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Ready or not, it's fall

October 2022 PUBLISHER

Jeron Traphagan | jeron.traphagan@citylifestyle.com EDITOR

Katie Currid | katie.currid@citylifestyle.com

My job as the editor of Northland Lifestyle is not always an easy one. This month, I had to eat a lot of apple cider donuts and drink a lot of pumpkin-spiced lattes — you know, for research.

In all seriousness, like many people, fall is a favorite time of year in our household. While I enjoy summer, I just feel more comfortable in a cozy sweater than I do in shorts, and there's nothing I love more than sitting on the front porch enjoying a steaming cappuccino on a misty morning. It's my happy place.

This month is one of our favorite issues around here — the food or drink issue, and if you're not hungry after reading it, I will be disappointed.

Our cover story this month is a guide to all our favorite fall foods in the Northland — beers and lattes, pastas and pancakes, and, of course, the pumpkin patch essentials. There aren't too many orchards in Kansas City I haven't been to, and I've yet to meet a kettle corn I don't like.

Our trusty guide to all things outdoors, Gilbert Randolph also brings us a story about a fish that doesn't have the best of reputations — the carp. And honestly, since reading it, I've been talking about carp a lot, which is weird, because I don't think I've ever encountered one. There's a lot of interesting history in his story, and he even developed a fall-friendly recipe that you can make. I bet it pairs nicely with a hefeweizen.

Lastly, Tiffany Killoren, who clearly loves to write spooky stories for us, talks to the folks behind one of my favorite places in the Northland – ReRoll Tavern and Vignettes Bar. I went to their bar themed around mockumentary show The Office a while back, and was so impressed — they've had themed pop-ups around Shrek, Star Wars, and even Schitt's Creek and they're always impressive. I can't wait to see how they recreate Hawkins from Stranger Things, though I also really want to check out their Hocus Pocus-themed bar. Obviously, I'll just have to go to both!

I hope your fall is filled with sweater weather and some Chiefs wins. Until next month!

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Spells, Spooks & Shenanigans

For the team behind ReRoll Tavern and Vignettes pop-up bars, Halloween is all fun and games

24 Learning to love America’s most hated fish The common carp has a complicated history

28 Pumpkin spice and everything nice A guide to some of our favorite fall foods in the Northland

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1: Accidental Moguls performed on Friday. Aug. 19 on the McKeon Stage during Parkville Days. 2: People slide down the slide at the Evans Midland Empire Carnival during Parkville Days. 3: A caricature artist draws a portrait during the 49th annual Parkville days from Aug. 19-21. 4: KC Groove Therapy performed on Satuday, Aug. 20 at Parkville Days. 5: Parade participants hold up a Park University Pirates flag during the Parkville Days parade on Saturday, Aug. 20. 6: KSHB Reporter Caitlin Knute reports from Parkville Days. 7: Teens ride a carnival ride during Parkville Days.

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Fall is here and we are ready for a foodie experience to usher in the new season. We are sharing some of the best spots in North Kansas City with great atmosphere, seasonal menus, outdoor seating, and an elevated experience. Treat your taste buds this month and get out and experience what NKC has to offer.

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St ylish & Upscale Foodie Establishments PIZZA TASCIO: The hip, casual Pizza Tascio has been getting a lot of buzz for its authentic New York-style pizza. 1111 Burlington Strreet, North Kansas City, MO SAIL AWAY WINE BAR : A fun place to try out dozens of wines — their selfserve stations allow you tastings or full pours so you can sample them all!

309 Armour Road, North Kansas City, MO MISC. : Misc. is a new taproom, but they're also serving brunch on weekends complete with their own brunch-themed cocktail flights. 1447 Gentry Street, North Kansas City, MO MITCH E AMAR O: A liquor store with all sorts of unique offerings for the home bartender, and they also have a bar inside — plus, Tiki Tuesday nights!

306 Armour Road, North Kansas City, MO IR ON DISTR ICT: Iron District has new vendors for 2022, and we're especially obsessed with Taco Tank and Thaiger! It's a great place to try different foods all at once. 1599 Iron Street North Kansas City, MO

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FOR THE TEAM BEHIND REROLL TAVERN AND VIGNETTES POP-UP BARS, HALLOWEEN IS ALL FUN AND GAMES

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Legendary horror film actor Vincent Price once said, “It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.” He should know because his presence made moviegoers shudder for decades and his maniacal laugh in Thriller only added to its unearthly fanfare. This time of year, we can take a little advice from Vincent as we cross over to the dark side for Halloween.

