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UPCOMING CLASSES Cake Decorating Saturday, March 10 • 9AM - 2PM • $135

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New! Family Night: Steak and Bake Saturday, March 24 • 4PM - 7PM • $79

Thursday, March 15 • 9AM – 12PM • $69

Cheese and Wine Tasting Thursday, March 29 • 6PM - 8:30PM • $99

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Darden North Want to dive into a mystery thriller? Try Darden North's current novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fresh Frozen.â&#x20AC;? Or you could just wait to see it at your neighborhood movie theatre. Either way, you will be entertained by a story set in Jackson and filled with both emotion and suspense. North uniquely mixes his colorful characters into the world of medical politics.

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Heart of the Home The event will kick off with a gala celebration at the home of Sally Hederman. The home was designed by local architect Lewis Graeber with interior design work done by Jane Shelton. The night will begin with a VIP Sponsor Preview Party at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12.

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St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arts on the Green St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal School and its Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association are excited to once again host Arts on the Green at Lake Sherwood Wise on the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Campus in Ridgeland.

Mary Currier Dr. Mary Currier seemed destined for her current position as health officer for the state of Mississippi, head of the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH). Her father, Dr. Robert Currier, known for his work in the field of multiple sclerosis, ran the neurology clinic at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her grandfather, Dr. Frederick Plummer Currier of Grand Rapids, was a neuropsychiatrist. When other girls dreamed of becoming movie stars or ballerinas, she dreamed of medicine. march 2012

Departments March

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WEDDINGS/ENGAGEMENTS

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Anne Elizabeth Smith/ Jason Wilton Bailey Emily Jane Wildey/ Jordan Webster Cole Morgan Leann McPhail/ Zachary David Keup Laurin Robin Revere/ Wade Edward Wheaton Carol Anne Marion/ Warren Neil Miconi Kristi Lyn Gibbs/ Richard Thomas Eldridge Olivia Lawson Gibson/ Brandon Douglas Cruise Annalissa Johnson Grant/ Edward Roberdeau Cochran III Laura Ashley Risher/ Davis Lyle Nail

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Wedding Celebration A wedding celebration party was held recently for Katie Ryan Toler and Baker Harrington in the home of Cathey and David Russell.

An engagement party honoring David Adcock and Anna Ward was held recently in the home of Pam and Jon Turner.

Mary Margaret Bracken/ David Lee McKinnon

Cheree’ Nicole Rembert/ Clinton Day Case Emily Diane Gullatt/ Taylor Caraway Byrd

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Engagement Party

Julie Anna Meacham/ Brandon Lee Deer

Anna Michelle Robinson/ Andrew Carl Harris

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Tennis Advantage Jenny Markow

Food Wise Marlana Walters

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UMMC Candlelighters The University of Mississippi Medical Center Candlelighters annual art auction was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson.

Symphony Ball The Jackson Symphony League presented an evening of extravagance with the Mandarin Ball, the 2011 Symphony Ball.

Habitat for Humanity 25 Year Celebration The Habitat for Humanity 25 year celebration honored board member and former Mississippi first lady Elise Winter for 25 years of service.

Pets and the City Fur Ball Friends of the Mississippi Animal Rescue League presented the seventh annual Fur Ball, “Pets and the City,” recently at the Eurocurve of the Renaissance at Colony Park.

Prep Reunion The Jackson Prep Class of 1991 recently held their 20-year reunion during homecoming weekend.

Blues by Starlight Blues by Starlight, an evening of art and music for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi, was held at Highland Village and attracted more than 1,500 attendees.

Membership Tea The Mississippi Children’s Home Auxiliary and the men’s mentoring group hosted a membership social in the Country Club of Jackson home of Pamela and Steve Nail.

MMA Invitational The Mississippi Museum of Art recently hosted a reception for the 13 artists featured in the annual MMA Invitational.

Red Party The HeARTS Against AIDS second annual RED Party was hosted by BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar.

Mississippi Craftsmen Exposed The Mississippi Crafts Center recently hosted its second annual Exposed Party. At the event the 2012 Exposed calendar was unveiled.

Once Upon A Fall Festival The Mississippi Children’s Museum hosted its first family fund-raiser, “Once upon a Fall Festival....There was a Storybook Ball.”

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EDITOR Jimmye Sweat

WRITERS Susan Deaver • Glenda Wadsworth • Anthony Warren • Jenny Markow Jenny Woodruff • Marlana Walters • Katie Eubanks

PHOTOGRAPHERS Beth Buckley • Lonnie Kees • Christina Cannon • Chris Grillis • David Johnston Greg Campbell • Rachel Kabukala • Anthony Warren • Jenny Woodruff

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ADVERTISING Katy Agnew • Holly Dean • Amy Forsyth • Carly O’Bryant • Lauren Breazeale

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PRODUCTION Jo Ann Ward

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ABOUT THE COVER Jennifer Drinkwater, one of the featured artists for St. Andrew’s Arts on the Green, was photographed in her studio by Lonnie Kees 18

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BY GLENDA WADSWORTH

ANT TO DIVE into a mystery thriller? Try Darden North's current novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fresh Frozen.â&#x20AC;? Or you could just wait to see it

at your neighborhood movie theatre. Either way, you will

be entertained by a story set in Jackson and filled with both emotion and suspense. North uniquely mixes his colorful characters into the world of medical politics. 20

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“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing There are three more North mysteries, “House Call” and “Points of Origin,” and the author's work-in-progress “Wiggle Room,” but it is “Fresh Frozen” that caught the eye of producer Frank Vitolo in New York. Vitolo is developing the film project, while Scott Alvarez has signed on to direct, and the award-winning Amy Taylor

is adapting the novel for the screen. All this from a Jackson physician, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who says he never had a particular fondness for reading for pleasure until well after medical school and residency. "I didn't read any more than I had to for school." In public school in Cleveland, he per-

formed in the seventh grade as Louis in the Cleveland Little Theatre's production of “The King and I,” and played several instruments in the junior and high school bands. However, it was his involvement in the high school yearbook as business manager and later as editor-in-chief of the 1978 Ole Miss yearbook while a pre-med student that interested him in writing and publishing. At the University of Mississippi, North met his future wife Sally Fortenberry, who served as editor of the 1979 Ole Miss the year following North. Named to the Ole Miss Hall of Fame, North was graduated with a bachelor’s degree in zoology and minors in English and chemistry. He also served as vice president of the Associated Student Body. He then received his medical and specialized obstetrical/gynecological training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Darden and Sally married in 1979, and have a son, William, and daughter, Anderson, both of whom are in the medical field. Unlike many professional writers, North has no strict writing routine. "I wake up at 5:30 a.m. to make a 7 a.m. surgery, so my writing is confined to nights after 8:30 and weekends. My writing style does not include a rigid plot, nor stereotypes. I find it interesting and more fun to let the characters lead me. Sometimes the plan of who-done-it and who-gets-it in the story line changes as I write." His story ideas come from a wide range of sources - ideas he hears at medical conferences as well as from real-life events. Regarding his first book North explains, "Few authors get a deal with a publisher for their initial work. I sent out 100 letters to publishers and got no contract offer. That's when I decided to self-publish." He soon found out that publishing his book was the beginning of the real work.

“Average sales for each published book in the U.S. is said to amount to no more than 2,000 copies per book. We’re proud that sales of my first three novels have totaled about

20,000 copies” - Darden North

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"Promotion requires an enormous amount of time and effort, and a lot of money is plowed into marketing. I have done everything you can imagine to get my books in front of the public. I have spoken wherever there is an audience - at my high school reunion, at libraries, service clubs, at writers' conferences, the Neshoba County Fair, and have had book signings at book stores, art galleries and shops all over the Southeast, stretching to Dallas, Chicago, and the Mississippi Picnic in Central Park." His efforts have been wildly successful. "Average sales for

is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;- Calvin Coolidge

(1) Sally and Darden North (2) Peru mission trip First Pres (3) Anderson North and William North (4) Darden, Anderson, Sally and William North 3

each published book in the U.S. is said to amount to no more than 2,000 copies per book. We're proud that sales of my first three novels have totaled about 20,000 copies." Sun columniSt Lottie Boggan attended the Southern Expression Writers Conference in November 2010 where North conducted a workshop on "Promoting Oneself as an Author." She says, "Darden is a very good speaker, very informative. He is charming, not at all shy, certainly not pompous, and is quite open about his experiences in promoting his own work. He is

accommodating and down-to-earth. One of his best qualities is that he consistently supports other writers." North gives us a glimpse into his life as a book promoter noting an event which occurred at an early book signing in Memphis. "The mother of a teenage girl came into the store in Midtown telling me about how much she and her teenage daughter had looked forward to my coming to town. Her mom wanted the daughter to meet the mystery author (that boosted my ego, of course) and get a signed copy. However, she and the daughter had a spat on the way to Davis-

Kidd Booksellers, and the daughter refused to come into the store. The mom asked me to come out into the parking lot to meet the daughter and sign a book for her. Not wanting to miss a book sale, I agreed. "As I followed the mom out into the parking lot I began to wonder, 'What am I doing? Is this a set-up? A robbery? A kidnapping?' The daughter sat in the front seat with the window rolled down, and I introduced myself. She screamed, cursed her mom, opened the door, ran past me and off across the parking lot. I thanked the mom for purchasing a book, which I then

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signed to the runaway daughter, and wished the mom good luck in her future parenting." Today when he speaks about promotion to budding novelists he warns, "If curbside signings are in order, wear roller skates to save time and insist on the purchase of more than one copy for your trouble and delivery service. Better yet, don't leave the store!" Neither novels nor patients absorb all of North's time. He has a rich and fruitful personal life. Sally, his wife, says that early on he had a grasp of the attributes of a good father. "He was always at ball games and recitals to cheer for our children and their friends, and he faithfully went hunting with William because William loved to hunt. As important, Darden knows when to give advice and how to give it without sounding judgmental." Sally also reveals a romantic side to the doctor. "Darden and I began dating his senior year at Ole Miss. People would see us out together and ask, 'What is the deal with you and Darden North?' On Valentine's Day, he sent me flowers with the message, 'Let's make a deal.' Years later

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when his first book was published, I was shocked to open it and see this message repeated in the dedication: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;To Sally: Let's make a deal.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; " DarDen points to what he calls a major life-changing experience - a mission trip to Cajamarca, Peru, in the Andes Mountains with First Presbyterian Church. Stephen Kruger, an attorney who participated in the mission trip and worked in the dental clinic there, explains the impact of the trip on those who traveled with the church group. "Darden and I have talked a lot about this. It is such an intense week. We worked from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with only 30 minutes for lunch. We treated one-third of the inhabitants of Cajamarca, and dozens from the surrounding areas with the suitcases of equipment and medications we take with us. We spent one day in Jesus, a small village nearby. People walked down from the mountains to stand in line for our services. You can't help but be impressed with a sense of how far away our lives are from their lives, how sheltered we are, how much we have and how little

they have. Darden, like all of us, felt blessed to be able to offer his talents. We all realized we were acting in the Lord's service." Sally adds, "Away from obligations at home, life became very simple in Peru. We had a clear realization of what is important in life." Darden has grown, she says, in his spiritual life. "Darden truly believes that God works for our good." Son William gives us insight into his dad's successful life as a husband and father, a physician, and a writer. "Dad has always been a hard worker. I don't think I have ever seen him just sit down on the couch and do nothing. Growing up, he used to tell me, 'You don't have to be the smartest person in the world to achieve your goals, you just have to be the kid who wants it the most. All things are possible with a little time and determination. Through Dad's success, he has demonstrated the importance of persistence. He has brought to reality what Calvin Coolidge said many years ago, 'Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.' "

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EVENTS ONLINE SILENT AUCTION Auction opens March 29, 2012, at noon CST and closes April 12, 2012, at noon CST. www.heartofthehomeinfo.com

Thursday, April 12, 2012 BlueCross BlueShield Gala At the home of Sally Hederman 6:30 p.m. – VIP Sponsor Preview Party 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. - Gala with live music by Lisa Palmer 8:00 p.m. – Auction: Duke’s African Safari and Drawing for Ireland Vacation Raffle

Friday, April 13, 2012 BankPlus Home Tour At the home of Leslie and Trip Wells 10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

GALA CELEBRATION

he event will kick off with a gala celebration at the home of Sally Hederman. The home was designed by local architect Lewis Graeber with interior design work done by Jane Shelton. The night will begin with a VIP Sponsor Preview Party at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12. The highlight of the evening will be a drawing by Head of School Susan Lindsey for a Virtuoso, seven-day vacation to Ireland for two, complete with golf. The trip includes stays at three award-winning hotels and golf resorts including the Ritz Carlton Dublin Powerscourt, Dromoland Castle and Country Club, and The Lodge at Doonbeg, all with breakfast. At 8 p.m., a seven-day African adventure for one hunter and one observer will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Guests will also enjoy live music by Lisa Palmer as well as food presentations by some of Jackson’s top chefs.

