| 12th
Annual Delta Rice Luncheon scheduled for September 20th
On September 20, Delta Rice Promotions will
host its 12th annual Delta Rice Luncheon from 11:00am to 1:00pm
in the Walter Sillers Coliseum on the Delta State campus.
The event will present over 300 rice dishes prepared by Delta
restaurants and residents. In addition, there will be a variety
of exhibits and door prizes, and the award-winning rice cookbook
"Between the Levees" will be on sale for $5.00.
Tickets for the luncheon are $2.00 and can be purchased from
any Extension Service or Farm Bureau Office in the Delta,
or they may be purchased at the door. For more information
call the Bolivar County Extension Service at 843-8371. |
Delta Rice Luncheon 2001 |
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Steve
Lavere at Robert Johnson Memorial
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Changing
the Blues
Two meetings recently held at Delta State
could help change the way the Delta blues are promoted. With
representatives from throughout the blues community on hand,
these meetings were geared to promote the Delta as a total
region for the blues, placing the emphasis on the entire Delta,
and less on individual communities. Steve Lavere, Curator
of the Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum and Gallery, says,
"One of the more important issues discussed was signage,
the need for directional signs along highways and marking
historically important Blues sites." The meetings also
proposed a printed tour guide, a regional website, and a Mississippi
feature in Living Blues Magazine. |
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| Professor
of Journalism
returns safely from Cuba
Warren
Byrd, Professor of Journalism at Delta State, and Master Sergeant
in the Army Reserve, recently returned to Cleveland after five months
of service in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While in Cuba, Byrd served as
part of Joint Task Force 160 overseeing the detention facilities
where the Al-Qaeda forces are being held. Byrd, in charge of media
affairs, was responsible for getting the media to and from the base
safely, as well as helping them get the story they sought, while
also maintaining security. As a result of his experience there,
Byrd will host a forum discussing the relationship between the military
and the media on October 10.
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Warren Byrd
at Camp XRay, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
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Laura Lidner
(center) with employees Terry Lynn Jones and Summer Brewer
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Bean
Counter
better than ever
The Bean Counter, which was located across from
the DSU library, relocated to 219 S. Court Street in July of this
year. Owner, Laura Lindner, says the shop simply outgrew its old
location and expansion was necessary. Along with the change of location,
Lindner made several other changes to her business. The coffee shop
now features a selection of sandwiches and side salads as well as
an expansion of the desert choices. In addition, Lindner says she
has plans to feature live music on Thursday evenings. Lindner adds
that her goal was to offer patrons a few more choices, while preserving
the quaint coffee shop atmosphere customers have come to appreciate. |
| Grapeland
Store set
to open November 1
Jonathan Vance, owner of Airport Grocery, is about
to embark upon another business venture. The Grapeland Store, scheduled
to open November 1, will be a shop where a variety of merchants
can display their products. "The name came from an old store
that once sat outside Benoit," explains Vance, "We even
used a lot of the material from the old store for the new building."
Antiques, gifts, pottery, and original artwork will be among the
products displayed at the Grapeland Store. Grapeland Store is located
on Highway 61 North, across from Baxter. |
Jonathan
Vance(left) with carpenter Robert Grimmett |
| Other: |
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Columns & Opinions
Click
here for Editor's Comments -
Andy Ellis, Bolivar Bullet Editor
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Photo
of the Week:
The old Kirk family home
Waxhaw, near Rosedale
Click on photo to
view a larger version
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| What's
Going On: |
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Cinema
4:
Barber
Shop - PG-13
Starring Ice Cube and Eve
Showtimes: 7:00 and 9:15
2:00 Sunday Matinee and Midnight Friday
Stealing
Harvard - PG-13
Showtimes: 7:00 and 9:15
2:00 Sunday Matinee and Midnight Friday
The
Bourne Identity - PG-13
Starring Matt Damon
Showtimes: 7:00 and 9:15
2:00 Sunday Matinee and Midnight Friday
Master
of Disguise - PG
Starring Dana Carvey
Showtimes: 7:00 and 9:15
2:00 Sunday Matinee and Midnight Friday
Live
music:
The Pickled Okra
Friday night, September 13
Aubrey Holman on acoustic guitar
Showtime is around 9:15
Adolf's Buffalo Club
Friday & Saturday night, September 13 & 14
The BS Express
Showtime is around 9:00
Crawdad's
Thursday night, September 19
The BS Express
Showtime is around 9:00
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Sports:
DSU
Football:
DSU vs. MS Valley State
9/14 - Itta Bena - 6:00pm
Ole Miss Football:
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
9/14 - Texas Tech - 2:30pm
on WABG-6 (ABC) at 2:30pm
MSU
Football:
MSU vs. Jacksonville State
9/14 - Starkville - 6:00pm
Hich School Football:
BA vs. Marshall: Away - 7:30pm
CHS vs. Pontotoc: Home - 7:30pm
Eastside vs. Shaw: Away - 7:30pm
Broadstreet vs. M.S. Palmer: Away - 7:30pm
West Bolivar vs. Ruleville: Away - 7:30pm
Other
Events/Goings On:
Delta State University
Photography
opening
Hooks Brothers-
a portrait of early African
American life in Memphis
Monday, September 15
2:00pm
Capps 119
Poetry
Reading
By Greg Drew-Clarksdale
native living in New York
Wednesday, September 18
7:30-8:30pm
Capps 119
Oakridge
Boys
Thursday, September 19
7:30pm
BPAC
Delta
Rice Luncheon
Friday, September 20
11:00am-1:00pm
Walter Sillers Colliseum
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