Mississippi Magazine articles from November 2003

Mississippi Magazine archives from November 2003

From the editor.
November 1, 2003... If you'd like to make a name for yourself in the world, it doesn't hurt to be from Mississippi. From television to football to space travel to medical research, Mississippians have left their marks in more areas than we can count. Travel...

During July, I represented Mississippi at NASA's International Space Camp in Huntsville.(Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... Alabama, where there were Teachers of the Year from every state and 25 foreign countries. I took copies of Mississippi Magazine to give to all the participants as a gift from Mississippi. I wanted to share something that would show the world...

"Biblical City": offers visitors a free journey back in time.(southern scrapbook)
November 1, 2003... Thousands of people will converge in the small town of Pittsboro on the nights of December 4-6 to begin the Christmas season with a walk through the "Biblical City," an immersive first-century re-enactment. What started seven years ago as...

Delicate treasures on display.(southern scrapbook)
November 1, 2003... A growing group of Mississippians is using its talents and resources to carry on a centuries-old tradition of creating delicate, intricately colored paintings on porcelain. The Mississippi Porcelain Artists Guild was organized in 1991 as...

Mississippi Opera to present Gilbert & Sullivan classic "H.M.S. Pinafore".(southern scrapbook)
November 1, 2003... Never mind the why and wherefore... The Mississippi Opera will present what's sure to be a side-splittingly funny production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "H.M.S. Pinafore" at 7:30 p.m. November 8. The story may be 125 years old, but the...

Destination: discovery.(southern scrapbook)
November 1, 2003... Don't leave for your next vacation without checking out DiscoverOurTown.com, a travel and shopping directory created by Jo Wilson of Vicksburg. The searchable site aims to cover the entire United States with individual entries for lodging,...

Live views of MSU Drill Field available on the web.(southern scrapbook)
November 1, 2003... Mississippi State University alumni and others all around the world can find out exactly what's happening on campus at any given moment, day or night, thanks to a new "netcam" camera installed atop McCain Hall, home of the Bagley College of...

4-H Museum to celebrate a century of youth education.(southern scrapbook)
November 1, 2003... Anyone who's ever pledged their "head to clearer thinking," "heart to greater loyalty," "hands to larger service," and "health to better living" will be interested in a new museum now under construction in the capital city. The Pete...

All aboard the "Sweet Olive" for tours of the Mississippi.(southern scrapbook)
November 1, 2003... "The Mississippi River cannot be tamed, curbed, or confined," Mark Twain once wrote. Visitors to Vicksburg can now see for themselves what he meant, thanks to a new family-owned company that is offering daily trips on the mighty river. ...

Can't miss Christmas gifts.
November 1, 2003... warm and fuzzy 1 The perfect gift during a hectic season is one that doesn't have to be wrapped. Created by Greenwood artist Wallace Millette, this Burning Willow Pottery plate design, the latest in a popular annual holiday series, fits...

Restoring the dream: Aberdeen residents roll up their sleeves to transform an old theater into a modern cultural center.
November 1, 2003... When the Elkin Theatre opened in 1937 in the town of Aberdeen, the local newspaper lauded it as "a dream of beauty." Built at a cost of $35,000, the Art Nouveau building was designed by architect Robert O. Boller of Kansas City, Missouri, who...

Reaching for the sky: true stories of the daring Mississippians whose amazing feats picked up where the Wright brothers left off and changed the face of flight forever.(Looking Back)
November 1, 2003... One hundred years ago this year, first Orville and then Wilbur Wright piloted a 605-pound handcrafted machine into the skies, in the process changing the world forever. Their accomplishment on Dec. 17, 1903 did indeed alter the course of...

Exhibit echoes history of flight.
November 1, 2003... Most airports send travelers to faraway destinations, but a small Delta airport transports visitors to a different place in time. No tickets are necessary. All that's required is a climb up a small set of stairs or, if you prefer, a quick...

