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The real value of electricity owadays, cell phones and personal digital devices are a part of our culture. Everyone, it seems, is connected on the go— whether they’re just making phone calls, text messaging, or checking email.

Such communication freedom is a luxury we pay for, generally without grumbling.

So why is it that when it comes to electricity—a necessity in our modern world—many of us grumble and complain when the electric bill comes every month? We expect electricity to be there at the flip of the switch, and when it’s not, we get angry or frustrated.

Hey, I’m no different—I expect the lights to come on every time, too. And as the CEO of the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi, I have a special responsibility to make sure your electric service is safe, reliable and affordable.

But I also believe that when compared to other commodities, electricity remains a great value.

For example, over the past 10 years, gasoline has shot up 10.9 percent on average every single year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A loaf of white bread has increased 4.2 percent annually, and a dozen eggs 6.5 percent per year.

In comparison, electricity has increased just 3.7 percent a year nationally for the past decade.

When you consider how reliable electricity is, the value goes up even more. Electric power association members experience a low power outage rate each year—something we’re proud of, considering electricity is a 24-hour-a-day commodity. Of course, we’re working hard to reduce even brief interruptions, increase our service reliability and control costs through innovative technology.

Those cell phones I mentioned earlier? Nearly a third of all U.S. households have four electronic devices, such as cell phones, plugged in and charging, according to the Residential Energy Consumption Survey by the U.S. Energy

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On the cover Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association member Chic King welds decorative bowls using new and vintage pieces of hardware. An avid tinkerer, King collects parts from antique mule-drawn plows to make some of his favorite bowls. Meet King and see his unique artworks on page 4.

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My Opinion Michael Callahan Executive Vice President/CEO EPAs of Mississippi

Information Administration. In the past 30 years, the amount of residential electricity used by appliances and electronics has increased from 17 percent to 31 percent.

More homes than ever use major appliances and central air conditioning. Digital video recorders (DVRs), computers, and multiple televisions have become ubiquitous.

Clearly, our appetite for electricity shows no signs of slowing down. So the next time you flip a switch, use your toaster or run your washing machine, remember the value electricity holds.

And know that your electric power association—a locally owned, member-owned cooperative—is looking out for you. The folks at your cooperative work every day to keep electric bills affordable, control costs through innovation and put you, our members, first.

••• Oppressive summertime heat has arrived.

Now more than ever, electric power association members should be conscious of their energy use. Take steps now to lessen the impact of summertime energy bills on the budget.

We want your electric service to remain affordable so we do our part to control costs in every way possible. But you can exert control over costs yourself by using electricity more efficiently.

Contact your electric power association for specific ways to reduce your energy use without sacrificing comfort this summer.

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Farmers markets across Mississippi are filling with homegrown fruits and vegetables as fast as producers can pick them. Many also offer fresh eggs, dairy products, herbs and homemade preserves and jams. Shopping at a farmers market is good for your health and the local economy. Discover how to use locally grown peaches in a chicken salad recipe on page 14. Read more about farmers markets throughout Mississippi on page 15.

Mississippi is . . .

Church on Sunday, dinner on the ground, Come on children, gather ‘round.

Dumplin’s, greens, corn and peas, Pass that pie, if you please.

Freckled faces, skinned knees, Cane poles, climbin’ trees.

Chickens scratchin’, biddies hatchin’, Roosters crowin’, cows a-lowin’.

Red dirt roads, pine trees, Mississippi, it’s home to me!

— Angela Palmer Guy, Richton My Mississippi is looking out our kitchen window with my granddaughter, Danielle, and watching the hummingbirds feed from the feeders she hung on the pine trees. Waiting for family from Georgia and Louisiana so we can all go to the crab festival in the Bay in July. Shopping, ball games on Friday night and church on Sunday morning for the peaceful feeling that we belong.

— Patricia O’Brien Turner, Bay St. Louis

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Chic King’s welded bowls hold memories of a time when plows were pulled by mules and metals were forged by hand.

King will use these trace chains, mule bits, hub rings, hooks, swivels—most from old mule-drawn plows—as components in future welded bowls.

Among the hand-forged pieces are interesting variations in shape and design.

‘To think about how people used to have to work, it’s hard to believe.

It would take them an hour just to hook up the plow. The first thing would be catching the mule. The mule knows what’s going on and he’s thinking, man, I don’t want that thing on me.’

— Chic King

By Debbie Stringer The first thing you’ll notice about Chic King’s handmade metal bowls is their beauty.

But a closer look reveals their surprising makeup: King assembles them from various pieces of hardware and tools, both antique and modern, all welded together in a thoughtful process that elevates them from the commonplace to the artful.

Working at his neatly organized home shop in the hills near Yazoo City, King builds metal bowls measuring around 15 inches in diameter. Some are boldly geometric, made of metal washers, nuts, bolts and hand tools to evoke a feel of industrial precision.

But his favorite bowls couldn’t be more different.

Their highly irregular, free-form designs emerge from a mix of chain links, buckles, bits, swivels, hooks and other hardware from mule-drawn plows of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of the pieces were forged by hand on a blacksmith’s anvil.

King, a member of Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association, is an avid tinkerer and collector of old tools, hardware, petrified wood, old whiskey jugs, scrap metal and other items that rouse his imagination or curiosity. By day he works at a chemical plant in Yazoo City.

