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F RO M T H E E D I TO R

At Bluffs & Bayous, we consider both Louisiana and Mississippi our home. In YLHZ RI WKH UHFHQW Ă RRGLQJ ZH H[WHQG RXU deepest sympathies for all that has been lost; we share in your heartbreak; and we ORRN IRUZDUG WR D EULJKWHU IXWXUH IRU DOO DV UHEXLOGLQJ EHJLQV

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eptember is a month that introduces more tolerable temperatures than those of late July and August and that somewhat relieves their suffocating humidity. We become eager to get outside again and rejuvenate in nature’s beauty and bounty that surround us in the South.

Here in Natchez and across the bridge in Vidalia, Louisiana, we FDQQRW YLVLW ´2OG 0DQ 5LYHU¾ ZLWKRXW RXU XQRIÀFLDO VWDWH ELUG WKH mosquito, so frequently attacking our ankles. In Vicksburg, we can spend afternoons touring the expansive Civil War grounds. Also just DFURVV WKH 0LVVLVVLSSL ZH FDQ GHYRWH WKRVH ÀQDO GD\V RI VXPPHU to enjoying sunset after sunset on the lakes. Luckily, state and national parks abound in our area, inviting us to visit, tour, and relax.

With our National Park Service celebrating one-hundred years in existence this year, take time to visit the parks around you and experience all they have to offer. In particular, include in your parks

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excursions Fort Rosalie, Natchez National Historical Park Service’s third site in Natchez, established and dedicated last month as part of the city’s year-long 2016 Tricentennial Celebration. /HW¡V OHDYH WKH FRPIRUW RI WKRVH DLU FRQGLWLRQHG RIÀFHV DQG homes and get outside to enjoy outdoor OLIH DORQJ DQG EH\RQG WKH Mississippi.

September 2016

FEATURES

A Haven for Filmmakers pages 36 - 38

The Natchez 300: Scenic Stops Along and Beyond the Mississippi pages 40 - 41

Downtown Chic pages 42 - 45

One Hundred Years in the Park pages 48 - 51

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F AV O R I T E S All Outdoors Critters ............................................................................................................................14-15

Events Louisiana Up & Coming! ............................................................................................... 57-58 Mississippi Up & Coming!.............................................................................................. 59-63

G’s Fare An Outdoor Bar & Griddle .............................................................................................18-21

An Outdoor Bar & Griddle pages 18 - 21

In the Garden Vegetable Gardening in the Fall .................................................................................... 30-31

Legal Notes Cruel Marriages .................................................................................................................. 24

Southern Sampler The End of Another Busy Summer .............................................................................. 64-65

The Social Scene Health Fair .......................................................................................................................... 12 After Hours with Merit Health Medical Group Primary Care.......................................... 13 Barks & Brews for BARL ................................................................................................16-17 After Hours at Georgia Blue .............................................................................................. 22 41st Annual Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club Reunion ..................................... 26 MSU Send-off Party in Brookhaven ................................................................................... 27 Tastings Along the River ............................................................................................... 28-29 Surprise Party for Glasper............................................................................................. 32-33

Cruel Marriages pages 24

McComb Garden Club “Mondays in March” .................................................................... 53 MSU Send-off Party in Natchez..................................................................................... 54-55 Ole Miss Send-off Party ...................................................................................................... 56

ON THE COVER With breathtaking scenery like this outlook at Melrose in Natchez, Mississippi, our country’s National Park Service celebrates 100 years of helping us enjoy the outdoors at home. Photography by Jennie Guido

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PUBLISHER Cheryl Foggo Rinehart MANAGING EDITOR

CONSULTING EDITOR

Jennie Guido

Jean Nosser Biglane GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Tim McCary

Van O’Gwin

Cheryl Rinehart

Lisa Adams Whittington SALES STAFF

Jennie Guido

Cheryl Rinehart

Donna Sessions

JoAnna Sproles

CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Gary R. Bachman

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin

Becky Junkin

Ross McGehee

Jennifer J. Whittier

Alma Womack

Cheryl Rinehart

Dr. Gary R. Bachman

Jennie Guido

Jean Biglane

Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

Van O’Gwin

Tim McCary

Lisa Adams Whittington

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin

Donna Sessions

JoAnna Sproles

Becky Junkin

Ross McGehee

Jennifer J. Whittier

Alma Womack

Bluffs & Bayous is published monthly to promote the greater Southern area of Louisiana and Mississippi in an informative and positive manner. We welcome contributions of articles and photos; however, they will be subject to editing and availability of space and subject matter. Photographs, comments, questions, subscription requests and ad placement inquiries are invited! Return envelopes and postage must accompany all materials submitted if a return is requested. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. The opinions expressed in Bluffs & Bayous are those of the authors or columnists and do QRW QHFHVVDULO\ UHà HFW WKH YLHZV RI WKH SXEOLVKHU QRU GR WKH\ FRQVWLWXWH DQ HQGRUVHPHQW RI SURGXFWV RU VHUYLFHV KHUHLQ :H UHVHUYH WKH ULJKW WR UHIXVH DQ\ DGYHUWLVHment. Bluffs & Bayous strives to insure the accuracy of our magazine’s contents. However, should inaccuracies or omissions occur, we do not assume responsibility.

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THE social SCENE MCCOMB, MS

Health Fair n Friday, July 29, 2016, the Edgewood Mall and Humana hosted a free community health fair at the center court of the Edgewood Mall in McComb, Mississippi. Members of the community were able to take part in health screenings and learn more about the area’s healthcare providers.

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THE social SCENE NATCHEZ, MS

After Hours with Merit Health Medical Group Primary Care he Natchez Adams County Chamber of Commerce hosted an after hours event at Merit Health Medical Group Primary Care in Natchez, Mississippi, on July 21, 2016. Guests and chamber members met the newest members of the medical staff, heard the latest medical services available from Merit Health, and enjoyed refreshments.

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ALL OUTDOORS

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it is standing there; and if it leaves and the raccoons eat the food, she will feed them!

