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Yorozu building sold Buyer undecided on plans for Ceres spot By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com

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A pair of local business developers headed by Pete Buford has closed on a purchase of the building formerly occupied by Yorozu Automotive Mississippi,

the developer confirmed Thursday. B P Buford LLC, and Harold May closed the purchase “sometime last week,” he said. Buford said he has no immediate plans in store for the 92,178-square-foot building at Ceres Research

and Industrial Interplex at Flowers, but hinted it would remain industrial. “We have several people interested in buying it or renting it,” Buford said. “I’m trying to get some industry See Yorozu, Page A9.

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The former Yorozu building at Ceres

Wardle found innocent in killing

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TODAY IN HISTORY 1979: The U.S. House of Representatives begins televising its day-to-day business. 1987: Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary. 2003: President George W. Bush orders the start of war against Iraq. (Because of the time diﬀerence, it was early March 20th in Iraq.)

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U.S. Marine Sgt. Albert “Bert” Winschel holds his cane as he talks about his road to recovery Thursday at his parents’ home.

Wounded Marine back with parents By Steve Sanoski ssanoski@vicksburgpost.com U.S. Marine Sgt. Albert “Bert” Winschel was out running an errand just 15 minutes after returning to his Bovina home Thursday afternoon — a little more than two weeks since being shot while on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan.

Video www.vicksburgpost.com “He hasn’t been out of our sight since getting back to the U.S., so I think he’s trying to get away from us,” said Winschel’s mother, Therese. Terry and Therese Winschel

joined their son at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland on March 10, the day the Marine was transferred from a hospital in Germany. They returned home with their son on Thursday, and will have him here for 30 days, after which the 23-year-old will rejoin his unit in Mobile. See Marine, Page A8.

PURVIS —Two families left Gamble Chancery Courthouse in tears late Thursday afternoon after jurors found Jennifer Wardle, now 29, innocent of murder in the 2002 death of her boyfriend, Vicksburg native James Neal May. May’s family walked away in stony silence, declining to speak about the outcome. The others paused just long enough to James Neal express their relief, May while expressing hope that May’s family would some day find peace. Wardle, who had been in a relationship with May and gave birth to his son a few weeks after his death, was found innocent by Jennifer a Lamar County CirWardle cuit Court jury after taking the stand in her own defense and calling May “the love of her life” earlier in the day. The trial began Monday with Judge R.I. Prichard III presiding. Jurors deliberated less than two hours before Circuit Clerk Leslie Wilson read aloud the decision, which set off simultaneous sobs and gasps. Wardle, who lives in Brooklyn, spoke briefly as she left the courthouse, flanked by her parents, Joe and Tammy Lee Wardle. “I’m happy and I’m very glad that it’s over,” Wardle said. “I’m happy the truth came out and I hope that (May’s See Wardle, Page A9.

LUKE WOODHAM, THE CONVICT

Former educator tells Pearl’s story By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com Luke Woodham is a 29-year-old Mississippian who spends much of his time teaching and preaching the word of God. The difference between Woodham and the average young Southern preacher is that Woodham’s is a tier church at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, where for 12 years he has been housed in Unit 32 with the state’s most violent and serious criminals. Woodham was 16 and a sophomore at Pearl High School on Oct. 1, 1997, when he took a .30-06 hunt-

ing rifle to school and opened fire in an area crowded with students gathering before the start of school. He killed two girls, including his former girlfriend, Luke Christina Menefee, Woodham who was 16. Seven others were injured in the attack. It was later learned that Woodham had stabbed and bludgeoned his mother to death before setting off for the school that day in her car. Then-Pearl Public Schools Superintendent Dr. William

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Dodson has visited Woodham twice at Parchman as he has researched and written a book about the shooting, “If Only I Had Known: A True Story,” published in October by International Focus Press. Dodson told the Vicksburg Rotary Club about his book Thursday. “We remember 9/11 in America, but in Pearl we remember 10/1,” he said. A chapter on Woodham is just one of 14 that include details of the shooting, stories from witnesses and survivors and the results of Dodson’s research into See Pearl, Page A8.

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County couple bilked out of $2,500 by ‘granddaughter’ An elderly Warren County couple was cheated out of $2,500 after receiving a call from a young woman claiming to be their granddaughter. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said the woman knew their granddaughter’s name and claimed to be in Canada, arrested on drug charges, in the phone call on March 10. After speaking with the couple, she referred them to a man claiming to be a Canadian law official. The man told the couple they could send their “granddaughter’s” $2,500 bond to an address for an international bonding company in London, England, Pace said. “After they had mailed the funds, they contacted their granddaughter who said she was in the States and had never been to Canada,” Pace said. The sheriff said this was more elaborate than most scams because the address for the so-called company was an actual physical address. He said most scams involve someone who calls claiming that a person has won a lottery and will have to pay a processing fee. “It can happen to anyone, but most often to older people who tend to be more generous,” said Pace. He said because Warren County officials do not have jurisdiction outside of the United States, the case was passed on to the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

City man chased, charged in theft One of the two suspects in the pistol-whipping and robbery of a Vicksburg man on Tuesday was arrested Thursday after a foot chase by police, and the second man has been identified. David Hasty, 20, 631 Stenson Road, was stopped in a routine traffic stop at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Crawford and Clay streets, Lt. Bobby Stewart said. Hasty and several others jumped and ran from the car, and all were chased down nearby. The others were released without charges. Hasty was charged with strong-arm robbery in the theft of $300 and a 9 mm

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missing at 7:05 a.m. from a vehicle in the 1100 block of Bowmar Avenue. A Punch 300-watt amplifier valued at $300, a set of Punch speakers valued at $200 and a set of Sony Xplode speakers valued at $100 were reported missing at 4:50 p.m. from a 1998 Ford Contour in the 100 block of Pemberton Street. A 2000 Oldsmobile Alero valued at $10,000, Mississippi tag WAG 617, was reported missing at 6:37 this morning from the parking lot of the Confederate Ridge Apartments on U.S. 61 North. meRedItH SPeNCeR•The Vicksburg PosT

Two Culkin volunteer firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that charred a house on Bridlewood Drive Thursday morning, displacing a Vicksburg family of three. Reported just after 11 a.m., the blaze at 940 Bridlewood Drive damaged the home of Larry Sweet Sr., who was home alone, he said. Smoke billowed from the home near handgun in the 100 block of Meadowbrook Drive from a man who required medical treatment before being released from River Region Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said. The second robbery suspect has been identified, but Stewart declined to release his name. Hasty was in the Issaquena County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

Robberies reported at KFC, on MLK Two armed robberies were reported in the city Thursday and early this morning. At 9:19 p.m. Thursday, employees at KFC, 2915 Clay St., reported that two men entered the restaurant after it had closed and demanded money at gunpoint, Lt. Bobby Stewart said. The employees ran out the back door, and the manager locked herself in the office, Stewart said. The robbers fled on foot without taking anything. No descriptions were available. In the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a man reported at 2:06 this morning that he was robbed at gunpoint by three men. The victim told police he ran out his back door and hid

in his backyard after three men, one described as black, 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds, kicked in his front door and demanded money, Stewart said. The victim said he was able to see the robbers flee in a 2009 Honda Accord, which was later discovered abandoned on Alpine Street, less than a mile away. The car had been reported missing since March 10 from the 13000 block of U.S. 61 South. Reported missing from the victim’s home were a purse containing $120 and an Xbox 360 game console valued at $300, which was recovered in the back seat of the car. No injuries were reported.

Convicted felon arrested for gun A Vicksburg convicted felon was released from the Warren County Jail Thursday after being held on a weapons charge. Otis Davis Jr., 25, 2709 Drummond St., was arrested at 3:20 p.m. Thursday near Main Street and Mission 66 after police received complaints of a man displaying a gun in the area, Lt. Bobby Stewart said. Stewart said Davis was convicted of a burglary in 2005, in which he served time and

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Willing Worker Club, 3 p.m. Saturday; 2585 N. Washington St. Southside Baptist — Revival; Sunday, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Monday-Friday, 7 p.m.; Evangelist Don Savell, guest speaker; Ronnie Lacaze, guest song leader; 601-631-0047; 95 Baptist Drive.

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House of Peace Worship — Appreciation service 9th anniversary of Linda Sweezer, pastor, 6:30 tonight; National Guard Armory, Rolling Fork. Mount Givens — Senior choir rehearsal, 6:30 tonight; 210 Kirkland Road. Wayside Apostolic Church of Deliverance — Women’s conference, 7 tonight; Evangelist Alexis Adams, speaker; 4615 Halls Ferry Road. Travelers Rest Baptist — “The Truth Behind Hip Hop” movie night for youths, teens and young adults, 6:30 tonight; RSVP, 601-636-3712. King Solomon Baptist — 150th church anniversary; 7 tonight, the Rev. Dave Matthews, guest speaker; refreshments served; noon Saturday, youth balloon launch and cookout; 2 p.m. Sunday, service with the Rev. Jesse Horton, guest speaker; the Rev. R.D. Bernard, pastor; 1401 Farmer St. Family Life Cathedral — Morning of Glory, Saturday: 8 a.m., prayer; 8:45, brunch; 10, praise and worship; Rhonda Cresswell; 2832 Ken Karyl Ave. Pleasant Valley M.B. — Choir rehearsal, 11:30 a.m. Saturday;

U.S. 80 for about an hour. The fire started in the kitchen when Sweet stepped outside to talk with his brother and left fish cooking unattended, he said. Sweet’s 17-year-old son, Larry Jr., and wife, Linda Sweet, were not at home. Culkin and Bovina volunteer firefighters worked at the scene.

Vicksburg-Warren ASU Alumni Chapter — 7 tonight; Walter Sheriff, president; Jackson Street Community Center. Vicksburg High School Class of 1975 Reunion — Planning meeting, 9:30 a.m. Saturday; LD’s Restaurant, 2600 Halls Ferry Road. MXO Girls — 10:30 a.m. Saturday; Alcorn Branch office, Cherry Street. Mu Xi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority — Noon Saturday; monthly meeting; the Rev. Casey D. Fisher Multipurpose Building, 2715 Alcorn Drive. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Vicksburg Alumnae — 1 p.m. Saturday, Founders Day; Dr. Paulette C. Walker, speaker; tickets, $30; Nell Foster-Beard, 601-636-4175, or Ruby Burks, 601-638-2166; Rainbow Arena, 1318 Warrenton Road. Alma J. Brown Youth Council — 4 p.m. Saturday, pre-Easter talent practice; Fidelity Lodge, 916 Walnut St. Levi’s — A Gathering Place; 7-10 p.m. Saturday, music by Grassfire; donations appreciated. Magnolia Ballroom Dancers’ Association — 8-11 p.m.

Saturday, monthly dance; Forestry Auditorium of the Agricultural and Forestry Museum, Lakeland Drive, Jackson; info and price, Nola Gibson 601506-4591 or nolakdances@ comcast.net. Letitia Street Neighborhood Reunion — Planning meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday; 245 Valley View Lane; 601-218-3869. Rosa A. Temple Class of 1960 — 5 p.m. Sunday; planning reunion; refreshments served; LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St. Vicksburg Kiwanis — No meeting Tuesday. Fashion and Hair Show — 7 p.m. March 27; Martha Gail Foster, Martha’s Designer Labels for Less and other vendors; tickets $10; Unique Banquet Hall; Dorothy Holmes 601-638-5284, Ida Kennedy 601-278-0054 or Barbara Johnson 601-636-9597; sponsored by the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club. St. Aloysius/St. Francis Alumni Banquet — April 24; to submit change of address for invitations or questions, 601-630-9762.

PuBlic PrOGrAmS Celebrate Recovery — Support group, 6 p.m. Fridays; 1315 Adams St.; 601-6305070. Buck’s Country Playhouse — Feed in the Chicken Coop with potluck supper and Buck’s birthday celebration at 6:30 tonight; band leaders’ jam session; donations accepted; 601-638-3193.

probation. Davis, accused Thursday of being a convicted felon with a weapon, was released on a $10,000 bond.

City woman jailed, held for drug court A Vicksburg woman was in the Warren County jail this morning for a drug court sanction. Jessica White, 18, 1239 Boy Scout Road, was arrested at 9 a.m. Thursday and held without bond.

County man picked up for La. authorities A Warren County man was arrested at his home Thursday morning on a Madison Parish warrant for burglary. Dustin D. Tilden, 27, 50 Bennett Road, has been extradited to Louisiana, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. No information on the burglary was available from Louisiana authorities.

One car stolen; two broken into Two auto burglaries and an auto theft were reported in the city Thursday and today. A Naxa MP3/CD player valued at $500 was reported

Health and Wellness Expo — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; free screenings, door prizes, blood drive; Robyn Lea 601636-4555; Outlets at Vicksburg. Overeaters Anonymous — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays; www.oa.org; 1315 Adams St. Not Tonight, Deer — 5:307 p.m. Monday; free seminar with Jim Brannon and Ann Sherard, master gardener; WC Extension; 601-636-5442. Tuesday Vicksburg AlAnon — Noon Tuesday; second floor, First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St.; 601634-0152. Easter Sunrise Service — 7 a.m. April 4; interdenominational service with parking and shuttle; Fort Nogales, Military Park.

cOrrecTiON Vicksburg Family Development Service organized Tuesday’s second annual Rally Against Underage Drinking. Incorrect information was reported in a photo caption Wednesday. •

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Fire victim released from Georgia hospital A Vicksburg boy injured Saturday in a fire at his home has been released from a Georgia burn center, and three Vicksburg residents injured in a fire at their Oak Street home on March 7 remain in hospitals. The condition of Barbara Evans, 57, was upgraded to good at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, hospital spokesman Missy Odom said. Evans’ grandsons, Robert Evans, 4, and Stephon Evans, 8, remain at Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga. Robert’s condition was downgraded from serious to critical, hospital spokesman Olena Scarboro said, while Stephon’s was upgraded to fair from serious. All three were injured after a dislodged electric heater at their home at 2314 Oak St., set the house ablaze. It was among three homes destroyed in the fire. Released on Thursday from the Georgia burn center was Nathaniel Ashley, 8, who was injured Saturday after he threw an aerosol can into a fire pit and the can exploded in his face. The son of Tina and Staff Sgt. Roger Ashley was back home after five days of treatment to his face, neck, hands and upper chest. “He has been a real trooper,” his mother said. Nathaniel’s father, who had been in Afghanistan deployed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 412th Theater Engineer Command, is home indefinitely.

in Vicksburg this weekend •TapestryTourof Homes — Through April 5; tickets: $10 per home or $25 per three, available at Vicksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau office on Clay Street; visit vicksburgbedandbreakfast.com/tapestry.htm for schedule. •“GoldintheHills” — 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Vicksburg Theatre Guild, Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Blvd.; $12 for adults, $10 for 55 and older and $5 for 12 and younger. •DeltaSigmaTheta Founders Day program — 1 p.m. Saturday; Rainbow Arena on Warrenton Road; Dr. Paulette C. Walker, speaker; $30 per person. •MasterGardeners March Mondays — 5:30-7 p.m. Monday; “Not Tonight, Deer,” Ann Sherard and Jim Brannon; Warren County Extension Office, 1100-C Grove St., free.

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State colleges eyeing room-and-board hikes By Maria Burnham The Associated Press

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The Rev. R.D. Bernard at King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church

King Solomon M.B. hits 150 this weekend By Tish Butts tbutts@vicksburgpost.com A weekend of events will celebrate 150 years of history at King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church. To begin the celebration of one of the oldest AfricanAmerican churches in Vicksburg, the Rev. Dave Matthews, former president of the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Mississippi, will deliver a sermon at the 1401 Farmer St. church at 7 tonight. Saturday afternoon, church members will release heliumfilled balloons containing messages and contact information during a cookout geared toward young people, said the Rev. R.D. Bernard, King Solomon pastor. Wrapping up the weekend at 2 p.m. Sunday, the Rev. Jesse Horton, presidential candidate for the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Mississippi, will speak. Many notable ministers including former presidents of the state convention, vice presidents of the National Baptist Convention and moderators for the Warren County

Baptist Association have led the flock, Bernard said. Due to overflowing attendance at the 136-year-old building, members have purchased 40 acres of property north of River Region Medical Center on U.S. 61 and Oak Ridge Road, Bernard said. He said groundbreaking is scheduled for March 30, 2011. Services will also continue at the current building, the pastor said. “We anchored here,” said Bernard. He said several churches throughout the city including Pleasant Green, Mount Pisgah and Mount Heroden Baptist churches along with Living Word Christian Center originated at King Solomon. The church has broadened its audience through broadcasts on radio stations including WJIW FM in Greenville, KCAT AM in Pine Bluff, Ark., and WRTM FM in Vicksburg; the congregation’s monthly magazine The Clarion Call; and on the church’s Web site, www.ksbc-vicksburg.org, Bernard said. He said a broadcast of the service will debut on Vicksburg’s Channel 23 during the upcoming weekend.

JACKSON — The chancellors of Mississippi’s eight public universities presented the state College Board with requests to raise room and board rates Thursday, but were told to come back next month with proposals for the long-term upkeep of dorms, not just the bare minimum needed to scrape by. “I think the universities have been very conservative. I have some concerns about how conservative they are,” Commissioner of Higher Education Hank Bounds said as he presented the numbers to the board. “We have made the smallest increases possible.” In their proposal, university officials showed an increased need of about $18.5 million for fiscal year 2011, or 2 percent over the current year, to reduce debt, replace dilapidated dormitories and maintain existing housing. However, the proposed rate increases would give the universities only $2.8 million for each of the next two fiscal years. To keep the immediate impact to students as low as possible, public universities in Mississippi have been forced to repair and replace dormitories by borrowing money on the front end and paying it back with interest over an extended period of time — as opposed to building

Policy meant to ease transfer to 4-year schools

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University of Mississippi Chancellor Dr. Daniel Jones, right, talks with College Board member Dr. Douglas Rouse Thursday in Jackson, Miss. up reserves to pay for future construction. University housing must be self-sufficient and does not receive any additional money other than what students pay in rent. Though financial officers from each of the universities were prepared to give detailed presentations explaining their increase requests, trustees stopped the process just after Alcorn University began the first presentation. “This doesn’t seem to be a system that’s sustainable,” board member Alan Perry said, comparing it to an individual making a large purchase on a credit card and

then paying the minimum amount due each month. The board asked the university leadership to take their proposals back and re-evaluate them before presenting them again next month. “If I gave the impression that I just want the bare minimum to get by, I want to retract that,” said board member Amy Whitten. The new proposals need to reflect the amount the universities require to maintain the buildings at a standard students want to live in, Whitten said. The university leaders were clearly surprised by the board’s remarks.

JACKSON (AP) — Students from the state’s community and junior colleges will be able to transfer more credits to fouryear universities under a proposal approved by the state College Board on Thursday. The new policy ensures the transfer of all core curriculum courses with the grade of C or better. Board member Robin Robinson said the purpose of the policy is to maximize the number of courses that count toward a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college from an Associate of Arts degree at a community or junior college. The College Board first approved the policy in February. The second approval Thursday was needed for it to go into effect. University of Mississippi Chancellor Daniel W. Jones said the universities’ leaders had tried to put together budgets that would get the board’s approval; budgets that were “politically palatable.”

