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RITA MARTINSONSmall businesses were the main reason Martinson first con-sidered running for the state Legislature in the late ‘80s. Sheand her husband, Billy, owned Green Oak Nursery in Jacksonand Discount Nursery in Ridgeland, which later becameMartinson’s Garden Works and Urban Home. Billy told herthat since she complained so much about regulations forsmall business owners, she ought to do something about it. “Idiscounted that. I didn’t like politics. Then the people inMadison County asked me to run [for the District 58 seat]against the Democratic incumbent. She lost that election butenjoyed campaigning. So in 1991 when the incumbent did notrun for re-election Martinson took his seat. She was MadisonCounty’s first Republican legislator.

BATTE BRIDAL REGISTRYEleven years ago, John opened a bridal registry at BatteFurniture and Interiors, a Jackson mainstay started by hisfamily in 1883. Batte Bridal Registry and Fine Gifts is a littledifferent than the registry at, say, your basic chain retailer.“We don’t just plop it online and give you a scanner and letyou shoot stuff,” John says. Instead, the bridal staff - includ-ing Joy, who manages the department - personally guidescouples through the registration process and helps themchoose pieces that suit their future plans. Sometimes thegrooms help pick the china, too.

ROMANTIC SOUTHERN STYLEA Southern traditional wedding is what Julia Morgan Stoneenvisioned when she started planning her wedding toGregory Wells Sandifer and that is exactly what she createdwith her reception in the home of her parents in Ridgeland.Every detail matched her classic style. The color scheme setthe tone for the soft romantic Southern style of the evening.When guests arrived at the reception they were greeted witha walkway lined with candles, floral arrangements, cham-pagne in hand for each guest, and an arch of orchids overthe door that was more than 10 feet tall. It set the tone forthe evening.

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Holiday Potpourri2014 marked the 40thanniversary of HolidayPotpourri, an annual fund-raiser led by the families ofFirst Presbyterian Day School,held in the home of Guy andLana Boyll.

New Stage “All TheWay” ReceptionA reception was held in thehome of Reed and CarolineHogan for the New Stageplay, “All the Way.”

Habitat GolfThe 23rd Howard WilsonMemorial Golf Classic washeld recently at Lake CarolineGolf Club.

Girl Scouts Women OfDistinctionGirl Scouts of GreaterMississippi honored itsWomen of Distinction recent-ly at the Hilton Hotel.

Lounge Art ShowLounge Interiors and Artshosted an art show featuringlocal artists BJ Weeks andSuzanne Guild.

Chaine de RotisseursThe Mississippi Chapter of theConfrerie de la Chaine desRotisseurs held its recentgathering at Anjou.

Wellsfest Art NightWellsFest Art Night was heldrecently at Duling Hall inFondren.

Palmer Home SouthernSoireeThe second annual SouthernSoirée benefiting PalmerHome for Children was heldat The South Warehouse.

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Zoo Party UnleashedZoo Party Unleashed, a NewOrleans-styled soiree, washeld at Highland Village.

Make-A-Wish Wineand WishesYates Construction hostedWine and Wishes, a fund-raiser benefiting Make-a-Wish of Mississippi.

Sail Into FallSail into Fall at the LaurelGathering was held at theJackson Yacht Club.

DDD EventWhole Foods dietician MaryLindsey Jackson demonstrat-ed healthy tailgating foodoptions.

Blues By StarlightThe Boys and Girls Clubs ofCentral Mississippi fund-rais-er, Blues by Starlight, washeld recently at HighlandVillage.

Dinner of ChampionsThe Alabama-MississippiChapter of the NationalMultiple Sclerosis (MS)Society honored Dr. RuthFredericks and Dr. RobertHerndon with the HopeAward during its annual MSDinner of Champions.

Battle Of TheBartendersBattle of the Bartenders2014 benefiting theMississippi Burn Foundationwas held recently at DulingHall. The evening includedmusic, heavy hors d’oeuvresand a silent auction.

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During her first year in the

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District 58 Rep. Rita Martinson

caused a scene. She saw that a bill

would be introduced to increase the

unemployment tax paid by employ-

ers, which would have hurt small

businesses, and she decided to fight

it. “I went to the committee chair

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to keep it from passing your com-

mittee?’ He said, ‘Oh, well, you can

just tell me [your concerns],’ ”

Martinson recalls. Even as a rookie,

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MARTINSONShe went to the speaker of the House, who told the committee chair to hold a hear-

ing on the bill. Then Martinson called everyone she knew in business, along with thelocal chambers of commerce.

“When we got there for the hearing, the chairman said, ‘We’re going to have it in myoffice.’ I said, ‘I don’t think so. Look out in the hall.’ He [saw all the people and] said,‘What did you do?’ They put us in the largest conference room they had, they didn’tbring up the bill, and it didn’t pass,” Martinson says with a laugh.

Small businesses were the main reason Martinson first considered running for thestate Legislature in the late ‘80s. She and her husband, Billy, owned Green OakNursery in Jackson and Discount Nursery in Ridgeland, which later becameMartinson’s Garden Works and Urban Home. Billy told her that since she complainedso much about regulations for small business owners, she ought to do somethingabout it. “I discounted that. I didn’t like politics. Then the people in Madison Countyasked me to run [for the District 58 seat] against the Democratic incumbent. I lookedup his record and saw that he’d never come before the podium, never done anything.So I thought he might be vulnerable,” she says. He was not as vulnerable as Martinsonthought. She lost with 39 percent of the vote. But she enjoyed campaigning and meet-ing people. She decided to get more involved in the community and make a go of itnext time.

In 1991, the incumbent did not run for re-election, and Martinson took his seat. Shewas Madison County’s first Republican legislator.

The 2015 legislative session will be Martinson’s last, after six terms representingDistrict 58 in the House. People used to ask Martinson what difference she felt shecould make as a woman at the Capitol. But she doesn’t believe her sex has put her at adisadvantage. “I carried the same feeling into the Legislature that I had in business: Ifyou do your work, they’ll let you work,” she says. “Maybe there is some discrimina-tion, but I’ve been able to work around it for the most part.

“I asked Steve Holland to put me on his agriculture committee, and he did. I was thesecretary. And secretary isn’t a ‘woman’s job.’ It means you keep up with all the bills. Ireally learned a lot. Sometimes when a door opens, you’ve just got to be ready.”

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Most of her frustration actually stemmed frombeing a Republican in a Democratic majority whenshe was first elected. She made do by befriendingtwo Democrats, District 48 Rep. Mary Ann Stevensand Speaker of the House Tim Ford – the one whogot her the hearing on that unemployment bill and,after seeing the results, assigned her to the laborcommittee. “You have to do things [when you’re inthe minority], not just sit around and moan aboutnot being able to get things done.”For her first eight years in office, she wasn’t

assigned to major committees like Ways and Meansor Appropriations, but she still attended the meet-ings. So when her chance came, she was ready.While the Republicans were still the minority, they

formed the Mississippi Legislative ConservativeCoalition in the mid-’90s. Martinson was a chartermember. “We would never have gotten tort reformwithout that coalition,” she says. “Democrats can bemembers, too. Many of them have ended up chang-ing parties after joining [the coalition]. We set prior-ities on bills we wanted to push for and bills wewanted to kill, and how to do it.” The coalition isstill going strong, but it’s not as crucial today sincethe Legislature is now majority Republican.Martinson says she’s thrilled with the change. “Nowwe can show what we want to do. We were

squelched before. It’sno fun on the backbench. We had no lee-way under [DemocraticSpeaker] Billy McCoy.He was the most diffi-cult to work with,” shesays. “Tim Ford wasgood. At that time,there weren’t manyRepublicans in theHouse anyway, so Idon’t blame him fornot making more con-cessions to us.”Current Speaker of

the House Philip Gunn,a Republican, is a trueleader, Martinson says- and not just becauseshe’s a member of his party. “He tries to make sureevery voice is heard, and sometimes that hurts. Hehas put Democrats in positions of power. He’s ateam player.”Martinson has also served under a few very differ-

ent governors. “[Republican Gov. Kirk] Fordiceopened the door for a lot of Republicans. He had alot of faults, but he was fearless. It was fun to bearound someone as upfront as he was,” she says.“Then [Democratic Gov. Ronnie] Musgrove came in,and I started to see some of the same old [party poli-tics] start to happen.” She calls Republican Gov.Haley Barbour’s tenure “an eye-opening experi-ence.” Barbour was ambitious, sharp, and auda-cious enough to approach people who were thoughtto be unapproachable, she says. “He made a lot ofmistakes, but he had a lot of us following lock stepwith him because we felt he had the ear of the busi-nesses. Some of the businesses he supported, likeKior, are not doing well, but others have been sosuccessful.” Current Gov. Phil Bryant is “definitelyan idea person. And he’s trying to put those ideasinto action. I think he’s doing the best he can.”At the end of the day, some people are easier to

work with than others, regardless of party, she says.And while political campaigns are nastier than everthese days, Martinson believes the actual business

of governing has gotten less shady. “Wenow have open meetings, the PEER(Performance Evaluation and ExpenditureReview) Committee, and the MississippiCenter for Public Policy has all the infor-mation on what cities and counties arespending. “It’s not as easy to hide nefari-ous dealings.”Martinson felt her first sense of accom-

plishment as a lawmaker after successful-ly pushing for the driver’s license age tobe raised from 15 to 16. That was in 1993.She is also proud of helping pass tortreform - which put limits on lawsuits,especially class action - in 2004.Some of her proposed bills have not

passed, but have affected change just bygenerating discussion. For instance, forthe past five or six years, she has broughtup the fact that the University ofMississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has

the state’s only exception to the bid law for con-struction. The teaching hospital has often given bidsto the same contractor. “We’ve had some interestingdiscussions with the university and UMMC. The lawhasn’t changed, but they’re a lot more careful.They’ve opened [the bidding process] up a bit.Things like that need to see the light of day.”Martinson also has introduced and reintroduced

“no-brainer” bills that, frustratingly, just won’t pass.She has fought to allow sheriffs’ offices to use radarguns; to require boaters to have liability insurance;and to ban children under seven from riding in theback of open pickup trucks. None of those measureshas passed yet. One no-brainer bill did pass, though,after Martinson worked on it for three years:Convicted felons are no longer allowed to serve onparty executive committees. “That’s made a dent inthe parties thinking they can get by with murder,”she says with a laugh. She hasn’t been able to get rid of the state’s

Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan (SLRP).She’s tried introducing bills that would kill SLRP inthe following year’s session, but lawmakers who arecoming back still feel vulnerable, she says.Martinson gets ideas for bills simply from talking

to people. “Of course I’ve talked with the sheriffsabout radar, mothers who are concerned about theirchildren learning to drive, and people from businessareas. With tort reform, we heard from every healthprofessional under the sun. And with the child pro-tection [bills], we’ve heard from the attorney generalon a lot of those.”Year-round phone calls, plus early morning meet-

ings and afternoon meetings that run late, make theLegislature a full-time job. And some of the phonecalls get a little dirty - literally. “I’ve been in plentyof muddy ditches with John McGowan. I heard fromhim when he was first proposing the Two Lakesplan. And I believed in him. I still do.” Throughoutall the phone calls and conversations, Martinsonsays the basic needs of her district have stayedmuch the same: roads, education and safety. “Thosethree needs are still there, though the schools aremuch better [in Madison County now].”In recent years, campaigning has changed a lot for

other politicians, but not for Martinson, who hashad more success at front doors than on Facebookwalls. “Going door to door got easier when my dis-Billy and Rita Martinson

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trict got more compact. When I first started, I hadhalf of Madison County. Going to Camden andFarmhaven and all those rural areas was excruciat-ing,” she says. “I don’t do as well with social media.People still want to see who you are and what youlook like. People appreciate me putting out my ownsigns. My grandkids have been a huge help withthat. One of them ran my yard campaign this lasttime. Campaigning is still expensive, and can be socombative. You lose half the signs you put up. It’s aconstant battle. But I don’t back down from a battle,so that’s OK.”Because politics is such a fight, and because it

takes awhile to find your way in the Legislature,Martinson says she no longer believes in term limitsfor lawmakers. However, she’s at a point now whereshe feels comfortable retiring. “Lately there’s been agood group of young [legislators] coming in who areactive and eager to learn. It’s good for the process tolet some fresh blood in.”Another reason she feels she can leave is because

she finally got the third-grade reading bill passedlast year. She and District 40 Sen. Angela Hillworked on it together, and Hill’s version passed. “Itwas almost like an anticlimax after working on it forso long. Battling the Mississippi Department of

