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CRAIG COLLIER/SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Miranda Dyer (left) was crowned Miss Collierville 2015 and Christal Williamson was crowned Miss Collierville Outstanding Teen 2015 during the 20th anniver- sary celebration of the Miss Collierville Scholarship Pageant last Saturday at the Harrell Theatre. Germantown Weekly FREE By Craig Collier Special to The Weekly On Jan. 10, the Miss Collierville Scholarship Pag- eant celebrated its 20th anniversary by holding its 2015 Miss Collierville Pageant at the Harrell Theatre. In previous years, Collierville’s pageant has won awards for its productions that could rival some of the musical numbers seen on the stages around town. But the day’s biggest draw was the crowning of Miss Collierville Outstanding Teen and Miss Collierville. Earlier in the day, Cordova’s Christal Williamson won the Miss Collierville Outstanding Teen 2015 title. In the evening, the seats were filled to capac- ity to watch seven young ladies compete to see who would be Miss Collierville. The winner was 17-year- old Miranda Dyer, a senior at Cordova High School who plans to attend college as an art education major. The night’s competition began with a brief walk down memory lane to honor past pag- eant winners with co-hosts Madeline Littrell, Miss Collierville 2007, and Erin Hatley, Miss Collierville and Miss Tennessee 2011. The talent portion of the pageant began with Callie Compton perform- ing on aerial silk ribbons. CaDana Campbell per- formed a lyrical dance, followed by Mary Beth Weber who did speed art. Madison Butler sang “Feeling Good,” Marissa Campell played a concerto on her clarinet, Miranda Dyer sang a tune, and Nyasha Hill danced. After the fitness/swimwear and evening wear por- tions of the competition, Dyer was crowned Miss Collierville 2015. In addition to the crown, Dyer took home scholarship money totaling more than $8,400. In all, nearly $26,000 in scholarship money was awarded to the contestants who competed. MISS COLLIERVILLE SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Poise & platforms Cordova teens Miranda Dyer, Christal Williamson crowned winners By Shay Bader Wallace Special to The Weekly Four new area pageant winners were crowned Jan. 3 at the Miss Mem- phis and Shelby County pageants. The dual-event drew a sellout crowd to St. Mary’s Buckman Perform- ing and Fine Arts in East Memphis. Lauren Lewis, a 13-year- old student at Riverdale, took the title of 2015 Miss Memphis Princess. She will begin preparations for the Tennessee Outstand- ing Teen Princess Pageant in March and will spend the year promoting her platform “Youth Leader- ship & Volunteerism.” Bartlett native Kayli Webb won the coveted crown of Shelby County’s Outstanding Teen. The 16-year-old St. George’s In- dependent School student will begin preparations for the Tennessee Outstand- ing Teen Pageant in March and will promote her plat- form of literacy. Madison Snipes, a 19-year-old sophomore at Pepperdine Univer- sity, took the title of 2015 Miss Memphis. Jessica McCullough, a 21-year- old Tipton county native and graduate of aviation science from Community College of Beaver County, was named 2015 Miss Shel- by County. Snipes and McCullough will begin preparations for the Miss Tennessee Pag- eant and will spend the year making numerous appearances as ambas- sadors for Memphis and Shelby County. This will be Snipes’ first trip to Jackson, Tenn., to compete for the title of Miss Tennessee in June. Formerly a Miss Memphis Outstanding Teen, Snipes was also Tennessee’s Outstanding Teen in 2011. McCullough, a former Miss Tipton County, will SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANTS G’town teen is Miss Memphis Princess Riverdale student Lauren Lewis (right) was crowned Miss Mem- phis Princess on Jan. 3 at the 2015 Miss Memphis and Shelby County pageants. Kayli Webb (left) won Miss Shelby County’s Outstanding Teen, Madison Snipes won Miss Memphis, and Jes- sica McCullough won Miss Shelby County. Lauren Lewis one of four newly crowned See PAGEANT, 2 INSIDE More pictures from the Miss Collierville Scholarship Pageant. 5 By Jennifer Pignolet [email protected] 901-529-2372 Six-term Collierville Al- derman Jimmy Lott died early Tuesday at the age of 76. “The community of Col- lierville has lost an honor- able public ser- vant, a friend and a Godly man who was an inspira- tion to every- one he met,” town admin- istrator James Lewellen said in a statement. Mr. Lott served as an alderman from 1987-99, then rejoined the board in 2003. He was Col- lierville’s Person of the Year in 2009, named by the Col- lierville Chamber of Com- merce. Mayor Stan Joyner said Mr. Lott had been struggling with his health in the last several months, and after spending the last week in the hospital he had just entered hospice care Monday. He had last been seen at Town Hall in early December. Joyner said Mr. Lott was a kind man with a “servant’s heart.” “He’s always been one that’s COLLIERVILLE Town mourns death of Lott Longtime alderman had ‘servant’s heart’ HONORING KING’S DREAM On Monday’s holiday, pause to celebrate the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. FREE COLLEGE PRAISED, PANNED Patterned after Tennessee Promise program, Obama ofers two years’ free junior college tuition. Page 10 Look inside for your Lowe’s insert *SELECT ZIP CODES Inside the Edition PARADISE IN PERIL The deer population has overrun Shelby Farms, and oicials mull how to stop their damage. NEWS, 2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Places to go, people to see. Whether you’re looking for a speciic event or just something to do, check out our listings. CALENDAR, 13 LOOK INSIDE FOR © Copyright 2015 The Commercial Appeal Thursday, January 15, 2015 MG HH Jimmy Lott See LOTT, 2 ARRANGEMENTS Services for longtime Collierville Alderman Jimmy Lott will be at 2 p.m. today at Collierville First Baptist Church. Check Out Our Specials At poplarpikewines.com Ladies Day is Tuesday! ENJOY 10% OFF (EXCLUDES SALE WINES) POPLAR PIKE WINE & LIQUOR “The Friendliest Store in Town” EASIEST IN & OUT!!! 9330 Poplar Pike 901-309-0202 Behind Walgreens - Next to Fresh Market or 10% Off 1 Wine Case (On non-sale wines only) 15% Off 2 Wine Cases Jack Daniels 1.75L $ 38 99 Jim Beam 1.75L $ 25 49 New Amsterdam Vodka 1.75L $ 17 99 Price Good Thru 1/21/15 Redwood Creek 1.5L $ 8 99

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Miranda Dyer (left) was crowned Miss Collierville 2015 and Christal Williamson was crowned Miss Collierville Outstanding Teen 2015 during the 20th anniver-sary celebration of the Miss Collierville Scholarship Pageant last Saturday at the Harrell Theatre.

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By Craig CollierSpecial to The Weekly

On Jan. 10, the Miss Collierville Scholarship Pag-eant celebrated its 20th anniversary by holding its 2015 Miss Collierville Pageant at the Harrell Theatre.

In previous years, Collierville’s pageant has won awards for its productions that could rival some of the musical numbers seen on the stages around town. But the day’s biggest draw was the crowning of Miss Collierville Outstanding Teen and Miss Collierville.

Earlier in the day, Cordova’s Christal Williamson won the Miss Collierville Outstanding Teen 2015 title. In the evening, the seats were filled to capac-ity to watch seven young ladies compete to see who would be Miss Collierville. The winner was 17-year-old Miranda Dyer, a senior at Cordova High School who plans to attend college as an art education major.

The night’s competition began with a brief walk

down memory lane to honor past pag-eant winners with co-hosts Madeline Littrell, Miss Collierville 2007, and Erin Hatley, Miss Collierville and Miss Tennessee 2011.

The talent portion of the pageant began with Callie Compton perform-

ing on aerial silk ribbons. CaDana Campbell per-formed a lyrical dance, followed by Mary Beth Weber who did speed art. Madison Butler sang “Feeling Good,” Marissa Campell played a concerto on her clarinet, Miranda Dyer sang a tune, and Nyasha Hill danced.

After the fitness/swimwear and evening wear por-tions of the competition, Dyer was crowned Miss Collierville 2015. In addition to the crown, Dyer took home scholarship money totaling more than $8,400. In all, nearly $26,000 in scholarship money was awarded to the contestants who competed.

MISS COLLIERVILLE SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT

Poise & platformsCordova

teens Miranda

Dyer, Christal

Williamson crowned winners

By Shay Bader WallaceSpecial to The Weekly

Four new area pageant winners were crowned Jan. 3 at the Miss Mem-phis and Shelby County pageants. The dual-event drew a sellout crowd to St. Mary’s Buckman Perform-ing and Fine Arts in East Memphis.

Lauren Lewis, a 13-year-old student at Riverdale, took the title of 2015 Miss Memphis Princess. She will begin preparations for the Tennessee Outstand-ing Teen Princess Pageant in March and will spend

the year promoting her platform “Youth Leader-ship & Volunteerism.”

Bartlett native Kayli Webb won the coveted crown of Shelby County’s Outstanding Teen. The 16-year-old St. George’s In-dependent School student will begin preparations for the Tennessee Outstand-ing Teen Pageant in March and will promote her plat-form of literacy.

Madison Snipes, a 19-year-old sophomore at Pepperdine Univer-sity, took the title of 2015 Miss Memphis. Jessica McCullough, a 21-year-old Tipton county native and graduate of aviation science from Community College of Beaver County,

was named 2015 Miss Shel-by County.

