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Raytown South Homecoming 2014

The Raytown South Cardinals faced the Belton Pirates on Homecoming night, October 3, 2014 at Chitwood Stadium and came away with a 40-21 win.

The Pirates Zach Willis (#34) scored the first touchdown with 5.5 minutes left in the first quarter. The Cardinals rebounded in the second quarter when Junior quarterback, Jabril Cox (#9) scored a 44-yard touchdown.

The Cardinals kicked into high gear and started making plays.

Three more touchdowns were made by Alahandro Garrett (#13), Dominic Herndon (#82)

Photos By Max Phillips Cardinals’ Jabril Cox #9 breaking away for a touchdown

#13 Alahandro Garrett heading for a touchdown and again Garrett (#13) propelling the Cardinals to a 28-7 halftime lead.

Belton’s Willis (#34) scored a second touchdown in the third quarter pushing the Cardinals lead back to 28-14. South’s Isaiah Hutchinson (#16) broke through the Pirates defense with an 87-yard dash to score an amazing touchdown for the Cardinals ending

the quarter 34-14.

In the fourth quarter with 11 minutes left in the game, Zach Willis (#34) sprints a 60-yards to score his third touchdown for the Pirates. With the score is 34-21 and two minutes left in the game, Cox (#9) scored his second and the final touchdown of the game sealing the Cardinals’ 40-21 win.

It was a tough first quarter for the Cardnals

Raytown South Cheerleaders New and improved Page 2

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KC Chiefs Rumble Into Raytown KFC

From left to right: Sean McGrath, Jeff Allen and Rishaw Johnson

By Diane Krizek In a play to raise awareness for First Downs for Down Syndrome, KC Chiefs players, cheerleaders and

Albert Branden soon joined them to have their photos taken with excited fans and sign autographs on everything from football helmets and ball caps to

No Chiefs event would be complete without a visit from KC Wolf

who have helped and has raised nearly $7 million. FDFDS is a 501c3 organization and 100% of its contributions and raised funding go to benefit the Lee Ann Britain Infant Development Center, the Down Syndrome Clinic, the Down Syndrome of Greater Kansas City, the Mission Project, the University of Kansas, Adult, Down Syndrome Clinic and the FDFDS Expanding College for Exceptional Learners and Thrive programs.

Chiefs’ cheerleaders Stephanie and Molly take time out to meet some young fans

KC Wolf penetrated the ruby red Kentucky Fried Chicken in Raytown during lunchtime.

Chiefs’ cheerleaders, Stephanie and Molly, created some chatter when they danced into the red building decked in their red-sequined trimmed white outfits taking some KFC customers by surprise.

KC Wolf flagged down cars on 350 Highway then later worked the inside crowd with Chiefs’ cheer. Diehard fans began filling the dining room just before noon and were soon rewarded when Jeff Allen, Sean McGrath and Rishaw Johnson made their appearance to a round of applause.

baby t-shirts and jerseys.

First Downs for Downs Syndrome (FDFDS) has been the charity of choice since 1982 for the Chiefs offensive linemen

Brandon Albert signs a football Fans of all ages got the chance to be photographed with the offensive linemen

Kansas City Chiefs Home Games

October 13, Sunday 12:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs vs.

Oakland Raiders Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

October 20, Sunday 12:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs vs.

Houston Texans Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

October 27, Sunday 12:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs vs.

Cleveland Browns Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

November 24, Sunday 12:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs vs.

San Diego Chargers Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

December 1, Sunday 12:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs vs.

Denver Broncos Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Steve Shelton Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

On September 18, 2014, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas, inducted alumnus and former football and track stand-out Steve Shelton ‘88 of Raytown, Missouri, into its Braves Athletic Hall of Fame (BAHOF).

Dr. Steve Shelton is now Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for the Raytown School District.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Ottawa University in 1988, Shelton went on to earn his Master of Arts in Education Leadership from Emporia State University and his PhD in Education: Educational Leadership and Policy Administration from the University of Kansas.

As a four-year letter winner in football (1984-1988), Shelton helped lead the Braves to a four-year record of 15-25 playing for head coach Glen Percy. As a defensive back, Steve was a four-year starter for the Braves. He earned Honorable Mention NAIA All-American honors and was a First Team All-District 10 selection in 1987. He was a four-time All-KCAC selection, earning First Team honors three times and Second Team honors once. Shelton is sixth in the OU record book in single-season interceptions (7 in 1984), and he earned the Dick Peters Memorial Award in 1987. On the track for the Braves in 1985 and 1986, Shelton earned All-KCAC honors in the javelin in 1985 with athird place finish.

Shelton’s career began as a middle school science teacher at Atchison Middle School (KS). He then served as the assistant football coach at Fort Scott Community College (KS), athletic director/head football coach/ biology teacher at Shawnee Mission West High School (KS), associate principal at Shawnee Mission North High School (KS), and principal at both Raytown High School (MO) and Gardner Edgerton High School (KS).

In 1997, Steve was selected as a Kansas City Chiefs High School Coach of the Week.

Within the community, Shelton has been strongly involved in the Raytown Rotary Club, previously serving as both president and treasurer. He is also past president of the Raytown Kiwanis, serves on the Truman Heartland Foundation Advisory Board, and is an associate pastor at Cherry Grove Baptist Church. He and his wife, Jennifer, have four children: Mallory, Karoline, Samantha, and Drew.

The Eagle Celebrates One Year

By Diane Krizek | Editor On October 4, 2013, we published the first issue of the Raytown-Brooking Eagle with a scoop about the KC Chiefs making an appearance at the Raytown KFC store.

That issue is framed and displayed at that KFC store.

We’ve published 54 issues since then including this one and our distribution includes our faithful subscribers and over 100 locations in Raytown and outside our city limits in Kansas City, Independence and also St. Luke’s East hospital in Lee’s Summit. Last year, KU Audio-Reader Network requested a free subscription which we mail to Alphapointe in KC so our newspaper, every article and ad, can be read over closed-circuit radio to their

network subscribers who are blind or have limited vision.

We decided early on to make our news available to every type of reader so our articles are blogged on RaytownEagle.com, tweeted (@RaytownEagle) and posted to Facebook. We decided early one to give our advertisers extra value by giving them exposure on these online services at no extra charge.

We are now collaborating with high school students to cover school sports. Teachers at Robinson Elementary invited us to talk to their 5th grade students after school last week about what it takes to run a newspaper. The teachers who conceived this extracurricular project were thrilled when about 70 kids signed up to create their own

student newspaper. “Could we print your news, too?” they asked and my response was, “Are you kidding me?”

We now drop papers off to Robinson Elementary. One 5th-grade asked whether we would publish their stories.

Our response? “Sure thing” so watch for future stories by young writers.

Why would someone want to start a newspaper when so many are struggling to compete with the internet? At the 2013 shareholders meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Bugget explained why he bought 28 small daily newspapers. He said, “If you want to know what’s going on in your town…. there is no substitute for a local newspaper that is doing its job…Wherever there is a

pervasive sense of community, a paper that serves the special informational needs of that community will remain indispensable to a significant portion of its residents.”

Our motto is “News for and

by Raytown, Missouri” and we have endeavored to keep our readers informed about city news, community events, new and old businesses, and personal interest stories about the special folks who live in our community. This year, we are going a step further to engage the community with a “Talk Raytown” radio show that will launch October 23, 20-14, on KCXL 1140 AM and 102.9 FM every Thursday at noon. You might want to tune in.

