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Don’t miss the 2016 Raytown Parks Arts & Music Festival on Aug. 27 By Diane Krizek Raytown Parks & Recreation will host its 5th annual Arts and Music festival at C. Lee Kenagy Park at 9608 E 79th Street. The festival promises a good show of artists that include members of the Raytown Artist’s Association and Independence Artist’s Associations, Vincent VonFrese and photographer, Luke LeTourneau, plus artisans Jessie Roggenbach (glass), Maggie B’s (metal works), Chuck Watson (pottery), Linda Morrison (cigar box guitars), Wine and Design’s Kathryn Edwards more! Tribute bands lead the theme of this year’s festival with headliner Liverpool: A Tribute to The Beatles and Lyin’ Eyes. Liverpool: A Tribute to The Beatles is one of the most sought after, highly acclaimed tribute bands in the world today. The Kansas City band has entertained crowds large and small, at public and private events, for the better part of 25 years. From the mop-top hair and costumes to the vintage collection of guitars and amplifiers, no detail has been over-
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looked to bring the look, the sound and the songs of The Beatles to the
live stage. To this day, three original members, Gary Butler, Larry Kips
and Steve Davis, plus another recruit, Dave Tanner, carry on the traditions of performing what the whole world knows and loves as the greatest music catalog of any band in history. Website: liverpoolband.com Lyin’ Eyes is an Eagles tribute band dedicated to accurately recreating the music of one of America’s
favorite bands, the Eagles. Lush harmonies, beautiful melodies and layers of guitars are the cornerstone of the Eagles’ sound. Lyin’ Eyes strives to recreate the Eagles wall of sound with five talented and well-rounded musicians playing a variety of instruments. The Eagles’ music appeals to
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Aldermen approve 15 percent raise for Raytown EMS paramedics, EMTs By Kris Collins In an effort to counter low morale and to grow staff retention, the Raytown Board of Aldermen approved a 15 percent raise for EMS paramedics and EMTs during the regular board meeting Tuesday evening. The department’s pay was the
lowest among 17 other agencies in the Kansas City Metro Area. Finance Director Mark Loughry presented a 10 percent raise for the board’s consideration, but Alderman Josh Greene, who sits on the finance committee, made a motion to increase the raise to 15 percent. Jason Greene started the conversation on a greater pay raise and
also alluded that the current state of operations in the department could not continue. The EMS department has 13 employees who run two ambulances 24 hours a day. When both ambulances cannot be fully staffed, only one runs. Taylor Seedorff, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1730, of which ap-
proximately half the EMS employees are members, said some EMTs or paramedics will choose to take on extra 24-hour shifts so that their coworkers don’t have to bear the total call volume with one ambulance if the second car could not be staffed. “I feel like EMS, with the situation we’re in, with the understaff-
ing, with the wages, with the lack of being competitive, and a lot of structural issues, they’re having a very difficult time meeting this community’s needs, frankly, over years of financial neglect,” Jason Greene said. “There are some structural changes, in my opinion,
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Area kids get to test out cold treats at new QuikTrip
Photos by Kris Collins Delilah Pellow, 9, left, enjoys a milkshake on her birthday alongside her sister, Josephine, 12. Michell Bolden, 10, of Raytown, slips on her visor in preparation of testing out cold treats at the new QuikTrip on Missouri 350 Aug. 10 ahead of the grand re-opening.
By Kris Collins Approximately a dozen kids from the Kansas City Metro Area were at the newly remodeled QuikTrip on Missouri 350 Wednesday to test cold treats ahead of the convenience store’s grand re-opening Thursday. Mendi Parker, director of store marketing, public relations and
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events for QuikTrip, said the kids get to have treats and QuikTrip gets to test out some of its new fare. “The kids are brutally honest,” she said. “They’re going to tell you what they like and what they don’t like, no matter what you bribe them with. We can get some really great feedback from the kids.” On Wednesday, the kids got to try
out variations of the QT Twister — soft serve ice cream mixed with flavors or toppings like Oreos or M&Ms — and Quikshakes. The feedback is the tail end of a long process of product development. “We did this event in Dallas about a year ago and we tested the birthday cake shake and the kids loved it,” Parker said. “It was their favorite,
hands down, so we rolled it and it was a huge success.” The kids also got a chance to try their hand at naming the treats. One suggestion offered Wednesday for the Caramel Golden Oreo treat (ice cream with caramel and lemon Oreos) was “Sweet-Good.” Another form a different test group, Parker said, was “The Superman” because the
taste-tester found the snack fit for a super hero. On Thursday, the store opened to the public. It closed in March and was demolished, along with structures on a neighboring property, to make way for QuikTrip’s newest store model, the 5,700-square-foot Generation III model, which, in addition to the typical QT offerings, includes a kitchen.
No timeline to fill board of aldermen vacancy
A month has passed since the death of Alderman Steve Mock and his position on the Raytown Board of Aldermen has been unfilled, though that was the plan, according to Raytown Mayor Mike McDonough. “Out of respect to him I was going to give it a month and then I was going to start entertaining and
investigating who might be somebody to bring forward for the board to ratify,” McDonough said. He added that he felt confident in not making an appointment immediately because the board has no other vacancies. McDonough said he hasn’t given himself a deadline to make the appointment, though he said he will start the process of screening potential appointments in the “near future.”
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“I will find somebody I think is worthwhile and who will be good for the city,” he said. “I don’t make appointments to any committee or board lightly. I really look if they have the skill set or personality.” State statute requires the mayor to fill the position, but the law does not require the position be filled within a timeframe. The appointee will serve until the next regular municipal election in April 2017.
Mock’s daughter, Chelsi, was at the Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday to request permission to plant a cherry blossom at City Hall in her father’s memory. No action was made by the board because the request was made during the public comment portion of the meeting. McDonough said after the meeting that the city has not made any concrete steps toward the plan, but he said there are plans in place to
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honor Steve Mock in some fashion. During the board meeting Tuesday, several aldermen cited a desire among the board to name the 83rd Street bridge after Mock when the bridge is replaced. Mock was a steadfast advocate of replacing the bridge. The board took no official stance or vote on the matter. Mock died July 6 following health complications after suffering a stroke.
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Photo by Kris Collins Raytown High School debater Israel Hanke is recognized by Raytown Mayor Mike McDonough at the Board of Aldermen meeting Aug. 9 for his accomplishments in national debate. Hanke and Romeo Bagunu, who was honored at a previous board meeting, were recognized for placing second in the United States bracket and third in the international bracket of the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah in June.
The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown individual who may have critical information related to the robbery of First Federal Bank, located at 8308 NW Prairie View Road, in Kansas City on Aug. 3. The individual is described as a white male, approximately 6’0” tall. It is believed the man drives a dark maroon 1996, 1997 or 1998
Photos courtesy FBI The FBI is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man pictured. He may have critical information related to the robbery of First Federal Bank in Kansas City on Aug. 3. It is believed the man drives a dark maroon 1996-98 Acura 3.1 TL four door.
Acura 3.2 TL four door. The FBI asks those with any information regarding
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Raytowner celebrates 106th birthday Raytown resident Eunice B. Wise isn’t celebrating her birthday until next week, but she already knows what one of her gifts is: her own day. On Aug. 5, Raytown Mayor Mike McDonough signed a proclamation making Aug. 17 Eunice B. Wise Day in Raytown in recognition of her 106th birthday. Photo courtesy Mike McDonough On Aug. 5, Raytown Mayor Mike McDonough presented Eunice B. Wise with a proclamation making Aug. 17 Eunice B. Wise Day in Raytown in honor of her 106th birthday.
