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Hot weather drives up energy use, but you can fight back une is one of my favorite months. School’s out, farmers markets are in, fish are biting and the days are long—and getting hotter.

With another sizzling Mississippi summer on the horizon, now is the time to prevent it from heating up your energy bills.

As a member-owned cooperative, your electric power association ranks service as its No. 1 priority, and that includes helping members manage their energy costs. We are not in business to make money for Wall Street investors; we exist to provide you with a necessary service at a reasonable rate and to help you use it wisely.

You can find good energy-saving tips all day long on the Internet. But I’d like to emphasize a few because they work for Mississippians, where extreme humidity accounts for as much of our summer discomfort as the temperature.

Topping my list is the setting on your air conditioner’s thermostat, whether a central or window unit. On hot days, raise the thermostat a few degrees to, say, 78 or 80 degrees. The goal is to keep your air conditioner from running all day and night. The longer it runs, the more energy it consumes and the higher your electric bill will be.

If you use window air-conditioning units, cool only the rooms you are using; close off the bedroom vacated by your just-married daughter.

Select the energy-saving mode, if your air conditioner has one. If you plan to buy a new air conditioner or any major appliance, look for the yellow EnergyGuide label to compare different models’ energy efficiency.

Supplement your air conditioning with fans.

Moving air helps evaporate moisture from the skin, which makes you feel much cooler even though it doesn’t actually lower the temperature of the room. Fans can also help move conditioned air throughout smaller homes.

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On the cover Don Chisnell, aka Farmer Don, grows vegetables not only for his own family’s use and to sell, but to help feed other families. Since he began gardening several years ago in rural Covington County, Chisnell has donated much of his produce to charitable organizations that distribute food to the needy. Last year, he donated all of it. Read more about this giving gardener on page 4.

that you might be able to turn off your air conditioner at night if you use a fan in the bedroom. But turn off fans in rooms not being used; if the fan is not blowing on you, it’s not cooling you or the room, just wasting electricity.

Schedule household chores that add heat to the house, such as washing and drying clothes and dishes, for the cooler evening My Opinion hours. Done during the heat of the day, Michael Callahan these activities will Executive Vice President/CEO Electric Power Associations make your air condiof Mississippi tioner run longer.

Wash clothes in cold water and dry them on low heat—or on a clothesline.

Using a slow cooker or a microwave will help keep the kitchen from overheating. If you must use the range or oven, consider cooking in batches for later reheating in the microwave.

Lighter, no-cook meals are refreshing in summer. Think salads, sandwiches and chilled soups.

I hope these ideas get you to thinking about your daily energy use. Electricity is so easily available—you don’t have to drive to a store to buy it—that we take it for granted. We forget that every flip of an electrical switch represents a purchase of energy.

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The passing of blues great B.B. King is marked with flowers and a black ribbon tied to a replica of “Lucille,” King’s guitar, at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola. King died May 15 at age 89. He is buried on the grounds of the museum opened in 2008 to honor his life and music. Although he lived in Las Vegas, he called Indianola home. The brick building is the renovated gin where King worked in his youth. The adjacent museum complex includes a theatre, guitar studio, exhibition galleries and gift shop. Get details at bbkingmuseum.org or call 662-887-9539.

Mississippi is Walking along a dirt road Picking a few blackberries So Mamma can make a pie.

Memories from my childhood Very quickly passing by.

Swimming down there in Mill Creek Where the tadpoles live and play, Staying away from the snakes Watching the blistering sun Doing a few double takes.

Life evolves and changes.

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We all learn our lessons well.

Stop awhile and listen To what Mississippi tells.

— Ruth Odom Mann, Forest What Tylertown, Miss., means to me: My life, my home. Raising children and grandchildren, a place to call home. Children growing up, coming back home, bringing grandchildren, every holiday and on weekends. And in the summertime, planting flowers, mowing grass, hearing birds. People are family, neighbors are friends and family, and everyone is life. And that’s what Mississippi is—love.

— Barbara H. Warren, Tylertown Mississippi is a remnant of yesterday’s hope. Prolific progression of dreams fulfilled and the epitome of the vitality of life ushered in by people who deem hard work, faith, love, dedication and courage as indestructible forces unified to be reckoned with.

— R.D. Glover, Collinsville

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Having left the family farm of his youth for big-city opportunities, Don Chisnell now finds gardening both sustains his family and satisfies his altruistic nature Chisnell’s hilltop garden, pictured in early May. Chilly springtime weather delayed planting for many of his crops.

By Debbie Stringer Growing up in the mountains of Pennsylvania, Don Chisnell was 14 before he knew food could be purchased at a store.

“I knew Dad brought home salt and sugar and pepper, and that was about it. We made our own flour, made our own vinegar, made our own you-name-it.”

His family, like their neighbors in the Brethren denomination community, valued simple living. Farming, mostly with horse-drawn equipment, dominated their daily life and provided their sustenance.

In Chisnell’s youth, the boys would start going to the farm fields with the men at age 8. “Before that, you were your mom’s kid and that meant gardening,” said Chisnell, a member of Southern Pine Electric Power Association.

In the winters, he tended the family’s livestock. He milked five cows by hand every day before walking to a one-room schoolhouse.

Eventually, like so many of the

children he grew up with, Chisnell turned his back on the farm to earn a living in the city.

“When I was 18, I moved out and said you’ll never see me on the farm again,” he said, laughing.

What he couldn’t know then was how the knowledge he gleaned on the farm would serve him later in life—and bring him unexpected contentment.

