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Shortchanged

City taxpayers pay in more than they get back from county

By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer THE CITY OF JACKSON IS BEING shortchanged by Hinds County when it comes to the tax revenue it pays in and the services it receives in return.

Additionally, the city of Jackson has little say in how the county spends money when it does take on a project in the corporate limits.

City leaders are now hammering out a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with county officials to better address those issues. However, officials were unsure

when the MOU would be completed.

In 2010, Jackson residents and business owners paid the county more than $60 million in ad valorem taxes. However, in the past few years, the county has spent little on infrastructure improvements within the corporate limits.

The county does give Jackson a small sum each year from a pro rata road tax, but little more in county funding is usually spent on city streets.

For the 2011 fiscal year, the county gave Jackson $477,000, which was put in the general fund, said Jackson Deputy Director

of Finance Rick Hill. “This is basically all they give us,” he said.

When the county does spend money in the city, the dollars typically don’t come from local coffers, but state and federal sources.

A project undertaken by the county within the last five or six years proves that point. Last week, work began on a project to overlay Clinton Boulevard from Magnolia Road to Hillsdale Drive, and Northside Drive from North Norrell Road to Williamson Road. They’re part of a See Hinds Spending, Page 12A

DANCE WITH STARS

Photos by Beth Buckley

Opera fund-raiser planned The Mississippi Opera will host Dance with the Stars, August 20 at the Marriott Hotel Windsor Ballroom beginning at 7 p.m. A separately ticketed cocktail reception with the celebrities begins at 6 p.m. The evening also includes a seated dinner and an open dance floor after the celebrity dance

competition. Shown are (from left, back) Jill Conner Browne, Dickens Fournet, Nancy Riser; (front) Hogan Allen and the Rev. Dr. Minka Sprague. For more information call 601-9602300.

Jackson officials to consider creating a juvenile curfew

IF SOME MEMBERS of the Jackson City Council get their way, the streets of Jackson will be emptied of teens after 10 p.m.

Not only will they be free of youth 17 years old and younger there will also be a decrease in juvenile crime.

With school starting back, the Jackson City Council is considering re-enacting a juvenile curfew.

On July 26, the council referred a curfew ordinance to the Rules Committee. The measure was authored by Ward Three Councilman Kenneth Stokes, and is being proposed in an effort to help reduce juvenile crime.

If the measure is passed, students 17 years and younger will be required to be at home between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Sunday through Thursday, and from midnight to 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Under the proposed guidelines, it will also be unlawful for any school-age students to be on any public street, highway, park, vacant lot, establishment or other place in the city between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday during the school year.

Exceptions include if a parent or guardian is accompanying a minor; if the minor is on an errand for a parent; if the minor is on the way home from work; or if he or she is returning home from a school or religious activity.

Minors can also be outside until 12:30 a.m. if they’re on the sidewalk adjacent to their dwelling.

Police officers believing that a student is in violation of the code will be required to stop and ask for the minor’s name and address.

From there, police will attempt to contact the minor’s parents. If they’re unable to get in touch with the minor’s guardians, the officer is to take the minor to the Henley-Young Juvenile Detention Center until parents are contacted.

A first offense nets a $25 penalty; for each additional offense, the fine increases by $25.

The courts can also require up to 60 hours of community service for the parental offender, according to a copy of the ordinance.

The ordinance will expire a year from the date of its passage, or September 21, 2012.

JACKSON’S PREVIOUS curfew ordinance expired in July 2009. No one was available recently to tell the Sun why the previous See Juvenile Curfew, Page 6A

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

RIDGELAND’S YOUNGEST EVER ALDERMAN LISTENING TO CONSTITUENTS TO SET AGENDA, GOALS

Wes Hamlin

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer RIDGELAND’S WARD 6 Alderman Wesley Hamlin - elected in 2009 as the youngest alderman in the city’s history says guidance from other city officials and communication with constituents have helped him accomplish some major goals in his ward.

Hamlin, now 29, was 27 when elected and says his first term has been a learning experience.

“First of all, Ridgeland is a great city.

It’s run well with a great mayor and board. The mayor and fellow board members and department heads have helped

get my feet on the ground and … move me along at a fast pace to understand how things operate,” he said. “It’s been great.”

He said he makes a deliberate effort to stay in contact with Ward 6 residents through the homeowners associations.

“When I go to these neighborhood association meetings and they bring up questions and concerns and things they want to see, I immediately take that to the board and set up a meeting with the department head to see what we can do.

“I really value and listen to the constituents … my agenda is what they’re saying, what they’re wanting, what they’re concerned with.”

ONE OF HAMLIN’S MAIN goals as alderman was “to bring some of the excellence in landscaping [from] Highland Colony … over to the east side of Ridgeland, and we’ve been able to do that.”

He said the city has added landscaping to a few major intersections in Ward 6, including County Line Road and Old Canton Road; Lake Harbour Drive and Harbour Crossing; and Lake Harbour and Northpark Drive.

“It makes it look better, and it just brings an excellence to that side of See Wes Hamlin, Page 7A

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

New science building to open

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL School’s yearlong Campaign for Science and Art will soon culminate with the opening of a new science building and renovated band, choral and visual arts facilities this month.

“We’ve built a new state-of-the-art science facility, and we have taken the space that science vacated and some other spaces as well to create a new space for middle-school and upper-school visual arts, band and choral [all at the upper school in Ridgeland],” said St. Andrew’s Director of Institutional Advancement Rebecca Hiatt Collins.

“We are able to add courses as well that we have not had room for in both science and art,” Collins said.

The 31,000-square-foot McRae Science Center, named for a major donation from the McRae Family and Foundation, includes six combination lab-classrooms - two each for physics, biology and chemistry, and longterm experiment stations in those rooms.

The science building will also include a robotics lab, recycling center, greenhouse, Wi-Fi center, conference room, faculty workspace and kitchen, and even three new math classrooms.

“That has happened since we started building,” Collins said. “We were able to reconfigure and get upper-school math over there.

“It also has our wonderful gathering spaces in the building that we desperately needed, student lobbies and studying areas, and study pods, which are actually physically behind glass. We also have some nicely designed outdoor gathering areas where we can hold outdoor classes.”

She said the new facility is called a “smart building,” meaning it’s environmentally friendly, and is even built to LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] specifications, “though we chose not

“And it was nice that space that was already built could be redesigned for arts and music,” she said. “So that kind of domino effect was a very positive part of the whole process.”

The arts facilities are named Faulkner Studios for Art and Music for the late Paul and Dee Faulkner, two former St. Andrew’s patrons who set up endowments as bequests to the school.

St. Andrew’s met with a master planner several years ago and then engaged trustees, faculty, students, alumni and current students to determine the school’s greatest needs.

“We had an advisory committee as well,” Collins said. “We ended up with a very large [monetary] figure, and then we prioritized what the largest needs were, the most current needs.

“And it was interesting - I thought this was wonderful - that everyone agreed that a science center was what we most needed,” she said. “And of course there are many other needs on the list. But it really rose to the top.”

St. Andrew’s McRae Science Center to have it LEED certified because of the cost.”

The building also includes a new wireless communication system, which was a gift from another major donor, and two striking features in the main entrance lobby: a Focault pendulum, which demonstrates the earth’s rotation, and a life-size glass wall etching of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vetruvian Man. “That is a beautiful symbol both of our campaign for science and art and of the artistry of Da Vinci,” Collins said. “It’s pretty dramatic.”

She said the science building complements the rest of the campus and was designed in response to the landscape at the site. In fact, the two-story structure is built into the side of

a hill.

“They did a beautiful job of that,” she said.

“They used current space that was not being used for something else. [It’s] very aesthetically pleasing.

“And we have been very careful: There’s only one spot on campus that’s two-story, to keep it all about the same height…so we maintain that country feel out here rather than having towering buildings.”

THE RENOVATED ARTS facilities include new art studios, gallery space for student work, and rehearsal ensemble rooms for band and choir.

Collins said the campus hadn’t had the gallery space or rehearsal rooms before now.

CONSTRUCTION STARTED a year ago, and “the board of trustees and the faculty and staff were all at 100 percent pledged, which really gave us great integrity and energy going into the campaign that we had those pledged very early on.”

Much of the $6.3 million needed for the project came from major donations from current parents, former trustees, alumni, and teachers. “The parents association did a lovely pledge, which was really really nice, a nice show of support,” she said.

The new facilities will be unveiled to major patrons Saturday, August 13, and St. Andrew’s will host a blessing of the facilities August 14. Then students will return to St. Andrew’s on Monday, August 15. “It’s going to be a big weekend,” she said.

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a conversation with

Cook on economic development Jerry Cook, 64, has served as the city of Madison’s director of economic development since February. He previously worked for 30 years as director of economic and community development with the city of Germantown, Tenn. A graduate of the University of Memphis, Cook lives in Madison with his wife, Sylvia. They have three grown daughters and eight grandchildren.

“I think Madison is a

WELL-PLANNED, well-thought-out city.”

--Jerry Cook

Speaking of land development, why do you think it’s been so tough to get a developer for that piece of land by the old high school in downtown Madison?

“I think in the past two or three years…the economic climate has been not real favorable for the development of a project like that. It’s a rather large project, it’s a mixed-use project, and with the economic climate the way it is for the past two Why do you think the city brought or three years, it’s a project that’s kind of you on? What can you contribute to the waiting for the economic conditions to economic development of Madison? change a little bit. One of the things that “I think Madison is a well-planned, well- I’ve been involved in since I’ve been here thought-out city. And in order to continue is looking at the past planning work that has gone into that particular project and that process, I think the city felt like with the years of experience I’ve had in a simi- also trying to better develop a market stratlar city that has grown in a character simi- egy to encourage a developer to come in lar to Madison, that I would be able to help and take on that project. And we’ve also employed a consultant to help us with the foster that in the future years. I know marketing of that project also.”

Madison is kind of one of the leaders in the state of Mississippi for income and has a lot of certifications, from being a certiWhat do you think the market or tarfied retirement city to one of the topget demographic is for the project? ranked cities as far as demographics are “The strategy for that property is to concerned, those being population and include a mixed-use development, where income.” you have a mixture of commercial retail, office and some residential - and going What have you focused on so far in along with that, maybe a hotel that would your time with the city? be a center of activity for the development.

So without getting into specific uses, like “The issues that I’ve been looking at since I’ve been here have been looking at grocery stores or whatever, I think the big overriding picture is to try to do an upscale the policies and the procedures that Madison operates under, from not only an mixed-use development that would include retail, office and residential.” economic standpoint but from a landdevelopment standpoint. I have a lot of experience in that, so that’s been my major Is there room for residential? activity since February of this year is look“We’re looking at trying to do a building ing at the policies and procedures and the that would have retail on the ground floor way we do things and see if there’s a way and maybe some offices and then the resito improve upon that.” dential above that, maybe like a condo-

minium development. You’re right, there’s not a lot of room.”

You said Germantown and Madison have grown in similar ways. What are some differences you’ve noticed in moving from Germantown to Madison?

“Some of the differences are rather apparent in terms of the architectural styles of not only the commercial developments but the residential developments too…For the commercial developments there are a lot of ornate features to the buildings themselves. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a CVS pharmacy with Corinthian columns and urns on top of the building and things.

That’s a character trait that Madison has that Germantown did not have.

“The residential, for the most part it’s pretty similar, because you’re looking at a quality of development in residential housing units. You’re looking for builders that pay particular attention to detail, not only on the outside but on the inside of homes.”

Have you been working with the city Chamber of Commerce any?

“I have become familiar with the chamber. I haven’t had the opportunity to actually work on projects with the chamber. But from an economic development standpoint, I think the city and the chamber have very similar goals and objectives: to encourage the economic vitality of Madison, getting new businesses, and trying to work with the existing businesses and trying to figure out how the city and the chamber can help them - whether it be more attractive buildings or signage that they can be helped with or some economic incentives that the businesses could apply for.”

See Jerry Cook, Page 7A

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

from the publisher usual the devil is in the details.

My first mistake was looking at the race from my perspective and not from the perspective of a typical voter. Being in the news business, I keep up with politics far more than most people. As a result, a 20-year state senator such as Billy Hewes is well-known to me.

Not so for most Mississippians. They may know their senator and representative, but few Mississippians without a dog in the hunt could name many others, especially those from the faraway coast. I simply underestiBy mated basic name recognition.

Some of my sources were pretty cynical WYATT about the crude level of Mississippi name EMMERICH recognition. Many voters, they said, feel a civic obligation to vote but have little idea who the candidates are. These voters will literally vote for any name they recognize.

Having been on the state ballot twice before was a huge advantage for Reeves.

I also underestimated the weight of what one friend called “institutional heft.” Eight years as state treasurer gave Reeves a platform. The state has spent millions marketing its pre-paid college tuition plan. Reeves figAGAINST MY BETTER judgment, I bet ured prominently in all those marketing camagainst both conventional wisdom and Lamar paigns. Hewes was not only outspent in the Hooker. Now I owe him dinner at Walker’s. campaign, he was outspent in the eight years At least he doesn’t drink. prior to the campaign.

Lamar, who seems to know everyone in the One knowledgeable source told me Hewes state of Mississippi (and their skeletons), made a fatal flaw by naming his committee picked Tate Reeves. I picked Billy Hewes. I chairman in advance. “That made no sense demanded odds, but Lamar wouldn’t budge. whatsoever. He showed his hand.” No doubt The false logic of my bet was simple: Hewes was attempting to solidify allies by the Mississippi is a traditional, conservative state. move, but better to keep them guessing. For The voters will go for the older candidate with every person Hewes named to chair a commore experience. What went wrong? mittee, there were five more who may have I have posed this question to numerous thought they had a chance. Once these hopepolitically savvy friends and now have a fuls learned they were snubbed, Hewes comclearer understanding of my bad wager. As pletely lost their support.

Many factors contributed to Reeves victory

Fall of the Democrats does not mean a return to a one-party state The dominance of the Republican Party in statewide elections this year, as well as recent trends in federal elections, has given rise to considerable speculation that Mississippi is again becoming a one-party state.

For much of the 20th century, winning the Democratic primary for any local or state office in Mississippi was “tantamount” to being elected. If there was general election opposition, it was only token.

Republicans first cracked the hold the Democrats had on elected offices at the federal level in 1972, with Thad Cochran’s and Trent Lott’s election to Congress.

Now all but one of the state’s congressional delegation are Republicans.

There is only one Democrat, Attorney General Jim Hood, holding statewide office, and that probably will be the case after this fall’s election.There could be a couple more down-ticket Democrats elected in November, but Hood seems to stand the best chance of any Democrat. He’s a proven votegetter, and his opponent has some

baggage.

