call center. This is second wave of layoffs since Marcelo Claure
became CEO. The first wave eliminated $1.5 million in costs and job reductions totaling 2,000. Layoffs outside Kansas City have yet to be announced.
Gov. Nixon proposes increased funding to expand Missouri ports for exporters Gov. Jay Nixon is proposing an additional $5 million in the fiscal year 2017 budget to expand Missouri’s public ports. Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (Semo
Port) on the Mississippi River south of Cape Girardeau is one of 14 public port authorities in Missouri that have been formed to foster local economic development. The funding will enhance this gateway used by
many Missouri manufacturers and farmers to export Missouri commodities, goods and materials to international markets. Moving goods by barge also reduces truck traffic, saving wear and tear on Mis-
souri highways. Gov. Nixon’s FY2017 budget includes a total of $8 million for capital improvement projects at the state’s port authorities, an increase of $5 million from FY2016.
Missouri unemployment rate fell Missouri’s unemployment rate for December fell to 4.4 percent, the low-
est it’s been since July 2001, according to seasonally adjusted data released today
by the Missouri Department of Economic Development. This is lower than the na-
tional average, which held at five percent for December.
Rep. Sheila Solon (R-31) proposed ethics legislation that would ban alcohol and smoking in the Missouri Capitol where drinking in offices is reportedly an old tradition with lobbyists picking up the tab for the beer and liquor. Solon’s House Bill 1669 allows alcohol for preapproved events. With the glut of ethics reform legislation floating in Jefferson City, Solon’s bill is not getting traction from legislators who claim they
want to improve the capitol culture and the legislature’s public image. Last year, Kansas City Star reporting uncovered rampant sexual harassment and discrimination in the Capitol that led to the resignation of House Speaker John Diehl and Sen. Paul Lavota. Smoking and alcohol are prohibited in all state offices and most private sector employers do not allow alcohol and tobacco in the workplace. House Demo-
crats have smoking bans but Conference of State Legislature, alcohol bans in capitols Republicans do not. According to the National Booze continued on page 4
Voters want a Social Missouri Politics Security plan from Blue Springs Rep. sponsors bill to ban booze and presidential candidates smokes at the capitol AARP funded a poll reduction of the work force
of Iowa caucus-goers that confirms Social Security is an important issue in the presidential election. More than nine of 10 Iowans want to hear about specific plans from candidates. Of the more than 1,000 surveyed, 94 percent of Republicans and Democrats want the next president to make Social Security stronger. The poll shows younger voters are as concerned as those approaching retirement age. They foresee the
due to the retiring baby boomers generation which may require an increase in their Social Security tax to support those retirees. AARP has led the “Take A Stand” effort in the earlyvoting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina to get candidates to offer proposals for Social Security. All but three of the 15 candidates have proposed plans. More information at 2016takeastand.org.
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2012 Presidential Preference Primary only 6.06% of registered KCMO citizens actually voted. In November 2012, 61% of registered voters voted in the Presidential election. While the latter percentage is not too bad, consider the fact that over 54% of those individuals did not participate in deciding who would be on the November ballot. They, in effect, forfeited their right to participate in selecting the candidates for the Presidential election. We can do better than that! If you don’t know how or where to register, call your county’s election board or the League of Women Voters of Kansas City Missouri/ Jackson/Clay and Platte Counties. (816 464-1800). Donna Hoch and Linda Vogel Smith Co-Presidents, LWVKC/J/ C/P
Missouri Politics Booze continued from page 3 are common. Neighboring states Iowa and Kansas have bans in their capitols with no exceptions.
Most agree that guns and alcohol do not mix. Missouri elected officials and their employees are permitted to carry firearms into the Capitol if they have a conceal-carry permit.
Missouri Legislature considers voter ID bills The Missouri State Legislature is considering two bills that would require voters to use a form of identification with a government-issued photo in order to vote. House Joint Resolution No. 53 and House Bill No. 1631 would require Missourians to provide photo-identification in order to vote. In the more complex of the two pieces of legislation, a provisions of HB 1631
states Missouri voters could use driver and non-driver’s licenses or passports as identification. The bill also includes a provision that would provide every qualified voter with a form of personal identification required to vote, and at no cost. HJR 53 was read in the Senate for the first time Jan. 21. HB 1631 had its first reading four days later.
