September 15, 2011

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT now hasthe information needed to determine whethera redistricting plan critics say will weaken thewhite vote in Northeast Jackson meets federalguidelines.

In May, the United States Department ofJustice (DOJ) ordered the county to submitadditional information before determiningwhether to sign off on the new lines whichare part of the 2010 mandated county redis-tricting plan.

Because the lines were neither approved norrejected in time for the 2011 statewide partyprimaries, county leaders had to run under thecurrent district boundaries adopted in 2001.

Among the items it requested, DOJ wantedcopies of all documents “presented to, consid-ered by, provided by, or exchanged between”the board of supervisors regarding the adopt-ed plan and its alternatives. The feds alsorequested the criteria adopted by the board fordrawing up the plans, election data datingback to 1999, and a chronology of the redis-tricting process, including the public avail-ability of the proposed and alternative plans.

The county received notification May 31the lines had not been approved.

In January, the board of supervisors hiredDerrick Johnson, president of the MississippiConference of the National Association forthe Advancement of Colored People(NAACP), to draw the new boundaries basedon information from the 2010 census.

Despite receiving notification in May,Johnson didn’t submit the information untillate August. The information wasn’t turned inimmediately, according to Johnson, becausethere would have been no way to gather thedocumentation and have it approved in timefor the primaries. “So I moved on to otherthings,” he said.

Johnson said under federal law, countiescannot hold elections under boundaries thatare not approved.

Section Five of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,certain states with histories of discriminationagainst minorities must submit all redistrict-ing changes to the federal government forapproval before they go into effect.

DOJ has 60 days from the submission dateto review the documents and make a deci-sion.

If the lines are not approved, the county willhave to redraw them next year. Johnson was

See Hinds Redistricting, Page 8A

Fate of districtlines in handsof feds; should

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IF EASTOVER residents have their way,developers will no longer be able to divideup large lots for new residential develop-ment.

Neighbors are working with the city ofJackson to craft an overlay district thatwould protect the large estate lots that char-acterize the neighborhood.

The details of the plan were still beingworked out last week, but the main objectiveof the overlay was clear: to prevent develop-

ers from breaking up estate lots to buildmultiple patio homes.

Greater Eastover NeighborhoodFoundation Executive Director (GENF)Dana Robertson said she would like to seean overlay district proposal go before thecity’s planning board at their October meet-ing. However, a date had not been finalizedat the time of publication. (The board meetson the fourth Thursday of each month.)

“This is just a means of protecting theneighborhood,” she said. “One of the keyattributes of Eastover is the lot sizes. We

don’t want to see that change. When a lotgets subdivided, the overall aesthetic of theneighborhood is affected. Eastover’s homesand yards are unique, but there is a benefit tosome consistency.”

In recent years, developers, desperate fornew places for residential development,have begun buying up larger lots, tearingdown old homes and putting up small subdi-visions. Eastover has not been immune. OnBoxwood Drive, for example, one housewas torn down and two were put in its place,

See Overlay District, Page 9A

The 28th WellsFest will be held September 24 at Jamie FowlerBoyll Park. All proceeds go to the Mustard Seed. The festival fea-tures a 5K run and walk and one-mile fun run at 8 a.m., a petparade at 9 a.m., and from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., live music, foodbooths, children’s activities, an arts and crafts vendor area, aplant sale, and a silent auction of goods and services. For moreinformation visit www.wellsfest.org.

WellsFest Art Night will be September 20 at Duling Hall. Thisevent is also free and includes refreshments and live music. Thepreview party begins at 5:30 p.m., and the live art auction at 7p.m. Preparing for the event are (from left) Sherree Allen,Seedster Jeff Brock, Kit Barksdale, the Rev. Keith Tonkel,Stephanie Feigler, and Bob Kersh.

By KATIE EUBANKSSun Staff Writer

BUSINESS OWNERS IN what’s beencalled “Olde Towne” Ridgeland are look-ing at new brand names - not for their mer-chandise but for their business district.

“We have not reached a final agreementon exactly the direction of the namechange,” said Keith Kinkade, owner ofKinkade’s Fine Clothing on West JacksonStreet. “But we are working tirelessly hardwith the mayor and [CommunityDevelopment Director] Alan Hart to reachthe exact consensus.”

“We’re working on getting banners puton the utility poles, and highway and street

signs to designate the district,” Kinkadesaid.

That means members of the JacksonStreet District Association (JSDA) mustalso decide where the district’s boundarieswill be.

“The general consensus is [that the dis-trict be] inclusive of all of Jackson Streetand then the Trace Station shopping center[on Highway 51],” he said. “[And] we’resuper excited about the new city center on51 too [see story]. That will be even moreof an economic boost to us, because it willgenerate more traffic into our area.”

JSDA president Betsy Liles, owner of B.Liles Fine Art Jewelry, said “downtown

Ridgeland” seems like the best option for adistrict name as of now.

“‘Olde Towne’ has been used a lot. And[a woman from Mississippi Main Street]said a lot of towns are moving away fromthat because it sounds like, ‘I’m old andfunky,’ not ‘old and cute,’” Liles said witha laugh.

“And ‘Jackson Street District’ soundedlike a great idea, but since then we’vewanted something that’s more inclusive.We want [our boundaries] to be inclusive -but not so inclusive that you lose the senseof what it is we’re trying to accomplish.”

She said that once the name was decided,See Olde Towne, Page 8A

Plan would stop developers from subdividing Eastover lots

OLDE TOWNE?MERCHANTS CONSIDERING NEW ‘BRANDING’FOR WEST JACKSON AREA

Keith Kinkade, owner of Kinkade’s FineClothing

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a conversation withSteen on plans for Madison County

Gerald Steen, 53, will take office asMadison County District 3 supervisor inJanuary. Steen has served as Ridgeland’salderman at large for 14 years and alsoworks as region leader at VictoryMarketing in Ridgeland. He is married tothe former Linda Auttonberry, and theyhave two sons and two daughters. Steen isa member of First Baptist Church inRidgeland. He recently spoke with Sunstaff writer Katie Eubanks about his plansfor District 3 and Madison County.

What do you see as District 3’s great-est needs?

“First let me say I am excited aboutbeing supervisor for District 3 andMadison County. It’s a challenge I’mexcited about taking on. We have a lot oftalent in Madison County that’s untappedthat we can tap into, people that are CEOsand leaders that can help move MadisonCounty forward.

“District 3 covers 65 to 70 percent ofRidgeland, five to 10 percent of the countyout in the Livingston Road area, and a por-tion of [the city of] Madison, from St.Augustine Drive south. It’s a good bit ofarea to cover, just like my fellow supervi-sors will have.

“The biggest things that I see in District3 are streets and roads that need to beoverlaid with asphalt, potholes that need tobe filled, and drainage issues.

“We have four state-aid roads: RiceRoad, Pear Orchard Road, Old AgencyRoad and Livingston Road. Each one ofthose needs to be overlaid. Pear Orchard isin good shape, but in the next few years itwould need to be overlaid. And LakeCavalier and Coker Road are in terribleshape.

“In the county as a whole, the thing I seethat we must do is work with each other,trust each other, and set a vision forMadison County. Where do we want to befour years from now, 10 years from now?

“And then we have to hold peopleaccountable to implement that vision. Anda lot of that will come back to us as super-visors.

“That vision will include the four may-ors of Madison, Ridgeland, Canton andFlora, along with the Madison CountyFoundation, MCEDA [Madison CountyEconomic Development Authority] and thebusiness league.

“We must all be on the same page to getprojects done and move Madison Countyforward. That is a must. That is a priorityof mine, and hopefully it’ll be a priority ofthe board of supervisors.”

What are some specific things you cando to get started setting a vision for thecounty?

“I’ve started meeting with some of thesupervisors now, even though we don’tknow for sure who’ll be there [in January]besides myself and [District 1 Supervisor]John Bell Crosby. They’ve shared theirplans with me about what they would liketo see done, and I’ve shared my plans.We’re building up that trust.

“I have also started working with andcontacting these different county organiza-tions and will be communicating with eachmayor and listening to their plans.That’swhat I’m doing to get prepared forJanuary.

“It’s very important for us to hit theground running in January.”

Are there things you’ll be able to dofor Ridgeland as supervisor that youcouldn’t do as an alderman?

“There’s a huge change that I can hope-fully bring to Ridgeland, Madison and thecounty. All of them are equal. Part of thatis bringing money into this southern part ofthe county for streets and roads.

“Another thing will be looking at theway our 911 system is set up. Is theresomething we can change that will helpour cities and the county as a whole?

“But the biggest thing I see is bringingpeople together, communicating and work-ing together. As an alderman, I had con-tacts with my fellow aldermen and themayor, but the supervisors have a link toevery city and all these organizations.

“Every city is a partner with each other.That’s the way we should look at it. We’repartners together to move Madison Countyforward.

“I’m more of a doer. Let’s make a plan,and then let’s make it happen. I don’t wantto let it sit on a shelf and just talk about it.That’s what I think I bring to the board ofsupervisors more than anything else.”

I know the budgets for Ridgeland andMadison are pretty tight for this comingyear. Are there ways the county can helpfill some of the budget holes for thecities?

“I have looked at the county’s budget,and it is tight. They’ve not given out anyraises for the past couple years.

“It might be small holes that we fill infor the cities, but as an alderman I knowevery dollar helps. That’s the reason we’regoing to sit down and have a vision aswell. The mayors can tell me what we can

See Gerald Steen, Page 15A

“I’m more of a doer. Let’s make aplan, and then let’s

MAKE IT HAPPEN.I don’t want to let it sit on a shelf

and just talk about it.” -Gerald Steen


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I CRINGE EVERY TIME I hear somepolitician talking about government “creatingjobs.”

Hate to burst anybody’s bubble, but the ideathat government creates jobs is about as realas the tooth fairy.

Jobs are not “created” by the government,by corporations or any other third-party enti-ty. The only person who “creates” a job is theindividual by acquiring skills that someone iswilling to pay for.

If you have a valuable skill, you will createyour own job. Whether you choose to workfor a company, the government or own yourown is your business.

The world is full of needs. That will never

change. People need to eat. People need theirplumbing to work. People need their carsrepaired. People need their computers tofunction. Businesses need accountants to bal-ance their books. The list is endless.

If you have a skill that meets a need, youwill always have a job. It’s as simple as that.If you have no skill that is in demand, youwill be unemployed.

Government cannot take somebody withoutin-demand skills and make them valuable. Ifgovernment “creates” a job it merely destroysreal jobs in the private sector through taxationto “create” a false job in the public sector.

That’s why the stimulus failed. The freemarket is more efficient than the government.When government taxes or borrows exces-sively, it suffocates the private sector toexpand the public sector. This moves moneyfrom efficient private operations to inefficientgovernment operations. That’s a recipe forstagnation, which is exactly what we have.Many of us saw this coming a mile away.

These public jobs (and welfare) createdependency, which may be good politics forDemocrats, but doesn’t help people acquirereal skills necessary to be of value in the freemarket. We keep extending unemploymentbenefits and wonder why unemploymentstays high. This is not rocket science.

I know quite a few people who - when fac-ing poor job prospects - worked nights, wentto nursing school and are now making goodmoney. They didn’t wait for the governmentto create a job for them.

If your existing skills are not of value, youmust get a new skill. Those on unemploy-ment should use the time to retool and learnnew skills. The world changes. Learn to weld,earn a CPA designation, become a bricklayeror a plumber. Just don’t sit around waiting forPresident Obama to “create” a job for you.

This is a classic symptom of the NannyState, in which we impatiently wait for thegovernment to fix our problems instead oftaking personal responsibility for our own sit-uation.

Just like FDR, Obama’s misguided policiesare dragging us through an unnecessary pro-longed period of economic stagnation. FDR’sattempt to “create” jobs also led to a lostdecade. So it is now.

But take heart. This recent softness is notsurprising considering the Fed finally quitprinting money willy nilly. We’re finally start-ing to stand on our own two feet. We’re wob-bling, but we’re standing. Historically, it takesseven years to recover from a financial crisis.By 2014, we should be ginning.

We have to quit expecting government tosolve all our problems. Business cycles, evensevere ones, are part of life. Rather than runto the rescue, the government needs to lay offand let the economy right itself naturally.

The more government money we throw atthe problem, the longer we delay the cure.

THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the 9/11attack sent me scrolling through the columnarchives on my computer. Here’s what Iwrote a few days after the tragedy:

Terrorism is a scourge. It is not a war.Terrorism is perpetrated by a small handful offanatics. These people must be found andpunished, but we should do so deliberatelyfollowing the proper judicial and diplomaticprocedures. Military force may be necessary,but it should be used carefully with a mini-mum loss of innocent civilians.

America is a great country - the greatest inthe history of the world. All Americans are inshock and we want revenge, but we need tobe careful not to squander our internationalstanding of fairness and justice in a moment

of national passion.This country will be judged more for what

we do over the next few weeks than by anyother action in recent history. We must rise tothe occasion and not stoop to the level of theterrorists.

Are we just one more angry nation bent onrevenge? Bloody revenge will just set off anever-ending cycle. We don’t need to be apart of the kind of mindless hatred that hasplagued the Middle East for a thousandyears.

We will find the guilty parties. They will bebrought to justice and punished. But this talkof war is not realistic and perhaps dangerous.The last thing this world needs is a holy warbetween the Christians and the Muslims. Thatwould be a tragedy far greater than any sin-gle act of terrorism.

The best deterrent to terrorism is informa-tion. We must allow the CIA to do what itneeds to do to protect America.

It is far better to engage in unsavory under-cover operations than to become an enragedvictim of preventable terrorism and go on arevengeful killing spree for all the world tosee.

We should implement new airport and air-plane security measures. Pilots must beimpregnable in their cockpits and must betrained to not capitulate to terrorists.

Any new airport security measure should bereasonable. We will never eliminate risk ofterrorist attack. We cannot live in fear. This iswhat the terrorists want. They want to makeus fear and we are cooperating. The nextattack will be by some other means.

Right now, Americans are in a panic aboutour safety. The fear is misguided. The terror-ists have done their harm and will soon berid of. If you want to worry, worry about get-ting in a bad traffic accident.

Governmentdoes not

create jobs

By WYATTEMMERICH

from the publisher

THE ANCIENT ROMANS sacrificed totheir gods not for good fortune but in avoid-ance of the gods’ wrath. Today, we rely onscience to protect us from natural disasters.But are we Northsiders as insulated fromdisaster as we believe?

As a certified disaster seeker, I’m certain-ly one to ask this question. Seeking a torna-do in Greenwood in 1972, I drove to thearea the tornado had been reported on theradio and wondered for 10 minutes howweather reports could be so wrong, when Isuddenly looked up and saw the twister spi-raling down toward me. We departed thescene promptly; my high school scienceteacher failed to glance heavenward and gota fractured back for his trouble.

Seeking a hurricane in 1979, I drove tothe Mississippi coast to check out HurricaneFrederick (Category 4), but it only offeredsome crashing waves and a passable blow.

In 1992, I was seeking a Dodgers game inLos Angeles when the Big Bear (6.2)Earthquake gave me and my pals (including

Northsider Jim Cade) an out-of-time verti-go-induced experience.

