6 • Tuesday, December 30, 2014 • Daily Corinthian
Deaths Sandi Gray
A service to celebrate the life of Sandi HensonGray was held at 3 p.m. Friday, December 26 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Gray died Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. She was born on April 11, 1957, in Alabama to Wanda Chappell and the late Howard Henson. She was a cook at Lloyd’s Harper Road Café. Survivors include two daughters, Nicole Miller (Craig Alexander), and Danielle Gray; her mother, Wanda Kell and (Bruce); two grandchildren, Juelz Brown and Mekio Miller; one brother, Deon Henson; and two sisters, Toni and Patty. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Courtney Sue Gray; and two brothers, Greg and Doug Henson. Bro. Shane Price officiated.
Laura Lee Holley
RIENZI — Funeral services for Laura Lee Holley, 79, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Forrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Holley died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at her residence. Born July 11, 1935, she worked at ITT for several years. She also worked at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Central Supply and Respiratory Therapy before moving on to Home Health Care as an aide. She was a member of Biggersville First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Holley of 63 years, Clifford Vardaman Holley of Rienzi; a son, Stuart Holley (Gale) of Rienzi; two daughters, Christy Franks (Phillip) of Saltillo and Kebby Rider (Robert) of Rienzi; five grandchildren, Kendal Crum (Doris Raxon), Danyel Smith (Jerry), Easy Rider (Britnie), Scott Fowler (Teresa) and Krysie Garrett (Jonathan); and four greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kendall Settle Walker and Madge Dilworth Walker; a son, Steven Holley; a brother, Bob Walker; and three sisters, Ruby Walker, Geraldine Walker and Virginia Honeycutt.
Bro. Keith Fields and Bro. Raybon Richardson will officiate. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. tonight and from noon until service time Wednesday. Pallbearers are Robert Rider, Phillip Franks, Jerry Smith, Wayne Honeycutt, Dan Honeycutt, Robert Honeycutt, Jimmy Holley and Gary Holley. Honorary pallbearers are Steve Shaw, Robert Suitor, Brad Nelms and Tommy Allen.
Mildred West
Funeral services for Sallie Mildred West are set for 4 p.m. today at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Kara Blackard and Bro. Shane Evetts officiating. Burial will be in Forrest Memorial Park. Mildred died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. She was born February 3, 1924 to the late Leroy and Angie Wages. She was a long time member of Wheeler Grove Baptist Church and was a former factory worker at ITT. She enjoyed reading, gardening and was an avid sports fan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace West; parents; daughter, Sue Howell; a son, Billy Hodum; brothers, Howard and Roy Wages; and great grandchildren, William Paul and Mary Sue Roberts. Survived by her son, Craig (Lisa) West; daughters Marilyn (Bill) Staggs and June (Tim) Stebbins; brother, James Wages; sister, Violet Mitchell; daughter-in-law, Marie Hodum; sister-in-law, Jean Wages; grandchildren, Stan (Sherry) Howell, Sherri Howell, Terri Burress, Steve (Haven) Howell, Tammy (Luke) Grainer, Diane (Michael) Dickey, Richard Hodum, Josh (Terah) Sparks, Boomer (Lacey) Stebbins, Becky (Mark) Luker, Robyn (Eric) Plunk, Robyn (Jamie) Franks, Wendy (Brian) Kelly, Rodney (Rachael) West, Caleb (Ashley) Sparks and R.J. West; 35 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; special nephew, Dwight (Sarah) Wilson; and host of other family and friends. Honorary pallbearers are Billy Newcomb, Kenneth Newcomb, Gary Holley, Bert Calvary, Dwight Wilson and Ronnie Joe Wilhite. Family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until service time today at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lola Kinkennon
Lola Kinkennon died Sunday, December 28 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors.
