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November 22 Proclaimed RSH Boys Soccer Team Day

Raytown Mayor David Bower proclaimed November 22 is Raytown South High School Boys Soccer Team Day, recognizing the outstanding performance, hard work and dedication of the team and coaches that advanced them into the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship for the first time in the school’s 50-year history. The Mayor joined students, high school staff, and school administrators in an

electric pep assembly on Friday morning at Raytown South High School to celebrate the team’s victory.

“The importance of today is that Raytown will now be recognized as a formidable power.

This is the first time we’ve had a pep assembly to support our soccer players and coaches for the state championship title,” declared Superintendent, Dr. Allan Markley.

The Cardinals had

a super hot season this year under the leadership of Head Coach Dan Porter, Assistant Coach Rob Murdock and Volunteer Coach Whitney Wright. They made the quarterfinals by winning nine out of ten matches, which catapulted them into the state semi-finals. The team finished 4th in the Missouri State High School Activities Associate (MSHSAA) Class 2 State Championship.

They lost to Carthage Superintendent of Schools Dr. Allan Markely, Mayor David Bower, Assistant Principal Shunton Hammond, Head Coach Dan Porter, Assistant Coach Rob Murdock and Volunteer Coach Whitney Wright

2-0 on Friday and St. Mary’s 3-0 on Saturday morning, November 23.

“The team is grateful for the support we received from the com-

munity, students, staff, Continued on page 2

Michael Keightley defender, Tyler Schmitt defender, Kole Turley defender, Gershom Ortiz midfielder

Holidays In The Fire Station

In the living room, children play on the floor while their parents sit in armchairs, dinner plates in their laps.

Around the corner in the kitchen, other parents and kids sit around a dinner table, a full Thanksgiving spread sitting on the counter nearby.

It could be any number of holiday gatherings, but this one was happening at Raytown Fire Protection District station No. 2 on Saturday night, November 23, where the 5 firefighters and paramed-

ics on duty invited their families in for their own holiday dinner and tree trimming party.

“On holidays, we gather together just like any other family” states Captain Phillip Giegerich.

“We spend about one-third of their lives together in this station and we always say that this is our second family,” explains Interim Fire Chief Matt Mace At the Raytown Fire Protection District, three crews split up 24hour shifts that start and end at 7 a.m. So there’s

a one-in-three chance that your crew will be working on Thanksgiving or any other single holiday.

The firefighters, and their families enjoyed a wide-ranging spread on Saturday: turkey, ham, green-bean casserole, cheesy corn, all manner of pies.

Following dinner all of the children and grandchildren helped decorate the fire station Christmas tree.

“My daughters and grand-daughters love it,” said Tom Ratterman, a firefighter/para-

medic. “They like to see what I do and the people I work with.”

Of course, one key difference between this gathering and those elsewhere ia that many members of this “family” may at any moment be called to don fire gear and head out to an emergency.

Several family members can recall sitting down to a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner here, only to have the alarms go off right away.

Continued on page 2

Tom Ratterman and his grand daughter Lily place the angel on top of the tree

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The Cardinal Chorale helped celebrate the Raytown South boys soccer team RHS soccer continued from page 1

and district administration during our exciting weekend.

We

would like to thank Mayor Bower for his proclamation and attendance at Friday’s pep assembly. Our players worked extremely hard

to get to the final four.

We appreciate the opportunity to represent the Raytown South High and the Raytown School District and look

forward to continued success,” said Coach Porter, reflecting on the past few weeks.

Raytown South pulled out all the stops with drum line and cheerleaders in an assembly to recognize the boys soccer team

Firefighters’ children and grandchildren enjoy a Thanksgiving feast Fire house continued from page 1

“We just keep eating and wait patiently for our husbands and dads to return”, Val Ratterman states. “When the

alarm sounds, they go, and we know to just hang out and they will return as soon as they can,” Val said.

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Truck Crashes Into Fox’s Drug Store

At 12:51 pm on November 25, 2013, a pickup truck traveling on Raytown Road lost control, left the roadway, and came to rest approximately 12 feet inside of Fox’s Drug Store. A 58-year old male was the single occupant of the truck.

He was treated on the scene and transported with life threatening injuries to a local hospital. The accident was later deemed a fatality but the name of the deceased had not yet been released when the Eagle went to press.

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KC A Surprising Tech Jobs Creator Jeff Pinkerton KCEconomy.com According to urban economist Joel Kotkin, Kansas City is among the top metros in the country in technology

industry growth and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs over the last 12 years. In the analysis, KC ranks 13th in overall in Tech-STEM growth rankings between 2001 and

2013. Kansas City appears to have done particularly well in recent years, with tech industry jobs (software, engineering and computer programming) growing by 18.5 percent between 2010

and 2013. This ranks eighth out of the 51 largest metros in the country and ahead of tech centers like Denver and San Jose.

The upshot of Kotkin’s article is that while West

Coast, high-tech centers like San Jose, San Francisco and Seattle remain giants, other metros are starting to gain ground. In fact, the top four metros for tech and STEM growth are away from the

coasts (Austin, Raleigh, Houston and Nashville).

This is just more evidence that the tech boom we are seeing here locally is showing up on the national radar as well.

