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Thursday, October 7, 2004 Volume XIII, Number
78
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?...
Thursday, October 7 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. a
tailgate party will be held for the 8th grade
football team. Hotdogs, hamburgers, chips,
cookies, and drinks will be served $3.00 per
person at the K.E. Baker Stadium.
Did Ya Know?... Saturday
October 9th from 8:00 p.m. to midnight the V.F.W.
Post 2590 invites the public to a dance honoring
the 203rd Engineering Battalion. Live music by
Country Express Band. 203rd and spouses free, all
others $3.00 at door.
Did Ya Know?... The
Maple Leaf Fun Walk will be held Sunday Oct. 10
starting at 1:00 p.m. Pre-register at Fair Acres
Family Y or the Chamber Office. $10 Per person
(includes T-shirt)
Did Ya Know?. . .You can
now adopt some of the Carthage Humane
Society’s cutest kittens at the Carthage
Animal Hospital, 2213 Fairlawn Dr., during
regular office hours. For more info call
358-4914.
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today's
laugh
"Here,
boy," said the man to the boy who was
helping him drive a bunch of cattle, "hold
this bull a minute, will you?"
"No," answered
the boy, "I don’t mind bein’ a
director in this company, but I’m darned if
I want to be a stockholder."
"Where do jellyfish get
their jelly?"
"From ocean currents, I guess."
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1904
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Philosopher
Was Excitable.
Sir Leslie Stephen, the long time
friend of Herbert Spencer, the recent deceased
philosopher, tells this to illustrate Mr. Spencer’s
excitable temperament:
"He would not join the
Metaphysical club," Sir Leslie said, "because
he and his temper would not stand it. I remember seeing
him at a dinner brandishing his knife and fork in the
face of a lady with whom he had entered into an argument.
He was quite unconscious of the act."
Sir Leslie tells another story of Mr.
Spencer: "A lady conducted a party including Mr.
Spencer and Mr. Leslie at Hampton court. When the maze
was reached Herbert Spencer undertook to finish first.
The rest of us," said Mr. Leslie with a smile,
"decided that whatever route Herbert should take, we
should take another. As a result, the Mr. Spencer reached
the center last, saying, "It proves my theory. If I
had taken the other way I should have been first."
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Today's
Feature
Public
Works Meeting.
The Public Works Committee met
Tuesday afternoon Street Commissioner Tom Shelley
spoke about the department’s progress in
paving alleys and crack sealing, and said that
work will continue on every day it doesn’t
rain.
City Administrator Tom Short
discussed an application that needs to be turned
in by next Friday for a Region M Solid Waste
Grant The grant would be used for several repairs
for the City Dump and purchases of new equipment
including a new track loader, dumpster pads, and
a pole barn to cover the dumpsters. Diane Sharits
made a motion to continue pursuing the grant, and
to recommend it to City Council at the meeting
next Tuesday.
Further items of discussion
included mandatory revisions to the control
measures for stormwater, concerning the control
of drainoff on construction sites. The revisions
also have bearing on the procedures necessary for
obtaining city building permits of larger
construction projects. These revisions were
passed from the EPA to the DNR, and are required
to be implemented by the first of 2005.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin'
Looks like Mayor Johnson will be appointin’
another Council member for approval by the
Council. Long time
member Donnie Stearnes has submitted his
resignation due to his wife bein’ relocated
to Sherman, Texas with Wal-Mart.
Stearnes says he is most proud
of the recent improvements to the Over 60 Center
that were conceived and accomplished durin’
his time on the Council.
Like most, Stearnes, a life
long Carthage resident, is a little nervous about
the change. He says bein’ seven hours from
his grandchildren concerns him the most.
As with all Council members,
Stearnes has committed countless hours in service
to his community. The Council will no doubt take
note of his years of dedication.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Metcalf Auto Supply
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Weekly Column Click & Clack Talk Cars
With Tom
and Ray Magliozz
Dear Tom and
Ray:
My 1995 Honda Civic has been
diagnosed with a bad oxygen sensor. Although I am
not mechanically inclined and have no tools to
speak of, I’ve been entertaining the idea of
replacing the little sucker myself. Short of
providing entertainment for my neighbors, is it a
reasonable thing to do? Or should I sell biscotti
at the local farmer’s market instead until I
raise the $211 it would cost to have it done by a
pro? - Leonardo
TOM: Well, if you had to pick a
job to start with, this would be a pretty good
one, Leonardo. It’s really fairly easy on
this car.
RAY: The oxygen sensor is right
up front, just behind the radiator. You’ll
find the sensor threaded into the exhaust
manifold, and there will be one wire coming out
of it. Unplug the wire, and then - using a 7/8ths
wrench - loosen up the sensor, unscrew it and
remove it.
TOM: Then, in the opposite
order, put the new one in and reattach the wire.
If your check-engine light is on because of your
bad oxygen sensor, it’ll reset itself and go
out after a while. That’s all there is to
it, Leo.
RAY: However, if any of the
following situations should occur, you should
fall back to plan B ("B" for
"biscotti sales"): (1) You are unable
to open the hood. (2) You are unable to find or
identify the oxygen sensor. (3) You are unable to
remove the sensor. (4) You are unable to loosen
the sensor. (5) You strip the sensor because you
didn’t use a 7/8ths wrench, like we told you
to. (6) The wrench slips and you bust a hole in
the radiator while trying to loosen the nut.
TOM: But nothing ventured,
nothing gained - right, Leonardo? We’ll be
pulling for you, buddy.
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