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MAJ-R Thrift Grand Opening On Saturday By Kris Collins MAJ-R Thrift and Discount Store, near 75th Street and Raytown Road had a soft opening on Wednesday and will have its official grand opening event from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m on Saturday. Owners Mac and Jo Anne Ayer moved the original MAJ-R Thrift store, which opened in 1983, to Raytown from Kansas City, Kansas. John Michaels, who oversees marketing and advertising for the store, said the family hopes MAJ-R Thrift will become as much a part of the Raytown community as it was across the state line.
there 33 years, we were like family with the community. Being there the last few days, people came by in tears just to say goodbye. That’s what we’re going to try to establish here. We’re a close-to-the-community thrift store, and that’s one of the reasons we picked this location. Obviously, it’s very visible trafficwise, but it’s also in a very strongknit community.” The store, located at 7506 Raytown Road, will have face-painter and balloon artist, prize giveaways and sales for the grand opening Saturday. “She’s fantastic, so the kids will love to see that,” Michaels said of
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Photos Kris Collins M’Kayla Hall organizes clothes at MAJ-R Thrift and Discount Store Tuesday ahead of the store’s grand opening from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Frances Shoemaker organizes jewelry at MAJ-R Thrift, located at 7506 Raytown Road, on Tuesday before the store’s grand opening.
“I think this is going to work out even better,” Michaels said. “Being
the artist. “She’s really good with kids and there won’t be a bunch of
people walking around with just poodles,” Michaels said of the balloon artist. She does mind-blowing stuff.” The face-painting, balloon art and food will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Those who sign up for promotional programs will also be entered into a drawing for a 48” Samsung HD LED Smart TV and a reconditioned Frigidaire washer and dryer. Michaels said the store offers clean clothes in nice condition, and offers good promotions, the latest of which may be found on the stores Facebook page. MAJ-R Thrift, Michaels said, is part of the community because it gives back to the community.
The Ayer family owns five MAJ-R Thrift stores in Missouri and Kansas and each one donates a part of the store’s revenue to charities. Three stores benefit Ozanam, an organization that provides services to at-risk youth and young adults, and the others benefit Sherwood Center, which provides specialized education and support services to individuals with autism in the Kansas City Metro Area. “I’ve worked for them for five years and I’ve seen other companies that help charities, but they go far and above what they need to. They really do,” Michaels said. More information on MAJ-R Thrift and Discount store is available at www.maj-rthrift.com.
The Raytown Board of Aldermen hosted a work session Wednesday evening to discuss the Tax Increment Finance district. Mayor Mike McDonough said the informational meeting was held to give the aldermen all relevant information necessary to make informed decisions on how to move forward in negotiating with the Raytown Fire Protection District, which requested to be released from an agreement it made with the city in 2007 in relation to the TIF district and Raytown Live redevelopment project. The Raytown-Brooking Eagle could not report on the meeting in depth by press time. For full coverage, visit www.RaytownEagle.com.
Jackson Co. settles lawsuit for $50k By Kris Collins On May 18, Jackson County agreed to a $50,000 settlement in a lawsuit against the county and three detention center employees filed by an inmate who claimed the defendants violated her constitutional rights by transporting her in 2012 while she was going into labor. The Jackson County Legislature unanimously approved the $50,000 expense at its March 23 meeting. The resolution approving the $50,000 payment states the county’s counselor recommended the settlement, which is to be paid to the American Civil Liberties Union of
Missouri Foundation for the benefit of Megon Riedel, the plaintiff. “We are pleased to see the officials and systems that committed this injustice take responsibility,” said Jeffrey A. Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri. “Unfortunately, this indifference to a person in medical distress is not unique to Megon and we will continue to hold those who run our jails and prisons accountable. We hope to see other county jails across the state follow Jackson County’s lead in taking steps to make sure that pregnant women are treated humanely.” Jackson County Public Infor-
mation Office Brenda Hill said the county could not comment on the matter because of the nature of the agreement between the parties. According to a statement from the ACLU, Jackson County will also implement written policies and procedures addressing the use of restraints and transportation guidelines for pregnant inmates. According to court documents filed on May 18, the case filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has been dismissed. In the event that the settlement in not finalized, any party may move to re-open the case within 45 days. Court documents
state the settlement was reached in mediation. The resolution approving the settlement states the county is released of all claims against the county and its employees for any damages incurred. In court documents the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, which filed the suit on behalf of Riedel, alleged the staff at the jail knew Riedel was pregnant and underplayed the seriousness of her need for medical attention. Riedel reportedly went into labor in the early morning hours of Oct. 5, 2012. The court documents state she was forced to walk on her own
to a transport van without the assistance of a wheelchair for a trip to the Women’s Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correction Center in Vandalia. Riedel was allegedly shackled during the ride, during which she reportedly continued to have contractions, developed a headache, vomited and bled, court documents state. Riedel was evaluated by a doctor at the Women’s Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correction Center and taken to Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Missouri, where she delivered her son. The child was not harmed.
mechanism used to fund largescale projects. The TIF captures tax revenue and allows a city to pay off bonds used for a development project over a long period of time. The TIF district has been a topic of discussion for the fire district and city since the fire district began reviewing an agreement made between the entities when the TIF was formed in 2007. “At the core of this debate is the belief that the city misled the fire district in 2007 and has not upheld their side of the 2007 agreement since,” Mace said in a statement when the public hearing was announced in May. In 2007, the fire district agreed to fully participate in Project 1, which includes Wal-Mart, of the Raytown Live project, but did not wish to surrender a greater percentage of tax revenue than is required in state law to the other parts of the redevelopment project. State law allows emergency service entities within a TIF district to recoup 50 to 100 percent of the district’s tax increment.
In November 2015, the fire district informally requested the 50 percent refund for Project 2. The city calculated that 50 percent refund at $8,096. The city plans to credit the district for the refund on future tax bills once a formal request is made by the fire district. The fire district wants out of the agreement entirely, citing the city’s failure to properly administrate the TIF district as outlined by state law. The city failed to file statutorily required financial documents from 2012 through 2015 and to hold periodic public meetings on the TIF district. The city has since filed the financial documents and is not facing any penalties as a result. During a May Raytown Board of Aldermen meeting, Mayor Mike McDonough said the city cannot retroactively allow the fire district out of the agreement, citing the city’s responsibility to protect the bond holders and taxpayers. Beyond the Fire Board’s ken, the city organized a work session on the TIF district that was held
Wednesday evening at City Hall. Mace said the fire district officials learned of the meeting through a chance visit to the city’s website. “Without knowing when this meeting was scheduled, it baffles me why we wouldn’t have a combined meeting together,” Mace said. “If this meeting has been scheduled for months, it is pure coincidence.” A request for comment from City Administrator Mahesh Sharma was not returned to RaytownBrooking Eagle. McDonough said Wednesday that the meeting was scheduled at a time when the aldermen and TIF attorney could meet. McDonough said the meeting notice was posted at City Hall on May 27. “It was that simple,” he said. The purpose of the work session, McDonough said, was strictly information and was held to give the Board of Aldermen information on the TIF to make informed decisions on how to move forward in negotiations with the fire district.
No formal action was taken by the board. The work session Wednesday did not include public comment, which McDonough said would not have been conducive to the board’s grasping of the complex issue. The sentiment was perhaps best expressed by Willerth in a letter he sent to the fire district declining its invitation to the city to co-host the June 6 meeting. “I do not think it is in the public interest for an entire fire district board and the entire Raytown Board of Aldermen to sit down and review extensive detailed financial records in an open public meeting or attempt to negotiate the resolution of any outstanding pending issues initially in an open public meeting,” Willerth wrote. McDonough said the city currently has no plans to hold a meeting to seek public input on the matter. However, he said the city intends to hold annual meetings and issue annual reports on the TIF for the public in the future.
