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published every weekday except major holidays
Wednesday, October 10, 2001 Volume X, Number 81
did ya
know?
Did Ya Know?. . .TOPS is having
an Open House at 10 a.m. on Thurs., Oct. 11th at Ulmers
Community Room (south parking lot). Free weight and body
fat check by RN.
Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage
Masonic Lodge #197 will be working in the first degree at
7:00 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 11th. Information on the Sept.
Missouri Grand lodge session will also be reported. All
masons are welcome to attend.
Did Ya Know?. . .The Maple Leaf
2001 Little Miss, Mister and Junior Miss Maple Leaf
entries have been extended until 5 p.m., Thurs., Oct.
11th. Pick up entry forms at the Carthage Chamber of
Commerce.
Did Ya Know?. . .The Annual
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Fall Recognition
will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 11th at the
Northpark Mall in Joplin. The public is invited to attend
free of charge.
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today's
laugh
I had a wooden whistle
but it wooden whistle. So I bought a steel whistle but it
steel wouldn’t whistle. So I bought a tin whistle
and now I tin whistle.
Judge- "Now tell the court exactly
what passed between you and your wife during the
quarrel."
Defendent- "Near as I can remember, Judge, there was
a flat iron, a rolling pin, six plates and a
bottle."
1901
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
BROKE
HIS COLLAR BONE.
Ross Mizer of North
of Town Fell While Chasing a Mule.
Ross Mizer came to town this morning
with a broken collar bone. Drs. Thomas and Post set it
and put him in shape for recovery.
Mizer lives north of town, and is the
boy whom Ed Crump hit over the head with a brick a year
ago.
His collar bone was broken last week.
He started to catch a mule and fell on his head and
shoulder causing the fracture. He suffered little pain
and did not realize that any bone was broken until his
shoulder remained sore so long.
The fracture is at the outer end of the
bone and is a difficult one to readjust accurately,
especially after it had remained uncared for so long.
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Today's Feature
Debt & Higher Taxes Proposed.
The City Council four member
Budget/Ways and Means Committee discussion of
future funding for capital improvement projects
returned consistently to a common answer: borrow
money and/or raise taxes. The comments came
during the discussion of spending $600,000 of
general revenue funds to renovate Memorial Hall.
"We really haven’t
gone the second step in our capital improvement
plan, to look for additional revenue
sources," City Administrator Tom Short told
the Committee. "Because there are other
options out there if the City is willing to do
that and they think these projects are important
to do, we can do a general obligation bond."
Committee member Bill Putnam
suggested a eighth cent City Park and Recreation
sales tax be put on the ballot. Member Larry Ross
said he favored that idea. Short wasn’t
receptive to a specific sales tax.
Member Bill Fortune said that
"other funding sources such as a tax or bond
issue would be the way to go" for capital
projects.
Committee Chair Jackie Boyer
felt big projects could not be financed with a
sales tax that would be approved by voters.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
If ya remember, the Council
voted last month to accept the second lowest
bid so "negotiations" could begin
to redefine the scope of the Memorial Hall
project to fit the budget. Fact is there were
no negotiations.
The Public Services
Committee had a representative of the
construction company come to a couple a
meetings, but there was never a serious
consideration of modifying the project. The
cost of the kitchen and basement renovations,
about $240,000, were separated out of the
bid, but no other options were even
considered.
‘Course a couple a
Council members feel a little like they were
hoodwinked into votin’ for acceptance of
the contract for
$1 million and change. Had ta accept before
negotiations could begin, they were told.
Oops.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
PRIME TIME
WITH KIDS
by Donna Erickson
After a month of changing
schedules and routines, it’s an ideal time
now to make a personalized phone directory of
important numbers relating to your family’s
activities. So gather the Post-it notes dangling
from your phone, the tattered address books and
the kids’ fall sports rosters, and make
directory assistance a family project.
First, use a pad and pencil to
jot down the names and telephone numbers of the
important people in charge of your kids’
activities. Encourage your kids to think of
activities they do during an average week. For
example, include soccer coaches, scout leaders,
piano and karate instructors and Sunday school
teachers in the directory.
Remember to include important
numbers at school, such as the names of teachers,
the school nurse and the principal. If the school
has a phone-in number for parents to call and
leave a message if a child is going to be absent,
or if there is a homework line, be sure to
include that as well.
Then add your local library,
pediatrician, community center, emergency numbers
and, of course, your favorite take-out pizza
place.
Finally, include the numbers of
friends and relatives your family contacts
regularly.
Type or print the directory and
mount it on posterboard. Post it close to your
busiest phone. The next time Mom or Dad needs to
reach a scoutmaster or call in a sick day, the
number will be easy to find.
For an extra project, help your
preschoolers make their own picture directory of
neighborhood, play group and day-care friends.
They may wish to include grandparents or other
relatives who live in your area, too.
To make the directory, glue
photos or draw pictures of each person on large
index cards. Below the photo or drawing, print in
large letters the person’s name and
telephone number. Punch a hole in the corner of
each card and attach the photo cards together
with string or a metal ring. As your children
become familiar with using the phone, remind them
that the phone is not a toy and should only be
used with your assistance and permission.
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