Eunice Holloway
SENATOBIA — Funeral services for Eunice Holloway, 96, formerly of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with burial in Henry Cemetery. Ms. Holloway died Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Senatobia. She was a homemaker, enjoyed quilting, loved flowers, gardening, nature and was outspoken. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph Holloway; parents, Columbus and Mary Lou Hardin; children, Jean Morris and Earl Holloway; and brothers, Toby Hardin and Winfred Hardin. She is survived by her daughters, Chris (George) Dzida of Redlands, Ca. and Sue Farrow of Coldwater; a son, Rudy Holloway; brothers, Milton Hardin and Nathan Hardin both of Corinth and Morris Hardin of Tupelo; 9 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. Visitation is 11 a.m. until service time Saturday.
Jimmy Wayne Williams
Funeral services for Jimmy Wayne Williams, 59, of Corinth, are set for 2 p.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Oak Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Williams died Friday, December 26, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born November 2, 1955, he was an assembly worker at Caterpillar for 15 years and member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Mary Nell Williams of Corinth; a daughter, Tamatha Nell Williams of Corinth; three grandchildren, Tyler Dewayne Williams Crum (Tiffany Lanee Reed), Dustin Trevor Dillon Crum (Cheyenne Brown) and Mary Crystal Gail Crum; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Mallie Timmons; mother, Ethal Rogers; and brothers, Author Joe Baggett, Butch Baggett and Richard Lee Williams. Bro. Travis Smith and Lisa Wilbanks will officiate. Visitation is noon until service time today.
Hubs link consumers with local foods BY LISA RATHKE Associated Press
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Move over farmers’ markets. More than 300 food hubs around the country are also providing small farms another outlet to sell locally raised food to consumers. There’s no one model for a food hub — it depends on the market, the location and what it is grown in that area. Some collect food from farms and dole it out to customers in weekly deliveries. Other hubs help consumers, restaurants, colleges and institutions to source food online. But producers, consumers and experts all say food hubs have an important thing in common: it’s an efficient way to get lo-
cally raised food to those clamoring for it. “We’ve seen in the last few years in particular as local and region food systems have grown and become not only larger but kind of more sophisticated that there has been a need for sort of the logistics of moving food from the field to the consumers. And food hubs kind of fill that space,” said Doug O’Brien, deputy undersecretary for rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency spent about $25 million from 2009-2013 supporting food hubs. The number of food hubs has doubled over the last six years, and many are in urban areas, with the Northeast lead-
What is your goal in life? The selection is rather long. Many never really set a goal for themselves. If we aim for nothing, this is usually our
ing the way. Some operate as nonprofits, others are for-profit or producer-consumer cooperatives. Some are modeled after CSAs, or community supported agriculture, where consumers pay up front for food throughout the season. That’s how the Intervale Food Hub in Burlington, Vermont, works, with 30 farms, 15 specialty producers and 1,100 members who pick up their weekly bundles at various sites around the city. The venture started in 2008 with just 192 members and 24 farms. Legal secretary Betsy Bourbeau says the food hub’s deliveries to her place of work are more convenient than shopping at farmers’ markets and cuts down time at the store. “I spend much less time looking at grocery sales, clipping coupons, driving around town and
finding parking. I just bring home my food on Wednesday and figure out what to make,” said Bourbeau, 50, who gets produce, bread, cheese, eggs and specialty items for about $38.50 a week — less than she would spend at a farmers’ market. For farmers, food hubs provide distribution, marketing and, in some cases, processing and storage. Predicting what will sell at a farmers’ market is a challenge, according to Ray Tyler of Rosecreek Farms in Selmer, Tennessee. By getting involved with the Bring It Food Hub in Memphis, Tyler can plan ahead for the next growing season, when the hub plans to double its membership to 400. The emerging business model can be challenging, says Bring It Food Hub operations manager Alex Greene, because you
accomplishment. Some say I want a large plot of land to farm and graze a large herd of cattle...or I want to be a successful business person or I want to be a honest politician. These are noble goals in life and can be successfully achieved. That person who set goals in life and leaves God out is a very foolish person. The Bible - “...for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” (Luke 12:15) That is a very sobering thought, is it not?