Fire Board to host TIF meeting June 6 without city officials
By Kris Collins It appears the Raytown Fire Protection District will host a public meeting on the Raytown Live Tax Increment Finance District by itself at 7 p.m. June 6 at Fire Station No. 1, located at 6020 Raytown Trafficway. Fire Chief Matt Mace invited city staff and officials to co-host the meeting, but the invitation was declined. “The last time we had any personal communication with the city was March 4,” Mace said. “Since then we’ve had no emails or phone calls relating to our issues.” However, the Fire Board’s attorney has been in contact with the city’s attorney about the Tax Increment Finance, or TIF, district that was formed for the Raytown Live redevelopment project along Missouri 350. The city’s attorney, Joe Willerth, said Wednesday that the district is yet to respond to a letter he sent in late April. A TIF district is a funding
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Raytown student receives $2,500 scholarship for the arts Nahrya Williams, student at Raytown Middle School, is the recipient of a $2,500 2016 Vincent Legacy Scholarship from Starlight Theatre. Williams is one of only two winners of the scholarship. The scholarship has been awarded since 2006 to qualified and deserving middle school students throughout the Kansas City Metro Area. Funded by former Starlight
Board members and longtime Starlight supporters Greg and Rebecca Reid, the scholarship provides students in ethnic minorities the opportunity to pursue professional training in the performing arts. “I am very surprised and grateful to receive this,” said Williams, who was presented with the award at school. “I love to sing and to perform,
so this is very important to me.” To qualify for the scholarship, middle school students must display talent and passion for the performing arts, be nominated by a current instructor, have good grades, attendance and interest in community service, and audition for Starlight’s scholarship committee.
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Photo courtesy Raytown C-2 School District Raytown Middle School student Nahrya Williams receives a $2,500 2016 Vincent Legacy Scholarship from Starlight Theatre. Pictured with Williams are, from left, Starlight President and CEO Rich Baker, and donors Rebecca Reid and Greg Reid.
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Kansas City Fire releases internal report on Oct. fire that killed two firefighters On May 25, the Kansas City Fire Department released its internal investigation report on the Oct. 12, 2015 fire that caused the deaths of two Kansas City firefighters, Fire Apparatus Operator Larry Leggio and Firefighter John Mesh. The men were killed when a 100-year-old building collapsed during an arson fire. Two other firefighters suffered severe injuries. The report, which was compiled over six months, gives a systematic review and in-depth examination of essentially all department policies, directives and procedures related to structural firefighting. The report offers 14 recommendations, including policy development, training procedures, operating guidelines and fire scene accountability.
Several of these recommendations have already been implemented and work is in progress on the remainder. “I acknowledge that something went wrong at this fire—two good men died,” Fire Chief Paul Berardi states in the report. “The purpose of this report is to lessen the likelihood of that happening again. Our deepest obligation is learn where we can make our actions safer and more effective, and to ensure that we share those tragic lessons with firefighters everywhere.” An independent investigation of the incident will also be reported by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health later this year. The entire internal investigation report is available at www.kcmo.gov/fire.
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Area road construction update The Kansas City District of the Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following construction update on projects impacting motorists this week: Long-term projects: • Crews are performing a major bridge rehabilitation project on Interstate Highway 435 that will impact traffic. • Interstate Highway 35 and Pleasant Valley Interchange project will have intermittent traffic impacts. Short-term projects: Cass County • State Route YY: Bridge repair will close Route YY east and west at State Route Y until Aug. 2. Clay County • State Route D: Maintenance will be making pavement repairs and could impact traffic on Route D, east and west, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until June 6. • I-435: Bridge reconstruction will close two lanes of southbound I-435 before State Route 152 until June 21. Additionally, the westbound Route 152 ramp to southbound I-435 will be closed until June 21. • I-435: Bridge reconstruction will close two lanes of northbound I-435 until June 22. Additionally, the
eastbound Route 152 ramp to northbound I-435 will be closed until June 22. Jackson County • Missouri Route 350: Permit work will close one lane of eastbound Route 350 at Gregory Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 3. • State Route 50: Pavement work will close one lane of eastbound and westbound Route 50 between Route 150 and State Route F beginning until July 28. • State Route 169: Lighting and signal work will close one lane of northbound Route 169 at 5th St. until 8 p.m. June 3. Platte County • State Route 92: Pavement resurfacing will close two lanes of westbound Route 92 between I-29 and U.S. Route 71 until Aug. 9. • Kentucky Drive: Pavement resurfacing will close two one lane of Kentucky Drive between Route 92 and U.S. 71 until Aug. 9. • I-29: Pavement patching is closing two lanes on northbound and southbound I-29 at Route 45 until June 10. • Route 92: Pavement resurfacing is closing two lanes of westbound Route 92 after Route 71 until Aug. 9.
Johnson County teen honored as ‘911 hero’ On June 2, the MidAmerica Regional Council’s Public Safety Communications Program and the Johnson County Emergency Communications Center honored 14-year-old Gavin Crosthwait for demonstrating the proper use of 911 in an emergency. Dawn Faudere, operations supervisor for Johnson County Emergency Management and Communications, presented the award to Crosthwait at a special ceremony at the Johnson County Med Act building in Olathe, Kansas. On March 6, Crosth-
wait was playing basketball with his church youth group when Chase O’Dell, the group leader, dislocated his knee. Crosthwait quickly called 911 and clearly explained that his group leader had fallen, hurt his leg and was in severe pain. “Gavin provided complete and accurate location information, remained calm and interacted with emergency crews once they arrived on the scene,” Faudere said. “Even though Chase had fallen with no other adult to assist, Gavin was able to get the help he needed.”
Former Army explosives expert charged with unlawful possession of grenades A former Army explosive ordinance disposal technician was charged in federal court May 20 with unlawful possession of grenades, according to a statement from Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall. John A. Panchalk, 42, Overland Park, Kansas, was charged with one count of possessing two M-67 fragmentation grenades that were not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. According to an agent’s affidavit, the investigation began May 19 when police were called to the Parkville Self Storage Facility in Parkville where they found several trailers and vehicles had been vandalized.
In and around one trailer, they found ammunition canisters, rocket fins, blasting caps, C-4 explosive and military grenade simulators. They determined Panchalk was the owner of the trailer. When investigators contacted Panchalk at home in Overland Park, he was evasive when they asked him about the contents of the trailer. When they executed a search warrant at Panchalk’s home, they found 38 pounds of C-4 explosive, detonation cord, blasting caps, grenade simulators, incendiary devices and the two M-67 fragmentation grenades. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
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Raytown High School athletic trainer named among country’s most distinguished John Donnell, athletic trainer for Raytown High School, has been selected as one of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 2016 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award recipients. The Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award recognizes National Athletic Trainers’ Association members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to leadership,
volunteerism, advocacy and distinguished professional activities as an athletic trainer. The award exclusively recognizes trainers’ association members who have been involved in service and leadership activities at the national and district levels. Candidates for the award must be certified athletic trainers and an NATA member for at least 20 years.
