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Now This IsLuxury!

ower outages are unavoidable inthe face of a hurricane. But elec-tric power associations areextremely eAective in lesseningtheir impact.

Our experience with Hurricane Isaac onceagain proved the eAectiveness of electric powerassociations’ emergency work plans and thevalue of cooperation in restoring electric service.

Each of Mississippi’s 26 electric power associ-ations activated a speciBc emergency responseplan even before Tropical Storm Isaac enteredthe Gulf of Mexico. In addition, the ElectricPower Associations of Mississippi’s statewideemergency coordinator and staA took prelimi-nary actions several days before the path ofIsaac’s landfall became apparent.

At the time, we had no idea how (or if) Mis-sissippi would be aAected by the storm. But weweren’t leaving anything to chance.

One of the Brst things we did was to makesure we could count on help from electric coop-eratives in other states should the need arise.While Isaac was still a tropical storm, we coor-dinated with cooperatives in some 20 otherstates to arrange for additional emergency workcrews and equipment if needed.

Den we took part in conference calls withstatewide emergency coordinators representingelectric cooperatives in Florida, Alabama,Louisiana and Texas to assess needs and planappropriate responses.

De power of working together in emergencyoperations is a hallmark of electric cooperativesin America. Each cooperative is an independent,locally owned utility, but together we share thesame mission: the delivery of reliable electricservice. No one in the electric utility industryworks harder to keep your lights on than yourelectric power association.

De amount of detail covered in our emer-gency preparedness operations is staggering.Long before a hurricane arrives, electric power

associations arrange accommodations for thehundreds of emergency workers that may becalled upon in other states to help us restorepower. We talk with suppliers to ensure avail-ability of line construction materials. We holdsafety brieBngs with employees. Vehicles arefueled up and everyone stands ready to respondas soon as weather conditions allow.

Fast power restoration is our goal, but noth-ing takes priority over the safety of our employ-ees and the public. Our employees are highlyskilled and well versed in safety procedures.Dey think about electrical safety every day.

On the other hand, electrical safety is notalways foremost in everyone’s mind. Please, beespecially alert for safety hazards during emer-gency situations. Stay away from power lines atall times, and report a damaged line to yourelectric power association.

As I write this, on the seventh anniversary ofHurricane Katrina, the electric power associa-tion work force is on standby, waiting for Isaacto budge from the Louisiana coastline and movefarther inland. As soon as the strong windsdiminish, our crews will begin rebuilding linesand restoring service in an orderly, speedy fash-ion.

As we remember the victims of HurricaneKatrina, we also pray for the safety of those inIsaac’s path and those who will take part in therecovery process.

Preparing for Isaac’s punchhelped dampen its impact

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Today in MississippiOFFICERSDarrell Smith - President Kevin Doddridge - First Vice PresidentBrad Robison - Second Vice PresidentWayne Henson - Secretary/Treasurer

EDITORIAL STAFFMichael Callahan - Executive Vice President/CEORon Stewart - Senior Vice President, Co-op ServicesMark Bridges - Manager, Support ServicesJay Swindle - Manager, AdvertisingDebbie H. Stringer - EditorAbby Berry - Communications SpecialistRickey McMillan - Graphics SpecialistLinda Hutcherson - Administrative Assistant

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Mississippi is . . .Going to Granny and Pawpa’s house helping Granny make teacakes and fried chocolate pies,

Riding with Pawpa in the wagon and drinking from the spring when our throat got dry,

Helping Granny pick blackberries to make a homemadeblackberry cobbler or pie,

Sitting in Dad’s lap and listening to stories of things thathappened in years gone by,

Helping Mom chase a chicken all over the yard and watching her cut it up to fry,

Mom saying, come here child, this dress I sewed is ready for you to try,

Sitting on Dad’s knee and him saying, I love you, Sugarfoot, and it will be OK by and by.

I have lived in other states but always return to see “OldGlory” Cy.

—Helen Shannon, Meridian

I was not born in Mississippi. I moved down here fromChicago and Michigan in 1963. I have been in Mississippi nowfor 48 years. I love the South and all the people here. Dey areall so friendly [and] caring and will do anything to help youwhen you are in need. I also love the not-so-fast pace, like it isin big cities.

Hurricane Katrina was a frightening experience for me, butthe people made it easier with all their help and concern.

—Pauline Bass, Bass+eld

Our Homeplace

The corn harvest piles up at Valley Park Elevator, in Valley Park. Most growers in Missis-sippi are reporting record or near-record yields on some 840,000 acres of corn. Yields forsome irrigated corn in the Delta have topped 200 bushels per acre, surpassing the state’sprevious record yield of 148 bushels per acre. Most of Mississippi’s crops have not beenaffected by drought, but many corn producers face higher transportation costs for theircrop due to low levels on the Mississippi River. Valley Park Elevator is a member of YazooValley Electric Power Association.

What’s Mississippi to you?What makes you proud to be a Mississippian? What do you treasuremost about life in our state? Send your thoughts to Today in Missis-sippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158, or email them [email protected]. Please keep your comments brief. Submissionsare subject to editing.

My OpinionMichael Callahan

Executive Vice President/CEOEPAs of Mississippi

Hattiesburg resident and quilterMartha Ginn deviates from the traditional designs of her craft toproduce expressive, original work.Ginn’s award-winning wall quiltsare rich in color and texture, andoften incorporate unexpectedmaterials. Read more about thequilter and her work on page 4.

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By Debbie StringerYou expect to see colorful fabric and fancy stitching

in a pieced quilt. But a foil candy wrapper? Crinkledcellophane, metallic fibers and fuzzy yarns?

Count Hattiesburg resident Martha Ginn among thegrowing number of quilters who use unexpected mate-rials in works made for the wall, not the bed.

In Ginn’s work, the foil candy wrapper resembles asilo in a rural landscape, and crinkled cellophane mim-ics the spray of an ocean wave.

If an object can be stitched by hand or machine, itcould show up in an art quilt—as long as it helps thequilter communicate her vision.

Ginn’s journey into art quilting reflects that of mostartists: She mastered the traditional techniques of hercraft, then went her own way to create completely orig-inal and expressive work unfettered by tradition.

