Sidewalk Bids To Be Considered.

The Public Works Committee will review bids for the repair and replacement of all City-owned sidewalks this after noon at City Hall. The Council budgeted $50,000 for the project and Engineering Department Head Joe Butler told the Council last week that all bids came in under that amount.

The decision to undertake the project, which includes the City Parks, was influenced by the fact that a large number of privately owned sidewalks are in disrepair. The Council felt it could not require private citizens to repair their sidewalks if the City was not willing to take do the same.

The Committee is also scheduled to examine a sidewalk ordinance that is being proposed for Eureka Springs. The ordinance is of particular interest because it deals with regulations for sidewalks in historic areas. Committee Chair Bill Fortune told the Council last week that several ideas have been discussed dealing with incentives to encourage individual property owners to bring their sidewalks up to code. These include various combinations of private and City funding, neighborhood grants, and tax districts to pay for the improvements.

Victorian Carthage to Host Prime Rib Dinner For 40!!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

If you missed the Ellis opening last Friday night...Boy!..did you ever miss out on a great evening!! We were wall to wall people for awhile!! Jerry signed artwork purchased that evening and we all thank him very much for his time and support!! He has also very graciously agreed to help us even more! by being on our advisory board!! We just can't thank him enough!! and look forward to his valuable input!!

Speaking of new board members..we now have a full Board of Directors!! Our newest member was welcomed at our last meeting. Please join us in welcoming Susan Skaggs to our oh-so-fun-group!! We thank her for her help and commitment!!

Things are just going great guns around here!! We even got Eda to come out and look around!! It was good to see her...she's just too busy growing plants!!

We had a great group of people here Friday night!! We were sooooo excited to see sooo many of our friends from Carthage!! There were also quite a number of first-timers!! We hope they liked what they saw of us and that they will come again and again!!

Helen was pleased with Friday night, too!! We added at least 12 new member!! Thanks to all those who joined our little organization..we hope you won't be disappointed!! If you have any comments or suggestions please let us know...we aim to please!!

There were quite a few compliments on our hors d'oeuvres that evening and we say thank you and yes we do share our recipes!! Just ask us!! We have no secrets!! And thanks to our 'hang-around-the-kitchen-party-after-everyone's-gone-friends' for all their help in cleaning up!!

We are really excited about December 5th!! We are lending a couple of hands, some tables and some dishes as well as our humble little gallery to Victorian Carthage. They are hosting a prime rib dinner for 40!! Yes...we can fit all of them in here! We're sooo glad they asked us to help out!! After all we are neighbors..sort of. This will be quite an experience and a heck of a way to end our stay in our beloved Geranium House!!

A note on our hours due to the Holidays...we will try our best to keep things regular. AND if you have company and want to see Jerry's show and it's not a day we're open..just call me at home and we will get the place opened for you and your guests!! How's that for service!! Jerry's show will be here until December 31st so you have plenty of opportunities to come out and see his fabulous paintings!!

Great news!! Last week at a City Council meeting they voted unanimously to approve the changes for special use permits!! Our city engineer wrote up a change that would allow 'non-profit, philanthropic organizations that promote the humanities' to now be eligible for a special use permit!! We fit right into the category!! Keep your fingers crossed for us as we will now apply for one so we can move into Katherine Hyde's home!! We will have to get approval from the City Council and the neighbor's on 13th street..so keep us in your prayers!! We have visited with most of the neighbors and have gotten only positive feedback soooo, here we go! This is so exciting!!

Cheers to all of our wonderful supporters!! And we wish everyone a great Thanksgiving Holiday!

More........next week!!

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Bein' out on the road over the weekend, the price of gasoline became a point of interest. 'Course there is a variety of conditions that dictate the importance of a few pennies per gallon.

One such factor is the distance traveled since the last bathroom break. The emphasis quickly changes from the price to whether the place looks like it has decent rest rooms. The weather and the amount of traffic also played a small part in the calculation. After seein' the price as low as 83.9 (at a busy intersection right after leavin' the relatives) we ended up payin 92.9 a couple a hours out. We also were ready for a cup a coffee (after visiting a fairly clean facility) so it saved us a little time on the way home, but cost an extra buck or so. By then the gauge was in the red so it wouldn't a mattered if we were in a traffic jam durin' a downpour .

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin'.

by

McCune Brooks Hospital

Health Notes

MIRACLE OR MYTH? The facts about melatonin have all but been obscured under the heavy hype that has been coming at us in recent months. Suffice it to say, that the hormone does do a great many wonderful things in the human body. But I, for one, prefer to stay away from any synthetic or animal-derived form of the hormone until more tests are done and the results carefully analyzed.

But in abstaining from commercially prepared melatonin products, I am not melatonin challenged. I get mine the old-fashioned way: through nature.

Melatonin is produced in the body by the pineal gland, located near the center of the brain. Secretion levels depend on the light detected by the eyes. This means, melatonin levels will be influenced by daily light and dark cycles, and by seasonal changes in sunlight.

Researchers into the effect melatonin might have on boosting the immunity system, reducing the problems of aging, enhancing the sex drive, etc., agree that the hormone seems to present some exciting prospects. But they urge caution until such time as they can come up with proof that the hormone does what its supporters say it does, and with none or relatively few side-effects.

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