FIRE TAX PASSES.

The 1/4 percent increase in sales tax to benefit the Carthage Fire Department passed with 496 yes and 298 no votes.

CJHS Fundraiser Contributions.

"Music is really important. Any time you can expose children to music you can really open their minds," local artist and jazz lover, Lora Waring said. Waring said she heard about the CJHS Band chili supper and decided to donate a pencil drawing she made while listening to jazz. Band members Lauren Dewald and Elle Lanham accepted the work of art on behalf of the band.."Art and music always go together," Waring added.

Art and jazz will, again, be intertwined during Carthage Jr. High’s Second Annual Chili Supper/Silent Auction. The band will host an evening for all who love jazz, chili and supporting young musicians Monday, November 14, beginning at 5:00 at the Fairview Christian Church in Carthage. Those who attend can expect Cloud’s chili, salad, desert and a drink accompanied by performances from the Crowder Jazz Orchestra and the CJH band & CJH Jazz band.

Jasper County Jail Count

? November 8, 2011

Total Including Placed out of County

 

There seems ta be this propensity for folks gettin’ married. A recent niece’s weddin’ sticks in my mind.

I suppose ever’one that attends a weddin’ has a different perspective about it.

The young folks admire the commitment, the middle aged the innocence, and the older bunch the courage.

I think no matter what the age, most of us still have trouble realizin’ that people you still think of as bein’ in diapers are standin’ up there gettin’ hitched. Makes ya ponder Mark Twain’s words about bein’ a shame that youth has ta be wasted on children.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

Weekly Column

HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• "I have to wear my hair tied back for work. With all the ponytails, I get lots of little broken hairs that stick up all over my head when it’s very dry or very humid -- especially when I go from a wet, yucky outside to a dry, heated inside. I have tried lots of styling products that don’t work very well. Then a co-worker suggested a fabric-softener sheet. I can’t believe it, but it works." -- P.G. in Michigan

• If you have an ink stain on fabric, try blotting it with hairspray. Saturate the ink spot with hairspray, and blot using a clean white cloth or non-decorated paper towel. Repeat until all the ink is gone. Make sure you test on an inconspicuous area first.

• For every degree you lower your thermostat during the heating season, you generally reduce your energy costs by 3 percent. Also, turn down the temperature setting on your hot-water heater.

• Here’s a no-fail strategy for raking up leaves: Rake leaves into a single long line, preferably onto a sidewalk. Then turn a large garbage can on its side and sweep the leaf pile into the can, taking breaks to empty leaves into bags as needed. The raking goes much quicker when done in "stripes." And bagging is faster as well.

• "I have one of those big wall calendars for work. When the year is over, the kids like to cut up the months into bingo cards. They use stickers to create both the bingo cards and the puller’s cards (the individual days and the different kinds of stickers). It’s a fun craft that uses their brain cells -- and recycles the paper calendar." -- Y.R. in Arizona

• If you have a box, you can cut arm and leg holes in it and draw a grid on all sides. Fill in the squares with different colors to make a RubikÕs Cube. (Thanks to F.S. in North Carolina.)