“My biggest joy is doing more artistic quilts, myown designs, and expressing myself through the fabricand hand work,” Ginn said.

Ginn’s works reveal her connection with nature.Images of leaves, flowers and trees appear often in herwork, though she also experiments with geometric andabstract designs.

Inspirationfor a quilt design can

materialize anywhere at any time.A photograph she made of lush plants

growing in a hospital atrium triggered the ideafor one applique quilt.

Sometimes the fabric itself suggests a quilt, Ginnsaid. Pointing to one of the small wall hangings liningthe hallway of her home, she explained. “This one I didafter 9/11. A lot of times, the fabric is the main event,the reason for doing something. I found this fabric[printed with small colorful squares] that looked likebuildings.”

She used the fabric as the basis for “City Celebra-tion,” in which sparkly threads and yarns erupt likefireworks from a city skyline. It’s one of her favoritequilts.

Ginn started quilting in the late 1970s, when tradi-tional patchwork patterns were the norm for her area.

“You wouldn’t see any of what we now call artquilts. It was all traditional patterns,” she said. “Butsoon I wanted to make my own designs, and that’s howI branched out.”

It was a bold move for a former legal secretary withno art training. “As I grew up, I didn’t know I had anyartistic talent. I didn’t draw a thing, but I wish I hadexplored it back then.”

But when she enrolled in an adult drawing classtaught by a fellow church member, “that just set me onfire,” Ginn said.

“Then I thought, well, yeah, I can draw. I can be anartist. And I think everyone does have some of that tal-ent; they just don’t always recognize it.”

Ginn attended workshops with nationally knowninstructors to learn new skills. Her repertoire grew toinclude various layering and piecing techniques, dyeing,fabric painting, collage, applique, free-motion machinestitching, thread painting and beading.

“Every class I’ve taken is to learn something new,not that I want to copy what the teacher did in class,but to learn a skill that I can use in my own things.”

Ginn hasn’t completely forsaken traditional patch-work designs. She based one of her quilts on theMariner’s Compass, a modern name for a quilt patternhundreds of years old. Ginn set a constellation of thecompass patterns on a dark, flecked background thatbrings to mind the night sky. She calls the quilt “Find-ing My Way.”

“It means listen to your own voice. Find what youlike,” she said.

Working in her spacious home studio, Ginn begins anew project by working out the design on paper. Forher pictorial quilts, she uses an original drawing as thepattern for cutting the fabrics. An eclectic stash of fab-rics in every color imaginable makes up her palette.Favorites are cotton prints, batiks, hand-dyed sateens,silky blends, upholstery and drapery fabrics.

Once the quilt top is pieced and layered with battingand a backing fabric, the quilting process begins. Guid-ing her longarm quilting machine, she “paints” images

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of a

Veering from the path of traditional quilting,

Martha Ginn goes her own way to create original works of art

Ginn combined a wide range of fabrics embellished with

stitchery, beads and textured yarn in this applique quilt. It won top honor in its

category at a Hattiesburg art show.


with thread, blending or contrastingcolors for special effects.

One of her favorite techniques is“ghost” quilting, used in her “JungleLeaves” wall hanging. In this free-motion quilting technique, Ginn startswith a square piece of a bold print cen-tered on a larger piece of a single color.

“I have to imagine what the printwould look like beyond the square, whatwould come next. Then I just complete it[by stitching] these ghost images. It’s somuch fun.”

Quilting means far more to Ginn thancreative fun. Throughout her husband’s 10-year illness and her own recovery from a footinjury, quilting provided a much needed dis-traction from life’s difficulties.

“It was such a refuge to go in my studio andplay with my fabric and stitch. There were a lotof interruptions so at times I didn’t get a lotdone, but there was the joy of being in there.

“I recall walking into the door of the studio on abad day and it was almost like somebody pouringsomething over me, just a peaceful feeling.”

Husband Roy was her biggest fan, Ginn said. “Hewould come to the doorway and say, ‘I’m so glad youhave this space.’ He was proud of everything I didand really wanted me to enjoy it.”

Developing friendships with quilters across townand around the world is another benefit of quilting,Ginn pointed out. She blogs about quilting andserves as the moderator of an online critique groupfor members of Studio Art Quilt Associates, an inter-national organization.As a member of Mississippi Quilt Association, “I

have found friendships not just in Hattiesburg but allover the state. It’s really enriched my life,” she said.

Twenty-nine years ago, Ginn and four other quil-ters started Pine Belt Quilters. “We had just takenquilting classes [at a Gulf States Quilting Associationevent] and just got so crazy for it. On the way homein the car, we said we have got to form a guild.”

The quilters first exhibited their work in a localmall, with quilts draped over tables, chairs andplanters.

“After that, one of the first things we wanted to dowas to have a real quilt show, with judges,” Ginn said.

Pine Belt Quilters now hosts the largest quilt showin Mississippi, a biennial event that opens next monthin Hattiesburg. Guild members meet up to threetimes monthly to share ideas, learn new techniquesand sew charitable projects that benefit hundreds ofchildren each year.

Ginn’s art quilts have earned awards at area quiltshows and have been juried into the nation’s largest andmost prestigious shows, including the International

QuiltFestival in Houston, Texas.

A Ginn applique quilt with a dazzling array offabric, texture and color took first place in its categoryat a local art association show. “It wasn’t a quilt showbut an art show. That was a thrill to have it recog-nized as art,” Ginn said.

Ginn’s “Rise and Shine, Inner City,” a quilt madeof small half-hexagons arranged in a way to suggestbuildings warmed by the rising sun, is included in thebook “Color Play” by Joen Wolfrom and two otherquilting books.

Starting this month, “Rise and Shine” will tourChina as part of “The Sum of Many Parts: 25 Quilt-makers in 21st Century America,” which will travel tofive museums.

But when Ginn makes a quilt, she is not thinkingof shows or public recognition. She works to suit her-self, not judges. As long as a quilt satisfies her tough inner critic, its appeal cannot be diminished by the

lack of a blue ribbon.“If I know it’s a good artistic design, then

I’m proud of it,” she said. “It’s the creation ofthese things that brings the most joy.”

