Public Works Up Early.

The City Council Public Works Committee will meet at its new time of 8:30 A.M tomorrow morning. The Committee formerly met in the late afternoon on the first and third Wednesday of the month.

The Committee is scheduled to discuss the George Phelps Boulevard Phase II project.

Also scheduled is a year to date report on community property maintenance.

CW&EP Considers Wireless Internet.

The Board of Directors of CW&EP is scheduled to meet for its regular monthly meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4 o’clock in City Hall. The agenda includes a discussion on a change of policy concerning underground electric service and the consideration of bids for wireless internet equipment.

The equipment would allow customers to connect to the utility’s fiber optic cable system via a wireless connection, thus connecting to the internet with a high speed, broad band service.

The utility has been exploring various avenues to expand their existing telephone line internet service.

I suppose there are folks that move into this part a the country without prior knowledge of the basic knowledge needed to survive a tornado. Here it is in a nutshell. Duck!!!!

Crawl in a hole and stay there till the storm passes. The closer you are to the center of the earth, the less likely that you’ll be injured.

Don’t be climbin’ up in a tree to see where the twister is comin’ from. Don’t be tryin’ to catch that 2x4 as it blows by. For gosh sakes, let go of that kite string.

The rule a lotta folks have trouble followin’ is not stayin’ in a car if a tornado is gettin’ ready to hit. A ditch or low spot is a better place to be (closer to the center of the earth). For some reason, tornadoes like to toss cars and mobile homes around.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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PRIME TIME WITH KIDS

by Donna Erickson

Spring is a good time to help your growing indoor plants turn over a new leaf!

Let your children help you identify indoor plants that need repotting. You can tell if a plant is ready to move to larger quarters by tapping it out of its pot onto newspaper and inspecting the roots. If the roots are balled up in a circle, it’s time for a bigger home.

Choose a clean flowerpot that’s one size larger than the current one. If you use a clay pot, soak it in water before you repot the plant.

Place a few small stones, gravel or pieces of broken pottery over the drainage hole to prevent the plant from becoming soggy when you water it. Set the plant in the middle of the pot. Let the kids use a small gardening shovel to scoop out and place potting soil around the plant. Try not to pack the soil too tightly.

Remind your gardeners that plants are living things and they need room to breathe. Proceed to water.

If you have a spider plant which has runners with small plantlets, enjoy growing the plantlets in small pots. First, fill a small clean jar with water. Cut a plantlet off a runner and set it on the top of the jar so that the bottom of the plantlet touches the water. Watch for roots to appear in about a week. When the roots are an inch long, plant in a small pot filled with moist potting soil as described above.

With a little care from the kids and some help from Mother Nature, you’ll find lots of colorful blooms and fresh green leaves to liven up your family’s home.