Art Walk On Historic Carthage Square.

The Carthage Convention & Visitor’s Bureau & UMB Bank will sponsor an Art Walk on the Historic Carthage Square this weekend.

As an added benefit, a Thomas Hart Benton original will be on loan to the Carthage Convention and Visitors Bureau from the Thomas P. and Rita Benton Testamentary Trust, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee and available to view during the Historic Downtown Art Walk at UMB Bank on the Square. "It is gearing up to be a great event. We are thrilled to share this artistic opportunity with the community and tourists,"says Wendi Douglas, Carthage CVB.

The Carthage Square is a prime backdrop for the event. Several established galleries are located around the square along with dining options and live music that runs later in the evening. Friday festivities kick off at 6 p.m. with over 30 artists and nearly 20 venues participating. Saturday starts off with a variety of family oriented activities.

The Art Walk committee formed in December with ideas for quarterly art events on the Historic Carthage Square.

I’ve gotta friend (that lives outa town) I was talkin’ to the other day and I realized he’s startin’ to show his age some. Unfortunately he’s younger than I am. In all likelihood, he noticed the same thing about me.

I can remember my mom mentionin’ the same type a thing about folks she was acquainted with when I was a kid. At that time my reaction was the ‘60’s version of "duh." It’s not near as funny anymore.

I suppose the good news is that a lot more of us are showin’ our age, so we don’t dwell on it that much.

As a kid becomin’ mature meant gettin’ a driver’s license. I’m beginnin’ to think now that becomin’ mature may eventually mean not bein’ able to keep a drivers license. I guess as long as the eyes and reflexes hang on, I’ll keep on truckin’.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Weekly Column

HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• Keep a kitchen timer near your phone so that you can limit the length of long-distance calls. They can add up quickly if you don’t watch it!

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• Rub hands with lemon slices to get rid of onion or fish smells. Afterward, you can put the lemon slices down your garbage disposal unit with a few ice cubes to get rid of smells there, too.

• Renew your paintbrushes with this trick: Heat vinegar to boiling. Pour into a tall, narrow container that won’t melt. Add hardened brushes, bristle side down. Stick a pencil through the hole in the paintbrush handle and balance it across the top of the container. It keeps the bristles from bending in the bottom of the container. Let brushes soak until vinegar has cooled. Use a wire brush to clean.