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Purchase Allen Building.
The City Council was informed
by City Attorney David Mouton at this week’
Council meeting that Larry Allen has accepted an
offer of $10,000 for his property on Third Street
and Lyon. The property has drawn attention over
the last few years resulting in the Engineering
Department condemning the buildings earlier this
year.
Allen has claimed that power
lines extending over the roof of the structure
has caused damage resulting in leaks that has
damaged interior portions of the building.
Estimates provided to the
Public Works Committee were between $40,000 and
$50,000 for demolition of the buildings. No plans
for the property have been announced.
The City Council also was
presented with a finance proposal during
Tuesday’s regular meeting for the Municipal
Golf Course improvements from Kirkpatrick Pettis,
Investment Bankers from Kansas, City. The
suggestion of putting Memorial Hall up as
collateral to reduce the interest rate of the
financing was rejected by the Council. The $3.09
(including interest) million project will be
financed over a 14 year period with $1.8 million
provided by the Steadley Trust.
American Flag
Etiquette.
When and Where
to Display the American Flag.
news release
On buildings and stationary
flagpoles outdoors, the flag should be displayed
only from sunrise to sunset. It should not be
displayed at all during stormy or rainy weather,
unless for some very special reason.
In no case should it ever touch
the ground. It should be raised with hearty
briskness and when lowered, it should be done
solemnly and slowly.
The blue field with the stars
in the flag should be at the peak of a staff
extending from the building front, balcony or
window; and next to a pole when extended from a
house to a pole at edge of sidewalk or suspended
by a rope.
When the flag is displayed
horizontally or vertically flat against a wall or
similar place, the blue field must be at the left
of a person facing it; this is also true when
used on a speaker’s platform. It must also
be above and behind the speaker if placed flat.
However, if the flag is flown from a staff, it is
placed at the speaker’s right.
When a flag is displayed over
the middle of a street, it is suspended
vertically. The blue field points north in a
street running east and west, and it points east
in a street running north and south.
When the American flag is
crossed against the wall with another flag, our
flag is on the observer’s left and the staff
crosses in front of the other flag. When it is
flown on the same halyard (rope) with flags of
states, cities, societies or clubs, the American
flag must be at the top. When these other flags
are in a group, each flag from its own staff, our
American flag must be at the center of the
highest point. When it is combined with these
flags plus a foreign flag, the American flag must
be at the right end of the line, that is...to the
onlooker’s left. During peacetime eras,
international usage forbids the display of one
national flag above another and all must be equal
in height and size. When displayed in our own
country, with flags of other nations, the
American flag must be the first one hoisted and
the last to be lowered.
In a parade or procession with
but one other flag, the American flag is at the
marching right, but in a line of other flags, the
American flag is in front of the center of the
line. When mounted on a float in a parade, our
flag must be displayed from a staff and during
the passing of our flag in a parade or while it
is raised or lowered, every person present must
stand at attention, facing the flag. Men not in
uniform should take off their hats, and hold them
with the right hand at the left shoulder with the
hand over the heart. Civilian women salute our
flag by placing the right hand over the heart.
In pledging allegiance to the
flag, the people face the flag, standing with the
right hand over the heart.
On an automobile, the flag may
be fastened to a small radiator ornament, or, if
on a staff, it may be fastened to the grill work
in front of the car. If it is very tiny, it may
be attached to the top of the radio aerial, or
the flagstaff may be fastened to the bumper
bracket, on the right as the flag is faced from
the rider’s seat, as it is on the car of the
President of the United States.
In 1954, the Pledge of
Allegiance was reworded slightly, so that is now
reads:
"I pledge allegiance to
the flag, of the United States of America, and to
the Republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all."
Board Wants New
Computer System.
by Robin Putnam, artCentral
Such lovely warm days for
November..... how did we get so lucky ?
Let’s hope it continues !!
We have been using an older
model computer and printer for quite a few years
now and even though MSSC gave us a more modern
one than we had we have decided to enter the
truly modern world and get ourselves an up to
date computer system !!
A new, never been used, misused
or abused one !! Yay ! It’s all very
exciting for us........yes we do lead rather dull
lives so this is a real high point !!
Our Board of Directors has been
trying to convince some of us skeptics as to the
importance of having a reliable, modern system
but...until the system we have started losing our
things, losing parts of it’s programs and
ruining our discs............OK....OK......we are
all in agreement, now !
One of the Board members has
volunteered to find us an appropriate system
that’s affordable and would give us backup
support.
While we truly appreciate the
system from MSSC it is difficult using these
things when you have no manuals, no literature on
the software programs, etc. We have never been
able to figure out how to delete something from
the hard drive.......a simple task.............we
just can’t find the right buttons to push !!
The printer we have been using
is a wonderful little trooper !! It has printed
out our newsletters, post cards, labels.....you
name it ! We couldn’t have managed with-out
it !! Yay for Hewlett-Packard !!! We are hopeful
our new system will be just as strong and useful.
We certainly rely on it regularly!
Keep your fingers crossed for
us !! We’re sure it will be a learning
experience for us all and hope changing over
won’t be a bigger headache than our present
‘moody’ computer !!
Our next exhibit will be a
group show featuring the sculpture and paintings
of Bill Snow, Carthage, Penny Wilkinson, Carl
Junction, Jorge Leyva, Joplin and Perry Fleming,
Carthage. Opening reception will be December 7
and will run through January 11, 2002 !
The Joe Leiter exhibit,
downstairs, and the Jake Evans and Bobby Williams
exhibit, upstairs will be over November 30.
More......next week. 358-4404.
1110 E 13th www. ozarkartistscolony.com Open
Tues. - Sat 9am - 3pm.
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