She has a yard full of dogs. Like over twenty and numerous cats to boot. I couldn’t do that. Not on any level. Glad she takes care of them.

Then there is the lady with the chickens. There are a dozen chickens and a rooster, penned, laying eggs, and all that.

She has no dog or cat, so the chickens are her pets. Two of the chickens got diarrhea last week. How would you know which ones were in distress and why should you care? It will straighten itself out, usually.

Anyway, she took both chickens to the veterinarian. Eighty-four dollars later, the hens are good as new; but her husband is on the warpath: “They will never produce that many eggs! Don’t you know what goes with dumplings? I’m going to have to insure them now!� Oh, he is hot! But she wants to take care of her animals.

Another lady with chickens had a different problem. She had decided to prove that you could run “free rangeâ€? chickens, gather the eggs, and make money. She had D EXQFK RI KHQV VRPHWKLQJ RYHU Ă€YH KXQdred. They covered her yard. Oh, she had a fence around the yard so they would stay in, but that’s still a lot of rooting around every day looking for eggs. That’s also a lot of poop on your doorstep, but they were her “girls.â€?

6R ZKHQ WKH\ VWDUWHG JHWWLQJ NLOOHG VKH KDG WR ÀQG RXW ZKDW was doing it. On the third night, she found a skunk was the perpetrator. So, being an animal lover, she wanted to remove the skunk from the premises. Not kill it; remove it. She put on leather gloves to keep from getting bitten and caught said skunk. She soon found out that getting bitten was the least of her worries.

Those gloves didn’t protect her from the stench of getting sprayed at less than arms’ length. In fact, once she got through throwing up, she realized that she had let the skunk go; and it had to be caught again. How does a recently educated woman re-catch a recently educated skunk? Does it matter at this point?

And there was something else that she hadn’t thought through.

How are you planning to relocate the skunk; in your car? Yep, she did; and it did. She had to sell the stinking car. And then there are the clothes. Remember that you’re supposed to burn the clothes?

She thought that she’d just run them through the washing machine, DQG HYHU\WKLQJ ZRXOG EH MXVW ÀQH 1RSH 6KH KDG WR JHW ULG RI WKDW afterwards, too.

Then there’s the other extreme. I have it on good authority that there is a gentleman east of here that is in the used car business.

As a sideline, he raises and sells rabbit dogs, beagles mostly. He, of course, rabbit hunts often. On an occasion recently, my friend Mike stopped in to visit on a Sunday afternoon. As he approached WKH UHVLGHQFH KH KHDUG D VFXIĂ LQJ VRXQG IURP EHKLQG WKH KRXVH VR he stuck his head around the corner to see what was going on.

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atching people with their pets can be pretty amusing.

Some people do not want critters invading their space while others rejoice in getting tripped up in their own homes by errant vermin. Dad used to say, “Stay away from cat ladies; they’re usually crazy. And the only thing worse than a cat lady is a horse lady. They want to dominate you.� I’ve tried to remember that. Don’t know what he’d a thought of some of these other people, though.

Anyway, my friend Robert had occasion to visit a nursery on a Sunday afternoon several years ago. He drove up to the greenhouses, got out, and was looking around when the female proprietor came out of the house on the property. Robert was sizing her up: attractive lady, no rings, struggling business but successful enough in spite of location and what have you; then he saw a cat exit the house. And another, and another, and another, until the yard was full of cats! *HH \RX JRW VRPH FDWVÂľ ZDV WKH Ă€UVW WKLQJ RXW RI KLV PRXWK “Yeah, I think there are fourteen.â€?

1RZ 5REHUW LV QRW LQWR FDWV LQ WKH ÀUVW SODFH EXW IRXUWHHQ ZDV more than he could fathom. He didn’t even want to know what the inside of the house smelled like. Needless to say, he lost interest in that prospect.

I know of a lady that takes in dogs. Any dog that is lost, “put out,� strayed, or otherwise homeless on the side of the road, she takes it in. And if it won’t come to her, she keeps food in the car to leave on the side of the road for it. She will feed a dog as long as Page 14 { September 2016 { Bluffs & Bayous

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Mr. Rabbit Hunter was holding a beagle with his bare feet and brushing it with a wire brush. Not a wore out brush, a wire brush. The dog was obviously squirming but not getting away. Mike popped around the corner and asked, “What are you doing?�

He was told, “I got a man coming to get some rabbit dogs. This one won’t run rabbits. He just follows me around trying to get scratched. So I’m scratching him now.

He’s going to look like the best rabbit dog in the bunch with his ears tore up from briars.� Mike could not leave quickly enough and made a mental note not to buy a used car from this guy.

So, there’s a pretty good swing from the missionaries to the mercenaries; and there LV QR VXFK WKLQJ DV QRUPDO )URP JROGÀVK to alligators in the house—shoot, I even saw a picture of a guy in New York City that had an anteater on a leash! Y’all do your own thing, in moderation. Just act like you got some sense, and keep them critters away from me. &ROXPQLVW 5RVV 0F*HKHH D OLIHORQJ UHVLGHQW RI 1DWFKH] 0LVVLVVLSSL RZQV D GLYHUVLILHG DQG IDU IOXQJ farm operation.

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THE social SCENE BROOKHAVEN, MS

Barks & Brews for BARL benefit for BARL was held at Magnolia Blues BBQ in Brookhaven, Mississippi, on July 19, 2016. Guests enjoyed tunes by Tony Norton and dined on barbeque in support of the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League. The sales of drink, food, and t-shirts were donated to BARL from the evening. Photography

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G’S FARE

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The “norm� in recent years is for a guy to take a bonus room and turn it into a “man cave� to enjoy sporting events on TV, play poker, or simply avoid his wife and not mess up her nice living space or tasteful decor.

Imagine the man cave bumped up a notch to have your own bar and griddle. I have chosen the term “Bar & Griddle� rather than the usual “Bar & Grill� because it was the chance happening of the griddle that changed my culinary world. Like most guys, I had my one or two signature dishes prepared on a monthly or, more honestly, yearly basis.