The Market Gallery 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cooking demonstrations by Julie Levanway, Fresh From the Flame Fresh baked goods and gourmet products from cooking demonstrations for sale Online auction pickup at The Market Gallery from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

The Gourmet Café 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Boxed lunches available from Beagle Bagel Jackson Prep Jazz Band and Choir entertaining from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

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HEART OF THE HOME

Heart of the Home Steering Committee 2012: (from left to back) Kelly Griffin, Wesla Leech, Beverly Harmon, Cathy May, Becky Ivison (co-chairman), Carroll Stockett, Terri Walker, (front) Peggy Goldstein (chairman). Not pictured: Becky Mercier, Kay Holmes. 26

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is a community event sponsored by Jackson Prep PAT to benefit Jackson Prep’s educational programs and classroom activities. This year’s event is scheduled for April 12 - 13, and focuses on the heart of every home - the kitchen. The event will kick off with a gala celebration on the evening of April 12 and will include a home tour on April 13. There will also be an online auction that will open on March 29. Accommodations for out of town guests are available at a special rate of $103 per night on April 12 - 13 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Madison. Individuals may book their reservations directly with the hotel by calling 601-420-0442, toll free at 1-877-782-9444 or online at www.jacksonmadison.hgi.com and using group code HOH. Reservations must be received by March 29. There are a limited number of rooms available at this rate.

THE HOME TOUR

will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 13 and last until 4 p.m. Guests will enjoy touring the home of Leslie and Trip Wells. The casual country French home of Leslie and Trip Wells was completed in 2007. The Wells chose architect John Weaver and builder David Lee Ray, both of Jackson, for their home. Jackson designer Katherine Brown worked together with David to help with the layout of the house and rooms. The Wells used natural materials and old brick to create a comfortable family home that would not be too fancy or formal. The roof is cedar shingles with copper gutters. Leslie’s favorite features of the home are its open floor plan and large windows. They also love the outdoor fireplace in the winter for neighborhood gatherings and the occasional s'more party. “We have a garden path that connects with my mother’s garden so the children can easily walk to their grandmother’s to visit or fish,” says Wells. The kitchen priorities were a large gathering spot for children and their friends. “The kitchen is homework central every afternoon and after school snack shop. We bake a lot and casually entertain with friends, neighbors, and children’s friends. We love to have our children’s friends over and cook out and watch football while the kids play football in the yard,” says Leslie Wells. The kitchen cabinets are made of old cypress, counter tops of limestone, and a large granite island. The Wells also used old pine beams in the ceiling.

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and its Parents’ Association are excited to once again host Arts on the Green at Lake Sherwood Wise on the school’s North Campus in Ridgeland.

Inspired by the new McRae Science Center, this

event will be set against an Italian Renaissance backdrop exploring the artistic and scientific contributions of Leonardo da Vinci and other significant artists and scientists of that period. Festival goers will enjoy a fun filled day of live music, local artists, great food and special events complete with period actors and performances. A tented marketplace housing Mississippi’s most creative artists and craftspeople will be at the center of the festival where artists will display and discuss their wares as shoppers stroll from tent to tent with the opportunity to purchase pieces directly. Children’s activities and exhibitions focused on the arts and science of the Renaissance era will provide an exciting opportunity for exploration and entertainment.

ST. ANDREW’S PRESENTS

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STANDREWSPRESENTS

ARTS ON THE GREEN BENVENUTO, AND WELCOME TO ARTS ON THE GREEN!! St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is indeed fortunate to have such a creative, educational, exciting, and FUN event as this year’s offering by St. Andrew’s Presents, Arts on the Green. I want to thank all of the volunteers, parents, faculty, staff, and students who are contributing to this year’s remarkable celebration of the Renaissance – in all of its artistic, historical, musical, and recreational splendor. The Medici’s never had it so good! This year’s program is especially important because of the many community resources that are taking part – from artists to musicians. Arts on the Green is a gift both to St. Andrew’s and also to families in the entire Jackson area. St. Andrew’s Presents has become the school’s largest and most dynamic event of the year. It is especially meaningful because it raises needed monies for the school’s programs while doing so in a way that works to fulfill the school’s mission. The St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association’s hard work has resulted in an event that speaks to all ages, and it benefits the school in ways that go far beyond a “fund-raiser.” The Renaissance was a time of new things for the Western World, and this year’s Arts on the Green celebrates a year of many new experiences at St. Andrew’s School. St. Andrew’s Episcopal School welcomes everyone to its own version of a Renaissance weekend! GEORGE PENICK C APO DELLA SCUOLA

ST. ANDREW’S PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

STEERING COMMITTEE: RENEE EBNER, RENEE JONES, LORNA CHAIN, KELLYE MONTJOY, MARGARET PALMER, WENDY MULLINS, TAMMY RAY, IRIS ISAACS, JAN TOWNES. NOT PICTURED ANNE DULSKE, BETSY GREENER.

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MIRIAM WEEMS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

STANDREWSPRESENTS

GALA

Our foray into the Renaissance era begins under the stars on Friday night with a preview gala dubbed the Noble Feast. The plaza adjacent to the beautiful state of the art McRae Science Center will be transformed into an Italian piazza where guests will gather to enjoy old world food, music and entertainment. Several popular local chefs will reinterpret original recipes from the era and create a feast that

promises to be unique and festive. Renaissance players, musicians and a celebrity vocalist will perform while master of ceremonies, Leonardo da Vinci himself, will act as host for the evening. Attendees are invited to dress in cocktail attire or Renaissance-style costumes in order to add to the ambience of this special evening. Reservations must be made in advance.

ART WORKSHOPS

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and the St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association are proud to honor Miriam Weems posthumously as the Honorary Chairperson for Arts on the Green 2012. Miriam remained close to the school long after her son and step-daughter graduated. Her dedication to the arts and to St. Andrew’s School is evidenced by her paintings of both the North and South Campuses that hang prominently at the school and in the homes of many patrons. “Over the years Miriam donated many paintings to auctions for school fund-raisers,” said St. Andrew’s Director of Institutional Advancement Rebecca Collins. “She knew there were many needs to be met at St. Andrew’s and she always set about generously to do what she could to help. She graciously appeared in our last capital campaign video and it is poignant that Arts on the Green is echoing the theme of that campaign to support the arts and science. Miriam is the ideal representative of the mission of our school as she celebrated our Episcopal tradition, artistic pursuits and moral responsibility. It is our great honor to pay tribute to her memory as a symbol of a life of contributions to our community.”

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Saint Andrew’s is pleased to offer three art workshops throughout the day on Saturday. William Goodman, a former St. Andrew’s student whose work has been displayed throughout the United States, will direct participants in the design and creation of a mixed-media collage. His workshop is appropriate for middle school youths through adults. Candy Cain, a versatile artist who has taught art in the

classroom and privately as well, will lead high school students and adults in an acrylic on canvas workshop. Bridget Tisdale and her staff from Easely Amused, a favorite venue for creativity and fun, will direct school-aged children in an hour long workshop that promises to bring out the best in each young artist. Class sizes are limited and advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

QUEEN’S TEA AND FASHION DECREE AND KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE Beauty and brawn best describe two special events, the Queen’s Tea and Fashion Decree and Knights of the Round Table. The Queen’s event will offer girls of all ages the opportunity to view smart, contemporary clothing highlighting “tween-age” fashion. Saint Andrews students from third through eighth grades will model styles offered by several boutique shops in the metro area. Upper school students will also add to the glamour, modeling the latest footwear, accessories and jewelry trends. Guests will have the opportunity to have photos made with the models and the queen and her court, and will be invited to stay for tea after the

show. For those who prefer a more actionoriented display, the Knights of the Round Table will be your ticket to old world excitement. Members of the Shire of Iron Ox, a local chapter of The Society for Creative Anachronism, will be on hand to demonstrate combat techniques and weaponry prevalent in pre-17th century European warfare. Iron Ox members are knowledgeable about this period of history and diligently preserve old world skills and craft. Following the exhibition, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and visit with the performers. Both events require tickets, and advance purchase is recommended.

STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND CHILDREN’S EVENTS Lake Sherwood Wise will be the backdrop for the exciting activities that will take place during Arts on the Green. A variety of performances, demonstrations and interactive presentations will take place on two different stages throughout the day. Entertainment will include music and drama groups, magicians, animal handlers, storytellers, dancers and other performers. Characters from days of yore will mingle with the crowd and are likely to break out in song, challenge a rival to a duel, or deliver a Shakespearean monologue. Children will be able to enjoy pony cart rides, a petting zoo, inflatables, a euro

bungee and a variety of games… not to mention the fun of watching faculty and friends make a splash in the dunking booth. Leonardo’s Place will provide guests of all ages with the opportunity to engage in a variety of art and science activities. Lisa Rickels, an artistic face painter, will be returning this year with more creative designs. Hair braiding and temporary tattooing will also be available. Stage presentations are offered at no charge, along with many of the children’s events and activities. Tickets for pay- perplay activities will be available at the gate and do not require advance purchase.

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Knowlton Painters and paintings surrounded Baxter Knowlton from the time he could barely walk. His mother, the late artist Miriam Knowlton Weems, served as an example to Knowlton, who today continues to follow in her footsteps with his own successful career as an artist. Born in Memphis, Knowlton grew up in Oxford. When he was six years old his mother went back to get an art degree at Ole Miss. “Our house in Oxford was full of art,” he remembers. “Theora Hamblett lived a block away and my mom bought some things from her, as well from Marie Hull in Jackson.” Miriam showed Knowlton that a person could make a living as an artist. “She had an unbelievable sense of color and design, and work ethic - she put the time into it every day. She was a great example of commitment to painting,” he said. His great-aunt, Emma Knowlton Lytle, was also a wonderful painter and sculptor, Knowlton said. She lived in Perthshire, in the Delta, where his dad (Sam Knowlton) grew up. “We spent Thanksgivings there, and we had some of her sculpture and baptism paintings at our house in Oxford,” he said. “I also remember being particularly struck by a Matisse poster of one of his dancing figure paintings that my grandmother, my dad’s mother, had.” As a child he was constantly drawing. Around age eight, he focused on army men and war scenes such as guns, helicopters, planes, tanks, etc. He moved to Jackson when he was 12 and started seventh grade at St. Andrew’s and was graduated in 1992. “We lived in a house in Belhaven on Peachtree the whole time,” Knowlton said. “St. Andrew’s was a welcome change. It was suddenly OK, even cool, to make good grades there, and you weren’t made fun of for it.” Knowlton said two art teachers in particular were encouraging and inspiring

to him. The first was Bill Watkins in seventh and eighth grades; later in high school it was Betty Mitchell. “Betty especially was and still is very important to me, for her guidance and spirit,” Knowlton said. “St. Andrew’s in general encourages you to think and dream big, and gives you the confidence to do whatever you want to do.” During his senior year, Betty assigned each of her students in her art class to do a mural somewhere on campus. Knowlton chose to do a drawing that would hang on the wall above what was then the senior locker area. “I had been doing a lot of oil pastel drawings of what you might call expressionist nude figures - like the Matisse poster my grandmother had when I was little - and did a long frieze-like drawing of them as my mural,” Knowlton said. “The principal then, Hiram Goza, called me into his office to talk about it - suggesting it might not be the best idea for the school to hang a drawing of these tortured-looking nude figures in such a visible spot on campus. It’s still funny to me that that hadn’t occurred to me. He was very gracious about the whole thing.” Knowlton studied art and English at Yale University and received a degree in English from Yale in 1996. Currently he lives in Little Rock, and has since 2002. “It’s a great small city, but I love Jackson too,” he said. “Jackson’s got a lot going on now and very good artists - Fischer Galleries in Fondren, the Mississippi Museum of Art downtown, William Goodman, Jason Lott, Ellen Rodgers.” His first real art show was in 2003 in Oxford at Campbell and Leighton McCool’s house. “I’m very grateful to them for having it,” he said. Campbell suggested Knowlton do portraits of Southern writers, which he did, and sold many of them. This led to doing other Southern writer portraits that hung at L&M’s restaurant in Oxford. The Oxford Conference for the Book used his

portraits of Southern writers for their 2004, 2005, and 2006 posters. He currently shows work at Fischer Galleries in Jackson and Gallery 26 in Little Rock. The Arkansas Arts Council awarded him a Fellowship Grant in 2007. That same year, he had a show at the Historic Arkansas Museum. Marcy Nessel of Fischer Galleries said Baxter as a person is an exceptional individual. “He is brilliant and he possesses a sweetness you don’t find in many individuals, let alone men,” she said. “What I find most wonderful about Baxter is that all the wonderful qualities he possesses as a person, carry over and transcends into his work as a painter.” Not only does Knowlton have the ability to capture the likeness of his subject, but he also has the extraordinary ability to capture their personality, whether it’s one of your kids, your husband or wife, or your favorite pet, according to Nessel. “Within those broad, fluid brushstrokes, you are able to glimpse into the person,” she said. “You can see not only the subject, but the personality of the subject he has painted on the canvas.” Knowlton’s portraits are colorful and happy. “They are not your typical ‘staid’ sittings that we so commonly see in portrait work. He is able to paint his subject, then almost ‘bring them to life’ in the painting, where the viewer is able to get a glimpse into the person on the canvas.” Nessel said it has been both an honor and a true privilege to have had the opportunity to work with and get to know Baxter through the years. “I try to make things in the painting look the way they look in the world but of course there’s a subjective element to that,” Knowlton said. “I think what people call a painter’s ‘style’ is often as much a result of his limitations as it is a conscious choice.”

