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Three Sections, 44 Pages, Thursday, October 6, 2011

Caught on Film Neighborhoods using video cameras for extra security

By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer BREAK-INS WERE a problem this summer on the Northside, and for weeks, Jackson police had little to go on.

Then, a video surveillance system in Woodland Hills led to a breakthrough cameras spotted a white Honda Accord at the scene of a burglary on Glenway Drive.

Video cameras have proven to be invaluable tools in helping neighborhoods deter crime and provide evidence to police.

Two Northside homeowners associations

are now considering installing surveillance systems to help discourage crime, while other groups in Northeast Jackson and south Madison County have already turned to the devices to keep an eye out for crooks.

Walter Neely, president of the Rolling Meadows Homeowners Association, said crime has led his neighborhood to consider putting in a system.

“Our plan was for cameras, but that was before the approval of gates,” said Walter Neely. He was referring to the public

access gates ordinance recently passed by the Jackson City Council. “Now, we are considering cameras and gates. We’re having a meeting this week to talk strategy.”

Rolling Meadows is located on Old Canton Road south of the Country Club of Jackson. In January, the association held a meeting and voiced their support for cameras following a string of holiday burglaries. Since then, the group has gotten two estimates, both in the neighborhood of $6,000, Neely said.

See Video Cameras, Page 9A

50 YEARS!

Photo by Beth Buckley

Tres Gai Luncheon Club In 1961 a group of young Northsiders got together to visit, eat lunch and play bridge. Hats and gloves were part of their attire. They are still together. Tres Gai Luncheon Club, chartered 50 years ago, is marking their golden anniversary this month. Tres Gai has been in continuous existence and

now has 58 active members - minus hats and gloves. Shown are (from left) charter members Ann Bevalaque, Shellie Bartlett, Francine Greenlee and Linda Farr, and current president, Donna Dye.

Madison Central leads state in merit semifinalists

FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN a row, Madison Central High School has led the state with National Merit Semifinalists. And again the Northside area boasted the most in the state.

Madison Central has the most students receiving the honor, with 25, while St. Andrew’s, also for the second year in a row, has the highest percentage of seniors earning semifinalist status, with 11, representing about 18 percent of the class of 2012.

Jackson Preparatory School again came in third, with eight semifinalists. St. Joseph Catholic School and Jackson Academy follow, with three and two semifinalists respectively.

Ridgeland High School, The Veritas School and Madison-Ridgeland Academy each have one.

High school seniors are chosen by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) based on their scores on the preliminary SAT(PSAT) test taken during their junior year.

This year, the corporation will give out around 8,300 scholarships totaling $34 million.

Madison Central’s numbers are some of the highest ever. “It’s a credit to our kids and teachers,” said Principal Edith Mitchell.

Mimi Bradley, director of college counseling at St. Andrew’s, said the high percentage also “reflects on the quality of students and the teaching that goes on here,” she said.

Information was provided by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Honorees at Madison Central include Katherine Adcock, Charles Atkinson, Spencer Brown, Christopher Butts, Jenny Cox, Melissa Curtis, Emily Duhe, Kathleen Godwin, Jennifer Graves, Ashlynn Grissom, William Huddleston, Charles King, Marigail Knight, Daniel Kolodney, Yunchen Liu, Robert Lucas, Stephen Moore, Jared Powell, Matthew Riddle, Mary Sanders, Abdullah Shaheen, Amit Tzivion, Alexandra Waddell, Anna Lee Whisenant, and Jordan Young.

At St. Andrew’s, students include Meredith Blackwell, Jessica Bowen, Killian Buechler, Jessica Lee, Blake Leuhlfing, Neil Mehta, David Morse-Gagne, Matthew Mosley, Phillip Qu, Malika Shettar and Michael Steere.

See Merit Semifinalists, Page 8A

LIVINGSTON

BOARD OKs PHASE-ONE DESIGNS OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENT

Proposed Livingston Township courthouse

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer THE TOWN OF LIVINGSTON development is inching closer to reality, with Madison County supervisors approving phase-one design variances and developers hoping to have some of the first businesses opening next year.

David Landrum and development partners plan to recreate the essence of the original town of Livingston, Madison County’s first county seat, which was located near the intersection of highways 463 and 22 in the early 1800s. The new Livingston will include commercial space in the first phase and residential in the sec-

ond.

Landrum said the purpose of the design variances, which were approved last week, is to make the development pedestrianfriendly. County officials had a few concerns, but supervisors ultimately approved the variances, including relatively narrow street lanes.

In August, the board of supervisors approved a street design with 12-foot-wide travel lanes and seven-foot-wide parallel parking spaces, contingent on other officials’ approval. By the end of last week’s meeting, those numbers changed to 11 feet and eight feet respectively.

The narrower travel lanes will make the

community safer for pedestrians, Landrum said, since people drive more slowly on narrow roads. And the wider parallel parking could reduce the chance of a moving vehicle hitting an open car door.

Madison County Fire Coordinator Mack Pigg was still concerned about the street lane widths. “Access for emergency vehicles with 11-foot travel lanes is fine, but we’re going to open all compartments well past 11 feet, and the door will be opening into [vehicles],” Pigg said at the meeting.

“We can make it work, but it’s going to be really tight,” he told the Sun. “Not everybody puts their tire four inches from See Livingston Township, Page 8A

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Metro cities prepare plans to present to MDOT to come in compliance with ADA

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer CITY OFFICIALS IN Jackson, Ridgeland and Madison are developing plans for their cities to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Yes, you read that right. The ADA was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, and “everybody had until the end of 1993 to come up with a plan for this, but it wasn’t really a high priority on anybody’s radar screen until recently,” said Ridgeland Public Works Director Mike McCollum.

McCollum said cities have until December 31 to turn in their plans to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT).

Cities will foot the bill for any changes and improvements that take place under the plans.

Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall said local governments nationwide are developing ADA transition plans, as far as he knew.

“From now on, anytime a local government receives money for something that involves transportation, we are required to make sure they comply with the federal ADA,” Hall said.

But why is the federal government waiting until now to enforce the ADA? “Why does the federal government do anything?” he said with a laugh. “I guess they just got around to it.”

GEORGE EWING, construction project manager for the city of Jackson, said ADA compliance is crucial.

“Especially Jackson … because of us being the capital city and having state-of-theart medical facilities like UMMC, Baptist and St. Dominic’s, we need to be leading the charge on making sure all our public buildings and facilities are up to code.”

Ewing said Jackson’s plan would include everything from sidewalk wheelchair ramps to making sure people with disabilities have access to events at museums and community centers.

“When we have a state of emergency and have community centers set up for people to stay at, we have to have access for the handicapped and for service animals.”

He said the city would be evaluating its public buildings for deficiencies, looking at bus stops, and also working on more obscure issues.

“If the police stop someone on suspicion of DUI, well they might have low blood sugar,” he said. “Things like that they need to be able to recognize. I’m not really sure [how we’ll address that], but that is something we’ve talked about.”

When asked how much it would cost the city to implement the plan, he said, “In a small town, $100,000 may fix all your problems in a five- to 10-year period. But Jackson might have to look at spending quite a bit more.

“We do have some funding in place right now. Public works is working with a consulting firm to analyze and evaluate [to determine an estimate].”

THE CITY OF MADISON isn’t sure how much its plan will cost either.

Assistant City Planner Kianca Guyton said Madison’s plan would primarily focus on public buildings such as city hall or the police department.

“Our focus is making sure all citizens have access in public buildings,” Guyton said.

“We’ll have to do residential streets, but we can develop a plan based on our budget and kind of develop a timeline for when we logically will be able to get to doing all of the sidewalks.”

In Ridgeland, McCollum said the city likely would focus first on wheelchair ramps for sidewalks along major arterial streets, such as Old Canton Road and Lake Harbour Drive, which will be handicap accessible once the city widens it. County Line Road is already handicap accessible, he said.

Then officials will look to neighborhood streets.

“The city will have to pay for [wheelchair ramps in] existing subdivisions,” McCollum said. “Developers will pay for any future development to make them ADA accessible.

“Just about every subdivision in Ridgeland is going to have to have some work done to it in some point in time.”

He said the ADA also requires repairs to any sidewalk with a crack wider than a quarter of an inch. “With this Yazoo clay in the area, that’s a lot [of repairs]. How closely they look at that, I don’t know.”

All told, to make sidewalks and businesses handicap accessible throughout Ridgeland, “It’s a long-term thing,” he said. “It might take 10 years.”

MADISON COUNTY OFFICIALS TO INSPECT ALL STATE-AID ROADS MADISON COUNTY ENGINEER Rudy Warnock and other officials are taking a road trip. It’ll take two full days and lots of patience, and they won’t even leave the county.

Warnock, a few county supervisors, and Dan Tolar, central district engineer for the Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction (OSARC), will be riding the county’s state-aid roads on October 18 and 25 to determine which ones need state-aid money this coming year.

Warnock said officials ride the roads every fall.

“It’s pretty much just the unincorporated areas,” he said. “We do have some state-aid routes inside the cities, and it’s possible that there will be some state-aid routes in Ridgeland that will need to be funded.

“One of the ones we’re looking at is Rice Road. Several years ago we reconstructed the north end of Rice Road in the city of Madison. And the southern end … is in need of some work now.”

Tolar said the purpose for the trip is to see if the county is “doing due diligence to

maintain those [state-aid] projects as the law requires. And what we’re looking for is just what any civilian would be looking for - the condition of the road, what needs to be done to bring it up to its best condition.

“We’ll say, ‘This bridge needs to have the rail repaired where a car hit it,’ or, ‘On this road the striping is gone and it needs to be re-striped.’ We’ll write a report to send to the supervisors, and when they get their state-aid money again next January, they can kind of prioritize to do what they want to do with it,” he said.

“And the rest of it [not funded by state aid] will either be funded some other way or it won’t get done.

“We can recommend a road that needs overlaid, [but] most counties are strapped for cash.”

As for the “road trip” itself, Tolar said it can be somewhat frustrating.

“You ride the same road sometimes because you can’t get to where you’re going other than back tracking. So that makes the trip even longer. It’s about as efficient as I can figure out how to do it.”

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a conversation with

Cecilia Derrington on breast cancer October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central Mississippi Steel Magnolias Affiliate is taking every opportunity to spread the word about the deadly disease.

Executive Director Cecilia Derrington recently spoke to Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warren about her affiliate’s efforts to help women across the state beat the disease.

Derrington earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi College and previously worked as manager of industrial relations for Peavey Electronics Corporation, chamber director in Pontotoc, and tourism director for the city of Meridian.

She joined Komen in May.

“If it’s detected earlier, the chances for survival

GO UP.

We encourage mammograms every year for women 40 and up.”

What is the Steel Magnolias affiliate doing to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month?

“We have events throughout the month.

Last week, we launched Breast Cancer Awareness Month by setting up a booth at the Town Creek Arts Festival. The booth was pink, of course, and we provided materials for people to read. Also, we set up a booth on September 30 at Baptist Hospital’s Women’s Day promoting breast cancer awareness and overall health. On October 12, we’re setting up a display booth at UMC, and on October 13, Komen National is sponsoring Komen on the Go at Jackson State University. We have events in the Delta on October 15, 16, and 17. We are open to setting up in other areas if people call us.

“Both the city of Jackson and the state of Mississippi are expected to make proclamations recognizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”

-Cecilia Derrington Who started Breast Cancer Awareness

Month?

“It was started in 1985, by pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca, which manufactures drugs to treat breast cancer.

“Susan G. Komen was started in the early 1980s by Nancy Brinker, the sister of Susan Komen, who passed away from breast cancer. Susan, who fought valiantly against the disease, made Nancy promise to find a cure in her lifetime. The first race for the cure was in Dallas in 1983 and the first race outside of Dallas was in Peoria, Ill., birthplace of Susan G. Komen. “(Brinker) made a promise to her sister and that’s why you see ‘promise me’ on some of our ads. President George W. Bush named Nancy ambassador to Hungary in 2003, which helped Susan G. Komen go worldwide. Statistics for some countries are more alarming than our own.”

How many people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States and Mississippi?

“One in eight people in the United States will come down with breast cancer in their lifetime. Every 75 seconds, someone will succumb to it. That’s why we’re always trying to raise money and find a cure.

Mississippi has some of the highest instances of breast cancer-related deaths, that’s because we are a rural state. Over half of the state’s population lives in rural areas, like the Delta.

“Men and women in those areas have a hard time finding transportation to get a mammography and will often put it off.

They also put it off because they’re afraid that the mammogram might find something wrong. From 2003 to 2007, the national mortality rate for breast cancer was 24.0 per every 100,000 people. The Mississippi rate

is 25.8 mortalities per 100,000 cases, exceeding the national rate. From 2004 to 2008, 32 counties in Mississippi had rates that exceeded the state’s numbers.”

Why are the state’s numbers so high?

“Many variables play into that. A lot of times, people don’t find out they have cancer until it’s stage four, when the cancer has metastasized and spread to other parts of the body. If it’s detected earlier, the chances for survival go up. We encourage mammograms every year for women 40 and up.”

Should men 40 years old and older also have mammograms?

“No. Men should check for suspicious lumps and get an annual physical. If they have high instances of breast cancer in their families, they should discuss it with their doctors. If men are diagnosed with cancer, the treatment is the same as it is for women.

A lot of people don’t think men get it, but they do.”

What area does the central affiliate cover?

