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Pottery makes historyin Monroe County

Old ways still workat Fulmer’s Farmstead

Reader photos celebrate springtime in Mississippi

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Students challenged to lead now and into futureWhat are the qualities of an effective leader?

A group of 76 Mississippi high school juniors found theanswers to this and other leadership-related questions at the 28thannual Electric Power Associations of Mississippi Youth Leader-ship Workshop Feb. 26-28 in Jackson.The hands-on workshop brought together students from

schools across the state to participate in team-building exercises,meet their legislators, tour the state Capitol and hear words ofencouragement from business leaders and motivational speakers.“;is program prepares and challenges young people to make

a di9erence in their schools and communities,” said Ron Stewart,coordinator of the statewide program. “;ese young people areeager and willing to serve now. It’s our goal to provide them with

the appropriate resources and proper training.“At their age, it’s not an easy task to be a leader. But if we

invest in these young people and provide proper guidance, theywill be better equipped to making the right decisions, and mak-ing a positive impact on others,” Stewart said.;e workshop o9ered the young people an opportunity to

interact with other students likewise interested in ful:lling a lead-ership position and serving their community. Stewart emphasizedthe program is built around using the cooperative philosophy:working together to accomplish a mission. “We have an excep-tional group of young people in our class of 2014,” Stewart said.“As our future leaders, they will make us all proud.”Gov. Phil Bryant, luncheon speaker, encouraged students to

have bold ideas and be willing to make tough decisions. “You

must have a vision for your future,” said Bryant. “You must edu-cate those around you as to what you want to accomplish in lifeand enlist them to help in your efforts. Build relationships. Thenyou will be an effective leader and reach your full potential.”The students earned the expense-paid trip to the workshop in

a competitive selection process sponsored by their local electricpower association.

ALCORN COUNTY EPAMadison Bickert, CorinthAlissa Ann Wiliams, Corinth

CENTRAL EPAAbbey Adams, CarthageJames Halbrook, BrandonLaryssa McBeath, Union

COAST EPAChet Dastugue, KilnMatt Edwards, SaucierClay Garrett, PoplarvilleCaleb Hebert, PoplarvilleCassidy Monk, BiloxiNeely Walker, Gulfport

DIXIE EPABrooke Bullock, PetalObrie Scarbrough, Laurel

EAST MISS. EPACraig Cawthorn, DeKalbJarrius Carter, Noxapater

Ty Fulton, LouisvilleJames Gibson, MeridianTaylor Gore, MeridianHaley Gunter, MeridianKiaa Haynes, LouisvilleMadison Johnson, PrestonAsia McCoy, DeKalbEmily Owen, Quitman

4-COUNTY EPAJohn Taylor Champion, Pheba Jena Dees, ColumbusTanner Fant, Starkville

MAGNOLIA EPAMitch Fortenberry, Sandy HookBrittany McGuire, Smithdale

NATCHEZ TRACE EPAKristen Marsh, HoustonAudrey Moore, Houston

NORTH EAST MISS. EPAWalker Abel, Oxford

Lizzie Gardner, OxfordDesirae Gladney, OxfordAlli Hayward, OxfordLindsey Ann Hill, OxfordJack McClure, OxfordAbbey Pate, Oxford

NORTHCENTRAL EPAMaura Jane Autry, Holly SpringsKyle Brassell, Olive BranchJordan Galtelli, Olive BranchTeresa Garcia, ByhaliaEricka James, Olive BranchKennedy Johnson, Olive BranchSpencer Johnson, Olive BranchJames Long, Olive BranchMicah Nichols, Olive BranchCamille Wehrman, Nesbit

PEARL RIVER VALLEY EPAKelvin Alford, FoxworthZachary Broom, Foxworth

PONTOTOC EPAJesse Tutor, Pontotoc

SINGING RIVER EPAHunter Cooper, Ocean SpringsGrace Munro, Ocean SpringsJacob Rogers, Lucedale

SOUTHERN PINE EPAReagan Holifield, StringerWoodsen Pryne, Collins

SOUTHWEST MISS. EPAShelby Coleman, Union ChurchRaigan Smith, Brookhaven

TALLAHATCHIE VALLEY EPAMarlee Barnett, CourtlandRyan Darby, BatesvilleSamuel Davis, BatesvilleWilliam Gibson, Water Valley

Trevor Hawthorne, BatesvilleSpencer Rushing, BatesvilleJaron Vescovo, GrenadaJerrett Williams, Charleston

TOMBIGBEE EPAAustin Black, MariettaBen Booth, TremontBrooke Frederick, TupeloKatie Hester, NettletonCole Holland, FultonLily Pittman, MoorevilleJordan Smith, Saltillo

TWIN COUNTY EPABobby Amos, GreenvilleShelby Ann White, Leland

YAZOO VALLEY EPA William Clark, Yazoo CityWister Hitt, Yazoo City

Electric Power Associations of Mississippi

YOUTH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPBrooke Bullock, sponsored by Dixie Electric Power Associa-

tion, accepts the Youth Leadership Award from Ron Stewart,senior vice president of the Electric Power Associations ofMississippi. A junior at Petal High School, Brooke is a member of the

National Honor Society, show choir, band and Spanish Club.She is also active in dance and is a classical pianist. In hercommunity, she is involved in the Leaf Foundation and afounder of Clothe the Country, an organization promotingclothing donations for the needy.She is the daughter of Greg and Suzanne Bullock of Petal.Brooke will serve a one-year term as Mississippi’s represen-

tative on the national Youth Leadership Council of theNational Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The awardincludes a $1,000 scholarship.

Bullock wins Leadership Award

LeadershipClass of 2014

Good vibrations infuseYouth Leadership event

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Mississippi is ...... like living in a world all its own,and if you’ve never lived here, you never will have knownthe joy of walking down a country dirt road,or @shing o? a river bank while watching a sneaky little toad.Listening to the sound of a tractor in a @eld,Dogs a’ barking and pigs in a squeal.Driving downtown to the big city mall,Getting ready for church on Sunday, where you feel loved by all.Good old Mississippi is to the place to be.Stop by anytime, then you too will see.

– Danny Peterson, KilnM is for magnolias, mothers and memoriesI was born in MississippiS is for summertime and a whip-poor-will’s callS is for syrup making in the fallI bore my sons in MississippiS is for swimming holesS is for stumping toesI buried my kin in MississippiP is for Friday nights and playing ballP is for a baby’s pallet in the hallI am a Mississippian.

– Charlotte Waller Gatlin, Wayne CountySounds I love from south Mississippi:Church hymns on Sunday morning,First pecan of fall hitting my bucketGently lapping Gulf waves,Visiting geese honking their way from pond to pond,Military aircraft training at Stennis, Keesler, NCBC, ANGTS

– Janet Necaise, Kiln

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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 to:

[email protected] keep your comments brief. Submissions are subject to editing.

A female American goldfinchclings to the stem of a daffodil inthis beautiful portrait of spring-time by Jeff Johnson of Quitman, amember of East Mississippi ElectricPower Association.

See more readers’ photos illustrat-ing the theme “Things to LoveAbout Spring” on pages 14 and 15.

On the cover

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A three-dimension mural, created by Morris McCain, challenges viewers’ perceptionsin downtown Tupelo. Pictured is a portion of the mural; the entire work spans 85 feetalong the side of Reed’s Gum Tree Bookstore and features books by Mississippiauthors. The mural was named Mississippi Best Public Art in 1997.

ood vibes were bouncing all overthe place during the 28th annualElectric Power Associations ofMississippi Youth LeadershipWorkshop, held in Jackson lastmonth.

