Police on the Square.

Police Chief Dennis Veach reported to the Public Safety Committee last Monday that there are exciting things planned for Carthage youth and adults for the Summer of 2003.

This Friday, June 20th, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m., the Carthage Police Department C shift will host an interactive event on the Carthage Square. The activity will be displaying many different kinds of equipment including the radar trailer. The intent of the event is to interact with the kids up on the square and provide a positive environment.

"Our attitude up on the square is pretty much zero tolerance," said Veach, "we’re having a normal summer so far."

Another activity planned is Mudstock, said to be an "interactive event between mud and kids." Mudstock is very successful, usually bringing in 300-400 kids.

The National Guard 203rd Unit usually helps with the earthwork but because they are in Iraq, Alumbaugh Construction has agreed to help. Mudstock will be held on July 12th, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. It is completely free of charge and refreshments will also be provided.

I always made sure to wear my shoes when I was visitin’ my cousin’ in the "city" as a kid.

Bein’ used ta runnin’ on gravel roads and no sidewalks in the rural community I grew up in, I think my mom thought I was puttin’ on airs some. Not so. The city had somethin’ we weren’t used ta dealin’ with. Slugs. My feet were used ta goathead stickers and rocks, not the slimy, mushy feel of a slug ‘tween the toes. No sir, I wasn’t goin’ barefoot with creatures like that layin’ in wait.

As a kid I figured that why folks in the city always wore shoes too. No wonder the other farm kids thought the city folk were a bunch of sissies.

I wasn’t sure about that, but I figured that under the right circumstances, shoes weren’t such a bad idea.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Carthage Printing

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By JoAnn Derson

• To save money on electricity costs, hang jeans and other heavy clothing to dry first. When they are mostly dry, pop them in the dryer to fluff.

• "Always be on the lookout for sale items that can be given as gifts. You can also check the sale rack for children’s clothes. Sometimes, I buy up to a year in advance for my child, since the deals can be so good. Just be sure that the clothing is the right season when your child will be able to wear it." — Matt in New Mexico.

• The best way to get a bloodstain out of clothing is by dousing the stain with hydrogen peroxide and washing as usual.

• "My husband and I have been doing a lot of painting. To help with lines and to minimize touch-ups, we always tape around the baseboards. We ended up putting four coats of paint on one of our walls before we got the color we wanted, and when we pulled the tape off the baseboards, my husband noticed that only the first coat of paint had leaked through, and he thought that the first coat probably made a sort of seal. He thought that maybe if we painted a little of the baseboard paint on the wall by the tape, only that color would leak through and therefore we’d barely have to do any touch-ups. We tested this theory on the next room we painted, and it worked like a charm — a near-perfect line, and none of the wall color leaked through. It’s a bit of an extra step, but it’s quick and easy (you don’t really have to be careful), and it saves having to go back and touch up all sorts of spots." — M. and A. Miller

• You can use Tang (or any citrus-flavored drink mix) to clean stains from the inside of your dishwasher. Just pour it in an empty dishwasher instead of detergent and let it run a cycle.