Today's Feature
City/SMB Close
Land Deal.
Carthage Mayor Kenneth Johnson
and SMB President Garry Denney met yesterday
afternoon and officially completed the
sale/purchase of approximately 8 acres of Myers
Park Development Property.
Denney thanked the Mayor and
City Economic Development Director Max McKnight,
who was also present, for their efforts in the
transaction.
The City Council authorized the
Mayor to accept the $600,000 offer for the
property last month. A $50,000 deposit was
delivered to the City at that time, and yesterday
the Mayor left the meeting with a check for the
remaining $550,000.
The purchase agreement also
includes an SMB commitment to contribute $75,000
toward street improvements abutting the property
which is located in the north east corner of the
Myers Park Development.
Denney said the property will
be the location of a new facility to house all
support personnel for the corporations ten bank
locations in Southwest Missouri. The building
will also replace the existing branch located on
south Garrison. No construction date is set, but
it will be soon said Denney.
Leadership
Carthage.
The selection committee has
selected the following individuals to participate
in the Leadership Carthage Program:
Janet Stafford with UMB Bank
John Bryant with Carthage Water
& Electric
Denay Phipps with Leggett &
Platt, Inc.
Stephen Leibbrand with Cars Day
Off
Angela Besendorfer with
Carthage R-9 School Disctrict
Judy Lambeth with Southwest
Missouri Bank
Barbara Vandergriff with
Southwest Missouri Bank
Susan Wendleton with Carthage
Water & Electric
Kirby Hall with Carthage R-9
Schools
Candace Ellett with Realty
Executives
Brenda Goodwin with
McCune-Brooks Hospital
Jack Smith with Arvest Bank
Curley Back to Perform at the
Woodshed
Jim Curley is an Appalachian
Folk Musician who plays mountain dulcimer, saw,
spoons, mouthbow, fiddle, bass fiddle, fretless
mountain banjo and guitar. He holds titles in
several State Championships as well as Southern
Regional, Mid-West Regional, and National
Championships on the mountain dulcimer, and holds
titles in America’s Musical Saw
Championships and is the first place winner of
the World’s Spoon Playing Championships.
Curley will be performing at
Main Street Mercantile, 211 S. Main on the Square
in Carthage, Missouri, Friday, January 7at 7 p.m.
The performance is free of
charge. You may want to show up early to catch a
good seat. For more information persons may call
Main Street Mercantile at 417-358-1800.
Curley’s newly released
album, "THE GREAT SHUNGA RIVER," which
revolves around the mountain dulcimer, features
John Hartford, David Schnaufer, Kim Forehand, and
many other outstanding musicians. His previous
popular album, "BORN HILLBILLY," also
features the mountain dulcimer and a variety of
other instruments.
Curley also appears on the
albums of several other artists. He has appeared
in various shows in Nashville, Tennessee;
Branson, Missouri and the Ozark Folk Center in
Mountain View, Arkansas; and locally at the
Northtown, Ottawa andOsage Oprys. He is a regular
performer at area
churches and schools. He also
performs at concerts and historical events
throughout the United States.
Curley teaches a variety of
instruments at the University of Missouri’s
Communiversity, folk and dulcimer festivals and
private lessons.
Curley is available through 5th
Gear Productions, P.O. Box 3406, Shawnee, Kansas
66203, Phone (913) 268-1156
Welcome To
2000.
We Are
Looking Good Now.
by Robin Putnam, artCentral
Things have really been hopping
around here !! Some folks have been very busy
building us new things, re-doing some old things
and adding to some other things, Whew !!
Before leaving for the Holidays
we had new concrete floors in the pottery rooms
and a big start on the Kid’s Studio
upstairs.....it’s even better now !!
How about a tour ? The old
garage door is gone and a brand new, really wide,
regular people door is now in it’s place.
Open the new door and come on in.....first there
is the new room where the potter’s wheels
will go. It’s been insulated, has a space
heater installed, a large doorway into the new
glazing room has been cut in and there is
electricity (yea !) and pegboard on the walls !!!
The glazing room has had the
shelving temporarily removed for the construction
but will be brought back in later. There is now
BIG electricity installed for two kilns !! We
like big !!
If you go straight ahead and to
the left you will find the staircase to the
upstairs. This has also been refurb-ished and
pegboard on the walls !!
Once you’re up you’ll
see a great big classroom with a new ceiling, new
flooring, space heaters, lots of really big
ceiling lights and electricity !! We really like
the electricity part !! Before too long there
will be four new windows, too !!
All in all this is just about
the most exciting thing to happen to us since we
were able to move into Katherine’s home !!
artCentral is HERE and we intend to stay!!!!
That’s not all that’s
new...we are also in the middle of acquiring a
new heating and air conditioning system for the
top two floors in the house !! Now we will have
comfort year round and can make good use of all
the available space !!
The third floor will be a
studio for projects that require lots of time and
can’t be moved until completed.....like
stained glass or sculpture or even painting !!
This is just too cool !! We are
sooo excited......we love progress !! Now we have
lots of room for the kids during our artCamp !!!
Come by and check it out !
Here is the tail end of our
year 2000 calendar. If you missed the last column
with the first half of our calendar just stop by
the gallery and pick up a copy of our calendar of
events!!
August 7th will be the
first day of our kids artCamp 2000 !! This time
we will be having it for two weeks !! We have a
lot of great plans and wonderful teachers !! The
camp is Monday through Saturday. The last day
will be Saturday the 19th and we want to have
parents come and see the artwork and we’ll
have a pizza party !!
As with last year pre-payment
secures a place for your kids. Classes fill up
quickly and space is limited. Pre-registration
will be May through June ONLY.
August 25th will be the
opening reception for Kansas City artists David
Matthews and Amanda Twheat. Both artists will
show their original oil painings and drawings.
The show runs through September 29th.
October 6th will be the
opening reception for pastel artist Linda Dian
Stair from Wyster, OK. Her theme is
"Landscapes in Pastel". The show runs
through November 10th.
November 17th is the
opening reception for a group show featuring the
Big Spring Artists. Artists are Glenda George
from La-Russel, Pat Clem, Carthage, Donna
Gilbreth and Dale Williams, Joplin and Billie
Stewart from Neosho.
These ladies will exhibit their
oil paintings, watercolors and pastels. They will
also have some Christmas items such as note cards
and ornaments. The show will run through December
29th.
As stated before the public is
always welcome and encouraged to attend our
opening receptions. Refresh-ments are served and
they are on Friday nights from 6-8pm.
Well-behaved children are also welcome.
More.......next week. 358-4404.
1110 E 13th & www. ozarkartistscolony.com
under organizations.
Business
Location For Rent
Across
Lyon Street from the new Jasper County Annex II
213
Lyon Street, Suite 1
Next
to Carthage Printing Services
Just One
Block Off the Square in Carthage, Missouri
Plenty of
Excellent Parking • ADA Compliant Entry and
Rest room
Approximately
1,400 Square Feet
Recent Complete
Renovation
New Roof •
New Wiring Inside/3 phase 220 to Building
New Drywall
& Ceiling Tile
New Central Heat
& Air • New Insulation Throughout
Private Front
& Rear Entrance
Convenient to
Downtown, Courthouse, Post Office and Banks
If you’re looking for a
respectable place to do business, call
Heritage
Publishing
417-358-3160
Or Stop By
213 Lyon
Street, Suite 2 • Carthage, Missouri 64836
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