Over the course of the three-day event, 76student participants representing schools acrossMississippi were bombarded with positive, con@-dence-building messages from adults who trulycare about their future.Each year we invite the students’ legislators to

join them for a visit over breakfast. Ais is oftenthe @rst time most, if not all, the students haveever met face to face with their state senator orrepresentative, and we’re proud to give them theopportunity. It isn’t always easy for legislators to attend our

workshop breakfast; they are terribly busy peoplewho often have to rush to early-morning com-mittee meetings at the Capitol. Yet so many ofthem tell us this annual breakfast is important tothem, and they return year after year. For thatwe are humbled and grateful.We always invite the governor to speak at the

workshop, and this year Gov. Phil Bryant gladlyaccepted, though it was tough to squeeze theappearance into his packed schedule. But he,too, cares deeply about young people—and theirpotential role in Mississippi’s future.First of all, he encouraged the students to stay

in Mississippi after college graduation and starttheir careers here. Mississippi is growing fasterthan about 40 other states in the country, hetold them, and we need their bright minds tohelp guide us into the future.Bryant said energy is a bright spot in Missis-

sippi’s economy, with the state ranking 17th inthe nation for oil and gas production.Also, Mississippi’s a?ordable energy costs are

an advantage for the state in attracting new busi-ness and industry. Electric power associations

play an invaluable role in keeping Mississippi’selectricity supply a?ordable and reliable. And alleconomic development opportunities dependupon a reliable source of energy at a reasonable

cost.In closing, Bryant

emphasized the value ofteam work to achieve suc-cess in life: “Leadership isabout having a vision andgetting enough people tohelp you accomplish thatvision. You cannot do itby yourself,” he said.With those words,

Bryant left for his inter-view with the media, andthe students headed for

an afternoon of fun, creative team-building exer-cises.Aroughout the workshop, we encourage the

students to express their views, ask questions andcontribute to decision-making and discussion.We try to create a supportive environment inwhich they feel con@dent to spread their wings alittle, and to speak up.And in 28 years of workshops, they have

never let us down. Aese students are brightleaders anyway—that’s how they win competi-tions to participate in our Youth Leadership pro-gram—but they seem to bloom at our work-shop. Aey mix with scores of students they’venever seen before but who share the same highstandards of academic excellence, school andcommunity involvement, and leadership poten-tial.In fact, one of our former Youth Leadership

students now wears a crown. We’ll have moreabout her in next month’s issue.

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few weeks ago, Miz Joand I took a few days offduring spring break.Now, it has been quite afew years since we hadschool children and

needed to run away. But we have afriend who is a teacher, and she wasready for a break. So she and her artisthusband and Jo and I hit the road.

We headed for a place that is not allthat far away in distance—only 30 milessouth of Woodville, Miss.—but is notconnected psychologically to Mississippinearly as closely as it used to be. Weheadquartered ourselves in the middle ofOld River Country at St. Francisville,La.

Way back when all of this was planta-tion country, everything from NewOrleans to Natchez and northward upinto the Delta was all part of the sameplace, because everything along thelower Mississippi River was connectedby cotton back then.

Nowadays, you feel like you are goingsomewhere when you cross the state lineinto Louisiana. But the state line is just aline on a map. That line, by the way,used to divide two countries. It was theborder between the young United Statesand the colony of Spanish West Floridato the south.

Fort Adams was built in extremesouthwest Wilkinson County, Miss., thefarthest southwest point in the nationback then. The fort was put there toprotect our young country from invaderscoming up the Mississippi River. But in

1803 when everything to the south andwest was taken into the United States bythe Louisiana Purchase, Fort Adams nolonger protected anything in particular.It eventually withered away into the lit-tle pocket of population that it is today.

The 31st parallel dividing Spain andAmerica back then is now simply thestate line between Mississippi andLouisiana, south of Woodville.

Lower River Country is interestingbecause bits and pieces of it have sur-vived not only through the antebellumperiod but even since colonial days.Some of the West Indian-influenced

louvered porch-es on places likeOakley Planta-tion at St. Fran-cisville seem totake you backin time.Audubon paint-ed many of his“Birds of Amer-ica” at Oakleyand spent timein Natchez too.

Other tiesconnecting Mississippi to these partsinclude Sarah Knox Taylor Davis,buried at St. Francisville. She was Jeffer-son Davis’ first wife who died shortlyafter they were married. Davis’ boyhood

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home is just up the road at RosemontPlantation at Woodville. And Sarah’sfather, who became President ZacheryTaylor, had a plantation in JeffersonCounty north of Natchez. One of thehistorical markers at Rodney says Taylorlikely was at his Mississippi plantationwhen he learned he had been electedpresident.

It was interesting riding around thatpart of Louisiana and Mississippi, find-ing the scattered old houses. But I haveto tell you that when we got back toNatchez, we were hit in the face with a

town full of what we had just seen sam-ples of elsewhere: old Lower River archi-tecture and the leftover lifestyle.

It was worth the break to get awayfrom home for a few days just to comeback and see anew what has been righthere all the time.

MississippiSeen

by Walt Grayson

Oakley Plantation is not all that far from Woodville, Miss., at St. Francisville, La. All this part of the country wasonce tightly connected by the cotton economy. And to some degree or another, there are still ties that reachacross state lines. Photo: Walt Grayson

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By Debbie StringerLong before Tupperware became a

household name in America, utilitarianpottery played a prominent role in every-day domestic and farm life.

People depended on hand-built potteryto preserve food, serve “vittles,” churnbutter, put up pickles, pour tea, store salt,take drinking water to the =elds, coolmilk in the well, mark graves, feed live-stock and serve in countless other ways.

It took a lot of potters to keep up withthe demand, including one busy family-owned shop in Smithville, in northernMonroe County.

From the early 1900sthrough 1956, W.D.Suggs Pottery producedwhatever customers need-ed, from churns to >uethimbles to ash trays—allmade by hand.

William David (“Mr.Bill”) Suggs was an exact-ing craftsman whosewares looked good, func-tioned well and enduredfor generations. Helearned the trade from hisfather, Joel Green Suggs,an Itawamba Countyfarmer who operated asmall pottery mainly tosupply his own needs.

Like his father, W.D.farmed. But he soonbecame a successfulentrepreneur devoted togrowing his family’s pot-tery business and teach-ing employees to producehigh-quality products. Bythe early 1940s, share-croppers were farming his land, and hewas personally delivering truckloads ofW.D. Suggs Pottery wares to stores and

farms from Texas to Georgia. Suggs’employees, it was said, could make any-thing out of clay.

Suggs typically used three colors ofglaze—white, brown and black. Manyitems were embellished with bands ofcobalt blue glaze. Crocks and churns borethe blue company stamp and a numberdenoting the capacity in gallons.

Growing up at the Suggs place, JanisSuggs Dyson paid little attention to thegoings on at the Jug Shop, as her grand-father’s pottery was known. After W.D.’sdeath in 1948, his oldest son and Dyson’sfather, Rex, managed the pottery.

“I took it for granted. I didn’t thinkanything di<erent about that potterybeing down there, and I had no thoughtof it being special,” said Dyson, an artistwho lives in Houston with her husband,Clyde. ?ey are members of NatchezTrace Electric Power Association.

Pottery made by Suggs is sought todayby collectors of traditional Southern folkart and artifacts. A Suggs churn that oncesold for pennies per gallon of capacitycommands a far more impressive pricetoday.

Dyson owns several pieces of Suggs

pottery, as well as some of her grandfa-ther’s ledgers. His handwritten entries,dating as far back as 1909, reveal businesstransactions, workers’ wages (sometimespaid in merchandise), glaze recipes andother details.

About six years ago, Dyson decided tolearn all she could about the pottery andshare her =ndings in a book.

