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Sandi Patty’s farewell tour to stop in Raytown Five-time Grammy Award winner Sandi Patty’s farewell tour “Forever Grateful: The Farewell Tour” is coming to Raytown in April. The performance will be held at 7p.m. April 7 at First Baptist Raytown. General admission tickets are $25. The tour began in February 2016 and is scheduled to run until spring 2017. Patty rose to prominence after her rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” during the rededication of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Her version of the national anthem has been performed with the National Symphony, at the Indianapolis 500, the Dedication of Camp David Chapel and ABC’s Fourth of July Special. She has performed with symphonies across the country, including the New York Pops, Boston Pops, and the Dallas Symphony. She headlined the title role in sold out performances of the musical “Hello, Dolly!” with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, costarring Tony Award winner Gary Beach. Patty has also performed
during three separate presidential inaugurations, and at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The tour will feature special guests Veritas and performances from members of Patty’s family. “What a privilege it has been to share my story and faith through song for so many years,” she said in a statement. “My heart is full of gratitude for so many who have been along this journey with me. I could never have imagined my career taking me to so many amazing places and meeting so many people who have changed my life forever. … My desire is to use this next season and the ‘Forever Grateful’ tour as an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to as many people as possible.” Along with the “Forever Grateful” Tour, Perry released a new album, “Forever Grateful” in February. More information on the tour is available at www.sandipatty.com. Information on tickets is available at www.premierproductions.com or by calling 816-268-1525.
By Kris Collins
Photo courtesy CMA Media Promotions Sandi Patty, five-time Grammy award winning singer, will perform in Raytown April 7 as part of her final tour, “Forever Grateful: The Farewell Tour.”
Raytown Schools to host 2016 graduation outdoors By Kris Collins For the first time in the Raytown C-II School District’s history graduation ceremonies for Raytown High School and Raytown South High School seniors will be held outside. “We are working hard to make sure this comes off very well,” Brian Huff, assistant superintendent of secondary education, told the school board earlier this month. The seniors, when asked for their thoughts on the event as juniors, wanted to host the event outdoors, Huff said. “It’s kind of a celebration of having a stadium on the south side of the district,” he said. “There’s a lot
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of excitement to be able to establish this as our place, our home. That’s probably what initiated the conversation.” The cost to host the event outside — at each schools stadium — is not finalized, though Huff said the cost has been “considerably less” in previous years. He said the district has had the event recorded and simulcast in the past, and live streaming for 2016 is a relatively simple addition to the workload. “It’s a convenience for our parents,” he said. “If you’ve got a grandpa in Louisiana, he can watch online.” Huff has a bid for video services to present the school board
at its next meeting and would not disclose what the cost is before the board was privy to the bid. Documents presented to the school board at its previous meeting showed video services were estimated at $18,400. Huff said the cost is fairly close to that figure. Raytown C-II School Board of Education Director Bobbie Saulsberry expressed reservations about the expenditure at the board’s March 7 meeting, asking if an outdoor event would yield greater value. “I think this is an extravagance,” said Saulsberry. To that end, Huff later said, the district will conduct another survey
after the event to gauge that value, which will inform future decisions on graduation ceremonies. Furthermore, he said many of the expenses associated with the outdoor event are one-time costs, such as stanchions and ropes, steps for the stage and skirting for the stage. He was quick to concede that the event may not go over well, but noted that the district is approaching it in a conscientious fashion. “I can say, having been through it with a grandson, outside is pretty nice,” said Terry Landers, school board director. “You’ve got all that space. It didn’t rain. We had a good
Operations Calendar as a reminder that it gets done every year and on time. This will make sure that we have no more mistakes of this type. There was no loss of revenue from this mistake. I believe that working on this together, the staff will ensure that there are no more oversites (sic) such as this again.” City Administrator Mahesh Sharma previously said the filing “fell through the cracks” from 2012 to 2015. Michelle Gleba, director of communications for the Missouri Department of Revenue, said reminder letters were sent out in 2014 and 2015, after the department took over administration of TIF filings from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The department of economic development didn’t return calls by press time with information on reminder letters it sent to the city before 2014. The department of revenue lacks statutory authority to bring a penalty forward for Raytown’s failure to file. State statute dictates a five-year ban on the formation of new TIF districts for any entity that violates filing requirements. Such a penalty was handed down by a Boone County judge in December 2015 after the city of Columbia was sued for violating reporting requirements 23 to 25
times between 2009 and 2015. Though the Raytown TIF documents were filed retroactively, they don’t offer complete information, some as basic as how much money has been spent on infrastructure for the 30-acre redevelopment project. Gleba said the department of revenue doesn’t have any statutory authority to enforce the accuracy or completeness of require filings. Additionally, the Raytown Live TIF commission, which is required and given certain responsibilities by statute, has not met since November 2011, according to Raytown Public Information Officer Brenda Gustafson. The commission is required by state statute to hold public hearings and vote on all proposed redevelopment plans. The commission is not required by law to review financial data. The Raytown TIF Commission is comprised of 11 members, six of which are representatives from the city, two members of the school district, two members of Jackson and one member appointed by the other taxing entities in the district. Raytown’s representatives are: Larry Coleman, Allan Thompson, Gerald Young, George Koepp, Don Orrell and one Vacant Position. The school district’s representatives are Allan Markley and Steve
Shelton. The Jackson County representatives are Mark Trosen and Jack Feldman. The city could not confirm who the final member was by press time. The city’s failure to file required financial documents came to light when the Raytown Fire Protection District Board revisited an agreement it made with the city for the redevelopment project and began to raise questions. Under an agreement between the two entities, according to Mike Hunley, Raytown Fire Protection District deputy chief, a certain percentage of tax revenue generated within the district would go toward certain phases of redevelopment projects, all of which were part of the Raytown Live project. Hunley said the fire district agreed to pay more of its taxes than is outlined in law, but only agreed to for the construction of the Wal-Mart on Missouri 350, part of phase 1 of Raytown Live. The district believes some tax revenue has gone to other parts of the redevelopment. It is unclear how much the district believes it has overpaid. Fire Chief Matt Mace said the fire district recently met with city officials to ask questions, but no response has been give as of this week. Through Gustafson, Sharma and Raytown Finance Director Mark
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An Independence man is facing two felonies in connection with an hours-long standoff with Independence police this past Sunday. Darian L. Mickelson, 50, is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and third-degree assault on a law enforcement officer for the incident. According to court records, police were dispatched March 20 to a residence in the 3100 block of Englewood Terrace regarding a burglary. Police documents state it is believed that Mickelson made the initial call, and had made several calls to police in the previous days. When police arrived on scene, they found a shed on fire in the backyard of a home. Mickelson allegedly threatened he had a “fire bomb” and yelled obscenities at the officers. Police then secured the scene and began making preparations for a standoff and negotiation. Mickelson reportedly continued to threaten police and he allegedly pointed a rifle at police officers. Police documents state Mickelson allegedly called police dispatch and said he would start firing on police unless they left his yard. Hours later, after unsuccessful negotiation attempts, Mickelson was taken into custody through the use of a chemical agent. Police found an improvised explosive device near the main entry door of the residence and two rifles in the home, police documents state. Mickelson is in custody on $10,000 bond. He is scheduled for a court appearance April 11.