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In KC, Royal Blue Is More Important Than Green

In recent weeks we have been asked about the economic impact of the Royals’ remarkable playoff run. The “K” has been packed to capacity and bars and restaurants are overflowing with Royals fans, so there has to be a boost to the regional economy, right?

Well, yes, you’re probably right, but maybe not to the extent you might think.

Economic impact studies are often cited to justify major civic expenses to attract an event. Kansas City recently went through this with the Republican National Convention. Millions of dollars were spent, and millions of

more dollars would have poured into our economy had we won the convention, bringing tens of thousands of visitors who would spend money on hotels, dining and other entertainment. The key word here is visitors.

With a national convention or a national sporting event like the Super Bowl, the vast majority of the people in attendance would be from out of town, bringing net new money into the city.

The vast majority of the people you’ve seen in the crowds at Royals playoff games are likely from somewhere in the Kansas City metro area. They didn’t bring in net new money into the region. They just chose to spend disposable income on

those Royals tickets instead of somewhere else around town. Maybe you couldn’t

find a seat at Kauffman Stadium or your local sports bar during the games, but we

imagine there were empty seats aplenty at any movie theater in town. During this playoff run we are rearranging our spending habits, but we are not really generating new economic impact.

Yes, there are hundreds and maybe even thousands of people who have visited Kansas City for the games who would not have come otherwise, and that does bring some net new money, but it is not likely to be enough to have a significant economic impact.

The REAL impact of this Royals playoff run is different and is probably incalculable. These home games broadcast on national television have essentially acted as a three-hour (or in some

cases a five-hour) commercial for our community.

People around the world are tuning in and seeing a great scene — 40,000-plus fans having the time of their lives celebrating series-clinching victories. Coming back from commercial breaks, viewers see spectacular views of our hometown. The Royals have put Kansas City top of mind for millions of people.

Marketers spend millions of dollars to have that kind of impact.

It seems nothing brings a city together more than successful sports teams. Beyond economics, the positive vibe Kansas City is experiencing is real and hopefully it will extend all the way to the victory parade and beyond!

Armed Men Commit Home Invasion Public Works Director Leaves City Minutes after 11:00 p.m., on Monday night, October 6, 2014, four black males, armed with guns, forced their way into a residence in the 8400 block of Woodson Court and demanded money and drugs. Minutes later, the males left the residence with a small amount of money and a television. There was no suspect vehicle description. An adult female resi-

dent, who was home alone at the time, was uninjured, but shaken. It was believed that the residents were not the intended target of the robbery, as the family had recently moved into the home.

The suspects were described as: 1. Black male, 20’s, dark skin complexion, short, 5’5” tall, 150 pounds, wearing an orange and/or red hoodie.

2. Black male, 20’s-30’s, light skin complexion, tall, 6”00”, 180 pounds 3. Black male 4. Black male Raytown Detectives responded to the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (8477).

By Mallory Ragon

The city of Raytown bids farewell to Andy Noll, director of public works, this week. Noll, who was appointed to that position in 2009, is moving on to a new opportunity. His last day will be October 10 and an interim director will serve until a permanent replacement is found.

The board of aldermen all took the opportunity at

their regular session Tuesday night to thank him for his service and wish him well. Noll, in turn, thanked the board—as well as the city and its staff—for their support over the years.

Alderman Pat Ertz said that Noll was leaving Raytown a better place than it was when he got there, while Alderman Bill Van Buskirk joked that Noll would likely miss all his phone calls. Several aldermen expressed spe-

cial gratitude for Noll’s willingness to meet with or take calls from them, and to always answer any questions.

Mayor David Bower commended him for the improvements to infrastructure made during his tenure.

“I know you’re going to do an excellent job in your next job,” Bower said, “because you’ve done an excellent job with us.

“Thank you, Andy, for all you’ve done for the city.”

For one, I’ve been Royally entertained all season long

by The Royals and I’m proud of our team. A team who doesn’t have the big budgets like The Yankees, The Angels, The Red Sox, etc. But, we’ve got those miracles, don’t we?

So far, the underdog has taken charge and shown everyone that The Royals can get the job done against all odds, so why not? Why not win The ALCS and go on to The World Series?

Miracles do happen, as has been proven to fans everywhere with each win this post-season, when The Royals came to the plate and surprised us all.

Go Royals! We all know that you’ll give it all you’ve got, regardless of the outcome and we love you for it.

I’ll look forward to a seat during one of the World Series games this season so I can take some photos for this paper to use first hand.

Reminds me of a few other World Series games I attended the past few decades, when I actually caught two home-run balls. What a thrill!

Get your tickets now for all forthcoming games because they are selling out fast.

Now that we know who the winner is of the NLDS , The St. Louis Cardinals, we are one step closer and are only four wins away for each team in order to have that second to last miracle happen as we go into another I-70 World Series. Wow, what an affair that would be.

The second World Series between our Royals and The St.

Louis Cardinals. History in the making in Major League Baseball. We are edging closer with each game and will know very soon.

Washington Nationals were defeated by San Francisco, so San Francisco Giants will be going up against The St. Louis Cardinals while The Royals go up against The Baltimore Orioles and two of those teams, one from each Division will be eliminated leaving two for the World Series. Oh, so close. Already, tickets are being sold online for hefty amounts for the ALCS coming here to The Big K after The Royals play two in Baltimore. Happy baseball, support your local team.

They are working hard for you.

Miracles Are Royals Middle Name

By George Michaud A much needed rest for The Royals roster could be a good thing, or it has been known for other teams in the past, that too much time off between the ALDS and the ALCS can be just too much.

The adrenalin has slowed, their drive can be hyped up more or drawn down. As was the case with the California Angels. They won more games during regular season than any other team, therefore clinching their division spot first and had to wait

way too long before their next game with The Royals.

Too much time off could be a big factor. In the case of The ALCS starting tonight in Baltimore at Camden Yard with The Orioles, Baltimore has had more time off than The Royals. Is that going to prove to be a good thing for The Royals or not?

Two games in Baltimore for The Royals, and whatever the outcome of those two there will be definitely two games, or three back in Kansas City at The Big K. If needed, The Royals will go back to Baltimore for one or two more games depending on who is in the lead and after the third game in Kansas City, there will be no tie. One of them will be one up on the other team.

If Hosmer’s streak can keep going, Aoki, keep up his defense, and our pitching stay strong, Miracles may continue for The Royals and, who knows, with The St. Louis Cardinals winning The NLDS Tuesday Night, history may just repeat itself in this 2014 World Series. Now, that’s what I would call another true miracle. Another I-70 Series? Just maybe? The way the pendulum is swinging though, it is a possibility and Kansas City fans would be wild.

Even if The Royals win the ALCS the fans will be wild playing against one of the National League Teams in The World Series. Just as long as we may can make it to The World Series. That’s what we all want to see happen.

Student Notices Suspicious Man Near Bus Stop

Raytown Police were alerted to a Raytown High School student that noticed a suspicious man near East 63rd Street and Hedges Street, on Thursday, October 2, 2014, around 2:30 p.m.

The student, a 15-year-old female, was walking home from the school bus stop when a red pickup truck drove by very slowly. The student felt as if the man driving the truck was watch-

ing her, and observed him waving as he passed by. The man was driving a newer model, red, two door pickup truck and was described an older white male, between 40-50 years old, balding, and wearing a grey T-shirt. The man never stopped the truck and left the area at a slow speed. There is no further description of the man or truck, at this time. The investigation of the incident is

underway.

Raytown Police encourage parents to talk to their children about strangers and recognizing, and how to handle, potentially dangerous situations. Parents may choose to use the resources of the National Crime Prevention Council’s website, http://www.ncpc.org/topics/ violent-crime-and-personalsafety/strangers, to start that conversation.

