Today in Mississippi Coast EPA May 2011 by American MainStreet Publications

Coast Electric Power Association

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Collector bitten by the button bug

State park expands to serve campers

Chill out with fresh blueberry lemonade

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Dolly Bond, button collector

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Your electric power association is looking out for you by working together to keep bills affordable, controlling costs through innovation, and continuing to put you first.

Today, your local electric power association provides you affordable and reliable electric service to power your home or business. We also offer energy-efficiency programs to show you ways to control your monthly electricity use. Now, more than ever, that’s important because we need to work together to keep your electric bills affordable. Tomorrow, well, that could be a different story. Will we have the electricity you need? What will it cost? Your federal government continues to add regulations to the generation and distribution of electric service. It’s hard to predict the future, but one thing seems certain: Government regulations are going to increase our cost of doing business. And who pays for the cost of implementing these regulations? The 751,961 member/owners of Mississippi’s 26 electric power associations. We are sensitive to environmental concerns and want to protect our natural resources. We understand the need for research and development of renewable energy sources and enhancements to improve our delivery of service to you. Deploying state-of-the-art solutions helps us control operating costs and improve service reliability. We will continue to be active in monitoring new technology, and when it benefits our consumers, we will be involved.

Your electric power association values your opinions and welcomes questions. We need to know how you feel about these issues. We’ve made it convenient for you to contact us with“Let’s Talk,” a part of the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi’s Website. “Let’s Talk”is a quick, simple-to-use communications link, and we encourage you to give it a try. Just go to www.epaofms.com and click on“Let’s Talk.” Then let us know what’s on your mind. We will respond to your questions through articles in future issues of Today in Mississippi and on our Website.

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Electric co-ops rank highest in consumer-satisfaction survey lectric cooperatives in America rank highest among utilities for consumer satisfaction, according to a recent survey of consumers conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Electric co-ops made an average score of 82. By comparison, investor-owned utilities received a median score of 74 and municipal utilities 73. Electric co-ops also ranked highest in delivering value for consumers’ energy dollars. These results validate the cooperative form of electric utility. Our members know they share a stake in their electric power association, and they appreciate having a voice in its operation through the annual membership meeting. Our strengths are many. For example: • Providing affordable and reliable electric service is the reason your electric power association exists. Its founders—local rural residents—created the cooperative to obtain a service that was unavailable to them through any other means. We are a true grassroots organization owned and operated by local folks. The amount you pay for electricity is based on our cost of providing the service; there is no profit margin built into the rates you pay. • Your electric power association and its employees are accessible. It is a local operation with local offices where you can get prompt and personal attention. • Electric power associations have a long track record as respected consumer advocacy organizations. Working in concert with all other electric power associations in the state, your local co-op monitors proposed state and federal legislation that could adversely affect the cost or reliability of your electric service. We stay tuned to the energy issues that matter to you and your community. • Although your electric power association is a

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local organization, it is part of a statewide network of electric co-ops that work together in many ways, including emergency power restorations. An example is our response to the tornado outbreaks of recent weeks; after completing repairs to their own electrical systems, electric power associations sent crews to help neighboring co-ops restore their power faster. In many cases, these crew members have worked (or trained) together before, so they mesh well to get the job done quickly and safely. A sort of brotherhood exists among them, which benefits all our members. • Our work force is dedicated, highly trained and experienced. They care deeply about the areas we serve, because it’s their home, too. Helping people in your own community is a fulfilling way to earn a living. It’s not uncommon for electric power association employees to devote their entire working lives to serving co-op members. Many of them come back from retirement to help out during a major natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. • One last thing: Electric power association members are supportive of their cooperative, as the national survey indicates. They understand and appreciate our mission. They value being part of an electric cooperative because they understand the benefits of membership. I am pleased by the ACSI survey’s results but hardly surprised. Nothing is more important to an electric power association than consumer satisfaction.

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Dolly Bond, a Pearl River Val- OFFICERS Ronnie Robertson - President ley Electric Power AssociaDarrell Smith - First Vice President Kevin Doddridge - Second Vice President tion member and Perry Brad Robison - Secretary/Treasurer County resident, is an avid EDITORIAL STAFF collector of buttons. How Michael Callahan - Executive Vice President/CEO many she has accumulated Ron Stewart - Senior Vice President, Co-op Services Mark Bridges - Manager, Support Services in some 20 years of collectJay Swindle - Manager, Advertising ing is anyone’s guess. Find Debbie H. Stringer - Editor Abby Berry - Communications Specialist out more about her collectRickey McMillan - Graphics Specialist ing and crafting with butLinda Hutcherson - Administrative Assistant tons on page 4.

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With summer right around the corner, school field trips are winding down at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, in Jackson. This group of students toured the museum’s Small Town, Mississippi, exhibits on a recent sunny spring day.

