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The Truth According
to Glynn.
The ordinance that
currently prohibits the discharge of fireworks
within the City limits of Carthage was approved
by a 10-0 vote of the Council in 1948 according
to Glynn Evans. Evans was a Councilman at the
time and introduced the bill he says.
The incentive for the ban on
fireworks came from three hunting dogs. Evans,
Bill Putnam, Sr., and another friend had hunting
dogs at the time and all three dogs ran off to
escape the ring of fireworks in 1947 according to
the story. Evans got a phone call a couple weeks
later from Putnam with the news that the Putnam
dog had been found hit by a car and killed.
The Evans dog was eventually
located in Baxter Springs alive and well. The
other friend’s dog eventually ended up at
the Evans’ home.
Evans and Putnam checked at
McCune brooks and were told that eight patients
were treated on July 4th for injuries from
fireworks, six of them children.
Evans says that with the urging
of Putnam, he sponsored the bill to ban fireworks
in Carthage.
Awesome Group Exhibit!
by Robin Putnam, artCentral
Another awesome opening night
!! If you didn't make it out last Friday you
should really make the effort to come out soon !!
This is a show you don't want to miss !! AND
there are numerous small items that can be
purchased and taken home with you!!
Jack's pottery is not only
gorgeous but useful !! Art you can actually cook
in and drink out of !! He has generously made
available lots and lots of coffee mugs, pitchers,
tea pots and tea bowls, bean pots and serving
bowls !! These items are plentiful so if you
would like to purchase some we will send them
home with you......not make you wait until the
end of the show ! All of the above mentioned
items make great gifts !
Lee Ann has made some fabulous
throws, scarves with built in mittens ( ! ) and a
beautiful long sleeved jacket......all hand woven
! She had a large throw made out of buffalo hair
but you're too late for that as it sold on Friday
but there are lots more cool things she is
exhibiting and selling !!
Tom's watercolors are soooo
vibrant ! He enjoys using lots of colors and
paints tons and tons of flowers !! His
Harley-Davidson painting that shows the
Courthouse in the reflection of the motorcycle's
gas tank is awesome and will be
auctioned off soon at a local
fund-raiser. It was on display Friday evening but
is now somewhere else. For more info on that
painting you should contact Beth Simmons at the
McCune Brooks Hospital Foundation.
We are VERY excited !! Our new
computer has arrived and sits ominously in it's
boxes in our office !! Too bad we are not very
adept at setting these things up......sad to
say.......true but sad !! SO....we are thrilled
to death to have Jason Knell coming over to get
the monster out of it's cage and whipped into
submission so us less than lion-hearted users can
sit down to it and begin to fumble our way
through the programs !! We have heard that Jason
is a real computer whiz and we thank him from the
bottom of our hearts !! Obviously we need a whiz
to help us but we're fairly sure this will be a
walk in the park for him.........probably bore
him to tears but he knows how PC challenged we
are !! Again a million thanks to Jason for taking
pity on us!!!
The exhibit featuring the works
of Jack Sours, Lee Ann Sours and Tom Jones runs
through April 5th. April 12th will be the next
exhibit opening and we will have Clydine
Ridenhour, Springfield, in the main gallery and
Janet Carpenter, Kansas City, in the Member's
Gallery.
More next week......For more
info call 358-4404. Hours : Tuesday - Saturday
9am - 3pm. www.ozarkartistscolony.com
Emery Files
For State Representative.
news release
Ed Emery of rural Lamar,
Missouri, formally filed for the office of State
Representative, District 126 on February 26th in
Jefferson City. John and Frieda Alumbaugh of
Carthage say of Mr. Emery, "We have found Ed
to be a man of his word, using wisdom and common
sense. He does what he says he will do with a
cheerful attitude."
Having grown up in Nevada,
Missouri, and graduating from Nevada High School
in 1968, Ed attended the University of Missouri
at Rolla, graduating in 1972 with an Engineering
degree. Twenty-two years in business with a major
oil company convinced him that government is
frequently out of touch with the conservative
principles of Southwest Missouri.
"Our communities grow and
flourish when the farmer and small businessperson
is free to operate without unreasonable
restrictions," Emery says. "
‘One-size-fits-all government’
frequently does not fit Missouri." His stand
in Jefferson City will be for "life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
The Emery family (Ed, wife
Rebecca, and four children: Elizabeth, 18;
Samuel, 16; Daniel, 14; and Paul, 12) moved back
to Missouri in 1994 onto a small farm about 18
miles northeast of Lamar. Ed’s experience in
business prompted him to begin a small business
called Character Returns! He works with
municipalities, businesses and schools to build
strong families by emphasizing and recognizing
good character: qualities such as endurance,
responsibility, self control and discretion.
You may have seen the Emery
family campaigning last summer in Lamar,
Carthage, Nevada, Liberal and Golden City. Since
then, redistricting has removed Vernon County
from District 126 and added Dade County and the
southern part of Polk County. Ed’s campaign
committee is called "Citizens for Ed
Emery" and his treasurer is Lamar
businessman, Jerry Marti. Dr. Ron Jones of
Nevada, MO, stated, "We need to return
integrity to government by electing men like Ed
Emery."
Letter to the Editor
Opinions
expressed reflect those of the writer
and not necessarily those of the Mornin' Mail.
Fireworks: The current debate
over the allowance of fireworks within the city
seems to be lacking one important viewpoint
– that of the medical hazards inherent in
their use. Will injuries increase in the city as
a result of lifting of the fireworks ban? Yes.
We don’t allow children to
play with guns or knives. Why are we willing to
allow a 5 year old to hold a "sparkler"
in his or her hand that has a flash temperature
of 1800 degrees F? The results of a bottle rocket
in the eye of a child are the nightmare of the
ophthalmologist and there is little that can be
done to reverse the permanent blindness.
I believe the physicians and
nurses in the Carthage area should make their
voice heard on this issue. We must either take
the stand for a safer city or abide by the
consequences of legislative folly.
Alan Clark, M.D.
1803 S. Maple
Carthage, MO
aclark@erworld.com
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