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DHS to furlough employees to cut expenses The Mississippi Department of Human Services says it will furlough its employees one day next month because of the budget shortfall. DHS Executive Director Don Thompson said Thursday most DHS offices will be closed April 2, the Friday before Easter, and the Oakley Training School will remain open. Thompson added additional unpaid days off for DHS employees could be announced before the fiscal year ends on June 30. Gov. Haley Barbour has made five budget cuts since the fiscal year started last summer due to continued shortfalls in sales tax and other revenues, resulting in most state agencies seeing their funding trimmed by roughly 9 percent. Including the most recent round of cuts Wednesday, Barbour has now trimmed $499.5 million from what started as a nearly $6 billion budget. Earlier this month, however, lawmakers and the governor restored $86 million to the

budget by dipping into financial reserves and using federal stimulus money. Barbour signaled the latest cuts likely would be the last of the fiscal year and said he will also follow a law — which can be waived — requiring the state to spend no more than 98 percent of its general fund revenue in a year. Meanwhile, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee members, with Barbour sit-

ting in, took a step toward setting a 2011 budget Wednesday by adopting a conservative revenue estimate for the year beginning July 1. Setting the revenue estimate at $4.45 billion — just $18 million more than in the 2010 fiscal year — sets the stage for House and Senate budget negotiators to begin work in earnest on a 2011 budget.

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JACK VIX SAYS: Plan to attend some Tapestry events this weekend.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1890 Sappington and Luna levees give way. • President C.C. Flowerree faces a full meeting of the Blue and Gray.

110 YEARS AGO: 1900 P.M. Harding, C.R. McFarland and J.J. Lum appear before the city council to petition that Chambers Street be paved with vitrified brick. • Thirty-five pairs of pants are stolen from the pants factory.

100 YEARS AGO: 1910 Rapid progress is being made on the Wisconsin memorial in the Military Park. • Members of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange donate $325 to the fund for erecting markers in the Vicksburg Military Park.

90 YEARS AGO: 1920 E.B. Buelow opens a cotton office here. • Neverson Finney dies.

80 YEARS AGO: 1930 Oneta Douglas accepts a position with the Vicksburg Laundry and Cleaners.

70 YEARS AGO: 1940 Dr. and Mrs. George Street move into their beautiful new home on Fort Nogales. • Helen Havis and James Ross are elected co-editors of the Tattler. Hugh Nichols is business manager.

60 YEARS AGO: 1950 A news story reports continued fake emergency calls to a local funeral home ambulance service. • In Jackson, the Mississippi House kills the liquor legislation by two votes, 60-58.

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50 YEARS AGO: 1960

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Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sanderson announce the birth of a son, Henry Russell, on March 18. • Kevin Cochran stars in “Toby Tyler” at the Joy Theatre.

40 YEARS AGO: 1970 Sammy Carollo resigns as chief assistant coach at Carr Junior High School and accepts a teaching post in Greenwood. • Members of the National Trust for Historical Preservation visit in Vicksburg aboard the “Delta Queen.”

It’s Sunshine Week in name only Interesting, isn’t it, that the Democrats’ race to the finish line with an overhaul of health care is coming during Sunshine Week, which is devoted to open and transparent government and an informed citizenry guiding the making of law and policy decisions. If the majority of Democrats in Congress believe the nation needs a dramatic change in our national health insurance arrangements, which would impact one-sixth of the nation’s economy and affect individual citizens in ways that few other pieces of legislation ever do, they ought to be willing to hold open votes and be accountable for their decisions. Instead, congressional Democrats are looking at pushing through laws no one, including them, may have read. Uncertainty reigns. A number of scenarios also have the members using legislative tricks to get a bill through Congress and to President Barack Obama’s desk.

As of late last week, according to Congressional Quarterly, the plan was for the House to adopt the previously passed Senate health care package without attaching amendments to it. The original bill would go to the president for his signature, while debate and votes on amendments would follow. The amendments would then be sent to the Senate and adopted under a process called reconciliation, which short-circuits the Senate’s usual requirement for 60 votes to end debate if the opposing party wants to mount a filibuster. The public wouldn’t be able to assess the impact of the legislation until long after the original bill is signed into law. Another path to passage is offered by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, and would allow the House to adopt the bill without actually voting on it. The intent is to provide cover for House Democrats who fear casting a direct vote for the

health care package will cost them their seats in this fall’s elections. The so-called Slaughter Solution would allow the House to instead vote for a rules change in which the Senate bill would be deemed to be passed without the House ever voting on the actual bill. In yet another gambit, the health care legislation would be bundled with a bill to change the way the nation’s student loans are handled — ending private lenders’ role in providing such loans. Of course, the takeover of student loans is also a controversial measure. As such, it should be debated on its own merits, and not tacked on to another bill. Voters deserve a government that is transparent and plays by clearly established rules. Using gimmickry and last-minute rule changes to get bills passed hardly meets that test. No sunshine. It’s an overcast day.

30 YEARS AGO: 1980 Sara Smith, head of the Business Department at Warren Central High School, attends the Mississippi Association of Educators Convention in Jackson. • Artists Beth Pajerski, Lois Franklin and Varlerie Frayer, members of the Vicksburg Art Association, participate in “People’s Choice” spring show at the Firehouse Gallery.

20 YEARS AGO: 1990 Fire ants become a menace at Cedar Hill Cemetery. • David Cummins is featured on opening day at the Dixie National dirt drag races on U.S. 61 South.

10 YEARS AGO: 2000 Stacy Carter, Warren Central junior, wins second place at the state level in the American Legion oratorical contest. • James S. “Jim” Folk Sr. of Tallulah dies.

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Process puts Democrats’ recklessness on display WASHINGTON — The final outcome of the health care reform debate is uncertain — who can predict where a writhing eel will land? — but we have learned a few things already. First, we know that President Obama and the Democratic congressional leadership could not persuade a majority of Americans of the wisdom of their plan — and have largely ceased to try. A president who seems willing to interrupt prime-time programming on the slightest pretext has not scheduled a speech from the Oval Office to make his final health reform appeal. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working her parliamentarians overtime to achieve the congressional equivalent of the Immaculate Conception — a law without a vote. One gets the impression that Democrats would prefer health reform to slip by the House in a procedural maneuver during the NCAA basketball tournament — which it might. The most visible Democratic domestic priority of the last 40 years must be smuggled into law, lest too many Americans notice. Politicians claiming the idealism of saints have adopted the tactics of burglars. Victory, if it comes, will seem less like a

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Politicians claiming the idealism of saints have adopted the tactics of burglars. Victory, if it comes, will seem less like a parade than a heist.

parade than a heist. Liberals tend to blame this state of affairs on the brilliance of Republican fear-mongering. Meaning the slashing wittiness of Sarah Palin? The irresistible charisma of Mitch McConnell? The more likely explanation: Americans are engaged in a serious national debate about the role and size of government, in which the advocates of government-dominated health care are significantly outnumbered and vastly outmatched in enthusiasm. America, despite liberal fear-mongering, has not become “Glenn Beckistan.” But it is not yet Europe. A second thing we have learned during the health care debate is that the Democratic Party’s commitment to abortion rights is even more

central to its identity than health reform. Pelosi’s initial concession to pro-life Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak — preventing federally subsidized health plans from covering abortion — was made for show. The Senate-passed bill allows subsidized plans to cover abortion by collecting an extra payment from every enrollee, as long as at least one other insurance option in a region doesn’t cover abortion. This is a departure from the status quo, which not only prohibits the use of federal funds for elective abortions but also prohibits the use of federal funds for health plans that cover such abortions. Says Stupak: “I really believe that the Democratic leadership is simply unwilling to change its stance. Their position says that

women, especially those without means available, should have their abortions covered.” But this stance by the Democratic leadership violates an informal social agreement that has existed for decades, in which abortion is generally legal but citizens who object to the practice are not required to pay for it. Those who support the Senate bill are participating in the largest expansion of federal involvement in abortion since the Hyde Amendment limited that role in 1976. Third, we have learned that the president and congressional leaders are not serious about entitlement reform. The problem here is not only accounting tricks and the assumption of unprecedented courage on the part of future Congresses when it comes to Medicare cuts — though these are bad enough. The main source of irresponsibility is that the revenue-gaining measures in the health bill — particularly Medicare cuts and taxing Cadillac health plans — would be used to create a new entitlement instead of repairing an existing one. The greatest cost of the current health care reform is its opportunity cost. The unfunded liability of America’s current entitlements is more than

$100 trillion. Medicare will eventually require a massive infusion of cash under a congressional entitlement fix. Both the Congressional Budget Office and the Medicare actuary have pressed the point that Medicare savings can either be used to pay future Medicare benefits or to finance new spending outside Medicare — not both. When the entitlement crisis arrives, Obama will have already spent much of the resources required to meet it, leaving growth-killing new taxes as the main, remaining option. A value-added tax anyone? For some elected Democrats, the prospect of expanding health coverage is a moral goal worth the compromise of any principle and the adoption of any necessary method. But they need to enter their vote with open eyes. The passage of this legislation would decisively confirm an image of the Democratic Party that many have worked to change: partial to big government, pro-abortion and fiscally reckless. •

Michael Gerson writes for the Washington Post Writers Group. E-mail reaches him at mgerson@ globalengage.org.

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Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority approves outline BATON ROUGE (AP) — Although final revisions continue to be made, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana approved an annual plan of work during a meeting in Baton Rouge. The annual plan outlines

what work the state expects to be done in coastal restoration and protection during the upcoming fiscal year which begins July 1. However, because the meeting was moved up a week earlier than expected, state Office of Coastal Protection and Res-

toration staff couldn’t finalize the draft plan in time for Wednesday’s meeting. Instead, the authority members approved the plan based on what they had seen of the draft plan presented earlier this year along with a list of revisions the state staff will

make in time for the legislative session. Some of those revisions include adjustments in the budget to reflect $19 million included in the president’s budget for coastal work, more emphasis placed on difficult decisions that will

need to be made and more emphasis on nonstructural aspects such as home elevations, said Kirk Rhinehart, planning division administrator for OCPR. According to the draft annual plan released earlier this year, the total expendi-

tures for fiscal year 2011 will be $546 million. Although there are minor budget adjustments being made, the final plan shouldn’t change too much in overall budget or general concepts, Rhinehart said.

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The Natchez-Adams County Economic Development Authority is hoping a proposed bike trail from Vicksburg to Natchez along Entergy power line right of ways could tie in with the city’s planned Natchez Trails Project. The development authority on Wednesday voted to contribute $2,000 toward a $22,500 feasibility study on the 70-mile bike trail linking Vicksburg and Natchez. Entergy is picking up the bulk of the study’s cost, but municipal boards in Vicksburg, Claiborne and Hinds counties have also made $2,000 contributions. The City of Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Monday

to pitch in. Terry Eastin, Mississippi River Trail executive director, said the feasibility study should be complete in about six months and will be followed by an environmental impact study if the trail is found to be feasible. The trail would be the new route of the local section of the MRT— a recreational bike route that follows the Mississippi River from its headwaters in Minnesota to its mouth downstream of New Orleans. The Natchez Trails Project is a $2.9 million venture funded via government earmarks, grants and private contributions, and is to include 5.6 miles of trails in its first phase — which is to be completed by

spring 2011. “If we can get all these trails connected that’s the ultimate goal,” said Natchez City Engineer David Gardner. “Tying in existing trails that we have and hooking them to Grand Village of the Natchez Indians or Emerald Mound is the ultimate overall vision of a community that embraces a trails system, and (the study) could help us develop that.” If constructed, the trail would be paid for via federal grants requiring a 20 percent local match, said Eastin. The donation of rights of way from Entergy would count as an in-kind match toward the local grant requirements, she added. An estimate on the cost will be in the feasibility study.

Mother sentenced to 6 years in prison Leflore judge: Put youths before potholes Woman’s three sons die after she drove into lake MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) — A woman who drove into a lake after a late-night party, killing her three young sons, has pleaded guilty to three counts of child endangerment after tearfully telling the court she had been drinking alcohol that night. Conway County Circuit Judge Jerry Don Ramey sentenced Amber Turley, 27, to three twoyear prison terms, to run concurrently. She will also be on probation for four years after her release. Turley sobbed as she addressed the court on Tuesday.

“I had a few drinks earlier in the night and drove my children,” she said, crying. She said she drank alcohol at a party before getting into the car for the drive home in the early morning hours of April 19 last year. Witnesses also told investigators that she smoked marijuana at the party. Turley, of Plumerville, did not speak in court about the specifics of the crash or comment as she was led away afterward. Prosecutor Tom Tatum said after the hearing that Turley had been drinking the night of the accident, became disoriented and made a wrong turn.

He said she was also under the influence of marijuana and that she had been arguing with her “ex-spouse,” her boyfriend and the children that night. She was also driving in a thunderstorm. Investigators said Turley’s blood alcohol content that night was .05 percent, below the state’s .08 percent legal limit. Prosecutors said she also tested positive for marijuana and a prescription depressant. James Turley, the boys’ father, said after the hearing that his estranged wife has apologized to him several times.

Man sentenced for bilking $7M from casinos SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man who led a cardcheating ring that bilked dozens of casinos in Mississippi and across the country out of $7 million was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in federal prison. Phuong Quoc Truong has acknowledged leading the ring, known as the “Tran Organization,” that targeted 27 casinos across the country, including three American Indian casinos near San Diego. The operation began in 2002. In his plea agreement, Truong admitted that he and his co-conspirators unlawfully obtained up to $7 million during card cheats. Included among the 27 casinos that Truong bilked are the Beau Rivage Casino and Imperial Palace Casino in Biloxi

Included among the 27 casinos that Phuong Quoc Truong bilked are the Beau Rivage Casino and Imperial Palace Casino in Biloxi and the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel and Gold Strike Casino in Tunica. and the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel and Gold Strike Casino in Tunica. Truong pleaded guilty in federal court in April 2008 to racketeering conspiracy. On Monday, he was ordered to pay $5.7 million in restitution and forfeit nearly $2.8 million in fines plus two homes, property in Vietnam, a 2001 Porsche Carrera, a

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SmArT mOnEy Q: I know you have recommended reverse mortgages in the past. I called our bank and they told me that they don’t recommend them as they are expensive, s o we wound up taking BRUCE out a homeequity loan. Did we do the right thing? — Reader, via e-mail A: This is another area where there is no right or wrong. Reverse mortgages can be expensive, but like any other financial instrument, they can play a positive role for many. The older the appli-

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cant, the more equity that can be extracted from the property because your life span is shorter and the lender only gets paid upon your demise. The problem with an equity loan is there are still payments that have to be made immediately every month. In the case of the reverse mortgage, no payments are made until after your demise. In fact, payments are made to you. They are two entirely different environments. Reverse mortgages are like money from home for some people, and for others, particularly younger seniors, probably not a very good choice.

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

JACKSON (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was asked Thursday to block the distribution of tens of thousands of FEMA trailers sold through government auctions. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a letter to Holder on Thursday that flooding the market with more than 100,000 units produced for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of the deadly 2005 hurricane season could cripple the market. He wants the Justice Department to re-evaluate its decision to allow the trailers to be sold. Thompson said there’s also a safety issue. Many of the trailers, already contaminated with formaldehyde, now have mold and mildew after being exposed to weather conditions for nearly five years, he said. The Justice Department approved the sales after deter-

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a letter to Eric Holder on Thursday that flooding the market with more than 100,000 units produced for the Federal Emergency Bennie Management Agency in the wake of Thompson the deadly 2005 hurricane season could cripple the market. He wants the Justice Department to re-evaluate its decision to allow the trailers to be sold. mining they didn’t violate antitrust laws, according to the letter. But Thompson said the federal agency’s method was flawed. “An analysis that examines each individual sale does not consider the ‘big picture’ and thus cannot purport to scrutinize the effect on the market,” Thompson wrote. Justice Department spokesman Charles Miller said Holder’s office would respond to the letter. Not all of the sold trailers have reached the buyers yet.

FEMA bought 145,699 travel trailers and mobile homes at a cost of about $2.7 billion to provide shelter to survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. More than 130,000 had been offered for auction, said FEMA spokesman Brad Carroll. The U.S. General Services Administration auctioned large lots of trailers that had been staged in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas earlier this year. Thompson said those sales totaled 103,000 units. He said he’s concerned because the industry esti-

mated a total of 159,500 travel trailers were sold in 2009, and 203,500 are expected to be sold this year. Thompson said “dumping” more than 100,000 more used units in the stream of commerce would create a “substantial and negative effect on the price and supply of trailers.” Bill Gapow, executive director of Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association Inc., said he’s more concerned about unsuspecting buyers. “There’s concern that they could end up in the general marketplace. They could be traded in on a brand-new unit. The dealer may or may not realize that the unit was a FEMA trailer,” Gapow said. Carroll said in an e-mail that FEMA works closely with the GSA to ensure that potential buyers are made aware of the air quality testing conducted on the units. Carroll said buyers of travel trailers must agree not to use the unit as housing.

Friday, March 19, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care WASHINGTON (AP) — Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama’s health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics. Obama himself was to talk up the sweeping overhaul in a midday speech today in Virginia, his fourth outside-theBeltway event in two weeks as he scrambles to rally the public ahead of a climactic vote this weekend. On Capitol Hill, congressional leaders were focusing on those rank-andfile Democrats, including moderates and opponents of abortion, who remained undecided after the release Thursday of a final package of changes to the massive 10-year, $940 billion legislation. “Every vote around here is a heavy lift,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said. “We don’t have a rubberstamp Congress or a rubberstamp (Democratic) caucus. So, we have our full airing of issues.” The White House and Democratic leaders trumpeted two new converts to their cause, as retiring Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., and first-term Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo.,

announced their support after opposing an earlier version of the legislation last year. Markey cited improved deficit cuts. Gordon said his backing was unrelated to a new provision sending higher Medicaid payments to Tennessee hospitals that treat large numbers of uninsured. As rumors flew around the House chamber of more possible opponents-turned-sup-

porters — and also of previous “yes” voters who might withdraw their support — Pelosi worked her members, seeking out lawmakers individually or in small groups on the House floor to try to win them over. With Republicans unanimously opposed after a year of corrosive debate, the vote set for Sunday was expected to be a cliffhanger, and Democratic leaders don’t yet com-

Marine cane or walker. He will be in rehab for much of his time home, but also plans to relax with friends and family. “I’d rather not be using this cane or the walker,” he said, holding up a small black cane with a gold Marine Corps pin on it. “That’s really the toughest thing. I’ve always been independent.” When a visitor suggests he will probably be off the cane soon, Winschel smiles. “Not as long as my mom’s around,” he said. Therese Winschel said her son was given only 30 days of convalescent leave contingent on an agreement he would be accompanied 24 hours a day, seven days a week — a job she’s taking very seriously. “I’d be very content just to sit and stare at him for a while,” she said. “It’s going to be really interesting around here for the next few weeks. I’m someone who really goes by the rules, and he’s someone who likes to try to bend the rules.” “If he thought his drill sergeant was tough, he’s got his mother to deal with now,” joked Terry Winschel. Along with Bert, the Winschels have a daughter, 27, and a 17-year-old son. Therese is a respiratory therapist and Terry is historian at the Vicksburg National Military Park. Bert Winschel is a 2004 graduate of St. Aloysius High

School, and is the father of a 2-year-old. He enlisted soon after graduation and served his first seven-month combat tout abroad in Iraq in 2006-07. His deployment to Afghanistan began on Nov. 7. Winschel said being injured has not diminished his desire to return to active duty or the war effort. “It’s what I’ve been doing for the past six years, and I plan on going back,” he said. “It’s going to take a little while to get off the cane. Hopefully no nerve damage is permanent.” When he reports in Mobile next month, Winschel said he likely will continue rehabbing his leg and will remain on light duty for at least six months. Back at home, it’s light duty until then, too. “Some cookouts, a good steak and a dark beer,” he said, “and I’ll be happy.” Afghanistan, then ruled by the Taliban, was invaded by coalition forces in Operation Enduring Freedom about nine years ago. The goal was to eliminate training camps of al-Qaida, the organization responsible for attacks on the U.S. mainland on Sept. 11, 2001. Since then, 1,023 American soldiers have been killed there and 9,496 have been wounded. Eight of the soldiers who have been killed and 35 who were wounded have been identified as Mississippians.

