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Vol. 45, No. 02
For 45 Years, Covering Northeast Jackson, Madison and Ridgeland
Three Sections, 48 Pages, Thursday, October 27, 2011
Major Project
Baptist to invest millions in Belhaven neighborhood By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer NEARLY $50 MILLION is about to be infused into Greater Belhaven, with construction slated to begin next month on a new mixed-use development at the corner of North State Street and Poplar Boulevard. A Wisconsin-based medical properties firm is partnering with Baptist Health Systems to build a $46 million medical office and retail building, parking garage and pedestrian flyover across from
Baptist’s North State campus. The firm, Landmark Healthcare Properties LLC, is putting up $45 million for the first phase of the project, which will include the office building and an accompanying parking garage. Baptist is paying a million to build the pedestrian skywalk. Virgi Lindsay, executive director of the Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation (GBNF), is excited about the project. “It shows that Belhaven and Belhaven Heights is a great place to
invest,” she said. Construction began in October, with the start of demolition of the old KFC franchise at the corner of North State and Poplar. Work on the medical office building itself likely won’t begin until November, once Landmark secures the needed permits from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The hospital delayed construction to give Pizza Shack and Keifer’s time to relocate. Both establishments were located See Baptist Development, Page 14A
SPARKLING
Photos by Beth Buckley
Mistletoe Marketplace steering committee The Junior League of Jackson will present the 31st Mistletoe Marketplace, a three-day shopping event and the official start of the holiday season, November 3-5. “Simply Sparkling” is this year’s theme for this regional shopping event. Held at the Mississippi Trade Mart, Mistletoe
Marketplace features more than 150 merchants and artisans. Members of the steering committee include (from left) Christine Bridges, Brandon Kennedy, Karen Flowers, Loraleigh Phillips and Bethany Johnson.
Madison County to maintain roads in gated communities MADISON COUNTY SUPERVISORS last week implemented a policy allowing gated public roads in unincorporated parts of the county. Madison County previously would not maintain roads in subdivisions with any kind of gates, even those opening at the approach of vehicles. Now neighborhoods can request to install public-access gates without having to pay for their own road maintenance. Supervisors passed the policy 4-1 at their October 17 meeting, with District 5 Supervisor Paul Griffin voting against it. The policy includes the following requirements: * clearly visible signs, to be paid for and installed by the neighborhood, to indicate that the gates are accessible to the public; * a gated entry designed by a professional, preferably a registered landscape architect; * all gates must open away from vehicles; * walk-through gates for pedestrians must be included; * gates must be lighted well enough to be seen easily at night without car headlights; * neighborhood associations will purchase, install and maintain gates, and the county will not pay for any gate repairs. This year’s state Legislature gave the county approval to allow gated public streets. The cities of Madison and Ridgeland already had gated public roads under state law. GATED PUBLIC STREETS have become more popular on the Northside, with developers saying the gates increase residents’ sense of safety - thus increasing property values too. Though public-access gates open at the approach of vehicles, they can keep dangerous drivers from whipping into a neighborhood too quickly. The gates also can keep would-be criminals from making quick getaways into or out of a subdivision, although crime already stays relatively low in unincorporated Madison County. Neighborhoods with gates requiring clickers or codes will still have to maintain their own streets under the new ordinance. Recently, the city of Jackson passed an ordinance allowing for public-access gates. Mayor Harvey Johnson has a few more weeks to veto the ordinance if he chooses.
TRANSLATING TRUTH PASTORS PICK VARIOUS VERSIONS OF BIBLE TO APPEAL TO TODAY’S CONGREGATIONS
By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer PASTOR PHILIP THURMAN describes a surprising conversation he had years ago: “I [was talking] with a deacon in a church I was serving, and I asked him a question: I assumed he was reading the Bible daily because, after all, he was a spiritual leader in a church. When he replied that he was not reading it regularly, I was shocked,” Thurman said. “So I asked him why. He said he read it once before and could not understand it.” After getting the same answer from an
“un-churched” person later, Thurman committed never to preach from something people couldn’t understand. So at Lifebridge Church in Madison County, he preaches from two versions of the Bible: the New Living Translation (NLT) and The Message, a controversial contemporary paraphrase translated by one man instead of several scholars. “I would rather have someone reading maybe the watered-down truth than not reading any truth,” Thurman said. “We send out close to 400 devotionals via e-mail every day of the week except Sunday, and time and again I have men and women tell me they read it and got
something out of it.” Opinions vary on the best Bible translations and the reliability of paraphrases, but Northside pastors agree on two things: It’s important to read God’s word, and it’s important to understand it. That’s why pastor Keith Gayden doesn’t limit himself to the King James Version of the Bible, though he preaches from it at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Madison County. “While doing my reading and studying, I use the NIV [New International Version], ESV [English Standard Version], NKJV [New King James See Bible Translations, Page 5A
Pastor John Pigg
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a conversation with
Peggy Calhoun on Hinds County The Hinds County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has come under fire lately for how they are spending tax dollars. District Three Supervisor Peggy Calhoun recently spoke with the Sun to address those concerns and show how the county’s money is being used. Calhoun has been on the board for 19 years and is a graduate of Jackson State University. Do you think the county has gotten a bad rap in terms of spending? “The answer is yes. The most controversial spending of the board evolves around the maintenance contract for Airwave. When the radio maintenance contracts were awarded for Motorola and Airwave, neither went out for bid. I think the only error made by the BOS on both companies’ awards was not seeking competitive price quotes. As a result, the BOS has no documented evidence that either company provided us with good price quotes.”
“In 2010, we borrowed $6 million to help us cover day-to-day expenses, but we’ve
PAID IT OFF.” -Peggy Calhoun
You and Supervisor Phil Fisher recently attempted to have Airwave’s contract re-bid, but the motion died on a 2-3 vote. Is there anything you can do to get the other supervisors to change their minds? “I’m going to continue working with the board to see if they’ll consider rebidding the contract.” How can the board change its reputation when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars? “The BOS does a poor job of communicating to the general public what we do and what we spend the county’s money on. We must make more information accessible, provide documentation to support and or substantiate board actions on spending, and
to respond immediately to open record requests.”
What has the county done to save money? “We sought competitive price quotes for The county did not do that when the auto liability insurance, and realized signifiCenter for Public Policy requested infor- cant savings. We also reduced the level of mation for its seethespending Web site. funding we provide for external agencies. Why did it take so long for the county to The county has also reduced its debt servfill that request? ice from $6 million to $2.5 million annual“No one was deliberately trying to hide ly.” anything or hold on to the information. A request was made and there was no followExternal agencies? What are those? through. The initial request went to the “The county gives money to the chancery clerk’s office, and then to data Mississippi Museum of Art. We may give processing and then to the board attorney, funds to the American Red Cross and other and no one followed through on making nonprofits. We’ve cut back on our giving to the information available. We took a hard some, but not all of them.” hit on that, but we were not purposely trying to hide it. Our claims docket can made How did the county reduce its debt available anytime someone wants to see it.” service? “Because of the dwindling tax base and What is the county’s budget for the the economy, Hinds County, like counties 2012 fiscal year? across the nation, has had to borrow money “It is estimated that the county will gener- to help pay the bills. In 2010, we borrowed ate approximately $113.7 million, of that $6 million to help us cover day-to-day $52 million will go into the general fund expenses, but we’ve paid it off.” budget for the day to day operations of county government. The board only has You mention the dwindling tax base. discretion over that $52 million.” Tell me about that. “Some businesses and residents have Where does that $52 million go? moved to Madison and Rankin counties, “The percentages of funding are follows: and as a result, are no longer on our tax 56 percent goes to public safety, 33.9 per- rolls. We also have a large number of govcent goes to general government, 4.1 perernment-owned buildings downtown, cent is for health and welfare, 4.8 percent is which are tax-exempt.” for debt service, .1 percent for economic development, .3 percent is for conservation, How can the board stem the tide of .1 percent is for culture and recreation, and businesses and residents moving out? .8 percent goes to other financing uses. “We actually have attracted some new “Of the spending for general government, businesses. We provide them with tax 46.87 percent will be appropriated for exemptions to get them here, so initially, salaries, 17.63 for insurance and benefits, See Peggy Calhoun, Page 5A and 20.5 percent for contractual services.”
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Bible Translations Continued from Page One Version], and several others, that I may seek clarity and deeper understanding of certain passages of Scripture,” Gayden said. “The average church member reads the King James Version but most don’t really understand it.” For that same reason, the pew Bibles at First Independent Methodist Church in Madison are NKJV, which allows churchgoers to follow along with pastor Doug Pierce’s King James-based sermons without tripping over “the king’s English.”
BIBLE VERSIONS
also “stunningly un-biblical.”
CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN THE United States use the New American Bible (NAB), a translation approved by the Christ United Methodist New Revised Standard Version American bishops and the pope, during Colonial Heights Baptist English Standard Version* Sunday-morning mass. First Baptist, Madison New International Version “But that’s not to say we deny other First Independent Methodist King James Version; New King James translations either,”said Father Michael Version in pews O’Brien, pastor of St. Richard Catholic First Presbyterian, Jackson English Standard Version Church in Jackson. “But for our official Fondren Church English Standard Version worship services, we use the New American Bible. Fondren Presbyterian New Revised Standard Version “As well as having an official word, there Grace City New International Version 1984** is an official understanding of what that SOMEWHERE BETWEEN the King Holy Trinity Anglican English Standard Version word means. James and The Message lies the ESV, a relaLake Harbour Drive Church of Christ English Standard Version tively new translation that’s gaining ground “At the same time, we don’t want to limit Lifebridge New Living Translation/The Message with everyone from Anglicans to members of what the Holy Spirit is doing. The Word is Madison Chapel New Revised Standard Version the Church of Christ. alive. And we certainly want to be open to Madison Heights New International Version*** that.” Many pastors, including Jimmy Meek of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist King James Version Colonial Heights Baptist Church in The Episcopal church also has lists of Pinelake New American Standard Bible Ridgeland, say the ESV is a happy medium approved texts, and one of them is the New between clunky literal translations and casual St. James Episcopal New Revised Standard Version Revised Standard Version (NRSV), which paraphrases. the Rev. Christopher Powell preaches from St. Richard Catholic New American Bible “This translation seems to do a good job of *starting in a few months | **will probably switch to NASB or ESV | ***thinking of switching to ESV at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson. being as literal as possible ... while still mainMultiple Northside pastors favor the taining a good reading level,”Meek said. NRSV because it uses more gender-inclusive language than traditional translations, and Powell said The NIV is another readable, popular translation and was heavily on paraphrases like The Message. Justin Peters, staff evangelist at First Baptist Church in he believes the NRSV is a well-researched and accurate a logical choice for Ronnie Falvey when he became pastor Vicksburg and a speaker at seminars throughout the United translation. at First Baptist Church of Madison. States, has a master of divinity in biblical languages and a “Not that others aren’t. We just like [the NRSV] better,” “When I was at First Baptist Jackson I used the NIV,” Falvey said. “When I came to First Madison, that was the master in theology. Peters says The Message contains pas- Powell said. sages that directly compromise Christian doctrines. same thing they had [for] the pew Bibles.” “Since there are so few Greek words and so many For example, the King James Version of Matthew 5:5 English words, every scholar has to make a determination In his personal Bible study time, he sometimes looks at says, “Blessed are the meek,” while The Message version about which English word best expresses the Greek. And The Message in addition to the NIV, New American says to be “content with just who you are.” different scholars make different choices. These are the Standard Bible (NASB) and other translations. On his Web site, www.justinpeters.org, Peters says this choices I like the best.” But Falvey and other pastors caution against relying too paraphrase is not only unrelated to the original passage but
CHURCH
version(s) Preached from the Most
Peggy Calhoun Continued from Page 3A they don’t generate any new revenue. When those exemptions expire, the businesses are placed on the tax rolls and begin generating money. Even though they don’t have to pay county taxes, they still have to pay school taxes, so the schools benefit immediately. Can you give me some examples of businesses the county has attracted? “We worked with the city of Clinton and Rep. Bennie Thompson to bring in Lockheed Martin.”
portioned share of gasoline, diesel fuel and kerosene sales taxes. Hinds’ portion is $6 million. These funds cannot be used for street work in the city of Jackson. Designed by law, these tax funds shall be used for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges in the unincorporated areas of the county. In the past, BOS has contributed to street resurfacing funds to the Jackson. However, the money came from the general funds budget or bonds funds when surplus money was available.
What are the county’s road needs now? And does the county have enough money to Let’s switch gears now and talk about address them? spending on roads. What is Hinds County’s “No. To give you an example, Oakley road budget? Palestine road located in District Four, has an For fiscal year 2011-12, the county’s road estimated repair cost of $5 million, because it fund/public works budget is approximately $6 has to be completely reconstructed. Gary million. The department is not funded out of Road in Byram is another road that needs to the general fund. All county public works be completely reconstructed, and has a price departments in the state are funded by a pro- tag of $3.5 million.”
Lion hunt International hunter Craig Boddington (right) recently spoke to the Magnolia Chapter SCI auction about a recent African lion hunt. More than 300 hunters from several states attended the annual auction. He is shown with Harold McDonald (left), Magnolia chapter treasurer.
