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Monday, April 3, 2000 Volume VIII, Number 204

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?. . .A Musical Workshop on Aging, "I’ve Never Been Old Before", will be presented by Bob Payton, of Minneapolis, from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 at the Over 60 Center, 404 E. 3rd St. Carthage. This presentation is free and all ages are welcome to attend. For more information call 417-627-0600.

Did Ya Know. . .The Carthage High School Band will hold a Jazz and Dessert fundraiser on Monday, April 3 at 6 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. It will be $3 or a donation at the door. Help support your local Tigers.

today's laugh

Sarge: How many successful jumps must a paratrooper make before he graduates?
Captain: All of them.

What do you get if you cross ground beef with a werewolf?
A hamburger that gets hairy when there’s a full moon.

An Englishman visits America and finds himself in a restaurant. He takes a sip of tea and says to the waiter, "Really, your tea wasn’t worth going to war for."

Geometry—what the acorn said after it grew up.

1900
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Police Matinee.

Yesterday morning the matinee at the police court consisted of two scenes, one act. The leading men were Ben Faulkner and Ed Russell. The former was found guilty of a "plain" drunk and assessed $10. Russell was not so plain and he only got $9.

Judge Brown "Two."

Charley James and Miss Maud Fry both of Weir City, Kan., were married by Judge Brown at the probate office yesterday. He also united Chas. Evans and Miss Laura Hulsey both of Webb City.

Miss Jane Earl Dead.

Sunday afternoon Miss Phoebe Jane Earl died very suddenly at the home of her mother on East Macon street, from the effects of a paralytic stroke. She was aged 62 yeats and 10 months. The funeral will take place today from the residence at 3 p.m.

  Today's Feature

City Elections Tomorrow.

Polling places for the City wide election will open at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning and close at 7 p.m. Of the City’s five wards, only Ward Five will have a contested race. Incumbent Don Stearnes will attempt to retain his seat and serve for a second term against the challenge of Lenard Halan.

The Fourth Ward will have no candidate listed on the official ballot. Former McCune-Brooks Hospital Administrator Jim McPheeters registered as a write-in candidate for Fourth Ward, but after the deadline to be placed on the ballot.

For a write-in vote to be counted the candidates name and position must be written in and the box checked next to the name. Poll judges can provide instructions for the write-in procedure if it is requested, but information will not be posted.

All ballots will have candidates listed for the R-9 School Board. Voters will vote for two of the four candidates running for the positions. Incumbents Neel Baucom and Steven Montague will attempt to retain positions against the challenge of Deborah Baugh, and Dwight Arner.


Increasing Wholesale Natural Gas Prices Force "Cost of Gas" Change.

news release

Because of increasing natural gas commodity prices since early February, Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) received authority today from the Missouri Public Service Commission to increase the PGA/COG (Purchased Gas Adjustments/Cost of Gas) rate.

On February 1, MGE reduced the PGA/COG rate from $0.41724 to $0.34911 per 100 cubic feet (Ccf) due to low market costs for the natural gas commodity existing in early to mid-January of this year.

However, since that decrease was implemented on February 1, 2000, wholesale market costs for natural gas have increased substantially.

Effective April 1, 2000, the PGA/COG rate will increase to $0.39038 per Ccf. The rate change reflects the increasing cost gas on the unregulated wholesale market where MGE purchases natural gas from numerous suppliers.

The PGA/COG rate, which typically accounts for about two-thirds of a customer’s bill, is comprised of the wholesale gas commodity cost, storage and transportation costs.

This rate change is the first of MGE’s two scheduled PGA/COG changes this year. The next change is scheduled to occur around the first of November. Prior to 1998, MGE made changes to the PGA/COG rate about every month.

In an effort to mitigate the impact fluctuating wholesale natural gas costs had on MGE customers, MGE reached an agreement with the Missouri Public Service Commission in 1997 to limit PGA/COG adjustments to twice a year. However, a third adjustment is permitted during the winter if significant changes in the wholesale cost of gas occur.


Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin',

Although most still feel the yearn for the "good old days" when it comes to the Square and the economic activity that represents, the downtown area appears to be reestablishing itself as a new center of activity.

With the popularity of the twice a week farmers market, the constant flow of tourists attracted to the antique and specialty shops, and the free music performances on the first and third Friday at the Main Street Mercantile "Woodshed," the area around the Courthouse has become more congested over the last few years.

It also looks like a couple more eatin’ establishments are lookin’ to the Square for locations. The more the merrier.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Weekly Column

The Super Handyman

by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell

Q: My concrete driveway was sealed when it was installed a few years ago. It looks like it was dirty when they sealed it, and there are some spots that I just can’t get out. Is there a way to strip off the sealer to get at the spots? - N. V.

A: If it has been a few years, most of the sealer probably is gone. Try a solution of 3 quarts warm water, 1-quart laundry bleach, a quarter-cup of powdered laundry detergent and two-thirds of a cup of trisodium phosphate. TSP is available at most hardware and paint stores. Use a stiff broom to scrub the mixture into the stain. Leave the mixture on for a half-hour, then rinse it off. As you rinse, be sure to dilute it well so that there’s no damage to any plants next to it.

A Super Hint - After cleaning your good paintbrushes, rub a little waterless hand cleaner into the bristles. The cleaner can remove every bit of the chemicals that you might have missed.

Dear Carrells: I installed a brick fireplace to use for our family barbecues. It’s pretty neat, if I do say so myself. I’m not much for mortar joints so I did mine a little differently. I filled an empty caulking tube with my mortar mix and replaced the plunger. Then I used my caulking gun as the dispenser. The mortar joints look good and smooth. - R. H.

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