Mississippi is . . . . . . helping each other after a storm, where April showers really do bring May flowers; “bless your heart” is truly meant; and being called “honey” makes you giggle (and it is not the kind that comes from trees). When someone calls you “darling” and “precious,” it just means you are oh, so sweet. And above all, we hug when we say hello and we hug when we say goodbye. — Jasmin Clark, Meadville Mississippi is welcoming faces and rural home places, Grand oak trees and ice-cold sweet teas, Spicy catfish boils with friends and parades that never end. Pointed church steeples and God-fearing people, Fields of fluffy, white cotton and Elvis tunes not forgotten. Sultry summer days and hospitable Southern belles set in their ways, Last-minute picnics with gnats, flies and mosquitos And walks on the beach where the salty wind blows. Mississippi is truly God’s country, and I am proud to call it my home. —Stacie Prestwood, Saucier Mississippi is dogwoods, redbuds, azaleas, daffodils and wisteria cascading over trees, and Queen Anne’s lace on roadsides. Warm, lazy breezes caressing the summer landscape. Crickets chirping and fireflies flickering at dusk, along with tree frogs making their whereabouts known. A breathtaking moon on the horizon, the hum of a fan, the perfumed air from Mother’s petunias after a summer rain. Singing the national anthem at a ball game, freedom to go to church, and knowing you are in good hands with 4-County Electric Power Association, when a storm comes up. What a place to live. — Mary Carolyn Tranum Mitchell, Starkville

What’s Mississippi to you? Each month in this space, we feature readers’ personal reflections on what “Mississippi is.” We’d love to hear from you. Please keep your comments brief and send them to Today in Mississippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158, or e-mail them to news@epaofms.com. Submissions are subject to editing.

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fascination with buttons leads to a collection of thousands and a room devoted to button art By Debbie Stringer Some may think of buttons as just a way to keep your shirt on. But to Dolly Bond, buttons deserve more respect. She is captivated by their endless variety of colors, shapes, styles and materials—a quality that makes buttons fun to collect. A natural extension of her button collecting is Bond’s button art. She arranges hundreds of buttons to create the decorative images that fill a room at her home in Perry County. Some of her button pictures depict scenes from her life: husband Avon’s donkey, a granddaughter in a swing, a backyard birdhouse, her flowers and gardens. Some are inspired by quilt patterns, needlework de-

“For my birthday, anniversary and all that, I get buttons, or either money to buy buttons.” signs, holidays or even sad events, such as the cross she made after seeing a fatal car accident. Yet these pictures represent a small fraction of her button collection, mostly only the small shirt buttons. Stashed away in partitioned plastic boxes and glass jars are thousands of other kinds of buttons of every description. It’s a mother lode of buttons common and collectible, beautiful and plain, new and old, manufactured

and handmade, realistic and abstract. There are buttons made of lead, celluloid, rubber, stone, china, wood, bone, leather, tin, seashell, vegetable ivory, glass, silver, pewter, steel, brass, copper and 10 other different materials. “Don’t these look like jewels,” Bond said, picking up

a box of gem-like glass buttons in sparkling reds, golds and greens. Indeed, the collection looks like a hoard of treasure from an “Arabian Nights” tale. Her husband of 50 years said the buttons are his wife’s “nerve pills.”

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Bond uses shirt buttons for her decorative framed compositions, including the pot of flowers, left, and a piece that resembles needlework, below. These and other works fill the walls of a spare bedroom at her house, far left.

Bond’s collection comprises buttons made of 27 different natural and synthetic materials, including celluloid, tin, lead, steel, rubber, Bakelite and shell, below left.

“People think I’m a lunatic,” she said. Bond, a member of Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association, was raised by her grandmother in Georgia, where she met her husband while he was in the service. “Back when I was a little kid, my grandmother didn’t throw buttons away. She kept them,” she said. Bond was a tomboy who paid little attention to her grandmother’s buttons. It wasn’t until about 22 years ago, when Bond was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, that she became interested in finding and collecting unusual buttons. She would sit cross-legged on the bed, pour out some buttons and arrange them into designs. “I’d twiddle, twiddle, twiddle, and that’s how I’d come up with designs like these,” she said. Her first designs were images of flower gardens. She made them one sleepless night of pain after working in her yard. “I thought, if I can’t have a garden outside, I’ll do one inside.”

She uses white school glue to bond the buttons to a thin sheet of insulating foam. The glue holds the buttons securely yet allows her to reposition them as she experiments with their placement in the design. Since most of her buttons are reclaimed from vintage garments, each one is a little piece of fashion history. There are Art Deco designs from the 1930s, early 20th century buttons made of Depression glass and “mod” flower-shaped buttons from the sixties. Bond scours yard sales and flea markets to find buttons. A good haul is a jar or a rusty old tin filled with buttons, a stash reminiscent of her grandmother’s. Bond takes them home, discards the broken or badly deteriorated buttons and cleans the rest.

