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Marshall County
Humane Society News
Animals
being poisoned in Red Banks-Taska area
With
the beginning of the new season (the official first day of fall was
Saturday) the Marshall County Humane Society installed their new slate
of officers. Melissa Chipman is our new president; Jeanine
Kahrs is
the new secretary. Wanda Boyd and Lynn Pullen remain at their posts as
vice president and treasurer, respectively. With these
dedicated, hard
working people at the helm we’re bound to continue making
progress in
reducing the unwanted pet population through adoptions and our
spay/neuter program, getting our Adoption Center completed and all the
myriad other goals we have.
We’re
not saying
goodbye at all to Sherry Janssen, our outgoing president. Far from it.
She promised if we’d give her a respite from the
responsibilities of
holding office she’d keep working as hard as ever for the
needy animals
and we plan to hold her to it.
As
I write I’m
still trying to decide whether to make carrot cake or cheese cake (from
scratch, of course) for our spaghetti supper. By the time you
read
this, whichever will have been devoured along with lots of spaghetti,
salad and French bread. If you missed it mark your calendar
for next
year. We’ll do it again.
The
low-cost, Humane
Society sponsored Spay/Neuter Clinic is booking now for
November.
Since we’re open only on Wednesdays and we can only do a
limited number
of surgeries per day it’s very important to call and cancel
if you find
yourself unable to keep an appointment. The “or
sooner” list of people
hoping you will grows steadily but they can’t take advantage
of an
opening we don’t know about. If someone just fails to show up
their
animal doesn’t get fixed and neither does someone
else’s. To make or
cancel an appointment call 662-252-6196.
A
heads-up for the animal owners in the Taska Road area in Red
Banks. If
you’ve noticed buzzards everywhere, we have had a report that
several
dogs, along with numerous raccoons and possums, have
been poisoned in
that area, so keep a close eye on your animals and report any
suspicious activity to the sheriff’s department.
For
information on adoptions, fostering and everything but the Spay/Neuter
Clinic, call 662-564-2900. Correspondence and donations should be sent
to the Marshall County Humane Society, P.O. Box 625, Holly Springs, MS
38635.
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Greatest
cat in the world!
Here
is your chance to adopt the greatest cat in the world. He is a lap cat,
declawed, so he won’t tear up anything in your house. Make
Elliott’s
day and give him a new home. Call 901-212-6066 or 662-564-2900 to adopt
a cat or dog from the Marshall County Humane Society.
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Donkeys and pigs
Kelly
McMillen, one of the organizers, said Saturday’s festivities
at Potts
Camp Park to benefit the youth of Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus
Christ drew a great turnout. (Top) Trying to stay on their animals
during the donkey softball game are Cole Stanton (left) and Scott
Mansel. (Above) Youngsters pursue a pig. (Left photo) Paton Lollar
(left) and Dillon Day were the winners in the pig-chasing competition.
There were lots of other activities and plenty of food. McMillen gave
special thanks to T.J. and Trish Lowery for their help and all those
who contributed to the success of the big event.
Photos by Ronnie Day
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Huge
watermelon
J.S.
Buttler, who lives on Highway 309 near Byhalia, definitely knows how to
grow watermelons. He is pictured with a 130-lb. watermelon he grew this
year in his garden. Last year he was featured in the newspaper with a
65-lb. watermelon. Buttler, age 83, is a retired bus driver after
working 36 years with Memphis Transit, and he was also over the bus
ministry at Bellevue Baptist for 10 years. In addition to spending time
in his garden, he’s still cutting yards, too.
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| Recipes from Martha Ruth
Leonard |
Southern Living
Dinner & Supper Cookbook |
| Squash Fritters |
- 1/3 cup biscuit mix
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 cups grated, raw yellow squash
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- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan or shredded Cheddar
cheese
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2-4 tbsps. butter or margarine
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Combine
all
ingredients except butter, blending well. Melt butter in skillet over
medium heat. Drop batter by tablespoonsful into skillet. Cook fritters
2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. 6-8 servings.
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| Sour Cream Noodles |
- 8-oz. pkg. fine noodles
- 8-oz. carton sour cream
- 1 onion, finely grated
- grated Parmesan cheese
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- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/8 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
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Cook noodles
according to package directions, drain. Combine noodles and remaining
ingredients, except Parmesan, mixing gently. Spoon mixture into a
lightly greased 2-quart casserole; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake
at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. 6-8 servings.