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Not only does Knowlton have the ability to capture the likeness of his subject, but he also has the extraordinary ability to capture their personality, whether it’s one of your kids, your husband or wife, or your favorite pet, according to Nessel. “Within those broad, fluid brushstrokes, you are able to glimpse into the person,” she said. “You can see not only the subject, but the personality of the subject he has painted on the canvas.”

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langford Building images with oil or acrylic is Ellen Langford’s way of telling a story. The 1985 St. Andrew’s Episcopal School graduate reveals no defining moment in her life when she knew she wanted to be an artist, but instead believes it was an organic process of slow growth and development. “I think all people are inherently capable of creating images and sharing narrative, which is essentially what I do,” she said. “I’m just more obsessive than most. It has been a long history of study and hard work and being open to criticism and growth.” That history began at St. Andrew’s in 1973 when Ellen entered the school as a first-grader. Langford’s mother, Patsy, was educated in an Episcopal school in Virginia and felt strongly her children would benefit from the same opportunity. She had also taught French at the original St. Andrew’s location on State Street before her children were born. “She and my father joined the (St. Andrew’s) cathedral in 1955 when they moved to town,” Langford said. “My parents felt strongly about civil rights, it was important to them that, unlike the other private schools at that time, St. Andrew’s had a racially diverse student body.” Langford believes the school gave her a solid foundation of both a solid, broad education and the tools to continue to learn and experience the world critically. It also, along with her family, instilled in her a sense of responsibility for others in community. But it was one teacher at St. Andrew’s who most influenced Langford’s art career. “I had a brilliant teacher in Betty Mitchell during my high school years at St. Andrew’s,” she said. “Not only did she teach me the importance of studio foundations, but

introduced us to art theory and history as well. She has continued to be a mentor to me over the years.” Langford, who attended St. Andrew’s from 1973 to 1985, paints full time. She received a bachelor’s degree in religion from Colby College in Waterfield, Maine, in 1990, and also attended Ole Miss, the San Francisco Art Institute, and SACI in Florence. She studied briefly at Millsaps, Maine College of Art, New York Studio School, and SOHO Drawing School. For a while Langford also worked part time as a paramedic, but currently income from her art sustains her. “Liberating in some ways and empowering, but it definitely keeps me on my toes.” The artist is a representational, usually figurative painter. Her work is very narrative in nature and often involves a great deal of color-play to keep the viewer’s eye and mind moving and inquisitive. Currently she sells some of her work out of her studio but mostly sells through galleries around the Southeast. One gallery is the Attic Gallery in downtown Vicksburg. Lesley Silver, gallery owner, met Langford when she was still living in California. “Ron Lindsey told me about her and I think he told her I was interested in meeting her. That might have been around 17 or 18 years ago. So she came over to the Attic Gallery and I told her how much I liked her work. Of course I did not start carrying her work until she lived here,” Silver said. “Ellen’s face tells it all. She is genuine, open, caring, honest and warm. The strokes, the colors, and the content are fresh and energetic and come from deep inside her. People can relate and also feel the honesty of her approach. The more people look and see her work they become more drawn to her capturing the essence of the image.

Her lines can say volumes.” Langford, who currently lives in Belhaven with her six-year-old son, has many favorite memories from her time at St. Andrew’s and was in the last class to graduate from the Old Canton Road campus. “St Andrew’s was very, very small then. I think there were 32 in our graduating class,” she said. “We were young and very optimistic.” Langford says it is difficult to be an artist. Most people don’t realize that an artist takes home a fraction of the price of a piece of art. After taxes, commissions to galleries, cost of supplies, and framing, Langford said it’s “pretty crazy.” “And when times are tight financially, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to pay my bills and buy food rather than put another painting on the wall,” she said. “If you’re not absolutely obsessed with the art making, find another job and make art on the side.” Langford is most influenced by the abstract expressionists of the mid 20th century, as well as the Bay Area figurative painters who were painting just after that, as a return to the representational but drawing from the Clement Greenburg school of thought. She believes that making art is about the interpretation and re-interpretation of the realities of life. In five years, Langford hopes to see her work changing and growing in positive and as-yet-unforeseen ways, which could possibly include work toward a master’s in fine arts if she can figure out the time and financing. “I also have a book project with an Episcopal priest friend, which is in the very early theoretic stages at present. I’d love to see that come to fruition,” she said.

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Most people don’t realize that an artist takes home a fraction of the price of a piece of art. After taxes, commissions to galleries, cost of supplies, and framing, Langford said it’s “pretty crazy.” “And when times are tight financially, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to pay my bills and buy food rather than put another painting on the wall,” she said. “If you’re not absolutely obsessed with the art making, find another job and make art on the side.”

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drinkwater Jennifer Drinkwater always wanted to be an artist but considered it a pipe dream until her sophomore year in high school. After she spent a summer at the Savannah College of Art and Design, her path to life as an artist was paved and she was just 15. The 1997 St. Andrew’s graduate took a detour before she settled in to her current job as a lecturer at the College of Design at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Jennifer, daughter of Ouida and Wayne Drinkwater, moved to Jackson from Greenville when she was in second grade and enrolled at St. Andrew’s. After graduation, she attended Tulane University in New Orleans where she earned a double major in studio art and anthropology. “College confused things because I had so many interests, and let’s face it, not many people are super encouraging about kids wanting to be artists,” Jennifer said. “After college, I floundered somewhat, but I kind of had an epiphany when I was 24 and hiking on the Appalachian Trail.” She moved to Atlanta and started the process of applying to graduate school and later received her master’s in fine arts from East Carolina University with an emphasis on painting. “Jennifer has always been an artist,” said her mother, Ouida. “When she was in sixth grade, her English teacher Melanie Wright assigned the class a book-making project in which the students wrote and illustrated their own book. Melanie excitedly called me after Jennifer had turned hers in. She was so impressed with Jennifer’s art and how she was able to illustrate her story. Melanie urged us to get it bound.” Jennifer reflects on her years at St. Andrew’s as molding her into the person she is today. “All of my closest

friends are still my friends from St. Andrew’s,” she said. “I am continually reminded of how lucky I was to go to there. I’m not sure I appreciated it at the time, but teaching college freshmen now reminds me every day.” “The school taught us to question everything (except our dress code major source of contention, I remember),” she said. “It taught me the importance of community and having folks support you. Thankfully, there was less (in my opinion) pressure about superficial things - appearance, clothing, etc. At least back then.” Her process as an artist is project based, meaning that each body of work stems from a question or a curiosity, rather than simply being a mode to paint. Kathy Knight met Jennifer in the seventh grade and the two have been best friends since. “We have a few of Jenn’s paintings in our home, and I just feel so privileged to have a friend who could give us something that provides so much enjoyment,” she said. “What I love most about Jenn as an artist is the creativity and mindfulness that goes into her work. Her portfolio clearly shows that she is a highly skilled and educated artist, but more than that, it shows that she has chosen to be inspired to create artwork that is thought-provoking.” Jennifer currently lives in Ames with her rabbit, “Lunchbox.” However she is interested in moving back south. “I’m really interested in Clarksdale, actually, and feeling the pull back to New Orleans,” she said. “So I will be closer to Jackson, for sure.” Ouida said it is so much fun to watch Jennifer paint. “Occasionally when she is in town, she’ll work on a painting in our dining room,” she said. “It is amazing watching her first sketch the subject, then layer on the paint and

suddenly it transforms into a wonderful piece of art. She is truly gifted.” At the moment Jennifer does not have gallery representation. She mainly sells commissioned portraits. She took last semester off to spend time traveling to different artist residencies - which are places for artists, writers and musicians to live and work uninterrupted for a period of time. “It’s kind of like art camp for adults,” she said. She lived and worked in an old rope factory in Peoria, Ill.; lived on a prairie farm in the middle of nowhere, Nebraska, and lived in a 1,200 person, historically Finnish town in northern Minnesota. “I’ve met folks from all over - it’s been great,” she said. “We are so proud of Jennifer and her talent,” Ouida said. “She’s very creative but she also puts a lot of thought and research into her painting series that she enters in various gallery shows around the nation.” According to Ouida, Jennifer’s series, ‘Learning to Write American,’ illustrates how words, such as patriot, mean different things to different people depending upon which cause you represent. “She wants people to ‘think’ and to interact with her art.”

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Kathy Knight met Jennifer in the seventh grade and the two have been best friends since. “We have a few of Jenn’s paintings in our home, and I just feel so privileged to have a friend who could give us something that provides so much enjoyment,” she said. “What I love most about Jenn as an artist is the creativity and mindfulness that goes into her work.”

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r. Mary Currier seemed destined for her current position as health officer for the state of Mississippi, head of the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH). Her father, Dr. Robert Currier, known for his work in the field of multiple sclerosis, ran the neurology clinic at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her grandfather, Dr. Frederick Plummer Currier of Grand Rapids was a neuropsychiatrist. When other girls dreamed of becoming movie stars or ballerinas, she dreamed of medicine. The road to a master’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health was a circuitous one. After graduating from Rice University, Currier took a year off, working first as a waitress, then as a laboratory technician. “It was waitressing that convinced me to attend medical school. I was a terrible waitress. I felt that all I did was run and wear a hat. At least medicine did not require me to wear a hat. As I went through my training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, I kept looking for the right specialty to pull me in, to capture my imagination and cause me to feel at home. I did an internship in pediatrics, but that did not feel right.” She dropped out of that program to work in the clinics of the health department. “Right away I was drawn to public health.” Through her work as a student at the Veterans Administration Hospital and then later in health department clinics, Currier became fascinated with chronic diseases and the behaviors which caused them. She recalls her father’s work on the causes of multiple sclerosis, which captivated her as a youth. Currier recounts, “When I was in the 10th grade, my father, on his sabbatical, took the family to Ireland to do a multiple sclerosis research project with twins, one of whom had MS and one who did not. I recall the dining room table laden with his collections of data. It was amazing to me that data analysis could play such

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a revealing role in the field of prevention.” Currier undertook and completed a residency in preventative medicine, a part of which was getting a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins in 1987. Looking back, it was a natural choice. Along the road to her medical career Currier met Bob Mallette, a second year medical student, in 1979. “He threw a beer party at his house for a group of people who had spent the week with him moving people out of their houses during the Pearl River flood. He was baking bread when I ar-

As health officer for the state of Mississippi,

Currier guides and upholds priorities of the Department of Health.