Raytown Police Department Joins National Crackdown To Reduce Drunk Driving Fatalities From mid-December through New Year’s Day, local police will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunk driving. The crackdown, will include high-visibility enforcement throughout the

Kansas City Metro area and will run from December 13 through January 2, 2014.

The effective nationwide drunk driving crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement, high-profile events, and will be supported by national paid advertising,

creating a comprehensive campaign to curb drunk driving over the winter holidays.

Raytown Police said its Officers will be aggressively looking for drunk drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone caught driving drunk.

Although it is illegal in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, to drive drunk (having a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher), far too many people across the nation get behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol. The latest sta-

tistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the serious nature of the nation’s continuing drunk driving epidemic.

Every year, about one third of all motor vehicle traffic deaths involve one or more impaired drivers or motorcy-

cle operators according to National Highway Traffic Safety.

In 2012, 230 people died in Missouri crashes involving impaired drivers. That works out to approximately one impaired driving fatality every 1 ½ days.”

employees and/or sales.

Companies may nominate themselves. Previous winners from the past five (5) years are not eligible. All nominations received will be kept confiden-

tial. Those companies nominated will be sent an application to fill out to be considered.

Nominations must be returned to the Chamber office

by December 1, 2013.

Business Of The Year Awards Nomination Form Nominations Due December 1

The Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce is asking for nominations for Business of the Year and Small Business of the Year. Nomination forms can be found on the Chamber’s web-

site or at the Chamber office at 5909 Raytown Trafficway.

The Awards Committee will review nominated companies and the awards will be given at the Chamber Celebration Lun-

cheon on January 22, 2014.

Criteria for the Business of the Year (25 or more full-time employees) and Small Business of the Year (25 or less full-time employees) is the business

must be a Raytown Chamber member in good standing, in business for a minimum of three years, involved in community service and has experienced growth in number of

Former Administrator Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Jackson County Court Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former court administrator for the Jackson County Circuit Court pleaded guilty in federal court today to a fraud scheme in which the government contends she embezzled nearly $140,000

from the circuit court.

Teresa L. York, 58, of Blue Springs, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to a federal information that charges her with mail fraud.

York was appointed as the court administrator for the

Jackson County Circuit Court in 2003 and resigned on July 2, 2012, after her embezzlement was discovered.

York admitted that she engaged in a scheme to defraud the court between January 2009 and June 4, 2012, when she was placed on administrative leave. York used court-

paid credit cards for her own personal use and purchased gift cards paid for by the court for her own personal use. According to the federal charging document, York also entered into a fraudulent contract for which no services were ever provided and which primarily benefited a

person with whom she had a personal relationship. (York does not admit that conduct in today’s plea agreement, but the government reserves the right to present evidence of the contract fraud at her sentencing hearing.)

As a result of York’s fraudulent actions, the government

contends the total loss to the court was $139,536, while the intended loss was $142,278.

Under the terms of today’s plea agreement, York must pay a $77,778 money judgment to the government in forfeiture, which represents her proceeds from the fraud scheme.

City Administrator’s Report

By Mahesh Sharma

Public Works

The White Oak West Sanitary Sewer Line A construction project contractor will soon start the large diameter underground bore necessary for the project. One boring location will place the sewer under the creek and the other will place the sewer under 83rd Street.

Public Works took possession of the new bucket truck

this week. Staff is excited for the delivery as the order was approved by the Board of Aldermen on January 15, 2013.

The new truck can reach slightly higher than the old truck and has several safety and operational improvements that will make operations more efficient and safer.

The old and new truck will be on display in the parking lot of City Hall at the next Board of Aldermen meeting on December 2, 2013.

November 22

As the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the MidAmerica Regional Council (MARC) is tasked with developing and updating plans and policies that direct the future of the transportation network in the Kansas City region. MARC is seeking public input on the update to the Transportation Outlook 2040; the regional planning document for transportation.

The vision of the planning document is “Together, we

envision: A safe, balanced, regional multimodal transportation system that is coordinated with land-use planning, supports equitable access to opportunities and protects the environment.”

The Transportation Outlook 2040 policy framework includes: • Accessibility • Climate change/energy use • Economic vitality • Environment

• Place making • Public health • Safety and security • System conditions • System performance The public is encouraged to take a survey that can be found at www.to2040.org to voice their opinions and thoughts for the transportation network in the Kansas City region.

Development & Public Affairs

14th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture performed their annual inspection of the City’s animal control operations. The visit included an inspection of the City’s animal control vehicle, animal control records and animal control record keeping practices. At conclusion of the inspection, the inspector concluded that all aspects of the city’s animal control operations were approved.

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First Call To Highlight Achievements Of Web Based Drug Treatment At Monday’s regular weekly meeting of the Jackson County Legislature on Monday, November 25, 2013, officials with First Call, a local affiliate of the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence made a presentation to outline the success of their Community CareLink software.

Community CareLink is an electronic behavioral health record that allows substance abuse and treatment agencies to more easily connect their clients with the services they

need to help recover from drug and alcohol dependence.

Earlier this month, First Call was able to gain national accreditation for Community CareLink through the Drummond Group, a nationally recognized software-testing firm.