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Raytowner Steve Guenther was recognized at the Raytown Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday evening for his civic duty in the community, and he was named Raytown’s 2016 Missouri Municipal League Civic Leader of the Year. The mayor appoints a Raytowner for the award annually. Guenther has been involved in the community as a Scout master for 14 years, he served as president of the Raytown Main Street Association, and he was chair for the Raytown charter commission. He has also served on multiple city committees. “Steve has shown interest and dedication with other groups that have impacted our community, such as working with the Truman Heartland Foundation Community for All Ages, served on the Mid-America Regional Council Community for All Ages Coalition, the Rock
Photo by Kris Collins Raytown Mayor Mike McDonough, right, presents Steve Guenther with the 2016 Missouri Municipal League Civic Leader of the Year award.
Island Corridor Coalition, Raytown’s farmers market and his involvement with the River a Refuge, which provides transitional housing for families in need,” said Mayor Mike McDonough. Guenther was quick to give credit to those whom have served alongside him. “I did a lot of praying and what it instantly told me was that this is not my award solely,” he said. “I have a lot
of support in this community with my wife, who probably deserves at least half this award, and maybe another quarter or the rest to all the volunteers who have just helped me through so many things in this community. “It has just been amazing to work with all these different groups and to just speak openly and honestly about
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New business opens in Center 63 in Raytown The Breakfast and Lunch Lovers’ Restaurant recently opened in Center 63 Shopping Center in Raytown. The restaurant, located at 6204 Raytown Trafficway, is open from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Sat-
urday and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. More information on the Breakfast and Lunch Lovers’ Restaurant is available on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The restaurant may be reached at 816-482-2455.
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Former county executive hired as Sugar Creek attorney Mike Sanders, former Jackson County executive, was hired as attorney for the city of Sugar Creek on Monday, according to a report from the Independence Examiner. Sanders resigned as
county executive in December. After his resignation he began practicing law in the private sector. According to the Examiner, Sugar Creek’s former attorney, Bob Buckley, retired in June after 35 years.
KU grad student indicted for false claims on visa application he served as translator for U.S. Army in Iraq A University of Kansas graduate student was indicted Aug. 3 on charges of making false claims on an application for a visa that he had served as a translator for the U.S. Army in Iraq, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall. Goran Sabah Ghafour, 34, who has been living in Lawrence, Kansas, is charged with one count of visa fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. Ghafour initially was charged in a criminal complaint filed July 19 in federal court. The complaint alleged that while he was a graduate teaching assistant in the journalism department at KU he applied
for an immigrant visa. He submitted an application under a special provision for former Iraqi nationals who worked for the U.S. military in Iraq. To support his application he submitted letters purporting to be from two brigadier generals verifying his service and supporting his application. Investigators later determined that the letters were fabricated by Ghafour and the two officers had not written or signed the letters. If convicted, he faces a penalty of up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the visa charge, and not less than two years consecutive to the other count on the identity theft charges.
Pavement work will cause various lane closures on I-35 Crews will close various lanes of northbound and southbound Interstate 35 between Vivion Road and Interstate 435 from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly until Aug. 17 for pavement marking and asphalt paving work. Lane closures may ex-
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The Jackson County Legislature approved the following items on the consent agenda during its regular meeting Aug. 8: • Item 19221, a resolution transferring $29,034 within the 2016 anti-drug sales tax fund to cover the cost of software licenses to support the KARPEL case management system for use by the prosecuting attorney’s office. • Item 19222, a resolution transferring $22,062 within the 2016 federal forfeiture
fund for use by the Jackson County Drug Task Force for a new vehicle. • Item 19223, a resolution authorizing the county executive to execute an agreement with the University of Missouri – Kansas City to provide technical assistance for the No Violence Alliance (NoVA) program for use by the prosecuting attorney’s office at a total cost to the county not to exceed $19,720. • Item 19224, a resolution transferring $30,000 within
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The $12 trillion longevity bonus By Phil Hanson Truman Heartland Community Foundation president and CEO Your community foundation has been actively leading the work of the Community for All Ages Coalition for Eastern Jackson County. Today I want to share with you some research that we recently reviewed with our coalition that was done by Merrill Lynch and Age Wave. Age Wave is the nation’s foremost thought leader on population aging and its profound business, social, financial, healthcare, workforce, and cultural implications. With the aging of boomers, the 65+ population will be increasing by 57 percent in the next 20 years and the study revealed some very positive benefits of our aging society which they termed “The Longevity Bonus.” First, a little background on charitable giving in our great country. In 2014, $358 billion was contributed with 80 percent coming from individuals and families. Generosity truly is at the heart of America and we rank among
the most generous nations in the world. Retirees out give the general U.S. adult population. Retirees represent 31 percent of the adult population (age 25+) however they contribute 42 percent of the total given. This study asked retirees what better defines success at this time of your life, being wealthy or being generous. Eighty-five percent responded that being generous better defines success. And when asked what brings greater happiness in retirement, spending money on myself or helping people in need, 76 percent responded helping people in need. The longevity factor of this equation is powerful as advances in medical care and healthy lifestyles lead to longer healthier lives. The average number of years spent in retirement has grown from 13.6 years in 1980 to 20-25 years in 2010. That’s more than a 50 percent increase. With the growth in numbers of retirees combined with the generosity of people in their retirement years and their increased longevity, giving from this group is estimated
in the study to be $6.6 trillion over the next 20 years. That’s a bonus! And charitable giving is just one portion of this longevity bonus. The other bonus is volunteering. Retirees representing 31 percent of the adult population provide 45 percent of total hours volunteered. The estimated number of volunteer hours is 58 billion over the next 20 years, which calculates to a value of $1.4 trillion. These two factors of charitable giving and volunteering add up to an $8 trillion longevity bonus. That is very positive news regarding the aging boomer population, and is in contrast to much of the conversation about aging boomers that is focused on the downside of our aging population. And our Community for All Ages Coalition believes the longevity bonus will be even larger. One of the coalition goals is to increase the number of retirees actively volunteering in the community. We know that retirees who volunteer are happier, healthier and have a greater sense of purpose. Volunteer-
ing is good not only for retirees, but also for the organizations they are serving and our community. In September, we will be receiving the results of a local study we commissioned here in Eastern Jackson County on civic engagement that is being conducted by the UMKC Consortium for Aging in Community. We will utilize the study to reach out to more retirees, remove barriers to volunteering, and get more retirees engaged. The longevity bonus study indicated that increasing the average hours volunteered each week by just two hours would result in volunteer hours valued at $5.4 trillion. That’s an additional $4 trillion which brings the total of America’s longevity bonus to $12 trillion. In my monthly column in October I will share the findings from our study. If you are interested in more discussion about maximizing the longevity bonus in our Eastern Jackson County community, I would be pleased to hear from you. Emails may be sent to hanson@thcf.org.
Board signs off on sewer district’s $20M in bonds, approve 83rd St. bridge repair By Kris Collins As one of 13 customers served by the Little Blue Valley Sewer District, the Raytown Board of Aldermen considered Tuesday evening if the city should approve the district’s request to issue $20 million in bonds for updates to its incinerator following new requirements mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency. The board eventually voted to give its approval by a vote of 8-1. The district needs 75 percent, or 10 of 13, of its customers to approve the bond issuance to move ahead with the project. The district’s customers are: Middle Big Creek Sewer Subdistrict, Fort Osage School District, Jackson County, and the cities of Belton, Grandview, Kansas City, Raytown, Blue Springs, Independence, Lake
Tapawingo, Sugar Creek, Lee’s Summit and Raymore. Following the boards’ vote Tuesday, the district has five customer approvals. Greg Boettcher, executive director of the Little Blue Valley Sewer District, said the additional bonds will not come with an increased cost because of energy and labor optimization which resulted in savings at the plant. Those savings, he said, would be put toward the bond payments. Alderman Mark Moore was skeptical and hypothesized that the district’s customers would eventually see increased costs passed on to them. The new regulations implemented by the EPA required the district to upgrade its sewage sludge incinerator to include advanced air emissions controls. The 2016 bonds for $20
million will be retired in 2036, four years before the $118 million in bonds the district issued in 2010 are paid off. The district is required to meet the new standards in four years. If the standards are not met in that timeframe, the incinerator cannot be used and sewage sludge will be hauled to a landfill, and added annual cost of $3 million. Alderman Bill VanBuskirk voted against the bill, citing a fundamental distaste for the EPA as the cause for his “no” vote. Purchases The board voted unanimously to approve a $408,000 expenditure for the design and construction services for the replacement of the 83rd Street bridge. The contract was awarded to Olsson Associates, which gave a
presentation to the board in mid-June on several options to replace or repair the ailing bridge. Construction is projected to be completed by September 2017. The board also approved a $20,000 expense for new computers and equipment for use by the police department. The old computers were outdated and unfit for use in the department. The old machines will be sold at auction New old hire A new familiar face will be around City Hall once again with the hiring of Tom Cole, former economic development director. Cole is taking on his old role with the city while also assuming the duties of public information officer. Brenda Gustafson, the former PIO, resigned in April.
