Mornin' Mail

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Thursday, January 18, 2001 Volume IX, Number 149

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?. . ."Herbal Supplements for Diabetes: The Facts," will be discussed by Dr. Mike Oberzan, Director of McCune-Brooks, from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24th, 2001, in the dining room of the McCune-Brooks Hospital. Snacks, recipes and handouts will be provided.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage High School class of 1971 is having an organizational meeting for the thirty-year class reunion at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31st, at St. Luke’s Nursing Home. All 1971 graduates are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Trisha Burgi at 358-4995 or Cobb Young at 623-4000.

today's laugh

I didn’t know where to go, so I just asked for a ticket to where my luggage was going.

If people on Jeopardy are so smart, then why can’t they write their names better?
— Todd Glass

Yesterday I was walking down the street wearing my eyeglasses and all of a sudden my prescription ran out.
— Steven Wright

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a delay of about three hours.

1901
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Fisherman Have a Mishap.

Galen Chitwood and Henry Clark of Carl Junction started on a fishing expedition a few days ago, expecting to float from the mouth of Center creek a considerable distance down Spring river, but had not gone far till Mr. Chitwood’s boat caught on a part of an old dam at the Boston mills and upset. To save anything was impossible, two guns, 1,700 loaded shells, a jug of "bait" and a lot of camp equipment went to the bottom to rise no more, and as Mr. Chitwood was floundering in the water a purse containing $70 washed out of his pocket and floated down stream. Fortunately, this was rescued.

W. G. Carothers of Fairfield, Ill., who has been here to attend the Manley-Baker wedding, left this morning for home. He was accompanied to St. Louis by A. H. Baker, who is on a business trip to that place and Louisville, Ky.

Today's Feature

Maintenance Code Continued.

The City Council Chambers in City Hall were filled to near capacity Tuesday evening for the continuing discussion by the Public Works Committee concerning the proposed adoption of the updated Building Maintenance Code.

Public Works Committee chair Bill Fortune determined after some discussion that presentations scheduled by the Engineering Department and the property owners’ request for equal time for their presentation required that an additional meeting would be required. The consensus of the Committee and the property owners was that the Engineering Department present their information at Tuesday’s meeting with the property owners to present their case at the meeting scheduled for February 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Director of Engineering Joe Butler displayed a number of slides depicting structures that were in various states of disrepair.

"You know who owns that one," came a voice from audience in the darkened room.

Committee member Lujene Clark argued that the existing code should be made more enforceable rather than adopt the updated version.

Carthage Area United Way
To Hold Award Luncheon.

news release

The Carthage Area United Way will hold its Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon at noon, Thursday, January 25, at the Leggett & Platt Cornell Conference Center, Carthage.

The meeting will conclude a successful campaign, reaching the goal of $250,000, with a few companies still completing their fundraiser campaigns.

Volunteers who helped make the campaign a success will be recognized, with awards presented to the companies reaching specific levels of giving.

Carthage Area United Way agencies supported by the campaign are the American Red Cross, Southwest Missouri Chapter; Boy Scouts of America; Ozark Trails Council; Carthage Crisis Center; Carthage Crosslines Ministry; Carthage Development Center; Children’s Mercy Hospital; Citizen’s Advisory Board to Probation and Parole; Family Literacy Council; Girl Scout Council of the Ozark Area; Jasper County 4-H; Lafayette House; Medi-Aid, Inc.; Missouri Special Olympics; Ozark Camp Quality; The Salvation Army; Southwest Missouri Arthritis Association, Inc.; and Sunshine Home, Inc.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin',

The meeting of the property owners with the City seemed to stay within bounds of bein’ respectable, but the tension seems ta be buildin’ as a decision approaches.

The meetin’ bein’ held at 6:30 rather than 4 seems to have increased the number of folks bein’ able to get to the meetin’.

The tension isn’t just ‘tween the Committee and the attendee’s, a few remarks ‘tween Committee members were gettin’ a little edge to ‘em also.

It appears that some of the contention is over what constitutes a threat to health and welfare and what is just lookin’ a little rough. The other sore spot is the system of bein’ what they call complaint driven. A structure isn’t inspected unless someone complains. Another meetin’ and hopefully some remedy.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.