rived. I was not in med school yet. The first thing he did was to get down on one knee, kissed my hand, and said, ‘I love your father.’ He had just finished a course under my father, who taught part of the introduction to clinical medicine course, as well as neurology at UMC.” They were subsequently married and have two sons, Andrew, 26, a general surgical intern at UMC, and Dan, 24, a

graduate student working toward a master’s in the art of teaching at Trinity University in San Antonio. Currier points to four men as ‘heroes’ in her life. From her medical school training, she names Dr. Tom Brooks, chairman of the preventive medical department, as “one of the most interesting, thoughtful men I have known.” When she was first employed at the Mississippi Department of Health as an epidemiologist from 1993 to 2003, and again from 2007 to 2009, she worked with the late Dr. Ed Thompson, whom she calls “a super boss.” He gave her an important piece of advice, which has seen her through the years of her career. “He told me ‘If you see five boulders coming toward you which are going to run you off the road, focus on the one which will harm you.’ ” First on her list of heroes is a man close to her heart: “my dad, who was a very ethical and kind man. I aspire to be like him. He told me once that someone asked him how he kept straight in his mind what he told various people. He said he always told the truth. The best advice he ever gave me was in medical school: Illegitimii non carborundum - Don’t let the bastards get you down.” She names her husband as a special sort of hero, because he supports her and “puts up with her, in spite of occasional job related crankiness,” she says, for which she is grateful. As health officer for the state of Mississippi, Currier guides and upholds priorities of the Department of Health. “Our priorities are to do the things that are needed in this state. Two major programs are in the forefront. First, we are fighting infant mortality. This state has the highest infant mortality in the U.S. “The second is immunizations. In 2010 we were proud to have the highest percentage of toddlers vaccinated of any state. Currently we are working on getting our teens immunized. We must maintain this good vaccination record, and not be-

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come victims of our success. The seriousness of childhood diseases is fading from our collective memory. Parents today have not seen what these diseases can do. Pertusis, for instance, is an awful disease for infants. Misinformation has persisted regarding a connection between immunizations and autism. This belief is totally false.” Additional focuses of her tenure with the health department are smoke-free air, childhood obesity, and the general state of Mississippians’ health. An important part of her job keeps her on the road. Currier attends meetings and speaks on these subjects across the country as well as all over the state. She sees herself as a teacher, and it comes naturally. “My mother was a teacher of hospitalized children who were confined for lengthy treatment or recoveries. And of course my dad was a marvelous professor. Teaching was a part of my growing up.” She is secretary-treasurer and an enthusiastic member of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, where she works with other state officials on joint issues and shares information on common issues - “so we don’t have to re-invent the wheel. Right now everyone is having a tough time with budget issues. The state provides eight percent of our funding while federal funds cover 50 percent. It is a problem for all of us.” Despite the challenges Currier says, “I love my job.” Currier has a full and energetic private life. Her mother, Marilyn Currier, confirms that her daughter has always been an easy-going child, adventuresome and smart. At Callaway High School she was on the doubles tennis team and still plays tennis today. After Callaway graduation Mary and a friend donned a backpack containing a spare pair of jeans and a change of underwear and went to Europe for six weeks, staying in hostels, seeing the sights and visiting friends. Marilyn was not worried about her daughter. “Mary’s father said he went to Europe at 18 to fight in World War II, and he believed that she at 17 would be fine traveling in Europe in peacetime.” MDH Director of Communications Liz Sharlot first met Currier when she was state epidemiologist. “We are lucky to have a state health officer that has come up through the ranks and has such a life-long passion for public health. Dr. Currier not only grasps and understands the tremendous amount of information that comes with the job, she also is able to relay information in a manner that everyone can understand. This is a huge asset as we constantly are communicating with the public. It’s a privilege and a pleasure to work for her.” Mary’s early years of education were formed at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School where her two sons also were educated.

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Tennis Weekend H o n o r i n g Awa r d a n d H a l l o f Fa m e

he 2012 Mississippi Tennis Association’s annual tennis weekend was held at Table 100 Conference Center and River Hills Tennis Club in late January. Tennis professionals from across the state enjoyed the featured guest, John Embree, along with teaching pros from California to Atlanta: Ken DeHart, Andrew Minnelli and Ben Hestley. Kevin Jackson, president of the USPTA Mississippi Chapter planned the weekend activities for the pros. More than 25 tennis pros from across the state enjoyed the meetings and on court activi-

USTA Junior Team Tennis Local Coordinator of the YearAngie Deleon and Volunteer of the Year Georgia Spencer. Deleon was also honored in Atlanta as the USTA Southern Section JTT Coordinator of the Year.

Sponsors for the last nine years for Cool Jelly, MTA Adult Tournament of the Year, Amanda and Kevin Camp. The tournament is held at Bridges Tennis Center.

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ties during the weekend. In addition to activities for the pros, there were MTA tennis committee meetings on Friday and Saturday. Embree was also the keynote speaker for the annual meeting Saturday morning. Following the meeting, the annual awards luncheon was held. Mississippi had four winners selected for USTA Southern Section awards, a record number for the MTA. Angie Deleon was named the Mississippi and Southern USTA Junior Team Tennis coordinator of the year. Bo Bowman of Biloxi was named the Mississippi and Southern tennis pro of the year. Racquets for Ronald, a charity tournament on the Gulf Coast, was named the Mississippi and Southern special event of the year, and the USTA Junior Team Tennis State Championship received the state and Southern Team Tennis event of the year. Activities culminated with the induction of Jane Holland and Mark Thompson into the Tennis Foundation of Mississippi’s Hall of Fame. More than 100 family members and friends enjoyed the dinner at Table 100 Conference Center. Jane Holland played tennis in high school but put her racquet away after graduation for the next 20 years. When she was 40 years old, she took a one-week clinic from Carol Ann Vest and began playing a little bit. Work, children, and life demands forced her to once again put her racquet away for another 20 years. In 1992 she retired, and that was when she took the game up in earnest. In 1994 she led her USTA League Senior 3.5 team to the USTA Southern Sectional Championship, and for the next 12 years, her team represented Mississippi at this event. In 2003, her team was the national finalist, and received the MTA award of USTA League senior team of the year. She was also the MTA player of the year in 1999. In 2010 she was named the recipient of the Southern Section Senior Cup Diamond Award in recognition of her service to the game of tennis. Jane’s participation in all aspects of league play earned her the respect of her peers and her opponents as well. Her competitiveness helped Jane and her partner attain a number one ranking in Mississippi and number two in the Southern Section in 2000, and a number two ranking in Mississippi in 2001. Jane worked for the Mississippi Tennis Association from 1994 to 2009, eventually being placed in the new position of director of adult and junior competition. Working with and for Mississippi’s junior players and their parents became a passion for her, and she was instrumental

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in establishing the Junior Player Development Grant, which has helped many young tennis players across the state in developing their game. Jane and her husband Pete have two sons, David and Clay. Clay and his wife Shannon are the proud parents of Jane’s three grandchildren, Jackson, Emma, and Andrew. Mark Thompson was an outstanding junior and collegiate player. In the years between 1969 and 1999, he was ranked number one in the state 28 times, as well as being number one in the South twice and number two three times, and held a top 10 national ranking in boys 18 and under division. Mark played college tennis at Mississippi State University, where he played the number one singles position three out of four years. The teams of which Mark was captain currently hold the first and second positions for overall team wins, and the fifth position for the overall team winning percentage. Their mark at consecutive wins in a row still stands at 18. Individually, Mark holds the number two position on the career dual match singles wins, the number five position at career dual match wins in singles and doubles, and a top 10 position in overall career wins in singles and doubles. The 1995 Southern Section Senior Cup Team, of which Mark was a member, won a national championship in the men’s 35 division. As an adult player, Mark was twice named MTA’s adult male player of the year. In 1997, Mark was awarded the USTA Southern Tennis Association Volunteer Service Award for his work with the Cartoon Tennis Program as well as his work in founding the Midtown Tennis Program. After playing in Europe after college and sparingly through his early 40s, Mark took 12 years off, but he recently started playing again. The 4.5 team on which he played won the 2011 state tournament. He and his wife Lisa are the parents of two children, Landon and Lindsey. Attention parents, it isn’t too early to start thinking about summer activities for your children. USTA Junior Team Tennis (JTT) for the tri-county area must be on your “to do list” of things you want your child involved in. JTT offers children the opportunity to compete on teams that emphasize fun, fitness and friends. This program is designed for children ages five to 18 years old, beginner to advanced level. The JTT summer season, “Friday Nights under the Lights,” will begin May 18 and run through July 13. The culmination of the summer season is the USTA JTT state championships which will be held in

Tennis AdvAnTAge Jackson, July 27-28. For more information for USTA Junior Team Tennis, contact Angie Deleon at angie@cytecsys.com. Children under 10 playing tennis might sound awfully young to many of you, but truth be known, most children in this age group can go out and swing the racket, make contact with the ball and hit it over the net, if the proper sized equipment is

used. For those juniors who are 10 and under and have never played tennis before, the USTA is continuing the push for using smaller courts, smaller rackets and low compression balls by the pros in teaching this age group how to play tennis, along with the continued parent driven leagues that allow the parents to work with the kids. Little Leaguers don’t start playing on the same-sized diamond as major

leaguers, and a seven-year-old doesn’t play with the same ball and the same hoop as an NBA player. So why would we expect an eight-year-old to use the same tennis equipment and play on the same court as Venus Williams? With the right equipment and a little help from a parent or a friend, kids can start playing - and enjoying - tennis right away. No court required.

Bry Russell and Hall of Famer, Jan Johnson catching up during the cocktail reception.

Louis Peters, president of the Tennis Foundation of Mississippi, presents Mark Thompson with his plaque.

Louis Peters, president of the Tennis Foundation of Mississippi, presents Jane Holland with her plaque.

Tennis enthusiasts Jimmie Savell, Cindy Allman, Ola Kuriger and Faye Hudson shed their tennis clothes and come to honor Holland and Thompson during the Hall of Fame dinner.

Coming back as a Hall of Famer is always fun. Honoring new inductees, Jane Holland and Mark Thompson are: Back L-R: Sharon Gault, Tito Echiburu, Ernest Vetrano, Elizabeth Lyle, Mark Thompson and Ken Toler. Front L-R: Betty Byars, Sandra Dabbs Rogers, Jane Holland, Jan Johnson and Jeanne Peabody.

Mark and Lisa Thompson, Pete and Jane Holland

Jane Holland’s family enjoys the Hall of Fame Dinner honoring Holland Back L-R: Shannon Holland with Jane’s grandchildren, Jackson, Andrew and Emma and David (son). Front L-R: Clay (son), Jane and Pete

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Mark’s family is very proud of his induction into the Hall of Fame. Seated are Mark and Lisa, with children Lindsey and Landon behind them.

Enjoying the silent auction before the Hall of Fame dinner are Henry LaRose and Claire Giffin.

Enjoying the Silent Auction before the Hall of Fame induction dinner are Angie Deleon, Celia Coffey and Karen Newman.

MTA Executive Director Ann Brady and Board President Dennis Miller, along with Katie Hester, enjoy the cocktail reception during the MTA annual tennis weekend.

National Championship team accepts their award as the USTA League Adult Team of the Year. Back L-R: Jean Tonnar-Seale, Gala Loflin, MTA Board President Dennis Miller, Laura Carman, Erin Crowe and Natisha Crosby . Front L-R: Brett Thompson, Team Captain Carrie Starks and Landon McCoy

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For 2012, there is an added plus for the 10 and under participants, all 10 and under first-timers can join the USTA for free, a $20 value. Parents may volunteer to help coach the teams and will be trained by USTA staff to guide them. To help promote and grow this age group, the MTA has hired Angie Deleon as a 10 and under coordinator for the tricounty area. “Angie brings so much to the table,” says Ann Brady, executive director for MTA. “She has been our JTT coordinator for the last two years and the growth has been wonderful. When she came on board, there were around 250 juniors playing JTT during the three seasons, and that number has increased to close to 700 in 2011. She is a natural fit for us,” continues Brady. MARK YOUR CALENDARS now for the one and only professional tennis event in Mississippi, which will be at River Hills, April 1-8. St. Dominic USTA Pro Circuit Women’s $25,000 Challenger will bring some of the top up and coming female players to Jackson for the week-long event. In 2011, River Hills and Catholic Charities teamed up to make this chal-

Cheryl Miller, Johnny McGinn

Members of the Tri-County CTA and the Tennis Foundation of Mississippi gathered items for the silent auction held during the tennis week-end. Members of the Tri-Country board are: Karen Newman, Larry and Teresa Tiller, Gary Nowell (president) and Niles Buchanan

Tennis AdvAnTAge lenger event a charitable tournament, one of the first in the USTA Challenger series to do this. The 2011 challenger was such a huge success; the same format will be followed with even more special events being planned for the week of the tournament. “We are very excited to have the Challenger at River Hills,” reports Director of Tennis Dave

Randall. “There is some awesome tennis played during the week, it’s certainly worth coming to River Hills to watch these up and coming players. We are thrilled to have St. Dominic’s back for our title sponsor and Catholic Charities as our beneficiary.” For more details, contact Miriam Koury at Miriam.koury@catholiccharitiesjackson.org.