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Chisnell settled in Mississippi in 1992. A Vietnam-era Marine veteran, he had worked as a construction superintendent for a major construction company in Pittsburgh. With encouragement from his son, who was based at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Chisnell decided to stay a few months in Mississippi.

“Back home it was cold and muddy.

Here you could walk on the beach in winter,” he said.

Then he met his wife, Brenda, on a blind date. “We fell in love at first sight,” he said, “and if anybody had told me that was possible, I’d have laughed at them.”

They married six months later and in 1995 moved to her family’s home place in Covington County. There they raised her three daughters and eventually became grandparents to eight.

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He returned to gardening in 2007, when health problems prevented him from working and driving. Frustrated, Chisnell said he asked God what to do with his life. God responded, he said, by

“We had way too many tomatoes so I started giving them away. I found out that was more fun than selling them.” jogging childhood memories of gardening. “He said, ‘Go plant a garden.’”

Chisnell balked. He had no farm equipment and lots of excuses. Yet with nothing but a shovel, Chisnell headed for the pasture across the road from his

house and went to work.

“I planted 16 150-foot rows that year,” he said. “We ate some, sold some and gave the rest away.

“The Lord blessed it, and the next year I bought a walk-behind rototiller.

That year I planted 16 rows about 800 feet long, and I planted 4,000 tomato plants I had grown myself.”

He started a pick-your-own tomato operation that year, but production far outpaced picking. “We had way too many tomatoes so I started giving them away. I found out that was more fun than selling them.”

Before long, Chisnell was delivering hundreds of pounds of tomatoes and other garden produce twice weekly to a Christian organization in Hattiesburg.

“Year before last, I gave them my whole crop,” he said.

This spring, Chisnell doubled the size of his garden to 8 acres.

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his trademark overalls, a red T-shirt, blue bandana and straw hat. Families are drawn to the friendly Farmer Don, as he is known.

“We’ve gotten to know the kids and their names. They want their picture taken with me, so I always dress up,” Chisnell said.

On the rare occasion they don’t sell out by noon, the Chisnells give away whatever produce is left.

They donate a large portion of their crop to Edwards Street Ministries in Hattiesburg, which in turn sends volunteers to help with the harvest.

Don and Brenda Chisnell grow their tomato plants from seeds, then transplant them to the garden.

“It’s been a great experience. One time I had 20 to 30 home school kids who came up to help harvest and pull weeds and whatever,” Chisnell said.

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Chisnell’s produce was recently designated Certified Naturally Grown by a organization that assures consumers that food labeled as such was produced without synthetic chemicals or genetically modified organisms.

Chisnell grew up farming without synthetic chemicals. He sees no reason to start now.

“Everybody laughs at me and says I could have a better crop if I did this or that, but I raise things here exactly the same way that I did as a kid. And it works,” he said.

His sustainable farming practices include rotating deep- and shallow-rooted vegetables from year to year; tilling leftover plants into the soil come autumn; planting a winter cover crop and plowing it under in spring to enrich the soil; and treading lightly to avoid “beating the soil up.”

Heavy equipment tends to compact

the soil and kills earthworms, he said.

Chisnell uses a small tractor with implements he fabricated to speed planting and harvesting.

“When I first started gardening here, there weren’t any earthworms at all. I never saw any evidence of them. Now, when you walk across in the springtime, you can see earthworm casting mounds all over the place.”

Pest control is a delicate balancing act between “good” and “bad” bugs.

“My garden is not weed free. There’s pigweed growing in it, and the bugs love it so they leave my crop alone,” he said.

“Right now, the good bugs have the upper hand.”

Although he tolerates some insect damage to his crop, he tries to divert destructive bugs by offering them a row of mustard planted just for them. The lacy look of the mustard leaves indicates his strategy is working.

Chisnell plants both heirloom and new varieties he believes taste better or offer some other benefit. New in his garden this year are a sweet-tasting turnip, rainbow-colored carrots, gold beets, strawberries and about 10 varieties of lettuce. The old variety of yellow crookneck squash he planted “tastes like squash should taste.”

Despite ongoing health challenges that include a visual impairment, Chisnell works the garden himself.

“My eyesight is 20/600, so what I do is by the grace of God. I can run my tractor and cultivate the crops and harvest them.”

His poor eyesight forced him to find a nonvisual way to determine when to harvest.

“My sense of touch tells me when a tomato is ready,” he said.

Starting at the bottom of a plant and working upward, he feels each vegetable before deciding whether to pluck it from the plant.

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ing. He and his wife view the farmers market as a place not only for selling their produce but also for demonstrating their Christian beliefs.

“The Lord has given us so many

“My garden is not weed free. There’s pigweed growing in it, and the bugs love it so they leave my crop alone.” opportunities to witness,” Chisnell said.

When he offered vegetables free of charge to a family he knew was facing hard times, they hesitated to accept. “I said, ‘I’m not giving it to you. The good Lord is. He owns it and He just told me to give it to you.’”

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us,” Brenda Chisnell said. “Teaching was mine for a long time. And now, He’s given Don and me the same mission.”

“What I do now is for the Lord,” he said.

The Chisnells sell their garden produce from their home near Collins, at the Mississippi Farmers Market and at Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative in Jackson.

Contact Don Chisnell at 601-818-6735 or d.chisnell@yahoo.com.Visit his website at farmerdonms.com. Chisnell also serves as an inspector for Naturally Grown and welcomes inquiries about certification.

Late-spring produce from the Chisnell farm includes squash, carrots, sugar snap peas, kale, onions and green beans—all grown without synthetic chemicals.

