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Thursday, July 20, 2006 Volume XV, Number 23
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... The Farm
Bureau is hosting a "Meet the
Candidate" forum on Tuesday, July 25 at 7
p.m. The meeting will be held in Private Events,
on the South side of the Carthage Square.
Did Ya Know?...
Leconomique is now open at 135 S. Main, the
old H&R Block building. Always accepting
items for donation. Please call 359-6688. Big
sale going on now, everything in store is 25¢ or
less. Leconomique is a non-profit resale
store.
Did Ya Know?... McCune
Brooks Hospital will host Golden Reflections
birthday Tea July 20 at 2 p.m in the mbh
cafeteria. Looking for a place to use your
talents? Interested in volunteering? Lisa Olds
with Trinity Hospice will explain how hospice
works, what volunteers do and how you can help.
Call 359-2347 for more info.
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today's
laugh
Never eat at a restaurant where
the place mats have instructions for the Heimlich
maneuver printed on them.
I was always taught to respect
my elders. But its getting harder and
harder - to find one.
Im such a famous person
that my birthday has been declared a national
holiday. If you dont believe me, just ask
George Washington. He was born on the same day.
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1906
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Race For $10 A Side.
Gene Bennett and Al
Lainger Have Matched Their Pacers.
A match pacing race for
$10 a side has been agreed on to take place at the fair
grounds one week from next Monday between Al
Laingers roan and Gene Bennetts sorrel. Each
owner will drive his own horse and a close race is
predicted.
Several other owners of
good horse flesh are figuring on races, among them Henry
Tangner and Dr. Wise and it is possible that this speed
event may be made a purse race to let these and other
aspirants in.
Defying Quarantine is
Expensive.
Banta Vansycke, of Galena,
disregarded the quarantine established by his town
against Joplin and went to the street fair Thursday. When
he got home he found a police judge awaiting him with a
fine of $50. The costs brought the little bill up to
$56.60 and as Banta was short of funds he is languishing
under guard.
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Today's
Feature
Record Power
Usage.
The heat of the
summer has had a major impact on electrical
usage, in addition to hydroelectric power
availability. On Wednesday of this week the
Carthage Water and Electric Plant set a City
record for most power usage per hour. During the
4:00 hour and the plant used 58 megawatts, 18 of
which were generated by the Carthage plant. On
Monday at 4:00 and 5:00 and on Tuesday at 4:00
the plant beat the previous record, set in 2003
by reaching 57 megawatts per hour. The 2003
record was set when 56.3 megawatts were used,
also during the 4:00 hour.
The plant has been
using the 5 of the 9 available generators
recently, to compensate for a voluntary reduction
of hydroelectric power usage. Using the
generators is more cost effective for the City
than purchasing from the market. Market prices
are variable but have been averaging around $125
per megawatt lately. Generation has been shown to
cost approximately $64 to $80 per megawatt,
although this cost is also variable depending on
cost of the fuel used to power the generators.
According to Tony
Choate of CW&EP the generators are running
well. Maintenance for the units was done in the
winter to ensure good performance during the
summer, according to Choate.
In 1998 CW&EP
generated and sold power to help compensate for a
shortage of area power plants. Choate said that
the plant is still capable of selling power on a
contingency basis, if the power is not being used
by the City. However, there has not been any
interest from area communities yet this summer.
The plant is
capable of producing up to 35 megawatts per hour
at peak, but it is not recommended that long-term
production exceed approximately 32 or 33 mw/h.
Full production requires all nine generators to
be used.
Chamber Hosts
Sale-Bration.
News release.
The Carthage
Chamber of Commerce will host a Summer Sidewalk
Sale-Bration on Saturday, July 22. A variety of
activities are planned for the community-wide
event that is designed to encourage residents and
others to "Shop Carthage First."
The day will begin
with a Sale Bration Bingo at 7 a.m. Bingo cards
can be picked up at the chamber office or at any
of these participating retailers;
A Little More
Pizzazz, 319 South Main Street; All Things
Grand!, 1204 Grand Ave.; Annies, 116 West
Third Street; Block-By-Block Quilt Shop, 424 West
Fir Road; Burggrafs Discount Tire &
Wheel, 2504 Grand Avenue; CDs Pancake Hut,
301 South Garrison Avenue; Candy House Gourmet
Chocolates, 2408 South Grand Avenue; Carthage
Hardware, 119 East Third Street; Central Pet Care
Clinic, 224 West Central Avenue; The Corner
Closet, 327 South McGregor; Emporium on the
Square, 311 South Main Street; Front Page, 141
East Third Street; Powers Museum, 1617 West Oak
Street; UMB Bank, 300 Grant Street; The White
Rose Winery, Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast,
13001 Journey Road.
Players must visit
four locations on their card to make bingo to be
eligible to enter a prize drawing. Official rules
and information is located on the bingo cards.
Other scheduled
activities include the British Car Show on the
Historic Carthage Square, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Over
100 cars and motorcycles will be on display for
the show. For more information contact Debra
Smith at the Carthage Chamber of Commerce,
358-2373.
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Stench Report:
Wednesday,
7/19/06
No Stench
Detected on Carthage
Square
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Im not a big golf nut, but the sport does
generate a good portion of jokes and humorous
stories.I have been
known to spend a Sunday afternoon sittin on
the couch watchin a match on tv. Looks like
good exercise.
Some get the idea that golfers
are fanatical about the sport, but I see the same
enthusiasm in tennis players, bowlers, dart
throwers, and pool and softball players. And
curlers. I suppose all sports take a particular
set of physical skills and mind set, but mainly
ya have ta like the game, and then be willing to
invest the time to get good at it.
I kinda like the idea of
whackin a ball as hard as ya can, Im
not so keen on the idea of chasin after it.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin.
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By Tom and Ray MagliozziDear Tom and Ray:
What is the
primary reason why car manufacturers have
switched to lighter-weight oils? Ive heard
several explanations. But once and for all, what
is the real reason for this change? I would feel
truly blessed to receive your thoughts and
opinions relating to this question! I know you
guys have the answers. Thanks. - Dan
RAY: Theyve
switched over to lighter-weight oils because the
guys at Kmart were continually complaining of
backaches, Dan.
TOM: Actually, the
main impetus for using lighter (lower-viscosity)
oil is to improve gas mileage.
RAY: The thicker,
or more viscous, the oil, the harder it is for
the moving parts of the engine to
"push" their way through it. The more
resistance those parts get, the more fuel that is
required to make them move. So, by lightening up
the oil, you make it easier for the parts to
move, and you reduce your fuel consumption.
TOM: It used to be
that thicker oil was used because it provided
more protection to those moving parts, especially
at higher temperatures, when all oil thins out.
But oil technology has improved so much that
todays 5W30 oils provide even more
protection than yesteryears thickest glop.
RAY: Its
also true that the tolerances (spaces between
parts) have gotten smaller over the years as
quality has improved. And those big, old, fat,
porker oil molecules cant get in there as
well as the thinner ones.
TOM: In the old
days, you used to be able to fit, say, a Maine
coon cat in the spaces between the bearings on an
old Chevy. But today the spaces are measured in
fractions of a millimeter. And todays
thinner oils are exactly whats needed to
get into those spaces.
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