Jackson County Legislature Aug. 8 review the 2016 anti-drug sales tax fund and authorizing the county executive to execute addenda to the cooperative agreements with Arts Tech and Deana Bellamaganya, both of Kansas City, Missouri, for the Sentenced to the Arts Program, at an additional aggregate cost to the county of $30,000. The following items were introduced to the legislature and assigned to committee: • Item 4871, an ordinance transferring $144,018 within
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EMS continued from page 1 that need to take place, as well … whether it be an RFP [request for proposal], potential merger talks, whatever. I think we need to be all ears because what we have right now, it’s not working.” During finance committee hearings, Loughry presented three possible options to the committee members: running the department based on fees, which cover expenses; con-
and appropriating $265,780 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2016 anti-drug sales tax fund in acceptance of the Drug Abatement Response Team (DART) grant for the prosecuting attorney’s office awarded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The item was assigned to the anti-drug committee. • Item 4872, an ordinance transferring $71,420 within the 2016 anti-drug sales tax fund and appropriating $71,420 from the fund bal-
ance of the 2016 grant fund to provide for grant match funds for the prosecuting attorney’s office’s Victim Services Program. The ordinance was assigned to the anti-drug committee. • Item 19229, a resolution awarding a 12-month contract with two 12-month options to extend for marketing strategy service for use by COMBAT to O’Neill Marketing and Event Management at a cost to the county not to exceed $54,695. The item
was assigned to the anti-drug committee. • Item 19230, a resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of St. Teresa’s Academy, of Kansas City. The rules were suspended to adopt the resolution. Jordin Mahnke, ranger dispatcher, received the Associate of the Month Award for July 2016. Ben Kenney, assistant to the sheriff, presented 30-year service pins to Capt. Mike Rogers and Sgt. Dale Covey.
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rent release “Long Road Out of Eden.” Website: lyin-eyes.com Barbwire Revolt is a country/southern rock band from the Kansas City Metro Area. With a passion for original music, the band aims to bring
its fans unique, hand-written songs. Website: www.barbwire-revolt.com Wildwood Boys is a traditional blue grass band that originated in Raytown in 2010. They are dedicated to preserv-
ing the natural sounds of blue grass music performed on mandolin, banjo, fiddle and acoustic guitars. Wildwood Boys are a time travel back to when music was pure, singing songs of the workin’ man.
Website: www.wildwoodboysbluegrassmusic.com Major sponsors of this event include Dick Smith Ford, Raytown-Brooking Eagle, Saber Cycle, H&H Color Labs and Raytown Fun House
Pizza plus notable contributions from KCP&L, Teetering Rocks Golf Course, Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce, Raytown-Lee’s Summit Community Credit Union and SciTech Automotive.
tracting the EMS service to the private sector; or merging the department with the Raytown Fire Protection District. Alderman Jim Aziere firmly stated he would make it his “personal quest” to find money during the upcoming budget process to fund the raises. He also noted that any blame for the current level of pay should come back on the board of aldermen for not approving raises until now. Information previously
presented to the finance committee showed an 18 percent raise was needed to put Raytown EMS in the middle of the pack with respect industry pay in the Kansas City Metro Area. A 10 percent raise would have costs the city an additional $29,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Oct. 31, and $89,000 for the upcoming fiscal year. Loughry could not be reached by RaytownBrooking Eagle press time. It is unclear what dollar
amount is attached to the 15 percent raise. Alderman Eric Teeman, who also sits on the finance committee, recognized the need for a raise, but was apprehensive to approve the increased 15 percent raise without knowing how the city could fund it. “Payroll is an ongoing thing. It is a long-term commitment,” he said. “There is only so much money the city budget can withstand in increases. Heck, we can raise it to 25 percent. That
just means the amount of time of the viability of the EMS department has shrunk because the budget of the EMS department cannot withstand that kind of increase. The money is not there; it has to come from somewhere.” Loughry added that, with revenues remaining flat, the city would have to reduce services in order to fund the raises. “For every dollar we increase there, we’ve got to find somewhere else in the
budget to decrease, which means a reduction of services somewhere else,” he said. “That’s what we discussed in the finance committee, and that’s why it came to the 10 percent. It’s nothing against the EMS staff, it’s nothing against the proposal that’s come forward, it’s all about what can we sustain.” Seedorff said the 15 percent raise is encouraging to the paramedics and EMTs, though he was quick to note
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A recent writer to your paper, Mr. Allen Thompson, when discussing TIF programs, indicated he felt these give-always were beneficial to the community. While lauding Wal-Mart, Raytown’s largest TIF recipient, he also stated the WalMart was a large donor to REAP This may be an accurate assumption. It may not. Not being REAP’s bookkeeper I am unable to verify the accuracy of the claim. If true, however, I feel certain everyone appreciates the firm’s effort. Mr. Thompson’s contention that Wal-Mart is the city’s largest tax producer is an item of question. It is all how you figure things. In totality, “Yes” WalMart is the city’s largest tax producer, BUT, and this is a big BUT, Wal-Mart is also the city’s largest recipient of taxpayer paid for benefits. The latter being mainly due to the fact our city fathers literally “gave away the shop” in their mania to induce WalMart to stay in Raytown. TIFs, tax abatements, CID’s (and the rest of the give-away alphabet), sound great, however, there is always a dark side to every one of them. TIFs are a debt. Anyone with a third grade education
Award continued from page 2 what is right and what things we should be doing. … I just want to thank and acknowledge all the people that support me because it really is because of them that I can do what I can do.” Guenther ended his comments with a call to action — while slipping in a reference to one of his favorite movies, “Bruce Almighty” — for residents to do what they can for the general health of Raytown.
knows that all debt has to be paid. It is paid, either, by the borrower or it is paid by the lender. In any case it must be repaid soon or later. One might ask, “do TIFS get paid back?” The truthful answer is that very, very few TIFS, tax abatements, rollbacks, etc are repaid. In the case of TIFS, in Raytown the city has, over the years, issued l2 or l3 TIFS. Not one of them has been repaid in full. Most TIFS have a termination period. Well and good. The problem is that in almost all cases the TIF recipient has either gone out of business, declared bankruptcy or simply closed the doors when the TIF money ran out; leaving the taxpayer to repay the debt. Another sad truth about TIFs is this: The average small merchant or manufacturer is not even allowed to apply for a TIF handout. This largesse is reserved solely for big corporations The way TIFS are handed out is unfair. It is discriminatory. TIFs should not be allowed. Believe it or not, there are communities which have banned TIFS. Raytown should join these towns. Raytown should ban TIFS and tell the corporate panhandlers to go elsewhere to get their financial backing. Albert L. Walters Raytown Resident
“God had to take Bruce from the selfish person that he was to the unselfish person he became,” he said. “At the end, it’s all about God telling him how to be the miracle. If I want to say anything at all, it’s we all have that opportunity to be a miracle in the place that we live, and it’s a choice that we make openly and honestly, and if you live it out it becomes natural. It’s almost like taking a breath of air, it’s that natural that you can be that open and honest and believe in people.”