The fact that the Democrats didn’t even field candidates for lieutenant governor, state auditor or secretary of state doesn’t reflect a vibrant political party. But the Democrats aren’t dead in Mississippi, nor will this state become a one-party Republican state as it once was a one-party Democratic state.

Democrats may be becoming the minority party, if they aren’t already. Still, more local candidates run for office as Democrats.

About 37 percent of Mississippi’s voters are black, and most of them usually vote Democrat. In some localities they still elect Democrats, and that isn’t about to change.

What the Democratic Party lacks more than anything is organization and leadership — something the Republicans now have.

If someday the Democrats get that, Mississippi could have a viable two-party state. Even if they don’t, it’s still going to be more of a two-party state than it was in 1959.

This really backfired in DeSoto County one of the crucial counties for any Republican and a county where Reeves beat Hewes handily.

Hewes announced that DeSoto Sen. Doug Davis would continue as head of the appropriations committee. No doubt, Hewes expected this to help his cause in DeSoto.

As it turned out, Davis was defeated in a stunning upset, in part by irate teachers who blamed Davis (and Hewes) for cutting public school funding. Public schools are strong in DeSoto and anyone seen against them is the enemy.

THIS IS WHERE having to vote publicly can come back to haunt you in a campaign.

It’s one reason governors win the presidency far more than senators or congressmen.

Hewes had to defend a lot of tough votes during tough times. As treasurer, Reeves was far less exposed.

By all accounts, Hewes and Reeves were both considered bright, capable, good fellows.

But Reeves was born and raised in Rankin County - a crucial Republican County - where he had a favorite son advantage.

Madison and northeast Jackson also have a lot of Republicans, but many in northeast Jackson (me included) were voting in the Democratic primary to support Malcolm

laus Deo

By WALTER REDDEN

Great Natchez weekend

THE 11TH ANNUAL Natchez Food and Wine Festival was a successful bash. It has come and gone.

The genius and nucleus of the coordinators of this gala affair were Fortenberry, Adams and Hall (sounds like a legal team). This trio of young ladies spent many hours in yearlong strategic planning sessions conjuring up some 800 plus gourmands; so each might become a gourmet. Hungry folks came from the “Ark-La-Miss” and even as far away as Avignon, France, (Diane and Olivier Molle) to become real Southerners during the last weekend in July.

The trip from Jackson to Natchez was a treat rather than a treatment. Taking the Natchez Trace south, Natchez is only 100 miles. As you ease down the Trace to Natchez, please remember the National Park Service is the overseer and a strict 50 miles per hour speed limit is enforced. The Trace is a federal parkway and extends 444 miles between Natchez and Nashville. As the road winds and twists, the farm scenery (lots of corn growing on either side) is in view for the first half of the trip – some 50 miles south.

Rocky Springs exit is a good spot to rest and relax. The lower half of the Trace has beautiful scenery. Huge lush green trees with Dear Editor: limbs drooping and loaded with Spanish Re: Roger Davis’ July 28 book review of Norman Watkins, “The Last Resort.”

Moss that almost touches the tops of passing This is in no way intended to start a review and counter-review series. However, vehicles form a make-shift canopy. This following the practice of full disclosure, it should be noted that Ms. Watkins’ first scenery is a moving picture and reminds me husband was Fred Craig. His last wife and widow is Mr. Davis’ mother. of II Corinthians 9:15 – “Thanks be unto And, for complete disclosure, Ms. Watkins’ mother and my mother were sisters.

God for His gift too wonderful for words.”

John E. Fontaine III The Magnolia State has it.

The first stop in Natchez is at the Visitors Dear Editor: Reception Center, on South Canal Street, to I read somewhere, some time ago, about a theory that the most efficient and the pick up tickets. The city of Natchez is one of most equitable way to manage an economy would be through state ownership of the means of production. Of course, land is an important component of the means of pro- the oldest and most historic cities in the Deep South. A quick lunch is a must stop at the duction. Expanding the legal basis for state acquisition of land by way of eminent Uptown Grocery – a deli in operation for six domain makes a lot of sense, if you subscribe to that theory.

W. Lamar Weems years by the Walcott family. Folks are greeted

by Virginia Shafer – a daughter – who is the

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

McMillin. Madison Republicans had gotten to know Reeves during his eight-year tenure in the metro area. Mississippi is a small state and face time is important.

Hewes put a lot of stock in social media. He had 3,500 Facebook friends compared to 800 for Reeves. Apparently that didn’t work as well as Reeves’ door-to-door campaigning, his Memphis TV buy and his innumerable talks to civic clubs over the prior eight years.

Several friends mentioned a long-standing anti-coast bias that hurts coast politicians in northeast Mississippi. “Northeast Mississippi and the coast have very different cultures.”

One friend, an ex-senator, talked of how impressive Reeves was when Billy McCoy summoned him at the last minute to testify before the House on the state’s bond rating.

“He had no time to prepare. They grilled him.

He had every right to lose his temper, but he was as calm and prepared and as thoughtful as he could be. That impressed a lot of legislators.”

I spent a day with Reeves on a bank outing not long ago. He is very bright and capable.

It’s reassuring to see good people in powerful positions. Along with Phil Bryant, we have a good chance of carrying on Haley Barbour’s legacy of responsible government.

chief cook and bottle washer.

A highlight in Natchez was to visit with Bill and Bobbye Henley (Jacksonians), who have built a condo in the Railroad Station and furnished it with exquisite taste (second to none).

I wish “blue blood” ran in my family.

Natchez once boasted more than 500 millionaires, more than any other city in America except New York.

The Food and Wine Festival brings popular chefs and more than 30 food vendors from Memphis, Greenwood, Jackson, Natchez and New Orleans for serious “Tasting Along the River.” This shindig begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Convention Center and continues for three hours. The center stage was Greg Osgood and Cee Blaque, a Due Band singing and playing the blues, soul and boogie – all danceable music. Let the good times roll. The crowd is ebullient.

Tables were set up to enjoy the tidbits and finger foods. There were nine kiosks positioned on the Convention Center floor. You could grab your favorite beverage. Each and everyone was a bon vivant (a person who enjoys good food). My favorite tapas (small snack) was Crawfish Maison served by Galatoires. Jelly Pate and Tapenance on Goat cheese with French Bread rounds, served by The Louisiana Sisters Fine Foods, also got my vote.

THE SECOND EVENT was the progressive lunch. Appetizers (starters) were served at the Biggs house. Next door, on North Pearl Street, the entrée (main course) was presented at the Stewart house. Across the street, at the Dorsey house, desserts and coffee (poured from a box) concluded a perfect lunch. The Biggs cottage is an example of early Greek Revival architecture. The Stewart house is a typical Queen Anne and Colonial Revival type. The Dorsey house features two front doors with a staircase that is seen as you enter. All three homes are privately owned and are not on tours.

An extravaganza of the night was an epicurean delight featuring a fabulous dining experience that Mary and Bingo Star, plus a staff of guest chefs, impeccably presented at the Carriage House on the grounds of Stanton Hall. The tapas, from the appetizers to the Mason Jar dessert, covered a six-course meal that will be remembered forever. There was no reason for cadging, due to the course after course artfully designed by each chef.

This four-hour time of pleasure was accepted by delightful conversation from new friends, Michael and Christyn Elliott. Sad, but true, all good things must come to a conclusion. This special meal will linger. A double douceur (tip) is deserved.

Natchez sweeps you off your feet and brings back the glorious past. Natchez Food and Wine Festival is an upscale annual fundraiser for the “Lee Barnes Culinary Scholarship Fund.”

See you in July of 2012. Bon Appetit. C’est Bon. C’est la vie.

Walter Redden is a Northsider.

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Juvenile Curfew Continued from Page One code was not renewed.

While the ordinance is drawing the praise of school and church leaders, it has drawn a mixed reaction from parents and law enforcement officials. National groups have also questioned whether or not curfews are successful and if they violate the constitutional rights of juveniles.

Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell hates that an ordinance has to be enacted, but admitted that there is a good bit of nonviolent crime committed by those under 21.

Precinct Four Cmdr. Wendell Watts supports the measure, but would like it to have more teeth in terms of penalties. He said it does have a positive impact on crime, but enforcing it can take needed patrolmen and women off the streets for hours at a time.

“Having to hunt down a parent is a major constraint for our officers. After we take a child into custody for being on the street, we can’t just release him if we can’t find the parents, we have to take him to the juvenile justice center,” he said.

Watts said it is the department’s policy to work with schools and churches when events are expected to end later than the curfew.

“Schools normally let us know that kids will be at a location or be out late,” he said.

FOR MANY SCHOOLS and churches on the Northside, helping students and youth groups comply with the new rules likely won’t be a hassle.

Jackson Academy (JA) Dean of Students Bill Bunch said the Jackson police have been cooperative with the school in the past, especially when school-related functions extend beyond curfew hours.

“We send the precinct a schedule a week ahead of the event, and then call them the day of the event,” he said. “It’s worked fine, there’s been no problem.”

The Rev. Christopher Powell, rector at St. James Episcopal Church, said the curfew can be a good thing but doesn’t believe it will have much of an impact on youth activities.

“We sometimes have lock-ins that go all night, and the children aren’t able to go outside. We also have late movies that end after 11 p.m., but they’re chaperoned.”

He said the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi has guidelines regarding youth activities. Late night activities are typically not conducted off of church grounds, and a certain number of chaperones are required for each event.

Regardless, he said the church is willing to work with the city if the curfew is re-enacted. “We will comply with what the city requires,” he said.

AN ARTICLE AT the City Mayors Foundation Web site stated that as of July 21, 2009, around the time Jackson’s previous ordinance expired, at least 500 cities across the United States had curfews on teens and youth.

“Youth curfews are popular with the public because they are inexpensive relative to other crime-fighting tools and have an easyto-understand logic,” wrote Tony Favro, City Mayors’ USA editor.

However, some argue curfews unwittingly take away the freedoms of innocent parents and juveniles. According to the American Civil Liberties Union’s Web site, an Alaska court struck down Anchorage’s curfew after the Alaska Civil Liberties Union challenged the matter “on behalf of parents who had given their children oral permission to be out past curfew.”

An ACLU press release states that parents involved in the case had “asserted their rights to set their own curfews for their teens, without interference from the government. The judge in that case agreed.”

Favro wrote that curfews are not only designed to keep young criminals off the streets, but to “solve more complex social ills, such as the inability of parents to control their children and the alarming number of innocent children who are the unintended victims of drive-by shootings and other adult violence.”

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DOUBLE TALENT

WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE CALLED Meredith Henry and urged her to let her twin daughters try out for a part in “The Help”last year, she finally took Ella and Emma out into the front yard and snapped a picture of them. “I sent the photo to an e-mail address...and went to the gym. When I came back a couple hours later, I had two missed calls and two missed emails,” Meredith said. By the end of that day, Meredith, husband Mark and their three-yearold daughters were in Greenwood so the girls could audition. “I was worried because one of them was kind of shy. But they did anything they were told to do. They sang, they danced,” Meredith said. Three weeks later, Ella and Emma had won the part of toddler Mae Mobley. They spent six weeks filming, and neither was allowed to work more than six hours a day. “Both girls are in the movie, almost equally, and they both speak.”

But one of the best parts of filming, Meredith said, was the relationships with the other actors. “[Viola Davis] was great. They truly loved her. A three-year-old can’t fake that. And they’d point to Ahna O’Reilly [who plays Mae Mobley’s mother] and say, ‘That’s our ‘tend mommy.’ They couldn’t say ‘pretend’back then.” She said the now four-year-old twins have asked, “‘When are we gonna be in another movie?’So they loved all the attention. We had a wonderful experience and would definitely do it again if the right opportunity presented itself and the girls wanted to do it.”

Wes Hamlin Continued from Page One Ridgeland - not that it wasn’t there before. And I’m really excited about that. I still want to bring more landscape over to the area, and we’re in talks about that.”

HAMLIN GREW UP IN Jackson, has a three-year-old son named Kayden, and worked for years as a youth pastor at Church of the Highlands in Ridgeland, the city he has called home for nine years.

He says his old job ended up helping prepare him for his current one. “[Being a youth pastor] really helped me to learn the importance of communicating with people and … how to work with leadership,” he said. “If you’re going to get anything done in any area, especially in this political world, you’ve got to communicate and get along with people.”

Just as church is a huge part of his life - he attends Highland Chapel, a start-up church behind Soulshine Pizza off Highland Colony - politics is in his blood, quite literally.

He got interested in politics as he grew up helping his uncle, former state Representative John Reeves, with campaigns. Reeves also used his nephew as a page when Hamlin was in high school.

“I always said to myself, when I see an open door [in politics], I’m going to try to take it and walk through it,” Hamlin said.

When Linda Davis retired in 2009 after six years on the Ridgeland Board of Aldermen, Hamlin had his door. He got into the Ward 6 campaign early and ran unopposed.

Hamlin, who also co-owns a Pearl-based linen service with his brother Mark, says he definitely wants to run for re-election in 2013.

“Being an alderman has been a great experience. Definitely as of now I expect to run again and want to. Of course I’m honored by the responsibility that voters have given me and would like to continue on as long as they allow me to.”

“If you’re going to get anything done in any area, especially in this

POLITICAL WORLD, you’ve got to communicate and get along with people.”

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another one is an Ulta store, and another one going in that same building [is] PetCo. “On the residential side, there are several Are you working on any big projects subdivisions that are trying to get started. now?

And you may have heard about Reunion.

“There’s the next phase of the shopping center over where the Malco and Best Buy They’re looking at - I don’t think it’s really a big change, but they’re looking at a are. There’s some groundbreaking that’s getting ready to happen on building another change in the mix of land use and some additional amenities like swimming pools structure over there that would have three or four businesses. One is a Home Goods, and another beach on the lakefront.”

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Saving lives in Malawi: Eight water wells drilled. Many more to go.

The Jackson Rotary Club, the MadisonRidgeland, the Rotary Club of North Jackson, Rotary District 6820 and Rotary International raised more than $60,000 in a month to provide fresh water to impoverished Malawians by drilling 16 water wells. Hundreds more need to be drilled. In Malawi, fresh water is the key to life. Each well saves dozens of lives.

Clean Water for Malawi Mission Statement.

In order to prevent members of the native people of Malawi from being injured or even dying as a result of contaminated drinking water, Clean Water for Malawi was conceived and organized. Rural areas throughout Malawi and Africa are populated in small villages, many without a convenient source of clean water for consumption, cooking or personal hygiene. The need is great and ongoing. Clean Water for Malawi will select a village or village cluster to drill and complete a shallow, safe water well, pumped by hand, to serve the needs of the local population. Maintenance and water testing training will be emphasized to ensure a long time production of safe, clean water.

Malawi, Africa Poorest place on Earth.