“We are now in 30 counties in Mississippi. Our board recently voted to expand into another 35 counties. If national approves it, we will go from 30 to 65 counties. We hope to be in the area before 2012.”

Why do y’all want to expand?

“Because there are other parts of the state with similar needs when it comes to breast cancer awareness that aren’t being reached.

Every few years, Komen does a community profile on whole states, and all of the affiliates come together to look at the statistics.

See Cecilia Derrington, Page 10A

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from the publisher imminent.

"Normally we don't like rumors, but we were pleased with the buzz. Our media people did a great job promoting our name change," Meena said.

The big announcement was moved up three days, when the story got leaked. "It's always better when you control the process," Meena said.

I can speak for many when I say I breathed a big sigh of relief when I learned that Cellular South was going to stay homeowned. It helps our state to have successful By Mississippi companies owned by WYATT Mississippians.

EMMERICH The beauty of local connections was on display at the Rotary Club of North Jackson when the talk at my table turned to the C Spire name change. I mentioned that I was about to do a telephone interview with Hu Meena.

Longtime friend Jay Cooke said, "Be sure to ask him about the time he threw three touchdown passes to David Broom in the fall of 1979 to lead the Phi Delts in victory against the SAEs." I did ask and it got a long laugh from "OUR RESEARCH showed that many people associated the word 'cellular' with car- Meena. Five minutes after the phone interphones," Meena said. "We don't want to limit view, he texted me: "Actually, it was two to ourselves by geography or product category." David Broom and two to Johnny Wade."

Twenty-five years is a long time with the SPEAKING OF MY Rotary Club, we same name in an industry that changes conheard a presentation by Millsaps history prostantly, Hu Meena, president of Cellular fessor Robert McElwaine comparing our South, now C Spire Wireless, said. current economic slump to the Great The name change is reminiscent of when Depression. I was amazed that this knowlFirst National Bank became Trustmark. In fact, C Spire used the same rebranding firm. edgeable man could speak for 20 minutes I asked Meena if he was nervous about los- and not utter a single thought with which I ing 25 years of goodwill associated with the agreed. It just goes to show it takes all kinds of people to make the world go around.

Cellular South name. "It's definitely a conMcElwaine attributed the current recession cern," he said. "But our industry has been so much about change that we are comfortable to a concentration of wealth in the hands of too few people, just as in the Great with it."

"With microchip technology advancing so Depression. This concept originated from Karl Marx. rapidly, we don't really know where our He called it the “contradicindustry is heading," Meena said. For tion of capitalism.” instance, within five or so years, C Spire I know a little something could offer mobile video-on-demand that about Karl Marx. As a stucould compete with video sellers such as dent at Harvard in 1976, I Comcast and U-verse. was one of 50 students choThis won't be an easy cake to bake. Fast streaming video is the the next big challenge sen to be in a special honors program, called Social for mobile. But the current rate of chipset development makes Meena believe stream- Studies - “Soc Stud” in the ing video will be greatly improved over the Harvard vernacular.

One of the rewards of next few years. It's possible that wireless could supplant broadband wired connections. being in Soc Stud was the privilege of getting to read The week prior to the name change, rumors flew. Was it an IPO? Was it a merg- every single word Karl Marx ever wrote. And er? Being one of the last big independent believe me, he wrote a lot. mobile firms, many assumed a sale was

Name change reflects focus on future technology

Remember all those rumors about Marxist indoctrination at Harvard? Well, they were true and I was a victim. Fortunately, it didn’t take. I was left with an indelible aversion to ivory towered academics spouting Marxist nonsense.

Leave aside the fact that just about everything that sprouted from Marxist ideology was a global disaster, wrecking nations and annihilating tens of millions of innocent people. The so-called “contradiction of capitalism” has not a single iota of empirical verification.

This is pure theory - fantasy, if you will that greedy capitalists will drive wages down so low workers won’t have any money to buy the products produced by the capitalists, thus the whole system will collapse without government redistribution of income.

If this be true, why are the most prosperous nations in the world those which have embraced free markets and the poorest nations are those run by government fiat.

Why has per capita income in Russia and China - and dozens of other countries - risen dramatically since they abandoned communism and embraced capitalism?

The “contradiction of capitalism” fails logically because it completely ignores the most fundamental tenet of free enterprise - competition. Competition for consumers, competition for labor and competition for capital assures that free people can barter for their best prospects, thus assuring prosperity.

Anyone who has taken his best job offer knows this to be true.

As a business owner - a capitalist! - my biggest problem is good employees leaving to take better jobs for more pay. Either I pay up, or lose. That’s the free market.

Look at Google. Arising from nothing to become a global powerhouse in 15 years.

Average worker pay $141,000, non-union.

turning sixty

Lawmakers should stop using expense allowances to pad pension plans South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has jumped on the public pension reform bandwagon, urging lawmakers to rescind their own special benefits.

Responding to a recent special report in USA Today that detailed all the ways that state lawmakers have padded their retirement plans, the Republican governor has called, among other things, for lawmakers to stop including their expense allowances when calculating their retirement benefit.

South Carolina is one of 13 states where lawmakers do this. Mississippi is another.

It’s wrong.

No other public employees get to count, for retirement purposes, their expense reimbursements and per-diem allowances as if they were part of their salary. Yet, lawmakers have ordained this dishonesty for themselves.

It’s bad enough that Mississippi lawmakers get to enjoy two retirement plans for what is a part-time job.

Padding it with dubious accounting just makes the perk even more aggravating.

By BIRNEY IMES

At sixty, you are eligible to be a village elder

LAST WEEK A PHOTOGRAPHER e-mailed me a picture he'd taken of the folk artist L.V. Hull of Kosciusko. In the picture, the late Ms. Hull is standing in her yard filled with cast-off items - many of them men's shoes on sticks - that she's decorated with her trademark multicolored polka dots. She's wearing a hat (also polka-dotted) and holding a similarly decorated sign on which she's painted, "Take time to appreciate."

If I were preaching a sermon today - and, in a way, I suppose this is one - I would echo Ms. Hull's sentiments.

Today I turn 60.

Someone asked me what special plans I had for my birthday. When I said I hoped to spend much of the day working outside among plants and then with my family cool off with coffee ice cream, he seemed disappointed.

You see the obituary pages filled with people younger than you, and you realize each day is a gift.

As you age - assuming you are blessed with good health - the days are richer, more precious. If you've been in the same place long enough, the landscape around you is infused with memory.

A parking lot you use every day was once a grocery store you walked to from your grandmother's and where you could buy a soda from a vending machine for a nickel. Next door, where an interior designer has her shop, you could stand on the sidewalk and watch Cokes being bottled. The next building was a Woolworth's 10-cent store with a mesmerizing candy counter. I remember the dark wood floors and the mer-

How does Marx’s contradiction of capitalism explain that?

McElwaine says we have too much concentration of income. Say what? Forty-seven percent of Americans pay zero income tax.

The top 10 percent of Americans paid 71 percent of the income tax. How much more redistributive can you get?

To be sure, we have a tiny sliver of superrich people like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and the like. These people spend the tiniest sliver of their wealth on themselves. Most of their money ends up in charitable foundations or becomes capital used to start new ventures and bring more competition to our economy.

While listening to McElwaine, I suddenly realized why professors so often support command-and-control, top-down, governmentally-run systems such as communism and socialism.

Think about it. Professors live a life in which they study things, come up with conclusions and then lecture others less knowledgeable than they are. It’s the lone professors lecturing to his hundreds of students.

This is the academic facsimile to a socialist leadership.

The socialist leader studies things, comes up with conclusions and then foists those conclusions on the “less educated” workers by government fiat.

Professors have a hard time grasping that the average Joe may have keener insights into reality than they do. Similarly, socialist leaders cannot comprehend that the average worker could possibly be a free individual capable of making his own decisions about life.

Living in an ivory tower is a nice gig if you can get it. Just please don’t confuse it with the real world. Such conceptual mistakes have caused misery of global magnitude.

chandise laid out on horizontal wooden counters.

In 60 years you've had time to learn and forget a lot of stuff. Billy Collins has a funny poem about it "Forgetfulness." Google will find it for you, just as it will retrieve information your brain no longer can.

In 60 years, if you're blessed with children as we are, chances are you've had time to watch them develop into distinct individuals. I'm sure there's at least one cliché about grandchildren being a reward for living a long life. It's true. I'm fortunate that my mom is still alive. Just as I could never have imagined being 60, I expect it's just as hard for her to accept she has a child that old.

At 60 you're a candidate for village elder. An uncomfortable number of people call you sir. You get free coffee at some places and a dollar off at the movie. Be grateful for small blessings.

As for wisdom gleaned from the years, I don't know that I can add much to what Ms. Hull has to say. Slow down and appreciate your blessings.

A friend the other day told me about a sermon he heard Glyn Wiygul preach long ago.

"It's stuck with me a long time," my friend said. "He preached, 'If I were the devil, I would encourage mediocrity.' " "You do things to just get by, half-assed, and everything eventually just falls apart," my friend explained.

SPURN MEDIOCRITY, the pastor preaches. Do whatever it is you do well. Something well-made, well-written, well-done, even well-cooked, is not only a tribute to the doer, but it elevates all who come in contact with it. And, quality endures. At 60 the idea of things enduring takes on heightened meaning.

My friend also mentioned another sermon themed "the fleeting moment when you're not too young or too old."

I'm not sure exactly what the preacher meant by that.

I'd like to think I am neither and that my "fleeting moment" will last for many more years. One of my daughter's friends, who lives with her granddad, assured me, saying I've got at least 25 more good years.

To be realistic, when you hit 60 you know life is finite. You've crested the hill and you're riding down the other side. You can plant an oak tree from which you might never see the acorns.

It's liberating in a way. You don't mind wearing a polka-dotted hat. Things once important are not so much now. You're 60 and if you're going to do it this lifetime, and haven't yet, you'd better get busy.

It's Sunday morning and a long, leisurely day stretches out before us. I intend to appreciate every moment of it. I hope you will, too.

Birney Imes is the publisher of The Commercial Dispatch in Columbus. His e-mail address is birney@cdispatch.com.

laus Deo By WALTER REDDEN

James Meredith has been leading an interesting life HIDDEN FROM OLD CANTON ROAD by a patch of woods, is the Willie Morris Public Library.

This is a perfect place to relax, to read, and to chat with a public icon - James Meredith. Though I have written many articles for the newspaper, this is only my second attempt at an interview. I am a neophyte at interviewing - ensconced in a comfortable chair - but here it goes.

James Meredith began his life and his legacy in the red clay hills of Attala County in Kosciusko. He made it through the 11th grade in Kosciusko, but his 12thgrade year was in St. Petersburg, Fla. As a high school graduate, Meredith volunteered for the U.S. Air Force in 1953. At this point, boyhood changed into manhood. The life of this young man turned around. He spent nine years of active duty in the Air Force.

His duty assignment took him on an excursion.

From New York to New Mexico Western College, he was honing his life skills and the Air Force base in Topeka, Kan., made an indelible mark on his life. The commanding officer of the base was from Mississippi and he befriended Meredith. Friendship and knowhow can do wonders. He moved onto an air base in Nebraska, and his last post was in Peru, Ind., the home of the top war correspondent of World War II - Ernie Pyle. Annette and I have been to his gravesite in Honolulu. I read his news stories during WWII. The last three years, Meredith was assigned to Tachikawa Air Base in Japan - only a stone's throw from Tokyo. At this pause, we had a laugh. I was also stationed at that very same base in Japan, so we struck up a brief conversation in Japanese.

Out of the Air Force in 1960, Meredith enrolled at Jackson State University and in October of 1962 entered Ole Miss. After graduation, he won a scholarship to Columbia University in New York and was awarded a law degree in 1968.

As an active Republican, Meredith joined the staff of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina - the most interesting 18 months of his lifetime. His other political life was short-lived as a candidate against U.S. Sen. James O. Eastland in 1972. He conceded that he had little chance of winning.

A personal note: As a Scott Foresman representative for Mississippi, I called on Mary Jane Meredith wife of James Meredith, now deceased - at Jim Hill High School. She was an outstanding English teacher and I was there to encourage her to buy textbooks published by Scott Foresman and Company, an international textbook publisher out of Chicago.

The Merediths had four children - one girl and three boys. As a matter of fact, my friend and textbook competitor, John Graves, lived only a few blocks south of Westland Plaza and sold his house to the Merediths. Mr. Graves had retired and wanted to spend the rest of his retirement years in Seminary - his childhood hometown.

THE SAGA OF JAMES MEREDITH continues - filled with an abundance of energy for helping young people and older folks also - a man with a dual passion. Some special thoughts from Meredith as we talked: (1) "The best way to rear children can be found in a quote from Solomon - 'Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.' " (2) "Only the family of God can solve the problems of our times." (3) "Churches need to have afterschool programs for students who do not have a home to go to - a place to do their homework."

(4) "We need parents, teachers and churches to work together. We need to stop pushing the blame game and see what we can do together."

Meredith wants to see the total language arts - listening, speaking, reading and writing - to be thoroughly taught. His passion and energy will take him to 52 black churches in 52 weeks so this goal can be accomplished. Dr. Tom Burnham, state superintendent of education for Mississippi, believes Meredith's ideas are worth trying.

James Meredith is an icon known for more than becoming the first black student at the University of Mississippi. He has made big footprints. You may or may not agree with him, but he is a Christian and a human being. He is doing good, not for reward, but because it is simply the right thing to do - good work being its own reward.

