Invitation Oxford - November 2015

NOVEMBER 2015

LEGACY R EALT Y

#1 Re/Max Team in MS in 2014 Mark C. Cleary (713) 303-8924

Oxford, Mississippi ...

The place you want to be!

1 FINISHED HOME LEFT! $289,000 3 LOTS LEFT, starting at $59,000

Markccleary@gmail.com

Blake Cannon (662) 380-7144 blake@oxfordvip.com

Alison Alger (662) 832-1697

•Quaint Small Subdivision!

•Neighborhood Pool!

•Bike/Walk to the Square!

• 4 Acre Park!

•AMAZING LOCATION!

alisonmalger@gmail.com

Lee Pittman (662) 645-3695

lee.pittman1@gmail.com

Starting in the mid $300,000’s

Measuring in at just under 1 mile from campus, 800 Park includes luxury features like gas fireplaces, 10 foot ceilings and heart pine floors. Professionally designed, each of the 4 floor plans are one level and have private screened in porches overlooking Pat Lamar Park and Davidson Creek. There is also a pet park that will be exclusive to the 800 Park owners. The 800 Park development has plans to include some specialty retail shops, as well.

Estimated Restoration Completion Summer 2016

1413 South Lamar

Historic Downtown Oxford Restoration. 4 bedrooms 4.5 bathrooms, a formal living and dining room, superb office, 2 real wood burning fireplaces, 3 porches, boasting a gorgeous screened in porch on approximately an acre corner lot on South Lamar. This once in a lifetime opportunity is finished out with top of the line finishes throughout orchestrated by a professional design team. Come get involved and make this masterpiece your piece of Oxford History.

$1,730,000

Contact Mark Cleary (713) 303-8924

1755 Jackson Ave. E, # 5

115 Hot Spur Lane

2209 Lee Loop

504 Fazio Dr. Ext.

204 Studio Street/Plein Air

2623 West Oxford Loop

• 4BR/ 4 BA & 2 half baths •Walking distance to the Square •Luxury Living •Private Balcony

•Last Hamlet available for Football Season.

•Top Notch Finishes •Garages Available

•Less than a mile to Ole Miss and the Stadium •Move in Ready •Large lot with mature trees

•Custom home in the country club •Walk to the club house •4 bedrooms/office/bonus room •Three-car garage

•Charming southern cottage •Real wood floors •Wood burning fireplace •Plantation shutters

•Commercial space •+/-5600 sq. ft.

•Great location!

•Income-producing law firm tenant

$715,000

$360,000

LEGACY R EALT Y

$299,000

$625,000

$210,000

Search the entire Oxford Market at www.MarkClearyOxford.com and www.OxfordVip.com 662.234.5621 1923 University Ave Oxford, MS 38655 • Each office independently owned and operated.

All information deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and subject to change without notice.

$800,000

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16004 Woodview Drive 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths $555,000

Spring, a time for renewal, new life.... why not welcome the season in a new home!

2203 Long Spur Pointe 4 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths $577,500

16008 Woodview Drive 4 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths $525,000

11015 Covington Way 5 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths

$551,000

Oxford Condominiums

11017 Covington Way 4 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths $544,000

Condominiums Care-free living!

408 Andalusia

4Bed/3.5Bath Attention to all details!

This charming home has everything you want with maintenance-free living.

802 Birkdale 5 Bedrooms 5 Bath $749,900

970 Hwy 7 South 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths $424,900 Cross Creek

One of Oxford’s best kept secrets! Very conveniently located and several great new plans to be built to your liking.

908 Highpointe 4Bed/4Bath Great deal in Highpointe!

This condo is in great condition and features 3 bedrooms with 3 baths.

401 Bickerstaff #10 3Bed/3Bath You will not get closer to the Ole Miss campus in such a well planned condominium!

3Bed/2Bath Such a well planned community of carefree living. Units are selling as quickly as they are built.

304 Winner’ s Circle 4Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths $475,000 612 Centerpointe

4Bed/4.5Bath Beautiful Craftsman style home in popular Northpointe Subdivision. Inviting fireplace with exposed brick and open entertaining plan.

401 Bickerstaff #4 3 Bedrooms 3 Baths 13 CR (Levee Road)$249,000 300 Winner’s 3Bed/1.5Bath Charming cottage located on a tree covered lot with a convenient location.

Great investment property!

708 Ridgewood Manor

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4 Bed/ 2.5 Bath Southern charm at it’s best!

Close to parks, schools, and downtown!

Stonebridge 3 Bedrooms 2 Baths $255,000 313 Fox hollow cove

Downtown Properties!

4Bed/3.5Bath Steeplechase is the location of this soon to be constructed dream home.

4Bed/3Bath Taylor-Greene is the location for this well-planned home.

So many great features!

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327 Fox Hollow Cove 810 Brentwood 3628 Lyles Drive 1605 Jackson Ave #4 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Cove 4 Bedrooms,2202 3.5Longspur Baths Pointe Mature Crepe Myrtles line the 4 Bed/3.5 Bath 4Bed/3.5Bath $214,900 $949,000 entrance to this private 609estate North 14th Just a Street minutes’ walk Grandiose southern estate home located in home complete with pool! to theBaths SQUARE!!

Wellsgate subdivision. This home has it all!

3 aBedrooms 3.5

420 Deer Run

5Bed/3Bath Space galore! This home was built by the builder for his family to reside-well done!

642 North 14th #1 3 Bedrooms 3 Baths $475,000

Jamey Leggitt 18007 Country wood Cove

Splendid home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Wellsgate! This home has a pool, beautiful kitchen! Everything you want!

Jamey Leggitt 662-832-7620

236 St. Andrews Circle

You have waited for this address! Absolutely wonderful neighborhood!

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111 CR 102 6 Bedrooms 4.5 Baths $449,000

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IN THIS ISSUE NOVEMBER 2015

NOVEMBER 2015

FEATURES 54 A Farm for the Peeples A husband-and-wife team runs a holistic grass-, solar- and microbial-based livestock farm that offers eggs, poultry, lamb and more.

COVER PHOTOGRAPHED

BY JOE WORTHEM

63 Rivals With a Cause Two new Egg Bowl traditions bring football fans together for good causes.

84 Natural Beauties A yoga teacher’s line of handmade jewelry features natural gemstones, sandalwood beads, feathers and a little bit of metaphysical magic.

EVENTS 28 30 32 34 38 40 42 46 48 50 90 92 94 96 98 102 104 106

70 In Full Swing

As Natalie and Tim Hamm grow their custom baby swing and swing bed business, they embark on their biggest project yet: designing and building a farmhouse for their family of six.