“We are always excited to recognize the dedication, excellence, inspirational outlook and commitment of our honorees, and this year is no exception,” said National Athletic Trainers’ Association Honors & Awards Committee Chair Chuck Kimmel. “These recipients serve as role models to their peers and represent some of the best of the best of the athletic training pro-
fession. We know they will continue to contribute to their place of work and their community at large in ensuring quality of care and optimal health moving into the years ahead.” The award presentation will be made during the organization’s 67th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Baltimore on June 24.
Raytown PD: school speed zones enforced for summer school
The Raytown Police Department issued a statement this week reminding residents that school
zone speed limits will be enforced during summer school, which ends June 28. Speed zones will be
enforced from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Violations in a school
zone carry an additional penalty beyond the normal fine for speeding.
Raytown Schools finalist for best early childhood education program The Raytown C-2 School District’s Early Childhood Education Program has been selected as a top three finalists for the 2016 Missouri School Boards Association FutureBuilders’ Education Foundation Early Childhood Education Program of the Year Award. “I am very proud of the early childhood programs in the Raytown School District,” said Superintendent Allan Markley. “They are a current focus and one our Board of Education intends to add even more emphasis on in coming years. Research tells us that early
childhood interventions are among the most impactful interventions in determining future success, so we feel having excellent early childhood programs is essential. I am proud of our leadership in those areas.” To be eligible for the award, districts must be members of the Missouri School Boards Association and must offer a highquality pre-K program. According to the Missouri School Boards Association, winners will be determined based on the district’s innovative approaches and outstanding ability to en-
gage and support the development of the children in their care, as well as their overall commitment to the early childhood education profession. The Raytown School District’s early childhood programs include New Trails Early Learning Center, Herndon Career Center Preschool, Parents As Teachers, and the Success By Six initiative, all of which are available before students even begin in kindergarten. “Early childhood education is an effective way to prepare our youngest
learners for Kindergarten,” said Kim Bielawski, assistant superintendent of special education and early childhood supervisor. “Having our 3- and 4-year-olds exposed to social interactions, play, and learning opportunities for a small portion of their day provides an excellent foundation for their formal school years.” Overviews of the top three finalists and the announcement of the winner will be made at the annual fall Missouri School Boards Association Conference on Oct. 1 in Osage Beach.
Raytown South takes 2nd in state track, 6 championships
The Raytown South High School Track and Field teams placed second in the Missouri State High School Activities Association’s 2016 Track and Field Championship in Jefferson City May 27 and 28. En route to securing second place, the boys and girls teams earned six state championships in various events. Girls • Skyler Paige won the 100 meter state championship with a time of 14.73. She also
placed 11th in the long jump with a distance of 16 feet, 11.5 inches. • Nia Lunn placed fourth in the 100 meter race and second in the 200 meter race. • Kayla Davis placed sixth in the 100 meter race. • Nia Lunn, Kyla Davis, Sunni Sellers, and Chance Truss won the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:41.47. • Lunn, Davis, Sellers, and Truss also won the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 47.69. Lunn, Davis, and Sell-
ers were part of the 4x100 meter relay 2015 championship team. • Lunn, Davis, Sellers, and Truss also took second place in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 2:01.256. Boys • Quincy Hall was the 400 meter state champion for the second year in a row with a time of 47.19. Hall also placed fourth in the 200 meter race. • Vontrae Booker placed third in the 100 meter race
with a time of 10.91. Booker also placed fifth in the 400 meter race. • Tyree Sorrells placed 10th in the triple jump with a distance of 43 feet, 9.25 inches. • The relay team of Tyree Sorells, Quincy Hall, Jabril Cox, and Vontrae Booker won the 4x200 meter race with a time of 1:26.76. • Jaron Burks, Nic Cruz, Tyree Sorrells, and Quincy Hall won the 4x400 relay with a time of 1:43.121.
87 arrested in sex offender compliance check This past week, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals Service and other agencies, carried out the largest sex offender compliance check conducted in Jackson County and arrested 87 people. As part of Operation Safe Spring, officers checked every one of the 2,100 addresses provided by sex offenders, though contact was made with an offender at only 1,270 of the checks. Citations were given to those who had not updated their sex offender registration paperwork within three days
of any change, and those with multiple violations were taken into custody. By the end of the week, 87 offenders were arrested and 224 citations were issued. “For those convicted sex offenders in Jackson County who choose not to obey the laws, we have zero tolerance,” Jackson County Sheriff Mike Sharp said. “This compliance sweep demonstrates the commitment this office has to hold those convicted sex offenders accountable and also reaffirming our dedication and obligation to keeping Jackson County safe.”
The Operation Safe Spring goal was to achieve 100 percent sex offender compliance. The operation is part of a continual initiative by the U.S. Marshals to assist local law enforcement in monitoring convicted sexual offenders residing in the Western District of Missouri. Investigators will continue to follow up with offenders who were not personally contacted, according to the sheriff’s office. Nineteen agencies were involved in Operation Safe Spring, including: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives; police departments from Blue Springs, Buckner, Grain Valley, Grandview, Independence, Kansas City, Oak Grove, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, Sugar Creek; Cass County Sheriff’s Office; Jackson County Probation Department; Missouri Probation and Parole; Missouri State Highway Patrol; United States Attorney’s Office; United States Marshals Service; and the United States Probation Department. More than 135 law enforcement officers participated in Operation Safe Spring.
Former federal employee pleads guilty in fraud scheme A former federal employee pleaded guilty this past week in federal court to using stolen money order receipts in a fraud scheme to avoid paying his medical bills, according to Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Byron G. Gorman, 51, of St. Joseph, pleaded guilty to the before U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple on May 24. Gorman was employed as an information technology specialist for the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General, assigned to the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory in Kansas City where he was being trained to become a computer forensic examiner. Gorman admitted that he used stolen money order receipts – taken by Gorman as he participated in a criminal investigation – as fraudulent evidence in court, both to defend himself from a lawsuit against him by his creditors and in his own lawsuit
against his creditors. During the execution of a federal search warrant on May 22, 2012, Gorman took five blank U.S. Postal Service money order receipts belonging to a private business and used them to facilitate the scheme to defraud Heartland Regional Medical Center. Gorman used the stolen money order receipts and other fraudulent documents created as evidence in his defense. Gorman claimed that he had submitted postal money orders to his credi-
tors, but the payments had not posted. As evidence, he provided the five stolen money order receipts, which were filled out to make it appear that money orders had been made out to Heartland Regional Medical Center, as well as a number of forged letters displaying the names and purported signatures of postal employees. Under federal statutes, Gorman is subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole.
Man sentenced to 14 Years for child pornography On May 26, a Kansas City man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet, according to Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Justin K. Eaton, 33, whose computer was seized in a separate investigation, obtained another computer and attempted to distribute child pornography, according to a
statement from Dickinson’s office. According to court documents, the file that led to the charge was particularly violent in that it depicted an adult male attempting to engage in illicit sex with a toddler. In October 2012, an FBI agent identified Eaton’s computer as sharing images of child pornography over a peer-to-peer file-sharing net-
work. The agent downloaded three video files and five images of child pornography from Eaton’s computer. Eaton’s computer was seized approximately six months prior by Clay County officers in an unrelated child pornography investigation. Eaton bought a new computer shortly after and continued to download and share child pornography, which resulted in the federal
investigation and grand jury indictment. Eaton pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing child pornography in the Clay County case on Aug. 17, 2013, and was sentenced to eight years. Eaton spent 120 days in the Sexual Offender Assessment Unit in the Missouri Department of Corrections and was released to probation.
