Woodshed Initiates
Admission Fee.

Mike Tichenor, owner of the Main Street Mercantile on the Carthage Square, announced a change of policy concerning musical performances at the Woodshed, located at the rear of the store. The regular shows on the first and third Friday of the month will now have a $5 admission. Tichenor says that donations for the past two years have been appreciated to help keep the operation running, but have not covered expenses incurred.

Tichenor says he has opposed charging admission since he began developing the concept of live music on the Square, but now feels the project needs to become self supporting.

"You will always leave here having been entertained, and know that the price was a good value and with a sense of community. The audience here has become quite ‘stranger friendly’, and I’m quite proud of that fact," said Tichenor.

The Woodshed has become a popular gathering place for locals and tourists alike. The Friday evening performances regularly draw audiences of 200 or more.

Home School Enrichment Day.

news release

The Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, MO, has announced its first annual Home School Enrichment Day will be held Saturday, September 8, 2001. This event was first suggested by a group of home school parents and has been receiving enthusiastic review by all who have participated in its planning. Home School Enrichment Day is being held in conjunction with the Midwest Gathering of the Artists, which features artists from throughout the central United States.

Home school students will participate in workshops conducted by artists in three different art mediums. In addition, students may enter art projects in three categories with each student receiving a certificate of participation. Age catergories are Kindergarten through 3rd grade; 4th through 6th grade; 7th through 9th grade; and 10th through 12th grade. The workshops will offer hands on experience in each of the three art mediums. An award-winning artist will lead each workshop. Students are welcome to submit entries in all three art mediums.

Enrichment Day participants will meet Mark Wood, a noted Christian painter, youth leader and speaker as part of the event. Mr. Wood will speak to students in grades kindergarten through grade six and their parents on the topic "Being the Best I Can Be." Students in grades 7 through 12 and their parents will hear Wood speak on the topic "Ready, Aim, Fire." This high-energy presentation will focus on getting ready for the future and unleashing a student’s potential.

Students and parents will be able to participate in special Precious Moments Chapel tours that will feature the artistic work of Precious Moments artist and creator Samuel J. Butcher. The Fountain of Angels, one of the world’s largest show fountains, is also a creative artistic masterpiece which students and parents may visit during the day.

Pre-registration is encouraged. Fees for this educational event are $20 for one student and parent. Price includes all presentations, workshops, materials, and Precious Moments attractions. An additional student is $5. One parent teacher may accompany up to three students. Additional parent teachers within the same family are $10.

For more information and registration guidelines, visit the Precious Moments Chapel website www.preciousmoments.com or call the Precious Moments Chapel Center at 1-800-543-7975.

Midwest Gathering of Artists This Weekend.

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

Well.....the big art weekend is finally here !! All those artists participating can finally breathe a sigh of relief. All pressure is off !! Well....almost all the pressure......they still have to go through the art auction on Saturday night. That can be quite exciting for some, nerve racking for some and sheer terror for others !! Sounds like fun, doesn’t it ?!

We wish all the artists a wonderful weekend and hope they all sell like crazy !!

For those of you who get up really early I’m sure you’ve seen some of the artists smiling, yet groggy, faces on those morning shows. Boy......those shows are not easy to do !!

First you have to actually get up and get showered and dressed BEFORE four-thirty ....yes......4:30 in the morn-ing ......not the afternoon !! Then you have to be able to speak when a camera is pointed at you.......harder than it looks, folks !!

It’s amazing some people do this every darn morning, day after day......by the time the sun comes up they have already put in a full day’s work !!

Anyway.......MGA is happening out at the Precious Moments North Convention Center. Hours are 10am - 5pm both days and admission is free. Saturday evening is the art auction and you can buy your tickets at the door. Cost is sixteen dollars, doors open at 6pm and the auction starts at 7pm. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

This year there are 37 artists participating so you should find all kinds of cool stuff in all different mediums.

There should be oil, watercolor, pastel, bronze, limestone, alabaster, acrylic, mixed media, ceramics, antler art and subject matter covering nature, still lifes, florals, tropical birds, Celtic designs, functional pottery such as bean pots and casseroles and rumor has it there are some familiar faces in a few of Andy’s oil paintings !! Guess you’ll just have to see it all for yourself !!

Be there.....this weekend. North Convention Center, Saturday and Sunday !! See you there !!

Our next opening reception will be September 14th. Karolee Blanchard, Joplin, and Lil Olive, Springfield. These talented ladies will exhibit their latest works. Don’t miss it !!

More......next week. 358-4404. 1110 E 13th www. ozarkartistscolony.com

Tues. - Sat 9am - 3pm.

Unfortunately, the fact that the Woodshed will be charging an admission fee changes the relationship between the Mornin’ Mail and that unique hall. As a business person myself, I understand the tough choices that have to be made from time to time. I personally applaud the efforts of the folks at Main Street Mercantile and wish Mike success at attractin’ a large crowd willin’ to pay admission.

The Mornin’ Mail also has to adhere to policies that are fair to its customers, and will now only be able to offer a limited amount of free space for promotion due to this change.

We are proud to have actively supported the development of an attraction to downtown Carthage and value the Woodshed as an asset to the community.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

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