Today's Feature

Police Report.

At 4:01 PM, 02/05/2009, a report that several juveniles were fighting in Municipal Park was received. The first Officer arrived on scene and observed approximately 60 people. The people at the scene started to flee against the Officer’s orders to stop for the investigation. One of the fleeing persons close to the Officer quickly entered his vehicle to flee as the Officer attempted to keep him from starting the car. The person was able to get the car started and drove off carelessly while the Officer was still trying to prevent him to leave. The driver was later identified as a 16-year old male juvenile from Carthage. The Officer received no injuries. During the investigation at the scene, it was determined that two (2) subjects had been fighting. Alvaro J. Lopez and Alvaro A. Rivas-Lopez were identified as the ones who were fighting and were issued summons for fighting in public. There were no weapons involved in the fight.

On 02/06/2009, the juvenile who fled the scene in the car was taken into custody. The juvenile has been released to the Jasper County Juvenile Detention Center.

Mornin'

Applyin’ paint has two distinctively different purposes. The obvious is ta make things look better. The functional purpose of paint, however, has nothin’ ta do with appearance. The function of paint is to protect the object bein’ painted from outside elements, typically the weather.

I’m supposin’ that professional painters are well aware that a job that looks good doesn’t necessarily mean it is a functional paint job. ‘Course the real trick is ta have a function that is pleasin’ in appearance, but no matter what, the effort of paintin’ is only worthwhile if it does the job intended.

The philosophy a friend a mine once took note of, that two thin coats are always better than one thick coat, came from a paint can. He may have taken it a little too serious, but then he did tend to use a spray can in an unventilated room on occasion.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

Q: I want to set up more shelves and hanging rods in my small bedroom closet so that I can store more stuff in it. I decided to get some of those white, metal-grid shelving kits that you just screw into the wall because they cost less and are supposedly easy to install. But I don’t have a clue how to go about this. Any tips? -- Frank in Chesapeake Bay

A: The first thing to do is measure your closet space so that you know exactly how much shelving you can put into it. Take a tape measure and get the height, width and the depth of the closet. You’ll need this in order to make the correct kit purchase.

Next, decide what configuration you’d like in the closet: how many shelves, how much hanging space and so on.

Third, compare shelving kits at a home-improvement or hardware store to the kits available at most department stores. You may find more choice at a home improvement store, plus the ability to expand or change your configuration by purchasing individual components.

Finally, follow the directions closely when doing the installation. Make sure you have all the appropriate tools before starting work, and remember the axiom "measure twice, cut once." Figure out that final configuration before starting the shelving installation. You’re working with drywall and studs, so you don’t want to have to pull things out of that wall once they’re placed.

HOME TIP: An electronic stud finder is an invaluable tool for locating precisely where studs are placed behind drywall, so keep one in your toolkit.