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Madison approves hospital’s sports complex site plans By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer THE CITY OF MADISON and Madison County have approved the site plan for the first phase of St. Dominic’s proposed 110acre sports complex north of the city. The city’s approval late last month was contingent on St. Dominic’s cooperation with the city’s efforts to annex 400 acres owned by the healthcare provider, including the sports site. The development, which will include numerous sports fields and other amenities, will be located between Interstate 55 and Parkway East, just north of the proposed Reunion interchange site. Phase one, called The Esplanade, will include a sports therapy and training facility run by Nashville-based company D1. The facility is expected to open in May so athletes can train there next summer. St. Dominic’s also hopes to have three graded practice fields ready by next summer as part of the first phase of development. Teams will be able to use the fields for soccer, football or baseball. As for the annexation, St. Dominic’s representatives - including attorney Ed Brunini and Vice President of Business Development Paul Arrington - have expressed their full support of the move, something Madison has wanted for at least a few years. Madison Director of Economic Development Jerry Cook said 400 acres owned by St. Dominic’s - starting just north of the city and going north to the sports site was included in the city’s original annexation proposal in 2008. “But when the annexation case was reviewed in [the Mississippi Supreme Court], their property was eliminated or deleted from the annexation. I don’t know why,” Cook said. “I think it was more than likely because it was undeveloped property. But I don’t know for sure.” He said the city isn’t looking to annex any other land, and the St. Dominic’s property probably wouldn’t be considered for annexation officially until 2012. “It might be done at a request by St. Dominic’s, maybe.” THE SPORTS COMPLEX will sit outside the Madison city limits, but Cook said the city reviews plans for all developments that would require water, sewer or drainage services from the city. And the St. Dominic’s site fits that category. “[In those cases] we will review the plans not only for water, sewer and drainage but also the way the building looks, and obviously provide that recommendation to the county, because they’re the ones who would be issuing the [building] permit,” he said. “Usually the developers will start with us first and go through our review process and agree to any of the conditions that we ask them to include … and then they’ll take that plan and submit it to the county.” The Madison County Board of Supervisors approved the phase-one site plan at its October 17 meeting.
INITIAL BUILD OUT GRADED GRADED SPORTS SPORTS FIELDS FIELDS A SPORTS SPORTS B PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE CENTER CENTER GRAVEL GRAVEL PARKING PARKING LOT LOT C
(picnics, etc.) Though the phase-one fields will have grass, architect Tad Shultz has said the rest of the fields would use synthetic turf and stateof-the-art drainage systems. Arrington said artificial turf would allow the full-size baseball fields to be used for soccer if needed. SHULTZ AND ARRINGTON have said the development will be unique in offering both sports amenities and health services. “Those services may include education, nutrition and wellness training,” Arrington said. “For example, between sporting events it is envisioned that nutritional education seminars may be provided to participants.” In a previous story, St. Dominic’s Chief Financial Officer Deidra Bell said the site would promote a healthy lifestyle and thus serve as a form of preventative healthcare. “We believe the best thing we can do for the people we serve in Mississippi is keep them out of the hospital ... by keeping them healthy in an environment that is spiritually, emotionally and physically engaging,” Bell said. Arrington has said the development also would boost the local economy. “Families who come here end up staying two or three days for the weekend tournaments,” he said. “So you’re talking hotel stays and shopping.” Until the long-argued Reunion interchange is built, the sports complex can be accessed from Parkway East, which runs south from Gluckstadt Road all the way to Main Street in Madison.
A COST ESTIMATE on phase one was incomplete at press time, but Arrington said St. Dominic’s would pay for the development of the three practice fields. “The maintenance and upkeep of the soccer/sports fields is to be provided by the city of Madison,” he said in an e-mail. “The training facility component of phase one involves a partnership between St. Dominic’s and D1, which will fund the development.” Beyond the first phase, St. Dominic’s is considering forming a nonprofit sports authority structure to help fund the complex, he said. “St. Dominic’s envisions a nonprofit structure for the entire development. As we have stated from the beginning, St. Dominic’s canBESIDES PHASE ONE, the developnot fund the entire development. This could ment will include: require a public-private partnership involving * Five full-size baseball fields potentially multiple entities and partners.” * Seven full-size soccer fields Bell said the healthcare provider would * Eight youth baseball/softball fields spend the next several months looking at fed* A wellness center eral and state grants, local government part* A playground and amphitheater area nerships, and corporate sponsors. * A hotel and conference center St.Dominic’s wants to build a hospital next * An operations building with locker to the complex, but the Mississippi Supreme rooms and possibly an education center Court likely won’t rule until at least next * Interactive educational kiosks throughout spring on whether a hospital is needed. the site * Open, non-built spaces for public use
business notes Graphic designer Talamieka Brice of Brice Media received the high honor of having her work selected as one of the September 2011 desktop wallpaper calendars by Smashing Magazine. The wallpaper calendar features a photo Brice took of dancer Nicole Marquez. Brice Media is located in
Ridgeland, and is run by Charles and Talamieka Brice. Holland CPAs PSC, an accounting firm in South Central Kentucky with locations in Bowling Green and Russellville, has merged with Carr, Riggs and Ingram, LLC (CRI). CRI has a local office in Ridgeland, which is one of now more than 20 locations across the South.
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Jackson still trying to correct Ordinances impact number of federal water violations students crossing school zones By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer THE CITY OF JACKSON’S plans to address hundreds of millions of dollars in sewer concerns remain in limbo, more than a year and a half after the capital city was cited for violating state and federal clean water laws. Last week, city officials were still in talks with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on how to handle the problems. Because the EPA is a federal agency, it must go through the justice department when involved in judicial actions. The negotiations began more than a year ago and are expected to wrap up by late 2011 or early 2012, said Chris Mims, the city’s director of communications. Because discussions were still ongoing, officials on the state, local and federal levels declined to comment on any specifics of how, when or what repairs would be made. What is for certain, though, is that once talks are over, the city will be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs. In recent years, the EPA stepped up enforcement of the federal Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act across the Southeast, leaving local governments with huge price tags in its wake. Repair bills in St. Louis, Mo., and Shreveport, La., for example top out around $200 million; in 2008, Lexington, Ky., agreed to make $290 million in upgrades to its sanitary sewer system. The city of Atlanta was on the hook for a much larger amount: $3 billion. It’s still unclear how much Jackson’s repairs will cost. In a previous interview, Mayor Harvey Johnson told the Sun that
the city was considering several ways to pay for the improvements, including taking out bonds and seeing what state and federal funds might be available. IN 2010, Johnson and MDEQ Executive Director Trudy Fisher signed an order outlining a number of state and federal infractions, the majority of which occurred under the former administration. On March 21, 2009, a 100-million gallon influent pump failed at the Savannah Street wastewater treatment plant, causing untreated sewage water to back up at the state fairgrounds, the east end of High Street and at Eubanks Creek near I-55. The run-off ended up in the Pearl River. Water samples taken from the river “indicated that impacts, as a result of the discharges, violated water quality standards,” according to MDEQ documents. On June 24, 2009, the state notified the city that it was discharging wastewater sludge in some areas without current, valid permitting from the state environmental agency. As a result, Jackson had violated Section II of the Mississippi Nonhazardous Waste Management Regulations. The problems, according to the EPA, are classified as sanitary sewer overflows, or SSOs. Typically the overflows are caused when rainwater seeps into an aged system, overwhelming it. “SSO problems are not uncommon, and addressing them has become one of the EPA’s national enforcement priorities,” said Davina Marraccini, a spokeswoman for the federal group. The EPA’s Web site states that there are between 23,000 and 75,000 SSOs per year. Untreated sewage from the overflows can lead to water quality problems and sewer back-ups into homes and businesses, causing property damage and threatening public health, according to the Web site.
By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer ADMINISTRATORS SAY “line jumping” - i.e., illegally enrolling one’s child in the wrong school district - has decreased significantly in Madison County Schools since the passage of two city ordinances in the last two years. “We have noticed a marked difference,” said Ridgeland High School (RHS) Principal Lee Boozer. The city of Ridgeland passed its line-jumping ordinance in fall 2009. “There was [another] law that said if you’re convicted it’s a felony,” Boozer said. “The punishment didn’t fit the crime. But this ordinance is more enforceable, and people know there’s some teeth to what we’re saying [about the consequences] up front.” Last March, Jackson resident Aurora Baugh pleaded guilty to falsely enrolling her son at RHS. Baugh was given a 75-day suspended sentence and 15 days’ house arrest. She was also required to reimburse the school district for educating her son for 98 days and will make monthly payments of $236.70 until she’s paid the total: $5,681. The city of Madison passed a similar ordinance - making line jumping a misdemeanor offense - early last year. In addition, Madison County Schools require three forms of documentation to prove residency in the district: a copy of a deed, lease or rental agreement and at least two utility bills that support it. “The principals have the authority to ask for additional documentation if they question a situation,” said former Madison County Schools Superintendent Mike Kent. Parents must also re-enroll their kids each year, even if they enrolled in the district the year before. “Typically it’s a pretty simple process. What we may do on some years is just ask for an updated utility bill or maybe two utili-
ty bills,” Kent said. “But again, that principal is empowered to ask for additional documentation if there’s any doubt. “Very few of those would-be line jumpers get past the documentation process. The ones that are able to falsify documents and basically lie, they’ll succeed until somebody tips us off or we become suspicious,” he said. “But at that point, the police forces in Ridgeland and Madison are outstanding. And I really wouldn’t want them after me.” KENT SAID ANY EXCEPTIONAL school district, especially a relatively large one like Madison County, is going to face challenges from local line jumpers. “I think what it says is that there is obviously a wide range of educational experiences out there. And obviously you can’t blame people for wanting the best for their child,” he said. “At the same time, with the way we’re funded, we need to make sure that we’re educating our kids and not everybody else’s kids.” He said it costs roughly $7,700 a year - or nearly $43 a day for 180 school days - to educate a child in Madison County schools. Ted Poore, principal at the new Germantown High School, said he didn’t know of anyone who’d deliberately tried to falsely enroll at the school. “We had people come in during the summer and ask if they could register - they said they lived right across the road out here, and we said, ‘We’re sorry, but right across that road is Canton [School District],’” Poore said. Overall, though the city ordinances have helped, “It’s just a constant battle,” Kent said. “You can’t drop your guard, and you’ve just got to…hold everybody to a fairly high standard on the thing.”
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Projects to enhance MRA, JA By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer TWO PRIVATE SCHOOLS on the Northside are making additions to their campuses, with Jackson Academy (JA) building an outdoor commons area for students and Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MRA) planning expansions and additions to its concession-stand area. JA Headmaster Peter Jernberg said the school hoped to finish its outdoor commons, under construction next to the performing arts center, before Thanksgiving. “It will be an amphitheater with a little stage, and it’s going to be landscaped. It’ll be an area where we can have outdoor concerts, receptions,” Jernberg said. “Students can eat lunch out there, and it’s going to be just a very nice, attractive gathering place that we feel will complement that part of the campus,” he said. “Calvin Hudson, [our] director of physical plant services, one of his degrees is in landscape architecture. He was one of the key planners with this concept.” The 7,500-square-foot area will include three-tiered seating and a miniplatform for performances. “It was primarily designed as an outdoor student commons space. They can hang out there during their break time or lunch time,” said Cliff King, chief financial officer and general counsel for JA. “And it just worked out that we could do outdoor events and small concerts if we wanted to. “We do plan to put some nice tables out for them as well. There’s a flat area between the tiered seating.” Work started this summer on the
The repair of a broken sewer main on Edmar Place is scheduled to be completed in November
Jackson Academy is adding an outdoor commons $75,000 project, part of JA’s regular budget this year.
will mean shorter lines, Thompson said. Last week the city of Madison approved the site plan for the project, which Thompson said would start probMADISON-RIDGELAND Academy also is improving its campus, ably within a couple of months. “We’ve with a locker-room renovation finished got to wait till football is over with,” he and an addition to the concession stand, said. an expanded women’s bathroom and a MRA Patriot football players have new Patriot store in the works. been using a remodeled locker room this season with new lockers, a new “It looks like we’re going to add about 30 feet to the northern end of the washer and dryer system, revamped concession stand, to expand and remod- shower areas and better lighting. Thompson said that project started in el the ladies’ bathroom and add the June and was finished before the first Patriot store. And we’ll add about 20 football game. feet to the southern end, which is the serving end,” said headmaster Tommy In other private-school news, St. Thompson. Andrew’s Episcopal School just finished a large math and science facility “Those are estimates.” at its upper school in Ridgeland, and St. The new Patriot store will be an Joseph Catholic School in Madison extension of MRA’s online store, and recently finished a softball field. the extra room at the concession stand
Edmar Place residents should get relief soon from temporary pump By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer THE CITY OF Jackson is on track to keep its promise of removing the large sewer pump from Edmar Place by Thanksgiving. More than a month after beginning work to repair a ruptured sewer main in the Fondren neighborhood, crews are about three weeks away from finishing up the project, just in time for the November 24 holiday. “Edmar is going great,” said David Willis, deputy director of public works. Crews have finished the southern portion of the pipeline and are now installing the remaining segment to tie homes back into the sewer system. Once that’s done, the pump can be taken away. In all, about 1,100 feet of new pipe will be put down. The city brought in the pump in January 2010 as a temporary fix after a sewer main ruptured under the street. Since then, the pump has been running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, only being turned off for a few minutes each day to be serviced.
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Civics 101
Circuit Clerk
Chamber news Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership President Duane O’Neill recently spoke to the North Jackson Lions Club. O’Neill covered various topics, including plans to create a medical corridor along Woodrow Wilson Drive. Shown are (from left) President Ken King, Program Chairman Harold McDonald, O’Neill, and Lion Eddy Waller.
