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Dealing with insect stingsHow many of you have had trouble

with wasp and other biting andstinging insects? We have battledthese pests, around our house, thissummer until fair-de=well.

Last Friday afternoon, I went outthe back porch, down the steps lead-ing out into the back yard, grabbedthe handrail and put my middle fin-ger right on top of a red wasp hidingunder there. Needless to say, hewasn’t too happy aboutthat and proceeded toattack, full force. Hestung me twice, on theend of my finger, before Icould get him off.

I’m sure he injectedthe maximum amounthe could, before he flewoff. It hurt like the dick-ens. Vickie put somevinegar and baking sodaon the injection spot, andthis did help, some.Then she got me an icebag and I held it on myfinger and hand for a couple ofhours. By then it was bedtime, Irubbed some Benadryl cream on itand went to bed. The next morning,my hand was swollen to the size of asmall football.

Vickie called the hospital clinic tosee if they were open and thankgoodness they were. My old friendGene Williams, one of the nursepractitioners, who works for the clin-ic was there. I got ready and ran upthere. After three shots, three pre-scriptions to be filled and Gene hav-ing to use a ring saw to get my wed-ding band off, I was able to returnhome.

The moral to this story is, some-times an insect sting isn’t such a bigdeal, but then again, sometimes itcan be, don’t take these things light-ly.

After this escapade, I would appre-ciate everyone declaring war on thered wasp population. As far as I’mconcerned, the only good red wasp isa dead red wasp.Preparing fields for hunting

Last week we touched on prepar-ing dove fields. It is also time tostart thinking about deer plots. Forthe past many years, we have runover our plots with sprayer rigs, onthe back of 4-wheelers, and sprayedthem with Round Up.

That was until last year. I’m surea lot of you have seen the law firmcommercials and warnings of usingand being exposed to this herbicide.According to them, it can cause acertain type of cancer.

Personally, we have decided tostay away from this product. Noneed taking unnecessary chances, ifyou don’t have to.

This is what we did last year andare probably going to do this year.First, we bush hogged the food plots

down. They normally grow up overthe course of the summer and thisdoes make for some tough cutting,but it can be done.

We let the cut weeds and grass liethere for about two weeks and dryout as good as possible. Then wewent back, took the tractor and diskand cut a fire lane around the cutfood plot. After we had a good firebreak established, we stuck a matchto it and let it burn.

Our bunch of huntersare experienced at burn-ing off fields and woodsbut if you don’t feel com-fortable doing this or arescared to, contact theWalthall County ForestryDept. I understand theywill help you.

You don’t want to acci-dentally burn off half thecountryside, and I’m notsuggesting that. A littlewind and back burningcan keep your fire undercontrol. We also use our

sprayer rigs, on the back of our 4-wheelers, filled up with water, asmini firetrucks. A wand, hooked upto your sprayer rig, works the best.

Disking this burnt compose intothe ground makes for some goodnutrients for whatever you plant.Last year our food plots looked bet-ter than they ever had and this iswhat we are planning on doing thisyear.Give a gift subscription

Let me tell you some informationthat you may not know. You getyour subscription to the TylertownTimes each week, immediately sitdown and start reading it, but haveyou ever thought how far reachingour local paper goes?

I know, in just my family andfriends, it goes each week to NewMexico, Missouri, Texas, Florida andLouisiana. Not only does it go eachweek to these households, but thesepeople pass the paper around totheir friends and when they finishreading it, they pass it on to some-one else.

If you have family or friends whogrew up here and moved off, youmight want to get them a subscrip-tion. They sure seem to enjoy andappreciate it.

Just recently, I got a subscriptionfor my favorite brother-in-law andsister-in-law, Bill and Pat Thomas.This is my wife’s sister, the formerPat Haggard, and most of you proba-bly remember her, even though shegot married and moved off a longtime ago.‘Fake’ versus ‘real’ news

She probably won’t admit it, butI’m her favorite brother-in-law, atleast on her sister’s side of the fami-ly and yes, I’m the only brother-in-law that she has on this side of thefamily. So, I’ve sort of got a lock onthat title.

These are the relatives we visitedon our recent trip to Florida. Weattended their son’s wedding inTampa and then drove up to theirhouse, in North Orlando, and stayedwith them for a few days.

I had not seen them, in last fewyears, and was surprised to find out,my sister-in-law, watched nothing onTV but the fake news channels. Shewas getting massive doses of misin-formation.

I tried to help, every time I wentinto the den, where the TV was, Iwould change the channel to FOXNews and as soon as she came backthrough, she would change the chan-nel back to CNN or such.

Now I know what you are think-ing, this was almost rude, when youhave company you are supposed togive them the remote and watchwhat they want to.

