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FISH ON THE OTHER SIDE

ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY

Once-gay minister aims to heal the rift

Group gears up for first performance

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SPORTS

Rebels win

Ole Miss starts weekend by beating Alabama C1

WEATHER Today: Slight chance of showers in the morning; high of 87 Tonight: Partly cloudy; low of 65

St. Al Flashes headed to state championship By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com and Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com

by beating archrival Cathedral 6-2 Friday night at Bazinsky Game story Field. “This is more than awesome,” said St. Al center fielder Blake Haygood, a senior and the son of Gary and Amy Haygood. He went 2-for-4 with

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The St. Aloysius Flashes will have a shot to win two state baseball championships in a row. The defending Class 1A champion earned a return trip to the state finals

See St. Al, Page A9.

meredith spencer•The Vicksburg Post

St. Aloysius players celebrate after their win Friday night against Natchez Cathedral./More photos at www.vicksburgpost.com

Gardening with grandpa

Mississippi River:

40.3 feet Rose: 0.7 foot Flood stage: 43 feet

By The Associated Press

DEATH • Danny C. Arnold

TODAY IN HISTORY 1930: Registered nurse Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, goes on duty aboard an Oaklandto-Chicago flight operated by Boeing Air Transport (a forerunner of United Airlines). 1940: Nylon stockings are first introduced to the public by DuPont. 1942: Wartime gasoline rationing goes into effect in 17 Eastern states, limiting sales to three gallons a week for non-essential vehicles. 1970: Just after midnight, Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green, two black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi, are killed as police open fire during student protests. 2009: General Motors tells about 1,100 dealers their franchises will be terminated.

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Obama fires up response to spill WASHINGTON — Declaring himself as angry as the rest of the nation, President Barack Obama assailed oil drillers and his own administration Friday as he ordered extra scruPresident tiny of drillBarack Obama ing permits to head off any repeat of the sickenSuspected ing oil spill tar balls in the Gulf of Mexico. hit MisEngineers sissippi worked desshores perately to stop the leak that’s belching out at least 210,000 gallons of crude a day. BP PLC technicians labored to accomplish an engineering feat a mile below the water surface. They were gingerly moving joysticks to guide deep-sea robots and thread a mile-long, 6-inch tube with a rubber stopper into the 21-inch pipe gushing oil from the ocean floor — a task one expert compared to stuffing a cork with a straw through it into a gushing soda bottle. It’s the latest scheme to stop the flow after all others have failed, more than three weeks since the oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and set off the disastrous leak. Obama, whose comments until now have been meaSee Oil spill, Page A9.

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Colby Hopkins•The Vicksburg Post

Three-year-old Brice Derrington, above, helps his grandfather Jimmy Derrington do some gardening. The elder Derrington grows corn, watermelon, tomatoes, okra, peas, peppers and squash at his home off Hayfield Road. At right, Brice, the son of Dee and Kacey Derrington, surveys their handiwork.

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Bill Marcy converses with a cutout of U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson at a rally Friday. Marcy had taped a picture of Thompson’s face onto a cutout of U.S. Sen. John McCain.

Where political observers might see Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District as a Democratic safe haven for the incumbent, challengers seeking the seat see a sliver of opportunity. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., is entering the 2010 race for a ninth term in a safer position than many Democrats in Congress. By

most accounts, the 23-county district, which includes Warren, should be an easy notch in the Democratic belt in the November midterm elections. One analysis, by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, rates the race a solid Democratic hold based partly on voting patterns in the past two presidential cycles, where the vote was 12 percentage points higher, in favor of the Democratic nominee, than the nation as

a whole. Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, even had success in Warren County in 2008 for the first time since succeeding Mike Espy in 1993, winning primary and general election majorities in the River City. Thompson, despite several interview requests, has been unavailable for comment. See Race, Page A9.

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Bovina Elementary first-grader Jer’Darriyus Jackson, foreground, competes in the Bubble Gum Relay during the school’s field day Friday. Students ran to the end of the track, chewed a piece of gum, blew a bubble and raced back to

their classmates. Also running, in the background, is firstgrader Kentrick Thompson, the son of LaKesha Thompson. Jer’Darriyus is the son of Danelle Jackson.

Seven more grand jury indictments released Additional criminal indictments handed down by the Warren County Grand Jury during its May term were released this week by the District Attorney’s office following arraignments of the defendants in Circuit Court. Those indicted and their charges were: • D’Andria Monique Lee, 25, 2727 Alcorn Drive, Apt. B. — uttering a forgery, Oct. 28. • John Henry Morgan Jr., 50, 2954 Arcadia St. — grand larceny, June 24, 2008. • Kevin Palmer, 26, 109 Drusilla Lane — possession of a controlled substance, Feb. 22. • Stephanie R. Parson, 28, 166 Elizabeth Circle — grand larceny, March 11. • Rayshanti V. Price, 20, 109 Drusilla Lane — possession of a controlled substance, Feb. 22. • Antoine Edward Scott, 25, 1235 W. Magnolia — embezzlement and grand larceny, Oct. 3. • Thomas Edward Tubbs, 56, 906 National St. — molesting (child under age 16), Dec. 18. The grand jury was convened May 3 by presiding Judge Isadore Patrick. The panel of 18 jurors reviewed evidence in 90 criminal cases against 107 individuals. They issued indictments in 83 of the cases and no-bills, meaning not enough evidence to

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charge, in seven. Indictments are not made public until defendants are arraigned — formally told of the charges against them — in court, or waive arraignment. Also in Warren County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday: • A.D. Benard, 46, 1520 Military Ave., was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to five years in prison, plus $1,365 in fines and costs. Benard was arrested March 6, 2003, for burglary of a dwelling. • Antonio Deshawn Brown, 20, 112 Maple Circle, pleaded guilty to statutory rape, victim under age 14, and was sentenced by Judge M. James Chaney to five years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $322.50 in fines and costs. Brown was indicted by the Warren County Grand Jury in October. • Delvechio Ellis, 26, 2633 Pearl St., pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to eight years in prison; and sale of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to 10 years in prison, the terms to be served concurrently and followed by five years of pro-

bation, plus $6,245 in fines and costs. Ellis was arrested on both charges Oct. 28. • Helen M. Hedrick, 49, 6021 Pattison-Tillman Road, Pattison, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to the MDOC Restitution Center in Flowood to pay $2,126.83 in fines and costs, followed by three years of probation. Hedrick was indicted by the Warren County Grand Jury in August for two counts of felony bad check. • Charles Edward Miles, 49, 1241 W. Magnolia, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to six years in prison followed by six years of probation, plus $2,602.50 in fines and costs. Miles was arrested March 16, 2004, for sale of cocaine. • Mack Charles Taylor, 31, 1501 1/2 Military Ave., pleaded guilty to sale of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to one year of probation plus $1,622.50 in fines and costs. Taylor was arrested July 20. • Douglas Walters, 21, 1414 First East St., pleaded guilty to two counts of fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer and was sentenced by Chaney to five years in prison, plus $645 in fines and costs. Walters was arrested Dec. 19, 2007, and Jan. 22, 2010.

• Brian Jamal Wilson, 26, 113 Springridge Drive, pleaded guilty to sale of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to one year in prison followed by two years of probation, plus $622.50 in fines and costs. Wilson was arrested Oct. 15. In Sharkey County for the week ending Friday: • Lazerick Dunson, 25, 77 Worthington Drive, Rolling Fork, pleaded guilty to sale of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Patrick to three years of probation plus $812.50 in fines and costs; and from a separate conviction was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to one year in prison followed by one year in the Mississippi Department of Corrections Intensive Supervision Program (house arrest) and one year of probation, plus $822.50 in fines and costs. The terms are to be served concurrently. Dunson was arrested April 24, 2007, and Oct. 26, 2007. • Malcolm Williams, 43, 38 Poinsettia Drive, Rolling Fork, pleaded guilty to sale of cocaine and was sentenced by Patrick to six years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $2,322.50 in fines and costs. Williams was indicted by the Sharkey County Grand Jury in August.

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CHURCHES Porters Chapel U.M.C. — Barbecue chicken dinners, 11-1 today; bake sale at 10; 200 Porters Chapel Road; 601636-2966. Bingham Memorial Baptist — 7 today, Mississippi Baptist Seminary and Bible College closing program; Dr. Isaic Jackson, speaker; Warren County Seminary Choir led by Kevin Winters; 1063 Green St. Triumph Ministries Inc. — Accepting bids for prospective vendors for summer feeding program; deadline Tuesday; the Rev. Dexter Jones, 601-218-1318. New Dimension World — Sanctified Ballas Christian rap

concert, 1 p.m. May 22; presented by Amped Youth Ministry; 2201 Washington St.

PUBLIC PROGRams Show Choir Camp — 8 a.m.n00n, June 7-11 or June 1418; register by May 28, late fee after; for price and info, 601529-7171; presented by Nancy Robertson. Bovina Elementary Art Exhibit — On display until Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; next to Billy’s Italian Restaurant; Outlets at Vicksburg. Cedars Head Start — Accepting applications for 2010-2011 school year; 601-636-1360. Levi’s — A Gathering Place; 7-10 tonight, music by Southwinds; donations appreciated. Overeaters Anonymous — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays; www.oa.org; 1315 Adams St. Homebuyer Education Workshop — 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 22; to pre-register: Keysha McDonald, 601-6363413; Public Library, 700 Veto St.

clubs Lions — No Wednesday meeting. American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213 — Open each Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday 7 p.m.-midnight; 1618 Main St. Vicksburg Theatre Guild — “Bad Seed”; 7:30 tonight and 2 p.m. Sunday; Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave. MXO Girls Club — 10:30 today; Alcorn State University Vicksburg Office, 1514 Cherry St. Vicksburg Browns — 11-1 today; equipment distribution; practice field at Warren Central Junior High; 601-6346879. Blue Icez Cheer and Dance Clinic — 11:30 today; ages 4-15; Paula, 601-415-4057. Mu Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority — Noon Saturday; monthly meeting; 2715 Alcorn Drive. Reunite Social and Civic Club — Tonight, 9 until; dance

party; $5; DJ Duncan Smith; The Hut, Main St. Letitia Street Reunion — 3 p.m. Sunday; 601-218-3869; 2008 Ford St. Rosa A. Temple Class of 1970 — 5 p.m. Sunday; reunion planning meeting; The Hut. Rosa A. Temple Class of 1960 — 5 p.m. Monday; reunion planning meeting; LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St. Vicksburg Amateur Radio Club — 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Goldies Bar-B-Que; Bill Ford, 601-636-1728 . Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesday, Jacques’ Cafe; Clergy Appreciation Day; Scottye Swillie, speaker.

BENEFITS Taking It Back Outreach Ministry — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 8 a.m.5 p.m. Saturdays; summer items; VHS tapes; whatnots; 1314 Fillmore St.; 601-6380794 or 601-831-2056.

The Women’s Restoration Shelter would like to express our thanks to our U.S. Postal Service carriers and generous community for another successful food drive. It blesses us abundantly each year. The food we received in 2009 helped feed more than 121 sheltered women and children; in 2008, more than 125; and in 2007, more than 117. We appreciate the carriers giving their time and energy to sponsor and promote this program. We also thank the volunteers who were faithful to show up and help with the separating, packing and distribution of the food. Our community is faithful to the drive each year, and we thank you for your commitment to help our homeless. Tina Hayward Executive director Women’s Restoration Shelter board and staff Mountain of Faith Ministries

Chocolate event success On behalf of the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation, thank you to all who supported our second annual Chocolate Affair. We are grateful for the donations and partnerships of Ameristar Casino, Cedar Grove Restaurant, Café Anchuca, Duff’s Tavern, Just Desserts, The Liquor Store, Main Street Market, Roca Restaurant and Uptown Florists. This was a first class event, and we so appreciate the assistance in getting the word out by: the VCVB, Chamber of Commerce, Vicksburg Post, River 101, Khits 104.5, 1490am, David Day and V105.5. Also, thank you to the gracious volunteers and for the assistance of: Sarah Ruth and Sam Andrews, Alice Hebler, Heather Hoggatt, Dana Kenney, Ashley Kelly, Walter Osborne, Palmertree Catering, Erin Powell, Anne Sellers, Alesia Shaw, Amber Smith, Carolyn Spencer, Chris Tankesly and Colleen Van Den Nieuwboer — who put their hearts into this very special night. The exceptional musical entertainment of Jim Robinson and Maria Adona was such a highlight. This event was absolutely wonderful, and we look forward to hosting many more! Annette Kirklin Executive director

Soldier grateful I want to thank anyone involved in the Crosses to Iraq program. I recently lost my battle buddy and friend, and was given one of your Clinging Crosses. Although the pain was still there, it helped ease the burden on my soul. Sgt. Tony Ploughe Serving in Iraq

corrections Hannah L. Lee, 20, whose name was in the crime report Thursday after her arrest on drug charges, does not live at 3604 Oak St., said her uncle, a resident of that address. Bridge Commission members agreed to purchase security cameras from Ridgeland-based Access Technology Group. An incorrect name and home base were in Thursday’s edition. •

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Suspected tar balls discovered on Mississippi shores By Holbrook Mohr The Associated Press

Louisiana looks to protect Pontchartrain

JACKSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Authorities are testing suspected â&#x20AC;&#x153;tar ballsâ&#x20AC;? found on Mississippi shores to see if they came from the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Very sparsely scattered, small tar ballsâ&#x20AC;? were found in recent days on the beaches of pristine barrier islands off the Mississippi coast and on the mainland, said Dan Turner, a spokesman for Gov. Haley Barbour. BP spokeswoman Dawn Patience, working at a joint information center with Coast

NEW ORLEANS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gov. Bobby Jindal and New Orleans area leaders focused Friday on efforts to keep a huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico from invading narrow inlets that could ferry the oil into Lake Pontchartrain, the huge brackish body of water that separates the city from one of its major suburban parishes.

At a news conference following an aerial tour, Jindal joined New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and St. TamGov. Bobby many Parish Jindal President Kevin Davis, outlining efforts

to block off key waterways with oil containment boom while also working with the Army Corps of Engineers on plans to use dredge material to build up barrier islands. Davis said a sheen of oil was visible on the west side of the Chandeleur islands, a natural barrier protecting the eastern â&#x20AC;&#x153;toeâ&#x20AC;? of boot-shaped Louisiana from storm surge.

Guard officials in Mobile, Ala., confirmed that testing is taking place under the super-

vision of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It could take a few days

for the results to come back. The substances were found on mainland beaches at Pass

Christian and Long Beach and at least three barrier islands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; West Ship Island, Horn Island and Cat Island, according to Turner and Patience. Part of Cat Island and all of West Ship and Horn islands are part of the Gulf Island National Seashore and are home to pelicans, terns and numerous other birds and wildlife. The islands are part of a series of barrier islands about a dozen miles off the Mississippi coast, where white sand beaches meet clear, bluegreen water. Pass Christian and Long Beach are on the man-made

beaches lining the murkier water of the Mississippi Sound. The substance may be residue from controlled burns that have been done on some of the oil miles out in the Gulf. The oil is gushing up from the sea floor at the site of an April 20 rig explosion 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. A small piece of boom, used to contain oil spills, with an â&#x20AC;&#x153;oily substanceâ&#x20AC;? on it also was found on the Mississippi coast. Authorities are trying to determine where it came from and if it had oil on it from the spill, Turner said.

From the capitol

State officially throws Barbour says no to $20M wind pool subsidy hat into health lawsuit JACKSON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday rejected a proposal to put a $20 million subsidy into a wind pool insurance fund. Barbour said the $20 million is part of a Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund that might have to be tapped to repay $400 million in federal hazard mitigation expenses. The Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association, often called the wind pool, is the insurer of last resort for homeowners and commercial property in high-risk areas. Democratic state Rep. Brandon Jones of Pascagoula said Barbourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veto will cause coastal insurance rates

to increase sharply by 2012. However, State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, a Republican Mike from VicksChaney burg, says he expects wind pool rates to remain steady.

No extra comp pay for Highway Patrol Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday vetoed part of a Highway Patrol funding bill. The section he rejected

would mandate payments for 11 hours a month of compensatory time to each patrol officer with the rank of lieutenant or higher. The mandatory payments, the governor said, would limit the ability of the public safety commissioner to properly manage the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget in case state money runs short.

Disaster declaration goes to north Miss. President Barack Obama has approved a federal disaster declaration for six northern Mississippi counties hit by severe weather that killed six people early this month.

Gov. Haley Barbour said Friday that the declaration gives residents access to federal government assistance programs in Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It also provides federal funding to the governments of Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah and Tishomingo counties for emergency protective measures used in the first 72 hours of the storm. The severe weather system spawned two tornadoes and heavy rain on May 1-2. The storms came one week after severe weather that spawned a tornado that damaged homes at Eagle Lake, north of Vicksburg.

Two arrested, held without bond on drug charges A Vicksburg man and a Redwood man were in the Warren County Jail Friday night on unrelated drug charges. Clarence Winters, 52, 143 Kings Crossing Road, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Friday by Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents and charged with sale of hydrocodone, jail records showed. Keith Garcia, 28, 900 Bell Bottom Road, was arrested at 3 p.m. Friday for a drug court sanction. Both were held without bond.

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from staff reports released from the Warren County Jail Friday after being held on stolen property and grand larceny charges. Eric L. Porter, 39, 120 Pineywoods Drive, was booked at 2 p.m. Wednesday on receiving stolen property and grand larceny charges, jail records showed. He was released on a $5,000 bond.

Coast woman held here on probation violation A Biloxi woman was in the Warren County Jail Friday night, accused of violating probation. Kimberly McCarty, 36, 508

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TV, food, drinks among missing items Electronics, food and a weapon were missing in three burglaries Thursday in Warren County, records showed. At 2:06 p.m., a 42-inch flatscreen TV valued at $2,400 was reported stolen from a home in the 200 block of Redwood Road. Meat products, soft drinks, beer and cooking equipment were reported stolen from the Knights of Columbus, 310

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JACKSON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mississippi has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the federal health care overhaul, Gov. Haley Barbour said. Barbour had been saying for weeks that he intended to join the suit. On Friday, he joined it. Barbour, a Republican, has called the federal law an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unprecedented expansion of federal power.â&#x20AC;? The Con-

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Death row inmate asks state to halt execution JACKSON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Defense attorneys have asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to halt the execution of Paul Everette Woodward. In papers filed Friday, attorneys said they want more time for Woodward to pursue additional appeals or to ask Gov. Haley Barbour to change his sentence to life in prison. Woodward is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday at the State Penitentiary at

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Founded by John G. Cashman in 1883 Louis P. Cashman III, Editor & Publisher • Issued by Vicksburg Printing & Publishing Inc., Louis P. Cashman III, President Charlie Mitchell, executive editor | E-mail: post@vicksburg.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 132 | Letters to the editor: post@vicksburg.com or The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box, 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182

JACK VIX SAYS: How about those Flashes.

OTHER OPINIONS

Posturing Many use crises to push own agendas From other Mississippi newspapers • The Natchez Democrat Crises often spark knee-jerk reactions from people — particularly politicians who seek to show swift, public action. Those rapid responses are often long on emotion and short on logic. The reactions following the April 20 oil rig explosion and subsequent oil well leak are two cases in point. While crews are working feverishly in the Gulf of Mexico to stave off the potential for an environmental disaster, the families of the human victims are still memorializing their loved ones killed in the explosion.

Simultaneously, some people are using the disaster to push their own political causes. Critics will attempt to demonize the companies involved and our country’s insatiable appetite for oil, all in an effort to push their own political policy. Our collective brainpower, hope and prayers, however, need to be focused on the families of the victims and the workers who are trying to stop the leak. When the dust settles in this horrible accident, and the oil spill is cleaned up, our country does need to pause and consider its energy policy. But to do so now, while the oil is still spewing and the tears are still flowing,

isn’t prudent. Regardless of whether we’re drilling for oil in the Gulf or on land, dangers lurk, human dangers, economic dangers and environmental dangers. But to our knowledge, no one has developed a renewable source of energy that can provide for global energy needs. So for the time being, petroleum still needs to be a part of our future. A knee-jerk reaction to the disaster that cripples our nation’s petroleum industry could be catastrophic to our country’s future.

Oil spill’s impact on hurricane season unknown The Mississippi Press There appears to be a wide cone of uncertainty concerning the impact of a hurricane on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. USA Today says the spill could actually “help put a damper on hurricane formation in the Gulf, by putting a barrier between the atmosphere and the ocean.” It quotes Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center, as saying the oil could lessen the evaporation of water into the air — an effect that normally fuels the development of tropical storms. Because many of the June storms form in the Gulf of Mexico, this theory

could be seen as a tiny bit of good news amid the spreading oil slick. Unfortunately, Feltgen also says this effect would hold up to wind speeds of only 40 mph, at which point the oil would begin breaking apart. On the negative side, the Los Angeles Times quotes AccuWeather forecaster Joe Bastardi as saying a strong storm could not only send the oil slick north toward the coast, but oil droplets could become airborne and move inland. The possibility of “oil rain” is a whole new environmental effect to worry about, especially if a storm were to move inland and rain itself out across the United States.

And neither of those scenarios includes ocean currents, which could conceivably take the oil spill into the Florida Keys. Who’s right? Who knows? The Gulf Coast has a great deal of experience with less-than-accurate forecasts for the severity of hurricane seasons. And its residents are rapidly learning about the reliability of forecasts about the movement of the oil spill. What’s certain is that the approaching hurricane season will raise the anxiety level about the effects of the oil spill across the Gulf Coast. A quiet season would be better than finding out the hard way whether Feltgen is right.

April report compounds state’s fiscal woes The Clarion-Ledger After a brief rally in March, Mississippi’s revenue numbers tumbled again in April. Gov. Haley Barbour said that April revenue was 8.5 percent below estimates — a $45.1 million shortfall. However, Barbour says there will not be a need for additional budget cuts. He has already trimmed spending five times since the fiscal year began July 1. Mississippi’s tax collections have missed the mark 19 of the past 20 months. March was the exception. “These numbers confirm what we have known all along: the deep global recession continues to affect our state’s revenue, and it may take years for collections to fully return to pre-recessionary levels,” said Barbour. The April revenue report compounds another problem facing state government. Also in April, the National Conference of State Legislatures warned its

members — including Mississippi lawmakers — that the anticipated congressional extension of an additional six months of enhanced federal matching funds for Medicaid, the so-called FMAP funds, that had appeared certain weeks ago was now “on the ropes.” NCSL urged legislators across the country to bring increased pressure on members of Congress to extend the additional Medicaid funds. For Mississippi, those additional FMAP funds would represent about $187 million. When lawmakers adjourned the 2010 regular session, they agreed on a $5.5 billion Fiscal Year 2011 budget with a contingency budget that would include the additional FMAP funds if Congress acts prior to Dec. 31 to make them available. If Congress fails to provide the additional FMAP funds, there will be far less flexibility in the FY 2011 budget. That reality will mean that public edu-

cation at all levels, corrections, mental health and public safety agencies will suffer along with Medicaid. Congressional wavering over the enhanced FMAP funds demonstrates the wisdom of crafting a budget that assumed those funds would not be received. There are 18 states that enacted budgets with the anticipated additional funds included. ... Mississippi also was wise to keep a reasonable amount of money in the state’s “rainy day fund” and in the state Health Care Trust Fund for future needs. The FY 2012 state budget will be one that enjoys no stimulus funds support, and projections are that revenues could be off to the point of forcing budget cuts that are more than 20 percent less than the original FY 2010 appropriations. Reserve funds will be precious until state revenues are once again stable and growing.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1890 The South Vicksburg Methodist Church members give a picnic at Stout’s. • James Woolbridge returns from Kentucky.

MODERATELY CONFUSED by Bill Stahler

110 YEARS AGO: 1900 Dr. J.H. Purnell writes of health conditions in Cuba. • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ernest leave on a visit to Paris.

latest addition to the River Hall of Fame.

40 YEARS AGO: 1970 Murray B. Lee dies. • James Stewart stars in “Bandolero” at Showtown USA. • Funeral services are held for Theon O. Payne. • Mr. and Mrs. Larry Craft of Utica announce the birth of a son, William Larry, on May 12.

30 YEARS AGO: 1980

100 YEARS AGO: 1910 90 YEARS AGO: 1920

Nikkiah Dean Mills celebrates her fifth birthday. • Mr. and Mrs. H. Stewart Patterson are the parents of a son, Benjamin Perry, born May 15. .

J.F. Monger is quite ill at the Illinois Central Railroad Hospital in New Orleans.

20 YEARS AGO: 1990

Justice of the Peace Sam H. Mackey dies.