Belhaven ASPIRE hosts openings at LeFleur Building A RIBBON CUTTING ceremony marked the official opening of the new Belhaven ASPIRE location. Mayor Harvey Johnson and Ridgeland Mayor Gene F. McGee joined Dr. Roger Parrott, Belhaven’s president, to speak to the crowd and take part in the ceremony. “The growth of our ASPIRE program and graduate enrollment has brought us to a wonderful new facility. We took a bold step that enhanced adult students’ learning experience, allowing students to learn in a first-class environment that reflects their career desires,” Parrott said. Eddie Hopper, Ridgeland Chamber president; Paul Bowers, co-chair of the Ambassadors Council of the Greater Jackson Chamber; and Paul Moak, chairman of the board of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, all participated in the unveiling of the new ASPIRE building. The ASPIRE degree program relocated to the LeFleur Building, just north of the main Belhaven campus, on I-55 Frontage Road, in August. The program resides on the first two floors of the LeFleur building and houses staff, faculty, and students. A Belhaven University sign was constructed on top of the five-story building, marking the new home of Belhaven’s ASPIRE program. “The grand opening of Belhaven’s new ASPIRE campus is a milestone in Belhaven’s history,” said Audrey Kelleher, vice president of adult and graduate marketing and development. “Our ASPIRE program, serving adult and graduate students in Jackson for over 25 years, has outgrown our campus on Peachtree Street. Students now have a wonderful place to pursue their educational dreams with ample room for parking, state of the art classrooms, and three computer labs on location,” Kelleher adds. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES are on the first floor, where students have admission support in one centralized location. The second floor contains 17 “smart” classrooms that utilize current technologies to increase a student’s learning experience. Students will no longer have to worry about the long hikes from car to class, because parking at the new location is spacious and right next to the new building. Trusted Belhaven security officers and the well-lit parking lot help ensure the safety of each student. Belhaven has been serving adult students for a quarter century and was the first university in the metro Jackson area with an accelerated degree program and graduate degrees for working adults.
New member Curry Ballard (center) recently became a member of the Rotary Club of Jackson. He is shown with members Heber Simmons Jr. (left) and Mark Fields (right).
THOSE LOOKING to sue somebody in county or circuit court will likely have to make a trip to their respective circuit clerk’s office. Circuit clerks are responsible for serving as the clerks of county courts and circuit courts. The offices receive and file lawsuits, indictments and motions in both criminal and civil cases. Additionally, the offices draw and certify juries, maintain records of judgments, as well as records of who has gotten married and who is able to practice medicine. If you want to find out if your doctor has a medical license, then you need to check with the circuit clerk. The office also maintains records of professional licenses issued. While the office determines who will report for jury duty, don’t expect to call Dunn to get out of serving. Those hoping to shirk their civic responsibility must still speak to the judge. The position in Hinds County pays $90,000 a year. Circuit clerks are elected to four-year terms.
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Dorsey Carson running for House District 24 DORSEY CARSON, 40, life-long resident of Northeast Jackson and a 1989 honors graduate of Madison-Ridgeland Academy, is running for Mississippi House District 64, which comprises most of Northeast Jackson, the area east of Old Canton Road, and the Reservoir area in Ridgeland. The current representative has spent 24 long years in the Legislature, and Carson believes that the residents of Jackson and Ridgeland are overdue for more energetic and in touch representation. According to Carson, he will work tirelessly to attain a lower crime rate and high quality of life that the citizens of Jackson and Ridgeland expect in their communities. He was graduated from Mississippi State University and the University of Georgia School of Law with honors. He is married to the former Susan Hays, a 1990 graduate of Jackson Academy, and they have a 16month-old daughter, Hays. Carson is a partner of the Jackson office of Burr and Forman, a southeastern regional law firm where he specializes in the firm’s construction and economic development groups. Recently, he worked as a special assistant attorney general and has recovered more than $3.5 million on behalf of Mississippi taxpayers. WITH THIS ELECTION YEAR promising to bring a myriad of changes to
Dorsey Carson state government, he believes he has the ability to unify representatives across party lines to establish the effective lawmaking that Mississippians deserve. With his close relationships with officials in Jackson and Ridgeland, Carson said he will hit the ground running and will be proactive in representing the voices of the citizens of House District 64.
Ridgeland changes providers for picking up recycling bins By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer RECYCLERS IN RIDGELAND soon might notice a change in who’s picking up their bins. Red River Waste Solutions currently picks up the city’s recycling, but the company recently approached city officials and asked to be released from its contract. So after some papers are signed and preparations made, Waste Management will take over the service at the same price. “They [Red River] have solid waste pickup in Canton, and when they let that out for bid they didn’t get it. So that left them with only us [in this area], and that wasn’t feasible,” said Ridgeland Public Works Director Mike McCollum. McCollum said the city hopes to have Waste Management picking up recycling by sometime around November 15, “but I think it’s going to be a little bit flexible.” He said he believed Red River’s contract started in 2006. The company charges the city $3.08 per customer per month, and with 6,087 current customers that means nearly $225,000 a year. Waste Management will
charge the same amount at least until September 30, 2012, when the contract expires. MADISON COUNTY ALSO had a recycling contract with Red River, but that contract ended suddenly in November 2010 when the processing company to which Red River delivered increased its price. “There was a clause within [Red River’s] contract that allowed them to stop pickup with no notice if no one in the metropolitan Jackson area would take recycled products without a charge,” said Madison County Purchase Clerk Hardy Crunk. Madison County switched to Waste Management in January. McCollum said recycling has increased in Ridgeland, which had 5,153 customers in 2007 and now has nearly a thousand more. Nationally, recycling has increased dramatically since 1985, when according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) only 10.1 percent of all municipal solid waste was recycled. In 2008, 33.2 percent of trash generated in the United States was recycled, the EPA’s Web site said.
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Obituaries Raymond McClinton A celebration of Raymond McClnton’s life was held October 22, at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. McClinton, 97, died October 18. On May 20, 1914, along the banks of the Tombigbee River at a site called Bladon Springs, Ala., Raymond McClinton was born to Samuel Whitfield McClinton and Ella Clyda McDonald McClinton, both formerly of Coffeeville, Ala. He was born at the Bladon Springs Hotel, managed by his parents; the healing sulphuric powers of the springs was a major tourist attraction at the time. After the hotel burned, the McClinton family in 1921 moved to Quitman, where Sam McClinton became a leading merchant in downtown Quitman. One of Raymond’s earliest memories of Bladon Springs, however, was in 1920 when the passage of the 19th Amendment gave women suffrage. His mother and other women gathered in white dresses in the town square to celebrate their voting rights. As a teenager, Superintendent of Education Clarence Hood took him around Clarke County and showed him the vitamin deficient disease called pellagra and its crippling effects on the lives of many of its citizens. Coupled with Hood’s confronting health issues in his county and the educational influence of his father, who was president of the Clarke County School Board, when McClinton entered Millsaps College in the fall of 1932, he became a leader in educational and social justice issues penetrating the country at the time. He and other Millsaps students formed interracial meetings with students at Tougaloo College, the first such meetings of its kind in Mississippi. McClinton was president of the student body at Millsaps and ODK. In addition, he was president of the Southern Student YMCA with headquarters at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, N.C. After graduation from Millsaps College in 1936, he went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and wrote his master’s thesis under the tutelage of Howard Odum and Rupert Vance, whose publications had become world renowned in sociology and socio-geographical studies. McClinton decided to study the draconian effects of the sharecropping system from an economic point of view. UNC undergraduates Leroy and Walker Percy of Trail Lake Plantation, Leland, introduced him to William Alexander Percy, who let McClinton examine all his ledgers detailing all aspects of sharecropping families working on lands at Trail Lake and Klondike, another Percy place. McClinton finished his work in 1938, and it still stands as the only scholarly and definitive examination of sharecropping in the United States. (An original copy is archived at the William F. Winter Archives and History building, Jackson). In 1938, he married Rowena Green McRae of Jackson, whom he had met at
happenings Diabetes support Baptist Nutrition Center hosts a free Diabetes Support Group at 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. For more information call 601-973-1624.
Mystery readers Madison County Mystery Readers will meet November 1, 10:30 a.m., at the Ridgeland Public Library. For more information call 601-853-8392.
Millsaps; he worked at McRae’s Department Store on Capitol Street until 1948, when he opened McClinton’s Dry Goods on the corner of Amite and Farish streets. In fall 1959, he opened another store at Delta Mart, near Freedom Corner, along Highway 49. McClinton had a profound sense of respect, honesty, and tolerance for all persons. From his earliest days at Millsaps, he was very active at Galloway United Methodist Church, where he served many years on the board of stewards and then as president from 1968 to 1972. In the 1950s and early 1960s, he was also finance chairperson of the committee to fund the building of AfricanAmerican United Methodist churches in Mississippi. He also served on Jackson’s United Givers board of directors for many years. In 1977 he retired from his life as a merchant, and he and his wife Rowena enjoyed traveling, meeting people from various parts of the world, and being with their children and their families. McClinton was preceded in death by his wife, who died May 5, 1997, and his four siblings. Survivors are his son Raymond McClinton and his wife Sue of Asheville, N.C., and their son Danny and his wife Nancy and great-grandchildren, Josephine, Ava Sue, and Ruby McClinton, all of Asheville; Frankie Ray Hollifield of San Francisco; and Miah McClinton of Asheville; his daughter Rowena McClinton of Edwardsville, Ill., granddaughters Holly Ruff of Edwardsville, Rowena York Ruff of Lexington, Ky., and Kathryn Hildreth of Hollis, N.H., and her husband Tom and great-grandchildren, Rowen, Raymond, Charlie, and Caroline Hildreth; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church, 305 North Congress St., Jackson, 39201; the Samuel Whitfield and Ella McClinton Scholarship Fund at Millsaps College, Institutional Advancement, 1701 N. State St., Jackson, 39210; the United Negro College Fund, 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr., P.O. Box 10444, Fairfax, Va., 220318044; or Tougaloo College, Office of Institutional Advancement, 500 West County Line Rd., Tougaloo College, 39174.
Sharon Stribling Greener Services were held October 24 at Northminster Baptist Church for Sharon Stribling Greener of Jackson. Mrs. Greener, 67, of Grove Park Place, died at her home October 20 following a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born in Hattiesburg, March 8, 1944 to the late Mattie Lou James Stribling and Roger Wilson Stribling. She was a graduate of Murrah High School and later earned a degree in economics from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She worked for Republic National Bank in Dallas briefly before returning to live in Jackson. Mrs. Greener began her career in the construction heavy equipment industry by joining her father in the family business in 1975 at Stribling-Puckett, Inc., a Caterpillar dealership. In 1983, she continued her career in the heavy equipment industry by purchasing
the John Deere construction and forestry dealership and the Freightliner heavy truck dealership headquartered in Jackson, along with her father and two other partners. Since 1986 she has served as chairman of the board for Stribling Equipment, LLC and Empire Truck Sales, LLC. Mrs. Greener’s lifelong commitment to community service led her to serve on numerous boards in the Jackson area. Her most recent positions included serving on the board of trustees of Mississippi Baptist Health Systems and on the board of directors for the Regions Foundation and for the Mississippi Children’s Museum. In the past she has been a member of the board of directors for the Junior League of Jackson, Junior Achievement, Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Fondren Renaissance Foundation, the Metropolitan YMCA and the board of trustees for St. Andrews Episcopal School. Mrs. Greener was known for her quiet and effective nature; she hosted many fund-raising events in her home in support of charities throughout Jackson. All who knew her remember Mrs. Greener tend-
Obituary Policy The Sun publishes obituaries of Northsiders and their families. Typically, we receive obituary information from the funeral homes. For a small charge, we invite readers who are so inclined to supplement this with more descriptive text capturing the spirit of the person’s life. For more information call 601-957-1122
ing to her beautiful yard, which has been in her family for more than 60 years. One of the most admired yards in Jackson, the grounds of her home was the setting for an annual Easter egg hunt for her grandchildren - a tradition begun by her mother, Mattie Lou Stribling. Mrs. Greener was a member of Northminster Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents Mattie Lou and Roger Stribling, and by her brother, Roger Wilson Stribling Jr. Survivors are her son, Nicholas Flynn Greener IV of Tupelo; son Jason Stribling Greener of Jackson and his wife Betsy Faile Greener; grandchildren Nicholas Tyler Greener of Tupelo, Sarah Bethany Greener and Thomas Stribling Greener of Jackson. Memorials may be made to Northminster Baptist Church, 3955 Ridgewood Rd., Jackson, 39211. Pallbearers were Rhesa Barksdale, Jason Bouldin, Ric Cannada, Kevin Hunter, Wilson Stribling and Jerry Swanson. Burial was at Lakewood Memorial Park.
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BAPTIST DEVELOPMENT Continued from Page One within the footprint of the project. Keifer’s was moving to a new home on Poplar, and Pizza Shack moved to Fortification Street. Landmark also waited for the city of Jackson to give the go-ahead for the construction of the flyover. At its meeting last week, the City Council voted unanimously to allow for the skywalk to be built. “We’re ecstatic about it,” said Robby Channell, director of corporate communications at Baptist. The flyover will be 17 feet, four inches above ground level. It will connect the hospital to the medical offices at the second story level. Work on the first phase will take between 18 and 24 months to complete, weather pending. Channell was unsure how traffic would be affected by the project. Jackson Traffic Engineer Robert Lee said The first phase of the development will include a 202,000 square foot, the city will work with contractors to lessen five-story building with a 730-car parking garage the impact on drivers. “There will be a lane closure possibly during construction,” he said. “We want to be sure that motorists are not severely affected. “We will work out the details the closer we get to construction.” According to Landmark’s Web site, the first phase includes a 202,000-square-foot, five-story building, and 730-car parking garage. The first floor will feature retail and restaurant space, a branch bank and retail pharmacy. The remaining four floors will be set aside for outpatient medical clinics. The building will also include an imaging center, cardiac center, sleep center and also include a daylight basement on the already committed to 75 percent of the endoscopy center. Poplar side of the facility, which will be set office space. He was quick to point out that aside for retail or restaurant space as well. no leases had been signed. CHANNELL said developers want to At press time, he didn’t know if any “The building will be owned by have a fine dining restaurant and a bistrorestaurants had decided to locate there. Landmark, which will be leasing the land like cafe on the first floor. The building will However, Channell did say tenants had from us. Tenants will be doctors who have
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The old Kentucky Fried Chicken is being torn down across from Baptist to make room for the new development privileges to work at Baptist,” Channell said. Landmark will make its money by leasing the property to tenants, he said. Baptist will own the parking garage and pedestrian crossover, both of which will be maintained by Landmark. Landmark is leasing property from Baptist to build the center. Channell didn’t have the details of the hospital’s lease agreement readily available. Baptist has approximately 500 physicians. The majority is not on staff, but have privileges to practice at the hospital. Baptist has medical offices at the Colonnades, the 1600 Building, the Watkins Building, Medical Arts East, Medical Arts West and the Baptist Madison campus. The Watkins Building and Medical Arts East also have outpatient surgery. Landmark’s Web site states that the firm was the sixth-largest developer of healthcare buildings in the United States in 2010. It also designed Baptist’s Madison location. Officials with the firm couldn’t be reached for comment.
