Today's Feature

Alumni Football Game.

The Carthage R-9 Foundation Alumni Football game will be held on October 11 at 7:00 p.m. in K.E. Baker Football Stadium. Tickets for admission will cost $2.00 for adults, ages 12 and under may enter for free. Former Carthage football players return to the field to play this fundraiser game, which is an annual event hosted by the R-9 Foundation.

Carthage R-9 Foundation Director Vicky Cash notes that halftime entertainment will be provided by the Carthage Youth Cheerleaders, and that the Youth Football players will also play a scrimmage during the evening. Alumni players are still being recruited for the game.

In addition to the funding that is raised through admissions, the Foundation is also seeking sponsors for the game. Sponsors will have the option of being included in the commemorative game program. Quarter page advertisements are available at the $150 sponsorship level, half page ads at the $250 level, and the option of half or full page ads is extended to those sponsoring the event at the $500 to $1,000 level. Sponsors names will also be listed on banners which will be visible during the game.

The Carthage R-9 Foundation provides additional services for children within the district, in the form of educational scholarships for graduating seniors, assistance in travel expenses and classroom equipment and supplies.

Further information about the Alumni game, as well as information about sponsorship may be obtained by calling R-9 Foundation Director Vicky Cash at 359-7000.

Mornin'
Worked with a guy once that showed such a fear for snakes that coworkers would toss pieces of rope at him to watch him yell and squirm.

They’d sneak a rubber snake into his lunch box and all try to be around when he opened it.

Even guys who had some sympathy couldn’t pass an occasional rattlin’ of a paper sack next to the guy just ta watch him jump. Ever’one would have a big laugh.

I got ta thinkin’ after a while the guy would catch on and at least try to ignore such pranks, but he would always give the anticipated reaction.

I have ta figure that at some point he started likin’ the attention and played up to the "snake hater" image a bit.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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