By 2004, I was convinced our coast wasdue for another Camille-like hurricane, anddrove to the Gulf Coast to finish my projecton a book that would ultimately be entitled“Vanished Mississippi Gulf Coast.”Photographer Rick Guy rode out the stormin Gulfport and captured before, during andafter shots of Katrina, but I was dining atCommander’s Palace in New Orleans whenmy wife phoned me and said a big stormwas headed my way. Garden District andUptown residents were slow to join myexodus from the region, and many of thempaid for their disrespect of the gods withgreat discomfort for the next few weeks.

But last month, I thought I was safe fromnatural disasters in Washington, D.C., onthe only coast generally safe from the gods.Boy was I wrong. When the rumblingbegan, I thought the AC system in my 14-story building had broken down. Momentslater, when computers began bouncing offthe tables and ceiling debris littered myscalp, I realized the storm gods were guf-fawing at our expense. My colleagues and Iwere fortunate to get out of town on Fridaybefore Hurricane Irene arrived.

ARE WE READY HERE in centralMississippi for the next time the gods needa laugh? We’re located atop an extinct?!?super-volcano. A major flood here is onlythree decades past. Tornadoes are a constantthreat. Katrina downed trees and squelchedpower here six years ago. We sit along themost dangerous and potentially devastatingfault on our continent that made theMississippi River run backward in 1811.Asteroids loom off the horizon. NetworkTV programming threatens to render ourminds and souls null and void.

Point is, whether flaunting our lack of fearof the gods, or just minding our own busi-ness, we are all subject to the next disastercoming our way. Are we ready, fellowNorthsiders? Does anyone know the oldRoman prayer? That is, not the ones theyoffered in Pompeii….

Jim Fraiser, a reconstituted Northsider,is the author of 14 books, including theforthcoming “Garden District of NewOrleans” and “The Majesty of Mobile.”

What happensif the Jackson

volcano blows?

ByJIMFRAISER

Sun special

THE WEATHER CAN BE tricky for ussometimes, especially in the South. I amreminded of the story my Papaw tells of atime when he went hunting. He was aloneand found himself lost in the woods.Deciding to rest for a moment he leaned hisdouble barreled shotgun against a big hicko-ry tree and sat down. After a time he wasawakened from an unintended sleep by a wetpant leg. He noticed one pant leg was soakedand the other was dry. When he reached forhis shotgun he discovered one barrel was fullof water and the other was dry as a bone.Now, you have to understand that Papawwas a big storyteller, so if you can believe itwas his first experience with a scatteredstorm, then I am sure he would love to tellyou a few more stories.

Most of us take each day for granted andlive making plans for our family and ourfuture. We never know when stormy timeswill come against us. In February of thisyear I cracked my ankle and had it fusedtogether with five screws. Before it washealed I was diagnosed with colon cancer. Inaddition to nearly seven months of being laidup, I lost my job. But still I am thankful; itcould have been worse.

When scattered storms rain on us it can bea devastating and demoralizing time. These

storms come throughout our lives in anattempt to lead us away from God. It’s easyto listen to all the right words from friendsand even from the pulpit about walking byfaith, but when it comes down to me beingthe one who is in the storm it seems a littleharder to live in faith.

You can never realize how important it isto know the Scriptures and pray until you arethe one thrown headfirst into a trying time.

Consider it wholly joyful . . . whenever you. . . encounter trials of any sort . . .be assuredand understand that the trial and proving ofyour faith bring endurance and steadfastnessand patience. But let the endurance andsteadfastness and patience have full play anddo a thorough work, so that you may be(people) perfectly and fully developed (withno defects), lacking in nothing . . . James 1:2-4.

THERE IS NO WAY for us to escapethese trials. They come usually withoutnotice and are hard to endure. Even in themiddle of these hardships endurance is tounderstand that this suffering is proving yourfaith and produces fortitude, commitmentand perseverance that is deficient in nothing.James is simply telling us that to go througha trial is to develop us in a deeper relation-ship with the Father. Trials are never a happytime, but remember to look past the storm tounderstand its purpose. When we come outon the other side, it is a joyful time, under-standing full well that we have grown andmatured in Christ.

You say it’s hard to remember scripture?Even in the Old Testament we are told toprepare for our trials and teach our children.Repeat them again and again to your chil-dren. Talk about them when you are at homeand when you are away on a journey, whenyou are lying down and when you are gettingup again. Tie them to your hands as areminder, and wear them on your forehead.Write them down on the doorsteps of yourhouse and on your gates. Do you realize thatwhen you are teaching them to your childrenyou are embedding them in your mind andheart as well? Deuteronomy 6:7-9

Be diligent my friends and always be ready.…The Holy Spirit, whom the Father willsend in My name, he will teach you allthings, and He will cause you to recall every-thing I have told you. John 14:26-27. Yes, theHoly Spirit will help you remember theScriptures. Rely on Him.

It is good to be back on the porch swing,talking with you about our Heavenly Father.

Andrew Oldham is a Northsider.

Need for faithduring troubles

gets personal

ByANDREWOLDHAM

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AMERICAN POLITICAL DISCOURSE,which acquired a new stridency over thecourse of the Bill Clinton impeachmentepisode and has maintained it ever since –heated further by the 2000 election debacle --now stands poised to veer into street-brawlintensity as the 2012 election approaches.One reason for this is that much is at stake.Another is that the political right, whichbegan to find its voice in the Reagan years,powered by intellectual engines such as theCato Institute and the Heritage Foundation,is no longer as cowed as it once was by theformidable academic/media/entertainmentmonolith that has controlled the discourse forgenerations. The 80-year hegemony of thepolitical left – the pace of achievement of itsagenda episodically slowed, but the trajecto-ry of its path never deflected – is under seri-ous threat. On the very threshold of achiev-ing the progressives’ century-long dream oftransforming America into a European-stylesocial democracy, essentially killing off ourquasi-capitalist economic system, they standin horror as Americans metaphoricallyarmed with torches and pitchforks havematerialized to tear the whole edifice down.In other words, what is at stake is … every-

thing.How America got from where it was politi-

cally in the 1920s to where it is today (andwhere it will soon be if it falls over theprecipice near which it now stands) can beimagined as the life of a volcano: flaring andsputtering enigmatically most of the time,but producing, in this case, three principaleructations. These political volcanic eventshave been presided over by, in historicalorder, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson,and Barack Obama.

The New Deal did much to cut the UnitedStates loose from its constitutional moorings.The Supreme Court, under threat fromRoosevelt’s “packing” scheme, adopted aninterpretation of the “commerce clause” thatit is rather doubtful the founders had antici-pated. Over the years since, the commerceclause has been reduced to little more than atalisman: a magical phrase – rather like“abracadabra,” the use of which would atleast be more honest and would avoid drag-ging the Founding Fathers into the charade --that the executive or the Congress piouslyutters whenever either wants to do some-thing that the Constitution forbids theirdoing. At least one federal appellate courthas drawn the line at forcing Americans tobuy a specific product – health insurance –merely by virtue of their being alive. So theissue will perhaps be decided by theSupreme Court, which means that it will bedecided by Anthony Kennedy.

LYNDON JOHNSON’S GREATSociety, pushed along through Congress bystrong tailwinds from the JFK assassination,added greatly to the infrastructure of govern-mental agencies and regulatory and enforce-ment mechanisms necessary to achieve theprogressive dream. If we take the charitableview that the Great Society did not purpose-fully set out to destroy the black family, wecan only observe that that has been one of itsprincipal and more baleful unintended conse-quences. We can also assume thatDemocratic politicians cannot have failed tonotice that the cycle of trans-generationalpoverty and dependence on government thatthese programs have produced has cementedin place the Democrats’ most reliable block

of votes. Can’t have entrepreneurship break-ing out in the ghetto: Entrepreneurs grow upto be like Herman Cain and see the light.

BARACK OBAMA CHARMED - in theoriginal sense of the word: to put under aspell - the nation in 2008. Coming almost lit-erally out of nowhere, he presented to whiteAmerica a sunny, unthreatening visage and asuperficially positive, if vague, message of“hope and change” that would have beenderided mercilessly if offered by a white can-didate. What Obama seemed to offer wasracial absolution, a reconciliation without anaccounting. Against a very weak Republicanopponent, his message was irresistible tomuch of America. Those who raised ques-tions about his thin curriculum vitae wereshouted down. He had been, after all, presi-dent of Harvard Law Review, even if henever wrote so much as a case note. Thosewho warned of his hard-left associationswere called racists or worse. So he came intooffice assuming he had a mandate to finishthe progressive agenda. After all, he knewwhat he was even if many of the people whovoted for him did not.

The stunning Democratic losses of 2010were understood by Obama not as a rebukebut as a complication to be dealt with. Theexecutive, even without complete control ofCongress, has enormous power to operate atthe administrative level. (This is “constitu-tional” only because of prior trampling of theConstitution in the creation and empoweringof these agencies in the first place.) Unableto get his cap-and-trade bill throughCongress, Obama sought an assist from LisaJackson at EPA and accomplished essentiallythe same thing – the eventual destruction ofthe coal industry – by regulation, bypassingthe legislative process. (Stung by the weakjob numbers that were recently reported,Obama quietly rescinded the regulation in aFriday afternoon news dump.) When hecould not get his Dream Act, which essen-tially granted amnesty to illegal immigrantswho are not violent criminals, through legis-lation, he achieved his objective by havingImmigration and Customs Enforcementissue a memo to agents that, in effect, tellsthem to treat illegals as if the act had passed.

He don’t need no stinkin’ Congress.This administration has adopted a tactic

from Al Qaeda, which, when it killsAmerican soldiers, booby-traps the bodieswith bombs, so that other soldiers coming toretrieve the bodies will be greatly hindered incarrying out their task. Using a wreckingcrew recruited mainly from the halls of acad-eme, Obama has filled these agencies andcabinet posts with such hyper-leftists as CassSunstein, Samantha Power (Sunstein’s wife,as it happens), Donald Berwick (the healthczar) and the like, avoiding any Senatescrutiny by using recess appointments whennecessary or appointing someone to a lowerposition in an agency so that he or she willnot be subject to Senate confirmation, eventhough it is “understood” that the lower-levelappointee will really call the shots at thatagency. You can be sure that legions of peo-ple you have never heard of are workingfull-time promulgating regulations and rulesbelow the radar (Actually, with today’s lap-dog press, there is no radar.) in these agen-cies and departments. Even if the cavalryarrives in January of 2013, it will be hard toroot out much of the mischief that will havebeen given the status of law without actuallyhaving been enacted by Congress. They arebooby-trapping the bodies as fast as theycan.

SO WITH THE REALIZATION of theprogressive dream almost in their grasp, butwith the peasants clamoring at the gate, alltactics will be employed, and it will be ugly.Already, the Congressional Black Caucushas been dispatched to brand the Tea Party asracists. This charge has lost much of itspunch through overuse, as even tax cuts havebeen called racist. But it has been such awinner for the left for so long that they can’tseem to stop themselves. Look for lots ofunion thuggery, especially in swing states.For political junkies, it will be riveting towatch. But for ordinary Americans, it poten-tially will be life-changing. Let’s hope theyare paying more attention this time. I thinkthey will be.

David Sanders is a Northsider.

Upcoming electionwill be life changing

for Americans

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A MAJOR BUST FRIDAY afternooncould help Jackson police solve a stringof car break-ins that occurred earlier thisyear at a Fondren hospital.

The arrests were three of several thatPrecinct Four officers have made inSeptember, apparent signs that they’reserious about addressing the summer’sspike in property crime.

On Friday afternoon, police arrestedthree individuals on Old Canton Road infront of the Woodland Hills BaptistChurch parking lot. The suspects weretwo black males and a black female.Their names were unavailable at presstime on Friday.

Police say the suspects were involvedin a string of auto burglaries earlier thissummer at St. Dominic’s Hospital. Theindividuals were riding in a white Lexus.

Precinct Cmdr. Wendell Watts said thesuspects were in possession of firearms,illegal drugs and items that appeared tobe stolen. Among the items, Watts saidpolice found jewelry and coins from anapparent coin collection. “Two coinsalone were worth over $2,500,” he said.

Watts received a call that the Lexuswas driving along Glenway Drive inWoodland Hills. The commander con-tacted officers and a nearby patrol pulledit over.

Police were unsure if the vehicle wasthe same one involved in a recent stringof house break-ins in the Woodland Hills

area. Watts did say that the Lexus is thesame make and model that was capturedin surveillance video during the St.Dominic’s burglaries.

He said the Jackson PoliceDepartment’s burglary division is stilllooking into the house burglaries, whichoccurred on Glenway, Buckley Drive,Kings Highway, Oak Ridge Drive,Galloway Drive, Douglas Drive,Highland Park Drive and Ridge Drive.

POLICE MADE other arrests as well.According to information provided byOfficer Colendula Green, JPD spokes-woman, seven house burglary suspectswere picked up: Cage Wright, 21; RobertFelder, 20; Brian Nelson, 23; JarmanHaralson, 18; Calvin Godbolt, 18; andtwo 15-year-old juveniles.

The juveniles’ names aren’t beingreleased.

Two suspects, Christopher Mason, 27,and Christopher Washington, 26, werebooked in connection with a recent rob-bery of the Family Dollar discount storeon Briarwood Drive.

Other suspects nabbed by Jacksonpolice include Travis Jones, 21, for car-jacking; and Darmon Taylor, 27, for autoburglary. Two men were picked up forbeing convicted felons in possession offirearms: Lemont Jackson, 25; and TimesQuincey, 22.

No further details were available on thearrests.

Jackson police recentarrests could solveseveral area crimes

Business leagueThe Madison County BusinessLeague hosted Coffee with theSenator recently. Special guest wasU.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (right).Shown with him is Business LeagueExecutive Director Jan Collins.

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EDMAR PLACE WORK TO STARTWORK IS SLATED to

begin this week on a proj-ect to fix the sewer mainunder Edmar Place.

The city of Jacksonissued the contractor anotice to proceed recently,and work was expected tobegin on September 6.However, contractors weredelayed because the samefirm was asked by the cityto begin emergency repairs to a collapsed sewer main onCapitol Street, said Public Works Deputy Director DavidWillis.

On September 6, a 10-inch main collapsed under the

downtown street, closing three lanes of traffic. “The contractor had to move in another crew from

Tupelo (to work on Edmar),” Willis said. A sewer main collapsed on Edmar in January 2010. The

city installed a sewer pump on the Fondren street shortlyafter to temporarily address the problem. Since then, thepump has run non-stop, only being turned off for a fewminutes each day to be serviced.

Without the pump, wastewater would flow into thestreets, officials say.

In August, the Jackson City Council approved a $269,000contract for Delta Constructors to replace the sewer main.Despite the delays, a new line should be in place and oper-ational by Thanksgiving.

In all, about 1,100 feet of pipeline is being replaced.

TREES COMING DOWNFIFTY TREES WILL SOON BE removed from Whisper

Lake Boulevard in Madison to prevent future street damage,Public Works Director Denson Robinson said.

