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Raytown Equestrian Park Is Picking Up Its Gait

By Diane Krizek Editor Horse trainer, Lisa Stutts, drove through Raytown one day and took particular notice of what folks here call the Horse Barn. She immediately recognized a diamond in the rough in a great location and moved Stutts Performance Horses to the Raytown Equestrian Park at 9400 E. 63rd Street where she and her students are preparing for the American Royal Arabian Horse Show that takes place September 18-20, 2014.

The Arabian horse is known for its stamina, spirit and exotic beauty and the American Royal Arabian Horse Show attracts horses and riders from all over the country competing in classes especially designed to showcase the versatility of this breed.

“The Arabian horse is known

Lisa Stutts and Loki for its baby face, huge eyes and short body. It tolerates the heat bet-

ter than any other breed because it was bred in hot and dry Arabia,”

explains Stutts.

The competition classes of the

horse show include Halter (conformation) Classes, Youth Showmanship at Halter, Western Pleasure and Equitation, English and Country Pleasure, and also Hunter Pleasure and Dressage Suitability.

“All the “pleasure” classes require impeccable manners and form,” said Stutts. Her students, Tristan and Heather, will be showing 5 year-old Loki and Lorix, a Top 10 Halter Champion.

Lisa Stutts started riding when she was just 9 and this 26 year-old has been teaching for 10 years. She charges just $35 an hour.

“I love teaching students to ride.

It gets them off the electronics and teaches them discipline. And then there’s the aspect of them working with an intelligent animal,” said Stutts.

Two other trainers have moved into the Raytown Equestrian Park.

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Raytown Student Completes NASA-Based Space Science Program

“KAOS Science Camp was an amazing experience. Every day was full of lots of information about outer space and fun activities. My favorite part was getting to take part in the astronaut training and completing the mock-up mission. The most important (and fun) portion of camp was getting to work as a team to accomplish different goals and making new friends along the way.” --Anna Ryan

Space 101 is a four-day, introductory astronaut training camp for students entering

seventh and eighth grades emphasizing teamwork, leadership and problem solving. De-

veloped by Cosmosphere staff, Camp KAOS science, technology, engineering, and match

Anna Ryan of Raytown, Mo., daughter of Tom and Kathy, attended the Camp KAOS Space 101 program July 8-12, 2014 at the Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson Kansas. Anna is in the 8th grade at Raytown Central Middle School.

(STEM)-based programs are nationally recognized for their ability to motivate campers to seek careers in science and

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aerospace-related industries.

Participants construct and launch rockets, attend interactive briefings with Cosmosphere space science educators, tour the world-renowned Hall of Space Museum and train on Cosmosphere spaceflight simulators. The week culminates with a team-based mission in the Cosmosphere’s Falcon III, the most realistic space shuttle simulator outside of NASA – where they pilot a low-Earth orbit mission – and the monitoring of another team’s shuttle flight in Mission Control.

Cosmosphere spaceflight simulators challenge campers.

The centrifuge is a rotating device that tests physical reactions to typical g-forces encountered during launch and reentry of spacecraft. The multi-axis trainer spins riders 360 degrees in multiple directions while simulating tumble maneuvers that could be encountered in spaceflight. The stress simulator incorporates external stimuli into a mission to replicate potential Continued on page 6

Photos by R.C. Jones Senior blocker #56 Truman Steehn leads the way for Senior running back #23 Josh Drake for a big run against Oak Park

Junior receiver #2 Matt Baxter stretches out for a pass against Oak Park

Raytown defeated Oak Park 56 to 26 for their second win of the season and now stand at 2-1 for the young season. The Bluejays host Winnetonka at their homecoming game on Friday, September 12, 2014.

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Area Teens Escorted Honorees At Toast Of the Town Gala

Nine out of 150 Youth Advisory Council students earned the privilege to attend and escort the Citizens of the Year at this year’s Toast to Our Towns Gala that took place on September 6, 2014, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. The student’s opportunity was based on points they earned

from service to their community since June 1, 2014. This year more than 700 hundred donors, partners and friends gathered together for the “Toast to Our Towns” gala, an annual toast to celebrate giving throughout the Heartland.

Youth Advisory Council gala escorts were: Annie

Crawford of Blue Springs High School, Megan White from Truman High School, Alexis Vittengl from Blue Springs South High School, Tristen Caudle from Raytown High School, Lisa Gardner from Tri-City Christian, Mariah Gilbertson from Grain Valley High School, Sidney Mason from

Lee’s Summit High School, Bekah O’Donnell from Blue Springs South High School, and Chris Verbrugge from Blue Springs High School.

The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) was formed in 1998 as a program of the Truman Heartland Community Foundation to involve young leaders in chang-

ing the future through the power of philanthropy. YAC has grown to more than 150 student leaders committed to improving the lives of children and young people throughout Eastern Jackson County. YAC is represented by the following area high schools and welcomes participation from other

metro school districts: Blue Springs, Blue Springs South, Fort Osage, Grain Valley, Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit North, Lee’s Summit West, Raytown, Raytown South, Summit Christian Academy, Tri-City Christian, Truman, Van Horn and William Chrisman.

Shields Pitches A Gem In Detroit Putting The Royals Back Up In First Place Over Detroit Tigers

By George Michaud Wednesday night, September 10th was a tense night for all Royals Fans and The Royals team since they dropped the last two games in Detroit and going into Wednesday night were tied for with Detroit. Now, The Royals have sole possession of first place in The American League Division Central. Shields pitched a full

By Connor Lynch O’Hara High School

seven innings without allowing one run, struck out eight and only allowed two singles.

Then, Kelvin Herrera pitched a wonderful near 100 mph inning that was without a hitch.