See a gallery of Martha Ginn’s quilts atwww.marthaginn.com, and find her blog atmarthaginn.blogspot.com. For information on thePine Belt Quilters 14th Biennial Fiber Art &Quilt Show, Oct. 5-7 in Hattiesburg, go towww.pinebeltquilters.com. Ginn will demon-strate ghost quilting, speak on the care andrepair of quilts and exhibit eight of her quiltsat the show.

“Jungle Leaves,” left, is an example of ghost quilting.Using free-motion machinequilting, Ginn extends theleaves’ shapes beyond the edgeof the printed fabric square.

Thread painting and hand-dyed fabrics lend variationsof color and interest to Ginn’s wall quilts, right.

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oug Lamb in Clarksdalecalled me the other dayto tell me that a friendof his in Alabama hadjust gotten a shotgun I

might be interested in seeing. I’m notknown as a gun collector, except forsome rag-tag specimens that havemigrated to my house over time, includ-ing a .22 single shot I won in a contestwith other paperboys at the Delta Demo-crat Times in Greenville when I was 12.And my treasure, an 8 mm GermanMauser that Daddy brought back fromItaly after World War II. (Loudest fire-cracker on the block at midnight New

Year’s Eve!)Doug went

on to say thatthis particulargun is over 150years old. Notonly is it inmint condition,but was speciallymade in Eng-land for a Mis-sissippian Imight be famil-

iar with: Henry Vick.Yes! I am very familiar with that

name, having seen it no telling how

manytimeson hisheadstone inthe graveyardbehind The Chapel of theCross in Madison County. Not tomention his being associated with thelegend of the Bride of Annandale.Henry Vick and Helen Johnstone

were to have been married in 1859, butVick was killed in a duel in Mobile theweek before the wedding. His body wastransported back to Vicksburg on thesame steamboat that carried the caterers,who had not yet heard the news. Helenpersuaded the Vick family to allow thebody to be buried at the AnnandalePlantation church, The Chapel of theCross.Truth blends into legend after that,

but the story handed down through lorehas it that Helen pined her life awaymourning her lost love at the foot ofHenry Vick’s grave. Supposedly, she isnow seen there at midnight as the ghostof the Bride of Annandale. Truth is shemarried the Rev. George Harris, pastorof the chapel, and the couple moved tothe Delta and started another Chapel ofthe Cross in Rolling Fork.There is a lot more to that story, but

I want to get back to the gun. Sam Gladden of Clanton, Ala., col-

lects English-made guns and had firstseen the Henry Vick shotgun 16 yearsbefore he finally acquired it. He was firstattracted to it because of the perch-bellystock; that’s a stock whose undersidecurves slightly instead of being straight.The barrel is cast from beautiful

Damascus steel. It has dolphin headhammers that show absolutely no signs

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of wear. The metal has ornate scrollworkengraved on it, and there is extraordinaryhand carving on the stock.All of that tooling on a gun that old

made it a find to begin with. When Samsaw the name “H.G. Vick, Vickland,Mississippi” engraved on the barrel, andbeing familiar with the Vick duel fromAlabama history, he knew he had to addthe gun to his collection.Sam missed his first chance to buy it,

but when it came on the market againthis year he didn’t even haggle overprice. He got it.For how much? Well, that’s kind of

rude to ask. What’s it worth today? Sampolitely begs off by telling me that he’snot really an appraiser. But he did tellme what Henry Vick paid for it in the1850s: two pounds sterling. That’s twopounds of sterling silver—on today’smarket, about $18,000.I got to touch the gun. It’s another of

those tangibles you run across now andagain that adds a sparkle of reality to astory that is a legend more than anythingelse, nowadays.

Sam Gladden brought Henry Vick's shotgun to the Chapel of the Cross the other day. Propped against Vick’s headstone, the

gun gives a hint of the personality of the manburied in the grave. Photo: Walt Grayson


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standing water during rainstorms. Ifyou place it near trees, their root sys-tems will find your compost pile, usethe nutrients and make harvesting yourfinished compost difficult.

There are many styles of compostingpiles, bins and structures. Which one touse is up to the individual gardener.However, taking care of the compostingprocess is more important than the styleyou choose. If left alone, the organicmatter in your bin will decompose onits own, but with a little work, you canincrease the rate of decomposition.

The first thing to do is turn, or mix,the compost pile, which does a coupleof important things. For one thing, it

essential plant nutrients that feed ourgrowing plants.

Another big benefit, especially tothrifty gardeners, is that compost isfree. When you use compost, you won’thave to buy bags of soil conditionersand other commercially bagged soilamendments.

We always hear about the impor-tance of location in real estate, but loca-tion is just as important for your com-post pile or bin. If it’s too far away, itwill not be used. If it’s too close to thehouse, it may create an unsightly scenein the landscape.

Build your compost bin close to thegarden. Try to avoid a location that has

Dr. Gary Bachman is MSUhorticulturist at the Coastal Researchand Extension Center in Biloxi.

ne of the final gifts aproductive garden cangive us is raw materialsto compost for use inthe next year’s garden.

As we move into autumn, many ofus will be cleaning up thegarden, pruning and get-ting rid of leaves. A lot ofthis yard trash will end upat the curb for the city topick up. Some of this willbe chipped and compostedfor municipal use. The restprobably will end up inthe landfill, which is notideal.

Why not put thesematerials in your compostbin? If you are not alreadycomposting, fall is a great time to starta compost bin. The benefits of addingcompost to your garden and landscapeare numerous, and your plants will bemost appreciative.

You can use compost as a soilamendment, as mulch around yourplants or both. When used as a soilamendment in sandy soils, compostadds texture and improves the soil’swater-holding capacity. In tight, claysoils that hold too much water, theaddition of compost will improve soildrainage.

Compost helps keep the garden soilhealthy by increasing earthworm popu-lations; earthworms aerate and loosenthe soil. Composting also recycles

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evenly distributes the heat generated bydecomposition. For another, it bringsoxygen into the center, where microor-ganisms can use it. Turn the pile everytime you add fresh materials to movethem into the center.

You can insert a perforated drainagepipe into your compost pile to intro-duce oxygen to the center of the com-post pile or bin.