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They look like something from outer space. But actually they have been living underground. The 13-year cicada reminded us again this spring that nature's clock is still keeping pretty good time.

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still making hit records. And before that, 1976, was the first time I ever heard of the 13-year locust. I was still in college and serving as pastor of little Good Hope Baptist Church (the one in north Madison County almost on the Attala County line.)

We just about had to dismiss services a couple of Sundays they were so loud.

With no PA system, it was hard to talk over them.

1963 would have been the next prior

year for their emergence. We either didn’t have them in the Delta where I grew up or I was too busy listening to my transistor radio to notice them that year.

And I noticed this year that they didn’t pop out everywhere. During the course of this outbreak, I was in Claiborne County one day. The first thing I heard was the absence of the background drone of the locust.

I guess I also need to add that they are not locusts at all. Scott Peyton at the

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science told me they are cicadas. Locusts are something entirely different. He says their emergence isn’t uniform, so there are gaps where there aren’t any. They tend to cluster in some places and not in others.

Like the changing seasons and eclipses and other natural periodic occurrences, the 13-year locust, or cicadas, are a reminder that the background clock the world runs by is still keeping time, no

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Go out yonder to get away from busyness hen I glanced out the upstairs window where my real computer is located (my laptop is in the treehouse), I noticed a large pine limb was hanging from where it had broken near the top of the tree. I reported this to my maintenance man. He shrugged and said, “It’s been like that for months.” He didn’t seem worried that it could fall on us or our animals.

Oh, my goodness, that’s one more concern to add to my list.

I shuffled through my stack of papers and found my list of “things to do” and added: Do not walk under the second pine on the south corner of the house.

The list had grown and I was busy every day. I had to stop and take a deep breath to slow my heart rate. “There’s your sign,” I said to myself, thinking about one of Jeff Foxworthy’s comedy team members who used that remark in his routine.

So I turned off the computer, cell phone and pot of turnip greens on the stove, ignored the unwashed dishes and walked out the back door.

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I headed straight to the woods where Mr. Roy had mowed a trail for me. This is my favorite. There are other trails, one around the open field and another a wooded road path that once led to our garden but is now separated from us by Highway 63 Bypass.

I was on my way to get some “yonder,” as Pastor Chris Cumbest called clearing your head from busyness and the stress that slowly accumulates when you are totally occupied.

“Yonder” meant our little cabin on Grin ‘n’ Dauphin Island until 2004, the Bare It year we sold it.

by Kay Grafe Now it’s either my shaded woods trail or my treehouse.

It’s amazing how you can guide your mind into the most amazing memories of your life and relive them when you take yourself out yonder to your favorite getaways, into the quietness of nature.

My first thoughts were of our newly

married days in the army. We were fortunate to be stationed at the arsenal in Pine Bluff, Ark. At 18 I was young and inexperienced. Unlike most of my army friends, I had not graduated from college or worked.

Green wasn’t even the word to describe me. You can’t imagine how many times I embarrassed my soldier.

He can laugh now, but back then he gave me a gentle lecture at least once a week—at home alone.

Once it was about how to distinguish one suit of cards from another, when our friends tried to teach me how to play bridge. They didn’t want to play Old Maid.

I thought $165 a month Army pay was more than we could spend, but it just flew out of my hands. That’s when I began charging our groceries to Mr. Roy at the commissary on base. But neglected to mention it.

I knew something was wrong when he walked in our barracks apartment with an irritated expression. The manager had asked him for the money we owed. Oh, my. It was more than we made. He began to lecture, then melted

when he saw my tears. He realized then that he held two positions: a husband and an understanding husband.

As the breeze blew through the huge pines and the clear blue sky winked at me, I felt myself relaxing. Why do people get so caught up in stressful activities when we could just stop and smell the pine straw or Gulf waters or hear God saying, “I’ll always be with you.”

I don’t believe I am any different from my readers with regard to getting too caught up in everyday activities.

Again, I promise myself that I will relax more, not take things too seriously and appreciate to the fullest the great life that God has given me. But, if I begin to slip, there is always more “yonder” out there and a head full of memories to relive.

Note: Thank you, Morton Chamber of Commerce, for inviting me to speak to the annual Career Women’s Luncheon.

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Utility Worker Protection Act signed into law Since their beginning, electric power associations have been actively involved in monitoring legislation at the state and national levels. It’s our responsibility to ensure our members and employees are not adversely affected by the lawmaking process. We maintain strong relationships with our elected officials and keep them informed of issues our members, employees and industry face. Being involved on their behalf is an important part of the legislative process.

During the 2015 Mississippi legislative session, we supported and witnessed the passage of a law designed to provide further protection to all utility workers while carrying out their responsibilities in the field.

Unfortunately, there are times during which utility workers are called upon to perform their duties in potentially dangerous situations. By seeking to deter threatening situations, this legislation is a good step toward mak-

ing our employees’ jobs a little safer.

“Our employees provide a vital service to the people and businesses throughout Mississippi on a daily basis, and there’s no excuse for them to be threatened while carrying out their duties,” said Wayne Henson, CEO of East Mississippi Electric Power Association, in Meridian. “Offering basic protection under the law helps ensure these dedicated men and women

are able to go home to their families every day.”

Gov. Phil Bryant recently signed House Bill 172 into law. The bill, sponsored by Rep. William Shirley (RClarke County), amends parts of existing Mississippi law to include utility workers acting within the scope of their duty in the list of protected personnel, triggering an enhanced penalty under the offenses of simple and aggra-

vated assault.