By Mallory Ragon

city is much better than it was 6, 7, 8 years ago,” Sharma said.

Sharma cited programs like the EMT program, child safety seat installations, and the new Google Fiber main as city accomplishments. He also shared a number of before-and-after photos of redevelopment and improvement projects that have taken place throughout the city in recent years, including conversions of abandoned car lots and old grocery stores to new buildings and new businesses. He said that since 2005 Raytown has always come in under the approved

budget. City expenses have decreased by about $1.47 million and their outstanding debt has been cut by approximately $1.3 million in the same timeframe.

The board spent little time in discussion after the presentation was complete.

Several aldermen spoke up to thank staff for their hard work in putting the budget together.

Alderman Pat Ertz noted that the park board is scheduled to meet with the board in two weeks to discuss the future of Super Splash, including its possible demise.

Pending that conversation,

The Raytown Board of Aldermen approved the city’s budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 this week. Mahesh Sharma, city administrator, gave the presentation of the budget. Describing the city as “fiscally strong,” Sharma outlined some of the highlights of the annual budget, paying special attention to some of the accomplishments and budgetary improvements Raytown has made over the past year and moving forward with the new budget.

“The fiscal health of the

The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) awarded the 2013-2014 Raytown High School Yearbook Ramizzou an “All-American” rating. Each year the yearbook is submitted to the National School Press Association for a critique and judging. All-American is the highest rating available through that process.

The judge gave Ramizzou marks of distinction for concept/essentials, coverage, design, writing/editing, and photography.

Earlier this year, the 20132014 Ramizzou Yearbook received the All-Missouri Award from the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA), a state agency whose mission is to foster

Raytown Board Approves Budget

Student To Conduct Own Orchestral Composition

Isaac Barkley, a junior at Raytown South High School, will conduct his own composition, “The Journey”, at the upcoming concert of the Raytown South High School Orchestra at the RSHS auditorium on October 14, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

His teacher, Ms. Suzannah

Ramizzou Yearbook Awarded “All American” From NSPA

Smith, has allowed him the privilege of conducting the orchestra for which he plays violin. Isaac’s first composition, Corazòn de Fuego, was performed by the RSHS orchestra during his Freshman year. Isaac will be interviewed by the Johnson County Public Library for a story featuring local musicians.

and subsequent budgetary considerations, Ertz made a motion to approve the city’s budget excepting the parks

budget. The rest of the board agreed and voted unanimously to approve.

“Unanimous approval

and encourage strong journalism programs within the state of Missouri. All-Missouri is the highest honor presented by the MIPA. “I’m really proud of what our staff accomplished last year, and this year’s staff is hard at work on making another great yearbook,” sponsor Scott Collins said.

of the 2015 budget,” Mayor David Bower commended.

“Nice job, Mahesh.”

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Letters to the editor

I met with Raytown School District Superintendent, Dr. Markley, for an hour on September 22nd to ask him why our district test scores dropped from 85% in 2013 to 71.8% in 2014. He explained that the students were prepared to be tested on the old curriculum but that the actual tests were based upon the new Common Core method of teaching. He also told me that the influx of transient students helped to lower the test score. I then responded by asking him to relay that data to the school district’s residents. I also asked that the new common core math concept become available on line to enable parents to learn this concept so that they can then work with their children on their math problems. During our meeting Dr. Markley told me that 68% of the district’s students are on the poverty level and that 80% of the students are on the free lunch program. I then asked what can be done to cause more parents to become involved in the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) to join with the teachers in working together to educate the child to become a much better prepared adult. His response was that many parents are working one or more jobs and don’t have time for PTA meetings. I told him that my having had a full time job while my children were being educated did not interfere with my regular attendance at PTA meetings. I presented Dr. Markley with my signed application to become a school volunteer to work with students having learning problems. I presented Dr. Markley with my signed application to become a school volunteer to work with students having learning problems and took this moment to inform him that I was making an attempt to start a Grass Roots Initiative to encourage Raytown school district residents to become involved by volunteering to join me in working with students who are having learning problems and encouraging neighborhood parents to become involved with PTA..

The next day I attended the Chamber of Commerce luncheon to hear Dr. Markley explain why our school district’s test scores were lower than prior years. After the meeting I asked him to make this information available to school district residents and was pleased to read that his remarks were relayed to the school district residents thru a publication in the October 1st issue of the Raytown Times.

I have notified the Raytown School Board that I wish to address the board at the 6:30PM meeting on Monday, October 13th to

stress several points that I feel are most important to the future achievement of our district goals and seek the school board’s response to them. I also notified the school board that I have submitted an application to volunteer to help elementary students with their reading, social studies and math (once I have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge to the new math approach). I hope to encourage other school district residents to come forth and volunteer, thru a Grass Roots Initiative by contacting Phyllis Smith, Raytown School District Volunteer Secretary, @ 816-268-7041 to inquire about helping to work with students, grades K thru 3 or possibly students up to grade 8, to achieve better grades.

Residents of the Raytown school district, if you have any spare time at all, I implore you to consider volunteering a few hours each week, to turn this school district around by joining me in volunteering thru this Grass Roots Initiative. Despite the fact that I am involved with many volunteer projects, I have resigned from 2 of these volunteer programs in order to allow myself time to volunteer for this critical need to turn our school district around while still continuing to volunteer in other areas such as Raytown’s Historical Museum, working with Post 21 American Legion Hall’s efforts to help get homeless veterans off Kansas City streets, by serving one Saturday each month preparing food for the homeless thru a city wide Episcopal program, In addition I serve on the governing body of my church and have served the past 13 years as a licensed Episcopal Lay Eucharistic Minister visiting the ill and dying on a weekly basis. I must also mention that I also served for 10 or months on the failed Raytown Charter Commission of 2005.

I am a retired real estate broker with more than 25 years experience and, as I have stated before, wise knowledgeable home buyers will seek an investment area with good school ratings before making a decision as to whether or not to invest their money in our school district.

School Board meetings are held at 6:30PM on the 2nd Monday of each month at the School Administration Building located at 6608 Raytown road. I, now, ask you to please join me in attending the next school board meeting on Monday, October 13th at 6:30 PM in the school administration building to learn what changes this school board plans to implement in order to turn our school district around.

Witty Wittman Ph. 313-1213

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Lloyd Lindroth

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“LLOYD LINDROTH, ‘The Man and His Harp’, please welcome LLOYD LINDROTH”, said LAWRENCE WELK back in the 1950’s as he introduced Lindroth on “The Lawrence Welk Show.”

Lindroth had been a guest several times on Welk’s TV show and Welk even offered him a contract to become a part of the show and his orchestra. Lindroth turned him down a couple of times because, first of all, the harp would have been just a part of the orchestra and Lindroth had so much more on his mind and plans for his future than to get stuck in a contract for basic scale pay. He might have been featured now and then but no extra pay. Back in those days, the unions had not yet negotiated musician’s pay anywhere close to what it is today. Lindroth did all the shows from Art Linkletter’s “House Party Show” on CBS several times, Arthur Godfrey’s TV show for new talent, and even The old “Ted Mack Armature Hour” which many may remember from the days when Eisenhower was president and the country was in an upswing from the WWII and the Korean War. Lindroth joined the U. S. Army and was a member of the one band under Pentagon control for all White House receptions and events known as “Pershing’s Own” The conductor, Colonel Samuel R. Loboda, recognized Lin-

droth’s unique talent and featured him at Carnegie Hall with the 101-member Army Orchestra and wrote special musical arrangements just so Lindroth could be the front featured attraction. This led to his five Command Performances at the White House in the East Room. I have an original White House announcement.