The tree removal is part of a road overhaul in theAnnandale/Whisper Lake neighborhood. Most of the majorroad work has been finished, Robinson said.

While Annandale’s roller-coaster roads were mostly causedby the expansion and contraction of the Yazoo clay in thesubstructures, the trees in and along Whisper Lake Boulevard

have also sucked moisture from under that street.However, “there are numerous trees in the boulevard. And

we are only removing the ones that will cause problems.”Robinson said the trees should be removed within 30 days,

and residents won’t have to take any detours to reach theirhomes.

The city awarded the tree-removal project to JamesWilliams Tree Cutting Co., for $6,500 last week.

WHITE OAK BRIDGETHE BRIDGE OVER White Oak Creek on Old Agency

Road in Ridgeland could be replaced as soon as six monthsfrom now, officials say.

Ridgeland Public Works Director Mike McCollum saidJordan Crane Service should start work on the project inapproximately three months, after finishing another job. Thebridge replacement is supposed to take 90 days once it’s start-ed.

McCollum said the bridge, located about 1.5 miles west of

Highland Colony Parkway, can only safely carry a 10,000-pound load.

“We did an assessment of that bridge about a year ago anddetermined that it had some deficiencies with regard to engi-neering practices,” he said.

“Once we determined that, we asked for the money in lastyear’s budget to go ahead and replace it.”

The new bridge will be able to carry at least an 80,000-pound load. Jordan Crane’s bid on the project was $186,575.

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Joint meetingThe Rotary Club of West Jackson recently hosted theRotary Club of North Jackson at a noon meeting at JacksonState University. JSU President Dr. Carolyn Meyers spoke tothe Rotary members. Shown are (from left) Royce Boyer,2010-2011 president of the Rotary Club of West Jackson;Dr. Meyers; and Don Roberts, 2011-2012 president of theRotary Club of North Jackson.

Paul Harris FellowEthan Giles Johnson, son of Rotarian Charlie Johnson, wasrecently named a Paul Harris Fellow of the RotaryFoundation during a ceremony at the Rotary Club of NorthJackson. Shown are (from left) Charlie and Ethan Johnson,and Joe Harris, club member who made the presentationon behalf of the Rotary Foundation.


Continued from Page Oneindividual businesses could sponsor banners on the lightpoles so the banners would feature their name.

“That would be a way for some of the back businesses[not facing Jackson Street] to get their name seen by thepublic.

“And most importantly, it would give people the senseof, ‘I’m here.’”

Funding for the signage, which will include the bannersand ground-level “way-finding” signs for pedestrians, isstill being discussed, but “it appears that most of theexpense for the implementation of the plan would comefrom the private businesses,” Hart said.

Liles said the city had also offered to help the districtapply for grants.

A GREEK RESTAURANT and a bike shop recentlymoved into the downtown Ridgeland area, and a new com-mercial building on Jackson Street is set to be finished byChristmas.

Bill Hankins, a broker at Cook Commercial Properties,said the building’s first phase would be 8,000 square feetand phase two would be 16,000 square feet, with retaildownstairs and office space upstairs.

“[Jackson Street is] really going to be Main Street

Ridgeland,” Hankins said. “Jackson Street really tiesRenaissance back to the rest of Ridgeland, and of courseyou’ve got all the nature trails right there. It’s a beautifullifestyle and place.”

Kinkade, who was one of the first business owners tomove to Jackson Street a few years ago, agreed.

“I can’t give you a dollar amount, but our business hasgrown continuously by double digits every year we’vebeen here, and in this kind of economy,” he said.

“Most of the customers who come in every day, we callthem by name. And that’s how the whole area is. If some-one’s looking for a pair of glasses, we can recommendFine Eyes. If someone’s looking for a restaurant, we canrecommend Ely’s or another restaurant in the district or inRidgeland.

“We’ve been very fortunate to position our business inthe Ridgeland area, and especially in this area.”

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ANOTHER MADISON NEIGHBORHOOD has offi-cial approval to install a public-access gate as of last week.

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler and the board ofaldermen approved a request Tuesday, September 6, fromthe Ashton Park subdivision for an entrance gate that willopen at the approach of a vehicle. The gate will be paid forby residents of the neighborhood, located off Highway 463on Welch Farms Road just east of I-55.

The cities of Madison and Ridgeland maintain all streetswithin neighborhoods, including those with public-accessgates. Neighborhoods with gates requiring codes or remoteclickers must maintain their own streets.

Gated public streets have become a hot topic on theNorthside lately. Madison County is taking steps to enactan ordinance like Ridgeland and Madison’s, and theJackson City Council will vote September 20 on whetherto approve a similar ordinance.

Developers have said public-access gates promote thesafety and quality of life of residents. The gates can deterwould-be criminals from making quick getaways, andspeedy drivers have to slow down at the gates beforeentering a neighborhood. Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson,however, has voiced opposition to public-access gates inthe capital city. Johnson says the gates would create anatmosphere of segregation.

Madison approvesAshton Park gates

Continued from Page One confident that the lines would be okayed.

THE BOARD of supervisors came under fire earlier thisyear for adopting a plan opponents say needlessly increasesthe African-American voting population in District One(which includes most of Northeast Jackson).

Under the new plan, the percentage of black registeredvoters in District One would be increased from 55.73 to59.442 percent. Pete Perry, Hinds County Republicanparty chairman, said in a previous interview, the proposedpercentages ensure a Republican would be unable to win aseat on the county board.

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Continued from Page Onesaid Kitty Rushing, an agent with Charlotte SmithReal Estate.

Other similar developments are popping up elsewhere in Northeast Jackson and Fondren,especially along Old Canton Road andRidgewood Road.

“The times are changing and more people don’twant larger lots,” Rushing said. “It’s been a topicof conversation in Eastover for many years. So far,residents have been able to hold most of themoff.”

Residents in Eastover are concerned that allow-ing lots to be subdivided will take away from thecharacter and integrity of the neighborhood.Eastover is bordered by Meadowbrook Road tothe north, the Petit Bois subdivision to the south,Ridgewood Road to the east and the Pearl River tothe west. The neighborhood has approximately400 homes, the majority of which are located onlots of one acre or more.

“We’re asking the city to prohibit lots frombeing divided into parcels smaller than one acre,”said Robertson. “Lots smaller than one acre priorto the implementation of the overlay district wouldstill be conforming.”

The overlay district, if approved by the city,would not affect a district that’s already in place inthe 4000 block of Eastover Drive, nor would itspassage prohibit developers from building onparcels that have already been platted out.

Rushing supports the measure. She said theoverlay would help protect property values for res-idents that have already invested in the area. “If Ihave a $1.5 million home, and you put up two$600,000 homes beside it, you destroy my home’svalue,” she said.

GENFAND THE Eastover HomeownersAssociation began working with the city on anoverlay district in early May. Last month, theJackson City Council passed a 90-day moratoriumpreventing lots from being subdivided. Ward OneCouncilman Quentin Whitwell authored the mora-torium

It was supported almost unanimously by council

members, except by Ward Two CouncilmanChokwe Lumumba, who said preventing lot sizesfrom being reduced and patio homes from goingup would keep some families from moving intothe high-end neighborhood. Ward ThreeCouncilman Kenneth Stokes was absent.

Whitwell said the measure was needed to keepdevelopers from purchasing land and subdividingit with the intention of skirting the overlay districtbefore it passes.

“There were certain developers who were inter-ested in getting their hands on property before theoverlay is passed,” he said.

JACKSON CITY ordinance states that overlaydistricts establish regulations that go beyond cityzoning rules. “Generally, the underlying zonedetermines the permitted land uses, while theoverlay district may regulate such things as thedesign and setbacks.”

Lots in Eastover are zoned R-1A residential,meaning that lots can be no less than 10,000square feet, a little less than a quarter of an acre.

Under city code, an overlay district may be initi-ated by the planning board upon recommendationof the planning department. The board will thenhold a public hearing on the overlay request.Notice of the hearing will be given at least 15 daysin advance of the hearing. Following the hearing,the planning board will make a recommendationto the council, which can then vote it up or down.

When the city proposes an overlay, it shall givenotice by first class mail to each property ownerliving in the affected area, and all owners within160 feet in all directions of the overlay’s bound-aries.

GENF is now working to get names andaddresses of all residents in the affected area tosubmit to the city.

PREVIOUSLY Eastover had attempted toaddress dividing lots through covenants. Since2005, leaders there have been working to re-estab-lish the protective guidelines, but put their effortson the back burner to focus on other projects.

Overlay District

IF A SHERIFF’S DEPUTY pulls you over for a traffic violation, youcan fight the ticket in justice court.

The justice court is commonly referred to as the people’s court. Justicecourt judges have jurisdiction over small claims cases involving amountsof $3,500 or less. They also preside over cases involving criminal misde-meanors and traffic offenses that occur outside municipalities, accordingto the Mississippi Judiciary’s Web site.

Additionally, the judges can conduct bond hearings, issue search war-rants and hold preliminary hearings in felony criminal cases.

Judges run in partisan races and are elected to four-year terms. They arenot required to have law degrees, but must receive training in order toserve, under Mississippi state statute.

The position pays $55,000 a year. In August, Hinds County JusticeCourt Judge Don Palmer defeated Micah Dutro in the Democratic pri-mary. It was unclear at press time whether or not he would face a chal-lenger in the November 8 general election.

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Teach AmericaStaff members of Teach America Matt Bengloff and Suzette Matthewsrecently spoke to the members of the Rotary Club of North Jackson.Shown are (from left) Bob Ridgeway, Bengloff, Matthews, and JeffAdcock.


Alumni councilThe 2011-2012 Jackson Prep Alumni Council recently met to plan alumni events for theyear. Members include (from left, back) Wilson Hood, ‘02; Bobby Higginbotham, ‘85;Melissa Lowther Boyd, ‘00; Kris Patrick Mink, ‘78; Leslea Wood Purvis, ‘89; BeckyDearman Mercier, ‘81; Susan Frye Weir, ‘93; G.G. Ferguson, ‘86; Collin Maley, ‘95; SusanSchimpf McCain, ‘77; Melanie Owens Milner, ‘80; Natalie Lefoldt Arnemann, ‘01; (front)

Beth Lewis Threadgill, ‘84; Mindy Boothe Perry, ‘79; Cassie Anderson Smith, ‘92; Paul Ott,‘83; Adrienne Cox Carter, ‘91; Alumni Council President Lucia Jones Jones, ‘73; Directorof Alumni Relations Charles Marion, ‘97; York Craig, ‘90; Anthony Sherman, ‘96; DebbieHardin Rayner, ‘76; Jennifer Fortner Morgan, ‘88. Not pictured: John Raines, ‘87; MaryLargent Purvis, ‘94; Sam Farrington, ‘82.

Touchdown clubThe Jackson Touchdown Club will meet

September 19, 6 p.m., at River Hills Club.Featured speaker will be Mike Leach, for-mer Texas Tech coach. Tickets, $30. Forinformation call 601-506-3186.

High noteMississippi Museum of Art will host

High Note Jam featuring local musiciansof all genres, October 14 in the ArtGarden.

MCEC tournamentThe Mississippi Community Education

Center will hold their annual fund-raisinggolf tournament October 7, 11:30 a.m., atLake Caroline. Entry fee $85. For detailscall 601-366-6405 or visit www.mscec.org.

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THE WRIGHT’S MILL neighborhood inMadison has a new state-of-the-art swim-ming pool that would rival any in theNorthside.

“It was a labor of love,” said TianaSudbeck, president of the homeownersassociation at Wright’s Mill, a 210-lot sub-division located on Rice Road.

“The number one question that I hadfrom neighbors when I became the presi-dent of the neighborhood was, ‘Can’t wework on getting a pool?’ I felt like I had aresponsibility to let people vote on it.”

So in early 2009, that’s what she did -much to the shock of the homeowners.

“They said, ‘You’re the only presidentwho’s been crazy enough to do this,’”Sudbeck said. “I thought, ‘What’s the bigdeal?’”

The neighborhood voted three times onwhether to invest money in a pool.

“Most of the people wanted it. Therewere just a few who didn’t,” she said. “Weactually voted three times. And every timewe voted, 155 people voted yes and 34voted no. We had a super majority eachtime.”

Then it was time to get bids from generalcontractors to oversee the project. But thebids came in much higher than the allotted$500,000 budget.

“[So] instead of having a general contrac-tor come in and do everything, [homeown-er] Curtis Watts and I just managed everyjob ourselves. We’ve done the work that ageneral contractor would have,” she said.“So we just hired this person for concrete,this person for the pool and so on. And weare within our budget.

“My children have lived on a construc-tion site. That was their whole summer. Sothey’ll be as glad as anybody when it’sdone,” she said with a laugh last week, asworkers were putting the finishing toucheson the resort-style pool.

THE MAIN GOAL FOR the pool was“not only to give the residents somethingthat they had been asking for, but to do itover the top,” she said. “We wanted to set aprecedent. We wanted to say, ‘This is whatneighborhoods should be doing.’

“We wanted all the features. We have alot of stonework out here. It’s really high-

caliber.”The actual body of water is 3,000 square

feet and features a beach-style entry wherethe water starts off an inch deep and gradu-ally gets deeper.

“There’s a top-level tanning ledge withlounge chairs in the water, and that watercomes out of three waterfalls into the waterbelow,” she said.

The pool’s salt-water system is managedby computers that automatically adjust pHlevels and send an e-mail or text message toSudbeck’s phone if something is off.

“It’s like the Cadillac of salt-water sys-tems.”

To pay for all this, each homeowner inWright’s Mill had to make an initial pay-ment for a down payment - “and then ourdues went up, but not a lot,” she said.

“We looked at all the dues of all theneighborhoods in Madison. And before weincreased them, we were one of the lowestones. So we weren’t really afraid to raisethem that much.

“And we’re still average, really not thathigh compared to others.”

She said the budget was planned with theexpectation that some homeowners would-n’t pay the extra assessment, “and we col-lected more than we even budgeted.”

SUDBECK SAID MAYOR MaryHawkins-Butler had been a big supporter ofthe pool and Madison city officials attendedthe grand opening Friday, September 2.

But even before the ribbon cutting, thepool had already started to pay off.

Just a few years ago, some potentialhomebuyers wouldn’t even look at housesin Wright’s Mill because it lacked that onebig amenity, Sudbeck said. But now,“we’ve already had five people move intoour neighborhood and buy houses specifi-cally because of this pool.

“All the homeowners who’ve come tolook have just been blown away.”

Although some Wright’s Mill residentsremained staunch opponents of the pool,many changed their minds early in the vot-ing process when they saw the preliminarydrawings, she said.

“People came up to me and said… ‘Weexpected that it was going to be a square,small, plain pool. But when we saw thedrawing, we realized [you were] going todo it right.’”