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Letters to the editor RE: Voter registration It is essential that eligible individuals (U.S. citizens of at least 18 years of age) register to vote. Individuals who are not already registered must do so by February 17, 2016 in order to vote in the March 15, 2016 election. March 15 is the Missouri “Presidential Preference Primary.” This election, along with the primaries held in all other states (From February 1 through May) along with the decisions that come out of the Republican, Democratic and Green Party conventions will determine the choices for President that will be on the ballot nationally in November 2016. The vote of every individual counts toward deciding the election of the next President of the United States. Regrettably, the greater Kansas City area has a sad record of voter turnout. A few statistics illustrate that problem: In the February
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Jason Offutt There are a number of things I got used to growing up on a farm. Like manure. It smells like money, you know. I also got used to animals in the house. The invited, like our dog and the occasional bottle-fed calf, and the uninvited, like birds and mice. Loads and loads of mice. Surrounded by cornfields, our little white house was probably both Heaven and Hell in their little mousy theology. Many never returned to tell of the afterlife, but those that did had stories of the Cereal Boxes of Heaven and Hell’s Steel Jaws of Death. Oh, and my sister. I’m sure there were legends of her. I fondly remember my sister screaming one morning because she’d woken with a mouse in her hand – crushed. I say that fondly because little brothers are jerks. Of all the animals that crept and slithered into our house – snakes, toads and spiders the size of Matchbox cars – I found some kinship with mice. At least they were mammals. My wife, however, grew up in town and, when it comes to mice she shrieks like a 12-year-old girl. So when I saw the little black shape skitter along the wall in our kitchen, I knew the situation could get ugly fast. “Honey,” I said in my best bomb-defuser voice. “We have a mouse.” She steadied herself, swallowed and impressively kept her composure. “You’re going to get rid of it, right?” When a person goes into
shock they apparently speak gibberish. No, honey, I’m going to build it a room. “Of course.” “Do we still have some of those sticky traps?” Yes, we do. Sticky traps were developed by humanitarians who thought it was more kind to make pests starve to death than it was to kill them instantly. Apparently the Geneva Conventions don’t apply to mice. “Yes, dear. I’ll put them out.” And I did. The trick with mice is to put the traps where they move and the only places I’d seen the mouse was running between the refrigerator (that little monster better not have gotten into my beer) and the counter, so a sticky trap went on either end. “We’ll have him tonight,” I told her, and went off to celebrate my human position in the hierarchy of the planet. The next morning the traps lie exactly as I’d left them, only they were surrounded by poop. Given the size of a mouse, it’s amazing the amount of doody it can produce. Sure, manure may smell like money, but a cow never crapped in my kitchen. Hmm. I then understood the problem. I was being too nice, too gentle, too cute. To get rid of a mouse, the best method – much like Axe Body Spray on a frat boy – is overkill. Eight steel-spring traps and eight dollops of peanut butter later, I had a mouse with a broken back. The lesson here? Life is best attacked with a hammer. Jason Offutt’s latest book, “Across a Corn-Swept Land: An epic beer run through the Upper Midwest,” is available at amazon.com. A native of Missouri, Jason currently teaches journalism at Northwest Missouri State University and has earned many humor writer awards throughout his career. His racy first novel, “A Funeral Story,” is available at amazon.com. Jason’s parody survival guide, “How to Kill Monsters Using Common Household Items,” is also available at amazon.com.
George Kennedy, Part II: An Actor for All Seasons
By George Michaud Last week we covered a meeting at Du-par’s restaurant in Studio City, California where my actor (Billy Ray Sharkey) was able to meet George Kennedy. The next meeting was at the Denny’s Restaurant on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, right at Sepulveda Boulevard. My nephew Sonny was meeting me there. I was already inside with Kennedy and we had started eating. My nephew came to our table and told Kennedy that he just saw a car back into his white Rolls Royce, and Sonny was quick enough to get that car’s license number and gave it to Kennedy right away with a description of the vehicle that backed into his “baby,” as he called it. We went outside to look at the damage and George figured around $2,500 of damage. He thanked Sonny and got a photo from his car and brought it inside. Kennedy autographed it over to Sonny and bought us all breakfast. Kennedy explained that he was slowly restoring that Rolls because it was one of the older ones and was in
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Incidents from 1/19/16 to 1/26/16 01/19/2016 00:22:20 42.209 - CITY, FLEEING/ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER E 79 ST 01/19/2016 09:26:44 Recov. Prop. - Recovered Property WESTRIDGE RD
10300 block E 61 ST 01/20/2016 11:57:00 28.139.l - CITY, STEALING ALL OTHER 9800 block E 85TH ST 01/20/2016 12:20:55 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY
01/19/2016 12:28:11 570.030D - STEALING/OVER $500/FROM MOTOR VEHICLE (F) 6200 block BLUE RIDGE BLVD
01/20/2016 17:18:40 569.160H - BURGLARY 1ST/ NO FORCE/NON RESIDENCE DAY (F) 10300 block 350 Hw
01/19/2016 12:52:58 Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report 9800 block E 73 ST
01/20/2016 17:28:07 570.030G - STEALING/OVER $500/FROM BUILDING 6000 block BLUE CUTOFF RDG
01/19/2016 15:56:11 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 9200 block E 69 TER
01/20/2016 17:47:28 Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report 11100 block E 78 ST
01/19/2016 16:47:33 570.030L - STEALING / EMBEZZLEMENT/OVER $500 (F) 10300 block E 350 Hw
01/20/2016 20:48:59 28.333.a - CITY, DWI-ALCOHOL 7000 block BLUE RIDGE BLVD
01/20/2016 08:06:01 Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report
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Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report 10000 block E 71 TER 01/20/2016 08:06:01 Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report 10300 block E 61 ST 01/20/2016 11:57:00 28.139.l - CITY, STEALING ALL OTHER 9800 block E 85TH ST 01/20/2016 12:20:55 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY 01/20/2016 16:09:07 28.139.h - CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 9100 block E GREGORY BLVD 01/20/2016 16:38:58 28.139.h - CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 9100 block E GREGORY BLVD 01/20/2016 17:18:40 569.160H - BURGLARY 1ST/ NO FORCE/NON RESIDENCE DAY (F) 10300 block 350 Hw
Man facing 6 felonies in alleged rape A 20-year-old Kansas City man is charged with six felonies in connection with a reported rape and kidnapping in east Kansas City on Jan. 9. According to court documents, Omar Lopez-Maldonado is facing first-degree rape or attempted rape, two counts of sodomy or attempted sodomy, kidnapping, first-degree assault, and tampering with a motor vehicle. Police documents state the victim fell asleep in a vehicle parked in front of a residence in the 1200 block of Fremont Avenue in the early morning hours of Jan. 9 when two men, one later identified by witnesses as Lopez-Mal-
Omar Lopez-Maldonado
donado, woke her and got into the vehicle, telling her a friend had told them to drive her home. After growing suspicious of the men, the victim attempted to flee. Lopez-Maldonado reportedly grabbed her and the men took the
victim to a field and raped her at gunpoint, police documents state. The men drove the victim back to the area of 12th and Fremont and shot at a witness when the witness tried to intervene. The men fled the scene and the victim reported to police. Police traced the suspects and their vehicle through social media. Lopez-Maldonado told police he had never seen the victim before and that he did not own a gun. The case remains under investigation. LopezMaldonado is being held on $200,000 cash bond. He is scheduled for a court hearing Feb. 2.