The Malawian water well drilling crew has mastered the new BoreMaster ZX-1000. One $3,500 well can save dozens of lives.

One phone call or e-mail to Victor Smith, president of Clean Water for Malawi, can get the ball rolling for you, your civic club or your church. The drilling rig is ready to go. It takes about $3,500 to drill a water well, but any donation is welcome. Victor is a well-known and respected Jacksonian who has spearheaded numerous mission initiatives among Jackson churches. Victor’s number is 601-932-2223 extension 300.

His email is vpsmith1@aol.com. For more information, go to Facebook and search for Clean Water for Malawi.

Fresh water is precious! Victor Smith is shown with Malawian villagers just after the completion of a water well. Without these simple, shallow wells, villagers end up drinking--and dying--from germ-infested surface water.

Clean Water for Malawi is not a bureaucracy. It is real Mississippians who are striving to serve God. From left in Malawi, Larry Crawley and Delaney Crawley of Mobile, Charlie Thornton of Byram, Bill Boykin of Greenville and David Fortenberry with the Brookhaven Fairview Church.

John Hugh Tate, left, pastor of Jackson’s Bellwether Church, travelled to Malawi to assist in the well drilling. Right, Linda Tate and photos of happy Malawians celebrating the arrival of fresh water and the news about Jesus Christ.

Clean Water for Malawi works with the Rotary Club of Lilongwe (capital of Malawi) and the Landirini Trust (landirani.org), which has been organizing humanitarian relief efforts in Malawi for 20 years. In addition, Clean Water of Malawi has a full-time Malawian coordinating maintenance and drilling.

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Police officer of the year The Rotary Club of Jackson recently honored Officer Willie Allen as the Jackson Rotary Police Officer of the Year. As a part of this ceremony, Jackson Chief of Police Rebecca Coleman shared her goals for the department. In 2009, Chief Coleman became the first African American female chief of police in Jackson’s history.

Shown are (from left) Heber Simmons III, club president; Officer Allen; Chief Coleman; and Mark Fields, who introduced the program.

Perry says finances could be reason District One has no Republican candidate

By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer DESPITE HAVING a heavy concentration of Republicans in the area, a Democrat could cruise his way to a second term as Hinds County District One supervisor.

The GOP is having a tough time fielding a candidate to challenge Robert Graham in the November 8 general election.

The situation is opposite the trend on the state level. Democrats have only found candidates for three of the eight statewide offices: governor, treasurer and attorney general.

Hinds County Republican Chairman Pete Perry said personal finances are likely keeping potential challengers from entering the race.

“The job pays $45,000 a year. Most people on the Northside have jobs that pay a lot more,” he said. The average annual income

for Sun readers is $85,000.

County supervisor is a part-time position.

As of last week, party leaders were still searching for a candidate.

Officials with the Mississippi Republican Party declined to comment, saying they’re not involved in local races.

The party primaries were August 2.

Graham faced no challenger in the Democratic primary.

In July, Republican Roger Davis dropped out of the race citing professional reasons. He was running unopposed for his party’s nomination.

If a replacement for Davis is found, Perry believes the party will have no trouble getting the person in the race.

Under state law, parties can replace candidates if they drop out for nonpolitical reasons.

Madison to build sidewalks near elementary schools

By ADAM GANUCHEAU Sun Summer Intern MADISON THE CITY is set to build sidewalks to increase the safety of children.

Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler signed the Neel-Schaffer Inc. Construction Engineering and Inspection Services contract to authorize the building of new sidewalks this fall. The sidewalks and multi-use trails will be built in the Madison Avenue Upper and Lower Elementary Schools area, encouraging children to walk or ride bicycles to school in a safe manner.

The project will be funded by the $554,000 Safe Routes to School infrastructure grant the city was awarded in 2008 from Safe Routes to School (SRTS). In addition to the sidewalk construction, the grant will fund the installation of safety devices and signage along the routes, along with bicycle racks for the schools.

“Finally, we are ready to start construction,” said Madison Project Coordinator Chris Pace.

“We are getting very excited!”

Safe Routes programs are sustained efforts by parents, schools, community leaders, and local, state and federal governments to improve the health and well-being of children by enabling and encouraging them to walk and bicycle to school, according to

the SRTS Web site.

SRTS programs examine conditions around schools and conduct projects and activities that work to improve safety and accessibility, and reduce traffic and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. As a result, these programs help make bicycling and walking to school safer and more appealing transportation choices thus encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age.

In April, the city of Madison applied for a $22,000 non-infrastructure grant from Safe Routes in addition to the original grant awarded in 2008. This grant would help fund workshops held by the police and fire departments that would teach area children basic safety for biking and walking.

“We have a superb police and fire department that is already very active in the community,” Pace said.

“They are the best in any city I have ever seen.”

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) distributes the SRTS grants in Mississippi. MDOT has not given the city any information regarding the $22,000 non-infrastructure grant, but the city remains hopeful that the grant will be awarded soon.

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Crime Report Madison Crime The Madison Police Department received the following reports for: Annandale Estates, grand larceny, July 16; Annandale Parkway east, house burglary, July 27; Annandale Parkway, identity theft, July 14; Baptist Drive, larceny, July 12; Bristol Cove, grand larceny, July 18; Brittany Court, grand larceny, July 5; Cedar Court, auto burglary, June 30; Cobblestone Court, grand larceny, June 28; Devereaux Court, auto burglary, July 25; Dogwood Lane, house burglary, July 5; Ellerslie Lane, identity theft, July 7; Grandview Boulevard, larceny, July 19; Grandview Boulevard, larceny, June 30; Green Leaf Trail, house burglary, two counts, June 29; Highway 51, check forgery, July 8; Knightsbridge Drive, grand larceny, July 21; Lake Village Drive, grand larceny, July 7; Landsdale Drive, grand larceny, July 1; Lisa Circle, credit card fraud, June 29; Mannsdale Road, grand larceny, July 15; McDonald Drive, house burglary, June 28; New Mannsdale Road, grand larceny, July 5; Novara Trail, auto burglary, two counts, July 8; Old Canton Road, grand larceny, July 15; Old Canton Road, larceny, two counts, July 6; Onondaga Trail, auto burglary, July 1; Traceland Drive, house burglary, July 18; Twin Oaks Drive, house burglary, June 29;

Ridgeland Crime The Ridgeland Police Department received the following reports for: Arbor Drive, 300 block, identity theft, June 12; Blackthorne Lane, 700 block, burglary dwelling, June 17; Brame Road, 300 block, burglary - commercial building, June 8; Brookwoods Drive, 300 block, auto burglary, July 18; Centre Street, 100 block burglary - commercial building, May 16; Christine Drive, 500 block, burglary dwelling, April 26; Christine Drive, 500 block, motor vehicle theft, April 26; Conestoga Road, 100 block, petit larceny, June 12; Cottonwood Drive, 300 block, petit larceny, July 12; County Line Road, 1000 block, fictitious / altered ID cards, July 20; County Line Road, 1200 block, grand larceny, July 15; County Line Road, 1200 block, petit larceny, April 26; County Line Road, 2000 block, identity theft, June 14; County Line Road, 600 block, identity theft, June 10; County Line Road, 900 block, auto burglary, July 13; County Line Road, 900 block, carjacking armed, June 13; Glastonbury Circle, 900 block, aggravated assault with weapon, May 17;

Glastonbury Circle, 900 block, petit larceny, May 20; Glen Burne Lane, 700 block, petit larceny, July 14; Greenfield Drive, 600 block, burglary dwelling, May 8; Highland Colony Parkway, 600 block, grand larceny, July 15; Highway 51, 200 block, grand larceny, June 17; Highway 51, 400 block, grand larceny, July 18; Honeysuckle Lane, 100 block, burglary dwelling, June 9; I-220 / Hanging Moss, motor vehicle theft, May 4; Indian Gate Circle, 300 block, identity theft, June 9; Industrial Drive, 200 block, petit larceny, July 11; Jackson Street, 100 block west, auto burglary, July 12; Lake Harbour, 700 block, auto burglary, July 12; Lake Harbour, 700 block, identity theft, April 25; Lake Harbour, 900 block, burglary - commercial building, July 21; Market Ridge, 100 block east, petit larceny, June 14; Midway Avenue, 100 block, motor vehicle theft, July 11; Newpointe Drive, 300 block, burglary commercial building, May 16; Old Canton Road, 6000 block, burglary commercial building, July 23; Old Canton Road, 6000 block, grand larceny, July 18; Orchard Park, 400 block, petit larceny, May 18; Overlook Pointe Drive, 100 block, fraudulent use of identity, May 7;

Pear Orchard Road, 500 block, motor vehicle theft, June 7; Pear Orchard Road, 600 block, burglary commercial building, May 17; Peatry Pendleton, 1000 block, burglary dwelling, July 16; Perkins, 100 block north, petit larceny, June 18; Pine Knoll Drive, 100 block, auto burglary, July 20; Pine Knoll Drive, 100 block, motor vehicle theft, June 12; Pine Knoll Drive, 100 block, motor vehicle theft, June 7; Pinewood Lane, 400 block, burglary dwelling, May 6; Rice Road, 700 block, burglary - commercial building, June 15; Rice Road, 700 block, robbery - strong arm, June 6; Rice Road, 800 block, identity theft, April 30; Ridgeland Avenue, 400 block, petit larceny, April 27; Ridgewood Road, 700 block, grand larceny, May 5; Ridgewood Road, 800 block, burglary commercial building, July 24; Ridgewood Road, 800 block, petit larceny, June 7; School Street, 100 block west, credit card fraud, May 5; Township Place, 200 block, grand larceny, June 17; Turnberry Lane, 600 block, grand larceny, June 17; Wicklow Place, 700 block, identity theft, May 3; Wilson Drive, 800 block, burglary - commercial building, May 16;

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Police preparing for back to school traffic congestion

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer POLICE ON THE NORTHSIDE are taking extra precautions to keep drivers safe this week as back-to-school traffic causes congestion.

“Usually the first week is when we see the biggest increase in child drop-offs at the lower grade schools such as Ann Smith Elementary on Pear Orchard,” Ridgeland Lt. John Neal told the Sun last week.

“We’ve got two crossing guards normally, and our plans are to put at least one, maybe two over there. People kind of forget that that’s a school zone, so we want to make sure traffic slows down.”

Neal said Highland Elementary on Highland Colony Parkway never produces much congestion, so “we’ll have one of our beat cars that’s in that area anyway checking how things are going. That [school’s] kind of tucked off of Highland Colony, so it’s not a major traffic issue for us.”

He said school officers would work the traffic on Sunnybrook Road, and “we don’t anticipate any traffic trouble at Ridgeland High School [RHS]. It seems to flow very well up there.

“Our only other concern is, starting August 15, Holmes Community College is back in session. Holmes classes start at 8:15 a.m.,” he said.

“The good news is that RHS and Olde Towne [Middle School] traffic will have gone on for four or five days then.

“At northeast Madison and Ridgeland Avenue, we’ve got an officer that works that intersection to where vehicle traffic [keeps] flowing without a stop sign because they’re under the direction of the officer - keeping Highway 51 traffic clear and pushing students toward RHS and Holmes and Old Towne.”

Neal said Ridgeland PD would adjust some hours of some traffic units so they’d be working the early morning hours from about 7 to

8:30. Afternoon traffic is typically less congested, with kids riding school buses home and rush-hour traffic not a factor.

He said he didn’t anticipate the department writing any tickets but merely warning drivers that they are in a school zone. He said commuters without children should consider taking alternate routes to avoid school zones.

JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT spokeswoman Colendula Green said the department would have a strong presence at schools as students and staff members return.

“We’ll have our regular crossing guards at the schools to make sure children get across the street safe.

“We’ll also have JPD officers on the scene to make sure that all the citizens are following the rules of the road and adhering to the speed limit, to ensure the safety of the students and staff.

“They’ll have high visibility with their blue lights on as well.”

IN MADISON, POLICE CHIEF Gene Waldrop said all schools would have some extra police presence as school starts up.

“We will have a crossing guard on Madison Avenue at Madison Lower and Upper Elementary in the mornings and an officer in the afternoon dismissal time,” Waldrop said last week. “A uniformed officer will be assigned to intake and dismissal at Madison Central High School on Highland Colony Parkway.”

He also encouraged drivers to allow an additional 10 to 15 minutes in their morning travel time for the next few weeks, and he urged motorists to stay safe - “to not text and drive, reduce speeds through school zones, and watch for stopped school buses.

“Help us to make it a safe and happy school term.”

Mounted police Fondren resident Shaina Boblick (right) of Oxford Street appreciates Jackson’s mounted police patrols (from left) Officer Virgil Jarmain on MoMo, Officer Delanio Sanders on Roxxy. The patrols started two months ago in response to an increase in property crimes in the neighborhood.

business notes Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, PC, has named Barry C. Campbell its Jackson Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. Campbell concentrates his practice in the areas of mass tort litigation, chemical exposure litigation and general commercial litigation.

tion craft works made in the United States and Canada.

The Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) has been awarded a $3,900 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). This grant is a portion of the $1.5 million in grants the commission will award in 2011-2012 and will be used to employ storytellers in the MHC’s statewide Family Literacy Project. The Circa received Niche Magazine’s 2011 grants are made possible by continued Top Retailer award in social networking. funding from the Mississippi State The NICHE Awards is the highest recogni- Legislature and the National Endowment tion for both production and limited-edifor the Arts.

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Hinds Spending Continued from Page One $698,600 project that’s being paid for with state aid dollars. The other road is not in the Jackson city limits.

City Traffic Engineer Robert Lee named several other county projects that have occurred in the city in the last five or six years, only one of which was paid for with local funds. And in that case, the city of Jackson itself also had to pitch in on the work.

State aid dollars were used to smooth over Raymond Road from Siwell Road to the McDowell Road extension. Federal stimulus dollars were used to pave Watkins Drive from Forrest Avenue to Beasley Road. And safety dollars from the Federal Highway Administration were used to make signage improvements on Siwell Road in Jackson and Byram.

A more significant undertaking occurred when the county overlaid the stretch of Meadowbrook Road from Ridgewood Road to I-55 North. The city, though, milled the road down before the county began.

The issue of the county helping the city with street maintenance is not a new one. In 1990, the Capitol City Commission Report showed similar concerns. At the time, Jackson residents were paying $37.3 million in property taxes to the county, while receiving only $25.5 million in services.

COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CARL FRELIX said few, if any, funds are spent on roads in the Jackson city limits. He said the same is true for the city of Clinton as well.

“We are only responsible for the unincorporated areas,” he said. “We only do work in the city if the city asks for it and the board of supervisors initiates it. Then, we enter an interlocal agreement.”