Then he began to attend and speak at conferences and hearings — whatever his school board would allow him to attend. Pearl had a good school system, Woodham had never been in trouble, and yet the attack had occurred. “I had some obligation to find out why,” he said. Before leaving for school that day, Woodham had written a note, which he passed to another student just before he opened fire. “I am not insane,” he wrote. “I am angry. I killed because people like me are mistreated every day. I did this to show society, push us and we will push back.” Jurors at two separate trials rejected the insanity defense presented by Woodham’s attorney. He was found guilty and sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 20 years each for seven counts of aggravated assault. He will be eligible for parole in 2046, when he is 65 years old.

Woodham became a Christian after being jailed, Dodson said, and besides prison ministry has written to his victims and their family members, expressing remorse. “He has an amazing story there,” Dodson said. Dodson first served as coach and history teacher at schools including the former H.V. Cooper High School in Vicksburg. He was an administrator in the Greenville Public Schools in the 1970s before becoming superintendent in Pearl, where schools under his leadership received many state and national honors including National Blue Ribbon School Awards. Since his retirement in 2000 he has been an educational consultant and has lectured nationally on school safety and leadership. He has testified before the U.S. Senate, written for professional journals and appeared on many different television and radio talk shows.

Pearl Continued from Page A1. identifying and intervening in the lives of what he calls “random actors.” While the FBI and Secret Service say it’s impossible to identify the student who is a potential danger, Dodson disagrees, claiming that more than 20,000 school administrators and police investigators have prevented thousands of violent acts since 1997. “There are things that can be done and things that should be done to prevent this kind of tragedy,” Dodson said. The Pearl school shooting was not the first in the nation, Dodson told the Rotarians, “but was the one that started the trend.” Within about two years, shootings followed in Paducah, Ky., Jonesboro, Ark., Springfield, Ore., and perhaps most famously, Columbine, Colo. “It was like being run over by a truck,” Dodson said. “For two years I just tried to recover.”

funding for abortion. Let’s keep that principle intact and you can probably get our vote.” With the addition of the 153 pages of revisions, the bill would expand health care to 32 million uninsured, bar the insurance industry from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions and trim federal deficits by an estimated $138 billion over the next decade. Beginning in 2014, most Americans would be required for the first time to purchase insurance or face penalties if they refused. Large businesses would face fines if they did not offer good-quality coverage to their workers. Millions of families with incomes up to $88,000 a year would receive government help to defray their costs. To address concerns of House Democrats, those subsidies were raised by an estimated $25 billion over a decade in the package of changes offered Thursday. Seniors who experience a gap in coverage in the Medicare prescription drug program would receive a $250 rebate this year — an election-year bragging point for Democrats as they look toward the fall campaign with control of Congress at stake.

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Continued from Page A1. “It’s been kind of a blur, between all the surgeries and moving from place to place,” said Winschel of the past few weeks. “It’s nice to be home, though. It’s a good change of pace from Afghanistan.” Winschel was with his reconnaissance unit in Helmand Province on March 2, providing cover in a sitting position when a single bullet entered his right calf at an angle, traveled up his thigh and exited near his left hip. “Adrenalin is an amazing thing,” Winschel said. “I really didn’t feel too much pain until they started applying pressure to the wound.” Winschel was presented with a Purple Heart for his injuries while in the Bethesda hospital, and he was visited by football star turned mixed martial arts fighter Herschel Walker. “They had to tell me about his football career,” said Winschel. “I only knew him as a fighter.” Winschel said he thinks he’s undergone six surgeries since being shot. “It’s hard to keep track of them all,” he said. The good news, said his father, is he should not have to have any more. With dozens of staples and stitches in his leg, and three of five fingers of his right hand bandaged — also grazed when he was shot — Winschel is walking with the help of a

mand the 216 commitments they need. Obama postponed until June a planned Asia trip that was set to begin Sunday, allowing him to stay in town for the House vote and action next week in the Senate. Thursday afternoon, Obama played host to individual lawmakers seeking favors or reassurance. House Democrats were hoping to get a letter of sup-

port today signed by enough Senate Democrats to guarantee passage of the package of changes in that chamber, something leaders hope will reassure rank-and-file House members that they won’t be left hanging out to dry. But a climate of uncertainty remained the dominant dynamic as the climactic vote drew near. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer acknowledged today that the leadership still lacks enough votes to win this weekend’s climactic vote. The Maryland Democrat said on CBS’s “The Early Show” he believes House members “are going to conclude by Sunday that this is a bill that does what we said it was going to do.” And Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat who has led a dozen House Democrats in opposing the bill because of the abortion issue, reiterated today that his group may vote no when the final vote comes. “My group of 12 here can make the difference on this vote,” he said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Stupak said “there’s a principle we’re standing up for. ... Protect the sanctity of life. Keep current law. No public

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas to a Republican campaign committee and companies in Nevada in a probe of Sen. John Ensign, who has been under scrutiny for his efforts to find lobbying work for the husband of his former mistress. One subpoena went to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which was formerly chaired by Ensign, a Nevada Republican, committee spokesman Brian Walsh said Thursday. Sean Cairncross, general counsel for the group that is the campaign committee for Republican Senate candidates,

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Friday, March 19, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

Credit scores can drop after getting mortgage help WASHINGTON (AP) — Some homeowners who sign up for the government’s mortgage assistance program are getting a nasty surprise: Lower credit scores. For borrowers who are making their payments on time but are on the verge of default, the Obama adminis-

tration’s loan modification program can reduce their credit score as much as 100 points. That makes it harder to get a loan and can present a problem when applying for a new job. Housing counselors say it’s unfair, especially because the news often comes as a surprise to homeowners.

“Why should people’s credit be hurt even worse when they’re trying to do the right thing?” said Eileen Anderson, senior vice president at Community Development Corp. oStill, the impact is far less severe than a foreclosure, where borrowers typically find their credit is in tatters for

years. That’s due to the cumulative impact of many months of missed payments and the foreclosure itself, which drags down a homeowner’s’ credit by 150 points or more on a scale of 300 to 850. To enroll in the Obama administration’s $75 billion “Making Home Affordable”

program, borrowers enter a trial period in which they make at least three payments. But some are finding out that their credit score takes a dive during this trial phase. It happens once their mortgage company notifies the three big credit bureaus — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.

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Yorozu Continued from Page A1. in this county.” The building had been shown to prospective buyers several times during the past year, said Wayne Mansfield, executive director of the Warren County Port Commission, adding the commission will continue to work with the owners to place a prospect in the building. Built in 2003 to house the auto parts supplier, the metal structure has been

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vacant since the plant closed in December 2008. Parts at the Warren County facility were supplied for Nissan and Chevrolet trucks and SUVs. Terms of the sale were unavailable. No sale price was listed on the Mississippi Development Authority’s list of available industrial sites and buildings. Also listed there are other buildings emptied in the past three years by home venting sys-

tems maker Simpson DuraVent and auto parts supplier CalsonicKansei, as well as a 64,000 square-foot speculative building that has gone unoccupied since it was built in 1995. Buford’s construction firm has an active offer to demolish the Ceres Plantation House, located on the opposite side of the 1,290-acre industrial park. The company’s $23,500 offer from Vicks-

burg-based Buford Construction and one for $24,184 from Madison-based Bulldog Construction would raze the main structure and a smaller pool house. Ceres was purchased in 1986 by Warren County from the heirs of the Flowers family. Recent departures of the auto parts and venting industries have been tied to market forces — in the case of Simpson and Cal-

sonic, before most economists officially recognized the recession. Continuing to operate at Ceres are Tyson Foods, Vicksburg Metal Products, Magnolia Metal & Plastic, a Mississippi Department of Transportation regional headquarters and the Mississippi National Guard.

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 sunday-monday Partly cloudy; chance of rain Sunday; highs near 70, lows in the mid-30s

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TONIGHT Partly cloudy; lows in the mid-40s

Continued from Page A1. family) can accept it.” May was found dead of a single gunshot to the back of his skull, his gun lying near his head in the small bedroom of his trailer home off West 4th Street, just before dawn on May 1, 2002. The death of the USM senior was ruled a suicide. But at the behest of his family, the state attorney general’s office agreed to review the case, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation — the investigative arm of the Mississippi Highway Patrol — was called to look into it. With the attorney general’s office prosecuting, Wardle was indicted for murder on Oct. 10, 2007. She has been free on $100,000 bail since. Joe Wardle said his family always had believed that his daughter was innocent of the charges, but that he also felt

for Peggi and James May, who lost their 22-year-old son nearly eight years ago. “Our prayers go out to the Mays, and maybe the healing will start now,” he said. Earlier in the week, state’s witnesses who had been with the pair the night before he died testified that the two had a heated argument after she had confronted him for not answering his phone while out drinking with friends. “We maybe bickered back and forth,” said Wardle. “I told him, ‘What if I go into labor and you’re not there? You’re not even sober and couldn’t drive me to the hospital.’” Prosecution witnesses said Wardle was angry, had gotten a handgun from May’s truck and that he’d told her he would support the child,

but wanted to end the relationship. All had left before the shooting occurred. Wardle countered that May had been living “a double life” for his last six months, continuing to see her despite the disapproval of his parents. She testified that May was quiet and became despondent as they drove back to his trailer at 5193 W. 4th St. early on the morning of May 1. “He was saying stuff like, ‘This is my last cigarette,’” Wardle said. “He put his head on my belly and he was crying.” The two went into the trailer, with May bringing in his Ruger 9 mm semiautomatic pistol from his truck. The two wound up back outside, where Wardle said May knocked her aside, and went

shot wound, had a different version. “There is no way, no way, that Neal May, a left-handed young man, could hold the gun at that angle and shoot himself,” said Treasure Tyson, special assistant attorney general. “She put a gun at the back of Neal May’s head and killed him, killed him in cold blood.” Jim Dukes, one of Wardle’s lawyers, told jurors the law wouldn’t allow them to guess what happened. “Without any question, there just was no evidence of guilt,” Dukes said. “It’s been a long, trying ordeal for this young lady and her family, but they wanted to convey their thoughts to the May family, that hopefully a healing process could take place for everybody.”

where she was on the mother board. She was a member of Tyner-Ford Post No. 213 Ladies Auxiliary and the Order of Eastern Star.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hershel J. Watson Sr. died Tuesday, March 9, 2020. He was 67. Mr. Watson was a graduate of Rosa A. Temple High School and a former member of Bethel A.M.E. Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a retired bus driver.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma S. Watson; his father, James H. Watson Sr.; a son, Herschel J. Watson Jr.; two sisters, Martha Love and Burnadette Yates; and two brothers, James H. Watson Jr. and Alvin Watson. Survivors include his wife, Inez Watson of Oakland; two sons, Carlos Herschel of Orlando and Shann Herschel of Oakland; three sisters, Thelma J. Watson of Vicksburg, Hazel B. Hill of Chicago and Doris Adams of Los Angeles; two brothers, Leon Watson of Oakland and Rueben Watson of Shaw, Miss.; seven grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Services were today at 11 at New St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Oakland. Burial followed at Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery with the McNaryMorgan-Greene and Jackson Morturary of Oakland in charge.

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Kristie Connor Diltz Services for Kristie Connor Diltz will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Vicksburg Auditorium with the Rev. John W. Carroll Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 7 p.m. Saturday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home. Mrs. Diltz died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at Tuomey Health Care in Sumter, S.C. She was 36. A Vicksburg native, Mrs. Diltz was an informational manager for Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter. She graduated in 1992 from Vicksburg High School and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Vicksburg. She attended Alcorn State University, received a Bachelor of Science degree from New Mexico State University and a master’s degree from Troy University. She was a veteran of the Air Force.

Darnell Jones FRESNO, Calif. — Darnell Jones, a former resident of Vicksburg, died Friday, March 12, 2010, in Fresno, Calif. He was 69. Mr. Jones was a retired sergeant major in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Lee Jones, and two brothers, Arthur Jones and Curtis Lee Jones. Survivors include his father, Cornelius Jones of Vicksburg; one son; four daughters; two brothers; and two sisters. Visitation will be from noon until 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel, with services following at 2 p.m. at Belmont

Memorial Park in Fresno.

Pauline Smith McAlpin JACKSON — Pauline Smith McAlpin, 86, died March 17, 2010, at Hospice Ministries. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Chapel in Jackson with interment in Lakewood South Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 5 until 8 and Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. McAlpin retired from the State of Mississippi where she worked for the Textbook Commission. She was a member of Crossroads of Life Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hulon McAlpin; and brothers, Burlus and Gilbert Smith. She is survived by her son, Randy McAlpin (Ellen) of Vicksburg; daughter, Debbie Pinter (Mike) of Byram; brother, Wallace Smith of Moss; sisters, Mary Ruth Sumrall of Laurel, Billie Sollberger of Laurel and Alice Ashley of Bay St. Louis; and grandchildren, Erik Pinter, Jerrod Pinter, Brent McAlpin and Jana McAlpin. Online guestbook at www. baldwinleejackson.com.

Cousin and Dessie Davis, both of Jackson; and eight grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at South Delta High School Auditorium in Rolling Fork with the Rev. Larry E. Williams. Burial will follow at Sinai Cemetery in Mayersville. Visitation will be tonight from 5 until 6 at Mitchell L. Walker Funeral Home in Rolling Fork.

Ola B. Sims Services for Ola B. Sims will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Mount Zion M.B. Church with the Rev. Robert L. Miller Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 7 tonight at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home. Mrs. Sims died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at River Region Medical Center. She was 93. Mrs. Sims was a homemaker and a member of New Mount Zion M.B. Church,

Willie Watley CARY — Willie Watley died Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Ruston, La. He was 63. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion M.B. Church in Cary. Burial will follow at Cary Cemetery with Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home in charge. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. Saturday until the service at the church.

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back in, locking the door and leaving her outside. “I heard his gun cock, or slide back or whatever, and then 30 seconds later, I heard a pop.” Wardle said softly. “I heard it, and my heart stopped.” Wardle said she ran to the neighbors, asking them to call 911, and then pulled the door open where it was warped at the bottom of the frame. “I went in kind of slow, calling his name,” Wardle said. “I was scared, thinking he was playing some kind of joke.” Then she turned into the bedroom, “and I saw his head laid back and saw the blood. I couldn’t believe it. It was unreal.” The prosecution, mostly based on the location and angle of the single gun-

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Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 67º Low/past 24 hours............... 43º Average temperature......... 55º Normal this date................... 59º Record low..............24º in 1923 Record high............87º in 1982 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours......................None This month..............1.20 inches Total/year.............. 10.80 inches Normal/month......3.61 inches Normal/year........ 13.94 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Saturday: A.M. Active............................ 9:14 A.M. Most active................. 3:01 P.M. Active............................. 9:41 P.M. Most active.................. 3:28 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 7:13 Sunset tomorrow............... 7:14 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 7:07

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 28.8 | Change: +1.7 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 19.8 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 19.3 | Change: -1.0 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 21.0 | Change: -0.9 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 8.6 | Change: -2.6 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 21.3 | Change: -0.6 Flood: 28 feet

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Sheriff’s office: Body found Maryland lawmakers shifting to Eastern Region on beach is missing boy, 8 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s official song might include a line about “Northern scum” left over from the Civil War era, but the state isn’t feeling so Southern anymore. Though Marylanders live just south of the MasonDixon Line, their attitudes and even their accents straddle that border. These days, leaders feel they’ve got more in common with states to the north. In one sign of the shift, lawmakers successfully petitioned to move from the Southern Region of the Council of State Governments to the Eastern Region, where they’ll be able to trade ideas with fellow officials from Pennsylvania, New York, and other states they consider more like-minded. “I just don’t think we’re as Southern as people used to think,” said state Sen. Catherine Pugh, a Baltimore Democrat. It’s unusual for states to switch regions in the 77-yearold council, which provides a forum for state officials to share ideas. The last time was when Missouri switched from the Midwestern Region to the Southern Region in 1994. Maryland supporters of the change cite the state’s proximity to the District of Columbia, which is in the Eastern Region. They share many concerns,

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The Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. particularly in public safety and transportation. Maryland also belongs to the same electrical power grid as several states in the Eastern Region and shares environmental interests in preserving the Chesapeake Bay with states there, although fellow bay state Virginia is in the Southern Region. “I think that we have common experiences that we can learn from,” said state Sen. Verna Jones, D-Baltimore. Longtime residents note a shift too. Diane Schwallenberg, who has lived in the Annapolis area all of her 53 years, said she feels more Southern because of the state capital’s laid-back waterside

atmosphere and small-town friendliness. But she said she has noticed a change over the years as more people have moved to the area. “Some of the new people that come in — not the real, true Annapolitans in particular — but people that have come in are kind of preppy and all,” she said. Maryland has long felt influences from both parts of the country. During the Civil War, the state was torn between North and South. While Maryland was officially in the Union, President Abraham Lincoln had to send troops to occupy Baltimore to keep the state in line. Recent attempts to update the state

Gov. Sanford agrees to pay ethics fine, gets divorced COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has closed two chapters of his life, agreeing to pay $74,000 in fines to resolve ethics charges brought against him after last summer’s reveMark lation of an Sanford extramarital affair, and receiving word that a judge had formally ended his 20-year marriage to his wife, Jenny. The term-limited Republican agreed Thursday to pay the fines to resolve dozens of ethics charges, including a taxpayer-funded rendezvous with his Argentine mistress, marking the end to a months-long saga. Within minutes, the governor’s marriage had been dissolved by a family court judge in Charleston County, 100 miles from the state capital of Columbia. Scrutiny of Sanford’s travel started over the summer, when the then-married governor vanished for five days after telling some staff he was going hiking on the Appalachian Trail. He was actually in Argentina, and he returned to tearfully confess a yearlong affair with a woman he later told The Associated Press was his soul mate. The State Ethics Commission brought the 37 civil charges against the Republican last year, after a series of Associated Press investigations questioned his use of state, commercial and private airplanes, bruising his image as a pennypinching politician who once required staff to use both sides of Post-it notes. But Sanford, who is term-limited and will leave office in January, still could face criminal charges. Attorney General Henry McMaster, who requested the ethics investigation, has yet to decide if the results of that probe mean the governor will also face criminal charges. McMaster’s office said Thursday their inquiry is ongoing and is unaffected by the Ethics Commission agreement. Sanford said he thinks he would have been vindicated if the commission had heard the case, but didn’t want to continue what he called “an endless media circus.”

song, “Maryland, My Maryland,” — which describes the occupation as “the despot’s heel upon thy shore” and includes the mention of “Northern scum” — have failed. Robert Brugger, who wrote a history of the state titled “Maryland, A Middle Temperament,” said Maryland’s political interests and social makeup may link it more closely these days with Pennsylvania than Virginia. Still, he said many Maryland residents enjoy the cultural qualities that come from being a border state, and he expressed regret that some felt a change was needed. “It is still too bad, in as much as Maryland really is North and South together,” Brugger said. “It’s a shame to have to choose.” But supporters of going Yankee mention Maryland’s modern political differences with states in the South. In Maryland, a solid blue state, registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2-1. “The South, which we have been a part of for more than 50 years, is a fabulous region, but the politics have changed dramatically, and much of the politics are dominated by tea party activists,” said Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, a Democrat.