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School of Philanthropy-Youth Advisory Council May is graduation season and many families are busy this time of year with graduation festivities. Parents and grandparents feel a sense of pride of their graduates for all they have accomplished and learned. It’s the same for us here at the Truman Heartland Community Foundation. We had our own graduation dinner on Thursday, May 5 for our Youth Advisory Council seniors who will be going on to college. We had 34 high school seniors involved this year, and 13 students and their families were able to join us for the dinner where each student had the opportunity to share their perspective on their experiences in what I refer to as our “School of Philanthropy.” I was filled with a sense of pride as I listened to these students share a few thoughts about their experience and what they had accomplished and learned. Several of the foundation’s board members were also able to attend the dinner. At a reent board meeting, our Board Chair David Jeter said, “During my tenure on the board, and particularly this year as board chair, I’ve become acquainted with YAC members. They have demonstrated the kind of budding interest in philanthropy we dream about in the young people in our communities. One of them recently said at a senior recognition event that YAC involvement had helped her learn the meaning of selflessness. I’m proud of the foundation’s sponsorship of the YAC program and happy that membership in
YAC has become such an important part of the lives of so many high school students in our service area.” We present the Henri Goettel Youth in Philanthropy Award, which recognizes an outstanding leader of the program, at this annual dinner. This year, the award went to Kadreona Shane, from Blue Springs South High School, who received a $500 college scholarship. This award was created by our board of directors to honor Henri Goettel, our extremely dedicated volunteer who has facilitated this program for the past 18 years. She is an awesome person who gives so much to this program and is truly an expert at engaging the students in learning about philanthropy. At our recent annual picnic for students, it was fun to see the number of students who brought their year book for Henri to sign. I saw it as a symbol of her impact on their high school experience and lives. Our long-time staff member Liz McClure also announced and presented her scholarship to Mariah Gilbertson from Grain Valley High School. This scholarship was created by our board and many other longtime donors in honor of Liz’s dedicated service to the foundation. She chose to use her scholarship to also assist an outstanding YAC student and selected Mariah this year. It was a great graduation dinner made very special by the Centerpoint Medical Center food service staff who provided a fabulous spread. I told Dave Williams, the CEO at Centerpoint, that it was a much better meal than he and I have experienced at some
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Jason Offutt Our language is one of the most abused parts of our everyday lives. How it hasn’t asked for a restraining order against us is beyond me. With noun-verb disagreements, misplaced modifiers and word usage such as “thru,” “donut” and “over” instead of “more than,” our butchering of the language is akin to using a blender without a lid. Sure, it gets the job done, but it leaves a mess in the process. Language evolved because we did. Our larynx and mouth structure are unlike anything else in nature, allowing us to produce precise sounds. The first were probably onomatopoeias (Greek for “to make names”), which are words that sound like what they represent, like “boom,” “crackle,” “slap” and “sizzle.” (Although caveman onomatopoeias may have been words like “growl,” “woof” and “Gronk, my hair’s on fire.”) Exactly how our language has developed is still argued. An example of this is the word for mother. In English it’s “Mama.” In Chinese, oh, surprise, it’s “Mama.” In Swahili, what do you know? It’s “Mama.” Germans say “Mutter,” Russians “Mat’,” Hindis “Mataji,” Swedes “Moder,” Icelanders “Móðir,” French “Mère,” Spanish “Madre.” I could go on. The point is, words for “mother” universally begin with “M.” Crazy, right? According to party poopers like Associate Professor Cheryl Messick at the University of Pittsburgh, “Ma,” is the first word a baby says because it’s the easiest sound for our larynx to produce. Except for the fact that the first word usually spoken is
“Dad,” according to a Stanford University study. Take that, party pooper. However language evolved, the one ugly truth purveyors of grammar don’t like to admit is that language is made up. Every word, every rule, all invented by someone and we’re reinventing it all the time. William Shakespeare alone is credited with inventing roughly 1,700 words, my favorites being “besmirch,” “obscene” and “puke.” (In the play “As You Like It,” he wrote a baby as, “Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.” Although you gave me headaches in high school English, William, we’re friends now.) How many of you have conjured up words? Probably all of you. I made up two words when I was small (at least two I remember). Dutchesspepper and Curlybird. When I was five my family had a dog named Duchess. One day I held a plant up to her nose and she sneezed. In the cartoons, if Tom sprinkled Jerry with pepper, Jerry sneezed. So, in my little blond head, that weed was Duchess’ pepper, or, Duchesspepper. I still have no idea what the weed is really called. Same with Curlybird. There’s a bird that’s call sounds like Curly from The Three Stooges. It might be a sora, but I’m not sure, and frankly don’t care. It’s a Curlybird. After being plagiarized in 2011, I came up with a word later printed in various newspapers and used on a TV broadcast about the incident. It was “flangry,” the feeling of being flattered and angry at the same time. Although there’s the right way to spell things (through, doughnut) and the wrong way (thru, donut), this doesn’t preclude you from adding your own words to the lexicon. And if you hear someone using your word, don’t be flangry about it. You’ve simply become part of the language. Jason Offutt’s latest book, “Across a Corn-Swept Land: An epic beer run through the Upper Midwest,” is available at amazon.com.
Telly Savalas, Part IV “Who Loves Ya, Baby”
By George Michaud Telly Savalas was born Aristotelis Savalas Jan. 21, 1922 in Garden City, New York. Known for his scabrous, gravely, rough and tough voice befitting that of an inquisitor, Telly played a New York cop in the hit series “Kojak,” which ran successfully from 1973-1978. The top four stars of the hit CBS crime drama were Telly Savalas, his brother George Savalas, Vince Conti and Kevin Dobson. George was mostly playing his role of the cop on the inside of the police station and Telly and the rest reported on the scene of the crime. I noticed Telly wasn’t using the trademark lollipop as much so I asked him about it. He said, “That to satisfy my craving for sweets which that helped a lot,” but he admitted that “it gave me cavities.” Telly was a habitual smoker and he also thought this would help him quit smoking; it didn’t. Speaking of cavities, my nephew, Vincent St. Louis, told me a funny story. Telly was known to drink a little more than he could handle. Not falling down drunk or anything like that, but enough to sway a little when
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Youth continued from page 4 other community events we have attended throughout the years. Centerpoint Medical Center is a great partner of your community foundation and our YAC program. Centerpoint provides space free of charge for our monthly YAC meetings. This past year, we had 150 students from 13 Eastern Jackson County area high schools involved and we will have even more in this next cycle of the program with the new recruits that joined this spring. There is no summer break for our “School of Phi-
05/27/2016 00:45:04 Suicide Att - Suicide Attempt 05/27/2016 06:19:06 Recov. Prop. - Recovered Property 10000 block E 59 ST
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lanthropy.” Over the summer this dedicated group will be assisting our grants committee by reviewing the grant requests of programs serving youth. After reviewing the proposals, they make site visits to the nonprofits and report their findings to our grants committee which truly values their input and perspective. It’s a very valuable service they provide. Recently our students also provided a very valuable service to three local nonprofits that serve our community: Community Services League (CSL), Lee’s Summit Social Services and Raytown Emergency Assistance Program
(REAP). On Saturday May 14, we had students conducting a food drive at the five area Hy-Vees to help these organizations serve the hungry in our community. I always enjoy working side by side with these great students and share in their excitement in serving the community. We are also very grateful to each of the Hy-Vee store managers who allowed our students to have this service project at their store. We are very proud of all our Youth Advisory Council graduating seniors and all of the students participating year round in our “School of Philanthropy.”
a child. According to a statement from the office of Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, the child died early Wednesday morning from injuries suffered the day before. According to court records, the 15-month victim and his 5-month-old brother were left in Littlefield’s care while their mother went to work on Monday. Littlefield reportedly left the children alone at home to pick up the victim’s mother because the children were sleeping. When she returned, she found the 15-month-old unresponsive. At Children’s Mercy Hospital, physicians determined the child was suffering from non-acci-
dental trauma, consistent with child abuse. The child suffered from severe head trauma and a lacerated liver, police documents state. During an interview with police, Littlefield allegedly said he hit the child in the face and back of the head repeatedly, but said he did so to wake or resuscitate the child. Charges in the case were filed before the child’s death. The case remains under investigation. It is unclear as of Raytown-Brooking Eagle press time when or if charges will be filed for the child’s death. Littlefield is being held on $100,000 bond. He’s scheduled for a court appearance June 14.