Raytown police searching for robbery suspect
The Raytown Police Department are looking for a man involved in a grab-andgo robbery at 9 a.m. Jan. 24 from a business along Missouri 350. The robbery, in which nobody was injured, was allegedly carried out by a dark-
skinned black male wearing a dark, button-down shirt and dark jeans. The man reportedly reached over the counter and stole and undetermined amount of money from a cash register from a business in the 9900 block of Missouri 350, according to
Raytown Police Department Director of Communications James Brafford. The suspect reportedly left in a blue, four-door car. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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6200 block RAYTOWN TRFY 01/21/2016 01:23:23 Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report 10000 block 59 ST 01/21/2016 09:05:16 Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report 6000 block BLUE RIDGE BLVD 01/21/2016 10:04:57 569.080J - TAMPERING 1ST/ OTHER MOT VEH/STOLEN & RECOVER 9000 block E 350 HWY 01/21/2016 11:30:24 28.142 - CITY, FRAUD USE OF CREDIT CARD 9400 block E 350 HWY 01/21/2016 11:51:49 569.080F - TAMPERING 1ST/ TRUCK /BUS/STOLEN & REC. LOCALLY 7700 block RAYTOWN RD
01/21/2016 16:02:15 566.030 - RAPE BY FORCE 5100 block WOODSON RD 01/21/2016 16:08:36 Gen Info - Non-Criminal General Information Report 10200 block E 59 ST 01/21/2016 17:49:05 Recov. Prop. - Recovered Property 7400 block BLUE RIDGE BLVD 01/22/2016 00:12:47 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 10600 block E 56th TER 01/22/2016 05:13:27 569.080E - TAMPERING 1ST/ TRUCK/BUS/STOLEN LOCAL& NOT 9700 block E 63 ST
01/21/2016 15:36:41 28.137 - CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 11000 block E 72 ST
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KCK man pleads guilty to airport bomb hoax A Kansas City, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court Jan. 21 to calling in a false bomb threat at the Kansas City International Airport in August 2014. He faces up to 18 months in federal prison. David James Cain, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to one count of conveying false information, according to Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. At approximately 5:30 p.m. Aug. 31, 2014, Cain parked the truck he was driving in front of Terminal B at Kansas City International Airport. The truck remained parked along the
curb in front of the terminal for approximately one hour. A KCI traffic control officer had the truck ticketed, and announcements were made over the loud speaker inside the terminal that the owner of truck needed to report or the truck would be towed. After approximately one hour, Cain approached the Southwest Airlines ticket counter and told a ticket agent that there was a bomb in the truck. Cain repeated that there was a bomb in the truck, and then twice told the ticket agent’s supervisor the same thing. The customer service supervisor contacted law enforcement. The Kansas City Police Department Bomb Squad and an FBI bomb technician
searched the truck, and no bomb or explosive material was located. As a result of Cain’s false statements, KCI evacuated and closed Terminal B for approximately two hours. Shutting down the terminal caused significant flight delays throughout the rest of the day. If the terms of the plea agreement are accepted by the court at the sentencing hearing, Cain could be sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.
