"And Some More Winners Are ..."

03/16/22 • 49 min

Ray County Voices

Three recipients of the latest Community Excellence Awards are interviewed:

Rob Swofford of Swofford Ford Sales Inc. in Richmond, winner of the Best Auto/Truck Dealership Award. Swofford comments on winning the award and discusses auto industry trends, among other topics.
Jeff Clymore, Richmond R-XVI School District director of bands, speaks on behalf of the Richmond High School Marching Band, winner of the Best Local Band Award. Topics include how marching bands are evolving and band road trips.
Richmond High School graduate Dr. Brad Richey of Richey Chiropractic Clinic discusses receiving the Best Chiropractor Award. Additional topics include how other medical disciplines have grown to accept chiropractic treatments.

Notes:

To see and hear Frances McDormand howl like a wolf at the Oscars, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hkWbhhga8. The howling starts at around 3 minutes, 40 seconds.
Music featured in this episode: "Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 1," formerly titled "Loop for Bishop John Burgess," composed by Shawn Roney; "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras," composed by Jim "Shecky" McGrane, E.E. Pointer and Shawn Roney; "Fanfare for Father John," formerly titled "Fanfare for Father John in F Major" (For Keyboard), composed by Shawn Roney; "Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 2," also formerly titled "Loop for Bishop John Burgess," composed by Shawn Roney. All selections are performed by the musical collective Sacred & Secular.
"Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 1" appears on the 2022 Sacred & Secular album "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=r9jV3qSvIPQ&feature=share.
"Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras" was released in 2020 as a standalone single by Sacred & Secular. To hear it in full, visit https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share.
"Fanfare for Father John" appears "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To hear the song in full, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LYdYZOL9384&feature=share.
"Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 2" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3897_Q9AxVU&feature=share.
To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sharon Donat, media specialist with the Richmond News and Town & Country Leader, by email at [email protected] or by calling the Richmond News at (816) 776-5454.

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The opinions expressed on "Ray County Voices" are those of the hosts and/or interview subjects, and not those of the podcast, the Richmond News or The Excelsior Springs Standard
Follow the Richmond News on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews
Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIgxmzNslUhSLf8FNofg--rwogPA9d_QU&feature=share (album: "Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts [And Elsewhere]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"

Three recipients of the latest Community Excellence Awards are interviewed:

Rob Swofford of Swofford Ford Sales Inc. in Richmond, winner of the Best Auto/Truck Dealership Award. Swofford comments on winning the award and discusses auto industry trends, among other topics.
Jeff Clymore, Richmond R-XVI School District director of bands, speaks on behalf of the Richmond High School Marching Band, winner of the Best Local Band Award. Topics include how marching bands are evolving and band road trips.
Richmond High School graduate Dr. Brad Richey of Richey Chiropractic Clinic discusses receiving the Best Chiropractor Award. Additional topics include how other medical disciplines have grown to accept chiropractic treatments.

Notes:

To see and hear Frances McDormand howl like a wolf at the Oscars, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hkWbhhga8. The howling starts at around 3 minutes, 40 seconds.
Music featured in this episode: "Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 1," formerly titled "Loop for Bishop John Burgess," composed by Shawn Roney; "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras," composed by Jim "Shecky" McGrane, E.E. Pointer and Shawn Roney; "Fanfare for Father John," formerly titled "Fanfare for Father John in F Major" (For Keyboard), composed by Shawn Roney; "Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 2," also formerly titled "Loop for Bishop John Burgess," composed by Shawn Roney. All selections are performed by the musical collective Sacred & Secular.
"Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 1" appears on the 2022 Sacred & Secular album "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=r9jV3qSvIPQ&feature=share.
"Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras" was released in 2020 as a standalone single by Sacred & Secular. To hear it in full, visit https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share.
"Fanfare for Father John" appears "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To hear the song in full, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LYdYZOL9384&feature=share.
"Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 2" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3897_Q9AxVU&feature=share.
To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sharon Donat, media specialist with the Richmond News and Town & Country Leader, by email at [email protected] or by calling the Richmond News at (816) 776-5454.

