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City Personals
Mary Clay Brooks

Several families enjoy the Wild River Country Water Park in Little Rock

Terri and Tommy Garrison and sons, Garrett and Christian Bailey, along with Jacob Garrison recently enjoyed the day at Wild River Country Water Park in Little Rock, Ark.

Carri and Larry Huthchens and daughters, Alison and Mary Catherine, along with Christie Scruggs and children, Breanna and Landon, and Chad McClatchy also enjoyed a short trip at Wild River Country Water Park in Little Rock, Ark.

Becky Cupp joined Beverly Fitch and children, Shelby and Trey, in Collierville for dinner last week before Trey went back to the University of Tennessee.

Vicki and Walter Webb travelled to Birmingham, Ala., last week. They were babysitting Patrick and Mary Glen Carlton’s twins, Mary Grace and William.

Jimbo, Mary Beth, and Chelsey Gilliam traveled to Greenville for Mary Beth’s grandfather’s 87th birthday over the weekend. They met up with and enjoyed visiting with other family members also.

Hank Wheeler of Newnan, Ga., was the guest of Mary Clay and Gene Brooks and children, Caitlyn and Grady. He came to watch the Lady Patriots softball team in action Monday and Tuesday. While here, he also visited with his youngest daughter, Laura Wheeler.

Bea and Drew Tolsdorf of Jackson, joined Alex McCrosky and Ann Yager Hamlin of Danville, Ky., and Lexington, Ky., for a long weekend of visiting.

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Brenda Nelson and John Hendrix to wed Saturday in the Olive Branch Park

Brenda Pierce Nelson and John Kenneth Hendrix announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

Brenda is the daughter of the late William and Margrett Pierce and the granddaughter of the late Carley and Bill Pierce of Memphis, Tenn., and the late Rufus and Susie Gray of Clarksdale. She attended Holly Springs High School and is employed at GEO Prison in Holly Springs.

John is the son of the late John Moe and Warren Hendrix and the grandson of the late Pete and Mary Briscoe of Holly Springs. He attended Holly Springs High School and is employed at Pallet Source, Inc.

The wedding will be held August 23, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. in the Olive Branch Park. All family and friends are cordially invited to attend.

Tosha Street and Milton Walker to wed August 30 at Union Valley MB Church

Tosha Street and Milton Walker announce their upcoming marriage at 3 p.m. on August 30, 2008 at Union Valley MB Church. A reception will follow at Elmore’s in Victoria.

Tosha, a graduate of Holly Springs High School, is the daughter of Dianne Street of Byhalia and Roosevelt Tyson of Byhalia. She is the granddaughter of Juanita Street and James Street of Byhalia.

She is employed with Hunter Fan.

Milton is the son of Winnie Walker and the late Rev. Enoch Walker. He is a graduate of Byhalia High School and employed at FedEx Freight.

All family and friends are cordially invited to attend.

Births

Dague

Lacey Rooker and Joshua Dague of Potts Camp are proud to announce the birth of a son, Rylan Duane Dague. He was born June 16, 2008, weighing nine pounds, eight ounces and 22 inches long. He was welcomed home by two brothers, Landon Rooker and Jackson Dague.

Grandparents are Michelle and Brian Vinson of Trumann, Ark.; Ricky Rooker also of Trumann, Ark.; Tracy and Michael Huey of Waterford; Boyd Dague of Salida, Co.; maternal great-grandparents are Margaret and Travis Culver of Waterford; Mary and Donald Cash of Laws Hill; the late Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dague of Phoenix, Ariz.; Harold Charles Bergin of Myrtle Beach., S.C.; and the late Rosemary Trella are paternal great-grandparents.

Fuller

Timothy and Charlotte Fuller of Byhalia are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Rose, born July 17, 2008 at 6:48 a.m. at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven. She weighed seven pounds, two ounces and was 20 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Ann Wolfe of Victoria and the late Sam Wolfe. Great-grandparents are the late Tildon and Dorothie Bryan of Collierville, Tenn., and the late Carlton and Adel Wolfe of Victoria.

Paternal grandparents are Odis Fuller of Plano, Tx., and Ivie Owens of Hoenwald, Tenn. Great-grandparents are Geraldine Rowland and the late John Rowland of Byhalia.

Mansell

Clay and Amanda Mansell of Clinton announce the birth of a daughter, AnnaBelle Grace, born August 3, 2008 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson at 5:47 a.m.

Maternal grandparents are Steve and Barbara Puryear of Canton. Great-grandfather is John Dabney Brown of Holly Springs.

Paternal grandparents are Mike and Anne Mansell of Canton.

Amanda Mansell is the former Amanda Puryear of Brentwood, Tenn.

Museuming
Lois Swanee
Museum Curator

The fabulous fig

Figs! God’s fruit! About 10 years ago, my children gave me three fig trees to plant in my backyard. What a gift! I looked forward all year to the end of July because that’s when the figs are ready to eat. They first give a bumper crop, then they keep bearing until October, but sparingly.

In the Bible, figs are spread from Genesis through Revelation. Jesus even gave a parable at the fig trees. Remember Adam and Eve dressed in fig leaves to cover themselves. In other times figs have been used as coffee substitutes. Try it, it’s great!

Of course, the reason the figs are so delicious is the fact that they are 60% sugar (that’s why I like them! They sweeten my disposition!) They say in a four-gram serving are 244 milligrams of potassium, 53 milligrams of calcium and 12 milligrams of iron and I won’t mention the number of calories in each fig. If you wait until the fig is really brown and ripe, that’s when they are best! By this time, they are nearly all sugar.

Fig trees have no blossoms, as the blossom is on the inside of the fruit and make little seeds that make the unique texture of that delicious little morsel. Some people don’t know how to eat figs and are missing one of the delights of life. If you eat a greenish one, it’s akin to eating a green persimmon, so you wait until they are really ripe. It’s better than a piece of chocolate fudge.

Birds like figs as much as I do, so the birds and I vie for the figs. I love birds but love figs better. Each season I put up two fake owls in the tops of the trees to scare the birds away from the figs. The other day I looked out and the birds were sitting on the owls’ heads, using the head for a handy perch. They forgot to be scared of the owls.

I like the looks of the fig trees in winter too. None of the bare branches are straight; they are all curly and crooked. They would be beautiful at Christmas strung up with lights and that way the fig trees would be working all year to make me happy.

Early each morning I go into my garden to collect myself for the day and for breakfast I eat the figs directly from the tree. One day I noticed from inside my house that the fig tree was literally dancing. I went out there and in the tree was a big, fat raccoon, gleefully gobbling my figs. I chased him away but the next day he came back with his brothers and kin to eat supper. They finished off my figs that year and I’m glad to report they haven’t been back.

The Fabulous Fig
Has made me a pig
a summertime treat
so succulent and sweet
that is eaten so neatly
and devoured completely
’cause no pits will be found
no core to bite ’round
so gorge just like pigs
on fabulous figs
but remember to share
with birds who are scared
of snakes in the trees
eating all birds they see
and you also must share
with wasps so beware
and even with bear
but that would be rare
they’re easy to grow
there’s little to know
cut a twig from the neighbor’s
and with minimal labor
stick the twig in the ground
and water it down
it will soon make roots
growing green shoots
then wait a few years
after which you will cheer
as you eat fresh fig fruit
grown from your own shoot
you’ll know what I mean
as you wipe your mouth clean
that the fabulous fig
has made you a pig

By Jack Scheper

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