Frelix said that for the 2010-11 fiscal year, the county budgeted between $800,000 and $1 million for roadwork, including state aid roads.

(State funds help pay for the upkeep of state aid roads, some of which are located in the city.)

Roads are picked by county engineers and the board of supervisors based on a 100point grading system. Frelix said a road with a 100 would be a new road or a freshly paved roadway. A road with a score of zero would be in the poorest condition.

For the 2010-11 fiscal year, Jackson also budgeted $1 million for road maintenance.

A QUARTER of the ad valorem taxes collected by Hinds County come from those property and business owners in the city.

For calendar year 2010, Jackson paid in $60.6 million in taxes from real and personal property assessments, mobile homes, public utilities and automobile tags. In all, the county brought in nearly $241.2 million.

When the county does spend money in the city, municipal leaders would like greater say in how it is spent.

City Attorney Pieter Teeuwissen and Mayor’s Chief of Staff Sean Perkins are now working with County Attorney Crystal Martin and Administrator Carmen Davis regarding county and city services.

“The city wants better coordination with the county. If a supervisor has funds and wants to spend it on a particular park in the city, but there might be other parks in the city that have greater needs,” he said.

“The city would like to have more say.”

Teeuwissen is also working to get the city more influence when it comes to supervisors spending money on road and bridge work.

Negotiations began about two or three months ago and are expected to continue for several more, said Jackson Director of Communications Chris Mims.

County officials working on the MOU couldn’t be reached for comment.

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Katherine Netterville Welch Private family services were held August 6 with interment at the Natchez City Cemetery for Katherine Netterville Welch of Flora. Mrs. Welch (Sweet Mama), 89, passed away peacefully at her home August 3.

She was born December 6, 1921, in Wilkinson County.

She attended Lipscomb University in Nashville, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi and her master’s from Mississippi College.

She taught in the Memphis and Jackson public schools and also served for many years as dietician for Sunnybrook Children’s Home in Ridgeland. She was a member of the Madison Church of Christ.

All who knew her loved her wit, her wisdom, and her warmth. She fulfilled the role of family matriarch in grand style and will be deeply mourned and sorely missed. She was in declining health and was ready to meet her Lord, to whom she has gone home at last.

Mrs. Welch was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Thomas and Jennie McCraine Netterville of Wilkinson County, and her brothers, Rush E. Netterville, M.D., Charles Netterville, Robert L. Netterville, Dick Netterville, William Netterville, and Fred H. Netterville.

Survivors are her husband of 69 years, Alonzo D. Welch, sister Mary Howell, daughters, Rosalind Seabrook and Mary Cooper of Madison, and Kanet Thomas of Westlake Village, Calif., by sons-in-law Doug Cooper, James Thomas, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were her three grandsons, Patton Seabrook, Shayne Haseloff, and Nathan Thomas, and five nephews, Rush E. Netterville, Richard Netterville, Hunter Howell, Charlie Netterville, and Howard Netterville.

Memorials may be made to Sunnybrook Children’s Home, P.O. Box 4871, Jackson, 39296-4871.

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Joseph Edmund Johnston Jr. Private interment at Wright and Ferguson Parkway Memorial Cemetery was held August 5 with funeral to follow at First Presbyterian Church for Joseph Edmund Johnston Jr. Johnston, 81, a distinguished retired Jackson banker, died August 2.

A Jackson native and noted church and civic leader, Johnston had retired in 1990 as senior vice president of the former Deposit Guaranty National Bank’s trust department after 43 years of service. He was associated with DGNB now Regions - for his entire professional career.

He was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson and had served in leadership capacities there ranging from Sunday school teacher to elder and deacon. He also was a longtime board member of Belhaven University.

Johnston met the love of his life, Betty Anne, at a Christmas party in 1956. After a whirlwind courtship, they were married on June 8, 1957. They just celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. With his Christianity ever at the center of his life, Johnston and his wife Betty Anne faithfully raised their family at First Presbyterian Church. Johnston’s extended church endeavors included being an EE Leader and participating in mission work in the Ukraine. He served in numerous leadership roles within the national body of the Presbyterian Church in America, including serving on the board of trustees of its Insurance, Annuity and Relief Funds.

He was also a past president of the Jackson Kiwanis Club and a board member of the Gateway Rescue Mission since its inception.

He was educated at the primary and secondary levels in the Jackson Public Schools system, graduating Central High School in 1947. He then graduated in 1950, cum laude - in three years - from Millsaps College. He received a post graduate degree in banking from Rutgers University. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, working as a missile programming technician in White Sands, N.M. With a passion for fishing, he could be found regularly, gear in hand, at Twin Lakes. For many years, he saved his yearly catch, providing a Fourth of July fish fry for his family and friends. His stunning mathematical mind made for his being an extremely accomplished bridge player. His goodnatured demeanor made him a favorite at the regular Wednesday Coffee Club, whose members are retired DGNB officers.

Johnston found time for recreation in following the athletic, musical and theatrical endeavors of his grandchildren and those of extended family members. He and Betty Anne found great joy in treating their children and grandsons to trips to Gulf Shores, Ala., where they loved to be together at the beach.

Johnston was a profoundly ‘other oriented’ person who had a warm smile and a kind word for everyone he encountered. He was a man of character and integrity who was admired and abundantly loved. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was not only a loving father and grandfather, but also a spiritual father and grandfather, endeavoring to raise his family in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

He was preceded in death by his parents Margaret Craig

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Johnston and Joseph Edmund Johnston Sr. Survivors are his wife Betty Anne Buchanan Johnston, sister Barksdale Johnston Crosland, brother-in-law and sisterin-law Buddy and Luran Buchanan, all of Jackson; daughters Margaret Anne Forester (Marcy) of Jackson, Becky Newman (Don) of Memphis, and son Jed Johnston of Sarasota, Fla. He was the proud grandfather of seven grandsons: Davidson Forester (Angela), Matthew Forester, Andrew Forester, Nathan Wall (Robyn), Clayton Wall, Bennett Johnston, and Harrison Johnston.

His fellow elders at First Presbyterian Church were honorary pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Reformed Theological Seminary, Belhaven University, or Gateway Rescue Mission.

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Star-struck columnist becomes producer-struck columnist

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer A HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED man made his way down the red carpet at the Malco Grandview. He was clearly a movie star.

“He probably plays someone’s husband in the movie,” I thought as I took photo after photo of him talking to the different media outlets. Finally, he reached me.

I shook his hand, introduced myself with a smile, and asked him the same thing I’d asked a couple of the actresses: “So, have you seen a final cut of the film?”

“Yes I have. As one of the producers, I’m the first and the last one to see it…” he explained.

Uh oh: I’d just done the equivalent of asking my editor if she had, in fact, seen the paper before it went to press.

I decided to “play it cool” - meaning I stared, smiled and nodded - and my dear co-worker Katy Agnew rescued me by asking producer Brunson Green how he was coping with the heat.

Besides that little boo-boo, I had an amazing time at the premiere of “The Help” in Madison a couple of weeks ago.

I had my family’s copy of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” on DVD so I could ask Sissy Spacek to sign it for my mom.

Spacek didn’t show, but it was enough to watch her hilarious 15 minutes of screen time in the movie. (She might not have wanted to sing, “I’m proud to be a coal miner’s daughter…” into my iPhone anyway.)

Everyone I did meet at the premiere (even the would-be movie star Brunson Green) was nice, including Kathryn Stockett, who wrote the book on which the film was based.

She and director Tate Taylor joked about how they’d blame each other for any of the movie’s flaws. But before that, she took one look at me and asked, “How old are you?”

“I’m 23…”

“You look young.”

Younger than the 18-year-old next to me? (Okay, so I don’t tan. And I never do the “smoky eye” thing. But I had a press pass, so I felt very grown up.)

My co-reporter’s little sister, Maggie, stood to my left in a near-meltdown, clutching her purse and a blue Sharpie.

Emma Stone was approaching. Stone, who stars as Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan in the movie, gladly signed Maggie’s bag

Brunson Green

and answered my questions about the screening.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I loved the movie - and not just because I could point at the screen and whisper, “I’ve been there!” when the camera showed Brent’s Drugs and McDade’s Market. Stone turns in a convincing performance (and Southern accent) as Skeeter, and the film follows the book as closely as possible without pushing three hours.

I’m not even sure how to describe Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark, who has been called the heart and soul of the story.

Aibileen is a solid, fully formed character, and Davis is the perfect one to play her. Both actress and character manage to avoid melodrama while showing strong emotions.

In fact, I have only one complaint about the movie: I still think Brunson Green could have played someone’s husband.

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LEADERSHIP CLASS

Members of the Leadership Greater Jackson Class of 2010/2011 were recently congratulated on graduation by the Leadership Greater Jackson board of trustees and the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership board of directors. Established in 1987, Leadership Greater Jackson seeks to identify and prepare the community’s future leadership. The objective is to build and maintain a network of current and emerging leaders who possess the skills and the sense of commitment to improve the community.

Shown are (from left, back) Benjamin Aldridge, Cole Smith, Clarence Webster III, Bryan Williamson, Lawrence Coco, Jonathan Jones, Stephen Davidson, Dominic Deleo, Louis Wright Jr., (middle row) Joel Hudnall, Reginald Thompson, Bridgette Butler, Rosemary Jalink, Desiré Hunter, Aisha Fletcher, Daphne Davis, Pamela Junior, Alfred Daniels, Toni Taylor, Kevin Flynn, Matthew Grenfell, Jackie Meck, Brad Antici, Demetria White, Holly Lange, (front) Jamie Rasberry, Kayla-Paul Lindsey, Samecia Stokes, Stephanie Hopkins, Tracie James-Wade, Joey Lee, Latrice Westbrooks, Katherine Cook Ramsey, Omar Wilson, Wilma Scott, Elisha Blades, Erica Thompson. Not pictured: Brad Davis, Laura Pickard, Robert Williams, Jay Woods.

Ordinance allowing ‘gate’ for Avery Gardens needs changes before taking vote

By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer SOME MINOR CHANGES will likely have to be made to an ordinance that will allow Avery Gardens to install public access gates.

Last week, the Jackson City Council’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee was expected to vote out an ordinance that would allow public access gates to be installed in neighborhoods containing cemeteries that are located adjacent to other cities.

However, questions were raised regarding spot zoning and the constitutionality of passing an ordinance that would affect only one neighborhood.

Issues were raised by the Jackson legal department and council members on the committee. Council President Frank Bluntson would like other subdivisions to have the option of public gating as well.

Councilman Tony Yarber wanted to know how residents would know what kind of perception the gates would have if they’re put in.

“Even though the gate is public access, how can we deal with the perception that it’s not accessible?” Yarber asked.

Whitwell said those issues will be addressed before the ordinance is voted out of committee.

He would like to meet further with the city’s legal team and the Mississippi Attorney General’s office to address whether or not a sign needs to be posted to show that the gate would be public access.

Whitwell said the measure will likely be brought up again once he meets with those groups. A date had not been set at press time.

The changes should not affect Avery Garden’s ability to install a gate, if the measure is passed.

Another Ralde Circle property targeted for cleanup by city

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer THE CITY OF RIDGELAND will likely clean up a property on a street that has already had its share of property maintenance problems.

The mayor and board of aldermen voted August 2 to adjudicate the cleaning of 669 Ralde Cir., where overgrown grass is an eyesore. Ridgeland Community Development Director Alan Hart said the city’s public works department would probably mow the grass after the 10-day appeal period is up.

“This is the first time we’ve had a hearing on this property, but we have had other violations resolved at this house in the past,” Hart said, adding that the aver-

age cleanup price for a property of this size will range from $800 to $1,000.

Last month, city crews cut the grass and removed a few dead trees at another property on Ralde Circle and charged the owners just over $1,100 for the work.

Hart has said code violations must represent a threat to health or safety before the city will act on them, and officials give property owners the chance to clean the property first.

Unresponsive residents who fail to pay for cleanup could eventually lose their properties in a tax sale. “So one way or the other, the city will get reimbursed for the work,” he said. However, he said most property owners pay the debts long before the tax sale.

PUBLIC HEARING STRICTER BUILDING CODES AND NEW regulations on businesses could be on tap for County Line Road. A public hearing is being held Thursday, August 11, at 6 p.m. at Jackson City Hall to discuss creating an overlay district for the commercial corridor on East County Line. The meeting is being held by the City Council’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.

Club speaker Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney recently spoke to the North Jackson Lions Club.

Chaney spoke about the new insurance requirements under Obama’s health care law as well as the upcoming hurricane season. Shown are (from left) Lion President Ken King and Chaney.

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RELIEF COMING

A LARGE SEWER pump that has been running constantly for the last year and a half on Edmar Place should be gone by Thanksgiving, so says David Willis deputy director of public works. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council was expected to award a $269,000 contract to Delta Constructors to replace a collapsed sewer main under Edmar. The project should begin within 30 days, and crews should be finished installing the line by late November, weather pending. “They will have 90 days to do the work once they start. It will probably be in the 60-day range for the sewer to be put in,” Willis said. “There will be clean-up work after that.” In all, about 1,100 feet of pipeline will be replaced. Residents on the dead-end street have been enduring the sounds and smells associated with the pump since January 2010.

CLARIFICATION In last week’s issue, the Sun’s headline on page one should have stated that Reunion developers want classification changes within the Reunion PUD. The Reunion development team said in the story that the proposed changes to three parcels in Reunion would not amount to rezoning but merely land classification changes.

Developers want the land to be classified as potential commercial - meaning that if the land is sold to another developer whose plans meet Reunion criteria, he or she would also have to submit the plans to the city of Madison’s Planning and Zoning Commission in order to get the land rezoned commercial. The land is currently classified as residential.

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PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT A PROFESSIONAL CAN HELP PROTECT AGAINST COSTLY RETIREMENT MISTAKES B y ONTRARY TO POPULAR belief, your home is not likely to be your single largest lifetime purchase - that distinction belongs to your retirement. Over the past 30 years employers have shifted the responsibility and much of the cost of retirement security to their employees by eliminating defined-benefit plans in favor of defined-contribution plans like 401(k) and 403(b) plans.

While taking responsibility for one’s own retirement may be admirable, most Americans have not adequately prepared for that day.

Thanks to improvements in lifestyle and medical advancements, many people today can look forward to three or more decades in retirement. That’s a long time to rely on an income stream that needs to increase annually to compensate for inflation, not to mention leaving a legacy for your beneficiaries.

Unfortunately, most Americans spend more time planning their vacation than their retirement. If you want a dignified retirement, you’d better get serious.

You will need a resource pool that can deliver a perpetually rising income for the duration of your life.