Friends and family members are another good source of buttons. “Everybody knows I collect buttons and they all look for buttons for me,” Bond said. “For my birthday, anniversary and all that, I get buttons, or either money to buy buttons.” Now that her health prevents her from driving, Bond’s husband takes her on button-hunting jaunts to antique stores, flea markets and garage sales. And although her illness has progressed to the point where her movements are limited, creating button pictures requires little more than pushing buttons around with a forefinger guided by her imagination. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Bonds’ home by shoving three oak trees through the roof, Dolly Bond decided her button art would get a room of its own in the couple’s rebuilt house. Her button pictures now cover four walls, a table top and two dressers in a spare bedroom. “Oh my gosh!” is the typical reaction of a firsttime visitor. It’s a cheery room that reflects the owner’s enthusiasm for collecting and creating with buttons. “Once you start collecting, you don’t ever get enough,” Bond said. Learn more about button collecting at the National Button Society’s Website, www.nationalbuttonsociety.org.

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Today in Mississippi ■ May 2011 The bridge over Widow's Creek is just a mile or so from the Shaifer House. Grant's troops crossed the creek before the first shots of the Battle of Port Gibson were fired the night of April 30, 1863.

Claiborne County’s Mississippi Seen by Walt Grayson

Back roads

a favorite destination

t was in the first days after I was freed up from day-to-day reporting of news stories at WLBT that I discovered those sunken roads that run through the bluffs west of Port Gibson. And actually, I had no idea of their significance at the time. I just knew that I liked them. The way I was freed from reporting was I had acquired my own television camera and had started using it to shoot my stories. After that, I was allowed a little more latitude to choose my subject matter. It was in those first heady days after my name was taken off the daily assignment board that I discovered those back roads. We had been to Grand Gulf Park in Claiborne County with the idea of going on down to the Windsor Ruins next. Tommy Presson, then manager of the park, told us about the Shaifer House out on the Port Gibson Battlefield and suggested we visit it, too. I had no intention of doing so because I didn’t know anything about it, but thanked him and off we went to Windsor. Just so happens, the way to Shaifer House is off the road to Windsor and was well marked back then. So when we passed the sign, all of my passengers

wanted to go see it. They were so insistent that I promised we would on the way back. Shaifer House, by the way, is the last remaining structure still standing on the Port Gibson Battlefield from the time of the battle, April 30 and May 1 of 1863. As it usually turns out when I am reluctant to go do something, Shaifer House was well worth the trip. The living room and bedroom are up front with a kitchen and dining room in the “L” out back. Two spooky sleeping rooms are at the top of a steep set of stairs in the attic above the front rooms. But it was the road that captured my imagination and immediately held me spellbound. It lies sunken more than 20 feet in places below the surface of the loess bluffs. And there is this iron bridge, too, with a wooden roadbed that crosses Widow’s Creek in a sharp bend just a mile or so beyond Shaifer House. Later I learned that Grant marched his troops down this very road after landing at (extinct) Bruinsburg, heading for Vicksburg. But I had no idea of the significance of the road that day. And when I found out its history, that added just another layer of magic to it. Skip forward to the middle of April

this year, just a few weeks ago. Some 30 or so travel writers from around the nation were in Vicksburg, invited to discover Grant’s Trail in Mississippi in association with the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. I was to greet them at a reception and, in 20 min-

utes, tell them all about the area of the state they were going to see. This has been one of my biggest challenges so far, to pass on in just 20 minutes the euphoria I have amassed over the decades for traveling these seemingly chartless back roads. I wonder if my love for the battlefield roads is for the roads themselves or if it is just because they were among my first subjects after being set loose on my own. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what those writers’ impressions are when their articles start coming out to see if it was just me or if the roads really are that wonderful. 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.”

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Hubby’s birthday gift: A pardon for imperfections hank goodness my hus- for mowing the lawn and especially for his bravery. band’s birthday has For example, when I wake him in the come and gone. middle of the night and say, “What’s that When a decent amount of time has ex- noise?” he jumps up and creeps around the house with a flashlight looking in pired, like two weeks, I can once again put him back in his place. His King for a closets and under beds, while I’m locked up in the bedroom praying. Day status will have termiI’m a good prayer. nated for another year, and he After every house search his will automatically take his hands are shaking and he’s rightful place—as King of the pale as a sheet. He says, “Are Honey-Do List. you trying to give me a heart The children will also wait attack?” I also pray he doesn’t a decent amount of time to have a heart attack. say, “Daddy, will you fill my I praised him for keeping car up with gas?” as they preGrin ‘n’ the fire contained when he pare to leave from their visits. Bare It burned the carpet. On Dad’s birthday, the by Kay Grafe The girls and I praised him girls and I increased our norfor sending all three of us to mally sweet nature and gave college and for putting up with our anhim extraordinary amenities. We began by praising his abilities. I praised him for tics. We had him swaggering around the taking care of us, for mowing the fields,