SEATTLE (AP) — The body of an 8-year-old boy who vanished with his mother has washed ashore on an island beach in Puget Sound about 12 miles from where their abandoned minivan was found. The boy’s mother is still missing. Positive identification of Azriel Carver was based on clothing, the boy’s mohawk haircut and “looking at pictures of him,” Pierce County sheriff ’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. The body was found Thursday on Fox Island, southwest of Tacoma. The Pierce County medical examiner’s office planned an

autopsy today to determine the cause of death. A ground search along the beach turned up no sign of the boy’s mother, 29-year-old Shantina “Kat” Smiley of Silverdale, who disappeared with him on Saturday night. Divers on a boat searched as well and a Coast Guard helicopter and sheriff’s office plane flew overhead. That search may resume today, depending on weather, Troyer said. Smiley’s abandoned minivan, partially submerged with its doors open, was found Sunday on a remote Olympia-area beach about 12 miles south of Fox Island.

Suit claims Scouts abuse coverup PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years. The “perversion files,” a nickname the Boy Scouts are said to have used for the documents, have rarely been seen by the public, but that could all change in the coming weeks in an Oregon courtroom. The lawyer for a man who was molested in the 1980s by a Scout leader has obtained

about 1,000 Boy Scouts sex files and is expected to release some of them at a trial that began Wednesday. The lawyer said the files show how the Boy Scouts have covered up abuse for decades. The trial is significant because the files could offer a rare window into how the Boy Scouts have responded to sex abuse by Scout leaders. The only other time the documents are believed to have been presented at a trial was in the 1980s in Virginia.

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Brees talks about adversity in new memoir By The Associated Press

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Thursday’s Scores •Kentucky 100, ETSU 71 •Wake Forest 81, Texas 80, OT •Washington 80, Marquette 78 •New Mexico 62, Montana 57 •Villanova 73, Robert Morris 70, OT •Saint Mary’s 80, Richmond 71 •ODU 51, Notre Dame 50 •Baylor 68, Sam Houston St. 59 •Ohio 97, Georgetown 83 •Tenn. 62, San Diego St. 59 •N. Iowa 69, UNLV 66 •Kansas 90 Lehigh 74 •BYU 99, Florida 92, 2OT •Kansas St. 82, N. Texas 62 •Murray St. 66, Vandy 65 •Butler 77, UTEP 59

NCAA roundup/B3 Today’s Games on TV 6 p.m. CBS - ArkansasPine Bluff vs. Duke 8:30 p.m. CBS - Louisville vs. Cal

NIT Memphis at Ole Miss Today, 5:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2 Radio: 1490 AM North Carolina at Mississippi State Saturday, Noon TV: ESPN Radio: 105.5 FM

SCHEDULE PREP BASEBALL Warren Central vs. Pearl Saturday, 11 a.m. at Bazinsky Field Vicksburg hosts Pearl Saturday, 1:30 p.m. VHS hosts Lawrence Co. Saturday, 4 p.m.

PREP SOFTBALL VHS at Grace, La. Saturday, 10 a.m.

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5:30 p.m. ESPN2 - The NIT sneaks its way into March Madness as the Ole Miss Rebels host Memphis in a second-round game.

WHO’S HOT PERRY TOLLIVER Vicksburg soccer player signed with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on Thursday.

SIDELINES Washington abused pot, amphetamines SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player. “When you’re young you make mistakes,” Washington said Thursday. “I wish I could take back some of the mistakes I may have made, but I can’t.”

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La. Pick 3: 7-7-1 La. Pick 4: 1-7-5-5 Weekly results: B2

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he’s been offered a number of book contracts but turned them all down, until this year. “I had always thought that if I did write a book, it would be when I was done playing or 20 years from now. So much of the story is still yet to be written,” he said Thursday. Brees said he changed his mind and accepted an offer from Tyndale House

NfL Publishers because he feels he now has a message that matters. Tyndale announced Wednesday that “Coming Drew Back StronBrees ger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity” will be released July 6 with a national book tour by Brees. “Most of the books I was

approached with in the past were pretty much sportsrelated and didn’t tell the story this one is going to tell,” Brees said. “It’s about ... finding the positive in every negative, being able to look at adversity as a way to strengthen yourself.” The book, written with Chris Fabry, will tell three intertwined stories: Brees’ comeback from a severe shoulder injury; the New Orleans Saints’ march to their first Super Bowl game in 43 years and their NFL championship over Indianap-

olis; and New Orleans’ comeback from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. “New Orleans gave so many of us a second chance — myself and other players who really didn’t have much of a chance in 2006,” said Brees. He said “a pretty good percentage” of his royalties will go to his Brees Dream Foundation, which raises money to fight cancer and give care, education and opportunities to children in need. The amount hasn’t been decided, he said. It’s important that Tyn-

Lady Vikes blank Vicksburg By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com Considering she already had a one-hitter to her credit this season, it wasn’t a big surprise that Chelsea Worley was able to throw a no-hitter. At least, not to many people besides Worley. “Was that a no-hitter? I didn’t even realize. It feels good. I like it,” Worley said after tossing a sixinning gem in a 10-0 win over Vicksburg High on Thursday. Yes, Chelsea, it was a nohitter — and almost a perfect game. The Warren Central junior right-hander struck out nine batters and allowed only two baserunners. She walked Lea Davies in the first inning and Morgan Callender reached on an error in the third. Few others even came close to getting a hit. Vicksburg (1-8, 1-1 Division 4-6A) only hit three balls out of the infield, and Worley retired the last 10 batters in order. She struck out the side in the seventh to end the game. “Worley pitched an awesome game. She was ready to play and her defense backed her up,” WC coach Dana McGivney said. The Lady Vikes (6-3, 1-0) backed up Worley’s effort with a strong offensive performance. They had 13 hits and scored in every inning but the second. Mallory Reynolds was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, while Chasity Hearn, Katie Busby and Worley had two hits and an RBI apiece. Alexis Patterson

dale is a Christian publishing house and shares his values, Brees said. “I’d be working with great people who want to deliver the same message that I do.” Not to mention that their inspirational and motivational sports books have included best-sellers such as former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy’s memoir “Quiet Strength” in 2007 and his second book, “Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance,” published a month after his retirement.

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McMaster resigns as WC coach By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com

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Warren Central’s Katie Busby makes contact during Thursday’s game against Vicksburg at Bazinsky Park. More photos /www.vicksburgpost.com.

pREp SOfTBaLL was 3-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored. WC was helped also by Vicksburg’s shaky defense. Vicksburg committed 10 errors, leading to eight unearned runs. The Missy Gators committed

two errors in every inning except the second. “I think we gave up two or three earned runs and everything else was off of errors,” said Vicksburg coach Amanda Yocum, who only has one senior on the roster. “We’re starting young players, but age

doesn’t matter. We’re a varsity team like any other varsity team. You have to play.” Three straight hits in the fourth inning — RBI doubles by Reynolds and Hearn, and an RBI single

Janet McMaster is hanging up her coach’s whistle. Citing a desire to spend more time with her family, McMaster said Thursday she resigned as WC’s girls soccer coach after three seasons. “My husband had Janet McMaster surgery, and just trying to be at home with the family and being pulled away was hard,” McMaster said. “I had to make a decision on what was more important, and family is definitely more important.” McMaster coached youth soccer for nearly 20 years before becoming the Lady Vikes’ coach in 2007. She led them to a 23-24-11 record during her tenure, with playoff appearances in the 200708 and 2008-09 seasons. The team went 7-7-3 with a young roster in 2009-10 and did not make the playoffs. “Next year they have the potential to be a good team,” McMaster said. “I’m definitely going to miss it. I definitely enjoyed getting to know the girls. I’m still going to be around and help, just in a smaller capacity.” Although McMaster was

See WC, Page B4. See McMaster, Page B4.

La Tech ends USM’s season From staff reports RUSTON, La. — After trailing by 11 early, Louisiana Tech battled back to beat Southern Miss in the first round of the Collegeinsider. com Tournament Thursday at the Thomas Assembly Center. Both teams were missing players. The Golden Eagles were missing leading scorer Gary Flowers, who was in Texas after the death of his grandfather, and the Bulldogs were missing their top two scorers, Kyle Gibson and Magnum Rolle. “It’s really a matter of bringing energy defensively and blocking out,” Tech coach Kerry Rupp said. “Then we had to have the mentality of ‘nothing is going to be easy, let’s grind it out a little bit,’ and I thought for the most part the guys did

COLLEgE BaSkETBaLL a really good job. I’m really proud of them.” Sophomore guard Angelo Johnson led Southern Miss (20-14) with 12 points, while Sai’Quon Stone and R.L. Horton added 10 apiece. The Golden Eagles shot only 35.9 percent from the field. Tech improved to 24-10 and will play at Missouri State on Monday at 7 p.m. “We felt like we stayed with the game plan, even though we were down early,” Rupp said. “Even after halftime we stayed with it and got better defensively.” Tech was led by sophomore Olu Ashaolu who recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting from the field.

“I thought Olu was good and I thought Darius did a nice job,” Rupp said. “Defensively I thought all of our guys were good.” Freshman Darius Redding scored a season-high 13 points and six rebounds. His 33 minutes of play, nearly doubled his previous high of 17. Senior Jamel Guyton added 15 point on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. Tech fell behind 16-5 early on, but slowly mounted a comeback. At the end of the half, freshman Tevin Hall, stole a pass from USM’s Angelo Johnson and converted a fast break layup at the buzzer to go into halftime tied at 30-30. In the second half, Tech trailed 35-33 at the 18:07 mark, but that was the last time the Bulldogs would trail in the game. Tech used See USM, Page B4.

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Louisiana Tech’s Deandre Brown gets the ball away from Southern Miss guard R.L. Horton during the first half Thursday.

Friday, March 19, 2010

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SCOREBOARD

NASCAR 2:30 p.m. Speed - Sprint Cup, qualifying for Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn. 4 p.m. Speed - Nationwide Series, practice for Scotts Turf Builder 300 BOXING 9 p.m. ESPN2 - Middleweights, Sechew Powell (25-2-0) vs. Deandre Latimore (20-2-0) GOLF 2 p.m. TGC - PGA Tour, Transitions Championship COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1:30 p.m. CBS - NCAA Tournament, Clemson vs. Missouri 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 - NIT, second round, Memphis at Ole Miss 6 p.m. CBS - NCAA Tournament, Duke vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8:30 p.m. CBS - NCAA Tournament, California vs. Louisville TENNIS 2 p.m. FSN - ATP/WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, men’s quarterfinal and women’s semifinal 9:30 p.m. FSN - ATP/WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, women’s semifinal

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BASEBALL Anti-doping agency calls for HGH testing MONTREAL — World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey called on Major League Baseball and its players’ union to start testing for human growth hormone. Fahey said that if they were serious about getting rid of cheats, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association should immediately start out-of-competition testing and the collection of blood samples. Management and the union say they would accept a validated urine test for HGH and that their science advisers are checking into the accuracy of the blood test for HGH. Rob Manfred, MLB’s executive vice president for labor relations, said WADA is not aware of baseball’s efforts and that the sport is “exploring the feasibility of conducting blood testing for HGH in the minor leagues as soon as practical.”

GOLF Garrett Willis leads Transitions Championship PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Garrett Willis made the most of a sponsor exemption to his hometown event, birdieing five hole on the back nine for a 6-under 65 and the first-round lead in the Transitions Championship. Defending champion Retief Goosen was two strokes back at 67 along with Jeff Maggert, Jim Furyk, Carl Pettersson, Jonathan Byrd and PGA Tour rookie Rickie Fowler. Jeff Quinney, J.B. Holmes, Steve Elkington and Ross Fisher opened with 68s, and Padraig Harrington and Lucas Glover topped a group at 69.

NFL Tapp signs new contract with Eagles PHILADELPHIA — Two days after joining the Philadelphia Eagles in a trade, Darryl Tapp signed a three-year contract with them. The 25-year-old Tapp will compete for a starting spot at left defensive end after playing four seasons in Seattle. The Eagles sent defensive end Chris Clemons and a fourth-round pick in next month’s draft to Seattle .

flashback

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March 19 1966 — Texas Western wins the NCAA basketball championship with a 72-65 triumph over Kentucky. 1972 — The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 162-99 for the most lopsided victory in NBA history. 2006 — Tennessee’s Candace Parker is the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game, jamming one-handed on a breakaway 6:12 into the second-seeded Lady Vols’ 102-54 victory against an Army team making its NCAA tournament debut. 2009 — The Cleveland Cavaliers commit only two turnovers, tying an NBA record and setting a franchise mark for fewest in a game, during a 97-92 overtime win over Portland. Cleveland matches the record set by Milwaukee against Indiana on April 1, 2006.

Spring Training Schedule

Thursday’s Games Detroit 5, Houston 4 Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 13, Baltimore 3 Atlanta 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 9, Seattle 2 Cleveland 6, Cincinnati 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3 Oakland 7, Arizona 3 N.Y. Mets 5, Florida 2 N.Y. Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 4 Texas 6, Milwaukee 4 Today’s Games Boston vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Detroit (ss) vs N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Toronto vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m. St. Louis (ss) vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Minnesota vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m. Cleveland (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cleveland (ss) vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Oakland vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Detroit (ss) vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (ss) vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Baltimore vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Seattle vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games Baltimore (ss) vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Atlanta vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Minnesota vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Florida at Washington, 12:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City (ss) vs Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City (ss) vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Oakland (ss) vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Arizona vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

college baseball Southeastern Conference East

Team Overall SEC Vanderbilt......................15-2................................0-0 Kentucky........................14-3................................0-0 Florida............................13-3................................0-0 South Carolina..............13-4................................0-0 Tennessee.....................10-7................................0-0 Georgia..........................8-9..................................0-0

West

Team Overall SEC Alabama........................14-1................................0-0 LSU................................14-2................................0-0 Arkansas........................12-3................................0-0 Ole Miss.......................13-4................................0-0 Auburn...........................11-5................................0-0 Mississippi St..............11-6................................0-0 Today’s Games Ole Miss at Kentucky, 5:30 p.m. Mississippi St. at Florida, 6 p.m. Tennessee at South Carolina, 6 p.m. Vanderbilt at Alabama, 6:35 p.m. Arkansas at LSU, 7 p.m. Auburn at Georgia, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Ole Miss at Kentucky, Noon Auburn at Georgia, 2 p.m. Tennessee at South Carolina, 3 p.m. Vanderbilt at Alabama, 3 p.m. Arkansas at LSU, 3 p.m. Mississippi St. at Florida, 6 p.m. Sunday’s Games Ole Miss at Kentucky, Noon Mississippi St. at Florida, Noon Tennessee at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m. Arkansas at LSU, 1 p.m. Auburn at Georgia, 1 p.m. Vanderbilt at Alabama, 2 p.m. ———

Conference USA

Team Overall C-USA Southern Miss.............12-4................................0-0 Tulane............................12-6................................0-0 Rice...............................11-7................................0-0 Houston.........................9-6..................................0-0 East Carolina.................9-7..................................0-0 Central Florida...............10-8................................0-0 Marshall.........................7-6..................................0-0 UAB...............................7-7..................................0-0 Memphis........................6-11................................0-0 Today’s Games Lemoyne at Marshall, 2 p.m. Rice at San Diego, 4 p.m. Presbyterian at Central Florida, 5:30 p.m. Monmouth at East Carolina, 6 p.m. Saint Mary’s at Tulane, 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Western Illinois at UAB, 6:30 p.m. Houston at Arizona St., 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Lemoyne at Marshall, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monmouth at East Carolina, 2 p.m. Saint Mary’s at Tulane, 2 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Memphis, 2 p.m. Western Illinois at UAB, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Central Florida, 3 p.m. Rice at San Diego, 3 p.m. Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m. Houston at Arizona St., 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Lemoyne at Marshall, 10 a.m. Monmouth at East Carolina, Noon Saint Mary’s at Tulane, 1 p.m. Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Memphis, 1 p.m. Western Illinois at UAB, 1 p.m. Rice at San Diego, 2 p.m. Houston at Arizona St., 3 p.m.

Mississippi college schedule

Thursday’s Game Jackson St. 10, Concordia 1 Jackson State 14, Concordia 3 Today’s Games Concordia at Jackson St., 1 and 3 p.m. Belhaven at Mobile, 1 and 4 p.m. Texas-Dallas at Mississippi College, 2 p.m. Ole Miss at Kentucky, 5:30 p.m. Mississippi St. at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Loyola-N.O. at William Carey, 6 p.m. Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Ole Miss at Kentucky, Noon

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Delta St. at Christian Bros., Noon and 3 p.m. UT-Dallas at Mississippi College, Noon and 3 p.m. Alabama A&M at Alcorn St., Noon and 3 p.m. Alabama St. at Miss. Valley St., 1 and 4 p.m. Millsaps at Hendrix College, 1 and 4 p.m. Loyola-N.O. at William Carey, 1 and 4 p.m. Belhaven at Mobile, 1 and 4 p.m. Mississippi St. at Florida, 6 p.m. Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m.

prep softball WARREN CENTRAL 10, VICKSBURG 0

Warren Central........................102 322 — 10 13 1 Vicksburg.................................000 000 — 0 0 10 WP-Chelsea Worley. LP-Faith Thomas 2B-Mallory Reynolds (WC), Chasity Hearn (WC). Multiple hits-Reynolds (WC) 3, Alexis Patterson (WC) 3, Hearn (WC) 2, Worley (WC) 2, Katie Busby (WC) 2.

nba EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W Boston...........................43 Toronto..........................33 New York.......................24 Philadelphia...................24 New Jersey...................7

L 24 33 44 44 61

Pct GB .642 — .500 9 1/2 .353 19 1/2 .353 19 1/2 .103 36 1/2

Southeast Division

W x-Orlando.......................49 Atlanta...........................43 Charlotte........................35 Miami.............................35 Washington....................21

L 21 24 32 34 45

Central Division

W y-Cleveland....................54 Milwaukee......................36 Chicago.........................31 Detroit............................23 Indiana...........................22

L 15 30 36 45 46

Pct GB .700 — .642 4 1/2 .522 12 1/2 .507 13 1/2 .318 26 Pct GB .783 — .545 16 1/2 .463 22 .338 30 1/2 .324 31 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W Dallas.............................46 San Antonio...................40 Houston.........................35 Memphis........................36 New Orleans.................33

L 22 26 31 33 37

Pct GB .676 — .606 5 .530 10 .522 10 1/2 .471 14

Northwest Division

W Denver...........................47 Utah...............................44 Oklahoma City...............41 Portland.........................41 Minnesota......................14

L 22 24 25 28 55

Pct .681 .647 .621 .594 .203

GB — 2 1/2 4 1/2 6 33

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers....................50 18 .735 — Phoenix..........................42 26 .618 8 L.A. Clippers..................26 43 .377 24 1/2 Sacramento...................23 45 .338 27 Golden State.................19 48 .284 30 1/2 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Thursday’s Games Orlando 108, Miami 102, OT Denver 93, New Orleans 80 Today’s Games Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Toronto, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 6:30 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m. Boston at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Washington at Portland, 8 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Denver, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 8 p.m.

college basketball NCAA Tournament Opening Round

March 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Winthrop 44

EAST REGIONAL

First Round Thursday Kentucky 100, ETSU 71 Wake Forest 81, Texas 80, OT Washington 80, Marquette 78 New Mexico 62, Montana 57 Today West Virginia vs. Morgan State, 11:15 a.m. Temple vs. Cornell, 11:30 a.m. Clemson vs. Missouri, 1:45 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Wofford, 2 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL

First Round Thursday Villanova 73, Robert Morris 70, OT Saint Mary’s, Calif. 80, Richmond 71 Old Dominion 51, Notre Dame 50 Baylor 68, Sam Houston State 59 Today Purdue vs. Siena, 1:30 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Utah State, 4 p.m. Duke vs. UAPB-Winthrop winner, 6:25 p.m. California vs. Louisville, 8:55 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL

First Round Thursday Ohio 97, Georgetown 83 Tennessee 62, San Diego State 59 Northern Iowa 69, UNLV 66 Kansas 90 Lehigh 74 Today Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech, 6:15 p.m. Michigan State vs. New Mexico State, 6:20 p.m. Ohio State vs. UC Santa Barbara, 8:45 p.m. Maryland vs. Houston, 8:50 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL

First Round Thursday BYU 99, Florida 92, 2OT Kansas State 82, North Texas 62 Murray State 66, Vanderbilt 65 Butler 77, UTEP 59

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Today Xavier vs. Minnesota, 11:25 a.m. Pittsburgh vs. Oakland, Mich., 1:55 p.m. Gonzaga vs. Florida State, 6:10 p.m. Syracuse vs. Vermont, 8:40 p.m

National Invitation Tournament Second Round

Today Memphis (24-9) at Ole Miss (22-10), 5:30 p.m. Saturday North Carolina at Mississippi St. (24-11), 11 a.m. Jacksonville (20-12) at Texas Tech (18-15), 3 p.m. N.C. State (20-15) at UAB (24-8), 4 p.m. Monday Nevada (21-12) at Rhode Island (24-9), 5 p.m. Connecticut (18-15) at Virginia Tech (24-8), 6 p.m. Kent State (24-9) at Illinois (20-14), 7 p.m. Dayton (21-12) at Cincinnati (19-15), 8 p.m.