In the top of the 9th Royals added one more run off of former Royals Pitcher Joakim Soria Escobar’s sacrifice fly ball brought home Cain from third who had just tripled way down the right field line at wet Co-America

Park. Game was delayed due to rain for approximately 45 minutes.

Just when I thought The Royals were about to drop into second place behind the Detroit Tigers, Shields saved the day and we wound up one up in first which made my night. The Royals really have me excited this year.

Thursday night The Royals go right back to work with a four game series with

The Boston Red Sox in town through Sunday. No Day off and The Chicago White Sox come in to Kaufman Stadium for three, a day off on the 18th and then The Detroit Tigers come to The Big K for three games through Sunday the 21st. On September 22nd The Royals play that crazy suspended game in Cleveland with the Indians and two others there through the 24th, then on to The Chicago White

Sox for a four game series to finish out the September to Remember of 2014. It will be an exciting and interesting next five series of games which will tell us the whole story of where the Royals will be in October. Who knows, Kansas City still may be the home of some World Series games and the least a few play-offs to see who wins the Division Series and even the League Series.

Baseball always has this aura about it which leaves us wanting more and excited for our home team especially since our Royals have entertained us so greatly throughout this season of 2014.

Go Royals!! I want a front row seat during the first World Series game here! Stay happy and think positive.

This might be the year. The first in thirty years for The Royals.

O’Hara Rolls Over Clinton

Michael Briggs picked apart the Clilnton defense with 239 yards and 2 touchdowns. Gerard Harker accumulated 70 yards on the ground and crossed the goal line twice. Austin Evans broke open a 58 yard rushing touchdown. So many offensive threats, but what’s the one thing that makes all this possible? Harker simply answers, “The Line.”

In back to back drives to begin the first quarter the Celtics marched down as if there was no one in their way. With the athleticism of the O’Hara offensive line, just about every Cardinal defender was being blocked. Harker discusses the success of this team saying, “Our line isn’t the biggest, but they’re fast and can get out to block quickly.”

With success on the ground and in the air, the Celtics found them-

selves at the goal line twice where both drives were capped off on the ground. Briggs with a one yard QB sneak, and Harker on a 2 yard handoff. Just midway through the first quarter the Celtics already found themselves with a 14-0 lead.

Late in the 1st, the Celtics gained possession near their own 30 when Briggs dropped back to pass. “The line gives me time to make my reads and get the ball to the open receiver.” This was evident when offensive specialist, Michael Rowe blew by the Clinton defensive backs and found himself all alone when Briggs dropped a beautiful pass right in Rowe’s bread basket. “I had 10,000 thoughts running through my head. I didn’t wanna drop it.” After making the reception, Rowe had an open field where he crossed the goal line on a 73 yard touchdown.

After one of many connections from Briggs to Drake down the

sideline, the Celtics found themselves in the Red Zone in the middle of the second quarter. “We really try to use our speed to open big holes for our running backs,” said center, Tim Tinsley. They did just that as Harker finished the 78 yard drive with a 9 yard sweep into the end zone. The offense showed their dominance in the first half as they went into the locker room with a 28-0 lead.

The Celtics came out in the second half with the same confi-

dence and poise they began the game with. Like a broken record, Briggs led his team back down to the one yard line. But this record ended with a different song as the Celtics fumbled a snap, giving the Cardinals possession. When it seemed like the Cardinals might have gained momentum, linebacker, Maverick Griffin busted right through the line where he brought down the Clinton ball carrier in his own end zone. Safety.

With possession at the Clinton 30 yard line, Briggs dropped back looking toward the end zone where he found the right hand of receiver Zach Drake. “Michael put it right where he needed to. The corner had my arm tied up so I reached out with the other and was able to bring it down,” Drake said.

Michael Rowe followed up with, “Michael and Zach were clicking all game.” Celtics: 37 Cardinals: 0. Late in the 3rd quarter, Austin

Evans added on to the offensive showing. Evans went 58 yards almost untouched. The line did their job all day. “We are fast off the ball and are able to give our backs room to run,” said Tinsley.

The defensive force and pressure, although overshadowed by the offense, was a crucial part to the Celtics’ success. On top of the 14 tackles by Tinsley and safety by Griffin, the Celtics were able to put pressure on the Cardinal quarterback. Both Derek Jordan and Carter Halil recorded big sacks. Halil’s big hit got the crowd on their feet.

“Right when I got through the line, I just wanted to hit him as hard as I could,” Halil said.

With a 44 point lead and running clock entering the 4th quarter, the Celtics pulled back the reigns.

The Cardinals were able to squeeze out a last second touchdown and the game ended; Celtics: 44 Cardinals: 6.

Honor Flight Organization Honors City Employee’s Father And Brother

On October 7, 2014, Janet Pell, Public Works Administrative Assistant, will see both her father and brother honored for their military service in this year’s Honor Flight. John Bersuch, Sr., who still resides in Raytown, and John Bersuch, Jr., who was raised in Raytown, will be transported to Washington,

D.C. to join veterans from all parts of the country.

Honor Flight Network is a

non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices by transporting our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to senior veterans, World War II survivors, along with other veterans who may be terminally ill.

The Honor Flight Organization always asks friends and family for notes of appreciation using the military’s terminology, “mail call!”

Write a short note to John Sr. and John Jr. expressing your appreciation for their contributions to the freedoms we enjoy. This is a great project for school kids. As a commu-

nity, we can make sure John Sr. and Jr. have many letters, catching up for the days long ago when they left “mail call” empty handed.

