Mornin' Mail

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Friday, February 27, 2009, Volume XVII, Number 177

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?... A piano concert by Avan Y will be held Saturday afternoon, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. The public is invited to this free concert.

Did Ya Know?... A benefit for John Baugh will be held Sunday, March 8th from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Carthage Auto Plaza, 892 E. Fir Road. Lunch will be served, raffles and a 50/50 drawing. LiveWire will also be preforming.

today's laugh

A man and his wife were driving their Recreational Vehicle across the country and were nearing a town spelled Kissimee. They noted the strange spelling and tried to figure how to pronounce it - KISS-a-me; kis-A-me; kis-a-ME. They grew more perplexed as they drove into the town.

Since they were hungry, they pulled into a place to get something to eat. At the counter, the man said to the waitress:

"My wife and I can’t seem to be able to figure out how to pronounce this place. Will you tell me where we are and say it very slowly so that I can understand."

The waitress looked at him and said: "Buuurrrgerrr Kiiiinnnng."

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see it do the other trees make fun of it?

1909
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

How to Address Soldiers.

Numerous inquiries have been made at the post office, says the Kansas City Times, as to how letters to men in the army, especially the volunteer army, should be addressed. The local authorities say that correspondence should be directed to the place where the regiment is in camp, stating the company and regiment of which the man is a member, as, for example, "Henry Jones, Company C, Third Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, Jefferson Barracks, Mo."

The letters are first delivered at headquarters of the camp, where they are sorted and turned over to the adjuntants of various battalions.

To be a Nurse in Cuba.

Miss Minnie Richie, a sister of Mrs. Judge Waters of this city, who has been superintendent of the Silver Cross hospital at Joliet, Illinois, for the past two years, has resigned that position to tender her services as nurse to the United States army in Cuba.

Miss Richie is a graduated nurse and had five years experience in the Cook County Hospital at Chicago before she became superintendent of the hospital in Joliet.

Some of the older residents of Carthage may remember her as she taught in the Carthage schools about ten years ago and made her home with her sister, Mrs. Waters.

Today's Feature

Pianist Returns - 2008 MSIPC Winner.

A piano concert by Avan Yu will be held Saturday, February 28th at 3:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church.

The public is invited to this free concert. Donations will be accepted to help with his travel expenses. (He has been studying in Germany.) This will be his only Carthage appearance.

Vivian León has arranged his return to the area for a week of events. He was last year’s winner of the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition.

Carthage Musical Devotées and Carthage Council of the Arts invite music lovers to hear this outstanding performer. Light refreshments will be served following the concert.

artCentral

I have had the privilege of speaking to several groups since holding the position here at artCentral and the gallery. Yesterday I enjoyed the opportunity to meet with the members of Alpha Delta Kappa, a nice group of retired teachers from the community who meet monthly. My presentation to them included some history about the Hyde House and Katherine Hyde, an overview of what membership with artCentral entails, what we offer here at Hyde House to our members including the pottery facilities and library, rental possibilities for usage of the house for special events, and a bit about our annual children’s artCamp held each summer for kids aged 7-14. The ladies bought a number of our wonderful art-cookbooks and were very generous to give to me a check to go towards students attending artCamp this year. I asked them for suggestions for additional students who might be interested in attending camp, and thanked them for their interest in what we are doing here, and in the community. I hope to create a display this week in the lobby of United Missouri Bank, as trust officer Lora Honey Phelps contacted me with information that the bank is interested in displaying art in their various facilities. I will put a group of Miss Hyde’s paintings in this display as a first offering, and hope to create some different displays in the future. I am very happy to say we have had wonderful response to the current exhibition here in the gallery, as we have welcomed folks on each day that we have been open. I hope that you will take advantage of our last weekend this week and visit the gallery on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from noon until 5:00 pm. I have spent this week working on the details for the next exhibition which will open March 27th and I think the viewers of a show called "SOUL FOOD"will find the new floral photography of Mary Ann Soerries, Joplin, a fun departure from her usual presentation--- very fun!

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin'

I find it useful to lose somethin’ ever now and then. Nothin’ seems ta motivate gettin’ rid of those things ya figure might come in handy some day like tryin’ ta find somethin’ ya need right now.

That pair a roller skates that ya thought might actually be used at some point in your life suddenly becomes a startin’ place for a heap of junk.

If your really on a roll, you’ll find a trunk or two that’s barely holdn’ together under the load of your other "treasures" long enough to get to the curb. Havin’ an empty box always helps the motivation. Ya keep lookin’ for junk to fill it with.

The worst thing is if ya find what your lookin’ for too early in the day. Now ya got a big mess and no need to continue. At least you can still brag to how smart ya are not to throw anything out.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’

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