The national accreditation allows Community Carelink to now be recognized as a certified electronic health record by the Office of the National Coordinator (www.healthit. gov).

First Call developed the Community CareLink soft-

ware and licensed it to Jackson County COMBAT (Community Backed Anti-Drug Tax) to help COMBAT facilitate transparency and accountability among the agencies they fund. COMBAT is a onequarter cent countywide sales tax, focused on drug prevention, treatment, and violence.

Since the launch of Community CareLink, COMBAT funded agencies have used the software to help clients navigate their treatment plans more easily.

Have An Expired Gift Card?

The holiday shopping season is in full swing. Retailers are slashing prices, Black Friday shoppers are setting their alarms and family members are finishing their wish lists.

For many, gift cards make an ideal gift for their loved ones.

State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) is reminding Missourians to hold on to their gift cards, even the expired ones. After five years of inactivity, the remaining value of a gift card or certificate should be turned over as Unclaimed Property. This means gift cards never really expire in Missouri.

“Gift cards offer convenience and choice that many holiday shoppers find appealing,” Treasurer Zweifel said.

“Unfortunately sometimes they don’t get used by the expiration date. Make sure you

check my Unclaimed Property list when that happens.

I hold nearly $7.3 million in Unclaimed Property from unused gift cards and certificates. This year my Unclaimed Property staff has returned more than $75,000 from expired gift cards or certificates.

I encourage everyone to check my website for Unclaimed Property, the average account returned is $300 – money that would be helpful in holiday shopping.”

If a gift card owner believes an expired gift card may have become Unclaimed Property, they should first check with the business that the unused gift card was originally from to see if it is redeemable. If the business will not redeem the card or certificate, owners should then check www.

ShowMeMoney.com to see

if their name is listed. If the owner’s name is not listed on the website and he or she has a gift card or certificate with value a business will not redeem, the card owner should email Treasurer Zweifel’s office at unclaimedproperty@treasurer.mo.gov. Not all credit from gift cards and certificates is turned over with account owner contact information, so having the physical card or certificate may help an individual claim their property.

Since January 2009, Treasurer Zweifel has returned $176 million in Unclaimed Property to more than 590,000 account owners. There is currently more than $810 million in Unclaimed Property remaining to be returned to more than 4.7 million account owners, including 61 accounts with more than $100,000.

Reward Increased For Information In Raytown Jogger’s Shooting Death The reward has been increased for information in the death of Kansas City area man who was shot and killed while he was jogging. The Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers

said in a release Thursday that a family member has donated more money to the reward fund for information in the death of 60-year-old Harry Stone. Crime Stoppers says the total possible

reward is up to $5,775.00. Police say Stone was shot and killed May 13 as he jogged in Raytown.

Police are looking for a dark, four-door car with at least two occupants who fled the scene.

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National Pharmaceutical Settlement Brings $26 Mil For Missouri Medicaid Attorney General Chris Koster recently announced that Missouri’s Medicaid program will recover a $26,668,999 share of a national Medicaid Fraud civil settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Koster said that Missouri joined with other states and the federal government in a settlement resolving allegations of unlawful marketing practices to promote the sales of antipsychotic drugs, Risperdal and Invega.

The settlement resolves lawsuits filed by whistleblowers and an investigation by the states and the federal government.

An investigation revealed that from 1999 through 2005, Johnson & Johnson employed unlawful off-label mar-

keting and kickback schemes to promote the drug Risperdal, and from 2007 to 2009 the company employed off-label marketing to promote sales of Invega. Once the FDA approves a drug, a manufacturer cannot market or promote a drug for use not specified in the FDAapproved product label.

The lawsuits argued that the pharmaceutical companies made false and misleading statements about the safety and efficacy of Risperdal and Invega in promoting their off-label use, and paid illegal kickbacks to health care professionals and long-term care pharmacy providers to induce them to promote or prescribe Risperdal to children, adolescents and the elderly when there was no FDA approval

for Risperdal use in these patient populations. The manufacturers’ unlawful marketing caused false or fraudulent claims to be submitted to state Medicaid programs.

“This settlement returns scarce health-care dollars to the state of Missouri,” said Koster. “It also serves as a reminder to pharmaceutical companies to market their drugs for FDA-approved product label uses only.”

Since Koster took office, the Attorney General’s Office has obtained more than $225 million in Medicaid judgments and recoveries for the state.

Suspected Medicaid fraud should be reported to the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit at 1-800-286-3932 or online at ago.mo.gov

On November 8, the Office of Economic Development at Raytown City Hall received three responses to its request for proposal (RFP) to develop an approximate 3.4-acre property owned by the city in downtown Raytown known as the Green Space at 6200 Blue Ridge Boulevard. The responses received are from Flaherty & Collins in Indianapolis, Indiana, Carr Baier Crandall (CBC Real Estate Group) in Kansas City, Missouri and from the Raytown Main Street Association.

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properties”. It’s portfolio includes a wide spectrum of market rate and mixed use properties with lots of amenities to affordable housing developments.

CBC Real Estate Group’s portfolio includes retail, office, healthcare and government development. Being a local, CBC’s portfolio includes projects that are familiar to many of us, such as Zona Rosa Shopping Center, Children’s Mercy South Medical Campus, EPA Science & Technology Center, and Teva Pharmaceuticals, to name a few.

