Did Ya Know... History on Videos Series at the Powers Museum will feature WPA Artists this weekend. Showings are at 11, 1 & 3 on Sat., and at 1 & 3 on Sun. Did Ya Know... "Bell, Book and Candle" will be playing at Stone's Throw Theatre June 19, 20, 21 and June 26, 27, 28 and 29. For more information and reservations call 358-9665.
Did Ya Know... June 14 is Flag Day. The Rhoda Fairchild Chapter NSDAR will hold a Flag Day Celebration at the Broadview Country Club.
Little Clarence, climbing a tree, began to fall swiftly toward the ground, "Oh, Lord, save me! Save me. . . Never mind, Lord, my pants caught on a branch."
First spinster, "Why did you sell your double bed and buy twin beds?" Second spinster, "Because every night I look under the bed to see if a man is there. With two beds, my chances are doubled.
My wife wanted a mink coat. I wanted a new car. We compromised. We bought a fur coat, but we keep it in the garage.
Tact is social lying.
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Little Henry St. John Had a Narrow Escape Yesterday.
Little Henry St. John, the 5-year-old son of Mrs. Mary B. St. John, was run down by a reckless driver at the corner of Fifth and Main streets last evening and had a narrow escape from death.
He was on his way up town to get a loaf of bread and was just crossing the street when a buggy rapidly approached on Fifth street from the west. The little fellow did not see the danger in time and was knocked down by the horse.
His right leg bears the imprint of the horses's hoof and the small toe of his left foot was crushed nearly off. The driver of the buggy backed his horse so as to clear the child and drove rapidly away without waiting to see the result of his carelessness. The little boy was taken to his home on Seventh street and Dr. F. W. Flower called to dress his hurts.
He is getting along nicely today.
Budget Committee Chairman Bill Johnson praised the Council for participating in the Budget meetings at last Tuesday's Council meeting. He said that most of the lengthy meetings were attended by at least nine of the ten members of the full Council.
Committee member Donna Harlan told the Council that there are some items in the Budget that she doesn't agree with, but commended the Committee on the good job they did.
Council member Nolan Henry, who attended most of the Budget meetings although not a member, said the Committee worked hard to bring a balanced budget.
"Maybe they even worked too hard," said Henry "picking the pepper out of it. But overall I think they did a good job."
The Council will vote on the proposed budget at the next Council meeting and the document would take effect on July 1, 1997. The proposed budget comes within approximately $50,000 of matching projected revenues with projected expenditures, as close to a "balanced" budget as has been seen for several years.
I suppose most will grumble along and up the ante to continue the coffee drinkin’ habit. With the recent significant increase in prices seen at the local level, there may have ta be some choices made.
Should I drink that cup of coffee, or should I make the house payment? Surely the kids will be able to get a part time job durin’ college, they couldn’t hold a grudge just ‘cause I wasn’t strong enough to go without caffeine for a few days.
The coffee shops in town will no doubt see an increase in the number of cups poured, unless they bring their prices into line. Possibly all you can drink coffee shops could break even if they put in a pay station at the rest rooms.
Most likely we’ll see some of those “one free refill” signs poppin’ up and possibly smaller servin’ sizes.
Maybe the English do have the better solution with their tea habit. I’d guess there will be a lot a folks switchin’ over, at least the bean counters.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
by Mari An Willis
This spring has been a gorgeous one. Another chick has come home to roost. My daughter, Jennifer and husband Travis, have relocated to Carthage from the big city of Galveston/Houston, TX. Jennifer will be joining me in my business.
With extra summer activities making demands on our bodies, amino acids are necessary for optimized muscle growth. The focus here is on eight of the essential amino acids. L-lysine in combination with l-arginine increases human growth hormone which in turn promotes muscle tissue growth. It also helps herpes, calcium absorption and recovery from trauma. L-threonine helps balance the other amino acids. It helps control seizures. L-valine helps restore muscle mass after injury. It also balances nitrogen and hydrogen in the body.
L-methionine aids muscle weakness. It is similar to choline which breaks down fatty acids and nourishes the brain. L-leucine promotes the healing of bones, skin and muscles. L-phenylalanine relives pain and is an anti-inflammatory. Used for depression. L-tryptophan releases hormone, leading to muscle and tissue growth. L-isoleucine nourishes muscle tissue and regulates blood sugar and energy. It must be used in combination with l-valine and l-leucine.
You may find additional information by reading Prescription for Nutritional Healing by James F. Balch, M.D. and Phyllis A. Balch, C.N.C. or The Doctor's Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia by Simon Saul Hendler, M.D., Ph.D.
One of the bills we worked on this year was House Bill 811. It would have set up a quasi governmental corporation named the Missouri Healthy Children's Corporation. The directors would have been mostly bureaucrats from the Departments of Health and Insurance.
The purpose of the bill was to allow this corporation to solicit bids from private insurance companies to provide health insurance for Missouri children. An important thing to remember is this bill had early bipartisan support. There were some areas we were concerned about. Our main concern was that we didn't want any tax dollars going to the corporation; it would have to be self supporting. We were assured that was the intent, but a similar program in Florida that started out this way was now costing taxpayers there over $6 million per year.
We were also concerned about the number of bureaucrats on the board as opposed to business people and that it would be so lucrative parents would cancel existing policies on their kids to enroll them in this new program.
On the evening we were to debate the bill it looked as if we were going to have the votes we needed to make the changes. Debate was promptly shut off with NO amendments allowed to be offered. Senator David Klarich, R-Ballwin, walked over to the Secretary of State's office and filed articles of incorporation setting himself up as the owner of a corporation named Missouri Healthy Children's Corporation!
Since two corporations can't have the same name, the bill was dead. If all sides had been allowed at the table, chances are we could have turned out a good bill that would have benefited a lot of Missourians. As it was, we were forced to kill a bill that would have eventually cost a lot of money with minimal results.