City not facing penalty for failure to file TIF documents
The Missouri Department of Revenue confirmed this week that the state is not imposing any penalty on the city of Raytown for its failure to file financial disclosure documents associated with the tax increment finance (TIF) district formed for the Raytown Live redevelopment project along Missouri 350. Mayor Mike McDonough sent out a letter in early March stating the city had filed the financial documents for 2012 through 2015 required by state statute, bringing the city in compliance with filing requirements. A TIF district is a funding mechanism commonly used to fund large-scale projects. The TIF captures tax revenue and allows a city to pay off bonds used for a redevelopment project over a long period of time. “The TIF paperwork was forgotten during those 4 years, partially due to personnel turn over in the Finance Department,” McDonough’s letter said in part. “This did not occur under this administration, but it was corrected this last week under direction of my administration and Board of Aldermen. We now have it included in the City’s Standard Operating Procedure and it is in the
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Loughry have declined requests for interviews with the RaytownBrooking Eagle. Questions about the TIF finances have gone unanswered, like how much of the tax revenue captured by the TIF has gone toward building infrastructure, or how much money is in the Special Allocation Fund, which holds the captured tax revenue. The city has offered The Eagle no explanation for why such questions have gone unaddressed. Mace and Hunley said they are dedicated to finding a solution and hope to do so outside the courts. There is currently a petition in circulation calling for the state of Missouri to audit the city of Raytown for the purpose of getting an accurate view of what the TIF finances are. The petition currently has approximately 700 signatures, according to Mace. Mace said the fire district also has four requests of the city: • Give one of its seats on the TIF commission to the fire district • Form a citizens committee to review the TIF finances • Pay back any amount of taxes the district paid in excess of its agreement with the city. • Renegotiate with the district its percentage of tax revenue capture by the TIF district that is greater than what is required by law.
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Crane Brewing to debut its Grapefruit Gose
By Kris Collins
Come summer, come summer beer. Raytown’s Crane Brewing Company is debuting its summer gose, the Grapefruit Gose, next week and will produce it until fall. The Grapefruit Gose, one of many gose variations one can expect to come from Crane, will take place of the Orange Gose. Crane Brewing Company Vice President and Coowner Chris Meyers said the two beers are similar, but the grapefruit zest used in the beer offers a slightly deeper and bitterer citrus profile than oranges. Meyers said he anticipates the Grapefruit Gose to be available in stores and at the brewery, located at 6515 Railroad St., by next week. As a farewell send-off, Crane is offering a limited amount of a barrel-aged Orange Gose. “It’s the same orange gose beer, the same exact recipe, except when we put it in that barrel you’re getting some of that oak char-
Photos by Kris Collins Crane Brewing Company Vice President and Co-owner Chris Meyers stands with pallets of the brewery’s new Grapefruit Gose, expected to be available in stores by next week. Crane Brewing Company is releasing its latest beer, the Grapefruit Gose, next week and will produce the beer until fall.
acter and some of those higher spirits,” Meyers said. The barrel, which previously held a Manhattanlike spirit from High West
Distillery, gives the beer a more complex taste, Meyers said. The barrel-aged Orange Gose will be released by Crane at 4 p.m. on March
29. Festival of the Lost Township Early bird tickets for the Festival of the Lost Township craft beer festival are
now on sale at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Crane Brewing and the Kiwanis Club of Raytown Three Trails partnered to host the inaugural event this past
year on the greenspace in downtown Raytown. Meyers said more breweries and distilleries will be at this year’s event, set for Sept. 17.
New exhibits at Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
The Missouri Department of Conservation recently installed new exhibits at the Center featuring creatures from giant woodpeckers to tiny minnows. At The Stream Zone, running water mimics a small creek teeming with life. Real minnows swim in a pool. But also in place are remarkably realistic replicas of creatures that live in or near streams, such as frogs or a snapping turtle. A sycamore tree looms overhead. The new exhibit and others help visitors appreciate nature’s beauty and the relationship between creatures and habitat. Children will find doors to lift, buttons to push and levers to pull that connect their curiosity with nature. A forest display lets visitors find discoveries on the forest floor. Panels explain the stages and growth of a forest.
A giant model of a redbellied woodpecker is taller than most kids. On one side are the woodpecker’s normal colors, while on the other the skeleton and internal organs are exposed. Visitors can push a button and a bone or organ will light up, and near the button is an explanation of how parts like wing bones function. One pull on a lever makes the woodpecker reach into a tree trunk with its beak to pull out a termite.
Photos courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation New exhibits at MDC’s Burr Oak Woods Nature Center in Blue Springs are interactive. Visitors can see life in a flowing stream or study the features of a woodpecker, but also video and hands-on components bring nature’s story to life.
DAR Marguerite MCNair Chapter member receives SAR award
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Presidential Order honors Brussels victims By order of the President of the United States, effective immediately, the United States flag at all State and government offices will
be flown at half-staff, until sunset, March 26, 2016, honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday.
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Missouri Gas Energy rates drop slightly To reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas, Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) customers will see natural gas rates. MGE residential customers currently pay approximately $0.46 per Ccf (per hundred cubic feet) of natural gas. The rate dropped March 21 to approximately $0.43 per Ccf, a decrease
of approximately $0.03 per Ccf. For the average customer’s bill, this represents a decrease of approximately $2.06 per month. The wellhead cost of natural gas is unregulated and is primarily driven by supply, demand and the weather. MGE serves approximately 505,800 natural gas customers in Missouri.
Area law enforcement host houses of worship protection forum Area law enforcement hosted a protecting houses of worship forum at Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas on March 22, 2016. The three hour workshop provided leaders from a multitude of faith-based communities with information to assist in the development and implementation of security programs and emergency action plans as well as how to deter threats and addressing risks, such as active shooter situations. The forum was held
before the approaching one year anniversary of the shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in South Carolina. There were more than 100 attendees at the event. The event was hosted by the FBI in partnership with the United States Attorney’s Offices, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri, the Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO Police Departments, and FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association.
Thousands of Missourians face food stamp cutoff
On April 1, Approximately 60,000 Missourians are expected to be affected by new federal requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Recipients have to work at least 20 hours a week, be in school, or participate in a volunteer or job-training
Grads continued from page 1 experience.” Superintendent Allan Markley said he is comfortable with the expense, considering the size of the district’s overall budget. He also highlighted the importance of letting students make the decision. The district has, of course, also considered the possibility of a rainy weather, and it’s not likely, considering historical data. Huff said the district reviewed 20 years of weather data in picking a date for the event. “The chances of rain are not terribly great, and the average temperature is normally about 75,” he said. The district plans to insti-
program to be eligible. The Missouri Legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon to enact a law keeping work requirements in place until 2019. The changes are part of federal rules passed in 1996, though many states have been under a waiver for the past 20 years because of high unemployment.
tute a rain delay or move the event inside, as a secondary measure, which comes with the expense of less seating. “Probably the most difficult scenario would be: what if it’s just kind of drizzling, you know?” Huff said. “It’ll be an interesting day if that happens. We’re hoping it’s going to be a clear and definitive answers. Everybody is really excited for this. It’ll be a great day for it.” Raytown High School graduation is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 16. Raytown South High School’s ceremony is planned for the same time on the following day. Huff said a dedicated webpage with all the event details will go live a few weeks before the ceremonies.
Raytown Parks offers ‘Trees for Raytown’ They Raytown Parks and Recreation Department is starting up the spring cycle of the Trees for Raytown program, which offers residents trees for shade, wildlife habitat, energy conservation and noise reduction. Trees available through the program this spring are: • Ornamental trees — Flowering crabapple in red, white or pink; fruitless crabapple, red bud and white or pink flowering dogwood. •Shade trees — Bald cypress,
red maple, pin oak and red oak. Trees are priced between $42 and $60. All trees are four to five feet tall. Trees may be planted for residents, within the city limits, for an additional $25. Order forms may be picked up at Raytown City Hall or the parks and recreation department, at 5912 Lane Ave. More information is available at 816- 358-4100. Orders may be placed until April 15.
Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Each year, criminal actors target US persons and visa holders for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (SIRF). SIRF is defined as the fraudulent acquisition and use of the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of U.S. persons or visa holders to file tax returns. The fraudulent tax returns are sent to bank accounts or pre-paid cards that are held under their control. SIRF is relatively easy to commit and extremely lucrative for criminal actors. All U.S.
taxpayers are susceptible to SIRF but specific portions of the population are being targeted due to the perception that these individuals are less likely to be aware of identity theft: temporary visa holders, the homeless, prisoners, the deceased, low-income individuals, children, senior citizens, and military personnel deployed overseas. After criminal actors steal PII, they use corrupt tax preparation companies
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The following items were introduced and assigned to committee during the Jackson County Legislature’s regular meeting March 21: • Item 19103, a resolution offering support for the initiative to increase the minimum wage. • Item 19105, a resolution authorizing the county executive to execute agreements with certain outside agencies funded by the
county’s anti-drug sales tax fund for the 2016 fiscal year for anti-drug and anti-violent crime prevention activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the county not to exceed $1,419,631. The resolution was assigned to the anti-drug committee. • Item 19106, a resolution transferring $250,000 within the 2016 anti-drug sales tax fund to cover the costs of certain staff positions in
the prosecuting attorney’s office. A motion to suspend the rules was passed, and the resolution was adopted by a roll call vote. • Item 19109, a resolution transferring $68,700 within the 2016 general fund and awarding a contract for the furnishing of a roof replacement for use by the Jackson County Election Board to Delta Commercial Roofing of Kansas City, Kansas at
a cost to the county not to exceed $68,700. A motion to suspend the rules was passed, and the resolution was adopted by a roll call vote. During the meeting, Capt. Raymond Holland, shift administration captain in the Jackson County Department of Corrections, was given a 25 year service pin.
Kauffman Center now accepting performance applications for 3rd Annual Future Stages Festival Kauffman Center is celebrating youth and the arts in Kansas City with the third annual Future Stages Festival this June. Building on the success of the 2015 second annual event during which Kauffman Center welcomed more than 6,000 guests and hosted 600 performers, the third annual Future Stages Festival is a free community event that showcases youth on stage and invites the community to experience a free day of performances at the Kauffman Center. Future Stages Festival will be held at the Kauffman Center on Sunday, June 26, 2016 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The one-day festival invites youth and families to experience a diverse range of
performance and interactive arts activities. Future Stages Festival, an extension of the Kauffman Center’s Open Doors Spotlight on Youth program, will also provide opportunities for youth and community arts organizations to perform on stage at Kauffman Center. Artistic Director Ah’Lee E. Robinson of the Kansas City Boys and Girls Choirs shared the experience of participating in the 2015 festival by stating “as our choirs were in preparation for this production, the choristers began to get excited level by level until the day of the event. For me, as their Director, it was an opportunity to hear many of them speak of the wonderful opportunity to be
on the stage, not to mention they felt like ‘stars.’ Having this opportunity to perform on the Future Stages boosts their egos and personality like nothing else.” “Future Stages Festival is a free event for the community that provides opportunities for future artists to take center stage at the Kauffman Center. We are committed to shining a spotlight on the talented youth in our community and celebrating the diverse array of performing arts experiences available to both participants and audiences in Kansas City,” stated Paul Schofer, President & CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Applications are now being accepted for youth per-
forming groups to become part of the 2016 performance schedule. Any community arts organization or school program can apply, however performance groups should be comprised primarily of youth performers between the ages of 5 – 18, and must have a minimum of 5 performers. Strong consideration will be given to larger groups (25+). The Kauffman Center’s resident companies, the Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony and Lyric Opera of Kansas City will also take part in the event. For more information or to apply, visit kauffmancenter.org/futurestages. The nomination deadline is April 4, 2016.
KC Employment: Jackson County surging, Johnson County carrying Kansas By Jeff Pinkerton KCEconomy.com Here are a few interesting employment facts from the latest release (through September 2015) of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Why is data that is already six months old so interesting? Fair question. For a quick answer, see the note below. On to the highlights. For starters, the Kansas City Metro added 22,577 jobs in the year ending September 2015. This is solid annual job growth for us. What is interesting is how that breaks down geographically, depicted in the employment growth chart. Nearly 40 percent of the metro’s new jobs last year were created in Jackson County (8,788). Johnson County followed with 5,491 jobs, or 24 percent of the total. Second place is an unfamiliar position for Johnson County, as it has clearly been the region’s job creator in recent years. But 2015 was not particularly good for Johnson County in terms of employment — in recent years, it has averaged closer to 8,000 new jobs annually. There are two big stories
here. The first is Jackson County’s employment surge. Adding 8,788 jobs over the past year is well above its recent pace. The year-over-year chart highlights the recent surge. Second, the employment numbers for Johnson County (and the Kansas side of the MSA) are really remarkable when you look at the figures for the state as a whole. The Kansas side of the metro accounted for a whopping 97 percent of the total job growth in the state of Kansas (7,881 of 8,113 jobs). That bears repeating — 97 out of every 100 new jobs in Kansas were created in Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami or Wyandotte counties! As always, we have to caution that this analysis is based on fairly short-term trends. Jackson County’s surge could prove to be a temporary blip, while Johnson County could quickly recapture its title as the region’s job creator. We have to wonder if the factors that are causing weak job growth in Kansas are also impacting the metro’s potential job growth. We will continue to track this data and keep you posted. NOTE: The QCEW gives
the most accurate picture of local employment, as it is derived from actual tax reports that businesses submit for unemployment insurance purposes. The drawback to this accuracy is the six-month lag time. The QCEW also provides the base-
line for other employment data, such as the Current Employment Statistics (CES) which we use for our monthly workforce report. We will release a new report later this month that will reflect this new QCEW data.
Frustrated parks board seeking finance details By Kris Collins Now that Raytown Parks Board has come to a compromise with the Board of Aldermen on a split in stormwater and parks sales tax revenue, the parks board is turning its attention toward its finances. The parks board’s main concern is being able to keep track of its reserve fund, an issue that came up in late 2015. Terry Copeland, park board member, said the city’s budget reports detail expenditures, but don’t offer detail how much unspent money from a fiscal year has been carried over into the next year’s budget, or put into a reserve fund. Several park board members voiced frustration with Raytown Finance Director Mark Loughry, who has denied requests to meet with the entire parks board to field questions about the parks department’s finances or how the funds are accounted for. “Mr. Loughry has -- I’m sure (Alderman Eric Teeman) and the rest of the people at City Hall know this as well -- he has just taken the stance that he is not going to waste his time to come and visit with us here at the park board to explain their accounting system,” said Parks Board President George Mitchell.
Teeman, board of aldermen liaison to the park board, was at the meeting Monday evening. Parks Board Member Mike Hanna called Loughry’s response “wholly unacceptable.” Loughry met with Mitchell, Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Boji and Copeland in August 2015 to discuss some of their questions. In a letter sent from Loughy to Mitchell in January, Loughry said he felt the questions had been resolved by the end of the meeting. He further stated he has had meetings with Boji and other parks department staff on the financial reporting in the city’s software, and offered additional financial information to the parks board in reports. The Raytown-Brooking Eagle was not able to obtain such a report by press time. Loughry suggested in his letter that all future questions are asked and addressed in written format, so that all information is related accurately with a full explanation. At the park board’s meeting Monday evening, Boji said he would take the board’s questions to Loughry and return with answers. “It’s not the same as talking to people,” Hanna said. “People didn’t understand what he said when he talked to them, that’s why we
wanted him here. I won’t be involved in sending written questions. It doesn’t do any good.” Mitchell expressed concern about wasting time writing back and forth with Loughry with likely followup questions, compared with the length of a face-to-face
meeting. At the meeting Monday evening, Copeland made reference to a current petition circulating for a state audit of the city, noting it as a possible course of action, though he said such an action would be “Draconian and nuclear.”
