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TODAY IN HISTORY 1890: Reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completes a round-the-world journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes. 1915: Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service between New York and San Alexander Graham Bell Francisco. 1947: American gangster Al Capone dies in Miami Beach, Fla., at age 48. 1971: Charles Manson and three women followers are convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. 1981: The 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrive in the United States.

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State of the State, State of the Union Bryant says jobs on top of agenda

Obama tells GOP: Ready for battle

By Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivered an election-year broadside to Republicans: Game on. The GOP, from Congress to the campaign trail, signaled it’s ready for the fight. In his third State of the Union address, Obama issued a popu-

JACKSON — Republican Gov. Phil Bryant used his first State of the State address Tuesday evening to unveil detailed policy proposals, from education to health care to energy, saying he wants to create a “Mississippi Works Agenda.” See State, Page A7.

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Pratt, Grey are Educators of the Year Education called key to growth in industry

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By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com Vicksburg’s 2012 top teachers share the philosophy that kids need to be prepared for life, work and the real world. Named at the annual Chamber of Commerce membership banquet and awards ceremony Tuesday night were Merri “Wyn” Pratt, Redwood Elementary School music teacher, and Jennifer George Grey, government and history teacher at Vicksburg High School. Grey and Pratt were initially nominated for their honors by their fellow teachers and then chosen as the Chamber’s Educators of the Year from 17 nominees by a panel of six retired educators. “I think kids need to be prepared — it’s the teacher’s job,” said Pratt, who flashed a big smile, pumped her arm in the air and let out a “woo hoo” as she accepted her See Chamber, Page A2.

Homeless advocates halt plan for shelter

Eli Baylis•The Vicksburg Post

Merri “Wyn” Pratt, center, laughs as she is awarded the 2011 Elementary Educator of the Year award from Ameristar’s George Stadler, left, and Chamber board president A.J. “Buddy” Dees.

Jennifer George Grey accepts the 2011 Secondary Educator of the Year award from George Stadler, left, and A.J. “Buddy” Dees.

A drive to set up a transitional shelter for homeless people near the former ParkView Regional Medical Center has been scrapped — though planners say they will look for another site. Owners of the property where the former medical complex sits on McAuley Drive and Grove Street Tina “weren’t Hayward interested in making it available for it anymore,” said Tina Hayward, executive director of Mountain of Faith Ministries, which proposed a center in the old Sisters of Mercy convent behind the hulking former hospital where up to 24 people would spend two years learning life skills and financial planning after they’ve emerged from an emergency shelter. The building was purchased in 2005 from River See Hayward, Page A2.

FEDERAL COURT

Homeowner files suit over flood claim denial By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com A historic Warren County home damaged in the 2011 Mississippi River Flood has been denied flood insurance benefits and is now at the center of a federal lawsuit. The Melba and F.G. Parker home at 21533 Mississippi 465, fronting Lake Chotard near the Eagle Lake community, took on about 3 feet of floodwater in May, said their son, Lou Parker, trustee of the Melba W. Parker Revocable Trust. The suit, which reflects only one

side of a legal argument, was filed Jan. 18 in U.S. District Court in Jackson on behalf of the Parker trust against the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, seeking a minimum of $250,000 in damages plus court costs and legal fees. It claims that Farm Bureau sold the Parkers the flood insurance policy days before the flood, accepting a $2,000-plus premium payment, and then would not make good on its See Flood, Page A8.

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Melba Parker’s flooded home during the height of the 2011 flood

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Vicksburg men jailed in Louisiana for drugs

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Warren County Port Commission Secretary Beverly Steward, left, receives the 2011 Bertha Kolb Ambassador award from Vicksburg-Warren County Ambassador Bertha Kolb.

Chamber Continued from Page A1. award. “It’s the main thing, the key to a successful life.” Grey echoed the sentiment. “My main goal is to produce productive citizens and help them understand how they can contribute to society,” she said. Pratt and Grey won $1,000 each in addition to the certificates of recognition given to all the nominees. Grey said the check came just in time to pay for her airfare to the Dominican Republic, where she will be part of a church missions trip in March. “I was hoping,” she laughed. About 20 parishioners from First Presbyterian Church plan to finish building an orphanage and aid other construction needs, she said, and she’ll be there putting hammer to nail. “You can tell that the people who chose them looked at those who pay attention to the special needs of kids,” said Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swinford. “I’m very proud of my winners. They are both involved in the overall programs of the schools, not just their own classrooms.” Pratt said she taught fourth grade for 10 years and took a few years off before returning as a music teacher five

The winners • Elementary Educator of the Year: Merri “Wyn” Pratt, Redwood Elementary School, music • Secondary Educator of the Year: Jennifer George Grey, Vicksburg High School, history and government • Small business of the year: The Vicksburg Mall • Large business of the year: Ergon Refining, Inc. • Bertha Kolb Ambassador of the Year Award: Beverly Steward, Warren County Port Commission years ago. “I want to share my love for music and incorporate it with what they are doing in their other classes.” The awards were presented by George Stadler, general manager of Ameristar Casino, which donates most of the money awarded, and outgoing Chamber president A.J. “Buddy” Dees. Dees has been behind the teacher awards since they began in 1990. “When we talk to industries about coming to Vicksburg, the main thing they are always looking at is the work

force,” Dees said. “It’s such an integral part of an industry locating here, and we are competing with every other county to get those businesses. Education is the key to that.” After faculty at each school nominate a teacher in December, the nominees submit resumes and are interviewed by the judges. Scores determine winners in elementary, first through sixth grade, and secondary, grades seven through 12. In addition to teacher recognition, the annual large and small business and Chamber ambassador awards were handed out Tuesday night to, respectively, Ergon Refining Inc., The Vicksburg Mall and Beverly Steward of the Warren County Port Commission. The Ambassador of the Year Award, given to a member who most actively promotes the organization’s presence in the community and recruits members, was presented by Bertha Kolb, for whom the award is now named. Kolb, who worked for the Chamber in 1957, has been an active Ambassador since 1964 and was the recipient in 2011 of a Lifetime Ambassador Award.

dui convictions

Two Vicksburg men were charged in Louisiana Monday with creation and operation of a clandestine lab, Ouachita Parish records show. Chadwick E. Hudson, 36, and Joshua L. Weeks, 22, both of 110 Melissa Drive, were taken to the Ouachita Correctional Center. Officers with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reportedly discovered Hudson and Weeks around 3:45 p.m. in the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area with materials to manufacture and a portable meth lab in their vehicle. Both Weeks and Hudson told the arresting officer with the Metro Narcotics Unit that they drove to Monroe from Vicksburg to purchase the pseudoephedrine used in the manufacture of methamphetamine. The purchase of pseudoephedrine in Mississippi

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from staff reports has required a prescription since July 1, 2010. Bonds for Weeks and Hudson were set at $25,000. They remained in OCC this morning.

Two people jailed for MDOC, court An Arkansas woman was jailed Tuesday afternoon for violating Mississippi Department of Corrections probation, jail records showed. Krysta Suggs, 25, 1314 E. Rose, Blytheville, was arrested by Warren County deputies at 4:55 p.m. She remained in the Warren County Jail this morning. Separately, a Vicksburg man was jailed for a drug court sanction. Kendrick Valentine, 25, 896 National St., was being held without bond.

Hayward Continued from Page A1. Region Health System by River Hill Investments LLC, a Brandon-based firm. The nonprofit had sought an exception from the city to how the 16.2-acre complex is zoned. A request to take up the matter was tabled in December by the Vicksburg Board of Zoning Appeals. Another hearing before the board set for Jan. 10 was canceled when the panel didn’t reach a quorum. About three dozen residents of Wildwood subdivision behind the old hospital had planned to present formal opposition to the shelter before the zoning board. MOFM, which operates Finders Keepers thrift store on Veto Street, was granted an exception to operate a transitional homeless facility at 1529 Walnut St. last May. The current effort was assisted by a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Hayward and about 10 volunteers planned to hit the streets today as part of

the federal agency’s Point in Place census of homeless in the U.S. The local count was 117 last year, according to the organization. Hayward declined to specify where the organization will take its plans. “We have not gotten it all complete yet...but it’s very, very important.” At public assemblies in December and earlier this month, the nonprofit said the ownership group was behind the project. “It’s kind of a shock to us,” Hayward said. Brandon law partners Michael Akers and William Manhein are registered agents for the company, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. When reached earlier this month, Akers said his role in the company was limited to legal counsel. The property has gone to tax sale six times since the firm purchased the property in 2005. Tax bills have been redeemed each time.

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street address unavailable, Cary, was found guilty of DUI (other substances) and fined $777. • Andrew C. Parker Jr., 28, 225 Hackberry Drive, was found guilty of DUI first offense and fined $477.

boil water Eagle Lake A boil water alert has been issued for customers of Eagle Lake Water District who live on Eagle Lake Shore Road

from Branch Shop to Tara Wildlife. The alert is a result of loss in pressure due to a break in the line. Approximately 50 customers are affected.

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• Shawn Clayton Belknap, 24, 4813 Nailor Road, No. 47, was fined $775.50. • Anthony Lamont Bingham, 31, 214 Greenview Drive, was fined $775.50. In Warren County Justice Court: • Christopher D. Hall, 21,

CHURCHES Pleasant Green Baptist — Saturday business meeting postponed until Feb. 4. Spring Hill M.B. — Black History Month program, 4 p.m. Saturday; speaker, the Rev. Casey Fisher; Greater Grove Street choir; 815 Mission 66. St. George Orthodox — Lebanese Dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Feb. 6; tickets, $10 from church members or 601-636-2483; door tickets available only at lunch; 2709 Washington St. Mount Olive M.B. Church of Villa Nova— Adults Valentine dinner, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11; tickets $7 from any member; Oak Ridge Community.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS Serenity Overeaters Anonymous — 6-7 tonight, Bowmar

Baptist Church, Room 102C; 601-638-0011. Senior Center — Thursday; 10 a.m., exercises; 12:30 p.m., LaBarre bridge; 1, card games; and 5:45, chess and bridge. FOCUS — Quest for unity; 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Dr. Jeffrey Hensley, speaker; Alma Smith, 601-636-8628; sponsored by the Baha’is of Vicksburg. Capital City Hamfest — 5-8 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Trade Mart, Mississippi State Fairgrounds. “Forever Plaid” — Musical comedy; 7:30 p.m. FridaySaturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; tickets, 601-636-0471 or www.vicksburgtheatreguild. com. Levi’s — A Gathering Place; 7-10 p.m. Saturday, music by Murray Stewart; donations ap-

preciated. Tree Seedlings Give Away — 8 a.m. Feb. 3; crape myrtle, river birch, red maple, Southern magnolia, live oak, persimmon and loblolly pine; USDA Service Center, 2660 Sherman Ave.; Nancy Melancon, 601636-7679. Beginner Stained Glass Workshop — 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-9; the Rev. Mark Bleakley, presenter; $160 members, $170 nonmembers; 601-6312997 for reservations; Southern Cultural Center, 1302 Ad-

ams St.

CLUBS Lions — Noon Wednesday; Mike McCoy, pin-hole cameras and photography; Toney’s. Port City Kiwanis — 7 a.m. Thursday; Hester Pitts, speaker; Shoney’s. Sunshine Lodge No. 99 — 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday car wash; cars $7, trucks $ 9; Pizza Hut, 3520 Pemberton Square Blvd. Vicksburg Toastmasters

Club No. 2052 — Noon Thursday; IT Lab, Porters Chapel Road; Derek Wilson, 601634-4174. Vicksburg Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, regular meeting; Serenity Premier Hospice, 2705 Clay St. Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club — 5:30 p.m. Saturday; cruisein at Whataburger.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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It’s a stretch

Brenden Neville•The Vicksburg Post

Landen Burks, 19 months, the son of Qualon Martin and Shunta Burks, peers over the bleachers as athletic trainer Ricky Clark helps Warren Central High School junior Kourey Davis, 17, with a pre-basketball game stretch Tuesday evening at the school. Davis is the son of Kourey Davis Sr. and Dinah Wood.

Hit-and-run driver kills Gulfport teen GULFPORT, Miss. — Gulfport police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident. Police are searching for the driver whose car struck a 15-year-old Gulfport girl, apparently while she was walking from one relative’s house to another. Family members of Elisha Skinner contacted police Monday night to report her missing when she didn’t reach the other relative’s home. Capt. Ken Brown said her body was found Tuesday morning in a ditch along 34th Avenue. Investigators believe the car that struck her has frontend damage and is missing its driver’s side mirror.

Jackson council OKs downtown arena study JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has approved spending as much as $91,000 to study whether an arena should be built in downtown Jackson. The remainder of the $109,500 study will be paid for with private funds. The study will examine

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS whether an arena is a good idea financially, as well as pin down a site, its size and how to pay for it. Consultants listed minor league sports teams, universities, concerts and more elaborate touring shows like Disney on Ice as possible tenants for the facility.

Man wrongfully held settles suit for $195K JACKSON — A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 12 years is getting a $195,000 settlement from the city of Jackson. Cedric Willis had sued the city and four police officers, alleging that their misconduct led to his arrest and conviction for a crime he did not commit. He was convicted in 1997 of homicide and three counts of armed robbery, but later was exonerated by DNA evidence. The state previously awarded him $500,000 in restitution, to be paid out over 10 years.

MP could face charges in Shelby shooting HATTIESBURG — A Military Police officer who was shot Friday night at Camp Shelby might face criminal charges from the sheriff’s office if the Army doesn’t reprimand him. The charge would be filing a false police report and would come in the absence of confirmation from the Army that Britain Wright will be disciplined, Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee said. Investigators arrested Wright’s wife, 30-year-old Tiffany Kara Wright, on Monday. She was charged with aggravated domestic assault.

Man faces sex charges involving 11-year-old VANCLEAVE — A 41-yearold Vancleave man has been arrested on sex crime charges involving an 11-yearold girl. Robert Wallace Reyer was arrested on charges of sexual battery and touching of a child for lustful purposes.

U.S. District Judge Pepper dies at 70 GREENVILLE (AP) — U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper Jr., appointed to the bench in 1999 by President Bill Clinton, died Tuesday. Pepper died about 3:45 p.m. after a heart attack at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hosptial. He was 70. A spokeswoman for the Northern District of Mississippi’s federal court later confirmed Pepper’s death. “The North- Judge W. Allen Pepper Jr. ern District has lost a Judge of impeccable character and a man of great personality. He was the most fundamentally decent man whom I have ever known. He was a dear friend and a beloved colleague. We will not soon get over Allen’s passing,” said Chief Judge Michael P. Mills, in a statement released by the court late Tuesday. “He was a good friend, a wonderful person,” Mills said. Pepper, a Belzoni native, received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Mississippi. Pepper’s survivors include his wife, Virginia, and a son, William A. Pepper III. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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EDITORIAL Founded by John G. Cashman in 1883 Louis P. Cashman III, Editor & Publisher Issued by Vicksburg Printing & Publishing Inc., Louis P. Cashman III, President

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JACK VIX SAYS: Congratulations to the outstanding teachers.

OUR OPINION

Ethanol

Doing nothing yields something Congressional gridlock isn’t always bad. Sometimes doing nothing yields something. So it was that when the nation’s beleaguered senators and representatives left the Beltway for the holidays, a $6 billion subsidy for ethanol production that had been in place for three decades expired on Jan. 1. See how easy it can be to cut the federal budget? But this one was harder than it looked. It took many years for nothing to yield something. For 30 years, a powerful corn lobby and the prominent Iowa presidential caucus combined to create an entire generation of politicians in both major political parties who defended outdated subsidies originally created to help an upstart industry. The idea was that corn-based ethanol mixed with gasoline theoretically could reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil. Hardly an Iowa caucus went by without presidential hopefuls, be they Democrats or Republicans, stumping in the 99 counties of corn country declaring their allegiance to the sweet byproduct of the heartland. But this year, during the Republican presidential nomination process, the race is dominated by tea sippers. The taste of subsidies is bitter.

The rise of the Tea Party and its distaste for government spending reduced the support within Republican circles for ethanol subsidies. That’s particularly so because the market already is tilted toward the corn-growers by state and federal mandates that require gasoline to be mixed with various percentages of ethanol. And liberal Democrats, too, have grown uneasy with the subsidies, in part because of environmental concerns. Other biofuels hold much more promise, and corn-based ethanol subsidies have raised food prices worldwide. The lesson in this harmonic convergence of Tea Partiers and Occupy Wall Streeters, where the extreme elements of both parties conspired successfully against the middle, is that all corporate subsidies should have a beginning and an end. It’s ridiculous, for instance, that even though the ethanol industry has lost its subsidy, the far more profitable oil and gas industry has billions of dollars in subsidies built directly into the tax code. Yet some of the same Democrats and Republicans who were willing to sacrifice a farm-state handout decry any cut to the highcampaign-spending oil industry as a tax increase

or undue hardship for socalled job creators. There is a lesson here for Missouri lawmakers, who have been struggling for several years with this state’s own set of tax subsidies for various industries. Too many of those programs have no end date. They’re locked in and don’t have to compete with other budget priorities like education and health care spending. They increase every year, and lawmakers do nothing about it. Any attempt to add a sunset clause, a specific date by which its supporters would have to prove a program’s worthiness to get it renewed, are met with cries of panic, as though critics are seeking to kill an entire industry. It’s the nature of our divided political system today that everybody sees every debate as a zerosum game — you’re either for us or you’re against us. Reality often is much more nuanced. Killing one subsidy to balance out other budget needs is not akin to being opposed to an industry. Ethanol will survive. Our republic, too, will make it through these divided times. If the left and right can agree to let the ethanol subsidy expire, there is hope.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1892

50 YEARS AGO: 1962

Patrick Coffee dies at his home.

Mrs. Orsola Branciere dies.

110 YEARS AGO: 1902

40 YEARS AGO: 1972

L.D. Freese, dry goods merchant, makes an assignment.

Fred Brown is re-elected chairman of the Vicksburg Planning Commission. Sam Kleisdorf is re-elected vice chairman, and Beatrice Logue, secretary. Other members are Dr. Herman Kellum, Howard Gray, Nat Bullard, J.T. Money, Wren Way, Louis Leyens Sr., Pat Arnold, Dr. Lee Owens, M.D. Ruffin and S.J. Tuminello.

100 YEARS AGO: 1912 W.A. Hovious rescues a drowning child, Lola Murel Schlessner. • Mrs. Amelia Piazza dies.

90 YEARS AGO: 1922 Steve Hester of the Y&MV Railroad is recovering from an attack of lumbago. • George Spencer, prominent attorney in Tallulah, dies.

80 YEARS AGO: 1932 The Madison National Bank of Tallulah is robbed of $6,000 by three bandits who escape but are captured in nearby woods three hours later.

70 YEARS AGO: 1942 Vicksburg, along with the rest of the nation, advances clocks one hour as wartime is inaugurated for the duration.

60 YEARS AGO: 1952 W.M. Calohan is visiting his son and family in Laredo, Texas. • Mr. and Mrs. Will Nicholson move into their new home on Chambers Street.

30 YEARS AGO: 1982 John Applin of Vicksburg was uninjured and his car received minor damage when he ran off U.S. 80 about 60 feet down a ravine.

20 YEARS AGO: 1992 A man robs the First National Bank located in Pemberton Square mall with a fake bomb and makes off with an undisclosed amount of money. • Betty Shirley dies.

10 YEARS AGO: 2002 The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi plans its three-day council meeting here. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend. • With three other women, Vicksburg native Catherine Coleman Boone opens Legacy School of the Arts in Kansas. • Phyllis Neumann leads South Park gifted students in a yoga lesson.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Navy SEALs’ raid in Somalia frees American, Dane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.S. Navy SEALs parachuted into Somalia under cover of darkness today and crept up to an outdoor camp where an American woman and Danish man were being held hostage. Soon, nine kidnappers were dead and both hostages were freed. President Barack Obama himself authorized the mission two days earlier, and minutes after he gave his State of the Union address to Congress he was on the phone with the American’s father to tell him his daughter was safe. It was the same SEAL team that killed al-Qaida leader Osama

The aid workers appear to have been kidnapped by criminals and not by Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab.

Paol Hagen Thisted

Jessica Buchanan

bin Laden, a U.S. official confirmed this morning. “As Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission, and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts,” Obama said in a statement released by the

White House. The Danish Refugee Council said the two aid workers, American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, were “on their way to be reunited with their families.” Buchanan, 32, and Thisted, 60, were working with a demining unit of the Danish Refugee Council when gunmen kidnapped the two in October. A pirate who gave his name as Bile Hussein said he had

spoken to pirates at the scene and they reported that nine pirates had been killed and three were “taken away,” which could mean they were captured by U.S. troops. New intelligence emerged last week that Buchanan’s health was “deteriorating rapidly,” so Obama directed his security team to develop a rescue plan, according to a senior administration official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

On Monday, after a top-level security meeting to review rescue options, U.S. national security adviser Tom Donilon briefed Obama on a possible plan that the president authorized, the official said. A Western official said the helicopters and the freed hostages flew to Camp Lemonnier in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti after the raid. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity. The timing of the raid may have been made more urgent by a medical condition. The Danish Refugee Council had been trying to work with Somali elders to win the hos-

tages’ freedom but had found little success. The aid workers appear to have been kidnapped by criminals and not by Somalia’s alQaida-linked militant group alShabab. As large ships at sea have increased their defenses against pirate attacks, gangs have looked for other moneymaking opportunities. Buchanan and Hagen Thisted were seized in October from the portion of Galkayo town under the control of a government-allied clan militia. The aid agency has said that Somalis held demonstrations demanding the pair’s quick release.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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smart money Q: I have nine years left on a 15-year fixed mortgage at 6.25 percent. My current balance is $69,498. I want to put the house on the market in the spring, as I have never liked the house. I also want to refinance to a lower rate. My options with my present mortgage holder are 1) refinance to 5.25 percent for a BRUCE $250 fee; 2) refinance to 4.75 percent for $250 plus one point ($695), for a total of $945; 3) refinance to 4.25 percent for $250 plus two points ($1,390), for a total of $1,640, all while keeping my payment the same, thus reducing the number of payments I make over the term of the loan. If I reduce my payments with one of these options, then I increase the life of the loan. Given that I really do not want to live in this house for

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the term of the loan, I want to do the prudent thing that will give me the most bang for my buck. I am single and in my early 60s, and I really want to get situated in a home I love before I retire. Please help me to figure this all out. — S.E., via e-mail A: I think you’re getting yourself all wound up over amounts of money that really are not that important. Instead of getting overwhelmed by another point or two, get on with your life. You say that you have nine years left on a mortgage but that you want to get out. Nine years on $70,000 for a couple of points for an extra year doesn’t amount to enough to go through all the mechanics and aggravation of refinancing to a lower rate. If you want out of that house and into the home of your dreams, get on with it. Put this house up for sale and start looking. •

Bruce Williams writes for Newspaper Enterprise Association. E-mail him at bruce@brucewilliams.com.