Support the show

The opinions expressed on "Ray County Voices" are those of the hosts and/or interview subjects, and not those of the podcast, the Richmond News or The Excelsior Springs Standard
Follow the Richmond News on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews
Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIgxmzNslUhSLf8FNofg--rwogPA9d_QU&feature=share (album: "Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts [And Elsewhere]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"

Previous Episode

"Holiday Traditions: Past, Present and Future"

"Ray County Voices" examines a few area holiday traditions. And one soon-to-be holiday tradition.
Guests:

Brandon Quick, Richmond High School principal, discusses the fundraising campaign Raise the Roof to assist families in need. Launched this year, the intention is for Raise the Roof to be an annual fundraiser during the holiday season.
Steve Mendoza, Ray County undersheriff, discusses Shop with a Sheriff, an annual holiday event that allows youngsters of families in need to buy Christmas presents for themselves.
Rev. Cathy Myers with the Richmond United Methodist Church discusses the church's holiday traditions, including decorating for the church and its outreach to those in need.

Notes:

Coverage of the Shop With a Cop events staged by the Richmond and Excelsior Springs police departments is in the Richmond News' Dec. 24 print and e-editions, provided by Jack "Miles" Ventimiglia, editor-in-chief. For the e-edition, visit our website, https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/.
Clarifications: Brandon Quick's father, Lonnie Quick, is a retired Richmond fire chief. Kevin Jermain is the Richmond varsity basketball coach. Chad Snyder's duties include serving as Richmond varsity girls basketball coach. Nick Persell coaches varsity football and varsity baseball at Richmond High School. Matt Habermehl is Richmond's athletic director. The Kansas City kitchen referred to during the Steve Mendoza interview is Kansas City Community Kitchen, overseen by NourishKC.
Music featured in this episode: "Silent Night," melody composed Franz Xaver Gruber; "Greensleeves" (also the melody for "What Child Is This?"), traditional; "Picardy" (also the melody for "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"), traditional. All selections arranged by Shawn Roney, and performed by Sacred and Secular.
To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sharon Donat, media specialist with the Richmond News and Town & Country Leader, by email at [email protected] or by calling the Richmond News at (816) 776-5454.

Support the show

The opinions expressed on "Ray County Voices" are those of the hosts and/or interview subjects, and not those of the podcast, the Richmond News or The Excelsior Springs Standard
Follow the Richmond News on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews
Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIgxmzNslUhSLf8FNofg--rwogPA9d_QU&feature=share (album: "Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts [And Elsewhere]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"

Next Episode

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the Class of 2022"

Some Ray County educational leaders and seniors discuss graduation-related topics.

Orrick band director Jayson Moll shares memories of some previous graduation ceremonies, prepping for this year's ceremony and the effects of graduation on Orrick's school band.
Orrick senior Blake Buchanan discusses his decision to pursue academics and football at Benedictine College, an NAIA-affiliated school in Atchison, Kansas.
Trey Cavanah, Hardin-Central superintendent, discusses the school's upcoming graduation ceremony and comments on the class of 2022. He also shares his feelings about his oldest child, Layne Cavanah, graduating from Richmond and Layne's plans to study and play football at William Jewell College in Liberty.
Hardin-Central senior Mason Freece and teacher/coach Brent Behler discuss Freece's plans to serve in the U.S. Navy and their coach-player relationship over the past two years.
Richmond ag teacher Laura Allen, and seniors Jodi Robinson and GraceAnn Skelton discuss their plans to attend college, along with Robinson's and Skelton's growth as students at Richmond.

Notes:

Tadan McCoy, referred to during Blake Buchanan's interview, is a Richmond senior.
Dean Hays, referred to during the Freece/Behler interview, teaches math at Hardin-Central.
Music featured in this episode: "Annie Lisle," also the melody for numerous school alma mater songs, including the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Kansas, composed by Henry S. Thompson, arranged by Shawn Roney; "Fanfare for Father John," formerly titled "Fanfare for Father John in F Major" (For Keyboard), composed by Shawn Roney; "God Bless Hardin," composed by Shawn Roney; "Raga of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse," composed by Shawn Roney; "St. Adele's Waltz" (For Piano), composed by Shawn Roney; "Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 2," formerly titled "Loop for Bishop John Burgess," composed by Shawn Roney. All selections are performed by the musical collective Sacred & Secular.
"Fanfare for Father John" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LYdYZOL9384&feature=share.
"God Bless Hardin" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsz0AR92xr0&feature=share.
"Raga of the 4 Horsemen" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=VqfKTxPlukk&feature=share.
"St. Adele's Waltz" (For Piano) appears on "In Solitude." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3y6GK0Edn-Q&feature=share.

Support the show

The opinions expressed on "Ray County Voices" are those of the hosts and/or interview subjects, and not those of the podcast, the Richmond News or The Excelsior Springs Standard
Follow the Richmond News on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews
Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIgxmzNslUhSLf8FNofg--rwogPA9d_QU&feature=share (album: "Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts [And Elsewhere]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"