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CONTENTS OCTOBER 2015

MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE

JAY AND STACY UNDERWOOD

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A CARING SPIRIT

To describe Jackson native Stacy Underwood as energetic would be an understatement. The wife, mother of three, artist, and founder of HeARTWorks has a caring spirit and infectious enthusiasm for life. She is also an accomplished multitasker, which is essential for someone with so much on her plate. Despite all of this, Stacy is humble and unassuming. Stacy’s husband Jay, a gastroenterologist, shares his wife’s enthusiasm for life.

MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Mistletoe Marketplace. The idea of service to community is paramount. The funds raised through Mistletoe are used to fulfill the Junior League of Jackson’s mission. A large part of that mission is to help children and youth in the Jackson area. For the past 75 years, league volunteers have worked tirelessly to improve the community in purposeful ways. Take a few mintues and read about Mistletoe’s accomplishments through the years.

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Carley Ryan Boone/ Seth Gabriel Corbin Joy Kathryn Waterer/ Dr. Daniel Lewis Gilmer Page Nichols Primos/ Andrew Michael McWay Jamie Renée Woods/ Alan Wayne Dull Jr. Bethany Brooke Mahaffey/ Daniel Wittenberg Haggard Jane Critz Pillow/ Lawrence Wilburn Long Maggie Carolee Harper/ Brett Ashley Bailey Kathryn Lee Hines/ Michael David Sanders

Tennis Advantage Jenny Markow

FoodWise Marlana Walters

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Engagement Party

EVENTS

WEDDINGS/ENGAGEMENTS

PARTIES

DEPARTMENTS A celebration honoring the engagement of Lyndsey Elizabeth Fry and Christopher Haley Carlton was held recently in the home of Geri and Preston Smith. An engagement party was held recently for Rebekah Clarke and Shane Byrne in the home of Richard and Mary Mills.

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Neon Nights

The Mississippi Children’s Museum Partners presented the second annual Neon Nights recently in the Literacy Garden.

Ole Miss Rebel Road Trip

The Central Mississippi Ole Miss Rebel Club hosted the 2015 Rebel Road Trip recently at the Country Club of Jackson.

Enchanted Evening Sponsor Party

A party honoring the sponsors of Enchanted Evening was held in the home of Holly and Alan Lange.

Oaks Garden Party

The Oaks House Museum hosted a garden party. Music was provided by Marta Szlubowska and her father Janusz Szlubowski .

Grgich Hills Wine Dinner

The Country Club of Jackson held a dinner for their membership, featuring the wines of Grgich Hills.

Southern Miss All Stars

The Central Mississippi Chapter of the Southern Miss Alumni Association hosted the 32nd annual Jackson All-Star Party at the Mississippi Trade Mart.

Central High Reunion

The annual Jackson Central High School (JCHS) Alumni Association 2015 picnic was held at the former JCHS campus on North West Street.

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Engagement Party

An engagement celebration honoring Maggie Eckford and Jess Reed was held recently in the home of Gail and John Pittman.

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Bully Bloc

The Bully Bloc’s annual meeting and reception was held at the Country Club of Jackson. Gov. Phil Bryant was special guest.

Highland Village Concert

The Highland Village Concert Series included music by The Pryor Band, performing in the Highland Village Plaza.

WimbleDon

WimbleDon, a mixeddoubles tennis tournament, was held at the Country Club of Jackson, with about 90 participants.

Cedars Art Show

The opening reception for “The Works of Spring 2015,” was held at The Cedars during the 15th celebration of Arts, Eats and Beats.

Battle Of The Bartenders

Battle of the Bartenders benefiting the Mississippi Burn Foundation was held recently at Hal & Mal’s.

MS Chorus Summer Showcase

The Mississippi Chorus presented professional musicians from central Mississippi with its sixth annual Summer Showcase.

Mississippi Sports Hall Of Fame The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame induction reception and dinner was held recently at the Jackson Convention Center.

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SPIRIT Stacy Underwood

AMY FELDER

- art for the homeless

To describe Jackson native Stacy Underwood as energetic would

be an understatement. The wife, mother of three, artist, and

founder of HeARTWorks has a caring spirit and infectious

enthusiasm for life. She is also an accomplished multitasker,

which is essential for someone with so much on her plate. Despite

all of this, Stacy is humble and unassuming.

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The annual HeARTWorks art show will be held on October 29, 2015 at the Cedars. Proceeds from the show will benefit both the artists and Stewpot.

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Stacy’s husband Jay, a gastroenterologist, shares his wife’s enthusiasm for life. Jay is also an entertaining storyteller. The couple attended “cross-town rival” high schools. (Stacy went to Jackson Academy; Jay to Jackson Preparatory School.) “Although we knew each other in high school, we didn’t really connect until we met again at Ole Miss,” Stacy said. Jay, on the other hand, recalls things a bit differently. “Stacy remembers me as the cocky little point guard, and of course I, like any teenage boy, was always aware of the cute cheerleaders.” To hear Jay tell it, their reconnection in college was serendipitous. “I was down on my romantic luck at the time, having had my invitation to our big spring theme party declined by three different young ladies (as I recall, two had been urgently called to a sick uncle’s bedside overseas - crazy coincidence - and the third contracted ‘lockjaw’). I sought solace in the counsel of my good friend and fraternity brother Leland Gebhart, who said I was overcomplicating things. We decided to let fate take control of the situation, determining that the next girl who walked down the hallway past his room in our fraternity house would be my date. It was Stacy, and (fortunately for me) she had no sick relatives or acute illnesses. That was 1989, and we have been together since,” he recounts. Jay stuck to his proven-successful surprise approach when he proposed to Stacy on Christmas Eve in 1991. “Stacy was led to believe that we were going to her house with both of our parents and my sister to watch a video of Johnny Mathis singing Christmas carols on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

However, when the tape was played, it was actually a video of me in a tuxedo lip-syncing ‘Unchained Melody’ by the Righteous Brothers. At the end of the performance, I asked her to marry me. In retrospect, it might not have been the most intimate proposal, but anyone who knows me will confirm I have never been one to avoid a stage. And once again, the element of surprise worked in my favor, as Stacy had no time to concoct a sick relative or serious infection,” he says. Flashing forward to 2015, the couple lives in Belhaven with their three children: Greer, a 15-yearold girl who is on the dance team and a member of show choir at Jackson Prep, and two boys. Jimmy, age 13, also attends Jackson Prep, and loves basketball and anything that involves getting together

with his friends. Ten-year-old Ian attends First Presbyterian Day School and “enjoys any activity that includes a ball,” Stacy says. The Underwoods believe in parenting by example. “Spirituality, faith, love and respect for your partner are things you can’t tell your children. These are qualities parents must show their children in daily life,” Jay said. Jay is proud of Stacy for taking the lead in setting an example. Stacy’s kind heart and energy combined with her strong Christian faith led her to found HeARTWorks in 2008, a nonprofit ministry program for the homeless to fellowship and build self-confidence through artistic expression, with the motto: He Works Through Art. While she has always loved art, Stacy wasn’t sure how she could use her creativity to make the world a better place until she read the book

“Same Kind of Different as Me,” which inspired her to “get out of her bubble” and help others. At first, she decided to volunteer at Stewpot Community Services, a nonprofit organization that promotes physical and spiritual development by providing nutritious meals to the community. A few days later, however, Stacy had a self-described “light bulb moment,” and came up with the idea of combining her love of art and serving others through an art program for the homeless. She held her first class in September of 2008, and has been setting out art supplies every Tuesday for nearly seven years since. Stacy is helped and supported by friends in operating HeARTWorks, including Jamie Randle (who helped Stacy found the nonprofit before she moved two years ago), Hope Bynum and Martha Hill. “Our kids see Stacy’s investment with the HeARTWorks program. They are on a first-name basis with all the folks down there. I would like to think our children have a more balanced world view, more respect for every human story, than they otherwise might,” Jay says. Operating HeARTWorks has been fulfilling for the Underwoods, but has posed some challenges along the way. Stacy says the biggest challenge has been “staying in the game. When you don’t get paid, and life gets busy, it can be tempting to quit.” In the long run, however, she has overcome this temptation by understanding that keeping HeARTWorks in her life is part of God’s plan for her family. “The goal of HeARTWorks is not a successful art project. Tuesday mornings are as much about what we as volunteers need in our lives as it is a relaxing time for the clients,” Stacy explains. Stacy has established lifelong friendships with her clients, and feels blessed to have learned valuable lessons from them. Her first friend, Mollison, taught her that the mission is not about art. Instead, her commitment is about making friends and giving all people the respect they deserve. Friend, Michael, imparted to her that God comes first. “We recently had lunch

together, and I was just talking away, when Michael quietly bowed his head to pray (after which I ashamedly put down my french fries),” she recalls. Another friend, Lucy, never has a bad day. Even when Lucy is sick and tired, she always musters the energy to cheerfully greet Stacy and the other volunteers across the room with a smile.

Jay has been equally blessed by his work as a gastroenterologist, which keeps him challenged intellectually and fulfilled professionally. “Gastroenterology provides great variety, from routine office consultations to complex procedures and life-threatening human dramas,” says Jay. Jay’s hero in medicine, Sir William Osler, is quoted as saying, “The young doctor should look about early for an avocation, a pastime, that will take him away from patients, pills, and potions ...” Jay and Stacy have found a shared pastime in

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MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE BEGINNINGS 1980

• First year of MM • 10 months to prepare • Required budget to make • Doubled it! • $2,000 decorations budget • Seven on the original committee: Renda McGowan chair Margaret Tohill promotions Suzan Thames staging Sandra Maris Sharon Rhoden Kent Peters Elizabeth Cossar • Researched similar events hosted by other leagues (two other Junior Leagues shared their merchant lists) • Decided on name and created logo • JLJ Executive committee and MM committee worked hand-in-hand • Had to hit the road convincing merchants to come (Mississippi, New Orleans and Memphis) • Not a lot of luck - time of uncertainty, worry, losing momentum • By mid-summer, had to make a decision to stop or go forward; board was split on what to do; President Helen Dalehite had to decide yes; once she decided, everyone got motivated and confidence increased. • 10 months of planning was actually only 4 • Trade Mart: only date available was the first week in November, so the date was decided for JLJ. Turns out it was a good one. Same date ever since. • By September: 27 merchants. There was so much space available (only one-half of the Trade Mart), the committee tried to get merchants to take up more space rather than nowadays when space is limited). • Used old Primo’s building downtown for decorations workshop: glitter wars, carpet tubes, cement buckets and quickcrete for lamp posts still used 20 years later, red and white awnings, painted peg boards to divide booths, realized the morning before preview that they needed 15 more. • Fleet of pick up trucks borrowed decorations from Gayfer’s Department store and Rollingwood neighborhood; park benches from HV • Trees: donated from Steetie Minor tree farm. JLJ volunteers cut them down and brought them to the Trade Mart. When they got there, they realized two problems: no electricity and no tree stands. Used motorhome generator to power chainsaws to build make-shift tree stands out of scrap wood (nailed to

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base of each tree). • Tea Room: all homemade food; no professional chefs; volunteers used YMCA kitchen, packaged in paper lunch boxes and a “station wagon brigade” brought it to the Trade Mart. Made tomato soup in St. James Episcopal Church kitchen. • All set up and take down by volunteers (no professionals outsourced) • List of 14 original local merchants in Tattler issue: Exclusively Yours, Inc. The Shop of John Simmons Nandy’s Candy Victorian Wicker, Ltd. The Heirloom Shop Central Video Systems The Children’s Bookstore The Linen Shop The Craftsman’s Guild of Mississippi The Early Settler The Paper Place The Pillowrie L & L Enterprises The Old Tyme Commissary • Raised $42,000 instead of $20,000 • 6,000 attendees, three days, $40,000 profit

1982

• 1200 people attended Preview Party and silent auction • 75 booths with merchandise from 17 states (shops from Hawaii to Maine were represented) • 25% of the stores are local • Wednesday: Family Night hundreds of families attended (staged by Provisionals) • Approximately 10,000 attended • Grossed more than $130,000; turned more than $76,000 in profit to the community trust fund • The $76,000 profit is the largest single contribution to the community trust fund from a ways and means project in any given year.

1988

• More than $300,000 revenue; $211,000 profit to community

1989

• Better Homes and Gardens: requested information to include in magazine calendar • Southern Living: attending MM in order to write an article and take photographs • First car raffle: 1989 Hyundai Sonata • 24,000 shoppers

1990

• First year to have the addition of the West Bay at the Trademart • Space for Preview Party • Special Events area for Martha Stewart Brunch, Jazz • Night, 10th anniversary festivities, and Saturday breakfast with Santa and Archie

1999

• Selected by American Bus Association as one of 1999’s Top 100 Events in North America • “Continues to be Top 20 events by Southeast Tourism Society” • Raised more than $684,000

2003

• Tea room • Thursday Business After Hours

2005

• Silver Anniversary • Donated $35,000 to Katrina relief • Just under $1M net income • Record-breaking year • Resulted in 2007 ALJI award • Almost didn’t have it because of the after-math of Hurricane Katrina (Trade Mart used as shelter months after the August 29 catastrophe

2008

• 1st year to have red carpet at Preview Party

2011

• 35,000 attendees • 156 merchants from 21 states • 11 merchants exhibiting for 25 plus years • Continued “Tween Fashion Show” from 2010

2012

• 35,000 shoppers • 164 merchants • More than $1M revenue • More than 10,000 hours of volunteer hours • WJTV Walk the Red Carpet Live on TV • Over 33,000 tickets sold

2014

• More than $1.4M revenue • Actor/Musician from hit ABC show Nashville special guest at fashion show luncheon.

