Knowles to speak at JFK Club meeting

Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles will speak to the JFK Club at noon Monday in the Out of the Blue Cafe.

Mr. Knowles is seeking re-election in the Aug. 5 general election. He is running as a Democrat and faces no opposition in the May 5 primary.

Robert "Chester" Heathington is running for county clerk in the Republican primary, records show.

The JFK Club is an organization branched from the Hamilton County Democratic Party.

The Out of the Blue Cafe is located at 3230 Brainerd Road. Cost of the buffet is $11, including tax and tip.

A LITTLE LIGHT READING

As the City Council considered giving a contract to a vendor to operate at the Summit of Softball complex, one council member said she needed a little more time.

During a committee meeting Tuesday, Councilwoman Deborah Scott said she had asked for the contract but had not been able to read it. There were some concerns that the vendor needed to be in place by this weekend.

"Can you read it between now and 6 p.m.?" Council Chairman Jack Benson asked.

"No," Mrs. Scott answered.

The regularly-scheduled meeting for the council starts at 6 p.m.

"We can excuse you now and you can read it," Councilman Manny Rico said.

The council eventually voted unanimously to let the vendor operate for two weeks at the Summit of Softball.

LOOK UP!

Mayor Ron Littlefield gave a presentation to City Council members Tuesday about water quality fees. During the presentation, he suddenly stopped for a few seconds.

A projection screen had suddenly started coming down and several people were moving to get out of the way. Council Chairman Jack Benson was sitting close by as the screen descended.

Mr. Littlefield acknowledged the screen as people dodged it.

"It was going to hit Jack on the head and I didn't want to miss that," he joked.