Diane Sharits Changes Role For
Main Street Carthage.


Main Street Carthage Program Director Diane Sharits will be taking a new position as an independent grant acquisition coordinator, says Main Street Carthage Board President Sue Vandergriff.

By having Sharits focus on bringing in grant money instead of on office operations, Main Street Carthage officials hope to make additional funds available to the organization.

"We’re constantly scrambling for funds," said Vandergriff. "With more grants we can do more for the city."

Boardmembers will be handling most of the office work in the immediate future, with plans calling for Main Street Carthage’s office on the Square to be staffed by volunteers sometime soon.

Vandergriff says an interim director will eventually be appointed.

Main Street Carthage is also hoping to find a renter for the portion of the building not currently occupied, says Vandergriff. "We’d like to co-op with another organization looking for office space."

Sharits, who joined the organization in 1993, says she is looking forward to exploring her new options.

"It gives me the opportunity to do some consulting," she says. "I will be able to go out and share the success of the Carthage Main Street program with other communities."

Sharits says as she locates local and nationwide grants, she may be able to bring in resources for other Carthage agencies as well as Main Street Carthage.

She says she will also continue to serve as a consultant for Main Street Carthage and will keep involved in the program.

"I’ve really enjoyed seeing the community grow and the new businesses prosper," says Sharits, who takes great pride in the success of the Main Street Carthage program.

"I think we can still win more state awards, and perhaps some national awards down the road," she says.

"It’s been a blast."

Main Street Carthage, Inc., is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to revitalize downtown Carthage and continue to improve the community economy. The award-winning Carthage program began in 1988, and was one of three pilot cities in the Missouri Main Street Program from 1990 until 1993.

Approximately $6 million in private and public improvements has been reinvested in the community since its inception, and the vacancy rate in the downtown area has dropped from 60 percent to 11 percent largely due to the work of the Main Street Carthage program.

Main Street Carthage provides design assistance to property owners looking at renovations, promotes improvements to the downtown area with projects such as the recent mural, flower baskets and banners, and sponsors events such as the annual Christmas Parade, Farmers Market, and Antiques and Collectible Appraisal Fair.

We Have a New Helper Here!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

This last Friday evening we really had a great time !! Not only did we have a big turnout we actually sold a few paintings !! We were very happy to see soooo many new faces and really glad to see old friends and our oh so very supportive members !!

As usual we had a super array of tasty hors d’oeuvres and ice cold beverages !! Thanks to one of our Board members we served a ton of shrimp cooked up with her own secret seasonings as well as mushrooms stuffed with sausage, cream cheese, green onions and parmesan and a spinach and artichoke dip with a bit of a twist !! We definately didn’t have any leftovers that night !!

It’s pretty funny when our guests say we should write a cookbook with all of our tasty hors d’oeuvre recipes in it.... we only have 3,500 cook-books in the basement !!!

Anyway...........it’s all for fun and for the benefit of our community and the artists!!

If you didn’t make it Friday evening the show will be up until September 29th so you have plenty of time !!

We have a few changes going on around here. Our helper, Danielle, has taken on a new job as one of the managers out at the Ranch House so we have said farewell to her. We have really appreciated having her around this last year !! But as we all know things change and change is good !! We wish her all the best and know that she will be one of the best managers the RH has ever seen !!

So.......that meant we had to find someone else to spend some time out here and lend us a helping hand......and we did !! Our new helper is Pat and she will start today !! She has only lived in Carthage for a few weeks and we hope she will feel at home here before too long. She has finished an associates degree at Crowder and is taking a few night classes at MSSC. We welcome her to our little gallery. Hope you’re all cool !! If not, come on in........we are !!

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

Weekly Bible Study Enrollment.

news release First Church of the Nazarene

An interdenominational study of God’s Word begins the week of Monday, September 11, at the First Church of the Nazarene, 2000 Grand, Carthage.

The Bible study will meet weekly. Four class times are being offered: Monday, 5:00 p.m.; Monday, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

This year’s study will be The Book of The Revelation, chapters 12-22. Classes will begin September 11 continuing through March 28 with a break from December 4-January 8, 2001. The format includes personal study, small group sharing, and a main session with teacher along with prayer and fellowship.

Registration will be at all sessions the week of September 11,12 and 13. Both men and women are welcome. Babysitting is available for all sessions.

Enrollment fee is $20 for the year. For more information, please call 358-4265 or 358-2956.

I see they are comin’ to some startlin’ conclusions ‘bout how ta live longer. They are sayin’ ta eat right, get some exercise, and don’t worry about it. Odd, but seems those have been words of advice for the last hunderd years or so.

The difference, before it was just common sense, now it’s a scientific fact.

Seems your brain wearin’ out causes more problems to appear and starts ya on the down hill slide. If you’re in general good health, payin’ attention to the gray matter can add years to your life. Excersise keeps plenty of blood flowin’ to the head, good eatin’ gives the brain the nourishment it needs to keep in shape, and keepin’ stress at a low level lets the brain spend more time doin’ some constructive mental excersise. Who’d a thunk it?

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

Summer on the way out....what an exit!!! Do remember to drink plenty of water, in most cases one could consume 1 ounce of water for every 2 pounds of weight in a day to remain hydrated. This sounds hard, but once one is in the habit of drinking fluids in sufficient quantities it becomes a good habit as you will feel better.

I have always found it easier to consume small amounts of water, say 4 ounces frequently than sit down and try to drink a couple of 8 ounce glasses.

The point though is to get it down, so make it easy on yourself. When sweating and drinking lots of water, one should consider a good trace mineral and electrolyte formula. It is a pleasure to hear feedback from those who work out in the heat, try these simple ideas and feel better that day. Also a simple reminder to carry water in your car in case of any kind of emergency which could keep you out longer than you expect. It happens, so be prepared.

Some say that drinking water makes them swell up. In my studies, I have repeatedly heard that it is lack of fluids that will make one retain fluids as the body is "saving" it. Of course, one must consider diet when talking water retention.