Millennium Fireworks.

The City Council Public Safety Committee will meet next Monday evening and is scheduled to discuss the possibility of allowing fireworks to be set off on New Year’s eve. If approved by the full Council, it is expected the activity will be limited to about an hour after midnight on January 1, 2000 only.

The action would be an exception to City regulations, in place since 1978, prohibiting any fireworks from being exploded within City limits by individuals other than professional fireworks displays.

The Committee agenda also includes discussion of a proposed clarification of the City ordinance prohibiting vendors from parking on City streets for the purpose of doing business. Committee member H.J. Johnson has proposed that the ordinance be modified to allow such activity if authorized by the Council and the street is closed for a public event such as the Maple Leaf Festival or the Farmer’s Market. Johnson is also recommending an exception for mobile vendors such as ice cream trucks as long as they don’t park for more than 15 minutes in any city block in any four hour period.

We Have Started On The Kids Studio!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

Well first off we already have some changes in our schedule over the Holidays !! Our Sunday volunteer will be leaving for a trip to Colorado so Sunday the 19th we will not be open.

Last week we said we would be closed until January 5th, wrong...........we will re-open January 4th which is just a normal Tuesday. Then......since our Friday person will be gone to Oregon for the Holidays we will be closed on the 24th. Christmas eve is more for that last minute shopping and the gathering of family to begin their celebrations anyway, right. OK ? Great.

All these changes will be on our phone message. The bad news is that every time the electricity blinks we loose the message. We will also post the Holiday closings on the front door. Thanks for hanging in there with us while we get everyone’s Holiday schedules figured out. We appreciate all those who give us their time all year and hope that by being flexiable at this time of the year we can keep our wonderful volunteers !!

As if the season alone isn’t exciting enough......we have actually started the work on the upstairs studio. You know, the top of the two-story garage !! Yea !! The whole place has been cleaned out and some new walls and a ceiling will be the first things put in. Seems the squirrels had made that upstairs their winter head-quarters.......looks like they’ll be looking for a new place to live now !! This is just soooo exciting !! When it’s finished it will be the perfect kids studio and artCamp headquarters !! Progress !! Don’t you just love it ?!!

Sometime next week we are suppose to get the concrete work done in the downstairs part. They have a tricky way of fixing our water problem............un-fortunatly when it rains the water runs directly into the little side of the garage. Quite a stinky mess on more than one occaision !! So ........these concrete guys are going to put in a drain right in front of the doorways. That way all the water goes down instead of under the door and into the cabinets !! What a deal !! Again almost too exciting to handle !! Love it !! Love it !!

One day we will have a great pottery and kiln room where a dark, dank grotto used to be !!! Three cheers for our Board of Directors and our building committee chairperson for wanting us and helping us move forward and grow !!! We appreciate them soooo much !! Such a great bunch of people !! More.....next week. 358-4404. 1110 E 13th & www. ozarkartistscolony .com under organizations.

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213 Lyon Street, Suite 1

Next to Carthage Printing Services

Just One Block Off the Square in Carthage, Missouri

Plenty of Excellent Parking • ADA Compliant Entry and Rest room

Approximately 1,400 Square Feet

Recent Complete Renovation

New Roof • New Wiring Inside/3 phase 220 to Building

New Drywall & Ceiling Tile

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Private Rear Entrance

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Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

There always seems ta be an exception to the rule.

Most children spend most a there wakin’ hours tryin’ to figure out such loop holes. This typically take the form of bein’ very specific in the interpretation of the rule.

"Don’t throw peas at your brother" is way too specific. To an inventive youngster this would still leave the option of carrot or green bean throwin’ available. And of course the completely different activity of droppin’ or squirtin’ various vegetables would also be outside the limits specified.

The fact is that most kids are very observant learners. The parents most likely used this "exception" rule to their advantage from time to time. This culminates in the ultimate "do as I say, not as I do" exception.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

by

Oak Street health & herb

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

Amino Acids are the "building blocks" of protein. There are 22 commonly found amino acids that support the growth, repair and maintenance of over 16 different types of proteins in the human body. Some of these proteins include enzymes, antibodies, skin, hormones, connective tissues, muscles and blood.

Picture your body as a complex computer system. Amino acids act as computer chips, relaying messages to prompt your body’s functions. In fact, one or more amino acid is involved in every biochemical process in the body.

Stress, illness, injury and exercise affect the way your body uses the amino acids you consume and the amount you need. So, an imbalance of amino acids may cause a malfunction in your "computer."

It is recommended that amino acids be taken with the proper cofactors (vitamins and minerals) to ensure proper metabolism in the body. Especially important is Vitamin B6. In addition, no harmful side effects are associated with amino acids, unlike certain drugs.

The amino acid panel is a laboratory test performed on a sample of blood or urine. It measures the levels of 41 amino acids and ammonia. Measuring any excesses or deficiencies of these amino acids can help in evaluating the efficiency of your body’s computer.

A blood panel indicates which amino acids are circulating in your system. Blood is the indicator most commonly used by physicians, although a urine panel will usually be recommended when maldigestion, malabsorption or infection are suspected. Your physician may recommend both.