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completion of the other one; 3. not returning items to their rightful place. To prove numbers 1 and 2, look around your house. Is there woodwork or a wall that never got that second coat of paint? A picture that never got hung? That’s important to me! Outside a new shutter flaps in the wind. And the new flowerbed is flowerless. Now he’s on another project. His third imperfection is…not returning objects to their rightful place. This is so simple. Where is the rightful place? Closets are for shoes and clothes. The orange juice, milk and mayonnaise belong where? Are all husbands slow to learn where the can opener and napkins are kept? I could continue, but his birthday pardon has been activated. (At midnight Wednesday his pardon turns into a pumpkin.) Men, as you read this column, I beg you to evaluate it and then make proper changes. I don’t want to sound narrow-minded toward men for having shortcomings, so for the sake of fairness I call on other wives to evaluate their own behavior, as I evaluate mine, in our marriages. Are you evaluating? Just as I thought, we are above reproach.

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The beginner’s guide to reducing energy bills If you are among this season’s crop of college grads and newlyweds, finding a new place to live may be high on your list of priorities. You know what you are looking for: a good neighborhood, affordable rent or mortage, a spacious yard, a place with a home office or lots of storage. Regardless of your housing preferences, don’t overlook the hidden costs of comfort and convenience. Heating, air conditioning and water heating will account for most of your new home’s energy use—and affect the size of your future electric bills. Simple choices you make every day will determine whether your monthly electric bills will be affordable or budget busters. Here are some tips to help control your energy use, whether you rent or buy your new place: • Run your washing machine with full loads, and wash in cold water. Laundry detergents work well in warm or cold water. • Don’t over-dry your clothes, and keep the dryer’s lint filter clean. Or, give your dryer a break and hang out your laundry; sun-dried sheets smell great! • Most of the energy used by a dishwasher is for water heating, so run the dishwasher only when it is filled. Don’t pre-rinse dishes in hot water unless you have a serious case of burned-on food. And let your dishes air dry with the dishwasher door propped open. • Take quick showers instead of filling the bath tub. And promptly fix (or report

Simple choices you make every day will determine whether your electric bills will be affordable or budget busters.

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to your landlord) a leaky faucet, which can waste gallons of water in a short period of time. • Use a portable fan to create an indoor breeze, which will make you feel cooler, even on the hottest days. Studies have shown that circulating fans will allow you to raise your air conditioner thermotstat setting by 4 degrees without sacrificing your comfort. Every degree you raise the thermostat setting in warm weather (or lower it in cold weather) translates into real savings on your electric bill.

• Avoid setting your thermostat at a colder setting than normal when you turn on the air conditioner. It will not cool your home any faster and could result in excessive cooling—and unnecessary expense. • Change your heating and cooling system’s filter monthly, or as needed. A dirty filter effectively strangles your system, making it work harder and use more energy. • Close draperies, shades and blinds on sunny windows. Direct sunlight streaming through uncovered windows quickly

heats the room, forcing the air conditioner to work harder to remove the hot air. • Make the switch to high-tech lighting. Compared with incandescent (standard) light bulbs, compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) use far less electricity, last six to 12 times longer and produce about 75 percent less heat. CFLs cost more to buy so use them in the fixtures you use the most, including outdoor lighting. • Be a cool cook in summer. Small appliances save energy and don’t heat up the kitchen as much as a full-size oven or range top. Use a toaster oven, slow cooker or microwave to prepare hot meals. • Consider cooking in batches. For example, prepare a few servings of pasta to keep in the refrigerator for quick chilled pasta salads on weeknights. Or simmer some boneless chicken breasts in a slow cooker for use in chicken salad sandwiches or any recipe calling for cooked chicken. • Before buying that flat-screen TV you’re eyeing, check out its energy consumption estimate. Some models are real energy hogs. Settling into a new home is an exciting adventure. Just remember to keep an eye on your energy use to keep it affordable.

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Virginia sweetspire wins native award

t takes a special plant to be named a Mississippi Medallion winner, and the Mississippi native Virginia sweetspire was one of the plants that earned that honor this year. The Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association names Medallion winners based on their superior performance in gardens and landscapes across the

state. In response to renewed interest in native plants, the association has begun choosing a Mississippi native each year for one of its awards. This year’s selection is known botanically as Itea virginica. The shrub has an erect, densely branched stem when grown in full sun. In partial shade, it grows more open and loose. Virginia sweetspire typically grows 3 to 6 feet tall and wide in a landscape setting. Prune if needed to keep the plant neat and tidy.

