September 29, 2011

ONE NORTHSIDE MEDICAL provider isinvesting millions of dollars in the communi-ty, as evidenced by two projects going up onLakeland Drive.

St. Dominic’s Hospital is in the middle of a$16.2 million expansion of its BehavioralHealth Center. The new center is being builtin phases where the current facility is locatedon the north campus.

Additionally, the hospital is relocating itschapel from the campus north of Lakeland;an effort that will allow St. Dominic’s toexpand medical services on the south cam-pus.

The chapel, as well as the first phase of thebehavioral health center, is expected to befinished in early 2012.

Motorists driving by can see the work fromthe interstate. Crews with Harrell ContractingGroup have put up the steel frame for behav-ioral health. Much of the exterior work onthe chapel has also been completed.

The Behavioral Health Center is beingbuilt in phases. The first phase included tear-ing down a portion of the old center andbuilding in its place. Once that phase is fin-ished, crews will tear down the second halfof the old facility to build on that spot, saidDr. Mark Valverde, director of BehavioralHealth Services.

Patients will be moved into the first phaselikely in March, he said.

“When the patients are moved in, we’lltear down the second half,” he said. Phaseone includes the construction of a two-story,50,000-square-foot building. Once the secondphase is finished, the entire facility will bearound 78,000 square feet. It will include 72beds and private patient rooms built around acourtyard, Valverde said. The center willaccommodate three units designed to treatvarying levels of mental illness.

It will have an acute care facility to servepatients who need regular nursing care andare unable to function in society. An interme-diate unit will treat patients suffering frombehavioral issues, but still can function insociety.

The expansion will enable the hospital tostart a new geriatric psychiatric unit toaddress the mental health needs of seniors.

“The demographic that is growing most inMadison and Rankin counties is those who

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FEWER STUDENTS are filling seats atthe area’s private and parochial schools.

Less than half of the independent schoolsin Northeast Jackson and south MadisonCounty have seen boosts in enrollment thisyear.

The majority have experienced slightdeclines, with some administrators citing thestill weak economy as a main factor.

Most schools have still not returned totheir pre-recession numbers.

Those experiencing growth for the 2011-

12 academic year are St. Andrew’sEpiscopal School, St. Anthony CatholicSchool, Madison-Ridgeland Academy(MRA) and Jackson Preparatory School(Prep).

Enrollment is down at The Veritas School,St. Richard Catholic School, St. JosephCatholic School, Jackson Academy (JA) andFirst Presbyterian Day School.

St. Andrew’s is apparently reboundingsome from the weak economy. The school’senrollment this year jumped to 1,184, nearly20 more than at the start of the 2010-11 aca-demic year. Students are enrolled in three-

year-old pre-kindergarten through 12thgrade.

“In the last couple of years this has beenone of our largest classes,” said Director ofAdmissions Dawn McCarley.

An increase in students, though, has meantan increase in financial aid, a sign that therecession might not be completely over. Thisyear, 100 people applied for the MaloneScholarship, which is awarded based onfinancial need and academic excellence.“That was higher than the last few years,”McCarley said. And again, the school

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offer baked goods, casseroles, jams, and sauces. Shown are(from left, back) Audra Bowman, Tyler and ShieldsArmstrong, Amelie Black, Brandon Kennedy, Heidi Berry;(front) Amelia Bowman, Kennedy Nations, AddisonArmstrong, Olivia Quin, Madeleine Black, Merritt Nations,Adams Kennedy, Ashton and Bailey Berry.

By KATIE EUBANKSSun Staff Writer

WHOEVER BUYS THE James O.Eastland federal courthouse and formerpost office in downtown Jackson willalso get a controversial piece of history:a 1930s mural behind the judge’s benchin the fourth-floor courtroom.

The U.S. District Court for theSouthern District of Mississippi changedlocations last month, and the U.S.General Services Administration (GSA)is auctioning off the Eastland buildingonline, with a minimum bid of $500,000.

Potential buyers and the general publichad a chance to see the mural at an open

house last week, when a blue velvet cur-tain was pulled back, unveiling the workfor the first time in decades. The paintingdepicts a white family in front of a plan-tation house with a white judge lookingon, white men looking at blueprints, andblack people picking cotton and playinga banjo.

President Franklin Roosevelt’s WorksProgress Administration commissionedthe mural during the Great Depression,and Ukrainian immigrant SimkaSimkhovitch finished the word in 1938.The painting is titled “Pursuits of Life inMississippi,” according to a plaque underthe lower-right corner.

Simkhovitch “described the mural as arepresentation of the typical people andlife in Mississippi during his time,” theplaque says. “The center depicts aMississippi family adjusting to socialproblems through the advice of a courtrepresentative and a minister.”

The plaque says the blacks to the leftof the white family represent sharecrop-pers and the black man playing the banjois singing spirituals.

The mural was draped until 1960,when an interior decorator redesigned thecourtroom and decided to uncover thepainting. Then it stirred up controversy

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Area private school enrollment continues to remain flat

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A Thursday, September 29, 2011

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a conversation withMark Bounds on county foundation

Mark Bounds, 55, co-founded theMadison County Foundation in 1995 andserves as chairman of the foundation’s boardof directors. He owns Mark S. BoundsRealty Partners in Madison, where he haslived since 1981, and has a son and adaughter. Bounds recently spoke with Sunstaff writer Katie Eubanks about theMadison County Foundation and its role inthe community.

How and why was the foundation start-ed?

“I was serving on the board of theMadison County Economic DevelopmentAuthority [MCEDA] ... and MadisonCounty didn’t have a private-sector founda-tion or support group. And every successfulcommunity I had worked in [as a profession-al economic developer] had a strong private-sector arm or entity. There are certain thingsMCEDA cannot do with public dollars.

“This was before Nissan by several years,and my thought was if we could form thisfoundation, it would have a significantimpact in the future if the county was tryingto attract some big economic development.

“There’s always a need for long-termplanning and thinking in the public domain.You tend to get a better product when theprivate sector and the public sector are work-ing together to try to do that.

“So in 1995, a group of us wrote to 200businesspeople and invited them to come toa breakfast to discuss the idea of forming theMadison County Foundation. We set the barat $1,000 to invest. Eighty people showedup and wrote a check for $1,000, and off wewent.

“It was apparent that there was a need forit because of the overwhelming response wegot.”

Have any of the foundation’s goals, orthe way y’all do things, changed over theyears?

“I don’t think so. I think it’s remained fun-damentally the same. We’re blessed to havegood leadership from the private sector. It’s awho’s who of business leaders throughoutthe county that share their talent in theirorganizations with the foundation.

“One of our primary focus points is to usethe influence of the membership to helpmake positive change happen by our effortsboth in Washington and the state and localpolitical environment. And we do thatthrough suggesting policy and planning thathas a long-term view.

“We do the strategic planning piece, andwe support projects that we think have merit.

“And we work with MCEDA and theboard of supervisors and the [MadisonCounty] Business League to coordinate ourefforts to bring positive change for the coun-ty.”

What’s an example of a project thefoundation has supported?

“One thing is [that], during our strategicplanning effort in June, I established a com-mittee to review a study that was done in2002. This study was called ‘FutureDirections for Madison County Mississippi,An Economic Development Strategic Plan.’

“One of the comments in the study wasthat the economy of Madison County waslikely to become more complex. I think it’sfair to say nobody could’ve predicted howcomplex it has become as we’ve weatheredthis recession.

“The U.S. lost about three million manu-facturing jobs in the recession. Economic

development strategies that worked in thelast decade won’t necessarily work now. Thestudy was done prior to Nissan, and sincethen many of the assumptions that under-pinned our previous analysis need to bemodified going forward.

“The committee has asked the consultantswho did the 2002 study to propose an updateof the study, to evolve that new set of strate-gies ... And this should help us gain a betterunderstanding of the business conditions andcompetitive challenges that we can expect toface as a county in the coming decade.

“This effort will require the involvement... of the MCEDA and the business league,and the board of supervisors as the policyimplementor.

“A revised plan with redefined goals,actions and implementation tactics will bedeveloped during the second phase of theeffort.

“It’s this kind of effort that the foundationwas established to pursue. The foundationhas a primary obligation to its investors andmembers and the county as a whole to pro-vide leadership like this in this strategicthinking process.

“Change can be challenging but, properlyplanned for, can be very exciting and pro-vide significant new opportunities if we’reprepared to take advantage of them as acounty.”

What do you see as the county’s great-est needs right now?

“Some of our greater needs in the countyare infrastructure - water, sewer and roads -because of the tremendous populationgrowth we experienced in the previousdecade. And the foundation has taken a pos-ture of supporting projects that point to get-

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“Some of our greater needs in thecounty are infrastructure - water,sewer and roads - because of the

TREMENDOUSgrowth we experienced...”

-Mark Bounds


When Robert Graham ran for Hinds County supervisor in2007, he stood on a platform that included open, honestand transparent government.

Today, after three years in office, that platform is shaky atbest.The same supervisor who stood for governmentaccountability when running for office is now shunning theSun for holding his feet to the fire.

That’s funny.Four years ago, Graham told the Sun that the county

needed “an awareness campaign to let people know what’shappening.”

I guess the negative press is hurting another awarenesscampaign that Graham is involved in - his bid for re-elec-tion.

The former Jackson police lieutenant has spoken to theSun once since May, when the paper published an articlequestioning the board’s hiring of an unknown firm to handlea multimillion-dollar radio maintenance contract.

The Sun has reached out to the District One leaderrepeatedly since, but with little success.

Previously, Graham didn’t mind picking up the phone totalk about more positive initiatives, such as park beautifica-tion.

The Sun is chock full of articles providing positive cover-age of Graham’s programs.

The Sun ran eight stories between 2008 and 2010 outlin-ing the first-term supervisor’s plans to improve ParhamBridges Park, address erosion at White Oak Creek andreduce crime in Jackson.

Alas, the Sun will never again be able to find out aboutGraham’s desire to plant azaleas at Parham Bridges.

On May 26, the Sun told readers that supervisors enteredinto a $4.8 million contract with Airwave LLC to maintainthe county’s radio system.The board did so without biddingthe project out or knowing the firm’s qualifications.

The Sun pointed out that hiring the firm violatedMississippi state statute.

Graham himself admitted that he didn’t know about thefirm, contrary to claims that he was the one who recom-mended them for hire. Said Graham: “I didn’t even knowthey existed in the world.”

He obviously didn’t like the coverage.Graham is now seeking a second term in office.If re-elected, we would like to work with him to shed light

on issues affecting his district. At the same time, we willcontinue to hold him and all public officials accountable,whether they speak to us or not.

Hinds supervisor Grahamhas quit returning calls

I heard a mammoth scream. I knew the sound meantone of the children had been hurt. I was relieved whenI found out it was just an argument between my twosons. The youngest, and more traditional, was playingfarm. He had his animals lined up perfectly.

The oldest son was more creative and decided tointroduce a new idea. Without asking he simply placedcolorful dinosaurs in the corral with the farm animals.Little did he know he had changed the traditional farmand was frustrating his brother. In his childlike para-digm he simply wanted to go back before the age offarms and start with a better idea.

Why not have more animals in the corral by addingall these red, blue and green dinosaurs to the farm?Without thought or discussion he simply began toimplement his strategy.

“Farms don't have dinosaurs!” the youngest yelled."Why not?" the oldest yelled back.Before I reached their room a great battle over right

and wrong emerged. My delay meant an even widerdivision between the two. Neither was willing to givein on their definition of playfully correct. Each childblamed the other for their ignorance of how a real farmshould look. It seems that both were really angry,ready to quit and never speak again.

Sometimes it is really hard to get two young childrento understand each other’s point of view. Over theyears I have discovered that it’s just as hard to get twoadults to understand each other’s point of view if theyare unwilling to listen.

I helped each of them understand that new ideas dobreak tradition but are not necessarily wrong. He was-n’t getting rid of the farm; he just wanted to add someanimals. I helped them understand that just because hehas a new idea doesn’t mean you force it on someone

without explanation or discussion.The Jewish people, God's people, had become tradi-

tionalists, handing down from each generation differ-ent ideas of how to worship. Propagated laws werecreated to define the Law of God so that men couldbetter understand how to live a more righteous life.Traditional intentions were well meaning but began,through the centuries, to create a pattern that led toself-righteousness and away from God.

When Jesus came he brought a new paradigm. Hecame bearing good news. He said, You shall love theLord your God with all your heart, and with all yoursoul, and with all your mind. This is the great andforemost commandment. The second is like it, youshall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-40.

Jesus was not getting rid of the farm, or the law. Hesimply re-emphasized what the Law always said. Loveyour God, love your neighbor, and love yourself. Heplaced self last.

Jesus wasn’t telling us that when disagreements arisewe need to accept others ideas simply as a way of say-ing we love each other. He wasn’t saying we need tosee those who disagree as unloving either. Do nothingfrom factional motives [through contentiousness, strife,selfishness or unworthy ends] prompted by conceitand empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit ofhumility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the othersas better than and superior to himself [thinking morehighly of one another than you do of yourselves].Philippians 2:3

If we look at the great and foremost commandmentagain, we can see that Jesus brought the paradigmback to the beginning of God's Word. Here he simplyreminds us that our very heart, soul and mind shouldbe devoted to God first. We should have a relationshipso intimate in prayer and Word that we recognize Hisguidance over our own. We need a desire to knowGod better. Our soul should thirst for Him. Our mindshould hunger for His Word.

So what about division between church members,family and friends? We don’t need to go back to thetime before the farm. We simply need to evaluate our-selves and our congregation with this new paradigmJesus gave us. Maybe it’s time to ask God to point outa few good and faithful saints that will pray with youon a regular basis for an old-fashioned revival in yourcongregation. Maybe it’s time to pray until it comes.… Whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he willgive it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in myname. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may befull. John 16:23 NIV.

As a member of your congregation it begins withyou. Be encouraged. Stand back and hold your headup high so that those in your congregation are alsoencouraged. May the God who gives endurance andencouragement give you a spirit of unity among your-selves as you follow Christ Jesus. Romans 15:5.

Andrew Oldham is a Northsider.

Humility, lovehelp Christiansresolve disputes

ByANDREWOLDHAM

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IF YOU FEEL like you unfairly received aspeeding ticket recently, welcome to the newway city and state governments meet theirbudgets.

Fearful of enraging voters with a taxincrease, city councilmen and state legisla-tors are increasingly turning to various finesto pay the bills.

This puts pressure on police to issue tick-ets, making them tax collectors with badgesrather than neutral enforcers of the law.

Imagine if our judges got a bonus everytime they found someone guilty!Unfortunately, both the salaries of the judges

and the police come increasingly from thefines they issue. This is not an ideal situa-tion.

The increasing number and size of finesmay fill the government coffers, but it cre-ates huge costs for our citizens above andbeyond the fine itself. Speeding tickets causeinsurance rates to rise. This is money thatleaves the state and damages our economy.

It has long been known that small countieswill set up “speed traps” to raise money fortheir local governments. This is one reasonthe Legislature won’t let sheriffs use speedguns.

Now the state has jumped into the action,by levying “special assessments” on top ofspeeding tickets. For instance, every time adriver gets a traffic ticket, they must pay $51to the state to fund such programs as theLaw Enforcement Officers and Fire FightersDeath Benefits Trust Fund, the LawEnforcement Officers Training Fund, theDrug Court Fund, the State Court EducationFund, the State Prosecutor Education Fund,the Mississippi Leadership Council onAging Fund, the Driver Training PenaltyAssessment Fund, the Spinal Cord and HeadInjury Trust Fund, the Emergency MedicalServices Operating Fund, and the CrisisIntervention Mental Health Fund.

One group receiving special traffic ticketassessment money is the State ProsecutorCompensation Fund for the purpose of pro-viding additional compensation for legalassistants to district attorneys.

Talk about a stacked deck of cards! Theprosecutors are getting paid based on howmany guilty pleas they get.

These perverse incentives are bad enough

for traffic tickets which can cost driversthousands in extra insurance. It’s far worsewith DUI laws, which can destroy a person’slife. Studies have shown at least 20 percentof those arrested for DUI are under the legallimit.

The Mississippi law is so screwy that evenif you are under the legal limit, you can stillbe arrested and convicted if the police officerthinks you are “under the influence.” Thepolice and judges have a huge amount ofdiscretion. Remember now, these arrests pro-vide the money to pay their salaries.