“I had the knowledge, I had hisledgers, I had the want-to and I can write.So, I thought, I guess it’s up to me,” saidDyson, a former newspaper sta< writer.

She started out by interviewing formerSuggs employees, some of whom sheremembered from her youth. ?eyresponded with enthusiasm and seemedpleased to share their memories anddetails of pottery operations—and a fewfunny stories.

“As they would tell me the stories Ididn’t already know, I was enthralled,”she said.

Dyson inferred from their comments asense of gratitude for the livelihood andskills the pottery provided them through


Unearthingthe PastJanis Suggs Dyson explores her grandfather’s successful pottery business and its impact on residents in the Monroe County area

Dyson’s own collection of Suggs stonewarepottery includes a brown churn madearound the turn of the 20th century, a 2-gallon churn with the company’s label, pitchers, a mug, a toy churn and a hat-shaped ash tray. All were made of clay dug within 30 miles of her grandfather’s pottery at Smithville.

Janis Suggs Dyson

a time of economic depression and war.Eulon Summerford said the pottery

was the only company besides the sawmilloperating in Smithville until 1954. Heexplained in a 2009 interview with Dysonhow workers dug clay once or twice ayear, mostly from a pit some 30 milesaway in Alabama, and hauled it back in awagon pulled by mules. (An old armydump truck replaced the wagon in lateryears.)Be pottery operation sprawled overseveral acres surrounded by farm @eldsand woods north of Smithville. It encom-passed a round, or beehive, kiln about 12feet in diameter, two groundhog (tunnel-shaped) kilns and a building that housedpotter’s wheels, drying shelves, a glazingroom, a clay mill and other equipment.Summerford told how “Mr. Bill” wouldexpertly stack the pottery in the deliverytruck himself, without using hay or otherpacking material despite the long days oftravel ahead on gravel roads.He described W.D. Suggs as a man of“dry wit and quiet disposition” who built

Pottery.”Released lastfall, the soft-cover bookincludes localhistory, historicalphotographs, pho-tographs anddescriptions ofSuggs pottery,details of potteryoperations and thecontents of her grand-father’s 1909 ledger.

Dyson painted two pieces of Suggspottery—a churn and a pitcher—for thecover of the book.Be story of Suggs Pottery reAects not

only the history of one family but a com-mon history shared by folks living in thearea in the late 19th and early 20th centu-ry, Dyson pointed out.“Be vocations that they had back then

were teacher, preacher, store owner,farmer and potter. Bat’s about all therewas in this area.”Her grandfather employed a number ofpeople to cut wood and haul coal to fuelthe kilns, dig the clay with a pickax, turnand glaze pottery, and @re the wares inkilns up to 2,500 F.It was hard and dirty manual work, all

done without the aid of electricity untilMonroe County Electric Power Associa-tion extended service to the area in 1936.Production soared as electricity becameavailable to power new motorized potterywheels and lights to illuminate workspaces. Be pug mill, a crude clay mixeronce driven by mules, was replaced by anelectric clay mill.Be pottery’s heyday was just ahead—

during the war years—and the boostin production made possibleby electric service wouldprove invaluable.In the late 1940s, as

more farm houses receivedelectric service, W.D. Suggsdecided to modernize the

churn. He asked one of his best potters tomake a churn that would hold an electricmotor attached to a paddle. It workedand several electric churns were sold.By the 1950s, however, the popularity

of new lightweight plastic, glass and metalcontainers spelled doom for heavy utilitar-ian pottery. Suggs’ business continued todwindle until the pottery @nally closed in1956.Today, the beehive kiln and a few scat-tered shards of pottery are the only evi-dence of the bustling shop that was onceso important to the area. Mimosa saplingssprout from the domed roof as the kiln,designed by Dyson’s father, slowly deteri-orates into oblivion in a pasture.Yet the story of Suggs Pottery lives on

in the pages of Dyson’s book—and in thecollective memory of the rural people forwhom it provided a livelihood.

“Turning Clay into History: 6e Story ofW.D. Suggs Pottery” is available fromauthor Janis Suggs Dyson. Price for Missis-sippi residents is $30.91, including tax andS&H; $29.16 for orders out of state. Sendcheck to Clay Pot Publishing, P.O. Box121, Houston, MS 38851. For more infor-mation, call 662-542-9004 or visit:

suggspottery.comDyson is available for presentationsbefore organized groups.


rent-free houses for his employees fromhardwood cut on his property.One day, Suggs came walking down

the road with something under his arm,Summerford recalled. “It was a radio andmy daddy said, ‘Mr. Bill, I can’t pay forthat.’ Mr. Suggs said, ‘You’re not sup-posed to. It’s a gift.’”June Whitehead, who remembers Suggsfrom the Jug Shop, wrote in a 2007 letterto Dyson of her admiration for his work-manship:“I have several Aower pots, a churn and

a pitcher, all turned by Mr. Bill. If youexamine the handles carefully, you willnotice the bottom of the handle is histhumbprint. He would take his thumband press it into the clay in order tosecure it to the piece. I was fascinated bythe way he painted the blue stripes. Hesimply touched the brush to the churnand the potter’s wheel did the rest ...always a perfect band of blue.”Dyson included these and other per-

sonal stories in her book, “Turning Clayinto History: Be Story of W.D. Suggs

W.D. Suggs, above, stands beside his Dodge truck, loaded with churns for delivery. In his pottery’sheyday, Suggs delivered wares in eight states. Dyson interviewed former Suggs employees and researchedextensively for her book, “Turning Clay into History,” right. The cover art is her own work.

Dyson visits the remains of the old Suggs beehive kiln, left, located on private property in Monroe County. Her Suggs pottery collection includes, right, a bird bath stand (incised to resemble tree bark), a decorative planter and a jug for storing honey or syrup.


o coaxing is necessary. Ieasily enough fall head-long into nostalgic blisswhenever the briefest con-sideration of such matters

crosses my mind. But being in the midstof fellow campers, all inhabiting variousshapes of canvas structures is a veritablejubilee for one such as I. And that iswhat took place at the Pre-Spring ArrowFling near Birmingham, Ala., the lastweekend in February. It was a tradition-al archery shoot, but it was also, andperhaps even more so, a gathering oflike-minded folk who find no odormore pleasing than that of canvas andno sight more thrilling than white wallsand pyramids lining a creek or resting

peacefully on aridgeline.

For anyonewho has fol-lowed my writ-ing over theyears, and cer-tainly there areat least five orsix such individ-uals, you areaware of my fas-cination withtents. This pleas-ant malady has

afflicted me since childhood; I see nodiminishing of the lure. Tents hold mein their grasp. A gentle, mysteriousgrasp, but a firm and protracted onethat shows no sign of surrender. I like itthat way, with no desire to break free.

Tents speak of freedom, mobility,refreshment. And they speak of security.Home, if you will. Regarding security, Ihave slept comfortably warm in a tentwhen outside a Montana blizzardhowled and tormented,bringing deep snowand temperatures thatdropped to minus 21for three consecutivenights. I have riddenout winds so strongthat moving aboutmountain peaks wasrisking extreme dan-ger. I have curled in asleeping bag andwaited for riotousthunderstorms to passin countless venues.And through themall, the tents involvedstood firmly anchoredand completed theirchores of protecting occupants. Onecould ask for nothing more.

So it was, in a similar setting as thesementioned and a night-long bout withthunderous and torrential elements, thatI found myself at the Pre Spring. Joinme on the journey via these photo-graphs. Perhaps these will better definethe sentiment I have for canvas tentsthan my words ever could.

