Parks & Rec Activities

9/16
8:00am         Walking Club
10:30am   Day Trippers - CANCELLED

CITY-WIDE Garage Sale

9/17
10:00am      Bob Ross Oil Painting
Police Training Room
CITY-WIDE Garage Sale

Winter Weatherization

Are you thinking about weatherizing?
Are you not sure where to start?
Are not sure how much to spend?
Are you worried about finding a competent company?

Check out the weatherizing program offered by:
Community Action Agency of
Greater Kansas City
www.caagkc.org
or call:
816-358-6868 ext 2

You can also stop by City Hall and pick up an application form.

Next Council Meeting September 26, 2022

Live & Zoom
Council Chambers
Covid Information

Please visit:

https://jacohd.org/current-guidance/

to see all dates, information or to register for a test or a vaccine.

Vaccinations provided by Jackson County Health Department.

Monkey Pox

Monkeypox is a rare but serious disease causing illness, including a rash or sores (pox), often with accompanying flu-like symptoms.
Most cases in the U.S. have been mild to date, though the infection can be painful.

As of 8/30/22, there are TWO probable cases of monkeypox in Eastern Jackson County.* In general, the current risk to Jackson County residents remains low. There are at least 7 cases of monkeypox reported in the KC Metro. Within the region, 4 cases of monkeypox have been identified in Kansas City, MO; 1 case has been identified in Johnson County, KS; and 2 cases have been identified in Eastern Jackson County.

- Eastern Jackson County is defined as all parts of Jackson County, excluding the city limits of Independence and Kansas City.

The following precautions are important:

How it spreads:
Direct contact with infected lesions, rashes, scabs, or fluids
Contact with contaminated materials like clothing or linens
Respiratory droplets from prolonged face-to-face contact (monkeypox is not thought to be transmitted in the same way as COVID-19)
Across the placenta to the fetus among pregnant people
Vaccine:
There is a vaccine available to treat Monkey Pox.
At this time, it should only be used for post-exposure and on a case-by-case basis.

September Republic Trash And Yardwaste Pickup

The next Trash and Yardwaste pickup day is Friday 9/16.

I am asking you to bear with us as City Hall and Republic work out the issues surrounding trash and recycling pickups.

Challenges to consistent pickups include:
- Summer is the time to go on vacation and take personal time.
- Every single business is having troubling staffing.
At the current time, in the State of Missouri, there are 2 jobs for every applicant.
- There are the normal equipment break downs associated with vehicles that break down, need service or need repair. You may have seen the white truck with no logo on it picking up trash last week.
That was a rented truck.
- Tyler Riordan will be at the Council Meeting on 9/26.
Let me know if we need to move to Onka Hall or everybody just zoom in.

The rest of Republic Trash Pickups will be on Fridays.
9/23, 9/30

Celebrate the Chiefs win at your favorite Sugar Creek Restaurant or order take out.

Enjoy!

Kema's Bakery              816-886-6536
Tues-Fri 8:00 - 13:00 (That's 1pm!)       
Kross's                  816-254-9494
Peking Express    11330 E. US 24 Hiway
Sugar Inn              816-461-0078
Sterling Bowl        816-252-2111
Taco Bell      11120 E. US 24 Hiway        

National Days In September

September 16th

National POW/MIA Remembrance Day -
Each year since 1989, a presidential proclamation brings the nation together to remember and honor the members of the Armed Forces who remain missing in action or are prisoners of war.

National Working Parents Day

National Play-Doh Day

National Guacamole Day

September 16 Birthdays!
Chase Stokes
Alexis Bledel
Amy Poehler
BB King
Richard Engel - Journalist

In Honor of Fall!

Q:   How are you supposed to talk in a library?
A:   With your in-cider voice!

Q:   Why was the man shopping for Reynolds wrap?
A:   He though his wife said, "Let's find some FALL foil-age.

Q:   What's the best thing to put in your apple pie?
A:   Your teeth.

Q:   What is it called when a tree takes time off from work in autumn?

Look for the answer below.

September Activities

9/15
10:30am           Zumba Gold

9/16
8:00am         Walking Club
10:30am   Day Trippers - CANCELLED

9/17
10:00am      Bob Ross Oil Painting
Police Training Room

A:   Paid Leaf!