There were more than 33,000 DUI fineslast year at $1,000 a pop and “special assess-ments” of $178. That’s $40 million generat-ed. Big business for government.

Aside from the DUI fine itself,Mississippians end up shelling out $15,000in legal fees and extra car insurance.Sometimes a DUI will lead to loss of a jobor inability to get a job.

LOOKINGAT THE MATH: If 20 per-cent of the DUI arrests are false, that’s about6,600 innocent Mississippians each yearwho lose approximately $15,000. That’s a$100 million dollar cost to our state everyyear.

So the local government raises about $40million each year, but at a cost of $100 mil-lion to those falsely arrested. That’s not agood deal.

The problem is compounded by specialDUI units that get grants and funding basedon how many DUI arrests they make. Doyou think these DUI enforcers feel somepressure to meet arrest quotas? You bet.They can’t just show up and report they

observed no drunks swerving down the road.So they stake out restaurants and arrest citi-zens with no more probable cause than beingout at night.

I wrote about this several weeks ago andwas inundated with calls from people withstories of false arrest. “The police are out ofcontrol,” was the common refrain.

Ricky Fraiser of McComb was one suchcall. Retired now, Ricky used to be in chargeof boating DUI training in the state. He wasvery critical of the system. “It ruins a lot ofpeople’s lives. It’s just not right,” Ricky toldme. “The police should be public servants,not the Gestapo. They should be doingwhat’s right. Instead they just want to arrestsomeone. I know what they’re doing is notfair. It’s a horror story.”

This reminds me a lot of our environmen-tal laws. Everybody’s for a clean environ-ment, so the political momentum gets carriedaway and the next thing you know we havea bunch of loopy, over-the-top environmen-tal laws.

Same thing here. Who in their right mindis not against drunk driving? But in theprocess of accomplishing this good, the sys-tem has turned into an unfair, unconstitution-al, money-making machine for government.

Yes, police the roads for erratic driverswho may be drunk. But don’t routinelybreathilyze drivers for failing to use a turnsignal or for pulling out of a bar. OurConstitution requires probable cause.

I propose two simple fixes: Restoreimpartiality by having all traffic and DUIfines go into the state general fund. Allow ablood alcohol level under .08 to be proof ofinnocence.

Money drivinghuge increasein DUI arrests

By WYATTEMMERICH

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We Want Letters, Columns and ArticlesThe Northside Sun encourages readers to write letters and guest columns. Letters of diverseviewpoints are welcome. Just because a letter appears in the Sun does not imply a NorthsideSun endorsement. In the interest of freedom of the press, we run many letters with which westrongly disagree. You can send letters to the Northside Sun, P.O. Box 16709, Jackson MS39236. Or e-mail letters to [email protected]. Please e-mail or mail a photo if youcan. All letters must be signed and we reserve the right to edit them.

ONE OF THE REASONSmany sportsmen today are join-ing together to purchase land forhunting preserves is to providethemselves, their children andgrandchildren a place to huntand fish. Most adult hunters hadone or both sets of grandparentsliving on a farm, providing themwith a readily accessible place tohunt. This situation is not preva-lent today. Most farm acres havebeen cleared, providing a scarci-ty of food for game animals,thereby concentrating thehunters into the remaining avail-able hunting land.

Today's hunters have started toband together for purchasingand/or leasing hunting rights.While there is state and federalland available, it is often crowd-ed with hunters who have vari-ous degrees of hunting experi-ence, which makes hunting safe-

ty in the field a prime considera-tion.

Available land is becomingmore scarce and expensive eachyear, and money is becomingmore plentiful and cheaper asinflation increases the value ofland and decreases the value ofmoney. Purchasing a share ofstock in a hunting preserve canbe similar to that of a long rangegrowth stock sold in the stockmarket, the value of whichshould increase over the years.

FROM AN ENJOYABLEexperience in ownership and uti-lization of the land as you desire,along with values of the land,over the long haul make the pri-vate hunting clubs a valuableinvestment to that segment ofour society who need relaxationand family contact. Personally afather and son hunting experi-ence can foster a lasting, mean-ingful relationship during theformative years that are crucialin today's fast-paced lifestyle.

The true evaluation of thehunter's investment will only beknown to each particular indi-vidual at the termination of therelationship. However, there areexperiences in life that cannot beevaluated from a monetary con-cept. The purchasers and partici-pants of these hunting preservesfeel that this is the direction thatthe future of hunting is movingand want to be in the forefront.

Their association and relation-ship with their fellow outdoorenthusiasts make it all worth-while regardless of the presentmonetary evaluation involve-ment as long as they can affordthe privilege of ownership andenjoy the camaraderie.

Harold McDonald is aNorthsider.

IT HAS BEEN SAID in these pages by one farsmarter than me in financial matters that governmentdoes not create jobs and that the free market is theHoly Grail of economics. My lack of an economicsdegree from Tulane, Harvard or Stanford notwith-standing, I beg to differ.

Regarding government successes: The GI Bill fol-lowing WWII made America the best educated coun-try in the world with the largest and wealthiest middleclass - with the exception of black Americans whowere often denied benefits by local administrators ofthe program in the South. The program of V.A. andFHA loans made America the best housed country inthe world - except for black Americans who weredenied loans by local administrators of the programsin the South.

The massive, subsidized funding of higher educationin the states, creating schools like the California,Texas, Washington, etc. university systems, includingthe AG schools that enabled America to become thegranary of the world, made higher education availableto a larger percentage of the American population thanin any other country.

For years, the Texas Highway Commission wasnoted for its efficiency and the superb road system itengineered in Texas - a wonder of the world (hey, thisisn't just a Texan talking big like we’re prone to do).The Texas Highway Commission established specsfor roads, tested the work of contractors regularly, andpulled contracts the instant it discovered cheating andrebid the projects. Contractors learned it was pointlessto cheat. Nor could they get bid relief.

Regarding the transcontinental railroads in the post

Civil War era, there was massive government aid, sub-sidies, thefts by railroad contractors, and payoffs forpoliticians, but the results made for an economic pow-erhouse as interior markets opened up and interiortrade boomed. The graft, corruption, and subsidieswere not at all a necessary part of government. Theyrepresented a break-down in government. As I men-tioned, government works well if the so-called repre-sentatives of the people will offer pay that attractscompetent public servants, shine a bright light on theiractivities and audits effectively, and set standards andhold public servants to those standards. Of course cor-ruption will break out if there is no auditing andaccountability.

Speaking of the free market, that's when and whycorruption breaks out in private industry. The thievesgo to town in any setting, even God's church, whenthere are no audits or accountability. Remove govern-ment oversight and we have the trillion dollar fraudsin business that we have just witnessed over the lastdecade. Less government in the form of less oversightof dishonest financial activities has created modest"inefficiencies" by even the most ardent Utopian mar-ket standards - leading to the evaporation of trillionsof dollars of investment and savings and the highestpoverty rate in America in decades.

It was lack of government, for example, the repealof Glass-Steagall, that enabled the fraudsters to makehundreds of millions of dollars and leave a wreckedeconomy that has impoverished and killed manyAmericans who lost their health insurance and manyin the poorest countries who lost their food aid in themidst of pernicious droughts. Since, in the law, wetreat people who know to a substantial certainty whatthe consequences of their actions will be as intention-ally causing those consequences if they proceed to act,the fraudsters intended those deaths and accompany-ing consequences.

THE FRAUDSTERS WERE the ones who effec-tively established the much discussed "death panels,"the panels that cut off health insurance for innocentAmericans when they lost their jobs and internationalaid for starving children because criminals in thefinancial system had been freed to create the largestPonzi scheme in history, walked with billions, andleave a wrecked world economy in their wake.

It is clear that many who want government cut backand lower taxes simply want greater freedom to com-mit fraud, pocket more money as the infrastructurecrumbles, cash in before third world educationbecomes the norm in America, etc., and leave behind,after they have lived high on the hog, an economiccesspool. The parties who are screaming "cut govern-ment," to the extent they are not merely ignorantmorons eagerly demanded to be exploited by thievesjust waiting for the civilizing protections of govern-ment to be dismantled, are the very thieves who seekto return us to paupers.

Jim Fraiser is a Northsider.

Markets left freewill cause

a world of hurt

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A MAN THAT WAScaught red-handed breakinginto cars in the WoodlandHills area on the night ofSeptember 14 had beenarrested two days earlier foranother crime he allegedlycommitted in the same neigh-borhood.

Many suspects arrested bythe Jackson PoliceDepartment turn out to berepeat offenders. To keep upwith these suspects, thedepartment turns to a com-puter system, and keeps incontact with Jackson CourtServices and the HindsCounty district attorney’soffice.

Precinct Four Cmdr.Wendell Watts didn’t say ifhe knew that the WoodlandHills suspect, StevenMiddleton, had been let outof jail for his first offense, butdid know the offender wasstill in the Hinds CountyDetention Center as of lastweek.

Middleton was beingcharged with multiple countsof felony auto burglary andwas in jail on $10,000 bond.He was also facing chargesof petit larceny for stealing alawnmower from a home inthe Woodland Hills area, amisdemeanor.

Watts doesn’t have accessto all parts of the depart-ment’s computer system, butdoesn’t need it. He does fre-quently pick up the phone tokeep tabs on recent arrests.

“I follow up on almost allof them. On property crimes,suspects are rarely held,unless we get them on a pro-

bation violation,” he said. If a high-profile suspect

does bond out, Watts tells hisofficers to take note of anyactivity that fits the suspect’smodus operandi.

He said the precinct haskept up with a laundry list ofarrests made earlier thismonth for crimes rangingfrom auto and house burgla-ry, to armed robbery and car-jacking.

On September 9, policereported that they had pickedup seven for house break-ins:Cage Wright, Robert Felder,Brian Nielson, JarmanHaralson, Calvin Godboltand two juveniles.

Court AdministratorJeanette Banks said Wrightand Felder were still in jail,facing one felony count eachof house burglary, and bondhad been set at $25,000.

Godbolt was also facing afelony charge of house bur-glary, but had bonded out.His bond was also set at$25,000.

No information was avail-able on Brian Nielson orJarman Haralson.

Two suspects were pickedup last week for armed rob-bery: Christopher Mason andChristopher Washington,both were being charged withfelony counts. No bond hadbeen set, according to courtrecords. It was unclear ifMason and Washington hadbeen released.

Travis Jones, who wasbooked for armed robberyand carjacking, was sittingbehind bars last week on a$100,000 bond; and LemontJackson, who was arrestedfor being a convicted felony

in possession of a firearm,was also still in a jail cell, ona $50,000 bond.

No information was avail-able on Times Quincey, alsoarrested in early Septemberfor being a convicted felon inpossession of a firearm;Darmon Taylor, who waspicked up for auto burglary,or Travis Jones, who wasarrested for carjacking.

WATTS typically gets incontact with the DA’s officeor court services to find outabout suspects. He also canlog on to a computer systemto look up certain informa-tion regarding cases.However, he doesn’t haveaccess to all parts of the sys-tem. He said limiting accessis a way for the departmentto prevent case files frombeing corrupted.

“If there’s a homicide case,there’s no reason for me togo into the system and seewhat’s going on,” he said.“My job is to go out andcatch folks. Investigationshas access to the entire casefile, because they have to puttogether a case (for the dis-trict attorney).”

Patrolmen and women arenotified of criminal activitydaily, as well as any news ofsuspects being released onbond. However, leaders withJPD were quick to point outthat they don’t profile, nor dothey infringe on a suspect’sconstitutional rights.

“Just because someone hasbonded, doesn’t mean theycan’t walk the streets,” saidDeputy Chief BrentWinstead. “If they havebond, then we have no right

to follow them and watchevery step that they take.

“If a crime occurs with asimilar MO, then we will calland see if a person is out ofjail,” he said.

THE RIDGELANDPolice Department has aninternal system to track cases.“PTS Solutions runs thecourt, jail, dispatch andpolice service records,” saidKen Craft, Ridgeland dis-patch and detention supervi-sor. “We can pull up a per-son’s name and there is anindicator beside it that tells ifa person is still in jail.”

Like the system in Jackson,all officers don’t have unre-stricted access to the pro-gram. “People have access towhat they need. Booking hasfull access to the jail; supervi-sors have full access to thejail,” he said.


RIDGELAND OFFICIALS ARE searching for fundingand developing long-term plans for the new city center, set tobe built on 25 acres near the Ridgeland Library on Highway51.

“The former owner has 60 days to do their cleanup,”Mayor Gene McGee said last week. “Then we’ll start ourlong-term process of how to develop the property. We’re inthe infancy stages of that right now. But now that we own theproperty, we can start in earnest planning.”

Though construction costs are at rock bottom, McGee saidthe city just doesn’t have the money to develop the center -which is planned to include a new energy-efficient city hall, aperforming arts center, green space, an environmental educa-tion center, an amphitheater, a new library, and private retailand office space.

“If we are fortunate enough to get a grant in the near future,we would quickly move forward with the development ofcity hall and associated infrastructure,” he said.

“We are aggressively searching for a donor who’s lookingto leave a legacy contribution and be rewarded with namingrights for the performing arts center.”

THE TWO PARCELS of land, formerly owned byTecspan Concrete Structures LLC and Jackson Ready Mix,cost about $4.5 million, which the city is paying with a bondissue instead of a tax increase. David Overby, city clerk and

director of finance and administration, said the city wouldrepay the bonds over a 15-year period.

Highway 51 forms the eastern edge of the land, which isbordered by Madison Drive to the west, the Natchez TraceParkway to the north and West School Street to the south.

McGee said final decisions about the development of theland are still “a long way away,” and the total budget couldrange from $50 million to $100 million, depending on thelevel of private investments and federal and state funding.

He said about 40 percent of the land will be subdivided andmarketed to other agencies and private parties, and the valueof that 40 percent will increase due to the city center develop-ment.

“Once the existing city hall site [a block south on 51] andthe surplus property at the new site are sold, there is a good

chance that we will merely be swapping land dollar for dol-lar.”

THE NEW CITY CENTER site will have several bene-fits, he said. “The police department, public works complex,court services and library will all be incorporated into thecomplex with city hall and the other facilities.

“Secondly, new buildings will incorporate green technolo-gies to reduce the long-term costs. The upfront investmentsare minimal if properly planned, and the long-term benefitswill reduce our maintenance requirements and energy usage,”he said. “Thus, a savings will be realized.”

McGee and Ridgeland Community Development DirectorAlan Hart have also said the city would “celebrate” the cen-ter’s easy access to the Natchez Trace, and that the site wouldserve as a focal point and entrance to Ridgeland.

The city center was the top priority included in theRidgeland Area Master Plan (RAMP), which includes vari-ous projects designed to create a more sustainable communi-ty. The entire RAMP can be found at www.rampupridge-land.com.

Individuals or companies interested in participating infunding the city center at any level should contact MayorGene McGee at 601-856-7113.

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Blues marathonJohn Sewell, (left) director of corporate communications atBlue Cross Mississippi, and John Noblin, (right) a partner atMcGowan Working Partners, spoke to the Rotary Club ofNorth Jackson about Jackson’s upcoming Blues MarathonJanuary 7. They are shown with Rotarian Sarah White (cen-ter). Noblin, a running enthusiast, told the club how he gotthe marathon off the ground with the help of Rick Hale,the former CEO at Blue Cross. Now the 26.2-mile marathonattracts 2,500 runners competing for $30,000 in prizemoney. More than 600 local volunteers are involved. Inaddition to the main course, there is a half marathon, aone-mile race and a five-person relay event that attracts100 teams. The event draws elite runners from 47 statesand eight countries. For instance, Bill Rogers, who won theBoston Marathon twice, has competed in Jackson’s BluesMarathon. “It’s become a world-class event,”John Sewelltold the club. The 26.2 mile route is designed so “If you hadone day to show off Jackson what would you show them,”Noblin said. The event keeps growing every year.