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MississippiOutdoors

by Tony Kinton

Tony Kinton has been an active outdoorswriter for 30 years. His newest book,“Rambling Through Pleasant Memories,” isnow available. Order from:

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Close-to-nature camping:

The mystique of canvas

t was a rare warmishSaturday in early Marchwhen Mr. Roy and Idecided to truck on downto Mobile after lunch to

see a movie and have an early dinner atOutback, Blooming Onion included.The movie was a comedy in black andwhite titled “Nebraska.” We enjoyed theafternoon and it put us in a good mood,until we arrived back home.

The decision had been made to leave

IHere, kitty kitty

The author’s camp, top, complete with canvas cook shack and oak furniture Kinton built for this specific purpose.A tipi, above left, was commonly used for the primary dwelling of Native Americans in the West. It is a completesystem for living, providing room for gatherings, sleeping and cooking. No scene is more serene and alluringthan a canvas tent, above, its stovepipe reaching upward at sunrise. Photos: Tony Kinton

my year-and-a-half-old, white, demurecat Oaklee outdoors, though I wouldn’tbe there to protect her. She spends muchof her time in the oak tree. There’s aporch around my tree house where shehides. She tries to stay clear of my twoolder cats, who harass her, and Mr.Roy’s blue heeler is a chasing machine.

Outside she lives her life on the run.Oaklee doesn’t stand up for herself. She’shumble and prays a lot. She lies on herback with her paws in a praying posi-

tion. At night I let her sleep in an adjoin-ing room next to our bedroom. Oakleeand Sugar, our mini Schnauzer housepup, play hide and seek and seem to loveone another.

The decision to leave her outdoorswas made by you know who; the man Ilive with believes he has the wisdom ofSolomon.

He said, “If we’re ever to have peacearound here, Oaklee must learn todefend herself.”

I was dubious. I watched as she ranup the oak and leaped onto a limb, hid-ing herself among the leaves. Though itwas tough, I managed to hold back most

of my tears.One or twoslipped out andleaked down mycheeks, unno-ticed by Mr.Roy.

The day wassunny, whichtook my worriesaway. I actuallywasn’t con-cerned aboutthe dishes I leftin the sink and the overflowing basket ofunfolded clothes sitting in the middle of

Grin ‘n’Bare It

by Kay Grafe

the bedroom floor. The day gave mehope that spring would soon fulfill itsyearly appointment. My driver and Iengaged in a political discussion concern-ing health insurance, military cuts andthe need for building new infrastructure.I know it’s hard to believe, but I do getserious on occasion.

We arrived home by 6-ish. This wasbefore daylight saving time, so it wasalmost dark. It didn’t take long to locateOaklee in a tall pine. She was sitting ona rotten little 3-foot limb miles up thetree, meowing, “Mama, Mama,” withevery breath. Of course she wouldn’tbudge to come down. The perpetrator


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Nasturtium a tasty addition to gardenslow, crimson, salmonand cherry. It has amounding growthhabit.

Empress of India isan heirloom that datesback to the Victorianera. Its dark-greenfoliage acts as the per-fect background for thedramatic scarlet-redflowers.

Night and Day is anelegant combination ofbright, clear cream anddark-mahogany flow-ers.

Jewel Mix is myfavorite. It has red,orange and yellow sin-gle and double flowers.

Nasturtiums areannual plants, and nowis the perfect time inMississippi to sow the seeds right whereyou want them in the garden. The seedsare large and resemble a convoluted pea.They will germinate more quickly if yousoak them overnight. Set the seed aboutan inch deep, spaced 8 to 10 inchesapart.

With direct seeding, there’s alwaysthe possibility of “accidental weeding,”but the leaves are unique and easy torecognize. You can always start in smallpots and transplant them to the gardenwhen they get bigger. It takes about 50days after sowing for the plants to startflowering.

Nasturtiums tolerate less-than-perfectsoil, as long as it is well drained. These

plants like to be grown on the dry side,but don’t let them dry out completely.Feed every other week with a water-sol-uble fertilizer to keep flowering at itspeak.

I like to grow them in containers so Ican move the plants around my land-scape. Keep the plant dense by pruningthe vining stem tips. Pinch off the fadedflowers to promote more flowers, butsince the flowers are edible, youshouldn’t have any fading flowers topinch off.

Whenever nasturtiums are in season,a crowd-pleasing appetizer around theBachman household is stuffed nastur-tium flowers. Gently wash a bunch of

flowers and foliage. Mix whipped creamcheese with finely chopped fresh herbs(we like fresh basil), and put the mix-ture into a piping bag. A zip-top bagwith a corner cut off works well. Gentlypipe the mixture into the nasturtiumflower until the center is filled. Arrangethe stuffed flowers on a bed of nastur-tium foliage. This is best served at roomtemperature so the floral notes of thenasturtium flowers can be enjoyed.

So choose nasturtiums for your gar-den this summer, and you can enjoythem in the landscape and on the table.

hopping in a garden centerin the spring confronts visi-tors with an almost dizzy-ing array of new plants

with flower colors that seem to gobeyond our imagination.

But today, I’m not writing about anyof those plants. I want you to consideran old-time garden staple that manygardeners forget about—the nasturtium.

I’ve been grow-ing nasturtiumsin my gardenand landscapefor the past cou-ple of years andcouldn’t be hap-pier with theresults.

Nasturtiumsare a good choicefor the gardenbecause they arebeautiful and so

easy to grow. In addition to requiringvery little attention, nasturtiums are ver-satile and edible. That’s the trifecta forplants in my garden.

Their variety of flower colors isamazing. The warm yellow, red andorange flower colors shout out for atten-tion when planted in the full sun. Therealso are bicolors with dark eyes anddouble flower selections. Each flowerhas a long spur on the back that con-tains sweet nectar. The flowers are heldon long stems and seem to float abovethe dark-green, peppery-tasting foliage.

I’m growing at least four varieties thisyear. Alaska has green-and-white varie-gated foliage, along with flowers of yel-

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Dr. Gary Bachman is MSU horticul-turist at the Coastal Research andExtension Center in Biloxi.

Nasturtium flowers and their foliage are edible and can make a nice appetizer that pleases the eyes and the palate. The Alaska nastur-tium has green-and-white variegated foliage. It has a mounding growth habit and yellow, crimson, salmon and cherry flowers. Photo:MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman

placed his tallest ladder next to the tree,which didn’t reach 20 feet, then wentinto the house to watch Mike Huckabeeon TV. He assured me Oaklee wouldwork her way down to the ladder.

I ran out to the workshop and gath-ered small pieces of wood a foot or morelong, a hammer and huge nails. Takingone board at a time I climbed up the lad-der and began to nail the steps on thepine tree. I hate to admit this, but myidea failed as the ladder rocked.

“Hold your horses, get down fromthere!” It was the man I thought earlierin the day had wisdom. “I’ll call RandyBrown,” he said.

Randy’s our friend, carpenter, andhigh-rise painter. He must also haveflawed wisdom. He told Roy the catwould be OK until morning. He waspartly right; the cat didn’t fall, but thetemperature dipped and she was hungry.Next morning Randy had duct-tapedOaklee’s bed to the top of his ladder.But no, she wouldn’t jump in. He hadto leave but left his ladder, hoping she’dget the message. She didn’t.

I retrieved my hammer and nails.“Oh, no you don’t!” a voice rang out. Byafternoon Roy called a contractor whohad a bucket truck. They saved her life,and mine. Halfway down the pine she

sprang out of the bucket and landed ontop of the truck. No injury. Thank you,fellows, for saving two lives.

“There should be a moral to thisstory,” I said.

“Yes, there is,” he said grinning, “yourcat spoiled a perfectly good day.”

“How about this one: Your blue heel-er chased her up the tree. Only then didshe spoil a perfectly good day.”