Services are held for Mrs. Mildred Pierce. • Leroy R. Terrell dies. • Jennie Banks, Kristi Holman and Robyn Miller, all of Vicksburg, are honored by selection to the state under16 junior Olympics soccer team.

80 YEARS AGO: 1930 The Vicksburg Evening Post prints a sketch of Capt. Frank Bedford who has been on the transfer boats for 45 years as engineer. • The overhead bridge on South Washington Street is open to traffic.

70 YEARS AGO: 1940 Mrs. Louise Feldman leaves for New Orleans to visit relatives.

60 YEARS AGO: 1950 In Washington, Mississippi Sen. John Sten-

nis attacks the “much heralded so-called civil rights bills.” They ought to be called “civil strife bills,” Stennis says.

50 YEARS AGO: 1960 The portrait of riverboat Capt. Tom Green is unveiled on the Steamer Sprague and is the

10 YEARS AGO: 2000 An empty school bus crashes into a utility pole after rolling from its parking spot on Walnut Street. • Mary Frances “Frankie” Pride dies. • Gretchen Wright is elected president of the Vicksburg Council of Garden Clubs.

‘It was a time when people read more than a lousy paragraph at a time, and refrigerator doors were an archive of newsprint.’

Newspapers once were more than just news Everywhere I go on book tour these days someone asks about the future of newspapers. I hem and haw, and say young folks interested in the journalism business should learn to write a short, declarative sentence and let technology take care of itself. I want to cry, but avoid it. I want to recount my own memories of newspapers, back when photos were black and white, broadsheets were wide and tabloids thick, and there was enough editorial space to run long stories and dozens of features designed to sell newspapers. When I was a child, for example, there was “Ask Andy,” a science feature I read religiously. One lucky kid’s question would be accepted weekly, and Andy would expound on why ants lived in hills or why the moon was not full each and every night. I always thought the question I had submitted was better RHETA than the winner’s, gRIMSLEY certainly less obvious, but that didn’t stop me from reading Andy. Maybe next week I’d win the set of encyclopedias. The comic strips were large enough to see in my youth, and I read the Sunday funnies with an exhaustive eye for detail. My favorite was a soap-opera comic with women protagonists, sisters, and was called “The Heart of Juliet Jones.” Juliet’s younger sister, Eve, pranced around in her slip almost every Sunday, which seemed to result in a long line of eager, comic-strip suitors. When I’d visit my grandparents in South Georgia, my grandfather would drive into Colquitt to buy the Sunday Atlanta newspaper. It was an amazingly important paper and had enough words to keep you reading all week long. The best thing about the Atlanta paper was a single column of newsprint with a familiar face in a mug shot at the top. Celestine Sibley wrote about down-andouters, movie stars, everyone in between. She wrote about her garden, her children, books she had read, relatives she missed. The columns were never saccharine or heavy-handed — Celestine had paid her reporting dues covering murder trials and statehouse shenanigans — but always beautiful. It wasn’t what she wrote about so much as the graceful way she did it, crafting short but eloquent essays day after day after day. When my grandmother died in 1980, they found Celestine Sibley columns from years past cut out with pinking shears and tucked inside the Bible. Celestine never won the Pulitzer, but her worked was saved in many a granny’s Bible, a higher honor. She wrote until she died, for more than 60 years. Almost every newspaper had its own editorial cartoonist, and I grew up on those master works of art, too. As a small child I didn’t understand all the issues, but early on admired the fact that someone was paid to poke merciless fun at politicians using their goofy looks or unfortunate features. The letters to the editor ran for pages, and arguments could rage for weeks. Sometimes nuanced religious differences dominated discussion for weeks, and letter-writers would take turns slicing one another to bits. It was great. My family’s newspaper often had more holes in it than Augusta. I clipped horse pictures; my mother cut out recipes and brides; a sister would need a story on England for her current-events class. We recycled the paper in a whole other sense. It was a time when people read more than a lousy paragraph at a time, and refrigerator doors were an archive of newsprint. •

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Criminal probe launched Two killed, dozens evacuated in N.H. in W.Va. mine explosion Gun factory blast

COLEBROOK, N.H. (AP) — Multiple explosions at a gun and ammunition manufacturing plant in northern New Hampshire on Friday killed two people, shook buildings blocks away, filled the sky with black smoke and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes. State Fire Marshal Bill Degnan confirmed the deaths at the MDM Muzzleloader building in Colebrook. He said the fire was burning more than four hours after the explosion was reported. “We’re just getting into the investigation and trying to determine the details,” he said. The blasts started just after 1 p.m. and continued for at least two hours as ammunition exploded, said Mia West, Colebrook’s public information officer. Firefighters were unable to get close enough to fight the blaze because ammunition was still going off more than two hours after the initial blast, West said.

About 40 nearby homes were evacuated, and some residents reported hearing the explosion up to a mile and a half away, West said. A shelter was being set up at the town offices. “We did hear two distinct bangs,” said Karen Ladd, editor and publisher of The News and Sentinel newspaper in Colebrook. She thought something had hit the roof of her building. “It knocked a picture off of my wall, right next to my desk. I will admit I panicked and I said, ‘Get out!”’ Several communities in New Hampshire and Vermont sent fire crews. “It’s just major, major explosions and black powder,” said Mishel Fenn, a bartender at the Colebrook House motel, who felt the blast two blocks away. “It shook the building, and I’m in a large building.” In January, a worker at the plant suffered serious injuries to his face and wrist when he a machine that processes gunpowder flashed in his face. That fire was put out quickly.

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Schwarzenegger suggests cutting welfare-to-work SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday called for eliminating California’s welfare-towork program, one of the deep cuts he proposed to close a $19 billion budget deficit in the coming fiscal year. Slashing the welfare program would affect 1.4 million

people, two-thirds of them children. In releasing his revised budget plan, the Republican governor laid out the most severe cuts to health and welfare programs since the state tumbled into recession nearly three years ago. He said cuts over the past few years have

California teens’ killer gets three life sentences SAN DIEGO (AP) — A sex to heaven.” Gardner avoided the death offender who admitted murdering two teenage girls was penalty by reaching a plea deal sentenced to life in prison with prosecutors. His guilty without parole Friday after plea last month has sparked a far-reachcrying as the ing review of victims’ famihow Califorlies denounced nia deals with him, the legal sex predasystem and his tors, a cammother. paign that John Albert advocates Gardner III hope to take received two to Washingconsecutive ton and state life terms without possi- John Albert Gardner III cries capitals. Calls to bility of parole in court Friday. stiffen penfor murdering Chelsea King, 17, and Amber alties for child sex offenders Dubois, 14, and a third life began almost the moment term with a 25-year minimum Gardner was arrested Feb. 28, for the attempted rape of Can- three days after he attacked dice Moncayo, a jogger who Chelsea while she was on an escaped by smashing him in afternoon run in San Diego, strangled her, and buried her the nose with an elbow. Gardner, 31, breathed heav- in a shallow, lakeside grave. Amid their anger, the girls’ ily and cried at times during emotional statements by the parents spoke lovingly of their girls’ parents and Moncayo daughters on Friday. “Chelsea was everything this before Superior Court Judge David Danielsen pronounced man was not,” said her father, Brent King. “She was as good the sentence. Carrie McGonigle, Amber’s as this man is evil.” Impact statements from the mother, said there were not enough words to describe her families also faulted the justice system for not keeping “minute-by-minute agony.” “I’ve thought often about Gardner confined after an earher final moments,” she said lier assault on a girl, despite a of her daughter. “Was she dire warning in a psychologiscared? Was she calling my cal report. Family members also blamed his mother. “She name?” Addressing Gardner, she knew what you were capable said: “Most of all I’m confi- of and did nothing,” said Kelly dent that you’ll never make it King, Chelsea’s mother.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed- the criminal probe. He asks eral prosecutors said Friday Douglas White, a top lawyer they are investigating whether for the federal Mine Safety there was “willful criminal and Health Administration, to delay 44 civil activity” by the company The U.S. attorney’s office penalty cases Perthat operates for the Southern District against formance that the West Virginia coal mine of West Virginia said in a could form the of crimwhere 29 workletter that investigators basis inal penalties ers died in an accident last are looking into possible under federal mine laws. month. criminal conduct by The cases The U.S. involve about attorney’s the mine’s operator, 00 citaoffice for the Performance Coal, and 5tions issued Southern District of West its directors, officers and between June 3, 2006, and Virginia said agents. April 5, 2010 — in a letter the day of the that investigators are looking into possible explosion, according to a fedcriminal conduct by the mine’s eral official familiar with the operator, Performance Coal, records. The official requested and its directors, officers and anonymity. About 300 of the citations agents. The letter asks the Labor are for “significant and subDepartment to hold off pursu- stantial” violations, which ing dozens of civil cases against are among the most serious Performance for alleged mine that can be alleged at a mine, the official said. More than 90 safety violations. Performance is a subsidiary allege the mine operator’s high of Massey Energy Co., which negligence or reckless disreowns the Upper Big Branch gard for safety standards. Citations range from inadmine. Last month, federal law equate roof support and venenforcement officials said the tilation problems to improper FBI had interviewed nearly accumulations of combustible two dozen current and former dust, the official said. A Massey spokesman has employees of Massey in the probe. But the Justice Depart- said previously that the comment declined to publicly con- pany was not aware of the firm there was a criminal nature of the federal probe but that “we intend to cooperate investigation. In the letter Friday, Assistant in all phases of the accident U.S. Attorney R. Booth Good- investigation.” Massey’s chief executive is win II said his office wants to make sure the pending civil set to testify next week before cases don’t interfere with a Senate panel.

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DR. GEORGE AT WORK Q: What’s the best way for unemployed folks to become entrepreneurs? — Need Some Advice A: Call all the unemDR. GEORGE R. ployed people you know to a meeting. Have several flip charts available. Pick a few people who have good facilitator skills and handwriting. Find out everyone’s skills, and ask what kind of business they want to start. Eliminate all ideas that are out of a person’s expertise. The, form groups of people with similar skills, and have them brainstorm, putting ideas on the chart. In the construction group, someone might know a potential

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client who needs a remodeled kitchen. Share that with the group, and put it on the chart. Then, see how many people would be interested. Have the person who knows the potential customer contact him or her and let them meet the remodeling team. Make one person responsible for pricing the work. Be the best you can be; show up on time; do what you say you are going to do. After your first job, if the customer is pleased, ask him or her to be a reference. Put an ad in the paper, and you might be surprised at the response. •

Dr. George R. Abraham is a native of Vicksburg and a former longtime educator, business manager and consultant. He is an author who contributes weekly to The Vicksburg Post and hosts “The Dr. George Show” on 1490 AM at the Klondyke in Vicksburg from 9 until 10 a.m. each Tuesday. He can be reached at georgerabraham@ aol.com.

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Stocks drop on Europe bailout concerns NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled for a second day Friday after concerns grew that the deep spending cuts under Europe’s bailout plan would slow a global recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 163 points but closed well off its lows of the day. The Dow and other indexes posted big gains for the week after rocketing higher Monday on hopes that Europe’s emergency loan package would prevent a debt crisis in Greece from spreading. Enthusiasm about the plan wore off as the week went on. The drop in U.S. markets Friday followed a slide of more than 3 percent in European indexes. The euro dropped to a 19-month low against the dollar and is close to its lowest level in four years as confidence in Europe’s ability to contain its fiscal problems wanes. Investors seeking safety piled into Treasurys and the dollar. Gold settled lower after hitting another record. Crude oil sank nearly 4 percent, and an indicator of stock market volatility jumped.

The drop in U.S. markets Friday followed a slide of more than 3 percent in European indexes. The euro dropped to a 19-month low against the dollar and is close to its lowest level in four years as confidence in Europe’s ability to contain its fiscal problems wanes. Currency traders have been moving out of the euro throughout the week because of concerns that cost-cutting measures in countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal would slow economic activity on the continent and elsewhere. Now stock investors are also looking at those same problems. Shifting sentiment about the problems in Europe whipsawed the market during the week. Major indexes posted their biggest gains in more than a year on Monday after the nearly $1 trillion rescue package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund raised hopes that debt-strapped EU countries wouldn’t be a drag on a global rebound. As the glow from the bailout package faded during the week, the euro fell sharply against the dollar. The higher

dollar hit the prices for oil and other commodities, hurting major U.S. energy and materials companies. “The euro is leading the market down,” said Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners in New York. “Clearly the action in the euro is reflecting the fact that at least currency investors don’t think the bailout plan plus the austerity measures are sufficient.” Investors now worry that the spending cuts in Europe being called for in the bailout package will curtail the ability of weaker countries like Spain and Portugal to grow their way out of a recession. More strikes are expected in Spain and Greece as workers protest cuts in pensions and other public spending. “Austerity generally is antigrowth. There is every possibility that they go into a reces-

sion over there,” said Linda Duessel, equity market strategist at Federated Investors in Pittsburgh. The euro, used by 16 countries, slid as low as $1.2355 in New York, its weakest since October 2008. The euro has dropped more than 6 percent this month. There were also concerns Friday about corporate profits. Shares of credit card companies tumbled after the Senate voted to force them to reduce fees for debit card transactions. Visa fell 9.9 percent, while Mastercard lost 8.6 percent. The Dow fell 162.79, or 1.5 percent, to 10,620.16. The Dow had been down nearly 246 points. It has fallen seven of the last nine days. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 21.76, or 1.9 percent, to 1,135.68, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 47.51, or 2 percent, to 2,346.85. Analysts said that stocks ended off their worst levels because traders aren’t sure what leaders in Europe might do over the weekend to shore up confidence in the euro and the EU overall.

Congress close to tying up ends on tax cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is finally getting around to extending more than 50 popular tax breaks that expired at the end of last year, including money savers for homeowners, businesses and shoppers in states with no income tax. Lawmakers want to raise taxes on investment fund managers to help cover the cost. Legislation combining the tax breaks with more aid for people who have been unemployed for long stretches is expected to come up for a vote in the House next week. The bill would extend unemployment benefits for up to 99 weeks in many states and subsidize health insurance premiums for laid-off workers through the end of the year. Details are still being worked out, but lawmakers also plan to expand a federal bond program that subsidizes local infrastructure projects, and to protect doctors from a scheduled 21 percent cut in Medicare payments. The tax breaks would be retroactive to Jan. 1, but would again expire at the end of December. They include a property tax deduction for people who don’t itemize, lucrative credits that help businesses finance research

At a glance The House plans to vote on a bill next week that started off as a one-year extension of popular tax breaks, but has grown into a grab bag of unfinished business lawmakers hope to complete before Memorial Day. Among the provisions: • A one-year extension of more than 50 tax breaks that expired at the end of last year. The tax breaks, which total about $30 billion, include a property tax deduction for people who don’t itemize, credits that help businesses finance research and development and a sales tax deduction that helps people in the nine states without income taxes. • Expanded unemployment benefits of up to 99 weeks in many states for people mired in joblessness as the economy recovers. and develop new products, and a sales tax deduction that mainly helps people in states without income taxes. Delays in extending the tax breaks have left thousands of businesses unable to plan

PSC votes to extend talks on proposed Kemper plant JACKSON (AP) — State regulators are taking more time to discuss whether they should amend conditions placed on a proposed $2.4 billion coal-fired electrical generating plant in Kemper County. The Public Service Commission scheduled a May 26 meeting to discuss the issue and possibly take action. Last month, the commission approved the plant application but with a lengthy set of con-

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Oil spill Continued from Page A1. sured, heatedly condemned a “ridiculous spectacle” of oil executives shifting blame in congressional hearings and denounced a “cozy relationship” between their companies and the federal government. “I will not tolerate more finger-pointing or irresponsibility,” Obama said in the White House Rose Garden, flanked by members of his Cabinet. “The system failed, and it failed badly. And for that, there is enough responsibility to go around. And all parties should be willing to accept it,” the president said. Obama’s tone was a marked departure from the deliberate approach and mild chiding that had characterized his response since the huge rig went up in flames April 20 and later sank 5,000 feet to the ocean floor. Then came the leaking crude, the endangered wildlife, the livelihoods of fishermen at risk. The magnitude of the disaster has grown clearer by the day and with it the apparent need for a presidential response to choke off any comparison to the Bush administration’s bungled handling of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama had been growing increasingly frustrated with the situation, and the congressional hearings hardened that sentiment and prompted the president’s more forceful tone Friday. Next week administration officials face their own Capitol Hill grillings for the first time since the accident, with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appearing before a Senate committee Monday and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifying Tuesday. The Obama administration insists its response has been aggressive since Day One, and Obama sought Friday to leave no doubts. He said he shared the anger and frustration of those affected and would not rest or be satisfied “until the leak is stopped at the source, the oil in the Gulf is contained and cleaned up, and the people of the Gulf are able to go back to their lives and their livelihoods.” Obama announced that the Interior Department would review whether the Minerals Management Service is following all environmental laws before issuing permits for offshore oil and gas development. BP’s drilling operation at Deepwater Horizon received a “categorical exclusion,” which allows for expedited oil and gas drilling without the detailed environmental review that normally is required. “It seems as if permits were too often issued based on little more than assurances of safety from the oil companies,” Obama said. Echoing President Ronald Reagan’s comment on nuclear arms agreements with Moscow, he said, “To borrow an old phrase, we will trust but we will verify.” Obama already had announced a 30-day review of safety procedures on oil rigs and at wells before any additional oil leases could be granted. And earlier in the week Salazar announced plans to split the much-criti-

cized Minerals Management Service into two agencies, one that would be charged with inspecting oil rigs, investigating oil companies and enforcing safety regulations, while the other would oversee leases for drilling and collection of billions of dollars in royalties. Salazar has said the plan will ensure there is no conflict, “real or perceived,” regarding the agency’s functions. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced Friday it is opening an investigation into potential oversight lapses at the Minerals Management Service. Obama decried what he called “a cozy relationship between the oil companies and the federal agency that permits them to drill.” But the president, who’s announced a limited expansion of offshore drilling that’s now on hold, didn’t back down from his support for domestic oil drilling, saying it “continues to be one part of an overall energy strategy.” “But it’s absolutely essential that, going forward, we put in place every necessary safeguard and protection,” he said. This week executives from three oil companies — BP PLC, which was drilling the well, Transocean, which owned the rig, and Halliburton, which was doing cement work to cap the well — testified on Capitol Hill, each trying to blame the other for what may have caused the disaster. Obama decried that scene. “I did not appreciate what I considered to be a ridiculous spectacle during the congressional hearings into this matter. You had executives of BP and Transocean and Halliburton falling over each other to point the finger of blame at somebody else,” the president said. “The American people could not have been impressed with that display, and I certainly wasn’t.” BP hadn’t publicly discussed the latest maneuver to stop the leak until the past few days, and went ahead with it only after X-raying the well pipe to make sure it would hold up with the stopper inside, spokesman David Nicholas said. Technicians also had to check for any debris inside that may have been keeping the oil at bay — dislodging it threatened to amplify the geyser. Philip Johnson, the petroleum engineering professor at the University of Alabama who made the soda bottleand-cork comparison, said the idea was that a cork stopper by itself would probably be blown off, but a straw would lower the pressure on the cork, allowing the soda (or oil) to pass into another container — in this case a tanker at the surface. BP has refused to estimate how much of the leak could be siphoned off through the skinny pipe, though Johnson said it could be a significant amount. If it works, it would mark the first time since the rig exploded that BP has controlled any part of the rogue well. How much oil is actually leaking has become a matter of debate, and Obama said Friday that it was uncertain but that the federal government’s response was always geared toward a catastrophic event.

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Danny C. Arnold NEWELLTON — Danny C. Arnold died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Forest Haven Nursing Center in Jonesboro, La. He was 63. Mr. Arnold was born in St. Joseph and lived most of his life Newellton. He was a farmer and an Air Force veteran. Survivors include his

daughter, Bobbi Sue Chatham of Chatham, La.; two brothers, Gerald Arnold of Vicksburg and Roger Arnold of Newellton; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Newellton with the Rev. Larry Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Legion Cemetery in Newellton. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 tonight at CrothersGlenwood Funeral Home in Tallulah. Pallbearers will be Randy McDonald, Ricky Jones, Rusty Arnold, Courtney Bamburg, Brian Hall and Phil Arnold.

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Continued from Page A1. a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in Friday’s game. The Flashes swept the bestof-three South State championship series after winning Game 1 Thursday in Natchez. They will open the state championship series at 10 a.m. May 25, against Myrtle, at Trustmark Park in Pearl. St. Al has a record of 20 wins and 7 losses. Cathedral ended the year at 19-7. St. Al had a hard time beating Cathedral in the regular season, but has owned the Green Wave in the playoffs. Cathedral has won 11

of 13 regular-season meetings between the teams since 2002 — including both games this year — but St. Al has won the series all three times they’ve faced each other in the playoffs in that same span. St. Al never trailed at the end of an inning in this series. The team scored six runs in the top of the first and went on to win Game 1, 6-2, then took the lead for good in Game 2 on a sacrifice fly by Reed Evans in the third inning. Cathedral had scored a run in the top of the first in Game 2, but Evans’

RBI single in the bottom half tied it. St. Al added another run in the third inning and three more in the fourth to blow it open. The Flashes won their sixth consecutive playoff game this season and are 16-2 in the postseason over the past two years. “I put pressure on them every day in practice,” said St. Al coach Clint Wilkerson. “So when we come to these type of games, it’s another day at the office for us. Playing in these type of situations is exactly what I live for.”

Race Among his votes this year were his support of President Barack Obama’s comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s health care system and a vote for the $6 billion “Cash for Caulkers” program, an incentive plan to encourage people to make their homes more energy-efficient. Midterm elections in the first term of a presidency are historically tough for the party in the White House — four of the past five presidents have seen their party lose House seats following their first midterm. Even in a district dominated by Democratic voters in Jackson and in the Delta counties, GOP candidates have dipped into the nationwide tea party movement to cobble together enough support to begin looking to November. Thompson is being challenged by three Republicans who will face off in a June 1 primary. Bill Marcy, Richard Cook and George Bailey all have had unsuccessful runs for office. Two — Cook and Bailey — live in the district, while Marcy lives in Meridian. The Constitution requires congressmen be 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and an inhabitant of the state they represent — not the actual district. Marcy, 64, a former Chicago police officer who worked in hotel and hospital security in Miami for more than 20 years before moving to his parents’ hometown, has run for state House and Senate seats and the mayor’s office in Meridian. Cook, 51, a teacher at Peeples Middle School in south Jackson, won 31 percent of the vote against Thompson in 2008. And Bailey, 65, a Texas-born minister in Clinton, ran for the GOP nod for governor in New Mexico in 2006. “Bennie’s got a problem,” said Marcy, who speaks strategically about being a rarity in the Republican Party — a black candidate. “He’s got to hold on to 100 percent of the black Democratic vote to win. If he lets 10 percent slip through his fingers, we have a horse race. If 12 percent of the black vote slips between

his fingers, we win.” At a rally in Vicksburg Friday evening, Marcy said, Thompson has engaged in “pay-to-play politics, like they do in the City of Chicago.” He also doesn’t pass up a chance to mention a pending ethics inquiry into whether hearings on identity theft held by the Homeland Security Committee in July 2009 were an attempt by Thompson to induce campaign contributions from the industry. Marcy has described himself as a “JFK conservative”, referring to tax cuts enacted during the early 1960s, when espousing an anti-tax, libertarian-like stance on economic issues. Like his primary opponents, Marcy doesn’t completely abhor last year’s stimulus bill, just the size of the massive public works legislation. “There are better uses of dollars than others,” Marcy said. “The federal government has exceeded its constitutional mandate. The framers didn’t want government to run health care, they wanted government to provide an army, keep the states from fighting, have a currency we can depend on. There’s only one government — limited government.” All three have accused Thompson of shutting out access, but for political contributors. But Marcy hasn’t limited attacks to Democrats. At Friday’s rally, attended by a couple of dozen people, Marcy pretended to speak to a cardboard cutout of U.S. Sen. John McCain with a photo of Thompson taped over the 2008 presidential candidate’s face. While not mentioning the Arizona Republican’s own tough primary challenge from within the GOP this year, Marcy panned McCain’s reputation for compromise while praising his military service. “McCain has a tendency to walk across that aisle and talk to Democrats,” Marcy said. Bailey, who is also black, has given a few speeches that have taken on the feel of sermons, tapping into broad themes of moral values and other issues.