The new law, which goes into effect July 1, applies only if the individual is working under the procedures of the company and has properly identified himself.

“This important legislation received strong support from members of the Mississippi Senate and House and state elected officials,” said Michael Callahan, CEO of Electric Power Associations of Mississippi. “We appreciate elected officials supporting our grassroots effort and their concern for the safety of the more than 2,900 Mississippians who are employees of local electric power associations.”

Employees of East Mississippi Electric Power Association stand with Rep. William Shirley as Gov. Phil Bryant signs the Utility Worker Protection Act into law. Attending the signing ceremony are (standing, from left) Corey Godwin; Risher Heidelberg; Tony Jenkins (retired); Wayne Henson, EMEPA CEO; Steve Helms; and Rep. Shirley.

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Foxgloves provide dramatic impact oxglove can create a can be transplanted as late as early dramatic effect with March to still enjoy a nice flowering its tall spires of show well into late May through midflowers but is an June. underused plant in Camelot foxgloves are available in Mississippi, esperose, lavender, creamy white and white. cially in the southern counCamelot’s flowers are very ties. interesting. Typically, the Foxglove, known botanibell-shaped blooms of foxcally as Digitalis, is a member glove hang down, but the of a somewhat curious group flowers of Camelot are disof plants called biennials. played horizontally and These plants typically take allow a better appreciation two years to complete their of the freckled interior of the lifecycles. After germination, blossoms. the plants only grow vegetaFoxgloves are classified as Southern tively (leaves, stems and Gardening flowering perennials, but I roots), usually forming a lowconsider them to be shortby Dr. Gary Bachman growing rosette. lived perennials. It’s comDuring the second year, mon for foxglove to become after a period of cooler weather, the perennial through reseeding, though plants generate tall this is not a reliable occurrence in spikes on which the Mississippi. We should consider using flowers and seeds are them as annuals in Mississippi. produced. Most home Transplanting young plants in late gardeners want plants to fall will certainly reward you with specbloom the year they are tacular flowers in the spring, as the transplanted into the plants develop a robust root system over garden. Fortunately, the winter months. There is no need to foxglove varieties have worry about covering these hardy plants been developed that will during low temperatures. bloom from seed during Transplanting in the spring will prothe first year. duce nice flower spikes. The past couple Camelot foxgloves of years, I’ve noticed that garden centers have turned out to be a have been carrying larger containerized good selection for our foxgloves already in bloom and ready gardens and landscapes, for instant impact in gardens. especially in the southSelecting the proper planting site is ern half of the state. pretty easy, and, as with other cool-seaThese vigorous plants son, flowering plants, you can’t go produce strong branchwrong with full sun exposure. Just make es, which are good for sure the planting bed is well drained supporting the robust and has plenty of organic matter mixed flower spikes. Camelot foxglove is a in. popular choice because they bloom from seed the first year. This group is Dr. Gary Bachman is an associate also more heat tolerant.

Extension and research professor of hortiCommon recommendations are for culture at the Mississippi State University foxgloves to be transplanted to the garCoastal Research and Extension Center in den during the fall season for flowering Biloxi. He is also host of “Southern the following spring. Camelot plants Gardening” radio and TV programs.

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The tall floral spires of Camelot foxgloves, left, are available in rose, lavender, creamy white and white. The bell-shaped flowers of foxglove, right, typically hang down, but Camelot’s blossoms remain more horizontal and allow a better appreciation of the freckled interior of the blooms.

Photos: MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman

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PRVEPA Contact Information: Columbia: 601-736-2666 Hattiesburg: 601-264-2458

Purvis: 601-794-8051 Wiggins: 601-928-7277

To pay bills or report outages:

855-2PRVEPA (855-277-8372)

Member owned. Locally operated. That’s the cooperative difference.

Visit us on line at www.PRVEPA.com

Be prepared for hurricane season this year Every summer, people in south Mississippi brace themselves for the potential threats brought on by hurricane season.

The 2015 season begins June 1 and continues through Nov. 30. “We are committed to providing our member-consumers with dependable and safe service in all kinds of weather,” said Randy Wallace, manager of Pearl River Valley Electric.

“Since we can’t control the path of a hurricane, we focus our efforts on being prepared and ready to work our plan in case a storm affects our service area.”

PRVEPA members should also make plans to protect life and property if a hurricane threatens our region this season (see box to the right). For more safety information, please go to www.PRVEPA.com.

Start thinking now about the supplies you will need to make it through an extended power outage. No doubt there are numerous other items necessary to meet the specific needs of your family. And don’t forget about pets.

• Water – at least one gallon daily per person for 3-7 days • Non-perishable packaged or canned food and juices – enough for each person for 3-7 days • Special food for infants or the elderly • Non-electric can opener • Cooking tools/fuel • Paper plates/plastic utensils • Blankets/pillows, etc.

• Clothing – seasonal, rain gear, sturdy shoes • Toiletries • First aid kit complete with prescription drugs • Flashlight/batteries

• Radio – Battery operated NOAA weather radio • Cash – Banks and ATMs may not be open after a storm • Important documents – including insurance, medical records, bank account numbers, Social Security Cards, etc. Make sure these items are stored in a water proof container.

• Full tanks of gas in vehicles

2015 hurricane names Ana Bill Claudette Danny Erika

Fred Grace Henri Ida

Joaquin Kate Larry Mindy

Nicholas Odette Peter Rose

Sam Teresa Victor Wanda

Stay safe during and after summer storms No one knows electrical safety better than the experts who practice it every single day. Pearl River Valley Electric offers these reminders for staying safe during and after a summer storm: Avoid wires and water when lightning is present – If lightning strikes near a home during a storm, the electrical charge can surge through pipes and utility wires. That means you can get shocked if you’re touching water or any device that’s plugged in, whether it’s a landline phone or toaster.