Depending on your lifespan, that may present quite a challenge. Scary isn’t it? Well, Gen. Eisenhower faced some pretty scary odds when planning the invasion of Normandy but he stepped up to the challenge and the rest is history. Though a dignified retirement might look as unreachable as the cliffs at Omaha Beach you can still achieve victory with proper planning and execution. So what is required to achieve a successful retirement?

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savings if you expect to make it. That includes keeping your investment related expenses as low as reasonably possible. Every dollar you spend in needless fees is going to cost you a lot more than a dollar when it’s time to retire. As Vanguard’s John Bogle says, “Returns may come and go but fees go on forever.”

You should consider partnering with a professional to advise and hold you accountable. If you make a mistake anywhere along the way, you may not have time to recover. A fee-only advisor can help you clearly define your goals, assess your resources and structure an investment program aimed at achieving those goals with the lowest reasonable cost and without exposure to unneeded risk. The greatest investment of your life is too important to miscalculate or to risk to an unrecoverable mistake due to an emotional impulse of fear or euphoria.

THE REASON a dignified retirement will be unaffordable for many Americans is not because they never made enough money; it’s because they never developed the discipline to adequately save and prudently invest what --Sam Taylor they did save. If you’re young enough, you have time to proactively address this challenge. If you think you’ve IT’S ACTUALLY pretty simple. waited too late, consider delaying You must first clearly define your retirement or adjusting your expected goals such as retirement age and income. Then assess the net resources retirement lifestyle. With proper guidavailable to fund those goals, factoring ance, successful investing is actually in the negative impact of inflation and pretty simple, but it’s never easy. taxes. Next, determine the optimal amount you need to save between now Sam Taylor is president/CEO of Wealthview Capital LLC, an indeand retirement, which may require some adjustments in your current fis- pendent, fee-only registered investcal plans. Last, prudently invest those ment advisor.

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keeping up with lottie the world he’s this way.

By LOTTIE BOGGAN

Selective deafness developed with houseboat topic AS I TURNED OUT the bedroom light, I broached the subject to my husband…again. “Willard, I’m still thinking about a fixer-upper houseboat for Florida.” The darkness seemed to lend courage, yet my words came out almost as an apologetic whisper. “You know, something for our extended family to use.”

Willard plumped his pillow without answering and pulled the covers up around his neck. For whatever reason, I sometimes feel as if the man develops selective deafness when I speak. I have no idea why in

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*** WE HAD DRIVEN from Jackson, to Florida and were staying at Gulf Shores on my brother Alvin’s boat, The Sunchaser.

Our Perdido Towers condo was rented out to other family members, and I was attempting to make my case for buying a small houseboat. I had found one on the Internet for $7,500. My proposal to Willard was to sell one of our two cars and buy the boat.

“Think about the gas money we’ll save,” I tempted him.

“We’ll talk about it tomorrow,” Willard said. “We’ve had a long day and right now I’m ready to turn in.” Because my husband has a bad back, I helped him crawl into the lower bunk of our four by eight foot seagoing ‘stateroom.’

The top bunk is about 5’7” high. I am only 5’2” tall. There was no runt ladder. I tried taking my shoes off and standing on the lower bunk, but with nothing to hold on to, there was no way to swing myself up. I kept falling over backward. Only a doublejointed Chinese gymnast could have pulled that one off.

I finally managed to jury rig a system; first open the door to a cabinet at the end of the bunk, get a death grip on it with the left hand, and cling to the bed frame with the other hand. Then, holding tight, stand on the lower mattress, curl my toes and bounce up and down twice to gain momen-

tum. On the third bounce I would perform a big hop, and push hard with the right hand. Then, with part of my upper torso on the mattress, I could wiggle and squirm enough to pull on up. At the same time I had to be careful not to smash my head on the low ceiling or the wall behind our beds.

ONCE IN THE top bunk, thinking I had settled down for the night, I realized that the AC blew directly on me. With only a thin sheet for cover, I was relieved to learn that I could reach down and pull towels from the cabinet at the foot of the bed and pile them on my shivering body.

With no bed rails, and fearful of skydiving onto the floor, I contrived a way to sleep. Facing the wall, I turned on my right side with my left hand gripping the mattress edge behind me. On the right side, there was a small elastic ring for carrying the mattress. I threaded my hand through it as if I were putting on a bracelet. I figured if I tumbled out, everything would go with me and cushion the fall.

It was hard to get to sleep and it only took a few seconds before I realized why.

This wouldn’t be an all-nighter. Or even a two o’clocker. I should have made a pit stop before retiring.

I tried to think about something else.

Visions of crawling across the Sahara desert on my hands and knees helped not at all. I kept picturing an oasis in my head and hearing the sound of splashing water.

Crossing one leg over the other pressed on the wrong part of my anatomy, reminding me of my oversight. Finally, I had to give it up and go to the ladies room.

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Getting down was easier; you just dangle, use a Tarzan-like swinging out motion, turn loose, and hit the deck. But I knew, in this case what goes down must also go back up.

Once again, Mt. Bunk Everest would have to be scaled. Minutes later, the climbing back up contortions began anew. I made it back into the bunk and assumed the safe sleeping position: nose-planted against the wall; death grip on the elastic mattress ring.

AHH. TO SLEEP perchance, to finally dream.

The dream played out like this. When Willard and I arrived in Gulf Shores, we had driven our old RV up to the water’s edge and parked it. There before my eyes, in living color, rocking, bobbing and weaving, at anchor, was my fantasy: the picture I had printed out from the Internet of a houseboat anchored in the Mississippi Gulf Coast waters rocked, bobbed and weaved.

But there was something wrong with my lovely illusion. In front of me lay a stretch of water and no way to get to the houseboat.

Suddenly, I imagined being tossed into stormy waters and I am struggling, paddling against angry waves toward my dream boat. Yet, no matter how hard I swam, I can’t close the distance.

What’s wrong? My eyes flew open.

In a moment, everything became clear.

Too many glasses of tea.

Instead of Willie Nelson on the road again, I’m thinking, on the commode again.

And again. This was going to be a long night.

Benefit ball The Greater Jackson Arts Council will hold their annual fund-raiser, Storytellers Ball, August 11, 6:30 p.m., at the Arts Center of Mississippi. The theme this year is Flashback to the ‘80s. Tickets are $50. For tickets call 800595-4TIX.

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wake up calls By CAROLE BAILEY

Family reunions are a lot of work but worth the effort THESE ARE THE DOG days of summer. This summer has been one for the records, as far as heat, no rain, then flooding rain, rain with the sun shining (I know - the Devil's beating his wife.) . . . crazy weather everywhere across the nation.

Can't control the weather. Really wish I could sometimes though. Even saw a turtle crossing the road, which brings me to my main subject.

One thing that comes to mind in the summertime is family.

Family reunions in the South tend to happen when it's the hottest, not that that makes much sense, and I just witnessed one that was truly amazing. It had been in the works for several months, and came to fruition beautifully. Let me tell you about it.

A few months ago I received an e-mail from my cousin, Anna, saying she was trying to put together a family reunion for this summer. Now, this is a distant cousin, so I wasn't sure I was understanding what she was attempting. But I finally got it. She wanted to start with our paternal great-grandparents, John and Molly Majure from Madden, Miss., who had 11 children, and all their descendants. Yep. Now, give this some thought. How many people do you think that would involve? Hundreds. Cousins coming out of the woodwork.

The last one we had was 18 years ago. We've lost some cousins since then, including my father, but have added so many more; marriages, children, grandchildren, a few divorces . . . change happens in 18 years. There are 17 first cousins on just my side of the family, although we've lost one.

Of course I was all for the Majure Reunion, but a little over-

whelmed at the thought of it, and how to put it together.

Needless to say (talk about a go-getter) cousin Anna is one very organized woman, and she, along with a couple of other cousins, headed up the reunion.

The place where everyone stayed was the Golden Moon, in Philadelphia. I could only imagine what my great-grandparents would have thought about staying at a casino. They were very strong Christians, as were my grandparents, and that, of course, trickled down the line. But, the location was perfect for the crowd. We were greeted warmly Friday night with Majure Love t-shirts and canvas bags. Majure Love was written everywhere, with the tree of life with many branches on it representing the extended family. We gathered that night for a banquet, wearing nametags that said, "Carole Bailey, Una Majure's Clan." Una, my grandmother, was the first born of the 11, and named Una because she was the first. (I heard this for the first time Friday night . . . not sure I believe it, though.

I think someone was pulling my leg.) A DVD of family pictures was being shown on a big screen while we ate supper.

Pictures of all the cousins, old from long ago, and new today.

They were labeled with the names, and the branch from where they came. Ten branches, as one child died young. This was about 45 minutes long. Huge undertaking to gather hundreds of photos and put this together with music. What a keepsake to have, though.

THEN THE TALENT SHOW began. You have to understand, at our family reunions, we always had a talent show.

The talent was pretty fabulous, I have to admit. We had gymnasts, comics, and singers. Even a pianist and flutist. So fun to see the work people put into it. A surprise at the end was a video taken about 30 years ago at another huge reunion in Lake Guntersville, Ala., of my grandmother, Una, with some of her siblings, being interviewed about what their lives were like growing up in Madden, just south of Philadelphia. It's a tiny little town with a three way stop sign. No traffic light. It was so sweet to see them talking to each other, my grandmother holding her sister's hand, and to hear her voice again.

She died about four years after the interview. A treasure, indeed.

On Saturday, we all gathered at the Neshoba County Fair for a barbeque lunch. I have to admit I had never been before, but almost all the other branches of this huge family go every year. So many names were represented: Greenleaf, Fox, Johnson, Sanders, Vail, Mayfield, Jolly, Majure and Hardage, just to name a few. Then that afternoon we all gathered at the little old family church in Madden, to hear the family history, given by cousin Grady Jolly. It was very thorough and interesting. He said if the last name was Majure, we are related.

I'm not sure that's completely true, but there are a lot of us that are. The family cemetery was across the street. Just walking through it we saw so many family names, especially the great-grandparents who we were honoring. The church even has a beautiful old stained glass window dedicated to them.

A big fish fry with music followed at the old family homestead - the Majure Horse Farm, in Madden. The drive to the house was a gravel road with a white board fence and blooming pink crepe myrtles. The old white house was up on a hill, overlooking 650 acres of

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beautiful hills, horses and lakes. Huge old hardwood shade trees adorned the land. The setting looked like something out of a movie. Big white tents, with lights everywhere and no mosquitoes. In the country, that's amazing. It had rained earlier so the heat wasn't stifling . . . it was very pleasant. Relays were played by the fifth generations represented. I was considered a fourth. Hard to believe, really. All kinds of games were played, from egg tosses to turtle races. There was a shooting range where some cousins practiced, because this is great hunting land. A very large barn had a huge hand-carved wooden horse on the front of it, created by my uncle Ray Sturrup, who died a few years ago. He would have been so proud of it. Icebreaker games were played by the younger ones to see who could name the most people so we all took off our nametags, temporarily.

On Sunday, we all gathered one more time, at the homeplace in Madden, for a fried chicken dinner, with fresh vegetables, cornbread, yeast rolls, all kinds of desserts, including cobblers, pies, caramel cake, and sweet tea, of course. Very Southern and delicious. As I looked around at most of these cousins who were strangers at first and now had become friends, I realized I may not see some of them again. Who knows when we'll gather again, but I hope it won't be another 18 years. People came from California, D.C., New Hampshire, Texas, Alabama, and a lot from Mississippi, but the furthest was Germany. My grandmother was the firstborn of 11. My father was the firstborn of five. I am the fourth of four. There were several first cousins of his still alive and at the Reunion. After dinner, these cousins were interviewed like their parents had been 30 years ago. I stood in the background and listened to history being told, as they recounted their upbringing and what their memories were. They laughed and told stories about each other. The love was a strong bond between them all, as it had been with their parents.

ON OUR WAY HOME, I wanted to go through Harperville, just south of Madden, in Scott County, and drive by my grandparents’ old home. When they married, they moved to Harperville, which is where my father and his siblings were raised. We went by the cemetery and saw so many more cousins and aunts and uncles and my grandparents. We stopped by the old general store that I used to walk to with my cousins to get penny candy and a chocolate soldier to drink. Drove by the old Methodist church there that my grandfather helped start. Then we drove by my grandparents’ home. We stopped the car and I got out to take some pictures to send to those who could not come. As I was trying to find the best angle, I looked down and guess what I saw? A turtle, trying to cross the road. I think we came full circle. Of course he had to be in the picture.

Family is important. History is important to be written down and documented. The Majures had always been very family oriented. My father used to say when someone did something really nice or special, "That's the Majure side coming out in them." Majure Love. Major love? A major Majure family reunion. Even when your name doesn't end with Majure, the love is still there, and comes out in wonderful ways.

Carole Bailey is a Northsider.

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Lou Ann Durfey, Dawn Thomas, Jeannie Falkner, Dana Traxler, Shannon Dye; (middle row) Scottie Russ, Cindy Prestage, Ginger Parham, Beckie Haltom, Joanne Watson, Kathy Ward; (front) Suzie Adcock, Elizabeth Lyle, Pam Cirilli, Donna Knight

Daniel Benefield, Lindsey White

Daniel Benefield, Peter Kruger, Cameron Albriton

Engagement celebration Lindsey White, Daniel Benefield honored in Haltom home An engagement party honoring Lindsey White and Daniel Benefield was held recently in the home of Beckie and Mack Haltom.

Co-hosts and hostesses for the party were Suzie and Jeff Adcock, Pam and Gary Cirilli, Lou Ann and Joe Durfey, Shannon and Hamp Dye, Susan and Dom Esposito, Jeannie Falkner and Randy Weeks,

Donna and Terrell Knight, Elizabeth and Tommy Lyle, Bobbi and Gene Naylor, Ginger and Buddy Parham, Cindy and Nat Prestage, Scottie and Burdette Russ, Dawn and Elliott Thomas, Dana and David Traxler, Kathy and Greg Ward, JoAnne and Forbes Watson.

Shown are scenes from the party.

Beckie Haltom, Buddy Parham

Gary, Joseph and Pam Cirilli

Patricia Strode, Joanne Watson, Bonnie Wiggers

Luke Laney, Clark Zelenka, Ben James, Phillip Sandifer, Peter Kruger, Cameron Albriton, Wes Ingram, Daniel Benefield, Ryan Marshall

REPRESENTATIVE, HOUSE DISTRICT 58

My dear Ridgeland and Madison voter friends, What a wonderful campaign trip it’s been with you all!

Isn’t it wonderful that this area in Madison County is so involved in our statewide and local elections?

I want to try to express my deep appreciation to you for electing me back to the office I have held for the past 20 years.

You treated my trusted workers (many of whom were my children, grandchildren and their friends) with such respect as they went to your doorstep to ask you to support me. I appreciate that so much. Also, you were so kind to me as we worked through the worst heat wave I can remember.

