Mornin' Mail

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Tuesday, December 28, 2004 Volume XIII, Number 135

Did Ya Know?... The Carthage V.F.W. announced the suspension of Friday Nite Bingo on Dec. 31st, New Year’s Eve. Friday Nite Bingo will resume on Jan. 7, 2005 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Did Ya Know?... The Carthage Public Library will be closed at 5:00 on New Year’s Eve and remain closed for New Year’s Day.

Did Ya Know?... Carthage V.F.W. Post will have a New Year’s Eve Dance with the public invited. Hats, horns and snacks at $7.50 per person. Post Canteen will be open New year’s day at its regular time.

Did Ya Know?... The City of Carthage will be providing the "Free Ride Into the New Year" on New Year’s Eve from 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. Call 359-6589 for a free taxi ride from anywhere in Carthage to anywhere in Carthage.

Did Ya Know?... The City of Carthage Recycling Drop-off Center and Composting lot will be closed Saturday, January 1st.

today's laugh

"Gee, pop, there’s a man at the circus who jumps on a horses back, slips underneath, catches hold of its tail and finishes up on the horse’s neck!"
Dad: "That’s easy. I did all that the first time I ever rode a horse."

Mother: "Your face is clean, but how’d you get your hands so dirty?"
Small Son: "Washin’ my face."

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

A Lambed Horse.

Burge Farris, residing in the Maple Grove vicinity, came to town this morning driving a single horse. Some place along the road the horse stepped on a rusty screw, but gave no indication for quite a ways of an injury. About two miles out he suddenly fell lame and Mr. Farris investigated.

He discovered the screw in the foot but could not get it out. By driving slowly he got to town and had a veterinary take the screw out, but it was so deeply imbedded that part of the foot had to be cut away. The veterinary allowed the would to bleed freely to guard against lockjaw, but the horse will be too lame to remove him from his stall for some time.

Mr. Farris left his buggy and harness at the livery barn and rode home with a neighbor.

Mrs. L.L. Ashcraft will have for a guest tomorrow Mrs. C. Parker of California.

	Today's Feature Council Meets Tonight. City Council will meet this evening at 7:30 in the Council Chambers of City Hall. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to sign a Lease Purchase Agreement and accompanying Certificate of Resolutions with UMB Bank Leasing Corp. for the lease purchase financing of a backhoe for the Street Department will also be in its second reading. The backhoe being financed by UMB is a Caterpillar 416D from Fabick Cat in Joplin costing $42,365 with the trade-in of the Street Department’s previous backhoe. The purchase was recommended by Street Commissioner Tom Shelley. At the previous Council Meeting City Administrator Tom Short gave an overview of the financing as a three year lease with a semiannual payment plan. Further items for the meeting include the first reading of an Ordinance amending the 2004-2005 Annual Operating and Capital Budget for Carthage regarding grant revenues and a supplemental appropriation of funds. This item was brought before Council by the Budget/Ways and Means Committee.
	Just Jake Talkin' Mornin' I was glad to see they captured the naked cowboy. If ya haven't heard the story a guy walked into a convenience store here in town a few days back wearin' nothin' but cowboy boots. He stopped in to make a purchase but some type of alcohol was apparently affectin' his senses somewhat. If I remember correctly it was a pretty cool evenin' when it occurred. Maybe he was a member of one of those Polar Bear clubs that get out on a winter day. I don't know if the boots were for warmth or a fashion statement of some sort. Whatever the reason, the individual certainly added a new tradition to the holiday season. Like I've said in the past, just because it's tradition, doesn't necessarily mean it's got merit. This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin'.
Sponsored by McCune- Brooks Hospital	Weekly Column TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By Paul G. Donohue, M.D. Fibromyalgia Makes People Ache All Over DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 34, a woman, and have a high-pressure job whose demands I cannot meet. For the past year, I have been completely wiped out physically. My whole body aches, and I am so stiff in the mornings I can hardly move. I have seen three doctors and have had many tests but get no answers. Could this be arthritis? A friend suggested fibromyalgia. What is it, and what can be done for it? — C.L. ANSWER: You have many fibromyalgia symptoms. It’s widespread muscle pain coupled with stiffness and overwhelming exhaustion. Women fibromyalgia patients outnumber men by nine to one. The cause is unknown. Although there are no lab tests, no X-rays and no scans that reveal fibromyalgia changes, there are some clues that, on physical examination, greatly enhance the suspicion that fibromyalgia lies at the bottom of a person’s complaints. One is tender points. Those are 18 body sites where light finger pressure produces pain out of proportion to the force applied. Nine of those points are on the right, and nine corresponding sites are on the left. If a doctor finds 11 such points, that fulfills an important diagnostic criterion. An exercise program is essential. Even a modest one, at the start, can yield big dividends. A modest one might be nothing more than a daily walk that is progressively lengthened month by month.