| Today's Feature Candidates Face Final Day.
Most County candidates are
expected to show up at the Carthage Courthouse
this evening to wait for the votes to be
announced. Typically the gathering begins
sometime around 8 p.m. This will be County Clerk
Margie Bull's last oversight of the event as she
is resigning at the end of her term.
One of the races drawing
enhanced interest is in fact the battle for
Margie's position. Five candidates, John Putnam,
Jim Lobbey, Alan Bull, Randy Stanley, and Craig
Putnam, have campaigned diligently for the job
with no clear cut forerunner breaking away from
the pack. The margin of victory may come down to
a small number of votes.
Incumbents Danny Hensley,
Presiding Commissioner, and Shirley Norris,
Auditor both face opposition and have seen
significant campaigns by Kathy Rowland for
Commissioner, and Jim Hunter IV for Auditor. The
Commissioner race will face opposition in the
General as will the winner of the primary for the
Republican for Circuit Clerk between Linda
Williams and Cory Gjeruldsen.
Incumbent Joe Schoeberl,
Associate Judge, has also seen an aggressive
campaign from opponent Gayle Crane.
Today's Polling
Places
The polling places for election
will be as follows:
Carthage 1st Ward 1st Precinct,
Senior Citizens Center
Carthage 1st Ward 2nd Precinct,
Grace Episcopal Church, 820 Howard
Carthage 2nd Ward 1st Precinct,
Memorial Hall
Carthage 2nd Ward 2nd Precinct,
Memorial Hall
Carthage 3rd Ward 1st Precinct,
Fire Station, North Entrance
Carthage 3rd Ward 2nd Precinct,
Columbian School
Carthage 4th Ward 1st Precinct,
Junior High School
Carthage 4th Ward 2nd Precinct,
Fairview School
Carthage 5th Ward 1st Precinct,
Mark Twain School
Carthage 5th Ward 2nd Precinct,
Fair Acres Family Y
Carthage R-9 School Opening
Plans
Dr. Kenneth C. Bowman, Jr.,
Superintendent of the Carthage R-9 Schools, has
announced plans for the opening of the 1998-99
school term.
Monday, August 31, 1998, will
be the official opening of school for grades
Kindergarten through 12. Classes will begin at
8:00 a.m. with early dismissal at 1:30 p.m. on
opening day. Thereafter, school will be in
session from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Buses will
operate on their normal schedules. Anyone
desiring information concerning transportation
should contact the office of Larry Linn,
Assistant Superintendent, telephone 359-7001.
School cafeterias will be prepared to serve
school lunches on the first day of school.
Breakfasts will be served in all schools
beginning Tuesday, September 1, 1998.
Missouri school laws and the
Carthage R-9 Board of Education require students
to be immunized against polio, diphtheria, mumps,
measles and rubella. Tetanus and pertussis may be
included in the vaccine. Students may enroll once
verification of immunizations is provided to the
school. All students must have up-to-date
immunization records to attend classes.
Elementary students (Grades
K-6) new in Carthage this year will be
enrolled at the school which they will attend
from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August
13, 1998 or Friday, August 14, 1998. Persons with
questions regarding boundaries of elementary
districts may call 359-7001. All elementary
students and parents unable to attend these
enrollment sessions should report prior to the
first day of school to the principal's office at
the school they will attend.
Children who are five years of
age before the first day of August are eligible
to enroll for kindergarten. Each child is
required to furnish: Proof of age which may be a
birth certificate or hospital record showing date
of birth, verification of immunization, and
social security number.
Students will be assigned to
rooms on Monday, August 31, 1998, at which time
textbooks and other supplies furnished by the
school will be issued.
Junior High students,
who have not previously enrolled, should enroll
as follows: Monday, August 17, 1998, all 7th
grade students starting at 9:00 a.m.; Tuesday,
August 18, 1998, all 8th grade students at 9:00
a.m. and all 9th grade students at 1:00 p.m. New
students must bring last year's report card or
other proof of grade placement.
Students in 7th grade, who
enrolled in the spring, may pick up schedules and
receive locker assignments on Wednesday, August
19, 1998, between 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon. Students
in 8th grade, who enrolled in the spring, are to
pick up their schedules and receive locker
assignments on Thursday, August 20, 1998, between
9:00 a.m. and 12 noon. All 9th grade students who
enrolled last spring are to pick up schedules and
receive locker assignments on Thursday, August
20, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Padlocks on hall lockers are
optional, but are recommended for security
purposes. If a lock is desired, it must be a
school issued lock. A deposit of $3.00 is
required from each locker occupant, which will be
returned to the student at the end of the school
year when the lock is returned.
On Monday, August 31, 1998, all
Junior High students will report to their first
hour classes by 8:00 a.m.
Senior High students,
who have not previously enrolled should select
their classes and complete schedules on August
14, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 to
3:00 p.m.
Senior High students who
enrolled in the spring will pick up schedules in
the Auditorium lobby and then get their locker
assignment in the Auditorium lobby on the
following dates from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon and
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Seniors-Wednesday, August
19; Juniors-Thursday, August 20; Sophomores-
Friday, August 2; Makeup day ( if unable to pick
up schedules as shown above.)-Monday, August 24.
Padlocks on hall lockers are
optional but recommended for security purposes.
If a lock is desired, it must be a school issued
lock and a deposit of $3.00 is required, which
will be returned to the student at the end of the
school year when the lock is returned. Physical
Education locks are required and will be issued
on the first day of school from the Physical
Education teacher, who will collect the deposit
of $3.00. This will be done on a semester basis
in the Physical Education classes.
The following information will
be requested from each student at the time of
registration: Present address and phone number,
parent or guardian's place of employment and work
phone number, emergency contact person (in case
if parents can not be reached.), doctor's name
and phone number, students planning to drive to
school must register their license plate number
and may secure a parking sticker to park in one
of the student lots. ( A sticker is not required
if the student wishes to park in the street.),
immunization records.
After receiving their schedule
and locker assignment, students may go to their
locker and locate their class rooms, but will be
limited to hallways only as custodial work
continues in the classrooms.
Schedule changes may be made
with the counselors during the week of August
17-21 only. Further changes can be made during
the first five (5) days of school, but these must
be cleared by the principal. Any changes after
September 6th will be of an emergency nature
only.
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