Free Land, Limited Liquor,
and No Parking.

The City Council Public Safety Committee voted Monday evening to recommend to the full Council that the City accept an offer of donated land from Precious Moments. The approximate three-fourths of an acre would be earmarked for the site of a new south fire substation. The Committee will recommend that if a contract for construction of the station is not in place by the end of five years, the property would be turned back to Precious Moments. The property is located just north of the Precious Moments motel on Hazel Street.

The Committee also voted to recommend that the hours of operation on Sundays for package liquor stores not be changed. Missouri State statutes allow hours to be from 11 a.m. until midnight on Sundays. Current City ordinance limits the hours to 1 p.m. until midnight.

The Committee postponed a decision on a request by McCune Brooks Hospital to eliminate parking on the north side of Centennial between Forest and Hazel, and on an ordinance to license and regulate Sunday sale of liquor by the drink pending more information.

It’s that time a year again. Until January 16 you can file to serve your community as a candidate for City Council. You won’t be the first in line though, Ronnie Wells of the Second Ward got that title yesterday mornin’. Stepped right up and put his hat in the ring.

As is the case ever’ year, one member of each of the five wards is up for election. That means your ward may need your services. At least a couple of those currently on the Council have given strong indications that they won’t be runnin’. If your interested ya might check on your Council member.

Those seats up for election are: 1st Ward, H.J. Johnson: 2nd Ward, Charlie Bastin; 3rd Ward, J.D. Whitledge, 4th Ward, Art Dunaway; 5th Ward, Lujene Clark.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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PRIME TIME WITH KIDS

by Donna Erickson

If you only have one afternoon or evening for cooking baking this year, the time will be memorable when you make beautiful "stained-glass" cookies.

Here’s how:

Step 1: Prepare a batch of basic sugar cookie dough, or use refrigerated sugar cookie dough from your grocery store.

Step 2: Let children unwrap and sort colored fruit hard candies. Place each sorted pile into a plastic bag and fasten shut. An adult should set bags on a cutting board and carefully crush candy with a hammer or mallet. Empty bags into bowls, keeping colors separate.

Step 3: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll out chilled dough on a floured surface, using a flour-covered rolling pin. Roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out dough with medium- or large-size holiday cookie cutters that have been dipped in flour. Then use a smaller cookie cutter such as a star, heart or alphabet letter to cut out a shape in the middle of each cookie. Carefully place each large cookie on foil-lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle crushed candy evenly into the empty, cutout portion of each cookie. Make a hole at the top with a drinking straw.

Step 4: Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned and candy is melted. Let the cookies cool completely before carefully removing from the foil. String ribbon or yarn through the hole and the cookies are ready to hang in your window, tree or as a decoration on a gift bag or box.

Note: Bake the center cutout dough shapes on a separate baking sheet for bite-size snacks your elves will enjoy with a big glass of milk!