Snipes and McCullough will begin preparations for the Miss Tennessee Pag-eant and will spend the year making numerous appearances as ambas-sadors for Memphis and Shelby County.

This will be Snipes’ first

trip to Jackson, Tenn., to compete for the title of Miss Tennessee in June. Formerly a Miss Memphis Outstanding Teen, Snipes was also Tennessee’s Outstanding Teen in 2011. McCullough, a former Miss Tipton County, will

SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANTS

G’town teen is Miss Memphis Princess

Riverdale student Lauren Lewis (right) was crowned Miss Mem-phis Princess on Jan. 3 at the 2015 Miss Memphis and Shelby County pageants. Kayli Webb (left) won Miss Shelby County’s Outstanding Teen, Madison Snipes won Miss Memphis, and Jes-sica McCullough won Miss Shelby County.

Lauren Lewis one of four newly crowned

See PAGEANT, 2

INSIDEMore pictures from the Miss Collierville Scholarship Pageant. 5

By Jennifer [email protected]

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Six-term Collierville Al-derman Jimmy Lott died early Tuesday at the age of 76.

“The community of Col-lierville has lost an honor-able public ser-vant, a friend and a Godly man who was an inspira-tion to every-one he met,” town admin-istrator James Lewellen said in a statement.

Mr. Lott served as an alderman from 1987-99, then rejoined the board in 2003. He was Col-lierville’s Person of the Year in 2009, named by the Col-lierville Chamber of Com-merce.

Mayor Stan Joyner said Mr. Lott had been struggling with his health in the last several months, and after spending the last week in the hospital he had just entered hospice care Monday. He had last been seen at Town Hall in early December.

Joyner said Mr. Lott was a kind man with a “servant’s heart.”

“He’s always been one that’s

COLLIERVILLE

Town mourns death of LottLongtime alderman had ‘servant’s heart’

HONORING KING’S DREAMOn Monday’s holiday, pause to celebrate

the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr.

FREE COLLEGE PRAISED, PANNEDPatterned after Tennessee Promise

program, Obama ofers two years’

free junior college tuition. Page 10

Look inside for your Lowe’s insert

*SELECT ZIP CODES

Inside the Edition

PARADISE IN PERILThe deer population has overrun Shelby Farms, and oicials mull how to stop their damage. NEWS, 2

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Places to go, people to see. Whether you’re looking for a speciic event or just something to do, check out our listings. CALENDAR, 13

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S H E L BY FA R M S

Park pushes to earn $1M donor challenge

Shelby Farms support-ers are hoping a push to raise $100,000 in less than three weeks will result in the inal $1 million for the Heart of the Park pro-gram.

Backers are closing in on the $70 million goal to complete the renovations. If they can raise $100,000 by Jan. 31, an anonymous supporter has promised to donate the inal $1 million.

The campaign has re-lied on large donations thus far, but the public has asked about participating.

“Until now, there hasn’t been a way for our regular park users and friends to be able to participate in a smaller way,” Morris said.

“We’re not saying we wouldn’t accept larger gifts, but you can give a dollar, $5, $100 or you can give the full $100,000. It al-lows a way for everybody to be a part of the cam-paign and a part of the fu-ture of the park.”

To donate, visit shelby farmspark.org/ or call the park oice at 901-222-7275.

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Sign up for Half Marathon, 5K Run

Early registration is now open for the Germantown Half Marathon and May-or’s Cup 5K Run online at germantownhalfmara-thon.com.

The races are March 15 at 7:30 a.m. at Ger-mantown Athletic Club, 1801 Exeter. Entry fee for the half marathon is $55 through Feb. 27, then $65 through March 14. The 5K run is $22.50 through Feb. 27, then $25 through March 14.

Packet pickup and late registration will be avail-able on March 14 at the Sports and Fitness Expo at the Germantown Athletic Club. Running and itness vendors will be on hand with nutrition, apparel and other active lifestyle products

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be preparing for her third time on the Miss Tennes-see stage.

In 1989, the Miss Amer-ica Organization founded the platform concept, which requires each con-testant to choose an issue about which she cares deeply and is topically relevant. Miss Memphis/Shelby County titleholders use their standing to ad-dress community service organizations, business and civic leaders, the me-dia and others about their chosen platform issues. This year, Snipes will pro-mote “Believe to Achieve,” and McCullough will sup-port “Promoting Music Education.”

Each winner will re-ceive scholarship and award money as well as a host of prizes.

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With no hunting allowed at Shelby Farms and no predators, deer are lourishing. John Charles Wilson, Agricenter presi-dent, estimates there may be around 550 in the park. In addition to eating crops, deer can run into traic and create hazards for drivers said Wilson, whose truck was damaged by one.

By Linda A. [email protected]

901-529-2702

In Shelby Farms, whitetail deer have found nirvana. There’s a lot for them to eat and nothing that eats them.

As a result, the 4,500-acre park is overrun with deer and oicials at the Shelby County-owned park say they are searching for a solu-tion to the problem.

“There’s no hunting out here and there are no natural preda-tors harming them,” said John Charles Wilson, president of Ag-ricenter International. “They’ve got a great food source, and the population is growing and grow-ing and growing.”

Parks across the country have tried everything from steriliza-tion to birth control to relocation programs, but none are really successful, said Laura Morris, executive director of the Shelby Farms Conservancy, which man-ages the park.

That’s why, Morris said, noth-ing so far has been done about the deer.

“We’ve been putting it of as long as we can because there’s not a really great way to address this,” Morris said. “But we’ve looked at a lot of diferent things to see what other parks are doing around the country.”

At last count a couple of years ago, there were more than 400 deer. With breeding since then, that number could now easily be 550, said Larry Pickens, park op-erations manager.

The deer are a problem for a number of reasons.

They eat crops on the prop-erty, foliage in the forest and plants being cultivated for birds

and other wildlife.They hit or get hit by cars, said

Wilson, who had a deer slam into his truck, and do $3,000 worth of damage. And they can present a danger for park users.

Recently, an employee taking children on a nature walk turned around to ind that they had dis-covered and were petting a fawn, Wilson said.

They could have been hurt had the mother been nearby, he said. And it wouldn’t be safe for jog-gers or other park users to run up on a buck deer, he said.

Over population can also lead to disease within the herd, said Chuck Yoest, mammal biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Re-source Agency.

The whitetail deer can con-tract epizootic hemorrhagic dis-ease (EHD), which is spread by biting lies and is fatal, he said.

“That’s mother nature’s way of knocking back a population naturally,” Yoest said. The deer typically go to a water source to die and that’s not something anyone wants park visitors to see, Wilson said.

Deer overpopulation isn’t unique to Shelby Farms and is typically a problem in urban ar-eas where herds aren’t controlled through hunting, Yoest said.

Regulated hunting is allowed in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park in wildlife management

areas that are far removed from trails and roads, said James Wilkinson, park manager.

“We’re not overpopulated with deer,” Wilkinson said.

But there were too many deer a few years ago at Radnor State Park in Nashville, Yoest said, where there was also an EHD outbreak.

Across the country, some communities have tried steril-ization, which is cumbersome and expensive, Pickens said. It involves tranquilizing the deer, transporting it and putting it un-der anesthesia for the procedure, which can cost several hundred dollars per deer, he said.

Also, because the park isn’t fenced, a sterilized deer could easily leave the area and be re-placed by a fertile one.

“It’s not very successful in ar-eas where deer are not contained, and they’re not contained in any way in the park because they wander up and down the Wolf River corridor, all the way from the Mississippi River, all the way out to Fayette County and beyond,” Morris said.

Controlled bow hunting is another option. “We would be very cautious about permitting anything like that. We don’t think it’s appropriate for a public park,” she said.

Or the herd could be culled by trained professional sharpshoot-ers who kill the deer and donate the meat to food banks or orga-nizations like Hunters for the Hungry, Yoest said.

“Hunting is the best means of controlling wildlife populations, and it would be counterproduc-tive to oppose hunting but then get upset with the deer for being overpopulated,” he said.

SHELBY FARMS

Paradise in perilDeer find home,

but cause problems at

Shelby Farms

Germantown Police reports

JAN. 5

■ Oicers initiated a traic stop and arrested an adult female after she supplied them with fraudulent information regarding her identity at Germantown and riverbend at 6:15 a.m.

■ Someone contacted the victim via the internet posing as a representative of their mortgage company asking for a false payment in the 8100 block of hunters Grove at 12:30 p.m.

■ ex-iancé wrote a letter to the victim, which is in violation of protection order in the 1900 block of Allenby at 1:15 p.m.

■ Oicers initiated a traic stop and arrested a male adult for possession of marijuana at poplar and Miller Farms at 1:13 p.m.

■ Business e-mail account was hacked and fraudulently requested funds from a customer in the 7800 block of Cross Country at 3 p.m.

■ Vehicle collided into a mailbox causing no injuries at poplar pike and Oakleigh at 7:44 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at poplar and Kirby at 7:50 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at poplar pike and Oakhill at 8:30 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing injuries at poplar and W. Farmington at 9:57 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries in the 9100 block of poplar at 12:44 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing injuries at poplar and

poplar Woods Circle east at 5:20 p.m.

