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KIM ERICKSON

TED AND CHERRY DUCKWORTH

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A BLENDED FAMILY

The Brady Bunch is difficult to pull off and blending families is never as easy as it looks on television. But when Cherry and Ted Duckworth decided to tie the knot 12 years ago, their faith and their church made the transition much easier. “It’s a hard thing for kids getting used to new siblings overnight, not to mention stepparents,” Cherry said. “Two different households, two sets of rules is a difficult thing for kids and parents. If anyone tells you blending families is easy, they are being dishonest.” And when the Duckworths added a fourth child to the mix just 14 months after marriage, the household was pretty crazy, according to the two. “We credit our faith and our church for bringing our family together and getting us through difficult times,” she said.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Madison resident Kim Erickson has a simple policy when it comes to volunteering. “If an opportunity to help someone presents itself, just do it,” she explains. Friends have been a regular source of information regarding needs in her community. She has spent the past 25 years taking advantage of those opportunities, making a difference in the lives of countless people who have crossed her path. A native of Carthage, Erickson attended Hinds Junior College and Mississippi State University before going to work for the Mississippi state treasurer’s office. While employed there, she received her MBA from Millsaps. Her love of numbers and organizational skills would serve her well, not only professionally, but in the many volunteer roles she would assume in the coming years.

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Engagement Party

An engagement celebration honoring Douglas Strahan and Christopher Loftin was held in the home of Holly and Brooks Buchanan.

Engagement Party

An engagement party was held for Jack Culbertson and Ashley Farmer in Ridgeland.

Engagement Celebration

An engagement party honoring Dora Lee Malouf and Wesley Little was held in the home of Leslie and Phillip Carpenter.

MMA Night At The Museum

The Mississippi Museum of Art held this year’s annual benefit, Night at the Museum.

Pickin’ Poppin’ Rockin’ The third annual Pickin’ Poppin’ Rockin’, a fundraiser celebrating the Neighborhood Christian Center and Peyton’s House, was held at Duling Hall.

Seasons Art Show Reception

Anna and Ben Chappell recently hosted a “Seasons” reception, exhibition and sale of the abstract landscape paintings of Alabama artist Wm. Coleman Mills.

LSU Tiger Tour

The Bayou Bengal Booster Club of Mississippi recently hosted the 2015 LSU-TAF Tiger Tour in Jackson.

Tri Delta Blue Moon

The Metro Jackson and Central Mississippi Tri Delta Alumnae held a summer blue moon party.

CARA Cinco De Mayo Mutts and Margaritas

Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA) hosted its first Cinco de Mayo Mutts and Margaritas fund-raiser in the home of David and Dana Traxler.

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Engagement Party

Blair Milligan and Frank Kossen were honored with an engagement celebration in the home of Jean and Kelley Williams.

Engagement Party

The engagement of Ellen Elliott and Steven Blevins was celebrated in the Eastover home of Dr. and Mrs. Gene Barrett.

Engagement Party

A celebration honoring the engagement of Mary Alex Street and Peyton Thigpen was held in the home of Mary Scott and Tommy Shepherd.

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Mississippi Children’s Museum Luncheon

Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) held its annual partners luncheon recently.

Episcopal Drawdown

Four Episcopal churches – St. Andrew’s Cathedral, St. Columb’s, St. James and St. Philip’s, sponsored a $10,000 drawdown party.

Sante South

Sante South Wine Festival joined the Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival at Renaissance at Colony Park.

Summerhouse Book Signing

Suzanne Kasler, renowned designer and bestselling author, appeared at a recent book signing at SummerHouse for her book “Timeless Style,” as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Ridgeland-based furniture and accessories boutique and design firm.

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And when the Duckworths added a fourth child to the mix just 14 months after marriage, the household was pretty crazy, according to the two. “We credit our faith and our church for bringing our family together and getting us through difficult times,” she said. Cherry and Ted met in Baton Rouge through a mutual friend Ted knew back in high school. The two were engaged at the University Club on the 22nd floor of Regions Plaza just 10 months after they met. “When you’re in your 30s, divorced with children, you know what you’re looking for in a partner,” Cherry said. Ted arranged for a private dinner for the two to look out over the city skyline at the club. His children were in on the engagement plan also and they had drawn pictures of the family as one and showed up to dinner at the right time and presented Cherry with the drawings. “She, of course, accepted after I took a knee and formally asked her to be my wife,” Ted said. The wedding took place two months later in Destin. The Duckworths’ advice to other blended families is to be a part of a strong faith community, get a good therapist, and don’t give up. “Time goes by much more quickly than you think, you will get through it,” Cherry said. “More importantly, give it all to God and let Him help you get through it.” Their kids now refer to their stepsiblings as just brother and sister now, which 11 years ago, I would never have thought that was possible. “Palmer (our 19-year-old) came home from college and he and his stepbrother wanted to hang out and get ‘bro’ time,” she said. Their parenting styles balance each other well. While Cherry tends to be a bit more strict, Ted is usually more lenient. “As Teddi (their youngest) says, ‘Mom is a noer and dad is a yeser.’ “Ted has grown into the spiritual leader of the family, which is more important than being the

rule maker. He leads our family by example,” she said. “We don’t have parenting all figured out, but who does?” Ted grew up in Jackson until the age of 10, when his family moved to Shreveport. They lived there until 1985. While he was at Mississippi State, his parents moved back to Jackson. Cherry, a native of Baton Rouge, moved to the Washington area when she was five because her dad became a congressman. She was graduated from Louisiana State University and moved back to the D.C. area to earn a master’s in education from Trinity College. She married, had her first child, Pearce, and later moved to Baton Rouge. Ted’s career started after graduation from MSU in real estate and mortgage finance in 1988. Upon entering the job search, he realized he needed to get a brokerage license, which led to being hired by a Houston-based company that was developing an office complex in Ridgeland. After about six months, he left that job to start Duckworth Realty with one listing in hand. Within a few months, this grew to another listing, which included a management contract. Through the next several years with success on these first few exclusive listings and management contracts, more contracts and opportunities came. In 1996, a life insurance company asked Ted to sell The Quarter on Lakeland Drive. After marketing this for a while, the Northsider decided this would be a good opportunity to put together a group of investors to purchase the property. “The insurance company agreed to our terms and we moved ahead with the acquisition,” he said. “Two years later, we had an offer to sell the property for double our investment. We sold and used the funds to make other acquisitions.” Each year, additional acquisitions were made. Over the years, having success in real estate operations and creating value for our investors

Cherry, Alex, Palmer, Pearce; (front) Ted, Teddi

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allowed the acquisitions of new properties to continue. “Jackson has always been home and headquarters but we own or have owned buildings in Flowood, Ridgeland, Flora, Richland, Jackson, Shreveport, Atlanta, Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Baton Rouge,” he said. In 2004, Ted undertook the development of the Electric Building in downtown Jackson. This was his first major development project and set the company off to do other developments and eventually led to The District at Eastover. The Duckworths have lived in Eastover since 1995, in five different houses, which were all major remodel projects. “I have always had a desire to create and renovate. Taking something old in an established neighborhood was a challenge I have always loved,” he said. The family has now purchased a sixth house in Eastover. The two love their neighborhood. Walking on nice days is a favorite thing for them to do. They believe getting involved in your community will make Jackson a better place. Ted has served on the neighborhood association for about 10 years now. He also serves on the board of the Greater Eastover Neighborhood Foundation. The active board raised the money to hire Dana Robertson, to run the foundation and the security association. She is outstanding and really pulls everything together in the neighborhood. “In Eastover, our neighborhood board has worked the hardest at having events in the neighborhood (at people’s houses) that invite relationship. Events like picnics in the fall and spring. We even have an Easter parade that is a 30 year tradition,” Ted said. The board was responsible for hiring the off-duty Jackson police officers who monitor the neighborhood 24/7. They also raise money for upgrades to the neighborhood such as new entrance hardscaping, landscaping and security cameras. “Each neighborhood association has its own interests, but if people know their neighbor they

can talk about issues, watch out for them, help them if needed, and share a meal,” he said. “It is already happening around Jackson, more and more of these type associations. You see this downtown, in Fondren and Belhaven, around the Medical Mall and County Line Road. As these areas all around town are more organized then they flourish with new growth, and they become more secure.” “Jackson has been good to me, I started my career here, and the people of Jackson allowed me as a young man to start my business and grow it here. So I view my roots as a Jacksonian,” Ted said. His friend and spiritual mentor, the late Michael Barranco, used to discuss being committed to Jackson. “Not because it was a convenient thing to do, but because we chose to do so,” Ted said. “God had clearly placed us in Jackson for a reason and it seemed like making the effort to create a better place out of one that already existed (and one that had character and beauty) made more sense that moving out to greener pastures to create a new place out of nothing. So I live in Jackson by choice. You can choose to stay and make a difference.” “Ted always says that Jackson is within three to six hours of everything (New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta),” Cherry said. “We want this city to thrive so young people will

come back and invest in the community. We are planning for The District to be a happening place to live, work and play.” The District at Eastover was always a dream project to Ted because they lived in such proximity. “I drove by the site daily and imagined what it could be,” he said. “Michael Barranco, Breck Hines and I saw other places that we knew could be delivered to Jackson. A development that could be created with a quality of outdoor space and architecture that did not exist in the Jackson market.” Ted and Cherry would like to leave this city a better place than when they found it. Ted serves on Jackson’s one percent tax oversight commission. Now he is able to be involved in the necessary improvements needed to roads and the water system. “If Jackson remains healthy, Madison and Ridgeland will also remain healthy.”