As a nonprofit organization, Raytown Main

Street Association has acquired grants to improve city development projects, such as the downtown streetscape project and is currently working on development a comprehensive farmers market at 6200 Raytown Road.

City staff are now reviewing the RFPs. Within the next 60 days, they will then present the proposals and their recommendations to the Board of Aldermen.

According to Missouri State Statute 610.021 (2) dealing with the sale of real estate, the proposals must be made available to the public after the Board of Aldermen have reviewed them.

City Meeting Schedule

Board Of Aldermen Parks Board raytown.mo.us raytownparks.com Monthly: First and Third Tuesday at Monthly: Third Monday of every 7:00 p.m, City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. month at 7:00 p.m., Raytown Parks Office, 5912 Lane Ave. Board of Education RaytownSchools.org Monthly: Second Monday at 6:30 p.m, 6608 Raytown Road Fire Protection District raytownfire.com Monthly: Second and Fourth Tuesday at 9:00 a.m., City Hall, 10000 E 59 St.

Tree Board raytowntreeboard.org Monthly: 3rd Wednesday at 6:30 pm (Sept.-May), Raytown Parks Office, 5912 Lane Ave

City Commission Meetings Planning & Zoning Commission Council On Aging Monthly: First Thursday Monthly: Third Thursday at 7:00 at 7:00 pm p.m., City Hall, 10000 E 59 St. Many committees, boards and commissions meet on an as needed basis.

The Building Code of Appeals only meets when a resident or business owner has an appeal. 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

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CONSUMER S L L A C E R UNITED STATES

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Consumers should stop using these products unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. For more information: www.cpsc.gov Children’s Pajamas Recalled by The Bailey Boys Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard Recall date: November 21, 2013 Recall number: 14-026 Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pajama pants away from children, and return them to The Bailey Boys, Inc. for a full refund.

Customer Contact: The Bailey Boys, Inc. toll-free at (855) 809-4400 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www. baileyboys.com and click on the Product Recall link on the

bottom of the page for more information.

Angelcare Recalls to Repair Movement and Sound Baby Monitors After Two Deaths Due to Strangulation Hazard Recall date: November 21, 2013 Recall number: 14-028 Customer Contact: Angelcare at (855) 355-2643 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail at Consumers@angelcare.ca or online at http://www.angelcarebaby.com and click on the safety notice section of the website for more information.

ElliptiGO Recalls Elliptical Cycles Due to Fall Hazard Recall date: November 21, 2013 Recall number: 14-027 Remedy: Consumers should stop using recalled

ElliptiGO cycles until they have the fork upgraded with a safety retrofit and/or upgraded replacement drive arm axles installed. Consumers with affected cycles can contact ElliptiGO online at www.elliptigo.com/safety to locate the authorized repair center closest to them.

Customer Contact: ElliptiGO toll-free at (888) 5510117 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.elliptigo.com and click on the “Model 3C, 8C and 11R Recall” link for more information.

Cuisinart Recalls Food Processors Due to Laceration Hazard Recall date: November 21, 2013 Recall number: 14-029 Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled food processors and con-

tact Cuisinart to receive a free replacement lid and reversible slicing/shredding disc.

Customer Contact: Cuisinart toll-free at (877) 339-2534 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday or Sunday, or online www.cuisinart.com and click on Recall for more information.

Recall of “VitaliKOR Fast Acting” Marketed as a Dietary Supplement, Due to Undeclared Active Ingredients Recall date: November 13, 2013 Vitality Research Labs, LLC, the repackager of the VitaliKOR Products, is voluntarily recalling lots K58Q and F50Q of VitaliKOR Fast Acting.

FDA laboratory analysis on VitaliKOR has determined this product contains undeclared Vardenafil and Tadalafil, which

are active ingredients of FDAapproved drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), making VitaliKOR Fast Acting an unapproved drug. The undeclared active ingredients pose a threat to consumers because Vardenafil and Tadalafil may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs such as nitroglycerin and may lower blood pressure to unsafe levels.

Remedy: Consumers with questions regarding this recall should contact Vitality Research Labs at 1-855-4241954 or via e-mail at customercare@vitalikor Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, PST. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems.

Jayone Food Issues Voluntary Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in Dried Seaweed Salad

Recall date: November 23, 2013 Jayone Foods, inc. of Paramount, CA is voluntarily recalling All date codes of Trader Joe’s Dried Seaweed Salad with Spicy Dressing (SKU 97677), because it may contain traces of peanuts.

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or lifethreatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. The dried seaweed salad packaged in a 3.5 oz. foil pouch, found in the grocery aisle at Trader Joe’s was sold nationwide.

Remedy: Customers who purchased the Dried Seaweed Salad with Spicy Dressing and have sensitivity to peanuts are urged to return it to Trader Joe’s for a full refund or dispose of it. Customers with questions may contact Jayone Food, Inc., 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. PST, Monday-Friday at (562) 232-2754.

Food Establishments Cited For County Critical Health Code Violations

Most critical health code violations are corrected at the time of inspection.

LEGEND OF ASIA 1853 SW 7 Hwy, Blue Springs 11/19/2013 - Raw sushi fish was stored over cooked ready-to-eat sushi ingredients in the sushi reach-in cooler.