As Mistletoe Marketplace prepares to celebrate 35 years, the idea of service to community is paramount. The funds raised through Mistletoe, which have averaged well in excess of $1 million annually in recent years, are used to fulfill the Junior League of Jackson’s mission. A large part of that mission is to help children and youth in the Jackson area. Each year, the league’s 2,400 provisional, active and sustaining members perform more than 50,000 hours of service. Through this service, league volunteers become effective agents of change in other community organizations. For the past 75 years, league volunteers have worked tirelessly to improve the community in purposeful ways. The league utilizes an Issue Based Community Impact Model for the selection and evaluation of its more than 30 community projects. Using this model, members identity a small number of critical community needs in an effort to maximize effectiveness. The league has identified the following community needs: early literacy, teenage pregnancy prevention and support, nutrition, physical activity, and social and emotional wellness. Using funds raised in large part through Mistletoe, league members are dedicated to making a significant contribution to the Jackson community. Whether it’s working one-on-one with students to assist with reading or other life skills or ensuring that at-risk students have nutritious options over the weekend by packing and distributing backpacks of food each Friday, league members work to make a big difference in the lives of children and others in need of assistance. The impact of the junior league’s 75 years is also clear in blazing new paths of opportunity. The league led the charge to create Mississippi’s only children’s hospital as well as Mississippi’s only children’s museum, both of which have been funded in part through Mistletoe. In the area of early literacy, the league has seven projects that focus primarily on elementary school students, exposing them to language and print to help students read at grade level. Teachers also receive support in the form of tutoring students to awarding grants for classroom needs. In schools throughout our community, the league helps elementary students develop fundamental reading skills, including overseeing a back-to-school week that prepares students for their return to the classroom after summer break. In addition, early literacy area volunteers participate in Book Buddies, a project aimed at improving fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and which also includes a book drive that collects materials to give back to area schools. The league also puts on various camps geared toward target age groups in need of literacy assistance. In addition, the league partners with the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson and JPS Partners in Education to evaluate grant proposals and award grants to teachers in elementary, middle and high school designed to enhance and support the existing curriculum. In the health area, projects focus on the most basic needs of children and their families, all the while encouraging families to make safe and healthy life choices.

Projects in this area range from teaching children and parents about nutrition to caring for those who are grieving a family loss. In one project, the Midtown Backpack Program, the league partners with the Mississippi Food Network to provide 150 midtown school children with a backpack full of nutritious food to take home each weekend for the entire school year. Social and emotional wellness projects support children and families in the Jackson community by developing problem-solving skills and building self-esteem. Whether it’s improving the environment in which children live and are educated or showing children how to develop new interests and skills, the social and emotional wellness projects give children and families the tools to stay healthy and help in achieving their goals. These projects are possible only through the league’s fund development businesses. With Mistletoe Marketplace bringing in $1.4 million in 2014, these projects – and hopefully many more – can continue to be a reality for the Jackson community. As a reminder of the “why,” Mistletoe Marketplace tickets detail the precise impact the purchase of the ticket has on the ability of the league to serve the community. These contributions, made by each shopper, each special event attendee, and each business or individual who supports Mistletoe, make our hearts light.

Lindsay Schieffer Hamm, Chair; Susan Durham McNamara, Co-Chair

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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF JACKSON PROJECTS AIM (ARTS IN MOTION) SUMMER CAMP (Mission First).

Volunteers conduct an arts camp on the campus of Mission First, exposing the children to all types of arts experiences, including crafts, drama and music.

BOOK BUDDIES

(Jackson Public Schools/Oak Forrest Elementary; Barksdale Reading Institute)

Volunteers conduct one-on-one reading sessions with third-grade students who began the year reading below grade level. The Barksdale Reading Institute trains our volunteers on its curriculum to improve fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Volunteers also coordinate a book drive to collect reading materials to give back to the school.

CAMP JUNIOR LEADERSHIP JUMPSTART

(Education Services Foundation/ Operation Shoestring)

Volunteers conduct a week-long camp targeting middle school students, to increase the students’ awareness of the college admission and financial aid processes, and emphasize the importance of high school and the development of social skills and personal well-being techniques for long-term academic and life success.

IMAGINATION CELEBRATION (Mississippi Children’s Museum)

Volunteers plan and coordinate a five-day summer camp at the Mississippi Children’s Museum for rising fourth grade students recommended from several public schools in the Jackson area.

JPS SUMMER CAMP

(Jackson Public Schools/ Pecan Park Elementary)

Volunteers will provide a week-long summer day camp with enrichment activities for approximately 60 rising third and fourth grade JPS students, that focus on improving reading, language arts, math, science and social studies skills to prepare students for the Mississippi Curriculum Tests, as well as art, drama and physical education. Additionally, volunteers coordinate meals, snacks, motivational assemblies and a final field day.

(McLean Fletcher Center)

Volunteers provide grief support to children ages 4-18 and their caregivers; and assist with outreach to families. New this year: a group of volunteers will be placed to provide dinner for children and caregivers on designated evenings during the school year (similar to Feed-a-Family).

MIDTOWN BACKPACK PROGRAM (Mississippi Food Network)

Volunteers provide 150 midtown schoolchildren with a backpack filled with nutritious food to take home each weekend over 34 weeks. Meals are also provided for these families during extended school breaks like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break and Easter.

REACH (RECREATION, ENRICHMENT AND ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH) NIGHT (Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children at UMC)

Volunteers staff playrooms and provide enrichment and companionship to children at Blair E. Batson Hospital.

ROCKIN’ MAMAS

(Winifred L. Wiser Hospital for Women at UMC)

Volunteers provide loving, non-medical support to infants in the NICU and PICU of Wiser Hospital. Volunteers also provide parenting support to parents leaving the NICU including breastfeeding support.

WHOLESOME AND HEALTHY

(Operation Shoestring; Wells Baptist Church; curriculum assistance from Partnership for a Healthier Mississippi) Volunteers plan and execute evening cooking classes and educational sessions during the school year to assist parents and children in learning about healthy eating, preventing childhood obesity, and combating the myth that eating healthy is expensive.

TIME FOR TWO

(Methodist Children’s Home/ESF)

Volunteers provide a week-long summer camp (June) for students at Magnolia Speech School. Volunteers use a variety of materials and methods to teach phonological awareness and vocabulary development through art projects, rhyming games, shared book experiences and conversation.

Volunteers provide monthly parent workshops on either a Monday or Tuesday night that focus on college admission and financial aid, career assessments and pathways, realities of life as a working mother, financial literacy, maintaining a sense of health and well-being as a mother, parenting in a safe and nurturing manner, and sex education. Volunteers also plan monthly cultural outings for the young mothers and their children like MCM, the Zoo, parks, etc.

PUBLIC SCHOOL MINI-GRANTS

CARES SCHOOL MERIT STORE

LANGUAGE OF ART

(Magnolia Speech School)

(Jackson Public Schools; Community Foundation of Greater Jackson)

JLJ volunteers organize, review and evaluate classroom grant proposals and award grants; host a reception for winning teachers and principals; and visit schools to evaluate the use of grant funds.

MCCLEAN FLETCHER CENTER OUTREACH, GRIEF SUPPORT, AND FOOD PROJECTS

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(Mississippi Children Homes Services CARES School)

Volunteers operate a merit-based store for students, providing “happies” for students who have exhibited positive behavior, welcoming new students with a care package, and providing holiday treats. Volunteers also assist with MCHS’s Christmastide project (a traditional holiday dinner for families and Good Deeds Store where the children earn credit to shop for gifts for

their family members) and Family Fun Day in the spring (a picnic with parents and guardians that includes the usual kid activities like face painting, bounce houses and interactive games).

FOSTER CHILDREN ENRICHMENT PROJECT (Youth Villages)

Volunteers provide monthly fun and interactive activities for children at Youth Villages that teach vital life skills. While the children are learning a variety of topics based on their age group from nutrition to physical fitness to hygiene and teenage pregnancy prevention, their foster parents are receiving support and training from the Youth Villages staff.

GRACE – GIRLS RULE! ACCEPTING, CARING, EMPOWERING

(Methodist Children’s Home’s McRae Home) Volunteers provide education and enrichment for girls ages 12-18 at the McRae Home to build self-esteem, self-respect and values, and encourage healthy choices and steps toward independent living.

HELPING HANDS (Various)

Volunteers work with current and new community partners at their location or venue to provide volunteer support for special events as well as provide general volunteer support.

P.A.L.S. (PREPARING ADOLESCENTS FOR LIVING SUCCESSFULLY) MENTORING PROJECT (Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc.)

Volunteers provide enrichment and life skills opportunities to the residents of the PALS Transitional Living Group Home throughout the school year to enhance the residents’ chances of transitioning successfully to independent living.

SUNSHINE FOR SUNNYBROOK (Sunnybrook Children’s Home)

Volunteers transform three to six cottages at Sunnybrook to reflect the positive, happy, reassuring setting the Sunnybrook provides to children coming from volatile, abusive, and/or neglectful homes. The project will take place over one week in the summer while the cottages are empty.

JUNIOR LEAGUE JUMBLE

Volunteers will again host a rummage sale in February of 2016 providing quality merchandise to the community and generating funds that support the League’s mission.

TOUCH A TRUCK® JACKSON

This popular event continues in April of 2016, allowing children of all ages to physically explore their favorite emergency and service vehicles, large and small, as well as to meet the personnel who serve the community of central Mississippi. Like Junior League Jumble, this project has the opportunity to be both a community project and a fund development business for the league.

MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE 2015 STEERING COMMITTEE

Anne Daly, Sustaining Advisor; Lynlee Stacy, Special Events Chair; Meredith Aldridge, Promotions Chair; Catherine Florreich, Corporate Sponsor Chair; Lori Marshall, Staging Chair; Bethany Johnson, Decorations Chair; Christine Riddle Bridges, Chair-Elect; (front) Danielle Correro, Sustaining Advisor; Amy Wilkinson, Finance Chair; Missye Martin, Friends of Mistletoe Chair; Lindsay Schieffer Hamm, Chair; Susan Durham McNamara, Co-Chair; Amanda Lacoste, Placement Chair; Amy-Allison Russ, Food and Beverage Chair; (not pictured) Erica Bertschler, Merchant Chair

TIMELINE OF MAJOR PLANNING STEPS JANUARY 2014 Chair and Co-Chair selected SPRING 2014 Work on descriptions of Mistletoe Marketplace roles SUMMER 2014 Gather materials for 2015 MM Steering Committee members; assist 2014 MM Steering Committee with needed tasks EARLY FALL 2014 2015 Steering Committee selected; begin shadowing 2014 counterparts to learn job NOVEMBER 2014 Assist at Mistletoe Marketplace 2014 and â&#x20AC;&#x153;take downâ&#x20AC;? MM 2014 DECEMBER 2014 Secure bids for 2015 vendors (staging, graphic design, magazine, etc.)

JANUARY 2015 Decoration theme and colors finalized; merchant applications for MM 2015 due; solicit bids for food and beverage vendors FEBRUARY 2015 Logo and MM 2015 theme finalized; meet with corporate sponsors; select co-chairs MARCH 2015 MM 2014 accounting finalized; 2015 merchants selected; launch Friends of Mistletoe campaign APRIL 2015 Special events finalized and contracts executed MAY 2015 Corporate sponsors finalized SPRING/SUMMER 2015 Magazines and ads finalized; sale of t-shirts and promotional products begins; secure raffle and auction items

JUNE 2015 MM 2015 Web site launch; order shopping bags; design and print tickets and invitations JULY 2015 Finalize details for all events (food, staging, etc.) AUGUST 2015 Mistletoe Magazine finalized and ready for print SEPTEMBER 2015 Tickets for MM on sale; begin selling raffle tickets OCTOBER 2015 Corporate sponsor party; 2016 MM leadership selected; Steering Committee NOVEMBER 2015 Mistletoe Marketplace

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MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE STEERING COMMITTEES

1981

Renda McGowan, Chairman Sandra Maris, Co-Chairman Elizabeth Cossar, Decorations Sharon Rhoden, Finance Margaret Tohill, Promotions Suzan Thames, Staging Kent Peters, Sustaining Advisor

1982

Donna Barksdale, Chairman Jean Welsh, Co-Chairman Dale Wallace, Decorations Sara Margaret Johnson, Finance Pat Grenfell, Merchants Jamie Boyll, Promotions Becky Greer, Staging Laurie McRee, Sustaining Advisor

1983

Janie McCraney, Chairman Helen Dalehite, Co-Chairman Diane McGowan, Decorations Leesa Allred, Finance Patty Barry, Merchants Darian Gibson, Promotions Chan Patterson, Staging Meredith Creekmore, Sustaining Advisor

1984

Gayle Adams, Chairman Jan Kientz, Co-Chairman Jane Nichols, Decorations Carol Stewart, Finance Paula James, Merchants Judy Decker, Promotions Pat Ammons, Staging Laurie McRee, Sustaining Advisor

1985

Pat Ammons, Chairman Rebecca Collins, Co-Chairman Betty Allin, Decorations Tish Hughes, Finance Tricia Walters, Merchants Leigh Eley, Promotions Mary Cameron, Staging Sandra Underwood, Sustaining Advisor

1986

Tricia Walters, Chairman Lelia Lane, Co-Chairman

Pat Decker, Decorations Susan Cain, Finance Jan Wofford, Merchants Lisa McGee, Promotions Claudia O’Keefe, Staging Helen Dalehite, Sustaining Advisor

Sarah Buffington, Finance Doug Strahan, Merchants Janet Scott, Promotions Donna McVey, Staging Pat Grenfell, Sustaining Advisor

1987

Tara Mounger, Chairman Leslie Bingham, Co-Chairman Anne Rogers, Corporate Sponsors Ann Carter, Decorations Patsy Marsh, Finance Leslie Sibley, Merchants Hermine McLarty, Promotions Joanna Roberts, Staging Pat Cothren, Sustaining Advisor

Rebecca Collins, Chairman Nell Inda Lutken, Co-Chairman Mollie VanDevender, Corporate Sponsors Paula Hood, Decorations Kelley Fenelon, Finance Marsha James, Merchants Allyn Boone, Promotions Cindy Adams, Staging Gale White, Sustaining Advisor

1988

1992

1993

Kelley Fenelon, Chairman Kerry Parker, Co-Chairman Jane Roper, Corporate Sponsors Gail Pittman, Decorations Mary Puckett, Finance Debby Hendrick, Merchants Becky Wooley, Promotions Angelyn Cannada, Staging Sophie Sistrunk, Sustaining Advisor

Becky Cowart, Chairman Becky Adams, Co-Chairman Vicki Daughdrill, Co-Chairman Sally Hensley, Corporate Sponsors Mary Alice Blackmon, Decorations Adrienne Brantley, Finance Cissye Mounger, Merchants Stephanie Strickland, Promotions Renee` Jones, Staging Margaret Tohill, Sustaining Advisor

1989

1994

Marsha James, Chairman Rebecca Long, Co-Chairman Tara Mounger, Corporate Sponsors Pryor Graeber, Decorations Creed Ridgway, Finance Merrill McKewen, Merchants Celia Wood, Promotions Anne Marion, Staging Beverly Lowery, Sustaining Advisor