However, one day in June, I was coming out of a local hardware store and saw it—a propane griddle perfect for any backyard or camp. I knew then it was something special but didn’t know just how special. So, when the next opportunity arose for the fast approaching question, “What do you want for Father’s Day?� I was ready with an answer. Upon hearing this, my dear wife, Cathy, rolled her eyes but quietly said, “Okay,� as if I were a small child promising to feed it, walk it, and clean up all of its messes. It was the “he’ll never use it� type of “okay� that every good wife and mother knows so well.

5HFHLYLQJ WKLV JLIW ZDV OLNH à LSSLQJ D VZLWFK , QHYHU UHDOO\ KDG cared for cooking and especially never wanted to try new things, but then it started. What can I make for breakfast? How much bacon will it hold? What—I can serve the entire family pancakes at one time instead of one pancake per person?

I started off with simple things like burgers. Even a newbie like me could not mess that up. Then I thought can I steam them with onions like Krystal? Toast the bun like Sonic?

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SMOKED SAMMIES Two packages smoked sausage, ground Package of buns, slider or hamburger size Cole slaw Mustard Louisiana hot sauce Other condiments If you are friends with your butcher, he or she might grind the sausage for you; otherwise, I use the meat-grinding attachment for a KitchenAid mixer. Cook sausage on griddle surface (Remember, my griddle is outdoors.), scraping and turning continuously for even cooking. Place smoked meat on bun. (I prefer slider style, but hamburger style will do in a pinch.) Top with cole slaw of choice, mustard, and a dash of Louisiana hot sauce, all to taste; and enjoy a burger experience like none you have had before—and all so very simple. If the meat is not completely used up at supper, try adding it to your scrambled eggs in the morning.

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THE social SCENE BROOKHAVEN, MS

After Hours at Georgia Blue he Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce held the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Third Thursdayâ&#x20AC;? After Hours on July 22, 2016, in downtown Brookhaven, Mississippi, at Georgia Blue. Music, food, and refreshing beverages were available for members and guests of the Young Professionals. Photography

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LEGAL NOTES

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So, what type of conduct in a marriage justiĂ&#x20AC;HV D GLYRUFH RQ WKH JURXQGV RI KDELWXDO FUXHO and inhumane treatment? Obviously, violence or physical threats justify a divorce on these grounds.

What about behavior that is prevalent in so many marriages, such as constant rudeness, absence, lack of communication, laziness, constant bickering, sexual manipulation, failure to earn enough income, or just a plain, ole unloving attitude. Some or most of these factors play into all marriages at one time or another. Can WKHVH IDFWRUV PRXQW XS WR D SRLQW WKDW MXVWLĂ&#x20AC;HV divorce on the grounds of cruelty?

In June 2016 in a case named Osborne vs. Osborne, the wife sued for divorce on the grounds of cruelty. She alleged that her husband was un-communicative, controlling, belittling, away for months for his job, and never complimentary; refused her phone calls; was often very angry; often withheld money from her; refused to buy her Christmas gifts, charged her DQ\ WLPH VKH ZDQWHG DQ\WKLQJ Ă&#x20AC;[HG DURXQG the home, and refused to give her money for groceries. The wife, however, would only consent to sexual relations with the husband if he paid her.

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In Mississippi, thirteen grounds exist for divorce, three of which are the basis of the overwhelming majority of divorcesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;adultery, irreconcilable differences, and cruelty.

Adultery, of course, involves the unfaithful act of one spouse having a sexual encounter outside of the marriage. The majority of divorces I have handled involved the issue of adultery. Irreconcilable GLIIHUHQFHV DSSO\ ZKHQ ERWK SDUWLHV DJUHH WR WKH GLYRUFH DQG Ă&#x20AC;OH D joint petition for divorce asking the court to dissolve the marriage.

The parties may or may not agree on issues of division of property, the payment of alimony, or child support. Cruelty, perhaps, is the most asserted ground for divorce in the State of Mississippi; and this is my focus for this month.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that for a party to be granted a divorce on the grounds of habitual cruel and inhuman treatment, the person seeking the divorce must show that the conduct of WKH RIIHQGLQJ VSRXVH LV VXFK WKDW LW Ă&#x20AC;WV RQH RI WKH IROORZLQJ FULWHULD 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(QGDQJHU>V@ OLIH OLPE RU KHDOWK RU FUHDWHV D UHDVRQDEOH DSSUHKHQVLRQ RI VXFK GDQJHU UHQGHULQJ WKH UHODWLRQVKLS XQVDIH IRU WKH SDUW\ VHHNLQJ UHOLHI.â&#x20AC;?

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My Take: Most judges in Mississippi would not withhold a divorce, given these facts, if both parties want a divorce. However, the Mississippi Supreme Court has said many times that, if someone is going to seek a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, then he or she has to prove true cruelty, which is to demonstrate a real and medically cognizable effect on either the physical or mental health of a human being; and this effect often requires medical testimony.

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THE social SCENE VICKSBURG, MS

41st Annual Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club Reunion he 41st reunion of the Benevolent Club was held June 30 – July 3, 2016 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Benevolent Club is a community service organization where the club’s purpose is to assist citizens by way of scholarships and special needs.

The club honored Ernestine and Edward Williams with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Coach Alonzo Stevens with Humanitarian of the Year, along with the many scholarship recipients.

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THE social SCENE NATCHEZ, MS

Tastings Along the River atchez, Mississippi, was host to the annual Food and Wine Festival held the weekend of July 29 – 31, 2016. Among the many events throughout the weekend, Friday evening’s Tastings Along the River was one of the most popular and wellattended events, which was hosted by this year’s master of ceremonies Walt Grayson. There were dozens of food, wine, and beer vendors offering an array of food and beverage tastings from all over the area and surrounding communities.

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IN THE GARDEN

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MSU Extension Service WWW.EXTENSION.MSSTATE.EDU

Vegetable Gardening in the Fall F

all gardening is the way to have fresh vegetables right into winter. Many fall gardens are carried over from summer gardens. Tomato plants, okra, peppers, and eggplant, if cared for during the summer, continue to produce until cold slows them down and frost kills them. To keep these vegetables producing, control insects and diseases, keep the plants watered and fertilized, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the garden grow up in grass and weeds. Producing a good fall garden, however, is not just keeping the summer garden alive. It means planting new vegetables to produce in fall and early winter.

