Mississippi Magazine articles from November 1 2000

Mississippi Magazine archives from November 1 2000

FROM THE EDITOR.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
November 1, 2000... "I had the most overwhelming sense of coming home, to some place that belonged to me; I was not merely stunned by its beauty for this was not new to me; I was surprised to feel so sealed inside, as if nothing, no matter how cruel or despairing,...

MAILBOX.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2000... I look forward to each issue of this great magazine. I am a native Mississippian transplanted to Fort Worth, Texas, as my husband is a student a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I was quite adamant in continuing to receive my beloved...

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2000 Southern Scrapbook.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... CHRISTMAS AT THE AG MUSEUM During the month of December, the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry/National Agricultural Aviation Museum presents a stereoscopic vision of a bygone era when the "Christmas Village" display is showcased in...

CELEBRATING HEROES.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The largest Veterans' Day parade in Mississippi will be November 11 on the Gulf Coast in special tribute to the silver anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Parade highlights include military fly-overs, armored vehicle displays, national...

ART GALA IN LAUREL.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Step into the sixteenth century and excite your senses with whimsical court jesters and the beauty of diamond patterns set in a deep red background. Treat yourself to a wealth of items available for auction at the annual Lauren Rogers Museum of...

HAVING A BALL IN HATTIESBURG.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... On December 3, 1999, the Junior Auxiliary of Hattiesburg kicked off the season of giving with a holiday charity ball and silent auction that grossed $115,000, the most in its history, for its upcoming projects. It took more than 85...

WELTY ENTERS THE HALL OF FAME.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Eudora Welty, a lifelong resident and highly acclaimed writer of Mississippi, was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame at a formal ceremony on Saturday, October 7, in Seneca Falls, New York. The induction of 19 distinguished American...

SHOPPING FOR CHARITY.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Cellular South Holiday Extravaganza 2000 will be held November 10-12, 2000, at the Frank Cochran Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Presented by the Meridian First Ladies Civitan Club, the Cellular South Holiday Extravaganza 2000 is an...

THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... H. Grady Howell, Jr. of Madison has compiled a unique blend of American and Mississippi history with a Christian perspective and family focus on the tradition of Thanksgiving. His 40-page Thanksgiving booklet, We Gather Together: Thanksgiving...

PERFORMING IN PASCAGOULA.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The year 2000 marks the 23rd annual production of "The Nutcracker" performed by the Melange Dance Company. This timeless Christmas ballet, a Jackson County tradition, is directed by Mrs. Jo Ann Christopher, owner and director of the Studio of...

MISTLETOE MAGIC.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Mistletoe Marketplace celebrates its twentieth anniversary November 2-5. For the twentieth year in a row, the Mississippi TradeMart will be transformed for Mistletoe Marketplace, the annual holiday shopping extravaganza sponsored by the...

Fall Fun with Feathers.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Feathers make wonderful accents for fall arrangements. They are perfect accompaniments for foliage, flowers, fruits, vegetables, cones, and any dried material. Feathers are available at many flower shops and craft stores in all shapes, sizes,...

Coffee Cakes for Any Occasion.(Brief Article)(Recipe)
November 1, 2000... These delicious cakes and strudels make wonderful gifts for Christmas or any time. They are easy as well as beautiful. Some of them can be made ahead and frozen to have on hand all during the holidays. It would also be fun to pull serveral out...

Old Capitol Christmas.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... As the holiday season approaches, reflections of traditions dance through the minds of all. One Mississippi landmark holds true to holiday traditions each year--the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson. Standing in a stately manner, gracing Le...

A Christmas Tour of Jackson.
November 1, 2000... Forrest takes us on a tour of Downtown Jackson, highlighting Christian symbols that reflect the true reason for the season. During the Christmas season, Mississippians as well as people from all nations reflect upon and celebrate the birth...

Pageantry at Parkway.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Members of Clinton's Parkway Baptist Church give the gift of the Christmas story to visitors in an outdoor, live reenactment of the first Christmas. Roman soldiers on horseback. Live sheep at the feet of angels. Starry skies in Bethlehem....

Twelfth Night Tradition.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... To continue celebrating after Christmas, throw a party for your friends in honor of the Epiphany. Christmas and New Year's have kept you partying. Now, you think, sitting back, that the festivities are over for awhile. But not yet....

THE CHARACTER OF CARROLLTON.
November 1, 2000... This historic town has managed to keep its buildings as well as its charming personality intact for more than a century. When the movie based on William Faulkner's book, The Reivers, was being filmed in Carrollton, Mississippi, in 1968,...

A HOLIDAY HOME.
November 1, 2000... A Brandon home is all dressed up and ready for Christmas company. When Patti Hill of Brandon decided to build a home, she called her friends, John and Nancy Price, who design and build houses. The business, known as Acadian Homes, Inc., was...

A Note to the North Pole.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Dear Santa, Remember me? I was that kid who turned over the tree that night so long ago, and it hit the coffee table, breaking the plate and sending cake crumbs all over the living room. Mother had a fit. And hey, you know that chemistry...

A "Beary" Merry Christmas.
November 1, 2000... A Vicksburg hostess uses themed decorations and unusual recipes to make her annual Christmas parties memorable events. When friends receive an invitation and Bryan Brabston's annual Christmas party in Vicksburg, they know they are in for a...

Look Who Came to Dinner.
November 1, 2000... Entertainment for Education/Stars Over Mississippi weekend in Amory yields a collection of recipes that have fed Hollywood stars during their stays in Mississippi. For Sam Haskell it was payback time. The Amory native who is vice-president...

Where in Mississippi is...Ebenezer?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... For our first venture into the world of small town Mississippi, art director Lori Brechtel and I decided we should choose our town according to the theme of this issue. So, with the holiday season approaching, what better place to visit than...

Old Waverly's Victorian Christmas.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF MARCIA BRYAN Three hundred sixty-four days of the year Old Waverly in West Point is a golf club. Rated one of the best and most challenging courses in Mississippi from its opening in 1988, it also has...

Christmas Mississippi Style.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Usually at Christmas time in the late 1920s and early 1930s in the small Mississippi town where I lived it was not cold, but there was just enough nip in the air to create the happy excitement of holiday preparations. Mama would get as excited...