1990

Mollie VanDevender, Chairman Debra Billups, Co-Chairman Patty Clark, Corporate Sponsors Jan Wade, Decorations Becky Cowart, Finance Ellen Ford, Merchants Diane Hogan, Staging Dianne Black, Promotions Donna Sones, Sustaining Advisor

1991

Diane Hogan, Chairman Paula Hood, Co-Chairman Cheryl Allen, Corporate Sponsors Susan Kellum, Decorations

Becky Wooley, Chairman Evie Hines, Co-Chairman Kathryn Koury, Corporate Sponsors Kathy Scott, Decorations Annette Watson, Finance Amy Smith, Merchants June Stone, Promotions Pamela Houchins, Special Events Ouida Holland, Staging Gayla Purvis, Sustaining Advisor

1995

Kathryn Koury, Chairman Kathryn Simmons, Co-Chairman Stephanie Scott, Corporate Sponsors Peggy Goldstein, Decorations Mindy Perry, Finance Susan Nix, Merchants Crisler Boone, Promotions Martha McIntosh, Special Events Donna Patrick, Staging Kerry Parker, Sustaining Advisor

1996

Doug Strahan, Chairman Claire Aiken, Co-Chairman Cheryl Anthony, Corporate Sponsors Cathy Chinn, Decorations Cathy Joyner, Finance Dee Southern, Merchants Anne Toy Gathings, Promotions Holly Buchanan, Special Events Mae Patton, Staging Cheryl Allen, Sustaining Advisor

1997

June Stone, Chairman Mary John Johnson, Co-Chairman Kellye Montjoy, Corporate Sponsors Ellen Ann Fentress, Decorations Karlen Turbeville, Finance Mary Kelly Secrest, Merchants Lyn McMillin, Promotions Marsha Cannon, Special Events Beth Allgood, Staging

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Paula James, Sustaining Advisor

1998

Peggy Goldstein, Chairman Susan Frazier, Co-Chairman Julie Levanway, Corporate Sponsors Sarah Hughes, Decorations Cindy Dunbar, Finance Jordan Goodwin, Merchants Libby Kendall, Placement Susan Garrard, Promotions Gail Collins, Special Events Cathy Bowles, Staging Sandy Temple, Sustaining Advisor

1999

Donna Josey, Chairman Rebecca Henley, Co-Chairman Susan Tsimortos, Corporate Sponsors Jackie Petrus, Decorations Gay Drake, Finance Catherine Beddingfield, Merchants Diane Neely, Placement Robin Browning, Promotions Nena Carmody, Special Events Nancy Black, Staging Kathryn Koury, Sustaining Advisor Cissye Mounger, Sustaining Advisor Becky Wooley, Sustaining Advisor Lisa Avra – Chairman in Training

2000

Lisa Avra, Chairman Lou Ann Durfey, Co-Chairman Johnita Bryson, Corporate Sponsors Mary Ellen Dillard, Decorations Roane Grantham, Finance Jane Stringer, Merchants Karen Braden, Placement Beth Moore, Promotions Lisa Bratcher, Special Events Leslie Morton, Staging Becky Adams, Sustaining Advisor Cheryl Anthony, Sustaining Advisor Doug Strahan, Sustaining Advisor

2001

Mary John Johnson, Chairman Ann Fry, Co-Chairman Shawn O’Mara, Corporate Sponsors Pat Crain, Decorations Linda Kay Russell, Finance Susan Hardee, Merchants Theresa McMullin, Placement Renee Ebner, Promotions Collette McIntyre, Special Events Donna Knight, Staging Debby Hendrick, Sustaining Advisor Lyn McMillin, Sustaining Advisor

2002

Sarah Hughes, Chairman Gigi Welsh, Co-Chairman Lisa Abernethy, Corporate Sponsors Jolynn Nicholas, Decorations Pam Smith, Finance Adrienne Howie, Merchants Patrice Worley, Placement Madeline Katool, Promotions Beth Brantley, Special Events Janet Spain, Staging Cathy Bowles, Sustaining Advisor Julie Levanway, Sustaining Advisor

2009

Kelly Joyner, Chairman Leslie Childress, Co-Chairman Nikki Cleveland, Corporate Sponsors Amelie Black, Decorations Ava Warren, Finance Lisa Thompson, Merchants Lori Quarles, Placement Jennifer Wellhausen, Promotions Lea Easley, Special Events Brandon Kennedy, Staging Lisa Abernethy, Sustaining Advisor Britton Owen, Sustaining Advisor

2010 2003

Shawn Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mara, Chairman Suzy Fuller, Co-Chairman Jan Townes, Corporate Sponsors Cathy Miller, Decorations Donna Bruce, Finance Fran Weeks, Merchants Laurie Raines, Placement Lynne Currie, Promotions Angie Noble, Special Events Audrey Wilkirson, Staging Jordan Goodwin, Sustaining Advisor Kellye Montjoy, Sustaining Advisor

2004

Nena Carmody, Chairman Pam Anglin, Co-Chairman Lucy Gault, Corporate Sponsors Lisa Horsley, Decorations Beth McGaugh, Finance Anna Callender, Merchants Dawn Gnam, Placement Kelley Sweat, Promotions Tyler Armstrong, Special Events Melanie McKinley, Staging Nancy Black, Sustaining Advisor Peggy Goldstein, Sustaining Advisor

2005

Beth Brantley, Chairman Amy Frazier, Co-Chairman Lesley Blount, Corporate Sponsors Kim Duease, Decorations Sarah Skelton, Finance Libby Marley, Merchants Misty Monroe, Placement Jana Bell, Promotions Vickie Snypes, Special Events Vicki Scott, Staging Janet Spain, Sustaining Advisor Mollie VanDevender, Sustaining Advisor

2006

Melanie McKinley, Chairman Audra Bowman, Co-Chairman Marisa Davidson, Corporate Sponsors Cambi Burnham, Decorations Julie Jackson, Finance Barbara Harrison, Merchants Jill Bowdon, Placement Elee Reeves, Promotions Holly Lange, Special Events Krystal Golden, Staging Susan Frazier, Sustaining Advisor Ann Fry, Sustaining Advisor

2007

Fran Weeks, Chairman Audrey Wilkirson, Co-Chairman Del Harrington, Corporate Sponsors Kelly Joyner, Decorations Jane Howell, Finance Laurie Donahoe, Merchants Valerie Price, Placement Lesley Morton, Promotions Danielle Correro, Special Events Dara Bariola, Staging Kelley Fenelon, Sustaining Advisor Cathy Joyner, Sustaining Advisor

2008

Lynne Currie, Chairman Vickie Snypes, Co-Chairman Sharon McCreery, Corporate Sponsors Bridget Tisdale, Decorations Kristie Speights, Finance Anne Daly, Merchants Anne Dulske, Placement Christy Neal, Promotions Amanda Puckett, Special Events Alison Abney, Staging Beth Brantley, Sustaining Advisor Cindy Dunbar, Sustaining Advisor

Cambi Burnham, Chairman Elee Reeves, Co-Chairman Lindsay Buford, Corporate Sponsors CoChairman Crystal Thompson, Finance Co-Chairman Sarah Young, Placement Suzy Everett, Special Events Jennifer Walker, Decorations Katie Stringer, Merchants Amy Felder, Promotions Leigh Janous, Staging Kristen McCaskill, Food and Beverage Elizabeth Mehrle, Finance Melissa Hederman, Corporate Sponsors Pamela Prather and Valerie Price, Sustaining Advisors

2011

Lucy Gault, Chairman Mary Purvis, Co-Chairman Maggie Waddell, Placement Rochelle Hicks, Special Events Rivers Walker, Decorations Karen Flowers, Merchants Bethany Johnson, Promotions Caroline Grenfell, Staging Christine Bridges, Food and Beverage Crystal Thompson, Finance Lindsay Buford, Corporate Sponsors Renee Ebner and Kim Porter, Sustaining Advisors

2012

Danielle Correro, Chairman Amanda Puckett, Co-Chairman Susan Burnham, Placement Lorraine Boykin, Special Events Adair Cunningham, Decorations Susan McNamara, Merchants Lindsay Hamm, Promotions Julie Jackson, Staging

Lauren Meeks, Food and Beverage Mary Linley Sweat, Finance Leslie Davis, Corporate Sponsors Jana Bell, Leslye Planche and Vicki Snypes, Sustaining Advisors

2013

Brandon Kennedy, Chairman Jennifer Walker, Co-Chairman Dea Bowling, Placement Gretchen Gentry, Special Events Mary Katherine Segrest, Decorations Amanda Wells, Merchants Jill Dale, Promotions Emily Greer, Staging Jenni Graven, Food and Beverage Sara Whelan Morgan, Finance Perry Anne Thimmes, Corporate Sponsors Mary John Johnson and Libby Marley, Sustaining Advisors

2014

Rochelle Hicks, Chairman Bethany B. Johnson, Co-Chairman Allison Muirhead, Placement Melanie Burrow, Special Events Heather Wilkins, Decorations Brenda Williams, Friends Lauren Lester, Merchants Leigh Reeves, Promotions Heather Crawford, Staging Shelli White, Food and Beverage Neeli Graham, Finance Clare Dowe, Corporate Sponsors Lucy Gault and Lori Quarles, Sustaining Advisors

2015

Lindsay Hamm, Chairman Susan McNamara, Co-Chairman Amanda Lacoste, Placement Lynlee Stacy, Special Events Bethany Morrow Johnson, Decorations Missye Martin, Friends Erica Bertschler, Merchants Meredith Aldridge, Promotions Lori Marshall, Staging Amy Allison Russ, Food and Beverage Amy Wilkinson, Finance Catherine Florreich, Corporate Sponsors Danielle Correro and Anne Daley, Sustaining Advisors

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A Carnival Ball From 1924 until 1973, the Junior League’s Carnival Ball reigned as Jackson’s most prominent social event of the year and the organization’s largest fund-raiser. Conceived in 1924 by the late Miss Kate Porter to benefit the Old Ladies Home, the tradition of the Carnival Ball predates the Junior League of Jackson itself. The Junior Auxiliary of Jackson took over production of the ball in 1928. When the Junior League of Jackson was established in 1941, the organization continued the tradition of the Carnival Ball. The ball was held each year around February at the old city auditorium until 1964, when it was moved to the new coliseum. Margaret Lowery, who was queen of the ball that year, recalls the new venue adding even more excitement to what was already a huge social occasion and thrilling event. A royal ball is not complete without monarchs, and the Carnival Ball was no exception. The junior league selected a king and queen to rule over each year’s ball. The king of the ball was traditionally a Jackson businessman who had significantly contributed to the community. There was no age requirement for the king, but tradition dictated that the queen be in her senior year of college. One of the most exciting aspects of the ball was that the identities of the king and queen remained secret until the royal pair was “unveiled” on the evening of the event. Preparations for the ball began in late summer or early fall of the preceding year, when membership of the junior league voted among several nominees for king and queen. Despite the voting process,

Sarah Buie Morris served as queen in 1968

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Sarah with her mother, grandmother and aunt (seated)

the members were not notified of the results, and did not know who had been selected as king and queen until the night of the ball like everyone else. Only the junior league president, select event organizers, and the king and queen and their families were aware of the monarchs’ identities until the evening of the ball. “The junior league president and the chair and co-chair of the ball came to the queen’s home to personally extend the invitation after the vote,” says Margaret. Sarah Buie Morris, who was queen in 1968, recalls the night her invitation was extended. “My mother told me to put on a dress, because someone was coming to see me,” says Sarah. “It was nine o’clock at night, and I persistently asked why on earth I needed to get dressed up, so my mother finally had to tell me that the junior league was coming to invite me to be queen,” she explains. The honor of this invitation was especially moving for Sarah, whose mother, Sarah Millsaps Buie, was queen in 1940. Sarah’s aunt, Jo Ellis Buie Love, also served as queen in 1936. Sarah was the first second-generation queen to reign

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over the Carnival Ball, and her family was the first to have three generations of queens. Sarah still has her own crown and scepter, and has preserved her mother’s crown and scepter in a shadow box frame. In keeping with the tradition of the ball, each king and queen selected “aides,” who assisted their highnesses with the preparations, so the actual king and queen and their families were not spotted around town running errands associated with the ball. The aides were quite helpful in maintaining the secrecy. Margaret recounts the great lengths taken to keep her identity secret the year she was queen. “My aunt, uncle and cousins flew in from Philadelphia, Pa., for the ball that year. They had to crouch down and hide in the car on the way in from the airport so no one would see them and wonder why they were in town,” she recalls. There was a great deal of pomp and circumstance associated with the ball, which generated further excitement leading up to the big event. Each year the ball had a different theme, with the overall concept patterned after the Mardi

A Carnival Ball Gras balls in New Orelans. When Margaret was queen in 1964, the theme was “The Four Seasons.” The theme in 1968 during Sarah Morris’s tenure as queen was “The Galaxy Ball.” The guest list for the ball included the governor and first lady, the mayor and his wife, and other prominent politicians and business people. The king, queen, and royal court wore beautiful costumes. The royal court consisted of elementary-school aged pages; program girls, who were high school juniors; and maids, who were high school seniors, all of whom were chosen by the league leadership from various local schools. Margaret was a program girl in the 11th grade and a maid in the seventh grade. Sarah served as one of Margaret’s maids before she was queen. The Carnival Ball was a cherished tradition that was entrenched in Jackson’s history. With all of its grandeur, the ball was indeed a fantastic spectacle and cause for celebration. As with any event, however, the ball played out against the milieu of the nation, including times our country was at war. The ball was not held between the years of 1941 and 1945 when the United States was involved in World War II. Dean Alexander, queen of the Arabian Nights themed ball in 1951, recalls that the ball was canceled due to the Korean War that year. Dean, who had served as both a page and a maid on past royal courts before being selected as queen, recalls the adversity brought about by the war. “Many members of the Jackson community were drafted oversees to serve in the Korean War,” she says. The 1951 ball had been fully planned, with a designated theme, the selection of a king and queen, and costumes ordered. Ultimately, however, members of the league and community conferred and determined that a celebratory event such as the ball should not take place against the somber backdrop of the war. “I was not a part of the decision, but I believe it was the right thing to do during that time,” Dean recalls. Indeed, the Carnival Ball is not just a time-honored past tradition, but also an important part of Jackson’s history. It is remembered fondly as a way for the community to come together and celebrate in an elegant, lavish setting. Dean describes the ball as a happy time. “It was always a thrill to be part of the ball. The people in Jackson loved the ball because it was like a fantasy,” she says. Margaret recalls that the carnival ball programs historically included the following statements: “Since 1928 the junior league has had the privilege and responsibility of continuing the carnival ball. We are grateful to our friends and supporters who make it possible for us to do so. Our gratitude also goes to past monarchs of the carnival ball whose beauty and dignity have added much to the Jackson carnival ball tradition.” This year the Junior League of Jackson is paying homage to the grand tradition of the ball during Mistletoe Marketplace by hosting Preview Gala: A Carnival Ball on November 4, 2015. Sarah’s mother, Sarah Millsaps Buie, was queen in 1940

Sarah with her brother, father and family friend

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CARNIVAL BALL KINGS AND QUEENS 1936

1954

1964

1924

Theme: Cherry Blossom Festival *S.B. Lawrence Grace Harris (Mrs. Battle Barksdale)

Theme: Festival of the Sun *W.P. McMullan Alice O’Ferrall (Mrs. Frank Reilly)

*Dr. Julius Crisler *Hallie Stirling (Mrs. Bernard L. Tighe)

1937

1955

Theme: The Ball of the Four Seasons Nathanial S. Rogers Margaret Flowers Smith (Mrs. Coleman Lowery)

Theme: Golden Era of India *John Rogers Seta Alexander (Mrs. Thomas Sancton)

Theme: Bal Rosada *R. Baxter Wilson Diane Dehmer (Mrs. Theo H. Dinkins III)

1965

1938

1956

1966

*Cassidy Holden *Olive Williams (Mrs. Will Wilson)

Theme: The Russian Hall *T.M. Hederman Sr. Heloise Segura (Mrs. A.T. Nadeau)

1928

1939

Theme: Valentine Ball *George Godwin Sara Virginia Patton (Mrs. Robert Webb)

Theme: Premiere Warren A. Hood Helen Harvey Ludlam (Mrs. William Dalehite Jr.)

