City Budget Questions.

The City Council Budget Committee is scheduled to meet next Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The agenda includes a discussion on the Carthage Chamber of Commerce plan for advertising using City general fund and lodging tax funds. A $600 request for reimbursement from the Chamber for radio spots was deferred to the Budget Committee by the Finance Committee last week.

According to Finance Committee Chair Lujene Clark, the radio spots were specifically cut by the Budget Committee earlier in the year. A revised list of advertising activities, which included the radio spots, was submitted to the Budget Committee after the annual budget was approved. There is no record of a vote which approved the revised list. Clark asked that the Budget Committee clarify its intent.

The agenda also includes a discussion of a $64,351 storm water control grant awarded to the City for ditch improvements from River Street to Pearl Street. A recent engineer’s estimate of $542,400 for the project was about $300,000 more than expected. If the grant is accepted, the City will be expected to complete the project.

We Welcome a New Board Member!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

We have some great news......Thanks to Eddie Grundy we have filled one of the seats on the Board !! He attended one meeting and we didn’t scare him too badly so it’s now official........he is oue newest Board member and we thank him for his interest in us and for volunteering his time and energy!!

We are still looking for a few good people.............with the recent turn of events we have lost two Board members in a short amount of time. So for everyone’s benefit this is it in a nutshell.

Our Board of Directors meets once a month on the third Tuesday, here at the Hyde House at 7pm. The meetings are about an hour and 15 minutes.

An interested person doesn’t have to be artistic themselves just interesed in volunteering in a community organization. The length of a term is three years. Anyone is eligible and if there is no to nominate you just volunteer !!

We have some great things happening this next year..............it’s going to be busy and challenging (and we like to have fun, too) so if that sounds like something you would enjoy being a part of.......come on by!!

November 12th is the next opening reception. That’s next Friday from 6-8pm and you are all cordially invited.

This will be a group showing of four artists who are friends and who have four totally different ‘styles’ of work !! It’s going to be very interesting....can’t wait !!

Penny Wilkinson, Carl Junction, will show her oil paintings. Penny has taugh woodcarving around the country but after working with Bob Tommey she has settled into oil painting.

Mary Baumann-Williams. What can I say........We are going to have some of Mary’s pencil and charcoal drawings from her life drawing sessions and hopefully an oil painting or two. She planned this group show but unfortunately her health didn’t allow her the time or energy to paint much.

Perry Fleming, Carthage, will show some of his oil paintings, sculpture and poetry with computer graphics. Perry is a graduate of MSSC where he spent time working in jewelry design.

Patty Moline is from Arizona (but lives in Joplin, now) and loves our ‘lush-ness’ here in the Ozarks. She enjoys plein air painting and has found a renewed interest in figure drawing. She will be showing works in pastel, acrylic and pencil.

More.....next week. 358-4404. 1110 E 13th & www. ozarkartistscolony.com under organizations.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Despite the rain last Saturday, there still a good bunch that took advantage of the Halloween festivities on the Square.

I can imagine the pressure on the parents sittin’ in the livin’ room with the kids all dressed in their costumes waitin’ to go downtown and get their treats. I don’t think I’d like ta be tellin’ all those goblins they weren’t goin’ just ‘cause of a little rain.

The main thing to remember when you’re trick-or-treatin’ in the rain is not to use a paper sack for the treats.

The one year I set out for a record in collectin’ treats I used an old pillow case. It was ‘bout half full at the end of the run. ‘Course those days ya had ta be careful of the homemade cookies and popcorn balls bein’ crushed in the bottom. Nothin’ but store bought candy these days.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

One can find the spicy tang of ginger in many foods now. It is even in a new cereal product! Even though ginger is best known for culinary purposes, it's medicinal purposes are varied.

It is known to alleviate nausea and as a digestive aid. Many have used it to aid in the healing of ulcers, and support cardiovascular health as well as a catalyst in herbal blends. It is known as a warning herb used in the treatment of cold and flus for reducing fever.

In a recent article by Mark Mulgahy, food expert for the Food Focus Magazine, he states "that ginger helps to strengthen the heart and is an effective cholesterol reducer.

And yet another remarkable attribute is that ginger has been found to be equally effective as aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen in reducing inflammation."

It is a common practice in this area to put an ounce or so in bath water as warm as you can stand it and soak for about 20 minutes, wrap up in a nice thick robe or flannel sheet and enjoy a nice sound sleep. This bath seems to "warm the bones". A warming cup of ginger tea is nice after a meal and will aid the digestion of high protein diets.