Around Town
AROUND TOWN
City’s small-business owner, Jones, says a lot about him as an owner and the way he expects his two Precision Collision Centers to be run. Precision Collision Centers’ very own Bill Polzin, brought some color, in a big way, to Scottsdale, Arizona at the ‘World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions,’ Barrett-Jackson. Polzin, Precision Collision Centers’ very talented painter, painted the silver 1962 Corvette Convertible that went across the prestigious BarrettJackson stage on January 21 and sold for $264,000. Even pro golfer, Bubba Watson, had an eye for the Corvette and placed a bid on it.
SYNERGY SERVICES CLOSES THE DOORS OF THRIFT STORE Synergy Services has closed the doors of the thrift store it operated for 17 years at 6571 N. Oak Trafficway in the Gladstone Plaza. “While the store provided a wonderful way to accept donations of clothing and household items to benefit our clients, it also required significant resources to operate,” says Robin Winner, Executive Director at Synergy. Rather than continue to operate the stand-alone store, Synergy will partner with Hillcrest Platte County (HPC) which serves local homeless families and currently operates two thrift stores in the Northland.
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND EMPLOYEE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
Those that donated to the Synergy thrift store in the past are encouraged to drop off future donations to either of the HPC stores, which will provide Synergy clients with the clothing and household
Northland’s Precision Collision Centers’ Owner, Chris Jones, was recog-
items they need. The stores, located at 6520 NW Prairie View Road
nized and featured by the national collision repair magazine, FenderBender.
in Kansas City and 1305 Branch Street in Platte City will accept
It’s easy to see by reading the featured article, ‘Family Treatment,’ that
donations of furniture, collectibles, clothing and household items
FenderBender recognized Jones for his refreshing, selfless and humble
(the exception being old TVs and baby cribs).
way of running his two successful collision repair shops. The fact that a
“We are excited to collaborate with HPC, and feel the partnership
national magazine like FenderBender recognized and featured Kansas
really maximizes efficiencies to better serve the community,” says Winner.
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Northland Lifestyle | March 2017
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