Theme: Mardi Gras Ball (no king) *Charlvesta Culpepper (Mrs. Ralph C. Miller)

Theme: The Mexican Fiesta Ball *Rex Brown *Mary Lane Womack (Mrs. Lawrence Chappell Jr.)

1957

1967 Theme: Embassy Ball *Charles B. Ryan Cela Lee Scott (Mrs. S. Lyle Bates)

1929

1940

Theme: Silver Anniversary Ball *E.E. Laird Sr. Ida Mitchell Robinson (Mrs. Charles L. Wickham Jr.)

Theme: Temple of Love *Dr. J.W. Barksdale *Jo Ellis Buie (Mrs. J.S. Love Jr.)

Theme: Ball of Delphi *C.R. Underwood *Sara Buie (Mrs. W. Howard Morris)

1958

Theme: Galaxy Ball *Howard George Althaus Sarah Buie Morris

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1946

Theme: Winter Carnival *Josh Halbert *William Wright (Mrs. John David Bennett)

Theme: Court of St. James *T. Arnold Turner Betty McCarty (Mrs. Ray Edwards)

1925 *Paul Chambers *Laura Green (Mrs. Eugene Drummond)

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1931 Theme: Wedding of the Sun God *John Carroll *Lucy Murphy Malico (Mrs. Albert Alexander)

1932 Theme: Cotton Carnival *Louis Sutton Madora Hall (Mrs. Ralph G. Sharp)

1933 Theme: Ball of Valhalla *W.B. McCarty Winifred Green (Mrs. Reynolds Cheney)

1934 Theme: Hall of Mirrors *John Ricks *Ann Sullens (Mrs. Robert Lomax)

1935 Theme: Court of Kubla Khan *P.K. Lutken Charlotte Capers

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1947

Theme: Ball of Proteus *Boyd Campbell Adine Wallace (Mrs. Arch Dalrymple III)

1949 Theme: The Spanish Ball *Charles Snow Lucy Robinson (Mrs. Nat J. Hovious)

1950 Theme: Italian Renaissance Ball *Dr. Felix J. Underwood *Ann Fridge

1951 Theme: Arabian Nights’ Ball *Dr. Lacey F. Hughes Lula Dean Morris (Mrs. Clay R. Alexander)

1953 Theme: Arabian Nights’ Ball *Dick D. Quin Normastel Ford (Mrs. Davenport Mosby)

Theme: Circus Ball Dr. Charles Neill Cornelia Long (Mrs. Amos Kaminski)

1959 Theme: Viennese Ball *Dudley H. White Judith M. Fontaine (Mrs. Bruce Campbell Jr.)

1960 Theme: Scottish Ball *Marvin E. Collum Elizabeth Ann Wise (Mrs. Clyde X. Copeland Jr.)

1961 Theme: Confederate Centennial Ball *Roger Stribling Mary Ricketts (Mrs. Charles C. Taylor Sr.)

1962 Theme: Realm of Lore and Legend *C.H. (Dick) King Ruth Curl Simmons (Mrs. James E. Guirard Jr.)

1963 Theme: Magic of Music Samuel Lyle Bates Miriam O. Wilson (Mrs. Samuel D. Knowlton)

Theme: Ball Americana *Clarence L. Lott Marsha Gear (Mrs. Robert L. Oliver)

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1969 Theme: Mardi Gras Ball R.E. Dumas Milner Sharon Scott (Mrs. Thomas Rhoden)

1970 Theme: Echo Ball Dr. James D. Hardy Isabel Poteat Lutken (Mrs. William Lewis Eggart)

1971 Theme: Looking Glass Ball Sherwood W. Wise Susan Owen Pratt

1972 Theme: Golden Jubilee Richard McRae Emily Clark Smith

1973 Theme: Reflection Ball Tom B. Scott Jr. Katherine Lampton Bortz *Deceased

THE CARNIVAL BALL’S HISTORY • The ball was held for 46 years. • The ball was held in February • Miss Katie Porter started the ball in 1924 to raise money for the Old Ladies Home • 1928 was the first year the Jackson Junior Auxillary, consisting of 11 members, hosted the ball as a fundraiser. Total funds raised for the 19271928 year (not exclusively the ball) equaled $8,468 • The ball was not held from 1941 to 1946 because of WWII • In 1941 the Jackson Junior Auxillary joined the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. and became the Junior League of Jackson • From 1924 to 1964 the ball was held at City Auditorium • In 1965 the ball moved to the Mississippi Coliseum • The last carnival ball was held in 1973 • The ball was patterned after Mardi Gras balls with a coronation of king and queen

• The king and queen wore costumes from a Philadelphia, PA company that made Mardi Gras costumes • The king was selected by the Junior League of Jackson business/community leaders (in the early years the king was not related to anyone in the Junior League of Jackson but that requirement was changed) • Queen was selected by the Junior League of Jackson and was a senior in college (in the early years queen had to be related to someone in the Junior League of Jackson but that requirement was changed) • The Junior League of Jackson Chair and CoChair selected the theme and the royal court • Program girls were 11th graders • Maids were 12th grade girls • Pages were 6th grade boys • Tickets were for boxed sets, dress circle, or general admission • In the early years the debutantes were presented

with escorts but later that practice was discontinued • The king and queen hosted dinner for members of their courts • The king and queen traveled separately to the ball • Once everyone was seated, the king and queen were introduced and led their courts in a grand march before proceeding to Royal boxes • Entertainment and dancing • The king and queen received their subjects • Past kings and queens sat in royal box and were introduced • The next day the king held a reception for the queen, their courts, and friends • Newspapers published stories the next day about the king and queen and the events at the ball • Later that week the queen hosted a party for her court, her family, and the JLJ President, Chair and Co-Chair

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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF JACKSON PAST PRESIDENTS Amalie Fair Robinson 1940-41 Loraine Teat Crockett 1941-42 Catharine Jones Miller Thomas 1942-43 and 1943-44 Leone Shotwell Ricketts 1944-45 and 1945-46 Louise Ogden Ainsworth 1946-47 and 1947-48 Carol Howie Allen 1948-49 Mary Bryan Barksdale 1949-50 Letitia Chambers Withers 1950-51 Helen Hargrave Cabell 1951-52 Elizabeth Powell Wise 1952-53 Annie Laurie Swaim Hearin 1953-54 Ruth Wackerman Simmons 1954-55 Betty Hewes Scott 1955-56 Jane Hochenedel Johnson 1956-57 Elta Robinson Posey 1957-58 Marion Kiser Sanford 1958-59 Lillie Jean Turner Brewer 1959-60 Jean Baker Butler 1960-61 Isabel Russell McCarty 1961-62 Katherine Bryan Lampton 1962-63 Normastel Ford Mosby 1963-64 Betty Martin Nichols 1964-65 Marie Holman Swayze 1965-66

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Charlotte Andersen Turner 1966-67 Joanne Cox Bellenger 1967-68 Dean Morris Alexander 1968-69 Frances Pat Patterson Walton 1969-70 Virginia Cavett Hogan 1970-71 Mary Anna Kendall Garraway 1971-72 Barbara Jones Cook 1972-73 Angela Miller McNamara 1973-74 Carlene Myer Scanlon 1974-75 Frances Williams Laird 1975-76 Preston Myers Hays 1976-77 Linda Bowman Jenkins 1977-78 Margaret Smith Lowery 1978-79 Alabel May Wiser 1979-80 Lucy Gerhart Mazzaferro 1980-81 Helen Ludlam Dalehite 1981-82 Adele McGowan Hudgins 1982-83 Cela Scott Bates 1983-84 Elta Posey Johnston 1984-85 Ellen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Mitchell 1985-86 Donna Kennedy Barksdale 1986-87 Pat Hopkins Grenfell 1987-88 Gayle Golden Adams 1988-89 Carol Puckett 1989-90 Paula Pruet James 1990-91 Tish Callender Hughes 1991-92

Tricia Putnam Walters 1992-93 Pat Goodman Ammons 1993-94 Nancy Shands Studdard 1994-95 Rebecca Hiatt Collins 1995-96 Kelley Walton Fenelon 1996-97 Tara Wyatt Mounger 1997-98 Carmel Lopez-Lampton 1998-99 Sandra Murphy Shelson 1999-00 Holly Holman Buchanan 2000-01 Susan Roach Nix 2001-02 Susan Easom Garrard 2002-03 Cheryl Stewart Miller 2003-04 Hope Mullen Carter 2004-05 Cindy Adams Dunbar 2005-06 Beth Howell Hansen 2006-07 Beth Magee Smith 2007-08 Renee Richardson Ebner 2008-09 Crisler Moffat Boone 2009-10 Valerie Gardner Linn 2010-11 Fran Mott Weeks 2011-12 Holly Powell Lange 2012-13 Margaret Oertling Cupples 2013-2014 Mary Largent Purvis 2014-2015 *Charlotte Harness Seals 2015-2016 *Current President

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A CARNIVAL BALL…

MARKETPLACE BRUNCH

Presented by the Junior League of Jackson

Presented by Regions

A LEGACY OF LIGHT TOAST | 7 p.m.

THE HEART OF THE MATTER

WALK THE RED CARPET | 7 – 9 p.m.

Presented by Baptist Health Systems

Preview Gala & Auction

Presented by Ergon, Inc.

Presented by C Spire

SILENT & PREMIER AUCTIONS | 7 – 10 p.m.

8 – 11 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Featuring Vicki Lawrence

ROCKIN’ COUTURE: A FASHION GLOW For Tweens and Teens 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Presented by Patty Peck Honda

LIVE AUCTION | 9 p.m.

Presented by University of Mississippi Medical Center

PRESENT PICK | 6 – 10 p.m.

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Presented by Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry

7:30 – 11 p.m.

Presented by Southern Beverage Co., Inc.

T h u r s d ay, N o v e m b e r 5 MISTLETOE MORNING

CHILDREN’S EVENT

SANTA SNAPS

8 – 11 a.m.

2:30 – 6:30 p.m.

BRING ON THE BUBBLY

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Presented by Trustmark

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MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE VOLUNTEERS As the Junior League of Jackson prepares to celebrate 35 years of Mistletoe Marketplace, those who have volunteered to work on this annual event know exactly how long it takes to make each November magical for attendees. Although Mistletoe has evolved into a highly organized, and highly successful, fund-raiser for the league, the work never ends for dedicated volunteers. Planning for Mistletoe begins with the selection of a chair and co-chair approximately two years ahead of time. Lindsay Hamm and Susan McNamara, 2015 chair and co-chair, were selected in January 2014. “As chair-elect, I immediately began serving on the 2014 steering committee, which allowed me to take part in planning, make note of any issues that might carry over into this year’s event, and promote consistency from year to year,” Hamm said. “We were also there to assist and provide support to the 2014 team as needed,” adds McNamara. Almost immediately after selection, Hamm and McNamara got to work. The first task was selecting a 2015 team and outlining the duties that would be required of each. “Even though Mistletoe is an annual event that carries on many of the same traditions from year to year, each leadership team approaches the planning a little differently,” Hamm explains. “We wanted to make sure we had a cohesive team that brought out each others’ strengths, and we wanted this to be a fun experience for everyone involved.” As Hamm and McNamara watched the 2014 team flesh out details and check tasks off their lists, they gathered information that would be critical for the team they eventually selected. “We knew we needed someone with a financial background to be the finance chair, and someone creative to be the decorations chair,” McNamara said. “But other positions aren’t as obvious, and we wanted to build a team that would make Mistletoe 2015 a success and develop the potential of our volunteers, which is part of the league’s mission.” In September of 2014, more than a year ahead of time, the two sat down with league leaders to put together their team. Once selected, the steering committee began shadowing their 2014 counterparts in an effort to “learn” their jobs. This shadowing included helping at Mistletoe 2014. In November 2014, the Mistletoe tradition continued with the 2015 steering committee being in charge of “take down” for Mistletoe 2014. The 15-member 2015 steering committee officially began work at the close of shopping on November 6, 2014. Following Mistletoe 2014, the new steering committee hit the ground running. Online applications for merchants began pouring in. The promotional process for 2015 was also under way with the selection of a graphics firm and magazine publisher. The colors and decorations for the following year began

