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This week in the civil war The Associated Press reports as July dawns that the nation appears to be building inexorably for major combat as a contingent of federal troops cross the Potomac River from Maryland into Virginia in sight of Confederate forces. “The reporter from the Associated Press went down yesterday to see the expected move of the (federal) troops across the river ... The stars and stripes were hoisted on the south side of the river to-day by a Marylander named Saunders, in full view of the rebels, who did not fire on him ... The enemy are observed to be busily engaged in erecting outworks ... it is thought they design putting guns in a position to obstruct the march of our troops.” Other dispatches in early July report about 5,000 Confederates are within an hour’s march of Fairfax in northern Virginia including “large bodies of horsemen” and adds that four rebels were killed by the Pennsylvania pickets on July 4, 1861.

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Miss North Central crowned Miss Mississippi Roark, of Cleveland, in contest two years

TV glitch pulls plug on most of show

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By Mary Margaret Halford mhalford@vicksburgpost.com

Miss North Central Mississippi Mary Margaret Roark, a second-year competitor in the Miss Mississippi Pageant, was crowned the 2011 queen Saturday night at the Vicksburg Convention Center. “I’m still trying to tell myself this is happening,” said Roark, 20, the daughter of Fred and Dr. Mary Jo Roark of Cleveland. Roark, who was in the top 10 last year as Miss Meridian, said she thought all week about what it would be like if she won. “I’m going to thank as many people as I can and savor this moment,” she said. Roark, a communications student at Mississippi State University who played the piano during the talent portion of the pageant, was one of 43 women is this year’s competition, the 54th in See Pageant, Page A9.

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Miss North Central Mississippi Mary Margaret Roark of Cleveland is crowned MIss Mississippi 2011 by the 2010 queen, Sarah Beth James, Saturday night. At left, is David Blackledge, executive director of the pageant.

The Top 10

Miss North Central Mississippi Mary Margaret Roark

Miss Central Mississippi Shelby Danielle Corn

Miss Heartland Fenly Akers

Miss Pine Belt/Gulf Coast Marie Wicks

Miss Delta Blues Stephanie Stanford

Miss Dixieland Anna Beth Higginbotham

Miss Dixie Chassidy Sumler

Miss Hattiesburg Kristen Benigno

Miss Deep South Vaughan Simmons

Miss Jones County Kimberly Page

Pageant followers in Vicksburg and in Central Mississippi missed all but the last 30 minutes of the Miss Mississippi contest due to technical difficulties by WLBTTV3, the Jackson-based NBC affiliate that broadcasts the annual pageant. “Obviously, we were very disappointed for the people of Central Mississippi not to get to see the entire pageant,” said David Blackledge, chairman of the Miss Mississippi Corporation board and executive director of the pageant. A person who answered the phone in the WLBT newsroom Saturday night said it was unclear if the station would air the entire pageant later. The two-hour, live show is filmed by a WLBT crew and broadcast to its viewers in Jackson, Vicksburg and surrounding areas, as well as to the other NBC affiliates across the state — WDAM in Hattiesburg, WAGB in Greenville and WTVA in Tupelo. Those stations reported no problems. For viewers in Vicksburg, the technical glitch caused disappointment and frustration. “I watch the pageant every year,” said Valeria Johnson. “I went to it for about 20 years, and I’ve watched it on TV every year since. We waited all week for this, and it’s a shame that we missed so much.” For those with Internet service, a live webcast rolled on the Miss Mississippi website, which saw a spike in viewership as the show progressed. At the beginning of the movie-themed show, about 1,800 viewers had logged on and that number increased to about 3,000 around 9:30 See Glitch, Page A9.

Mississippi River Flood 2011

‘They’re good people’: Baptists tackle Chotard By Mary Margaret Halford mhalford@vicksburgpost.com For 68-year-old Mickey Laney, cleaning out her flooded Lake Chotard home seemed like an impossible task — until volunteers with Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief stepped in to help. “It’s just great,” Laney said Saturday as members of First Baptist Church of Clinton and Bowmar and First Baptist churches of Vicksburg gathered at Laney’s Landing. “They’re good people.” “We’re mudding out the

house,” said David Baldwin, coordinator of the project and a member of First Baptist of Vicksburg. “If we weren’t here helping her, it would have taken her months to do this.” Baldwin and 10 other volunteers spent Saturday tearing out insulation and Sheetrock from the home, which also houses Laney’s Landing Boat Ramp, Laney’s business. Baldwin said he was introduced to Laney through The Salvation Army when he went to seek out someone to

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Patty Baldwin tosses wet insulation into a pile outside Mickey Laney’s property at Lake Chotard Saturday.

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Convicted Politician to Blago....

...prison ‘horrible’; you’re in for ‘a rude surprise’ CHICAGO (AP) — An eightdigit number affixed to his prison clothes. A job scrubbing toilets or mopping floors at 12 cents an hour. His incessant jogging confined to a prison yard. Most painful of all, restricted visits from his wife and two daughters. After sentencing for his conviction on federal corruption charges, that is likely to be the new life for impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is more accustomed to fancy suits, a doting staff and a comfortable home in a leafy Chicago neighborhood. Most legal experts estimate that Blagojevich, 54, will get close to a 10-year sentence, though technically he faces up to 300 years after he was convicted Monday of 17 of 20 counts at his retrial. The convictions include attempted extortion for trying to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama vacated to become president. One fellow Illinois politician who served time in federal prison on corruption charges, former Chicago city clerk Jim Laski, says Blagojevich can’t begin to fathom how hard prison will be. “I missed my kids’ birthdays, graduations ... you don’t ever see children playing, there’s a sense of total isolation, you’re subject to body-cavity searches — it’s horrible!” said the 57-year-old Laski, a father of three. “And I was only in two years.” Once he walks through the prison doors, no one will care that Blagojevich was once governor or appeared in 2010 on the reality television show “Celebrity Apprentice,” Laski and others said. “If he thinks he’ll come in and get special treatment, he’s in for a rude surprise,” said Phil Turner, a former federal prosecutor in Chicago. “If you come in with that attitude, prison guards and other inmates will go out of their way to break you.” But a chilly reception may not deter Blagojevich’s nonstop campaigning. “I still see him going around acting jovial, shaking hands,” Turner said. “I bet he knows everybody’s name in a month.” No sentencing date has been set for Blagojevich, though it should happen by year’s end. A decision on what prison Blagojevich will go to won’t be made until weeks after a sentence is imposed, but it could very well be the same facility in Terre Haute, Ind., that houses another former Illinois governor, George Ryan. Lawyers will likely appeal Blagojevich’s convictions, but appeals on federal convictions rarely prevail. What may weigh most on Blagojevich’s mind is the welfare of his daughters —

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his wife, Patti, and their children, Annie, front, and Amy Amy, 14, and Annie, 8. If he does spend a decade or more imprisoned, he could miss many landmarks of their lives, including their high school and college graduations. “There’s always a sense of precariousness because a child whose parent has gone wonders, ‘What else in my life can be taken away?”’ said Mindy Clark, spokeswoman for Oregon-based Children’s Justice Alliance, which helps families of imprisoned relatives. Laski said his kids faced teasing at school. “One kid came up to my boys when I was in prison and said, ‘At least my dad is home for Christmas — and your dad is in jail,”’ he said. While Blagojevich would go to a prison with minimal security, possibly with just a simple fence around it, his routine will be highly regimented, including limits on family visits and phone calls. A guidebook for another federal prison in Oxford, Wis., where Blagojevich could also go, says inmates get 300 min-

utes a month on the phone, or about 10 minutes a day. Cell phones are strictly prohibited. Prisoners, all of whom share rooms, wake at 6 a.m. and are subject to head counts half a dozen times a day. Blagojevich, an avid jogger who has posted impressive times in several marathons, will also have to settle for running in circles on a prison track or around a yard. There’s some good news in the guidebook for Blagojevich, famously fastidious about keeping every strand of his generous locks in place: He won’t have to shave off his trademark hair, though fully maintaining it out of reach of his usual stylist may pose challenges. “Your hair may be worn in any style and length you wish,” the guidebook says. Inmates also must work an 8-hour-a-day job, starting at 12 cents an hour; most new prisoners start in custodial work, explained Chris Burke, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Blagojevich’s predecessor, Ryan, a Republican, is serving 6 1/2 years in prison on multiple corruption charges and is expected to be freed in 2013. That means Blagojevich, a Democrat, and Ryan could be serving time simultaneously. Blagojevich’s imprisonment could pose financial hardships for his family. During his trial and retrial, he already complained of being broke, and in prison he won’t be able to contribute any meaningful revenue to his family, according to prison rules. Earning money from writing books or articles is forbidden. Dick Mell, an influential alderman in Chicago and his wife Patti’s father, could be expected to lend his daughter and grandchildren a helping hand. Patti Blagojevich’s sister, Deb Mell, is a state legislator. Another concern is that someone like Blagojevich could be targeted by other inmates who might think his celebrity means he has access to money, Turner said.

community calendar PUBLIC PROGRAMS Court Appointed Special Advocates — Volunteers needed; Vicksburg Child and Parent Center, 601-634-0557, www.capcenter.net or. Vicksburg Housing Authority Career Center — Registration for GED classes, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; Mary Lacey, instructor, 601-638-1661. Tuesday Vicksburg AlAnon — Noon Tuesday; second floor, First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St.; 601634-0152. Merge in Word Computer Class — 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; same curriculum each day; Dr. John Giesemann, Mississippi State University Extension Service associate professor, instructor; $20; to register, 601-636-5442; Warren County Extension Service, 1100-C Grove St. Beginner and Intermediate Swim Lessons — July 18-25; register at Purks YMCA, 267 YMCA Place; 601-638-1071. “Give My Poor Heart Ease,”

Bill Ferris Photo Exhibit — Tuesday-Aug. 5; free; Southern Cultural Heritage Center. Performing Arts Summer Day Camp — July 11-12; ages 6-17; LeCourtney Young-Harness, presenter; 601-392-0214 or younpac0214@gmail.com. River City Mended Hearts — 5 p.m. Tuesday; River Region Medical Center, room C and D. Serenity Overeaters Anonymous — 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist Church, room 102C; 601-638-0011. Vicksburg Al-anon – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; family, friends of alcoholics and addicts; 502 Dabney Avenue; 601-636-1134.

CHURCHES The Word Church — Free Summer Fun Camp for ages 6-18; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. MondaysFridays and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 6; 1201 Grove St.; lunch provided, feeding program for ages 2-18; Michelle Johnson, 601218-7041; Kim Stevens, 601262-8308.

CLUBS VFW Post 2572 Picnic — Noon Monday; 1918 Washington St. Vicksburg Association of Marketing Professionals — Noon Tuesday, Ameristar Casino’s Heritage Buffet; Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, speaker. Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesday, Jacques’ Cafe; Rep. Alex Monsour, speaker. Army/Navy Club — 7 p.m. Thursday; steak dinner at

clubhouse. John C. Pemberton Camp 1354 Sons of the Confederate Veterans — 7 p.m. Thursday; Southern Heritage Complex. Rosa A. Temple Class of 1971 Reunion — Memorial ceremony, 10:30 a.m. July 10; Robert Crear, 601-631-4177; Ella Huey, 601-415-1377; New Mount Zion M.B. Church, 516 Feld St.

“They need to find him a place where no one will try to do anything to him,” the former prosecutor said. Blagojevich hasn’t spoken at any length about prison. When asked in an interview before his retrial about whether he dwelled on the prospect of being locked up for years, he answered: “No. I don’t let myself go there.” Laski said he ran into Blagojevich in a federal court restroom before his retrial ended and tried to convey how crushing the prison experience is. Blagojevich, he said, looked shocked. “I told him the worst day in my life, bar none, was the day I said goodbye to my children and headed off to prison,” he said. “I said, ‘Rod, you better pray you don’t have to go through that.”’

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Yemeni troops missing after clash with al-Qaida SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Dozens of Yemeni troops went missing after a battle with alQaida-linked militants at a sports stadium in the country’s increasingly lawless south, a military official said Saturday, describing a new setback for a weakened regime already facing an array of opponents. Meanwhile, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been treated in a Saudi hospital since an attack on his palace a month ago, remains bedridden and has difficulty breathing and talking, Yemeni officials said, revealing new details about the extent of his injuries. His condition cast doubt on repeated claims by his aides that his return to Yemen is imminent. Saudi Arabia has been pressing Saleh to step down within 30 days and hand power to his vice president, in exchange for immunity from prosecution. However, despite his ill health, Saleh has refused to sign the deal. A popular uprising against Saleh erupted in February, and

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Anti-government protestors shout slogans Saturday in Sanaa, Yemen. the revolt gained momentum after some of the president’s close aides, military commanders and Cabinet ministers joined the protesters. Islamic militants in the south have made advances, carrying out daring attacks in an

apparent attempt to exploit the power vacuum and turmoil. Saleh’s troops seem largely focused on securing his hold on power in Sanaa, the capital. However, some have accused Saleh and his allies of encour-

aging attacks by the militants in order to create chaos and make Yemenis long for the relative stability of his regime. In a statement Saturday, former military commanders who now side with the anti-government groups said

African leaders: Ignore Gadhafi arrest warrant MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — The body representing nations in Africa called on its members to disregard the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Moammar Gadhafi, an official confirmed Saturday, in a move that seriously weakens the tribunal’s ability to bring the embattled Libyan leader to justice. The decision passed by the 53-member African Union late Friday states that the warrant against Gadhafi “seriously complicates” efforts by the organization to find a solution to the Libyan crisis. AU executive Jean Ping also told reporters that the ICC is “discriminatory” and only goes after crimes com-

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mitted in Africa, while ignoring those he says were committed by Western powers in places like Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Cops bring out tear gas to quell Bahrain unrest DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas at anti-government protesters denouncing reconciliation talks between the Gulf kingdom’s rulers and the Shiiteled opposition on Saturday just hours after the dialogue began. The renewed unrest — described by witnesses —

underlines the deep tensions on the island nation after more than four months of harsh security crackdowns by the Western-allied monarchy. It also points to the political risks for Bahrain’s biggest Shiite party, Al Wefaq, which decided to join the U.S.encouraged talks despite widespread anger among the majority Shiites — who claim they suffer systematic discrimination at the hands of the Sunni dynasty ruling Bahrain. There were no immediate reports of injuries during the demonstrations that started after a funeral for a protester, who died on Thursday from injuries sustained during the unrest in March.

Ex-Brazil president dies of stroke at 81 SAO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Itamar Franco, known as the leader who in the 1990s tamed inflation in Latin America’s biggest country, died of a stroke Saturday. He was 81. Franco died in the morning at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital, the hospital said in a statement. He had been hospitalized since May after being diagnosed with leukemia and pneumonia. In early 1994, Franco launched the Real Plan, which curbed a monthly inflation rate of about 50 percent by raising interest rates and controlling government spending.

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Saleh’s regime is responsible for the rising power of the militants. “After seeing that all their careless tactics have failed to squash the peaceful revolt, they are now resorting to the terrorism card which they only used internationally before,” said the group, which includes a close former Saleh aide, Gen. Ali Mohsen. Criticism also came from regime loyalists, indicating widening cracks. Col. Mohammed al-Sawmali, whose forces are battling militants in the southern city of Zinjibar, blasted the defense ministry for not providing enough support for his unit. “They are afraid of the militants of Ansar al-Sharia and of al-Qaida,” he said. “For a while, we have been demanding and asking for deployment and supplies to the military district in the south from the ministry of defense and from the southern command center. But nobody is listening to us.” Another southern official, Abdel-Majed al-Salahi, a lead-

ing member in Saleh’s party, said some in the party are plotting to unleash militants in southern cities and “terrorize and blackmail the world with al-Qaida.” Government troops and warplanes have so far targeted only two southern cities, Zinjibar and Jaar, in Abyan province. Some 50 government soldiers have been missing in Zinjibar since Thursday, following fierce clashes with the al-Qaida-linked group Ansar al-Sharia at a major stadium there, said a military official who spoke on condition of anonymity. In those clashes, 15 soldiers and eight Islamic militants were killed, the official said. The stadium was strategically located near the military base of the troops in the area. The stadium is now in the hands of the militants, and many people living nearby have fled the area, said Ahmed Ghareb, a 31-year old city resident. “We are living in fear,” he said.

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Williams has foregone campaign contributions in the GOP primary and says he’s spent more than $400,000 of his own money campaigning statewide.

Surprise of Miss. 2011 campaign is Coast’s Williams OUR OPINION

Port Gibson

A case study in financial dysfunction If an award existed for such, we would nominate the City of Port Gibson for the first “How NOT to manage a city.” It began on May 9 when aldermen voted 4-2 in favor of securing a $500,000 loan. The loan would be repaid with tax money received from Grand Gulf in March. Mayor Fred Reeves vetoed the request, saying he wanted to stop the “vicious cycle of borrowing for our day-to-day operations.” Reeves was correct. Port Gibson needs austerity measures. With a dwindling tax base and few industries, elected officials must find ways to make less go further. Not good enough, aldermen said, before overriding Reeves’ veto in a meeting Reeves did not attend. Days later, Trustmark Bank denied the city’s loan request. Eventually, Concordia Bank of Louisiana OK’d the loan, which came with 3.5 percent interest payments and more than

$11,000 in fees from attorneys, including Port Gibson city attorney and Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield, and a Jackson law firm. Sound familiar? The board did the same thing in 2010, borrowing $250,000 to stay afloat after Reeves was forced to have street lights around town turned off because the city couldn’t afford its power bills. In properly functioning houses, if power bills cannot be paid, something else must go first. But not Port Gibson. No, after the 2010 emergency loan to turn on the lights, aldermen voted themselves a 41 percent raise, gave city employees a 3 percent raise and committed the city to a 20-year lease-purchase agreement at $15,000 per month for police cars and pickups. What will happen to this round of money? Who knows? The garbage behind City Hall, overflowing for weeks, was finally picked up, and the lights, it appears, will stay on in downtown. But the problem has just gotten

worse. Port Gibson is playing 3-card monty with the city’s limited finances. Every time the city borrows against anticipated future taxes, it allows for that much less in actual operating expenses when the next fiscal year begins. In 2010, the loan request was $250,000. This year’s request was $500,000. What will next year be? At the rate aldermen are green-lighting mammoth loans, in four years the loan required will exceed the city’s annual budget. Reeves campaigned for mayor in 2007 claiming the biggest problem the city faced was financial instability. Four years later, aldermen are playing the same games that got them into this situation. Doing more with less is not palatable to anyone, especially not aldermen in Port Gibson. But it’s the only solution. Borrowing on the future will work only until the future is lost forever. Welcome to Port Gibson.

Don’t drag feet on debris cleanup Vicksburg’s aldermen again are taking care of business. North Ward Alderman Michael Mayfield and Sid Beauman of the South Ward voted to have city employees remove debris left by the Mississippi River’s flooding. Mayor Paul Winfield voted to hire an outside firm for monitoring and debris removal in hopes the entire bill would be picked up by the federal government. The wheels of government on the federal level move slowly. Usually those wheels are wrapped in rolls of red tape. Efficiency is minimal. Projects take time. Hiring these outside officials in hopes of reimbursement would have

taken time. Lots of time. All the while the muddy, moldy refuse of what used to be people’s belongings fester under the sweltering Mississippi summer sun. A health hazard to say the least. Instead of waiting — Mayfield estimated it would be at least three weeks before outside companies would be able to start — the aldermen voted against the wishes of the mayor. Trucks began rolling into affected areas of North Vicksburg on Tuesday. “We’ve got problems with mold, snakes, rodents ... we’ve got to get that debris up today,” Mayfield said. City purchasing director Tim Smith said the city could hire and train mon-

itors for about $1,120. The findings would then be sent to the feds for possible reimbursement. Housework by city employees for debris removal will not be reimbursed, but any overtime costs will be. The board’s divisions are obvious — Winfield for the “federal-first, waitand-see option” to problem-solving and Mayfield and Beauman on the “just get it done” option. Our neighbors affected by the flood are hurting. Having their streets and sidewalks littered with obvious health hazards only exacerbates that pain. Seeing those trucks roll is a bit of solace — and better than waiting weeks for a solution.

Fly the flag with pride A U.S. Army veteran in Ohio and the homeowners association in the neighborhood in which he lives are at odds over flying an American flag on a pole installed in the veteran’s yard. Fred Quigley, 77, a retired Army chaplain, is being threatened with legal action by the homeowners association. The association says the issue is not the flag, but the flag pole, and that Quigley knew the rules when he moved into the neighborhood. Quigley has vowed to continue the fight. “If they can dictate to me that I cannot fly an American flag in Amer-

ica, then, to me, the country is lost,” Quigley told an Ohio newspaper. American flags will be a common sight these next couple of days. The 13 stripes represent the original colonies that defied the greatest military of its time to earn the freedom that turned this land into a free America. Red stripes stand for valor and hardiness; the white for purity. The stars represent individual states banding together. The blue background represents vigilance. To patriotic Americans, the flag represents freedom. It represents an idea

that has advanced the human condition more than any other nation on Earth. It represents those who have fallen trying to secure freedom and liberty for everyone. It represents opportunities in a land where every one has an equal chance to succeed or fail on his or her own terms. We hope Quigley succeeds in his fight. Flying the American flag should be viewed as a privilege. It was earned for all of us by the actions of such women and men as Fred Quigley. God Bless America.

STARKVILLE — There was no real secret of the fact that Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant would be facing a strong challenge from a Gulf Coast candidate in the 2011 Republican Mississippi gubernatorial primary. As it turns out, Pass Christian businessman Dave Dennis isn’t the only Gulf Coast challenger making some noise in the race. To be certain, Bryant, Dennis and Democratic contenders Bill Luckett of Clarksdale and Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny Dupree are considered the top four contenders to make the November general election as the nominees of the two major parties. But Bryant and Dennis also face a GOP primary challenge from Byram businessman and Baptist minister James Broadwater, Pearl River County Supervisor and retired Miss. National Guard Gen. Hudson Holliday of Poplarville and businessman Ron Williams of Moss Point. Dupree and Luckett face fellow Democrats Guy Dale Shaw — the colorful former Yalobusha County tax assessor from Coffeeville — and Meridian educator William B. Compton Jr. in the Democratic SID primary. The eventual nominees will then face independent candidate William D. Oatis of Silver Creek and one of two Reform Party candidates — perennial candidate Shawn O’Hara of Hattiesburg or financial institution employee Bobby A. Kearan of Rankin County. Seems the Reform Party has two slates of candidates vying to represent it in November. Beyond the two top candidates in each major party primary, Holliday has run a highly credible campaign that has seen him inject more than $500,000 of his own funds into the race. Since making clear at the 2010 Neshoba County Fair his intentions to seek the state’s highest office, Holliday has never wavered from campaigning and was expected to be a factor in the GOP primary. Broadwater’s campaign has been far less credible, suffering from a woeful lack of campaign funds and exposure. On the Democratic side, Luckett and Dupree have had a clear lead in campaign cash and credibility while Shaw and Compton have waged significant campaigns statewide — although Shaw’s folksy, old-style political stump rhetoric has made him popular and entertaining. Oatis didn’t formally announce until June and his campaign has been virtually invisible. O’Hara’s perennial campaign mirrors his many past political forays. Kearan has a credible web presence and has ventured into the launch of a YouTube video, but other than that has flown under the political radar. But Republican Ron Williams, the Jackson County businessman who built a successful small business that handles hazardous materials in Pascagoula, has somewhat broken out of the mold of the second tier, phone-it-in, alsoran gubernatorial candidate who either seeks the state’s highest office to get his or her 15 minutes of fame or to stroke a swollen or misguided ego. Williams has forgone campaign contributions in the GOP primary and says he’s spent more than $400,000 of his own money campaigning statewide. He’s made substantial cable dropin TV buys, put up billboards and has a credible web presence. In the candidate forums he participated in, Williams has been surprisingly articulate and is comfortable, if not outright confident, in front of the TV cameras. In short, Ron Williams is turning some heads in the GOP primary, particularly among the Tea Party voters. For Dennis, who was already battling Bryant’s superior name identification and the power of Bryant’s long tenure in statewide office, the challenge is to draw hard distinctions between himself and Bryant and to collect every single non-Bryant vote available in the primary. The performance of Holliday with mainstream Republicans and Williams with Tea Party members will make that job tougher by far. •

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Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at 662-3252506 or ssalter@library.msstate.edu.

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To win, Dennis must make ‘experienced’ a cuss word OXFORD — In a conversation months ago, Dave Dennis conceded Kirk Fordice was his inspiration, at least in part. Now that the finish line for party primaries is nearing, the Gulf Coast business leader’s challenge is to do what Fordice did — transform “experienced” into a cuss word. Fordice, who served two terms as governor of Mississippi from 1992 until 2000, died in 2004 at the age of 70. He had a lifelong interest in politics, favoring small government and as little “intrusion” as possible on the private sector. Where Dennis identifies with Fordice most strongly is that Fordice started his campaign as a complete unknown, at least in terms of public identity. There are other similarities. Fordice’s first attempt at courting voters to see things his way was when he decided 20 years ago that he could be effective as the state’s CEO. His background was in industry, specifically as a contractor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as his major client. Trained as an engineer, Fordice was also national president of Associated General Contractors, the nation’s largest alliance of its type. He incorrectly believed state government was

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Where Dennis identifies with Fordice most strongly is that Fordice started his campaign as a complete unknown, at least in terms of public identity.

nothing more than a midsized corporation with a runaway board of directors (the Legislature). Dennis’ background is similar. He is also what Texans call a “binisman,” owner of Specialty Contractors, a firm that has been successful working on hotel and other large projects across a wide area. Speaking to the Mississippi Press Association recently, Dennis was even Fordice-esque in his comments on how hard it was to be a conscientious businessman — to remain in compliance with reams of regulations while competing against less scrupulous firms who skirt wage and employment eligibility considerations and are rarely bothered by government regulators when they do. As a board member of the Federal Reserve, Dennis is also an expert in monetary policy

week in vicksburg Highs in the 90s paved the way for a summertime pattern throughout the week in Vicksburg, as overnight lows were consistent in the 70s. No rainfall was recorded. The Mississippi River dipped to 36.3 feet on the local gauge before easing back up to 36.7. The climb was expected to continue, as forecasters predicted a reading of 37.1 feet for today. Vicksburg’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed to a sixyear contract with Waste Management to collect garbage and trash, and residents can expect a fall in collection fees. The firm will also provide large carts to haul flood debris, and the city will contract with Express Employment to hire monitors for debris disposal. Street Department trucks were also dispersed to help residents of Kings sort and load piles according to FEMA regulations. The opening of Mississippi 465 also allowed Eagle Lake residents to clear debris and begin the move back home. Pat Cashman, publisher of The Vicksburg Post, was selected the 2011 inductee into the Mississippi Press Association Hall of Fame. The Post’s general manager, Jimmy Clark, took office as president for daily newspapers of the MPA and Mississippi Press Services. Contestants arrived for the 54th Miss Mississippi Pageant in Vicksburg. Participants spent the week at autograph parties, rehearsals, a parade and preliminary competitions. Members of the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club spearheaded a clean-up effort at Waltersville Estates playground, a 10,000-square-foot area that had been under floodwater for weeks. About a dozen volunteers assisted with the playground, which serves nearly 200 children. Laurin Stamm, former food columnist for The Vicksburg Post, has gathered favorite recipes for publication in her first cookbook. Stamm’s daughter, Story Stamm Ebersole, collaborated on “From the Kitchen of the Cypress House,” available at local shops. The Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees reinstated Tillman Whitley, Grove Street School reading teacher who was fired in May for insubordination. The reinstatement includes the possibility that Whitley will be transferred to another school for the coming academic year. Warren County deputy Sgt. John Elfer was chosen by county supervisors as emergency management director. Elfer’ replaced the retiring Gwen Coleman. Tonya Magee, Sherman Avenue Elementary assistant principal, was named new principal for Warren Central Intermediate School. Antonio Cooper Jr. was named dean of students for Grove Street School. Local deaths during the week were Walter “Danny” Davis, Jerry Glenn “Kat Daddy” Kirkley, John O. Littleton, Tommy Mixon, Rita C. Stegall, Jerry Hudson Tatum, James L. Thompson Jr., Eugene Stewart Wall Sr., Turner Ashby Ross, David E. Thomas Jr. and Deborah Ann ElmoreBuckhannon.

and economics. Folks say it is Dennis’ opponent, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant who “has it to lose” on Aug. 2. That’s due to name recognition Bryant has worked to develop and enhance. If both men were put in a room and given a written test to measure their conservative principles, they’d achieve almost if not exactly the same score, yet their resumes are very different. After working in law enforcement, Bryant was elected to the Legislature from the state’s foremost Republican haven, Madison County. While Bryant was a member of the House, Fordice tapped him for appointment as State Auditor, a job to which he was later elected before later seeking and winning the lieutenant governorship. In those roles, Bryant has

amassed a boatload of pro-business credentials — starting when he wrote the Capital Gains Tax Cut Act of 1994 while a freshman legislator. Bryant can point to dollars recovered from corrupt officials while he was Auditor, to initiating a study of the cost of illegal immigration to Mississippi taxpayers and pushing other mainstays of conservatism. His record is very public, very open. In fact, if Mississippi has a “transparent government” champion these days, it is Phil Bryant. But as people of a certain age remember, Fordice had Republican opposition, too. As Bryant is the party candidate with experience this year, Pete Johnson wore more than one mantle in 1999. No one gave Fordice a chance against the more polished, more professional candidate who chose his words more carefully and whose family had a respectable pedigree in Mississippi politics. Yet Fordice not only won the primary, he denied Democratic incumbent Ray Mabus a second term. Resumes don’t win elections. The public’s expectation of effectiveness in office wins elections. Voters listened to the speeches Fordice made and decided that even

if his opponents were people who had good records — on paper — Fordice could get results. People supported him based on his potential, not his record. The challenge, then, for Dennis is to cause voters to believe (1) what Bryant has been doing is insufficient and (2) that he can do. Dennis, clearly an intelligent man and a person of character and integrity, will find the first hurdle easy. As the last federal elections showed, “career politician” is already a cuss word. Lots of incumbents were turned out by voters if for no other reason than “they’d been there long enough.” The second hurdle is higher. It will take a lot of money for ads and a lot of speeches for Dennis to convince voters Bryant’s experience is a negative. But from the start, he’s known it is not impossible. Kirk Fordice was an unknown outsider and conventional wisdom held that he had no chance. Dave Dennis said he thinks about that a lot. Phil Bryant probably does, too. •

Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at Box 1, University, MS 38677, or e-mail cmitchell43@yahoo.com.