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“People in the district shouldn’t have to be talked down to,” Bailey said. “(Thompson) feels like this U.S. Rep. Bennie office just Thompson belongs to him.” Cook was born in Los Angeles and moved with his family to Corinth, Miss., in 1971. The giftedRichard and-talented Cook program teacher who splits his time coaching the chess team at Peeples prefers a softer tone and approach in his supGeorge port of tea Bailey party activists statewide. “I’m for the individual — I want everyone to be pulled up,” Cook said in an interview. “If I get that Washington mindset where I forget where I come from, (the tea party) can take me out back and remind me. ” Defense spending and education should be the federal government’s primary focus, Cook said. “A lot of Republicans forgot what they stood for over the last several years, and they began spending too much money,” Cook said. “Capitalism is what makes this country move, not government.”

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Suspect in plot says he knew Shahzad BOSTON (AP) — Three Pakistani men arrested in the widening investigation of the Times Square bomb include a Boston-area cab driver, a gas station attendant and a computer programmer in Maine who told his boss that he knew the primary suspect, Faisal Shahzad, but hadn’t spoken to him in years. In Pakistan, authorities took into custody two other men on suspicion of helping to finance the failed plot. On Thursday, authorities following the money trail in the failed attack conducted raids i n s e ve r a l places in the Northeast and arrested three men. The two men arrested in the Boston area were Pir Faisal Khan, 43, and Shahzad Aftab Khan, a man in his 20s, law enforcement officials said. A third man, Mohamad Rahman, was arrested in Maine, according to one of the officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Authorities said the three supplied funds to Shahzad but may not have known how the money would be used. They were arrested on immigration violations, not criminal charges. All three are in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said agency spokeswoman Kelly Nantel. Pakistan also has at least two men in custody on suspicion of helping to finance the Times Square bombing attempt, a senior U.S. military official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press to discuss the sensitive issue of Pakistani cooperation in the probe. It is not clear whether the two are members of the Pakistani Taliban, which U.S. authorities say was behind the plot. Meanwhile, a federal law enforcement official told the AP on Friday that Shahzad has told investigators he received money at a meeting in a Dunkin’ Donuts off a Long Island Rail Road stop before the May 1 bombing attempt. Authorities retrieved surveillance video from the shop in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., based on Shahzad’s information, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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16 dead, 157 hurt in anti-government clashes BANGKOK (AP) — Soldiers opened fire on anti-government protesters who battled them with firebombs and homemade rockets Friday in a second straight day of escalating violence as troops tried to clear the rioters from the streets of downtown Bangkok. The clashes have killed 16 people and wounded 157, including two soldiers, since authorities began Thursday to try to seal off the upscale neighborhoods occupied by the protesters, the government said. The troops used tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds on demonstrators, who set fire to tires and a police bus. Explosions echoed through streets emptied of shoppers and tourists, plumes of black smoke rose amid skyscrapers and hotels, and the deteriorating security raised concerns that Thailand — a key U.S. ally with Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy — was teetering toward instability because of the two-month political crisis. The Red Shirt protesters began their campaign to oust the government in March, saying it came to power illegitimately and is indifferent to the poor. In several rounds of violence since then, 37 people have been killed and more than 1,400 wounded. Protesters have urged

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Thai soldiers stand guard Friday in downtown Bangkok. 82-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej to end his long silence and intervene, but there was no word from the widely revered ailing monarch. The latest violence erupted Thursday after the Red Shirts’ military strategist — a former Thai general — was shot and seriously injured, apparently by a sharpshooter, as he spoke to foreign journalists. One protester was fatally shot later Thursday and four were killed Friday, the army said. Among the wounded were two Thai journalists and a Canadian reporter — all from gunfire. Witnesses saw several groups of a dozen or more

people detained at the scene of several clashes. No figures were released on how many were detained. As night fell, defiant Red Shirt leaders led followers in Buddhist prayers and called on volunteers to bring more tires for their barricades. “Death cannot stop us civilians from continuing our fight,” said Jatuporn Prompan, a protest leader. The Red Shirts, mostly rural poor, began camping in the capital March 12 to try to force out Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. They claim his coalition government came to power illegitimately through manipulation of the courts

and the backing of the powerful military. The military had forced Thaksin Shinawatra, the populist premier favored by the Red Shirts, from office in a 2006 coup. Two subsequent pro-Thaksin governments were disbanded by court rulings before Abhisit became prime minister. In a Twitter message from exile, Thaksin said the “very cruel and unusual government” will “end up as war criminals” in the International Court of Justice. About 10,000 Red Shirts have barricaded themselves in a 1-square-mile protest zone in Rajprasong, Bangkok’s pre-

mier shopping and diplomatic enclave. They have set up a perimeter of tires and bamboo stakes, refusing to leave until Abhisit dissolves Parliament and calls new elections. The occupation has forced luxury hotels and high-end shops to close for weeks. Major roads around the protest site were blocked to traffic Friday, and the city’s subway and elevated train shut down early. The embassies of the United States, Britain and other countries were also closed. The political uncertainty has spooked foreign investors and damaged the vital tourism industry, which accounts for 6 percent of the economy. “Abhisit must dissolve Parliament and return power to the people immediately, and not serve as caretaker prime minister,” Jatuporn said from a stage in the protest zone, which is now encircled by the army in a wider perimeter. As Jatuporn spoke, a series of gunshots rang out close by, panicking the crowd of listeners who shrieked in fear and ducked for cover. “We are being surrounded. We are being crushed. The soldiers are closing in on us. This is not a civil war yet, but it’s very, very cruel,” Weng Tojirakarn, another protest leader, told The Associated Press.

Official: No fraud in Iraq’s election BAGHDAD (AP) — A full recount of votes for Baghdad province from Iraq’s parliamentary elections showed no fraud or major irregularities and is unlikely to change the vote’s final results, the country’s election commission said Friday. The original tally announced after the March 7 polls put secular and Sunni-backed candidate Ayad Allawi two seats ahead of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite coalition. Al-Maliki immediately challenged those results, alleging fraud and issued a flurry of appeals for recounts. Officials only granted him a recount for Baghdad, home to nearly a quarter of the population. There are 68 seats in Baghdad up for grabs in the new 325-seat parliament, and new vote tallies could easily have erased Allawi’s razor-thin lead. That would likely have enraged Iraq’s once-dominant Sunnis. “The recounting process and the re-tally process have proven the integrity and honesty of the electoral process,” Qassim al-Aboudi, an official with Iraq’s election commission, told a news conference Friday.

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Disenchanted spouse often withdraws from marriage Q: You have described the trapped feeling that causes some people to withdraw from their spouses. I think that applies to my wife, who has been strangely distant in recent years. Can you tell me more about what such a person might be thinking? A: The feeling of entrapment begins with disrespect for a partner. For example, a man may think: look at Joan. She used to be pretty. Now, with those 15 extra pounds, she doesn’t even attract me anymore. Her lack FOCUS ON of disciTHE FAMILY pline bothers me in other areas, too — the house is always in a mess and she’s disorganized. I made an enormous mistake when I decided to marry her. Now I have to spend the rest of my life tied up with someone I’m disinterested in. I know Joanie is a good woman, and I wouldn’t hurt her for anything, but man! Is this what they call living? Or Joanie may be doing her own thinking: Michael, how different you are. You seemed so exciting and energetic in those early days. How did you get to be such a bore? You work too much and are so tired when you come home. I can’t even get you to talk to me, much less sweep me into ecstasy. Am I really going to invest a lifetime in this? If Joanie and Michael are both thinking these entrapment thoughts, it is obvious that their future together is in serious jeopardy. But the typical situation is unilateral, as in your marriage. One partner (of either gender) begins to chafe at the bit without revealing to the other how his or her attitude has changed. A reasonably compassionate person simply does not disclose these disturbing rumblings to someone who loves him or her. Instead, a person’s behavior begins to evolve in inexplicable ways. He may increase the frequency of his evening business meetings — anything to be away from home more often. He may become irritable or “deep in thought” or otherwise noncommunicative. He may retreat into televised sports or fishing trips or poker with the boys. He may provoke continuous fights over insignificant issues. And of course, he may move out or find someone younger to play with. A woman who feels trapped will reveal her disenchantment in similar indirect ways. To summarize, the trapped feeling is a consequence of two factors: Disrespect for the spouse and the wish for an excuse to get away. •

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Dr. James Dobson is founder of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, P.O. Box 444, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The Web site is www.family.org.

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Bill Henson poses for a portrait after talking with students at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.

Minister, once gay, aims to heal evangelical rift By The Associated Press NORTON, Mass. — Bill Henson is used to skepticism in his mission to bring together gays and evangelical Christians. He spent years in a gay relationship, until he came to believe that homosexuality is a sin and married the only woman he says he’s ever been attracted to. The minister founded Fish On The Other Side (FOTOS) because he believes the church drives away gays with a narrow focus on sexual orientation, compared to its own sins. Henson says the evangelical church should welcome gays without making it conditional on a change in their

‘What I’m going for is ... without changing the church’s policy, to create a safe place for gay people to experience a journey of discovering God in our midst.’ Bill Henson Minister sexual behavior or orientation. He’s given training sessions for clergy, radio broadcasts, talks at colleges and, last year, a speaking slot at the prominent national youth missions conference, Urbana. “What I’m going for is ... without changing the church’s policy, to create a safe place for gay people to experience a journey of discovering God in our midst,” Henson said. Henson has been accused

of watering down the Biblical message, while others believe his true aim is to get homosexuals to “convert” to heterosexuality, something he strongly denies. Bill Carpenter, of the gay rights group Soulforce, sees Henson’s conciliatory approach as a cloak for imposing a faulty Biblical interpretation that homosexual acts are sinful and gays are “broken” and need to change. “I wouldn’t want any

human being to be told that, even if it’s with a great big hug and a kiss on the cheek,” Carpenter said. Henson, 43, grew up in Texas and Oklahoma in a nominally religious family. He emerged from deep depression after he came out as gay in his 20s and entered a five-year relationship with a man he recalls as “beautiful.” He turned to the Bible in his late 20s after feeling an emptiness in his life, and became convinced homosexual acts were sinful. He never expected to be in another romantic relationship, but fell in love with his future wife at his church. They have two biological children and two adopted

children. In 2006, Henson gave up a marketing career to go into full-time ministry. Henson says he’s “not 100 percent free of same-sex attractions,” and doesn’t expect other gays who turn to faith to end up in a straight marriage. “I’m not out to sell it, I’m not out to promote it or to promise it, but it is something I’ve experienced,” he said. When Henson speaks before groups, he avoids polarizing political issues, such as gay marriage (Henson supports traditional marriage), seeing them as so divisive they See Minister, Page B4.

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church events Antioch Baptist Sunday services at Antioch Baptist Church and Unity Outreach Ministries (A Full Gospel Ministry), 1800 Poplar St., behind Jones-Upchurch Realty, begin at 9:15 a.m. with children’s church, followed by worship at 10 weekly. Tuesday prayer service is at 6:30 p.m., and midweek service/Bible study is at 7. Alfred E. Lassiter Sr. is pastor.

Berachah Activities at Berachah Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry Road, begin at 7 tonight with praise and worship. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m., followed at 10:30 by praise and worship and children’s church for ages 4-8. A nursery is provided for up to age 3. Women’s Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Awana runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and Bible study and youth service are at 7. Second Watch prayer is from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday. Roger Cresswell is pastor.

Bethel A.M.E. Services at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 805 Monroe St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 a.m. Communion is each first Sunday. Wednesday Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Membership training is at 10 a.m. each Saturday before the first and third Sunday. Board meeting is each second Sunday after the service. The Rev. Quincy Jones is pastor.

Bethlehem M.B. Services at Bethlehem M.B. Church, 3055 N. Washington St., begin with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with Mattie Brown, superintendent, leading. Communion service is each fourth Sunday. Covenant meeting is at 11 a.m. each third Sunday. Fifth Sunday services are at 11:30 a.m. Bible class is at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsals are 7 p.m. Wednesday and at 10 a.m. Saturday before the fourth Sunday. Usher meeting is each fourth Sunday after the service. Radio ministry is at 7:30 a.m. Sundays with the Rev. David Brown Jr., pastor, on station 1680 AM. Kevin Winters is musician.

Bovina Baptist Services at Bovina Baptist Church, 5293 U.S. 80, begin at 9:45 with Sunday school led by Larry Oakes. Worship is at 11 with the sanctuary choir, led by music minister Jerry Stuart, singing special music. The Rev. Jess Sumrall, pastor, will deliver the message. Donna Harper is pianist. Bobbie Bruce is organist. Brian Parker is minister of students and education. Jo Sumrall is minister of children. Evening services begin at 5 with discipleship training, mission organizations and youth Bible study. Worship is at 6 with Sumrall bringing the message. Wednesday night supper is at 5, followed by youth choir rehearsal at 5:30. Prayer service, children’s choir and youth Bible study are at 6. Adult choir rehearsal is at 6:45. A nursery is provided.

Bovina U.M.C. Services at Bovina United Methodist Church, 70 Bovina Drive, begin at 9:30 a.m. with worship with a special time for children. The Rev. Lister Bowdoin is pastor.

Bradley’s Chapel U.M.C. Services at Bradley’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 13815 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Music is led by Hope Raney. Earlene Alexander is pianist. Children’s church is led by Ann Grimshel. Evening worship is canceled. On Wednesday, evening

prayer begins at 6 at the home of Thomas and Faye Powell. Senior Day is from 9:30 until 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Harry Hawkins is pastor.

Bright Morning Star Services at Bright Morning Star M.B. Church, 801 Green St. begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Charles Wright is superintendent. Worship is at 11 each first, third and fifth Sunday. Communion is each first Sunday. Prayer meeting begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by Bible class at 6 on Wednesday. Reginald Harris is pastor. Call 601-636-7073.

Bypass Church of Christ Services at Bypass Church of Christ, 787 U.S. 61 North, begin with Bible classes at 10 a.m., followed by worship at 11 with Dr. Willie Nettle, minister, speaking. Worship consists of congregational and a cappella singing and observance of the Lord’s Supper. Evening service begins at 6 with Nettle presenting a devotional, followed by congregational singing with an emphasis on learning new songs.Bible classes are at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For transportation or a free Bible correspondence course, call 601-638-6165.

Calvary Baptist Services at Calvary Baptist, 406 Klein St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Communion services are at 11 a.m. each first Sunday. Covenant is each fourth Sunday and worship services are each fifth Sunday at 11 a.m. Bible class is at 6 p.m. each Wednesday. Toni Green is musician. Nathaniel Williams is choir director. Johnny May Marble is choir president. The Rev. Rudy Smith is associate pastor.

Calvary Baptist Services at Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 with Dr. Billy Smith, evangelist, delivering the message. Lee Miller will conduct the music. Evening youth worship begins at 6. Jonathan Storey will be the youth worship and music coordinator. Byron Storey, summer youth director, will speak. Ladies Ministry begins at 6 p.m. Monday. GROW visitation is at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Children’s activities, Youth-the-Gathering and a prayer meeting are at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Cedar Grove M.B. Services at Cedar Grove M.B. Church, 3300 Grange Hall Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Jimmie Jefferson, superintendent. Worship begins at 11. Communion is each third Sunday. Choir rehearsal begins at 7 p.m. Monday with Travanti Hill, minister of music, leading. Prayer meeting and Bible study are at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Tuesday Night Live worship is at 6:30 each first Tuesday. Midday Bible study is from 11:30 to 12:30 Wednesdays. Children’s choir rehearsal is at 7 p.m. each fourth Thursday. Brotherhood Ministry meets at 7 p.m. each second Friday.

Christ Episcopal Christ Episcopal Church, 1115 Main St., will celebrate the Seventh Sunday of Easter with Holy Eucharist, Rite I, at 8 a.m. in the chapel and Holy Eucharist, Rite II, at 10 in the nave. The Rev. John Jenkins will preach and celebrate at both services. Choir practice begins at 9, and adult Sunday school at 9:10. Youth Sunday school will join the 10 a.m. service. Fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Child care is provided during the 10 a.m. service.

devotion “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 • Your adversary the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion. Don’t underestimate his power. • Satan is an enemy you need to respect like an electrician who has respect for the wires that carry deadly voltage. He knows where the insulation is and he knows how to handle electricity. If an electrician loses his respect for this power, he is going to be in serious trouble. • Everything may be going great for you right now. You’ve got money in the bank, a good job, good health. You’re dancing through the forest and picking wildflowers. But, behind a bush is a lion so deadly, that he can pounce on you and swallow you whole. You’ve got to be vigilant.

• Devotion written by Dr. Adrian Rogers in conjunction with Love Worth Finding Ministries. Web site: http://www.lwf.org On Wednesday, the coffee/ Bible study meets at 10 a.m. in the Sunday school building. A service of healing will be at 12:15 p.m. in the chapel. A class of instruction for centering prayer is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the nave. Call 601-638-5899.

Church of Christ Services at Church of Christ, 1431 Ballground Road in the Oak Ridge Community, begin with Bible study at 10 a.m., followed by worship at 11. Bobby Jones will deliver the message.

Church of Christ Services at Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Bible classes. Eric Welch will present the lessons for worship at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Bible classes for all ages are at 7 p.m. Call 601-636-4801 for a free correspondence course or home Bible study course.

Church of Christ Sunday services at Church of Christ, 811 Culkin Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Bible classes. Worship is at 11. On Wednesday, a Bible class for all ages is at 7 p.m. Call 601-636-0141 or 601-5290904 for a free Bible study. Larry Harris is minister.

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal The Seventh Sunday of Easter, the Sunday After Ascension Day, will be celebrated with Holy Eucharist, Rite I, at 8 a.m. at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, South and Monroe streets. Youth Sunday Holy Eucharist, Rite II, is at 10:30. The Rev. Michael C. Nation will celebrate at both services. Choir rehearsal begins at 9. Adult and youth Sunday schools begin at 9:15. Memorial Hall will be open from 2 until 5. Youth meeting begins at 5 p.m. at Crawford Street United Methodist Church. On Tuesday, Lunch Bunch meets at 12:10 p.m. Pilates begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Wednesday, a healing service is at 12:05 p.m. Evening prayer begins at 5:35, followed by congregational supper at 6.

Clover Valley M.B. Services at Clover Valley M.B. Church, 7670 Mississippi 27 South, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school followed by morning worship at 11. Communion is at 11 each first Sunday. Covenant is observed at 11 each third Sunday. Worship is at 11 a.m. each second and fifth Sunday, with pantry donations being accepted. Fourth Sunday worship is at 11, with devotional services conducted by the women’s ministry. Bible study is at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Missionary workers meet at 6:30 p.m. each second Tuesday. Choir rehearsal begins at 5 p.m. Monday and at 11 a.m. each Saturday before the second Sunday. Call 601-636-6375 or 601-6382070.

Crawford Street U.M.C. Services at Crawford Street United Methodist Church, 900 Crawford St., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Confirmation class and children’s musical rehearsal are at 9:45. Worship is at 10:55 in Wesley Hall, with the children’s spring musical being performed. The Rev. Cary Stockett is pastor. Storehouse food pantry bags are due Sunday. On Monday, Meals on Wheels will meet. On Tuesday, men’s breakfast begins at 6:50 a.m. Martha Circle meetd at 10. On Wednesday, Bible study class luncheon begins at 11 a.m. at the home of June Boyd. The Shepherding meeting is at 4:30 p.m.; dinner is at 5:15 in Floral Hall; confirmation banquet is at 5:15 in Wesley Hall; and children’s activities begin at 5:45. The “Man From Aldersgate” will be presented at 6, and chancel choir rehearsal is at 7. On Friday, the youths will meet from 8 until 10 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

Eagle Lake Baptist Services at Eagle Lake Baptist Church, Eagle Lake community, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. with Dwight Sibley, pastor, delivering both messages. The leadership team will meet at 5. On Tuesday, a finance committee meeting begins at 4 p.m., followed by a deacons meeting. Wednesday prayer service begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a business meeting.

Eagle Lake U.M.C. Sunday worship at Eagle Lake United Methodist Church, 16682 Mississippi 465, begins at 9 a.m. with the Rev. Barbara Hite bringing the sermon. Fellowship time follows, and Sunday school is at 10:19. The Eagle Lake Hi-Steppers walk in the fellowship hall at 8:30 a.m. weekdays. On Wednesday, the Men’s Breakfast Club meets at 6:30 a.m., and the Redwood Homemakers meet at 10:30 a.m. Call 601-218-6255.

Ebenezer Baptist Services at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2346 Grove St., begin with Sunday school at 9 a.m. Willie H. Smith is superintendent. Communion is each fourth Sunday at 5:30 p.m. David Brown Jr. is pastor.

Edwards Baptist Services at Edwards Baptist Church, 101 Magnolia St., begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Choir practice is at 9:15 a.m. Bible study begins at 6 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays. All services are led by Dr. John McCall, interim pastor. Curlee Green is minister of music. Linda Dickson is pianist. A nursery is provided and managed by Debby Best. Call 601-852-8141.

First Baptist Services at First Baptist Church, 1511 1/2 Lane

St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 each first and third Sunday. Communion is each first Sunday. Prayer/Bible study begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal is at 3 p.m. Saturday before the first Sunday and at noon Saturday before the third Sunday. Roosevelt Smith is pastor.

First Baptist Services at First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Bible study, followed by worship at 10:50 with Dr. Matt Buckles, pastor, delivering the message. Bible study groups are available, and a nursery is provided. Sunday school and morning worship for the hearing impaired are available. Evening worship is at 6, and will be presented by the music ministry. On Monday, Life Hurts/God Heals for students begins at 6 p.m. at the Mafan Building, 1315 Adams St. Celebrate Recovery and Celebration Station begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Mafan Building. On Wednesday, English as a second language begins at 8:30 a.m.; Mission Mosaic at 4:30; and preschool and children’s choirs at 5. Church family time is at 5:50; English as a second language at 6; Adult Bible study, children’s activities, preschool care and adult choir rehearsal begin at 6:15; and family night supper is from 4:45 until 6. The Medical/Dental Clinic will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mafan Building. Celebrate Recovery will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at the Mafan Building.

First Christian Church Services at First Christian Church, (Disciples of Christ), 3005 Porters Chapel Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 10:45 with Dr. David Felty, pastor, leading. The chancel choir will present the anthem. The Lord’s Supper is celebrated each Sunday. A nursery is provided. Choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

First Nazarene Services at First Church of the Nazarene, 3428 Wisconsin Ave., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship begins at 10:50. Evening worship begins at 6. Midweek Bible study is at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Music is led by Dwain Butler. The nursery worker is Dorothy Matthews. The Rev. Charles Parish is pastor.

First Methodist Protestant Services at First Methodist Protestant Church, 500 Porters Chapel Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship with Robert Andrews, pastor, and children’s church at 11. A nursery is provided. Wednesday night adult Bible study, children’s choir and the young and youth Bible study begin at 6.

First Presbyterian Services at First Presbyterian Church, Cherry and South streets, begin at 9:30 a.m. with worship led by the Rev. Tim Brown. Graduates will be recognized. Sunday school is at 10:45. The choir director is Sharon Penley. The organist is Barbara Tracy. A youth fellowship begins at 6 p.m. On Monday, Boy Scouts will meet at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, men’s Bible study begins at 7:15 a.m.; Al Anon meets at noon; and Session meeting begins at 5:15 p.m. Adult choir at 7 p.m. Wednesday. On Thursday, Craft Circle meets at 9:30 a.m. Brass begins at 7 p.m.

Gibson Memorial U.M.C. Services at Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church, 335 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school.

The Dabney class can be heard at 10 a.m. Sunday on WBBV 101.3. Worship is at 11 with the Rev. Greg Hazelrig. Paul Ballard is worship leader. Grayson Circle meets at 7 p.m. Monday. Choir practice begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Gospel Temple M.B. Services at Gospel Temple M.B. Church, 1612 Lane St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship and Communion is at 11 a.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Women’s ministry is at 6 p.m. Monday. Prayer/ Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Walter Edley is pastor. Recco Owns is Sunday school superintendent. Bennie Slaughter is deacon and assistant superintendent. For transportation, call 601-634-0759.

Grace Baptist Services at Grace Baptist Church, 729 Hankinson Road, begin with a Bible study at 9:45 a.m., followed by worship at 11 with the Rev. Bryan Abel, pastor, delivering the message. Hubert Stroud will lead the music. Evening services begin at 5:30 with discipleship training, followed by worship at 6:30. On Wednesday, GAs, RAs and youth-adult Bible study begin at 6:30 p.m.