JAN. 6

■ Someone forced entry through a window of the victim’s vehicle and took a briefcase containing personal property in the 7200 block of Wolf river at 1:40 p.m.

■ Vehicle left the roadway and struck a driveway culvert causing no injuries at 2:13 p.m.

■ Vehicle left the roadway and struck a garbage can, recycle bin and a tree causing no injuries at McVay road and McVay Cove at 5:45 p.m.

JAN. 7

■ Someone stole a wallet while the victim was shopping in the 2100 block of exeter at 9:50 a.m.

■ Someone took screws from a mailbox in the 7500 block of Stout at 3:40 p.m.

JAN. 8

■ Oicers responded to a domestic complaint and arrested the suspect in the 2200 block of Sleepy hollow at 3:35 p.m.

■ Oicers responded to a domestic complaint and arrested the suspect in the 7100 block of river reach at 7:41 p.m.

■ Vehicle collided into a parked vehicle causing no injuries at poplar and Germantown at 7:45 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing injuries at poplar and W. Farmington at 8:26 a.m.

provided by the Germantown

police department

By Jennifer [email protected]

901-529-2372

David Klevan is the newest member of the Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

The four other board members chose Klevan on Monday night to ill the seat vacated by Mayor Mike Palazzolo last month. He was approved with a 3-1 vote.

Klevan, 67, served for the last six years as chairman of the city’s planning commission. In

addition to his previous seven years on the planning commis-sion, he has also served on at least seven other city boards or commissions, as well as three years as chairman of the board of the Germantown Area Cham-ber of Commerce.

“I’ve been practicing for 20 years for this,” Klevan said after taking the oath of oice.

Klevan said he is sad to leave the planning commission, but is excited to be involved with other areas of city government.

“I’ve just always loved volun-teering time and service to the community,” he said. “I love my chamber experience and I love

the city commission experienc-es that I’ve had over the last 20 years.”

Alderman John Barzizza, in his irst meeting on the board, was the dissenting vote against Kle-van and said after the meeting he was looking for more diversity on the board.

Barzizza said he received more than 75 calls and e-mails from residents advocating for another woman to serve on the board. New Alderman Mary Anne Gib-son is currently the only woman. The four inalists included two women.

Alderman Forrest Owens, who is the liaison to the planning com-

mission, called Klevan a man of “impeccable character” and cited his diplomacy as his strength.

Klevan was one of four inalists the board interviewed last Friday.

Klevan is a 30-year resident of Germantown and is the founder and principal of Memphis-based Corporate Beneit Management Group. The company provides marketing and management experience in the insurance, employee beneits and inancial services industry, according to its website.

Klevan said he considered run-ning for oice several years ago but did not want to do so while his children were in school lo-

cally. Since then, he said, he has been entrenched in his company and volunteer work. Klevan and his wife, Arleen, have two grown children and one grandson.

Klevan joins a board that is dominated by inexperience, with a new mayor and now three new aldermen. Gibson and Barzizza won their irst elections in No-vember. The remaining two al-dermen, Owens and Rocky Janda, have the most experience on the board with two years each. The board also lost its longest-tenured members in Sharon Goldsworthy and John Drinnon, who served 20 years each as mayor and alder-man, respectively.

GERMANTOWN

Board picks David Klevan for alderman seatWill ill Palazzolo’s vacated position

been available to citizens and very interested in their concerns,” Joyner said.

Mr. Lott owned Tull Glass Inc. in Collierville before retiring and sell-ing the business within the last few years. He and his wife, Dot, were mar-ried since 1959, according to the city’s website, and they have one son and three grandchildren.

Joyner said Mr. Lott’s leadership was key to the town’s completion of proj-ects like Carriage Cross-ing and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville.

“He loved this town and worked as hard as he could to see that it was a great place for people to live,” Joyner said.

Vice Mayor Maureen Fraser described Mr. Lott as a quiet man but a story-teller, especially when he and Joyner were together, given their combined long histories in Collierville.

“They would know who lives in what house, what kind of glass he put in that house, what renovations they did on that house,” she said.

While Mr. Lott was a “man of few words,” Fraser said, “when he had some-thing to say, people would listen.”

She said he also spoke often of his family, espe-cially his three grandsons. “He always talked about them and was very proud of them,” Fraser said.

Visitation was held Wednesday at Collierville First Baptist Church, where Mr. Lott was on the board of trustees and served as a deacon. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the church.

The town charter calls for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to select a replacement to serve the remainder of Mr. Lott’s term. His current term runs to 2016.

Staf reporter Clay Bailey contrib-

uted to this story.

LOTT from 1

He loved this town

and worked as hard as he could to see that it was a great place for people to live.”

Stan Joyner, Collierville mayor

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“I started when I was 19 and quit at 22. Because of my gaining confidence I was able to achieve my goal of being on

television as a newscaster. Now I am a full-time mom.”

ANDREA MURRAY MCMILLAN

“This is my first

competition. I will be

competing for Mrs.

Tennessee on Feb. 28. I am

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CAROL WILLIAMSON

“I began competing at 10 years old.

I stayed with it until I turned

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Pageant

The Miss Col-lierville pageant

was hosted by Madeline Littrell, Miss

Collierville 2007 (left), and Erin

Hatley, Miss Collierville and

Miss Tennessee 2011.

Miss Collierville contestant Callie Compton performs an aerial routine to the song “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”

CaDana Camp-bell, a junior at

Rhodes College, makes her way

on stage as she is introduced to

those attending the Miss Collier-

ville pageant.

PHOTOS BY CRAIG COLLIER/SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

The 20th anniversary of the Miss Collierville Scholarship pageant was well represented with past and the current winners of the Miss Collierville crown. The event took place Jan. 10 at the Harrell Theatre.

Madeline Littrell and Elyssa Howell, Miss Collierville 2014, join Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner onstage as Joyner reads the oicial resolution marking Jan. 10, 2015, as Elyssa Howell Day in Collierville.

Erin Hatley (left) conducts the Princess Coronation for the class of 2015. Christal Williamson, newly crowned Miss Collierville Outstanding Teen 2015 (far right), shares the stage with the princesses.

The newly crowned Miss Collierville 2015 is Miranda Dyer, a 17-year-old senior at Cordova High School. She is the daughter of Rick and Sandra Dyer.

Crowning Glory

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Schools

FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY

By Liz CopelandSpecial to The Weekly

Memphis University School senior Richard Ouyang of Collierville, is one of 300 semiinalists in the Intel Science Tal-ent Search 2015, which is widely r e g a r d e d as the na-tion’s most prestigious pre-college s c i e n c e c o m p e t i -tion.

Ouyang’s project involves using a computational approach to classify cancers based on their efects on certain cells. He initiated his re-search last summer at the Cancer Program of the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Insti-tute, a collaborative efort of Boston organizations dedicated to the genomic approach to solving to-day’s biomedical prob-lems.

Each semifinalist re-ceives a $1,000 award from Intel with an additional $1,000 going to his or her school. Semiinalists were selected from more than 1,800 entrants hail-ing from 460 high schools in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and ive American and in-ternational high schools. On Wednesday, 40 of the 300 semifinalists will be named Intel Science Talent Search finalists. Finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., March 5-11, to compete for more than $1 million in awards.

For more information on the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, visit student.societyforscience.org/intel-sts.

Liz Copeland is the associate

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Memphis University School.

SCIENCE

Ouyang in Intel talent search semifinals

By Beth RooksSpecial to The Weekly

Briarcrest senior John Hammond holds a 5.05 weighted grade-point av-erage and scored a 34 on the ACT. He has been named a N a t i o n -al Merit Semifinal-ist and win-ner of the Yale Book Award. A d i l i g e n t s c h o l a r , Hammond has won mul-tiple Silver Medals on the national Latin Exam. He is captain of the Knowledge Bowl team and a member of the National Honor So-ciety and the Wilson So-ciety.

An accomplished vocal-ist, Hammond is a leader in the school’s acclaimed a cappella group, “One-Voice.” He also is a lead actor in the drama de-partment, where he played Captain Von Trapp in the production of “The Sound of Music.” Hammond also is a varsity contributor in soccer and football.

Through his leadership in The Wilson Society, Hammond changed the way in which teachers recycle by organizing a student-led initiative to collect recyclables on a regular basis.

Beth Rooks is the director of com-

munications for Briarcrest.

BRIARCREST

Hammond finalist for Academic All-Stars

Farmington Elementary teacher Sandi Quinn, a Dallas Cowboys fan, died unexpectedly during the winter break. The Cowboys sent letters of sympathy and souvenirs to her pupils.

IN REMEMBRANCEGifts from Dallas Cowboys honor beloved teacher Sandi Quinn

Quinn passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack Dec. 30 at age 50. She is sur-vived by her husband and two children, who are high school- and college-aged.

“It deinitely was shocking to everyone here, and her family as well,” Percoski said.

Student services coordinator Ashley Brasield wanted to make sure the students had something positive on their irst day back without Quinn.

“Anybody who knew her knew that she loved the (Dallas) Cowboys,” Brasield said. Her room was decked out in Cow-boys logos, and students had presented

Quinn with a Cowboys purse for Christ-mas right before the break. So Brasield sent several e-mails to the team’s admin-istration, and was quickly greeted with an eager response.