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Kim Erickson - MAKING A DIFFERENCE es an ability to say what needs to be done and then smile, and you find yourself wanting to follow her lead,” Branson explained. “In the time I worked with her on the PTO, she also volunteered for Young Life, MadCAAP, the Mississippi State Wakeboard Club, the Madison County School Bond issue, MC’s Graduation Night to Remember, Big Blue, and fund-raising for a student who was undergoing canJoseph, Kirk, Kim and Katie Erickson cer treatment … all simultaneously. She was completely committed to She and Kirk married in 1991 at Christ United each organization or cause without fanfare. She is Methodist Church. Their son Joseph was born the an amazing woman with a huge heart.” following year, and daughter Katie came along in While volunteering at Joseph’s kindergarten, 1995. CUMC is where her volunteer efforts began, Erickson noticed a classmate who had some obvifirst in children’s ministry and then in Wednesday ous needs. She learned that the Warren family, a night youth group with her friend Kim Kelly. disabled mother and her six children, lived in Erickson joined the Madison Ridgeland Junior extremely difficult conditions in Gluckstadt. “I just Auxiliary in the mid-1990s. She helped organize the annual dance and served as fund-raising chair, went to visit them one day,” Erickson explained. “We think of poverty in third world countries, but a position she would hold with many charities it exists right here, in our back yard. This family throughout the years. was living in a shack, with exposed wiring, holes in While her children attended Madison County their walls and windows, and the ground visible schools, Erickson served on PTO boards from Joseph’s first year of school until Katie was a senior. According to Susan Branson, who served as Madison Central PTO president for two years while Erickson was treasurer, “Kim had a wealth of knowledge from her many years on every PTO where her children had attended school. What I appreciated most was her diplomatic, up-front way of handling situations and her availability to advise us on decisions and planning. Kim possess-

MadCAAP oversaw the funding, and Broadmoor Baptist Church helped with funding and provided all the volunteers. I am always happy to tell people who volunteered how much the Warrens appreciate their home,” she added. “If I dropped in on them unannounced this afternoon, it would be spotless, and it would look like they were ready to have an open house.” Erickson is quick to credit others who have helped the Warrens along the way, including Mary Lita Tigrett, a teacher at Madison Middle; Kay Weems, a counselor at Rosa Scott; and Carol McElroy, counselor at Rosa Scott. She continues to mentor the Warren children. She has taken all of them to get their driver’s licenses, driven daughters to Girl Scouts meetings and helped sell cookies, and picked up one of the boys at 5 a.m. to be sure he made it to power lifting competitions. Erickson has helped the children find jobs, even purchasing $1,000 in tools for one to work as a diesel mechanic. “It has been my goal to make sure they all finish their education and break the cycle of poverty,” she commented. “I talk to them about the importance of focusing on their education, not becoming teenage parents, and eventually moving out on their own. My hope is that they will not live in this house with 10 people for the rest of their lives.” Erickson’s friend Kim Kelly introduced her to Peyton’s House in Jackson. Established to promote spiritual, educational and relational growth

“If a chance to help someone presents itself, take advantage of it,” Erickson said. “If anyone has time to give, especially if they are afforded the opportunity to not have to work, I hope they will go out there and do something for someone else. It is incredibly rewarding to know you are making a difference in someone’s life...” Kim Erickson

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through cracks in the floor. Mice and roaches were everywhere.” Erickson had learned about Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty (MadCAAP) when former director Harold Waldrup spoke to the Junior Auxiliary. She petitioned the Junior Auxiliary for a $1,000 donation to MadCAAP, to pay for repairs to the Warren’s home. She learned that the ceiling in one of the Warrens’ bedrooms had collapsed during Katrina. The three sisters were sleeping on sofas in the den. That’s when Erickson e-mailed friends, asking for donations to MadCAAP to build a new home for the family. She and her family had joined Broadmoor Baptist Church, and Erickson brought Broadmoor and MadCAAP together on the project. “This wasn’t your traditional MadCAAP house, where kids from other states volunteer to build homes,” Erickson explained. “For the Warrens,

for inner-city middle and high school young men, Peyton’s House is a nonprofit ministry of the Neighborhood Christian Center. Named in memory of former Jackson Prep and Ole Miss student Peyton Houchins, it is a place where boys from 6th through 12th grade can go after school for a snack and help with homework and projects. “Different volunteer teams commit to helping one day each week. Tricia Miller, Kim Kelly and I tutor every Monday afternoon,” Erickson explained, “but we are really there to love on them and to help with anything they need to work on.” One of their students recently won the science fair at his school. “Rafael Jackson is doing a fabulous job as director of Peyton’s House,” she commented. “He takes them on field trips, retreats, to the beach, and invites inspirational speakers to talk to them. Rafael is working to instill character in these boys, as well as help them with their education and keep

Kim Erickson with members of the Mississippi State Wakeboard Club

them off the street.” Another weekly volunteer project Erickson enjoys is painting with palliative care patients at Batson Children’s Hospital. This program focuses on providing the best quality of life possible for children with life-threatening conditions and their families. “I learned about this program from my friend Mike Holmes, whose daughter was a patient there,” Erickson said. “Every Tuesday, I go to Batson and paint with a quadriplegic patient, who is able to hold the brushes in her mouth. She really enjoys the opportunity to express her feelings through art. We recently had a painting session in the gardens at the Governor’s Mansion.” Erickson’s daughter Katie, who is an art major, helps by sketching objects on canvases for the patient. Knowing she is a water sports enthusiast, Erickson’s friend Eric Chancellor suggested that she help some students at Mississippi State who were trying to start a wakeboarding club. “I just took them under my wings,” she commented. “I helped them find and purchase a trailer they needed, and then they started wakeboarding at our place on Wolf Lake in Yazoo County. I have been able to mentor some of the kids on the

team.” When the director of the Louisiana Collegiate Wakeboard Tour asked if the Ericksons would be interested in hosting a competition at Wolf Lake in 2014, they didn’t hesitate. “The first person I called was Marsha Barbour, to see if Haley would help us get approval from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks,” she explained. With help from numerous sponsors she secured, including the Barbours and BankPlus, the Ericksons welcomed approximately 80 competitors from colleges throughout the Southeast, along with a big crowd of spectators. At the conclusion of the event, the MSU wakeboard team presented Erickson with a framed jersey embroidered with the name “Mama Kim.” Her most recent volunteer position came at the request of friend and former MC PTO president Sonia Summerlin. “Sonia asked if I would serve as fund-raising chair for the American Cancer Society Tennis Classic in honor of Becky Taylor, and I told them I would only do it for Becky,” Erickson said. She met her dear friend Becky years ago, when they worked on the Junior Auxiliary annual dance. After Becky was diagnosed with brain tumors in 2010, Erickson was there to lend a helping hand. “I

Kim Erickson and Kim Kelly with students at Peyton's House

cooked dinner for them so often that they started calling me their personal chef,” she added. Erickson’s tenacity was evident during a recent mission trip to the Dominican Republic. She and her daughter Katie reached out to a group of homeless teenagers, inviting them to a Bible study. When organizers, worried the kids might be too dangerous, said they would have to turn the group away, Erickson insisted that they be allowed to participate. “I explained that this was the reason we were there,” she added. “Those were kids who really needed to learn about Jesus, and they came back to Bible study every day.” Her argument for sharing her faith with those homeless teenagers is really her philosophy on life. “If a chance to help someone presents itself, take advantage of it,” Erickson said. “If anyone has time to give, especially if they are afforded the opportunity to not have to work, I hope they will go out there and do something for someone else. It is incredibly rewarding to know you are making a difference in someone’s life. It can be as small as cooking supper for a sick friend…or just picking up supper, if you don’t cook. Sometimes you just have to get out of your box and do something for someone else. That really is the reason we are here.”

