Art in the HeARTland.

Painters, sculptors, potters, other artisans and craftsmen are invited to participate in a fine art show to be held from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 7th, at Red Oak II in Carthage, MO. This is the Third Annual Art in the HeARTland festival. This year’s event is assisted by Precious Moments and Carthage Heritage Gallery & Museum, LLC. Art mediums of all kinds will be displayed. Demonstrations are welcome. This year the show will be held at Red Oak II, which is located approximately 1 1/2 miles east of Carthage, off of Historic Route 66.

Musical entertainment will be offered throughout the day, as well as performances by local dance groups. Food vendors will be on the grounds, and children’s activities are being scheduled.

There will be no commission fee to the Artists and vendors, however a participate fee of $40.00 is requested to help defray expenses. Artisans will need to provide their own easels, panels, stands, tables, print bins and all set-up equipment for their booth.

For more information or registration forms, please call Sandy Higgins at 417-358-7163 or Tonjia Everts at 417-358-3316.

I see the statewide sales tax holiday has passed. ‘Course it won’t take effect ‘cept for three days August after next (2004). And ‘fore ya get too excited, it will only be a holiday for books, clothes and computers.

From what I’m seein’, most City and County tax will still be collected. Cities and Counties have the option to "opt out" of the holiday. Jasper County, Joplin, and Carthage have all indicated they will not partake in the program.

Even with just the state tax off you’ll still save over forty bucks on a thousand dollar computer, so it may actually generate some additional sales as hoped.

I don’t suppose anyone has calculated the cost to businesses to keep track of the particular days and sales. Hope it’s worth the hassle.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Carthage Printing

HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• Have a stained coffeepot but don’t want to use a harsh chemical cleanser to scrub that stain off? For gritty cleaning power, try using a tablespoon of milk and a tablespoon of salt. The salt gives you scrubbing power, and the milk’s acids help gently dissolve the stains.

• A great hint from Jim in California: "If you are planning a visit to the hospital, make sure you bring along a warm pair of socks. Hospitals generally keep it cold to inhibit the growth of germs, so you’ll need the socks to keep your feet warm."

• "Plastic grocery bags are handy for so many uses, but keeping them organized was always a pain — until I discovered that I could use an empty tissue box to store them. I just ball up each bag individually (so there is no air trapped) and stuff it in the tissue box. You can do the same thing for larger amounts of bags by using an empty 12-pack soda box. I store one of these in my shop." — Fred C. from Pennsylvania

• Add these to the list of items to eliminate the odor of cooking cabbage: a heel of bread, a whole walnut or a pinch of baking soda.

• If you keep a couple of crackers in your sugar jar, they will keep the sugar from caking.

• Fran in Minnesota writes: "Since it is getting expensive to even rent movies these days, a friend of mine and I have started having ‘movie night.’ Every other week, I rent a video and have her family over. She does the same the other weeks. This way, we save on renting costs, and instead of getting two movies (like we normally did when it was just us and the kids), we only rent one, because we also spend time visiting.

It also gives us a night out without costing an arm and a leg. It’s been a good experience for us!"