Education (MSDE) and the teachers’unions - it was so hard to stomach themsticking up for the teachers who couldn’tteach, and not for the students,” Martinsonsays. “I knew most students learned betterwith phonics. But trying to get that acrossto the education committee was hard. Theythought [MSDE] was the holy cow. I’m notgoing to miss that. I didn’t realize howstrong the education system could be. It’schanging a little bit now. But the establish-ment can be so entrenched.”Although Martinson will continue work-

ing to improve the reading law, she willalso spend her final legislative sessionfocusing on another of her passions:tourism. “My number one goal is to try toget tourism and advertising and marketingfunded. Four million dollars a year to mar-ket the entire state is nothing,” she says.“That’s why we’re doing this entertainmentstudy, to get more private industryinvolved.”In the 2014 session, Martinson helped

create a committee to study possible incen-tives for recording studios, sports produc-tion companies, and other entertainmentbusinesses. To honor and promote the music indus-try in Mississippi, Martinson helped establishInternational Musicians Day in 2013. Florencenative and musician K.D. Brosia called her with theidea. “He said, ‘We have Pancake Day and all theseother days, but no Musicians Day,’ ” she recalls. TheLegislature celebrated the first InternationalMusicians Day on March 17, 2014, with live musicand barbecue across from the Capitol Building. Theofficial date will be March 15 from now on.Martinson is working to make sure the date isn’t

just stuck on a calendar and forgotten. “We have agreat committee” in place going forward, she says. Not long into her interview with the Sun,

Martinson’s phone rings. “It’s my husband. He’swanting to put me to work,” she says with a laugh.“Maybe [after I retire] I’ll be a better housewife. Myfamily has put up with a lot from me. My husbandhas learned to cook and do all kinds of things.”She and Billy have four children and 10 grandchil-

dren, and have lived in Madison since 1972. Two ofthe children and their spouses have taken overGreen Oak and Garden Works, and now the grand-kids are getting involved too.Martinson is grateful to God, her family, and her

constituents for giving her the opportunity to serveDistrict 58. “I think Madison County knows I’m hereto help. I’ve been used [for good] in ways I hadn’tanticipated. And I love the people I work with in theHouse. We really are like a family, on both sides ofthe aisle.”However, families often disagree, and such is the

case at the Capitol. Martinson adds a quick bit ofadvice for her successor: “[The Democrats] woulddo anything to change tort reform. For future peoplerunning for this seat, I just hope above all that weprotect that.” Martinson might be getting out of the ring in a few

months, but you can bet she’ll keep her eye on thefight.

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have changed a lot overthe past few decades,

and so have the traditions leading up to the ceremony, like registering for gifts.When John and Joy

Batte were engaged tobe married, they were

walking around theSquare in Oxford, and

Joy showed John a set ofLenox china in the shop

window at Elliott’s.“That’s our china,” Joy

told her fiance - towhich he responded,

“Yes ma’am.”

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Nowadays, it’s not always that simple. Weddings areelaborate affairs, and the choices for china and otherhome furnishings are overwhelming. Eleven years ago, John opened a bridal registry at

Batte Furniture and Interiors, a Jackson mainstay start-ed by his family in 1883. Batte Bridal Registry and FineGifts is a little different than the registry at, say, yourbasic chain retailer. “We don’t just plop it online andgive you a scanner and let you shoot stuff,” John says.Instead, the bridal staff - including Joy, who managesthe department - personally guides couples through theregistration process and helps them choose pieces thatsuit their future plans. Sometimes the grooms help pickthe china, too. John Batte’s great-great grandfather opened Batte

Furniture and Interiors on Capitol Street. The storemoved several times over the next several decades, butstayed in the downtown area. In 1961, John’s fatherbuilt a new store at the current site, on East Northside

Drive near the interstate. In 1968, the downtown loca-tion closed. “That’s when the move to the suburbs wasgoing on. McRae’s and other businesses were leavingdowntown, and the north area was growing,” John says.Now Batte has become a Northeast Jackson landmark,and John and Joy have gotten to know multiple genera-tions of Northside families. John was born and raised in Jackson, and Joy is from

Oxford. The two met at the University of Mississippi.Growing up, John didn’t know whether he’d end uprunning the store. He liked it, but he wasn’t sure. “I wasin the Navy for a little while, I got married, and thenwithin three or four months, I was back in Jackson inthe furniture business. It was a great opportunity,” hesays. He and Joy had three girls, all of whom were grad-uated from Jackson Academy and the University ofMississippi. Joy taught in public school and later at theJA preschool. Over the years, the store has gone through a few

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expansions and additions - a third floor in 1969; another additionabove the parking area in 1993; and finally, an off-site warehouse afew years later. The new warehouse allowed the third floor onNorthside Drive to be converted into a showroom. Then in the early 2000s, “we were contemplating how to put in a

department focused on accessories and gifts, just to increase thetraffic,” John says. “At the time, we had a lady who’d had experi-ence in bridal registries and gift shops. Also, Fridge’s closed sud-denly. That had been one of the premier gift shops and bridal reg-istries in Jackson [for decades].” At that point, a bridal registry -something that was never part of the business plan - seemed like apretty good idea. Thanks to John’s employee’s connections in thechina industry, the bridal department got off the ground quickly.“Now we have two things: Our regular customers, the group that’sbuying a lot of the gifts for young people, are in the store moreregularly; and we have formed connections with the younger gen-eration.”

Batte Furniture, W. Capitol Location 1937-1969

Great-grandfather E.A. Batte

The Northside Drive store during opening November 1962

The downtown store during the 1930s.


Joy was retired from teaching when shecame on board at the bridal registry. “Itwas growing, and it needed organizingand managing,” she says. She and co-manager Melinda Wilkinson do the buying for the department.“We try to carry everyday china, crystal and linens that you won’t find every-where else. And we want it to be timeless. We watch trends, not fads. Right nowwe’re seeing a lot of white china with gold, regardless of which company it is,” Joysays. Sterling silver isn’t quite as popular now - “it has been greatly affected by theeconomy” - but fine china and crystal have weathered the storm of the recession. If not for Joy, Batte might not have a bridal registry, John says. “If she had notbeen willing to come in and be involved when she did, we might have found some-body else, but not with the attention to detail that she has, or the care and concernfor the brides and the store.”“We like our brides to be happy,” Joy says. While Joy and her staff keep the brideshappy, John and the designers serve the needs of the furniture customers. Onlyoccasionally do the two departments overlap, such as when customers redo theirdining rooms and want to buy new china. “We actually can do a day without seeingeach other here [at the store],” Joy says with a laugh. “And we don’t talk about busi-ness when we go home, for the most part.”When each of their three daughters registered for their weddings, “they were oneof our brides just like anybody else,” she says. All of the girls had spent at least sometime working for the store. And the middle daughter, Leighton Mosteller, is incharge of Batte’s social media. But they still didn’t know what they wanted to regis-ter for, John says. “They have three very different personalities.” Also, Joy adds,“their three husbands had opinions, too. That’s a big thing today.”The Battes are at the age where some of Joy’s former preschool students have reg-istered for wedding gifts at the store, and John has seen probably three generationsof customers. But don’t expect a retirement announcement anytime soon. “I plan tokeep working unless I keel over. We’re in our mid-60s, but I don’t see myself fishingor doing yard work all the time [as a retiree]. I like to golf, but not every day,” Johnsays. It’s not that the Battes don’t have hobbies outside of work. It’s that they genuinelylove what they do, Joy adds. “We really enjoy the people we work with. And it’s funto watch the children of our friends come in as brides and grooms. We love meetingpeople and meeting their needs however we can.”

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Lorean Clark and J. Batte Jr. about 1950 1010 E. Northside Drive before 3rd floor added in 1968

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A SOUTHERN TRADITIONAL WEDDING

is what Julia Morgan Stone envisioned

when she started planning her wedding to

Gregory Wells Sandifer and that is exactly

what she created with her reception in the

home of her parents in Ridgeland.

B Y K R I S T E N B L A C K A R DP H O T O G R A P H Y B Y S C O T T B U R T O N

RomanticSouthern Style


EVERY DETAIL MATCHED HER CLASSIC STYLE.

The color scheme set the tone for the soft

romantic Southern style of the evening.

When guests arrived at the reception they

were greeted with a walkway lined with can-

dles, floral arrangements, champagne in

hand for each guest, and an arch of orchids

over the door that was more than 10 feet

tall. It set the tone for the evening.

TO KEEP WITH THE TRADITIONAL STYLE,the bride’s mother’s, Mrs. Reuben Harper

Stone, and grandmother’s dresses were on

display in the front of the house. Food

was offered along the porches, including

sushi, local favorites, and a table dedicat-

ed to “The Grove” at the University of

Mississippi.

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A CUSTOM DESIGNED STAGE AND DANCE FLOORwere built to coordinate with the woodwork of the house. It had

accented molding and was hand painted in the color scheme to com-

plete the overall style. A hanging chandelier made completely of flow-

ers was suspended over a fountain in the center of the reception.

THE SEVEN-TIERED WEDDING CAKE was covered com-

pletely in handmade sugar flowers and the bridegroom’s cake was a

replica of The Grove.

UNDER A CLEAR TENT, GUESTS DANCED.

“T he evening was more perfect than I ever dreamed,”Julia Morgan said. “It was the wedding every little

girl dreams of having, a night that Gregory and Iwill always remember with excitement.”


FRIENDS REFERRED TO THE RECEPTIONas “The Great Gatsby Party.” Every detail was covered,

flowers and candles floating in the pool, draping and flow-

ers everywhere, hanging crystal chandeliers throughout.

“THE EVENING WAS MORE PERFECT THANI ever dreamed,” Julia Morgan said. “It was the wedding

every little girl dreams of having, a night that Gregory and I

will always remember with excitement.”

PARENTS OF THE COUPLE are Dr. and

Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Joseph William McDowell of

Ridgeland, and Dr. Fred Monroe Sandifer III of

Natchez, La. They exchanged wedding vows at the

Cathedral Church of St. Andrew’s in downtown

Jackson.

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by JENNY MARKOW

2 0 1 4 U S T A L E A G U E S T A T E

A R E F I N I S H E D F O R T H I S Y E A R

CHAMPIONSHIPSIt’s official, the 2014 USTA League State Championships are finished andthe final one was the largest. Close to 1,500 tennis players from across thestate participated in the 2014 Southern Combo Doubles Mississippi State

Championships, the most ever. At the end of play, 21 champions had beencrowned with one division champion still pending and four teams that willadvance directly to sectionals March 13-15 in Auburn, Ala. There are ninechampionship teams from the Northside. Congratulations to all of theMississippi champions.The tournament was cut short due to rain; however, the weather couldn’thave been better the first three days. The tournament committee changed theplayer party and held it at Bridges Tennis Center. “This was new for the playersand they seemed to enjoy it,” says volun-teer chairman Carrie Starks Moore. Plansare already under way for the 2015Southern Combo DoublesChampionships to be held in the Jacksonarea.USTA League is just around the corner.Open registration will begin January 1 withteam entry deadline January 26. Play willbegin for 50 and over February 14 and for18s and 40s the week of February 15. Forall questions, contact local league coordi-nator, Lesley Mosby at [email protected]. USTA Mississippi took their Sport CourtTrailer to the state championships. Playersand captains were encouraged to stop bythe “Tailgate Trailer” and receive a thankyou gift from Geoff Norton, MississippiTennis service rep. for USTA Southern.“This was our inaugural ‘Roadshow Trip’with the trailer and it was a huge success,”

Norton reports. “We have plans to take it all over the state next year during vari-ous USTA league seasons to show our players how much we appreciate them.You might want to be on the lookout during the upcoming league season whenyou are out playing a match.” Parents and juniors make your plans now for 2015 spring 10 and under begin-ner programs, USTA Junior Team Tennis and tournaments. Plans are under wayfor all these programs with the new tournament season beginning in January,and 10 and under programs and USTA Junior Team Tennis leagues beginning inMarch. Go to www.mstennis.com for all dates and locations.As always, for all of your tennis needs, go to www.mstennis.com or find us onFacebook, Twitter and Instagram, ustamississippi.