Please mail the letters or send emails to arrive before Oct 1st, 2014 to allow time for the committee sort and bag the “mail call.” Make sure John W. Bersuch Sr. and John

W. Bersuch, Jr. is on the left hand corner of the envelope or in the subject line of the email.

Mail to: Heartland Honor Flight – Mail Call, c/o Bridget Bauer, 12245 Charlotte, Kansas City MO 64146 Email to: HeartlandHF6@ gmail.com

Raytown Charity Garden Vandalized With the help of volunteers, Josiah Chumba, a native of Kenya, brings in up to 400 pounds of fresh vegetables to the Raytown Farmers Market every Saturday morning. All profits go to help an orphanage in Kenya and the Niles Home for Children here in Kansas City. Last weekend, vandals destroyed most of the garden crops that Chumba and his wife call Emmanuel Kip’s

Garden started three years ago after he and his wife lost two children during pregnancy.

“They’re in heaven.

They’re not hungry. They’re not in pain, but those kids that are still alive they have no help. If we can help them, we feel at peace that way,” Chumba said.

Raytown police reportedly said they have received no reports of vandalism or

trespassing at or near the garden. “By the time we call the police say it’s too late to catch them,” Chumba said.

Police suggested fencing the garden but it would require $8000 that the Chumba’s can not afford to protect the huge garden.

The vandals have also ignored the barbed wire around the area and created a makeshift camp.

“I never saw that happen

Disturbance Leads To Gunshots On Sunday September 7th at approximately 5:30 PM, Raytown police were sent to the 8600 block of Stark on a disturbance involving a gun. When officers arrived

they found a woman with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to her hip.

The woman was examined

by Raytown Paramedics and refused to be taken to a

hospital. The other person involved was not at the scene but is a known person.

Detectives were called to the scene and the investigation continues.

Raytown Schools Reassures Parents Of Successes

The Raytown School District reached out to reassure parents in the district after a large drop in test scores from 85 to 71 percent that was recently publicized. Superintendent Dr, Allan Markley sent an impassioned letter to all parents explaining that the

test standards are higher but the scores don’t adequately reflect the gains the district is making in terms of improved attendance, graduation rates and ACT scores.

“I think the purpose of that letter is to show our parents and our staff, and our

community, that we are having successes and the most important success is on the individual student basis,” Superintendent Dr. Allan Markley said. “Every time we introduce a new curriculum, test scores drop but the scores increase the next year.”

back home until here. It’s kind of surprising I would think that somebody in

America would do that but it’s the opposite,” he said.

Call Raytown police if

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OPINION I understand that the current charter commission has approved placing, into the proposed charter, a requirement that our city administrator must live within the city limits of Raytown.

Recently released Missouri schools’ test scores reveal the highest and lowest ranking districts in the Kansas City metro area. Raytown School district ranks only as number 10 among the 12 Kansas City Metro area school districts. In fact Kansas City school district’s test scores have increased 6 points higher than the previous year whereas Raytown School District’s test scores fell 13.2 points from that of the previous year..

Having a background of more than 25 years as a real estate broker, I know wise knowledgeable home buyers will seek a investment area with good school ratings, business growth and lower tax base which will lead to an investment continuing to increase in value over the years. Therefore they will be concerned about our lower school district rating and our city’s business growth failures, business growth which is greatly needed to support our city’s tax goal for increased revenue and reduced tax pressures upon Raytown homeowners.

It is my opinion that Raytown homes are worth much less than homes of equal size in Blue Springs which is rated at number 1 out of the 12 school districts. Raytown also falls way below Blue Springs when it comes to business growth which results in reduced real estate taxes for Blue Springs homeowners.

Those who strongly opposed the Wal-Mart Grocery Mart, which includes a significant number of charter commissioners, have damaged Raytown’s revenue growth potential resulting in potentially causing continuing increases in our real estate taxes and reduced home value investments.

Until Raytown experiences significant business growth we cannot require our current city administrator (who resides in Raymore with a number 3

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school district rating as opposed to Raytown’s school district rating of 10) to live in Raytown. I have since learned that, even after a $30,000 raise last year, his salary is still below that which he could earn in several of our surrounding cities which have a better school district rating than that of Raytown and much better business tax revenue support than that of Raytown.

Despite the fact that surrounding cities have charters requiring that the city administrator live within that city’s boundaries, Raytown is not equal in standing, both in school district rating and business growth with that of these other cities; therefore the requirement that the administrator live within our city limits must have a waiver inserted in this requirement to allow for a qualified candidate to be accepted if said candidate does not chose to settle in our town until such time that Raytown is on equal standing both in school district rating and with a positive business grown reflecting increasing tax revenue able to support the payment of a city administrator’s salary equal to that of other metropolitan cities.

Prior to their election this past April, a number of potential charter candidates announced that they were in favor of a simple charter which is what most of our citizens ask for and I also wish to make a plea to all Raytown citizens that they inform those charter commissioners thru either phone calls, attending some of the meetings and or thru letters to the editor of this newspaper that we want a charter that we can approve and not ending up rejecting, yet another charter many thousands of dollars later.

We must also inform members of the school board and the school administration that they must make a concentrated effort to increase the school district’s ranking and strive to return the Raytown School District to the rating it held 30 years ago when potential home buyers looked to Raytown first to invest.

B.B. KING

RAY CHARLES

PEARL BAILEY

BUDDY HACKETT

DON RICKLES

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Last week we touched on how I first met Stan Irwin during that private party held by the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas for ANN MARGARET and how Mr. Irwin became my best friend and mentor. This week, as promised, here is the poem titled “What God Looks Like To Me” as written by Stan Irwin for his son Lanny in 1952. Not realizing that it would ever become a song, the poem was a hit with everyone who read it and it touched many because of the words “You, my son, is what God really looks like to Me” “Those words forever etched into the memory of FRANK SINATRA when his Mom died suddenly en route to his opening engagement at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas in January of 1977”, said Stan Irwin, in our most recent exclusive phone conversation. “Having known Frank and his Mom, Natalie Catherine Garavente, a native of Genoa, Italy, known as “Dolly”, a Hoboken, NJ politician and ward leader who was responsible for her son (her only son, Francis “Frank” Sinatra) to make something of himself in life.” ”Frank’s Mom was killed instantly when the Lear Jet she was on crashed atop California’s highest mountain, Mt. san Gorgonio. Frank finished two of his shows at Caesar’s Palace after learning of the disappearance and cancelled the remaining week of his engagement”, Irwin said.