Plan the fall garden at the same time you plan the spring and summer garden. Include your seed needs for fall when ordering seeds for the spring and summer garden. It helps to have the seeds on hand so you can plant them at the appropriate time.

Many cool-weather vegetables normally planted in spring grow and produce better in the fall since they mature as the weather cools. When wet weather causes a delay in planting early spring vegetables (past a time when they can be expected to mature before hot weather destroys them), a fall garden provides a second opportunity. Chinese cabbage (very sensitive to heat) and rutabagas (requiring a long period of cool weather) are two cool-weather vegetables recommended for planting only in the fall.

Warm-season vegetables planted in midsummer for fall harvest require additional time to mature as the weather cools in September and October. Choose planting dates in midsummer that allow these vegetables to mature before frost.

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Young Plants The hot, dry weather in July, August, and September is hard on germinating seeds and young seedlings. Germination and seedling survival improves using one of these methods: Water a day or two before planting so seeds are planted in moist soil. Watering after planting can cause the soil surface to pack and crust.

Plant seeds in moist soil and cover with moistened, non-crusting materials such as a mix of peat moss and vermiculite or composted sawdust and sand. Keep the surface moist during germination and seedling establishment.

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Transplants Start vegetable transplants for the fall garden in individual containers, such as peat pots, small clay or plastic pots, or peat pellets. Setting out plants without disturbing the root systems reduces transplant shock.

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Protect young plants from the sun for a few days. You can use bare-root transplants from thinning the seedling row, but be prepared to provide water and shade until they become established.

A fall garden is open to attack by insects and diseases just as the summer garden. In some cases, the insect problems are worse.

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Squash bugs are troublesome on fall squash and pumpkins.

Fall vegetables need fertilizer just as much as spring and summer vegetables. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count on the fertilizer applied in spring to supply fertilizer needs of vegetables planted in late summer and fall. Fertilize before planting and side-dress as needed.

As the danger of frost approaches, pay close attention to weather predictions.

Tender plants often can be protected from an early frost and continue to produce for several weeks. When a killing frost is inevitable, harvest tender vegetables.

Green tomatoes that are turning white just before turning pink will ripen if stored in a cool place. Pick these tomatoes, wrap them in paper, and use them as they ripen.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t abandon the garden when freezing temperatures kill the plants. Clean up the debris, store stakes and poles, take a soil test, and row up part of the garden to be ready for planting early spring Irish potatoes and English peas.

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Garden Plan Design your garden to meet your needs.

Careful planning reduces work and can make the garden more productive. Planting seeds and plants at random frequently results in waste and disappointment.

Consider the selected method of cultivation in designing your garden. Where the work is done with a tractor, long rows are practical; but when cultivation is by hand, short rows give a sense of accomplishment as work on each is completed.

Consider the slope of the land; run rows at right angles to the slope, especially on sandy-textured soils that tend to wash and erode. Where the land is uneven, contour the rows.

Rows for vegetables with small plants (carrots, onions, radishes, and others) can be closer together for hand cultivation than for power equipment. Planting double rows or a broad band on a bed can increase the yield from a small garden plot. Closely spaced rows and vegetable plants help shade out weeds, but the close spacing makes weedLQJ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW ZKHQ SODQWV DUH VPDOO Closely spaced plants reduce water loss from the soil surface by protecting the surface from drying winds and hot sun. The reduced air movement, however, may increase chances for diseases.

Plant perennial vegetables like asparagus where they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interfere with yearly land preparation. Plant season-long vegetables like tomatoes, okra, peppers, and eggplant together where they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interfere with short-term vegetables and replanting.

Plant corn, okra, pole beans, tomatoes, and other tall vegetables on the north side of the garden, so they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shade or interfere with the growth of shorter vegetables.

Sweet corn produces fuller ears when planted in a block of rows rather than in a long, single row because of better pollination. When possible, group vegetables according to their lime and fertilizer needs, and treat accordingly. Southern peas, lima beans, snap beans, and peanuts do not require as much nitrogen fertilizer as some other vegetables.

Garden Size Gardening in Mississippi provides the opportunity to have something in the garden almost every month of the year. The long growing season combined with successive plantings (growing more than one vegetable in the same space during the year) enables gardeners to reduce the size of their gardens.

As soon as one vegetable is harvested, clear the space and prepare to plant another vegetable. Empty row space produces nothing and provides a place for weeds to grow, while a small garden intensively planted and managed can be very productive.

For example, follow a spring planting of English peas with a late spring planting of cucumbers; then replant the space with fall bush snap beans, leafy greens, or late southern peas. Another example is to follow early sweet corn with winter squash and pumpkins in early July.

Spring Irish potatoes can be followed by lima beans or southern peas, which are followed by fall greens.

Practice crop rotation (planting nonrelated plants in the same location in successive plantings) where garden space permits. Crop rotation is a good practice to follow when you use the same garden site for several years because it helps prevent the buildup of diseases in the garden soil.

When growing only for fresh use, make small successive plantings of vegetables like snap beans, sweet corn, lettuce, radishes, leafy greens, and southern peas.

Planting at two-week intervals provides continuous fresh vegetables.

Plant only as much as your family can eat before the next planting begins to produce. If you plan to can and freeze as well as use fresh vegetables, plant more vegetables at one time to provide enough at harvest for preserving.

Expected yields for the different vegetables appear in the Planting Guide. Keep in

mind that the yields given for some vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, okra, pole beans, and eggplant, for example) are for multiple harvests over a period of time.

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Surprise Birthday Party for Glasper illiam Luke Glasper, Sr., a Vicksburg, Mississippi, community activist, celebrated his seventieth birthday at The Bluff of Vicksburg last year.

With over two hundred people in attendance, this surprise birthday dinner was hosted by his wife Fannie and their two daughters, Sherice Glasper and Laroy A. Lumpkin. Relatives from all over the country attended, as well as friends from the area.