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The 2015 USTA League Championship season continues. “We have had four championships so far with great tennis, some rain, lots of fun and winners crowned,” says USTA Mississippi director of adult leagues, Lindsey Sartain. Next up will be the USTA Tri-Level Championships in Tupelo, August 14-16. It’s game, set and match for the 2015 USTA League Mississippi State Championships for the 18s and 40s. It’s the first championship this year that wasn’t plagued with rain. This three-day tournament is the state’s largest ever in Mississippi and took place at eight facilities in Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties. Ninety courts were used for the 134 teams, 281 team matches and 1,323 individual matches played. Fifty-five cases of tennis balls (4,000 balls) were used. Winners in all divisions have been crowned. The winners in the 18s traveled to Dothan for the USTA League Southern Sectional Championships in July and the 40s winners will travel to Asheville this month for the Southern Sectional Championships. Teams winning in the 18s from the Northside are: 3.0, 3.5 and 4.5 women; 3.0, 3.5 and 4.5 men. In the 40s the 4.0 men and women won their divisions. Congratulations to all and best of luck at USTA League Southern Sectional Championships. USTA League Tennis is a national organization which is celebrating its 35th birthday in 2015. USTA is the world’s largest recreational tennis league providing organized, structured team matches for all ability levels. Approximately 500,000 players compete nationwide, with more than 124,000 adult and senior players coming from the USTA Southern Section alone, which Mississippi is part of. USTA Junior Team Tennis (JTT) state championships were held in the Jackson area at the end of July. “We are very proud that BankPlus will be the sponsor for our JTT State Championships for the 14th consecutive year,” says Russell Dendy, director of junior programs for USTA Mississippi. “Without BankPlus our kids wouldn’t have the first class championship they have all grown to expect. We are very appreciative of their continued support,” Dendy said. The championship continues to grow each summer, with more than 500 children coming from across the state in 2014. It’s hard to believe that summer is already winding down. Fall tennis programs are on the horizon. Registration for Mississippi Southern Combo Doubles for adult players will begin in early August. For captains, early bird registration runs through August 2. “Why would I want to sign up early, you might ask,” because during this week only, captains can sign up for only $3. Just a little thank you from the USTA Mississippi office for all you do as captains. Registration for players will open August 3, following the free registration for captains’ week. Deadline to have your team formed and information to Lesley Mosby is August 7. Play will

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begin early September. For nights of play and any questions about Southern Combo Doubles, contact Lesley at jacksontennisleagues@gmail.com or go to msleaguetennis.com. On the junior side, USTA JTT fall league registration is now open. Play will begin September 13 and will be on Sunday afternoons. For the fall season, play will be single gender with two doubles and four singles as the format. There will be a fall championship, the date hasn’t been determined. For more information, contact Angie Deleon at angied@mstennis.com. The Jackson Ladies Tennis Association, better known as JLTA will begin their 36th year in August. JLTA started out with five teams, from five different clubs and has grown to more than 70 teams with close to 1,000 ladies playing each season. Although the ladies love their tennis, JLTA also has a philanthropic side as well. In 2004, the JLTA board of Since 2004 Jackson Ladies Tennis directors approved the establishment of Association (JLTA) has awarded a local a college educational scholarship for one senior with a college scholarship. Bray female freshman at a two or four-year Koury is the 2015 recipient. community college, college, or university. In the spring of each year, a committee comprised of two members of the JLTA board and two members of the association as a whole choose a recipient from among the qualified applicants. The scholarship is awarded annually and is renewable for four years at an amount of $750 per year, for a total scholarship amount of $3,000. The Jackson Ladies Tennis Association is proud to announce that Lauren Bray Koury is the recipient of its College Educational Scholarship for 2015. Bray was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School where she received numerous awards, including the Most Valuable Player on the Prep tennis team in 2012, 2013 and 2014. She will attend Mississippi State UniJackson Prep graduate, Bray Koury, versity in the fall and plans to study in received a scholarship from JLTA.

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qbkkfp ^as^kq^db the health sciences field. Serving as president for the 2015-2016 board is Muriel Greer. Her board includes: vice president, Stephanie Gilbert; secretary, Leigh Ann Allen; treasurer, Sandra McLaurin; and disciplinarian is Karen De Kock. In addition to the board, each JLTA level has a league secretary. Serving this year are Tracie Mason, Laurie Raines, Donna McCarthy, Allyson Bays, Reveland Wheat, Lou Ann Durfey and Linda Blissett. Remember to drink plenty of water before, during and after playing tennis. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot outside and you need to take care of yourself. As always, for all your tennis needs go to www.mstennis.com; or you can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at ustamississippi.

The 2015 USTA League Adult Championships for 18s and 40s were held in the tri-county area June 19-21. More than 1,300 players participated in the three-day tournament, which is the largest tennis tournament ever held in the state. Eight teams from the Northside won their division and will travel to Asheville or Dothan later in the summer to compete in the USTA Southern Sectional Championships. Sarah Spraberry Buffington is the captain of the winning 4.5 18s team.

3.0 men 18s Travis Vizier, Austin Moore, William A. Thompson, Jeffrey Bidwell; (front) Wendell B. Erwin, Hilton Lutz, Tam Nquyen, Tripp Segars, Christopher Shaw; (not pictured) Jay Mooney captain

3.0 women 18s Kendra Florczak, Mary Claire Primos, Leslie Drake, Beth Aldridge, Rachel M. Munoz, Calen Oswalt; (front) Ashleigh Barnes, Clare Agostinelli, Hayley K. Barber, Jaime Eubanks captian, Annika Pettersson, Amanda Howell

3.5 men 18s Brent Clark, David Ellis, Brandon Brown, Judson Jones, David Munn; (front) Cole Mockbee, Brandon Easterwood, Eric Nimon, Alec Taylor captain, Hunter Leake, Frank Smith, Derek Howard

3.5 women 18s Elizabeth Noone, Ashley Pullen, Kat Cook, Jenny Hammond, Melissa Thornton, Jennifer Diaz captain; (front) Andrea Edwards, Mindy Collins, Ashley Norris, Pamela Manor, Sissy Jackson, Brenda Armstrong

4.0 men 40s: Lee Young, Steve Therrell, Jeff Boyles, Thomas Griffith, David Thomas, Chris Irby; (front) Clay Haller, Todd Johns, Ken McCoy captain, Bruce Black, Tim Davis, Trey Woodruff

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Jackson Academy (JA) families, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, and administration. Through funds raised, the JAA will be able to provide educational tools for K3-12 classrooms as well as grants, scholarships and many other benefits to JA students and faculty.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event chair is Max Wondries. Max, a Mississippi native, has experience in sales, corporate marketing and event planning, and has served in various roles at JA including carnival staging chair and the mission statement task force. Max is married to Taylor Wondries, managing partner of Audi Volkswagen LandRover Jackson. The Wondries live in Ridgeland, attend St. Richard Catholic Church, and have two daughters in middle school, Hollis and Molly. The JAA is the parent association for JA. Focused on building fellowship and enabling growth, the JAA enhances the overall educational experience. The JAA hosts fund-raising events each year as well as manages programs for school supplies, student and teacher receptions, Parents in Prayer, Box Tops for Education and more. In addition, the JAA makes significant financial contributions to JA through grants and scholarships as well as monetary contributions to JA growth initiatives for technology and learning. For more information visit the JAA online at jacksonacademy.org/JAA.