“Double, Double Toil and Trouble/Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble” ~ Macbeth

HALLOWEEN-THEMED COCKTAILS Looking for a spine-chilling cocktail for Halloween night? Perhaps a seasonal “spirit” that pairs well with candy corn or the chocolate stash intended for trick-ortreaters? Ed Schmalz, co-owner and creative megamind behind board game bar ReRoll Tavern, and pop-up bars Vignettes and Apparition in North Kansas City, provides a few drink recipes from their spookalicious vault: Monster Squad Designed by Sam Cable Described by Ed as embodying the taste of fall, he would build the following Monster Squad recipe in a punch bowl and make the most of the experience by pairing it with a candied apple.

• 6 oz Applejack • 1 oz Allspice Dram • 16 dashes of Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters • 8 ounces apple cider • 2 oz lemon juice • 12 oz of ginger beer

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Directions: Stir ingredients together. Add dry ice and garnish with nutmeg and cinnamon Xenomorph Ed describes the taste of this one as wonderfully “bizarre” and recommends the recipe for those looking to shake things up and live on the wild side.

• .75 oz Union Horse Rye Whiskey • .75 oz Genepy • .75 oz Big O Ginger Liqueur • .75 oz Lemon Directions: Rim one-third of a coupe glass with Szechuan peppercorns. Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into glass.

“We all go a little mad sometimes.” ~ Psycho

SPOOKY BOARD GAMES TO PLAY AT HOME We might get a little competitive in board games, but let’s hope we don’t go the Norman Bates route. ReRoll Tavern is a board game lover’s dream, with over 500 games to choose from, and Ed likes to see players of all different ages and levels enjoy the fun (kids are welcome!).

When it comes to ideas for Friday game nights at home, Ed has a few ideas this season. Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu is a board game for up to five players (ages 14+). He also suggests Unspeakable Words, described by its own game makers as a “devious word game that will eat at your sanity.”

Although ReRoll is a favorite hangout for Dungeons and Dragons fans, Ed mentions that a kid-friendly version

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“This will be a great opportunity for individuals to learn about Dungeons and Dragons from Stranger Things.”

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of the game is also available and they have a game option for everyone. For fans of a certain 80s-based suspense show, however, ReRoll provides the perfect opportunity to learn more about the game that captivated its characters. “This will be a great opportunity for individuals to learn about Dungeons and Dragons from Stranger Things,” he says.

Speaking of Stranger Things….

“Back when I was a kid, everybody knew the name Victor Creel.” ~ Stranger Things

A SCOOP ON THE HAWKINS-THEMED POP-UP BAR COMING TO NKC If you don’t know the name Victor Creel, that means you have some catching up to do on Stranger Things.

The show, known to crash Netflix when new episodes are released, is the theme of a new bar open in North Kansas City for a pop-up experience. Vignettes — a pop-up bar hot spot next door to ReRoll — is turning things into the “upside down” for those who understand that “surfer boy” has nothing to do with the beach and frozen waffles are kind of their own character.

“We’re turning the whole place into Hawkins,” Ed says. “We have artists who are creating beautiful set pieces. We’ll have Surfer Boy pizza, and we always have live music on Friday and Saturday as part of that.”

And, although weekdays allow for a younger crowd to enjoy the experience, weekends are

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designated for those 21+ to sample an impressive selection of custom drinks. “(Bartender) Scott Helling is the master of the drinks,” Ed says. “He creates horror movies in a cup.”

While Vignettes will transport you to Hawkins, Indiana, you should make the most of the experience by embracing the 1980s. Servers will be in costume and Ed teases that one will channel Eddie Munson and be there jamming. Are you an Eleven or a Max? Dusty or Steve?

Or, perhaps you just want to come as one of the background mall shoppers with a fluorescent pink hair bow and off-the-shoulder sweatshirt. A few ideas to come in costume (it is Halloween season, after all!): • Make your own Walkman prop using a small box, construction paper, a black marker (to draw the cassette tape design), and wired earbuds. You might not be able to actually play “Running Up That Hill,” but you can always hum it.