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Jason Offutt Author’s note: This is the first piece of a short series about summer trips. Deciding to go on a family vacation wasn’t the hard part. Neither was deciding on our destination. My wife and I agreed on where we needed to take the kids – someplace awesome. It was the details that got in the way. The problem with planning in our house is my wife and I handle things differently. By “things” I mean any scenario a human can possibly imagine and by “differently” I mean it doesn’t initially appear we’re thinking about the same topic. I’ve always wanted to write to theoretical physicist (and smartest man in the world) Stephen Hawking and ask him to come up with the one possible subject two people could never disagree upon. I imagine my wife and I would destroy his idea in about 15 seconds. And if we can dispel the Hawking “Offutt Argument Hypothesis,” I wonder what we could do to his work on time travel? I guess I can find out yesterday. Here is a typical outline of our individual methods of planning a vacation: My wife (nine months out): “We need to figure out where we’re going. It should be educational and something we can afford.” My wife (six months out): “Destination set. Dates set. I’ll schedule my days off with work tomorrow.” My wife (three months out): “Hotels are booked.” My wife (one month out): “I’ve compiled our detailed itinerary.” My wife (one week out): “Whew. Shopping for the
trip is done. A friend is going to come over to feed the cat.” Me: “We still have a cat?” My wife (the night before, pacing like a general before a battle): “OK, people. You will be up and dressed with teeth brushed by 7 a.m. The van will be packed by 7:30 a.m. Your butts will be in your assigned seats at 7:45 a.m. and we pull out of the driveway at precisely 0800. Do I make myself clear. (No question mark because it is definitely not a question.)” Me, if I were in charge of vacation (the day of): “Hey, guys. You doing anything? We could go for a drive, or something.” Then we’d wind up at the World’s Largest Ball of Twine in Cawker City, Kansas, with the floor of our van looking like a topographical map of McDonaldland and the kids ready to go Mad Max at any second. “So, where do you want to go on vacation?” my wife asked nine months out. That smelled like a trap. “Uh, someplace educational we can afford,” I probably stammered. I don’t know. It was nine months ago. I really wanted to go to the Robert E. Howard Days festival in Cross Plains, Texas, and show my children the typewriter where the author pecked out all those Conan stories. “How about South Dakota?” my wife asked. So, we’re going to Mount Rushmore and have given ourselves a week to get there and back despite the fact that it has nothing to do with Conan the Barbarian. We’d have even been OK using my preparation method. I mean, it’s Mount Rushmore. I don’t think it’s going anywhere. Jason Offutt’s latest book, “Across a Corn-Swept Land: An epic beer run through the Upper Midwest,” is available at amazon.com. A native of Missouri, Jason currently teaches journalism at Northwest Missouri State University and has earned many humor writer awards throughout his career. His racy first novel, “A Funeral Story,” is available at amazon. com. Jason’s parody survival guide, “How to Kill Monsters Using Common Household Items,” is also available at amazon.com.
Rudy Vallee, the man with the megaphone, part IV
By George Michaud As we ended Part III of this series, Rick Buche and I were trying to get away. Rick had had enough of Rudy Vallee. I glanced up at the house from the top of the tennis court as we left to go to our car and Mr. Vallee was leading the way. At that point in time there was no doubt that Rudy Vallee on Rudy Vallee Drive had the view to beat all. His house was up high on the summit of the Hollywood Hills. The fragrance of the many planted flowers along the path back to the house was fabulous and pleasing to the eye, and with each step a different fragrance. I guessed that Robert was the person responsible for all the intricate work that went into this flower bed which meandered along the walkway. Looking at the house, one couldn’t miss the tremendous love someone had for flowers of every color of the rainbow. The fragrances mixed together created a heavenly scent one would never forget. I mention the flowers because they were everywhere, including each side of the driveway going down away from the house.
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2 in custody after police chase on I-435 Lee’s Summit woman pleads guilty
By Kris Collins
Two men were taken into custody Aug. 2 following a pursuit that started in Kansas City, went through Raytown and ended on Interstate 435. According to the Kansas
City Police Department, the driver was operating the vehicle in a dangerous manner and did not pull over for police attempting to make a stop. The pursuit started at approximately 1 p.m. near I-435 and 87th Street and
lasted approximately 45 minutes. One minor injury was reported from an individual in another car. The names of the two suspects have not been released.
Kansas City man charged in July fatal shooting in Lee’s Summit
By Kris Collins
A Kansas City man was charged this past Friday with two felonies in connection with a mid-July fatal shooting in Lee’s Summit According to court documents, Terrell A. Ingram, 20, faces second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Malik Barbour, who was reportedly shot and killed at a party in the 1500 block of SE Long Place on July 16. According to court records, Lee’s Summit police responded to report of gunshots in the early morning house of July 16 and
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found Barbour’s body on the sidewalk. Police documents state he had gunshot wounds to his face, abdomen and leg. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses told police the two were in a verbal argument before Ingram allegedly shot Barbour ap-
proximately six times and fled the scene as a passenger in a Jeep Grand Cherokee. According to court records, Lee’s Summit police detectives, by talking to witnesses, identified the driver of the Jeep Cherokee and eventually identified Ingram as the alleged shooter. Surveillance video from a Kansas City convenience store showed the driver and Ingram together in the same vehicle the day before Barbour’s death. Ingram is being held on $300,000 bond. He’s scheduled for a court appearance Aug. 22.
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A Lee’s Summit woman awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in federal court earlier this month to embezzling $5.3 million from her employer. According to a statement from office of Tammy Dickinson, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Jane Barnes, 53, of Lee’s Summit, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty on Aug. 2 before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Barnes admitted in her plea to conducting two schemes to defraud and embezzle $5.3 million from her employer, ACI Boland Architects, where Barnes worked since 1998, according to a statement from Dickinson’s office. From 2006 to 2011, Barnes reportedly made $1.6 million of unauthorized payments to herself using the company payroll system. Barnes became the office manager
at ACI Boland Architects in 2008. In the second scheme, which lasted from 2010 until Barnes’ resignation in March 2016, Barnes wrote 359 unauthorized checks to herself from ACI Boland Architects’ payroll account. She forged the signature of one of the principals of ACI Boland and deposited $3.7 million into her personal bank accounts. The investigation to date revealed Barnes’ spending of the embezzled funds included: • $1,969,210 in various credit card payments • $770,393 in transfers to relatives • $425,493 in entertainment, retail and travel • $424,945 in vehicle expenses, including car loan payments • $302,636 in cash and cash equivalents • $253,856 in home expenses, excluding mortgage payments • $124,412 in taxes • $119,375 in insurance and
medical expenses • $107,683 in restaurant and food expenses By pleading guilty, Barnes also agreed to forfeit to the government any property derived from the proceeds of her fraud, including $5,293,300, a 2014 Ford F150 Crew Cab Raptor 4WD, a 2014 Ford Explorer Utility 4D Sport 4WD and a 2013 Lincoln MKS. Under federal statutes, Barnes is subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole for wire fraud and up to 30 years in federal prison without parole for bank fraud, plus a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years in federal prison without parole for aggravated identity theft. A sentencing hearing is to be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation and Pretrial Office. This case was investigated by the FBI.
