The Council is scheduled to vote on a proposed change in the Carthage Personnel Policy Manual during its next regular meeting on February 22. In addition to clarifying several aspects of a work related injury and compensation for injured workers, the change would establish a procedure for "transitional duty."

"An employee who is injured as a result of a work-related accident and is unable to return to work immediately due to the medical restrictions placed upon him or her by a Worker’s Compensation physician may be assigned a transitional duty position until he or she is able to return to regular duty," the document states.

"The transitional duty assignment will be for a period not to exceed 90 days....At the end of the 90 days the City may choose to continue the transitional duty position,... or terminate the transitional duty position. At that time the Department Head may offer to another individual a full-time appointment ..... If a full-time replacement has been made, the employee on injury leave can only return to a vacant position and may not displace a full-time employee."

Missouri Older Worker Contest
Nominations Being Accepted.

news release

Nominations are being accepted for the 2000 Missouri Older Worker of the Year contest. This is an opportunity to recognize the valuable contribution that the older worker brings to today’s business.

The state is divided by regions based on Service Delivery Area’s to ensure statewide participation. Even though Local Committees select only one winner to compete in the state finals, this contest offers you the opportunity to recognize one or more of your outstanding senior employees. You may nominate the same person as last year and nominate more than one employees from your company. Current Title V and JTPA participants do not qualify.

Contestants must be 55 years of age or older and residents of Missouri. Candidates will be judged on their contributions to the company, additional or new skills learned, and how the employee serves as a role model for other company employees. Entries must be postmarked by February 29, 2000. The winner will be announced after the final vote.

The finalist from the southwest Missouri area will be announced at a special recognition event for nominees and their employers. Celebration activities for the state winner will include an expense paid trip to Jefferson City, a tour of the Capitol and meeting with elected officials.

Nomination forms are available in Joplin at the Area Agency on Aging office, 32nd and Connecticut streets, Fountain Plaza, or the VantAge Point at Northpark Mall. Or you may call (417) 627-0600.

For additional information regarding the contest call Charlene Robertson, (417) 781-7562 or Kay Monks (573) 751-9588.

Opening Reception for
Joe Leiter Exhibit Tonight.

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

Tonight is time for some fun !! Come by on your way somewhere else and see the exhibit, have some hors d’oeuvres, mingle.........meet your friends here......don’t have any ?......meet your new friends here !!

The show tonight features the oil paintings and sketches of Joe Leiter, Carthage. Joe is very well known around the four state area as a very accomplished musician. He teaches at different local colleges and universities. This show will give everyone a chance to see the painterly side of Joe Leiter!

He enjoys painting plein air and employs a number of different palettes for his landscapes and still lifes. Some of his sketches being shown are figure studies.

We’re very excited to bring this show to you and hope you’ll enjoy it. We have some very talented people living right here !! In ‘our town’ !!

The garage remodel has been pronounced officially finished......at least as far as the carpentry crew is concerned. There is still plenty of stuff to do !!

We really appreciate the work Steve and Eric Clark did for us out there. The place looks ten thousand percent better !! And of course we REALLY appreciate the work these guys did in moving out all the stuff AND moving it all back in !! Sure saved SOMEONE ELSE a back ache !! Actually it saved SOMEONE ELSE’S hus-band a back ache !! Thanks to all and we really say a big THANK YOU to Don for all of his hard work and paper shuffling !! Three cheers for the guys !! The old garage looks soooo great !! All those spiffy, new windows and a little fresh paint here and there and it actually shines !!

We can’t wait to start using it !! But first it has to be organized !! The old shelves were moved back in but need a couple coats of paint and all the glazing chemicals need to be put into some plastic containers then there’s this...then that..........

More.......next week. 358-4404. 1110 E 13th & www. ozarkartistscolony.com under organizations.

I’ve been hearin’ the faint rattle of fishin’ poles through the neighbor hood. The abnormally warm weather seems to have brought the fishin’ fever to a notch higher level.

‘Course those of us who don’t frequent the creek banks as often these days find other urges when the mild winter continues. Images of actually gettin’ that woodworkin’ project done or that last coat a paint on start poppin’ up. Even thoughts of actually usin’ the time to get the lawn mower tuned a little ‘fore the grass is growin’ full tilt. The idea of sittin’ on a warm day beside the pond has some appeal even for those not keen on the fishin.’ It is an excellent excuse for not doin’ all those chores that we know are comin’, once spring actually gets here.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

by

Oak Street
Health &
Herbs

Natural Nutrition
by Mari An Willis

Today I heard two rumors...number one was there is a snow storm on the way by Friday...hard to believe when I was preparing the garden and the other that a second bout of the flu is coming our way. I could do without either coming true, but I did cover my bulbs back up with the leaves I just removed. Now the immune system needs a little help if that flu rumor is true.

Preparing ahead of time is important. A couple of extra vitamin C and this is an appropriate time to begin with echinacea or your beta-1, 3-D-glucan or fo-Ti or Astragalus. All of which are reputed to bolster up the immune system....and if this flu is as bad or worse than the last, get Ready.

By now, you are probably familiar with echinacea and the above mentioned herbs, but what is this beta-1, 3-D-glucan? According to Leonid Ber, M.D., it consists of glucose units linked together. It is found in fungal cells and is also present in the cell walls of some budding yeasts. How does this apply to us? In research at the Baylor College of Medicine, it has been shown to induce immune response. From a purely observational point of view, I have noticed that those who are especially worn down respond very well to this substance. So if you have already been hit by the flu and may not have fully recuperated, it just might be time to get out the big guns. Fo-Ti is described as an adaptogenic herb which can help tonify the system and can often energize the weak.