• String some large colorful beads on a string for an 80s-worthy necklace and bracelet set.

• We’re lucky that vintage tee shirts are all the craze and easy to find these days! Pair that MTV shirt with pink shorts and knee-high socks for a look that (hopefully) will never come back.

• Ed says wearing any Halloween costume is perfectly acceptable because Stranger Things embraced the holiday. Remember, Michael Myers pops up rather regularly throughout the series.

Other Pop-ups to enjoy this Halloween If Stranger Things isn’t your cup of tea, it’s not the only Halloween-themed pop-up in Kansas City this fall! Here are two other pop-up bars for the holiday, brought to you by Ed and his team at Vignettes:

BEETLEBAR: A Beetlejuice-themed bar will be popping up in the Iron District in North Kansas City from Sept. 16 to October 31, allowing you to celebrate more than one Winona Ryder vehicle this season. The bar is designed in collaboration with Nick Padgett of Padgett Productions SANDERSON SISTERS AND SPIRITS: Fans of Hocus Pocus will be able to celebrate with the Sanderson Sisters well before the sequel, Hocus Pocus 2, releases. You can visit the themed pop-up bar from September 16 to October 31 at 4601 Shawanee Drive in Shawnee.

ROCKY HORROR POP-UP BAR: Located in the center of all things horror in Kansas City, this West Bottoms pop-up bar is dedicated to the classic Rocky Horror Picture Show. Find it at 1717 West 9th Street starting September 23rd.

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LEARNING TO LOVE AMERICA’S MOST HATED FISH THE COMMON CARP HAS A COMPLICATED HISTORY ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY GILBERT RANDOLPH

If you find yourself at any major river in the Kansas City Metro, from the Missouri River, the Kaw, the Platte, and everywhere in between, you stand a good chance of seeing a tailing common carp. Very few fish embody the contradictions of our local history than this supremely notorious species. While they were initially introduced to the states for aquaculture, very few culinary traditions still exist around them.

This is a very short history of one of Missouri’s most hated fish and one way it can be brought back to the table.

Americans are amongst the few demographics who truly dislike Cyprinus carpio, which is highly ironic since they were introduced to the states in the mid eighteen hundreds for food. Today, common carp remains one of the most popular sport fish, particularly in Europe, as well as one of the most farmed fish worldwide. In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations places worldwide common carp production in 2018 at over 418 million tons! It’s only beat out by grass carp, silver carp, and tilapia. So why do Americans hate carp? It’s complicated.

The rise of carp as a species mirrored an era of unprecedented urbanization and environmental destruction throughout the US and in particular, the Missouri and Mississippi watersheds.

Some sources say carp were introduced

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to replace severely overfished herring, native to the Mississippi River. Others tie their introduction to fish farms in California in the 1850s.

At the time, Americans were increasingly living in places experiencing water degradation to an extreme degree. In Kansas City, the urban growth, coupled with unregulated industrial pollution and raw sewage being dumped into local rivers, meant that many of our native fish just couldn’t thrive.

Common carp, however, are tremendously resilient to pollution and outlasted in places where other fish could not. The negative association between carp and dirty water isn’t that far of a stretch.

Carp are, to their discredit, very boney, and American cuisine has come to value boneless fish.

It’s not hard to see why a bony fish that people associate with pollution hasn’t exactly become the darling of our dinner plates. Still, some places are keeping the culinary tradition of carp alive.

Joe Tess Place in Omaha was one of the last holdouts of carp cuisine in the states until it closed this spring. There is also a quiet commercial fishery for common carp, as well as other carp species, in the Kentucky, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers. Still, those fish rarely hit US markets and are much more likely to be shipped to overseas consumers. Food safety regulations mandating the report of toxic carcinogens and mercury in America’s major river fishes have also led to a decrease in US commercial fishery. Simply put, Americans don’t want to eat carp from the Missouri or Mississippi until they are safe to eat.

And who can blame them?

My fascination with carp began when I saw them swimming below the Red Bridge in Grandview, which crosses the Blue River, one of Kansas City’s historic and abused rivers. Every angler I asked about carp had nothing but bad

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things to say about it and it took me nearly five years to work up the gumption to try one.

What I was shocked to find was the horror stories were really not warranted. In fact, I’m happy to report that carp is delicious.

