Today's Feature

Kellog Lake Evaluated.

The Public Services Committee continued its monthly evaluation of the City park systems at the meeting Monday evening on the topic of Kellog Lake Park.

Kellog Lake Development Board member Ed Grundy was present at the meeting and provided an array of photographs taken over the last three years citing different types of vandalism that have taken place and showing the frequency of littering in the park and in Spring River. Grundy also showed the committee photographs of the new trash receptacles in the park which he said were constructed in a way that would restrict the likelihood of being tipped over.

Larger items listed for possible improvement included the addition of more dedicated parking areas, removal of damaged trees and planting of new trees and a new walking trail. Grundy also stressed the importance of maintaining current assets.

The committee mentioned upcoming events in the park including the Fairview Christian Church wild game feed scheduled for May 19 which is expected to draw approximately 1,800 people and the Kid’s Fishing Day which is scheduled for June 11.

I don’t know why I keep it around.

My calculator is solar powered and I’ve had it for several years. Never had to replace the battery and it still functions, most of the time.

Ever’ now and then it takes spells and I have to turn it on and off a few times to get it to work. I’m guessin’ it cost four or five bucks and could be replaced fairly easily, but it fits nicely in my drawer. I guess it’s just comfortable. Not enough of an aggravation to cause major discomfort at least.

I’ve always been reluctant to throw away somethin’ that still had life in it. Power tools, tape recorders, transistor radios that are never used but could be if the notion arose. As the accumulation began to build, it became easier to put things in the dumpster. My calculator just winced.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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• "I found a great way to deal with leftover bits of small hardware. I got an accordion folder and removed every other divider. Then I filed instruction manuals for things that have been put together, and just dropped the extra hardware bits in the slots with the instructions. Now when I need a piece of hardware that I didn’t use on the first go-around, I can just pull the piece, and the instructions along with it." — R.F. in Idaho

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