In The Field South Mississippi October 2010

October 2010

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Jo Lynn and Don Mitchell Agri-Tourism at its Best

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FFA Journal:

The Future Farmers of America Organization has been a very influential part of my life since I was around 10 years old. My father, James Roberts, is the FFA Advisor at Sumrall High School. Through his knowledge of the FFA, I was taught at a young age of the various opportunities that are available. The FFA has a special organization for members in grades six through eight. The Junior FFA is modeled after the senior organization and, therefore, has state officers and its own session at the state convention. At the end of the seventh grade I ran for office and received the office of vice president, which I served during the eighth grade.

After I finished this year, I ran again and was named the Junior State President. I served as president throughout my ninth grade year and at the end of that year I gave a ten minute, memorized retiring address to over 300 individuals during a general session at the state convention.

I have also been able to participate in the Agriscience Fair through FFA. Completing a science fair project has been a hobby of mine since first grade. During the fall of my eleventh grade year I was able to compete nationally with my project, a study of the decreased shell thickness in quail and chicken eggs. Because I started my Supervised Agriculture Experience Project (SAE) on raising quail for a shooting range, I was able to already have experience with the birds for my science project. I placed second in the nation for my project titled, “A Study of Specific Gravity in Fowl Eggs.”

Public speaking has always been a big interest of mine. Therefore, I have participated in every possible FFA speaking competition available.

My favorite speaking event is the Ninth Grade Creed. Each contestant must memorize the FFA Creed, a five paragraph speech. I won the state creed competition and went on to place in the top eight at the national convention. This experience has given me tools that I can use in the present in high school and in the future for college interviews. I was recently named as Mississippi’s Distinguished Young Woman, formerly known as Junior Miss. In this scholarship program, the largest score is given to the interview portion of the competition. I feel very strongly that the FFA gave me an edge in interview by preparing me through speaking events.

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Currently, I am branching out to the FFA team events, specifically poultry evaluation. Our team consists of three girls and me, Natalie Zortman, Courtney Cooper, and Katie Patterson. We placed first at the state competition and will compete nationally during the last week in October. Poultry evaluation includes the judging of live fowl, chicken and turkey carcasses, interior and exterior eggs, and processed meats. As one could imagine, an all girl team in poultry evaluation is quite a minority! My team and I have grown to love this competition as well as the long hours spent in the agriculture building watching poultry videos and judging hens from Courtney’s farm together.

As one could easily tell, my experiences in FFA are largely eclectic and varied. I have thoroughly enjoyed every moment over the years I have been involved in the Future Farmers of America. This organization is not only one that provides life long memories and friendships, but also life skills for the future whether those are vocational or academic.

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The fall is upon us and with it comes cooler weather. We look forward to those cooler evenings when we can sit out on the porch and not break out in a sweat. In addition to cooler weather come fall crops, like pumpkins. I don’t know about you but October and pumpkins just seem to go together.

Pumpkin pie comes to mind first. I do love homemade pumpkin pie with cool whip on top! Even though pumpkin pie comes to mind first, pumpkins have become a big part of fall decorating.

You see small ones as part of table decorations and large ones as yard decorations. However you use pumpkins a great place to get one is Mitchell Farms. There are lots of things to do at the farm, one of which is to ride the wagon on a tour of the pumpkin patch and choose your very own pumpkin to take home. It’s a great way to spend time with your kids or grandkids and teach them a little about where there food comes from.

You can learn more about Mitchell Farms and all there is to do on the farm in this edition of In The Field Magazine. Once again, I would like to say thank you to all you kind folks who let us know how much you have enjoyed the magazine. It is great to hear from you. Thank you again to our advertisers who make it all possible. And, of course, thank you to all you farmers and ranchers who supply us with the food we eat every day. Thanks again and have a great fall.

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Mitchell Farms

Jo Lynn and Don Mitchell Agri-Tourism at its Best

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Jo Lynn and Don Mitchell Agri-tourism at its Best 18 4 FFA Journal Hannah Roberts 6 Pine Belt Observation A visit to the vet 9 The Garden Calendar: October 11 The Whipping Bowl

Senior Managing Editor Sarah Holt

Editor

Katherine L. Davis

Office Manager Bob Hughens

Office Assistant Megan L. Davis

Circulation Manager Terry L. Davis

Sales

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Terry L. Davis Brent Davis Barbara Huckabee Keith Naquin

14 Farm Humor

Art Director

15 Business UpFront: Trucks Unlimited

Juan Carlos Alvarez

17 Mississippi Pecan Festival

Lourdes M. Sáenz

23 Mississippi’s Fishing Report

By Ben Willoughby 25 My Dad The Vet 28 Grub Station: The Shack

I Corinthians 10:26: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”

Karen Berry

32 Bow Season Preparations Phil Difatta 34 Horse Crazy

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’ s i v a D t Bren One thing that everyone should take account of is that owning a pet or owning farm animals is a responsibility, one that isn’t always free of costs.

Owning a pet or a farm animal is more than just some food and water and a pat on the head every once and awhile. Your animals depend on you for everything, and it is a responsibility every animal owner should take seriously.

Your animals can’t talk. They can’t tell you if they feel poorly or if their diet isn’t suiting them or if they are very ill. As an animal owner YOU have to pay attention to your animals and interpret what your animals are telling you.

Now folks, I grew up on a farm with cows, horses, chickens, pigs and one of the meanest steers you ever laid eyes on. We also always had cats and dogs.

Currently my livestock consists of a cat, Tigre’ and my doggie, Maggie May. First let’s talk about Tigre’ the attack cat. Tigre’ is Spanish for Tiger.

Our daughter-in-law Laurel named Tigre’ over five years ago when he was a kitten. Tigre’ has earned the tag “the attack cat” all on his own. If you go down our hallway and Tigre’ is back there, Watch Out! I guess he feels you are invading his territory and it is his job to protect it. Just ask Karen Berry, Owner of Berry Publications. Karen went down our hallway during a recent visit. Tigre’ the attack cat made a believer out of her. You can also ask our 26 year old niece, Jessica. Jessica says, “Tigre’ has all my respect!”

Tigre’ is actually a really good house cat. He only attacks when he feels he is cornered by folks he doesn’t know. Tigre’ loves to curl up in my open briefcase. He loves to curl up on my desk in my wooden out basket.