It’s hard to convince the skeptics, and many people have attempted to remedy the reputation of the common carp without success. What I can tell people about carp is that if they want to catch them for the table, they are best off catching them from one of Kansas City’s larger reservoirs, where the water quality is good and the fishing is hot.

There are many myths when it comes to handling carp, but after three years of working in a local fish shop and experimenting with carp myself, I’ve found the following to be true. They must be bled to get the best meat quality. Carp around three to seven pounds are the best size for the table. They must be kept as cold as possible after harvest. They also need to be treated more similarly to salmon and not as a white fish. These

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maxims led me to a preparation very familiar to our own native, bony fish: the fish cake.

To honor the cultural history of this European fish, while retaining its relatively newly found Americanness, I decided to fuse the German classic, schnitzel, with the Cajun boudin. While it’s not uncommon to fry ground fish, such as sucker or gar, they are typically fried as balls, not as cakes. The white rice in this recipe allows for a thin, crispy, citrusy, and delightful fish cake that any carp skeptic will have a hard time denying.

C A R P SCH N I T Z E L

Special equipment needed: Meat grinder INGREDIENTS • 1 lb carp fillets (about two from an average fish) • ½ cup uncooked white rice • 1 cup water (for rice) • Garlic, salt, and pepper to taste • ¼ cup chopped parsley • 1 cup panko bread crumbs • 2 eggs • ¼ cup white flour • Fresh lemons • Oil to fry the schnitzel

DIRECTIONS 1. Cook the white rice and set aside to cool while you prepare the other ingredients.

2. Skin carp fillets and remove any red meat. Whole carp can be filleted like most other fish, but they have a series of y-bones which will be removed in the grinder.

3. Cut fillets into strips and run through the meat grinder on a fine plate.

4. Chop parsley and add to ground carp meat. Also add garlic, salt, and pepper.

5. Add rice to the carp meat until it forms a ball that easily holds its shape. You can add some flour to help bind the mixture together if needed.

6. Heat the oil in the pan so it is hot, but not smoking. Place flour, egg, and panko in separate, wide, and shallow dishes for coating the cakes.

7. Form a ball with the carp mixture then press into as flat a cake as possible.

8. Flour each side of the cake, dip in egg, and bread in the panko.

9. Gently place into the pan and fry on each side until golden brown.

10. Squeeze the fresh lemon over the carp schnitzel and serve with cooked cabbage.

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Apple cider donuts from Historic Weston Orchard and Vineyard

Pumpkin spice and everything nice A GUIDE TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE FALL FOODS IN THE NORTHLAND

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATIE CURRID

We look forward to autumn for many reasons. The change in the weather is a welcome respite after days of oppressive heat and humidity. We change gears into a slower pace of life after long summer days and busy vacationing. And, of course, it’s football season.

But with the change of seasons also comes a change in food. It is, of course, the harvest season, so there’s so much seasonal produce being picked at the perfect time of ripeness. But the cooling of temperatures also brings some of our favorite hearty foods to the dinner table again as we can safely run our ovens without fear of it making our air conditioners work extra hard.

As we don our sweaters and fire up the stove for chili, we also look to the local restaurants, coffee shops, breweries, orchards, and more that are serving up our favorite autumnal treats that we look forward to every year — and don’t worry, there’s more to fall than pumpkin spice.

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“It’s time for pot roast, slow-roasted meats and squashes, and plenty of filling foods to warm your belly.”

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While many people look forward to Halloween or apple picking, some folks are counting down the days to soup season.

It’s time for pot roast, slow-roasted meats and squashes, and plenty of filling foods to warm your belly. Here are some of our favorite savory foods being served up in the Northland.

Start your day off with a pork carnitas breakfast sandwich from Bee Creek Cafe & Bakery in Platte City, and round it out with a pumpkin spice or caramel apple coffee drink. We also love the seasonal quiche offerings at Parkville Coffee — this fall, they’re serving one with sweet potatoes, bacon, and spinach.

If you’re looking for lunch options, Parkville Coffee also has seasonal soups and sandwiches, such as their red pepper tomato soup. They also have a roasted autumn salad, filled with mixed greens, candied pecans, dried cranberries and roasted butternut squash with feta, topped with a house-made maple dijon vinaigrette.

You can also head across the street to Stone Canyon Pizza for their orchard chicken salad, complete with granny smith apples, glazed walnuts, craisins, and goat cheese.