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Frost finally makes a visit I TOLD YOU colder weather was on the way. At least it’s cold at the time of this writing. There was no way I was in the hunting mood when those temperatures were in the 80s and crazy wind directions were as volatile as the stock market. I know you’ve heard the old saying “if you don’t like the weather in Mississippi just wait a few minutes and it’ll change.” Change it did. I was shocked when just the other day a film of fairly heavy ice lay upon my windshield at dawn. I’m not complaining. I, and I’m sure many of you, have been waiting on this frost since our last one. I can remember my dad not allowing me to squirrel hunt until our first frost. Mr. No Shoulders was still crawling many Octobers ago and though it’s hard to remember now, I think I was more in need of a frosty morning then than now. It would kill my soul when I couldn’t take my Harrington Richardson black and silver single shot 410 for a walk in search of a bushytail just because Jack Frost hadn’t arrived. Not to worry, however, I made up for lost time when the first ‘young snow’ of the fall fell.
“I couldn’t take my Harrington Richardson black and silver single shot 410
FOR A WALK
in search of a bushytail just because Jack Frost hadn’t arrived.”
I WAS IN Southwest Louisiana this past week when our weather hit. Tuesday morning was balmy and warm, Tuesday night I almost froze while watching Vermillion Catholic Junior High School play football in Abbeville. On my tour through Cajun country, thousands upon thousands of migrating waterfowl were filling up the marsh. It’s a miracle I didn’t drive off into the many canals while watching the first main wave of ducks arrive with the approaching cold front. There were a few mallards, a few more gadwall or grey duck as my Louisiana friends call them, a few more shovelers, and literally thousands of teal. Both blue-winged and green-winged filled the skies like swarming bees. It is uncanny how just a few hundred miles west of us there can be so many ducks in the country while our beloved delta has only a few. I don’t really understand how Mother Nature lines out her flight schedule for the ducks but she may do a better job than we do by booking our flights online. As I drove along the marshline, I noticed many duck
camps with hunters busy preparing for their upcoming season. Duck boats were being ‘grassed up.’ Dog pens were being cleaned. In the distance across the flats, I could see new blinds being erected. Every convenience store had steel shot for sale along with duck stamps. I pulled into a one pump station for fuel as I, at one point, was running on vapor. The Cajun dialect abounded around the coffee pot and every conversation was about the new arrivals from Canada. It seems these folks have been anticipating the same things we have here in the Magnolia State. AS I TOPPED OFF my tank, I engaged in a little duck talk with a local. I still laugh at the answer to my question, “What species of ducks do you mostly hunt down here?” He casually answered, with his Labrador leaning over the bed of the truck, “all dem ducks. We don’t cull nuttin down here. Dey all make a gravy.” I’m sure he was telling the truth. I inquired a little more about this past season, trying to compare it to ours. I was shocked to learn that the duck camp he was in killed a little over 8,000 birds last year. Ninety percent of them were teal. That didn’t surprise me a bit as flight after flight were buzzing the store as I retrieved my receipt. I’ll admit it was pretty hard keeping my mind on work while talking to this veteran duckman during the first cold front of the hunting season. The five hour drive back to Mississippi was pretty good while listening to some of the local radio stations in south Louisiana for as long as I could pick them up that is. I even picked up, for a short while, a talk show on the upcoming duck season. Maybe I should take my Beretta with me next time I’m down there and, who knows, maybe I’ll get a chance to go with someone down there. You know, come to think of it I don’t remember him offering to take me as he drove off into the marsh. I guess I’ll just have to go back to my hickory tree here. Until next time enjoy our woods and waters and remember, let’s leave it better than we found it.
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Mary Jabaley, Henry Tyler, Charles Mortimer, Mike Jabaley, Howard McMillan
Kay Mortimer, Nora Frances McRae, Carol Biedenharn, Lynda Costas
Joanne and Curtis Wilson
Holly Lange, Michael Beattie
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James and Joyce Corbett, Crafton Beck, Faira Bishop
Carol Biedenharn, Kay and Charles Mortimer
Symphony Ball Sponsors honored in Biedenharn home The 2011 Symphony Ball sponsors party was held recently in the home of Carol A. Biedenharn. Shown are scenes from the event.
Phoebe Smith Porter, Lanita Campbell, Joan Marie Kaye
Olivia and Jerry Host
Kim and Trey Porter, Lester Wilson, Heber and Sister Simmons, (front) Dick Wilson
Earline Raines, Donna and Barbara Russell
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Weddings & Engagements Bush, Liles wed at Christ United Methodist MELISSAANNE Bush and Malcolm Leighton Liles were united in marriage in a candlelight ceremony on the evening of April 9 at Christ United Methodist Church. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Crawley Bush Jr. Parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Henry Liles of Nashville. The Rev. David Brownlee officiated the ceremony. Music was provided by James Arrington Goff, organist; Sherye Simmons Green, soloist; and a string quartet led by Nancy Bateman. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless designer gown with crisscross Alencon lace on silk organza overlay. She also wore a handmade shrug, constructed from her mother’s veil, originally worn in 1973, and a pendant made from her mother’s first engagement ring, designed for the occasion of her parents’ 30th wedding anniversary. The bride carried an all white English garden bouquet of hydrangeas, ranunculus, roses, and freesia wrapped in an antique lace handkerchief, an engagement gift from Mrs. Lawrence Pass of Nashville. The bride’s two older sisters, Amanda Bush Puckett of Jackson, and Emily Bush O’Grady of Chicago, were matrons of honor. They wore ivory satin designer gowns and carried bouquets of white, blue, and green hydrangeas tied in a loose garden bouquet. Honorary bridesmaids were Rebecca Brinkley, Jennifer Lynn McGill, Beverly Hodgson Conley, Diana Lynn Williams, Kelly Lampton Roberts, and Abigail Bowen James, all of Nashville; Sarah Ourso Nix of Atlanta; and Martha Delle Wilson Smith of Charlotte, N.C.
The bride’s two nephews, Peyton Hastings Puckett and Parker Sutton Puckett of Jackson, were ringbearers. Scripture was read by Lindsey Brooke Donahue and Jeffrey Michael Scobey, both of Nashville. Program attendants were cousins of the bride, Blair Elizabeth Bush and William Garner Bush Jr., both of Jackson. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Country Club of Jackson. Music was provided by the Altanta Allstars.
ON THE EVE of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents entertained with a rehearsal dinner at the University Club of Jackson. On the day of the wedding, a bridesmaids brunch was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cannada. Co-hostesses were Mesdames William Bush, Jan Collins, Hap Farber, Clayton Gatlin Jr., Steve Greer, Leslie Lampton III, and Thomas Quaka. A wedding day brunch honoring out-of-town family and friends was held in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Joel Payne. Cohosts and hostesses were Drs. and Mesdames William Ashford, Gene Barrett, Andrew Brown, John Cook, Robert Evans, Lewis Grubbs, William Kenneth Harper, James Hays, Roy Kellum, Charles Laney, Robert Newton, Darden North, John Purvis, Ken Revere, Walter Shelton, Earl Thompson Stubblefield, Crawley Stubblefield, John Studdard, Ralph Sulser, Thomas Wiley; and Messieurs and Mesdames Hunter Cade, Thomas Darnell, John Wesley Hartlein, Arthur Jernigan, Devere McLennan, Wilson Montjoy, Christopher Newcomb, Richard Puckett, Roy Smith, Preston Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Leighton Liles THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best man. William VanDevender, Walter Weems, and Richard Wise. Groomsmen were William Nathan Liles of Nashville, brother Steven Michael Ingram, all of Nashville; John Darryl Jones Following a wedding trip to Ixtapa, Mexico, the couple is of the bridegroom; and Richard Hastings Puckett Jr. of Jr. and Christopher Scott Pearce of Athens, Ga.; William Reid at home in Nashville, where the bridegroom is vice president Jackson, and Michael John O’Grady of Chicago, both broth- Murphy of New York; Daniel Thompson Paine of Palo Alto, of Iroquois Capital, and the bride is a broker with Cushman ers-in-law of the bride. Ushers were Bryan James Billips, and Wakefield Cornerstone. Calif.; Grant Paul Rutledge of Boston; and Billy Graham Duncan McKay Fort IV, William Adamson Pritchett, and Worsham III of Greenville, S.C.
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Weddings & Engagements Miss Lowery, Grimsley to wed on December 3 MR. AND MRS. ROBERT Sanders Lowery announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen McNeely Lowery, to John Burl Grimsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Donald Grimsley of Canton. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wesley McNeely of Greenville, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coleman Lowery Sr. of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Martin of Canton, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Burl Grimsley of Sumrall. Miss Lowery is a 1995 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. In 1999 she received her bachelor’s degree in family and consumer science from Mississippi College. She was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi. She is associated with McKay, Lawler, Franklin and Foreman as a paralegal. Grimsley was graduated from Canton Academy in 1994. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1999 and a master’s Helen McNeely Lowery of business administration degree in 2001 from Delta State University where he was a The couple will exchange vows member of Kappa Alpha Order. He is an December 3 at Christ United Methodist accountant with the Mississippi Public Church. Employees’ Retirement System.
Miss Smith and Walker plan December 10 service MR. AND MRS. SAMUEL Armond Smith announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Melissa Smith, to Benjamin Newton Walker IV, son of Ellen Jaggard Walker and Benjamin Newton Walker III. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Charles Templeton of Vicksburg and the late Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vernon Woodward Jr. of Long Beach. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Ann Louise Jaggard and the late Hunter Lowry Jaggard of Beaumont, Texas, and the late Eunice Walker Watkins and the late Dr. Benjamin Newton Walker Jr. Miss Smith is an honor graduate of Jackson Academy, where she was class valedictorian. She was graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy and a master’s in professional accountancy. She was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Miss Smith is a CPA with Deloitte and Touche LLP in Nashville. Walker is a graduate of Jackson Academy. He was graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in wildlife and fisheries and a master’s in business administration. He is a senior mortgage banker with the Home Lending Source in Nashville The couple will exchange vows December 10 at Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Benjamin Newton Walker IV, Brittany Melissa Smith Following the ceremony, a reception will be held at the Country Club of Jackson. AFTER A WEDDING TRIP to St. Lucia, the couple will make their home in Nashville.
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Weddings & Engagements Hayden, Thrash wed in Oxford ceremony CARMEN ALICIA HAYDEN and Adam Frazier Thrash were united in marriage at 6 p.m. July 9, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Oxford. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Father Joe Tonos. The bride is the daughter of Cathy Hayden of Florence and John Hayden of Memphis. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dale Thrash. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a strapless gown of ivory silk, embellished with seed pearls and brilliants. She wore a mantilla illusion veil trimmed with lace to honor her Spanish heritage. The bride carried a bouquet of white roses, orchids, and white peonies tied with an heirloom handkerchief made by her paternal grandmother of her wedding dress. Matron of honor was Sarah Neal Lee. Maid of honor was Chester Lee Moore. Bridesmaids were Taylor Kathryn Barron, Jennifer Macie Bethea, LeAnn Stone Chambers, Megan Elise Crosswhite, Ashley Stubblefield Crumby, Monica Elaine Gailes, Martha Raney Grantham, Graceann Mr. and Mrs. Adam Frazier Thrash Catherine Graves, Allison Cecilia Hayden, and Meghan Leigh Thrash. Attending the Virginia Lane Poole, and Samantha Kay Swan. They wore strapless gowns in a deep guest book was Julia Lynn McDowell. Scripture readers were Ann Marie Juniker, sailor blue. Paige Prestage Blackburn and Kelly THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best Cummins. Following the ceremony, a reception was man. Leslie Thrash Henson, sister of the held in the ballroom of The Inn at Ole Miss. brideroom, was best lady. Groomsmen were Guests were entertained by the band Almost Drew Christopher Armendinger, Scott Famous. Mitchell Blackburn, Sean Peter Connolly, Austin Wade Duke, Michael Jordan Eggers, ON THE EVE of the wedding, the brideCollin Caldwell Helms, Matthew Ryan groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Henson, Joseph Brock Ivison, Christopher City Grocery on the Oxford Square. Ellis Pinkston, Robert Weston Savoie, and Keith Oliver Thrash. Groomsman in absentia Afterward, friends and family joined the wedding party for desserts and cocktails. while serving in Afghanistan was Corporal Daniel Reed Miller. Ushers were Paul Irvin Guests were entertained by the Ricky Burkhead combo. Arnow, James George Cajoleas II, Ryker After a wedding trip to Secrets Sanctuary, Scott Cluck, Scott Max Cluck, William Stuart Doyle, Frederick William Heldenfels Cap Cana, in the Dominican Republic the couple is at home in Charleston, S.C., where V and Hayden Joseph Pierpont. Serving as bride’s proxy was Jenzy Klaire the bride is a pharmacist with CVS and the bridegroom attends the Charleston School of Wunder. Programs attendants were Ryan Law. Michael McDowell, Caitlin Claire Thrash,
Lynch, Sagen to wed December 10 in Brookhaven MR. AND MRS. JOHN Edgar Lynch of Brookhaven, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Gwendolyn Lynch, to Scott Ward Sagen, son of Dr. and Mrs. Dwayne P. Sagen of Nashville. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed H. Williford of Brookhaven, and Dr. and Mrs. William F. Lynch of Ridgeland. Miss Lynch is a 2005 graduate of Brookhaven High School and 2010 graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She received a bachelor’s degree in nursing and was a member of Chi Omega sorority and Reformed University Fellowship. She then attended the Natural Gourmet Culinary Institute in New York City and was graduated from the Chef’s Training Program in 2011. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alva W. Smith of Lubbock, Texas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sagen of LaCrosse, Wis. A 2001 graduated of Montgomery Bell Academy, Sagen was a 2005 graduate of the University of Texas. He received a liberal arts degree in economics and business Mary Gwendolyn Lynch, administration and was a member of Phi Scott Ward Sagen Gamma Delta and Reformed University Fellowship. He is associated with Standard The couple will be wed December 10 at and Poor’s and is pursuing a master’s of Faith Presbyterian Church in Brookhaven. business administration at the University of A reception will follow at the home of the Texas. bride.
