today's
laugh
I bought a dog for five dollars and I
sold him. How much did I lose?
You bought a dog for five dollars and
you sold him and you want to know how much you lost?
Well, what did you sell him for?
For chewing up the furniture.
Can you think of anything worse than
raining cats and dogs?
Yes, hailing taxies.
Waiter, the portions seem to have
gotten a lot smaller lately.
Just an optical illusion, sir. Now that
the restaurant has been enlarged, they look
smaller....that's all.
Do you feel like a cup of tea?
Of course not. Do I look like one?
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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Close Call on the Rails.
Early yesterday morning, in a downpour
of painful rain an electric car was nearly thrown off the
tracks. The motorman threw on his brakes, but the wheels
slid along the rails as though they had been covered with
grease. He then reveresed his motors, but the wheels spun
around backwards without taking hold. The controller
handle was thrown around until all the current was going
through the motors, but without any effect. The car
jammed into the flat cars, which comprised the train, and
some of the passengers piled out of the back door with
the greatest celerity some of them had displayed for
years.
The front vestibule of the car was
smashed into kindling wood, but, strange to say the
motorman who stayed by his car, escaped without injury.
No one else was injured as well. The car did not leave
the rails and didn't blockade the track for more than a
few minutes.
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Today's Feature Copeland Named CEO of McCune-Brooks.
The Board of Trustees of
McCune-Brooks Hospital has appointed Robert (Bob)
Y. Copeland, Jr., FACHE, as Chief Executive
Officer and Hospital Administrator. Copeland
started at McCune-Brooks Hospital in May of 1996
as Director of Patient Care Services.
Copeland has served as Interim
Administrator since July of 1998, following the
retirement of longtime Administrator, James W.
McPheeters, III.
Before his tenure at
McCune-Brooks Hospital, Copeland served as Chief
Operations Officer at Skaggs Hospital in Branson.
Prior to Branson, Copeland has served in upper
management hospital positions in Tulsa,
McAlester, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Copeland
is a 1984 graduate of the University of Oklahoma
where he received his bachelor's of business
administration in finance.
In 1986, he received his
master's of health administration from Washington
University School of Medicine in St. Louis,
Missouri. Copeland is board-certified in
healthcare management and a Fellow in the
American College of Healthcare Executives.
He is married to the former
Rebecca Knight of Jasper. In Carthage, Bob is a
member of the First United Methodist Church, the
Carthage Rotary Club, Carthage Chamber of
Commerce - currently serving as Vice-President,
and Chairman of the Carthage Leadership Class
Organization Committee.
William J. Cheney, President of
the Board of Trustees, says, "We are excited
to have Bob Copeland as CEO of our local
hospital. He is a talented executive with strong
healthcare experience and we value his
leadership."
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
First a February, my
warning call to all those who might need the
reminder about the importance of the middle
of this month as it relates to the general
well bein' of any relationship ya might be
involved in.
Now I know that a good
portion of ya get tired a me doin' this
little reminder ever' year, but for those
poor souls that forget the 14th of this
month, it's gotta be done.
After all, it's not that
the earth will come to an end if those
flowers or candy doesn't show up. The real
tragedy is the year of makin' up for it.
'Course I'm mainly talkin'
to the male species. This is one portion of
the social fabric that has not yet moved onto
the equality scale. Bathrooms at the
convenience store may be shared by male and
female (on an individual basis of course),
but the "glass ceiling" for men is
Valentine's day.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin'.
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Weekly Column
The Super Handyman
Dear Al: My old hammer handle
split, so I decided to replace it rather than buy
a new hammer. I have a little trick that I use
when I'm doing a project like this. First I place
the new wooden handle into the oven and heat it
for 10 to 15 minutes. That dries out the wood so
that it shrinks just a little bit. When I replace
the hammer head and the shims, I use a little oil
on the wood. The oil plus the moisture in the air
will cause the wood to swell just a little and
take up any slack there might have been in the
new fit.
A SUPER HINT- Clean a dirty
butcher block with a paste made of lemon juice
and baking soda. Apply the paste on stains, and
let it sit overnight. Then rub the paste into the
butcher block, and you should have a really clean
work surface again.
One common mistake during a
drywall repair is not getting it flat enough.
Often it's hard to take off enough compound to
make it smooth without revealing the repair. One
way to get a smooth, flat look is to rake a ruler
over the patch before it dries. The professionals
have large trowels for that job, but we can use a
stiff ruler. Another way to save some time is to
smooth over the patch with a damp sponge, to
remove some of the compound. Either technique can
cut way down on your sanding time after the
compound has dried.
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