In 2000, when his wife, Kathy, gave him a chain saw wheel for his grinder, King ventured into woodworking. He came up with a naturalistic design for a decorative vessel by gouging dead limbs, old cedar fence posts and cut firewood while retaining the woods’ natural contours and colors.

“I think the uglier the piece of wood, the prettier it wound up being,” King said.

King’s skill as a woodworker earned him membership in the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi.

One day, King saw a photograph of a simple bowl made of metal washers welded together. “I thought, I

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Hub rings from old buggies form the base of two of King’s chain-link bowls, above and left.

Other components are bits, buckles, hooks and chains, all from old mule-drawn plows. For the bowl at right, King used modern nuts and washers. His bowls measure about 15 inches in diameter.

can do that. Then I got to thinking I was copying somebody else and I wanted to do something different,” he said.

King took his own version of the bowl to the next level by welding together a mix of hardware types and even hand tools.

Then he hit upon another idea. King has always been drawn to objects that show wear from hard use over time. So why not use his pieces of old, worn plow parts for a bowl instead of shiny new washers?

These rustic chain-link bowls, as he calls them, hold a special meaning for King. Their components are the relics of manual farm labor, tangible evidence of the hardships endured by the small farmer when man and

thinking, man, I don’t want that thing on me,” King said.

“Somebody got up every day, hitched up that mule, went down a little trail or road to a half-acre field to plow. And on the way, he used a kaiser blade to clear the right of way and keep the brush from taking over his field.”

Fingering the links of a hand-forged chain pocked by rust and distorted from hard use, King speculated about its history. “This chain, the way it’s worn out, could have been used to pull a wagon from Virginia to Mississippi when somebody settled here.”

Making a bowl from metal in such poor condition is a tedious, labor-intensive process King called a “total pain.” He needs about 100 pieces to make a bowl, and each one requires special attention—cleaning, rust removal and, in some cases, repair—before it can be welded.

“But when I’ve finally got a pile of junk to work with, it’s fun,” King said, grinning.

King uses an inverted woodturning bowl blank as a form on which to shape his bowls. He improvises feet from twisted chain links or hooks, which he bolts to the blank until the bowl is completely welded. (He may choose instead to make a base from a small hub ring from an old buggy.)

King begins a bowl by bolting old plow hooks to an inverted woodturning bowl blank. WorkThen, working toward the bowl’s rim, ing outward, he arranges chain links and hardware on the blank. After he joins the pieces he continues adding hardware and chain with a wire welder, he will remove the bolts. The hooks will serve as the bowl’s feet. links, making design choices and welding as he goes. mule toiled together to subsist in rural Mississippi.

Rings from a mule bit become handles, and a length “To think about how people used to have to work, of chain usually forms the rim. it’s hard to believe. It would take them an hour just to The final touch is an application of polyurethane hook up the plow. The first thing would be catching spray. the mule. The mule knows what’s going on and he’s

King’s most productive sources for old hardware is The Old Store, in Bovina, and local junkyards that deal in scrap iron.

“I’m a junkyard junkie. I go about every Friday,” he said.

But finding parts is becoming more difficult.

“The way it used to be at junkyards, it was all man operated. Now, when a guy pulls up with a truck load of scrap iron, a big magnet will pick it up and throw it in a big pile. Nobody sees the neat little pieces in there that are just being thrown away.”

King exhibited his metal bowls for the first time at the 2011 Chimneyville Crafts Festival, in Jackson.

Only shoppers of a certain age recognized the mule bits welded into his bowls.

“The young people think it’s pretty and neat, but they don’t see the significance of the piece that used to be in a mule’s mouth, and [understand] how somebody had to walk behind that mule.”

King has yet to see other handmade bowls similar to his chain-link versions, and he believes he knows why.

“I don’t think anybody else would go to this much trouble.”

Chic King’s bowls are available in the gallery at the Mississippi Craft Center, in Ridgeland. He will exhibit natural wood and metal bowls Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 at the 2012 Chimneyville Crafts Festival, in Jackson. For more information, or if you have old plow or buggy parts to discard, call King at 662-571-4100 or 662-746-7463.

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Trying my hand at growing Grandma’s ‘shellybeans’ o one has ever accused me, even in kidding, of being a master gardener.

Now, I do raise some things—lots of flowers and even some stuff we can eat. Mostly tomatoes.

But this year for some reason I got carried away and decided I wanted a garden. Nothing giant. So I staked of a plot in a sunny place in the side yard and my son-in-law Brad brought over his tiller to break it up for me. Actually he broke up about twice what I marked off. So when it gets choked with grass I’m blaming Brad for making it too big.

Shortly after I Mississippi got my little bare Seen spot rowed up and

by Walt Grayson about halfway planted, I went early one morning to Noxubee County and met Gene Moore, who calls Shuqualak his home. He took me see 89-year-old Christiana Clark for a story I’m doing for “Mississippi Roads” about how her farm is nearly self-sufficient.

And it probably could be if her son Joe hadn’t fallen in love with all the cows they’ve raised. Now he doesn’t have the heart to transfer any of them from the pasture to the freezer.

He has about 30 head of pets now.

But Joe does milk every morning.

Between him and the calf, he gets to take home enough for Mrs. Clark to make butter every other day.

Across the road they already have potatoes big enough to eat. Huge onions and garlic. Tomatoes, of course.

