The original offered price of $65,000 will remain the same with a time limit of 90 days. The City has been involved in discussions with the Service for over a year in attempts to keep the main Post office in the downtown area. The property would allow the expansion of the current structure.

According to Economic Development Director Max McKnight the only problems now holding up the sale are minor easement issues that he thinks will be resolved shortly.

Mayor Johnson has been in contact recently with Post Office officials.

"They have sent a copy of their plans down," Johnson told the Council. "They have talked to the Engineering Department on zoning and building codes and everything. I think they’re in the process, they’d like to start to work on the thing in September."

The Council will still have to authorize the sale by ordinance.

artCamp 2000 Schedule, again!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

There is not much time left to get your kids or grand kids or nieces and nephews registered for artCamp 2000.

July 24 & 25 is Mosaic Tile taught by Anderson artist Lis McCool. This is a 2 day class as the project is rather large!

July 26 is Sculpture with Plaster Gauze taught by Robbie Holmes of Carthage. This should prove to be quite fun! It’s the things one would use to make a cast on a broken arm or such!! The kids will get to let their imaginations run wild while creating a 3 dimensional sculpture!

July 27 & 28 is Ancient Egyptian Art with Clay taught by Webb City art teacher Anne-Marie Gailey. The kids will learn about this cultures art and then get to create their own mummies, jars, etc.

July 29 is Copper Relief taught by Randy Wright of Joplin. Randy will show the kids how to transfer their drawings and patterns onto a piece of copper with a burnishing tool to create a raised design!!

July 31 will focus on creating cartoon characters and drawing an entire comic strip! This is taught by Judy Porter, Butler and Jeannie Martin from Springfield.

August 1 will be Sculpture and Drawing and the teachers are Judy and Jeannie. Kids will make their own clay, sculpt it and while it’s drying they will begin drawing on a canvas for an acrylic painting.

August 2 will again be taught by Judy and Jeannie and today they will paint the sculptures they made the day before and then work on an acrylic painting on canvas.

August 3 is Printmaking taught by Tom Jones of Carthage. Tom is the art teacher at Jasper High. He will teach the kids how their drawings and designs created on one surface can be transferred onto another surface in ink! Sounds messy! But fun!

August 4 is Creating a Book with Springfield illustrator and artist Riki Lipe. The kids will create their own characters and then write a story.

August 5 is Multi-Media Weaving taught by Randy Wright. Kids will get to use cool stuff like wire, twigs, beads, buttons, paper and yarn to create a weaving!!

Registration is by prepayment only. We have left some registration forms with class information on the front door for your convenience!! Kids 8-14!!

More.......next week. 358-4404. 1110 E. 13th. Our hours are Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

My uncle thinks that there should be some way ta install a large, spring powered flywheel in a car. He figures it would work somethin’ like a clock, ya wind it up and it provides a constant, clean, inexpensive power. I suppose if it was positioned right, it would also act as a gyroscope to keep the vehicle from turnin’ over easily.

There would no doubt be some technical difficulties to be overcome, but the idea has grabbed my thoughts from time to time.

The basic premise, of course, is to take advantage of momentum. That mysterious source of energy that wants to continue motion after it is initiated.

I’ve always worried that my uncle’s clockmobile would stop short of the top of a hill and reverse momentum would win.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

The past few days have made me appreciate the early mornings again. It’s too darn hot and humid after mid-morning for me to enjoy being outside until the late evening hours. I’ve been getting up and at ‘em by daylight; but, squeezing the much needed nap by midday is the hard part. In order to keep pushing (so you don’t find me asleep at the register!), I have been taking bee pollen again. Bee pollen does not give you a rush like a stimulant herb or caffeine, but a smooth lift. Bee pollen is high in protein and enzymes. Your body can digest and utilize it easily. One will have to be cautious if you have an allergic reaction to the sting of a bee. Start with a few granules or a single capsule as the bottle indicates. Over the years, we have known individuals who have had noticed improvements in allergies once they begun to consume pollen on a regular basis.

Another good "food" in capsule form is spirulina. Spirulina is rich in protein, vitamins and is easily digested. It is so easily digested that it is often suggested for those recuperating from illness. It requires a lot more to digest animal protein than vegetable protein. A spirulina herbal diet often contains many sources of "green food" which will satisfy the appetite and bee pollen plus additional amino acids and vitamins to round out the formula. These types of supplements are enough to fill you up with nutrients and save room for the all important large amounts of water our bodies require during this hot weather. Please, remember to drink water as our bodies just do not function properly without it. Look at your plants when they do not have adequate amounts.