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Weddings & Engagements Wells and Byram are married SARAH WOODWARD Wells and George Nicholas Byram were united in marriage January 15 at First Presbyterian Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Calvin Wells. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Asberry Byram Jr. of Montgomery, Ala. The Rev. Dr. J. Ligon Duncan performed the ceremony. Providing the nuptial music were William Wymond, organist; Nan Kristin Whitney, violinist; and Wayne Lineham, trumpeter. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore her mother’s wedding gown of re-embroidered Alencon lace embellished with satin rose buds over silk duchess satin. The A-line chapel length gown featured a bodice with a scooped neckline and back, and long sleeves that tapered from off the shoulder. Her cathedral length veil of silk illusion was edged with re-embroidered Alencon lace. She wore diamond earrings given to her by her father, and a diamond eternity necklace given to her by her maternal grandparents. She carried a bouquet of Jeanne Moreau garden roses, Virginia roses, cream spray roses and tuberoses, hand-tied with an heirloom handkerchief. The bride’s sister Anna Marie Wells was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Virginia Conway Fly, Sarah Griffin Grimes, Ellis Elizabeth Howard, Anne Elizabeth Montgomery, Emily Claire Moore, Carolyne Kent Wade and Katie Lauren Wasson. They wore slate blue ruffled bodice dresses in silk shantung and carried hand tied bouquets of Yves Piaget and Metropole garden roses with antique green hydrangeas. Anne Richards Rogers, the bride’s cousin, was the flower girl.
Garden club Ridgeland Garden Club will meet November 1, 11 a.m., at Petals and Pails in Trace Station. Topic will be how to make Christmas wreaths and tablescapes. For details call 601-898-1902.
Mistletoe The Junior League of Jackson will hold their annual Mistletoe Marketplace November 3 through 5, at the Mississippi Trade Mart, featuring more than 150 merchants and artisans. For details, hours and ticket information call 1-888-324-0027 or visit www.mistletoemarketplace.com.
Tutus and wheels The USA International Ballet Competition and VSA Mississippi will present “Tunes, Tutus and Turning Wheels,” October 29, 7:30 p.m., at Belhaven Center for the Arts. The performance will incorporate artists and dancers with and without disabilities. Tickets $10 adult, $5 children, students and seniors. For more information call 601-355-9853.
Sneak peek Mrs. George Nicholas Byram
THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best man. Groomsmen were Bibb Robinson Beale, David Eugene Belser Jr., William Russell Lindley, Justin Atwood Moates, Steven Daniel Roberts, Peter Owens Thompson, John Warn Weiss Jr., and Thomas Calvin Wells Jr. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Country Club of Jackson, where guests were entertained by the Tip Tops show band. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s parents honored the couple with a cocktail party and rehearsal dinner at River Hills
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Club. The day of the wedding, a luncheon for family and out of town guests was hosted in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hood. Other nuptial parties included a bridesmaid’s luncheon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Wade, and an engagement party hosted in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Puckett of Ridgeland. The couple was also honored in Montgomery with a dinner party in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Luquire, and an engagement party in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irby Thompson. Following a wedding trip to Jackson Hole, Wyo., the couple is at home in Huntsville.
Old Capitol Museum presents “Present Meets Past: Voices from Mississippi History,” October 27, 5 to 8 p.m., featuring 11 history reenactors. For more information visit www.mdah.state.ms.us.
Mother daughter time Baptist Health Systems will host an informational brunch for mothers and their adolescent daughters, October 29, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at the Baptist Madison Community Room. $5 per person. Call 601-948-6262 to register.
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CLUB OFFICERS Red beans and rice More than 35 teams are expected to turn out for Trustmark’s Red Beans and Rice Celebration to battle for the title of best beans in town. Scheduled October 29 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Trustmark Park, this event supports Stewpot Community Services’ mission in the metro area. This year’s theme is “Down Home Beans” Country, Blues and Rock-N-Roll. Judges will award prizes for the best beans, and the most creatively decorated booths, while the Peoples’ Choice award will be decided by the voting public. Children are encouraged to dress in costume and come prepared to trick-or-treat. Music headliner is the electric blues guitarist Eddie Cotton and R&B group NBC. The celebration includes kid-friendly activities such as face painting, space jumps, a costume contest and trick-or-treating at the cooking stations. College football fans can take in televised games on the park’s giant outfield screen. Tickets are $12 at the gate or $10 in advance and can be purchased at Trustmark offices, Trustmark Park and McDade’s Markets. Planning the event are (from left) Doris Scott, Michelle Bingham, Lee Martin, Danny Ruhl, Theresa Moody, Katrina Powell, and Enjoli Ward.
sunbeams Heritage Luncheon Club officers are (from left, standing) Francine Conerly, historian; Frances Brooks, corresponding secretary; Phyllis Parker, reporter; Sherry Ford, assistant reporter; Kathy Vomberg, assistant treasurer; Martha Fisher, treasurer; Edythe Gore, recording secretary; (seated) Jan Clifton, president; Jeanette Graham, vice president. Not pictured: Eleana Pope, parliamentarian.
Parker Italy Orey Tamara Jawunza Orey announces the birth of her child, Parker Italy Orey,
October 7 at St. Dominic Hospital. Grandparents are David and Regina Orey. Also welcoming the baby are siblings Meyhatta and Bailey Orey.
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Gardening Glimpses FINALLY, FINALLY, fall has arrived. Maybe not frost (usually that waits until November 3 - 6), but cool enough that gardeners in our area can turn our attention, our shopping focus, and our planting to the “Most Valuable Player in the Plants for a Southern Garden in Winter” category. Of course I’m talking about the pansy, botantically a viola, but pansy will suffice. Everyone knows about pansies, and here is one category where we can tell our friends from further north, “I just planted something that will say ‘Wo.’ in my own garden until Mother’s Day, or possibly beyond.” However you want to use them, pansies are the ideal choice for containers, for small focal points in your garden, for great sweeps of color in the landscape. And you really don’t have to know anything much about cultivar names or different subcategories. Just look at the various nurseries and garden centers where you ordinarily shop, and choose what you like. And if you are marginally confused about violas and JohnnyJump-Ups, they’re just smaller members of the same plant family. Choose the ones you think are beautiful, in colors that suit your personal temperament or the places they will bloom. Use them alone in containers or hanging baskets, or combine them with other plants. They’re the diplomats of the horticulture world, and don’t clash with any companion plant. Some garden writers term them “a shortlived perennial,” but I’ve never carried them over to a second season. You don’t have to there will always be more, in a plentiful supply.
What more can you ask of an easily-purchased, easily-planted flower that can bloom for months and months. As a reluctant teenager helping my gardening mother, I remember her pride in pansies blooming under ice on Thanksgiving morning and the fact that that same bed stayed in bloom, admittedly with a little extra watering care, until July 4, when we finally decided to give them a rest. WHEN YOU ARE choosing pansies in a nursery, what you see is pretty much what you get. They are in full bloom (which for garden centers is a good thing, because the array of colorful blooms are what convinces you to buy one kind or another) and if in bloom, are probably the general size they are going to get. That means that you need to plant them pretty close together, unlike some annuals and many perennials, which need space to reach their potential spread. You want a vivid impact, so pack them in. This is equally true if you want a wide curving splash in the landscape, perhaps beneath a large tree or in front of a hedge, or if you want a stopyou-in-your tracks focal point. The one rule, or strong suggestion, in either case, is that you use all the same cultivar. If you like a mixture of colors, save that for container plantings. And if you suspect that pansies are ideal for over-planting bulb borders, you are right. But you’d better give some consideration to color there, so pansies and opening daffodil or tulip blooms won’t clash visually. Pansies need to be watered, but not drowned. If you are planting them in full sun
(where they will probably bloom more abundantly), they’ll need a little more water than in cool shade. And they need feeding. Anything that blooms constantly needs constant nourishment. The old-time gardeners believed that generous helpings of manure in the planting mix was a good thing, and it is. Some people who like to go fuss with their plants regularly might like to use liquid fertilizer around the base of the plant every week. I just know that the very best and longest-lasting pansy bloom I ever had was the year that I put a scant handful of granules of a slowrelease high-nitrogen plant food beneath each plant when I set it out, and did nothing more the entire year, except of course water when it did not rain. Of course mulching is good. Mulching is always good. When I can, I prefer pine straw. (A garden visitor asked, “Oh, do you always mulch with oak leaves?” “Not intentionally,” I answered.) The mulch, in a natural, neutral shade, sets off the vivid colors of the pansies, and if you want to pick some, you would prefer not to have the blooms covered with splashed mud. Do you pick your pansies? They are delightful in small-mouthed containers (the violas and the Johnny-Jump-Ups especially so) but will not last very long as a cut flower. But this brings up another bit of traditional wisdom which may no longer be necessary. We used to be taught that pansies should be dead-headed regularly, the spent blooms snipped off, with sharp fingernails or small clippers. I had a routine-this was a Monday chore, after we’d enjoyed a fully-
By Mrs. Herman McKenzie blooming pansy border through the weekend. They then had five days to open more blooms. BUT OFTEN routines get neglected in the shorter days of winter, and I began to notice that, especially with the newer hybrids, this pruning of spent blooms just didn’t matter. So unless you just like fussing with your plants on an up-close frequent basis, try skipping this task for a few weeks and see if it makes a difference. I haven’t found that it did. Just one more caution, a two-pronged one. Don’t buy more plants than you can handle in the next day or two (unless of course you find, for instance, just two flats of an intriguing antique pink shade and you’re afraid not to snaffle both of them). And if you have deer, they love pansies - they’re not called “Deer Candy” for nothing. The good garden centers all have reliable products and I have found they are worth the initial cost, and that a good spraying lasts a long, long time. But do it the day you set out the plants. Delay overnight can be fatal and frustrating.
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happenings Touchdown club Upcoming programs at the Jackson Touchdown Club weekly meetings include: Oct. 17, Dan Mullen; and Oct. 24, Marcus Dupree, Sid Salter, and Billy Watkins. Meetings are at 6 p.m. at River Hills Club.
For details visit www.jacksontouchdownclub.com.
Grief support Hospice Ministries provides ongoing grief support groups. Daytime and evening groups are available. For more information call 601898-1053.
Farm to table Dan Blumenthal and Tom Ramsey presented a program entitled “Farm to Table� at The Cedars in Fondren for the Garden Club of Jackson. Shown are (from left) Blumenthal, Ramsey, Pryor Graeber and Mary Ann Petro.
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Renee Walley. Guest artists Cheri Waite, flutist, and Wyndy South, accompanist, presented a Heritage music program. The Heritage Luncheon Club met in Other members attending were Robbie September at the Country Club of Jackson Bauer, Sue Beall, Nita Bigelow, Martha with President Jan Clifton presiding. The Brooks, Josephine Bryan, Jane Colvin, Betty invocation was offered by Sherry Ford. Cooper, Jean Coppenbarger, Betsy Cowden, New officers for 2011-2012 served as host- Teenie Dale, Dee Davis, Sue Dillon, Marion esses. They are Jan Clifton, president; Emerson, Virginia England, Jeanne Eubanks, Jeanette Graham, vice president; Edythe Jeanette Farrow, Sarah Flanagan, Elizabeth Gore, recording secretary; Frances Brooks, Fugate, Jean Greer, Carolyn Harrell, Ramona corresponding secretary; Martha Fisher, Hill, Cathy Jeffcoats, Sue Lucas, Marian treasurer; Kathy Vomberg, assistant treasurer; McClintock, Judine McDonald, Lynn Phyllis Parker, reporter; Sherry Ford, assisMacon, Betty Malone, Gerri Martin, Clarice tant reporter; Eleana Pope, parliamentarian; Mooney, Mary Morris, Georgianne and Francine Conerly, historian. Muirhead, Helen Nielsen, Sammie Niles, Jo Floral arrangements were presented to Patterson, Georgia Prince, Annette Redden, Bobbie Miller, Kathy Piazza and Kathy Betty Roberson, Polly Shanks, Betty Vomberg. Springer, Louisa Thigpen, Evelyn Vaughn, Guests were Corine McCormick, Lynn Frankie Warren, Pat Weir, Sue Williams, Ann Williams, Carolyn Wingate, Sheree Tynes, Williams, Nettie Jo Williams, Sue Williams, Lois True, Jan Boyd, and Eloise McEwen. Mary Lynn Wingate, Beckye Yarborough, New members are Joann Davis, Joanna and associate members Nancy Aldridge, Lois Hunt, Kathy Piazza, Charlotte Shelby and Leigh and Frances Reynolds.