Mrs. Clark told me of another world that existed here in Mississippi just a couple of generations ago when things like gardens weren’t hobbies. They were a necessity of life. You had to have a garden in order to eat. She told me there were good points about those days but quickly added that she didn’t want to have to live like that again.

I envied her garden. Not a blade of grass in it anywhere. I am trying an experiment in my garden to see if some grass growing will keep the roots of the

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Christiana Clark of Noxubee County works her garden nowadays because she wants to, not because she has to in order to live, like it was years ago. And not a blade of grass in it! I started to ask how she kept it so clean but I was afraid she'd hand me a hoe and let me learn first hand. Photo: Walt Grayson

vegetables cooler, helping them grow better.

But there is one kind of bean I want to make sure I grow successfully in my garden this year. Even though I just set them out the other day, I noticed yesterday that they are already coming up.

These particular beans have been in my family for generations. Grandmother called them shellybeans. My brother-inlaw, Hank, who lives in North Carolina, sent me enough of the beans a few years ago to get a stand going for myself.

They’ve been in the freezer until just a few days ago. I was relieved that they would still grow.

Some of my ancestors discovered these beans in the wild when they were hired to accompany the Trail of Tears.

When they got back home, they packed up and moved to northeast Mississippi, where they had found these beans. Fortunately they gathered plenty of the beans and planted them because the beans never came back in the wild again.

But Grandmother cooked them every time we went to her house. And I haven’t had them since my last aunt died.

So although I don’t have to have a garden in order to live (and I hope it

doesn’t kill me to try to keep this one up this summer along with all the other stuff I have to do), I am a little excited to be reviving a part of my past with four rows of the bean that brought my family to Mississippi to begin with.

Walt Grayson is the host of “Mississippi Roads” on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television, and the author of two “Looking Around Mississippi” books and “Oh! That Reminds Me: More Mississippi Homegrown Stories.” To contact Grayson, send email to walt@waltgrayson.com.

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The Holy Land belongs to the world n May I wrote a column called Dome of the Rock. Only Muslims about the lighter side of are allowed inside. They think MohamIsrael. This month I will give mad ascended into Heaven from that more detail and comment spot. Our tour group told us to leave our on my inner feelings regard- Bibles in the bus and hide our crosses as ing our trip there. Since Mr. we entered this area.

Roy and I were there in FebruMt. Mariah is the area ary, we’ve had over three where Abraham was told by months to reflect on the holy God to sacrifice Isaac. But sites that the Bible describes. the Muslims believe it was We’ve discussed and retraced Ishmael he was to sacrifice. our journey by studying phoIf we had to choose an tographs and our journals. area that touched us the Most people make mental most spiritually and emoGrin ‘n’ pictures of places they read tionally, it was around the Bare It about, and the Bible is no Sea of Galilee, where our

by Kay Grafe exception. What would Lord spent most of his life impress and touch one person on earth. Eighty percent of might not affect another the same way. his ministry took place there. Dr. Britt, Mr. Roy and I tried to decide what we our guide, said that the Galilee area had liked best but soon realized that wasn’t not changed as radically as Jerusalem. the approach to take. The Holy Land Churches were built over most holy trip was not like a vacation. This was the areas to protect the sites. We visited the actual birthplace of Christ, where His Church of the Nativity that marks the ministry took place and where He died place of Jesus’ birth. Also, the Church of for our sins. the Holy Sepulcher marks one of the In the midst of Christianity in Israel, places where most scholars think He was we rubbed shoulders with Judaism and crucified and buried. We also saw the Islam religions. We saw where people Garden Tomb, the other location where lived and watched diverse factions coexsome believe He was crucified and ist. I finally comprehended that some of buried. the Christian holy sites were also Jewish The churches were decorated with and Muslim holy sites. huge ornate columns and statues of marFor example, on the high ground ble, art work and chandeliers that were called Mt. Mariah in Jerusalem where awesome, though it took away my ability the two Jewish temples were destroyed, to visualize Jesus on the cross. I underone by the Babylonians and one by the stand the need to protect and mark Romans, the Muslims built a temple important places.

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I had a feeling of contentment in Jerusalem as we strolled around the Garden of Gethsemane and walked up the Mount of Olives. We stood in the courtyard of the Palace of the High Priest where Peter denied knowing Jesus three times.

We looked down the hill from the courtyard toward the Kidron Valley at the stone walkway that dated back to Christ’s time. He would have walked on those very stones going to and from the Temple.

Here we walked, and my tears fell.

In Jerusalem, Constantine’s mother made certain that the holy sites were marked and creditable. The city has been in constant habitation for 5,000 years.

No other city has been the cause of so many armed conflicts. It was totally destroyed two times, besieged 23 times and captured and recaptured 44 times.

In Jerusalem we walked the Via DolorRosa, the narrow road where Jesus carried the cross.

Several in our tour group floated in the Dead Sea. I waded and picked up salt crystals.

A few of us climbed to the summit of Masada; others took a tram. Herod’s excavated palace was on Masada. The Zealot Jews were trapped there. They

Visiting the Sea of Galilee area was the most moving experience of our Holy Land tour.

held out for three years before the Romans completed a ramp and entered, but the Jews committed suicide rather than be captured.

From Masada we visited Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

The places our Lord ministered near Galilee gave me a peaceful feeling I’d never felt before. When I was standing above the Sea of Galilee, my eyes roamed over water, hills and valleys that looked much like they did 2,000 years ago.