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Nick Fornwalt, Director of Photography Photograph by Jared Kovacs

A Haven for Filmmakers T

ravis Mills started his company, Running Wild Films, in 2010 along with playwright and retired Ã&#x20AC;OP SURIHVVRU *XV (GZDUGV 0LOOV PDGH Ã&#x20AC;OPV DQG DWWHQGHG Ã&#x20AC;OP VFKRRO EHIRUH WKH inception of his company, but his decision WR SXUVXH D FDUHHU LQ Ã&#x20AC;OPPDNLQJ ZDV D GHÃ&#x20AC;QLQJ PRPHQW LQ KLV OLIH 0DNLQJ Ã&#x20AC;OPV LV not a dream for Mills; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reality, one Ã&#x20AC;OOHG ZLWK ORQJ KRXUV DQG KDUG ZRUN IXeled by his passion for breathing life into KLV Ã&#x20AC;OPV 7R 0LOOV WKH UHVXOW LV ZHOO ZRUWK the effort.

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Mills many opportunities to get to know the town and many of its residents. Although he lives in Phoenix, Arizona, his love for Brookhaven continues to inspire him. The locations and characters in 3RUFKHV DQG 3ULYDWH (\HV come straight from his own experiences with a little intrigue added for good measure.

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for; and the plot provides twists and turns that will captivate the audience. Although WKH PRYLH ZDV ZULWWHQ WR EH Ã&#x20AC;OPHG VSHFLÃ&#x20AC;FDOO\ LQ %URRNKDYHQ LW HPERGLHV WKH uniqueness and local color of many small Southern towns.

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Edgewood Estate was home to the Ã&#x20AC;OPLQJ RI Porches & Private Eyes.

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Now part of the historical registry, the well known Coffee Pot Cafe is a set that moviegoers will easily recognize.

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Travis Mills in front of the Haven Theater Photograph by Nick Fornwalt

Marlene Cupit as Patsy Lynn, Make-up Artist Dania Blanco, Lynn Forney as Ann Margaret, and Elise McMurry as Jenny Rose Photograph by Jared Kovacs

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Key for Mills and for local producers James Minter and Greg Russell was that most of the actors should be from Brookhaven and the surrounding area.

Over 150 prospects were auditioned in a brief two-night span. Many who were selected had never acted before, but Mills loves working with amateurs and believes they are often just as good as, if not better than, professional actors. According to the Ã&#x20AC;OPPDNHU LW LV LPSRUWDQW WR JDLQ WKH DFWRUV· WUXVW DQG WR EXLOG WKHLU FRQÃ&#x20AC;GHQFH The results were dynamic, funny cast members who did an outstanding job of portraying the unique personalities of the Ã&#x20AC;OP FKDUDFWHUV ZKLOH DGGLQJ WKHLU RZQ LQdividual touches. Mills was amazed at how those who had never acted before really enjoyed the process and found a love for the craft. He is impressed by the talent in %URRNKDYHQ LQ WKH Ã&#x20AC;HOG RI DFWLQJ DV ZHOO as music, and he is happy that several loFDO PXVLFLDQV DUH IHDWXUHG LQ WKH Ã&#x20AC;OP ,Q fact, part of Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to show that

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people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to live in Los Angeles or New York City to make movies. They can be made right in local hometowns with their local talent!

7KH ORFDO FDVW IRU WKH Ã&#x20AC;OP LQFOXGHV WKH following, which is by no means an allinclusive list: Marlene Hurst Cupit, Chris Bosarge, Katie Sproles, Cotton Yancey, James Minter, Martha Arrington, Jimmy Johns, Greg Russell, Dee Dee Smith, Joe Cox, Lee Moore, Donald Patterson, Shaw Furlow, and many more Brookhaven locals. Travis Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characters are the men and women he sees around him, the kind of people he would like to know. Hero or villain, he has affection for all his characters and tries not to over think or analyze them too much.

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he Mississippi River is the lifeline connecting Natchez to numerous scenic stops along this mighty waterway. Each of these unique cities and towns continues to shape the culture and style RI 1DWFKH] ZLWK WKH Ă RZLQJ RI WLPH DQG WUDYHOHUV XS DQG GRZQ ULYHU 7DNH WLPH WR YLVLW WKHVH neighbors of ours along the Mississippi. 5HVHDUFK FRXUWHV\ RI ZZZ H[SHULHQFHPLVVLVVLSSLULYHU FRP 1. Park Rapids, Minnesota 2. Grand Rapids, Minnesota 3. Minneapolis, Minnesota 4. St. Paul, Minnesota 5. Wabasha, Minnesota 6. La Crosse, Wisconsin 7. Prescott, Wisconsin 8. Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 9. Harpers Ferry, Iowa 10. Dubuque, Iowa 11. LeClaire, Iowa 12. East Alton, Illinois 13. Cairo, Illinois

14. Hannibal, Missouri 15. St. Louis, Missouri 16. Jackson, Missouri 17. Columbus, Kentucky 18. Memphis, Tennessee 19. Helena, Arkansas 20. Lake Village, Arkansas 21. Rosedale, Mississippi 22. Vicksburg, Mississippi 23. St. Francisville, Louisiana 24. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 25. New Orleans, Louisiana Bluffs Bluffs & Bayous & Bayous {{September September2016 2016{ { Page 41

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ne of the privileges of living in older towns as many of us do in the South is the charming downtown areas that embrace a palette of colorful characters, vintage natural and structural beauty, and homes from various eras.

Here in Natchez, Mississippi, the Forrest -RKQVRQ IDPLO\ PHPEHUV Ă&#x20AC;QG WKLV HPEUDFH on Main Street in an1830 business-residential building that has recently undergone a

major renovation to bring their downtown living into the next 300 years of Natchez.

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project to take. I wanted to mix traditional and modern style. Many of my ideas were gathered while traveling with my husband, Forrest, and visiting various shops around the country while we vacationed. Also, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a big fan of Pinterest, and I follow many designer bloggers online as well. Magazines and design books were also good sources of reference during my building process.â&#x20AC;?