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Fred and Margaret Carl, Mayo and Renee Flynt
Victor and Gayle Mavar, Kristi and Noel Sims, Laney Watkins
Lisa Percy, Betsey Bradley, Elaine Crystal
Duane O’Neill, Annie Oeth, Peggy Hampton, Jeff Good
An Evening in the Garden Art museum hosts garden gala The unveiling of the Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art was held September 29 with “An Evening in the Garden,” a fund-raising gala to benefit the museum. The evening began with cocktails and
hors d’oeuvres in the Art Garden, followed by a seated dinner inside Trustmark Grand Hall. The night continued with champagne and dessert in the Art Garden. Shown are scenes from the gala. Jane Hiatt, Kay Holloway Victor Malvar, Swan Yerger
Jason Bouldin, Jack Garner, Jeannie Mullen, Andy Young, Claudia Demonte, Ed McGowin, John Horhn, Steven Chevalier
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happenings Watercolor exhibit
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For ticket information call 601-948-3531.
The 26th Grand National Red beans Watercolor Exhibition will be The Red Beans and Rice on display at the Mississippi Celebration, a benefit for Museum of Art through December 31. For details call Stewpot, will be October 29, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 601-594-7797. Trustmark Park. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the gate.
Family festival
Wesley Chapel will hold CommunityFest October 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring music, food and family friendly fun.
Zombie crawl
The Mississippi Optometric Foundation, Fondren Renaissance Foundation, and Fondren Association of Businesses will host a Dracula thriller Zombie Charity Crawl and New Stage Theatre will Zombie Prom October 27 in present a play based on Bram Fondren to raise awareness Stoker’s “Dracula,” through about children’s vision issues. November 6, 7:30 p.m. For details call 601-981Wednesdays through 9606.
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Wesley Chapel hosts CommunityFest WESLEY CHAPEL, the church of Wesley Biblical Seminary, will host its inaugural CommunityFest at Wesley Chapel on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The expansive campus located at the corner of Manhattan and Northside Drive will provide the setting for activities enjoyable to both young and old. KIDZ ZONE for children will focus on Jesus with inflatable jumpies in the “Jump for Jesus” area, and with games such as ‘Toss Cares on Jesus,’ ‘Knock Out Sin,’ and ‘Defeat Giants.’ Games will be offered for children. Children’s tables will be arranged under the trees for craft activities where items such as Christmas ornaments will be made. Each child who participates in KIDZ ZONE will receive prizes. Popcorn and snow cone machines will also be available. Youth games, under the direction of Samuel Bolen, youth minister, will be held on the field on the south side of the property, as well as on the north lawn. Competitive games, relay races plus a special kickball game are planned for the day. Prizes will be awarded based on various categories of participation. The front entrance of Wesley Chapel will be transformed into a musical stage where attendees will enjoy the sounds of The Mississippi Swing, a 16-20 member jazz band, as well as soloist, Jason Bruce, and other vocal and instrumental groups. A VARIETY of vendors will sell their crafts and other goods in the vendor market at CommunityFest at Wesley Chapel. Handiwork made by those from our own area will be on display. Lunch will be available at a fee and will include grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and bowls of homemade chili. Also, the Home Baked Goods for the Soul area will have cakes, pies, cookies, breads, and other specialty foods
Planning committee (from left) Kathleen Farrington, Dotty Wade, Samuel Bolen and Amy Jackson; (kneeling) Debra Grubbs, Bill Keyes, and Mike Abraham
happenings Toastmasters meet High Noon Toastmasters meet each Monday at noon at the Northside Library. For more information call 601-941-5172.
Pageants Miss Madison County pageants for girls
ages 4 to 17, and 17 to 24 will be held October 29. For more information call 601-856-7227 or visit www.mcwcpageant.com.
Thursdays, 2 p.m., in the activity room of the Hederman Cancer Center. To register call 601-948-6262.
Fall concert
The Jackson Choral Society’s fall concert will be held October 27, 7:30 p.m., at Crossgates United Methodist Church. Cancer rehab Baptist Health Systems offers a free can- Tickets $10, adults over 50 $8. For more information call 601-927-9604. cer rehab program Tuesdays and
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New officers The recently elected officers of Mecca Bridge and Luncheon Club for 2011-2012 are (from left) Marilyn Collins, secretary;
Anne Robertson, vice president; Valle Semmes, treasurer; Mary Metcalfe, president. Mecca was organized in 1947.
happenings Musical Jackson Academy’s choral music department will present “Seussical, the Musical” in the Performing Arts Center November 5, 6 and 7. For tickets or more information call 601-500-2966.
Angels
Mean bees The Garden Club of Madison met in October at Rhonda Roberts’barn in Madison. The group was treated to a market event and program featuring local vendors and craftsmen, including talks on the production of honey and managing bee hives by honey producer, “The Meanest Bees”; a demonstration in the art of bottle tree artwork by Stephanie Dwyer; a talk on raising grass fed beef and lamb by Livingston Farms; and the art of making baskets and pottery by Melissa Beyea. Shown are (from left) Dwyer, Roberts, Dorothy Parr, and Emily Dear, vice president.
The Salvation Army of Greater Jackson’s Women’s Auxiliary presents ‘An Evening with Angels,’ November 10, 7 - 9 p.m. at The South. Honorees include Glen and Rosalyn Glascoe, Gerald Snell, Scot Thigpen and Dr. Dolphus Weary. Tickets are $50. For more information call 601982-4881.
Bravo II The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra will present Bravo II: Hitchcock at Halloween, October 29, 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall. For more information visit www.msorchestra.com.
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Anne and Wesley Rogers, Dorthy and Spence Young
Yancy Burns, Shanda Yates, Justin and Kayla Starling, Rosemary Durfey
Richard Norris, Kelly Vanderver, Brandy Norris, Anna Powers
30th birthday Celebration held for Dorthy Young Dorthy Young’s friends and family celebrated her 30th birthday September 9 with a party at Brent’s Drugs in Fondren. Partygoers enjoyed diner favorites such as sliders, fries, pimento cheese sandwiches, onion rings and fried dill pickles. Milkshakes, handsqueezed lemonade and other soda fountain drinks were served. Guests enjoyed the music of Andrew Pates and Rodney Moore. Vintage decorations and flowers added to the atmosphere and fun. The party was hosted by Spence Young with assistance from Anne Rogers. Shown are scenes from the party.
Baron and Kacey Matthews
Joe and Beth Young, Bill Spain, Liz and Art Spratlin, Dorthy and Spence Young
Rebecca and Shawn Krueger
Courtney and Jeff Smith
Sonny Ruff, Brian Rutledge, Mechelle Keeton, Earl Fyke, Kelly Boutwell, Rebecca Krueger
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October / November events October 26, Wednesday
November 2, Wednesday
• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Ellen Anne Fentress, "Reporter Norma Fields: American Woman.” Noon - 1 p.m., Winter building. • The Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art will offer live music, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Bring your own lunch or buy lunch at The Palette Cafe. • Else School of Management at Millsaps College 25th anniversary luncheon, noon, Leggett Special Events Center. Cost $15. www.millsaps.edu/esom.
• New Stage Theatre, “Dracula,” through November 6. www.newstagetheatre.com. • Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, retired FBI agent Avery Rollins, "The FBI Oral History Program in Mississippi." Noon - 1 p.m., William Winter building.
October 27, Thursday • Jackson Zoo, ‘Boo at the Zoo,’ festival, October 27-29, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission $9 adult, $6 children 12 and under. www.jacksonzoo.org. • Seventh annual Jackson Touchdown Club Golf Classic, Country Club of Canton. Entry deadline, October 26th, noon. Bruce Bartling, 601-856-1059. • Mississippi Museum of Art Jazz, Art, and Friends, in The Art Garden. • Mississippi Optometric Foundation, Fondren Renaissance Foundation, and Fondren Association of Businesses host a Zombie Charity Crawl and Zombie Prom in Fondren to raise awareness about children’s vision issues. 601-981-9606. • Jackson Choral Society’s fall concert, 7:30 p.m., Crossgates United Methodist Church. Tickets $10, adults over 50, $8. 601-927-9604. • Mission Mississippi signature event, Racial Reconciliation Celebration Banqet, “Overcome the Past and Face the Challenge of Working Together Now, to be Reconciled,” 7 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Center. www.missionmississippi.org.
October 28, Friday • Mississippi Museum of Art High Note Jam concert series at the Art Garden. Bluegrass Night with Delta Mountain Boys, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
October 29, Saturday • Madison County Scholarship Association pageants. www.mcwcpageant.com. • Mississippi Farmers Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159. • Red Beans and Rice celebration, Stewpot benefit, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Trustmark Park. • Wesley Chapel community fest, 10 a.m - 2 p.m., 787 East Northside Dr. • Township at Colony Park, Paint the Township, Fall Fest, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 368-9950. • Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents Bravo II: Hitchcock at Halloween, 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.
October 30, Sunday • The Jackson Zoo is currently open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last ticket sold 4:30 p.m.
October 31, Monday • Jackson Touchdown Club speaker Marcus Dupree, Sid Salter and Billy Watkins, 6 p.m. at River Hills Club. • University of Mississippi support group Ole Miss Lunch Bunch meeting each Monday 11:30 a.m. - 1 pm. at Frisco Deli. Ray, 601-622-6090; or Nick, 601-856-0002. • High Noon Toastmasters meet each Monday at noon at the Northside Library. 941-5172.
November 1, Tuesday • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome support group, first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at River Oaks Hospital. 601-362-0242. • Metro Jackson Parkinson’s support group meets every first Tuesday, 2 p.m. at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. 601-845-6340. • Madison County Mystery Readers meeting, 10:30 a.m., Ridgeland Public Library. 601-853-8392. • Ridgeland Garden Club meeting 11 a.m., at Petals and Pails in Trace Station. Topic Christmas wreaths and tablescapes. 601-898-1902.
November 3, Thursday • Historic Fondren District Fondren After 5, the first Thursday of every month, 5 - 8 p.m. at participating merchants. • Junior League of Jackson Mistletoe Marketplace general shopping November 3 and 4, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.; November 5, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. www.mistletoemarketplace.com.
November 4, Friday • Millsaps College, production of “Little Women,” November 4 and 5, 7 p.m.; November 6, 2 p.m. in the Ford Academic Complex. • Jackson Academy’s choral music department presents “Seussical, the Musical,” November 5, 6 and 7 in the Performing Arts Center. 601-500-2966.
November 5, Saturday • Mississippi Farmers Market fall harvest festival, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 359-1163.
November 7, Monday • Jackson Touchdown Club speaker Marcus Dupree, Sid Salter and Billy Watkins, 6 p.m. at River Hills Club. • University of Mississippi support group Ole Miss Lunch Bunch meeting each Monday 11:30 a.m. - 1 pm. at Frisco Deli. Ray, 601-622-6090; or Nick, 601-856-0002.
November 8, Tuesday • Jackson Chapter of Barbershop Harmony meets Tuesday nights, 7 p.m., at North Park Presbyterian Church at the corner of Northside Drive and Old Canton Road
special days HAPPY BIRTHDAY October 27: Parker B. Camp, Nick Clemons, Adam Kelly, Roland C. Lewis, Hal Green, Lewis Tilghman, Tom Thompson, Billy Baldwin, Peggy Sweatt. October 28: Anne Burkett, Robert L. Campbell, Mona Castle, Jonathan Powell, Collette Cummins, Newton Dodson, Laura Dent, Keith West, Sara Shipley, Dick White. October 29: Tom Lucius, Jean Stacy, Matthew G. Ferrell, Francis Price, Margaret Scanlon, Reed Elliott, David Kerr, Chad Franks, David Harcharik Jr., Chase Wright, Chris Foster, Virginia Jones. October 30: Woodrow Cole, Emily Hawkins, Stephanie Komurke, Kaye B. Allen, Ransom Williams, Dr. Lewis Lipscomb Sr., Angela Abraham, Aidan Patrick Callahan. October 31: Merlene Partridge, Renee Guest, Jennifer Bethshares, Mary Trimm, Craig Parks, Arnold Dyre, Stephanie Henson, Lacey Thiel, Christopher Phillips, Marty McLeod, Karen Ellis, Ron Aldridge, Michael Lowe, David Goodwin. November 1: Mary Lee Dickson, Ryan Porter, Bobby Higginbotham, Ron Roper. November 2: Elizabeth Bufkin, David Alan Johnson, Kay Rockett, Lucy Randolph Johnson, Peggy Gathings, Jack Trimm, Fowler Cooper, Jack Higbie, O.B. Wooley, Max McDaniel, Betsy Ditto, Suzie Paynter, Marietta Lee, Lucy Perry, Ashleigh Washington, Jeff Callender. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY October 29: Tom and Betty Dent, Joe and Maxine Harris. To add your ‘Special Days’ call 601-977-8122, write to P.O. Box 16709, Jackson, MS 39236 or e-mail sun@northsidesun.com.
