Committee Appointments Accepted.

The new appointments to City Council Committees were accepted by the Council during last Tuesday’s regular meeting. According to City Code, the committee appointments are to be made by the Mayor with the consent of the Council.

The Code states that committee appointments should be made after elections in April, but they can be changed any time "for the public good."

Council member Lujene Clark stated during the discussion of the motion to accept the appointments that she did not feel that criteria had been met and therefore would not support the appointments.

Council members Jackie Boyer, J.D. Whitledge, Charlie Bastin, and Clark were all committee chairs which had other Council members appointed to those posts. Boyer, Whitledge and Clark voted against the appointments.

Mayor Kenneth Johnson has stated that he wanted other members of the Council to have the opportunity to take leadership roles. He had not changed committee membership after the last election, but had indicated changes would come later.

Limited Number of Free Child Car Safety Seats.

news release

The Jasper County Health Department has a limited number of free child car safety seats available. To qualify you must reside in Jasper County, outside of the Joplin City Limits, and meet income criteria. A training class will be held at the Jasper County Health Department on how to properly install the child safety seat. Up to 50% of safety seats are used incorrectly. The seat will be given out at the conclusion of the training session. There is a limit of 1 seat per child and 2 seats per family. The child must weigh between 20 and 80 pounds and be at least a year old. Call the Jasper County Health Department at 358-3111 to check to see if your child qualifies and to reserve a car seat.

Big Spring Artists Opening Tonight!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

Tonight is the opening reception for a group exhibit featuring the artwork of five local ladies calling them-selves the Big Spring Artists.

Donna Gilbreth, Joplin, is a graduate of MSSC and taught art in the Joplin School District for six years before deciding to put her time and energy into pursuing a full time career in fine art. She now teaches part-time at Franklin Tech and is the President of the Board of Directors of Spiva Center for the Arts. She works mainly in watercolor and pastels and tries to depict the natural beauty of the Ozarks in her work.

Billie Gofourth Stewart, Neosho, paints in acrylics, pastels and watercolors and does pen and ink drawings. She painted the 88 foot long mural in the Newton County Courthouse. She has comp-leted 30 pen and ink drawings of historical land-marks in Neosho. For this exhibit she has a few hand-painted gourds, as well.

Glenda George, LaRussel, paints in oil, acrylics and pastel. She is quite an accomplished pastelist and known locally for her folkart style of painting.

Dale Williams, Joplin, began taking oil and pastel classes in the 80’s and has won several awards. She works in oils, pastel and pencil and is a signature member of the Ozark Pastel Society.

Pat Clem, Carthage, has been painting for twelve years and has taken many workshops in oils and watercolors. She has won awards, also, and is a signature member of the Ozark Pastel Society.

As usual we will be serving hors d’oeuvres and beverages. The hours are from 6pm-8pm and everyone is invited.

We will be closed Nov. 23 and 24, Thanksgiving day and the day after. Happy Thanksgiving everyone !!! Drive carefully if traveling !!

More..........next week. 358-4404. 1110 E 13th & www.ozarkartistscolony .com Our hours are Tues. - Fri. 9am - 3pm.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I’ve always heard the old sayin’ that opinions are like belly buttons, ever’body’s got one. The other slant on that I tend ta like better is that opinions are like armpits, ever’body’s got a couple.

Now a lotta folks don’t think their opinions are any more worthwhile than the next. That seems ta be a pretty healthy attitude. Throw them ideas out there and kick ‘em around. Someone might pick up on a mediocre idea and run with it, turnin’ it into somethin’ no one else would a thought of.

The real problems arise when someone seems ta think there can be only one opinion, and they’ve got it.

There’s always more than one way ta look at any particular situation. It’s the arguments that sometimes don’t always make sense. Either way it’s an interestin’ proposition. A lot more interestin’ than armpits.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

by

Oak Street health & herb

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

I can think of no better way to make this point than to quote Dr. Donna Alderman in her article in THE DOCTORS’ PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTHY LIVING regarding childrens’ "overactive" behaviors.

"Children go through anxious periods. Obviously in cases of...potentially destructive behaviors, medical drugs have their place, but I’m concerned when parents confuse medication for emotional and other types of support. I have seen so many kids improve when their parents...feed them better food, and offer them supplemental nutrient support."

She goes on to offer suggestions regarding the avoidance of artificial coloring and preservatives and additives which may cause behavioral effects in children. Encourage your children and praise them for a job well done.

Some homeopathic remedies for children may include: ignatia amara, a well known calming agent for children.

Kalibromatum, helps restless children whose hands are always fidgeting. They may be unaware of what is happening around them. They may have poor hand writing and speaking skills, and may have delayed responses.

Stramonium is for children with severe hyperactivity and possibly violent agitation. They may have loud, fast and even incoherent speech.

Fortunately these are available in an easy to take form. In the 20 years I have been at this I have seen some children change in a very short time much to their and those around them delight.