On their irst day back, each of Quinn’s students received a package from the team, including Dallas Cowboys-themed teddy bears, pencils and toothbrushes, along with a personalized letter.

“She cherished you all the way you will always cherish your memories together, and we hope these Cowboys items will serve as a lasting reminder of those fond

times you shared,” the letter said. “Our prayers are with you as you return to school and begin a new chapter.”

Percoski said he spoke with one stu-dent’s parents who said he was in tears on his way to school in the morning over the loss of his teacher, but by the end of the day was “completely ecstatic” over the gesture.

“He was just super excited that they had sent them a personal touch,” the principal said.

Quinn worked at the school for seven years. She left a career with FedEx to earn her master’s in education, completing her student teaching at Farmington and even-tually becoming the school’s mentor for new teachers. She was named Farming-ton’s teacher of the year in 2012.

Brasield, who previously taught at Farmington before joining the German-town Municipal School District central oice staf, said Quinn’s former students have struggled this week just walking past her classroom. Her class wrote letters to her as an outlet for their grief.

“She was the kind of teacher that made you want to grow up and be a teacher,” Brasield said. “If you had Mrs. Quinn you will remember her forever.”

By Jennifer [email protected]

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Farmington Elementary School principal Zac Percoski described third-grade teacher Sandi Quinn as someone who wasn’t afraid to push her students to achieve their best.

“She also was loving at the same time and she found some-thing about every kid that was unique or special,” Percoski said.

She had a special bond with each of her students, he said, which made it that much harder when he had to call each of their families over their winter break to deliver crushing news.

Richard Ouyang

John Hammond

On Dec. 2, two students and a teacher’s aide were killed in a tragic bus accident in Knox County. Many other students were injured. To show support to the those afected by this tragedy, the Tennessee PTA asked PTAs across the state to have students write messages and words of comfort on blue hearts to be sent to these students. Last month, Houston Middle School students, including (from left) Avery Carrico, Cole Hix, Raquel Conard and Ian Jesselson made a heart for a student in Knox County.

When teachers and students returned from winter break, members of the Collierville Education Foundation visited the faculty of Crosswind Elementary to deliver more than $12,000 in grants for classroom needs.

Briarcrest senior Nick Pope was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State Team for football. Pope played linebacker and has lettered all four years at Briarcrest. He was voted on the TSSAA All-West Regional First Team Defense this year and also was a Bull Bramlett Award Finalist.

Hunter Hill, a junior at Briarcrest, was named MVP at the NUC Foot-ball Combine held in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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On Jan. 5, Collierville Education Foundation members visited each school and presented grants to teachers who will use the money for classroom materials.

By Russell DyerSpecial to The Weekly

The Collierville Education Foun-dation awarded local Collierville schools grants totaling $100,000 re-cently when teachers returned from the break. CEF Board Members, along with Collierville Schools Board Mem-bers and employees, visited each school Jan. 5 to make the awards.

Grants ranged from a few hundred dollars to purchase items such as document cameras and reading sets all the way to a few thousand dollars to purchase heart rate monitors, Ac-tivBoards, Robots, iPads and a sensory

room for special education students. In total, more than 100 grants were distributed that day.

The CEF is a nonprofit organization formed to “create awareness among the parents, businesses, the commu-nity and the general public of this pro-gressive, growing community.” The main fundraisers that raise money for the grants include a Bowl-A-Thon, a Golf Tournament, and a Classic Car and Bike Show.

Many local businesses also make significant contributions.

Russell Dyer is the chief of staf for Collierville

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Court Smith is a kindergartner at Dogwood Elementary.

COURT SMITHKindergartner at Dogwood Elementary

What do you like most about your school: Watching the screen, going to sleep and lunchtime.

What is your favorite subject and why: P.E. because you get to play the cone game and the boys always win.

What is your most challenging subject and why: When I am running around the playground too much and I get super tired.

What are some of your biggest accomplishments: I get smiley faces.

What are some of your hobbies: I go to Toys R Us.Goals for the future: I want to be a movie maker. Favorite movies, TV shows and books: “Cloudy with

a Chance of Meatballs,” “Fairly Odd Parents,” “Green Eggs and Ham”

What would you do if you were principal for a day: I would tell the students to follow directions and stop and listen to their teachers.

What would you do with $1 million: I would buy the big-gest Lego things in the world.

If you could change one thing in the world: I would make everyone’s hair look like mine so they can take a good picture on picture day.

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“It’s addressing an im-portant problem,” Baum, an author and educator who has studied trends in college costs, said of the proposal that Obama announced last Friday in Knoxville. But, “I don’t know there is a cookie-cutter solution.”

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two years of tuition-free community college to stu-dents who enroll in pro-grams that meet certain academic standards and who maintain at least a 2.5 grade-point average and show steady progress toward completing their degree. If implemented inall 50 states, the program could put a college degree within reach for as many as 9 million students, the White House says.

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The reason Tennes-see can aford Tennessee Promise, which ofers two years of free community college or technical school to all high school gradu-ates in the state, is that 56 percent of the state’s com-munity college students al-ready receive a federal Pell grant, Alexander said. The grants average $3,300 per year and help pay for the average annual tuition of $3,800. The state pays the diference — roughly $500.

“Nationally, in 16 states, the average Pell grant pays for the typical student’s entire community college tuition,” Alexander said.

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What’s more, she said, only a third of students who enroll in a community college will complete a de-gree within three years.

“I’m much more con-cerned about iguring out how to help those people go and succeed so they haven’t wasted their time,” said Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a policy think tank based in Washington. But, “I don’t see anything in this pro-posal that’s really going to improve their preparation for college.”

Another factor that could put Obama’s com-munity college proposal in jeopardy before the new, Republican-controlled Congress is cost. The White House estimates the price tag at $60 billion over 10 years but has ofered no explanation of how it would pay for the program.

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As Mary Jean Smith of Collierville walked down a hallway of what once was her high school, she saw a familiar face on the wall.

The face was her own, along with several class-mates, crossing what is now Poplar Avenue on their way to school around 1947.

The photo and a few doz-en others now line the hall-way of the new University of Memphis Collierville Center.

Last Thursday, Smith was among community members and neighbors attending a ribbon cut-ting and open house at the 27,000-square-foot satellite campus at 215 W. Poplar, set to open for classes on Tuesday.

For Collierville, the cam-pus is a milestone — anoth-er step toward becoming a “more complete municipal-ity” where residents can fulill all their educational needs, said Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner.

The 18-classroom facil-ity that sits on just under 9 acres will house about 1,000 students in under-graduate, graduate and high school dual-enroll-ment classes.

The university has pre-viously ofered classes in Collierville, irst at Collier-ville High School and most recently in rented space at Carrier Corp. headquar-ters, but the new facility provides expanded stud-ies and additional student services.

Richard Irwin, the uni-versity’s interim vice pro-vost for academic innova-tion and support services, said the satellite campus is almost three times the size of the one in Millington.

The goal, he said, is for students to be able to earn an entire degree without leaving the Collierville campus.

“We’ve been able to add inventory to the class schedule,” Irwin said.

The facility will also of-fer advising and free tutor-ing services for students along with its 99 courses in 34 subjects, allowing stu-dents to earn a bachelor of professional studies in or-ganizational leadership, a bachelor of liberal studies and a master of arts in lib-eral studies or professional studies in human resources management.

Projected enrollment for the semester starting this month is 800 to 900, with up to 400 additional high school students taking du-al-enrollment classes.

Provost Karen Weddle-West said the facility will also allow adults who didn’t inish their education to come back and complete their degrees. Collierville is ideal for that, she said, as a middle- to upper-income area that includes those who found success without needing a degree but may want to inish it if they can do so conveniently.

It will also help the school tap into an area rich with professionals who may consider adjunct teaching if they didn’t have to drive to the main cam-pus regularly.

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BartlettJoin The Boufants at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Bartlett

Performing Arts and Conference Center for a hair-raising performance. The group is known for big hair, bigger attitudes, bold voices and choreography. Tickets are $25. Visit bpacc.org or call 901-385-6440.

Dads, bring your little sweetie to the Daddy Daugh-ter Dance on Jan. 23 at the Bartlett Recreation Center, for a night of fun, laughter and dancing. Dinner will be provided. Register today for $25 per couple. After today, couples are $35. Each additional daughter is $10. Call 901-385-6470.

As part of the Winter Of-Road Race Series, the Memphis Runner’s Track Club will host a 5K on Jan. 25 and an 8K on Feb. 8 at Nesbit Park, commonly known as Stanky Creek, 5760 Yale Road. Entry is $15 for MRTC members and $20 for nonmembers. Races start at 2 p.m. Visit wintercc.racesonline.com.

Head to the Bartlett Public Library, 5884 Stage Road, Jan. 31 and Feb. 28 for Family Tunes & Tales, a musical journey presented by the Memphis Sympho-ny Orchestra. Show begins at 11 a.m. Registration is required for the crafting session. Call 901-386-8968.

Lahna Deering and the Rev. Neil Down of the joined-at-the-hip Memphis roots-rock duo performs at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center at 7 p.m. Feb. 6. Tickets for this Dinnerstage Series performance are $40 and include the show, dinner and dessert. Visit bpacc.org or call 901-385-6440.