While working closely with local architect Johnny Waycaster of Waycaster and Associates and with interior designer Claire Cothren, the renovations started at the end of 2015 and included an overhaul of the existing living area along with an addition to the back of the structure. With )RUUHVW¡V EXVLQHVV ORFDWHG RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW Ă RRU of their building, renovations of the origiQDO VWUXFWXUH LQFOXGHG UHĂ&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ DOO KDUGZRRG Ă RRUV UHQRYDWLQJ WKH NLWFKHQ WKLUG Ă RRU EDWKURRP DQG FHLOLQJV UHSDLUing copper awnings; adding a new banister on the staircase; painting all interior and exterior areas; and installing new gas lanterns and a new roof.

Leftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Forrest, Mary Blair, and Julie Johnson enjoy living in the heart of downtown Natchez in their newly renovated home.

Aboveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The copper awning over this exterior door is original to the 1830s building.

Justin Lees and his crew from JDL Builders served as contractor for the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The addition includes a two-car garage; bricked iron, remote-control security gate; gas lanterns outside; an outdoor NLWFKHQ FRQFUHWH UHĂ&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ VHFXULW\ JDWH for the outdoor kitchen; Main Street security gate to the alley; glass hallway; laundry room; and a master suite that includes a spacious master bathroom and two master closets,â&#x20AC;? Julie explained.

The renovations made over the past year marry the classic style of the downWRZQ KRPH ZLWK QHZ DQG PRGHUQ Ă&#x20AC;Qishes that will add to the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bouncing ideas around with our interior designer, Claire Cothren, as well as A Gallerieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners, Amber Rayborn and Ashley Smith, was also essential to the project,â&#x20AC;? Julie said. From the delicate DQG OX[XULRXV OLJKW Ă&#x20AC;[WXUHV WR WKH DFU\Oic pieces of furniture included throughout the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design, Julieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s custom orders through A Gallerie infused the renovation with the uniqueness the Johnsons desired in creating a new oasis for their downtown family life.

The Johnsons also worked with local organization expert Stratton Hall of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geaux to Girlâ&#x20AC;? in order to make the transition of the living space easier on the family while their daughter was still in elementary school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it came to designing four-year-old Mary Blairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room, she had only one request: Make it pink! Mary Blair loves anything â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;princessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;castleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; WKHPHG VR GHVLJQLQJ D SLQN URRP Ă&#x20AC;W IRU my little princess was pretty easy,â&#x20AC;? Julie explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used a lot of her existing

Aboveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A simplistic design with ample storage in the spacious kitchen allows for open space.

Leftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mary Blair helps her mother pick a recipe to try in their gourmet kitchen.

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room decor and added new artwork, a new chandelier, and a custom-made castle bed to complete the look.”

While some families are seeking larger lots and bigger homes outside of the downtown area,” Julie shared, “We feel that downtown Natchez has tons to offer families! We can eat, shop, and enjoy entertainment in a matter of minutes living downtown, not to mention that we love taking advantage of the beauty around us: the gorgeous homes, lush parks, and bluff areas.

Where else can you walk several blocks and see antebellum homes and the mighty Mississippi surrounding you? Downtown living is convenient for us.”

Whether looking to start a renovation soon or still day-dreaming about those plans for expansion, in order to help others with their renovations, Julie said, “Have a pretty good idea of what ‘look’ you want and what you want to get accomplished before you begin your project. Be aware of your budget. The builder/contractor is EVERYTHING! Find someone whom you can communicate with easily and who you trust will do a good job. Stay on top of what is going on with your project. One positive about living in construction was that we were able to see the progress and check on things daily. Finally, have fun and don’t sweat the small stuff!”

Above—Pops of navy throughout the newly built master suite add warmth to the home.

Right—Julie designed her closet with an eye for detail and a home for every accessory.

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Top—By adding an outdoor kitchen, the Johnsons claim more space for their downtown home.

Left—Keeping some of the original charm in the dining room blends modern and classic elements.

Above—The addition of off-street parking in the back of the building keeps the family secure.

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One Hundred Years in the Park hus far, 2016 has evolved as the year of the celebration for many in our area. Whether the occasion is Natchezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tricentennial celebration along the Mississippi River or many othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; marking their community and personal milestones, this year is the year of birthdaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including the National Park Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centennial commemoration. Special events around the Bluffs & Bayous area to celebrate these 100 years in the park include a reception on October 6, 2016, at the

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U.S.S. Cairo Museum on the grounds of Vicksburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Military Park and the daily Natchez History Minute, which you can learn more about below.

This month, Kathleen Bond, the superintendent of the National Park Service in Adams County, Mississippi, shares the history of the Park Service, information about its locations around the area, and details of what makes these places throughout the country unique for Bluffs & Bayousâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; readers.

In the years following the establishment of Yellowstone, the United States authorized additional national parks and monuments, many of them carved from the federal lands of the West. These, also, were administered by the Department of the Interior while other monuments and natural and historical areas were administered by the War Department and the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture.

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On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new federal bureau in the Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 national

parks and monuments then managed by the department and those yet to be established. This â&#x20AC;&#x153;Organic Actâ&#x20AC;? states that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments and reservations . . . by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.â&#x20AC;?

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other roles as well: guardian of our diverse cultural and recreational resources, environmental advocate, partner in community revitalization, world leader in the parks and preservation community, and pioneer in the drive to protect Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open space.

Today more than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than 400 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. % % :KDW KDV EHHQ \RXU LQYROYHPHQW ZLWK WKH 136" Bond: I began work at the Natchez National Historical Park in October of 1993 as a Museum Technician based at Melrose where my primary duties involved cataloging museum objects as well as environmental monitoring and historic housekeeping in the museum spaces. I grew up in Vicksburg and always enjoyed the beautiful ODQGVFDSHV DQG PRQXPHQWV RI WKDW EDWWOHĂ&#x20AC;HOG SDUN EXW , had never worked with a collection like the historic furnishings at Melrose. I was very involved in the rehabilitation of the William Johnson House and with the introGXFWLRQ RI KLVWRULFDOO\ DSSURSULDWH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHV LQVLGH ERWK housesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the wallpapers, carpets, and draperies to go with the original furnishings.