Proudly serving members since 1938

Weather, natural gas:

We can’t afford the ‘all but one’ energy strategyLet me take you back several weeks

to the extremely cold weather we hadin January and February. Temperaturesduring that period dipped into theteens — much lower than we areaccustomed to in south Mississippi.Fortunately, we were

able to provide the poweryou needed to heat yourhome or business eventhough South MississippiElectric Power Association,which supplies electricity toDixie Electric and 10 otherMississippi co-ops, set a newall-time winter peak onTuesday, Jan. 7.Actions by the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and the administration inWashington, D.C. have many in ourindustry concerned about whetherwe will continue to have affordableand reliable electricity.During the bitter winter, American

Electric Power (AEP), which provideselectricity to more than 5 million cus-tomers in 11 states, from Texas toOhio, reported that 89 percent of itscoal capacity that is scheduled to beretired by the middle of 2015 was upand running due to the demands forpower during the cold weather.Let’s put this in terms we can all

understand: A large portion of the elec-tricity that kept the customers of AEPwarm during this winter was providedby a fuel source that won’t be availablestarting next year.

That’s a situation that many electricutility companies are facing as federalregulations make it more difficult andmore expensive to use coal as a fuel forgenerating electricity. How will wekeep warm in the winter and cool in

the summer when coal isno longer available? Howwill our factories, schools,and businesses continue tooperate as they do now?The EPA is pushing

utility companies to relymore and more on naturalgas as the primary fuelsource for electric energy.Natural gas prices are veryunpredictable. In 2012, the

price was near $2 for a million Britishthermal units (mmBtu). During therecent cold spell, the price spiked tomore than $6 per mmBtu before set-tling back to around $4.28 mmBtu inlate March, which was the cost duringmost of 2013.

Due to the severe cold weather

and the demand for electricity, sever-al utilities with natural gas-fired gen-erating facilities could not get thenatural gas they needed to meet theincreased demand.If we have another winter like

2014, the laws of supply and demandwill likely cause natural gas prices toskyrocket, meaning your monthly elec-tric bills will soar.And will the natural gas supply,

along with renewable energy sourcessuch as solar and wind, be enough topower the entire nation?We believe coal, natural gas, solar

power, wind, geothermal, nuclearpower and other fuel sources should allbe part of the nation’s energy policy.Simply stated, we need an “all of theabove” policy that includes coal to keepthis country running.

We urge you to make your voiceheard in this extremely importantissue by logging on towww.action.coop and sending a mes-

sage to the EPA.“What I’m asking you to do is do

what you’re doing today. Be as honestwith us as you can. Send in your com-ments. We’ll consider those,” EPAAdministrator Gina McCarthy said torepresentatives of the electric powerand coal industries while taking a planttour in North Dakota. “Frankly, youneed to be as upfront as you possiblycan on the existing facilities, aboutwhat concerns you.” “Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., who

also participated in the discussion,raised industry concerns that the stan-dard proposed for new power plants isnot achievable, and what EPA has instore for the current coal fleet can onlybe met at a high price to consumers,”according to Electric Co-op Today.This is too important of an issue

for any of us to be standing on thesidelines. We hope you will getinvolved.

Source: Electric Co-op Today

Randy SmithGeneral Manager

http://www.action.coop

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As of March 31, 2014, Dixie Electric can onlyaccept credit/debit card payments through theautomated phone system, pay online atdixieepa.com or at the counters in the offices.Employees will no longer be able to acceptcredit/debit card payments over the telephone;however, phone payments are still acceptablethrough the automated system.

Why did Dixie Electric’smanagement make this decision?This decision was made in order for Dixie

Electric to maintain compliance with the PaymentCard Industries’ Data Security Standards. Thesestandards are set by the credit card industry to pro-tect consumers from fraud. Recently, these stan-dards were tightened for handling credit/debit cardspayments. In order for Dixie Electric to maintaincompliance and continue to offer credit/debit cardsas a method of payment for its members, DixieElectric’s employees must abide by these standards.

How will this rule affect me?This rule requires members to handle their own

credit or debit card payments or come in to anoffice location in person. Here are several conven-ient payment options offered to members:� Call (601) 425-2535 and make your

credit/debit card payment by using the automat-ed phone system. Simply have your accountnumber and credit/debit card numberavailable when you call. This is the onlynumber answered by the automatedsystem. In the coming weeks, the auto-mated system for payments will beavailable at night at this same number.� Visit dixieepa.com, click on My

Account and pay your bill online. Once

you set up your account online, it is quick and easy to return each month and make your payment. Also, My Account offers printable copiesof your bill, e-billing, and charts on your energyuse.� Come by any of Dixie Electric’s three office

locations to make a credit/debit card payment dur-ing regular business hours. Member service repre-sentatives and cashiers will be happy to assist.

Dixie Electric continues right-of-way clearing in 2014Dixie Electric will continue over the next few

months to clear trees, underbrush and limbsfrom the right-of-way extending out from thefollowing substations:

• West Waynesboro substation - Maynor Creek• Burr Creek substation - Moselle and Union• Petal substation - City of Petal along Highway42, Sunrise community and Macedonia Road

• Hoy substation - Shady Grove, Moss and Soso• Buckatunna substation - Chicora, Progress andRobinson JunctionClearing the trees and limbs from power

lines provides numerous benefits, which includeprotecting individuals from the dangers of elec-tricity, decreasing the number of power out-ages, and making power restoration quickerand safer.

Changes for acceptingcredit/debit card payments

Ways to pay your electric bill with your credit or debit card1. Call (601) 425-2535 and choose the option to pay your bill.

2. Visit dixieepa.com, click on My Account and pay your bill online.

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Dixie Electric Power Association recently sponsored two high school juniors for the28th annual Youth Leadership Workshop. Brooke Bullock and Obrie Scarbrough were selected by Dixie Electric to attend the

event Feb. 26-28 in Jackson. Each year the three-day workshop brings young peopletogether to strengthen their leadership abilities and to learn about state government. This year, 76 students from different areas of the state attended the workshop, coor-

dinated by the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi.Brooke and Obrie visited with their state legislators, toured the Capitol for a close-up

view of state government at work, and participated in activities designed to enhancetheir leadership skills.Gov. Phil Bryant, a strong supporter of the Youth Leadership program, spoke to the

young leaders during a luncheon. “I commend each of you on your past accomplish-ments and look forward to the contributions you will make for the future,” Bryant said.“I encourage you to stay in Mississippi and work with us in maintaining a quality placeto live and work.”The Youth Leadership program attracts students serving in leadership roles in their

school and community. The objective is to equip them with the tools necessary toenhance their skills, increase their confidence and encourage them to take a moreactive leadership role.

The workshop’s activities and exercises were created to help empowerstudents for the future, with an emphasis on teamwork and good com-munication. During one session, the students’ critical-thinking skills wereput to the test when they weighed the pros and cons of many pressingissues facing their generation. “You have the power to make a difference now,” Miss Mississippi

Chelsea Rick told the group in her inspiring presentation. She challengedthe students to turn their passion into action. “Do what you are called todo,” she said. “Prepare yourself through education, and act through com-munity service work. This program and its leaders help you better under-stand your leadership role and will be a support group for yourfuture endeavors.”Rick, a 2007 Youth Leadership Workshop participant, commended

the electric power associations for providing this valuable resourcefor students.“We are proud to sponsor this outstanding program because we

understand the importance of providing training opportunities toenrich the lives of our young people,” said Randy Smith, generalmanager of Dixie Electric. “This program focuses on helping young

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Students meet state lawmakers in Jackson

The students meet their local legislators at a breakfast during the workshop. From left are Representative Larry Byrd, Senator John Polk,Brooke Bullock, Obrie Scarbrough and Representative Gary Staples.