ColliervilleMother-Son Bowling Night will be Friday at Fun-

Quest Bowling Center, 440 U.S. 72. Cost is $30 per team and $15 for each additional son. Event begins at 5:30 p.m. with check-in, shoe pickup and lane as-signments. Bowling will be from 6-8 p.m. Call 901-457-2770.

Enjoy traditional song, dance and instruments of Native American culture Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morton Museum, 196 Main. Meet and greet with performers at 10 a.m. followed by a special performance at 11 a.m. Members of the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa will showcase instruments for visitors to play at 1:30 p.m. Crafts will be available throughout the day. Call 901-457-2650.

Collierville United Methodist Church, Sanctu-ary on the Square, 104 Rowlett St., presents “Mu-sic’s Steel Magnolias — A Tribute to Great Women Composers,” the inal concert in the Chamber Music Series, at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 with performances by Lenora

Green, soprano, and Jennifer Anderson, piano. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Event is free to attend. Call Jeannie Stevens Jones at 901-826-5069.

The Collierville High School Orchestra presents a string recital 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Morton Mu-seum, 196 Main. CHS orchestra students who have received a blue ribbon in the West Tennessee Band Association solo/ensemble contest will present clas-sical music and solo selections. Event is free to at-tend. Call 901-457-2650.

The Page Robbins Winter Gala will be Feb. 7 at The Esplanade Memphis, 901 Cordova Station. Guests can enjoy cocktail hour, a three-course dinner, silent and live auctions, dancing until midnight and much more. Visit pagerobbins.org/upcoming-events, call 901-854-1200, or e-mail Katie Kirkpatrick at [email protected].

The Collierville Parks and Recreation Depart-ment’s annual Father-Daughter Dinner Dance will be Feb. 6 at H.W. Cox Jr. gym from 6:30-9 p.m. The cost is $45 for a father and his daughter and $15 for each additional daughter. The deadline to sign up is Jan. 23. To register, contact Sheila Moody at 901-457-2777.

CordovaGet your bike on every Saturday with Shelby Farms

BMX. Trophies and medals are awarded to the top three riders. Entry is $10. Register from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the south side of the park at 6435 Walnut Grove. Race begins at 4:30 p.m. $5 practice runs available from 2-4 p.m. Sundays through May 4. Visit shelbyfarmsbmx.com.

Shelby Farms Park at 500 North Pine Lake Drive hosts Board Game Meetup from 2-4 p.m. the second Thursday of every month. This social event can be for both board game champs as well as anyone interested in learning a new hobby. Visit shelbyfarmspark.org.

Chuckles Comedy House, 1770 Dexter Springs Loop, presents proliic comedian and actor John Witherspoon for ive shows this weekend. Tickets are $30 and shows start at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday. Visit chucklescom-edyhouse.com or call 901-421-5905.

Modern Distinctive Ladies, Inc., a youth-driven,

nonproit organization dedicated to empowering young women and girls to make healthy choices and create social change, will host its Stroll-Of in the West Pavilion of the Expo Center at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove, Jan. 18 from 6-11 p.m. Admission is $10 for girls and parents and $15 for boys. Children ages 4 and under are free. Call 901-878-5635 or visit mdlinc.org.

GermantownIRIS Orchestra presents the world premiere of

a new concerto by Bruce Adolphe, “I Will Not Re-main Silent,” inspired by the moral courage of Rabbi Joachim Prinz, who stood up to the horrors of the Nazi regime, and later stood with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the ight for civil rights. Featuring Ameri-can violinist Sharon Rofman, the performance will be 8-10 p.m. Jan. 24 at Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter. Single tickets are $65. Student Rush tickets available for $10 starting at 7 p.m. Call 901-751-7500 or visit gpacweb.com.

The PRIZM Ensemble presents Animal Jamz on Jan. 31 from 9:30-10:10 a.m. and 10:30-11:10 a.m. at German-town Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter. PRIZM Ensemble musicians will play animal-inspired tunes for children. Hear swans, elephants, bees and other creatures’ melodies in this fun-illed performance. Children can meet with the performers after the shows. Tickets are $8 and includes one child and up to two adults. Call 901-751-7500 or visit gpacweb.com.

The Germantown Community Theatre, 3037 Forest Hill Irene Road, presents “Miss Firecracker Contest” Jan. 23-Feb. 3. Follow Miss Hot Tamale, Carnelle Scott, and her zany Mississippi family as she prepares for the pageant of a lifetime. Revel in this Southern Gothic masterpiece by the author of “Crimes of the Heart.” Tickets are $21 for adults, $15 for seniors and students and $10 for children ages 12 and under. Call 901-937-3023 or visit gctcomeplay.org for event times.

LakelandMeet at the Lakeland Senior Center for fresh hot

cofee and good conversation during the Cofee and Chat event Feb. 6, from 10-11 a.m. Bring a friend and make new friend. Guests are welcome to join in a friendly game of chess or checkers. Feel free to bring some muins or doughnuts to share.

Play new and fun games with the Board Gaming Group from noon to 5 p.m. the third Saturday of every month at Three Guys Pizza Pies, 9045 Hwy 64.

MemphisThe Blues Foundation will present the 31st Inter-

national Blues Challenge Jan. 20-24 at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St. The world’s largest gather-ing of blues acts represents an international search by The Blues Foundation and its ailiated organiza-tions for the blues band and solo/duo blues act ready to take their music to an international stage.

E-mail information about upcoming community events to Matt

Woo at [email protected].

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Dads, create special memories with your little girls and get your tickets now for the Daddy-Daughter Dance in Bartlett on Jan. 23 or the Father-Daughter Dinner Dance in Collier-ville on Feb. 6.

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By Renee Davis BrameSpecial to The Weekly

Watch out for lying batons, cans of Aqua Net and loads of hair dye as the kooky characters of the “Miss Firecracker Contest” take the stage at Germantown Com-munity Theatre, beginning Jan. 23.

This Southern gothic master-piece from Beth Henley lets the audience in on how one Missis-sippi family deals with societal expectations, especially when it comes to true love and even truer beauty.

The play takes place in Brookhaven, Miss. during the 1980s. It follows Miss Hot Ta-male, Carnelle Scott, as she pre-pares for the Miss Firecracker Contest. The cast includes Shelly Yeager as Carnelle and is directed by GCT veteran Julie Reinbold. Many will remember the 1989 ilm adaptation of the same name.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $21, $15 for seniors and students and $10 for children 10 and under.

Renee Davis Brame is the operations direc-

tor for Germantown Community Theatre.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Play set to burst on stage

Germantown Community Theatre actors Rebecca Lipscomb, Shawna Lei Gardner and Shelly Yeager rehearse a scene from the theater’s newest production “Miss Firecracker Contest.”

Shelly Yeager, Shawna Lei Gardner and Michael Bechard star in the play, “Miss Firecracker Contest,” which will run Jan. 23-Feb. 8.

In brief

A R O U N D CO L L I E RV I L L E

Twentieth Century ClubThe Collierville Twentieth Centu-

ry Club will meet in the Halle Room of the Burch Library today. Refresh-ments will be served at 4 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 4:30. Visi-tors are welcome.

Garden trends at Burch

The Collierville Burch Library, 501 Poplar View Pkwy., invites you to learn about popular trends in gar-den centers around the world and in the Mid-South with Greg Touliatos at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Call 901-457-2600.

Portraiture at Morton

The Morton Museum presents Portrait Painting with Sue Foell. This course will teach adults (with some oil painting experience) how to paint portraits from photographs. Cost is $250 for six-week session. A $75 non-refundable deposit required. Sessions are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10. To register and re-ceive supply list, call Sue at 901-490-9304 or e-mail [email protected].

Free yoga at Burch

Free yoga classes are available at the Collierville Burch Library from 6-7 p.m. Mondays through Jan. 26. Preregistration requested at collier-villelibrary.org/events. Walk-ins wel-come as space permits.

Vacation planning at Burch

Join Tifany Holmes with Magical Travel, an authorized Disney vacation planner, as she shares tips and helpful suggestions for planning a memorable Disney vacation, 10-11 a.m. Feb. 7 at the Collierville Burch Library. There will be free prizes. Children welcome. Call 901-457-2600.

A R O U N D G E R M A N T OW N

Register for ACT prep In preparation for the Feb. 7 ACT

test, ACT prep sessions will be held through Feb. 2, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Students are required to purchase “The Real ACT Prep Guide.” Classes are $200. Contact Keela Higgs at 901-413-6457. Register at the Parks and Recreation Department, 2276 West St.

New Neighbors Luncheon

The New Neighbors Luncheon will be at TPC Southwind, 3325 Club. The cost is $26. Olivia deBelle Byrd, author of “Miss Hildreth Wore Brown -Anec-dotes of a Southern Belle,” will speak. For reservations, call Tanya Fischer at 901-399-9986.

By Jeremy C. ParkSpecial to The Weekly

My brother, Jef, has always wanted to be in the military. Growing up, he would spend all day watching war movies, reading history books, talk-ing with veterans and playing games that tested skill and strategy. Centered on commu-nity service and helping oth-ers in need, it was a proud day when he became an Eagle Scout and, likewise, when he became a Marine.

