Today's Feature

Parking Spaces Not for Sale.

A request for a ticket-free parking place just off the Square was not acted upon by the Public Safety Committee last Monday evening. After a lengthy discussion, no committee member was willing to make a motion to allow the request.

One proposal discussed was to allow anyone with a residence on or around the square to have a designated space for a fee. Committee member Bill Welch brought up the idea for discussion. Welch and citizen Jerry Gilpin, who initiated the request, became involved in negotiating what a fair price would be. Welch was thinking fifty cents or a dollar a day. Gilpin thought the thirty dollar amount too high, but was agreeable to the fifteen dollar suggestion.

After some discussion among committee members about the difficulty of defining a designated space and who should be considered a resident, Welch told Gilpin that he didn’t think a motion to allow the arrangement would pass the committee.

Chairman Claude Newport informed Gilpin that the committee would not take action on the request at this time.

Mornin'

Used ta have a dog that would start shakin’ all over and hide behind the couch whenever it started to thunder. No matter how calm we spoke, or how much we petted that dog, it wouldn’t move from it’s security furniture.

I don’t suppose it really hurt anything that the dog was so fearful of a rumble or two. There was somethin’ that made us kids want to get the dog to face the thunder.

‘Course we were prob’ly lucky not to be struck down by lightnin’ durin’ some of our adventures durin’ rain storms.

I suppose now there would be some dog shrink tellin’ us that we could somehow work the animal through its fears and make it a more functional pet. The dog lived a normal and healthy life. Sometimes you just have to let shakin’ dogs lay.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’

• To extend the time between dusting blinds, use fabric-softener sheets. They repel dust and give wood, plastic or metal blinds a nice cleaning.

• "In a hurry to pay for a large order of groceries? When unloading the cart, turn all bar codes toward the cashier!" -- D.M. in British Columbia

• "Here’s a great way to save money on expensive greeting cards: Make your own. My children make all their own cards for birthdays and holidays. We save cards that they were sent, and the kids cut out the pictures and write their own sayings. The grandparents and extended family really love these cards, and the kids are able to express themselves." -- T.D. in North Carolina

• To keep pets off furniture, try using a piece of tinfoil to cover the areas where your pet likes to go. You can use it to wrap around the arms of furniture or the corners, where cats like to scratch.

• "Use the return envelopes found in junk mail as grocery lists and coupon carriers. I write my list in bold, dark marker on the front, then carry the coupons I need for that trip inside the envelope. When I’m done, I recycle it." -- I.L. in Massachusetts

• Go Green Tip: Replace the five most-used lamps in your home with bulbs that are Energy Star qualified. It can save you more than $60 a year in energy use.