College Insider.com Tournament

Tuesday Fairfield 101, George Mason 96, OT Marshall 90, Western Carolina 88 Creighton 89, South Dakota 78 Wednesday Appalachian State 93, Harvard 71 Missouri State 87, Middle Tennessee State 79 Northern Colorado 81, Portland 73 Pacific 63, Loyola Marymount 52 Thursday Louisiana Tech 66, Southern Miss 57 ———

Quarterfinals

Monday Appalchian State (23-10) at Marshall (24-9), 6 p.m. Fairfield (23-10) at Creighton (17-15), 7:05 p.m. Pacific (21-11) at Northern Colorado (25-7), 8:05 p.m. Louisiana Tech (24-10) vs. Missouri State (21-12), TBA

College Basketball Invitational First Round

Tuesday Virginia Commonwealth 79, George Washington 73 Saint Louis 63, Indiana State 54 Wednesday Princeton 65, Duquesne 51 IUPUI 74, Hofstra 60 Wisconsin-Green Bay 70, Akron 66 College of Charleston 82, Eastern Kentucky 79 Morehead State 74, Colorado State 60 Boston U. 96, Oregon State 78 ———

Quarterfinals

Monday College of Charleston (22-11) at Virginia Commonwealth (23-9), 6 p.m. Princeton (21-8) at IUPUI (25-10), 6 p.m. Wis.-Green Bay (22-12) at Saint Louis (21-11), 7 p.m. Morehead State (24-10) at Boston U. (20-13), TBA

LOUISIANA TECH 66, SOUTHERN MISS 57

SOUTHERN MISS. (20-14) Pelham 2-6 0-0 5, Bolden 3-10 1-2 7, Stone 4-6 2-2 10, Horton 4-11 2-2 10, Johnson 4-11 2-3 12, Ayarza 4-12 1-5 9, Ortiz 0-0 0-0 0, Pennington 0-0 0-0 0, Awaji 0-3 0-0 0, Stephens 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 23-64 8-14 57. LOUISIANA TECH (24-10) Ashaolu 8-11 2-7 18, Jackson 2-7 1-4 6, Guyton 5-9 3-3 15, Brown 3-7 0-0 6, Bartlett 2-5 0-0 4, Redding 6-9 1-2 13, Hall 2-2 0-0 4, Oliverson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-50 7-16 66. Halftime—Tied 30-30. 3-Point Goals—Southern Miss. 3-16 (Johnson 2-6, Pelham 1-2, Horton 0-1, Ayarza 0-1, Awaji 0-2, Bolden 0-4), Louisiana Tech 3-11 (Guyton 2-5, Jackson 1-4, Brown 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Southern Miss. 40 (Bolden 12), Louisiana Tech 33 (Ashaolu 10). Assists—Southern Miss. 5 (Johnson 2), Louisiana Tech 11 (Brown 5). Total Fouls—Southern Miss. 15, Louisiana Tech 17. A—1,873. 185217

women’s basketballl NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament DAYTON REGIONAL First Round Saturday St. John’s (24-6) vs. Princeton (26-2), 11:21 a.m. Florida State (26-5) vs. Louisiana Tech (23-8), 30 minutes following Sunday Ohio State (30-4) vs. St. Francis, Pa. (17-14), 11:06 a.m. Mississippi State (19-12) vs. Middle Tennessee (25-5), 30 minutes following Connecticut (33-0) vs. Southern U. (23-8), 11:16 a.m. Temple (24-8) vs. James Madison (26-6), 30 minutes following Virginia (21-9) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (27-4), 6:21 p.m. Iowa State (23-7) vs. Lehigh (29-3), 30 minutes following

MEMPHIS REGIONAL First Round Saturday LSU (20-9) vs. Hartford (27-4), 11:06 a.m. Duke (27-5) vs. Hampton (20-11), 30 minutes following Tennessee (30-2) vs. Austin Peay (15-17), 11:16 a.m. Dayton (24-7) vs. TCU (22-8), 30 minutes following Georgetown (25-6) vs. Marist (26-7), 7:21 p.m. Baylor (23-9) vs. Fresno State (27-6), 30 minutes following Sunday Texas (22-10) vs. San Diego State (21-10), 7:11 p.m. West Virginia (28-5) vs. Lamar (26-7), 30 minutes following

SACRAMENTO REGIONAL

First Round Saturday Oklahoma State (23-10) vs. Chattanooga (24-8), 6:11 p.m. Georgia (23-8) vs. Tulane (26-6), 30 minutes following Texas A&M (25-7) vs. Portland State (18-14), 7:06 p.m. Gonzaga (27-4) vs. North Carolina (19-11), 30 minutes following Iowa (19-13) vs. Rutgers (19-14), 7:16 p.m. Stanford (31-1) vs. UC Riverside (17-15), 30 minutes following Sunday Vanderbilt (22-10) vs. DePaul (21-11), 11:11 a.m. Xavier (27-3) vs. ETSU (23-8), 30 minutes following

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL

First Round Saturday Michigan State (22-9) vs. Bowling Green (27-6),

11:11 a.m. Kentucky (25-7) vs. Liberty (27-5), 30 minutes following Sunday Wisconsin (21-10) vs. Vermont (26-6), 11:21 a.m. Notre Dame (27-5) vs. Cleveland State (19-13), 30 minutes following Nebraska (30-1) vs. Northern Iowa (17-15), 6:06 p.m. UCLA (24-8) vs. N.C. State (20-13), 30 minutes following Georgia Tech (23-9) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (266), 6:16 p.m. Oklahoma (23-10) vs. South Dakota State (22-10), 30 minutes following

nhl EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP Pittsburgh........71 New Jersey.....70 Philadelphia.....70 N.Y. Rangers...71 N.Y. Islanders..70

W 42 42 37 31 29

L 24 24 28 31 32

OT 5 4 5 9 9

Pts 89 88 79 71 67

Northeast Division

GP Buffalo.............69 Ottawa.............71 Montreal...........71 Boston.............70 Toronto............71

W 37 37 36 31 25

L 22 29 29 27 34

OT 10 5 6 12 12

Pts 84 79 78 74 62

Southeast Division

GP y-Washington...71 Atlanta.............70 Tampa Bay......70 Florida..............69 Carolina...........70

W 47 30 28 28 29

L 14 29 30 30 33

OT 10 11 12 11 8

Pts 104 71 68 67 66

GF 222 189 209 185 185

GA 202 168 191 195 216

GF 192 190 194 174 189

GA 176 207 195 180 236

GF 280 210 185 180 195

GA 202 227 217 204 219

GF 230 202 187 193 183

GA 174 201 186 196 226

GF 233 211 177 192 176

GA 183 185 174 204 245

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP Chicago...........70 Nashville..........71 Detroit..............69 St. Louis..........70 Columbus........70

W 45 40 34 33 28

L 19 26 23 28 31

OT 6 5 12 9 11

Pts 96 85 80 75 67

Northwest Division

GP Vancouver.......71 Colorado..........70 Calgary............70 Minnesota........70 Edmonton........70

W 44 40 35 34 21

L 24 24 26 30 42

OT 3 6 9 6 7

Pts 91 86 79 74 49

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose.........70 43 17 10 96 228 183 Phoenix............71 44 22 5 93 193 173 Los Angeles....69 40 24 5 85 206 185 Dallas...............70 30 27 13 73 201 223 Anaheim..........69 32 29 8 72 193 211 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. y-clinched division Thursday’s Games Toronto 2, New Jersey 1, SO Phoenix 4, Florida 3, SO Pittsburgh 3, Boston 0 St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Carolina 4, Washington 3, OT Atlanta 6, Ottawa 3 Buffalo 6, Tampa Bay 2 Nashville 5, Minnesota 0 Philadelphia 3, Dallas 2 Vancouver 3, San Jose 2 Chicago 3, Los Angeles 0 Today’s Games Minnesota at Columbus, 6 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 8 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Saturday’s Games Carolina at Pittsburgh, Noon Ottawa at Dallas, 1 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 6 p.m. St. Louis at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Florida, 6 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Chicago Cubs minor league OF Gregorio Robles (Dominican Summer League) 100 games and Cleveland minor league pitcher Jeffry Cleto (Dominican Summer League) 50 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Acquired RHP Miguel Celestino from Seattle to complete an earlier trade. DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Armando Galarraga and RHP Jay Sborz to Toledo (IL) and RHP Jacob Turner to West Michigan (MWL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned RHP Justin Souza to Midland (Texas).

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-3-7 La. Pick 4: 0-2-5-4 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-3-6 La. Pick 4: 7-7-6-1 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-4-4 La. Pick 4: 6-9-8-7 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-1-1 La. Pick 4: 7-5-8-2 Easy 5: 06-07-15-17-34 La. Lotto: 02-12-25-36-37-38 Powerball: 24-26-45-48-55 Powerball: 8; Power Play: 2 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-7-1 La. Pick 4: 1-7-5-5 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-5-8 La. Pick 4: 3-9-3-4 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-5-7 La. Pick 4: 4-4-1-5 Easy 5: 9-10-12-26-32 La. Lotto: 4-12-20-21-27-40 Powerball: 6-16-20-31-36 Powerball: 8; Power play: 5

Friday, March 19, 2010

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2010 NCAA Tournament

Bledsoe’s shooting riddles ETSU Thomas makes Obama, Murray State look good

By The Associated Press Eric Bledsoe’s eight 3-pointers set a Kentucky record for an NCAA Tournament game, and the top-seeded Wildcats dominated throughout in a victory over East Tennessee State. Scoring 29 points in all, Bledsoe started 8 of 8 on 3s before finally missing his first from long range late in the second half and finishing 8 of 9. Still, he surpassed Tony Delk’s previous school record of seven 3s in the 1996 championship game against Syracuse. Patrick Patterson scored 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including a handful of dunks, while John Wall added 17 points and 11 assists for the Wildcats (33-2).

The Associated Press Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt. President Barack Obama must have been onto something picking the revvedup Racers (31-4) to get past the first round in the West Regional. It was the school’s first victory in the NCAA Tournament in 24 years, and Murray State will play Butler in the second round. For the second time in as many NCAA appearances, Vanderbilt (24-9) bowed out early as the higher seed. The Commodores were a firstround upset victim of Siena in 2008 when seeded fourth. Jermaine Beal made two free throws with 12.7 seconds left to give Vandy the lead. B.J. Jenkins missed a rushed 3-pointer on the other end, but the ball went out of bounds off a Vanderbilt player with 4.2 seconds left, giving Murray State the final shot.

Wake Forest 81, Texas 80, OT Ishmael Smith’s pull-up jumper from about 17 feet out with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime gave ninthseeded Wake Forest a win over eighth-seeded Texas. Texas twice rallied from double-digit deficits, then blew an eight-point lead in overtime, completing a puzzling slide after being ranked No. 1 in the country in January. It was the third game that went to overtime on a wild first day of NCAA action. Last year, two games went to OT in the entire tournament. The Demon Deacons (2010) rallied from a 76-68 deficit in the extra session. They still trailed by four in the final minute, but a 3-pointer by Ari Stewart with 15.9 seconds left made it 80-79. Gary Johnson then missed two free throws for Texas,

Butler 77, UTEP 59 The associated press

East Tennessee State forward Isiah Brown and Kentucky guard DeMarcus Cousins scramble for a loose ball Thursday.

east giving Smith one more chance. Smith finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and eight turnovers.

Washington 80, Marquette 78 Quincy Pondexter drove for

a tiebreaking bank shot with 1.7 seconds left, and 11thseeded Washington extended its remarkable late-season run into the NCAA Tournament with a victory over Marquette. Pondexter scored 18 points and Isaiah Thomas 19 as the Huskies (25-9) won their eighth straight game in dramatic fashion, rallying from

a 15-point deficit with 13 1/2 minutes left.

New Mexico 62, Montana 57 Roman Martinez had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists, and third-seeded New Mexico overcame a shaky start to beat 14th-seeded Montana.

Bobcats take down third-seeded Hoyas By The Associated Press The MAC champion Ohio Bobcats, who had a losing record in conference play, have found their way in March and now boast an NCAA tournament win for the first time in 27 years. Armon Bassett scored 32 points to lead the 14thseeded Bobcats to a convincing 97-83 win over No. 3 seed Georgetown in the Midwest Regional. In early March, no one expected Ohio (22-14) to be in this position. The team had just finished a 7-9 season in Mid-American Conference play and entered the conference tournament as the ninth seed. Four wins later, Ohio was in the 65-team field. Forty minutes later, the Bobcats are in the second round. Ohio seized the lead early on its 3-point shooting and never had a serious letdown the rest of the way. The heavily favored Hoyas (23-11) made a small run in the second half that cut a 19-point lead down to seven, but they couldn’t overcome the Bobcats. Chris Wright led the Hoyas with 28 points.

The associated press

Ohio’s DeVaughn Washington celebrates a dunk over Georgetown’s Julian Vaughn during the second half Thursday. Fourteenth-seeded Ohio won 97-83.

midwest would have tied it.

Kansas 90, Lehigh 74 Top-seeded Kansas pulled away from scrappy Lehigh in the second half, avoiding a monumental upset in the Midwest Regional. Marcus Morris had 26 points and Sherron Collins added 18 as Kansas (33-2) fell into its season-long pattern of playing in spurts, giving No. 16 seed Lehigh (22-11) hope of

making college basketball history. The Jayhawks led by just six in the first half and didn’t pull away until midway through the second to keep from becoming the biggest team to be bounced from the bracket on a wild opening day of the NCAA tournament. Tyrel Reed added four big 3-pointers for Kansas as it moves on to face gritty Northern Iowa in a second-round game that suddenly seems much more daunting.

Northern Iowa 69, UNLV 66 Ali Farokhmanesh hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 4.9 seconds left to lift ninth-seeded Northern Iowa over No. 8 seed UNLV. Fa r o k h m a n e s h fo u n d himself open after Kwadzo Ahelegbe had chewed up the majority of the clock following Oscar Bellfield’s tying 3-pointer for UNLV with 35 seconds remaining.

per added 16 points, but the Miners’ defense couldn’t stop the patient outside shooting of the Bulldogs.

BYU 99, Florida 92, 2OT Jimmer Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in double overtime, to seal the Cougars’ thrilling win over 10th-seeded Florida. Fredette made a 3 from the top of the key to put the seventh-seeded Cougars (30-5) ahead 90-83 with 2:42 left, then added another with just over a minute remaining to put the game away. Michael Loyd Jr. added a career-high 26 points for BYU. Kenny Boynton scored 27 points for the Gators (21-13), who rallied from a 13-point deficit in their first NCAA Tournament game since winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.

Kan. St. 82, N. Texas 62 Denis Clemente had 17 points and six assists, and the second-seeded Wildcats had a 46-21 advantage inside to avoid becoming an openingday upset victim. Kansas State (27-7) gathered itself after a shaky start, riding its defense into the second round for the second time in three years. The Wildcats held the Mean Green (24-9) to 31 percent shooting and stymied Josh White to only three points. Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly added 15 points each for Kansas State, which will play BYU next.

Robert Morris can’t finish off Villanova The Associated Press

Tennessee 62, San Diego State 59 Melvin Goins made his fourth 3-pointer with 19 seconds left after San Diego State cut the deficit to one, and Tennessee held off the Aztecs to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional. The sixth-seeded Volunteers (26-8) will play Saturday against No. 14 seed Ohio. A victory would put Tennessee in the round of 16 for the third time in four years. Goins and J.P. Prince scored 15 points apiece for Tennessee on coach Bruce Pearl’s 50th birthday. D.J. Gay had 16 points for No. 11 seed San Diego State (25-9). Kawhi Leonard scored 12 with 10 rebounds, but he missed a well-guarded 3-pointer at the buzzer that

Shelvin Mack hit a careerhigh seven 3-pointers and scored 18 of his 25 points after halftime to lead the fifthseeded Bulldogs. Gordon Hayward scored 13 points and Matt Howard added 11 as Butler (29-4) won its 21st straight game to extend the sport’s longest active winning streak. Derrick Caracter had 20 points for UTEP (26-7), which won 16 straight games and a league title before a tournament loss to Houston last Saturday. Randy Culpep-

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Scottie Reynolds learned a lesson starting the game on the bench. Once in the game, he delivered a teachable moment of his own to 15th-seeded Robert Morris: Don’t let a Final Fourtested team like Villanova off the hook. Reynolds was benched, his shot wasn’t falling and his Wildcats were on the brink of having their NCAA Tournament run end in the biggest of upsets. He responded with a clutch performance at the foul line in the final minutes of regulation, and No. 2 seed Villanova survived a scare from Robert Morris in a 73-70 overtime victory Thursday in the NCAA Tournament. “I always think we’re going to win, I always think we’re going to find a way,” coach Jay Wright said. Trailing 55-47 with 4:19 left in the second half, Reynolds attacked the basket and led a fearless rally from the free-throw line. His reliable stroke was absent, but he never stopped hustling in the second half, and Reynolds’ sliding save of a loose ball at Robert Morris’ end led to two free throws that cut the lead to 55-51. The Colonials (2312) coughed up the ball again, Reynolds was fouled again and he delivered again on both attempts from the line and it was 55-53 with 2:10 left. Robert Morris committed their 21st turnover and — notice a pattern? — fouled Reynolds. Two more from the line and it was tied 55-all with 1:48 left in regulation. The Wildcats (25-7) weren’t going down. They’ll play 10thseeded Saint Mary’s, which beat Richmond 80-71, on Saturday. Karon Abraham scored 23 for Robert Morris, which was on the brink of becoming only the fifth No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 and the first since 2001. Abraham let fly a 25-footer in

south OT that cut it to 71-70 with 10.2 seconds left, but Mezie Nwigwe’s off-balance 3 at the buzzer was no good.

