Farmers Market Featured In Directory

The Main Street Carthage Farmers Market will be included in the Missouri Department of Agriculture 1999 Farmers Market Directory along with approximately 70 other markets throughout the state.

"Actually the omission was realized recently with seven other locations, and we are currently listed as an insert with the 1998 Directory," says Diane Sharits, Main Street Carthage Programer. "As of last week the State Agriculture Office had already received 15 phone calls requesting information about the Main Street Carthage Farmers Market. We are the only listing in Jasper County."

For a copy of the 30 page directory which also includes harvest dates, weights, and containers information please call 573-751-3394.

The Main Street Carthage Farmers Market began in 1990 and offers a variety of homegrown fruits, vegetables, bedding plants and flowers, and home baked items.

"In addition to the regular abundance of corn, tomatoes, cantaloupe and watermelon right now, vendors have been providing fresh blackberries, eggs, and salsa!! Be sure to come early. Many items sell out quickly!" adds Ms. Sharits.

A combination of excellent growing seasons in recent years and an increased customer base has more than tripled the number of vendors.

Main Street Farmers Market is held each Wednesday and Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to Noon on the Historic Carthage Square. For additional information, please call 417 358-4974

Free Colorectral Cancer Screening

Begins August 3

The Mercy Regional Health Foundation at St. John's in Joplin, in conjunction with KOAM TV, Channel 7 is sponsoring a free area-wide screening program for colorectal cancer. The program begins August 3 and offers four-state residents a simple test kit that can be used in the privacy of the home. People age 40 and over are urged to take advantage of the free test.

The Colon Cancer Screening Program will be conducted by the Foundation at St. John's Mercy Health Resource Library. People who want to receive a free kit may call 1-800-24-COLON (1-800-242-6566) for long distance or 625-2800 in Joplin between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, August 3 through August 28, 1998.

The program was first presented in 1988 and again in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996. Although you may have participated in the past, you should repeat the test. Over 34,000 have participated from the four-state area with 19,984 of the kits returned for free laboratory tests. Of those, 1,132 were found to be positive and required follow-up by their local private physicians.

Colorectal cancer is a major cancer killer in the country and in its early stages, there are no symptoms. One out of 20 adults will develop colorectal cancer at some point in their lives. It affects men and women equally. If detected early, this cancer can be successfully treated 92% of the time.

The test kit checks for minute signs of blood in the stool that cannot be seen by the human eye. The kits are easy to obtain, easy to use, and most importantly, could save a life.

The test kits are provided free to the four-state area by members of the Foundation's Annual Giving Club, "Blast From The Past" annual event and other donations to the Mercy Regional Health Foundation at St. John's. KOAM-TV, St. John's Laboratory Department and other volunteers also provide free services.

Anyone needing further information about colon cancer or other diseases may contact St. John's Mercy Health Resource Library between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The library is located at 3001 McClelland Boulevard, south of St. John's Rehabilitation Center

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I suppose it took more than a little convincin’ ta get folks ta give up on the horse and buggy. More than anything, it was probably the idea of bein’ comfortable with a known mode of gettin’ from here to there.

Automobiles aren’t entirely the blessin’ that proponents of that industry would have liked ever’one to believe, but they did offer a lot of advantages.

The one thing that changed the most was the amount a time folks spend just a walkin’. By the time ya saddled up on a horse and got all set ta go, you could be most places. Nowadays, a visit to a neighbor on the other side of the block warrants takin’ the car.

‘Course one of the big advantages of car ownin’ is ya don’t have to clean out the stall. Another is if ya leave the car in the garage, you don’t have ta keep puttin’ fuel in it just so ya have somethin’ ta clean later.

This is some fact, nut mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’

by

Carthage Farm & Home

Super Handyman

by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell

Q: We have a heavy buildup of hair spray on our painted bathroom walls. How can we remove the buildup without damaging the walls?-J.H.
A:Since hair spray rinses out of your hair when you shampoo, we suggest trying any : Since hairs spray rinses out all-purpose cleaner, such as Fantastic or Formula 409 to remove the buildup on your bathroom walls.

Test it in a small area, to make sure it won't affect the paint color.

Q: I live in a townhouse with noisy neighbor. Can I install half-inch-thick rigid insulation on the walls to block out the noise? Is there a better way that's just as easy? -M.C.
A: Your idea certainly would help, and the walls could be covered with a padded fabric to hide the insulation as well as block out even more of the noise.

An added layer of plasterboard also would help.

Maybe you could get the neighbors to give their side of the common wall a similar treament. They might welcome the added privacy.

Q: We ave a concrete slab porch that leaches salt whenever it rains. what's the best way to treat the slab to keep this to a minimum?-R.S.
A: If the slab is covered, try to make sure the grade is such that the rain water drains away. Whether it's covered or not, the leaching- efflorescence- can be retarded by applying a water seal to the surface.

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