James Meredith and his second wife live in Jackson.

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for His loving-kindness is everlasting." Psalm 118:1. St. Paul says: "When I write, Christ fills my letters."

Walter Redden is a Northsider.

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poetry

By KATIE EUBANKS

To Lucifer: Comprehend this.

Ms. Bonnie stands in a J. Crew sweater on the stage at Oxford Nazarene.

She's too petite to reach the microphone.

Oh, but don't you worry-out of her mouth flows a sound that overcomes.

She sings "Poor Wayfaring Stranger," a Heavenly Highway Hymn made into a ballad

by Johnny Cash.

Ms. Bonnie Black

and the Man in Black travel across a curling dark river of woe-her voice overflows its banks in blackness-but the river is the Jordan.

You have no power now, for the risen LORD Jesus reigns-He is winding His arms around me, and neither you nor any other thing He created will ever pry me away.

The melody flows as black as ink, and I am poor and wayfaring without comprehension, but His blood flows as red as mine, as red as wine and life to the full.

He is carrying me home.

This river is the Jordan.

You will never touch me.

Katie Eubanks is a staff writer for the Northside Sun.

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Few perks for city leaders Mystery surrounds moving

By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer IF YOU’RE thinking of running for city council or board of aldermen for the free cars and cell phones, then you might want to rethink putting your name on the ballot.

The perks for aldermen and council members in Jackson and south Madison County are sparse, to say the least.

“There’s no car and no allowance for a car,” said Jackson Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell. “Quite frankly, the only perks are being able to park out front at the airport and having a spot at City Hall.”

Whitwell was elected in a special election earlier this year. He was quick to point out that he wasn’t complaining, just pointing out the facts.

He said those wanting to serve on the council must have a servant’s heart. “Someone who wants to do this should want to do it to help the people and the city,” he said.

The pay and hours put in by the elected officials prove that.

In the capital city, council members make $25,000 a year, and have to pay for their own health insurance. Council members do get an office at City Hall, as well as a part-time secretary to handle city business, a definite necessity according to Whitwell.

The recently elected city leader puts in 20 to 25 hours a week dealing with business related to the city of Jackson. That includes going to council meetings, work sessions, committee meetings and zoning meetings.

He spends additional hours responding to calls, e-mails, Facebook messages and texts from constituents. He and other council members also attend neighborhood events, a way to keep their fingers on the pulse of local issues.

The budget process has also been time-consuming for the council. “We’ve had meeting, after meeting, after meeting,” Whitwell said.

Ridgeland aldermen are paid $16,916 annually. City Clerk David Overby said the city also provides health insurance and state retire-

ment through the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS).

“We do not give them a cell phone; we do not give them a car; and they don’t turn in mileage for going to neighborhood meetings,” Overby said. “It (the salary) is fair, because they get calls from citizens, attend meetings, study documents and are on call 24/7.”

In Madison, aldermen make $12,000 a year and have state retirement, said City Clerk Susan Crandall.

The three municipalities also reimburse members for attending conferences hosted by the National League of Cities and the Mississippi Municipal League, invaluable tools for freshmen aldermen and council members.

Boards in Ridgeland and Madison meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The Jackson City Council meets twice a month for regular meetings and twice for claims and special agenda items.

RIDGELAND WARD FOUR Alderman Brian Ramsey said it can be difficult to balance his career with city business.

Ramsey works in the real estate business.

As an alderman, he puts in 10 to 15 hours dealing with municipal affairs one week, and 20 or more the next depending on what’s going on, he said.

In his first term, Ramsey has also attended training courses and seminars to learn how to better serve as a board member. He and Wes Hamlin were elected to the board in 2009.

So far, Ramsey has earned 155 continuing education credit hours. This week, he is attending the National League of Cities leadership conference in Minneapolis. Ramsey is paying for the conference out of his own pocket, in an effort to keep expenses down for taxpayers.

“There’s always a learning curve when you’re new and feeling out how things work,” he said. “I’m much more effective today than I was two years ago.”

Andrew Jackson’s portrait to municipal art gallery

ANDREW JACKSON was transferred from Jackson City Hall in 2004, and no one is sure why the famed general was given his marching orders.

Current and former city leaders alike don’t know much about a decision to relocate an iconic portrait of the city’s namesake to the Municipal Art Gallery.

Even Mike Mathews, director of the gallery, would not talk about the painting on record.

During Mayor Harvey Johnson’s second term, a painting of the hero of the Battle of New Orleans was taken down and replaced with a gold “City of Jackson” seal as part of a major renovation of City Hall.

The painting was previously located in a position of prominence, in the council chambers, on the wall behind seating for the Jackson City Council.

Director of Communications Chris Mims said a committee of municipal employees decided to relocate it in 2004 when City Hall was renovated. The administration signed off on the plans “much as we sign off on any plans,” he said. He didn’t recall who served on the committee.

Mims, though, pointed out that a lifesized statue of Jackson still stands in the Josh Halbert Memorial Garden, located on the grounds of City Hall.

Ward Seven Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon remembers the renovations well. For two years, the board met at the old Hinds County Juvenile Courthouse.

When the council moved back to council chambers, the portrait was no longer there. “I asked about it several times, but

The portrait of Andrew Jackson now hangs in the Municipal Art Gallery no one really knew,” she said. “It never occurred to me that it wouldn’t be in City Hall.”

Ben Allen, president of Downtown Jackson Partners, served as Ward One councilman during the renovations. He declined to comment on why the painting was taken down, and referred the Sun to Calvin Hudson, a former Jackson employee. Hudson also couldn’t be reached for comment.

In 1955 the city commissioned the late Karl Wolfe to paint a portrait of the city’s namesake. The painting hung in City Hall for nearly 50 years.

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SUPERVISORS ALSO GAVE the OK for tighter, more perpendicular curbs, meaning cars will turn more slowly and pedestrians won’t have to walk as far to cross the streets.

And the board granted developers’ request to use the existing street gradients at the Livingston site. Old wagon ruts are just about the only remaining part of the original Livingston. “We’d really like to just lay our roads exactly where the road beds are,” Clark said.

He also asked for the county right of way to extend only four feet beyond the street widths. Landrum later explained that developers wanted the lots that the buildings sit on to extend nearly all the way to the street.

“We’ll have 12-foot-wide balconies, lots of living space on the balconies, and also an opportunity for outdoor seating.”

Supervisors voted to allow utilities to be installed under the parallel parking in phase one, as long as the county has final approval of the utility plan.

“These [utility] companies we deal with … we know how they’re good at digging up our roads,” County Engineer Rudy Warnock said. “If they have a pipe burst sometime down the road, they’re going to go in and dig up the road.

“The utility companies [need to] know beforehand, if one of their lines ruptured, they’d be required to go in and repair our roads. On the front end we’ll have to have an understanding.”

Finally, after approving the design variances, the board of supervisors scheduled a public hearing for November 7 regarding zoning variances for Livingston.

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Kevin Clark, a partner with Atlantabased Historical Concepts architecture and planning firm, reminded the board that Livingston will have two routes to every building, in addition to emergency sprinklers in some of the larger ones. And emergency vehicles will have plenty of places to turn around.

Landrum later said more fire hydrants also had been added to the design plans at Pigg’s request.

season, October 6. The market is open every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m.

Landrum said he hopes to have a farmers market pavilion built by next spring and a mercantile store built by next fall. “[After the pavilion], multiple buildings will all come up at the same time. But the first building they’ll start grading on will be the mercantile store,” he said. “It’s 8,800 square feet and it’s going to be a beautiful building, like an old general store mercantile.

“It’s a smaller version of the Fresh Market concept. But it’ll have a restaurant in the mercantile store as well.

“That will be the first building to come out of the ground, but it’ll just be a domino effect from there.”

He said 95 percent of phase one was already leased, and buildings would be ready to open as soon as they were built.

The overall Town of Livingston, a $73 million development, is designed to include 186,000 square feet of commercial space in the first phase and 47 Charleston cottages in the second phase.

Phase one includes the pavilion and mercantile store; an organic farm; a community center in the courthouse that will seat up to 450 people; office space, retail and restaurants; and a chapel that will seat 350 people for weddings and other events.

Landrum said the chapel would be perfect for a small congregation looking to grow, and the existing Livingston Missionary Baptist Church has four acres of land that joins part of the future town.

The Charleston cottages in phase two will average 2,200 to 2,500 square feet.

“Hopefully this will be a place where people will want to come and just hang out,” Landrum said. “It’s a good environment.”

Summer 2011 ties with 1902 as second-warmest on record THIS SUMMER TIED WITH the summer of 1902 as the second-warmest summer on record in Jackson, meteorologist Daniel Lamb said.

Lamb, who works for the National Weather Service’s Jackson office, said the average temperature in the capital city this summer was 84.4 degrees. That’s just a 10th of a degree cooler than the average temperature in summer 1952, the hottest recorded summer in Jackson.

He said meteorological summer, which lasts from June through August, was predicted to be hotter than normal this year.

The normal average summer temperature in Jackson is 80.6 degrees, and the coolest summer on record occurred in 1900 with an average temperature of 77.2.

“Also of note, this was the sixth driest

summer on record in Jackson,” he said, noting that only 5.61 inches of rain fell this summer. The driest summer in Jackson occurred in 1930, with only 4.47 inches.

It’s unlikely that either the Gulf Stream or the La Nina pattern had a big impact on the summer weather this year, he said.

Instead, “a dome of high pressure centered over the southern Great Plains states and lower Mississippi River valley prevented significant rainfall from occurring over the area. The below-normal rainfall across the region contributed to the warmer conditions.

“Though there were occasional stretches of days with afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the dome of high pressure generally remained situated close to the area throughout the entire summer,” he said.

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TO BECOME A finalist, students must have a strong academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal and earn SAT scores, that “confirm the students earlier performance”on the PSAT. Approximately 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from across the nation.

By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer NORTHSIDER STEVEN COLSTON said he was just a Southern boy with a big idea last month: to propose to his girlfriend, Heidi Shannon, with a 100-foot-wide sign that she’d see from an airplane.

“It was [made of] 15-foot-wide, 15-foottall letters, a huge sign that said, ‘MARRY ME,’” Steven said.

Heidi’s neighbor was in on the surprise and offered to take the couple flying on September 24. Heidi just thought it was a fun little outing, and Steven was sure he knew where he’d placed the large white letters.

Ah, the best-laid plans.

“My fiancée is from Lena, which is close to Carthage, and she had some family land out there. I knew [the sign] was by some chicken houses. But out in Lena, I didn’t realize how many chicken houses there were,” he said with a laugh.

“The first trip through, we couldn’t find the sign. I was sweating bullets. “[And] she was getting green a little bit and almost used a puke bag. It was her first experience in a Cessna, a smaller plane. After about five minutes, she said she was about ready to come back.

“But I had not accomplished what I wanted to accomplish, so we kept flying.”

Finally, Steven and his co-conspirator saw the sign. Heidi, that brave, motion-sick soul, had brought her camera and was taking pictures. Steven pointed to his marriage proposal, laid out in a green field near a tree line.

“I said, ‘What does that say down there that sign?’ She didn’t comprehend what was going on. And then I handed her the ring and asked if she would marry me, and of course she said yes. We jet-lined back to the Madison airport pretty quickly, and we even

Steven Colston and Heidi Shannon

had a glass of champagne in the air.”

The couple’s families had gathered at Steven’s mother’s house to celebrate when he and Heidi returned.

“It was a 10-minute flight that seemed like an hour,” he said. “But she said yes, so everything worked out good.”

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Video Cameras Continued from Page One “Back around Christmas, we had a rash of car break-ins and at least three house breakins,” he said. “There were a lot of people coming in and doing petit to high-level thievery.”

Petit Bois is also considering cameras, but homeowners association president Kathryn Koury said no decision has been set in stone. “The board has discussed it, but we’re still looking into it,” she said.

Koury likes the fact that the cameras can provide a history of neighborhood activity.

“You expect to have a lot of activity in the morning, after school and after work, but the camera will also capture activity at other times, like 3 a.m.,” she said. She said the issue would likely be discussed at the street’s night out program on October 4.

Cameras are currently in place in Woodland Hills, the Country Club, Brisage, Reunion, Northbay, Dinsmor and Wright’s Mill. Signs also show that a system is up and running in Heatherwood, but leaders there declined to comment on the particulars of their system.

Wright’s Mill in Madison installed cameras last year. “It was an inexpensive cost for a high payoff,” said homeowners association President Tiana Sudbeck. “We didn’t do it because we had problems, but we didn’t want to wait until we did.”

Because of the video, officers were eventually able to obtain a tag number and owner information on the vehicle. As of press time, the owner had not been tracked down.

To aid police further, leaders in the neighborhood bordered by Old Canton Road upgraded its system to capture tag numbers.

“It has been successful. I don’t want to get into specific instances, but it does work,” Lange said.

-Wendell Watts He said the cameras were initially put in to address an uptick in property crime.

Neighbors there have agreed to an PRECINCT FOUR CMDR. Wendell Because of Woodland Hill’s design, other increase in homeowners dues to help pay Watts is also in favor of more cameras. “I crime prevention measures, such as for them. (The increase amounts to only a like anything that helps in the deterrence of installing gates, were not feasible. Cameras quarter or so each month.) crime and apprehension of suspects,” he were a better option to put residents’ minds The neighborhood on Rice Road also pays said. “The more the better. at ease. a third party to monitor the cameras, as well “The equipment out there today is pretty “We could effectively lock down the as a wireless provider to provide Internet sophisticated, and can read tag numbers and neighborhood from a technological perspecaccess. get close up pictures of the suspects.” tive, with cameras capturing 99 percent of The expense has been well worth it.