Moisture is also important for thehealth and activity of the microorgan-isms in your compost bin. There is lessactivity when the pile is dry, so com-posting takes place more slowly. Duringdry periods, water the compost pile, butnot too much. Excessively wet compostcan create anaerobic conditions thatsmell bad. During periods of heavy andprolonged rain, place a tarp on the pileto help control the moisture content.

For more detailed information onbuilding new compost bins or improv-ing your current compost skills, requestthe Mississippi State University Exten-sion Service publication P1782, Com-posting for the Mississippi Gardener,from your local county Extensionoffice. This publication is also availableat http://msucares.com.

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As this issue prepared to go to press on Aug. 30, Hurricane Isaacwas pummeling Mississippi and Louisiana with wind, rain and stormsurge.Power outages were being reported across the region. By the after-

noon of Aug. 29, electric power associations had lost service to morethan 35,000 meters, mainly incoastal and southwestern coun-ties. The number was expected torise as Isaac moved farther inland.Electric power association

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ages a method to learn about the game,other than playing it.

So off I went. There were about 150 ladies at the

Palmeiro Complex at MSU. This mod-ern building is a very attractive large

multipurpose facility. Ithas a humongous room infront suited for meetings,banquets or lectures. Theback portion has an indoorfootball/baseball practicefacility. We met with allthe coaches, including DanMullen, who stayed withus all day. Wives and sin-gle ladies attended two lec-tures on how to play thegame of football, given by

Coach Knox and Coach Smith. Thetalks were more like fun conversationsthan lectures.

Several first-string players gave us afashion show dressed out in their newuniforms. One defensive and one offen-sive player demonstrated how hard itwas to get out of their uniform andpads.

Balis, the strength and conditioningcoach, told us about his workout ses-sions; Stan Murray gave an officiatingoverview. A referee’s job is tougher than

fter having football sea-son tickets for theMississippi State gamesfor over 40 years, I stilldon’t understand foot-ball. Meaning: I

couldn’t explain how to playthe game or all the rules ifsomeone asked me.

After all those years of sit-ting in the stadium with theBulldawgs winning or losinggames, that means (a) I’mintellectually challenged, (b) Ican block the game from mymind or (c) I’m reading abook.

I suspect it’s all all three,but I choose (c) as the correctanswer. You would think this habit ofmine would drive my football enthusiastthat sits next to me crazy. But he’s stillsane. I think he’s just happy that I’m atevery game and haven’t given my ticketsaway.

As I was reading “Gene’s Page”online earlier in the summer—he givesthe scoop on MSU sports—I noticedthat Misssissippi State had a footballcamp listed for ladies. The camp was forone day, on July 21. The write-uplooked cool, since it offered ladies of all

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Grin ‘n’Bare It

by Kay Grafe

I imagined. Many door prizes were givenaway.

The best part was after lunch. Theladies that chose to go through a footballplayer’s practice day went to the indoorfield in the back of the Palmeiro build-ing and warmed up with Coach Balis.That was tough; he gave us no slack.Those who chose not to exercisewatched from the sidelines.

Next on our schedule was workingout or training like the players. We weredivided into seven groups with a coachover each group and went through train-ing sessions. Here we had to throw,catch, block, learn how to carry and runwith the ball, tackle, pass rush, and theturnover. Oh, my! I appreciate the play-ers more now.

Afterwards, we were taken in theplayer’s big busses to tour theTempleton Building: weight room, lock-er room, training room.Another bus ride to the stadium.

Coach Mullen took us through gameday. We had the Lord’s Prayer holdinghands at the entrance of the field, thenjumped up and down and ran throughthe smoke coming out the door andonto the field. Two lines of people(cheerleaders, pep squad and band)make up the lines that the players run through on game day. We ran through

two lines of cheering ladies and coaches. After a footrace in our age group,

and push-up competition, prizes weregiven. It felt strange standing on thefield. The Jumbotron sprang to life andhighlighted the video that will be shownon the first game day.The finale was great. Coach Mullen

thanked us for coming and gave a peptalk. Now, let the games begin.

At 5:00 I had to drag myself back toour motorhome. Every muscle in mybody was screaming, HELP. But I wasglad I didn’t take the easy way out andsit on the sidelines.

Any she-Bulldawgs out there whowould like to attend next year for a fab-ulous day, write me for details or go tothe Mississippi State University’s web-site.


Thanks to Dan Mullen, MSU head football coach,and members of his staff, Kay Grafe and some 150other women have a better understanding of thegame of football.

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Lee Hedegaard, General Manager & CEOLorri Freeman, Manager of CommunicationsAmanda Parker, Communications SpecialistFor more information, call 601-947-4211/228-497-1313x 2251 or visit our website at www.singingriver.com

If you are having difficulty coolingyour home this summer, inspect your airconditioner's duct system. The duct sys-tem, generally located in your attic, dis-tributes conditioned air throughout yourhome. Energy Star suggests the averageU.S. home has 20 percent duct leakage.Leaks in a typical duct system couldcause an A/C system to lose as much ashalf a ton of air conditioning capacity,thus causing your air conditioning sys-tem to run more frequently and forlonger periods. Another fact to consider, sincemost duct systems are located in theattic, is that attic temperatures willexceed 100 degrees. Therefore, yourA/C system will experience a decreasein efficiency. If your duct system is notinsulated, capacity losses are greater. The combination of these twooccurrences will result in higher utilitybills due to increased kilowatt hoursused. To combat both issues, insulatethe complete duct system in your atticand seal all joints and connections. For proper inspection of ductwork, have a duct blast test done by acertified HERS rater. A more economi-cal method, although less accurate,would be to place your hand on everyjoint and connection in your duct workand locate and fix air leaks.