I pictured Christ teaching the Sermon on the Mount to thousands. We stood on the shore where He told his disciples to put their net on the other side of the boat. This was His third appearance to the disciples after he arose. The large rock he used as a table was imbedded in the earth next to where he cooked the fish for them. Mr. Roy and I said a prayer and laid our hands on the rock.

I enjoyed wading in the Sea of Galilee and floating in a boat on the beautiful blue water. The sea is actually a large lake, 13 miles long and 7.5 miles wide.

There’s so much more to tell, but I must close.

The Holy Land trip was a life-changing experience for Mr. Roy and me.

Note: Thank you, American Business Women’s Association, for your invitation to speak in Hattiesburg.

Kay Grafe is the author of “Oh My Gosh, Virginia.” To order, send name, address, phone number and $16.95, plus $3.50 S&H to Kay Grafe, 2142 Fig Farm Road, Lucedale, MS 39452.

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… invites you to enjoy Life on the Mississippi The Key To History Step back in time as you walk the homes and hallways of history. Immerse yourself in vivid portraits of the past and explore the history of our country as we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s Siege of Vicksburg at America’s most monumented military park.

The Key To SHOPPING Vicksburg offers an abundance of specialty shops throughout the city. You will find incredible bargains and selections at the Outlets at Vicksburg and Vicksburg Mall as well as a host of shops and restaurants in our Downtown Historic District.

The Key To ENTERTAINMENT Venues throughout Vicksburg present a wide variety of musical entertainment. Get up close and personal with Old Man River on a cruise on the mighty Mississippi. Enjoy the excitement of waterfront casinos.

www.keytothesouth.com www.facebook.com/visitvicksburg @VisitVicksburg Scan the QR code to visit Vicksburg's mobile site.

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Try Million Bells in landscape, container illion Bells is one of my hot and humid summer months of favorite flowering plants Million Bells.

Million Bells are suitable for both in the early summer. I the landscape and containers and think you’ll find this will create landscape interest wherevplant to be a good choice for the summer landscape in your er they are grown. They are easy to care for in hanging baskets, Mississippi garden. containers and landscape Million Bells are known borders, or as accent botanically as Calibrachoa, ground covers in small and you may see them called areas. by either name in garden Million Bells is a tender centers. Regardless of what perennial that may overname they go by, you need winter in coastal to have some of these garden Southern Mississippi. During the past performers in your landscape.

Gardening few winters, I heard of one Million Bells cannot be

by Dr. Gary Bachman garden center where Million Bells tolerated sevbeat for full-sun locations eral freezes in large, unprotected where even petunias seem to fade out containers. later in the summer. In full sun, the If you are planting Million Bells plant will live up to its name by producin the landscape, amend the soil ing an unbelievable number of colorful flowers approaching an inch in diameter. using 3 inches of organic matter These SuperBells Cherry Blossom are an excellent selection of Million Bells, which thrive in full-sun locations and produce an unbelievable number of colorful flowers. Petchoa, such as this Neon Rose, is a hybrid that combines petunias’ vigorous growth and large flowto improve drainage. Finish the The plants grow up to 10 inches tall ers with Million Bells’ prolific flower production and tolerance of tough growing conditions. Photo: MSU Extension Service/Gary planting with a good bark mulch and have trailing stems that will spread Bachman to create a beautiful groundcover mat or to keep the soil cool, slow evaporation and retain moisture. This sprawl over the edge of containers or only light fertilization using a couple with a 20-10-20 or 20-20-20 water-soluhanging baskets. If the plant gets a little plant may actually thrive on a little neg- tablespoons of good, slow-release fertiliz- ble fertilizer. This helps keep the plants’ lect. Water only when the top of the soil er. This controlled-release fertilizer will out of hand, prune it to generate more prodigious flower production going feels dry. Too much water can lead to growth and, more importantly, more maintain floral production in the landstrong. root rot problems, especially when plant- scape. flowers. It will tolerate part shade, but Dr. Gary Bachman is MSU ed in the landscape. flower production will decrease accordWhen growing them in containers or horticulturist at the Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi.

In the landscape, Million Bells needs ing to the level of shade. hanging baskets, feed every other week Many selections of Million Bells are marketed under different series names.

All are available in shades of blue, violet, purple, magenta, red, orange, bronze, yellow and white. Though it puts on a show of literally hundreds of flowers, deadheading is not required, as the plant is self-cleaning.

Million Bells do not grow as vigorously as petunias, but they tolerate the summer heat better and have few insect pests. Unlike petunias, the leaves of Million Bells are not sticky. They also tolerate drought better and have a bushier and more compact growth habit than do petunias.

Plant breeders have been hard at work and have introduced a really wonderful Million Bells hybrid called Petchoa. This hybrid has all of the best growing traits from both Million Bells and petunia.

Petchoa has the vigorous growth and large flowers of petunias; it also has prolific flower production and high tolerance of tough growing conditions in the

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Dixie Electric Power Association

By Dr. Harlon and Laura Mathews, Dixie Electric members

Dixie Electric’s commitment to my child’s future matters to me

Parenting doesn’t come with a manual (believe us, we’ve looked). It’s tough to figure out how to prepare your child for the future, but it’s nice to know we’re not alone in the effort. This very month, our daughter, Alise, is taking the trip of a lifetime, the Rural Electric Youth Tour, with the great team from the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi. She is sponsored by our local electric cooperative – Dixie Electric.

