Today's Feature

New Beginnings Presentation.

Carthage City Council met Tuesday evening in a regular session. A presentation was made by Becky Selle, a representative from New Beginnings Development, Inc. New Beginnings is a developer of affordable housing with 2 completed projects located in Carthage.

Selle requested Council approval to begin a new project, a 34 single-family unit addition to finish Chapel Estates. Selle outlined the advantages of the proposed project, highlighting energy efficiency in the homes. Council agreed to approve the project.

New Beginnings requested the approval so they could apply to the Missouri Housing Development Commission for tax credit allocations.

Council also approved by voice vote the intent to pursue grants for the proposed construction of a City-owned skate park. At the previous Public Services Committee meeting, committee members viewed several draft plans of different layout options for a skate park, and looked at prices for construction. The committee agreed to set the amount of $150,000 as a feasible amount of funding to seek for the project.

Stench Report:
Wednesday,
8/9/06

No Stench Reported on Carthage Square

The old story of the coon dog sittin’ on the porch howlin’ comes ta mind.

"Somethin’ out in the woods makin’ that dog howl like that?" asked a visitor.

"No," says the owner, "the dog just sat on a nail and is too lazy to get up."

Maybe dogs circle ‘cause once they lay down, they don’t want ta have ta move again. Just checkin’ for nails. I suppose even more interestin’ is the fact that us humans will sit and watch an animal goin’ round in circles tryin’ to figure out why. Makes ya wonder who the superior species really is.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

Dear Tom and Ray:

I have a 2005 Honda Civic EX special edition. It gets great mileage and looks sporty, though is rather tame. However, it has a positively wimpy horn. The horn is so bad that I am embarrassed to blow it, ever. I have talked to several Honda dealers, and they are not really helpful. I would be happy to replace it with a Honda Odyssey or Accord horn, but the dealer service departments seem at a loss. Do I need to find some car specialty shop, or is there hope within the Honda dealerships? - Bill

RAY: Well, the dealerships generally don’t like to do things out of the ordinary. Especially things that involve spit and chewing gum. But this can be done, Bill.

TOM: It’s actually easy to do. If the dealer won’t do it for you, I’m sure you can find another shop that will. All car horns are essentially the same. They all run on 12 volts, and they’re all approximately 4 inches in diameter.

RAY: So, all you need to do is find a car whose horn you like the sound of, and then go to that dealership’s parts department and buy a horn.

TOM: Or just wait ‘til it’s dark and make a swap!

RAY: Any decent mechanic can make the switch for you, Bill. He’ll have to improvise a bit to mount the new horn in there, because the brackets probably won’t match exactly. But it’s not a big deal.

TOM: But before you do this, compare your horn with another ‘05 Civic. It’s possible that yours just isn’t working right. A car’s "horn" is actually made up of two horns: one high, and one low. And maybe one of your two horns isn’t working.

RAY: But if your horn works, and you just don’t like it, go out and get yourself a nice, Chevy Tahoe horn, Bill, and live it up.