Greater Grove Street Services at Greater Grove Street M.B. Church, 2715 Alcorn Drive, begin at 8:30 a.m. with worship. Fourth Sunday services will be at 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. Fifth Sunday services are 10 a.m. The Lord’s Supper is observed each first Sunday. Children’s church and a nursery are provided. On Wednesday, Bible school begins at 6 p.m. Hour of Power service is each Wednesday before the fourth Sunday. A baptismal is each last Wednesday. On Thursday, Bible class and fellowship begin at 10:30 a.m. Valet parking is available for the handicapped or senior citizens. Call 601-218-3911. C.J. Williams is minister of music. The Rev. Dr. Casey D. Fisher is pastor.

Greater Mount Zion Services at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, 907 Farmer St., begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Communion is each first Sunday. Youth ministry meets at 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday. Youth choir rehearses at 6:30 each third Monday before the fourth Sunday. Prayer meeting is at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Bible study is at 7. The inspirational choir rehearses at 7 p.m. each Monday after the first Sunday. GMZ mass choir rehearses at 6:30 each fourth Monday before the first Sunday. The usher board meets at 3 p.m. each second Saturday. The male chorus rehearses at 1 p.m. each first and fourth Saturday. Women’s ministry meets at 6:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday. Recordings of worship services are available from Jesse Trotter. For transportation call 601-636-0826. Gregory Butler is pastor.

Greater Oak Grove M.B. Services at Greater Oak Grove M.B. Church, 3302 Patricia St., begin at 8 a.m. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. James C. Archer is pastor.

Higher Praise Services at Higher Praise, a nondenominational church, 260 Mississippi 27 South, begin with Worship and the Word at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with Chaz Bosarge, pastor, leading. On Wednesday, Growing In Grace Bible study begins Continued on page B3.

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church events Continued from page B2. at 7 p.m. Prayer and Praise is from 7 to 8 p.m. each first and third Thursday. Judah Ministries for the youths, led by Renelle Bosarge, is at 7 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. The first Saturday, Men of Destiny, prayer breakfast is bi-monthly at 8 a.m. Call 601-594-0183.

Holy Cross Anglican Services at Holy Cross Anglican Church (Reformed Episcopal Church), 1021 Crawford St., begin at 9 a.m. with prayer. Bible study begins at 9:30. The study of the Sermon on the Mount will continue. Holy Communion, using the “Book of Common Prayer, 1928,” will be at 10:30; baptized Christians may participate. Childcare is provided. The sanctuary and Sunday school rooms are handicap accessible through the back gate on Adams Street. Call 601-529-4838.

House of Peace Services at The House of Peace Worship Church International, 2372 Grove St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11. Weight of Glory Health and Wellness Ministry begins at 7 p.m. Monday. Intercessory prayer is at 6 p.m. Mondays and at 5 p.m. Tuesdays. Bible class and Teen Talk are at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Men of Prosperity meets at 5:30 p.m., and choir rehearsal at 7 Thursday. Perfect Peace is broadcast at 6 a.m. Sundays on WAPT16, at 6 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays on Channel 17 and at 6 a.m. Monday through Friday on WUFX-11.

Jones Chapel M.B. Services at Jones Chapel M.B. Church, 1340 Bay St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship and Communion are at 11 a.m. each fourth Sunday. Joseph L. Brown, pastor, will deliver the message.

King of Kings Services at King of Kings Christian Center, 4209 Mount Alban Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 10. Evening service is at 5 each first and third Sunday. Children’s ministry for ages 2-6 is Sunday. Ages 2-10 meet Thursday. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Girl Scouts meets at 3:30 p.m. each second Sunday. For transportation, call 601-661-6444 or 601-629-7791. Willie P. Taylor is pastor.

King Solomon Sunday services at King Solomon Baptist Church, 1401 Farmer St., begin at 8:15 a.m. with The Hour of SoulSaving Power with the Rev. R.D. Bernard delivering the message. The praise team will provide the music. Worship is at 10, with Bernard leading and the senior choir singing. Child care is provided beginning at 9:30. Children’s church/Sunday school is at 11. The message can be heard, live, at 11 a.m. on WTRM 100.5 and on WJIW 104.7, KJIW 94.5 and KCAT 1340, all at 7 p.m. CDs of the Sunday message may be obtained by calling 601-6387658 and leaving a message. Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and at noon Friday. Breaking Down the Walls outreach ministry begins at 5 p.m. today at Marcus Bottom. Baccalaureate services begin at 10 a.m. May 23 with U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson as guest speaker. For transportation, call 601831-4387 or 601-630-5342 a day ahead.

Lighthouse Assembly of God Services at Lighthouse Assembly of God, 1790 Sherman Ave., begin at 9:45 a.m.

James E. Williams is pastor. Call 601-218-8061.

Special events TODAY • Bingham Memorial Baptist — 7 p.m., Mississippi Baptist Seminary and Bible College closing program; Dr. Isaic Jackson, speaker; Warren County Seminary Choir led by Kevin Winters; 1063 Green St. • Greater Grove Street M.B. — 12:30 p.m., youth forum; Teresa Williams, speaker; co-sponsored by Vicksburg Chapter of the Links; 2715 Alcorn Drive. • Mount Carmel M.B. — 6:30 p.m., women’s conference; Kim Fisher, evangelist; Dr. Franklin Lassiter, pastor; 2729 Alma St. • Porters Chapel U.M.C. — 10 a.m., bake sale; 11, BBQ dinner; dine-in or take-out; 200 Porters Chapel Road.

SUNDAY • Cherry Grove — Noon, Men and Women’s Day; Yolanda Wright, speaker; 2840 Mount Moriah Road, Edwards. • Mount Carmel M.B. — 11 a.m., Communion service; Dr. Ralph B. Lassiter, speaker; Dr. Franklin Lassiter, pastor; 2729 Alma St. • Mount Heroden M.B. — 1:30 p.m., Men and Women’s Day with dinner; speakers: Arkon Burks, a research associate at Alcorn State University, and Walter Armstrong, Vicksburg police chief; the Rev. Louis A. Hall Sr., pastor; 1117-19 Clay St. • Pleasant Valley M.B. — 3 p.m., Women in White program; evangelist Ethel Thomas-Heard, speaker; 260 Mississippi 27. • Soul Saving M.B. — 1:30 p.m., 16th anniversary of deacons and deaconesses; the Rev. Booker T. Smith, speaker; the Rev. Jessie Jones Sr., pastor; 522 Locust St.

TUESDAY • St. Alban’s Episcopal — 6 p.m., yoga with Leah Wheeless; Laying of the Hands for Healing service; the Rev. Billie Abraham, pastor; 5930 Warriors Trail, Bovina.

FRIDAY • Mercy Seat Baptist — 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; dinners being sold to raise money for church trip; Johnnie Flagg, 1323 South St.; with Sunday school. Worship is at 10:45 and 6 p.m. with Debby Quimby leading praise and worship. Children’s church is led by Harry and Vickie Ogle. The Rev. George Farris is pastor. Adult Bible study, youth service and children’s Bible Explorers are at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

Lighthouse Baptist Services at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 1804 Sky Farm Ave., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Mike Sharp will lead the adult class. Women’s intercessory prayer is between Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship, which is led by Dr. E.L. Sharp, pastor. Men’s prayer is at 5:30 p.m., and evening worship is at 6. Bible study and prayer service are at 7 p.m. Wednesday. A nursery is provided.

Living Word Baptist Services at Living Word Baptist Church, 2845 Clay St., Suite 13 (in the Emmich Building), begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school and new members orientation. Worship is at 11 and will feature James Tucker preaching his first sermon. Morning Glory services are at 8:30 a.m. each first and third Sunday. Bible study is at 7 each Wednesday night. W.I.T.N.E.S.S., a women’s ministry, is at 10 a.m. each first and third Saturday. Man II Man, a men’s ministry, is at 8:30 a.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Dr. Stevie C. Duncan is senior pastor.

Lutheran Church of the Messiah The Seventh Sunday of Easter will be celebrated at 9 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah (LCMS), 301 Cain Ridge Road. Sunday school begins at 10:30. Visit www.lutheranchurchofthemessiah.org or call 601-636-1894 for more information.

Mercy Seat Baptist Family Fun Day at Mercy Seat Baptist, 5, Dos Casas Lane, will be from 11 to 3 today. Services begin at 10 a.m with Sunday school led by Grace Brown. Communion services are at 11 a.m. each third and fourth Sunday. Covenant is during third-Sunday services. Choir practice is led by Mattie Lacey, and begins at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday before the third and fourth

Sunday. Musicians are Shirley Coleman-Harris and Charlie Gross. The Rev. Rudy Smith is pastor. Dinners to fund the church trip will be sold from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and May 22 at the 1323 South St. home of Johnnie Flagg. Call 601-6368810 or 601-218-3427. Delivery for three or more dinners is free. Advance orders will be accepted.

Morning Star M.B. Services at Morning Star M.B. Church, 848 Glass Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school. Third Sunday Holy Communion service is at 11 a.m. First Sunday youth worship is at 9 a.m. On Wednesday, prayer meeting begins at 7 p.m., followed by Bible class at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. James C. Archer is pastor.

Mount Alban M.B. Services at Mount Alban M.B. Church, 2385 Mount Alban Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school led by Leonard Knight, deacon and superintendent. Worship with Communion is each first Sunday; praise and worship are each second Sunday; youth service is each fifth Sunday; all start at 11. Praise and worship are at 11 a.m. each second Sunday and at 10 a.m. each third Sunday. Youth service is at 11 a.m. each fifth Sunday. On Wednesday, prayer/ Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal begins at 6 p.m. Thursday. Women of Faith Ministry is at 10 a.m. each second Saturday. The Rev. Henry Lee Taylor Jr. is pastor.

Mount Ararat M.B. Services at Mount Ararat M.B. Church, Eagle Lake community, are at 1:30 p.m. each second Sunday. Dr. L.A. Hall Sr. is pastor.

Mount Calvary Baptist Services at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1350 East Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, directed by Al Evans, superintendent. Worship is at 11 with Mincer Minor, pastor, delivering the message. Communion is each second and third Sunday. Services are at 8 a.m. each fifth Sunday. Children’s ministry for ages 1-7 begins at 9:30 a.m. in the annex each Sunday. Brotherhood meets at 6 p.m. each first Tuesday. Senior choir rehearses at 6 each Thursday. Ushers meet

Call 601-636-8810, can be purchased before or day of. • Temple of Christ — 6 p.m., fellowship services; 601-6616342; Delphine Taylor, pastor; 1922 Pearl St.

MAY 22 • Greater Mount Lebanon M.B. — 6 p.m., senior choir program; soloists invited; the Rev. Michael Wesley, master of ceremony; 339 Alpine St. • Greater Mount Zion Baptist — 6 p.m., fifth anniversary of Gregory Butler, pastor; the Rev. Eric D. Patterson, speaker; 907 Farmer St. • Mercy Seat Baptist — 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; dinners being sold to raise money for church trip; Johnnie Flagg, 1323 South St.; Call 601-636-8810, can be purchased before or day of.

MAY 23 • Greater Grove Street M.B. — 8:30 a.m., 11th anniversary of C. J. Williams, minister of music; 2715 Alcorn Drive. • King Solomon Baptist — 10 a.m., 15th baccalaureate service; Congress Bennie Thompson, speaker; 501 Poplar St. • New Mount Pilgrim M.B. — 11 a.m., 15th anniversary of Henry J. Williams, pastor; 501 Poplar St.

MAY 25 • St. Alban’s Episcopal — 6 p.m., yoga with Leah Wheeless; Laying of the Hands for Healing service; the Rev. Billie Abraham, pastor; 5930 Warriors Trail, Bovina.

MAY 30 • St. Paul in Bovina — After 11 a.m. service until 2 p.m.; free clothing, household items, etc.; 601-831-0850; 437 Tiffintown Road. • Shiloh Baptist — 3 p.m., Youth Day; minister Michael Wesley Sr., speaker; Dr. Willie J. Jones, pastor; 920 Graham St. • Warren County Sunday School Institute — 2 p.m., quarterly review; music by Inspiration choir; the Rev. Gregory Butler, speaker; Greater Mount Zion M.B., 907 Farmer St.

at 6 each Tuesday before the second Sunday. Wednesday’s youth Bible study and intercessory prayer begin at 6 p.m., followed by adult Bible study at 7. Male chorus rehearses at 6 p.m. each Thursday before the fifth Sunday. Junior choir rehearses from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. each Saturday before the first and third Sunday. The trustee board meets at 9 a.m. and deacons at 11 a.m. each Saturday before the second Sunday. For transportation call 601636-4999.

Mount Carmel M.B. Services at Mount Carmel M.B. Church, 2729 Alma St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Keafur Grimes. Worship and Communion are each first Sunday; Sunday school enhancement each second Sunday; worship and testimony service each third Sunday; and youth services each fourth and fifth Sunday. All are at 11 a.m. Wednesday’s Bible study/prayer service is at 6:30 p.m. Male choir rehearsal begins at 7 p.m. each Friday before the third Sunday. Senior choir rehearsal is at 4 p.m. each Saturday before the first Sunday. Youth choir rehearsal is at 1 p.m. each fourth Saturday. Mission Society meets at 3 p.m. each second Monday at the church and at 2 p.m. each fourth Saturday at Carmel Manor on Bowman Street. Dr. Franklin L. Lassiter is pastor.

Mount Carmel Services at Mount Carmel Ministries, 2015 Grove St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school and new members training. Worship begins at 11, with Communion each first Sunday. Musicians rehearse at 6 p.m. Monday. Praise and worship choir rehearses at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Youth choir rehearses at noon Saturdays before the first and third Sunday. Bible study is at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Bible class — bring lunch — is at noon Thursdays, and men’s fellowship is at 7 p.m. For transportation call 601638-9015.

Mount Givens M.B. Services at Mount Givens M.B. Church, 210 Kirkland Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school each second, third, fourth and fifth Sunday. Leaders are Alice Scott, teacher, and Sarah

Cosey, superintendent. Worship and Communion services are at 11 a.m. each fourth Sunday. On Wednesday, Bible study led by Terry L. Moore, pastor, begins at 6:30 p.m. Shady Lawn Nursing Home ministry is at 10 a.m. every other Saturday. Call 601-631-0602.

Mount Hebron M.B. Services at Mount Hebron M.B. Church, Bovina, are at 11:30 a.m. each first Sunday and include Communion. Willie J. White is pastor.

Mount Heroden Baptist Services at Mount Heroden Baptist Church, 1117-19 Clay St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, directed by Hilda Y. White, acting superintendent. Worship is at 11. Communion is each first Sunday at 11. Youth service is at 11 each second Sunday. Prayer meeting/Bible study is at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Senior choir rehearsal is each first Saturday at 2 p.m. Youth choir rehearses each second Saturday at 12:30 p.m.; activities follow. Dr. Louis A. Hall Sr. is pastor.

Mount Pilgrim Services at Mount Pilgrim, Freetown, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. First Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. and are led by Gracie Daniels, evangelist. Communion is each second Sunday and worship is each fifth Sunday; both begin at 11 a.m. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Joseph L. Brown is pastor.

Mount Pisgah Services at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 1519 Lummie St., begin at 11 a.m. with Communion. The Rev. Dennis J. Redden Sr. is pastor.

Mount Zion M.B. No. 1 Services at Mount Zion M.B. No. 1, 920 Fifth North St., begin at 8:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 10. Holy Communion is each first Sunday. Prayer meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by Bible study. Larry Brown is pastor. For transportation, call 601-6381892 or 601-619-4978.

Narrow Way M.B. Services at Narrow Way M.B. Church, 400 Adams St., begin at 11 a.m. each first and third Sunday. Communion is each first Sunday. The Rev.

New Dimension World Services at New Dimension World, 2011 Washington St., begin at 11 a.m. Sunday. Morning services are broadcast on www.NDWorld.org. Family Prayer is at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Tuesday Night Touch, a question and answer Bible study, at 7. Bishop George Tyler Straughter is founder and senior pastor. Call 601-456-0215.

New Mount Elem M.B. Services at New Mount Elem M.B. Church, 3014 Wisconsin Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school/Sunday school Institute, followed by worship at 11. On Tuesday, prayer/Bible class is canceled due to a combined fellowship with Greater Oak Grove. Dr. Leonard Walker is pastor.

New Mount Pilgrim Services at New Mount Pilgrim M.B. Church, 501 N. Poplar St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Leroy Gillium, deacon and assistant superintendent. At 11 a.m. are second Sunday services; Covenant after Sunday school each third Sunday; and Communion services each fourth Sunday. Christian education class, Life Changing for Today’s Christian, is at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Minister Jacqueline Griffin is instructor. Prayer meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a Bible study led by the Rev. Virdell Lewis. Senior choir practice led by Jean Thomas is at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday before the second, third and fourth Sunday. The usher board meets at 11 a.m. each first Saturday. Recordings of services are available from Lee Griffin, deacon, or by calling 601-6366386. The Rev. Henry J. Williams is pastor.

Northside Baptist Services at Northside Baptist Church, 4820 North Washington St., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by children’s church and worship, led by Dr. Frank Lescallette, pastor, at 11. A nursery is provided for all services. Sunday evening activities begin at 4 with a vacation Bible school meeting, followed by Kids Time at 5. Youth Explosion and evening worship are at 6. Wednesday activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with mission study, men’s Bible study and G.A.’s, followed by Bible study and prayer at 7.

Oak Chapel M.B. Services at Oak Chapel M.B. Church, Bovina, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school led by Charles Winston, deacon and superintendent. Worship is at 11 a.m. each first, third and fifth Sunday. Holy communion is each third Sunday. Youth church is each fifth Sunday. Choir rehearsal is at 11 a.m. Saturday before the fifth Sunday and at 6 p.m. Wednesday before the first and third Sunday. Dellie C. Robinson is pastor.

Open Door Bible Services at Open Door Bible Church, 4866 Mount Alban Road, begin at 10:15 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11:15. Youth and adult classes are offered. Call 601-638-2536.

Pentecostal Explosion Services at Pentecostal Explosion Ministries, 2130 Washington St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by praise and worship at 10:30. Wednesday Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Corporate prayer/ Bible study is at 7 p.m. each second and fourth Friday. Leonard and Paula Calcote are pastors. Call 601-636-4978. Continued on page B4.

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Lighthouse Assembly of God Services at Lighthouse Assembly of God, 1790 Sherman Ave., begin at 9:45 a.m.

James E. Williams is pastor. Call 601-218-8061.

TUESDAY • St. Alban’s Episcopal — 6 p.m., yoga with Leah Wheeless; Laying of the Hands for Healing service; the Rev. Billie Abraham, pastor; 5930 Warriors Trail, Bovina.

Mount Ararat M.B. Services at Mount Ararat M.B. Church, Eagle Lake community, are at 1:30 p.m. each second Sunday. Dr. L.A. Hall Sr. is pastor.

Call 601-636-8810, can be purchased before or day of. • Temple of Christ — 6 p.m., fellowship services; 601-6616342; Delphine Taylor, pastor; 1922 Pearl St.

MAY 25 • St. Alban’s Episcopal — 6 p.m., yoga with Leah Wheeless; Laying of the Hands for Healing service; the Rev. Billie Abraham, pastor; 5930 Warriors Trail, Bovina.

Mount Hebron M.B. Services at Mount Hebron M.B. Church, Bovina, are at 11:30 a.m. each first Sunday and include Communion. Willie J. White is pastor.

Mount Pisgah Services at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 1519 Lummie St., begin at 11 a.m. with Communion. The Rev. Dennis J. Redden Sr. is pastor.

Narrow Way M.B. Services at Narrow Way M.B. Church, 400 Adams St., begin at 11 a.m. each first and third Sunday. Communion is each first Sunday. The Rev.

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SPORTS saturDAY, may 15, 2010 • SE C TI O N C PUZZLES C6 | CLASSIFIEDS C7

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

St. Al back in 1A finals Walk-off win Prado’s hit gives Braves 6-5 victory over Arizona/C3

SCHEDULE

TRACK AND FIELD WC, Vicksburg at Class 6A meet Today, 9 a.m., at Pearl PREP BASEBALL St. Aloysius vs. Myrtle May 25, 10 a.m. At Trustmark Park St. Aloysius vs. Myrtle May 26, 4 p.m. At Trustmark Park

ON TV

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Ole Miss tries to continue its surge up the SEC standings when it takes on Alabama in the second game of a weekend series in Tuscaloosa.

WHO’S HOT

MAGGIE WAITES

St. Aloysius seventh-grader won the Class 1A championship in the girls’ pole vault on Friday with a mark of 8 feet, 6 inches. The height was a Class 1A state meet record.

SIDELINES

Ex-Ole Miss star Hand dead at 37

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Former NFL defensive tackle Norman Hand has died after collapsing at his home in South Carolina. Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey said the 37-year-old Hand collapsed at his home in Walterboro, S.C., about 11 a.m. Friday and died about 90 minutes later at a local hospital. The cause of death has not been determined. The coroner said an autopsy is planned for today. He said Hand’s family was with him when he died. “There is no foul play suspected, and the family has asked me to make the following statement: ‘Our beloved Norman was brought to the hospital earlier today. He was unresponsive and resuscitation efforts were not successful. He passed away earlier this afternoon surrounded by his family. Respect for our privacy will be greatly appreciated as we mourn this incomprehensible loss. loss,’ Harvey said. Hand’s 10-year NFL career included stints with the Dolphins, Saints, Chargers, Seahawks and Giants. He had 22 1/2 career sacks. Hand played defensive tackle for Ole Miss from 1993-94 after transferring from Itawamba Community College.

LOTTERY

La. Pick 3: 1-4-1 La. Pick 4: 9-0-9-9 Weekly results: C2

St. Al sweeps Cathedral; advances to face Myrtle

Flashes’ four-peat is foiled By Paul Ingram For The Vicksburg Post

By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com When Ryno Martin-Nez strode out to the mound in the top of the seventh inning, it was time to soak in the moment. Three outs away from a return trip to Trustmark Park, leading 6-2, and a roaring Bazinsky Field crowd of 900 eagerly awaiting his next move, Martin-Nez knew this was special. Especially for a senior who didn’t know he’d be playing in this situation after suffering a devastating knee injury last fall while playing football for St. Aloysius. Cathedral got two hits to open the seventh and the Green Wave faithful, who were outnumbered 4-to-1 by the Flashes’ legion of fans, had a reason to cheer. Then two ground balls, the first resulting in a double play turned by Flashes shortstop Pierson Waring, and it was over. With a 6-2 victory in Game 2 of the South State finals, St. Aloysius was headed back to Trustmark Park to defend its Class 1A title. The Flashes will open the bestof-three state finals against Myrtle on May 25. “Words can’t describe it. It’s the best feeling that I’ve had in a long time,” Martin-Nez said after delivering another clutch playoff performance. He was the winner of last year’s state championship clincher against West Union. Beating archrival Cathedral (19-7) was nearly as good. Martin-Nez tossed a complete game, scattering eight hits and striking out six. The key to the game, and the series, was how St. Al kept Cathedral’s vaunted running game in check. The Green Wave fell behind early in both games, forcing them to be more cautious on the basepaths. “That’s how we’ve won games all year,” Cathedral coach Craig Beesley said. “But again, tonight, we got down multiple runs and that makes it hard to steal.” For St. Al coach Clint Wilkerson, solid preparation led to series dominance. The Flashes’ two starting pitch-

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meredith spencer•The Vicksburg Post

St. Aloysius pitcher Ryno Martin-Nez is picked up by catcher Brendan Beesley after the Flashes won the South State champion-

ship on Friday. Below, St. Al’s Neal Ricks (14) and Regan Nosser (15) celebrate as one of their teammates scores against Cathedral.

prep baseball ers, Martin-Nez and Stephen Evans, held a Cathedral team that had scored 49 runs in two previous playoff series to four runs total. “I can’t say enough about the job Ryno did on the mound and the play of our infield. Pierson played outstanding,” Wilkerson said. Waring, a Hinds Community College signee just like Martin-Nez, was a vacuum at shortstop. He turned the key double play in the seventh and made four other ground ball outs to keep the Green Wave from mounting See St. Al, Page C3.