Saint Mary’s 80, Richmond 71 Omar Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Saint Mary’s pulled away to win an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in six tries since 1959. The 10th-seeded Gaels (27-5) will play Saturday against Villanova in the second round.

Old Dom. 51, Notre Dame 50 Carleton Scott’s 3-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion stunned the Irish and star Luke Harangody. The Fighting Irish rushed the ball up the court as the clock wound down, but Scott’s attempt to tie the game didn’t fall and Harangody’s putback at the buzzer wasn’t enough. Frank Hassell scored 15 to lead Old Dominion (27-8), which held Harangody to four points — and scoreless until the final minute. The Monarchs will play Baylor in the second round.

Baylor 68, S. Houston St 59 Ekpe Udoh had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and LaceDarius Dunn scored 13 to help the third-seeded Bears win an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 60 years.

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Carmelo takes sting out of Hornets Gators’ Howard to DENVER (AP) — Carmelo Anthony figured that with Kenyon Martin out and Chris Andersen coming back from two sprained ankles, Nene would have his hands full with Emeka Okafor. So, who was left to clean up the glass? ‘Melo. Anthony pulled down a career-best 18 rebounds to go with his 26 points in Denver’s 93-80 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night. “I was going for 20. That was my goal, to get 20 rebounds tonight. I knew we were going to need it,” Anthony said. “I knew Nene was going to have his hands full with Okafor, and our other bigs ... would have their hands full with David West. So, it was a great opportunity for me to go down there and grab some boards.” “When he’s rebounding like that,” Hornets coach Jeff Bower said, “he’s a handful.” Anthony’s offense wasn’t exactly absent, although acting head coach Adrian Dantley noted he only went to the line twice. The Nuggets led by 27 — on Nene’s steal and slam that made it 64-37 in the opening seconds of the second half — but they saw their lead trimmed to 79-70 on Darren Collison’s free throw midway through the fourth quarter. Anthony re-entered the game and swished a fadeway bucket, then grabbed his own miss, spun around and sank a follow-up that gave the Nuggets an 85-72 lead with 4:23 left. He scored on the Nuggets’ next two trips downcourt to make it 89-72. “Early in the game, my scoring, we didn’t really need it as much,” Anthony said. “We had everybody playing together. Everybody was playing well. J.R. (Smith) came off the bench, gave us some big

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New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey, left, reaches in for the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony looks for a shot in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 93-80 victory Thursday.

nba buckets and kept us going. It came down to that fourth quarter when they started making their run and we needed some points to finish the game off.” Not that anyone was surprised. “That’s what stars do,” Bower said. “They tend to put games away or separate games, finish them. He’s shown he’s a great finisher.” And now, that he can be a great rebounder. “It was awesome, man,” Chauncey Billups said. “He has the ability to do that. I’m not saying he’s an 18-rebounda-night-guy but with his quickness and his explosiveness, most of the time he has an advantage on his defender.

“With Kenyon out we know that we have a hole there and some guys are going to have to have some big nights on the glass for us.” Despite the late run, it was another in a long line of fine performances by the Nuggets while the team awaits the return of Martin, their defensive stalwart who’s undergoing therapy for left knee tendinitis and rookie point guard Ty Lawson, who’s been out all month with a sprained left shoulder. Coach George Karl missed his sixth game — but his first at home — since beginning radiation and chemotherapy treatment for throat cancer a month ago. The Nuggets, who have won eight of nine, have gone 5-1 under Dantley, who constantly

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reminds his players what Karl wants them to be doing. And one of the things Karl wanted was for Anthony to crash the boards. “I’m pretty sure he can’t say anything about the rebounding tonight,” Anthony said after his third straight double-double and his ninth of the season. Anthony said he had no idea that his previous career high was 16 boards, set against New York in 2007. “No, I was just focusing on trying to get 20,” he said. Well, then, he failed. “I know,” Anthony said, smiling. Andersen added 13 rebounds as the Nuggets beat New Orleans for the second time in six nights and moved a halfgame ahead of Dallas for sole possession of second place in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers. Smith scored 13 of his 17 points in the second quarter to help the Nuggets take control with a 62-37 lead at the half. Nene added 20 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 14-1 at home when facing a team playing the second of back-to-back games. Collison and Marcus Thornton each scored 15 points to lead the Hornets. Anthony called this the best rebounding game of his life. “I had like four in pre-K one time,” he cracked. The Hornets were again without leading scorer Chris Paul, who underwent left knee surgery Feb. 4 and missed his 24th straight game. Peja Stojakovic missed the game with a groin injury. The Nuggets are 30-5 at home, tied with the Lakers for second-best in the NBA to Cleveland’s 30-4 mark. Denver won the season series (3-1) for the first time since 2004-05.

By The Associated Press FLORENCE, S.C. — It was about a year ago that Mark Martin set off on a NASCAR ride like few others in his stellar career. Five Sprint Cup victories, a runner-up finish to champ Jimmie Johnson in the Chase, and, at 51 years old, a renewed passion for his life’s work. “It was a magical year, last year, for me,” Martin said Wednesday. “And I still feel the magic each time I strap into a race car.” Martin has yet to crack Victory Lane this year, but stands seventh in the points as the circuit returns from a week off at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. And Martin believes he’s got a more polished, savvy team ready to win when it matters most — down the stretch. Martin certainly made headlines with victories at Phoenix International Raceway and Darlington Raceway last spring. He even beat chase master Johnson to the punch early with a victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the first of the 10 playoff races that determine the champion. However, Johnson’s experience shone through as the No. 48 team took an unprecedented fourth consecutive NASCAR title. “I hope (this year) that we’ll have the hammer when it’s time to go,” Martin said. He spent lunchtime talking with about 200 or so fans who signed up for a question-and-answer session with the NASCAR star. He tackled everything from his celebrated workout regimen (“Wednesday was leg day,” he offered) to how he meshes with his equally famous fellow Hendrick drivers (Very well, he said. “Dale Jr. really cracks us up.”) Mostly, Martin spoke of his

nascar joy for racing. “I’ve said several times already today, if there were any beach in the world I’d rather be on than at the Mark racetrack, Martin that’s where I’d be,” said Martin, grinning broadly. It wasn’t too long ago, that beach chair might’ve looked pretty good to Martin. He rose to NASCAR stardom with owner Jack Roush, winning 35 races over 19 seasons. However, much of that time, Martin burned for a championship. Anything less was a disappointment, no matter how much success he had. And Martin came oh so close — he had 12 top-five series finishes at Roush Racing — but was never able to break through and grew more frustrated about his profession. Bothered by a surgically repaired back that didn’t feel right, Martin sought alternatives. “I drove that (Roush No.) 6 car to win that championship and I think that left me a little hollow,” he said. He became a part-time Sprint Cup racer in 2007 and 2008, planning to ease gradually from the only profession he’d known. Then something surprising happened. Martin stopped worrying about titles and focused on racing. He felt as fulfilled in the car at 48 years old as he did as a smallish, 15-year-old feeling the dirt under his wheels for the first time. He reached a deal with his friend, owner Rick Hendrick, to run full time in 2009 and the results were astounding. Martin won his first race in four years at Phoenix, then proved that wasn’t a fluke.

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For the past two years, Vicksburg boys’ basketball coach Dellie C. Robinson has been on Team Mississippi’s bench in their annual all-star classic game against Alabama. Tonight, Robinson will actually get to enjoy the game as a fan and he’ll be there to root for one of his own in Gator senior guard Kelsey Howard. “Kelsey Howard is an allstar player and one of the best in this state,” said Robinson, who was the Mississippi head coach last year and an assistant in 2008. Because he’s been through the game twice, Robinson says the classic will lay out well for Howard, a 6-foot-4 senior guard, who led the Gators to a 25-4 record and averaged 19.8 points per game. “The thing I’ve learned about the Alabama-Mississippi game is that it is a wingman’s game. Kelsey is a wing and because of that, he’ll have an opportunity to score some points,” Robinson said. This will be Howard’s second all-star game. He was selected and played in the Mississippi All-Star game back in July at Mississippi College. Howard scored 11 points for the North. Many of the players he played against and for in that contest

will be joining in him at the Pelham Civic Center near Birmingham tonight. “I know a lot of the guys like Jalen Courtney from Provine and Andre Stringer from Forest Hill,” Howard said. Both the Jackson area players have signed with LSU. H owa r d p l aye d w i t h Starkville’s Rashad Perkins in the junior all-star game and then faced him in his last game as a Gator in an 81-64 loss at the North State 6A Tournament. Starkville went on to claim both the 6A and Grand Slam championships. “I know Perkins can do a lot of different things well. But I was able to get my shots. A lot of times these guys just tend to look out for themselves,” Howard said. Perkins and Wingfield’s Trency Jackson are two Southern Miss signees. The Golden Eagles are one of three in-state schools that have expressed an interest in Howard. The others being Jackson State and Mississippi State. In the girls’ game, former Missy Gator coach Mike Coleman, now at Quitman, will be an assistant for Team Mississippi. Felicia Lofton of Clinton is the head coach for the team that features Valencia McFarland of Raymond.

McMaster Continued from Page B1. high on WC’s future prospects, the idea of attending games played by her 12- and 14-year-old daughters and coming home before dark during soccer season also appealed to her. During their respective seasons, coaches arrive for work around 7 a.m. and often don’t get home until 7 p.m. — sometimes

much later on game nights. “It was just feeling the pull of, ‘where do I need to be?’” McMaster said. “It was hard. If I’m going to do a job I want to do the best I can do, no matter what it is.” McMaster said she will continue in her role as a physical education teacher at Beechwood Elementary.

Continued from Page B1. a 21-6 run to jet out in front, 54-41, its largest lead of the game, with nine minutes remaining. The Bulldogs shot their best percentage from the

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field in 16 games at 56 percent (28-of-50) and shot 65.2 percent in the second half. Tech won despite being outrebounded 40-33 and committing more turnovers.

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Continued from Page B1. by Worley — stretched the Lady Vikes’ lead to 6-0 and blew the game open. They added two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to go up 10-0, and Worley shut Vicksburg down in the seventh to end the game by the mercy rule. “We hit the ball pretty

hard. We had some key atbats, seeing the ball well and played good defense,” McGivney said. “We made a couple baserunning mistakes. We had somebody thrown out. But we took advantage of the errors they made.”

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MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Philip Roth, author, 77; Ursula Andress, actress, 74; Clarence “Frogman” Henry, singer, 73; Glenn Close, actress, 63; Bruce Willis, actor, 55; Bun B, rapper, 37; Abby Brammell, actress, 31. n DEATH Luther L. Millsaps — A longtime advocate and former regional director for Habitat for Humanity has died. Millsaps, 83, died Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Tupelo. Burial will be at Forrest Memorial Park in Corinth, according to officials with W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Millsaps worked for 37 years with the South Central Bell system. He graduated from Pheba High School and received an honorary doctorate from Rust College. He was a World War II veteran. In 1985, Habitat founder Millard Fuller recruited Millsaps as regional director for Habitat operations in Mississippi, west central Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana. Survivors include his wife, Lucile Curtis Millsaps and a daughter.

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Moore’s Twitter part of suicide help Actress Demi Moore is apparently part of an online chain of posts that warned Florida authorities that a young man might be trying to commit suicide. Her Twitter account, mrskutcher, was among those responding to a message from a young man threatening to hang himself early today in Casselberry, north of Orlando. Moore — with Demi 2.5 million followers — and husband Ashton Moore Kutcher are both active on the social network. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said authorities got two calls from the West Coast reporting the suicide threat on Twitter. Lt. Sonia Pisano said deputies went to a home and took an uninjured juvenile male to a hospital. She said she could not provide more specifics. Calls to an agent for Moore went unanswered.

Man arrested in Trump stalking case A 27-year-old man accused of stalking Ivanka Trump has been arrested in Reno. Police said Justin Massler of Reno was arrested Tuesday on a New York warrant alleging he used the Internet to stalk the daughter of Donald and Ivana Trump. Ivanka Trump, 28, is the co-host of “Celebrity Apprentice” and a vice president at her father’s Ivanka real estate company. Trump Massler described himself in a blog posting as “a celebrity stalker who is obsessed with Ivanka Trump” and has a longing to see her. “He has been doing postings all over the Internet. (He has done) nothing physical or face to face,” Reno police Lt. Mike Whan told The Associated Press. His mother, Randee Massler of Reno, said he has a history of mental illness. “He never harmed anyone and hasn’t done anything other than write articles on the Internet,” she told the Reno GazetteJournal. “He’s like a 10-year-old who has a crush on a movie star.” He remained Thursday without bail in the Washoe County Jail in Reno.

Producer files $31M suit against Gaga A songwriter and music producer who claims he helped launch pop star Lady Gaga says she squeezed him out of her lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped get her record deal. Rob Fusari filed a $30.5 million lawsuit against the Grammy Award-winning performer, saying his protege and former girlfriend ditched him as her career soared. “All business is personal,” said the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in a Manhattan state court.

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Fish, birds OK’d for Tenn. barber shops Let the record reflect that the Tennessee state Senate has endorsed fish tanks and live birds in barber shops. The Senate on Wednesday voted 30-1 for a measure allowing barber shops to display live fish and birds. A companion bill passed the House earlier this month and the legislation is headed to the governor. Barber shop owner Lori Corbin had been asked to drain the built-in fish tank at her shop in nearby Mt. Pleasant following a state inspection. Existing law bars birds, fish or other live animals in barber shops, except for animals that help people with disabilities. The bill has provoked some laughs on Capitol Hill. Corbin said she wants fish in her barber shop because they “make you relaxed.”

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TV’s ‘Davy Crockett’ dies at 85 in California LOs aNGeLes (aP) — Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television’s Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85. Family spokesman Sao Anash said Parker, who was also TV’s Daniel Boone and later a major California winemaker and developer, died at his Santa Ynez Valley home. His death came on the 84th birthday of his wife of 50 years, Marcella. Parker was coherent and speaking with family just minutes before his death, said Anash. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. “Fess Parker has been a role model and idol of mine since I first saw him on the big screen — he is a true Hollywood legend,” said California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in a statement. “As a talented actor and successful businessman, he was an inspirational Californian whose contributions to our state will be remembered forever.” Former first lady Nancy Reagan said Parker was “a longtime friend to Ronnie and me ... He will be greatly missed.” The first installment of “Davy Crockett,” with Buddy Ebsen as Crockett’s sidekick, debuted in December 1954 as part of the “Disneyland” TV show. The 6-foot, 6-inch Parker was quickly embraced by youngsters as the man in a coonskin cap who stood for the spirit of the American frontier. Boomers gripped by the Crockett craze scooped up Davy lunch boxes, toy Old Betsy rifles, buckskin shirts and trademark fur caps. “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” (“Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee...”) was a No. 1 hit for singer Bill Hayes while Parker’s own version reached No. 5. The first three television episodes were turned into a theatrical film, “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,” in 1955. True to history, Disney killed off its hero in the third episode, “Davy Crockett at the Alamo,” where the reallife Crockett died in 1836 at age 49. But spurred by popular demand, Disney brought back the Crockett character for some episodes in the 1955-

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Fess Parker as Dav y Crockett 56 season, including “Davy Crockett’s Keelboat Race.” “Like many kids growing up in the ’50s, Davy Crockett was my first hero, and I had the coonskin cap to prove it,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger. “Fess Parker’s unforgettable, exciting and admirable performance as this American icon has remained with me all these years, as it has for his millions of fans around the world. Fess is truly a Disney Legend, as is the heroic character he portrayed, and while he will certainly be missed, he will never be forgotten.” Parker’s career leveled off when the Crockett craze died down, but he made a TV comeback from 1964-1970 in the title role of the TV adventure series “Daniel Boone” — also based on a real-life American frontiersman. Actor-singer Ed Ames, formerly of the Ames Brothers, played Boone’s

Indian friend, Mingo. After “Daniel Boone,” Parker largely retired from show business, except for guest appearances, and went into real estate. “I left the business after 22 years,” Parker told The Associated Press in 2001. “It was time to leave Hollywood. I came along at a time when I’m starting out with Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Sterling Hayden and Gregory Peck.” “Who needed a guy running around in a coonskin cap?” he said. Parker had made his motion picture debut in “Springfield Rifle” in 1952. His other movies included “No Room for the Groom” (1952), “The Kid From Left Field” (1953), “Them!” (1954), “The Great Locomotive Chase” (1956), “Westward Ho, the Wagons!” (1956), “Old Yeller” (1957) and “The Light in the Forest” (1958). Several of Parker’s films, including “The Great Locomotive Chase” and “Old Yeller,” came from the Disney studio. It was Parker’s scene as a terrified witness in the horror classic “Them!” that caught the attention of Walt Disney when he was looking for a “Davy Crockett” star. He chose Parker over another “Them!” actor, James Arness — who became a TV superstar in the long-running “Gunsmoke.” After departing Hollywood, Parker got into real estate with his wife, Marcella, whom he had married in 1960.

He bought and sold property, built hotels (including the elegant Fess Parker’s Wine Country Inn & Spa in Los Olivos and Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort Santa Barbara) and grew wine grapes on a 2,200-acre vineyard on California’s Central Coast, where he was dubbed King of the Wine Frontier and coonskin caps enjoyed brisk sales. After its inaugural harvest in 1989, Parker’s vineyard won dozens of medals and awards. The Parkers’ son, Eli, became director of winemaking and their daughter, Ashley, also worked at the winery. Parker was a longtime friend of Ronald Reagan, whose Western White House was not far from the Parker vineyards. Reagan sent Parker to Australia in 1985 to represent him during an event, and when Parker returned he was asked by White House aide Michael Deaver if he was interested in being ambassador to that country. “In the end, I decided I’d better take myself out of it. But I was flattered,” Parker said. Parker also once considered a U.S. Senate bid, challenging Alan Cranston. But Nevada Sen. Paul Laxalt said it would be a rough campaign, and a key dissenter lived under the same roof. “My wife was not in favor,” Parker said. “I’m so happy with what evolved.”

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Friday, March 19, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

Family-owned business puts family first in tough times DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL

VAN BUREN

Dear Bitter: If your employers are claiming poverty while indulging in conspicuous consumption, your feelings are understandable. And as soon as the job market improves, I’m sure you will be only a part of the stampede of fellow employees seeking another job. With your outstanding reviews it shouldn’t be too difficult to find one. Bide your time ... Dear Abby: My daughter is being married in the fall and she has asked me to be her matron of honor. She has been through a lot, and I have supported her all the way. She says I am the only one who

TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE

BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t shy away from a challenge or competition, because both are likely to bring out the best in you. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Don’t hesitate to take charge of a situation that needs direction, even if you’re not one of the people in charge. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — If you find yourself in the midst of two dissenting parties, don’t hesitate to diplomatically step in and help settle the cantankerous matter. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — The moment you see that everything is in its place, bring to a profitable conclusion something on which you’ve worked hard and long. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — The way to get others to rally to your cause is to try to demonstrate what you have in mind. Once others can see for themselves what you’re trying to do, they’ll jump on board. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Something important you want to accomplish can be achieved if you put your mind to it. Don’t let minor issues distract you. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Speak up and let your thoughts be known when necessary. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — When the rewards are worthy enough, you will easily be motivated to do what is necessary in order to fulfill an ambitious undertaking. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Look at developments philosophically, and nothing will be able to stop you. If you are openminded, you’re likely to be able to achieve success without putting forth too much effort. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Someone close to you might have a piece of advice that could turn around a problematical situation you find yourself in. Hear him/her out thoroughly. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Although the burden of presentation may fall on you, something you’d rather not say might have to be said anyway. Try to find a diplomatic way of phrasing things if you can. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Because conditions are trending in your favor, there is no better time to give vent to your financial ambitions. You might be able to profit more than usual if you’re not careless or wasteful.

