Today's Feature

Student Government Day.

Today is Student Government Day for the Carthage High School. Beginning at 11:30 a.m. Students will assemble in the Council Chambers of City Hall to meet with City officials. At noon the students will partake in lunch at Memorial hall and hear guest speaker Mr. Phil Lewis. At 1:00 p.m. students will tour the offices of City officials followed by a question and answer session at 2:45 p.m. The students will be dismissed at 3:00 p.m. and will reconvene at 7:15 p.m. to act as Council members for the 7:30 City Council meeting in City Hall.

Several items are on the agenda for that meeting including the second readings of ordinances approving the Peachtree Development Community Improvement District agreement, approval of the certificates of participation for the sewer improvements to the South side of town, and first readings for the Cost Share Agreement for the Fairview Interchange.

The list of Student Council acting officials is as follows; Kate Kennedy as Mayor James G. Woestman, Brynn Cummins as Fire Chief John Cooper, Mallory Goodman as Public Works Director Chad Wampler, Ed Fentanes as City Attorney Nate Dally, Mac Metcalf as Police Chief Dennis Veach, Stacey Chaney as City Clerk Lynn Campbell, Matt Law as CW&EP General Manager Bob Williams, Josiah Coen as Parks Superintendent Alan Bull and Kelsie Tarwater as Chamber of Commerce-Economic Development Director John Bode.

Students acting as Council members are as follows; Callee Houlihan as 1st Ward Rep. Claude Newport, Shelby Youngworth as 1st Ward Rep. Larry Ross, Sha Evans as 2nd Ward Rep. Mike Harris, Tadd Wagner & Jerrick Williams as 2nd Ward Rep. Ron Wells, Jessica Baugh and Tria Thomas as 3rd Ward Rep Cyndi Curry, Lauren Matthews and Allee Shepherd as 3rd Ward Rep. Diane Sharits, Luke Bayless as 4th Ward Rep. Bill Johnson, Maddie Kennedy as 4th Ward Rep. Bill Welch, Kacie Cooper as 5th Ward Rep. Tom Flanigan and Liz Mouton as 5th Ward Rep. Dan Rife.

Stench Report:

Monday,
2/26/07

No Stench Detected on Carthage Square.

‘Course all the pastures that we hunted from time to time had evidence of cattle. Trails leadin’ to the pond and the dangers of not watchin’ where ya stepped while followin’ the trail.

‘Course we were always mindful of the infamous bull that was thought to occupy all open territory. I was never personally confronted by an angry bull, but I never went outa my way to aggravate one either.

‘Bout the most confrontation I ever had with cattle was with a tough piece a steak on a camp out. I’m still not sure who won that one.

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Just Jake Talkin’.

Sundowning Is Common In Many Dementias

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What’s "sundowning"? My dad is in a nursing home because of his total confusion. When he was in his house, he didn’t know where he was, and he frequently got lost. He doesn’t recognize my brother or me. A nurse at the home told me that he’s sundowning. I haven’t a clue what that means. -- T.T.

ANSWER: It means that the person’s inner clock has been reset to a different time zone. These people become active in the late evening, when the sun goes down. They believe that night is day. They usually are quite agitated then.

Sundowning is common in many dementias. It frequently occurs in Alzheimer’s disease. Did the doctor say your father has that illness?

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a corn between my third and fourth toes. What caused it? How do I go about getting rid of it? -- L.M.

ANSWER: Corns are a sign of friction. Something is rubbing against the skin, and a corn is a defense to preserve the skin. In your case, the two toes rub against each other. Quite often, that’s because shoes are too tight.

To get rid of the corn, soak your foot in warm water for 20 minutes. That will soften it. Then with a pumice stone (you can get one in any drugstore, or you can get something equivalent to it), rub the corn until you reach normal skin. This takes more than one session. If you cannot find the source of friction, buy cushions that you insert between the toes to prevent another corn from forming.