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Monday, August 22, 2005 Volume XIV, Number 45
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... A
Diabetic Support Group meeting will be held in
the McCune-Brooks Hospital cafeteria August 24th
at 4 p.m. Call 359-2355 for more information.
Did Ya Know?... The
Carthage Soccer League Fall season begins Sept.
12. Signups for Fall and Spring seasons for age
groups U6, U8, U10 and U13 will be held at the
1st United Methodist Church Annex 511 Lyon St. on
Thurs., Aug 25 from 5-7:30 p.m. The cost is $45
for both seasons and $25 for one season only.
Teams are co-ed.
Did Ya Know?. . .You can
now adopt some of the Carthage Humane
Societys cutest kittens at the Carthage
Animal Hospital, 2213 Fairlawn Dr., during
regular office hours. For more info call
358-4914.
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today's
laugh
Excerpts from classified
sections of city newspapers:
Illiterate? Write today for free help.
Stock up and save. Limit: one
Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and
get an extra pair to take home too.
Toaster: A gift that every member of the family
appreciates. Automatically burns toast.
A new study reveals U.S.
students have very little knowledge of American
history. In fact, test scores are the lowest
since the Lincoln-Nixon debates. - Conan
OBrien
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1905
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Will Visit Portland and
the Northwest.
Mr. and Mrs. T.K. Irwin
and Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Ground and children will leave in
the morning to visit the Portland exposition. They will
go from here to Kansas City and Minneapolis and then
through Canada to the Puget Sound country making stops at
important points. From there they will go to the
exposition and then into California. They expect to be
gone some six weeks.
Mrs. Irwin had an attack
of neuralgia today but hopes to be ready to start in the
morning.
Bride Wore Male Attire.
Mrs. L.M. Dabbs, a
16-year-old Joplin bride was arrested upon returning with
her husband from their honeymoon in Kansas, on a charge
of wearing male attire. The bride said she wore
mens clothing because she had always fancied it and
that the wedding afforded the first opportunity to
gratify her wishes. Her husband is 18 years old.
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Today's
Feature
Fire
Fighters Ball Friday.
The Fire Fighters Ball
will be held this Friday, August 26 from 7 p.m.
to midnight at Memorial Hall in Carthage.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Muscular
Dystrophy Association.
The theme for the ball is
Friday Night Fever based around a 70s
theme. Costumes are welcomed but not required.
Activities will include a silent auction with
prizes donated by local businesses, DJ Alan
Brown, karaoke, dancing and a talent show.
Bashful participants are encouraged to take part
in the "Singing in the Shower" event
which allows singers to perform behind a curtain
for anonymity. The audience will be encouraged to
guess who the performers are for a prize.
The event will be catered by
Boomer Sooner BBQ and Jims Bar and Grill.
Tickets are $10.00 per person and can be
purchased at the Fire Department or at Memorial
Hall on the 26th.
The ball takes the place of the
former Fire Department Boot Block wherein Firemen
accepted donations on street corners using fire
boots as receptacles. The boot block was
eliminated after an ordinance prohibited
collection on City streets.
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Stench Report:
Friday,
08/19/05
No Odors
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin
When I was growin up, my parents and the
neighbors shared the cost of puttin fence
tween our properties. Im sure both
parties felt it was a matter of self defense from
the neighbors kids. Neither family had any
other fence, just the strip between the houses.
There might have been plans to ad another
section, but it never happened.The fence served as a deterrent, but
made a great confidence builder too. We could
stand back about five feet from the fence and say
bout anything we wanted, knowin that
we could be safe in the house by the time anyone
got around the fence.
Course a lot of the
arguments were over who owned the fence, even
after we discovered that we both owned the fence.
We could still argue bout which half was
ours.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin.
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Weekly
Column
This Is A Hammer
By Samantha
MazzottaConcrete Solutions
Q: My
concrete driveway is in pretty good shape, and
Id like to keep it that way. Do you have
any tips on protecting concrete from the
elements? Joe L., Palm Bay, Fla.
A: Keeping
concrete clean and in good repair can extend its
life by many years. Adding protective sealants
can help this durable material hold fast in all
kinds of weather.
Fill control
joints in the driveway with concrete repair
caulk, which prevents water from accumulating in
them and damaging the concrete. A clear concrete
sealer creates a water-resistant barrier on the
surface of the driveway and can even keep it
looking cleaner, as todays acrylic-based
sealers dont attract dirt. Some sealants
also help newer concrete driveways and walkways
cure more evenly. If you want to paint your
driveway a particular color, use a paint
specially formulated for concrete or masonry.
Q: I have a
few small holes in my concrete sidewalk that are
probably a result of a few years of wear and
tear. Any tips on fixing them? Sara G.,
Mobile, Ala.
A: Small
holes can be patched fairly quickly by first
removing the debris, smoothing out the damaged
area and filling with a patching compound. Debris
can be removed with a brush and then the jagged
edges of the hole either ground away with a
masonry-grinding disc (attached to an electric
drill) or chipped away with a cold chisel and
hammer. The grinder or chisel should also angle
the cuts downward and away from the center of the
hole.
Once the hole is
prepared, apply a thin layer of concrete bonding
adhesive, to ensure a strong bond between
concrete and patch, and then trowel in a
quarter-inch layer of vinyl-reinforced patching
compound. (Note: Bonding adhesive and patching
compound can usually be found close together
even packaged together at
home-improvement stores.) Smooth out the layer
and let it set for 30 minutes, then add another
layer of compound. Repeat until the hole is
filled to just above the surface of the sidewalk.
Feather out the compound until it is level with
the surrounding surface, then allow it to dry and
cure. If you have several holes to patch,
its more efficient to grind them all out
first and then patch.
HOME TIP:
Repair cracks and holes in masonry as quickly as
possible to prevent them from becoming larger and
more costly to fix.
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