JACKSON (AP) — Trustmark Corp. said Tuesday that profit fell in the fourth quarter, with the Mississippi-based bank earning less than analysts had expected. Trustmark said it earned $24.3 million, or 38 cents per share, in the last three months of 2011. That’s down 4 percent from $25.2 million, or 39 cents per share, in 2010’s fourth quarter. Earnings fell short of the 41 cents per share predicted by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Trustmark, with $9.7 billion in assets, said it reduced bad loans in the fourth quarter. The bank set aside $6 mil-

lion to cover future bad loans in the fourth quarter. That’s barely half the $11.8 million it put away in 2011’s fourth quarter, and it’s lower than the provision from any other 2011 quarter. A reduction of construction and development loans in Florida helped cut overall loan losses, the bank said. Trustmark operates six branches in Vicksburg and Warren County. Trustmark said it was still on target to complete its merger with Bay Bank & Trust Co. of Panama City, Fla., before the end of March. The bank is based in Jackson.

Stocks mostly lower ahead of Fed policy statement NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks mostly fell early today ahead of a statement on interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Traders also fretted about Greece’s slow progress in talks with private bondholders aimed at reducing the nation’s crushing debt load. Tech stocks rose, bucking the wider market, after consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. reported a best-ever quarter driven by strong sales of iPhones and iPads. Apple’s stock jumped 6.8 percent, helping lift the Nasdaq

composite index 4 points to 2,790. The Nasdaq is up 7.1 percent this year, more than twice the gain for the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow fell 80 points, or 0.6 percent, to 12,595 in the first hour of trading. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6, or 0.5 percent, to 1,308. Information technology was the only rising sector of the ten in the S&P 500. This afternoon, the Fed will offer details about how long it plans to keep interest rates very low.

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Continued from Page A1. “My first job is to make sure every Mississippian has a job,” Bryant said on the south steps of the state Capitol, using the platform that was built for his inauguration two weeks ago. The Jan. 10 inaugural ceremonies moved inside the House chamber because of rain. “To the taxpayers who are here today, let me express my humble appreciation,” Bryant told an estimated 400 to 500 people on the Capitol grounds and a statewide television audience. “You are the sovereigns of this government, and we here are your servants.” Bryant called for development of charter schools and advocated performance pay for teachers based on student achievement. He said the state should encourage dual enrollment for high school students who might be at risk of dropping out of school, allowing them to learn vocational skills at community colleges. “We will work to give these young adults a marketable skill and help them find jobs,” Bryant said. “I will ask the state Department of Education, the community colleges and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to come together

to implement this program. We should set an enrollment goal and get to work, so Mississippians can go to work.” On health care, Bryant proposed capping income tax for physicians in underserved areas and providing economic incentives to spur development of medical facilities. On energy, he advocated offshore drilling for natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico and said he wants to begin converting state government’s fleet of vehicles to cars and trucks powered by natural gas. Bryant said he’ll ask lawmakers to approve $31 million in job-creation incentives this year, though he didn’t name specific projects. “Economic development is the sun in our universe and everything revolves around it,” Bryant said. In a televised Democratic response, Rep. Bobby Moak of Bogue Chitto said it’s time for elected officials to “stop grandstanding” about budgets and passing expenses down to local governments. He also said education should be a budget priority. “We believe in our K-12 programs, community colleges and universities,” Moak said. “That’s why Democrats

in the Legislature will not turn their backs on public education.” Republicans control both chambers of the Legislature. Bryant said he’s asking the Department of Human Services to develop a plan to reduce Mississippi’s teenage pregnancy rate, long one of the highest in the nation. He also asked lawmakers to pass a Republican-sponsored bill called the “Child Protection Act,” which would require health care providers, clergy members and educators to report suspected cases of child sexual abuse and would require anyone performing an abortion on a girl 14 or younger to keep samples of fetal tissue so DNA tests could be run to check whether the underage girl was impregnated by an adult. “This will be the first step in identifying the predators who take underage girls to an abortion clinic to hide their crimes,” Bryant said. He said there’s no reason for Mississippi to be the most obese state in the nation, and he urged people to take responsibility for their own well-being. “Mississippians, walk, run, go to the gym, plant a garden or ride a bike,” he said. “Get-

ting active is key to your own health care and I again intend to lead by example.” Bryant, a runner, said he plans to sponsor a 5K run this summer, beginning at the Governor’s Mansion in downtown Jackson. He encouraged parents to seek help for dyslexic children using existing state programs. “As a child, I struggled with dyslexia and believed I was a failure until the fourth grade,” Bryant said. “I then had a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Henley, explain to me I simply did not see the letters on the page like other children. I had to practice my reading and work hard to keep up, but I had a desire to succeed. I did what was expected of me and soon began to see the world of the written word, and in doing so, learned to love reading.” Bryant briefly mentioned two topics he frequently discussed during the 2011 campaign — abortion and immigration. He last year supported a “personhood” ballot initiative that would’ve declared life begins at fertilization, which was aimed at eventually eliminating abortion. The initiative was defeated amid concerns that it could

limit the use of in-vitro fertilization. “Please rest assured that I also have not abandoned my hope of making Mississippi abortion-free,” Bryant said. “I continue to believe that every life begins at conception and that every child should have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Bryant in the past has supported Arizona-style proposals that would allow law enforcement officers to check people’s immigration status during encounters such as traffic stops. A bill that would’ve done that died in 2011 when the Mississippi House and Senate couldn’t agree on details. “I strongly believe that we are a nation of laws rather than of men and that people who illegally cross our border, violating our federal laws, cannot be ignored,” Bryant said. “It is not only the state’s right but responsibility to determine if these violators are among our general population, particularly when they have also violated the criminal statutes of Mississippi.”

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WEATHER This weather package is compiled from historical records and information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.

LOCAL FORECAST thursday-friday Cloudy with a chance of rain and thunderstorms; lows in the 60s, highs in the 70s

STATE FORECAST TONIGHT Cloudy with rain and thunderstorms likely; lows in the 60s thursday-friday Cloudy with a chance of rain and thunderstorms; lows in the 60s, highs in the 70s

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Union Continued from Page A1. list call for income equality that echoed the Occupy Wall Street movement. He challenged GOP lawmakers to work with him or move aside so he could use the power of the presidency to produce results for an electorate uncertain whether he deserves another term. Facing a deeply divided Congress, Obama appealed for lawmakers to send him legislation on immigration, clean energy and housing, knowing full well the election-year prospects are bleak but aware that polls show that the independent voters who lifted him to the presidency crave bipartisanship. “I intend to fight obstruction with action,” Obama told a packed chamber and tens of millions of Americans watching in prime time. House Republicans greeted his words with stony silence. The Democratic president’s vision of an activist government broke sharply with Republican demands for less government intervention to allow free enterprise. The stark differences will be evident in the White House’s dealings with Congress and in the presidential campaign over the next 10 months. In the Republican response to the president’s address, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who once considered a White House bid, railed against the “extremism” of an administration that stifles economic growth. “No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant effort to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others,” Daniels said, speaking from Indianapolis. “As in previous moments of national danger, we Americans are all in the same boat.” Vice President Joe Biden said today the protracted policy fight with Republicans is “not about bad guys and good guys,” but centers on how best to keep the middle class growing in America. The administration has worked hard to strike deals with congressional Republicans on a wide array of issues, he said, including steps to rein in the mounting federal deficit. But Biden added that time after time in talks he held with congressional figures in both parties, he was told little could be accomplished because of the wall of opposition from 86 conservative House

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Republicans. “It’s like the tail is wagging the dog,” the vice president said. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., called the differences between the parties “stark” and said he thought little could be accomplished on the federal debt until the two sides come to grips with the skyrocketing costs of health care and the Medicare program. “I don’t think anyone wants to pay higher taxes,” Cantor said. And he said Washington needs to “get out of the mindset” that the country’s problems can be solved with new programs and accept that small business “is the backbone” of the economy. In his speech, Obama said getting a fair shot for all Americans is “the defining issue of our time.” He described an economy on the rebound from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with more than 3 million jobs created in the last 22 months and U.S. manufacturers hiring. Although unemployment is high at 8.5 percent, home sales and corporate earnings have increased, among other positive economic signs. Republicans say the president’s policies have undermined the economy. Obama “had the opportunity and the responsibility to level with the American people, admit that the policies of the past three years have delivered an underwhelming record of economic growth and job creation, and show an interest in changing direction and uniting, not dividing the nation,” said Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., head of the Republican Policy Committee. “The president failed to meet that responsibility.” There were brief moments of bipartisanship. Republicans and Democrats sat together, continuing a practice begun last year. The arrival of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt, elicited sustained applause and cheering, with chants of “Gabby, Gabby.” Republican Rep. Jeff Flake escorted her into the chamber and Obama greeted her with a hug. The president received loud applause from both sides when he said: “I’m a Democrat. But I believe what Republican Abraham Lincoln believed: That government should do for people only

what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more.” But all that belied a fierce divide. Obama ticked off items on a hefty agenda that he wants from Congress — a path to citizenship for children who come to the United States with their undocumented parents if they complete college, tax credits for clean energy, elimination of red tape for Americans refinancing their mortgages, a measure that bans insider trading by lawmakers and a payroll tax cut. Political reality suggests it was largely wishful thinking on Obama’s part. The payroll tax cut and must-do spending bill are the most likely legislative items to survive the election year. But Obama’s far-reaching list and the hour-plus speech offered a unique opportunity to contrast his record with congressional Republicans and his top presidential rivals, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. “Anyone who tells you America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about,” Obama said — a clear response to the White House hopefuls who have pummeled him for months. In an attack on the nation’s growing income gap, Obama called for a new minimum

tax rate of at least 30 percent on anyone making more than $1 million. Many millionaires — including Romney — pay a rate less than that because they get most of their income from investments, which are taxed at a lower rate. “Now you can call this class warfare all you want,” Obama said. “But asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense.” Obama calls this the “Buffett rule,” named for billionaire Warren Buffett, who has said it’s unfair that his secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does. Emphasizing the point, Buffett’s secretary, Debbie Bosanek, attended the address in first lady Michelle Obama’s box. Obama made his appeal on the same day that Romney released some of his tax returns, showing he made more than $20 million in a single year and paid around 14 percent in taxes, largely because his wealth came from investments. In advance of Obama’s speech, Romney said, “Tonight will mark another chapter in the misguided policies of the last three years — and the failed leadership of one man.” Obama highlighted his national security successes — the raid that killed Osama

bin Laden, the diminished strength of al-Qaida and the demise of Moammar Gadhafi. In hailing the men and women of the military, the commander in chief contrasted their cooperation and dedication with the divisions and acrimony in Washington. “At a time when too many of our institutions have let us down, they exceed all expectations,” Obama said. “They’re not consumed with personal ambition. They don’t obsess over their differences. They focus on the mission at hand. They work together. Imagine what we could accomplish if we followed their example.” Obama leaves Washington for a three-day tour of five states crucial to his re-election bid. He was to visit today Iowa and Arizona to promote ideas to boost American manufacturing; on Thursday in Nevada and Colorado he’ll discuss energy; and in Michigan on Friday he’ll talk about college affordability, education and training. He also addresses a conference of House Democrats focused on their own re-election in Cambridge, Md., on Friday. Polling shows Americans are divided about Obama’s overall job performance but unsatisfied with his handling of the economy.

Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 71º Low/past 24 hours............... 44º Average temperature......... 58º Normal this date................... 47º Record low..............16º in 1963 Record high....80º before 1885 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.............. 0.05 inch This month..............1.88 inches Total/year.................1.88 inches Normal/month......4.45 inches Normal/year...........4.45 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Thursday: A.M. Active............................ 7:12 A.M. Most active................. 1:01 P.M. Active............................. 7:34 P.M. Most active.................. 1:23 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 5:28 Sunset tomorrow............... 5:29 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 7:01

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 25.0 | Change: +0.5 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 19.4 | Change: +0.6 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 14.2 | Change: +0.3 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 17.6 | Change: +0.3 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 7.9 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 8.4 | Change: NC Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................72.1 River....................................71.8

MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Thursday................................ 37.1 Friday....................................... 37.5 Saturday................................. 37.9 Memphis Thursday................................ 18.6 Friday....................................... 20.2 Saturday................................. 21.3 Greenville Thursday................................ 31.6 Friday....................................... 32.4 Saturday................................. 33.4 Vicksburg Thursday................................ 25.1 Friday....................................... 26.0 Saturday................................. 26.8

Flood Continued from Page A1. benefits. “Farm Bureau and FEMA accepted Parker’s money with no intention of providing coverage for flood damages that may be associated with the rising levels of the Mississippi River as of May 5, 2011,” the suit states, “... levels which FEMA and Farm Bureau were well aware of. This evidences bad faith.” A regional spokesman for FEMA said the agency does not comment on pending litigation. Neither Lou Parker nor his attorney, Jerry Campbell of Vicksburg, would comment on the case, citing the litigation in process, but Parker said the home sits on a rise, about 7 feet above Mississippi 465. According to the document, the policy was in effect when water overran the banks of Lake Chotard and began its climb toward the home. Lou Parker applied to the Farm Bureau for the flood policy on April 27, the suit states. A bank loan was secured to refinance the house, allowing the insurance to go into effect immediately instead of being subject to the 30-day waiting period normally required by insurers. The lawsuit states that Parker paid a premium of $2,115 to the Farm Bureau for

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 $250,000 of coverage as a standard flood insurance policy in the National Flood Insurance Program administered by FEMA. Campbell said the policy was written by a Vicksburg Farm Bureau office. An office agent said he could not comment on the policy or the lawsuit, and the Jackson agent named as “agent for service of process” in the suit did not return a call. Historically, insurance companies, which write policies on behalf of FEMA, would not write a policy if a flood was in progress, an agent not connected with the case said. “People were asking for policies as the flood approached and we wrote them,” said independent insurance agent Ronnie Andrews, who did not represent the Parkers. “For the property to be insured, we always understood their (FEMA’s) definition of a ‘flood-in-progress’ to be that water was touching the property.” On May 17, FEMA issued a ruling that Parker’s policy

was among those that “did not provide coverage if any claimed losses were directly or indirectly caused by a flood ‘already in progress,’” according to the document. Subsequently, on July 1, FEMA instructed its agents, including Farm Bureau, to set the “date of loss” for flood policies in Warren County at April 25, the suit claims. The river reached flood stage in Vicksburg, 43 feet, April 30. As required by his policy, Parker submitted to Farm Bureau, which was denied, and later appealled to FEMA, which also was denied. “FEMA’s denial of this claim evidences ‘bad faith’ because FEMA knew or should have known of the Mississippi River levels and flood prognostications (on May 5, the effective date of the policy),” the suit states. “To attempt to exclude coverage because of a ‘flood in progress’ is wrong because the United States government issues daily data on the levels of the Missis-

sippi River.” The 2011 flood set a new record in Vicksburg and Warren County, cresting May 19 at 57.1 feet, more than 14 feet above flood stage and surpassing the great 1927 flood by more than a foot. It displaced more than 3,200 people in across Warren County and closed rail lines serving the Port of Vicksburg and other businesses and major roads. Though he and other agents wrote a number of flood insurance policies as the river rose, most of those properties did not end up being flooded, Andrews said. Melba Parker, a longtime school teacher and community leader at Eagle Lake, died July 16 at the age of 90, in Cleveland. She had lived in the Mississippi 465 home since Jan. 1, 1950, when she and her husband, F.G. Parker, moved there. Their house was built in 1816.

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BULLETIN BOARD Achievements • Amber Huell of Vicksburg has been selected as one of 12 accounting students to serve as a spring intern at Horne LLP. A student at Amber Mississippi Huell State University, she is completing her internship in assurance services at Horne’s Ridgeland office location.

Competitions • DECA members from Hinds Community College, Vicksburg campus, who garnered wins at the 2012 District Competition in RayJareeshia mond were Shelby Jareeshia Shelby, second place in apparel and accessories; Stacy Thomas, fifth place in principles of marketing; Evelise Ross, fourth place in hospitality and tourism; Deysha Radar, sixth place in quick serve restaurant; and Yolonda Gutierrez, sixth place in hotel and lodging management. Students competed by taking a test and role-playing with a judge in marketing-related events. They are business fundamentals students under the direction of Donna Cook, DECA adviser. They will advance to the state competition in Jackson in February.

Degrees • Local students receiving degrees during December commencement exercises at Mississippi College were Cheryl Renea Pettway Boyd, Elizabeth Hinson Brown, Elyssa Morganette Lassiter, Bridgette Ann Lee, Ednita Lynette Prentiss, Jocelyn Renae Stamps, Oneka Shavon Washington and Stephanie S. Wilson.

In attendance • The Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District hosted students from Harvard University and the University of São Paulo in Brazil as part of a Corps program to educate future engineers on the role of the Corps in managing the nations’ water resources. Students were oriented on the mission of the District and the Corps. • Lindsey Collins of Vicksburg served as a page for the Mississippi Senate, where she ran errands for officials and staff and observed the Lindsey inauguration Collins of Gov. Phil Bryant. Sen. Tony Smith of Picayune sponsored her visit. • Alcorn State University employees Dr. Girish Panicker, director of the Center for Conservation Research, and Ashwani Srivastava, chief extension associate of the ASU Extension Program, attended the Innovative Approaches for Agricultural Knowledge Management, Global Extension Experiences international conference in New Delhi, India. The conference was organized by International Society of Extension Education and Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

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St. Francis Xavier Elementary fifth-grader Eden Engler works on an assignment in the school’s technology lab Monday. Eden is the daughter of Rip Engler and Stephanie Cox Engler.

New ‘classroom in a box’ tackles wires, whirs at SFXE By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com Students at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School began the new year with a new computer lab, the school’s first lab update since 2004. Where 30 desktop computers once sat, fans whirring, towers and chunky monitors blocking sight and wires tangling, are now the clean lines of 19-inch flat-screen monitors with keyboards and headphones. The only sound is the hum of the lights. “We’re just thrilled,” said Principal Mary Arledge. “They’re so quiet, and the old computers used to make the room very warm. Now the wires are compacted and the room really is clutter-free. It’s easier for the teachers to supervise and make sure the students are doing what they are supposed to be doing.” The new system consists of 30 NComputing work stations run from two servers housed downstairs in the two-story Scott Building, said Conrad Rabalais, a volunteer who installed the lab over Christmas vacation. “It’s cloud computing at the campus level,” Rabalais said. Simply put, the technology uses remote servers — rather than individual PCs — to maintain the data and applications students use, provide access to the Internet, typing and math programs and other functions. “It’s cheaper to buy to begin with and cheaper to maintain and to operate,” he said. NComputing calls its system a “classroom in a box.” “It comprises all the software..., hardware, peripherals, (operating system) environment and services an educational institution needs to set up a computer lab at a fraction of the cost of traditional PCs,” the company’s website states. The hands-on operation is streamlined for students, and the required maintenance and support from staff as well as such volun-

Online To learn more about the NComputing Classroom in a Box, visit www.ncomputing.com

If you go St. Francis Elementary plans a ribbon-cutting to unveil the lab at 8:15 a.m. Monday, following a community breakfast that will kick off Catholic Schools Week.

‘I can keep 30 workstations up and running as easily as I could keep two PCs running before.’

Conrad rabalais

computer volunteer

Fifth-grader Alaina Warnock asks for assistance in the lab. Alaina is the daughter of Greg Warnock and Monica Ismael. teers as Rabalais will be minimal. “I can keep 30 workstations up and running as easily as I could keep two PCs running before,” said Rabalais. In addition, the energy savings is expected to be significant, he said. “The old PCs required 150 to 200 watts,” Rabalais said. “The new monitor and the box use just 24 watts. When you figure that savings times 30 monitors times 18 hours a day, you can see it adds up. We figure we’ll probably realize $100 to $200 a month in energy savings.” The NComputing system cost St. Francis $16,000, said Patty

Mekus, development director for Vicksburg Catholic School, which includes St. Aloysius High School. The money came from a grant from The Wescott Foundation and donations from Dr. Paul Pierce IV and his wife, Jill Pierce, president of the school advisory board, and Ronnie and Amy Brown. “Our push for the 2011-2012 school year was to update our technology,” Mekus said, “so we are very proud of our new lab.” St. Al’s lab was upgraded three years ago, she said. The school plans a ribbon-cutting to unveil the lab at 8:15 a.m. Monday, following a community

breakfast that will kick off Catholic Schools Week, Mekus said. In addition, an open house is set for next Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone interested in finding out more about St. Francis. Included will be what school officials are calling a “technology tour,” during which the new computer lab may be viewed, said Mekus. Rabalais, who works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in enterprise information technology, began volunteering at VCS in 1994, when his son was in the school’s Montessori preschool. His wife, Patricia Rabalais, and Angela and Jim Murphy are other VCS technology volunteers. Rabalais also served as chairman of the building committee that oversaw the 2004 construction of the Scott building, which houses the computer labs for both schools.