Vanita Mattix won the case of Dunlop tennis balls.


Posing by the MTA Tailgate Trailer are Ashley Freeman andJacqueline Burdette

During the National USTA CommunityDevelopment Workshop in Atlanta, Tennis

Foundation president Dennis Miller and tennisgreat Mary Curillo stopped for a quick picture.

Avid tennis player and volunteer Jim Greene and GeoffNorton stand by as players enjoy their free thank you gift.

MTA Tailgate Trailer

The MTA Tailgate Trailer went to the Combo Doubles Championship at Ridgeland Tennis Center. Players and captains were encouraged to stop by and get a free thank you gift. The grand prize was a case of

Dunlop tennis balls. The trailer and goodies were very well received.

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Bryan Liles was the captain for the 9.5 Men 18s and over team (from left,back) Bryan Liles, Tom Julian, Mitchell de Jong, Willis Usry; (front) JustynSchelver, Christian Branning, Roddric Bell, Travis Ezelle. Not pictured:

Michael Ward, Jason Box, Andrew Day, James Turnbull.

Louis Saddler was the captain for the 8.5 Men’s 40 and over team (fromleft, back) John Adams, Roddric Bell, Louis Saddler, Dennis Butler, DarrylPieroni; (front) Keith Hudson, Michael Batol, Bruce Black, Tim Davis, Ken

Hall Barnett, Keneth Conerly.

Roberlyn Searcy, Elvie Willis, Anna Dobbs; (front) Donna Blount, JeanSwan, Faye Jefferson, Barbara Jordahl

Brain Tolley was the captain for the 7.5 Men’s 40 and over team (fromleft) Bruce Black, Brad Castle, Joey Diaz, Tommy Taylor, Ray Sears and

Lee Young.

Olivia McCay was the captain for the 7.5 Women’s 18 and over team(from left, back) Laura Carman, Heather Crawford, Abba Mapp, LeahWarren, Alysia Buckley; (front) Kimberly Yates, Olivia McCay, Shannon

Pool, Julie Jackson.

Joanna Triplett, Lisa Jeffcoat, Malesta Purvis, Emily Speer; (front) ChristieHolmes, Sarah Sprayberry, Brooke Shelton

Cindy Hannon was the captain for the 8.5 Women’s 40 and over team(from left, back) Abba Mapp, Christie Bennett, Malesta Purvis, DebraByrne; (front) Gayla Elliott, Christie Holmes, Libby Jones, Cindy Hanno.

Jeffrey Rickels, Alex Boyd, Brent Clark; (front) Alan McCormick, StephenBowers, Michael Robinson, Ray Sears

Sabrina Woodward, Amanda Vizier, Haley Claxton, Rachel Munoz; (front)Misty Marie Stricklin, Jaime Kennedy, Tara Baugh, Hayley Kathleen

Barber, Jaime Eubanks

The 2014 Southern Combo Doubles Mississippi State Championship was held in the Jackson area. Close to 1,500 tennis players from acrossthe state participated in the four-day championship. From the Northside, nine teams won their division.

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he stairwell in my childhood home led up to thesecond floor of the old house on Glenwood Circle.There was a spot where my sister and I could hide inthe curve of the winder treads and peek, unnoticed,into the living room. From this vantage point wewatched countless cocktail parties. Ladies in candy-pastel cocktail dresses and men in tuxedos ebbed andflowed through the front door of the house and the sidedoors of the living room like a well-tailored tidal pool.The laughter was as intoxicating as the martinis andhighballs and a thin, smoggy layer of cigarette smokelingered just below the ceiling, shrouding the crystalchandelier like fog around a streetlight. The music waslively with the jovial vocals of Louis Prima and the sexypurrs of Eartha Kitt punctuating the conversations hap-pening in every corner of the room. No Hollywoodmovie, no Broadway musical, no television dramacould hold a candle to this scene. And this happenedabout once a month, twice during the fall and winter. Itwas the way my parents and their friends entertainedeach other.There were rules about how to dress, what to serve,

when to start and finish and how to act, but the rulesweren’t there to stifle, they were there to enhance. It’skind of like writing poetry, when you can write in free-verse with no meter or rhyme scheme, the result can be

fantastic, but the true challenge of poetry lies in theability to create beauty and emotion within the strictbounds of poetic rules. It’s why haiku is at once so sim-ple, but so deep and beautiful. If the party was after sixp.m., the gentlemen knew to wear tuxedos and theladies to wear cocktail dresses. For a twist, a thememight be added, but the dress retained a sense of for-mality. One February evening, Mom and Dad hosted a“Chinese New Year” party and the ladies all wore silkdresses or kimonos and the men wore bow ties, vestsand cummerbunds with Asian motifs. Bill Shappleyeven wore a black silk jacket with a mandarin collar.Where he found this in the pre-Internet age is still amystery. No one minded dressing up. Quite to the con-trary they enjoyed it. It was a way for them to transitionfrom work to play. The suits and the sensible outfitswere put away and the night took on more meaningwith the dressing and the grooming. As if to say, “Thatwas daytime, this is the night and the night is special.”Somewhere in the rush of time, we’ve lost this, and

it’s sad. Work flows into happy-hour which flows intodinner which flows into after-dinner drinks which flowsinto going home. Gone is the anticipation, the breakand the staging. At a rehearsal dinner today you aremore likely to see the catering staff in a tuxedo than youare the groom-to-be. Why is it acceptable to be out-dressed by the waiter? When did chinos and plaid shirtsbecome de rigueur as after-six attire?If you agree with me and sincerely believe that it is

better to light a single candle than to curse the dark-ness, then bite the bullet and throw a “Black Tie” partythis holiday season. You’ll find that when wearing theright attire, the conversations are more interesting, thedrinks livelier and the food more delicious. Shine onyou crazy diamonds, shine on.

RUMAKIINGREDIENTS1/4 lb chicken livers, trimmed and rinsed1/2 cup soy sauce1/4 cup Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar1/2 teaspoon Madras curry powder12 canned water chestnuts, drained and halved horizontally8 bacon slices (1/2 pound), cut crosswise into thirds

B Y T O M R A M S E Y

T O M R A M S E Y

Vicksburg knew

how to throw a

cocktail party. It was

a skill ingrained in

the culture as a

whole, and sadly it

is dying off with my

parents’ generation.

But we can get it

back. It will just take

a little effort and a

willingness to dress

the part. But that

should be part of

the fun.

TUXESFor A Reason

Tom Ramsey is a chef, sommelier,restaurateur, writer and media personality

living in Jackson. At his “day job” as chefand proprietor of La Finestra, he oversees

all back-of-the house operations. He is featured on the premiere episode of “Guy’s

Grocery Games” on the Food Network. Apilot for his own show, “Busman’s Holiday,”is currently in development. He is a widelypublished writer of recipes, fiction, essays,

op-ed pieces and magazine articles. Heand his wife Kitty have four children two

cats and two kittens.


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DIRECTIONSTrim chicken livers and cut into quarters.In a large mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, hot sauce,

vinegar, ginger, brown sugar and curry powder. Whiskuntil sugar is dissolved. Add livers to liquid mixture andrefrigerate for 2 hours. Soak toothpicks in cold water while livers marinate.Preheat broiler and drain liquid from livers. Discard

drained liquid.Place a bacon piece on a flat work service. Place a

water chestnut piece in the center of the bacon. Topthe water chestnut with liver. Wrap ends of bacon overliver and secure with toothpick. Repeat with remainingingredients.Arrange wrapped pieces on a sheet pan and cook

under the broiler until bacon is crispy, turning once(about 2-3 minutes per side). Serve hot.

PUMPKIN SEED SHRIMPINGREDIENTS2 lbs. 16/20 count shrimp (peeled, deveined, tail-on)1 tsp. kosher salt1 tsp. crushed red pepper1 Tbsp. fresh, grated, peeled gingerOlive oil1/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds (may substitute sunflower seeds)2 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil1 Tbsp. hot chili oil1 Tbsp. soy sauce

DIRECTIONSIn a large mixing bowl, season shrimp with salt, pep-

per, and ginger.Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan add enough shrimp

to cover bottom of pan and cook for one/two minutesper side. Transfer to clean mixing bowl and repeatprocess until all shrimp are cooked. In a separate sautépan, dry toast the pumpkin seeds until warm.Add toasted seeds, sesame oil, chili oil and soy sauce

to the shrimp and toss well with tongs.Serve hot.

STRAWBERRIES WITH MOSCATOCREAM AGRODOLCE

INGREDIENTS1 pint sour cream1 pint molasses1/2 cup sweet Moscato wine2 pints fresh strawberries, rinsed thoroughly andchilledPowdered sugar

DIRECTIONSIn a large mixing bowl, combine sour cream, molasses

and Moscato. Wisk until fully combined. Transfer toserving bowl.Dust strawberries with powdered sugar and serve

cold.

SOUTHERN 75 COCKTAILINGREDIENTS1/2 oz. Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka

1/4 oz. St. Germaine 4 oz. Dry ProseccoLemon peel

DIRECTIONSCombine Vodka and St. Germaine in a champagne

flute. Top with Prosecco and garnish with lemon peel.

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nstead of moving forward in 2015, I am taking a step back, taking stock of what’simportant and getting back to basics. I guess you could say I am retreating instead of mak-ing a resolution. For our family and The Everyday Gourmet, 2014 was an exciting year.However with all of the construction, moving and rush of the holidays – I think I have for-gotten how to cook. I can honestly say that we have survived the “for better or worse” partof the year with the help of fast food and frozen dinners. Brides often tickle me when they register with The Everyday Gourmet, not because of

their selection of dinnerware, but with the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) inferencesto the fact that they do not cook – nor do they intend to start after they get married. Someyoung ladies state that they have not been taught to cook, while others say they have nodesire to touch raw chicken and can’t stand the smell of onions. Bless their hearts and theirhusbands to-be, because that whole “till death do us part” could come earlier if all the localrestaurants are closed.And what about the part “in sickness and in health”? Perhaps I should start reminding

brides that inevitably, the strong, handsome groom she’s marrying will become an absolute-ly pitiful sight when he gets the flu or stomach bug. So, if they’re looking to give their hus-band an extra get-well boost, it might be a good idea to know how to cook chicken noodlesoup without the help of Campbell’s. … According to Katie Wellness Mama, homemadebroth is helpful to have on hand when anyone in the family gets sick as it can be a soothingand immune boosting drink during illness, even if the person doesn’t feel like eating. Speaking of condensed soup, I should probably also mention that cooking from scratch is

less expensive than dining out for those “poorer rather than richer times” in new marriages.And it’s a good idea to know how to make some of the core components that are called forin many recipes. First, you will need a good stockpot. They are large, tall and narrow and I have heard

some newlyweds say that they don’t have room for such a large pot in their tiny kitchens. Inthose instances, I suggest registering for a stockpot in a pretty color that can be displayedon the stovetop even when it is not in use. When it comes to stockpots, size matters - as the bulkiness of the vessel is critical to the

function of the pot. The tall narrow sides keep the evaporation surface minimal, which con-serves the liquid, and the height of the pot forces the liquid to bubble from the bottom ofthe vessel, which intensifies the flavors of the contents. I have found an eight to 12-quartstockpot to be the most useful size, but when in doubt I always suggest going bigger. I’ve heard some mothers joke that their daughters can’t boil water. Well, the good news

about making a stock is that you don’t have to know how to boil water or do anything real-ly fancy to transform plain ole water into an infused base that can be used to enhance theflavor in everything from casseroles to sauces. Some basics things to note when makingstock:• Making stock is a good way to extract all of the flavor from meats and vegetables (espe-cially the bones of chicken and beef or trimmings of vegetables that would normally bediscarded)

• Use cold water to extract the most flavor from the meats and vegetables• Do not add salt to stock • Do not use potatoes or starchy root vegetables in your stock, it will make the stockcloudy

• Do not allow stock to boil when cooking, instead keep at a low simmer

• Do not cover stockpot when making a stock, cooking in an open pot allows the flavorsto intensify

These three basic stocks have distinct characteristics and unlimited uses. You can modifybased on ingredients you have on hand and preferences. I also recommend using large icecube trays to freeze fresh stock for later use in recipes. Note: One 2x2 inch frozen cubeequals 1/4 cup.

