Softball Field Progress.

The Public Services Committee gave tentative approval Monday evening for initial drawings of the concession stand/scoring booth/rest room facility for the new softball fields at Fair Acres Sports Complex. More detailed plans will be presented to the Committee at a later date. Funding for the expansion of the Complex has been made possible by a grant from the Steadley Foundation.

The Committee also authorized Parks Director Alan Bull to put out for bid materials needed for an underground drainage system for the area east of the existing baseball fields. The National Guard will provide the earth work for the installation of the system.

A request to use a portion of Myers Park Development property for a ultra light fly in during the Maple Leaf festivities will be recommended to the full Council by the Committee. The recommendation is contingent upon the organization sponsoring the event providing necessary confirmation of insurance.

The Committee also discussed the possibility of opening a north entrance to Memorial Hall to make the lobby area wheelchair accessible.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

It was brought to our attention by several callers that the Mornin’ Mail didn’t mention that there would be a parade for the Maple Leaf Festival this year. If this caused some discomfort for our readers we’re sorry. With all the activities to be listed, I suppose we just took the parade for granted.

As with any list we prob’ly left out other important activities, though less obvious to most.

We do get ta feelin’ a little lonely at the office now and then and it’s good ta know that folks do still pay attention to our efforts to inform the community of what’s goin’ on.

Keep those calls comin’, even if it’s just ta say what ya wanna hear about. It’s all news to us.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Carthage Printing

PRIME TIME WITH KIDS

by Donna Erickson

Set aside special time with your kids and join in for some messy fun putting paint to paper without a paintbrush. Everyone will delight in the process as you experiment with innovative materials for making prints. When your project is complete and the paint is dry, let your kids sign their favorite and display it on the family bulletin board or on the refrigerator door. Use the extra beauties for gift wrap, greeting cards and for covers for trinket boxes or to protect favorite storybooks and school textbooks.

Spread lots of newspaper on a table, cover the kids with old painting shirts and gather the supplies for the project you choose. Print on construction paper, recycled plain paper bags cut open, butcher paper, index cards for making postcards or recipe cards, sturdy writing paper and envelopes.

Rolling-pin prints: Find an old rolling pin at a garage sale or from your kids’ toy box if they don’t play with it anymore. Wind household string tightly around the rolling pin. The rounds of string may be close or far apart. Glue the string ends in place. Let dry.

Pour thick poster paint into an aluminum tray that is large enough for dipping and coating the string on the rolling pin. Make a print by rolling the rolling pin on the paper. For a variation, glue string in geometric or squiggly shapes on the rolling pin or on a block of wood.