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Planning for future generation to ensure reliability

South Mississippi Electric’s (SME)Board of Directors has been lookingfor new sources of electricity as theyplan to meet our needs for the next 40years. The demand for electricity isincreasing—the population is growingand households are using more elec-tricity—and the commitment to pro-vide you with the most affordable andreliable electric system remains strong. In order to uphold that commit-ment, the board requires new potentialsources of electricity to meet the fol-lowing criteria: 1. The source musthelp continue diversity of SME’s fuelmix; 2. The source must be environ-mentally compliant; and 3. The sourcemust help stabilize the long-term costof electricity.Right timing for long-term investments First, fuel diversity, which meansusing several types of fuel to generateelectricity, keeps SME from dependingtoo heavily on any one type of fuel. Ifthat fuel becomes too expensive orunavailable, other fuels can be used togenerate power and offset costs.Second, the greatest impact on afford-able power is environmental regula-tions and the costs of addressing thosechanges. Many factors affect the cost ofnew generation and the ability to stabi-lize the cost of electricity. For example,much like owning your house has long-term advantages over renting a house,owning a generation resource has

Lee Hedegaard, General Managerand CEOSinging RiverElectric

advantages over purchasing electricityfrom another power supplier. In addi-tion, interest rates are at historic lows,making now the right time to invest innew generation resources.Right choices for the future Based on these criteria, SME’sBoard voted in August to add two newgeneration resources to its fleet ofpower plants: the Batesville GenerationFacility and 15 percent interest ofMississippi Power Company’s PlantRatcliffe. The Batesville purchase isexpected to close in late 2012 andPlant Ratcliffe in 2013. The Batesville Generation Facilityincludes three natural gas units, totaling837 megawatts. Since the plant wascompleted in 2000, SME has pur-chased electricity from one unit. Thecurrent owners filed for bankruptcy inFebruary 2012. SME’s offer was tenta-tively accepted at auction, but the saleis subject to confirmation by the bank-ruptcy court. Plant Ratcliffe in Kemper County,

upon completion in May 2014, will bea 582 megawatt lignite-fueled plant thatwill provide SME with a low-cost fuelsource. Lignite is an abundant resourcein Mississippi, ensuring a constant fuelsupply for the life of the plant. Thelignite will be mined onsite, savingmoney on delivery costs. By-productsfrom the electric generation processwill be sold for beneficial use in otherindustries, providing additional envi-ronmental and cost benefits.Furthermore, a recent study completedby SME confirmed an earlier 2010study that found that owning a portionof the plant will reduce the cost ofelectricity purchased from MississippiPower Company as a wholesale cus-tomer. The purchase of these facilitiesensures the ability of SME, SingingRiver Electric and the other 10 SMEmember cooperatives to meet theneeds of you and the more than410,000 meters located across the statefor now and into the future.

Above, The projected generation mix of fuels for South Mississippi Electric. SME is a generation andtransmission cooperative, headquartered in Hattiesburg, that provides electric energy to SingingRiver Electric’s 40 substations. SME is responsible for meeting the electricity demands for our mem-bers as well as the members of 10 other electric power associations in the state.

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During press time, Hurricane Isaac was approaching the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Singing River helps install solar system atGrand Bay NERR

Solar panels line the roof at Grand BayNERR (main photo). The Grand BayCoastal Resources Center serves as theheadquarters for Grand Bay NERR andthe Grand Bay National WildlifeRefuge. Singing River ElectricServiceman Mark Robichaux (leftphoto) veri/es the voltage output ofthe solar generator for Grand BayNERR’s solar power system. SRE crewmembers install warning labels ontransformers (top photo) feeding thefacility to alert co-op personnel of theadditional solar-power feed.

Singing River Electric and its generation andtransmission cooperative, South MississippiElectric, recently worked with Grand BayNational Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) inMoss Point to energize a 6.7 kW-capacity solarsystem consisting of 21 panels. Solar energy generated powers part of the reserve’s energy use.Grand Bay NERR is managed by a local-

state-federal partnership designed to promoteestuarine research and education withinMississippi's coastal zone and adjacent ecosystems. Originally established in 1999, the

property has 18,400 acres in southeast, coastalMississippi. <e facility is LEED Certi:ed andwas designed to be a "green" project and achievea GOLD rating by the U.S. Green BuildingCouncil."<e Grand Bay National Estuarine Research

Reserve was originally built with many energy-e;cient and conservation measures includingwater and electric," said Singing River ElectricAssistant Manager Mike Smith. "<is solar project addition adds to e;ciencies already inplace."

Singing River Electric personnel viewed anddiscussed each component of the solar system,tested the utility disconnect and applied warninglabels to transformers feeding the facility. Labelswere applied to alert co-op personnel of theadditional solar-power feed.In the :rst two weeks, the solar power system

was estimated to have saved $22 in energy costs.<e project is meant to be a teaching tool in

the community and is one of three solar projectsrecently installed and coordinated by the state ofMississippi.

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ttempts to live in the pastare futile. The only viableoptions have been estab-lished: Progression or stag-nation. Still, Ican’t resist those

occasionally deep and oftenprotracted journeys into remi-niscence each year asSeptember casts its mysticalspell across the landscape andthrough my aging recall.

And not surprisingly,many of those journeys—ifnot all those journeys—in oneway or another relate to theoutdoors. Not exclusively tohunting or fishing, though these wereand are certainly an integral part for meand likely anyone else with a similarmindset, but to the outdoors in general.For it was in these alfresco settings thatmy childhood was spent.

Squirrel season was the most herald-ed hunting event in these parts and inthose days when I was young. And whileit did not open in September, thatmonth gave ample cause to begin think-ing about and planning for thosegrandiose adventures that would comesoon. The black gum leaves would turnbrown and red then as they do now, andsome few would rattle to the ground torest silently on warm sand along woodedstreams and ditches or among the longgrasses bordering field-edge roads. Theseleaves were an epiphany, a proclamationof things to come. They always generat-

ed a swirl of enthusiasm. That has notchanged.

At some point during all this, mydad and I would pull out battered sin-

gle-barrel shotguns and rum-mage through tattered tangame vests. The latter heldwhat we hoped was a suffi-cient supply of leftovershells: 20 gauge, No. 6 shot,high-brass paper hulls. Theguns received a cursory squirtof 3-In-One machine oil. Ican still smell that magicelixir, which remains a capa-ble cure for most ailments.No trip to the Big Island or

the Coast of Maine now could producethe degree of exhilaration which thatpedestrian practice of gun cleaning didback then.

