Courthouse Ribbon Cutting and Celebration.

Jasper County Commission and Jasper County Courthouse Preservation Board will be celebrating and commemorating the completion of phase one, Rotunda Chandeliers, for the Courthouse with a ribbon cutting. The event will begin at 10:00 am on Thursday July 1.

Eastern District Commissioner Jim Honey will start by welcoming everyone, followed by the pledge led by Western District Commissioner Annna Ruth Crampton. Presiding Commissioner Chuck Surface will then present the Invocation. Introductions will then begin with the Advisory Committee followed by the grants for the project. The grants include Boylan Foundation, Steadley Trust, Carthage Community Foundation, Ruth Koplin Foundation and Carthage Soroptimist Club. Mayors, State Representatives, other political figures, chambers of Commerce Attendees, local office holders and sponsors of the day will then be introduced.

The Ribbon Cutting will follow with refreshments including quiche, fresh fruits, scones, lil’ sausages, coffee and juice afterwards. Live music will be provided by pianist Mary Ann Andrews and partner.

A lot of my projects go a lot better if I can use the materials I have on hand.

I had to mount a bracket the other day and all that was necessary was to drill two holes and put a couple a bolts through a piece of wood. Simple, low pressure, simple, simple, simple.

The bracket itself dictated the size of bolt that had to be used. I didn’t have any. I also realized, after I had gone outa my way to secure the bolts, that I didn’t have a drill bit the size of the bolts. Back to the gettin’ place to find a bit.

This is what those do-it-your-self books and shows on the weekend fail to inform their audience about. When they rate the difficulty of a particular job they should always add a half day or so of gettin’ organized time. Simple, simple, simple.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Metcalf Auto Supply

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by Tom and Ray Magliozzi

Dear Tom and Ray:

It happened again! I get my oil changed at Jiffy Lube, and they inflate my tires to just under the maximum pressure indicated on the tire (42 psi, max 44). I tell them that’s wrong, that you should go by the driver’s-door placard (28 psi), and the bozo argues with me! Then he says it’s Jiffy Lube policy, and I’m starting to think it might be, given my experience. I’ve seen this three times and argued with different guys at two different Jiffy Lube outlets about this. I’m thinking I should call "60 Minutes" and get Mike Wallace on this, but I thought I’d try you guys first. Apparently there’s a huge amount of ignorance out there about tires. — Ken

RAY: There certainly IS a lot of confusion about proper tire inflation, Ken. So we called Alan Greenspan, the nation’s foremost authority on inflation.

TOM: But he just issued some murky parables and told us to get lost. So, we’ll have to clear this up ourselves.

RAY: "Maximum" and "recommended" tire pressures are two different things. Maximum is the greatest amount of pressure the tire can hold, before it’s in danger of exploding. That’s the number you should never, ever exceed, no matter what.

TOM: "Recommended" tire pressure (which is usually listed on a placard on the driver’s doorjamb, or on the glove-compartment door) is what the manufacturer says is the best pressure for all of your normal driving. That’s the number to use when inflating your tires.