And he loves to curl up on my bookcase between stacks ofIn The Field Magazine. Tigre’ has excellent taste.

Maggie May continues to grow. She is now seven months old and she is wired for 220 High Voltage. I have been spending a lot of time working with Maggie May and she is proving to be a very smart dog. She has trained me to play tug o’ war, she has trained me to take her for truck rides and she has trained me to take her shopping at Hub City West Feed and Seed, where we get her food and her treats. Maggie May loves Kim and Justin Young over at Hub City. They always take a few minutes to play with Maggie May.

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Dr. Keith Davis , DVM, gave M ag thorough exam gie May a .

Maggie May loves to play “tug o war” and fetch. When I am sitting at my desk working she will go get every toy she owns (and she has quite a collection of toys, all from Hub City Feed and Seed) and she will place them all around my desk chair until I finally stop working long enough to play for a while. Yes folks, Maggie May has me trained really well. Johnny Cone would be proud!

Many of you have mentioned in your letters and emails that you too love the old Rod Stewart hit song “Maggie May.” I’m going to let everyone in on a little secret. That Rod Stewart song has absolutely nothing to do with how Maggie May got her name. Maggie is short for magazine (InTheField) and May was the issue I was working on when we got her from the Southern Pines Animal Shelter. Sorry, Rod, but Maggie May’s name comes from InTheField Magazine, May issue!

Both Maggie May and Tigre’ received a clean bill of health from Dr. Keith Davis, our veterinarian. He said they are both in great health so that they can continue to help me put out this magazine every month. Gotta go now, Maggie May wants to play fetch!

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Spring flowering bulbs should be planted this month, with the exception of tulips and hyacinths which should be placed in the refrigerator for 6 weeks before being planted in late December or early January.

Pot up Basil, Chives, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, and Sweet Marjoram for that sunny kitchen window.

Wisteria and Trumpet Vine can be planted this month.

Annuals to plant are Pansies, Violas, Pinks, Flowering Cabbage and Kale, English Daisy, Wildflower planting, Cornflowers, Larkspur, and Queen’s Anne Lace.

Perennials to plant include: Asters, Salvia, Hollyhock, Daylilies, Babies Breath, Iris, Shasta Daisy, Peonies, and Phlox.

Many evergreens may be planted this month.

Fertilize

Test soil in garden to monitor balance of minerals.

Foliar feed all plantings.

Prune

Remove damaged and dead wood from trees.

Pick blossom-like fruit of Golden Rain Trees and let dry for winter arrangements.

Prune back annuals like Blue Salvia and Dianthus to the ground and mulch, they may go through the winter and bloom again.

Water

Slow down watering of Azaleas and Hydrangea to allow them to harden against winter freezes. Spray foliage of Camelias in anticipation of their bloom.

Water potted plants and hanging baskets frequently.

Miscellaneous

Dig up Caladiums now with foliage intact; allow drying, removing dried foliage and storing in peat moss in a cool dark place for replanting next year.

Force bulbs for indoor show. Place bulb on gravel and water enough to cover the roots, keep in dark place until root system is established and sprout reaches 3 inches, bring gradually into the light and refill container with water to original level. Enjoy the blooms of Paper-white, Narcissus, Lily of the valley, Jonquil, or Hyacinth in this way.

Make sure the birds in your garden have food, shelter, and water.

Place leaves in compost bin.

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Forestry Event Planned for October 9th in Sumrall The Forrest-Lamar County Forestry Association is having their “Ladies Day in the Forest” event on Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 8:00 until noon at Turkey Pine Plantation in Sumrall. This 160 acre Certified Tree Farm is owned by Henry and Kay Hudson and is one of the most recent to be certified by the American Tree Farm System and the American Forest Foundation. In February of this year they were both recipients of the National Conservation Medal and Award by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution for their reforestation efforts.

Activities include a “Mississippi Fire Wise” presentation and a live firefighting demonstration by the Sumrall VFD followed by training in the use of CO2 fire extinguishers, demonstrating electric winches followed by the ladies actually hooking the winch to remove a stuck vehicle, a realistic program concerning poaching and trespassing with a surprise mystery poacher, and an opportunity for elected officials to actually take the “Stump” and answer questions. A BBQ lunch will be served with entertainment provided by William “Bill” Rogers, a well known fiddle, banjo player and vocalist.

The closing event will be a drawing for door prizes provided by sponsors. Representatives from area agencies such as MSU Extension Service, USDA/NRCS, Mississippi Forestry Commission, University of Southern Mississippi, MDOT, among others will be represented as well.

Many state and local elected officials will be invited to attend to voice their support of forestry in Mississippi.

The activities are situated at various locations throughout a fully stocked stand of Longleaf Pine surrounding a 26 acre watershed lake. “Our visitors and guests will see some fantastic trees, many of which are naturally reforested from the days of the J. J. Newman Lumber Co. which operated here in the Pine Belt during the early 1900s,” Hudson said. The farm has been in Mr. Hudson’s family for four generations now.

Anyone interested in forestry or the forest products industry can attend. The event is not restricted to women, although it will focus on the role that women have in forest management, the timber industry and as land owners. The cost is $10 per person (meal included), with all proceeds going to offset meal and other event costs.

Memberships in the Forrest-Lamar County Forestry Association will be available for $15 for single membership and $20 for family.

“This is an opportunity for our association to increase membership and to inform the public and our elected officials about the important role that forestry plays in our state’s economy. Our farm, like many others, was seriously damaged by Katrina and what visitors can see at Turkey Pine Plantation is a complete recovery, the farm has become our life’s work. My wife, Kay and I are delighted to be the hosts for this event,” said Hudson.

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Humor

“Too much of a Good Thing”

A farmer wanted to get his sow pigs bred. A neighbor down the road owned a fine stud hog, so the two farmers struck a deal. The stud hog and the sow pigs did their business. The stud hog’s owner told his neighbor that, “If it took, tomorrow your sows will be lying in the sunshine. If it didn’t take your sows will be wallowing in the mud.” The next morning all the sow pigs were wallowing in the mud, so the farmer loaded up his sows and took them over to the stud pig again. The next morning, sure enough, the sows were once again wallowing in the mud. Getting a bit irritated the farmer once again loaded up his sows for the ride over to the stud pig.

