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Oxford Magazine • 662.234.4331 OxfordMag.com

Alterations, Custom Curtains, Blinds, Shades, Bedding, Cushions, Dorm Decoration!

Design Gallery 1529 University Ave. Oxford, MS. 38655. Designer/Julie Coleman. 662-655-0500

B & B Concrete.

Est. 1949. 70 years experience. Delivering quality ready-mix concrete since 1949. 662-234-7088

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Davis Concrete. No job too large or too small! Driveways, trailer pads, ALL of your concrete needs. (662)934-0167

H&L Underbrush, Yard Work & Much More.

662-473-4974 662-714-0132

Precious Angels Home

Care. Private Duty, Nonmedical, In-home care. Caregivers, homemakers & sitters. Does your loved one need care at home? Contact us today. 662-821-6787. email: wecare@preciousangels homecare.org

Safe Passage Transportation.

Providing safe, reliable and affordable nonemergency transportation for individuals with special needs in the most dignified manner by qualified and courteous staff members. 662-380-5328. www. safepassageoxford.com

Southern Healthcare

Agency. LPN’s Needed Day Time Hours. Home Care Setting. $18 per 46 March/April 2021

hour. Oxford, MS. Call 601-933-0037 Or email resumes to: jscott@ southernhealthcare.com Mid-South’s Largest Selection. SOUTHLAND CO. Batesville, MS 662-563-9428

A & A Care at Heart

Please let us provide you with great service & companionship to your loved ones! Let us give your loved ones the best care at heart in the comfort of their own homes. Call (662)816-1589

Office space for rent:

Single office includes all utilities and use of common area. Also 2500 square feet available. 662-902-7135 or w.stevecox@gmail.com

TALLAHATCHIE GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS IMMEDIATE

OPENINGS FOR: 2 Fulltime openings for Lab MLT/MT, 7a-7p 3/2 split, 7p-7a 5/2 split. Full-time openings for Hospital and ECF CNA’s, 7a-7p and 7p7a. Contact: Alan Yeager (662) 625-7106 or email ayeager@mytgh.com

Tommy’s Refinishing & Repair LLC Professional antique restoration since

1974. 188 CR 215, Oxford. 662-816-7135 Estate purchasing/ appraisal services.

HAWKINS HANDYMAN Lawn & Tree Removal.

24/7. Bonded & Insured. Plumbing, Electric, Excavating, Bush Hogging, Lawn Care, Leaf Removal, Dozer Work, Gravel/Dirt Hauling, Welding Service, Trailer Repair. For your home & outdoor needs. Oxford, MS. 662-473-8139

Sardis Community Nursing Home Now

hiring •CNAs •NAs •LPNs Competitive Pay & Benefits Send Resume: cgassion@asimgt.com Apply in person: 613 East Lee Street, Sardis

TRAILER WORLD

Goosenecks, Equipment, Stock & Enclosed Trailers.

Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center in Oxford, MS is seeking LPN’s to join our team!

Full-Time and PRN positions available. To apply please contact Sandy Lott, D.O.N. at 662-259-8474.

Now Hiring: Ste-Bil

Grading Now Hiring Lowboy/Dump Truck Drivers Wanted Class A CDL and prior experience required. Mechanical experience a plus. $20/hr starting pay. Call 662-816-0852

Holy Family School Seeking Substitute Teacher Requirements:

•Associate’s degree •2years related experience •Valid driver’s license. Help students transition into educational environment, mastering skill sets appropriate for their age & maturity level. Send Resumes: Email: openings@shsm.org Fax: 662-342-3364 Holy Family School Seeking Aftercare Worker Requirements: •High school diploma/ GED •1 year related experience •Valid driver’s license Responsible for implementation of programs and activities for students in after school programs. Send Resumes: Email: openings@shsm. org Fax: 662-342-3364

CDL Class A Drivers

D&S Haulers, LLC Water Valley, MS Requirements: •23+ years of age •2 years driving experience •no more than 2 violations on license. All dry van freight, no touch. Home base in North MS- Be home weekly!401-K, Health/Dental/Vision offered. Starting pay .38/ mile with bonus. $1000 Hiring bonus! Call 662-473-1100 Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Applications can be dropped off at: City Hall 114 West Lee Sardis,MS 38666 8:00am-5:00pm

Communicare Overdose Prevention/Education

Grant Positions •Project Director - Master’s Preferred, Bachelor’s and Mental Health Experience Required •Outreach Coordinator/Trainer - Bachelor’s Degree or Experience in Mental Health/Training Submit Resumes: kclinton@ oxfordcommunicare.com

1 Single Office

(11’x12’) $500 monthly in professional office building. High visibility, excellent parking. Close to campus, Square and hospital. 662-236-8026.