Man charged in death of girlfriend’s child
Nathaniel A. Littlefield
A Kansas City man was charged with felonies Tuesday in connection to the abuse of 15-month-old child. Nathaniel A. Littlefield, 31, is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of abuse or neglect of
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Lee’s Summit woman facing 24 charges in embezzlement case
A Lee’s Summit woman who was previously indicted for embezzling more than $300,000 from her employer is now facing additional charges for other fraudulent acts, according to Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. On May 24, Patricia Webb, 43, was charged in a 24-count indictment that replaces an earlier indictment for fraud at her former employer, Black and Veatch. Webb is in federal custody after having her bond revoked by the court for unrelated fraudulent conduct. In addition to the scheme to embezzle approximately $302,183 from Black and Veatch, which was charged in the original indictment, the superseding indictment charges Webb with a scheme to embezzle $1.2 million from Garmin International, a previous employer, and a scheme to embezzle $7,385 from a healthcare benefits program for Garmin employees. TriStar According to a statement from Dickinson, Webb stole the identity of another employee while she was working at Garmin in order to embezzle $7,385 from TriStar Benefit Administrators, the company that managed Garmin’s healthcare savings accounts.
Webb allegedly created a flexible spending account for another Garmin employee without his knowledge and submitted a request for reimbursement to TriStar on July 18, 2011. The request was for hospital treatment in the amount of $7,385, the indictment states, and the payment from TriStar was sent to Webb’s bank account. The indictment charges Webb with one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Garmin The indictment also charges Webb for allegedly embezzling $1,224,410 million from Garmin while employed as a senior payroll specialist. Webb was hired by Garmin on Feb. 28, 2011, and promoted to payroll team leader in August 2011. Webb allegedly caused Garmin to send 16 unauthorized payments to her own business bank account under the corporate name Beauty Within Me from Feb. 24, 2012, to May 30, 2014. Webb is charged with 16 counts of wire fraud in relation to this embezzlement scheme. Black and Veatch According to Dickinson, Webb embezzled $302,183 from Black and Veatch while employed as a global payroll manager. Webb reportedly embezzled $300,000 from Black and Veatch during a seven-month period when
was employed as a global payroll manager for Black and Veatch from January 2015 until March 4, 2016. The indictment alleges that Webb facilitated unauthorized wire transfers and Automated Clearing House transactions from the company’s payroll account to her Beauty Within Me business bank account. To conceal her fraud, the indictment states, Webb manipulated the direct deposit information of Black and Veatch employees, who were either based overseas or deceased, to funnel company funds into her own bank account. During the scheme, according to court documents, Webb made $106,529 in withdrawals and expenditures at casinos; spent $8,986 on travel-related expenses (including airfare and hotels for trips to Bangkok, Thailand, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Miami, Florida); made $14,449 in payments to multiple higher education universities; and made $61,745 in ATM withdrawals. On March 4, 2016, an accounts manager at Commerce Bank contacted Black and Veatch’s executive management regarding payroll deposits that seemed suspicious. On the same day, Webb was confronted about the suspicious transactions and was suspended without pay.
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replied, “You looked like a street thug and a bum.” Well, she was proud of him nonetheless, and he knew it. In 1996, Telly was named as the one who was on the cover of TV Guide more than any other artist. With all the awards and starring in so many top movies and co-starring in so many TV shows, Telly
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achieved what he wanted in life. He’s another one of our national treasures I’ve shared with you. Hope you enjoyed our little stories. If we had the room, there would be so much more we could talk about. Frank Sinatra, my mentor Stan Irwin and I were at Telly’s funeral, along with Don Rickles, Kevin Dobson,
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stars. Keep letting me know who it is you would like to hear about and I’ll write about them if I can. As always, stay happy. 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
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Obituaries Bart O. Laughlin Bart was born on September 22, 1962 and passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Bart was a resident of Raytown, Missouri at the time of his passing. He was graduated of Blue Springs High School in 1980. A memorial service will be held at Lee’s Summit United Methodist Church 114 SE Douglas St. Lee’s Summit MO. Date to be announced soon. Nola R. Lewis On May 27, 2016, Nola R. Lewis (nee, Hickman) passed on to her eternal reward after battling breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Ms. Lewis was born in Prairie Grove, Arkansas in February 1943. She was a graduate of Bentonville High School and attended secretarial business school in Kansas City, Missouri. She worked as a legal secretary for four decades at the Kansas City office of the Spencer Fane law firm. In 2006, she retired and moved to Bentonville, Arkansas in order to be near her parents. Ms. Lewis enjoyed travel to destinations in the southeastern U.S., reading – especially crime stories and biographies, shopping, music, gardening, fine dining and spending time with her family. Despite illness, Ms. Lewis was able to take her last trip in March 2015 to New Orleans and she was struck by the serendipity of lodging at a hotel adjacent to where Robert Durst was lodging when he was arrested. However, Ms. Lewis was disappointed that illness deprived her of traveling to numerous other destinations on her bucket list. Ms. Lewis was known for her sense of humor -- she insisted that her grandchildren call her
“Granola.” Ms. Lewis married Robert W. Lewis in May 1964. They were long-time residents of Raytown, Missouri and Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Ms. Lewis joined her husband in support of various community activities, many of which were associated with their children’s activities, including Boy Scouts, Indian Guides, Cub Scouts (Ms. Lewis was a den mother) and dancing. Ms. Lewis was integral to her husband’s election to, and multiple years of service on, the Raytown School Board. Ms. Lewis was a strong proponent of education and she was proud that her two children were college graduates. She attended Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church and Woods Chapel United Methodist Church. Ms. Lewis is survived by: her son, Bradley S. Lewis, of Bentonville, Arkansas, married to Ellen S. Lewis; her daughter, Elizabeth A. Manning, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, married to Brian T. Manning; her five grandchildren: Robert B. Lewis, Benjamin W. Manning, Grace E. Manning, Kenneth B. Lewis, and Katherine S. Lewis; her brother, Eddie Hickman, of Rogers, Arkansas, married to Debbie Hickman; her sister-inlaw Sallie Graham, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, married to John Graham; her brotherin- law, Douglas P. Lewis, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, married to Jan Lewis, and other family and friends. Ms. Lewis is predeceased by her husband, Robert W. Lewis, and her parents, Ray E. Hickman and Hester B. Hickman. Her family will never forget the love that she shared with them and the many ways she supported them in their various endeavors. She will forever remain in their hearts. Ms.