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to take shape as well, which included a trip to the holiday market in Atlanta to select focal pieces for 2015. Some of the less publicly visible work that goes into Mistletoe also started in late 2014. The staging team began diagramming layouts and securing vendors for carpet, tents, and lighting. The food and beverage team began soliciting bids for the various special events, taking care to provide a variety of options for shoppers. The finance team totaled out the books for 2014 and began finalizing the 2015 budget for league approval. “While all of the detailed planning was in full swing, we were ever mindful of the huge role that our corporate sponsors play in allowing Mistletoe to be the success that it is for the league and, ultimately, the community,” Hamm said. “Our entire team delivered small tokens of appreciation to the corporate sponsors, and we began sitting down with long-standing and new corporate sponsors in early 2015. Mistletoe can’t happen without the generous cash and in-kind assistance provided by corporations, small businesses, and individuals,” Hamm added. In February 2015, the look and details of Mistletoe began to take shape. The steering committee selected the wreath logo, which pays homage to the original Mistletoe Marketplace symbol from the inaugural marketplace in 1980. The chosen theme of “Let Your Heart Be Light” coincides with the league’s theme for its 75th anniversary. “We wanted to incorporate the look and feel of all that

had gone before us and made Mistletoe what it is today,” McNamara said. “This desire to continue our traditions and build on them is emblematic of the league’s growth over the years.” The growth of Mistletoe Marketplace over the years is attributable in large part to the generous corporate sponsors who provide cash and in-kind assistance of all kinds to keep event profits at a maximum. In the early part of 2015, the steering committee members sought to secure these donations from longterm and new sponsors. In addition to these sponsors, the team launched its Friends of Mistletoe campaign, which allows smaller donations to be recognized with event tickets and publicity. This is a popular level of giving for small businesses and league members alike, and their support is critical to Mistletoe’s success year after year. In March, marketplace merchants were selected, and the shopping experience for 2015 fell into place. The merchants selected offer products for everyone on your shopping list. With their participation and highquality products, these merchants play a large role in making Mistletoe profitable. With shopping covered, the steering committee turned its attention to its many special events in April 2015. Continuing traditions like the Preview Gala and two morning brunches, this year’s event will also feature newer events like a girls night out and pictures with Santa. Shoppers will also have the opportunity to visit a Bloody Merry Bar on Saturday morning, which is new. As summer approaches, the items that brand Mistletoe are created. The committee selected Mistletoe products, including three t-shirts, a tote, and hand-painted ornaments. To commemorate the emerald anniversary, the committee also developed a signature bath balm. In addition to these promotional products, items for the raffle and auctions were finalized. During the summer months, volunteers are busy preparing decorations that will deck the trade mart halls in November. The decorations for 2015 incorporate old and new, another way that the league is celebrating this milestone year. Also in the summer, the Web site made its debut. In addition to this Internet repository of information, the articles and items needed for Mistletoe Marketplace Magazine are prepared by the entire committee.

In August, tickets, invitations and posters are printed. As ticket sales go live on September 1, popular events sell out within hours. The excitement and planning that goes into Mistletoe is felt throughout the community as November approaches. “In the early fall, our entire steering committee is busy finalizing all details. With the bulk of planning done, the execution always seems to fall into place,” Hamm recounted. As contracts are confirmed, decorations are painted, and shopping bags are stuffed for the more than 30,000 expected attendees, the league volunteers work many hours executing the plan that is almost two years in the making. By that time, the 2016 leadership team has been selected and the cycle starts again. “As we leave the trade mart in November, my hope is that all of the planning and dedication resulted in a fun, uplifting event for all who attend,” Hamm said. “For 35 years, this fantastic event has allowed the league to serve its community, and we are thankful for the outpouring of support each year,” Hamm said.

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SOUTHERN SECTION SUMMER MEETING

Jackson was the site for the 2015 USTA Southern Section summer meeting. Mississippi hosts this annual meeting every nine years. Close to 100 tennis volunteers came to Jackson for the three-day meeting. The last time Mississippi was the host, the meeting was in Tunica. Jim Warren is the current USTA Mississippi board president and he wanted to showcase our great capital city. The guests enjoyed their stay at the Old King Edward Hotel (Hilton Garden Inn); the hotel accommodations were perfect for the group meetings. The weather actually cooperated and a brief break in temperatures made the weekend much better. Thursday night they walked to Parlor Market and enjoyed a wonderful dinner. During the day, Malinda Warren and Cheryl Miller entertained spouses of the volunteers at the Warren’s lovely home. Cheryl greeted the guests in the foyer playing her harp. One of the ladies was heard saying, “Well, this is the most amazing thing I’ve ever been to. I bet none of the other USTA sections can brag about having a harpist among them.” In addition to Cheryl and a delicious lunch, the guests were thoroughly entertained by John Evans of Lemuria as he talked about his wonderful memories of our own Eudora Welty. After a day of meetings, the night party was held at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The setting was perfect for an evening of dining and dancing. The food and flowers all had a “Mississippi flair” and a local band, The Compozitionz, entertained the guests with their fabulous music. Everyone had a great time dancing the

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Championship was August 14-16. Play was at night away. both Rob Leake Park and Tupelo Country Club. USTA national executive director, Gordon Players enjoyed lunch at the Tupelo Country Smith, was in Jackson for a few meetings on FriClub on Friday. Although there was some rain, day morning. Other USTA national dignitaries all play was completed and nine teams brought attending were former USTA board presidents home the gold. David Haggerty and Lucy Garvin, along with inOnce again, the Northside teams had a great coming board president, Andy Andrews. In addishowing winning in five divisions. Winning tion DA Abrams and Bill Leong from White men’s captains were: Steve Garrett, 40 and over Plains also came. 3.0-4.0, Brad Castle, 40 and over 3.5-4.5, Craig The indoor center at River Hills received a Conway, 18 and over 3.0-4.0 and Brad Castle 18 facelift before the guests arrived on Saturday afand over 3.5-4.5. On the women’s side, Linda ternoon. Pretty Presentations Catering turned Thompson was the captain for the 55 and over two of the indoor courts into a lovely setting for a party. Cocktail tables, sofas and chairs were very inviting for the guests Mississippi will send five teams to Nationals this fall. to watch some good tennis. Eight of The final winning team is Virginia Walcott’s 4.5 women. the nine states competed in the inaugural Cornbread Cup Tournament where the team from Kentucky took home the Cornbread Cup trophy. During a break between sets, Dave Randall and his teaching staff at River Hills entertained everyone with an exhibition match. Mississippi fried catfish, hush puppies, BLT salad, and fried okra were just some of the items everyone enjoyed dining on. It could be heard throughout the weekend that Mississippi sure knows how to put on a great party. And the championships continue … Tupelo was the site for the most recent 4.5 women state Mississippi Tennis adult champi- Beth Rogers, Paige Pratt, Elizabeth Caldwell, Debra Byrne, Gayla Elliott, Cindy Hannon, Emilia Viljoen, Colleen Roberts, Virginia Walcott, Cindy Sturdivant onships, the Mississippi Tri-Level

The Mississippi Aces 10 and Under Intermediate team traveled to Lexington, S.C., to play in their first USTA Southern Sectional Junior Team Tennis Championship. They had a great tournament, falling short to Georgia in the end.

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Proud Mississippi Aces after coming in second competing in their first Southern Sectional JTT Championship; Owen Wilkinson, Macie Shelton, Lucy Lee, Charlie Ratliff, Alex Holder, Lytle Moore

qbkkfp ^as^kq^db THE 2015 MISSISSIPPI TRI-LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD IN TUPELO AUGUST 14-16. Five teams from the Northside won their divisions and will compete in the USTA Southern Sectional Tri-Level Championship here in the tri-county area in October.

Winning the 55 and over 3.0-4.0 are (starting left around the table) Lela Carter, Lynn Landis, Julie Carpenter, Connie Townsend, Lisa Peacock, Barbara Rushton, Libby Jones, Reveland Wheat, Faye Hudson, and Linda Thompson. Not pictured: Cheryl Harris, Anita Purvis, Nancy Sumrall, Lisa May.

3.0-4.0 team. Congratulations to all the winning teams. The USTA Southern Sectional Tri-Level Championships will be held in the metro area October 16-18. Teams will come from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee, to compete during the three day championship. USTA Mississippi has one more sectional champion that will compete this fall in the USTA League National Championships. Virginia Walcott and her 4.5 40 and over team won their division during play in Asheville. They will travel to Indian Wells, Calif., October 23-25 to compete. “This has been a banner year for our adult teams, with five teams headed to nationals,” says USTA Mississippi Director of Adult Leagues Lindsey Sartain. “This is the best year we have ever had, we are so proud of these teams. I know they will represent Mississippi well during the national championships,” continues Sartain. Our USTA Junior Team Tennis 10 and under intermediate championship team finished in second place during the USTA JTT Southern Sectional Championships in Lexington, S.C. Congratulations on a great tournament. This was their first time to participate in a sectional championship and they all had a blast. Lynda Ratliff from Oxford was the team captain and she has some great stories about their trip. “They played 30 total matches and had an overall total game score of 200. They narrowly came in second to Georgia with a game score of 208. This was the first sectional trip for our team. These kids have such a good time together. They all love tennis, but really are great friends. I’m really more like the team mom to these kids. I just motivate them during their match and love on them like they are my own. “My son, Charlie, is on the team, putting this team together has been the best thing that we ever did for him. He has truly made some great friendships and lifelong memories.

3.5-4.5 18s Winning the men’s 18 and over 3.5-4.5 division are (from left, back) Cole Mockbee, Michael Haddox, Jeffrey Rickels, Judson Jones, Rene Ramos; (front) Stephen Fausel, Brooks Buffington, Paul Kimble, Brad Castle, Justin Brown

3.5-4.5 40s Winning the men’s 40 and over 3.5-4.5 division are Pax Mogenson, Jeff Hollingshead, James Turnbull, Bryan Liles, Dean Lester; (front) Tim Davis, Ken McCoy, Brad Castle, Jim Page

3.0-4.0 18s John Nicholas, Sean Adair, Patrick Brawner, Will Brunson; (front) Mark Adair, Travis Donald, Conway Craig, Jordan Black, Thomas Payne

3.0-4.0 40s Jim Page, Jeff Hollingshead, Mark Wakefield; (front) Pax Mogenson, Jake Warren, Kevin Poole, Steve Garrett

MISSISSIPPI HOSTED THE 2015 USTA SOUTHERN SECTION SUMMER MEETING AUGUST 13-15. Tennis volunteers from across the entire Southern Section came to Mississippi and had a great time. Guests were entertained for lunch at the home of Malinda and Jim Warren on Friday. Friday night the Mississippi party was at the Mississippi Museum of Art and of course there was tennis at River Hills on Saturday.

Entertaining guests on her harp is Cheryl Miller

Seen with USTA Southern Section executive director’s wife, Francis Callan, are Cheryl Miller, Francis Callan and Malinda Warren.

Francis Callan, Malinda Warren

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Executive directors for Mississippi and North Carolina Ann Brady and Kelly Gaines enjoying a visit with Mississippi Hall of Fame member Sharon Gualt.

Executive directors for Arkansas and Louisiana, Deanna Garrelson and Dianna Beauregard

Mississippi volunteers Vanita Mattix and Anita Stamps

Mississippi’s Tennis service rep Geoff Norton and his wife Alahna

Former USTA MS board President Huey Townsend and his wife Laura from Belzoni

USTA Mississippi board President Jim Warren with Executive Vice President for Mississippi Karen Newman

USTA MS board President Jim Warren with USTA Mississippi Executive Director Ann Brady

MS Tennis Foundation President John Cox with Ashley Neal

Katie Hester (Slew’s daughter) and Ann Brady, executive director USTA Mississippi

Mississippi Tennis Hall of Famer Peter Koury and USTA Southern Section Executive Director John Callan enjoying old times stories at Mississippi Museum of Art party

Randy Stephens (GA), John Callan (GA), Helen Martin (GA), Brett Schwartz (LA)

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“It has been equally enjoyable for me. I used to teach, and being the captain allows me to get that feeling again without being in the classroom. I love seeing the enthusiasm and light bulb moments from these sweet kids. The parents of these kids are just as nice. The weekend was full of tennis. We had planned to go to an amusement park and dinner with the kids on Saturday, but we got to the courts at 7:30 on Saturday morning did not leave until around 9 that night due to a few rain delays. We did manage to take a quick outing to Krispy Kreme. “The kids had fun just watching the donut production and taking pictures in their hats. Parents were thankful for a little break in play as well. The most memorable moments were of the kids on the courts. We had several matches that went to tiebreaks. I loved seeing the encouragement between players for one another. They maintained good sportsmanship

throughout the entire competition. Junior Team Tennis has been such a rewarding investment for our team. To know that our team was competing against other cities and states that had much larger programs and resources, and to know how far we went, was just really special. One coach from Knoxville told me that just in that city alone there are 1,500 children playing team tennis. I think we held our own and hope that we made Mississippi proud.” Now that the temperatures seem to be a little more bearable and you have been thinking about picking your racket back up after a little break, grab a friend and hit the courts. Tennis is great exercise and a fabulous way to catch up with old friends. As always, for all of your tennis needs go to mstennis.com or look for us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, ustamississippi.

CORNBREAD CUP BATTLE OF THE STATES AT RIVER HILLS

Cornbread Cup finalists The two teams playing in the finals of the inaugural Cornbread Cup Tournament from South Carolina and Kentucky prepare for the championship match. Team South Carolina - Shelby Fitzgerald, Donnie Ellis, Graham Cox, Cam Littlejohn; Team Kentucky - Brad Gordon, Terry Bunnell, Susan Habeeb, Dell Kelly

Immediate past president for USTA National, Dave Haggerty, with Mississippi Executive Vice President Karen Newman

Cornbread Cup winners Proud winners of the inaugural Cornbread Cup Tournament and USTA Southern representatives; USTA Southern Section Executive Director John Callan, Susan Habeeb, Terry Bunnell, Paula Hale, Dell Kelly, Brad Gordon

USTA Mississippi board President Jim Warren with USTA Southern Section President Paula Hale from North Carolina

Holding the Cornbread Trophy and Mississippi team mascot, Sassy, are Jim and Malinda Warren

River Hills Teaching pros Ready to take each other on, River Hills teaching pros Misha Pecherkin and Dave Randal play Courtenay and TJ Middleton in an exhibition match.

“The calm before the storm” Malinda Warren and Cheryl Miller ready to welcome the guests to River Hills

Jane Gamble from Paducah, Ky., was heard saying, “I’ve never lounged on a tennis court before so I’ll just sit here for the evening.”

