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Report
on the Fire Department.
Fire Chief John Cooper
distributed the Department annual report to
Council members this week.
"Overall emergency
responses in 2001 showed a small decrease over
last year," says Cooper, "with
increases in incidents, hazardous conditions,
medical calls and residential fires. There were
not any large incidents to speak of."
According to Battalion Chief
Ron Hitchcock, over 3,000 people attended fire
safety presentations by the Department. There
were 536 tours given to kids from preschool to
4th grade students.
The report shows the comparison
of various incidents between those in City limits
and those in the outlaying fire district. In 2001
there were 1,501 incidents in Carthage compared
to 677 incidents responded to by the Department.
Accidents accounted for 157 of
the City incidents in 2001, compared to 125 for
the previous year 2000. The majority of incidents
recorded were for medical calls with 864.
Residential fires increased
from 23 in 2000 to 26 in 2001 in the City.
"Love
Letters" at Stone's Throw.
The delightful romantic comedy,
"Love Letters," by A.R. Gurney at
Stone’s Throw Dinner Theatre, Carthage runs
February 1-2, and February 7-10, at the
playhouse, 796 South Stone Lane, just west of
Carthage Municipal Park, on Old Highway 66
Boulevard.
This offbeat, delightfully zany
comedy, by the author of TOM SAWYER, THE MUSICAL
and THE DINING ROOM, deals with the unspoken love
relationship between a couple that begins in
childhood and ends late in life, many decades
later. This popular character study is composed
of letters exchanged over a lifetime, beginning
with postcards from summer camp.
Directed by Crystal Ingle,
Joplin, and the play features Linda Bailey,
Carthage, and Kelly Peterson, Joplin in roles
that audiences will recognize with. According to
Ingle, the two veteran performers give "near
professional performances."
The show, which took Broadway
by storm in 1989, has since been presented all
over the country and the world, starring many
high profile theatrical couples.
Andrew, (Kelly Peterson) grows
up in love with the written word, scared to death
of his own faults and shortcomings. He uses the
pen to create an ideal world where he can express
himself freely, especially to Melissa (Linda
Bailey). Melissa, meanwhile, is even more
forthright with her emotions in her letters, but
struggles to find happiness in a wealthy but
abusive family life that is anything but ideal.
As children, the letters are
only a sweet addition to their time spent
together. As they grow older, however, their
lives branch off onto separate paths and the
written word becomes their only means of
communication. Andrew does his best to emulate
the "perfect man" in the real world,
while denying his emotions; Melissa, meanwhile,
battling a suffocating loneliness, learns that
money cannot buy happiness.
As seating is always limited at
Stone’s Throw, prepaid reservations are
required and may be made with credit card by
calling the theatre at 417-358-9665 during
regular business hours. The theatre box office
will be opened beginning Monday, January 28, from
10 AM until 12 PM weekdays throughout the run of
the show to handle prepaid reservations by cash,
check, or season ticket. Tickets are $17.00 per
person, including dinner. Tickets for seniors 50
or older are $16.00 as are tickets for youth 6-16
years. Tickets for groups of ten or more are also
$16.00 per person.
Doors open at 6:00 PM evenings
and at 12:30 PM on Sunday, with dinner served
thirty minutes later. "Love Letters" is
presented by special arrangement with Dramatists
Play Service, Inc., New York City; it is funded
in part by Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
Financial support locally comes from Schmidt
Associates, P.C., Carthage.
Chamber
Annual Banquet Awards.
At the Chamber Annual Banquet
awards were presented to memebrs of the
community. Larry Glaze received the Artist Award,
and Sue Joslen received the Athena Award. Cheryle
Finley was presented the Chairman’s Award.
Diane McWilliams, Susanna Smith, Mike Endicott,
Robert Nuckles, John McAfee, and Pat Wakefield
received the Golden Key Award. The Small Business
of the Year Award went to Mike Tichenor of Main
Street Mercantile. The Richard M. Webster Citizen
of the Year Award was presented to Terry
McDonald.
Neither Snow, Nor Snow,
Nor Gloom of Night.
by Robin Putnam, artCentral
Now that was an opening night
to remember !!! Who would have thought we would
have had such a full house with such scary
weather looming.......From the beginning ( our
new begining.....5 yrs ago ) we decided not to
cancel our openings even if it meant 3 of us
would have to eat all the hors d'oeuvres by
ourselves !!! We can't begin to thank all of our
loyal supporters !! It was SOOOO great to see
folks arriving...and somewhat comical,
too.......our steep driveway and the dusting of
snow made for a very slippery entrance !!
Again a million thanks to all
those who braved the weather and joined us !!
Guess the snow made everyone really hungry as
they cleaned up every last stuffed mushroom,
salmon canapé and spinach and artichoke morsel,
then headed to Shellie's to check out that
exhibit and they ate again, there !!!! We've
always said nothing goes better together than
art, great friends and good food !!!
'Unveiled' will run through
February 22 so you have plenty of time to stop in
and see what's going on. We ended up with about
twenty-three artists and around sixty-five pieces
of art !! What a great turn out all together !!
No awards or prize money was given out but the
general censuses was that in the 2 dimensional (
paintings, pastel, drawings, etc.) category that
our very own Matt Myers' works were awe inspiring
and in a 3 dimensional category Lynn Ware's
porcelain sculptures were totally awesome !! We
proudly claim these two as members and some of
our best helpers and supporters !!! A big thanks
to all the artists who participated !!
A bit of celebrating has been
going on around here.......we are very pleased
and proud to say that this last year we were able
to sustain ourselves on our membership dues and
the small commission we take from each piece of
artwork sold !! This is a huge thing in our
little world and we couldn't have done it without
our members and our patrons !!
Of course, without the gracious
and generous Katherine Hyde we wouldn't be where
we are today and we thank her from the bottom of
our hearts for having the foresight to have set
up a trust that would, years after her passing,
offer a lifesaving hand to our little cultural
oasis.......
For more info just call
358-4404. Hours are Tues - Sat. 9am - 3pm. Or
check out www.ozarkartistscolony.com.
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