“I had given the poem to Frank in remembrance of his Mom and after reading it Frank wanted it put to music. So, with the help of myself and a friend of mine, Lan O’Kun, it became so. It became a favorite on Frank Sinatra’s famed Trilogy Album set “The Past, The Present and The Future”. The song was on the “Present”

PAT MORITA

GAVIN MACLEOD

(Some Very Good Years) portion of the Trilogy set on side four just after “Love Me Tender” along with “It had to be You”, “More Than You Know”, “Just The Way You Are” and “For The Good Times”. Stan said, “Frank had everything to do with the line-up of the entire three album set because this was a tribute to his Mom “Dolly”.

“I was definitely, not only elated but felt privileged that Frank thought of it [my song] in this way”, said Irwin. “When Frank Sinatra passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, with his fourth wife, Barbara holding him in her arms, his final words were “Oh dear Lord, Oh Mother” and with a deep sigh he was gone.”

Never being known to be a religious person, Frank Sinatra always held his Mother dear to his heart and Stan Irwin’s song “What God Looks Like To Me” was perfect for Frank to pay a final tribute to his Mom who pushed him so hard to hang in there in and become somebody in his life. “She was the driving force. He often referred to her as “The Force”, says Mr. Irwin in a recent phone interview.

WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE TO ME (original)

By Stan Irwin for his son, Lanny, in 1952 One day as I walked with my son hand in hand,

MANHATTAN TRANSFER

SARAH VAUGHN

LLOYD LINDROTH

JIM WEINBERG

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The Deep, Dark Microwave Oven Of The 70s

Jason Offutt I don’t remember my family’s first color television set, I don’t remember our first eight-track tape player and I don’t remember our first touch-tone telephone.

I do remember our first microwave oven. It was the size of a 1974 Ford Pinto.

However, it had more power than a Pinto and, unlike the Pinto, the threat of an explosion caused by a rear-end collision was minimal.

I thought of that old oven recently when I tried to cook a bowl of oatmeal in my microwave oven and accidentally turned the innocent bowl of oats into something I could use to patch concrete.

That brought back memories.

I can still see Mom standing in the kitchen the day Dad hauled in the new microwave.

“I can cook bacon in this,” I remember her saying as she held up a beige plastic tray that came with the oven. The tray was molded into neatly cordoned off sections where you could place individual slices of bacon for cooking.

There was also a little pocket on the tray that would collect all the bacon grease she’d later put in a coffee can under the kitchen sink. I don’t know why she did this.

“And I can bake a cake,” she said. “And cook a turkey.”

Dad unpacked the box to unveil a big oven with wood grain decals that looked every bit as real as the oak paneling in our living room.

There were no LEDs, no space-age sensors, and no selection of nifty soft-touch pads depicting images of snack foods the oven would turn into rubber anyway.

But there were dials, two of them. Big, ugly dials like those on our Magnavox TV. I was positive we could pick up UHF if I overcooked the popcorn just right.

These first microwave ovens were, hmm, how should I say this? Complete junk.

Early on, Mom tried to bake a cake in our new futuristic oven and quickly discovered the cakes my older sisters had made in their Easy-Bake Oven years before had turned out much better.

Even if we still had the cakes my sisters had made in 1971, those cakes would have been far superior to the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms that Mom had tried to spread icing on for my birthday.

She even once tried to cook a small turkey and, much like Dr. Victor Frankenstein, discovered it’s best not to meddle in the realm of God. Mom did find she could boil water with some success.

The defrosting capabilities of

this early generation microwave oven were openly suspect, but, by golly, Mom defied the British to boil a pot of tea any faster than she could.

I still use the bacon my Mom first cooked as bungees when I haul furniture.

There have been technological advances to microwaves since Mom got her first oven, but the only thing

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weeklyBLOTTER From Raytown Police Department

Incidents from 9/3/14 to 9/9/14 08/31/2014 02:40:45 42.209 - CITY, FLEEING/ ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER E 62 ST 08/31/2014 08:41:09 569.080B - TAMPERING 1ST/ AUTO/STOLEN & RECOVERED LOCALLY 7700 block E 87 ST 08/31/2014 15:07:01 28.139.l - CITY, STEALING ALL OTHER 9800 block E 68 TER

NAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 9100 block E 55 ST

RUN AWAY - RUNAWAYPERSONS UNDER 18 7300 block HARDY AVE

09/01/2014 18:18:38 RUN AWAY - RUNAWAYPERSONS UNDER 18 7300 block ASH AVE

09/02/2014 21:24:06 28.334 - CITY, BAC E 69 ST

09/01/2014 21:12:42 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 8400 block PERSHING RD 09/01/2014 21:27:55 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 8700 block TENNESSEE AVE

08/31/2014 16:22:03 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY

09/01/2014 21:41:11 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 9000 block E 350 HWY

08/31/2014 18:55:36 28.211.d - CITY, UNLAWFUL POSSESS OTHER WEAPON 7900 block HEDGES AVE

09/02/2014 07:50:57 28.139.j - CITY, STEALING FROM BUILDING 7900 block HEDGES AVE

08/31/2014 19:42:22 42.209 - CITY, FLEEING/ ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER 9000 block E 52 TER 08/31/2014 20:02:07 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 9000 block E 350 HWY 08/31/2014 20:16:42 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY

