Items discussed included bids on a tractor/loader for the area parks. With a budget of $23,000, Anderson Car and Tractor came within the budget limits with a $22,799 bid. A motion was made by committee member Claude Newport to accept the Anderson Car and Tractor bid and bring it before the City Council. The motion passed with all votes.

Also considered was bids on lease purchasing financing for a new rough mower for the Golf Course. City Administrator Tom Short reported that bids were received from UMB, SMB, and Bank of America. Arvest Bank missed the deadline to get their bid in. Short stated that the bank was well aware of the deadline and well notified. A motion was made by member Jackie Boyer to accept UMB’s bid of 3.75% for the $32,850.00 rough mower. It passed with all votes and will go on to the council.

Proposed change order #4 for the Golf Course was discussed also. According to Short, the landscaping company hired to re-do the Golf Course placed sod on 7 acres of land instead of the 5.68 stipulated in their contract.

"They were told we were on a budget," said Short.

Because of the extra work the company did, they are requesting an additional $21,418.21. A motion was made to refuse to pay for the extra services.

The final topic discussed on Monday evening was requisition #17 for the Golf Course project. Short reported that with a $15,000 payment on the Golf Course they will be done paying Wadsworth, the construction company used. There is some dirtwork that needs to be done between Holes 9 and 10. Earth Tones, the company responsible for the dirtwork, is asking $3,420 for the work. The $3,420 includes seed, fertilizer, erosion control, spreading, and mulching.

CORRECTION.

The vote for the Republican Sheriff candidate was 32 for Dagnan, 30 for Neil, and 5 for Dunn. The numbers given to the Mornin’ Mail Monday evening had been transposed for Dunn and Neil.

I grew up workin’ ‘round farm country most of my childhood. I always figured I was pretty well educated on the various nomenclature for animals associated with the midwest. I can’t for the life a me think of what ta call a bunch a pigs.

I don’t think they aren’t a flock, or a covey, or a herd. The only thing I ever heard ‘em call a lot of the animals was "the pigs."

I’m thinkin’ pigs are too independent to be lumped into a group. Even humans are sometimes referred to as a clan, or a tribe, or a community. Pigs seem ta be just pigs.

Don’t know much about wild pigs, maybe they don’t gather in bunches. The man made pig pen may be the only social structure able to confine their yearin’ for self sufficient, independent expression.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Carthage Printing

HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• "My child has so many toys that they were starting to take over his room and our house. We got three big plastic storage tubs and distributed the toys among them. Now the rule is that only one tub can be open at a time, so if he wants to play with other toys, he must pick up all the toys from the tub he is playing with first. It has made such a difference, since the house gets picked up at least once a day." — Julia C. in Florida

• "Place a bit of clear tape (regular Scotch tape will do) over the place where you are going to drive in a nail to prevent the nail from cracking drywall. The nail goes right in. Also, if you’re nailing into wood, drag your nail through some soap (bar soap is fine) before striking, and it does the same thing — it’ll keep the wood from splitting." — Pat K. of Weehawken, N.J.

• "My family has always used mayonnaise as a salve on minor burns. I heard you can use toothpaste too." — Sam P. via e-mail

• "I love to put photos of family on the fridge. But, I found that the photos were getting ruined by grease and moisture in the air. To get around that — and to really preserve them — I cleaned and laminated them. Afterward, I hot-glued little magnets to the backs, and now I can move them around to accommodate new photos. There are so many, and it gives me pleasure to look at them." — Charlotte "Chassy" R. in Muskogee, Okla.

• "In my shop, I have stored small bits of hardware in baby-food jars. They were all on a shelf together, and when I needed one, I would have to move bottles around until I found the right one. I took a piece of 1-by-4 and cut it into 2-foot sections. Then I glued the bottoms of the bottles in a row to the wood. Now, they still sit on the shelf, but all I have to do is slide the 1-by-4s out and find the right jar. I can still see in the sides, and it makes them so much easier to deal with." — John in St. Louis