On July 25, cameras in Woodland Hills the cars that come through,” Lange said in a Cameras are installed at the neighborhood’s captured images of a suspect kicking in the previous interview. new resort-like swimming pool and main front door to Alan and Holly Lange’s home entrances. “We’ve got a video of every car in the 100 block of Glenway. Pictures DAVID LEE, owner of Independent that comes in. Madison police have been showed the suspect leaving the house with a Electronics and Security in Jackson, said very appreciative,” she said. flat screen television and fleeing the scene recording units range from $1,500 to $4,000 Sudbeck said the cameras proved their in a 2000 to 2003 Honda Accord. apiece, depending on quality. “You can get worth recently by recording an auto acci(Ironically, Alan Lange led the efforts to cameras with HD (high-definition) or broaddent at one of the entrances. “Police took have cameras installed in the neighborhood cast quality, all the way down to Internet my name and number and said they would bordered by Old Canton Road years ago.) quality. But as always, you get what you call me if they needed (the video),” she said. Since then, police have given chase to the pay for,” he said. white two-door, but with little success.

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Cecilia Derrington Continued from 3A We’ve found that no one was serving the counties we’re looking to expand to. We feel that we need to expand to reach out to the women who need help. On the Gulf Coast, for example, some women might put off mammograms because they lost their homes and jobs and are trying to rebuild. Breast health is not the first thing on their minds, even though it should be.”

Vascular accreditation The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories board of directors has again granted Baptist’s Non-Invasive Vascular Lab re-accreditation in the following testing areas, demonstrating substantial compliance with the national ICAVL standards: Extracranial Cerebrovascular, Peripheral Venous and Peripheral Arterial.

Shown are (from left) Vascular Surgeon and Medical Director Charles O’Mara, MD, and staff Jennifer Leach, Arlene Speights, Anding Jones, Scott McNeill and Bill McManus, manager of cardiovascular ultrasound.

Strategists differ on reasons behind McMillin’s defeat

By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer WHY DID HINDS COUNTY Sheriff Malcolm McMillin lose? Republican and Democratic strategists blame it, at least in part, on Phil Bryant and Tate Reeves.

Northsiders turned out in droves to vote in the Republican gubernatorial and lieutenant governor’s primaries, and as a result were unable to vote for McMillin, a Democrat.

Hayes Dent, owner of government relations firm Hayes Dent Public Strategies, said the hotly contested races on the GOP ticket took the wind out of McMillin’s sails.

“They probably played a large part.

Every one of the Republican voters were probably McMillin supporters,” he said.

The Republican governor’s race drew 14,756 voters in Hinds County, about 2,500 more than it drew in 2007.

Dent said those votes would have likely propelled McMillin into an August runoff.

The longtime sheriff trailed throughout election night, and when the dust settled more than a week later, McMillin was 2,086 votes behind challenger Tyrone

How will that affect the affiliate?

“We will still be based in Jackson, but will cover a larger area. Right now, we are the Central Mississippi affiliate, so our name will be changed to reflect the whole area covered.

It may not have ‘central’ in it, but it will still include ‘Steel Magnolias.’

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Lewis.

Lewis carried 50.792 percent of the vote, according to Hinds County records, just enough to win the race outright. Lewis faces no opponent in the general election and will likely be Hinds County’s next sheriff.

Sam Begley, who serves on Jackson’s Democratic executive committee, thinks Lewis’ increased name recognition propelled him past McMillin. He also said Lewis ran a stronger campaign than he did in 2007.

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Begley said the last four years also increased Lewis’ stature. In 2009, the late Mayor Frank Melton appointed Lewis interim chief of the Jackson Police Department after his predecessor, McMillin, resigned.

Lewis’ campaign focused much on his time as police chief, citing a drop in crime across the city.

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News Briefs MADISON ROAD PLAN SEVERAL ROAD PROJECTS have been added to Madison County’s 2011 road plan as the board of supervisors nears the end of its current term.

The board voted last week to add Stribling Road, five cul-de-sac streets in the Newcastle neighborhood, and two roads in Canton to the current road plan, and the money will come out of the budget for fiscal year 2011.

A new board of supervisors will take office in January and make decisions on appropriating 2012 funds and developing a new road plan.

“I think basically, with the exception of a few

types of contracts, if [the new board sees] a project that they don’t want to move forward with, they can cancel it immediately,” Warnock said.

“Road project contracts will not bind a new board.”

He said the new board will adopt a new road plan and then make changes to it annually for the next three years of the board term.

At last week’s board meeting, Warnock said Stribling Road would cost $175,000. Details and costs for the other road projects were not available at press time.

JIMMY HOUSTON BACK JIMMY HOUSTON went back to work as Ridgeland chief of police this week.

Houston resigned from the position in May to avoid violating federal law while running for Madison County sheriff. He lost the Republican primary in August, and last week the Ridgeland Board of Aldermen voted to rehire him as police chief.

The board and Mayor Gene McGee interviewed both Houston and Assistant Police Chief Randy Tyler, who had acted as interim chief after Houston’s resignation. Ultimately the board voted 5 to 2 in favor of Houston.

Aldermen Chuck Gautier, Wesley Hamlin, Scott Jones, Brian Ramsey and Gerald Steen voted to rehire Houston, and Aldermen Ken Heard and Kevin Holder voted against it.

Tyler will continue serving as Houston’s assistant chief.

Gautier said the city couldn’t afford not to have Houston and Tyler on board as a team.

The two served as chief and assistant chief for nine years before this May, and Houston called Tyler “the best assistant chief there is.”

Houston resigned in May because the Hatch Act prohibits federal employees - and people whose jobs use federal funding, as Houston’s does - from running in partisan elections.

In the sheriff’s race, Houston lost the Republican primary to sheriff’s deputy Randy Tucker, who will face Democrat Ted Smith in the general election next month.

George Dale, former Mississippi insurance commissioner, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Jackson. He told how people respond to great storytellers and closed by commenting on the runaway costs of running for office. Shown are (from left) Heber Simmons III, club president; Dale; and Stuart Kellogg, who introduced the speaker.

Police investigate robbery, assault

JACKSON POLICE are searching for the man who pushed down and robbed a 77-year-old woman recently in front of her Northside home.

On September 23, a woman was standing near her car at around 5:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of Crane Boulevard when she was approached by an unknown black male who pushed her down and took her purse by force.

The woman fell on her left side and hit her ear on the ground but wasn’t seriously injured, said Precinct Four Cmdr.

Wendell Watts.

The suspect was described as a short, heavy-set black male with medium complexion. He was wearing a blue work shirt with long sleeves and a buttondown front. was still waiting for equipment to arrive to replace The criminal was seen driving away in the pole. The board of aldermen voted late last a red Hyundai sedan. month to award the bid to Simmons for the low quote of $8,650.

IN OTHER NEWS, a Jackson man

DAMAGED POLE REPLACED A DAMAGED TRAFFIC SIGNAL pole soon will be replaced at the intersection of Hoy and Rice roads in Madison.

At press time, Madison Public Works Director Denson Robinson said Simmons Erosion Control

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was behind bars last week for allegedly robbing three men in front of a police officer. Police quickly picked up Jonathan Kelly and three others in connection with robbing three men in front of the Regions Bank at 2727 North State St. at around 9:30 p.m.

The victims were standing at the bank when Kelly approached them and brandished a handgun. The suspect took one man’s wallet at gunpoint and hopped into a 1993 Chevrolet Caprice and fled the scene.

The victims flagged down an officer, who was directing traffic at the time for the Jackson State University - Texas Southern football game. The officer got into her vehicle and gave chase, pulling the four over in front of Backyard Burgers a short distance away. At press time, Watts said only Kelly was being charged in the case, because the others didn’t appear to be involved in the actual robbery.

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in memoriam

Obituaries Ruth McLeod Currie Lumpkin Services were held September 28 in the chapel of Sebrell Funeral Home in Ridgeland for Ruth McLeod Currie Lumpkin of Jackson.

Mrs. Lumpkin, 99, died September 26 at Lakeland Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Lumpkin was born January 2, 1912, in Harrisville, the daughter of the late Jim and Mary McLeod. She was graduated from Harrisville High School and the Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. As a registered nurse she worked in the medical field for many years, including at Charity Hospital in New Orleans to office nurse for Dr. James A. Chustz. She retired as a nursing supervisor at Doctor’s Hospital in Jackson.

While a young nurse, she married Nolan Ray ‘Doc’ Currie and raised two loving children. Doc passed away in 1973. She was married in 1978 to William F. Lumpkin Jr. She loved and cared for both of her husbands and unselfishly took care of her children and others when they needed care and comfort. She became Mom to Bill’s grown children, knitting together the two families with food and fun.

Mrs. Lumpkin liked working in her yard, traveling (especially to the mountains), working crossword puzzles, playing Dominoes, reading, and the New Orleans Saints. She always had a slice of pound cake for anyone who dropped by and her Christmas decorations would have made Mrs. Claus proud.

Mrs. Lumpkin was a former member of Central Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the chancel choir and active in Sunday school. At the time of her death she was a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson and the Truth Seekers Class.

She was preceded in death by her parents Jim and Mary McLeod, husband Nolan Ray Currie Jr., husband William F. Lumpkin Jr., son Wesley C. Currie, sisters Ramie Phillips and Irene Touchton, brothers Royce, W.D., Dewitt and J.C. McLeod.

Survivors are daughter Jimmie Ray Gordon; granddaughter Christina Lueders of Jupiter, Fla., and grandson Joshua Currie and wife Tara of Jackson; great-grandsons Brandon Lueders, Liam, Nolan and Evan Currie; stepdaughters Marcia Weaver (Bob), Frances Finch (Al), stepson William F. Lumpkin III (Marcia); stepgrandchildren Teri Weaver, Amy Weaver (Brian Quan), Bill Finch (Vikki), David Finch (Donna), Laurie Stovall (Steve), Suzanne Redd (Scott), Amy Kelly (David), Jeanie High (Scott), Kim Steinbrink (Josh); numerous step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and her close friend Oma Wright.

Memorials may be made to the National Alliance for Mental Illness or a charity of choice.

The family would like to express appreciation to all who provided care for Mrs. Lumpkin in her home, during hospital stays, and at Ridgeland Pointe and Lakeland Nursing and Rehab Center. A special thanks is expressed to Dr. Ralph Sulser, physician and friend of many years, and the staff of the Internal Medicine Group.

Burial was in Lakewood Memorial Park.

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.

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Helen Hargrave Cabell Memorial services were held September 14 at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church for Helen Hargrave Cabell. A private inurnment service was held for the family.

Mrs. Cabell, 95, died September 11 at her home.

Mrs. Cabell was born October 24, 1915 in Crystal Springs, to Dr. Thomas Jefferson Hargrave and Eva Crisler Hargrave.

She moved with her family to Jackson when she was nine where she made many lifelong friends in Belhaven. She attended Davis and Power elementary schools and Central High School where she was voted Most Intelligent. She received her bachelor’s degree from Millsaps College where she was awarded a four year academic scholarship, was on the staff of the Purple and White and the Bobashela and was awarded the Founder’s Medal for the highest four-year average, which she attained in three years. She was a charter member of Chi Omega sorority.

She married Frank Cabell in 1934 and after she finished college they made their home in Meridian for a year before returning to Jackson.

Over the years Mrs. Cabell was very active in the community. She held the office of president in the Junior League of Jackson, Children’s Theater, Chaminade Music Club, Jackson Opera Guild, Monday Luncheon Club, Matron’s Luncheon Club, and Chi Omega alumni. She co-chaired the First Mississippi Arts Festival and was also a member of Great Books Club, Research Club, Jackson Symphony League, and volunteered for the United Way membership drive. Mr. and Mrs. Cabell were members of the Calliope Dance Club for several years.

At Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church she was president of the Women’s Society for Christian Service (now known as United Methodist Women) and a member of the Board of Stewards, and in 2005 was honored for her 60 years of singing in the Chancel Choir. One of her great joys was singing with the NoteAbles. She was leader of her church circle several times and taught children’s Sunday School.

Helen Cabell loved life and loved people. Her positive attitude and easy-going personality was infectious; as someone once said, “Whenever I see your mother, I feel she has been waiting all day just to see me.” She had a great love for all of her family and kin, gathering everyone together as much as possible and keeping in touch with as many as she could.

Our mother loved reading and learning all her life and enjoyed discussion and debate on a myriad of topics. Books, reading, discussions, and working her crossword puzzles (with a pen!) and keeping up on current affairs kept her busy.

‘Mimi’ was predeceased by her husband, James Franklin Cabell, her parents, Thomas Jefferson Hargrave and Eva Crisler Hargrave, and her sister Ann Hargrave Phelps.

Survivors are her three children: James Franklin Cabell Jr. and wife Debbie, Helen Cabell Moffat and husband James (Red), and Dr. Thomas Hargrave Cabell and wife Christina; 10 grandchildren: Dr Frank Cabell III and wife Lisa, Patsy Cabell Hyland and husband Tom, Steve Cabell and his wife Kelly, David Cabell and wife K.C.; Jim Moffat, Crisler Moffat Boone and husband Doug; Dr. Thomas Cabell Jr.

and wife Erin, Dr. Adam Cabell and wife Callie, Jason Cabell and wife Hannah, and Anna Catherine Cabell Splaingard and husband David; nephew Breck Cabell Jr. and nieces Judi Phelps Adams and Sara Phelps Hewes; 15 greatgrandchildren, plus another two on the way and numerous great-nieces and nephews.

