Council To Discuss Use Of Fields.

The City Council will hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. Under new business is an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into agreement with Southwest Missouri Youth Sport Association/Driller Baseball for the use of the youth ball fields in Municipal Park.

The request for use of the ballfields came from the Association’s Manager Tom Gibson to the Public Service committee in April and in May. Gibson explained that the Association would like the use of the fields to practice and hold three to four tournaments this year. He said Driller Baseball is a traveling team consisting of nine and ten year old boys. The committee was unable to form a decision until the agreement was finalized.

City Administrator Tom Short reported that the Public Service committee held a special meeting last Wednesday to finalize the agreement.

Short stated that the biggest concern was the scheduling for the use of the fields. He said Parks Department Manager Alan Bull agreed to take that responsibility.

Tom Gibson stated at the past meetings that he did not want to close down the fields and use them exclusively for Drillers baseball. He explained that he would rather see the fields used by allowing others to practice on them.

The agreement also states that any improvements to be made to the fields must to be presented in writing to the City and approved by the City. Any improvements to the fields will become City property.

Also on the agenda, the Council is scheduled to vote on ordinances allowing the Mayor to enter into agreement with the Carthage R-9 School System for the use of City facilities and with Blevins Asphalt for the Annual Asphalt Paving Contract for 2004. Also scheduled is a vote on an ordinance allowing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Fireworks Spectacular Inc. in the amount of $15,000 for this year’s fireworks display on July 4th in Municipal Park.

Energy Programs.

The Economic Security Corporation announced that effective June 1st, they have received funding for the Energy Self- Sufficiency Program for the summer season. This program helps weatherize homes, develops family budgeting goals and includes an Energy Conservation Workshop designed to help participants to achieve the goal of energy self-sufficiency.

The ESC has openings for twenty-four homes to be done this summer. Due to limited availability, clients who meet the qualifications and who are interested may call now for further information. The Carthage ESC office is open Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 600 East Sixth Street or call 358-3521.

To be eligible, applicants must be at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, be currently paying property tax on their home and have not previously received ESC Weatherization Services.

The ESC also announced that they will offer summer cooling assistance to low-income families starting June 1st. The Community Action Agency will be taking applications on a first come first serve basis for households in need.

To be eligible for the Energy Crisis Intervention Program, applicants must be at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines and currently experiencing a crisis which constitutes a shut-off notice or no service.

 

With all the advances in communication devices that have been made in the last several years, I am amazed that it is still nearly impossible to understand the person takin’ an order at a fast food drive-up. Sometimes I think they put in some sort of voice scramblin’ device so as to make ya accept what ever they have on hand at the time.

I also have a particular pet peeve with drive-up speaker orderin’. Ya turn in your order, but when ya get to the window, after you’ve paid of course, you’re notified that they just ran out of that one thing ya stopped there for in the first place. It just ruins that high quality dinin’ experience that we’ve all come to expect from fast food restaurants.

And no, I don’t want whatever the special of the minute is, thank you. I couldn’t understand what it was anyway.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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McCune- Brooks Hospital

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

Many Safe Treatments for Varicose Veins

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would like to know what is the safest, longest-lasting procedure for varicose veins. — S.Y.

ANSWER: All current treatments for varicose veins are safe and long-lasting. Things that influence the choice of a procedure include the unique circumstances of an individual’s varicose veins, the extent of vein involvement, the skill of the doctor with a particular treatment and the availability of a given treatment in the patient’s location.

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