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‘Unfounded comments’ muddy waters on city audits In response to John Byram’s letter to the editor dated June 12, 2011, I called him in person that day and answered his questions as honestly as I could. I cannot answer for the audits before July 16, 2008, which was my first day on the job. On that day, the City of Vicksburg was two years delinquent on their audits. Also, at that time the position of accounting director had been vacant for more than two years. There are multiple reasons why the city has not been able to become current with its audits. First, Paul Rogers retired in June 2009, only three months after the fiscal year 2006 audit was issued. Since his retirement, he has been working only 2 1/2 days per week on the audits of the years before my employment. Also, I have been responsible for the city’s budget and the day-to-day operations of the city from a financial perspective since that time. Second, the city changed auditors to May and Co. after the issuance of the FY06 audit. Third, the city changed accounting software and account numbers in January 2008, which created a significant problem when issuing a comparative financial statement. I am happy to say that Paul Rogers has agreed to come back for 40 hours per week from July 1 to Dec. 31 in order to help become current with the audits. PERS allows a retiree to make only 1/2 of the salary they made when employed full time, so Rogers will not cost the city any additional money. As stated above, May and Co. was the city’s auditor through the issuance of the FY06 audit. Due to their familiarity with the city’s operations, they are the obvious choice to assist with the audits. How much May and Co. will cost the city will be determined by the number of staff members that will be utilized and for how long. These measures are being taken due to the potential loss of grant funds and bond rating. These are the answers given to Mr. Byram to his satisfaction. I was happy to answer his questions, but not the unfounded comments of the letter of June 19, 2011. If anyone has any further questions, feel free to contact me. Doug Whittington, C.P.A. Vicksburg

Thanks, teachers Several teachers recently retired after years of dedicated service to the children of Vicksburg and Warren County. I would like to point out one for special recognition that we all know very well in Youth Court, Mrs. Lillie Cowan. Twelve years ago, long before the legislature mandated it, Superintendent Donald Oakes created a position for a full-time teacher in the Warren County Juvenile Detention Facility. Superintendent James Price substantially upgraded the program by providing computers, state of the art software and anything else that we could show an

Voice your opinion Letters to the editor are published under the following guidelines: Expressions from readers on topics of current or general interest are welcomed. • Letters must be original, not copies or letters sent to others, and must include the name, address and signature of the writer. • Letters must avoid defamatory or abusive statements. • Preference will be given to typed letters of 300 or fewer words. • The Vicksburg Post does not print anonymous letters and reserves the right to edit all letters submitted. • Letters in the column do not represent the views of The Vicksburg Post. educational need for. Classes have been held in the detention facility gym and the children are given credit for regular school attendance just as if they were present at their home school. Their school books and class assignments are provided by their homeschool teachers. With a maximum capacity of 30, it is not hard to imagine the effort it has taken to assemble different lessons and then teach children of different ages in detention for serious offenses. They read poorly, they are usually a grade or two behind for their ages, and they certainly do not want to be there. It takes a unique person and an extraordinary effort to teach troubled children anywhere, but to do so in a nontraditional setting takes a very special person. Mrs. Cowan has done this for 12 years with compassion and enthusiasm. She has endured very serious personal health issues, but never let that stop her from her teaching duties. Troubled children seem to realize when someone is sincere in her attempts to help them and they certainly know when someone couldn’t care less and is just trying to make a paycheck. This is why for 12 years this wonderful lady has walked among some of the most dangerous and misguided children in our community without any trouble. She has certainly earned her retirement. On behalf of the Youth Court Staff and the children she tried tirelessly to help, we say “thank you” for a job well done. John S. Price Jr. County and Youth Court Judge

Stop the harassment I am a 70-year-old Army combat veteran. I grew up in Vicksburg in the late 1940s and early 50s, and when I see the actions of some of today’s predominantly black police, it makes me wish for an earlier time when police left us largely alone in the areas and neighborhoods we called home. Confrontation with police in areas like Marcus Bottom, Felix Crossing,

Fort Hill and Jonestown were not nearly as frequent or frightening as they are today when normal police tactics include massive presence and weapons at the ready. In the past 40 days, I have witnessed two raids on a restaurant in Marcus Bottom. The first one came with five police cars and weapons ready to use. What they found was me and four other middle-aged men shooting pool and watching games on TV. They checked us out and left. The second was on June 17 when police cars surrounded the restaurant. One officer pulled his vehicle’s front bumper up to the front door to block entry and exit. Officers said they had gotten a 911 call about a problem at the restaurant. But there hadn’t seemed to be any effort to verify it. I walked outside to see if there were any customers or disruption on the outside, and there wasn’t. But I remained outside observing. Later the police came back and put their vehicles in places where they couldn’t be seen. Customers, fearing the police, began to come out, and several were stopped and harassed. As I left, I asked an officer what we had done wrong that caused them to come back. He grabbed me by the arm, handcuffed me, took me to my vehicle, searched it, threw me into the back of his vehicle, and slammed the door on my right ankle. When he returned, I asked him again what I had done wrong, and his response was that he had arrested me for public drunkenness. I asked for an alcohol test, but he refused to give me one. Now there is an American Legion Post downtown, less than one block from the police station, where there have been shootings and other disturbances. Seldom, if ever, do police even look in that direction. Elsewhere in the city, I see people sitting outside, listening to music, and drinking alcohol. Some people sit with open containers downtown on Washington Street, but I never see the police arresting them for public drinking or drunkenness. They just look away. So my question is: Why is enforcement so overwrought in the black community, and so lackadaisical in others? Why isn’t there equal enforcement everywhere? Some of us suspect that the rules in black areas or establishments don’t apply to white areas or establishments. Others think that black cops are “proving” themselves by putting other blacks out of business or in jail. Or, perhaps, that they are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t. There are good and fair black cops in Vicksburg. But bad ones are ruining the name of our town like they did in one not far away. I would love to see the all-black area where I grew up in Marcus Bottom develop into a little New Orleans with open containers, blues music and zydeco, rock ‘n roll, jazz, and country. Right now, all it has is a blues marker, marking nothing but memories. This would bring visitors to Vicksburg and money

to the city. But it will never happen if police officers continue to use terror tactics when answering 911 calls, and never bother to try to find out if something is a hoax. Capt. Willie J. Hunter Vicksburg

Commemorate the fall Concerned that black history locally is at the edges of the sesquicentennial observance, I am among those Blacks calling for a commemoration of the Fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. In my youth, most black people knew that the city fell to Union forces on the Fourth of July, and were quietly celebratory of the event and the irony. My father used to say it showed God had a sense of humor. The date concurrence of this event with the one celebrating independence from England is one of the most striking, but least known ironies in history. And though the Civil War raged for another two years, it was the fall of Vicksburg that ensured the South’s defeat. President Abraham Lincoln had said, “Vicksburg is the key.” This observance of “the 4th” by the black community is not to wound or preen, but to restore the connection and significance between the fall of Vicksburg and the end of slavery. To blacks, that’s not a re-enactment, but a fact of history and one that, with another outcome, would have prolonged enslavement. Failure to mark this day, especially this year, would assent to a four-year cycle of romanticized remembrances that largely favor the Confederacy and ignore what the war was about. But the main motivating factor for this commemoration is a proper recognition of the 1,300-plus black Union soldiers who fought and defeated Confederate troops at Milliken’s Bend and aided Grant’s subsequent victory at Vicksburg; the nearly 250,000 black Union troops who served during the Civil War, and vigorously participated in their own emancipation; and the 5,000 black troops who aided the Union in its occupation of Vicksburg after the fall. Such salient facts are often overlooked in the pageantry that threatens at times to overwhelm the War’s observance. This commemoration does not try to displace the traditional “4th of July” — the date on which the Declaration of Independence was signed, and Americans became a free people. Parades and homecomings, speeches and picnics will all stay a part of that. But especially this year, with the country beginning a four-year observance of The Civil War (1861 to 1865), it’s time that black people in Vicksburg celebrate their own independence which occurred almost nine decades later — in Vicksburg on the 4th of July. Yolande Robbins Vicksburg

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Immigration law sparks protests in Georgia

Fourth of July SEAN MURPHY

POST WEB EDITOR

By The Associated Press

Fireworks, Chinatown and a big adventure Fireworks are illegal in New York — not unattainable, just illegal. For a group of 14-yearold high school freshmen — too young to be charged as an adult — the adventure seemed too tempting. Rise early for school, meet friends, skip school, head for New York City’s Chinatown. With many of our parents employed in the city, waiting for the train to round the bend became a nervous nightmare. Heads were on a swivel, looking for any familiar face. On board, the doors closed and the sigh of relief echoed the air brakes as the train headed south. An hour later, our train headed underground for the final 60 to the Grand Central Terminal platform. The doors opened, and we bolted. No one can find us now, we thought. We studied subway maps, plotted our course and the search began. Exiting at Canal Street, the four white teens cruising around Chinatown in May in the early afternoon meant one thing — and the locals knew it. A woman who certainly appeared to fit her Chinatown surrounding sprinted across lanes of traffic screaming at us, “Firework! Firework!” Others passed with a whisper. A man handed us a discount fireworks order form. Bingo. Bottle rockets, roman candles, M-80s, you name it. We pooled our money, placed an order and waited in the vestibule of some nondescript apartment building. What seemed like forever later, the man returned with a black trash bag. We deftly filled out backpacks. He walked outside, knocked twice on the door when the coast was clear and off we went headed toward the train North. Not until returning home did we examine the stash. Amazing. We were truly outlaws — and heroes of the freshman class. Four kids successfully cut school, took a train to New York City, shattered myriad laws and returned home without even a notion of being caught. Saturday morning came and Dad and I were on a walk through the local park. “So, how was the trip to the city?” he asked. The mind raced for an excuse, but none existed. Busted! One of his coworkers was on that train. He knew us; we didn’t know him. He ratted us out. The trouble I found myself was limited, thanks mostly to Dad’s sense of adventure. “If I had the guts to do what you guys did when I was your age...” he said, then added, “Don’t do it again.” Lesson learned. Next time, we took a later train. •

Sean P. Murphy is web editor. He can be reached at smurphy@vicksburgpost. com

KATIE CARTER•The Vicksburg Post

Loving Hearts Learning Center is ready for the Fourth of July. Two-year-old Nathan Fowler, above foreground, 2, rides shotgun as he is pulled along in the day care’s holiday parade. Behind him is sister Rose Fowler, 1. Below, Joshua Daffron, 14, drives sisters

Mercedes Lancaster, right, 3, and Lexis Lancaster, 2. Nathan and Rose are the children of Cecelia Fowler. Joshua is the son of Donnie and Penny Daffron. Mercedes and Lexis are the daughters of Josh and Dena Lancaster.

In Vicksburg Today • 9 a.m. — Living History at Vicksburg National Military Park, $8 • 5 p.m. — Four Seasons of the Arts presents Guy Hovis at First Baptist Church

Monday • 9 a.m. — Living History at VNMP, $8 • 11 a.m.-7 p.m. — Bring Gospel to the Bottom, Marcus Bottom • 1 p.m. — Barbecue buffet at Monsour’s • 2-5 p.m. — Blues, Gospel and Jazz at the depot downtown • 7 p.m. — Barbecue at Duff’s; Chillin on the 4th at the depot downtown • 9 p.m. — Fireworks downtown

ATLANTA — Thousands of marchers stormed the Georgia Capitol on Saturday to protest the state’s new immigration law, which they say creates an unwelcome environment for people of color and those in search of a better life. Men, women and children of all ages converged on downtown Atlanta for the march and rally, cheering speakers while shading themselves with umbrellas and posters. Capitol police and organizers estimated the crowd at between 8,000 and 14,000. They filled the blocks around the Capitol, holding signs decrying House Bill 87 and reading “Immigration Reform Now!” Friends Jessica Bamaca and Melany Cordero held a poster that read: “How would you feel if your family got broken apart?” Bamaca was born in the U.S., but her mother and sister are from Guatemala. She said she fears they will be deported. “I would be here by myself,” said Bamaca, 13. “I have a feeling (the governor) doesn’t know the pain affecting families. If he were to be in our position, how would he react?” Adelina Nicholls, executive director of the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, said the crowd was sending a message. “They are ready to fight,” Nicholls said. “We need immigration reform, and no HB87 is going to stop us. We have earned the right to be here.” Azadeh Shahshahani of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia called the rally inspiring and said she hoped lawSee Georgia, Page A8.

USDA looks to Texas wetlands project as model for Gulf By The Associated Press BAYTOWN, Texas — Brown pelicans, long-necked egrets, flamingo-like roseate spoonbills and squawking seagulls fly lazily around a Texas Gulf Coast island. Nearby, a toddler-aged wetland seeded with marsh grass completes the ecosystem, its thousands of inhabitants unaware their home is a manmade creation dredged from the Houston Ship Channel. It’s all part of a 20-yearold project to restore lost wetlands and islands off the Texas coast. The federal government is hoping it could become a model for rebuilding these crucial ecosystems elsewhere in the five-state Gulf region, which includes Mississippi and Louisiana. This and other efforts to revitalize the environment and economy of the longneglected coastal area are being partially bankrolled by a $1 billion fund from BP, which agreed to pay the money as part of its responsibility for the massive oil spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico. Harris Sherman, undersecretary for natural resources

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A brown pelican flies near a colonial waterbird nesting site along the Houston Ship Channel in Baytown, Texas. and the environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recently viewed a bird island and toured a “demo” wetland used to experiment how to best grow thick marsh grasses. “Strengthening the ecology of the Gulf area is critically important. In doing so we can improve the economy of the Gulf region and strengthen the resiliency of the communities of the

Gulf,” Sherman said. Sherman represents the USDA on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, a group created by President Barack Obama following last summer’s spill of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf. The disaster highlighted not only the dangers of deep-water drilling but also the damage that has been done to the sensitive Gulf ecosystem

through decades of careless indifference. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005 it became clear that the significant decrease in wetland areas has endangered wildlife that rely on them for food and habitat. It also has damaged an economy reliant on fishing, tourism and other water-based industries and left coastal communities vulnerable to storms that are no longer slowed down

by barrier islands. BP was the majority owner of the well when it blew up on April 20, 2010, causing the spill. It agreed to put $1 billion toward a longterm effort to improve the environment. The federal task force includes representatives from all five states that border the Gulf, and is helping distribute the money. Each state will get $100 million. The Department of Interior and the Department of Commerce will each get another $100 million, and the remaining $300 million will be distributed to other projects. The task force has to present Obama with a report and a long-term strategy for restoring the ecosystem in July. The task force has already said one of the greatest challenges and top priorities for guaranteeing a healthy environment is ensuring sediment from upland waters, such as the Mississippi River, renew their natural flow to replenish wetlands and barrier islands in the Gulf. The Houston Ship Channel See Wetland, Page A8.

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Wetland Continued from Page A7. was created in 1917, and the sediment dredged from the bottom was dumped onshore to create the waterway that allows marine traffic into inland area. From then through the 1980s, more than 35,000 acres of wetlands were lost in Texas’ Galveston Bay area alone, said Scott Alford, a soil conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. In 1992, NRCS began working with the Port of Houston to reuse the soil continuously dredged from the channel — sometimes to expand and widen it, other times to simply keep it deep enough so large tankers could navigate the refinery-lined area. Scientists were initially unsure they would be able to grow sensitive marsh grass in dredged soil. First, they created levees to ensure the soil did not disperse into the bay. Slowly, they removed the excess water and transported the dirt through a pipeline to a designated area. Surrounding it with rocks to prevent erosion, scientists worked tirelessly to figure out how thick and deep the soil needed to be not only to allow the grass to grow but to prevent it from sinking. They also needed to make sure there were creeks and ponds in the marsh, to ensure water could circulate. Within two years, that first wetland area was covered in the tall grass that provides homes and food to mammals,

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Plane makes emergency landing in county A small plane carrying two passengers made an emergency landing in north Warren County Saturday, sheriff’s Deputy John Elfer said. Bill and Susan Fitzgerald of Lubbock, Texas, were traveling to Florida in a Mooney M20, a single-engine, two-

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from staff reports seater plane, when they experienced mechanical problems and contacted the Federal Aviation Administration to plan for an emergency landing at Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport.

They didn’t feel they could make it that far, Elfer said, so they touched down in a dirt strip used for crop dusters, about 12 miles north of Vicksburg near Deer Creek and just south of the Issaquena County line. No one was injured in the landing, Elfer said.

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Gulls fly near a sign marking a colonial waterbird nesting site along the Houston Ship Channel in Baytown, Texas. reptiles, birds and a variety of marine life. In fact, about 95 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s wildlife rely on marshland for survival at some point. “If you’ve lost marshes, you’ve lost everything that lives in the bay and the Gulf,” Alford said. The goal over 50 years is to create more than 4,200 acres of intertidal marsh, 6 acres of bird island and hundreds of acres of oyster reef. Already, they have created more than 1,800 acres of marshland, a bird island and more than 170 acres of oyster reef, Alford said. The project, the biggest of its kind in the nation, is now being done on a smaller scale in other states, including nearby Louisiana, whose wetlands have suffered similar damage. Now Alford is hopeful his project will not only serve as a model for what can be

done, but that the oil spill fund will help the Gulf states who share similar ecosystems and problems to work together to guarantee the survival and viability of the ecosystem. Sherman believes restoring the environment, at least in part, to its original state is critical to the region’s economy and the sustainability of its communities. “It is impressive, very impressive,” he says, squinting into the sun at the screaming birds flying over their manmade home, the steam from the refineries making puffy white cloudlike formations in the sky. Really, he said, it is a winwin situation. The channel continues to be navigable and prosperous, while the environment is strengthened. “We hope to create similar examples elsewhere,” Sherman said.

BROOKHAVEN (AP) — Businesses in Brookhaven are on the alert after recent reports of counterfeit currency showing up in the city, though police say there is no indication that the activity is widespread. A customer at a convenience

store attempted to make a purchase with counterfeit $100 bills on Monday. The customer claimed she received the bills from her bank, a store employee said. About two weeks ago, The Daily Leader in Brookhaven received a counterfeit $10 bill

originating from a vendor account at a convenience store, but which store was unknown. Troy Douglas of Gregg Office Machine has sold more than 20 counterfeit currency detector pens within the last week, a noticeable jump in sales.

Georgia Continued from Page A7. makers would recognize the law’s potential to damage the state. “I think it’s going to have an impact,” she said. “Unfortunately, the damage has already been done as far as people of color having second thoughts about moving to Georgia.” Several different groups stood with the largely Latino crowd, including representatives from the civil rights movement. The Rev. Timothy McDonald, an activist who has been supportive of immigration protesters, was among the speakers showing his solidarity. “You are my brothers and my sisters,” McDonald told the crowd. “Some years ago, they told people like me we couldn’t vote. We did what you are doing today. We are going to send a message to the powers that be ... that when the people get united, there is no government that can stop them. Don’t let them turn you around.” MiLi Lai, a student at Emory who is Chinese, also attended the rally because the immigration law doesn’t just apply to Latinos, but “all non-American people.” “We are the same community,” Lai said. “We have to fight for our rights.” Bellanira Avoytes came to the rally with her husband and three children. Although she is a legal resident and her children were born in Georgia, she does not see herself as separate from undocumented Latinos. “I have family who are not residents,” she said. “I am together with the Latin people. I love Georgia. I have stayed here for 18 years. I want to buy a house here.” Saturday’s rally follows a “day without immigrants” organized Friday, when some parts of the law took effect.

public meetings this week Tuesday • Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 10 a.m., board meeting room, City Hall Annex on Walnut Street. • Vicksburg Board of Zoning Appeals, 5 p.m., board meeting room, City Hall Annex on Walnut Street. Friday • Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 10 a.m., board meeting room, City Hall Annex on Walnut Street.

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Protesters gather in downtown Atlanta Saturday. It was organized by the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights. The organization asked businesses to close and community members not to work or shop to protest the law. On Monday, a judge temporarily blocked key parts of the law until a legal challenge is resolved. One provision that was blocked authorizes police to check the immigration status of suspects without proper identification. It also authorizes them to detain illegal immigrants. Another penalizes people who knowingly and

willingly transport or harbor illegal immigrants while committing another crime. Parts of similar measures in Arizona, Utah and Indiana also have been blocked by the courts. Provisions that took effect Friday include one that makes it a felony to use false information or documentation when applying for a job. Another provision creates an immigration review board to investigate complaints about government officials not complying with state laws related to illegal immigration.

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Tribes fear loss of sacred sites near N.M. fire SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — A wildfire that forced federal employees to flee the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb neared the sacred sites of several American Indian tribes on Saturday, raising fears that tribal lands

passed down for generations would be destroyed. More than 1,600 firefighters were working to stop the 177-square-mile fire in northern New Mexico as it burned through a canyon on the Santa Clara Pueblo reservation and

threatened other pueblos on the Parajito Plateau. The area, a stretch of mesas that run more than 15 miles west of Santa Fe, N.M., includes the town of Los Alamos and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the nation’s premier

nuclear weapons laboratory. Residents have worried that the blaze would reach Cold War-era waste stored on lab property, releasing contaminants into the air. But tribes have turned their concerns to the cabins, pueblos and water-

sheds that are in the path of the fire. “We were also praying on our knees, we were asking the Creator in our cultural way to please forgive us, ‘What have we done?”’ Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. Walter Dasheno said.

All eyes Quebec protesters roll out not-so-welcome mat on IMF’s ex-boss Royal tour

MONTREAL (AP) — Prince William and Kate were met by a small group of protesters Saturday in the Frenchspeaking province of Quebec as the royal couple visited a children’s hospital during a nine-day journey through Canada on their first official overseas trip. About 35 protesters, including members of the separatist group Reseau de Resistance du Quebecois, or Quebecker Prince Resistance William Network, stood outside SainteJustine University Hospital Centre in Montreal chanting “A united people will never be vanquished.” Kate They carMiddleton ried signs that read “Parasites go home,” “War Criminals,” and “Your fortune came from the blood of our ancestors.” “It’s a symbol of English dominance over Quebec,” said 30-year-old lawyer Antoine Pich of the couple’s visit. Dressed in black capes, the protesters were drumming and booing as the royal couple’s motorcade pulled up to the hospital. William was whisked into the hospital as Kate stepped out of the car and smiled at the crowd before going in. The demonstrations were a rare moment of criticism aimed at the young royals, who have for the most part been welcomed with open arms by Canadians eager to catch a glimpse of the glamorous newlyweds. The protesters were outnumbered about 10 to one by William and Kate supporters gathered outside the hospital. “Give me one good reason why you should hate some-

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Police monitor protesters Saturday in Montreal. one. They’re good people,” said Elyane Lafontaine, 51. Saturday was the couple’s quietest and least frenetic day since beginning their tour on Thursday. The trip unfolded with two days of rousing crowds and seas of wellwishers clamoring to catch a glimpse of royalty during the couple’s stay in Ottawa, the country’s English-speaking capital city. The newlyweds were there to visit with cancer patients and the hospital’s neo-natal care facility. The SainteJustine University Hospital Centre is the largest motherchild center in Canada. Protesters were angry that Canada still has ties to the monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is still the country’s figurative head of state and new Canadian citizens still pledge allegiance to the Queen during their swearing-in ceremony. Michael Behiels, an Ottawa University professor, said there was much hostility between the French and the English in the years follow-

ing Great Britain’s 1759 Conquest of New France — which is present day Quebec. The continued presence of the monarchy atop Canada’s constitutional order is a reminder, after 250-plus years, that the country’s two founding countries formerly waged war against each other. Others said they were angry that taxpayer money is being used to pay for the royal tour. Maxime Laporte, head of the Reseau de Resistance du Quebecois, said the monarchy doesn’t represent Quebec and is illegitimate here because the province has never accepted Canada’s constitution. He called the royal tour a “nation-building exercise” funded by taxpayers. The royal couple left the hospital and headed to the Inistitut de Tourisme et D’Hotellerie du Quebec, where they were met once more with a handful of protesters who were again dominated by about 150 supporters. Some spectators held signs that said, “Bienvenue Will et Kate sur Le Plateau,” which welcomes them

to the trendy Montreal neighborhood where the institute is located. Kate and William donned aprons and took part in a cooking workshop at the facility, which is a government agency that conducts training and research in the hotel, tourism and food service industries. Quebec has always been the most vocal anti-monarchist province in Canada. Before heading to the Frenchspeaking city, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge started the third day of their tour in Ottawa, Ontario, with a treeplanting ceremony at Government House that has become a royal family tradition and a visit to the Canadian War Museum. Saturday’s small, low-key gatherings in Ottawa contrasted with Friday’s celebration of Canada Day when Prince William and Kate stole the show as they were feted by Canadian leaders and cheered by tens of thousands who lined the streets to get a glimpse of the royal couple.

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Water stood in Laney’s twostory home for more than 30 days, with the first floor submersed and the second taking on six feet of water. Laney moved as much as she could upstairs before the flood, she said, but lost the majority of her possessions. Baldwin said his group hoped to knock out the entire first floor in one day, but they are willing to come back. The group is also looking to help other flood victims. “Disaster relief allows us to

Continued from Page A1. Vicksburg. She will spend the coming months preparing for the Miss America 2012 Pageant, set for Jan.14 in Las Vegas. Along with the Miss Mississippi 2011 title and crown, Roark receives a $10,000 cash scholarship, a car to use during the next year and wardrobe money. “To God be the glory,” said Roark in a live television interview after the crowning. “I am so blessed.” Miss Central Mississippi Shelby Danielle Corn of Brandon was named first runner-up; Miss Heartland Fenly Akers of Vicksburg, second; Miss Pine Belt/Gulf Coast Marie Wicks of Ocean Springs, third; and Miss Delta Blues Stephanie Stanford of Grenada, fourth. Rounding out the top 10

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Chotard help. “I happened to walk up and the lady pointed me right to Mickey,” Baldwin said. Laney has lived in the home since 1991. “It’s flooded about six times,” she said. “But this flood is the worst I’ve ever seen.” The Mississippi River at Vicksburg on May 1 cruised past flood stage, which is 43 feet, and crested at 57.1 feet on May 19. The water dipped below flood stage on June 16.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique StraussKahn, whose house arrest was lifted following concerns about the credibility of a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, left his rented townhouse for a few hours on Saturday before returning and darting back inside. StraussDominique Kahn had left Strauss-Kahn the house in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood with his wife Saturday afternoon. With reporters watching, the couple had gotten into a car and sped off. It’s unknown where they went. He returned about three hours later, stepping from a vehicle outside the home. Strauss-Kahn has been accused by the maid of trying to rape her in May. Prosecutors told a judge on Friday they had discovered serious problems with the maid’s credibility. The judge subsequently lifted his house arrest, allowing him to travel in the U.S. but not abroad. In a dramatic turn of events, the Manhattan district attorney’s office revealed that the 32-year-old hotel maid had committed a host of minor frauds to better her life in the U.S. since arriving in the country seven years ago, including lying on immigration paperwork, cheating on her taxes, and misstating her income so she could live in an apartment reserved for the poor. Strauss-Kahn, who resigned his post at the powerful global lending organization, has denied the charges. He is due back in court on July 18.

were Miss Dixie Chassidy Sumler of Flora, Miss Deep South Vaughan Simmons of Columbia, Miss Dixieland Anna Beth Higginbotham of Hattiesburg, Miss Hattiesburg Kristen Benigno of Laurel and Miss Jones County Kimberly Page of Ellisville. Akers and Benigno were in the top 10 last year. The Miss Mississippi 2011 Pageant started with 45 contestants. Two dropped out due to illness and personal reasons. Four Miss Mississippi winners have won the Miss America title — Mary Ann Mobley of Brandon in 1959, Lynda Lee Mead of Natchez in 1960, Cheryl Prewitt of Ackerman in 1980 and Susan Akin of Meridian in 1986.

go all over the place helping other people,” Baldwin said, “but this is a time when we get a chance to help our own people.” The Southern Baptist Convention, established in 1845, has more than 16 million members who worship in more than 42,000 churches in the United States. It has state affiliates, including the Mississippi Baptist Convention.

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p.m. “I watched it online, but the picture quality wasn’t good,” said Ruth Brown Cooper of Vicksburg. The new Miss Mississippi, Mary Margaret Roark of Cleveland, gave her customary live interview with WLBT during the start of the 10 p.m. news broadcast. Anchor Roslyn Anderson apologized to viewers. “At least I got to see who won,” Johnson said. “That’s really the most important part.”

PRECISION FORECAST BY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BARBIE BASSSETT TODAY

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Partly cloudy with a high in the mid-90s and a low in the lower 70s

WEATHER This weather package is compiled from historical records and information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.

LOCAL FORECAST monday-wednesday Chance of showers and thunderstorms; highs in the mid-90s; lows in the lower 70s

STATE FORECAST TOday Partly cloudy; highs in the mid-90s; lows in the lower 70s monday-wednesday Chance of showers and thunderstorms; highs in the mid-90s; lows in the lower 70s

Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 98º Low/past 24 hours............... 72º Average temperature......... 85º Normal this date................... 82º Record low..............67º in 1985 Record high......... 102º in 1970 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.........................N/A This month................ 0.0 inches Total/year.............. 20.37 inches Normal/month......0.30 inches Normal/year........ 30.29 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Monday: A.M. Active............................ 8:23 A.M. Most active................. 2:10 P.M. Active............................. 8:48 P.M. Most active.................. 2:35 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 8:13 Sunset tomorrow............... 8:13 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 6:01

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 36.8 | Change: 0.1 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 15.7 | Change: NC Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 18.4 | Change: NC Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 15.8 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 2.5 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 6.9 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................84.1 River....................................83.9

MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Monday.................................. 40.0 Tuesday.................................. 39.4 Wednesday........................... 38.6 Memphis Monday.................................. 25.3 Tuesday.................................. 25.0 Wednesday........................... 24.7 Greenville Monday.................................. 41.0 Tuesday.................................. 41.2 Wednesday........................... 41.1 Vicksburg Monday.................................. 37.1 Tuesday.................................. 37.2 Wednesday........................... 37.4

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Ruptured ExxonMobil pipe dumps oil into Yellowstone River LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in southcentral Montana ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river Saturday morning. Company spokeswoman Pam Malek said the pipe leaked for about a half-hour, though it’s not clear how much oil escaped. The cause of the rupture in the pipe carrying crude oil from Belfry, Mont., to the company’s refinery in Billings wasn’t known. Brent Peters, the fire chief for the city of Laurel about 12 miles east of Billings, said the break in the 12-inch diameter pipe occurred late Friday about a mile south of Laurel. He said about 140 people were evacuated starting about 12:15 a.m. Saturday due to concerns about possible explosions, and the overpowering fumes. He said they were allowed to return at about 4 a.m. after instruments showed fumes had decreased. He said more evacuations occurred farther downstream outside his district but those numbers weren’t immediately clear. In a statement Saturday, ExxonMobil said it was sending

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An ExxonMobil contractor monitors an oil containment boom along the Yellowstone River near Laurel, Mont., Saturday. its North American Regional Response Team to the area to help with cleanup work, and that state and federal authorities had been alerted to the spill from the pipe belonging to the ExxonMobil Pipeline Company. The company “deeply regrets this release and is working hard with local emer-

gency authorities to mitigate the impacts of this release on the surrounding communities and to the environment,” the statement said. A 600-foot-long black smear of oil coated the riverfront property of Jim Swanson just downstream from where the pipe broke. “Whosever pipeline it is

better be knocking on my door soon and explaining how they’re going to clean it up,” Swanson said as globules of oil bubbled to the surface of the river. “They say they’ve got it capped off. I’m not so sure.” By midday Saturday, two cleanup crews were putting out absorbent material along short stretches of the river in

Billings and near Laurel. There appeared to be no attempts at capturing oil farther out in the river, and the smell of oil permeated the air for miles downstream and through the city of Billings. ExxonMobil officials said cleanup crews of up to about 140 workers were expected to arrive in the area with 36

hours. “Nobody’s been able to lay their eyes on the pipe,” Peters said. “Right now the Yellowstone River is at flood stage. The bank isn’t stable enough for anybody to get close.” The cause of the break is not known, but Peters and Malek said speculation involves high water flowing through the river that might have gouged out the river bed and exposed the pipe, which was possibly hit by debris. “I haven’t seen it this high for at least 15 years,” Peters said. Jeb Montgomery, with the ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, said the pipe was buried six feet below the riverbed. The state has received record rainfall in the last month and also has a huge snowpack in the mountains that is melting, which has resulted in widespread flooding in recent weeks. Three oil refineries are in the Billings area, and Peters said he asked all three to turn off the flow of oil in their pipelines under the river once the leak was reported. He said ExxonMobil and Cenex Harvest Refinery did so, and that Conoco Phillips said its pipe was already shut down.

Child killed in storms that sweep through Midwest SIREN, Wis. (AP) — A fierce thunderstorm swept through a normally rural Wisconsin county that was packed with holiday campers, toppling trees that killed an 11-yearold girl, blowing ashore boats and injuring more than three dozen people, officials said Saturday. The storm moved across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Friday, packing winds approaching 80 mph and hail as large as softballs. In northern Wisconsin’s Burnett

County, at least 37 people went to hospitals after the storm toppled hundreds of trees and left several thousand utility customers without power. A search was underway Saturday along the St. Croix River for missing canoeists, the Wisconsin Emergency Management Office reported. Boats were upended and blown ashore in the area, while an airport hangar in neighboring Douglas County collapsed. The storm came at one of the worst times of the year

for rural Burnett County: a summer holiday weekend, when the area’s lakes and rivers attract tens of thousands of visitors, said Julie Kittleson of the county’s emergency response center. “The population here is about 15,000. But this weekend there’s probably about 80,000,” she said of the county, which is about 90 miles northeast of Minneapolis. Law enforcement reported the girl who died was killed when a tree fell on her at a

campground in the country, though no other details have been released. The storm moved into southwest Minnesota on Friday afternoon and took nearly six hours to pass through before slipping into northwest Wisconsin, said Matt Friedlein, a National Weather Service meteorologist. The bad weather had moved out by Saturday morning, when skies were clear and sunny with temperatures in the 80s. Anita Frase, the owner of

Bay Park Resort & Campground in Trego, said she and the resort’s 300 visitors knew a storm was coming but they didn’t expect it to hit so swiftly and with such intensity. “About 9 o’clock the winds picked up and within five minutes it was upon us. Those were probably the darkest skies I’ve ever seen up here,” she said, adding that the storm knocked down several trees, with some landing on vehicles. “A lot of people were very nervous. Some of

the kids were crying.” Workers were also rattled at a Grantsburg store near the St. Croix River that rents canoes, kayaks and gear. Store clerk Aimee Van Tatenhove said the wind was so strong and loud that no one realized a medium-sized tree had fallen into the roof until employees went outside. In Minnesota, a driver was injured when hail the size of a baseball hit a vehicle’s windshield, said Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin.

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Atlanta Braves catcher went 2-for-4 and hit a grand slam in a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

Sidelines Klitschko retains heavyweight title

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Matched up against an opponent who didn’t fight nearly as well as he talked, Wladimir Klitschko dominated David Haye from the opening bell Saturday on his way to a lopsided decision win in a fight that did not live up to its advance hype. The win was the 14th straight for Klitschko and improved his record to 17-2 in title fights. More importantly, he captured Haye’s version of the heavyweight title, giving he and his brother, Vitali, all of boxing’s major heavyweight championship belts. Haye won only one round on one ringside judge’s scorecards. All three judges gave the decision to Klitschko by large margins, scoring the 12-round showdown 117-109, 118-108 and 116-110.

LOTTERY La. Pick 3: 9-7-2 La. Pick 4: 8-4-5-6 Easy 5: 15-21-26-30-34 La. Lotto: 9-16-20-23-24-32

Powerball: 1-11-18-29-51 Powerball: 32; Power play: 3

Weekly results: B2

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — David Ragan could have won the Daytona 500 if not for a late-race gaffe that cost him what would have been a lifechanging victory. So as he found himself out front for the final two laps of Saturday night’s return race at Daytona International Speedway, nobody would have been surprised if he cracked under the pressure. But with Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth locked onto his bumper and giving him sound advice, Ragan cruised to his first career Sprint Cup win in 163 starts. “Everybody kept talking about (the Daytona 500), and I just tried to take the positive from it and move on,” Ragan said in Victory Lane. “I can’t thank my spotter and my crew chief and my team enough. They really humbled me and kept me focused. Matt pushed me to the finish line.” It was just under five months ago that Ragan made the biggest mistake of his young career. He was the leader on a late restart of the season-opening Daytona 500 when he was penalized for passing too early. Black-flagged for the mistake, he slammed his steering wheel three times with his fist, and after finishing 14th, said “It’ll take us a long time to forget this one. The sooner we can win one, the sooner we can forget it.” Although he’s run better this season, his fifth full season in the Sprint Cup Series, he’d yet to come all that close to a win. That changed in this return trip to Daytona as the 25-year-old second-generation NASCAR driver found himself leading the pack for the final two laps, but worried he’d blow it again. He didn’t, thanks in large part to Kenseth, who was committed to helping his teammate to the finish. And he didn’t need a reminder to

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David Ragan celebrates after winning the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup race Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Below, Juan Pablo Montoya’s car trails a stream of sparks after he was involved in a late wreck.

