Mornin' Mail

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Tuesday, December 18, 2001 Volume X, Number 129

Did Ya Know?. . .The McCune-Brooks Hospital Diabetes Support Group for December has been canceled due to the Christmas Holiday. They will resume in January. The guest speaker will be Karen Fenstermacher, Nurse Practitioner.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Humane Society has a beautiful yellow male cat that is a little wild. He might be good at pest control, or maybe you can tame him. Dec. 21st is the last day to adopt a Christmas pet. For more information call 358-6402.

Did Ya Know?. . . The Bloodmobile will be taking blood donations from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19th at the McCune-Brooks Hospital, 627 W. Centennial, Carthage. Please give a donation of blood for area hospitals.

today's laugh

"When I bought this dog you said he was splendid for rats. Why, he won’t touch them."
"Well, ain’t that splendid for rats?"

Teacher- "If you had six apples and I asked you for three, how many would you have left?"
Johnny- "Six."

"Give me a sentence using ‘etiquette.’"
"The dog got loose and he etiquette."

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

Boy’s Hand Punctured.

Henry Hout, Jr., aged 14, bought a pistol this morning and he didn’t know it was loaded. It was, though, with a blank, and when it went off the wadding shot through the palm of his left hand, and into his leg. Not serious, says Dr. Wise.

Miss Barron to Return Home.

Miss Frances Barron, who has been visiting her cousin, Miss Blanch Griswold, in this city for the past three months, expects to leave next Wednesday for the east. Mr. S. B. Griswold accompanying her as far as St. Louis. She will visit a couple of weeks in New York City and then go on to her home in the suburbs of Hartford, Conn. Miss Barron is a charming young lady and will leave a host of friends and admirers behind her in this city, where she has been exceedingly popular among the society young folks.

	Today's Feature QuickBooks Basics Seminar. The Greene County University Outreach and Extension Center is sponsoring a 12-hour, hands-on seminar for business owners and farmers about using the QuickBooks accounting software application. The winter session of "QuickBooks Basics," a one and a half day seminar, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 22 and 8 a.m. to noon on Jan. 23 in the 14th floor conference room of BKD, Hammons Tower, 901 E. St Louis St., Springfield, Mo. "The program will help attendees get their bookkeeping tasks organized and save tax dollars," said Lorton. "Attendees will also learn the software’s basic functions and how to work with accounts, enter sales and invoices, receive payments and make deposits, enter and pay bills, analyze financial data, track and pay sales tax and do payroll." The seminar is developed and taught by Sueanne Bishop and Mark P. Sharp, CPA, both with BKD, a member of the QuickBooks Professional Advisors Program. Call Lorton or Tom Hansen at the Greene County University Outreach and Extension Center, (417) 862-9284, for registration details.
	Just Jake Talkin' Mornin', Like ta take the opportunity to thank all the various businesses that allow the Mornin’ Mail on their counter each mornin’. Without those locations as distribution points, most wouldn’t get the chance to keep up with the goin’s on here in Carthage. This is our 10th Christmas with the Mornin’ Mail. As you can see in today’s insert, merchants are in the Christmas spirit. Be sure to let ‘em know ya saw their message in the Mail. ‘Course we also have ta thank those who sponsor the Mail throughout the year. The support of local merchants provide this service to the community. Be sure and thank them for their support also. We here at the Mail wish ya all a safe and happy holiday season. This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
Sponsored by McCune- Brooks Hospital	Weekly Column Health Notes Health & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon MIRACLE OR MYTH? The facts about melatonin have all but been obscured under the heavy hype that has been coming at us in recent months. Suffice it to say, that the hormone does do a great many wonderful things in the human body. But I, for one, prefer to stay away from any synthetic or animal-derived form of the hormone until more tests are done and the results carefully analyzed. But in abstaining from commercially prepared melatonin products, I am not melatonin challenged. I get mine the old-fashioned way: through nature. Melatonin is produced in the body by the pineal gland, located near the center of the brain. Secretion levels depend on the light detected by the eyes. This means, melatonin levels will be influenced by daily light and dark cycles, and by seasonal changes in sunlight. Researchers into the effect melatonin might have on boosting the immunity system, reducing the problems of aging, enhancing the sex drive, etc., agree that the hormone seems to present some exciting prospects. But they urge caution until such time as they can come up with proof that the hormone does what its supporters say it does, and with none or relatively few side-effects.