At Melrose I also worked closely with the Adams County Master Gardeners and other volunteers to restore the beauty of the Melrose landscape, especially the forPDO Ă RZHU JDUGHQ 1RZ WKH 0HOURVH ODQGVFDSH LV XQGHU the stewardship of Lary D. Stewart, one of those Master Gardeners; and we have replanted the historic orchard and installed historic fencing on the property.

Having been named Superintendent in August of 2006, I am very proud to have been at the park helm when the Fort Rosalie site was opened to the public on August 3, 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201D;300 years to the day after its initial completion by the French. This park staff did an amazing

Topâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Vicksburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Military Park is home to monuments and markers that tell the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story of the Civil War. Leftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sections of the Old Natchez Trace Parkway still exist alongside the route we travel today.

Belowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mount Locust along the Natchez Trace Parkway is one of the oldest structures in Mississippi.

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Louisiana has only two national parks, but one of them has multiple units across south Louisiana: WKH -HDQ /DĂ&#x20AC;WWH 1DWLRQDO 3DUN DQG 3UHVHUYH LQFOXGHV WKH &KDOPHWWH EDWWOHĂ&#x20AC;HOG FRPPHPRUDWLQJ WKH Battle of New Orleans, and other units in Lafayette, Thibodeaux, and Eunice as well as the Barataria Preserve. Cane River Creole National Historical Park near Natchitoches tells the story of French plantations, and Natchitoches is home to a National Heritage Area as well. Also, there is the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area down in Louisiana that protects the natural and cultural resources of the Atchafalaya River Basin.

Beyond that, however, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find Your Parkâ&#x20AC;? theme of the NPS Centennial in 2016 encourages people to explore all of our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;state, local, and federal. % % :KDW HYHQWV KDV WKH 136 SODQQHG WR FHOHEUDWH its centennial milestone?

Bond: At Natchez National Historical Park, we have taken advantage of the opportunity to link the NPS Centennial with the Natchez Tricentennial, so we have cross-promoted a number of events like our Natchez History Minutes that are prepared by our park historian, Jeff Mansell, and appear every day on YouTube and Facebook under the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.

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Topâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Navy Day at USS Cairo at Vicksburg National Military Park Aboveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kathleen Bond (Natchez National Historical Park Superintendent), Jon Jarvis (Director of the National Park Service), and Laura Gates (Superintendent of Cane River Creole National Historical Park) work closely together to improve our areasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parks.

job to get the site ready and prepare for a great day of Natchez Tricentennial commemorations. % % :KLOH 1DWFKH] GRHV LQGHHG KDYH D ULFK VHQVH RI WKH LPSRUWDQFH RI WKH 3DUN 6HUYLFH KRZ FDQ SHRSOH LQ RWKHU SDUWV RI 0LVVLVVLSSL DQG /RXLVLDQD HQMR\ WKHLU RZQ SDUNV " Bond: Mississippi is blessed with a wide array of National Park 6HUYLFH XQLWV IURP WKH EDWWOHĂ&#x20AC;HOG DW 9LFNVEXUJ 1DWLRQDO 0LOLWDU\ Park that commemorates the 1863 siege; to the Oceans Springs unit of Gulf Islands National Seashore that includes the offshore Fort Massachusetts; to the Natchez Trace Parkway that stretches from Natchez all the way to Nashville, Tennessee, and includes the %ULFH¡V &URVVURDGV &LYLO :DU EDWWOHĂ&#x20AC;HOG 0LVVLVVLSSL PD\ EH WKH only state that is home to three National Heritage Areas, which are administered through the National Park Service: the Mississippi Gulf Coast to the south, the Mississippi Delta to the northwest, and the Mississippi Hills to the northeast.

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Bond: The National Park Service offers a number of EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV WR WKHLU KRVW RU JDWHZD\ FRPPXQLWLHV DQG QRW many communities are as fortunate as Natchez is to have not one but two national parks at hand: Natchez National Historical Park and the Natchez Trace Parkway. These sister parks have two very different missions but play an important role in bringing visitors to Natchez. /DVW \HDU¡V RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO 136 HFRQRPLF EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W UHSRUW VKRZHG WKDW 6,359,648 visitors to National Park Service units in 2015 spent $194 million in communities in Mississippi. That spending supSRUWHG MREV LQ WKH ORFDO DUHD DQG KDG D FXPXODWLYH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WR the local economy of $205 million.

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Bond: I have seen a real culture of devotion to national parks.

There are even retirees who live in their RVs and travel from parkto-park volunteering! They get to spend time and do meaningful labor in some really cool places. Many people have their â&#x20AC;&#x153;passportâ&#x20AC;? books and life-lists with the ambition of seeing them allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and some people I know have actually achieved that goal.

The best quote is from Wallace Stegner, who in 1983 said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, DEVROXWHO\ GHPRFUDWLF WKH\ UHĂ HFW XV DW RXU EHVW UDWKHU WKDQ RXU worst.â&#x20AC;? They embody our history and all of the cultural bits that

FRPSULVH XV 7KH\ HPERG\ WKH PDJQLĂ&#x20AC;FHQW landscapes that are what the world thinks of when they think of the United States. Other countries set their best sites aside for enjoyment by a monarchy or aristocracy; but in the USA, these sites are available to all.

One of my future goals is to spend more time making the school children of Natchez, Mississippi, aware of the employment opportunities in the National Park Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whether in cultural resource management (regarding museums, gardens, archaeology, historic buildings), interpretation (being a tour guide or developing exhibits and publications), or even law enforcement or facility management.