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Most people celebrate Black History Month by honoring civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and W.E.B. Du Bois, but I also take time to appreciate the musical side of black history. Blues and jazz have had a tremendous impact on the history of American music, so take a little time to learn about some of the greats. A good place to start is the History of Jazz with Wynton Marsalis at teacher.scholastic. com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm. You'll learn how jazz developed from blues and follow its evolution into modern forms. Of course, learning about jazz requires listening to jazz, so be sure to play all of the audio clips as you go. Once you've completed your mini-course in jazz history, check out more music at Pandora, pandora.com/#!/genres/jazz. Pick a station such as Cool Jazz, Swing or Bebop to get started. After you've explored the different kinds of jazz, make your own custom radio station based on your new favorite artists and styles. –Amy

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school by school Agape Montessori • As part of a study of the letter S, Kim Carson’s 2-yearolds made spaghetti sculptures and read stories about seals. Star student was Kayla Haire. • As part of a study of shapes, Reece Johnson’s 3-year-olds made their own shape books and played games. Beau Brogdon was Star Student of the Week. • As part of a theme about dinosaurs, Tina Sowell’s 4-year-olds read ”Terrible Tyrannosaurs” and learned the “Dino Dance.” Kylie Goss was Student of the Week. • As part of a study of winter, Kathy Abbott’s kindergartners played a snowball game, wrote a snowflake cinquain and had a snowball fight.

Beechwood • Cathy Goss’ students who read to the principal were Abby Garton, Brianna Andrews and Morgan Rouse.

Bovina • Student Council members for the second semester are Zaria Nixon, Donnell Curtis, Keonte Lumpkin, Jesslyn Wicker, Laney Smith, Joseph Ingram, Kylah Steadman, Joseph Ertle, Ty Covington, Tristan Hamby, Clayton Thurman and Logan Hardin. Council members of the week were Zaria Nixon, Donnell Curtis, Clayton Thurman and Logan Hardin. • Pledge leaders for the week were Gavin Standish, Aaron Harmon, Radyn Horton, Heaven Merritt, Kaylee Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Joshua Heggins and Tavuunah Scott. • Top Accelerated Readers in Denice Poe’s third grade were Jalyah Jefferson, Hope Rae Sibley and Devone Fountain. • District Reading Fair winners: kindergarten individual — Addison Leach, first place; and Jadon McAllister, honorable mention; second grade individual — Danielle Gray, first place; Radyn Horton, second place; and

Cooper Madison, fourth place; third grade individual — Ben Daene and McKayla Quinton, honorable mention; K-3 family — Mary Beth and Lane Gordon, first place; Bryce Holman, fourth place; and Lexi Miller, honorable mention; fourth and fifth grade individual — Anna Katherin Hoben, fourth place; Logan Hardin, fifth place; and John William Madison, honorable mention; sixth grade individual — Peyton Rushton, third place; and Gabriel Bowman, fifth place; third-sixth grade family — Cameron and Mason Harvey, first place; Holden Ginn, fourth place; and Gabby King, honorable mention; nonfiction — Synthia Goodson, first place; and Lauren Hughes, fourth place.

Bowmar • Students who met Book It! goals were Shauna Brooks, Charli Van Norman, Jonathan Eng and Sha’Kyria Allen. • Jordan Amborn’s class observed Kelda Bailess’ pet corn snake after reading “The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash.” • To celebrate the 100th day of school, kindergarten classes of Camille Buxton and Michelle Sibley decorated shirts with 100 items and Diane Liddell’s firstgraders dressed as 100-yearolds. • Top Accelerated Readers for the week: kindergarten — Lauren Kilroy, Ella Ann Gough, Curtis Anthony, Cade Fairley, Issac Gonzales and Ashley Moore; first grade — Mateo Byrd, Sha’Kyria Allen, Shauna Brooks, Claire Ellison, Mira Patel, Kristiana Nevels and Hope Pownall; second grade — Brandon Gilliam, Mary Bay Procell, Adan Byrd, Katherine Tanner, Jamison Pendleton and Anaya Holt; third grade — Sam Dixon, Rose Marie Thuha, Tessa Halterman, Shreya Surti, Aareuna Stamps and Lauren Butler; fourth grade — Kelcee Ables, Khyrean Jones, Nicholas Tello, Tommy Martin,

Michell Liu and Abigail Smith; fifth grade — Drew Jackson, Allie Hilderbrand, Skylar Anderson, Taylor Byrne, Jasmin Carpenter and Stuhr Outlaw; sixth grade — Felicity Delgado, Katelyn Morson, Christian Oakes, Amber Gaston, RaeMassey Hale and Ellen Pierce. Sherry Garmon’s GATES point chart trophy winners for the first semester were as follows: first place — Rachel Garmon, third grade; Gabriel Katzenmeyer, fourth grade; and Hope Lee, sixth grade; second place — Madison Embry, third grade; Abby Claire Fuller, fourth grade; and Nina Thuha, sixth grade; third place — Zoe Jennings, third grade; Kelcee Ables, fourth grade; and Amber Gaston, sixth grade. • Reading Fair winners: Division A, individual kindergarten — Ashley Moore, fifth place; and Ashley Flaggs-Butler, third place; Division C, individual second grade — Ben Vroman, honorable mention; and Gordon Wilkerson, fifth place; Division D, individual third grade — Taylor Chewning, second place; Division E, individual fourth-fifth grade — Nick Tello, honorable mention; and Taylor Byrne, second place; Division F, individual sixth-eighth grade — Shamar Dorsey, fourth place; Division H, nonfiction fourth-sixth grade — Mary Beth Tingle, second place; Division M, family grades K-3 — Lendsi Jones, fifth place.

Dana Road • Pledge leaders for the week were Marcus Huell, Peyton Malone, Ariel Booth and Brandon Fletcher. • Donyatta Sawyer of Alcorn State University is working as a student intern with third grade. The thirdgrade class of Holly Blackwell and Mychal Winters constructed half-cube foldables illustrating prepositions. Some students also created a song, dance or drawings using prepositions. All third-graders used dry spaghetti and paper dots

to illustrate angles, rays, lines and segments. Philece Harvey and Shaft Brown of Jackson State University presented a portable planetarium on stargazing to all third-grade classes. • AmeriCorps team members Yolanda Brown, Rhonda Huntley and Mychal Winters volunteered at the Waters Youth Foundation for the Martin Luther King Day service project. • Second-grader Joe Mosley won honorable mention at the District Reading Fair. Second-grade teachers and staff participated at McTeacher’s Night fundraiser sponsored by McDonald’s. Assisting were Dr. Ethel Lassiter, building principal; Miss Vicksburg Elyssa Lassiter; and Rebecca Pace, lead teacher. Parent volunteer Ann Smith assisted with photographs. • Parent volunteers in the pre-kindergarten class of Uretka Callon and Amanda Dunn were Jeane Bantugan, Aissa Washington and Omeka Washington. Class leader was Braylen Kline. Students joining the in-class Accelerated Reading program were Jayden Bailey, Dakota Williamson, Jack Ford, Kaleb Doss, Arieona Johnson, Amari Craft, Mincer Minor IV, Trinity Calvin, Rae Bantugan, Zachary McGuffie and Seven West. Students with excellent behavior for January and February will be treated to an in-class sock hop on Feb. 14. • Attending the Special Olympics event hosted by Warren Central High School were Jerald Tucker, first place; Jermiah Tyler, second place; Billy Adams, second place; Stratton Derivaux, fourth place; Kendrick Williams, second place; Madison Carson, third place; Raven Thomas, fourth place; and Cedtavius Coleman, Demari Crawley, Kadarrius Goodman, Stacy Hill, Jason Lee, Patrick Lewis, Maurice Straughter and Elektra Ezell.

Jacob’s Ladder • Matt McKay was leader of

the week. • Ashley Cessna shared crisped rice treats and animal crackers with students. • Students participated in Special Olympics Basketball at Warren Central High School. • Students made prayer journals. • Robin Smith, Tonya Woods, Samantha Setser, Beth Ann Sullender, Phillip Scales, Matthew Grogan and Misty Grantham traveled to Jackson to the Mississippi State Special Olympics State Games for Bowling.

Kids Are Kids Academy • Carmen Collins’ preschoolers are making a heart collage. They are studying the letter B, color white, number 7 and circle shape. • Evelyn Thomas’ 4-yearolds are studying the letter D and number 6 and reviewing all shapes. • Three-year-olds of Keisha Newsome and Catina Scott are studying the letter E, color blue and square shape. Necole Warren’s toddlers are studying the letter Y, color brown and number 4. • The center is having a Color Craft Studios fundraiser in which a $5 certificate may be purchased to receive a free 10-by-13. Photos will be taken Feb. 25. • Valentine’s Day ball will be at 5 p.m. Feb. 4. A king and queen will be crowned.

Porters Chapel • The school received the Plentiful Harvest Award for raising $811.33 during the Harvest of Pennies. Proceeds benefited the Warren County Children’s Shelter.

Redwood • Pledge leaders were Madison Sellers, Hailey Slade, Amanda Reeves, Eric Hayes, Ethan Little, Landon Pettway, Oshen Truelove and Willon Swartz. • District Reading Fair winners: Sara Wigley, first place and will advance to regional fair; William Rutland, second

place; Sara Pratt, third place; Ken Hall, third place; Grahm Tweedle and Karsten Keyes, third place; Layken Stockstill and Logan Hossley, honorable mention; and Kennedi Fitzgerald, honorable mention. • Science Fair winners: physics — Elizabeth Jordan, first place; Kyle Dupree, second place; and Emily VandenNieuwboer, third place; medicine and health — Addison Hearn, first place; and Katelynn Pettway, second place; botany — Hallee Hoffman, first place; and Tyree Miller, second place; behavioral sciences — Lauren Whitaker, first place; microbiology — Layken Stockstill, first place; Earth, space and environmental sciences — Watson Davenport, first place; Carley Copelin, second place; and Victoria Davenport, third place; chemistry — Caitlin Roy, first place; Christopher Lee, second place; and Carter White and Braxton Morson, third place; zoology — Ethan Guevara, first place; and North Partridge, second place; engineering, computers and math — Mollee McIndoo, first place; Miles Harris, second place and best in show; and Tobbie Koestler, third place. • Recognized as Good Citizens for the semester were Kyleigh Cooper, Austin Jones, Bradley Leach, Adi Love Leist, Zachary Ashley, Milli Culbertson, Dalton Roy, Lexie Collins, Caitlyn Hinson, Laney Lewis, Jakob Turner, Emma Redditt, Will Worthy, Sidney Dimmette, Jordan Williams, Katie Wilkes, Hannah Grey, Lane Mason, La’Kenya Taylor, Landry Tweedle, Madison McBroom, Brayson Morson, Jamie Lee Boyd, Anden McClurg, Brooklyn Hart, April Skipworth, Avery Mabe, Bryce Rebert, Trina Ponder, Cade Stockstill, Alana Austin, Nick Harmon, Hailey Blackwell, Tyrone Jackson, Jr., Asia Henry, Lane Nevels, William Rutland, Brinkley Spencer, Eric Hayes, Hailey Slade, Christopher Bates, Chloe Continued on Page B3.

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honor roll Area students named to the fall semester president’s list at Hinds Community College: Edward Davis and Annie Jones, both of Hermanville; Bobbie Daniels and Geraldine Nash, both of Port Gibson; Erica Prince of Rolling Fork; Leanthony Broome, Carrie Frazier, Emily Henderson, Tara Purviance, Cortney Traxler, Bridney Trimble and Mikiala Watts, all of Utica; Mary Whitehead of Redwood; and Carolyn Barnes, Laura Bedgood, Kenneth Brown, Hyman Cosby, Michael Downey, Penny Downey, Kristianna Ezernack, Larissa Garner, Gregory Griffin, Veronica Joerg-Wallace, Arthur Myles, Angela Pettway, John Reed, David

Stinson, Andrea Taylor, Marie Tolliver, Rebecca Traylor, Brandy Vandevender, Katherine Wallace, Lauren Wiles, Reginald Williams, Chester Yates, Eric Hamby, Kelsi Lee, Kourtney McWhorter, Kristen Stevens, Caleb Smith, Sarah Windham, Brooke Marshall, Stanley Bufkin, Michael Freeman, David Chaney, Paige Emfinger, Ryan Engels, Malana Hartley, Austin Palmer, Candice Pettway, Rebecca Vines, Rea Williamson, Leslie Wigley, Amber Evans, Robert Yates, Amanda Williams and Lauren Opperman, all of Vicksburg.

BULLETIN BOARD Honor rolls • Kandise Denise Bailey, Jerry W. Jernigan and Abbey Marie King, all of Vicksburg, have been named to the fall semester honors list at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. • Kensey Amanda Coleman and Leigh Ann Roberts, both of Vicksburg, have been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Jones County Junior College. Those named to the fall faculty list were Kyle Joseph Fowler, Savannah Carter Horton, Chance Scott Ragsdale and Darius Jamal Valentine, all of Vicksburg.

Upcoming events • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity District of Mississippi — Annual state convention, Friday-Sunday at Natchez Grand Hotel/Convention Center; Tim

Lampkin, 662-902-4831. • Catholic Schools Week — SundayFeb. 4 at St. Francis Xavier/St. Aloysius High schools; open house, Feb. 1. • “The Music Man” — Warren Central musical, 7 p.m. Feb. 3-4 and 1 p.m. Feb. 4, WCHS auditorium; tickets, $7, can be purchased at the door or in advance from any cast member. • Mississippi College Career Day — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7, Anderson Hall in the B.C. Rogers Student Center; participants include hospitals, financial institutions, schools, accounting firms, government agencies, more; 601-925-7717. • William Carey University Registration — For spring trimester; 8-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-5 p.m. Feb. 17-20; classes begin Feb. 20; freshmen must submit a completed application, fee, official ACT or SAT scores, high school transcript and proof of immunizations; transfer students must submit a completed application and fee, academic transcripts from

each college previously attended and proof of immunizations; 601-318-6103 or admissions@wmcarey.edu for more information. • Spring Into Science Day Camp — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 13-15, Mississippi Children’s Museum, for grades 1-5; different science themes daily, tuition is $175 per child and includes supplies, snack, lab coat, play time and instruction; after-care and lunch options are available for an additional charge; www. mississippichildrensmuseum.com or 601-981-5469 for registration or more information. • Mississippi College’s Spring Scholarship Banquet — April 17; keynote speaker will be former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; sponsorships available for $1,500 and individual tickets to the banquet are $200; Amy Rowan, 601-925-3257 or rowan@mc.edu for more information.

school by school Continued from Page B2. Lingle, Haley Cummins, Matthew Puckett, Christian Branch, Alana Hearn, Jacie Redditt, Caitlin Strickland, Terell Branch, Nick Henry, Spencer Azlin, Rachel Neumann, Miranda Ahner, Zachary Hearn, Jaden Braswell, Jaime Farris, Ashanti Chin, Tremell Gross, Jennifer Darby, Elizabeth Jordan, Hank Holdiness, Layken Stockstill, Austin Leach, Zoe Santucci, Jazmene Thomas, Grahm Tweedle, Reann Ponder, Nicholas Strong, Devin Montgomery, Josey Tatum, Jayce Chambliss, Anna Davidson, Hannah May, Brayden Ray, Carley Copelin, Tyler McBroom, Kayla Hancock and Bradlee Ross.

Sherman Avenue • Sally Owen’s kindergartners who met Book It! goals for December were Jack Bond, Sha’nyia Cuthbert, Taryn Freeman, Eli Goings, Michael Hill, Mi’Kerieya Hill, Tre’maya Johnson, Prince Marshall, Hunter Moore, Junniya Porter, John Ragsdale, Madisyn Spence, Sam Tuggle and Nicholas Allen. • District Reading Fair winners: Lea Hoeft, first grade individual; Emily Harris, second grade individual; and class of Millie Drewa and Ednita Prentiss, K-3 group. • Perfect attendance awards for the first semester were presented to prekindergartners Cedrin Lamont Markee Phillips, Ashton Naeem Wardley, Ariel Nicole Price, Donovan Quinn Taylor and Khaedyn Wilson; kindergartners Keionna Marie Jefferson, Gretchen Elizabeth Love, O’Marion Marques Nelson, Elizabeth Mae Tuggle, Montreal Jahiem Harris, Jakobe Omarion Smith, Taniya Darcelle Wright, Trevion Marshun Dillard, Roosevelt Dewayne Harris Jr., Jorden Zequez Washington, Koury Terrell Evans, Landon Cale Morgan, Sai Karthik Naria, Wy’neisha Sha’nae Hardy, Kamauria Alyzabeth Hill, Janasia Bresha Hill, Precious Sugar Odoms, Nigeria Marie Ojeamiran, Kenya Marie Qualls, Tyrell Deshaund Sims, Logan Claire Smith, Kayla Leann Eaton, Precious Jon’Nay Drayton and Hunter Moore; first-graders A’Mya Kay’Shonna Cage, Layla Darcel Carter, Kemond Urell Jones, Jerrimah Lee M. McClendon, Nicholas Leshaun Mickey, Jaylen Terrell Parker, Donovan Giraud Mallory, Tony Devonta Peters, Kyra Nicole Pritchard, Ja’Mauria Alexis Richards, Tyijah Keyma Shanks, Kenyatta Lachay Watkins, Bre’Neisha Nikole Wilson, Terrance Dewayne Wright, Anna Isabella M. Cain, Jayvin Jamar Clark, Devinn Daquev Evans, Nyiah Cheree Smith, Jamiyah Lenae Gaines, Kamron Isaiah Peterson, Ciearra Breshay Russell, Donald Quinn Taylor, Brantley Dwayne Dunaway, Janiya Lenae Hardiman, Aniyah Key’Shawn Powell, Raymond Rashad K. Clark, Korzabian Kendell Hill, Reagan Terrell Houston, Zainaivia Zanyae McCloud, Chasitey Hope

Noye, Namya Michel Pugh, Omarion Le’Bron Richardson, Tynajah Lesha Williams and Meggan Nicole Williamson; second-graders Zy’Kyria Aniyez Kendrick, Gregoy Ke’Marion Taylor, Brandy Denise Craft, Emily Gabrielle Harris, Jamon Malique Jefferson, Jasmine Brikayla Moran, Ka’Maya Samone Butler, Toni Lelah Madison, Michael Johnathan Mangle, Syniya Maria Mangle, Ke’Yoncae LaShay Epps, Amber Jade Williams, Jaylenn Amari Hemphill, Takaria Latrice Jarvis, Kalob Zane Kackley, Bridger Coday Towner and Cameron Lamond Smith; and thirdgraders Harvey Leverne Jackson, Joshua Robert Rew, Kalee Marie Ross, Kaitlin Ja’Nae J. Brown, Daryl Shermane Collins, Ariel Lynn L. Darden, Aaron Thomas M. Freeman, Jacquez Montrell Galloway, Amaya Leeana Goodwin, Angel Kay Love, Alyssa Chanté Thomas, Naperia Kri’Shawn Blackmore, Jaylon Demonta Chriss, Daijean Jayvon McCloud, Terry Rondale Robinson, Cameron Issac Stamps and Madison Mckenzie Wade.

South Park • Kindergarten classes of Angelia Donaghe, Susan McKinnie and Rebecca Powers celebrated the 100th day of school by making crowns with 100 stickers, necklaces with 100 fruit loops and other activities. • Pledge leaders from Rebecca Powers’ kindergarten class were Keegan Ware, Logan Moore, Janiyah Knight, Za’Niya King, Ashlyn Boler, Charles Vaught, Jamya Austin, Adam Rashed, Alecsander Stokes, Darrius Harris, Denver Foster, Hunter McKenzie, Kaswyea Craft, Martavious Franklin, Roydale Atkins, Seth Williams and Shamya McGruder. • Second-graders are working in pairs to find the sums of coins as part of a money-counting study. • Science Fair winners: Class I, chemistry — Bowen Hearn, first place; Kyle Foster, second place; Evan Childers, third place; and Markel McGruder and Malik Polk, honorable mention; Class I, Earth, space and environment — Madalyn McAdam, first place; and Jarmin Ringo, second place; Class I, engineering, computers and mathematics — Jeannie Trest, first place and best of fair; and Iley Baldwin, second place; Class I, medicine and health — Jordan Johnson, third place; Class I, physics — Cateria Wells, first place; and Alex Rowe, special participation award; Class II, behavioral sciences — Maylen Ware, first place; Brittney Palmer, second place; Alaina Penalver, third place; and Tyre Washington, honorable mention; Class II, biochemistry — Jacob Hynum, first place and best of fair; Hailey Arnold, second place; and George Powell, third place; Class II, botany — Brantley Williams, first place; Storey Kirklin, second

place; Jason Bernard, third place; and Ja’Keira Mosley, honorable mention; Class II, chemistry — Roderick Crowell, first place; Jazmine Miller, second place; Dalton Arnold, third place; and Caleb Sterling and Antonio Peeples, honorable mention; Class II, Earth, space and environmental science — Christina Carter, first place; Katherine Trest, second place; Austin Adcock, third place; and Jordan Miller and Artaiveus Drayton, honorable mention; Class II, engineering, computers and mathematics — Victoria Hoeft, first place; John Michael Lelonek, second place; David White, third place; and Garrett Hopkins and Daniel Jennings, honorable mention; Class II, medicine and health — Lexi Stewart, first place; Ronald Akinsehinwa, second place; Tyler Morgan, third place; and Arcaisha Drayton and Joneesha Walker, honorable mention; Class II, physics — Matthew Copes, first place; Curtis McCune, second place; Jacob Mergner, third place; and Christopher Hayden and Eli Prudhomme, honorable mention; Class II, zoology — Tyler Baldwin, first place; and Michayla Johnson, second place. Judges were Allison Windham, Michelle Wynter, Nellie Caldwell, Dean Caldwell, Arel Simpson, Roberta Lamanilao, Deborah Suazo, Jeremy Stokes, Callie Pierson and Christopher Barnett.