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Newcomers Club Kickoff Party LOFT Benefit Concert Visit Oxford Grand Opening Charity Bowling Tournament EDF Golf Tournament Mississippi Law Journal Fall Social Thacker Mountain Pop-Up Show Rebel Watch Party Women’s Council Anniversary M-Club Hall of Fame Banquet Delta Sigma Theta Casino Royale LOFT Grant Recipients Breakfast OES Disney Fundraiser Kickoff Saint Leo Pop-Up Dinner Recovery Walk Ole Miss Homecoming United Way Kickoff Luncheon Fins Up for Film

ANNOUNCEMENTS 26 Sexton & Davis

28 for a

Christmas to remember!

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Letter From the Publisher What’s Happening Community Corner In Season: Carrots Out and About I Am Oxford: Jack Abraham

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arvest season is upon us, and while most of us probably think of fall as the time to gather things before the colder months set in, this month we’re featuring a family who harvests creative handmade items every day.

Tim and Natalie Hamm share a love of creativity, and together they have created a business focused on making swing beds and baby swings from repurposed and reclaimed wood. They enjoy working together and raising their four children in the house they designed and are building themselves. Natalie said that it’s important for them to create new things as a family.

While the Hamms are living a handcrafted life, Sam and Robin Peeples are harvesting a holistic and sustainable farming culture just 5 miles outside of Oxford. Sam, a native of Jackson, Miss., took an unconventional route to becoming a farmer, first venturing to Montana, where he learned about the hard yet meaningful work. It was there he met his wife, Robin, and 10 years later they made another unconventional move – to Oxford. Today, the Peeples farm about 70 of their longtime family farm’s 800 acres.

Finally, Yokna Bottoms Farm is harvesting its large carrot crop this month. Carrots seemed perfectly appropriate for this time of year, as they grow in bright autumn colors, from red and orange to yellow, purple and white. Find a recipe for a great carrot side dish to add to your Thanksgiving table on page 23.

Happy harvest season from all of us here at Invitation Oxford.

RACHEL M. WEST, PUBLISHER

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PUBLISHER Rachel Malone West EDITOR Phil West EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Sonia Thompson ASSOCIATE EDITOR Lena Anderson CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Emily Welly ART DIRECTOR Hallie M. Thomas PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Emily R. Suber STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Joe Worthem ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Cindy Semmes ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS Alise M. Emerson, Leigh Lowery, Lynn McElreath, Stacey Raper, Moni Simpson, Whitney Worsham DESIGNERS Rebecca Bailey, Zach Fields CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Lanie Anderson, Meaghin Burke, Melanie Crownover CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Joey Brent, Elizabeth Evans, Caroline Beffa Franks, Paul Gandy, Ann-Marie Herod, Alex Hicks, Jessica Richardson OFFICE MANAGER Hollie Hilliard COPY EDITOR Kate Johnson DISTRIBUTION Donald Courtney, Brian Hilliard ADVERTISING INFORMATION (662) 701-8070 ads@invitationoxford.com MAIN OFFICE (662) 234-4008 To subscribe to one year (10 issues) of Invitation Oxford, send payment of $50 to: P.O. Box 776, Oxford, MS 38655 or visit invitationoxford.com to pay online.

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what’s happening November

A sampling of important, fun and interesting events in our area. For more events, visit invitationoxford.com.

FUNDRAISERS

THE ARTS

November 2

November 5, 12 and 19

Halloween Candy Buy Back

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour

Lee Family Dentistry will offer children $1 per pound (up to 5 pounds) for their unopened Halloween Candy, which will be shipped to troops through Operation Gratitude.

Children will also receive a toothbrush and prizes.

2:30-5:30 p.m., Lee Family Dentistry leedentistryoxford.com

A live weekly radio show featuring readings and music.

The Nov. 19 show is the last of the season.

Nov. 5 and 12, 6 p.m., Off Square Books Nov. 19, 6 p.m., the Lyric

November 4 Women of Distinction Luncheon FNC hosts the fifth annual luncheon honoring women from Lafayette County. The event benefits the Girl Scouts Heart of the South. Tickets $30.

Noon, First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall

November 8 Mississippi’s Walk for Diabetes A 3-mile walk to raise funds for the programs and services of the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi. This year’s theme is “Tame Diabetes.”

1 p.m. registration, 2 p.m. walk begins at the Lyceum msdiabetes.org

November 12 Square Toast for Scholarships The University of Mississippi Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management hosts its eighth annual food and wine tasting to raise money for scholarships. The event is held in businesses on the Square. Tickets $50.

5-9 p.m., Oxford Square, squaretoast.olemiss.edu

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November 6 Reading: The Best American Sports Writing ESPN writer and Oxford resident Wright Thompson edited the new edition of the sports writing anthology. Writers Seth Wickersham, Don van Natta, Scott Eden, Chris Jones and Chris Ballard join Thompson for a sports discussion.

(Thompson is also a Nov. 5 Thacker Mountain Radio guest; see above poster.)

5 p.m., Off Square Books

November 12-15 Theatre Oxford’s Mashed Potatoes and Davey Theatre Oxford’s production of Samuel French’s Thanksgiving-themed play.

Nov. 12-14, 7:30 p.m., the Powerhouse Nov. 15, 2 p.m., the Powerhouse theatreoxford.com

EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY Now through December 6 Honey Bee Bakery Series Finale Locally owned Honey Bee Bakery will close its doors as a storefront bakery and full-service dining room Dec. 6.

In celebration, the restaurant is serving favorite fall dishes before its last day of service. Owner Shannon Adams plans to later open a commercial kitchen to expand her speciality cake business. thehoneybeebakery.com

November 3, 10, 17 and 24 Oxford City Market Shop for the last farm-fresh produce of the fall season at the Oxford City Market.

3-6:30 p.m.

November 12 Holiday Art Sale and Auction An art sale and auction presented by the University of Mississippi Department of Art and History.

4-6 p.m. cocktail hour, 7-9 p.m. auction, art.olemiss.edu

November 27 Oxford Square Alliance Holiday Open House An open house on the Square with sidewalk sales, photos with Santa, a Christmas tree lighting and more.

11/23 EGG BOWL RUN

SPORTS November 7 Arkansas vs. Ole Miss Football Time TBA, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Wear blue.