Funding, plans needed for town center

Staying AwarePOLICE HAVE MULTIPLE TOOLS TO KEEP UP WITH CROOKS

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Making dreams come trueFor the second year in a row, the staff of River Hills Club helped a Make A Wish child realize hisdream. This year Rece Gilder dreamed for a trip to Disneyworld so the staff raised $3,500 to make itpossible. A presentation was held at the club during special festivities which featured an exhibitiontennis match. Taking part in the evening were staff members (from left, back) Larry Moore, JenniferMcClinton, Corey Jackson, Trevis McGill, Tim Lee, Harry Giler, Tommy Brown, Shanice Moore; (thirdrow) Shemika Whitlock, Angel Thomas, Porsha Whitlock, Bianca Marriel, Clarence Hanes, SadeciaMcClinton, Chyrissie Ward, Ginger Lambert; (second row) Whitney Whitlock, Vern Wilson, JohnBarnes, Cary Spence, club manager; and (front) Gilder.


DISTRICT THREE SupervisorPeggy Calhoun thinks a recent arti-cle reporting that Jackson residentsare being shortchanged by HindsCounty is “deceiving.”

The article, which ran on August11, states that Jackson residents andbusiness owners paid in more than$60 million in property taxes to thecounty in 2010, but received little inreturn in terms of infrastructureservices. Calhoun countered, sayingthat “practically all” of the county’s$54 million general fund budgetbenefits the capital city.

The recently re-elected supervisorspoke mostly about services man-dated by the state, such as the hous-ing of inmates and the providing ofoffices for court services. Calhounsaid little about roadwork, and did-n’t refute the fact that the countyprovides little funding for roadimprovements in the Jackson citylimits. At the same time, Calhounsaid the county is bound byMississippi code when it comes tocertain spending on infrastructure.

“Ninety-three percent of thosewho are in the jail, which is fundedby the county, are from Jackson.Ninety-three percent of those prose-cuted by the district attorney’soffice, which is funded by the coun-ty, are from Jackson,” she said.

“For years, we have been given anunfair shake, and I’m not going to

continue to have people hit usupside the head without knowingthe facts.”

Documents provided byCalhoun’s office state that as ofAugust 26, the Hinds CountyDetention Center had 1,054 inmates.Ninety percent were from Jackson.

Further, the documents state thatsome inmates were indigent, andtherefore required representationfrom a public defender, also paid forby the county. Eighty-nine percentof the youth incarcerated at Henley-Young also come from Jackson, thedocuments showed.

Jackson is the largest municipalityin the county, with more than173,000 residents. Clinton comes ina distant second, with around25,000.

In addition to state-mandatedservices, Calhoun said the countyprovides funding for the Jackson-Hinds Library System. In the 2012fiscal year budget, the Hinds Countybudget office recommended givingthe system $1.54 million.

Additionally, Calhoun pointed outthat the county provides recordkeeping for property, business fil-ings, births, deaths and marriages;property assessment and tax collec-tion; oversight of federal, state andcounty elections; emergency servic-es and “some oversight of emer-gency response;” mental health careprograms, zoning, planning and eco-nomic development.

Calhoun explainsways county spendsmoney in Jackson

Two lakesJohn McGowan recently spoke to theRotary Club of Jackson with anupdate on the progress of the “TwoLakes” plan for the Pearl River. ThePearl River Vision Foundation hasbeen created to spearhead the flood-contol effort with the U. S. Corps ofEngineers. Shown are (from left)Heber Simmons III, president of theRotary Club of Jackson; McGowan;and Rodney Chamblee, who intro-duced the program.


THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE sagain Madison and Ridgeland continues, withboth cities still working to keep residencesand neighborhoods up to code.

The latest chapter involves large ratsknown as “nutria” in the Northbay subdivi-sion in Madison and another overgrownlawn in Ridgeland.

Though the “rodents of unusual size” inNorthbay weren’t nearly as big as those in“The Princess Bride,” one resident said justone of the nutria could have killed a smalldog.

“If one of those rats had gotten hold of oneof [our two] Yorkies, the Yorkie would havelost, big time,” said attorney and municipalcourt judge Dale Danks, former mayor ofJackson. Danks said he and his wife mostlysee the nutria in an overgrown pond in theformer Northbay golf course behind theirbackyard.

Danks’ border collie killed two of thenutria, one of which weighed 11 pounds, andat least three or four other rats had been seenin the area since then.

The Madison Board of Aldermen votedearly this month to clean up three ponds andremove several stumps on the golf course,which has been owned by Bob FordChristian Golf Foundation since 2006. Thecourse has been closed and neglected fornearly all of that time.

The city will likely clean the property asmany times as necessary and adjudicate thecost to the county, which will put a tax lienon the property. But Danks said that’s not apractical solution. He said he planned to filea lawsuit against Ford himself.

“The city of Madison has been extremelyhelpful, but their hands are tied becausethey’ve got to advertise [the fact that they’llbe cleaning the property] and then they haveto have a public hearing and then go out after

a period of time,” he said.“I’ve just had it, and think I need to take it

to a higher level.”Though he said any litigation would take

awhile at first, he hoped to get a court orderrequiring Ford to clean up the property.

“If he failed to comply with the courtorder, he’d be subject to jail and fines. Andthat’d be a pretty serious situation.”

When asked if someone couldn’t just buyFord’s property, Danks said that probablywouldn’t happen.

“He wants so much money for it.”

MEANWHILE, RIDGELAND officialshave been dealing with much less dramaticproperty problems.

Though the yard at 623 Berridge Dr. wasovergrown and “a menace to public health,safety, and welfare” according to city offi-cials, no rodent sightings were reported.

However, “overgrown grass contributes tothe harborage of rodents and insects,” saidCommunity Development Director AlanHart.

Hart said the owners had abandoned theforeclosed property, which also has a swim-ming pool that has gone untreated for toolong.

“The stagnant pool water is a breedingsource for mosquitoes,” he said.

Crews with the city of Ridgeland were setto cut the grass and drain the pool earlier thismonth, and Hart said the owners would like-ly be charged $550: $300 for the cost toclean the property and a $250 statutorypenalty.

He said this was the first time the city hadhad an issue with the property.

City officials had two dilapidated housesdemolished on South Wheatley Street lastmonth, and city crews have been handling afew overgrown yards and other propertymaintenance issues throughout the summer.

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AN ORDINANCE that would have creat-ed the East County Line Road OverlayDistrict isn’t going anywhere.

In fact, the ordinance that garnered praisefrom the Jackson business community andthe city of Ridgeland has fallen flat on itsface, thanks to a technicality in Jackson citycode.

Furthermore, members of Mayor HarveyJohnson’s administration say an overlay dis-trict isn’t needed and they have no plans ofpursuing one for the busy corridor in the nearfuture.

Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwellhas scrapped his proposal to create the districtthat would, in part, have brought more strin-gent architectural standards to the area, citingJackson’s zoning ordinance.

“The way the zoning code is written, to doan overlay district, it has to be approved bythe planning and zoning department,” hesaid. That means that the ordinance, whichwas authored by Whitwell, cannot move for-ward under municipal code.

Article 18 of the zoning ordinance statesthat “an overlay may be initiated by the plan-ning board, upon recommendation of theplanning department.”

After the department submits a request tothe planning board, a hearing is held and theboard makes a recommendation to theJackson City Council. The council shall thenhold a public hearing within 60 days of theboard’s recommendations.

After discussions with planning officials,Whitwell said an overlay district likely isn’tin the future for the Jackson side of CountyLine.

“That doesn’t appear to be the directionthey want to go in,” he said.

Despite the setback, Whitwell said heeventually plans to present separate ordi-nances to address building and color guide-lines.

Whitwell’s ordinance resembled the oneimplemented on the Ridgeland side in 2010.Provisions governed design standards, thelocation of trash, recycling and grease con-tainers. It also addressed sidewalks, bicycleaccess, landscaping and signage.

A number of land uses were prohibitedunder Whitwell’s ordinance, including adultbook stores, auction barns, bail bond offices,pawn shops, and check-cashing placesamong others.

Director of Planning and DevelopmentCorrine Fox said an overlay district isn’tneeded on the Jackson side of County Linebecause the area is “pretty built out.”

She said much of the architecture there isalready determined by the shopping centersthey’re located in. “There’re very few free-standing businesses, so it’s already controlledby development,” she said.

Additionally, Fox said much of what theoverlay would have done can already bedone through the city’s current zoning poli-cies.

WHILE NOT looking at an overlay districtpresently, planning and development is look-ing at updating its architectural requirementscitywide.

If an overlay district was imposed, Foxsaid the new guidelines wouldn’t affect cur-rent businesses. Any changes would takeplace over time, as businesses and propertieschange hands. Additionally, most businessesthat would be banned in the overlay alreadyrequire special permission before building orlocating there, something the planning boardand city council already have a say in.

County Line overlay district dies

MUSGROVE WINSFORMER GOVERNOR Ronnie

Musgrove just won more than $38 millionfor the state - including a nice percentage inlegal fees for himself and his firm - inAttorney General Jim Hood’s latest lawsuitagainst a pharmaceutical company.

Hood hired Musgrove’s law firm,Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush PA, to repre-sent the state in its suits against 54 compa-nies accused of publishing inflated averagewholesale prices to defraud Medicaid.

The recent case against Sandoz Inc., wasthe first to go to trial. Rankin County

Chancery Judge Thomas Zebert awarded atotal of $38,191,427 to Mississippi.

The state has already settled with eightother companies for a total of $49.5 million,$10.3 million of which was given toCopeland Cook for legal fees and expenses.

Copeland Cook was hired on a contin-gency fee basis, meaning they only get paidwhen they win the individual cases.

For this latest case, according to the feeschedule, Copeland Cook could reap morethan $7.6 million in legal fees if Zebert’sjudgment is upheld.

HISTORIC SURVEY PROPOSALSTHREE FIRMS ARE being considered to

help land one Northside community a spoton the National Register of Historic Places.

The city has received requests for propos-als (RFP) from three companies to conduct ahistoric survey of the Belhaven neighbor-hood and then present their findings to theMississippi Historic Preservation Committee.

The city is now setting up a selection com-mittee that will review the proposals andsubmit their recommendations to the JacksonCity Council.

Bennie Hopkins, deputy director of plan-ning and development, said the committeewill be made up of city officials and resi-dents. The administration will sign off on theselection. “We’ll get an RFP before the coun-cil in October,” he said.

The historic survey is being funded in partwith a $25,000 Certified Local Government(CLG) grant from the MississippiDepartment of Archives and History. Thegrant is a 50-50 matching grant, meaningthat the city must also pitch in local dollars.The Greater Belhaven NeighborhoodFoundation has agreed to pay $5,000 of thecity’s tab.

The district being considered stretchesfrom Woodrow Wilson Drive to just north ofFortification Street. It is bordered by NorthState Street to the west and I-55 North to theeast. Belhaven is currently designated a localhistoric district, but isn’t on the national reg-ister like the neighborhood south of it,Belhaven Heights.

NO TAX INCREASETHE CITY OF MADISON’S budget for

the coming fiscal year includes no tax-rateincrease, level department funding and evena few raises for city employees.

The fiscal year 2012 budget, adoptedSeptember 14, will come into effect October1. It includes about $19 million in the generalfund and a lump sum for each department togive select employees performance-basedraises.

Though Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler saidthe budget includes very little money for cap-

ital improvement projects, she and Directorof Finance and Administration SusanCrandall pointed out that the city has notraised its millage rate in more than 22 years.

“I think it was the 1989 budget when thelast increase occurred,” Crandall said.

“In fact, four or five years ago, we had adecrease.”

A public hearing was held September 6 onthe proposed budget. No comments or ques-tions were offered from the public.

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Continued from Page Oneare 65 and older,” said Paul Arrington, St.Dominic’s vice president of business develop-ment.

The center is being designed to also make tem-porary relocations easier for residents beingtransferred from St. Catherine’s to the north cam-pus. Valverde said it’s being built with the samecolor scheme, flooring and unit names as St.Catherine’s. Its layout will also somewhat mimicthe hospital’s retirement and assisted living cen-ter in Madison, Valverde said.

“When you move someone with dementia toan unfamiliar area, they deteriorate more,” hesaid.

THE NEW CHAPEL is being moved toallow for future expansion on the south campus.

The chapel was erected in 1965 and stood as asymbol of the hospital’s “Christian healing min-istry” for years, Arrington said. However, as thesouth campus expanded, the visibility of thechapel diminished and the chapel eventuallyneeded some expensive repairs.

The new chapel will be 3,820 square feet insize and have two support buildings, each sittingat 801 square feet.

The chapel will have seating for 100 and a

height of 70 feet from the floor to the peak of theroof. It will feature Dalle De Verre stained glasswindows at all four corners. Additionally, it willfeature masonry construction with plaster finishand scored joints. Zinc-coated steel will be usedfor the standing seam metal roof. The entrancewill be located on the north side through an entrycourt.

Topping off the plans, a bronze statue of St.Dominic also will be relocated to the entry of thecourt, Arrington wrote.

The facility was designed by Barlow Eddy andJenkins, a Jackson-based architectural firm.

St. Dominic

The new chapel under construction on Lakeland

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notesWith the addition of a new transplant surgeon,

the University of Mississippi Medical Centerwill begin offering liver transplants in the nextyear. Dr. Chris Anderson, who specializes inadult and pediatric liver and kidney transplants,has joined UMMC and will see patients throughUniversity of Mississippi Health Care.

Lisa Indest, a physicaltherapist at MethodistRehabilitation Center’s out-patient neuro-rehab clinic inFlowood, has become aboard certified specialist inNeurologic Physical Therapy.

Mississippi Departmentof Employment SecurityExecutive Director LesRange has been appointed amember of the Council for aNew Economy Workforce.

Gov. Haley Barbourappointed Range to the coun-cil.

Three physical therapistsassociated with St. DominicHospital have received theAmerican Physical TherapistAssociation’s (APTA) certifi-cation to become NeuroCertified Specialists (NCS).Rachel Jacobson, TeresaWare and WendyBarrilleaux are now three ofonly seven therapists in thestate to become board certi-fied clinical specialists inneurology.

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Jackson Prep has enjoyedconsecutive years of growthin its student body, despitethe recession. This year, 815children and teens are attend-ing Prep, up 13 from August2010.

The school on LakelandDrive serves students ingrades six through 12.

Director of AdmissionsLesley Morton said gradessix and seven filled up “sometime before school started,”and the seventh-grade class,with 136 students, is thelargest Prep has had in someyears. “It had been averagingaround 123,” she said.

Forty-eight more childrenare attending St. Anthony thisyear than last year. MamieSheldrick said the school has283 students enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten throughsixth grade, up from 245 atthe start of last year.

“We have two classes pergrade. It pretty much fills outour school,” she said. Muchof the growth came in thesixth grade, with a new classbeing added this fall. Four-year-old kindergarten wasalso filled out this year, shesaid.

JA’s enrollment is downfrom last year, but higherthan school leaders expected.The school on RidgewoodRoad has 1,250 students inthree-year-old pre-kinder-garten through 12th grade.Even with the decline,President Peter Jernberg ispleased with the numbers.“We had three budgets, andour most optimistic was for1,240 students. We came inover that,” he said.

Jernberg pointed out thatJA brought in 171 new stu-dents this year, a mix of kidsthat came from in state andout of state, and retainedbetween 92 and 93 percent ofits current students. Theschool also saw an increasein its preschool program.“The numbers have stabi-lized, but we’re not back toour pre-recession (figures),”he said.

THE OPENING ofGermantown High Schooldid have an impact on privateschool enrollment, but not asmuch as some administratorshad feared. In its first year,Germantown has 170 fresh-men, 190 sophomores, 180juniors and 65 seniors, for atotal of 605 students.

Germantown serves gradesnine through 12.

Five of those students

came from St. Joseph, saidPrincipal William Heller.

St. Joe’s enrollment isdown by three from the startof the previous year. But theCatholic school in Madisonstill boasts a student body of463.

“With the economy and thetuition increase, we budgetedfor 445 students. We hadn’tincreased our costs in sometime, and I anticipated seeinga decline. Plus, the economyis stagnant. One month itlooks better, and then thesigns aren’t so good,” hesaid. “So I’m very happy.”

MRA also didn’t feel theeffects of the Germantownopening, said Director ofAdmissions Beth Yerger.Attendance there is up, with908 students filing into class-rooms each day. Last year,there were four fewer, Yergersaid.

MRA offers three-year-oldpre-kindergarten through12th grade.

Kindergarten as a wholeincreased from 178 to 201students, with the number offour-year-old kindergartenersincreasing from 64 last yearto 84 this year. The eighthand ninth grades also grew,with 75 and 73 in each graderespectively. Last year, bothgrades had numbers hoveringin the 60s, Yerger said.

