Leawood Chamber of Commerce Member Memo — July 18, 2008

Upcoming events and news from around the Leawood area.

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Leawood Chamber Events

General Membership Meeting

Aug. 12, 2008, 11:30am at Leawood South Country Club, 12700 Overbrook Rd., Leawood, 66209
Cost: $20 members (paid in advance), $22 non members.

Join Leawood Chamber members, their guests, and 'future' Chamber members for some of the area's best networking while enjoying an informative program and a great meal.

Our newest Chamber members will be presented in our quarterly "Chamber Debut". Each attendee will receive a business card and a description from each business that has joined the Leawood Chamber in the past 90 days.

Attorney and partner with Logan Logan & Watson, L.C. and KCTV5 Political Analyst, Fred Logan, will be our guest speaker for this month's membership meeting. Fred will be giving a presentation on the upcoming elections and what he feels will be major topics around the country.

The reservation deadline for this event is Thursday, August 7th by 5:00 pm, so use the link below to register today!

— Register Online

Atlas Chiropractic & Acupuncture Ribbon Cutting

Jul. 18, 2008, 4:30pm at Atlas Chiropractic & Acupuncture, 13010 State Line Road, Leawood, 66209

Please join us in celebrating the Grand Opening of Atlas Chiropractic & Acupuncture with a Leawood Chamber Ribbon Cutting!

The Grand Opening celebration will be on Saturday, July 19th.

After Hours Networking

Jul. 23, 2008, 5:00pm at Incred-A-Bowl, 8500 W. 151st, Overland Park, 66223 — Register Online
Cost: There is no additional cost for Leawood Chamber Members to attend this event. There may be a nominal charge for guests to attend.

Strike up some new business connections at this month's After Hours event, hosted by Incred-A-Bowl!

Leawood Chamber members, their guests, and 'future' Chamber members are invited to join us for some great Leawood Chamber networking. Attendees will also have the opportunity to win some great door prizes.

The registration deadline for this event is Monday, July 21st, by 5:00 pm, so make sure you register today!

Leawood Community Events

Discover the World of Fine Art!

Jul. 18, 2008 at Leawood Fine Art, 11843 Roe, Leawood, 66211
Contact: Karen Albert – 913-338-4999
Weblink: http://www.leawoodfineartgallery.com

Join Leawood Fine Art at their Summer Art Crawl on Friday, July 18th from 5-9 pm and Saturday, July 19th from 10 am to 6 pm.

They will be featuring local artists, painter Steve Defenbaugh and Jewelry Designer Diana Abitz. Friday evening enjoy the art, music and refreshments and on both days, enter a drawing for the chance to win a painting from Steve!

A portion of the sales proceed from the event will benefit the charity Animal Haven of Kansas City.

Annie Get Your Gun

Jul. 18, 2008 at Ironwoods Amphitheater in Ironwoods Park, 147th & Mission Road, Leawood, 66224
Contact: April Bishop – aprilb@leawood.org 913-339-6700 x157
Weblink: http://leawoodstageco.org

Annie Get Your Gun, directed by Kevin Bogan, is the love story of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Plenty of singing, dancing, and humor makes this a great family production!

July 17, 18, 19, 20 & July 24, 25, 26, 2008
8:00 PM each night

Annie Get Your Gun 2008

Menorah Medical Center Presents Music Mondays

Jul. 21, 2008, 7:00pm at Town Center Plaza East Drive, 5000 W. 119th St., Leawood, 66209
Contact: Julie Hodges – jhodges@ddr.com 913-498-1111
Weblink: http://towncenterplaza.com

Bring the whole family out and enjoy great music under the stars every Monday in July:

July 21 Hot House
July 28 Joseph Vincelli

Power Lunch Seminar: Immigration Law Compliance

Jul. 23, 2008, 12:00pm at Bukaty Companies Office, 11221 Roe Ave., Leawood, 66211
Contact: Stephanie Leith – sleith@bukaty.com 913-345-0440
Weblink: http://www.bukaty.com/Power_Lunch.aspx

Find out what employers need to know about hiring foreign workers and verifying employment eligibility. Topics include revisions to the I-9 form, how to verify employment eligibility without discrimination, developments in E-verify and SSA no-match letters, related state laws, work visas. Bring your questions about this area of the law.

Hunter Family Vision hosts COACH frame event

Jul. 23, 2008, 4:00pm at Hunter Family Vision, 13440 Roe Avenue, Leawood, 66209
Weblink: http://www.hunterfamilyvision.com/

Hunter Family Vision, located on the northwest corner of 135th Street and Roe, will be hosting an exclusive new look at the COACH ophthalmic and sunglass frame line on July 23 from 4 pm to 7 pm.