We were successful in getting 57% of the vote and do not have a general election opponent, so you have voted for me to continue serving as your representative.

I can hardly wait for the General Election to be over so we conservatives can get together to decide on our ‘game plan’ to elect a Speaker of the House who will be fair to all of us and will allow us Republicans to have a big voice in decisions affecting Madison County. There is much work ahead and I am ready.

I will serve you the best I know how and will always be open to your comments, questions and suggestions. I hope you will allow me to help you if you need me.

‘Thanks’ is such a small word, but it is truly from my heart.

Sincerely,

Paid for by the Rita Martinson Campaign

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Weddings & Engagements Lauren Sherrill, Chris Grillis wed in Arkansas service

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Grillis IV

LAUREN ASHLEY Sherrill of Dumas, Ark., and Chris Grillis IV of Knoxville, were united in holy matrimony May 28 in an evening ceremony at the First United Methodist Church of Dumas. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Tandy Hanson.

The bride is the daughter of Ken and Lorrie Holt of Dumas and the late David Sherrill. She is the granddaughter of Bill and Shirley Teeter of Jefferson Community, Bob and Judy Sherrill of Star City, and Kenneth and Vashti Holt of McGehee, Ark. The bridegroom is the son of Chris and Carol Grillis III of Ridgeland. He is the grandson of Sheila Grillis of Brandon.

Music was performed by Carolyn Jo Porter, pianist; Maedene Weser, organist; and Jan Davis, vocalist.

Scripture was read by Gaines Sturdivant and Holli Heiles. Program and registry attendants were Sarah Holland, Kathryn Holland and Kara Beth Holt, all cousins of the bride.

The bride, given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, wore a designer gown in alabaster silk. The full-skirted ballgown had a drop waist and bustled skirt. The bodice featured a dipped neckline adorned with Swarovski crystals and beads complemented by matching embellishments at the hip and the corset closure in the back.

The pleated bodice seamlessly led to the balloon hemmed skirt with a cascading semi-cathedral train.

She wore an ivory two-layered rhinestone edged veil and carried a hand-tied bouquet of Cool Water and ivory roses with lavender flax flowers.

Maids of honor were Megan Sherrill of Dallas and Julie Sherrill of Dumas, sisters of the bride.

Meggan Lenderman of Dallas, Lacey Wickline of Tampa and Holli Heiles of Washington, D.C., were bridesmaids. They wore duchess satin dresses in frappuccino with a draped bodice and trumpet skirt and carried bouquets of pink Asiatic lilies, cream astilbe, and hot pink, Cool Water and ivory roses.

JOHN ELEY of Houston was best man.

Groomsmen were Gaines Sturdivant of Charlottesville, Va.; Mike Peterson of Cincinnati; Chris Suber of Oxford; and Doug Penner of Berkeley, Ca. Ushers and candlelighters were Kale Baylot, Bradley Holt and John Shull.

A reception followed at Walnut Lake Country Club in Pickens, Ark. Entertainment was provided

by Party Planet from Memphis.

On the day of the wedding a bridesmaid’s luncheon was hosted in the home of Linda Walt. The bridegroom’s party was hosted by Bill Teeter with a luncheon at the Taylor Grocery in Dumas. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s parents hosted a low country boil-style rehearsal dinner at the Walnut Lake Country Club with entertainment provided by Matt Castille from St. Martinsville, La. Following a wedding trip to Jamaica, the couple is at home in Knoxville where the bride is working toward a doctorate in audiology at the University of Tennessee and the bridegroom is the managing partner of the Bonefish Grill at Turkey Creek.

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Weddings & Engagements Miss Robertson, McDonald to marry August 27 MR. AND MRS. James Earl Robertson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jayme Suzanne Robertson, to Kevin Charles McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry McDonald of Atlanta.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maurice Fudge of Searcy, Ark., and Novella Jackson Robertson and the late Walter Cleo Robertson of North Little Rock.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Owen Duvall Sr., the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McLarty McDonald Sr., and the late Aaron Allen Hess, all of Atlanta.

Miss Robertson is a 2003 graduate of Madison Ridgeland Academy. She attended the University of Alabama, where she was graduated cum laude in 2007, earning a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in dance studies. She was a member of the Phi Mu sorority. She then earned her master’s in physician assistant studies from Harding University in 2010. She is practicing as a physician assistant at the Diabetes and Endocrine Institute in Flowood.

Kevin Charles McDonald, Jayme Suzanne Robertson Container Store in Little Rock.

The couple will exchange vows the MCDONALD IS A 2003 graduate of evening of August 27 at Parkway Hills Greater Atlanta Christian School. He attended the University of Alabama, where United Methodist Church, with a reception he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraterni- to follow at The South.

The couple will make their home in ty. He works in visual sales for the Jackson.

Miss York, Woodward plan August 27 wedding MR. AND MRS. HANSELL Norwood York III of Memphis, formerly of Jackson, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Frances York, to Cameron Norton Woodward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Lamar Woodward Jr. of Buckhead, Ga. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Hansell Norwood York Jr. and the late Mr. York of Baytown, Texas, and the late Rev. Dr. Myers B. Curtis of Houston, Texas, and the late Jane Nelms Lansford of Georgetown, Texas.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Williams of Greensboro, Ga., and Mrs. Alva Arthur Norton Jr., and the late Mr. Norton of Buckhead, and the late Heyward Lamar Woodward.

Miss York is a graduate of Jackson Academy and of the University of Mississippi where she received a bachelor’s degree in family and consumer science. At Ole Miss, she was a varsity cheerleader, and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She is a sales manager at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta.

Woodward is a graduate of Morgan County High School. He was graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Georgia, and received his juris doctorate from the

Mary Frances York University of Alabama School of Law. He is a partner with the law firm of Cossio, Lebowski and Woodward.

The wedding will take place August 27 at The Farm at Old Edwards Inn in Highlands, N.C.

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--Priority is given to write-ups that appear in the Northside Sun first. If announced first in the Sun, the picture and as much of the story will be used as soon as possible; --Copy and photo must be submitted together; --Coverage is restricted to residents in the Sun’s prime circulation area - North Jackson, South Madison County, the Reservoir - and former Northsiders; --The Sun accepts no responsibility for unsolicited stories, artwork or photographs. All photos published are filed according to the week they appear. If a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed, every effort will be made to return such photos, but this cannot be guaranteed; --Please include a daytime phone number on all releases;

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Weddings & Engagements Miss Revere, Wheaton planning August 27 wedding at Christ Methodist DR. AND MRS. ROBERT Kennedy Revere announce the engagement of their daughter, Laurin Robin Revere, to Wade Edward Wheaton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Edward Wheaton of Cookeville, Tenn.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roselle Revere of Mendenhall, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Marshall Brown of Sevierville, Tenn. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Justine Matilda Wheaton and the late Clyde Palmer Wheaton of Cookeville, and Reatha Mae Bonham and the late Cecil Lloyd Bonham of Allardt, Tenn.

Miss Revere is a 1999 honor graduate of Jackson Academy and of the University of Mississippi, where she received a bachelor’s degree in nursing. At Ole Miss she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority.

Miss Revere earned her master’s of nursing degree from Vanderbilt Universtiy in 2008. She is associated with Inspiris health group as a nurse practitioner.

WHEATON IS A 2002 honor graduate of Cookeville High School. He recieved a bachelor’s degree in education from

Laurin Robin Revere Tennessee Tech University. He is an agent with Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee.

The couple will exchange vows August 27 at Christ United Methodist Church.

Miss White, Benefield to marry in New Orleans RICHARD WHITE OF Fort Wayne, Ind., announces the engagement of his daughter, Lindsey Renee White, to Daniel Baker Benefield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Joseph Benefield.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Brooks Jackson and the late Thomas Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Marvin White, all of Fort Wayne.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Andrew Baker of Charleston, Miss., and Barbara Gentry of Damascus, Ore., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Joseph Benefield of Jackson.

Miss White is a 2003 graduate of Northrop High School and a 2007 graduate of Ball State University. She is associated with with ServiceSource Inc., of Nashville.

Benefield is a 2004 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2008 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in human resource management. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He received his master’s from the University of Mississippi in 2010. He is associated with Caterpillar Finance in Nashville.

The couple will exchange vows August 27 in New Orleans.

Lindsey Renee White, Daniel Baker Benefield

sunbeams Dylan Jett Duncan Nikki and Drew Duncan of Madison announce the birth of their son, Dylan Jett Duncan, June 17 at Baptist Medical Center. Grandparents are Allan Evans, Jane and Jack Lee, Sheri Duncan, and Clyde Duncan.

Andrew Ojus Cooper Elisabeth Malphurs and Buck Cooper announce the birth of their son, Andrew Ojus Cooper, July 29 at St. Dominic Hospital. Grandparents are Ojus and Jane Malphurs, Leesha Faulkner, and the late Jim Cooper.

Gabriel Bernard Hodo Gregory A. Hodo Jr. and Asialontae L. Clay of Brandon announce the birth of their son, Gabriel Bernard Hodo, July 9 at Baptist Medical Center.

Grandparents are Cornelius and Yolanda Moore, Fredrick Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hodo, and Diane Hodo.

Collin Jaece Luckett Montoya Annie and Mario Luckett announce the birth of their child, Collin Jaece Luckett, August 3 at St. Dominic Hospital. Grandparents are Leon and Charlotte Archie, and Eric and Gloria Hall. Sister Jordyn Weathersby also welcomes the baby.

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Gardening Glimpses ‘Going green’ may rekindle affection for aspidistra THIS PLANT doesn’t want to be treated nicely. Indoors it survives poor light, poor air circulation, dust, and a range of temperatures. Outdoors, it can stand hard poor soil of any kind, and not much sun, but don’t dare overwater it. No wonder it’s nicknamed the “cast iron plant.”

This is the aspidistra, mostly available as the species aspidistra elatior, meaning that the leaves reach up and up. It isn’t seen too often today, either in interior designs or in our houses, because we now like bright lights in homes and office buildings alike, though its ability to survive neglect in regard to watering would still be a plus.

And our regrettable penchant for air conditioning won’t bother this plant, as it might something more tropical in nature.

But, oh, it was a favorite in England of the late 19th century and much of the 20th century.

It became such a synonym of the British genius for survival that a Gracie Fields staple in her music hall repertoire, an H.E. Bates book of short stories, and George Orwell’s less publicized novel about the British middle class, “Keep the Aspidistra Flying,” were World War II staples in London’s pop culture.

THE BRITISH have always liked much colder indoor temperatures than we Americans prefer, and in London in particular, have a predilection for four and five

story houses with small, often stained-glass windows on the stair landings. Even today many of the urban bed-and-breakfast establishments follow that pattern. So they needed a tough plant, a cast-iron plant.

It never caught on quite as vigorously in “the colonies,” but many of our grandmothers had a pot of aspidistra in the parlor, rarely visited, even more rarely heated.

But maybe, as we look for tough plants, as we turn down our thermostats and cut back on excessive watering outdoors, we should revisit this survivor of a plant.

The aspidistra, at some time before 1822, according to the Royal Horticultural Society’s “Dictionary of Gardening,” was brought to England, and could be purchased at James Colvill’s nursery on King’s Road, Chelsea. No facts about the plant were documented, except its origin in China. This was “A. herida” for the lurid purple flowers.

In 1823, John Damper Parks brought back from China a great cache of flowers, including the famed and long-lasting Lady Banksia rose and many chrysanthemums and camellias. His plant list also included “aspidistra punctata,” the species name meaning “marked with dots.” Both of these plants are now extinct in European gardens (though some of the 21st century’s intrepid generation of plant hunters may find their ancestors in China).

Eventually all that remained of this plant

group was the common aspidistra of cultivation, “Aspidistra elatior.” According to the noted North Carolina writer Peter Loewer, “This plant suited the burgeoning Victorian generation to a capital A. It turned out to be amazingly impervious to bad air, bad light, bad smoke and thick dust,” all of which abounded in Victorian London. So it was the perfect plant for dark and dreary corners of British parlors and hallways.

The genus “aspidistra” is named from the Greek for a small round shield, referring to the plant’s flower - which nobody ever notices, as they hide at the base of the flower. We need take no more notice of them, because it is the tough, tall and often very attractive leaves that make this a “good thing to have,” indoors and out.

Loewer, who lives in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, says that outdoors, in freezing weather, the survival of the aspidistra is problematic. I do not think it would be so for us.

IF YOU HAVE a difficult planting situation outdoors, not too much fertile ground, quite a bit too much shade, this can be the ground cover for you, especially nestled in a bed of some equally tough but not too invasive ivy. Two places we struggle to grow something attractive are the north wall of a house, a place where the direct sun rarely shines, or at the base of very big

By Mrs. Herman McKenzie trees. They don’t mind the shade nor the competition for nourishment, and their rhizomes can be nestled into the top layer of the soil, between the spreading roots. If you have a window box or planter that is immovably under the eaves of a house, or have an open deck with a large space underneath, where the sun never shines, this is the plant for you.

The basic green form is most attractive when happy, but if you contemplate growing aspidistra seriously, or testing it in a highly visible location, search out the especially attractive new form known as ‘Variegata,’ which has leaves patterned with alternating white stripes on a green background. There is said to be a dwarf variety, ‘Milky Way,’ with leaves beautifully and carefully shaded with small ivory dots. I’ve never seen it personally, but I think I should start looking.

In a year like this year, and a future predicting more of the same, it’s the true survivors like this one that we ought to be seeking and acquiring.

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James Anderson, Jo Ann Robinson

Dawn Buck, Betty Wong

J.D. and Meredith May, Karen Redhead

Welty Friends Foundation honors friends with picnic The Eudora Welty Foundation honored more than 100 Welty Friends recently with a picnic in the gardens at the Eudora Welty House.

Actors James Anderson and Jo Ann Robinson were in character as two of Welty’s beloved fictional characters, Uncle Daniel and Edna Earle Ponder.

Guitarist/vocalist Virgil Brawley also entertained guests; a distinct hit was “It Ain’t Eudora’s Jitney Anymore.”

Suzanne Marrs, Welty Foundation scholar-in-residence at Millsaps College, read from her recently published “What There Is To Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell.”

Welty Friends support the Eudora Welty Foundation, which helps fund a Welty scholar, celebrates the arts, develops teaching resources, assists in the preservation of the Welty home and garden, and hosts seminars, competitions and festivals for young writers, established authors, and the public.

For more information on Welty Friends and the Welty Foundation, visit eudorawelty.org. The Eudora Welty House is a museum of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Shown are scenes from the picnic.