One night, while we were there,my son-in-law and I tried to explainto her what was really going on inthe country. You see, we have insideinformation on the truth and shefound out it is hard to argue withthe facts, but she still couldn’t let goof those old channels she hadbecome addicted to.

The last day we were there, wehad to get up about 4:00 am andtake our children and grandchildrento the airport. They were flying outthat morning, headed back to NewMexico, and we were leaving, drivingback home.

Just before we left, as we weretelling our Florida relatives bye, Islipped back into the den, put theTV on FOX News and then, hid theremote.

As we were heading down thestreet, towards the airport, my cell-phone rang. It was Pat, she waswanting to know if I knew where theremote was, she knew I had used itand she was looking for it.

I told her I did know where it wasand of course she wanted to knowwhere it was. I told her I had hid itand she was going to have to watchFOX News all day, and that night Iwould call and tell her where I hadput it.

She didn’t think this was toofunny and tried to pull rank on me,she wanted to talk to Vickie. I toldher I would compromise, if shewould promise to watch as muchFOX News as fake news that day, Iwould tell her where I had hidden it.She agreed, and so I did.

Since then she has texted me andsaid, after watching some FOXNews, she is starting to becomemore conservationist. I know shemeant conservative, but hey, thestate the country is in now, we willtake any converts, any way we canget them.

Last word, we need to pray for ourcountry, its leaders and our lawenforcement.

Enjoy the Outdoors

Our Outdoors

By Dan Ginn

Preparing the fields and getting the right news

“Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the Lord’sdecree will pervail.” Proverbs 19:21

The food pantry is in NEED of canned potatoes, slicedcarrots and cereal at this time.Items may be placed in thebox at the entry to the fellow-ship hall or back of sanctuary.Thank you for your continuedsupport.

For Operation ChristmasChild, Women on Missionswere collecting school suppliesduring the month of July.Pencils, pencil sharpeners,pens, glue sticks, scissors,small notebooks (5x7 size) etc.are some of the items needed.

The other Sunday eveningthe children told about goingto camp. The activities theytook part in had a spiritual theme. They all had a won-derful time studying God’s work and worshiping theLord. Also, Dylan Rushing told about his trip to camp.He was a counselor this time and conducted a Biblestudy each day with a different scripture for their themeeach day. They all had a wonderful time studying God’sword and meeting people from other states like Missouriand North Carolina.

The prayer list this week includes the Austin Abadie,Bill Alexander family, Cletus Alford, Cooper Barrett,JoAnn Boyd, Lanier Boyd, Eddie Bradberry, CarrollBryant, Rhonda Chisholm, Joe Chopin, Rev. DonnieCoker, Glen Davis, Margaret Deer, Tim Deer, SeanDelcambre, Walter Denton, Sheryl Dunaway, Ray andNeta Duncan, Simmie Graves, Mary Nell Graves, EricaHartzog, Victor Herrera, Jason Holmes, James Jenkins,Laura Jordan, Lampung Way Kanan, Albert RayLowery, Johnny McKenzie, Elaine McMichael, DerekMorris, Bailey Moulds, David Moulds, BJ Nobles, BillieJean Ratliff, Kim Rester, Rod Riley, Dona Rushing,Donovan Sandifer, Pat Sandifer, Joan Simmons,Paulette Simmons, Rusty Sluss, Jean Smith family,Charlie Stogner, Ralph Stogner, Mary Ann Stutchman,Todd Sumrall, Sandra Terrell, Chris and RachelThomas, DeeDee Thomas, Gloria Tolar, CharlotteWalsh, O’Neil Ward, Lisa Wicker, Holly Wright, and allthe flood, tornado, hurricane, mudslide, shooting,typhoon, cyclone, earthquake and volcano victims.

Dinan News By Billie Jean Ratliff

(Recipe cont.’d from Page 5)To complete the stew:

2 TB Extra virgin olive oil1 TB House seasoning blend 2 lbs. Fresh fish (preferably white bass), cut into one-

inch pieces1 lb. Fresh mussels, cleaned and beards removed1 TB Garlic, minced¼ cup Dry white wine1 recipe Amalfi Fish Stew base Heat the oil in a large sauce pot over medium-high

heat. Season the fish with the House seasoning and addto the pot along with the mussels and garlic. Stir fre-quently for 6-8 minutes and deglaze with the wine.Continue stirring until half of the wine has evaporated,about 2 minutes. Add the Amalfi Fish Stew base andbring to a simmer. Serve hot.Seafood Stock

5-8 lbs. Seafood shells (lobster, shrimp, mussels, crabor any combination of)

