Wildcat Glades.

The City Council held their regular meeting Tuesday evening in City Hall. The agenda included a presentation from Wildcat Glades & Audubon Center Director Tom Robyn on the progress of their Capitol Campaign to raise funds for the project. Robyn stated that the complete project will cost approximately $5.5 million and so far $3 million has been raised.

Robyn also reported that he is working with Kellogg Lake Board Member Ed Grundy.

"We would like to partner together," said Robyn, "in programming and weave together in activities. We are just starting our relationship with the Kellogg Lake Spring River Board. We can go in on grants together."

According to Robyn the Wildcat Glades and Audubon Center will consists of walking trails and nature information centers. The Wildcat Glades will be located in what is known now as Wildcat Park, in Newton County, west of South Main Street in Joplin, between I-44 and the Reddings Mill Bridge.

The Council had eight of the ten members present during the meeting. The eight Council members voted unanimously in favor of Ordinances authorizing two special use permits for businesses in residential homes. The Kinder Music program by Lucinda Orr at 1911 Baker and the operation of a beauty shop by Sherry Rimer at 615 South McGregor were both approved.

The Council also voted unanimously in favor of an Ordinance that vacates portions of sewer lines west of the railroad bridge on Central on the north side.

Public Works Director Craig Menees reported earlier that by vacating the lines, it would allow for further development by the owner of the lots.

During staff and officers reports, Police Chief Dennis Veach announced that Mudstock 2004 is scheduled for June 19th at Myers Park.

Street Commissioner Tom Shelley announced that the first round of mosquito spraying will begin May 14th thru May 28th.

Blood Drives.

Officials at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks have issues a code yellow alert for O positive and O negative blood types. The Community Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive at The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, May 20th from 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

All eligible donors are urged to attend. To be eligible to donate, persons must be at least 17 years of age, weight above 110 pounds, have not given blood in the past 56 days and feeling well and healthy.

The Villages at Rollins Creek.

The Carthage Chamber of Commerce announced that they along with the RGWC Development Group will be hosting a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of The Villages at Rollins Creek. The ceremony will be tomorrow at 11 a.m. and will take place on the corner of Fairview and Buena Vista Avenue near Fairview Elementary.

The Villages at Rollins Creek Marketing Director Linda Bailey reported that the Villages offers a maintenance free lifestyle for active adults. The Villages at Rollins Creek are reserved for adults 45 years of age and older with no live-in children.

For more information on the development contact Linda Bailey at 237-0707.

 

Talked to a guy the other day who said he was goin’ through onea his annual phases. He said ‘bout once a year ever’thing just goes wrong. This year his lawn mower broke down, then he dropped a couple a jugs and broke ‘em, and his cell phone quit workin’. All within’ about a week. He said there were a couple a other things but he just couldn’t bring ‘em to mind at the time. (Maybe his memory is slippin’ too.)

I suppose we all go through a time when ever’thing just doesn’t seem to work out. ‘Course when things are goin’ well, we credit our confidence and ability. When it goes wrong it’s just bad luck or the stars are lined up in a weird fashion.

I’m guessin’ fortune and misfortune pretty much balance out for most. Ya just keep plowin’ the corn and hope for rain.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Metcalf Auto Supply

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TALK CARS

By Tom and Ray Magliozzi

Dear Tom and Ray:

I found an AMC Gremlin for sale in Seattle, where I used to live, for $300. Going on the pictures and the owner’s word, it has very little rust, runs well, needs interior work, and needs a brake job and rear wheel bearing. I want to buy it because it is cheap and cool, but my dad, who does the repairs in our house, says the Gremlin was a piece of crap. Was it? Would it make it from Seattle to Indiana? Any advice? — Emily

RAY: Well, if you live long enough, you hear just about everything, Emily. The Gremlin is cool. Go figure.

TOM: Actually, I don’t agree with your dad. It’s easy to criticize this car now, because just about any car from the early 70’s would look bad next to today’s cars. They had no fuel injection, no indepedent suspension, no air bags, no anti-lock brakes, no nothing! But compared with the other cars of its era, the Gremlin wasn’t bad.

RAY: I agree. I remember doing a fair amount of front-end work on Gremlins, but that wasn’t unusual back then. The six-cylinder engine and automatic transmission were both pretty bulletproof. We know, because Gremlin owners often tried to shoot them.

TOM: So if you’re looking at cars from that era, I think you’ll do OK with the Gremlin. However, don’t take our word for it — or the word of the owner. Get it checked out independently.