Receiving the MTA Junior Team Tennis Sportsmanship Award is Annah Pennebaker, with Dennis Miller and Venecca Mason.

The USTA Junior Team Tennis State Championship received both the MTA and Southern Section Team Tennis Event of the Year. Accepting the award on behalf of BankPlus is Gary Nowell, along with Dennis Miller and Venecca Mason.

The winter has been so mild; hopefully the spring will be perfect tennis weather. Get those rackets and tennis shoes out and hit the courts. As always, for all of your tennis needs, go to www.mstennis.com or you can find us on Facebook, USTA Mississippi.

Rick Shields from Vicksburg received the Education Merit Award for all the work he has done in Vicksburg to promote tennis. Dennis Miller, Rick Shields and Karen Newman

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INCE THE GROUNDHOG saw his shadow, according to tradition, we should have a couple more weeks of winter. I’m no meteorologist, but it looks like the groundhog is not a native of the South. As the jasmine and daffodils were in full bloom in early February, I think the groundhog might not be the best indicator of seasonal changes. Spring is in the air. And just like Kermit, I am feeling green - in a good way. No need to pinch me. Not only will I be wearing green this St. Patrick’s Day, I’ll be eating and drinking it too. While most are summoning shamrocks and leprechauns to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day, I find inspiration south of the border for the flavors of avocado and lime in my menu. Admittedly, my St. Patrick’s Day selection is astray from the traditional corned beef and cabbage, but for me there’s nothing like a spring chicken, avocado salsa and a lime margarita to celebrate with a little green.

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March also marks parade time in Jackson and every year the Everyday Gourmet is host to the Fat Mama’s Knock-You-Naked Margarita party to celebrate st. Patrick’s Day, the Zippity Do Dah Parade and arrival of queens from all over the country to celebrate with the world-famous sweet Potato Queens. Jackson has two weekends of parade festivities to raise money for Blair E. Batson children’s hospital. While the parades are a great reason to get out and play with family and friends, the money raised for Mississippi’s only children’s hospital is a reason to feel good about dressing silly.

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Even if you’re not a fan of parades or crowds, I urge everyone to give some green (money – not salsa or margaritas) to the children’s hospital. If you have been blessed with healthy children, remember those with a need for the services that the children’s hospital provides. While I do not claim to be Irish, I do pass along a traditional Irish blessing:

For each petal on the shamrock, This brings a wish your way, Good health, good luck, and happiness, For today and every day.

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Stand Up Spring Chicken Ingredients 1 whole chicken 1 T fresh ginger, grated 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 T hot crushed red pepper 1 medium onion, finely chopped Juice from 2 limes 1 cup 7up 3 T Char Crust seasoning (ginger teriyaki or hickory grilled) Salt and pepper to taste Directions Remove giblets and fat from inside the chicken, rinse cavity with cold water and pat dry. Combine ginger, garlic, red pepper, onion, lime juice, 7up and Char Crust in one gallon Zip Lock bag. Allow to mari-

nate for up to eight hours in the refrigerator. Once you are ready to fire up the grill (or start your oven), remove chicken from the Zip Lock bag and place in the vertical roaster pan. Fill the tube with marinating liquid and bake or grill at 350º for about 90 minutes. I like to use the Cameron’s Chicken Beeroaster Deluxe that has detachable vegetable clips for potatoes or skewered vegetables. There are two secrets to making this chicken taste moist and delicious: 1. Marinate whole chicken for at least six hours. 2. Use vertical roaster to keep the bird juicy during cooking. While you’re waiting on the chicken to cook to perfection, try this easy Avocado Salsa recipe:

Avocado Salsa Ingredients 1 large ripe avocado, peeled and pitted Juice of 2 limes 1 T apple cider vinegar 2 medium tomatoes, chopped 3 green onions, minced 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 to 2 jalapenos, seeded and finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup cilantro, minced 2 T extra virgin olive oil 1 t ground cumin Salt and pepper to taste

onion, peppers, garlic and cilantro. Toss salsa ingredients with olive oil. May be served with tortilla chips or as a fresh topping for baked potatoes. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. I like to have my salsa while whipping up a batch of Fat Mama’s margaritas. Nothing could be a better companion to salsa.

Fat Mama’s Knock You Naked Margaritas Ingredients 1 bottle Fat Mama’s Knock You Naked Margarita Mix 3/4 to 1 cup good quality tequila Ice Lime wedges Rimming salt Directions Fill blender with one bottle Fat Mama’s Knock-YouNaked Margarita Mix, ¾ to 1 cup tequila and ice. Blend on high and enjoy while waiting on your chicken to roast. Note: the chicken takes about an hour and a half to cook, so you may want to pick up an extra bottle of Fat Mama’s if you plan on sharing. Trust me, they won’t last long.

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Anne Elizabeth Smith & Jason Wilton Bailey January 14, 2012 reid Chapel on the saMford university CaMpus • BirMinghaM, alaBaMa

nne Elizabeth Smith and Jason Wilton Bailey were united in holy matrimony at 5 p.m. January 14 at Reid Chapel on the Samford University campus in Birmingham. The bride is a graduate of Samford. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Charles Alexander Tinnin of Ridgeland and Lemuel Owen Smith III of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Welcome Davis Hemphill of Indianola and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Owen Smith Jr. of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Debbie Mullen Bailey of Grenada and the late Wilton Bailey Jr. of Winona. He is the grandson of Mrs. Spencer Alberta Mullen of Grenada and the late Mr. Mullen, and of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Bailey Sr. of Grenada. The Rev. William N. Whitwer of Madison, who had officiated at the bride’s baptism, officiated the double-ring ceremony. Music was presented by the Cahaba String Quartet and organist and pianist Ray Goff. Vocalists were Carrie Meade Hartfield and Sam and Brandi Shober of Birmingham. The reading of the Scripture was by Katherine Leigh Taylor. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of silk satin, fashioned with a draped sweetheart neckline and featuring a natural waistline. The hand-tufted skirt was caught with a bouquet of satin roses and swept into a chapel-length train. Her illusion veil with tulle edging fell to floor-length and was monogrammed with her maiden initials. She carried a bouquet of peonies, David Austen garden roses, Picasso calla lilies, purple and pink French tulips, and cream and antique pink hydrangeas. The same floral mix was used on the large cross that framed the altar and in the smaller version of bouquets of her attendants and the mothers. Maids of honor were Dr. Emily Ingram Payne and Rachel Ellen VanNortwick of Birmingham. Bridesmaids were Jill Tinnin Grogan of Vicksburg, stepsister of the bride; Courtney Hudgins Ray of Nashville; Emily Roberts Glahn of Atlanta; Laura Jo Stanczyk of San Antonio; Brittany Hatfield Ferrell of Durham, N.C.; Caroline Ivy Pittman; Macy Caroline Holmes; Kimberly Teague Taylor of Birmingham; and Ashley Foulk Wilson of Encinitas, Calif. Flower girls were nieces of the couple: Mary McAllister Smith and Charlotte Hemingway Smith of Denver, and Alice Mullen Bailey of Greenwood. Ringbearer was the bride’s nephew, Phillip Sutton Smith of Denver. House party attendants were Carrie Meade Hartfield, Emily Champion Arnold, Shannon Leigh Dunn, Katherine Leigh Taylor, all of Birmingham, and the bride’s cousins, Dorothy Sanders Lowery of Chicago and Maggie Lowery Stevenson of Jackson. Also stepsisters of the bride, Ashley Tinnin Frazer of Memphis and Natalie Tinnin Lynch of Hernando, McKay Moyers Simrall of Jackson, and sister-in-law of the bride Merrill Hughes Smith of Denver. The bridegroom wore his boutonniere in memory of his father, Wilton Bailey Jr., and his brother Chadwick Hunter Bailey. Best man was Hugh Lee Bailey III of Madison. Groomsmen were Lemuel Owen Smith IV of Denver, brother of the bride; Kenneth Forbes Grogan IV of Vicksburg; Michael Colby Ellis of Oxford; Jason Clinton Tompkins and Kenneth Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wilton Bailey Joseph Tompkins of Winona; Samuel Foster Word III of Olive Branch; and Brandon Martin Smith of Yazoo City. Ushers were Thomas Vaughn Harris of Avon, Colo.; Lewis Conrad Anderson IV and Alexander Jackson Hoar of Birmingham; Everette Brantley Ratcliffe of Yazoo City; James Robert Thompson Graves of Grenada; and Tabor Lancaster Mullen of Starkville. Following the wedding, the bride’s father hosted a reception at Ted’s Garage, a 1920s warehouse with modern amenities and a wide range of classic and antique automobiles. Guests were greeted with several passed entrees when they arrived. Several food stations occupied the venue, one being a game station filed with different kinds of game honoring the bridegroom and his love for hunting. The bride’s cake was a three layer cake decorated with pearls and multicolored roses. The bridegroom’s choice was bread pudding. In addition to wedding cake, the bride chose to have a cupcake truck parked inside the venue and guests had their choice of cupcakes, one flavor being Mississippi Mud. As guests entered the reception, they were able to jump in a photo booth for fun photos or dance to music from the band 2nd Coming. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s mother hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Summit Club in downtown Birmingham. On the day of the wedding friends of the bride hosted a brunch in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hoar of Birmingham. Co-hosts were Monsieurs and Mesdames Gregg Smith, John Cassimus, Rick Holmes, and David Pittman. A bridesmaids brunch at Nail World in Homewood was given by the bride’s mother on the day before the wedding, and attendants and members of the house party were treated to a manicure and pedicure. Following a wedding trip to New Orleans, the couple is at home in Olive Branch where the bride is a medical device representative with Boston Scientific Neuromodulation and the bridegroom practices law with Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere, and Denegre L.L.P.

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Emily Jane Wildey & Jordan Webster Cole JULY 23, 2011 Aspen gLen coUntrY cLUb â&#x20AC;˘ cArbondALe, coLorAdo

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mily Jane Wildey and Jordan Webster Cole were united in marriage July 23 at 6:30 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony at Aspen Glen Country Club in Carbondale, Colo. The Rev. J. Harrison L. Heidel officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wayne Wildey of Basalt, Colo. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Evans Cole of Plano, Texas. Nuptial music was presented by Elise Helmke, harpist. The lessons were read by Lacie Danielle Filkins of Albequerque, cousin of the bride. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless lace and tulle designer gown with a modified sweetheart neckline. The drop waist fully corseted bodice was covered in Alencon lace fading into a full skirt of tulle with a cathedral train. Complementing the bodice of her gown was an Alencon lace bolero. A blunt-edge cathedral veil and headpiece completed the look. She wore a pearl necklace and matching pearl and diamond earrings given to her as a gift from the bridegroom, on the eve of the wedding. She carried a bouquet of ivory garden roses, white hydrangeas, green kermits, white wax flower, freesia, and white stock. Cassie Elizabeth Cole of Denver, sister of the bridegroom, was maid of honor. Shanti Elyse Cartmell of Rifle, Colo., sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Brittany Lucille Burger of Superior, Colo.; Jessica Leigh Hinker of New Castle, Colo.; Jamie LeighAnn Macdonald of Grand Junction, Colo.; Nicole Theresa Nelson of Glenwood Springs, Colo.; and Jennifer Renee Wilson of Searcy, Ark. They wore cocktail length strapless dresses of cement colored dupioni silk featuring sweetheart necklines and contrasting off-white dupioni waistbands. They carried bouquets of ivory garden roses, green kermits, white wax flower, and peach snapdragons. John Evans Cole of Madison, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Groomsmen were Payton Huntington Blanks of Denver; Travis William Cartmell, brother of the bride, of Rifle; Creighton Rodgers Hardy of Greenwood; Richard Armstrong Huntpalmer of Fayetteville, Ark.; Phildon RaShard Johnson of Jackson; Simon Adam Martin of Starkville; and John David Wofford III of Winston-Salem. Noah Anthony Cartmell of Rifle, nephew of the bride, was honorary ring bearer. Ushers were Phillip Nason Stephens of Denver, and Marqus Christian Rutledge of Rifle, nephew of the bride. Following the ceremony, the bride's parents hosted a reception at the Aspen Glen Country Club with music provided by Raising Cain of Denver. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegrooms's parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Riviera Restaurant in Glenwood Springs, Colo., and a welcome cocktail party at the Hotel Denver with music provided by Vid Weatherwax. After a wedding trip to Petit St. Vincent, Grenadine Islands, the couple is at home in Denver.