1 ea Medium onion, quartered1 ea Large carrot, peeled and sliced 1 inch thick2 ea Ribs celery, cut into 1 inch pieces½ bunch Italian flat leaf parsley1 TB Whole black peppercorn1 ea Bay leaf2 ea Garlic cloves, smashed1 sprig Fresh thyme1 gal. + 1 qt. Cold water2 cups Dry white winePreheat oven to 350.Spread seafood shells onto sheet pan and roast for 15

minutes, until dried out.Combine with remaining ingredients in a large stock-

pot and simmer for 1-2 hours. Strain and discard anysolids.House Herb Blend

2 TB Dried oregano2 TB Dried basil2 TB Dried thyme1 TB Dried rosemary1 TB Dried marjoramCombine all ingredients.Yield: ½ cup

Hospitality---my gift

according to three sources

The Walthall County Forestry Assn.and the Mississippi State UniversityExtension Forestry Dept. will hold ameeting on the ForcesInfluencing Timber Prices andProtecting Your Investmentby Thinning, on ThursdayAug. 15, at the WalthallCounty Library. The meetingwill begin at 9:30 a.m., withregistration.

The factors that can lead toa tract of timber being valuedhigher or lower are many.For example, a tract that hasa high timber volume per acreand can be logged during wetweather may bring a price perunit higher than the average.On the other hand, a tractwith less volume at a greaterdistance from the buyer's mill may bringless. Additional factors that can affecttimber values are timber quality, tractsize, type of product to be made from the

timber, access to the tract, and manyothers. Also, global issues and tariffscan affect timber prices both positively

and negatively. MarcMeasells, Mississippi StateUniversity ExtensionForestry Associate will be onhand to conduct the meeting.

If you have questions aboutthese factors affecting timberprices, the economics of sucha stand of timber, how youcan increase the value of yourtimber and whether thinningis advantageous to your pinestand, then you need toattend this meeting.

There is no cost to attendthis meeting, but if you areplanning on attending, pleasecontact the Walthall County

Extension Office at 601-876-4021, so thatwe can get a head count for refresh-ments. The meeting will conclude atnoon.

Forestry association to hold meeting

on Forces Influencing Timber Prices

FarmingTrends

Richard Hay

Extension Director

A report of identitytheft, along with severalarrests are reported bythe county sheriff’s office.

Lisa Herring, 77 RockySprings Road, filed areport of identify theftwith the county sheriff’soffice. She said someonehad drawn multiplechecks on her accountwithout her knowledge.

According to the jaildocket several recentfelony arrests have beenreported:

Reona Shanie Badon,26, 22 Magee School Road,was arrested and chargedwith aggravated assault.

Ricky Brock, 59, 15Harris Lane, was chargedwith felony possession of acontrolled substance.

Lorenzo Lee, 42, 05Hollis Jones Road, wascharged with felony drugpossession, driving underthe influence and improp-er equipment byTylertown Police.”

Gerald Tolar, 47, 5434President Davis, BatonRouge, was charged withpossession of a controlledsubstance.

ChristopherMontgomery, 28, 109Union, Brookhaven, wascharged with possession ofa controlled substancewith intent to distribute.

ID theft;

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Voters took part in party primary elec-tions Tuesday, followed by a primary run-off three weeks later.

Even now, after two separate party pri-maries have been conducted for years,there is still confusion on the part of vot-ers about the process.

Circuit Clerk Vernon Alford said foryears, historically, the Democratic partywas the party of record in the state.There was only the one primary, and thepeople who won the Democratic primarywere, for all practical purposes, elected.At the time, the November general elec-tion only served as a rubber stamp forwinners of the Democratic primary.

Although attitudes have changed some-what and both party primaries attractlocal candidates, the majority of localoffice-seekers still run on the Democraticticket.

When voters arrive at the pollsTuesday, they will be asked which pri-mary they wish to vote, sign the pollbook, and will be given the proper card tobe inserted in the voting machine thatwill automatically bring up the slate of

candidates for the party they choose.Should a run-off be required, it will be

held Tuesday, Aug. 27, to determine thenominees for each party.

Voters are reminded that whateverparty primary they vote in the first pri-mary, they will also be required to vote inthat same party primary in the secondprimary, as the two primaries are consid-ered as one complete primary election.

If a voter did not participate in the firstprimary, he or she may vote in either theDemocratic or Republican run-off elec-tion.

The resulting winners of each party pri-mary then meet in the general election tobe held Nov. 5.

In the general election in November,the nominees of the Democratic andRepublican party, plus all remainingindependent and third party candidatesare listed on the ballot. Voters may votefor any candidate in the general election,regardless of party affiliation.

Should a run-off be necessary, it will beheld three weeks after the general elec-tion date on Nov. 26.

Election process began with

Tuesday’s party primaries

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