A COACH representative will be on hand to show off the latest styles, and drawings will be held for a free COACH sunglass frame and free prescription lenses. Special savings will be available for those who purchase a COACH frame and prescription lenses on the day of the showing.

Come join us (and bring a friend) for this fun and exciting event!

News & Announcements

Voting Early? Advance Voting makes it easy to cast your vote!!

Johnson County is offering several options for those wishing to vote prior to the election....

You can cast your vote by mail....

Advance voting by mail begins 20 days prior to every election.
Primary Election beginning July 16 – August 1 (5:00 p.m. mail cutoff)
General Election beginning October 13- October 31 (5:00 p.m. mail cutoff)

Applications and instructions can be found at http://www.jocopolo.com.

You can also cast your vote in person...

Dates for Primary Election Advanced Voting In Person: July 22nd through August 2nd

For locations visit http://www.jocopolo.com/resources_forms_adv_vote.asp

Great Plains Energy completes acquisition of Aquila

Great Plains Energy announced the completion of its acquisition of Aquila, Inc. Aquila’s Missouri electric utility business will operate under the brand name of Great Plains Energy’s subsidiary, KCP&L.

The acquisition of Aquila will create significant savings for both Aquila and KCP&L customers. Families, businesses and communities are all facing the impact of higher oil prices, food prices and raw material costs. Utilities face these same cost pressures. Savings resulting from the integration of KCP&L and Aquila operations are expected to generate approximately $198 million of customer savings by 2013 and $547 million by 2017. These savings will be passed on to customers and will help reduce future rate increases.

One change all customers will notice is the new KCP&L logo (see logo at bottom of page), which was publicly unveiled as part of the beginning of the newly integrated operations of the companies. The design of the logo was created to convey movement and energy, reflecting their innovative and proactive approach to meeting tomorrow’s energy needs.

It is important to note new customer contact information:

To report emergencies or outages:
1-888-LIGHT-KC (544-4852)

For service-related needs or billing questions:
Metropolitan Kansas City: (816) 471-KCPL (5275)
Toll-free: 1-888-471-KCPL (5275)

Complete account- and service-related assistance ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)

Board Opposes Change in Judicial Selection Process, Supports both County & City Tax Proposals

The Leawood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced its position on three upcoming issues presented to voters on August 5th and November 4th:

Judicial Selection Process proposal

In response to concerns about the business impact of the proposed changes to the selection of district court judges in Johnson County, the Leawood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors unanimously voted to adopt a resolution in opposition to the proposal appearing on the November 4 ballot. The ballot proposal would change our current merit based district court judge selection process to one where judicial decisions would be exposed to the potential of being influenced by campaign contributions.

A system where judges are elected like legislators requires them to campaign and seek contributions from the same attorneys they hear cases from, creating the very real potential for bias and conflicts of interest. According to Leawood Chamber Board of Directors Chair, Tom Robinett, "Imagine your company is being sued, and your attorney leans over to you in the court room and says he is really sorry, but he supported the judge's opponent in the last election." Judges would also have to spend time away from hearing cases in our already over-burdened judicial system to make public appearances to campaign and attend fund-raising events.

A change to partisan elections could have a tendency to force judicial c ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)

KS Housing Resources Corporation launches new website

The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation has just launched a new website – http://www.kshousingsearch.org/.

It's a free site to find and list rental housing in the state of Kansas. Check it out if you'd like to search hundreds of affordable rental properties, view apartment features, pictures and maps, see side-by-side property comparisons, as well as current vacancy lists!

You'll find a link to this site when you visit our Contacts & Links page as well as our Neighborhoods page.

Help Wanted!

Local insurance agency in South Kansas City is looking for:

An experienced sales professional with sales and customer service experience.
“Hourly wages plus commission”

Applicant must be a highly motivated, self-starter with superior Organizational and Verbal as well as Written Communication Skills.

License in property and casualty is preferred.

If you are interested, please e-mail resume to
anab@allstate.com
or
fax resume to (816) 943-8088

Member Profile

A Wine Flights Bar & Bistro

Come visit Leawood and Kansas City’s first “wine flights” bar!

As a true classic wine bar, A Wine Flights Bar and Bistro offers Kansas City and Johnson County the largest selection of wine flights, 65 plus (three, 2oz pours), wines by the taste (2oz) or glass (6oz) at 200 wines (and growing).

Wine tasting is what we do, and we encourage you to mix and match our wine flights according to your taste and meal. Our décor promotes comfort and wine conversations. Open daily at 11:00 AM, 7 days a week. Bistro menu served open to close.

For more information, call 913-402-9800.

Leawood Chamber of Commerce
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway #240, Leawood, KS 66211
Web: www.leawoodchamber.org
Email: chamber@leawoodchamber.org
Voice: 913-498-1514 Fax: 913-491-0134

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