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The Grain Valley Fair begins Friday, September 6th with a full slate of activities on Friday and Saturday. Local radio personalities Jayme and Wickett from 98.1 KMBZ will do a live remote from 10:00am—2:00pm, followed by KMBZ hosts Dana and Parks from 2:00pm—6:00pm. The beer garden, sponsored by the Grain Valley Partnership, opens at 2:00pm and the carnival midway and vendor booths open at 4:00pm. FOCUS for Grain Valley will offer bingo on Friday evening and Saturday, and a full slate of activities at the fairgrounds are listed on page 2 of this edition. The 2nd Annual Grain Valley Fair 5K begins at 8:00am on Saturday. Registration for the race continues until race day. The following roads will be closed or have limited access from 7:50am—9:30am to allow for the Grain Valley Fair 5K: -Main Street from James Rollo to Eagles Parkway -Eagles Parkway from Main Street to Cross Creek Drive -N. Cross Creek Drive from Eagles Parkway to Broadway -Broadway from N Cross Creek Drive to NW Parker -NW Parker from Broadway to NW Willow -NW Willow from NW Parker to Kirby -Kirby from NW Willow to Yennie -Yennie from Kirby to Main Street -James Rollo Drive The Grain Valley Parade begins at Noon on Saturday. The following roads will be closed or have limited access from 11:55am—2:00pm during the parade: -Eagles Parkway from Kirby Road to Main Street -Main Street from Eagles Parkway to Walnut Street -Walnut Street from Main Street to Kirby Road -Kirby Road from Walnut Street to Eagles Parkway Several bands are scheduled to perform Saturday evening at the Pavilion behind the Community Center and fireworks will begin at 9:30pm. Security at large public events is increasingly a concern, especially given recent shootings throughout the country. Mayor Mike Todd said the Grain Valley Fair committee has taken another look at security measures for the festival and feels confident in their plans. “During the evening hours of the Fair both nights we have two off duty Grain Valley police officers who are brought in to patrol the fair grounds. They do that by foot and via one of our UTVs we have. Fair staff is able to communicate directly with them via radio and in turn they can communicate with our other on duty officers via radio if they were to need additional assistance,” Todd said. “In addition to that we have VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service) volunteers who also patrol the fair grounds and parking lots as well. Another thing we have going in our favor is that the police station is adjacent to the Fair as well so that is a deterrent plus helps out with response times if we were to need additional assistance.” For more information on the Grain Valley Fair, including a listing of vendors and schedule of events, visit www.grainvalleyfair.com. The Grain Valley Fair Parade begins at Noon on Saturday, September 7th.
Photo credit: Diana Luppens, Switch Focus Studios by Lorne Meinershagen, Floyd, Meinershagen, & Co. Nobody looks forward to estimated tax payments, but paying more than necessary is even worse. When freelancers and business owners miss or underestimate their tax liability, the IRS charges them interest and penalties.