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Producer’s Corner continued from page 4 me signals to get out of there. If there is one sight I’ll never forget, it was Rudy Vallee yelling at us as our car started our drive downhill. He was waving good-bye and yelling “Book me! Book me!” Rick and I laughed. “Can you imagine that?” said Rick. “The one and only Rudy Vallee yelling at us to book him. He’s a desperate man right now.” And I agreed. I told Rick that we serious-
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and new things to entertain America. Nonetheless, Rudy Vallee did leave his mark on the music industry, made a lot of money, invested it wisely and lived very comfortably until his death on July 3, 1986, while watching the centennial ceremonies of the restoration of The Statue of Liberty. I always wondered what happened to poor Robert. As always, see you next week and you all stay a happy, no matter what. George Michaud was a tal-
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Obituaries Catherine Rosaleen “Rose” (Cullen) Green Catherine Rosaleen “Rose” (Cullen) Green, 96, passed away peacefully July 30, 2016 at John Knox Village Memory Care Center. Services were held at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, 9020 E. 51st Terr, KC, MO, on August 5, 2016. Visitation was at 9:30am and the Funeral Mass at 10:00am. Following services internment was at the Memorial Park Cemetery, 83rd and Hillcrest, KCMO. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church or the Alzheimer’s Association. Rose was born in 1919 to John F. and Mary Elizabeth Cullen. She graduated from Pilot Grove High School in 1937 and from the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in 1940. She loved learning and traveling. She traveled all through Europe, China and the United States. After retiring from Research Hospital, her life-long love of learning resulted in an Associate’s Degree from Longview College, a Master Gardener designation and Flower Show Judge Designation and an avid birder. She was a 40 year member of St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, a member of the KC, MO and Raytown garden clubs, SPARK, the Sierra Club and a staunch Democrat. She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Robert Green, her husband of 13 years, Richard Vaughan, her parents and six of the eight siblings, Helen Knipp, Mary Mooney, Margaret McKenna, Joseph Cullen, William Cullen and Patricia Tausch. Rose is survived by her son John F. Watson and wife Marianne; five grandchildren: Shari D. Kearns and husband Michael, Paul J. Settle and wife Vickie, Michael L. Settle and wife Suzie, John W. Watson and significant other Rene, and Michael J. Watson; nine great- grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, her sister, Dorothy Blottman and step-daughter, Kendra Vaughan. Online condolences may be expressed at www. speakschapel.com. Gary E. Harralson Gary Eudell Harralson, 78, Springfield, Missouri, departed this life Friday, August 5, 2016 in Mercy Villa. He was born December 21, 1937 in Polk County, Missouri to John Matthew and Lillie (Francka) Harralson. He graduated from Bolivar High School and South-
west Baptist Junior College. Gary was a fan of MSU Lady Bears and Men Bears basketball and an avid supporter of the MSU Athletic Department. He worked for fifty years at Sutherland Lumber Company and enjoyed all the friendships he made throughout the years. Gary was an avid gardener and bird watcher. Gary was preceded in death by his parents and one sister Barbara Harralson. Survivors include his wife Patty Harralson of the home, one son, Douglas Harralson of Las Vegas, Nevada, one daughter Piki Hays and husband Jeff, one grandson, Cooper Hays and one granddaughter, Sophie Hays all of Springfield, Missouri, two brothers, James and Deryl Harralson of Bald Knob, Arkansas, two sisters, Freida Clark of Raytown, Missouri and Kathy Goodchild of Granbury, Texas. Services for Gary Eudell Harralson were held Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Greenlawn Funeral Home East, Springfield, Missouri. The family received friends from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service. Burial followed at Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Hospice, MSU Athletic Department or to the charity of choice in care of the funeral home. Rev. Charles Edward Mitchell, Sr. Rev. Mitchell, 75, of Raytown, Mo., died Aug. 5, 2016. Visit. 9-11 a.m., service 11 a.m. Sat., Aug. 13, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church, KCK. Burial Highland Park Cem. Hila “Dutch” Newman Hila “Dutch” Newman had a date with her two favorite men. . Jesus and Phil Newman on July 27, 2016. At her transition into heaven, she was surrounded by her loving and adoring family. Dutch’s story is one of love, family, courage, amazing fun, political leader, in fact a woman before her time, but first and foremost. . .always Love of her family. Born to Harry and Corinne Bucher on Aug. 18, 1920, Dutch lived her entire life in her beloved Westport. She attended Allen Grade School and graduated from Westport High School. Having suffered the loss of her sister, Alta,
brother, Mike, and mom, Corinne by the young age of 22, Dutch’s strength, resiliency and devotion to family were front and center as she had her little sister Sue, just five years old, to raise and a business to run with her dad. Dutch and her dad were the dynamic duo and instrumental in establishing Westport as the entertainment destination that it is today. Dutch married Phil, the love of her life, in 1950. Together they were blessed with three daughters, Michele, Phyllis and Donnie. Life was good. In fact, new members to Guardian Angels Parish, the nuns said we need a girls’ volleyball coach and Dutch didn’t hesitate. Never having picked up a volleyball, she learned the sport, called friends to get her team uniforms and Won The City Championship. Dutch took GA all the way! She simply made life magical by turning every birthday, holiday, especially Christmas, into a day that only dreams are made of. Being a people person, Dutch was naturally drawn to professions where she engaged with the public. As an appointee by Gov. Warren E. Hearnes, Dutch operated the Raytown License Bureau for eight years. She then oversaw all Department of Revenue offices on the western side of the state under Gov. Joseph P. Teasdale. Dutch’s grandchildren were her pride and joy. Courtney, Phillip and Christopher would tell you that as a grandma, she was full of fun and the best secret keeper ever, but Dutch made no secret of how proud she was of them and their accomplishments. She also felt like she hit the jackpot being GiGi Dutch to her six great- grandchildren. We have heard the saying “Women can’t have it all”. . .but Dutch always felt she did. She had a beautiful family, and still became an active civic leader believing people make a difference. She was devoted to her community and the Democratic Party. Known to many, as the “Grand Dame of Missouri Democratic Politics”, Dutch’s passion for the Democratic Party began in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, Dutch established the Westport Landing Democratic Club which became the first political club in the Greater Kansas City area to have a woman as its Founder and President. She was the Founder and President of the 5th District Women’s Democratic Club
and former President of the State of Missouri Women’s Federation Democratic Club. Dutch represented the State of Missouri as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from 1968 to 2016. She was selected to represent the State of Missouri as a Delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in 2005. She served as Chairperson of the 10th and 11th Senatorial Districts and was the first woman appointed by the Governor to serve on Senatorial Re-Districting. Dutch continued to serve as the 5th Ward Committeewoman, a post she held for decades. She was the recipient of the Harry S. Truman Award, the Woman’s 5th District Woman of the Year Award, Senator Harry Wiggins Public Service Award, Roger A. Gooden Award, exemplifying strong commitment to social injustice and inclusiveness and inducted into the Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus’ 1st Hall of Fame in 2009. Honorary Dutch Newman Drive, representing Westport Road from Mill Street to Roanoke Road was celebrated June 28, 2006. It was July 24, 2014, when Dutch’s phone rang and a stately voice asked her to please hold the line. Yes. . .It was President Barack Obama and Senator Claire McCaskill calling from Air Force One. . . What a thrill! In celebration of her 95th Birthday, hundreds of friends and family surprised Dutch with letters of love and profound memories of what she meant to them. Dutch Wowed everyone she met and touched the hearts of all who knew her. With Dutch, strangers became friends and friends became family. Once in a while, you meet someone who is impossible to forget . . that was Dutch. Her “I Love You’s” were endless. She was
the will and the way. She was our biggest fan and tireless cheerleader. Her unconditional love knew no bounds. Mom, we’re counting on your promise to watch over us every second of every day . . until we meet again. Dutch’s legacy is made up of those she called “my darlings”, her three daughters, Corinne “Michele” Newman, Phyllis Newman Rice and Dr. Donna Newman. Her “favorite” and only son-in-law, Mike Rice and Paul Savastano, her buddy. The loves of her life, her three grandchildren and their spouses, Courtney Rice, Phillip and Ashley Rice and Christopher and Julia Rice. She believed it was the small things in life that mattered, most specifically, Brecken, Colton, Hudson, Hunter Bell, Crew, Emmy and Henley and Cannon who she was anxiously awaiting their births in a few months. Her beloved family circle includes her cousins, nieces, nephews and their children. Dutch’s amazing life was celebrated Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Visitation Church, 5141 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. The visitation was at the Church from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The service followed at 12 noon. The burial was held at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, 9501 West 159th Street, Overland Park, Kan., following the service. Online condolences may be left for the family at mcgilleystatelinechapel.com or mcgilleymidtownchapel. com. Martha F. (Dove) Nieto Martha F. (Dove) Nieto, 78 formerly of Raytown, MO died peacefully Sunday morning, August 7, 2016 at the home of her daughter Dianna Morrison, in Templeton, MA with her family at her side. She was born in Centerville, Missouri on February 19, 1938, daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret J. (Smethers) Dove and lived in CA for several years. Martha was a graduate of Windsor High School in Windsor, Missouri and lived for most of her life in Missouri. She had worked as a supervisor of Membership Department and also worked in the IT Department for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers in Kansas City, Kan-
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sas. Her hobbies were cross stitching, crocheting and quilting. She was the wife of the late Lalo Nieto and leaves two children, Alan Odell and his wife Ana of Camarillo, CA and Dianna L. Morrison and her husband Douglas of Templeton, MA; a sister, Clara Roark of Windsor, MO; a brother, Clarence Dove of Seneca Falls, NY; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Edna Ledford; and a brother, Gene Dove. Visitation was 11 am – noon on Friday, Aug 12 at McGilley Midtown Chapel, 20 W. Linwood Blvd, KCMO with a funeral service following at noon. Burial followed in Leavenworth National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to a charity of your choice in Martha’s name. Jacqueline J. Smith Jacqueline was born on August 27, 1929 and passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Jacqueline was a resident of Raytown, Missouri at the time of her passing. She graduated from East High School and later attended Wichita State. She was married to Jim A visitation will be held from 1-2pm Saturday August 13th 2016 and with a memorial service to follow at Heartland Cremation Burial Society Raytown Missouri. Jil Paxton Jil Paxton, 43, born Nov. 10, 1972, passed away Aug. 3, 2016, at John Knox Hospice, Lee’s Summit, Mo. She is survived by her parents, Roy and Linda Washam, Independence, Mo.; her son, Tyler Washam and wife Bree, of Holt, Mo.; her sisters Petrice and husband Wade Rimmer, of Raytown, Mo., and Lisa Muzingo, of Independence, Mo.; her brother Larry Eslick; plus aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and many friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Darlene (Berry) Eslick, her sister, Sherry Banning, and a brother, Dean Muzingo. Her family and close friends will attend a private memorial service.