Jackson Academy Association Presidents Jan Ishee former JAA president 2014-15, Kristen Nations current JAA president 2015-16

A Blue & White Night Auction Chairs Brooke Akin silent auction chair, Lisa Jeffcoat silent auction, Geri Beth Smith live auction chair

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COOKING SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION

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ave you ever had an overwhelming feeling of joy because a part of your life is over? I can’t remember the exact date, but in August 2001, I couldn’t have been happier, I was done with school. No more homework, no more tests and no more papers to write. I sat in my cubicle at my first real job, feeling very smart - as students returned to their classrooms. I had a similar sensation one evening - after I purchased not one, but two sets of knives (second set was free, all I had to do was pay separate processing and shipping charges), from a gentleman in a chef’s hat proclaiming that this set would be the last cutlery I would ever need because they “never needed sharpening.” If I only knew then, what I know now I wasn’t as sharp as I thought I was, nor were the knives I bought off TV. Even though formal education was over, I needed to hone my skills before I ever stood a

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SHARPEN YOUR KNIVES

Marlana Walters, Proprietor The Everyday Gourmet

chance of getting a corner office. Without question - I have researched, studied and written more since college than I did in all my formal education combined. I’ve learned a few things along the way, at some point all knives will need sharpening and good knives do not belong in the dishwasher (regardless of what the infomercial proclaims). Even a good knife will lose some of its sharpness with everyday use. However, sharpening a knife is easy if you have the right tools and know how to use them. Most reputable cutlery manufacturers offer a lifetime warranty on their products, but it’s no more useful than a couch potato getting a degree from Harvard if the integrity of the product isn’t maintained. Keeping a sharp edge on your knife is really important. Compensating for a dull blade by adding additional force can be dangerous. A sharp knife is a safer knife. There are multiple ways to maintain the edge of your cutlery; using a steel, handheld or electric sharpener, or a whetstone. Keeping knives at their peak performance requires two separate but complementary processes: honing and sharpening. The easiest way for me to illustrate the difference between the two is when you have a brand new sharp pencil, after you’ve written a few lines, you can “hone” the pencil by turning the lead tip in a different direction, but after you’ve written several pages, the pencil will need to be sharpened before it will perform optimally. First, it is important to understand the difference between honing and sharpening. Honing: re-aligns the microscopic teeth in the blade, but doesn’t remove steel to create a new edge the way “sharpening” does. Honing can be used frequently - even after each use. It is always recommended to use the same brand steel as the knives you are honing, because the steel hardness varies from one manufacturer to another. Note: the steel doesn’t actually sharpen the knife - it hones the edge, realigning it and removing nicks and dents. Sharpening: actually takes a small amount of steel off the blade. Depending on how often the knives are used, they may only need to be sharpened once or twice a year. Because good knives are a big investment, it’s crucial that you treat them with care. While regular

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sharpening of your knives keeps them performing up to their full potential and makes them easier to use, it is important not to over sharpen knives. An over-sharpened knife will eventually lose the original, intended blade shape. If your knives are blunt most manufacturers recommend using a diamond or ceramic sharpener or a whetstone to bring back the desired sharp edge. A simple way to keep your knives as sharp as the first day you used them. While you may have no fear of sharpening a pencil, some people are afraid of honing their knives with a steel or using a whetstone to sharpen a dull knife because they are unsure of the exact angle. For me, it’s like going to a geometry test without a protractor (I’m not even sure if they use protractors anymore, but they did when I was in school). The illustrations that most manufacturers provide are of little help in explaining the proper technique. I’ve never been one of those good at reading instructions or watching someone demonstrate how to do something, I need hands-on instruction to fully grasp certain techniques. According to the self-proclaimed sharpening experts, at Sharpening Supplies, the angle refers to the position at which you hold the knife on the stone or steel. Most knives have a bevel on both sides and cutlery manufacturers typically reference one side of the knife as the degree angle on the blade. For example, most western knives (Wusthoff and Henkels) have a 20 degree angle, meaning each side of the knife is sharpened to 20 degrees, making a total angle of 40 degrees. To further inform or confuse you on the subject: • Under 10 Degree Angles (Razors) The lowest angles are reserved for edges that are typically cutting softer materials like a straight razor, which has a very delicate edge that is very easy to damage. Unless you are a surgeon using a scalpel to debone a chicken, you would not want to sharpen your knife at this angle, it will damage the knife and will be virtually impossible to maintain. • 10 to 15 Degree Angles (filet knives) A sharpening angle of 10 to 17 degrees is low for most knives. With a total angle of 20 to 34 degrees, the knife will have a very fine edge. This edge is typically too weak for any knife that might be used in any type of chopping motion. • 15 to 22 Degree Angles (chef knives) A 17 to 22 degree angle covers most kitchen knives. Some knives (typically Japanese manufacturers) will sharpen their knives to roughly 15-17 degrees. Most western knives are roughly 20-22 degrees. Knives sharpened to 15 to 20 degrees (under 40 degrees total) cut very well, however, they many not hold an edge as well and may require more frequent sharpening to maintain a sharp blade. • 22 to 30 Degree Angles (pocket or hunting knives) In this range, the knife edges are considerably more durable but may not cut as well.

• Over 30 Degree Angles (cleaver) Any edged tool or knife that is sharpened past 30 degrees will be very durable. Its cutting ability will be noticeably reduced and there is little benefit from this sharpening angle. If all the information on angles is too much to grasp, there are a few honing and sharpening tools I recommend for the geometrically challenged (like me): • Chantry Knife Sharpener (may be called a sharpener, but it’s really a honing device) is so easy to use. You just pull the knife though the steel vertically five or six times and the carefully aligned spring loaded steels do all the work. • Chef’s Choice Manual Sharpeners make knife sharpening fast – no whetstone needed. The Pronto manual sharpener is compact and easy to use with two diamond stages, for sharpening and polishing at a consistent 20-degree bevel angle. • The Chef’s Choice Electric Knife Sharpeners have options to sharpen a variety of knives. Unlike other electric sharpeners, it can sharpen the 15-degree Asian style knives and traditional 20-degree angles for western style knives. The multi-stage models feature position guides, diamond abrasives and flexible polishing discs that create a sharp and durable edge time and time again. Still not sure you’re prepared to sharpen your cutlery or you need a tutor? I know just the place for continuing education. Beginning September 1, 2015, the Cooking School is back in session, and now is the time to sharpen your knives. After a brief (seven year hiatus), The Everyday Gourmet Cooking School will offer demonstration classes with local chefs, hands on classes preparing regional favorites, private events, birthday parties and workshops on basic techniques such as knife skills. The Cooking School will offer everyday culinary enthusiasts interactive instruction in our newly renovated facility by combining education and entertainment – without the pressure of passing or failing. If your knives (or cooking skills) are dull, consider having them professionally sharpened at The Everyday Gourmet every Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and while you’re there, check out our cooking class schedule. You may need to hone your kitchen skills too. Even if you are the sharpest knife in the drawer as they say, you may have a passion for food and a craving to learn more - cooking classes are just what you need to hone your culinary skills. The way I see it, every day we have the opportunity to learn something new, refresh our talents and expand our horizons or we could be content with being comfortably dull. Strangely enough, I am happier now, to be out of my cubicle and going back to school than I was years ago; the topics are more interesting and the homework is far tastier. Can’t wait to see you in class.

KNIFE HONING AND SHARPENING TECHNIQUES

Blade Position

Option 1 Hold the sharpening steel slightly diagonal, away from the body.

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Emily Evans Stacy & Charles Bennie Holmes

WEDDINGS

MARCH 14, 2015

THE COTTON MARKET • PEARL, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennie Holmes