The penalty for estimated tax underpayment is calculated and assessed separately for each payment period. Therefore, taxpayers may owe a penalty for a previous period even if they later pay enough estimated tax to make up for the previous underpayment. As a reminder, estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income that is not subject to withholding. This income includes earnings from self-employment, interest, dividends, pensions and alimony. Estimated taxes are required when your total year-end liability is greater than $1,000. To avoid IRS penalties, most self-employed taxpayers must ensure all four estimated tax payments add up to the lesser of these two amounts:
Understanding your tax liability can be complicated, since you have to take into account fluctuating income, peak business seasons, planned equipment purchases, employee bonuses, new benefits plans and other variables that affect taxes. Tax experts recommend reassessing your finances in the third quarter before making the last two estimated payments for the year – due September 15, 2019, and January 15, 2020 – to gauge any income variations since your last payment or changes that could affect the amount of taxes you will owe for 2019. If your CPA or tax advisor has not contacted you about a tax-planning session, be proactive and schedule time to discuss how to minimize the amount of taxes you will owe on April 15. A good accountant can help you determine whether the best way to achieve your financial goals is to accelerate, defer or reduce your taxable income for this year. Keep these tips in mind as you prepare to make the last two estimated tax payments for 2019:
For expert advice on how to lower your tax liability in a free initial consultation, please contact Floyd, Meinershagen & Co. in Grain Valley at 816-847-0536, or visit www.floydmeinershagenandco.com to schedule an appointment. by Marcia Napier, Grain Valley Historical Society While not all of the cemeteries in and around Grain Valley have mysteries buried within their walls, they do have stories of pioneer families that shaped the history of Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri and indeed, our country. From the hardworking farmers, shop owners, teachers and postmasters to the county sheriffs, legislators, Civil War soldiers and pioneer women, these final resting places do hold the history of our town.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this series of articles, there are more than sixteen cemeteries within a close proximity of Grain Valley. In addition to Green’s Chapel, St. Clair and Slaughter, you will find the names of early residents in all of these graveyards. Many originated as family burial sites and they include the following. Chiddix/Johnson Cemetery is on Murphy School Road. David Johnson, a founder and original trustee of the Methodist Church is buried there among his relatives and neighbors. Gosney Cemetery on Corn Road, Alley Cemetery on Webster Road and Purdue Cemetery south of Colburn on S. Brown Road are but a few of those family sites in Eastern Jackson County. All of these cemeteries no longer have burial spots. The remaining cemeteries that I will mention still have burial sites available. Once a family cemetery, now called Grain Valley Cemetery, Herrington Cemetery on Seymore Road is located on land once owned by Merrick Herrington and the first nine gravesites were family members. Along with the graves of Sarah and Merrick Herrington are the graves of an infant son, a teenage son, a daughter, and six more of their children buried beside their spouses. Of their 10 children, only one is not buried there. In fact, four generations of the Herrington family are buried there and include Taylors, Elliotts, Renicks, Grahams, Rumbos, Sanders, Peals and many more descends. Koger Cemetery on Corn Road was originally a family cemetery but soon land became available for nearby relatives and friends. In addition to Kogers, early pioneers buried there include Ashcrafts, Russells, Teachs, and Crenshaws. Several area cemeteries are attached to churches. They include Oakland Cemetery on Truman Road with gravesites for Campbells, Dillinghams, Necessarys and Slaughters. Lobb Cemetery, just off 7 Highway, is where Britton & Sarah Capelle and several family members are buried along with more Slaughters, plus Brizendines and Greggs. The Perdee Cemetery on Moreland School Road (yes there is a Perdee and a Purdue Cemetery) was started next to Perdee Chapel before the Civil War. After the war the church was moved closer to Stony Point. The new Church was called Pleasant Valley, however it only existed for a few years before the small Methodist congregation moved to Grain Valley. Finally, many early Grain Valley citizens are buried in cemeteries in nearby towns. The Blue Springs Cemetery has Greggs, Heidelbergers, Kirbys, McAlexanders, Napiers, O’Connells and Stephensons, to name a few. Elijah Gardners, one of the three killed at Pink Hill, is buried at the Buckner Cemetery. Others from the Pink Hill area also buried in Buckner include members of the Adams family, Manns, Neers and Campbells. After the shooting at the Pink Hill Methodist Church, Granville Love was buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Other pioneers there are Capelles, Corns, Duncans, Fristoes, Greggs, and Kirbys and Nebgens. Two newer cemeteries in the area are Valley Memorial Gardens and Swan Lake. In a few years another writer can tell you about the people buried there and their contributions to our town. As I look back over what I have just written, it almost seems like I’m reading street and road signs instead of listing early pioneers in their final resting place! Coming downtown for the Grain Valley Fair parade? The Historical Society Museum will be open during the parade for visitors. Ice water and coffee is available and new exhibits on Sni-A-Bar and children’s toys will be featured. The Historical Society is located at 506 South Main. |
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