The next morning the farmer said to his wife, “I am so tired of hauling those sow pigs to the neighbors.

Will you please look out the window and see if those pigs are lying in the sun or wallowing in the mud.”

His wife looked out the window and said, “It is the darndest thing I have ever seen. Your sows are already loaded in your truck, one of them is in the driver’s seat tooting the horn, and all of them are motioning for you to come on!”

“Poor Communication” A farmer walked into an attorney’s office to inquire about getting a divorce from his wife of 20 years.

The lawyer asked, “Do you have a case?” The farmer answers, “No, I drive a John Deere.”

The lawyer asked, “No, what I mean is do you have grounds?” The farmer answered, “Yes, I have about 400 acres!”

The lawyer was starting to get a little exasperated and said, “What seems to be the major problem with your marriage?” The farmer answered, “My wife and I seem to have a problem communicating and frankly, I don’t know why.”

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Trucks Unlimited is located at 1507 N. Main Street in Hattiesburg.

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After retiring from the U.S. Navy, Jim and Terry Creel purchased the property in the 1500 block of North Main and opened up business. Trucks Unlimited was established in the early 80s, buying and selling older pickup trucks and antique cars. “That’s how the business name came about.

In the mid 80’s we started selling Long Tractors.” “Long Tractors” eventually was bought out by Farmtrac Tractors (the old Ford design manufactured in India). As the U. S. tractor industry went through many changes over the years Trucks Unlimited now carries the LS tractors, however, they still sell parts and service the Long and Farmtrac Tractors.

LS Tractors of South Korea has been building quality tractors since 1976, such as certain models for McCormick, Farmtrac, and Montana. LS Tractors is a subsidiary of the LG Company known worldwide. LS United States headquarters is located in Battletown, NC with two assembly plants, one in North Carolina and one in Louisiana.

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Trucks Unlimited services what they sell. Their trained mechanics have over 50 years of experience working on tractors.

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Mississippi Pecan Festival The Mississippi Pecan Festival, held in Richton, Mississippi during the last weekend in September each year, is a chance to step back in time and see how people in this area lived 100 years ago.

“This is a real working farm done the old timey way,” said Jeanette Fulmer, one of the festival’s directors and owners. “We own eight Percheron draft horses that we farm with. It isn’t just for show, we live this life every day. It is a wonderful life.”

The Fulmers hold the festival in their 30-acre pecan orchard. The festival, which draws an estimated 15,000 people over the three day weekend, includes more than 250 food and craft booths, antique farm equipment displays, a mule pull, stock dog demonstrations, and much more, including a tour of an old-time log homestead.

“We have to hold the festival in September,” Fulmer said, “because the pecans begin falling in October.”

The homestead is made up of log buildings that were constructed and used more than a century ago and are complete with furnishings and tools appropriate to the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Bass Pecan Company, which has been developing and selling seedling pecan trees as well as marketing pecan products for more than a century, has a display at the festival and hosts a pecan charity bake-off.

“Ladies from all over the state bring their favorite pecan baked goods,” said Fulmer. “They are judged and then on Sunday people can buy a $10 ticket and taste any of the items that they like. All of the money from those tickets goes to the Tupelo Children’s Mansion, an orphanage in Tupelo.”

Fulmer said that she is excited about a new addition to the grounds and the 23-year-old annual show. That is the Fulmer General Store, an old-fashioned general store that will include a full line bakery, a deli and feature bulk food (flour, sugar and other staple items) as well as horse drawn equipment manufactured by Amish people in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The store will be open six days a week the year around. And, of course, the store will offer orchard fresh pecans, grown right on the farm, for sale.

For more information about the Mississippi Pecan Festival please call 601-964-8201 or visit www.mspecanfestival.com

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Agri-Tourism and Much, Much More

By Brent Davis

Back on January 22, 1796, William Mitchell willed to his son, Cader, his heirs and assigns forever one pair of heavy-duty millstones. William’s great-grandson, Cader Daniel Mitchell, built a water mill in 1845 on Station Creek using these millstones.

William’s great-great-great-great-grandson Dennis Mitchell now owns these stones.

Today, Mitchell Farms embraces approximately 1,600 acres, located deep in the piney woods of southeast Mississippi, in Covington County very near the Leaf River.

The Mitchell Farms of today was started about 50 years ago

by Dennis and Nelda Spell Mitchell, their son Don Mitchell and his wife Jo Lynn Mitchell. Dennis and Nelda have three children, Dale, Beverly and Don. Beverly Mitchell Bakalyar, whose home is in Tampa, FL, returns home in the summer to run the U-Pick Garden and help out wherever possible. Dale Mitchell and his wife, Charlotte, are both registered nurses and have their own farm. You’ll always find grandchildren, neighbors and friends of the community helping out when things get busy at Mitchell Farms.

At Mitchell Farms, they pride themselves on providing their customers with good “down on the farm” adventure, one that will bring you back time and again to replenish your pantry and rejuvenate the spirit. “Bring along the entire family for a glimpse of farm life at its best,” the Mitchells say.

Visit the U-Pick Garden and harvest your own produce from the well-manicured gardens. The U-Pick Gardens, like the rest of their vegetables, are available when the crops are ready to pick.

Produce available for harvest in the U-Pick Garden includes, tomatoes, okra, peas, butterbeans, blueberries, and blackberries.

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harvest, they offer already picked vegetables including shelled peas, okra, cucumbers, peaches, string beans, shelled butterbeans, sweet corn, squash, watermelons, cantaloupes, and blueberries.

Mitchell Farms grows the vegetables they sell and they pick them fresh daily. You can call ahead, or if you know they are in season, come on by, but for your convenience, they welcome your advance phone call. That way they can assure you they have the produce available and they can have your vegetables ready for pick up.

The Mitchell Farms’ vegetable season begins in late May and continues through the end of July. Mitchell Farms grows all of the fruits and vegetables they sell so picking times may vary.

Please call for availability. The gardens are open Monday-Friday, 6a.m.-8p.m., Saturday, 6a.m.-noon and are closed on Sunday.

Yes, Mitchell Farms has peanuts! “If it does not rain and the equipment does not break down, green peanuts are harvested daily during peanut season.” At Mitchell Farms, they have been growing peanuts for over 30 years. They have fresh green peanuts available for your purchase from late July through mid November. They grow three varieties of green peanuts, Super Jumbo, Virginia Jumbo, and Valencia Red Peanuts. They also have dry peanuts from September until they sell out of them.