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Morgan Leann McPhail & Zachary David Keup July 30, 2011 wesley Chapel • JaCKson, Mississippi

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Keup

organ Leann McPhail and Zachary David Keup were united in marriage July 30 at Wesley Chapel. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Ronald Smith of Wilmore, Ky. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul McPhail of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Catherine Pope and the late Clayton Pope of Madison and Joyce McPhail and the late Troy McPhail of Ridgeland. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Corlyss Keup of Terry and the late Gayle Miller Keup of Seminary. He is the grandson of Zeda Mooney and the late James Miller of Seminary and the late Mr. and Mrs. Corlyss Keup. The chiming of the hour announced the arrival of the bride, given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father. The bride wore a designer gown of silk satin fashioned with a contoured strapless neckline touched with crystals, seed pearls, and mirror beads. From the shirred wrapped bodice, encircled with a belt of champagne satin caught to the side front with an organza flower, fell the hand tufted skirt and chapel train ending in a border of crystal pleated satin. With her gown, she wore a long veil of corded edged illusion. The bride’s jewelry consisted of diamond earrings and a pearl necklace and bracelet given to her by her father. Pearl loops taken from her mother’s bridal bouquet adorned her hair. The bride’s bouquet consisted of Eskimo roses, bridal white hydrangea and a hint of Sahara roses. The style was a French mounded bouquet with accents of green hypericum berries hand-tied with a handkerchief, monogrammed with the bride’s initials. Attending to the bride as her maid of honor was Katharine Elizabeth Smith. Matron of honor was Lauren Dorbeck Hurston. Bridesmaids were Gracy Elizabeth Hewes, Danley Elizabeth Jenkins, Anna Kathryn Maneclang, Pricilla Andrea Li, Emily Caroline Nations and Suzanne Paige Nichols. Her attendants wore purple taffeta gowns. The bouquets consisted of purple stock, lime green hydrangea, purple lisianthus, lime hypericum berries and cherry freesia. Ella Mackenzie Douglas, Kelsey Elaine and Emily Morgan Doerr were flower girls. They wore complementary styles in ivory, with one in a sleeveless organza dress sashed in champagne taffeta and another in a sundress style dress of ivory taffeta sashed in champagne, and the third in an ivory dress of tulle. They carried baskets of white rose petals. Serving as ring bearer was Kyle David Douglas. The father of the bridegroom was best man. Groomsmen were Tyler Scott Douglas, James Andrew Kemp, Vann Joseph Martin, Paul Michael McPhail, John Bradley Todd, Aubrey Glenn Walker and Nicolas William Yucatonis. Joshua Brandon Taylor and Alexander Anthony Yucatonis served as ushers. Lacy Lea Mitchell served as the bride’s proxy. Program attendants were Stephanie Lynn Gandy, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Lindsey Nichole Trussell and Colleen Wells Wynn. Jackie Hughes Hart was wedding director. Sandra Coggins, aunt of the bride, presented the prelude music as guests were seated. Nuptial music was presented by vocalist Shelby Jo McKay and Chase Neal. Musicians were David Yetter, organist; Marty Parks, pianist; and Stephanie Maisel, cellist. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at The South in Jackson. Guests enjoyed a catered buffet along with gourmet coffee. Entertainment was provided by The Compozitionz. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Reservoir Pointe. A bridal luncheon was hosted the day before the wedding at the Country Club of Jackson. Hostesses were Connie Black, Sandra Coggins, Susan Leber, Becky Leverette and Gaye Tompkins. Following a wedding trip to New Orleans, the couple is at home in Baton Rouge.

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Laurin Robin Revere & Wade Edward Wheaton August 27, 2011 Christ united Methodist ChurCh • JACkson, Mississippi

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aurin Robin Revere and Wade Edward Wheaton were united in marriage at 6 p.m. August 27 at Christ United Methodist Church. The Rev. John Paul Clark officiated. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy Revere of Jackson. Grandparents of the bride are the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Marshall Brown of Sevierville, Tenn., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roselle Revere of Mendenhall. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clyde Wheaton of Cookeville, Tenn. Grandparents of the bridegroom are Justine Matilda Wheaton and the late Clyde Palmer Wheaton of Cookeville, and Reatha Mae Bonham and the late Cecil Lloyd Bonham of Allardt, Tenn. Nuptial music was presented by the Rev. George Strickland, organist; Jeff Carter, trumpeter; and Ann Boswell Johnson, vocalist. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an ivory silk satin designer ballgown. Her strapless bodice was trimmed with delicate crystal beading at the neckline and dropped waist. The full skirt had glove button detail and a grand beaded appliqué at the chapel length train. Her veil of ivory illusion swept to chapel length. The bride wore her mother’s blue garter and a pearl and rhinestone bracelet borrowed from her sister-in-law that had been worn by both her and the bride’s cousin. An amethyst brooch of the bride’s grandmother was pinned onto her bouquet. Brynnen Nichole Baker of Oxford, and Elizabeth Calhoon Quinn of Jackson, were maid and matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Heather Jennifer Causey; Leann Stubbs Emrich; Leslie Thrash Henson; AnneMorgan Brookefield Morgan; Jennifer Crowley Revere, sister-in-law of the bride; Beth Wheaton Walker, sister of the bridegroom; and Mollie Dry Lacher and Wendy Allison Dry, cousins of the bride. They wore long chocolate brown chiffon dresses with a one shoulder neckline and a ruched criss-cross bodice with a softly gathered skirt. Jeremy Judd Bullington of Cookeville, was best man. Groomsmen were William Hall Estes; Russell Douglas Fowler; Brian Bennett Franklin; James Cody Jarvis; John McCutchan Lee; Jeffery M. Slagle; Robert Shannon Stearman; Robert Ryan Revere, brother of the bride; and Marvin Russell Walker, brother-in-law of the bridegroom. Program attendants were Michelle Vaughn Taylor and Carey Leigh Revels. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at River Hills Club, where guests dined on a five-tier cake of all different flavors and were entertained by the music of Third Generation and a fireworks show. On the eve of the wedding the couple was honored with a rehearsal dinner at Colonial Country Club. Even though Hurricane Irene came through a few days before, the couple enjoyed a wedding trip in Turks and Caicos. They now live in Cookeville. The bridegroom is an agent with Farm Bureau of Tennessee and the bride is a nurse practitioner with Inspiris health group.

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Carol Anne Marion & Warren Neil Miconi February 5, 2011 Paris-yates ChaPel On university OF MississiPPi CaMPus • OxFOrd, MississiPPi

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arol Anne Marion and Warren Neil Miconi were united in marriage February 5 at the Paris-Yates Chapel on the University of Mississippi campus. The Rev. Dr. Gary Richardson performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuller Marion of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lucius Brainard Marion Jr. of Clarksdale, the late Rev. Lucius Brainard Marion Jr., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Seal Russ Jr. of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Nereo Miconi of Oakton, Va. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michele Arcangelo Falcone and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Miconi. Providing the nuptial music were Steven Taranto, organist; and the University of Mississippi Choral Octet, vocalists. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an eggshell duchess silk gown with a sweetheart neckline, draped bodice and side draped full skirt which fell to a chapel train. An ivory satin ribbon sash covered with pearls and crystals from the bride’s mother’s debutante dress accented the dress. She wore an heirloom cathedral length veil of Belgium lace purchased by the bride’s great-grandparents over 50 years ago. Mary-Grace Haynes Gentry was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Catherine Russ Bell and Martha Virginia Russ, cousins of the bride; Christy Rogers Marion, sister-in-law of the bride; Melissa Lowther Boyd; Meagan Jeffries Cannada; and Amy-Allison Edwards Russ. They wore moonstone colored strapless gowns with tucked bodices and trumpet skirts. Flower girls were Morgan Anne Marion and Michaelina Grace Miconi, nieces of the couple. Ring bearer was the bride’s nephew, John Preston Marion. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Anthony Guy Miconi, brother of the bridegroom; Charles Fuller Marion Jr., brother of the bride; Richard Weston Russ Jr., cousin of the bride; Michael William O’Brien; James Timothy Pulling; and Robert Daniel Walker II. Ushers were Alexander Joseph Hijab, David S. Hijab, Sami John Hijab, cousins of the bridegroom; and Jerry Ira Corless. Program attendants were Catherine McCarty Bryant, Katherine Leigh Caldwell, Lori Gaither Smith and Laura VanDevender Stansell. Following the wedding, the wedding party boarded Oxford’s double decker bus and was taken to the Oxford University Club where the bride’s parents hosted the reception. Guests dined and danced to the music of the Craig Duncan Orchestra. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents honored the couple with a rehearsal dinner at the Downtown Oxford Inn. A bridesmaids luncheon was hosted by friends of the bride at the Downtown Grill in Oxford on the day before the wedding. The couple is at home in Oxford where the bride serves as director of corporate and foundation relations at the University of Mississippi and the bridegroom is the president of Miconi Project Management.

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Kristi Lyn Gibbs & Richard Thomas Eldridge march 10, 2012

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r. and Mrs. Farris C. Gibbs Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristi Lyn Gibbs, to Richard Thomas Eldridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ainsworth of Hazlehurst, and Ricky Tyrone Eldridge of Flora. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bischofberger of Vicksburg and the late Mr. and Mrs. Farris C. Gibbs Sr. of Madison. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. David T. Slack Sr. of Pickens, and the late Mrs. Willie Betts of Flora. Miss Gibbs was graduated from Northwest Rankin High School in 2003 where she was a member of the varsity softball team. She then attended Hinds Allied Health Center in the LPN program, graduating in May of 2008. She returned to Holmes Community College in 2010, graduating with a degree in registered nursing in May of 2011. She is associated with Pax Hospice in Ridgeland as a RN case manager. Eldridge was graduated from Benton Academy in 2003. He was graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in kinesiology and continued his studies at the Hinds Allied Health Center where he received an associate degree in applied science as a student in the physical therapy assistant program. He is associated with Oasis Health and Rehab in Yazoo City as a PTA. The couple will exchange vows at the home of the bride’s parents March 10 with a reception immediately following. After a wedding trip to St. Lucia, they will live in Madison.

Olivia Lawson Gibson & Brandon Douglas Cruise march 24, 2012

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r. and Mrs. Timothy Rex Gibson of Hazlehurst, announce the engagement of their daughter, Olivia Lawson Gibson, to Brandon Douglas Cruise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Homer Cruise of Pearl. After graduating from Copiah Academy in 2004, Miss Gibson received a bachelor’s degree in apparel, textiles and merchandising, minoring in business administration and marketing from Mississippi State University. At MSU, she was a member of Phi Mu sorority. Miss Gibson is associated with Turkoyz Inc., as store manager. Cruise is a 2001 graduate of Pearl High School, and later attended Hinds Community College. He is associated with McGuire’s Taxidermy in Clinton as a taxidermist assistant. The couple will exchange vows March 24 at 6 p.m. at Heart of Pines in Brandon, with a reception to follow.

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Annalissa Johnson Grant & Edward Roberdeau Cochran III marCh 24, 2012

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udge and Mrs. John Samuel Grant III announce the engagement of their daughter, Annalissa Johnson Grant, to Edward Roberdeau Cochran III of Ridgeland. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Nell Bamberg Johnson and the late Julius Kent Johnson of Kilmichael, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Samuel Grant Jr. of Braxton. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roberdeau Cochran Jr. of Ridgeland. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roberdeau Cochran Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oscar Brown, all of Jackson. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. She attended Mississippi State University where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Miss Grant was graduated from Mississippi University for Women in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She is a registered nurse in the cardiac catheterization lab at St. Dominic Hospital. Cochran is a 2004 graduate of Ridgeland High School and a 2008 graduate of Mississippi State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He is completing his third year of medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The couple will exchange vows at Highlands Presbyterian Church March 24 at 5 p.m.

