Mornin' Mail

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Monday, December 20, 1999 Volume VIII, Number 131

Did Ya Know?. . .The Knights of Pythias Christmas Party will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 at the K.P. Hall. Prime Rib & Fixin’, Christmas Party after dinner. Bring a gift to receive one.

Did Ya Know?. . .The next Diabetes Support Group will be Wednesday, December 22 at 4 p.m. in the dining room at McCune-Brooks Hospital. There will be a Christmas Party with Bingo, door prizes and refreshments. If you would like to plan or decorate call Kathy Anderson at 237-7233.

today's laugh

"What became of the hired man you got from the city?"

"He crawled under a mule to see why it didn’t go."

Speaker—"Nothing that is false ever does anybody any good."

Old Man (in audience)—"Yer’re wrong, stranger. I have false teeth and they do me a lot of good."

"Say, mister, what time is it?"

"’Bout Tuesday, I’d say."

"No, what hour? I have to catch a train."

"Aw, Tuesday’s close enough. There ain’t no train ‘til Saturday, anyhow."

1899
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

A Collision in the Dark.

Karl Burke, son of J.M. Burke, while riding horseback, collided with a horse and buggy in which Scot Rodeman, of Kendricktown, was driving to town. The accident happened between seven and eight o’clock Saturday night about a hundred yards south of the water works pumping station. The night was very dark and the horsemen did not see one another. One shaft of the buggy was broken and one wheel injured. The buggy was nearly tipped over by the plunging of the horse hitched to it, and Mr. Rodeman and a boy who was riding with him were both thrown out.

They were not much hurt but both got very muddy. The horse kept on plunging until it pulled through the harness and ran up the street loose, but was caught and taken home. Young Burke was thrown off the horse he was riding, but aside from a big bump on his head, showed no effects of the catastrophy.

Today's Feature
Free Attractions Offered at PM.

Precious Moments has announced that they will offer all of its attractions at no charge to the public December 19 through December 31.

"This free admission is offered by Precious Moments as our way of saying thanks for our 10th Anniversary Year and passing on our wishes of a Blessed Holiday Season," according to a news release.

The attractions include the Fountain of Angels show, the Wedding Island Tour, the Precious Moments Art Museum Tour (formerly Samuel J. Butcher’s home), and the Precious Moments Chapel.

The Fountain of Angels holiday show features live entertainment by the musical group Triumphant and the entire Fountain of Angels performance. Show times are offered at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. daily. On Sunday, December 26, shows are also offered at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Chapel tours are offered every twenty minutes, and the Wedding Island Tour has limited availability due to scheduled weddings.

The Chapel will be closed on Christmas and New Years Day and will close at 5 p.m. the day before each of these holidays.

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Approximately 1,400 Square Feet

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New Roof • New Wiring Inside/3 phase 220 to Building

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Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I suppose some science teacher told me once and I forgot. I caught part of the tv special the other night about the moon and it explained how the big cheese ball acts as a gyro that keeps the earth from tumblin’ end over end.

Mars doesn’t have that advantage and therefore doesn’t have predictable weather like we enjoy on occasion.

Next to the sun, our moon must be ‘bout the most important survival tool we have. They also said ever’ year the moon slips away about an inch. One a these millenniums it will literally drop off the planet. That should give the space program some real opportunities. When that happens, I’m sure folks will be amazed at all the fuss over that ancient problem of the Y2K bug.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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The Super Handyman

Q: The silicone tub caulk in my bathroom has developed a bad case of mildew and gets blacker all the time. Nothing will remove it. Do you know something that will?

A: If the mildew were on the surface, one of the mildew removers it. Apparently, the mildew is growing within the caulk.

In that case, you probably should remove the old caulk and recaulk. Be sure to clean the exposed cavity with bleach to kill any hidden mildew. Then spray in rubbing alcohol to help it dry before recaulking.

Dear Carrells: Our garage has only one bare light bulb hanging from the ceiling. It’s always dark and when the bulb burns out, I’m really in trouble. I looked at some different light fixtures but they weren’t exactly what I was looking for. Most were more decorative than functional and didn’t really give off any more light. I did find a socket that uses two bulbs instead of one. I screwed it into the original one and now I have two light bulbs instead of one. It may not be that great looking but it was only a dollar and I now have twice the light.

Dear Al: For some reason the automobile radiator hose on my wife’s car always wears, and ends up breaking, in the same spot. What I did the last time I replaced it was to cut the old hose up and fit it over the new hose in the spot that wears out so fast and act like a shield of sorts. It takes the pressure of the constant rubbing off the primary hose and allow it to last a lot longer. I check it often and replace the shield when it starts to wear.