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BIBLEGRACE BIBLE CHURCH380 Highland Colony Pkwy.991-1910RIVERWOOD BIBLE5228 Old Canton, 956-5694

CATHOLICST. FRANCIS OF ASSISICATHOLIC4000 W. Tidewater Ln.,Madison, 856-5556ST. PETER’S CATHOLIC123 N. West St., 969-3125ST. RICHARD CATHOLIC1242 Lynnwood, 366-2335OLD CATHOLIC COMM. OFST. MARY MAGDALENEFondren Corner Building

CHRISTIANCOMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 543 Eldorado Rd., Pearl, 936-9618

DISCIPLES OF CHRISTFIRST CHRISTIAN645 Briarwood, 977-9477NORTHEAST CHRISTIAN 3169 W. Tidewater Ln.,Madison, 856-7399UNITED CHRISTIAN1730 Florence Ave., Ridgeland,354-1177

CHRISTIAN SCIENCEFIRST CHURCH OF CHRISTSCIENTIST731 S. Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. 9, 952-0307

CHURCH OF CHRISTMEADOWBROOK CHURCHOF CHRIST4261 I-55 N., 362-5374SOUTH MADISON CHURCHOF CHRIST338 Lake Harbour Dr.,Ridgeland, 856-2165

CHURCH OF GODCHRISTWAY1501 Old Fannin Rd.992-7474COBBLESTONE CHURCH OFGOD444 Pebble Creek Dr.,Madison, 853-6910FIRST CHURCH OF GOD829 Hwy. 51 N., Madison, 856-0652

EPISCOPALCHAPEL OF THE CROSSEPISCOPAL674 Mannsdale Rd., Madison,856-2593ST. ALEXIS EPISCOPAL650 E. South St.stalexisjackson.orgST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL305 E. Capitol St., 354-1535ST. COLUMB’S EPISCOPAL550 Sunnybrook Rd.,Ridgeland, 853-0205ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL3921 Oakridge Dr., 982-4880ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPALCHURCHN. College, Brandon, 825-5836ST. PETER’S BY-THE-LAKEEPISCOPAL1954 Spillway Rd., Brandon,992-2691ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL5400 Old Canton Rd., 956-5788

EPISCOPAL (Cont.)ST. STEPHEN’S REFORMEDEPISCOPAL5049 Lakeland Dr., 992-4317

JEWISHBETH ISRAELCONGREGATION5315 Old Canton Rd., 956-6215

LUTHERANASCENSION LUTHERANOld Canton Rd./E. County LineRd., 956-4263CHRIST LUTHERAN4423 I-55 North366-2055GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERANHwy. 25, 992-4752NATIVITY LUTHERAN495 Crossgates Blvd., Brandon,825-5125

METHODISTALDERSGATE UNITEDMETHODIST655 Beasley Rd. 366-6630ANDERSON UNITEDMETHODIST6205 Hanging Moss Rd., 982-3997BELLWETHER, Flowood JA Performing Arts CenterBRIARWOOD UMC320 Briarwood Dr., 956-4035BROADMEADOW UNITEDMETHODIST4419 Broadmeadow Dr., 366-1403CHRIST THE WAYFREE METHODIST978-3423CROSSGATES UMC23 Crossgates Dr., Brandon,825-8677CHRIST UNITED METHODIST6000 Old Canton Rd.,956-6974EAST JACKSON UMC855 S. Pear Orchard Rd., 957-0515EMMANUEL UNITEDMETHODIST100 Shands St., 372-9424FIRST INDEPENDENTMETHODIST CHURCH OFMADISON1556 Hwy. 51N, 672-1240FIRST UNITED METHODISTRidgeland, 856-6456GALLOWAY MEMORIALUNITED METHODIST305 N. Congress St., 353-9691MADISON UNITEDMETHODIST2050 Main St., Madison, 856-6058PARKWAY HILLS UNITED METHODIST1468 Highland Col. Pky.,Madison, 856-2733RIVERSIDE INDEPENDENTMETHODIST1127 Luckney RdFlowood, 919-8311ST. LUKE’S UNITEDMETHODIST621 Duling Ave., 362-6381ST. MARKS UNITEDMETHODIST400 Grants Ferry Rd., Brandon,922-2131ST. MATTHEW’S UNITEDMETHODIST7427 Old Canton Rd., Madison,856-9581WELLS CHURCH UNITED METHODIST2019 Bailey, 353-0658WESLEY BIBLICALSEMINARY CHAPEL787 E. Northside, 366-8880

NAZARENEFIRST CHURCH OF THENAZARENE5416 Lakeland Dr., Flowood,992-8680ORTHODOXST. PETER’S ORTHODOX180 St. Augustine Dr., Madison,856-3894HOLY TRINITY, ST JOHN THETHEOLOGIAN GREEKORTHODOX CHURCH5725 Pear Orchard Rd.,Jackson, 601-355-6325

PENTECOSTALAPOSTOLIC REVIVALCENTER-UPC301 W. Washington St.,Ridgeland, 856-2385DAVIS TEMPLE CHURCH OFGOD IN CHRIST1700 Dalton St., 969-9519FIRST PENTECOSTAL5000 I-55S, 373-9000LANDMARK CHURCHSpringridge Rd., 372-7761PARKWAY1620 Mannsdale Rd., Madison,853-2607

PRESBYTERIANBRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN620 Briarwood956-4553COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN4000 Ridgewood Rd981-7236FIRST PRESBYTERIAN1390 N. State, 353-8316FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OF MADISON7717 Old Canton Rd., 856-6625FONDREN PRESBYTERIAN3220 Old Canton Rd., 982-3232GRACE CHAPELHwy. 463, Madison, 856-7223HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN1160 H.C. Pkwy., Ridgeland,853-0636LAKELAND PRESBYTERIAN 5212 Lakeland Drive, Brandon,992-2448LAKESIDE PRESBYTERIAN2070 Spillway Rd., Brandon,992-2835NORTH PARK PRESBYTERIAN4624 Old Canton Rd., 362-2886PEAR ORCHARD PRESBYTERIAN750 Pear Orchard Rd.,Ridgeland, 956-3283TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN5301 Old Canton Rd., 977-0774REDEEMER CHURCH640 E. Northside Dr., 362-9987

SEVENTH DAYADVENTISTCOLLEGE DRIVE ADVENTIST CHRISTIANCHURCH110 College Dr., Pearl664-1408

NON-DENOMINATIONALCALVARY CHAPEL109 Jetport Dr., Pearl, 932-9673CONGREGATION BEITLECHEM - MESSIANIC110 Jones Ln. Ste F, Flowood601-933-4913CORNERSTONE CHURCH2460 Terry Road, 371-3323RIDGELAND FAMILYCHURCHOld Agency Rd., Ridgeland,856-2101CHURCH TRIUMPHANT731 S. Pear Orchard, 977-0007UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST4872 N. State, 982-5919UNITY OF JACKSON4660 McWillie, 981-9412VINEYARD CHURCH600 Grants Ferry Rd., 919-1414

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David Franklin DeanMemorial services were held

September 12 at Christ Life Church ofthe Highlands on Highland ColonyParkway for David Franklin Dean ofRidgeland.

Dean, 63, died September 8 at hishome surrounded by his family, afterwaging a courageous battle withprostate cancer.

He was a graduate of Murrah HighSchool where he excelled in football and theatre, and laterearned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from theUniversity of Mississippi where he was an Ole Misscheerleader and member of the Phi Kappa Alpha fraterni-ty.

He then became a member of the faculty at NortheastMississippi Community College, where he taught speechand theatre, before being named director of public rela-tions for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Forthe past 31 years he worked tirelessly as administrator ofbusiness development/marketing for Dean and DeanAssociates Architects, the firm founded in 1949 by hisfather.

Dean was admired and respected by all who knew himfor his unbounded love for and total commitment to hisfamily and his Lord Jesus Christ. An ordained minister, heloved to study and preach the Word, and did so for manyyears through his involvement in prison ministries, whichhe continued until his health would not allow. He gaveunselfishly of his time and resources to help countlesspeople to whom he had ministered. His spiritual strengthand steadfast faith will be his lasting legacy.

Dean leaves to cherish wonderful memories his lovingand devoted wife Charlyn and their children Shawn Dean(Laura Beth), Shannon Dean Brock, Nathan Dean(Kendle), Jana Dean Rodrigues (Marcos), Alison Dean,and nine grandchildren; sister Becky Dean Cox (Cliff) ofBirmingham; and brother Richard Dean (Beth) ofMadison; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Dean was preceded in death by his parents Charlie andNan (Morgan) Dean, and his stepmother Doris BolianDean.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Tammy Young, Dr. JoeRoss and the nurses and staff at Mississippi BaptistMedical Center. We also acknowledge the many visits,prayers, and expressions of love and support from count-less friends and family during the long illness of our pre-cious loved one. Memorials may be made to the David F.Dean Ministry Fund at Trustmark National Bank or theAmerican Cancer Society.

Burial was in Parkway Memorial Cemetery inRidgeland.

Anita Hollister Gaddis SullivanServices are pending for Anita Hollister Gaddis

Sullivan, formerly of Jackson, who passed awaySeptember 7 in Austin at the age of 80.

Survivors are Jerry Sullivan of Austin; daughters SteveyGaddis of Jackson, and Cheryl A. Gaddis of Ft.Worth;sons James M. Gaddis and wife Eva of San Antonio, andDavid L. Gaddis and wife Michelle of Tampa; sevengrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

James Brooke Furrh Jr.Furrh, age 85, died peacefully August 27

with his family by his side. He was born inMarshall, Texas, on April 13, 1926, son ofJames Brooke Furrh and Margaret HaganFurrh. He attended school in Elysian Fields,Texas, and was graduated from KemperMilitary School in Boonville, Mo. He was agraduate of the University of Texas inAustin where he received a bachelor of artsdegree and a bachelor of science degree ingeology and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Heserved as a first lieutenant in the United States Air Forcefrom 1951 to 1953.

Furrh was active in the oil and gas industry beginning in1954. He was the owner of James B. Furrh Jr. Inc., an oiland gas exploration company, and part owner of EnergyDrilling Company of Natchez. He served as chairman ofthe U.S. Oil and Gas Association and vice president andmember of the board of directors and the executive com-mittee of the Independent Petroleum Association ofAmerica. In 1991, he was presented the Bill and EmmettVaughey Wildcat Award by Mid-Continent Oil and GasAssociation.

He belonged to the American Association of PetroleumGeologists, the Mississippi Geological Society, TexasLand and Mineral Owners Association, and Society ofIndependent Professional Earth Scientists. The MississippiGeological Society named him an honorary member in2010.

He was active in the Mississippi Republican Party hav-ing served as state finance chairman from 1985 to 1989.He served as a delegate to three Republican NationalConventions and was a Mississippi presidential elector in1980 and 1984. President Ronald Reagan appointed himchairman of the Sabine River Compact Commission andPresident George H.W. Bush appointed him chairman ofthe Southern States Energy Board. Gov. Kirk Fordiceappointed him to the Telecommunications ConferenceCenter Board.

He was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church ofJackson where he served as a deacon. He served on theboard of directors of the Capital City Petroleum Club,

River Hills Club and the Jackson Chamber of Commerce.Furrh was a member of the advisory board of theMississippi Children’s Museum. He was also a member ofthe Country Club of Jackson and Capitol Investors Inc.

Survivors are his wife of 57 years, Mary Leigh HendeeFurrh; sons James Brooke Furrh III and wife Tammy, RoyHendee Furrh of Jackson, and Leigh Hagan Furrh andwife Annie, of Atlanta; grandchildren James Brooke FurrhIV, Marshall Allen Furrh, Mary Ashton Furrh, KendallGilchrist Furrh, and Summer Holland Furrh of Jackson,Leigh Coleman Furrh and James Shepherd Furrh ofAtlanta; sister Mary Furrh Cooke, of Elysian Fields,Texas; brother-in-law Roy King Hendee Jr. and sister-in-law Ellen Hendee of Atlanta.

He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Heand his wife, Mary Leigh, enjoyed traveling. A favoriteactivity was taking their children and grandchildren onannual group vacations. His family loved him dearly andwill miss him greatly. The family sends special thanks toDr. James C. Hays.

Memorials may be made to Palmer Home, P.O. Box746, Columbus, 39703; Reformed Theological Seminary,5422 Clinton Blvd., Jackson, 39209; CovenantPresbyterian Church, 4000 Ridgewood Rd., Jackson,39211; or Mississippi Children’s Museum, P.O. Box55409, Jackson, 39296.

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Jackson CrimeThe Jackson Police Department

received the following reports for:Arlington Street, 900 block, auto

burglary, August 14;Avondale, 1000 block, larceny,

August 31;Beechcrest Drive, 300 block,

house burglary, August 18;Benning Road, 700 block, house

burglary, August 17;Benning Road, 700 block, larceny,

September 6;Bounds Street, 400 block, business

burglary, August 10;Bounds Street, 400 block, robbery

- carjacking, August 12;Brecon Drive, 1500 block, larceny,

August 28;Brecon Drive, 1700 block, house

burglary, August 25;Briarfield Road, 900 block, house

burglary, August 17;Briarwood Drive, 100 block, auto

theft, August 12;Briarwood Drive, 100 block, rob-

bery - individual, August 12;Briarwood Drive, 200 block north,

auto burglary, August 23;Briarwood Drive, 300 block, busi-

ness burglary, Dollar General,August 27;

Briarwood Drive, 300 block, rob-bery - business, Family Dollar,September 2;

Briarwood Drive, 400 block, autoburglary, August 15;

Briarwood Drive, 400 block, auto

theft, August 13;Briarwood Drive, 600 block, larce-

ny, August 10;Broadmoor Drive, 700 block,

house burglary, August 23;Cambridge, 400 block, auto bur-

glary, September 5;Canton Club Circle, 100 block,

house burglary, August 31;Carlisle Place, auto burglary,

August 9;Carlisle Street, 900 block, larceny,

August 14;Carlisle Street, auto burglary,

August 10;Cedars of Lebanon Road, 300

block, stolen license plate,August 18;

Cedars of Lebanon, 300 block, lar-ceny, August 26;

Chastain Drive, 4700 block, autoburglary, September 3;

Chastain Drive, 4700 block, autotheft, August 20;

Chastain Drive, 4700 block, stolenlicense plate, August 18;

Concord Drive, 5700 block, houseburglary, August 13;

County Line / Hanging Moss, lar-ceny, August 16;

County Line Road, 1000 blockeast, larceny, August 24;

County Line Road, 1200 blockeast, house burglary, August 18;

County Line Road, 1500 blockeast, house burglary, August 24;

County Line Road, 1500 block,auto burglary, August 28;

County Line Road, 1500 block,house burglary, August 23;

County Line Road, 700 blockwest, auto burglary, August 18;

Crane Boulevard, 3800 block,house burglary, August 30;

Cypress Trail, 580 block, houseburglary, August 18;

Dogwood Lane, 2200 block, houseburglary, August 31;

Douglas Drive, 1700 block, houseburglary, August 9;

Eagle / Seminole Circle, robbery -individual, August 12;

East Hill Drive, auto burglary,September 5;

Eastwood Drive, 4000 block,house burglary, August 9;

El Paso Street, 4100 block, houseburglary, August 18;

Ferncreek, 5800 block, house bur-glary, August 31;

Fontaine Avenue, 3700 block, lar-ceny, August 11;

Fontaine Drive, 1400 block, houseburglary, August 18;