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PUBLIC CALL/NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS FOR 2016 DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATE SELECTION MASS MEETINGS
All Democrats in Jackson County interested in participating in the delegate selection process should gather at your Ward or Township Meeting on Thursday, April 7, at 7:30 P.M. There are 39 separate Ward and Township meetings occurring simultaneously in Jackson County. To find the location of your Ward or Township Mass Meeting Location, the locations of the Congressional District Conventions that are on April 28 at 7:30 P.M., and requirements to be a Delegate, please visit: www.JacksonCountyDemocraticCommittee.org/MassMeeting Raytown, MO area meeting is April 7th, 2016 at 7:30PM at Raytown Fire Department, 6020 Raytown Trafficway. The April 7 meeting is the first level of a multi-tiered Delegate Selection Process in Missouri. It will eventually lead to the selection of Democratic delegates and alternates to the Democratic National Convention, which will be held July 25-28 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Persons elected on April 7th will attend the Congressional District Convention on April 28th, where they will have the opportunity to be elected as a Congressional District National Delegate or Alternative. Persons elected on April 7th will also be able to attend the Missouri State Democratic Convention on June 18th. Delegates and alternates will be allocated to presidential candidates to accurately reflect the expressed presidential preferences from the March 15th Presidential Primary. Participation is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats, who are residents and registered voters in their respective Jackson County Ward or Township, who are at least eighteen years of age, who declare themselves to be Democrats, are not members of any other political party, and who voted in the March 15 Presidential Primary. For further information contact the Jackson County Democratic Committee at 816-833-5232 or jacksoncountydemocrats@gmail. com. Please visit the above website to find all forms and information covering this process.
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Sacred stories By Pastor James Fuller Ivanhoe United Church of Christ According to Diana R. Garland, author and dean, “A story — especially a good one — can take many layers of meaning.” There are stories of identity. Stories of how we become a family are most common. Then there are many different ways people come into the family: beginnings and new beginnings of a different kind, families “weaving their identity out of their differences.” For instance, religious beliefs are very important; especially in my own family. Twenty years ago, most of my family were not Christians, but now most of my immediate family and their children know Christ; and are very active in Christian ministry. We have experienced, first hand, that the family can be a source of salvation for the non-believer. Our spiritual/religious identities depend on stories we choose to tell/or not tell. Now my family has many salvation stories to tell. Then there are other kinds of family stories: • loss and endings identify
Parks continued from page 3 “I still want to know what the fund balance is, and we haven’t got that,” he said. “The fund balance will tell us, if at the end of the year if we have money left over, that money should be added over to the first month of the
with grief/loss, illness, disability/death, retirement, divorce, and family division • family stories of survival help a family tell the story with closure • cautionary tales can be healing and a source of wisdom/strength for the future • funny family tales provide a powerful/valued sense of identity when the family enjoys being together/laughing together Similarly, there are the “sacred stories” that tell of God’s presence/movement in the family’s life together. Thus a family is able to identify with one another’s faults/ weaknesses in our common human condition — life. Important truths of our faith may connect us to many universal themes: faith, love, joy, creation, rebirth, repentance, forgiveness, friendship, covenant, and faithfulness. As a result, sacred stories not only tell the family’s story, but also include God’s story. Indeed, shared sacred stories enable us to grow intimately in our relationships with family/God. In Christ, James Fuller next year, and I can’t see that. Why can’t I see that? “It made be a real simple answer. I’m more than irritated I can’t get a public official to come and talk to a public board, nominated and approved by the board of aldermen, just to have a little discourse with us.”
Jason Offutt The world’s an uncertain, unfriendly, changing place full of all sorts of nasty things, like new, deadly viruses, the current crop of U.S. presidential candidates and the slate of upcoming reality programs on MTV. It would be nice if something would stay the same. We don’t have that luxury. Rusting, bullet-riddled windmills dot the landscape of northwest Missouri where I live. The old structures rise over corn stalks and occasionally overlook leaning once-white homes and oncered barns that just decades ago sat amongst green fields like they had grown freshly out of the ground. According to Alan Weisman’s book “The World Without Us,” if people suddenly disappeared, everything we’ve built except Mount Rushmore, bronze statues and plastic (good for you Madonna. Enjoy the future) would disappear within 500 years. Plant life would take over and destroy nearly everything man has created. That’s sad. I’d really miss boneless chicken wings. A February article in The Washington Post claims that might happen sooner rather than later – and it’s our fault. A recent (the key word here is “recent”) paper by 22 smock-wearing people with presumably bad posture (who probably don’t get invited to many parties) published in the journal Nature Climate Change warns whomever reads a publication named Nature Climate Change that CO2 emissions are causing the world to heat up, ice to melt and the sea level to rise. This, of course, will play hell with the tourism industry. Stop me if you’ve heard this before. These scientists not only
don’t go to parties, they apparently don’t watch documentaries, read newspapers, or have stumbled upon that new-fangled Internet thingy. If they had, they may have discovered nerds started warning us about this kind of thing in the 1960s. For those fine, friendly folks over at Nature Climate Change who ran the study, they’ve just agreed to publish an up-to-date article about the righteousness of burning witches who believe the world is round. But none of this is as bad as the change happening in Texas. It’s Siri. I knew that little minx was trouble the first time I heard her say, “Sorry, I didn’t get that.” An article in the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper seemed worried about the way Texans speak. Although Siri, Apple’s computerized voice-activated “intelligent assistant,” can pick out individual words a Texan says, it can’t put them together in a coherent sentence. I’ve been to East Texas before. I know what Siri’s going through. Observations of Lars Hinrichs, a sociolinguist at the University of Texas at Austin who directs the Texas English Project (that name just made me laugh. People from Texas don’t speak English, they speak Texan), has shown that Siri, and similar voiceactivated software, work best when people tone down their accent and avoid slang. Older Texans have a problem relating to this kind of software. Younger Texans are adapting, which suggests to Hinrichs that accents and regional vernacular may soon disappear around the country, leaving America with 318.9 million people who can understand each other. Maybe that’s not so bad. Although I’ll probably miss “y’all.” Oh, yeah, and boneless chicken wings. I can’t forget about those. 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.
The Grand Ole Opry, Part VIII: The Opry Trust Fund
By George Michaud If you were a guest artist on The Opry, your pay was the same as if you were an Opry member. It didn’t matter how big a star you were, and many artists have donated their pay back to The Opry Trust Fund. The Opry Trust Fund was started about 40 years ago and to date more than $2 million has been distributed to artists in need. My client Lloyd Lindroth always donated his pay check back to The Opry Trust Fund, as did so many other guests. The money was used to help with an artist’s mortgage, utilities, food, et cetera. It was for those artists in need and out of work. There was such great community outreach because of the targeted group that the Opry Trust Fund benefits. Tt is important to get the support of the local music industry. The Opry Trust Fund will make every effort to effectively communicate its opportunities to record companies, talent agents, and business managers of its mission to pass on to their artists. Anyone can donate to the fund. “Often referred to as the home of country music, the
Trust Fund in Calabasas, California. These trust funds and their organizations have done so much to help those in need. As The King of Country Music Roy Acuff put it to me, “We take care of our own here at The Opry.” Roy went on to tell me more about Mr. Gaylord, who had recently purchased the entire conglomerate for somewhere near $400 million. He said Mr. Gaylord believed in all American family-oriented entertainment, whether it be on his radio stations, which were syndicated around the nation, television stations
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By Kris Collins
An Independence woman was charged with a felony March 20 in connection with the burning of an infant she
was babysitting. Brea C. White, 23, is charged with one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly causing first- and
second-degree burns to approximately 60 percent of a 4-month-old’s body while giving it a bath, police documents state.