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“The leaders of this program saw thepotential in me and many other young people.

They provided me with the foundation todiscover my place as a leader and the steps

I needed to take to achieve my goals. It was amemorable event in my life, and now I have

the opportunity to use the life lessonsI learned in my quest to help others.”

Miss Mississippi Chelsea Rick2007 Youth Leadership Workshop participant

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exercises were created to help empowers emphasis on teamwork and good com-m , the students’ critical-thinking skills werep hed the pros and cons of many pressingi “ e a difference now,” Miss Mississippi

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s outstanding program because weu providing training opportunities toe ople,” said Randy Smith, generalm program focuses on helping young

people realize their full potential.We commend Brooke and Obriefor their active involvement inschool and community activities.They are true leaders and wewish them well.”“The program was developed to

help young leaders determinetheir strengths and weaknesseswhile showing them ways tobecome better leaders. Then weencourage them to return home and put their skillsto use,” said Ron Stewart, statewide program coordi-nator. “We challenge these young people to go outand make a difference in the lives of others, exempli-fying true leadership. Today, as evident by the workof Chelsea and other past participants, we see thefruits of our labor throughout Mississippi and it’srewarding.”

Gov. Phil Bryant encourages the students tocontinue their quest to be an outstandingleader. Bryant, a strong supporter of theYouth Leadership program, was the keynotespeaker at a workshop luncheon.

Dixie Electric’s students take top honors at the workshopBrooke Bullock was selected as the top student from the group of 76 young people (see page2) and will represent Mississippi on a national youth leadership board. She will receive a$1,000 scholarship. Obrie Scarbrough won the leadership award and a $500 scholarship. Inbottom photo, Brooke and Obrie receive their awards from Ron Stewart, statewide youth pro-gram coordinator. Sen. Chris McDaniel visits with Obrie and Brooke in the Capitol rotunda. Inbottom left photo, Brooke participates in a team-building exercise.

Obrie Scarbrough and Brooke Bullock

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theLifeof aLinemanThey wake before the sun, pour steaming

cups of coffee, and kiss their family goodbye.After swinging by the office to get the day’sorders, Dixie Electric’s linecrews and service-men climb into their trucks and head out.Our lineworkers form a solid team with onejob: to deliver safe, reliable electricity. Butthat job can change in a million ways whenrough weather steps in.

Let’s take a moment and stand in alineworker’s boots. Linemen have to worksafely, smart and efficiently—all the while 30to 40 feet in the air, wearing sturdy, thickrubber gloves. On a typical day, lineworkersmaintain electrical distribution lines or buildservice to new homes and businesses. Theyhave a lot on their plates. But when our dis-patch center calls our servicemen or linecrews with a problem, everything else takes abackseat.

Power restoration takes precedence on alineworker’s to-do list. These brave men arealways on call. Dixie Electric’s servicemenand line crews stand by to serve you 24 hoursa day, weekends and holidays.

Can you imagine getting a call at 3 a.m.telling you to work outside during badweather? Not many people are willing to facestorms. Our lineworkers face harsh elementsdaily, all to serve you.

Lineworkers also focus on safety; the livesof coworkers are on the line. Job safety isimportant to everyone, no matter your occu-pation. But for lineworkers, there can be noslip ups or careless actions. Mistakes can costa limb or life. That’s one of the reasonslineworkers form a brotherhood. When youput your life in the hands of co-workers everyday, they become more than colleagues.They’re family.

That sense of family extends to electricco-ops across the nation. One of our princi-ples is cooperation among cooperatives. DixieElectric’s lineworkers help other co-ops intheir time of need, and they extend that serv-ice to us, too. It’s reassuring to know if asevere storm strikes, a national team oflineworkers stand ready to answer the call.

To be ready to respond no matter the sit-uation or weather conditions, lineworkers arehighly trained. At Dixie Electric, lineworkersgo through regular training to ensure theycan work safely with various kinds of equip-ment. The equipment gets tested regularly,too.

These highly skilled employees light ourhomes and businesses every day. They endureharsh weather and long hours, all to makeour lives better. Please take a moment tothank them.

Groundman Shelby Ivey and Safety Manager Joe Donald spoke to fifth grade students inJones County in February, explaining how to stay safe around electricity and the precautionsthat linemen take to work safely with electric energy.

Dixie teaches safety around electricity

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Tuesday, April 8 Dixie Electric’s Laurel Office1863 Highway 184, Laurel(601) 425-2535

Noon – 7 p.m.First Child: $10

Each additional child: $5Pets are welcome.

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Prepare for summer heat,increase energy savingsAdding a few items to your list of spring chores can help make yourhome more energy efficient and deliver electric bills that won’tmake you sweat when temperatures soar.

Start with your air conditioner.Spring and early summer are good times to make sure that your air conditioning unit is

ready to work when you flip the switch: • Get help from a professional who can inspect and service your unit. • Give your air conditioner a do-it-yourself cleaning. Shut the unit off, and clear away leaves

and yard debris outside. Inside the unit, clean or replace filters that can restrict air flow andreduce overall efficiency by making the air conditioner work harder on hot summer days.Dust the fan blades if you can do so safely. Make sure air can flow freely over the inside andoutside coils. Vacuum registers to remove any dust buildup. • Check weather stripping. When using window units, ensure that weather stripping is in

place. Placement should be between the middle of the top window pane and the bottom pane.

Check out your roof.See how well your roof has weathered the winter. Few things can shorten the life of your

home faster than a roof leak, even a minor one can damage your attic insulation before youknow it. A roofing professional can assess and repair things like loose or missing shingles,repair leaks, and clear gutters.

Make your electric cooperative a resource.The energy advisors at Dixie Electric can help you determine the right steps for your

home. Also, visit dixieepa.com and click on the Home Energy Calculator for energy efficiencyguidance, a home energy library and information for your children on saving energy. If youvisit Dixie Electric at one of its three offices, you can pick up free brochures on energy effi-ciency, heat pumps and other energy savings tips.

Article written by B. Denise Hawkins. She writes on consumer and cooperative affairsfor the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Arlington, Va.-basedservice arm of the nation’s 900-plus consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric coop-eratives.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, and Energy.gov.

Spring forward


‘Dinner with Friends’Developed in 1937, Wister Gardens, located just

north of Belzoni, has been called the Delta’s Garden,a place to stroll through an oasis of beauty in a regionwhere farm Celds stretch to the horizon. Ee Friendsof Wister Gardens works hard to keep the gardensbeautiful and to enhance its oBerings, in part byraising funds through sales of their cookbook, “Dinnerwith Friends.” Its recipes were inspired by Southern, Cajun, Creole, Italian,Asian, Mediterranean and Mexican cuisines. Ingredients include locally sourcedfarm-raised catCsh, freshwater prawns, rice and cornmeal. Members of the Belzoni and Isola garden clubs helped collect the recipes, some of

them contributed by local gourmet cooks and chefs from across the Delta.Ee cookbook will be available at the Wister Gardens Workshop on Saturday,

April 26, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Eere will be presentations from horticulturistFelder Rushing on Southern gardening and design, Bob Wilbanks on Doral design,and Lauren W. LeDore, a culinary artist from Viking Cooking School.To order the cookbook, send $20 plus $7 S&H per book to Friends of Wister

Gardens, 1440 Miss. Hwy. 7, Belzoni, MS 39038.