NATCHEZ — On the final day of last year’s Class 1A golf tournament, the only drama was how much St. Aloysius would win by. Not this year. Cathedral ended St. Al’s bid for a fourth consecutive state title with a sevenstroke victory Friday on its home course of Beau Pré in Natchez. The Green Wave’s victory shockingly ended the reign of St. Al, which won last year’s state tournament by 99 strokes and had not been challenged by Cathedral in several tournaments this season. “It was like beating Tiger Woods,” Cathedral coach Kurt Russ said. “We were such underdogs.” Cathedral took a fourshot lead over archrival St. Al into the second round and extended it to 11 after the first two groups posted their scores. St. Al bounced back to a narrow one-stroke lead after Fisher Campbell burned up the course with a 75, a huge turnaround from his disastrous 92 in the first round. It wasn’t enough, though. St. Al’s fourth and fifth golfers, Elliot Bexley and Harris McKay, finished with two-day totals of 194 and 188, respectively, and failed to add to the slim margin. That allowed their Cathedral playing partners to rebuild their team’s lead. Cathedral finished with a team total of 660, while St. Al totaled 667. West Union finished third, 64 strokes behind Cathedral. St. Al’s Chris Ingram also was derailed in his bid for a second straight individual state title. He had a few putts lip out and put a shot in the water, and ended up shooting a 79 in the second round. His two-day total of 153 was good for second place, five shots behind West Union’s Austin Bynum. Bynum shot a 74 for the second consecutive day, allowing him to pull out of a tie with Ingram at the start of round two. Cathedral’s Steve Scarborough finished third in the individual standings with a two-day total of 157. “He was robotic out there,” Ingram said of Bynum.

Rebels hang on to beat ‘Bama; Bulldogs, LSU fall again From staff reports Just when it looked like Alabama might come back to beat Ole Miss, Brett Huber was there to slam the door. The Ole Miss closer had three strikeouts in two innings of hitless relief to earn his 10th save of the season, and the Rebels hung on to beat Alabama 5-4 on Friday night. Tim Ferguson went 3-for-5 for Ole Miss (36-15, 16-9 Southeastern Conference). He had an RBI double in the first inning and a two-run homer in the third as the Rebels raced out to a 5-0 lead. Alabama got a run back in the fourth inning and three more in the seventh. A twoout, two-run double by Cody Trotter cut the deficit to 5-4.

college baseball Huber started the eighth, though, and shut down the Crimson Tide (29-21, 10-15). He struck out two batters in the eighth and retired the side in the ninth to save the win for ace Drew Pomeranz. Pomeranz went five innings, allowing one hit and one run. He struck out nine but walked seven.

Vandy 13, MSU 8 Curt Casali hit a three-run homer and Aaron Westlake hit a two-run shot as Vanderbilt handed Mississippi State its 12th loss in 13 games. Connor Harrell broke a 5-5 tie with a bases-clearing double in the top of the fifth

inning. Westlake’s two-run homer in the sixth stretched Vanderbilt’s lead to 10-5 and Mississippi State’s offense couldn’t get anything going after a fast start. Luke Adkins doubled in two runs during a four-run second inning as Mississippi State jumped out to a 5-1 lead. Vanderbilt tied it on an RBI single by Westlake and Casali’s three-run homer in the top of the third, however, and then took the lead for good on Harrell’s double two innings later. Nick Vickerson had two hits and scored two runs for Mississippi State, which only had three base runners and did not get a hit after the second inning until Wes Thigpen led off the ninth with a home run. Connor

Powers added a two-run shot later in the inning but the rally died there. Starter Sonny Gray allowed five runs on seven hits for Vanderbilt, but retired the last 10 batters he faced. Richie Goodenow threw three innings of scoreless relief. Harrell went 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs.

Kentucky 11, LSU 9 Lance Ray hit a walkoff three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Kentucky (27-23, 10-15 SEC) over LSU (34-16, 12-13). LSU lost for the ninth time in its last 10 SEC games. Kentucky trailed 9-7 entering the bottom of the ninth and staged the game-winning rally against LSU

closer Matty Ott (2-4). Brian Adams led off with a double and advanced to third when left fielder Johnny Dishon misplayed the ball. Adams scored on second baseman Chris Bisson’s groundout to close the gap to 9-8. Ott then issued back-toback walks before surrendering Ray’s walk-off homer. The blast was Ray’s second of the game. He also had a three-run homer in the first inning and finished 2-for-4 with six RBIs.

USM vs. Rice, ppd. Friday’s game between Southern Miss and Rice was postponed because of rain. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. today in Houston.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

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SCOREBOARD

AUTO RACING 7 a.m. Speed - Formula One, qualifying for Grand Prix of Monaco 9 a.m. ESPN2 - NASCAR, Nationwide Series, qualifying for Heluva Good! 200 10:30 a.m. Speed - NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Autism Speaks 400 11:30 a.m. Speed - NASCAR, Sprint Cup, final practice for Autism Speaks 400 1:30 p.m. ABC - NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Heluva Good! 200 7 p.m. ESPN2 - NHRA, qualifying for Southern Nationals (tape) BOXING 9 p.m. FSN - Champion Humberto Soto (51-7-2) vs. Ricardo Dominguez (31-5-2), for WBC lightweight title COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon FSN - North Carolina at Virginia 3 p.m. ESPN2 - Ole Miss at Alabama MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 3 p.m. FOX - Philadelphia at Milwaukee 6 p.m. WGN - Chicago White Sox at Kansas City COLLEGE LACROSSE 11 a.m. ESPN - NCAA Lacrosse Championships, first round, Johns Hopkins at Duke COLLEGE SOFTBALL 6:30 p.m. ESPN - SEC Tournament, championship game, teams TBA GOLF 7:30 a.m. TGC - European PGA Tour, Open Cala Millor Mallorca Noon TGC - Nationwide Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am 2 p.m. CBS - PGA Tour, Texas Open 3 p.m. TGC - LPGA, Bell Micro Classic 5:30 p.m. TGC - Champions Tour, Regions Charity Classic (tape) HORSE RACING 3:30 p.m. NBC - Preakness Stakes MOTORSPORTS 9 p.m. Speed - AMA Pro Racing (tape) RODEO 7 p.m. Versus - PBR, Pueblo Invitational WNBA 1 p.m. ESPN2 - Los Angeles at Phoenix 7 p.m. FSN - Atlanta at San Antonio

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from staff & AP reports

College football Notre Dame, Miami to resume series CORAL GABLES, Fla. — College football powers Notre Dame and Miami appear ready to play again after nearly 20 years apart. The once-vaunted rivals are nearing a deal for a three-game series, starting with a game at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2012, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The game would be followed by a homeand-home, likely in 2014 and 2016.

Hockey Flyers make history with series victory BOSTON —The Philadelphia Flyers overcame another 3-0 deficit against Boston and now the Bruins are out of chances. Simon Gagne scored on a power play with 7:08 left to cap a comeback from a three-goal deficit and give the Flyers a 4-3 victory and a berth in the Eastern Conference finals that seemed a distant dream after they lost the first three games. The Flyers start the next round Sunday against Montreal.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 15 1981 — Len Barker of Cleveland pitches the first perfect game in 13 years as the Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 at Municipal Stadium. 1998 — Se Ri Pak shoots a 68 at the LPGA Championship for a two-day total of 9-under 133 — the lowest 36-hole score in the history of the tournament. 2003 — The three-year championship reign of the Los Angeles Lakers ends. Tim Duncan has 37 points and 16 rebounds, and Tony Parker adds 27 points to help the San Antonio Spurs overpower the Lakers 110-82 to win the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2. 2004 — With one breathtaking surge, Smarty Jones posts a record 11 1/2-length victory in the Preakness. Rock Hard Ten, in his fourth start, finishes strong for second ahead of Eddington.

American League East Division

W Tampa Bay....................24 New York.......................23 Toronto..........................21 Boston...........................19 Baltimore.......................12

L 11 12 16 17 24

Central Division

W Minnesota......................22 Detroit............................20 Chicago.........................14 Cleveland.......................13 Kansas City...................13

L 13 16 21 20 23

Pct GB .686 — .657 1 .568 4 .528 5 1/2 .333 12 1/2 Pct .629 .556 .400 .394 .361

GB — 2 1/2 8 8 9 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB Texas.............................20 16 .556 — Oakland.........................18 17 .514 1 1/2 Los Angeles..................15 21 .417 5 Seattle...........................14 21 .400 5 1/2 Friday’s Games Boston 7, Detroit 2 Baltimore 8, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 4 Toronto 16, Texas 10 Seattle 4, Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Oakland at L.A. Angels, (n) Today’s Games Minnesota (Liriano 4-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 4-0), 12:05 p.m. Texas (Feldman 1-3) at Toronto (R.Romero 3-1), 12:07 p.m. Seattle (J.Vargas 3-2) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 4-1), 3:10 p.m. Boston (Lester 3-2) at Detroit (Willis 1-1), 6:05 p.m. Cleveland (Talbot 4-2) at Baltimore (Matusz 2-3), 6:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 2-2) at Kansas City (Hochevar 3-1), 6:10 p.m. Oakland (Duchscherer 2-1) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-3), 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Boston at Detroit, 12:05 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m. Texas at Toronto, 12:07 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m. Seattle at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

G AB R H Pct. MiCabrera Det................. 36 137 24 50 .365 Mauer Min....................... 27 99 16 36 .364 Morneau Min................... 33 119 23 43 .361 ISuzuki Sea..................... 35 146 18 52 .356 AJackson Det.................. 35 152 28 52 .342 Guerrero Tex................... 35 135 20 46 .341 Cano NYY....................... 35 133 26 45 .338 Gardner NYY................... 33 114 28 38 .333 Longoria TB..................... 35 135 32 44 .326 Butler KC......................... 36 142 15 46 .324 Home Runs Konerko, Chicago, 13; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 10; VWells, Toronto, 10; Wigginton, Baltimore, 10; Cano, New York, 9; AnJones, Chicago, 9. RBI MiCabrera, Detroit, 36; Guerrero, Texas, 31; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 31; VWells, Toronto, 29; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 28; Konerko, Chicago, 28; ARodriguez, New York, 26. Runs Longoria, Tampa Bay, 32; Gardner, New York, 28; AJackson, Detroit, 28; Youkilis, Boston, 28; Cano, New York, 26; Damon, Detroit, 26. Hits AJackson, Detroit, 52; ISuzuki, Seattle, 52; MiCabrera, Detroit, 50; Butler, Kansas City, 46; Guerrero, Texas, 46; Cano, New York, 45; Callaspo, Kansas City, 44; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 44; Pedroia, Boston, 44; VWells, Toronto, 44. Doubles MiCabrera, Detroit, 14; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 14; VWells, Toronto, 14; Pedroia, Boston, 13; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 12; 7 tied at 11. Triples AJackson, Detroit, 3; AdJones, Baltimore, 3; Maier, Kansas City, 3; Span, Minnesota, 3. Stolen bases Pierre, Chicago, 17; Gardner, New York, 16; Andrus, Texas, 14; Podsednik, Kansas City, 13; RDavis, Oakland, 12; Rios, Chicago, 11. Pitching Wins PHughes, New York, 5-0; Price, Tampa Bay, 5-1; Garza, Tampa Bay, 5-1; 16 tied at 4. Strikeouts JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 59; JShields, Tampa Bay, 49; CLewis, Texas, 49; RRomero, Toronto, 47; FHernandez, Seattle, 46; Garza, Tampa Bay, 46; Verlander, Detroit, 46; Morrow, Toronto, 46. Saves Valverde, Detroit, 10; Gregg, Toronto, 10; Aardsma, Seattle, 9; Papelbon, Boston, 9; NFeliz, Texas, 9; RSoriano, Tampa Bay, 9. ———

National League East Division

W Philadelphia...................21 Washington....................20 Florida............................18 New York.......................18 Atlanta...........................17

L 13 15 18 18 18

Central Division

W St. Louis........................21 Cincinnati.......................19 Milwaukee......................15 Pittsburgh......................15 Chicago.........................15 Houston.........................13

L 15 16 20 20 21 21

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NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS

G AB R H Pct. Ethier LAD....................... 32 122 25 47 .385 Braun Mil......................... 33 132 31 46 .348 Byrd ChC......................... 35 139 24 48 .345 CRuiz Phi........................ 28 84 12 29 .345 Werth Phi........................ 34 120 25 41 .342 AMcCutchen Pit.............. 34 134 25 45 .336 ASoriano ChC................. 33 114 20 38 .333 CGonzalez Col................ 28 120 22 39 .325 Loney LAD...................... 34 139 21 45 .324 Theriot ChC..................... 34 150 20 48 .320 Home Runs Ethier, Los Angeles, 11; KJohnson, Arizona, 10; Reynolds, Arizona, 10; Barajas, New York, 9; Utley, Philadelphia, 9; Heyward, Atlanta, 8; Pujols, St. Louis, 8; Uggla, Florida, 8; Votto, Cincinnati, 8. RBI Ethier, Los Angeles, 37; McGehee, Milwaukee, 32; Cantu, Florida, 29; Pujols, St. Louis, 29; Reynolds, Arizona, 29; Braun, Milwaukee, 28; Heyward, Atlanta, 28; Victorino, Philadelphia, 28. Runs Braun, Milwaukee, 31; Utley, Philadelphia, 31; Kemp, Los Angeles, 30; Reynolds, Arizona, 27; Ethier, Los Angeles, 25; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 25; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 25; Uggla, Florida, 25; Weeks, Milwaukee, 25; Werth, Philadelphia, 25. Hits Byrd, Chicago, 48; Theriot, Chicago, 48; Ethier, Los Angeles, 47; Braun, Milwaukee, 46; Prado, Atlanta, 46; Loney, Los Angeles, 45. Doubles Werth, Philadelphia, 18; Byrd, Chicago, 15; Pujols, St. Louis, 12; ASoriano, Chicago, 12; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 12; KJohnson, Arizona, 11; Loney, Los Angeles, 11; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 11. Triples Morgan, Washington, 5; Victorino, Philadelphia, 5; AEscobar, Milwaukee, 4; Bay, New York, 3; Bruce, Cincinnati, 3; SDrew, Arizona, 3; Fowler, Colorado, 3; CGonzalez, Colorado, 3; Pagan, New York, 3; Venable, San Diego, 3. Stolen bases AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 12; Bourn, Houston, 11; Headley, San Diego, 9; Venable, San Diego, 9. Pitching Wins Clippard, Washington, 7-1; Halladay, Philadelphia, 6-1; Jimenez, Colorado, 6-1; Wainwright, St. Louis, 5-1; Zito, San Francisco, 5-1; Moyer, Philadelphia, 5-2; DLowe, Atlanta, 5-3. Strikeouts Lincecum, San Francisco, 64; Haren, Arizona, 60; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 56; JoJohnson, Florida, 54; Carpenter, St. Louis, 52; Halladay, Philadelphia, 52; Jimenez, Colorado, 49. Saves Capps, Washington, 14; Cordero, Cincinnati, 11; HBell, San Diego, 10; Lindstrom, Houston, 9; Franklin, St. Louis, 8; BrWilson, San Francisco, 7.

BRAVES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 5

Arizona Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h bi KJhnsn 2b 5 2 2 0 Prado 2b 4 0 2 2 CJcksn lf 4 1 1 0 Heywrd rf 4 0 1 0 J.Upton rf 5 1 3 2 C.Jones 3b 4 0 0 0 AdLRc 1b 5 0 0 0 McCnn c 4 1 2 1 MRynl 3b 4 1 1 2 Glaus 1b 3 0 0 0 S.Drew ss 3 0 0 0 Hinske lf 4 1 2 0 CYoung cf 4 0 1 0 Hicks pr 0 1 0 0 Snyder c 3 0 1 1 Infante ss 4 2 4 0 IKnndy p 2 0 0 0 McLoth cf 3 1 1 3 JGutrrz p 0 0 0 0 Kawkm p 0 0 0 0 Ryal ph 1 0 0 0 Venters p 0 0 0 0 Heilmn p 0 0 0 0 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Medlen p 0 0 0 0 M.Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 Saito p 0 0 0 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 MeCarr ph 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 9 5 Totals 32 6 12 6 Arizona.....................................100 120 001 — 5 Atlanta......................................000 000 402 — 6 One out when winning run scored. E—Glaus (3). DP—Arizona 1. LOB—Arizona 9, Atlanta 6. 2B—K.Johnson (11), C.Jackson (2), J.Upton (7), M.Reynolds (4), Snyder (4), Heyward (6). HR—McCann (3), McLouth (3). SB—J.Upton (6), M.Reynolds (2). CS—Heyward (1), Infante (1). S—I.Kennedy, McLouth, Kawakami. IP H R ER BB SO Arizona I.Kennedy 6 1-3 7 3 3 2 5 J.Gutierrez BS,2-3 2-3 1 1 1 0 1 Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 0 Qualls L,0-2 BS,3-9 1-3 3 2 2 1 0 Atlanta Kawakami 4 1-3 5 4 3 2 7 Venters 1 2-3 2 0 0 0 1 Medlen 1 0 0 0 0 1 Saito 1 0 0 0 2 2 Wagner W,2-0 1 2 1 1 0 2 Umpires—Home, Todd Tichenor; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Derryl Cousins; Third, Jim Joyce. T—3:24. A—30,657 (49,743).

minor league baseball Southern League North Division

Pct .618 .571 .500 .500 .486 Pct .583 .543 .429 .429 .417 .382

GB — 1 1/2 4 4 4 1/2 GB — 1 1/2 5 1/2 5 1/2 6 7

W L Pct GB San Diego.....................22 12 .647 — San Francisco...............18 15 .545 3 1/2 Los Angeles..................17 17 .500 5 Colorado........................16 18 .471 6 Arizona..........................14 22 .389 9 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 10, Chicago Cubs 6 Florida 7, N.Y. Mets 2 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3 Atlanta 6, Arizona 5 Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 5 Washington at Colorado, ppd., rain L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, (n) Houston at San Francisco, (n) Today’s Games Pittsburgh (Maholm 2-3) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 2-3), 12:05 p.m. Washington (L.Hernandez 4-1) at Colorado (Jimenez 6-1), 1:10 p.m., 1st game Houston (Oswalt 2-4) at San Francisco (Lincecum 4-0), 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Blanton 0-2) at Milwaukee (Narveson 3-0), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (R.Lopez 1-2) at Atlanta (Hanson 3-2), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Maine 1-2) at Florida (N.Robertson 3-3), 6:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 5-1) at Cincinnati (Leake 3-0), 6:10 p.m. Washington (Atilano 3-0) at Colorado (Hammel 0-2), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-2) at San Diego (Correia 4-2), 7:35 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Florida, 12:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m. Washington at Colorado, 2:10 p.m. Houston at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 3:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.

W Tennessee (Cubs).........21 West Tenn (Mariners)...17 Huntsville (Brewers)......18 Carolina (Reds).............15 Chattanooga (Dodgers).15

L 14 16 17 20 20

GB — 3 3 6 6

W L Pct. Jacksonville (Marlins)....24 10 .706 Montgomery (Rays).......19 15 .559 Mississippi (Braves)...18 17 .514 Mobile (Diamondbacks).17 17 .500 Birm. (White Sox)..........8 26 .235 ——— Friday’s Games Jacksonville 4, Birmingham 3 Huntsville 3, Montgomery 2 Mississippi 9, Chattanooga 1 Carolina 10, Tennessee 9 Mobile at West Tenn, (n) Today’s Games Jacksonville at Carolina, 5:15 p.m. Tennessee at Huntsville, 6 p.m. Montgomery at Birmingham, 6:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Mobile, 7:05 p.m. West Tenn at Mississippi, 7:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tennessee at Huntsville, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Carolina, 1 p.m. Montgomery at Birmingham, 2:05 p.m. West Tenn at Mississippi, 2:05 p.m. Chattanooga at Mobile, 6:05 p.m.

GB — 5 6 1/2 7 16

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Southeastern Conference East

Sprint Cup Autism Speaks 400 Lineup

Team Overall SEC South Carolina..............39-11............................18-7 Florida............................35-12............................18-7 Vanderbilt......................36-13..........................13-10 Tennessee.....................29-21..........................12-13 Kentucky........................27-23..........................10-15 Georgia..........................14-34............................3-20

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Team Overall SEC Arkansas........................38-12............................16-9 Ole Miss.......................36-15............................16-9 Auburn...........................33-17..........................15-10 LSU................................34-16..........................12-13 Alabama........................29-21..........................10-15 Mississippi St..............21-29............................5-19 Friday’s Games Kentucky 11, LSU 9 Vanderbilt 13, Mississippi St. 5 Ole Miss 5, Alabama 4 South Carolina 3, Arkansas 2 Tennessee 9, Auburn 3 Florida 4, Georgia 3 Today’s Games Georgia at Florida, Noon LSU at Kentucky, 2 p.m. Vanderbilt at Mississippi St., 2 p.m. South Carolina at Arkansas, 2:05 p.m. Tennessee at Auburn, 3 p.m. Ole Miss at Alabama, 3:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games LSU at Kentucky, Noon Georgia at Florida, Noon Tennessee at Auburn, 1 p.m. South Carolina at Arkansas, 1:05 p.m. Vanderbilt at Mississippi St., 1:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Alabama, 2:05 p.m. ———

Conference USA Team Overall C-USA Rice...............................30-18............................13-5 Southern Miss.............29-17............................11-7 Memphis........................26-24..........................11-10 Marshall.........................22-26..........................11-10 East Carolina.................29-21............................9-10 UAB...............................26-22............................9-10 Tulane............................29-21............................8-11 Central Florida...............30-20............................7-12 Houston.........................20-27............................7-11 Friday’s Games East Carolina 11, Central Florida 6 Memphis 4, Oklahoma 3 UAB 8, Tulane 4 Southern Miss at Rice, ppd., rain Marshall at Houston, ppd., rain Today’s Games Marshall at Houston, 11 a.m., 1st game Marshall at Houston, 2:30 p.m., 2nd game Southern Miss at Rice, 1 p.m., 1st game Southern Miss at Rice, 4:30 p.m., 2nd game Tulane at UAB, 2 p.m. East Carolina at Central Florida, 3 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games East Carolina at Central Florida, 10 a.m. Marshall at Houston, 10 a.m. Memphis at Oklahoma, 1 p.m. Southern Miss at Rice, 1 p.m. Tulane at UAB, 1 p.m.

prep baseball ST. ALOYSIUS 6, CATHEDRAL 2

Cathedral ................................100 100 0 — 2 8 1 St. Aloysius..............................102 300 x — 6 7 0 WP-Ryno Martin-Nez (2-0), LP-Dylan White (8-2). 2B-Tyler Ballard (C), Blake Haygood (SA), MartinNez (SA), Judson Gatling (SA). Multiple hitsHaygood (SA) 2.

nba NBA Playoff Schedule CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE Orlando vs. Boston Sunday: Boston at Orlando, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday: Boston at Orlando, 7:30 p.m. May 22: Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m. May 24: Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m. x-May 26: Boston at Orlando, 7:30 p.m. x-May 28: Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m. x-May 30: Boston at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers vs. Phoenix Monday: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Wednesday: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. May 23: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. May 25: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8 p.m. x-May 27: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. x-May 29: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. x-May 31: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m.

nhl

Pct. .600 .515 .514 .429 .429

South Division

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NHL Playoff Schedule CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia 4, Boston 3 May 1: Boston 5, Philadelphia 4, OT May 3: Boston 3, Philadelphia 2 May 5: Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 May 7: Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT May 10: Philadelphia 4, Boston 0 May 12: Philadelphia 2, Boston 1 Friday: Philadelphia 4, Boston 3

CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE Sunday: Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Tuesday: Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Thursday: Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m. May 22: Philadelphia at Montreal, 2 p.m. x-May 24: Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. x-May 26: Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m. x-May 28: Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

May 16: Chicago at San Jose, 2 p.m. May 18: Chicago at San Jose, 9 p.m. May 21: San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m. May 23: San Jose at Chicago, 2 p.m. x-May 25: Chicago at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-May 27: San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m. x-May 29: Chicago at San Jose, 7 p.m.