Alise, along with two other students from our service area, is going to our nation’s capital for a week of learning and leadership training. She will meet with Rep. Steven Palazzo, Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Thad Cochran, getting tips for success—and learning about her role in our government—from the people who keep our country running.

History is coming alive for Alise with trips to Smithsonian museums and other historic landmarks.

Of course, the Washington D.C. Youth Tour is about more than seeing

the sights. She is meeting new people and making new friends from around our state and across the nation. As adults, we know a lot of our career success depends on the network of friends we build, and it is wonderful for my child—now a young adult—to get a jump start doing just that.

Electric co-ops like Dixie Electric do so much more than provide safe, reliable and affordable power—they’re dedicated to improving the future of students in our community. They’ve sent promising high school juniors to Washington, D.C., since 1988, and they’re not alone.

Every summer more than 1,500 students from rural areas across the country get the chance to see the heart of our nation. In doing so, these young leaders learn something about themselves, too.

Dixie Electric knows south Mississippi is more than a collection of houses and businesses—we’re a community of people, and the strength of our future is in the hands of students like my

Dr. Harlon Mathews, Alise and Laura are excited about the upcoming Youth Tour of Washington, D.C. Alise was selected as the 2012 Mississippi representative on the Youth Leadership Council.

daughter. Dixie Electric invests in our children, and that’s why our co-op matters to us.

To learn more about the Youth Tour, visit www.YouthTour.org or www.dixieepa.com.

Right-of-Way Clearing Notice

Upcoming Right-of-Way Herbicide Management Project

Dixie Electric Power Association will perform right-of-way maintenance for the areas served by the Indian Springs and Shelton substations.

The Indian Springs substation serves the areas of Sheeplo, Old River Road and Indian Springs. Shelton substation serves Rainey, Shelton, Prospect, Shady Grove Church, Moselle and Sanford Road.

Dixie Electric actively clears its right of way to maintain safety around power lines and to provide reliable electric service.

Dixie Electric Power Association will be managing the right of way, using herbicide.

ChemPro Services out of Ocean Springs, Miss. will be conducting this maintenance.

This project will include the following substations: • the Cleo substation in Jones and Wayne counties, including the communities of Myrick, Rushton, Mt. Olive school area, Bethel and the Choctaw reservation; • the Diamond substation in Wayne County, including the communities of Diamond, Boyce and portions of northeastern Wayne County; • West Richton substation in Perry and Jones counties, including the communities of Runnelstown, Ovett, Whitfield and McSwain; • Macedonia substation in Forrest, Jones and Perry counties, including the communities of Macedonia, Leeville, Union, Corinth Church and the Ovett oilfield.

Dixie Electric actively clears its right of way to maintain safety around power lines and to provide reliable electric service.

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Serving you better means updating your phone numbers By the fall of 2012, Dixie Electric Power Association will have a new outage reporting and automated phone system in place. The new system will include automated outage reporting, a pay over the phone option and an outage management system, which will streamline dispatching Dixie Electric’s servicemen and linemen to outages.

“This new system will be very convenient for our members because they can pay their bill anytime of the day, and they will be able to report outages quicker,” General Manager Randy Smith said.

“They will also be able to request a return call after a power outage to verify their service is restored if they would like that feature.”

The primary purpose for installing these systems is to take more outage calls in a shorter period of time. This will enable us to identify the source of an outage faster and respond in a timelier manner than has been possible. In addition, Dixie Electric’s engineers will be able to analyze historical outage information to identify areas where maintenance may be required, helping to reduce future outages. An additional benefit of the outage reporting system will allow members to pay over the phone and access account information at their convenience.

The new system will use Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to answer outage calls from members, giving on-duty personnel the ability to concentrate on dispatching personnel and restor-

ing service quickly.

In order for this system to work properly, Dixie Electric needs up-to-date phone numbers on members’ accounts.

“The system will use your telephone numbers on file for your account to verify the location of your home or business, which makes reporting a power outage very quick and convenient,” Smith said.

Once the service location is verified, a dispatcher will then be able to send a serviceman or lineman to the location of the power outage to begin repair and restoration.

“Other benefits of this automated system include quicker response times to power outages, and faster power outage reporting with fewer busy signals,” Smith said.

Having correct phone numbers is critical to making this system work efficiently.

“When you receive your next electric bill, please verify that the phone number on your account is correct,” Administration and Finance Manager Aaron Zumwalt said. “Our system can take up to three numbers, so feel free to write additional phone numbers on your bill.”

Phone numbers can also be updated online through “My Account” at dixieepa.com.

Dixie Electric Power Association will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

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Dixie Electric joins Relay in Petal and excels in Jones County The employees of Dixie Electric Power Association supported, not one, but two American Cancer Society Relay For Life events this year.

Dixie Electric’s employees raised $15,758 for the Relay in Jones County and $2,750 for the Relay in Petal.

The employees from Dixie Electric raised the money through hosting a golf tournament, selling candy bars and limo/dinner raffle tickets, taking Santa photos and sponsoring the dunking booth at the Relay events.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health

organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.

Each year the American Cancer Society hosts Relay For Life in many different communities.

Jones County’s Relay for Life raised more than $270,000 this year. The Petal Relay raised $118,000 for cancer research, education and prevention.