Cambridge Station

Apartments 662-2341801 801 Forntage Rd. Oxford, MS 38655 NOW LEASING FOR 2020 www. liveatcambridge stationapts.com

PEACHES Cherry Creek Orchard Opening Mid-

May Call:662-489-7783 Also Taking Pre-Orders: •Purple Hull Peas •Tomatoes •Blackberries •Watermelons Call:662-760-0672 or 662-489-7783

The Town of Sardis is accepting applications

for a •Full-Time Public Works Director with managerial/supervisory experience.Preferably a Certified Water Operator (Class-D)and Certified Waste Water Operator (Class-1) Applications can be obtained from our website or City Hall.

Faulkner Flats Apartments

662-234-1801 2998 Old Taylor Road Oxford, MS 38655 NOW LEASING FOR 2020 www. liveatfaulknerflats.com

Looking for a Rewarding

Career? Become a Home Instead CAREGiver! You’ll support seniors in their homes by providing companionship, home helper and relationship based care.No medical degree necessary! Join for a job that nurtures the soul Home Instead Senior Care Call: 662-671-5292

Lexington Pointe

Apartments 662-2810402 2000 Lexington Pointe Dr, Oxford, MS 38655 NOW LEASING FOR 2020 www.liveatlexington pointeapts.com

•Office Suite or Retail

103 Inmon House Off Square 1,359 sq.feet Gated Private Parking •Professional Office Suites or Retail Anchorage Building 426 South Lamar (662)816-5315

Getting that Spring and Summer Glow – While Protecting Your Skin

Apply self-tanner like a pro

Staff Report

TThe Skin Cancer Foundation warns that prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation is a major risk factor for skin cancer. Damage from UV rays is cumulative, meaning skin cancer risk increases each time the skin is exposed to the damaging rays of the sun. Self-tanning lotions and creams as well as cosmetic bronzing powders are the safest ways to achieve a sunkissed glow. Many products are available, and the key to getting even coverage and natural-looking results comes down to a few steps. uTackle other beauty regimens prior to selftanning. Various treatments like shaving legs, getting a manicure or even touching up hair color can require the use of products that can remove self-tanner. uRecognize that self-tanner will come out darker in areas where the skin is thickest. Exfoliate the skin with a warm washcloth prior to applying self-tanners. The American Academy of Dermatology suggests using an exfoliating product that contains glycolic or salicylic acid as well, and spending more time exfoliating on the elbows, knees, heels, and ankles, where skin is the thickest. Moisturize these areas as well. uWait until you are completely dry after showering and avoid using any products that are oil-based. Oilbased products can leave residue behind that causes streaks, advises Allure magazine. uWork in sections (such as the legs, torso, then arms and hands). Massage the product into the skin in a circular motion. This technique separates a professionallooking glow from a bad faux tan because it prevents weird creasing or marks from bending over with product on. Wash your hands after each section with soap and water to avoid orange palms. uUse product sparingly in certain areas. Don’t go heavy with product on wrists and ankles, lightly extending the tanner from wrists to hands and from ankles to feet, suggests the AAD. uDab off any excess product. Moe Kittaneh, an entrepreneur, e-commerce strategist and founder of SVELTA Tan, a skincare line featuring self-tanners, says to brush a slightly damp paper towel over knees, wrists, elbows, feet, and ankles to pick up excess color and eliminate unevenness. uUse product sparingly on the face. Dab a dimesized amount of product on areas that would tan naturally, such as the cheeks, the bridge of the nose and chin, then blend outward. uAllow product to dry and set according to the directions. Avoid making contact with water or getting dressed too soon. Avoid water for four to eight hours after applying product.