Life Changers Christian Center hosting cook-off Life Changers Christian Center is hosting a cooking competition during its Oh Taste & See Festival on Sept. 10 from noon to 5 p.m. at 6420 Raytown Trafficway.
The deadline to enter is Aug. 28. There will be cash prizes and ribbons for the top three competitors. Contestants may grill his or her preferred
meat. More information, including competition rules and how to pay the entry fee, is available by contacting Marques Marshall at 816719-5335.
Raytown Artists Association to host 10th annual art show
The Raytown Artists Association is hosting its 10th annual Invitational Art Show on from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug.
19 and 20 at St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarene, located at 8500 E. 80th Terrace in Kansas City.
This past year’s event hosted more 300 pieces from 85 local artists. The event is free and open to the public.
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pause and evaluate the fact that sustaining these funds has to be the goal,” he added. As for the restructuring recommended by Jason Greene, Seedorff said it’s uncertain what could happen to the EMS department. “From our point of view, if they decide they want to go in a different direction than what they’re doing right now, our definitive answer is to be merged with the fire district — absolutely,” he said. Doug Jonesi, EMS director, said during a previous
finance committee that it was be a shame for EMS service to be provided by any entity other than the city, noting the department celebrated its 40th anniversary under the city on July 4. The board voted 6-3 to increase the raise to 15 percent. Aldermen Bill VanBuskirk, Teeman, and Alderwoman Janet Emerson voted against the motion. The board approved the 15 percent raise by a vote of 7-2. VanBuskirk and Emerson voted against the bill.
the raise did not reverse the morale problem. “Obviously, their reaction last night was that they were very encouraged and very pleased that the board was ready to take action,” he said. “It was difficult to ignore that while they were making statements last night that they were giving raises and addressing this low-wage situation the money they are given is unfunded and unsustainable. … We have to at least take
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19. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined 21. Outer layer 24. African nation (Fr.) 25. From Haiti 26. Polish river 27. Paul Henri __, Belgian statesman 31. Retailer 32. Supreme being 34. Tears into pieces 35. European Union 36. Coerced 40. She ran the Barker gang 41. Send wire 45. Optical device 47. __ Bond, civil rights leader 48. Cigar 52. Spiritual being 53. Possess 54. Thomas __, English poet 56. Dials 57. Sharp mountain ridge 59. Pigeon shelter 60. Month 61. Letter of the Greek alphabet 62. A citizen of Thailand 63. Suffix
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The frustratingly fantastic fun of ‘Suicide Squad’
By Livingston Brees It has been a long time since I remember being so torn about a movie. Even though I was thoroughly entertained by “Suicide Squad,” which demolished the “Guardians of the Galaxy” August opening weekend record take of $94.3 with a staggering $135.1 million, the flick is far from perfect. As cool as most of the cast,
the cinematography and soundtrack are, the direction, plot and tone are almost as equally uncool. The flick, set after the events of “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice,” centers around U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), who decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated super villains just in case the next Superman who decides
to visit Earth isn’t a good guy. Waller taps Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), El Diablo (Jay Hernandez) and Slipknot (Adam Beach) to join “Task Force X,” as they are called early in the flick (Task Force X is later referred to “some sort of Suicide Squad” by Smith’s Deadshot
in one of those eye-rolling they-just-said-the-movie’stitle moments). Anyway, after providing backstories on most of the squad — a couple of them even featuring Ben Affleck’s Batman — we get further into the plot of the movie, which is where things go off the rails a bit. With the team assembled and governmentapproved, all they need is a reason to spring into action.
Almost immediately, Dr. to Midway City, he and the June Moone (Cara Delev- squad must swing into acingne), who has been pos- tion to not only stop her sessed by an ancient being from laying waste, but also known as the Enchantress, save a “high-profile mark” goes AWOL, despite the located somewhere in the best efforts of Waller and the city. While all this is gogovernment to keep her in ing on, the diabolical Joker check. Silly covert govern- (Jared Leto) is also lurking ment agencies. around, preparing to launch Of course, Task Force X an evil agenda of his own. Without a doubt, the first leader Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) and Moone are dating, 25-30 minutes are my faso as soon as she lays siege Movie continued on page 8
Raytown Community Calendar Raytown Farmers Market Aug. 13, 9 am-1 pm Aug. 18, 3 pm-6 pm Located at 6210 Raytown Road Life Changers Christian Center Free Health Fair Aug. 6, 10 am – 1 pm Life Changers Christian Center, 6420 Raytown Trafficway The free event features fitness sessions, activities for kids, samples of seasonal fruits, general health information and more. Putting the Magic into a Walt Disney World Vacation Aug 9, 7-8 pm MCPL Raytown, 6131 Raytown Road Walt Disney World vacations are even more magical when they’re well planned. Join Disney destination specialist and vacation planner Heather Balbi as she steps through the Disney vacation planning process, from resort options and park tickets to MagicBands and FastPasses. RAA 10th Invitational Art Show & Sale Aug 19-20, 9 am-5:30 pm St. Paul’s Church of the
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Nazarene, 8500 E 80th Terr (off Blue Ridge Blvd) Over 90 artists and 300 works of art. Artist gift shop and silent art auction. Free and open to the public. Raytown Arts & Music Festival Aug. 27. 12:30-7 pm C. Lee Kenagy Park, 79th & Raytown Rd. Mark your calendars. Beatles tribute band, Liverpool, will be headlining. Lineup includes Barbwire Revolt, Linda Shell and Blues Thang and Eagles tribute band, Lying Eyes from St. Louis. Festival will open with Raytown’s own Wildwood Boys. More information to come. Life Changers Christian Center Cook-off Sept. 10, 12 to 5 pm Life Changers Christian Center, 6420 Raytown Trafficway Life Changers Christian Center is hosting a cooking competition during its Oh Taste & See Festival. There will be cash prizes and ribbons for the top three competitors. Contestants may grill his or her preferred meat. More information, including competition rules and how to pay
the entry fee, is available by contacting Marques Marshall at 816.719.5335. The deadline to enter is Aug. 28.
