McCoy Neighborhood

Volume 45
•
Issue 1 •
Neighborhood council no. 15
• January 2015
Luminary Night Report
The McCoy neighborhood shone brightly on 12/20!! We were shooting for 1,000 points of light and I
think we made it, or came close! There were the Robinsons personally committed to the thousand points of
light buying 100 luminaries and making sure the 400 block of Delaware shone brightly.
And Heritage House even outdid that--Karen put in an order with me for
250 luminaries so the area around HH was beautifully lit with all those glowing white sacks. And Craig
Whitney put out the 120 luminaries he ordered last year and hadn't used because of bad luminary weather
last year. His 120 further lit up the 400 block of Delaware, making sure both sides of the street shone bright!
There was even some mystery involved with the luminaries this year.
Unbeknownst to me there were hundreds of luminaries on College street shining on
12/20. I did not supply these so if anyone could call me at 405-6153 and tell me who was the Christmasspirited person who put all those out I would really appreciate it! There were also many luminaries on the
700 and 800 block of N Union and the
700 block of Delaware. So quite a night for luminaries on December 20th! Thanks to everyone who participated! I hope many of you toured the neighborhood on 12/20 and saw how pretty the McCoy Neighborhood
was. Let's do even more next year!
I thank you for allowing me to be your Luminary guy--it gives me a chance to say
"Merry Christmas!" to everyone I deliver luminaries to. So I hope everyone had a Merry
Christmas.
Now Happy New Year,
Kevin Williams
City will celebrate Martin Luther King holiday Jan. 19
Independence will host its Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday, Jan. 19 at the Truman
Memorial building with at 7 pm. The key note speaker will be Rev. Sam Mann. Mann, who served at St.
Mark Union Church for 40 years and marched with Dr. King years ago.
The 2015 celebration will mark the 28th year for the Independence event. This year’s celebration is
sponsored through a partnership with the City of Independence, The Community of Concerned Citizens, the
Human Relations Commission, Ministerial Alliance, The Examiner, and the Local Investment Commission
(LINC). This celebration has always been an important event for McCoy neighborhood and we hope folks
can attend.
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McCoy Neighborhood Cabinet
President
Barb Wiley
[email protected]
Vice– President
Sharon Westermann
Vice– President
Jim Hannah
Treasurer
Linda Robinson
Secretary
Karen Beaver
Leslie Sherman
Newsletter Editor
[email protected]
Advertising Coord.
Patricia Green
& Billing
Roxanne Copridge
Reporters
Robinson
Sharon
Westermann
Mailing Coordinator
Gerd Buttgen
Beautification
Jim Hannah
Award
Police Chair
Bud Perrin
Block Watch CoorDenise Sherman
dinator
Public Works and
Sharon Stewart
Environment
836-3248
Family Life
Garden Tour
Health
Heritage House Rep.
Historian
Ice Cream Social
Holly Milford
Jay & Kathy Kane
254-7415
797-1695
Karen Beaver
C.J. Anderton
Joy Muir
Kevin & Ginny
Williams
Tomi & Bill Burgess
Ira Anders
Vicky Trussel
Desiree Mueller
Susan Rosenquist
500-1338
836-0209
591-7163
Jim Hannah
719-5583
Dennis Okerstrom
836-0757
Luminaries
Garage Sale
McCoy Park Rep.
Welcoming Committee
Photographer
CPRS Resoration
252-3746
719-5583
252-4486
500-1338
885-2133
833-4349
836-5766
252-3746
836-5654
719-5583
536-8543
252-7838
252-9827
699-5547
461-5627
254-5865
723-7610
461-3608
224-2002
Nina Anders is Chamber’s
Businessperson of the Year
McCoy neighbor Nina Anders is
the Independence Chamber of
Commerce’s 2014 “Businessperson of the
Year." She is the
owner of Scandinavia
Place located on the
Independences
Square.
The award will
be presented at the
Chamber’s annual
banquet on Jan. 31 at
the Arrowhead Stadium North Club. Nina
and her husband are active in the
neighborhood and the community.
Congratulations to Nina!
Reminder!