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and were talking until 3:30 a.m. I invited him to come by my office in Burbank to see my operation and meet my literary agent Arthur Dreifuss. Arthur Dreifuss brought along a screenplay to give to George to take home and look at with the hopes he would want to star in the movie. We owned the script and this is the same one
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Robert Skip Batchelor Robert Skip Batchelor, 77 of Kansas City, Missouri and Phoenix, Arizona passed away on January 20, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Karen Batchelor, daughter Kimberly and sonin-law John Bolin of Lee’s Summit, and son Robert Scott and daughter-in-law Joan Batchelor of Mesa. He is also survived by his grandchildren William Brent Wright, Andi and Rob Batchelor; a brother Dick Batchelor; and many loving in- laws, nieces, nephews, and friends. Skip, a Raytown High School graduate of ‘56, retired from Lucent Technologies, formerly Western Electric in 1997. He was heavily involved in Jaycee’s and Little League Football in Lee’s Summit. Much of their free time was spent at their lake house in Laurie, Missouri. He was a fanatic golfer and Kansas City Chiefs fan most of his life. He enjoyed his retirement years to the fullest with many great trips with his family. He will be forever missed. Services will be held Friday, January 29, 2016 at Unity Temple on the Plaza. Family visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. with services following at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and a reception in the Temple Space downstairs at Unity Temple immediately following. Family and friends are also invited to gather for a casual remembrance of Skip on Friday afternoon at the home of Kim and John Bolin. The family requests no flowers.
Charles C. Buczinski Charles C. Buczinski, 73, of Raytown, MO, passed away at home on January 25, 2016. Celebration of Life services will be held at 3:00 pm, Tuesday, February 2 at Park Lawn Funeral Home 8251 Hillcrest Road, KCMO. Charles was born, September 22, 1942 in Wichita, KS, to Lawrence and Thelma Buczinski; they preceded him in death as well as his daughter, Debra Buczinski; granddaughter, Kelly Buczinski and one brother, Benson Smith. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Buczinski; children, Brian Buczinski (Stephanie), April Berry (Jim); former daughter in law, Denise Blake (Gary); grandchildren, Michael Buczinski (Laurin), Jaclyn Berry, Katie Berry, Lauryn Berry; great granddaughter, Kelly Ellen Buczinski siblings, Larry Buczinski, Christina Gonzalez, Diana Rightmore, Danny Buczinski, Geneva Spotz, Mary Richardson, Monty Smith, Gerald Smith and many other relatives and friends. Arrangements: Park Lawn Funeral Home, 816523-1234.
Harold “Richard” Bellamy Harold “Richard” Bellamy, 63, Leavenworth, formerly Raytown, Mo., passed away January 21, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Brenda, four children, Dewayne, Tim, Tina and Beth, two stepchildren, Jason and Mary, 20 grandchildren, four sisters and one brother. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. with service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Heartland Cremation, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64133. Memorial contributions to Alzhemier’s Association or National
Frances T. “Fritz” Corcoran Frances T. “Fritz” Corcoran, 76, of Sedalia, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center. He was born July 13, 1939, in Ulen, MN, son of the late Timothy and Mary (Theis) Corcoran. On June 24, 1961, in Fargo, ND, he was united in marriage to Sonja Kopperud, who survives of the home. Fritz was a 1957 graduate of Ulen High School and attended North Dakota State University in Fargo graduat-
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riod classes and eventually dismissed to their regular class schedule. Allie said the school is functioning as normal now. Parents were informed of the threat and given updates through the district’s instant messaging system. As a result of the 10-minute wait in which students were held on buses at Raytown High School, the buses were slightly late to pick up middle school and elementary students in the north side of the district. Allie said while a threat made on social media that appears to be a screenshot of a text loses some credibility, compared with a threat made over the phone, the district considers any threat a credible one. Police are still investigating. On Tuesday, another threat was made, this one more specific to Raytown High School. Danielle Nixon, Raytown School District assistant director of communications and community relations, said the district learned of the threat at approximately 7
“We felt it was external, not something that was planted inside the school,” Allie said of the threat. During the initial investigation and assessment, it was discovered Raytown High School was not the only school under alert. In the threat, made in the form of a screenshot of a text message posted on the photo-sharing social media application Instagram, “Rhs” was specifically named as a target. “I think it’s Robertsville High School,” Allie said. “They use ‘RHS’ and we think people forwarded it (the threat) this way, thinking it was the same initials. I think that’s where the police are going with their investigation.” Allie cited schools in Florida, Michigan and Alabama that have the same acronym. The threats have reportedly played out over the past few days in the other states. Raytown High School students were held longer than usual in their first pe-