November 16 Special Olympics Mississippi Unified Egg Bowl Special Olympics athletes with intellectual disabilities play in a flag football game alongside traditional college students from the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. They share in the fanfare and passionate competition that the schools will display when their Division 1 football teams meet the following week. specialolympicsms.org

November 21 LSU vs. Ole Miss Football Time TBA, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Wear red.

November 23 Army ROTC Egg Bowl Run Cheer on Army ROTC cadets from the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University as they run 100 miles in two separate legs to deliver the Egg Bowl game ball from Oxford to Starkville. Calhoun City is the midway point for the runners, and a good place to cheer.

5 a.m., Ole Miss cadet runners leave from VaughtHemingway Stadium.

Noon, cadets arrive and meet in Calhoun City to hand off game ball.

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SINCE 1993, OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD,

a Samaritan’s Purse project, has collected and delivered more than 124 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 150 countries. National collection week is Nov. 16-23.

In Oxford, drop off shoeboxes at the Wesley Foundation or First Baptist Church.

HOW IT WORKS 1. Find a shoebox. Start with an average-size

cardboard or plastic shoebox. If you want to wrap it, cover the box and lid separately.

2. Girl or boy? Decide whether you will pack a box for a girl or a boy, and the age category: 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14.

3. Fill with gifts. Select one “wow” toy such as a doll, soccer ball with pump, or stuffed animal.

Then add other small toys, hygiene items and school supplies.

4. Track your package. Donate $7 online and receive a tracking label to follow your box and discover the destination of your shoebox gift.

5. Drop it off. Take your shoebox gift to the Wesley Foundation or First Baptist Church Nov. 16-23.

Contact Oxford Area Coordinator Beth McCullen at ehmccullen@hotmail.com or Mae Stone at operationchristmaschild@yahoo .com, or visit samaritanspurse.org for more information on how to participate or volunteer.

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IN SEASON Carrots WRITTEN BY Sonia Thompson

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ust because it’s November doesn’t mean the days of farm-fresh vegetables are over. The Oxford City Market runs through Nov. 24, and it’s full of fall produce, including an abundant crop of Yokna Bottoms Farm carrots.

“Most gardeners are used to summer gardening, so they’re not used to our great fall crops,” Yokna Bottoms owner Doug Davis said. “Our carrot crop is looking really nice.”

He said the farm grows a rainbow of colorful carrots, including white and yellow, as well as orange Danvers, cosmic purple and atomic red.

“They do have slight differences in taste.

It’s hard to describe,” Davis said. “They have different nutritional values.”

Davis said the Mississippi climate is special because there are two bountiful growing seasons. The Yokna Bottoms carrots were planted in August and were hardy enough to withstand the summer heat. He estimated that about 15,000 carrots were planted.

“They’re a lot of work so everyone is happy when they’re harvested,” Davis said. “They take a lot of time to thin and quite a bit of time to wash.”

That’s why, when it comes to eating them, Davis prefers to keep it simple.

“I just like to take carrots and other assorted vegetables like beets, turnips, potatoes, garlic and onions and just throw them in a deep-dish pot and bake them,” he said.

Honey-Roasted Carrots With Fennel Root This simple yet elegant recipe is great for a fall brunch or Thanksgiving side dish. Look for a variety of colors of locally grown carrots at the Oxford City Market.

Clean and peel carrots, and slice fennel bulb thinly. Toss carrots and fennel with a little melted Brown’s Dairy butter and Mardis honey. Sprinkle with sea salt and coarsely ground pepper. Spread in a roasting pan, and bake for about 20-25 minutes at 375° or until vegetables are tender and caramelized. Garnish with fresh parsley.

Alternative preparation: Place roasted carrots and fennel in a food processor or blender, and puree. Then add chicken or veggie stock, and simmer a minute on the stove. Adjust seasonings, and garnish with fresh cream.

Recipe courtesy of Oxford City Market Director Betsy Chapman.

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GINA MARIE SEXTON ina Marie Sexton and John Daniel Davis first met in high school.

They reconnected through Facebook and within a few months were engaged. Recognizing Gina’s love of antiques, John Daniel searched until he found a beautiful antique engagement ring. A lakeside wedding was planned for May at Gina’s parents’ home in Oxford. In the interim, J.D. accepted a job in Mobile, Ala. This and other factors necessitated rescheduling the date and location.

Shortly after the engagement, Gina and J.D. attended a friend’s wedding in Memphis. Everything about bride Joy’s dress was perfection.

Joy shared with Gina that Barbara Van Houten made the dress. Having grown up wearing many dresses made by her grandmother, mother and aunt Kay, Gina was convinced that a custom dress was for her. Even though Barbara had a tight schedule and a planned move to Florida, she agreed to make Gina’s dress. Thus began a lace odyssey through the Internet and telephone, executed by plane, car, truck and even a dogsled traveling through Canada snow.

The design of the dress was dictated by Gina’s decision that all of the lace would be antique. This meant that there would not be yards and yards of a single lace available or even lace created by one technique. The reality of the broad range of lace styles that have evolved from European cottage industry became apparent and a little overwhelming to Gina as she began her search. Some of the lace in her dress is more than 200 years old. The search required nearly a year. The varied age and origin of the many lace pieces resulted in the need to dye incrementally, using vegetable dyes to lighten or darken the laces to visually blend with one another. The dress was a culmination of discovery, new friendships, the execution of Gina’s personal design and Van Houten’s patience and beautiful craftsmanship.

The flower girl’s dress was made by Gina’s aunt Kay Wilson. The bridesmaids’ dresses were made by a seamstress that Gina located on Etsy.

The custom veil failed to arrive, so Gina’s mother made a veil three hours prior to the ceremony using remnants of antique lace not used in the dress. Gina and her future mother-in-law, Jennifer Davis, prepared some of the desserts and candy. Star-shaped porcelain table favors were made by the bride’s mother, Mary Sexton, and many of the crochet tablecloths were made by Jennifer. Another personal touch was the pink Depression glass and milk glass vases supplied to the florist by the bride and Jennifer.

The wedding took place at sunset on Orange Beach under a floral covered arbor. Following the ceremony, a seafood dinner was served on an open porch overlooking the harbor. Music was provided by friends of the groom. Everything was perfect, with touches of vintage and antique detail, all planned by the bride.

Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Davis now reside in Florence, Ala.

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events Oxford Newcomers Club Kickoff Party View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

The Oxford Newcomers Club, part of the Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, held its annual kickoff party Sept. 22. The group’s mission is to provide awareness about what Oxford has to offer to new residents and retirees.

