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Friday, September 10, 2004 Volume XIII, Number 59

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?... September 11, 2004 from 8:00 p.m. to 12 midnight the "Those Fabulous Fifties" dance will be held at VFW Post 2590 in Carthage. The Country Express Band is the featured entertainment, $3.00 at the door.

Did Ya Know?. . .Friday September 10 at 7:30 p.m. a night of musical entertainment will be held at the Woodshed, 311 S. Main Street for the support of McCune-Brooks Hospital. Music will be provided by the American Music Academy of Lawrence, Kansas and Lost Creek Bluegrass. Tickets cost $10 and include refreshments.

Did Ya Know?. . . An interdenominational study of God’s Word begins the week of Monday, September 13, at the First Church of the Nazarene, 2000 Grand, Carthage. The Bible study will meet weekly. For more information, call 358-4265 or 358-2956.

Did Ya Know?. . . September 13, 2004, Carthage Democrats will host the grand opening of the new Carthage Headquarters, 127 East 3rd street. Ceremony begins at 7 p.m. A ribbon cutting will be followed by meeting of the Jasper County Committee of Missouri Democratic Party. For more info call 417-624-5466

today's laugh

Optimist - A man who goes into a restaurant without a dime and figures on paying for the meal with the pearl he hopes to find in the oyster.

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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Death of an Infant.

Fay Day, the 1 year old infant daughter of Mr. And Mrs. F.M. Day of 6 1/2 miles due east of Carthage died last night of a complication of measles, whooping cough, etc. The funeral will be held some time tomorrow.

Delegates to Good Roads Convention.

Gov. Dockery has appointed delegates from Jasper county to the national good roads convention at St. Louis as follows: L.L. Ashcraft, Samuel McReynolds and W. Halliburton.

New Porch.

The handsome new porch, which Mrs. Lucy Cunningham is having built at her residence property on West Third street, is almost completed and the painters have begun their work. The house as well as the porch will be painted a light color.

 

Today's Feature

1st Annual Scarecrow Festival

News Release

Saturday, September 18 is the Precious Moments Park’s Celebrate Fall Event and the 1st Annual Scarecrow Festival! Scarecrows designed by area businesses and organizations will be displayed and guests will vote for their favorite. Prizes will be awarded to the first five places with a Grand Prize of $200. The top five scarecrows will be displayed on the Precious Moments Park float in the Maple Leaf Parade. Voting will take place on Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19th.

Other festivities include special music, free sno cones, cotton candy, balloons, and kids chalk art. Families may also have their photograph taken amidst the rows of scarecrows for a fall keepsake. Photos will have a charge of $5.

The Precious Moments Park attractions include; the Chapel with paintings of the Bible by artist, Sam Butcher, Fountain of Angels consisting of over 300 bronze sculptures encompassed by coordinating water, music, and lights, The Pink Ribbons Crusade…"A Date with Diana" with over 2,000 items of Royal memorabilia. The Precious Moments Park is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily with the original Fountain of Angels performance at 10:30 a.m. and the new performance at 2:30 p.m.


Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin'

From all appearances, we won’t be havin’ a fall cleanup day anytime soon.

The cost for collectin’ the end-of-the-summer junk would be just over $33,000 accordin’ to a bid from American Disposal.

I’m sure it’s expensive to run several trucks for eight or ten hours for a day, but this seems a little steep. Especially when ya figure that a good portion of the stuff gets picked up by folks haulin’ it to their house.

Maybe we should have a "City Wide Swap Day." Ever’one just piles their junk in their front yard and junkers get their choice. At the end of the day, anything left over gets taken to a big bon fire to celebrate the day of cleansing.

It doesn’t look like the City will want to pay the bill or impose it on citizens. One man’s junk is definitely another’s treasure.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street Health & Herbs

Weekly Column

Natural Nutrition

By Mari An Wills

Why are herbs a good choice? Because they are most frequently well balanced foods. Take for example parsley. It is pretty, tastes great and is balanced . It is often used as a diuretic because it does the job, but contains large amounts of potassium which we deplete when we remove excess fluids from the body. It is deep green, containing large amounts of chlorophyll, which among other things freshen the body including breath. Some people I know use this herb in place of water retention drugs. You would discuss this with your doctor first.

Another fine example is yellowdock. As a green, that is exactly what it tastes like. Somewhat bitter, but loaded with iron and vitamin C. Herbalists use it as a blood cleanser and blood builder. This form of iron is often more digestible and the body most generally assimilates vitamins and minerals which are present in food. This herb is a good nutrient for the liver. Since this is a spring green, it is good for that encapsulated herbs are available for use year round.

Nose stopped up? Historically speaking, horseradish can help clear up those sinuses. Rather than block up and stop the dripping, why not induce a sneeze and rid the sinuses of the irritant? Just remember to cover your mouth, please.

One of my customers related her recent bout with mono which her doctor explained she may have gotten from a wild sneeze among other things.

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