After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Lap length: 1 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 157.315. 2. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 157.274. 3. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 157.198. 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 157.006. 5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 156.904. 6. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 156.849. 7. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 156.829. 8. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 156.706. 9. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 156.678. 10. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 156.597. 11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 156.576. 12. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 156.427. 13. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 156.406. 14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 156.331. 15. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 156.25. 16. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 156.236. 17. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 156.223. 18. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 156.216. 19. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 156.074. 20. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 155.871. 21. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 155.73. 22. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 155.615. 23. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 155.534. 24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 155.092. 25. (46) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, 155.005. 26. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 154.999. 27. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 154.779. 28. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 154.652. 29. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 154.573. 30. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 154.487. 31. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 154.361. 32. (09) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 154.182. 33. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 154.011. 34. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 153.892. 35. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 153.807. 36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 153.787. 37. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 153.734. 38. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 153.721. 39. (83) Casey Mears, Toyota, 153.564. 40. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 153.094. 41. (37) Kevin Conway, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, Owner Points. 43. (36) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 152.795. Failed to Qualify 44. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 152.698. 45. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 152.42. ———

Sprint Cup Schedule May 1 — Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400 (Kyle Busch) May 8 — Showtime Southern 500 (Denny Hamlin) May 16 — Autism Speaks 400, Dover, Del. May 22 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. May 22 — x-Sprint All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. May 30 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. June 6 — Gillette Fusion 500, Long Pond, Pa. June 13 — Heluva Good! 400, Brooklyn, Mich. June 20 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. June 27 — Lenox Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. July 3 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. x-Non-points race

Sprint Cup Standings

Through May 8 1. Kevin Harvick.............................................. 1,622 2. Jimmie Johnson.......................................... 1,512 3. Kyle Busch.................................................. 1,509 4. Jeff Gordon................................................. 1,475 5. Matt Kenseth............................................... 1,472 6. Denny Hamlin............................................. 1,458 7. Greg Biffle.................................................... 1,431 8. Kurt Busch.................................................. 1,420 9. Jeff Burton.................................................. 1,394 10. Mark Martin............................................... 1,357 11. Carl Edwards............................................ 1,345 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr...................................... 1,318 13. Martin Truex Jr......................................... 1,302 14. Ryan Newman.......................................... 1,280 15. Clint Bowyer.............................................. 1,280

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DETROIT TIGERS—Recalled OF Casper Wells from Toledo (IL). Optioned RHP Alfredo Figaro to Toledo. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Fired third base coach Dave Owen. Shifted first base coach Eddie Rodriguez to third base. Named Rusty Kuntz first base coach. MINNESOTA TWINS—Activated LHP Jose Mijares from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES—Claimed RHP Shane Lindsay off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Tampa (FSL). Released RHP Christian Garcia. TEXAS RANGERS—Reinstated OF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Ryan Garko to Oklahoma City (PCL).

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 6-6-3 La. Pick 4: 0-8-3-7 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-6-5 La. Pick 4: 5-4-8-9 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-6-3 La. Pick 4: 3-4-7-9 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-3-1 La. Pick 4: 3-2-8-2 Easy 5: 2-6-9-10-31 La. Lotto: 6-12-16-22-37-40 Powerball: 37-51-52-53-58 Powerball: 38; Power play: 2 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-0-4 La. Pick 4: 0-3-2-6 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 1-4-1 La. Pick 4: 9-0-9-9 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-5-4 La. Pick 4: 6-5-7-8 Easy 5: 1-15-17-25-37 La. Lotto: 4-19-23-30-33-34 Powerball: 5-22-34-41-57 Powerball: 31; Power play: 5

Saturday, May 15, 2010

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Saints rookie overcomes rough childhood Prado’s blooper gives Braves walk-off win

By Brett Martel The Associated Press METAIRIE, La. — Sometime between age 11, when his mother dropped him off at a group home, and last month, when he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints, Jimmy Graham stopped feeling sorry for himself. Graham wouldn’t wish a childhood like his on anyone — not the poverty, abandonment or neglect. Yet he says, “I wouldn’t change anything.” After all, his unfortunate upbringing led him to someone who cared and eventually adopted him. With her help, he gained the confidence to do what he did at Miami: get two college degrees, play four years of basketball and one of football, and become a third-round draft choice of the defending Super Bowl champions. “To be signed away by your mom isn’t the greatest situation,” Graham said of being put in the group home. “It isn’t something that — being a little kid — something that’s easy, waking up somewhere you don’t know, with people you don’t know, and getting beat up every day. It definitely sculpted my life.” At this point, it appears his adult life could turn out quite well. When he graduated from Miami a year ago with degrees in business administration and marketing — before he’d started playing football and taking graduate courses — Graham was honored on stage by university president Donna Shalala. Shalala, a Health and Human Services secretary under President Bill Clinton, said by phone this week that she tries to get to know every student on Miami’s campus and was aware of Graham’s past. “He overcame it with a grace and intelligence that didn’t give him a chip on his shoulder, just a drive that only champions have,” Shalala said. “He would walk around campus just smiling, just so happy he was there. He’d talk to everyone.” On the basketball team, he was a workmanlike power forward with speed who thrived at defense and rebounding. He didn’t back down from anyone, and in 2009 held North Carolina All-American Tyler Hansbrough to eight points and four rebounds in 30 minutes. Miami nearly upset the eventual national champion Tar Heels that day, falling 69-65. His hustling play, personal story and approachability made him popular with fans and peers, and when Shalala introduced him at graduation, “The reaction of the students was huge,” she said. Some in the crowd wiped away tears as they cheered for Graham, Shalala recalled, and one of the sobbing spectators was Becky Vinson, who knew Graham’s story better than anyone. In the late 1990s, after serv-

ATLANTA (AP) — Martin Prado’s bases-loaded bloop single drove in two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over Arizona on Friday night, extending the Diamondbacks’ bullpen woes. Arizona closer Chad Qualls (0-2) couldn’t hold a 5-4 lead in the ninth. It was his third blown save in nine chances, and the Diamondbacks’ bullpen is only 7-for-15 in save opportunities. Eric Hinske led off the ninth with a single against Qualls. Omar Infante’s bunt single moved Brandon Hicks to second and Nate McLouth’s sacrifice left men on second and third with one out. Qualls issued an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Melky Cabrera to load the bases before Prado reached out and punched the game-winning hit into shallow right field. The Braves trailed 4-0 before pulling even on seventh-inning homers by Brian McCann and McLouth. McCann’s leadoff homer ended Ian Kennedy’s shutout bid. McLouth’s three-run shot off Juan Gutierrez tied the game. Kennedy struck out Glaus after McCann’s homer in the seventh but was pulled after The associated press giving up singles to Hinske New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Gra- rough upbringing and became a third-round and Infante. ham runs through a drill at the NFL scout- draft choice of the defending Super Bowl Arizona took a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth. Conor ing combine in February. Graham, who champions. Jackson hit a double off Billy was raised in a group home, overcame that Wagner (2-0). Justin Upton, Graham asked for prayer “I was crying, crying, happy who had his first three-hit that his mother wouldn’t put crying,” said Vinson, who’s game since April 14, drove in ing in the Navy as an elec- him back in a group home, and now 35 and enrolled in a nurse tronics technician, Vinson he sounded scared, Vinson practitioner’s degree program through East Carolina. “It was returned home to Goldsboro, recalled. “My mind was flooded the most amazing feeling in N.C., and started working toward a nursing degree. Her with what Jimmy had said. I the world and I hope I never younger sister was Graham’s thought, ‘I’ve got to do some- ever forget that feeling.” Graham attended the Super classmate and they were part thing. I can’t respond to this of a group of friends that con- by just praying for it and going Bowl last February in Miami wearing a Saints hat, having gregated at Vinson’s mother’s about my day.”’ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Vinson offered to take little idea that he’d be wearing — Houston Astros ace Roy house. By that time, Graham was Graham in, even though she a gold Saints helmet at rookie Oswalt is willing to go elseout of the group home and had very little money, a daugh- camp a couple months later. where, provided he plays for Being drafted by New a contender. living in his mother’s apart- ter of her own, Karena, and ment again, but Vinson saw lived in a rented single-wide Orleans was ideal for reasons Oswalt, a Weir native, said beyond football. signs that not all was well, trailer. Friday he would waive the full “The movie ‘(The) Blind The city has its share of no-trade clause in his contract such as the clothes he wore Side’ doesn’t have anything children with tough lives and if Houston wants to try to shop during winter. “When a kid shows up in on Jimmy Graham,” Miami Graham wants to meet them. him this season — though the “I know there’s a lot of little right-hander insists he would shorts and a tank top and tight ends coach Joe Pannunshoes with holes, it’s obvious zio said, referring to the book kids who are like me and I like to stay with the Astros this was not appropriate for and film depicting how NFL see it as a great opportunity and help them win. the weather, and this was a lineman Michael Oher, while and kind of destiny for me to “I’d love to win here,” Oswalt common theme with him,” she in high school, was adopted by be here,” he said. “I’m a guy said. “I just pitch every five a wealthy family in Memphis. about giving back.” recalled. days. There’s nothing I can do Vinson bought Graham Some relatives who were about it. It’s a business, and Vinson was volunteering as an assistant youth leader whatever proper clothes she never there for him as a that’s part of it.” at her church and invited could afford and stayed on him child are also now starting to Houston went into Friday attempt to come back into his night’s game at San FranGraham to some gatherings, about his grades. “She means the world to me,” life. Vinson has gotten calls cisco with a four-game winproducing the moment that said Graham, who recently from a number of them. She ning streak, but still had the changed both of their lives. “We’re going around the completed his first practices lets them go to voice mail and worst record in the National room as always to ask if any with the Saints at the club’s gives Graham the message. League at 13-21. Graham never met his real kids had prayer requests, and rookie camp. “She took me in First baseman Lance Berkeverything I’ve ever been in, as a sophomore in high school father, but has re-established man also has said he would be if people have prayer requests and gave me a great opportu- contact with his biological open to a trade. Manager Brad they want to share, it’s like, nity. I definitely owe her the mother, who he said seemed Mills said he had spoken to to mature after joining the both players and didn’t seem grandma’s sick or an uncle world.” Their unusual union promilitary and serving in Iraq. in the hospital, those kind of concerned about it being a “I talk to my mother now,” distraction. things,” Vinson recalled. “On duced one of the highlights this specific occasion, there of Vinson’s life: watch- Graham said. “I’ve forgiven “They’re fine. They enjoy it was a sense of urgency with ing Graham graduate from her. ... You certainly never here, they want to be here. Miami. forget, but I love her.” Jimmy’s request.” Both of them are playing

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Jackson with a single. Upton, who took a .224 batting average into the game, drove in two runs and stole a base. He also had a run-scoring double in the first inning off Kenshin Kawakami. Mark Reynolds’ two-run double gave Arizona a 4-0 lead in the fifth. Kelly Johnson, making his first return to Atlanta after four seasons with the Braves, had two hits and scored two runs. Johnson reached on an error by first baseman Troy Glaus to lead off the game and scored on Upton’s double. Chris Snyder’s fourth-inning double drove in Reynolds for a 2-0 lead. Reynolds’ fifth-inning double drove in Johnson and Upton. Gutierrez, a right-hander who entered with a 9.00 ERA, threw three straight balls to McLouth, prompting Arizona manager A.J. Hinch to pick up his dugout phone to the bullpen. Gutierrez then threw two strikes before giving up McLouth’s tying homer. Each center fielder made a nice catch early in the game. Arizona’s Chris Young raced back to grab a long drive by Prado in front of the wall in the first inning. In the second, McLouth, running toward left field, took an extra-base hit away from Young by making a running catch before crashing into the wall. McLouth appeared to be dazed for a few seconds but remained in the game.

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hit by a pitch and scored on Reed Evans’ two-out single. In the third, St. Al got a leadoff single from Waring, a double by Blake Haygood and a walk to Martin-Nez to load the bases. Reed Evans’ sacrifice fly scored Waring to break the tie. Stephen Evans then followed with a single up the middle to plate Haygood for a 3-1 lead. Cathedral got a run back in the fourth but St. Al gave Martin-Nez some cushion against Cathedral’s Dylan White, who was making his first start since breaking his eye socket in an infield collision three weeks ago. After giving up a leadoff double to Judson Gatling in the fourth inning, White fell apart with two outs. He hit Waring with a pitch and gave up a two-run single to Haygood, who later scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-2. “We got on him early and just attacked every way we could,” Haygood said.

absolutely outstanding right now. It was very light, very short, nothing in-depth,” Mills said of his talk with Roy Oswalt. “He Oswalt didn’t think it was all that big a deal.” Oswalt is 2-4 with a 2.63 ERA. He next pitches today. “If a team comes up to you and asks for a trade, that’s pretty much saying they want to go in a different direction,” Oswalt said. “Who’d want to say no to a team that asks you to be traded?” As long as he would go to a winner, Oswalt said he wouldn’t be picky about American League or National League, East or West. “We went through the same thing last year. They asked me a question, I answered it. Until they get ready to do something, all you can do is pitch. Hopefully we can stay on this roll and start winning series,” Oswalt said.

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Borel not counting on another rail run BALTIMORE (AP) — No rail for Bo-rail. Don’t look for jockey Calvin Borel to be riding the rail in the Preakness. He’s so confident in Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver — even boasting the colt will win the Triple Crown — that he’s come up with a new strategy. Borel expects today’s race to be the opposite of the speedcrazed Derby, where his patented rail-hugging ride guided Super Saver to a 2 1/2-length victory in the slop. If another horse wants to go to the lead, Borel can position Super Saver just off the pace. If not, he said he and his colt will take it to their 11 rivals after breaking from post No. 8. Super Saver has won races either on the lead or from a stalking position, giving Borel options in the 1 3/16mile race. “I’m not going to ride him like I did the last time, on the fence, I don’t believe,” he said Friday. Super Saver is the early 5-2 favorite for the $1 million Preakness. If the colt can back up Borel’s bragging, he’ll set himself up for a Triple Crown try in three weeks in the Belmont Stakes. The forecast calls for sunny skies and highs in the upper 70s, ensuring Pimlico’s dirt track will be fast. Post time is 5:15 p.m. “This colt is starting to peak at the right time and it’s a big, big plus,” Borel said. It’s been 32 years since Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont to become horse racing’s 11th Triple Crown winner. With females Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta dominating racing these days, the sport is hungry to anoint a king and capture public interest that wanes outside its major races. “I’m always confident in my horse. I maybe say things that I shouldn’t — that I’m going

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On TV 3:30 p.m. NBC - Preakness Stakes to win it,” Borel said. “I don’t know if people understand, but if you’re going to ride, why don’t you want to win it? C’mon. That’s me. I’m coming here to win the race.” So is trainer Todd Pletcher, who has not won the Preakness in four tries. Despite having saddled 24 horses for the Derby, he didn’t win it until he sent in Super Saver with Borel aboard. “Todd has the first line of his tombstone: Winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby,” trainer Bob Baffert said jokingly. Baffert will saddle 3-1 second

Mears gets chance in Vickers’ absence DOVER, Del (AP) — Casey Mears is normally the driver watching Cup races on TV. He’ll be in the car at Dover International Speedway while Brian Vickers sits out. Mears was needed this weekend because Vickers, his friend and Red Bull Racing driver, is hospitalized with blood clots in his veins around his lungs and in his legs. Mears will replace Vickers in the No. 83 Toyota. Red Bull Racing general manager Jay Frye said Mears will drive for the team as long as needed. Vickers’ Chase for the championship chances are all but gone, but he has more pressing concerns. “Dealing with that and doing that right is way more important than being here at the track right now,” Mears said Friday. “It’s never fun to be watching races at home. I’m sure that will wear on him.” Mears knows how Vickers feels. Mears qualified for only two races this season and has bounced around after sponsorship cutbacks cost him his job at Richard Childress Racing. He was on standby after Denny Hamlin had surgery to repair a torn ACL, and he’ll drive week-to-week for Tommy Baldwin’s No. 36 car as long as Baldwin can find funding for each race. He drove the first two months of the season for underfunded Keyed-Up Motorsports. “It’s been crazy, it really has,” Mears said. “Obviously, not what I want. I want something solid and I want to run all season. At the same time, there’s been parts of it that have been fun. It’s enlightened me a lot on what other guys are doing, different teams are doing. In a lot of ways, I learned a lot this year.” Frye said Vickers is on medication and was hopeful of being released from the hospital on Friday, but could remain

more on Friday. The 135th Preakness horse race will be held today.

choice Lookin At Lucky, the beaten favorite who was compromised by starting on the rail in the Derby. This time, he’ll be in the No. 7 post — right next to Super Saver — with new rider Martin Garcia replacing Garrett Gomez. “Everything is going to be pushed down to the inside,” Baffert said. “The whole key to the race is what (Kent) Desormeaux does (on Paddy O’Prado). Kent will probably start the tempo and the rest of us have to fall into it.” Desormeaux knows Pimlico’s tight turns better than just about anyone. He won riding titles here earlier in his career and he won the 2008 Preakness aboard Big Brown. “You have to ride aggressively,” said Baffert, a fourtime Preakness winner. “That

(first) turn comes up quickly. Everything bad happens in that first turn.” The Preakness has eight fewer starters than the Derby, making for less of a calvary charge. Seven horses in the race didn’t run in the 1 1/4-mile Derby, meaning they’re coming in fresh. Paddy O’Prado, who finished third at Churchill Downs, is one of five Derby horses returning from two weeks’ rest. Dublin was seventh and Jackson Bend 12th. “All of us that were in the Derby could probably make a legitimate excuse for weather and mud,” said D. Wayne Lukas, who trains long shots Dublin and Northern Giant. “Everyone wants to see what happens on a dry track.”

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Cavaliers regroup as LeBron derby begins CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping coach Mike Brown — for now. Team owner Dan Gilbert refuted a report Friday that Brown had been fired. “That’s not true,” he said during a news conference at Cleveland Clinic Courts, the team’s three-year-old, $25 million training facility. “We are right now just going through the evaluation process.” He said the team expects to have answers “in the next week to 10 days,” Gilbert said. “I don’t think it’s a secret coaching is one of the things we’ll look at.” Stung by the Cavs’ stunning loss to Boston in the second round of the NBA playoffs, Gilbert said an organizational review will include general manager Danny Ferry, who failed in his attempt to put a championship team around two-time MVP LeBron James. “Everybody will be evaluated,” said Gilbert, who earlier called it a “very sad day in Cleveland.” Brown was the league’s coach of the year last season when the Cavs won 66 games. Cleveland lost to Orlando in the conference finals, however, and it was assumed Brown would have to get the team closer to a championship to keep his job. Instead, the Cavs regressed in Brown’s fifth season. They were badly outplayed by the Celtics, who won the last two games played in Cleveland by a combined 50 points. But Gilbert insisted the team didn’t quit against Boston. “It’s one of those things that you can’t believe it after it’s happened,” Gilbert said. “I feel bad for the fans more than anybody. It’s a nightmare and we’ve got to get through it.” The loss opened up the possibility of a major shakeup

nba playoffs as James prepares for free agency. James can opt out of his contract by July 1, a move that would make him a free agent and set off a wild scramble for his services from New York to Miami to Los Angeles and, of course, back in Cleveland. Gilbert believes the Cavs are still in the mix to keep James. “Of course, we fully believe that, sweepstakes, in the running, whatever, I think this is the best franchise for him to play at,” Gilbert said. Brown and James were not available for comment and there are no plans to have them meet with the media. That didn’t stop others from courting the superstar. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said if James calls to ask what it’s like to live in New York City, he will give the superstar a “big sales pitch.” “Rumors are that both the Knicks and the Nets would like to get him. I would never take sides on that, but I think it would be great for New York if he would come here,” Bloomberg said on his weekly Friday show on WOR Radio. One Twitter posting said, “Can we change the Bronx to LeBronx? Pretty please, at least until July 1.” The mayor’s office happily retweeted it, adding: “Good one!” Meanwhile, a music video posted on Break.com features Clevelanders and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in a singalong to the tune of “We Are the World.” The song’s lyrics include, “Please stay, LeBron. We really need you. No bigger market’s gonna love you half as much as we do.” It also took a shot at New York City, with lyrics “New York’s overcrowded. Those people are unbearable. And don’t forget, the Knicks and Nets are terrible.”

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there a few more days. Frye said there is “no timetable” for Vickers’ return. The 26-year-old Vickers is in his seventh full season racing in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. He has two career Cup wins and made the 12-driver Chase for the championship last season. He’s currently 20th in the standings. Missing a start almost certainly will make it impossible for him to make the Chase this season. “It is a minor setback in a young man’s life and career,” Frye said. “Obviously, it’s a major setback for our race team this weekend.” Frye said even if Vickers was released before Sunday’s race, running at least one lap for points was not an option. Red Bull Racing was smart to bench Vickers, according to a physician who specializes in venous disease. Suresh Vedantham, a professor of interventional radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, said there are risks that could occur if he competed. “If he were to get banged up, trauma can promote further blood clotting,” he said. “If he’s known to have blood clots, he’s probably using blood thinning drugs. If he was banged up, he’d be particularly prone to a severe bleeding complication.” Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for Sunday’s race with a lap of 157.315 mph. Kasey Kahne was second and Mark Martin third in Friday’s qualifying.

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Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Jeepers Creepers” — A cloaked figure, Jonathan Breck, terrorizes two siblings, Gina Philips and Justin Long, after they discover mutilated bodies in a country drainpipe./6 on SYFY n SPORTS College baseball — Ole Miss tries to continue its surge to the top of the SEC when it takes on Alabama./3 on ESPN2 n PRIMETIME “Cops” — Officers see a drunk- Gina Philips en man trying to tackle an opponent; a man is arrested for disorderly intoxication./7:30 on Fox

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

MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Wavy Gravy, counterculture icon, 74; Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state, 73; K.T. Oslin, country singer, 68; Chazz Palminteri, actor, 58; Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress, 29; Nick Perri, rock musician, 26. n DEATH Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert — The man who helped South Africa chart a peaceful way out Madeleine of apartheid by leading fellow whites into talks Albright with exiled black leaders died Friday. He was 70. The Institute for Democracy in Africa, known as Idasa, announced his death. The thinktank Van Zyl Slabbert founded to organize meetings between whites and blacks in apartheid South Africa called him a “visionary son of Africa.” Van Zyl Slabbert had been hospitalized recently with an undisclosed illness. Njabulo Ndebele, Idasa’s board chairman, said he did not know the cause of death.

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Philbin to have clot removed from leg Talk-show host Regis Philbin will have a blood clot in his calf removed Tuesday, but he anticipates a speedy recovery. The 78-year-old co-host of “Live! With Regis and Kelly” said on Friday’s show: “It’s no big deal. It’s really nothing.” He said he expects to return the next day. Philbin first mentioned his upcoming proceRegis dure on Thursday’s show. He had hip replacePhilbin ment surgery in December and triple heart bypass surgery in 2007. He said leg pain has made it difficult for him to walk and that “one of the things you’ve got to do when you get a new hip is continue to walk.”

DA meets actress in Polanski scandal Los Angeles prosecutors have met with a British actress who claims she was sexually abused by director Roman Polanski in Paris when she was 16. Forty-two-year-old Charlotte Lewis, speaking at a news conference Friday in Los Angeles, said Polanski abused her while she was working on the film “Pirates” in 1982. Los Angeles County district attorney’s spokesCharlotte Lewis man Sandi Gibbons acknowledges Lewis met with a prosecutor handling Polanski’s 33-yearold sex case involving another girl. Gibbons would not comment further. Lewis’ attorney Gloria Allred said she hopes her client’s allegations will affect sentencing for Polanski, who is under house arrest in Switzerland and is fighting extradition. He pleaded guilty in 1977 to having sex with a 13-year-old girl but fled to France.

Horne remember as conflicted, inspired Lena Horne, whose signature song was “Stormy Weather,” was remembered at her funeral on Friday as a shy girl from Brooklyn who fought racism for decades to emerge as a worldclass singer and social activist. “She was so many ideas existing all at the same time in the same space and they were all conflicting and they were all true,” her granddaughter, Jenny Lumet, told hundreds of Lena Horne mourners at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan. They included fellow entertainers Chita Rivera, Diahann Carroll, Dionne Warwick, Cicely Tyson and Jinji Nicole. Horne, who died Sunday at 92, was one of the first black performers hired to sing with Charlie Barnet’s white orchestra in the early 1940s, playing the Copacabana nightclub in New York City. When she signed with MGM, she was one of the rare black actors to have a contract with a major Hollywood studio.

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Ouch! Bear bites picture-taking man A man was bitten as he was trying to take a picture of a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, but the injury was minor and did not require medical attention. The National Park Service said in a release the unidentified man suffered a small puncture wound on his foot after he was bitten on the Laurel Falls Trail to the south of Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Wednesday. Wildlife biologists captured a 60-pound female bear that visitors reported seeing near the trail. As a matter of park policy, bears that have contact or injure people are euthanized.