Skip the makeshift shelter – During a storm, it’s tempting to take cover under

a picnic gazebo or tree, but in open-sided structures with no conductors to channel lightning strikes, a bolt’s path of least resistance to the ground could be you. On top of that, these shelters increase your risk of a lightning strike because of their height. Find a suitable shelter.

Portable generators – Take special care with portable generators, which can provide a good source of power during an outage, but if improp-

erly installed or operated, can become deadly. Do not connect generators directly to household wiring. Power from generators can back-feed along power lines and electrocute anyone coming in contact with them, including line workers making repairs.

Flooded areas – Stay away from downed power lines and avoid walking through wet or flooded areas. Power lines could be submerged

and still energized. Report any downed lines you see to PRVEPA by calling 8552PRVEPA (855-277-8372).

Electrical equipment – Never use electrical equipment that is wet—especially outdoor equipment, which could be a potential danger after a summer storm.

Water can damage electrical equipment and parts, posing a shock or fire hazard.

Pearl River Valley Electric has served our local communities since 1938 and safety for our members is our number one concern. To learn more about our safety programs and tips, visit www.PRVEPA.com.

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Electric bills reflect weather patterns Minimizing loss of conditioned air can help cut costs Electric bills vary with the seasons, driven in large part by weather conditions and how consumers use their heating and cooling units.

“Weather matters,” stresses Scott Arinder, member services representative for PRVEPA. “When it’s cool outdoors, family members generally want the house warm.

When it’s warm outside, air conditioners make living areas more pleasant.”

How much weather can affect your electric bills depends on many factors, including your home’s original construction materials, insulation and air leaks. Personal comfort also plays a role, as does the difference between the thermostat setting inside and temperatures outdoors.

“If a house stays at 72 degrees Fahrenheit, but the outdoor temperature varies from 20 degrees in winter to more than 100 degrees on a muggy summer’s day, demand for heating and cooling will be significant,” Arinder notes.

“Cooled air leaving a home essentially wastes the money spent to cool it. The same is true for air a homeowner has paid to warm. The best way to save money is to set your thermostat degrees closer to the outdoor temperature—we recommend 78 degrees during summer and 68 in the winter.”

Other Savings Tips Keep blinds and drapes on the sunny side of your home closed in summer and open in winter. Find mysteriously

“hot” or “cold” spots in the house and solve them by installing gasket seals around outlets and weather stripping along doors and windows, replacing old windows, and upgrading insulation. When practical, adjust landscaping to provide shade for your property in summer and sunlight in winter.

Weather doesn’t have to play havoc with electricity bills.

“There are a variety of tools, appliances and resources available to solve all sorts of energy challenges,” Arinder stresses. “Many of the options are inexpensive and easy to implement.”

Find more ways to save at www.PRVEPA.com or www.TogetherWeSave.com.

Even if your air conditioning system ran perfectly last summer, it’s a good idea to call an HVAC professional to give it an annual once-over before it gets hot outside.

Like any machine with moving parts, your air conditioning system needs regular maintenance. Before the weather heats up, find out if yours will survive another summer.

A pre-season tune-up won’t guarantee that nothing will go wrong once the temperatures start to soar, but it will reveal any obvious problems; normal wear and tear or the need for maintenance and replacement parts.

Don’t let your A/C surprise you on the hottest day of the summer.

Make that phone call.

work together to provide safe, reliable and affordable power.

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Green Sprouts Garden Club Cookbook FEATURED COOKBOOK

Organized more than 50 years ago, Green Sprouts Garden Club has devoted its efforts to the beautification of Taylorsville.

More recently, club members have devoted resources to the re-opening of the Watkins Museum.

Designated a Mississippi Landmark, the museum houses artifacts dating to the 1900s, including the original printing press used by Taylorsville’s first newspaper, “The Signal.”

In an area where restaurants are not plentiful, recipes passed down through generations abound.

Newcomers often ask for the recipes of dishes they enjoy at social gatherings, so last year garden club members decided to publish a cookbook. Proceeds from sales of the cookbook are used to help support the American Cancer Society, beautification of the new town park and walking track areas, and to help with the annual Grillin’ ‘n’ Chillin’ barbecue festival and the Christmas parade.

Green Sprouts Garden Club Cookbook is available for $10. For purchasing information, call Sandra Walker at 601-785-2267 or Jessica Buckhaults at 601-319-1717.

Cookbooks will be sold at Grillin’ ‘n’ Chillin’ barbecue festival, set for Nov. 7 in Taylorsville.

Easy and Good Turtle Dessert 17 ice cream sandwiches 1 (12.25-oz.) jar caramel topping 1 ¼ cups chopped pecans, toasted

1 (12-oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed ¾ cup hot fudge topping, heated

Place 8 ½ ice cream sandwiches in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Spread evenly with caramel topping and sprinkle with 1 cup of the pecans. Top with 2 cups of the whipped topping and the remaining ice cream sandwiches. Spread remaining whipping topping evenly over sandwiches. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup of pecans.

Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Cut into squares and drizzle with warm fudge topping.

Bacon-Tomato Open Face Sandwiches 1 small loaf French bread 2 cups mayonnaise 1⁄3 to ½ cup sour cream

6 green onions, finely chopped Bacon, cooked and crumbled Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced

Slice bread thin. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions and bacon.