Cat�sh Allison1 cup grated Parmesan cheese1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened6 Tbsp. mayonnaise6 green onions, chopped 5ne

1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauceGenerous dash Tabasco6 to 8 cat5sh 5llets

Combine cheese, butter, mayonnaise, onions, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco ina bowl and mix thoroughly. Butter mixture may be made 24 hours ahead and keptrefrigerated. Poach catCsh Cllets in lightly simmering water for 4 to 5 minutes.Gently lift Cllets from the water and set aside to drain. For individual servings,place Cllets in au gratin dishes and cover with 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture.Broil for 2 or 3 minutes, until the cheese mixture browns. Or, place Cllets into alightly sprayed baking dish. Cover each Cllet with the cheese mixture and brownunder the broiler. Carefully lift Cllets from the dish onto plates and spoon some ofthe pan juices over each serving. Serves 6 to 8.

Italian Squash Pie4 to 5 cups sliced fresh squash2 Tbsp. butter1 medium onion, choppedSalt, pepper to taste1 tsp. oregano

1 tsp. basil1 can Pillsbury crescent rolls1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard2 cups Mozzarella cheese2 eggs, beaten

Sauté squash and onions in butter until tender. Add salt, pepper, oregano and basil;pour into mixing bowl and set aside. Prepare pie dish with cooking spray and linewith crescent roll dough. Spread Dijon mustard onto dough. Add cheese and eggsto squash mixture. Pour into pie dish. Bake at 350 F for 30 to 40 minutes, or untiljust golden.

Mechatto’s Salad Dressing1 Tbsp. Wesson Best Blend oil1 (16-oz.) jar Blue Plate mayonnaise1 cup Heinz ketchup1 tsp. Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. Louisiana hot sauce2 Tbsp. fresh minced garlic (or to taste)1/4 tsp. fresh lemon juicePinch dry mustard

Coat sides and bottom of a mixing bowl with oil. Combine remaining ingredientsin bowl and whisk to a smooth consistency.

Noel’s Black-eyed Pea Cornbread1 tsp. butter1 lb. pork sausage1 medium onion, diced1 cup white plain cornmeal1/2 cup all-purpose 6our1 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs1 cup buttermilk1/2 cup vegetable oil8 oz. (2 cups) grated Cheddar cheese1 (15-oz.) can black-eyed peas, drained1 can cream-style corn1 can Ro-tel tomatoes

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter. Brownsausage in a large skillet. Add onions, sweat (cook over medium-low heat untiltranslucent) and drain. Whisk together meal, Dour, salt and baking soda in a largebowl. Beat eggs, buttermilk and oil together in a medium bowl. Add egg mixture tomeal mixture, stirring until just moistened (will be lumpy). Stir in sausage mixture,cheese, peas, corn and tomatoes. Pour into baking dish, smoothing top. Bake untilgolden brown, about 50 to 60 minutes. Allow to cool 10 minutes before serving.

Strawberry Salad2 bunches romaine lettuce1 purple onion, chopped 5ne

1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds1 pint (or more) fresh strawberries, sliced

Dressing:2 cups mayonnaise1/2 cup raspberry vinaigrette1/2 cup half-and-half

3 Tbsp. raspberry jam2 Tbsp. poppy seed2/3 cup sugar

Chop lettuce and toss with remaining ingredients.

Mix dressing ingredients with a mixer and pour over salad.

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students. Children can watch and some-times participate in planting and har-vesting crops or cutting hay. Two centu-ry-old log cabins sit on the property andfeature women dressed in early 20thcentury costumes baking biscuits on awood-burning stove. School childrencan help with the biscuit making andwith churning milk into butter. Studentadventures include a wagon ride andmyriad farm activities depending on theseason. For example, school childrenmight bottle-feed baby goats in thespring.The farmstead grows a variety of pro-

duce and all farming is done with hand-operated or horse-drawn antique equip-ment. It sells freshly grown seasonalitems like onions, broccoli, cauliflower

and lettuce at its general store as well asat farmers’ markets in Hattiesburg, Lau-rel, Ocean Springs and Gulfport.“We planted 3,500 tomato plants last

year that are not the shipping kind. Ourtomatoes ripen on the vine and are readyto be eaten or canned when they’repicked,” Jeanette said.Jeanette and Ken Fulmer moved from

Jackson County to Perry County in the1980s and started the Mississippi PecanFestival. The pecan orchard covers about15 acres and is the cornerstone of theirfamily-run operation. The pecan festivalbegan as a one-day event and hasevolved into a three-day extravaganza ofexhibits and entertainment. It includes amule-pulling contest, 300 arts and craftsexhibits, a pecan-baked-goods competi-


By Nancy Jo MaplesHardly anyone leaves Fulmer’s Farm-

stead and General Store without a loafof bread.“We bake 40 to 50 loaves a day plus

muffins. We’re known for our baking,”owner Jeanette Fulmer said.Fulmer’s Farmstead and General

Store in Perry County is also known forjams, jellies, daily plate lunches, uniquekitchenware, raw sugars and an annualpecan festival. Open year-round, thestore is located at 510 Wingate Road inBeaumont, five miles from Richton andfive miles from New Augusta. The store opened four years ago,

stemming from the Mississippi PecanFestival which will celebrate its 28th runthis September. However, there is plentyto do between now and September atFulmer’s.The second annual Homesteaders’

Gathering is set April 18-19. This two-day event offers specialized indoor class-es for a $25 registration fee. Session top-ics include “green” cleaning products forhouseholds and personal hygiene, herbalmedicine, biscuit making and canning.General admission to the exterior

exhibits at the Homesteaders’ Gatheringis free. Outdoor demonstrations will beconducted on topics like growing andmaintaining grapes or using horse-drawnfarm equipment. Booths will exhibithoney bees, lye soap, fried cracklings,and more. A highlight on Friday night,April 18, will be $20 steak suppers andlive bluegrass and gospel music.Along with its home-baked bread and

muffins, the store sells Amish rockers,unique kitchen utensils, flour, oatmealand raw sugar in bags, sizes one to 50pounds. Plate lunches from a dailymenu are sold 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The din-ing area seats 90 guests and is perfect forprayer groups and civic clubs.The farmstead is popular for school

field trips and can accommodate 150

tion, a beautypageant and aprettiest roostercontest. The fes-tival drew 25,000visitors last year.Tickets are $10 perperson.Each December,

the Fulmers hostChristmas in theOrchard with carolers,musicians, wassail and anevening meal of Cornish

hens with the trimmings. Hamburgersare sold at outdoor concession stands.Cabins are decorated for the season, gin-gerbread is cooked on the wood-burningstove and a live nativity scene gives visi-tors pause. Horse-and-buggy rides areavailable and fire pits dot the landscapefor roasting marshmallows. Christmas inthe Orchard is a free event, excludingthe meal.For those who can’t attend the April,

September or December special events,the store is a unique travel stop any timeof year. It is open Monday through Sat-urday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.Signage along highways 15 and 98

signal the store’s location and the aromasof each day’s freshly baked bread signalguests to leave with a loaf.