09/02/2014 08:34:35 28.139.h - CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 6600 block BLUE RIDGE BLVD 09/02/2014 09:53:00 28.139.h - CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 7500 block ENGLEWOOD 09/02/2014 10:42:11 569.120 - PROPERTY DAMAGE 2ND DEGREE/UNDER $750 (M) 7900 block E 87 ST

08/31/2014 21:57:02 566.030 - RAPE BY FORCE 2100 block SE BLUE PA

09/02/2014 14:00:49 28.137 - CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 11200 block E 350 HWY

09/01/2014 11:43:18 28.139.h - CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 8600 block E UTOPIA DR

09/02/2014 16:38:32 ATT TO LOCATE - ATTEMPT TO LOCATE VEHICLE 10200 block E 70 TER

09/01/2014 13:02:53 570.090 - FORGERY (F) 10300 block E 350 HWY 09/01/2014 13:07:35 28.143 - IDENTITY THEFT 7900 block APPLETON AVE 09/01/2014 13:16:29 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMI-

09/02/2014 18:16:02 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY 09/02/2014 18:51:00

09/02/2014 21:33:53 565.060A - ASSAULT 2ND/ WITH SHARP INSTRUMENT (F) 8600 block MAPLE ST 09/02/2014 21:41:12 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 6800 block HUNTER AVE

GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 7400 block OVERTON AVE 09/04/2014 16:20:22 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY 09/04/2014 18:51:49 28.137 - CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 9000 block E 66 TER 09/04/2014 20:45:41 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY

09/04/2014 01:33:26 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY

09/04/2014 21:43:09 28.240 - CITY, FALSE REPORTS 87

09/04/2014 02:46:41 570.030D - STEALING/ OVER $500/FROM MOTOR VEHICLE (F) 75 ST

09/05/2014 02:50:06 195.202E - DRUGS/POSSESSION/PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS (F) E 87 ST

09/04/2014 05:28:41 28.331 - CITY, POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 10100 block E 79 ST

09/05/2014 07:30:40 569.160M - BURGLARY 1ST/ NO FORCE/RESIDENCE UNK TIME (F) 9700 block E 81 TER

09/04/2014 05:50:51 569.080A - TAMPERING 1ST/AUTO/STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 5900 block WOODSON RD 09/04/2014 09:12:29 28.137 - CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 11500 block E 66 TER 09/04/2014 11:15:29 569.170D - BURGLARY 2ND/FORCIBLE ENTRY/ RESIDENCE DAY (F) 5800 block KENTUCKY AVE 09/04/2014 15:03:12 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 10300 block 350 HWY 09/04/2014 15:13:16 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 7900 block TENNESSEE AVE 09/04/2014 16:08:49

09/05/2014 13:36:14 570.030A - STEALING/OVER $500/ALL OTHER THEFTS (F) 10600 block E 59 ST 09/05/2014 17:27:08 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 5900 block FARLEY AVE

10400 block E 79 ST 09/05/2014 21:02:44 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block 350 HWY 09/05/2014 22:16:38 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 6500 block RAYTOWN RD 09/06/2014 01:22:05 569.080A - TAMPERING 1ST/AUTO/STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 9800 block E 61 ST 09/06/2014 04:09:35 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 8700 block E 63 ST 09/06/2014 07:14:32 569.080B - TAMPERING 1ST/ AUTO/STOLEN & RECOVERED LOCALLY 5500 block HUNTER AVE 09/06/2014 09:44:58 28.137 - CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 11400 block HIDDEN LAKE DR 09/06/2014 14:22:59 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 8800 block E 62 TER 09/06/2014 15:13:13 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY 09/06/2014 16:05:01 570.030O - STEALING/ CREDIT CARD (F) 9700 block E 87 ST

09/05/2014 19:07:45 28.330.b - CITY, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 75 ST

09/06/2014 17:17:40 28.137 - CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 11400 block HIDDEN LAKE DR

09/05/2014 20:11:44 569.080A - TAMPERING 1ST/AUTO/STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 5300 block ASH AVE

09/06/2014 17:40:32 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 7200 block CEDAR AVE

09/05/2014 20:15:38 570.130 - FRAUDULENT USE OF A CREDIT DEVICE/ UNDER $500 (M)

09/07/2014 03:00:01 565.060 - ASSAULT 2ND/ WITH FIREARM (F) 60 ST

09/07/2014 03:31:01 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 9800 block E 80 TER 09/07/2014 08:15:09 28.333.a - CITY, DWI-ALCOHOL 6900 block LANE AVE 09/07/2014 14:28:57 RUN AWAY - RUNAWAYPERSONS UNDER 18 10500 block E 350 HWY 09/08/2014 07:46:05 569.100 - PROPERY DAMAGE 1ST DEGREE/OVER $750 (F) 9700 block E 79 ST 09/08/2014 10:25:22 569.170F - BURGLARY 2ND/ FORCIBLE ENTRY/RESID. UNK. TIME (F) 10300 block E 56 ST 09/08/2014 14:21:22 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 6200 block ASH CT 09/08/2014 16:29:29 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 9400 block E 350 HWY 09/08/2014 17:37:06 569.170D - BURGLARY 2ND/FORCIBLE ENTRY/ RESIDENCE DAY (F) 5500 block STERLING AVE 09/08/2014 18:24:15 28.139.i - CITY, STEALING BICYCLE 8400 block E 83 ST 09/08/2014 21:09:46 565.050 - ASSAULT 1ST/ WITH FIREARM (F) BLUE RIDGE BLVD 09/08/2014 22:59:55 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 8800 block E 61 TER

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Producer’s Corner continued from page 4 He asked me some questions about the air, sea and land How high is a mountain?

How deep is the sea?

Why does a bird fly? Who makes a tree?

But the question that thrilled me the most on our hike Was, Daddy, please tell me what God really looks like?

He looks like a rainbow, just after the rain, He’s as golden as wheat dancing over the plain.