mily Evans Stacy and Charles Bennie Holmes were united in marriage at 6 p.m., March 14 at the Cotton Market in Pearl. The double ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Frank Haynes. Music was performed by the Magnolia String Trio. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Larry Stacy of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Edwin Bruton of Madison and Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Shackleford of Hollandale, and Mrs. Charles A. Stacy Jr. and the late Mr. Stacy of Ridgeland. The bridegroom is the son of Jeri Ferguson Holmes of Pearl and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raymond Holmes of Magnolia. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Monroe Holmes Jr. of Summit, the late Mildred Allgood Holmes, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lea Sheridian Ferguson. Escorted by her father, and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore an ivory designer gown of embroidered heirloom lace appliques and tulle over a Roma satin sheath. Complete with illusion neckline atop a plunging V-neckline and covered buttons accenting a demure low back. She wore a darker ivory satin ribbon belt with handsewn pearls and crystals. She wore a designer fingertip sheer illusion veil and willow gold hairpiece. She carried a hand tied bouquet of vendella roses, white O’Hara roses, peach stock, seeded eucalyptus, boronia, scabiosa, veronica, succulents, lamb’s ear and maidenhair fern. It was wrapped in a light blue monogrammed satin ribbon and her childhood cross necklace. Matrons of honor were Courtney Kowalski Handey of Washington, D.C., and her sister, Ann Louis Stacy McNamara of Oxford. Bridesmaids were Mary Kathryn Thomas Allen of Jackson; Susan Hall Vickery Anderson of Madison; Taren Lee Bullock of Dallas; Paige Bee Dodgen of Abbeville; Jilly Lang Escude of Simpsonville, S.C.; Stephanie Ann Henson of New York; Katie Stacy McDaniel of Meridian; Lauren Taylor Pickering of Nashville; and Anna Hamilton Watson of Ridgeland. They wore gowns of lace and tulle in sea glass green and each wore a different flower designer crown. They carried hand tied bouquets that were a smaller version of the bride’s. Mary Evans McNamara, niece of the bride, was flower girl. Jackson Paul Forman Jones, nephew of the bridegroom, was ringbearer. Richard Martin Clark Jr. of Madison was best man. Groomsmen were Shelby Chase Howell Jr. of Oklahoma City; John Franklin Hubler, Clifton Jay Lide, Jacob Duane Mann and Timothy Stephen Schear, all of Brandon; Miller Moncrief McNamara of Oxford; Andrew Michael Nichols of Houston, Texas; Christopher Lewman Price and James Coleman Stacy, both of Jackson; James Wade Spring of McCall Creek; and David Samuel Torrence of Florence. Scripture reader was Mary Claire Cadenhead Glasco of Greenville. Registry and program attendants were Courtney Alison Fontenot, Mallory Mae Fontenot and Molly Barron Fontenot of Hollandale. Following the ceremony the bride’s parents hosted a reception where guests enjoyed dancing to the music of Mo Money. The bride’s cake was an almond cake with ivory buttercream icing adorned with a lace design and fresh flowers. The bridegroom’s table was decorated in a New Orleans Saints theme with a candy bar and cupcakes. Wedding coordinator was Meredith Akers. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s parents hosted a cocktail buffet honoring the couple at the Country Club of Jackson. Following a wedding trip to St. Lucia the couple is at home in Dallas, where the bride is a sales rep for Philips Oral Healthcare and the bridegroom is with UPS. a u g u s t

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Kiley Anne Munger & William Riddick Armstrong III

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r. and Mrs. Daniel Munger of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wilson of Wheaton, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kiley Anne Munger, to Dr. William Riddick Armstrong III, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Armstrong Jr. of Brandon. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Mr. and Mrs. Joel Munger and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ray Donachie, all of Wheaton, Ill. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mrs. William R. Armstrong and the late Dr. Armstrong of Brandon, and Mrs. David W. Blood of Jackson and the late Dr. Blood of Salt Lake City. Miss Munger is a 2002 graduate of St. Francis High School in Wheaton. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Marquette University in 2006 and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Goldfarb School of Nursing in St. Louis in 2009. She is on the staff of the department of interventional radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Armstrong was graduated in 2002 from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. He received a bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology from Tulane University in 2006, master’s in medical sciences summa cum laude from Mississippi College in 2007, and a medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical School in 2011. He is a chief resident in the department of urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Vows will be exchanged August 1 at Cafe Brauer in Chicago. A reception will follow. After the wedding, the couple will be at home in Dallas.

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Carley Susann Mohan & Mark Majure McRee AUGUST 1, 2015

FONDREN CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

rish Mohan of Maben and Mark Mohan of Watkinsville, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Carley Susann Mohan, to Mark Majure McRee, son of Richard and Kay McRee of Madison. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Sandra Bishop and the late Kirk Bishop of Maben, and John Francis Mohan Jr. and the late Sue Jowers Mohan. Miss Mohan was graduated from Starkville Academy in 2008 and Mississippi State University in 2012. At State she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, Stennis Montgomery Association, fashion board and was a student association senator. She is associated with Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company in corporate communication. Professional honors and affiliations include Mississippi Children’s Home Services Auxiliary, Habitat Young Professionals, and Chapter Advisory Board Mu Chapter of Kappa Delta at Millsaps College. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kirkland McRee Sr. of Holcomb, and Mr. and Mrs. William Wright Majure of Jackson. He is a graduate of Jackson Academy in 2006 and Mississippi State University in 2010. At State he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is a financial advisor with Edward Jones. The couple will wed August 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Fondren Church. A reception will be held at River Hills Club.

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Mary Kathryn Christian & Jeremy Taylor Rainey AUGUST 8, 2015

THE SOUTH WAREHOUSE • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Jeremy Taylor Rainey, Mary Kathryn Christian

r. and Mrs. Hubert Thomas Christian Jr. of Clinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Kathryn Christian, to Dr. Jeremy Taylor Rainey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wayne Rainey of Clinton. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Norman Edward Herrin and Mrs. Herrin, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Thomas Christian Sr., all of Clinton. Miss Christian is a 2002 graduate of Clinton High School, where she was graduated a year ahead of her class, and a 2007 and 2008 graduate of Mississippi State University, where she earned a bachelor’s of accountancy degree and master’s of accountancy. Miss Christian pledged Chi Omega at Mississippi State University, and she is a provisional member of the Junior League of Jackson. She is a credit analysis officer at Trustmark National Bank in Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willard Byrd Rainey of Hattiesburg, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frederick Hall of Ocean Springs. Dr. Rainey is a 2003 graduate of Terry High School, where he was co-valedictorian and a 2007 and 2008 graduate of Mississippi College, where he earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in biological sciences. In 2014, he was a member of the inaugural class of William Carey University of Osteopathic Medicine, receiving a doctor of osteopathic medicine. He is a member of Sigma Sigma Phi, a national medical honor fraternity recognizing academic achievements. Dr. Rainey is a second-year resident physician training in anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The couple will exchange vows August 8 at The South Warehouse.

Dora Lee Malouf & Lewis Wesley Little AUGUST 22, 2015

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL • NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

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r. and Mrs. Robert Abide Malouf announce the engagement of their daughter, Dora Lee Malouf, to Lewis Wesley Little, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Norman Little Jr. of Austin. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frederick Raymond Clark and the late Mr. Clark of Yazoo City, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex John Malouf of Greenwood. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mrs. Charles Wesley Barrier Jr. and the late Dr. Barrier, and Mrs. Morgan Griswold Rogers and Lewis Norman Little of Austin. Miss Malouf is a 2007 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. She received a bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Mississippi where she was a member of Chi Omega fraternity. She established Monet and Me art studios in Austin, where she is principal instructor. Little is a 2008 graduate of Washington and Lee University. He was graduated from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas in 2014, where he was the recipient of the McCombs Student Leadership Award. He is associated with Kinnser Software in Austin, where he leads a team developing software applications for health care services. The couple will exchange vows August 22 at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans.

Mary Jordan Kirkland & Thomas West Fuller

ENGAGEMENTS

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

FONDREN CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

r. and Mrs. Thomas Lee Kirkland Jr. of Ridgeland announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Jordan Kirkland, to Thomas West Fuller, son of Margaret West Krueger of Raymond and the late Mr. Thomas Crawford Fuller Jr. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mary Lucille Blackledge and the late Carl Eugene Blackledge Sr. of Laurel, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee Kirkland Sr. of Meridian. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burk West, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crawford Fuller Sr., all of Laurel. Miss Kirkland is a 2005 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2009 graduate of Mississippi State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science. She was a member of Delta Gamma fraternity. In 2012, she was graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She is an attorney at Copeland, Cook, Taylor and Bush, P.A. in Ridgeland. Fuller is a 2005 graduate of Madison Central High School and a 2009 graduate of Mississippi State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting. He was a member and president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. In 2010, he received a master’s in professional accountancy from Mississippi State University. He is the controller at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg. The couple will exchange vows the evening of September 5 at Fondren Church, with a reception to follow at The South.

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Kailey Hannah Rigby & Bowen Bradford Thigpen

ENGAGEMENTS

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • ALAMO, TENNESSEE

r. and Mrs. Christopher D. Rigby of Alamo, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kailey Hannah Rigby, to Bowen Bradford Thigpen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scot A. Thigpen of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Randy Rigby and Bobbie Jean Rigby of Jackson, Tenn., and John Iver Vincent Jr. and the late Sabra Mae Harris Vincent of Bolivar, Tenn. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ray Inkster and Morris Lee Thigpen, and Sue Godbold, all of Jackson, Miss. Miss Rigby is a 2011 graduate of Crockett County High School and a 2015 cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. At State, she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority, a 2014 orientation leader, and involved in the student association. She is doing a fellowship at the Church Health Center in Memphis. Thigpen is a 2011 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2015 cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in managerial finance. At Ole Miss, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, was an Ole Miss First Scholar, and was active in RUF, leading music for two years. He is beginning a career in the financial planning industry. The couple will be married September 5 at First Baptist Church in Alamo.