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Laura Ashley Risher & Davis Lyle Nail april 14, 2012

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r. and Mrs. William Harold Risher Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Ashley Risher, to Davis Lyle Nail, son of Nick Lyman Nail and Lana Lyle Nail. The brideelect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Harold Risher Sr. of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Fernando M. Escobedo of Hattiesburg. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lyman Nail Sr. of Horn Lake, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Eric Lyle of Tupelo. Miss Risher was an honor graduate of Jackson Academy in 2003. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. In 2010, she graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi College where she received a master’s in education. She teaches algebra at Florence High School. Nail is a 2003 honor graduate of Senatobia High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Mississippi where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and was involved in Sigma Nu fraternity. He is an independent medical sales representative in Nashville. The couple will exchange vows April 14 at Paris Yates Chapel in Oxford. A reception will follow at The Lyric. After a wedding trip to Turks and Caicos, the couple will make their home in Nashville. march 2012

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Julie Anna Meacham & Brandon Lee Deer march 31, 2012

chapEl of mEmoriEs, msU campUs • starkvillE, mississippi

r. and Mrs. Kenneth Wayne Meacham Jr. of Brookhaven announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Anna Meacham, to Brandon Lee Deer, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Bruce Deer of Ridgeland. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Lillian Foster Meacham and the late Kenneth Wayne Meacham Sr. of Vicksburg, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Grady Martin Eakes of Philadelphia. Miss Meacham is a 2005 honor graduate of Brookhaven High School and a 2010 graduate of Mississippi State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She is associated with the Nowell Agency. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Agnes Crawford and the late Lloyd Mitchell Crawford, and Shirley Deer and the late Dr. George Wendell Deer, all of Clinton. Deer is a 2006 graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and a 2010 graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s of business administration degree in management of construction and land development. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is associated with N.L. Carson Construction. The couple will exchange vows March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chapel of Memories on the campus of Mississippi State University with a reception to follow at the Historic Hotel Chester in Starkville.

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Mary Margaret Bracken & David Lee McKinnon march 24, 2012

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r. and Mrs. Michael Larry Bracken and Diane Russell Bracken announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Margaret Bracken, to David Lee McKinnon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gray McKinnon. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Francis Bracken Jr. of Jackson, and Sherry Stubbs Russell and the late Talmon Evon Russell of Brandon. Miss Bracken was graduated cum laude from Hinds Community College in 2007 with an associate degree in nursing. She is associated with Baptist Hospital as a registered nurse and will graduate in May 2012 from the University of Mississippi Medical Center with a master’s in nursing healthcare administration. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Heber Ethridge, and the late Barbara Beckman Ethridge, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dayton McKinnon, all of Jackson. McKinnon is a 2001 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2005 graduate of the University of Mississippi where he received a double major in finance. At Ole Miss, he was an active member of Sigma Chi fraternity and was elected as vice president of the business school. He has been associated with the Bottrell Insurance Agency since 2006 and serves as a construction / surety bonds producer across the Southeast. The couple will be married March 24 at Christ United Methodist Church.

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Anna Michelle Robinson & Andrew Carl Harris august 19, 2012

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r. and Mrs. David Campbell Robinson announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Michelle Robinson, to Andrew Carl Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gilliam Harris. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of John Michael Weber of Jackson and the late Betty Ward Weber, and the late Pat Robinson and Allie Jean Robinson, both of Canton. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam S. Harris of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carl of Steger, Ill. Miss Robinson is a 2008 honor graduate of St. Joseph Catholic High School. She attended Mississippi State University where she was a member of Chi Omega fraternity. She is enrolled in the masters of occupational therapy program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Harris is a 2008 honor graduate of St. Joseph Catholic High School. He attends Mississippi State University and will receive a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in May. Upon commencement, Harris will enlist with the United States Navy. The couple will exchange vows at a seven o’clock nuptial mass May 19 at Saint Richard of Chichester Catholic Church. A reception will follow at Duling Hall in Fondren.

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Cheree’ Nicole Rembert & Clinton Day Case april 28, 2012

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r. and Mrs. Troy Joseph Rembert of Baton Rouge announce the engagement of their daughter, Cheree’ Nicole Rembert, to Clinton Day Case, son of Thomas Ray Case and Kathy Day Case, both of Brandon. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Robert D. Soileau of Baton Rouge, and Linda Chenier Rembert of Greenwell Springs, La. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Dolores Day Strait and the late Ralph Hall Day, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Versie Case, all of Brookhaven. Miss Rembert was graduated from Redemptorist High School in 2002. She attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. In 2006, she was graduated with a bachelor’s degree in deaf education. She is an auditory-oral teacher at Magnolia Speech School. She is pursuing a master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in early oral education. Case was a graduate of Madison Central High School in 2002. He attended Holmes Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. In 2007, he was graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports administration. He is the general manager of Mugshots Grill and Bar in Flowood. The couple will exchange vows April 28 at 7 p.m. at St. Richard Catholic Church, with a reception at The South Warehouse.

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Emily Diane Gullatt & Taylor Caraway Byrd march 24, 2012

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r. and Mrs. Thomas Gullatt of Monroe, announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Diane Gullatt, to Taylor Caraway Byrd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Edgar Byrd of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Ruth Brown and the late Ira Brown of Bossier City, La., and Anna Jo Sarah Gullatt and the late Ted Gullatt of West Monroe. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKeller of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. K. Edward Byrd of Tupelo, and the late Meda Caraway Byrd. Miss Gullatt is a graduate of Ouachita Christian School and Louisiana Tech University. She is an interior designer at Annelle Primos and Associates. Byrd is a graduate of Jackson Academy and Mississippi State University. He is associated with C Spire in Jackson. The couple will exchange vows March 24 at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe. Following the ceremony, a reception will be held at Ouachita Grand Plaza. After a wedding trip to Lake Tahoe, the couple will make their home in Jackson.

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Katie Ryan Toler and Baker Harrington wedding celebration

Darnell Dye, Beverly Harmon, Sally Randall, Cynthia Carter, Sherry Toler

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A wedding celebration party was held recently for Katie Ryan Toler and Baker Harrington in the home of Cathey and David Russell. Co-hosts and hostesses were Sherry Toler, Ken Toler, Melissa and Randy Abraham, Caren and Bob Brister, Angelyn and Barry Cannada, Cynthia and Larkin Carter, Darnell and Bobby Dye, Robyn and Hap Farber, Patti and Jim Files, Jere and David Harris, Jo Anne and Kirk Hartley,

Ken and Sandra Toler

Pearline and Hershel Hegwood, Courtney and Rob Love, Emily and John McVey, Melissa and Nash Neyland, Virginia and Don Primos, Pam and Bill Queen, Sally and Jeff Randall, Cathey and David Russell, Cathy and Robert Sumrall, Cindy and Bobby Thompson, Susan and Joe Uithoven, Jan and Johnny Wade, Sharron and Barry Willoughby, and Robin and Rick Wise.

Sharron Willoughby, Cathy Sumrall

Andrew Gowdy, Austin Ellis, Neal Wise, Reed Bowen, Becker Sams

Alice Nicholas, Robyn and Dave Davis, Mark Nicholas

Kathryn and Lee Sams

Cathey Russell, Melissa Abraham, Darnell Dye

Katie Ryan Harrington, Sherry Toler

Robin and Rick Wise, Bobby and Cindy Thompson

Amanda and William Griffin, Leah and Tal Hendrix

Emily Murphy, Katie Ryan Harrington

Caren Brister, Cathy Sumrall

Gloria Williamson, Sherry Toler

Mary Beth Willoughby, Lori Harris

Sally Randall, Missy and Cathey Russell march 2012

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Anna Ward and David Adcock engagement party

Finley, Ted, Bobbie Gene and Anna Ward, David Adcock, Elizabeth Ann and Rory Henderson

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An engagement party honoring David Adcock and Anna Ward was held recently in the home of Pam and Jon Turner. Co-hosts and hostesses were Kay and Rick Carlton, Patty and Don Clark, Carol and Dennis Craig, Harriett and Mark Eppes, Susan Ferrell, Terre and Hardy Harris, Laura and Stevens

Hollister, Phoebe and Stephen Kruger, Susan and Charles Laney, Patty and Tim Lyons, Susan and David Martin, Donna and William Mills, Lynn and Bubba McArthur, Marilyn and Bob Newton, Beverly and Bill Painter, Jana and Lee Ragland, Leigh and Jim Russell, Jane and Bill Smith, Dana and David Traxler, and Cindy and Jeff Wilson.

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Pam Turner, Suzie Adcock

Raney-Mills Kiely, Finley Ward

Jeff Adcock, William, Donna and Thomas Mills, Pam, Jon, and Mary Crosby Turner, Raney Mills Kiely, Mark and Suzie Adcock; (seated) Tommy and Liz Mills, David Adcock, Anna Ward

Vanessa Roberts, Anna Ward, David and Olivia Smitherman, David Adcock

Caroline and Kirk Sims

Jeff Adcock, Bill Spence, Suzie Adcock, Phyllis Spence

Katie Sanders, Freddi and Paige Steinwinber

Leila and Sam Lane, Jon Turner, Bubba and Lynn McArthur

Mary Crosby, Pam and Jon Turner, Raney Mills Kiely

Tim and Patty Lyons, Stevens Hollister

Adam Clark, Maggie White, Wendy Bryant

Harriett Eppes, Cindy Wilson

Bobby Gene Ward, Jana Ragland

James Robertson, Olivia Smitherman, Camden Baird, Win Cadenhead march 2012

Kim Brooks, Scott Britton, Nancy Clarkson, Robert Cochran

Beth Ann and Ches Fedric

Morgan and Bobbie Gene Ward, Miles Munn, Adrienne Wessler

Peter Fisher, Trisha Hopkins, Neal Wise, Marion Wood

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Randy and Kathy Eure, Dawn and Elliot Thomas

Josh Kemp, Wendy Bryant

Trisha Hopkins, Will Craig

Katie Hazard, Sean Douglas

Alicia Donald, Ben Puckett

Dawn Thomas, Pat Monsour, David Adcock, Jody Monsour

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Gabe and Ashley Baldwin

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ummc candlelighters The University of Mississippi Medical Center Candlelighters annual art auction was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The event benefits Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children in their battle against cancer. Kelley Gatlin, Roy Wilkinson, Brad Gatlin

Brenda McIntyre, Alex and Susan Allenburger

Robin Gunn, Pam Partridge

Jane Long, Jane Barefoot

Michael and Terri Gillespie

Betty Scarbrough, Rathi Iyer, Ron Scarbrough

Bryan Jameson, Leslie and David Hollingsworth

Guy and Kara Giesecke, Mildred and Stennis Wells

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ummc candlelighters Shannon and Bo Smith

Jim and Priscilla Ferguson

Stan Herren, Jimmy Keeton, Becky Herren Jennifer Rosamond, Donna Windsor, Brian Korelitz, Tena McKenzie

Lucy Mazzaferro, Susan Shands Jones, Suzan Thames, Melissa Neville David Hollingsworth, Mary Clift and Jerry Abdalla

Sarah Elizabeth Starnes, Andy Ostrenga, Maria Smith

Lynda and Eric Balfour Robert Riddell, Susan Buttross, Jim and Ann Somers

Beth Black, Virginia, Bethany and Rob Farr

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ummc candlelighters Deb Lightsey, John and Margie Solomon

Ann Young, Debbie Robinson, Stephanie Morgan

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Joe, Katie and Mike Lightsey

Allison Shaw, Adam Whiteley, Marc Ely

Tom and Laurilyn Fortner, Stan Herren

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Bill and Baiba Wilson

Carolyn and Stephen Sachs

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symphony ball The Jackson Symphony League presented an evening of extravagance from the Far East with the Mandarin Ball, the 2011 Symphony Ball, at the Country Club of Jackson. Debbie Felt, Petesy Smith

Kim and John Sewell

Elizabeth Cottingham, Beth Ann Hinds, Mike Cottingham Craig and Cathy Miller, Marley and Randall Roberson

Jay and Donna McCarthy, Susan and Steven Burnham

Billy Pritchett, Rachel Paris

Jennifer Rodgers, Henry Michel

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Thomas and Beth Townsend

symphony ball Marina, George and Mari Ann Nychaskiw

Fred and Deidra Bell

Joyce McCants, Hattie Hunter David, Lisa, Sarah Beth and Hannah Claire Rotolo, Wesley McCullough

Nathan and Amanda Wells

Debbie and Whit Rayner, Carol and Michael Winniford

David and Michelle Pharr

Bill and Betty Brown, Marita and Ben Walton

Nora Frances McRae, Grace and Shinn Lee

Richard McKey, Sarah Broom

Jane Taylor, Joyce Corbett

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symphony ball Clay and Tina Hooker, Meredith Virden

Angela Byers, Faye and Corbin McGriff

Tony Costa, Ashley Jordan Claudia Hauberg, Fred and Virginia Ezelle

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Brent and Jane Alexander, Michael Beattie

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Myrtis Rankin, Evelyn Bankhead