Elbert Hilliard, Richard McRae, Susan Haltom

Donna Dye, Patti Carr Black

Rob and Phoebe Pearigen, Cooper Morrison, Randy Wall, Suzanne Marrs

Michael Williams, Gayle Adams, Betty Wong, Mary Alice White, Wesley Williams, Virgil Brawley

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Ann Smith Elementary Meet the teacher Highland Colony Baptist Church Concert St. Matthew’s UMC Sermon series

Jackson Zoo Summer reading Tougaloo College Commencement

SUNDAY

Mystery readers Meeting

MONDAY

Municipal Art Gallery Hours

Greater Jackson Arts Council Art exhibition

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Greater Jackson Arts Council Art exhibition ends today

24 MMA Concert

MS Farmers Market, Greater Belhaven Market Community Place Fund-raiser

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MS Opera Dance with the Stars MS Farmers Market, Greater Belhaven Market American Cancer Society Character breakfast

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MDAH History is Lunch Eudora Welty House Storytime

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Baptist Nutrition Center Diabetes support group Art galleries Ridgeland Rendezvous Friends of Children’s Hospital Benefit

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MMNS ‘Frogs’ exhibit Stamp club Meeting

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MDAH History is Lunch Jackson Zoo 1/2 price Wednesdays Eudora Welty House Storytime

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Greater Jackson Arts Council Fund-raiser

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Barbershop Harmony Meeting

Ag museum Hours

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New Collectors Club Live auction

27 MS Farmers Market, Greater Belhaven Market SneakyFest Outdoor music festival MS Children’s Museum Apple art

August events August 10, Wednesday

August 20, Saturday (continued)

• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Christian Pinnen presents "Slavery and Empire: The Development of the Natchez District, 1720-1820."

Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

• Eudora Welty House “Storytime on the Side Porch,” August 10, 17 and 24, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. 601-353-7762.

• Jackson Zoo summer deal Wednesdays,1/2 price admission and train and carousel rides.

• American Cancer Society Character Breakfast for a Cause, 8 - 9 a.m. and 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. at Mint in The Renaissance. Mary Kendall Land, 601-321-5504.

August 11, Thursday • Greater Jackson Arts Council fund-raiser Storytellers Ball, 6:30 p.m., the Arts Center of Mississippi. Theme “Flashback to the ’80s.” Tickets $50. 800-595-4TIX.

August 12, Friday • Jackson Area Stamp Club meeting, 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church. 601-992-4529.

August 13, Saturday • Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.

• Community Place, Dancing with the Mississippi Stars, 6:30 p.m., Country Club of Jackson. Tickets $75, dinner and dancing. 601-355-0617, ext. 315.

August 14, Sunday • Municipal Art Gallery, 839 North State St., one of the oldest surviving historical structures in Jackson. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Admission free. 601-960-1582

August 15, Monday • Greater Jackson Arts Council juried art exhibition, “Material World: An Art Homage to the ’80s,” through August 21. 601-960-1557.

August 16, Tuesday • Jackson Chapter of Barbershop Harmony meets Tuesday nights, 7 p.m., at North Park Presbyterian Church at the corner of Northside Drive and Old Canton Road

August 17, Wednesday • Jackson Zoo summer deal Wednesdays,1/2 price admission and train and carousel rides.

• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, John Sumrall talks about "Mississippi Rock 'n Roll." Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

• Eudora Welty House “Storytime on the Side Porch,” August 17 and 24, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. 601-353-7762.

August 18, Thursday • Baptist Nutrition Center hosts Diabetes Support Group at the Baptist Madison campus, third Thursday of each month, 1 p.m. 601-973-1624. No charge.

• Ridgeland Rendezvous, a reception hosted at Southern Breeze Gallery, View Gallery, Jackson Street Gallery and the Mississippi Craft Center every third Thursday, 5 - 8 pm.

• Enchanted Evening Under the Stars Gala, 7 - 10 p.m., home of Susan & Chip Triplett.

Tickets $100. 601-984-5273.

August 19, Friday • The Jackson Zoo is currently open daily 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

August 20, Saturday • Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.

• Mississippi Opera Dance with the Stars, 7 p.m. at Jackson Marriott. 960-2300.

August 21, Sunday • Greater Jackson Arts Council juried art exhibition, “Material World: An Art Homage to the ’80s,” through August 21. 601-960-1557.

August 22, Monday • MS Agriculture and Forestry Museum / National Agricultural Aviation Museum, open Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 601-432-4500.

August 23, Tuesday • Mississippi Museum of Art Music in the City, 5:15 p.m. Free admission. 601-960-1515.

August 24, Wednesday • Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Mississippi Main Street Association director Bob Wilson talks about current Main Street activities.

Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

• Eudora Welty House “Storytime on the Side Porch,” 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. 353-7762.

August 25, Thursday • Municipal Art Gallery, 839 North State St., one of the oldest surviving historical structures in Jackson. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Admission free. 601-960-1582

special days HAPPY BIRTHDAY August 11: Brad Therrell, John Davis, Fran Thomas, Jim Westerfield, Chambliss Williams, Rob Farr, Margaret Mason, Taylor Thigpen. August 12: O.L. Graves, Sharman Admire, Bebe Alexander, Sam Creden, Austin Ellis, Paul Gatling, Tommy Haskins Jr., Shannon Horne, Howard Jones, Jim Madden, Marcia Vaughey, Jerri Winter, Ramona Sheridan, Barbara Emory, Richard Bush, Ernestine Dunning, Brian McFarland. August 13: Billie Coogan, Charles Carlton, Barbara Crowell, Sandy Maxwell, Benjamin Nichols, Annette Vise, John Wade, Tawanda McCarty, Steven Agard. August 14: Joey Sherrill, John Gatewood Hogan, Deborah Feldman, Ann Hearron, David Hostger, Mimi Johnson, Marty Kymes, Robert Penick, Diane Robinson, Brock Westover, Tom Emory, Nancy Jones. August 15: Helen Carney, Linda Howton, Jack Lacy, Susan L. McClain, Cathy White, Tyler Wilcox, Mike Lee, Pat Lee, Lisa Noble, Key Ramsey, George Sargent, E.D. White, Joe Buzhardt, Barbara Magruder, Tonya Murphy, Sara Reutz, Susan McClain. August 16: Riley Hagan Jr., Jennifer Cain, Greg Miller, Patrick Robinson, Audrey Emory, Susan Cox, Barry Wood, Elizabeth Beasley, W. Scott Phillips. August 17: Michael Witherspoon, Carl Black, Billy Neville, Robert Parker, Mary Mitchell William, Billy Wooten, John L. Mason, Clara Cochran, Denise Perkins.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY August 11: Mike and Christine Flanagan. August 13: Reed and Diane Hogan. August 14: Julian and Jinx Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. J.Q. Price, Henry and Jaynie Laird. August 15: Shirley and Mike Farrell, Ardis and Muriel Jones, David and Mary Alice Traxler.

August 16: Jim and Lisa Barron. August 17: Joe and Gwen Schmelzer, Dr. and Mrs. Scott Segrest, Don and Mary Rogers.

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happenings Art show

Country Club of Jackson.

Tickets $100. For reservations call 601-354-0983.

The Cedars will host Stamp event “Outdoor Splendor” art show The Jackson Area Stamp September 8, 5 to 8 p.m.

Club will meet August 12, 7 Free. p.m., at Christ Lutheran For details call 601Goodwill salute Church.

992-4529.

Goodwill Industries Volunteer Services will hold Sunset symphony their annual dinner honoring The Mississippi Symphony outstanding volunteers Orchestra will present a patriAugust 18, 6:30 p.m., at the Country Club of Jackson. For otic program “The Red, White and Blue - Symphony reservations or information at Sunset,” September 22, 7 call 601-594-1867. p.m., at the Cedars. Free, a picnic supper and Chorus auditions bring lawn chair or blanket. For Mississippi Opera information on reserved announces an audition for tables or sponsorships call new chorus members for the 601-981-9606. upcoming season August 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Health seminars Mississippi College. To Baptist Health Systems schedule an audition e-mail announces the following free gypc34@gmail.com. health seminars: “It’s All Living Cancer Bottom line dinner About Seminar,” August 16, 11 Southern Christian Services a.m., Hederman Cancer for Children and Youth will Center; Diabetes Support hold their annual fund-raiser, Group, August 18, 1 p.m., Bottom Line for Kids, Baptist Madison.

September 15, 6 p.m., at the

Solution for this week’s puzzle next week.

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DELTA FUN

happenings Harmony The Jackson Chapter of Barbershop Harmony meets Tuesday nights, 7 p.m., at North Park Presbyterian Church at the corner of Northside Drive and Old Canton Road.

Faith journey St. Matthew’s UMC in Madison will launch a sermon series, Journey of Souls, August 7 to September 18, at Sunday morning services, 8:30 and 11 a.m. Call 601-856-9581 for more information.

Diabetes support Baptist Nutrition Center hosts a free Diabetes Support Group at 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. For more information call 601-973-1624.

Jackson area Delta Delta Delta alumnae are planning fall events for September 8 - Deltas After Dark; October 29 Founders Day; and December 12 - Mother/ Daughter/Friends Christmas Social. All area Tri Deltas are invited to attend. For more information contact Betty Lynn

Freeman at bfreeman@christunitedjxn.org. Planning the events are (from left, back) Kim Porter, Finney Moore, Margie Jepson, Brittany Allen; (front) Meg Pace, Melanie McKinley, Anna Haralson, Freeman, and Mindy Perry.

luncheon clubs Continental The Continental Club met in July at the Country Club of Jackson with President Ann Marble presiding. The invocation was offered by hostess Sue Phillips. Co-hostesses were Virginia Young, Mary Lou Portner and Sister Simmons.

Marlene Liddell won high score at bridge; Peggy Johnson, second; and Robbie Hughes, bingo. Guests were Joyce Britt, Rita Denton, Emily Lake and Ann Minton.

Other members present were Marcia Arthur, Pauline Bailey, Anna Box, Jeanne Caldwell, Mary Clayton,

Mavis Dickerson, Bobby Fain, Nita Fanning, Posey Freeman, Lolita Hannon, Ann King, Lois Leigh, Sue Lucas, Shirley Lucas, Lynn Lymberis, Polly May, Marjorie Murley, Alyce Palmore, Anne Robertson, Letha Smith, Judy Watts and Nadine Williams.

Opera event Mississippi Opera will stage a “Dance with the Stars,” fund-raising gala August 20, 7 p.m., at the Jackson Marriott. Call 601960-2300 for information.

Art exhibit The Greater Jackson Arts Council will hold a juried art exhibition, “Material World: An Art Homage to the 80s,” through August 21. For details call 601-960-1557.

Street festival Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights will be held August 13, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., featuring live music, art, food and children’s activities. Call 601-352-8850 for details.

Hospital benefit The 2011 Enchanted Evening Under the Stars benefiting Friends of Children’s Hospital will be held August 27, 7 to 10 p.m., at the home of Susan and Chip Triplett. Tickets $100. For details call 601984-5273.

Fur ball The Mississippi Animal Rescue League will hold their annual fur ball “Pets and the City,” September 22, 7 p.m., at the Renaissance. $60 per person, $110 per couple. Contact rebeccaezell@bellsouth.net for more information.

sunbeams Samuel McLean Pooley Jr. Sylvia and Sam Pooley announce the birth of their son, Samuel McLean Pooley Jr., July 12 at Baptist Medical Center. Grandparents are Maggie and Seymour Pooley and the late Barbara and Earle Hale.

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Cathy and Chris Smith

Charlie and Diane Dickens

Morgan Cook, Dee Anna Runnels

Hugh and Angela McCallum

Southern Miss All-stars Festival held at Trade Mart The 28th annual Southern Miss All-Star Party and Food Festival was held recently at the Mississippi Trade Mart.

Shown are scenes from the party.

Celeste Feduccia, Danny Ball

Cardarlo Law, Tracy Lampley, Ronnie Thornton, Joe Duhon, Austin Quattrochi

Vance and Maellyn Fortenberry

Sandy Little, Carolyn Shearer

Jeff Hammond, Alex and Derick Guin

Britton Baker, Jillian Brady, Jamie Hale

Kevin, Lalainya and Justin Williamson

Lynn and Beverly Bullock, Mike and TJ McSparrin

Marty and Chandler Milstead, Mike McMullan

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Minit-to-winit Planning Mississippi Boychoir’s fund-raiser MINIT 2 WINIT, scheduled for October 6, 6 p.m., at the Mississippi Children’s Museum, are committee members (from left, back) Michele Baker, Bethany Clayton, Diane Blankenhorn, Lelon Thompson, Tracey Curtis, Jolee Moorer, Rita Carter, Mark Hamilton; (middle row) Betty Jacobs, Margaret Purnell; (front) Alex Alston, Shannon Warnock, Harriet Kuykendall and Lanise Aultman, co-chairmen. Not pictured: Lori Green, Evelyn Araujo and Tiffany Barner. The event, a “knock-off”of the pop-

ular TV program “Minute to Win it,” will include simple competitive games played by local celebrities, dinner and musical entertainment by local artists. The celebrity contestants include Howard Ballou, Jeff Good, Rick Cleveland, Christy Jones, Wyatt Emmerich and Marshall Ramsey. Jill Conner Browne will emcee. Musical performers are Mississippi Boychoir, Lelon Thompson, Josh Wiener, Samuel Keys combo and Joseph Trigg. For more information and tickets visit www.mississippiboychoir.org or call 601665-7374.

happenings

Christian Pinnen; August 17, John Sumrall on Mississippi ‘n Roll; August 24, Diabetes walk Rock Bob Wilson on Main Street The Diabetes Foundation Association activities; of Mississippi will host its August 31, Robin Person on annual Jackson Walk for Historic Jefferson College.

Diabetes, October 2, 1 p.m., Meetings are held noon - 1 at the Southern Farm Bureau p.m. in the William Winter building on Watkins Drive. building.

For details call 601-9577878.

Wild child

History is lunch Mississippi Department of Archives and History upcoming History is Lunch programs include: August 10, “Slavery and Empire: The Development of the Natchez District” by

The Jackson Zoo invites families to add a wild child to their family tree by adopting an animal. Adoption packages include an adoption certificate, an animal fact sheet and a photo of the animal. Funds raised will

Earn Eagle rank Boy Scout Troop 18 of First Presbyterian Church recently held a Court of Honor for new Eagle Scouts. Ross Taylor, (center) son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Taylor, received the rank of Eagle.

Court of honor Boy Scout Troop 18, of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, recently held a Court of Honor for new Eagle Scouts.

Robert Tramel, (center) son of Dr. and Mrs. Mike Tramel, received the rank of Eagle.

help with the zoo’s animal care needs. Zoo memberships are also available for purchase. For more information call 352-2582.

Support group The Metro Jackson Parkinson’s Support Group meets every first Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. For more information call 601845-6340.

