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published every weekday except major holidays
Monday, September 25, 2006 Volume XV, Number
70
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... The 3rd
Annual Craft Odyssey show will be held Nov. 4 in
the Junior High Gym to raise funds for the
Carthage Odyssey of the Mind teams. Crafters are
wanted for the event. Booth space $20 each, $25
after Oct. 15th. Table not provided. For more
info call Sherryle Jones or Bobbie Bohm at (417)
359-7050.
Did Ya Know?... The
Carthage Veterans Alliance will meet Oct. 3
at 7 p.m. in the Legion Rooms at Memorial Hall to
plan the Veterans Day Service. All veterans
are invited to attend; VFW, DAV, Vietnam
Veterans, American Legion, 40/8 and Heartland
Band.
Did Ya Know?... The
McCune-Brooks Hospital Diabetic Support Group
will meet Wednesday, September 27th from 4-5 p.m.
in the MBH Dining Room. Alice Jones, R.N. of Four
States Dialysis Center in Joplin will be present
at the meeting to discuss "Care for Your
Kidneys." Refreshments and recipes always
available.
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today's
laugh
I told the psychiatrist I keep
hearing strange voices in my ears. "He said,
"Where do you want to hear them?"
Vegetables are of less
importance than meat. Do you think people would
really care if lima beans got tangled up in tuna
nets?
One day my father took me aside
and left me there. - Jackie Vernon
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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.
Burglar Frightened
Away.
Friday night a burglar
attempted to enter H. Wickhams grocery store on Oak
street by taking out a pane of glass and thus opening the
window. A dog that was sleeping inside created such a
noise, however, that the burglar appears to have been
frightened away.
McClurg Very Ill.
Dr. M.J. McClurg received
a dispatch yesterday afternoon stating that his father,
ex Gov. McClurg, was very ill at his home in Lebanon,
having had another hemorrhage. The doctor left yesterday
evening on the first train to go to his fathers
bedside.
Notice is hereby given
that the firm of Gould and McNerney, doing business under
the name of The Gould-McNerney Music Co., is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. L.W. McNerney continues the
business and assumes the debts and collects all the
accounts.
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Today's
Feature
Lipsync
Competition Entries Wanted.
News release
The Carthage
Chamber of Commerce, along with event sponsor
Grundys Body and Frame Shop, will host the
fifth annual Maple Leaf Three Minutes of Fame
LipSync Competition on Thursday, October 19 at
the Carthage High School Auditorium beginning at
7:00 p.m.
"The event is
guaranteed to be a lot of fun, for both those
competing and in the audience," said Beth
Foust, Planning Committee Member. "Everyone
is encouraged to form a team and create an
entertaining routine; local businesses, civic and
social organizations, even groups of friends or
family members! Since its lip-sync only,
even those musically challenged can
participate!"
The competition is
free and open to the public. All contestants must
provide a copy of their selected lip-sync song,
either on cassette or CD, cued and ready the
night of the event. Competition entry forms are
available at the Chamber office and Grundys
Body & Frame Shop must be turned in by
Monday, October 16. All song entries are subject
to approval by the committee. Prizes will be
awarded to first, second and third place in both
adult and youth division.
Local singer Duke
Mason will emcee the event. For more information
or an entry form for the Three Minutes of Fame
event, contact the Chamber office at 358-2373.
Mastering
American History Grant.
News release
The Carthage R-9
School District is pleased to announce the
receipt of a $995,429 Teaching American History
grant that has been awarded by the United States
Department of Education. The project, Mastering
American History, will be implemented in
partnership with Missouri Southern State
University, University of Missouri - Saint Louis,
the Historical Society of the State of Missouri,
the Powers Museum, and the Southwest Center
for Educational Excellence.
Mastering American
History is a three-year program to provide
Masters degrees in American History free of cost
to a cohort of 24 teachers from low-income and
under-performing schools across the state. The
project will promote National History Day with a
series of statewide workshops, and sponsor a
lecture series open to teachers and the public.
Innovative lessons created by participating
teachers will be made available to all Missouri
teachers via the Missouri Department of
Educations SuccessLink website. Mastering
American History will provide a model for a
future joint graduate program in history between
Missouri Southern State University and University
of Missouri - Saint Louis, a degree program that
will use distance learning to bring graduate
history education to a new audience of students.
Additionally, the grant provides the acquisition
of materials for the libraries of partner
institutions.
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Stench Report:
Friday,
9/22/06
No Stench
Detected on Carthage Square
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Saw a hitchhiker out on the
road the other day. I passed him goin the
wrong way and about an hour later came back by
him in the direction he was headin. I
wasnt willin to take the chance.The hitcher threw up his arms in disgust
as I passed him by. I felt a little less guilty
by seein him vent his frustration.
Wasnt the kind a person I wanted
ridin anyway, I told myself.
There was a time when Id
hardly ever pass the opportunity to give someone
a lift out on the road. Times are different, now.
Whether justified or not, feelins of
caution are always in the air.
I hope the guy got where he was
goin, but I doubt Ill be givin
in to the temptation to pick up any hikers
anytime soon.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin.
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This
Is A Hammer
By Samantha MazzottaInterior Painting
Q: Were
helping a friend paint several rooms in the house
hes restoring, and were having an
argument. Which should we paint first -- the
walls or the trim? And, can you offer tips to
make the work go faster? -- Joseph L., Eastport,
Maine
A: The first
answer is easy: Paint the walls first, and the
trim last. Trim takes much more time to paint
because of the level of detail involved,
especially in older buildings, which still
feature lots of molding.
The only way to
make painting go faster, unfortunately, is to
spend plenty of time prepping the rooms. This
includes scraping away old paint, sanding bare
wood, patching drywall and other damage, and
replacing rotted wood and deteriorated fixtures.
First, scrape away
old paint. If the paint is more than 30 years
old, it may contain lead -- wear a respirator
(not a filter mask) while scraping and cleaning
up. Old enamel paint is difficult and
time-consuming to scrape away, so budget plenty
of time to this task.
Use spackling
compound to cover nail holes and small dents or
dings in drywall. Wood putty will fill gouges and
small cracks in wood trim and fixtures.
Once the scraping
and patching is done, sand the wood smooth with a
medium-grade sandpaper, then finish with fine
grade. Smooth spackled areas with fine-grade
sandpaper as well, and run sandpaper over the
walls and glossy trim to help new paint adhere
more easily.
Mask off the walls
with painters tape, available at
home-improvement stores. Now that youve
prepped the area, start painting. I recommend
priming the walls first -- a primer with a base
that matches the type of paint youre using,
such as oil or latex. Make sure the rooms are
well-ventilated, and dont reuse the brushes
or rollers when applying the color coat.
Allow the primer
to dry, then paint the walls. Make sure everyone
agrees on the direction the brushes and rollers
should take -- either up and down, or side to
side. Let the base coat dry overnight, then apply
a second coat if needed. Once all the coats are
completely dry, remove the masking tape and begin
masking off the trim.
Oil-based paints
are best for wood trim, while latex works well on
drywall. In either case, wood trim must be
primed, especially if it is scraped bare of all
paint layers. Prime the trim, just make sure
its masked off from the walls and the
windows -- and then begin painting, paying
attention to fine details.
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