Lewis’s Celebration of Life was be from 6-9 pm Wednesday June 1 st at The Stanley, 25 SE Third Street Lees Summit, MO. (Downtown, Lee’s Summit.) Betty Mc Creery Betty Mc Creery, 87, of Pella and formerly of Oskaloosa passed away Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at the Pella Hospice Comfort House. Betty Ellen Mc Creery, daughter of John Franklin and Millie (Furnold) Edwards, was born February 28, 1929, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was a 1947 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and then went to work as a telephone operator, a job she enjoyed. She married the love-of-her-life, Donald Dean Mc Creery, April 3, 1949, in Davenport, Iowa. Because of Don’s career as a journeyman electrician, the family moved to numerous states including, Washington, Arizona, and Texas, with Oskaloosa always being their home base. Betty was a homemaker through these years, time and again turning a different house into a home and helping her daughters adjust to new communities and schools. Following Don’s retirement, they spent 20 winters in the Tucson, Arizona, where Betty enjoyed meeting new people and visiting new places. She treasured the time she shared with her family, especially her grandchildren, and the company of her two dogs, Bandit and Moe. She also enjoyed collecting small clocks and miniature tea sets. Her family includes her husband of 67 years, Don of Pella; her daughters: Rhonda Hart of Oskaloosa, Sonja (Joel) De Rose of Kansas City, MO, and Tonia Mc Creery of Altoona, IA; eight grandchildren: Ritchie Hart Jr. and Bridget (Dan) Woodworth, both of Oskaloosa, Lisa (Eric) Cosgrove, Geoffrey De Rose, Jeremy De Rose, Elizabeth De Rose, Sa-
mantha De Rose, all of Kansas City, MO, and Christina De Rose of Raytown, MO; eleven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Lily Edwards of Oskaloosa and Madge Gaughnourof San Jacinto, CA. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by five sisters: Wanda Miller, Mary Sheely, Jean Bixby, Pat Wagoner, and infant sister, Doris; seven brothers: Emmett, John, Phillip, David, Jerry Michael, and Robert and Howard as toddlers; a grandson; a great-granddaughter, and a son-in-law, Ritchie Hart. Funeral services for Betty were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the Garland-Van ArkelLangkamp Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with Pastor Robb Bruns of the Fremont Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Abel Cemetery near Hedrick, Iowa. Visitation was Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral chapel; the family was present from 5-7 p.m. to greet visitors. Memorials may be made to the Pella Hospice Comfort House. Shirley Joe (Potter) Morey Shirley Joe (Potter) Morey, 81, Raytown, MO passed away May 29, 2016. A visitation will be held 4-5PM, Sat, June 4, 2016 at Community Christian Church. A Celebration of Her Life will follow at 5PM at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Christian Church. Shirley was born March 10, 1935 in Kansas City, MO. She will be remembered for her auxiliary work with her church and Salvation Army and those who know her will remember her Hallmark Club Christmas ornaments. Shirley is preceded in death by: husband, Roy and brothers, Jack, Ben, Dan & Don Potter. Survivors include; son, Jay Morey; daughter & son in law, Robin & Kirk Sumner;
brother, Ralph Potter; sisters, Mary Shifer & Sue Miller; three grandchildren, Tyler Morey, Breanna Morey, and Theodore “Mac” Sumner and two great grandchildren, Hayden & Alexander Fitzgerald. Heartland Cremation & Burial Society. 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri 64133, (816) 3131677. 7700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas 66202, 913-789-8998 Mary Ann Palmer Mary was born on July 7, 1921 and passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Mary was a resident of Raytown, Missouri at the time of her passing. She was graduated of Central High School. A visitation was held 10:00 - 11:00 AM Tuesday May 31 2016 at John Knox Village Chapel. Funeral services followed at 11:00 AM. Graveside services were held 2:00 PM at St Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery St Joseph Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Village Hospice. David R. Pickett David passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. David was a resident of Raytown, Missouri at the time of his passing. He was an Army Veteran. He was married to Dixe. Donald E. Shouse Donald E. Shouse, age 88, of Raytown, MO, passed away on May 28, 2016. Visitation was at 1PM with funeral at 2PM on Thursday, June 2 at Floral Hills Funeral Home. Burial followed at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Don was preceded in death by his brother Lawrence and sister Amy Shouse. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Betty L. Shouse, son Dennis E. Shouse, 7 nieces, and 1 nephew. Don served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.
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floralhillsfuneralhome.com. Catherine Teresa Wyatt Catherine Teresa Wyatt, 65, of Excelsior Springs, passed away from pancreatic cancer Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Visitation was Wednesday, June 1, 2016, from 2-4pm at Hidden Valley Funeral Home, located at 5951 MO-10 Highway, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024. Hidden Valley is approximately 2.5 miles east of Excelsior Springs on Highway 10. Catherine was born December 7, 1950, in Kansas City, MO. Lawrence James and Cora Alice (Kilgore) Bonavia, the parents of Catherine, preceded her in death. She married Stephen Wyatt on June 26, 1970, in Raytown, MO. Catherine Wyatt, a graduate of Glennon High School, attended St. Ann Parish in Excelsior Springs. Her interests included gardening, as well as getting together with family and friends at the local gaming establishments. Catherine loved to dance and especially loved the large family gatherings at her parent’s home in Northeast. She is survived by her husband: Stephen Wyatt, as well as her daughter Melissa Wyatt and son Shane Wyatt. Surviving sisters include Virginia Wilkins, Johanna Bonavia, Anna Bonavia, and Carrie (husband Gary) Correll, and a brother Lawrence Bonavia, all from the KC Metro area. Catherine had two grandchildren; Taylor Wyatt and Ashlyn Wyatt, and one great- grandson, Keegan Frantz. Catherine was predeceased by her brother, Tony Bonavia and sister, Regina Risley, whose husband is Dick Risley of Excelsior Springs. The family expresses its appreciation to Leesa Correll and Robin Jordan, as well as lifelong family friend, Cathy Jenkins, for the help extended to Catherine in her courageous fight. You are loved and are sorely missed by all. Hidden Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
RRT and SPA Summer Events Raytown Retired Teachers and School Personnel will meet at Powell Gardens at 10 a.m., on Tues, June 7, to take a walk and ride the trolley tour. Advanced reservations
were required. If you did not pay for a ticket and would like to attend, contact Myrna Matthews to see if there has been a cancellation.
On Tuesday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m., RRT and SPA will meet at Bird’s Botanicals at 23rd and I-435 for a 45-minute tour of their orchids in a cave. The
cost of this tour is $7.00. Mail your check to RRT & SPA, P.O. Box 16951, Raytown, MO 64133, or email mathews-
myrna@sbcglobal.net by July 12. After the program, the group will meet at Vivilore’s for lunch. Vivilore’s is locat-
ed at 10815 E. Winner Road in Independence.
Woman gets 30 years for murder of 2-year-old daughter
Marie J. Chishahayo
A Kansas City woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison May 27 for the death of her 2-year-old daughter and injuries to two other children. In March, Marie J. Chishahayo, 37, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder charge, abuse or neglect of a child – resulting in death, first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, and abuse or neglect of a child –
serious emotional or physical injury. Chishahayo was sentenced to 15 years for abuse or neglect of a child – serious emotion or physical injury, and was given life sentences for each remaining charge. All sentences are to run concurrently. According to court records, police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Vine St. on a reported burned child. One child, 2, was found deceased and a second child, 3, was transported to a hospital. Two other juveniles, 9 and 4, were found inside the home. A man who identified himself as the mother’s brother told police he went to the residence on March 5, 2015, and the 9-year-old boy answered. The house was in disarray. When he went upstairs he found one child under a blanket. As he moved the blanket the 3-year-old
child reportedly said, “Mommy your hurting me, stop it.” He then found the other child, who was obviously deceased. The mother, according to court records, told police, initially, that it was not she but the 9-year-old child who had struck the children. She said the 9-year-old child heated a knife and burned one of the children all over the child’s body. She said she allowed him to do this because god had told him to do so. Following further questioning she said she struck both children, using a long plastic rod on one. And she said she had hit the other because the child would not get out of bed. The mother also said she observed the 9-year-old pick up the child later found dead and throw the child against the wall.