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FOODWISE

COOKING WITH BEER ADDS A TASTY INGREDIENT text and photography by

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hat began in Germany 1810 as a wedding celebration for Bavarian royalty has evolved into a yearly festival commonly known as Oktoberfest. If you’re thinking that the event would feature pumpkins, gourds and fall décor, you are wrong. There are no jack-olantern carving contests - for good reason as sharp things are prohibited at the annual event where more than one million gallons of beer are consumed during the two-week festival. In honor of the bride and groom responsible for founding one of Germany’s longest reigning and globally recognized anniversary celebrations, I decided to take a closer look at the beverages served at Oktoberfest. Many brew aficionados credit Germany for the evolution of beer and for the standardization of brewing processes still in use today. The German government was the first to regulate the ingredients used in beer production. What is beer, you may ask? Beer is any fermented beverage made with cereal grain (mostly malted barley), hops, yeast and water. In Mississippi, beer is defined as a malt-based beverage that has no more than eight percent alcohol by weight and even though beer contains alcohol, it is not considered an “alcoholic beverage” according to Mississippi Department of Revenue. But wait, there’s more - state law stipulates the legal drinking age

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Marlana Walters, Proprietor The Everyday Gourmet

for beer and/or alcohol is 21 years of age. However, while in the presence of a parent or legal guardian, a person who is 18 to 21 years old may consume beer (this exception is for beer only and specifically does not include hard liquor or wine). Further, a person who is at least 18 years of age and who is serving in the U.S. military may possess and consume beer on military property where or when the consumption of beer is allowed. The way I see it, if your 18-year-old kid joins the armed forces, he or she is entitled (and lawfully granted permission) to have a beer on base. Otherwise, I’m not sure how many 18-20-year-olds really want to be “in the presence” of their parents (and stay there) after having a few cold ones, but that’s a different story. It is important to note that (aside from the exemptions outlined above) purchasing on the behalf of, distributing or allowing minors to consume potables containing alcohol is a crime. Based on the law-abiding demographics of Northside Sun readers, no one is condoning serving beer to minors, but the craftiness of some empty nesters may be wondering with all of the Oktoberfest buzz and limited personal liability, can I make my own beer? Again, the Mississippi Department of Revenue clearly explains that a person over 21 may make homemade beer for personal, family, domestic or household use only. If you reside in a “wet” county or municipality, the state also provides generous pours for homemade beer production allowing each household with one person of age to make up to 100 gallons annually or 200 gallons per household if there are two or more persons over 21 residing in the household. The down side of making 200 gallons of your homebrew is that homemade beer may not be sold. After exploring all of the legalities of consuming and producing beer, I called my sister to see if she had any interest in celebrating Oktoberfest by making a batch of beer. “Hey, do you want to make some beer? We can make 100 gallons each and it only takes a week,” I asked. Her reply, “Why would I make beer when they sell it at the store?” I tried to convince her that we could make a really cool witches brew for the Oktoberfest activities, but she was right – there’s a huge assortment of craft beers available and you don’t have to wait seven days to see if it tastes good. One trip to the local grocer or convenience store will affirm that Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors are no longer beer drinkers’ only choices. By definition, craft beer is made by a small brewer producing less than six million barrels (81.6 million cases) a year. Craft brewers may be small, but the economic impact is huge. In 2014, craft brewers reported retail sales of nearly $4 billion. According to Chris Morris with Fortune Magazine, last year, more than 3,400 craft breweries were operating in the United States. Compare to 44 breweries (large and small) in 1980 and 537 in 1991. By the end of this year, experts estimate, there will be a new craft brewery opening in the U.S. every 12 hours. No doubt, craft beer is all the rage. It’s hip to drink beer from dark colored bottles with clever names and retro artwork. My husband often makes fun of me because I pick products based on the packaging. When you buy craft beer based on the label, as I have been known to do, you may be disappointed after a few sips. So what do you do with a six-pack of Sea Dog Wild Blueberry Ale that tastes like

FOODWISE a fermented blueberry muffin or Papaw’s Peach Lager (that does not taste the least bit peachy) when you finally admit the packaging is better than the contents? Or worse, what do you do with 100 gallons of homemade beer that tastes like dirty socks? Unfortunately, unlike wine, beer does not get better with time. If you have one beer short of a six-pack sitting in the back of your refrigerator and you can’t stomach the thought of drinking it or throwing it out - boil or bake something with those bad beers. Even the most un-potable ale can be a tasty ingredient in many different dishes.

SPICY BEER BOILED PEANUTS INGREDIENTS 2 pounds dried raw peanuts 4 quarts water 2 bottles of beer 1/3 cup hot sauce 1/2 cup salt DIRECTIONS Place peanuts, water, beer and salt in 8-quart stockpot; bring to a boil over high heat for 30 minutes. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, stir occasionally, add water as needed to keep peanuts covered and cook 6 hours or until peanuts are tender. Once peanuts reach desired tenderness, remove from heat and allow to cool before serving.

BEER BREAD INGREDIENTS 3 cups self-rising flour, sifted 1/4 cup sugar 1 bottle of beer 1/2 cup melted butter DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In medium mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar. Add beer and gently stir until a sticky batter forms, but do not overwork. Pour mixture into a lightly greased loaf pan or lined muffin tins and drizzle with melted butter. Bake loaf 1 hour, remove from pan and allow to cool before slicing. For muffins, reduce baking time by 15-20 minutes, use toothpick to test for doneness.

CHEESY BEER SOUP WITH POPCORN RICE INGREDIENTS 1 cup diced carrots 1 cups diced onion

1 cups diced celery 1/4 cup butter 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce 1 bottle of beer 8 cups chicken broth 2 cups cubed Velveeta cheese 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce salt and pepper 2 cups prepared Ellis Stansel Popcorn Rice DIRECTIONS In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together carrots, onion and celery with butter. Pour in chicken broth and beer; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes. Gradually stir in cheese. Stir continuously and do not allow cheese to burn. Using an immersion blender puree the soup until smooth. (If using a standard blender transfer soup to blender and puree until smooth. You will need an extra pot to transfer the soup.) Return the soup to heat, stir in Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Taste and adjust for hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Bring back to a simmer, and cook 10 minutes. Serve beer cheese soup with a scoop of Ellis Stansel Popcorn Rice.

BLUEBERRY BEER BROWNIES INGREDIENTS 1 package brownie mix 2 eggs 1/3 cup oil 1/4 cup blueberry ale DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In medium mixing bowl combine eggs, oil and blueberry ale. Add brownie mix and stir until well blended. Spread brownie mixture into 8x8 glass pan and bake 40 minutes. Reduce cooking time by 3-5 minutes if using 8x8 or 9x9 metal pan. NOTE: Some alcohol will be retained in dishes even after cooking. A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Data Laboratory calculated the percentage of alcohol remaining in a dish based on various cooking methods. After cooking at a temperature above 200 degrees for 15 minutes up to 40 percent of alcohol retained, after one hour of baking/simmering - 25 percent of alcohol retained and after 2.5 hours of simmering only five percent of alcohol retained.

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CHAPEL BARN OF WHITE ACRES FARM NEAR AUBURN, ALABAMA

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Gabriel Corbin

arley Ryan Boone and Seth Gabriel Corbin were united in holy matrimony at 3 p.m., July 25 in the chapel barn of White Acres Farm near Auburn, Ala. The double ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Cliff Knight. Congregational hymns accompanied by guitar were incorporated into the worship service, as well as a foot washing and personal vows. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Howard Boone of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ellis Boone and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Graves Ratcliff, all of Madison. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Alan Corbin of Huntsville. He is the grandson of Myrtle Bennett Mims Joyner and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Max Corbin, all of Conyers, Ga. Escorted by her father, and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore an ivory designer gown accented by a soft illusion neckline, floral fitted bodice, flowing layered tulle skirt, plunging back neckline, and sweeping train. Inspired by the gown’s vintage design, the bride wore a finger-tip illusion veil with blusher. She carried a hand tied bouquet of mixed meadow flowers which included blush roses, purple lavender and pink lisianthus, blue and white delphiniums, lavender monte casino, and purple larkspur. The stems were wrapped in lace from her mother’s wedding veil. She carried an embroidered antique white lace handkerchief and wore a freshwater pearl necklace, both gifts from her parents on the eve of the wedding. Maid of honor was Lauren Gray of Birmingham. Bridesmaids were Caroline Adams and Kara Erben of Birmingham; Bekah Bowie of LaGrange, Ga.; Haley Hart of Houston, Texas; Tabitha LaCourse of Nashville; Lindsey Lee of Fairhope; Olivia Sisk of Knoxville; and April Southerland of Auburn. Each wore a blush chiffon gown fashioned with a fitted lace bodice, illusion lace neckline with keyhole back, and hand-tied sash, complemented by double drop freshwater pearl earrings, a gift from the bride. They carried hand tied wildflower bouquets wrapped in satin ribbon with pearl pin accents. Ethan King of Auburn was best man. Groomsmen were Bailey Boone of Madison; Ben Burke and Stephen Roberts of Auburn; Nathan Corbin of Huntsville; Chase Cortner of Nashville; and Stephen Robertson of Prattville, Ala. Flower girls were Olivia Avery Corbin and Liliana Grace Coats, nieces of the bridegroom. Scripture readers were the Andrew East family of Auburn. Registry attendant was Lauren Beesley of Auburn. Ben Burke led worship songs and played guitar. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at White Acres. The four-tiered almond wedding cake brushed with buttercream icing was adorned with a babies’ breath wreath at the base and fresh flowers atop. The bridegroom’s cake was adapted from his mother’s chocolate syrup birthday cake recipe and embellished with the initial C. The guests showered the couple with birdseed as they made their way to a vintage Studebaker. In closing and thanksgiving, the bridegroom led family and friends in the Doxology before departing. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s parents hosted an Italian dinner in Auburn. Following a wedding trip to the mountains of Tennessee, the couple will make their home in Birmingham. The bride is a birth mother counselor at Lifeline Children’s Services and the bridegroom is attending nursing school. o c t o b e r

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Joy Kathryn Waterer & Dr. Daniel Lewis Gilmer

WEDDINGS

MARCH 21, 2015

PROVIDENCE HILL FARM • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Lewis Gilmer

OY KATHRYN Waterer and Dr. Daniel Lewis Gilmer were united in marriage March 21 at Providence Hill Farm. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Dr. Robert Rambo and the Rev. Wes Ingram. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Christmas Waterer III of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. Robert Claire Gilmer Jr. of Silver City and the late Jessica Gregg Gilmer. Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents and brother, the bride wore a designer gown of ivory lace and tulle. The two-piece gown lining and lace appliques overlaid with crystal beading featured a V-front and dramatic V-back with covered buttons. The fit and flare silhouette gown flowed into a chapel train. She wore a custom-designed fresh flower crown made of blue delphinium, jasmine, scabiosa, monte casino, baby’s breath, dried lavender, and a single peach Juliet rose, accompanied by a cathedral length veil of illusion edged in deep lace matching that on her bridal gown. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of Juliet roses, lavender sweet peas, monte casino, white ranunculus, blue delphinium, white lilacs, scabiosa, jasmine, bachelor buttons, hellebores, dried lavender and seeded eucalyptus. It was tied with hand-dyed silk ribbon imported from France, along with her paternal great-grandmother’s blue handkerchief. Custom made keepsake photo charms of the bridegroom’s mother, the bride’s grandmothers and her great-grandmother finished off her bouquet. The bride’s jewelry included a pearl necklace that belonged to her maternal grandmother, pearl drop earrings that she borrowed from her mother, and a pearl bracelet, a wedding gift from the bridegroom. MAID OF HONOR was Madalyne Elayne Wolfe of Jackson. Matron of honor was Suzanne Nichols Webster of Brandon. Bridesmaids were Justine Antoine of New Orleans; Taylor Black of Charleston, S.C.; Shana Virginia Davidson of Rome, Ga.; Kaylee Slover Ellis of Fairhope, Ala.; Carrie Ann Farmer and Lillian Chloe Lloyd, both of Oxford; Hannah Pittman Hogg of Jackson; Stephanie Ratcliff Johnson of Clinton; Laura Kruger Moore of Brandon; Lindsey Deanna Sanders of Forest; Barbara Smith Walker of Brookhaven; Meri Scott Carpenter Waterer of Jackson, sisterin-law of the bride; and Catherine Dixon Wilson of Batesville. They wore one shoulder made of clover chiffon adorned with chiffon and charmeuse flowers at the neckline and charmeuse ruched cummerbunds at the waist. Bridesmaids wore fresh flowers in their hair. Maylee Anne Gilmer, neice of the bridegroom, was flower girl. She wore an ivory lace and silk tea length gown with an empire waist and an organza sash that was tied in a bow in the back. She wore her hair in a side ponytail with a Juliet rose matching the bride. The bridegroom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Robert Claire Gilmer III of Greenwell Springs, La., and Patrick Gregg Gilmer of Florence, brothers of the bridegroom; Jesse Halbrook Donahoo and Price Wilson Donahoo of Madison; Joshua Fouche of McComb; Andrew Halbrook of Houston, Texas; Wesley Johnson of Clinton; Jacob Daniel Millwood of Jackson; Thomas Moore of Shreveport; James Doyle Mosley II of Greenville, cousin of the bride; James Reed of Oxford; Dr. Justin Smith of Rome Ga.; Henry Christmas Waterer IV of Jackson, brother of the bride; Stuart Wells of Jackson; and Dr. Eric Yates of Birmingham. Nicholas Gilmer of Greenwell Springs, La., nephew of the bridegroom, was ring bearer. Music was presented by Zoe Brumfield, bagpiper; the Jackson String Quartet; and Sarah Pope Cook, Jared Caleb Cook and Erick Evans, vocalists. Mary Edith Waterer of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Madalyn Jane Waterer of Virginia, cousins of the bride, were Scripture readers. Blair Elizabeth Shaw of Jackson, Nicole LeMoine and Hannah Adcock, both of Madison, were program attendants. Collins Woodberry Johnson of Chicago was the proxy bride. Following the ceremony the bride’s parents hosted a reception on the grounds at Providence Hill. Music was provided by Ascension Band of Atlanta. On the morning of the wedding, the bridegroom and his wedding party were honored with a skeet shoot and shrimp and crawfish boil while the bride and her maids were honored by aunts and cousins of the bride with a bridal brunch at Providence Hill Farm. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s father hosted the rehearsal dinner at Providence Hill Farm, and a late night for family and friends was held at Martinique Clubhouse at Lake Caroline. Following a wedding trip to Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the couple are at home in Madison, where the bride is a registered nurse in the pediatric emergency room of Batson Children’s Hospital and the bridegroom is completing a residency in radiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. o c t o b e r

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Paige Nichols Primos & Andrew Michael McWay

ENGAGEMENTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Paige Nichols Primos

r. and Mrs. Peter McDonald Primos of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Paige Nichols Primos, to Andrew Michael McWay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph McWay of Dallas. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Angelo Primos and Mrs. Logan Burch Phillips and the late Mr. Phillips, all of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. John Douglas McWay of St. Louis, Marita Blair Snyder of Naples, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Snyder of Carefree, Ariz. Miss Primos is a graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. She attended the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Chi Omega fraternity. Miss Primos was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi. She was graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Formerly a pediatric ICU nurse at Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson, Miss Primos is a pediatric nurse at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. She is a member of the Junior League of Dallas and attends Park Cities Presbyterian Church. McWay is a graduate of Highland Park in Dallas and Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting with special attainments in commerce. McWay is vice president of the Washington and Lee alumni association in Dallas and attends Park Cities Presbyterian Church. He is a franchise owner of Pro Martial Arts and also works in the finance industry in Dallas. The couple will exchange vows November 14 at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson with a reception to follow at the Country Club of Jackson.