Spread mixture over bread slices. Top with a thin slice of Roma tomato.

3 cups plain nonfat yogurt 1 lb. cucumbers (English), cut into chunks 1 scallion and green parts, coarsely chopped (about ¼ cup) 3 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill, plus sprigs

for garnish Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 medium tomato (about 5 oz.), seeded and diced 2 tsp. olive oil

In a blender, combine yogurt, cucumber, scallion and dill; pulse until puréed.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into individual bowls. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons of diced tomato, and drizzle with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil.

Garnish with a dill sprig.

Cha-Cha Chicken Salad 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened 1 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp. salt 6 cups cooked chicken, chopped

1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple 2⁄3 cup dried cranberries 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Whisk together cream cheese, mayonnaise and salt. Stir in chicken, pineapple, cranberries and walnuts until blended. If desired, spoon into an 8-inch round cake pan lined with plastic wrap; cover and chill at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.

Invert chicken salad onto a cake stand and remove plastic wrap. Garnish if desired.

Tomato Cups 1 small tomato, finely chopped (or 1 can Rotel tomatoes, drained) ½ cup mayonnaise ½ cup real bacon bits (or 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled) 1 small onion, finely chopped

1 tsp. dried basil ½ cup shredded Swiss, Cheddar or Italian cheese 1 (12-oz.) tube buttermilk or flaky biscuits

Preheat oven to 450 F. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, except the biscuits, and set aside. Split each biscuit into 2 or 3 layers and press each layer into a muffin tin. Spoon mixture into cups. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Squash Puppies 5 medium yellow squash 1 egg, beaten ½ cup buttermilk 1 medium onion, chopped

¾ cup self-rising cornmeal ¼ cup flour Vegetable oil

Slice squash; cover with water and cook over medium heat until well done, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain, mash and drain again. Combine all ingredients. Drop mixture by scant tablespoonfuls into oil heated to 350 F. Fry for several minutes, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Coconut Pie 5 egg yolks, beaten, whites reserved 4 cups milk, divided 2 cups sugar 3 ½ oz. coconut

½ cup cornstarch 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. butter 2 Pillsbury pie shells

Preheat oven to 300 F. Combine beaten egg yolks with 3 cups of the milk, sugar and coconut. Mix cornstarch thoroughly with remaining cup of milk; add to mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick; remove from heat.

Stir in vanilla and butter. Bake pie shells according to package instructions.

Note: Stirring is the secret to a good pudding.

Meringue: 5 or more egg whites ¾ cup sugar

½ tsp. vanilla extract 3 ½ oz. coconut

Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar slowly; continue beating until shiny. Add vanilla; mix. Pour pudding into the 2 baked pie shells. Top with meringue.

Sprinkle with coconut. Bake at 300 F until lightly browned.

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emories can be fickle. memories, like memories of everybody Not always completely else I know or have known, have bumps accurate, recall paints vari- and curves, but for the greater part they ous portraits of the way are silk smooth and fully pleasant. things were.

My dad was an outdoorsman. Perhaps That old adage of “Those were the that is why I became an outdoor writer good old days” is a viable example. and have spent the bulk of my life in While there is truth involved in this say- proximity to the natural world. ing when dealing with things like visiting He started me out young in that on the front porch, living simply and introduction to woods and waters. I sat close to the soil that sustained us or the countless times in the bow of a cypress benefits of tight bonds withboat and helped him paddle in families and friends, there upstream to nets and trotis an element of falsehood lines when I was a small involved if modern medical child. He didn’t own an outadvancements, ease of transboard motor. portation and at-your-finAnd while my participagertips communication are tion was likely more hinconsidered. The good old drance than assistance, he days pale in those latter catnever complained. Rather, egories. he showed me how it was Outdoors Still, there were many done and fully expected I Today positives in days past, and would do it properly at some

by Tony Kinton we enjoy the mental rampoint in the future. I did, blings and find a measure of and often in his company comfort in them. while he was trying to supplement farm Each year in June we celebrate an income with some antiquated methods of occasion that gives cause for some to commercial fishing. Good memories. remember with gratitude and for others Truly fond outings were spent on to actually express appreciation. That bream lakes. My dad was a master at occasion is Father’s Day. Since the last catching bluegill. These became my Father’s Day, I joined ranks with thousands who have lost their fathers.

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It is safe to say that I learned everything I needed to know for a full life while on a bream lake with him. Not professional skills in the strictest sense of that word, though I did learn how to feed myself and others if called upon to do so, but vastly more important learning such as respect, courtesy, perseverance, patience, adaptability, determination, frugality, cycles and importance of life. He taught them to me through verbal instruction and by example. For that I shall be forever in his debt.

And there were those glorious fall and winter mornings in the squirrel woods.

These took place every Saturday morning of the season. Since deer were too few to notice in our area during those years, squirrels were his—and became my—favorite game animal. That respect and frugality he taught and I learned were certainly in place, for we took never more than a legal limit and used every squirrel we collected as supper at the close of cold winter days. We were one of those fortunate families who needed that food source.

I tearfully but also joyfully remember many times when we would come to a slough or briar tangle and dad would carry me piggyback through the obstacles. At that time in my life, it was his responsibility to get me through the rough spots. I would have ample opportunity to navigate such barriers on my own, both literally and figuratively, as I grew older and life proffered the assort-

ment of tough ground it had gathered for me. My dad again showed me how it was done.