Now, more than 16 years lat-er, Jef has served many tours of duty and has been through

experiences that would compare to the movie, “Saving Private Ryan.” As fam-ily, he has never opened up about his missions; but thanks to an LPBC guest speaker, who

was a former Navy SEAL, I gained a glimpse at his reality. I listened as they shared war stories from ambushes and los-ing friends to the importance of candy bars and towelettes in building trust and staying clean. That day, I gained a new

perspective on what sacriice really means.

Jef still proudly serves our country and now has a family of his own with a beautiful wife and year old son. Since they are stationed overseas, I enjoy Face-book, where I can see their pic-tures and make sure he is safe.

I also enjoy seeing pictures of my other family and friends, and their relatives, who serve in our military and as irst responders. Many friends here in the Mid-South are police oicers and ireighters. They are neighbors, parents, coaches, church lead-ers, and humble civic servants. They do not it a faceless label;

they are brave individuals who give back, help those in need, and risk their lives to deal with the worst, so we can enjoy the best of circumstances. They are mothers and fathers with loved ones and children waiting anx-iously for their return home.

So, my appreciation goes out to all the brave men and women who protect our freedoms each day. With the coming new year, I promise to make it a point to thank our public servants as often as I see them. I hope you will do the same. It is the least I can do for my brother and all who humbly serve our city and nation.

GIVING BACK

Showing appreciation to those who serve city, nation

Jeremy C. Park

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By Jennifer [email protected]

901-529-5223

In 2013, John Currence closed City Grocery, the cornerstone of his Oxford restaurant group, for six weeks so he could

renovate the kitchen. But of course he wanted to keep his staf on the pay-roll and needed something for them to do. It was the birth of Big Bad Pop-ups, a monthlong dinner series that features guest chefs in Currence’s kitchen and a breezy, lighthearted approach to food.

“Part of the fun is being a little irreverent,” Cur-rence said. “Last year, it was a little more serious. Rodney Scott was doing his traveling tour, and we did dinners for that. This year, we decided to return to the format of the irst year.”

The series begins Jan. 19-20 and will continue on Monday and Tuesday nights through Feb. 10. The irst week, Currence and the City Grocery staf will serve up their take on Chinese-American dishes with the “Sleepy Dragon Project.” On Jan. 26-27, Snackbar chef Vishwesh Bhatt and Asha Gomez of Atlanta host “Mumbai, Mississippi,” cooking up Southern-inluenced Indian street food.

On Feb. 2-3, Kelly English, owner of Restaurant Iris and The Second Line in Memphis, presents “Second Line 662” serving dishes keeping with the theme of his New Orleans casual spot, the second of which will open this spring in Ox-ford (hence the 662 area code).

The series will end Feb. 9-10 with “The 132-Foot Journey,” host-ed by Corbin Evans of the Oxford Canteen.

Proceeds will beneit University Medical Center Children’s Hospi-tal Fund.

“We all have our favorite chari-ties, like Le Bonheur (Children’s Hospital) for me, and we count on each other to help out. So if it’s near and dear to John Currence’s heart, it’s near and dear to mine,” English said.

At each dinner, about 10 to 12 dishes will be ofered, ranging in price from $6 to $17, and small bites along with specialty cocktails and

punches will be available in the bar at City Grocery.

Currence’s menu is ready.“The menu is 80 percent slightly

dressed-up typical Chinese-Amer-ican fare but with a twist,” he said. “We’ll have fried rice, steamed buns, which are not Chinese at all, cashew chicken livers, smoked beef with broccoli. We’ll also have a lamb mac and cheese, which is not Chinese at all, with a red chili cucumber pickle, which is really more Korean.”

He considered doing dinner dim sum style, but decided against it.

“It was a great idea, but to get people who aren’t trained to work from a cart ended up sounding like a disaster waiting to happen,” he said.

And while Bhatt’s dinner will also depart from the food typically served at Snackbar, another Cur-rence restaurant in Oxford where Bhatt is the chef (and for which he’s twice been named a James Beard semiinalist for Best Chef: South), English will stay true to his menu, which features po’ boys, red beans and rice, barbecue shrimp and oth-er New Orleans favorites. He also has an original dish of fries covered with pimento cheese and andouille, not New Orleans in nature but cer-tainly in spirit.

He might ofer it during the pop-up, but his dinner is almost a month away, and he’s not sure what he’ll serve.

“It will be Second Line-style food, and that’s all I know for sure,” he said.

“The main thing is to have fun and beneit a good cause,” Currence said. The irst year, the dinners were held at his catering facility in Oxford because the kitchen was unusable at City Grocery. It was decorated to complement the food of each dinner, and this year, they’ll do that at City Grocery.

“My staf is totally befuddled by me because they know how serious-ly I take City Grocery, how I treat it like my irst born,” he said. “They can’t believe I’m up for all the deco-rating, but I said I’m not only up for it, but we’re not going to take any of it down until it’s over, either. We’ll have Christmas lights, lanterns, maybe pirates for all I know.”

City Grocery is at 152 Court-house Square in Oxford; call 662-232-8080. The dinners begin at 6 p.m., and no reservations are ac-cepted.

“It’s first-come, first-served,” Currence said. “But people can wait at the bar, and we’ll be here until 10 p.m., when we hope we’ll be shoo-ing people out.”

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Kelly English (left) will bring his New Orleans-inspired dishes to the monthlong Big Bad Pop-ups dinner series created by John Currence (right) as a food, fun and fundraising event.

Currence’s annual lighthearted dinner series set for Oxford

SHRIMP TOASTmakes 24.

INGREDIENTS

½ pound shrimp, peeled 1 egg white 2 teaspoons minced yellow onion 1 teaspoon garlic puree 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 teaspoons cilantro leaves 1½ teaspoons toasted sesame seeds ½ teaspoon toasted mustard seeds 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 teaspoon soy sauce 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar 1½ teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons water 6 slices white bread, crusts removed,

cut into quarters

DIRECTIONS

1 place the above ingredients in the food processor and process until smooth. spread shrimp mix evenly and thinly over the bread pieces and fry in a neutral oil until golden. serve immediately.

source: John Currence

ROAST BEEF PO’ BOYmakes 6 to 8 sandwiches.

INGREDIENTS

4 pounds White oaks pasture short ribs

— Kosher salt — Black pepper 1 cup canola oil 2 yellow onions, sliced thin 4 ribs celery, sliced 1 green bell pepper, sliced 8 cloves garlic, smashed 2 quarts veal stock or beef broth (low

sodium if store bought) 1 bay leaf 6-8 loaves french bread (we use leiden-

heimer po’ boy loaves) 16 slices swiss cheese — Duke’s mayonnaise — Cheap dill pickles — ripest tomatoes you can ind, sliced — iceberg lettuce, sliced

DIRECTIONS

1 aggressively season the short ribs with salt and pepper. Bring a braising pan to screaming hot, add in the oil and sear the short ribs until deeply colored. remove the short ribs when com-pletely seared and pour of about half the remaining oil. add in the onions

and cook until caramelized. add in the celery, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until they take on a bit of color. add in the stock and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil.

2 add the short ribs back in, place the lid on top and simmer on stove top 3 to 4 hours or until the ribs begin to fall apart (you can also do this in the oven at 250 degrees if you prefer). once the meat begins to fall of the bone, remove the meat and bones from the pot. pull the bones away and discard. Using two forks, pull the meat into chunks, and set to the side.

3 remove the bay leaf, and with a hand-held blender, blend all of what is left in the pot together. put the meat back in the pot with the gravy and let it sit for 5 minutes. To build the po’ boy, toast the bread slightly. remove from the oven and cut it down the middle. on the bottom piece of bread, spread with mayo and top with the beef, laying the cheese on top of that to melt. Take the top piece of the bread and dunk the side that is going to face down into the remaining gravy, top that with the pickles, the tomato slices (that you seasoned with salt and pepper), and the sliced iceberg. put the top on the bottom and enjoy!

source: Kelly english

By James P. DewanChicago Tribune

Folks, when the inal cattle call comes for that great big roundup in the sky, it’s conceivable that your passage through the gates of pearl will be en-tirely dependent on your ability to make a good vegetable stock. And if that is indeed the case, you’re going to be glad you read this.

WHY YOU NEED TO LEARN THIS

Well, it’s winter, and you know you’re going to be wanting some hot soup. And so are your veg-etarian friends. Trust me: Vegetable stock is about 13 gajillion times better than water for making soups and sauces.

THE STEPS YOU TAKEFirst, let’s start by iden-

tifying our terms. Stock is a lavorful liquid typi-cally made by simmering animal bones, aromatic vegetables and herbs and spices in water. In clas-sical French cuisine, it’s called fond, like “foun-dation.” Because sauces made from stocks are a primary component of French cuisine, good stock is essential.

I mentioned that most stocks are made from bones. This is because, along with the lavor, ani-mal ingredients impart umami, that deep, savory, meaty taste related to the chemical glutamate. Most vegetables don’t have much umami, which is why vegetarian dishes can sometimes seem some-what less satisfying than meat dishes. Vegetable soups (or sauces), particu-larly those based on water, can very often lack a real depth of lavor.

That’s why we make an efort not to use water, because water serves only to dilute lavor rather than add to it. And that, in turn, is exactly why we use veg-etable stock.