Foliage is dark green and changes to a brilliant red Southern in the fall. The Gardening plant is by Dr. Gary Bachman evergreen most years in coastal regions and semi-evergreen to deciduous in north Mississippi. In Biloxi this year, Virginia sweetspire held onto its gorgeous red foliage well into January. Plant in full sun for the best fall

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color production. Use Virginia sweetspire as a shrub border or foundation planting, as its beautiful foliage will form a dense barrier. Flowers are produced in groups on racemes that are up to 6 inches long and resemble fireworks. The individual, starlike flowers are small and fragrant. The tiny flowers start to open from the base to the tip and have a prolonged bloom period. They are a nice addition to the landscape, especially when there are few shrubs and trees in bloom. Do any necessary pruning after flowering, as the flowers are produced on the previous year’s stems. There are two commonly available selections that have a compact and uniform growth habit. Henry’s Garnet will grow to 4 feet tall and spread up to 6 feet. The fall color is a brilliant garnet red, and the flowering racemes are much larger and longer than those of other species. Another noteworthy selection is Little Henry, which has a growth habit suitable for mass plantings. It grows mounded and compact, requiring little if any pruning to maintain shape. Summer foliage is bright green, and fall colors include a nice combination of vivid reds and oranges. Virginia sweetspire has no serious pest or disease problems, and it is a good choice if deer are a problem in your landscape. Although tolerant of wet soil, Virginia sweetspire grows best in amended soil with good drainage. Fertilize in the spring with a slow-release product formulated for trees and shrubs. Virginia sweetspire is an understory plant in the wild and transplants well from container-grown stock. It can have a clumping growth habit, and the way it propagates itself from roots can be useful for erosion control on sloped areas. Dr. Gary Bachman is an assistant Extension professor of horticulture at the Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi.

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Where our members have the power

CEO’s message

We’re ready to help Warmer weather is here and summer is just around the corner. Higher temperatures usually mean higher bills so we want to work with you to manage your use and reduce the cost of your electric bill. Over the next several weeks, we will be having energy fairs at each of our offices. These fairs will be your one-stopshop for information about making your home more energy efficient. Our Residential Energy Management team will be on hand to answer your questions, inform you about special energy-saving programs offered by Coast Robert Occhi Electric and show you some great examples of how simple things can help reduce your use. Our energy experts are always ready to help,

and this will be a great time for you to really get to know our team and learn what we can do together to keep costs down. I always get asked why Coast Electric employees spend time helping members learn how to use less electricity. Don’t most companies encourage you to use as much of what they are selling as possible? Usually, yes. But at Coast Electric, we are a little bit different. We are looking out for you. Why? As a cooperative, we are a not-forprofit business that is owned by those we serve. That means you are an owner of our company. It is our priority to provide our member-owners with exceptional service at the lowest possible price. When you reduce your use and

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This month’s spotlight is on Field Service Representative II Ruth Ann Landrum. Ruth Ann has been an employee of Coast Electric for 15 years. Ruth Ann formerly held the title of meter reader but as Coast Electric upgrades its system to an Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI), Ruth Ann and the other meter readers are now field service representatives who now help set meters and evaluate and maintain our AMI system. Coast Electric commends Ruth Ann on her years of service and her commitment to providing a state-of-the art electrical distribution system for our members.

We want you to get to know Coast Electric’s employees. The men and women we feature each month are your neighbors, your friends and the people behind our promise to bring you the most reliable, affordable electric service possible. These employees take pride in serving you, our members, and we honor them for the job they do.

save, it can help reduce long-term energy costs, too. So, please stop by one of our fairs and learn about what you can do to save. We would love to see you there. Also, please remember that May is the last month for you to receive a free gift from us if you sign up for the first time

for our Time of Use rate. Want to know more? Visit www.coastepa.com/timerates.aspx or call 877-769-2372 and ask one of our member service representatives about your choice in rates.

Coast Electric’s offices will be closed for

Memorial Day on Monday, May 30. Dispatchers will remain on duty at all times.

Coast Electric recently launched its page on

Facebook! We are using our page to keep our members up-to-date on important company news and events, outage and restoration, community service projects and more. If you have a Facebook account, please “like” us!

Call 877-769-2372 to report outages. The employees of Coast Electric wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday!

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Q: What can I do to educate myself on weatherizing my home and how can I save money on my electric bill? A:

What a good question! These two things go hand in hand. Everyone wants to save money on their electric bill, but how can you achieve it? The first thing I would do is come to one of our energy fairs that will be going on during the months of May, June and July. There will be an energy fair at every branch office to accommodate our members. At these energy fairs, the energy experts will explain different home improvement measures that can help lower your use and save you money on your electric bill. We will go over our new Time of Use program, our Comfort Advantage program for new and existing homes, Surge Help, Coop Connections program, how to use

This month’s question is answered by our Harrison County Residential Energy Representative Phillippe Michel.

energy calculators on our website, and hurricane preparedness as well. We invite you to join us at one of these energy fairs. The Biloxi Energy Fair will be held at our office on Cedar Lake Rd. on May 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bay St. Louis Energy Fair will be held at our office on Hwy 90 on June 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Poplarville Energy Fair will be held at our office on Hwy 53 on July 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Picayune Energy Fair will be held at our office on Hwy 11 on July 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have a question for one of our experts, email askthe expert@coastepa.com.