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Jackson County man convicted of murder for fatal crash By Kris Collins A Jackson County jury found an Independence man guilty of felony murder and nine other felony counts on March 18 in connection with a 2014 fatal vehicular crash near 31st Street and Grand Avenue in Kansas City. Drew M. Ryland, 26, was found guilty of second-degree murder, resisting arrest, five counts of armed criminal action and three counts of second-degree assault, according to a statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s office.
Police documents state Ryland was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Drew Ryland Suburban with two passengers on the night of Aug. 20, 2014. The passengers later told police the group had just left Westport. Police officers attempted to execute a traffic stop on the Suburban after Ryland ran several stop lights. Ryland tried to evade police, all the while running stop lights and at times entering into oncoming traffic lane, police docu-
ments state. Ryland struck a 2006 Dodge Charger at 31st Street and Grand Avenue. Michael Hernandez, 28, was in the Charger and died as a result of injuries he suffered in the crash. Another inside the Charger and Ryland’s two passengers were also injured in the crash and transported to hospitals. Police documents state Ryland was traveling approximately 80 mph in a 35 mph zone at the time of the crash. Ryland’s blood alcohol level was .145. The legal limit it 0.08. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 26.
Second man charged in rape, kidnapping By Kris Collins A second man is facing felony charges in connection with a January rape and kidnapping at gunpoint in Kan-
sas City’s Eastside, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Esmin Geovany FloresRodriguez, 19, is charged with first-degree rape, two
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Police looking for suspect in November fatal shooting By Kris Collins A 26-year-old Kansas City man was charged Monday with felonies for the fatal November 2015 shooting of
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Producer’s continued from page 4 and his syndication of newspapers, mainly The Oklahoman. He said he took great care of them at the Opry. His wife Thelma was the driving force behind talking Mr. Gaylord into the purchase. Roy said she loved country music and even came into his dressing room to ask for an autograph and a photo. He was thrilled. He said his paycheck nearly doubled the following month, and suspect she had something to do
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with it. Roy and I went to Rhett’s Restaurant over at the Opryland Hotel, walking distance from The Opry. As we took our seats Roy said to me, “I would like to get Lloyd Lindroth on The Opry because he’s the greatest harpist alive.” I was elated to hear that, and I knew Lindroth would be over joyed. “We’ll do it on a Friday or Saturday because the shows are broadcast all over the country and it will be worth his while,” Roy continued.
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“I’ve been coming by to see his concerts almost every night and he grows on you, after every one I see.” I said, “Any date you say Roy, and I’m sure Mr. Vaughan will be pleased and we’ll have no problem getting out of one of these shows.” So, it was all because of Roy Acuff’s belief in Lindroth that got him on the Opry stage to perform. Lindroth was the first ever harpist to appear on The Grand Ole Opry and there hasn’t been another since.
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and just being a neighborly, next-door-type of friend. Another National Treasure not only to the country, but to the world. Roy received his star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he’s the only country performer to get a lifetime achievement award from The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Next week we will be talking about Louis B. Mayer of MGM studios and all the stars he created and his legacy. See you all next week. Y’all stay happy!
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George Michaud was a talent agent/manager in Burbank, California for nearly four decades with his own talent agency, GMA. Michaud booked hundreds of actresses and actors/ musicians, major concerts around the world and has been responsible for launching the careers of many notable names in television, motion pictures and on the Broadway stage. Michaud currently is semi-retired, still has a hand in show biz projects from New York to Las Vegas as consultant to entertainment venues and new talents as well as seasoned professionals.
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Obituaries Margaret M DiBias Margaret M DiBias, 98, formerly of Kansas City, passed away at her home in East Lansing, MI, on March 13, 2016. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA, and had a distinguished 21 year career as executive secretary to the director, Material Division, of Bendix Corporation. Before coming to Bendix she worked for the owner of three lumber mills and a brokerage firm and previous to that with the county court in Oregon. Margaret began her career working for the government in St. Louis and in Washington DC. She is preceded in death by husband of 43 years, William DiBias, and her mother and father, Katherine and Albert Baumgartner. She is survived by her sister, Albertine Votapek (Ralph) of East Lansing, niece, Kathryn Berofsky (Aaron), and nephews, Paul Votapek (Lori) of Naples, FL, and Mark Votapek (Emma) of San Francisco. Margaret’s two passions were international style competition dancing with her husband and the Kansas City Royals. Her family would like to sincerely thank her neighbors on Northern Street in Raytown for their perseverance in kindness and love to Margaret in her last years as well as her exceptional caregivers in Michigan. Funeral services began with visitation at 11 a.m. with funeral Mass at 12 p.m. Monday, March 21, at St.
SIRF continued from page 3 or online tax software to file fraudulent tax returns with the stolen identity information at the federal and state level. Investigative information shows cyber criminals compromised legitimate online tax software accounts during the 2015 tax season. The only legitimate information needed to file a fraudulent tax return is a name and social security number. This information is obtained
Burn continued from page 5 According to court records, White took the child into her care at approximately 6 a.m. on March 19. Just after noon White called the woman who dropped the child at the
John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 8941 James A. Reed Road, Kansas City. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials to St. John Francis Regis Church and Independence Village of East Lansing, 2530 Marfitt Rd, East Lansing. Arr.: Park Lawn Funeral Home, (816) 523-1234.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Lowman United Methodist Church. Burial followed at Mount Hope Cemetery. Reverend Hines lied in state from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road. Memorial contributions may be made to Lowman United Methodist Church. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.
Reverend Donald D. Hines Reverend Donald D. Hines, 90, Topeka, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Aldersgate Village. Reverend Hines was born April 10, 1925 in Eckley, CO, the son of Calvin and Alpha Ora Hines. He graduated from Yuma High School in Yuma, CO, York College in York, NE, and Bonebrake Seminary in Dayton, OH. He served E.U.B. churches in Esbon, McCracken, Maize, and Concordia; and Methodist churches in Russell, Tecumseh, Parsons, Topeka and Mission. He served as District Superintendent in the East Kansas Conference in Manhattan for 6 years, retiring in 1992. He also served on the Board of Trustees at Baker University and the Board of Directors at Aldersgate Village. Reverend Hines married Thelma Rockhold on May 31, 1944 in York, NE. She died June 30, 2009. Survivors include son, Gary Hines, Raytown, MO; 4 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by daughter, Sandra Rekstad.
Donald Douglas McCurdy Donald Douglas McCurdy passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. James, Mo. He was 86 years of age. Don was born in Indepen-
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residence, saying the child had stopped breathing. Emergency medical personnel took the child to a hospital. At Children’s Mercy Hospital, a physician reported to police that the child suffered from “dipping burns” and stated the child may have had
brain bleeding, an injury consistent with shaking. White told Independence police she had been giving the child a bath, but she said she had checked the water temperature first. White is scheduled for a court hearing April 4.