Lindsey Diane Parke & John Grayson Ridgway SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

GRACE CATHEDRAL • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

John Grayson Ridgway, Lindsey Diane Parke

rs. Julie and David Wilkin Parke II of Tiburon, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Diane Parke, to John Grayson Ridgway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brent Henderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Julius Mosal Ridgway Sr., all of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dr. David William Parke and the late Joyce Ericson Parke of North Branford, Conn., and the late Dr. and Mrs. George Clifford Thorne of Austin. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Maxwell of Inverness, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Ridgway Sr. of Jackson. Miss Parke is a 2004 graduate of Casady School in Oklahoma City. She is a 2008 graduate of Wake Forest University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and international affairs and was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She was presented by the Beaux Arts Society of Oklahoma in 2005. In 2011, she earned a juris doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. She is an associate attorney at Foliart, Huff, Ottaway and Bottom Law Firm in Oklahoma City. Ridgway is a 2001 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2006 graduate of the University of the South, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in natural resources. He is an Eagle Scout and member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He received his master’s in geological sciences from the University of Alabama in 2010 and is a senior geologist at EOG Resources in Oklahoma City. The couple will be wed September 5 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, with a reception to follow at the Asian Art Museum. Following a wedding trip to Hawaii, they will make their home in Oklahoma City. a u g u s t

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Douglas Strahan and Christopher Loftin engagement celebration

Eric, Doug and Douglas Strahan, Christopher, Elaine and David Loftin, Kate Gilreath

Douglas Strahan, Christopher Loftin

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An engagement celebration honoring Douglas Strahan and Christopher Loftin was held recently in the home of Holly and Brooks Buchanan. The bride-elect is the daughter of Doug and Ernie Strahan. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Elaine and David Loftin of Aberdeen. Co-hosts and hostesses were Rhonda and Mark Baird, Maury and Kyle Ball, Leslie and Blair Bingham, Leslie and Joel Bobo, Anna and Walter Brand, Betty and Bill Brown, Lisa and Jesse Browning, Angelyn and Barry Cannada, Ann and Sandy Carter, Darnell and Bobby Dye, Anne Toy and Robby Gathings, Carla and David Glaze, Amanda and William Griffin, Dianne and Wyatt Hazard, Pryor Graeber and Robert Lampton, Susan and Ed Lawler; Also, Wesla Sullivan Leech, Ginny Lloyd, Courtney and Rob Love, Lelia and Mike Manning, Mary Ball and Greg Markow, Cathy and George May, Ellen and Barry McCay,

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Nancy and John McDill, Emily and John McVey, Tara and Henry Mounger, Deborah and Walter Newman, JoLynn and David Nicholas, Alice and Mark Nicholas, Susan and Jimmy Nix, Sally and Darden North, Lisa and Lee Paris; Also, Leigh and Bill Patterson, Lynn and John Pearson, Janie and Joe Purvis, Marie and Jeff Rickels, Joanna and Joe Roberts, Kay and Steve Robinson, Kathryn and Lee Sams, Mary and Chris Shapley, Pam and Barry Smith, Pat and Mike Stevens, Gayla and Bill Stone, June and Harper Stone, Pamela and Hugh Tanner, Ann and John Taylor, Helen and Ron Taylor, Ginger and Mike Tramel, Jan and Johnny Wade, Dee and Lee White, Julia and Jerrel Williams, Kelly and Greg Wood, Donna and Hubert Worley, and Karan and Frank York. The couple will wed August 1 at First Presbyterian Church. Shown are scenes from the party.

Carla Glaze, Ellen McCay

Leigh and Bill Patterson

Travis Woods, Douglas Strahan, Whitney Woods, Christoper Loftin

Eric, Doug, Ernest and Douglas Strahan, Christopher Loftin

Leslie Bingham, George May

Linda Marchetti, Kay Robinson, Linda Yerger

Mary Shapley, Kathryn Sams

Brooks and Holly Buchanan, Douglas Strahan, Christopher Loftin

Tommy and Courtney Wright, Douglas Strahan, Kelly Wright

Ernest Strahan, Steve Gastkin, Kate Gilreath

Lisa Browing, Marie Rickels

Doug Strahan, Pat Stevens

John and Ann Taylor

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Ashley Farmer and Jack Culbertson engagement party

Madolyn Statler, Shelby Chambliss, Abby Posey, Caroline Willcoxon, Lauren Briscoe Ashley Farmer, Gena Jones, Jack Culbertson

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An engagement party was held recently for Jack Culbertson and Ashley Farmer in Ridgeland. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Elisabeth and Keith Culbertson of Madison. The bride-elect is the daughter of Wayne and Michele Farmer of Benoit, and Jamie and Marla Bell of Leland.

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The wedding will take place in Leland August 1. Co-hosts and hostesses were Gena Jones, Mari and Sam Farrington, Elizabeth and Mark Franklin, Libba and Bob Frey, Susan and Alan Goodman, Sherri and Jack Jennings, Cathy and Craig Miller, Tay and Bill Morgan, Melissa and Nash Neyland, Vianne and Bill Welch, and Shawn and Bob Wilkerson.

Kate Culbertson, Ashley Farmer, Elisabeth Culbertson

Melissa Neyland, Gena Jones, Elizabeth Franklin, Cathy Miller, Mari Farrington, Vianne Welch, Tay Morgan, Shawn Wilkerson, Libba Frey; (front) Jamie and Marla Bell, Ashley Farmer, Jack, Elisabeth and Keith Culbertson

Jonathon and Dara Rogers, Randy and Camille Boyles

Alia Abbas, Georgia Clarke, Francis Carroll, Ashley Farmer, Sammi Leinart

Elisabeth Culbertson, Elizabeth Franklin, Bill and Vianne Welch, Gena Jones

Elizabeth Franklin, Shawn Wilkerson, Mari Farrington, Laura McEuen

Hunter Wilkerson, Ford Franklin, Chase Goodman, Lucy McEuen, Dalton Welch

Brady, Kate and Jack Culbertson, Ashley Farmer, Kyle Culbertson

Cathy Miller, Tay Morgan, Gena Jones, Eleanor Anthony, Susan Smith

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Dora Lee Malouf and Wesley Little engagement party

Wesley Little, Dora Lee Malouf

Bob Malouf, Wesley Little, Dora Lee Malouf, Lee Malouf, Jeanne Little, and Lew Little

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Dora Lee Clark, Ron Scott, Anna Katherine Scott

Mary Scott Shepherd, Ruth Fly, Nina Lott, Leslie Bingham

An engagement party honoring Dora Lee Malouf and Wesley Little was recently held in the home of Leslie and Phillip Carpenter. Co-hosts and hostesses were Mary and Chris Shapley, Cherri and Ken Hall Barnett, Leslie and Phillip Carpenter, Dianne and Wyatt Hazard, Betsy and George Ritter, Anne and Rusty Riley, Karey and John Evans, Jenny and Jim Neeld, Mary Scott and Tommy Shepherd, Ruth Fly, Sue Allen and Granville Tate, Claire and Richard Aiken, Nina Lott, Melissa and Hunt Cole, Fran and Tom Ross, Mary Kelly and David Farrish, Vicki and Tim Ellis, Joanne and Curtis Wilson, Darnell and Bobby Dye, Cissye and Billy Mounger, Emily and John McVey, Rhonda and Mark Baird, Nancy and John McDill, Leslie and Blair Bingham, Lisa and Stewart Horsley, Jan and Mark Frascogna, Emily Salmon, Mindy and Bill Tew, Cathey and David Russell, Mena and Vic Applewhite, Melanie and Paul Milner, Jane and Ken Jones, Denise and Mike Upton, Susan and David Martin, Liz and Paul Welch, Malinda and Will Green Poindexter, Lisa Rice, Tommy Ellis, Betse and Don Parsons, Sylvia and Bo Tighe, and Lisa and Pat Busby. The couple will exchange vows August 22 at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans. Shown are scenes from the party.