On B2 • Coke Zero 400 results • Sprint Cup standings stay in his lane on the restart — the mistake that cost him the Daytona 500. Kenseth finished second to give RFR a 1-2 sweep. Joey Logano, who won his first Daytona race Friday night in the Nationwide Series, finished third. Kasey Kahne was fourth and Kyle Busch fifth. Jeff Gordon made a terrific late-race save to avoid a race-ending wreck and finished sixth in a Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Kevin Harvick was seventh for Richard Childress Racing and claimed the series points lead after an early accident caused previous leader Carl Edwards to finish 37th.

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Backup Ross belts slam to lift Atlanta to victory By The Associated Press ATLANTA — David Ross got a rare start in place of All-Star catcher Brian McCann on Saturday night. Ross said his basic plan was “OK, don’t mess this up.” Mission accomplished, and then some. Ross hit his second career grand slam, and the Atlanta Braves held on for a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. McCann is batting .386 with five homers and 10 RBIs in his last 12 games, and Ross said taking that bat out of the middle of the lineup “is a tough thing to do.” Ross said he takes pride in playing well enough in his few starts so McCann can take the full day off. Tim Hudson overcame a first-inning fall to pitch six innings and Jordan Schafer made a couple of nice plays in center field, helping Atlanta to its fifth consecutive win and 10th in its last 12 games overall. Mark Reynolds hit two

Huntsville’s Peralta stops M-Braves in their tracks

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12:30 p.m. FSN Baltimore at Atlanta

Wily Peralta threw seven shutout innings, Sean Halton went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and the Huntsville Stars beat the Mississippi Braves 4-1 on Saturday night. Huntsville beat the M-Braves for the fourth time in the six-game series, and handed Mississippi its fifth loss in six games overall. The series concludes tonight at 6:43 p.m. in Huntsville, then the M-Braves return home Monday night to open a fourgame set against the Jackson Generals. Peralta (6-6) had been shelled for four runs in just 2 1/3 innings in his last outing a week ago, but was sharp in this one. He scattered six hits, walked two batters and struck out four. He won for the third time in four starts. Robert Hinton pitched the last two innings to earn his first save of the season. The Stars took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Logan Schafer led off with a walk and later scored on a

first-pitch homers for Baltimore, including a tworun shot to center field in the fourth. Reynolds’ 17th homer landed about 10 rows deep in the left-field seats in the sixth. Nick Markakis’ seventhinning homer off Scott Linebrink trimmed Atlanta’s lead to 5-4, but the Orioles (35-45) couldn’t complete the rally. They have lost five straight and are 10 games below .500 for the first time this season. Markakis finished with three hits one day after his career-best 19-game hitting streak came to an end. The Braves scored all their runs in the fourth, taking advantage of a key mistake by Luke Scott. Dan Uggla hit a sinking liner to left with two out but Scott dropped it. Uggla was awarded an RBI single.

Atlanta Braves center fielder Jordan Schafer makes a catch against the wall during Saturday’s 5-4 win over Baltimore. “That’s a tough play, either way, but that’s not what beat us,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. After Jake Arrieta (9-5) walked Nate McLouth to load the bases, Ross hit a drive into the left-field seats to give Atlanta a 5-2 lead. It was Ross’ fourth homer of the season. “He’s great,” said Hudson, who also played with Ross at Auburn University. “Back at Auburn, he had a knack for hitting big homers. It’s happened so far here.”

ground out. Huntsville then added two runs in the fifth to really take control. Another leadoff walk, Wily this time to Peralta Matt Cline, led to a run on an RBI single by Schafer. Schafer advanced to second on the throw home, stole third and scored on a passed ball to make it 3-0. The M-Braves got on the board in the eighth when Tyler Pastornicky reached on a fielder’s choice and eventually scored on a passed ball. Huntsville answered in the bottom of the inning, however, when Halton drove in a run with his second double of the game. Schafer finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored for Huntsville, and Brock Kjeldgaard also drove in a run. Dan Nelson went 2-for-4 with two doubles for the M-Braves.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CYCLING 7 a.m. Versus - Tour de France, stage 2 2 p.m. NBC - Tour de France, stage 2 (tape) GOLF 7 a.m. TGC - European PGA Tour, Open de France 6 p.m. TGC - Champions Tour, Montreal Championship (tape) Noon TGC - PGA Tour, AT&T National 2 p.m. CBS - PGA Tour, AT&T National MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 11 a.m. TBS - All-Star Game Selection Show Noon TBS - N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets 12:30 p.m. FSN - Baltimore at Atlanta 1:10 p.m. WGN - Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs 7 p.m. ESPN - L.A. Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels MOTORSPORTS 7 a.m. Speed - MotoGP World Championship, Italian Grand Prix (tape) 5 p.m. Speed - MotoGP Moto2, Italian Grand Prix (tape) SOCCER 6:45 a.m. ESPN2 - Women’s World Cup, Australia vs. Equatorial Guinea 11 a.m. ESPN - Women’s World Cup, Brazil vs. Norway 8 p.m. ESPN2 - MLS, Houston at Colorado TENNIS 8 a.m. NBC - Wimbledon, men’s championship

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Golf Fowler shoots 64 to take lead at AT&T NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Rickie Fowler’s ordinary season came to life Saturday in the AT&T National. On a day where record scores at Aronimink didn’t last very long, Fowler made six birdies in his opening 10 holes for a 6-under 64 to share the lead with World Golf Championship winner Nick Watney. Watney shot 27 on the back nine and wound up with the course record of 62. That broke the record held for 20 minutes by Steve Marino, who shot a 63.

Football Ex-Ole Miss star asks for release from jail GREENVILLE — Eddie Strong has returned to federal court asking to be released from the Washington County Jail. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported the former Ole Miss football star repeated claims he made in May that he is being denied bail because his ex-girlfriend has friends in the district attorney’s office. Strong’s motion was dismissed in May because it was improperly filed. In the new motion, Strong is claiming false imprisonment, cruel and unusual punishment, mental distress and that his life is in danger as a former law enforcement officer. He was a police officer in Greenville. Strong was arrested in July 2010 on felony domestic assault and kidnapping charges involving his son’s mother. He’s been in jail for 10 months, unable to make $250,000 bond.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS July 3 1912 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants runs his season record to 19-0 with a 2-1 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. His winning streak ends five days later against the Chicago Cubs. 1966 — Atlanta pitcher Tony Cloninger becomes the first National League player to hit two grand slams in one game. He adds a single for nine RBIs in a 17-3 triumph over San Francisco. 2002 — Cleveland Indians slugger Jim Thome homers in his seventh straight game, leaving him one shy of the major league record. Thome’s solo shot was off David Wells of the New York Yankees. 2005 — Roger Federer wins his third consecutive Wimbledon title by beating Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Federer is the third man since 1936 to win three straight Wimbledon crowns, joining seventime champion Pete Sampras and five-time winner Bjorn Borg.

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scoreboard South Division

mlb American League East Division

W New York.......................50 Boston...........................48 Tampa Bay....................46 Toronto..........................40 Baltimore.......................35

L 31 34 37 44 45

Central Division

W Cleveland.......................44 Detroit............................44 Chicago.........................42 Minnesota......................35 Kansas City...................33

L 37 39 42 46 50

Pct GB .617 — .585 2 1/2 .554 5 .476 11 1/2 .438 14 1/2 Pct .543 .530 .500 .432 .398

GB — 1 3 1/2 9 12

West Division

W L Pct GB Texas.............................44 40 .524 — Los Angeles..................43 41 .512 1 Seattle...........................40 42 .488 3 Oakland.........................37 47 .440 7 Monday’s Games Toronto at Boston, 12:35 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 5:35 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Baltimore at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

——— National League East Division

W Philadelphia...................53 Atlanta...........................49 Washington....................42 New York.......................41 Florida............................37

L 31 35 42 42 46

Central Division

W Milwaukee......................45 St. Louis........................45 Pittsburgh......................42 Cincinnati.......................42 Chicago.........................34 Houston.........................29

L 39 39 41 42 50 55

Pct GB .631 — .583 4 .500 11 .494 11 1/2 .446 15 1/2 Pct .536 .536 .506 .500 .405 .345

GB — — 2 1/2 3 11 16

West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco...............47 36 .566 — Arizona..........................45 39 .536 2 1/2 Colorado........................41 42 .494 6 San Diego.....................37 46 .446 10 Los Angeles..................37 47 .440 10 1/2 Friday’s Late Games Texas 15, Florida 5 Colorado 9, Kansas City 0 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 2 Oakland 5, Arizona 4 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 0 Seattle 6, San Diego 0 Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 5, Toronto 3 Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3, 1st game Chicago White Sox 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Cleveland 3, Cincinnati 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Boston 10, Houston 4 Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, 2nd game Atlanta 5, Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 8, Minnesota 7 Tampa Bay 5, St. Louis 1 Florida 9, Texas 5 Colorado 9, Kansas City 6 Arizona 4, Oakland 2 L.A. Angels 7, L.A. Dodgers 1 San Francisco at Detroit, (n) San Diego at Seattle, (n) Today’s Games San Francisco (Vogelsong 6-1) at Detroit (Porcello 6-6), 12:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 9-5) at Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 3-7), 12:07 p.m. Cleveland (Talbot 2-4) at Cincinnati (Leake 7-4), 12:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 7-6) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 4-7), 12:10 p.m. Baltimore (Britton 6-6) at Atlanta (Beachy 3-1), 12:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Correia 10-6) at Washington (Marquis 7-2), 12:35 p.m. St. Louis (Lohse 8-4) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 7-7), 12:40 p.m. Boston (Beckett 6-3) at Houston (Lyles 0-3), 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Greinke 7-3) at Minnesota (Blackburn 6-6), 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 6-7) at Chicago Cubs (R.Lopez 0-2), 1:20 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 5-8) at Colorado (Hammel 4-7), 2:10 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 8-2) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 7-5), 3:05 p.m. San Diego (Latos 5-8) at Seattle (Beavan 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Florida (Vazquez 4-8) at Texas (C.Wilson 8-3), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 7-6) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 3-8), 7:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Washington, 12:05 p.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. Arizona at Milwaukee, 3:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

BRAVES 5, ORIOLES 4

Baltimore Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h bi Hardy ss 5 0 0 0 Schafer cf 4 0 0 0 Markks rf 5 1 3 1 AlGnzlz ss 4 0 0 0 AdJons cf 5 0 2 0 Heywrd rf 4 0 1 0 Wieters c 5 0 2 0 C.Jones 3b 3 1 2 0 Guthrie pr 0 0 0 0 Fremn 1b 3 1 0 0 D.Lee 1b 4 0 2 0 Uggla 2b 4 1 1 1 Scott lf 3 1 0 0 McLoth lf 2 1 1 0 Reimld ph-lf 1 0 0 0 D.Ross c 3 1 2 4 Pie ph 1 0 0 0 THudsn p 1 0 0 0 MrRynl 3b 4 2 2 3 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 BDavis 2b 2 0 1 0 Linernk p 0 0 0 0 Arrieta p 2 0 0 0 OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0 Guerrr ph 1 0 0 0 Kimrel p 0 0 0 0 Bergsn p 0 0 0 0 MGnzlz p 0 0 0 0 Andino ph 1 0 1 0 Uehara p 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 4 13 4 Totals 29 5 7 5 Baltimore..................................000 201 100 — 4 Atlanta......................................000 500 00x — 5 E—Mar.Reynolds (19). LOB—Baltimore 11, Atlanta 4. 2B—C.Jones (21). HR—Markakis (7), Mar.Reynolds 2 (17), D.Ross (4). CS—B.Davis (1), D.Ross (1). S—T.Hudson. IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Arrieta L,9-5 5 6 5 5 2 5 Bergesen 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 M.Gonzalez 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Uehara 1 0 0 0 0 2 Atlanta T.Hudson W,7-6 6 8 3 3 3 6 Linebrink H,6 2-3 2 1 1 0 0 O’Flaherty H,16 1 1-3 2 0 0 0 1 Kimbrel S,24-29 1 1 0 0 0 2 HBP—by Arrieta (Freeman). T—2:42. A—37,259 (49,586).

minor league baseball Southern League North Division

W Chattanooga (Dodgers).8 Huntsville (Brewers)......6 x-Tennessee (Cubs)......6 Carolina (Reds).............4 Jackson (Mariners)........3

L 2 4 4 6 7

Pct. .800 .600 .600 .400 .300

GB — 2 2 4 5

W L Pct. x-Birm. (White Sox).......7 3 .700 Mobile (Diamondbacks).6 4 .600 Mississippi (Braves)...4 6 .400 Montgomery (Rays).......4 6 .400 Jacksonville (Marlins)....2 8 .200 x-clinched first half ——— Saturday’s Games Tennessee 5, Carolina 4, 10 innings Chattanooga 5, Jackson 2 Birmingham 8, Jacksonville 6 Huntsville 4, Mississippi 1 Mobile 6, Montgomery 3 Today’s Games Chattanooga at Jackson, 6:05 p.m. Birmingham at Jacksonville, 6:05 p.m. Carolina at Tennessee, 6:15 p.m. Mississippi at Huntsville, 6:43 p.m. Montgomery at Mobile, 7:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Huntsville at Chattanooga, 5:15 p.m. Mobile at Birmingham, 6 p.m. Jacksonville at Carolina, 6:15 p.m. Tennessee at Montgomery, 7:05 p.m. Jackson at Mississippi, 7:05 p.m.

GB — 1 3 3 5

nascar Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 Results

Saturday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) David Ragan, Ford, 170 laps, 107.3 rating, 47 points. 2. (16) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 170, 102.5, 43. 3. (37) Joey Logano, Toyota, 170, 105.6, 41. 4. (13) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 170, 101, 41. 5. (38) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 170, 104.7, 40. 6. (4) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 170, 85.6, 39. 7. (31) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 170, 107.6, 38. 8. (10) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 170, 103.7, 37. 9. (30) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, 170, 77.3, 36. 10. (9) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 170, 62.5, 34. 11. (19) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 170, 66.4, 34. 12. (20) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 170, 91.6, 32. 13. (36) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 170, 84.9, 32. 14. (25) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 170, 90.3, 31. 15. (26) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 170, 64.5, 30. 16. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, 170, 59.6, 28. 17. (15) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 170, 54.8, 27. 18. (17) Greg Biffle, Ford, 170, 69.9, 27. 19. (6) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 170, 84.7, 26. 20. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 170, 81.5, 24. 21. (12) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 170, 70.6, 24. 22. (18) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 170, 69, 23. 23. (11) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 170, 82.3, 23. 24. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 170, 85, 21. 25. (23) David Reutimann, Toyota, 170, 82.9, 19. 26. (21) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 169, 86.9, 0. 27. (7) Andy Lally, Ford, 169, 44.9, 17. 28. (41) Terry Labonte, Ford, 169, 45.7, 16. 29. (27) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 169, 61.1, 0. 30. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 169, 64.3, 0. 31. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 168, 39.3, 13. 32. (32) Casey Mears, Toyota, 164, 88.4, 13. 33. (1) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 164, 68.3, 12. 34. (42) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 163, 35.2, 10. 35. (34) Martin Truex Jr., accident, 162, 81.7, 10. 36. (3) Clint Bowyer, accident, 162, 63.6, 9. 37. (14) Carl Edwards, Ford, 144, 50.7, 8. 38. (35) Geoff Bodine, wheel bearing, 143, 30.6, 6. 39. (40) Dave Blaney, accident, 47, 31.5, 5. 40. (29) Mike Skinner, wheel bearing, 5, 28.4, 0. 41. (2) Trevor Bayne, Ford, accident, 4, 29.5, 0. 42. (33) Michael McDowell, electrical, 2, 28.9, 2. 43. (22) Kevin Conway, rear gear, 1, 27.3, 0. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 159.491 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 39 minutes, 53 seconds. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 6 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 57 among 25 drivers. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): R.Newman, 4 times for 25 laps; K.Kahne, 8 times for 19 laps; K.Harvick, 4 times for 16 laps; M.Truex Jr., 6 times for 16 laps; D.Ragan, 4 times for 15 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 15 laps; M.Kenseth, 3 times for 14 laps; Ky.Busch, 5 times for 11 laps; Ku.Busch, 2 times for 6 laps; P.Menard, 3 times for 5 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 4 laps; R.Smith, 2 times for 4 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 3 laps; C.Mears, 2 times for 3 laps; C.Bowyer, 2 times for 3 laps; J.Montoya, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Stewart, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 1 lap; G.Biffle, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 1 lap; J.McMurray, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Kvapil, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Nemechek, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap.

Sprint Cup standings 1. Kevin Harvick.................................................. 586 2. Carl Edwards................................................. 581 3. Kyle Busch..................................................... 576 4. Kurt Busch..................................................... 570 5. Matt Kenseth.................................................. 564 6. Jimmie Johnson............................................. 564 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.......................................... 534 8. Jeff Gordon.................................................... 519 9. Clint Bowyer................................................... 505 10. Ryan Newman............................................. 498 11. Denny Hamlin.............................................. 495 12. Tony Stewart................................................ 494

soccer 2011 Women’s World Cup FIRST ROUND

(Top two nations in each group advance)

GROUP A

GP W D L x-France..........2 2 0 0 x-Germany.......2 2 0 0 Nigeria.............2 0 0 2 Canada............2 0 0 2 x-advanced to quarterfinals Tuesday France vs. Germany, 1:45 p.m. Canada vs. Nigeria, 1:45 p.m.

GF 5 3 0 1

GROUP B

GP W D L GF x-Japan............2 2 0 0 6 England...........2 1 1 0 3 Mexico.............2 0 1 1 1 New Zealand...2 0 0 2 2 x-advanced to quarterfinals Tuesday England vs. Japan, 11:15 a.m. New Zealand vs. Mexico, 11:15 a.m.

GROUP C

GP W D L GF x-United States 2 2 0 0 6 x-Sweden.........2 2 0 0 2 Colombia.........1 0 0 2 0 North Korea.....2 0 0 2 0 x-advanced to quarterfinals Saturday Sweden 1, North Korea 0 United States 3, Colombia 0 Wednesday Sweden vs. United States, 1:45 p.m. North Korea vs. Colombia, 1:45 p.m.

GP Brazil................1 Norway............1 Australia...........1 Eq. Guinea......1

GROUP D W 1 1 0 0

D L GF 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Today Australia vs. Equatorial Guinea, 7 a.m. Brazil vs. Norway, 11:15 a.m. Wednesday Equatorial Guinea vs. Brazil, 11 a.m. Australia vs. Norway, 11 a.m.

GA Pts 0 6 1 6 2 0 6 0

GA Pts 1 6 2 4 5 1 4 0

GA Pts 5 0 0 4 3

6 0 0

GA Pts 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0

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2011 Tour de France Stages

2011 Warren County schedules Vicksburg High

July 2 — Stage 1: Passage du Gois La Barrede-Monts—Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers, flat, 191.5 kilometers (119 miles) (Stage: Philippe Gilbert, Belgium; Yellow Jersey: Gilbert) July 3 — Stage 2: Les Essarts, team time trial, 23 (14.3) July 4 — Stage 3: Olonne-sur-Mer—Redon, flat, 198 (123.0) July 5 — Stage 4: Lorient—Mur de Bretagne, flat, 172.5 (107.2) July 6 — Stage 5: Carhaix—Cap Frehel, flat, 164.5 (102.2) July 7 — Stage 6: Dinan—Lisieux, flat, 226.5 (140.7) July 8 — Stage 7: Le Mans—Chateauroux, flat, 218 (135.5) July 9 — Stage 8: Aigurande—Super-Besse Sancy, medium mountain, 189 (117.4) July 10 — Stage 9: Issoire—Saint-Flour, medium mountain, 208 (129.2) July 11 — Rest day in Le Lioran Cantal. July 12 — Stage 10: Aurillac—Carmaux, flat, 158 (98.2) July 13 — Stage 11: Blaye-les-Mines—Lavaur, flat, 167.5 (104.1) July 14 — Stage 12: Cugnaux—Luz-Ardiden, high mountain, 211 (131.1) July 15 — Stage 13: Pau—Lourdes, high mountain, 152.5 (94.8) July 16 — Stage 14: Saint-Gaudens—Plateau de Beille, high mountain, 168.5 (104.7) July 17 — Stage 15: Limoux—Montpellier, flat, 192.5 (119.6) July 18 — Rest day in the Drome region. July 19 — Stage 16: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux— Gap, medium mountain, 162.5 (101) July 20 — Stage 17: Gap—Pinerolo, Italy, high mountain, 179 (111.2) July 21 — Stage 18: Pinerolo—Galibier SerreChevalier, high mountain, 200.5 (124.6) July 22 — Stage 19: Modane Valfrejus—Alped’Huez, high mountain, 109.5 (68.0) July 23 — Stage 20: Grenoble, individual time trial, 42.5 (26.4) July 24 — Stage 21: Creteil—Paris ChampsElysees, flat, 95 (59) Total — 3,430 (2,131.2)

Stage 1 Results 1. Philippe Gilbert, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 4 hours, 41 minutes, 31 seconds. 2. Cadel Evans, Australia, BMC Racing Team, 3 seconds behind. 3. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Team Garmin-Cervelo, :06. 4. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Movistar Team, same time. 5. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, same time. 6. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Sky Procycling, same time. 7. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Team RadioShack, same time. 8. Rein Taaramae, Estonia, Cofidis, same time. 9. Christopher Horner, United States, Team RadioShack, same time. 10. Tony Martin, Germany, HTC-Highroad, same time. 11. Linus Gerdemann, Germany, Team LeopardTrek, same time. 12. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team LeopardTrek, same time. 13. Peter Velits, Slovakia, HTC-Highroad, same time. 14. Thomas Voeckler, France, Team Europcar, same time. 15. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre-ISD, same time. 16. David Millar, Britain, Team Garmin-Cervelo, same time. 17. Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan, Pro Team Astana, same time. 18. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Leopard-Trek, same time. 19. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 20. Grega Bole, Slovenia, Lampre-ISD, same time.

golf PGA Tour AT&T National Par Scores

Saturday At Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pa. Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,237; Par: 70 Third Round a-amateur Nick Watney......... 70-69-62—201.........................-9 Rickie Fowler........ 68-69-64—201.........................-9 K.J. Choi............... 69-64-69—202.........................-8 Steve Marino........ 70-70-63—203.........................-7 Webb Simpson..... 69-70-64—203.........................-7 Adam Scott........... 66-71-66—203.........................-7 Chris Kirk.............. 70-71-63—204.........................-6 Bill Haas............... 68-70-66—204.........................-6 Chris Stroud......... 70-68-66—204.........................-6 Bryce Molder........ 69-67-68—204.........................-6 Jeff Overton.......... 71-65-68—204.........................-6 Charlie Wi............. 69-66-69—204.........................-6 Charles Howell III.68-68-69—205.........................-5 Kevin Stadler........ 73-69-64—206.........................-4 Spencer Levin...... 70-68-68—206.........................-4 John Merrick......... 68-70-68—206.........................-4 Troy Matteson...... 68-70-68—206.........................-4 Bo Van Pelt.......... 69-66-71—206.........................-4 Justin Leonard...... 68-67-71—206.........................-4 Cameron Tringale.75-68-64—207.........................-3 Justin Rose.......... 70-72-65—207.........................-3 J.J. Henry............. 70-69-68—207.........................-3 Robert Allenby...... 71-68-68—207.........................-3 Jhonattan Vegas.. 67-71-69—207.........................-3 Joe Ogilvie........... 67-70-70—207.........................-3 Kyle Stanley......... 67-69-71—207.........................-3 Scott McCarron.... 70-73-65—208.........................-2 D.J. Trahan.......... 70-72-66—208.........................-2 Andres Romero.... 71-70-67—208.........................-2 Robert Garrigus.... 68-72-68—208.........................-2 Kevin Streelman... 71-69-68—208.........................-2 Hunter Mahan...... 72-71-66—209.........................-1 Tom Gillis............. 72-69-68—209.........................-1 J.B. Holmes.......... 73-67-69—209.........................-1 George McNeill.... 70-70-69—209.........................-1 Dean Wilson......... 67-73-69—209.........................-1 Johnson Wagner.. 71-68-70—209.........................-1 Trevor Immelman.69-70-70—209.........................-1 Kevin Na............... 69-69-71—209.........................-1 Kent Jones........... 71-72-67—210......................... E Charley Hoffman.. 71-69-70—210......................... E Hunter Haas......... 66-74-70—210......................... E a-Patrick Cantlay.. 70-69-71—210......................... E Michael Thompson.70-69-71—210........................ E Chris Riley............ 69-66-75—210......................... E Stephen Ames...... 72-71-68—211......................+1 Brian Davis........... 71-72-68—211......................+1 Michael Connell.... 74-69-68—211......................+1 Ryuji Imada.......... 72-70-69—211......................+1 Michael Putnam... 72-70-69—211......................+1 Geoff Ogilvy......... 71-71-69—211......................+1 Tim Herron........... 71-71-69—211......................+1 Chris DiMarco...... 71-70-70—211......................+1 Pat Perez............. 68-74-70—212......................+2 Cameron Beckman.73-69-70—212.....................+2 Troy Merritt........... 74-68-70—212......................+2 Vaughn Taylor...... 70-71-71—212......................+2 David Hearn......... 69-70-73—212......................+2 D.A. Points........... 68-71-73—212......................+2 Carl Pettersson.... 73-70-70—213......................+3 a-Peter Uihlein..... 73-69-71—213......................+3 Ryan Moore.......... 72-70-71—213......................+3 Brendon de Jonge.70-71-72—213......................+3 Kris Blanks........... 70-71-72—213......................+3 William McGirt...... 72-67-74—213......................+3 Kevin Chappell..... 70-72-72—214......................+4 Garrett Willis......... 73-69-72—214......................+4 Mike Weir............. 71-70-73—214......................+4 Gary Woodland.... 69-71-74—214......................+4 Rod Pampling....... 74-69-72—215......................+5 Ricky Barnes........ 70-73-72—215......................+5 Bill Lunde............. 74-68-73—215......................+5

Aug. 19................................... x-vs. Brandon, 6 Aug. 26..................................................... Open Sept. 2............................... at Richwood, La., 7 Sept. 9...................................... Tylertown, 7:30 Sept. 16....................... Lawrence County, 7:30 Sept. 23..................................*at Jim Hill, 7:30 Sept. 30..................... *Northwest Rankin, 7:30 Oct. 7...........................at Greenville-Weston, 7 Oct. 14...............................*Madison Central, 7 Oct. 21......................................... *at Murrah, 7 Oct. 28............................ *at Warren Central, 7 Nov. 4............................................... *Clinton, 7 x-Red Carpet Bowl, at Warren Central *Region 2-6A games ———

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Warren Central Aug. 19......................................... x-Pearl, 8:30 Aug. 26...................................... Callaway, 7:30 Sept. 2...............................at Hattiesburg, 7:30 Sept. 9.................................... at Natchez, 7:30 Sept. 16.................................................... Open Sept. 23................. *at Northwest Rankin, 7:30 Sept. 30.....................*Greenville-Weston, 7:30 Oct. 7............................ *at Madison Central, 7 Oct. 14..............................................*Murrah, 7 Oct. 21..........................................*at Clinton, 7 Oct. 28......................................... *Vicksburg, 7 Nov. 4.............................................. *Jim Hill, 7 x-Red Carpet Bowl *Region 2-6A games ———

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St. Aloysius Aug. 19.......................... Madison-St. Joe, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26................... at Greenville-St. Joe, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2..............................*at Hinds AHS, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9.......................................... *Salem, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16........................................*Dexter, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23...................*University Christian, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30.............................. *at Cathedral, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8......................................*at Resurrection, TBA Oct. 14.............................................*Stringer, 7 p.m. Oct. 21...................................................... Open date Oct. 28.................................... *Bogue Chitto, 7 p.m. Nov. 4............................................... *at Mount Olive *Region 4-1A games ———

Porters Chapel All games begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 19............................................. Union Christian Aug. 26....................................................Deer Creek Sept. 2.................................................*at Bens Ford Sept. 9..................................... *at Newton Academy Sept. 16.................................................. *Park Place Sept. 23..........................................Benton Academy Sept. 30................................................ at Tri-County Oct. 7.....................................................at Sylva Bay Oct. 14.....................................................*Heidelberg Oct. 21.....................................................Manchester Oct. 28.....................................................*at Prentiss *District 4-A game

college football 2011 Mississippi college schedules Mississippi State

All times TBA, unless noted Sept. 1........................................at Memphis, 7 p.m. Sept. 10..................................at Auburn, 11:21 a.m. Sept. 15..................................................LSU, 7 p.m. Sept. 24.............................................Louisiana Tech Oct. 1........................................................ at Georgia Oct. 8...............................................at UAB, 11 a.m. Oct. 15............................................... South Carolina Oct. 22...................................................... Open date Oct. 29.................................................... at Kentucky Nov. 5........................................... Tennessee-Martin Nov. 12........................................................ Alabama Nov. 19................................................ x-at Arkansas Nov. 26........................................................ Ole Miss x-at Little Rock, Ark. ———

Ole Miss

All times TBA, unless noted Sept. 3.............................................. BYU, 3:45 p.m. Sept. 10........................................... Southern Illinois Sept. 17............................. at Vanderbilt, 11:21 a.m. Sept. 24.........................................................Georgia Oct. 1.................................. at Fresno St., 8:15 p.m. Oct. 8........................................................ Open date Oct. 15......................................................... Alabama Oct. 22........................................................ Arkansas Oct. 29....................................................... at Auburn Nov. 5..................................................... at Kentucky Nov. 12..............................................Louisiana Tech Nov. 19............................................................... LSU Nov. 26...........................................at Mississippi St. ———

Southern Miss Sept. 3..................................Louisiana Tech, 9 Sept. 10.......................................... at Marshall, Sept. 17.................. Southeastern Louisiana, 6 Sept. 24............................................at Virginia, Oct. 1.........................................................Rice, Oct. 8........................................... at Navy, 2:30 Oct. 15...................................................... Open Oct. 22...................................................SMU, 7 Oct. 29.............................................at UTEP, 7 Nov. 5............................... at East Carolina, 11 Nov. 12..................................Central Florida, 7 Nov. 17..............................................at UAB, 7 Nov. 26.............................................. Memphis, ———

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Jackson State Sept. 3.............................Concordia, Ala., 1:30 Sept. 10.......................m-vs. Tennessee St., 6 Sept. 17.........................................at Southern, Sept. 24.....................................Alabama St., 4 Oct. 1...................................Texas Southern, 4 Oct. 8.............................Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 4 Oct. 15....................at Mississippi Valley St., 2 Oct. 22...................................................... Open Oct. 29...................................at Prairie View, 4 Nov. 5.................................. s-vs. Grambling, 2 Nov. 12..............................at Alabama A&M, 1 Nov. 19..........................................Alcorn St., 1 m-at Memphis, Tenn. s-at Shreveport, La.

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-5-6 La. Pick 4: 8-4-3-6 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 6-1-1 La. Pick 4: 1-0-2-8 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-5-6 La. Pick 4: 2-1-9-1 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-8-0 La. Pick 4: 3-4-5-2 Easy 5: 12-17-23-30-33 La. Lotto: 10-12-16-18-34-35 Powerball: 24-30-45-57-59 Powerball: 26; Power play: 3 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-5-0 La. Pick 4: 4-1-7-0 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-1-5 La. Pick 4: 3-6-6-8 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-7-2 La. Pick 4: 8-4-5-6 Easy 5: 15-21-26-30-34 La. Lotto: 9-16-20-23-24-32 Powerball: 1-11-18-29-51 Powerball: 32; Power play: 3

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Sunday, July 3, 2011

The Vicksburg Post

mlb

Halladay sharp in return to Toronto TORONTO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A banner hanging from the outfield seats pleaded with Roy Halladay to be gentle with the Blue Jays. Sorry, Toronto. Halladay treated his former team the same way he does everyone else. Halladay pitched an eighthitter to win his sixth straight decision, Chase Utley hit a go-ahead home run and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a cool experience for me, something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never forget,â&#x20AC;? said Halladay (11-3), who took the mound in the bottom of the first to a standing ovation from the crowd of 44,078. Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 26th home run, but the Blue Jays still lost for the 10th time in 13 home games. The Phillies have won Halladayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past nine starts, the longest streak of his brief Philadelphia career. The righthander is 6-0 with a 2.81 ERA in that span. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doc is special,â&#x20AC;? Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He puts a lot into it and expects a lot out of himself.â&#x20AC;? Blue Jays manager John Farrell and reliever Jon Rauch were both ejected in a wild top of the ninth. Frustrated at home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez after Ryan Howard drew a walk on a close pitch, Rauch lost his temper when Shane Victorino followed with

an RBI single, with Utley sliding home just ahead of leftfielder Corey Pattersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw. Rauch had to be restrained by his manager as he argued with Marquez, with Rauchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jersey getting pulled off in the struggle. Rauch fired his cap away in disgust as he headed into the dugout. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first thing I told the umpire is itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shame that he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an ERA, because those runs are his,â&#x20AC;? Rauch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think he directly affected the outcome of the game.â&#x20AC;? After calling Shawn Camp in from the bullpen, Farrell renewed the argument with Marquez and was also ejected, swiping the dirt around home plate with his hands and getting nose to nose with the ump before the rest of the crew came in to separate the pair. Fans threw debris onto center field and booed Marquez loudly for the remainder of the game. For Rauch, the ejection was his first of the season. For Farrell, it was his second. Halladay, who spent the first 12 years of his career with the Blue Jays before being traded to Philadelphia in December 2009, received a standing ovation when he carried the lineup card to home plate before Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series opener. Also cheered as he took the field for his pregame bullpen session, Halladay acknowledged that the shower of affection made it hard to pre-

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay acknowledges the crowd after throwing a complete game in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-3 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays. serve his trademark focus and intensity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was definitely anxious warming up and walking out on the field,â&#x20AC;? Halladay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was definitely different. Once the game started I felt like it was a normal game. But the stuff beforehand, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to anticipate that kind of stuff.â&#x20AC;? Halladay didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t acknowledge the fans at any point, saying he did so out of respect for the Blue Jays and his reluctance to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;the center of attention.â&#x20AC;? Utley was impressed at his teammateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to keep his feelings in check. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it would be difficult but he did a pretty good job of that today,â&#x20AC;? Utley said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There had to be have been a lot of emotions going on in his head but he was able to shut that out and just focus on the game.â&#x20AC;? In other interleague games Saturday, it was Atlanta 5, Baltimore 4; the Chicago White Sox 1, the Chicago Cubs 0; Cleveland 3, Cincinnati 1; the New York Yankees 5, the New York Mets 2; Boston 10, Houston 4; Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 7; and Tampa Bay 5, St. Louis 1. In the only games between National League teams, Pittsburgh beat Washington 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. Washington won game two, 4-3.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Derek Jeter took the first step in his return to the New York Yankees from a calf strain, going 1-for-2 with a walk and cleanly fielding five balls at shortstop in five innings for Double-A Trenton Saturday. Jeter is scheduled to play one more rehabilitation game with the Thunder tonight and could rejoin the Yankees as early as Monday in Cleveland, where he will continue his pursuit of 3,000 hits. With New York general manager Brian Cashman in the stands, Jeter batted in his customary leadoff spot. He singled to left on a 2-2 pitch in the first inning. He went to third on Corban Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s double down the right-field line and scored on top prospect Austin Romineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sacrifice fly to center to give Trenton a 1-0 lead over Altoona, showing no ill-effects of his calf injury while running the bases. In the second, Jeter stroked a 3-2 pitch toward right field but was robbed of a likely RBI hit when first baseman Matt Curry dived to his left to snare the hard-hit liner. In the fifth, Jeter walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Jose Pirela. Cashman said Friday that he would monitor Jeter and communicate with the Thunderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manager. Just as at Yankee Stadium, Jeter was introduced for his at-bats with a recording of longtime PA announcer Bob Sheppard. Jeter was perfect on all five of his chances in the field.

