Today's Feature
Golf Cart Leasing.

The City Council at their last meeting heard the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute a lease purchase agreement and accompanying Acceptance Certificate with Arvest Bank for a five year lease term with an annual percentage rate of 4 percent. This lease purchase agreement is for fifty-two Yamaha gas powered golf carts for the Parks Department.

Originally this lease purchase was to be through Yamaha Leasing but Arvest Bank made contact with Parks Director Alan Bull to clarify the terms of their proposed agreement which showed that the Arvest bid was lower than the Yamaha bid.

Bull brought the new information to the Public Services Committee who made arrangements to change the leasing through Arvest before any paperwork had begun with Yamaha leasing.

The Council also approved a resolution authorizing the City Administrator to execute and file an application for operating assistance grants with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department to aid in the financing of a public transportation system.

I keep thinkin’ that the memory isn’t gone, it’s just the brain has too much to contend with. It sorts out the most critical information and just lets the rest go.

As an example, a coworker of a friend of mine went out to her car after work the other day and noticed that it was runnin’. She had remembered to lock the doors, but forgot to turn off the car and remove the keys. Fortunately the car had onea those fancy combination locks. Unfortunately she had never used the contraption and had no idea what the combination was. The retrieval of a spare set of keys at home saved the day. I’m sure it’s a day to remember.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

Aura Heralds Some Migraine Headaches

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My grandson has had severe migraine headaches since age 6. He is now 18. Two years ago, the doctor prescribed sumatriptan (Imitrex). My grandson knows a headache is about to start when he sees bright spots. He usually also throws up. Do you think a migraine condition should last for 12 years? Is sumatriptan safe? — J.S.

ANSWER: Close to 15 percent of the female population and 6 percent of the male population suffer from migraine headaches. They are severely painful, pulsating, one-sided headaches. Almost all migraine patients feel sick to their stomach when one comes on, and many throw up. Bright lights and loud sounds torment a person with a migraine. The headache lasts from 4 to 72 hours.

A few migraineurs, like your grandson, have an aura before the headache begins. One common kind of aura is an enlarging black spot with flashing edges.

Your grandson should look for migraine triggers. Alcohol (red wine in particular), luncheon meats like hot dogs, chocolate, aged cheeses, perfume and too little or too much sleep can bring on these headaches.

Migraine treatment reached a milestone with the arrival of triptan medicines. Sumatriptan (Imitrex) was the first one of these wonder drugs to make it to the market. They are safe medicines that have been a boon for people whose lives have been devastated by migraine headaches. Long-term use is approved, but no headache medicine should be used on a daily basis.

Collecting
By Larry Cox
Sponsored by Oldies and Oddities

Old Bible

Q: I have an old Bible that was published in 1830 in New York. Is it valuable? — Timothy, Apopka, Fla.
A: Verily I say unto you that not all old Bibles are collectible. In fact, only a small fraction of them are of interest to serious collectors.
William J. Chamberlin is an officer of the International Society of Bible Collectors and might give you an accurate idea of what your Bible is worth. Contact him at 6413 Snow Apple Drive, Clarkston, MI 48346; research87@yahoo.com; and www.abebooks.com.

Q: I have a large meat platter that has been in my family for years. It is hallmarked as being made by the Edwin M. Knowles China Company, but I know nothing more about it. — Mary Lou, Salem, Mo.
A: When I receive a question about china, I break out one of my favorite reference books, Lehner’s Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain & Clay, by Lois Lehner (Collector Books, $24.95). This hefty 600-plus page book is a must for collectors.
According to the author, the Edwin M. Knowles company was started in West Virginia in about 1900. It specialized in dinnerware and continued production until 1963. The mark on your platter suggests it was probably made during the 1920s.