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Wednesday, October 11, 2000 Volume IX, Number 81

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?. . .The next Diabetes Support Group will be from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25th in the dining room at McCune-Brooks hospital, Carthage. The guest speaker will be Dr. N. Chandramohan, FACP, FRCP (C), speaking on "What medicine and When?" There will be recipes and refreshments.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Tiger Booster Club Tailgate Party will be from 5-6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 13 before taking on Stockton at 7 p.m. It’s Homecoming so get there early and join the festivities.

Did Ya Know?. . .On this date in 1809 Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, died mysteriously on his way to Washington, D.C.

today's laugh

The art auction is going at full swing when an usher walks up to the auctioneer and whispers something to him. The auctioneer turns to the audience and says, "I’ve just been informed that a man has lost his wallet. If anyone finds it, he’ll give him a five-hundred-dollar reward."

From the back of the room, a voice says, "I’ll give six."

One soft-drink company used to advertise that it hit the spot, so some smart person mixed it with cleaning fluid. That not only hit the spot, it removed it too!


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

DID THE HONORS OF THE CITY.

The Carthage Music Students Speeded on Their Way by Mr. and Mrs. Ihlseng.

A. O. Ihlseng returned this morning from a two weeks’ trip to New York and expects to leave shortly to look after business in Colorado. Mrs. Ihlseng and daughter, Olga, will come out from New York after his return from the west, and they will again occupy their home in Cassil place, which was let for the summer to W. B. Fisher, the latter having secured the Gashwiler property.

While in New York Mr. Ihlseng, assisted by his wife, did the honors of the city to the Carthage party who sailed for Germany on the 15th inst. The party went shopping with Mrs. Ihlseng as pilot on Friday and were entertained by her at lunch. On Saturday morning all met again at the steamer and the travelers were seen safely off by Mr. and Mrs. Ihlseng and Walter Wheatley.

  Today's Feature

Condemnation Shot Down.

The City Council voted against the proposed condemnation proceedings for airport property during last night’s regular meeting in City Hall. The 3-7 vote was appreciated by the standing room only crowd of spectators gathered for the occasion.

Council members Larry Ross, Jackie Boyer, and Art Dunaway voted for. Members H.J. Johnson, Charlie Bastin, Bill Fortune, J.D. Whitledge, Jim McPheeters, Lujene Clark and Don Stearnes voted against.

Several people spoke against the proposal during the Citizens Participation period. Long time airport supporter Mike Harris was the only one who spoke in favor.

Mayor Kenneth Johnson, who had broke a 5-5 tie in favor of the condemnation proceedings at an earlier meeting, told the Council before the vote last night that he would like to see the proposal defeated.

The Mayor read the following statement: "Although I think an airport would be beneficial to the City in the future, the word condemnation has brought a divisiveness that I, and I think the City Council does not want. Therefore I think the prudent thing to do is to defeat Council bill number 77."




Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin',

For those who don’t think their voice is heard in local government, take note of last night’s Council vote.

I know of at least one vote that was dramatically influenced by the volume of comments from constituents.

Several of the folks that showed up at the meeting to speak were not directly affected by the condemnation, although most had some stake in it. Whatever the case, it became obvious to most that the community did not support condemnin’ property for an airport. The question of whether an airport would be a legitimate asset to the City may not have been answered last night, but the method of acquirin’ the land seems to have been settled. The community’s involvement in the decision made a difference.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Weekly Column
PRIME TIME WITH KIDS

by Donna Erickson

After a month of changing schedules and routines, it’s an ideal time now to make a personalized phone directory of important numbers relating to your family’s activities. So gather the Post-it notes dangling from your phone, the tattered address books and the kids’ fall sports rosters, and make directory assistance a family project.

First, use a pad and pencil to jot down the names and telephone numbers of the important people in charge of your kids’ activities. Encourage your kids to think of activities they do during an average week. For example, include soccer coaches, scout leaders, piano and karate instructors and Sunday school teachers in the directory.

Remember to include important numbers at school, such as the names of teachers, the school nurse and the principal. If the school has a phone-in number for parents to call and leave a message if a child is going to be absent, or if there is a homework line, be sure to include that as well. Then add your local library, pediatrician, community center, emergency numbers and, of course, your favorite take-out pizza place.

Finally, include the numbers of friends and relatives your family contacts regularly.

Type or print the directory and mount it on posterboard. Post it close to your busiest phone. The next time Mom or Dad needs to reach a scoutmaster or call in a sick day, the number will be easy to find.

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