TWEEN 12 & 20

BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: My teenage daughter has two children out of wedlock. I think that they should carry her maiden name, but she disagrees. Her boyfriend is the father of both children. I feel it’s disgraceful to give my grandchildren the name of a bum. Your response will be appreciated. — Mom, Hackensack, N.J. Mom: The final decision for the last name of your daughter’s children rests solely with your daughter. It matters not your opinion of the children’s father. Dr. Wallace: I’m a 20-year-old female and my best friend is my 20-year-old male cousin. We were closer than brother and sister. When I was dating my former fiance, I stayed close to Albert, even including him in some of my social functions when my fiance was present. My fiance and I broke up three months ago, at about the same time Albert started dating Hannah, who happens to have a terrible reputation and a horrible personality. Ever since they started dating, I rarely hear from Albert. Last week, I went to where Albert works and told him about Hannah’s past sexual activity and how she was a witch. I know all this because my brother dated her for a while. My brother wound up with a sexually transmitted disease and I think Hannah was the cause. It’s true that my brother was seeing other girls while dating Hannah, but he saw her more. When I brought up the STD incident, Albert told me to leave — and I did. Now he refuses to take my phone calls or answer my e-mails. I don’t think I was out of place warning Albert about the evils of Hannah. As a good friend, all I was doing was enlightening him so he could end his relationship before he got hurt. I want Albert’s friendship to return! Should I wait for him to apologize, or should I confront him one more time at his employment to find out if he has changed his mind about me? — Nameless, Phoenix. Nameless: Albert doesn’t owe you anything, and that includes an apology. Opening your big mouth about what someone told you about Hannah’s past shows your ignorance and lack of sensitivity. It’s you who should be apologizing. When you come to your senses and realize this, send Albert an e-mail letting him know that you made a huge mistake talking about Hannah’s past. Tell him that you miss his friendship and ask him to call or e-mail. For your sake, I hope he has a forgiving heart and decides to contact you. But don’t count on it. • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

had faith in her, encouraged her and loved her no matter what. Are moms supposed to be in their daughters’ weddings? She doesn’t want her dad in the wedding, so this makes it difficult. I am honored that she wants me to be her matron of honor. If her dad isn’t in the wedding, should I be in it? I don’t want any hard feelings from the other family members, but my daughter is determined to have me as her matron of honor. — Donna in South Carolina Dear Donna: If what your daughter said is true, and you were the only one who had faith in her and loved her unconditionally, then you should accept her offer to stand with her at the altar. And yes, it has been done before. Dear Abby: I am a freelance writer who works from home. I have flexibility when it comes to my work hours,

but I decide that on my own terms. I have lost count of the number of times friends and family have asked me to baby-sit, have lunch or go out shopping with them because, according to them, writing isn’t “real work” and working from home means having no fixed hours. Last week my husband called me from his office and asked me to bring him some documents he had forgotten at home. When I realized it wasn’t urgent, I told him no and that he had interrupted my train of thought. He has been sulking for days. Was I wrong? In this digital age, with more people working from home, it still means adhering to a schedule. Oh, and one more thing — please remind your readers that writing is very much a REAL job. — Freelance Writer in Tennessee Dear Freelance Writer: Consider it done. Writing

Stay warm if you have blood vessel disorder Dear Dr. Gott: Do you have any information on Raynaud’s disease? Is there anything that can help? This is in my fingers and toes. Dear Reader: Raynaud’s phenomenon is a disorder of the small blood vessels within the body that supply the skin with oxygenated blood. It commonly affects women between the ages of 15 and 50. When the condition is present, the arteries involved contract briefly. This, in turn, limits blood flow. When the skin is deprived of blood, it turns white, then blue, and skin temperature is affected. As a general rule, there is no pain, but numbing or prickly sensations can occur. As the arteries relax, blood flow returns and the skin turns pink again. The condition is temporary. Raynaud’s can attack the nose, ears, hands and feet. There are two forms of Raynaud’s, primary and secondary. When caused by another disease or risk factor because of lifestyle such as smoking, it is referred to as secondary. With exposure to cold temperatures, the hands and feet can lose heat rapidly. As a means of heat conservation, the body reduces blood flow to the extremities by narrowing the arteries that supply them with blood, shunting it back to more strategic areas. Thus, people diagnosed with Raynaud’s are overly susceptible to cold temperatures because of the body’s natural pattern for maintaining heat. Triggers are stress, some migraine medications, scleroderma, systemic lupus, pulmonary hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, injury and more. Attacks can be prevented by maintaining body heat, discontinuing smoking, biofeedback and through prevention of cuts, bruises and other injuries. Those exposed to cold outdoor temperatures should wear warm socks and gloves or mittens, a hat and scarf or other face covering to protect the nose. Even when indoors, floors and temperatures can be cooler. Wear slippers or socks, and keep your hands warm through movement. Exercise, stretching, card shuffling, working on a jigsaw puzzle and food preparation are but a few possible ways of maintaining good blood flow. Dear Dr. Gott: I am experiencing dry mouth. What are the causes and what can I do to overcome it? My doctor did blood work, and I don’t have Sjogren’s syndrome. Dear Reader: There are countless causes for dry mouth. I will review a few of the more common possibilities. Medications, both overthe-counter and prescription, are often to blame. Are you on any decongestant, antihistamine, antihypertensive, anxiety or anti-diarrheal medication? Are you elderly? Do you have a history of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer or stroke? Do you smoke, snore or are you

ASK THE DOCTOR Dr. PETEr

GOTT

a mouth breather? Review my list of possibilities to determine if you fall into any of the categories. If medication might be to blame, speak with your physician. Limit your caffeine, discontinue any mouthwash that contains alcohol, brush your teeth with fluoride toothpaste, sip water throughout the day, chew sugar-free gum, and consider putting a humidifier in your sleeping area.

requires concentration, and it IS a very real job. However, you may be bringing some of your problems on yourself by not informing your friends and family that you write between certain hours every day. And an effective way to isolate yourself and ensure you won’t be interrupted by annoying phone calls would be to turn

your phone off during the hours that you’re writing.

• 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.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

PIDEB WORDSY RENARB Print answer here:

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Dear Abby: I’m a career woman, working for a family-owned business. Last year was difficult because there have been a number of layoffs and no raises. When I had my annual review, I received an outstanding evaluation but was again told no raise would be forthcoming because business is slow. I could understand this because of the current economy if the owners of the company weren’t taking expensive vacations and buying new luxury cars. I have a hard time accepting there’s no money for raises when they spend so extravagantly. I understand it’s not my business how they spend their money, but it’s difficult to swallow when I feel so taken advantage of. I’m not the only one here feeling the way I do, and it’s beginning to create a hostile environment. Am I wrong to feel this way? — Bitter in the Northeast

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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(Answers tomorrow) • Jumbles: USURP APPLY POWDER BEHELD Write to Dr. Peter Gott in care of United Yesterday’s Answer: What the clerk got when she decorated the Media, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092gift package — “WRAPPED” UP IN IT 0167. RELEASE DATE– Friday, March 19, 2010

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03/19/10

01. Legals REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL for BANKING SERVICES Sealed proposals to be delivered to the office of the City Clerk, second floor, City Hall, Suite 201, 1401 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi prior to 9:00 a.m., April 23, 2010. Proposals to be opened at the regular meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen at 10:00 a.m. on April 23, 2010. Those submitting Proposals are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will be timestamped upon receipt according to City Clerk's time clock. The City of Vicksburg, (The City) is accepting written proposals from local financial institutions to serve as it's primary depository. The financial institution (Contract Bank) should not be dependent upon The City's deposits; therefore, The City's deposits should comprise less than ten percent (10%) of the Contract Bank's total deposits. The City may elect to periodically invest in interest-bearing securities with other financial institutions. The financial institution shall meet all legal requirements contained in the Mississippi Code of 1972 to be a depository of the City of Vicksburg pertaining to a municipality. Sealed proposals shall be clearly marked on the envelope as "DEPOSITORY PROPOSAL". The proposals will be opened by the Mayor and Aldermen at their regular meeting on April 23, 2010 and taken under advisement. All proposals shall contain, at a minimum, the services requested in this RFP. The submitted RFP shall become a part of the final contract negotiated by the City and the financial institution. Each financial institution is encouraged to submit information outlining other services that may be worthy of consideration by The City. Proposals should be submitted for a one year contract and a two year contract. The contract Bank will be awarded The City's business for the selected period to begin June 1, 2010. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to award this contract to the financial institution whose overall capabilities will best serve its needs. Selection of the Contract Bank will be made primarily on the basis of the interest rate paid on The City's idle monies, the amount of the projected service charges to process The City's account activity, and the abilities of the financial institution, in the sole judgement and opinion of The City, to provide the overall level of service and commitment required for The City to carry out its operations. All questions regarding The City's current banking operations should be presented in writing to Walter W. Osborne, Jr., City Clerk, at 1401 Walnut Street, second floor, City Hall, Suite 201, by mail to the above at Post Office Box 150, Vicksburg, MS 39181-0150, by facsimile at (601) 631-3778 or e-mail at waltero@vicksburg.org. /s/ Walter W. Osborne, Jr. Walter W. Osborne, Jr., City Clerk Publish: 3/19, 3/26(2t)

BEFORE THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF VICKSBURG. MISSISSIPPI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Name & Address Property Description TO: Maxim Dornbusch Parcel# 1082 29 197002035100 1223 Forrest Street 1223 Forrest Street, PPIN 5862 Vicksburg, MS 39180 Vicksburg, MS 39180 You are hereby notified that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, will conduct a public hearing at their regular meeting on April 05, 2010 at 10:00a.m. on the state of your property described above, situated within the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to determine if such condition is a hazard and/or menace to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and to order such cleaning of the above mentioned property as may be necessary to remove said property as a hazard or menace to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, this the March 17, 2010. Victor Gray-Lewis Director Building & Inspections Publish: 3/19, 3/26(2t) BEFORE THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF VICKSBURG. MISSISSIPPI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Name & Address Property Description TO: Irene Harris et al Parcel# 0861 33 0124 001700 134 Curry Street 134 Curry Street, PPIN 14252 Vicksburg, MS 39183 Vicksburg, MS 39180 You are hereby notified that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, will conduct a public hearing at their regular meeting on April 09, 2010 at 10:00a.m. on the state of your property described above, situated within the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to determine if such condition is a hazard and/or menace to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and to order such cleaning of the above mentioned property as may be necessary to remove said property as a hazard or menace to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, this the March

the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and to order such cleaning of the above mentioned property as may be necessary to remove said property as a hazard or menace to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, this the March 17, 2010. Victor Gray-Lewis Director Building & Inspections Publish: 3/19, 3/26(2t)

01. Legals

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on February 14, 2008, Lovejoy G. Walker, unmarried, executed a deed of trust to Angie Dellinger, trustee for the benefit of Regions Bank, which deed of trust is recorded in Deed of Trust Book 1695 at Page 561 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of the County of Warren, State of Mississippi; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid, Regions Bank, the holder of said deed of trust and the note secured thereby, substituted John C. Underwood, Jr., as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument dated February 4, 2010 and recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1506 at Page 312; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said deed of trust and the entire debt secured thereby, having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said deed of trust, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Regions Bank, having requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said deed of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substituted Trustee's fees and expense of sale; NOW, THEREFORE, I, John C. Underwood, Jr., Substituted Trustee, in said deed of trust, will on the 9th day of April, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder, and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.) at the Main front door of the County Courthouse at Vicksburg, County of Warren, State of Mississippi, the following described property situated in the County of Warren, State of Mississippi, to-wit: Lot 26 of Broadhills Addition, according to the map or plat of said Broadhills Addition which is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, reference to which is hereby made in aid of this description I WILL CONVEY only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 4th day of March, 2010. _______________ John C. Underwood, Jr. SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE Control #10010028 Publish: 3/19, 3/26, 4/2(3t) IN THE COUNTY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI YOUTH COURT DIVISION WARREN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, BY BARBARA PROCTOR, AND KENYA DELILAH WALLACE AND RAYMOND AUSTIN WALLACE, MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, BARBARA PROCTOR PETITIONERS VS. AMY SUZANNE WALLACE, KENNEY RAY AUSTIN AND UNKOWN PUTATIVE FATHER RESPONDENTS CIVIL ACTION, FILE NO. 10,0376-CO COUNTY COURT SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: Unknown Putative Father, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is not known to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by said Petitioners. You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the Warren County Department of Human Services by Barbara Proctor, and Kenya Delilah Wallace and Raymond Austin Wallace, minors, seeking to terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said minors and demanding that the full custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minors be placed with the Warren County Department of Human Services. Respondents other than you in this action is Amy Suzanne Wallace. YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00, O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL 2010, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE WARREN COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGEMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire. ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, This 03 day of March, 2010. SHELLY ASHLEY PALMERTREE, CIRCUIT CLERK WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39181 BY /s/ J. L. Williams Deputy Clerk Catherine Farris Special Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General P. O. Box 220 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0220 Telephone No.: 601-359-4215 Publish: 3/5, 3/12, 3/19(3t)

Friday, March 19, 2010

02. Public Service KEEP UP WITH all the local news and sales...Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post TODAY!! Call 601636-4545, Circulation. TAX REFUND TIME is near! Fast IRS Electronic Filing, let WWISCAA do it! FREE! Begins Tuesday, January 19, 2010, MondayFriday, 10am-6pm, Saturdays by appointment 9am1pm. Call 601-638-2474, 2022 Cherry Street. WE BUY AND HAUL OFF junk cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601-940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.

Remember...

CLASSIFIEDS REALLY GO THE DISTANCE! Call 601-636-SELL To Place Your Ad.

05. Notices â&#x20AC;&#x153;Credit problems? No problem!â&#x20AC;? No way. The Federal Trade Commission says no company can legally remove accurate and timely information from your credit report. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit A message from The Vicksburg Post and the FTC.

05. Notices Is the one you love hurting you? Call

Haven House Family Shelter 601-638-0555 or 1-800-898-0860 Services available to women & children who are victims of domestic violence and/or homeless: Shelter, counseling, group support. (Counseling available by appt.) KEEP UP WITH all the local news and sales...subscribe to The Vicksburg Post Today! Call 601-636-4545, ask for Circulation.

Runaway Are you 12 to 17? Alone? Scared? Call 601-634-0640 anytime or 1-800-793-8266 We can help! One child, one day at a time.

06. Lost & Found FOUND! YELLOW LABRADOR. Neutered male, found in the Fonsylvania Road vicinity. 601-398-5632. LOST A DOG? Found a cat? Let The Vicksburg Post help! Run a FREE 3 day ad! 601-636-SELL or e-mail classifieds@vicksburg post.com

LOST! GRAY TABBY. CHILD'S pet, wearing orange collar with bell and rhinestones, lost in the Openwood Plantation Subdivision. 601-6189393.

Center For Pregnancy Choices Free Pregnancy Tests

07. Help Wanted

(non-medical facility)

ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANT Looking for a new challenge in Advertising Sales? Apply now- This position won't last! In this role you will have an account list to look after and manage. You will work with clients to find creative and unique advertising solutions for their businesses. You will be responsible for generating revenue and achieving your goals. You will have a selection of clients to service; you will identify their needs and build stronger relationships with them. You will also spend time building new relationships and finding new business opportunities. Ideally you will have experience selling business to business. Any advertising or marketing or sales experience that you have will also be advantageous. You must be intelligent, customer focused, and a strong team player. Must have a good driving record with dependable transportation and auto insurance. The successful candidate will be rewarded with an above industry base salary, plus commission. Send resumes to Dept. 3713, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

Âˇ Education on All Options Âˇ Confidential Counseling Call 601-638-2778 for appt www.vicksburgpregnancy.com

EMERGENCY CA$H BORROW $100.00 PAYBACK $105.00 BEST DEAL IN TOWN VALID CHECKING ACCOUNT REQUIRED FOR DETAILS CALL

601-638-7000 9 TO 5 MON.- FRI. ENDING HOMELESSNESS. WOMEN with children or without are you in need of shelter? Mountain of Faith Ministries/ Women's Restoration Shelter. Certain restrictions apply, 601-661-8990. Life coaching available by appointment.

07. Help Wanted

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07. Help Wanted

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FULL TIME LAWN maintenance workers. State immediately! Experience preferred. Monday- Friday (unless it rains). Mail resumes to: P.O. Box 822071, Vicksburg, MS 39182, or call 601-636-5957, leave message.

Truck Driver Training With a Difference Job Placement Asst. Day, Night & Refresher Classes Get on the Road NOW! Call 1-888-430-4223 MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124

LOOKING FOR A Federal or Postal Job? What looks like the ticket to a secure job might be a scam. For information call The Federal Trade Commission, toll free 1-877-FTC-HELP, or visit www.ftc.gov. A message from The Vicksburg Post and the FTC.

CDL- Class A driver needed for local company 5 yrs. exp. required in: Flat, Low-boy, Dump trailers & Belly dump trailers, Heavy equipment: loading, hauling & operation, Welding & Mechanics. Send resumes to: P.O. Box 821238, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

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NEW DAYCARE FACILITY is looking for a qualified Director. Bachelors Degree preferred, but not required. A High School diploma or GED is required, along with (4) years of verifiable experience working in a licensed childcare facility. Call 601-636-8063, leave message. Send resumes to: Dept 3717 The Vicksburg Post P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182

Apply in Person at:

SHADY LAWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION 60 Shady Lawn Place M-F 8:30am-4:30pm

EOE CONFEDERATE RIDGE APARTMENTS now accepting applications for Certified HVAC maintenance person. Experience is a must! Call 601-638-0102, for information.

OUTREACH COORDINATOR in the Vicksburg area, full time. Master's degree in Social Services required. Mental health experience preferred. Crisis experience a plus. Some traveling required. Send resumes to: Brentwood Behavioral HealthCare of MS. Fax to: 601-936-7864 or email to: diana.king@psysolutions.com

ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SEEKING BOOKKEEPER. Successful candidate will have experience in collection and office management. Benefits provided. Please send resume to: Dept. 3718, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN NEEDED. Must be certified in Louisiana. Great pay and benefit package. Please send resume to: P.O. Box 672, Tallulah, LA 71284. QUALITY CONTROL. EARN up to $100 per day! Evaluate retail stores, training provided, no experience required. Call 877-6999772.

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SALES PERSONNEL NEEDED

When you

Must be familiar with the Jackson, Monroe & Vicksburg area. Apply in person only at: SHEFFIELD RENTALS 1255 Hwy. 61 South Vicksburg

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18. Miscellaneous For Sale

WE PAY CASH! for gold, silver, diamonds & coins Scallions Jewelers 1207 Washington St. â&#x20AC;˘ 601-636-6413

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As a leader in the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) industry, Promise Healthcare provides rewarding career opportunities, excellent benefits and a chance to have a key role as a vital part of a growing team.

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40. Cars & Trucks

TO BUY OR SELL

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11. Business Opportunities LOCAL TANNING SALON for sell, 10 years in business, good income. For more information call 601-218-2300.

CALL 601-636-7535

14. Pets & Livestock

$10 START UP KIT

Get Behind the Wheel and Drive your Career at Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza!!! NOW Hiring! Drivers: Earn up to $10-$12/hour You must have A dependable car, Insurance & a Good driving record. Apply online at: www.dominos.com or Apply at 725 Hwy. 61 South Vicksburg, MS 39180 Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza store. We deliver great jobs!