Honor Roll University of Mississippi SEVERAL NORTHSIDE students were listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll at the University of Mississippi for the spring 2011 semester.

For the honor, a grade-point average of from 3.50 through 3.74 is required of full-time students carrying at least 12 semester hours.

Students include Anna Lamar Steely, Fallon Lindsey Johnson, Benjamin Bryant Sloan, Sommer Elizabeth Richesin, Leslie Nicole Harrison, Paul George Katool, Kathleen Marie Moffitt, Cara Elizabeth Taylor, Melissa Maire McGehee, Taylor Elise Bogue, Madison Lynn Bell, James Wesley Ingram, Robin Alysse Ruello,

Michael James Barnett, Ross Christian Cabell; Also, Bethany Brooke Mahaffey, Norman Miller French, Glenford Blake Johnson, Shannon Lavon Green, Barbara Van, Madeline Grace Boyce, Henry Chiang, Lauren Marie McMillin, James William Hand, Delaney Nicole Vedros, Meredith Virginia Parker, Geoffrey Adam Weaver, Nimer Emad Fino, Thomas Jackson Reynolds, Alexandra Elise Jones; Also, Taylor Christian Thigpen, Eric Thomas Duke, Anna Claire Freeman, Clancy Samantha Piazza, Madeleine Murray Peeples, George Bennett Conway

Lewis, Colin Peter Applewhite, Taylor Houston Wilkins, Sarah Parker Morris, Miriam Stewart Johnson, Caroline Douglass Peeples, Andrew Lawrence Glaze; ALSO, MARK GRAY McKinnon, Sally Kathryn Hazard, Samantha Kalynn Egger, Miranda Lohrenz Jordan, Peyton Alexander Ellis, Ann Louise Stacy, Maxwell Selby Busching, Ellen Marie Elliott, Grace Brooks Pearson, Bryan Taylor Sams, Reed Adams Ellis, Bryant Alexander Salmon, Louis Dent Rogers, Peyton Scot Thigpen, David Stewart Mills, Christie Marie Allen;

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Also, Lyle Lester McAllister, Jean Marie Wooley, James Robert House, Margaret Randle Bane, Virginia Hughes England, Lela Gillespie Gee-Boswell, Karan Lorraine York, Mary Grace Boland, Richard Uihlein Beneke, Betsy Douglas Baird, Lindsey Breana Pittman, Sean Peter Doran, Alyson Cawren Green, Kelli Louise Dulaney, Donald Jon Keshel, George Anthony Humphrey; Also, Keith Michael Davis, Krystal Deanna Henson, Seirra Shameka Williams, Brett Lindsay Smith, Julia Morgan Stone, Rebecca Danner Carter, Peyton Tims Randolph, Martin Wade Powell, Younna Sheirlaina Gooden, Tamar Jocelyn Coleman, Tong Yang, Edward Andrew Townsend.

happenings

run from 1 p.m. August 21 to 8 p.m. August 27.

Theatrical tour

Art reception Artist Cliff Speaks will be featured at Southern Breeze Gallery during Ridgeland Rendezvous, August 18, 5 to 8 p.m. For more information call 601-607-4147.

John Grisham’s “Theodore Boone and the Thrill of Rights,” bus tour featuring the Story Pirates will be in Jackson September 8, 4 p.m., at the Eudora Welty Library.

Season passport

Online auction Sarah’s Ducklings walk team is sponsoring an online auction at www.charityauctionstoday.com to benefit the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The auction will

New Stage Theatre will offer “Your Passport To A Theatrical Journey,” a season ticket packet for the 20112012 season. Earlybird deadline August 15. To subscribe call 601-948-3533 or visit www.newstagetheatre.com.

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Band festival St. Andrew’s Episcopal School band’s ninth and 10th-grade Travis, Bruce Senter, Erik Raucher, Daniel Gallarno, Patrick members participated in the Solo and Ensemble Festival.

Pei, Samantha Ong, Caitlyn Ross, Amelia Andersson, Bruce Shown are (from left) Mark McMillin, Alex Hamlin, Adam Senter, John Angel.

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the news Joseph Muller, a 2011 graduate of Millsaps College, has been awarded a Fulbright Award to teach English at the University of Silesia in Sosnowiec, Poland during the upcoming school year.

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‘Family Talk About Drinking’ offered THE NEW school year is fast approaching, and families and teens will soon face hectic schedules, unfamiliar surroundings and even new social pressures. As teens work to overcome these many new challenges, keeping an open, honest dialogue at home is one of the best ways parents can provide support and positively influence important decisions teens will make, including resisting peer pressure to drink when underage.

To help parents navigate this important topic, Southern Beverage Co. Inc., is working with Jackson community groups to distribute Family Talk About Drinking. Family Talk helps prevent underage drinking by providing tips to parents on how to openly and honestly communicate with their teens.

“Many of us are parents, too. We understand how it can be challenging to communicate with children about the issues and pressures they face, including the importance of not drinking when underage. We want our children to be safe and to make smart decisions, and that’s why we provide tips to parents on the best way to begin and maintain this dialogue.”

Research shows that parents can have a significant influence on their children’s decisions on this subject.

According to the 2009 GfK Roper Youth Report, 68 percent of children ages eight to 17 cite their parents as the number one influence on whether they drink alcohol - a statistic that has held constant since the study began more than a decade ago.

These types of educational programs, along with enforcement of existing laws, do make a positive difference in the fight against underage drinking and teen drunk driving. According to the U.S. Department of Health’s 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 85 percent of youth, ages 12 - 17, do not drink.

FAMILY TALK was developed by authorities in child psychology, education, family counseling, and alcohol treatment to encourage open and honest communication about alcohol issues. Since the program was introduced in 1990, Anheuser-Busch and its family of wholesalers have distributed more than 7.2 million Family Talk materials.

The Family Talk parent guide is available free at www.familytalkonline.com.

Anheuser-Busch and its employees build on a legacy of corporate social responsibility by focusing on three key areas: promoting alcohol responsibility, preserving and protecting the environment, and supporting local communities. In the past three decades, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesalers have committed more than $830 million in national advertising campaigns and community-based programs to encourage responsible drinking and prevent underage drinking and drunk driving.

Anheuser-Busch reduced total water use at its breweries by 38 percent since 2000 and the company has been a leading aluminum recycler for more than 30 years. Since 1997, Anheuser-Busch and its foundation have invested in local communities through donations of more than $450 million to charitable organizations. The company also has provided more than 68 million cans of drinking water to people impacted by natural and other disasters since 1988.

Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch, the leading American brewer, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the leading global brewer, and continues to operate under the Anheuser-Busch name and logo. For more information about Anheuser-Busch’s programs, visit www.anheuser-busch. com/citizenship.html.

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ST. RICHARD CATHOLIC CHURCH PRESENTS “CATHOLIC INQUIRY.” We will present the Catholic faith in a frank and forthright manner with no proselytizing, and we will answer positively any and all questions you have. Our series begins, August 17th at 6:30 pm in the church. We meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm. There is no charge and all materials will be provided. If this is something in which you or someone you know would be interested or if you have been away from the Catholic faith and wish to return, contact Tom Lewis at the church office at 601-366-2335, Ext. 113 or via email at rcia@saintrichard.com. All are welcome. For more information, http://tinyurl.com/rcia-faq

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school news

TWISTED NETS PLACE IN TOURNEY

Award winners First Presbyterian Day School awarded sixth- Pete and Ava Burton Waller, Wesley grade students Ava Burton Waller and Roberson, Linda Walley, and Headmaster Wesley Roberson the Zeke Walley Award for Gary Herring. outstanding students. Shown are (from left)

happenings Tribute dinner

The Twisted Nets, a tennis team made up of sixth-graders from Jackson Academy, finished first runner-up in their flight and fourth in state in a USTA sponsored tournament against other teams across the

state. Shown are players (from left, back) Olivia Stringer, Sara Brooks Adams, James McLemore, Yeager Whitehead, Garret Clarke; (front) Kellan Clower and Sara Thomas Easley. Not pictured: Liv Noble.

The Jackson Authenticity Tribute Dinner and Awards Ceremony will salute Dr. Wallace Conerly and benefit the Jackson Fire Department. August 30, Jackson Convention Center. Black tie optional. For details call 601-948-7575.

SIDS support A support group for families affected by

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., at River Oaks Hospital. Call 601-362-0242 for more information.

MCEC tournament The Mississippi Community Education Center will hold their annual fund-raising golf tournament October 7, 11:30 a.m., at Lake Caroline. Entry fee $85. For more information call 601-366-6405 or visit www.mscec.org.

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ACT / SAT workshop Jackson Preparatory School ACT / SAT workshops for fall will include: Option 1 August 13, 20 and 27, 10 a.m. - noon and 12:30 2:30 p.m.; Option II - September 1, 6, 8, 15, 20, 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.; Option III September 10, 17, 10 a.m. - noon and 12:30

MARY STAFFORD HILL was part of a St. Joseph Catholic School mission trip to Nicaragua.

TORI LEE, Jackson Academy sixth-grader, was the recipient of the first annual Jane Gibbons Memorial Scholarship.

The honor is given to a student who shows loyalty to JA, shows promise of musical ability, and exemplifies the Christian spirit of encouragement and kindness shown by Mrs. Gibbons.

- 2:30 p.m.; and September 24, noon - 2 p.m. and 2:15 - 4:15 p.m. Shown are Mary Morgan Haire, Marsha Hobbs (instructor), Avery Burns, Jeanne Marie Peet (director of college counseling), and Jack Heidelberg.

PHOEBE STRONG recently received the 2011 Wings Award at the Education Center School.

This honor is given to the graduating senior whose maturity, wisdom, and industriousness have made a great contribution to the school.

SAVANNAH GRUNEWALD is valedictorian for the Class of 2011 at Madison Central High School. She is the daughter of Fred and Deborah Grunewald.

EMILY TURBEVILLE, Jackson Academy student, is the 2011 recipient of the Douglass and Anthony Award, offered by the University of Rochester. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences based on grades, rigorous curriculum, test scores, leadership and community service.

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JA CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Claim to fame The fourth-grade students at First Rivers Williams, Maddie Pickle, Parker Presbyterian Day School dressed up as Williams, and Eloise Moore. famous Mississippians. Shown are (from left)

Each term, Jackson Academy teachers and students select several students who, in their judgment, demonstrate the qualities for being a good citizen. Sixth-graders receiving the Citizenship Award include (from left, back) Sahil Patel, Miles Merrell, Andrew King, Logan Anderson; (middle row) Milla McCormack, Mary Hunter Johnston, Tori Lee, Callie Hall; (front) Catherine Burford, Nancy Usey, Malon Stratton, Conley Chinn.

Winds class St. Andrew’s Episcopal School beginning Jack Blumenthal, Alex Thorp, James Zheng, winds class recently participated in the Solo Elena Voisin. and Ensemble Festival. Shown are (from left)

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Best in math Jackson Academy sixth-graders compete in a math league with students from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. JA’s team consists of the six students with the top scores at the

school on the qualifying exam and includes Scholarship to UM (from left, back) Shaun Chunn, Davis Magee; Jackson Prep seniors (from left) Katie Wilson, Mississippi Ole Miss Alumni Club scholarMeggie Morgan, Sally Farrington and Britt ship awards at a recent awards luncheon (front) Callie Hall, Catherine Burford, Nancy Buchanan were recipients of Central held at the Capital Club.

Usey.

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Awards for band St. Andrew’s Episcopal School band members were recent- Scott (Spirit), Bruce Senter (Journey), David Dulske ly presented awards for outstanding achievement this year. (Musicianship), Caitlyn Ross (Citizenship), Amelia Andersson Shown are (from left) Matthew Bear (Musicianship), Charlie (Citizenship), Revanth Sanne, Jessie Smith (Citizenship).

Alumni scholarship

Top scholars Jackson Academy’s top scholars were recognized for maintaining an overall grade average of 98 for the first three terms. Fifth-grade students receiving this award were (from left, back) Sam Ciaccio, Dolph Maxwell, Morgan Williams; (front) Avery Anderson, Emma Ward.

Girls track The Jackson Prep junior high girls track team held its annual awards ceremony recently. Team members who received individual awards are (from left) Courtney Newsome, Most Valuable Distance and Ashley Johnston, Most Valuable Sprinter/Hurdler. Not pictured: Mallory Robinson, Best in Field.

happenings Night out Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce presents “Denim and Diamonds,” featuring Vince Vance and the Valiants, September 22, at the Country Club of Jackson. Reception and silent auction, 6 p.m., dinner and entertainment, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $65. Call

601-991-9996 for reservations.

Characters The American Cancer Society will hold a “Character Breakfast for a Cause,” August 20, seatings at 8 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., at Mint restaurant. Tickets $12 adult, $20 children. For details call 601-321-5504.

Taylor Collins, (left) daughter of Julie and Mitch Collins, and Melody Abboud, daughter of Elias and Sue Abboud, recently won academic scholarships to attend Ole Miss in the fall of 2011, as provided for by the Ole Miss Alumni Club of Jackson. Both attended Madison-Ridgeland Academy.

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FESTIVAL FOR BAND

NSE gold Jackson Prep sophomores and juniors who received gold medals on the National Spanish Exam are (from left, back) Reed Clay, Level 3 honors; Sam Ozier, Level 2; and Mosa Molapo, Level 2; (front) Macy Price, Level 3 honors; and Sarah Santucci, Level 3 honors.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School band’s eighth-grade members recently participated in the Solo and Ensemble Festival. Shown are (from left) Maggie Gleason, Jane Ashley Watson, Lauren Ellison, Madeleine Arthur, Megan Aleman, Joseph Rein, Jack Lantrip, Robert Iacono.

happenings

Each week children kindergarten through third grade Storytime and their parents will hear a The Eudora Welty House classic story and make a will offer “Storytime on the related craft. To reserve a Side Porch,” August 10, 17 spot call 601-353-7762. and 24, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

DAVID JOHNSON, Christ Covenant School kindergartner, enjoys the parachute game at the annual school Field Day.

SAVANNAH GRUNEWALD is valedictorian for the Class of 2011 at Madison Central High School. She is the daughter of Fred and Deborah Grunewald.

Crafts lesson St. Joseph Catholic School cheerleaders recently held cheer camp, teaching 40 local girls chants and dance moves. Shown are (from left) Jordan Welsh helping Sydney Hewitt and Frances Richards with their picture frames during the craft segment of the program.

Outstanding in band St. Andrew’s Episcopal School band’s eighth-grade members were recently presented awards for outstanding achievement this year. Shown are (from left) Maggie Gleason (All-Around Bandsman), Megan Aleman (Journey), Jane Ashley Watson (Spirit).