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KCubing Summer 2016 Sept. 10 First Baptist Raytown, 10500 E. 350 Hwy., Raytown, MO 64138 For general information, registration, and schedule, visit https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/ KCubingSummer2016.
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.
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
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 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 Monthly: First Monday at 10:00 am Raytown Historical Museum, 9705 E. 63rd Street.
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 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 First Presbyterian Church at 8301 James A. Reed Road. For more information, call 816-358-7952. Add your own event by registering for Events Calendar access at www.RaytownEagle. com or email Events@ RaytownEagle.com
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Wells Family Farms offers high-quality, grass-fed beef DO
R OF K THE W E E By Kim Wells Kim and Steve Wells here from Wells Family Farms. My husband and I have spent the majority of our lives raising cattle. We take great pride in offering the results to you. We bring in the best possible of outside services, the most important of which is our processing. Swiss Meats and Sausage Co., of Hermann, is excellent at what they do so that we can continue to provide high-quali-
ty, grass-fed beef to you. Summer is upon us, which means hay season is in full swing. Each year we add various grass and legume seeds to our ground. This is one of the big reasons our beef has such great flavor and a good amount of marbling from the fat that is present. The healthy choice to have 100 percent grass-fed beef in your diet can now also included incredible flavor. The 20 days of dry aging add increased flavor and tenderness. We would like everyone to come down to the Raytown Farmers’ Market on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1
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p.m. and take advantage of this offer. Any who mention this article are going to get 25 percent off his or her purchase from Wells Family
Farms. We will still honor this offer if it’s heard by word of mouth. We want to thank all our
current customers and give a thank-you to all that we hope to have as future customers, and thank you for being part
of the solution to the food supply. Being at your local farmers markets makes it possible for farm families like ourselves to have a viable, affordable way to sell our products. Our food supply has taken a brutal turn in the last 10 to 20 years, becoming centered on quick, disposable, and chemically engineered methods. We, on the other hand, believe that our food is the most important part of our daily choices. It is important to have clean food that is chemical- and preservative-free. You can find all this and more at the Raytown Farmers’ Market. See you all soon!
Home for dinner | executive chef: mom
Teriyaki chicken kabobs
By Jacqui Duran You’ve been following along on my new journey of eating healthier. Here is another easy, affordable and balanced meal for dinner to help you stick to your happy, healthy eating plan. Kabobs are so easy and the recipe can easily be changed using whichever ingredients you have on hand or how you want to eat that day. From meat to seafood to vegetarian, the options to put on a stick are many. Preparation is really easy. You can make these ahead and really save on time in the kitchen, which makes it a great weeknight meal.
Teriyaki chicken kabobs From back-to-school events, after-school activities, work, errands, and everything in between, my August is usually jam-packed with things to do. I focus on bringing out the summertime foods I haven’t yet gotten to before we hit the cooler months and I bring out my fall menu. Let’s dig in. Like I said, options are endless; this is just the combination I made today: • Two boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1” pieces • One green bell pepper sliced • One white onion sliced • One can of pineapple
chunks I can’t stress this enough: use an assembly line for your ingredients. This way you just have to take your skewer and place your cuts on the grill. Start putting together your kabobs as you like. I suggest a deep-set tray or plate set aside to put them in while you assemble all of them. Keep going until you have run out of ingredients. I was able to make almost 20 kabobs. We also want a good place to marinate our kabobs. A deep Tupperware container is my go-to for this. Once you have them all
prepped, you want to add some flavor. I happened to have Teriyaki in my pantry. I drizzled this on the top with the zest and juice of a lemon. This is one part you can make ahead of time — the night before or even first thing in the morning. Wrap the dish and let it marinate in the fridge. You can marinate up to 24 hours before. When you’re ready to cook, allow your grill to get nice and hot and then cook the kabobs evenly for about three minutes per side. Keep turning until the kabobs are looking amazing with beautiful grill marks and the
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of this column, follow along on Instagram @executivechefmom. 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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Raytown South Red and White game Raytown South High School students and atheletes were at Markland Field this past Saturday for the annual Red and White game.
In addition to the traditional matchup between the football team’s offense and defense, the event included performances by the cheer-
leaders, dance team and band. The soccer team also scrimmaged.
Photos by R.C. Jones Harold Pinks attempts to wrap up Jasir Cox on the carry.
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vorite part of the flick. The limited character development we do get is featured early on, and I could have sat through another 30 or 45 minutes of it. Robbie and Leto steal the show. Whenever they’re on screen, be it together or alone, you totally buy what they are selling. Robbie is the perfect mix of craziness and hotness, and even though Leto will most assuredly get unfair comparisons to Jack Nicholson and the late Heath Ledger, he manages to make this iconic role all his own. I’m very much looking forward to his extended role in the upcoming “Batman” standalone flick, written and directed by Batfleck himself. Then we have Smith’s Deadshot, who slips into the old I’m-a-criminal-butI-really-have-a-good-heartthat-only-my-young-daughter-can-see trope, which I completely and totally believe was added after he came on board. I’m a huge Will Smith mark and I always will be, but I was really hoping to see him spread his wings and do something other than play himself, which we’ve seen him do 1,000 times before. Aside from Smith, the rest of the cast seems like they’re there to simply “fill out the team,” with Kinnaman, Hernandez and Akinnoye-Agbaje being totally wasted. Speaking of something being totally wasted, it’s time to talk plot. Even though there are some cool set pieces, stunts and dialogue, the second and third acts seem rushed and full of plot holes. I think writer/di-
rector David Ayer lost sight of the fact that the “why” these bad guys are thrust together isn’t nearly as important as the fact they “are” CLUES ACROSS together. I would have loved 1. see Greenwich Timeor characto more team 4. English sailor ter building andmissionary less action 9. Type of wheat piece set-ups. 14.And Wreath while I’m on the sub15. Hesitate ject of set-ups — why in the 16. Hollyhocks world would they choose to 17. Not even waste a character like the En18. Former talk show host chantress as almost a throw20. Rugged mountain range away in this flick? I’m sure 22. Greek muse the filmmakers wanted a le23. Ancient Greek comedy gitimate threat, but let’s not 24. Jeopardizes forget this story is set in a 28. Singer DiFranco world where Batman, Won29. Calcium der Woman, stock the Flash or 30. Employee even Aqua Man ownership plan could have handled something like this. 31. Gemstones I33. wish they had gone with a Got the job nondescript 37. Tantalumforeign country in 38.possession Red deer of weapons of mass destruction or “Meta 39. Not a pro Humans” of their 41. Coffee alternative own, which would have been a 42. Aluminum much quickerItalian set-up and left 43. Northern more time for that elusive language character development we 44. Smart __: Wiseacre talked aboutrulers earlier. 46. Sanskrit (pl.) uneven as the cast 49.As __ hoc and plot ended up being, 50. Mousse
