| Dr.
Jason Morris named chair of new committee |
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| Dr.
Jason Morris of Bolivar Medical Center was recently named chairperson
of a new committee in Cleveland called the Chamber Medical Committee.
Dr. Morris along with the Cleveland Chamber is in the process
of putting together a committee of eight people from the community
that will work to promote healthcare in the Cleveland community.
When the committee meets, they will discuss ways to help people
take better care of their health as well as ways to strengthen
our existing healthcare in Cleveland. According to Scott Luth,
Executive Director of the Cleveland Chamber, this will possibly
involve promotional programs such as health fairs and walk-a-thons.
Luth also says that the committee will try to work closely with
Delta State Health Alliance as well as Bolivar Medical Center
to promote the need for hospital and physician recruitment and
additional medical equipment such as the recently attained MRI
equipment. In addition, the committee may try working with some
larger businesses to create a healthcare program for employees
that would provide diet and exercise opportunities. They may also
try working with school cafeterias and restaurants in order to
create healthier menus for the community. |
 Dr. Jason Morris |
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Hilda
Povall elected to MHT board |
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Chairman
of the Cleveland Heritage Commission, Hilda Povall has recently
been elected to serve on the board of trustees for Mississippi Heritage
Trust (MHT). MHT is a statewide non-profit organization in Mississippi
that protects and promotes our historic and prehistoric cultural
resources through education and preservation. MHT sponsors special
events and educational programs to promote awareness of Mississippi's
historic cultural resources as well as the need to protect those
resources and the communities they support. Povall was the contact for the Mississippi Arts Commission grant, which created a video about the history of Cleveland. Copies were provided for all area schools. In July 2002, the restoration of the Old Baptist Parsonage that was built in 1886 was completed with the assistance of a federal tax credit project that was initiated by Povall. |
 Hilda Povall |
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has been actively involved in school organizations such as the Presbyterian
Day School parent group, the Cleveland High Booster Club and the
Parks Elementary PTA where she served as president. She was also
president of the Cleveland Junior. Auxiliary and regional director
of NAJA. She is an active member of Calvary Episcopal Church where
she serves on the Altar Guild, various offices for ECW and Vestry
and currently serves as Senior Warden. She is an elected Cleveland
official, vice president for the board of the Crosstie Arts Council,
and was a past chair of the Chamber Historic Preservation Committee.
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Rudbeckias
are a must for gardeners by Norman Winter MSU Horticulturist Central Mississippi Research & Extension Center |
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As you drive down Mississippi's highways and by-ways, don't lament that we don't fare well with blue bonnets, because this year our own wild phlox, coreopsis, Queen Anne's lace and Indian Pinks have been as pretty as a painting. Another of my favorite wildflowers -- the black-eyed Susan -- is just starting to advertise its landscape attributes to all who pass by. Their roadside performance should be a clear signal they will work just as well in our yards. Botanically speaking, black-eyed Susans are Rudbeckias. Rudbeckia hirta is native to Mississippi, and Indian Summer, a Mississippi Medallion winner, is of this variety. It was also an All-America Selections winner and recently won the Cut Flower of the Year Award by the American Specialty Cut Flower Growers Association.
I occasionally run across a gardener who thinks these are too aggressive and vigorous, but I feel passionately that these are among the best plants for any gardener -- beginner or expert. Rudbeckia fulgida are great planted along sunny borders. I have combined them with the Biloxi Blue and the violet Tapien verbenas. They also work well with asters, goldenrods, homestead purple verbena, and liatris or gay feather. The Rudbeckia triloba is another outstanding species for Mississippi. This is a Georgia Gold Medal winner, and it could qualify here as well. It is a prolific blooming perennial that is sometimes treated as an annual. It has an abundance of yellow flowers with button-shaped, black centers produced at the ends of many-branched stems. It is very erect, growing about 3 feet tall, spreading and bushy. The leaves are dark green and divided into three oval parts, hence the name triloba. Rudbeckia triloba originated on the prairies of the United States. Plant in full sun in organic-rich beds. To extend the plant's life, promptly cut back flowers just as the bloom finishes, or let the seeds ripen and collect them. Plant in the middle of the border with cosmos, zinnias or the new Angelmist angelonias called Summer Snapdragons. Be bold and create large drifts of color. If you would like a Rudbeckia with a green eye, look no further than Irish Eyes. This plant has a green cone and single flowers opening 4 to 5 inches across. With foliage reaching about 30 inches tall, Irish Eyes are striking and unusual. They are grown as annuals or short-lived perennials. If conditioned, black-eyed Susans are great cut flowers with a long vase life. The secret is to place a cardboard sheet on top of a deep pan containing 100- to 110-degree water. Cut holes in the cardboard to allow the stems to be placed through it and into the water. When the petals are flat and the stem straight, it is ready for the vase. We can learn a lot from the roadside, especially when it comes to tough, beautiful flowers. Once we have learned this lesson, the next step is to take a trip to the garden center to get our own flowers. [EDITOR'S
NOTE: Norman Winter is a horticulturist with Mississippi State University's
Extension Service. His office is located at the Central Mississippi
Research and Extension Center at 1320 Seven Springs Road, Raymond,
MS 39154. Locate this article on the World Wide Web at: http://msucares.com/news/print/lgnews/index.html] |
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Baby owl killed |
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A baby owl was found dead this morning by Ruth Abide on Court Street in the parking lot across from the public library. Apparently the baby owl died after having rocks thrown at it by local kids. Owls are covered by federal protection, so it is a federal offense to harm any owl. The fine for such an offense is $5,000. The unfortunate discovery was reported to the Cleveland police and the state game warden in Jackson. |
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Picture
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Jimmy McClellan (left) and Grady Vick stand outside the newly built
McClellans's Service Station on Old Highway 61. Circa 1929. Courtesy of the Bolivar County Library System. From Reflections of Bolivar County printed by The Bolivar Commercial. |
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Movies:
Holes-PG Daddy
Day Care-PG The
Matrix Reloaded -R |
Other: The
Pickled Okra |
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