Today's Feature

Schrieber Requests Zoning Variance.

The Carthage Zoning Board of Adjustment met Monday afternoon and approved a request by Schreiber Foods for a height variance for a "contemplated" addition to their plant located at 1112 West Fairview Avenue. The addition as proposed includes a high bay area which would reach approximately 132 feet in height.

Carthage City Code specifies that no building shall exceed 75 feet in height or 6 stories.

Mayor Kenneth Johnson, City Economic Development Director Max McKnight and City Administrator Tom Short attended the meeting.

Schreiber Engineering Team Leader Robert Nielsen told the Committee that the high bay would house an automated storage system. The expansion would create 80 jobs.

Carlene Neihart Concert Cancelled.

The Carlene Neihart Organ Concert scheduled for Tuesday, October 26 at the First Presbyterian Church has been cancelled. Neihart sustained injuries to her back from a fall in Kansas City and will be unable to perform.

Just killin’ time.

Brings ta mind sittin’ on the porch with a stick and a dull knife, feet propped up on the porch rail waitin’ for somethin’ to happen. Maybe a warm breeze ever’ now and then to rustle the trees.

Nowadays "they" tell us most folks don’t do enough of it. Ever’one has places to be and people to see. And are in a big hurry to get it done.

I suppose most are still just killin’ time, they’re just workin’ a lot harder at it. Gettin’ somethin’ actually done takes a lot more than just bein’ in a hurry. As the old sayin’ goes, "the hurrier I go, the behinder I get."

I only made the mistake of tellin’ my folks I was bored a couple a times. Seems my dad always had somethin’ that I could be doin’. I kept plenty busy, just killin’ time.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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McCune- Brooks Hospital

To Your Good Health

Dr. Paul Donohue, M.D.

Don’t Rely on At-Home Test for Alzheimer’s

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband forgets everything. Is there a way I can check him for Alzheimer’s? — K.R.

ANSWER: Have your husband draw the outline of a circular clock. Then tell him to add the hands of the clock at a time specified by you, say 9:20. The clock test is a reliable indicator of mental function.

A second test is for you to give the names of three items out loud. Let three minutes pass and ask your husband to repeat those items. I must admit, when testing, I write down the items so I remember what I said.

Any mistake on the clock test indicates that mental processing is not at peak performance.

Recalling just one of the three cited items gives a person a passing grade for brain function.

There is no test that identifies Alzheimer’s with certitude, but an evaluation by a trained professional carries much more weight than home tests in predicting the presence of Alzheimer’s disease. What will you do if your husband fails these tests? My point is that it would save you time and possible error to have the family doctor evaluate your husband.