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Christmas In October For Raytown Veteran By Diane Krizek Editor Christmas came early for Raytown Vietnam veteran, Brad McDonald, when Reece & Nichols East offered to get his house ready for winter. They donated all the
materials and put together a crew that washed windows, replaced rotted wood, caulked storms and scraped off old paint and repainted the entire exterior. Jim Braley of The Bug Man LLC donated an ants and termite treatment. Reece Nichols East has roots
serving the Raytown and Independence communities. Jerry Reece opened J.D. Reece Company in 1987 on 350 Highway across from Dick Smith Ford in Raytown. In 2001, J.D. Reece joined forces with J.C. Nichols Real Estate to form Reece & Nichols. The
Raytown office moved to Lakewood and is now known as Reece Nichols East serving Raytown, Independence and eastern Jackson County. Reece Nichols East is looking forward to making Christmas in October an annual tradition.
The Queen Of Country, Loretta Lynn Wows Her Fans To A Sold Out Concert
By George Michaud
The Reece & Nichols team before
The home after
This Congregation Gives Goats Not Turkeys By Diane Krizek Editor Last Thanksgiving, Pastor Larry Heenan challenged the third, fourth and fifth grade Sunday school classes at Spring Valley Baptist Church, 8801 E. 79th Street, to raise $75 to send a goat to a needy family overseas though World Vision. The kids went to work donating allowances, doing chores for cash, selling donated items like collector plates from a resident’s attic, and making $1 rubberband bracelets and key chains.
They did better than expected. “We turned in the money on November 9 to buy goats No. 47 and No. 48,” said Sharon Baker, their teacher.
World Vision provides a means for people to donate money to buy farm animals like chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, sheep, pigs, alpacas and cows for communities in Latin America, Africa, Europe and even American Indian reservations. “Our story is one of inspiration for those wanting to ‘make a difference’ in our world,” Baker said. “Each goat we buy provides milk, cheese, yogurt and butter as food; they provide hair to weave cloth; they eat noxious weeds, providing an area safe from snakes around dwell-
ings so children are able to play outside; they provide fertilizer for the garden and hope for the family.” The Spring Valley Baptist Church congregation has partnered with World Vision to purchase about 80 goats to date. As a visual reminder of their impact around the world, a picture of a goat is posted on a bulletin board representing every goat purchased. Visit WorldVision.org for more giving opportunities, such as sponsoring a child and funding micro loans.
Bluejays Cheerleaders And Football Players Sponsor Clothing Drive By Diane Krizek Editor On Saturday, November 22, 2014, Raytown High School cheerleaders and football players sponsored a clothing drive from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ending just as the basketball jamboree started. They collected clothing for sizes K through 12 and offered an opportunity for kids to get their pictures taken with them. The clothing will be donated to the Annual Community Breakfast on December 6, 2014, that takes place at Raytown Middle School for school district families in need.
Last Saturday night we went to LORETTA LYNN’s concert at the Uptown Theater that ended with “Coal Miner’s Daughter” bringing the entire audience to its feet with many a tear in their eyes. She gave her fans nearly 90 minutes, some of which she sat down for, and in the first half belted out “Don’t Come Home a drinkin”, “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)”, and other favorites of the crowd. The applause spoke for itself as fans showed their love for this lady who had been entertaining them for most of their lives. And, for 82, Loretta Lynn sounded to me the same as she had in 1989. She was in top vocal form, reaching all the high notes and vibrato as though she was 22. Lynn’s twin daughters, Peggy and Patsy (named for Patsy Cline), opened the concert singing several tunes. Of note was their original titled “Sara” about a baby born from a one niter before the Mother and Father were married. Their songs showed some really good harmonies and creativity in writing. Loretta’s backup band was the “Coal Miner’s” and her son, Ernie, who plays guitar came out front with her to do a few numbers along with joking around then and throughout the show. “Can you imagine if I had a twin?” he called out and Loretta came back with “I don’t want to think about it.” The guitarist Bart Hanson was on his knees beside Loretta on stage as they sang Conway Twitty’s “Lead Me On” together. The crowd loved that one. Loretta announced that after she gets past the holiday season, she begins recording of her next CDs with Sony. She said, “If they don’t want to release them, I’ll release them myself”. Oh, they will, since there are some really strong and new songs just waiting to get out there. After the concert, Loretta was exhausted, having come from performing a concert in Oklahoma to do the Uptown then heading for Branson that night where they were to play at Andy Williams’ Moon River Theater for Sunday night only. Ernie Lynn and I were able to talk for a good thirty minutes or more. He’s a fun entertainer
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