One of his biggest breaks came when Ed Sullivan invited him to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York. Agents from around the country began calling Lindroth making offers left and right. Because of his being in the military, he had to turn down the most important offers at that time.

Lindroth started playing the harp at age thirteen after seeing a young lady playing a harp through the picture window of her home where he was mowing the lawn in Seattle, WA. He told the Associated Press that her name was Bernice Mossifer. From that moment on, the harp was Lindroth’s obsession, practicing whenever he could find a harp to play. Since he didn’t own his own harp and his parents too poor to afford one, he would use the one at the high school in the Montlake District sneaking into the gym to practice.

He somehow managed to get a little Irish harp and would go up to the attic and practice. He told his sister, Roberta, that he wouldn’t snitch on her smoking if she didn’t say anything about him having that little harp.

His parents were not at all supportive of the idea of him playing a harp.

At the age of sixteen, one of his parents committed suicide on Lloyd’s birthday and the other a year later.

Lindroth didn’t let this stop him. He persevered and went on to live with a lady by the name of Edith Lundgren who happened to be a harp teacher. She had dozens of harps. In exchange for harp lessons from her and a bed-

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Noah Webster Is Wrong; Aluminium Is A Word

Jason Offutt The British chap* on television said something that struck me as silly. Not the context, the pronunciation.

Given that Americans speak English, and the English speak English (strange but true), language comprehension problems between Americans and the English should not exist.

They, of course, do. There

are enough subtle differences between the two versions of the English language to make a conversation between an American and a Brit sound like it’s in Klingon.

The man on television pronounced aluminum “alU-min-E-um,” which I discovered is correct, although horribly uncomfortable to say. Go ahead; try it.

This particular pronunciation problem came from two sources.

The first being English chemist Sir Humphry Davy who in 1807 discovered a metal in alum and named this new metal alumium.

He later changed the name to aluminum because “aluminum” sounded more (whatever word they used for “hip” in 1807). Davy’s colleagues in the chemistry department couldn’t let well enough alone and changed the spelling to aluminium

in 1812 because they just couldn’t let Davy have his day in the sun, now, could they.

The second reason is that Noah Webster developed a God complex and completely mucked up American English.

Noah Webster, Jr., was a lexicographer, a pioneer in the field of textbooks, and yes, the dictionary dude.

In 1828, he published “An American Dictionary of the English Language.” You see what he did there? It’s the “American Dictionary of the English Language,” meaning it’s not the real English language.

Ever wonder why former British colonies like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and freaking Belize spell color with a “U”? It’s because that’s how it’s spelled. Webster thought English spelling rules were

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inconsistent, so he tried to standardize them.

He cut out the “U” in words like colour and flavour, changed “ise” to “ize” in words like organise, and realise, turned tonne into ton, grey into gray (although for some reason he left the greyhound dog alone), and aluminium to aluminum even though compared to Sir Humphry Davy, he didn’t know jack squat about chemistry, or apparently spelling.

It doesn’t stop there. Because of Webster’s tinkering even words spelled the same in both countries are not always pronounced the same.

In England, privacy is PRIV-a-cee, advertisement is Ad-vert-ISS-ment, schedule is SHED-u-al, mobile is moBILE, and garage is GAREidge.

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weeklyBLOTTER From Raytown Police Department

Incidents from 9/30/ 14 to 10/6/14 09/30/2014 12:37:07 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 5400 block BLUE RIDGE CO 09/30/2014 13:53:40 28.99 - CITY, HARASSMENT 9100 block E 57 TR 09/30/2014 14:16:55 28.139.h - CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 5300 block HUNTER AVE 10/01/2014 05:07:12 569.080A - TAMPERING 1ST/AUTO/STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 5400 block S HUNTER AVE 10/01/2014 06:22:24 195.202A - DRUGS/POSSESSION/MARIJUANA (F) 5700 block MANNING ST 10/01/2014 13:21:33 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 9700 block E 56 ST 10/01/2014 21:00:24 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 9200 block E 53 TR 10/01/2014 23:08:46 28.139 - CITY, STEALING/ FRAUD BY DECEIT PROPERTY OR SERVICE 10000 block E 350 HWY 10/02/2014 00:56:16 28.242 - CITY, FALSE IMPERSONATION

9800 block E 61 ST

RESIDENCE NIGHT 11900 block E 83 ST

8400 block SPRING VALLEY RD

10/03/2014 06:03:32 RECOV. PROP. - RECOVERED PROPERTY 10000 block E 59 ST

10/03/2014 14:34:41 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 8700 block E 63 ST

10/02/2014 14:41:22 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 10600 block E 64 TR

10/03/2014 06:38:34 570.030A - STEALING/OVER $500/ALL OTHER THEFTS (F) 10400 block E 350 HWY

10/03/2014 14:57:28 28.139.i - CITY, STEALING BICYCLE 10000 block E 63RD TER

10/02/2014 14:53:56 570.180A - DEFRAUDING SECURED CREDITORS/ OVER $500 (F) 9000 block E 85 PL

10/03/2014 06:49:33 569.080A - TAMPERING 1ST/AUTO/STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 6800 block HUNTER AVE

10/02/2014 15:03:41 28.139.j - CITY, STEALING FROM BUILDING 5400 block BLUE RIDGE CUT OFF

10/03/2014 07:11:19 569.080C - TAMPERING 1ST AUTO/STOLEN LOCAL& RECOVER. 6600 block HARRIS AVE

10/02/2014 22:58:35 28.330.b - CITY, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA E 65 ST

10/03/2014 08:29:07 570.030G - STEALING/OVER $500/FROM BUILDING 11900 block E 83 ST

10/02/2014 23:12:23 28.243 - CITY, RESIST OR INTERFERING WITH ARREST E BLUE RIDGE BLVD

10/03/2014 10:00:44 569.080B - TAMPERING 1ST/ AUTO/STOLEN & RECOVERED LOCALLY 12000 block E 350 HWY

10/03/2014 02:33:52 WARRANTO - OUTSIDE WARRANT 6200 block RAYTOWN TRFY

10/03/2014 11:25:55 570.223 - IDENTITY THEFT (M) 8800 block E 85 TER

10/04/2014 12:55:21 569.160D - BURGLARY 1ST/ FORCIBLE ENTRY/RESIDENCE DAY (F) 5500 block CEDAR AVE

10/03/2014 03:34:34 569.170B - BURGLARY 2ND/ FORCIBLE ENTRY/NON

10/03/2014 14:12:25 28.139.j - CITY, STEALING FROM BUILDING

10/04/2014 12:55:55 28.139.j - CITY, STEALING FROM BUILDING

10/02/2014 09:01:37 569.100 - PROPERY DAMAGE 1ST DEGREE/OVER $750 (F) 9700 block E 79 ST

10/03/2014 17:26:30 28.139.h - CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 7400 block WOODSON RD 10/03/2014 21:59:47 569.080D - TAMPERING 1ST/AUTO/STOLEN ELSWHERE&RECOVER. 10800 block E 62 TER 10/03/2014 22:55:12 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 5800 block S KENTUCKY AVE 10/04/2014 00:03:57 28.98 - CITY, ASSAULTS 10300 block E 350 HWY 10/04/2014 08:48:30 E 79 ST

5500 block CEDAR AVE 10/04/2014 13:11:42 570.030G - STEALING/OVER $500/FROM BUILDING 6700 block HUNTER AVE 10/04/2014 18:35:31 570.090 - FORGERY (F) 10300 block E 350 HWY

NAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 9800 block PLYMOUTH LN 10/05/2014 17:39:16 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 8800 block E 61 TER 10/05/2014 18:31:21 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block 350 HWY

10/04/2014 19:32:15 570.090 - FORGERY (F) 10300 block E 350 HWY 10/04/2014 19:39:28 570.090 - FORGERY (F) 10300 block 350 HWY 10/05/2014 00:52:17 570.080 - RECEIVING/POSSESSING STOLEN PROPERTY/OVER $500 (F) E 350 HWY 10/05/2014 06:05:22 577.010 - DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED/PERSISTENT OFFENDER (F) 0 block E 63 ST 10/05/2014 09:34:12 569.170F - BURGLARY 2ND/ FORCIBLE ENTRY/RESID. UNK. TIME (F) 8700 block E 79 ST 10/05/2014 16:12:26 569.170J - BURGLARY 2ND/ NO FORCE/NON RESID. UNK. TIME (F) 7900 block WOODSON RD 10/05/2014 17:31:56 GEN INFO - NON-CRIMI-

10/06/2014 03:28:08 28.331 - CITY, POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 8700 block E 63 ST 10/06/2014 15:24:04 SUICIDE - SUICIDE 9200 block E 66 ST 10/06/2014 15:52:54 28.138 - CITY, TRESPASS 10300 block E 350 HWY 10/06/2014 19:17:46 28.137 - CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 10300 block E 350 HWY 10/06/2014 20:45:09 28.139.e - CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY 10/06/2014 23:16:18 569.020F - ROBBERY 1ST/ WITH FIREARM/RESIDENCE (F) 8400 block S WOODSON CT

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Clubhouse also available for use. To see this townhouse, or for other information, go to http://www.lomavistawest.org/ or call office at 816-763-2610.

Pool Table with near new felt top. 4 ft. X 8 ft. for a home or recreation room. Perfect for the kids or adults

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Neighborhood TOURNAMENT sales YARD SALE 365: New items! Fridays and Saturdays in Blue Vue Shopping Center, 47th and Blue Ridge Blvd. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sponsored

by D&D Flea Market, also located in the center. Military surplus/ammo cans from SAM’S GARAGE SALE outside. Indoor items include TVs, preacher curl bench, knickknacks, antiques, collectibles, hospital bed, mirrors, LOTS

Ronald L. Conway Ronald L. Conway, 58, Raytown, MO, passed away October 2, 2014. Military graveside service was held on October 8, at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Atha June Hembree Atha June Hembree, 91, Raytown, MO died October 6, 2014 in Kansas City, MO. Services 11 am October 10, 2014 at Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, MO; visitation 10-11.

Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Contributions to Raytown Christian Church or the Missouri State Office of DAR. Atha June worked for Hallmark in Kansas City for 42 years, retiring in 1986. She was a member of the Sarah Lewis Boone Chapter DAR, K C. She was also a member of the Raytown Christian Church and a former member of the Hyde Park Christian Church and the Broadview Christian Church in K C. She was preceded by three brothers, Doral, Selden and Wendell Hembree. She is survived by three sisters, Dorothy Brown, of Lee’s Summit, MO, Flo Hembree and Carol Pitts, both of Kansas City, and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Willard G. “Will” Krahenbuhl Will Krahenbuhl, 81, passed away October 5, 2014. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 PM Friday, October 10, 2014 followed by the MicO-Say Memorial Service at Peace Lutheran Church; 8240 Blue Ridge Blvd., KC, MO. Services on Saturday, October 11, 2014 begin with a visitation from 10-11 AM and the funeral at 11AM at the church. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions should be made to the H. Roe Bartle Staff Scholarship Fund or to the charity of donor’s choice. Will was born in Independence, MO and was a lifelong area resident. He worked as a data security manager for the AT&T Data Center for 33 years, retiring in 1989. Will was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion and VFW. He was also a Past President of the Raytown Kiwanis and served as a Key Club advisor.

For more than 65 years Will was very active with the Boy Scouts of America earning his Eagle Scout and was a Silver Beaver recipient. He was also a Medicine Man in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. Will served his Lord at Peace

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David Smith David Smith, 58, of Raytown, MO, a dedicated follower of Christ, lost a 12week battle with esophageal cancer and went to be with His Lord on October 2, 2014.

He leaves behind his wife & soul-mate of 39 years, Connie Jean; his cherished daughter Candace and son-in-law Gary Koehly, the parents of his two adored grandkids, Zachary & Brooke; & his son Jeremy, his greatest champion & best friend. David always had a impact on the lives of people he met and was best known for his truth and honesty, along with his perseverance & commitment to finish whatever he began.

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Needed for FedEx Home Delivery Service. Two Seasonal Drivers needed from October to January, working Tuesday to Saturday, Sundays and Mondays off.

Can lead to full time.

Require current MO Driver’s License Class E. No CDL required. 1 year delivery experience.

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AUCTION OCTOBER 18, 2014 5408 Raytown Road, Raytown MO Personal Property at 10am • Real Estate at 2pm

REAL ESTATE This 1.33 acre tract is located at 5408 Raytown Road, Raytown, MO. It has a natural spring fed creek running through the middle of the property w/ concrete bridge to access back half of lot. A small hill next to the main building leads down to concrete driveway & double garage doors of the 2170 sq ft main building constructed in 1972 w/ concrete, steel & steel roof. Building is heated w/ natural gas & has 1/2 ba both up & downstairs and 2 offices upstairs w/ one having an outside entrance. Property has two detached garages, one w/ gas heat & roll up doors on both north & east sides & joins to main building by driveway. 2nd det. garage is on back half of property w/ east facing roll up door. This property will be sold to the highest bidder with seller approval.

Buildings will be open for inspections Thursday, October 16; Friday October 17; and day of the sale, October 18.

Inspections may be made by appt. by contacting Double J Auction Services @ 816-510-0892 PERSONAL PROPERTY This is ONLY a partial listing ‘94 Chevrolet 3500 w/ utility bed 5.7 litre eng 5 sp 104283 mi, Ford 600 farm tractor, ‘86 Bobcat 743 skid loader w/ 1523 hrs 36 hp Kubota diesel w/ 2600# cap., Smith 75P air compressor (pull behind), misc. scrap metal, iron, hydraulic & air hoses, Wisconsin Motor Corp. fork lift, Lincoln welder 225 115 volt, Miller constant arc welding generator, St. Charles m4222 ditch digger, wheel barrows, 2 concrete mixers, Ford deck mower 60 inch?, Hayward Co. tree puller, ladders, 8 ft glass display case, assort. steel shelving & pallet racks, Fairbank scales, Onan generators, misc. fire ext., manual material lift 500# cap., bench vises, floor polishers, yard tools (shovels, rakes, etc.), engine hoists, Campbell Hausfeld 60 gal 5 hp air compressor, tool boxes & chests, assort. welding rods, acetylene welding setup, Master stacker 2000# electric equip. lift, C-clamps of various sizes, floor jacks, jack stands, pallet jacks, Sears commercial 60 battery charger, MTD riding mower 12 hp 38 in 7 sp, Craftsman table saw & bench grinder stand mounted, Walker/Turner belt sander stand mounted, Partner 5000 Plus 20 in chainsaw made in Sweden, Ace tap & dye sets, 2 Central air hammer kit 150mm new in box, ½ in Campbell Hausfeld impact wrench, allen wrenches, Chicago soldering iron ASSORTED HAND TOOL BRANDS that could be considered antiques: Wright, Snap-on, JH Williams, Klein, S-K, Craftsman, Crescent, Thoresen, Chicago, Plumb, Mac, Star

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Raytown Community Calendar EVENTS 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.