Marianna Ochs and Rick Roberts

Judy Seely, Bonnie Siebert, Julia Swetland, Millie Smith and Pat Woods

Phil and Pat Kline

Dick and Sallye Wilcox

Tim and Vanessa Moore with Sharon and C.W. Campbell

Lynn and Trammell Wells

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Josh and Rachel Reagan

Barbara and Bill Bailey with Nellanne and Carl Davis and Ginny Smith

Cathy Ross with Nels and Susie Strickland and Hugh Ross

Jack and Chris Koban with Michael and Laura Hartnett

Laura Hartnett, Patricia Brassell and Kay Wade

Sasha Hedges and Lisa Daniels

Toni Coleman, Melanie Ladner and Henry Clarke

Laura and John Valentine

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Sally and Jeff Justis

Tom and Roey Kingery

Donnie and Becky Dobbins

Becky and Don Caudle with Michael and Debbie Wooldridge

Mark and Sarah Loftin

Bill and Jan Henning

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events LOFT Fundraiser View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

The Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow (LOFT), which supports the arts and cultural, civic, educational, health and human services, held a benefit concert featuring ’80s cover band the Molly Ringwalds on Oct. 9 at the Lyric.

Barbara McIntosh with Will and Hayden Guest

Greg and Susan Vaughan

Taylor Brown and Jacqueline Gayton

Michael and Jennifer Panter

Cris and Greg Surbeck with Allen and Raina Hampton

Rebekah Rahaim and Tina Chandler

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Tad Wilkes and Chris Rahaim

Patrick Huston, Kristin Schulter and Lee Owen

Theresa and Carlos Huertas

Dana and James Harwell

Laura and Gary Vaughn

Brendan Shaw, Kelby Mitchusson and Garrett Dickinson

Heather Hedgepeth and Carmen Riggan

Kourtney Stinson and Sadie Cox

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Roxford University students

Kelley Keenum and Tyler Sparks

Katie and Clay Deweese

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events Visit Oxford Grand Opening View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

Visit Oxford held a reception Oct. 1 to celebrate its new location at 1013 Jackson Ave. E. The event also announced the new Visit Oxford app, which features landmarks, historical points of interest and local business information.

Araminta Johnston and Susan Smith Lee Ann Stubbs, Kinney Ferris, Mary Allyn Hedges, Rick Mize and Katie Kaiser

Nikki Paine and Michele McKay

Kris Dillard with Katie, Mary Elliott and Ben Bushing

Ben Requet and Jon Maynard

Paula Morris, Robyn Tannehill and Kaitlin Wilkinson

Morgan McEwen and Taylor Gex

Maggie and Deck Fair with Mavis Draper

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events Oxford Commons Charity Bowling Tournament View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

Oxford Commons hosted a team bowling tournament Sept. 17 at Premier Lanes. The fundraiser included food, drinks and prizes with proceeds benefiting Oxford Lovepacks, an organization that provides supplemental food for school-age children in need.

Jennie Denton, Jennie Owen, Tina Montgomery, Lee Benoit and Beth Rice

Terri Peeler and Camie Bianco

Mark B. Ruleman and Dawn Lipscomb

Abby Flowers and Cathy Lowe

Clint Mitchell and Lauren Cleary

Brenden Jackson, Justin Mathis and Ashley Willard

Brad and Meghan Feltenstein

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Helen Cumbee Corey and Mary Leary

Chuck and Elizabeth Sherman

Donna Falkner, Margaret Laney and Karen McManus

Shea Turner and Tena Taylor

Marshall Fratesi and Cliff Smith

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events EDF Golf Tournament View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

The Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation held its eighth annual golf tournament at the Country Club of Oxford on Oct. 2. The mission of the EDF is to promote responsible economic growth in Lafayette County. .

Max Hipp and Mike Flynn

Harley Camp and Holly Kelly

Jason Byrd, Brent Kinniburgh, Brad Camp, Logan Surber and Joseph Flippin

Ashley and Kevin Frye with Michelle Mason

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Holly Maynard and Isabella Kelly

Brad Kent and Scott Vasilyev

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events Rebel Watch Party View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

Chick-Fil-A hosted a Rebel Family Watch Party on Oct. 3 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The family-friendly event featured children’s activities and the Ole Miss Rebels vs. University of Florida Gators football game on a big screen.

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The Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy celebrated its 15th anniversary with a program Sept. 25 at the Ford Center that honored donors and scholarship recipients. The Women’s Council was founded on mentorship, philanthropy and leadership.

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events M-Club Hall of Fame Banquet View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

The University of Mississippi’s M-Club hosted its annual Hall of Fame and Service Award reception on Sept. 25 in the ballroom at the Inn at Ole Miss. The athletic alumni association honored this year’s Hall of Fame inductees and the Lotterhos Service Award recipient.

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Husband-and-wife team Sam and Robin Peeples run a holistic grass-, solar- and microbial-based livestock farm that offers eggs, poultry, lamb and more.

WRITTEN BY Lena Anderson | PHOTOGRAPHED BY Joe Worthem

When Sam Peeples left Jackson, Miss., in 2004, it was to study media arts and film production at the University of Montana. He never imagined he’d return to his home state 10 years later with a wife and a new dream: to become a farmer.

“I was always interested in sustainable farming but didn’t see it in the cards,” Peeples said. “It wasn’t until I got out west and saw

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people doing it that I realized it was feasible.”

He befriended a small group of farmers while living in Montana. When he wasn’t studying, he spent his free time working on their land, where he learned how to care for and process livestock in an environmentally friendly way. The work appealed to him for multiple reasons.

“It’s a way to control your own destiny and

Sam (left) and Robin Peeples collect up to 130 eggs daily from their free-range laying hens. The Peeples Farm sells its eggs, along with poultry and lamb, to several local businesses.

“[The animals] all work together holistically. Every animal is different and has different impacts on the land so the more species, the better. It means healthier grass, healthier soil, healthier micro-population.”

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take it out of the hands of large corporations,” Sam said. “It makes communities richer with a thriving local culture and creates more entrepreneurial opportunities and a stronger middle class. The impacts are enormous.”

That passion is what drove him to suggest to his wife, Robin, that they move 2,000 miles from her hometown of Boise, Idaho, to start a farm on his family land in Mississippi.

Robin, who studied biology at the University of Montana, was on board for an adventure, and so in 2013, they moved across the country and created the Peeples Farm.

Today the couple farms about 70 of the 800 acres that belong to Sam’s grandparents, Mildred Murray Hopkins and the late Dr. Gerre Hopkins. The land sits about 5 miles south of Oxford, and on it they raise laying hens, poultry chickens and sheep.

