Today's Feature
Fireworks
Back On Front Burner.
The City Council voted last Tuesday night at
their regular meeting to pursue another expanded
July 4th celebration in 2001. Member Jackie Boyer
moved to have the Mayor appoint a committee to
begin work on the project.
Council member H.J. Johnson
questioned the cost of the event. According to
City Administrator Tom Short this year’s
expenditures were approximately $50,000. Boyer
reminded the Council that about $14,000 of that
amount was donated by local business and
individuals. The Council originally appropriated
$20,000 for the Red, White, and Boom Celebration
as a special event for the millennium.
Approximately $9,000 was spent for the 1999
fireworks display.
Johnson said he would like for
the Council to have better control of the budget
if the event was approved. Approximately $35,000
is still available in the 2000 fireworks line
item according to Short.
The City paid approximately
$20,000 for the fireworks, $12,000 to Phillips,
Ward and Associates to organize the event, with
the remainder of the $50,000 paid for
entertainment, promotion and equipment rental.
Opening Reception for
Kansas City Artists.
by Robin Putnam, artCentral
It’s tonight !! We will be
here from 6-8pm for an opening reception for
David Matthews and Amanda Thweat from Kansas City
!!
This is a very interesting show
!! Some of the paintings are HUGE and all of the
are truly unique as well as colorful !!
You have to see Amanda’s
series she calls "Nasturtiums" ....they
are fantastic !! And a couple of David’s are
really unusual "Haiku # 2" and
"Three Figures and 14 Fishes" are two
that stick in one’s mind !
All in all this is a fabulous
show and we hope everyone will venture over and
meet David and Amanda tonight.
If you can’t make it
tonight the show runs through September 29th !!
It’s definitely worth the stop!
With the change in time for the
drawing and sculpture sessions we seem to have
hit the spot as we have been having a full house
each week !!
These sessions are open to
anyone interested in the artistic study of the
humanoid figure. Bring your own drawing or
sculpting materials, drawing benches and
sculpture stands are here and there are enough to
go around !! It’s just five dollars per
person and we meet every Thursday from 4-7pm.
The Midwest Gathering of
Artists will be happening soon !! We are pleased
to say that there are 8 artCentral members
partici-pating this year !!
We extend our congratulations
to them and hope they do very well !! Those
members are Debbie Reed, watercolor, Bill Snow,
sculpture, Bob Tom-mey, oil, Jack Sours, pottery,
Andy Thomas, oil, Margaret E.
Burch, watercolor & colored pencil, Larry
Glaze, mixed media and Jerry Ellis, watercolor.
It sounds like it will be a great offering of art
so be sure and get your tickets soon !!
Hope to see you this evening
for art, food & friends !!
More.......next week. 358-4404.
1110 E 13th & www. ozarkartistscolony.com
under organizations. Our hours are Tues. - Sat.
9am - 3pm.
Area
Agency on Aging Wins Award.
news release
The Area Agency on Aging was a
winner in the ninth annual National Mature Media
Awards Program.
The program, presented by the
Mature Market Resource Center, a national
clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes
the nation’s finest advertising, marketing
and educational materials designed and produced
for older adults.
"From the VantAge
Point," a column appearing in the Silver
Enquirer, received a Merit Award for
Magazine/Newspaper Article Series Division. The
column is written by Beverly Scroggins, Director
of Community Services and The VantAge Point of
the Area Agency. The Silver Enquirer is published
as a monthly supplement to The Joplin Globe.
"We were delighted to take
part in the Mature Media Awards Program this
year, and were honored to be selected as a
winner," says Richard Russell, the Executive
Director of the Area Agency.
Nearly 1,000 entries were
judged by a distinguished panel of mature market
experts from across the United States for overall
excellence of design, content, creativity and
relevance to the senior market.
The Area Agency on Aging Region
Ten provides a variety of services to seniors in
Barton, Jasper, Newton and McDonald counties.
McCune-Brooks
Audit for 2000.
news release
McCune-Brooks Hospital is
pleased to announce the results of its most
recent audit of the financial statements for
fiscal year 2000. During the year ended April 30,
2000, the hospital continued to improve the
results of operations from prior years. The
hospital generated an operating income of
approximately $662,000 versus operating losses of
approximately $294,000 and $1,111,000 for the
years ended April 30, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
Speaking on behalf of the Board
of Trustees, William J. Cheney, President,
commented, "All of us on the Board are
extremely pleased with these operating results.
These positive numbers come at a time when
hospitals all across the United States are
battling reduced reimbursements and higher costs
of technology. The management and staff of the
hospital should be commended for the
results."
Robert Copeland, Jr., CEO,
commented, "The credit for the financial
improvement rest with the dedication and hard
work of all our employees and medical staff. The
plan put into place of focusing on customer
service and expense reductions is working. The
hospital remains committed to improving the
health of our Carthage community. While these
results are positive, tremendous challenges still
await for all health care providers. We are
indeed grateful our community supports
McCune-Brooks Hospital."
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