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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton. Also, check the calendar online at examiner.net.

Barbara Jane Allee

INDEPENDENCE - Barbara J. Allee passed away December 17 at Centerpoint, Independence, MO. Barbara was born in Pettis County near Windsor, MO. Her parents were Frank and Marge Hughes. After the family moved to Windsor Barbara finished high school at Windsor High School. She was the registrar at the Adult Vocational-Technical School in Kansas City and later secretary for the Director of Vocational Technical Programs. She retired after serving sixteen years as a Judicial Administrative Assistant for Judges on the Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District. After retirement she worked part time at Indigo Wild. Barbara was preceded in death by a daughter Ramona Gile and her parents Frank and Marge Hughes. Survivors include her husband Don, daughter Paula (Bob) Radford of Overland Park, son Jeff (Stephanie) Allee of St. Louis, sister Diane Waisner of Columbia, MO, brother Howard (Deanna) Hughes of Independence, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers the family requests, contributions to the First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit or the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. A Visitation will be held Sunday, January 2, 2022, family will greet guest between the hours of 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., with Memorial Service to follow at 2:00 p.m. Both to take place at First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit, 2 NE Douglas St, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063.

Carolyn Fay Steinike

Carolyn Fay Steinike, 66, of Independence, Missouri passed away December 17, 2021. Carolyn and her twin Marilyn Kay were born on July 5, 1955 in Lebanon, MO. The twins were the fifth and sixth children of parents Hershel D. Perryman and Myrtle E. Bradshaw Perryman. The family moved to Raytown, MO in the late fifties and presided there until moving to Lone Jack, MO where the twins graduated from Lone Jack High School in 1973.

County plans to aid World Cup bid

Jackson County intends to free up money for improvements to Arrowhead Stadium as part of Kansas City’s bid to be a host city for the 2026 World Cup. That event would bring thousands of fans and, advocates say, $500 million to the region’s economy.

High school traffic plan approved

A second attempt at a traffic plan to accommodate expansion of Blue Springs High School received far better reviews from the City Council. The council Monday unanimously approved the Blue Springs School District's plan to build a road connecting the Freshman Center and high school campuses, with a bridge crossing the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks that split the two parcels.

With the holiday, no Friday or Saturday papers

The Examiner on Thursday will include the feature section that normally comes in Saturday’s paper, along with the weekly TV listings. So we can allow our employees to enjoy the holidays, there will be no papers on Friday or Saturday.