All newsletter submissions need to be sent in to Leslie
Sherman by the 15th of each month to ensure their
publication in the next months issue.
Thank you and Happy New Year!
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“Bryant News”
Thank you everyone for bringing in your flip tops from aluminum cans for our annual service project for the Ronald MacDonald House. We made our presentation on December 19th and it was a joyous
celebration!
And as always, we continue collecting Box Tops for Education. You may bring those by the office
as well.
Our 5th Graders enjoyed caroling at both the McCoy and Bundschu Neighborhood Christmas parties in December. Thank you for including us and for all the delicious holiday treats!
January dates to remember:
7th
School resumes
th
19
No School – Martin Luther King holiday
th
30
5th Grade DARE graduation – afternoon
Thank you neighbors, as always, for you continued generosity. Bryant would not be what it is without
you!!
Happy New Year!
Independence Police Roll Out New Crime Website
The Independence Police Department is excited about its new online crime reporting tool RAIDS
Online. You can see the crime incidents for the McCoy neighborhood - or the city of Independence for that
matter - by visiting raidsonline.com and typing in your address or location of interest.
The crime reporting system shows incidents reported to the police department and is updated daily
online. You can also receive daily email updates by signing up. An iPhone app is also available.
Among the features are options to pick a date range, a radius and types of crime. RAIDS
Online allows individuals to provide tips anonymously to the police department.
The police department is actively promoting the new crime reporting tool through public meetings and
community outreach.
Police department officials say the new tool provides the police department greater analytical
capabilities to understand trends or crime patterns, the day of the week, hour and categories.
RAIDS Online is used by the Raytown, Lee’s Summit, Kearney, Prairie Village, Shawnee and
Lenexa police departments. The Johnson County (KS) and Clay County sheriff’s department also use it.
RAIDS Online says its tool "empowers the public to
make better decisions about crime by putting the
same technology used by law enforcement to
analyze and interpret crime activity into the hands of
the public.”
Crime is a concern any neighborhood and this new
tool should provide us additional information on
incidents.
Submitted By Brent Schondelmeyer
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Sunday services
Holly Communion: 8 & 10:30 a.m.
Adult Education: 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Education: 10:30 a.m.
Visit the Mustard Seed Thrift Shop
Wednesday—Saturday
From Noon—4:00 PM
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The North Independence Branch of Mid-Continent Library
317 W. 24Hwy. Independence, MO is offering the following activities. For more
Information or to register, call 816-252-0950 or visit www.mymcpl.org
Kids @ the Library - Every Monday - 4:30pm Not babies. Not adults. Visit the Library at a time just for kids. Make crafts, perform science
experiments, play games, and more. Interested? Give your branch a call!
Microsoft Computer Classes - Every Wednesday - Join us for this 8 week course on Excel,
Word Basics, and Publisher. Learn spreadsheets; make flyers, posters, pamphlets, and even
desktop publishing. Please contact the branch to sign up for these classes.
Free Movies at MCPL North Independence - Every Wednesdays at 6:30pm -Join us for
free classic movies.
Each month we focus on a specific actor, director, or producer. Check with our branch for
Movie Titles.
Story time for Toddlers - Every Thursday at 10:00am - Ages 18-36 mos.
Story time for Preschoolers - Every Friday at 10:00am Join staff as they present exciting and unique story times involving a variety of tried & true
activities. Literacy-rich books and stories are shared to assist in developing pre-reading skills.
Other enrichments may include music and movement, finger plays, puppets and crafts. This
is an all-around fun program for preschoolers, ages 3-5 years old.
Teens @ the Library every Thursday at 3:00pm Not kids. Not adults. Visit the Library at a time just for teens. Make crafts, watch movies,
play games, and more. Interested? Give your branch a call!
1/10 - Create with LEGO’s: See Saw - Bricks 4 Kidz classes provide an extraordinary
atmosphere for children where "we learn, we build, we play with LEGO® bricks." Programs
are built around our special model plans designed by engineers and architects, with exciting
themes such as space, construction, and amusement parks. At Bricks 4 Kidz, we believe that
kids learn best through activities that engage their curiosity and creativity.