‘most trusted man in america’

University of Texas showcases Cronkite career AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Walter Cronkite covered the birth of space exploration, John F. Kennedy’s assassination and Watergate. Yet the reporter and television news anchor once known as the “Most Trusted Man in America” never forgot his roots. Shortly after he died last year at age 92, a search of his work desk turned up a neatly folded canvas shoulder bag used for delivering Liberty magazine, which Cronkite sold door-to-door as a child. “He was a newspaper man at heart,” said Don Carleton, curator of the new exhibit “Cronkite: Eyewitness to a Century,” which opens Saturday at the LBJ presidential library at the University of Texas. Carleton believes the bag may be the one Cronkite used to deliver the 5-cent magazine when he was 8 or 9 years old, earning half-a-penny per paper at the start of what would become one of America’s most famous journalism careers. The bag is featured in the exhibit culled from Cronkite’s personal archive, which is held by the university’s Briscoe Center for American History. It covers Cronkite’s life from a budding journalist at the University of Texas — where he dropped out as a junior in 1935 because classes were getting in the way of journalism, Carleton said — to his days as a pioneering broadcast CBS newsman covering presidents and the Vietnam War. Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center, helped Cronkite research and prepare for his 1989 best-selling autobiography “A Reporter’s Life.” Also known as “Uncle Walter,” Cronkite signed off for the final time as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” in 1981. Carleton said he wants the exhibit to be more than a trip down memory lane for baby boomers who grew up getting news from Cronkite. “We hope a whole new generation will come to appreciate what he did for professional journalism and objectivity and the critical role journalism plays in democracy,” Carleton said. But nostalgic it is, right from the film clip that greets visitors and features the venerable newsman’s recognizable baritone: “I’m Walter Cronkite.” The exhibit draws from Cronkite’s collection of reporting notebooks, television scripts, photographs, letters from colleagues and dignitaries, and vast collection of press credentials. The exhibit includes some of his first newspaper clippings, yellowed with age but preserved thanks to a proud parent. “His mother saved a lot of stuff,” Carleton said.

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A display at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas, shows Walter Cronkite broadcasting from the back of car.

Vintage news reel at the Cronkite exhibit

A bag used by Cronkite to sell Liberty magazines Much of the archive already had been donated to the Briscoe Center, but Cronkite’s will instructed relatives to search his home for other items. His son Chip found his father’s war correspondent uniform from World War II buried deep in a closet. “It was like seeing superman’s cape in Clark Kent’s

closet,” Chip Cronkite said by telephone from New York. “It was a thrill to see.” The uniform and some other items will go to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., or the Paley Center for Media in New York after the exhibit closes in January, Chip Cronkite said. Film clips include Walter

Cronkite’s famous newscast of the 1963 Kennedy assassination when Cronkite announced the president had died, then paused several seconds to compose himself before continuing with the news. The Kennedy assassination marks the beginning of the most powerful sequence that runs from the early 1960s to Cronkite’s reporting from Vietnam and on the Watergate break-in that would ultimately led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Also on display are personal items, including several Emmy awards, a traveling typewriter, the cap Cronkite wore while sailing and a moon rock presented to him by NASA. Mounted behind glass is Cronkite’s application to NASA to be the first journalist in space, a concept scuttled after the Challenger disaster in 1986 that killed the crew and school teacher Christa McAuliffe. Not getting to space, “was one of his great disappointments in life,” Carleton said.

‘Law & Order’ axed by NBC after 20-season run NEW YORK (AP) — The venerable police-courtroom drama “Law & Order” has been axed. NBC announced Friday that the show would end its historic 20-season run on May 24, with an season finale that was never meant to bring the saga to a close. The show starred an ensemble cast currently consisting of Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, Linus Roache, Alana De La Garza, Sam Waterston and S. Epatha Merkerson, who, unrelated to the show’s abrupt cancellation, had already announced she was moving on. Even as it issued a death sentence to the original “Law & Order,” NBC announced a new drama in the “Law & Order” franchise called “LOLA” (“Law & Order: Los Angeles”). Premiering this fall, “LOLA” is described as a procedural crime drama “that will follow the theme and storylines similar to the ’Law & Order’brand series on the streets of Los Angeles.” Casting for the show is under way, the network said.

each. “Never complain, never explain,” Wolf said in a statement. “Law & Order” won a Peabody Award and the 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. It also became a familiar presence in New York as it went about its on-location filming. “Over the last 20 years, ‘Law & Order’ became a New York City institution,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The associated press

Sam Waterston as district attorney Jack McCoy in “Law and Order” NBC will also renew “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for a 12th season. NBC’s full 2010-11 schedule will be officially released Sunday. The sudden end of “Law & Order” could be explained by sagging ratings and creative fatigue, but its renewal had been widely expected nonetheless. Then, on Thursday, a flurry of reports declared the series to be doomed. NBC refused to confirm the reports.

Negotiations were said to be continuing late Thursday. Jeff Gaspin, chairman of NBC Universal Television, praised “Law & Order” creator-producer Dick Wolf and said it “will continue to make an impact like no other series before.” But the cancellation denies Wolf his long-held dream of surpassing “Gunsmoke” from a generation ago as TV’s longest-running drama. The two series are tied at 20 seasons

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Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

Troubled teen wants escape from unhappy life at home DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL

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ing in any way guilty about the split. Children are seldom, if ever, the cause — or even a factor — in a divorce or separation. The circumstances that led your parents to separate are far more complex than they may appear on the surface. Your parents have probably been deeply hurt by each other. Rarely is one party entirely to blame. Do not feel sorry for yourself or ashamed. Divorce happens in the best of families. Your mother’s reaction to your tears was regrettable. It

TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE

BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION If tomorrow is your birthday: Flow with the tide of events in the year ahead, instead of attempting to swim against them. Outside factors could be what propel you forward and put you in new situations that can hold much promise of growth and development. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Although you’re extremely methodical about most things in life, you might not be so with your material affairs, at times. Be realistic in your commercial dealings so that you don’t risk a loss. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — If you want to impress a person of the opposite gender, be careful not to come on too strong. If you have to try to be someone other than yourself, this individual is not for you. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Bring what is bothering you out in the open if you are dissatisfied with something in a valued relationship. Just be certain to handle it diplomatically and not in a hostile manner. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Be just as tolerant and considerate with those with whom you have strong emotional bonds as you are with casual friends and acquaintances. They deserve the same amount of thoughtfulness you give others. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Look out for your own interests, but not in a pushy or ill-mannered fashion. There are plenty of ways to get what you want other than destroying or bruising another. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — There is a strong possibility that you could take too seriously many things that should be fun and light, while treating that which needs to be taken earnestly far too indifferently. Try to find a balance. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — If you’re considering making an investment, be sure to do all the necessary homework first. Taking the time to do so is likely to spell the difference between profit and loss. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Once you make a promise to do something with friends, you need to stick to your word, or risk losing their friendship for good. Don’t promise what you can’t commit to. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — In order to get a project off the drawing board, you might attempt to try something that you’re not qualified to do. Instead of accomplishing your purpose, you could lose it all. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You may choose to ignore experience and attempt once more to do what you clearly failed at previously. That painful lesson will simply have to be repeated. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — It’s wonderful to be industrious, but attempting to do too many things simultaneously is likely to collapse all that you’re trying to do. Focus on one thing at a time and complete it before going on to the next. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Usually the last thing you would ever do is let another think for you, yet today that’s exactly what you might resort to. Make doubly sure that the person is someone you trust, admire and respect.

TWEEN 12 & 20

BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: I have been reading your column since I was 12 years old. I now am 20. I agree with most of your opinions, especially on the “evils” of drugs, tobacco and alcohol. I don’t agree when you encourage overweight teens to trim down because of health concerns. I happen to be obese. That means I can eat what I want, as much as I want, whenever I want. Eating is enjoyable. I love to eat, and guess what? I consider myself to be a healthy young woman. I am employed as a telephone company employee. I’ve been working for over a year and a half and have never taken a sick day. Please lay off scolding overweight teens. I’m sure most of them enjoy being “portly.” Overweight is wonderful! — Nameless, Lake Charles, La. Nameless: Most overweight people who contact me are unhappy and want advice to lose those excess pounds. When they reach their ideal weight, they will be healthier. Dr. William Cochran, a nutritionist with the Geisinger Clinic in Danville, Pa., reports that it is not unusual to see obese children and teens (weighing up to 400 pounds) suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and liver disease. About 1 million American teens (4.2 percent of the age group) suffer from metabolic syndrome, which is defined as having at least three of the following: high triglycerides, low “good” cholesterol, high blood sugar or high blood pressure. These factors raise the risk of heart disease, which is our number one killer. When asked, I tell teens the best way to lose weight is to eat nutritious foods (fruits, vegetables, low-fat cheese and milk and lean meat). They should also get adequate rest (at least eight hours per night) and do aerobic exercise (brisk walking or jogging) a minimum of four times per week. But before starting a weight-loss program, they should receive a physical examination from their family physician. • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

may have been she felt defensive. Divorce can be an emotional roller coaster — so be prepared for her to have mood swings and don’t personalize it. (She may be having a bad day.) As to your attending high school rather than being homeschooled — a way to approach a discussion would be to tell your mother you would like to try it for “a while.” She may be more receptive than you think, because she may need to get a job or return to school to prepare for one. Dear Abby: I am a 22-yearold college student. My boyfriend, “Jay,” and I have been together four years and plan to become engaged after school. The problem is, I have never told him my mom is a lesbian. She dresses like a man and wears her hair very short. I have always accepted her for who she is — or at least

I thought so. I have told Jay lies about my mom and dad being together when, in fact, they are not. My dad is deceased, and Mom has a girlfriend. I will graduate soon and Jay will be there. So will Mom and her girlfriend. I feel like I am losing my mind the closer that graduation comes. Jay is a wonderful person, but sometimes he can be judgmental. I have wanted to tell him the truth many times, but I’m afraid of what he will think of me or have second thoughts about our relationship. I can’t seem to find the words to tell him even when I try. Please help. — Keeping a Secret in Huntsville, Texas Dear Keeping a Secret: Here are the words: “Jay, there is something I need to tell you — something I haven’t been completely honest about.” Then tell him everything and

do it before graduation, so he will have time to forgive you for not trusting him and being truthful about your background. He will probably be more upset about the deception than any impression your mother could make. If Jay loves you, the two of you will get past this. But if he’s not up to it, then your relation-

ship wasn’t meant to be, and you’ll have to accept it.

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

Weight still problem despite diet, exercise Dear Dr. Gott: I’m beginning to think I’m crazy. I’m five-feetnine, 41 years old, about to tip to 200 pounds, and am unable to lose weight. Everyone talks about challenges in weight loss, but I have seriously made giant efforts and do not see any results. I’m beyond frustrated. I swam competitively in high school with up to four hours per day of heavy training, ate as little as possible, and still gained. I continued to swim in college and met with doctors, trainers and nutritionists who claimed I had a healthful and appropriate diet and got plenty of exercise despite my ever increasing weight. Today, I continue a steady routine of exercise — a minimum of two hours each day doing both strength and aerobic activities. I mix up the routine so my body won’t get adjusted to doing the same thing every day. During weekends and vacations, I increase my activity levels. I’ve studied to become a trainer, read anything I can get my hands on about how to exercise properly and tried many, many ways to lose weight. I started with the basic expend more calories than you consume. I used a weightlifter’s competition diet of 1,000 calories a day for three weeks and gained six pounds. I’ve weighed, measured, and kept a food journal in order to keep my calories at a minimum. My doctor has ordered all sorts of blood work that always comes back normal. It was discovered that I have an airwayobstruction issue (apparently my tongue is too big for my mouth), and my physician told me that the sleep issue caused my weight issues and that a CPAP machine would help. I started using this in November and have put on 10 pounds since then. I continue to question my doctor, but he maintains that if I reduce my calories enough, I will lose weight. I’m sad, depressed, and at my wits’ end. I’m seriously disappointed with my ability to conquer this hurdle. What is wrong with me? Dear Reader: There are several reasons why individuals can experience difficulty losing weight, including the consumption of too many calories without expending them, hypothyroidism, alcohol use, certain medications, emotional factors such as depression, slow metabolism, Cushing syndrome and more. Some individuals may even be weightloss intolerant. I don’t believe you are weightloss intolerant. The fact that you continue to gain weight despite drastic calorie cuts is a concern to me. It indicates that either you are not being truthful about your diet and exercise habits or there is some underlying medical problem causing the unintentional weight gain. First, a complete blood count and work-up should be done. Several endocrine disorders such as hypothyroidism and

ASK THE DOCTOR Dr. PETER

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Cushing syndrome can lead to unwanted weight gain and difficulty losing weight as well as other problems. Hypothyroidism is often easy to resolve with inexpensive prescription hormone replacement. Cushing syndrome is more complex. Alcohol use, quitting smoking, depression and certain medications may be contributing factors. In my opinion, your physician is being negligent about your situation.

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Dear Abby: I am 13 and have been home-schooled for a few years, but I hate it. My parents recently got a divorce after many years of trying to. Although I was used to the idea of their divorce, I cried when it happened. Mom asked me what was wrong and I told her. Her reply was, “Oh, grow up. You’re 13, not 5!” It showed me she doesn’t care about my feelings. I don’t know why, but sometimes I think I’m the reason behind my parents’ split. Also, I have no idea how to tell Mom I want to go to high school next year. I feel like my life is falling apart. What do I do? — Tennessee Teen in Turmoil Dear Tennessee Teen: Regardless of how old a person is, when parents divorce it can be shocking — even if you saw it coming. It’s normal to be sad about it, but don’t make your burden harder to bear by feel-

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2 CEMETERY PLOTS. Green Acres in Garden of Hope. $1,275 each. 601825-5523.

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9X12 ANTIQUE HANDWOVEN Persian rug, $600. Antique piano stool, $100. Call for details, 601-4157119.

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

COLEMAN POWERMATE. 5000 watt Portable generator. Runs good. Needs some fuel line work. $250. 601-634-8548.

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11. Business Opportunities

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!

Purged 5 sacks and up $1.50 a pound. Under 5 sacks $2 a pound.

318-574-4572 318-207-6221

USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252. WASHER AND DRYER set for sale!! FRIGIDARE brand. Good Condition and works great! Asking $385.00. Please call 601619-6934. Leave message if no answer.

Fresh Seafood, & Sack Oysters,

Live Crawfish $1.50/ lb C heapest Prices in Town

STRICK’S SEAFOOD 601-218-2363

19. Garage & Yard Sales

11. Business Opportunities

1222 DIVISION STREET. Saturday 7am-10am. Maternity, childrens clothing, household items, miscellaneous.

2 FAMILY SALE 7amuntil. Battery operated wheel chair, small utility trailer, love seat, Women and Children clothes. Lots of miscellaneous. 4306 Halls Ferry Road. (Piggly Wiggly Parking Lot).

19. Garage & Yard Sales

21. Boats, Fishing Supplies

24. Business Services

2 FAMILY YARD sale 302 Gregory Lane. Clothes, baby items, Furniture, Dishes, etc. 7am-12pm. May 15.

LIL' SOUTHERN MARKET by River Region. Saturday 8am until. Too much to list. New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers memorabilia. Spaces available. Call Stormy at 601218-1971.

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

DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740.

22 DOUGLAS ROAD, off Culkin, Saturday, 7am11am. Baby bed, Kids clothes through plus size women's and men's clothing, lots of miscellaneous. 3 FAMILY YARD SALE Saturday 7am- 4pm. Furniture, Clothes, Child Entertainment Center, Kitchen Ware, Tools, Wheels, Collectibles, Welder, Chair Lift, etc. 317 Goodrum Road. 305 CAIN RIDGE ROAD. Saturday 7am- until. Family yard sale. Too much to list.

MOVING SALE, 112 Fairways Place, Saturday, 7am-1pm, no early birds! Clothes, furniture, lots of miscellaneous. MULTI FAMILY SALE, Saturday, 7am- until, 709 Santa Rosa, Marion Park, lots of miscellaneous, Coke memorabilia, lots more!

CHURCH WIDE SALE, car wash and bake sale! Saturday, 7:30am- until, Church of the Nazarene, top of the hill at 3428 Wisconsin Avenue. Church/ children and teen fund raiser, Spend $15 at the yard sale and get a free car wash! ENCHANTED HILLS. 115 Sherwood Drive. Saturday 7am- until. Lots of BABY girl clothes, stroller, games, LOTS of Home décor and Household items.

203 STARLIGHT DRIVE, Enchanted Hills, Saturday, 6am- until all gone! Women's small to large clothes, appliances, household items, lots of great stuff!

HUGE MULTI FAMILY moving sale. Saturday, May 15. Furniture, exercise equipment and tools. 6023 Castle Road.

40. Cars & Trucks

STILL HAVE STUFF after your Garage Sale? Donate your items to The Salvation Army, we pick-up! Call 601-636-2706. What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

24. Business Services AFFORDABLE PAINTING. Quality work, interior/ exterior, pressure washing. References. 601-218-0263. BARBARA'S LAWN SERVICE. Grass too tall, give us a call. Low prices, great service. 601-218-8267, 601629-6464, leave message.

Smith Lawn Service Professional cut, trim and cleanup. Satisfaction guaranteed, Vicksburg area, free quotes. 318-341-6620.

Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109 • Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce

Your Hometown Newspaper!

Openings Available in:

Vicksburg & Culkin areas

601-636-4545 ext. 181

26. For Rent Or Lease

TREY GORDON

ROOFING & RESTORATION

•Roof & Home Repair (all types!) •30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref Licensed • Insured

YOU ARE ALWAYS A WINNER......

2005 YAMAHA RHINO. Loaded, great condition. Less than 150 hours operation. 10 foot heavy duty trailer. $7800. 601-2181460 before 7pm.

When you advertise in The Vicksburg Post Classifieds!

18. Miscellaneous For Sale

1207 Washington St. • 601-636-6413

! No Wonder Everybody’s Doing It

Framing, additions, decks, porches & painting. All types remodeling & repairs. Metal roofs & buildings. Mobile home repairs. No job too small. Dewayne Kennedy 601-638-0337 601-529-7565

FREE ESTIMATES

601-618-0367

20. Hunting

FOR HOME REPAIR. 13 years experience. Plumbing, electrical, carpentery, painting. Call R. Smith. 601638-2606 or 601-415-1710. River City Lawn Care You grow it - we mow it! Affordable and professional. Lawn and landscape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge. 601-529-6168.

WE PAY CASH! for gold, silver, diamonds & coins Scallions Jewelers

Teachers, stay-at-home parents, college students, nurses. . . they’re all delivering the newspaper in their spare time and earning extra income! It’s easy - and it’s a great way to earn extra cash. To join The Vicksburg Post newspaper team you must be dependable, have insurance, reliable transportation, and be available to deliver afternoons Monday Friday and early mornings Saturday and Sunday.

19. Garage & Yard Sales

114 JENNIFER DRIVE. Saturday 7am-2pm. Lots of girls clothing 12 month-5T. Kitchen items, adult clothing, miscellaneous, books, and much more.

14014 HIGHWAY 61 South. Saturday 7 amuntil. Clothes, Size 14 and up. Crawfish Cooking Every Sunday

The Vicksburg Post

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. Wisconsin Avenue. Approximately 400 square feet. High traffic area. $500 month. Call John 601-5297376.

28. Furnished Apartments 1 BEDROOM WITH kitchen and bathroom, utilities furnished. 601-5299804. CORPORATE APARTMENT. Fully furnished. $800 monthly, utilities, weekly cleaning, off street parking. 601-661-9747. 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.

LOOKING T O MOVE UP IN THE JOB MARKET? Step this way to the top of your field! Job opportunities abound in the

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601-636-SELL

Get YOUR Business noticed in our

MEMORIAL DAY IS APPROACHING AND THE VICKSBURG POST WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOU THE CHANCE TO JOIN US IN PAYING HOMAGE TO OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FIGHT OVERSEAS FOR OUR FREEDOMS AND THE FREEDOMS OF OTHERS. INCLUDE YOUR SOLDIER IN THIS SPECIAL TRIBUTE PAGE. $18 PER PICTURE. CALL CLASSIFIEDS FOR DETAILS AT 601-636-7355 (SELL).

BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY

Sign a 3 month or 6 month agreement and SAVE!!! Run a 1 column x 1 inch size $84.60 Monthly (which is only $2.82 per day)! Run a 1 column x 2 inch size $169.20 Monthly (which is only $5.64 per day)!

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601-636-SELL (7355) 1601 F North Frontage Road Vicksburg, MS 39180

The Vicksburg Post

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Classified...Where Buyers And Sellers Meet. 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.

33. Commercial Property 1713 CLAY STREET. 1,200+ square feet available/ office space. Call 601618-8659 or 601-429-5005.

✰✰FOR LEASE✰✰

1911 Mission 66

29. Unfurnished Apartments

1 Bedroom $400. 2 bedroom $425. 3 bedroom $450. All have $200 deposit. Refrigerator and Stove Furnished. 601-634-8290.

CYPRESS HILL APARTMENTS- 402 Locust Street. 1 bedroom $375 monthly/ $250 deposit. 601-456-3842.

3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. New carpet and appliances, $525. 1 bedroom, $400. 601-631-0805.

30. Houses For Rent 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath home at 715 Fort Hill. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher. 2 story with double porches, fireplace, sun room and garage. Lots of charm, and great neighbors. $1200 monthly, $1000 deposit. 601-636-7862. 3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths. 61 South area, $700 deposit, $700 monthly. 601631-1523. 3/ 4 BEDROOMSRent $1,000 and Up! • 721 National 732-768-5743 BEAUTIFUL HOME ON Colonial Drive. 4 BEDROOM, 3 BATH. On quiet cul-de-sac. Fireplace. 2 Kitchens. Over 3,000 square feet. $1400 monthly. Call 601-831-4506.

Vicksburg’s Most Convenient Luxury Apartments! • Cable Furnished! • High Speed Internet Access Available! 601-636-0503 2160 S. Frontage Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

Voted #1 Apartments in the 2009 Reader’s Choice

• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts. • Beautifully Landscaped • Lake Surrounds Community

• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300 www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

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

Spring Move-In Special • 1 & 2 Bedroom Studios & Efficiencies • Utilities Paid No Utility Deposit Required

• Downtown Convenience to Fine Restaurants, Shops, Churches, Banks & Casinos

✦ From $495.00 ✦ Secure High-Rise Building • Off Street Parking • 9 1/2 Foot Ceilings • Beautiful River Views • Senior Discounts •

Classic Elegance in Modern Surroundings

601-630-2921

801 Clay Street • Vicksburg

Commodore Apartments 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231

COUNTRY COTTAGE. BOVINA area, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, central heat/ air, screened back porch. References/ deposit required, $600 monthly. Call 601-8315575. LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506. Nice 3 BEDROOMS, 1 bath, Glenwood Circle area. Central heat air, hardwood floors, garage, fenced yard, utility shed. $850 month + deposit. 601-831-5317 or 850-291-4743.

31. Mobile Homes For Rent 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath partially furnished, off Highway 27 South. $700 monthly, plus deposit. Call Carla, Jones & Upchurch. 601-415-4179. 3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths. 61 South area, deposit required. 601-619-9789.

32. Mobile Homes For Sale 1995 FRANKLIN ROCKWOOD. 16 x 80, 2 bedroom 2 bathroom. All appliances. Heat and air. 601-634-6324. 2001 16X80. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, $12,500. 601-6725146. DOUBLE WIDE FOR sale! 1998 Cappaert in great shape! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, $23,500. 601-6725146. DOUBLE WIDE WITH land, $49,900! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Financing available. $330 monthly with approved credit! 601-6725146. HANDYMAN SPECIAL! 3 single wides for $7500 each! 601-672-5146.

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

Brian Moore Realty Connie - Owner/ Agent

318-322-4000 EXECUTIVE PLAZA. North Frontage Road, #11, on front. Available June 1st. $600 monthly. Call 601-5293666. I-20 AREA. 2,000 square feet. Commercial. Call 601-218-9631.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

NICE OFFICE SPACE on Wisconsin Avenue. 750 square feet .$475 monthly. 1000 square feet, $700 monthly. 601-634-6669 SALE BUILDING AND lots at 1814 Sky Farm Avenue for sale as is. Leave a detailed message at 320217-5398.

JOHN ARNOLD 601-529-7376 NEED BUYERS: I have access to homes in all prices & sizes to show you, as well as land & commercial property. Central Drive: Nice home w/hardwood floors, freshly painted inside & out, fenced backyard, workshop & 16x16 covered back porch. $69,000. Call John Arnold, Vicksburg Realty, LLC.

2 BEDROOM, 1 bath, 1 acre. Screened porch, hot tub. Redwood area. Very affordable. Many extras, call for details. 601-456-0005.

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

601.630.8209

Member FDIC

2150 South Frontage Road

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By owner- 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath completely remodeled brick home. Bovina area, hardwood & ceramic flooring, new metal roof, approx. 1558 sq. ft. $135,000. For appointment, 601-415-4518

BEVERLY MCMILLIN Realtor “Simply the Best”

601-415-9179

M c Millin Real Estate

VicksburgMsRealEstate.com Classifieds Really Work!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

AUDUBON PLACE For those adults who like a safe community setting with the best neighbors in Vicksburg. 415-3333 • 638-1102 • 636-1455

McMillin Real Estate 601-636-8193 VicksburgRealEstate.com

Licensed in MS and LA

Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency 1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com

Broker, GRI

601-636-6490 PRIVATE 2500 SQUARE FOOT shop with 4 bedroom apartment on approximately 2.5 acres. 230 Old Mt. Alban Road. $55,000. 601218-4191.

