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OpinionFielder’s Choice Respect for Mr. Minor Marshall County lost one of its most influential people Monday. I got the call that morning. I was shocked. I even had to ask two or three times – “Bill Minor? Are you talking about Bill Minor – from Holly Springs – the transportation commissioner?” Close to Nowhere Mish-mash • I misread a name the other day here at work — I got Pearl Bailey, instead of Pearl Something Else. The Preacher’s Corner ‘If you don’t eat your bread, you’ll grow up skinny’ My grandmother (Daddy’s mother) worried that I did not eat light bread. Slices of plain white bread were always on her table. We did not have bread with every meal at my house. This represented a clear difference between the ways of my two grandmothers, for mother’s mother was part of our household, and it was she who determined what was and was not on our daily table. Letters To The Editor Thank you: I would like to commend the school districts and parents for their improved communications. Holly Springs Separate School District, Marshall County School District, and Holy Family School are sending weekly progress reports to parents. These reports made the parents aware, at the beginning of the school year, of the students’ need for supplementary support. Enrollment at the CHJ Academy increased in September. I feel this is a direct result of parents’ awareness of the needs of their children early in the school year. Also, the weekly homework sheets let the parents and the academy know exactly what skills to reinforce. When the schools and parents work together, the students are clearly the winners. Elizabeth Jones NOCDS says thanks: While the story that appeared in the 10/27/10 South Reporter was substantially correct in its reporting of the Network of Canine Detection Services Search and Rescue K-9 Seminar held at Wall Doxey Park October 11-15, it would be remiss of the NOCDS organization to fail to acknowledge the efforts of the other 14 instructors and assistants, who, in addition to Ms. Hancock and Ms. Beddow, offered their services to guide and mentor the total of more than 60 registered students. Some instructors travelled great distances to share their knowledge and experience with students, often without reimbursement — including special guest presenters from the National Weather Service and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. NOCDS also wishes to thank the merchants and property owners of Holly Springs and Marshall County, including the Marshall County Industrial Development Authority, Merchants and Farmers Bank, the City of Holly Springs, Rev. and Tina Selman and the Church of Latter Rain, Beth Overall and the Marshall County Fairgrounds Association, Barry Thomas, Chris Podwell, and others too numerous to mention, who generously offered the use of excellent training venues for off-site field work exercises enjoyed by seven separate K-9 classes in air-scenting/area search, disaster recovery, human remains detection, and mantrailing. NOCDS also wishes to acknowledge the unstinting efforts of those members of the NOCDS executive board, without whose extensive planning, preparation, and administration, this 14th annual seminar would not have been possible — notably president T.H. Walker, treasurer Danny Holley, secretary Ronda Maine, instructor coordinator Barbara Holley, and their friends and family members who also offered assistance. We owe thanks as well to Sheriff Kenny Dickerson and Major David Cook for the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office sponsorship of the event, and their invaluable assistance, including the provision of equipment and support personnel throughout the week-long seminar. Our grateful thanks to all who contributed materially to the seminar’s success, and the consequential business and prosperity it brings to our community. Judy Otto Hometown Heroes Please take time to remember our local “heroes” who are serving in war zones around the world. Welcome home: Mark Holland Matthew McArthur Immanuel Betts, Marines, 2nd tour, AfghanistanHouston Brimmage, National Guard, Iraq Shanika Buffington, National Guard, Iraq John Davis, Army, Iraq John Westley Day, National Guard, Iraq LaCourtney Ellis, Army, Afghanistan Battle Ewing, Army, 2nd tour, Afghanistan Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq; now in Afghanistan George Frank Frayser, Army, 4th tour, Iraq Wayne Gowland, Army, Iraq Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq Lee (Brandon) Hutchens, Marines, Iraq Sammie Ivy, National Guard, Iraq Jason Janicki, Army, Iraq Robert Jordan Jr., Army, Iraq LaVandes Lester, Marines, Iraq James Light, Army, Afghanistan Tanya Martin, Air Force, Iraq Jessie Mills, National Guard, Iraq Chad Minor, Air Force Chadwick (Chad) Phillips, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq Scott Poff, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq Deron Randolph, Marines, Iraq Darryl Wayne Ricks, National Guard, Iraq Cody Sanderson, Air Force, Iraq John Snow, Army, toured two times in Iraq; now serving his second tour in Afghanistan Mitch Swann, Army, Iraq Stewart Skelton, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq Landon Tucker, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq Chauncy Turnage, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq Supporting Our Troops If you’d like to add a name to this list, please contact The South Reporter, Attn. Linda Jones, P.O. Box 278, Holly Springs, MS 38635; 662-252-4261; or email: south@dixie-net.com
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