St. Richard’s enrollment is392, down from 412 last fall.Principal Jules Michel saidabout a third of the studentswho left, had to leavebecause their parents relocat-ed for work. “Eleven studentswent to public schools.” hesaid.

St. Richard has students ingrades three-year-old pre-kindergarten through sixthgrade. Most of the changescame in upper grades, likelyfrom parents who were look-ing at higher education costsdown the road. Michel saidparents that opt out of privateeducation want to pull theirkids out in the fourth, fifth orsixth grades, which are typi-cally transition years in thepublic system.

FIGURES ALSO dippedat Veritas. The school has 95students enrolled in sixththrough 12th grade, downfrom 108 last year. OfficeAdministrator TracyHancock said one factor forthe drop might be theschool’s smaller senior class.In 2011, 17 kids graduatedfrom Veritas. This year, onlysix are in the senior class.“It’s not that we’ve lost kids,it’s just a smaller class,” shesaid.

The school did see growthin the sixth grade, whichwent from seven to eightchildren being enrolled byparents

First Presbyterian in down-town Jackson has 20 fewerstudents in pre-kindergartenthrough sixth grade this year,than it did at the start ofschool in 2010. PrincipalGary Herring said the schoolhas 688 students, down from708 last year.

WITH THE opening ofGermantown, the studentbody at Madison Central hasalso shrunk. Principal EdithMitchell said the school has1,361 enrolled, between 200and 225 fewer than last year.“It’s a very manageable num-ber to us,” she said. “Noone’s in portables, and all stu-dents are in the main build-ing.”

Murrah High has 1,396students in grades ninethrough 12, compared with1,380 last year. AndRidgeland High has 878ninth through 12-graders.

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Thomas C. Parry Jr.Memorial services were held

September 24 at Holy TrinityAnglican Church for ThomasConquest Parry Jr. ofRidgeland. Parry, 83, went tobe with his Lord September21.

Parry was born March 17, 1928, inMoultrie, Ga., to Thomas C. and JuanitaMoore Parry. After graduation fromMoultrie High School, where he was presi-dent of the student body, he attended theUniversity of Kentucky on a trumpet schol-arship and was graduated from theUniversity of Georgia, where he was amember of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

His military duty in the Korean Conflictwas served in Busan as director of the SixthDivision Army band.

He became associated with MississippiChemical Corporation in 1955. He served asvice president of finance, executive vicepresident, and was named CEO in 1973. Heserved as CEO for 20 years until his retire-ment. Under his leadership at MississippiChemical, annual sales and assets tripled. Hewas instrumental in acquisition and develop-ment of mines and plants in many parts ofthe country. He served on boards of manyprofessional and community organizations,including the Fertilizer Institute, NationalCouncil of Farmer Cooperatives, Bank ofYazoo City, Farm Credit Bank, MississippiArts Association, Mississippi EconomicCouncil, and Public Education Forum ofMississippi.

The Tom C. Parry Journalism Scholarshipwas established at the Mississippi PressAssociation, and Parry was recognized in1990 by Mississippi Business Journal as acaptain of industry.

Parry was an avid sports fan as well asaccomplished chef. He enjoyed time inDestin and at his land in Flora with his fami-ly and friends.

He was a member of Holy TrinityAnglican Church in Ridgeland and an asso-ciate member of Immanuel Anglican Churchin Destin. He loved and served the Lordthroughout his life.

Survivors are his wife of 57 years,Dorothy McNeil Parry; daughter WilmaVanLandingham (Paul); sons Tom Parry III(Betty) and Dr. Wilson Parry (Lauren);brother Louis Parry (Joyce); grandchildrenDr. Matthew VanLandingham (Lauren),Parry VanLandingham, NeilVanLandingham, Daniel Parry, Joe Parry,Elizabeth Wilks Parry, Grace Parry, andVirginia Parry; and niece Tiffany Kelly(Stephen).

His gifts of integrity, kindness, and gen-erosity were shared with those he knew bothpersonally and professionally. The familywould like to thank caregiver Pat Devitt and

the doctors and nurses at Baptist ICU.Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity

Anglican Church Building Fund, 604Goodridge Dr., Ridgeland, Miss., 39157; orImmanuel Anglican Church, 250 IndianBayou Trail, Destin, Fla., 32547.

John Thomas Buchanan A memorial celebration of life service for

John Thomas ‘Buddy’ Buchanan will beheld in the Leggett Center of MillsapsCollege September 30, with visitation at 4p.m. and memorial service at 5 p.m.Buchanan died September 23 at St. DominicHospital.

Born March 18, 1940 and a Jacksonnative, he was educated in the Jackson pub-lic schools, St. Joseph Academy, MississippiState University, Millsaps College, andNorth Carolina University.

His heart was at Millsaps College wherehe was a 50-year member of Pi KappaAlpha and a highly involved alumnus of thecollege. He was a firm supporter of Millsapsathletics and recently completed an eightyear term as Pike alumni advisor.

He was retired from the Mississippi PublicService Commission and Spalding SportsWorldwide. For 20 years prior to his servicewith the state of Mississippi, he had servedas a pro representative, regional promotionalmanager, and a distributor for A.C. Spaldingand Co. of Chicopee, Mass. Later, as anindependent golf equipment distributor, heserved on the national advisory staffs ofTitleist, Spalding, Wilson, and MacGregor.He won countless awards and citations inthe golf industry. While working PGA tourevents, he kept the specifications of some ofthe world’s top professionals.

Buchanan was a highly regarded athlete inhis youth exhibiting skills in all sports, butmost particularly noted as a baseball playerand a top ranked Mississippi amateur golfer.He pitched and played shortstop at all levelsfrom Little League through semi-pro, andhis most successful years as an amateurgolfer were from the mid-’60s though theearly ’80s. His longtime four-ball partner,Tom Stuart said, “Buddy Buchanan was astylish and gritty player. He played his bestwhen the game was on the line. He had anamazing flair for getting the job done atcrunch time. I couldn’t have asked for a bet-ter friend or a more talented partner.”

In addition to his personal accomplish-ments on the playing field Buchanan wasalso actively involved in athletic programswithin the community. He served as the vol-unteer instructor/coach for the St. JosephHigh School golf team, leading them to con-secutive district and state titles in 1985 and1986. Buchanan, along with his close friendJ.T. Noblin, was also instrumental in forma-tion of Parham Bridges Park and TennisCenter.

For 20 years he was heavily involved inthe voting process in Madison County, hav-ing served tenures in each office of theMadison County Republican executive com-mittee. He served two terms each as munici-pal Republican chairman for the cities ofMadison and Ridgeland. His knowledge andunderstanding of the voting process, both atthe primary and general election level, madehim a popular speaker on voting issues andin educating poll workers. Buchanan and hiswife Luran’s shared feelings for homelessanimals brought many rescued dogs intotheir lives, and they were never happier thanwhen making the lives of abandoned ani-mals better.

Buchanan was preceded in death by hisparents, John Thomas Buchanan Sr. andAnne Hendrick Buchanan, and infant sisterBrenda.

Survivors are his beloved wife LuranLuper Buchanan of Jackson; son JohnThomas ‘Trey’ Buchanan (wife Connie) ofSan Antonio; sister Betty Anne BuchananJohnston of Jackson; granddaughters AddieDorsey of Charleston, S.C., and Christi Coxof Brandon; and several nieces andnephews.

Aven WhittingtonFuneral services were held September 22

at First Baptist Church in Greenwood forCharles Aven Whittington. Dr. Joe Pate offi-ciated. Whittington, 93, passed awaySeptember 18. He was preceded in death byhis wives Mary Elizabeth OliverWhittington in 1961 and Hortense SpannWhittington in 2010, as well as his sonKendrick Oliver Whittington in 1975.

Whittington was born December 10, 1917in Greenwood, to U.S. Rep. WilliamMadison Whittington and Anna Ward AvenWhittington, where he joined older siblingsMary ‘Whitt’ Bailey Whittington Davenportand William ‘Bill’ Madison Whittington Jr.

He was graduated from Greenwood HighSchool in 1935 and from PrincetonUniversity in 1939 with an A.B. in econom-ics. A good-looking man, he spent one of hiscollegiate evenings with a fledgling journal-ist passing as Jimmy Stewart, anotheresteemed Princetonian. According to familylore, he was also the ping pong champion ofthe university. Upon his graduation,Whittington returned to Greenwood andbegan farming. At the time of his death, hehad begun picking his 72nd crop.

Whittington remained actively involved inthe First Baptist Church throughout his life.He was a former deacon and acted as thefinance chairman as well, helping to raisemoney to build the church’s sanctuary. Hewas a former Sunday School superintendentand taught Sunday School for many years.The organ in the church was given byWhittington and his siblings in honor oftheir parents.

He continued in his father’s footsteps ofservice to his country by acting as a consult-

ant for the U.S. State Department and U.S.Department of Agriculture.

Whittington served as chairman of theboard for the National Cotton Council ofAmerica, Staplcotn Cooperative Association,Yazoo Valley-Minter City Oil Mill Inc.,Farmer’s Supply Cooperative, Farm CreditBanks of New Orleans, and the CottonBoard.

He was appointed by the president to thegoverning bodies of the Federal Home LoanBank, Federal Land Bank, and the Bank ofCooperatives. In its 50th year, Whittingtonserved as president of the National CottonCouncil of America. He served as a directoron the boards of Mississippi ChemicalCorporation, Delta Purchasing Federation,and the Bank of Commerce.

Whittington served as past president of theDelta Area Council for the Boy Scouts ofAmerica and received the Silver BeaverAward in 1969 for his distinguished serviceand hard work, self-sacrifice, and dedicationto the Scouting program. He was also pastpresident of Delta Council, Kiwanis Club ofGreenwood, Greenwood Little Theatre,Mississippi Association of ConservationCommissioners and Mississippi HeartAssociation. He was a trustee of MississippiCollege.

Whittington’s philanthropy did not stopwith donation of his time and skills. He andhis siblings donated his parents’ home tobecome the state headquarters for theGarden Club of Mississippi as well as theland for the construction of GreenwoodLittle Theatre. He was a tireless supporter ofCottonlandia Museum.

Whittington’s community and peers recog-nized his incredible achievements. In 1989,he was named the Outstanding Alumnus ofthe Year for Princeton University. In thatsame year, he was selected as the winner ofthe first Greenwood CommonwealthCommunity Service Award. In 1999, he wasnamed the third recipient of the LefloreCounty Hall of Fame.

Survivors are his children WardWhittington Sumner (wife of James C.Sumner) of Jackson; George G. Griffin (hus-band of Pam Griffin) of Germantown;Charles Aven Whittington Jr. of Schlater;and Margaret Griffin Bailey of Grenada;nine grandchildren: Coleman ‘Coley’ L.Bailey Jr., Emily Griffin Butler, JoshuaSpencer Glazer, Whit Griffin, Marie BaileyLee, Anna Aven Sumner, James CarlissSumner III, Wilson Whittington Sumner,and Charles Aven Whittington III; and manygreat-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to CottonlandiaMuseum, 1608 Hwy. 82W, Greenwood,38930; First Baptist Church of Greenwood,500 West Washington St., Greenwood,38930; Leflore County Humane Society,P.O. Box 620, Greenwood, 38930; or a char-ity of choice. An online guest register maybe signed at www.wilsonandknight.com.

Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

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Continued from Page Onefor more than a decade, said J.T. Noblin, clerk of the court.

In 1971, a group of attorneys filed a motion asking theFifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans toorder the covering of the mural in the U.S. district court-house in Jackson. The motion itself noted that the fourth-floor courtroom was that very week the site of “civil rightscases involving claims of racial discrimination againstblack people in Mississippi.”

The circuit court responded that it had no jurisdictionover the district court, which would have to rule first onsuch a motion. But Noblin said when the district court wascopied on the motion, officials took it upon themselves toput up the curtain.

NOW THE MURAL will belong to whoever buys thecourthouse. And since the building is listed on the NationalRegister of Historic Places as part of the Smith ParkArchitectural District, the mural stays put.

The online auction started August 15 for the five-story,art deco-style building, constructed in 1934. The closingdate has yet to be determined, according towww.realestatesales.gov.

Though the Web site showed zero bidders for the build-ing at press time, Watkins Partners toured the courthouseat the open house last week.

“We’re keeping an eye on it,” said Julie Skipper, anindependent contractor with Watkins. “We have not placeda bid yet. It’s a property that we’re looking at and havesome ideas for.”

Skipper said GSA officials would decide when to closebidding.

“Typically these auctions last around 45 days, but there’snot necessarily an end date. They kind of see how thingsare going,” she said. “Based on what they’ve said, ifthere’s not a bid after 45 days they’ll probably just keep itopen.”

WPA Mural

Continued from Page 3Ating those infrastructure needs satisfied.

“One of the most exciting things about to occur is that inJanuary the elections are over and the foundation, alongwith the business league and MCEDA, will have an oppor-tunity to evolve this new set of [economic development]strategies in conjunction with the board of supervisors. Wehope that the four entities can go to Washington in thespring with a new wish list that we all support.

“So now’s the time we should be doing the consensusthinking ... so we can take advantage of this new opportuni-ty.

“The most important thing we can all do now is worktogether.”

Mark Bounds

Rotary awardRotary District Governor Roscoe Greene (left) pres-ents the Rotary Foundation’s Distinguished ServiceAward to Jim Stanley, (center) a member of theRotary Club of North Jackson. Each year, the RotaryInternational Foundation trustees recognize up to 50Rotarians worldwide for their outstanding efforts onbehalf of the Rotary Foundation. Stanley has servedRotary in many capacities including club president,district governor and currently as assistant regionalRotary Foundation coordinator. Also shown is (right)club president Charles Lindsay.

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EVERY NOW AND THEN, stories are brought to myattention that could possibly be sold to Hollywood andbecome the number one box office seller. I believe I haveit.

Jake Ponder, a student at Ole Miss, and company,Clinton Sennett, Brian Jackson and Jody Fortenberry, havetaken the largest alligator, by weight, ever recorded inMississippi. However, as phenomenal as this feat is, thestory behind this is even more astonishing.

It seems the party embarked on Belle Island HuntingClub around 9 p.m. on a Friday night, armed with a 14-foot johnboat, a heavy duty catfish rod and reel, one weaktrolling motor battery, a 20 gauge shotgun, and a pocketfulof squirrel shot. After missing a few water lizards with the

casting, their efforts revealed a set of red eyes approxi-mately 60 yards from the boat in about six feet of water. InJake’s words, “I knew he was a long way, but I justreached down and slung that treble hook toward him. Itjust happened to land over him about four feet past hisneck. When I reeled to him, I felt it stick and I just hungon.” No one at this time knew what was on the other endof the 100-pound test line, but they knew it wasn’t yournormal bluegill.

IT WAS HERE that the dinosaur employed a countertactic. He went straight to the bottom. After applying addi-tional pressure, he came to the surface for the first timeand they saw what was attached to that thin strand of line.A small discussion was held to decide if maybe theyshould let the behemoth have the rod and the boat with aletter of apology. Jake continued the battle. For threehours, man and beast were on each end of the rod, bothfighting for dominance. Finally, they once again raised theparty from Jurassic Park, and a well placed shot from the20 gauge was applied. Results? Nada!

They related, “it didn’t even phase him.” Off to the racesagain, through the lily pads, mud, and cypress trees. Eachtime the gator made a run, Jake would give him line byloosening the drag. In Jake’s words, “This probably savedus from losing him. I think I gave him line a thousandtimes.” Again, they raised him from the depths and deliv-ered another shot. This scenario repeated itself five timeswith each shot having a little more effect. Finally, after thefifth shot, the young men had their prize.

Now, how were they going to get him back to the truck?Simple, let’s just jump in the water and roll him over in theboat. I thought they had decided earlier not to give him theboat. Anyway, with some degree of hesitation, into the

lake they went and after huge efforts, the gator was rolledinto the bottom of the boat. Problem now was, only oneperson was able to get back in the boat to get back to thedock as they were beginning to take on water. Not toworry, the rest of the party hit the bank and walked back tothe truck, as the ever so fast trolling motor was on its lastleg too.