Anna Richardson Serving CEPA members for 16 years

Tracey Harvey Serving CEPA members for 16 years

When most people think of electric utility employees, they think of the men and women who climb the poles and maintain and repair the lines. Of course, the linemen and service men who take on those challenging jobs are the backbone of operations for a co-op, but did you know that there are hundreds of other employees who work hard to ensure Coast Electric members receive exceptional service too? It takes a whole network of people with different areas of expertise and knowledge to bring power to your homes. This year, we want to introduce you to some of the men and women who have the privilege of serving you, our members. In this month’s feature, we focus on three employees, each of which hold the title of field service representative II, who were formerly meter readers. Since the announcement that Coast Electric is moving to an Automated Meter Reading

Ruth Ann Landrum, Serving CEPA members for 15 years

system, some members have wondered what is happening to our meter readers. The ladies who have served cooperative members as meter readers for years, making monthly visits to your homes will have a big role to play with our new system too. Meter readers have now been trained as field service representatives. What does that mean? Our former meter readers are currently installing the new automated meters at members’ homes, and have been trained to connect and disconnect meters. They will also help evaluate and maintain the new system. Who better to evaluate our distribution system than employees who have traveled throughout our system for years and know it well? Their knowledge of the system and the relationships these employees have with members will make them valuable field service representatives for the members of Coast Electric.

Don't worry. Simply call Coast Electric for a replacement card and keep the savings coming!

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RV sites with decks at Golden Memorial as seen from across the lake. Photo: Tony Kinton

Memorial has blossomed in the past Mississippi few years. This park covers Outdoors 148 acres of rolling by Tony Kinton hills, these featuring mixed stands of pine and hardwood timber. It is home to the second-largest loblolly pine recorded in the state. The lake is 16 acres and is fed by the same spring that was used to supply water for the old Golden school. Fishing for bass, bream, crappie and catfish can be superb. And since there is no swimming, skiing or boats with anything other a trolling motor allowed, this lake remains basically undisturbed. A unique approach to RV sites has been recently completed at Golden Memorial. This is a paved circle around a bluff, and the RV can be pulled up to a deck that overlooks the lake. Step from the RV and the deck is there. Perfect! There is also one rustic cabin ready and five more in the development stage. These are situated along an arm of the lake near the water. A bathhouse, pavilion, picnic area, water/electrical hookups and dump station are in place, and there is virtually unlimited tent camping on the far side of the lake. State parks are grand additions to a state already rich in outdoor activities. These should not be missed. Visit one state park and you could easily fall into that growing list of individuals who pledge to visit them all. Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writer for 30 years. His books, “Outside and Other Reflections” and “Fishing Mississippi,” are available through local bookstores or from the author at P.O. Box 88, Carthage, MS 39051. Price is $25 each.

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Lemon Cinnamon Swirl Coﬀee Cake 3/4 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 yellow cake mix 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 2 tsp. lemon zest

able,” Jensen said. NAMI also offers free presentations to church groups and other organizations. During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, NAMI seeks to bring awareness to mental health disorders, which affect one in four adults in a given year. For more information, go to www.namims.org or www.nami.org, or call the NAMI Mississippi office in Jackson at (800) 357-0388. To order a copy of “Sharing Our Best,” send $10 plus $3 S&H per cookbook to NAMI Mississippi, 411 Briarwood Dr., Suite 401, Jackson, MS 39206.

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Our next ‘Picture This’: What’s growing in your world? “Picture This” is a reader photo feature appearing in the January, April, July and October issues of Today in Mississippi. We publish a few of the most eye-catching photos that best illustrate the given theme from among those submitted. Photographers whose photos are selected for publication are eligible for a $200 cash prize, to be awarded in a random drawing in December. This is not a contest, as photos will not be judged. Photos are selected for publication based on their overall quality, relevance to the given theme and visual impact. Our next ‘Picture This’ theme: Mississippi Growing is the theme of our next “Picture This” feature. Send us your photo(s) of interesting, beautiful or odd plant life growing in your yard, garden, farm fields, woods or waters. Submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed to us by June 13. Selected photos will appear in the July 2011 issue of Today in Mississippi.

Submission requirements • Photos must relate to the given theme. • Photos must be the original work of an amateur photographer (of any age). • Photos may be either color or black and white, print or digital. • Photos must be in sharp focus.

