Did Ya Know...Carthage R-9 School Distrrict will hold the regular board meeting on June 23 at 7 p. m. in the school auditorium lobby.
Did Ya Know... The Carthage Public Library has Create-A-Cover, and a Summer Reading Club for the week of June 16 - 21 starting at 10 a. m. Activity Day is scheduled for June 26 and Preschool Storytime starts at 10:30 a. m. on Wednesday. For registration in the Activity Days, contact Wendy Bastings at 358-2939.
Did Ya Know... The Family Neighborhood Center is offering classes to Hispanic citizens on the first and second Mondays of each month. Sessions are held 10 - 12 a. m. or 7 - 9 p. m.
Hard work never killed anybody. He doesn't want to take a chance on being the first victim.
A man asked the waitress, "what's this fly doing in my soup?" "Looks like the backstroke."
My cousin just got a job replacing a machine that found the work too dull!
You're over 40 when pot luck refers to food.
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Berries Bring Good Prices.
About 150 crates of strawberries were shipped out of Carthage by express Sunday and today the 400 mark was reached. The berries bring $2.50 to $3 per crate in Kansas City and the demand is greater than the supply. Berries shipped from Carthage Saturday evening by express sold this morning in Pittsburg, Penn., at from $3.50 to $4 per crate.
Fine Turn Out From St. Louis
W. H. Phelps this morning received from St. Louis a fine chestnut sorrel match team and a handsome trap. The horses are docked in accordance with the city fad and the turn out is said to be one of the most striking which has been seen on the streets of Carthage.
Mr. Phelps' family will arrive from St. Louis next week to make their home here for the summer. The erection of the handsome new Phelps residence will begin soon.
Representatives of various veteran's organizations seemed relieved when they were informed at the Special Services Committee meeting last Wednesday that there was not a serious consideration by the Council to close Memorial Hall.
According to the minutes of the June 9, 1997 Committee meeting, closing the facility was one option presented by Council member Charlie Bastin.
"Mr. Bastin felt strongly that complete accessibility according to transition plan be undertaken immediately or close facility," the minutes recorded. "Mr. Bastin continued to urge closure of facility and felt that his ideas were not given proper weight or merit."
In a phone conversation with the Mornin' Mail, initiated by Bastin, he said he is in favor of complying with ADA requirements, but the he strongly denies that he ever urged closing the veterans memorial.
The recollection of seven individuals questioned by the Mornin' Mail, who were present during the June 9 meeting, however, indicate that the minutes are accurate.
There seems ta be somewhat of a disagreement 'bout some statements made at the meetin' where options 'bout Memorial Hall were initially discussed. I, unfortunately, was not present at that gatherin'.
One thing for sure, by the time the next meetin' was bein' put together, there was no one in the "raze the Hall" line.
I don't know ever'thing that was said, but from conversations, and a fax on the mornin' followin' the meetin', I did learn that the idea of tearin' down the buildin' had been presented as one option.
Now whether anyone actually took that option serious is hard ta say, but the fact that it had been considered at all was worthy of lettin' folks know. We did, 'bout a week ago. Since then there seems ta be a fair amount of publicity that was generated, all the TV stations and other media seemed ta smell blood.
For those at the meetin' last Wednesday, it wasn't much of a squabble. Just concerned citizens communicatin' with the Committee. Now it's just a matter of payin' for the modifications.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin'.
by Mari An Willis
As summer makes its' entrance so do fleas. There are several herbal remedies which have been used to help control fleas. Several of our customers make their own "collarkerchiefs" with a blend of herbs including equal parts of dried and chopped pennyroyal, eucalyptus and garlic leaves rolled into a bandana and sewed closed. This makes a cute and practical collar. It should be changed about every three weeks depending upon the activity of your pet. It has been noted that giving pets regular doses of garlic and brewers yeast will help repel fleas. The consistency of this addition to their diet equals the success rate. Ideally, give the pet daily dosages year round to have maximum protection. The coat takes on a sleek shiny appearance from the brewers yeast and the addition of B vitamins helps to keep pests at bay. Pet Guard puts out a tablet which is handy as a treat or one may add powdered garlic and brewers yeast to the dog or cat food.
If bad breath is a problem for your animal, try giving them a little liquid chlorophyll in the water or sprouts. Yes, alfalfa sprouts are also good for your animals and they will generally eat what their body requires. Alfalfa is known for helping arthritic joints in human and animals.
A pot full of catnip makes a nice gift for the cat fancier. Fresh catnip is frequently ignored by felines until it starts to dry. Then they make a ritual out of destroying the plant! Best to harvest the leaves and give them a few at a time.
Martin "Bubs" Hohulin
State Representative, District 26
We've been done with the regular session for about 1 month and due to the special session and other developments, I still haven't gotten around to writing about the last day of session. Over the next couple of weeks I hope to get caught up on what happened the last day of the regular session.
Typically, the last day is usually pretty wild with a large number of votes taken. Under former House Speaker Bob Griffin's rule it wasn't unusual to take over 100 votes on the last day. It was also common place to have a 150 page bill dumped on our desk and be expected to vote on it 15 minutes later. Although we "only" took 58 votes on this last day, we still saw major legislation dumped on us at the last minute. An example of this was the welfare reform bill.
This issue has been particularly frustrating. The solution (or at least a big part of it) is simple. If you are able bodied, you should work for a living. The system we have had for the last 40 years has bred generation after generation of governmental dependence. How can anyone be against spending less of your money on welfare and making people take responsibility for themselves? Well, believe it or not many politicians are!
About 3 or 4 years ago we took on welfare reform and under Governor Carnahan's leadership, wound up with a bill that spent 9 million more, not less of an already failed system. One of the provisions we tried to pass was a limit on the number of babies that would be paid for on welfare. Our amendment said if you are on welfare and have a kid, we'll pay for it, but if you have another, you are on your own. This would have discouraged the practice of welfare recipients having more kids just for the increase payments. This amendment was defeated on a party line vote.
Finally, Congress has passed meaningful welfare reform. A lot of what we've been trying to do is contained in their bill. The only drawback is that states are allowed to pass weaker versions on their own and get exemptions from the federal law. If the states do nothing, then federal law kicks in for that state.
There were 2 different versions of welfare bills in Missouri this year; the Republican version and one introduced by the Democrats that had all kinds of waivers, loopholes, and exemptions. It really amounted to nothing more than a continuation of the current system. Guess which bill was allowed to progress and which was bottled up?
Anyway, thanks to some democratic members' absences from a committee hearing their version was defeated in committee and we figured the federal standards would just take effect; not a bad situation. Lo and behold, the bill resurfaces in the last 5 minutes of the session! It was attached to a child support bill and had been rewritten the night before. Imagine, a bill of that magnitude being brought up of debate with 5 minutes left in the entire session. There was no way we would let that happen. Our caucus chairman got up and talked for about 4 minutes until the bill was withdrawn. One minute later the 1997 session was over.
As usual, I may be reached at 800-878-7126 or House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65101 or email at mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions, comments, or advice.