With the exception of bones, the ingredients in vegetable stock are simi-lar to those in meat stock. Both are typically fla-vored with parsley, thyme, bay leaf and peppercorn, and both typically use a 2-to-1-to-1 mix of onions, carrots and celery. This is called mirepoix (meer-uh-PWAH).

To make up for the lack of bones, vegetable stock just needs more vegeta-bles. By deinition, any vegetables or their trim-mings can be used. That said, though, the starch in potatoes can cloud a stock. Also, cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cau-lilower, cabbage, etc.) are high in sulfur, which can make the stock overly bit-ter. Tomatoes, leeks, fen-nel, corn cobs and root vegetables all are good, and mushrooms are ter-riic because they contrib-ute umami.

Cooking the vegeta-bles before simmering can bring out more la-vor along with additional sweetness. This can be done either by sweating or sauteing them in oil or by roasting them in a hot oven. Browning the vegetables also makes the inished stock darker. Depending on what you’re using the stock for, you

may or may not want to brown the vegetables irst.

One last thing: You might notice that missing from this method is salt. Typically we don’t add salt to stocks because stocks are so often reduced to concentrate their lavors. (Because meat stocks also have naturally occurring gelatin, reducing them also thickens them. Vege-table stocks, because they don’t have gelatin, do not thicken when reduced.) You will add salt when you use the stock in a dish.

Here’s a recipe for about a half-gallon of stock. It looks like a lot of ingredients and a lot of chopping. Trust me, though: It’s totally worth it. Also, if you don’t have absolutely all the ingre-dients, don’t worry about it. Just make sure you use between 1 and 2 pounds of vegetables for each quart of stock. Remember, the higher the vegetable-to-water ratio, the stronger the lavor.

Once the stock is done, use it immediately or cool it in an ice bath, then store it in the fridge up to a week or freeze it for up to three months.

How to make great vegetable stock, why you should

Bill hogan/ChiCago TriBUne/Tns

Start by bundling the spices and herbs, parsley, thyme, pep-percorns, bay leaf and juniper berries, in cheesecloth. The result can be heavenly.

VEGETABLE STOCKmakes 2 quarts.

INGREDIENTS

8 sprigs parsley 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon pepper-

corns, crushed 1 bay leaf 4 juniper berries

(optional) 2 tablespoons veg-

etable oil 8 ounces onion, small

dice (2-3 medium onions)

4 ounces carrot, small dice (about 2 carrots)

4 ounces celery, small dice (about 2 ribs)

4 ounces leek (white and green), small dice (about 1 small leek)

4 ounces fennel, small dice (about half a bulb)

4 ounces shiitake mush-rooms

4 ounces button mush-room

4 ounces tomato, medium dice

4 cloves garlic, crushed 4 ounces dry vermouth 2½ quarts water

DIRECTIONS

1 Tie the parsley, thyme, peppercorns, bay leaf and optional juniper berries in a small square of cheesecloth. This is called a sachet d’épice or “spice bag.” (if you don’t have cheesecloth, don’t worry about it. Just add these ingre-dients to the pot when you add the water in step 5.)

2 heat the oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat; add the onion, carrot, celery, leek and fennel; cook slowly until soft, 5-10 minutes.

3 add shiitake and but-ton mushrooms and tomato; cook until soft, about 5 minutes.

4 add garlic; cook until just fragrant, 30-45 sec-onds.

5 add sachet, vermouth and water. heat to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, 45 min-utes.

6 strain and use imme-diately or chill quickly, wrap, label and store in refrigerator or freezer.

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By Phil [email protected]

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University of Mem-phis athletic oicials are interested in increasing the number of chair-back seats at city-owned Lib-erty Bowl Memorial Sta-dium from about 500 to approximately 15,000, an upgrade that would reduce the 60,000 capacity by sev-eral thousand.

Athletic director Tom Bowen said Jan. 8 the chair-back seats “would add a great dynamic” for Tiger fans. He said the seats would be located halfway up the east and west sides of the stadium and be placed between the 30-yard lines. There would be 7,500 chair-back seats per side, Bowen said.

There is no cost esti-mate and it’s not known how much capacity would be reduced. But while the premium seating would create a slightly more in-timate setting for Tiger football games — and the AutoZone Liberty and

Southern Heritage Clas-sic games — there’s not a consensus among the fa-cility’s tenants for such a renovation.

Steve Ehrhart, executive director of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game, said “it would be important for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl to participate in the discussion” of any move that would reduce capac-ity. The game is in the midst of a six-year deal — through 2019 — to pair a Southeastern Conference team against a Big 12 op-ponent.

Last month’s game be-tween Texas A&M of the SEC and West Virginia of the Big 12 drew an an-nounced crowd of 51,282, but since 2000 the game has at-tracted ive crowds in excess of 58,000, including a record 63,816 for Mississippi State and Central Florida in 2007. The record was achieved before renovations to make the facility ADA-compliant reduced capacity to 60,000.

“Until we have the op-portunity to discuss this with our partners — the Big 12 Conference and the SEC — a potential loss of seating capacity could be a very important issue,” Eh-

rhart said. “We just think it’s important to stay at the 60,000 igure.”

City housing and com-munity development di-rector Robert Lipscomb, who has praised the Lib-erty Bowl since it under-went ADA improvements and added the Tiger Lane tailgating component, said a discussion about adding chair-back seats might be contentious.

“You know there’s going to be a debate about seat backs, how many seats you would lose versus putting seat backs in,” Lipscomb said. “So it’s a discussion we have to have.”

Lipscomb said he has heard from the U of M about adding chair-back seats but understands the dilemma. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl and South-ern Heritage likely would have a diicult time with a

reduction of capacity.“It’s hard building a con-

sensus,” Lipscomb said.When reached about the

potential addition of chair-back seats, Southern Heri-tage founder Fred Jones said he did “not know any-thing about it.”

Ehrhart said there are more pressing con-cerns. He’d like to see the cramped press box area expanded, as well as ar-eas for radio and televi-sion broadcasts. He said four radio networks — in-cluding a Spanish network broadcasting Texas A&M football — broadcast from the Liberty Bowl, which has accommodations for two radio booths. Special arrangements were made to accommodate the addi-tional radio teams.

Reporter Kyle Veazey contributed

to this story.

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U of M aims to upgrade seating

MIKE BROWN / THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

“Until we have the opportunity to discuss this with our partners — the Big 12 Conference and the SEC — a potential loss of seating capacity could be a very important issue,” said Steve Ehrhart, executive director of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Chair-back seats will cut capacity

By Ronald [email protected]

901-529-2353

The Memphis Griz-zlies acquired forward Jef Green from Boston in a three-team trade on Monday.

Memphis sent forward Tayshaun Prince and a protected first-round draft pick to Boston, and also dealt forward Quincy Pondexter and a 2015 sec-ond-round pick to New Orleans.

New Orleans shipped guard Austin Rivers to Boston and guard Russ Smith to Memphis.

The Griz were motivat-ed to upgrade their small forward position because of steadily declining of-fensive productivity and athleticism at that position since trading Rudy Gay in 2013.

They began this season addressing the position by committee with Tony Allen starting and being spelled by Prince, Pondex-ter and Vince Carter

Green, 28, is more ath-letic and a better shooter than those players. Pon-dexter, 26, departed shoot-ing 35.6 percent while the 37-year-old Carter has

made 34 percent of his shots this season.

Prince, 34, was actu-ally performing well at both forward positions, averaging 45.5 percent from 3-point range in 24 minutes of the bench. But Prince’s expiring $7.7 mil-lion contract was attrac-tive trade bait. Taking on Green’s $9.2 million sal-ary meant the Griz would have luxury-tax implica-tions, but moving Pon-dexter and his $3.1 million contract alleviated payroll concerns.

Green, a versatile 6-9 versatile forward, aver-aged 17.6 points, 14.4 ield goal attempts and was a 43.4 percent shooter in 33 appearances for Boston this season.

Memphis and Boston had been in trade talks for several weeks with multiple versions of a deal falling apart. Griz coach Dave Joerger acknowl-edged Sunday that he had a major voice in the trade discussion.

He is said to have long coveted Green, the No. 5 overall pick by Boston in 2007, who was subse-quently traded to Seattle for veteran guard Ray Al-len.

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Houston’s Sydney Malone shoots over Collierville’s Alexis Taylor. Malone scored 9 points to help lead the Mustangs to a 47-38 victory.

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By John [email protected]

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Germantown High School has named Chris Smith as its new head football coach. A native of Blytheville, Ark., he replaces Charlie White, who stepped down following a 5-5 inish, narrowly missing the Class 6A playofs.

“I’m ready to hit the ground running,” the 28-year-old said. “I want people to be able to en-joy the process, the journey. I’m not going to change everything — there’s some great tradition at Germantown — but I want people who are open-minded to some change.”

Smith spent the 2013 season at Blytheville High, where he

served as the Chickasaws’ of-fensive coordinator. He has also served as the ofensive coordinator at Bolivar and was a position coach at Obi-on Central. Smith’s ofenses have consistently averaged 40 points per game and more than 4,000 yards per season.

He signed with Central Arkansas out of high school before transferring to Hen-derson State, where he started 40 games as a wide receiver in coach Scott Maxield’s high-lying ofense.