If it’s dinner you’re after, Noah’s Cupboard in Weston is always our favorite for an intimate night out, and their butternut squash soup, with its fascinating topping, an apple cider lemon marshmallow, will warm you right up, or they also have duck confit on the menu this fall. Of course, you can also order both!

Pumpkin spice, apple filling, crunchy toffee bits — we want all the fall treats, sandwiched around our Halloween candy. We’ll cap it all off with Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, but here’s what we’re eating until then.

If you’re headed to the orchards and pumpkin patches this season, make sure you go hungry, because you can’t go home without a donut or kettle corn. We love the apple cider donuts from the Historic Weston Orchard and Vineyard and wash them down with one of their apple cider slushes (they have wine versions for the adults, too!). Carolyn’s Country Cousins in Liberty has pumpkin donuts on their menu, and you can even order them a la mode. If you’re making the trip to the Red Barn Farm in Weston, we love bringing home their caramel dipping sauce or their churro nuggets, which are like corn puffs coated in cinnamon and sugar. You also can’t go home without some candied pecans or walnuts, especially after smelling them roasting at any of the orchards and pumpkin patches.

If you’re looking to kick your sweet tooth off early in the morning, you can start your day with made-from-scratch pumpkin pancakes with cinnamon sugar butter from Ginger Sue's in Liberty. Or if it’s a dessert you’re after, we love the oatmeal cream pies, pumpkin rolls, and apple pies from the Laughing Place Bakery in Gladstone, paired with one of their lattes.

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Butternut squash soup at Noah's Cupboard

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“The cooling of temperatures also brings some of our favorite hearty foods to the dinner table again as we can safely run our ovens without fear of it making our air conditioners work extra hard.”

DRINK DEETS Whether you’re warming yourself with a hot mug of cider or a stiff, caramelly old fashioned, here are the drinks keeping us from catching a cold all fall long.

If you’re looking to start your day off with some fall feels, Parkville Coffee has plenty of seasonal coffee drinks to choose from.

This fall, they’ll have a pumpkin pie latte, pumpkin pie chai, spiced cocoa mocha, and autumn dolce cold brew on the menu.

If you’re looking for something other than coffee, they also have the Parkville wassail, a warm, spiced apple cider with orange juice and mulling spices. You can also head to Headrush Roasters (they have locations in Briarcliff or on North Oak Trafficway) and pick up their pumpkinhead latte, crafted with pumpkin spice, white chocolate, and a dash of nutmeg, served with their houseroasted espresso blend.

If you prefer to make your coffee at home, you can also grab some of Shatto Milk Company’s pumpkin spice egg nog to make your own latte, or we’re hoping they also bring back their red velvet Chiefs Kingdom milk this year for the ultimate Red Friday drink.

If you’re not one for a pumpkin-spiced latte and instead look forward to seasonal beers, there’s no shortage of them in the Northland. Cinder Block Brewery in North

Kansas City has an impressive line-up, starting with the Nightmare Quad, a J. Rieger Whiskey barrel-aged quad packed with premium malts, loads of hops, and Belgian Candi sugar aged for six months at a whopping 12% ABV. They also have a Vietnamese coffee stout, loaded with dark malts, lactose, and Vietnamese coffee beans. Down the street, Big Rip Brewing Company is tapping the Pennywise Sweet Tater Ale, an amber ale with 100 pounds of sweet taters in the mash, plus brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla. Weston Brewing Company has their Rail Hopper ale available this time of year, a pale ale made from hops employees discovered near a now-defunct rail line near the brewery.

If you’re not a beer drinker, you can head around the corner from Weston Brewing Company to the Weston Wine Company for their warm spiced wine. Nearby, Jowler Creek Vineyard in Platte City has a caramel apple sangria that you can drink by the glass, bring home in a bottle, or even take home your own DIY kit! Or back in North Kansas City, Restless Spirits has an Irish cream float, with a bit of half and half, some condensed milk, a little chocolate, and a lot of whiskey, topped with a splash of root beer — the perfect after-dinner cocktail and a great way to end your day.

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Howl-O-Ween

WAG G IN ' TRAIL DOG PAR K | 1:0 0 P M Dress your pups in costume for a day out! Pups can participate in a costume contest, raffle, photo op, meet with dog vendors, and more. With a $5 or item donation each dog will receive a trick-or-treat bag. No children under the age of 5 are allowed inside the designated dog area.