“Everyone’s life has been touched

by cancer. Relay is very personal for many individuals,” Dixie Electric team captain Pollyanna Magee said. “For the first time this year, employees could purchase sky lanterns in honor or memory of someone with cancer. The lanterns were a beautiful addition to the evening.”

Mardi Gras was Dixie Electric’s tent theme for 2012 at both Relay events.

Jones County’s Relay for Life was held at the Laurel fairgrounds on Friday, April 27, 2012. Relay was held from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The Petal Relay was held on Friday, May 4, 2012, at Relay Park from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

“Relay is a fun event for a good cause.

It is great because it allows our employees to spend time together and stand together for the fight against cancer,” Jennifer Penton said. Penton is the senior member service representative at the Petal office.

The first lap of the Relay is for those who have fought the battle against cancer and won. The second lap is for the care-

givers - people who have helped meet the needs of a cancer patient.

“I’m a cancer survivor, and I am very proud of Dixie Electric for participating in Relay For Life,” Sally Grafton said.

Grafton is the payroll clerk at the Laurel office.

Both Relay events included a luminary service in which luminaries lined the track with the glow of candles. The candles represent individuals who are still fighting cancer, celebrating a victory over cancer, or they are in remembrance of those that have lost their lives to cancer.

“We appreciate the local businesses from Laurel and Hattiesburg that donated door prizes for both of our Relay teams. Approximately 120 employees, family members and friends of Dixie Electric participated in our Relay For Life team in Jones County,” Magee said. “At the Petal Relay, our tent hosted approximately 40 employees, board members and family.”

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Approximately 120 employees and family members participated in the tent at the Laurel Relay For Life.

Thank you to our sponsors who donated to Relay For Life.

Dixie Electric employees enjoy Relay for Life at the Laurel fairgrounds. Staking Technician Timmy Ewing (far right) was the king of the Parade of Hope.

The theme for Dixie Electric’s ten ts at both Relay events was “Parades of Hope to Unmask a Cure.”

A Luxurious Limousine, LLC Anthony’s Florist B & R Industrial Bath & Body Works, Laurel Beau Rivage Casino and Hotel Boot Country Bops Chesterfields Chili’s Restaurant, Petal City Home Center Conestoga Steak House Doris Tanner Flowers Hooters Grill and Bar IP Casino and Hotel Ken Morgan Salon - Bridget Andrews & Shaina West K-Mac Salon - Stephanie Ball

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Knowhow to stay safe after the storm Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes can leave more than damage in their wake — they can leave hidden dangers as well. In some cases, more lives are lost after the storm than from the storm itself.

“When you’re dealing with storm cleanup, the prospect of an electrical accident is probably not top of mind,” says Safe Electricity’s Molly Hall. “But it’s the first thing you should think of before you go outside or enter a storm-damaged building.”

When outside, stay away from downed power lines and be alert to the possibility that tree limbs or debris may hide an electrical hazard. Treat all downed or hanging power lines as if they are energized. Lines do not have to be arcing or sparking to be live. Warn others to stay away, and contact local authorities and Dixie Electric.

Do not touch downed power lines, and do not touch objects or puddles of water in contact with those lines. There is no way to know if they are energized.

Encountering these objects can be as haz-

ardous as coming into contact with a downed power line itself.

As part of its “Teach Learn Care TLC” campaign, Safe Electricity urges parents and other caregivers to make sure children are aware of these hazards as well. Safe Electricity offers other precautions following storms: If you are driving and come upon a downed power line, stay in your vehicle, warn others to stay away and contact emergency personnel. Never drive over a downed line, as it could pull down poles and other items along its path.

Be alert at intersections where traffic lights may be out. Stop at all railroad crossings, and treat road intersections with traffic signals as four-way stops before proceeding with caution.

What can I do to prepare?

• Learn about your local community’s emergency warning system for severe thunderstorms.

• Discuss thunderstorm safety with all members of your household.

• Pick a safe place in your home for household members to gather during a thunderstorm. This should be away from windows, skylights and glass doors that could be broken by strong winds or hail.

• Make a list of items to bring inside in the event of a severe thunderstorm.

• Protect your animals by ensuring that any outside buildings that house them are protected in the same way as your home.

• Put together an emergency preparedness kit: water, food (non-perishable), flashlight (battery powered), first aid kit, medications and medical items, sanitation/personal hygiene items, cell phones (with chargers), family/emergency contact information, copies of personal documents and extra cash.

• Get trained in first aid and learn how to respond to emergencies.

Before re-entering storm-damaged buildings or rooms, be sure all electric and gas services are turned off. Never attempt to turn off power at the breaker box if you must stand in water to do so. If you cannot reach your breaker box safely, call Dixie Electric to shut off power at the meter.

Be alert to any electrical equipment that could be energized and in contact with water. Never touch electrical appliances, cords, or wires while you are wet or standing in water.

Keep electric tools and equipment at least 10 feet away from wet surfaces. Do not use electric yard tools if it is raining or the ground is wet.

Electric motors in appliances that have been drenched or submerged should be

thoroughly cleaned and reconditioned before they are put back into service. It may be necessary to replace them. Do not use any water-damaged appliance until a professional has checked it out.

If, after a storm or disaster, the power to your home is out for a prolonged period, know important safety rules, such as never using a charcoal or gas grill to cook inside.