Jamie Renèe Woods & Alan Wayne Dull Jr. OCTOBER 10, 2015

GALLOWAY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

amie Renèe Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Garner of Brandon and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Charles Woods of Forest, and Alan Wayne “Jake” Dull Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Dull of Somerset, Pa., announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Woods of Forest, Leon Sessions and the late Nancy Sessions and the late Mr. and Mrs. Buster McMillan, all of Forest, Ruthie Garner and the late Joe Garner of Somerville, Tenn. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Dorothy Crider and Charlie Brown of Waynesboro, Pa., and the late Dorothy Dull and Donald Creager of Mont Alto, Pa. Miss Woods is a 1992 graduate of Morton High School and a 1994 graduate of Hinds Community College. She is owner of JWoods Public Relations. Dull is a 1990 graduate of Morton High School and a 1996 graduate of Wheeling Jesuit University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. He is owner of All Pro Exterior Cleaning. The couple will be wed October 10 at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. A reception will follow at Old Capitol Inn. Jamie Renèe Woods, Alan Wayne Dull Jr. o c t o b e r

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Bethany Brooke Mahaffey & Daniel Wittenberg Haggard

ENGAGEMENTS

OCTOBER 3, 2015

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

isa Spencer Mahaffey and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bethany Mahaffey announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany Brooke Mahaffey to Daniel Wittenberg Haggard, son of Mr. and Mrs. David William Haggard Sr. of Meridian. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ance Mahaffey and the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis, all of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Dee William Haggard and the late Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ellis, all of Meridian. Miss Mahaffey is a 2009 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2013 graduate of the University of Mississippi, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Miss Mahaffey was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She is associated with Mahaffey’s Quality Printing in Jackson. Haggard is a 2010 graduate of Lamar School in Meridian. In 2015, he was graduated with a bachelor’s of accountancy from Delta State University. Haggard was selected in the 10th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets. The couple will exchange vows October 3 at First Baptist Church in Jackson. A reception will follow at the RailRoad District. Bethany Brooke Mahaffey, Daniel Wittenberg Haggard

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Jane Critz Pillow & Lawrence Wilburn Long OCTOBER 31, 2015 BENOIT, MISSISSIPPI

r. and Mrs. Brad Johnson Merrill and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leslie Pillow Jr., all of Jackson, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Critz Pillow, to Lawrence Wilburn Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Childress Long, all of Indianola. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Robert Ross Jacobs and the late Carl Anderson Bunner of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leslie Pillow of Greenwood. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of James Cooke Robertson and the late Anne Barrett Robertson of Indianola, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilburn Long III of Ridgeland, formerly of Yazoo City. Miss Pillow is a 2003 graduate of Pillow Academy in Greenwood. She is a 2007 graduate of the University of Mississippi where she earned a bachelor’s degree in family and consumer sciences with an emphasis in dietetics. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in science from Delta State University, and is a registered dietitian. Miss Pillow is an admissions coordinator for Sta-Home Health and Hospice in the Delta area. Long is a 2003 graduate of Indianola Academy and received a bachelor’s degree in business management from Mississippi State University in 2007 where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He has farming interests in the Indianola area. The couple will exchange vows October 31 in Benoit.

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Maggie Carolee Harper & Brett Ashley Bailey

ENGAGEMENTS

JANUARY 16, 2016

CROSSGATES BAPTIST CHURCH • BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI

Brett Ashley Bailey, Maggie Carolee Harper

r. and Mrs. Gregory Livingston Harper of Pearl announce the engagement of their daughter, Maggie Carolee Harper, to Brett Ashley Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Carlton Browning and Ronald Carol Bailey, all of Ellisville. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Lois Livingston Harper and the late Calvin Douglas Harper of Pearl, and Marjorie Thomas Hancock and the late Lee Ronde Hancock Jr. of Clinton. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Frances Evelyn Bailey and the late Carol Bailey, and Marion Junior Ashley and the late Mary Virginia Ashley, all of Ellisville. Miss Harper is a 2010 graduate of Pearl High School and a 2013 summa cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. At State, she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority, a 2011-2013 Alumni Delegate, member of Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies, and involved in the student association. After graduation, she completed a six-month public relations internship with Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France. She is a political fund-raiser through Frontier Strategies in Jackson. Bailey is a 2009 graduate of South Jones High School in Ellisville and a 2013 cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in real estate with a minor in banking and finance. At Ole Miss, he served as president of the Real Estate Financial Association and was its representative for the business associated student body. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Gamma Beta Phi honor societies. He was a co-founder of RunToRescue and served on the leadership team for Campus Crusade for Christ. He is a broker associate with NAIUCR Properties in Flowood. The couple will wed January 16 at Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon, with a reception to follow at The South.

Kathryn Lee Hines & Michael David Sanders OCTOBER 17, 2015

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

r. and Mrs. Joseph E. Hines announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Lee Hines, to Michael David Sanders, son of Desira and Jack Bailey and the late William L. “Jim” Sanders Jr. of Hattiesburg. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Frances R. Hines and the late Egbert J. Hines Jr., of Tchula, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John E. Matthews Jr. of Robinsonville. Miss Hines is a 2005 graduate of Madison Central High School and a 2009 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in interior design. She is an interior designer with SummerHouse. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Doris Sanders and the late William L. Sanders Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jorns, all of Hattiesburg. Sanders is a 2006 graduate of Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg. In 2011, he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is associated with C Spire in Jackson. The couple will exchange vows October 17 at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church chapel with a reception following at Old Capitol Inn.

Michael David Sanders, Kathryn Lee Hines

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PARTIES AND CELEBRATIONS

Lyndsey Fry and Chris Carlton engagement party

Rhonda, Matt and Lyndsey Fry, Chris, Kay and Rick Carlton

Lyndsey Fry, Chris Carlton

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A celebration honoring the engagement of Lyndsey Elizabeth Fry and Christopher Haley Carlton was held recently in the home of Geri and Preston Smith. Co-hosts and hostesses were Brandi and Kahil Abide, Kay and Jimmy Allen, Linda and Gene Barrett, Suzanne and Hunter Cade, Carol Ann and Jeff Carter, Pat and Charles Caskey, Karey and John Evans, Laura and David Flint, Chryl and Lewis Grubbs, Gayle and Louis Guy, Lynn and Delbert Hosemann, Cindy and David Hutchison, Anastasia and Ken Jones, Mary and Johnny Jones, Susan and Roy

Kristen Allen, Anna Haralson, Lyndsey Fry

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David and Annie Laurie Barrett

Kellum, Peggy and Johnny Louis, Bette and Dick Mason, Debbie and Joe McCaskill, Mildred and Glenn Morris, Marilyn and Bob Newton, Marsha and Ken Revere, Naomi and Bob Ridgeway, Barbara and Fred Rushton, Rosemary and Don Seago, Amy and Roy Smith, Jana and Gordon Smith, Nancy and John Studdard, Karen and Ben Turnage, Susan Spotts Turner, Susan and Walter Weems, Martha and Watts Ueltschey, and Betty and Mark Williamson, The couple will be married September 19 at Alys Beach, Fla. Shown are scenes from the party.

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Courtney Spring, Ben, Rick and Chris Carlton, Lyndsey Fry, Kay, Eric and GinGin Carlton

Nick Snapka, Angie Artman, Jennifier and Ryan Revere

Missy Turnbull, Claude and Abba Mapp, Laurel Ditto, Angela and Miles Marcus

Ashley Pierce, Leslie and Mark Hosemann, Russell and Betsey Turley

Emily Colvin, Mary Caskey, Marjorie Ann Sauer, Rebecca Gilbert, Katie Machado

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Pat, Joanna and Shane Byrne, Rebekah, Becky and Bobo Clarke

Richard and Mary Mills, Rebekah Clarke and Shane Byrne

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An engagement party was held recently for Rebekah Clarke and Shane Byrne in the home of Richard and Mary Mills. Co-hosts and hostesses were Tina and Hunter Arnold, Tracey and Rob Barefield, Freeland and Hamp Bass, Stacy and Chris Bates, Debbie and Ricky Belk, Gina and Keith Bowman, Carol and Dennis Craig, Twana and Edwin Crenshaw, Gail and John England, Liz and Danny Foster, Leslie and David Hancock, Ashley and

Lindsey Thompson, Jessica Arnold, Mary Wesson Sullivan, Shelby West, Rayner Sullivan, Kristen Trosclair

Richard Hull, Amanda and Bruce Kirkland, Suzanne and Greg Laird, Beth and Frank Leflore, Susan and David Martin, Melody and Barry McNair, Mary and Richard Mills, Kathy and Mike Morgan, Becky and Guy Parker, Mary and Richard Puckett, Laurie and John Raines, Lisa and Mark Thompson. The couple plans to wed October 10. Shown are scenes from the party.

Guy and Becky Parker, David and Susan Martin, Rebekah Clarke, Shane Byrne, Rob and Tracy Barefield, John and Gail England

Hunter Arnold, Danny Foster, Mike Morgan, John and Laurie Raines, Lisa and Mark Thompson, Keith Bowman, Richard Mills, Greg Laird, Frank Leflore, Ricky Belk, Chris Bates, Edwin Crenshaw, Barry McNair, Richard Hull; (front) Tina Arnold, Liz Foster, Kathy Morgan, Leslie and David Hancock, Shane Byrne, Rebekah Clarke, Gina Bowman, Mary Mills, Suzanne Laird, Beth Leflore, Debbie Belk, Stacy Bates, Twana Crenshaw, Melody McNair, Ashley Hull, Amanda Kirkland o c t o b e r

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Maggie Eckford and Jess Reed engagement party

John and Gail Pittman, Bill and Cindy Reed, Jim and Jennifer Eckford

Jess Reed, Maggie Eckford

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An engagement celebration honoring Maggie Eckford and Jess Reed was held recently in the home of Gail and John Pittman. Co-hosts and hostesses were Kathy and Larry Accardi, Kay and Jimmy Allen, Alice and Nick Apostle, Dea Dea and Dolph Baker, Ann and Rick Calhoon, Cissy and Mike Carter, Ginger and Charles Clark, Karen and Bill Clement, Dawn and Keith Cleveland, Wanda and Barry Cockrell, Pam and Gary Cress, Judy and John Decker, Mona and Johnny Evans, Robyn and Hap Farber, Ginny and Rusty Folk, Phyllis Frazier, Mary Lewis Golden, Janice and Chris Guckert, Jeane Guthrie, Jean and Scott Hines, Sandra and Peyton Irby, Cheryl and Kenny Jeanes, Candace and

Bill Reed, Maggie Eckford, Jess and Cindy Reed

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Bill Jones, Toodie and Larry Jones, Debbie and David Kauffman, Ann and Mercer Lee, Mary Anne and Larry Lefoldt, Helaine and Thomas Maley, Rhoda and Eddie Maloney, Carol and David Mann, Jenny and Pete Markow, Patty and Bill Mathison, Jeanne and Mitch Monsour, Holley and Don Noblitt, Claire and Logan Phillips, Jill and Tommy Siler, Susan and Rod Taylor, Sandra and Davey Tucker, Susan Turner, Gail and Mike Turbeville, Deery and Harry Walker, Ellen Walker and Dawn Warrington. The wedding will be October 17 at Inlet Beach, Fla. Shown are scenes from the party.

Grace Grantier, Dustin and Katie McCain, Maggie Eckford, Jess Reed, Ann, Jimmy, Jennifer and Jim Eckford

Gail Turbeville, Claire Phillips, Susan Turner, Dea Dea Baker; (fourth row) Ginny Folk, Carol Mann, Patty Mathison, Sandra Tucker, Jean Hines, Cissy Carter; (third row) Judy Decker, Ellen Walker, Ann Lee, Toodie Jones; (second row) Rhoda Maloney, Gail Pittman, Jenny Markow, Janice Guckert, Mona Evans; (front) Ann Calhoon, Pam Cress, Jeane Guthrie, Mary Lewis Golden, Mary Anne Lefoldt, Helaine Maley

Scott and Carolyn Noblitt, Jess Reed, Maggie Eckford, Alex and Jamie Eaton

Johnny Evans, Larry Lefoldt, Peyton Irby, John Decker, Gary Cress, Dolph Baker, Pete Markow, David Mann; (front) Mike Carter, Chris Guckert, Scott Hines, John Pittman, Davey Tucker, Rusty Folk, Eddie Maloney, Mercer Lee, Logan Phillips, Mike Turbeville, Tommy Siler

Toodie Jones, Jeane Guthrie, Sandra Tucker, Jean Hines, Helaine Maley, Mike Carter

Rhoda Maloney, Jill Siler, Eddie Maloney, Cindy Reed, Ginny Folk

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EVENTS NEON NIGHTS The Mississippi Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum Partners presented the second annual Neon Nights recently in the Literacy Garden. Guests enjoyed a night of food truck favorites, drinks and live music by the Compozitionz band to benefit the museum. Shown are scenes from the event.