Vicksburg Catholic • Parent volunteer Tisa Webb, ecologist at ERDC, spoke to Zena Phillips’ kindergartners about animals and their habitats. • Reading Fair winners: first grade — Mari Miller Theobald, fourth place; and Christine Wallace, Natalie Southerland and David Wallace, honorable mention; second grade group — Karen Calnan’s class/Victoria Morehead and Logan Johnson, second place; third grade — Alex Heise, first place; fifth and sixth grade — Adrienne Eckstein, first place. • Tammy Bouchillon of Mississippi Blood Services, along with St. Aloysius senior Jordan Dorbeck dressed as Buddy the Bloodhound, spoke to students about the school’s blood drive. • Science Fair winners: Class I, behavioral and social sciences — Aimeé Jones, first place; Class I, biochemistry — Haden Jones, first place; and Cati Matthews, honorable mention; Class I, botany — Emma Waisner, third place; Class I, Earth, space and environmental science — James Hossley, fourth place; and Eli Koestler, honorable mention; Class I, microbiology — Karen Smith, first place; Class I, physics — Andy Bufkin, first place and best of fair; Leah Larson, second place; Faith Beamish, third place; and Logan Johnson, honorable mention; Class I, chemistry — Alex Heise, first place; Anna Lamanilao, second place; Sophie Lee, third place; Analese Warnock, fourth place; Caton Black-

burn, fifth place; Victoria Morehead, sixth place; and Julia Liggett, honorable mention; Class II, behavioral and social sciences — Connor Clark, first place; and Jaleigh Ehrgott, second place; Class II, biochemistry — Farmer Abendroth, first place; Joseph Puckett, second place; Alexis Varner, third place; Sophie Sudderth, fourth place; Carson Collier, fifth place; Gray Houser, sixth place; and Kyla Goodlow, honorable mention; Class II, botany — Emily Wallace, first place; Natalie Jones, second place; Hunter Landers, third place; Anna Piazza, fourth place; Kylan Clay, fifth place; Molly Starnes, sixth place; and Kaleigh Stuart, honorable mention; Class II, chemistry — Anna Beauchamp, first place; Thomas Trichell, second place; Madison Willis, third place; Garrett Vincent, fourth place; Andrew Ulmer, fifth place; Madeline Lee, sixth place; and Cole Yearwood, honorable mention; Class II, Earth, space and environmental science — Brantlee Richards, first place; Alexandra Tzotzolas, second place; Gregory Thomas, third place; Lane Hubbard, fourth place; Noah Hamby, fifth place; Ashton Pierce, sixth place; and Anna Gatling, honorable mention; Class II, engineering, mathematics and computers — David Osburn, first place; Maddie Stokes, third place; and Chuck Beamish, honorable mention; Class II, medicine and health — Parker Brown, first place; Anna Brown, second place; Emily Hayward, third place; and Andy Jennings, fourth place; Class II, microbiology — Adrienne Eckstein, first place; Victoria Gong, second place; Anna Speights, third place; Mattie Derivaux, fourth place; Cameron Mathis, fifth place; and Caleb Larson, honorable mention; Class II, physics — Ryan Jarratt, first place and best of fair; Josh Collins, second place; R.G. Willis, third place; Sean Simpson, fourth place; Adam Eckstein, fifth place; Claire Jamison, sixth place; and Ryan Theriot, honorable mention; Class II, zoology — Coleman Verhine, first place; Eden Engler, second place; Eva Headly, third place; and Emme Connell, fourth place. Coordinator was Sharron Harris.

Vicksburg High • Case 21 schedule: today — Algebra I, pre-Algebra makeup test and TAG; Thursday — biology and Algebra I make-up test; Friday — U.S. History and English II makeup test; Monday — all areas make-up tests. • Scholarship information available: AGA of West Central MS, book scholarship (deadline is April 30); Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club, $5,000 scholarship and two $500 scholarships (deadline is March 15); and Judson College music and athletics (exam day is Feb. 18). More information is available in the Guidance Office. • Late registration for Feb. 11 ACT is $34, along with $42 for stand-by testing.

Vicksburg Intermediate • Pledge leaders for the week were Diamond Clavelle, Chelsea Ferguson, Tiaundra Brown and Heather Kindhart. • Classes of Pat Powell and Georgia Kelly participated in Special Olympics at Warren Central High School, where the students attended 10 basketball skill stations directed by Arlene Smith’s Future Teachers of America. VIS students won three first-place ribbons, two second-place ribbons, three third-place ribbons and two fourth-place ribbons. • Terry Lockhart was guest speaker in Character Education classes. • GATOR Math Night will be 6-7 p.m. Tuesday. All parents and students are encouraged to attend to review nine weeks skills and learn strategies needed for math score improvement. • Yearbooks are on sale for $30. Mary June Cooksey is taking orders in the foyer each morning.

Warren Central High • Staff members of the week were Chrissy Brewer and Maj. Jimmy Holder. Students caught doing something good were Chandler Dixon, Kendall Oliver, William Smith, Jonathon Barrons, Kimberly Harrison, Will Gurtowski, Karly May, Mary Heath, Sallie Lin, Will Everett, Kretonia McElroy, Brandon Sherman, Hannah Gore, Dearius Christmas, Victoria Fothergill, Harry Meghat, Ashton Ahner and Justin Williams. • The WC Literary Club is taking submissions for the 2012 edition of Reflections literary magazine. Writings or artwork may be submitted in rooms 303 or 406. All art is required to be black and white and on lineless paper. • Drama Club officers are Haley Sellers, president; Stephen Wagner, vice president; Kristen Miller, secretary; and Shelton Case, treasurer. Students who want to join should see an officer or visit room 101A. • Justin Henry, professional baseball player, spoke to Susan Athow’s family classes on refusal skills and decision-making. • Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District Regulatory Branch participated in Regulatory Earth Day activities at the school, where team members planted, flagged and labeled approximately 100 seedlings around the nature trail and pond.

Warren Central Intermediate • Those recognized as Best Effort Students were Myzon Alexander, Quinteraus Allen, Michael Barrentine, Destiny Blackmore, Jarvis Bowman, Gloriastein Brown, Martez Brown, Wanzie Brown, Devonte Cage, De’Shar Calvin, Zach Carden, James Carter, Terreon Carter, Keithia Chiles, Conner Cooper, Camron Davenport, Sasha Davenport, Daron

Davis, Kennedy Davis, Tamaria Evans, Jagger Gill, Adrionna Green, Cameron Henderson, Tiberias Hughes, Jamonie Jackson, Quarjeremy Jackson, Cameron Johnson, Eseme Jones, David King, Michayla King, Anthony Lane, Jordan Lowe, Martin McWilliams, Damio Moore, Denkeis Moore, Jeff Moore, Kevon Moore, Del Shun Neal, Ta’nysha Newsom, Jalicia Oliver, Omarrain Parker, Deweesha Parson, Keyonna Parson, Karmen Pickering, Quentin Pollard, Takayla Qualls, Jamaraus Ragsdale, Jayda Rew, Fre’Maria Segrest, Yasmine Sweet, Zyria Thomas, Patrice Valentine, Tamia Williams, Mariesha Wilson, Henry Wyatt, Kane Hawkins, Joseph Aldridge, Cullen Barlow, Wanzie Brown, Meredith Brown, Antonio Calvin, James Carter, Ricky Johnson, Ryne McCallum, Alexis Odoms, Brennan Parham, Sa’Venia Redmon, Derrick Sims, Andrea Williams, TerriAnn Williams, D’montae Woodson, Jaylin Bohanon, Martez Brown, Derrick Butler, William Chriss, Conner Cooper, Kevin Jones, Megan Lenel, Laurence Madison, Andi McKay, Anitra Miller, Searra Odom, Jakahyl Parker, Grayson Rankin, Jesse Schiele, Mia Somerville, Jerrious Stovall, Nick Straughter, Devin Vega, Justin Walker, Prentiss Jackson, Arguallo Magee and Jakayla Roby. • Spelling Bee winners: third grade — Daniel Kenney, Taliyah Jenkins, Taylor Jennings and Ashanti Williams; fourth grade — Carlos Richardson, Simran Patel, Shamar Lott, Anthony Warfield, Caitlin Doyle, Maurice Hill and LaMaya Miller; fifth grade — Ronisha Davis, Eddie Ross, Hannah Toney, Ashley Vaul, Jon Erekson and Darrius Watson; sixth grade — Malcolm Ware, Jasmine Jefferson, Charlatte Brown, Monyea Spratley, Laura Robertson and Shavan Manusukha (overall school winner who received a subscription to kids.Britannica.com and an online Powerspeak world language course.) • District Reading Fair winners: JaKayla Roby, third place; and Laura Logue and Le’Della Williams, honorable mention.

Warrenton • Family Night will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Activities will include nutrition tips by Gail Kavanaugh, exercises by Linda Fondren of Shape Up Sisters and a black history skit by fourth-graders. • In honor of Martin Luther King Day, grades 3-6 participated in a play about Dr. King’s achievements. • Bryan Tribble, Carolyn Walker and AmeriCorps volunteers spoke to classes about bullying awareness. • Grades K-2 counted and walked 100 steps to celebrate the 100th day of school. • As part of a study of Egypt, Kat Hilderbrand’s fifth-grade GATES students created flat tablets using hieroglyphics to tell a story.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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ON THE MENU From Staff Reports

52nd annual Lebanese dinner — Cabbage rolls, kibbee, green beans and tabooli, Feb. 6 at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 2709 Washington St. Lunch served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner from 5 to 7 p.m., takeouts available. Tickets $10, from church members or call 601-6362483. Sweets and pastries will be for sale. New this year: door tickets will be sold at lunch only.

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Super Bowl Stromboli

Stromboli: Part pizza, part calzone, all party! By Alison Ladman The Associated Press A stromboli is kind of a cross between a grinder and a calzone. Bread dough is rolled out, filled with sliced meats, cheeses and vegetables, then rolled up into a tube and baked. To serve, stromboli are simply sliced like a loaf of bread, creating a spiral baked sandwich that is perfect for large parties. If you like, you also can serve sandwich condiments (or even warmed marinara) alongside the stromboli slices for dipping. We’ve offered suggestions for fillings; but mix and match to suit your group (or devise your own combination). Just be careful with vegetables. Because you will be baking the fillings in the dough, watery vegetables (such as tomatoes) can release too much liquid during cooking. To avoid this, cook most vegetables in a skillet before adding them. Sun-dried tomatoes would be a good alternative to fresh.

Super Bowl stromboli Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 10 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups chopped raw vegetables, such as peppers, onions and mushrooms 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup drained and chopped Kalamata olives 1 tablespoon drained and chopped capers 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb blend Salt and ground black pepper 20-ounce ball pizza dough 10 ounces sliced deli meat, such as salami and ham 1 cup grated provolone or mozzarella cheese Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

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By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Whenever I think of Super Bowl Sunday, I think of chili and guacamole and chips. And Ro-Tel cheese dip. And Frito pie. Because face it, people love to indulge in fatty, crunchy, salty foods they can munch while milling about or standing and watching the game in suspense. And if you make a dish that combines everyone’s favorite football snacks, you’ve got a winning day regardless of who wins the game. When I was growing up, the go-to football party food was seven-layer dip. Which is basically the same thing as Frito pie — layers of Fritos corn chips, chili, cheese and other toppings. A few months ago, I flew down South and when I arrived, I met a chef from New York who was essentially serving Frito pie, but calling it “The Walking Taco” — a bunch of toppings dumped into snack-size bags of Fritos and eaten right from the bag. I loved the name and concept, and immediately thought that it would be a great party food. I liked the idea of offering guests bags of chips and a buffet of top-

pings (chili, cheeses, vegetables, etc.) to let them assemble their own walking tacos. The medium snack bags are the best bet for this approach. This make-your-ownbar is dramatic, and is easy on the cook. I like adding pulled chicken to the mix (buy a rotisserie chicken or make your own beer-can chicken and pull it once it is cool). Great homemade chili and guacamole are key, so I am including those recipes here. Otherwise, most of the ingredients are just purchased and put out for guests.

Suggested Toppings Guacamole Pulled chicken Pulled pork Grilled shrimp Grated sharp white A Walking Taco cheddar cheese Grated jalapeño-Jack cheese Grated yellow cheddar reheated over Sliced scallions low. Chopped tomatoes Start to finish: 2 Chopped white onions 1/2 hours Chopped cilantro Servings: 8 Sliced olives 1 pound ground sirloin Pickled jalapenos 1 pound ground chuck Pickled onions 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped Black beans 12-ounce bottle Lone Star or Corona Pinto beans beer Refried beans Two 10-ounce cans chopped tomatoes Tomato salsa with chili peppers Tomatillo salsa 6-ounce can tomato paste Shredded lettuce 1 tablespoon ground cumin Sour cream 1 tablespoon dry oregano leaves 1 tablespoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons kosher salt (or more to taste) 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder This chili can 1 tablespoon New Mexican chili be prepared powder up to two bowl. 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder a in served days ahead, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper g taco in lk a then slowly Aw (optional)

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Heat a large, heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium-high. Add the sirloin, chuck and onions and cook for 15 minutes, or until the meat is browned and the onions are translucent. Add the beer, tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir and simmer for a few minutes, then add the cumin, oregano, garlic, salt, all 3 chili powders, and the cayenne pepper (if using). Stir well, then cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. If chili is too thick, water or an additional beer may be added. If so, add just a bit at a time or the chili will get too thin. Nutrition information per servThe

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Manly cupcakes made to suit Super Bowl dudes By Alison Ladman The Associated Press These are not your girlfriend’s cupcakes. There is no frilly pastel frosting piped on top. They are not delicate. They are not pretty. They are big, bold, manly and totally down for a Super Bowl spread. Since ease is key for Super Bowl feasts, we decided to start with a chocolate cake mix. To man-it-up, we made them big and added beer. And instead of pretty buttercream frosting, we’re dabbed and smeared whiskey frosting all over them. And to really take it up a notch, bacon. Of course, salted peanuts, pretzels or crushed malted milk balls would also be terrific. If you want, you could make giant cupcakes; you just need an oversized muffin pan (sold at most kitchen shops). You’ll need to cook larger cupcakes longer (timing will vary depending on the size). But whatever you do, don’t

3 cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup whiskey 2 teaspoons vanilla extract For the toppings (use any or all): Crisp cooked bacon Salted peanuts Pretzels Crushed malted milk balls Heat the oven to 350 F. Spray 24 muffin regular cups with cooking spray.

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Super Bowl Cupcakes you dare add sprinkles.

Super Bowl cupcakes Start to finish: 1 hour (30 minutes active)

Servings: 24 For the cupcakes: 1 cup dark beer, such as stout 1/3 cup sour cream 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil

3 eggs 18.5-ounce package moist chocolate cake mix For the frosting: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter

In a large bowl, mix together the beer, sour cream, oil, eggs and cake mix. Mix until thoroughly combined and smooth, about 2 minutes. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups and bake for 18 minutes to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. While the cupcakes cool, make the frosting. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter, sugar, whiskey and vanilla See Cupcakes, Page C2.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Former NFL greats serve up wine with a kick By Michelle Locke The Associated Press What pairs well with your couch, a bowl of popcorn and the Super Bowl? How about a wine with a genuine pigskin pedigree? Sure, beer may be the first beverage that comes to mind when you think about football. But it turns out plenty of football fans like to drink wine — and quite a few NFL legends like to make it. Take Dick Vermeil, who coached the 1980 Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance and later, after a 15-year stint as a broadcaster, took the St. Louis Rams all the way to victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. These days he’s an expert on a different type of field as partner of Vermeil Wines in the Napa Valley. And unlike some celebrity vintners, Vermeil is a hands-on guy who has been known to take a predawn tractor ride or two, pulling gondolas of charbono grapes. “You’d be surprised how many people come in and they don’t realize that it’s THE Dick Vermeil,” says Mary Sue Frediani, who is the tasting room

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Mike Ditka wines alongside a bottle of Jets Uncorked manager and wife of winemaker Paul Smith. Frediani also is a co-owner of her family’s Frediani Family Vineyard,

which provides much of the fruit for Vermeil wines. Vermeil was born and raised in the Napa Valley town of Cal-

istoga. His great-grandfather retired to Calistoga and grew grapes — the Fredianis now own and farm that land. So,

Vermeil’s move from gridiron to grape in 1999 wasn’t a huge stretch. He has a cabernet sauvignon named after his

great-grandfather, Jean Louis Vermeil. Maybe you’re looking for a wine brand that comes with “Attitude. Character. Enthusiasm.” Somehow, it’s no surprise this is a project involving Hall-of-Famer “Iron Mike” Ditka, who coached the 1985 Bears to a Super Bowl championship. Made in partnership with the Mendocino Wine Co. in Northern California, Mike Ditka Wines feature a chardonnay, a pinot grigio, a merlot, a cabernet sauvignon and the flagship red blend. San Francisco 49ers fan? Sbragia Family Vineyards in the Sonoma County town of Geyserville is selling 2007 Montagia Cabernet Sauvignon, a project between Ed Sbragia and former San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana, the player nicknamed “Joe Cool,” for his ability to stay calm in clutch situations, who led the 49ers to four Super Bowl victories. Montana took part in the blending sessions that went into making the wine and the label carries his and Sbragia’s signatures.

Looking beyond the olive: Sesame oil adds nutty, savory flavor Sesame pulled pork sandwiches

By J.M. Hirsch AP Food Editor Maybe it’s time to look beyond claims of virginity in the oil aisle. Because you see, our 20-year love affair with olive oil has had fallout. We’ve forgotten that there’s a whole world of oils that don’t come from the olive tree. And they can do a heck of a lot more than just sauté and make a fine dressing. OK, maybe we didn’t forget. Maybe we didn’t know about them at all. It’s not as though prior to the EVOO revolution we were all swilling avocado and grape seed oils. But olive oil has done a fine job of elbowing out other up-and-comers. Sesame, for instance. You might never have bought it, but chances are you’ve had it. It’s what gives many Asian dishes a nutty, savory, richly aromatic flavor. Most sesame oil is made by pressing roasted sesame seeds. The oil tastes deeply nutty, almost smoky, and pairs well with anything salty. There are cold-pressed varieties, but skip them; while

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Sesame Pulled Pork Sandwiches fine for frying, the flavor is unimpressive. A high smoke point (420F) means this amber-colored oil can handle the heat of the fry pan. But its flavor shines brightest when used raw. Which means that getting the deepest, richest sesame flavor will mean using a bit of the oil in the pan to sauté, then drizzling a bit more over the finished dish. When shopping for sesame oil (sometimes labeled “toasted sesame oil” and often hidden in the Asian or International aisle), the darker the

color, the richer the flavor. And while loads of antioxidants give sesame oil a long shelf life, refrigerating it will make it last even longer. What to do with it? It’s obviously a natural for stir-fry (remember to drizzle a bit more on the finished dish for best flavor) and makes killer marinades for steak. For more ideas for using sesame oil, check out the Off the Beaten Aisle column over on Food Network: http://bit.ly/ wp2mDN

Start to finish: 50 minutes (15 minutes active) Servings: 6 12-ounce bottle beer 6-ounce can tomato paste 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup rice vinegar 3 tablespoons sesame oil, divided 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder 1 whole star anise 3 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 2-inch chunks 1 to 2 teaspoons hot sauce Salt and ground black pepper, to taste 6 bulky rolls or other burger buns Sesame seeds, to garnish Sliced scallions, to garnish In a large saucepan, whisk together the beer, tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar, 2 tablespoons of the toasted sesame oil, the soy sauce, garlic powder and mustard powder. Add the star anise and pork. Bring to a simmer over medium-high, then cover and

Stromboli

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On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a 12-by-16-inch rectangle. Arrange the sliced meat over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border on the longer sides, as well as the end furthest from you. Spread the cooked vegetables over the meat, then sprinkle with the cheese. Starting with the side clos-

est to you, roll the stromboli up like a log. Pinch the seam and ends to seal. Transfer the log to the prepared baking sheet with the seam on the bottom. Using a paring knife, make three deep slits in the top of the loaf. Heat the oven to 375 F. Allow the stromboli to rest for 20 minutes while the oven

heats. Bake for 40 minutes to 50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted at the center reads 180 F. The outside should be golden brown and should sound hollow when tapped. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

task of making guacamole for 500 people. But friends at Frontera Foods suggested I try their easy recipe. Well, it was so good that it was the hit of the event. And I couldn’t stop eating it. Since I tried this recipe, I’ve never made guacamole any other way. Start to finish: 5 minutes Servings: 6 3 to 4 ripe avocados 1 cup Frontera Foods tomatillo salsa

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro Kosher salt

drate; 2 g protein; 7 g fiber; 210 mg sodium.

Nutrition information per serving (not counting toppings) (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 280 calories; 150 calories from fat (51 percent

of total calories); 17 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 50 mg cholesterol; 32 g carbohydrate; 2 g protein; 1 g fiber; 190 mg sodium.

Continued from Page C1. ing (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 210 calories; 50 calories from fat (24 percent of total calories); 6 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 60 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrate; 25 g protein; 4 g fiber; 1,020 mg sodium.

1-2-3 tomatillo salsa guacamole I first made this recipe for a very large event in California. I was daunted by the

Cut the avocados in half, scoop out the flesh and combine in a bowl. Mash well. Stir in the tomatillo salsa, then the cilantro. Season with salt. Nutrition information per serving: 170 calories; 130 calories from fat (71 percent of total calories); 15 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohy-

Cupcakes Continued from Page C1. until smooth and fluffy, about 4 minutes to 5 minutes. When the cupcakes have cooled, add a smear of frosting to the tops, then sprinkle with your choice of toppings.

ing with sesame seeds and scallions. Nutrition information per serving: 563 calories; 128 calories from fat (23 percent of total calories); 15 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 147 mg cholesterol; 48 g carbohydrate; 55 g protein; 2 g fiber; 923 mg sodium.

