The Council to Decide.

The City Council agenda for tomorrow night’s regular meeting in City Hall at 7:30 may draw a substantial gallery of spectators.

A request by Bill Wilson to rezone property located at 918 W. Centennial from B Second Dwelling to District O Non Retail was turned down by the Planning, Zoning, and Historic Preservation Commission last week. The Council will hear an appeal to that decision from Wilson during the new business portion of the meeting. Several neighbors attended the zoning meeting voicing their objections.

The other agenda item that may be of interest to many is the consideration and discussion of the recent Chamber of Commerce Audit. The audit was completed by Mense, Churchwell, and Mense as a condition of the City’s contract with the Chamber for tourism and promotional services.

Council members were asked to submit any questions in writing so the Chamber’s auditor could respond Tuesday evening. Several Council members had submitted written concerns by last Friday at noon as requested.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Havin’ grown up in a small town sundries store, I particularly will miss the College Pharmacy, which is closing for good at the end of the month. The place is one of the last reminders of that era of the corner drug store bein’ the center of activity for many small communities.

I can remember the school buses lined up outside our small store to pick up kids who scurried down for a rootbeer float after school. It was the center of critical information bein’ passed throughout the town, along with a little gossip now and then. Then there were the occasional late night calls needing a run to the store for minor emergencies.

As long as College Pharmacy was open, I could stop by and glimpse the echoes of the past, soon only the sound of silence.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Workman's Loan

The Super Handyman

Dear Al & Kelly:

When you need to set down your paintbrush for just a minute or two, do what I do. Attached to the side of my paint can is one of those plastic cup-holders that is designed to fit on the inside of a car door when traveling.

When I need to take a break, I just set the brush into it. If you are using a small brush, you can put a cup into the holder first. If you want to, you can easily clean the paint off it later.

Dear Al: I love to tinker around in my shop. My specialty is fixing up small appliances. Since most small appliances are full of tiny parts that I need to keep track of, I keep a small muffin pan on my workbench.

I have numbers from 1 to 12 in the bottom of the muffin cups, and I put the parts in the cups in the order that they were removed. I never lose any of the tiny parts, and I can always tell in which order to replace them. It saves time and a lot of aggravation. After all, tinkering is supposed to be fun.

A SUPER HINT—A steel-wool pad is handy for removing rust on garden tools and other things. To make it even handier, store the pad in a small container of oil. The oil helps the pad work better, and the pad won't rust when stored in oil.