They are devoted to ecofriendly practices that help create a sustainable system. They collect anywhere from 85 to 130 fresh farm eggs daily from their laying hens. They rotate their meat chickens twice daily and their sheep weekly to different paddocks throughout the pasture by using portable solar-powered fencing to keep the animals together. Regularly moving them around the field ensures the herd always has fresh grass to eat, protects them from parasites, allows them to naturally fertilize soil with their manure, and prevents them from overusing or destroying a specific area.

Rescue donkeys serve as guardians to the sheep

In addition to running the farm on their own, Sam works as a bartender at Lamar Lounge, and Robin is a nursing student at the University of Mississippi.

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The Peeples focus on keeping their farm sustainable and environmentally friendly by feeding their livestock all-natural ingredients, regularly rotating them around the pasture with solar-powered fencing and using rescue donkeys to guard the herd. For more information, visit The Peeples Farm on Facebook, or email thepeeplesfarm@gmail.com.

and help keep the herd safe from predators.

Every part of caring for their animals is natural. They worm their sheep with a homemade kelp meal mixture of garlic juice, molasses and salt, which works as a natural protectant against parasites. The sheep are fed grass, shrubs and legumes, which make the meat leaner and more delicate.

While the lamb is processed at a facility near Memphis for health code purposes, Sam and Robin process chickens directly on the farm. While not glamorous, it draws interest and allows their customers to understand and see exactly where their meat comes from.

“We’ll send a mass text telling everyone what day we’re processing, and people get so excited to help out,” Robin said. “So many people are really interested in learning more about what we do. When you’re starting out, the scary part is how are you going to sell your product, where is it going to go? But we haven’t had a problem with that. We’ve had a ton of support.”

That support is becoming even broader.

Several area businesses are now loyal customers, sourcing their eggs and meat from the Peeples Farm. They include the Farmers’ Market store, Oxford Canteen, Living Foods, the Neon Pig in Oxford and Tupelo, and Sweet Magnolia ice cream in Clarksdale, Miss.

Although there has been a learning curve and some challenges, business is expanding, and the couple are looking toward the future.

They hope to slowly expand their farm. Sam would like to eventually increase the number of chickens and sheep, and he wants to bring in pigs and turkeys, and possibly rabbits and cattle. The goal is more than financial. Sam said he is most committed to protecting the environment and bettering his customers’ health. “[The animals] all work together holistically. Every animal is different and has different impacts on the land, so the more species, the better. It means healthier grass, healthier soil,

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healthier micropopulation,” he said. “Just like produce, it’s good to use them in a cyclical fashion so year-round you’re providing different types of food, which means people are eating seasonally and healthier.”

Their passion for health, sustainability and sharing their food beliefs with friends and

neighbors keeps Sam and Robin out in the pasture every day with their flock.

“I love spending my mornings and weekends outside on the farm,” Robin said. “And it’s so rewarding to eat your own food and see how we’re improving the land. We’re making a difference, and it’s really cool.”

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Rivals WITH A Cause

The University of Mississippi/Mississippi State University rivalry can bring out the worst in fans, but two new traditions, the Nov. 16 Unified Egg Bowl and Nov. 23 Egg Bowl Run, are instead channeling that energy into supporting charitable causes.

The

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Rebel and Bully cheer on University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University Army ROTC cadets during the 2014 Egg Bowl Run. This year’s 100-mile run is Nov. 23. Ole Miss cadets will leave from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at 5 a.m. and run relays to Calhoun City, arriving around noon to hand off the game ball to MSU cadets, who will finish the run to Starkville.

fall of 2014 was an important football season in Mississippi. ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University on back-to-back weekends, and the schools were featured on the covers of Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine. In addition, flag football became an official Special Olympics sport.

Those events gave the organizers of Special Olympics Mississippi an idea.

“With all the success both Ole Miss and MSU had in football last year, there was a spotlight on Mississippi,” said Jim Beaugez, Special Olympics Mississippi director of communications. “We wanted to present a state that is unified even on one of its most divided occasions, all in the spirit of supporting Special Olympics athletes and our mission.”

That sparked what became the inaugural Unified Egg Bowl, held last November at the

Mississippi State intramural athletic fields.

Special Olympians played flag football alongside traditional college students from Ole Miss and Mississippi State, fostering interaction, inclusion and understanding about intellectual disabilities.

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The first Special Olympics Mississippi Unified Egg Bowl flag football game was held Nov. 19, 2014, at the Mississippi State campus intramural athletic fields. Special Olympics athletes played on teams alongside traditional college students from Ole Miss and MSU. The event was a success, and this year’s game will be held in Oxford on Nov. 16.

skills a lot of people take for granted,” Beaugez said. “The Egg Bowl is one day a year where houses are divided and team is everything in Mississippi. What better occasion to unify them for something bigger?”

Competition between the schools began long before the game. Fans, students and alumni participated in the fundraising challenge for the Unified Egg Bowl, ultimately totaling $12,465 for Special Olympics. MSU nabbed a three-point advantage in the game by raising $6,250 versus Ole Miss’ $6,215, but it was Ole Miss that won the matchup last year with a 23-17 score.

The Ole Miss win was motivation for players like Jason Smith, 33, of Brandon, Miss.

Smith, who lost his arm and suffered a brain injury in a tornado in 1986. Smith has been a die-hard Mississippi State fan for decades.

“He’s such a big fan that the people he works with raised money to buy him a golf cart that’s maroon and white for his last birthday,” said Smith’s aunt Chyrel Wallace. “He was

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already excited about playing the game at MSU before he ever got to meet and take a picture with Dan Mullen.”

That photo now hangs on Smith’s wall, a reminder of the touchdown pass he caught during the game.

“I heard about it for months after. When Ole Miss won, he just said, ‘We’ll get them next year,’ ” Wallace said. “He’s been ready for practices to start again since summer.”

Coach Hugh Freeze was on hand, too. Ole Miss players Ryan Buchanan and Evan Engram led practices. Freeze invited the Special Olympics team to attend a practice with the Rebels, where the unified players met some of their heroes and took home jerseys and footballs as souvenirs.

Ole Miss even provided the unified team with professional equipment for the big game.

“It was an awesome thing to see how willing the athletic department was to reach out and do what they could to make this an amazing experience for these players,” said Drew Coker, the 2014 Ole Miss team captain.

Coker graduated with a degree in history in May, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be back to campus this fall. He’s kept up with some of the unified players on his team via Facebook since they won last season.