BASIC CHICKEN STOCKINGREDIENTS:4 pounds mixed chicken wings and drumsticks 1 large onion, quartered2 carrots, cut in half longways3 stalks celery, cut into thirds5 to 6 sprigs fresh flat leaf parsley5 sprigs fresh thyme1 bay leaf2 cloves garlic, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns12 cups cold water

DIRECTIONS:Place the chicken, onion,

carrots, celery, parsley,thyme, garlic, and seasoningsin an 8 to 12-quart stockpot.Add 12 cups of water andbring to a gentle simmer.Continue to simmer, uncov-ered for 4 to 5 hours.Remove stockpot from heatand allow the stock to coolbefore straining.Strain the entire contents

of the stockpot through a cheesecloth-lined colander and discard thesolids. Chill stock in the refrigerator for 6 to 8 hours before scooping offthe surface fat. Use stock immediately or transfer to airtight containers forfreezing. Frozen stock should be used within 3 months.

BASIC BEEF STOCKINGREDIENTS:3 to 4 pounds beef bones, with meat trimmings4 cups water, or more to cover bones1 large onion, quartered2 carrots, cut in half longways3 stalks celery, cut into thirds

FOODWISE

Marlana Walters, ProprietorThe Everyday Gourmet

WHAT’S IMPORTANTTAKING STOCK OF

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2 cloves garlic, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise5 to 6 sprigs fresh flat leaf parsley5 sprigs fresh thyme2 bay leaves2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns8 cups cold water

DIRECTIONS:Place the beef bones in

stockpot with 4 cups ofwater (or more if neces-sary). Bring to a simmerover medium heat for 8 to12 minutes and skim thescum that rises from thesurface and discard. Add onion, carrots, cel-

ery, garlic and spices tostockpot. Add 8 cups ofwater (or more if neces-sary so that the contentsare covered by at least aninch or two of water). Bring the stock to a simmer again, skimming as neces-sary.Cook over low heat for 4 to 6 hours. Remove stockpot from heat and allow

the stock to cool before straining.Strain the entire contents of the stockpot through a cheesecloth-lined

colander and discard the solids. Chill stock in the refrigerator for 6 to 8 hoursbefore scooping off the surface fat. Use stock immediately or transfer to air-tight containers for freezing. Frozen stock should be used within 3 months.

BASIC VEGETABLE STOCKUnlike chicken and beef stock, you will want to chop vegetables finely to

allow the maximum flavors to be infused in the stock.INGREDIENTS:3 onions, chopped fine4 carrots, chopped fine4 celery stalks, chopped1 large tomato, diced or handful of cherry tomatoes, halved2 cloves garlic, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise5 to 6 sprigs fresh flat leaf parsley5 sprigs fresh thyme2 handfuls button mushrooms, sliced2 teaspoons whole black pepper-

corns8 cups water

DIRECTIONS:In stockpot, heat olive oil over

medium heat. Add onions, celeryand carrots. Cook, for 3 to 5 minutesstirring occasionally until vegetablessoften. Add tomato, garlic, herbs,mushrooms, spices and water tostockpot and bring to a simmer. Cook over low heat for 2 to 3

hours. Remove stockpot from heatand allow the stock to cool before straining.Remove stockpot from heat, and strain stock through a fine sieve, pressing

on vegetables to extract juices. Discard vegetables. Stock can be refrigerat-ed for 3 to 4 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

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THE WEDDINGCOUNTDOWNTO HELP YOU GET A BETTER understanding of how to plan a wedding and when youshould be making certain decisions, here’s a timeline you can follow that should ensure your wed-ding goes off as smoothly as possible.

TEN TO 12 MONTHS BEFOREIf you haven’t done it already, this is a good time to announce your engagement and introduceyour respective families. Since most reception halls and churches have busy wedding schedules, itis also important to book both as early as possible, preferably at least a year in advance of yourwedding day.

It’s a good idea to start putting together a guest list around this time and ask your parents whomthey’d like to invite as well. Since your budget will determine just about every aspect of your wed-ding, sitting down and determining what you can spend, and developing a savings plan should befirst and foremost.

SIX TO NINE MONTHS BEFOREThis is the time when you want to start booking some services, such as a florist, caterer, a DJ orband, and a photographer. However, some of the more experienced DJs and bands, as well as pho-tographers, might have their schedules booked a year in advance, so this might be somethingyou’ll want to consider doing shortly after you get engaged and choose a date.

This is a good time to inform any guests who will be traveling significant distances of the date ofyour wedding. The earlier your guests can book a flight, the less expensive that flight will be.This is a good time to order gowns for both the bride and bridesmaids, as some manufacturersrequire a few months to ship to bridal shops. You might want to ask someone such as your priestor rabbi to be the officiant of your wedding. And much like out-of-town guests will save travel dol-lars the earlier they learn of your wedding date, you will likely save money if you book your wed-ding trip around this time.

FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS BEFORE This is a good time to decide on wedding invitations, of which there are many styles to choosefrom. Now is also the ideal time to start hunting for a wedding cake by sampling a number of dif-ferent bakeries and their style of cakes before ultimately making a decision.

Just to be sure, confirm that all of the bridesmaids have ordered their gowns and start looking fortuxedos for the groom and groomsmen. If you haven’t done so already, purchase your weddingrings and let any other people you’d like to participate in your wedding (ushers, readers duringthe ceremony) know of your intentions.

TWO TO THREE MONTHS BEFOREFinalize your guest list and mail out your invitations. If your guest list includes a considerablenumber of people who are spread out geographically, mail the invitations as close to 12 weeks inadvance as possible. This is also a good time to finalize your reception menu choices and find allyour wedding accessories, such as the ring pillow, candles, etc.

Also, since it is tradition to provide gifts for those in the wedding party as well as the parents ofthe bride and groom, this is a good time to decide on and purchase those gifts.Just to be safe, confirm that all groomsmen have ordered their tuxedos and finalize all transporta-tion, both to and from the wedding, and to the airport for your honeymoon.

ONE TO TWO MONTHS BEFORESchedule the first bridal-gown fitting. Finalize the readings you’d prefer during the ceremony andmail them out to anyone who has agreed to do a reading.

A month-to-month guide forplanning your wedding


If your family prefers to host a small gathering for close family and friends after the wedding rehearsal,this is a good time to order any food or drinks you might want to serve that night or make a restaurantreservation.

THREE TO FOUR WEEKS BEFOREConfirm your honeymoon arrangements and see if your wedding rings are ready. This is also when youshould get your marriage license and check the guest list to see who has and hasn’t RSVP’d. For thosewho have yet to RSVP, you might want to contact them so you can get a closer idea of what the headcount will be. You should also prepare and order your wedding program around this time.

ONE TO TWO WEEKS BEFOREGet a final attendance count and submit it to the caterer as soon as you know it, while also providing afinal seating chart. Pick up the wedding gown and tuxedo. Make sure the wedding party picks up theirattire.

Finalize your vows and confirm all wedding-day details such as transportation, photo schedules andaddresses. Don’t forget to pack for your honeymoon!

THE DAY BEFOREThis is mainly when you rehearse for the ceremony and make any final confirmations you might haveto make. Make sure to get a good night’s sleep so you’ll look good in all of your wedding-day photos.

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WEDDINGS TODAY ARE far different from the ceremonies that took place 500 years ago, but thereis one tradition that has stood the test of time - the exchange of wedding bands. For centuries men andwomen around the world have exchanged rings as a token of their love and a pledge of their fidelity.

DIFFERENT CULTURES MAY wear the ring on different fingers, but the practice is widespread.The early Hebrews wore the wedding ring on the index finger, and in India wedding bands are worn on thethumb. The ancient Greeks started the practice of wearing the ring on the third finger, believing it housedthe “vein of love,” which ran directly to the heart.

IF YOU’RE LIKE MOST COUPLES getting married today, you will probably mark your engage-ment with a diamond ring. No matter what style you choose, the diamond, with its lustrous sparkle andunmatched beauty, is considered the ultimate symbol of love and the most beloved of all the preciousstones. It’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of being engaged and buy the first ring you fall in lovewith, but experts suggest that you take your time and comparison shop. If you’ve never bought fine jewelrybefore, you may be a little overwhelmed by what’s available. Don’t be bashful about asking a jeweler a lot ofquestions.

REMEMBER, THE MORE YOU KNOW, the better able you’ll be to make a more informeddecision. Experts suggest that you establish a budget before you begin shopping. How much you spend, ofcourse, is entirely up to you, but the general rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t spend more than twomonth’s salary. Some couples, of course, spend less, while others spend considerably more. Keep in mindthat you will have a lot of other wedding expenses in the months ahead, so plan accordingly.

THE FOUR C’s

THERE ARE FOUR FACTORS YOU SHOULD take into consideration when buying a dia-mond - the color, the cut, the clarity and the carat weight. Commonly referred to as the “Four C’s,” theseare the main characteristics that determine a diamond’s quality and value.

• COLOR REFERS TO the diamond’s natural color. A colorless diamond is considered the mostvaluable because it reflects the most light. It is also the most expensive. Diamonds are measured on a colorscale ranging from D, which is perfectly colorless, to Z. Stones in the Z range are called fancy, or colored dia-monds, and are considered extremely valuable because of their rare color. They come in a range of colorsthat includes shades of pink, green, blue, yellow and brown. Before buying any diamond, be sure to look atit under an ultraviolet light to see if it glows. If it does, you may not want to purchase it. Diamonds withstrong fluorescence can be worth up to 20 percent less than those without. If you’re concerned about quali-ty, you may want to buy a diamond that is certified by the Gemological Association of America. The advan-tage of buying a diamond with GIA certification is that you don’t have to take the seller’s word for the quali-ty of the diamond. GIA grading scales are the only ones regulated by the Federal Trade Commission.

• CUT, MORE THAN ANY CHARACTERISTIC, determines how sparkly and fiery your dia-mond will be. A well-cut diamond will be proportioned so that the majority of light rays entering the stonewill be directed back to the eye. Most modern diamonds are cut with 58 facets for maximum sparkle andbrilliance. Although diamonds can be cut into a variety of shapes, the most popular shapes include the oval,marquise, emerald, pear, round and square. The round stone is by far the most popular choice among bridesbecause it is the most sparkly and brilliant. Experts suggest that you avoid buying a diamond that is alreadyin a setting. Trying to grade a diamond this way is very difficult and you may end up with a diamond thathas more imperfections than you bargained for. It’s much better to buy a diamond loose and have it mount-ed in the setting you want.

• CLARITY REFERS TO THE presence or absence of flaws inside the stone. Flawless diamonds areextremely rare - and extremely expensive. Most diamonds, when viewed under powerful magnification, willreveal minute flaws that are invisible to the naked eye. Flaws buried deep within a diamond are preferable tothose at the surface or sides where the primary path of light may be intercepted.

• LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, is the carat, which refers to the weight of the diamond. Many peopleassume that the more carats, the more valuable the diamond, but this is not necessarily true. Of the FourC’s, carat is actually the least important. Although people may try to tell you that you shouldn’t buy any-thing less than a one-carat diamond, the reality is that the average diamond purchased in the United Statesis just slightly larger than one-third of a carat.

ENGAGEMENT RINGS

Tips On Choosing The Perfect Ring


THE PERFECT FITKNOW WHAT’S OUT THERE.Before you begin to shop, look through bridal magazines carefully. This will giveyou a chance to see what types of wedding gowns are available and what is beingoffered by different wedding dress designers.

BE SPECIFIC.When you visit your bridal store, give the bridal consultant as much information aspossible about your plans, your tastes and what you’re looking for to help her bestunderstand your needs.

LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE.In choosing your gown, focus more on the silhouette than on the small details. Forexample, make sure the neckline and waistline are flattering to you.

DO YOU FIT IN?Ask yourself how your dress will look in the setting you choose. Will it be in acountry club, a grand hotel, outside, indoors?

MATCH YOUR GOWN TO YOUR FIGURE.Consider some of the following guidelines. If you are short, a natural waistline,high neckline and chapel train will probably look best. Avoid a very full skirt. If youare heavy, look to a princess-line style, with simple lines and lace with a small deli-cate pattern. Avoid heavy beading, puff sleeves and stiff fabrics. Tall women mayconsider a full skirt, cathedral train and a dropped waist.