• Digital photos should be high-resolution JPG files. The images may be cropped but please do not use photoediting software to enhance colors or tones. • Please do not submit a photo with a date appearing on the image. • Photos must be accompanied by identifying information, including photographer’s name, address, phone and electric power association. Include the name(s) of any recognizable people in the picture. • Submit as many photos as you like, but select only your best work. • Prints will be returned if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We cannot, however, guarantee their safe return through the mail.

How to submit Send prints or a photo CD to Picture This, Today in Mississippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158-3300. Or, e-mail your digital photo (as an attachment to your e-mail message) to news@epaofms.com. If submitting more than one photo, please attach all photos to only one e-mail message, if possible. Question? Call Debbie Stringer, editor, at 601-605-8600 or e-mail news@epaofms.com.

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FARMERS MARKET? You can enjoy the freshest, most flavorful produce when you buy from Mississippi producers at your local farmers market. Here’s a look some of the offerings available this month:

• Apples • Blueberries • Broccoli • Cabbage • Cauliflower • Cucumbers

• English peas • Green beans • Herbs • Honey • Irish potatoes • Kale

• Kohlrabi • Lettuces • Peaches • Plums • Pole beans • Sweet corn

Fresh ideas: • Spread peanut butter on whole-wheat toast and drizzle with honey. • Steam fresh broccoli florets for 10 minutes; cool. Toss with tomato wedges, Kalamata (or other black) olives, cucumber slices, chopped red onion, brown rice (cooked and cooled) and a Greek or a homemade vinaigrette dressing. Top with crumbled feta cheese and serve at room temperature.

• Greens: collards, mustard, turnip • Greenhouse tomatoes

Attention! Did you participate in the youth leadership program? If you are one of the more than 1,000 who have, then we are looking for you. We want you to help us celebrate the 25th anniversary of our youth leadership program. Electric power associations, in an effort to better acquaint the future leaders of our communities with cooperative philosphy, sponsor an annual statewide youth leadership program in Mississippi and Washington, CENTRAL ELECTRIC D.C. The program is designed to provide 11th grade students with an opportunity to learn about electric power associations, why they operate as cooperatives and how electricity is delivered to more than 1.8 million Mississippians at the flip of a switch. The opportunity to sharpen participants’ leadership skills is a vital part of the program. Now that we are in our 25th year, we would like to hear from past participants of the program. Since 1986, we have lost track of many of the youth who participated, so we need your help

in reconnecting. We would like to receive current contact information and learn what career path you have chosen. This information will help us keep you informed of special events, as well as youth leadership alumni information. How you can help us If you are a past participant or the parent of one, please take the time to send us the participant’s name, address, email and a current bio to: EPAs of Mississippi P.O. Box 3300 Ridgeland, MS 39158 Or you can provide the information online by visiting our Website, www.epaofms.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

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“New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music,” through May 21, Hattiesburg. Interactive Smithsonian exhibit explores histories of America’s music genres. Free. Historic Depot. Details: (601) 583-4329. “Mississippi Forests: Ecosystems of Biodiversity, Culture and Commerce; A Hardwoods Seminar Series,” May 5, 14 and 21, Holly Springs. Three-part seminar series led by experts; times vary. Optional field study May 7. Admission. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. Details: (662) 252-1155; strawberryplains.audubon.org. First Friday Art After Hours, May 6, Gulfport. Featured artists: painter Anita Cook, sculptor Gail Hendrickson; 4-7 p.m. Gulfport Galleria of Fine Art. Details: (228) 868-0705. Sixth Annual Vancleave Pebble Bluff Creek Car Show and Fireman Appreciation Day, May 7, Vancleave. Antique cars, hot rods, muscle cars and motorcycles, plus Fireman 5K run. Vancleave High School. Details: (228) 2824807. Mayfest, May 7, Olive Branch. Arts, crafts, food, music, kids’ area and more; 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Old Towne. Details: (901) 517-2396. Mother’s Day Luncheon Tea, May 8, Hattiesburg. Simply TeaVine. Details: (601) 268-3236; dean@meadorhomestead.com. Salute to Industry Golf Tournament, May 12, Olive Branch. DeSoto Economic Development Council event; registration deadline May 5. Cherokee Valley Golf Club. Details: (662) 429-4414. US 11 Antique Alley, May 12-15, Meridian. More than 500 miles of antiquing and yard sales along US Highway 11, from Meridian to Bristol, Va. Details: (601) 632-0282; www.us11antiquealley.com. Get Healthy, Trim Down Delta Walk-A-Thon, May 14, Drew. Free registration 9:30 a.m.; walk at 10 a.m. Gazebo, Main Street. Details: (662) 719-8611. Hog Wild Barbecue Cook-off and Family Festival, May 14, Brookhaven. People’s Choice tent, vendors, entertainment, political rally and more. Downtown. Details: (601) 7571772, (601) 757-6326.

Mendenhall in May, May 14, Mendenhall. Live music, food, vendors, pet parade, antique car show, Art in the Park and art demonstrations. Main Street, downtown. Details: (601) 847-1725.

