Public Service Meeting.

Carthage Public Service Committee will hold a meeting Thursday, July 8 at 5:00 P.M.. On the agenda is the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) sidewalk project, discussing the Central Park fountain and the top dresser, which lays sand on golf course. The Committee also plan on discussing the agreement with Carthage Soccer League for the 2004-2005 season.

After taking bids for the Central Park fountain the City is going back to their plans and seeing if any cut backs can be made. According to Park and Recreations Director Alan Bull City engineers estimated repairs at around $32,000 which is what was collected in donations. However with the bidding closed the amounts have almost tripled to $85,000 - $90,000. Bull says they will have to go back and see what can be cut back and then reopen bids.

"That’s the bad thing about fountains. They are great when you have the funds, but we just don’t have (funds)," remarks Council Member Jim Woestman.

Woestman believes the City will have to look at getting a grant, whether private or state, to help make up the difference in price.

I got ta wonderin’ why old songs on the car radio didn’t sound quite the same as I remembered. Seemed there was just more goin’ on than there used ta be. I unhooked all speakers ‘cept the one on the dash. Tuned in to the local AM station and there it was. Real old time music. The fact is the music was always there, ya just couldn’t hear it on a mono radio with a single speaker.

I’d say that the broadcasts are a lot better now, but at least you can get that flat, scratchy sound if ya really work at it.

Now I don’t suppose anyone would make an honest attempt to argue that hearin’ music in that limited manner is "better" than with full acoustic surround sound technology, but to me, it is more pleasurable for certain types of music.That’s just the way I remember hearin’ it, don’t ya know. No wonder I’m always a little out of step.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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By JoAnn Derson

• "It’s peach season, and I love juicy peaches. I wanted to take a nice, ripe one to work, so I wrapped it in some bubble packaging that I had lying around. It made it to work totally unscathed." — B.M. in Orlando, Fla.

• "Whenever I have to do a lot of shopping at different places or have errands to run, I stick laundry baskets in my trunk. It helps to keep things organized back there, and they are easily transported back into the house." — E-mail from Texas

• "When I go to the market, I always have the baggers put all the cold stuff into paper bags, separate from the items that do not need refrigeration. This has helped me out several times when it was raining when I got home. I just brought in the cold stuff, and when it stopped raining, the other items were safe in the car. I didn’t have to worry about bringing it all in, since all the cold stuff came in first." — A.F. in Long Beach, Calif.

• "To get my toddler to brush his teeth, I bought a digital timer. We set it for two minutes and it’s off to the races. He brushes each quarter of his mouth for 30 seconds, so he has to pay attention. He seems to like it, anyway." — A mom in Brooklyn, N.Y.

• "I don’t have air conditioning in my car, and it is hot on the drive home from work. I have started bringing two or three washcloths in a plastic bag to work. About an hour before I’m due to leave, I wet the washcloths and put them in the freezer at work. Then I just pick them up as I am leaving. They are nice and refreshing, and they help to keep me cool when traffic is stopped. I put them on my neck or just mop my brow." — T.R. in St. Louis, Mo.