The goal is to up the ante this year when the game is played in Oxford, possibly by holding the game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and getting the cheerleaders involved.

“I didn’t know what to expect last year, but this was one of the best things I’ve ever been a part of,” Coker said. “It just put things in perspective for me to be on a team with these guys who struggle through so much and brought such good energy the whole time. I can’t wait to help again this year and defend that title.”

As for the Special Olympics, last year’s venture was such a success that they’ve extended the idea nationwide. The 2015-16 season will see numerous events pitting state rivals against each other in charitable games of flag football.

So far, big schools in Michigan, Iowa, Alabama and Texas are all on board.

Ole Miss defeated MSU

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“It’s an honor to see our model go to another level,” Beaugez said. “It’s validation that good things are happening here, and a healthy rivalry can be good when you use it right.”

While Special Olympians train for their football game, Ole Miss and MSU Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets are training for the 100-mile relay Egg Bowl Run from Oxford to Starkville. They will carry with them the Egg Bowl game ball, signed by coaches Freeze and Mullen. This Nov. 23 is the third annual run, which raises money for a different charity each fall.

The ball is handed off at the midpoint. “I started this run because I wanted to do something special between the schools,” MSG Matt Hayes said. “I wanted to bring the community together. That’s why I chose Calhoun City as our meet-up point. It’s pretty evenly split on State and Ole Miss fans.”

“I’d heard people talk it up from the year before, but the level of support when we got to the midpoint was overwhelming,” said 2nd Lt. Zack Martella, who ran last year. “You put team colors away, and it’s all about the camouflage we have in common. There’s a sense of unity there, which is a new thing when it comes to Ole Miss versus MSU at the Egg Bowl.”

There is no additional training. Cadets depend on the running that’s already part of their weekly physical training to prepare for Army service after college. Each cadet runs about 2 or 3 miles of the journey.

“It gives all the cadets a sense of accomplishment to be able to see this through from start to finish,” MSU ROTC Operation Officer Michael Hunter said. “Everything in ROTC is so competitive with PT scores and GPAs. This is something they join up to make happen from both sides.”

After the Egg Bowl, the home team raises money by either auctioning the ball off or donating it to a charity to auction. The Wounded Warrior Project was last year’s recipient.

“When we work together to complete a mission like this it makes us realize what we’re capable of as a team,” Martella said. “But when you throw in being able to help a cause so close to home for us all, it just makes that run even more memorable. It really opens your eyes to what a joint operation can accomplish.”

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PHOTOGRAPHED BY KEVIN BAIN, OLE MISS COMMUNICATIONS

Top, ROTC cadets run through the Calhoun City Square. Bottom, cadets run with and pose with the Egg Bowl game ball, autographed by Hugh Freeze and Dan Mullen. The Rebel Battalion cadets carry the ball behind the football team during the Walk of Champions on game day. After the run and the game, the ball is auctioned for charity.

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Natalie and Tim Hamm have built a growing business creating custom baby swings and swing beds, and they recently embarked on their biggest project yet: designing and building a farmhouse for their family of six.

WRITTEN BY Lanie Anderson PHOTOGRAPHED BY Joe Worthem

Natalie and Tim Hamm with children Skylar, 3; Levi, 8; Brooks, 9; and Luke, 11. Opposite, one of the Hamms’ handcrafted swing beds on their front porch is a favorite place to read and daydream.

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Natalie and Tim Hamm already had one child when Tim started college at the University of Mississippi in 2005.

Although Tim had a steady income with his job at Pak Mail, the teenage newlyweds wanted more family time than Tim’s 50-hour workweek allowed. Tim and Natalie had ventured into building furniture, and in 2007, they started HammMade Furniture to allow for more family time and still pay the bills while Tim pursued an engineering degree.

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store. The couple specialize in custom daybeds and baby swings, refinished and repurposed furniture, and other home décor. The Hamms have also grown to a family of six and recently designed and built their own farmhouse in Denmark, Miss., near Oxford.

Tim wasn’t always handy. He and Natalie credit their former landlord and friend Bill MacKenzie for teaching Tim how to salvage wood and build furniture. For 10 years, the Hamms lived in a small cottage on MacKenzie’s property, and he allowed Tim and Natalie to use his shop and tools for making HammMade Furniture pieces.

The Hamms’ custom farmhouse in Denmark, Miss., is still a work in progress. Natalie designed the house and Tim is doing much of the construction work himself, from trim and flooring to cabinets and more.

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“There’s something special about being in a shop,” Tim said. “Mr. Bill is cool because he is a salvager. He doesn’t throw anything away.

I could just go in [his shop], pick out what I wanted and try to make something.”

As their family grew, the Hamms started building their own home last November and moved out of the cottage in July. HammMade Furniture has also grown, and Tim and Natalie have more specific roles than when they started the business.

Tim primarily handles the online store and builds furniture, and he salvages and reclaims wood and other materials to build HammMade Furniture pieces or to use in their own home.

“One of my favorite things about building furniture is actually salvaging the wood,” Tim said. “I like to tear down old buildings. For example, someone called me to tear down an old church one time, and I told her I would love to do that.”

Natalie, an artist with a keen eye for design and architecture, designs and refinishes furniture for the business and maintains the booth at Sugar Magnolia. The booth also has

Natalie designed the entire home around the front entry. It was important to her that it had an old-house feel the minute anyone walked in. To achieve that, she chose repurposed transoms, shiplap siding and antique doors. The chandelier is from Oxford’s Unique Furnishings. Opposite page, a mix of galvanized and upholstered chairs surround the dining room table. Natalie bought the washed-wood chandelier at an architectural salvage store. Tim built the china hutch using repurposed wood.

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a collection of her original paintings. She said the whole family is involved in HammMade Furniture, which is her favorite part of the business.

“When we go to look for things on the weekends, we go as a family, and our boys are really involved in that,” Natalie said. “When I’m painting something, our daughter will stand beside me and paint something, too. As a mom, I think it’s awesome to be able to work

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and have the family involved at the same time.”

The most rewarding part of the business for Tim is when customers get a piece from HammMade Furniture and let him know how much they love it.

“Customers will call us or send us pictures once a piece is in their home,” Tim said. “It’s nice to build something and then get see it in someone’s home. I don’t know if there are many jobs like that.”

Tim and Natalie also enjoy sharing with their customers the stories behind the pieces, since a lot of them are purchased at antiques markets or are made with reclaimed materials from old homes.