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| Baked Corn in Sour Cream |
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 tbsps. butter or margarine
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 12-oz. cans whole kernel corn, drained
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- 2 tbsps. chopped onion
- 2 tbsps. all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp. chopped parsley
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Fry
bacon; drain
and crumble, set aside. Saute onion in butter; blend in flour and salt.
Gradually add sour cream, stirring until mixture is smooth. Heat just
to boiling; add corn and heat thoroughly. Fold in half of bacon. Spoon
into a greased 2-qt. casserole; top with parsley and remaining bacon.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. 6 servings.
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| Sausage Zucchini
Boats |
- 4 medium zucchini squash
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- dash of garlic powder
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
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- 1/4 lb. bulk sausage
- 1/2-3/4 cup fine cracker crumbs
- pepper to taste
- 1/2 tsp. MSG
- 1/4 tsp. thyme
- dash of paprika
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Trim
stem and
blossom ends off zucchini. Cook in boiling, salted water for 7-10
minutes or until tender. Drain. Cut each squash in half lengthwise.
Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving shells intact. Mash pulp and drain
off any liquid. Brown sausage and onion; drain. Combine zucchini pulp,
sausage, onion, cracker crumbs, garlic powder, pepper, egg, MSG, salt,
thyme and 6 tablespoons of cheese; mix well. Stuff zucchini shells with
pulp mixture. Place in a lightly
greased baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and paprika.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. 8 servings.
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Pages
from the Past
10 Years Ago - September
25, 1997
Qualified
for Regionals
Mollie
Jo Fant and Rooster’s Playboy qualified for the 4-H Regional
in Perry,
Ga., on Aug. 6. They placed in the top ten in halter gelding and
English pleasure. Mollie, 14, is the daughter of Joe
and Jeanie Fant of
Holly Springs. Rooster won the title grand champion, gaited halter
class, last year in Lexington, Ky.
Alsup
takes second in Bull-A-Rama
A
standing-room-only crowd enjoyed the Northwest Community
College’s
Bull-A-Rama at the college farm on Sept. 13. Joe McQuellan of Martin,
Tenn., took first and Virgil Alsup of Byhalia, Northwest
alumni, took
second. Hometown favorite Davie Ross, 14, of Strayhorn, won the junior
bull riding category.
Seamstress
Sue Johnson featured in “Sew Beautiful”
Sue
Johnson of Holly Springs, French hand seamstress, will be featured
again this year in the magazine “Sew Beautiful.” A
photography crew
from the magazine photographed Johnson’s creations
in Grey Gables, the
home of Dr. Al Hale
25 Years Ago -
September 30, 1982
MI
hangs hopes on reopening second semester
Problems
have again surfaced in the effort of administrators to reopen
Mississippi Industrial College. Discrepancies in a fiscal audit are the
primary factors in keeping the school from opening this
month. “We are
confident we can open in January,” said Dr. J.Y. Trice, chair
of the
administrative council. “The school expects 200 to 275
students this
spring. The school is 75 years old and has five on-campus
buildings
which have been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
Window
painting
Frank
Govan, retired art professor at Memphis State University, with
ancestral ties to Holly Springs, has recently purchased the
Chalmer’s
Institute property and is in the process of restoring the
building. Frank is using a painter’s easel to hold new
windows
for their
first coats of paint. The building was constructed in 1837 to house the
University of Holly Springs. It became Chalmers Institute
in 1850 until
1878, when it was closed because of the yellow fever epidemic.
50 Years Ago -
September 12, 1957
MOVE
BACK SHALLOW WATER AND LET THE DEEP SEA ROLL BY
Move over Orval and let Ike have
the spot light
Citizen beaten to ground while standing two blocks from
school, on private property
Ike requests Gov. Faubus withdraw National Guard but
sends federal troops into Little Rock
Armed to fire when they see the whites of their eyes
The last state’s rights weapon we have, the
National Guard, Federalized
Tramp,
tramp, tramp, the boys are marching ... and the echoes of their
footsteps are being heard in every village, city and rural area in the
Southland. Five hundred battle-equipped Federal
paratroopers flew into
Little Rock, Ark. this week, on command of President Eisenhower, ready
to do war against the citizens of that city and state, who might get in
their way. To enforce a federal court order was the excuse, to
relieve
that state of the last vestige of state’s rights was the
result.
Cotton
yield
The Federal Compress reports 2,200
bales received as of
12 noon today.
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