Th e Yankees captain is six hits shy of 3,000 and is vying to become the 28th major leaguer to reach the Derek milestone. Jeter Jeter was placed on the DL on June 13 with a right calf strain. The 37-year-old was eligible to come off the DL on Wednesday, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t because of his slow recovery. He has missed 17 games and the Yankees are 14-3 without him. The Thunder issued 70 media credentials to Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, second only to the 150 needed during Roger Clemensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rehab start in 2007, according to Thunder spokesperson Bill Cook. An overflow crowd of 9,002 was announced Saturday. The first two games of the series with Altoona drew about 5,000 fans apiece. Following warmups, Jeter signed autographs for nearly 15 minutes before retreating to the dugout. Thunder manager Tony Franklin said Jeter looked healthy during warmups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked how do you feel and he said fine,â&#x20AC;? Franklin said prior to the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be running with any type of restriction. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen enough baseball players to know if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hurting or not. Derek seemed to be fine. He ran with a nice, easy gait.â&#x20AC;?

Ex-Meridian CC star Lee thrives with Phillies PHILADELPHIA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cliff Lee hit a shot into the seats, drove a one-hopper over the wall in straightaway center and ripped a liner to right on three consecutive batting-practice swings. The former Meridian Community College star finished the round with a popup off the top of the cage, and that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit well with the Philadelphia Philliesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; left-hander. Lee took an angry swing at the bouncing ball as he walked out of the batterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box and muttered an obscenity. This is no ordinary pitcher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He plays the game hard,â&#x20AC;? manager Charlie Manuel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When he hits the ball, he runs hard. He likes to play, he likes to hit.â&#x20AC;? Lee takes everything he does seriously, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hitting, fielding or running the bases. Of course, his superb pitching is the reason heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a superstar. Lee has tossed three consecutive shutouts during a phenomenal stretch of 32 straight scoreless innings. He was 5-0 with an 0.21 ERA in June and enters todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start against Toronto at 9-5 with a 2.66 ERA. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough for the two-time All-Star and 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner. Lee strives to be a complete player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the American League, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a pitcher. Over here, you have to pitch, hit and run the bases,â&#x20AC;? said Lee, who always jogs to the mound and jogs back to the dugout. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun. I feel more like a baseball player in the National League versus the American League.â&#x20AC;? For a pitcher, the lefty-hitting Lee has a sweet stroke. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped himself at the plate more than once, and was hitting .205 (8-for-39) with two doubles and five RBIs. Manuel has even used him as a pinchhitter a couple times. Lee hit a bases-loaded, ground-rule double and had three RBIs in a win against Cincinnati on May 26. He had two hits and an RBI in a win over Florida on June 16, and hit a sacrifice fly off Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Josh Beckett in his last start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any time you can do some-

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee celebrates after pitching a complete game against the Boston Red Sox last week. Lee has not allowed a run in his last 32 innings. thing to help the team win, you should take pride in it,â&#x20AC;? Lee said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hitting helps the team win. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important.â&#x20AC;? Lee stunned the baseball world when he picked the Phillies over the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers as a free agent last winter. He turned down more money and signed a $120 million, five-year deal to return to Philadelphia, one year after the Phillies traded him away to Seattle. The addition of Lee to a staff that already included reigning Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt made the Phillies instant favorites to win the World Series. So far, Lee and his teammates have lived up to enormous expectations. The Phillies lead the NL East and have the best record in the majors. Halladay, Hamels and Lee are having All-Star caliber seasons. Oswalt started well but ended up on the disabled list. Lee didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come here for the regular season, however. He chose the Phillies because he thought they gave him the best chance to win the World Series. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been there two straight years with Philadelphia in 2009 and Texas last season, and lost both times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expect us to do something special,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect to win the World Series, but we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that right now. What we need to do to do that

is win today, go into tomorrow and win tomorrow.â&#x20AC;? Lee has a cool, casual attitude. He shrugs off success, downplays accomplishments and ignores hype. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m done with my career, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look back and it will be something to be proud of,â&#x20AC;? Lee said about becoming the first Phillies pitcher to throw three consecutive shutouts since Hall of Famer Robin Roberts in 1950. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to pat myself on the back right now. I have to stay in my routine and prepare for each start. This one is over. I have to move on and prepare for my next start. I hope my career is memorable, but right now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just playing to help us win today.â&#x20AC;? Lee tries to blend in with the rest of the guys in the clubhouse. In the hearts of fans, he stands out. On a team filled with players whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accomplished more in Philadelphia, Lee is the most popular. He became an instant favorite when he joined the Phillies in July 2009 and helped them win their second straight NL pennant. Lee had an incredible postseason, going 4-0 and earning Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only two wins against the Yankees in the World Series. But the Phillies dealt him to the Mariners for prospects on the same day they acquired Halladay from Toronto. Fans

bemoaned the deal for an entire year, even while Halladay was having a tremendous season and helping the Phillies win their fourth straight division title. When Lee rejected rival New York and came back to Philadelphia, he cemented his status as a beloved figure in this sports-crazed city. Lee gets standing ovations from the sellout crowds at Citizens Bank Park whenever he pitches, even for no reason. He got one after striking out in his first at-bat of the season, and drew six loud ovations during his two-hitter against Boston on Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They get excited, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re passionate fans,â&#x20AC;? Lee said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They understand whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on.â&#x20AC;? Lee struggled at times in the first two months. He was 4-5 with a 3.94 ERA through May. But he regained his form and was more dominant than ever in June. Not blessed with an overpowering fastball, Lee relies on pinpoint control and changing speeds. He recently began throwing his curveball more than his change-up, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly working. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the biggest separation between my fastball,â&#x20AC;? Lee said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With as many fastballs and cutters as I throw, it messes with their timing more than my change-up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big pitch for me.â&#x20AC;?

Sunday, July 3, 2011

The Vicksburg Post

wimbledon

Kvitova picks up first Slam trophy WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — One might reasonably have expected Petra Kvitova, not Maria Sharapova, to be betrayed by nerves in the Wimbledon final. This was, after all, Kvitova’s first Grand Slam championship match, while Sharapova already owned three major titles, including one from the All England Club. So Kvitova decided to pretend she was heading out on Centre Court to play in the fourth round. That mindset worked. So, too, did nearly everything Kvitova tried once play began, particularly her big, flat lefthanded groundstrokes that pushed Sharapova back on her heels. In a surprisingly lopsided final, Kvitova beat the higher-seeded, yet shakier, Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to win Wimbledon for her first Grand Slam trophy. “I was surprised how I was feeling on the court,” Kvitova said, “because I was focused only on the point and on the game and not on the final.” If there were those who wondered how the eighth-seeded Kvitova would handle the setting and the pressure, her coach did not. Indeed, David Kotyza had an inkling his new pupil possessed the right stuff to win titles shortly after they began working together about 2 1/2 years ago. That’s because he was wowed by the several pages of handwritten answers Kvitova supplied for a questionnaire he gave her back then — and has kept to this day. “I was really surprised about how she thinks about tennis, how clever she is. She told me her advantages, disadvantages, what she has to improve,” Kotyza said, then pointed a finger to his temple and added: “Her brain is a big advantage for this game.” When she was a kid growing up in Fulnek, Czech Republic — population: 6,000 — and practicing an hour or so after school each day, Kvitova didn’t count on becoming a professional tennis player. She simply wasn’t that good, yet. Clearly, she’s a quick study. Before Wimbledon in 2010, Kvitova’s career record on grass was 0-4. She is 16-2 on the slick surface since, including a run to the semifinals

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Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic holds her trophy aloft after defeating Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon womens singles final on here last year before losing to Serena Williams. At 21, Kvitova is the youngest Wimbledon champion since — you guessed it — Sharapova was 17 in 2004. Kvitova is also the first Czech to win the tournament since Jana Novotna in 1998. Plus, Kvitova is only the third left-handed woman to win the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. The last was Martina Navratilova, who won her ninth Wimbledon title in 1990, a few months after Kvitova was born. “I’m thrilled for her. She played brave tennis, and she deserved to win. She was by far the better player,” said

Saturday. It’s the first Grand Slam championship for the 21-year-old Kvitova.

Navratilova, who was born in Czechoslovakia and sat near Novotna in the Royal Box on Saturday. “I don’t think this is the only time she’ll win here. It’s very exciting. A new star.” That last phrase was being uttered by many people around the grounds after Kvitova managed to make Sharapova look rather ordinary. Consider: Until Saturday, Sharapova had won all 12 sets she played over the last two weeks. But, as Sharapova’s coach Thomas Hogstedt summed up afterward: “One played well. The other didn’t play well. Maria didn’t play as good as she can.”

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set up O’Reilly’s goal in the 12th minute. Colombia was trying to clear a botched goal kick, but it bounced off Liana Salazar and fell to O’Reilly. She took a few steps and then blasted a rightfooted shot from 25 yards that Sepulveda had no chance to stop. It was O’Reilly’s third World Cup goal, and 30th overall. “Pia’s always saying, ‘If you have space in front of you, just take it,”’ O’Reilly said. “I took a couple of touches and just let it fly.” The sellout crowd of 25,475, made up mostly of U.S. fans, erupted in cheers as the ball rolled around the upper corner of the net, and the players lined up to give a salute to American military members. There is a U.S. Army base in nearby Mannheim, and about 350 service members and their families turned out to watch the team practice Thursday. The Americans could have had another four or five goals just in the first half alone. But, just as they have much of the year, they struggled to finish. Wambach, one of the world’s best players in the air, misdirected one header wide and sent another soaring over the goal. Wambach has only one goal this year, and she ran her hands over her head in frustration as she saw the ball fly. Amy Rodriguez had a short chip shot blocked and skied a

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — From 1983 to 2003, the world’s top two players never met each other in the Wimbledon men’s final. It’s about to happen for the seventh time in eight years — with a couple of twists. Thanks mainly to a couple of guys named Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, No. 1 vs. No. 2 Grand Slam finals became something of a regular occurrence in recent years, at the All England Club and elsewhere. Today, No. 1 Nadal will be involved in yet another 1-2 Wimbledon championship matchup, only it’ll be against No. 2 Novak Djokovic — and they’ll switch spots in the ATP rankings a day later. As of Monday, Djokovic will move up to No. 1, and Nadal will slide down to No. 2, regardless of today’s outcome. Whichever man wins, it will be the sixth major title in a row that’s gone to Nadal (French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open in 2010, French Open in 2011) or Djokovic (2010 Australian Open). “One guy played unbelievable the first half of the year, so he’s the new No. 1,” Nadal said. “We just can congratulate him, because what he did this first part of the season is something really impressive, really fantastic.” That’s definitely the case. Djokovic is 47-1 in 2011, including a 4-0 record against Nadal, beating him in two hard-court finals and two claycourt finals. “The four times I won against him this year can probably help me in some ways mentally prior to this match,” said Djokovic, who is 11-16 against Nadal overall, including 0-5 in Grand Slam tournaments. The 24-year-old Serb won the first seven tournaments he entered this season, before his 43-match winning streak, dating to the Davis Cup final in December, ended with a loss to Federer in the French Open semifinals. “He’s the best player in the world (at) the moment,” JoWilfried Tsonga said after losing to Djokovic in Friday’s semifinals. That victory moved Djokovic into his first final at Wimble-

On TV 8 a.m. NBC Wimbledon, men’s final, Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal

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don, and fifth at a Grand Slam tournament. He’s 2-2 so far, winning the Australian Open twice, and losing in two U.S. Open finals — to Federer in 2007 and to Nadal last year. This one carries the most significance to Djokovic, though. “First time I watched tennis or anything related to tennis was Wimbledon ... when I was 4, 5. I remember those days,” he said. “I remember always Wimbledon being ‘the one.”’ Nadal, meanwhile, is seeking his third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam trophy overall. A month past his 25th birthday, Nadal would be the second-youngest man to get to 11, barely behind Bjorn Borg. And Nadal already would be tied for fourth-most Grand Slam titles in history, trailing only Federer (16), Pete Sampras (14) and Roy Emerson (12). Nadal refuses to talk about pursuing Federer’s record. “I think about the number ‘10.’ That’s what I have at home. That’s what I’m able to see when I go back home, in my bedroom,” Nadal said. “I don’t have 11, I don’t have 12, I don’t have 15, or 16; 16 is very far. I believe the number is not going stop there. Roger will have more chances to win more.” Others are more willing to assess Nadal’s chances of surpassing Federer. “The guy’s one of the greats, no doubt about it,” former Wimbledon champion John McEnroe said, “and you can make an argument for him being the greatest.”

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Gilbert takes Stage 1 in Tour de France

Americans rout Colombia, advance to quarterfinals SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — The U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup, routing Colombia 3-0 on Saturday behind goals from Heather O’Reilly, Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd. The scoreline could have been even worse for Colombia, which is playing in its first World Cup. The Americans missed at least a halfdozen other chances, including several by Abby Wambach and a shot off the crossbar by Rapinoe. “I’m just really proud of this team,” O’Reilly said. “I think we did some great stuff today.” The two-time World Cup champions now play Sweden, one of two teams to beat them this year, on Wednesday in Wolfsburg to determine the Group C winner. The Americans and Sweden both have six points, but the U.S. leads the group on goal differential. Colombia is a team on the rise, finishing fourth at the Under-20 World Cup last year. But the youngsters were no match for the deeper, more experienced Americans. The U.S. harassed goalkeeper Sandra Sepulveda relentlessly, forcing her to work harder in this game than some goalkeepers will work all tournament. She didn’t get much help from her backline, which was shredded by the speedy O’Reilly time and again — and

That was, at least in part, Kvitova’s doing. She compiled 19 winners, most by zipping her heavy forehands and backhands from the baseline, where her 6-foot frame and long arms helped her get to seemingly out-of-reach balls. Kvitova also broke Sharapova five times, anticipating where serves were headed. It helped that Sharapova double-faulted six times, although at least those were fewer than the 13 she hit in the semifinals. “She created offensive opportunities from tough positions on the court,” Sharapova said. “Sometimes it’s just too good.”

Djokovic, Nadal hook up for odd pairing of 1 vs. 2

The United States’ Heather O’Reilly goes with the ball during Saturday’s Women’s World Cup match against Colombia. rebound of a Wambach miss, and Sepulveda punched away a shot by Lauren Cheney. “It still was OK because we were creating chances,” U.S. coach Pia Sundhage said. But the U.S. quickly put the game out of reach in the second half, with Rapinoe scoring in the 50th minute and Lloyd in the 57th. Rapinoe, who replaced Rodriguez at halftime, took a throw-in for the U.S. that Cheney collected. She dished off to Rapinoe, who made a thunderous shot from just inside the penalty box. It’s her first World Cup goal, and 10th overall. Sepulveda managed to get a hand on Lloyd’s shot from point-blank range, but couldn’t stop it. It was Lloyd’s first World Cup goal in seven games.

MONT DES ALOUETTES, France (AP) — Philippe Gilbert won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday to take the yellow jersey, while defending champion Alberto Contador lost more than a minute because of a late crash. The Belgian rider, who dazzled fans by winning three classics races in April, sped ahead from the pack in the final several hundred yards and kissed his jersey as he crossed the line. “It was the last 500 meters, I had a lead ... (and) I went for it,” Gilbert said. “It was an extreme effort and I was able to take advantage.” Gilbert, who has notched 13 victories between race and stage wins this year, had been a favorite to win the opening stage. He clocked 4 hours, 41 min-

utes, 31 seconds for the sun-baked 119mile ride from La Barre-deMonts to Mont des Alouettes in the western Vendee Philippe region. Gilbert Two-time Tour runner-up Cadel Evans of Australia was second, three seconds back — making him the best performer among the expected title contenders. Thor Hushovd of Norway was third, six seconds off the pace. The 2,131-mile race ends July 24 on Paris’ Champs-Elysees. It’s shaping up as a battle among riders like Contador and last year’s runner-up Andy Schleck of Luxembourg. Three-time champion Contador, a Spaniard, beat Schleck

by just 39 seconds last year. However, they both ran into trouble toward the end of the stage on Saturday. With about 5.5 miles left, Astana rider Maxim Iglinskiy knocked shoulders with a fan on the roadside, causing a mass crash that delayed Contador and split the pack. About 40 riders stayed in front. The Spaniard finished 1:20 after Gilbert and is 82nd overall. Schleck, too, got slowed down by yet another crash near the end, and finished the stage in 39th place. But according to race rules about crashes within the last three kilometers, he was credited with the same time as the pack he was in and placed 33rd overall. Another possible title contender, Levi Leipheimer, of the United States is 38th overall, six seconds behind Gilbert.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

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Vicksburg Racquet Club youth sports camps The Vicksburg Racquet Club at Vicksburg Country Club will host its Kids Tennis and Swim Camp for ages 5-11 with two dates, July 4-8 and July 11-15. Each camp day is 9 a.m. until noon and the price for each camp is $85. The country club will also host a golf, tennis and swim camp with two dates, July 18-22 and July 25-29. Each camp day is 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and the price for each camp is $200. Club pro Sarah Summerfield offers string service for racquets and the price is $15 plus the cost of string. For information, call Summerfield at 973-271-7573 or e-mail her at Sarah@ Vicksburgcc.com.

Warriors Baseball won the 2011 Zeke Walley 11-and-under USSSA tournament in Jackson. Team members are, front row from left, Chomp Smith, Landan Stewart, Chase Yearwood, Collin Magoun and Cody White.

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Back row, from left, are Logan Stewart, Garrett Mitchell, Brett Skinner, Josh Collins and Spencer Smith. The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaches are Bo Magoun, Barrett White, Ray Smith and Mike Smith.

On Target Golf tournament results Carly Havens shot a 31 over six holes to win the 8-10-yearoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; On Target Golf Junior Tournament on June 30 at Clear Creek Golf Course. Havens edged Landon Williamson by one stroke to win. B.J. Crawford shot a 38 to win the 6-7-year-oldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tournament by five shots over L.J. Jones. In the 11-12-yearoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; division, Luke Eckstein carded a 60 over nine holes to beat John Ellis by one shot. In the 13-17-year-oldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; division, Channing Curtis won with a 101 total over 18 holes. Gabe Riverros was second with a 105.

Clear Creek Ladies weekly golf report The Clear Creek Ladies Golf Association played a scramble tournament on June 29, with the team of Sherry Aultman, Connie Kegerris, Linda McHann and Carol Roberson finishing in first place. Roberson also made a chip-in. The Ladies will host their monthly retirees scramble on Wednesday. Check-in is at 8 a.m., with tee time at 8:30. Sign-up sheets are available in the Clear Creek clubhouse, or golfers can call 601-6389395 to register.

Vicksburg High cross-country tryouts The Vicksburg High School cross-country team will hold a meeting for interested boys and girls in grades 7-12 on

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The Warren County Cardinals won the May Day Tournament in Canton on May 20. The Cardinals went undefeated with a 4-1-0 record and beat the Missisippi Royals 12-11 in the championship game. Team members are, front row from left, Bradley McCullough, July 12 at 6 p.m. at the Vicksburg High girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fieldhouse. For information, call coach Jerry Bourne at 601-27--0753.

Warren Central baseball tryouts Tryouts for Warren Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baseball team will be held July 18 and 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. each day at Viking Field. Tryouts are open to all students in grades 8-12, and players must have a current physical and bring their own equipment. For information, call coach Josh Abraham at 662-7699001.

Jacob Cochran, Bryce Henry, Leon Simms and Brandon Thompson. Second row, from left, are Braylen Greer, Judah Gutierrez, F.J. Barnum, Collin Standish, D.J. Lewis and Brayden Ray. The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaches are Eric Douglas, Fred Barnum and Jeff Cochran.

Volleyball coach needed at VHS Vicksburg High School is looking for a varsity volleyball coach for the 2011-12 school year. For information or to apply, call Vicksburg Warren School District athletic director Lum Wright at 601-631-2822.

Warren Central girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball camp The Warren Central Developmental Basketball Camp for girls in grades 4-8 is scheduled for July 5-8 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. each day.

The cost is $50. Registration is Tuesday from 8 to 9 a.m. at Warren Central High School. For information, call coach Jackie Martin-Brown at 601638-3372.

Swim lessons at City Pool Enrollment for swim lessons at City Pool is now open. All swim lessons are $12, and are available for ages 6 months through 18 years old. Adult swim lessons are also available. The next lesson session is July 18-29. For information call City Pool at 601-634-4516.

Fish stories spring from The Swimming Hole The Brownspur Swimming Hole is the place to be in the summertime, but summertime only lasts from May through September, to stretch it as far as we can. Every Mothers Day weekend is usually when we pump it out, rake it out, clean it out, of everything that has accumulated during the October through April cycle, when it is generally too cold to swim. Once it is adjudged as clean by the Lady of the Household, we fill it up and treat it with about eight pounds of chlorine a week during swimming season, to keep it clean and critter-free (actually, the bullfrogs stay in it, but they turn blue). Once October gets here, I put up the chlorine and whatever gets in it is free to stay if they want to, until I crank up the relift pump the next May. Therefore, we accumulate a pretty fair captive population of assorted fish that get in from somewhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some say from fish eggs clinging to the legs of the waterbirds that call on a regular basis. Whatever, they get their water pumped out from beneath them, are raked out or chlorined fatally, then pumped out toward the end of the clean-out process, so that we start our swimming in fish-free water.

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But with the threat of the 2011 Flood possibly re-filling a pumped-out Swimming Hole, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get ready to pump this year until early June, and lo and behold, the bream or pond perch therein had started bedding. The grandboys were coming out for the day, and I asked their parents to include Sirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fishing gear â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Lightning McQueen spincast rod and reel which actually turned out to work well. I also had rigged my fly rod with a little black dropper fly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really fair, for the water was so clear that we could see the bream beds (of course, that meant the bedding bream could also see us, so maybe it evened out). Sir, at four and a half, had practiced his casting skills during spring visits and could generally whack one of the duck decoys floating in the water. I tied on a beetle-spin, warned him about hooking

Little Brother or his Grunk, and pointed out a likely bed for his first cast. He laid it just on the other side of the bed and reeled the lure across it, whereupon the mama bream whacked the intruder. Sir felt the jolt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got one,â&#x20AC;? he yelled, echoed by Nil a second later: â&#x20AC;&#x153;He got one.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reel in.â&#x20AC;? I bellowed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reel in.â&#x20AC;? Nil instructed his Big Brudder. He reeled. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a big fish, but it was a first fish, and worthy of bragging rights. I eased the hook out, stuck the victim in our live-bucket, and instructed Sir to reel in and cast again, while I prepared to cast the fly rod so the 2-year-old could get in on the action. Nil was too busy observing the little fish in the bucket, though, until Sir yelled again, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got another bite.â&#x20AC;? It is hard to teach a youngster to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stick â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;im,â&#x20AC;? but I did my durnedest, though that fish got off before Sir grasped the concept. But a few minutes later, a big bream hit. Thisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;un was the size of my hand. He took that beetle-spin and headed for the Jumping Tree. Lightning McQueen would have been plumb proud of his rod, for my grandboy bent that sucker double when he stuck the fish

and started reeling. The fight was on. Nil was cheering Big Brudder on, as was Grandmother Doots, who had joined us too. We finally got the trophy onto the dock, and then mirated over it, until I realized my fly rod was moving. Little Brother needed a lot more instruction on his first fish, but we got it into the bucket. I have a high school classmate, much older than me, who thereby became a grandfather earlier in life. He had advised me that his granddaughters had inherited his genes in the art of fish stories, for on their first fishing trip with him, they stretched the number they had caught, as well as their size, in reporting to their mother and grandmother that evening. Sir shows the same promise. On the way home, he declared, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grunk, I caught 11 fish.â&#x20AC;? I replied that I had only counted him catching five fish. Nil echoed reproachfully, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five.â&#x20AC;? That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the bragging. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, I caught more and bigger fish than you did, Grunk,â&#x20AC;? Sir retorted.

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JACKSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When Ennis Proctor took over the Mississippi High School Activities Association in 1991, there was dissension among member schools, limited opportunities for female athletes and a small budget that sometimes proved inadequate. Twenty years later, much has changed. Proctor stepped down as MHSAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director on Thursday, and left with confidence that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped make Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school sports scene a better place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re proud of our accomplishments because it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always been easy,â&#x20AC;? said Proctor, who will celebrate his 70th birthday in August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we started, there was an adversarial relationship with the schools and a lot of damage had to be repaired. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to be fair, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of tough decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the end itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for the kids, and I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been true to that.â&#x20AC;? Proctor has overseen the MHSAA through a transition from small-time to big business. Though the MHSAA is a nonprofit organization, Proctor said the operating budget has increased from about $400,000 in 1991 to more than $2 million for the upcoming year. The organization has more than 550 members when counting high schools and middle schools. Corporate sponsorship has been crucial, allowing the state championships to expand to bigger venues like Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium for football and Trustmark Park for baseball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we had to just depend on gate receipts, we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t survive,â&#x20AC;? Proctor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown six times over the past 20 years and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re leaving in good financial condition.â&#x20AC;? Though football, basketball and baseball are the sports that generate the most revenue and attention at the high school level, the MHSAA has

added several other sports, especially for girls. Volleyball, fastpitch softball, soccer, golf, tennis, powerlifting, cheer Ennis and dance and Proctor swimming have all started since 1991. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adding opportunities for our girls has been important. Nobody forced us to do it. We thought it was the right thing to do,â&#x20AC;? Proctor said. The MHSAA is also responsible for activities like band, choir and speech and debate. Don Hinton will replace Proctor. The 55-year-old Southern Miss graduate has spent more than 25 years in education as a coach, teacher and administrator in Jackson Public Schools, Northwest Rankin, Ocean Springs and Vancleave. His background is much like Proctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, who was an administrator and coach in Jackson Public Schools before joining the MHSAA. Hintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival signifies a large change in MHSAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership. Much of Proctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff is leaving, and Hinton hopes new arrivals will be able to continue MHSAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent success and become even more effective in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to make whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good great, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great best and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best even better,â&#x20AC;? Hinton said. Hinton said his initial top priorities will be strengthening officiating throughout the state, growing corporate sponsorship and improving communication with member schools and the media. Proctor said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident Hinton will do a good job because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focused on the kids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most important thing,â&#x20AC;? Proctor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bottom line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I truly believe that participation in sports and activities help our young people become better adults. Getting college scholarships and developing professional athletes is nice, but what we really want is to develop good citizens.â&#x20AC;?

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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “I Am Sam” — A man, Sean Penn, with the mental capacity of a child hires a lawyer, Michelle Pfeiffer, to regain custody of his daughter./7 on CW n SPORTS Tennis — Wimbledon, the year’s second Grand Slam event, concludes with the men’s championship match./8 a.m. on NBC n PRIMETIME “The Marriage Ref” — Panelists Tracy Morgan, Susie Essman and Sean Penn Regis Philbin weigh in on disputes like that of a woman who hates her husband’s 19th-century tavern and a man who wants his wife to dress more provocatively./9 on NBC

THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com

MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Pete Fountain, jazz musician, 81; Johnny Lee, country singer, 65; Dave Barry, humorist, 64; Jan Smithers, actress, 62; Montel Williams, talk show host, 55; Aaron Tippin, country singer, 53; Tom Cruise, actor, 49; Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, 40; Patrick Wilson, actor, 38; Shoshannah Stern, actress, 31; Kelsey Batelaan, actress, 16.

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Royals glow at not one wedding, but two A day after the civil wedding that transformed one-time Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock into the Princess of Monaco, she and Prince Albert II exchanged vows in a starstudded religious ceremony Saturday. The bride wore a dress in offwhite duchess silk by Giorgio Prince Albert II of Monaco Armani Prive with a dramatic and Princess Charlene of boat-neck collar and a 5.5 yard- Monaco long train. The couple exchanged 18 carat white gold platinum rings by Cartier. The couple was married in an intimate civil service on Friday inside the prince’s palace, in the throne room where the prince’s father, the late Rainier III, wed Hollywood legend Grace Kelly in 1956. The blond beauty died in a car crash nearly 30 years ago, and Monaco had been without a princess since. Known as a notorious ladies man, 53-year-old Albert long eschewed marriage. Charlene, 33, has said she would like to have children.

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Hot dog contest adds women’s category This year’s Fourth of July race to stuff your face with hot dogs has a new feminine taste: Nathan’s Famous women-only pigout. “Serena Williams didn’t have to beat Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon title, and we don’t think Sonya Thomas should have to beat Joey Chestnut,” said master of ceremonies George Shea. Known as “The Black Widow” of competitive eating, Thomas set a women’s world record July 4, 2009, by stuffing 41 hot dogs into her 105-pound frame in 10 minutes. Thomas and nine other women will compete Monday on Coney Island just before the men’s stomach-churning feast, which this year again features world champion Chestnut, nicknamed “Jaws.” The 27-year-old from San Jose, Calif., ate his way to a fourth consecutive championship last year by downing 54 dogs for the $20,000 purse. It will be televised live on ESPN, local cable Channel 30.

TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE

Best friend bewildered by wedding party exclusion Dear Abby: My best friend, “Beth,” has finally found her “Mr. Right” after almost 35 years of singlehood. She is being married soon and I am thrilled for her. Over the last 15 years, I have been her sounding board. I have been through every date, every kiss, every heartbreak and every broken engagement with a string of men. Beth has invited me to the wedding, but she hasn’t asked me to stand up for her. Because we live 2,000 miles apart, we

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talk frequently on the phone and I keep waiting for her to ask, but she never brings up the subject. It’s like the elephant in the living room. Beth knows I can afford the trip, so

money isn’t a concern. Should I tell her my feelings are hurt or ask her who is going to stand up for her? Or should I follow my husband’s advice and just “let it go”? — BrokenHearted Friend in Oregon Dear Broken-Hearted Friend: You might be close friends with Beth, but it’s presumptuous to expect you have the right to dictate who should be in her wedding party. Please don’t lay a guilt trip on her by saying your feelings are hurt. A better way to

have your question answered would be to ask who they plan to have in their wedding party. Then once you have your answer, take your husband’s advice. Let it go and don’t let it destroy a long-term relationship.

• Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

'A Better Life’ tells one Latino immigrant’s story By Lynn Elber AP entertainment writer LOS ANGELES — A stranger’s plight lodged itself in producer Paul Junger Witt’s heart, pushing him for 25 years to bring the dramatized story to life on screen. “A Better Life,” the result, is the rare Hollywood film that focuses on a Latino family in the United States and, rarer still, takes an intimate view of the price paid by illegal immigrants making their bid for the American dream. The movie, in limited release in Los Angeles and New York and opening elsewhere starting Friday, is intended to be apolitical regarding the immigration issue, Witt said, but he wants it to spark more than ticket sales. “I think people on both sides can politicize it and that’s not unhealthy, because it will promote dialogue and discussion. This issue isn’t going away,” he said. “If that’s one of the results of this film coming out, so be it. It needs to be talked about.” In the mid-1980s, a gardener working for Witt’s neighbor in Los Angeles lost his truck to a thief. The neighbor offered to help file a police report but the gardener declined, admitting he was in the country illegally and couldn’t risk contact with authorities. “The story stayed with me for years,” said Witt, the veteran producer behind “The Golden Girls” and other hit TV series along with films including “Insomnia” and “Three Kings.” He began working with a writer to fashion a script for Sony, but the studio dropped the project. After many years and repeated screenplay revisions, writer Eric Eason came in and produced what Witt calls a “beautiful script.” Director Chris Weitz (“Twilight Saga: New Moon”) brought

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The movie is intended to be apolitical regarding the immigration issue, Paul Junger Witt said, but he wants it to spark more than ticket sales. his clout to the project and Summit Entertainment, the studio behind the “Twilight” series, agreed to produce and distribute the film. Additional financing came from Lime Orchard Productions for the project, which Witt said was completed for less than $10 million. Spanish cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, who worked with Weitz on “New Moon,” shot “A Better Life.” The main character is Carlos Galinda, a Mexican immigrant who labors as a gardener and is a single parent to teenager Luis. Mexican film star Demián

Bichir, who appeared in Showtime’s “Weeds,” plays Carlos, with newcomer José Julián as his son. “I got the script and I fell in love with it right away,” said Bechir. “It thought it was real. I thought it was powerful.” Carlos works a long day tidying the yards of the city’s affluent, crashes on the couch in his tiny East Los Angeles house so that young Luis can have the bed, then gets up and does it again. His goal is to keep his son, whose friends already are being drawn into gang life, on the path toward a diploma and a secure future.