Their fascination with old homes and architecture is one reason why they decided to design and build their own house rather than purchase one. When the Hamms realized they could re-create an old farmhouse for them-

selves, Natalie designed the home and Tim figured out the dimensions.

“Natalie knew what she wanted,” Tim said. “It was pretty specific. I didn’t know how to tell somebody else what we wanted, so we tried to draw it ourselves. We actually built the house off of Google SketchUp.” Friends helped Tim and Natalie with the plumbing, electricity and framing. Then they did everything on the inside of the home from

trim and flooring to cabinets and decoration.

Many of the walls are made with reclaimed wood from a house built in the 1800s. A lot of the home’s furniture and décor also have stories similar to the pieces in their booth.

“We’re drawn to primitive stuff,” Tim said.

“If you walk around the house, I can tell you where most of the pieces or the wood came from. It’s just kind of fun, and that’s what we like.”

The living room is full of many DIY projects, including an armchair (far left) that Natalie chose to paint and sand instead of reupholster. The logs stacked in the fireplace give the room a cozy feel. They were cut from a tree that fell on the property.

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“When we go to look for things on the weekends, we go as a family. When I’m painting something, our daughter will stand beside me and paint something, too. As a mom, I think it’s awesome to be able to work and have the family involved at the same time.”

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Their home, on the outskirts of Oxford, is built on 72 acres where their children love to play outside. The Hamms also have chickens, a pig and a dog. They say they have big plans for farming in the future.

“We knew we didn’t want to be in town because our boys are so outdoorsy, and we just love the country,” Natalie said. “We always talk about living 100 years ago and how people lived back then. I think we’re fascinated by that lifestyle so having that old-timey feel is what we both love.”

Since they were teenagers, Tim and Natalie have dreamed of building their own home, and they are amazed every day that their dream has become a reality.

“When we started out, we had this small

The master bedroom is on the main floor of the house, and it offers a quiet retreat. Tim built the headboard out of reclaimed heart pine. Tim’s mother sewed the duvet cover. Tim and Natalie made the lamp bases out of antique posts.

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plan, but we didn’t know how we would get from step to step,” Natalie said. “Seeing everything unfold definitely has been rewarding. We sit in our house every day and wonder how we got here because we are so young.”

“God really did have a hand in all of that,” Tim added. “We’re not house builders. We build furniture. There’s a big difference.”

Tim and Natalie remember the cottage on the MacKenzie’s property with only a chest and a television on top that they called home, and they are thankful for the journey that has created a handcrafted life for their family.

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Skylar’s bedroom is tucked under the eaves on the second level of the house. Tim’s mother made the linen duvet cover, and Natalie repurposed a shower curtain to create the dotted coverlet. When Natalie discovered that the wallpaper she wanted to buy from Anthropologie was sold out, she recreated the intricate white floral pattern by handpainting it on the accent wall.

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Dawn Griffith creates her line of handmade jewelry, Dawn’s Eclectic Energy, using natural gemstones, sandalwood beads, feathers and a little bit of metaphysical magic.

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is in tune with her mind, body and spirit whether she is teaching yoga or making earthy beaded necklaces. Griffith is a yoga instructor in Oxford and the jewelry designer behind Dawn’s Eclectic Energy. For Griffith, a mind-body-spirit connection goes beyond her yoga mat; she also incorporates that connection into her handmade jewelry.

“My yoga practice is where my creativity comes from a lot of times,” Griffith said. “In the middle of my yoga practice, I’ll see an image of something I want to make. I think yoga has definitely fueled my jewelry.”

Griffith’s awareness of her body is also evident in her jewelry designs. She enjoys decorating herself with tattoos and natural gemstones, and she believes her necklaces, earrings and bracelets enhance the beauty a person already possesses.

“I’m drawn to nature, but I also like a little bit of sparkle and flair,” Griffith said. “I don’t think someone needs to put on jewelry to look beautiful. I think the necklace wears the person, and the person brings out the beauty of the necklace.”

Before Griffith started Dawn’s Eclectic Energy, she taught yoga in Charlotte, N.C., where she and her husband lived before their move to Oxford in February.

Griffith knew she wanted to start a jewelry business after making necklaces for the bridesmaids in her October 2014 wedding.

“I wanted to handmake my bridesmaids’ gifts,” Griffith said. “I made my necklace and the bridesmaids’ necklaces for my wedding. [Making jewelry] was

Dawn Griffith (pictured) teaches Vinyasa flow and power yoga classes at Southern Star and Hot Yoga Plus. Her practice influences her jewelry design, and she is often inspired by an image of a new necklace or bracelet while she is doing yoga. She makes traditional mala prayer or meditation necklaces, which usually have a large middle bead, called a guru bead.

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something I wanted to do for years. I just didn’t know where to start.”

She primarily uses natural gemstones, sandalwood beads and even feathers from her chickens. She often chooses stones based on their supposed metaphysical properties. For example, Griffith made a necklace with rose quartz – a stone believed to promote selflove – because a friend wanted a necklace that encouraged self-acceptance.

“I think something has the power that you give it,” Griffith said. “If you want to believe it, then, yes, it has that power and that intention with it. If you think it’s crazy, then buy the jewelry for its look.”

Griffith believes the jewelry-making

process and practicing yoga are similar, due to their repetitive and relaxing qualities, and finds both to be meditative. Griffith receives many requests from yoga students for mala necklaces, sometimes used for prayer or meditation in yoga and made of 108 beads with knots tied in between each bead.

“Making the malas is very meditative,” Griffith said. “I’ve caught myself falling asleep between knots in the necklace. It’s just really calming.”

Griffith studied ceramics at the University of West Georgia, where she liked to make small, intricate figures in her classes.

When she started making jewelry, Griffith naturally enjoyed working with small pieces.

She also learned in her ceramics classes that art often happens organically—her favorite part of jewelry making.

“A lot of times a piece will want to make itself, so I have to go with mistakes and be able to see them as positive changes instead of fixing them,” Griffith said.

That mantra of positivity is what Griffith hopes to convey through both her yoga classes and her wearable artwork. She added, “A lot of the pieces I’ve made started out as mistakes and ended up being very good designs.”

View and purchase Griffith’s designs at dawns-eclectic-energy.com and on Instagram @dawnseclecticenergy. Custom designs are available upon request.

Griffith likes to bring out the beauty of nature in her designs and uses stones such as pyrite, which is thought to have masculine energy, and clear quartz, thought to be a clearing stone. “I like something that’s subtle but still catches the eye,” Griffith said.

