Today's Feature

Weekend Full Of Events.

Many events are scheduled for this weekend in Carthage, in various locations throughout the City.

Kid’s Fishing Day will be held at Kellogg Lake on Saturday, June 10 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The Kellogg Lake Board and the Missouri Department of Conservation jointly sponsor the event which has drawn large crowds in years past. The fishing day teaches kids of all ages about fishing, and will feature several learning stations, door prizes and a free lunch at noon. All area children are invited and reminded to bring fishing poles.

The 5th Annual Carthage Acoustic Festival will be held on the Historic Carthage Courthouse square, Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Open stage will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. when the regularly scheduled performers will begin. Signups for the open stage will begin at 9 a.m. Featured artists include Scott Eastman, Forest Bridges, Bob Tommygun, Timberline, The Millers, Ebb & Flow, On the Edge, Brightwater Junction and No Apparent Reason. The event is sponsored by the Powers Museum with funding assistance from the Helen S. Boylan Foundation.

The Carthage Saddle Club Annual Rodeo will be held Friday evening, June 9 with the Rodeo beginning at 8:00 p.m. at the Carthage Saddle Club Arena near Municipal Park. Featured this year at the rodeo will be the Dandies, a precision riding group of 18 young ladies. Also making an appearance will be Miss Rodeo Missouri 2006, Kaela Holtmeyer. The Rodeo will continue on Saturday beginning at 8 p.m.

Art in the Heartland will begin Friday from 6:00 p.m. until 10 p.m. featuring music and dancing behind the Black Hen restaurant in Red Oak II, just outside of Carthage. The event will continue on Saturday and will include Art in the Heartland artists displaying their talent at Red Oak II, entertainment and children’s activities from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Arts in the Park will be held Saturday, June 10, in Central Park from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Over twenty artists will display their talent, creating art in the open air. Music, dance, storytelling and other artistic activities will take place.

The Carthage Train Crew 3rd Annual Tractor & Pickup Pull will be held Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The event will be held north of Carthage on V Highway, 1/4 mi. E. of 571 Highway or 3/4 mi. W. of 96 Highway and will feature tractors, 2 & 4 Wheel Drive Trucks, Garden Tractors and more. Adults $8, 6-12 yrs $2, Under 6 Free. Proceeds from this event benefit the Carthage Train Crew.

Sunday, June 11 will feature a driving tour of the area with a printed guide of unique art throughout the community. These guides will be available at the events throughout the weekend.

More information about these events can be obtained by visiting www.visit-carthage.com on the internet, or by emailing info@visit-carthage.com.

Stench Report:
Thursday,
6/8/06

No Stench Detected On Carthage Square

We receive letters from time to time here at the office, but I can’t remember the last time I received a hand written letter from an acquaintance. I get emails from family and phone calls ever’ now and then from old school buddies, but nobody I know sits down to write a letter it seems.

I’m figurin’ that the fact that none of them have received a letter from me in the last several years prob’ly has some effect on the dry spell.

Guess letter writin’ kinda grows as a response to letters received. Same with email and phone calls I suppose.

With cell phones becomin’ more and more abundant, and postage fees increasin’, I’m bettin’ that the art of letter writin’ will continue to suffer. It might be saved if someone invented a ball point with spell checker.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

Natural Nutrition
By Mari An Willis

One can find the spicy tang of ginger in many foods now. Even though ginger is best known for culinary purposes, it’s medicinal purposes are varied.

It is known to alleviate nausea and as a digestive aid. Many have used it to aid in the healing of ulcers, and support cardiovascular health as well as a catalyst in herbal blends. It is known as a warning herb used in the treatment of cold and flus for reducing fever.

In a recent article by Mark Mulgahy, food expert for the Food Focus Magazine, he states "that ginger helps to strengthen the heart and is an effective cholesterol reducer.

And yet another remarkable attribute is that ginger has been found to be equally effective as aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen in reducing inflammation."

It is a common practice in this area to put an ounce or so in bath water as warm as you can stand it and soak for about 20 minutes, wrap up in a nice thick robe or flannel sheet and enjoy a nice sound sleep. This bath seems to "warm the bones". A warming cup of ginger tea is nice after a meal and will aid the digestion of high protein diets.

artCentral
Art Notes From Hyde House
By Sally Armstrong, Director of artCentral

The big news this week is we have a new satelite gallery! While assisting Terry and Billie McDonald recently with the renovation of the interior of their Sirloin Stockade here in Carthage (the third time they have renovated this very successful restaurant) I was asked what kind of art I thought they should hang in the front atrium room. They had already decided to display a nice selection of Carthage related prints in the larger part of the restaurant and have enjoyed going to several of the local artist’s galleries to pick out various favorite Carthage scenes. I said had an idea based on a rumour that I had heard about the possibility of Shellies closing, but did not do anything about it until I knew the rumour to be reality. We were all saddened to hear of the loss of Shellies, and it will be greatly missed. I needed a new spot for the art of the satelite gallery as we have depended on Shellie’s generosity for so long. Billie and Terry agreed that if my board liked the idea, we would create an art gallery in the front and call it the" Atrium Gallery at Sirloin Stockade", so that is just what we have done!

As of Monday, the first show is the art of Carthage artist Cheryl Church from the "Women Series" and these pieces are for sale. Please go by and notice all the wonderful changes in the decor at Sirloin Stockade, and please notice the wonderful permanent collection in the main restaurant and the revolving show in the new Atrium Gallery. Thanks to the McDonalds from artCentral, and we look forward to much success together.

Now don’t forget in all the activity of the upcoming Art Weekend in Carthage to attend the opening of the wonderful Annual Membership Show at the Hyde House. The kick-off is the barbeque Friday night from 6:00- 8:00 and everyone come and bring a dish and your lawn chair. This will be a great first show for many of you who have been reading these articles but have never attended, as we have 32 of our member artists showing 63 pieces of art ranging from oil paintingsand watercolors to fiber sculpture and weaving and stone sculpture and ceramics and jewelry. Margaret Haverstic from Cottey College in Nevada spent two hours at the gallery today judging the show and her choices are as follows: 1st Award and $200.00 cash prize to Kim Kissel for her oil painting "SLEEP", 2nd Award and $100.00 cash prize to Robin Putnam for her limestone sculpture "UNTITLED" and 3rd Award and $75.00 cash prize to Lee Ann Sours for her weaving "BLUE SHAWL". Congratulations to these winners and to all who took their time to enter this year— please come out and see this great show during our regular gallery hours from June 9th and the evening opening to July 7th. See you there!

(Aside: I have checked and the winners MAY be published prior to the opening of this show as written above. S.A.)