11. Business Opportunities

AKC REGISTERED Labrador Retrievers for sale! Born February 18th, will be ready for new home on April 1st. (4) Chocolate males, (1) Black male and female. $250 each. Call 318-282-2156 if interested. AKC/ CKC REGISTERED YORKIES, Poodles and Schnauzers $200 to $700! 601-218-5533,

VICKSBURG WARREN HUMANE SOCIETY

Highway 61 South

601-636-6631

Currently housing 84 unwanted and abandoned animals.

43 dogs & puppies 41 cats & kittens Please adopt today!

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The Vicksburg Post

Friday, March 19, 2010

24. Business Services MC TREE TRIMMING Services, Licensed and bonded, roofing and dirt for sale. Call 601-600-9571 River City Lawn Care You grow it we mow it! Affordable and professional. Lawn and landscape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge. 601-529-6168. SPRING CLEANING ON your list? Let us do the work for you! Quality Cleaning, painting, power washing. Free estimates, 601-2149805.

HELPING PEOPLE FILE UNDER THE

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14. Pets & Livestock

18. Miscellaneous For Sale CRAFTSMAN 38 INCH cut riding mower, $350. Air rifle, $40. 601-529-2193.

DOG OBEDIENCE CLASS REGISTRATION, Monday, March 22nd 7pm, City Park Pavilion. Information/ Pre-Registration, 601-634-0199 or 601-638-8952.

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Foster a Homeless Pet!

PRICED TO SELL! 2 registered Charolais bulls, very gentle, 13 months and 14 months old. 318-341-1795 or 318-574-3470.

Horseback Birthday Parties

Silver Creek Equestrian 601-638-8988 silvercreekarena.com

15. Auction LOOKING FOR A great value? Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post, 601-6364545, ask for Circulation.

16. Antiques

Uniques and Antiques 5553 Gibson Road

Like a visit to Grandma's

10-4 Thursday and Friday, 10-1 Saturday, 601-415-0844.

17. Wanted To Buy CASH PAID FOR COINS, war relics, antique books and collectibles. Call 601618-2727.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale (5) JOINED CEMETARY plots, lifetime maintenance, $1000. Call 601-825-6293 or 601-862-8942. 18 FOOT DUAL tandem dump trailer with brakes, new floor, goose neck hitch, $3500. 601-954-5429.

3216 Washington Large shipment of designer handbags & wallets.Children & adult name brand shoes. Brenda Love. Coin operated pool table. $700 or best offer. 601-4156228. CONCESSION TRAILER, hot and cold water, $4000. 601-218-0414.

at DISCOUNT

FURNITURE BARN

601-638-7191

SPRING IS HERE! Swings are ready. Heavy duty 5' foot swings, $135. Taylor's Woodworks. Call 601-636-2731. USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call Archie or Lionel, 601-638-3252.

19. Garage & Yard Sales 110 SIGNAL HILL DRIVE, Saturday 8am-12 Noon. Furniture, clothes, miscellaneous. Rain/ shine. 1790 HIGHWAY 61 North, Lil Southern Market, Saturday, 8am-until, multifamily sale, too much to list! 220 AMBERLEAF DRIVE, Friday, 2pm-2pm, Saturday, 7am-12 noon, lamps, printer with ink, men's small- large, junior girl's, lots of miscellaneous. 3017 INDIANA AVENUE, Saturday 7am-5pm. Dave Ramsey says â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sell Everythingâ&#x20AC;?. Many items! 3733 MERCER STREET, Saturday 6am-10am. Furniture and lots of miscellaneous! 4406 NAILOR ROAD, Saturday. 6,000 BTU window air conditioner, men's 26 inch Schwinn bike, 7 Â˝ foot Christmas tree with 1,000 lights, electric typewriter, Hoover Carpet Steam Cleaner, clothes, shoes, tools, miscellaneous. 8773 FISHER FERRY, Saturday 7am-1pm. Huge Sale! Pots and pans, cookie jars, jewelery, comforters, towels, nice purses and shoes, pictures, Curio cabinet, iron skillets, quilts, baseball card collection, children to plus size clothes, dishes, sheets and more! HUGE GARAGE SALE! You do not want to miss this one! Clothes all sizes, toys, appliances, vinyl records, furniture, lots of miscellaneous. 102 Villanova Drive Saturday 7am-Noon.

TYE ASHFORD

(601-924-8670)

FAMILY ATMOSPHERE Newly remodeled 2 and 3 bedrooms. Paid cable, water and trash.Washer, dryer and microwave included. $0 deposit. Call 601-415-8735 or 601-638-5587

28. Furnished Apartments EXECUTIVE BEDROOM SUITE. Fully furnished, kitchen, washer / dryer, covered garage, alarm system, maid service, all utilities furnished. $600 monthly. Call 601-618-0264 NEWLY RENOVATED. Completely furnished corporate apartment. All utilities provided including cable and internet. Laundry room, courtyard, security entrance. Great location. $750 - $900 month. 601-415-9027, 601-638-4386.

29. Unfurnished Apartments 1 bedroom apartments, $400. 2 bedroom townhouse, new paint/ carpet, $500, $300 deposit. 601-631-0805. 1, 2 AND 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, downtown. $400 to $650 monthly, deposit required. 601-638-1746. 2 BEDROOMS, 1 BATH, NICE city location, central air/heat. $525 monthly, $300 deposit. 601-831-1728. 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. New carpet, paint, washer/ dryer hookups. $525- $550. 601-631-0805. APARTMENTS FOR RENT. 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms available. Autumn Oaks. 601636-0447.

605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231

30. Houses For Rent 3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, Warrenton area. Available April 1st. Deposit, references and application required. Call 601-636-8889 3/ 4 BEDROOMSRent $1,100 and Up! â&#x20AC;˘ 721 National. 732-768-5743. 4 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHS, nice 2 story home. 109 Colonial Drive. $1400 monthly. Call 601-831-4505. LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.

31. Mobile Homes For Rent

1998 Belmont. 16X80 will sell and set-up as is for $13,900. Needs carpet and minor repairs. Call Darren, 228-669-3505. 2001 28x80. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, new carpet and linoleum, formal dining, fireplace, huge walk-ins, big tube, large bedrooms, setup with air. $39,900. Call Darren, 228-669-3505. 3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS. Only $22,500. Also 28x80 4 bedrooms with land, in Bovina area. Reduced for quick sale. 601-218-5656 or 601-218-2582. 32X80. 1998 PALM Harbor, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, huge rooms, new appliances, set-up with air conditioning. $39,900. Call Darren, 228-669-3505.

WE BUY MOBILE homes! Can't sell yours? We can! All makes and models, O.K. Please, no large payoffs! Call Darren, 228-669-3505.

1996 HONDA 300 FOURTRAX 4-wheeler. $2,000. Call 601-218-2020.

Vicksburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Convenient Luxury Apartments! â&#x20AC;˘ Cable Furnished! â&#x20AC;˘ High Speed Internet Access Available! 601-636-0503 2160 S. Frontage Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

WE STILL HAVE several land/ homes left in Pearl, Vicksburg and Florence. No Credit Check! Call for details, ask for Darren, 228669-3505.

33. Commercial Property

600 Jackson St, Vicksburg FARM HOUSE TABLE, 6 chairs. $200. Metal patio chaise, $75. Folding treadmill, $250. 601-415-2448. FOR LESS THAN 45 cents per day, have The Vicksburg Post delivered to your home. Only $14 per month, 7 day delivery. Call 601-636-4545, Circulation Department. FOR THE BEST prices on furniture at 7059 Fisher Ferry Road, Sandy's 3 Way Convenience Store and Deli, factory direct furniture corner of Fisher Ferry and Jeff Davis Road. 601-6368429. HARD SHELL LUGGAGe carrier, top of vehicle, $100. Lumber rack, fits extra-cab GMC 2007 truck or older models, $500. 601-4153847. NEW GENERATORS

! ! " ! # $% & ' ( #' ( THE PET SHOP â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vicksburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pet Boutiqueâ&#x20AC;? Bring Your Best Friend to our NEW LOCATION, 3508 South Washington Street Not so far, just 1 mile south of Belmont St. Same Great Pet Merchandise, Just More Room!

24. Business Services AFFORDABLE PAINTING. Quality work. Exterior/interior: Pressure washing. 20 years experience. 601-2180263.

Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109 â&#x20AC;˘ Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 â&#x20AC;˘ Social Seurity Disability â&#x20AC;˘ No-fault Divorce

D&D Tree Cutting, Trimming & Lawn Care For Free Estimates, call â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Jamesâ&#x20AC;? at 601-218-7782. DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740. GOODWIN FLOOR FINISHING. Install, sand, refinish hardwood floors, 98 percent dust free, commercial equipment used. Free estimates. 601-636-4128, 601529-1457. J. JONES LAWN SERVICE. Reasonable rates. Call 601-218-7173. LaBarre Lawn Service. 10 years of service, grass cutting, blowing and edging. 601-540-4395.

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING BUILDINGS FOR SALE! Located in Fayette, MS. Please call 601-786-3943, ask for James Shannon.

Voted #1 Apartments in the 2009 Readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice

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McMillin Real Estate 601-636-8193 VicksburgRealEstate.com

Brian Moore Realty Connie - Owner/ Agent

318-322-4000

Big River Realty

34. Houses For Sale

Classifieds Really Work!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

DAVID A. BREWER 601-631-0065 3 BR, 2 BA. Open floor plan, fenced yard. Reduced!

1104 NOTTINGHAM ROAD Move in ready, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Features include: Walk-in closets, eat-in kitchen, open to living room. Stainless appliances, updated bathrooms, large laundry room, ceramic tile, wood laminate flooring, scored and stained back patio, spacious back yard for kids. Located on quiet cul-de-sac in Openwood Plantation. Asking $144,900. Great floor plan, must see! Call 601415-6889 or 601-618-0845.

4909 OAK RIDGE ROAD Completely rebuilt, approximately 1100 square feet, hardwood, ceramic floors, 2 car carport, all appliances included, 1 acre. Asking $110,000. 601-8312073 or 601-638-0927.

Bigriverhomes.com Move-In Ready-1 mile from Warren Central, 4 BR/2BA, fresh paint, updated throughout, new wood laminate floors, new carpet, new ceramic floors and countertops in kitchen & baths, 12x20 wired workshop, 1 acre lot on cul-de-sac. For appointment, 601-415-3022.

Licensed in MS and LA

1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com

Candy Francisco FHA & VA Mortgage Originator ! Conventional ! Construction Mortgage ! First-time Loans Homebuyers !

601.630.8209

Member FDIC

2150 South Frontage Road

bkbank.com

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm

601-634-8928 2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd. www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net

29. Unfurnished Apartments

Judy Uzzle.................601-994-4663 Mary D. Barnes.........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Rip Hoxie, Land Pro....601-260-9149 Jill Waring Upchurch....601-906-5012 Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490 Broker, GRI

601-636-6490 Mission Park Dr. Mission 66 Commercial Lots. $50,000 Pear Orchard Offices 1,000 sq. ft. $73,500 Redwood Road, 1 acre lots, $20,000. Timberlane, 1560 sq ft. dbl wide, 5.3 acres, $110,000. Newit Vick, 6 acres, $72,500 898 National St., Duplex, $44,500 Openwood, Clubhouse Cir. & shop, 5,000 sq. ft. $69,900. Jennifer Gilliland, McMillin Real Estate 601-218-4538

29. Unfurnished Apartments

AUDUBON PLACE Discount for Senior Citizens available

COME CHECK US OUT TODAY YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL WANT TO MAKE YOUR HOME HERE Great Location, Hard-Working Staff

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Bradford Ridge Apartments Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety.

601-638-1102 * 601-415-3333

1, 2, & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately. and

No Utility Deposit Required

â&#x20AC;˘ Downtown Convenience to Fine Restaurants, Shops, Churches, Banks & Casinos

â&#x153;Ś From $455.00 â&#x153;Ś

601-630-2921

ARNER

REAL ESTATE, INC

JIM HOBSON

REALTORÂŽâ&#x20AC;˘BUILDERâ&#x20AC;˘APPRAISER

601-636-0502

16853 Hwy 465 2 bedrooms u/s, apartment d/s, pier, deck, $165,000. Call Bette Paul Warner, 601 218 1800. www.lakehouse.com McMillin Real Estate

36. Farms & Acreage THINKING OF BUYING LAND? Check out OUR listings! investorsrealtyinc.net Danny Rice/ Broker 601-529-2847, 601-638-2236, Charlie Donald, 601-668-8027, Investors Realty Group, Inc.

39. Motorcycles, Bicycles 2002 HONDA GL1800 Gold Wing. Illusion blue, new tires, 4 helmets, cover. $10,500. 601-634-0644, 601-415-8682.

40. Cars & Trucks $888 DOWN $200 per month! (Social Security Income OK) R&C Auto Sales 601-218-1150.

1980 MERCEDES 450SL. Convertible/hardtop, great condition. See at 717 Clay Street. 601-638-7484. 1989 FORD F600 Diesel, Steel 12 foot bed, new tires, 47,000 miles. $4000. International 1600 Diesel, 10 foot bed, goose neck hitch, air bags, disc brakes, $4000. 601-954-5429. 1992 FORD 350 Diesel U-Haul, $1500. 1997 Dodge Ram Van, Custom, burgundy, 2500. 318-574-1949, 318-341-9723. 1995 DODGE CARAVAN. Fair condition. $800 willing to negotiate. 601456-4369. 1996 GMC SIERRA C2500 SLT. Good condition, 231,000. $4500. 601618-0962, 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT. 3rd row seat, leather, 4 wheel drive. $5000. 601-218-7356. 2000 VOLVO S-40. $6,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601-636-2855. 2002 DODGE Quad Cab, 4x4, $7995. 2001 Dodge automatic, air, $3995. R&C Auto Sales 601-218-1150. 2002 FORD TAURUS SES. Estate Sale! Always garaged with only 23,331 miles. Show room condition and leather interior. $6,300 or best offer. 601-831-1955. 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 98,000 miles, very nice car! $5200. 601-2187356. 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE. $13,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601-636-2855. 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S Coupe. $20,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601636-2855. 2008 TOYOTA AVALON Limited. 25,000 miles, Pearl white. $26,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601-6362855. 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. $13,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601636-2855. BOTTOM LINE AUTO SALES We finance! Corner of Fisher Ferry Road and Jeff Davis Road. 601-529-1195.

GOOD Credit BAD Credit NO Credit

Discover a new world of opportunity with The Vicksburg Post Classifieds.

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29. Unfurnished Apartments

MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS FOR ELDERLY & DISABLED CITIZENS! 3515 MANOR DRIVE VICKSBURG, MS

Toll Free 1-866-238-8861 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

415-3333 â&#x20AC;˘ 638-1102 â&#x20AC;˘ 636-1455

Spring

801 Clay Street â&#x20AC;˘ Vicksburg

Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790 Rick McAllister..601-218-1150 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211

40. Cars & Trucks

â&#x20AC;˘ Rent Based On Income

For those adults who like a safe community setting with the best neighbors in Vicksburg.

Move-In Special

Classic Elegance in Modern Surroundings

Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Bob Gordon........601-831-0135 Tony Jordan........601-630-6461 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318 Kai Mason...........601-218-5623

Eagle Lake 16665 Hwy 465 3/2, large lot, metal roof, waterfront, updated, $165,000

3 BR, 2 BA home with inground pool & large workshop.

Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency

Ask Us.

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

Secure High-Rise Building â&#x20AC;˘ Off Street Parking â&#x20AC;˘ 9 1/2 Foot Ceilings â&#x20AC;˘ Beautiful River Views â&#x20AC;˘ Senior Discounts â&#x20AC;˘

HOME FOR SALE. Cary, Ms, adorable 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, 1200 square feet, front/ back porches. 662-907-0619.

600 Blossom Lane

www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

â&#x20AC;˘ 1 & 2 Bedroom Studios & Efficiencies â&#x20AC;˘ Utilities Paid

34. Houses For Sale

Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

Rely on over 19 years of experience in Real Estate.

225 Falcon Ridge

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES... SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION.

20. Hunting

Office or Retail Suite B-Apprx. 2450 sq. ft. Great Location! Easy Access! High Visability!

ONE BEDROOM TRAILER. 1 or 2 people per trailer, no pets. 601-634-8686.

HANDYMAN SPECIAL! 1998 28x76, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, den with fireplace, kitchen island. $15,000. Call John, 601672-5146.

What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

1911 Mission 66

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

WILL MOVE YOU easy, fast and cheaper. Just call, 601-630-9196, 601-5290809.

4216 1/2 HALLS FERRY Road, 2 story building, 1000 square foot. Commercial use only. Call 601-638-3211.

34. Houses For Sale

â&#x153;°â&#x153;°FOR LEASEâ&#x153;°â&#x153;°

Commodore Apartments

TAKING APPLICATIONS!! 3 bedrooms. $450. Also 4 bedrooms, $500 monthly. Refrigerator and stove furnished. $200 deposit for both. Call 601-634-8290

26. For Rent Or Lease

33. Commercial Property

CLEAN 2 BEDROOMS, 1 bath. Wood floors, appliances, $650 monthly, 3321 Drummond. 601-415-9191.

NOW LEASING! 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms. Magnolia Commons of Vicksburg, off Highway 61 South. 601-619-6821.

MOVING SALE! 122 Jennifer Drive. Friday and Saturday 8am-5pm, Sunday after noon. Refrigerator, gas stove, four window AC units, large desk, day bed, chain saw and lots of miscellaneous!

What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

G REAT

WE HAUL OFF old appliances, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601-940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.

LARGE SALE, 1676 Jeff Davis Road, Friday, 8am1pm, Saturday, lots of clothing, miscellaneous items.

21. Boats, Fishing Supplies

29. Unfurnished Apartments

VICKSBURGS NEWEST, AND A WELL MAINTAINED FAVORTIE. EACH WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND SOPHISTICATED AMENITIES.

FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752 www.parkresidences.com â&#x20AC;˘ www.bienvilleapartments.com

SHAMROCK A PA RT M E N T S Be the first to live in one of our New Apartments! Available January 1st 2010 SUPERIOR QUALITY, CUSTOM OAK CABINETS, EXTRA LARGE MASTER BEDROOM, & WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS SAFE!!! ALL UNITS HAVE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM

SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

601-661-0765 â&#x20AC;˘ 601-415-3333

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Friday, March 19, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

The New Class of World Class 100,000 Mile Powertrain Warranty 4 Year, 50,000 Mile Bumper to Bumper Warranty 2010 Buick Lacrosse 2010 Buick Lacrosse – GM’s Fastest Selling Vehicle Average Lacrosse stays on dealer lots less thank 14 days.

Buick Lacrosse is “The Most Dependable Midsize Car” according to the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study.

29,085 $ Owner Loyalty & Conquest Rebate - 1,000

30 MPG HIGHWAY

M.S.R.P. -

FINAL SALE PRICE

28,085

#1913

2010 Buick Lucerne CXL 36,200 $ Sale Price - 33,995 $ Rebates - 2,500 M.S.R.P. -

2010 Buick Lucerne –

26 MPG HIGHWAY

FINAL SALE PRICE

31,495

SALE PRICE

#1911

2010 Buick Enclave 2010 Buick Enclave –

Beautiful White Diamond Paint on this Luxury Crossover FIVE STAR CRASH TEST RATING

37,200 $ Sale Price - 35,995 $ Rebates - 1,500 M.S.R.P. -

FINAL SALE PRICE

34,495

#1907

1.9% APR In Lieu of Rebates!

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