Shown above: Interium City Administrator Max McKnight; Mayor Riley, State Rep Bubs Hohulin, Harry Rogers, of the Truman Coordinating Council.
Did Ya Know... Friends of the Library will have a Book Sale Sat., June 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Library Annex.
Did Ya Know... All organizations, groups, or individuals, commercial or non-profit, are being urged to particulate in the 1997 Festival of Trees Silent Auction in December. Space is limited. Participants may register or obtain more information at the Chamber of Commerce, 358-2373.
Did Ya Know... The Miles for Meals Walk-a-Thon will be held June 14 at Northpark Mall. It is being sponsored in part by the Carthage Over 60 Center. All money remains in the center for which it is designated. Information and sponsor sheets are available at the Over 60 Center.
A man falls down a flight of stairs and somebody rushes over to him and asks, "What happened? Did you miss a step?" "No," he answers. "I hit every one of them!"
Two college friends met after a long separation. Said the first, "What are you doing nowadays?" "Trying to earn an honest living," answered the second. "Well, you certainly won't have much competition!"
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
BOUGHT THE LUNCH PRIVILEGE.
Epworth Leaguers Will Feed the Hungry During the Chautauqua.
At the business meeting of the Epworth League of the First M. E. church last night, the league voted to buy the lunch privilege of the Interstate Chautauqua Assembly. The price paid was $100. The young people will serve lunch and will also have a short order establishment in connection. Their purchase does not include the refreshment privilege, so they will confine themselves to solid eatables. The young ladies of the league will bake the pies, cakes, etc., and will also have charge of the booth. One large booth will be erected and if necessary smaller ones will be built. The members of the executive committee of the league who will supervise the work are Loy C. Allen, James Prince, Jennie Stiffler, Grace Baldwin and Lew Brown.Levee
Local and state dignitaries were on hand yesterday morning for a demonstration of the pumps put in place to discharge water from the northern industrial area.
Shown above: Interium City Administrator Max McKnight; Mayor Riley,
State Rep Bubs Hohulin, Harry Rogers, of the Truman Coordinating Council.
The $2.9 million project was initiated after the area was threatened by the 1993 flood. According to a City media release, some of the larger industries located in the levee district gave serious consideration to moving their operations to a less risky location following the record high waters that year. The City considered the possibility of loosing the 1,600 jobs located in the complex and began looking for a solution. Funding for the project came from a combination of local, state, and federal contributions. The City of Carthage pledged the initial $340,0000 needed to get grants of $460,000 from the State, and $2.1 million from the Federal government. The two stormwater pumps are the most visual of the improvements and are capable of discharging 40,000 gallons per minute at a 24 foot lift.
Council member Nolan Henry and Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council
Director Harry Rogers watch as 40,000 gallons a minute surge through the water
outlet.
by Mari An Willis
Why bother to take vitamins? What is the "right" way to eat? Our fast food society looks at a salad bar and that is our answer to all our nutritional needs. Our local drive thru establishments probably account for 30-50% of meals for an average family. This, my friends, is what we call "filler food." It fills us up, but does not meet our bodies' needs.
According to recent studies, the average American is deficient in trace minerals, enzymes and vitamins. It has been stated that a B-12 deficiency may account for early dementia, a lack of chromium may result in hypoglycemia or diabetes, mineral shortages aggravate arthritic conditions, preservatives and additives may be a major cause of behavioral problems and on and on. The ideal is to get all we need from our food, but if you know you are among the millions of Americans who are not eating plenty of fresh vegetables, grains, fruits, dairy and meat on a daily basis or if stress depletes your intake; vitamin and/or herbal supplementation may be necessary. Ask your professional practitioner, read some books and listen to your body.
This brief rundown may give you some ideas: Vitamin A - necessary to new cell growth. Helps fight infection. Beta-carotene is a precursor to A, and has received lots of press as an antioxidant. Vitamin K - essential for normal liver functioning and maintaining vitality. Required for blood clotting. Zinc - a necessity in healing process. Aids enzymes in digestion. Important for healthy reproductive organs, especially in men. Vitamin B-12 - powerful blood building factor. Important factor in maintaining a healthy nervous system, including brain cells. Energy.
Mornin',
A lot a folks who aren't directly involved in a business may not really grasp what it means to invest in a community. Most of the time there is little contact with the overall decisions that guide the day to day operations of a particular city or its various groups and organizations that contribute to those decisions.
I suppose a good portion of citizens don't feel they have any investment. Others, however, look at the community as a long term proposition and invest not only their financial assets, but their time, energy, and emotion.
The quality of life enjoyed by citizens is the result of those investments. As long as the community demands a righteous performance from all investors, the quality of life will remain high. The unfortunate reality is that it takes continued reinvestment to remain at any particular level.
Those who would allow themselves or the community to be compromised by bowing down to less than honorable individuals, threaten the principles and the interests of the investors.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin'.
by Bubs Hohulin
A few weeks ago I wrote about what happened to some legislation when debate was shut off and we were excluded from the legislative process. I'd like to show the contrast of what happens when free and open debate is allowed and all members are allowed to offer amendments and participate in the process.
In the "old days" under Speaker Bob Griffin, D-Cameron, we (republicans) were often shut out of the decision making process. Debate was routinely cut off using a parliamentary procedure called "moving the previous question." Incidentally, as I write this, Griffins' fate is in the hands of a Kansas City jury on charges of racketeering, bribery, and mail fraud.
Under the new Speaker,Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, debate has been more open and fair than it was under Griffin, but whenever it looked like enough conservative democrats were going to join us to either stop a far-out liberal proposal or pass some of our common sense conservative proposals, they would use the previous question maneuver once again.
Anyway, this particular bill dealt with labor laws. It was proposed by Senator David Klarich, R-Ballwin. The main part of this bill would have prohibited striking workers from collecting unemployment benefits. This was prompted by last year's events at TWA in St. Louis. The workers at TWA went on strike and Governor Carnahan promptly signed an executive order allowing them to receive unemployment benefits. An executive order carries the same weight of law only it bypasses the legislative process. He used the same procedure to expand the prevailing wage law to include state-leased buildings. Anyway, the unemployment benefits are intended for workers that lose their jobs through no fault of their own, not for workers that walk off the job and try to harm the very company that paid the unemployment premiums! Labor wanted to add a provision that would raise the benefits for truly deserving displaced workers. This seemed fair since it had been some years since the benefit level had been raised and by specifically excluding strikers, there would be more money in the pot.
In the end this bill passed with no dissenting votes, showing what can be done if everyone is allowed to come to the table.Commentary Martin "Bubs" Hohulin State Representative, District 26