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keeping up with lottie By LOTTIE BOGGAN
Beer, fertilizer and latrine smells make for a dog of a day ON THIS HOT Sunday morning, one of the last dog days of summer, before I began my everyday routine I took a moment to say, “This is the day the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” A few minutes later, at the gosh awful hour of 6:17 a.m., as I brushed my teeth my dog was brushing against my leg begging to go about her morning ‘bidness’; the daily walk. Willard and I were scheduled to have our picture made for the Northminster
church directory later this morning, so when finished with the tooth-brushing, I glanced in the mirror. It would be a bad hair day. A few minutes later, head rag covering pink foam rollers now in my hair, June Cleaver and I were out the door. Normally my dog controls her ablutions until we reach a vacant lot but on this morning, still on the course and just shy of the stop sign at St. Andrews Drive, the tail wagged the dog. June Cleaver located her Garden of Eden, a spot that had recently been visited and duly enhanced by another large canine. Because my lady delivered her indiscretion right between the stop sign and the sidewalk, there was no question, this poop had to be scooped. But somehow, in cleaning house, I managed to stumble into several other anonymous canine tithings. I scrubbed my shoes, then bent to scoop the rest. As I did, June yanked hard on her leash. This time I almost fell into the scattered leavings of what is likely the only animal fertilizer known to man that’s not good for Bermuda grass. Setting down the leash, I swiped my feet through heavy dew and across the turf. It seemed the more I did this, the bigger, and gummier the mess I made. Suddenly, my ankles began stinging. I had also opened up a hill of ants. Ugly words jumped to the tip of my tongue, but I reminded myself that this was Sunday. I began to feel more spiritual almost at once. AS I PICKED UP June’s leash I spied a beer can propped against the stop sign.
Jessie Mallette, who works for us, redeems all recyclable materials so I pick up anything usable for him. Not paying attention, I didn’t realize when I shoved the can into a pants pocket that the can still had some beer in it. Until I could return home and clean up, I now sported three less than heavenly aromas; rejected golf course fertilizer, stale beer, and the stench of someone who had just belly flopped into a camp latrine on a scorching summer day. As a short fuse sputtered in the high humidity and a heat index of 110, I reminded myself that I was trying to do good. I was humor impaired, but so far I hadn’t lost my temper. “It’s a dog eat dog world,” I said. Having made this trek every morning for the past seven years, I sometimes consider myself an unofficial, over-the-hill greeter for the cars and the people who pass us almost every day. As June Cleaver and I stepped onto St. Andrews I prayed, “Lord, help me to be kind to and respectful of others we might meet on this outing.” BECAUSE THIS WAS Sunday, thus far there had been no one on St. Andrews to whom I could spread the good cheer I had struggled to maintain. Then I spied a petite, power-walking young lady approaching us and headed toward the golf course. Wanting to be friendly, I gave her a hand wave. “Good morning,” I called out as the dog and I drew nearer to her. No answer. I stepped close to her. “Excuse me,” I said. “Good morning.” No answer. The arm pumper flipped her long, full mane of strawberry blond hair,
pranced a bit, churned her arms, and click-raised her knees even faster. Just as our paths crossed, June Cleaver made her well practiced crotch dive. “Get away,” the rude broad barked as she shoved June away unceremoniously. She glared at me the way you might look at a person who crawled out from under a street grate, and then nose kissing the air, she turned and sprinted onto the golf course. A titillated June Cleaver wanted to give chase. I HAVE A PROBLEM with people who don’t like my dog. I longed to raise my middle finger heavenward, but not only is that in very poor taste, it’s just something, I can’t do. “No, no, no,” I said. “Forget it.” It’s not worth losing our religion over, I thought. “Let’s let sleeping dogs lie, June,” I said. “But, lady, I hope you step in a poodle somewhere.” The words had barely escaped my mouth before my dog’s tail gave several sideways wags - she twisted her head and looked at me as if she knew something I didn’t know. Then I noticed, and when I did I’d have to say, maybe Clever June Cleaver was a step ahead of me. A layer of the only animal fertilizer known to man that’s not good for Bermuda grass was no longer just on the golf course. Now it was spread across the concrete sidewalk and bore clear footprints of the arm pumping, strawberry blonde’s Nike training shoes. Unrepentant sinner that I sometimes am, I couldn’t help but say to myself, ‘Vengeance is mine, says the Lord.’
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Mission Mississippi schedules signature event on October 27 Mission Mississippi will hold its signature event, the “Annual Racial Reconciliation Celebration Banquet, Overcome the Past and Face the Challenge of Working Together Now, to be Reconciled” tonight, October 27 at 7 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Center. During this event attendees will hear testimony from Dr. Dolphus Weary and Lee Paris, two champions in race relations who have impacted this state by accepting the challenge of moving Mississippi toward racial reconciliation. The event will look back on where they started, how they overcame obstacles and struggles, and where they hope race relations is headed.
The reconciliation celebration allows people the opportunity to be active in bridging the racial divide in our state and to invest in the unifying message of Mission Mississippi. Mission Mississippi is celebrating 18 years of changing Mississippi one relationship at a time by growing, expanding, strengthening and moving throughout the state. Mission Mississippi President Neddie Winters and Board Chair Lee Bush will be “Casting the Vision of Mission Mississippi.” Tickets are $65. For more information visit www.missionmississippi.org or call 601-3536477.
luncheon clubs Wednesday The October meeting of the Wednesday Luncheon Club was held at the Country Club of Jackson with President Alice Palmore presiding. Hostesses were Bert Currie, Barbara Hopkins and Thelma Sheridan. Bert Currie offered the invocation. Frances VanZant and Dot McAlphin were guests. Bridge winners were Billie Dye, high score; and Carolyn Jones, second. Winners of the flowers were June McDonald, Sandra Corlett, and Pat Hardin. Other members present were Maurine Blake, Marilyn Collins, Laurene Eakin, Delores Glazier, Jane Jack, Martha Munsey, Barbara Murphy, Dianne Nettles, Sue Phillips, Ethelyn Starr, Leila Wilder, and Jean Williams.
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happenings Support group The Metro Jackson Parkinson’s Support Group meets every first Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. For more information call 601845-6340.
Fall birds Jackson Audubon Society will hold their monthly bird walk November 5, 8 to 10 a.m., at Lefleur’s Bluff State Park Mayes Lake entrance. For more information call 601-956-7444.
school news
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Jackson Academy Team Members
Represent juniors St. Andrew’s Episcopal School junior Emma Arthur (right) represented the 11th-grade class on the school’s 2011 homecoming court. She is shown with her father, Butch Arthur.
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the news Members of the 2011-12 Jackson Academy Raiders junior high girls basketball team are (from left, back) Gabi May, Tori Robertson, Maris Hardee, Allie King, Danielle Hodges, Sarah Allen Bowman, Suzie Raines, Price Waltman; (front) Mary Brooks Thigpen, Emily Mcnair, Anne Elizabeth Walker, Annie Edgecomb, Bailey Wood, Hayley Hodges.
Julia Daily, executive director of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi and 2011 recipient of the AmericanStyle Honor Award for her contribution to the field of craft will be one of six in the fine craft industry to serve as jurors for the 2012 NICHE Awards competition for American
and Canadian makers of fine craft. St. Joseph Catholic High School recognized the senior volleyball players recently. They include Katherine Logue, Leanna Cameron, Melissa Martin, Morgan Farmer, Meagan Harkey, Christina Lawrence, Chan Orsborn, and Avery Rotenberry.
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Fun outdoors Covenant Preschool friends enjoying time on the playground are (from left) Lora Vessell, Kopelyn Clark, and Kate Yelverton.
New this year New faculty at the Education Center School for the 20112012 school year are (from left) Destiny Willis, elementary reading and language; and Thomas Duke, junior high and high school social studies.
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Senior homecoming maids The members of the Madison Central homecoming court and their escorts were presented in a ceremony on the football field recently and Madeleine Dear was crowned queen. Shown are senior maids and escorts (from left, back)
Club fair Jackson Academy secondary students have the opportunity to join some of the many school organizations at the annual Club Fair. Each group sets up a booth to answer questions and sign up new members. Shown at the service opportunities table are (from left) Mary Paxton Gibson, Amy Arinder, Sykes Moak.
Cheer the team Ridgeland High School held a pep rally at Ann Smith Elementary to help students get excited about the homecoming football game. Shown are (from left) DaVanye Kight, Tyler James, Kris Givens, Kirsten Clements and ASE Principal Kathy Rigsby.
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the news Doris Jones has been named the Mississippi Poetry Society’s 2011 Poet of the Year. The award includes publication of her chapbook, “Pull Down the
Stories.” A graduate of Belhaven College, she works as a traveling storyteller, promoting literacy as she entertains young audiences in schools, libraries and museums.
Steven Dear, Auston Edwards, Randy Russell, Chris Webb, Seth Rodger, Nick Morgan; (front) Madeleine Dear, Yuki Pan, Victoria Russell, Reagan Webb, Sara Rogers, and McCall Morgan.
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COURT
Elected to Jackson Academy’s 2011 homecoming court are (from left) West Garraway, Eliza Neely, Parker Winford, Grace Golden, William Crasto, Hannah McCrory, Will Crockett, Mary Paxton Gibson, Clay Johnston, Mary Hastings Garraway, Andrew Alexander, Taylor McIntyre, Alex Conn, Emily Turbeville, Garner Bush, Rollins Parker, Wes Matlock, Catherine Strauss, Matthew McMullan, Elizabeth Strauss, Brian Scott Rippee, Caroline Gordy. Also serving on the court were (front) flower girl Alanna Wall and crown bearer Tad Carpenter. Rollins Parker was named Homecoming Queen at the halftime ceremony.
Author visit Tom Angleberger, author of “Darth Paper about his books. Shown are (from left) Strikes Back,“ recently spoke to seventh and Morgan Sellers, Angleberger, Bergen Teeter, eighth-graders at St. Joseph Catholic School and Lauren Schuetzle.
HAYES BOYD, St. Richard four-year-old kindergarten student, admires the new bloom on the class’s pumpkin vine.
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MVPs Player awards were recently handed out at the Jackson Academy pep rally for the BancorpSouth MVPs of the game to recognize the best offensive and defensive play-
ers from the recent JA vs. Heritage Academy game. Shown are (from left) Todd Mangum, Matt Denny (defense), Craig Edgecombe (offense), Bryan Eubank.
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Rube Goldberg Seniors in Jackson Academy’s conceptual physics class formed teams to create Rube Goldberg machines. Their projects are designed to automate tasks such as pouring cream in coffee or turning on electrical
devices. Shown are (from left) Todd Brown, Zach Nethery, Emily Warner, Clara Beth Tucker, Benton Kelly, Taylor McIntyre, Cole Stacy, Chris Young.
Energy exploration Students in accelerated English classes at Madison Middle School participated in an essay contest sponsored by Entergy. The contest promoted career exploration in the energy field by having students write about energy-related career opportunities.
Annelise Meador received second place and Rachel Jordan placed first in the contest. Shown are (from left) John Wheeler, April Gittleson, Rachel Jordan, Lisa Chiang, Annelise Meador, and Nolan Coward.
Improve learning New Learning Resources School District/New Summit School hosted a counselor information session and luncheon for all public/private counselors in the metro Jackson area. The luncheon featured Neal Stephens, vice president of the Dore Program, and Nancy New, executive director of New Learning Resources Inc., and Mississippi Community Education Center.
The session included New Summit School Services, New Learning Resources Online Distance Learning Program, New Learning Resources Senior Recovery Program and the Mississippi Community Education Center services. Shown at the luncheon are (from left) Joe Stephens, Kate Sistrunk, Stephens New, Dr. Therrell Myers, and Justin Hodges.
Bleacher creatures St. Joseph Catholic High School recognized the senior volleyball players this week. The band, choir, and “Bleacher Creatures”turned out to cheer them on to their 17th victory in regular season play. Shown are (from left)
bleacher creatures David Trussell, Gregg Abadie, Scott Emidy, Bartlett Ratzlaff, Sean Himmel, John Carney, Scott Montgomery, and Jonathan Maloney.
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Slowpitch win The Madison Central Lady Jags slowpitch team won their first ever title in 6A recently. Shown are (from left) seniors Allie Flint, Katelyn Murray; juniors Megan Murray,
Bailey Stokes, Crystal Kehtel; and sophomore Sarah Scales. They ended the season with a overall 24-6 record.
Seussical Jackson Academy’s choral music department will present “Seussical, the Musical”in the Performing Arts Center November 5, 6, and 7. For tickets and more information call 601-500-2966. Shown are (from left, back)
happenings
Katherine Kelly, Alex Calhoon, Connor Weissinger, Dannie Waller; (front) Avery Anderson, Camille Felder, Hannah Collums, Ashton Berry, Sara Thomas Easley.
campfire, breakfast and a wake-up walk around the zoo. For details call 601-3522580.
History is lunch Mississippi Department of Archives and History upcoming History is Lunch programs include: October 26: Jackson writer Ellen Anne Fentress, “Reporter Norma Fields: American Woman”; November 2, retired FBI agent Avery Rollins presents “The FBI Oral History Program in Mississippi”; November 9, Northside Sun publisher Wyatt Emmerich on the Emmerich family history in Mississippi. All talks are noon - 1 p.m., Winter Building.
Banquet Mission Mississippi will hold its signature event, the annual Racial Reconciliation Celebration Banquet, “Overcome the Past and Face the Challenge of Working Together Now, to be Reconciled,” October 27, 7 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Center. For more information visit www.missionmississippi.org.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School sixth-graders who serve as student guides, assist the admissions office with visiting students, back to school nights, and campus tours, are (from left, back) Sam Roffwarg, Richard Rein, Kennedy Owens, Drew Waddell, William Morse, Christian Wade, Satwick Pani; (fourth row) Joseph Garner, CJ Carron, Huges Boling, Warren Scott, Katlyne Callahan, Sarah Gerrets; (third row) Jack Archer, Charley Hutchison, Grace Ardelean, Gena Rose Wiley; (second row) Jaylen Taylor, John Chain, Ethan Chevalier, Alice Bowie, Lauren Watson; (front) Adkins Word, Chappel Pettit, Addie Hillhouse, Brooklyn Hawsey, Isabel May, Zoe Williams, and Anna Cranford.