Our family will never forget the kindness and concern of our mother’s wonderful caretakers Sarah Robinson, Verteal Bell and Jatis McDonald; and Willie Moore, her helper of so many years. We are also indebted to Dr. George Patton and the staff of Sta-Home Hospice.

Memorials may be made to Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church, 305 N. Congress St., Jackson, 39201; Millsaps College, 1701 North State St., Jackson, 39210; or the Junior League of Jackson’s Keystone Fund, P.O. Box 4709, Jackson, 39296.

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northside facts

Crime Report Jackson Crime The Jackson Police Department received the following reports for: Northside Drive, 300 block west, auto burglary, August 9; Northside Drive, 300 block west, auto burglary, July 14; Northside Drive, 300 block west, house burglary, August 16; Northside Drive, 300 block west, house burglary, June 28; Northside Drive, 300 block west, robbery - carjacking, September 4; Northside Drive, 300 block west, robbery - individual, July 22; Northside Drive, 3000 block west, auto burglary, August 18; Northside Drive, 3000 block west, auto burglary, July 14; Northside Drive, 3000 block west, business burglary, Economy Inn, September 2; Northside Drive, 3000 block, larceny, September 22; Northside Drive, 3100 block west, larceny, August 2; Northside Drive, 3100 block west, larceny, June 22; Northside Drive, 3100 block, larceny, August 5; Northside Drive, 3200 block west, larceny, September 1; Northside Drive, 3200 block, auto theft, September 6; Northside Drive, 3500 block west, larceny, September 14; Northside Drive, 400 block west, house burglary, June 29; Northside Drive, 4100 block west, auto burglary, August 28; Northside Drive, 4100 block west, auto burglary, September 25; Northside Drive, 4100 block, auto burglary, August 21; Northside Drive, 4200 block west, larceny, July 25; Northside Drive, 4400 block west, auto burglary, August 18; Northside Drive, 4400 block west, auto theft, July 25; Northside Drive, 4400 block, auto burglary, September 25; Northside Drive, 500 block east, auto burglary, July 30; Northside Drive, 500 block east, house burglary, July 12; Northside Drive, 500 block west, business burglary, Christian Mission, August 26; Northside Drive, 500 block west, robbery - carjacking, June 29; Northside Drive, 500 block west, robbery, individual, September 20; Northside Drive, 500 block, business burglary, Super Mart, July 14; Northside Drive, 600 block west, auto burglary, September 18; Northside Drive, 600 block, auto burglary, July 26; Northside Drive, 900 block east, house burglary, September

16; Northside Drive, 900 block west, robbery - individual, July 17; Northside Drive, robbery - carjacking, August 9; Northside Drive, robbery - individual, August 9; Northside Street, 500 block west, auto burglary, August 14; Northtown Drive, auto theft, July 3; Northtown Drive, business burglary, August 15; Northtown Drive, business burglary, July 16; Northtown Drive, house burglary, August 29; Northtown Drive, house burglary, June 29; Northtown Road, stolen license plate, September 6; Northview / Meadowbrook, bicycle theft, June 23; Northview Drive, 3500 block, robbery - individual, September 26; Northview Drive, 3600 block, house burglary, July 8; Northview Drive, 3700 block, auto burglary, August 16; Northview Drive, 3800 block, house burglary, June 30; Northview Drive, 3900 block, auto burglary, July 17; Northview Drive, 3900 block, auto burglary, June 26; Northview Drive, 3900 block, business burglary, September 14; Northview Drive, 3900 block, robbery - carjacking, July 17; Northview Drive, 4100 block, stolen license plate, September 14; Northwood Circle, 1900 block, auto burglary, August 26; Oakridge Drive, 100 block, auto burglary, September 17; Oakridge Drive, 4000 block, auto burglary, August 28; Office Park Drive, 4500 block, auto burglary, September 9; Old Canton / Canton Mart, larceny, September 14; Old Canton Road, 6300 block, house burglary, August 26; Old Square Road, 1400 block, auto burglary, September 7; Old Square, 1400 block, auto theft, August 25; Parkhurst Drive, 100 block, larceny, September 6; Peachtree Street, 1500 block, auto theft, August 23; Pear Orchard Road, 6200 block, business burglary, Payne Realty, August 27; Pine Lane, 600 block, auto burglary, September 1; Pine Ridge Drive, 100 block, larceny, August 24; Plantation Boulevard, 1100 block, auto burglary, August 28; Plantation Boulevard, 1100 block, house burglary, September 13; Plantation Boulevard, 1600 block, house burglary, September 20; Plantation Boulevard, 1700 block, house burglary, September 1;

Poplar Boulevard, 1100 block, auto burglary, August 30; Poplar Boulevard, 700 block, auto burglary, September 3; Reddoch Drive, 700 block, larceny, September 12; Ridgeland Drive, 3000 block, house burglary, September 23; Ridgewood Court Drive, 6300 block, larceny, September 19; Ridgewood Court, 6300 block, auto burglary, September 10; Ridgewood Road, 3800 block, larceny, September 26; Ridgewood Road, 4900 block, auto burglary, September 11; Ridgewood Road, 4900 block, auto theft, August 23; Ridgewood Road, 5000 block, auto burglary, August 24; Ridgewood Road, 5000 block, auto burglary, September 25; Ridgewood Road, 5000 block, house burglary, September 15; Ridgewood Road, 5000 block, larceny, September 8; Ridgewood Road, 5000 block, robbery - carjacking, September 7; Ridgewood Road, 5300 block, house burglary, September 5; Ridgewood Road, 5400 block, larceny, September 24; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, aggravated assault, September 6; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, auto theft, September 19; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, house burglary, August 31; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, house burglary, August 31; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, house burglary, August 31; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, house burglary, September 6; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, house burglary, September 7; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, larceny, September 10; Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, larceny, September 24; Ridgewood Road, 6100 block, auto burglary, two counts, September 11; Ridgewood Road, 6100 block, auto theft, September 7; Ridgewood Road, 6100 block, larceny, August 26; Ridgewood Road, 6300 block, larceny, September 6; River Oaks Boulevard, 2500 block, house burglary, September 17; Riverside Drive, 1200 block, house burglary, September 21; Riverside Drive, 1400 block, larceny, September 22; Robin / Hawthorn, auto burglary, September 10; Robinhood Road, 300 block, house burglary, September 21; Rolling Meadows Drive, 200 block, house burglary, August 26; Sherwood Drive, 700 block, auto burglary, September 10; State Street, 1200 block north, larceny, August 30; State Street, 1300 block north, auto burglary, September 6; State Street, 1400 block north, larceny, September 16.

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Mrs. Dotty’s Delta Dove Deal special hunting memory SOME OF OUR fondest memories of hunting and fishing trips are not necessarily those actual activities that took place in the woods or on the water.

We may all remember those special mornings when mallards were fighting each other to land in the decoys and you couldn’t get reloaded fast enough before another wave was boots down. For years we’ll recollect seeing that special buck pick his way down the edge of a cypress slough. Who will ever forget watching their son or daughter take their first fox squirrel or mourning dove? As special as these moments are during our hunting and fishing careers, many of our most lasting memories are those that occur after the hunt.

I will always remember coming in from the woods with my dad and inhaling the rich, sweet aroma of spiced tea, that my mother made from scratch, boiling on the stovetop.

The trash with roasted pecans was always a welcomed treat and it went down fast. Though I was too young for those special drinks consumed by the elders around the roaring fire, I was still able to absorb the festivities by just being there.

“If only royalty knew what it was like to be treated by

MRS. DOTTY.

Each year, we were treated to this special treat by this wonderful lady.”

IT WASN’T UNTIL I was invited to the Delta many, many years ago that I was exposed to the true “after the hunt parties.” The Miller family of Drew has been a significant part of my life for years when it comes to hunting. My wife, Melanie, and my son John Hartley have also been blessed with experiencing the love and friendship of this Delta hunting family. The duck and dove hunts have been phenomenal over the past 30 years with Tucker Miller.

Many of them gun barrel blistering. However, until I was introduced to Tucker’s mother, Mrs. Dotty, I didn’t know Delta hunting. It was here that I got to experience what true Delta hospitality is all about. Mrs. Dotty was as active in and around the duck and dove hunts as anyone, though she never loaded a shotgun. We would converge on her home after those frigid rice field duck hunts with mallards and

pintails piled high on the front of the four-wheelers. Here we were met with rich coffee and the aroma of eggs and bacon frying on the stove. Mr. Buddy Tuck, her husband of 60 years, was always there to help out. Many times, he sat in the blind with us.

If I could only carry one memory of all the dove hunts, it would have to be “Mrs. Dotty’s Delta Dove Deal.” This was a special time after the Brownings and Berettas had been put away and the birds were cleaned and everyone had their showers. That’s right, you wore dress khakis, and starched shirts when attending Mrs. Dotty’s annual dove party. She started us off with cocktails of our choice. Treats abounded, vallagaret cheese with homemade pepper jelly, trash, and boiled peanuts. May I also say, very salty boiled peanuts. She had a way with that salt box on the peanuts.

Of course she was right in the mix. She didn’t just stay in the kitchen, her presence was everywhere. Laughing, fixing, listening to the stories of the hunt, she was everywhere in her home. When this was done, she called us all to the dining room where the finest china and silver was perfectly placed for dinner. If only royalty knew what it was like to be treated by Mrs. Dotty. Each year, we were treated to this special treat by this wonderful lady.

SADLY, MRS. DOTTY was called home to our Lord September 26, 2011. I know fully well, that these special treats and hospitality from her are being shared in heaven now. I am much the blessed man to have known her. The Delta sunrise will be a little brighter this winter when we’re in the blind with her smile from heaven. We miss you Mrs. Dotty, but we’ll all see you soon.

Take time to enjoy your family and friends during this hunting season and any other time. Our journey on this earth is really short, so make the most of it. Until next time enjoy our woods and waters and remember, let’s leave it better than we found it.

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Engagement celebration Jennifer Whatley, Jacob Vaughn honored with party An engagement party honoring Jennifer Whatley and Jacob Vaughn was held recently at Scrooge’s Restaurant. Co-hosts and hostesses for the party were Vicki and Lance Benefield, Jim Bowles, Dannie and Boyce Craig, Tell and Hal Flowers, Helen and Jimmy Fowler, Lynn and

Walter Green, Clare and Tim Hanlon, Elizabeth and Tommy Lyle, Patsy and David Marsh, Maggie and Jim Nippes, Janice and Keith Parsons, Peggy and Bob Rives, Anna and David Selby, Priscilla and Leland Smith, Terry Wells, Jan and John Wofford.

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Weddings & Engagements Massey, Stubblefield wed at Grand Hotel JENNIFER MICHELLE Massey and Graves Crawley Stubblefield III, both of Nashville, were married March 26 in an evening ceremony on the lawn at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., with the Rev. David S. Price officiating.

Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Jackson L. Massey Jr. of Meridian and Dr. and Mrs. Graves Crawley Stubblefield Jr. Grandparents of the bride are Robert Conrad Hammond and the late Mary Null Hammond of Crystal Springs, and the late Jackson L. Massey Sr. and the late Christine Blocker Massey, both of Jackson, Tenn.

Grandparents of the bridegroom are Golda Stubblefield and the late Graves Crawley Stubblefield Sr., and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Orlando Stone, all of Jackson.

Music for the ceremony was presented by local musicians. Anna Johnson, cousin of the bridegroom, was vocalist.

The bride was given in marriage by her father.

She wore a designer ivory gown of tulle and lace with a fitted bodice embellished with beading at the empire waist. The gown had a strapless sweetheart neckline and featured a slimming mermaid silhouette. The dress was entirely adorned with guipure lace and had a sweep train. She wore a fingertip-length veil that had a delicate scalloped edge of lace.

Matron of honor was Elizabeth Busbee Wiggins of Meridian. Maid of honor was Mary Marguerite Knight of Springhill, Tenn.

Bridesmaids were Angie Stubblefield Haraway of Ann Arbor, Mich., sister of the bridegroom; Andrea Davis Olexa and Diane Mr. and Mrs. Graves Crawley Stubblefield III

Christine Olexa, both of Mandeville, La., cousins of the bride; and Cortney Lynn Gillock of Brentwood, Tenn.

THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best man. Groomsmen were Chad Lee Brumfield of New Orleans; Corey Buchan Epps of Memphis; Robert Lawrence Jacobs of Nashville; Paul Robert Massey of New Orleans, brother of the bride; Robert Patrick McCraney of Ridgeland; and Earl Thompson Stubblefield Jr. of Oxford, cousin of the bridegroom.

Flower girl was Anne Hunter Bigham of Oxford, niece of the bridegroom.

Ringbearers were David McNeil Haraway and William Graves Haraway of Ann Arbor, nephews of the bridegroom.

Scripture reader was Tim Gruelich.

Program attendants were Kayti Booker of Lake, and Anna Claire Savell and Daniel Savell, both of Madison.

A reception was held in the Grand Hotel ballroom following the ceremony.

On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents entertained family and friends at a rehearsal dinner in the Lagoon Room of the Grand Hotel. Following the rehearsal dinner, friends of the bridegroom’s parents hosted a bonfire on the beach by the bay for wedding guests.