If you use a portable generator, be sure a transfer safety switch has been installed, or connect appliances directly to the generator. This prevents electricity from traveling back through the home to power lines—what is known as “backfeed.”

Backfeed creates danger for anyone near lines, particularly crews working to restore power.

For additional information, tips and safety videos, visit SafeElectricity.org.

Safe Electricity is the safety outreach program of the Energy Education Council, a non-profit organization with more than 400 electric cooperative members and many others who share the mission of educating the public about electrical safety and energy efficiency.

Hurricane season begins June 1 The 2012 hurricane season begins June 1 and we want you to be prepared. Even if you donʼt live near the dixieline, hurricanes have the potential to produce dangerous hazards such as tornadoes, high winds and flooding for inland areas. Stay safe by learning about your local alert/warning system and have an emergency preparedness kit on hand.

2012 hurricane names Source: American Red Cross

Alberto Beryl Chris Debby

Ernesto Florence Gordon Helene Isaac

Joyce Kirk Leslie Michael Nadine

Oscar Patty Rafael Sandy

Tony Valerie William

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Be a CPS-3 champion.

Win a victory against cancer.

“You say, cancer. I say, cure.”

“Cure. Cancer. Cure. Cancer.”

This chant rings in the memory of those that participated in the Kickoff celebration on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, for the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study – 3.

Residents of Laurel, Miss., have a spe-

Lineman Jason Holder (left) and Equipment Operator Rodney Nichols sign up online for the cancer prevention study.

with the CPS-3 champions who participated in the kickoff.

Cheerleaders from West Jones, Northeast Jones, Laurel and South Jones high schools kicked off the enrollment period with cheers and chants, creating enthusiasm for this crucial study.

To enroll in the study, individuals will be asked to read and sign an informed consent form; complete a comprehensive survey packet that asks for information on lifestyle, behavioral and other factors related to health; have their waist circumference measured; and give a small blood sample.

Upon completion of this process, the Society will send periodic follow-up surveys to update your information and annual newsletters with study updates and results. The inperson enrollment process takes approximately an hour to complete. Periodic followup surveys of various lengths

cial opportunity to participate in a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are needed to participate in the CPS-3. CPS-3 will enroll a diverse population of up to half a million people across the United States and Puerto Rico.

The opportunity for local residents to enroll in CPS-3 is being made possible in partnership with Dixie Electric Power Association Line Foreman Tommy Ulmer shared his very personal on June 20 and 21. story about his wife’s bout with cancer, inspiring othParticipants can enroll by ers to participate in CPS-3. going to www.cps3jonescounty.org. are expected to be sent every CPS-3 will help researchers better few years to individuals. understand the lifestyle, environmental, Enrollment will take place and genetic factors that cause or prevent June 20 and 21 at Dixie cancer. “If one life is saved through this Electric’s auditorium in the cancer study, then everything that is put Laurel office located on into it is worth it,” said Tommy Ulmer, a Highway 184.

Dixie Electric lineman foreman who lost For more information, visit his wife to melanoma in September www.cps3jonescounty.org or 2001. Ulmer shared his personal story call toll-free 1-888-604-5888.

Cheerleaders from four local high schools encouraged champions to recruit volunteers for the CPS-3 study.

For more information about enrolling or volunteering, please visit www.cps3jonescounty.org or call 1-888-604-5888.

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Plantation at Photo: Tony Kinton Stonewall many years ago and has transformed it into a “And burying Kellis, my big ole chocoquail habitat, and the setting is ideal. quail hunter’s delight. He has dedicated His staff, consisting of Randy Freeman, late lab, who flushed and retrieved for us, approximately 800 acres to enhanced was also pretty painful. Her epitaph is hunt master/farm manager; Stanley simple: She Was a Good Ole Dog. She Herrington, head guide; John Kennon spent a lot of time riding with me in my and Greg Chandler, guides; Carol truck. Kellis lived to be 14.”

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2 cups chicken, cooked and cubed 3/4 cup chopped celery 3/4 cup white seedless grapes 3/4 cup peeled and cubed fresh peaches 1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream Seasoning salt to taste Fresh peach slices Parsley

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Always Requested Cornbread Salad 1 (9-by-13-inch) pan cooked cornbread, crumbled 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise 2 cups sliced celery 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 (5-oz.) jar green olives and pimentos, drained, rinsed and chopped

3/4 cup chopped green onions 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1 teaspoon sage Pepper to taste 10 slices bacon, fried crisp and crumbled 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped

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Dilled Tomato Soup 2 medium onions, chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 2 Tbsp. margarine 4 large fresh tomatoes, peeled and cubed 1/2 cup water

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In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, sauté onions and garlic in margarine for 3 minutes. Add the next 6 ingredients; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Blend half in blender. Mix the second half with mayonnaise.

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Okra Fritters 1 cup sliced okra 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes

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Zucchini Beef Skillet 1 lb. ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. chili powder

5 cups sliced zucchini 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup water 2 cups fresh corn kernels 2 Tbsp. chopped pimento 1/4 cup chopped parsley

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By Nancy Jo Maples “You can stop at produce stands all along Highway 49 to get fresh Locovores can find luck in Lucedale and lots of other Mississippi produce, but at our market you get to interact with the farmer,” Will towns with today’s trend toward farmers markets.

