Celebrating Jacob Thompson’s 200th birthday
Oxford and Ole Miss historian Jack Lamar Mayfield takes a look at the accomplishments of one of Oxford’s most distinguished citizens, Jacob Thompson as the University Museum, the city of Oxford and the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation gets set to celebrate Thompson’s birthday with a special event on May 11. (April 30, 2010, Page 2B)
Helping kids get along gives benefit for life
Treating skinned knees and managing playground politics is all in a day’s work for day care workers. Sheena Baker talks with local day care providers to find out how they’ve made conflict resolution a big part of their work the last few years. (April 30, 2010, Page 1B)
Helping garden values take root
A CONVERSATION WITH — Principal Margaret Boyd enjoys sharing her longtime hobby of growing flowers and vegetables with children at Lafayette Elementary School. Recently, she had the opportunity to show kids how to plant vegetable seeds when the University of Mississippi’s Students for a Green Campus came out to host a Green Field Day for second graders. (April 29, 2010, Page 3)
‘Sammoriglio’ – a Sicilian sauce that’s easy, versatile
Local food columnist Luisa Arico, who writes about Italian cooking, gives the background of one favorite sauces and the recipe for the tasty treat. (April 28, 2010, Page 11)
Lafayette Elementary school carnival
PHOTOS — Students at Lafayette Elementary School took part in the school carnival Friday. (April 27, 2010, Page 7)
Everything old is new again for green exhibit
OXFORD LIVING — Several artists with the Oxford Maker’s Market have been displaying items made from recycled, discarded and found materials during the Green Week festivities at the University of Mississippi campus this week.
The artwork will be on display this afternoon in front of Skipwith Cottage on the Square and again on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.. inside The Lyric during the “Upper Decker Festival” — not to be confused with the Double Decker Festival that has had most of its events moved to Sunday due to expected severe weather on Saturday. (April 23, 2010, Page 1B)
In pursuit of something different
A CONVERSATION WITH — Oxford native Allan Innman is following the Mud Daubers pottery-student group in gathering the Ole Miss Advanced Painters for a showing at this weekend’s Double Decker Arts Festival. Innman, a staff member in the UM Art Department, will be showing both landscapes and works from his most recent collection, a nostalgic treatment of childhood toys.
Belief made a difference for McCluster
W
hen Ole Miss’ Dexter McCluster hears his name called tomorrow night during the second or even third round of the NFL Draft, his transformation into the person/player he has become will have taken yet another step in his spiritual awakening. (April 22, 2010, Page 6)
Mother’s meatballs – so good, yet so bad
Staff Writer Alyssa Schnugg shares her mother and grandmother’s recipe for meatballs, but makes a few tweaks to the recipe to make the tasty treat just a little bit healthier. (April 21, 2010, Page 13)
‘Wide Mouth Frogs’
PHOTOS — Children at Bramlett Elementary School performed the play “Wide Mouth Frogs” Friday morning. (April 20, 2010, Page 7)