But what about those bumps and curves? They were present. Was the route always silk smooth? Absolutely not. I must, in all this remembering, realize that my dad was human and I was and still am human. And I certainly must entertain the fact, and do so with full knowledge and acceptance, that I was once a teenager. Some measure of conflict is a near certainty when such conditions toy with the equation.

And there were bumps and curves toward the end. When I look at that part though, I must conclude that I have no concept of what it must be like to become dependent, to relinquish control when one has always been strong and self-reliant. Doing so is most likely a near-impossible maneuver.

Dealing with it all stretched to the maximum that respect, courtesy, perseverance, patience, adaptability, determination, cycles and importance of life he so adroitly taught me.

His lessons from my childhood were crucial, essential. They saw me through to a conclusion of contentment.

That day is coming a bit later this month, the day we celebrate dads. I hope it will be to all involved a happy Father’s Day! Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writer for 30 years. His newest book, “Rambling Through Pleasant Memories,” is now available. Order from Amazon.com or Kinton’s website: www.tonykinton.com.

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By Nancy Jo Maples The Longleaf Trace trail, celebrating its 15th year, offers the perfect setting for outdoor adventurists and nature enthusiasts.

“It has taken some time, but Hattiesburg is fast becoming a biking community and could one day become certified,” trail manager Herlon Pierce said.

The 40-mile paved trail from Prentiss to Hattiesburg that opened in 2000 is named after the longleaf pine trees that grow abundantly along the path. It was the former rail line of the Mississippi Central Railroad. Abandoned railroad lines such as this one have been converted to bicycle and pedestrian paths that meander through small towns and rural

areas. The Longleaf Trace has been designated a Hall of Fame trail as one of the top 25 projects in the nation among more than 2,000 Rails to Trails conversions.

“We believe we’re actually number two or three in the nation based on comments from people who use it and have been to other trails,” Pierce said.

“Our maintenance, number of restrooms and rest stops along the way make our trail top quality.”

The 10-foot wide bike and hike trail parallels a 15-foot wide equestrian trail.

The horse path runs 22 miles from east Sumrall to Carson and has stalls for overnight horse storage as well as primitive campsites on both ends of the trail.

Jeff Davis Lake near Prentiss is also

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accessible and Carson. It from the ends at the trail and University of provides Southern in the based on day-use Mississippi facilities campus. Old comments from as well as railroad crossties who and have been spots for and bridge timovernight bers were re-used to to other trails.” primitive construct landscaping –Herlon Pierce camping and along the trail. There are motorhome hook-up. also rest areas and rain shelThe 100-acre lake has picnic ters. Some of the trail towns have areas, offers boat rentals and can issue cafes and tourist stops with bike racks. temporary fishing licenses. A 3-mile trail Most of the towns have a population of connects the lake area to the Longleaf less than 500 and have benefited from Trace. the bikers and hikers who use the trail.

The bike trail meanders through Pierce speculates that the trail attracts small towns such as Bassfield, Sumrall 120,000 to 150,000 users per year, but a

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A 15-foot-wide equestrian trail, left, parallels Longleaf Trace. The horse path runs 22 miles, from east Sumrall to Carson, and offers stalls and primitive campsites.

A worker, below, mows the shoulder of Longleaf Trace. Diligent maintenance improves not only the beauty but also enhances the safety of the paved path for users. Photos courtesy of Longleaf Trace A dogwood in bloom, left, frames a rural stretch of Longleaf Trace, a Rails to Trails recreational project that extends 40 miles from Prentiss to Hattiesburg. Cyclists, above, head out for a ride on the Longleaf from the trail’s Gateway Southern Miss, in Hattiesburg. Its Welcome Center rents bicycles to trail users.

precise number is difficult to calculate because of the numerous trail heads.

“About 7,500 of those come from outside Mississippi,” Pierce said. “We need more projects like this because people coming from out of state like to have opportunities to ride throughout the state.”

Longleaf Trail is one of two Mississippi Rails to Trails projects.

Tanglefoot Trail opened about a year ago in northeast Mississippi. Its main trail head sits in Pontotoc. Pierce said Tanglefoot has helped increase the outof-state draw to Longleaf Trace.

For cyclists who don’t want to transport a bike, the trail’s Gateway Southern Miss Welcome Center rents well-maintained comfort bicycles at $12.50 for two hours or $30 a day. The Welcome Center operates 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Rentals can be returned after closing time to a cage.

Parking has been the trail’s biggest obstacle, especially at the Gateway Southern Miss, which only has 18 designated spots. A federal grant will aid in enlarging it by 50 spots this fall. This spring the Longleaf Trace received grants and gifts to expand

the Jackson Road Station parking lot by 80 spots. Future improvements include expanding the Rails to Trails pathway from Southern Miss to downtown Hattiesburg, slated to open in 2016.

Hattiesburg is building points-ofinterest trails off the Longleaf Trace. One of these will lead to the Hattiesburg Zoo. Another point-of-interest trail will connect the downtown Hattiesburg Depot to Chain Park on the Leaf River between Hattiesburg and Petal. Hattiesburg hopes to draw interest to its downtown historic home district by luring joggers and bikers.

Longleaf operates under a specially created state recreational district formed by three counties and four municipal areas. The district operates from tax revenue generated from Lamar, Forrest and Jeff Davis counties and from the municipalities of Hattiesburg, Prentiss,

Sumrall and Bassfield.

For directions to the various access points or for more information check out the organization’s website, longleaftrace.org, or call 601-450-5247 or 601315-2453.

Writer Nancy Jo Maples can be reached at 188 Ernest Pipkins Road, Lucedale, MS 39452 or nancyjomaples@aol.com.