On the day of the wedding, a bridesmaid’s luncheon was hosted by Mary Anne Wall and Kathy Busbee on the Marina Lawn.

After a wedding trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple lives in Nashville.

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Weddings & Engagements Miss MacInnis, Corson to exchange vows ATHENA O’BRIANT MacInnis and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stephen MacInnis announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth MacInnis, to David Hobart Corson, son of Joseph Christopher Corson, of Wedowee, Ala. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Elizabeth Sanders O’Briant and the late Thomas Whitley O’Briant Sr. of Senatobia, and the late Diane Davis Petitfils and Raymon F. MacInnis. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kenneth Corson of Wedowee.

Miss MacInnis is a 2005 graduate of Madison Central High School. She attended Mississippi State University, and is a 2009 graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Miss MacInnis is a registered nurse and a coordinator for Servants in Faith and Technology in Lineville, Ala. Corson is a 2000 graduate of North Star Academy in Rochester, N.Y., and attended David Hobart Corson, Jacksonville State University, where he Mary Elizabeth MacInnis majored in outdoor recreation. He is an Methodist Church. Following the ceremoarborist and the owner of Top Notch ny, a reception will be held at the McGuffie Professional Tree Service in Wedowee.

Farm. The couple will make their home in Wedowee.

THE COUPLE WILL EXCHANGE vows October 22 at Madison United

Miss Smith, Younce to wed November 5 MR. AND MRS. GEORGE BOONE Smith III of Macon, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Virginia Callaway Smith, to Dallas Webster Younce, son of Theresa Overstreet Younce of Jackson and Dr. Dale Richard Younce Sr. of Mobile. The wedding will take place November 5 at the home of the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Robert L. McCommon Jr. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late George B. Smith Jr. and Mrs. Smith and the late Robert L. McCommon Jr. and Mrs. McCommon, all of Macon. The 1998 salutatorian of Stratford Academy and a 2000 Bons Hommes and Beaux Arts Ball presentee, Miss Smith was graduated from Yale University with honors in history and from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She is an editor with the Penguin Press in New York.

Younce is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Overstreet Jr. of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Younce of Saraland, Ala. A 1990 graduate of Jackson Virginia Callaway Smith Preparatory School, Younce attended the University of Mississippi as a National Oxford University and is a senior editor at Merit and Carrier Scholar, graduating Suhrkamp Verlag in Berlin, Germany. summa cum laude. He has a master’s of After a wedding trip to the Grenadines, philosophy in English literature from the couple will live in New York.

The Northside Sun’s wedding and engagement policy --All write-ups need to be submitted at least a week prior to publication date; Color photo (vertical please) should be submitted at the time the write up is.

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

For more information, call 601- 957-1123

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Weddings & Engagements Miss Agnew, Brillard plan November wedding MR. AND MRS. Lewis Samuel Agnew announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara Jo Agnew, to Richard William Brillard, son of Richard Wiley Brillard of Memphis, and Mr. and Mrs. James Robin Rogers of Germantown.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dean Dalby Moody of Phoenix, the late Martin Luther Agnew Sr., the late Josephine Floyd Agnew Davis, and the late Ira Clayton Davis, all of Meridian.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Frances Brooks Brillard and the late Mr. Richard Francis Brillard of Memphis, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Roberto de Moya of Havana, Cuba.

Miss Agnew is a 2002 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. She received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Auburn University where she was active in Chi Omega sorority and the student government association. Miss Agnew is a member of the Memphis Chapter of AIA and the Memphis Chi Omega Alumnae Association. She is associated with the Horrell Group Architects in Memphis.

LEGAL NOTICE Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the FAMILIES FIRST RESOURCE CENTER Mississippi Department of Human Services The Mississippi Families First Resource Center (FFRC) RFP has been amended with a change in the submission date. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) will accept sealed proposals during business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. until October 31, 2011, at the MDHS State Office Building Lobby, 750 North State Street, Jackson MS 39202, or by mail at P.O. Box 352, Jackson, MS 39205-0352, for the purpose of soliciting proposals from interested parties who can most effectively and cost-efficiently administer a Families First Resource Center (FFRC). Proposals will be accepted from organizations currently established as Families First Resource Centers (FFRC) and providing abstinence, healthy marriage, parenting and fatherhood education classes to families in Mississippi. The Program shall also provide a variety of family support services, which enhance/strengthen the ability of parents to respond to their children in a positive manner, stabilize the family unit, prevent teenage pregnancies, increase parenting skills and knowledge, and prevent serious disruptions in family life. All services are provided at no charge to the youth and their families. The proposal must address all of the following services:

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“Pink, Polish, Pearls,” a ladies night out, will be held October 6, 6:30 p.m., at Plantation Commons in Gluckstadt. Tickets, $60. Wear pink and bring a hat, cap or scarf UMC fund-raiser to be donated to the St. Dominic’s Cancer UMC Candlelighters will hold a fund-raiser Center. For details call Madison the City for children with cancer October 6, 6:30 p.m. Chamber 601-856-7060.

Artwork from their annual calendar will be auctioned during the event. Tickets, $65. Call Storybook ball 601-956-1665 for details.

The Mississippi Children’s museum will hold a fund-raiser “Once Upon a Fall Blocktoberfeast Festival ... There was a Storybook Ball,” Broadmeadow Neighborhood Association October 8, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more inforwill hold Blocktoberfeast October 8, 3 to 7 mation call 601-709-8971.

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MR. AND MRS. KEITH Ronald Sullivan of Brandon announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Amanda Sullivan, to Tyler Carlton Lake, son of Dr. and Mrs. Chester Hamilton Lake Jr. of Flowood.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hart Farmer of Natchez and Janis Sullivan and the late John Walter Sullivan Jr. of Bay Springs.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alton Eugene Windsor, and Betty Hamilton Lake and the late Dr. Chester Hamilton Lake, all of Jackson.

Miss Sullivan is a 2005 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School and 2009 graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical Center radiologic technology program. She is a recent graduate of Chattanooga State, where she specialized in radiation therapy.

Lake is a 2005 graduate of Jackson Academy and attended Delta State where he played football. He is enlisted in the United States Marine Corps with a current Tyler Carlton Lake, rank of lance corporal.

Brittany Amanda Sullivan The couple will exchange vows Church Chapel of Jackson, with a reception November 5 at 6 p.m., at First Baptist to follow in Ridgeland.

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Barbara Jo Agnew in Memphis and also enrolled at the BRILLARD IS A graduate of University of Memphis in a master’s of Germantown High School. He received a accountancy program. bachelor’s degree in finance from the The couple will exchange vows University of Tennessee where he was a November 5 at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Cathedral, with a reception following at the He is associated with Stefanini Tech Team Mississippi Museum of Art.

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Gardening Glimpses LAST MONTH, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the bombing of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, as well as the Pentagon in Washington and the passenger-forced crash landing in Pennsylvania, I watched, I am sure along with many of you, as the families of the victims walked the memorial area on September 10, and then the public was admitted the next day.

The memorial, a design selected from more than 2,000 submissions, is titled, “Reflecting Absence.” Two voids reside in the original footprints of the Twin Towers, surrounded by a plaza of trees. Waterfalls cascade down the sides of the voids into recessed pools, but the pools are never filled. The tragic symbolism distracted me so much that I didn’t pay much attention to the trees.

A friend sent an e-mail saying, “You need to write a column about those trees.”

(What she meant was that she wanted me to investigate.) Growing up in the Mississippi foothills of the Smokies, she notices trees, but was amazed at the idea of even one oak tree surviving in New York, let alone 400.

“And,” she continued in amazement, “each one will have a computer chip in its rootball to note when it needs to be fed and watered.” Now she had my curiosity aroused.

SO I STARTED looking, and researching, and discovered many interesting things. Beginning in August 2010, 400 swamp oaks were planted around the memorial plaza. Two to four trees were planted each day, working toward the September 11, 2011 anniversary deadline.

Because of uncompleted construction work, 167 of the 400 trees are yet to be planted. They average 30 feet in height with leaf canopies between 18 feet and 20 feet wide. They will symbolize hope and renewal, and create a vibrant green space in the heart of Lower Manhattan.

The first 16 trees were brought to Manhattan August 28, 2010. These trees had been growing for four years in a nursery in Millstone, N.J., each in its special wooden planter box lovingly crafted by Amish carpenters. When planting day arrived, they were brought, two to each tractor-trailer truck, to the memorial site.

The nurserymen at Halka Nursery said that 437 trees were originally chosen, so that they could select the 400 most alike in size, form, and leaf coloring. But to get those 437, the foresters looked at more than 2,000 swamp white oaks.

The swamp white oaks were selected for their beauty and their ability to withstand Manhattan’s cold, snowy winters and steamy summers. They were chosen half a decade ago from New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., the places where the attacks hit. When first moved to New Jersey, they were 25 feet tall; at maturity, they ought to soar 60 to 80 feet high. They have a life expectancy of 100 years.

And what about this computer in the rootball directing the feeding and watering of this urban forest? There are monitors for soil moisture and nutrient levels, with computers directing water and fertilizer where needed. The memorial is designed to collect the storm water that falls into tanks between the plaza surface, and monthly irrigation requirements for the trees will be met by the harvested stormwater. And one

arborist does nothing but supervise the welfare of the trees, especially those nearest the unfinished construction sites.

THE ENTIRE memorial plaza surrounding the twin voids is essentially a rooftop garden, built atop the deep chasm left by the destroyed towers. It will cover the museum commemorating the 2001 attacks. Beneath the plaza is a complex soil medium, supported by a cobblestone paving surface.

Two other tree-related stories emerged.

The original planting was to include 40 sweet gum trees dug up in Vienna, Maryland. It was believed that their bright red color would emerge right at the September 11 anniversary date, and each year thereafter. But somehow, at some time, a decision was made to remove the sweet gums from the Manhattan plan.

Officials explained that their leaf color would heighten at a different time, and distract attention from the native hues of the swamp white oaks. Any excuse will do we could have told them that native sweet gums all have those prickly round balls, miserable to walk on, apt to trip the unwary. So, belatedly, they were loaded onto yet more trucks and moved to Shanksville, Pa., to surround the Flight 93 National Memorial there. Each sweet gym tree is now 30 feet tall, and according to officials, “These 40 sweet gums represent the everlasting ties of history between our two memorial sites.”

THERE IS JUST one more fragment of this tree story, this one about the Survivor Tree. A Callery pear, which has been planted three different times now, acquired its

By Mrs. Herman McKenzie name after sustaining exensive damage but living through the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. In October 2001, the tree with its branches reduced to stumps, severely damaged roots and a blackened, ash-covered tree trunk, was discovered and freed from the piles of smoldering rubble in the plaza of the World Trade Center. It measured only eight feet tall when it was removed and transported to the Arthur Ross Nusery in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. It was replanted there on November 11, 2001, Armistice Day. It had been originally planted in the 1970s near Church Street near the WTC. On December 23, 2010, the Survivor Tree made its last move. Having been nursed back to health and achieving a height of 30 feet, it was replanted on the 9/11 Memorial Plaza. It is probably the most cared for tree in the world.

So, in our nation’s largest city, amidst steel and glass and concrete paving surfaces, beautiful and growing trees mirror a spirit of optimism and a hope for a brighter future, shading and bringing a peaceful spirit to those who walk these sidewalks and remember.

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Mandarin Ball

Jennifer Boydston, Faira Bishop, Cathy Miller, Lisa Paris; (front) Beth Ann Hinds, Becky Ivison

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evening’s activities include a silent and live auction, four-course seated dinner, and dancing to the Capital City Stage Band.

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Charles and Kay Mortimer, Muller Addkison

Anna and Kathy Buchanan

Amanda, Lee, Jana and George Nicols

Goodwill Industries Salute to Volunteers held at country club Goodwill Industries hosted its Salute to Volunteers recently at the Country Club of Jackson.

Shown are scenes from the event.

Jeremy and Erica Ory

Patsy and David Marsh

Billye Dallas, Mary McKee

Fred Banks, Gail Pittman, Toni Cosley, Robin Robinson; (front) Luz Blount, Patti Purser, Gus Argrett

Claudia Henderson, Rita Cantwell, Suzannah Cade, Sandy Burrow, Tracy Tatum, Sally Bennett, Jill Carlson

happenings Pancakes The community is invited to a pancake supper fundraiser for art supplies for Casey Elementary School, October 12, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. For more information call Landrie Ethredge, 601-981-7236.

Dorcas tea Briarwood Presbyterian Women will host a Dorcas Tea Sunday afternoon, October 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Briarwood Presbyterian Church, 620 Briarwood Dr. The public is invited. For more than two decades The Dorcas Event has raised money for facilities that have nurtured the special needs of mentally challenged adults within the congregation. This year the Dorcas Committee had chosen the OLS Community Homes to receive these funds. For more information call 601956-4553 or e-mail Briarwoodchurch@bellsouth.net.

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happenings Fall concert The Millsaps Singers will present their fall concert, ‘Voices and Strings,’ October 7, 7:30 p.m., in the Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall. Concert is free, donations accepted. For more information call 601-9741422.

p.m., at the Renaissance in Ridgeland. Free admission.

Choir fund-raiser

Mississippi Boychoir will hold a fund-raiser ‘Minit 2 Winit,’ October 6, 6 p.m., at the Mississippi Children’s Museum. Event will feature food, entertainment and games by local celebrities.