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Cowboy day Students (from left, back) Luke Hoover, Lane, and Kayla Jernigan dress for Cowboy Harper Kinkade, Payton Lockey, Major Quin, Day at Trinity Preschool. Jack Carter; (front) Emmy Ott, Ella Hayes, Lila
Sophomore maids The 2011 Jackson Prep homecoming court was presented at halftime of the PrepStarkville Academy football game. The homecoming maids were escorted by their
fathers. Shown are sophomore maids and their escorts (from left) Nelson and Jamey Pope and Sydney-Kirk and Michael Patti.
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Study owls St. Andrew’s Episcopal School thirdgraders have been researching and studying about owls. Pat and Bob Lowrance, who rehabilitate birds of prey for the National Wildlife Federation, brought a great horned owl, a screech owl, a red-
tailed hawk, and a kestrel to share with the students. Shown are (from left, back) Nilah Miller, Pat Lowrance, Kessie the kestrel, and Tanner Hendrix; (middle) Rece Raju; (front) Byron Bishop, and Larry Day.
Varsity cheerleaders Jackson Prep 2011 varsity cheerleaders are (from left, back) Anna Frances Robinson, Carly Causey, Falon Miskelly, Caroline May, Keaton Cook, Sydney Watson, Lamar Phillips; (middle row) Ashley Anne
Peeples, Ann Walton Stringer, Annie Carpenter, Shelby Sumner, Reagan Owen; (front) Kelly Kennedy, Londyn Steed, and Melissa Braun.
Robotics First Presbyterian Day School third-grade students created robots in art class. Shown are (from left) Anna Gibbs, Belle
Grace Wilkinson, Hawthorne Cleveland, and Liddy Hurst.
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Maids and escorts The homecoming maids from Rosa Scott were escorted by their fathers onto the field at halftime during Madison Central’s homecoming game against Warren Central. Freshmen maids were Ashley Thomas, daughter of Dave and Wendi Thomas; Katie
Simpson, daughter of Kevin and Debbie Simpson; and Sara Hill, daughter of Ted and Ellen Hill. Shown are (from left) Dave and Ashley Thomas, Kevin and Katie Simpson, Ted and Sara Hill.
Outdoor classroom The Veritas School’s seventh-grade Mississippi studies class took their Civil War lesson outside recently. Shown are (from left) Sarah Hancock, Haley Barber, Lucy
Hamil, Sophie Hughes, Ian Clarke, Case Hutchinson, Bailey Kuiper, and Veritas teacher Mike Estes.
Team rally Ann Smith Elementary students pose with Ridgeland High School football players following a homecoming pep rally held at ASE. Shown are (from left, back) Stedman
Capler, Tyler James, Kris Givens, Quardarius Armour, Sam Pope, Michael Hollimon; (front) Adelaide Martin, Elijah Tubb, Kirsten Clements, Pedro Solis and Sigtera Sallis.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF HINDS WHEREAS ANTHONY HULIN recovered a judgment in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, on the 30th day November, 2010, in Cause No. G2009-1286 O/3 for the sum of Nineteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars, ($19,000.00) against DERICK WILLIAMS AND LATASHA COFFEY-WILLIAMS and the judgment has not been satisfied, being due and unpaid in the sun of Nineteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars, ($19,000.00), plus interest and costs, and the said ANTHONY HULIN requested a Writ of Execution on the judgment and for a Sheriff’s Sale and the Clerk of the Court having issued a Writ of Execution on the judgment and for a Sheriff’s Sale on the 11th day of November, 2011. THEREFORE, I, the undersigned Sheriff of Hinds County, Mississippi, shall sell the below described property in which DERICK WILLIAMS AND LATASHA COFFEY-WILLIAMS own an interest at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash: Lot 13, Westgate Terrace Subdivision, a subdivision according to a map or plat thereof which is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Hinds County at Jackson, Mississippi, in Plat Book 19 at Page 33, reference to which is hereby made in aid of and as a part of this description. THEREFORE, I, Malcolm McMillin, do hereby give notice that on November 11, 2011, during legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), will see at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash at the front door of the Hinds County Courthouse at Jackson, Mississippi, the above described property. The undersigned sheriff of Hinds County Mississippi, shall convey only such title as is vested in DERICK WILLIAMS and LATASHA COFFEYWILLIAMS. HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF By: /s/ Capt. Benja Langford D.S. (October 27, November 3, 10, 2011)
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Life on the farm After studying farm life, the kindergarten classes at St. Richard Catholic School were able to experience it firsthand. Students dressed like farmers, ‘milked cows,’ square danced and shucked corm. Shown are (from left, standing) Fritz Barbour, Reece
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Jackson Touchdown Club SIDS support will hold their annual golf A support group for famitournament October 27 at the Country Club of Canton. Call lies affected by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 601-856-1059 for details. meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., at River Wild child Oaks Hospital. Call 601-362The Jackson Zoo invites 0242 for more information. families to add a wild child to their family tree by adopting Rebel weekend an animal. Adoption packThe Rebel Athletic ages include an adoption certificate, an animal fact sheet Foundation of Mississippi will host Rebel Weekend at and a photo of the animal. River Hills Club, October 29. Funds raised will help with the zoo’s animal care needs. The day will feature a tennis exhibition, SEC football Zoo memberships are also games and a party with the available for purchase. For
SpunkMonkees. Tickets, $40. Proceeds benefit the Ole Miss tennis program. For details call 601-987-4451, 601-291-1451 or visit www.rafofmiss.org.
Tutors needed The St. Richard’s tutoring program is looking for volunteers to tutor each Monday and Wednesday, 3:30 to 4:30 at the Northside Library. For details call 601-366-2335.
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Rock study Grandparents day St. Anthony Catholic School four-year-old kindergarten student Anna Christopher Hemleben (center) and her mother Ashley (right) celebrate Grandparents Day with her grandmother Suzanne Hemleben.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy seventh-grade honors science students recently completed a lab simulating the formation of sedimentary rock. Shown are (from left) Caitlin Coon and Anna Claire Bowden.
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Showcase work St. Joseph Catholic High School’s annual Grandparents and Sisters of Mercy Day preparations showcased the artwork of 10 students. Shown are (from left) Arianna Cargin, Bartlett Ratzlaff, Victor Andrews, and Olivia Barcellona.
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Junior maid St. Andrew’s Episcopal School junior Eve Rodenmeyer (right) represented the 11th-grade class on the school’s 2011 homecoming court. She is shown with her father, Ron Rodenmeyer.
Unwrapped, November 17, at 5 p.m. A special treat includes the arrival of Santa and “Fonzy the Reindeer.”
The Mississippi Museum of Art will host High Note Jam in the Art Garden, Concert October 28, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Chamber The event will feature music Orchestra with trombone of different genres by local soloist, Joel Grizzelle, will musicians. perform at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral at 3 p.m. The concert is free and open Unwrapped Merchants in the Fondren to the public. For more information call 601-366-3457. area will present Fondren
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Varsity softball Jackson Prep 2011 varsity softball team members include (from left, back) Assistant Coach Paul Fryant, Morgan Litchliter, Haley Litchliter, Mary Anna Brand, Meagan Robinson, Madison Welch, Coach Cory
Caton; (middle row) Hannah Higginbotham, Regan Crain, Madison Weeks, Mallory Robinson, Ashley Johnston; (front) Rebekah Crain, Marion Andress, Sydney Mann and Cameron Lee Trussell.
Center help First Presbyterian Day School students collected more than 1,500 canned goods for the Neighborhood Christian Center. Shown
Pink in support Students at Madison-Ridgeland Academy recently dressed in pink to support breast cancer awareness. Shown are (from left) Tyler Baxter, Logan McClellan, Meredith
Roth, Emily Williamson, Amber Thomas, Bailey Butler, Adri Henderson, Houston Kimbrough.
are (from left, back) James E. Turner, Willie Williams; (front) Millie Abraham, Sara Foster Dryden, Will Lockhart, and Kandin Williams.
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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
happenings Zoo boo The Jackson Zoo will host ‘Boo at the Zoo,’ a fun Halloween festival, October 27-29, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission $9 adult, $6 children 12 and under. For details visit www.jacksonzoo.org.
Northside Drive and Old Canton Road.
High note The Mississippi Museum of Art will host High Note Jam in the Art Garden, October 28, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Harmony The Jackson Chapter of Barbershop Harmony meets Tuesday nights, 7 p.m., at North Park Presbyterian Church at the corner of
Members of the Prep 2011 boys cross country team include (from left, back) Head Coach Malcolm Saxon, Matthew Drennen, Rhodes Skelton, Julian Owen, William Leech, Brad Simpson, Cody Becker, Alex Russell, James Martin, Assistant Coach K.C. Jones; (middle row) Will Harris, Joe Marchetti, Kirby Parker, Alan Holiman, Christian Coker, Will Meadows, Ian Payne; (front) Gregory Oden, Wesley Roberson, Luke Wise, Jay Coleman, Jamey McDowell, Leland Meadows, Tad Cochrane, Logan Gage and Hanson Woo.
Homecoming dance Madison-Ridgeland Academy recently held their middle school homecoming dance. Shown are eighth-graders (from left, back) Mary Reid Dixon, Libby Summers, Kelcie Yates, Anna Belle Butler, Olivia Woodward, Griffin Agent,
Hayden White, Nicole Saulters, Julialeigh Healy, Katelyn Conner; (front) Franklin Miskelly, Harper Hudnall, Caroline Morris, Laura Leigh Woodward, Caroline Sanderson, Clint Moses.
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The North American Coal Corporation is seeking an Accounting Technician for Red Hills Mine located near Ackerman, Mississippi. The successful candidate will have a minimum of a two year college certificate or Associate Degree plus one year related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. This position is responsible for processing invoices, maintaining accounting files, reconciling general ledger accounts, and performing other accounting tasks. This position requires proficient use of Microsoft Office and JDEdwards software. Proficient use of the ten-key calculator, as well as proficiency in the use of a photocopier, postage machine, and fax machine is required. Qualified individuals who are interested in this job should apply by either emailing their resume to teresa.young@nacoal.com or mailing their resume no later than November 4, 2011 to: Human Resources Department North American Coal, Red Hills Mine 1000 McIntire Road Ackerman, MS 39735
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C Spire spotlights Jags, Cougars By KYLE THOMPSON Rankin Record Staff Writer THE MADISON CENTRAL Jaguars will face the Northwest Rankin Cougars October 27 in Flowood in a stadium that will certainly be packed. This traditional rivalry game will be televised on Fox Sports Net South as part of C Spire’s Bright Lights Football, formerly “Y’all vs. Us.” The kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Because the game is on Thursday rather than the normal Friday, both teams have a shortened week in which to prepare. First-year Northwest head football coach Pete Hurt said he is not overly concerned about the loss of a practice day. “If it was earlier in the year, it would have more effect. But it’s the tenth game of the year, so I think both teams pretty much now know what they’re going to do on offense and defense. About this time of the year you’ve probably seen most of the different kinds of defenses that you’ll see.”
but the importance of this game is not lost on him. “Well, obviously it’s a rivalry game and it was picked to be on television.” Madison Central is 5-0 in the district as well. Hurt said that the winner of tonight’s game will have a great chance to come out the number one seed in their region in the playoffs. “To me,” said Hurt, “the playoff implications are much more important than the drama involved with it. They lost their first two games, the first one to Olive Branch, who’s number one in the state, and then to Starkville in a close game, and then they won six in a row. You can’t let it get lost in the hype that it’s a district game.”
HURT SAID he always likes to break the season into three stages. “First, We wanted to win Rankin County by beating Pearl and Brandon, and we accomplished that. The second goal is district and someone is going to win the district and region and be the number one seed and we’re still in the hunt for that. Then the goal is to get in the playoffs BOTH TEAMS enjoyed successful seasons last year. and enhance your position and get the home game.” Madison Central had a nine-game winning-streak during Tonight’s game is also the first time Coach Hurt has the regular season that Northwest halted with a 24-21 win faced off against Madison Central head coach Bobby Hall. on the last play. Madison Central returned the favor by beating Northwest 27-20 in the second round of the play- Hurt said, “One thing I do know is they are a well-coached football team. It’s not like we’re going to outsmart them or offs. Northwest enters tonight’s game with an overall record of 9-0, having defeated Greenville 34-24 last week- anything. The key is who is going to execute the best with the TV lights on.” end. Madison Central is 7-2 overall after defeating Jim Hill 56-14 last Friday. Both teams are undefeated in disHall had not returned phone calls for this article by press trict play. time. Northwest is currently ranked number three in the state Hurt has coached on television at the college level many in 6A. Madison Central is ranked number four. Olive times, but this is the first game he has done so at the high Branch is number one and Meridian is number two. school level. “The biggest thing is I’m just glad for high This is Hurt’s first time to coach against Madison Central school football in general. I think it’s great playing it on as Northwest’s coach, though he coached against Madison Thursday night because that gives other high school footCentral as head coach of Clinton. He’s new to this rivalry, ball fans the opportunity to see something different.”
Dracula thriller New Stage Theatre will present a play based on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” through November 6, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For ticket informa-
The Red Beans and Rice Celebration, a benefit for Stewpot, will be October 29, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Trustmark Park. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the gate.
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