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Biennial Mississippi Invitational Exhibition, through June 19, Greenville.

Juried works by Mississippi artists. Free. Roger D. Malkin Gallery, E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center. Details: 662-332-2246.

Olive Branch Farmers Market, Saturdays through October, Olive Branch. Open 8 a.m. 1 p.m. City Hall parking lot. Details: 662-8930888.

Cedar Hill Farm Pick-Ur-Own, June 1 Aug. 31, Hernando. Fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, gift shop; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Details: 662429-2540; gocedarhillfarm.com.

Shape-note Singing School, June 10, Florence. Learn to sing Sacred Harp hymns in four-part harmony; 6-8 p.m. Continues second Wednesday of each month. Free. Details: 601-953-1094.

Hot Rod Power Tour, June 11, Gulfport.

High-end hot rods, custom trucks, street rods, muscle cars on display; noon - 7 p.m. Free.

Centennial Plaza. Details: 888-467-4853; gulfcoast.org.

Chickasaw County Instrumental Music Festival, June 13, Houston. Showcase of instrumental music; vendors; 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Free admission. Pinson Square. Details: 662456-6384; ccimf.net.

Mississippi Professional Investigators Association, June 13, Biloxi. For all interested in becoming or who has a private investigative business; 1 p.m. McAlister’s meeting room.

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14th Annual Noxubee County Juneteenth Festival, June 13, Macon. Parade/drumline, food, gospel, blues; 10 a.m. - dark. Free admission. North Street and Highway 14 W. Details: 662-726-5475; 662-352-4738.

Spring Campin’ and Jammin’, June 14-20, Foxworth. Acoustic instruments only (electric bass allowed). Free admission; fee for camping. Hickory Hill Bluegrass Park. Details: 601441-1544, 225-241-5521.

Lower Delta Talks: “Delta Dragon Boat Festival and the Chinese Heritage,” June 16, Rolling Fork. Presentation by Betty Lynn Cameron; 6:30 p.m. Free. Sharkey-Issaquena

County Library Fine Arts Room. Details: 662873-4076.

Book Signing, June 18, Hattiesburg. Bevelyn Charlene Exposé, author of “On the Land of My Father: A Farm Upbringing in Segregated Mississippi”; 5-7 p.m. Main Street Books.

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Covington County MHV Blueberry Tasting Tea, June 18, Collins. Sample blueberry cakes, pies, breads and more, and receive a recipe book; 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Admission. Collins Fire Station. Details: 601-765-8252.

Byhalia Lions Club Festival, June 18-20, Byhalia. Fair, rodeo, talent contest, entertainment, carnival and rides. Fair opens 5 p.m. nightly. Highways 309 and 78. Details: 901487-6787.

Prentiss Institute All School Reunion, June 19-20, Prentiss. All alumni, teachers, staff, supporters welcomed. Prentiss Institute campus. Details: 601-847-1984, 601-2495643.

DeSoto Shrine Club Kansas City BBQ Cookoff, June 19-20, Hernando. State championship cook-off, carnival rides, food, music.

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Bluegrass, County and Gospel Singing, June 20, Black Hawk. Featuring Uncle Kea Pug & Bluegrass Friends and Country Jack Harper; 6 p.m. Old Black Hawk School. Details: 662453-0072; bobbykayalford@gmail.com.

Bentonia Blues Festival, June 20, Bentonia.

Country blues music, arts and crafts, food; 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Nightly open mic starts June 15.

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Bienvenue Acres Horsemanship Camp, June 22-26, Gulfport. Summer camp; 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Bienvenue Acres. Details: 228-3570431; bienvenueacres.com.

Shape-note Singing School and 141st Newton County Singing Convention, June 25-28, Decatur. Singing school 6-8:30 p.m.

June 25 & 26; convention 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

June 27 & 28. Free. Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church. Details: 601-953-1094; christianharmony.org.

Old Fashioned Political Rally, June 27, Black Hawk. Politicking, food, fun; 2-6 p.m.

Old Black Hawk School. Details: 662-453-0072; bobbykayalford@gmail.com.

Rocky Creek Baptist Church Revival, July 8-12, Lucedale. Celebrating 150th anniversary of the church; 7 p.m. nightly, 9:45 a.m.

Sunday. Details: 601-947-4875.

Bruce Sawmill Festival, July 10-11, Bruce.

Entertainment featuring The Shot Gun Billys, golf tournament, car show, 5K run/walk, arts and crafts. Details: 662-983-2222; chamber@brucetelephone.com.

18th Tougaloo Art Colony, July 12-17, Jackson. Artist instructors lead week-long workshops in printmaking, mixed media, drawing, embroidery, watercolor. Art exhibit and talks. Education credits available.

Admission; pre-registration. Tougaloo College.

Details: 601-977-7901; tougaloo.edu/artcolony.

Creative Kids Summer Arts Camp, July 1317, Hernando. Professional artists and craftsmen lead sessions for ages 6-12; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Admission. DeSoto Arts Council Gallery and Gardens. Details: 662-404-3361; desotoarts.com.

Send us your best photo of smiling people (or animals) for our next ‘Picture This’ page We want to see all kinds of smiles: sweet, funny, silly, young, old, human, animal—you get the picture.

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Selected photos will appear in the July issue of Today in Mississippi.

Photographers whose photos are selected for publication are eligible for a $200 cash prize, to be awarded in a random drawing in December.

Photos are selected for publication based on their overall quality, relevance to the given theme and visual impact.

Submission requirements • Submit as many photos as you like, but select only your best work. Photos must be in sharp focus and relate to the given theme.

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