Tips for selecting awedding gown

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COULD YOU DANCE ALL NIGHT?Plan for the reception as well as the ceremonywhen choosing your headpiece and train. Yourcomfort and ability to move around are impor-tant. A train can be designed to bustle so it nolonger reaches the floor. If you plan to dance alot at your reception, you may want to considera gown with no train or with a detachable train.


COLORFUL ACCENTSTHE SEASON, THE NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS, the location, size and personal preferencesof flowers will combine to determine the floral cost of a wedding. Ralph Null, professor of floral design atMississippi State University, said the first consideration is the wedding date. Set the date when family andfriends can most attend, when the people that make the wedding happen (minister, florist, photographer andcaterer) are available, when the right place is available, and when the flowers the bride wants are in season.

AFTER THE DATE IS SET, Null said the bride and her parents should discuss a budget, including aspecific flower allotment. Florists should be contacted three to four months in advance with a preliminaryinterview and discuss the expected budget. When the bride definitely decides on a florist, a deposit usually isrequested to secure the date. Payment for the florist’s service usually is paid one to two weeks before the wed-ding. “Several ways to keep costs down include limiting the number of attendants, choosing a smaller loca-tion for the ceremony and selecting flowers in season,” Null said. “Almost any flower can be found some-where at any time of the year, but they will cost extra when out of season.” Florists can incorporate flowersfrom the bride’s friends’ yards or flower beds with a labor charge for arranging the flowers. Florists also con-sider the color of the bridesmaids dresses and the style of the wedding when selecting flowers.

“LOOK AT PICTURES of other weddings the florist has done to find a florist who can do the styleyou want,” Null said. “Some florists are better at one style than another.” Because florists supply more thanflowers, they should see each wedding as an opportunity to direct, and to provide ribbons, wedding equip-ment and gifts for attendants or assisting friends. Florists can serve as invaluable advisers for placement ofcorsages and boutonnieres and carriage of bouquets.

NULL CAUTIONED AGAINST using non-floral industry friends to assist with the flowers. Oftenthese friends are involved in other aspects of the wedding and may not be able to fulfill all the needs, includ-ing enjoying the occasion. “People often see flowers as being expensive because they are one of the most visi-ble parts of the wedding, but flowers are actually one of the least expensive proportions of the weddingcosts,” Null said.

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BEAUTIFULBRIDESMAIDSBRIDESMAIDS ARE GETTING a makeover. Big ruffles and bold colors are taking aback seat to sleek, cocktail-style dresses in tony hues. This season, it’s all about figure-flatteringensembles that bridesmaids can wear long after the big day.

“WE ARE DEFINITELY SEEING a big surge in less traditional bridesmaids dresses,” saidCatalina Maddox, vice president of a bridal company. “We are seeing a lot of what, in the past,was considered a cocktail look. The dresses are more fitted with deep plunging necklines andmore revealing backs. Our bridesmaids are totally embracing the sexier, close-fitting look.

“RIGHT NOW, THE BRIDE’S average age is 27 years old. Her bridesmaids are savvierand more confident. They don’t want to look all the same,” Maddox said. “The new trend istoward expressing your individuality and being comfortable - and they want the option to wearthe dress again. Wearability is a huge selling point. Bridesmaids are definitely looking for thingsthey can wear after the wedding.”

THE TREND HAS HELPED launch cocktail dresses to new heights. Brides simply choosethe color palette and let their bridesmaids select a look that is right for them.

SLEEK CHARMEUSE SHEATHS in body-hugging styles, draped and plunging necklines,back-baring styles and soft lines characterize the new look. Bold sashes and ribbons in satins andvelvets are big, but most of the embellishment this season comes from the fabric.

“SASHES AND RIBBONS ARE still happening. Sashes are getting wider, and embel-lished belts and ribbons will be big into fall. But overall, the dresses are less embellished,”Maddox said. “In terms of adding glitz and glamour, that will be done with jewelry and shoes.

“JUST BECAUSE THE DRESSES are less embellished, that doesn’t mean it’s boring.The beauty in the garments now is in the work, in the sheering, ruching and tucking. It’s all inthe tailoring of the dress. It’s about taking the fabric and working with it and creating some-thing.”

AZALEA PINK, DEEP CORAL, canary yellow - the colors for summer are bold andbright, but neutrals are still playing a big part, too. In terms of color, next fall is going to be anabsolutely beautiful season. The whole blue-green family is going to be huge, anchored by cham-pagne and silver and gold, especially in accessories. Gold is in again in terms of handbags, shoesand jewelry.

“WHAT’S HOT RIGHT NOW are the brighter colors and the neutrals. Those colors arejust on fire. Turquoise is one of the top colors. We cannot keep it in stock,” Maddox said. “We’realso seeing a lot of champagne due to bridal gowns moving away from white into taupe, mochaand ivory.

“AS LONG AS THE BRIDESMAIDS choose the right color, they can choose whateverstyle they want. They can find the individual style that works best for them, and bridesmaids aredefinitely showing an appetite for more body-shaping, revealing looks.”

THE MOVE TOWARD cocktail dresses doesn’t mean that traditional ball gowns have fallenout of favor, though. From the sleek, sexy downtown look to grand ball gowns fit for a Southernbelle, dresses this season run the gamut.

“IT’S TWO EXTREMES. That’s what the customer is gravitating toward,” Maddox said.“Right now there are no rules. The dresses are going from the supersexy look to the short, sweptaway look to superbig ball gowns. The biggest news in bridesmaids is that the rules of the past arepretty much gone.”

Figure-flattering ensemblesbridesmaids can wear again


THERE’S A DIAMOND on yourfinger, and a wedding date circled on yourcalendar. Months of planning will bespent preparing for the ceremony andreception. So who should you choose tophotograph one of the most special daysof your life?

1. RULE NUMBER ONEResist the urge to let the family shutterbughandle the wedding photography, saysRobert Jordan, coordinator of mediagraphics and photography at theUniversity of Mississippi. There is no sub-stitute for a professional photographer.And the search should be on as soon aspossible, since many photographers are inhigh demand and may book weddings asmuch as a year in advance. Jordan, whohas been behind a camera for 16 years,offers the following tips for deciding on aphotographer:

2. SEARCHING FOR THE BEST

Newspaper advertisements are extremelyhelpful, but your best bet is to ask newlywedded friends and relatives. They cannot only relay helpful information that isfresh in their minds, but also show youtheir photo albums.

3. SHOPPING AROUNDDon’t sign with the first photographer youmeet. When you make appointments,make it clear that you are coming to seesamples of the photographer’s work andto get prices. Don’t make any decisions orsign any contracts until you are finishedmeeting and questioning. “It would bewise to visit with at least three photogra-phers before signing a contract,” Jordansays.

4. JUDGING THE PRODUCTIn determining the quality of the photographer’s work, it is often best to look at thecandid photos, since most posed shots all look alike. “The candid pictures show howwell the photographer is able to think on his feet. Look for photos that are in sharpfocus and capture the mood of the wedding.”

5. PUTTING IT IN WRITINGOnce you select a photographer, sign a contract. Make certain it spells out all wed-ding details, including date, time and location of the ceremony and reception. Thecontract should include the choice for the wedding album cover, and size and num-ber of prints to be included. The date the proofs will be available to view and thedate for the album to be completed should be included. Be prepared to pay one-third to one-half of the balance outlined in the contract as a deposit.

6. AVOIDING CONFLICTSYou and your photographer should understand the church’s rules regarding flashphotography and photos made during the ceremony. If you think friends or relativeswill take photos, make sure it is OK with the photographer you’ve hired. Meet withthe photographer a week before the wedding to go over the wedding day schedule.

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THOUGH THE BULK OF wedding-day attention typically is focused onwhat the bride is wearing, bridegrooms also have important choices to make when itcomes to formal attire. And just like brides have many different gown styles fromwhich to choose, so do bridegrooms when it comes to their tuxedos.While a bridegroom’s wardrobe decision usually doesn’t involve as much fore-thought or time as his bride’s, he should keep in mind several factors before choos-ing a tuxedo. The time of day the wedding takes place and the formality of the eventdictate the style of the tuxedo itself.

FOR INSTANCE, if the event is going to be ultraformal - black tie - then a tradi-tional tuxedo complete with vest and bow tie is the appropriate choice. Bridegroomsgoing this route can also choose to add a top hat and gloves as accessories. However,at less formal weddings - such as on the beach or at a park - this would not be thebest option.

TO HELP YOU MAKE the right decision, here is a list of tuxedo terminologythat should help you make a more educated choice.

• SINGLE-BREASTED. Any man who has ever put on a suit, be it a tux or abusiness suit, likely knows that single-breasted means a suit with a single row of but-tons down the middle. This has become the more popular choice of late and isappropriate for men of all body types. Single-breasted suits come in many styles, how-ever you can order a single-breasted tuxedo with one or two buttons depending onthe bridegroom’s height (taller bridegrooms usually prefer two buttons, while shorterbridegrooms like one button). Bridegrooms can also order three- or four-button tuxe-dos. These are generally good for men who are particularly tall or thin; larger menshould avoid the three- or four-button tuxedo.

• DOUBLE-BREASTED. The double-breasted tuxedo is one with two rows ofbuttons side by side. Double-breasted suits tend to hide girth and appear more com-fortable.

• CUTAWAY TUXEDO. These go well with men of all statures. Cutawayrefers to the front edges of the coat sloping diagonally from the waist and formingtails in the back. These are the most appropriate option for daytime weddings.

• TAILS. Tails are mainly reserved for ultraformal and traditional weddings.Featuring a severe break between front and back, tails should be avoided by shorteror stockier bridegrooms.

• HIGH OR LOW VEST. High vests are typically good for taller men withlonger torsos, as they extend up the torso higher than a regular vest and go well witha high-button coat. Low vests are more appropriate for most men and can be wornby men of all body types.

• PEAKED LAPEL. An extension of the coat collar. The peaked lapel is often agood choice for a shorter bridegroom, as it typically makes the body appear longerand leaner.

• SHAWL COLLAR. Unlike a traditional collar, shawl collars do not come toa point, making this a difficult choice to make depending on body type. In general, awider bridegroom will want to stick with a wider shawl collar, as a thin collar willlook out of proportion. Similarly, a more svelte bridegroom should stick with a thin-ner collar, as a wider one will have the wrong effect.

• MANDARIN OR BANDED COLLAR. This is the collar type thatappears to not be a collar at all, as it just wraps around the neck without any pro-truding points and is never worn with a necktie. It’s a casual, nontraditional lookthat is still very attractive. For bridegrooms with short or thick necks, this styleshould definitely be avoided, as it will appear as though you are bursting out of thetop of your shirt. A more slender bridegroom, though, can wear a mandarin collar.

TUXEDO STYLE

Formal suits offer bridegroomsvariety of choices


IF WEDDING BELLS are in your future - bag the hints, nix the subtle suggestions and forgetthe innuendo. With gifts, there’s no need to be coy. Instead, cut right to the chase in getting whatyou want through the bridal registry.

YOU WON’T RAISE any eyebrows or offend any etiquette experts by listing the objects of youraffection - right down to nitty-gritty details such as size, color and quantity. In fact, you’ll make thetask of finding a wedding present much easier for your guests. By registering at certain stores, you’rehelping them locate the right places to shop. They can either visit in person or order by telephone.

A WISH LIST at each location drawn up by you and your fiance lets everyone in on the thingsyou want and eliminates those sure to be returned or exchanged. Since each store keeps track - eitherthrough a computerized listing or on paper - of the gifts that have been selected, it’s easy for gueststo see what choices still are in the running.

FOR DECADES, COUPLES have registered at traditional spots for traditional gifts.Department stores and small shops specializing in items for the home are prime places to find for-mal and casual dinnerware, cutlery, sterling and stainless flatware, crystal, kitchen ware, small appli-ances, and linens for bath, bed, kitchen and dining. Espresso machines, bath sheets, juicers,blenders, food steamers, wide-mouth toasters, monogrammed terry cloth robes, duvets, irons withautomatic shut-off and hand vacuums are just a few of the hottest gifts for the home front.

THERE ALSO ARE many less traditional options to consider. In many cases, today’s coupleswed after they’ve established a home or marry for the second time around. Thus, they often alreadyhave all the pots, pans and plates they need. Instead, they’re registering for the gifts they reallydesire at some unconventional spots.