AFTER SECURING a tractor at 1 a.m., I’m sure thisfarmer loved this, they got the lizard back to the huntingclub. Next chapter of this movie was, what are we going todo with him? After getting an idea the next morning thatthis critter might be a record, state wildlife officials werecontacted and they were directed to Turcotte Lab at RossBarnett. An official weight was recorded at 690.5 pounds,shattering the old record of 636 pounds. The length wasrecorded at 12 feet, seven inches, with about five inchesmissing probably due to an encounter with another gator.Officials told the party it was hard to estimate the age ofthis bull gator but he could possibly be 80 years old.

I don’t think the movie, “Jaws” has anything on theseboys. In fact, “Swamp People” may be in danger of beingreplaced. The final destination was to the taxidermist, yesthat’s right, the taxidermist. Not cheap for a critter like thiseither. The estimated cost for stuffing is around $7,000. Ijust want to know what wall is big enough to support thisthing. I have heard the quote, “When your taxidermy billis higher than your house payment you might be a red-neck.” Ya think? Anyway, Jake and party, congrats on yourcatch. This is something the kids and grandkids will beentertained with for years. Thank you for sharing with us. Ican’t wait to see him.

Until next time enjoy our woods and waters and remem-ber, let’s leave it better than we found it.

Evening of ‘lizard’ huntingresults in hooking a record

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OUTDOORS IN THE SUNb y J e f f N o r t h

Jake Ponder, Jody Fortenberry, Clinton Sennett

Engagement celebrationSarah Pope and Caleb Cook honored in Nix home

Caleb Cook, Sarah Pope, Blair Gillespie, Mollie Alllen, Kelly Hamill, Anna Laura Young

Jamey and Neil Pope, Camelia Noblin, Stacey and Sidney Cook, Lou and Caroline Smith, Caleb Cook, Sarah, Nelson and Dawn Pope

Kirk Hines, Phillip Buffington, Jimmy Nix, Hal Miller, Bo Bourne

William Carpenter, Bennett Milner, Nash Randolph, Neil Pope

Polly Bourne, Evie and Leslie Hines, Leslie Carpenter,Susan Nix

Sarah Pope and Caleb Cook were hon-ored recently in the home of Jimmy andSusan Nix in a celebration of theirengagement. The bride-elect is the daugh-ter of Dawn and Nelson Pope. Parents ofthe prospective bridegroom are Sidneyand Stacey Cook.

Co-hosts and hostesses were Janyce andScotty Ball, Questine and Johnny Benson,Polly and Bo Bourne, Barrett and TripBrown, Cindy and Michael Caracci,Leslie and Phillip Carpenter, Ann and JimCoggin, Laurie and Jim DeFoe, LouAnnand Joe Durfey, Gail and John England,Mari and Sam Farrington, Terri and

Michael Gillespie, Carla and David Glaze;Also, Leslie and Todd Hines, Evie and

Kirk Hines, Rebecca and Bobby House,Sherri and Jack Jennings, Laurie andChris Maloney, Susan and David Martin,Marty and Bill May, Cathy and CraigMiller, Tricia and Hal Miller, Melanie andPaul Milner, Tara and Henry Mounger,Deborah and Walter Newman, Mindy andQuinton Perry, Ginger and StephenSamson, Mary and Mark Shapley, Susanand Joel Waters, Laura and Johnny Young.

The wedding will be December 17.Shown are scenes from the party.

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Weddings & Engagements

MOLLY ELIZABETH Jeffcoat and Bradley ClaytonMoody were wed February 26 at the home of her par-ents, Dr. and Mrs. Byron Thomas Jeffcoat of McComb.The bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. LarryAugustus Moody of Northport, Ala.

Upon arriving at the home, the wedding guests wereushered into the foyer, where the credenza held a cut-glass vase with long-stemmed Mount Everest openbloom roses, accented with Bells of Ireland, placed inmemory of the couple’s grandparents.

Robin Brown Jeffcoat, sister-in-law of the bride,presided at the registry, and Lauren Elizabeth Jeffcoatand Addison Gray Jeffcoat, the bride’s nieces, distrib-uted programs.

The Rev. Dr. Jimmy D. Porter, former pastor of thebride, officiated. Nuptial music was presented byKatherine Kaigler Salter, harpist; and Diann LaryGreer, vocalist. Nancy Ferguson Soyars directed thewedding.

Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore agown of spun gold satin and illusion, featuring anAlencon lace bodice. It was fashioned with a sweet-heart neckline and a modified mermaid skirt that sweptinto a chapel-length train with a scalloped hemline. Shewore a chapel-length single-tiered illusion veil, securedby a Swarovski crystal and pearl-encrusted comb. Shecarried a hand-tied bouquet of white Mount Everestpetal to petal semi-open rose buds, which were sur-rounded with a base of white hydrangeas, tied withsatin ribbon studded with white pearls.

MATRON OF HONOR was her sister-in-law, LisaRota Jeffcoat, who wore a silvery dusty blue silk gownfeaturing a squared neckline and a crisscrossed ruchedempire waistline. Her hand-tied bouquet was of whiteMount Everest roses and blue hydrangeas. Flower girlswere Lauren Elizabeth Jeffcoat and Addison GrayJeffcoat. They wore ivory organza empire tea-lengthdresses with matching satin sashes.

The bridegroom’s father was best man. Ushers wereJoshua Michael Jeffcoat and Dr. Benjamin ThomasJeffcoat, brothers of the bride.

Midge Jackson McCay read the Scripture of 1Corinthians, chapter 13. Following the exchange ofvows and rings, the bride read Ruth 1: 16-17 from hermaternal grandmother’s family Bible to the bride-groom.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents honoredthe couple with a Southern-style wedding day brunchfor family and friends at the Fernwood Country Club.The Hon. and Mrs. Keith Starrett welcomed guests. Dr.and Mrs. William H. Meyer presided at the guestbook,while Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Craddock and Mr. andMrs. John H. Ott ushered guests into the ballroom for abrunch buffet.

On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parentshosted a dinner at the Caboose Restaurant in McComb.

A wedding trip included a 10-day tour of Italy.At home in Ridgeland, the bride is an attorney at

Watkins and Eager, and the bridegroom is an attorneywith the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman,Caldwell, and Berkowitz.

Jeffcoat, Moody wedFebruary 26 in McComb

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Clayton Moody

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Miss Simmons, Prosserplan Florida ceremony

MR. AND MRS. HARRY DANIELSimmons Jr. of Yazoo City, announce theengagement of their daughter, KathrynMiller Simmons, to Andrew Page Prosser,son of Dr. and Mrs. Harmon Sidney Prosserof Starkville.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter ofMacel Gary Simmons and the late HarryDaniel Simmons Sr. of Yazoo City, andSusie Kuykendall McElroy of Panama CityBeach, and the late Claitor Julius McElroyof Greenwood. The prospective bridegroomis the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Tom HerronMitchell and the late Harmon SidneyProsser Sr. of Vicksburg, and CaronSylvester Thornton and the late Renee SimsThornton and the late Jacob Benjamin Simsof Bay Springs.

Simmons was graduated from theUniversity of Mississippi with a bachelor’sof marketing degree and from the FrenchCulinary Institute with a diploma in culi-nary arts. She is a kitchen coordinator forViking Culinary Group in Ridgeland.

Prosser received a bachelor’s of agrono-my degree and a master’s of businessadministration degree from MississippiState University. He is director of market-ing and public relations at the MississippiDepartment of Agriculture.

The couple will wed October 29 inRosemary Beach, Fla.

Kathryn Miller Simmons

MR. AND MRS. ROBERT NashNeyland announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Swayze Louise Neyland, to BenWills Pentecost Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.Ben Wills Pentecost Sr. of Doddsville.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter ofMr. and Mrs. Larry Bertand Flood ofMeridian, and the late Mr. and Mrs.Munson Cole Neyland Sr. of Jackson.

A 2005 honor graduate of JacksonPreparatory School, she was graduatedsumma cum laude from Mississippi StateUniversity in 2009. She received a bache-lor’s degree in interior design and was amember of Chi Omega fraternity. She waspresented by the Debutante Club ofMississippi. She is associated with theMississippi Department of Archives andHistory and is pursuing a master’s in his-toric preservation from Tulane University.

The prospective bridegroom is the grand-son of Mr. and Mrs. John Leander TurnerIII of Greenville, and the late Mr. and Mrs.Norman Edward Pentecost Jr. ofDoddsville.

A 2003 HONOR GRADUATE fromBayou Academy, he was graduated cumlaude from Mississippi State University in2007. He received a bachelor’s degree incivil engineering and was a member of

Sigma Chi fraternity. He is associated withWaggoner Engineering in Jackson.

The wedding will be held October 29 atChrist United Methodist Church. A recep-tion will follow at the MississippiChildren’s Museum.

Miss Neyland, Pentecostto marry October 29

Swayze Louise Neyland

The Northside Sun’s wedding

and engagement policy

--All write-ups need to be submitted at least a week prior to publication date; Color photo (vertical please)should be submitted at the time the write up is.--Priority is given to write-ups that appear in the Northside Sun first. If announced first in the Sun, the pic-ture and as much of the story will be used as soon as possible;--Copy and photo must be submitted together;--Coverage is restricted to residents in the Sun’s prime circulation area - North Jackson, South MadisonCounty, the Reservoir - and former Northsiders;--The Sun accepts no responsibility for unsolicited stories, artwork or photographs. All photos published arefiled according to the week they appear. If a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed, every effort willbe made to return such photos, but this cannot be guaranteed;--Please include a daytime phone number on all releases;

For more information, call 601- 957-1123

Sophia Francis BarnettBlake and Amy Barnett announce the birth

of their daughter, Sophia Francis Barnett,September 11 at Baptist Medical Center.Grandparents are Debra Robison, MackOsborne, and Frank and Judy Barnett.

Spencer Davis McIlwaineJason and Cricket McIlwaine announce the

birth of their son, Spencer Davis McIlwaine,

September 17 at Baptist Medical Center.Grandparents are Dr. Aaron and LesliePuckett, James and Linda Cobb, and DennisMcIlwaine.

Charles Rollins StaffordSteven and Kelly Stafford of Madison

announce the birth of their son, CharlesRollins Stafford, September 16 at BaptistMedical Center. Grandparents are Ron andDebbie Logan, William and Judy Burch, andGary and Elizabeth Stafford.

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MR. AND MRS. JOHNNY Champion ofTerry, and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bass ofCollierville, Tenn., announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Lora Nicole Bass,to Destin Edward Ellis, son of Dr. and Mrs.George Ellis of Terry, former Northsiders.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter ofthe late Mr. and Mrs. Billie McElhenney ofRaymond, the late Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Bassof Terry, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Champion andthe late Dot Champion of Terry, and Mr.and Mrs. Richard Mason of Madisonville,Tenn. The prospective bridegroom is thegrandson of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ellis ofTerry, and the late Mr. and Mrs. James L.Matthews Jr. of Hazlehurst.

The couple are both graduates of TerryHigh School and the University ofSouthern Mississippi. Miss Bass receivedher doctor of physical therapy degree fromthe University of Mississippi MedicalCenter and is a physical therapist/directorof Medicomp Physical Therapy in Byram.Ellis currently is associated with Ace Boltand Screws while pursuing a teaching andcoaching position.

The couple will exchange vows at 6 p.m.October 8 at Wynndale Baptist Churchwith the reception following at the Castleof Raymond.

Following a wedding trip to Negril,Jamaica, the couple will live in Byram.

Lora Bass, Destin Ellisplan October 8

ceremony in Raymond

Destin Edward Ellis,Lora Nicole Bass

sunbeams

Fur ballThe seventh annual Fur Ball benefiting the Mississippi Animal Rescue League will beSeptember 29 at the Renaissance at Colony Park. There will be music by The Chill, foodfrom local area restaurants, and a silent auction. Tickets are $60 per person or $110 percouple. For more information, call 601-969-1631. Shown are (from left, standing) SherrieBroadus with Pepper, Virginia Durham, Jan Mattiace, Rebecca Ezell with Buddy; (seated)Trish Windham with Ozzie, and Kim Sartin with Gracie.

happeningsBlocktoberfeast

BroadmeadowNeighborhood Associationwill hold BlocktoberfeastOctober 8, 3 to 7 p.m., onMontbrook Street. Theevent will feature food,music and children’sevents. Call 769-233-3062for more information.

Ladies night“Pink, Polish, Pearls,” a

ladies night out, will beheld October 6, 6:30 p.m.,at Plantation Commons inGluckstadt. Tickets, $60.Wear pink and bring a hat,cap or scarf to be donatedto the St. Dominic’s CancerCenter. For details callMadison the City Chamber601-856-7060.

Kidney walkMississippi Kidney

Foundation will hold theirannual walk and ball dropOctober 1, 8 a.m., begin-ning at the KidneyFoundation Office. Call601-981-3611 for moreinformation.

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COME TO A BOOK launching nextThursday. The celebration is set for October6, from noon until 3 p.m. at the EudoraWelty House, 1119 Pinehurst St., for theunveiling of the new University Press book,“One Writer’s Garden: Eudora Welty’sHome Place.”

You will be able to purchase copies of thisbook, meet authors Susan Haltom and JaneRoy Brown, landscape photographerLangdon Clay, and express your apprecia-tion to sponsors Evelyn and Michael Jefcoat,whose generous and unfailing support madeboth the garden restoration and this beautifulvolume possible.

Profits from the books sold at the celebra-tion will benefit the garden fund at the Weltyhouse, as will the proceeds from three his-toric camellias which will be available inlimited quantities. Miss Welty’s favoriteflower was the camellia, and these three cul-tivars are growing in prominent locations. Aspecialty nursery in Fairhope, Ala., has madeavailable ‘Elizabeth’ (1851), ‘Herme’ (1859)and ‘Tricolor’ (1835). Advance purchase isrecommended; to reserve a camellia, call601-353-7762.

I’ve been waiting, and not very patiently,to hold this completed book in my hands forthe two years that the actual writing was inprocess. But Susan Haltom, landscapedesigner, artist and practical gardener, hasbeen preparing to write it since 1994. Shewas working for the Department of Archivesand History when they acquired the Weltyhome to become a literary museum andwriter’s retreat in the future. Susan set about

doing what she could to restore the garden,visiting with Miss Welty, who slowly beganto believe it might be possible to bring itback to life. But she admonished, “Don’tmake the garden something that it wasn’t.”She gave Susan permission to write about itand helped with shared memories and pastvisions, as well as pictures and documents.

THE GARDEN is a rare treasure. It waslovingly designed by Eudora’s motherChestina in 1925, according to her ownvision and in the best landscaping and plantchoices of the time. (Fortunately she keptrecords.) Eudora dreamed of a career in NewYork, but her mother’s unexpected widow-hood and the Depression brought her home.She says, “I was my mother’s chore boy.”But she did more, much more. She took thepictures, many from the vantage point of thekitchen roof, which made an accuraterestoration possible in the 21st century.

Eudora loved the flowers, which fired herwriter’s imagination. References to flowersabound in her writing, as description and assymbol. But she loved her gardener friendsprobably even more, from those she metthrough the ads in the “Mississippi MarketBulletin,” to her most famous garden writerfriend, Elizabeth Lawrence.

Susan was at the center of the restoration,literally, excavating the old borders, the lostmarkers. She researched the plant lists andfound their present-day equivalents. JaneRoy Brown of Massachusetts came to visitthe garden to write an article for the“Christian Science Monitor,” and joined the

team. She brought the wider perspective ofgarden history. And then there are the pic-tures.

Langdon Clay is a noted landscape gardenphotographer, and deservedly so. I ownmany, many lavishly illustrated gardeningbooks. I know of no one of them with morebeautiful pictures. And these are meaningfulfor us because we can grow them in our owngarden. The Welty homeplace is proof ofthat.

I COULD WRITE a couple of months’worth of columns about this book, but Iwon’t. You need to experience it for your-self. It is about a personal, two-generationgarden. But it is a cameo of garden history.The major portion of the garden, Chestina’sdesign, is re-cast accurately for pre-WorldWar II, because that’s the time in which sheworked actively. But this is a historic gardenwith a split personality. Eudora loved hercamellias, cultivated them, and shared them.So the front garden was planned for the early1980s, when her writing was most produc-tive.