Even during those times of farmlabor, some of it arduous, the lure ofSeptember managed to creep into thecrevices of my being, those externalcrevices soiled and beaded with sweat-soaked dust and plant debris common toharvest. The internal crevices were farmore antiseptic, but September reachedand excited them as well. The rustle ofdried and curled corn stalks giving uptheir chubby ears of yellow sustenanceserved as sentinels that stood and shout-ed: Fall is coming; fall is coming!

And I would be fully remiss should Ineglect the most delightful work-relatedoutdoor endeavor from those days past.This one was cotton picking. Hot, tir-ing, difficult—but delightful just thesame. We had our own family fields, butpicking them was often a lonely affair,with perhaps only two of us draggingsacks and stuffing them with fluffy

white. The one most entrenched inmemory was shared by our little com-munity church. We used the field togenerate funds that were placed in theoffering on one special day each fall wecalled Harvest Day. Both the cottonpicking and Harvest Day were socialgatherings much anticipated by allinvolved.

Practically all church membersshowed up for picking day. The ablebodied snatched glowing fibers from fist-sized boles; others cooked stew and

made jugs of iced tea. Sweet, of course!And if you have ever crawled into atruck load of freshly-picked cotton, youknow the delight. It is a sensory journeylike no other.

While the true essence of autumndid not then nor does now arrive inSeptember, there was and is amplewarning of its imminent appearance.And with it comes perhaps the mostwelcomed change known to the South.That is none other than the cessation ofoppression handed out by summer’s sin-ister grip. This begins to relinquish itshold in autumn. Life is quickened,refreshed. Outside is no longer the placeto avoid; rather, it is the place that beck-ons. It is the place to be.

September is a reasonable time toenter training for the promises ofautumn.

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Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writerfor 30 years. His books, “Outside and OtherReflections,” “Fishing Mississippi” and his newChristian historical romance novel, “SummerLightning Distant Thunder,” are available inbookstores and from the author at www.tonykin-ton.com, or P.O. Box 88, Carthage, MS 39051.

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CooksFEATURED COOKBOOK:

Members of Oak Grove Baptist Church will celebrate their 100th year asa church Sept. 30 in the Phoenix community of Yazoo County. To markthe anniversary, the ladies of the church published a commemorative cook-book they call “Feeding the Flock.”Ie name Phoenix is a reminder of the destruction the area suEered as

Union troops marched through on their way to Vicksburg. In 1865, as resi-dents began rebuilding homes burned by the soldiers, they named theircommunity after the mythological bird that rises reborn from its Frey nest.In 1912, 38 founding members completed the construction of Oak

Grove Baptist Church. Ie original building was demolished 40 years laterto make way for a larger, more modern building to accommodate a grow-ing membership.

“Feeding the Flock”oEers more than 275pages of recipes enjoyedby generations of OakGrove members.Proceeds from saleshelp support local andinternational mis-sions.To order, send

$20 plus $5 S&H toOak Grove BaptistChurch, c/o LindaMartin, 719Hebron ChurchRoad, Bentonia,MS 39040. Forinformation call662-755-2331.

‘Feeding the Flock’

Easy Camp Bread6 Tbsp. melted butter1/4 tsp. celery seed1/4 tsp. dried dill weed1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. onion powder1 can refrigerated biscuits1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Pour melted butter into an 8-inch cake pan. Add celery seed, dill weed, garlic pow-der and onion powder. Spread on bottom of cake pan. Cut each biscuit into quar-ters and place into pan, turning pieces to coat with butter and seasonings. Sprinklewith Parmesan cheese. Bake at 425 F for 12 to 15 minutes, until biscuits are done.Turn out onto a dish and pull apart.

Cast-Iron Skillet Blueberry-Peach Cobbler3/4 cup self-rising .our1/2 cup milk1 cup sugar, divided1 Tbsp. cold butter, cut up

1 egg1 bag frozen sliced peaches, thawed1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed

Preheat oven to 425 F. In a bowl, combine Gour, milk, 1/2 cup of the sugar, butterand egg to make batter; set aside. In a cast-iron skillet, combine peaches, blueberriesand 1/2 cup of the sugar. Heat to boiling. Pour prepared batter over fruit and placeskillet in preheated oven. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.Serve warm with whipped topping or vanilla ice cream.

White Bean and Garlic Soup2 Tbsp. butter1 Tbsp. olive oil1 small onion or 2 small shallots, chopped2 cans cannellini beans, drained andrinsed4 cups chicken broth

1/2 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. pepper5 cloves garlic, halved1/2 cup heavy cream6 to 8 slices ciabatta breadExtra-virgin olive oil for drizzling on bread

In a heavy, medium-size pot over medium heat, combine butter, olive oil andonion. Cook until onion is softened. Stir in beans. Add broth, salt and pepper.Bring mixture to a simmer. Add 4 of the garlic cloves and simmer until the garlic issoftened, about 10 minutes. Purée soup with an immersion or stand blender untilsmooth. (Caution: If using a stand blender, blend in small batches, as hot liquidexpands.) Add cream. Cover and keep soup warm while preparing bread.Place a grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle ciabatta bread slices with olive

oil. Grill bread until warm and golden grill marks appear, about 2 to 3 minutes oneach side. Remove bread from heat and immediately rub one side with the remain-ing garlic clove. Serve bread with soup. Serves 4 to 6.

Mississippi Jam Cake1 box spice cake mix1 cup buttermilk1/3 cup sweetened applesauce1/3 cup vegetable oil3 large eggs

1/4 tsp. cinnamon2/3 cup homemade or good-qualityblackberry jam1 tsp. vanilla

Frosting:8 oz. butter1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup whole milk2 cups confectioners’ sugar1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a bowl, combine cake mix, buttermilk, applesauce, oil,eggs, cinnamon and jam. Mix well. Add vanilla and beat again. Pour into preparedpan, either a tube pan or 2 (9-inch) layer pans. Bake in tube pan for 50 minutes, orlayer pans about 30 minutes.In a heavy saucepan, bring to a boil the butter and brown sugar. Boil about 2

minutes. Add milk and bring back to a boil. Remove from heat and add sifted con-fectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.