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Jesus provides true guidance in setting correct goals in life. First - am I a child of God? We become such by obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ. Many have not grasped that goal yet, but Christ has grasped that goal for every accountable person. The Bible- “... come unto me-” (Matt. 11:28). “Behold I stand at the door, and knock,
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if any man hear my voice, are you listening, and open the door, I will come in-” (Rev. 3:20). All human efforts fail. There is no alternate route to redemption. Knowledge gives birth to faith. By putting faith in Christ one comes to know Him. Repentance calls for man to change a life style. The Bible - “Repent or perish...” (Luke 13:3-5). Tell the community that i have changed - confess the sweetest name of all.
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have to cater to customers and be flexible with farmers, whose product is at the mercy of weather. Food hub leaders need “a sense of the end product” and have to learn the logistics, plus “managing the website, the online credit card system and other technical matters,” Greene said. To that end, the University of Vermont is starting in January what it says is the nation’s first Food Hub Management Certificate Program. “Many food hubs are up-and-coming businesses with staff who need further training or experience,” Cynthia Belliveau, dean of Continuing and Distance Education, said in a news release. “High-quality staffing is one of the greatest challenges food hubs face, and it’s also a key contributing factor to their success.” One of the two farmers’ markets that Josephine and Randy Alexander of Tubby Creek Farm in Ashland, Mississippi, had planned on selling at fell through this year, but they were able to sell most of the extra produce to the food hub. The Alexanders are currently planning ahead for their next season’s food hub offerings — carrots, salad turnips and lettuce mix. “It simplifies it a little bit for us and that way we can do more of those things that we do really well, in targeted way,” she said.
The Bible - “...I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God” (Acts 8:37). “Now, why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16). Show your faith in Christ - obeying Him, trusting Him to save you. Is this your goal? If not, why? Set your goal to follow Christ. It is only now - this life time. The Bible identifies many who failed to follow the Lord’s instruction. We must not make that mistake. Noah and the Ark. (Gen. 6-7). The wicked cities of Sodom and Gomiorrah. (Gen. 18). We have another lovely story about a man who chose not to obey and serve God - but he chose to ignore God and he died. He asked for Abraham’s help, but he was denied. Moses and the prophets were his teachers, but he ignored them. My friends, do not make the same mistake...Read Luke 16:19-31. What can we learn? Set your goal to obey and serve Christ - Now. You are always welcome to Northside. Read your Bible.
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Teachers improve skills with evaluations BY ELLEN CIURCZAK For The Associated Press
HATTIESBURG — Hawkins Elementary School teacher Tyra Saucier says her third-grade language arts students have improved their test scores, ever since she got better at planning their lessons. “My plans are more in-depth now,” she said. “Before, my plans were random. They weren’t so bad, but now my planning is explicit and detailed.” Saucier got input on her lesson planning after she received an M-STAR teacher evaluation from administrators at her school. M-STAR stands for Mississippi Statewide Teacher Appraisal Rubric. The state Department of Education required public schools to begin using it last year so Mississippi could qualify for an exemption to the No Child Left Behind Act. Hawkins Principal Donna Scott said M-STAR is more comprehensive than what Hawkins was using. “The state had a (prior) evaluation piece, but it was basically a checklist,” she said. Scott said M-STAR has five domains and each domain encompasses several standards. “It helps teachers to be more focused and it helps administrators to be more focused,” she said. The domains are planning, assessment, instruction, learning environment and professional responsibilities. They measure teachers on such things as actively engaging students in the learning process, managing student behavior, planning lessons that align with the Common Core State Standards and maintaining communication with families. The state requires administrators to do at least two walk-throughs in a classroom per year, along with one formal observation of at least 30 minutes. At Hawkins, administrators do at least eight walk-throughs in various classrooms per week.