When the older Latino man who employs him decides to retire, he talks Carlos into buying his truck and gardening equipment — despite Carlos’ misgivings about the dangers of driving without a license and the threat of exposure if something goes wrong. The theft of the truck triggers events that put his freedom and his dreams for his son in jeopardy. “A Better Life” roams across the whole of Los Angeles, recording the palm trees and impressive homes that often make it into films and the elements that don’t, including tattered neighborhoods and groups of day laborers jockeying for work on street corners.

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“The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners that Shape Who We are Today” by Rob Dunn

Books tells how humans fared among other species By Carl Hartman The Associated Press From the title of this book and the colorful dust cover, prospective readers may expect it will deal with matters such as bacteria and tapeworms. These do get some mention, but “The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today” mostly deals with encounters among humans and other species — fire ants, woolly mammoths, Indian tigers, pronghorns, aurochsen — and how the writer, biologist Rob Dunn, feels about the results. At least as interesting, and more controversial, he treats humans like just another species striving for survival. The reader can look at his watch, think of history books and take some satisfaction knowing we’ve succeeded — so far. Makes you think, and entertains you, too. Some of those ants seem better organized than humans, and some of those prehistoric cave paintings of aurochsen are as fascinating as what you see in many museums. Never heard of aurochsen? They were the ancestors, now extinct, of today’s cattle, in height and weight more like a small elephant. Dunn sees the

co-development of cattle and humans as so important that it dominates a section of the book, under the title, “How We Tried to Tame Cows (and Crops) but Instead They Tamed Us and Why It Made Some of Us Fat.” The story begins about 9,000 years ago, when aurochsen began to move into human settlements, thriving on grasses that grew in areas that humans had cleared. Humans cannot digest grass the way aurochsen can, and many adults couldn’t digest milk either. But some of the grass seeds — today’s grains — became staples. Those humans who were able to digest milk tended to survive and produce offspring while those who couldn’t died off, producing fewer children with the same weakness. “By some estimates,” the book says, “75 percent of all the food consumed in the world (now) comes from just six plants and one animal. If cows went extinct tomorrow, millions of humans would die, just as would happen with wheat or corn and once did happen with the blight of potatoes” — an allusion to the Irish potato famine of the 1840s, which heavily reduced the island’s population. “Cows may look at us with mopey-eyed stares, but we are partners.”

‘Adrenaline’ will get reader’s pulse racing By Jeff Ayers The Associated Press Jeff Abbott delivers “Adrenaline,” a thriller that will get even the most jaded reader’s pulse racing. Sam Capra works as a consultant for the CIA in London. During a work meeting, he gets a call from his pregnant wife asking him to immediately come outside the building. He arrives on the sidewalk just as his wife is driving away with a stranger. Then the building explodes, killing those inside. Evidence reveals that a bomb was placed at Capra’s desk, and he and his wife are considered traitors. Capra is put in a prison cell, and the people he had trusted now use everything in their arsenal of tricks to get him to confess. Capra refuses to play along. Somehow he must escape, track down his missing wife and find the real culprit. “Adrenaline” rivets the reader from the very first parag r ap h , a n d Cap r a

proves to be a character with enough skills and depth to be extremely compelling, even when the action lags, which isn’t often. Abbott’s previous thrillers have been good, but this one is a grand slam home run. Everyone will want to see what Abbott, and Capra, have up their sleeve next.

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The Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library reports on new books regularly. • “Carte Blanche” is the new James Bond novel by Jeffery Deaver. Bond, in his early 30s and already a veteran of the Afghan War, has been recruited to a new organization. Conceived in the post-9/11 world, it operated independent of MI5, MI6, and the Ministry of Defense, its very existence deniable. Its aim: To protect the Realm, by any means necessary. A Night Action alert calls Bond away from dinner with a beautiful woman. Headquarters has decrypted an electronic whisper about an attack scheduled for later in the week and Agent 007 has been given carte blanche to do whatever it takes to fulfill his mission. • “I Think I Love You” by Allison Pearson reminds us how the ardor of our youth can ignite our adult lives. Wales, 1974. Petra and Sharon, two 13-yearold girls are obsessed with David Cassidy. David His fan magaCassidy zine is their bible, and some days his letters are the only things that keep them going as they struggle through the humiliating daily rituals of adolescence. Together they tackle the Ultimate David Cassidy Quiz, a contest whose winners will be flown to America to meet Cassidy in person. London, 1998. Petra is pushing 40, on the brink of divorce, and fighting with her own 13-yearold daughter when she discovers a dusty letter in her mother’s closet declaring her the winner of the contest she and Sharon had labored over with such hope and determination. More than 20 years later, 20 pounds heavier, bruised by grief and the disappointments of middle age, Petra reunites with Sharon for an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to meet their teen idol, and finds her life utterly transformed. • “A Silken Thread” by Brenda Jackson is a tale of love, loyalty and family ties. For Erica Sanders, finding a soul mate was the easy part. Brian Lawson is the man she wants, and everyone agrees they’re the ideal couple. Almost everyone. The one exception is Erica’s mother, Karen, who prefers her daughter marry another man. Karen even hires a private detective to investigate Brian, but the truth he uncovers is the last thing she expected — a devastating betrayal that rips both families apart. Convinced that her relationship can’t be salvaged, Erica ends her engagement. Yet she has lingering doubts over her decision, especially once Brian’s attractive single neighbor starts pursuing him. A chance meeting proves that the passion between Brian and Erica hasn’t dimmed — but neither has the determination of others to keep them apart, or the shocking lengths Karen will go to in order to undermine her daughter’s relationship. • “Lucky Stiff” by Deborah Coonts is a Lucky O’Toole Vegas adventure. Lucky O’Toole is head of Customer Relations at the premier megaresort the Babylon. A tractortrailer has spilled its load of

a million honeybees, blocking not only the Strip but the entrance to her hotel. The DA for Clark County gets locked out of his room and is hiding in the buff in one of the hotel’s laundry rooms. And Numbers Neidemeyer — one of Vegas’ less-than-savory oddsmakers — is throwing some major attitude at Las Vegas’ ace private investigator, Jeremy Whitlock. The next day, Lucky discovers Neidemeyer has been tossed into the shark tank at the Mandalay Bay Resort as a snack for the tiger shark. When the police show up at the Babylon with a hastily prepared search warrant, applied for by the district attorney himself, and Jeremy lands in the hot seat, Lucky realizes her previous night was far from routine. Amid the chaos of fight weekend, and the Babylon’s hiring of an eccentric new French chef, Lucky is drawn into a deadly game where no one is who he seems, a game that will end only when she discovers who made fish food out of Numbers Neidemeyer. • “Threshold” by Jeremy Robinson is the third in the Jack Singler series. After a terrorist attack on a reservation in Oregon leaves thousands dead, Jack Singler, call sign King, and his Chess Team — Queen, Rook, Bishop and Knight — must protect the only survivor, 13-year-old Fiona Lane. When a death in the family pulls King away and the rest of the team is sent on a mission, Fort Bragg is attacked by a strange and overwhelming force. When the dust settles, Fiona is gone. But the attack is part of a larger offensive. Around the world the last speakers of ancient languages are being systematically exterminated. As they fight to find the mastermind behind the killings and Fiona’s kidnapping, the team is hunted by strange creatures that defy explanation — living statues, genetically modified monsters and walking megaliths — sent by an enemy from

their past. If not stopped, he will be able to remake himself and the world. • “Promises beyond Jordan” by Vanessa Davis Griggs is a novel about promises made and trust shattered. Charismatic pastor George Landris is preparing for his upcoming wedding to Theresa Jordan when he gets the news that will reverberate through many lives. His cherished friend Johnnie Mae Taylor has been involved in a car accident, and her husband and young child are fighting for survival, in need of all the prayers they can get. Theresa has her own dilemmas to contend with. Seeing her fiancé rushing to another woman’s side increases Theresa’s doubts about George’s commitment to her. She knows that George has always loved Johnnie Mae, even if their relationship is platonic, but his devotion and concern puts a serious strain on their upcoming nuptials. • “Witches on the Road Tonight” by Sheri Holman

uncovers the secrets and lies of one Appalachian family. On the eve of World War II, 8-year-old Eddie Alley lies in bed watching his first horror movie, hand-cranked and flickering on the bare wall of a backwoods cabin. In 2011, Eddie’s daughter, Wallis, an anchorwoman for a 24-fourhour news channel, lies in bed with a stranger, spinning ghost stories. Between these two nights winds the story of the Alley family — Eddie’s mother Cora, an Appalachian mountain witch who slips out of her skin after nightfall; Captain Casket, Eddie’s alter ego, a campy 1970’s TV horrormovie host; and Jasper, the orphaned boy Eddie brings home, who is determined to destroy Eddie’s illusions even if it means destroying himself.

• Denise Hogan is reference interlibrary loan librarian at the Warren CountyVicksburg Public Library. Write to her at 700 Veto St., Vicksburg, MS 39180.

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‘Pam will be missed’

PORTFOLIO Selmon president of state association Warren County District 3 Supervisor Charles Selmon has been elected president of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors. Selmon previously served as Charles Selmon association vice president and also served as president of the MAS Minority Caucus. He is a Warren County native. He and his wife, Fredia, live in Vicksburg. He was first elected a Warren County supervisor in 1996 and is serving his fourth term.

Bryant will speak at VAMP meeting Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant will be the featured speaker for the Vicksburg Area Marketing Professionals’ July meeting. The event will be at noon Tuesday at Ameristar Casino’s Heritage Buffet. A former state representative from Rankin County, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant Bryant was appointed state auditor in 1996 by former Gov. Kirk Fordice. He was elected lieutenant governor in 2007. He is running for governor. Bryant has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master’s degree in political science from Mississippi College. He and his wife, Deborah, have two children, Katie and Patrick.

Lee chancery clerk to lead PERS board Lee County Chancery Clerk Bill Benson has been elected chairman of the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi board for fiscal year 2012. Bill Benson, Benson of Shannon, represents county employees on the 10-member board. He succeeds Madison Fire Chief Thomas J. Lariviere. Benson was first elected to the board in 2008 to complete an unexpired term, and was re-elected to a full term in 2009. The board is made up of the state treasurer, a gubernatorial appointee who is a member of PERS, two retirees, two state employees and one representative each of public schools and community colleges, Institutions of Higher Learning, counties and municipalities.

Pam Rushing, left, is congratulated by Jeanette Boyde during her retirement party Wednesday.

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Warren County DA’s office administrator retires By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com Bad check payments and court files gave way to congratulations and cake as Pam Rushing, longtime office administrator for the Warren County district attorney, was honored Wednesday. Rushing, 63, has retired after more than 20 years managing the DA’s office. She also spent five years with the city police as a school crossing guard. “Pam will be missed,” said Ricky Smith, the

fourth DA to benefit from Rushing’s administrative skills. “She has been the base of the DA’s office because she’s been here for so long and knows everything about the operation. It was due to her that we made such a smooth transition when we came in in 2008.” Rushing was hired by Frank Campbell, who served from 1980 until he resigned early in 1991 to re-enter private practice. His son, Lane Campbell, has been an assistant district attorney under

Smith for about two years. Frank Campbell died in 2007, shortly after Smith’s election. “The fact that my work ended with Frank’s son was a treat,” Rushing said with a smile. “I started with a Campbell, and I ended with a Campbell. I like that.” Rushing also worked for Bob Moran, appointed to complete the remaining months of Frank Campbell’s term, and Gil Martin, who was elected in 1991 to the first of four terms. Wednesday, a crowd

including judges, attorneys, courthouse clerks and staff, county supervisors and other visitors came by for cake, ice cream and finger foods to say goodbye to Rushing, joined for the party by her husband, Emmette, and one of the couple’s two daughters, Michelle Nettles. “Just enjoy your life,” Angela Brown, a Warren County appraiser, told Rushing with a hug. In addition to being the first face attorneys and visitors see when they

enter the office, Rushing has handled the worthless check unit, managed the office’s income and expenditures, maintained prosecution files and ordered supplies and other office functions. “She’s been instrumental in making sure it’s all done properly,” said Smith. “It’s been fulfilling,” Rushing said. “I’ve made friends with so many of the attorneys and even some of the defendants. I just can’t believe it’s been 20 See Rushing, Page B10.

Cashing in

Businesses say ‘I do’ to gay marriage By The Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — New York legislators had voted just hours before to legalize same-sex marriage, and already the phone was ringing at the Falls Wedding Chapel. It was a lesbian couple in central New York, looking forward to an August wedding after 28 years together. “They were literally giggling over the phone,” owner Sally Fedell said.

Fedell and others in the wedding business in this careworn city once famous as a wedding and honeymoon destination hope the change last week will provide an economic spark once the unions become legal July 24, a month after the law was signed. And the buzz is statewide. From Niagara to New York City and Watertown to White Plains, retailers are predicting an upswing in wedding sales and services once the

state joins Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C., in offering same-sex weddings. Caterers, hotels, florists and banquet halls all could benefit, experts say. Richard Crogan sees the new law from two perspectives: He’s president of the Main Street Business and Professional Association in Niagara Falls — and he and See Gay, Page B10.

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Carmela Kenney arranges a bridal veil for a same-sex pair of mannequins in the window of Sposabella Couture in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Where there’s smoke?

E-cigarettes: No harmful fumes, but banned in some areas By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — That’s not smoke coming out of Cliff Phillips’ mouth. But that hasn’t stopped others from cringing, making remarks, waving their hands in their faces and coughing at the sight of the vapor from his electronic cigarette. “They’re just conditioned if they see you inhale and exhale something, it’s got to be smoke and it’s going to stink. ... They’re not even smelling anything,” said Phillips, a 61-year-old retiree and former cigarette smoker from Cuba, Ill. Electronic cigarettes don’t burn and don’t give off smoke. But they’re at the center of a social and legal debate over whether it’s OK to “light up” in places where regular smokes are banned. Despite big differences between cigarettes and their electronic cousins, several states, work-

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Cliff Phillips, a 61-year-old retiree and former smoker, and his wife, Vali, enjoy electronic cigarettes at their home in Cuba, Ill. places and localities across the country have explicitly included e-cigs in smoking bans. Some have clarified that the battery-powered devices don’t fall under those bans. Others are retooling smoke-free laws

to include them. E-cigarettes are batterypowered plastic and metal devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge, creating vapor that users inhale. Users call the practice “vaping” rather than

stores to take advantage of. The gay population in metropolitan New York is as affluent as you get.” The Michael Andrews Bespoke, an appointmentonly tailor shop for men in Manhattan’s upscale NoHo neighborhood, was already seeing an uptick in phone calls and inquiries. “Clearly this is going to be a real benefit for the wedding industry,” said owner Michael Andrews, predicting the state would become a destination for gay weddings. He expects to see 10 percent to 20 percent growth in his business because of the new law, he said, especially because two grooms will need double the formal wear. “It’s a real boon for us,” he said. But is there something blue in the cards? Tiffany & Co., famous for its blue gift boxes in addition to its high-end jewelry, was coy. Along with housewares seller Williams-Sonoma, Tiffany helped pioneer a change to gender-generic wedding registries. It declined to say how it was girding for what could be a boom in gay wedding sales, stating only that “Tiffany has always been there to help out all of our customers celebrate their life’s more important occasions.” Mary Ellen Keating, spokeswoman at Bloomingdale’s, said she expects an upsurge in the retailer’s registry business in Manhattan. The department store changed its

site from “wedding registry” to just “registry” in the 1980s. David Paisley, senior projects marketing manager for Community Marketing Inc., a San Francisco-based marketing firm that tracks the gay market, however, believes the first surge of initial celebrations will be small because the larger ones will take longer to prepare. In Niagara Falls, the benefits could be as wide as the famous falls themselves in a town that would like to revive its gilded identity as a romantic getaway. “It has this brand that existed from the 1800s, when we were the only place you could get to from the East Coast for a long-distance wedding or long-distance honeymoon,” said John Percy, president and chief executive of the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. “Then the states exploded and Las Vegas appeared and Orlando appeared and all these other places appeared that became honeymoon destinations, as well.” “I’d love to bring it back,” he said. Tourism officials there suggest they can capitalize on the city’s already-established rainbow theme. It’s an ode to the rainbows that appear in the falls’ mist, but the rainbow is also recognized as a symbol of gay pride. The Rainbow House Bed and Breakfast on Rainbow Boulevard is already attracting attention from gay cou-

smoking. Some e-cigarettes are made to look like a real cigarette with a tiny light on the tip that glows like the real thing. It’s not clear what risks secondhand e-cig vapor holds. It’s mostly just water, even though it looks like smoke. The Food and Drug Administration has said its tests found the liquid in some electronic cigarettes contained toxins besides nicotine as well as carcinogens that occur naturally in tobacco. But nobody has studied what onlookers might be inhaling. Some public health experts say that even for users, the level of those carcinogens was comparable to that found in nicotine replacement therapy like inhalers, because the nicotine in all of the products is extracted from tobacco. E-cigarettes devotees tout them as a way to break addiction to real cigarettes. They insist the devices address

both the nicotine addiction and the behavioral aspects of smoking — the holding of the cigarette, the puffing, exhaling something that looks like smoke and the hand motion — without the more than 4,000 chemicals found in cigarettes. Industry estimates put U.S. sales of the devices and accessories at $200 million to $250 million annually. But e-cig users are being lumped in with traditional smokers when they want to “vape” and are being asked to not use them in places where smoking is prohibited. New Jersey is the only state that specifically bans use of e-cigarettes where regular smoking isn’t allowed. Some local governments have banned the devices under their smoke-free laws. However, in Virginia, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wrote an opinion saying that because e-cigs don’t burn tobacco, the “vapor emitted

by an e-cigarette would not fall within the definition” of the law. “The whole purpose of a smoking ban is to protect people from secondhand smoke, and there isn’t any smoke from an electronic cigarette,” said Elaine Keller, vice president of Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association, an Alabama-based nonprofit that works to ensure the availability of alternatives to smoking. The group says it hasn’t received funding from e-cigarette companies. “Your nose will let you know whether somebody is smoking or not. ... and your eyes will tell you, too, as soon as you get close enough.” Some e-cig users have even taken to “stealth vaping,” a method in which they hold the vapor in their mouth long enough for it to mostly dissipate or exhale the vapor discretely.

ples wanting to marry, said owner Laura Lee Morgan, who booked her first gay wedding, for an Ohio couple, at the inn’s wedding chapel Monday morning. The business was started by her gay brother, who died of AIDS-related causes 21 years ago. She thinks he quietly intended the name to have a dual meaning, though it’s always attracted heterosexual couples, too. “He had a good sense of humor,” Morgan said. “It’s like it’s come full circle.” The city is also still home to places such as the Bridal Chapel of Niagara Falls, Hanover House Weddings and A Romantic Wedding Chapel, and ancillary businesses such as Harris and

Lever Florists, which supplies many of the bed an breakfasts that cater to newlyweds. “If it benefits them, it’ll benefit us,” said Dominique Rubino, behind the counter of the shop on Main Street. Crogan, anticipating a renaissance in Niagara Falls almost as much as marrying his partner, predicted good things. “The city will be amazed at

how it will change,” he said. “It’s going to force change. It’s starting already. There’s so much buzz.”

Continued from Page B10. his partner, Michael Murphy, are thrilled to finally be able to marry at the falls. He’s envisioning a homecoming for gay people who left to marry elsewhere, including across the river in Canada. “Those gay kids that moved out to be accepted can come back,” he said. “New York state is their state. They can come home and be themselves.” Weddings are big business: The average cost of a U.S. wedding is $26,500 — part of an $84 billion nationwide market, according to Conde Nast’s Brides magazine’s 2011 wedding study. An analysis by the New York City comptroller in 2009, the last time gay marriage was debated in New York, found that the practice would push $210 million into the state’s economy over three years. The city’s tourism agency is developing a campaign called NYC I Do to make it “the gay weddings destination,” which it said could create “hundreds of millions of dollars in additional economic impact.” Its website has begun listing hotels offering all-inclusive packages for same-sex couples wanting to celebrate their nuptials in the city, with titles such as Love Has No Boundaries and The Right To Unite Package. David Wolfe, creative director at The Doneger Group Inc., which advises stores on fashion buying, said, “This could be a real windfall for

Rushing Continued from Page B10. years. I will definitely miss the people.” Rushing’s duties also include preparing indictments — legal documents, each usually two to three pages long, with meticulous wording — four times a year after the Warren County grand jury meets. It’s an area where she is grateful for the computer and technology advances that have streamlined document preparation. “I hand-typed 127 indictments that January (in 1991),” she said. “I was typing in my dreams, ‘did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously...,’” one of the key phrases included in each indictment. The Rushings, both Vicksburg natives, have been married nearly 45 years. Pam Rushing plans to enjoy her genealogy research and spend more time with her 81-year-old mother and her four grandchildren, but travel is definitely in their future. “Emmette bought a GPS for my car,” she said. “I’m not sure what he’s got up his sleeve, but he said we’re going to need one.”

land transfer Commercial land transfers were not available for the week ending July 1.

sales tax revenue

The City of Vicksburg receives 18.5 percent of all sales taxes collected by businesses in the city limits. Revenues to the city lag actual sales tax collections by two months, that is, receipts for April reflect sales taxes collected on sales in February. Here are the latest monthly receipts:

March 2011..................$662,359 Fiscal year 2010-11 to date... $3,603,292

March 2010..................$650,028 2009-10 fiscal year to date $3,633,702

casino tax revenue Vicksburg’s five casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the State of Mississippi that is divided — with 10 percent going to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city. A second revenue tax is a 0.8 percent share of the state’s 8.8 percent revenue tax. It is split based on population proportions between Vicksburg and Warren County. Each casino is also required to pay $150 for each gaming device annually to the city. To date, two casinos have paid the gaming device fee. These are the latest receipts:

April 2011 City...................................$547,754 County............................$229,360 Schools..............................$62,279

April 2010 City...................................$461,798 County............................$217,886 Schools..............................$59,103

Fiscal year 2010-11 to date City............................... $3,713,134 County........................ $1,581,320 Schools...........................$429,096

Fiscal year 2009-10 to date City............................... $3,780,426 County........................ $1,630,553 Schools...........................$442,620

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THIS & THAT from staff reports

Tool demo today at Poverty Point Poverty Point State Historic Site will host a tool demonstration from 1 to 4 p.m. today. Named after a nearby plantation, the site was discovered by archaeologists in the early 20th century. The site is at Pioneer, in West Carroll Parish and east of Monroe on Louisiana 577. Admission is $4, with children younger than 12 and seniors older than 62 admitted free. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call 888-926-5492.

See zoo animals for half price The Jackson Zoo will be host half-price days each week during the summer. On Wednesdays, admission will be $4.50 for adults and $3 for children ages 2-12. Train and carousel rides are reduced to $1. The zoo, 2918 W. Capitol St., is open daily from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Call 601-352-2580 or visit www.jacksonzoo.org.

Gospel singers set for Choctaw show Pearl River Resort will present a Southern Gospel Celebration at 8 p.m. July 29 at The Arena at Golden Moon Casino. Performers will include singer-songwriter CeCe Winans, The Mighty Clouds of Joy and singer Russ Taff. Tickets are $10 to $50. Guests must be at least 16 years old to attend. For more information, visit www.pearlriverresort.com. Pearl River Resort, operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, is comprised of Golden Moon and Silver Star casinos and hotels, Dancing Rabbit Golf Club and Geyser Falls Water Theme Park. The Choctaws also operate Bok Homa Casino at Sandersville. Pearl River Resort is off Mississippi 16 West.

Ringling Bros. circus headed to coliseum The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing Zing Zang Zoom, Gold Edition, to Jackson. Illusionists, animal acts and clowns will be a part of the show at the Mississippi Coliseum. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 11-12, at 2 and 6 p.m. Aug. 13 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 14. Tickets for ages 12 and younger are $10, with opening night tickets costing $11. Adult tickets are $14 and $17 with VIP seats for $26, VIP floor seats for $35 and premium seats for $45. Tickets are available online, at Ticketmaster.com and www.ringling.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or visiting the coliseum box office at 1207 Mississippi St.

“Where you headed today?” a friend asked me one recent Saturday morning. “Arkansas City,” I replied. Then he asked, “Where’s that?” The obvious answer, of course, was “Arkansas,” though that doesn’t necessarily hold true — Virginia City is in Montana and Kansas City, at least one of them, is in Missouri. But this one is in Arkansas, upriver on the west bank of the Mississippi above Greenville. It’s the seat of government for Desha County — but the 589 people who live there hardly qualify it as city status. I’d heard the late Marion Bragg, journalist, historian and lover of all things connected to the Mississippi River, talk about the town, so for years I figured that someday I’d pay it a visit and made a mental note to check it out. And that day came recently. I don’t know why I waited so long. Had it been longer, it wouldn’t have mattered — especially with high gasoline prices. Every time I traveled up Highway 65, through McGehee, the largest town in the county, and on to Dumas, which is second biggest — and also home of a grand Catfish Kitchen restaurant, as well as being the home of the “Ding Dong Daddy” of 1920s musical fame — I would see the signs pointing to Highway 4, a poorly paved road with a stripe down the middle that strikes out for about a dozen miles to Arkansas City. The town looks old, but it isn’t, as far as river settlements go. It wasn’t established until the 1870s and became the county seat in 1874. Before then the seat of government was Napoleon, but the river ate away See Trip, Page C2.

GORDON

COTTON

The Desha County Courthouse at Arkansas City

Bryant set to host movie summit

VWSD will see second batch of technology interns

Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant will co-host a film summit at the Hinds Community College Muse Center in Pearl on Friday. The event will bring together producers, bankers and CPAs to talk about the movie business. The summit will cover the funding and development of movie production, new technology and work force training. Bryant is running for governor. Contact the State Film Office at 601-359-3297.

By Manivanh Chanprasith mchan@vicksburgpost.com Technology interns will return to the Vicksburg Warren School District in the upcoming academic year, but at fewer schools. The interns are supplied through TeachUP, founded in 2006 to help Gulf Coast and New Orleans-area schools recover from Hurricane Katrina. The program is in its second year in the VWSD. “The interns will empower

teachers and train teachers to master the use of technology in their classrooms,” said Jo G. Prichard, development director of the Jackson-based nonprofit Digital Opportunity Trust, which will supply the interns. During the 2010-2011 school year, all 15 schools in the VWSD were assigned an intern, said Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swinford, but due to costs associated with the program, the number of schools has been reduced to eight.

The schools have not been named, Swinford said. Internships are for one academic year. A $1,008 monthly stipend and health insurance are provided. Upon completion of the internship, each will receive $5,550 for college tuition or college loans. A total of 325 interns have been recruited from Mississippi colleges and universities. They will be trained for two weeks on the latest technology before being assigned to schools across

the state. Qualified interns must have completed two years of college, pass an online test and be able to work 40 hours a week. Approximately 200 interns will work in Mississippi, and 80 will be assigned to Louisiana. Entergy Mississippi and Entergy Nuclear have together provided $15,000 to continue the program through Digital Opportunity Trust. “Our partnership with Digital Opportunity Trust is

an efficient way to provide online resources and technology,” said Ann Becker, communications manager of Entergy Nuclear. AmeriCorps National is the highest sponsor, providing $3.64 million grant. Other counties involved are Claiborne, Bolivar, Coahoma, Desoto, Lafayatte, Leflore, Holmes, Humphreys, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Washington and Yazoo.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

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local happenings In town

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Fourth of July activities Today: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Vicksburg National Military Park Living History, $8; 5 p.m., Four Seasons of the Arts presents Guy Hovis at First Baptist Church, donations accepted; Monday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., VNMP Living History, $8; 11 a.m., Bring Gospel to the Bottom, Marcus Bottom; 2 p.m., Willie Dixon tribute at Levee Street depot downtown; 1 p.m., barbecue buffet at Monsour’s; 2-5 p.m., Blues, Gospel and Jazz at depot; 7 p.m., barbecue at Duff’s; 7 p.m., Chillin on the 4th; 9 p.m., fireworks on the Yazoo Diversion Canal.

Vicksburg Farmers’ Market 8-11 a.m. Saturdays and 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays through July 30; Grove and Washington streets; www.vicksburgfarmersmarket. org.

Vicksburg National Military Park Fee-free days: Sept. 24 and Nov. 11-13; Living History: 9 a.m.4 p.m. today-Tuesday, July 15-19, July 22-26 and July 29-31; $8 per vehicle; 601-636-0583.

Haunted Vicksburg ghost tours Fridays-Sundays through October; walking tour, $20 per person; haunted hearse, $25 for group of six; 601-618-6031 or www. hauntedvicksburg.com.

Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Tradeshow Nov. 14-16 at Vicksburg Convention Center; www.msfruitandveg.com, info@msfruitandveg.com or 601-955-9298.

Vicksburg Theatre Guild Performances: “Gold in the Hills”: Friday-July 30; Auditions: “Breaking Up is Hard to Do”: 2 p.m. Saturday and July 10 for Sept. 9-11 and 16-18 shows; “Miracle on 34th Street”: 2-5 p.m. Sept. 17 and 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 19-20 for Dec. 2-4 and 9-11 shows; “The Foreigner”: Feb. 11-12 for May 4-6 and 11-13 shows; Tickets: $12 for adults, $10 for 55 and older, $7 for students and $5 for younger than 12; admission for “Gold,” other productions varies; Contact: Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; 601-6360471 or www.e-vtg.com.

Book-signings 4 p.m. Friday: Tom Lawrence, “Delta Days: Tales of the Mississippi Delta”; Lorelei Books, 1103 Washington St.; 601-634-8624.

Southern Cultural Heritage Center Give My Poor Heart Ease-Voices of the Mississippi Blues: reception, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday; photos on display through Aug. 5; free; Four-day blues basic guitar workshop: 6-8 p.m. Thursday and July 14, 21 and 28; $115 for members, $125 for nonmembers; Richard McComas, instructor; Four-day Glass Painting and Firing Workshop: 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 11-14; $160 members, $170 nonmembers; the Rev. Mark Bleakley, instructor; The Delta Mountain Blues Boys: 7-10:30 p.m. July 22; $5 donation; Figure drawing workshop: 2-4:30 p.m. July 24-26, Aug. 22-23; $55 members, $60 nonmembers; the Rev. Mark Bleakley, instructor; easels and drawing boards provided, drawing paper, graphite and charcoal pencils available for purchase; Contact: 601-631-2297 or info@southernculture.org.

Strides Against Breast Cancer Extravaganza 6-8 p.m. July 28 at Riverwalk Casino; $15 in advance, $20 at the door; 601-415-2743.

Out of Town Jaycees Reunion July 22-24; Holiday Inn-Trustmark Park, 10 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl;

Quilt show and demonstration 11 a.m.-1 p.m. July 14 at Gore Galleries, 199 Monroe St., Clinton; free, bring brown bag lunch; runs through Aug. 5; gallery summer hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday; 601-925-7770; rjolly@mc.edu.

Miranda Lambert concert 7:30 p.m. July 21; Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson; tickets: $44.75, $36.75, $26.75; buy at: coliseum box office, North Park Mall Guest Services booth on County Line Road in Ridgeland, 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.

Opera at Tinseltown 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Pearl theater; $14 adults, $12 for 11 and younger, $13 for students; July 13: “ La Fille du Re’giment”; July 20: “Tosca”; July 27: “Don Carlo”; 601-960-2300.

Jackson Zoo summer hours 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; $9 for adults, $6 for ages 2-12, $8.10 for seniors, half price on Wednesdays; free for children younger than 2 and friends of the zoo; 2918 W. Capitol St.; www.jacksonzoo.org.

2012 Governor’s Awards for Excellence Nomination deadline, 5 p.m. Friday; forms at www.arts.state. ms.us/special projects/governors-awards.php; mail to Mississippi Arts Commission, 501N. West St., Suite 101 A, Woolfolk Building, Jackson, MS 39201.

Free Mississippi Museum of Art admission For active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day; 380 S. Lamar St., Jackson; 601-960-1515 or www.msmuseumart.org.

For Foodies Sushi Workshop 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 19 at Southern Cultural Heritage Center; $30 SCHC members, $35 nonmembers; registration required; 601631-2297 or info@southernculture.org.

Nightlife Eddie Monsour’s at the Biscuit Company, 1100 Washington St., 601-638-1571 • 8-11 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays — Karaoke. • 8 p.m. Wednesdays — Biscuit & Jam; open mic. • Thursdays — Ladies night.

Ameristar Casino, 4116 Washington St., 601-638-1000, www.ameristar.com Free at Bottleneck Blues Bar: • Hoosier Daddies — Variety; Friday-Saturday. • The King Beez — R&B/blues; July 15-16. • Guns of Addiction — Rock; July 22-23. • Jarekus Singleton — R&B/blues; July 29-30. Free at the Cabaret Lounge: • Shabang — Variety; Friday-Saturday. • Nu Corp — R&B/blues; July 15-16. • Ben Shaw — Variety; July 22-23. • BB Secrist — Oldies; July 29-30.