Historic gardens are the “in” topic rightnow, but mostly folks think of really old gar-dens, pre-Revolution, or around here, pre-Civil War. A garden brought back to what itwas a half century ago, lovingly and accu-rately, is just as valuable to garden historians.And that is what the Welty garden is.

Two things I want to single out as creative,inspiring, and ultimately practical. The mainbody of the book is organized around theseasons: spring - 1920, summer - 1930, fall -

the 1940s, and winter - postwar and beyond.The plantings of the seasons match the timeperiod, and we are reminded that in a gar-den, winter is followed once again by spring.Langdon Clay’s pictures take us there.

Then there are the sidebars. These have tobe the most elegantly designed sidebars ever,unified by background and border colors,and filled with information and backgroundthat capture the social history of Jackson,and of women’s roles in the garden, and inthe larger world. And sprinkled also throughthe pages are snapshots from Eudora’s col-lection and other records, sepia-toned to con-vey a sense of history, but a fairly recent his-tory, a century we know but probably notwell enough.

Do come to the Welty house nextThursday and share the celebration. And ifby some mischance you are not interested inhistoric gardens, Welty literature, or the his-tory of Jackson in the first half of the 20thcentury, but are in need of an elegant coffeetable book to impress your guests, this vol-ume will fulfill that purpose admirably also.

Gardening Glimpsessocial news

By Mrs. Herman McKenzie

Storybook ballThe Mississippi Children’s

museum will hold a fund-raiser “Once Upon a FallFestival ... There was aStorybook Ball,” October 8,6:30 to 9:30 p.m. For moreinformation call 601-709-8971.

Dorcas teaBriarwood Presbyterian

Women will host a DorcasTea Sunday afternoon,October 9 from 3 to 5 p.m.at Briarwood PresbyterianChurch, 620 Briarwood Dr.The public is invited. Formore than two decades TheDorcas Event has raisedmoney for facilities thathave nurtured the specialneeds of mentally chal-lenged adults within thecongregation. The facilitiesare The Mustard Seed,Baddour Center ofSenatobia, Beacon Harborof Greenwood, EllisvilleState School, and Our Ladyof Sorrows CommunityHomes of Alexandria, La.This year the DorcasCommittee had chosen theOLS Community Homes toreceive these funds. Formore information call 601-956-4553 or [email protected].

Fun festChrist Covenant School

will hold their annual Fallinto Fun family festival

October 20, beginning at5:30 p.m. Tickets $12 forkids age 3 through 8thgrade. The event willinclude food, music byGodSpeed3, games, inflata-bles, and a silent auction.

Diabetes walkThe Diabetes Foundation

of Mississippi will host itsannual Jackson Walk forDiabetes, October 2, 1 p.m.,at the Southern FarmBureau building on WatkinsDrive. For details call 601-957-7878.

Birding tripJackson Audubon Society

will take a field trip to visitthe world’s largest cypresstree near Belzoni, October8, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fordetails call 601-956-7444.

Dream machinesThe 2011 Renaissance

Euro Fest Classic EuropeanAuto and Motorcycle Showwill feature an exhibition“Dream Machines,” byartist Lory Lockwood,October 8.

BlocktoberfeastBroadmeadow

Neighborhood Associationwill hold BlocktoberfeastOctober 8, 3 to 7 p.m., onMontbrook Street. Theevent will feature food,music and children’s events.Call 769-233-3062 for moreinformation.


Solution for this week’s puzzle next week.This solution for September 22 puzzle

happenings

Coffee with the senator

League hosts special breakfast

Sen. Thad Cochran, Wade Creekmore

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler, Sen. Thad Cochran, Carl Ray Furr Tom Hixon, Carson Hughes

Sen. J. Walter Michel, John Taylor

Haley Fisackerly, Jan Collins, Charles BryanRidgeland Mayor Gene McGee, Tina Lakey,

Chip Reynolds

John Taylor, Bill Guion, Sen. Thad Cochran, Bob Williams, James Pettis

James Pettis, Barney Daly, Jan Collins, Dan Grafton

The Madison County Business League hosted “Coffeewith the Senator,” August 25 in the law offices of ButlerSnow. Special guest was U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran.

Shown are scenes from the breakfast.

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Ronald McDonald HouseChocolate Ball sponsors party held at Brown’s Gallery

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John Pearson, Pam Sultan, Joel Brown

Courtney Convertino, Ronna Owens

Francis Brown, Gwen Long

Ruth Ann Allen, Guy Giesecke, Melanie Roach

Joel Brown, Kacky Cole

David Lambert, Cathy Brister, Ned TrottiElizabeth Hooper, Jennifer Scott

A sponsors party for the Chocolate Ball benefitingthe Ronald McDonald House was held recently atBrown’s Gallery.

Shown are scenes from the party.


Enchanted EveningBenefit held in Triplett home

Blake and Elizabeth Mitchell, Lee and Lisa Paris

Joey and Cathy Havens, Leigh and Todd Reeves

Tena McKenzie, Denise McLaughlin, Jim Albritton, Jen Hospodor

Patti Sheble, Jim Ellington

Alisha Sartin, Jamie Green Howard and Susan Jones

Robin and Troy Browning, Chip and Susan Triplett

Jimmy and Diane Underwood

Blair Batson, Molly Smith

Julie Manly, Ruth Gay

John and Lynn Pearson, Lawrence and Jan Farrington, Jackie Petrus

Suzan Thames, Rick, Mary Gresham, Bennett, Sarah Gresham and Thompson Barr

Enchanted Evening Under the Stars galabenefiting the Blair E. Batson Hospital forChildren was held recently in the home ofSusan and Chip Triplett.

The event featured live music by ThePlaintiffs, a silent auction, and a live auctionwith auctioneer Jim Wilkirson.

Shown are scenes from the gala.

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To advertise in the Northside Sun call 601-957-1125

Mississippi BoychoirSponsors honored in Alston home

Lanise and Caleb Aultman, Sarah Jane Alston

Barbara and Joseph Trigg, Kimberly Funches, Rita Carter

Jeff Good, Lanise Aultman, Betty Jacobs, Lelon Thompson,Sen. John Horhn

Joseph Trigg

Sarah Jane and Alex Alston, Harriet Kuykendall, Diane and Dave Blankenhorn

Trace Alston, Evelyn Araujo Tracey Curtis, Rita Carter

Shannon andJay Warnock

Charles and Evelyn Araujo

Michele Baker, Lelon Thompson, Tracey Curtis; (front)Diane Blankenhorn, Harriet Kuykendall

The Mississippi Boychoir spon-sors party was held recently in thehome of Sarah Jane and AlexAlston.

Shown are scenes from the event.

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The recently elected officers of the Jackson Federation of Women’s Clubs include (from left) Glenda Cox, press secretary; Gail Welsh,fourth vice president; Nancy Edmondson, parliamentarian; Lucette Bennett, second vice president; Gay Huff, treasurer; Linda

Gardner, president; Celeste Hutchinson, first vice president. Not pictured: Jimmie Blackledge, third vice president; Gerry Herbert,recording secretary. The group is planning their annual fall coffee to be held in the home of Lynn Nejam, October 25, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

New Officers

Wellness walkThe 10th annual KidneyWellness Walk, spon-sored by the MississippiKidney Foundation, willbe held October 1, at 9a.m., in Fondren. Thewalk will be kicked offby Shad Ireland, whowas the first dialysispatient to ever finish anIronman Triathlon.Walkers raising $100 ormore will be enteredinto the golf ball drop,with some walker win-ning $1,000. Shown are(from left) Rhonda Kelly,Tina Ussery, DebbieBurnham and ChrissyGordon. For more infor-mation, call 601-981-3611.

happeningsMemoirs

Ridgeland Recreation andParks will offer a memoirworkshop for senior adults,Monday mornings October3 - 24, 10:30 a.m. to noon.Cost, $50. To register call601-856-6876.

Health dayBaptist Health Systems

will hold a women’s healthday featuring free screen-ings and seminar on breasthealth. To register call 601-948-6262.

Touchdown clubThe Jackson Touchdown

Club will meet October 3, 6p.m., at River Hills Club.Featured speaker will bePete Boone, Ole Miss ath-letic director. For informa-tion call 601-506-3186.

Think pinkBaptist Health Systems

will host two think pinkseminars on breast healthSeptember 30 at 11:30 a.m.or 12:30 p.m., with optional$5 lunch at Baptist forWomen. Call 601-948-6262to register.

ExhibitThe 26th Grand National

Watercolor Exhibitionopening reception will beheld October 2, 2 to 4 p.m.,at the Mississippi Museumof Art. The display will beopen through December 31.For details call 601-594-7797.

Hiding placeThe drama ministry of

Galloway United MethodistChurch will present astaged reading of “TheHiding Place,” Sept. 30,7:30 p.m.; Oct. 1, 2 p.m.;and Oct. 2, 1 p.m.Admission is free. Fordetails call 601-353-9691.

Beauty trainingThe American Cancer

Society will conduct aLook Good ... Feel Bettertraining session for licensedcosmetologists who areinterested in helping cancerpatients, October 3, 2 to 5p.m., at the cancer societyoffice. For details call 601-321-5500 or visitwww.cancer.org.

September SoireeGalloway young adults enjoy evening fellowship

Julie Schumacher-Coffey, Scott Coffey, Matt and Amy Elder, Courtney BaggeWuertz, Michael Wuertz,

Charles and Quay Terrell, Beth Ann and Ches Fedric, Derek and Laura Gibson

Cheryl Miller, Will Parker, Dennis Miller

Anne Welch, Erik Pinter, Natalie Walden, Tye Menist

Lauren and Jeremy Wallace, Shannon and David Blanks, Neeli and John Graham

Rachel Kabukala, Helen and Bennie Ingram Mandy and Josh Woodward, Kimsey and Alan McCormick

Galloway United Methodist Church spon-sored September Soiree recently at the KingEdward Hotel ballroom.

Young adults of Galloway enjoyed anevening of dinner, music and fellowship.

Shown are scenes from the event.

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WWoommeennWWoommeennIN BUSINESS

By CLAIRE DAVISSpecial to the Sun

THERE’S NO DENYING that the role ofwomen in society has changed enormouslyin the past 50 years. Worldwide, women arenot only enjoying satisfying careers, some ofthem are out-earning men. Despite thesetremendous advances, women still face avariety of professional challenges, particular-ly in traditionally male-dominated careers.

At People Lease, we not only value ourfemale customers, but our female employeesas well. We are proud of our women employ-ees, who skillfully interact with clients on apersonalized basis to create customizedadministration plans, handle special requestsor address compliance concerns. Our femalestaff handles tasks ranging from serving cus-tomers, to managing employees and oversee-ing critical business functions.

We believe the fundamental strength ofPeople Lease is our women. Their commit-ment, dedication and talent are how we havebecome a leading provider of back-officeservices. Our women desire to be the best, todo things better and to build a competitiveedge. Our ladies readily meet the rigorous

See People Lease, page 14B

Jaynee Sindledecker, payroll specialist; Christina DePoyster, systems coordinator; Shirley Bordelon, payroll specialist;Lauren Wilson, payroll specialist; Teresa Bailey, customer service representative; Claire Davis, marketing coordinator; Lois

Sellers, CSR; Margaret White, accounting manager.

The Women at People Lease

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IN TODAY’S JACKSON AREA econo-my, it takes the talent and expertise of bothmen and women in business to provide thenecessary services for a growing communi-ty.

As the broker/owner of KeyTrustProperties Paula Ricks, a new real estatecompany specializing in representing resi-dential real estate buyers and sellers, Ricksis proud to be a part of the local businesscommunity.

Ricks grew up in the metro Jackson areaand has lived in Madison County for morethan 25 years. Prior to her career in realestate, she worked at a Fortune 500 compa-ny and was over three departments ofemployees located in the United States andUnited Kingdom. By 2002, Paula beganlooking for a career that would allow herroom to express her creativity and own herown business. In 2003, she joined the teamat Coldwell Banker Nell Wyatt Inc.,Realtor, and soon became a number one topproducer and multi-million dollar sales pro-ducer. With Paula’s ambition and extensivebackground in sales, it’s obvious selling realestate is a perfect career fit.

Ricks is a member of the following pro-fessional organizations: NationalAssociation of Realtors, MississippiAssociation of Realtors, JacksonAssociation of Realtors, Metro JacksonChamber of Commerce, Madison The CityChamber of Commerce and RidgelandChamber of Commerce.

To have a positive impact on the localcommunity she has served in the followingcapacities: United Way Campaign volunteerand co-chair of the Corporate United WayCampaign, organized a walk group for theDiabetes Foundation of Mississippi while ata Fortune 500 Company and again in 2010

for Coldwell Banker Nell Wyatt Inc.,Realtor, performed volunteer office workand assisted at fund-raisers on an as neededbasis for the Diabetes Foundation ofMississippi, volunteer office work and localfund-raising as needed for the St. JudeChildren’s Hospital.

IN ADDITION, SHE FIRMLY believesin helping other women grow and excel inbusiness. She thinks the time spent mentor-ing her sales associates is invaluable to theirpersonal growth and business success.

Ricks is also happy to help the communityby creating new job opportunities.

Ricks says, “I’m excited about the futureprospects for KeyTrust Properties PaulaRicks, and it is with great expectations thatI look forward to serving the real estate

needs of the metro Jackson area.” Whenyou place your trust in KeyTrust PropertiesPaula Ricks, you’ll receive “SuperiorService and Remarkable Results.”

For more information visitKeyTrustProperties.com.


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Paula Ricks with KeyTrust Properties

Paula Ricks

Continued from Page 13Bdemands of businesses today, and are com-mitted to providing higher levels of per-formance in the future. They have theexpertise and resources to make it happen,and the drive to see it through.

All of our women balance family respon-sibilities with a demanding job. JayneeSindledecker, Lauren Wilson and ShirleyBordelon are out on the front lines of ourpayroll department every day processingpayroll and handling employee administra-tion. However, their customer service,empathy, and ability to build relationshipswith customers are what really make thedifference in winning over a customer forlife. Our accounting department is managedby Margaret White. Over the past 13 years,Margaret has worked in every departmentat People Lease and is now managing theaccounting department. Margaret ensuresthat all of our clients’ taxes are paid timelyand correctly.

Teresa Bailey is the warm and friendlyvoice you hear when calling our front deskor walking through our front door. Bothprofessional and charming, Teresa is anoutstanding representative who fulfillsnumerous corporate communication needs.

Christina DePoyster is another one of ourladies who has a multitasking career. As asystems coordinator, her responsibilitiesinclude documenting daily procedures forpayroll, weekly training, and client commu-nications to ensure People Lease’s excel-lence in payroll administration. Christina

also works along side MarketingCoordinator Claire Davis, who togethertake on the many challenges of the market-ing department. Claire’s responsibilities atPeople Lease include development, graphicdesign and layout of all advertisements,marketing collateral, mail campaigns, andweb design.

The newest employee is Lois Sellers,who works in the insurance department as acustomer service representative (CSR).Lois is known for great service and beinghighly customer oriented, and attributes hersuccess over the years to a genuine desireto ensure that her customers are all receiv-ing premiere insurance care.

The women at People Lease have helpedcountless business owners and managersfree themselves from the never-endingback-office resources and complianceissues associated with employee adminis-tration. By bringing back-office servicessuch as payroll preparation, tax filing,workers comp, health insurance and retire-ment plan administration to People Lease,businesses can begin reallocating valuabletime and money, while more effectivelymanaging cash flow and improvingemployees’ job satisfaction. There is nosuch thing as good enough at People Leaseand every employee knows it. All of ourladies, from management to administrativepersonnel, understand and live by the totalcommitment to quality - achieved onlywhen our services meet clients’ needs and100 percent satisfaction.

The Womenat People Lease

AFTER SENDING HER youngest tokindergarten in 1999, Coleen O’Brienlooked for a new adventure. Her motherhad just opened The Rug Place in BatonRouge, so naturally Coleen decided tointroduce the store to Jackson.

The Northsider developed an eye forcolor during her college years with a degreein fashion merchandising. She also has var-ied sales background; with her, the oldadage is true - she can sell ice to Eskimos.The two make a great recipe for success inthe local rug market.

Coleen has enjoyed success in the localretail industry. She’s enjoyed planting herroots in the Jackson area. However, overthe last decade, her most difficult challengehas been the economy, by far. Like most,she rides the financial roller coaster. Withlooms lost in Pakistan flooding, an embargoagainst Iranian products, the increased costof oil and more, the beautiful rugs many inthis area have come to love are harder toown.