Chris and Amy Fontan

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Habitat for Humanity 25year celebration The Habitat for Humanity 25 year celebration honored board member and former Mississippi first lady Elise Winter for 25 years of service was held at the Marriott Jackson. Michael and Emily Brown

Alfred and Harriet Carter, Daryl Smith

Cindy Griffin, Mary Louise and Kirsten Shaw Randy and Carla Wall, Gov. William and Elise Winter

Susan and Bill Osborne

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Keith and Beth Dunn, Rob and Phoebe Pearigen, Rebecca and Deaver Collins

Sharon Green, Karla Sarmiento

Gabi and Trey Jones

Habitat for Humanity 25 year Celebration Walter and Helen Boone, Barry and Barbara Plunkett

Tori Wilson, Sunny Fowler, Ann McDonnieal, Daron Wilson

David and Jennifer Welch, Carol and George Penick

Posey Smith, Sally Molpus, Melody and Ronnie Musgrove

Jim and Elta Johnston, Lynda Costas, Bob Graves

Joe and Ann Wyatt, Margie and Percy Thorton Rodger and Betty Lou Reaves, Tish and Haden Hughes

Frances Ware, Gina and Mark Adams, Billy Ware

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Habitat for Humanity 25 year Celebration Slade and Susan Exley

Mary and David Coon, George Smith, Alabel Wiser

Donna and Bruce Clark

Keith and Amanda Parsons, Janice Parsons

Pat and Bob Drinkwater

Sue Allen and Granville Tate, Hank and Katie Aiken

Merrill McKewen, Mack and Kathleen Mitchell

Cindy Griffin, Mary Louise and Kirsten Shaw Joel Sarmiento, Jamie Jones, Molly Gleason

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Bunny and Dick Baxter, Nannette Sullivan

Rebecca, Mary and Lee Miller

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pets and the city furball Friends of the Mississippi Animal Rescue League presented the seventh annual Fur Ball, “Pets and the City,” recently at the Eurocurve of the Renaissance at Colony Park. This year’s event featured music by The Chill, food and libations from local area vendors, a silent auction, door prizes and the specialty drink, the “Pawtini.” Philip and Kim Holman Amy Surmeli, Steve Tew, Inga Knight

Ethel Westbrook, Stephanie Davis, Cindy Harron, Bonnie Mathews, Angie Cook

Allison Pittman, Lisa Pence

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Amanda Curd, Rebecca McKissack

Tracy and Joel Bianchi

Tom and Catherine Wiygul, Leigh Barrier, Kay French

Alaena Goodlett, Melissa Chipman

Beverly Renfroe, Tracy Westling

pets and the city furball Lea Ann Simmons, Margaret DeaVours

Mike and Angie Crawford

Rosemary Jalink, Kayla Paul-Lindsey

Shane and Rebekah Hixon

Kayo and Clay Sykes

Jim and Tracey Burleigh, Tommy Bateman

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PreP reunion The Jackson Prep Class of 1991 recently held their 20-year reunion during homecoming weekend. On campus events included a tailgate supper before the football game and a Saturday picnic.

Margaret Ann Ferris Montgomery, Paige Neville and Isabel McLeod

Keith, Adrienne Cox and Henry Carter; (front) Bennett Carter Anne and Jonathan Stockett; (front) Sally Claire, Sarah Liza, and Samuel Stockett

Patrick, Jennifer Smith, Evelyn and Rosemary Wooten

Chris and LaUna Gray Brubaker, Amy Chotard Brooks

Crymes Pittman, Rick Dye, John Nowell, Mike Atkinson, Sonny Pittman, Susan Lindsay, Guy Wilkins

Caroline, Patti, Collier and Sonny Pittman

Ginger and Brett Loper

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Stanton Toler, Mike Atkinson, Jamie Murphy

prep reunion Ashley, Abigail and Crymes Pittman

Lisa Lefoldt and John Nowell, Natalie Lefoldt Arnemann; (front) Victoria and John Kennedy Nowell

Scott and Melisa Polk Hill; (front) Joel and Lee Hill

Elliot, Rick, Carlyle and Wyeth Davis

Mike Atkinson, Jamie Murphy, Jonathan Stockett, Scott McLeod Eddie and Chuck Redding

Allyson Shive Willis, Mary Katherine Cole, Melisa Polk Hill

Rebecca, Ryan and Zoe Hall Laxmi Velagapudi Tummala, Elise Copeland Spencer

Annabelle, Clinton and Belle Dear; (front) Parker Dear

Keith and Adrienne Cox Carter

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PREP REUNION Rick and Emily Dye, (front) Emma and Margaret Dye

Randy and Shannon Woodson

Ben, Mike, Sarah, and Emma Atkinson; (front) Gracie Atkinson

Jen and Jay McGehee; (front) Jake and Worth McGehee

Eddie and Alyson Shive Willis; (front) Selby, Clayton, Lydia Willis

Jackson, Kelly and Stanton Toler; (front) Street and Annie Toler

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Rebecca Foust, Lucy Taylor, Kat Fairley

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Blues By starlight Blues by Starlight, an evening of art and music for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi, was held at Highland Village and attracted more than 1,500 attendees. The evening include a silent auction and samples of food, wine and cocktails from area restaurants. Philip Eubank, Steven Eastlack, Michael Mohr Angela Dallas, Stan Smith

Dominique Dale, Jetonica Collins

Rex Thompson, Enjoli Ward Sue and Craig Bane, Robert and Vickie Neal

Callie Rankin, Charles Fairchild, Justin Bufkin, Britney Boles, Jessica Swiney; (front) Josh Hynum, Ashleigh Miller Jennifer and Lynn Weaver

Mecca Lawhorn, Alicia Smith

Lee Ann Smith, Mandi Alonzo

Tom Doty, Leigh Ann Tabor march 2012

blues by starlight Holly Deken, Andee Hinton

Leslie Owens, Lisa Chesney

Erica Bennett, Vyviann Bonds Bob Green, Lucy Taylor, Chuck and Lena Barlow

Ben and Neelima Duncan, Betsy and Russell Turley Paul Howell, Pam Barham, Jane Howell, Benjie Barham

Cheryl Keeler, Angela Alexander, Tatiana Markov, NaCola James, Regina Thompson

Melissa and James Findley

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Barbara Cox, Stanley King

Judge Bill Skinner, Kelly Williams

Julio and Miriam Del Castillo

blues by starlight Nita, Jim, Betty and Ron Thompson

Trent and Lisa Walker, Dorsey and Susan Carson

Selena and Brad Lovejoy, Jaime and Chris McNeece

Regina Fields, Alicia Corley, Allie Crawford, Arlin Victory

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Mary Kelly, Jeanne Liston

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membership tea The Mississippi Children’s Home Auxiliary and the men’s mentoring group hosted a membership social in the Country Club of Jackson home of Pamela and Steve Nail. Cathy Hudgins, Jennifer Bracken

Steve Nail, Larry Accardi Ken Allen, Ira Murray

Sharolyn Smith, Ashlee Douglas, Dorothy Daniel

Cathy Hudgins, Kathy Accardi, Candace Jones, Kristen Malouf

Missy Black, Marcie Robertson, Kathy Eure, Olivia Burgess Angela Jones, Tracy Murray, Pam Nail, Katherine Penton, Marcie Robertson

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membership tea Ulessiah Johnson, Sonja Barnes, Chris Westphal, Charles Williams

Joseph and Noel Boone, Kathy Eure

e love a good party and so do our readers! Don’t let your party end when the guests go home. Keep it going by submitting pictures from it to The Northside Sun Magazine. It’s Easy. Just make sure when using a digital camera to have the setting at the highest resolution possible and e-mail them to us or submit a CD. Or the old fashioned way using film prints still works great!!! Type up something about the fun event and identify everyone in the photos and it’s done. And remember we like photos exclusive to us.

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Paul and Alison Moyers, Dan Doty

Jan Watson, Beth Elliot, Tammy English

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mma invitational The Mississippi Museum of Art recently hosted a reception for the 13 artists featured in the annual MMA Invitational. The exhibit features the work of contemporary visual artists living or working across the state. Monica and Jackson Morris

Julia and Lane Allen, Virginia Buchanan

Bob and Marie Cato, Billie and Al Green, Frances Jean and Walter Neely

Marcus Frazier, Rehema Barber

Doug Wing, Michelle Vidrine

Betsy Bezat, Ken Barton, Collins Wohner

Frank Alley, Rosemary Jacobs, Ivy Alley, Isabelle Clark, Brian Ambrose

Cyle Barnes, Pat Brown, Cain Barnes

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mma invitational Teresa Manning, Marion Barnwell

Marcus C. Frazier, Vidal Blankenstein, Jason Pressgrove

Rachel and Richard Manning Ellen Bourdeaux, Sandra Russell Clark, Mary and Matthew Quinn

Laura Morton-Zebert, Martha and Bob Pennebaker, Cynthia Newland

Carole Marie, Carolyn Busenlener

Michael and Clay Morris Robert Langford, Betsy Bradley, Elizabeth and Robert Williams

Anthony Mawson, Carol Anderson, Gus Smith Harold Manning, Cindy Jaudon, Harry and Karen Dieckmann

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mma invitational Claude and Jennifer Black

Jo Ann Cox, Kirby Lane

Lynn Kendrick, Allan Beck Pat Brown, Claiborne Barnwell

Randy and Becky Jolly, Evert Witte, Sandra Russell Clark

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MeMe Wittmayer, Harold Tuma, Ginny Blankenship

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red party The HeARTS Against AIDS second annual RED Party was hosted by BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar. Mississippi HeARTS Against AIDS is a non-profit, 100 percent volunteer organization dedicated to fighting HIV throughout the state Bryan Shoemake, Megan Shaw Joe Williams, Lauren Jones, Linda Allee Gilly McMillan, Nick Mosca, Brian Beckham

Tina and Clay Hooker, Lindsay and Justin Buford

Jeff Good, Jill Conner Browne

Jeff Lewis, Jim Westerfield

Lanier Clark, Jordan Willett, Lacey Cain

Jarred Keys, Stephen Holder, Ken South, Linda Allen

William Box, Don Cooper

Monte Permenter, Coleen O’ Brian march 2012

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red party Debbie Westbrook, Ellen Skrmetti

Takaya Jones, Valerie Evans Jennifer and Bobby Owens, Jonathon and Jessica Linquist, Jeanne Luckett, CB Carroll

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Robert Shivers, Shannon Valentine, Kelli Scott Lisa Wright Boone, John, Justin and Ginger Cook

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Jane Sanders Waugh, John and Ellen Swoger

Misti Dossett, Coleen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien

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mississippi craftsmen exposed The Mississippi Crafts Center recently hosted its second annual Exposed Party. At the event the 2012 Exposed calendar was unveiled. The evening brought exposure to crafts and the center. Chaz McIntyre, Betsy Lyles

Pat Flynn, Harold Miller

Dixie and Mark Clay, Esther and Jett Herring, Merry Pickenpaugh

Stephanie Dwyer, Felder Rushing

Shirley Smith, Alesha Nelson, Diane Williams

Cecil and Anne Brunson, Bart DeLashmet, Lindsey Gatlin, Ben Ross

Mike and Marsha Ferguson

Lee Anne Bryan, Dona Bagot

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Ben and Leslie Miley, Jessica White

Heather, Carla and Lexi Jones

Abby Grace Gorman, Julie Levanway, John Gorman

Georgia, Mickey and Kim Paduda

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Once UpOn a fall festival The Mississippi Children’s Museum hosted its First family fund-raiser, “Once upon a Fall festival....There was a Storybook Ball.” The festival was designed to celebrate children’s literature.

Marie and Arnold Jackson James, Meredyth, Vicky, Caleb, James and Betsy Chaisson

Chevanne McDonald, Stephanie Garriga, Britton Owen, Lesley and Elizabeth Childress Chad and Jonnita Barrett

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Cynthia Mahaffey, Britton Owen, Jim Wilkirson

Once UpOn a fall festival Rocky, Houston and Heather Wilkins

Lester Robinson, Mark Garriga

Chris and Hayden Benton

Vicki and Caroline Lowery, Caroline May, Evelyn Field

Jennifer, Calli, Tristan and Jon Price

Mary Martha Henson, Riley West, Sadie Walker, Sarah West

Todd, Angela and Vivian Pryor, Emma Jaromin

Missy and Drew Pickett

Preston Dubberly, Blount and AnnAdair Blackledge

Erica Speed, Steve Mahoney, Tammye Brown march 2012

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