A must at Mitchell Farms is their boiled peanuts! “We try to have a good supply on hand, but it’s always good to call for availability before your come. Please call us at 601-765-8609.”

Experience farm life at its best with year round tours of Mitchell Farms. More than 10,000 folks toured Mitchell Farms last year! Enjoy a wagon ride

Jo Lynn and Don’s daughter Jacy Mitchell, sitting in the pumpkin patch

A Pumpkin Wagon tour

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Farm Tours,

Agri-Tourism at its Best tour of the farm. Mitchell Farms is located along the historic Three Chopped-Way Trail running east and west, and the equally historic Old Jackson Military Road headed north.

The Mitchells’ old log cabin was built more than 100 years ago, and has been maintained throughout the years. It is filled with fascinating memorabilia and is open for tours. Visitors will discover a rich glimpse into life of days gone by, as the cabin has a superb collection of cooking utensils, antiques, photographs, rope beds and patchwork quilts. Adult group tours are often led by owner Nelda Mitchell, who provides a fascinating, hands-on tour of the artifacts and items throughout the farm.

The property also has other historic buildings, including the playhouse filled with collectibles, the Katrina log house and a brick outhouse.

Guests will also see a number of wood carvings and art pieces which have been created by Nelda Mitchell and we encourage you to ask her about her work. Each piece has a story and Nelda will be happy to share whenever time allows.

You may bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at the pavilion and play at the playground.

Mitchell Farms welcomes groups of any age! Tour buses are welcome and most of their facilities are handicap accessible. (Log houses are authentic, so they are not wheelchair accessible.) Please call and schedule your trip to Mitchell Farms, and visit their website often to learn about what they have to offer. Please call to make a reservation.

Fall is a special time on the farm. Enjoy wagon ride tours of their farm that will carry you to the Pumpkin Patch where you can pick a pumpkin of your choice.

Visit the animal barn, play at the playground, picnic at the pavilion and visit the round-topped barn for homemade

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No Farmers No Food

By Ben Willoughby

MISSISSIPPI’S FISHING REPORT Joe Winstead, and his younger brother James, are the owners and operators of Hulett Winstead Funeral Home on Bay Street in Hattiesburg. The Winstead family has been in the business for some years now and the business has been in operation since 1910. If my math is correct that is 100 years on the nose. Joe is the fisherman in the family and is an accomplished salt water angler.

He first started fishing the Grand Isle area of deep south Louisiana in 1972. He fell in love with the area not only for the outstanding fishing but the wonderful Cajun people and their way of life. Fishing, shrimping, oysters…you name it and if it had anything to do with fishing, duck hunting, etc. Grand Isle offered an over abundance of it all.

Joe bought his first camp in 1987 and has since lost two camps to hurricanes. He presently owns a camp on the water and enjoys fishing there at every opportunity. During our talk together for this story Joe said since he was getting on up in years and a little long in the tooth he decided to install some lights on his pier extending into the bay from his camp. This proved to be an extra fine move on his part. His lighted pier was soon drawing all kinds of fish in remarkable numbers. In fact, he caught specks, flounder, red fish, white trout and other fish in such numbers that he sold his bay boat over two years ago and has no intentions of buying another one. He stated flatly, “I don’t need a boat, I can fish for two hours or all night, walk inside take a shower and go to bed.” You can’t beat that with a stick. This is a fisherman’s dream, just fish until your heart’s content right outside your back door and not have the worry and expense of a boat.

This set up was a fisherman’s dream until several months ago when the deep water Horizon rig blew up and the oil began flowing into the gulf. The media immediately began a mantra of the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States. Really, no one knew what the extent of the damage would be or when and if the well could be plugged. Millions of gallons of oil poured into the Gulf waters and oil slicks and tar balls started showing up. The government got into the picture and as usual really dropped the hammer on the Grand Isle and other gulf areas by banning all fishing and shrimping plus banning all off shore drilling.

Joe Winstead and one of his recent catches from the end of his pier!

To say things were looking bad for Joe’s honey hole around his pier is putting it mildly. The entire area including the fishermen, charter boat folks, restaurant people, motels, bars, etc. were almost out of business overnight. During this bleak time Joe stated to me, “I have most likely caught my last speckled trout in Grand Isle.”

Well time has proven that was not the case. As big as the spill was no one knew really how many gallons or barrels went into the gulf. It has turned out so far not to be as bad as it looked at first.

Sure there were soiled beaches, tar balls, etc. and the area birds took a pretty good hit, but from Joe Winstead’s view (a man who knows the area) there is no evidence now of oil in the water. Scientists have checked and double checked and to date have found little or no evidence of problems with the fish and shrimp. Oysters will need some time to bounce back. The fishing presently is outstanding. The redfish, specks, white trout and some of the largest flounder in recent memory are being caught right now! One of the local charter boat captains is Keith Bergeron, who runs Pair A Dice Charters, is staying busy and catching fish. Captain Bergeron can be reached at 985-8607855. If he is booked he will recommend other area charters.

So……Joe says things are good in Grand Isle as far as fishing and wonderful places to eat are concerned. He is worried about next year. Will there be a normal fish/shrimp hatch? Where is all the oil?

Is it gone and if so to where? Good questions that only time will answer.

For now, if you like to fish and relax with a cold drink and enjoy some wonderful Cajun cooking in a local cafe, plan a trip to one of the most outstanding fishing destinations anywhere. Take it from a man who knows Grand Isle….Joe Winstead!

Ben Willoughby is a native of Liberty, Mississippi where he grew up on the family farm. Today Ben lives in the Oak Grove area of Hattiesburg, Mississippi with his wife, Tommie. They have two daughters and three grandsons. Ben writes for several outdoor publications and newspapers. He can be heard each weekday morning at 7:45 AM on ROCK 104 RADIO with his outdoor report. Ben is an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoys looking for Indian artifacts.

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My Dr. Richard Gingles, DVM

By Mac Gingles

The earliest memories of my childhood are of observing my father, Dr. Richard B. Gingles D.V.M., practice veterinary medicine. These are also some of the fondest memories I have. I got my early-childhood development hanging around Gingles Animal Clinic and tagging along on large animal calls throughout the South Mississippi countryside. I was a very fortunate child to have a dad like mine. I was always going new places, meeting new people and learning something new about animals.