Store raw fish on the bottom shelf of the cooler and cooked and ready-to-eat items on the shelves above the raw fish CORRECTED. LEGEND OF ASIA 1853 SW 7 Hwy, Blue Springs

11/19/2013 - 1. A spray bottle of 409 was observed stored with an open case of mini marshmallows, vanilla wafers, and straws in the dry storage area by the soda boxes. 2. Stainless steel polish was stored in direct contact with disposable gloves.

3. 409 and glass cleaner were stored a sanitizer bucket. Locate the poisonous or toxic materials in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service or single-use articles - CORRECTED.

LUNAR BOWL/THE BLUE MOON 2001 NW 7 Hwy, Blue Springs 11/19/2013 - Chemical spray bottle in the bar area was not labeled with the common name of the material CORRECTED on site bottle labeled.

FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 24810 E 24 Hwy, Independence 11/18/2013 - Milk in the Dasani cooler had an internal temperature of 49* F. The Dasani cooler ambient air temperature was 46* F. The

milk was DISCARDED and the establishment was told not to put any potentially hazardous foods in the reach-in until it is repaired and could maintain an ambient air temperature of 41* F or less - REINSPECTION REQUIRED. FORTUNA WOK 1333 NE Douglas, Lee’s Summit 11/18/2013 - Several containers of ready to eat food located inside the walk-in cooler were not covered or date labeled. All ready-to-eat food should shall have a prepared by or consume by date.

CORRECTED, the manager covered and dated the food.

MINSKY’S PIZZA 32 NE 291 Hwy, Lee’s Summit 11/22/2013 - An employee’s drink was observed in the food production area without a lid and straw. Employee drinks should have a lid and straw.

CORRECTED, the manager removed the cup.

PANDA CAFE 927 NE Woods Chapel, Lee’s Summit 11/21/2013 - 1. Raw chicken was stored directly above cooked pasta. 2. RTE fried

wonton wraps were stored uncovered on shelf, were in direct contact with bottom of the shelf above the food - Both 1 & 2 CORRECTED on site.

PORK N PIT BBQ 1803 NE Colbern Rd, Lee’s Summit 11/20/2013 - Raw shell eggs and ground beef were observed stored over a bucket of pickles in the reach-in cooler. Separate raw meats from ready-to-eat foods - CORRECTED.

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weeklyBLOTTER From Raytown Police Department

Incidents from 11/19/13 to 11/25/13 11/19/2013 06:41:05 DRUGS/OTHER/ POSSESSION/PILLS (F) E 78 ST 11/19/2013 12:54:33 FRAUD/STEALING BY DECEIT/OVER $500 (F) 6000 block STERLING AVE 11/19/2013 13:38:48 FORGERY (F) 8500 block EVANSTON AVE 11/19/2013 16:40:08 ROBBERY 2ND/ STRONGARM/ COMMERCIAL (F) 9300 block E 350 HWY 11/19/2013 17:18:46 CITY, ASSAULTS 11900 block E 75 ST 11/19/2013 18:43:44 CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 9000 block E 350 HWY 11/19/2013 19:10:52 CITY, ASSAULTS 9000 block E 74 ST 11/19/2013 20:22:57 CITY, TRESPASS 10300 block E 350 HWY 11/19/2013 20:56:20 TAMPERING 1ST/ AUTO/STOLEN & NOT

RECOVERED (F) 9000 block E 350 HWY 11/20/2013 08:56:39 TAMPERING 1ST/ AUTO/STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 6600 block BLUE RIDGE BLVD 11/20/2013 11:47:38 ROBBERY 2ND/ STRONGARM/RESIDENCE (F) 9300 block E 84 ST

E 67 ST

11600 block E 73 ST

E 63 ST

11/21/2013 12:34:06 CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION E 84 ST

11/22/2013 08:06:45 TAMPERING 1ST/ AUTO/STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 8700 block E 87 ST

11/23/2013 02:46:23 NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT E 87 ST

11/22/2013 08:15:00 TAMPERING 1ST/TRUCK/ BUS/STOLEN LOCAL& NOT 8100 block SPRING VALLEY RD

11/23/2013 03:08:36 CITY, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA E GREGORY BLVD

11/24/2013 05:12:10 TAMPERING 1ST / AUTO/ STOLEN & NOT RECOVERED (F) 9800 block E 350 HWY

11/23/2013 03:28:16 CITY, DWI - ALCOHOL 6800 block S BLUE RIDGE BV

11/24/2013 10:53:36 CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 8200 block LAUREL AVE

11/23/2013 03:29:41 CITY, ASSAULTS 10000 block E 71 TER

11/24/2013 16:10:53 CITY, UNLAWFUL POSSESS OTHER WEAPON 7400 block MAYWOOD AVE

11/21/2013 16:15:39 FORGERY (F) 10300 block E 350 HWY 11/21/2013 17:52:04 CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block 350 HWY

