City Housing Assistance.

The City Council has unanimously approved a resolution to prepare an application for funds through the Missouri Housing Development Commission. The City has received approximately $60,000 each year for the last four years under the program.

The funds are provided to the Carthage Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program which is administered by the Economic Security Corporation for the City. The program makes grants to Carthage home owners, most of which are elderly and/or disabled, to upgrade their housing.

The City contributes approximately 15% of the total as in-kind services through the Engineering Department and cash.

Since the program was begun a total of 38 Carthage families have been involved in the program.

The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 states its primary objective "the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for person of low and moderate income."

Pottery Room Is Seeing Lots Of Activity!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

We were fortunate again in that we had a wonderful opening reception for Linda Stair!! The show is absolutely beautiful, the food was great and the people friendly.......what more could you ask ?? Sell a painting you say..........we did !! All in all it was a delightful evening !!

As stated earlier this is a wonderful show. For those who don’t know.....pastels are quite different from other mediums used in paintings. Upon inspection under a microscope a particle of pastel pigment is faceted like a diamond so it reflects light like a prism. This gives a pastel painting unusual high-lights and depth. No other medium has the same power of color or stability.

They say that framed properly pastels are one of the most permanent media.

This info is from a statement Linda has here in the gallery as a way of sharing what she has learned over the years in dealing with this medium.

Her exhibit will be in the gallery until November 10th.

There are some exciting things going on in our pottery room these days !!! We have three members throwing pots !! We’ve had two people join artCentral just because of this being a perk for members !!

As we go along we are adding new things all the time in there. We still need to get a milkshake machine. It sounds funny but it’s really a necessity when it comes to mixing glazes. You just need those little metal blades spinning around in that stainless steel cup !! Those old fashioned green ones are the coolest.........too bad they are considered ‘collectable’ now and every-one wants way too much money for them.

We’re very happy things are working out in the pottery room. We are hoping we will be able to keep things moving smoothly and be able to accomodate everyone !!

More................next week. 358-4404. 1110 E 13th & www.ozarkartistscolony .com under organizations. Our hours are Tues. - Fri. 9am - 3pm and Sat. 9 -12.

I was readin’ through the various State Constitutional amendments and proposals that are gonna be on the ballot in November. Lotta words. ‘Course I’d be guessin’ that most won’t have the time or the inclination to sift through ‘em all.

Most folks will prob’ly let the media or the billboards influence how they vote on any particular issue.

The fact that the entire content of all the proposals are published in most of the newspapers in the state does point to the fact that livin’ in a democracy can get down right expensive.

Just the cost of havin’ an election at the County level is an example of the dollars it takes to give folks a chance to voice their opinion. Don’t waste your tax money. Be sure to cast your vote in November.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

I just love the fall and spring of the year. This is the time for gathering what the early spring has presented.

Some herbs which are important to have stashed away for the winter colds, flue and doldrums.

Mullein: a primary lung herb, which is easily brewed into a tea. It is considered an expectorant and painkiller. The usage for lung ailments has long been established.

Boneset: one of my favorites when there are aches and pains associated with flu or the flu shot or about any other "achy" condition. It makes a fine tea or can be taken in capsules. It is said that the Native Americans used this herb for conditions relating to any "bonecrushing" condition including childbirth.

Yarrow: a very astringent herb which is not too pleasant to the palate, but is quite effective in the early stages of any cold or sore throat or flu. I like to mix it with some honey and take in small doses throughout the day. According to some herbalists it is much more effective if it is warm. It may cause one to break a sweat.

Echinacea: this beautiful purple coneflower has gotten plenty of press. It is for bolstering the immune system and quite effective in doing so. Most of the experts suggest that it be used for a few weeks and then take a rest. I have found in my years of observation that those who use it in that method get much better results. One may substitute other immune herbs for this job while resting from Echinacea.