Cari Brooke, Jessica Arnold, Jennifer Ried

Olivia and Charles Champion

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Chad and Brooke Owen

Hanna and Madee Miller, Hannah Ivison

Kimmie Youngman, John Watson, Julie and Brandon Deer, Brian Monaghan

Matt Collins, Bethany Loden

Erin Mitchell, Lauren Cantrell, Abby James

David Adcock, Amy and Malory Luckett, Anna Adcock

Greg Horlock, Kayla Ross

Megan Boyer, April Atwood

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Becky and Olivia Robinson

Joshua Stretch, Marquita Morgan, Joely and Jordan Musgrove

Laurie Beth Watkins, Rae Ann Lawrence, Salena Tew, Sarah Guillory

Andrew and Mimi Head

J.P. Sauer, Claire Rush, Leslie and Mark Hoseman

Erin and Zach Mitchell

Justin Poole, Melissa Pigott

John and Susan Garrard, Charley Frye, Shannon Garner

Michael Tate Webb, Anabel Wilson

Marion Rice, Christine Hayden

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EVENTS OLE MISS REBEL ROAD TRIP The Central Mississippi Ole Miss Rebel Club hosted the 2015 Rebel Road Trip recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The evening featured Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss head football coach; and Ross Bjork, director of athletics. Shown are scenes from the event.

Big Shot Legate, Sid Robinson, Steve Rowell

Carolyn Nordin, John Morgan

Michael and Natalie Arnemann, Kristen Allen

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Charles and Judy Ferguson

Cynthia Speetjens, Cathy Box, Christina Wright, Mark and John Markow, Nathan Best

Susan Vance, Sheri Conner, Angil, Martin and Madison Keil

Harry and Cheryl Ferguson

Ken Graeber, Sandra Ray, James Peden

Linda Tapp, Candie Simmons

Walter Michel, Tammra Cascio

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Dolly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, Jonathan Williams, Radley Nations, Rhoda Maloney

Richard Edmondson, Hall Creel, Chester and Tricia Redditt

Jeff and Renee Johnson

Sidney and Perry Allen

Lee Ragland, Scott Simmons, Charley Dumas

Tara and Paula King, Rose Hopper, Lisa Maisel

Meg Blakeney, Allen Williams

Riley Grantham, Gov. Phil Bryant, Steve Grantham, William Smith

Ferris and Bill Brown

Shelia Dossett, Sunny Elcholtz

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EVENTS ENCHANTED EVENING SPONSOR PARTY A party honoring the sponsors of Enchanted Evening was held recently in the home of Holly and Alan Lange. Enchanted Evening, the signature fund-raising event for Friends of Children’s Hospital, was held in August at the Art Center of Mississippi. The theme was “A Night in Old Havana,” featuring a live dance band and dancers from Miami, food and drink, and a silent auction. Shown are scenes from the sponsor party. Fred Muse, Lynn and John Pearson

Ashley Baldwin, Jessica Lohmeier

Travis Bradburn, Sidney Allen

Holly Lange, Scott Overby, Leigh Reeves

John Goerlich, Larry Stephens, Alan Lange, Traci and Ken Szilasi

Charlotte and Richard McNeel

Rob Armour, Blair and Doug Hederman

Kristen Allen, Sidney Allen Jr., B and Alyson Jones

Deannia and Benji Dillard, Tena McKenzie, Melanie Morgan

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EVENTS OAKS GARDEN PARTY The Oaks House Museum recently hosted a garden party. Music was provided by Marta Szlubowska, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra concertmistress, on violin, and her father, Janusz Szlubowski, on accordion. Visitors enjoyed tours of the Victorian garden in bloom and competed for an award for the best hat.It is open for tours on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and by appointment. The Oaks is a Mississippi Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Shown are scenes from the party. Janusz Szlubowski, Louis Watson

Carver Brown, Brian O’Shea

Lynn Mahlum, Jim Johnson, Shari Schneider

Gilda Coleman, Joe Drake, Jim Johnson, Lynn Mahlum, Katherine Wells, Cheryl Vaughn, Camille Green; (front) Carver Brown, Virgi Lindsay, Joyce Huskey, Beth Batton, Henderson “Hinky” Hall, Betty Hise

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Dean Alexander, Frances Morse

Louis Watson, Margaret Vise

EVENTS GRGICH HILLS WINE DINNER The Country Club of Jackson recently held a dinner for their membership, featuring the wines of Grgich Hills paired with a special menu prepared by the executive chef of the country club. Guests enjoyed a talk about the wines by Frank Markovich plus a short video about the winery. Shown are scenes from the dinner.

Liz Neely, Sissy Stacy, Gay Crosby

Johnny and Diane Neely

Bobby and Darnell Dye, Lisa and Jeff Hubbard

Kenny and Trish Windham, Connie and Tom Kossen, Diane and Nicky Drake

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Jan Moeller, Cathy Chinn

Ted and Betty Jackson, Mark Chinn

Kenny and Trish Windham, Connie and Tom Kossen, Diane and Nicky Drake

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EVENTS SOUTHERN MISS ALL STARS The Central Mississippi Chapter of the Southern Miss Alumni Association hosted the 32nd annual Jackson All-Star Party at the Mississippi Trade Mart. Head Football Coach Todd Monken, assistant coaches, football players, Seymour and the Southern Miss cheerleaders were on hand to meet alumni and friends. This family-friendly event featured a fun land for children, live music, and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event benefit the chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scholarship endowment for local students attending USM.

Todd Butler, Sarah Moulder

Laurie Benvenutti, Kerri Paul, Stace Mercier

Allison and Luke New, Seymour, Joseph and Jess New

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Nancy New, Coach Todd Monken, Melissa Williams

Jeff, Amy and Greyson Jones

Madalyn, Ronita and Amari Thomas

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Sharon Anderson, Rene Kent

Jordyn and Doyle Jefcoat

Duke Simmons, Pamela Hancock, Bob Rupnik

Kaci and Tatum Granderson

Londyn, Braylen, and Rashad Smith, Terrence Bivens

Chad Foote, Jeremy McClain

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EVENTS CENTRAL HIGH REUNION The annual Jackson Central High School (JCHS) Alumni Association 2015 picnic was held recently at the former JCHS campus on North West Street. Shown are scenes from the event.

Eddie and Rita Arender, Bill Perry

David Hill, Billy Sims, Dewayne Thomas

Delores Watkins, Billy Beard

Paul Earley, Wayne Chick, Sammee Reid, Linda Bounds, Jerry Sullivan, Judy Borthwick, Lynda Alfords, Nancy Charlesworth, Emilia Wilson, Sybil Edwards, Kaye Chisolm, Glynn Prestwood, Linda Brune, Thomas Conner; (front) Dan Chisolm, Jackie Earley

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George Jaynes, Danny Rutland, Dwight King

Kenneth Chambliss, Pat Ladnier, OJ Davis

Gary Boyles, Reid Freeny

Bob Carroll, Jim Bloodworth

Janie Kjorvestad, Bill and Mary Morgan Leonberger

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Wanda Blue, Betty Shelby, Mary Wilson, James Ethridge

Mack and Greta Ballard, Andrew Lee, Clarence Johnson

Pat Pierce, Leonard Van Zandt, Camille Griffith, Jeanne Till, Muller Addkison, Fred Sanders, John Caldwell, Durward Hopkins, John Emory

Jonathan, Jackson and Naomi Smith

Jerry Sullivan, Sammee Reid, Glynn Prestwood, Dwight Pate

Dale and Linda Lomax, Cathy Jordan

Nita Morris Acklen, Liz Weir, Kent Burnham, Becky Warren, June Sims

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EVENTS BULLY BLOC The Bully Blocâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual meeting and reception was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. Gov. Phil Bryant was special guest. Shown are scenes from the event.

Jana Bell, TJ Harvey, Emily Ferrill

Aubrey and Charlotte Corley

Wilson LaFoe, Bill and Debby Lampton

Fred Monsour, Roland Terry, Charles Young, Austin Terry, Wyatt Craven

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Bo Bounds, Spence Flatgard s u n

Brent and Natasha Powell, Gov. Phil Bryant

Gary Blair, Mac Huddelston

Gary Jackson, Doug Davis, Haley Fisackerly, Dianne Jackson

Tom Bryant, Elizabeth Stanga

Jenn Gregory, Amy Weiskopf

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Jonathon Lee, Kenneth Thomas

Rod Moore, Scott Stricklin, Don Mason

Stephen Clay, Mac Huddelston, Mickey and Carole Milligan

Arnie Hederman, Grant and Sara Fox

Charlie Donald, Hal Parker, Bucky Murphy

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EVENTS HIGHLAND VILLAGE CONCERT The Highland Village Concert Series recently included music by The Pryor Band, performing in the Highland Village Plaza. Drawing from Americana, jazz and country, The Pryor Band brought a unique interpretation to familiar songs. Shown are scenes from the evening.

Linda Farr, Shellie Bartlett

David Keary, Kristen Williams, Lynn and Jim Ellison

Will and Betsey Mosby

Tommy Ferguson, Burney Threadgill, Tommy Abernathy, Louis Lampton

Holly and Scott Dean

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Donna and Jim Lander

John Worley, Mav Bowman

Bud Bertholb, Vic Blaylock, Pryor Graeber, Lee Threadgill, Lynn Pearson

Lanelle and Murray Fincher

Diane Hazard, TK Knight

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EVENTS WIMBLEDON WimbleDon, a mixed-doubles tennis tournament, was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson, with about 90 participants. The event is named after the late Don Rush, who passed away from cancer in May 2014. Don Rush Jr. started the event as a friendly competition, and last year decided to turn it into a fund-raiser for Hederman Cancer Center. “My dad passed away last May from complications with prostate cancer. My mom had breast cancer, so it’s really affected my family,” he said.

David and Miles Munn

Marjorie Ann Sauer, Lyndsey Fry, Allison Barrett

Russell and Betsy Turley, Parker and Geri Smith

Don, Kay, Laura, Clare, Anna and Jessica Rush

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Danna and Julie O’Brien

Tom Hickman, Leslie Owens, Carmen Keys, Trevor Gross

Laurie and Eric Nimon

Sara and Brad Tisdale

Bill Gressett, Tempestt Pechan

Kristi Giallourakis, Johnston Walker

Will Watkins, Clare Agostinelli

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Samantha and Keegan Blount

Rusell Turley, Don Rush, Kristi Giallourakis

Mark and Kit Fields, Kay Rush, Anna Chappell

Toodie and Larry Jones

JP Sauer, Christopher and Collins Lomax, Laura and Elle Goldberg

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EVENTS CEDARS ART SHOW The opening reception for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Works of Spring 2015,â&#x20AC;? was held recently at The Cedars during the 15th celebration of Arts, Eats and Beats. This art show features the works of Tammy Cook, Cleta Ellington, Dyann Gunter and Pickenpaugh Pottery, and is part of The Four Seasons of the Cedars Performing and Visual Arts Series, made possible by Fondren Renaissance. Shown are scenes from the event.

Nell Wade, Hap and Hilda Owen

Tammy Oliver Cook, Jerrod Partridge

Jim Wilkirson, Susan Weems, Buddy Graham

Freda Spell, Juliet Johnston, Merry Pickenpaugh, Merry Cline Coffey

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Laurilyn and Tom Fortner

George and Carol Evans

Doug Hester, Robert Pickenpaugh

Nola Gibson, Pam and Mike Wharton, Charlotte Bass

Lynda Wright, Dottie Donaldson

Joe and Chuck Wise

EVENTS BATTLE OF THE BARTENDERS Battle of the Bartenders benefiting the Mississippi Burn Foundation was held recently at Hal & Mal’s. Local bartenders mixed original creative cocktails for a panel of judges. Attendees voted on favorite table decorations and cocktails, which determined the People’s Choice Award. The event also included music, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Shown are scenes from the event. Tom Elkins, Tammy Bouchillon, Mary Jane Burgess

Kelly Scrivner, First Lady Deborah Bryant

Kala and John Horecky, Dana and Tommy Canoy

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Amanda Jasper, Alissa Cerami s u n

Ouida Watson, Pat Ladnier

Stephanie Bowering, Lisa Boney, Macy Peterson, Megan Barnes

Glen and Julie Harris, Jeff and Terri Mayne

Kayla and Pal Woodward

Amy Palmer, Jerry and Amy King

Amanda Fontaine, Becky White

Jake Dull, Jamie Woods

EVENTS MS CHORUS SUMMER SHOWCASE The Mississippi Chorus presented professional musicians from central Mississippi with its sixth annual Summer Showcase recently in the ballroom of the Union Station train depot. The showcase, emceed by Marshall Ramsey, featured an evening of entertainment as well as a drawing and live auction that included jewelry, weekend getaways, dinners and artwork. Shown are scenes from the event. Pamela Godbold, Connie Smith, Tricia Boyd

Michael and Chrissy Hrivnak

Shawn and Jerry Morgan, Pam Evans

Montell Watkins, Grace Marsh, Biljac and Joanna Burnside, Virginia Chambers

Cheryl and Tim Coker

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Sherry Boyer, Tippy Garner

Bill and Connie Smith, Lynn and Frank Fillingham

Janis Blair, Cole Golden

Ree Walden, Mike Bishop

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Peggy and Vaughn Davis

Edna Honeysucker, Honarie and Allen Weiss, Jean Clark

Lee Boyd, Phil, Suzanne and Sara Hambrick

Jan and Billy Mounger, Jack and Shirley Geary

Michael Hrivnak, Marshall Ramsey

Tom and Charlotte Turner, Charlie and Vivian Williams

Harlan Zachery, Maria Garris, Derrick Truss

Joe Tornabene, Jon Anderson

Robert Shivers, Bea Sarrett

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EVENTS MISSISSIPPI SPORTS HALL OF FAME The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame induction reception and dinner was held recently at the Jackson Convention Center. Shown are scenes from the event.

Dan and Wanda Quon, Mickey Wallace

Miranda Beard, Jim Keith, Deborah Warren

Bill Beard, Tim Lowery, Sam Beard

Dale and Teresa McKee

James M. Kennedy, James H. Kennedy, Tom Curtis, Connie Skipper, Dale Stratton

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Christopher and Stoney Parker

Nancy, Zach, Ashley and Brian New

Sawyer and Steve Clark

Katherine and JR Woodall

Brett Farve and Nancy New

Andy Mercier, Benjie Barham, Grant Walker

Chris, Melissa and Sarah Lewis, Anna Claire Holloway, Mattie Lewis

Joshua, Laura and Christian Grantham

Bill Gamble, Melissa Bond, Bean and Floyd Sulser

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