Forest Park Drive, 4300 block,house burglary, August 16;

Glenway Drive, 300 block, autoburglary, September 4;

Glenway Drive, 400 block, autotheft, August 19;

Greaves Street, 3900 block, autoburglary, August 16;

Greymont Avenue, 400 block, lar-ceny, August 16;

Hanging Moss Circle, 400 block,house burglary, August 13;

Hanging Moss Circle, 400 block,larceny, August 12;

Hanging Moss Road, 3900 block,stolen license plate, August 26;

Hanging Moss Road, 4700 block,business burglary, Shell SprintMart, August 31;

Hanging Moss, 4600 block, larce-ny, September 4;

Hanging Moss, 4600 block, rob-bery - individual, August 21;

Hartfield Street, 200 block, houseburglary, August 14;

Hartfield Street, 200 block, larce-ny, August 9;

Heatherwood Drive, 500 block,house burglary, August 31;

Holbrook Drive, 5900 block,house burglary, September 5;

I-55 / Beasley, auto burglary,August 23;

I-55 / Beasley, auto burglary,August 23;

I-55 north / Lakeland, larceny,September 1;

I-55, 4200 block north, businessburglary, Signal LLC, August30;

I-55, 4400 block north, auto bur-glary, August 18;

I-55, 4400 block north, auto theft,August 19;


I-55, 4500 block north, pursesnatch, August 30;

I-55, 4600 block north, larceny,August 13;


I-55, 5000 block north, auto theft,September 1;

I-55, 5000 block north, larceny,August 18;

I-55, 5000 block north, robbery -individual, June 17;

I-55, 5000 block, robbery - indi-vidual, two counts, August 28;

I-55, 5200 block north, larceny,July 18;

I-55, 5300 block north, auto bur-glary August 18;


I-55, 5300 block north, auto theft,July 11;

I-55, 5300 block north, auto theft,June 23;

I-55, 5300 block north, auto theft,two counts, August 5;


I-55, 5300 block north, stolenlicense plate, July 22;

I-55, 5400 block north, auto bur-glary, June 19;

I-55, 5400 block north, robbery -individual, June 22;



I-55, 5700 block north, auto bur-glary, July 20;

I-55, 5700 block north, auto bur-glary, June 14;

I-55, 5700 block north, auto bur-glary, six counts, August 20;



I-55, 5700 block north, larceny,June 23;

I-55, 5700 block north, larceny,two counts, September 2;

I-55, 5700 block north, robbery -business, July 22;


Crime Reportnorthside facts

Jeffery P. Reynolds, P.A.,has welcomed attorneysCarson Thurman andPamela N. Grady to thefirm. Both attorneys willfocus their practice on oil andgas/environmental litigation,litigation on behalf of credi-tors, construction litigation,

corporate litigation, and gen-eral litigation.

The law firm of Baker,Donelson, Bearman,Caldwell and Berkowitz,PC, has announced that the2011 recipients of the BakerDonelson DiversityScholarship are law studentsSharonda Childs, JervonneNewsome and BobbiRoquemore.

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IT’S HAPPENING already as it does each September:tell-tale indicators of seasonal change crop up in the gar-den. Basil is my litmus test of summer’s end, and Inever like to bid farewell to this companion to summertomatoes.

September is a month of beginnings and endings, ofthe old and new. Caught somewhere between summerand not-yet-autumn, September becomes for me God’spause for reflection, a half-rest in the annual score. It is a

time when being pensive is not only permissible but sohealthy for our journey into the approaching days of falland winter. Perhaps you, too, share a wistful welcome ofSeptember, understanding that new beginnings oftenstart with a small tear, as parents of new school studentshave experienced lately.

The annual excitement over each school year, newschool supplies, and Friday Night Lights in Mississippiused to make September vibrate in my memory. Inrecent years, in September’s wake I see hollow back-packs, forlorn bicycles, and empty beds in our home. Asan 11-year-old nephew once famously said, “It’s allabout moving on in life.”

So, with my mother’s admonition and reminder, Ichoose to see those empty backpacks and such as butmore of the stuff of life that gets left behind when welearn to move on. It doesn’t diminish their value or placein our family memories, but this choice helps us focuson the new thing that is coming. Embrace the next chap-ter, I know to tell myself. Rejoice in the new marriagesand relationships that hold a new future for us. Givethanks in all things.

AND SO I MOVE ON with joy and thanksgiving forthe day that is today. No time for wasted thinking orwhining about aging. Seize this day and pack it full withgratitude. Have another plate of fresh tomatoes withbasil, toast the end of summer and welcome September.There is yet so much for which to be thankful.

We are surrounded by new beginnings each day.

Seize each dayand fill it with

gratitude - new beginnings

happen daily

THOUGHTS FROM MARITAb y m a r i t a w a l t o n

As an 11-year-old nephew

once famously said, “It’s all

about moving on in life.”

Continued from Page 3Ado to help them.

“One thing is, the county will usually get $3 million to$3.5 million in state-aid money that we can use on thestate-aid roads in the cities. And that’ll free up somemoney for the cities.”

What is the biggest roadblock or challenge you thinkyou’ll face in trying to achieve your goals for District 3and the county?

“I think the biggest challenge we have here in MadisonCounty is bringing everybody together, working and com-municating with each other. I’ve been in Madison Countysince 1984. I have not seen every mayor and all theseorganizations together.

“But I am confident that you’ll see some cohesion onthe board of supervisors and that everyone will cometogether as one.”

What was your main reason for not seeking re-elec-tion in Ridgeland and instead seeking the District 3seat?

“My reasoning to seek the supervisor seat was because Isee that my strength is bringing people together and work-ing as one. And I saw that’s what Madison County needsis a leader that can organize, be open and honest with theother leaders in the county, and bring them together underone roof.

“Once you work together, a lot of the other issues willfall in line.”

Gerald Steen

business

notes


Marriage celebrationCouple honored in Shelton home

Todd and Amelia Willis, Andy Frame, Jacob and Katie Caddas, Kelsey RogersVirginia Foreman, Ann Fry, Diane Morse, Tom Johnson, Kathryn Koury

Wes and Taylor Davis, Anna and Andy Frame, Nikki, Andrew and Taylor Neely

Andy, Anna, Becky and Tim Frame

Walter and Beverly Shelton, Gayla and John Purvis

Beth West, Monique Lastique, Anna Purvis Frame, Laura West, Kristin Richardson

Beverly Shelton, Anna Purvis Frame, Gayla Purvis, Karen Bush, Diane Morse

Friends and family gathered July 16 atthe Brandon home of Dr. and Mrs.Walter Shelton to celebrate the June 18wedding of Anna Catherine Purvis toAndrew Davis Frame at TuckerPlantation in Colbert, Ga.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. andMrs. John Purvis of Jackson. The bride-groom’s parents are Becky and TimFrame of Savannah. The couple are athome in Jackson where the bride teachesthird grade at St. Andrew’s EpiscopalSchool and the bridegroom is in his thirdyear at Mississippi College School ofLaw.

Co-hosts and hostesses for the eveningwere Messieurs and Mesdames BarryAden, David Allen, Bill Ashford, GeneBarrett, Bill Boone, Henry Burkhalter,Charles Bush, Rodney Chamblee, AlexHaick, Joe Hegwood, Bill Hulett, TomJohnson, Jim Johnston, Arthur Jones,Eason Leake, Jim Martin, Kurt Metzner,David Morse, Walter Neely, MikePeters, Hunter Pratt, Gorman Schaffer,James Shaw, Walter Shelton, JohnStuddard, Mac Temple, BurneyThreadgill, Ralph Vance, Gerry AnnHouston, Abe Malouf, and Ruth Fly.

Shown are scenes from the party.

social news section BThursday, September 15, 2011

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Weddings & Engagements

RACHEL KAY IUPE and Austin Patrick Cooley wereunited in marriage the evening of December 11 at FirstBaptist Church Madison.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Iupe Jr.of Madison. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.David Cooley of Ellisville.

The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. TommyArinder and the Rev. Eric Estes, the bridegroom’scousin. Vocalists were Maggie Iupe, Lauren Iupe, andLadell Newell. Guests were greeted by program andregistry attendants who were cousins of the bride andnieces of the bridegroom: Darby Cooley, DelaneyCooley, Elizabeth Foshee, Lauren Foshee, Claire Iupe,Elizabeth Lucas, and Dallas McKinnon. The bride’sproxy was Maribeth Willoughby.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore a designer gownof ivory silk taffeta. It was fashioned with a straplesssweetheart neckline detailed with crystals, pearls andmirror beads, and closed in the back with covered but-tons. From the shirred dropped waistline fell the full A-line skirt and chapel train encircled with bands of bead-ing and ruched ruffles edged in silver. With her gownshe wore a long cape cut corded edged veil of illusion.The bride carried a bouquet of white roses. She alsowore a pearl bracelet and added a diamond broach to thelining of her gown each provided by her mother.

Attending the bride as matron of honor was Courtney

Jones. Maid of honor was Lori Brooks. Bridesmaidswere Avery Carlisle, Sarah Compton, Laurel Donahoo,Jessica Holmes, Sarah Kendrick, Mary KatherineLombardi, Elizabeth McCraw, Mallory Rosamond,Allyn Self, and Claire Winchester. They wore straplessdresses of black chiffon with pleated satin cummerbundsashes and long softly gathered skirts. They carried bou-quets of red roses and amaryllis.

THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best man.Groomsmen were Elliot Burch, Benji Cooley, BrettCooley, Brent Culpepper, Andrew Iupe, Joseph Iupe,Matt Kendrick, Nick Laviano, Kevin Martin, MichaelWelch, and Justin Woodyear.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted areception at Colonial Country Club. Guests danced tothe music of Meet the Press while enjoying a buffet din-ner. Miniature cowbells were given to the guests to ringas the couple left the reception.

On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parentshosted a rehearsal dinner at the Country Club of Canton.A bridesmaids brunch was held the morning of the wed-ding in the home of Terri Iupe and was hosted by thebride’s aunts.

After a wedding trip to St. Lucia, the couple lives inMobile.

Rachel Iupe, Austin Cooleyexchange wedding vowsat First Baptist Madison

Mr. and Mrs. Austin Patrick Cooley

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with storage room.Asking $815,000.

MR. AND MRS. EMMETT Allan EatonJr. announce the engagement of their son,Erroll Alexander Eaton, to Jamie CarolMeaut, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CraigAnthony Meaut and Cynthia Carol Meautof Gulfport.

The prospective bridegroom is the grand-son of Dr. and Mrs. Emmett Allan Eaton,Lawrence Sam Iupe of Ridgeland and thelate Elaine Francise Iupe. He was graduatedwith a bachelor’s degree in arts and sci-ences from Mississippi State University in2007, and attended Johnson and WalesUniversity to pursue a culinary career,where he was graduated magna cum laudein 2009.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter ofJacqueline Frentz Meaut and the lateClarence A. ‘Buddy’ Meaut of Biloxi, andLouise Cummins and the late J.A.Cummins of Bethpage, Tenn. She also grad-uated from Mississippi State University in2007 with a bachelor’s degree in business.

After spending a few years in theCarolinas and New Orleans, the couple nowlive in Flowood where Miss Meaut is a

national account coordinator forTEKsystems and Eaton is a sous chef atTable 100.

The couple will exchange vows October 8at the Sacred Heart Chapel in New Orleans.

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Miss Simmons, Brooksto marry on October 1

MR. AND MRS. JAMES MarionSimmons II announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Christy Leigh Simmons, toJason Thomas Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs.Clyde David Brooks.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter ofthe late Mr. and Mrs. James AndersonWhitt of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs.James Marion Simmons of Monroe.

Miss Simmons is a 2005 honor graduateof Clinton High School. She attended theUniversity of Mississippi where she was amember of Pi Beta Phi sorority. MissSimmons is a 2010 graduate of theUniversity of Mississippi Medical Centerwith a master’s in occupational therapy.Miss Simmons is an occupational therapistat Laskin Therapy Group in Jackson.

The prospective bridegroom is the grand-son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luther FrankThomas of Jackson, and Juanita WareBrooks and the late Hobart Clyde Brooksof Magee. Brooks is a 2004 graduate ofJackson Preparatory School. He was gradu-ated from the University of Mississippiwhere he earned a bachelor’s degree inmarketing and economics. He was a mem-

ber of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Brooks isan assistant branch manager and loan offi-cer for BancorpSouth.

The couple will exchange vows October1, at First Baptist Church in Jackson with areception to follow at the Old Capitol Inn.

Christy Leigh Simmons, Jason Thomas Brooks

Miss Meaut, Eaton to wed

Erroll Alexander Eaton,Jamie Carol Meaut

MR. AND MRS. ALAN Deryll Stegallannounce the engagement of their daughter,Carly Jenae Stegall, to Bryce DavidYelverton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel LeslieYelverton of Clinton.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr.and Mrs. Doyle Julian Pearson of Jacksonand Zelda Davis Stegall and the late ShellyDeryll Stegall of Ridgeland.

The prospective bridegroom is the grand-son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James PomeroyClayton Jr. and the late Mr. and Mrs.Talmadge Benoit Yelverton, all of Clinton.

Miss Stegall is a 2007 graduate of JacksonAcademy. She attended Mississippi Collegeand was graduated with a degree in biologyin 2011. She is associated with MississippiRetina Associates as an ophthalmic tech.

Yelverton is a 2004 graduate of ClintonHigh School. He attended MississippiCollege, where he was graduated in 2008with a degree in mathematics education. Heis a geometry teacher at Clinton HighSchool.

The couple will exchange vows theevening of October 22, at First BaptistChurch in Jackson, with a reception after-

ward at The South. The couple will make their home in

Clinton.

Miss Stegall, Yelvertonto say vows October 22

Carly Jenae Stegall,Bryce David Yelverton

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MR. AND MRS. David Bennett Allenannounce the engagement of their daughter,Camille Jesse Lynn Allen, to Drew LandonSnyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin ArnoldSnyder.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter ofMrs. William Jesse DuBard and the lateMr. DuBard of Drew, and the late Mr. andMrs. Neville Gray Allen of Laurel. MissAllen was graduated with honors fromJackson Academy and magna cum laudefrom Washington and Lee University. AtWashington and Lee, she was inducted intoOmicron Delta Kappa, served as presidentof Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity, andwas recognized as the university’s GreekWoman of the Year. Miss Allen was pre-sented by the Debutante Club ofMississippi and is a member of the JuniorLeague of Washington, D.C. She is associ-ated with the Guardian Life InsuranceCompany of America as a disability spe-cialist in Washington, D.C.

THE PROSPECTIVE bridegroom isthe grandson of Lois Corban Akin ofBrandon and the late Francis Geoghegan ofJackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. D.W.Snyder of Eupora. Snyder was graduatedwith honors from Jackson Academy andsumma cum laude from the University ofMississippi. At Ole Miss, Snyder served aspresident of the Associated Student Body.He was a Taylor Medalist, inducted into theHall of Fame, and named Sigma Nu

National Man of the Year. Snyder receiveda juris doctorate from the University ofVirginia School of Law where he was themanaging editor of the Virginia LawWeekly. He is associated withHollingsworth LLP in Washington, D.C.