Fall Car Cruise Benefiting R.E.A.P. October 12, 2014 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Dick Smith Ford, 9505 E. 350 Hwy Free car show open to all makes and models of Street Rods, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Low Riders and Rat Rods. Please bring can or boxed goods to be donated to REAP. We are also having a Drive One for Your Community event during the test drive. Tests drive any of the selected models and $20 will be donated to REAP. October Movie Fest - Alfred Hitchcock October 17, 2014 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Raytown Mid-Continent Public Library, 6131 Raytown Road Please come and join us for our feature presentation of the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Refreshments are on us.

Raytown Educational Foundation Historic Trail “Run For Excellence” October 18, @ 8:30 am 10:00 am Raytown High School, 6019 Blue Ridge Blvd. 5K Run/ Walk starting in Chittwood Stadium going out to 61st St. then West to Blue Ridge Blvd. then North to Woodson, turning around and coming back to the Stadium.

Free Kids Dash and Awards Ceremony immediately follows at the finish of the run.

5th Annual Pumpkins on Parade October 18, 2014 @ 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm Cave Springs Historical Site and Nature Center, 8701 East Gregory Blvd.

Trails will be lined with Jack O’Lanterns carved by local students, community groups, artists and the general public. There will be games and food vendors. The Raytown Fire Department will be on

hand to promote Fire Safety Month. Free and open to the public.

Brian’s Car Care 2nd Annual Tire and Pink Roses Event October 24, 2014 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Brian’s Car Care, 6331 Raytown Road In honor of Fall Car Care Month & National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, join us on Friday, October 24th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, as we do our part in the battle against breast cancer and make sure you and your vehicle are ready to take on the cold winter months ahead.

A FREE PINK ROSE will be given to the first 100 women in attendance PLUS we will doing free courtesy checks, have free food and drink and a raffle to benefit Art Bra KC, an organization that helps uninsured and underinsured individuals who have been struck by breast cancer.

Raffle items include: set of Mastercraft tires, alignments, oil changes, car wash kits, and much more. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Art Bra KC Foundation.

GoodBidding.org, One Year Anniversary October 24, 2014 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm October 25, 2014 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Goodbidding.org, 10227 E 61st Street GoodBidding.org Thrift & Flea is celebrating its One Year Anniversary. If you haven’t before stopped in, this will be a great time to do so. If you’re a regular, we want to see you too. We’ll have cookies & cider. If you bring in this ad, we’ll take $5 off of $30 or more spent (excluding booths) during this time.

TLE EarthWorks & Exchange City October 25, 2014 @ 3:00 pm 8300 NE Underground Dr., Pillar 108H, Kansas City This 2nd Annual Family Educational Fall Event is a climate controlled, safe environment for families to have a GREAT time playing games and doing projects together in the amazing EarthWorks habitats! There is a sundae bar in Exchange City, with projects and activities in each of the businesses. Come trick or treat in Exchange City and dance the night away in the costume dance party for ALL ages!

Super Fun event! FREE for

Kids 0-15/ $5.00 for Adults.

Almost ALL of the activities and games are FREE!!

There are some additional activities that have a very nominal fee. This is a fundraiser for the TLE Education Fund that helps bring more students to EarthWorks and Exchange City.

Tom and Harry: The Boss and the President October 29, 2014 @ 7:00 pm Raytown Mid-Continent Public Library, 6131 Raytown Road Delve into the making of the documentary “Tom & Harry: The Boss and the President” with filmmaker Terence O’Malley. The film explores the complex relationship between President Harry Truman and Tom Pendergast, the boss of the powerful political machine that controlled Kansas City politics in the 1920s and 1930s. We will discuss Tom and Harry’s relationship, the making of the film, and watch a preview of this exciting look at Kansas City in the 1930s.

Registration is required.

9th Annual Southeast Enterprises Chili Dinner October 30, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Southeast Enterprises, 6701 Booth Presale tickets $6.00, tickets at the door on the 30th $7.00 ($4.00 Children under 12) includes: Chili & crackers, cheese, onions, ketchup, homemade cookies and Lemonade or Water.

Hot Dogs $1 while they last, Quarts of chili for sale while supplies last. Door Prizes, Afghan Raffle and bake sale.

Not-So-Scary Halloween Show October 30, 2014 @ 7:00 pm Raytown Mid-Continent Public Library, 6131 Raytown Road It’s fun. It’s funny. It’s Halloween. Join Dinosaur O’Dell and the gang as we jam our way through some great tunes and a not-soscary Halloween tale. Be sure to wear your costume.

Registration is required.

6th Annual Tribute and Thank You to All American Veterans November 9, 2014 @ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Raytown High School Auxiliary Gymnasium, 6019 Blue Ridge Blvd. Sponsored by: Raytown Council on Aging, Raytown Arts Council, Raytown Retired Teachers Association and Marguerite McNair Chapter DAR. The

Raytown Community Band Plays from 1:30 to 2 p.m.

Program Begins at 2 p.m.

Mayor David Bower will highlight the veterans. Noel Fulkerson will direct the Kansas City Men’s Chorus.

Archbishop O’Hara High School ~ Open House November 9, 2014 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Archbishop O’Hara High School, 9001 James A. Reed Rd. Please mark your calendar now and plan on joining us for our upcoming Open House. Middle school students and their parents are welcome to join us that day for a student led tour of our facility. O’Hara is a Catholic, diocesan high school providing students a Christ-centered environment in which to excel academically and to grow spiritually.

Come and see what O’Hara has to offer to your students as you begin to make plans for the transition into high school. This is an excellent opportunity to meet our dedicated faculty and staff, visit with students, coaches, parents, and see for yourself what opportunities your student could experience at O’Hara. We look forward to meeting you then. If you have questions please feel free to contact the school at (816)763-4800.

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 816353-9366 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.

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

Board of Zoning Adjustment Commission Monthly: Second Thursday at 7:00 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. Council on Aging Committee Monthly: Third Thursday at 4:15 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. Fire Protection District Monthly: Second and Fourth Tuesday at 9:00 am City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. http://www.raytownfire.com 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

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

Raytown Parks Office, 5912 Lane Ave. http://raytownparks.com

Raytown Historical Society http://raytownhistoricalsociety.org Monthly: First Monday at 10:00 am Raytown Historical Museum, 9705 E. 63rd Street.

Planning & Zoning Commission Monthly: First Thursday at 7:00 pm City Hall, 10000 E 59 St.

Raytown New Day AL-Non Weekly: Wednesdays at 10:00 am Blue Ridge Trinity Lutheran Church, 5757 Blue Ridge Blvd. Enter at the back door.

Everyone welcome!

(816) 353-5446 Raytown 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

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

Will The Real Molly Pitcher Please Stand Up? October 13, 1754, is often noted as the birthdate of Molly Pitcher, the famous Revolutionary War figure who fought in place of her husband and carried water to soldiers fallen in battle. But who was the “real” Molly

Pitcher? There are several possibilities – Mary Ludwig Hayes (with the October birthdate), Margaret Corbin, or Deborah Sampson, just to name a few.

To tell the truth, it could have been any of them or all of them! Molly Pitcher

is a symbol of the daring spirit and bravery of Revolutionary women.

