Did Ya Know... The showing of "Dark Horse" at the Stone's Throw Theatre will run July 31-Aug. 2, and Aug. 8-Aug. 10. Reservations are required. Call 358-9665.
Did Ya Know... Booth space is available on the Square all day Sat., Oct. 18 for the 1997 Maple Leaf Festival. Those interested should contact the Carthage Chamber of Commerce at 358-2373 or stop by at 107 East 3rd Street. Discounts are being offered to vendors registerrd before Sept. 22.
Did Ya Know... Law enforcement officers will attempt to respond immediately to an abuse call when the caller indicates violence is imminent or in progress; a full order of protection is in effect; or the caller indicates domestic violence has occurred previously between the parties.
"What's the longest period of time?" "One payday to the next!"
My wife must be descended from Noah. When we travel, she takes two of everything!
One day a chain smoker died. The undertaker put him into a flip-top coffin. I went to a place with sand, sea, and surf. I came back bushed, burned, and busted!
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Corner Stone Laying.
After the exercises at the G. A. R. lot the procession and crowd moved west to the soldiers cemetery where the new monument is to be erected by the ladies of the Monument Association. Four large flags were draped over the lot and the derrick used in handling the stones was decorated with bunting and flowers.
After prayer by Rev. A. J. Van Wagner, the box to be placed in the corner stone was closed. It contained the names of the members of the Monument Association, the plans of the structure, copies of each of the Carthage papers, etc. The corner stone of Carthage stone was then laid and John H. Flanigan followed with an address appropriate to the occasion. He spoke of the good work of patriotic people in behalf of the enterprise, particularly that of Mrs. Hampton and Mrs. Lou Reed, and told how the women had been successful in spite of discouragements and some opposition.
Mornin',
The news that the water towers are gonna cost substantially less that anticipated is creatin’ an opportunity that seldom is afforded most communities. Around a million dollars or so that it looks like may be available for expandin’ the planned water/wastewater/storm water improvements.
Several ideas have been put up for consideration already, includin’ simply payin’ the money back toward the bond and increasin’ the size of at least one of the planned water towers. I’d like to bring up another possibility that is needed. Usin’ the funds to improve the storm water drainage problem that is at its maximum capacity durin’ even small rain storms.
I doubt that a million would completely solve the problem, but it would go a long way toward eliminatin’ the flooded streets and more than a few basements that fill durin’ major downpours.
The studies have been made, the solutions have been identified, all we need now is the funds to do the job. The people voted for improvements and this one is needed.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
The CW&EP Board announced last week that a replacement for Production Manager John Garrett had been hired. Garrett will retire at the end of this year.
Larry Moorehouse, who previously worked for CW&EP, will begin work this fall in preparation for Garrett’s departure. Moorehouse will also assume Garrett’s role as a member of the management team created three years ago which also includes Marge Housh as Business Manager, and Jerry Simmons as the Systems Manager.
It was reported during the last CW&EP Board meeting that the preliminary report of operations for fiscal year 1996/97 showed a cash balance of $3,776,937.36 with $1,142,000 unreserved. It was also noted that a reimbursement from the City for debt service payment of $369,000 will be reflected in July’s books. This will bring the unreserved cash just above the Board’s target of $1,500,000.
An increase in annual operating electric revenues of 4.5% was also reported. The industrial portion was up 11.2%.
by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell
Sponsored by Carthage Farm & Home Supply, Inc.
Dear Al & Kelly: I'd like to share a tip that we first tried on our family camping trips and now use when we go up to the lake cabin that we've been building this year. We lug all our supplies around in one of the kids' old red wagons. You can load it up with quite a bit of stuff. Since the cart is low to the ground, it's stable and not likely to tip over. We sometimes need two people to pull it, but it beats making 10 trips! - W. S.
Dear Carrells: Well, I did what I always warned my son never to do. I broke my key off in the lock of my front door. I don't know how it happened. Fortunately, I had a spare key for the back door. It was a hassle to get the broken key out of the lock. I tried a couple of different ways to remove the key but had no luck. Finally, I confessed to my son. After he got a good laugh, he suggested I try a magnet. Well, I did and the key came out. Just thought I'd tell you all what worked for me. - P. E. Many keys are made of a nonferrous metal, so a magnet wouldn't help with them. That's where you'd want to straighten out a tiny fishhook to work the key stub out of the lock.
A Super Hint: One thing you can do to help your outside air conditioner compressor stay cool is to shade it. You can fashion a tarpaulin, awning or simple canopy to shade it from the sun. Make sure you leave it ample air-flow room.