Josephine Jenkins Josephine Jenkins, 93, Raytown, Mo., died March 13, 2016. Visit. was 11 a.m., service 12 p.m. Mon., March 21, at Duane E. Harvey Funeral Directors. Interment Forest Hill Cem. Arr.: Duane E. Harvey Funeral Directors. Daniel D. Johnson Mr. Daniel D. Johnson 95, Raytown passed March 14, 2016, visitation was 10-12pm Mar 23, Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Funeral Chapels, graveside was 12:30pm Mar 24, Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, Mo., arr. LAJ 816-9211800.
dence, Missouri, on July 24, 1929, the son of the late Malcolm and Margaret B. Webster McCurdy. He is survived by his sister, Marilyn M. Lee and her husband, Dr. Gerald B. Lee, of Raytown, Missouri; along with dear nephew, Kevin Poe of Roby, Missouri. Don was a decorated WWII veteran who re-enlisted to serve in the Korean conflict. He lived most of his life in the Independence area, where he worked at the Lake City Ammunition Plant. Memorial services will be private. Memories may be shared at www.jonesfunerals.com. Arrangements: Jones Funeral Home, St. James, 573265-3278. Michael Medina Michael Medina, 78, of Raytown, Missouri, passed away in the presence of his loving family on March 14, 2016 at Research Medical Center. Visitation with the family was on Friday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, 9020 E. 51st Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m. at the church, with burial following at Forest Hill/Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. Mike was born to Tomas and Estefania Medina in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a graduate of Wyandotte High School and Kansas City Kanhave even filed their tax returns. If you believe you are a victim of SIRF, contact your local FBI or IRS field office. You may consult www.identitytheft.gov which can help you report and recover from identity theft. Additional resources are available at https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Identity-Protection. Tips to protect yourself: • File tax returns as early as possible. • Monitor your bank account statements regularly and your credit report at
sas Community College. He retired from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department after 30 years of service. He worked and retired from Yellow Freight in Overland Park, Kansas. Mike is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Fermin Medina and John Medina; his sisters, Maria Horn and Pauline Medley. He is survived by his wife, Betty, his brother, Mark Medina (Fellie), his sister Cruz Medina, five children; Anna Marie Williams (Harold), Tim Medina (Melissa), Teresa Lamar, Lisa Medina, Danny Medina (Karen), daughter-inlaw Frani Medina, 9 grandchildren, 9 great- grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church or the charity of your choice in his name. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.floralhillsfuneralhome. com and will be preserved in a keepsake book. Arr. Newcomer’s Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO, (816) 353-1218. Newcomer’s Floral Hills Funeral Home & Cemetery, Dignity Memorial. Robert Michael Mozley Robert Michael Mozley, 63, longtime resident of Raytown, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 with his family at his side. Robert is survived by his loving wife, Carol, of 37 years and his children, Kyle (Tracy Lynn), Lauren, and Rebecca Enslow (David) and grandchildren Shannon, Adam, and Isaac. Robert is also survived by his least once a year for any fraudulent activity. • Report unauthorized transactions to your bank or credit card provider as soon as possible. • Be cautious of telephone calls that require you to provide personal information, especially your birth date or social security number. If in doubt, don’t. • Do not open e-mail or attachments from unknown individuals or click on links embedded in e-mails from unknown individuals. • Never provide personal
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siblings Melodie Lawhead (Jerry), Tom Mozley (Kathy), and Bill Mozley (Joyce) and a close extended family. Robert worked at Continental Disc Corporation for 38 years as a product development engineer and retired in 2012. He will be remembered for his love of travel and his love for family. Visitation was at 1:00 followed by a 2:00 Celebration Service at Raytown Christian Church, 6108 Blue Ridge Blvd, on Friday, March 18. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Robert may be made to the Mayo Clinic for Melanoma Research: Department of Development, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Heartland Cremation & Burial Society. 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri 64133, (816) 313-1677. 7700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas 66202, 913-789-8998. Jacquelyn M. Schiltz Jacquelyn M. Schiltz, 88, Raytown, Mo., passed away March 16, 2016. Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, March 21, at Spring Valley Baptist Church, 8801 E 79th St., Raytown. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, John O. Schiltz; children, Cary Schiltz, Sherry Ryan, Ann Boulware, and Jona Lowrey; six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.floralhillsfuneralhome.com Arr.: Newcomer’s Floral Hills, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO 64133 (816) 353-1218. Newcomer’s Floral Hills Funeral Home & Cemetery, Dignity Memorial.
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Man gets 20 years for child molestation By Kris Collins A Kansas City man convicted earlier this year for molesting a 9-year-old girl was sentenced March 18 to serve 20 years in prison, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Miquel D. McIntosh, 23,
was sentenced to 20 years for his conviction of first-degree statutory sodomy and 15 years for first-degree child molestation. A judge found him guilty in January on those counts following a bench trial. The sentences are to run concurrently. According to court re-
cords, a forensic interview at the Child Protection Center reported that the girl stated that McIntosh had sexually assaulted her in March 2013 when she was staying a relative’s home. He admitted to police to entering her room, telling her to undress and having sexual contact with her.
Charges in KC domestic assault By Kris Collins A Kansas City man is facing felony charges for allegedly cutting a woman’s throat and stabbing her multiple times on March 16. Roberto Alatorre-Munoz, 31, is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action for the alleged stab-
Rape continued from page 5 pering with a motor vehicle. According to court records, the victim told police she was forced at gunpoint to an unknown location where Flores-Rodriguez and 20-year-old Omar Lopez-Maldonado, who was charged with identical felonies in early January, allegedly raped and sodomized her. 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 woke her and
Fatal continued from page 5 tion on his whereabouts. According to court records, witnesses told police that Durham pulled up to
bing. According to court records, Alatorre-Munoz allegedly stabbed the victim multiple times in the neck, back and abdomen, and cut her throat. Police documents state Alatorre-Munoz had become jealous of the victim’s relationships with others, but refused to separate from the victim. Police
documents state AlatorreMunoz told the victim they should “go make love one more time,” after which Alatorre-Munoz allegedly began cutting the victim while her back was turned. Police documents state Alatorre-Munoz is in custody of the Wyndotte County Sheriff’s Office. His arrest warrant calls for $100,000 bond.
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 and help the victim. The men fled the scene and the victim reported to police. Police traced the suspects and their vehicle through social media. LopezMaldonado told police he had never seen the victim be-
fore and that he did not own a gun. Police, according to court records, tracked down Flores-Rodriguez through a phone number, and, with the help of federal immigration agents, located FloresRodriguez in North Carolina where he currently is in custody. Police documents state he is a fugitive with a deportation order from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lopez-Maldonado is currently being held in Jackson County on $200,000 bond. He is scheduled for a court hearing in December. FloresRodriguez’s arrest warrant calls for $250,000 bond.
park on 41st Street about 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2015, when Courtney allegedly exited a van, walked toward the victim’s vehicle and began firing numerous shots
with a handgun. Police were able to identify Courtney through surveillance footage and social media websites. Courtney’s arrest warrant calls for a $250,000 bond.
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‘Batman v Superman Dawn of Bat-Fleck’
By Livingston Brees Since its current inception at Warner Bros., the D.C. Universe has been as divisive as it could be, so it should stand to reason that “Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice” will continue the trend. You’re going to hear everything from “worst movie ever” to “we’ve been waiting for a superhero movie like this one since the beginning of time.” The truth, however, lies somewhere in the middle. The D.C. universe got off to a rough start as 2011’s “Green Lantern” was beaten with more than enough well-deserved hatred for its awfulness, but director Zack Snyder’s 2013 effort “Man of Steel” divided the D.C. audience like nothing had since Michael Keaton was cast as Batman in 1988. While some
people praised Snyder’s realism in bringing Superman into today’s world, others were upset with the fact the character lost so much of his “all-American, small town appeal,” especially with such a high body count in “Man of Steel.” No matter how loud the cry from fanboys got, the box office was solid enough
to proceed with more films to put the D.C. Universe on full display, much the same way Disney and Marvel have done. Then came the announcement that divided the world: Ben Affleck would be the newest actor to don the cowl and cape of Gotham City’s Dark Knight. Being a huge Affleck fan (he was the bomb in “Phantoms”), I was stoked, but apparently I was in the minority. As a result, I spent the better part of the next 18 months trying to convince non-believers in the power of “BatFleck.” After seeing “Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice” Wednesday night, I no longer need to defend BatFleck. He’s as awesome as I hoped he would be. As our story opens, 18 months have passed since the Man of Steel, played again
by the pitch perfect Henry Cavill, had his massive battle with General Zod, which devastated the city of Metropolis, including a building housing an arm of Wayne Enterprises. The loss of life from the battle has pushed an older, battle-hardened and intense Batman than we’ve seen on screen before, over the edge. Much like the general public, as well as the United States Government, Batman and his alter ego, billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, are convinced the son of Jor-El is now a threat to humanity. The caped crusader, along with his trusty and awesome servant Alfred, played by Jeremy Irons, then embarks on a personal mission to end the Man of Steel’s time on earth. While BatFleck is preparing to go to battle, he runs across the weasely and conniving
Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg, who still can’t seem to shake that “Social Network” smarminess but uses it to his advantage), who has also launched his own crusade against Krypton’s last son. I can’t reveal too much more, aside from the fact there is some great groundwork laid for not only stand alone movies for other D.C. heroes but for the much anticipated “Justice League” movie, with part one set for next year. The movie isn’t quite as awesome as I had hoped, but it is a far cry from the train wreck I’ve heard it called by others. It is a dark film, and despite not having much bloodshed, can be quite violent. The long and short is that the filmmakers have so much ground to cover, so many characters to introduce and so many beats to hit
that things tend to “get loose in the turns,” to borrow a NASCAR phrase, but always manage to pick up speed during the straight-aways. I liked it a whole lot, and if I had to rank the “Batman” films thus far, I’d have “Dawn of Justice” at fourth, right behind “The Dark Knight,” Tim Burton’s “Batman,” and “Batman Begins.” I expect the movie will be a blockbuster, but I also expect the divide to continue to grow larger, at least until we get a look how the upcoming “Suicide Squad” will set up and play into the “Justice League.” Love it or hate it, the one sure thing is that BatFleck knocked it out of the park, and I can’t wait to see him headline his own solo Batman flick in the near future.