Jenny Neeld, Dianne Hazard, Leslie Carpenter, Karey Evans and Anne Riley a u g u s t

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Blair Milligan and Frank Kossen engagement party

Bill Nicholas, Lucian Harvey, Barry Aden; (fourth row) Tommy Darnell, Jerry Sullivan, Nicky Drake, Carolyn Aden, Dana Kelly, Leland Speed; (third row) Patti Sullivan, Sylvia Carraway, Lisa Kelly, Bessie Speed; (second row) Dawn Warrington, Diane Drake, Jean Williams, Jerri Harvey; (front) Sheila Nicholas, Lisa Darnell

Frank Kossen, Blair Milligan

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Blair Milligan and Frank Kossen were recently honored with an engagement celebration in the home of Jean and Kelley Williams. Co-hosts and hostesses were Carolyn and Barry Aden, Sylvia Carraway, Lisa and Tommy Darnell, Diane and Nicky Drake, Jerri and Lucian Harvey, Lisa and Dana Kelly, Charlotte and Richard McNeel, Gloria and Jim Martin, Sheila and Bill Nicholas, Janet and Luther Ott, Gayla and John Purvis, Bessie and Leland Speed,

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Patti and Jerry Sullivan, Dawn Warrington, Rebecca and Mark Wiggs, and Nancy and Bill Yates. Miss Milligan is the daughter of Wendy and Cray Milligan of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Kossen is the son of Tom and Connie Kossen of Edwards. The wedding will be September 5 in Shallotte, N.C. Shown are scenes from the party.

Susan and Alex Allenburger, Patti Sullivan

Wendy and Trey Milligan, Frank Kossen, Blair Milligan, Everette and Cray Milligan

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Ellen Elliott and Steven Blevins engagement party

Rob Elliott, Drew Dixon; (middle row) Kitty Rushing, Corky and Taylor Elliott, Leah Blevins, Kathey Dixon, Caroline Blevins; (front) Nell Smith, Susan and Ellen Elliott, Steven, Mary Jo, and Dr. Phil Blevins

Ellen Elliott, Steven Blevins

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The engagement of Ellen Elliott and Steven Blevins was celebrated recently in the Eastover home of Dr. and Mrs. Gene Barrett. Co-hosts and hostesses were Ann Aldridge, Janyce and Scotty Ball, Gelinda and Pat Barrett, Tricia and Tim Cantrell, Jamie and Kenny Converse, Elizabeth and Cole Crenshaw, Gay and Mickey Crosby, Kathey and Drew Dixon, Eris and Leo Giurintano, Bridget and Jimmy Harkins, Carney and Mike Harkins, Susan and Walter Harkins, Terre and Hardy Harris, Paula and Bob King, Hannah and John Lang; Also, Donna and Tim Lindsay, Polly and Hal Lott, Ann and Woodie McDuffie,

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Mary Beth and John McDavid, Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;e Melton, Jean and Jeff Miller, Pat and Chuck Miner, Diane and Johnny Neely, Lisa and Ken Peacock, Sheri and Steve Richardson, Mary Lou and Russ Russell, Susan and Sam Shaffer, Cindy and Jim Spencer, Bebe and John Sumner, and Dee and Lee White. Miss Elliott is the daughter of Corky Elliott and Susan Elliott. Blevins is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Phil Blevins. The couple plan to marry October 24 at Saint Boniface Catholic Church in Louisville, Ky.

Susan Shaffer, Bonnie Wiggers

Polly Lott, Susan Elliott

Drew and Kathey Dixon, Dr. Phil Blevins, Elizabeth and Cole Crenshaw

Andrea Claret, Niki Rowland, Ellen Elliott, Elaine Holtzman

Jean Miller, Susan Harkins

Tommy McDaniel, Steven Blevins

Ellen and Corky Elliott

Leah Blevins, Carney Harkins

Taylor, Ellen and Susan Elliott

David Barrett, Steven Blevins

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Mary Alex Street and Peyton Thigpen engagement party

Kimberly and Peyton Thigpen, Mary Alex Street, Jack Lyon, Jeanie and Art Inkster, Jennifer Lyon

Peyton Thigpen, Mary Alex Street

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A celebration honoring the engagement of Mary Alex Street and Peyton Thigpen was held recently in the home of Mary Scott and Tommy Shepherd. Co-hosts and hostesses were Wendi and Tommy Blair, Annette Low and Marshall Bouldin, Pam and Bennie Butts, Susie and Bill Brabec, Mitzi and Allen Breland, Bronwyn and Chris Burford, Ann and Jim Coggin, Betsy and Robin Cox, Lou Ann and Joe Durfey, Babs and Gray Fowler, Maribeth and Teddy Gibson,

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Beckie and Mack Haltom, Elizabeth and Clay Hays, Melanie Henry, Ouida and James Holland, Thad Hopper and Larry Allen, Joy Lester, Susan and David Martin, Gerre and Bobby Moak, Ginger and Stephen Sampson, Janet and Charlie Spain, Bebe and John Sumner, Lisa and Mark Thompson, Denise and Mike Upton, Margaret and Auvergne Williams. The couple will be married July 11 at St. James Episcopal Church.

Kimberly and Scot Thigpen, Beth and Collier Graham

Casey Chinn, Laura Petty, Margo Tercek, Mary Alex Street, Kacie Childers, Abby Oliver, Emily Cutrer

Tommy and Mary Scott Shepherd, Mitzi and Allen Breland

Susan Martin, Lisa Thompson, Maribeth Gibson, Betsy Cox

Ann Caves, Mary Alex Street, Peyton Thigpen, Roy Caves

Jennifer Lyons, Deborah Simmons, Kimberly Thigpen, Jeanie Inkster

Casey Chinn, Mary Alex Street, Abby Olivier, Emily Cutrer

Will, Beth, Katie and Jeff Kennedy

James Holland, Larry Allen, Tommy Shepherd

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EVENTS MMA NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM The Mississippi Museum of Art held this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual benefit, Night at the Museum, recently. The evening included a three-course dinner in the museum, a dance band outdoors on the C Spire Stage, live music throughout the galleries, artwork springing to life, and a silent auction. Event proceeds directly support the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educational programs, exhibitions, and local and statewide community opportunities. Mark McCreery, Hollidae Morrison, Sharon McCreery

Carley Hawkins, Jessica Swain

Kim Breese, Michael and Cynthia Winkelmann

Kim Breese, Michael and Cynthia Winklemann, Glen Bush; (front) Ashby and Susie Foote, Jean Bush

Renee and Mayo Flynt

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Jesse Farley, Kelly Boutwell

Jennifer and Peder Johnson, Gwenetta and Joe Tatum; (front) Marilyn and Joey Hayles, Debbie and Mark Saxon

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EVENTS PICKIN’ POPPIN’ ROCKIN’ The third annual Pickin’ Poppin’ Rockin’, a fund-raiser celebrating the Neighborhood Christian Center and Peyton’s House, was held recently at Duling Hall.

Susan and Roy Kellum, Lisa Paris

Bill and Marcia Penn

Finely and Price Davis, Sarah Ford

David and Sarah Ann Ellis

Lee and Maggi Lampton

John Bussey, Perry Taylor, Ryan Selman, Thomas Walker Lee Threadgill, Jason Mathena, Vic Blaylock, Pamela Houchins

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Sterling Cato, Ben Parker

Leslie Carpenter, Kate Lovelace, Finney Moore

Emily McVey, Deetsa Molpus, Mary Shapley, Susan McNamara

Vicki and Larry King

Beth Shivers, Ralph and Wendy Kelley, Jerry Shivers

Courtney Love, JoAnn Wilson

Lauren and Dick Noel

Pat, Mike and Michael Stevens, Jeff and Marie Rickels

Ruth Bell, Linda Bartling

Mary Ball Markow, Anne Toy Gathings

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Vicki and David Armstrong

Steve Edward, Jack and Susan Harper

Jane Wiggins, Sherry and Steve Lanier

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Barbara Catchings, Johnnie Bruce, Sara Thomas

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EVENTS SEASONS ART SHOW RECEPTION Anna and Ben Chappell recently hosted a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seasonsâ&#x20AC;? reception, exhibition and sale of the abstract landscape paintings of Alabama artist Wm. Coleman Mills. Shown are scenes from the reception.