Jackson County jury convicts Victor D. Vickers in 2011 murder case
By Kris Collins On May 20, a Jackson County jury convicted a Kansas City man in the fatal shooting and death of Edward Ewing, and the assault of another victim in the 2011 home invasion. Victor D. Vickers, 31, was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal
action. He is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on July 15. Garron Briggs, a co-defendant in the case, was convicted on the same charges in December 2015 and given a life sentence in March. According to court records, Vickers, Briggs and another suspect forced one victim to unlock the door of a home in the 7000 block of East 85th
Terrace in August 2011. They forced her to lie on the floor as they searched the house for drugs. Briggs shot the woman, who lay still and listened to them to continue to search the residence. She told police she heard Ewing tell the men he did not sell drugs before he was shot and killed. The woman called police after the men left.
Jury convicts Grandview man in fatal fire case
On May 20, a Jackson County jury convicted a Grandview man of two counts of manslaughter in connection with a house fire in September 2014 that killed his 14-month-old daughter and an adult friend, according to a statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s office. Stephen D. Elijah, 35, was
convicted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was acquitted of arson by jurors, who deliberated for more than seven hours this past Friday. Police documents state Elijah changed his story about the fire’s origin during several
interviews with investigators. He eventually told police that gasoline was used to start the fire. Elijah’s daughter and the second victim, 39-year-old Anika M. Hobley, died of smoke inhalation and thermal injury. Online court records show a sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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Entertainment Guide By Livingston Brees “At least we can all agree, the third one is always the worst,” Jean Grey said to her fellow X-Men after watching “Return of the Jedi” in “XMen: Apocalypse.” While that quote from “XMen: Apocalypse” is intended to poke fun at the much-hated-but-really-not-all-that-bad “X-Men: The Last Stand,” it is also very fitting for the latest film in the franchise. I know you’re thinking this isn’t the third X-Men flick, it’s really like the seventh or eighth. While technically true, it is the third flick in the current “reboot/crossover” that began in 2011. Confused? I’ll explain. Way back in the year 2000, 20th Century Fox tapped
‘Apocalypse’ may signal an end (or reboot) for X-Men flicks
“The Usual Suspects” director Bryan Singer to bring “XMen” to the big screen. After the first flick was a huge hit, Singer followed it up with “X2: X-Men United,” which is still in the Top 5 of all comic book movies ever. Singer decided to step away from the franchise in 2005, handing it over to “Rush Hour” director Brett Ratner for “X-Men: The Last Stand.” Even though the flick raked in boatloads of cash at the box office, the quality of the first two films was obviously missing, and the studio decided to put future “X-Men” movies on hold, choosing to focus on Hugh Jackman’s wildly popular Wolverine. In 2009, the awful, terrible train wreck of a movie called
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was released. It ignored so much of the events and characters already established in the universe, and nearly killed off the “X-Men” franchise. It managed to kill a Deadpool movie for five years. In 2011, producer Lauren Shuler Donner decided a “reboot/prequel” story should be the next logical step and brought “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” “Snatch” and “Kick-Ass” director Matthew Vaughn to helm for “X-Men: First Class.” The flick was set roughly 40 years prior to the events of the first “X-Men” movie, and even recast Professor X, Magneto and Mystique. “First Class” was a huge hit, and even garnered lots of positive reviews. Fox fol-
lowed that up with the best Wolverine move yet, “The Wolverine,” in 2013. Word around the campfire is Jackman will return to the role that made him famous one more time for a hard R-rated version of the “Old Man Logan” storyline. I’m stoked about that one, believe you me. Sorry, I’m getting off track. Seeing their franchise was viable once again, Fox decided to merge both new and old cast members for the really awesome “X-Men: Days of Future Past” in 2014, which saw the return of Singer to the franchise he helped launch. “Future Past” also served as a sequel to both “X-Men: The Last Stand” and “X-Men: First Class.” Earlier this year, Fox fi-
nally released the mega-hit “Deadpool” movie. While there are X-Men characters in “Deadpool” and the flick takes place following the events of “Days of Future Past,” it isn’t officially a part of the saga. So while there are technically 9 movies connected to the “X-Men” franchise, “XMen: Apocalypse,” also directed by Singer, is really the sixth in the overall “X-Men” storyline started in 2000’s “XMen,” and the third in the rebooted saga that began in 2011 with “First Class.” Everyone got that? All caught up? Good, now on to “X-Men: Apocalypse.” The film opens with Oscar Isaac’s En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse, a powerful mutant believed to be the first of
his kind, who rules ancient Egypt. After trying to transfer his power to another mutant, he is buried alive by his followers in 3600 BC. The film then jumps to 1983, 10 years after the events of “Days of Future Past,” while Mystique is still on the run, Magneto is in hiding with a wife and child, and Professor X and Beast are still running the Xavier School for the Gifted. Once Apocalypse awakens, his powers begin to grow. Seeing the world as an imperfect place, he decides it needs to be “cleansed,” and recruits Psylocke, Angel, Storm, and eventually Magneto to serve as his “Four Horsemen.” With Apocalypse amplifying each mutant’s powers, it’s
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Raytown Community Calendar EVENTS Raytown Farmers Market June 4, 9 am to 1 pm June 9, 3 pm-6 pm Located at 6210 Raytown Road Double Play with Jay and Leslie Cady June 3, 2-2:45 pm MCPL-Raytown Branch, 6131 Raytown Road Join Jay and Leslie, and get fit with fits of laughter as they play a mime baseball game, perform dexterous juggling, and even take a look at America’s favorite sport—running for president. It is a matter of win, place, and show. 40th Annual Fishing Derby June 4, 9-11 am C. Lee Kenagy Park, 79th St and Raytown Rd The Raytown Parks Department will host the 40th annual Fishing Derby. The derby is free and open to Raytown residents of all ages. Registration for the derby will begin at 8 am. Cave Spring Bench Dedication June 4, 11am DAR granite marker, 72nd St. & Blue Ridge Blvd.