Rotel Mu�ns1 can .aky canned biscuits1/2 cup mayonnaise1 cup grated Swiss cheese1/8 tsp. basil1/2 tsp. chopped green onions

1/2 cup real bacon bits, or fry bacon and crumble1 can Rotel tomatoes, drained andpatted dry with paper towel

Divide each biscuit into 3 pieces. Press into mini muHn tins. Combine remainingingredients and Fll each muHn. Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes, or until goldenbrown.


original slab.Tony couldn’t be

happier to be back near the breeze. Alifelong resident of Bay St. Louis and agraduate of the town’s male boardingschool, St. Stanislaus CollegePreparatory School, Tony is now a busi-nessman in his hometown.

Autographed photos displayed in theupstairs tapas bar show evidence thatleaders appreciate his commitment tothe community here.

“It’s just a great place to live and toraise children. Kids can fish or ride bikesanywhere they want,” he said. “And ifyou don’t live here, this is a nice place toget away from it all. Bay St. Louis is veryrelaxing.”

He tells us about the two casinos forthose who gamble and the BuccaneerState Park for those who like to get closeto nature.

After stuffing ourselves with a friedgreen tomato seafood dish and a goodole’ shrimp Po-boy, my sister and Idecide to walk off the calories followinga brochure guide called “Old Town Bay

St. LouisHistoric Walking and

Biking Tour.” These free brochures layabundantly on counters in shops andeateries across town.

The guide highlights 24 sights.However, if the weather or your feetcause you to trade the walking tour for acruising tour, no one will notice or care.Parking is generous enough throughouttown to drive a little and walk a little.

We enjoyed seeing the home of latefolk artist Alice Moseley whose 1915home and studio was featured in one ofher most famous paintings, “The HouseMay be Blue, But the Old Lady Ain’t.”Alice started painting when she was 60and her work received national acclaim.

We ventured across the street fromthe blue house to the serene Brothers ofthe Sacred Heart Cemetery. Set under-neath ancient oaks, the old buryingground is dedicated to brothers whoserved at St. Stanislaus College. The col-lege, founded by the brothers in 1854,became St. Stanislaus CollegePreparatory School in 1923.

Near the school and facing the Gulfsits the magnificent Our Lady of theGulf Catholic Church where visitors arewelcomed by the Angel of Light. Thisstriking statue features an angel gazingslightly upward while holding a lightedtorch. She is a tribute to volunteers whohelped Bay St. Louis residents afterHurricane Katrina’s wrath.

The angel isn’t the only welcomingfeature. Visitors to the area are invited toThe Depot, a two-story former depot forthe L&N railroad that now houses theHancock County Tourism DevelopmentBureau. The Depot was part of themovie setting for the filming of “ThisProperty is Condemned” starring RobertRedford and the late Natalie Wood.

Lunch and a romp around Bay St.Louis was definitely a good idea. Wespot a bed and breakfast called CarrollHouse, located on Carroll Street, andthink it could serve as lodging for afuture weekend getaway. It sits only afew blocks from the beach and if wepacked bicycles we could feel like locals.

Hollywood and hurricanes have comeand gone from Bay St. Louis, but thebuttermilk white beaches are still here,and I think that sis and I will be back.

For more information call the HancockCounty Tourism Development Bureau at800-466-9048 or visit www.mswestcoast.org..

Writer Nancy Jo Maples can be reachedat [email protected] or on Twitter.

By Nancy Jo MaplesWhen “This Property is Condemned”

was filmed in Bay St. Louis in the1960s, camera crews and movie starsrolled into town and lit this lazy placeablaze.

Today’s stars aren’t from Hollywood.They live locally and perform dramaticproductions at the Little TheaterCompany named in honor of the filmand Tennessee Williams’ play.

The town has retained that lazyatmosphere; however, it is ablaze withfabulous art shops, scrumptious restau-rants and a lengthy beach that begs to bejogged, walked, bicycled, or cruised inyour favorite automobile at 25 miles perhour … or perhaps less.

My younger sister and I recently wan-dered off Interstate 10 looking for lunch.A quick text message to a colleaguenative to this Hancock County town ledus straight to Trapani’s Eatery. Thehostess asked whether we wanted aninside or outside table. With skies asblue as Frank Sinatra’s eyes and a vistaof the Gulf of Mexico, the decisionproved a no-brainer.

She sat us on the veranda in greenand taupe checkerboard chairs that per-fectly match the rest of the restaurant’snew two-story building on BeachBoulevard. Trapani’s opened on thisspot in 1994 but Hurricane Katrinablew it away in 2005. Owner TonyTrapani served his seafood and special-ties in a temporary location untilFebruary 2012 when he reopened on his

Alice Moseley home

St. Louis Bay

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“If you don’t live here, this is a nice place to get away from it all. Bay St. Louis is very relaxing.”

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Want more than 400,000 readers to know about your event? Send it to us at least two months prior to the event date.Submissions must include a phone number with area code for publication. Mail to Mississippi Events, Today inMississippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158-3300; fax to 601-605-8601; or email to [email protected]. Eventsof statewide interest will be published free of charge as space allows. Event details are subject to change, so we stronglyrecommend calling to confirm dates and times before traveling. For more events, go to www.visitmississippi.org.

Downtown Jubilee, Sept. 15, Grenada.Entertainment, Hero Run 5K, arts/crafts,antique car/truck/bike show, children’s activi-ties, swamp tours, climbing wall, more.Historic Square. Details: 800-373-2571;[email protected] Perry Signing/Reading, Sept. 15,Canton. The author to sign her novel “BuriedCries,” all day. Union Street Books, Arts on theSquare. Also, Oct. 6 at Marion County HeritageFestival, Columbia City Park.Music Barn Camp and Jam, Sept. 16-22,Polkville. Bluegrass, country and gospel music;jamming daily. Free. Music Barn. Details: 601-946-0280, 601-955-9182.Lower Delta Talks, Sept. 18, Rolling Fork.“Panther Tract: Wild Boar Hunting in theMississippi Delta” by Melody Golding, HowardBrent, Hank Burdine; 6:30 p.m. Sharkey-Issaquena County Library. Details: 662-873-4076.B&S Consignment Sale, Sept. 19-21,Brookhaven. Children’s, juniors’ and adultclothing, shoes, toys, nursery items, furniture,home decor. Lincoln Civic Center. Details: 601-