MEMORIAL
Loretta Marshall was a long-time advertiser in the Real
McCoy. Inspired by the scriptures to encourage healthy living,
she opened the Rainbow Natural Foods store at 24 Highway
and Liberty and operated it until the time of her death. She was
very active in her church, serving as vacation church school
director, women's leader and teacher of church school and
nutrition classes. She was a hardworking, compassionate and
loving person. McCoy Neighborhood offers sincere appreciation
for her many years of support.
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A New Family in the McCoy Neighborhood!
Deidre Shiffer and Jeremy Houle have purchased a home at 516 North
Pleasant Street. The house, built in approximately 1910 doesn't appear to be large
from the outside, but it has been remodeled to include six bedrooms. This nicely
accommodates their 5 children and border collie, Callie.
Jeremy works as a driver for Reinhart Food Services in Lees Summit and Deidre
works in home health care. Deidre is from the Waldo area of Kansas City. Jeremy
grew up in the mountains of California near Yosemite National Park. They met through
a mutual friend.
Jeremy loves to fish and the family enjoys spending time at Lake of the Ozarks
where their family has a lake house. As you can imagine they're quite active and spend
a great deal of time transporting their children to their various activities.
The children are Raigan, 11, Taylor and David 10, Brandon, 8 and Brianna, 7.
Make sure you slow down when driving on Pleasant Street, there are kids at play!
Welcome to the neighborhood!
The Mustard Seed Thrift Shop
401 N. Liberty .
Independence, MO. 64050
**January Specials**
Annual Winter $5.00 Bag Sale starts
Wednesday, January 7. All men and
women apparel included.
Winter shoes - - Buy 1 pair - - Get
1pair FREE!*
VHS Tapes $.25 each
Books buy 1 get 1 FREE!
Christmas 50% off
* Does not include sneaker type
shoes.
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
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Palmer Senior Place Opens
The lights are on at Palmer Place Senior Apartments. The former Palmer Junior High School has
been converted into a 39-unit senior housing project - 24 one-bedroom apartments and 15 two-bedroom
apartments for individuals 62 and older. Apartment homes will feature: fully furnished kitchens with energy efficient appliances, ceiling fans, and window coverings. Community amenities include a furnished
community room, billiards room, business center, library, and theater room.
The apartments share the building with the city’s senior center. Construction on the $8
million project was completed in June and the building was fully leased by mid-August, according to the
developer. The project received tax credits through the Missouri Housing Development Commission. All
residents must qualify based on income.
Palmer has been unoccupied since the Independence School District
moved its administrative offices out of the building in 2008. Palmer was for
sale for several years before being purchased DLS Historic Developers IV
led by Dale Schulte, a Kansas City development attorney.
We hope to arrange an open house/tour so McCoy residents can see
the project and meet our new neighbors.
For more information about Palmer Place Senior Apartments, call
816-252-1185.
Submitted By Brent Schondelmeyer
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Keeping New Years Resolutions!
Every year, people often make a list of the things they wish to change, keep, or adopt into their
lives. With that said, every year people break these self made promises and according to statisticbrain.com,
only 8% of people last year were successful last year in sticking to their resolutions. Yikes!
Since we are all human, we have to remember that we aren’t perfect. Yet that doesn’t mean we
should give up on trying all together. Whether your 2015 resolution is to lose weight, save money, or to
simply spend more time with your family, here are some helpful tips in keeping resolutions of all kinds.
Let’s start out by remembering change is difficult. Most of us can agree that change is
uncomfortable and making sudden changes in ones life can throw them for a loop which is a big reason
people have a hard time keeping resolutions. When making a resolution, it is important to start out small.
Apa.org talks about starting out small with a resolution that you think you can honestly keep. If someone
wants to exercise more, exercising 3 days a week might be more realistic than every day of the week.
Eventually, exercising everyday can be attainable, but jumping into that kind of commitment isn’t
commonly easy for everyone.
Often, the things people wish to change about their lives are bad habits, which unknowingly take
root over the course of time. Going cold turkey with any bad habit or behavior is overwhelming and can
sometimes cause the habit to worsen. People should be patient with themselves and work on one behavior
at a time. This not only keeps someone from feeling overwhelmed, but it also encourages them to continue
making positive changes. Overtime, someone might think to themselves “I changed that one habit, so I can
take on another.”