The couple will exchange vows October29 at Northminster Baptist Church.

Miss Allen, Snyderto say vows October 29

Camille Jesse Lynn Allen

MEGAN ELNA-LYN Andrewsand Justin Thomas Starling wereunited in marriage April 16 inMemphis. The rooftop ceremonyoverlooking the Mississippi Riverwas officiated by the Rev. Dr. BradThomas. A reception was held atthe Center for Southern Folklore.

The bride is the daughter of Boband Claudia Blaylock and Jim andMargie Andrews of Lexington, Ky.The bridegroom is the son of Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Starling ofJackson. He is the grandson ofMrs. Jack Kean of Starkville andthe late Mr. Kean, and the late Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Irvin Starling ofJackson.

The couple were attended bytheir siblings: Macy LinellAndrews, Amy Starling Rampy,Ian Christian Blaylock, andMichael Robert Starling. Heathand Jessica Maxwell delivered areading during the ceremony.

Nuptial music was presented byLyon Chadwick, violinist; andDavid Gilmour, guitarist.

THE BRIDE IS A graduate ofRhodes College with a bachelor’sdegree in psychology. She receiveda master’s in conflict managementfrom Kennesaw State University.The bridegroom is a graduate ofRhodes College with a bachelor’sdegree in political science. Hereceived his master’s of city andregional planning from theUniversity of Memphis and hisdoctorate from the University ofMississippi School of Law.

Following a wedding trip to LaIsla Mujeres in Mexico, the couplelives in Memphis, where the bride-groom is an associate with Bass,Berry and Sims PLC, and the brideis an assistant director of admis-sion at Rhodes College. Mr. and Mrs. Justin Thomas Starling

Andrews, Starling married

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AN E-MAIL from New England, an arti-cle in the latest issue of a Carolina gardeningmagazine, and sandwiched between, oneword resonating from the Sunday morningsermon: community.

What is a community? We think first ofthe geographic idea - people who share thesame Zip code and therefore the same needsand goals, problems and preferences.

But it can also be any group with sharedinterests, no matter how widely scattered orhow closely knit. Even a family is, we canonly hope, a community. And the ideal com-munity is a group of people working togeth-er for the benefit of all members.

Nantucket, Mass., is an island as well as atown, which enforces the community ideaeven more strongly than most locations. Youare never “at” or “in” Nantucket, always “onisland.” I was lucky enough to be there at thedaffodil festival in 2005, when for the lasttime the Nantucket Garden Club sponsoredtheir annual daffodil show in an old grey-shingled resort hotel, as they had for manyyears. In the intervening years, they’d tried alocal school, and a whaling museum, andnothing quite fit.

Last year the planners began thinking fur-

ther afield, and after much negotiating andplanning, they chose to hold the 2011 showat a commercial farm, Bartlett’s Farm.

My e-mail told me what a success the newvenue was; I’d already gotten rave reviewsfrom visiting “off-island” judges.

BARTLETT’S FARM has a large, sturdi-ly-built, immaculately maintained green-house.

It was empty in late April. They have ayoung, knowledgeable staff, who had littlework to do yet. There’s a “hayloft” whichcould be used for meals and programs, amarket store to attract local visitors who’dnever heard of a daffodil show, and groundswhich are an attractive landscape inprogress.

As a result of this first ever use ofBartlett’s Farm, the business was up 30 per-cent for the long early-season weekend, andthey got “on the map” as a shopping destina-tion for flower folks in search of fresh veg-etables.

The Nantucket garden had available greatspace, great lighting, tables and benches per-manently in place, and a strong young staff

to do much of the concentrated set-up/take-down work that older members are findingdifficult. (We here at CMDS know the feel-ing.) Because they didn’t have to hire thisdone, they were able to contribute muchmore of their annual budget to communityprojects and scholarship funds. A win-winsituation for an island community.

IN WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., a familyhad purchased a lovely old home, but knewit must be renovated to meet the needs oftheir soon-to-be three-generation family. Themother-in-law would be joining them in ayear or two, but as she was an active, avidgardener, even as it became difficult for her,they knew she would not be happy without agarden of her own, especially space for herbeloved camellias. The contractor for thehouse itself designed a mother-in-law wingwith an easy-access entrance to the garden.

Then the husband and wife sought a land-scape architect who designed a long three-foot wide bed, angled along the side of theback yard nearest the mother’s separateapartment. It was a raised bed, four land-scape timbers high and wide, easy for sitting,easy for working, and a minimum of stoop-

ing. Leaving room for the camellias she want-

ed to bring with her, the landscape architectresearched plants that were easy-care, peren-nial, and in all the colors to blend with herfavorite camellias.

A promise of a happy new life after retire-ment for the older generation, and a sense ofshared community for the couple and theirtwo daughters. A win-win situation for thesmallest and hopefully most close-knit com-munity, a family.

May all the communities to which we findourselves committed work toward solutionswhich are the best answer for everyone.

Gardening Glimpsessocial news

By Mrs. Herman McKenzie

Grand openingMenchie’s Frozen Yogurt will have a grand opening

September 15 at 11 a.m., with Mayor Gene McGee doingthe ribbon cutting. Both the Ridgeland chamber andMadison chamber will attend. On September 17,Menchie’s will host a fund-raiser for Adam’s Project.

Wynn Suebhongsang, owner, will donate 25 percent of allsales that day to the cause. The project is a nonprofit rais-ing money to build a handicapped park in Madison County.Adam was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophywhen he was two years old. “I chose Adam’s Projectbecause it will make a big impact on a local level because

the park will be accessible to everyone. Adam and his fam-ily will be in attendance during the event. There will be alive broadcast from a radio station that day to help get theword out.” Free frozen yogurt will be given out during cer-tain times that day. On September 18, the focus will be onkids, with a face painter, balloon artist and more.

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Hospice trainingHospice Ministries Inc. offers a free

volunteer training course for compas-sionate individuals to help patientsand family members during a difficulttime. Volunteers are needed foradministrative work, emotional sup-

port and companionship of patientsand families. The class will be heldSeptember 23 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.,resuming on September 24, 9 a.m. -5:30 p.m., then concluding September25 from 1 - 5:30 p.m. at 450 TowneCenter Blvd. in Ridgeland. For moreinformation visit www.hospicemi-nistries.org or call 601-898-1053.


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The trustees of the Mississippi Museum of Art have hosted “Dinners a laArt” this year to benefit the museum. Trustees Ward Sumner and Jane Hiatt,along with Jim Sumner, treated guests to an afternoon of croquet followed

by supper at Belle Haven Farm in Pocahontas. Shown at “Croquet andSupper al Fresco” are (from left) Lynn Crystal, Margee Wohner, Ralph Wells,

and Susan Hill. For more information call 601-960-1515.

DINNERA LA ART THE MISSISSIPPI Symphony Orchestra

will present Bravo I: Opening Night at ThaliaMara Hall in downtown Jackson, September17 at 7:30 p.m.

Under the baton of guest conductor, LeifBjaland, the MSO will perform music ofMaurice Ravel, Max Bruch and DmitriShostakovich. Following the concert will bean all-audience reception on the fountainplaza with jazz ambiance provided by DavidKeary’s Hot Club Swing.

Bjaland, artistic director of the SarasotaOrchestra in Florida, and music director ofthe Waterbury Symphony Orchestra inConnecticut, has been described by TheTennessean as “electrifying on the podium.”He has made guest appearances with theChicago Symphony Orchestra, the SanFrancisco Symphony Orchestra, TheCincinnati Symphony Orchestra and theNational Symphony Orchestra inWashington, D.C.

Maestro Crafton Beck is recovering fromshoulder surgery, and will return to conductthe MSO at the Mississippi Museum of Art’sArt Garden Opening Gala, An Evening in theGarden, on September 29 and the opening of

MSO’s Intimate Classics Chamber Series onOctober 1. Subsequently, he will conduct theremainder of the 2011-12 season.

A NEW CHAPTER in MSO’s historybegins with the arrival of new principaloboist, Julie Hudick. A native of Ohio,Hudick studied oboe at Kent StateUniversity, the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, andholds a master’s degree in music perform-ance from Baylor University.

The popular free pre-concert lectures givenby Dr. Timothy Coker of Millsaps Collegewill continue at the Mississippi Museum ofArt from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. on the evening ofBravo Series concerts. Patrons will be treatedto a complimentary glass of wine (or non-alcoholic option) during the concert’s inter-mission.

Tickets for the concert are $20 and up foradults. Children ages four to 18 and collegestudents who present a valid ID are eligiblefor $5 tickets. To purchase tickets in advance,call (601) 960-1565. For more information,visit www.msorchestra.com.

Symphony opens seasonwith guest conductor

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BETH ISRAEL Congregation will pres-ent a special concert September 17 featur-ing performances by the “Prince of KosherGospel,” Joshua Nelson, the MississippiMass Choir and the Beth Israel ShirimChoir in honor of its 150th anniversary.

“We are thrilled to be celebrating our150th anniversary with Joshua Nelson, whowill be bringing his unique, spiritual andsoulful performance to Jackson for the firsttime,” said Bert Rubinsky, president, BethIsrael Congregation. “The combination ofJoshua’s unmatched talent with the leg-endary Mississippi Mass Choir and theBeth Israel Shirim Choir will make for anevent experience unlike any other ever con-ceived or carried out in Jackson.”

Nelson performs “Kosher Gospel,” apply-ing Jewish religious lyrics and meaningswith the soulful sounds of American gospelmusic. Nelson has performed around theworld, for presidents, congregations, majormusic festivals - and for Oprah, who namedhim a “Next Big Thing.” He has produced astellar album, “Mi Chamocha,” sung withstars from Aretha Franklin to theKlezmatics, and served as the subject of theacclaimed documentary film, “Keep onWalking.”

“As we share the joy of our anniversary,the 150th concert also epitomizes one ofour main goals as a congregation,” saidRabbi Valerie Cohen, of Beth IsraelCongregation. “We are always looking forways to creatively collaborate with otherfaiths, cultures and races, in an effort tobring greater understanding to each otherand positive experiences and energy to thecommunity.”

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, Beth Israelbuilt its foundation on community service.Projects at Stewpot, Meals on Wheels andother charities have long been treasured byBeth Israel’s members. Beth Israel also hasa Tikkun Olam (“repairing the world”)committee that annually houses, feeds andpromotes programming with OperationUnderstanding and adopts the neighbor-hood public school where it sponsors“Literacy Day” and other activities. Thetemple’s annual bazaar provides Jewishfoods to the general public and its yearly

film festivals recognizing Jewish cinema,have made their marks in the community aswell.

Beth Israel formed in 1861 and soon afterpurchased land for a cemetery on NorthState Street. By the end of 1862, 15 Jewishfamilies lived in town. After the Civil War,the congregation acquired land and built amodest wood frame schoolhouse, whichthey also used as a worship space, on thecorner of South State and South streets; thiswas the first synagogue in the state ofMississippi. When the congregation’s wood

frame building burned down in 1874, theybuilt a new brick building on the old site,which served the congregation until 1940.When the congregation moved to WoodrowWilson Avenue in 1941, their synagoguewas the oldest religious structure in the city.While their new synagogue was being built,Beth Israel held services at GallowayMemorial United Methodist Church.

During its first 70 years, the congregationwent through many significant events thatwould forever impact its history includingwhen Beth Israel’s new temple on OldCanton Road was bombed by local KuKlux Klan members in September of 1967,and two months later, the same groupbombed Rabbi Nussbaum’s (the rabbi dur-ing that time) home.

Beth Israel Congregation currently resideson Old Canton Road.

The events, taking place on September 17will include a dinner prior to the concert atthe Mississippi Art Museum at 6 p.m. andconcert at 8 p.m. at the Jackson ConventionCenter. Tickets for the dinner and concertcombined are $125 and can be purchasedthrough Beth Israel Congregation by phoneat (601) 956-6215. Doors open for the con-cert at 7 p.m. Tickets for the concert onlyare $30 and can be ordered onTicketmaster.com or through the JacksonColiseum ticket office at (601) 353-0603.

Members of Beth Israel Celebration 150committee include Peter Sharp, JonathanLarkin, Dr. Stuart Rockoff, Debra Jacobs,Tamar Sharp, Ellen Hart, Kay Pollack,Michelle Schipper, Robyn Pollack,Maryann Jacobson, Arna Miller and RabbiCohen.

150th ANNIVERSARY

Rabbi Valerie Cohen, Jonathan Larkin, Kay Pollack, Peter Sharp, Debra Jacobs, Dr. Stuart Rockoff and Tamar Sharp

Beth Israel marks special date with concert

Sunset symphonyThe Mississippi Symphony

Orchestra will present a patri-otic program “The Red,White and Blue - Symphonyat Sunset,” September 22, 7

p.m., at The Cedars. Free,bring a picnic supper andlawn chair or blanket. Forinformation on reservedtables or sponsorships call601-981-9606.


Solution for this week’s puzzle next week.This solution for September 8 puzzle

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Barbershop harmonyThe Jackson Chapter of Barbershop

Harmony meets Tuesday nights, 7 p.m., atNorth Park Presbyterian Church at the cor-ner of Northside Drive and Old CantonRoad.

Grief supportHospice Ministries provides ongoing

grief support groups. Daytime and eveninggroups are available. For more informationcall 601-898-1053.

Bottom line dinnerSouthern Christian Services for Children

and Youth will hold their annual fund-rais-er, Bottom Line for Kids, September 15, 6p.m., at the Country Club of Jackson.Tickets $100. For reservations call 601-354-0983.

Arts festivalThe Mississippi Museum of Art will hold

the Town Creek Arts Festival October 1, 10a.m. to 10 p.m., featuring local artists,craftsmen, food and music. Free admission.For details visit www.msmuseumart.org.

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Fine Dining? Casual Dining?Fabulous Desserts? A Mocha Latte?

Watercolor exhibitionGaddis Group artists (from left, back) TonRietvelt, David Waldrip, Richard Baltz; (front)Eleanor Hughes, Betty Conner, GingerChamblin, have had paintings accepted intothe 26th Grand National WatercolorExhibition presented by the Mississippi

Watercolor Society. The opening receptionfor the exhibit will be October 2, 2 - 4 p.m. atthe Mississippi Museum of Art and is opento the public. The paintings will be on dis-play at the museum through December 31.

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Honored artists

Jane Crater Hiatt, Patti Carr Black, Betty Jolly, Mary Alice White

Michelle Diane Smith, Jean Laney, Betsy Bradley, Mary Lynn Kotz

Janis Booth, Patti Carr BlackSarah Frances Hardy, Linda Lambeth; (seated) Janet Walker, Brittany and Eddie Trotter,

Causey Cato

Ann Simmons, Lou Fontaine, Nancy Guice, Janet Walker, Betty Dattre, Jean Laney

Mary Lynn Kotz, Causey Cato, Brittany Trotter, Michelle Diane Smith

The Honored Artist Luncheon washeld recently by the Mississippi StateCommittee of the National Museumof Women in the Arts to recognizethe achievements of two accom-plished Mississippi artists: MaryLynn Kotz, an acclaimed writer; andMichelle Diane Smith, a noted sculp-tor.

