Happy Halloween

Trick or Treat?

Our annual purchase of candy for goblins and ghosts turns into an exercise of personal restraint...how can I resist eating the leftovers?  Trick or Treaters are far and few between, a smattering of kids of parents we know come by.  Our kids are not of the age anymore, so we get a handful of visitors at best.  When our kids were young we carted them off toWildwood, they had friends who lived there and the neighborhoods are crammed with kids.  Better lighting and sidewalks made for a safer Halloween experience.  It is party atmosphere over there.

Reminds me of our days in Brookside.  We lived on Morningside Drive, one of the widest residential streets in KCMO, accommodating lots of traffic.  It wasn't unusual to have 200+ kids grace our doorstop.  Vans could be seen dropping children off at our corner. We were panic stricken our first year as we realized we had woefully under- purchased treats.  No leftovers.

Anticipating another quiet Halloween here at WL, the only noise will be my premature raid on the candy bowl.

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Black Gold

Image by WSDOT via Flickr

How about that black stuff being laid on Barry Road Speedway...Gentlemen (and Ladies) Start your engines!

$750,000

WLIC Annual Meeting Packet

2010 President's Message

President Joe gives a few details regarding the C-Point Renovation.  Phase I includes the replacement of the seawall, construction of the new shelter and replacement of the end section of the road.  Phase II, scheduled for next year will be the construction of bathrooms and completion of the road replacement.  Total cost of the entire project...$750,000.  Neither Joe nor Treasurer Tom Henke give the specifics of how the project is being paid for other than it is a combination of loan and money from the Capital Improvements fund.  I assume the amount and terms of the loan will be discussed at the annual meeting on November 9th.  

Like A Good Neighbor

Nice piece in the WLL about neighbors down the street, Rich and Judy Cummings.  In addition to their charitable work they find the time to keep their yard in tip top shape, their grass the envy of many.  Likewise their "backyard" includes a revamped spillway system that contains runoff as it makes its way to the lake.  They paid for a mini-dredge of their portion of  K cove some years ago rather than wait until their docks became sludged in.  They certainly walk the talk in many ways.