Thanksgiving: a time for tradition.(Food)
November 1, 2003... Thanksgiving is the most serene holiday of all--a quiet time when families visit around a bountiful table with no urgency to rush anywhere else. Second only to July 4th as a patriotic occasion, we honor the Pilgrims' survival after their first...

A Creole-style Christmas.
November 1, 2003... December is the month when New Orleans flaunts its heritage like a Creole belle showing off her fanciest gown. The nostalgia of Christmas past veils the city like gauzy fog rolling in from the Mississippi. More than 100 events are scheduled as...

Quintessential Oxford: purely southern, perfectly cultured, vitally creative and energetic--but don't try to pigeonhole Faulkner's hometown.
November 1, 2003... On a recent Saturday, the door to the Skipwith Cottage, the little yellow house next to Oxford's Romanesque revival-style city hall, stood open, beckoning me visitors in town to enter. Inside this longtime tourist information center, volunteer...

Meet me at the Grove.(Quintessential Oxford)
November 1, 2003... I've been to all the SEC locales, and never seen anything like the Ole Miss Grove," gushes Tori Puckett of ford Catering Company. Take a decades-old tradition of pre-game gathering on a distinguished lawn, combine it with a distinctly Southern...

Taylor made for the arts.(Quintessential Oxford)
November 1, 2003... Located lust a few miles south of Oxford in Lafayette County, the town of Taylor is filled with a unique spirit and a strong sense of community. Driving down Old Taylor Road from Highway 6, you as if you've entered a different world as the new...

Southern Exposure.(Quintessential Oxford)
November 1, 2003... Oxford Southside Gallery has features any gallery would envy: a location right in the middle of the town with plenty of foot and car traffic. Huge windows facing the street, letting in light and showing off the art. A stable of high-quality...

The twelve gifts of Christmas.
November 1, 2003... What could be more fun than getting twelve small surprise gifts on the twelve days prior to Christmas? This is just what Amberly Collins did for her new mother-in-law, Gail Collins. She had so much fun putting together special personalized...

A room with a view: it's easy to create an elegant terrace that can be enjoyed virtually year-round.(Gardening)
November 1, 2003... In Mississippi, the outdoors are only an extension of our inside living space. Many months find us enjoying our pleasant natural surroundings with parties and gatherings or just Sunday lunch in the garden. It is especially nice to escape with a...

Hearth to hearth: gather ideas for your own home from these inspiring holiday fireplace transformations.
November 1, 2003... AN OUTDOOR OASIS This unfussy, natural look is perfect for its setting--a screen porch that faces a densely wooded area. Of course, this isn't your average screen porch, but then neither could this exquisite mantel design ever be called...

Christmas at the party house: a Grenada couple celebrates 25 years of memorable holiday celebrations.
November 1, 2003... For the past 25 years, the first Wednesday in December has marked the beginning of the holiday season for friends of Dolly and Frank Marascalco of Grenada. The couple is well-known for the various types of parties they host in the "Party House"...

Making sweet memories.
November 1, 2003... Baking and sharing goodies from favorite family recipes is a long-standing holiday tradition for many Mississippians, not to mention a wonderful way to get into the spirit of the season. A day spent in the kitchen, covered with flour and...

Yuletide by the waterside.
November 1, 2003... Pat Ferguson isn't quite sure how this annual party got started three years ago, but she will tell you it has definitely taken on a life of its own. Pat, her husband Derek, and their seven co-host couples love welcoming their many friends and...

Gifts that look good enough to eat.(Easy Does It)(Cover Story)
November 1, 2003... Delight holiday guests by wrapping your most delicious desserts and tying them with rolled fondant bows. Use these adorable presents as table centerpieces and sideboard decorations. How fun to serve a unique strawberry, caramel, chocolate, or...

Father Christmas: recalling the simple childhood joys he knew back in Ireland, a retired priest pours his love into new handcrafted toys for needy Gulf Coast children.
November 1, 2003... Some people call Reverend Monsignor James Hannon "Father Christmas" when the 83-year-old dons his red hat and distributes his handmade wooden toys each December. Hannon, who prefers to call himself simply "the old Santa," makes about 60 to 70...

