Off Site Storm Water Detention.

The Public Works Committee voted last Tuesday afternoon to recommend to the full Council that developers of Myers Park Property be allowed to pay a one time fee to access the City’s storm water retention facility. The retention pond was built by the City to help slow storm water that was diverted areas around Myers Park as well as future increased runoff as the site develops.

The City currently requires that any commercial development of over one acre include some type of water retention system. A detailed formula is used to determine the increased storm water runoff that is created by paved parking or structures on developed property.

City Engineering Department Director Joe Butler informed the Committee that the facility currently can currently handle more runoff and can be expanded if necessary.

The proposed ordinance would allow developers to pay a one time fee for use of the facility. The Southwest Missouri Bank construction is estimated to need about 20,000 cubic feet of storage for detention. Under the proposal, the fee for use of the City’s off site facility would be about $15,000.

Opening Reception Tonight for Linda Stair.

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

We have gotten the Matthews - Thweat exhibit taken down and packed up. It’s winging it’s way back to Kansas City !! It was just great having their art here !! We really enjoyed the uniqness of it. AND we sold a couple of the paintings !!

We thank David and Amanda for bringing their work all the way down here...especially since David’s car died just as he pulled up out in front !!

He was able to borrow a truck from his sister so he could get back to KC and will return later to get his car. Bummer............we thank him and Amanda for sharing their art with us and hope it was a positive experience, overall.

There is a new gallery in Kansas City and one of our members, Jorge Leyva, is exhibiting his paintings there in a group show. It’s called the Blue Gallery and the opening reception will be tonight. Artist Bill Rainey, formerly from Joplin will be in the show, also. If you’re in the big city check it out !!

Tonight is our opening reception for Linda Stair from Wister, Oklahoma. She is a pastelist and her finished pieces are called paintings !!

She has won severral awards and has her work in galleries and private collections all over the country. Linda went to school here and is back visiting friends and family so stop by this evening and say Hi !!

It’s from 6-8pm and as is our usual mode of operation we will be serving hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Everyone is invited and well behaved children are always welcome !!

This is truly a wonderful exhibit !! The colors are just awesome !! Linda loves horseback riding and these paintings are the landscapes and vistas she has seen while on horseback. There is everything from the fall colors to lush riversides to the hills of Eastern Oregon !!

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

I checked with City Hall today and there was nothin’ comin’ from there about the special closed session of the City Council Wednesday evenin’.

‘Course there was some speculation in the other local papers ‘bout it bein’ somethin’ to do with the proposed airport deals. That has got a lota coverage in the last few weeks. The vote scheduled for next Tuesday on whether or not to go ahead with condemnation of the land is a pretty well discussed topic from what I can tell.

From the discussions at the last Council meetin’, there appears ta be some on the Council that haven’t settled for sure on their upcomin’ vote. Should be an interestin’ get together to try and settle this thing.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

Soup time is upon us. If sometime in your past you decided you did not like lentils or green peas, think again. We get more discriminating taste as adults and with this recipe you’ll be glad you tried rich, brown lentils again. Plus, this is a healthy recipe and great warmed over.

Lentil Soup for 6

• 1 tbsp x-vrgn olive oil

• 2 large onions diced

• 4 cloves garlic crushed

• 2 finely diced green peppers

• 10 cups vegetable stock

• 1 1/2 cups lentils

• 1/3 tsp dried thyme

• freshly ground pepper & 1/2 tsp salt

• 28 oz. can tomatoes finely chopped

• 1 lb. fresh spinach or 10 oz. frozen chopped

• 4 tbsp flax seed oil

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add next 3 ingredients simmer 10 min. Add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT spinach and flax seed oil & bring to boil. Reduce heat & simmer for 45 min. or until lentils are tender. Add the chopped spinach and cook for 5 min. until tender. Remove from heat and stir in the flax seed oil. Remember, we don’t cook with flax seed oil, it is added for rich flavor. If you plan "left overs" add a tsp. of oil to each serving before serving. ENJOY.

* from the OMEGA DIET