He looks like a sunbeam that brightens our way

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He looks like all children so happy at play He looks like the stars when the night’s crystal clear He looks like a baby when mother is near.

His house in the sky is the heaven so blue From where he sees each and everything we do His face is the moonlight reflected on snow, His hair like a garden where all flowers grow He’s part of each cloud, both the black and the white Yet lighting’s a toy when compared to His might His heart’s like the ocean, so

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vast and so strong, That’s why all his children have room to belong.

His smile is the morning we waken to see, But you, my son, is what God really looks like to me Irwin said that “the lights on The Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue the night after his death.” Irwin continued to tell me that Sinatra was buried next to his Mother at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, CA with the words “The Best Is Yet To Come” on his gravestone.

He was buried with a pack

of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, his favorite cherryflavored Life Savers and another candy he liked best.”

If you ever find that “Trilogy” album set and listen to the song, you’ll find that Sinatra changed a few of the words but only a few. He called it “That’s What God Looks Like To Me” instead of “What God Looks Like” as Stan Irwin named it originally but it made no difference. “As long as Frank was happy, it made no difference to me”, said Irwin.

Thank you to Stan Irwin

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for his memories helping me put together this weeks “Producer’s Corner”. Next week we’ll dig deeper into the life and times of Stan Irwin, his days in Las Vegas when he brought The Beatles here for the first time and other exciting events which formed policies that would endure even to this day in sin city. S So, as always, stay happy for this week. See you all next Friday in “The Producer’s Corner” where we will get to know more about early Las Vegas and who the real “producers were.

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Raytown Community Calendar EVENTS Raytown Farmer’s Market Thursdays, 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Saturdays, 8:00 am 1:00 pm 6210 Raytown Road Shop local, producer only vendors, dine on amazing prepared foods while listening to local musicians and relax.

Touchdown Tuesdays First & Third Tuesdays, 3:00 am – 8:00 pm Wing Stop, 11825 U.S. 40 Highway, Independence Raytown Touchdown Club has teamed up with Wing Stop for this bi-monthly fundraiser. Proceeds from orders will go to the TD Club to help support the Bluejays football team. Just mention Raytown Touchdown Club when ordering so the TD Club gets credit.

Senior Celebration September 13, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Point at Graceway, 5600 Blue Ridge Cutoff Tickets $10 a person purchased at the Raytown Chamber office, 5909 Raytown Trafficway, Raytown Hy-Vee, 9400 E 350 Highway. Only 400 tickets to be sold first come first serviced. A ticket is required to attend the event. Raytown’s Senior Citizens that are 55 and older!

Bark in the Park September 13, 2014 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm C. Lee Kenagy Park, 9700 79th Street 5K dog run/walk cancelled due to low registration.

Bark in the Park featuring vendors, dog adoption agencies, children’s area dog obedience and ability demonstrations and more!

Chief’s mascot KC Wolf will make a special appearance. Enter your dog in the best kisser, best costume and best trick contests.

Shepherd’s Center Used Book Sale September 18, 2014 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm September 19, 2014 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm September 20, 2014 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church, 6429 Blue Ridge Blvd. Select from a large

Equestrian continued from page 1 Tina Mason’s specialty is Three-Day Eventing, a competition that involves three phases – sort of a Horse Triathlon. The first day starts with the dressage test to show the horse’s level of obedience in a series of precise movements. Day two is cross country, a test of the horse’s speed, endurance, and jumping ability over varied terrain and obstacles. And day three is a show jumping test where the horse must navigate and jump a series of fences in an enclosed ring.

Trainer Heather Downing’s Middle Earth Mounted Archers brings the ancient

assortment of hard- back and paperback books from many categories - mystery, fiction, non-fiction, children, travel, gardening, religious & more!

A Day on the Trail OldFashioned Ice Cream Social September 20, 2014 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Rice-Tremonti Home, 8801 E 66th Street Enjoy an afternoon of old-fashioned fun on the lawn with a homemade ice cream social and other goodies. A group of historic re-enactors will show how life on the 19th century frontier was really lived.

Live music is planned along with activities for kids. Open house tours will take place to feature the recent renovation progress.

Some seating available but bring your own lawn chair to be certain.

O’Hara Mini Shamrockettes Dance Clinic September 21, 2014 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm O’Hara High School gymnasium, 9001 James A Reed Road Attention Girls!

Don’t miss the O’Hara Mini Shamrockettes Dance Clinic! The OHS Dance team will teach a fun routine on Sunday, September 21, from 1-3pm at the O’Hara High School gym, located at 9001 James A. Reed Rd., Kansas City, MO 64138. We will perform the routine at the O’Hara Varsity Football game on Friday, September 26, when we play Smith-Cotton High School. The camp is open to all girls in grades Kindergarten thru 8th grade. The cost of the camp is $25 and includes a “Mini Shamrockette” t-shirt. If you participated in the camp last year and still have your shirt the cost of the camp is only $20. Deadline for registration is Monday, September 15th. Contact Chris Gray at (816) 589-7303 or cgray1@ hallmark.com with any questions.

accordionist, keyboardist, Nashville performer, and adjunct music instructor at Belmont University who is an alumnus of Raytown South High and an inductee in this year’s Raytown Hall of Fame will perform in concert after the inductee award ceremony.

Original KC Honky-Tonk September 24, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Raytown Mid-Continent, 6131 Raytown Road Bloodshot Records recording artist Rex Hobart plays an acoustic selection of original honky-tonk tunes steeped in heartache with an occasional shot of humor, in the tradition of George Jones and Merle Haggard. With reverence for classic country music, Hobart plays straight up honky-tonk like most folks haven’t heard in decades.

No registration needed!

