Traffic Study Counts.

The Budget Ways and Means Committee voted Monday evening to recommend to the full Council that a contract be entered into with Traffic Engineering Consultants for a traffic study of the City. The main focus of the study would be the area around the Myers Park Development according to City Director of Engineering Joe Butler. The low bid for the study was $35,600. The City had budgeted $40,000 for the project.

"We are looking for proposed locations of future traffic signals," Butler told the Committee. "Size and location of any future roadways in the (Myers Park Development) and around the development. And how to handle some of the traffic problems from Fairview and Garrison, around Fairlawn to the proposed roundabout. And then from HH and 571 south to 571. And from the southwest corner of the Myers Park Development west to the school to try and see what needs to be done at that intersection."

The study would include actual traffic counts according to Butler. Committee member Jackie Boyer sees that information also a tool for promoting the area to potential developers and realtors.

Where’s the bunny?

There have been some inquiries about where the Easter Egg Hunt is this year. We haven’t heard. Anyone out there aware? We typically get a "did ya know" or two announcing the location of an event or two on Easter Sunday. If ya know give us a call.

As of last night, I became a former Council person. I’m hopin’ there will be more time for me to devote to gettin’ you the information you need to keep abreast of the decisions that affect your daily quality of life in the city.

I’ve got to admit I’ve missed bein’ on the outside lookin’ in.

‘Course I’ve always said it’s a lot easier to sit on the outside and take potshots than it is to actually make decisions. My time on the Council hasn’t changed my mind.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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PRIME TIME WITH KIDS

by Donna Erickson

Wondering what to do with all your leftover hard-cooked Easter eggs? Kids who like to help out in the kitchen will love to transform the eggs and concoct these zippy and fanciful recipes.

Kid-Pleasing Deviled Eggs: Shell 6 fresh hard-cooked eggs. Cut them in half lengthwise. Remove yolks with a teaspoon and place in a small mixing bowl. Mash the yolks with a fork. Add and stir in 2 to 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, l tablespoon hot dog relish, and a pinch of salt. Spoon the filling back into the whites. Garnish with a sprig of parsley to make them extra pretty. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Tip: If you wish to transport deviled eggs to a picnic or party, fit two filled halves together and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Pack them in an empty egg carton.

Storybook Mushroom Salad: Top a lettuce salad with a whimsical mushroom that will please kids’ taste buds. It’s fun to make and eat.

To make a mushroom, an adult or older child may cut off the rounded ends of a peeled hard-cooked egg. Place the egg upright on one of its sliced ends on a salad plate. This will be the stem of the mushroom. Carefully slice a medium-size tomato in half across the middle. Set the cut side of one of the tomato halves on top of the egg for a bright red mushroom cap! Tear washed lettuce and arrange on the plate around the storybook mushroom. Add salad dressing and serve.

Note: For both recipes, only use hard-cooked eggs that have been properly refrigerated.