Marguerite McNair DAR Chapter in Raytown offers programs about American history like the story of Molly Pitcher and other interesting subjects

Goodbidding.org Celebrates One Year Anniversary Goodbidding.org Thrift & Flea at 10227 E 61st Street will celebrate its One Year Anniversary on Friday, October 24, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday,

October 25, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cookies and cider will be served, If you haven’t stopped in before, this will be a great time to get acquainted.

Bring in this article to receive $5 off purchases of $30 or more during celebration hours only. Offer does not apply to booth sales.

15th Annual “RUN FOR EXCELLENCE”

The Raytown Educational Foundation will host the 15th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Excellence on Saturday, October 18, 2014, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The course has

been measured and certified and starts and finishes on the track at Raytown High School.

The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for students

through 12th grade. For entry forms or more information contact Martha Cockerell at (816)-268-7181 or email REF@raytownschools.org.

Southwood Elementary And PTA Celebrate 60 Years Southwood Elementary and its PTA are celebrating its 60th anniversary on Saturday, November 8, 2014.

Alumni, former teachers and staff, current students and families are invited.

Hoagie Days are making a comeback with hoagies for sale and carnival games

for the kids. There will be memorabilia and special entertainment along with an antique car show.

Starting at 1:00 p.m., get a special photo keepsake from the day at our photo booth. Dress from one of the decades and come together in the gym as we “Dance

Through the Decades” with our DJ from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Southwood Elementary at 816-268-7280 or Virginia Pennington, PTA President, at 816-550-8428 or vpennington75@outlook.com.

at their meetings and Regent Terri Hardy invites you to join them. “Our meetings are fun and informative” says Terri Hardy. The next meeting is October 13, 2014, at Bickford Place in Raytown.

The National Society

Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation’s children.

Its members are descended from the patriots who

won American independence during the Revolutionary War. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit DAR. org. If you are interested in joining, please contact Nancy Van Gulich at (816) 763-9652.

Raytown Fire Celebrates Fire Prevention Week With Open House, October 11 The Raytown Fire Protection District will observe National Fire Protection Week from October 5 to 11, 2014, ending with an Open House at Fire Station #1, 6020 Raytown Trafficway from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on October 11. There will be food and refreshments as well as a bounce house for the

kids and free fire safety tips. This year’s theme is “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives”, a reminder to check smoke alarms monthly to make sure they are in good working order.

Fire Prevention Week was established in 1920 to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the

tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on October 9, 1871.

Raytown Schools Mourn Loss Of Assistant Superintendent Of Operations The Raytown School District is sad to announce the passing of Mr. Brian Blankenship, Associate Superintendent of Operations.

“Mr. Blankenship was an individual who valued family and co-workers and

made each of us feel we were important not only to him but to the district and our public,” reported the district.

“We have an overwhelming sense of loss today, and we ask for your kind

thoughts for his family.”

Blankenship is survived by his wife, his two daughters, his mother, a host of extended family members, and a school district full of admirers. Funeral arrangements are pending.

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It just isn’t game day without great food to help fill your belly and spirits as you cheer your favorite team to victory. While traditional tailgate fare has a rightful place in any pre-game celebration, adding interesting new tastes and textures to your typical spread only enhances the excitement.

Quick, flavor-rich appetizers are an easy way to amp up your tailgate experience.

Add diversity to your menu with snacks that are as easy to prepare as they are likely to become new fan favorites.

Turn up the heat this tailgating season with this spicy Mexican-style hummus dip that layers fresh cilantro and avocados with sour cream, cheese, hummus and salsa, or go Mediterranean with a toasty crostini covered in feta cheese, hummus and olives.

5-Layer Hummus Dip

Ingredients • 1 cup reduced fat sour cream • 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice • 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

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5-Layer Hummus Dip • 2 ripe avocados; pitted and peeled • 10 ounce container Sabra Supremely Spicy Hummus • 1 cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese • 1 14-ounce container Sabra Roasted Garlic Salsa Preparation 1. In small bowl, whisk together sour cream, lime juice and cilantro. Set aside.

Hummus Crostini Appetizer 2. Mash avocados in medium bowl, then whisk until smooth.

3. Spread hummus in even layer on bottom of small baking dish. Sprinkle cheese evenly over hummus. Dollop avocado, sour cream mixture and salsa over cheese in layers, spreading each layer with spatula before adding next ingredient.

4. Cover and chill for at

V’S Restaurant, A Place Like Home, Food To Delight Your Palate

By George Michaud If you’re like me, I can guarantee you that when you get inside of V’s Italiano Ristorante, you’ll surely be meandering around each corner just to gaze, marvel and praise each and every work of art. Each piece, carefully framed with reverence and homage to the artist, provides the location in Italy and brief description. Whomever was responsible for the placement and choosing of each piece was one who, to me, is conspicuously, strikingly influential and without a doubt, quite serious about the place, the food and the atmosphere for patrons. Even a beautifully framed photo of its founder “Momma V” adorns the entrance to the

V’s cannoli restaurant.

V’s motto is “a nice place to fall in love for over 50 years.” Certainly fitting for this lovely dining experience.

Brass plaques are placed in particular booths where couples have had their names, wedding and anniversary dates inscribed. Very roman-

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sheet). Sprinkle each slice with a little coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

3. Bake for 12-15 minutes, carefully watching crostinis around 12 minutes, as oven temperatures vary. Remove from oven when golden brown and let cool.

4. Spread hummus on each crostini, garnish with feta and olives, and drizzle with olive oil.

Serves: 6-8 Notes, Tips & Suggestions: Recipe provided by www. supergluemom.com Source: Sabra

tic indeed and with style and nothing but class to make customers feel special and at a home.

I started out with a small Caesar salad, which was quite good but lacked the true flavors one expects of this salad. Their pumpernickel bread that came out warm was delightful, as well as the warm Italian bread. Next I tasted their “brochette” usually spelled bruschetta at most Italian places but a typo here and there is nothing to get upset over. Nevertheless, it was quite good. Roma tomatoes are either in season, nice, red and juicy or they are not and this can make or break this appetizer, with its olive oil base and basil flavor

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least 30 minutes. Serve with crispy tortilla or pita chips Serves; 12

Hummus Crostini Appetizer

Ingredients • 1/2 pint whipping cream • 1 French baguette • Extra virgin olive oil • Sea salt and black pepper

• 1-2 7-ounce tubs Sabra Classic Hummus • 3/4 cup Feta cheese • 1 cup chopped or sliced olives (Kalamata and/or green olives) Preparation: 1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. 2. Slice baguette on slight diagonal angle. Brush tops with olive oil and place on large baking pan (cookie

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90th Birthday Betty Hamby Please join Nancy and Patsy for a 90th Birthday Celebration in honor of their mother Betty Hamby on Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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Rotary 6040 District Governor Visits Raytown Cassy Venter, District Governor and Ron Finke, Assistant District Governor of Rotary 6040, visited the Raytown Rotary Club on September 24, 2014.

The board currently chaired by Cathy Allie reported on all the community activities accomplished by their club during the past year, from donating 722 pairs of new shoes for Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls back in May to twice yearly participating in food drives, teaming up with the Boy Scouts, to stock REAP’s pantry with over 4000 pounds of food. This Spring,

the Raytown club updated the veteran names on the Peace Plaza at Sarah Colman-Livengood Park especially for the Arbor Day celebration that honored both veterans of wars

and trees important to American history. On the Royals Day opener, Raytown Rotarians can be spotted on the corners of busy intersections selling the KC Star newspapers but this Fall more money was collected than newspapers sold. All proceeds were donated towards school supplies for those in need. The club sends students to Rotary Youth Leadership Academy and sponsors fundraisers like the Ambassadors basketball game and the annual Pedaling for Polio Bike Ride.