“Dinosaurs: Big, Bad, Bold and Back,”through Jan. 6, 2013. Robotic dinosaurs.Admission. Mississippi Museum of NaturalScience. Details: 601-576-6000; www.msnat-uralscience.org.All 4 Children Consignment, Sept. 5-8,Jackson. Toys, books, shoes, baby gear, furni-ture, more. Mississippi Trademart. Details:601-566-7046; www.all4childrenconsign-ment.com.Bogue Creek Festival, Sept. 8, Duck Hill.Games, crafts, food, entertainment. The PecanGrove. Details: 662-565-2563.Mississippi Coast Jazz Society JamSession and Dance, Sept. 9, Biloxi.Admission; 2-5 p.m. Hard Rock Casino.Details: 228-392-4177.Joppa Shriners Steak Night, Sept. 14,Biloxi. Joppa Shrine Temple, 6-8 p.m.Admission. Details: 228-392-9345.Picnic on the Grounds Community WidePicnic, Sept. 15, Aberdeen. Entertainment bylocal churches, children’s activities; boxedlunches available. Columbus Street. Details:800-634-3538.

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25th Annual Mississippi Pecan Festival,Sept. 29-30, Richton. Crafts, living historyhomestead, mule pull, antique engine show,draft horse demos, bluegrass music, more.Admission. Wingate Road. Details: 601-964-8201; www.mspecanfestival.com.Smith County Cruisers Car and TruckShow, Sept. 29, Forest. Drive Max AutoCenter and Mid State Auto. Details: 601-405-7685; [email protected] Quartet 31st AnniversarySouthern Gospel Singing, Sept. 29,Hattiesburg. Featuring Gold City; 6 p.m.Admission. Saenger Theater. Details: 601-214-8017, 601-672-1500; [email protected],www.hattiesburgsaenger.com.Highway 61 Blues Festival, Sept. 29-30,Leland. Live music, Holly Ridge Jam, otherevents. Admission. Buster Morlino CommunityCenter. Details: 662-334-2711, 870-572-5223;www.highway61blues.com.Natchez Gun Show, Sept. 29-30, Natchez.Admission. Natchez Convention Center.Details: 601-498-4235;[email protected] Patch, Sept. 29-Nov. 4, SilverCreek. Wagon rides, zipline, pony rides, pad-dle boats, petting zoo, waterfowl park, ham-ster tube, hay pyramid, more. Admission.Swan Creek Farms & Waterfowl Park. Details:601-587-7114; www.swancreekfarms.com.Nichols-Boyd Pumpkin Patch, Oct. 1-31,Brandon. Hayrides, corn maze, playground,retail area, farm animals, more. Highway 43N. Details: 601-829-0800; www.nicholsenter-prisesllc.com. Mitchell Farms Pumpkin Patch andMaze, Oct. 1-Nov 4, Collins. Admission.Mitchell Farms Pumpkin Patch and Maze.Details: 601-606-0762; www.mitchellfarms-ms.com.Wayne County Fair, Oct. 2-6, Waynesboro.

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Nightly events include gospel singing andcheerleading competition. Admission.Fairgrounds. Details: 601-410-1950.Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show, Oct.5-6, Starkville. Equipment manufacturersoperate logging equipment in actual Geld con-ditions. John Starr Memorial Forest. Details:662-325-2191; www.midsouthforestry.org.Fall Flower & Garden Fest, Oct. 5-6, CrystalSprings. Educational exhibits, yard/gardenseminars, tours, plant sale and 3-acre veg-etable, herb and Hower garden. Free. TruckCrops Experiment Station. Details: 601-892-3731; www.msucares.com/fallfest.14th Biennial Fiber Art & Quilt Show, Oct.5-7, Hattiesburg. Quilt exhibit with some 400entries. Vendors, demonstrations, more.Admission. Lake Terrace Convention Center.Details: www.pinebeltquilters.com.34th Annual Oktoberfest, Oct. 6,Hattiesburg. German food, delicatessen, quiltraFe, silent auction, crafts, band. St. JohnLutheran Church. Details: 601-583-4898;[email protected] Fall Fest, Oct. 6, Osyka. Craft/foodbooths, contests, entertainment. Details: 985-229-8053 or 601-542-5106, after 6 p.m.Laurel Gun Show, Oct. 6-7, Laurel.Admission. Fairgrounds. Details: 601-498-4235; [email protected] Family Fun Center GrandOpening, Oct. 6, Picayune. Grass maze, pet-ting zoo, pumpkin patch, gem mine, goatwalk castle, more. Admission. Details: 228-697-1871; www.grasshoppersfamilyfuncen-ter.com.

35th Annual Zonta Club Arts and CraftsFestival, Oct. 6, Pascagoula. Food, exhibits,entertainment, children’s activities, car show,shuttle bus service. Downtown Plaza. Details:228-229-9908; www.zontapascagoula.info.Mississippi Peanut Festival, Oct. 6, Collins.Pumpkin patch, maze, wagon rides, log hometours, sunHower Gelds, more. Admission.Mitchell Farms Pumpkin Patch and Maze.Details: 601-606-0762; www.mitchellfarms-ms.com.Third Annual October Fest, Oct. 6,Vancleave. Food, gospel singers, yard saleitems, baked goods, silent auction, children’sactivities. Community of Christ. Details: 228-826-5171, 228-826-3358.Laurel Gun Show, Oct. 6-7, Laurel. Doorprizes, concessions. Admission. Fairgrounds.Details: 601-498-4235;[email protected]’ the Coast, Oct. 7-14, Bay St. Louis,Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Ocean Springs.Antique, classic, hot rod vehicles. Details: 888-808-1188; www.cruisinthecoast.com.Tony Kinton Signing/Reading, Oct. 11,Pontotoc. Author reads from novel “SummerLightning Distant Thunder”; noon-1 p.m.Pontotoc County Library. Details: 662-489-3960; www.tonykinton.com.16th Annual Biloxi Auction, Oct. 12-13,Biloxi. Auction of more than 400 classic, mus-cle cars; 10 a.m. Admission. Mississippi CoastColiseum. Details: 504-875-3563; www.vicari-auction.com.Bukka White Blues Festival, Oct. 12-13,Aberdeen. Blues music on banks of Tenn-Tom,

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