11/20/2013 14:15:25 TAMPERING WITH COMPUTER DATA (M) 6700 block BLUE RIDGE BLVD

11/21/2013 18:15:15 BURGLARY 2ND/NO FORCE/RESIDENCE UNK. TIME (F) 9500 block E 67 TER

11/20/2013 16:00:32 CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY

11/21/2013 21:11:21 CITY, TRESPASS 10300 block E 350 HWY

11/20/2013 18:14:32 CITY, STEALING FROM BUILDING 10000 block E 59 ST 11/20/2013 20:18:08 BURGLARY 2ND/ FORCIBLE ENTRY/ RESIDENCE NIGHT (F) 9800 block E 61 ST 11/21/2013 02:58:18 CITY, DWI - ALCOHOL

11/21/2013 21:44:27 CITY, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 9800 block E 61 ST 11/22/2013 01:47:46 CITY, STEALING FM MOTOR VEHICLE 9100 block E 84 ST 11/22/2013 07:31:59 NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT

11/22/2013 10:45:24 CITY, RESIST/INTERFERE WITH ARREST 9700 block E 80 ST 11/22/2013 12:38:50 FORGERY (F) 9300 block E 350 HWY 11/22/2013 12:59:32 IDENTITY THEFT (M) 5700 block OXFORD AVE 11/22/2013 13:33:48 CITY, STEALING SHOPLIFT 10300 block E 350 HWY 11/22/2013 21:54:29 CITY, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA E 75 ST 11/23/2013 01:49:18 CITY, DWI - ALCOHOL

11/23/2013 14:07:55 CITY, ASSAULTS 11500 block E 63 ST 11/23/2013 14:49:04 SEXUAL ASSAULT (F) 5300 block HUNTER AVE 11/23/2013 17:46:43 CITY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION 8600 block OXFORD AVE 11/23/2013 21:25:18 NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT 8900 block E 59 ST

11/23/2013 21:32:27 NON-CRIMINAL GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT E 87 ST

11/24/2013 17:05:23 CITY, STEALING FROM BUILDING 10300 block E 350 HWY 11/24/2013 21:55:07 CITY, UNLAWFUL POSSESS OTHER WEAPON E 63 ST 11/25/2013 08:46:59 CITY, STEALING OF VEHICLE PARTS/ACC 8900 block E 69TH ST

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Raytown Community Calendar EVENTS Christmas In The Park November 27-December 31 @ 5:30 pm–10 pm Sunday – Thursday @ 5:30 pm11 pm Friday & Saturday Longview Lake Campground, 10711 Southwest Scherer Road, Kansas City Now in its 26th year, Jackson County’s Christmas In The Park is a holiday feast serving up the sights of the season with more than 300,000 glistening lights and 175 colorfully animated holiday scenes.

Discover for yourself why this is one of the region’s favorite holiday attractions. December 7th Shepard’s Center Raytown volunteers will hand out candy at the conclusion of the show. Voluntary donations are accepted to benefit one of 35 local charities.

Holiday Vesper Handbell Service December 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Faith Presbyterian Church, 8301 James A Reed Road, Raytown Holiday Vespers Service featuring handbells trio, Christmas Carols, scripture and commentary.

Cookies and fruit punch and coffee refreshments are offered.

Annual Raytown Community Holiday Lighting December 6 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm 63rd and Blue Raytown Rd at UMB

The Annual Raytown Community Holiday Lighting is arriving soon! Lighting of the Pocket Park, hayrides in downtown with caroling, Santa at UMB bank, cookies and cider in the 1081 club, crafts in FOP at 63rd and Blue Ridge. Merchants in the newly remodeled Raytown Plaza will hold open houses to showcase their business.

Please come join us to kick off the holiday season.

This event is sponsored

by Raytown Main Street Association, Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce, City of Raytown, Raytown Parks and Recreation, and Raytown Quality Schools.

visitors will find the Country Store open in the kitchen.

Visitors can stock up on delicious holiday delicacies, such as homemade jams, jellies, cookies, candies and other baked goods. Enjoy aromatic spiced cider on your visit. Complementary cookies and coffee will also be served. If your club or civic group needs a holiday activity, please call Phyllis Miller at 816-356-2338 to make a group reservation. A one-dollar discount per person is available for groups, which can be scheduled on weekdays if preferred. Visit the Rice-Tremonti website today!

Christmas Tours at RiceTremonti Home December 7 & 8 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Rice-Tremonti Home, 8801 E. 66th St., Raytown $4 for adults. Children 12 and under free. Volunteer decorators are working throughout November to transform the 1844 farmhouse into a unique Christmas gem.

Organizers plan to show a decorative theme that represents the period from 1870 to the early 1900s, a time the E. Coffee Rice family resided there. Look for Christmas trees in every room, which will be accented with greenery and feature an array of quilts. Every room will be unique. In addition to the festive decorations,

Silver Bells Community Christmas Party December 10 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Raytown Christian Church, 6108 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown $5 in advance only A community Christmas party for adults 55 and older will be hosting lunch, entertainment, pictures with Santa and door prizes.

Entertainment will include the dynamic performer Gino Bueno, pianist Nathan Bergan, gospel singer Zenbio Smith and more. All tickets must be purchased in advanced by December 5 at the Shepherd’s Center of Raytown, 7900 Blue Ridge Blvd in One Spirit United Methodist Church or cash

only at Raytown Hy-Vee, 9400 E. 350 Highway.