Beechwood Restaurant & Lounge, 4451 Clay St., 601-636-3761 On stage, with a cover charge, at 9:15 p.m. • Snazz — Friday-Saturday.

• Easy Eddie and the Party Rockers — July 15-16. • Back 40 — July 22-23. • Crossin Dixon — July 30.

LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St., 601-636-9838 • 8:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday — Central Mississippi Blues Society Band, local artists; free. • 8:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday — Soul Unlimited and Sounds Unlimited; free.

Roca Restaurant & Bar, 127 Country Club Drive, 601-638-0800 • 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays — Ben Shaw. • 7-10 p.m. Fridays — Dustin.

Jacques’ Cafe at Battlefield Inn, 4137 N. Frontage Road, 601-661-6264 • 9 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday — Karaoke.

For kids this summer Historic Jefferson College nature camp Ages 9-12; 9 a.m.-noon July 19-22; $20 per child in advance; snacks, water provided; 601-442-2901; four miles north of Natchez, off U.S. 61.

Natchez Trace Junior Rangers Ages 7-12; 10 a.m. Saturday; information cabin at Ridgeland; 601-898-9417.

VNMP Junior Ranger Camp Ages 8-12; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 18-22; 601-636-0583.

Wilcox Theater Summer Films 10 a.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays through July 28 at Vicksburg Mall; $3, includes popcorn and drink; groups of 20 or more, 601-6382135; (G); Tuesday-Thursday: “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” (PG); July 12-14: “How To Train Your Dragon” (PG); July 19-21: “Happy Feet” (PG); July 26-28: “Nanny McPhee Returns” (PG).

Agape Montessori Ages 2-6; 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through July 27; daily, weekly, monthly rates; 6889 Paxton Road; 601-634-0092.

Kiddie City Back to Basics Academics, art, field trips; $25 registration fee, $75 per week, per child; 1783 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd; 601-638-8108 for dates.

Art at Heart Ages 7 and older; 1-4 p.m. July 11-15 and 18-22; 1915-D Mission 66; $135 per week; Lisa Grant, 601-415-9592 or 601-638-0677; registration forms, www.artatheart.webs.com.

FitZone Camps: FitZone Olympics, July 11-14; Jungle Adventure, July 18-21; $25 per day for members, $90 per week first child, $70 per week second sibling, $50 per week each sibling after second; for ages 3-10; Fun n’ Fit Friday Nights: 6-9 p.m. through July 29; ages 3-11; $15 for first child, $10 for second, $8 for third; reservations suggested; Location: next to Tan Tastic in Big Lots shopping area on South Frontage Road; Contact: Liz Curtis at 601-638-3778 or www.fitzonegym.com.

Trip Continued from Page C1. its foundations, the waters rushing over the town on their way to the Gulf, and it is said when a passenger once asked Mark Twain where Napoleon was, the famed steamboat pilot replied, “You’re passing over it right now.” The only other river town in the county, and river commerce was vital in the 1800s, was Eunice. Its importance was that it was the terminal for a railroad which brought goods to the river for shipment. In the 1870s, however, Eunice no longer existed, the victim of enemy ships and fire, literally, in June 1863. A Yankee ship, the Marmora, was fired on by some Confederates and the northerners replied by lobbing a few shells into the town. The next morning the USS Nebraska was also fired upon, so it and the Marmora shelled Eunice, then sent a party ashore which set fire to homes, stores and the railroad depot, and the commander of the Marmora reported, “Not a single vestige of the town remains.” Neither side lost a man. The only casualty was Eunice. So what to do? Select a site and build a new town, but the place chosen was an unfortunate one as it was subject to flooding. A levee crevasse in 1903 badly damaged the

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An old fire engine in Arkansas City town, and in 1927, with floodwaters over 10 feet deep, the 2,000 residents had to be rescued from roofs and the second floors of buildings. You would think the mainline levee system constructed following the great floods would have protected it, but as Marion Bragg wrote, “The river had some new dirty tricks in store for it.” Choctaw Island began to grow — and it attached itself to the west bank of the river, which would have been the Arkansas City landing. Today there’s only one store in Arkansas City. It’s a concrete block conveniencetype structure. A few blocks away several two-story buildings, reminiscent of the old

general mercantile businesses, line one side of the street, their porches extending over the sidewalk. They appear to have been vacant a long, long time. There used to be an old opera house in town, but some friends at Paul Michael’s in Lake Village told me it had been moved, claimed by another city that is into restoration and preservation. I heard there were plans for a museum, and I wondered if it had been slated for a fine, small brick structure, vacant, but used to store some steamboat parts and memorabilia. I could see through the window that any such plans were obviously scuttled, or on hold.

As I was there on a Saturday the courthouse was closed, and I saw only one local resident, a man sitting on his front porch. He waved. A friendly town, I thought. There’s a library, and there are a few churches. One, St. John’s M.B., had a rather clever sign out front: “Be an organ donor — Give your heart to Jesus.” St. Clement’s Episcopal, its red door standing out in the surrounding drabness, seemed to be seldom used, but the grass had been recently cut. Even though a sign said, “Welcome,” I doubted its sincerity because of the red wasps who made up an honor guard. Not far away was the remnant of a fire engine. There wasn’t enough for restoration of the ancient machine. I couldn’t find a maker’s name on it, but a right-hand steering wheel indicated British origin. Fortunately the town has a modern fire department. I noticed the wheels on the old machine were wooden — not very resistant to a fire. There are a few nice homes in Arkansas City, but for the most part the town obviously saw its better days long ago. Yet there is a certain charm. For instance, some of the streets are named for steamboats — the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez, the Capi-

tol and the Sprague and the Kate Adams. I speculated there is probably an advantage to having the seat of government so far removed from the mainstream. Only citizens with real problems or gripes are likely to visit the courthouse and interrupt the functions of local government. Surely, no one would just drop in. They’d have to strike out with real grievances or ideas and cold determination. I picked up a brochure at the state welcome center,

and the very knowledgeable and polite attendant looked a bit quizzical when I said I wanted to go to Arkansas City. The leaflet had a picture of the town’s graveyard, said it was old and historic, but I never could find it. A visit to the graveyard would have been a significant conclusion to my trip, for Arkansas City is one dead town! Now I can strike it off my bucket list. •

Gordon Cotton is an author and historian who lives in Vicksburg.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

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upcoming weddings

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July 9 • Stacy Humes and Reginald Terry 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Reception at St. Mary’s Center Family and friends are invited • Kimberly La-Sheá Hall and Jesse Julius Erving Tilley III 3 p.m. at Rainbow Arena, 1380 Warrenton Road Reception to follow Attendance by invitation only • Ashley Gibbs and Nathan Fowler 6 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church Family and friends are invited

arrivals

forms proviDed through area hospitalS Kelvin Maurice and Kemily Alexander Rankin announce the birth of a 7-pound, 4-ounce daughter, Aubrey Rose, on April 27, 2011, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Maternal grandparents are Willie and Lorraine Alexander of Sontag. Paternal grandparents are Shirley Rankin and the late Elias Rankin of Lorman. • Staff Sgt. Chad and Brandy Cooper announce the birth of a 5-pound, 15-ounce daughter, Hayden Claire, on May 7, 2011, at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Ky. Maternal grandparents are Herbert Jr. and Nita Poole of Vicksburg. Paternal grandparents are Steve Cooper of Tallulah and Monica Cooper of Bovina. The baby is welcomed by two sisters, Bianca and Alexandra. • Carl and Sarah Hearn announce the birth of a 6-pound, 2-ounce son, Samuel Mitchell, on June 7, 2011, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Grandparents are Nancy Miller of San Antonio, Texas; Sam and Betty Hazel of Centerville, Ga.; Roy Hearn of Canton; and the late Rose Mitchell Hearn of Vicksburg.

The baby is welcomed by two sisters, Adison and Cara Beth Hearn. • Brad and Christy Pigg announce the birth of a 7-pound, 9-ounce daughter, Kyla Ann, on June 9, 2011, at Woman’s Hospital in Flowood. Maternal grandparents are Glen and Nancy Jones. Paternal grandparents are Roy and Bonnie Pigg. The baby is welcomed by two sisters, Brittany and Rebecca Pigg. • Beau and April Grantham announce the birth of a daughter, London Skye, on June 13, 2011, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Maternal grandparents are Mike Beck and Wanda Beck of Brandon. Paternal grandparents are Billy Wayne Grantham, Rena Matthews and Rick Matthews, all of Canton. • Russel and Stacy Holden announce the birth of a son, Andrew Robert, on June 15, 2011, at Wiser Hospital at University Medical Center. Grandparents are Ron and Lorraine Copeland of Vicksburg and Emma Holden and the late Eric Holden of Alberta, Canada. The baby is welcomed by a brother, Jackson.

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Makayla Marie Walker, a student at Bowmar Elementary, stands by a 20-pound cabbage she harvested as part of the Bonnie Plant Co. third-grade cabbage program. Her cabbage will compete with others statewide, and the winner will receive a $1,000 award. She is the daughter of Tiffany Robinson and Michael Walker and the granddaughter of Rudolph and Doris Walker, Leona Robinson and Percy Bell. An all-A student, she received the Citizenship Award for the last quarter.

bulletin board Achievements • Kelsey Artman of Vicksburg was one of several Hinds Community College physical therapist assistant students recognized for community service during spring awards day.

Competitions • Lindsey Garrard has won first place at Texaco Country Showdown in Choctaw, Miss. Representing Radio Station Kicks 96.7 Kosciusko, Lindsey will Lindsey compete in Garrard State Showdown later this year against other radio station contes-

tants. She is the daughter of Prentiss and Joan Garrard. She plays the fiddle and sings.

Honor rolls • Kyle Joseph Fowler, Ragan Dell Hunter and Haley Marie Sanders, all of Vicksburg, have been named to the spring dean’s list at Jones County Junior College. Named to the spring faculty list were Clifton Cal Anderson, Spencer Copeland Daugherty, Savannah Carter Horton, Rebecca Alison McKinney and Paul Cameron White, all of Vicksburg. • Area students named to the spring dean’s list at the Georgia Institute of Technology were Christina Jue of Rolling Fork and Arthur Barfield of Vicksburg.

Dill, Renfroe are married at Hawkins UMC Michael Anthony Dill and Leslie Lee Renfroe, both of Houston, Texas, were married at 7 p.m. April 30, 2011, at Hawkins United Methodist Church. The Rev. Tommy Miller officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Keith and Nancy Renfroe of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of M.L. and Joyce Atkins Idell Renfroe and the late Coy Renfroe, all of Vicksburg. The groom is the son of George and Diane Dill of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of D.W. Owsley and the late Mary Francis Owsley and the late John and Mabel Dill, all of Vicksburg. Given in marriage by her father, the bride’s chosen colors were fudge and fuchsia. A program of music was presented by Riley Harper, soloist; Georganne Swillie, organist; and Ann Perrier, pianist. Matron of honor was Jennifer George Grey of Vicksburg. Bridesmaids were Haley Parsons Bell, Jennifer Lynne McMillin and Maggie Maynord Nasif, all of Vicksburg; Morgan McLean Harris and Virginia Blair Wright, both of Jackson; Leslie Horn Vollor of Meridian; and Rebecca Smith Kowen of Katy, Texas. Flower girls were Hannah Elizabeth Dill of Jackson and Ryan Hadley Grey of Vicksburg.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Anthony Dill The bride is the former Leslie Lee Renfroe The groom’s cousin, Michael Shane Kemp of Vicksburg, served as best man. Groomsmen were Matthew Scott Ledbetter, Derek Duane Nugent, Douglas Eugene Ott and Daniel Rogers Renfroe, all of Vicksburg; George Wayne Dill of Jackson; Robert Kelly Kowen of Katy; and John Paul Zabaldano of Houston. Ushers were Jeffrey Coyt Davidson of Vicksburg, Chris Leroy Herron of Madison and Charles Chad Sonnek of

Shreveport, La. Special wedding assistants were Pat Sullivan, Mary Taylor, Barbara Atkins, Helen Lofton, Patti Beard, Ashley Garner and Jamie Stephenson. A reception followed at The Baer House. For a wedding trip, the couple traveled to St. Lucia. They will make their home in Richmond, Texas. The bride is North America drilling engineering manager for Schlumberger Limited, and

the groom is directional services coordinator for Weatherford International. Bridesmaids’ brunch Patti Beard and Helen Lofton hosted a bridesmaids’ brunch at Main Street Market Cafe. Rehearsal dinner The groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Toney’s Restaurant. Engagement celebration The couple was honored with an engagement celebration at the home of Carol Horn. Cohosts were Susan and Walter Johnston, Judy and George Nasif, Shirley and Richard George, Beverly and Steve Maynord, Barbara Parsons and Susan and Terry Smith. Showers The bride was honored with an around-the-house shower at the home of Haley Parsons Bell. Assisting in hosting were Jennifer Grey, Morgan Harris, Becky Kowen, Jennifer Lynne McMillin, Maggie Nasif, Leslie Vollor and Blair Wright. A honey-do couples shower was held at the home of Becky and Kelly Kowen in Katy. Cohosts were Joe and Valerie Cawthorn, Lacey Hogan, John Zabaldano and Tina Grizzle. The bride was honored with a shower at Hawkins United Methodist Church. Hostesses were Lin Cheslek, Joy Graham, Becky Berger, Susie Wilhelms, Beattie Williams, Janet Chisolm, Nancy Biggers and Ann Perrier.

Warren Central High School Honor Rolls Second semester Ninth grade: All A’s — Blake E. Boleware, Kelsey Alexis Burleigh, Gray Gordon Cordes, Tristan Faith Gibbs, Kaitlynn Nicole Gill, Kasdin Samantha Jones, Shawn Christopher Kurtz, Christine Miller, Mattea Elise Mobley, Jareeshia Devonche Shelby, Austin Noel Tello, Brandi Rae Toney, Leland Clinton Whitehead and Caylinne Marrie Williams; A/B roll — Hunter Landon Atwood, Skylar Nicole Blades, Alfred Rufus Brown, Colby Kristine Brumfield, Steven John Busma, Baylee Christina Cape, Steven Glenn Channell, Nathan Thomas Crudup, Amy Cuthell, Mariah Christeen Dalton, Mariah N. Dauman, Bobby Louis Dunbar, Ridley Anne Fink, Billy Clint Fuller, William Joseph Ghrigsby, Rachel Lauren Gillis, Gerald Damon Glass, Marquis Jamal Goodwin, Mary Caitlyn Graham, Alexander Trace Griffin, Sofia Abigail Gutierrez, Stacia Sheree Harper, McKay Keith Harris, Isola Camelle Hartman, Joshua Cornelius Hood, Conner Neal Hughey, Andrew James Irwin, Mason Alexander Jarabica, Cretesha Kelly, Ryan Alan Kelly, Jasmine Shantay Luster, Curtis Gordon McClain, Polly McGee, Kelcey McMaster, John Morgan McRight, Christopher Kyle Murphy, Alexis Lachan Murrell, Destiny Michelle Parker, Courtney Denise Qualls, Hailee Keaton Reeves, Rachel Elizabeth Rhett, Baxter Pratt Richardson, Peyton Mackenzie Rutherford, Hunter Logan Simrall, Nathaniel Smart, Kionna C. Smith, Damon Donnell Stamps, George Sherman Stuart, Mason Jarrod Thomas, Jordan Lawerence Tolliver, Khalil Avery Townsel, Michael Joseph Wadlington, Alexander Samuell Walker and Dana Lamar Walton. 10th grade: All A’s — Victoria Nicole Danczyk, Emily Diane Fuller, Kathryn Elizabeth Humphries, Savannah Chandler Jennings, Claire Alexandra Kendall, Sallie Lin, Julia Matson, Parker Austin Rutherford and Ian Omar Smart; A/B roll — Anna Grace Anderson, William Andrew Ballard, Lindsey Gayle Barfield, Mikkel Ashton Brown, Shelton Alexandra Case, Cameron Grant Chappell, Catherine Scott Cox, Emily Eliza Douglas, John Cameron Furey, Anthony Carl Gibson, Hannah Jenson Guy, Haley Katherine Harmon, David Gordon Hawkins, John A. Lumbley, Megan Nicole McCullough, Kristen Lee Miller, Ruby Miller, Alexis Patterson, Lauren Elizabeth Pratt, Hannah E. Register, Kayla Dianne Schroeder, Eden Alexandra Smith, Nehemiah Nicholas Taylor, Stephen

Hutchinson Wagner, Peyton Wardlaw, Mychaela D’Jalyn Waters, Myrsadie Lee Wilson, Alexis Faith Woleben and Jaelyn Del’Shaun Young. 11th grade: All A’s — Jalen Adeeb Dagher, Rachel Lynn Green, Presley Skyler Hearn, Mary Ellen Heath, Nathan Tyler Martin, McKenzie JoAnn Pollock and Darrell Patrick Scallions; A/B roll — Tiffany Nicole Babb, Lindsey Morgan Burris, Katie Blair Busby, Mayme Noel Butler, Emily Raye Chambliss, Rachel Elizabeth Daene, Anna Elizabeth Dean, William Brown Gurtowski, Chasity Hearn, Damien Rashad Jones, Chase R. Ladd, Logan Meredith Leist, Brittany Michelle Merritt, Annant Anil Patel, Courtney Chantate Patrick, Jacob Coleman Prewitt, Renaja Avonte Rader, Haley Alaine Sellers, Constance Re’gene Shelton, Naomi Celeste Short, Kayla Marina Thompson, Andrew Wayne Treloar and Patrick Lowell Varnado. 12th grade: All A’s — Justin Dean Atwood, Marlo G-Mal Brinnon, Tiffany Lashay Dunmore, Stuart Ray English, Molly Katherine Halpin, Rockell Latrice Jackson, Shelby Claire Liddell, Ethan Ryan Massey, Jaymee Louise Miller, Elizabeth Nicole Rayfield, Emily Blair Robinson, Oun Janiese Markeetia Roper, Samantha Grace Ross, John Cephas Walker, Aaron Jerome Wells, Mary Hannah White, Jessica Lashey Williams and Chelsea Paige Worley; A/B roll — Lacey Kathleen Anderson, James Jermaine Bailey, Kenneth Corteaz Bolden, Lindsay Elizabeth Boolos, Caley Alyssa Branning, Eric Thomas Carpenter, Kameron Danielle Carson, Carra Marie Channell, Erik Mark Chappell, Cameron C’Era Craft, Jai Nicole Dobson, Chelsea Carol Duett, Malcolm Andre Grant, Madison Lee Hardin, Stephen David Hensley, Jennifer Karlee Herman, Courtney Kiara Hill, Jonathan Christian Hood, Victoria Adriana Jackson, Blake Edwin Jobe, Victoria Michelle Johnson, Michelle Renee Jones, Rui Katayaman Larson, Shaun Lin, Kimberly Renaee Loving, Heather Elizabeth Martin, Thomas James Mayfield, Cassandra Dawn McLeod, Paige Nicole Mims, Jonathan Danzell Parks, Charli Lorraine Perrier, Lacey Breanne Pierce, Angela M. Price, Lauren Elizabeth Proctor, Chance Scott Ragsdale, Markus Florian Renner, Leigh Ann Roberts, Amarri Deshawn Robinson, Samantha Ross, Sakita Darcel Shelton, Sydnei Brooke Smith, Elizabeth Suzanne Sullivan, Larry James Sweet, Chandra Samone Thompson, Kacie Loraine Whittington, Brittany

Amber Williams, Diamond Shaquilla Williams, Dominique Simone Williams, Kayla Wilson, Ashanta C. Wright and David Christopher Young. Year end Ninth grade: All A’s — Blake E. Boleware, Kelsey Alexis Burleigh, Gray Gordon Cordes, Tristan Faith Gibbs, Kaitlynn Nicole Gill, Alexander Trace Griffin, Kasdin Samantha Jones, Shawn Christopher Kurtz, Christine Miller, Mattea Elise Mobley, Christopher Kyle Murphy, Austin Noel Tello, Brandi Rae Toney, Leland Clinton Whitehead and Caylinne Marrie Williams; A/B roll — Hunter Landon Atwood, Alfred Rufus Brown, Colby Kristine Brumfield, Steven John Busma, Baylee Christina Cape, Amy Cuthell, Ridley Anne Fink, Billy Clint Fuller, William Joseph Ghrigsby, Rachel Lauren Gillis, Gerald Damon Glass, Marquis Jamal Goodwin, Stacia Sheree Harper, McKay Keith Harris, Isola Camelle Hartman, Joshua Cornelius Hood, Conner Neal Hughey, Andrew James Irwin, Mason Alexander Jarabica, Janeshia Shanell Jefferson, Courtney Raeann Jones, Cretesha Kelly, Ryan Alan Kelly, James Chipper Leech, Curtis Gordon McClain, Taylor Reann McClain, Polly McGee, Kelcey McMaster, John Morgan McRight, Alexis Lachan Murrell, Destiny Michelle Parker, Rachel Elizabeth Rhett, Baxter Pratt Richardson, Peyton MacKenzie Rutherford, Jareeshia Devonche Shelby, Hunter Logan Simrall, Nathaniel Smart, Brittanie May Smythe, Damon Donnell Stamps, George Sherman Stuart, Michael Joseph Wadlington, Alexander Samuell Walker and Dana Lamar Walton. 10th grade: All A’s — Victoria Nicole Danczyk, Emily Diane Fuller, Anthony Carl Gibson, Kathryn Elizabeth Humphries, Claire Alexandra Kendall, Sallie Lin, John A. Lumbley, Julia Matson, Parker Austin Rutherford, Ian Omar Smart and Mychaela D’Jalyn Waters; A/B roll — William Andrew Ballard, Lindsey Gayle Barfield, Mikkel Ashton Brown, Shelton Alexandra Case, Cameron Grant Chappell, Joseph Lanson Davis, Dylan Desai, John Cameron Furey, David Gordon Hawkins, Savannah Chandler Jennings, Megan Nicole McCullough, Kristen Lee Miller, Alexis Patterson, Lauren Elizabeth Pratt, Hannah E. Register, Kayla Dianne Schroeder, Eden Alexandra Smith, Nehemiah Nicholas Taylor, Kayla N. Thomas, Stephen Hutchinson Wagner, Peyton Wardlaw, Keturah Warfield, Myrsadie

Lee Wilson, Alexis Faith Woleben and Jaelyn Del’Shaun Young. 11th grade: All A’s — Jalen Adeeb Dagher, Rachel Lynn Green, Presley Skyler Hearn, Mary Ellen Heath, Nathan Tyler Martin, McKenzie JoAnn Pollock and Darrell Patrick Scallions; A/B roll — Tiffany Nicole Babb, Lindsey Morgan Burris, Katie Blair Busby, Mayme Noel Butler, Emily Raye Chambliss, James Randall Cook, Rachel Elizabeth Daene, Anna Elizabeth Dean, William Paul Everett, William Brown Gurtowski, Chasity Hearn, Damien Rashad Jones, Chase R. Ladd, April Elizabeth Mayfield, Brittany Michelle Merritt, Annant Anil Patel, Courtney Chantate Patrick, Jacob Coleman Prewitt, Haley Alaine Sellers, Naomi Celeste Short, Kayla Marina Thompson, Andrew Wayne Treloar, Patrick Lowell Varnado, Alicia Dorethea Wells and Crystal F. Worley. 12th grade: All A’s — Justin Dean Atwood, Cameron C’Era Craft, Molly Katherine Halpin, Rockell Latrice Jackson, Shelby Claire Liddell, Ethan Ryan Massey, Jaymee Louise Miller, Lacey Breanne Pierce, Elizabeth Nicole Rayfield, Amarri Deshawn Robinson, Emily Blair Robinson, John Cephas Walker, Mary Hannah White, Brittany Amber Williams and Chelsea Paige Worley; A/B roll — Lacey Kathleen Anderson, James Jermaine Bailey, Kenneth Corteaz Bolden, Lindsay Elizabeth Boolos, Caley Alyssa Branning, Marlo G-Mal Brinnon, Kameron Danielle Carson, Carra Marie Channell, Erik Mark Chappell, Lamarshal Frankie Davis, Jai Nicole Dobson, Chelsea Carol Duett, Tiffany Lashay Dunmore, Stuart Ray English, Jesse Lynn Fielder, Malcolm Andre Grant, Madison Lee Hardin, Stephen David Hensley, Jennifer Karlee Herman, Jonathan Christian Hood, Victoria Adriana Jackson, Blake Edwin Jobe, Michelle Renee Jones, Rui Katayaman Larson, Shaun Lin, Kimberly Rrenaee Loving, Heather Elizabeth Martin, Megan Kami May, Paige Nicole Mims, Jonathan Danzell Parks, Charli Lorraine Perrier, Angela M. Price, Lauren Elizabeth Proctor, Markus Florian Renner, Leigh Ann Roberts, Oun Janiese Markeetia Roper, Samantha Grace Ross, Sakita Darcel Shelton, Sydnei Brooke Smith, Kristen Elizabeth Strickland, Chandra Samone Thompson, Diamond Shaquilla Williams, Dominique Simone Williams, Jessica Lashey Williams, Kayla Wilson, Ashanta C. Wright and David Christopher Young.

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Okidata S. Banks

Michelle R. Jones

Ladaysha C. Johnson

Brina J. Buie

Trina S. Lloyd

Haley C. Sims

Amarri D. Robinson

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Luster A. Sorells

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Luster A. Sorells, the son of Eugene and Denise Sorells. • Harry Powell Memorial Scholarship — Dominique S. Williams, the daughter of Dewayne Williams and Carmi Major. • Southern California Chapter’s Scholarship — Emily Wildee, the daughter of Joyce Wildee, and Leashleigh Anderson, the daughter of Boyd and Paula Anderson. • Southern California Chap-

ter’s James and Josephine Wallace Scholarship — Danielle White, the daughter of Curby and Jenophia Truitt, and LaMarshal Davis, the daughter of Edna Davis. • Southern California Chapter’s Strait-Way Church Scholarship — Chandria Murrell, the daughter of Leonard and Doris Murrell. • Southern California Chapter’s Rosa Queen Memorial Scholarship — Shandell Lewis,

the daughter of the Rev. Virdell Jr. and Mironda Lewis. Other awards announced during the weekend: • Humanitarian — Dr. Kenneth W. Nash of Nash Family Dentistry. • Lifetime Achievement — Willie R. Glasper Sr., VHBC president. • Business of the Year — County Market; Jerry Stuckey, manager.

The winners of the 2011 VHBC Oratorical/Essay Contest were: • Louis Ellis, who will be a freshman at Warren Central High School, and Naomi Short, who will be a senior at Warren Central, in the oratorical category. • Nicholas Wright, who will be an eighth-grader at Warren Central Junior High, in the essay contest.

Sixteen receive VHBC scholarships The Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club has named its 2011 scholarship winners. The group’s 36th annual reunion began Thursday night and wraps up Monday. A total of $12,000 in scholarships was awarded, and the winners were announced Saturday during a brunch at St. Mary’s Center. The recipients: • Founders Scholarship — Okidata S. Banks, the daughter of Wallace and Vonda Banks. • Beulah Lockett Memorial Scholarship — Michelle R. Jones, the daughter of Ethel Jones. • Robert and Evelyn Smith Memorial Scholarship — Ladaysha C. John-

son, the daughter of Doretha Johnson. • Granger and Lillian C. Shelley Ray Memorial Scholarship — Brina J. Buie, the daughter of Sarah Buie. • Hattie Knox Memorial Scholarship — Trina S. Lloyd, the daughter of Ida Lloyd. • St. Mary’s Catholic Church Scholarship — Haley C. Sims, the daughter of Carl and Cynthia Sims. • Chicago Association Chapter Scholarship-CMAC — Amarri D. Robinson, the daughter of Tonya Anderson. • Edward and Ernestine Williams Scholarship — Juwan P. Jones, the son of the Rev. Dexter and Debra Jones. • Derrick Stamps Jr. Memorial Athletic Scholarship —

Logues Gomez sounds generic on 3rd album Music review celebrate 50 years together By Mesfin Fekadu The Associated Press

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Louis “Sonny” and Wanda Logue celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Friday. They were married July 1, 1961, in Columbus. Mr. Logue is retired from the Corps of Engineers. Mrs. Logue is the former Wanda Andrews of Columbus. The Logues have three children: Lori Roberts and husband Marty, Layne Logue and Dawn Lundien and husband Matthew. They also have six grandchildren: Brandon, Brigette, Brian, Forrest, Hannah and Josh.

There comes a point when a Disney or Nickelodeon star tries to make the transition to official recording artist. This is Selena Gomez’s moment. M u s i c a l ly sp e a k i n g , Gomez is no Miley Cyrus or Vanessa Hudgens — that’s because she’s better. She’s got a decent voice, and showcased it on last year’s “A Year Without Rain,” a pop ballad that still sounds good. There’s nothing as good as that on “When the Sun Goes Down,” Gomez’s third album with her band the Scene. “Who Says,” a song about self-worth, is the best track. It’s the lead single, but there aren’t any other songs like

but those tunes sound like leftovers. She’s better off collaborating with singers who have yet to reach diva stardom: Singer-songwriter Priscilla Renea co-wrote “Who Says,” and English singer Pixie Lott lends a hand on the enjoyable groove “We Own the Night.” Check out this track: “Who Says” is the most refreshing offering from Gomez’s new album.

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it. For the rest of the disc Gomez is typical, offerin g radiofriendly tunes about “dancing forever” Selena and partying Gomez till “the sun goes down.” How original. Gomez gets help from some heavyweights: She has writing credits from Britney Spears and Katy Perry,

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Rockers Burlap to Cashmere back from tragedy By Caitlin R. King The Associated Press

Cucumber Watermelon Gazpacho

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Great gazpacho doesn’t have to start with tomatoes By Alison Ladman The Associated Press Gazpacho, the tomatobased chilled soup, can be one of the most refreshing uses of summer produce. Sometimes chopped, sometimes pureéd, sometimes cooked, sometimes completely raw, gazpacho can be made any number of ways. We opted for another red icon of summer for our base — watermelon. Going with a half chopped, half pureéd, completely raw version, we created a super light dish that’s great as an appetizer, for brunch or for a light and refreshing snack.

Cucumber Watermelon Gazpacho Start to finish: 2 hours 10 minutes (10 minutes active) Servings: 6 4 cups watermelon chunks, seeded 1 cup peeled, seeded cucumber, finely diced 1 cup peeled, seeded canta-

loupe, finely diced 1/2 teaspoon salt Juice of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, minced 1/2 cup creme fraiche 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced 1 tablespoon fresh mint, minced In a blender, pureé the watermelon until smooth. In a medium bowl, combine the watermelon pureé, cucumber, cantaloupe, salt, lemon juice and tarragon. Refrigerate until completely chilled, or at least 2 hours. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the creme fraiche, basil and mint. Serve the soup topped with the herbed creme fraiche. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 50 calories; 10 calories from fat (15 percent of total calories); 1 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 12 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 170 mg sodium.

NASHVILLE — Guitarist John Philippidis woke up groggy from a monthlong coma in a hospital room full of people. He disregarded doctors urging him to stay in bed and slowly shuffled to the bathroom. As he went to wash his hands, he reflexively looked up in the mirror and saw a closed eye, a head the size of a basketball and his face disfigured beyond what he thought could ever be repaired. “I started laughing,” Philippidis said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. At the time, he couldn’t remember that two ex-Marines and a female accomplice had beaten him to within an inch of his life and left him for dead during a random, road rage incident just miles from his home in the New York borough of Brooklyn. Doctors took his reaction as a good sign — and it was. “I just remember that feeling of being reminded right there in that moment that you’re alive. Whatever happened to you, you’re alive,” said Philippidis. That was 2005. Today, 33-year-old Philippidis is feeling more alive than ever. His recovery sparked a reunion with award-winning, folk-rock band Burlap to Cashmere, and after a 12-year hiatus, the band is preparing to release its second, selftitled album, due out July 19 on Jive/Essential Records. Recovery was a slow process, aided in large part by his cousin, Burlap lead singer Steven Delopoulos. Doctors didn’t know whether Philippidis would play guitar the same way because of the damage he suffered, and he was nervous to even pick one up. “Initially I was slow, and I put it down, and didn’t look at it again, and said, ‘Nuh uh. Not gonna do this.’ That was depressing me. It was like, ‘Oh my god, oh my god,”’ he said. Philippidis panicked, but his doctor reassured him that it would take time for his brain and nerves to reconnect. Delopoulos would drive from New Jersey to visit his cousin nearly every weekend. Instead of pushing him back into music before he was ready, they would play the Xbox video game “Halo” and

Vet: Hairball a week normal for most cats LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hairballs are normal in cats, but they’re a nuisance for cat-owners to deal with. There are a few things you can do, though, to reduce hairballs and other feline dietary upsets. Cats ingest a lot of hair because their tongues have tiny tentacles (papillae) that act like brushes when they clean, explained Dr. Karen Halligan, author, TV consultant and director of veterinary services for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Los Angeles. When hair builds up in a cat’s stomach, it turns into balls or wads, causing the cat to vomit. Once a week is normal and nothing to worry about, “but more than once a week is too much,” Halligan said. A number of over-the-counter dietary supplements such as Petromalt can be given to cats to help prevent hairballs, but Halligan uses a simple home remedy. She puts a dab of petroleum jelly on her fingertip and lets her cats, Kinky and Nathan, lick it off. Lynea Lattanzio has a lot of experience with hairballs as founder of a sanctuary where 1,000 cats live called Cat House on the Kings, located on the Kings River in Parlier, Calif. “I give people a lot of advice on hairballs,” she said. “You can put mineral oil on their food to help them slide it out, or Vaseline on their shoulder so they can lick it.” Just “don’t put it on their paws,” she added. “They shake and it gets all over the walls. Put it where they can’t

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Lynea Lattanzio with some of the cats at The Cat House on the Kings sanctuary in Parlier, Calif. shake it off.” Halligan and Lattanzio agree brushing is probably the best remedy. “I brush mine every day. It pulls out all the dead hair so they don’t ingest it when they groom,” Halligan said. If your cat doesn’t like being brushed, you might be pressing too hard or using the wrong type of brush, she said. At Cat House on the Kings, the 20-plus employees — including one who does nothing but change litter boxes all day long — don’t have time to brush all the cats, and the feral cats wouldn’t allow it anyway. But this is the time of year when cats are shedding their coats and getting ready for summer, so workers brush as many cats as they can each week, Lattanzio said. “Their hair goes poof, it seems to come off of them in clouds. If you don’t remove it

by brushing, then they will remove it by grooming and then they will eat it and they will get hairballs,” Lattanzio said. Lattanzio says older cats get brushed first because “they are less likely to groom and more likely to suffer the adverse effects.” She also gives some of the long-haired cats what’s called a Himalayan cut, leaving hair only on their heads, feet and tails. But Halligan advised caution in close cuts for light-skinned cats as they can get cancer from exposure to the sun, even if they live indoors and lie in front of a window. If a cat is vomiting and there is no hair in it, hairballs probably aren’t the problem. “The most common is kidney disease, then pancreatitis and then food allergies,” Halligan said. Even flea sensitivity can cause a cat to vomit — and go bald.