New classicists: Ken Tate Architect.(Special editions: great books to give and to get this holiday season)
November 1, 2003... Concept and design by Oscar Riera Ojeda; text by Brenda Ware Jones; principal photography by Gordon Beall and Peter Howson. Hardcover, $80. Images Publishing, www.imagespublishinggroup.com. The breathtaking body of work of Columbus native...

It Really Said Christmas.(Special editions: great books to give and to get this holiday season)
November 1, 2003... Written and illustrated by Laurie Parker. Hardcover, $16.95. Available at Celebration Village in Tupelo, Mistletoe Marketplace in Jackson, and bookstores around the state. When December rolls around, what family doesn't love piling into...

The Book of Druthers.(Special editions: great books to give and to get this holiday season)
November 1, 2003... By Linda Ross Aldy, Annetta Jean Allred, Ann Homer Cook, Beverly Keaton Smith, and Catherine Hamilton Stroud. Paperback, $8.95. Quail Ridge Press, 800/343-1583, www.quailridge.com. The five self-professed "Druthers Sisters" have taken the...

The New Great American Writers Cookbook.(Special editions: great books to give and to get this holiday season)
November 1, 2003... Edited by Dean Faulkner Wells. Hardcover, $25. University Press of Mississippi, 800/737-7788, www.upress.state.ms.us. Much has changed since the first Great American Writers Cookbook was published in 1981. But the strong tie between food,...

Gardening Through Your Golden Years.(Special editions: great books to give and to get this holiday season)
November 1, 2003... By Jim Wilson. Hardcover, $19.99. Cool Springs Press. Available in bookstores or at www.thomasnelson.com. Mississippi native Jim Wilson has made quite a name for himself in the world of gardening since he first picked up a shovel more than...

Pascagoula Decoys.(Special editions: great books to give and to get this holiday season)
November 1, 2003... PASCAGOULA DECOYS By Joe Bosco. Hardcover, $35. Pelican Publishing Company, 800/843-1724, www.pelicanpub.com. For more than 50 years during the last century, the city of Pascagoula was a world-renowned center for duck decoy manufacturing....

Mississippi Women: Their Histories, Their Lives.(Special editions: great books to give and to get this holiday season)
November 1, 2003... MISSISSIPPI WOMEN: THEIR HISTORIES, THEIR LIVES Edited by Martha H. Swain, Elizabeth Anne Payne, and Marjorie Julian Spruill. Hardcover, $44.95; paperback, $22.95. The University of Georgia Press, 800/266-5842, www.ugapress.uga.edu. In the...

Dish it out.
November 1, 2003... Three of us ate lunch at the Pearl Street Pasta restaurant in Natchez earlier this week and had one of the most delightful dishes of all time--Cajun Shrimp Pasta. All of us ordered it, at the suggestion of our waitress, and we all loved it. Any...

Where in Mississippi is ... Paris?(Small-Town Spotlight)
November 1, 2003... The city of Paris, France, is well-known as a breeding ground for great artistes. The tiny town of Paris, Mississippi, is slightly lesser known, perhaps, but still acknowledged as the birthplace and childhood home of one of the state's most...

Holiday happenings: a north-to-south guide to the most festive and fabulous Christmas events around the state.(Calendar)
November 1, 2003... Hernando Hernando's annual Christmas Open House takes place November 16, featuring dozens of shops, wonderful food, carolers, and pictures with Santa. The event will take place at the Hernando Court Square. For more information, call...

November & December.(Calendar Of Events)(Calendar)
November 1, 2003... Please call the number following each description to verify dates and times, as events are subject to change. NOVEMBER 1 Natchez The Great Chili Cook Off at Rosalie Are you the greatest chili chef in the whole world? If so, this is...

The Great Camden Christmas tree hunt.(On Being Southern)
November 1, 2003... There is a rare place along 1-20 in Alabama where cedar trees grow prolifically--not in just a cluster or two, but in a cedar forest as far as the eye can see. Amazed at all those potential Christmas trees, I am always caught there by snippets...