Raytown Community Choir Christmas Concert December 14, 2013 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church, 6429 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown The Raytown Community Choir led by Noel Fulkerson invites you to its Annual Christmas Concert at which they will perform holiday classical, pop and Christmas carols – even the Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah. All we ask is that you bring a donation for REAP. Holidays at Missouri Town 1855 December 14, 2013 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Missouri Town 1855 at Fleming Park, 8010 East Park Road, Lee’s Summit $5 adults, Ages 5-13 and Seniors $3, Ages 5 and under free Experience the unique holiday customs of our English, German and French settlers in our historic antebellum community. Holiday traditions are brought to life in Missouri Town 1855 with the smell of wood burning fireplaces, period music, authentic decorations and a special visit by “Belsnickle,” who will thrill the children with a candy treat… and never a lump of coal!

This is a one-of-a-kind “must attend” holiday experience!

MONTHLY MEETINGS American Association of University Women Monthly: Second Monday at 7:00 pm Bickford House, 9110 E 63rd St. Candlelight Quilters of Raytown Monthly: Third Thursday at 7:00-9:00 pm Show-Me Quilting, 6221 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown Plaza Open to quilters of all skill levels. 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

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 Raytown Historical Society http://raytownhistoricalsociety.org Monthly: First Monday at 10:00 am Raytown Historical Museum, 9705 E. 63rd Street Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Monthly: Second Tuesday at 7:00 pm Post 4242 Raytown Memorial Post, 6419 Railroad St. (816) 358-8843 Add your own event by registering for Events Calendar access at www.RaytownEagle. com or email Events@ RaytownEagle.com

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Raytown Police Promote Crime-Prevention Programs For Crime-Free Living In The City

By Mallory Ragon Raytown Police Officer Krista Mann presented two crime-prevention programs to the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday, November 19. The programs are an expansion of the national Neighborhood

Watch Program, which has recently seen a decline in community involvement, mostly attributed to a lack of time commitment and reluctance to participate in the training required to take part in the program. The Crime-Free Lifestyles and Crime Preven-

tion Through Environmental Design (CPTED) programs are intended to promote crimefree living in the city, with a specific focus on multi-family housing and new development of both residential and commercial areas.

Five Raytown police of-

ficers are currently trained for the CPTED program and are available to survey buildings for the CPTED standards.

These standards include both interior and exterior criteria, such as lighting, locks, fencing, doors, and windows. Trainings are currently scheduled to

help additional officers join the program.

The Crime-Free Lifestyles program is focused on multifamily residences, though it continues to incorporate the block-watch and individual housing principles from the national Neighborhood Watch

program. The block-watch program formerly included a 50% participation rule, which is no longer a requirement. The hope is that it will encourage more residents to get involved if everyone has an opportunity to participate, regardless of their neighbors’ involvement.

Third Annual Christmas Celebration Music Festival Featuring Raytown Community Symphonic Band and St. Matthew’s Resurrection Ensemble

The Raytown Arts Council and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church invite the community to an afternoon of symphonic music, with a little seasonal jazz thrown in, at the Christmas Celebration Music Concert presented by the Raytown Community Symphonic Band under the direction of Bob Cochran.

The concert will be pre-

sented at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 9349 E 65th Street at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2013. A reception follows.

Come enjoy the season’s best. There is no admission charge.

The Resurrection Ensemble, led by drummer Bill McVey, the band’s percussionist AKA the rector of St. Matthew’s, will also play some “jazzy” Christ-

mas favorites, and a surprise guest will contribute to the festivities.

This is the third annual St. Matthew’s Christmas Musical Festival, and the 2011 and 2012 versions were very well attended and received by the community. The Symphonic Band and Resurrection Ensemble look forward to performing another wonderful concert this year.

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A Modern Spin On A Holiday Classic Upside-Down Apple Cake with Whiskey-Soaked Fruit

Fruitcakes have long been a holiday tradition and new and improved versions of this timeless treat are making a festive comeback. Try this version of the Christmas classic with a luscious twolayer upside-down apple cake, studded with whiskeysoaked fruits and filled with sweetened mascarpone.

Serves Yield: 16 servings Ingredients Fruit Cake • 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries • 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel • 3 tablespoons whiskey or bourbon • 3 red apples, unpeeled, quartered, cored, very thinly (1/4 inch) sliced • 1 box yellow cake mix • 1 cup water • 3/4 cup slivered almonds, finely ground in a food processor or finely chopped with a knife

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil • 4 eggs • 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger Toppings • 1/4 cup apple jelly • 2 ounces (from 8-ounce container) mascarpone cheese, softened • 1/2 cup whipping cream • 1 tablespoon sugar • Fresh cranberries and orange slices, if desired Preparation 1. In medium bowl, mix dried cranberries, apricots, orange peel and bourbon. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour or overnight.

2. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease bottom and sides of two 8-inch round cake pans with shortening. Line bottom of each pan with cooking parchment paper. Grease parchment paper with shortening.

3. Line bottom and side of each pan with overlapping

apple slices, cutting slices as necessary to line side of each pan.

4. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, ground almonds, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.

Stir in soaked dried fruit and ginger. Gently pour into pans over apple slices.

5. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Immediately turn pans upside down to release cakes onto cooling racks.