POSSIBILITIES INCLUDE:• Specialty food shops, where guests can shop for pizza stones, upscale cookware, Mexican ceramics,pasta machines and other specialty equipment for the kitchen, food baskets, gourmet ingredients,cookbooks and wines.• Antique boutiques, where you’ll find vintage dinnerware, silverware and one-of-a-kind collectibles.• Camera departments that list frames, cameras, photo albums and specific pieces of equipment.• Museum gift shops, where your wish list might include art books, prints and reproductions ofbeloved objets d’art.In fact, with so many options, it seems a couple hardly can go wrong no matter where or for whatthey register.

NARROWING THE FIELD of possibilities easily could present the greatest challenge. Tipsthat will make your selection of registry choices easier include the following:• Do your homework. Think it over and talk it over before heading to the registry counter.Consider, for instance, how and how often you’ll entertain, how you’ll spend your spare time, andhow you hope to decorate your new home. Browse through the pages of bridal magazines, windowshop and walk down the aisles of your favorite stores to get an idea of what’s out there and what youwant. The registry lists located in most bridal magazines and books also can help you organize yourwedding wish list.• Take him along. Once upon a time, the bridal registry was a duty that was hers and hers alone.But today, the trend toward shared household responsibilities has motivated more bridegrooms toget in on the act.Encourage yours to follow suit. At the very least, get his stamp of approval on your selections beforeeverything is finalized.• Get good advice. When you’re ready to register, call and make an appointment with the registryconsultant, who can lend a guiding hand as you wade through myriad patterns, colors and quanti-ties. He or she will help you cover a wide price range with your selections so every guest can find asuitable gift.

WEDDING EXPERTS SAY it’s best to register at least several months before the wedding.Since you’ve a lot of ground to cover, don’t try to complete the task in a rushed afternoon.

ANOTHER SMART MOVE. Take pains to ensure you don’t register for the same item at sev-eral different stores. Since each store will only keep track of purchases applying to the registry there,you’ll wind up making the calls and doing the counting for an accurate tally.

Registering a wish list makesit easy to get what you want

WEDDING WISH LIST


THE BRIDE OR HER FAMILY

— Invitations, announcements and enclosure cards

— Wedding dress, veil, accessories andtrousseau

— Bouquets for attendants— Flowers for the ceremony and reception— Engagement and wedding photographs— Rental fee for facilities— Fees for musicians— Transportation for bridal party— Reception, including food, beverages,music, decorations, services

— Bridegroom’s wedding ring— Wedding gift for the bridegroom— Gifts for bride’s attendants— Lodging for out-of-town bridesmaids

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THE GROOM OR HIS FAMILY

— Bride’s engagement and wedding rings— Marriage license— Minister’s fee— Bride’s flowers, including going-awaycorsage and bouquet

— Boutonnieres for the men of the wedding party

— Corsages for mothers— Wedding trip expenses— Wedding gift for the bride— Gifts for his attendants— Lodging for out-of-town groomsmen and ushers

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Brittan Elizabeth Winford and Adam Marshall Herrington were united in marriage

May 24 at 6 p.m. at the home and farm of her grandparents, Stan and Jean

Winford of Vaughan. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Winford of

Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Winford, and Harriet Sulcer and the

late Lou Sulcer. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Herrington of Laurel. He is the

grandson of Dorothy Herrington and the late Sonny Herrington, and Mr. and Mrs. James

Talmadge Adams. Officiating the ceremony was the Rev. Steven Smith. Nuptial music was pre-

sented by Jennifer Smith and Josh McCaffrey.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of ivory lace with a sweetheart neck-

line, delicate sleeves and a dramatic key hole back. Her hair was adorned with wildflowers that

matched her bouquet. She carried a bouquet of a mixture of pastel roses, lambs ears, and wild-

flowers tied with lace that matched her dress. Maid of honor was Aiden Christine Winford, sister

of the bride. Bridesmaids were Leslie Anne Aker, Katie Alexander, Maribeth Barfield, Allison

Boyd, Leigh Dexter Morson, Anna Reid and Jennifer Reid. They wore lace sundresses of various

styles in crème, and carried smaller unique versions of the bride’s bouquet. The bride’s proxy

was Brinley Harris, cousin of the bride. Maleah Harris and Olivia Winford, cousins of the bride,

were attendants. Flower girls were Addison Sulcer, cousin of the bride, and Emma Blanco.

The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Austin Herrington, brother of the

bridegroom; Garner Bell, Robbie Jefcoat, Sawyer Smith and Seth Steelman. Ringbearers were

Dylan and Tristan Sulcer, cousins of the bride.

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AT THE HOME AND FARM OF THE BRIDE’S GRANDPARENTS, STAN AND JEAN WINFORDVAUGHAN, MISSISSIPPI

WEDDINGS

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Marshall Herrington

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Julia Morgan Stone and Gregory Wells Sandifer were united in marriage May 31, at 7 p.m., at the Cathedral

Church of St. Andrew. The candlelight ceremony was officiated by the Very Rev. Edward F. O’Connor and

the Rev. Gregory Francis Plata, OFM.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Reuben Harper Stone Sr. of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of

the late Louis Sanford Crumbley Sr. and Mrs. Crumbley of Laurel, and the late Richard Morgan Stone Sr. of

Hattiesburg, and Betty Jane Harper Stone of Nashville. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Joseph William

McDowell of Ridgeland, and Dr. Fred Monroe Sandifer III of Natchez, La. He is the grandson of the late

Phillip Anthony Carnaggio and Mrs. Carnaggio, and the late Dr. and Mrs. Fred Monroe Sandifer Jr., all of

Greenwood.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a personal designer gown of satin and lace. Beaded re-

embroidered Alencon lace fashioned the strapless sweetheart neckline and encrusted around the natural

waistline was a belt of diamond crystals, pearls, and tiny silk petals from which fell the skirt sweeping into a

cathedral train, hand appliqued with bouquets of beaded Alencon and ending in a deep border of lace. She

wore a cathedral veil of illusion cascading into a lace border matching that on her bridal gown. The bride’s

jewelry included a set of platinum pearl and diamond earrings, borrowed from the bride’s aunt, and a dia-

mond and platinum bracelet that belonged to the bride’s

late great-grandmother. Her hand-tied bouquet of white

peonies, garden roses and lilac was wrapped in ivory silk

ribbon and accompanied by an antique lace handkerchief

which was a gift from a friend of the bride. Maid of honor

was Anne Elizabeth Eastland Vickery. Bridesmaids were

Lindsey Gray Bradley, Shannon Therese Buell, Morgan

McGraw Chaney, Laura Jane Cole, Caroline Wesley Cowan,

Sarah Elizabeth Ford, Heather Elizabeth Horner, Mary Blair

Johnson, Katherine Carroll Lewis, Julia Jemison Matthews,

Lillian Ann Mayfield, Grace Brooks Pearson and Tara Hallie

Tighe. They wore champagne chiffon gowns featuring a

strapless sweetheart neckline. Their hand-tied bouquets

featured blush peonies and garden roses tied with ivory silk

ribbon. Honorary bridesmaids were Clara Frances Cannon,

Annie Clara Dow, Mildred Emily Monsour, Laura Catherine

Permenter and Sarah Neal Secrest. Flower girl was Sarah

Elizabeth Stone, cousin of the bride. She wore a handmade French hand sewn dress of ivory batiste and lace,

which the bride wore at the wedding festivities of the flower girl’s parents.

Phillip Anthony Sandifer, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Groomsmen were Hamilton Moss

Brown, Jonathan Tyler Cannon, Corbin Peterson Cox, Mark Bolling Crumpton Jr., Peyton Alexander Charles

Ellis, Frank Ryan Geary, James Randall Jefferson Jr., Robert Kilpatrick Lampton, Scott Michael Lause,

Frederick Cochrane Nix, William Hunter Pridgen, Derek Dyre Soldevila, Reuben Harper Stone Jr., Carl

Stewart Thach, and William McPherson Ware. Ushers were William Calvin Brunson III, Walt Thompson Davis,

Charles Palmer Threadgill, and Caleb Payne Whites. Ring bearer was Isaac Kilgore Stone, cousin of the

bride. Scripture readers were Leslie Johns Ray and Claire Douglas Sims.

Music was performed by Rob Robertson, organist; Thomas Lowe and Jocelyn Zhu, violinists; Ty Maisel,

viola; and Janette Sudderth, cello.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the home of the bride. Guests were

welcomed to the reception through the front door of the bride’s home adorned with orchids. Guests were

greeted with champagne and wine at the door and invited through the entrance hall to enter the clear top

wedding tent and enjoyed the sounds of the Compositionz. Guests enjoyed a buffet including favorite foods

of the couple, a special table complete with Ole Miss tailgating foods, a sushi station, and a late night snack

table. The bride’s cake was a multi-tiered ivory creation adorned with various sizes of spun sugar roses and

sitting on top of a fresh floral runner accenting the base of the cake. The chocolate and tiramisu bride-

groom’s cake was an intricate replica of “The Grove” at Ole Miss and included tents, fans and grove memo-

rabilia, complete with the bride and groom under the Walk of Champions.

On the day before the wedding, the bride was honored with a bridal luncheon in the home of Dr. and Mrs.

Tim Cannon. Other wedding festivities included a welcome party held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. George

May, and a groomsmen’s crawfish boil in the home Mr. Cory and Dr. Sarah Langston. The couple was hon-

ored with a wedding day brunch in the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Farrish. The bridegroom’s parents host-

ed a rehearsal dinner at the Capital City Club, which was attended by the bridal party and family and friends.

Following the wedding, the couple enjoyed a trip to Playa Mujeres. The couple now lives in Jackson.

Mrs. Gregory Wells Sandifer

Julia Morgan Stone & Gregory Wells SandiferMAY 31, 2014

THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

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ENGAGEMENTS

Mr. and Mrs. John Emmett Marchetti of Jackson announce the engagement of their daugh-

ter, Amie Gray Marchetti, to Tyler Lewis Blocker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nason Blocker

of Carthage.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray Marchetti of Jackson, Mrs. Sam

Crawford Lloyd and the late Mr. Lloyd of Greenville.

Miss Marchetti is a 2007 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School and a 2011 graduate of Mississippi

State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with an emphasis in public

relations and journalism. At State, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. Miss Marchetti is the execu-

tive administrator for the Madison County Foundation.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Violet Ward Blocker DeMarco, the late Clarence Dale

Blocker, Mrs. Homer Showalter Arthur Jr. and the late Mr. Arthur of Carthage.

Blocker is a 2003 graduate of Carthage High School. He attended Mississippi State University where

he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Blocker is a 2008 graduate of the Mississippi University for

Women where he earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing. He is a 2013 graduate of Union University

where he received a master’s in nurse anesthesia. Blocker is a nurse anesthetist at Jackson-Madison

County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn.

The couple will exchange vows February 7 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Jackson.

Amie Gray Marchetti, Tyler Lewis Blocker

Amie Gray Marchetti& Tyler Lewis Blocker

FEBRUARY 7, 2015TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Franklin Evans and Jeffrey Paul Wells announce the engagement of

their daughter, Allison Joy Wells, to Stewart Fallot Lamb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Fallot

Lamb of Jackson.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Judge and Mrs. Buford Ellsworth Wells of Memphis, and Mr. and

Mrs. Paul Edward Nuckolls and the late Gloria Brown Nuckolls of Meridian. The prospective bridegroom

is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Franklin Lamb of Daphne, Ala., and Mrs. Nevis Guy and the late

Aubrey Earl Guy Jr. of Memphis.

Miss Wells was graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in 2007. A 2011 graduate of the University of

Mississippi, Miss Wells earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. At Ole Miss, she was a

member of Kappa Delta sorority and named “Who’s Who Among College Students.” She lives in

Ridgeland and teaches language arts for the Madison County School District.

Lamb is a 2007 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. He was graduated in 2012 from the University

of Mississippi with a master’s degree in accounting. At Ole Miss, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity

and served the Associated Student Body as chairman of appropriations. Upon graduation, he practiced

public accounting in the greater Memphis area providing assurance services. Lamb continues to live in

Memphis, where he is associated with Robert Half as a director of client services.

The couple will exchange vows the evening of January 24 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Memphis.