I remember being amazed that he could know so much about so many different animals and still know the way to drive home.

Dad graduated from Greenville High School in Greenville, Alabama in 1960. He then went to Auburn University where he studied Agriculture and graduated in 1964. Upon graduating and completion of the ROTC program at Auburn, he went directly in the army at the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He served in the army from 1964 to 1966. During this time he married my mother, Grace Wallace in 1965. Dad was a 1st Lieutenant, stationed at Ft. Hood, TX when he was discharged in 1966. He then enrolled in Texas A & M University College of Veterinary Medicine. He graduated in 1969 very much a Texas Aggie. While he was in vet school, he and my mother had their first child, Beverly in 1968 and second child Mary in 1969. Shortly after, my sister Cindy was born in 1970 and then in 1974 I came along, the last child and the only boy.

After graduating, he and my mother and two sisters moved to Long Beach, Mississippi only two days before Hurricane Camille.

They found a house with a few acres of land on the edge of town.

Dad felt this was a good location to start his veterinary practice.

After 41 years of helping animals and their owners, he must have been right. At the time there were no other veterinarians in Long Beach. His first clinic was a small out-building next to the house.

He used this 12’x12’ shed for a few years until he built the clinic he practices in today.

Gingles Animal Clinic has always been a “mixed practice,” treating large and small animals. In the early years of his practice it was about 50 percent small animal and about 50 percent large animal. Over the years, as the community continued to grow, more vets moved to the area, gradually shifting Gingles Animal Clinic to about 90 percent small animal and about 10 percent large animal.

Throughout the years Dad has had numerous high school and college students work with him in his clinic. Those students wanted to get some “hands on” experience. Five of those students were in or went on to vet school. They are spread out across the

Dr. Gingles has treated many pets and helped many pet owners in his 41 years of practice.

country now, but they stay in touch.

Dad has been a member of both the American Veterinary Association (AVMA) and the Mississippi Veterinary Association (MVMA) since 1969. He regularly attends conventions held by both organizations for continuing education. He and my mother have traveled as far as Hawaii to attend such conventions.

Aside from veterinary medicine, Dad has always been an active member of Long Beach First United Methodist Church. He was chairman of the Building Committee to build a new sanctuary that was completed in 1987. He has also been chairman of the Finance Committee, on the Administrative Board and on the board of Trustees.

Dad has always raised cattle and horses. Much of my youth was spent on horseback, which he encouraged. He hauled me and my horse, Taxi, around to horse shows for years. At these horse shows circumstances often arose that required veterinary attention.

He currently raises registered Red Brangus cattle. He and my mother are members of the American Red Brangus Association.

He served on the Board of Directors from 2002-2009 and is Vice President of the Sunbelt conference. He also served on the Board of directors of the Southeast Mississippi Livestock Association from 2003 through 2010.

Dad loves to fish. We make a point to go fishing whenever I visit him. Living in Birmingham, Alabama, I don’t get down to visit my dad as much as I would like. He sends me pictures of big “specs” and “reds” that he has recently caught. Dad also likes to work in his garden in the mornings before going to the clinic. He always grows a big garden. He gives fresh vegetables to friends and family. He has saved okra and corn seeds every year for decades. He has shared some of the seeds with me, but I can’t seem to make them grow like he does… I think it must be something in the dirt.

Now, I know what you’re thinking, it’s time for a veterinarian to retire that’s been in the business this long, but no! He has just remodeled his clinic of 41 years. The clinic has a new surgery room, treatment room, a new office and more renovations are planned for the future. My dad is definitely not retiring anytime soon. The clinic has just begun to look and function the way he has envisioned. He will be able to split time doing his vet work with associate C. Thomas Favre D.V.M., tending to his horses and cows, and maybe some time do a little fishing on the side.

Gingles Animal Clinic is located in Long Beach, Mississippi at 18469 28th Street. Their phone number is 228-863-8490.

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• Pecans could improve your love life? If the body does not get enough zinc, it may have difficulty producing testosterone – a key hormone in initiating sexual desire in both men and women. Pecans provide nearly 10 percent of the recommended daily value for zinc. So, pass on the oysters and reach for a handful of pecans!

• Can you imagine a pecan skyscraper? It would take 11,624 pecans, stacked end to end, to reach the top of the Empire State Building in New York City.

• Texas adopted the pecan tree as its state tree in 1919. In fact, Texas Governor James Hogg liked pecan trees so much that he asked if a pecan tree could be planted at his gravesite when he died.

• Pecans in space: it would take a line of over 10 billion pecans to reach the moon.

• Albany, Georgia, which boasts more than 600,000 pecan trees, is the pecan capital of the U.S. Albany hosts the annual National Pecan Festival, which includes a race, parade, pecan-cooking contest, the crowning of the National Pecan Queen and many other activities.

• Would you go nuts for a refreshing dip in the pool? You’d need a lot of pecans – 144 million to be exact – to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

• It takes a magnificent tree to produce a great-tasting nut. Pecan trees usually range in height from 70 to 100 feet, but some trees grow as tall as 150 feet or higher. Native pecan trees – those over 150 years old – have trunks more than three feet in diameter.

• That’s one heavy nut: it would take 5,640 pecan halves to equal the weight of a standard watermelon.

• Pecans come in a variety of sizes – mammoth, extra large, large, medium, small and midget. They also come in several forms including whole pecans, pecan halves, pieces, granules and meal.

• There are over 1,000 varieties of pecans. Many are named for Native American Indian tribes, including Cheyenne, Mohawk, Sioux, Choctaw and Shawnee.

• Some of the larger pecan shellers process 150,000 pounds of pecans each day. That’s enough to make 300,000 pecan pies!

• The U.S. produces about 80 percent of the world’s pecan crop.

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By: Brent Davis Since my family and I moved to Purvis from Oak Grove a year and a half ago we have enjoyed visiting “The Shack” for some great catfish. I’m talking about some really great catfish. The breading recipe on this catfish is so good you find yourself thinking about it days after the meal. “The Shack’s” catfish filets are really that good.

