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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Volume XIV, Number
228
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... The
McCune-Brooks Hospital 15th Annual Carthage
Community Health Fair will be held Saturday, May
13 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon in the Carthage
Memorial Hall, 407 S. Garrison.
Did Ya Know?... The
Salvation Army, Carthage, will be conducting
their annual advisory board meeting and volunteer
recognition meeting on Monday, May 15 at 6:30
p.m. at 125 E. Fairview, Carthage. Public
invited, please call Bess, 358-2262 between 9
a.m. and noon to reserve a space.
Did Ya Know?... A
Carthage Train Crew Fish Fry will be held Wed.,
May 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the Train Barn, West Mound
St. Road (across from the Old Cabin Shop.) Stag
Only, $10.00 per person. Proceeds benefit the
Carthage Train Crew. For More info call
417-358-7898.
Did Ya Know?...
Rendezvous 66 will be presented by the First
Christian Church, Carthage May 20, 2006 from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. in Central Park, Carthage. Cost -
$10.00, Registration 8 a.m. day of event. Five
classes available. All proceeds go to aid area
organ donors & recipients. For more info
visit www.rendezvous66.com
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today's
laugh
We had our whole house done in
stripes. Good fashion sense prevented the kids
from getting measles.
I love a dog. He does nothing
for political reasons. - Will Rogers
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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.
It Is Now The Carthage
Gas Co.
Company Organizes and
Elects Officers, New Board of Directors.
The Carthage Light, Heat
& Power company which has recently been purchased by
new people is now to be known as "The Carthage Gas
Company." The change is made in order to have a
shorter name and to conform to the popular designation of
the company already in vogue.
The new company completed
its organization at its office in the city yesterday and
the following officers were elected; J. S. Connelly,
president and general manager; C.F. Mead, vice president;
C.H. Welch, treasurer; W.L. Braerton, secretary and
assistant treasurer.
The first board of
directors is J.S. Connelly, C.F. Mead, W.L. Braerton,
H.W. Luschte and Mr. Stearns.
The new company has
practically been in possession since the first of March.
Mr. Connelly, president and general manager will move
here in June from Parsons, Kansas, and give the business
his personal attention. Mr. Braerton, who took H.O.
Williams place has been here a month.
The pipe and other
material is already here for extensive additions to the
plant and a force of men will soon be at work going out
to the stone quarries.
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Today's
Feature
Budget In Good
Shape.
The City Council
Budget/Ways and Means Committee met Monday
evening in a regular session. Items of discussion
included the budget for the 2007 fiscal year.
City Administrator
Tom Short provided new paperwork reflecting the
budget cuts made at the previous committee
meeting, which showed that the budget was fairly
close to being balanced.
Short told the
committee that all of the fund categories, after
being re-figured with the changes, showed
positive ending balances.
The general fund
available budget is listed at $7.52 million, and
the most recent appropriation amount is listed at
$7.39 million, leaving $133,833 unappropriated.
The original requested amount for general funds,
which includes all department capital improvement
requests, was approximately $12.1 million. This
amount was largely reduced at the previous
meeting due in part to the elimination of several
larger roadwork projects from the budget until
some of the other larger projects, like the
Fairview/71 interchange are completed.
The committee also
approved a cost of living adjustment for City
employees in the amount of 1%.
Fire Chief John
Cooper spoke concerning an alternative to
purchasing a new pumper truck for the Fire
Department. The purchase of a new truck had been
included in the 2007 capital improvement requests
for the Fire department, as the current pumper
truck is burning copious amounts of oil. Cooper
told the committee that it was possible to have
the cab and chassis of the current truck
replaced, using the body of the current truck,
for approximately half of the cost of purchasing
a new truck. The committee encouraged Cooper to
seek bids for the work.
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Stench Report:
Tuesday,
5/16/06
No Stench
Detected on Carthage
Square
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Noticed a guy sittin’
as "guard" to a construction site over
in Kansas the other day. Instead a bein’ in
the shed that was sittin’ at the gate, he
had his lawn chair out in the sun and was
soakin’ up the rays. Now I don’t see
nothin’ wrong of the guy takin’
advantage of the situation. He was doin’
what he was hired for I’d reckon,
watchin’ the gate. The fact that he could
get a little work done on his tan was just one a
the benefits of the job.‘Course
in the olden days not havin’ a tan was the
sign of rank. Folks with tans had ta work
outdoors. Now it’s a sign of havin’
leisure time ta be out on the lake. At least this
guy was gettin’ his tan the old fashioned
way, not out of a bottle.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Here's
A Tip
By JoAnn Derson•
"When I go shopping at the grocery store,
nothing irritates me more than to open a carton
of eggs to see if there are any broken, and the
carton not closing back up. So, I decided to find
my own solution. I now take a rubber band in my
purse to wrap around the carton to hold the lid
in place until I get home. Once they’ve been
opened, they never shut tight again. Case
solved!" -- E.D. in Alaska
• For a fresher-smelling
car, stick one fabric-softener sheet under each
seat and one in the trunk. Change them monthly or
whenever the smell wears out.
• Two products have hit
the market in recent years that have an endless
number of great applications: chalkboard paint
and magnetic paint. These go on just like regular
roll-on or spray paints, and make the surface
either like a chalkboard or magnetized to hold
magnets. Try it inside your kitchen cabinets or
in the workshop. Check your local hardware store
or home-improvement store for these products.
• "When the recipe
calls for walnuts in banana bread, add pecans
instead. Walnuts tend to dry out the banana
bread, and pecans don’t." -- S.W. in
Arkansas
• "It’s that
time of year again to store my winter sweaters. I
keep them in an under-the-bed plastic container
that I bought a few Christmases ago. It’s a
wreath box -- a big square. For most of my
sweaters, I just lay them in the box, stacked,
with a piece of tissue paper between each one.
Then when I have the box mostly filled, I just
fold over the sleeves into the box and put on the
lid. Make sure your clothes are cleaned
professionally before you store them, even if
they don’t look dirty. Stains that set over
the summer will never come up." -- N.W. in
Michigan
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