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Continued from Page C1. In a large skillet over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the vegetables and garlic, then sauté until tender and any liquid has evaporated, 5 minutes to 10 minutes depending on your choice of vegetables. Stir in the olives, capers and herb blend. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside to cool slightly.

cook until very tender, about 40 minutes. Discard the star anise, then use 2 forks to shred or pull apart the pork into bite-size pieces. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of toasted sesame oil and the hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the pork between the buns, sprinkling each serv-

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Parents’ lack of faith irks college-bound senior Dear Abby: I’m 18 years old. I play two competitive sports, maintain a 4.0 GPA, have good friends and will be attending the college of my dreams. Yet for some reason I cannot get along with my parents. It seems like I can’t live up to their standards. We get into huge fights every day over insignificant things. My parents continually tell me they don’t think I will handle college very well because I “can’t get along with people.” But their lack of faith just frustrates me, and we get into more fights. In reality, the only people I don’t get along with are my parents. This is unsettling to me because next fall I will be across the country from them and I feel they will be happy that I’m gone. I’m at a loss as to what to do to control my temper and fix my relationship with my

DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL

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parents before I leave. Your advice would be appreciated. — Climbing the Walls in Cleveland Dear Climbing the Walls: It’s possible that your parents may be suffering from separation anxiety. You, their child, are about to leave the nest, and they may be dealing with conflicting feelings of pride in your accomplishments and sadness that you are about to fly from the nest. It may not be a lack of faith in you. Also, they may be having second thoughts about how they can afford the tuition and other college expenses beyond

TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE

BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION If tomorrow is your birthday: Instead of looking for new fields to conquer in the year ahead, build upon the strong foundations you’ve already established. Situations in which you previously met with resistance are now likely to be laced with ample opportunities. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Unfortunately, you’re not suited for the role of being a borrower or a lender. Putting yourself in either position could place you squarely behind the eight ball. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Even though you might solicit advice from several people, it isn’t likely you will follow anyone’s suggestions. You’ll still erroneously do things as you initially intended. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Be both realistic and sensible about any of your physical limitations. For example, if you attempt to lift something that is far too heavy, you’ll suffer the consequences. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Unless you’re careful about how you conduct yourself when mixing with society, you’ll be in way over your head. A slip of the tongue will get blown out of proportion. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Don’t take your luck for granted when the stakes are higher than usual. Chances are you’ll miscalculate and take others down with you when it’s time to pay the piper. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Even if you’ve done something that is considered to be quite outstanding, subdue temptation to boast about it. Praise will sound a lot better coming from an impressed observer. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — There are a lot of sticky fingers out there, so be extra watchful of your possessions, especially the stuff you keep in your car. Don’t walk away and leave items in plain sight. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Your thinking about a personal situation is apt to be right on the money, but that doesn’t mean you can make judgment calls for others. You could be way off track. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — In situations where you are hoping to get more in return than you put out, you’re likely to be greatly disappointed. There are no free rides in this economy. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — When invited to a social gathering at a friend’s house, don’t overstay your visit. Even if you’re one of the late arrivals, be sure to be among those who know when to leave. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Guard against a strong inclination to blame a mistake that you make on another who was trying to help you out. Avoid at all costs doing anything that could make your friend feel used and unappreciated. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Be smart, and refrain from entering into a conversation with a friend who feels just as strongly about his or her opposing point of view as you do about yours. Both parties would lose out.

TWEEN 12 & 20

BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: Will you please tell me the warning signs for potential suicide victims? — Nameless, Moncton, New Brunswick Nameless: Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 24. According to Dr. James Comer, professor of child psychiatry at Yale University, suicide warning signs include: noticeable change in eating and sleeping habits; withdrawal from friends and family and from regular activities; persistent boredom; decline in the quality of schoolwork; violent or rebellious behavior; running away; drug and alcohol abuse; unusual neglect of personal appearance; difficulty concentrating; radical personality change; complaints about physical symptoms; and fatigue. Comments such as, “I won’t be a problem much longer,” or “It’s no use” may be verbal signs of suicidal thoughts. A teen putting his or her life in order, throwing or giving away favorite possessions or cleaning his or her room, if this is uncommon, may be considering suicide. A sudden, forced cheerfulness after a period of depression is another danger sign. Research indicates that youngsters who attempt suicide are more responsive to suggestion than others. The presence of examples or models also seems to be a factor. Teen suicide often occurs after a loss, such as the death of a loved one, a breakup or parental divorce. Dr. Wallace: Twice I have run away from home, and I’m thinking about taking off again. When I returned home the last time, my father made a lot of promises, but he has kept none. Now things are getting bad, and I can’t take it much longer. What I need to know is there any way I can leave home without being considered a runaway? I’m 17, and I’ve tried talking things over with my father but it just hasn’t worked. — Mitch, Colorado Springs, Colo. Mitch: Running away rarely solves a problem; it usually compounds it. See if it’s possible to move in with a relative (grandparent, aunt) or a good friend. You are responsible to your parents (and they to you) until your 18th birthday. • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

possible financial aid. Whatever their reasons are, you need some tools to help you stay calm and not fly off the handle when your buttons are pushed — regardless of who is pressing them. In my booklet, “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It,” I offer suggestions that will help you gain control of your emotions so that you will lose your temper less often. Anger is a normal emotion. There are probably no human beings who don’t experience anger at one time or another. However, it’s important that you learn some techniques to handle your emotional reactions more constructively than you have been. Not only will these techniques help you with your parents now, but also they will help you when you’re away at college adjusting to new people and new situations.

Remember, the average person may become irritated, angry or frustrated several times a day. The key is to deal with these emotions effectively. Talk to your parents about your feelings and explore what’s going on. By focusing on what is triggering your negative emotions instead of reacting with an outburst, you can not only defuse your anger but also retain your dignity and possibly achieve a more informed understanding of how your parents may really feel. I hope that the outcome will be a rapprochement with your parents. •

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Second opinion is good idea if patient’s unsure of options Dear Doctor K: Do you recommend getting a second medical opinion? I don’t want to offend my doctor or make her angry. But with big health decisions, I’d like the extra input. What is the best way to proceed? Dear Reader: Most of us will face at least one important medical decision in our lives. It could involve whether to have surgery, or to undergo a diagnostic procedure that contains risks. Maybe you just feel that you don’t really understand how you should be thinking about your options, based on the discussion with your doctor. When you are not sure of what to do, getting a second opinion before starting treatment is a good idea. A second opinion may simply confirm your first diagnosis or treatment recommendation. If it does, it doesn’t mean it was a waste. If the two opinions agree, it can be reassuring about your diagnosis or treatment choice. In some cases, a second opinion can be helpful just because another doctor may explain things in a way that’s more understandable to you. Sometimes a second opinion actually can improve the advice you get. Things in medicine are not always clear-cut, even to the best doctors. For example, consider a biopsy for something like a possible cancer. Your symptoms might suggest cancer. That spot in your lung on an X-ray might look like cancer. But the proof of whether a person has cancer is to get a sample of the tissue (a biopsy) that looks like cancer. Then experts look at the tissue under the microscope. You’d think that the biopsy would provide a definitive answer. However, even something as seemingly straightforward as examining a biopsy can benefit from a second opinion. Research at Johns Hopkins found that second-opinion looks at tissue samples led to changed diagnoses in about 7 percent of the cases. Some went from benign to malignant, and some the other way around. Second opinions can also save money by steering treatment away from expensive tests, medications or procedures. Some insurance companies actually encourage them, and some even require them in certain situations. Still, you should check with your health plan before getting a second opinion to see whether the visit and any additional costs will be covered. Asking your doctor, nurses, or family and friends for recommendations is a good place to start. Many hospitals offer second-opinion services, too. There are also private companies that provide second opinions. But before choosing this route, do some homework to make sure it’s a reputable business. Your doctor shouldn’t be

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offended or mad if you get a second opinion. In fact, if your doctor is put out that you want a second opinion — one that could improve your health care — perhaps she’s not the right doctor for you. A doctor giving a second opinion will want to see your records before offering an opinion. Call the office ahead of time to see what you should bring or have sent. And bring along a notebook so you can jot down notes. •

Write to Dr. Komaroff in care of United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016, or send questions to his website, www.AskDoctorK.com.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” — After serving time for a crime he did not commit, a vengeful barber, Johnny Depp, and his accomplice, Helena Bonham Carter, carve up unlucky customers and bake them in meat pies./8 on TCM n SPORTS College basketball — ACC rivals Duke and Maryland tangle in the late game of an ESPN college hoops doubleheader. Villanova and Louisville battle in the early game./6 on ESPN Helena Bonham Carter n PRIMETIME “Whitney” — Roxanne hires Whitney as her assistant and office spy; Alex reorganizes the apartment; Mark asks Neal and Lily for help with a woman./7 on NBC

THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com

MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Gregg Palmer, actor, 85; Dean Jones, actor, 81; Tobe Hooper, movie director, 69; China Kantner, actress, 41; Ana Ortiz, actress, 41; Alicia Keys, rhythm-and-blues singer, 31; Michael Trevino, actor, 27. n DEATH Wesley Brown — The nation’s oldest sitting federal judge has died at 104. His law clerk, Nanette Turner Kalcik, said U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown passed away Monday night at the Wichita, Kan., assisted living center where he lived. Brown was appointed as a federal district judge in 1962 by then-President John F. Kennedy. In 1979, Brown officially took senior status, a type of semi-retirement. But he continued to carry a full load of cases decades later. Brown’s long tenure on the federal bench rivals that of Joseph Woodrough, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, who had been the longest practicing judge in the federal judiciary when he died in 1977 at age 104.

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Moore seeks treatment for exhaustion A spokeswoman for Demi Moore said the actress is seeking professional help to treat her exhaustion and improve her health. Publicist Carrie Gordon said the decision is due to the stresses in Moore’s life, and she looks forward to getting well. Gordon did not release any other details about the nature or location of Moore’s treatment. The past few months have been rocky for Moore. She released a statement in November announcing she had decided to end her marriage to Ashton Kutcher following news of infidelity.

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Hospital must pay $1M to Garth Brooks An Oklahoma hospital that failed to build a women’s health center in honor of Garth Brooks’ late mother must pay the country singer $1 million, a jury has ruled. Jurors on Tuesday evening ruled that the hospital must return Brooks’ $500,000 donation plus pay him $500,000 in punitive damages. The decision came in Brooks’ breach-of-contract lawsuit against Integris Canadian Valley RegionGarth al Hospital in Yukon. Brooks said he thought Brooks he’d reached a deal in 2005 with the hospital’s president, James Moore, but sued after learning the hospital wanted to use the money for other construction projects. The hospital argued that Brooks gave it unrestricted access to the $500,000 donation and only later asked that it build a women’s center and name it after his mother, Colleen Brooks, who died of cancer in 1999.

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Tenn. cop fired for smoking in precinct A Tennessee police department said it has fired an officer after 17 years on the force because he repeatedly smoked cigarettes inside the precinct in violation of the city’s no smoking policy. Newbern police Sgt. James Bishop was terminated last week. A 2007 city policy prohibits smoking inside all municipal offices and buildings. According to the termination letter obtained by the State Gazette, Police Chief Harold Dunivant said he had complaints that his employees were smoking inside their offices and issued a warning that disciplinary action could be taken. Dunivant said he continued to get complaints about Bishop smoking indoors and was forced to fire him.

Westminster introduces 6 dog breeds LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six dogs will make history this year as the newest breeds eligible to compete at Westminster. If they have visions of winning, though, history is against them. The names of some of these rookie breeds competing in this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 13-14 at Madison Square Garden are a mouthful: the Entlebucher mountain dog, the Norwegian Lundehund, the American English coonhound, the Finnish Lapphund, the Cesky terrier and the Xoloitzcuintli, previously known as the Mexican Hairless. The six new breeds bring to 185 the number that will compete this year for the best of show grand prize in the annual contest, the oldest sporting event in the United States next to the Kentucky Derby, said David Frei, the club’s director of communications and the USA Network show host. In 1990, there were 142 eligible breeds. This is no limit on the number of new breeds that can be admitted each year, but there are strict criteria. For the last 12 years, no more than six rookies have been approved in any year, Frei said. Before the American Kennel Club will approve a new breed, there have to be a significant number of the dogs in the United States and there has to be a breed club to oversee enthusiasts and geographic diversity. The AKC provided these thumbnail sketches of this year’s rookie breeds: • The American English coonhound is a descendent of the English foxhound and evolved from Virginia hounds. Originally used to hunt fox by day and raccoon by night, they were once called the English fox and coonhound. The breed is pleasant, alert,

Haggard back in hospital for more treatment NASHVILLE (AP) — Country music legend Merle Haggard said he’s nearly over the case of double pneumonia that has kept him in Georgia hospital for most of the last week. Doctors found the Merle 74-year-old Haggard had several other ailments while he was recovering in a Macon, Ga., hospital. Spokeswoman Tresa Redburn said they diagnosed him with three stomach ulcers, eight polyps in his colon and diverticulitis of the esophagus. “Thanks to all the wonderful people all over the world that prayed their special prayers. I’m a new man,” Haggard said. Haggard checked into a hospital and postponed his tour dates Tuesday after contracting pneumonia. He checked himself out Friday and tried to make the ride home to Redding, Calif., on his bus. Haggard realized he wasn’t up to the trip and returned to Macon.

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A Mexican Xoloitzcuintli, left, and a Norwegian Lundehund

An American English coonhound

On TV The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be shown 7 p.m. until 8 on USA and 8 p.m. until 10 on CSNBC Feb. 13 and 7 p.m. until 10 on USA Feb. 14.

A Cesky terrier confident and sociable with both humans and dogs. The modern version of the dog is a speedy, durable and wideranging hunter. • The Entlebucher mountain dog is a native of Switzerland and the smallest of the four AKC Swiss breeds. Prized for its work ethic and ease of training, this dog can easily switch from high-spirited playmate to serious, selfassured dog with a commanding presence. • The Finnish Lapphund is a reindeer herding dog from the northern parts of Scandinavia. It is thought that this breed existed for hundreds, if not thousands, of years as a helper dog to native tribes. Today, they are popular as family pets in their native Finland. Devoted to their families, they are friendly with all people, highly intelligent and eager to learn. They are strong but very agile.

An Entlebucher mountain dog • The Norwegian Lundehund is also called the puffin dog. It spent centuries on the rocky cliffs and high fields of arctic Norway hunting and retrieving puffin birds, which was an important meat and feather crop to local farmers. This dog has at least six toes on each foot so it can handle the almost vertical areas where puffins nest. It also has a flexible skeletal structure that enables it to squirm out of tight spots or go spread eagle to prevent slips and falls. • The Xoloitzcuintli is the national dog of Mexico and was previously known as the Mexican Hairless. It comes in three sizes and there is a coated version seen only in

the United States and Canada. These dogs are descendants of the hairless dogs prized by the Aztecs and revered as guardians of the dead. Their intelligence, trainability and natural cleanliness have turned them into unique and valued pets. • The Cesky terrier is a wellmuscled, short legged hunting terrier that can be worked in packs. With natural drop ears and a natural tail, it is longer than it is tall and has a long, soft, silky coat that can be any shade of gray from charcoal to platinum. Lean and graceful, the dogs are reserved toward strangers but loyal to their owners and always keen and alert during a hunt.

That part of Section 8, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, Warren County, Mississippi, more particularly The Vicksburg Post described as follows, to-wit: Begin at an iron pin along 232 PEAR ORCHARD the West line of the present Warrenton Road, said point marking the Southeast corner of Lot 11 of Walnut Ridge Subdivision as recorded in Deed Book 116 at Page 186 of the Land Records of Warren County, This well maintained 3BR/2 BA, one owner Custom Built home Mississippi; thence run has many features, including hardwood floors, degrees carpeted bedrooms and trayNorth ceiling 60 in living room.00 minutes West accessed for 131.29 feetgarage to an Home features a room heated and cooled through pin at the end room. of an which could be used as an office,iron gameroom, or guest existing cyclone fence; thence turn and run North 37 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds East along said fence for 149.83 feet to an iron post; thence turn and run South 60 degrees 00 minutes East for 114.35 feet h t Wi to an iron pin along the West right-of-way of Warrenton Road; thence turn and follow Home for Sale? Showthe it right-of-way to the world Southat 34 degrees 43 minutes West www.homesofvicksburg.com along a chord of 48.82 feet to an iron pin; thence continue along said right-of-way South 28 degrees 50 minutes West for 100.0 feet back to the SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S point of beginning. TOGETHER WITH a Twenty NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on February 22, (20)-ft-wide easement for ingress and egress (10 ft 2006, Utopia V. Brown, an either side of the center line), unmarried person, executed a certain deed of trust to First the center line of which is described as follows: American Title, Trustee for Commence at an iron pin the benefit of Mortgage marking the Southeast Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., which deed of corner of Lot 11 of Walnut Ridge Subdivision at its trust is of record in the office intersection with the West of the Chancery Clerk of right-of-way line of Warren County, State of Warrenton Road; thence run Mississippi in Book 1577 at North 28 degrees 50 minutes Page 712 and modified in Book 1516 at Page 436; and East along said right-of-way for 100.0 feet to an iron pin; WHEREAS, said Deed of thence run North 34 degrees Trust was subsequently 43 minutes East along said assigned to PHH Mortgage right-of-way for 10.5 feet to Corporation by instrument an iron pin set in the center dated September 27, 2010 line of an existing gravel and recorded in Book 1514 drive and the POINT OF at Page 435 of the aforesaid BEGINNING of the center Chancery Clerk's office; and line of the herein described WHEREAS, PHH Mortgage easement; thence run North Corporation has heretofore 77 degrees 20 minutes West substituted J. Gary Massey for 65.87 feet to an iron pin; as Trustee by instrument thence turn and run North 47 dated September 30, 2010 and recorded in the aforesaid degrees 36 minutes West for 55.5 feet, more or less, to Chancery Clerk's Office in Book 1514 at Page 473; and intersection with the West line of the herein described WHEREAS, default having parcel and the end of the been made in the terms and easement. conditions of said deed of I WILL CONVEY only such trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee. declared to be due and WITNESS MY SIGNATURE payable in accordance with on this 13th day of January, the terms of said deed of 2012. trust, PHH Mortgage J. Gary Massey Corporation, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE Shapiro & Massey, L.L.C. requested the undersigned 1910 Lakeland Drive Substituted Trustee to Suite B execute the trust and sell Jackson, MS 39216 said land and property in accordance with the terms of (601)981-9299 said deed of trust and for the 1670 Warrenton Road Vicksburg, MS 39180 purpose of raising the sums 10-001185DT due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, trustee's Publish: 1/18, 1/25, 2/1(3t) fees and expense of sale. IN THE COUNTY COURT NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. OF WARREN COUNTY, Gary Massey, Substituted MISSISSIPPI Trustee in said deed of trust, will on February 8, 2012 offer VIKING INVESTMENTS, LLC for sale at public outcry and PLAINTIFF sell within legal hours (being VS. between the hours of 11:00 NO. 12, 0016-CO a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the RAYMOND A. DAUMER, West Door of the County JR. Courthouse of Warren AND ANY AND ALL County, located at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to the PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING AN highest and best bidder for INTEREST IN cash the following described AND TO THE property situated in Warren HEREINAFTER County, State of Mississippi, DESCRIBED PROPERTY to-wit: DEFENDANTS That part of Section 8, Township 15 North, Range 3 SUMMONS (Service by Publication) East, Warren County, Raymond A. Mississippi, more particularly TO: Daumer, Jr. described as follows, to-wit: AND ANY AND ALL Begin at an iron pin along PERSONS HAVING OR the West line of the present CLAIMING AN INTEREST Warrenton Road, said point IN AND TO THE marking the Southeast HEREINAFTER DEcorner of Lot 11 of Walnut SCRIBED PROPERTY. Ridge Subdivision as Part Lot 285, Sq. 59 recorded in Deed Book 116 Vicksburg Proper at Page 186 of the Land Block 03, Section 12, Records of Warren County, Township 16, Range 03 Mississippi; thence run North 60 degrees 00 minutes Plat Book 69, Pages 22-23, Deed Book 1186 Page 307 West for 131.29 feet to an Parcel Number 094M iron pin at the end of an 001059004500, PPIN 19221 existing cyclone fence; thence turn and run North 37 More particularly described as follows: degrees 15 minutes 14 Beginning at a point 102 feet seconds East along said and 6 inches from the fence for 149.83 feet to an Southeast corner of Lot 285 iron post; thence turn and in Square 59, "Vicksburg run South 60 degrees 00 Proper" and from said point minutes East for 114.35 feet to an iron pin along the West of beginning running North 22-1/2 Feet, thence West right-of-way of Warrenton Road; thence turn and follow 147 Feet 6 Inches to the West line of Lot 285 of the right-of-way South 34 Square 59; thence South degrees 43 minutes West along a chord of 48.82 feet to along the West line of Lot 285 of Square 59, 22 Feet 6 an iron pin; thence continue along said right-of-way South Inches; thence East 147 28 degrees 50 minutes West Feet and 6 Inches to the place of beginning; this tract for 100.0 feet back to the consisting of that part of Lot point of beginning. TOGETHER WITH a Twenty 285 in Square 59 in that part of the City known as (20)-ft-wide easement for "Vicksburg Proper" conveyed ingress and egress (10 ft either side of the center line), from Mrs. Flora L. Switzer to Mrs. May Belle Conway on the center line of which is July 20, 1918, and recorded described as follows: in Book 136, page 336, and Commence at an iron pin that property conveyed from marking the Southeast G. W. Johnston to Caroline corner of Lot 11 of Walnut E. Kiger on March 28, 1862 Ridge Subdivision at its and recorded in Book CC, intersection with the West Page 423 of the Warren right-of-way line of County Land Records, and Warrenton Road; thence run North 28 degrees 50 minutes being the same property conveyed by Charles Stuart East along said right-of-way McCloskey, Sr., to Philip for 100.0 feet to an iron pin; thence run North 34 degrees Habeeb by deed dated May 7, 1956, and recorded in 43 minutes East along said Book 328 at Page 594 of the right-of-way for 10.5 feet to Land Records of Warren an iron pin set in the center County, Mississippi. line of an existing gravel whose present residence drive and the POINT OF and address is unknown. BEGINNING of the center You have been made line of the herein described Defendant in the lawsuit filed easement; thence run North 77 degrees 20 minutes West in this Court by Viking Investments, LLC, Plaintiff, for 65.87 feet to an iron pin; thence turn and run North 47 whose address is P. O. Box degrees 36 minutes West for 321, Jackson, MS 39205. The Complaint filed against 55.5 feet, more or less, to you has initiated a civil action intersection with the West seeking the confirmation of line of the herein described title to the above described parcel and the end of the property. Defendants other easement. than you in this action are: I WILL CONVEY only such None. title as vested in me as You are required to mail or Substituted Trustee. hand deliver a written WITNESS MY SIGNATURE response to the Complaint on this 13th day of January, filed against you in this 2012. action to William M. Bost, Jr., J. Gary Massey Attorney for Plaintiff, whose SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE post office address is 1221 Shapiro & Massey, L.L.C. Grove Street, Vicksburg, MS 1910 Lakeland Drive 39183. Suite B YOUR RESPONSE MUST Jackson, MS 39216 BE MAILED OR (601)981-9299 DELIVERED NOT LATER 1670 Warrenton Road THAN THIRTY DAYS Vicksburg, MS 39180 AFTER THE 11TH DAY OF 10-001185DT JANUARY 2012 WHICH IS Publish: 1/18, 1/25, 2/1(3t) THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO

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DEFENDANTS Grove Street, Vicksburg MS SUMMONS 39183. In order to have (Service by Publication) proposals considered, TO: Raymond A. contractors shall be listed on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Daumer, Jr. the Mississippi Public AND ANY AND ALL Service Commissions This week in the PERSONS HAVING OR approved Institutional SerCLAIMING AN INTEREST vice Providers Listing as Eagle Lake spot light The Clean you expect IN AND TO THE found on their website at The service you deserve IN THE CHANCERY 209 DEBelle Island Drive HEREINAFTER HYPERLINK COURT OF WARREN SCRIBED PROPERTY. "http://www.psc.state.ms.us" COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Part Lot 285, Sq. 59 www.psc.state.ms.us. Call us today to free IN THE MATTER OF Vicksburg Proper Deadline for receipt of THE ESTATE Block 03, Section 12, your weekends from The proposals is 10:00 a.m. on Clean you expect OF SAMUEL ARTHUR Township 16, Range 03 Monday March 5, 2012. The service you deserve the house cleaning Late proposals Plat Book 69, Pages 22-23, shall not be DERBY, SR., DECEASED Deed Book 1186 Page 307 Proposals NO. 2011-159PR nightmare! • Carpet/Oriental/ considered. • Ceramic Tile &shall Parcel Number 094M IN THE CHANCERY include a statement of NOTICE TO CREDITORS Area Rug Cleaninginterest, Grout Cleaning 001059004500, PPIN 19221 OF WARREN minimum of Letters Testamentary having COURT • Carpet/Oriental/ • Ceramic Tile &(5) for other projects More particularly described • Furniture/Draperyreferences • House Cleaning been granted on the 5th day COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AreaJUDICIAL Rug Cleaning Cleaning of Grout the•same general size and as follows: NINTH DISTRICT of January, 2012, by the • Carpet & Fabric Clean & Wax scope, andCleaning any other Beginning at a point 102 feet Chancery Court of Warren RE: THE ESTATE OF • Furniture/Drapery • House Protection promotional Wood information & Vinyl Floors and 6 inches from the 2 bath ANDREW WINANT •3 bedroom •Water View County, Mississippi, to the • CarpetDECEASED & Fabric • Clean & WaxorWood Southeast cornerlot of Lot 285 about the person firm. GARCIA, •Large •Completely remodeled undersigned Executrix upon in Square 59, "Vicksburg Any information considered CAUSE NO. 2011-148PR Protection & Vinyl Floors the Estate of Samuel Arthur This and adorable is priced to sell. Proper" from saidbungalow point proprietary should be TO CREDITORS Derby, Sr., deceased, notice NOTICE • Janitorial of beginning running North Letters Testamentary having marked as such. is hereby given to all person Cindy Roberson 22-1/2 Feet, thence West been granted on the 2nd day The complete specifications having claims against said 147 Feet 6 Inches to the601-415-5880 and instructions for of December, 2011, by the estate to present the same to West line of Lot 285 of responding to this RFP may Chancery Court of Warren Godfreyandivy.com the clerk of this court for Square 59; thence South be obtained by contacting County, Mississippi, to the probate and registration along the West line of Lot the Warren County Chancery undersigned Executrix upon according to the law within 285 of Square 59, 22 Feet 6 the Estate of Andrew Winant Clerk's Office, 1009 Cherry ninety (90) days from the first Garcia, deceased, notice is Inches; thence East 147 Street, Vicksburg, MS publication of this notice or Feet and 6 Inches to the hereby given to all person 39183. The telephone they will be forever barred. place of beginning; this tract having claims against said number is 601-636-4415. This the 9th day of consisting of that part of Lot estate to present the same to Contractors interested in January, 2012. 285 in Square 59 in that part the clerk of this notice or submitting a proposal for this /s/ Bobbie Sims Derby of the City known as they will be forever barred. project are encouraged to "Vicksburg Proper" conveyed BOBBIE SIMS DERBY This the 2nd day of January, make a complete inspection from Mrs. Flora L. Switzer to 2012. of the Warren County EXECUTRIX Mrs. May Belle Conway on /s/ Heather Maureen Burns Facilities. A pre-proposal Publish: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 July 20, 1918, and recorded Garcia conference has been (4t) scheduled for Wednesday, in Book 136, page 336, and HEATHER MAUREEN February 22, 2012 at 1:30 that property conveyed from BURNS GARCIA Sealed Bids p.m. at the Warren County G. W. Johnston to Caroline EXECUTRIX The Warren County Parks E. Kiger on March 28, 1862 Publish: 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1 Board of Supervisors and Recreation Commission and recorded in Book CC, Building, located at 913 (4t) will receive SEALED BIDS Page 423 of the Warren Jackson Street, Vicksburg, until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, County Land Records, and MS 39183. February 21, 2012 for term REQUEST FOR being the same property Each proposal shall be contracts for GRASS PROPOSALS conveyed by Charles Stuart accompanied by a proposal CUTTING AND FACILITIES COINLESS INMATE McCloskey, Sr., to Philip surety in the form of a Bid MAINTENANCE SERVICES TELEPHONE SYSTEM Habeeb by deed dated May Bond or other certified funds, at Culkin Baseball Complex. FOR THE WARREN 7, 1956, and recorded in payable to Warren County in The location advertised for COUNTY DETENTION Book 328 at Page 594 of the sealed bid is the Culkin the amount of One Thousand FACILITIES Land Records of Warren Baseball Complex, which is The Warren County Board of Dollars ($1000.00). County, Mississippi. Contractors who submit located in Warren County, Supervisors will receive whose present residence proposals that do not result MS. The bid file number is sealed proposals from and address is unknown. in an award or contract shall 2212012. qualified contractors for You have been made have their proposal surety Complete specifications, providing a COINLESS Defendant in the lawsuit filed scope of work, terms, condireturned to them. INMATE TELEPHONE in this Court by Viking Proposals including any tions and instructions for bid- SYSTEM for Warren County Investments, LLC, Plaintiff, ding may be obtained from Detention Facilities, including documents required by this whose address is P. O. Box RFP shall be submitted to the Warren County Parks the Warren County Jail, 321, Jackson, MS 39205. the Warren County Chancery and Recreation's Office, located at 1000 Grove The Complaint filed against Clerk's Office, 1009 Cherry 1566 Tiffentown Road, Street, and the Warren Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183 you has initiated a civil action Vicksburg, MS 39183. County Juvenile Detention by the deadline shown seeking the confirmation of The phone number is Center, located at 1100-A above. Proposals envelopes title to the above described 601-634-1739. Grove Street, Vicksburg MS property. Defendants other or packaging should be The Warren County Parks 39183. In order to have than you in this action are: clearly marked with the and Recreation Commission proposals considered, None. contractors name and reserves the right to contractors shall be listed on You are required to mail or address and the following determine responsible the Mississippi Public hand deliver a written identification: bidders, responsive bids, the Service Commissions response to the Complaint "Proposal for Coinless lowest and best bid, reject approved Institutional Serfiled against you in this Inmate Telephone System any and all bids, and waive vice Providers Listing as action to William M. Bost, Jr., any informalities in the bids Warren County Mississippi" found on their website at Attorney for Plaintiff, whose "Mississippi Public Service or bidding process. HYPERLINK post office address is 1221 Commission Utility ID NumDated this the 20th day of "http://www.psc.state.ms.us" Grove Street, Vicksburg, MS January 2012 ber _________________" www.psc.state.ms.us. 39183. The Warren County Board of James Harrison, President Deadline for receipt of YOUR RESPONSE MUST Supervisors reserves the Warren County Parks and proposals is 10:00 a.m. on BE MAILED OR right to waive minor informalRecreation Commission Monday March 5, 2012. DELIVERED NOT LATER ities in proposals, to reject Publish: 1/25, 2/1(2t) Late proposals shall not be THAN THIRTY DAYS any and all proposals, to considered. Proposals shall AFTER THE 11TH DAY OF IN THE CHANCERY evaluate alternative methods include a statement of COURT OF WARREN JANUARY 2012 WHICH IS or proposals, and to interest, minimum of (5) COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI THE DATE OF THE FIRST negotiate and award a references for other projects NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT of the same general size and contract to the provider PUBLICATION OF THIS RE: THE ESTATE OF SUMMONS. IF YOUR believed most advantageous scope, and any other ANDREW WINANT to the County. This notice RESPONSE IS NOT SO promotional information published pursuant to order MAILED OR DELIVERED, A GARCIA, DECEASED about the person or firm. CAUSE NO. 2011-148PR of the Board of Supervisors JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT Any information considered NOTICE TO CREDITORS WILL BE ENTERED dated September 19. 2011. proprietary should be Letters Testamentary having marked as such. AGAINST YOU FOR THE Warren County Board of been granted on the 2nd day The complete specifications MONEY OR OTHER Supervisors of December, 2011, by the RELIEF DEMANDED IN By: Donna F. Hardy, and instructions for Chancery Court of Warren THE COMPLAINT. Chancery Clerk responding to this RFP may County, Mississippi, to the You must also file the Publish: 1/25, 2/1(2t) be obtained by contacting undersigned Executrix upon original of your Response the Warren County Chancery the Estate of Andrew Winant Clerk's Office, 1009 Cherry with the Clerk of this Court Garcia, deceased, notice is within a reasonable time Street, Vicksburg, MS hereby given to all person afterward. 39183. The telephone having claims against said Issued under my hand and number is 601-636-4415. estate to present the same to Contractors interested in the seal of said Court, this the 5th day of January 2012. the clerk of this notice or submitting a proposal for this they will be forever barred. SHELLEY ASHLEY project are encouraged to This the 2nd day of January, make a complete inspection PALMERTREE 2012. WARREN COUNTY of the Warren County /s/ Heather Maureen Burns CIRCUIT CLERK Facilities. A pre-proposal Garcia PART TIME CUSTOMER BY:/s/ Kelly Stevens D.C. conference has been HEATHER MAUREENREPRESENTATIVE Publish: 1/11, 1/18, 1/25(3t) SERVICE scheduled for Wednesday, BURNS GARCIA February 22, 2012 at 1:30 NEEDED EXECUTRIX p.m. at the Warren County IN THE CHANCERY Publish: 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1 Board of Supervisors COURT OF WARREN literate, have a (4t) Must be computerBuilding, located at 913 COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Street,and Vicksburg, pleasant telephoneJackson manner be IN THE MATTER OF MS 39183. THE ESTATE Each proposal shall be good with customers. OF SAMUEL ARTHUR accompanied by a proposal DERBY, SR., DECEASED in the form Please send surety resume to: of a Bid NO. 2011-159PR Bond or other certified funds, NOTICE TO CREDITORS Dept. 3779, payable to Warren County in Letters Testamentary having the amount of One Thousand been granted on the 5th day The Vicksburg DollarsPost, ($1000.00). of January, 2012, by the who submit P.O. Box Contractors 821668 Chancery Court of Warren proposals that do not result County, Mississippi, to the in an award or contract shall Vicksburg, MS 39182 orproposal e-mail to undersigned Executrix upon have their surety the Estate of Samuel Arthur returned to them. classifieds@vicksburgpost.com Derby, Sr., deceased, notice Proposals including any is hereby given to all person documents Please note Dept. 3779required in theby this RFP shall be submitted to having claims against said Warren County Chancery estate to present the same to subjecttheline. Clerk's Office, 1009 Cherry the clerk of this court for Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183 probate and registration by the deadline shown according to the law within above. Proposals envelopes ninety (90) days from the first or packaging should be publication of this notice or clearly marked with the they will be forever barred. contractors name and This the 9th day of address and the following January, 2012. identification: /s/ Bobbie Sims Derby "Proposal for Coinless BOBBIE SIMS DERBY Inmate Telephone System EXECUTRIX Warren County Mississippi" Publish: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 "Mississippi Public Service (4t) Commission Utility ID Number _________________" The Warren County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to waive minor informalities in proposals, to reject any and all proposals, to evaluate alternative methods or proposals, and to negotiate and award a contract to the provider believed most advantageous to the County. This notice published pursuant to order of the Board of Supervisors dated September 19. 2011. Warren County Board of Supervisors By: Donna F. Hardy, Chancery Clerk Publish: 1/25, 2/1(2t)

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conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the Warren County C5 Board of Supervisors Building, located at 913 Jackson Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal surety in the form of a Bid Bond or other certified funds, payable to Warren County in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00). Contractors who submit proposals that do not result like new condition and in an awardImmaculate or contract shall have ready their proposal for newsurety owner. Beautiful split plan with returned to them.and 2 Baths. New carpet, large closets, 3 Bedrooms Proposals including any and lots of family living space. documents required by this RFP shall be submitted toCall Today! the Warren County Chancery Clerk's Office, 1009 Cherry Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183 by the deadline shown SUE L. RICHARDSON above. Proposals envelopes 601-415-0957 or packaging should be clearly marked with the 103 Pear Orchard contractors name and Drive, Vicksburg, MS • 601-636-3116 address and the following identification: "Proposal for Coinless Inmate Telephone System Warren County Mississippi" “Credit problems? "Mississippi Public Service No problem!” Commission Utility ID NumNo way. The Federal ber _________________" Trade Commission says The Warren County Board of no company can legally Supervisors reserves the remove accurate and timely right to waive minor informal- information from your credit ities in proposals, to reject report. Learn about managing credit and debt at any and all proposals, to ftc.gov/credit evaluate alternative methods A message from or proposals, and to The Vicksburg Post negotiate and award a and the FTC. contract to the provider believed most advantageous Warren County Long to the County. This notice published pursuant to order Term Recovery of the Board of Supervisors Committee dated September 19. 2011. A non-profit volunteer Warren County Board of agency organized to Supervisors By: Donna F. Hardy, provide for the unmet Chancery Clerk needs of the Warren Publish: 1/25, 2/1(2t) County victims of the 2011 flood.

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DRIVER. LOOKING For a new job for the New year? Tango has immediate openings for Regional and OTR Drivers! Top Pay, Excellent Benefits and Great Hometime. CDL-A and 15 months OTR experience required. Apply by phone. MondayFriday 8am- 5pm and Sunday 1pm- 5pm CST. 877826-4605 or online at www.drivefortango.com. Please email resumes to: recruiting@tangotransport.com FRONT DESK CLERK needed at best Western. Applications taken 10am2pm Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday at 2445 North Frontage Road. Absolutely NO phone calls! GROWING INDUSTRIAL COMPANY is looking for an HR Assistant to assist with recruitment, new hire development and employee scheduling. Excellent benefits, 50 hour work week. Send resumes to: Dept. 3777, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182. HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC needed. Engine experience required. Sam Estis, 318-348-7947. LOCAL HOPPER DRIVER needed. CDL-A license and clean MVR required. 318-574-1938. MAINTENANCE FACILITY MANAGER opening Jackson, MS. Must be experienced with strong management, communication, multitask team of technicians on 24-7 work scheduled. Great pay and benefits. Email resume: michael.webb@odfl.com or call: 704-225-7890. (EOE/AA) Old Dominion Freight Line. THERE IS A NEED FOR LABORERS in the Maritime Industry. Entry level positions start at $720 - $820 per week. Sign up for training today. CALL TODAY 850-424-2622.

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14. Pets & Livestock 8 WEEK OLD 100% Razor Edge puppies. Purple ribbon bred. UKC registered. 3 males, 1 female, $600. 601638-6711, 601-529-9149. MALTESE/ POODLE PUPPIES (Malti-Poos). White and white/ cream. 6 weeks old, $200 each. 601529-6608.

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CATS: Male . .$25 Female ........$35 DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS): Male . .$55 Female ........$65 â&#x20AC;˘ For the above category of animals, pick up applications at the Humane Society DOGS (OVER 40 LBS): Male . .$70 Female ........$80 â&#x20AC;˘ For dogs over 40 lbs, call 866-901-7729 for appt.

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The deadline to submit your resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is Friday, February 3, 2012 by 5:00 PM. The resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; must arrive in the Chancery Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office by the deadline. Any resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; received after the deadline will not be considered. This position is employed by and works under the direction of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. Qualifications include a minimum five (5) years experience in all phases of maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, and drainage. You must have good working knowledge of repair and maintenance of road equipment. Engineering experience is preferred but not essential. Personnel Management experience is required due to managing a work force of approximately 70 employees. You must be capable of maintaining schedules, reports, and operating within a set budget. You must be capable of dealing with the general public in a courteous and professional manner. A college degree is preferred. You must be computer literate (Digital Photo experience preferred). You must be bondable. Resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; should include job history and salary requirement. If you wish to obtain a copy of the complete Job Description for the Warren County Road Manager, please contact the Chancery Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office at (601) 636-4415. If you have any questions, please contact John C. Smith, County Administrator, at (601) 634-8073.

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THE BEST WAY to bargain hunt is to check the Classifieds Daily. We make it easy with our convenient home delivery. For details call 601-636-4545, Circulation. TWIN MATTRESS SETS $175, Full sets $199. New sofa love seat $675. 601638-7191. Discount Furniture Barn. USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.

PLEASE CALL THE Gentleman of Junk for all your junk vehicle needs. Make like a magician and turn your junk vehicles into cash. Please leave message if no answer. 601-868-2781. WE BUY ESTATES. Households and quality goods. Best prices. You call, we haul! 601-415-3121, 601-661-6074. www.msauctionservice.com

WE HAUL OFF old appliances, old batteries, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.

WE PAY CASH for junk. Cars, trucks. Vans, SUVs, and old dump trucks. 601-638-5946 or 601-529-8249.

The Warren County Board of Supervisors is seeking a qualified person for the position of Road Manager. Those interested in this position are requested to submit a detailed resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Donna Hardy, Warren County Chancery Clerk, located on the first floor of the Warren County Courthouse, 1009 Cherry Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Her office is open Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Resumes should be sealed and marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resume- Position of Road Managerâ&#x20AC;? on the outside of the envelope.

MATCHING COUCH AND love seat. Black cloth, good condition $200. 601831-0248.

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HOME COMPUTER SERVICE and repair. Reasonable prices. Pick up available .601502-5265, 601-636-7376.

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19. Garage & Yard Sales 5320 Jeff Davis Road. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday, 7am- 1pm. Furniture, clothing, video games.

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Vans â&#x20AC;˘ Cars â&#x20AC;˘ Trucks â&#x20AC;˘Insurance Claims Welcomeâ&#x20AC;˘

AUTO â&#x20AC;˘ HOME â&#x20AC;˘ BUSINESS Jason Barnes â&#x20AC;˘ 601-661-0900

I CLEAN HOMES! Over 20 years experience. Excellent references. 601-6312482, 601-831-6052. I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy, sell and repair. Arcue Sanchez - 601-618-9916. LEAVES, GUTTERS, HEDGES, exterior window cleaning, and mowing. General yard, patio and driveway clean-up. Good rates. 601-218-4415. PLUMBING SERVICES24 hour emergency- broken water lines- hot water heaters- toilets- faucetssinks. Pressure Washingsidewalk- house- mobile homes- vinyl siding- brick homes. 601-618-8466.

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FREE ESTIMATES TREY GORDON ROOFING & RESTORATION â&#x20AC;˘Roof & Home Repair (all types!) â&#x20AC;˘30 yrs exp â&#x20AC;˘1,000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of ref Licensed â&#x20AC;˘ Insured 601-618-0367 â&#x20AC;˘ 601-456-4133

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26. For Rent Or Lease RICHARD M. CALDWELL BROKER SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS (INCLUDING CORPORATE APARTMENTS) CALL 601-618-5180 caldwell@vicksburg.com

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32. Mobile Homes For Sale USED 16X80. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, central air, delivery and setup. $17,650. Financing Available. 601-916-9796, 662-417-2354.

34. Houses For Sale

Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318

CARY, MS. 3 bed, 2 bath home, 4.5 lots. Shown by appointment only. Asking $115,000. 601-824-0270.

Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

USED DOUBLE WIDE. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, very spacious with delivery and set-up. 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796. Financing available!

33. Commercial Property 960 SQUARE FOOT Deluxe office space on Wisconsin Avenue. $675 monthly. Call 601-634-6669.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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THE VICKSBURG POST

SPORTS We dn e sday, J an uar y 25, 2012 • SE C TI O N D

Steve Wilson, sports editor | E-mail: sports@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 142

Schedule PREP BASKETBALL

St. Aloysius at Piney Woods Friday, 6 p.m. Vicksburg hosts Clinton Friday, 6 p.m. Warren Central hosts Greenville-Weston Friday, 6 p.m.

On TV 6 p.m. ESPN - ACC rivals Duke and Maryland tangle in the late game of an ESPN college hoops doubleheader. Villanova and Louisville battle in the early game.

Who’s hot

DENZELL ERVES

Xavier University (La.) and former Vicksburg High basketball player was named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference player of the week after leading the Gold Rush to a pair of wins last week.