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ing in 1961 with a degree in agriculture. He served his country honorably in the US Armyfrom 1961-1963. He worked as a territory manager for J.I. Case, Hesston and United Farm Tools until his retirement in 2003. He was an active member of Sacred Heart Church since moving to Sedalia in 1975. Fritz looked forward to the Missouri State Fair where he had a concession stand for many years. He was an avid walker and a member of the round table at Papa Jake’s Donut Shop. In addition to his wife, Sonja, he is survived by five children, James Corcoran, of Raytown, Jeffrey Corcoran (Debbie), of Lee’s Summit, Carole Ancona (James), of Scottsdale, AZ, Katherine Shipley, of Dallas, TX, and Michael Corcoran (Dana), of Jefferson City; one sister, Kathleen Sullivan, of Apache Junction, AZ; seven grandchildren, Madisen Corcoran, Danielle Corcoran, Marissa Corcoran, Alex Ancona, Adam Ancona, Austin Shipley and Connor Corcoran; two step-grandchildren, Hannah Corcoran and Justin Corcoran; and one stepgreat-granddaughter, Ava. Mass of Christian Burial was 10 am, Monday, January 25, 2016, at Sacred Heart Church with Father Mark Miller, C.PP.S. officiating. Pallbearers will be Pat Sullivan, Charles Matz, Austin Shipley, Connor Corcoran, Marissa Corcoran and Madisen Corcoran. Honorary pallbearers will be Danielle Corcoran, Alex Ancona and Adam Ancona. Graveside service followed at 1pm at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. The family suggests memorial contributions to Sacred Heart School in care of the funeral chapel. Condolences may be offered online at www.mclaughlinfuneralchapel.com. Harold Herman Hall Harold Herman Hall, 91, of Raytown, MO, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at Research Medical Center of complications after a.m. Tuesday, again learning of the threat through calls from parents. The threat, also made via social media, referenced an assembly at the school. Nixon said there was increased police and administrator presence at the event and it went on without a hiccup. “When we get a threat of any nature we always take them very seriously,” Nixon said. “It’s an immediate connection to the police and we work with them and we allow them the space and time to form their investigation, and as they give us information and feedback that’s how we decide if we go on and have an activity or if we have to go on with our internal lockdown, because we’re always on external lockdown. “We’re really grateful for our relationship with police and how quickly they come and help us out with situations like that,” she added. Anyone with information is asked to call the Raytown Police Department’s crime tip hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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a fall. The Memorial Service will be held at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 6900 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO, Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Suite 400, or the National World War I Museum and Memorial, 100 W. 26th St., both in Kansas City, MO 64108. Harold was born May 2, 1924 in Wilcox, MO. After serving in the army in World War II, he received a BS Degree majoring in music, at NW Missouri State College. He married Mary Ellen Tebow of Maryville MO in 1948. Harold worked at V.A. Medical Centers for 32 years. After retiring, he continued to enjoy musical activities, painting pictures, woodworking, and making stained glass items. He lovingly gave many of his creations to friends and family. He served and volunteered in community organizations, most recently Union Station and the National WWI Museum. Throughout his life, Harold’s joy was family and faith. As a father, he modeled integrity, morals, and Christian wisdom. He was a loving teacher to his grandchildren, and was proud to be a great grandfather. Harold is survived by Mary, his wife of 67 years; daughter Cynthia (Terry) Augspurger; son Steven (Kathleen) Hall; sister Esther Jean Wiley; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Claude I. Hampton Claude was born on October 25, 1925 and passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016. Claude was a resident of Raytown, Missouri at the time of his passing. He was married to Violet. A private family service will be held. The family requests that in lieu of flowers that a donation is made in his honor to the charity of your choice. Leslie Allen Helms Leslie Allen Helms, 51, Raytown, Mo., died Jan. 20,
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2016. Graveside service was 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, Alta Vista Cemetery of Weatherby, Mo. Arr.: Turner Family Funeral Home, Maysville, (816) 449-2126. Vera Lee Kellerman Vera Lee Kellerman, 97, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Jan. 26, 2016. She was born in New Hampton, MO and grew up in Nevada, MO. Vera graduated high school in 1936 and attended college in Warrensburg and Springfield. On Nov 8, 1952 she married Joseph Kellerman, who precedes her in death. She is also preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Perkins. Survivors include Theresa Bruns, Lee’s Summit; Jim Kellerman, Raytown; 8 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 6 greatgreat grandchildren. Heartland Cremation & Burial Society. 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri 64133, (816) 313-1677. 7700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas 66202, 913-7898998. Betty E. Moreno Betty E. Moreno, age 85, of Raytown, MO, passed away on January 22, 2016. Service to be held privately at a later date. Betty was preceded in death by her daughter Mary E. Carter and brother William Brown. She is survived by children Catherine Moreno, Paul Moreno Jr., Steven Moreno, and Lee Anne Clemens; 8 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; brother Travis Brown of Joplin, MO. Arr.: Newcomer’s Floral Hills, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO 64133 (816) 353-1218. Newcomer’s Floral Hills Funeral Home & Cemetery, Dignity Memorial. John F. Nazer John F. Nazer, 97, died on Jan. 20, 2016, at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton. He was born in Antrim March 31, 1918, son of James Daniel Nazer and Annie Murdock Nazer. John was married to Norma Currier Nazer until her passing in 2002. He was predecesed by brothers James Daniel Nazer Jr., Albert T. Nazer, Fredeick L. Nazer and sister Mary Nazer Burke.