Self-tanners are a safe way to get a golden glow reminiscent of days spent at the beach.

A SHOT IN THE ARM

COUNTRIBUTING EDITOR JIM DEES

is a writer and longtime host of Thacker Mountain Radio. He is the author of The Statue and the Fury - A Year of Art, Race, Music and Cocktails. I never dreamed I’d allow a National Guardsman to stick a long needle in my arm. I appreciate his service but his day job isn’t physician. He’s an accountant, lawyer or a bricklayer doing his duty. Again, I appreciate his/her service.

Likewise, I never dreamed a shot would involve making an appointment for a drive through; like a car wash with life or death as the option instead of wax.

We are, as they say, cursed to live in interesting times.

In my Cub Scout youth, we stood in the scout hut and waited our turn to eat a small sugar cube laced with a red polio vaccine. This was the same room where we learned (or didn’t) to tie a square knot, two half hitches and a taut-line hitch to earn the Webelos badge.

Fast-forward over half a century and the world is gripped by an altogether different epidemic-turnedpandemic. No sugar cubes this time around, but rather, hefty needles wielded, literally, with military precision, not in a friendly scout hut but out in the windy parking lot of the National Guard headquarters.

Here in Oxford that means Ed Perry Boulevard.

As I sat in my car awaiting my shot, my mind wandered to Ed Perry, Jr. the namesake of the boulevard, and friend to so many, who passed away in January, 2019. Ed was a friend and a dutiful public servant, serving for years as Oxford’s City Attorney, and representative in the state legislature. In the latter position, he rose to become the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. His ascension led author (and thenOxford resident) Willie Morris to refer to Ed as, “Third Most,” as in, “the third-most powerful man in the state.” The two became best buds.

To know Ed was to see the man, not the power. He was famously, “stature-challenged;” standing 5 feet-ish. But his intellect and advocacy loomed large. (As it happens, an aunt of mine taught Ed in grade school and recalls he would hand in his homework, in class, on the spot, just moments after she assigned it.)

Part of Ed’s power as a lawyer and legislator was his gift for oratory. In public and private, he could regale his audience. He was known for his hilarious (and over-the-top) delivery of the famous Soggy Sweat “Whiskey speech,” a classic of political doublespeak that simultaneously decries, and celebrates, whiskey. There’s an amateur video on YouTube of Ed reciting the speech, but it doesn’t do him justice. It gives one pause to think about all the streets that are named for actual people – let alone boulevards! - and to realize that those so honored were real, live, breathing humans, many of whom led long, fulfilling lives that admirably displayed their formidable talents.

As the vaccine line inched closer to my date with the jab, I thought of Angelo Mistilis, another heroic Oxonian. Angelo passed away on Jan. 31 of this year. He was part of the Mistilis family who operated a series of restaurants, a cafe and a bait shop in Oxford. The bait shop was located two blocks off the square in the old Oxford Eagle building. Can you imagine a bait shop on the Oxford square today?

Angelo and his brother Steve opened Mistilis Restaurant on College Hill Road (now location of King’s Steakhouse) in 1962 just in time for the James Meredith integration crisis. Angelo remembered the army being bivouacked across the street (now the Oxford airport). Later, he and his wife, the inestimable Jo Dale, married 60 years, operated the restaurant at the College Hill location throughout the 1980s.

Sunday at noon, following a bleary Saturday, my pals, Ronzo, Willie and I, would slither in and take a booth. Angelo would generously (or out of pity) whip up life-affirming omelets that weren’t on the menu.

Later in life, he cooked for the Lafayette County Jail and that crowd never ate so well. He encouraged long-term inmates to pursue art and Angelo arranged for public exhibitions of their art work.

I was day-dreaming that Angelo should have a street named after him when a Guardsman in fatigues and surgical mask waved at me, signaling my turn for the needle. As I eased my vehicle into place, I thought maybe Ronzo should have a street too. Wait, no, a roundabout would be more fitting.

I pulled up and raised my sleeve and just like that, I was back in line to leave.

I appreciate the Guard and health officials, but on this day, on a sunny Oxford boulevard, thinking about Ed, Angelo and Ronzo was the real shot in the arm.

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