Allison Joy Wells, Stewart Fallot Lamb

Allison Joy Wells& Stewart Fallot Lamb

JANUARY 24, 2015ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CHURCH • MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE


ENGAGEMENTS

Mr. and Mrs. James Bartlett Mullis III of Coral Gables, Fla., and Eunice Ann Trew Mullis of

Charlotte, N.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lynita Rae Mullis, to Michael

Carithers O’Keefe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Engelbrecht Hauberg Jr. and Kenneth Michael

O’Keefe, all of Jackson. Miss Mullis is the granddaughter of James Bartlett Mullis II of Cincinnati, the late Mr.

and Mrs. William Engle Taber of Philadelphia, Pa., and the late Viola Pearl Trew of Monroe. O’Keefe is the

grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Kinchen Hilliary O’Keefe Sr. of Clarksdale, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Claude

Estees Carithers Jr. of Meridian. Miss Mullis, known as Nini, is a 1999 graduate of R.H. Watkins High School in

Laurel where she was involved in speech and debate and show choir. She is a 2004 graduate of Mississippi

State University with a bachelor’s degree in communication with an emphasis in public relations. At State, she

was active as a Road Runner student recruiter. She is an events manager at Healthways Inc. in Nashville. She

is a member of the Junior League of Nashville, the Nashville Junior Chamber of Commerce, and is a volunteer

at the Safe Haven Family Shelter. She was a finalist for Nashville Emerging Leaders and is active in religious

education at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. O’Keefe is a 1999 graduate of Jackson Academy where he was

active in cross country and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Southern Methodist University and

is a 2003 graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in management information sys-

tems. He is also a graduate of the North Carolina Outward Bound School. He is a technical director with Edo

Interactive, a software startup in Nashville, and is on assignment in London, England.

The couple will exchange vows on January 24 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville.

Lynita Rae Mullis, Michael Carithers O’Keefe

Lynita Rae Mullis& Michael Carithers O’Keefe

JANUARY 24, 2015CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Candy Hanna Adkins of Ocean Springs and Sam Tahsin Qarqish of Brandon announce the

engagement of their daughter, Sarah Hanna Qarqish, to Morgan Berry Welch, son of Mr. and

Mrs. Lorenzo Dow Welch of Madison.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl Clifton Hanna of Houston, Miss., and

Mrs. Tahsin Qarqish and the late Mr. Qarqish of Nablus, Palestine.

Miss Qarqish is a graduate of Brandon High School and a 2013 graduate of Mississippi State University.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in drawing and graphic design.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Leavell Berry of Leland,

and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Dow Welch of Starkville. Welch is a graduate of Madison Central High

School and a 2013 graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in sculpture and a

minor in architectural studies. The couple are owners of The HannaBerry Workshop: Fine Art and

Furniture. They currently have an art show, Qarqish +Welch: Art as Form…Art as Function, at the Ohr-

O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.

The couple will exchange vows February 21 at The Chimneys in Gulfport.

Sarah Hanna Qarqish

Sarah Hanna Qarqish& Morgan Berry Welch

FEBRUARY 21, 2015THE CHIMNEYS • GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI

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PARTIESA N D C E L E B R A T I O N S

Miles Lane, Lane Wilson

Joseph McCaskill, Miles LaneWendi O’Neill, Miles LaneBill Wilson, Brad Laney, Lambert Lane

David Hutchison, Tommy Weems, Joe McCaskill; (third row) Susan, Emily and Brad Laney, Kay Carlton, Hardy and Terre Harris, Susan Weems, Debbie McCaskill, CarolynWakefield, Frank Fillingham, Soc Guffin, Steve Edwards, Susan Tsimortos, Tom Christian; (second row) Cindy Hutchison, Carol Craig, Collette Christian, Jan Carter, Lambertand Amy Lane, Bill and Leslie Wilson, Kathy Eure, Lexanne Guffin, Kathryn Edwards, Joni Duperior; (front) Jacob and Mercedes Christian, Miles Lane, Lane Wilson, Ann King

and Fern Fillingham

engagement partyAn engagement celebration honoring Lambert Miles Lane Jr. and Lane Wilson

was held recently in the Madison home of Susan Laney.Co-hosts and hostesses were Dennis and Carol Craig, Mark and Carolyn

Wakefield, Tom and Collette Christian, David and Cindy Hutchison, Joe andDebbie McCaskill, Frank and Fern Fillingham, Jacob and Mercedes Christian, JanCarter, Janice Kemp, Dub and Joni Duperier, Stephen and Kathryn Edwards, Randy

and Kathy Eure, Marsha Spencer, Rick and Kay Carlton, Mark and Sheryl Escude,Si and Melissa Bondurant, Soc and Lexanne Guffin, Susan Tsmortos, Hardy andTerre Harris, and Tommy and Susan Weems.Parents of the couple are Amy and Lambert Lane of Jackson, and Bill and Leslie

Wilson of Beaumont, Texas.The couple was married November 1.

LambertMiles Lane Jr.

and LaneWilson

engagementparty

Brad and Emily Laney, Miles Lane, Lane Wilson, Meagan and Brad Eure


Emily Lewis, Miles Lane, Lane Wilson, Paul Lewis, Amy LaneBuster Allen, Lambert and Amy Lane, Ola Allen

Lambert and Amy Lane, Susan Laney, Bill and Leslie WilsonJacob Christian, Miles Lane, Lane Wilson, Emily and Brad Laney, Cory and Stacey Carter

Amy Lane, Ann King, Michael and Emily CorkernBryan Eure, Amy Lane, Lane and Leslie WilsonTim Williams, Ann King, Trish Williams

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EVENTSHOLIDAY POTPOURRI2014 marked the 40th anniversary of HolidayPotpourri, an annual fund-raiser led by thefamilies of First Presbyterian Day School, heldrecently in the home of Guy and Lana Boyll.This year, monies raised will be used to reno-vate the playground and play yard. Shown are scenes from the event.

Natalie Adkins, Darnell Dye, Julie O’Brien Mary Tison Brown, Susan Malouf, Natalie Gibb

Jonah and Julie Brown, Flo StrawnCamille Griffith, Michelle Jennings, Shunika StallworthLana and Guy Boyll

Susan Mims, Terry Walker, Leslie Ledoux, Tracy Mason Mamie Holligsworth, Kristina Brown, Natalie Jolly, Rhonda Rhoden

Michele Gibbs, Tracey Jeffreys Ashley and Gabe Baldwin Millie Clanton, Alice Lusk Risa Moriarity, Whitney Andress


Michelle Hawkins, Karma Williams, Terri HedermanNancy Barland, Mandy Penny, Lindsay AdamsDavid and Amy Turner

Doug, Clare, Thomas and Hayes Dale Susan McCain, Ruth McMillin, Sandra Gobbel

Kitty and Kate Bryant Betty Bridell, Debra Smith

HOLIDAY POTPOURRI

Martha Jean White, Yvonne Kein Rhonda Baird, Ora Reed Candy Spurzem, Catherine McCarty Martha Frye, April Tilley

Ashley Baldwin, Mamie Hollingsworth, Marla Speed

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EVENTSNEW STAGE “ALL THEWAY” RECEPTIONA reception was held in the home of Reed andCaroline Hogan for the New Stage play, “All theWay,” a Tony award-winning play aboutLyndon Baines Johnson.Shown are scenes from the reception.

Stuart Rockoff, Katie Blount, Trey Porter Julius Ridgway, Reed Hogan

Betty Wong, Stacey Gains, Tasha RoweSusan Rockoff, Jacqueline Berry, Stephenie MorriseyBrian and Nicole Bradshaw

Bill McCarty, Mariann Wynn, Maggie Fortier, Elise and William Winter, Leila and Billy Wynn Bill Osborne, Patti Carr Black, Betty Smithson, Barbara Austin, Francine Reynolds

David Blount, Hank Holmes Bill Osborne, Liz Brister Sherry Vance Allen, George Allen Sarah Jane Alston, Robert Gibbs


Pat Krakos, Ronnie Musgrove, Alex Alson Virgi Lindsay, Beth Orlanski, Chuck LindsayFred Banks, Sid Davis

Reed and Caroline Hogan, Jim Child, Fred Banks Tammy Brown, Kane Ditto, Garry Brown

Lauren Kalka, Betty Wong Sibyl Child, Julius Ridgway, Sherry Boyer Modena Martin, Betty Smithson

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e love a good partyand so do our readers!Don’t let your party end when the guests go home. Keep it going by submitting pictures from

it to The Northside Sun Magazine. It’s Easy. Just make sure when using a digital camera to have the setting at the highest resolution possible and e-mail them to us or submit a CD. Or the old fashioned

way using film prints still works great!!! Type up something about the fun event and identify everyone inthe photos and it’s done. And remember we like photos exclusive to us.

Still have questions? Gives us a call: 957-1123 or e-mail [email protected]

Choose your own path.


EVENTSHABITAT GOLFThe 23rd Howard Wilson Memorial GolfClassic was held recently at Lake Caroline GolfClub. The tournament is held annually to bene-fit Habitat for Humanity Mississippi CapitalArea. Shown are scenes from the tournament.

Cindy and Dennis Griffin, Chris Means, Jack Haynie Scott Parenteau, Peter Keith, Trevis Banks

Beth Hodges, Anne Daly Leigh Pace, Don Holder, Larry Ratzlaff, Greg Barnes Wesley Stringer, Michael Collins

Habitat officials and Wilson family members: (from left) Johnny Ray, Cindy Griffin, Taylor and Phil Wilson, Billy andJoy Wilson McCool, Kathy Wilson and Lee Phillips, Alan and Karen Wilson, Larry Ratzlaff

First place team members (from left) Josh Oller, Tom Wallace,Johnny Ray, Bob Drinkwater

University Center Kiwanis Club members Mark Hodges, George Shirley,Tommy Norwood, Chris Graham, Stan Patrick Chris Hawley, Terry Taylor, Tom Hudson, Woody Theeck

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EVENTSGIRL SCOUTS WOMENOF DISTINCTIONGirl Scouts of Greater Mississippi honored itsWomen of Distinction recently at the HiltonHotel.This event helps fund programming for GirlScouts in the metro Jackson area. Honorees included Beth Kellogg, Dr. BeverlyWade Hogan, Holly Lange, Leigh Reeves,Charlotte Harness Seals, and Trish Windham.Shown are scenes from the event.

Stewart and Beth Kellogg, Karen Morris Janice Brown, Melanie Morgan, Ashlee Reid

Bill and Gretchen Cook, Abby and Daniel BrowneDea Bowling, Melanie Hataway, Heidi NoelChristy Bridges, Ruth Cummins

Becky Traweek, Donna Sims, Carolyn Boteler, Rita Wray, Trish Windham, Beth Kellogg, Charlotte Seals, Leigh Reeves, Holly Lange Angela Herzog, Tom Wofford

Angie Pace, Mandy Shumaker Trish Windham, Sallie Kaufmann Paula Stewart, Todd Reeves Marshand and Shea Crisler


Mandy Shumaker, Karen McCarty, Georgia SpencerCarrie and Kevin Partridge, Sherrie and Wes HolsappleLaShaunda Rene, Edna Harris

Rod and Helen Carney, Sherry and Jay Chance Kenneth Johnson, Calvin Seals, Daisy and Kermit Harness

Necole Johnson, Madison, Cantrell and Elizabeth Keyes Tracy Wofford, Carolyn Boteler, Pam Britt, Angela Herzog, Becky Traweek

Amy and Matt Forsyth, Stuart Kellogg Lori Quarles, Rochelle Hicks, Gretchen Gentry Holly and Allen Lange

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EVENTSLOUNGE ART SHOWLounge Interiors and Arts hosted an art showfeaturing local artists BJ Weeks and SuzanneGuild. A portion of all sales were donated tothe American Cancer Society in honor ofBreast Cancer Awareness. Weeks is a self-taught artist who gets inspiration from hervivid memories of growing up on the GulfCoast. Guild, a local artist, layers her paintingsto engage the viewer with the relationshipbetween light and shadow. Winning a nationalart contest for the American Society of HandTherapists gave her international exposurewith her work distributed in eight countries.Shown are scenes from the show.