For more information call Fulmer’sGeneral Store at 601-964-8222 or visit:

fulmersfarmstead.comWriter Nancy Jo Maples can be reached

at 188 Ernest Pipkins Road, Lucedale, MS39452 or:

[email protected]

Clockwise from top left: Tennessee broom maker Wayne Thompson demonstrates his craft during a spe-cial event at Fulmer’s. A century-old log cabin invites porch sitters. Patrick Bodine, of Wiggins, demon-strates wheel-thrown pottery. The mule-pulling contest at the annual Pecan Festival draws a crowd, anda young contestant poses with her prize-winning entry in the festival’s Prettiest Rooster contest. Photoscourtesy of Fulmer’s Farmstead and General Store

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6 Canada goose mom with goslings; Melissa Campbell, Pontotoc; Pontotoc Electric7 Keaton Carol Benton, 16 months, and her “Pooh”; Ed Benton, Florence; Southern Pine Electric8 Eryn’s first time to fish; Cherri Griffin, Philadelphia; Central Electric 9 Face time with a yellow jacket; Suzanne McClain, Maben; 4-County Electric


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13 A tiger swallowtail butterfly stuns with its beauty; Patrick Walker, Meridian14 Fully clothed, Abby Clark dashes through the sprinkler; Dawn Clark, Olive Branch; Northcentral Electric15 Spring is all about bream fishing for Christopher Burton; Judith Smith, Franklinton, La.16 Ruby relishes a warm spring shower; Guy Buford, Brookhaven; Southwest Mississippi Electric17 Spring wildflowers frame Elliot Walsh; Jane Saul, Purvis; Pearl River Valley ElectricOur next “Picture This” theme: Patriotism, Mississippi StyleSelected photos will appear in our July issue. Find photo submission guidelines at:

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book “The Crosby Arboretum.” Free admission.Crosby Arboretum. Details: 601-799-2311;crosbyarboretum.msstate.eduEaster Drama, April 18, Hazelhurst. ECCCDrama Team to perform “Road to Calvary”; 7p.m. Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church.Details: 601-654-3834.Fulmer’s Homesteaders Gathering andHorsedrawn Auction, April 18-19, Richton.Free admission. Fulmer’s Farmstead, WingateRoad. Details: 601-964-8222; fulmersfarmstead.comAnnual Daylily Sale, April 19, Meridian.Meridian Daylily Club sale of many varietiesand colors; 8 a.m. Lauderdale County Co-op.Details: 601-527-2442.Southaven 34th Annual Springfest, April24-26, Southaven. BBQ cooking champi-onship, carnival midway, more. SnowdenGrove Park. Details: 662-280-2489 ext. 283;southaven.orgRelay For Life of Hattiesburg, April 25,Hattiesburg. Tatum Park. Other area Relay ForLife events May 2: Marion Co., Columbia HighSchool; Petal, Willie Hinton/Relay Park; andLamar Co., Sumrall High School. Details: 601-543-8874.Annual Taste Fair, April 25, Hurley. Tastemore than 30 dishes with emphasis on “Dishesfor the Holidays”; 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Admission.Full Life Assembly. Details: 228-588-2670,601-770-2245.Wister Gardens Workshop, April 26,Belzoni. Admission. Wister Gardens. Details:662-836-6471, 662-836-7996.Destiny Goss Memorial Cruise for St.Jude, April 26, Lucedale. Motorcycle ride andpoker run, BBQ chicken, live music, auction,raGe. George County Senior Citizens Center.Details: 601-770-1142, 601-508-2202.Fourth Annual Rabbit Run for St. Jude,April 26, Star. 10K and 5K races, children’s funrun. Details: 601-842-7947;rabbitrunstar.comAnnual 8-Mile Yard Sale, April 26,Greenwood Springs. Clothes, toys, car/truck

“This Light of Ours: ActivistPhotographers of the Civil RightsMovement,” through Aug. 17, Jackson. Thework of nine activist photographers.Mississippi Museum of Art. Details:601-960-1515;msmuseumart.org“The Slave Series: Quilts by GwendolynA. Magee,” through May 18, Jackson.Narrative art quilts. Admission. MississippiMuseum of Art. Details: 601-960-1515;msmuseumart.org“Wings Into Spring”: New Albany Homeand Garden Show, April 4-5, New Albany.More than 20 seminars, special guests, ven-dors, crafts, more. Fairgrounds. Details: 662-316-0088;newalbanygardening.com23rd Annual “Celebrate the Gulf” MarineEducation Festival, April 5, Pass Christian.Live animals, Raptor Road Show, youth Hsh-ing rodeo, more. Pass Christian War MemorialPark. Details: 228-475-7047;grandbaynerr.orgMudbug Bash, April 12, Hernando. CrawHshplates, auctions, restaurant samples; 6-11p.m. Admission. Panola Street. Details: 662-328-5704 ext.112; palmerhome.org.Heart Walk, April 12, Lucedale. 5K funrun/walk, children’s activities, more. GeorgeRegional Hospital. Details: 601-947-0709;georgeregional.comHollis Long Memorial Dulcimer and OleTyme Music Festival, April 12, Tishomingo.Dulcimer sales/demonstrations, crafts, enter-tainment. Tishomingo State Park. Details:662-438-6914; park info:mdwfp.comCedar Hill Farms Annual Easter EggHunt, April 12-19, Hernando. Egg hunts,pony rides, animals, more. Admission. CedarHill Farms. Details: 662-429-2540;gocedarhillfarm.comStrawberries & Cream Festival, April 13,Picayune. Celebrates history of old strawberryfarm; 1-3 p.m. Robert F. Brzuszek signs new

parts, more; 7 a.m. until. Details: 662-315-6955.Sixth Annual Dog Fest, April 26, Meridian.Contests, vendors, more. Lauderdale Agri-cen-ter. Details: 601-776-2558;ecmkc.orgDouble 16 Hunting Club Seventh AnnualSpring Trail Ride, April 26, Poplarville.Entertainment, camping, food. Gumpond area.Admission. Details: 601-550-5905; Facebook:Double 16 Hunting Club Trail Rides.Hernando Farmers Market, April 26 - Oct.25, Hernando. Foods, music, special events; 8a.m. - 1 p.m. Earth Day Celebration April 26.Hernando Courthouse Square. Details:cityofhernando.org/farmersmarketConfederate Memorial Service and Picnic,April 29, Hernando. Sons of ConfederateVeterans event; 2 p.m. Free. HernandoMemorial Cemetery. Details: 662-393-4448;[email protected] School Reunion,May 2-3,Sherman. Sock hop, 50th anniversary ofschool’s closing, more. Sherman Library.Details: 931-320-2441;[email protected] George County Fire>ghters AssociationBBQ Challenge,May 3, Lucedale. Live musicincluding Ricochet, vendors, food; 9 a.m. - 10p.m. Admission. George County Fairgrounds.gcFabbqchallenge.orgLake Washington Homes, Gardens,Historical Sites Tour,May 3, Glen Allan.Self-guided tours, lunch at Highland Club,vendors; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission; advanceticket sales only. Glen Allan United Methodist

Church. Details: 662-571-0139, 662-379-7007.Day in the Park,May 3, Morton. Arts, crafts,food, domino tournament, antique tractors,JeF Bates concert 8 p.m. Admission. FarrisMunicipal Park. Details: 601-732-6252.Calhoun Cares 5K Walk/Run,May 3, Bruce.BeneHts local families battling cancer; 8 a.m.rain or shine. Registration fee. City Hall.Details: 662-983-8736;[email protected] Concert,May 3, Pearl. Chuck WagonGang, Tim Frith & Gospel Echoes, SouthernPlainsmen Quartet; 6:30 p.m. PearlCommunity Center. Details: 601-906-0677.The Gardens of Madison County,May 3-4,Madison and Ridgeland. Tours of six gardens,cooking demos, more. Details: 601-856-4455;mragardens.com“Hooked on Fishing”: Kiln BusinessCouncil Fishing Rodeo,May 3, Kiln. McLeodPark. Details: 228-332-1816;[email protected]“Power of Pink” Poker Run,May 3, Petal.Back roads route to Laurel. Breakfast 8:30 a.m.Hinton Park; riders depart 9:30 a.m. BeneHtsPink Ribbon Fund. Rain date: May 10. Entryfee. Details: 985-788-1724.Pass Christian Historical Society’s Tour ofHomes,May 4, Pass Christian. Tours of Hvehomes; 2-5 p.m. Details: 228-452-0161;passhistory.orgPioneer Day,May 10, French Camp. Perioddemonstrators and artisans, square dancing,more. Natchez Trace Historic Village. Details:662-547-6482;frenchcamp.org/historic

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