Join National Trails Day celebration to dedicate bench planned as cornerstone for 3-Trails Corridor and will be a rest stop for bus riders, bicyclists and hikers. Hosted by Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, Mayor Mike McDonough, Cave Springs Director Al Maddox, Travis Boley of Oregon-Trails Association, and Derek Ramsay of KC Area Regional Realtors. Raytown Garden Club Meeting June 7, 10 am Raytown Christian Church, 6108 Blue Ridge Blvd. The program will be “Planting Hardy, Easy Care Roses in Missouri Gardens” presented by John Riley, American Rose Society Certified Consulting Rosarian. Visitors are most welcome. Mad Science Demonstrates Up, Up, & Away June 7, 2-3 pm MCPL-Raytown Branch, 6131 Raytown Road Learn to soar with Mad Science! Be amazed as the Mad Scientist demonstrates science fundamentals with hot air balloons, fireballs from candles, and even the Mad Science floating
hovercraft! Kids Day at Kenagy June 16, 10 am – 1 pm C. Lee Kenagy Park, 79th St and Raytown Rd This free event at Kenagy Park is open to all ages. Stable-T-Farms will be bringing their petting zoo to the parks for the kids to enjoy. Also a police car, fire truck and an ambulance will be on site for the kids to explore! Come join the fun and let the kids enjoy the park and all there is to offer. 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. 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
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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 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 Monthly: First Monday at 10:00 am Raytown Historical Museum, 9705 E. 63rd Street. Raytown New Day AL-Non Weekly: Wednesdays at
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Cheesy, garlic pull-apart bread
By Jacqui Duran Garlic, butter and bread baked together all hot and gooey. Do I even need to say anything more? All of my favorite things are in this fun, delicious perfect game night appetizer. The best part about this bread is that it’s easy to make and you can customize it to your pallet. I double-dog dare you to make this bread and not eat it all before it makes its way to your table. Once you pull this steaming bread out of your oven, you’ll be looking for an easy corner piece to tear off before serving it. The ingredients are simple: • One loaf of bakery bread • Two blocks of cheese (I use mozzarella and Monterey jack) sliced • One stick butter melted • Salt and pepper to taste • Two to three cloves of garlic finely diced • One small jar of pesto
Cheesy, garlic pull-apart bread • ½ cup chopped parsley for garnish Start by making angled cuts in your bread the loaf about ½ inches apart. Do not cut all the way through but 3/4 of the way though the loaf so you have plenty of room for stuffing. Make similar cuts perpendicular to the first slices so that the
cuts make square or rectangle shapes. You should now have a crosspatch design through your bread. Next we just need to put on the love. Melt your butter and garlic in a small bowl in the microwave. Pull off a long sheet of aluminum foil and make a nice little boat out
of it for your bread to sit in. This will keep all the buttery, garlic goodness in place. Pour your melted butter and garlic and over the bread in the aluminum foil boat. Next, spoon delicious pesto in the slices in the bread. Once that it’s filed in, begin to take your cheese slices and squeeze them into the cuts with the pesto. Once the bread is filled, lightly sprinkle the loaf with salt and pepper, to taste. Place a layer of foil on top and cook in the oven at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove the foil on top and cook for another 10 minutes. Take it out of the oven and allow to cool for about five minutes before serving. The best part of this is that everyone can dig into the bread and enjoy together. I love this concept and the bread is just perfection. You have the garlic and buttery bread offset with the pesto and the bite of the cheese. It’s truly a perfect combination of flavors. 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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FROM THE STANDS What a Difference a “May” makes
By Sterling L. Brown Remember how you as a Royals Fan felt at the beginning of May? Didn’t your baseball team have a ton of dirty laundry to clean and seem to only have one-anda-half scoops of detergent left in the container? Was that third-place team even close to the one you know and love? On May 1, were the Royals in the discussion about the best teams in the Majors, AL, or Central division? Where are we now? The Kansas City Royals are moving back up the ranks of best teams in the Major League, and they are doing so while doing their best walkingwounded impersonation. They are 12-3 in their past 15 games to finish off May. These 15 games may turn out to be the span that determines the rest of the season. In the past week the Royals have laid hands on the (formerly) first-place White Sox and they handled business like a first-place team by beating the brakes off the last-place Tampa Bay Rays. Honestly, all fans expects their team to do, if that team is any good or has any talent or prospect of making postseason noise, is win games and series they are expected to win. Their team should be a prize fighter with a puncher’s chance versus any comparable or superior talent.
The Royals, with three memorable comeback wins, including a franchise recordbreaking 9th-inning comeback, swept the Pale Hose. Then they jumped out early and never looked back in each of the three games in the sweep of the Rays. This franchise is starting to make be believe in the Matrix because this team can seemingly dodge bullets. I even believe in Wolverine because the Royals can absorb bullets, too. In the past 15 games the Royals defeated two firstplace teams (at the time) in three series. They took two of three from both the Boston Red Sox and the White Sox. That loss to the White Sox cost them Alex Gordon for over a month and Mike Moustakas for the remainder of the season after a collision in which both players were significantly injured. And even though the White Sox dropped five of the last six to us, they found a way to take Salvador Perez for about a week-and-a-half with a quad bruise sustained in a collision with Cheslor Cuthbert during the 8th inning of the bottom 9 rally game. Every single rookie position player the Royals are playing are living up to the next-man-up mentality. Even with the unfortunate injury to Eibner (who has to have had the best first three days in the bigs that a MajorLeaguer could have), the trio of Eibner, Cuthbert, and Merrifield has taken the sting off of the loss of All-Star players. They have been even better because they are hungry. Whit Merrifield is like a pride of lions during a drought: hungry; you can see it in his eyes at the plate. That hunger
is akin to a personal accountability that I believe is paramount to why the franchise has had its Championship turnaround. Yes, Merrifield, Eibner, and Cuthbert are playing reflexively, maybe even reflectively. They saw their opportunity open to play major time; Gordon and Moustakas showed them what that time was worth. To an athlete who wants to excel, time spent playing the game must be maximized. To that breed of athlete, each pitch, chance at a fly ball, or weak chopper hit between short and 3rd is worth your career, and worthy of putting it all on the line to make the play. To the Royals, that precious time comes with every 3-2 count with runners on, down by five with one out in the bottom of the 9th. To the Royals, they play like that pop foul down the left field line, in a crap stack of a stadium like Cellular field, is worth putting your health and limb and season on the line to make that out. Giving your all for little or everything is defining the season for these Royals. There is no destiny’s darlings about these Royals. And the past 15 games of May might have showed us what this team is really all about: bend, but don’t break. Sterling Brown is a loving husband and father of three. Living in Raytown and working as a Behavior Interventionist and Girl’s Basketball Coach at Raytown South High School, he is a life long resident of the KC Metro. A few of his passions are doing play-by-play sports commentary, playing with Star Wars Legos with the kids, eating Rotel dip while drinking a Stella Artois, and camping & fishing.
up to Professor X, Beast and new students Jean Grey, Scott “Cyclops” Summers and Kurt “Nightcrawler” Wagner to save the world. While “X-Men: Apocalypse” was by no means a bad flick, it felt a bit tired to me. The new cast members, to be completely honest, weren’t all that great. In fact, I was really let down by Sophie Turner, who is flat-out awesome as Sansa Stark in “Game of Thrones.” Her performance seemed a bit wooden to me. Almost like she was afraid to take chances on the big screen. Tye Sheridan’s “Cyclops” and Oscar Isaac’s “Apocalypse” were fine, but nothing to write home about. The returning cast members, however, were awesome. Michael Fassbender’s “Magneto” gets better with each outing, and I really wish he would have gotten his own spin-off flick. As awesome as Fassbender is, this movie is stolen once again by Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver. His “Time in a Bottle” scene in “Future Past” was fantastic, and as tough as it may be to believe, he tops it in “Apocalypse.” That whole sequence is almost worth the price of admission. While there are so many characters in this flick, there isn’t enough screen time or plot to go around. (I thought we were supposed to see Jubilee?!) Already running more than two hours, “Apocalypse” came awful close to dragging in the third act, which is never good. Fox sure could learn a lot from the way Marvel Studios handle their ensemble films, and that may be my biggest gripe of all. Where Marvel keeps track of and even embraces continuity in their universe, the X-Men flicks seem to discard it whenever it causes a problem in whatever story they’re telling. With “Apocalypse” being a modest hit at the box office but falling well short of the
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