Raytown Community Calendar EVENTS Free Tax Help for Seniors Feb. 3 – Apr. 13, every Wed., 10 am-2 pm MCPL-Raytown Branch, 6131 Raytown Rd. AARP Tax-Aide representatives will be at the Library to assist seniors with moderate to low incomes with tax questions and tax return preparation. No farm returns or rental properties, please. The tax preparation season is February 1 - April 15. Please contact branch for further information at 816353-2052. Free Tax Assistance Feb. 6 – Apr. 13, every Sat., 9 am-2 pm MCC-Longview, 500 SW Longview Rd., Business Building, Rooms 202 and 204, Lee’s Summit MCC, in partnership with Next Step KC, is hosting counselors from Voluntary Income Tax Assistance or VITA for those who qualify for free aid. Tax services (federal and state electronic e-filing) for individuals with household income of less than $53,000 are available on three MCC campuses: MCC-Maple Woods, MCC-Longview and MCC-Penn Valley. Kansas City Area Bluegrass Music Club
Apr. 1, 6– 10 pm Blue Ridge United Methodist Church, 5055 Blue Ridge Blvd. The 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. KCABMC was formed for the support, entertainment and preservation of Bluegrass, Country, and Gospel music. Craft Fair Apr. 2, 9 am – 3 pm First Assembly of God Raytown, 9800 E State Route 350 First Assembly of God Raytown will be hosting a craft and vendor fair. We will have 45 vendors, including Tupperware, Scentsy, Pink Zebra, handmade soaps, machine embroidered items, handmade baby items, quilts, jewelry, home decor, unique clothing and much more. Selling Your House: Renovations That Work March 29, 7-8 pm MCPL Raytown Branch,
6131 Raytown Rd When it comes to selling your house, there are definite steps to take to get it ready for the market. Join Lisa Holiman of Breath of Fresh Flair as she talks about different renovations and how they can translate to a higher sale price. Chess Free Play April 9, 1-3 pm MCPL Raytown Branch, 6131 Raytown Rd Play chess, learn the basics, brush up on your chess skills, challenge other players at Free Chess Play at the Library. The Raytown Branch, in collaboration with the Raytown High School Chess Team coaches, will be hosting chess on the second Saturday of the month from 1-3 p.m. Chess boards and chess pieces will be provided. All ages – from elementary to high school students, and adults are welcome to play. (All ages) Registration is required. (Ages 6 and up) Registration is required. 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 KIWANIS Club of Raytown Three Trails http://moark4.com/raytown/ For meeting dates and location, call 816-737-9955 Marguerite McNair DAR Chapter http://www.mssdar.org/mmcnair Monthly:Second Monday at 6:30 pm (Sept.–June) Raytown Al-Anon Family Group Weekly: Mondays at 7:00 pm Raytown Christian Church, 6108 Blue Ridge Blvd. (west side door, lower leve) Have you been affected by someone else’s drinking? We can help you find solutions that lead to serenity. Raytown Amateur Radio Club http://k0gq.com Monthly: Fourth Thursday at 7:30 pm Community of Christ, 6231 Manning Avenue 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.
Monthly: First Monday at 10:00 am Raytown Historical Museum, 9705 E. 63rd Street.
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 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
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 Raytown Historical Society http://raytownhistoricalsociety.org
RAYTOWN TOPS - Chapter #0255 Weekly: Tuesdays at 9:00 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 Women of Today Monthly: Third Monday at 7:00 pm http://raytownwot.wix.com/ raytownwomenoftoday Club Room at Raytown HyVee, 9400 E. 350 Hwy. Add your own event by registering for Events Calendar access at www.RaytownEagle. com or email Events@ RaytownEagle.com
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Shrimp Fajitas
By Jacqui Duran When you really wake up your weekly meal plan, you most certainly start looking forward to a delicious and quick dinner so you can enjoy more of your evening. That is exactly what we are doing this week. We are waking up our weekly dinner plan with an easy but fun meal: shrimp fajitas. When I use something different as my protein, I really feel like I’ve pulled an ace out of my sleeve, and, for some reason, shrimp is one of those easy but fun food ideas that is underused and overly fun. I feel like I only really eat shrimp if I go out to a restaurant. Why? I have no idea. The grocery store does a lot of the work for me with shrimp, and it’s something I can keep in the freezer to pull out for so many different things. You can have fettuccini Alfredo once a week and
Shrimp Fajitas it gets boring. Throw some shrimp into it sometime and check out your family’s reaction. I originally was going to use chicken to do fajitas this week, but I popped my head in the freezer to grab some ice and saw the bag of shrimp. Inspiration hit. My boring fajitas just got exciting because I added shrimp! The grocery stores really make it cost effective and easy for us. I usually grab a
bag of frozen, deveined raw shrimp. All you have to do is put them in a colander and let them sit under some room temperature water for about five to seven minutes and they will be thawed and ready to peel. I actually like to grab the shelled shrimp because I have a helpful 6-year-old who thinks deshelling them is one of the coolest things that she gets to help with in the kitchen. I find that the more I let kids
help in preparing dinner, the more likely they are to enjoy and eat the meal. What we need: • One bag frozen deveined raw shrimp (or fresh if you prefer that) • One green bell pepper, sliced • One red onion, sliced • One handful chopped cilantro (optional, to taste) • One teaspoon minced garlic • Zest and juice of one lime • Salt and pepper, to taste • Corn/flour tortillas (your choice – I love corn!) • One teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) I prep all my veggies while my shrimp is thawing. Simply cut your green pepper and onion into equal slices. Zest your lime and the reserve the juice for cooking. (Prep your shrimp by peeling tails or shells.) These guys are ready to go! I start with a large skillet and add oil and allow the skillet to get hot. I then toss in my shrimp, cilantro, lime zest and salt and pepper. Stir to cook evenly. It only takes about seven minutes to cook the shrimp, so this is why we prepare our veggies ahead of time. After four minutes of cooking, I add in my cut veggies and some salt and pepper. I then add the juice of
my lime and cook for an additional two to three minutes. (I like my veggies crisp!) Remove from heat and set aside. Warm your tortillas in the microwave. To keep them moist, wet a paper towel and place it on top of your tortillas and microwave them for approximately one minute. Put them in a kitchen towel to keep the heat and moisture in until you’re ready to eat. An easy side dish is black or refried beans or even a nice Spanish rice. Assembling your fajitas is the fun part! I enjoy avocado slices in mine, but feel free to top with sour cream, salsa, or your favorite hot sauce. I serve mine with some fresh cilantro on
top just to help bring out some flavor. Didn’t I promise an easy and delicious wake up to your weekly meal plan? This totally does it! I feel fancier using shrimp versus chicken. Is that odd? I’m so glad you all get me! Enjoy this one. If you were to add shrimp to make a meal more exciting, which recipe would you add it to? 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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pinoza went in for a challenge on Marco Delgado and got more leg than ball. Espinoza said he didn’t challenge the referee’s call because he didn’t want to distract the team from finish the game, adding “There’s nothing I can change in the red card. It happened and it was a ball I was trying to win. I wasn’t trying to go malicious into the play or anything. It was a ball I lost and I was trying to recover it right away.” Sporting has a bye this week and will face Real Salt Lake at home on April 2. Espinoza, and Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman and Jamison Olave will also miss the game because of red cards. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.