Tickets $40 adult, $20 children 12 and under. For reserZoo it vations and information call 601-665-7374 or visit Members of the Jackson Zoological Society will hold www.mississippiboychoir their annual meeting October .org.

7, 4 to 5 p.m., followed by ‘Feast with the Beasts’ from Skype talk 5 to 7 p.m.

Madison County Mystery Readers will visit with mysAuto fest tery author Sara Henry via The annual Euro Fest Skype, October 11, 10:30 Classic European Auto and a.m., at the Ridgeland library.

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Jayne Hust, Patti Daly, Kim Kelly

Jim Barksdale, Coach Ray Perkins

Madison County Foundation Barksdale, Perkins honored in Eason home

Diane and J.L. Holloway, Judy and Dan Grafton

Madison County Foundation hosted a party honoring Jim Barksdale and Coach Ray Perkins recently in the home of Elizabeth and Bowen Eason.

Shown are scenes from the party.

Buttons and David Marchetti, Billy Brunt

Gene and Betty Delcoym, Dave Boyer

Hunter Arnold, Brian and Donna Sims, Clyde Edwards

Hunter Arnold, Gina Daniels, Chad Wages

Donna and Jim Barksdale

Ray Perkins, Barbara and Ed Brunini

Robert Lesley, Bill Senter, Elizabeth and Bowen Eason

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Jackson Symphony League Membership coffee held in Puckett home The 2011 Jackson Symphony League membership coffee was held recently in the home of John and Susan Puckett.

Shown are scenes from the coffee.

Joy Williams, Faye McGriff

Sybil Cheeseman (flute), Julie Hudik (oboe), Mimi Linehan (horn), Jon Wenberg (bassoon), Ken Graves (clarinet) Crisler Boone, Ree Walden Ruth Tant, Crafton Beck

Angela Gregory, Lounette Maxwell

VA Patterson, Hilda Conerly, Lynda Wright

happenings Grief support Hospice Ministries provides ongoing grief support groups. Daytime and evening groups are available. For more information call 601-898-1053.

Watercolors The 26th Grand National Watercolor Exhibition will be on display at the Mississippi Museum of Art through December 31. For details call 601-594-7797.

Golf benefit Tougaloo College will hold a Golf-a-Thon scholarship fund-raiser October 12, 8:30 a.m., at Eagle Ridge golf course. For details call 703-624-2257.

Tournament The Mississippi Community Education Center will hold their annual fund-raising golf tournament October 7, 11:30 a.m., at Lake Caroline. Entry fee $85. For details call 601366-6405 or visit www.mscec.org.

Kristin Allen, Faira Bishop

Donna Russell, Donna Hanigan

Mysty Scalia, Dean Alexander, Joan Dattel

Becky Ivison, Terri Walker

Ellen Gully, Michael Beattie, Phoebe Smith Porter

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Michael and Krista Estes

Dan Hart, Phoebe Smith and Walter Porter (front) Joyce Hart, Wil and Beth Cunningham

Charlotte and Chuck Poston

Libby Cook, Rita Calhoun, Nancy Love, Betty Wilson, Sheila Skipper, Karen Milling

Mississippi Chorus Train station venue for summer showhouse The Mississippi Chorus summer showhouse was held recently at the train station.

Shown are scenes from the event.

Gwen and Jim Anderson, Patricia Boyd

Mary Helen and Bo Bowen

Diane and Tom Herron, Suzy and Ashby Foote

Michael and Chrissy Hrivnak

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Jane Bryan, Angie Steadman, Becky Dixon

Denim and Diamonds

Lynda Alman, Barbara Wallace, Barbara Varner, Louise Spivey

Traci Traxler, Nancy Newman, Lesley Deddens

Ridgeland chamber hosts ladies night out The Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce’s Denim and Diamonds (A Ladies Night Out) was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson.

Shown are scenes from the evening.

Diane Kent, Gail Fraiser, Sheri Bryan, Sandra Ashford, Sherrye LaCour

Carol Chandler, Ronda Webb

Dot Cunningham, Bettye Steward, Becky Bray

Linda Bynam, Jan Collins

Kathryn Roland, Ellen O’Neal

Nanette Sullivan, Era Jennings

Olivia Murphy, Chris Flowers

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social news DISCOVER ST. JOSEPH

happenings Pumpkin fun Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will hold a pumpkin adventure October 12 - 14, 9 a.m. to noon. $6 admission includes a visit with Farmer Ed, hay ride, and a small pumpkin pie to take home.

For details call 601-4324500.

Chef benefit Community Place will host a fund-raiser, ‘Steel Chef of Mississippi,’ featuring a competition between chefs Craig Noone and Mike Roemhild, October 17, 5:30 p.m., at the King Edward Hotel. Tickets are $75 per person or $100 per couple. For information call 601-355-0617.

Arts and lecture Committee members for St. Joseph Catholic High School’s Discover St. Joe met recently to finalize assignments for the open house to be held from 2 - 4 p.m. November 6.

Shown are (from left, back) Laura Pitre, Sonya Loper; (front) Mimi Speyerer, Ann Beard, Becky Adkins.

luncheon clubs

The Millsaps College Arts and Lecture Series, October 11, 7 p.m., will feature Eve Beglarian, contemporary composer, musician, poet and photographer. For details call 601974-1132.

Sundowner

Continental The Continental Club met in September at the Country Club of Jackson with President Ann Marble presiding. The invocation was offered by hostess Robbie Hughes. Co-hostesses were Katherine Fowler, Polly May, and Lynn Lymberis.

Alyce Palmore won high score at bridge; Judy Watts, second; and Jean Bennett, bingo.

Officers for the next year were approved: Anna Box, president; Martha Jean Ray, vice president; Judy Watts, secretary; Katherine Fowler, assistant secretary; Posey Freemen, treasurer; Billye Dallas, assistant treasurer; Ann Marble, parliamentarian; Edith Bridges, sunshine chairman.

Other members present were Marcia Arthur, Pauline Bailey, Jeanne Caldwell, Susan Cook, Mavis Dickerson, Bobbie Fain, Peggy Johnson, Ann King, Marlene Liddell, Sue Lucas, Shirley Lucas, Joye Miller, Marjorie Murley, Mary Lou Portner, Anne Robertson, Delta Walton, Dorothy Williams and Virginia Young.

Madison the City Chamber of Commerce will host their fall sundowner at Hearts of Madison, 123 Jones St., October 13, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Cancer walk The American Cancer Society will hold a 5K walk ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer,’ October 8, 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. walk, at the Mississippi State Capitol.

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CANDLELIGHTERS

Plan meeting The Jackson Central High School Alumni Association will have its annual meeting October 20, 5:30 p.m. on the downtown campus of the school. New officers and board members will be elected. All former students, teachers, and friends are invited to attend. For more The Candlelighters Auction will be tonight, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Country Club of Jackson. Planning the event information call Linda Brune, 601-624-6328. Planning the meeting are (from left, top photo) Billy Beard, Midge are (from left, standing) Hope Turnage, Mike Nunnery, Jack and Nancy Welch; (seated) Samsel and Dr. Louis Short; (bottom photo) Ouida Marla Harbor and Linda Wilson.

Atkins, Hunk Walker and Coleman Lowery.

happenings Symphony ball The 2011 Symphony Ball will be held October 8, 6:30 p.m. at the Country Club of Jackson.

Wednesdays, October 12 to November 2, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Cost, $40. To register call 601856-6876.

Fun fest

Christ Covenant School will hold their annual Fall into Fun family festival October 20, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $12 for Self defense kids age 3 through 8th grade. The event will Ridgeland Recreation and Parks will offer a include food, music by GodSpeed3, games, four-week beginning self-defense course on inflatables, and a silent auction.

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MS Kidney Foundation New officers announced at annual board meeting The Mississippi Kidney Foundation recently held its 46th annual board meeting. Attending were members of the board of trustees and the professional advisory board.

Elected officers for 2011 - 2013 are Paul Howell, president; John Howie, immediate past president; Johnny Maloney, president-elect; Lee Parrott, vice president of programs; Carolyn Price, secretary; and Nancy Clarkson, treasurer.

Members at large are Tommy Abernethy, Monica Day and Wilson Parry.

Two new board members were introduced: Ashley Seawright and Daniel McFatter.

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MCM hosts family fund-raiser THE MISSISSIPPI Children’s Museum will host its first family fund-raiser, Once upon a Fall Festival…There was a Storybook Ball, October 8, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. All of the events will take place at the Mississippi Children’s Museum located at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park.

Once upon a Fall Festival is designed to celebrate children’s literature and encourage children to engage their own imaginations and tell their own stories. Events include book readings, museum play, and an essay contest for fifth-graders who will be asked to write their own tale beginning with “Once Upon a Time…I Saw My Future.”

Fifth-grade students from areas affected by the flooding in the Mississippi Delta will participate in the competition along with students from the Jackson Public School District. Teachers will choose one essay per class to submit. The winning essay will receive a free trip for the class to the museum. The festival will conclude on Saturday

with an enchanted Storybook Ball where families can join together for dinner and dancing.

is designed around his books and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of “The Snowy Day.” On Friday, October 7, the MCM will host DURING THE Storybook Ball, children Nina Laden, published author and an illuswill enjoy activities such as caricatures, car- trator of children’s books. Some of the published credits of Nina Laden include The riage rides, wax hands, tattoo designs, Night I Followed the Dog, Button Nose, photo booth, balloon crowns and swords, and museum play. A delicious dinner is also When Pigasso Met Mootisse, Who Loves provided. The event will also have a special You, Baby?, and Romeow and Drooliet. area called Beyond the Ball just for tweens Laden has received the Parent’s Choice Gold Award, the Children’s Choice Award, and teens. and the Bookbuilder’s West Design Award All festival activities during museum during her illustrious career. Laden will be hours are free with paid admission to the hosting several workshops for museum museum. Wednesday, October 5 is Eric guests and selling and signing her books in Carle Day. There will be arts and crafts in the style of Eric Carle and ladybug puppet the MCM gift shop. making at 3:30 p.m. Doris Jones, a Mississippi storyteller, will be at the musePLANNING THE EVENT are Lesley um performing “The Very Hungry Childress (chairman), Britton Owen (coLadybug,” a book designed to teach manchairman), Jim Wilkirson (event planner), ners and positive interactions. Thursday, Shannon Smith and Jennifer Stribling (fairy October 6 is Ezra Jack Keats Day. This day godmothers of dance), Dr. Nikki Cleveland

(sponsors chairman), Lisa Bemis (sponsors co-chairman), Renee Flynt (essay contest chairman), Martha Cooke (essay contest co-chair), Janet Spain (staging chairman), Susan Duke (volunteers chairman), Christa Meeks (partners - fund-raising), Cynthia Mahaffey (invitations chairman), Tammy Ray (tickets chairman), and Paula Kemp and Mary Preston Dubberly (promotions).

Tickets are $35 for adults, $25 for children (12 and under), and $150 for a family package (not to exceed two adults).

Sponsorships and host-level opportunities are also available. Hosts for the Storybook Ball are $250 per family which includes one family pass and recognition of the entire immediate family.

Parking is available at the museum. Golf carts will run continuously to assist guests.

For more information, please call 601.709.8971 or visit www.mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

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PAT Board

Celebrate cowboys Cowboy Day at Trinity Preschool was enjoyed by students (from left, clockwise) Presley Fowler, Anna Adkins, Mary Mills Bourn, Win Wardlaw, Dylan Harley, Ella Kincaid, Kirsten Norris, and Chase Poulson.

The Jackson Prep 2011-12 PAT executive board members are (from left, back) Libby Kendall, advisor; Finney Moore, senior high coordinator; Mary Ellison, junior high coordinator; Tay Morgan, Web communications; (front) Missy Wyatt, secretary; Susie Puckett, vice president; Cathy Joyner, president; Elisa Phillips, treasurer; and Beverly Harmon, treasurer-elect.

Winners The Madison Middle School boys and girls cross country teams both earned a perfect winning score of 15 at the recent Mississippi State University Bulldog XC Classic in Starkville. Runners who placed in the top 10 in their races, which earned them a t-shirt (from left, back) were Sarah Chastain, Ridge Brohaugh, Addison Crowder, Kayla Grace Lovitt, Mathew Weeks, Cooper Herrington; (front) Ashlynne Baney, Emma Elkin, Anna Miller, Allianne Bruce, Michael Weeks, John Self, Alexis Carter.

Semifinalist Ridgeland High School senior Piero Bracamonte (left) was named a National Merit Semifinalist. He is shown with RHS Principal Lee Boozer.

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Visit the market Beth Israel Preschoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kindergarten class recently visited Fresh Market on a field trip.

The students learned about nutrition and enjoyed healthy snacks. Shown are (from left, back) Roger Mitchell, London Coleman, Justin Lindsay; (middle row) Cayman Cole, Maddie Overton, Stone Putnam, Hayes Williams, Oliver Robbins, Sam Haber, Trinitee Stokes, Donovan Young, John Hammond; (seated) Jessie Primer, Caelyn Funches, John Michael Boddy, Ryiane Johnson, and Maya McKay.

National merit Three St. Joseph Catholic High School seniors have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their academic ability as measured by the PSAT. They are (from left) Audrey Anna Rabalais (National Merit Commended Scholar), Tim Shinn (National Merit Semifinalist) and Grant Beebe (National Merit Semifinalist).

Player awards 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 players from the JA vs. Pillow game. Shown are (from left) Todd Mangum, Benton Kelly (defense), Blake Weir (offense), and Bryan Eubank.