Ann Kavanaugh, Oren Mitchener, Haley Bianchini Steve Greer, Suzanne Guild, Becky Greer

Roland and BJ WeeksKimberly Hooker, Suzanne Guild, Shannon SmithElizabeth Curtis, Matthew Hall

Theresa Anderson, Darnell Dye, Suzanne Guild, Natalie Adkins, Shannon Smith Jake Walker, Haley Bianchini


EVENTSCHAINE DEROTISSEURSThe Mississippi Chapter of the Confrerie de laChaine des Rotisseurs held its recent gatheringat Anjou. The chapter meets quarterly at localrestaurants to try new dishes and to fellowshipwith fellow members. The Chaine is the oldestand largest food and wine society in the world,according to its international Web site, andtraces its origins back to the cooking guilds ofmedieval Europe. The Mississippi Chapter wasrestarted several years ago and has grown to 44members.

Tommy James, Melissa Daniel, Barbara Rains Frances Perkins, Rosa Lynn Das

David and Cheryl Allen Bill and Marie Krooss, Jay Kientz, Sabra Sullivan Maggie and Seymour Pooley

Austin Perkins, Kim Nguyen, Suman Das, Conner Perkins Frank Perkins, Troy Majure, Blake Perkins, Ralph Daniel

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EVENTSWELLSFESTART NIGHTWellsFest Art Night was held recently atDuling Hall in Fondren. This free eventincluded refreshments, live music, a previewparty and live art auction. All proceeds fromWellsFest Art Night go to the Good SamaritanCenter, a charity celebrating its 40th year ofhelping families in crisis throughout thegreater Jackson area. Shown are scenes fromthe event.

Melissa Grantham, Cecelia Norwood, Martha Moulder Gilly MacMillan, Jeff Lewis

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Marti Nance, Cathy Clem, Jean Rose, Donna Matthews John Brashier, Jacob and Courtney McCrory, Laura Purdie

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Tony Davenport, Tom BeckJim Samson, Amy Collier Sampson, Tom HarmonLawrence Sutton, Terry Hunt

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EVENTSPALMER HOMESOUTHERN SOIREEThe second annual Southern Soirée benefitingPalmer Home for Children presented byKatherine and David McRae was held at TheSouth Warehouse recently.The evening included music presented by thePatrick Smith Band, special guest MissMississippi Jasmine Murray, and a raffle.Shown are scenes from the event.

Cynthia McCool, Keith Sisson, Ashley Wright Keith Clair, Lisha Wilcher

Curtis and Gretchen GentryTyler Armstrong, Amy Felder, Jennifer BallardWilliam and Jana Bell

Nick and Lisa Walters, Laurie and Jason Walton Suzie and Ashby Foote, Drake Bassett, David Foster

David and Katie McRae Tiffany Couch, Melinda Peoples Doug Davis, Kaylea Crabbe Jasmin and Lisa Murray


Vicki Foster, Ashely HaeuslerJamey Nicholas, Joe Mallard, Phillip MorganJohnny and Dyanne Ray

TJ Harvey, Steven Griffin, Arthur Jones, Shelly Purvis Gary and Marion Silber, Liza and Rick Looser

Jay and Donna McCarthy Thomas Dale, Richard and Charlotte McNeel

PALMER HOME SOUTHERN SOIREE

Shannon Morris, Lynn Fitch Billy and Linda Brunt Lisa Greaves, Hayes Dale John and Casey Gaines

Barry and Leslye Planch, Sean Guy

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Charles and Ellen JohnsonDave Dear, Tommy Couch, Jeff PeoplesShirley Lee, Robert Farris

Connie White, W.L. Adams Jr. Randy and Sharon Tew Nina Nation, Billy Riecken Alan Burrow, Brian Beckham

PALMER HOME SOUTHERN SOIREE


EVENTSZOO PARTYUNLEASHEDZoo Party Unleashed, a New Orleans-styledsoiree, was held recentely at Highland Village.Entertainment included Jesse Robinson, streetdancers, tarot card readers, magicians, andartists, which created a true New OrleansBourbon Street experience.Shown are scenes from the event.

Will and Swayze Pentecost, Dea and Michael Bowling Dustin Barnes, Courtney Cronin, John Wiener

Endia Banks, Deborah IvyChris Herron, Fannie Jacobs, George ByrdChrissy Cheslite, Derek Nelson

Tripp Segars, Ashley Lott, Russell Turley, John Wiener, Jake and Allison Rogers, Hannah and Abram Orlansky Liz Hogue, TJ Harvey, Michele McGee, Steven Griffin

Kayla Paul-Lindsey, Taneda Robinson Taylor Edlin, Tara Turner, Morgan Brashear, Chris Campbell Lucy Barton, Elizabeth Russell

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EVENTSMAKE-A-WISH WINEAND WISHESYates Construction recently hosted Wine andWishes, a fund-raiser benefiting Make-a-Wishof Mississippi at the Capital Club. The eveningfeatured food and wine, music and a silent auc-tion. Wish-Kid T’nya Roach, state leaders andothers were in attendance. Shown are scenes from the event.

Beverly and Robert Smith, Charlotte McNeel Suzy and Adam Conerly

Johnny Cumberland, Noah MillerPhillip and Leslie Carpenter, Bee McNamaraRod and Laura Henderson

Sam Kelly, Delbert Hosemann, Kim Kelly, Stacy and Stanley Mangum Kim Purvis, Keith Clair, LouAnn and Richard Mellon

Justin Chamblee, Sheila Brashers T’nya Roach, Latisa Ward Anthony Scafidel, Nikki Butler Doug Dale, Bill Croswell


Tina and Orry SandersCharlotte McNeel, Kirke Chamblee, Jesse PartridgeShannon Francis, Swayze Pentecost

Charlie McLemore, Doug and Clare Dale Reed Bowen, Pete and Susan Farris

Charlotte and Tom Turner Cathy Boyle, Brenda Lancaster

MAKE-A-WISH WINE AND WISHES

Brent and Rebecca Wilson Ashley Tubertini, Reid Curtis Ken and Kay Bicker Kathy and Edd Black

Leigh Jaunsen, Russ Blount

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EVENTSSAIL INTO FALLSail into Fall at the Laurel Gathering was heldrecently at the Jackson Yacht Club to celebratefall with food, fun and a view of the reservoir.The gathering was hosted by Laura andDenton Gibbes, Carol (Crews) and DavidMann, Beverly and Tim Lawrence, MickeyMcCardle, and Ruth Tant.Shown are scenes from the event.

Carol and David Mann, Ruth TantJulia Seefeld Wilkinson, Janis Seefeld Robinson,Jamie Seefeld Chancellor

Beth Ballard, Robin Dickey BrowningLee Fuller, Mike and Anna Mary RowellBennie Butts, Kathy Robinson

Jim Keith, Shiar and Darlene Rahaim, Regina and Brian J. Bishop Mac Elliott, Chrissie and Mac Cameron, Troy Browning

Shiar Rahaim, Robbie Landrum, Larry Robinson Chuck and Joanne Bergin, Jan and Glenn Smith


Margaret Deavors, Denton and Laura GibbesFreddy and Patty Rayner, Twyla and Jason JenningsMarcia Melichar Whatley, Nan Graves Goodman

SAIL INTO FALL

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EVENTSDDD EVENTWhole Foods dietician Mary Lindsey Jacksondemonstrated healthy tailgating food options toTri Delta alumnae as part of their fall member-ship event. This year marks the 126th anniver-sary of the founding of Delta Delta Delta. Tri Deltas of the Jackson area gather for educa-tion, charitable giving to benefit the Blair E.Batson Children’s Hospital Cancer Center, andto share the bonds of sisterhood. For moreinformation go to Jackson Mississippi Tri DeltaAlumnae on Facebook or [email protected].

Karyn Fraser, Tammy Thomas, Lee Waits, AnneMarie Lee, Mindy Perry

Margie Jepson, Amanda CobbErin Collins Escude, Betty Lynn Freeman;(front) Rebekah Gregory, Mary John Johnson

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when the guests go home.

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Northside Sun Magazine.

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to have the setting at the

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EVENTSBLUES BY STARLIGHTThe Boys and Girls Clubs of CentralMississippi fund-raiser, Blues by Starlight, washeld recently at Highland Village. The eventfeatured live music by Hunter and the Gatorsand Bubba Wingfield with Chris Gill, as well asfood, wine and cocktail samples, and raffleitems. Shown are scenes from the event.

Will and Betsy Wilson, Jarrod Ravencraft, Derek Grey Liz Hogue, Niki Ramshur, Michele McGee

Gina Haug, Tammy HollingsworthMegan Vining, Brittain Morrison, Keller WhiteBen and Meredith Aldridge

Claire Temple, Seena Edegerton, Wesley Cole, Jason Thompson, Justin Asbill Mindi and Joey Kern, Mosi and Ash Taylor, Anna Broussard

Anna Stennett, Amy Luscomb Jim Blackwood, Becky Conley Ebony Williams, Jessica Davis Ann Marie Smith, Matthew Allen


Donavan Perry, Paul YoungerJohnny and Marci Barranco, Jim KempMichael Martin, Tim Irby

Jarrod Ravencraft, Betsy Wilson, Melissa Madison, TJ Harvey, Carson Case Mende Malouf, Melissa Maloug, Amy Ellis, Anne Hurt, Stacey Jordan

BLUES BY STARLIGHT

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EVENTSDINNER OFCHAMPIONSThe Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of theNational Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Societyrecently honored Dr. Ruth Fredericks and Dr.Robert Herndon with the Hope Award duringits annual MS Dinner of Champions at theCountry Club of Jackson. The Hope Award isthe chapter’s most prestigious designation, presented annually to individuals who exemplify extraordinary community serviceand leadership.

Randy James, Cal and Cheryl Wells Nancy and Lawrence Johnson

Bobby Coleman, Lee MartinTrey Jones, Austin Stewart, William DrinkwaterLarry and Candice Mobley

John, Robert and Kathryn Herndon, Eileen O’Connor, Alexander Auchus Rachel Jacobson, Wendy Barrilleaux, Larry and Pattie Riddles, Charlotte Vayda

Jayce and Stephanie Powell Ron Mumbower (co-chair), Duane O’Neill(honorary chair) Ruth McMillin, Kathy Mumbower Ryan and Leanna Henderson


Ravi and Ruth Fredericks (honoree)Nita Kellum, Missy Johnson, Valva NewmanPaula James, Cheryl Wells

Walter and Susan Weems, Rhoda and Eddie Maloney Tommy and Ruth McMillin, Amy Tuck, Rita Black

Bill and Karen Philipp, Barbara Bowman, Susan Edwards JB and Gloria Hollway, Dianne and Eddie Rigsby; (front) Lynn Hill

DINNER OF CHAMPIONS

Candice and Hattie Morgan Elaine and Robert Harris Jarvis and Tracey Jernigan Patrick and Haley Davis

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EVENTSBATTLE OF THEBARTENDERSBattle of the Bartenders 2014 benefiting theMississippi Burn Foundation was held recentlyat Duling Hall. The evening included music,heavy hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Localbartenders mixed original creative vodka-basedcocktails for a panel of judges, and attendeesvoted on their favorite for the People’s ChoiceAward. Shown are scenes from the event.

Mary Jane Burgess, Jamie Woods, Tammy Bouchillon Brandon Lee, Meredith Hutcheson

Amanda Wells, Belinda DavenportTommy and Dana Canoy, Mercy and Scott BaileyJordan Organ, Alex Bristow

Major Markow, Elise Russell, Dave Grenley, Arden Barnett, Phillip Ladner Chris McIntyre, Kym Morgan, Hailie Robinson, Lani Peak

Ouida Watson, Pat Ladnier Jim Kemp, Jeff Mote Carson Case, Melissa Madison Tony Hancock, Amy Luscomb


Glen Partrick, Tammy Bouchillon, Tom ElkinsLacy Hales, Becky Hines, Elizabeth DicksonRobert Dienelt, Jason Burgardt

Kassie Gibson, Janet and Tom Wagner, Beverly Surles Darryl Jefferson, McKenzie Day, Sheila Morrison, Eleanor Walker

Joey DeFazio, Amanda Wells, Courtney Geoghegan, Amy Orsulak Donald Pope, Kathy Stone, Olga Richardson, Tom Elkins

BATTLE OF THE BARTENDERS

Rashid Jadbabaei, Dustin Quarles Tonya and Will Ham Tim Hopkins, Megan Murphy Brandy Martin, Sharon Woods

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