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Sporting KC are top of the table in the Western Conference after a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC this past Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park, but Manager Peter Vermes isn’t giving the team’s 3-0 record much stock this early in the season. “We have only played three games so far and one thing we are is well organized,” he said after the match. “I think the team is disciplined. I think we have been taking our chances pretty well. Everyone is stepping up from different places. I think that is the reason why we are getting results. But it is so early in the season; I can only imagine what is going to come. It doesn’t really matter because we have only played three games. We have a lot more ahead of us. We have an incredibly tough opponent in two weeks and that is what we need to get ready for.” After a relatively evenly matched first-half, Sporting remained unbeaten at Children’s Mercy Park against Toronto courtesy of a Brad Davis debut goal in the 70th minute. Davis, a half-time sub for Connor Hallisey, muscled off a defender to get to a pass from Dom Dwyer. After gaining control of the ball at the goal line, Davis took a quick touch toward the penalty spot and curled the ball beyond the keeper’s reach with his left foot. “It was a good little play there and for me, I just wanted to come on and try to make a difference in that second 45,” he said. Sporting played stout defense, limiting chances for 2015 Landon Donovan MLS MVP winner Sebastian Giovinco. Toronoto nearly found the back of the net in the 62nd minute through forward Tsubasa Endoh, whose shot deflected off goal keeper Tim Melia and off the crossbar. Toronto’s Jozy Altidore made his first appearance in 2016, subbing on in the 77th minute for Benoit Cheyrou. Sporting controlled the second half following Davis’ goal, despite playing with 10 men after Roger Espinoza’s red card in the 84th minute. Es-
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This is the knee injury that keeps on giving, and it’s attached to the body of Kansas City’s $100 million outside linebacker and defensive cornerstone Justin Houston. During an arthroscopic procedure being performed on that prized hinge joint earlier this year, it was discovered that Justin Houston’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was not functioning. It has been reported and described as not working at all, yet it was not torn. Having played football for almost 10 years at the high school and college level, I know full well the impact of having a knee injury, and even recovering from a knee surgery. I never experienced an ACL tear, but not having one has not stopped me, or anyone else, from understanding that coming back from a torn ACL is big-time difficult. Technological advancements and evolving procedures in the medical field have transformed the legend of the infamous “career-ending knee injury” that took many players’ in the 80s and 90s (like one of my favorite receivers of all time Wendell Davis, of the Bears) to the broadcast booth or the coaching tree. Now, there are amazing success stories of
der if this lady next to you in Orange Julius can smell them, too. I get the tingling sensation there is also a player safety issue here. Who is on the field or in the locker room to protect Houston from himself? I am purely speculating for the purpose of begging the question, but if Houston had lied about his health/rehab leading up to the Houston game and after Photos by R.C. Jones during the prep for New Eng- Raytown High School pitcher land, wouldn’t it have been ob- Luqman Ali winds up to deliver vious to someone? Pro football against Oak Grove High School. players are decision-making human beings, but even in the most capitalist of mindsets I can muster, I’m thinking someone would remember the $100 million investment. I’m truly flummoxed at how an ACL can be discovered as not functioning four CLUES months ACROSS after it was suppos- 52. Inhibitions 1. Matter edly not even injured. Dr. 56. Pains 5. Puzzled James Andrews may have 58. Politician 11. Well wish discovered that the ACL was 60. Unofficial fighter 14. notFrightened functioning, but I think 62. Type of Mustang we Home might of have discov- 63. Branch of Islam 15. the also Cowboys eredBetween that Justin Houston is one 18. the jejunum tough son of a biscuit. Maybe CLUES DOWN and the cecum somebody somewhere totally 1. Satisfaction 19. Founded the Union dropped the ball on preserving 2. Astragals Colony the health of one of the Chiefs’ 21. Read-only memory 3. Egg-shaped best chances of taking the reins 4. Nothing more than 23. Sorcerers in the AFC West this upcoming specified 24. Female parents campaign. 28. Sterling Unexpected obstacle Brown is a loving 5. Measures speed of wind 29. Of I and father of 3. Living in 6. In the middle of husband 30. Usedand to working have (Scottish) Raytown as a Behav- 7. Actinium 32. Patti Hearst’s captors ior Interventionist and Girl’s Bas- 8. The Master of Shadows 33. Rock TV atchannel cheese ketball Coach Raytown South 9. Dutch Grant Johnson is tagged while High School, he is aper life long resi- 10.attempting Valley to steal second base. 35. Revolutions dent of the KC Metro. A few of his 12. A river between China minute passions are doing yuck! play-by-play and Russia 36. Exclamation: sports 39. Becommentary, afraid of playing with 13. Masses of matter StarArizona Wars Legos with the kids, 16. They live along Gulf of 41. eating Rotel dip while drinking a 42. Red liqueur __ gin Guinea Stella Artois, and camping & fish44. More discourteous 17. George __, actor ing. #Ballislife #KeepChoppingCheck Us Out At 46. Type of chef Wood #allthelegosarereallyforme 20. Latvia’s largest city
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athletes returning to full form and becoming even stronger. Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings tore his ACL on Christmas Eve of the 2011 season and he recovered to lead the league in rushing that season. Our own star running back Jamal Charles was coming off a torn ACL that season, too, and he was fourth. Here in Raytown, Jabril Cox tore his ACL in the final football game of his junior season. He led the Raytown South High School Cardinals in football and basketball his senior season with the heart of a beast and all his old explosion back, plus some. These examples all lead to what is troubling me about the unveiling of this discovery of Justin Houston’s injury: They all had torn ACLs. Houston’s ACL is like a Diet Dr. Pepper. I can’t help but believe they just renamed the sweet stuff. His ACL didn’t just have an expiration date and need to be swapped out like batteries in a remote control. First, it’s not like some boob was his doctor, or doing his examinations. The Chiefs are lauded for their medical and training staff. Rick Burkholder and his people are extremely respected in the locker room and across the NFL. Burkholder has a athletic trainer tree, like Calipari or Parcells. Secondly, Houston, reportedly, opted to see Dr. James Andrews himself. Andrews is the Gandalf or Dumbledore of knees and anything else orthopedic. How did this slip past their nets? Something isn’t right. It’s kind of a lingering, doesn’t smell good. Like when you can smell your own feet after a hard workout and you won-
Baseball season for the Raytown High School Bluejays and the Raytown South High School Cardinals began this week as both teams participated in the annual Raytown Schools Varsity Baseball Tournament. A total of 14 games are to be played between eight schools at Reed Field at Raytown South and the Raytown High varsity field at Robinson Elementary School.
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