Quick Council Meeting.

Septic Tank Policy Reported.

The City Council approved the six Council bills on the agenda after second reading with little discussion during its regular meeting on Tuesday evening. There was no new business. The meeting lasted less than forty minutes.

Included in the meeting were public hearings concerning the proposed annexation of property located at 2816 S. Maple and 1327 Baker Boulevard.

The owner of the 2816 S. Maple property, G.M. Lynch, told the Council that he would encourage other property owners around him to also come into the City. The home is located in the subdivision just south of the WalMart Super Center.

Lynch said that wells in the area are contaminated and he has resorted to using bottled water. The concentration of septic systems is suspected as the reason for poor water in the area.

City Director of Engineering told the Council that it has been City policy in the past to allow property with septic tanks to annex into the City without requiring they be hooked up to the sewer system.

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Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Seein’ as how this is the last Mornin’ Mail of the century, (no paper tomorrow for the holiday) I’d like ta thank those merchants who make it possible for you to take part in this community experiment.

I’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment to thank these folks yourself for allowin’ the Mornin’ Mail to take up valuable counter space for your convenience.

‘Course those who sponsor the Mail with their hard earned cash play a big part in gettin the paper on the street ever’ day also. Be sure to mention that ya "saw it in the Mornin’ Mail" when you frequent those who advertise with us.

We look forward to continuin’ our role as the only newspaper printed in Carthage, Missouri.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR and a great new millennium. There has been so much talk about this change that I am personally ready to sit in front of a warm fire with family and friends and usher in another new day. I believe that we have an opportunity each day to be at our best and if it takes a new years day to make us kind, compassionate, helpful and truly caring by means of a resolution...then great, as long as we get there and are making it a daily thought. This year I thought turning 50 was a big deal until I started to put it into the perspective that 50 years is just a speck of time NOW I feel young!

Counting just a few of this years blessings is fun. My family ranks right at the top and I am grateful to each of you who has been a part of my life in any small way. Even, and sometimes especially, that smile or hello from a stranger on the street, my close associates and friends, and customers whom I have grown to love over the years are among my blessings. You are my most important teachers in life...making me stretch my day to include one more person or spending hours or days searching for that "right remedy" the old herbalist had tried and found to be true , learning from questions and tidbits of information passed in a brief conversation. Digging deeper into my soul to make sure what I am doing is not just an easy habit, but still a calling and an important function in the lives of those whom I touch.

Thank you all for being you and May you have health and happiness and love each day of your life. Practice kindness as it is contagious.

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Dear Tom and Ray:

My ‘84 Tercel temperature gauge approaches the red mark when I drive on the highway.

At speeds under 40, it’s fine. Turning on the heat inside the car seems to make the needle go down a little. I have had the thermostat and radiator cap replaced. My boyfriend checked the water pump and pronounced it OK (he’s a weekend mechanic). He thinks the radiator is clogged. Is there a way to check this? And if so, do I have to buy a whole new radiator, or can it be de-clogged? — Debbie

TOM: Some radiators can be flow-tested, and if they are plugged up they can be "de-clogged." But for this radiator, it’s just not worth it, Debbie.

RAY: Right. Based on your description of the problem (the high-speed overheating), and the things you’ve already tried, it almost certainly is a plugged-up radiator. So

I’d just have your boyfriend check the core for any signs of deterioration, and if he sees any at all, go ahead and get a new radiator.

TOM: A radiator for this car should cost less than $200, which is cheap — as far as radiators go. And I’m sure your boyfriend is dying to learn how to put one of these in (fortunately, it’s very easy on a Tercel).

RAY: But in the meantime, Debbie, I would urge you not to drive it. If the temperature gauge is near the red mark, you’re overheating the engine and risking serious long-term damage to the engine.

And unless your boyfriend is dying to learn how to install a new head gasket or cylinder head, too, I’d park this thing until it’s fixed, OK?