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Playtime

Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n roll

Kindergarteners at Trinity Preschool headVance, Ryan Rainer; (front) Robert Watson, ing to the playground are (from left, back) Chadwick Mask, Jackson Toler, Wesley Warner Russ, Noah Sugg, Anne Stuart Oakes, and Rosie Ward.

Woodson, Stader Powers, Bo Barbour, Rigby

Local musician Raphael Semmes visited Jackson Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s History of Rock and Roll class to discuss the metro area music scene, guitar techniques, and tips and tricks used

Cheer camp St. Joseph Catholic School cheerleaders recently held cheer camp, teaching 40 local girls chants and dance moves. Shown are cheerleaders (from left, bottom) Mary Grace Rea, Allari Robinson and Abby Cobb lifting up teammate France Beard (top).

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by professional musicians. Shown are (from left, back) Brendon Torrence, Will Ferns, David Elliott, Gavin Funderburg; (front) Kent McNamara, Reid Watson, Nick Conley.

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Presentation Madison Co. Mystery Readers Skype talk Millsaps College Arts and Lecture Series Ward One Meeting

12 MDAH History is Lunch WATAC Golf-a-Thon Casey Elementary Fund-raiser Rebel Club Meeting

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October events October 5, Wednesday

October 12, Wednesday (continued)

• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, historic preservation division staff members share their favorite archaeological artifacts. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

• Rebel Club fall meeting featuring Andy Kennedy, 5 p.m., Table 100 Conference Center. Bob Box, 601-949-4621.

• Casey Elementary School, pancake supper fund-raiser for art supplies, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Community invited.

Landrie Ethredge, 601-981-7236 or lethredge@covenantpresjackson.org.

October 6, Thursday • UMC Candlelighters benefit, 6:30 p.m.,Country Club of Jackson. Tickets $65. 956-1665.

• Mississippi Boychoir Minit 2 Winit fund-raiser, 6 p.m. at Mississippi Children’s Museum. www.mississippiboychoir.org.

• Historic Fondren District Fondren After 5, the first Thursday of every month, 5 - 8 p.m. at participating merchants.

October 13, Thursday • Municipal Art Gallery, 839 North State St., one of the oldest surviving historical structures in Jackson. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Admission free. 601-960-1582.

October 7, Friday

October 14, Friday

• MS Community Education Center third annual golf tournament, Lake Caroline Golf Course, 11:30 a.m. registration. www.mscec.org.

• Millsaps Singers fall concert, “Voices and Strings,” 7:30 p.m. Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall. 601-974-1422.

• Mississippi Museum of Art High Note Jam concert series at the Art Garden.

Doug Frank’s Blues Jam, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

• MS Wildlife Federation, Birds, Birds and More Birds, 6 p.m., science museum.

Presentation, 6 p.m. open to the public free of charge.

• Mississippi Museum of Art High Note Jam concert series at the Art Garden.

R&B Night with Coop D’Belle, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

October 8, Saturday • Mississippi Farmers Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets.

Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.

• Broadmeadow Neighborhood Association BlocktoberFeast, 3 - 7 p.m.

Includes food for purchase, children’s events, crafts, bounce house, face painting.

• Mississippi Children’s Museum Once Upon a Fall Festival ... There was a Storybook Ball, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. www.mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

• Jackson Symphony League, Mandarin Ball, 6:30 p.m., Country Club of Jackson.

• Ann Smith Elementary 5K Frolic and Fun Run. Registration, 7 to 7:45 a.m., pre-registration is encouraged. www.madison-schools.com/ase.

• Renaissance Euro Fest Classic European Auto and Motorcycle Show, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free and open to the public. euro-fest.net.

October 9, Sunday • Briarwood Presbyterian Women Dorcas Tea and Auction, 3 - 5 p.m. at Briarwood Presbyterian Church. Public is invited. 601-956-4553.

October 10, Monday • Jackson Touchdown Club speaker Southern Miss Head Coach Larry Fedora, 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.

October 11, Tuesday • Mississippi Opera presents James Martin, “Sing. Out. Loud.” Underground 119.

• Madison County Mystery Readers talk via Skype with mystery author Sara J. Henry, 10:30 a.m. at the Ridgeland Public Library. 601-853-8392.

• Millsaps College Arts and Lectures Series, Music and Tales from the Mississippi River. www.millsaps.edu/conted.

• Jackson Mayor's Ward One community meeting, 6 p.m., New Jerusalem Church, 5708 Old Canton Rd.

October 12, Wednesday • Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Archives Month presentation Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

• Washington Area Tougaloo Alumni Chapter Golf-a-Thon scholarship fund-raiser, 8:30 a.m. at Eagle Ridge Golf Course. 703-624-2257.

October 15, Saturday • Mississippi Farmers Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets.

Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.

• MS Wildlife Federation Nature Walk Photography Workshop, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. $75 per person. at jackson Zoo education building. 601-605-1790.

October 16, Sunday • MS Museum of Natural Science exhibit “Frogs!” through January 9. 601-354-7303.

Open weekdays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

October 17, Monday • Jackson Touchdown Club speaker MS State Head Coach Dan Mullen, 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.

• Community Place Steel Chef of Mississippi at King Edward Hotel, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

October 18, Tuesday • Jackson Academy fall carnival, 5 - 8 p.m. on the Raider football field.

special days HAPPY BIRTHDAY October 6: Richard Redd, Midge Salvo, Lisa Tew, Gary Wilcher. October 7: Rick Pratt, Laura Marie Coffey, Micaela Coffey, Missy Stedman, Chuck Tomlinson, Erwin Ward Sr., Claire Stratton Fountain, Patti Buckner. October 8: Joyce Sanford, Jo An Falvey, JoAnn Dossett, Wilbur Howie, Jack Lutken. October 9: Auvergne Williams III, David Downing Sr., Susan McAllister, Debra Panter. October 10: Brendan Sheehan, Betty Daschbach, James L. Jordan, Charlie Mozingo, Millie Elder, Robert Stedman, Lois Patterson, Judy Borthwick. October 11: Jane Gerber, Mason Porter, Billy Stokes, Adyn Myrick. October 12: Kathryn Barbour.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY October 8: Pat and Margaret Carrington. October 10: Dr. and Mrs. Shelby Brantley.

October 11: Jimmy and Grace Long, Jimmy and Becky Vickery. October 12: Jay and Mary Scott Powell.

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Football team St. Andrew’s Episcopal School fourth-grade football team for 2011 is (from left, back) Coach Daniels, Coach Lange, Coach Georgetown, Coach Bronson, Coach Patterson, Coach Martin, Coach Bradley; (third row) Noel Wiggs, Isaac Watts, William Langford, Arness Georgetown, Edward O’Connor; (second row) Gabe Bradley, Jake Lange, Henry

Hall, Jace Roach, Reeves Fisackerly, Blake Painter, Walker Jay Patterson, Precious Martin Jr.; (front) Peyton Walters, Preston Bates, Caleb Young, Bonner Dinkins, Ross McClintock, E.B. Robinson, Hayes Waycaster, and Jackson Haber.

Dress for learning First Presbyterian Day School five-year-old kindergarten students dressed in camouflauge for the letter C. Shown are (from left, back) teachers Mary Lynn McDade and Trace Howard; (middle row) Lytle Moore,

Joshua Cressman, Will Hooks Nolan Wells, Will Dungey, Marc Martin, Lake Womack, Barrett Lott; (front) Ava Moak, Lauralee Hetzel, Hartley Craddock, Darby McCoy, Piper McGraw, and Sarah Roberson.

Day one Enjoying the first day at Trinity kindergarten Russ, Bo Barbour; (front) Stader Powers, are (from left, back) Rigby Vance, Ann Stuart Chadwick Mask, Robert Watson, Wesley Woodson, Rosie Ward, Noah Sugg, Warner Oakes and Jackson Toler.

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Varsity volleyball Members of the 2011 Jackson Academy Raiders varsity girls volleyball team are (from left, back) Coach Natasha Vitart, Coach Anna Fiser, Mollie Blair, Caroline Porch, Jordan Cockayne, Avery Caldwell, Sarah Wade, Sarah Criddle, Emma Carol Walter, Mary Paxton Gibson, Coach Heather Shearer; (middle row) Ashley Gnam, Maddi

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Geodes Madison Ridgeland Academy students in earth science class study a unit on minerals. As part of the study, the students cracked open geodes. Shown are (from left) Owen Barry, Brooks Hardee, and Clay Chance.

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Softball Veritas Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011-12 varsity softball team includes (from left, back) Head Coach George Warriner, Maryanna Story, Tori Earnhart, Emily Ables, Waverly McCarthy, Mary Katherine Miller, Eryn McCarthy, Bailey

Varsity volleyball Jackson Prep 2011 varsity volleyball team members include (from left, back) Coach Lauren Felker, Mary Ellen Deaton, Ashley Beneke, Elizabeth Parker, Cille Taylor; (second row) Emily Pyron, Dayne Truong, Taylor

Strickland, Janie Matthews; (front) Marion Manning, Mary Hastings Moss and Lauren Herring. Not pictured: Sarah Kennedy Duncan, manager.

Famous people First Presbyterian Day School fourth-grade students presented famous people book reports. Shown are (from left) Claire Elkin,

Gayle Grantham, Mary Noble Howard, Julia Zouboukos, and Olivia Moore.

Woods, Assistant Coach Rachel Downing; (front) Jordan Warriner, Taylor Warriner, Lacius Caddle, Marissa Parks, Sarah Hancock, and Sage Bowman. Not pictured: Rose Turner.

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Helping out Each year Jackson Academy seventhgraders have a junior class Big Brother or Big Sister to help them through the first day of secondary school. The students meet for a

happenings Harvest festival The Mississippi Farmers Market will host a Fall Harvest Festival October 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature fresh seasonal produce and pumpkins, local arts and crafts, and children’s activities. For details call 601359-1163.

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pizza lunch, then tour the junior high building and practice opening lockers. Shown are (from left) Natalie Jones, Nathalie Finch, Caroline Woodward, and Abbie Knighton.

tion and raffle. For details visit the Web site www.jacksonacademy.org.

Bible study A new Explorers Bible Study ladies group will meet Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11 a.m., at Christ United Methodist Church. For details call Becky Howell at 601-924-1373 or Martha Holt at 601-956-1052.

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Traditions A homecoming week tradition for Jackson Academy high school students is to dress for a different theme each day of the homecoming week. Students dressed as babies, elementary students, or grownups based

happenings Elementary 5K

on their grade level. Shown are (from left, back) De’Ja Evans, Aiden Winford, Matt Smith, Chaney Baldwin, Megan Jameson, Anne Overton Waller; (front) Jordain Lang, Rebecca Parker, and Barrett Baine.

will hold a fund-raiser, “Bike MS: Bike to the Battlefield,” October 8 and 9. For details call 601-856-5831.

Ann Smith Elementary in Ridgeland will hold a 5K ‘Frolic and Fun Run,’ October 8.

Student day Registration 7 a.m., fun run 8 a.m. with 5K Tougaloo College will hold their annual following. To preregister visit www.madis- high school/community college day onschools.com/ase.

October 14, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the gymnasium. For information and registration call 601-977-7772.

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TAVYN LOVITT, a Madison-Ridgeland Academy junior, won the varsity girls 5K race at the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival recently in Baton Rouge. She finished with a time of 20:18.

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FIFTH GRADE TEAM

St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal School 2011 fifth-grade football team is (from left, back) coaches David Goodwin, Richard Morgan, Stephen Snypes, Scott McGregor, Billy Brantley, Rich Ellison, Richard Mills, Steven Speights; (third row) Grant Morgan, Seth McCaughan, Skipper Snypes, John Sistrunk, Holland Townes, Oliver Westover, Ford Lange, Trey Ellison, Pierce Goodwin, Hess Booth; (second row) Andrew Storey, David Caddle, Zechariah Davis, Vivian Pryor, Will Stracener, Henry Hawkins, Ian McGregor, Avery Thomas, Parkman Speights, Matt Mills, Neil Storey; (front) Bradley Brantley, Matt Coleman, Bailey White, Thomas Olander, Clay Morris, Hayden Allen, Patrick Marcus, and Hayes Daly .

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Study earthworms St. Anthony Catholic School first-grade students (from left) Kate Temple and Campbell Miller observe earthworms as they explore living and non-living organisms.

Cat for ‘C’ Letter C Day at Trinity Preschool was enjoyed by students (from left) Cash Hatfield and Ruger Vance.

happenings Touchdown club

Good shot John Louis Black IV recently took his first alligator with his will hold their fall meeting grandfather’s 22 caliber pistol at Little Lake Hunting Club featuring Andy Kennedy and south of Lafitte, La. The alligator measured 10 feet, 2 inchNeal McCready, October 12, es.

5 p.m., at the Table 100 Conference Center in Flowood. $25 admission. For more information call 601949-4621.

Upcoming programs at the Jackson Touchdown Club weekly meetings include: Oct. 3, Pete Boone; Oct. 10, Larry Fedora; Oct. 17, Dan Mullen; and Oct. 24, Marcus Dupree, Sid Salter, and Billy Harmony Watkins. Meetings are at 6 The Jackson Chapter of p.m. at River Hills Club. For Barbershop Harmony meets details visit www.jacksonTuesday nights, 7 p.m., at touchdownclub.com.

North Park Presbyterian Church at the corner of Rebel meeting Northside Drive and Old The Rebel Club of Jackson Canton Road.

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