Carthage Residents Receive Free Admission.

In honor of the 15th anniversary of the Precious Moments Chapel, Precious Moments Park is inviting all Carthage area residents with a 64836 Zip code to enjoy the Park over the Independence Day holiday July 2, 3, & 4 at no charge for attractions.

The invitation includes the Fountain of Angels and Pink Ribbons Crusade... A Date With Diana exhibit. Residents will also have the opportunity to see the newly reopened Gallery with the Ram Butcher Theater. The theater offers historical film and video clips of the early history of Precious Moments and Sam Butcher’s Creation of the Precious Moments Chapel. Also new to the Park is the Figurine Creation Exhibit located inside the Visitor Center.

Sunday July 4th, the Park will join Carthage First Baptist Church in a special Celebrate America service at the Fountain of Angels. The service is scheduled to begin at 10 am July 4th and is open to all area residents. No reservations or tickets are required.

All 64836 residents should bring their drivers license or any identification showing their zip code to receive free admission. For more information call 359-5900.

Pterodactyls at artCamp!

By Lee Sours, artCentral

Origami will be one of the classes offered at artCamp. We’ll be learning and practicing this ancient Japanese paper folding technique to create three dimensional animals such as pterodactyls. Then we can paint them and attach strings to arrange them as a mobile.

There will be two classes which feature French artists and the French language. First we’ll learn about the artists and their works. Then we will practice using that style to create our own murals or sculptures. Then the grand finale will be to enjoy crepes at the café while viewing our own exhibit and speaking French!

Those are just a few of the classes offered at artCamp for kids ages 8-14 this summer. The classes will be held July 20 – 31 at artCentral on E. 13th Street near the Fairview Greenhouse. Some of the classes are nearly full already so sign up soon. Classes are $15/day. You can choose from one to ten classes. Call 359-4404 to receive a registration form.

Our current exhibit is the Membership Show with thirty artists whose work is in many media. We have a lot of great paintings and drawings as well as several other categories. This year there were a couple of soft sculpture entries. These were stuffed animals in original designs by artists Monty and Joe Sours whose work has been featured at collectors’ shows from the east to the west coast.

Another new category was metal work. Hand forged copper and steel sculpture was contributed by Joe Davis who has studied with internationally known smiths.

HOURS: T – F 11 - 5

Sunday 12 -5 • Closed Mon. and Sat.

1110 E 13th • 358-4404

ozarkartistscolony.com

The upcomin’ annual celebration of the 4th of July always brings up considerations that are different from other holidays. Mainly ‘cause there are explosives in the hands of children, young and old alike.

Why I remember. I suppose that’s why the Fourth makes me a little jittery. I wouldn’t have wanted to live next door to me when I was a kid with a sack full of Black Cats.

Fortunately I escaped my childhood with all my fingers and toes. Various parts of my body were singed with gunpowder burns from time to time however. And, the bottom of my bare feet experienced the sting of a fresh sparkler on occasion. As far as I know I never set anything on fire, but I did fragment a couple of model cars. I’ll listen to fireworks stories, but speak up, my hearin’ ain’t what it used ta be.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herb

Natural Nutrition.

by Mari An Willis

You know how something happens and you just know your blood pressure is shooting up? Reminds me of the lady who came in the other day with her blood pressure was up because she had had something pop up on her computer promising to lower her blood pressure and to send for a free sample. Well, you know how pop-ups are on the computer....usually just delete and go on, but for some reason she responded and her free sample(pay" shipping only" it said) cost her $6.50 shipping and handling, PLUS she had been charged $70.00 for her first monthly shipment for which she had signed up for when she took the FREE sample!!! Oh, yeah, do you think the no-see-um attitude of that company cared that their FREE offer had cost her $76.50 and her blood pressure was sky high from anger? They proceeded to tell her that they do not accept returns and that they didn’t care that she forgot to read the fine print. Of course, she can get recourse if she really works on it through the internet? My point....what the heck..shop locally! It may be good for your blood pressure!

This is a wonderful time to get out and see the wild flowers, many of which are used as medicinal herbs. On a short drive the other day I saw about 25 different ones ready for the harvesting at this time. Among those were several varieties of echinacea which has traditionally been used to bolster the immune system. Mullein as an antispasmodic, bronchitis and dry, unproductive coughs, a primary lung herb. Borage, also mentioned for clearing the lungs and for the important oils from it which are a source of gamma linoleinic acid. Dill, which adds the flavor to pickles, but is also good for gas and indigestion.

The preceding information was taken from Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible.