Today's Feature

Approved the Lighting Additions.

The City Council Public Services Committee met Monday evening in a regular session. Items discussed included proposed lighting additions for Kellogg Lake. Citizen Ed Grundy was present at the meeting on behalf of the Kellogg Lake board and showed the committee blueprints for the proposed locations of the 8 new lights. The additions would better illuminate the parking lots, according to Grundy. The committee approved the plans for the new lights.

Mayor Jim Woestman was in attendance of the meeting and spoke to the committee concerning the acquisition of a donated statue. The statue is carved from wood and is a representation of an eagle holding an American flag. It was donated to the City, but transportation from its original location in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Carthage cost $750. Woestman asked the committee to accept the donation of the statue to the City and approve payment of the moving fee. The committee approved. City Administrator Tom Short recommended looking into seeking non-City funding to help pay for the installation of the sculpture on City property. The sculpture stands approximately 13 feet high.

Citizen Gary Wofford spoke to the Committee about Carter Park, and the effort of beautifying the park. Wofford showed the committee an artists rendition, created by local artist Andy Thomas, which features the park with an entryway of stone and metal-work, flower beds and a water playground. Committee chair Claude Newport told Wofford that the illustration looked nice, and encouraged him to seek funding for the project.

Other items of discussion during the meeting included the long range planning for Kellogg Lake. City officials and representatives from the Department of Conservation recently met to discuss the lake. Newport said that the Department recommended dredging the lake to get it back to its original depth. The process of dredging would take several years to complete, according to Parks Director Alan Bull. The depth of the lake has decreased due in part to bird related deposits in the water, according to Bull.

Stench Report:
Tuesday,
6/6/06

No Stench Detected On Carthage Square

The article I was readin’ made rabbit huntin’ appear to be a pretty simple task. Take your dog along to chase the rabbit and just wait until the critter makes the full circle.

Now I’m not sure the short legged dog I grew up with was a decent rabbit chaser. We did manage to scare up a rabbit or two, but I never saw ‘em again. After a bit, the dog would come sniffin’ tryin’ to pick up the trail. I’m guessin’ the dog is a critical factor in the art of rabbit huntin’ as described in the article. Bein’ smarter than the rabbit doesn’t make much difference if ya don’t have a dog that will hunt.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

Here's A Tip
By JoAnn Derson

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