Retail business employees, managers and owners - those selling products that can be used to produce meth including grocery and convenience stores, auto supply stores, and propane exchange locations.

Neighborhood residents - meth labs have been closed in all areas of Wyandotte County - is there one in your neighborhood?

Realtors, hotel/motel employees and owners, apartment complex managers, landlords, property inspectors and appraisers - anyone who deals with property who could benefit from knowing the signs of a meth lab.

Farmers, farm supply employees and co-op employees - because of the risk of having chemicals stolen by meth producers and farmland contamination by the dumping of chemicals used in meth production.

Youth - whether in schools, church groups or other youth organizations - our youth must learn early about the dangers of meth.

YOU!

Schedule a presentation for your business, organization or neighborhood -- it will be tailored to fit the needs of your group.

Report suspicious activity.

Talk about the meth problem and encourage others to become involved.

Distribute meth educational brochures to your organization.

Encourage local retailers to become knowledgeable about the products used in making meth.

Encourage farmers to use tamper tags to secure their anhydrous ammonia tanks and to use alternate fertilizers.

Attend a workshop to learn more about methamphetamine.

• Unusual, strong odors
• Unusual number of chemical containers.
• Presence of bottle, jars and jugs
• Windows covered or blacked out
• People smoking outside.
• Paranoid or odd behavior
• Lots of traffic, especially at night
• Doors ajar for long periods of time.
• Propane tanks with blue-stained valves.

Common household products that are used to make Meth

• Over the counter cold tablets or diet drugs
• Starter fluid
• Coffee filters
• Mason jars
• Lithium batteries
• Rock salt

• Exact street address of the activity location
• Names of resident(s) or name of landlord if the location is a rental property.
• Vehicle description and tag number of vehicles belonging to residents of the location.
• Times of day and dates of observed suspicious activity.

Option Two

If you are not able to obtain this information, or are uncomfortable making the report, contact NCPP's
Meth Info Line
913-573-8793.

They can answer your questions, follow-up on your concerns, collect information and report it to the Police and keep you informed about the investigation.

The Police Department, the TIPS program and NCPP will keep your information confidential.

Cultivating young minds

Kansas City, Kansas, once offered children thousands of delights of free play. Children had access to the world at large, whether it was the sidewalks, streets, alleys, vacant lots or parks. Children played, explored and interacted with little or no restriction or supervision. Things are different today. Parents and childcare workers are afraid for children’s safety - stray dogs, drug dealers, trash and even violence are all realities.

There are few chances to interact with nature in a natural setting. We can change that. Healthy Sprouts is an interactive outdoor learning environment for children ages 2½ to 6, in childcare facilities. It will provide that opportunity to learn in a natural environment through exploration, discovery and the power of their own imaginations. Although the “learning” at the garden will occur on many levels, the focus will be on two.

The first is on the garden as an initiation into environmental awareness. Louise Chawla, Associate Professor, Kentucky State University, in an article for Learning Through Gardening stated:

The second focus is on the garden as a link to school readiness. Plants massed according to color or the first letter of their names, as well as curriculum guiding their garden experiences, will allow them to gain both information and skills for later school success.

The Plan
A. Entry Pavillion
B. Children’s Bridge
C. Treehouse/Storage
D. Primary Path
E. Frogley Pond
F. Landscape Buffer
G. Specialty Gardens
H. Grassy Rolling Hill
I. Trellis Structure
J. Learning Corner
K. “Dry” Creekbed
L. Lawn Area
M. Raised Gardens

The Possibilities
Potential Gardens (G)
• Texture
• Alphabet
• Water
• Crayon Colors
• Dinosaur
• Storybook
• Butterfly
• Rainbow (ethnic)
• Native Plants/Kansas
• Pizza
• Wizard of Oz

Environmental Protection Agency
National 4-H
Gould Evans Goodman Architects
Rhodes Surveying
Dickens Demolition
Inland Quarries
Ellen Lenard
E.V. Spadafora