Speech, Language and Hearing Screenings for Children, May 17, Jackson. Speech, language screenings for ages 3-6; hearing screenings for ages birth to 6. Free. Magnolia Speech School. Details: (601) 922-5530; www.magnoliaspeechschool.org. Square Affair, May 21, Carthage. Arts, crafts, 5K run/walk, antique car and tractor shows, fishing rodeo, mule pull. Downtown. Details: (601) 267-9231; www.leakems.com. Down From the Hills Heritage Music Festival and State of Mississippi Bluegrass Championship, May 21, New Albany. Competitions, folk art and quilt show. Admission. Union County Fairgrounds. Details: (662) 538-0014; www.mississippifiddlers.com. Magnolia Arts Market, May 21, Magnolia. Local and Louisiana artists with fine art, bas-

kets, clothing, soaps and more; children’s art activities and live music; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Downtown. Details: (601) 783-5072; lorifelix@att.net. Magnolia Classic Cruisers “Show by the Shore” Car Show, May 21, Pascagoula. Food, games, door prizes and more. Judging starts at noon. Pascagoula Beach Park. Details: (228) 218-9831; www.magnoliaclassiccruisers.com. Choctaw County Jamboree, May 21, Ackerman. Bluegrass, old-time and gospel music with The Larry Wallace Band, Alan Sibley & The Magnolia Ramblers and others; 6 p.m. Admission. Choctaw County Community Center. Details: (662) 617-3744. Bolivar County Humane Society’s Pet Expo, May 21, Cleveland. Silent auction, cat and dog show, food, vendors, animal rescue organiza-

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tions. Free. Pets welcome with proof of rabies vaccination. Bolivar County Expo building. Details: (662) 719-6990, (662) 402-4373. Dixon Day, May 21, Philadelphia. Picnic-style lunch. All former students, teachers and friends welcome; 10 a.m. Neshoba County Fairgrounds. Details: (601) 656-3795. Pascagoula Gun Show, May 21-22, Pascagoula. Buy, sell, trade, appraise. Admission. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Details: (601) 498-4235; bigpopfireworks@gmail.com. Memorial Celebration, May 22, Cumberland. Service at 10 a.m. followed by dinner on the grounds and decorating the graves. Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Details: (901) 4136536. Kenny Chesney’s Goin’ Coastal Tour, May 26, Southaven. Opening acts Uncle Kracker and Billy Currington. Admission. Snowden Grove Amphitheater. Details: (662) 892-2660; www.snowdengroveamphitheater.com. Jackson County Sheriff’s 10th Annual Rodeo, May 27-28, Vancleave. Sanctioned by Professional Cowboy’s Association; 7:30 p.m. Mallette Arena. Details: (228) 826-5665. Brussel’s Bonsai Rendezvous, May 27-29, Olive Branch. Seven top Bonsai Masters to demonstrate and lead workshops. Registration. Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery. Details: (800)

582-2593; www.brusselsbonsai.com. Kristy’s Trail Ride and Crawfish Boil, May 27-30, Simpson County. Ride at 9 a.m.; crawfish boil, cookout and entertainment at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit Blair Batson Children’s Hospital. Admission. Details: (601) 847-3309; kristystrailride@bellsouth.net. Daylily Garden Tours, May 30, Hattiesburg. Area daylily gardens, many accredited by the American Hemerocallis Society, open for tours; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Details: www.hattiesburgdaylily.com. Annual Daylily Show, June 4, Hattiesburg. More than 700 specimens and arrangements; seminars. Lake Terrace Convention Center. Details: www.hattiesburgdaylily.com. Neshoba County Classic Walking and Racking Horse Show, June 4, Philadelphia. Stick Horse (5 and under) and Lead Line class plus 32 other classes; 5 p.m. Benefits Allies for Education. Admission. Neshoba County Coliseum. Details: (601) 656-1000; www.neshoba.org. Bay Fest Fun Run 2011, June 4, Bay Springs. Southern Cruisers Car Club open car, truck and rod show. Awards to top 100 vehicles. City Park. Details: (601) 425-4865. Summer Blues Out 2011 and GPAC Art Walk, June 4, Picayune. Picayune Main Street event featuring Little Freddie King, Brenda

Davenport Taylor, Melanie Wilkinson and The Boulevard Cruisers; 5-10 p.m. Downtown. Details: (601) 799-3070, (601) 799-3929. Craft Sampler Summer Camp, June 6 & 20, July 11 & 25, Aug. 1, Ridgeland. Instruction in pottery, wire sculpture, fabric art and more for ages 5-12. Admission; registration required. Mississippi Craft Center. Details: (601) 8567546; www.mscrafts.org. Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour, June 9, Southaven. Iconic and emerging country artists, attractions and vendors. Snowden Grove Amphitheater. Details: (662) 892-2660;

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