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Ghost Tales of Weston

MAIN STR EET GALLERIA IN W E STO N | 7 :0 0 P M Enjoy a 4-course dinner while listening to Weston's Ghost Tale Keeper, Mrs. Verna, tell new and old tales from our many ghosts here in Weston! Finish the evening with a devilish dessert after your stroll around town with volunteers from Weston Community Theatre. For tickets, contact Main Street Galleria at westongalleria.com

American Red Cross Blood Drive

PLATTE COUN TY COMMUN ITY C E NT E R NO RT H | 9 :0 0 A M Help save lives and sign up for an appointment to donate blood at redcrossblood.org

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Paranormal Investigation

B E LVO I R WI NE RY | 8 :0 0 P M Join us in a five-hour, night investigation of the Odd Fellows Home complex! Your investigation will be led by members of Paranormal Research Investigators (PRI). You'll be able to use paranormal gear to help you find and detect paranormal activity within our historic buildings!

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Halloween Art Classes

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O R A NG E E AS E L | 9 :30 A M Orange Easel is hosting multiple Halloween-themed art classes.

On Friday, Oct. 28 from 9:30-11 am, they have a Not-So-Spooky Blacklight Halloween Art Class for kids ages 2-5. Later in the day, there will be a Spooky Blacklight version for kids ages K-8th grades from 6-7:30 PM. On Saturday, Oct. 29 from 6-7:30 PM, there is an adult Halloween hand lettering class.

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Trick or Treat in Downtown Parkville

DOWNTOWN PA R KV I L L E | 1 2:0 0 P M Kids and parents are invited to historic downtown Parkville for safe and fun Halloween trick or treating at participating shops and businesses.

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S MI T H V I L L E ME MO R I A L C E ME TA RY | 4 :30 P M Celebrate Halloween in Smithville with a trick or treat through the graveyard. The event will be kid-friendly between 4:30-6:30 p.m., or adults and teens can attend between 6:30-7:30 p.m. The event is free for kids 13 and under, or $5 for adults and teens. There will be free candy, bags included.

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O'MALLEYS IN WESTON | 9:30 AM Chainsaw carvers Gary Keenan and TJ Jenkins will be demonstrating their craft of chainsaw carving. TJ and Gary have been featured at the Iowa and Kansas State Fairs.

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Downtown Trick or Treat in Excelsior Springs

DOWNTOWN EXCELS IOR S PRINGS | 4: 0 0 PM Children are treated from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the streets of Downtown Excelsior Springs! Then, everyone is invited to the Bill Payne Costume Contest promptly at 6:00 p.m. at the Clay Ray Veterans Hall located at 208 Veterans Memorial Drive (weather permitting). Hotdogs and soda will be available.

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Holiday Shopping

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ARTICLE BY LISA MOYER, LAUREN LANE CULINARIAN AND LEANN PARKER OF SILVERTOOTH HOME PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANIE JONES

HOST YOU R OW N FOOTBA LL TA ILGATE PA RT Y It’s officially fall, football and tailgating season, and you can feel the excitement in the air. Kick off your party by inviting your favorite fans over, then entertain in effortless Americana style with the latest styling tips hosted by experts Lauren Lane Culinarian and LeAnn Parker of Silvertooth Home. You’ll earn hearty cheers for your hosting skills with these charming tailgating DIY tutorials plus original recipes upstyled for a modern spin on stadium comfort food. It’s the ultimate outdoor game-day experience you can enjoy in your own backyard or anywhere you love to gather your team for the season.

Praline Pecan Crunch Snack Mix Ingredients • 8 cups brown sugar or cinnamon cereal squares • 1 cup pecan halves • 1/3 cup light corn syrup • 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar • 3 tablespoons butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 2 cups white chocolate-covered pretzels • 1 cup salted peanuts • 2 packages of large waffle cones or paper bags

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Instructions 1. Heat oven to 250°F. Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Combine cereal and pecans in pan and set aside.

2. In a 4-cup microwaveable bowl, combine corn syrup, brown sugar and butter spread.

Microwave on HIGH 1 minute 30 seconds. Stir.

Microwave 30 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds or until boiling.

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Makes about 10-11 cups. Store tightly covered.

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