This challenge has brought about newopportunity; a more simple design plan, soto speak. According to Coleen, during adownturn in the economy, we still want tosurround ourselves with beauty, but in a

more cost effective way. With that, Coleenhas found new trends full of color and tex-ture offered by new, more cost effectivevendors.

She still offers the more upscale rugs, butfinds more customers are investing in a fewfine pieces and filling in with more fun dec-orative trends.

She still maintains relationships with herinternational vendors, though, many ofwhom have become personal friends. Forinstance, one donated $1,000 to St. JamesEpiscopal Church after Katrina hit; he alsoinvited her to his one-year-old’s birthdayparty that Coleen promises would rival

many local weddings. Another vacationedwith Coleen and her husband in the Southof France. And, one more offered her a 15percent discount on future orders if shestopped smoking (which she did exactlytwo years ago).

Through many international trips, Coleenhas become an expert on rugs. She offersher expertise in a local brick and mortarstore that stimulates the local economy.According to her, she runs a fair business ata fair price, providing colorful friendshipalong the way.

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Through many international trips, Coleen has become an

EXPERT ON RUGS.She offers her expertise in a local brick and mortar store

that stimulates the local economy.

Garden openingMississippi Museum of Art will hold the

grand opening of the Art GardenSeptember 29, beginning at 6 p.m. Fundsraised at “An Evening in the Garden,” willbenefit the museum. The evening willinclude music by the MississippiSymphony Orchestra and a seated dinner.Tickets $150. For more information call601-960-1515.

Canine auditionsNew Stage Theatre is holding auditions

for the canine role of Sandy in its upcom-ing production of “Annie,” playingDecember 2 - 18. Open auditions will beheld September 29, 6 p.m., at New Stageparking lot. Dogs should be approximately

50 pounds and be able to follow simplecommands like sit, stay and come. Formore information call 601-948-3533.

Fur ballThe Mississippi Animal Rescue League

will hold their annual fur ball “Pets and theCity,” September 29, 7 p.m., at theRenaissance. $60 per person, $110 per cou-ple. Contact [email protected] formore information.

Scout inductionThe Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi

will hold its annual Women of Distinctioninduction ceremony September 29 at theCountry Club of Jackson. Reception andsilent auction at 6 p.m., dinner and awardsceremony at 7:30. For details call 601-366-0607.

AS A YOUNG MOTHER of three chil-dren, Cindy Yelverton was the envy of herfriends…she knew lots of babysitters. Shewas happy to help her friends make the per-fect childcare connection. Then, on annualvacations, she began to notice the DestinNanny Service and its value to the commu-nity. Soon, she realized the need for achildcare service here in the Jackson area,so in 2000, Sitters, LLC was born.

The Destin Nanny Service was a greathelp in the creation of Cindy’s company.They shared all of the ins and outs of thechildcare business with her. After all,they’d thrived for 30 years. In the begin-ning, Cindy ran the business out of herhome. Childcare was her specialty, butsoon she realized the need for adult assis-tance was in demand also, so she expandedher services to help families with adultcare. At that point, an office outside of thehome was required.

Since that time, adult care has become thebackbone of her business. According toCindy, we’re a different generation than ourgrandparents. Today, more householdshave both men and women working outsideof the home, leaving little time to care forelderly family members. More and morepeople prefer to stay in their home as longas possible, presenting challenges for fami-ly members to find quality in-home care.In addition, the baby boomer generation ismaturing and will need assistance.

In addition to the Jackson area, Cindysaw a need for service in North Mississippi,so she started satellite offices in Oxford andTupelo. As all locations have grown,Cindy has decided to run a very hands-onbusiness.

Rather than turning the day-to-day opera-tions over to a management team, she per-sonally interviews and hires all employees.She feels that the personal connection helps

her better match potential sitters with fami-lies.

NOT ONLY IS CINDY helping familiescare for their loved ones, she’s helpingother women find quality employment.Many of Cindy’s 125 plus sitters are locat-ed in rural areas and travel at least one houreach way to work. She believes she’s madea commitment to her employees, as well,by offering opportunity during a historiceconomic downturn.

Cindy is confident about the future of herbusiness. When asked where she envisionsSitters, LLC in the next five to 10 years,she confidently responded … statewide.


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Cindy Yelvertonwith Sitters, LLC

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s 11th-grade 2011 homecoming court maids and their escorts are (from left, back)Stuart Hines, Dallas Prater, J.T. Kitchings, Sumner May; (front) Emma Arthur, Hinma Qureshi, Eve Rodenmeyer, and

Mehak Khan.

HomecomingJunior Court

Best linemanPlayer awards were recently handed out at the JacksonAcademy pep rally for the Mozingo Clothiers lineman ofthe game to recognize the best lineman from the JA vs.Pillow game. Shown are (from left) Charlie Mozingo,Jamaal Clayborn, Bryan Eubank.

MVPsPlayer awards were recently handed out at the JacksonAcademy pep rally for the BancorpSouth MVPs of thegame to recognize the best offensive and defensiveplayers from the JA vs. Presbyterian Christian game.Shown are (from left) Jay Shell (defense), FosterKennedy, Nick Guy (offense), Bryan Eubank.

UMC fund-raiserUMC Candlelighters will hold a

fund-raiser for children with cancerOctober 6, 6:30 p.m. Artwork fromtheir annual calendar will be auctionedduring the event. Tickets, $65. Call601-956-1665 for details.

Unity dayCatholic Charities Domestic Violence

Service Center will kick off DomesticViolence Awareness Month October 3at the Jackson Medical Mall. For moreinformation call 601-366-0750.

Orchestra gemsMississippi Symphony Orchestra

Intimate Classics Chamber Series willopen with “Baroque Gems,” October1, 7:30 p.m., at St. Andrew’s EpiscopalCathedral. For ticket information call601-960-1565.

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Before scores of newlyweds began choosing The South Warehouse as the

site for their wedding receptions, the entrepreneurs behind Jackson’s hottest

new special events venue were busy building a lasting business relationship

with First Commercial Bank. That’s why we couldn’t be more proud of the

fact that The South Warehouse was voted “Best Place For A Wedding

Reception” in Mississippi Magazine’s 2011 Best of Mississippi issue.

Please join us in toasting these visionaries who turned a rustic warehouse

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Basic structureSt. Anthony Catholic School second-grade students studythe skeletal system and bone structure of the body.Shown (from left) are Joseph Endt and Katelin Martinez.

Science labStudents in Biology II at Madison Ridgeland Academyrecently completed a lab to reinforce the steps of the sci-entific method. They used animal behavior as their proce-dure. Shown are (from left) Austin Booth, Kyle McCullouch.

Junior maidsRidgeland High School junior homecoming maids are(from left) Tyrea Bully, Rhae’Ven Ellis, Hanna Harris, andJaclyn Bush.

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Tonya Moore, chief learning officerfor University of Mississippi HealthCare, was one of 12 people chosennationally for the 2011 Up and Comersin Modern Healthcare magazine.Nominated candidates are named tothe final list of executives based on

“significant contributions in health-careadministration, management or policy,”according to Modern Healthcare’s Website.

High school and middle school stu-dents of the month at New Summit

School include Hunter Ward,Montana Miller, Daniel Wooton,Sidney Bell, Spencer Jones, BradleyDixon, Nelson Bailey, NikkiBirdsong, Freddy Garcia, ElizabethRogers, Cor’Deirdre Henderson,Kathleen Doran, Justin Graeber,Nicholas Massimino, and TannerWhitehead.

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Jackson Prep welcomed several new members to its faculty and staff this year. Shown are (from left, back) Tait Hendrix, assistant junior high and seventh-grade football coach, and eighth-grade baseball coach;

Sapna Michael, development administrative assistant; Trina Sapen, Algebra I; Lynda Richardson, senior highcounseling office administrative assistant; Spencer Powers, trigonometry, advanced algebra, and senior alge-

bra; (front) Robbin Ward, seventh-grade geography; Amber Griffin, physics, Algebra II; Emily Carlisle Lynch,geography, computer applications, and after school program; Katie Bonds, ninth-grade English; and

Norma Cox, assistant librarian.

NEW FACULTY

Award playersPlayer Awards were recently handed out at theJackson Academy pep rally for the BancorpSouthMVPs of the game to recognize the best offensiveand defensive players from the JA vs. River Oaksgame. Shown are (from left) Brad Maley, JackPickering (defense), Tommy Darnell, CraigEdgecombe (offense), Bryan Eubank.

Earn awardPlayer awards were recently handed out at theJackson Academy pep rally for the Mozingo Clothierslineman of the game to recognize the best linemanfrom the JA vs. Presbyterian Christian game. Shownare (from left) John George Archer, MadisonColeman, Charlie Mozingo, Bryan Eubank.

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St. Anthony Catholic School students recently received theirnew religion books during a special chapel ceremony.Shown are (from left, back) Br. Lucian Knapp, Cathy Lutz,first-grade teacher; (third row) Lockard Williams, Stephan deLang, Joseph Wright, Cameron Ridgway, Hiser Funderburg;

(second row) Kayleigh Drea, Chase Thomas, MeganDavidson, Lyrik Lockhart, Gia Picarella, Jake Wooten; (front)Jimmy Manuel, Stella McCarty, Kate Thomas, CampbellMiller, and Mary-Kate Sandifer.

Recognize serviceSt. Joseph Catholic School students and cousins (fromleft) Jacqueline Massey and Liza Strickland were recog-nized by the Mississippi Children’s Museum for out-standing service to the museum. During the summer,the girls, whose mothers also attended St. Joe, volun-teered 70 hours at the museum.

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Softball teamJackson Prep 2011 junior varsity softballteam members include (from left, back)Assistant Coach Paul Fryant, AshleyJohnston, Anna Kate Williams, ShelbyWilson, Sydney Mann, Madison Weeks,Coach Cory Caton; (middle row) Haley

Litchliter, Hannah Higginbotham, CameronLee Trussell, Kelsey Harmon, Susanna Hill,Jordan Davis; (front) Marion Andress, OliviaJones, Weslee-Parks Patti, Eliza Brantley andIsabelle Box.

Sophomore courtSt. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s 10th-grade2011 homecoming court maids and theirescorts are (from left) Ryan Abussa, Nao

Wada, Seth Simmons, Paige Westover,Connor Harris, and Savannah Thomas.

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s upper school band under the direction of Dr. Dennis Cranford is (from left, back) Cranford, Michael Medlin, Jack Blumenthal, Jack Harth,Ben Hearon, Ian Storey, Spencer Bobbitt, Ben Lantrip, Kathryn Monroe, Gus Carroll, Kristin Boykin; (fourth row) Ben Henry, Daniel Gallarno, Mark McMillin, Jack Lantrip,

James Zheng, Adam Travis, Baylor Obert, Joseph Rein, Robert Iacono, Phillip Qu; (third row) Anthony Santangelo, Patrick Pei, Michael Germany, David Dulske, Amelia Andersson, Caitlyn Ross, Alex Thorp, Eric Kline, Evan Herrin, Jordan Gasc; (second row) Alex Hamlin, Sam Westover, Bruce Senter, Benton Parker, Pooja Goel,

Maggie Gleason, Sadie Gasc, Darby Parker, Jane Ashley Watson, Lauren Ellison; (front) Jessie Smith, Sohil Patel, Ivy Pei, Megan Aleman, Bet McNeel, Jessica Lee, Katie May, Andrew Neely, and Madeleine Arthur. Not pictured: Elena Voisin and John Angel.

BAND MEMBERS

Circle of leadershipJackson Academy event held at Performing Arts Center

Beth McWilliams, Pat and Sherrye Taylor, Cliff Kling

Dodds Dehmer, Peter Jernberg, Ben Skipper, Foster Kennedy

Pat Jernberg, Sherrye and Pat Taylor Bill Johnson, Cynthia Mahaffey, Lindsay Dehmer, Ginger Parham, Stacey Hontzas

Jon Lundy, Mark and Susan Hardee, Tim McWilliams

Jill Beneke, Chad GnamHomer Lee Howie, Cindy Warner

Jackson Academy AnnualFund Circle of Leadershipwas held recently at thePerforming Arts Center on

the JA campus.Shown are scenes from

the event.

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LEGAL NOTICE Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the

FAMILIES FIRST RESOURCE CENTER Mississippi Department of Human Services

The Mississippi Families First Resource Center (FFRC) RFP has been amended with a change inthe submission date. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) will accept sealed

proposals during business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. until October 31, 2011, at the MDHS StateOffice 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 canmost effectively and cost-efficiently administer a Families First Resource Center (FFRC). Proposals

will be accepted from organizations currently established as Families First Resource Centers(FFRC) and providing abstinence, healthy marriage, parenting and fatherhood education classes tofamilies in Mississippi. The Program shall also provide a variety of family support services, whichenhance/strengthen the ability of parents to respond to their children in a positive manner, stabilizethe family unit, prevent teenage pregnancies, increase parenting skills and knowledge, and prevent

serious disruptions in family life. All services are provided at no charge to the youth and their fami-lies. The proposal must address all of the following services:

1. Abstinence-Until-Marriage and Youth Development Education 2. Healthy Marriage Education

3. Responsible Fatherhood Training 4. Parenting Skills Training

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 for pro-

posals at its discretion. (September 29, 2011, October 6, 2011)

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DrawdownSt. Columb’s Episcopal

Church will hold its annualdrawdown October 1, 5:30p.m., at the church. $60 tick-ets include dinner for twoand a chance to win $5,000.For more information call601-853-0205.

Grief supportHospice Ministries pro-

vides ongoing grief supportgroups. Daytime and eveninggroups are available. Formore information call 601-898-1053.

Fun astronomyThe Madison Library will

host Harry Boswell in“Astronomy for Fun,”September 29 at 5:30 p.m.The event is free and open toadults and teens. For detailscall 601-856-2749.


Cross country winnersThe Madison Middle School boys crosscountry team traveled to Memphis recentlyto compete in the Brooks Memphis TwilightClassic cross country meet. The boys teamwon the meet, placing first out of 15 teamsfrom throughout the Southeastern states.

Team members include (from left, back)Devin Derry, Cooper Herrington, LukeComfort, Michael Weeks, Lockard Simpkins,Blake Billiott; (front) AJ Stone, Patrick Geary,Jack Crutcher, Matthew Weeks, Reed Cresap.

Dress upFirst Presbyterian Day School fourth-gradestudents presented dress-up book reportsof famous people. Shown are (from left)

John Miller, Thomas Swayze, Prowell Smith,and Brady Polk.

Famous charactersFourth-graders at First Presbyterian DaySchool presented book reports of famouspeople. Shown are (from left, back) Price

Loposter, Ethan Herrin, Ana Grace Morgan,Frances Madden; (front) Virden O’Brien, andHolmes Maley.

Nerd freeWith students’first progress reports of theyear due, St. Joseph Catholic School stu-dents lightened the mood with a “nerd”freedress day. Shown are (from left) Jack Collins,

Riley Collins, Stewart Inman and ZachSmith, who urge all to “live long and pros-per.”

HomeworkMadison Ridgeland Academy first-grade students record-ing their homework assignments are (from left) Evan Tyler,Ian Williams.

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Madison Ridgeland Academy students in driver ed class recently learned how to change a tire. Practicing theirskills are (from left) Noah Joyner, Frank Woods, Collin Hurt, Austin Dillion, Robert Loeb, Alex Miles, Caroline

Yerger.

DRIVER ED

AwardedPlayer awards were recently handed out at theJackson Academy pep rally for the BancorpSouthMVPs of the game to recognize the best offensiveand defensive players from the JA vs. NortheastLauderdale game. Shown are (from left) Hull Bolls(offense), Foster Kennedy, Jacob Berry (defense),Bryan Eubank.

Senior maidsRidgeland High School senior homecoming maids are(from left) Ramona Abraham, Alisha Bell, Shelby Huff,Tiree Wilson, Linh Nguyen, Lauren Franklin and MillieAdams.

Field tripStudents from New Summit Schoolenjoying a field trip to Nissan include(from left, back) Tyler James Williams,Sean McInnis, Jessica Greene, KaitlinFortenberry, teacher Annette Thomas;(front) Austin Deckard, Sean Deckard,Colton Mulligan, Amelia Massimino.