Scarborough, manager of the Mississippi Farmers Market in Jackson, “This whole locovore movement is spreading across America,” said.

Lucedale farmer Royce Armstrong said.

A few markets operate all year, but most open seasonally and are The term locovore was coined in 2005 as a reference to someone staged underneath tents or shade trees in parks or along blocked streets. who wants to eat locally grown food.

The Mississippi Farmers Market operates 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. year“We’re seeing two groups of people at the market,” Armstrong round on Saturdays and seasonally on Tuesdays and Thursdays in an said. “One is an older group who remembers the types of food 18,000-square-foot building on High Street. An estimated 500 cusgrandma prepared without all of the hybrids. Then we have the tomers shop there on Saturdays. younger generation who is interested in safety and doesn’t want Since it falls under the umbrella of the Mississippi herbicides and genetically modified foods.”

Department of Agriculture and Commerce, the Mississippi Lucedale started a farmers market last year on Saturday mornFarmers Market oversees the certification program for ings at its courthouse square. It runs April through the state’s markets. About 20 of June and October Mississippi’s 60 markets are certified. through “Certification gives farmers’ marNovember. kets an identity,” Scarborough said.

Armstrong believes “It basically requires them to be one key to its succonsistent and to have a certain cess has been the location and a certain time of operavailability of selecation.” tions not typically Certification mandates that at found in grocery least 50 percent of the crops are stores. For example, raised in Mississippi and that a farm he sells Chinese cabrepresentative is present during marbage. ket hours. The market must be Fresh fruit and operated by a growers’ associafriendly faces make tion, a certified non-profit organfarmers markets enticization, or a government entity.

‘Freshness is the draw to a farmers market. The ing events. Mississippi showcases at least One example of a certified mardifference in eating a peach picked two weeks ago 60 markets where growers sell locally ket is the Natchez Farmers and eating one picked yesterday or today is huge.’ harvested produce and craftsmen vend Market, which operates —Joe Buckley their hand-made goods. The markets Tuesdays through often become outings for socializing and Saturdays year-round for promoting a healthier living style. inside a building near “We have a strong community of healthy living and our farmers the downtown business district. market fits well with that. We sell things, but it’s much more. It’s a “We average five to seven vendors a day and ‘must-be-at-event’ every Saturday,” Shelly Johnstone, Hernando can have 25 or 30 on Saturdays. A lot of farmCommunity Development director, said. ers work in other jobs, so Saturday is the best Hernando’s event runs May through October. With more than day for them to come to the market,” market 56 vendors it ranks seventh nationally in the large category for coordinator Helen Brooks said.

Favorite Farmers Markets. Hernando won that spot in a 2011 conThe Natchez market, which opened in test sponsored by the American Farmland Trust, an organization 1999, functions as an outreach center for the that promotes the preservation of farmlands and encourages people Alcorn State University Extension Program. to eat locally grown foods.

Laurel began its sponsorship three years ago.

“We’re a full-service market with eggs and milk. Brown’s Dairy While most markets that are open only one day a Farm from Oxford brings fresh milk that has been pasteurized, but week operate on Saturdays, Laurel chose a weekday not homogenized. People stand in line for it,” Johnstone said. “The afternoon. Vendors can be found lining a section of cream actually rises to the top.” the historic downtown 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays The Pass Market in Pass Christian operates year-round on May through Aug. 24. In addition to produce and home-made goods, Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon at War Memorial Park.

Laurel’s market features canning and gardening demonstrations, live “Freshness is the draw to a farmers market,” said Joe Buckley, music and an occasional movie.

Pass Market manager. “The difference in eating a peach picked two For more information and to view a listing of Mississippi Farmers weeks ago and eating one picked yesterday or today is huge.”

Markets, visit the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Another distinction between a farmers market and a produce website at www.mdac.state.ms.us/departments/ stand is that the market allows customers to communicate directly ms_farmers_market/index.html. Another Internet source about eating with the grower of those fruits and vegetables. healthy, locally grown food is www.localharvest.org.

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Opening of Greenville Farmers Market and Delta Catfish Races, June 2, Greenville.

Locally grown vegetables, entertainment, kids’ activities. Downtown. Details: 662-3783121.

Grabuone Outfitters Third Annual Snake Rodeo, June 2, Chatham. Bare-handed snake-catching competition, evening reception with entertainment. Lake Washington.

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Thunder on Water Safe Boating Festival, June 6-10, Grenada. Music, fireworks, carnival and crafts. Grenada Lake. Details: 662448-0985; www.thunderonwater.net.

26th Annual Coast Coliseum Summer Fair, June 7-17, Biloxi. Shows, live music, water flume ride, Ferris wheel and more rides. Free admission. Mississippi Coast Coliseum.

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Blueberry Jubilee, June 8-9, Poplarville.

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Sunset River Tours, June 8, 22; July 6, 20; Aug. 3, 17, 31; Moss Point. Boat tours on Pascagoula River; 6-8 p.m. Leaves from Pascagoula River Audubon Center. McCoy’s River and Marsh Tours. Details/reservations: 228-475-0825.

Junior Ranger Programs, June 9, 16, 23, 30; Ridgeland. Hands-on crafts and games relating to Natchez Trace Parkway history and nature; 10 a.m. Natchez Trace Parkway Information Cabin, milepost 102.4. Continues in July. Details/schedule: 601-898-9417; www.nps.gov/natr.

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