Sidelines

Djokovic, Murray advance to semis

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Appearing uncomfortable for much of the match, defending champion Novak Djokovic held on to beat David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1 tonight and complete a blockbuster semifinal lineup at the Australian Open. Djokovic leads the top four men in tennis into the semis at Melbourne Park, advancing to a matchup against No. 4 Andy Murray, who defeated Kei Nishikori of Japan earlier today. On Thursday, No. 2 Rafael Nadal plays No. 3 Roger Federer, the first time the two former top-ranked stars have met in a semifinal since the 2005 French Open. It marks only the third time that the top four seeds have advanced to the semis at the Australian Open — it previously happened in 1988 and 2005. It was also the 14th time at all Grand Slams since the Open Era began in 1968, but the third time in the last four majors, including the U.S. Open and French Open last year. On the women’s side, former and reigning Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova — two of the three players who can take the No. 1 ranking — advanced to the semifinals. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-3 today against fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova, who knocked out five-time champion Serena Williams in the previous round. Kvitova reached the semifinals at Melbourne Park for the first time with a 6-4, 6-4 win over unseeded Italian Sara Errani. The other player who can reach No. 1 — third-seeded Victoria Azarenka — plays defending champion Kim Clijsters in the other semifinal Thursday.

LOTTERY La. Pick 3: 2-4-1 La. Pick 4: 3-6-5-1 Mega Millions: 10-22-24-36-49 Megaball: 33; Megaplier; 4

Weekly results: B2

prep soccer

Vikings clipped by DeSoto By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com SOUTHAVEN — A gutsy game from Warren Central keeper Baxter Richardson and a late goal by Gray Cordes wasn’t enough to pull the Vikings into the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. DeSoto Central’s Cody Moore scored a goal in each half and that was enough for the Jaguars to slip past Warren Central 2-1 in a firstround game. The loss ends Warren Central’s season at 14-6-3. DeSoto Central (15-4) advanced to play Madison Central on Saturday. Warren Central coach Greg

Head said his team gave a great effort. “We played a tough team, but we knew they were tough after we played Chandler them to start Bounds the season,” Head said. “We got outshot. Both of the goals we gave up came on bad breaks. But we also showed our inexperience.” DeSoto Central got 24 shots on goal to Warren Central’s 11. Sixteen came in the first half, but Richardson turned back eight of the attempts and the rest went either high or wide. He finished with 13

saves. Warren Central senior Chandler Bounds credited his keeper. “Baxter saved us plenty of times there in the first half,” Bounds said. “They had a pretty quick team and we didn’t get that many chances.” DeSoto Central coach Jeremy Greenshade said his team applied See WC boys, Page D3.

Slow start adds up to bust for Lady Vikes By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com SOUTHAVEN – DeSoto Central coach Jennifer Lindsey knows all about Warren Central soccer as a former Lady Vike. On Tuesday, Lindsey put aside her feelings for her alma mater and guided her Lady Jaguars to a Class 6A first round play-

prep basketball

Lady Vike rally falls short Arrows thwart late WC surge By Steve Wilson swilson@vicksburgpost.com The baskets at Warren Central are regulation, which means two basketballs will fit in them side by side. But on Tuesday against visiting Clinton, the basket continued to shrink for the Lady Vikes. And shrink. And shrink some more. In the end, the Lady Arrows escaped with a 51-44 victory that left WC pondering what could’ve been. The shame of it was that WC, even without injured center Shegredda Shorter, had a chance to win at the end. In the early two quarters, things got physical as neither team could establish any offensive rhythm and both clawed and scrapped for every loose ball. The Lady Arrows closed out the second quarter with a 6-2 run to take a 23-18 lead into the half. In the third quarter, WC drew no closer than five and Selena Slater hit a jumper and two free throws to give Clinton a 41-32 lead. “I try to instill in our girls that we’ve got to minimize our mental mistakes,” WC coach Jackie Martin said. “Missing wide-open layups was something we couldn’t do. With the way our shooting is, we’ve got to take advantage of any transition opportunities and we spotted them 10 or 12 points on just layups.” With the Lady Vikes struggling, a comeback appeared a forlorn hope. But Clinton’s offense went cold and the Lady Vikes cashed in at the free throw line, hitting 4 of 6 to whittle down the deficit to 45-42 after Alexis Daniels swished a pair with three minutes left. On the next Clinton possession, Symone Stamps intercepted an errant pass and fed Daniels underneath the bucket for an easy layup that got the crowd involved and cut the deficit to one with 2 minutes and change remaining. But that’s as close as WC (8-14, 2-3) got as the offense went scoreless in the final three minutes. The Lady Arrows (5-17, 1-4) hit just enough of their free throws to maintain breathing space and Terri Shump-

off win. DeSoto got two goals from Alex Jones and one from Jessica Jones to beat Warren Central 3-1. DeSoto Central (15-4-3) will host Madison Central in a second-round match on Saturday. The loss ends Warren Central’s season at 11-9-2. Lindsey also knows what a first-round loss feels like. In 2010, she watched her sister, Kelli Brewer, lead the Vicksburg Missy Gators past her Lady Jaguars in the first round. In the season opener this See WC girls, Page D3.

St. Al girls find way to triumph against Cathedral By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com

Brenden Neville•The Vicksburg Post

Warren Central’s Rolanda Lovette drives to the basket as Clinton’s Kyoshi Robinson defends Tuesday. Clinton won 51-44. ert hit a layup late to ice the victory. Rolanda Lovette was the only WC player in double figures with 12 points. Alivia Hughes and Slater paced Clinton with 15 points apiece.

(B) Clinton 54, WC 47 WC fans could’ve thought Tuesday’s first half was a young Vikings team turning the corner. Leading scorer Kourey Davis was benched with foul trouble early, picking up two quick ones, but the Vikings managed to keep a bigger and stronger Clinton club at bay, down only 25-24 at the break. But around that corner was a minefield. The Arrows outscored the Vikings 17-10 in the third quarter and held off a late rally to improve to 19-5, 4-1 in Division 3-6A. “We really struggled to get a stop and on offense, people weren’t making shots, we were getting bumped and our guys got easily frustrated,” WC coach Chareck Cable said. “We didn’t do a good job of finishing our shots around the basket.

Warren Central’s Alexis Daniels, right, sets a pick for Jazmine Walker, left. Our guards need to learn how to play against a zone.” A tough zone defense and mastery on the glass proved the difference. WC mounted a rally after Eric Howard

swished a pair of free throws and Davis converted a floater in the lane, cutting the deficit to 52-46 See Lady Vikes, Page D3.

The St. Aloysius Lady Flashes are winning ugly these days. But they are winning. Freshman Allie Willis hit a go-ahead jumper with 1:35 to go, and Ellie Welp hit three free throws in the final minute to seal it as St. Al beat Cathedral 51-47 Tuesday night for its third consecutive victory. The Lady Flashes (8-8, 4-4 Division 7-1A) won despite shooting 27.9 perAllie cent from the Willis field (19-for68) and 11-for-23 from the foul line. “A win is a win,” St. Al coach Cookie Johnson said. “We’ve still got a lot of work to do, but we pulled it out.” That they did, with one last surge that made the poor shooting night nothing more than a mild concern. Neither team led by more than a few points at any time in the game. St. Al’s biggest lead was six, early in the fourth quarter, but it was quickly erased as Ginny Daggett scored on two driving layups to give Cathedral a 40-38 lead with 5:43 to go. The Lady Flashes and Green Wave traded baskets after that, until Willis’ goahead shot put St. Al ahead for good. Cathedral only scored once more, on a free throw by Wesley Callaway with just over a minute left. Welp went 3-for-4 at the line down the stretch and St. Al was able to hang on. Willis finished with 17 points and five steals, and Welp had nine points and 15 rebounds. Ann Garrison Thomas added 12 points and nine rebounds. Daggett had a game-high 24 points and five steals for Cathedral (2-18, 0-7), and Callaway had 11 points and 16 rebounds. “I told them it boils down to who has heart. If you play hard and execute, good things happen,” Johnson See St. Al, Page D3.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

on tv

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOLF 3 a.m. TGC - European PGA Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN - Villanova at Louisville 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Missouri at Oklahoma State 8 p.m. ESPN - Duke at Maryland NHL 6:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network Detroit at Montreal TENNIS 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Australian Open, women’s semifinals 2:30 a.m. ESPN2 - Australian Open, men’s semifinal

sidelines

from staff & AP reports

MLB Fielder signs $214 million deal with the Detroit Tigers DETROIT — Free agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers agreed on a nineyear, $214 million contract that fills the AL Central champions’ need for a power hitter, a person familiar with the deal said. CBS first reported the agreement. The person told The Associated Press that the deal was subject to a physical, speaking on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet complete.

Giants’ Lincecum agrees to contract extension SAN FRANCISCO — Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants reached a verbal agreement on a two-year contract worth $40.5 million. The deal includes a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $18 million this year and $22 million in 2013, a person familiar with the agreement said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the terms were not announced.

MLB receives 12 bids on Los Angeles Dodgers NEW YORK — About 12 groups submitted initial bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, several people familiar with the process said. Among the bidders were Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and former YES Network chief executive officer Leo Hindery, two people said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the bids were to remain confidential. Stan Kroenke, who owns teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and English Premier League, also was reportedly involved, as were groups that include former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson, former Dodgers manager Joe Torre, former Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley and former agent Dennis Gilbert.

NFL Raiders name Allen as new head coach ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders reportedly agreed to hire Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen as their new head coach, breaking a more than threedecade stretch of offensive-minded head coaches for the franchise. The hiring was first reported by Fox Sports and ESPN, with both outlets saying final details were still being worked out Tuesday night.

flashback

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan. 25 1924 — The first Winter Olympics are held in Chamonix, France. 1981 — Jim Plunkett’s two firstquarter touchdown passes, including a Super Bowl-record 80-yard strike to running back Kenny King, leads the Oakland Raiders to a 27-10 victory over Philadelphia. 1987 — The New York Giants win the Super Bowl with a 39-20 rout of the Denver Broncos. The Giants, trailing 10-9 at halftime, score 30 points in the second half to set a Super Bowl record. Phil Simms completes a record 10 straight passes and 22 of 25 attempts overall. 1998 — John Elway and the Denver Broncos win a Super Bowl for themselves and the AFC, by beating the Green Bay Packers 31-24. Terrell Davis, selected the MVP, rushes for 157 yards and scores on three 1-yard touchdown runs, including the winner with 1:45 left.

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scoreboard nfl

Arkansas Alabama Auburn LSU Tennessee Georgia South Carolina

2 2 .500 14 2 3 .400 13 2 3 .400 12 2 3 .400 12 1 4 .200 9 1 5 .167 10 0 4 .000 8 Tuesday’s Games Vanderbilt 65, Tennessee 47 Kentucky 57, Georgia 44 Today’s Games LSU at Mississippi St., 7 p.m. Alabama at South Carolina, 7 p.m. Auburn at Arkansas, 8 p.m. Thursday’s Game Florida at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. ———

NFL Playoffs

Wild-card round

Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 Jan. 8 N.Y. Giants 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs

Jan. 14 San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32 New England 45, Denver 10 Jan. 15 Baltimore 20, Houston 13 N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20

UCF Southern Miss Marshall Memphis Tulsa UTEP Rice SMU Houston Tulane UAB East Carolina

Jan. 22 New England 23, Baltimore 20 N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT

Pro Bowl

Sunday At Honolulu NFC vs. AFC, 6 p.m.

Super Bowl

Feb. 5 At Indianapolis N.Y. Giants vs. New England, 5:30 p.m. ———

Super Bowl results Scores of past Super Bowls, with the site of the game in parentheses XLV—Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 (Arlington, Texas) XLIV—New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17 (Miami) XLIII—Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23 (Tampa) XLII—New York Giants 17, New England 14 (Glendale, Ariz.) XLI—Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 (Miami) XL—Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 (Detroit) XXXIX—New England 24, Philadelphia 21 (Jacksonville, Fla.) XXXVIII—New England 32, Carolina 29 (Houston) XXXVII—Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 (San Diego) XXXVI—New England 20, St. Louis 17 (New Orleans) XXXV—Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7 (Tampa) XXXIV—St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 (Atlanta) XXXIII—Denver 34, Atlanta 19 (Miami) XXXII—Denver 31, Green Bay 24 (San Diego) XXXI—Green Bay 35, New England 21 (New Orleans) XXX—Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 (Tempe, Ariz.) XXIX—San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 (Miami) XXVIII—Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 (Atlanta) XXVII—Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 (Pasadena, Calif) XXVI—Washington 37, Buffalo 24 (Minneapolis) XXV—New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19 (Tampa) XXIV—San Francisco 55, Denver 10 (New Orleans) XXIII—San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 (Miami) XXII—Washington 42, Denver 10 (San Diego) XXI—New York Giants 39, Denver 20 (Pasadena, Calif.) XX—Chicago 46, New England 10 (New Orleans) XIX—San Francisco 38, Miami 16 (Palo Alto, Calif.) XVIII—Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9 (Tampa) XVII—Washington 27, Miami 17 (Pasadena, Calif.) XVI—San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 (Detroit) XV—Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 (New Orleans) XIV—Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19 (Pasadena, Calif.) XIII—Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 (Miami) XII—Dallas 27, Denver 10 (New Orleans) XI—Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 (Pasadena, Calif.) X—Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 (Miami) IX—Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 (New Orleans) VIII—Miami 24, Minnesota 7 (Houston) VII—Miami 14, Washington 7 (Los Angeles) VI—Dallas 24, Miami 3 (New Orleans) V—Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas 13 (Miami) IV—Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 (New Orleans) III—New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 (Miami) II—Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 (Miami) I—Green Bay 35, Oakland 10 (Los Angeles)

nba EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division L 5 9 10 13 13

Pct .706 .438 .412 .278 .278

GB — 4 1/2 5 7 1/2 7 1/2

Southeast Division

W Atlanta...........................13 Orlando..........................12 Miami.............................12 Charlotte........................3 Washington....................2

L 5 5 5 15 15

Central Division

W Chicago.........................16 Indiana...........................11 Milwaukee......................6 Cleveland.......................6 Detroit............................4

L 3 5 10 10 14

Pct GB .722 — .706 1/2 .706 1/2 .167 10 .118 10 1/2 Pct GB .842 — .688 3 1/2 .375 8 1/2 .375 8 1/2 .222 11 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W San Antonio...................11 Dallas.............................11 Memphis........................10 Houston.........................10 New Orleans.................3

L 7 7 7 7 14

Pct .611 .611 .588 .588 .176

Northwest Division

W Oklahoma City...............14 Denver...........................12 Utah...............................10 Portland.........................11 Minnesota......................7

L 3 5 5 7 10

Pacific Division

Pct .824 .706 .667 .611 .412

W L Pct L.A. Clippers..................9 5 .643 L.A. Lakers....................10 8 .556 Phoenix..........................6 11 .353 Sacramento...................6 12 .333 Golden State.................5 11 .313 Tuesday’s Games New York 111, Charlotte 78 Orlando 102, Indiana 83 Miami 92, Cleveland 85 Toronto 99, Phoenix 96 Portland 97, Memphis 84 Today’s Games New York at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Washington, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Miami at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Utah, 8 p.m. Denver at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Boston at Orlando, 7 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

.737 .684 .632 .632 .450 .500 .444

CONFERENCE USA

Conference Championships

W Philadelphia...................12 Boston...........................7 New York.......................7 New Jersey...................5 Toronto..........................5

5 6 7 7 11 10 10

GB — — 1/2 1/2 7 1/2 GB — 2 3 3 1/2 7 GB — 1 4 1/2 5 5

college basketball SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Kentucky 6 0 1.000 20 1 .952 Vanderbilt 5 1 .833 15 5 .750 Florida 3 1 .750 15 4 .789 Mississippi St. 3 2 .600 16 4 .800 Ole Miss 3 2 .600 13 6 .684

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT 5 1 .833 15 4 .789 4 1 .800 17 3 .850 4 1 .800 13 6 .684 4 1 .800 13 6 .684 4 2 .667 11 9 .550 3 3 .500 10 10 .500 2 3 .400 11 9 .550 2 3 .400 10 9 .526 2 4 .333 9 9 .500 1 4 .200 13 6 .684 1 4 .200 6 12 .333 0 5 .000 9 9 .500 Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Southern Miss at East Carolina, 6 p.m. UAB at Marshall, 6 p.m. Rice at Memphis, 7 p.m. Central Florida at Tulsa, 7 p.m. SMU at Tulane, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled ———

SWAC

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT MVSU 7 0 1.000 8 11 .421 Southern U. 6 2 .750 10 11 .476 Texas Southern 5 2 .714 6 13 .316 Prairie View 4 3 .571 8 12 .400 Alabama St. 4 3 .571 7 12 .368 Jackson St 3 4 .429 5 14 .263 Alabama A&M 2 5 .286 4 12 .250 Grambling St. 2 5 .286 2 15 .118 Alcorn St. 2 6 .250 5 15 .250 Ark.-Pine Bluff 1 6 .143 2 18 .100 Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games No games scheduled ———

Top 25 Schedule

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

Tuesday’s Games 1 Kentucky 57, Georgia 44 6 Baylor 77, Oklahoma 65 13 San Diego St. 52, Wyoming 42 17 Marquette 67, South Florida 47 20 Michigan 66, Purdue 64 Today’s Games 2 Missouri at Oklahoma St., 6:30 p.m. 4 Ohio St. vs. Penn St., 5:30 p.m. 8 Duke at Maryland, 8 p.m. 10 Michigan St. vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. 12 UNLV at Boise St., 9 p.m. 15 Creighton at Drake, 7:05 p.m. 18 Mississippi St. vs. LSU, 7 p.m. 22 Kansas St. at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. 23 Florida St. at Wake Forest, 6 p.m. Thursday’s Games 7 North Carolina vs. North Carolina St., 6 p.m. 14 Florida at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. 16 Indiana at No. 25 Wisconsin, 8 p.m. 19 Virginia vs. Boston College, 8 p.m. 21 Saint Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m. ———

Mississippi college schedule

Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Southern Miss at East Carolina, 6 p.m. LSU at Mississippi St., 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Florida at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. William Carey at Loyola-N.O., 7:30 p.m. Belhaven at Faulkner, 7:30 p.m. Mississippi College at LeTourneau, 7:30 p.m. ———

Tuesday’s Scores

EAST Boston U. 83, UMBC 48 Buffalo 65, E. Michigan 47 SOUTH Kentucky 57, Georgia 44 Miami 64, Georgia Tech 49 Vanderbilt 65, Tennessee 47 MIDWEST Akron 70, Ball St. 58 Marquette 67, South Florida 47 Michigan 66, Purdue 64 S. Illinois 77, Bradley 60 W. Illinois 81, Nebraska-Omaha 70 SOUTHWEST Baylor 77, Oklahoma 65 Texas 62, Iowa St. 55 FAR WEST San Diego St. 52, Wyoming 42

women’s basketball Women’s Top 25 Schedule

Tuesday’s Games No. 11 Rutgers 65, No. 23 DePaul 64 Oklahoma St. 57, No. 14 Texas A&M 53 No. 20 Georgetown 64, West Virginia 54 Today’s Games No. 3 UConn at Syracuse, 6 p.m. No. 21 Texas Tech at Kansas, 7 p.m. No. 23 BYU at Seattle, 9 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina vs. Boston College, 6 p.m. Thursday’s Games No. 1 Baylor at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. No. 6 Kentucky at Auburn, 6 p.m. No. 7 Tennessee at Alabama, 8 p.m. No. 8 Maryland vs. Virginia Tech, 6 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State at Indiana, 7 p.m. No. 10 Miami vs. Wake Forest, 6 p.m. No. 12 Green Bay at Butler, 6 p.m. No. 13 Purdue at Northwestern, 7 p.m. No. 15 Delaware vs. Hofstra, 6 p.m. No. 17 Georgia at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m. No. 18 Penn State at Michigan, 6 p.m. No. 19 Nebraska vs. Iowa, 7:05 p.m. No. 22 Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount, 8 p.m. ———

Tuesday’s Scores EAST Georgetown 64, West Virginia 54 Rutgers 65, DePaul 64 Villanova 62, Cincinnati 53

Tank McNamara

SOUTH

Delta St. 77, New Orleans 49 LSU 71, East Tennessee St. 68, OT Lees-McRae 77, Converse 45 Miles 58, Fort Valley St. 57 Randolph-Macon 79, Lynchburg 67 Shenandoah 77, Ferrum 68 Stillman 62, Lane 39 Tuskegee 64, Kentucky St. 54

MIDWEST Temple 64, Xavier 38

SOUTHWEST Nebraska-Omaha 60, Texas-Arlington 52 Oklahoma St. 57, Texas A&M 53

FAR WEST San Diego St. 56, Wyoming 45

prep basketball Girls

ST. ALOYSIUS 51, CATHEDRAL 47

Cathedral 16 14 2 15 — 47 St. Aloysius 15 14 7 15 — 51 Cathedral (47) Ginny Daggett 24, Wesley Callaway 11, Kumi 6, Beesley 4, Gray 2. St. Aloysius (51) Allie Willis 17, Ann Garrison Thomas 12, Welp 9, Miller 7, Ale. Engel 2, Aly. Engel 2, Mabry 2.

CLINTON 51, WARREN CENTRAL 44

Clinton 8 15 18 10 – 51 Warren Central 6 12 14 12 – 44 Clinton (51) Alivia Hughes 15, Selena Slater 15, Shumpert 8, Harris 6, Bethea 3, Green 2, Robinson 2. Warren Central (44) Rolanda Lovette 12, Daniels 8, Roby 7, Stamps 6, Kelly 5, Tuggle 3, Farmer 2, Walker 1.

Boys

CATHEDRAL 61, ST. ALOYSIUS 48

Cathedral 18 18 12 13 — 61 St. Aloysius 5 16 9 18 — 48 Cathedral (61) D.J. Perry 31, Carl Hammitte 12, Huffines 8, Gray 4, Brice 3, Farmer 3. St. Aloysius (48) Matthew Foley 11, Reed 9, Welp 9, Loving 8, Eckstein 4, Hayes 3, Smith 2, Tzotzolas 2.