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 Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

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

601-634-8928 2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd. www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net Rental including Corporate Apartments Available

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

ARNER

REAL ESTATE, INC

JIM HOBSON

REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER

601-636-0502

35. Lots For Sale

Big River Realty Rely on over 19 years of experience in Real Estate.

DAVID A. BREWER 601-631-0065

600 Blossom Lane

455 DOGWOOD LAKE DRIVE. By owner. Custom built, 4000 square feet brick home on 10 wooded acres on lake front. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, formal living and dining rooms, family room with fireplace, built-in bookcases and entertainment center. Large kitchen with breakfast room, office, laundry room upstairs and downstairs. Bonus room, walk-in attic over 3-car garage. Appointment only. $495,000. 601-6366823, 601-218-3600.

34. Houses For Sale

Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 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 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490

34. Houses For Sale

Discount for Senior Citizens available READ THE CLASSIFIEDS DAILY! DAILY!

3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths. Great county location. $128,000. 601-618-4641, after 5pm.

MODERN OFFICE SUITE NEAR CORPS Museum. Kitchenette, shower, Wi-Fi, parking, 600 square feet. $495. 601-529-6093.

CALL 601-636-SELL AND PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY.

34. Houses For Sale

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

HELP!!! My property listings in this ad keep selling! I need MORE LISTINGS! Give me a call to discuss putting your property on the market and IN THIS AD.

Bigriverhomes.com Call Jennifer Gilliland McMillin Real Estate 601-218-4538. Mission Park Dr, Mission 66 Commercial lots, $50,500. Pear Orchard Offices 1000 sq ft $73,500. Redwood Rd 1 acre lots $20,000. Newit Vick, 6 acres $72,500. 898 National St. Duplex $44,500. Openwood, Clubhouse Cir., Shop 5000 sq ft $69,900. Openwood 1112 Choctaw Tr.2600 sq ft built in 1985. Swimming pool, deck, fenced in yard. $249,900. 100 Wigwam 4 BR 2 BA $107,900. 1 Grey Creek 30 acres off Freetown Rd $187,500. 1800 Hwy 61 N 4750 sq ft $385,000. Hwy 61 N Port Gibson 16,800 sq ft on Black River $220,000 Savannah Hills lot $39,900. Classified Advertising really brings big results!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

LOTS FOR SALE or rent. Ironwood Drive and Rancho Road. 601-456-4860 or 601-529-2734.

36. Farms & Acreage 4 ACRES ON Bazinsky Road. Undeveloped, lots of potential. 985-969-4983, leave message.

✰ 770 acs Sharkey Co.

trophy deer & duck. Located between Delta Ntl. & new Teddy Roosevlet Ntl. Forest. Possible to divide. $1300/acre.

✰ 179 acs Holmes Co.

borders Big Black River. Great hunting & timber. $2400/ac agent/owner

✰ 185 acs Montgomery Co. w/new lodge, 40 ac

stocked lake, borders Big Black River. Deer & duck $2800/ac

Many more tracts available! Investors Realty Group, Inc.

38. Farm Implements/ Heavy Equipment 2007 KUBOTA M5040, 4 wheel drive. 277 hours. Excellent condition. $19,000 Call 601-218-046.

39. Motorcycles, Bicycles 2003 GOLDWING. Excellent condition, 18,000 miles, lots of extras. $12,500. Call John 601-529-7376. 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON FXDBI Streetbob. Flat black, Screamin' Eagle package, solo and dual seats, only 11,020 miles. $11,000. 601-415-8572.

40. Cars & Trucks 1974 CAPRICE BODY. Needs Restoration $325. Call 601-529-2734. 1983 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. 4 door, automatic. Extra clean, high miles. Great buy. 601-638-2388. 1993 HONDA 2 Door Civic with Turbo. Car looks great. Needs minor work. $3500. Call 601-218-0496. 1991 Honda 4 door Civic. Needs motor. $1000. Call 601-218-0496. 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. 2Wheel Drive. Air, Cruise and Towing hitch. New tires and battery. $1,795. Call 601-437-4065 or 601-702-0045. 1996 FORD TAURUS. 69,000 miles, well maintained, loaded with leather. $3500. 601-218-3291. 1996 GMC Z-71. 4-wheel drive, 140,000 miles. $4000. 601-415-0400. 1999 HONDA ACCORD. 1 owner, extra nice. $5000, firm. 601-634-0320. 2000 VOLVO S40. $4995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601-636-2855. 2001 CHEVROLET Z71 LT. Extended cab, white, very solid, loaded up! $6000. 601-954-5429. 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LT. Leather, extra nice. $9500. 601-634-0320. 2004 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. Very good condition. Fully loaded. $16,000 or best offer. 601-529-8702. 2005 CHEVROLET Z71 extended cab. Like new, won't last long! Call Bobby, 601-218-9654 days, 601636-0658 nights. Dealer. 2005 FORD MUSTANG. Extra sharp, V6, 59,000 miles. $9500. 601-6340320. 2005 MAZDA RX8. Red with red/ black leather interior, sunroof, 6-speed, Bose system, great condition, 41,800 miles. $15,995. 601218-0100, 601-218-0072.

✰ Danny Rice/ Broker 601-529-2847, ✰ Charlie Donald, 601-668-8027, ✰ Dees Simpson, 601-529-4478.

2006 DODGE 2500 Diesel Crew Cab. 2 Wheel Drive. Automatic. 6900 miles. $20000 or best offer. 601-618-8788.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

Call 601-636-SELL to sell your Car or Truck!

40. Cars & Trucks 2006 FORD F250 Lariat. $31,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601-636-2855. 2007 CHEVROLET CREW Cab LT Z71. 28,000 miles, like new. Call Bobby, 601-218-9654 days, 601636-0658 nights. Dealer.

Buck Inflation

2007 DODGE CHARGER. 84,000 miles. $9,000. Call 601-415-0760.

With a

2007 SUZUKI XL7. $14,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601-636-2855. 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS. Extended cab. 13,000 miles. Excellent condition. $15,900. 601-2180755 or 601-638-4419.

Classified Ad...

2008 FORD FOCUS SE. $13,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601-636-2855. 2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. $29,995. Call Vicksburg Toyota at 601636-2855.

You Can

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS Hybrid. 15,000 miles, factory warranty. Call Bobby, 601-218-9654 days, 601636-0658 nights. Dealer.

Turn

ANTIQUE CAR SPECIAL. 1969 450 dozer, $6500. Ford moving van, $2700. 1978 Chevrolet El Camino, $2500. 1961 Pontiac Catalina, $1800. 1967 Ford Galaxy 500 2 door, $1000. 1961 Bellaire Chevrolet 4 door, $800. 1968 Chevelle, 4 doors, restored, little more work to do, $4500. Chevrolet motor and transmission. Deer camp trailer, full bedroom and bunk, $1900. 601-529-1075.

BAD CREDIT? NO PROBLEM!

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29. Unfurnished Apartments

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The Car Store CARS • CARS • CARS• CARS• CARS 00 CADILLAC CATERA V1326AR................24 Months @ 280 per month ......$955*down $ 02SCOHEVY D LDIMPALA LS V1567R ............6 Months D per month ........$970 SO*Ldown SO@L260 D 00SCOHEVY 270 per month ...... 985 LDIMPALA LS V1742RR ..........17 Months SO*Ldown SO@LD $ LD DEVILLE V1866R ..............24 Months 00SCOADILLAC 320 per month .. 1045 SO*LdownD SO@LD $ 04 CHEVY CAVALIER LS V1982..............24 Months @ 320 per month .... 1150*down 02 NISSAN SENTRA GXE V1915 ..........23 Months @ 310 per month ....$1175*down 00 BUICK CENTURT LIMITED V1976 ....24 Months @ 270 per month ....$1195*down 06 CHEVY COLBALT LS V1973 ..............24 Months @ 340 per month ....$1195*down 95 TOYOTA AVALON XLS V1984 ..........24 Months @ 300 per month ....$1210*down 04 CHEVY MALIBU LS V1986 ................23 Months @ 340 per month ..$1300*down TRUCKS • TRUCKS • TRUCKS • TRUCKS 99 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER V1852R ....13 Months @ 260 per month ......$935*down 01 FORD RANGER XLT EXT CAB V1892 ....24 Months @ 310 per month ......$970*down 00 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 V1981 ..........24 Months @ 330 per month ..$1330*down $ 02SO FORDLDEXPEDITION XLT V1998 ......24 Months 380 per month .. 1600 D SO*Ldown SO@LD $ 03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT RV1995 ..24Months @ 380 per month .... 1810*down $

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

and

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The Vicksburg Post

MAY MADNESS SALE

0% APR up to 72 Months or Rebates Up To $6000 2009 GMC Sierra 2500

2010 GMC Sierra

Equipped with 6.6L Duramax Diesel, Allison transmission, SLE preferred package, steering wheel radio controls, dual zone air, bluetooth, fog lamps, adjustable power pedals, remote vehicle start, rear defogger, power heated mirrors, HD trailering equipment. #41051

Equipped with work truck package, cruise control, automatic transmission, air conditioner and much more. #41287

Equipped with sliding rear window, power sunroof, front heated and cooled leather seats, navigation system, rear vision camera and more. #41296

Ext. Cab SLE Duramax Diesel

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

Regular Cab

45,330 $ Sale Price - 41,995 $ Rebates - 6,000 M.S.R.P. -

35,995

2010 GMC Terrain

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

24,595

Crew Cab SLE

35,120 $ Sale Price - 32,995 $ Rebates - 5,000

44,995

Equipped with V8 engine, 1 year OnStar Safe and Sound, SLE preferred equipment package. #41281 $

30,605 $ Sale Price - 28,895 $ Rebates - 5,000 MAY MADNESS PRICE!

23,895

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

38,065 $ Sale Price - 35,995 $ Rebates - 5,000 M.S.R.P. -

30,995

2010 GMC Yukon XL

2010 GMC Yukon SLT

0% APR

for

60 Months

In Lieu of Rebate

Equipped with white diamond paint, 2nd row bucket seats, SLT equip. pkg., heated front and 2nd row seats, pwr. operated lift gate, 2nd row power release seat and more. #41199

Equipped with 2nd row bucket seats, power sliding sunroof, heated front & 2nd row seats, rear seat entertainment, 20” polished aluminum wheels, SLT package and more. #41300

50,674 $ Sale Price - 47,795 $ Rebates - 3,000 M.S.R.P. -

44,795 27,995 0% FINANCING

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

Crew Cab 4 Wheel Drive

60 Months

M.S.R.P. -

Equipped with 6-way power seat, 5.3L V8 engine, HD cooling, locking differential, HD trailering equipment, SLE package, Z71 package and more. #41290

25,010

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

51,940 $ Sale Price - 49,995 $ Rebates - 5,000

2010 GMC Sierra

17,495

M.S.R.P. -

2010 GMC Sierra

Equipped with front bucket seats, 6-way power seat adjuster, 5.3L V8, 6-speed automatic transmission, H.D. cooling, locking differential, 17” polished aluminum wheels and more. #41282

M.S.R.P. -

2010 GMC Sierra

#41284

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

22,500 $ Sale Price - 21,995 $ Rebates - 4,500 M.S.R.P. -

Extended Cab SLE

HARD TO FIND, IN STOCK NOW! M.S.R.P. -

Denali Crew Cab

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

51,155 Sale Price - 47,995 $ Rebates - 3,000 M.S.R.P. -

44,995

for 60 Months* with GMAC Approved Credit

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By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Miranda Lambert and her parents always swear they’re not going to cry when they talk about the country firebrand’s latest single, “The House That Built Me.” It goes the same every time, though. Within minutes, all three are in tears. And how could they not be, when the song reflects a difficult eight-year period in their lives that included homelessness and despair? When they talk about the song — or even just hear it — so many emotions rush back. Lambert didn’t write her country top 10 hit, “The House That Built Me,” but she might as well have. Written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, it’s a pitch-perfect retelling of her childhood, and the Lamberts were shocked when they found out she didn’t pen the song. After they wiped away the tears, of course. “It’s like the persons that wrote that song were channeling into our lives at that horrible but great time in our lives,” Rick Lambert, 58, said. “It was so many mixed emotions during that time because we actually lost everything we owned. We actually lost a house that we built with our own hands.” About 20 years ago, the Lamberts were private investigators in Lindale, Texas. A few bad business decisions doomed the company and left the family of four, including Miranda’s younger brother, with few options. “’You’re three months away from bankruptcy’ is what they say, and that’s what happened,” Bev Lambert, 50, said. “Four months down the road, we’re just like, ‘What’s happened here?’, and we’re homeless literally.” The Lamberts stayed with family for a while, but needed a place of their own. Bev noticed a nearby house, a rental property that gave her a strange sense of hope. “And every day I was like, ‘If we could just have that house. If we could just get there we could get back to normal,”’ she said. “What my wife failed to tell you is that house was in such bad shape they were going to bulldoze the house down if we didn’t rent it,” Rick said. Some of the rooms didn’t have windows and everything needed fixing or replacing from floor to ceiling. The Lamberts eventually got that house, though, and moved in. See Lambert, Page D3.

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Vicksburg Orchestral Society members, from left, Sandy Shugars and Lara Clement play the violin during a rehearsal this week.

Group getting ready for first performance By Manivanh Chanprasith mchan@vicksburgpost.com The newly established Vicksburg Orchestral Society will perform its first show next weekend. “We want to give people a taste of what we want to get done,” said concert mistress Sandy Shugars. The idea of the society was born six months ago, from a group of about five musicians. Since, it has grown to about 20 mem-

If you go The Vicksburg Orchestral Society will perform at 6 p.m. May 23 at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, 920 South St. Admission is free. At 3 p.m., youths of the Conservatory of Fine Arts will perform. Call 601-636-0542. bers in strings, woodwinds and brass. Shugars is hoping the organization will attract more. “We wanted to offer people a local place for people to be a part of,” said

Shugars, who has served as concert mistress for the St. Joseph Community Orchestra in Tensas Parish, La. “Vicksburg has a lot of closeted musicians. We’re hoping to build it up.” The group meets and

rehearses at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, where the first performance, set for 6 p.m. May 23, will take place. Earlier in the day, at 3 p.m., youths who are part of the Conservatory of Fine Arts, housed at Holy Trinity, will perform. Darcie Bishop — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s principal trumpeter and Jackson State University’s music department interim chair — will

direct the show, which will feature music from the Baroque era. “We’ll perform (J.S.) Bach, The Golden Sonata by Henry Purcell and Water by (George Frideric) Handel,” Shugars said. “We will be ready to put on a good show.” In the fall, the society will recruit members to form three levels — advanced, intermediate and beginner.

Best way to beat weeds is to prevent them Of the 250,000 plant species in the world, more than 1,000 are recognized as weeds. They can be defined as nuisance or unwanted plants in a human-made setting, garden, agricultural area, park, woodland or other natural site. Some are natives, some not, but all grow and multiply aggressively. Weeds have been around a long time, as long as man has cultivated plants. They rob nutrients and water from what we want. The two main types of weeds are broadleaf and grasses; a third variety, fernlike, seldom appears in our lawns and gardens. So how do we get rid of them? “Rely on chemicals as a last resort to weed con-

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trol,” Dr. John Byrd, Extension research professor with the Plant and Soil Sciences Department at Mississippi State told a recent Master Gardener training classes. “Prevention is the first line of defense. Buy clean weedfree container plants. Inspect both the container and the plant so that you are not transplanting new weeds into your garden. Buy only weed free seeds. Clean soil off implements when trans-

planting and control weeds in natural settings before they move into your flower beds, lawns or vegetable gardens” Cultural practices can reduce weed problems. Byrd suggested using clean, weedfree mulch in flowerbeds and vegetable gardens. Manage pH, water only as needed and consider how much sun will be available in the area to be planted before choosing the best grass type for your lawn. Proper mowing is yet another way to prevent weeds. Byrd recommended mowing close early in the season but raising the height as the summer gets hotter and drier and into fall. This helps to protect turf as winter sets in.

Physically remove weeds when they are small and before they set seed. Don Baxter, a Master Gardener when the program began, once told me that folks have forgotten how to use a hoe. He kept a neat, weed free vegetable garden by using only a hoe for weed control. Byrd told the class that chemical control revolutionized weed control. Before 1940 when 24D came on the market, table salt was used to control weeds. He suggests chemicals only when other methods are not practical or failed and when hand removal is too expensive or time-consuming for a large area. There are numerous chemi-

cals that can be used. Some are dry powders, others are liquids or pellets. Byrd stressed the importance of reading and following labels. The msucares.com website has a good deal of information on what chemical works best for what weed. Some products work with certain weeds but not as well on others. Also, local nursery personnel can guide you. The website says the most common weeds in home lawns and gardens in our state include crabgrass, yellow and purple nutsedge, morning glories, Bermuda grass and pigweed, but there are lots more that seem to find their way into my lawn See Weeds, Page D3.

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Continued from Page D1. They lived in one room at a time while Bev started a reclamation project. She also planted a garden and tended it every day, pulling what the family needed from the ground. And Rick provided the protein. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would kill game animals,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if it was in season or not. This was subsistence.â&#x20AC;? The family raised rabbits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we got to name two, that was it,â&#x20AC;? Miranda said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and other animals for food as well. When the Lamberts revisit that time in their lives, their emotions vary. Shame and pride. Fear and joy. There are just as many laughs as there are tears. The 26-year-old singer first heard â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House That Built Meâ&#x20AC;? when it was sent to boyfriend Blake Shelton, to whom she became engaged

Continued from Page D1. and garden. A new resource guide at the Extension office donated by Georgia Antoine helps Master Gardeners assist homeowners with weed identification. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weeds of the Southâ&#x20AC;? was written by research botanist Charles Bryson and Michael DeFelice and features more than 1,500 color photographs of the most troublesome weeds plaguing Southern gardens. Hundreds of Southern weeds are highlighted with pictures of the seedling, flower and seed in addition to information on plant characteristics, habitat, toxicity, range and any special identifying features. â&#x20AC;˘

this week. It was immediately powerful to Lambert. Shelton insisted she take the song. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was beautiful,â&#x20AC;? Lambert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, I just started bawling from the second I heard it. He was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If you have a reaction to this song like that, then you need to cut it.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Her parents, who retired from the private investigator business a few years ago and live on land that borders that old house, simply refused to believe Lambert didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t write the song. The imagery matched their lives in every way. The family did bury their dog of 14 years in the yard of that rundown house â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just like it says in the song. And the little room at the top of the stairs is, in fact, where Miranda did her homework and learned how

to play guitar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And this guy didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know us,â&#x20AC;? Rick said of Douglas, who credits Shamblin with the idea for the song. The friends, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve logged many No. 1s separately, were at a songwriters event when Shamblin brought up a kernel of a song over breakfast. He was interested in the idea of how powerful the memories of houses are for people. They started to shape that idea into a song, looking for a nice turn of phrase, something like â&#x20AC;&#x153;the house that he built.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe Allen twisted it to not â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the house that I built,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but â&#x20AC;&#x2122;the house that built meâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just talking about that quintessential home that everybody has had,â&#x20AC;? Douglas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess the song does strike a chord of universality because I think even if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had the home, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the

feeling of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the home you want to have or the home youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to create.â&#x20AC;? As the operator of Lambertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fan club, Bev knows firsthand how universal that song is. The response to it has been powerful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So every single day I cry, because every single day I get somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story and somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandma raised them and somebody was homeless and it reminds me of where we were at the time,â&#x20AC;? Bev said. Turns out all those details were just coincidences, moments drawn out of the songwritersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives. Put them all together and Miranda Lambert thinks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a triumphant tale thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also deeply personal. Like the narrator in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House That Built Me,â&#x20AC;? she believes those struggles turned her into the tena-

cious, fiery, hardworking woman who is shaking up country music today. The Grammy nominee won three Academy of Country Music Awards in April, including album of the year for the critically acclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revolution,â&#x20AC;? and she recently had her first No. 1 single with â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Liar.â&#x20AC;? It looks as if â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House That Built Meâ&#x20AC;? might be her second as it continues to climb the charts. That would be quite the happy ending for the Lamberts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a sad story, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really such a happy story because it really just built our family back and it made us stronger than ever,â&#x20AC;? Miranda said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it made me.â&#x20AC;?

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Atwood Chevrolet

2339 N. Frontage Road 601-638-1252 Parts: 601-638-4131 Body Shop: 601-638-4445 www.atwoodchevrolet.com

Helping Hand Family Pharmacy Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sun. Closed 1670 Highway 61 North 601-631-6837

The County Market

2101 Clay Street Jerry Stuckey, Manager

Warfield’s Service Center

Carl Smith & Employees Your Full Service Center Tune Up • A/C Service Brake Service • General Repairs 2610 1/2 Clay Street 601-638-1752

Wesley B. Jones Electrical Co. Residential • Commercial 50’ Bucket Trucks 6611 Paxton Road 601-636-9591 Fax: 601-636-9413

Dave’s Custom Meats

We process deer meat Specializing in Smoked Sausage 1580 Highway 80 601-636-0342

Blackburn Motor Company

www.blackburnmotor.com • Blackburn Nissan 2135 N. Frontage Road 601-636-2766 • Blackburn Chrysler Dodge Jeep 2195 N. Frontage Road 601-661-7565

Shipley Do-Nuts

1405 Clay Street, 601-638-3024 3424 Halls Ferry Road, 601-638-6675 885 Hwy. 61 N. Frontage Road, 601-630-9244

Griffith Florist

When The Occasion Calls For Flowers 1019 Jackson Street 601-636-9461

McAlister’s Deli

Sandwiches • Soups • Spuds • Salads Lunch • Dinner • Take Out & Catering 4200 Clay St. 601-619-8222

Breithaupt Real Estate, LLC 2735 Washington Street 601-638-6243

Foam Packaging, Inc.

Manufacturers of Extruded Polystyrene Foam Sheets, Egg Cartons & Containers 35 Stennis Drive • Vicksburg, MS 39180 P. O. Box 1075 • Vicksburg, MS 39181 601-638-4871 • 601-636-2655 (fax) www.foam-packaging.com

Cook Tractor Company

“Your Kubota Dealer” 680 Hwy. 80 601-636-4641 Steve & William Cook & Family

Leech Real Estate of Vicksburg Vanessa Leech, Broker/Owner www.VanessaLeech.com 601-636-5947

Jimmy Bagby Sales & Repair • Firearms & Accessories Inside Hadad’s Outdoor World 940 Hwy. 61 North 601-638-7621

Magnolia Lawn & Tractor, Inc. Billy Shinn 1029 Hwy. 61 North 601-636-3461

Mobil 1 Lube Express Charles & Betty Pendleton 4326 Highway 61 South 601-631-8000

Caruthers HVACR, LLC The Caruthers Family Sales • Service • Installation Residential • Commercial • Industrial 3300 Washington Street 601-636-9433

Taco Casa Two Locations To Serve You! Drive-In • Drive-Thru • Takeout Pemberton Blvd. 601-638-4026 Delchamps Plaza 601-638-6895 Catering 601-638-9408

Barnes Auto Glass & Windshield Repair Jason Barnes Mobile Service to Your Home or Office 1900 S. I-20 Frontage Road 601-661-0900

Heritage House Nursing and Retirement Center Robert Greer, Administrator, and Staff 3103 Wisconsin Avenue 601-638-1514

Corner Drug Store Joe A. Gerache, Sr. & Joe A. Gerache, Jr. 1123 Washington Street 601-636-2756

Taylor’s Audit & Tax Service Carlis Abney & Staff 4402 Halls Ferry Road 601-636-7268 or 601-636-1661

River City Body & Wrecker Service David Vanderberry & Staff Foreign and Domestic 2005 Highway 61 South 601-636-1493

Ricky’s Welding & Machine Shop 1721 Levee Street 601-638-8238 Rick Lowery & Employees Easterling Enterprises, Inc. dba

T.D.’s Tires & Accessories 2704 Clay Street Vicksburg, MS 39183-3131 601-638-3252

George Carr Buick • Pontiac • Cadillac • GMC 2950 S. Frontage Road 601-636-7777 • 1-800-669-3620 www.georgecarr.com

Vicksburg Telephone Systems, Inc. Robert Henley & Staff 955 Hwy. 61 N. Bypass 601-634-1838 www.vicksburgtelephone.com

Battlefield Discount Drugs John Storey 3040A Indiana Avenue 601-636-3374

Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Inc. Port of Vicksburg Vicksburg, Mississippi 601-636-6643

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