School Board Accepts House Bid.

A bid by Kenneth Matthew of $127,689 for the house constructed by the vocational carpentry class was approved by the R-9 School Board at its meeting Monday night. Two other bids were submitted.

The Board also granted permission to Band Director Garry Greek to submit an application for the Magic Music Days Festival at Disney World. If accepted, the band would perform a 23 minute program in one of the three Orlando, Florida, theme parks during the 1999 spring break. Band Boosters’ fund-raisers, including the Maple Leaf Band Festival, would finance the $30,000 trip for the 90 band members.

The Board also recognized two retiring teachers, Charlene McDaniel and Calvin Bower, and they were presented with the Golden Apple Award. McDaniel taught physical education in the district for 25 years and Bower taught science and coached in Carthage for 18 years.

It was noted that former R-9 Superintendent Dr. Charles Johnson was recently honored by a Missouri University Alumni organization for Outstanding Achievement.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

As a kid I looked forward to summer for many reasons. One was the luxury of not wearin’ shoes. Goin’ barefoot was the "in" footwear for most activities. ‘Course there were the typical accessories with the stubbed toe bein’ the best conversation starter. By mid summer the contests of runnin’ down a gravel road or seein’ how may stickers were picked up were under way. "Ouch" became the most common word durin’ a walk downtown ta get a soda or an ice cream sandwich.

Bicycle ridin’ had its own particular hazards while barefootin’. Puttin’ the kick stand required caution and a certain eye to toe coordination. Pickin’ a spot to step off the two wheeler was also somewhat of an art form.

I suppose some of the attraction to those memories is the fact that survival decisions were limited to just watchin’ where ya stepped.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Computer Minded/On The Net

Intro to the Internet.

If you think about the time when the Internet first started to become popular there were only a few thousand host computers connected to the Internet. To this small group of people the Internet was their own little world. These original internet users developed some standards (not laws, just guidelines) regarding the Internet. These standard or sets of rules were called Netiquette. The guidelines they set were the norm for themselves but many new Internet users are not aware of them Sometimes, violating these Netiguette guidelines can get you into trouble (you may receive a nasty letter or complaint). Here are some examples of some of the guidelines they set:

• TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS - This applies any time you are sending messages on the Internet. Typing in all capital letters is considered an expression of anger and the reader may think you are yelling! This is probably the most widely known and followed example of Netiquette.

• Unsolicited email - Have you ever received an email from a company or store advertising a sale? Probably not, but have you ever wondered why? A company could easily send out millions of email messages to customers nationwide to advertise their product. The reason you never get such messages is because it is an extreme violation of Netiquette.

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