When we moved here over a year ago “The Shack” was exactly that. A tandem axle trailer located at the corner of Hwy 589 and Hwy 11 in Purvis. There were a few picnic tables, but mostly “The Shack” was designed for takeout orders, and take out we did, almost every week. On Fridays, after much discussion and debate, my family usually decided to pick up some great catfish at “The Shack,” rent a DVD, and chill at home rather than fight the Friday night crowds.

Then last July my wife and I took a 10 day vacation to the mountains. When we returned to Purvis we noticed “The Shack” was no longer at the corner of Hwy 589 and Hwy 11. My wife and I stared at the empty lot in disbelief. We almost cried!

Thankfully we found out “The Shack” had only moved a few hundred feet and was now attached to a restaurant where you can sit down and enjoy your meal.

Brad and Deborah Courtney decided to expand their business this past summer. The new restaurant offers tasty appetizers (I had the fried dill pickles - $2.99 for a BIG basket full of tasty treats). Two people can enjoy lunch for around $12.00 or a really good supper for around $25.00. Fantastic shrimp po-boys, seafood platters and of course, the best fried catfish fillets I have ever tasted.

Visit “The Shack” and you will see some great photos hanging on the walls reflecting the history of the Purvis area. You will also learn their son Zack is a fifth generation Purvis High School Tornado football player!

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When I was a kid the adults used to tell me how hard things were when they were growing up, walking miles to and from school each day, studying at night from a kerosene lamp, and not having indoor plumbing. If you’re over 50 you have heard the story.

I remember as a youngster we did have indoor plumbing, a refrigerator with a block of ice delivered twice a week by the ice man from the Artic Ice plant in Plant City. No TV, but a Motorola radio where the family would gather at night and listen to such shows as Abbot & Costello, Fibber McGee & Molly, and on Saturday night the big show was “Your Hit Parade.” A few years later the popular show, like American Idol is today, was the Ed Sullivan Show. To the best ofo my memory, Elvis was blasted for wiggling too much when he sang on Ed’s show.

In my early years there was no such thing as the Internet, ’cause Al Gore had not yet invented it. We actually had to go to the library to look something up using their card catalog system. There was no e-mail! We had to sit down and actually write somebody a letter with a pen. Then you had to walk down to the corner and put it in the mailbox, or put in your mailbox and raise the flag to remind the postman to pick it up.

Boy, the phone system was a dilly. Most people were on a party line, and there was always someone that was long winded and you would have to keep picking up the receiver in hopes it would help to remind them to cut their conversation short, or, if you like you could join with a three way conversation. No call waiting, no texting, no caller ID, you would just pick up the phone and take your chance.

We didn’t have helmets for bicycles. If you fell you would get up and go home and mom would put a band-aid on you. If you got sick a dose of Caster Oil was always the remedy. We seemed to survive without car seats, seat belts and cell phones. Kids now days have it too easy. However, they may be a bit smarter. I can call my 12-year-

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old grandson, Ryan, over to show me how to use all the gadgets on the TV remote. He’s a whiz with the iPod, too.

I remember when Ryan was younger, he picked up our family bible and was amused as he fingered through the pages. He noticed something fell out of the Bible. It was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. He hollered at Nana and said, “Look what I found.” “What have you got, Ryan?” she asked.” “I think it’s Adam’s underwear!” I also remember our youngest daughter’s first day of school. I asked Karen how it went and she replied, “I think I am wasting my time, I can’t read, I can’t write and they won’t let me talk!”

My mother had old time sayings, some of which are still around today. When the dark clouds would form she would say “It’s clabber’n up for rain.” Other’s include, “This thang is plum whompie jawed.” “I’m between the devil and the deep blue sea.” “He’s as jumpy as a long-tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” “He walks like he has ants in his pants.” “Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.”

And her favorite of them all, especially when I would get out-of-line, was, “Better stop that before I jerk a knot in your rear.”

Dad loved to eat and mom would always serve everything piping hot from the stove. Had she worked at McDonald’s as a coffee maker she would have been sued for every pot she made. Hot, extremely hot, and dad loved it that way. Ever heard of “saucered and blowed?” That was dad’s technique of pouring hot coffee in a saucer, blowing on it to cool it down, then sipping it out of the saucer.

He would occasionally tell some one off by saying, “The buzzards layed you and the sun hatched you.”

In many ways I am a lot like my father. He did not like to go shopping, so I guess I get it honest. When I go I know what I want, buy it, and leave! I met a retired couple at the Sawmill Place Restaurant in Blairsville, Georgia this past summer.

His wife declared she would never take him shopping with her again.

He could sit in the car and wait from now on. I asked her why, and she said, “Well Herbert really did not like to go with me to me to the new Wal-Mart that opened just north west of town. First thing he did was to take a bag of M&M’s and ask to put them on layaway.

Then he went to the auto department and practiced his ‘Madonna Look’ by using different sizes of funnels. And last but not least he set all the alarm clocks to go off at 5-minute intervals.

Let me close with the story of three men that married women from different states. The first man married a woman from Michigan.

He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days, but on the third day, he came home to see a clean house and dishes washed and put away. The second man married a woman from Missouri. He gave his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes and the cooking. The first day he didn’t see any results, but the next day he saw it was better. By the third day he saw his house was clean, the dishes were done and there was a huge dinner on the table. The third man married a girl from Alabama. He ordered her to keep the house clean, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed, and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first day he didn’t see anything, the second day he didn’t see anything, but by the third day some of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye, and his arm had healed enough that he could fix himself a sandwich and load the dishwasher.

Just remember, do not take life to seriously, no one gets out alive.

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The newest addition to the farm is a barn designed for meetings, parties and celebrations. The barn’s open design is perfect for wedding receptions, reunions, church groups or family reunions. In this photo a group from Kohler Industries was utilizing the barn for a management meeting.

Agri-Tourism and Much, Much More jams, jellies, and canned goods. This is an education experience for the entire family. There’s so much to do you won’t want to leave! The Pumpkin Patch opens in late September and runs through early November.

Bring your family, church group or school group to experience life on a working farm. Ride the Pumpkin Wagon, hay bale maze, grass maze, sand mountain, hay pyramid, sunflower field, play in the corn pool, new goat castle, school and group tours, pumpkins galore, animal barn.

Pumpkin Patch hours are Monday-Friday by reservation only (late Sept.-early Nov.) and is open to the public on Saturdays, 9am-6pm and Sundays 1-5pm.