Scholarships were also presented totwo outstanding college studentartists: Brittany Trotter, a musicmajor at the University of SouthernMississippi; and Causey Cato, asculptor attending Mississippi StateUniversity.

Shown are scenes from the event.

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MS artists recognized at luncheon

BBQ and BluesHarbor House benefit

held at ag museum

Kimberly McMullin, Jenny Lowery, Pam Martin, Angie Hilton,Brittany Alexander

Arthur Jones, Todd Thompson, Jim Hathcock

Sean Guy, Trost Friedler, Randall Lacey

Rick Young, Frank Garrison, Ian Cross

Brittany and Nancy ReichekBeverly and Rod Holloway

Raul Sierra, Ginger Watkins, Al and Laura Underwood

Wayne Westmoreland, Vicki and Butch MixonHolly Lange, Sean Guy

BBQ and Blues, a benefit for the Harbor House,was held recently at the agriculture museum.

The event featured Lucky Hands Blues Band, bar-becue and a silent auction for art.


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New Collectors ClubArt by Choice benefits museum art acquisitions

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Betsy Bezat, Ken Barton, Milly West, Melvin Johnson

Jenny Tate, Amber Schneider, Ivy Alley

Maureen Donnelly, Steve Edds, Lelsey Murray, Harold Corbin

Mike Lightsey, Erin and Allan Innman, Katie Lightsey

Denny and Debi Pearsall, Emily and Jim Dossett

Oliver and Emily Banks, Jayson and Catie Lipsey, Tinsley and Richard Hickson

Robin Smith, Jamie and Katy Houston Curt Gabardi, Betsey Bradley, Robert Langford

Dolph and DeaDea Baker, Roy and Nancy Campbell

Jack and Risa Moriarity

Risa Moriarity, Liz and Art Spratlin, Brian RippeeClaudia and Robert Hauberg

The New Collectors Club with theMississippi Museum of Art presents Art byChoice, a sale of artworks to benefit MMA’sacquisition of new art and museum opera-tions. The museum has curated a selection ofmuseum-quality works by artists associatedwith Mississippi as well as works from gal-leries in New York, Boston and NewOrleans.

A walk-through of the Art by Choice exhi-bition was held recently.

Shown are scenes from the walk-through.


Dancing with the MS starsCommunity Place hosts fund-raiser

Kristy Cronin, Kristopher Hamel, John Malone, Alahna Stewart, Sujan and Sarah Ghimire, Jessica Gordon, Brian CroninCharlene Morgan, Susan Key

Rocky Zachry, Janet Smith, Alon BeeEric Thornton, Robert Taylor

George French, Lena Causey

Nicky Milner, Susan Tsimortos, Su Morris, DeeDee, Mike and John MilnerCommunity Place hosted Dancing with

the Mississippi Stars recently at theCountry Club of Jackson.


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Local artistsRidgeland Rendezvous will be held

September 15, 5 to 8 p.m. Southern BreezeGallery will feature an exhibit and receptionfor “Local Girls.” For details call 601-607-4147.

Walk/runLittle Light House will hold a fund-raiser

walk/run October 22 at University ChristianSchool. For more information call 601-829-3446.

Museum eventsThe Mississippi Children’s Museum will

feature the following events in September:Sept. 17, Papel Picado Day fiesta; and Sept.24, Jim Henson Birthday Celebration.Events are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the

museum. For details visit www.mississip-pichildrensmuseum.com.

Red hot seminarWoman’s Hospital’s new Red Hot Mamas

program for menopause management willhost a seminar “Staying Fit, Strong andFabulous,” September 19, 11 a.m., at FitnessLady in Ridgeland. For information call 1-877-907-7642.

Dream machinesThe 2011 Renaissance Euro Fest Classic

European Auto and Motorcycle Show willfeature an exhibition “Dream Machines,” byartist Lory Lockwood, October 8.

Anniversary concertBeth Israel Congregation will celebrate

their 150th anniversary with a concertSeptember 17, 8 p.m., at the JacksonConvention Center. $30 tickets can beordered at Ticketmaster.com or at theJackson Coliseum ticket office at 353-0603.


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Art nightWellsFest Art Night and

Auction will be heldSeptember 20 at Duling Hall.Preview party at 5:30, auctionbegins at 7 p.m. For moreinformation call 601-353-0658.

Equestrian teamSt. Michael and All Angels

Anglican Church has openings

for girls on its equestrian team.Horse ownership is not neces-sary. Call 601-857-2545 forinformation.

GermanFestThe annual Gluckstadt

GermanFest is scheduled forSeptember 25, 11 a.m. to 5p.m., at St. Joseph CatholicChurch. The event featuresGerman food and folk music.Admission and parking arefree. For more information call601-856-2054.

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By JIM FRAISERSpecial to the Sun

THERE ARE MANY things to complain about in afaltering economy, from the inflated expense of even“low octane” gas to the overabundance of below aver-age lawyers, the former being costly to your pocket-book and the latter, well, capable of hurting you inmany more ways than just the wallet.

Which is why it’s so important for lawyers to gradu-ate law schools knowing a fiat from a subpoena, andhow to navigate a courtroom in your service. Theory isgreat, but practical trial knowledge can be hard to comeby for students.

BUT NOT FOR THOSE matriculating at ourNorthside institution, Mississippi College School ofLaw. There, under the leadership of two Northsiders,Dean Jim Rosenblatt and Director of Advocacy VickieLowery, the MC Moot Court Competition Team has forthe past few years racked up enough regional andnational championships to be ranked fourth in thenation for 2010-2011 by the Blakely AdvocacyInstitute. To even compete for the Andrews KurthNational Moot Court Championship you must be oneof the top 16 rated schools in the country. MC’s was notonly ranked high enough to compete, they won thisyear’s national championship in Houston, and with it,the Best Brief Award. They also won the August A.Rendings Jr. National Products Liability Championshipin Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as a regional award (bestoralist) from the National Black Law StudentsAssociation. The team became a quarterfinalist in theRobert F. Wagner National Labor and EmploymentMoot Court Competition (winning the Best BriefAward) and finished as quarterfinalist in other interna-tional law, bankruptcy, civil rights and trial law compe-titions.

Much as with winning baseball teams such as theYankees, Dodgers and Braves, the reason forMississippi College’s success is a good “farm system,”i.e., a fierce inside competition that prepares the stu-dents for outside rivalry with the nation’s best. Whetherit’s second and third year appellate advocacy coursesunder professor Vicky Lowery, or first year legal writ-ing courses under Northside professor Meredith Aden,students must write a seemingly endless number oflegal briefs, then hone their oral advocacy skills in mootcourt competitions against their fellow students. Anyweaknesses in grammar, public speaking, legal analysis,or brief writing are met and overcome with after-classmeetings with Lowery and Aden, and with many lead-ing Jackson trial practitioners - adjunct professors hiredto share their experience gained from writing winningtrial and appellate briefs.

THUSLY PREPARED, Mississippi College LawSchool students go forth and conquer regional andnational moot court competitions on a regular basis.Their team is now not only preeminent in Mississippiand the southern region (rated ahead of the likes ofDuke University and the University of Florida), but iscapable of winning national championships in whateverfield of competition it enters.

And better prepared to represent you in court. Whichis what law school is supposed to be about, isn’t it?

Jim Fraiser is a federal administrative law judge,adjunct professor at Mississippi College School ofLaw, and the author of 14 books, including theforthcoming (spring 2012) “Garden District of NewOrleans,” “The Majesty of Mobile,” and the re-release of his short story compilation, “Your Love isWicked,” and other stories.

Mississippi College School ofLaw mock trial teams rise to top

New presidentJoe Williams was named president of the board forMississippi HeARTS Against AIDS for July 2011 - June 2012.Mississippi HeARTS Against AIDS is a non-profit, 100 per-cent volunteer organization. Shown are (from left) LauraDeStefano, Williams, and Linda Allen.

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1991reunionSt. Andrew’s Episcopal School’sClass of 1991 recently celebratedtheir 20-year reunion. Class mem-bers who attended the festivitiesare (from left, back) StacyWellborn, Gautam Srinivasan,Andrew Liles, Charlane Hardy Liles,Amy Palmer Carpenter; (third row)Margie Ditto Van Meter, JohnBriggs, Laura Hodge Daigle, LizzieMcRee, Jackie Hause Hindi, AllisonLightwine, Leigh Vernon; (secondrow) Colleen Cohron Splitter, SaulKeeton, Derek Jumper, Akili King,Will Reimers; (front) Regan CauseyTuder, Shannon Sumrall Rushton,Amy Goldstein Omessi, Shelly MottDiaz, Marci Songcharoen, ShannonAdams, and Carter Myers. Not pic-tured: Jeff Friedman, CherylBrowning McInnis, Chris Myers,and Jason Watkins.

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The 2011-2012 Jackson Academy varsity cheerleaders attended camp under the direction of the National Cheerleading Association. At camp they received blueribbons and were given a bid to nationals in Dallas. NCA instructors nominated the entire squad for All-American Cheerleader. Selected were: Melissa Ramsey,Taylor McIntyre, Kelsey Pettus, Ellie Yates, Laura Ramsey, Sarah Katherine Mills, Catherine McIntyre, Laura Ramsey, Allison Douglas Manning, and Katie French.

Seniors Melissa Ramsey, Taylor McIntyre, Kelsey Pettus and Ellie Yates were given applications to apply for NCA staff by the instructors. The cheerleader sponsoris Jamie Carpenter and the manager is Mary Hastings Garraway. Shown are the cheerleaders (from left, back) Alexis Brantley, Allison Douglas Manning, KatieFrench, Mary-Morgan Coburn, Palmer Barefield, Alison Turbeville; (middle row) Catherine McIntyre, Carly Chinn, Katie Ferguson, Sarah Katherine Mills, Laura

Ramsey; (front) Michelle Ley, Taylor McIntyre, Emily Turbeville, Melissa Ramsey, Kelsey Pettus, Ellie Yates, Clara Beth Tucker.

CHEERING SQUAD

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Band membersMembers of the Jackson Prep 2011 band include (from left,back) Robert Tramel, Sarah Mapp, Evan Chouteau, CarolineFuller, Savannah Hunter, Thomas Kirby, Robert Waller,Brianne Powers, Zac Zachow, Sahil Singh, Shelby Pinnix,Collins Mounger; (front) Patrick Mink, Jack Heidelberg, Lane

Fitzgerald, Tad Cochrane, James Wolfe, Joe Marchetti,Dayne Truong, Read Carlton, Drew Kincaid and RobbyGross. Not pictured: Jordan Barclay, Annie Carpenter, AnnWalton Stringer and Jack Huang.

Student councilChrist Covenant School Student Councilofficers of 2011-2012 are (from left)Kennedy ZumMallen (historian), Hannah

Staton (vice president), Will Valentine (presi-dent), and Grace Thaggard (secretary/treas-urer).

DAKOTA WATTS givesDaffodile a nice perch onher arm when Percy Kingbrought his amazing ani-mals to Wee CareRidgeland.

happeningsSenior bridge

Ridgeland Recreation andParks will have a bridgegame for senior adultsSeptember 22, 12:45 p.m., atOld Trace Park. Call 601-856-6876 for reservations.

LEGAL NOTICE Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the

FOUNDATION FOR FAMILIES INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR

Mississippi Department of Human Services

The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) will accept sealed proposals during busi-ness hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. until October 17, 2011 at the MDHS State Office Building Lobby,750 North State Street, Jackson MS 39202, or by mail at P.O. Box 352, Jackson, MS 39205-0352, for

the purpose of soliciting proposals from interested parties who can most effectively and cost-effi-ciently develop a customized web-based tool to track program activities, measure program

performance, and evaluate program success; and, evaluate the Foundation for Families Programs(Families First Resource Centers, and Youth Prevention and Intervention Program) and other

Subgrantees. Proposals will be accepted from public and private research-based organizations orlocal universities with experience in conducting evaluation research on community or school-basedprograms that are designed to improve the economic and social well-being of children and families.The Subgrantee for this grant shall develop a customized web-based tool using standard web-basedtools for use by MDHS subgrantees. The Subgrantee shall have had proven experience both techni-

cally and programmatically in developing web-based evaluation, data entry and reporting tools.The web-based system shall be scalable for future growth in the program.

This Request for Proposals (RFP) can be picked up at the MDHS State Office, downloaded fromthe MDHS [email protected] or obtained by mail upon request to:

John Davis, Division of Economic Assistance Mississippi Department of Human Services

750 North State Street Jackson, MS 39202

(601) 359-4810

MDHS reserves the right to reject or negotiate any and all proposals or cancel this request forproposals at its discretion.

(September 15, 22, 2011)

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New teachersFirst Presbyterian Day School welcomesnew faculty members (from left) LacyNowell, Claire Bowman, Kathryn Day, Trey

Tracy, Chyna Marble, Clancy Mitchell, andErin Carlton.

Help with carpoolThe Madison Ridgeland Academy varsityfootball players recently helped with kinder-garten carpool. Opening the cars doors for

the students were (from left) Brett Nadalich,Will Trammell, Scott Douglas, Trey Sellers,Steele Hardin, Josh Daniels.

Boat designElizabeth Rogers, a senior at New Summit School, helpselementary students with a science project. They werechallenged to design a boat out of aluminum foil thatwould hold marbles. Students competed to see whichdesign would hold the most marbles. They were studyingbuoyancy. Shown are (from left) Kayla Garcia, Rogers, andJordan McGee.

TAVYN LOVITT, MadisonRidgeland Academy jun-ior, won the first place tro-phy in the recent girls var-sity two-mile run at theJackson AcademyInvitational Meet.

happeningsGarden opening

Mississippi Museum ofArt will hold the grandopening of the Art GardenSeptember 29. The eveningwill include music by theMississippi SymphonyOrchestra and a seated din-ner. Tickets $150.

Night outRidgeland Chamber of

Commerce presents“Denim and Diamonds,”featuring Vince Vance andthe Valiants, September 22,at the Country Club ofJackson. Reception andsilent auction, 6 p.m., din-ner and entertainment, 7:30p.m. Tickets are $65. Call601-991-9996 for reserva-tions.

WellsFestWells United Methodist

Church will hold theirannual benefit, WellsFest,September 24, 8 a.m. to5:30 p.m., at Jamie FowlerBoyll Park. Proceeds bene-fit Mustard Seed. Eventfeatures 5K run and walk,one mile fun run, livemusic, food, pet parade,children’s activities and asilent auction. For detailscall 601-353-0658.

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Winning runnersThe Madison Middle School boys crosscountry team won the recent MississippiCollege Choctaw Relays junior high relayevent. Each boy on the four-member team

ran one mile. Their winning time was 23:45.The relay team’s members were (from left)Matthew Weeks, Blake Billiot, Michael Weeksand Ridge Brohaugh.

Advisory boardThe New Summit School advisory boardmembers met to discuss growth andopportunities for the upcoming school year.Shown are (from left) Justin Hodges, Amy

McGill, Vicky Doty, Nancy New, JayLeverette, and Jen Gatewood. Not pictured:Jess New, John Owens, Trey Russell, PerryAtherton.