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The band Burlap to Cashmere, from left, Johnny Philippidis, Todd Caldwell, Steven Delopoulos, Chris Anderson and Theodore Pagano.

music trash talk each other. “The thing about Johnny is he’s really good at guitar, but whenever we play ‘Halo’ .” “Oh, he’s trash talking right now,” interrupted Philippidis, as the two joke around. Eventually, Delopoulos began testing out a few song ideas in front of Philippidis, and the album track “Orchestrated Love Song” took shape. “Picked up a guitar, and I think we wrote the opening lick to that song, which was like not complex, but it made me feel like, ‘OK, wait, I can still do this. My hands are still moving,”’ said Philippidis. Little by little, Burlap to Cashmere began to reemerge. The band had broken onto the scene in 1998 with its major-label debut, “Anybody Out There?” Met with critical acclaim and multiple Dove Awards, they generated a dedicated following and quickly established themselves as an exceptional live act. However, relentless touring took its

toll, and they went on hiatus in 2001. “Steven and I will always play music together,” said Philippidis. “We’ve been doing it since we were like 8. We’re cousins. But this strengthened the fact that we needed to do it soon, because we realized at that point, well, life is fleeting.” Drummer Theodore Pagano heard some of the new songs and got onboard. He was at a crossroad in his own life, going through a divorce and having decided to leave his job in London, designing a 20,000-square-foot concept store for National Geographic that wasn’t working out. After Burlap’s initial breakup, Pagano quickly established himself as a top name in the interior design world. He designed all the topfloor room sets for Ikea and then did the same thing for Apple stores. Pagano became an organizational and driving force behind Burlap to Cashmere that eventually scored them another major-label record deal.

“I always thought, if we were to do this again, if we were to make a record now, how would it be modernized?” said Pagano. He popped into a studio session during a visit home from London and heard his band mates working on the album track “Live in a Van.” “It was very subtle, which we didn’t do very well back in the day, and really, really well-executed,” Pagano said. “All the sounds were right, and all that I didn’t like seemed to have gone away.” The inspired, 11-track effort marks a departure from the band’s first album. The grandiose textures that emphasized style over substance have been replaced with a more stripped-down sound and focused lyrics, reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel and Cat Stevens. Their blend of Mediterranean rhythms and tight knit harmonies helps them stand out among popular folkrock acts including Mumford & Sons, Avett Brothers and Fleet Foxes.

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Limp but fair, ‘Monte Carlo’ starring Gomez wagers little By Jake Coyle AP entertainment writer Particularly in the movies, the French Riviera is as glamorous as it gets: a golden-hued playground for the likes of Grace Kelly and Cary Grant where open-top cars are cinematic law. But today’s teenyboppers have just as much pull as the idols of yesterday. The gauzy “Monte Carlo” stars not our most regal cinema heroes, but the young TV upstarts Selena Gomez (Disney Channel star, pop singer and Justin Bieber girlfriend), Katie Cassidy (“Melrose Place”) and Leighton Meester (“Gossip Girl”). The 18-year-old Grace (Gomez) has just graduated high school in a small Texas town. She has long dreamed of visiting Paris, saving up tips from waitressing alongside her friend, the brassy 21-yearold high school dropout Emma (Cassidy). Grace’s mother (Andie MacDowell, in the briefest of roles) and her stepfather (Brett Cullen) are happy to let her and Emma go for a week, so long as they take Grace’s new stepsister, the 21-year-old Meg (Meester). This upsets Emma because she sees Meg as a nervous wet blanket, and Grace for having a family holiday forced on her long-held dream. In Paris, their trip sours, not because of the usual culprits (rude Parisians, discombobulating rotaries, too much foie gras) but a hyper-speed tour bus that blitzes through tourist sites and eventually leaves them behind. This (along with sudden rain) is enough to make the trip a disaster in the eyes of Grace. She sums up the status allure of the French capital, lamenting that she’s not “the kind of person” who can go to Paris. But at that moment, the trio crosses paths with a wealthy

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Leighton Meester, from left, Selena Gomez and Katie Cassidy in “Monte Carlo”

film review On screen “Monte Carlo,” a 20th Century Fox release, is rated PG for brief mild language. Running time: 108 minutes. Two stars out of four. heiress who looks exactly like Grace, because, well, she’s also Selena Gomez. As Cordelia Winthrop Scott, Gomez plays a British, snobby look-alike to Grace. Urged on by Emma and buoyed by a confused hotel staff, Grace impersonates Cordelia, winning them a fancy room for the night and tickets on a private jet the next day to Monaco. At Monte Carlo, the action generally swirls around the plush Hotel de Paris, as the girls live out a fantasy of luxury, complete with an international consortium of handsome men. Grace falls in love with a young French aristocrat (Pierre Boulanger), Emma lands a dashing Italian (Giulio Berruti) while her hometown

boyfriend (Cory Monteith) tries to track her down, and Meg hits it off with an Australian backpacker (Luke Bracey). The disguise, naturally, begins to wear thin. But for the most part, the stakes never feel very high in “Monte Carlo.” The girls occasionally bicker, but they’re never much at each other’s throats. Until the final scenes bring things to a head, there are surprisingly few close scrapes and not even one visit to the local casinos. Impersonating a famous heiress, one would think, might lead to numerous comical situations. But then again, it’s “Some Like it Hot,” not “All Like it Hot.” “Monte Carlo” likes it lukewarm. That’s partially because Gomez, while endearingly earnest, doesn’t command the screen. It’s essentially her first semi-adult film, and one feels her stretching. Meester and Cassidy provide solid sidekicks, though that perhaps sells them short: They ultimately carry the movie. All of their storylines lead to selfdiscovery and sappiness.

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Martha Williams said she used a flash to take this photo of a hummingbird flitting around a feeder at night.

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Henrietta Brasfeild of Vicksburg had to step out only to her front yard to snap this photo of double pink peonies blooming.

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Joseph Jackson found this shrike perched atop a power line, panting from intense heat.

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Martha Leese Martha Leese of Vicksburg spotted these swamp lilies growing in the wild.

Carrie Williams said she was in Campbells Swamp, south of the city, when she found this perfect specimen.

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Haven House Family Shelter 601-638-0555 or 1-800-898-0860 Services available to women & children who are victims of domestic violence and/or homeless: Shelter, counseling, group support. (Counseling available by appt.) KEEP UP WITH all the local news and sales...subscribe to The Vicksburg Post Today! Call 601-636-4545, ask for Circulation.

Runaway Are you 12 to 17? Alone? Scared? Call 601-634-0640 anytime or 1-800-793-8266 We can help! One child, one day at a time.

07. Help Wanted

10. Loans And Investments

14. Pets & Livestock

BUSINESS IS

EXPERIENCED MECHANIC NEEDED

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BOOMING!!

DENTAL HYGIENIST NEEDED for local office. Mail resumes to: Dept. 3753, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

MDS is seeking Qualified Class â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? CDL Drivers in the Vicksburg area. Drivers Home Daily

Requirements: â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum 2 years tractor/ trailer experience within the last 5 years â&#x20AC;˘ At least 23 years of age â&#x20AC;˘ Must have good driving/ work history

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Offshore and Onshore Jobs Apply for a 9 day Oilfield Training and Job Preparation Program* Funding for training maybe available through a special grant, if you qualify. Interviewing Wednesday, July 6th 9:00am Holiday Inn Express, 4330 S. Frontage Road. Vicksburg, MS. Applicants must qualify: â&#x20AC;˘Pass Drug Screen â&#x20AC;˘Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License â&#x20AC;˘ Own Reliable Transportation â&#x20AC;˘High School Grad or G.E.D. This interview is not for a particular job, but for training that can lead to good paying jobs offshore and onshore.

FOUND!

LOST A DOG? Found a cat? Let The Vicksburg Post help! Run a FREE 3 day ad! 601-636-SELL or e-mail classifieds@vicksburg post.com

LOST YOUR NINE IRON? Check the classifieds daily or sell the rest with a fast action classified ad.

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07. Help Wanted

SECURITY GUARD NEEDED. Part time, fill in Call 601-638-0329.

TO BUY OR SELL

AVON

CALL 601-636-7535 $10 START UP KIT

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER EXCELLENT references, available 7 days per week, full time- 12 hour shift or live in, for your total care please call 601-497-5144.

14. Pets & Livestock Vicksburg Warren Humane Society & MS - Span Low Cost Spay & Neuter Program CATS: Male . .$25 Female ........$35 DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS): Male . .$55 Female ........$65 â&#x20AC;˘ For the above category of animals, pick up applications at the Humane Society DOGS (OVER 40 LBS): Male . .$70 Female ........$80 â&#x20AC;˘ For dogs over 40 lbs, call 866-901-7729 for appt.

Finding the pet you want in the Classifieds is easy, but now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practically automatic, since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put our listings online.

07. Help Wanted Expanding Biggest Hire Ever!!! We are a 76 year old, international, air quality equipment company located in 70+ countries worldwide. Among the 400+ U.S. offices, our Rankin County office is in the top 3 in the nation. We will be expanding and have immediate openings for the following positions: Management, Marketing, Customer Relations, Administration, Full Time and Part Time. Base Pay $400-$800 per Week + Bonuses To Apply: Fill out an application at our website www.tt-enterprises.com

Revenue Auditor Revenue Audit Supervisor Vicksburg, Mississippi

Immediate Opening for a

DIRECTOR OF NURSING â&#x20AC;˘ RN Required â&#x20AC;˘ Strong Management & Organizational Skills â&#x20AC;˘ At least 3 years experience as an RN â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum 1 year experience in Hospice or Home Health COME BE A PART OF OUR DEDICATED TEAM â&#x20AC;˘ PTO, Paid Holidays, 401-K â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive Salary

Associate IT Tech Must be at least 21 years of age and be able to obtain and maintain a Mississippi Gaming Commission Badge. We accept applications Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00pm, or you may fax your resume to Human Resources at 601-630-2026. For more information please call 601-630-2070.

â&#x20AC;˘ EOE

Contact Kim Carr at 601-638-8308 or fax resume to: 601-638-8420

Covenant Health & Rehab of Vicksburg, LLC â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every Day of Life Countsâ&#x20AC;? We are a Dynamic skilled nursing facility seeking an energetic individual.

â&#x20AC;˘RNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;˘LPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;˘CNAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Licensed Practical Nurse Position Available 3pm-11pm Shift Sign-On Bonus Contact Lori Hackler, Heritage Manor of Rolling Fork 431 West Race Street Rolling Fork, MS 662-873-6218

Covenant Health & Rehabilitation of Vicksburg, LLC 2850 Porters Chapel Road Vicksburg, MS 39180-1805 Phone: (601) 638-9211 Fax: (601) 636-4986

What are your dreams?â&#x20AC;? EOE

â&#x20AC;&#x153;ACEâ&#x20AC;? Truck Driver Training With a Difference Job Placement Asst. Day, Night & Refresher Classes Get on the Road NOW! Call 1-888-430-4223 MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124

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NEEDED!! ACCOUNTS MANAGER

TALLULAH, LOUISIANA Immediate Opening for a

Must be computer literate, have good accounting skills, must be able to multi-task, work with deadlines, have good people skills. Apply in person to:

â&#x20AC;˘ RN Required â&#x20AC;˘ Strong Management & Organizational Skills â&#x20AC;˘ At least 3 yrs. experience as an RN â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum 1 yr. experience in Hospice or Home Health

ADMINISTRATOR

HERITAGE HOUSE NURSING CENTER 3103 WISCONSIN AVE. VICKSBURG, MS 39180

14. Pets & Livestock AKC/ CKC REGISTERED Yorkies, Yorkie-Poos, Maltese, Malti-Poos. $400 and up! 601-218-5533,

DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T SHOP...

Adopt Today!

14. Pets & Livestock littlecreekpuppies.com CKC Tea cup and tiny toy Malti Poos and Yorkies. $300 and up. 318-237-5156.

07. Help Wanted

Classifieds Really Work!

Call the Shelter for more information.

HAVE A HEART, SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS! Look for us on www.petfinder.com

www.pawsrescuepets.org

Foster a Homeless Pet!

AKC REGISTERED BOXER PUPPIES 8 weeks old $450. 1 year old fawn female for $300. Call Barry at 601-529-4185.

Classified Advertising really brings big results!

07. Help Wanted

MAINTENANCE TECH Local company seeking a qualified individual for this entry level position. Responsible for assisting in the performing of preventative maintenance on IEC related equipment, repair and maintenance of steam systems, installation of conduit and wiring, electric heat tracing, instrument tubing, assist in troubleshooting and repairing of control valves, regulators, heat control panels, motor controls and transmitters. Needs to be able to complete work orders and properly document service repairs on all equipment. Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen, criminal background, and have a clean driving record. Must be able to obtain TWIC card. Proof of high school diploma or GED is required. Competitive salary and benefit package. Contact Shawn Scott at 601-661-0435.

Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where Excitement Meets Hospitalityâ&#x20AC;? We are currently seeking to fill the following positions

FOUND!

KEY RING WITH keys and key fob for Nissan. Found east bound I-20 on Sunday. 601-618-5398,

PART TIME ON-SITE apartment manager needed for small local apartment complex. Must be honest, dependable, work well with public, must have good clerical skills, experience a plus. Serious inquiries only, fax resume to: 318-3521929.

13. Situations Wanted

Pec/Premier

06. Lost & Found CHOCOLATE FEMALE LABRADOR MIX. Female with distinctive markings and collar in Mt. Alban Road area. Call 601-5299304.

Apply in person only at: Sheffield Rentals 1255 Hwy 61 South Vicksburg. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE PART TIME BOOKKEEPER for local business. MUST HAVE GOOD WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF QUICKBOOKS and references. Salary DOE. Please send resume to: Dept. 3754 The Vicksburg Post P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182

AVON. NEED AN extra cash? Become an Avon Representative today. Call 601-454-8038.

EXPANDING BIGGEST HIRE EVER!! We are a 76 year old international, air quality equipment company located in 70 plus countries worldwide. Among the 400 plus U.S. Offices, our Rankin County office is in the top 3 in the nation. We will be expanding and have immediate openings for the following positions: Management, Marketing, Customer Relations, Administration, Full Time and Part Time. Base Pay $400- $800 per week plus bonuses. To Apply: Fill out an application at our website www.tt-enterprises.com

The Vicksburg Post

DON/Administrator

CRAPS DEALER SCHOOL We are looking for dealers to join our team! Do you know how to deal Blackjack and want to learn some new games? Then we have the school for you! Once you join our team, you will have 90 days to perfect your Craps game! After 6 months as a Riverwalk Team Member, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll receive a $600 bonus just for joining â&#x20AC;&#x153;Team Happyâ&#x20AC;?! And our dealers keep their own tokes!

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Visit our website at www.riverwalkvicksburg.com and click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;work with usâ&#x20AC;? or stop by our Human Resources office at 200 Warrenton Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 (next to Waffle House & Days Inn) â&#x20AC;˘ Mon.-Fri. 9:00 amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:00 pm

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work Happy!â&#x20AC;?

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MADISON PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Position Notice The Madison Parish Public School System is seeking a person to fill the following position: Principal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tallulah Elementary School Minimum Requirements: Hold certification as a Principal in Louisiana or be able to obtain certification in accordance with Louisiana State Department of Education Bulletin 746. Application Deadline: Application should be received on or before Friday, July 15, 2011 at 4:00 P.M. Send letter of interest, resume with references, and a copy of teaching certificate to: Dr. Patricia Candler Madison Parish School Board 301 South Chestnut Street Tallulah, Louisiana 71282 Remarks: Applicants must meet qualifications at the time a letter of application is submitted and will be considered as public records. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: The Madison Parish Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services.

Production Workers Vicksburg Mill Applicants must meet the following qualifications: Eighteen (18) years or older Manufacturing experience is a plus Willing to perform manual laborer work in a hot or cold environment Able to work rotating shifts/weekends/holidays Possess basic computer skills or ability to learn The Vicksburg Mill offers a competitive benefit package. Starting pay is $13.53 with the possibility of making an average of $14.57 within 4 to 6 weeks of employment. Interested candidates should apply on-line beginning July 1st thru July 8th at www.internationalpaper.com.

COME BE PART OF OUR DEDICATED TEAM

Select: English, Careers, Search Openings, Location, Enter Mississippi, Apply for Vicksburg Mill Opening

â&#x20AC;˘ PTO, Paid Holidays, 401K â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive Salary â&#x20AC;˘ EOE Contact James Kelly at 318-574-1573 Or fax resume to: 318-574-9613

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

The Vicksburg Post

Sunday, July 3, 2011

NEW LISTINGS IN MARION PARK

108 Terrace St.

NEAT HOME, GREAT YARD! 3BR/2B, separate living/dining, separate den with fireplace, sunroom and fenced tree shaded back yard, 2 car carport.

101 Terrace St. One of Vicksburg's finest neighborhoods and finest home in the neighborhood. Even has a neighborhood pool owners can join. Beautiful corner lot!

JONES & UPCHURCH, INC. Call Andrea at

601-831-6490 Over 33 years of experience put to work for you! EMAIL: ANDREA@JONESANDUPCHURCH.COM Andrea Upchurch WWW.VICKSBURGHOMES.COM

1215 Lakeside

Built in 1995, this wonderful home is located on 2.43 acres, has new hardwood floors and marble countertops. $149,900.

Make a lasting impression with this stunning executive home. New hardwood floors, new paint, roof, appliances. Master bedroom downstairs. Beautifully landscaped 2.57 acres. $269,900.

115 Robinhood

Leech Real Estate of Vicksburg, Inc. A Reputable Real Estate Company with Proven Results 601-636-5947 Vanessa Leech, Broker Andrea Lewis Nina Rocconi Mindy Hall Tommy Shelton

601-415-4114 601-218-0644 601-415-4503 601-631-4144 601-415-2507

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4316 Yorktown

719 DABNEY Come and see this cute, adorable 3 BR, 1 BA home. Tall ceilings a unique style. This will be a great house for that first time buyer. Great home for an affordable price. Seller eager to place you in this house, possibly with no money down. Call Valorie Spiller for more details. $66,500.

Valorie Spiller

Mary Barnes REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® Licensed in MS & LA 2010 TOP PRODUCER

REALTOR ASSOCIATE®

Jones & Upchurch “Your Hometown Specialists” R E A L E S TAT E

601-634-8928 601-618-6688

NEW LISTINGS!! 3323 DRUMMOND ST. This beautiful home sits on a large corner lot and has 4 BR and 2 BA. The fabulous large formal living room has an archway, fireplace, and tray ceiling. Home has a formal dining room, separate family room, large bedrooms & many extra features. There are 2 kitchens in this lovely home. The large wonderful backyard has an iron & brick fence for privacy. Arch roof 2 yrs old. Handicap Ready.

203 CHARLSTON ST.

Real Estate McMillin And

Marianne May Jones

Beverly McMillin

COLDWELL BANKER ALL STARS

Great location. Brick. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living/dining, separate den with wood burning heater. Hardwood floors under carpet. 1 car carport. $125,000.

REALTOR ASSOCIATE®

601-415-4503 or 601-636-5947 LEECH REAL ESTATE OF VICKSBURG, INC.

2735 Washington Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180 • 601-638-6243

marianne.jones@coldwellbanker.com

14. Pets & Livestock

17. Wanted To Buy

RED NOSE PIT Bull puppies. 8 weeks old. Females, $100, Males $150. 601-6183113.

HEY! NEED CASH NOW? We buy JUNK CARS, VANS, SUV’S, TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS & TRAILERS. Whether your junk is running or not, & PAY YOU CASH NOW. Call today, we'll come pick your junk up with CASH in hand!

RHODE ISLAND REDS. And White Leghorn hens. $5.00. Call 601-638-5629 for details. SHIH TZU BABIES rare brindle (brown and gold) small size, shots and wormed, CPR registered. Male $200, female $250. email gone4doggie@yahoo.com. Delhi 318-282-0437, 318-680-2100. YORKSHIRE TERRIER PUPPIES CKC registered First round of shots 3 males/ 1 female $600 Please call 601-4153420

15. Auction LOOKING FOR A great value? Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post, 601-6364545, ask for Circulation. UPCOMING AUCTION AT www.msauctionservice. com

The Classified Marketplace... Where buyers and sellers meet.

24. Business Services

Looking for a custom built spectacular home in a great location, then look no more! This beautiful quality home features an open floor plan with a fabulous kitchen. The home has 4 BR, 3 BA and 1 half BA. There is a formal dining, fireplace in family room & 2 BR, 2.5 BA down. Upstairs has 2 BRs, a den & bath. Heart pine floors, exquisite molding, 8 ft. cypress doors & a courtyard.

NINA ROCCONI

601-415-6868

READ THE CLASSIFIEDS DAILY!

Call Mary Barnes, the agent who has experience in home loan grants, city assisted grants and foreclosure grants. In 2010 Mary helped clients, collectively obtain over $100,000 in grant and stimulus money. She can help you too!

Mary@jonesandupchurch.com Marydbarnes@att.net

Lakefront home on private wooded setting at end of cul de sac on Yorktown Road. Home features 4 bedrooms & 2 full baths. Family room w/ fireplace & remodeled kitchen w/ stainless appliances. Fenced backyard. Front and back porches to enjoy the beautiful view of the lake! Lots of interior storage too! $199,900.

601-415-9179

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1-800-826-8104 WANTED: ANYTHING OLD-Money,coins,war relics, books,photos,documents, etectera.601-618-2727. WE BUY ESTATES. Households and quality goods. Best prices. You call, we haul! 601-415-3121, 601-661-6074. www.msauctionservice.com WE HAUL OFF old appliances, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601-940-5075, if no answer, please leave message. WE PAY CASH for junk. Cars, trucks. Vans, SUVs, and old dump trucks. 601638-5946 or 601-529-8249.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale ¼ HORSE POWER 3 phase 220/440 Volt TEFC industrial electric motor. 1725 RPM 48 frame, brand new. $35. 601-634-6121, leave message. FOOD VENDOR. Business ready, good condition. Remodeled, all appliances stay. $6500. 601-218-5709, 601218-5737.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale FOR LESS THAN 45 cents per day, have The Vicksburg Post delivered to your home. Only $14 per month, 7 day delivery. Call 601-636-4545, Circulation Department.

1-800-826-8104 THE PET SHOP “Vicksburg’s Pet Boutique” 3508 South Washington Street Pond fish, Gold fish, Koi, fish food aquarium needs, bird food, designer collars, harnesses & leads, loads of pet supplies! Bring your Baby in for a fitting today!

C heapest Prices in Town! Town!

Live Crawfish $1.75/lb Fresh Seafood & Sack Oysters

STRICK’S SEAFOOD 601-218-2363 EAGLE LAKE, MS The Best Juke Box in Warren County

www.leechrealestateofvicksburg.com

18. Miscellaneous For Sale SWIMMING POOL SAND filter and pump 110 or 220, 3 quarter horse power. $300. 601-529-3678, 318-282-8628. TRUCKLOAD-GOOD HOTEL mattress sets! $100-$175 per set! (Box Springs and mattress) All About Bargains, 1420 Washington Street, 601-631-0010, 601-529-9895. USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252. WHIRLPOOL WASHER. 7 months old, $250. 601636-2992.

19. Garage & Yard Sales

Ask us how to “Post Size” your ad with some great clip art! Call the Classified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355). STILL HAVE STUFF after your Garage Sale? Donate your items to The Salvation Army, we pick-up! Call 601-636-2706. What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

CALL 601-636-SELL

Barnes Glass Quality Service at Competitive Prices #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement

ROSS

CONSTRUCTION

New Homes

Framing, Remodeling, Cabinets, Flooring, Roofing & Vinyl Siding State Licensed & Bonded AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS Jason Barnes • 601-661-0900 Jon Ross 601-638-7932 Vans • Cars • Trucks •Insurance Claims Welcome•

BUFORD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 601-636-4813 State Board of Contractors Approved & Bonded Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, Rock & Sand All Types of Dozer Work Land Clearing • Demolition Site Development & Preparation Excavation Crane Rental • Mud Jacking

29. Unfurnished Apartments

To advertise your business here for as little as $2.83 per day, call our Classified Department at 601-636-7355.

DEWEY’S LAWN MOWING SERVICES

Your Flood Specialist! Jeff Beal (Owner)

601•642•7142 jeffreydbeal@yahoo.com

•Lawn Maintenance •Trimming/ Prunning •Seasonal Cleanups •Straw/ Mulch •Rake leaves & remove No Job Too Small

MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS Elderly & Disabled 3515 Manor Drive Vicksburg, Ms. 601-636-3625 Equal Housing Opportunity

A.C.’S FOUNDATION

✰ HOUSE LEVELING ✰

601-543-7007

Simmons Lawn Service

Professional Services & Competitive Prices • Landscaping • Septic Systems • Irrigation: Install & Repair • Commercial & Residential Grass Cutting Licensed • Bonded • Insured 12 years experience Roy Simmons (Owner) 601-218-8341

865-803-8227

Russell Sumrall 601-218-9809

The Vicksburg Apartments

FREE ESTIMATES

M&M HOUSE Dozer and Trackhoe Work Debris Hauling & MOVING & RAISING Demolition. Give us a call. •34 years experience We will take care of •Fully insured everything. Call Dave www.mmhousemovers.com 601-551-8503

FLOORING INSTALLATION •Custom showers • Ceramic tile •Porcelain tile•Wood flooring •Laminate flooring •Vinyl tile

Enjoy the convenience of downtown living at

www.the-vicksburg.com

Dewey 601-529-9817

FLOOD RECOVERY

• Licensed • Insured • Residential • Commercial FUSON ELECTRIC, INC. 25 YRS. EXPERIENCE • Flood Inspections Matthew - 601-218-5561 Amos - 601-831-7605

NEED AN APARTMENT?

UTILITIES PAID! 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Studios & Efficiencies 801 Clay Street 601-630-2921

If your floors are sagging or shaking, WE CAN HELP! We replace floor joists, seals STRAIGHT LINE & pillars. We also install BUILDERS termite shields. Courteous•Competent•Committed •Water Restoration • Remodeling ✰ Reasonable ✰ Insured •Sheetrock •Windows •Flooring •General Construction •Decks •Roofing •Doors •Siding •Fencing •Landscaping •Over 25 yrs. Exp. •Insured •Local References No Job Too Small!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

PATRIOTIC • FLAGS • BANNERS • BUMPER STICKERS • YARD SIGNS

Show Your Colors!

Touching Hearts, LLC

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Private Duty Sitting and Homemaker Service Caregivers available WHEN and WHERE you need them. •LPN’s •CNA’s •NURSE ASSISTANTS

Great Staff Great Location, Location, Hard-Working Hard-Working Staff

601-429-5426

601-636-SELL (7355)

SPEEDIPRINT & OFFICE SUPPLY • Business Cards • Letterhead • Envelopes • Invoices • Work Orders • Invitations (601) 638-2900 Fax (601) 636-6711 1601-C North Frontage Road Vicksburg, MS 39180

WE ACCEPT CASH , CHECKS AN MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS .

All Business & Service Directory Ads MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE !

601-638-7831• •201 201Berryman Berryman Rd 601-638-7831 Rd.

Bradford Ridge Apartments Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety. 601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333

AND PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale

20. Hunting MEMBERS WANTED. 61 North Hunting club. $600/ year. 601-831-0374, 601529-6062.

21. Boats, Fishing Supplies What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

24. Business Services Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109 • Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce Framing, additions, decks, plumbing, porches & painting. All types remodeling & repairs. Metal roofs & buildings. Mobile home repairs. Flood and storm damage. Dewayne Kennedy 601-529-7565

FREE ESTIMATES TREY GORDON ROOFING & RESTORATION •Roof & Home Repair (all types!) •30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref Licensed • Insured 601-618-0367 • 601-456-4133 Find a Honey of a Deal in the Classifieds...Zero in on that most wanted or hard to find item.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale

$1 JEWELRY GALORE BLOW OUT SALE! PURCHASE ANY PURSE FOR $25 & GET $5 MERCHANDISE FREE! OR 1 PAIR SUNGLASSES OR 1 WALLET IOWA BOULEVARD BETWEEN MCDONALD’S & WALMART

S HAMROCK A PA RT M E N T S SUPERIOR QUALITY, CUSTOM CABINETS, EXTRA LARGE MASTER BDRM, & WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS. SAFE!! SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333

The Vicksburg Post

Sunday, July 3, 2011

24. Business Services

26. For Rent Or Lease

29. Unfurnished Apartments

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

C & M FOUNDATION repair and house leveling. Replace worn or rotten sills and pillars. Stop shaking floors. Free estimates, 601964-8508, 601-689-7362.

FOR LEASE- MISSION 66 Suite 4A- Approximately 805 square feet, Suite 4B- Approximately 1605 square feet. CHEAP RENT!! Greg- 601291-1148.

THE COVE

DOWNTOWN, BRICK, MARIE Apartments. Total electric, central air/ heat, stove, refrigerator. $520, water furnished. 601-636-7107, trip@msubulldogs.org

2004 32x64. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, vinyl siding, shingle roof, central air. Delivery, set-up and tie down included. $42,900. Call 662-4172354, 662-417-1209.

VAN GUARD APARTMENTS. 2 bedroom town house, $500. Washer/ dryer hookup. $100 deposit. Management, 601-631-0805.

LIKE NEW DOUBLE wide mobile home. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, completely remodeled. $39,500 all credit accepted. 601-573-3994.

D & D TREE CUTTING

28. Furnished Apartments

•Trimming • Lawn Care • Dirt Hauled • Insured For FREE Estimates Call “Big James” 601-218-7782 D.R. PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTION. Painting, roofing, carpentry service. Licensed, bonded. Free estimates! Call 601-638-5082. DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740.

SPECIAL! 3 BEDROOM DUPLEX. Fully furnished, $1050 month, water, electric, DirectTV included. Houses for rent, too. 601-218-5348. COMPLETELY FURNISHED. 1 Bedroom apartment. Utilities provided iIncluding cable, internet and laundry room. $900 a month. 601-415-9027 or 601-6384386.

Corporate Apartments. Cable, Wi-Fi, off-street parking, pool. Pets OK. 1 BR - $900 monthly Studio - $700 monthly 601-638-2000

DIRT WHERE NEEDED

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Please call one of these Coldwell Banker professionals today: Jimmy Ball 601-218-3541 Gidget Comans 601-529-5654 Herb Jones 601-831-1840 Kim Steen 601-218-7318 Harley Caldwell, broker

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1606 SOUTH STREET. 2/3 bedroom, 1 bath. Central air, washer/ dryer connection. Section 8 welcomed. Open House Tuesday, July 5, 3-6pm. 601636-2010. 321 BURNT HOUSE ROAD. 2 bedroom. Ceramic tile, porch, private yard. $750 monthly, $450 deposit. 601-638-5082. CONVENIENT FOR ENTERGY Employees. 2 or 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, partially furnished. No pets, deposit/ references required. 601415-5046. LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.

31. Mobile Homes For Rent MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required. 601-619-9789.

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EAGLE LAKE 3 modular homes Lakefront Make Offer Bette Paul Warner 601-218-1800 McMillin Real Estate www.Lakehouse.com • 100 Pear Orchard Office space for lease 4 separate offices, $750 a month. • Savannah Hills lot $38,000 • Redwood lots 1 acre lots. $13,000 each. • 898 National Street Duplex $34,000. • 100 Wigwam off 61 South 4 bedrooms 2 bath, $78,500. • 14 Mission Park lot $65,000. • 4215 Lee Road 3 bedroom 2 bath built 2007, 2245 sq. ft. $238,900. • 5.3 acres Georgeann Drive Bellaire Subdivision $55,000. • Littlewood lots Starting at $57,000 from 1 to 12 acres each • 1112 Choctaw Trail 3 bedroom 2 1/2 above ground pool with deck all around $219,000. • 1722 Eisenhower 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, 1441sq. ft. $118,000. • Mission 66 office space rent 1600 sq ft ,$1600 a month Call Jennifer Gilliland McMillin Real Estate 601-218-4538 1411 ELM STREET. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, new roof. $9,500. 601-529-5376.