St. Regis Parish 50th Anniversary Celebration September 25-28 St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 8941 James Reed Road St. John Francis Regis Parish is celebrating 50 years and inviting current or former parishioners, school alumni, and community friends to four days of events.

There is a Memorial Mass Sept. 25; a tailgate party prior to the O’Hara football game Sept. 26; the Golden Gait 5k run/walk and carnival on Sept. 27; Jubilee party/dance Sept. 27; and Jubilee Mass and reception on Sept. 28. More details can be found at www.regischruch.org and/or www. facebook.com/regischurch, or call 761-1608.

Jeff Lisenby in Concert September 21, 2014 @ 3:00 pm Ivanhoe United Church of Christ, 6512 Woodson Rd Jeff Lisenby, renowned

Raytown Arts & Music Festival September 27, 2014 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm C. Lee Kenagy Park, 9700 E. 79TH Street The Raytown Parks Department will be hosting an Arts and Music Festival, headlining BREWER & SHIPLEY, SHARP DRESSED MAN, LINDA SHELL AND BLUES THANG & KC KELSEY CJ WALKER BAND. The Park will be set up with artists around the main walking trail display-

sport of mounted archery to the middle of the United States. The rider on horse runs at a full gallop gallop, reins free, bow in hand to shoot at a series of targets.

According to Downing, mounted archery is nowhere to be found in the surrounding eight state area. She had to travel to Texas to train and will be competing in the U.S. Open in San Antonio on October 31, 2014.

These three aspiring young women dream of bringing the Raytown Equestrian Park back to its hay day.

The front office and kitchen no longer host gatherings.

They would love to see the outdoor arena come to life but that will require tons of

sand to build a cushion for horses because the ground is so compacted. They want to set up a mini-cross country track along 63rd street so the public can enjoy the beauty of riding and jumping.

For decades, the Equestrian Park has been a horse hotel for the many contestants of the annual American Royal horse shows and this 50-stall barn is at full capacity now. Support your Raytown equestrians and take in the horse shows next week that start on Thursday, September 18 and end on Saturday, September 20.

You can find Stutts Performance Horses and Middle Earth Mounted Archers on Facebook.

ing their works and selling to the public. There will also be art activities for kids, as well as balloon artists and face painters. To apply for a booth and offer sponsorship, contact Dave Turner at Raytown Parks 816-3584100.

Bricks 4 Kidz, Create with LEGOs: Soccer September 27, 2014 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Raytown Mid-Continent Public Library, 6131 Raytown Road Bricks 4 Kidz classes provide an extraordinary atmosphere for children where “we learn, we build, we play with LEGO® bricks.”

Programs are built around our special model plans designed by engineers and architects, with exciting themes such as space, construction, and amusement parks. At Bricks 4 Kidz, we believe that kids learn best through activities that engage their curiosity and creativity. Register at Mid-Continents website.

MONTHLY 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 816-353-9366 for more information KIWANIS Club of Raytown Three Trails http://moark4.com/raytown/ For meeting dates and location, call 816-7379955 Marguerite McNair DAR Chapter http://www.mssdar.org/ mmcnair Monthly:Second Monday at 6:30 pm (Sept.–June) 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.

mittee Monthly: Third Thursday at 4:15 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St.

Raytown Chamber of Commerce http://raytownchamber.com/ 5909 Raytown Trafficway (816) 353-8500

Fire Protection District Monthly: Second and Fourth Tuesday at 9:00 am City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. http://www.raytownfire.com

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

Human Relations Commission Monthly: Third Thursday at 6:00 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St.

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 Women of Today Monthly: Third Monday at 7:00 pm http://raytownwot.wix.com/ raytownwomenoftoday Club Room at Raytown HyVee, 9400 E. 350 Hwy. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Monthly: Second Tuesday at 7:00 pm Post 4242 Raytown Memorial Post, 6419 Railroad St. (816) 358-8843 CITY MEETING SCHEDULE Board of Alderman Monthly: First and Third Tuesday at 7:00 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. http://www.raytown.mo.us Board of Education Monthly: Second Monday at 6:30 pm 6608 Raytown Road http:// RaytownSchools.org Board of Zoning Adjustment Commission Monthly: Second Thursday at 7:00 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St.

Parks Board Monthly: Third Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m.

Raytown Parks Office, 5912 Lane Ave. http://raytownparks.com Planning & Zoning Commission Monthly: First Thursday at 7:00 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. Tree Board Monthly: 3rd Wednesday at 6:30 pm (Sept.-May) Raytown Parks Office, 5912 Lane Ave http://raytowntreeboard.org Check the City website for scheduling adjustments due to holidays, etc. Many committees, boards and commissions meet on an as needed basis. The meetings of the following Boards and Task Forces are infrequent but will be posted on the City’s Events Calendar when convened.

Building Code of Appeals Board of Equalization Community Health Advisory Committee Economic Development Advisory Committee Elected Officials Compensation Committee Industrial Development Authority Property Maintenance Board Raytown Community Foundation (Goes through Truman Heartland) Raytown Safe Routes to Schools Add your own event by registering for Events Calendar access at www.RaytownEagle. com or email Events@ RaytownEagle.com

Council on Aging Com-

Raytown Equestrian Park Space continued from page 1

Lisa Stutts dreams of an active horse arena

stressful situations a person might encounter during spaceflight. The Falcon III simulates launch, orbit, satellite deployment, reentry and landing of a space shuttle.

The Cosmosphere offers camp programs for students as young as those entering second grade, and on through high school. Camps are available for adults, including the Intergenerational Camp Experience for adults and their children or grandchil-

dren. Additional camp experiences are offered for groups, and schools can custom-design curriculum based on state education standards. The Cosmosphere also has programs designed specifically for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Webelos and the American Heritage Girls.