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School students prepare for the annual college fair, an event that draws representatives from more than 60 four-year colleges and univer-sities to the school’s north campus in Ridgeland. The fair will be September 15, 8 a.m. to noon, and all metro-area students are invited to attend. If interested call

Mimi Bradley, 601-853-6000. Shown are (from left, back) Michael Modak-Truran, Salem Chism, Mariam Ebeid, Brynne Kelsey, Jessie Smith, Caroline Bach; (thirdrow) Melissa Holy, Claire Sykes Alexander, Mike Steere, Jaren Reeves-Darby, Lauren Loeb, Killian Buechler, Catherine Carroon, Devon Rodgers, Eve Rodenmeyer,Hannah James, Rachel Kim, Jack Daly, Riley Cooper, Palmer Duckworth; (second row) Bud Sheppard; and (front) Seph Aleithawe, Kendall Brown, Chris Dunbar,

Lorna Harkey, Madeleine Robinson, Skylar Menist, Malika Shettar, Sara Scalzo, and Lucy Ballard.

COLLEGE FAIR

Champion dinnerThe Multiple Sclerosis

Society will host a Dinnerof Champions September 22at The South. For detailscall 601-856-5831.

Diabetes supportBaptist Nutrition Center

hosts a free DiabetesSupport Group at 1 p.m. onthe third Thursday of eachmonth. For more informa-tion call 601-973-1624.

Caregiver 101The Mississippi Chapter

Alzheimer’s Associationwill present “CaregiverSurvival 101: EducatingFamilies AboutAlzheimer’s” September 21,5 to 6:30 p.m. at theRidgeland Library. To signup call 601-987-0020.

Fur ballThe Mississippi Animal

Rescue League will holdtheir annual fur ball “Petsand the City,” September

22, 7 p.m., at theRenaissance. $60 per per-son, $110 per couple.Contact [email protected] for more informa-tion.


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Junior high footballJackson Prep 2011 junior high football team members are(from left, back) Tait Hendrix, Brandt Walker, JonathanBranch, Head Coach Marcus Thompson; (eighth row)Clayton Noblin, Caroline Peeples, Mae Mae Cook, SydneyMann, Kara Cook, Mollie Griffin, Emily Holmes, Mae MaeWalker, Elizabeth Glaze, Anna Rachel Roberts, AshleyJohnston, Ellie Wells, Addison Smith, Sylvia Hartung; (sev-enth row) Christian Crotwell, Xavier Keys, Camp Geary,Griffin Callendar, Thomas Kirby, T.K. Griffis, Ross Edwards,Healy Vise; (sixth row) Lee Meena, Wallace Weatherly,Spencer Sasser, Walker Wilkbanks, Wade Ward, StewartEaton, Robby Gross, Taylor Wallace, Noah Slack; (fifth row)Adam Crawford, Drew Kincaid, Van Crawford, Sam Mosley,

Josh Aron, Holt Crews, Brock Newman, J.C. Pride, MatthewClay, John Wooley; (fourth row) George B. Fike, RiversMcGraw, Mitch Redding, Jake Ray, John Wilson, Carl Upton,Grant Robinson, John Keeler, Jacob Whitaker, ThomasPhillips; (third row) Jonathan Zhu, Cooper Henry, GrahamEklund, Ian McGraw, Max Hardeman, Ross Carter, WilliamGarrard, Hays Dent, Adam Field, Bryan Sullivan; (secondrow) Luke Templeton, Jake Mangum, Kyle Culbertson,Creed Franklin, Worth Eskrigge, Biggs Henry, Hill Garbo,Haynes Horsley, Harrison Moore; (front) Adam Stovall, NoahHughes, Jacob McNeely, Noah Tidwell, Zachary Gay, ColeSwayze, Parker Caracci, Peyton Parker, Josh Pound andGene Wood. Not pictured: Karl Hatten.

ALYSSA MCVICKER wasnot afraid to get up closeto a bearded dragonwhen Percy King’s amaz-ing animals visited WeeCare Ridgeland.

CRAYTON BOWIE, JacksonPrep eighth-grader,scored high enough toqualify for GrandRecognition in the DukeTalent IdentificationProgram as a seventh-grader. Students whoqualified at the GrandLevel scored at or betterthan 90 percent of highschool juniors or seniorswho tested.

STEWARTMCCULLOUGH, fourth-grader at St. RichardCatholic School,researched famousMississippian Red Barberin the school festival.

LANDON PARISH is allsmiles riding the zebra inhis toddler class at WeeCare.

happenings

St. Andrew’s EpiscopalParty celebrates new buildings on north campus

social news

Ben and Emily Sabree, Vaughan McRae

Ann Brock, Rebecca Collins

Frances Jean Neely, Honey Bennett, Gloria Jaques

Dennis and Julia Cranford, Brad Swinney

Ouida Drinkwater, Kevin O’Malley, Carol Penick

Lecia Spriggs, Jim and Martha Thomas, Rob Pearigen

Nora Frances McRae, Cameron and Selby McRae

Jan Wofford, Deborah Allen

George Penick, Richard and Vaughan McRae

Laura and Patrick Taylor

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School recentlyhosted a donor cocktail party celebrating theopening of the new McRae Science Centerand Faulkner Studios for Art and Music on theSt. Andrew’s north campus in Ridgeland.

Shown are scenes from the party.

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History is lunchMississippi Department of Archives and

History upcoming History is Lunch pro-grams include: Sept. 14, Larry Morrisey onthe Mississippi Senior Cultural Leaders OralHistory Project; Sept. 21, Norma Watkins on

her book “The Last Resort: Taking theMississippi Cure.” Meetings are held noon -1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

City musicMississippi Museum of Art will host

Music in the City, October 4, 5:15 p.m., tea-turing Tom Lowe and John Paul. Freeadmission.

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New at schoolNew faculty members at Jackson Academy for 2011-12include (from left, back) Andy Prince, Sarah Ryburn Mealer,Ramsey Cruise, Kristen Ley, Audrey Wilkirson, Kellie Rhodes,Mary Carolyn Williams; (front) Ann Louise Stacy, Vivian

Bowlus, Ann Boswell Johnson, Katie Easley, Katherine Ross,Maria Madden. Not pictured: Jeanne Lee Koury, KirkSimmons, Adam Johnson, Lioubov Tsema, Courtney Bush,Colleen Roberts, Kateri Tolo.

Junior archaeologistsSeventh-grade social studies students at St.Joseph Catholic School learned to appreci-ate the work of archaeologists by paintingterra cotta pots, then wrapping their pots inshopping bags, smashing them on theground, and trading the bags. The students

had to reassemble the unfamiliar pots, justas an archaeologist would assemble anancient piece of pottery. Shown are (fromleft, back) KyDarrius Williams, JackIngebretsen; (front) Jackye-Rayla Gregory,Helen Greene, Taylor Dancer.

White coatCatherine Murphree (left) received her White Coat at theUniversity of Mississippi School of Pharmacy White CoatCeremony held at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for thePerforming Arts. As an entering professional student in herfirst year of pharmacy school, Murphree is congratulatedby Dr. Marvin C. Wilson, (right) associate dean, academicand student affairs. Murphree is the daughter of Robertand Melissa Murphree.

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September 14, Wednesday• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Larry Morrisey talks

about his Mississippi Senior Cultural Leaders Oral History Project. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

• New Stage Theatre production of “Driving Miss Daisy,” through September 25.www.newstagetheatre.com.

September 15, Thursday• Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, Bottom Line for Kids,

6 p.m., Country Club of Jackson. Tickets $100. 601-354-0983.September 17, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and

Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.• Beth Israel Congregation 150th anniversary concert, 8 p.m. at the Jackson

Convention Center. Tickets $30. 601-353-0603.• MS Symphony Orchestra Bravo I: Opening Night, 7:30 p.m., Thalia Mara Hall.September 18, Sunday• New Stage Theatre offers “Your Passport to a Theatrical Journey,” season ticket packet.September 19, Monday• Woman’s Hospital seminar Red Hot Mamas, 11 a.m. at Fitness Lady, Ridgeland.

877-907-7642.• Jackson Touchdown Club speaker Mike Leach, 6 p.m. at River Hills Club.September 20, Tuesday• WellsFest Art Night and Auction at Duling Hall. Preview party, 5:30 p.m.;

live art auction, 7 p.m. www.wellsfest.org.• Mississippi Museum of Art, Unburied Treasures, 5:30 p.m. refreshments,

6 p.m. program. Free admission, open to the public.September 21, Wednesday• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, author Norma Watkins,

"The Last Resort: Taking the Mississippi Cure," about the art colony Allison's Wells. Winter Building. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

September 22, Thursday• City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce Denim and Diamonds, a Ladies’

Night Out, Country Club of Jackson. Reception and silent auction, 6 p.m.; dinner and entertainment, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $65. 601-991-9997.

• MS Symphony Orchestra, “The Red, White and Blue - Symphony at Sunset,”7 p.m. at The Cedars. Free. 601-981-9606.

• Multiple Sclerosis Society Dinner of Champions. 601-856-5831.• Jackson Symphony League membership coffee, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.,

home of John and Susan Puckett, 3981 Dogwood Dr.September 23, Friday• Municipal Art Gallery art showing of VSA Mississippi art group through September, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

September 24, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and

Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.• WellsFest at Jamie Fowler Boyll Park. Includes live music, food booths,

children’s activities, arts and crafts, plant sale, silent auction, pet parade, 5K run and walk, one-mile fun run. www.wellsfest.org.

September 25, Sunday• Gluckstadt GermanFest, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church. Features German food and folk music. Admission and parking are free. 601-856-2054.

September 26, Monday• MS Agriculture and Forestry Museum / National Agricultural Aviation Museum, open Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 601-432-4500.

September 27, Tuesday• Jackson Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association meeting, 1:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Hubert, 601-362-1122; Carol, 601-825-6056.

September 28, Wednesday• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Gene Dattel on “The Help.”

Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.September 29, Thursday• Mississippi Museum of Art, The Art Garden opening gala. Includes entertainment

by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, seated dinner. $150 per person.• MS Animal Rescue League fur ball Pets and the City. 7 p.m. at the Renaissance.

$60 per person / $110 per couple.September 30, Friday• Fondren Renaissance Foundation fall show Outdoor Splendor at The Cedars through September 30. Gallery hours, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

October 1, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and

Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.• Mississippi Museum of Art Town Creek Arts Festival, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Features local artists, craftsmen, food and music. Free admission. www.msmuseumart.org.

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September 15: Preston Smith, Jeff Adcock, David Bethea, Carol Dendy, DustinTominello, Lauren Metzler Weeks, Abby Lee. September 16: Sean Witherspoon, JamieCollier, John Henderson, John D. Williams, Joann Antwine, Anita Bittner, ChuckMcDaniel, Kristen Sulser, Peter Clark, Alissa Pope. September 17: George Ledlow,Ginger Mattiace, John Harvey Mills, Susan Hawkins, Hunter Hitt, Mildred Cloyd,Sarah Alford. September 18: Jim Barron, Linda Ezelle, Michael Murray Harkins Jr.,Billy Beard, Amanda Griffin. September 19: Fran McEwen, Ray Coleman, Trey Hulsey,David Traxler. September 20: Jo Lynn Chapman, Denver Wilson, Jean Whitehead,Harry Boadwee, Mrs. Charles Cornwall, Joni Shaw. September 21: John E. Aldridge,Guy Boyll, Charles Furlow, Dot Ward, Carol Carouthers, Brian Smith, Dick Goodson,Sarah Lynch, Anna Joe Bell, Ella L. Taylor.

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and Bryan Robertson. September 17: Ellis and Shannon Simpson. September 18: Joe andMaybelle Dove. September 19: Terrel and Julia Williams. September 20: Mr. and Mrs.W.H. Pittman Sr. September 21: Mitch and Johnnie Lavinghouze, Mr. and Mrs. RichardMonsour.

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Play ballThe sixth-grade football teams from First Presbyterian DaySchool are ready for football season. Shown are players(from left) James Long, Mitchell Boulanger, Matthew

Thornton, Thomas McBride, Jake Bell, Will Russell Ward,Spivey Gault, Jack Myers, Michael Maloney.

School partySt. Andrew’s Episcopal School lower school students cele-brated going back to school with a party at the MississippiChildren’s Museum. Shown are kindergartners (from left)Roland Fanning and Wyatt Roark.

Power Academic andPerforming Arts Complexat 1120 Riverside Dr., wasone of four schools in thenation named a recipient ofthe John F. Kennedy Centerfor the Performing ArtsNational Schools ofDistinction in Arts EducationAward for the 2010-2011school year by the Kennedy

Center Alliance for ArtsEducation Network.

Terri Gillespie, chief nurs-ing officer for BatsonChildren’s Hospital, wasrecently recognized as one ofthe Top 50 Business Womenin Mississippi by theMississippi Business Journal.Every year the most influen-tial and innovative femalebusiness leaders throughoutthe state are celebrated onthis list.

Fall carnivalJackson Academy will

hold their annual fall carni-val October 18, 5 to 8:30p.m., on Raider field. Theevent features old-fashionedcarnival games, food, rides,and a silent auction and raf-fle. For details visitwww.jacksonacademy.org.

Zoo funThe Jackson Zoo will fea-

ture Carousel DaySeptember 17 with carouselrides for $1. September 26will feature half-priceadmission and carousel

rides. The zoo is open dailyfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bike MSThe National Multiple

Sclerosis Society will hold afund-raiser, “Bike MS: Biketo the Battlefield,” October8 and 9. For details call 601-856-5831.

Opening nightThe Mississippi

Symphony Orchestra willpresent Bravo I: OpeningNight, September 17, 7:30p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall.For ticket information visitwww.msorchestra.com orcall 601-960-1565.


school newsCHAMPS

The Jackson Bucks, an eight-and-under boys All-star baseball team, took home the 2011 championship at the annu-al Zeke Walley Baseball Tournament held at the North Jackson Youth Baseball fields this summer. Shown are (from

left, back) Coaches Kyle Gordon, Barry Berch, Jamie Murphy and Shelby Brantley; (middle row) team members Caleb Hernandez, Gus Gordon, Simms Baker and Grant Simpson; (front) Alex Childers, Ford Hudson, Clark Kellum,

Thaxton Berch, John Kennedy Nowell, Mills Murphy and Shelby Brantley.

Great northernDees Baker, son of Duke and Karen Baker, caught a 44 3/4inch Great Northern Pike on a recent canoe trip toBoundary Waters Ely, Minn. He is an eighth-grader atJackson Prep.

Self portraitSt. Joseph Catholic School junior Ryan Riley’s artistic talentshows as he poses next to a self portrait he did for Art IIclass.

Check it outKeira Sorrells (right) and her daughters, Lily and Averycheck out their new classroom at Trinity Preschool.

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sunlanders in serviceCoast Guard Seaman Stephen Tucker, son of Randy

C. and stepson of Michelle L. Tucker of Madison,recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard RecruitTraining Center in Cape May, N.J. Tucker is a 2009graduate of Canton Academy.

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