Today's Feature

3^rd Annual May Cemetery Event.

Park Cemetery’s 3rd Annual May Cemetery Event will be held Saturday, May 5th beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Park Cemetery.

The program will begin with a Memorial Dedication to Lt. Lyman Burch. Burch was a 1st Lt. in the Civil War who never had a Memorial Marker placed on his burial site. A Civil War Military Gun Salute is planned, with Steve Cottrell saying a few words at the service.

A chautauqua will be held following the dedication. Priscilla Bethel and Doug Dickey from Stone’s Throw Theater will portray two prominent individuals who helped shape Carthage, MO. The two individuals are Emma Knell and Ward Schrantz. The Heartland Band, led by Vicki Mays and Nancy Sanders, will provide musical entertainment.

Along with the two events will be the horse drawn hearse from Knell Mortuary, and the Abbey Mausoleum where Ward Schrantz is entombed will be open. Sack dinners will be provided by McCune-Brooks Hospital, consisting of sandwiches (turkey or ham), chips, cookie and lemonade or water. There is a $3.50 charge for the sack dinner which covers the cost of the meal. The public is encouraged to attend and to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.

I’ve known some folks that I think have mastered the art of nappin’ without closin’ their eyes. There’s that time of day (usually after lunch) when they seem to go off to never-never land.

I tried hangin’ the hammock out last summer. Figured I’d see if hammock nappin’ was better than T.V. nappin. I found it ta be pretty comfortable, but it appears that no one likes ta see a napper in public. Cars drivin’ by would honk and folks’d yell out "ya oughta be mowin’ that grass."

I suppose that until society accepts the nap, I’ll adhere to the standard policy that nappers have followed for years. "Don’t ask, Don’t tell."

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Just Jake Talkin’.

Here's A Tip
By JoAnn Derson

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