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Daily Corinthian
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Vol. 119, No. 211
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Green Market returns from hiatus Organizers aim to strengthen the market calendar by skipping August. “It’s so hot in August, and school usually starts back that same week,” said Museum Director Brandy Steen. “Parents are looking to buy school supplies and clothes. We felt like it would be a good idea to skip that month and start back fresh in September.” In a year of growing vendor participation for the museum’s
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After a one-month hiatus, local growers and skilled craftsmen will come together for another Green Market at the depot. Organizers hope to see people make the Saturday event part of their holiday weekend plans. It is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with free museum admission during the event. Vendors can still reserve a spot through 4 p.m. today.
banner fundraiser, 60 or more sellers are expected to sign on for Saturday. The list of goods to be offered includes a wide variety of folksy items like handmade jewelry and clothing, furniture, wood serving trays, paintings, honey, pottery, and jams and jellies. “The Hesters will be back with their popular gourds for September and October,” said Steen. “We will also have distressed furniture and a seller who makes
handcrafted wearable art including vests, ponchos, scarves and jewelry.” New sellers are getting involved. A craftsman from Hernando who makes jewelry boxes and other storage containers from exotic woods will join the November market. Food concessions will be available. Vendors can apply and pay the fee online at corinthgreenmarket.com.
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Red lanterns Families part of district’s first project
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Five-year-old Braxton Quinn is on an adventure of a lifetime full of magic, faith, friendship and even a dragon who can’t fly. The kindergartner and his parents, Matt and Jessica, are reading the Chinese folklorebased children’s book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. “Even though I can’t read yet, I really like my daddy reading to us at night,” said Braxton, as he helped his mom hang a red lantern on their front porch. “This means we are reading.” Quinn and his fellow Corinth School District classmates received the book and red lantern during the first week of school in early August as part of the first ever district wide read. Please see LANTERNS | 2
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Corinth Elementary School kindergartner Braxton Quinn helps his mom, Jessica, hang a red paper lantern on their front porch. The district provided each student with a red paper lantern to hang outside their home to signify they are participating in the district wide reading project.
Main Street Corinth wants to offer bicyclists a place to safely park bikes in and about the downtown area. The purchase of 10 bike racks to be installed at various locations is part of the mission to “make Corinth a better place to live, work and play,” said Main Street Director Brent Johnson. The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted on Tuesday to give its blessing to the idea. Main Street wants the first five to be installed at City Hall, the courthouse, Wick Street in the SoCo District, the tourism office and the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. “We’re going to try to have these installed by the beginning of the holiday season,” said Please see RACKS | 2
Native American Indian artifacts coming to Arena pleasures ancient man didn’t have when he entered North America some 16,000 years ago.” Early settlers of North America had to endure harsh climates ranging form extreme heat to bone chilling cold, according to the society president. “He had to move almost daily to secure food for his family and his only mode of transportation was by foot or maybe a dug out boat,” said Breidinger. “The only way of getting food was by hunting animals with weapons made of stone and wood.” Animals provide dual purposes for early settlers. Animals were not only a food source, but also were used for clothing and for covering their simple shelters which were made of poles and sticks.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
A chance to go back in time. Bill Breidinger is giving the area the opportunity. Breidinger, president of the Magnolia State Archaeological Society, is bringing the annual Native American Indian Artifact Show to the Crossroads Arena on Saturday, Oct. 17. The 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. free show allows people to see and touch artifacts from Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky as well as other parts of the country. “With all the technology we have at our finger tips today, it is hard for us to imagine a time when there weren’t any cell phones, no computers of any kind and no electricity or running water.” said Breidinger. “These are a few of the
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The Magnolia State Archaeological Society is bringing a Native American Indian Artifact Show to the Crossroads Arena in October.
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The old Weaver Pants factory at the corner of Taylor and Jackson streets comes down. James Pate of Corinth was awarded the contract for the removal of the two-story factory building.
The United Way of Corinth and Alcorn County works to coordinate services and assistance for Hurricane Katrina evacuees in the area. United Way Executive Director Betsy Whitehurst says the group is seeking to better organize the outpouring of assistance for those who fled to the area in the wake of the devastating storm.
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