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601-636-6490 1100 National Street 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 2106 Sq. ft. Whirlpool tub, 2-story w/ basement. $89,000. 115 Robinhood 4 BR, 2.5 BA, new hardwood floors, paint, roof and appliances. Beautifully landscaped on 2.57 acres. $269,900. 1589 Culkin Road 22.5 acres with 1920 farmhouse. House being sold as is. $299,900 1215 Lakeside Drive Located on 2.43 acres, new hardwood floors, marble countertops. $149,900. 511 Longwood Edwards - Brick 3 BR, 2 BA. Great yard. $59,000. 305 Woodland Edwards - 3 BR, 2 BA brick, covered patio, storage bldg. $119,900. Alfred Drive 9.6 acres perfect for development. Looking for privacy? Beautiful home sites. $45,000. 225 Boundary Line Horse Lovers. 20 acres w/a 100' x 175' covered riding arena, tack room and iron pipe fencing. Beautiful home built in 2008 has 4 BRs, 2.5 BA.

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TIRED OF RENTING? Cash or finance, 1999 Champion 16x60, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $14,000. Joe, 601-573-5029.

34. Houses For Sale 312 DOGWOOD LAKE 3 bedroom 3 bath, pool, $165,000. Call 601-7381601 for appointment.

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Q: At what point is it okay to start eating when sitting with a large group? —Hannah R., Bangor, Maine

A: The standard rule of mealtime behavior is that you wait until everyone is served, but the etiquette mavens who originally came up with that were not imagining business dinners at banquet tables seating 50. Good manners must suit the times and the dictates of common sense. So here’s a modern plan, says Patricia Rossi, etiquette coach and author of the forthcoming Everyday Etiquette: “In a group of six to eight people, wait until all are served. In larger groups, wait for the host or perhaps a senior member of the party to say, ‘Please eat.’ ” (Not that the person giving the order has to be a particular age, though the assembled probably shouldn’t be taking directives from a hungry 9-year-old.) If the group is very large, with one end of the table not even knowing what’s going on at the other, someone—perhaps you— should invite those on either side of you to eat before the food gets cold, Rossi suggests. What’s important is acknowledging you’re thinking about the comfort of others while still honoring the communal idea of “breaking bread.” —Judith Newman Send your questions to Parade.com/mannerup July 3, 2011 • 5

Sunday with ... moves to a New York beat. “It’s in my blood,” she says of the fastpaced city she calls home. For much of the past seven years, she has shifted that energy to L.A. to ﬁlm her hit show, The Closer, which starts its ﬁnal season July 11 (TNT, 9 p.m. ET). Sedgwick, 45, discusses bittersweet endings and new beginnings with Kate Meyers.

What’s always in your fridge? Kale. I’m addicted to it these days! I steam it and then add ﬂaxseed oil and spice—amazing. Any other standbys in there? Newman-O’s cookies, the traditional ﬂavor.

What’s in store for The Closer in its closing season? It’s all about Brenda getting a comeuppance. Her old cases and questionable tactics come back to haunt her. This whole season is about loss, which is appropriate since it’s our last. It will take her to some dark and interesting places, but we’ll have moments of lightness along the way. Is there a part of Brenda that’s tough to shake? I’ve always had this feeling of pride about “Oh, it’s just a job, I can shake it off,” but there’s no question that when you’re giving your heart and soul over to a character, it’s hard. I have bad Brenda dreams about terrible things happening to the people I love. What will you now have time for that you’ve been aching to do? Honestly, I’m a bit scared. I’m not a hobby person. I look forward to grandchildren because I think that will be my hobby, but that’s probably not going to happen for a long time. [Sedgwick’s two children, with 6 • July 3, 2011

That’s a good combination. Right—it’s the yin and the yang. What object in your apartment says a lot about your personality? I have a tchotchke corner that’s got some pretty strange items, inclu cluding troll dolls. I have a lot of things I’ve had since I was re really little, and what that says about me is that I have a taste for nostalgia, and I’m aalso kind of silly and girly.

Kyra Sedgwick The Emmy winner discusses date nights, scary dreams, and dancing up a storm

husband Kevin Bacon, are 22 and 19.] Hopefully, I’ll take up knitting or something when I’m not working. What do you love about living in New York? I love walking and taking the subway. I love being one among many. The city is always awake and alive, and you can feel that kinetic energy.

What does Sunday mean to you? I like to read the paper; it’s my time to catch up with the world. Ideally I have brunch with my husband and kids. Sundays are hard because I grew up in a divorced family, and sometimes the day was about going to the other home, which was always sort of confusing. I can still get what I call Sunday-itis.

I know you love to dance— what’s your music of choice? I really like dancing to Motown and old ’70s funk. If I could go to an all-’70s nightclub, that would make me so happy. Seriously. Any upside to the empty nest? There’s something to waking up and thinking, “What am I doing today?” instead of, “How can I squeeze in what I need to do around their schedules?” But hearing my kids walk through the front door saying hello is still the best sound to me.

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When it comes to human papillomavirus (HPV), females are only half the equation. There are 30 to 40 types of HPV that will affect an estimated 75% to 80% of males and females in their lifetime. For most, HPV clears on its own. But, for others who don’t clear certain types, HPV could cause cervical cancer in females and other types of HPV could cause genital warts in both males and females. And there’s no way to predict who will or won’t clear the virus. GARDASIL is the only HPV vaccine that helps protect against 4 types of HPV. In girls and young women ages 9 to 26, GARDASIL helps protect against 2 types of HPV that cause about 75% of cervical cancer cases, and 2 more types that cause 90% of genital warts cases. In boys and young men ages 9 to 26, GARDASIL helps protect against 90% of genital warts cases. GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone, nor will it protect against diseases caused by other HPV types or against diseases not caused by HPV. GARDASIL does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so it’s important for women to continue routine cervical cancer screenings. GARDASIL does not treat cervical cancer or genital warts. GARDASIL is given as 3 injections over 6 months.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Anyone who is allergic to the ingredients of GARDASIL, including those severely allergic to yeast, should not receive the vaccine. GARDASIL is not for women who are pregnant. The side effects include pain, swelling, itching, bruising, and redness at the injection site, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting. Fainting can happen after getting GARDASIL. Sometimes people who faint can fall and hurt themselves. For this reason, your child’s health care professional may ask your child to sit or lie down for 15 minutes after he or she gets GARDASIL. Some people who faint might shake or become stiff. This may require evaluation or treatment by your child’s health care professional. Only a doctor or health care professional can decide if GARDASIL is right for your child. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Please read the Patient Information on the next page and discuss it with your child’s doctor or health care professional.

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9883616 USPPI Patient Information about ® GARDASIL (pronounced “gard-Ah-sill”) Generic name: [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] 1

Read this information with care before getting GARDASIL . You (the person getting GARDASIL) will need 3 doses of the vaccine. It is important to read this leaﬂet when you get each dose. This leaﬂet does not take the place of talking with your health care provider about GARDASIL. What is GARDASIL? GARDASIL is a vaccine (injection/shot) that is used for girls and women 9 through 26 years of age to help protect against the following diseases caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV): • Cervical cancer • Vulvar and vaginal cancers • Anal cancer • Genital warts • Precancerous cervical, vaginal, vulvar, and anal lesions GARDASIL is used for boys and men 9 through 26 years of age to help protect against the following diseases caused by HPV: • Anal cancer • Genital warts • Precancerous anal lesions The diseases listed above have many causes, and GARDASIL only protects against diseases caused by certain kinds of HPV (called Type 6, Type 11, Type 16, and Type 18). Most of the time, these 4 types of HPV are responsible for the diseases listed above. GARDASIL cannot protect you from a disease that is caused by other types of HPV, other viruses, or bacteria. GARDASIL does not treat HPV infection. You cannot get HPV or any of the above diseases from GARDASIL. What important information about GARDASIL should I know? • You should continue to get routine cervical cancer screening. • GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone who gets the vaccine. • GARDASIL will not protect against HPV types that you already have. Who should not get GARDASIL? You should not get GARDASIL if you have, or have had: • an allergic reaction after getting a dose of GARDASIL. • a severe allergic reaction to yeast, amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, polysorbate 80. What should I tell my health care provider before getting GARDASIL? Tell your health care provider if you: • are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. GARDASIL is not recommended for use in pregnant women. • have immune problems, like HIV infection, cancer, or you take medicines that affect your immune system. • have a fever over 100°F (37.8°C). • had an allergic reaction to another dose of GARDASIL. • take any medicines, even those you can buy over the counter. Your health care provider will help decide if you should get the vaccine. How is GARDASIL given? GARDASIL is a shot that is usually given in the arm muscle. You will need 3 shots given on the following schedule: • Dose 1: at a date you and your health care provider choose. • Dose 2: 2 months after Dose 1. • Dose 3: 6 months after Dose 1. Fainting can happen after getting GARDASIL. Sometimes people who faint can fall and hurt themselves. For this reason, your health care provider may ask you to sit or lie down for 15 minutes after you get GARDASIL. Some people who faint might shake or become stiff. This may require evaluation or treatment by your health care provider. Make sure that you get all 3 doses on time so that you get the best protection. If you miss a dose, talk to your health care provider.

Can other vaccines and medications be given at the same time as GARDASIL? GARDASIL can be given at the same time as RECOMBIVAX HB ®1 [hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)] or Menactra [Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine] and Adacel [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed (Tdap)].

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Is it true that once a bee stings a person or animal and leaves its stinger behind, it will never grow another stinger? —John Stratton, Baltimore

What are the possible side effects of GARDASIL? The most common side effects with GARDASIL are: • pain, swelling, itching, bruising, and redness at the injection site • headache • fever • nausea • dizziness • vomiting • fainting There was no increase in side effects when GARDASIL was given at the same time as RECOMBIVAX HB [hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)]. There was more injection-site swelling at the injection site for GARDASIL when GARDASIL was given at the same time as Menactra [Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine] and Adacel [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed (Tdap)]. Tell your health care provider if you have any of the following problems because these may be signs of an allergic reaction: • difﬁculty breathing • wheezing (bronchospasm) • hives • rash

Yes—in fact, the bee will die. Many bees have barbed stingers that stick in the body of the animal that has been stung. When the bee ﬂies off, the stinger is torn from its abdomen, and it will die from the injury. But these bees often sting other insects without harming themselves. Other types of bees have smooth stingers and can sting repeatedly. Still others have no stingers at all.

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Tell your health care provider if you have: • swollen glands (neck, armpit, or groin) • joint pain • unusual tiredness, weakness, or confusion • chills • generally feeling unwell • leg pain • shortness of breath • chest pain • aching muscles • muscle weakness • seizure • bad stomach ache • bleeding or bruising more easily than normal • skin infection

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Contact your health care provider right away if you get any symptoms that concern you, even several months after getting the vaccine.

For a more complete list of side effects, ask your health care provider. What are the ingredients in GARDASIL? The ingredients are proteins of HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18, amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, yeast protein, sodium chloride, L-histidine, polysorbate 80, sodium borate, and water for injection. This leaﬂet is a summary of information about GARDASIL. If you would like more information, please talk to your health care provider or visit www.gardasil.com. Manufactured and Distributed by: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA Issued April 2011

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hen you smell barbecue, what do you think of?” Guy Fieri asks, leaning in across the picnic table at his Sonoma County, Calif., home, his bleached blond hair and colorful tattoos gleaming in the sunlight. “You think campfire! You think party!” Ever since Fieri was named the Next Food Network Star five years ago, he and his high-octane approach to cooking have been on display everywhere: He hosts two Food Network series, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives and Guy’s Big Bite, and NBC’s hit Minute to Win It; has a new show with Rachael Ray set to air next year; owns restaurants in five cities; and has written three best-selling cookbooks, including the new Guy Fieri Food. Even the sunglasses he’s wearing bear his name. Success has brought the 43-year-old Fieri some cool creature comforts, including his current favorite toy: a six-foot-wide Vidalia grill. “The great thing about a grill is that you can cook a whole meal on it—it’s easy as long as you’re willing to make mistakes,” Fieri says. “We’ve all got this fire instinct, and people just gravitate toward it.” Fieri’s own fascination with cooking outdoors dates to his childhood in Northern California, when aromas from backyard barbecues would waft in through his bedroom window. On family trips, most often to a cabin in the mountains, the grill was often the only game going. “Before we had a stove, all we had was a barbecue, so I had to learn how to make the coals real hot so we could DINNER IS SERVED: Fieri, with younger son Ryder, cook mac and cheese,” he outside his California home. says. Today, when Fieri

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vacations with his wife, Lori, and sons, Hunter, 14, and Ryder, 5, they cook everything over the campﬁre, from pizza to spaghetti and meatballs to cake. “Lori doesn’t let me cook inside the RV,” Fieri says, laughing. Not everyone has a yard like Fieri’s—with a jukebox, a ﬁre pit, and a pizza oven—but by following his tips, everyone, even grilling greenhorns, can look like an old pro. LESSON ONE: PUMP UP THE VOLUME

“[Music] gets the energy going,” Fieri says. “Nothing sets the mood better than some Gipsy Kings while you’re grilling up red snapper or handmade tortillas. And if you’re just kicking back, you have to have Lynyrd Skynyrd playing.”

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“The trick is to give everyone a job,” Fieri says when asked how to play both chef and host. “Have one friend keep an eye on the grill while another shucks the corn.” Get kids involved, too. “Cooking is freedom,” he says. “It empowers kids. And when they create something, they have more of a tendency to eat it.” LESSON THREE: REMEMBER, LESS IS MORE

Instead of stacking your menu with new recipes, “do what you know how to do and take a gamble with one item,” Fieri advises. “It’s about building a repertoire. Go with the aces in your back pocket.”

MISTAKES YOU WANT TO AVOID

Failure to launch. There are three steps to lighting a gas grill. First, open the lid, and keep it open. (Forgetting to do so before igniting the grill can cause an explosion.) Next, turn on the gas. Finally, press the igniter button. You should hear a “whoomp” when the grill is lit. To make sure, hold your hand three inches above the grate until you feel the heat. If there’s no heat, turn off the gas, let the grill air out a few w minutes, and try again.

Premature saucing. Apply sweet barbecue sauce only during the last few minutes of cooking. If you put it on too early, the sugar in the sauce will burn before the meat is cooked.

Inferno-izing. It’s about ut heat control, not building ing a raging ﬁre. Have a hot zone for searing, a medium dium zone for cooking, and a safety zone that is ﬁre free.

Piling it on. It’s human nature to ﬁll every last square inch of the grate with food, but try to leave at least 25 percent of it empty so you’ll have room to maneuver when ﬂare-ups ha happen.

Stabbing brats. Always turn brats with tongs, not a barbecue fork. Because brats, or bratwurst, start off as raw sausage in a casing, they fill up with sizzling jjuices as they’re grilled. Piercing them releases these juices, causing flare-ups and drying them out. (This is not usually a problem with hot dogs, because the they’re already cooked.) You really shouldn’t stab any me meat—chicken, chops, steaks—because puncturing the flesh es will release some of the juices. To turn fish, use the longest spring-loaded tongs you can find.

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“There’ve been times when I thought I’d rock the pork chops, then I over-brined them, so we just enjoyed green beans and basmati rice.” Fieri’s go-to side? “Season small red potatoes liberally, put them on skewers, wrap them in foil, and place them on the grill,” he says. “They’re pretty indestructible.”

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S Slashing and burning. There’s no need to cut into a steak to check its progress. Instead, press on it with your finger. A rare steak will feel soft and w squishy; squish medium, semi-firm; well-done, firm and springy. spring Use a meat thermometer to gauge the doneness of o large cuts, like pork shoulders.

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Overdoing it. Many guys believe that if something is good, more of it must be better. Go easy on the wood smoke, seasoning, and hot sauce.

Losing your cool. Keep meat, seafood, and other perishables on ice, not under the hot sun, right up until they go on the grill. Food poisoning should not be part of your cookout.

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Boiling ribs on the stove to precook them. Get the requisite tenderderness by cooking the ribs “low and slow” w” (over low heat forr a long time, with plenty lenty of wood smoke).

R Repeating yourself. Most of us ccook the same foods—steaks, brats, burgers—over and over. b Expand your repertoire to include seafood, veggies, pizza, bread—even fruit.

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he Fourth of July weekend is one off those times in which every American male feels moved to enact a gender-based ritual that’s been virtually unchanged for generations. While the women stay inside and prepare coleslaw and three-bean salad, men stand amid the sizzling and the smoke, cooking meat in all its cholesterolic glory.

A BURNING KIND OF LOVE Why men who can’t boil water find the grill irresistible BY SKIP HOLLANDSWORTH

“It’s that rare moment when a man gets to embrace his caveman instincts, throwing raw meat on top of a ﬁre,” says Al Biernat, another Dallas restaurateur who

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grew up grilling under his father’s watchful eye. “This is his moment of triumph, his rare chance to say to the world, ‘I’m a real man.’ ” Some university-trained

culinary historians—yes, there are academicians who study men and their grills—say outdoor grilling became popular when suburbs proliferated in the 1950s. Feeling useless

utdoor grilling continues to be a red-hot American industry, with more than 15 million grills sold in the U.S. each year. During the spring and summer months at homeimprovement stores across the country, trafﬁc clogs the parking lots as male drivers gawk at the curbside displays of the newest models, some of which cost up to $10,000 and bear the dimensions of small tanks. One entrepreneur has created a company called Man Cave, which sells BBQ accessories at single-sex backyard get-togethers called “MEATings.” Like Tupperware parties for women, these gatherings consist of men assembling to

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around the house, men saw barbecuing as a way to contribute to their family’s domestic bliss without seeming too feminine. Plus, as many of them were World War II vets, firing up the grill had the thrilling potential for danger. They could douse a kettle of charcoal with lighter fluid, strike a match, and step back to watch a ball of flame erupt into the sky. “If you can’t stand the heat, go back to the kitchen!” could well have been the rallying cry of these husbands, some of whom even took to wearing— gasp!—aprons.

hen Dean Fearing was a 10-year-old boy in eastern Kentucky, his dad handed him a fork k and told him to turn over the steak that was smoking away on a Weber grill.. “Right at that moment, my life changed forever,” he recalls. “I knew I had met my destiny.” Today, at his namesake e restaurant in the RitzCarlton hotel in Dallas, Fearing spends up to 12 hours a day preparing what he calls “elevated American cuisine”—such delicacies, cooked over a mesquite-burning fire, as Apricot Barbecue Glazed Bob White Quail and Maple-Black Peppercorn Soaked Buffalo Tenderloin. It’s a high-profile and d well-paying job, “and if I’m honest with you,” Fearing says with the grin n of a man who knows he’s lucky, “it’s just a glorified form of the grilling I did when I was a kid.”

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purchase equipment and debate weighty topics, like spatula versus meat fork, gas versus charcoal, the maximum number of beers to consume between the lighting of the fire and the first flip, and what to do with a burger that falls on the ground. (My two cents: fork; charcoal; two; and wipe it off, toss it back on the grill, and let the fire take care of the dirt.) In Dallas, where I live, grilling is so popular that on Saturday nights, steak smoke hangs over the city like storm clouds. Some men show up at parties towing their own setups behind them on trailers. Their tricked-out grills sport four or five surfaces so that the cook can stand in one spot and simultaneously sear meat, fish, and vegetables.

me from the kitchen window as I manned the grill outside. On my watch, a once-juicy tenderloin had begun to resemble the scorched remains of a prairie fire. A few minutes later, she came out and gently removed the meat fork from my shaking, flame-scarred hand. “It’s okay, honey,” she said. “You’re still a man in other ways.” I recently visited Fearing to confess my grilling shortcomings and to get some help. After he stopped laughing, he gave me a few tips for this July 4th weekend. One critical step that many men overlook in their rush to fan the flames: seasoning. Prior to cooking, create a savory blend of sea salt, freshly ground black and red pepper, spices, and herbs. Then pour the mixture “like thick falling snow over every bit of the meat,” he advised. “Never, ever do a puny little sprinkle.” “And if I still fail, then what?” I asked. “Will you be at your restaurant?” “No,” he replied; after all, it’s a holiday weekend. He’ll be busy doing what he always does when he’s off duty—standing in his yard, pouring briquettes into a cast-iron grill that looks a lot like the one he first used with Dad back in Kentucky, and cooking up a feast for his loved ones. “Grilling’s an addiction,” he sighed. “A beautiful addiction.”

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“It’s that rare moment when a man gets to embrace his caveman instincts.”

nd woe to any Dallas man whose idea of grilling is to toss several pieces of marinated chicken onto the ﬂames, walk away, and return 10 minutes later to check on them. When I did so in the presence of friends, one of them remarked that I clearly did not possess the valued “G” gene (for grilling)—a devastating insult for a Dallas male, second only to being called a disloyal Cowboys fan. Another evening, in one of the most humiliating experiences of my adult life, I noticed my wife sorrowfully staring at

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SRAM is used in many computers, smart phones, PDAs and other electronic devices Para una notificación en español, llamar o visitar nuestro website A federal court certified a nationwide settlement class of individuals and companies that purchased SRAM indirectly from one or more Defendants (the “Settlement Class”). Defendants are corporations that indirectly sold SRAM to customers in the United States. For a full list of the defendants, visit the website below. The case is In Re Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) Antitrust Litigation, No. 4:07-md-1819 CW in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. What is the Class Action About? Plaintiffs claim that the Defendants conspired to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize prices of SRAM in violation of antitrust, unfair competition and unjust enrichment laws, resulting in overcharges to customers who indirectly purchased SRAM. Defendants deny that they did anything wrong. The court has not decided who is right. Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. and Defendant Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (the “Settling Defendants”) have agreed to settle with Plaintiffs; they continue to deny liability, but settled to avoid litigation expense and risk. Who’s Included? You are a member of the Settlement Class and could get benefits if you indirectly purchased SRAM from one of the Defendants in the United States during the period November 1, 1996 through December 31, 2006. SRAM is a memory part or module that is sold by itself or as a part in electronic devices. What Does the Settlement Provide? The Settling Defendants have agreed to pay a total of $15,900,000. Copies of the Settlement Agreements are available at the website below. In 2010, the Court approved settlements with other defendants that total $25,422,000 (the “2010 Settlements”); those settlements are now final and binding on the Settlement Class. How Will the Money Be Distributed? The total Settlement Fund from all settlements is $41,322,000. The Settlement Class includes indirect purchasers of SRAM that resold Defendants’ SRAM (“Resellers”), as well as indirect purchasers of Defendants’ SRAM that purchased it for their own use and not for resale (“End Users”). The Net Settlement Fund (the Settlement Fund minus court-approved costs, attorneys’ fees and incentive awards), will be distributed as follows: (1) 36.7% of the Net Settlement Fund will distributed to qualified Resellers through a court-approved claims process; and (2) 63.3% of the Net Settlement Fund will be distributed via a courtapproved cy pres plan to non-profit charities for the benefit of End Users. The cy pres portion of the distribution plan is due to the high cost of processing claims and making direct cash distributions to many thousands of potential claimants relative to the average likely award to those claimants. Under the cy pres plan of distribution, payments will not be made to individual class members; instead, that portion of the Net Settlement Fund will be distributed to court-approved non-profit charities. Go to the website below to see the distribution plan details or the proposed list of non-profit charities. Unclaimed funds from the Reseller claims process, if any, will be added to the cy pres distribution. Class Counsel will request attorneys’ fees in the amount of one-third of the Settlement Fund, reimbursement of their costs and expenses, and incentive payments for the court-appointed class representatives. The attorneys’ fees application shall be filed by August 1, 2011, and will be posted on the case website. Who Represents You? The Court has appointed Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP as Class Counsel. You do not have to pay these lawyers to represent you. You may hire your own attorney, if you wish; however, you will be responsible for your own attorney’s fees and expenses. What Are Your Options? If you do not want to be a part of the Settlement Class or legally bound by the Samsung and Cypress settlements, you must exclude yourself from the Settlement Class. You may not exclude yourself from the 2010 Settlements. To exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must do so in writing, postmarked no later than August 25, 2011. The Court has scheduled a Fairness Hearing for October 6, 2011 and will consider whether to approve the proposed settlements, distribution plan and requests for attorneys’ fees, costs and incentive payments. This date may change without further notice. Any new hearing date or time will be posted on the website below. You may object to or comment on any part of the proposed settlement. Your objection/comment must be filed with the Court by August 25, 2011. You may also request in writing to speak at the Final Approval Hearing. If you are a Reseller and want to make a claim, or for more information, you may 1) write to SRAM Indirect Litigation, P.O. Box 8090, San Rafael, CA 94912, 2) call the toll free phone number or 3) visit the website below

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A Grand Old Flag An Ohio grandmother still treasures the Stars and Stripes her mother hand-sewed 66 years ago, in defiance of the Nazis

he vibrant

colors of this American flag faded long ago to soft rust, cream, and lavender. But the memory of the young mother who displayed it in an act of defiance still burns bright for Hendrika Haven. There are moments a daughter never forgets. “Call me Ricky,” she says, shortly after we meet. “That’s what my friends call me.” Everyone is Ricky’s friend. She insists on it. “That’s what it means to be an American. Nobody is a stranger.” To understand why this 82-year-old Ohio grandmother feels so strongly about her country and her

LIVING HISTORY: Ricky

Haven with her mother’s ﬂag, and with her uncle, Army Pfc. Edward Dzula, in 1946.

flag, we must travel back to when she was a girl in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation. Her mother, Joanna “Ann” Dzula Toet, was an American, and her father, William “Wim” Toet, was Dutch; the two met when he was working in the States. Haven was born in the U.S. but lived here with her mom for only seven months before they moved to the Netherlands to rejoin her dad. Begin-

ning in 1930, the Toets ran a pension in The Hague with suites for guests, many of them Americans. “Shell Oil Company had its headquarters down the street. Ours was a popular place for Americans to stay because we spoke English,” Haven says. Everything changed on May 10, 1940, when the Germans invaded. Haven’s family immediately stopped speaking English. It was dangerous to be American. Haven, who was 11, and her family were forced to evacuate the pension; they took up residence in a nearby home. Her brother was born during the Hongerwinter, or Hunger Winter, when famine killed over 18,000 Dutch citizens. “It was a time of great suffering, but we were luckier than many,” Haven recalls. “You’d lie awake at night and hear the sounds of V-1’s [guided missiles]. Our home wasn’t hit, but a bomb fell on my grandmother’s house.” Many of Haven’s days were spent scavenging for firewood. “I would take the baby buggy,” she says. “I’d chop down trees and put the wood in the buggy and cover it with a blanket.”

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If You Bought Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) Between November 1, 1996 to December 31, 2006, Class Action Lawsuits and Settlements May Affect You

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She was 15 when the occupation ended, in the spring of 1945. On the day the city was liberated, her mother unfurled an American flag a guest had left behind and hung it outside. Haven will never forget what happened next. “A German soldier stopped at our house, broke the flag pole, and set the flag on re,” she says. Her parents were furious.Wim posted a wooden board by the incinerated flag and wrote on it “The last German insult.” Ann vowed, “There will be another flag,” and rushed to the store. “Dye was about the only thing left to buy,” Haven says. She and her mother dyed bed sheets red and blue and cut them into strips. Ann and a friend stayed up all night stitching a new U.S. flag. At dawn, she draped it outside their window. After the war, Haven returned to America, where she went on to attend a small college in Iowa. The daughter of Ann and Wim is now a grandmother, but her eyes telegraph the joy of a child’s as she recounts the story of the flag, which she keeps in a display on top of her refrigerator. “This flag reminds me of a time when we were occupied, and then we were free,” she says, gently refolding it. “The America that freed us is an America that’s inclusive.” She shakes her head and smiles. “You know, some people, they say you should never burn the flag. But you won’t destroy my ideas about America by setting the flag on fire.” Haven stares at the faded triangle. “The American flag is not a weapon,” she says. “The American flag is a promise.” Visit us at PARADE.COM

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Talk about cheap eats. Last summer, I lived off of a summer tomato. Well, not just one. Frequently, though, two large ripe ones with a few other ingredients became dinner. This inspired the story on page 14. Fresh, local and cheap produce is why we go to the farmers’ market every Saturday morning. Where else can you get six ears of corn or four bell peppers or a pound of tomatoes for a buck? The only thing cheaper is growing it yourself. Speaking of digging in the dirt, share your garden successes and stories on our special website virtualcelebration.com⁄ gardenparty. This year, I’ll be living on my garden green beans with browned Parmesan cheese (page 6). Yum. Keep cooking.—Jill Melton

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Blueberry Farro Salad Look for farro, also called wheat berries, next to the grains and rice at the supermarket. It can also be found in the bulk bins at larger supermarkets.

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ushels of fresh food arrive at Hope and Olive, a downtown restaurant in Greenfield, Mass., where volunteers transform it into a feast for the crowd. Each year since 2005, the annual Free Harvest Supper has fed hundreds of people (704 in the peak year, 2008) with the intent of promoting local foods. It takes more than 120 people to turn the donated food into supper. This year’s supper, to be held on Aug. 21 on the Greenfield Town Common, will be no exception. Roving volunteers offer slices of heirloom tomatoes, peaches, cantaloupe, cucumber and bell peppers as appetizers. Roasted eggplant and squash, watermelon-tomato-feta, turkey-peach and pesto-potato salads, veggie slaw, meatballs, corn on the cob, and hard-boiled eggs brim from serving bowls and platters. A local ice cream maker hands out free scoops, and a nearby dairy farm provides yogurt cups. There’s even local soda to drink. Tables and chairs line the closed-off For a step-by-step road in front of town hall. From executives guide to organizing to the homeless, toddlers to elders, a free harvest supper everyone eats free. People bring their own in your town, go to place settings and form a line that snakes freeharvestsupper.org. around the town common. “My father and I walk around during the meal and hand out apples to people waiting in line,” says Ben Clark, co-owner with his dad of Clarkdale Fruit Farm in Deerfield, Mass. Clark says his family donates six to eight bushels of apples and a bushel of peaches to the supper each year. All the money raised is turned into farmers’ market coupons for clients of a local food pantry. Ultimately, that means the donations reach farmers, but on the way they provide fresh local produce to residents struggling to feed their families. Who says there isn’t a free lunch?

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n early June, after the possibility of frost, my husband planted a wedge-shape patch of cream-colored Tenderpick seeds, and about eight weeks later, right on schedule, we had our first picking of green beans. They were humdingers—grassy green, slim and evenly shaped with tapered ends, and blemish-free. If you ran a finger along the side, it felt smooth and slightly nappy, almost velvety. I could have married those beans. After our annual first-picking supper of beans with sweet butter, I made tabbouleh with beans and feta and lemon chicken with beans. I ransacked my side-dish collection and sautéed them with cheese, roasted them with soy and tossed them with tomatoes. Eventually the plants got their tired, end-of-season look, and we had to call it quits, but while the harvest lasted, it was a gardener’s dream. Story and recipes by Jean Kressy, a food writer in Ashburnham, Mass.

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Shrimp with Tomatoes, Basil and Feta Serve over hot cooked orzo. 2 1 3 ¼ 4

teaspoons olive oil pound medium raw shrimp, peeled large ripe tomatoes (about 1 pound), crushed cup torn basil leaves ounces feta cheese

1. Heat olive oil in a large

skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp and sauté until pink, about 3 minutes. Crush tomatoes in a bowl with your hands. Add to pan with basil; toss. Serve over orzo and sprinkle with feta cheese. Serves 4. Per serving: 190 calories, 10g fat, 170mg chol., 10g prot., 6g carbs., 4g sugars, 1g ﬁber, 960mg sodium.

Caprese in a Bowl 6 2 3 ⅓ 1 1 ¼ 1 6

large ripe tomatoes garlic cloves, chopped tablespoons extravirgin olive oil cup chopped basil tablespoon sugar tablespoon sherry vinegar teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper cup cubed fresh mozzarella slices toasted baguette

1. Crush tomatoes in a bowl

with your hands. 2. Add garlic, olive oil, basil, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir well. Ladle over cubes of fresh mozzarella cheese and toasted baguette. Serves 6. Per serving: 400 calories, 11g fat, 15mg chol., 39g carbs., 62g carbs, 8g sugars, 4g ﬁber, 160mg sodium.

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Chicken Thighs with Cherry Tomatoes 6 ½ ¼ 1 2 2

boneless, skinless chicken thighs teaspoon garlic powder teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper tablespoons olive oil cups cherry or grape tomatoes tablespoons balsamic or sherry vinegar

1. Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper. 2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned on both sides. Reduce heat to medium and add tomatoes. Cook until chicken is done, about 8 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with vinegar and scrape pan to loosen brown bits. Serves 6. Per serving: 140 calories, 7g fat, 50mg chol., 14g prot., 3g carbs, 2g sugars, 1g ﬁber, 150mg sodium.

Pasta with Tomatoes, Brie and Basil 4 3 3 ½ 12 8 1

large ripe tomatoes (about 1 pound), crushed tablespoons extravirgin olive oil garlic cloves, chopped teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper ounces short pasta (such as campanelle), cooked and drained ounces Brie cheese, room temperature, cut into small pieces cup small basil leaves

1. Crush tomatoes in a bowl with your hands. Add oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss in pasta, cheese and basil. Let stand 30 minutes. Mix gently. Serves 6. Per serving: 280 calories, 18g fat, 40mg chol., 12g prot., 22g carbs., 3g sugars, 2g ﬁber, 440mg sodium.

Ham with Beans and Tomatoes 3 1 2 4 1

large ripe tomatoes (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained garlic cloves, chopped ounces chopped ham bunch fresh spinach leaves or arugula, torn

1. Crush tomatoes in a large bowl with your hands. Add beans, garlic, ham and spinach; toss gently. Serve at room temperature. Serves 3. Per serving: 250 calories, 4.5g fat, 20mg chol., 20g prot., 34g carbs, 6g sugars, 11g ďŹ ber, 1000mg sodium.

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