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John is survived by son John F. and his wife, Gerrianne Nazer II, of Keene; daughters Gail and husband Rob Huntley of Hancock, and Donna and husband Frank Hogan of Phippsburg, Maine; grandchildren, Amanda Harris of Hillsborough, Coleen Farnsworth of Snellville, Ga., Dianna Merrill of Weare, Heidi Huntley of Arlington, Va., John Huntley of Hancock, Chad Nazer of Biddeford, Maine, and Jaime Nazer Gonzalez of Keene; brother George Nazer of Hillsboro; two sisters, Rita Burke of Hudson and Irene Fortune of Raytown, Mo.; eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. John enlisted on Aug. 26, 1941, in the Army Air Force as an information center operator, plotting enemy airplanes from Navy ships. He was on three different invasions during World War II: North Africa, Sicily and Southern France. He was discharged Aug. 7, 1945, with the rank of staff sergeant (E6). SERVICES: Calling hours are Friday, Jan. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 32 School St., Hillsborough. Services will follow at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to New Hampshire Veterans Home, Resident Business Fund in memory of John Nazer, 139 Winter St., Tilton, NH 03276. For more information, log on to www.holtwoodburyfh. com. Gregory C. Sackett Gregory C. Sackett, 68, Raytown passed away Tues, Jan 19, 2016 at Research Medical Center. Services were at 10:00am on Sat, Jan 23rd at Charter Funerals, 5000 Blue Ridge Cutoff. Cremation to follow. Charter Funerals, 816-921-5555. Thomas James Smith Thomas James Smith, 85 Raytown, Mo died Jan 12, 2016 Visitation was 10am services were Sat. Jan. 23, 2016 11am at Linwood United Ch. 3151 Olive Kcmo. Interment Leavenworth Nat’L Cemetery was Mon. Jan 25, 2016 10 am.
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‘Making a Murderer’ and ‘13 Hours’ focus on true life stories (not quite as boring)
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cause of the obvious political overtones that didn’t hamper “Sniper” until long after its release. The film, directed and coproduced by Michael Bay and based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s 2014 book “13 Hours,” takes place on Sept. 11, 2012, 11 years after the terrorist attacks on America. In Benghazi, Lybia, a group of Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound and the nearby CIA “Annex” building.
Looking to capitalize on a weak slate of blockbusters currently playing in theaters, the studio behind “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” took the “American Sniper” route and released the flick in the deadest part of the year for new releases. Even though “Sniper” ended up being a blockbuster hit, “13 Hours” couldn’t get the same traction. Not because it isn’t a good movie, but be-
Despite the fact they are ordered to stand down, a small team of CIA security contractors, who happen to be former Navy SEALS, Marine Force Recon and Army Rangers, step up to protect the American ambassador and his staff. The film stars James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, David Denman, Freddie Stroma, and Alexia Barlier. First of all, I have always liked Bay’s flicks. They are good, old-fashioned “pop-
but I was kind of hoping for Bay to make something different and captivating, not just another shoot-‘em-up. Still, the movie is far from horrible, and I’m sure it will have a fantastic life on home video, as well as in heavy rotation on cable channels. “Making a Murderer” Spoilers Now we go from a movie based on actual events, to a docuseries also based on an actual, ongoing story. Like
corn” movies that rarely take themselves too seriously. From “Bad Boys” to “Armageddon” and “Transformers” to “The Rock,” the man knows how to make an action flick, and that’s where “13 Hours” sort of fails. This could have been a “serious” film that gets political in a hurry, like “Zero Dark Thirty,” but after setting up the plot, it essentially turns into a stylish action extravaganza. Not that there’s anything wrong with that,
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Raytown Community Calendar EVENTS Kansas City Area Bluegrass Music Club Feb. 5, 6 pm – 10 pm Blue Ridge United Methodist Church, 5055 Blue Ridge Blvd. Kansas City Area Bluegrass Music Club performs a free live stage show of acoustic music and bluegrass jamming. The hat is passed to cover rent. Food concessions provided by the church. Membership to the club gets you information about monthly performances, drawings, raffles and bluegrass events in the area.
be a part of a Contemporary journey on the first Saturday of the month at 6pm for Unbound Praise. Starting February 6, 2016.
Marguerite McNair DAR Chapter http://www.mssdar.org/mmcnair Monthly:Second Monday at 6:30 pm (Sept.–June)
ORGANIZATION MEETINGS Candlelight Quilters of Raytown Monthly: Third Thursday at 7:00-9:00 pm Show-Me Quilting, 6221 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown Plaza Open to all quilters. Call 816353-9366 for more information
Raytown Amateur Radio Club http://k0gq.com Monthly: Fourth Thursday at 7:30 pm Community of Christ, 6231 Manning Avenue
Unbound Praise Feb. 6, 6 pm Faith Presbyterian Church, 8301 James A Reed Rd. Not able to Worship On Sunday’s, once a month. Come
KIWANIS Club of Raytown Three Trails http://moark4.com/raytown/ For meeting dates and location, call 816-737-9955
Raytown Artists Association Monthly: Third Thursday at 6:00 pm St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarene Gymnasium, 8500 E 80th Terr. All artists (over 18) welcome. Raytown Arts Council http://raytownarts.org
Raytown Community Symphonic Band rehearsals: All musicians welcome! Weekly: Thursday from 6:45 pm-8:15 pm St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 9349 E 65th St. Contact: RaytownCmmunityBand@gmail.com Raytown Chamber of Commerce http://raytownchamber.com/ 5909 Raytown Trafficway (816) 353-8500 Raytown Democratic Association Monthly: Third Thursday at 7:00pm Come early (at 6:00 pm) to dine and make new friends! Las Chili’s, 6210 Raytown Trfwy Raytown Garden Club
Monthly: First Tuesdays at 10:00 am (Feb.-Nov.) Raytown Christian Church, 6108 Blue Ridge Blvd. Visitors welcome
am-10:45 am Loma Vista Baptist Church, 8622 Blue Ridge Blvd. All are welcome to TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly. For more information, call Betty at 816-356-6788 or Faye at 816-358-4350
Raytown Historical Society http://raytownhistoricalsociety.org Monthly: First Monday at 10:00 am Raytown Historical Museum, 9705 E. 63rd Street.