Paula Garner, Steven and Amy Cole

Creighton and Mary Beth Hardy

Ben and Anna Chappell, Coleman Mills

Lyn Hines, Betsy Turley, Clare Rush, Grace Sturdivant, Lauren Lomax

Edgar and Lauren Marshall

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Rebecca Houston, Natalie Arnemann

Taylor and Max Wondries, Chris and Jennifer Mathison

Lane and Amy Campbell

David and Kyla Weems

SEASONS ART SHOW RECEPTION

Alison and Scott Kelly

Michael Arnemann, Amye Bell, Drew Maddox

Wayne Coley, Emily and Drew Hollis

Mike and Sharon Boler

Geri Smith, Betsy and Russell Turley

Sally Lupton, Milton Bresler

Bill Gartin, Creighton Hardy, Preston Smith

Staci Tyler, Joanna McNeel, Lauren Marshall

Fenly and Price Davis, Meredith Sledge

John Cook, Coleman Mills, Barrett Bailey a u g u s t

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EVENTS LSU TIGER TOUR The Bayou Bengal Booster Club of Mississippi recently hosted the 2015 LSU-TAF Tiger Tour in Jackson, featuring Lousianna State University Head Football Coach Les Miles, Men’s Basketball Coach Johnny Jones, Women’s Basketball Coach Nikki Caldwell, and Gymnastics Coach DeDe Breaux. The event was held at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Sparkman Auditorium. Shown are scenes from the event.

EB Martin, Tye Menist, Neil Woodall

Vickie Venable, Betsy Aycock

Leslie, Bill and Liam Philipp, Bill Hulsey

Johnny Jones, Nikki Caldwell, John Dorsa, Les Miles, D-D Breaux

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Norma and Tom Bowen

Patrick and Bill Price

Carter and Margaret Brown, Austin and Mark Lord

Jeanne and John Scarbrough

Byron and Kelly Herpich

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Slade and Misti Moore

Stacey, Tanne, Braden and Taureau Buchanan

Ellen Axtell, Kim Knight, Joseph Selafani

Cindy Taylor, Martha Ferguson, Bobbie Leggett, Rosa Russell

Sean and Nikki Gerald

Stephane and Michael Ward

Bette and Ray Flowers, Bo Bilbo

Patti Toney, Michele Roberts

Nita and Orris Hicks

Kit Prestridge, Mitch Watkins

Lucian and Warren Gunn

Abby Rowland, Brooks Hill, Anna Gail Welch a u g u s t

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EVENTS TRI DELTA BLUE MOON The Metro Jackson and Central Mississippi Tri Delta Alumnae held a summer blue moon party recently in the home of Phoebe Kelley Kruger. Guests were encouraged to wear summery blue for the blue moon theme and enjoy blue beverages. They also had the opportunity to purchase art. Shown are scenes from the party.

Walton and Kelley Fenelon, Finney Moore

Michelle Varner, Holly Mitchell

Mary John Johnson, Jan Farrington, Phoebe Kruger

Vickie Greenlee, Lucy Tucker Knight, Margie Jepsen, Katharine Surkin

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Tracy Weill, Marian Kennedy, Mindy Perry

Jennifer Clark, Tay Morgan

Elizabeth Cole Ring, Amanda Cobb, Lindsey Edmondson, Margaret Thames, Emily Cole

Vickie Greenlee, Lee Waits, Anna Burnett, Angela Dallas

EVENTS CARA CINCO DE MAYO MUTTS AND MARGARITAS Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA) hosted its first Cinco de Mayo Mutts and Margaritas fund-raiser recently in the home of David and Dana Traxler. The event included food and beverages, a silent auction, wine pull and live auction. CARA is a local no-kill animal shelter that cares for more than 400 dogs and cats on a daily basis. Shown are scenes from the event.

Sherri and Al Moore, Anne Riley

Denise Cantrell, David and Dana Traxler

Shellie and Ben Lucas

Laura McKee, Hope Mooney, Robin Scott, Kate Hilliard, Tammy Kimbrough

Lindsay Miller, Al Roberts

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Beverly Varner, Richard and Bunny Baxter, Connie Campbell

Claire and Dick Dickerson

Leanne Ford, Bernadette Hurst

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Ann Somers, Steve Godbold

Laura Lillard, Christy Bullock, DJ Clark, Beverly Varner

Robby and Linda Huff, Erik Norman

Jeff Little, Jeff Middleton

Jenny Neeld, Mona Evans, Anne Riley, Betsy Ritter, Cindy Reed

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EVENTS MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN’S MUSEUM LUNCHEON Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) held its annual partners luncheon recently. MCM Partners is a volunteer organization that hosts the museum’s fund-raisers and supports the museum from operating costs to volunteering in the museum and donating books. Shown are scenes from the luncheon. Award of Light Winner 2015, Mary Preston Dubberly, along with Karen Bush and Lisa Bemis

Bill Bynum, Martin Jue

Henry Tyler, Clay Hays

Brooke Collin, Gail Collins, Karen Bush

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EVENTS EPISCOPAL DRAWDOWN Four Episcopal churches – St. Andrew’s Cathedral, St. Columb’s, St. James and St. Philip’s, recently sponsored a $10,000 drawdown party at the Mississippi Trademart to benefit Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area and the Habitat/Episcopal Build the four churches will be sponsoring in fall 2015.

Lynn Fitch, Jona and James Keeton

Penny and Greg Tart

Helen and Jesse Graham, Lelia Dodson

Helene Thompson, Judith Travis, Debby Egger, Tim Magandy

Deborah Hanson, Linda Keng, Episcopal Bishop Rt. Rev. Brian Seage, Rev. Kyle Seage of St. Philip’s Church, Mary Bounds, Randy Keng

Suzanne Pepper, Chellie Revord

The Rev. Melanie Lemburg of St. Columb’s Church, the Rev. David Lemburg

David Russell (far right) congratulates drawdown winners David Dunbar, Jack Conway, and Paul Gonwa. Also sharing in the $10,000 were Bill Osborne and Alison Harkey.

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EVENTS SANTE SOUTH Sante South Wine Festival joined the Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival recently at Renaissance at Colony Park. In its 10th year benefiting the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Mississippi Chapter, festival guests enjoyed more than 120 new release wines and fine food samplings from more than 20 restaurants from Mississippi and around the region.

Brian and Ginger Parmentier

Clare Hester, Shane and Marshall Fisher

Chris and Jennifer Mathison

Brittany Moses, Jesse Houston, Anne Marie Smith

Chad and Courtney Hosemann, Meredith and Harrison Young

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John and Lauren Laws

Larry and Cindy Field

David and Lacy Basinger

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Ben Anderson, Effie Hubanks

Kim and Danny Gleason

Allison Buchanan, Charlie Buchwald

Jennifer Smith, Justin and Rachel Myers, Allison and Mike Myers

Becky Walker, Robert Harris

Nathan and Lisa Bynum

Betty Saver, Carol and Michael Winniford

Diane Taylor, Ed Morgan

Amanda and Scott Overby

Sara Knight, Thomas Haehn

Ben and Judy Mosley, Katie and Tim Parker

Tyler and Amanda Gatewood

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Arnold Lee, Jerry and Mary Clift Abdalla

Elvie Clement, Niki Goerger

Whitney Cothren, Cambi Burnham

Christina Jenkins, Douglas Adams

Alex, Brett and Adele Thiel, Crisler Boone

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EVENTS SUMMERHOUSE BOOK SIGNING Suzanne Kasler, renowned designer and bestselling author, appeared at a recent book signing at SummerHouse for her book “Timeless Style,” as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Ridgeland-based furniture and accessories boutique and design firm. Kasler has been named to Architectural Digest’s AD100 and Elle Décor’s A-List. The book signing, which was open to the public, was followed by a private reception in the Woodland Hills home of Jordan and David Goodwin. Shown are scenes from the book signing.

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Melissa Townsend, Suzanne Kasler, Marcella Simmons

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Terri Herring, Laura Utroska, Danielle Rumbley, Elizabeth Gullett, Michele Rumbley

Lisa Palmer, Sally and Bill Walker, Brooke Stuckey

Kristin McGill, Jacque Moor

Mary Claire Primos, Doug Self, Vaughan Hines

Hollie Jeffrey, Janie Kjorvestad

Sunny Holliday, Sarah Carr

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Michele Rumbley, Boysia Burrell

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Joey, Eugenia and Katy Hines

Raney Grantham, Etta Spencer

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