The ad hoc Tourism/Lodging Tax Committee appointed by Mayor Ken Johnson is scheduled to meet for the first time this Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. in City Hall.

The committee will initially have advisory capacity and has been asked to determine the best way to use the Lodging Tax. The committee was appointed after the voters approved the tax increase from 2% to 4% of motel and bed and breakfast charges for lodging. The tax is expected to generate approximately $120,000 next year.

Wednesday’s agenda includes a discussion of the groups purpose and election of officers.

Public Service Meet.

The regular first Monday of the month meeting of the City Council Public Services Committee is scheduled for this evening at 7 p.m. in City Hall.

The agenda includes discussion and consideration of Memorial Hall renovations, electrical bids for the Fair Acres Sports Complex, bids on fencing for Grigg’s Park, a budget adjustment, and the Fair Acres requisition number 25.

I’ve always assumed that June Bugs had somethin’ to do with the month of June. As a kid I was told they call ‘em that cause they come out in June and only live about a month.

My older brother prob’ly was the source of that knowledge so he coulda been pullin’ my leg, don’t know. I never investigated the subject any more and have been content to believe it all these years.

I’ve prob’ly paused on that bit of wisdom to some unsuspecting child at one time or another. Comin’ from an adult, they most likely accepted that nugget of folk lore as honest truth also.

I suspect that women are not necessarily the originators of all the "old wife’s tales" that circulate. Men seem ta have the ability to make sense outa nothin’ too.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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The Super Handyman

Dear Carrells: While going through a trunk in my grandmother’s attic, I came across a recipe for getting rid of sugar ants. Since we’d been taken over by the little critters, I tried it. The recipe worked, and I want to pass it on.

You mix a half-cup of water and a pint of clear corn syrup in an old saucepan, and warm it. Then you stir in 2 tablespoons of boric acid powder until it’s dissolved. You drip the solution along known ant trails. After a couple of weeks, we saw no more ants. - J.L.T.

Dear Kelly: My office is more of a craft and hobby shop really. I have collected a lot of supplies and have discovered lots of interesting ways to store them. I have a large scrap of chicken wire that is stapled to the wall over my desktop.

I can stick paintbrushes, rolled papers, dried flowers and lots of other items into the wire. It makes them easy to access, and it holds tons of stuff. - P.A.

Q. You recently suggested clearing the vent stack to do away with a sluggish toilet that also bubbles. We have that problem but live in a mobile home, and there are no such vent pipes sticking through the roof. What should we do? - L.L.

A: Inside the wall behind the toilet there should be a pipe that lets air enter the drain line. It has a cap that is spring loaded. You might have an access plate behind that wall, or you might need to remove an entire panel.

Check and repair the cap mechanism.