Please call to arrange a personal tour of their brand new barn designed specifically for parties and celebrations. Dennis

Mitchell designed this barn and it is made entirely of timber cut on the farm property and then cut into lumber on their sawmill by Don Mitchell. Your guests will love the large, covered porch, the abundance of windows and the warm, rustic beauty of this spacious facility. The building includes restrooms and a dining area. The barn is available for weddings, receptions, reunions, company picnics, retreats, church groups, scouts and other clubs.

Mitchell Farms is located at 650 Leaf River Church Road, Collins, MS 39428. You can contact Mitchell Farms at 601-7588609 or 601-765-8033 or 601-606-0762. You can also visit them on the web at www.mitchellfarms-ms.com.

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By Phil DiFatta

Bow Season Preparations

“WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED?” I asked myself when my arrow slapped every tree between me and a big doe feeding alongside a wooded ridge. Still, even with the commotion caused by my arrow as it shattered, the old doe seemed nonchalant about the whole thing. She hopped a few feet in typical mule deer fashion, stopped and looked back at me.

That was the first afternoon of a mule deer/elk hunt in northwestern Colorado years ago. I intended to use my deer tag on the doe for camp meat, then get down to the serious business hunting elk, which is really my preference in the first place. “No way will this deer stand there long enough for another shot,” I thought to myself. But she did. Trouble is, my second shot was a repeat of the first, and the National Forest Service folks are probably still looking to this day for me because my errant shots probably “killed” a few aspen.

Then it hit me like a ton of manure. I realized I had committed a cardinal sin in bow hunting, I had not fine tuned my bow prior to hunting. Oh, I had tuned it all right, but I didn’t have it perfectly tuned. My arrows still had a slight wobble before I left my home near Hattiesburg, but were hitting the kill zone consistently, so I opted not to mess with it anymore. Wrong decision.

Because, you see, as I quickly found out, the thin air in the high elevation had magnified the slight fish tailing at home into what looked like a whirly bird!

Back at camp, after several choice words about my own stupidity (words for which I had to ask forgiveness), I broke out my archery tackle box and remedied the situation. And though I didn’t fill my deer tag, I was fortunate enough to down a nice bull elk, thanks mainly to the fact that I finally had my bow tuned to the best of my ability.

So that’s the first thing you gotta do before taking on Mississippi’s whitetails. Actually, it doesn’t matter where or what you’re hunting, NOTHING ELSE matters until your bow is precision tuned.

If not, you’re inviting trouble. Of course I am assuming that 99 percent of you are shooting compound bows, while I realize there are several good hunters who still hunt the hard way, with a re-curve or a longbow.

Archery season may already be open, but if you’re not totally confident in your bow, it would be better to skip a morning or an afternoon of hunting and take care of it. If you don’t know the proper techniques of tuning the bow, by all means take it to a pro. Because, obviously, it ALL starts with your bow. All the practice in the world, and hours spent scouting, planting food plots and other stuff may all be for naught if your bow lets you down at the most inopportune time.

Practice Speaking of practice, by now you should have already paid your dues on the archery range or simply popping arrows into a backyard target. But, have you practiced in hunting situations - sitting down, squatted down, wearing a face mask and gloves, etc.? Really, and you should at least take a few practice shots, dressed in full regalia,

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before leaving your vehicle or the camp just to make sure everything is hunky-dory.

Then later, when (hopefully) that buck of a lifetime appears, think three thoughts - pick a spot, smooth release and follow through.

Scouting If practice has paid off, and you can shoot the eyes out of a gnat at 100 yards, it’ll all be for naught if you are hunting a place that hasn’t seen a deer in 100 years. You can’t kill ‘em unless you find ‘em.

And that means legwork, lots of it. Trail cameras can do much of the work for you, but they won’t take the place of getting out and scouring the woods. In fact, scouting will help you locate a place to hang your camera. My suggestion here is if you don’t have a trail camera, it would behoove you to purchase one.

In the early part of the season, I look for the first white oak acorns falling, locust beans, crabapples and persimmons. These food sources are like candy to deer, but that’s not to say they won’t visit green plots early to take advantage of the tender shoots of wheat, peas, oats, rye and other food items you have planted.

Safety first Think safety first, above all else. For instance, what if all your tuning, practice and scouting has paid off and a 300-class, typical 20-point buck steps broadside into easy bow range? First of all, if you aren’t in excellent physical condition, you’d have a massive heart attack right then and there.

But, suppose your heart is in good enough shape to endure this world record deer, your scouting has paid off, your aim is true, resulting in your arrow slicing through both lungs. You have a quick, clean and humane kill, and the 400-pound monster buck will go down soon. Then, as you excitedly exit your elevated stand, you fall and kill yourself. Oops! You did everything else right … except you didn’t wear a safety belt or harness! And now you‘re dead.

When friends, searchers and family finally find your body, they have no idea you have shot this world record buck. So they take your body to the morgue and do a lot of crying.

Meanwhile, your world record deer dies in a remote location.

No one finds his body. There are no mourners, and the buck is never found. It simply rots away. And, sadly, you are remembered as the unfortunate soul who didn’t wear his safety harness.

Exaggerated, I admit, but when you think about it, safety is the main aspect of bow hunting - any hunting, for that matter. So, when you head to the woods this fall, hunt hard, make sure of your target, have fun, be careful … and take a kid with you every time you can.

Phil DiFatta is a veteran outdoor writer who now resides in Purvis, Mississippi. He writes for numerous regional and national publications, as well as a weekly column for The Hattiesburg American and The Clarion Ledger Online. Phil may be reached for questions, comments or story ideas at pdifatta@hotmail.com.

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By: Stephanie H. Gingles For as long as I can remember I have always been a horse crazy little girl. Actually it’s been more like an equine addiction. As a child, all I ever wanted to do was play with model horses, it was never Barbie dolls like most little girls my age. I had every model horse you could buy and all the tack and stables to go with them.

Little did I know then that my horse crazy childhood would turn into my lifelong dream, and that the model horses, tack, and stable would become a reality.