One Rotarian remarked “I tell

Producer continued from page 4 room down in her basement between hanging sheets, he mowed her lawn, watched her child and cleaned. Later Lindroth told a newspaper writer in an exclusive interview that “Lundgren was the biggest influence on me to play pop music on the harp and to have fun with it instead of the typical longhaired music most played”.

Lindroth continued with odd jobs around Seattle, finished high school and went on to get his B.A. in music at Seattle University. He was a frequent featured artist with the Seattle Symphony from time to time but that bored him. He went out to play engagements with his own trio or quartet wherever he could find a place that would let him perform pop music and comedy, such as imitations of Harpo Marx whom he had met backstage at a theater in Seattle.

Dragging that big instrument everywhere was no easy task. Friends of his told me that they actually saw him get his harp into a Volkswagen to get from job to job.

He made it fit. Stan Irwin, my mentor even booked Lindroth with his trio into the Sahara Hotel’s lounge way back before I even met Irwin.

One thing led to another and eventually, as Lindroth struggled to “make it” in show-biz,

Obituaries continued from page 4 partner Chuck Robinson, is committed to honor David’s memory by finishing the work David and his family began with his patented REACH product by making

V’s continued from page 7 on toasted Italian thinly cut sliced bread. One of my favorites.

I tried their Angel Hair di’Angelo with crab, shrimp, tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives garlic and spinach, which was just delightful, and worth every penny. On a scale of 1 to 5 I give this one a 4.5.

To compare, I also tried their Chicken Spiedini Pomodori which is a nicely cut breast of chicken, very lightly breaded, skewered and broiled to perfection. This is topped with fresh-diced Roma tomatoes, sweet basil, olive oil and, of course, garlic, served on a bed of angel hair pasta. This dish is quite good and I now had enough food to take home and eat for two or three more days.

On a scale of 1 to 5, I

people that Rotary is the greatest instrument of peace in the world” citing Rotary Internationals’ global effort to eradicate polio, reducing cases by 99 percent worldwide. Raytown’s own Kim LeSage was recently elected to serve as District Governor in the Rotary year 201718. Rotary District 6040 represents 56 clubs and over 3000 Rotarians in the northern half of Missouri. For more information about this service organization, visit Rotary6040.org.

tainly, managing a bank was a total bore to me. Next week we’ll talk more about his walk to the top of the ladder in the music industry- an industry so few get to enjoy at the top because of the fierce competition.

Thank you for indulging into some of my stories in the show-biz field in “The Producer’s Corner”. Next week we’ll finish up about harpist Lloyd Lindroth and move on to learn how Stan Irwin and Pearl Bailey met and how he became her personal manager for nearly four decades, turning her into a star.

Before I forget, I would like to congratulate our publisher and editor, Diane Krizek, on her First Year Anniversary of the Raytown-Brooking Eagle.

Actually, the first publication date was October 4, 2013. It is a tremendous contribution to our community and the City of Raytown. My best wishes for a bigger and better yet 2015!

Stay Happy and see you all next week.

George Michaud was a talent agent/manager in Burbank, California for nearly four decades with his own talent agency (GMA). Michaud booked hundreds of actresses and actors/ musicians, major concerts around the world with such names as Ray Charles, B. B. King, Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Carson, Buddy Hackett, Don Rickles, Earth Wind and Fire and countless others.

our paths crossed in Detroit, Michigan. I was managing the CNB Bank there. Lindroth walks in one day to cash his weekly payroll check and I looked at him in disbelief that he would expect any bank to cash such a large check for a guy who walks in off the street with a driver’s license from Nevada. I called Chuck Muir who hired Lindroth for the Pontchartrain Hotel and he assured me the check was good. Lindroth invited the entire bank staff to see him perform as his guest and the rest is history. Thus, began my introduction into the music business, but more on that later.

Nothing ever came easy for Lindroth because he was fighting against all the odds in a business where buyers and agents were looking for name attractions. Agents or

a buyer immediately would want his act because it was a novelty act the way Lindroth presented it and his total professional musical background made for a bigger winner. He had become the most famous of all harpists ever to grace the stage of “Radio City Music Hall”, “Carnegie Hall”, the first harpist ever to appear in main show rooms in Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe, becoming well known the world over because he had already toured Japan, Australia and other countries and his shows were broadcast on television everywhere he went.

Lloyd Lindroth’s star was just beginning to shine the day he walked into my bank, opening up a new chapter in his life and career as well as mine because I had no idea what was coming next. Cer-

REACH Manufacturing the company they envisioned.

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would give this dish a 3.5.

On this visit, it came out somewhat dry for some reason and over-cooked but the flavor was out of this world.

Also for comparison I just had to try two of their desserts. It had been at least five years since I last visited V’s so I wanted to get up-to-date to help our readers understand what type of restaurant we are dealing with here.

First, their Cannoli was a 4 on my scale. Very well done.

Not overdone. The pastry portion was flaky as it should be and the filling was just super. The Tiramisu was a 5 of 5 and probably the best I’ve had in our area by far.

As if I hadn’t had enough by now, their homemade rum cake comes with the meal if you wish to have it.

My waitress, Mary, offered it, so, of course, I couldn’t turn her down. I took a few bites and took the rest home.

A delightful flavorful rum cake with whipped cream on the top. Definitely a plus and wonderful additional to any meal.

The service I received was out of this world. Mary is totally into pleasing her customers regardless of how busy she is. She’s able to come across as though you are the only customer she has.

To top off my wonderful evening at V’s, the Royals won their first game in California for the American League Divisional Serious Playoff 3 to 2 with a dynamite home run to break the long tie in the 11th inning from Mike Moustakas.

My night was complete.

Took my doggy bag home, only this was a shopping bag full of goodies enough to feed me for two or three days. So, plan a night out and enjoy one of the finer restau-

rants in the area located at 10819 East 40 Highway between Quick-Trip at Sterling Ave. and Cool-Crest Family Fun Center. Their hours are Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday brunch from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. which I hear is just super.

There are three private dining rooms for those special events you might have.

You can’t miss the sitting area outside the front door with a beautiful fountain, perfect for weekdays, happy hour and those desirous of being outside in the fresh air.

Parking with ample lighting at night is complimentary.

George Michaud has written reviews for many publications, mainly on the West Coast for theater, live music and was a restaurant critic.

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The Raytown-Brooking Eagle to launch “Talk Raytown” at noon, 12:00 P.M. on Thursday October 23, 2014 on KCXL Radio 1140 AM and 102.9 FM. Talk Raytown will focus on the people, places, businesses and events happening in Raytown.

Make plans to listen, you won’t want to miss it.

Check the Raytown-Brooking Eagle for coverage of local schools & students

Ron Finke, Asst. District Governor, and Cassy Venter, District Governor of Rotary 6040

Bluejays Soccer Win Crosstown Rival Game

Bradley Rogers, #14, Midfielder for Raytown South, battles against Kenny Distefano, #9 for Raytown High, for possession of the ball

By Brianna Bauer Raytown South High School Raytown South High School’s Boys Varsity soccer team hosted cross-town rival Raytown High at Markland Field on Tuesday, October 7,

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Turns out it was us. However, Americans aren’t the only villains here. Time, culture, and geography also play a part. But mostly Webster.

Yeah, let’s blame most of this on him.

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2014. South was on the defensive end of the ball for most of the night as the Bluejays made it difficult for the Cardinals to keep possession.

After a hard 80 minutes of play, the Bluejays rallied past the Cardinals winning 3-0.

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