Now even though New Year’s resolutions are usually personal and taken on independently, it never
hurts to seek support from others. People shouldn’t be afraid to share or talk about their progress with
friends or family. Support groups such as workout classes at the gym, or even coworkers in the office who
share your goals make the journey less intimidating and kind of fun.
Unfortunately, keeping these goals won’t always be enjoyable. Recall the comment mentioned
earlier about how we are all human and therefore we aren’t perfect. Remembering that perfection is
unattainable is so important when working on goals of any kind. People need to know it is okay to not
complete their goals as quickly as they anticipated and that they shouldn’t give up just because they slipped
up once or twice. It is all a part of being human. Nobody should beat themselves up for breaking their
resolution once or twice.
Everyone has their ups and downs and if someone can overcome their own
ups and downs they can create the ability to conquer whatever the world throws at them.
Hopefully when we all look at our lists of New Year’s resolutions, we can now feel more confident
about ourselves and the goals we are setting. Even further, we can set these tips into practice with anything
we want to change throughout the year to make the best out of 2015!
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Submitted By Leslie Sherman
JANUARY 2015
Did Any of These Happen on
YOUR Street?
12/2/14
N. Main
Arrest
12/2/14
N. Main
Possession of
controlled
substance
12/4/14
500 Block N. Osage
Stealing
12/5/14
400 Block N. Liberty
Harassment
201 N Forest
Independence, MO 64050
Phone: (816) 521 –5318
[email protected]
Let the West Side Help You Cater Your Next Event!
*Receptions, Parties, & Celebrations
*Club Meetings, In House Catering
*Bereavement Dinners
12/7/14
900 Block N. Main
Property
Damage
12/8/14
West Truman Road
Arrent
12/8/14
200 Block N. Delaware
Burglary, 2nd
Degree
The West Side Café - - Your Neighborhood Destination
Serving Breakfast and Lunch
Monday—Friday, 7:30 a.m.– 2:30 p.m.
12/11/14 100 Block W. Nettleton Vehicle Stolen
12/16/14 800 Block N. Delaware
Receiving Stolen Property
12/20/14 400 Block N. Liberty
Harassment
12/27/14 500 Block N. Osage
Stealing
View crimes in all of
Independence at
raidsonline.com
CONDOLENCES
We offer condolences to our neighbors Steve and Marcie
Gragg on the death of Steve's father, Victor Gragg, who died
on December 13. As the Superintendent of the Fort Osage
School District he promoted the importance of education. He
also served twice as the president of the Board of Trustees of
the Mid Continent Library, and became one of the few
non-librarians to become president of the Missouri Library
Association. He was an active member of the Susquehanna
Baptist where he was described as a "pillar of the community."
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Annual Neighborhood Christmas Party!
Children enjoying the fun evening!
Neighbors gather by
the Victorian fireplace.
Karen Beaver and G
ary Robinson
participating in the be
ll ringing.
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freshmen
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galore!
Another group of
neighbors enjoys go
od
company together
.
Greg Ne
ubauer
and
son prep
are to rin
g bells.
Ira A
nder
s and
Todo
Joyce
rvich
visiti
ng
Laura Kilpatrick directs the Bryant
Elementary singers.
Girls join in the ringing of
bells.
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Vicky welc
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Host, Dr. M
orris visits
with
the Okerst
roms.
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The Independence Plan for Neighborhood Councils, Inc.
700 N. Grand Avenue
Independence, MO 64050
Non– profit
Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Indep., MO
Permit No. 30
McCoy Neighborhood Boundaries: North to South, 24 Highway to Truman Road
East to West, Noland Road to River
Remax Elite
4243 NE Lakewood Way
Lee’s Summit, Mo 64064
Office 816-373-8400
Cell 816-721-4048
[email protected]
Ronvanfleet.com
Sundays
9:00a.m. - K.I.D.Z Street and Bible
Study 10:00a.m. - Fellowship
10:30a.m. - Worship Service
The FBC Office is open Monday thru Thursday, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm. Call 816-252-3377
for more information
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