“There’s something beautiful about dainty and discreet jewelry, but you’re still drawn to it. I don’t think it needs to be loud or bold to accomplish that.”

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events Delta Sigma Theta Casino Royale View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

The Lambda Sigma chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority hosted a casino night on Sept. 25 at the Stone Center. The fundraiser benefited Mended Hearts, a nonprofit organization that offers support to heart disease patients and their families and caregivers.

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events LOFT Grant Recipients Breakfast View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

The Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow hosted a breakfast for its 2015 grant recipients at the Powerhouse on Sept. 17. LOFT awarded $20,000 to nonprofit charitable organizations across Oxford and Lafayette County.

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Diane Scruggs and Dale Gordan

Deborah Jones and Glenn Kitchens

Fred Johnson, Betsy Smith and Michael Joe Cannon

Emily McCauley and Caleb Thomason

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Janice Carr, Frankie Logan, Rosie L. Williams and Mattie Young

Jean Jordan and Don Cole

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events Oxford Elementary School Disney Fundraiser Kickoff View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

Members of the Oxford Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization kicked off the annual Disney raffle fundraiser Oct. 2. Parents, teachers and students dressed up as Disney characters and began selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a trip to Disney World.

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Taylor Cardwell and Amy Daniels

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Kyle Still and Heather Nocentino

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Natalie Barry and Elizabeth Fowlkes

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Shane Stone and Ashley Masinelli

Kathy Herbert and Natalie Lewellen

Ashley Windham and Tamara Hillmer

Lainey Kemp and Jill Clark

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The first of three pop-up preview dinners for new locally owned wood-fired pizza restaurant Saint Leo was held Sept. 25 at the Powerhouse. The final preview dinner is Nov. 20 at the Powerhouse. The restaurant is slated to open a permanent location next year.

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Tommy and Caroline Rosser with Martha and Frank Witherspoon

Ashley Moss and Courtney Kneupper with Lydia and Carter Myers

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Communicare’s Recovery Walk was on Sept. 19. The 1.8-mile walk began at the Grove and was part of September’s Recovery Awareness Month, which spreads understanding of mental health and substance use issues and celebrates people in recovery.

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Courtney and Ricky Homan

Chris Pierce, Brittney Sockwell and Jonathan Clayton

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Brandon and Jennifer Priest

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Briana, Jacob, Brooke and Charleigh Grace Norwood

Lisa Beaty with Melissa, Lainee, Shane and Anthony Robins

Matilda Moore and Rex Macklin

John Horton and Dana Monaghan

Jessie McClain, Jenny Noe, Emma Gaines and Melissa Smith

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events University of Mississippi Homecoming View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

University of Mississippi homecoming festivities kicked off Oct. 9 with a parade running from campus to the Square. The fourth annual Square Jam took place immediately after, with the men’s and women’s basketball teams showcasing their skills on the court.

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John, Beth and Miss Ole Miss Mary Elizabeth Kakales with John and Toula Kakales and Libbie and Michael Patterson

Gloria Howell, Tiffany Campbell, Jessica Ballard, Keeley Copridge, Kierra Fulmore and Melissa Boguslawski

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Dan Pellegrino, Joshua Perch, Stephen Pellegrino and John Eames

Gordon Rand, Bailey Currie and Slade Rand Janet Lusco, Amelia Champion and Linda Robinson

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Taylor, Gabriella, Peggie and Alexandria Wilson

Todd, Josh and Tiffany Gililland with Jeff and Anna Claire Day

Grace Preszler, Tony Mize and Emily Preszler

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James Edwards, Lee Nguyen, Hannah Clark, Tony Van and Sarah Pringle

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Maurice and Laquesha Harris with Bruce Johnson

Jenell and Bennett Lanski with Andrea Jekabsons and Deanie Calhoon

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events United Way Kickoff Luncheon View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County kicked off its 45th annual campaign with a community luncheon at the Oxford Conference Center on Sept. 16. The event was hosted by Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi and was catered by Taylor Grocery.

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Vicki Fowlkes, Melissa Leach, Kathleen Sullivan and Sarah Baker

LaTanya Dixon and Albert Nylander

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Glenn Baggett, Michael Joe Cannon and Melody Allen Kurr, Pam Tullis Swain and Rosie Vassallo Campbell

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events Fins Up for Film View more event photos @ invitationoxford.com.

Fins Up for Film, a fundraiser for the Oxford Film Festival, was held at Wilson Law Firm Sept. 11 and was hosted by Harry and Elise Fyke. The event included live music and a raffle, with food and drinks provided by Snackbar.

Joli and Cindy Nichols

Mary Margaret Andrews and Kaye Bryant

Annie and Jimmy Thomas with Ron Shapiro

Harry Fyke and David Baria

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Jane Vorhies and Mari Ryan Kinder

Philip Mercadante and Kerstin Goaess

Kim Harmon and Jason Plunk

Harry and Lynda Addington

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Robert Saarnio and Mark Yacovone

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I AM OXFORD Jack Abraham

INTERVIEWED BY Meaghin Burke | PHOTOGRAPHED BY Joe Worthem Quarterback Jack Abraham is an Oxford High School senior. He reflects on his last football season with the Chargers.

Q: What’s it been like playing for Coach Johnny Hill, who is retiring this year?

A: It’s been an amazing experience. I’ve known Coach since third or fourth grade when he would come out to watch my peewee team.

He’s like a second father to me. We’re around him all the time. Coach Hill knows all his players and loves everybody. It’s definitely a family-type atmosphere.

Q: You recently led your team to a victory over Lafayette in the Crosstown Classic. What did that mean to you?

A: That was a big game for us, knowing it was Coach Hill’s last Crosstown Classic. We really wanted a big win for him.

Q: Who comes out and cheers for you?

A: My sister is actually a cheerleader. She’s a 10th grader. My mom and dad have supported me since the beginning. My grandparents come out. My granddad actually moved here last year from Vicksburg, Miss., just to be around for senior year. A bunch of family from Memphis and Vicksburg have been coming since my sophomore year.

Q: You committed to Tulane in April, but Cal, UCLA and Louisiana Tech are still recruiting you. Where do you want to go?

A: I’m trying to decide between Tulane and Cal [University of California, Berkeley]. I had already decided to go to Tulane when California came along and started talking to me. I’m looking to go pre-med. I like science and math, and both Cal and Tulane have good medical schools. At either school, I’d be in a good place.

Q: What are you going to miss about Oxford?

A: I’m going to miss being around everybody, teammates, coaches, friends. It’s going to be tough leaving them, and my family, too.

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