CLINTON 54, WARREN CENTRAL 47

Clinton 14 11 17 12 — 54 Warren Central 14 10 10 13 — 47 Clinton (54) Marcus Washington 18, Domonic Davis 14, Smith 6, Williams 6, Felton 5, Walker 4, Ward 1. Warren Central (47) Kourey Davis 13, Devon Johnson 11, Howard 9, Williams 9, Taylor 4, Robinson 1.

nhl EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP N.Y. Rangers...47 Philadelphia.....48 Pittsburgh........49 New Jersey.....48 N.Y. Islanders..48

W 31 29 28 26 19

L 12 14 17 19 22

OT 4 5 4 3 7

Pts 66 63 60 55 45

Northeast Division

GP Boston.............47 Ottawa.............52 Toronto............49 Montreal...........48 Buffalo.............49

W 31 27 25 18 20

L 14 19 19 21 24

OT 2 6 5 9 5

Pts 64 60 55 45 45

Southeast Division

GP Washington......48 Florida..............48 Winnipeg..........50 Tampa Bay......48 Carolina...........51

W 26 22 22 21 18

L 19 15 22 23 24

OT 3 11 6 4 9

Pts 55 55 50 46 45

GF 132 162 152 129 115

GA 96 142 127 136 143

GF 171 157 151 123 119

GA 102 160 147 132 149

GF 136 122 124 136 130

GA 137 136 143 165 159

GF 158 124 140 162 115

GA 110 102 127 144 163

GF 158 115 131 120 122

GA 122 126 144 137 142

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP Detroit..............49 St. Louis..........49 Nashville..........50 Chicago...........50 Columbus........49

W 33 29 30 29 13

L 15 13 16 15 30

OT 1 7 4 6 6

Pts 67 65 64 64 32

Northwest Division

GP Vancouver.......49 Minnesota........49 Colorado..........51 Calgary............50 Edmonton........49

W 30 24 26 23 18

L 15 18 23 21 26

OT 4 7 2 6 5

Pts 64 55 54 52 41

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts San Jose.........47 27 14 6 60 Los Angeles....50 24 16 10 58 Dallas...............48 25 21 2 52 Phoenix............50 22 20 8 52 Anaheim..........48 18 23 7 43 NOTE: Two points for win, one point for Tuesday’s Games Buffalo 2, New Jersey 1, SO Philadelphia 3, Florida 2, SO Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2, SO Vancouver 3, Edmonton 2, SO Toronto 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 3, Winnipeg 0 Washington 5, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Columbus 2 Nashville 3, Chicago 1 Dallas 1, Anaheim 0 Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 San Jose 1, Calgary 0 Phoenix 3, Ottawa 2 Today’s Game Detroit at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

GF GA 131 110 111 111 126 136 130 134 124 144 OT loss.

golf PGA Tour Schedule Jan. 6-9 — Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Steve Stricker) Jan. 12-15 — Sony Open (Johnson Wagner) Jan. 19-22 — Humana Challenge (Mark Wilson) Jan. 22-29 — Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego. Feb. 2-5 — Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 9-12 — AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm, Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Monterey Peninsula (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, Calif. Feb. 16-19 — Northern Trust Open, Riviera CC, Los Angeles Feb. 22-26 — WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton GC at Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz. Feb. 23-26 — Mayakoba Golf Classic, El Camaleon GC, Maya, Mexico. March 1-4 — Honda Classic, PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

March 8-11 — WGC-Cadillac Championship, TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Doral, Fla. March 8-11 — Puerto Rico Open, Trump International GC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico March 15-18 — Transitions Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla. March 22-25 — Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. March 29-April 1 — Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC (Tournament Course), Houston. April 5-8 — Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. April 12-15 — RBC Heritage, Harbourtown GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C. April 19-22 — Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course), San Antonio April 26-29 — Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana, New Orleans May 3-6 — Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. May 10-13 — The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. May 17-20 — HP Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Las Colinas, Texas. May 24-27 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas May 31-June 3— Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio June 7-10 — FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn. June 14-17 — U.S. Open, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco June 21-24 — Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Hartford, Conn. June 28-July 1 — AT&T National, Congressional CC (Blue Course), Bethesda, Md. July 5-8 — The Greenbrier Classic, The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. July 12-15 — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. July 19-22 — British Open, Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Lytham, England July 19-22 — True South Classic, Annandale GC, Madison, Miss. July 26-29 — RBC Canadian Open, Hamilton Golf & CC, Ancaster, Ontario Aug. 2-5 — WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC (South Course),Akron, Ohio Aug. 2-5 — Reno-Tahoe Open, Montreaux Golf & CC, Reno, Nev. Aug. 9-12 — PGA Championship, Kiawah Island (Ocean Course), Kiawah Island, S.C. Aug. 16-19 — Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. Aug. 23-26 — The Barclays, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y. Aug. 31-Sept. 3 — Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass. Sept. 6-9 — BMW Championship, Crooked Strick GC, Carmel, Ind. Sept. 20-23 — Tour Championship, East Lake GC, Atlanta Sept. 28-30 — The Ryder Cup, Medinah CC (No. 3), Medinah, Ill. Oct. 4-7 — Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas. Oct. 11-14 — Frys.com Open, CordeValle GC, San Martin, Calif. Oct. 18-21 — The McGladrey Classic, Sea Island Resort (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga. Oct. 25-28 — CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, The Mines Resort & GC, Selangor, Malaysia Nov. 1-4 — WGC-HSBC Champions, TBD, China Nov. 8-11 — Children’s Miracle Network Classic, Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia, Palm), Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

transactions BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with INF Wilson Betemit on a two-year contract. NEW YORK YANKEES—Announced the retirement of C Jorge Posada. Agreed to terms with with C Russell Martin on a one-year contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Bartolo Colon on a one-year contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with 1B Carlos Pena on a one-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Morrow on a three-year contract.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with INF Willie Harris on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Fired coach Flip Saunders. Promoted assistant coach Randy Wittman to head coach.

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-5-0 La. Pick 4: 7-4-0-9 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 1-5-7 La. Pick 4: 9-9-5-0 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 2-4-1 La. Pick 4: 3-6-5-1 Mega Millions: 10-22-24-36-49 Megaball: 33; Megaplier; 4 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 2-8-8 La. Pick 4: 3-1-3-6 Easy 5: 6-16-22-32-37 La. Lotto: 22-23-25-30-37-40 Powerball: 6-29-34-44-50 Powerball: 28 Mega Millions: 3-15-31-36-53 Megaball: 27; Megaplier: 2 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 6-5-9 La. Pick 4: 2-6-0-4 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 6-3-4 La. Pick 4: 1-3-7-0 Mega Millions: 1-9-28-38-47 Megaball: 8; Megaplier; 2 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-3-7 La. Pick 4: 6-6-0-3 Easy 5: 4-11-19-28-30 La. Lotto: 2-5-8-9-12-31 Powerball: 12-24-43-44-45 Powerball: 7

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Lady Vikes

St. Al

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with 18.6 second left to play. But Davis missed 1 of 2 free throws and WC couldn’t mount a serious threat in its last two possessions. “We had an awful first and second quarter and really,

an awful last three minutes,” Clinton coach Clay Norton said. “I was proud of our kids for sticking in there, playing hard and we made a couple of shots when we needed to.” Davis paced WC (9-13, 0-5)

with 13 points and Devon Johnson added 11. Marcus Washington led Clinton with 18 points, while Domonic Davis added 14.

(B) Cathedral 61, St. Aloysius 48

WC boys Continued from Page D1. steady pressure. “We possessed the ball well,” Greenshade said. “We got a lot of shots, but when we had a chance to finish, we did.” WC’s first-half chances were limited to a free kick that went wide by Oscar Kjellberg at the 22nd minute and Ahstin Greer missed on one of the few open shots he had a minute later. Richardson made three diving saves

in a four-minute span late in the first half. He turned away a top of the box free kick by Christian Clements, a header by Zach Farmer and another free kick by Peter Geraci. In stoppage time, the Jaguars finally found the net. Moore was able to dribble a goal home after Richardson had come out and got caught up in traffic. Moore’s second goal, which came with 23:13 left, was a

solid play. Farmer popped a kick up and Moore headed it in for the score for a 2-0 lead. Warren Central got on the board with 2:47 left when Cordes scored on a 15-yard rebound shot following a free kick, The Vikings had two late chances to get a tying goal, but Greer was wide on his left-to-right shot and Bounds’ 30-yard kick was caught by DeSoto keeper Taylor Thevenot.

last 65. “Minus those 15 minutes and it’s 1-1 or 1-0 our way,” Banks said. “We came out flat and they took advantage of us.” The first goal by Alex Jones was particularly unsettling. She dribbled through three defenders and blasted a 20-yarder past WC keeper Katie Humphries just four minutes into the match. “We knew she was a good player, because we had played them earlier,” Banks said. At the 19:28 mark of the first half, DeSoto’s lead expanded to 2-0 after Jessica Jones’ goal. The Lady Vikes started to pick up their play at that point and with 8:11 left in the half, Taylor Hanes broke free for a 1-on-1 with DeSoto keeper, Dremnan Nemnich. Lindsey Burris blasted a

45-yard kick that Hanes ran down and then booted into the net to make it 2-1. With under nine minutes to play, WC earned two good chances. Lindsey Barfield found Hanes on the wing, but her shot was stopped. Two minutes later, Burris had another shot, but it was also tipped away. In the final four minutes, the Lady Vikes got their only corner kick of the game, but Kylee Burke’s offering went high and wide. As WC continued to push, DeSoto made a quick counter punch and Alex Jones was left with a 1-on-1 with Humphries. She nailed the match-sealing goal for a 3-1 edge. DeSoto outshot WC 17-9. Humphries made 12 saves for the Lady Vikes.

WC girls Continued from Page D1. season, Lindsey brought her DeSoto team to Vicksburg to play both WC and the Missy Gators. She left town with a split. DeSoto beat Vicksburg, but lost to WC 3-1. This time, the tables were turned. Warren Central seemed lost for the first 15 minutes as DeSoto dominated play. The Lady Jaguars got two goals and it was an uphill climb for Warren Central. Lindsey said it was a bittersweet win. “I played at Warren Central. I have two nieces, Kara and Katie Martin on the team, and Trey (Banks) and I have known each other for a long time,” said Lindsey, who graduated from WC in 1999. “It’s always a good game when we play.” Banks just wished his team could have played the first 15 minutes like they did for the

said. “I think we’re getting some confidence. We’re getting better every day and practicing like we’re playing in the games.”

One great quarter and three so-so ones averaged out to a victory for Cathedral. D.J. Perry scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the first quarter, and also grabbed 10 rebounds as the Green Wave beat archrival St. Al. “He’s our inside post player and our rock inside every night,” Cathedral coach Peter Arnold said of Perry. “We just couldn’t make shots. Thankfully, his were all right at the rim.” Carl Hammitte added 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists and six steals for Cathedral (13-10, 3-4 Division 7-1A), and Daniel Huffines scored eight points. Matthew Foley led St. Al (1-15, 0-8) with 11 points, and Kameron Reed finished with nine points and 11 rebounds. Perry went 6-for-8 from the floor in the first quarter, and scored 11 of his team’s first 13 points. He split a pair of free throws at the end of the first quarter to give Cathedral an 18-5 lead. The Green Wave never relinquished that doubledigit lead, but it also never expanded it by much. The margin waivered between 13 and 20 points the rest of the game. Both teams scored 43 points

“We came out flat, with no energy. Then we started executing toward the end. We finally got a half. At least we’re making some kind of progression.” Delvin Thompson

St. Aloysius Boys’ basketball coach

over the final three quarters, and St. Al’s shooting percentage was slightly better over that span. If not for the Flashes’ struggles at the foul line — they hit only 17 of 29 free throws — the game might have been a lot closer. Even so, it was a vast improvement for the Flashes over their recent efforts. In their last five losses, they were outscored by an average of 45 points. “We came out flat, with no energy. Then we started executing toward the end,” St. Al coach Delvin Thompson said. “We finally got a half. At least we’re making some kind of progression.”

(B) Natchez 68, Vicksburg 61 Natchez nearly saw a 17-point halftime lead slip away, but was able to hold against Vicksburg. Thanks to some solid defense, Natchez outscored the Gators 21-10 in the second quarter for a 36-19 lead at the half. Vicksburg (9-12) turned up the defense in the third quarter and cut the deficit to eight points, 45-37, going to the fourth. The final period turned into a shootout, with the Gators putting up 24 points and Bulldogs scor-

ing 23, keeping Vicksburg’s comeback bid at bay. Vicksburg was led by Romeo Carter with 19 points, while De’Angelo Richardson had 12 and Edward Davis added 11. Natchez (9-13) was led by Derrian Johnson with 18 points, Dearius Griffin with 12 and Quincy Washington with 11.

(G) Vicksburg 62, Natchez 57 Natchez had three players score in double figures, but a bad second quarter on the offensive end and some defensive lapses in the fourth quarter were the difference in Vicksburg’s comeback win. Natchez erased a fivepoint halftime deficit to take a 43-39 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Missy Gators (10-11) rallied late, however, outscoring Natchez 23-14 in the final period to secure the victory. Ama Arkoful led Vicksburg with a game-high 24 points and Aleeshah Smith scored 11. Natchez (17-7) was led by Kiara Johnson with 19 points, Keyana Miller with 13 and Kiana Jones with 11.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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munity College women’s soccer team will be held on Feb. 16 with a campus tour at 4 p.m., followed by the tryout at 6 p.m. The tryouts will take place at Tom Sheppard Field on the Hinds Community College Raymond Campus. For information, call head coach Marcille McLendon at 601-857-3331 or e-mail her at marion.mclendon@hindscc.edu.

YMCA Biddyball registration open The Vicksburg YMCA is accepting registrations for its Biddy Basketball program until Feb. 4. The sixweek introductory program is for children in grades K-2 and focuses on fundamentals. There will be four sessions available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 4:15 to 5 p.m. and 5:15 to 6 p.m. The sessions will be held at the Purks YMCA. To register, visit the Purks YMCA in person, or go online to www.vicksburgymca.com. For more information, call 638-1071.

Clear Creek Women’s Golf Club The Clear Creek Women’s Golf Club will be registering players for a nine-hole golf league through Feb. 27. The spring league will begin March 5 and end June 10. Registration fee is $10 per player. Handicaps and flights will be established by April 1. All ages are welcome. To register, sign up at the Clear Creek clubhouse, call Karen Carroll at 601-831-1522 or e-mail her at ccwgc9@aol. com

Parks and recreation softball umpires The Vicksburg Parks and Recreation Department is looking for softball umpires for both the youth fast-pitch and adult slow-pitch season.

SuperBall Saturday event at Kings Center

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The GymSouth Gymnastics team competed in the Memphis Blues and BBQ meet on Jan. 6-7. The Excel Silver Team placed third. First row, from left, are Erin Lawson, silver, first beam; Caroline Martin, Level 3, second beam; Abigail Payne, silver, second vault; Ashley Gatchell, Level 3, second vault; Elizabeth Amacker, Level 3, second vault; and Chaney Parman, Level 3, third bars and beam. Second row, from left, are Zoe Jennings, silver; Lee Allison Prine, Level 4, third bars; Taylor Chewning, silver; Ashlyn Wright, Level 4, second floor; Lillie Kate Thornton, silver, third bars; Bergeron Fink, gold, third bars. Prospective umpires need to fill out city employment forms, which can be picked up at the Parks and Recreation office on 100 ArmyNavy Drive. For more information, call Joseph Graves at 601-634-4514.

Mississippi State hosts coaching clinic Mississippi State will host a free baseball coaching clinic on Friday at the Starkville campus. The one-day clinic will include sessions at the Palmeiro Center indoor prac-

tice facility and Dudy Noble Field. Participants are also invited to watch Mississippi State’s first preseason practice in the afternoon. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. at the Palmeiro Center, and the clinic starts at 9:15. Attendees can confirm plans to attend by contacting the MSU baseball office at 662325-3597, by e-mail at nmingione@athletics.msstate.edu.

Hinds hosts soccer tryouts Tryouts for the Hinds Com-

The Kings Community Empowerment Center will host a SuperBall Saturday celebration for the start of church league basketball on Saturday. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and admission is $2. A half-court take-a-shot contest is at noon, followed by an exhibition game is at 1 p.m. pitting two special guest teams. At 2 p.m., play in the church league season starts. For information, call 601-6344478.

AJGT Oak Wing Junior Golf Classic Junior golfers ages 11-18 are invited to compete in the Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour Oak Wing Junior Classic in Alexandria, La. on Feb. 25-26. The two-day, 36-hole tournament is ranked by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard and hosted by the Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour. The fee includes two days of green fees, tee gifts, and trophies in four age divisions. Recommended accommodations are available at the Parc England Hotel & Bristro on the Bayou. Call 318-445-7574 for reservations. The registration deadline is Feb. 22 at noon. To enter the event, call 318-402-2446 or enter online at www.arrowheadjgt.com.

The Vicksburg Post

Paterno laid to rest in private ceremony STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The second day of a threeday period of public mourning for the late Joe Paterno will culminate with the funeral and burial service for the Hall of Fame football coach who became the face of Penn State University. Hundreds — if not thousands — of alumni, residents and students are expected to attend a four-hour visitation this morning to begin a slate of events that will end with a funeral service in the afternoon that the family has made private. First in line to pay his respects was David Brown, who left his home in Greensburg at midnight. He drove more than two hours to State College, then prepared to wait a few hours outside until the doors opened. “I wouldn’t have been surprised if there were 1,000 people here,” he said. Behind him was John Myers, 70, who drove more than two hours from Tamaqua to arrive at 5 a.m. — three hours before the viewing was scheduled to begin. “It’s worth it,” Myers said. “Joe was one of the best, if not the best, football coaches ever.” The 85-year-old Paterno died Sunday of lung cancer. He had been ousted just days before learning of his diagnosis in November, forced out of his job in the wake of child sex-abuse charges against a former assistant. This week, mourners are focusing on the full body of accomplishments and philanthropy compiled by Paterno over his 46-year tenure as the Nittany Lions’ coach. “His legacy is still going to be filled with the great things that he did. Look at this place,”

college football

Joe Paterno

s a i d To m Sherman, a 1969 graduate from Johnstown, Pa. Before tearing up, Sherman said he attended Paterno’s first game as head

coach in 1966. “It’s like he’s part of your life. I admire that guy so much.” Thousands more waited in line Tuesday on an overcast winter afternoon for the first day of visitation at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, where Paterno family members regularly attended services. Inside the hall, the coach’s body lay in a closed, hardwood casket topped by a spray of white roses. About six feet away sat a stylized blackand-white picture of the man who became lovingly known on campus as “JoePa,” smiling and peering out through his trademark thick-rimmed glasses. Paterno’s casket had an “honor guard” of two Penn State players — one past and one present. Some mourners stopped for a moment of reflection, or to genuflect in the interfaith hall. Others fought back tears and sniffles. The only other sounds were the occasional clicks of news photographers taking pictures. Paterno won 409 games and two national championships in a career admired by peers as much for its longevity as its success. Paterno also took as much pride in the program’s graduation rates, often at or close to the top of the Big Ten.

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heard the phrase, but did you know that an inquisitive Jericho, Vt., farmer in the 19th century discovered the uniqueness of snowflakes? Wayne Howe, archivist for the Jericho Historical Society, shares his knowledge and admiration of Wilson A. Bentley, also known as the Snowflake Man, with American Profile.

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AP: Who was Wilson Bentley and what was his claim to fame? WH: Born in 1865, Bentley was a farmer, self-educated scientist and pioneering photographer who documented the beauty and structure of snowflakes and studied the weather conditions that produce them. His life’s work culminated in creation of more than 5,000 photomicrographs and publication of a book featuring his images of snowflakes.

AP: When did Bentley become interested in snowflakes? WH: Snowflakes fascinated Bentley. At age 14, he began spending hours in a woodshed attached to his family’s farmhouse examining them with a microscope, hurriedly drawing pictures of their geometric structure with a pencil before they melted.

AP: Why was Bentley interested in snow crystals? WH: Bentley regarded snowflakes as manifestations of the power and majesty of nature. He understood that snowflakes contain a record of the atmospheric forces though which their beautiful and complex designs are created and that, when snowflakes melt, the one-of-a-kind masterpieces are lost forever.

AP: How did Bentley discover and document the uniqueness of snowflakes? WH: Because Bentley grew up in the Green Mountains, where long winter seasons are common, he found an abundance of snowflakes to study and photograph. In the mid-1880s, he affixed a microscope to a large bellows camera and captured his first images of snowflakes, eventually illuminating the translucent crystals and darkening the background to illustrate their distinct intricate detail.

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negatives, determining focall points, ambient temperatures and exposure—these —these challenges he met with the limited technology hnology of the early 1900s. Producing clear negatives tives and prints involved darkroom work in wintry weather, and Bentley used a small stream near his home to wash prints. Materials were costly, y, and until educational and research institutions began purchasing his snowflake prints for study, his painstaking work produced little financial return.

AP: How was his work received eived and heralded? WH: During Bentley’s earlyy years, family members and townspeople were tolerant of his interest nterest in snowflakes, but didn’t consider it practical. In n 1898, Appletons’ Popular Scientific Monthly published Bentley’s first article about snow crystals. Other scientific fic articles followed, and speaking tours in cities from m Boston to Baltimore lent credibility to his pursuit. Bentley’s ntley’s book, Snow Crystals, published shortly before his death, must have brought tremendous satisfaction atisfaction to him, and eventually earned him a degree gree of fame. Ironically, he died of pneumonia in 1931 a few days after a long trudge home through a snowstorm.

AP: How does Bentley’s legacy egacy endure in Jericho, Vt.? WH: A museum exhibit at the he Old Red Mill in Jericho features Bentley’s camera, microscope and some of his original snowflake photographs. aphs. Bentley’s photos also endure through Vermont Snowflakes, nowflakes, a line of collectibles and gifts—jewelry, ry, Christmas ornaments, greeting cards, posters and prints—that that feature reproductions of his images mages and are sold to help fund the museum eum exhibit. For an obscure farm kid, d, Wilson Bentley came a long way, and d his passion and perseverance have become come part of Jericho’s history. ★

“Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others.” —Wilson A. Bentley

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