Raytown Women of Today Monthly: Third Monday at 7:00 pm http://raytownwot.wix.com/ raytownwomenoftoday Club Room at Raytown HyVee, 9400 E. 350 Hwy.
Raytown New Day AL-Non Weekly: Wednesdays at 10:00 am Blue Ridge Trinity Lutheran Church, 5757 Blue Ridge Blvd. Enter at the back door. Everyone welcome! (816) 353-5446
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Ingredients: • One package burrito size flour tortillas • One package whipped cream cheese (I chose to get chive flavored cream cheese, but any will work) • One can diced black olives • ½ pound thinly sliced deli turkey • ½ pound thinly sliced deli ham • One pound thinly sliced baby Swiss cheese • One bunch of diced green onions My favorite way to tackle this recipe is to create an assembly line of all the ingredients to make it easier for put-
game is on and everyone’s watching, take the chance to taste your creations. That way when the commercials come on you can watch undistracted. Cheer on your favorite team and enjoy the celebration. From one friend to another, even though our beloved team isn’t playing, we know we worked hard to get close to it and making it that far is still a victory in my book. For a one-minute, how-to video on making the Pigskins, visit https://youtu.be/8anNHNCQ0I. Jacqui Duran lives in Raytown, Missouri with her husband and three children. Jacqui shares her passion for food and cooking on Facebook at www.facebook. com/homefordinner.mom and on her blog at http://executivechefmom.blogspot.com. Follow her on Instagram @jduran1313.
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Who doesn’t love a fun time filled with food, drinks and watching the big game on TV? Well, let me be really honest here, the game is fun, but it’s the commercials I look forward to the most. Hey, no judging here. We are friends, remember? Just like I want you to feel like a champion in the kitchen with your family, I want you to feel like the winner of the game with the food you want to serve at your big Game Day celebration. This week we are going to look at two very easy and quick treats you can serve up for your family or a whole crowd of people without spending a lot of time in the kitchen or breaking the bank. We don’t want to miss a second of those commercial breaks worrying about food. We want to be able to sit back and watch every last one of them. The first half of this week’s feature is my Tortilla Roll Ups. These guys are great because
Tortilla Roll Ups you can make a small batch or a larger batch depending on your celebration, and this isn’t just football food, these Tortilla Roll Ups are great for any occasion. I make these for my family dinners as an appetizer every holiday, and I can you that these are usually the first to be eaten up.
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The second half of this week’s feature is Pigskins in a Blanket, another treat the entire team will love. We are taking a quick appetizer and creating our spin on it by adding Fry Sauce for dipping. Ingredients: • One package Little Smokies • One package Pillsbury Crescent Rolls • Sea salt (optional – this is just for the topping of our Pigskins) Jacqui’s Fry Sauce: • Three tablespoons ketchup • ¼ cup mayonnaise • One teaspoon Paprika • One teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • One teaspoon parsley flakes (just for topping) Mix all the ingredients, except for the parsley flakes, and if you want to add a spicy note to your sauce, you can add some Siracha or your favorite hot sauce. Sprinkle the parsley flakes on top and this sauce
is ready for dipping. This is one of those dips you’ll keep in your Kitchen Tool Box because it can go with so many things. The Pigskins are going to be quick and fun as well. Roll out your crescent rolls and with each triangle, cut into three to four strips. Place a Little Smokie on it and roll it up. Take a small plate and pour out some grinded sea salt. Press the top of each Pigskin onto the sea salt just to get some to stick and then place them all on a baking stone or greased cookie sheet. Cook them for approximately 12 to 14 minutes at 375 degrees, or until the Pigskins are light golden brown. Serve with your (spicy) Fry Sauce and await the cheers. And this brings us to the final moments of the game. Jacqui’s biggest tip: while the
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RHS grad Tyronn Lue becomes head coach for Cleveland Cavs After the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered its worst loss of the season against the Golden State Warriors, the team fired head coach David Blatt just four days later. On Jan. 22, Lue was named head coach of the Cavs with a three year contract immediately following the mid-season firing of Blatt. Blatt’s top assistant, Tyronn Lue, was elevated as
head coach effective immediately. The Cavs hosted the Chicago Bulls Saturday night, losing 98-83. Lue graduated from Raytown Senior High School in 1995. The all-state player played for the University of Nebraska, ranking third on the all-time list in assists (432), fourth in three-pointers made (145) and attempted (407), fifth in steals (154) and seventh in scoring (1,577). He end-
ed his career tied with Dave Hoppen for most games with 30 or more points. The 6-foot, 175-pound point guard was selected out of the University of Nebraska by the Denver Nuggets as the 23rd overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won two NBA Championships in his first three seasons. In 2009, Lue became Director
of Basketball Development for the Boston Celtics. In 2013, he joined the Los Angeles Clippers’ coaching staff. Lue joined the Cleveland Cavaliers the following year as the new associate head coach, making him the highest-paid assistant coach in the NBA in the process. He was a top candidate for head coach, but that went to David Blatt.