The Cosmosphere’s Camp KAOS program features five progressive levels for students entering seventh grade. Campers begin with Space 101 and 201, which are held at the Cosmosphere and visit other nearby fa-

cilities. They move on to Space 301, which includes a trip to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas for a behind-thescenes tour of NASA’s astronaut training facilities. Those who progress to Space 401 travel to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where campers experience NASA launch facilities. The most advanced campers in Space 501 focus on emerging space technology facilities in California.

Information about Camp KAOS can be found at www.cosmospherecamps.org

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Apple And Sausage Recipe

By David Wilson Raytown The weather begins to cool and with it comes my cravings for all things German. With the cool weather also comes the frequent sight of apple trees bending over with apples that the owner doesn’t seem to notice or care about. As a child, our apples were always buggy so I don’t usually care if there are a few nibbles on my apples. So, off I go to convince a few of my neighbors to share their apples. Usually I’m home with some delicious if not just a little bit “ugly” apples.

Step One: Clean up the apples. I start by coring and cutting out all the bug bites. I leave the peel because that is where all the nutrients are. If a piece is chewed through to the

core, I toss that part out. Why not, it was free?

Step Two: Decide what to do with it. Here is where my creative juices kick in. In the recipe below, I combine my apples with pork sausage and cook it on our grill because I love the grilled flavors. If you’ve cooked much, you already know apples and pork are a delicious combination so experiment with this recipe replacing the sausage with your own pork cut.

German Brats, Apples, and Kraut

German Brats, Apples, and Kraut

Ingredients • Apples, chopped or sliced • One small red onion • Sausage (I like Brats) • Sauerkraut Preparation

1. Take a sheet of aluminum foil and oil it well with spray oil.

2. Place apple and onion slices on the foil first then sausages and top with sauerkraut.

3. Place the foil with ingredients on your outdoor grill and cook for 5 minutes.

You will begin to smell a little burning (that is the sauerkraut). Turn your sausages, mixing the kraut with the apple mixture.

4. Cook and turn occasionally until the sausages reach 170 degrees. Your apple and kraut mixture should be well cooked - maybe even be slightly burned.

5. Separate the sausages from the apple/kraut mixture and set aside. Add the apple/ kraut mixture to a blender or

food processor and blend until pureed. Add salt to taste.

6. Serve your sausages with hash browns, extra sauerkraut, a dollop of German mustard and top it with the blended apple/kraut mixture.

Enjoy!

Got a favorite, family or awardwinning recipe?

We’d love to share it with Raytown.

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Home Skillet Restaurant’s Home-Style Food Is Worth A Trip

By George Michaud At first look, Home Skillet is difficult to spot in this rather new shopping plaza off 63rd Street at 6225 Blue Ridge Blvd. right in the center of Raytown. Convenience for folks living in and around Raytown is not the problem. Plenty of handicapped parking out front and well lit at night. Lots of parking all around the building. A sign out on the street on Blue Ridge Blvd would be a tremendous help for those looking for Home Skillet.

Open Mondays through Saturdays 8a.m. to 9p.m. and Sundays 8 a.m. to 3pm. The Home Skillet offers a fare to please just about everyone whether it be their generous portions for the hungry man in the house for a big breakfast to lunches with a great variety on the menu. The dinners have homespun flavor reminiscent of the famous diners along the highways on Route 66 years ago going across country or the truck stops where the food was out

Home Skillet’s meatloaf dinner with sides of this world. I believe that the Skillet’s aim is to capture the spirit of this ole fashioned good home-style cooking and they are well on their way.

Mike Bennett and his son Josh mostly run this location together along with Mike’s sister Kelley who doubles over at the Bowen Apartments running the cafeteria/ restaurant there for the residents. It also is open to the

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public which many don’t know about. All in all the three as a family work really hard for many hours every day to make certain everything runs right and the food is good. A real story of the American Dream, working from the bottom up to create a successful story they can hand down to their grandchildren. They aspire to rent the adjoining building to the Home Skillet location to expand seating from 48 to about 150 soon.

My waitress, Amber, hails from my area of Michigan but

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had I not eaten so much with the entrée.

Their meatloaf dinner is enough for a very hungry person with two large and thick slices covered with brown gravy. I ordered their baked potato with butter and chopped bacon bits in it. Excellent and the consistency was perfect for meatloaf as one would expect it to be made with good fresh beef and flavored just right.

Side dishes, one can have two but I tried lives here five.

Their now since home made she was 14, French fried has four potatoes children are all hand and enjoys made from working at the potato Home Skilto your dish let.

She’s fried just like one Amber serving meatloaf right similar to of the famdinner what one would ily and even get when ordermade the home-made chocolate cream ing steak fries. Corn from the pie I had this evening which cob is another side dish, butwas delicious and I could tered broccoli and the green have had a second helping beans are delightful. The

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baked potato is done to perfection.

The place is cheery. Nothing fancy but then again it doesn’t need to be because the food and service speak for themselves. If you want good home-made food here in Raytown and need to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner in a hurry and get back to work, then Home Skillet is the place to go.

The prices are extremely reasonable and nothing overpriced at all. Restrooms are very clean, the silverware clean and a Skillet hanging everywhere you look to remind you that you are in a homespun atmosphere where family is caring for you. Enjoy your visit when you give this local restaurant a try and tell them that the RaytownBrooking Eagle sent you in.

They will treat you like family.

Be sure to get one of their “Home Skillet Loyalty Punch Cards.” Buy 9, Get One Free.

Purchase any entree greater than $5.99 between 11a.m. and 3p.m. to receive 1 punch in your card. Receive 9 and the 10th entrée up to $9.99 is on the house. Certainly something not offered in most restaurants like this.

Finally, remember that one can buy one of their home-made pies, fruit pies or whichever pleases you just by calling in advance and you can buy a whole pie for a modest price. They are worth every penny. Mike’s son, Josh, makes all of those and is proud of it.

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