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the soundtrack took up all kind of slack. Featuring artists like Queen, the Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Etta James, AC/ 51. Closures DC, Eminem, The White 55. Russian lakeBlack Sabbath, Stripes and 58. Small lunar crater Ayer uses music to sell char59. Appear withsituations that acters and 60. Beginning we’d normally laugh at and 64. Type of Chinese language dismiss with quickness. 65. Jewish composer Even though I was mostly 66. Sensation of flavor entertained throughout and 67. Payment (abbr.) didn’t hate myself for watch68. High-class ing it, I really expected more. 69. Clocked As I said, the soundtrack, 70. Midway between east and cinematography and most southeast of the cast are stellar, but the lack of character and team CLUES DOWN development, lack of direc1. Shine tion and a great script make 2. They spread the news a slightly 3.“Suicide Indicates Squad” water limits above mediocre movie in4. Determines value stead of a good one. 5. Capital of Okinawa And FYI, 6. Chinese riverthere is a “midsequence — the first 7.credit” Sign language a DCfeast movie that is 8.for Passover and — ceremony 9.worth Yemensticking capital around for. sure to of come back next 10. ABe tributary the Missouri week when I’ll tackle Seth River Rogen’s 11. Sounds R-rated animated comedy “Sausage Party.” 12. Andorra-La Seu d’Urgell Same “Bat-time,” same “BatAirport channel.” 13. Korean name
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Due to the death of my husband, Glen Wills, I will sell at public auction the following personal property on:
sunday, august 14, 2016 11 a.m. 8714 Elm Ave, Raytown, MO Judy Wills, owner
FROM THE STANDS A moment in the games
By Sterling L. Brown The Olympics are about moments in time, history and in between victory and defeat. It seems like each games has an iconic moment. Kerri Strug’s vault, Mary Lou Retton’s dominance, Usain Bolt’s seemingly effortless world record sprint in Beijing, The Miracle on Ice, Jesse Owens vs. Nazi Germany in 1936, and The Dream Team, just to name a few. I have three beautiful children and I truly feel blessed by the Lord to be their father. My oldest son, 10, is a baseball fanatic. He has his sights set on the ball diamond and some type of engineering because he loves math. My youngest, my 3-year-old daughter, is impressionable. She talks about what she wants to be when she grows up and it’s something different each time, even though, with the games going on, she has started talking about gymnastics a lot more lately. However, my middle child is all together inspired by a moment he witnessed in the games: watching Ryan Murphy win his gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke on Monday night. It was an amazing exhibition of competition. There were competitors swimming in the lanes next to him, but he was in the pool all alone. He had been in that pool ever since he was 8 years old. He had probably swam
that race 1,000 times during 1,000 nights dreaming about being triumphant while performing his life’s passion. Even though winning a gold medal is no cheap trick, his race was one of many riveting performances you may see while Team USA attains one of its many golden neckpieces. Murphy’s mom, however, turned his race into the stuff of which twinkle-in-the-eye moments are made. She shared a book that Murphy wrote when he was 8 years old (same age as my youngest son) and gave this moment a place in Olympic lore. In his book, Murphy declared that he wanted to break world records, and that he wanted to be known as the greatest swimmer in the world. Even though he did not break the world (he was 3/100 of a second off the pace) and even though he is not yet the best swimmer in the world, he did something that, as a father, I have been trying to ingrain into my kids. He set his sight high and, more importantly, he set his sights early. As I sit and reflect on the importance of the Olympics, and watch in awe as these athletes perform feats that I cannot imagine my body completing while being healthy and intact, I think about how I used to dream as a child. Then I look at my kids soaking in sports they didn’t even know existed, and I answer their questions about the games. I was immersed by my parents, and quite possibly for a reason. In watching these games, the outstanding achievements in the athletics bring you into the lives of the athletes to discover the foundation of their determination and drive. Plus, in their sto-
ries, you may find something you were not looking for that may drive you to greatness. I’m not saying that Ryan Murphy’s book is going to spur my 8 year old to devise a theorem of cyber relativity in quantum physics, but I know the conversation about how great you or your child can be can start early in life, and that that child or young person can achieve it if they are supported and given an opportunity. When Ryan Murphy’s mother brought his book to light, it was further evidence that the message can stick. Murphy may go on to best the gold medal accomplishments of Michael Phelps one day, and my son may go on invent the first machine that can dig up an entire dinosaur fossil fully intact without having to use shovels. They both may fall short of those goals, too, but I know that you can dream big, dream early, and breathe life into those dreams. In other words, ideas become things; they manifest themselves. My daughter jumped off all four steps of the child care center today, threw her hands up in the air and yelled, “And she sticks the landing!” My wife is taking her to sign up for gymnastics lessons tomorrow. 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. #Ballislife #KeepChoppingWood #allthelegosarereallyforme
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Antiques and Collectibles: Vintage Borg bathroom scale; Detroiter alarm clock; mahogany kneehole desk; hand crocheted floor rug; occasional tables; spice rack; vintage advertising articles; large box of very old Valentines; old ink well set; Harley Davidson creamer/sugar; Harley Davidson mug collection; McCormick highball glasses; Kenny’s newsroom napkins; wood school desk; child’s chair; child’s doll wicker buggy 1920s; 2 child’s rocking chairs; vintage lamps/ girl with dress and umbrella; small child’s button-up shoes; old boy scout locker; vintage Dominion hair dryer; Faultless #50 belt strop; old razor straps; very old retractable clothes line; metal can w/lid; unique tea pot; very old hot plate; sewing made easy book copyright 1927; Durham duplex razor May28,1907; sock darners; old marbles; lot old buttons; silver spoons; WWI Cavalry spurs; Civil war folding wooden cot; vintage stenotype w/ case and manual ; small wooden trunk; oak curved glass buffet w/ lion’s feet; cedar lined walnut hop chest; Westport High School band picture 1934; very old Climax cap pistol (broken piece); 1900 census badge; coke bottle opener; 1921 Parker Bros. monkey; Civil war discharge papers; Civil war blanket(very unique); John B. Stetson black derby hat(very old); old metal derby hat mold; vintage party toys; vintage baby clothes; old dresser scarves; vintage wood toy blocks; vintage miniature irons; leather coin purse; Enterprise No.22 sausage grinder; 2 bentwood chairs, one w/leather bottom; porcelain top table; WWI wool topcoat; canteen; old army clothing pieces; vintage German silver purse; several pair old gold wire glasses; hand fans; old leather purses; vintage buttons; old medicine bottles; curling irons; green crock cookie jar USA; crock bean pot; brown crock bowls; crock tea pot; crock jar; gallon crock jug; Kristy Kan cracker tin; Savory metal bread box; old croquet set; Boston Bulldog pencil sharpener; Community silverware set; several old dolls and doll parts; costume jewelry; brass tiffany style lamp; old dresser; Tom Thumb adding device; pink header hand purse, nice; Taft political pin; silver beaded mesh hand purses; wood beaded hand purse; 3 pr. very old elbow length ladies’ gloves; old wooden bed tray; oak library table; WWII wool blankets; dresser scarf from Belgium, very nice; Roos cedar lined hope chest; WWI army uniform; Seal fur cape w/ matching muff; old wooden compass; several vintage pictures; vintage sewing cabinet; mini cedar chest; KC Royals yearbooks; vintage Minneapolis-Honeywell thermostat w/clock; Harley Davidson/ Miller beer mirror; tire ashtray; solid silver coin purse; very old Elgin pocket watch (Sotgte Duebeh); Elvis Presley story record set; several sets reader digest records; 1951 Sears catalog; 1929/1930 Westport HS yearbook; 2 very old clothespin holders; lace table cloth; hand-quilted quilts; Puff the Magic Dragon dance costume; Buck pocket knife; Harley Davidson purse; F.R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co. decanter (amber glass); 1888 Wizard cheater poker shirt cuff clips; old wooden airplane. Furniture and Misc.: Patio table w/six chairs; metal rolling basket; lifetime storage chest; shelving; Seaside Adirondack chairs(2); wall mirror; BBQ tools; meat saw; small table w/2 chairs; red radio flyer wagon; Grandfather clock(very nice); CABARET PLAYER PIANO w/bench; 41 rolls piano music; oak roll top desk; oak desk chair; cocktail table; large cypress knee; oak daybed; 2 oak end tables; lamp table; oak table lamps; hall tree; Smith-Corona electric typewriter; Stetson 5X hat 71/4; Proform crosswalk325X treadmill; oak ding table w/4 leaves/8 chairs; Leather Harley jacket(42); Denim Harley vest.
Lunch Available
Terms of the Sale: Cash or Approved Check
816-916-1016
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