Hannah ElisabethPaulding, daughter ofCarolyn and LeonardPaulding, was recentlynamed an Ervin Scholar atWashington University in St.Louis. A 2011 graduate of St.Andrew’s Episcopal School,Paulding was the prefect ofthe Service LearningCommittee of student councilat St. Andrew’s. She also vol-unteered as a big sister forBig Brothers Big Sisters of

Mississippi. The Ervin schol-arship is renewable for allfour years of undergraduatestudy.

Elementary Students of theMonth at New SummitSchool include KaylaGarcia, Bobby Henderson,James Sellers, and MathewGleason.

Sixth-graders at NewSummit School earningStudent of the Month includeHannah Woods, AmeliaMassimino, and SeanThomas McKinnis.


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JV SOCCER

Members of the Jackson Prep 2011-2012 junior varsity girls soccer team include (from left, back) Head Coach JonMarcus Duncan, Caroline Peeples, Mollie Griffin, London Miskelly, Hannah Higginbotham, Shelby Wilson, OliviaBrown, Alex Joyner, Lauren Groebe; (front) Sarah Helen Skelton, Emily Ellison, Kara Cook, McKenzie Henderson,

Addison Hughes, Sarah Selby Jennings, Blair Stockett, Anne Rivers Mounger, and Ann Leighton Malouf.

JV volleyballMembers of the 2011 Jackson Academy Raiders junior var-sity girls volleyball team are (from left, back) Ambie McCoy,Catherine Burford, Hannah Hudson, Glennis McWilliams,Maggie Cross, Sydney Hayes, Sarah Buchanan, HannahWooten, Madison Carroll, Mary Chosen Caples, GeorgiaGibson; (middle row) Taylor Hawks, Meredith Hornsby, Jessi

Cooper, Hope Williams, Hope Berry, Lindsey Nosef, EmmaWard, Lizzie Bowman, Emily Earle, Erica Healy, Caroline Nall;(front) Claire McClure, Mary Kathryn Brogan, Katie Caples,Emma Lucas, Kellan Clower, Katherine Hudson, Lacey Irby,Anna Catherine Bates. Not pictured: Coach Anna Fiser,Heather Shearer, Jennifer Bracken.

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Members of the Jackson Prep 2011 junior high Spirit dance team are (from left, back) Olivia Brown, Elizabeth Jones, Katie Flannigan, Olivia Flynt, Molly Terry, Sarah Kennedy Duncan, Rebecca Sistrunk, Kellie McCaa, Savannah Hunter, Ann Irvin Armstrong, Eliza Heidelberg, Caroline Gault; (middle row)

Mary Hastings Moss, Claire McGehee, Mollie Merrell, Marie Merrell, Claire Kullman, Anna Jordan, Kelley Frances Henley, Sarah Love Frey, Alex Uschmann, Dotsie Stevens, Emily Ellison; (front) Madeline Parker,Camille Hood, Jean-Nicolette Nixon, Caroline Jones, Simmons Barraza, Caroline Cotten, Kristina Zouboukos,Lexi Dodd, McKenzie Robinson, Millie Waller, Sarah Mapp and Brooke Womack. Not pictured: Ebony Aiken,

Valerie Bagwell, Emily Box, Kennady Galloway, Claire McDowell, Susan Rankin, Anna Miller Rebich.

SPIRIT

Study ‘C’Students (from left) Ford Smith, Preston Marion, andRuger Vance paint their faces for Letter C day at TrinityPreschool.

Students serving as class presidents at Madison CentralHigh School are (from left) Rod Bridges, senior class;Miller Richmond, junior class; and John Popichak, sopho-more class. Bridges is the son of Roddy and AllisonBridges. Richmond is the son of Jim and JenniferRichmond. Popichak is the son of Gary and KimberlyPopichak.

CLASSPRESIDENTS

Several Northsiders were amongmore than 700 Mississippi StateUniversity students who receiveddegrees at the conclusion of the univer-sity’s 2011 summer term.

They are Kendall Gilner, GeorgeLucas, Caleb McNair, Laura Russell,

Caleb Wells, Anna Aregood, LindseyAtkins, Michelle Coleman, KathrynDick;

Also, Rachel Franklin, DerrickGodfrey, Billy Hines, RonaldHutchinson, Joseph Iupe, James King,Hunter Logan, Simon Martin, John

McCullouch, Daniel McDonald, PaulMinor;

Also, Zachary Polk, John Retherford,Whitley Rodenbaugh, Gary Rosamond,Stacy Travis, Michael Trim, KathrynWarren, Kathryn Welch, CharlesWoodall and Cameron Worrell.

MSU SUMMER GRADUATES

Bird walkJackson Audubon Society

will hold a bird walk atLeFleur’s Bluff State ParkOctober 1, 8 to 10 a.m. Formore information call 601-956-7444.

Bike MSThe National Multiple

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

History is lunchMississippi Department of

Archives and Historyupcoming History is Lunchprograms include: Sept. 28,Gene Dattel on “The Help,”in the Old Capitol Museum,noon - 1 p.m.

TournamentThe Mississippi

Community EducationCenter will hold their annual

fund-raising golf tournamentOctober 7, 11:30 a.m., atLake Caroline. Entry fee$85. For details call 601-366-6405 or visitwww.mscec.org.

Arts festivalThe Mississippi Museum

of Art will hold the TownCreek Arts Festival October1, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., featur-ing local artists, craftsmen,food and music. Free admis-sion. For details visitwww.msmuseumart.org or

call 601-960-1515.

City musicMississippi Museum of

Art will host Music in theCity, October 4, 5:15 p.m.,featuring Tom Lowe andJohn Paul. Free admission.

Symphony ballThe 2011 Symphony Ball

will be held October 8, 6:30p.m. at the Country Club ofJackson.

Self defenseRidgeland Recreation and

Parks will offer a four-weekbeginning self-defensecourse on Wednesdays,October 12 to November 2,1:30 to 3 p.m. Cost, $40. Toregister call 601-856-6876.


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FastpitchMembers of the 2011 Jackson Academy Lady Raidersfastpitch softball team are (from left, back) KelseyPettus, Clarabeth Tucker, Jordan Cockayne, MackenzieCarmody, Mollie Blair; (middle row) Allie Thigpen,Madison Warman, Camryn Kestenbaum, Amanda Ray,Rose Maxwell, Kendall Cockayne, Makenna Adams,

Price Waltman, Sarah Martin Tucker; (front) CarterRichardson, Abbey Lindsay, Olivia Stringer, Emily Iupe,Kathryn Butler, Glennis McWilliams, Caroline Nall,Avery Smith. Not pictured: Abigail Giddens, HannahHardin.

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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.

Harvest festivalThe Mississippi Farmers Market will host

a Fall Harvest Festival October 22, 8 a.m. to2 p.m. The event will feature fresh seasonalproduce and pumpkins, local arts and crafts,and children’s activities. For details call 601-359-1163.

Pancakes fund-raiserThe community is invited to a pancake

supper fund-raiser for art supplies for CaseyElementary School, October 12, 5:30 to 7

p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Formore information call Landrie Ethredge,601-981-7236.

Bible studyA new Explorers Bible Study ladies group

will meet Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11 a.m., atChrist United Methodist Church. For detailscall Becky Howell at 601-924-1373 orMartha Holt at 601-956-1052.

Equestrian teamSt. Michael and All Angels Anglican

Church has openings for girls on its equestri-an team. Horse ownership is not necessary.Call 601-857-2545 for information.

Volunteers neededThe Salvation Army Angel Tree program

needs volunteers to meet with parents ofpotential recipients. Times availableOctober 3 - 14. Call 601-982-4881 to vol-unteer.

ANTIQUESMADISON ANTIQUES MARKET Bigsale of building full of excitingantiques and collectibles. Just inthree door pine cupboard, pine chest,work table, 4-post antique bed, alsoseveral matching cupboards, set sixcountry French chairs, curved glasschina cabinet, sheep painting, severalmahogany secretaries, buffets, clocks,large hall trees, very old Chinese altartable just in, several mirrors, Englishbreakfast table, round foyer table,handmade rugs, Chinese screen,ebonized English screen, severalbookcases, Warhol litho, Cheval mir-ror, pair mutton bone arm chairs,Chinese 6-panel screen, Cheval mir-ror, many bookcases, 6 Chinese stylelamps, much more. Come early tochoose. Madison Antiques Market,2518 Hwy. 51, Canton, MS. 601-855-7790 Tues - Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

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

Noon - 1 p.m. in the Old Capitol Museum.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• Drama ministries of Galloway Memorial UMC, “The Hiding Place.”

Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. Free admission. 353-9691.October 1, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers 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.

• Fondren Renaissance Foundation White Elephant Sale, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Fondren Hall. Early bird, 7 - 8 a.m., $5; general admission, 8 a.m. - 2 pm., $2. 601-981-9606.

• Jackson Audubon Society bird walk, LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, Mayes Lake entrance. 601-956-7444 or www.jacksonaudubonsociety.org.

• MS Symphony Orchestra Intimate Classics Chamber Series, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral.

• MS Kidney Foundation Wellness Walk, through Fondren. 8 a.m. registration. 981-3611.October 2, Sunday• Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi Jackson Walk for Diabetes, 1 p.m.,

Southern Farm Bureau building, Watkins Drive. 601-957-7878.• MS Watercolor Society 26th Grand National Watercolor Exhibition,

opening reception, 2 - 4 p.m. at the MS Museum of Art. Paintings on display through December 31.

October 3, Monday• Jackson Touchdown Club speaker Ole Miss Athletic Director Pete Boone,

6 p.m. at River Hills Club.• University of Mississippi support group Ole Miss Lunch Bunch meeting each Monday11:30 a.m. - 1 pm. at Frisco Deli. Ray, 601-622-6090; or Nick, 601-856-0002.

• MS Hearts Against AIDS Red Party, 5 - 9 p.m. at Bravo Italian Restaurant. Tickets $40 /person; $75 / couple. www.mississippihearts.org.October 4, Tuesday• MS Museum of Art Music in the City. 5:15 p.m. hors d’oeuvres and cash bar;

5:45 p.m. program. Tom Lowe and John Paul. Free admission, donations welcome.• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome support group, first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at River Oaks Hospital. 601-362-0242.

• Metro Jackson Parkinson’s support group meets every first Tuesday, 2 p.m. at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. 601-845-6340.

October 5, Wednesday• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, historic preservation division

staff members share their favorite archaeological artifacts. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

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

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

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

October 7, Friday• MS Community Education Center third annual golf tournament, Lake Caroline

Golf Course, 11:30 a.m. registration. www.mscec.org.• Mississippi Museum of Art evening concert series in The Art Garden.

Doug Frank’s Blues Jam.October 8, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets.

Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.• Broadmeadow Neighborhood Association BlocktoberFeast, 3 - 7 p.m.

Includes food for purchase, children’s events, crafts, bounce house, face painting.• Mississippi Children’s Museum Once Upon a Fall Festival ... There was a

Storybook Ball, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. www.mississippichildrensmuseum.com.• Jackson Symphony League, Mandarin Ball, 6:30 p.m., Country Club of Jackson.• Ann Smith Elementary 5K Frolic and Fun Run. Registration, 7 to 7:45 a.m.,

pre-registration is encouraged. www.madison-schools.com/ase. October 9, Sunday• Briarwood Presbyterian Women Dorcas Tea and Auction, 3 - 5 p.m. at Briarwood

Presbyterian Church. Public is invited. 601-956-4553.October 10, Monday• Jackson Touchdown Club speaker Southern Miss Head Coach Larry Fedora,

6 p.m. at River Hills Club.

special daysHAPPY BIRTHDAY

September 29: Viola Allred, Sonny Walker, Jan M. Evers, Hannah McIntyre, BethJenkins. September 30: Hugh H. Young, Todd Pryor, Jamie Groleau, Duke Cain, TeresaNelson, Cynthia Wolgamott, Martha Jane Ray, Don Rassner, Jewel Schwinler, LauraElizabeth Singleton, John Singleton, Margaret Clingan. October 1: Paul Wilson, StacyGoins, Riley Roberts, Greg Starnes, Mrs. P.A. Greenwell, Brooklyn Sullivan, NicoleMcHenry, Will Barkley, Kathryn Collins, Janine Davis, Ben Jackson, Ruth Wiggins.October 2: Wilbur Howie, Kay Patterson, Mavis Rubin, Lynette Williams, Ann Henson,Wes Griffin, Suzanne Smith, Libby Garraway. October 3: Jeff King, Harry J. Atkinson,Robert Nickey, Kellie Smithhart, Dr. Kirk Smithhart, Lawrence Mason, BlancheSpeights, Zane King, Kim Simmons. October 4: David Jackson, Joe Duke Barlow, DarrylGreer, Nancy Harvey, Kenneth McCardle, Debby Sherrill, Rebecca Blakeney, SusanCox, Terry L. Hitt, Mariyn Norton, James Sheppard, Suzanne Guthrie, Grace H.Blevins, Julie McGehee Mathews, Michele Grantham, Steve Callahan. October 5: BonnieBrister, Gurvis Phillips, Krista Kerr, Danby Martin, Lisa Davis. HAPPYANNIVERSARY

September 30: Carl and Mary Lackey. October 4: Buddy and Renee Brannon, Barryand Carla Camp, Silas and Leesa McCharen. October 5: John and Lucy Burwell.

To add your ‘Special Days’ call 601-977-8122, write to P.O. Box 16709, Jackson, MS 39236 or [email protected].

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Homecoming courtSt. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s 12th-grade2011 homecoming court maids and theirescorts are (from left, back) Will Brewer, BudSheppard, Chris Dunbar, Michael Modak-Truran, Dan Zehr; (front) Meredith Blackwell,

Mary Hannah Cooper, Emma Liston, CaronByrd, and Lorna Harkey. The Saints home-coming game is September 30 againstBailey.

BiographiesFourth-graders at First Presbyterian DaySchool presented biography book reports.Shown are (from left) Ann Michael

Armstrong, Sarah Douglas Craig, J.C. Polk,Abner Brister.

school news

Nine students from the Jackson area have been awardedpresidential scholarships at the University of SouthernMississippi. The include Ben Brewer, son of Edward andTammie Brewer; Annalise Hays, daughter of Doyle and

Lesia Hays; Claire Scates, daughter of Carleigh Bedell;Kristina Dumas, daughter of David and Brenda Dumas;Kendall Moore Jr., son of Kendall and Beth Moore; SeanPatterson, son of J.C. and Brenda Patterson; Amy Ball,daughter of Steven and Suzan Ball; Courtney McMullan,daughter of Mike and Missy McMullan.


St. Joseph Catholic High School, in celebration of its 141-year history, gathered those students whose parents had also attended the school. Included are Jack Butts, Joseph Edge, Tony Weisenberger, Elisabeth Scott, Anna Edge, Will Butts, Danny Cottingham, Martin Bramlett, Bob Pooley, Mac Sellers, Michael Potts, Sophia Cosmich,

Isabel Cosmich, Alex Cosmich, Trey McCullough, T.J. Riley, Jonathan Maloney, Laura Potts, Morgan Sellers, Helen Greene, David Bradshaw, Madelyn Abbott, Allison Shaw, Jaela Hefner, Julia Robinson, Meredith Loper, Anna Katherine Brunini, Pera Massey, JoJo Katool, JoJo Gray-Lewis, Stedman Strickland, Katy Grace Abbott, Mollie Gray-Lewis,

Karly Adams, Jordan Welsh, Bekka Phillips, Jacquelyn Massey, Gab Nuzzo, Jack Cottingham, Bria Paige, Joanna Bellan, Eliza Strickland, Anna Kathryn Moorehead, Gene Loper IV,Ryan Crandall, Taylor Lyle, Alex Blossman, Alex Bellan, Julia Robinson, John David Topik, Marion Welsh, Anna Bradshaw, Olivia Barcellona and Mary Jo Thomas. Meredith and

Eugene Loper are the fifth generation from their family.

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Top 10Jackson Prep cross country team members (from left)Maison Lowery, Courtney Newsome and KennadyGalloway were top 10 runners for the PCS Invitationalheld recently.

Maids and escortsSt. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s ninth-grade 2011 home-coming court maids and their escorts are (from left)Shikha Shrestha, Carter Boyle, Mary Parker Davidson, andJack Robinson.

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