I got my first pony at the age of five. He was a black Shetland pony named Midget. His name fit him to a tee. He was small but mighty and mean. Just like a typical pony. So many people have a story about a pony they rode when they were a kid and it never seems to have a good ending. Most ponies get a bad rap. Midget was indeed a tough pony for me. I rode him almost every day and he often tried to rub me off with every passing tree. Sometimes he ran away with me and took me back to the barn. I learned a lot from that little pony.

As the years went by I had several other horses and ponies that I rode on the trails. When I was 11 years old I got a fabulous pony named Snickers. She was a trained hunter jumper pony. I always wanted to take lessons and learn how to jump. My mother started taking me to a local riding stable for English riding lessons.

The next year I took Snickers with me to a summer horse camp and I got to spend every day jumping her. The last day of camp I got to participate in a little horse show. It was my first taste of competing and I loved it! Snickers got me started on my path to jumping and horse showing but I quickly outgrew her. The search was on for a new horse.

After a short search my trainer came across a fancy red Quarter Horse gelding named J.R. His registered name was J.R.’s Legal Tender. He had the looks and the talent to become an amazing show horse. He was what we call a green horse when we bought him. This just means he wasn’t trained to do the job we wanted him to do. My trainer and I spent hours upon hours training him to jump. He was a difficult horse to ride and train but it was well worth it in the end. I spent all of my high school years competing on him. We had many successful show seasons together. The most memorable year I had on him was 1995. That was also my senior year of high school. We won six state championship division titles competing with the Alabama Hunter Jumper Association. J.R. was the best horse I’ve ever had and I still have him to this day.

He is now 24 and retired. He has been a part of my family for 18 great years.

As I transitioned from high school to college, I continued riding, showing, working and going to school. I always had a job working in the barn to pay for my horse. I cleaned stalls, fed horses, rode them and groomed them. I also began working as an

instructor at the barn. Teaching lessons is something I really had a passion for. I soon realized that this was something I wanted to do as a profession. I continued trying to manage school and horses but I was always drawn to the horses more than school.

I leased my first barn when I was 20 years old. I started boarding horses, teaching lessons, and traveling to shows with my students. I had a great group of students and horses from the start.

Year after year my business continued to grow. In 2002 I had my largest group of students ever. We traveled to the horse shows every weekend. At the end of that year my students took home 11 state championship titles. With them winning so many titles, I earned the AHJA Trainer of the Year Trophy. It was an amazing year. We quickly outgrew that farm and it was time to look for something bigger.

After looking for a short while, I transitioned my clients to another leased farm in the summer of 2003. This was a much larger farm sitting on one hundred plus acres and 30 stalls. My dreams had become a reality. At this time I decided to name my business Hidden Hills Equestrian Center. The business grew into a 60 horse full time operation. I was teaching, riding, showing, and now breeding horses, too. The farm was so big that I had a full time staff to help with the daily care of the horses. I was eating, sleeping, and breathing horses and loving every minute of it!

The next transition brings me to where I am today. Leasing farms in the past was a great way to get started but owning my own farm was the ultimate dream. I got married in 2004 to Houston M. Gingles and we had our first child in 2006, Blakely M. Gingles. With family in mind the search was on for a place of our own. In 2007 we decided to move back to my home town, Wilsonville, AL. It was difficult to find a place in a good location so we decided to share the land my parents own. There was still a lot of work to be done to the 10 acre piece of property. The land needed to be cleared for pastures and fences needed to be built.

Not to mention building a barn and a riding arena. It took a lot of hard work, time and money that first year. Needless to say we got it all done.

Hidden Hills Equestrian Center is still growing strong! I continue to teach, train, show and breed horses. Our focus is still the same but our numbers are much smaller now and our facility is a more family oriented place. I now have to manage the farm along with taking care of both of my children during the day. In 2008 I had my second son, James Clayton Gingles. My husband and I literally get to raise our kids on a farm and we think it’s a great way of life. I have loved every minute of following my horse crazy dreams and turning them into a reality and continuing this journey with my family.

***Hidden Hills Equestrian Center is in Wilsonville AL. It is Owned and operated by Stephanie H. Gingles and Houston M. Gingles.

The web site is www.hiddenhillsec.com. The state wide organization in which they compete is the Alabama Hunter Jumper Association, www.alabamahunterjumpers.com. All of the members of this association are able to attend the events hosted and accumulate points for year end awards. Most states have an association like the one in Alabama. Mississippi has one and it is called the Mississippi Hunter Jumper Association, www.mhja.net.

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Our pastor is preaching a sermon series - “The Game of Life” - and today’s title was “Game Strategy.” He said some people are determined to win and so they spend their whole lives working to buy the biggest house, get that next promotion, or more money; he said others are determined not to lose, so they seldom take chances and play it safe.

I wanted to raise my hand and say “Eddie - it’s okay to be determined to win it just depends on your definition of winning.”

My father is a Baptist preacher so I grew up in the church- Don’t remember not knowing about God- through many years of ups and downs I have a strong faith - more than owning a big house, or having money in the bank, or even winning the race for judge, I want to do God’s will.

Mom and Dad had five children all together and my mother was a stay at home mom. I was probably the more domestically inclined of the five of us, sewing my own clothes (and sometimes for my sisters), cooking, cleaning, babysitting ... My definition of a win back then was to be the best wife and mother I could be one day. It never occurred to me that I could or would become an attorney much less a judge. My faith has guided me through the years and I am amazed at how much better God’s plans are than my own. There is no doubt in my mind that I was made to practice law. It just fits me! I enjoy studying the law and the thought process that goes with it. Moreover, I love helping people and feeling that I make a difference in people’s lives! Until the game is over, I think life is a constant conversation with God to determine what He has for me.

Last year I was stitching the words to the song “Take My Life and Let It Be.” The words are “take my will and make it Thine, it shall be no longer mine ...” I told my husband, Stephen, ‘I just think God wants me to do something more for Him’ so together we began to ask God to show us what. I am running for judge because I believe that God has gifted me with certain gifts and talents that can best be used there and because I believe that is what He would have me do. We are working very hard to get elected.

However, whether I am elected judge or not, I still win. I win because I have done what I believe God would have me do.

As Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.” The rest of the story is this, as I have been obedient to God, in his own time, He has provided me a wonderful husband and together we have five precious children. Our last one graduates from high school this year and the highlight of my day is fixing his lunch. His friends all say his mom fixes the coolest lunches! Sam thinks so too. HOORAY!!!

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