6. In small microwavable

bowl, microwave apple jelly uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until hot. Brush over apples on top and side of each cake to make shiny.

Cool completely, about 1 hour.

7. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat mascarpone cheese, whipping cream and sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. On serving plate, place one cake, apple side up. Top with whipped cream mixture.

Gently place remaining cake layer on top of cream, apple side up. Garnish with fresh cranberries and orange slices.

Cut into slices with serrated knife. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cake.

Garnish with toasted, sliced almonds, if desired.

Preparation Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes Start to Finish Time: 4 Hours Make it ahead and save some time! Prepare the dried fruit the night before, or bake the cake layers, and whip up

(and refrigerate) the topping a day early. Put the cake together the day you serve it for best results.

This layered cake can also be made as two single layer cakes for smaller gatherings.

Skip the stacking of the layers and place a single cake layer, apple side up, on a cake stand. Top the cake with a dollop of the sweet cream topping, and garnish with cranberries and orange slices.

Got a favorite, family or awardwinning recipe?

We’d love to share it with Raytown.

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Get A Native Red Cedar For The Holidays Kansas City WildLands is again offering the public an opportunity to remove invasive red cedars and take them home to decorate for the holidays on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Shawnee Mission Park, 7900 Renner Rd., Shawnee, Kansas.

When you take home a native cedar tree, you’ll not only make your house smell great, you’ll be helping restore wild places to their original health. A modest $15 donation for a tree helps fund habitat projects throughout the Greater Kansas City region on both sides of the state line.

Missouri Department of Conservation endorses the effectiveness of the

KC Wildlands program because of the many volunteers who donate

Kansas City WildLands 13th Annual Red Cedar Christmas Tree Event

their time on habitat improvement projects on public lands.

“The red cedar in my mind is a wonderful native tree with unique color and shape, a shelter for birds and mammals in winter, “ said Bill Graham, MDC Media Specialist.

“But they invade native prairie or woodland habitats where land managers are trying to restore or preserve remnants of natural wild habitats where other species were historically dominant.”

The areas of focus have a wonderful range of tree sizes and shapes from Charlie Brown Specials to perfect behemoths fit for a Mayor’s Christmas Tree,

with plenty of household sizes mixed in.

Volunteers will be available to help you get your trees back to the parking area if needed.

Please bring a handsaw (no chainsaws or axes!) and rope to tie your tree to your vehicle. Sturdy boots and work gloves are recommended.

Pre-cuts will be available, and volunteers will be there to help you cut, carry and tie down your tree and even help you get your trees back to the parking area if needed.

A fire and hot cider will be available to warm you up… a fun day on the grasslands for all!

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MDC Eagle Days Events Around The State From December through February, Missouri’s winter eagle watching is spectacular. Because of its big rivers, many lakes and wetlands, Missouri is one of the leading lower 48 states for bald eagle viewing. Each fall, thousands of these great birds migrate south from their nesting range in Canada and the Great Lakes states to hunt in the Show-Me State. More than 2,000 bald eagles are typically reported in Missouri during winter.

Watch for eagles perched in large trees along the water’s edge. View them early in the morning to see eagles flying and fishing. Be sure to dress for winter weather and don’t forget cameras and binocu-

lars.

The following locations are hot spots for eagle viewing and MDC offers Eagle Days events on the dates listed. The events include live captive-eagle programs, exhibits, activities, videos and guides with spotting scopes: • Dec. 7-8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge south of Mound City. Call 816-2713100 for more information.

• Jan. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Jan. 5 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Smithville Lake north of Kansas City.

Call 816-532-0174 for more information.

• Jan. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Jan. 19 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the MDC

Springfield Conservation Nature Center. Call 417-8884237 for more information.

• Jan. 18-19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge south of I-270 in St. Louis. Call 314-8771309 for more information.

• Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lock and Dam 24 and Apple Shed Theater in Clarksville. Call 660-7852420 for more information.

• Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schell City Community Center in downtown Schell City and the MDC Schell Osage Conservation area north of El Dorado Springs. Call 417-876-5226 for more information.

Eagle-Eye Sighting: Raytown Main Street Association work late putting up Holiday decorations on the 63rd Street bridge

Youth Art Competition To Illustrate How “Flying Saves Lives”

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In the beginning, flying was a risky business that was not for the faint of heart; injury, or even death, was something that pilots had to consider each and every time they went up. But over the 20th century, as powered flight became more stable, routine, and safe, it also became less and less the sport of daredevils and more and more a way to transport people and goods rapidly over long distances.

During this time, powered flight also became something else – it became a means of saving people’s lives. Can you think of other ways that “flying saves lives?”

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Fighting wildfires, delivering relief supplies and medical evacuation are only a few ways flight is used to save lives.

Young people throughout Missouri are invited to illustrate these and other lifesaving flights as part of the 2014 International Aviation Art Contest.

This year’s theme is “Flying Saves Lives.”

Children between the ages of 6 and 17 may participate. Entries will be judged in three classes, according to age and at least in part for its creative use of the theme in relation to the aviation world. All artwork for the state competition must be submitted to the Missouri Dept. of Transportation in Jefferson City and postmarked by Friday, January 17, 2014.

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