lions in reparations, only around $400,000 in damages. Before he could win millions of dollars in the case, he was arrested again, this time for the murder of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach. That’s pretty much the gist of the first episode, and what follows is an addictive, moving, infuriating show as any I’ve ever seen before, complete with yelling, screaming, and eventual disbelief that this could happen in America. There’s everything from a lack of physical evidence, evidence planting and even video testimony that should have (and I believe still could) exonerated Avery. The thing that upset me most was the involvement, treatment and eventual fate of Avery’s 16-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey,
a quiet, naive, learningdisabled teenager (possibly autistic, in my opinion) who had zero prior criminal charges. Dassey is bullied, coerced and interrogated four times, without his lawyer present during his case. I haven’t wanted to throw something at my TV during a non-sporting event in a long time. I was upset that this kid, who has obvious mental and emotional issues, was allowed to be questioned in this way. I was so upset with the show from about episode three until the finale, I had to make sure I didn’t watch “Making a Murderer” after 9 p.m. because I had trouble going to sleep. I’ve talked to other folks who couldn’t even finish watching the series. Seriously, how could something this crazy be the truth? In 2005, right around the time Avery’s murder trial began, Columbia University graduate students Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos moved to Wisconsin to make the documentary. Netflix eventually bought the rights and decided to make a 10-episode docuseries. Like all things, it is necessary to do more research before you can totally make
up your mind. Granted, the filmmakers did admit to leaving out certain pieces of evidence, but I didn’t find what they left out to be all that damning. Plus, after leaving out parts of the prosecution’s argument, the same is done for the defense’s argument. While I am sad a 25-yearold woman lost her life, I am not convinced Avery and Dassey did what they were accused of doing, and even if they are guilty, the trials were a farce. I believe there is enough evidence of wrong doing from police, lawyers and witnesses to grant these men a new trail at the very least. Again, I’m not saying I blindly believe the duo is innocent, but I think a new, fair trial is in order. As far as this outcry about the series being called “irresponsible” and “not really journalism,” I really think it’s funny folks are trying to hold documentary filmmakers to a higher standard than our legal system. “Making a Murderer” is truly great TV, easily addictive, and perfect for winter binge-watching. Just try not to break something while you’re watching. “Making a Murderer” is available on Netflix, and producers are currently working on season two.
Movie continued from page 7 millions of folks out there, I recently finished watching the 10-part Netflix series “Making a Murderer,” and to be honest, I’m still a tad bit upset about it. It’s one of those stories you can’t quite get out of your mind once you see it. I’ll do my best to keep this spoiler free, but there are several things that I need to bring up for the sake of this story. Also, because this is based on actual events and has been getting all kinds of news coverage, it is pretty easy to find the fates of the main characters by using Google, so be careful. The “Making a Murderer” story centers around a Wisconsin man Steven Avery, who was arrested, tried and convicted of a violent sexual assault in 1985 he claimed he had nothing to do with. After serving 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, new DNA evidence proved his innocence, and Avery was released in 2003. Soon after his release, Avery filed a lawsuit against several individuals involved with the arrest and Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, to the tune of $36 million. Avery was in a good position to win his case against the county, but didn’t get mil-
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Bluejays overcome Cardinals 37-35 in Culver Classic 5th place game The Raytown High School Bluejays beat out cross-town rivals Raytown South High School 37-35 this past Friday to secure fifth place in Lee’s Summit High School’s Culver Clas-
sic Tournament. Both teams lost their first-round games but bounced back and won their next games to set up the 5th place game.
Photos by R.C. Jones Raytown High School’s sophomore Robert Proctor, left, soars past Tyree Sorrels of the Raytown South High School Cardinals during the two teams matchup this past Friday in the Lee’s Summit High School Culver Classic Tournament
Democrats Announce “Move Missouri Forward”
State House of Representatives and Senate Democrats joined together to release their plan to “Move Missouri Forward,” a group of eight bills Democrats say reflect their values and are in response to a Republican “assault” on the middle and working classes. “As we move into the 2016 legislative session, a unified Democratic Party is ready to fight for a Missouri that is more equitable for every citizen of our great state,” said Senate Minority Leader Joe Keaveny (D-St. Louis). The “Moving Missouri Forward” platform would transform the state, both economically and socially, by ensuring that workers are protected from discrimination, paid a living wage, and given equal pay for equal work. The legislative slate expands access to healthcare for the working poor, provides resources to police departments to purchase body cameras, assists Missouri’s agricultural economy, ensures full funding of our public schools, and bans all lobbyists’ gifts to legislators and their staffs. Eight Senate bills comprise the “Moving Missouri Forward” platform: • SB 653 (Nondiscrimination Act - Keaveny) • SB 952 (Equal Pay for Equal Work - Walsh) • SB 953 (Minimum Wage - Schupp) • SB 955 (Lobbyist Gift Ban - Sifton) • SB 958 (Farm-To-Table Holsman) • SB 961 (Medicaid Expansion - Nasheed) • SB 962 (Body Cameras
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