Youth-targeted jobs exist even while they are still in school, and there are special hiring authorities that target underserved youth populations as well as veterans of the US armed forces. What better way to see the world than by working in nationDO SDUNV DV IDU Ă XQJ DV WKH &DULEEHDQ LVlands, Alaska, or Hawaiiâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not to mention Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, or the National Mall in Washington, DC? % % ,I WUDYHOLQJ WR D 1DWLRQDO 3DUN ZKDW FDQ WRXULVWV H[SHFW" Bond: The National Park Service provides a wide array of experiences, from rafting down wild and scenic rivers all over the country to bicycling or riding motorcycles along scenic byways like the Natchez Trace or Blue Ridge Parkwayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or hiking the Appalachian Trail. There are national seashores on each American coastline, and the most beautiful mountain ranges in North America are preserved as national parks.

There are national parks associated with all the cultures that make up our country, from American Indians and other native peoples up through all of the waves of European immigrants and enslaved Africans including immigrants of today. There are monuments to our founding fathers and notable cultural heroes, as well as to every military action of our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. There are national parks associated with the mileposts of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights and civil rights for all. National parks make up Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest educational institution, and they set the standard for environmental protection as well as preservation of historic properties. )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW WKH 1DWLRQDO 3DUN 6HUYLFH RU WR ´Ă&#x20AC;QG \RXU SDUNÂľ DQG WR learn about any events to help celebrate this VSHFLDO DQQLYHUVDU\ YLVLW ZZZ QSV JRY Bluffs & Bayous { September 2016 { Page 51

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McComb Garden Club “Mondays in March” he McComb Garden Club’s “Mondays in March” program featured several exceptional speakers this past spring in McComb, Mississippi. Kathy Sanders, known as the “herb lady,” presented a program on herbs and their uses in foods and in our landscapes. Phyllis Adams, Garden Clubs of Mississippi Inc.’s Backyard Habitat Chairman, presented a program on “Backyard Habitat,” which focused on what to plant in your own backyard to help the monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other things in your yard.

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MSU Send-off Party in Natchez n July 21, 2016, at the home of Mary Lees Edwards in Natchez, Mississippi, the MSU Adams, Franklin, Wilkinson, and Concordia alumni hosted a send-off party for incoming freshman at Mississippi State University and other high school students planning on attending MSU. Students and alumni enjoyed mingling and learning about Mississippi State traditions. Each honoree received a commemorative T-shirt.

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Ole Miss Send-off Party n August 4, 2016, the Ole Miss Alumni of Brookhaven, Mississippi, hosted a send-off party and dinner for the incoming freshman leaving for Oxford, Mississippi. The get-together was held at the home of Rockie and Don Netherland.

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SOUTHERN SAMPLER

BY

Alma M. Womack

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

Alma M. Womack

The End of Another Busy Summer

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uly was one of the busiest months Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had in a while. First of all, acres of grass always need mowing; and the mowing has to be done early in the morning and late in the evening when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on the lawnmower. The tractor has air conditioning; so any time of day is okay to be on it while bushhogging the lane and the pasture, the side of the lake, behind the house, by the highway, just whatever I have time to do.

The second thing that made July so busy was keeping up with the produce in the garden. Clarence Duncan planted about twenty tomato plants in the garden behind the old red barn, and they overproduced this year. We both picked tomatoes, gave tomatoes away, and still had a surplus for me to make at least three dozen quarts of salsa. No, I do not eat it all; but I made some for Clarence for his having planted and cared for the garden and some for family and friends.

We also had enough cucumbers for me to make several batches of Bread and Butter Pickles, the favorite of all of us. Pickles are easy to make, but chopping all the ingredients that go into the salsa takes a goodly bit of time. I actually swore off making any more salsa at one point, that is, until

another batch of tomatoes got ripe; and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand to see them go to waste. So, beware if you come to my house . . . you might be leaving with salsa and pickles so I can make room for the muscadines, scuppernong grapes, and possum grapes that will be harvested in August for jelly. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that time of year when I kill myself for the fun of it.

At night, when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m too tired to do anything else, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go online and search out interesting ideas on Pinterest. Recipes, wood projects, decorating, and Outlander articlesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;these are my favorites. I especially love the projects using wooden pallets; so to keep me supplied for the day when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not mowing or canning and can build wonderful things, I go around begging for pallets that the stores in town donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want or need.

Also of interest on Pinterest are the projects involving chickens. I never knew there were so many things a person could do to make life interesting for chickens. I never knew that chickens needed anything to make their life interesting, but I am learning. I have even tried some things that LQYROYH IRRG IRU P\ OLWWOH Ă RFN DQG WKH\ seem happy to accommodate me and make me think I am improving their days.

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The best thing that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found for my chickens is a wire chicken run where they can leave the chicken yard, go down this wire tunnel that is out in the grass, and eat fresh grass every day. It is just so clever I can hardly stand it. Of course, I did not PDNH WKLV DORQH , Ă&#x20AC;JXUHG RXW ZKDW NLQG RI wire I needed; and one day, when there was nothing to mow or spray, Larry Crouch (he of helter-skelter spraying fame) helped me to construct the marvel.

Larry had some metal rods that he bent to help keep the wire upright; and we VWUHWFKHG RXW DERXW Ă&#x20AC;IW\ IHHW RI ZLUH SXW the supports over it, and put PVC pipe on both sides to make a good sturdy base. We stapled wire over the door, leaving just a KROH IRU WKH WXQQHO WR Ă&#x20AC;W LQ $OO ZDV VHW IRU the little girls, except I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shoo them in. After about three minutes, I decided WKH\ FRXOG MXVW Ă&#x20AC;QG LW WKHPVHOYHV DQG Ă&#x20AC;nally, they did. I sprinkled a little feed in it to get their interest, and they took over from there.

The tunnel has to be moved every few days, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of grass in the area, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have green grass until the season is over. Once the winter comes, the tunnel will be put aside until next spring.

Until then, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a big mustard patch

that will help to provide the greenery they so enjoy. Cabbage heads are good for now, too; and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cheap enough that I can throw one in the pen every day or so. I KDYH HYHQ IUR]HQ FRUQ LQ PXIÃ&#x20AC;Q WLQV WR JLYH them a cold treat on these hot, hot days.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m crazy for doing all this for chickens; but then, you can decide for yourselves.

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