“Some years we’ve run it 70 percent of the time and some years we’ve passed it 70 per-cent,” he said. “It’s based on our personnel.

“We run old-school concepts out of new-school formations.”

GERMANTOWN FOOTBALL

Red Devils name head coach

By Pete WickhamSpecial to The Weekly

Through all the years, through the 800-plus wins and ive state championships, it has been said of ECS basketball coach Terry Tippett — more than once — that he could make something out of nothing.

Last Friday night, it literally had to happen.

After his Eagles played nearly 11 minutes without a point, and more than 13 without a ield goal, Tippett seemingly worked his magic, and in the end ECS came away with a 58-53 overtime win over Division 2A-1 rival FACS.

“I’m not sure quite how we got through this one, except to say this team showed its heart,” Tip-pett said. “And a willingness to share the ball.”

Mitch Weatherford, whose 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 50, and whose two free throws with 24.5 seconds left in OT gave the Eagles (14-4, 7-5) a 56-53 cushion, was a calming inluence down the stretch.

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By John [email protected]

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The Christian Brothers basketball team has played 17 games. And coach Bubba Luckett said the team has played “really, really well” in only about six of those.

The Brothers didn’t play really, really well last Friday at MUS. But as they have in every other game this season, they man-aged to come out on top.

Shunterio Alexander scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead CBHS, ranked third in The Commercial Appeal’s Dandy Dozen, to a 31-22 victory over host MUS in the Division 2-AA West Region opener for both teams.

“There have been two or three games this year that we really didn’t deserve to win,” said Luckett. “But we just have a such a great competitive spirit. We just grind it out. And we defend really well.”

CBHS entered the contest second in the state in points allowed per game, giving up just 41.1 per contest. But it was a combina-tion of good defense, poor shooting and a red-hot atmosphere inside Ross M. Lynn Arena that led to the low score.

“All the games in this league, it’s hard to score,” said Luckett. “We just know each other so well. Both teams know how

to guard one another, and I think it was a combination of that and being all hyped up.

“Neither team had played before a crowd like this all year, and I think both teams were really hyped up.”

William Douglas also had 10 points for the Brothers, who won despite shooting just 32.4 percent from the ield.

But the Owls (6-13) were considerably

worse, inishing at 19.2 percent. MUS made just ive baskets all game and went 1 of 10 from 3-point range.

“We play well together,” said Luckett. “And we don’t show signs of panic. The guys just believe that they’re going to ind a way to pull it out.”

CBHS, which won seven of its last eight games last year to advance to the state semiinals, now has victories in 24 of its last 25 contests.

IN OTHER GAMES FROM LAST FRIDAYSouthwind upped its record to 16-1 with

a 64-51 victory over Germantown (14-5). Carlos Marshall scored 18 to lead the Jag-uars, while Ole Miss signee Donte Dorsey added 15. Jonathan Bins led the Red Devils with 16. ... Briarcrest improved to 18-5 with a 59-51 overtime win over St. Benedict in Division 2-AA. Mark French led the Saints with 21 points, scoring 13 in the extra ses-sion, going 10 of 10 from the foul line.

Jonathan Bowlan scored 26 as Bartlett surprised Bolton 80-75. ... Justin Wertner scored 19 points and University School of Jackson missed a potential winning shot with less than ive seconds left, giving St. George’s (14-2) a 62-61 overtime win.

Elise Holden scored 16 and Briarcrest (13-4) held St. Benedict to just two third-quarter points in a 52-44 win.

Northpoint improved to 12-2 with a 51-41 victory over Lausanne. Andrea Sparkman led the Trojans with 18.

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PREP BASKETBALL

Smothering defense

MUS’s Chandler Braxton (1) defends CBHS’s Justin Lindner (15) during last Friday’s varsity basketball game at Memphis University School.

By John [email protected]

901-529-2350

The top team in the MaxPreps national high school basketball rankings came to town last Saturday to take on the top team lo-cally.

Advantage Hoop City.University of Memphis

signee K.J. Lawson scored 26 points as Hamilton took control after a shaky start and went on to defeat Oak Hill Academy, 87-76, in the feature game of the American Residential Ser-vices Penny Hardaway Hoopfest at Arlington High.

“This is the greatest win I’ve ever been a part of,” said Hamilton coach Todd Day. “On this stage, it means everything for our school and for South Memphis. We’ve got some tough guys; basketball is the least of their worries.”

Added Dedric Law-son, who is also headed to Memphis, “People thought we really weren’t supposed to win. Even the organizers of the tourna-ment thought we’d get blown out. But we put it down for our city.”

Dedric Lawson added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (14-0), who fell behind 11-2 early before taking control of the game. They led by 15 at halftime and were up as much as 20 points in the third.

And while the Lawsons were superb as always, it was deinitely a team vic-tory.

Terrance Baker was unstoppable around the rim, scoring 23 points on 11-of-13 shooting while matching Dedric Law-son’s rebounds total. Jor-dan Cummings provided a spark of the bench with 11 points, while Day praised the defensive effort of guard Romero Hill.

And Charles Telford, at 5-9 the smallest player on the loor, set the tone early by refusing to bow against the physical play of Oak Hill’s Terrance Phillips, a Missouri signee.

“We have some great veteran leadership,” said Day, who is in the irst year at his alma mater af-ter coming from MAHS. “I inherited a ready-made team.”

The game was nation-ally televised on ESPN

and K.J. Lawson was glad for the diferent outcome after his EYBL team lost in the national tournament i-nals over the summer.

“That was the last TV game I played in,” he said. “That was a tough loss and I couldn’t lose on TV again.”

Dwayne Bacon, a 6-6 guard who is headed to Florida State, led Oak Hill (22-1) with 29 points and nine boards. Iowa signee Andrew Fleming chipped in with 14 points.

Tournament host Ar-lington threw a scare into Chicago Simeon before falling, 60-56.

Luke Wiseman, son of former Tennessee stand-out Lang Wiseman, hit a 3-pointer with 47.3 sec-onds left to bring the Ti-gers to within 54-52. But Simeon hit six straight free throws down the stretch to put it away.

Nathan Hoover led Ar-lington with 20; 6-7 Ne-braska signee Ed Morrow had 25 and eight rebounds for Simeon.

Southwind, ranked sec-ond in the Dandy Dozen, lost for just the second time this season, falling to Christ Presbyterian Acad-

emy out of Nashville, 85-75 in double overtime.

Highly touted junior Braxton Blackwell had 28 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for CPA and point guard Tyger Campbell — the nation’s No. 1 eighth-grader — added 24. Donte Dorsey and Clyde Tyson led the Jaguars with 15 each.

Germantown got 23 points from Darrell Brown but lost to Baton Rouge (Louisiana) University Lab, 64-58 in overtime. Standout 6-6 junior Wayde Simms led the Cubs with 25 points and 15 rebounds.

Chicago Whitney Young defeated White Sta-tion 72-57 in the inal game of the day.

PENNY HARDAWAY HOOPFEST

Lawson brothers’ 46 points lift Hamilton over No. 1 Oak Hill

JIM WEBER/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

Memphis Tiger signee Keelon Lawson (right) knocks the ball loose against Oak Hill Academy’s Terrence Phillips. Lawson scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Brothers stop MUS Owls, improve to 17-0

Outdoors

TFWC’s annual meeting sure to spark lively debate

Five rule amendments will be on the agenda when the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission con-ducts its monthly meeting today and Friday at Dis-covery Park of America in Union City.

Two of those amend-ments igure to generate the most discussion — raising most current hunt-ing and ishing licenses and permit fees and creat-ing some new fees relat-ing to horseback riding, bicycling and of-highway vehicle use on Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agen-cy wildlife management areas.

It promises to be a lively two-day meeting. As di-rected by law, Friday is the only day on which any of the iled rules may be dis-cussed or comments tak-en. Committee meetings today will begin at 1 p.m. with the formal commis-sion meeting set to begin at 9 a.m. on Friday.

Other amendments to be considered during Fri-day’s TFWC formal meet-ing are adjusting fees on TWRA owned iring rang-es and simplifying the pro-cess by which the TWRA selects an organization to auction a permit for the special elk hunt.

Discovery Park of America is located at 830 Everett Blvd. in Union City. The meeting will be held in the Reelfoot Room.

In other news

Record possible: With seven more weeks of ar-chery hunting remain-ing, for the third straight season deer checked by hunters in Arkansas have topped 200,000. The re-cord is 213,487 during the 2012-13 season. The ar-chery season runs through Feb. 28 statewide on pri-vate land and on most wildlife management and national wildlife refuges.

Go fish: The second and inal stocking of the TWRA’s winter trout pro-gram in the Shelby Metro area is taking place this week. On Tuesday, rain-bow trout were stocked in Cameron Brown Lake (Germantown), Orgill Lake (Millington) and Johnson Park Lake (Col-lierville). Today, Munford City Park Lake and Davies Plantation and Yale Road Park (Bartlett) will be stocked.

Give a hand: The annual Habitat Day at Enid Lake in North Mississippi is set for Feb. 7. Volunteers will meet at the lake’s ield oice at 7 a.m. This year’s event will focus on areas adjacent to Billy’s and Mooney Creeks. Dif-ferent areas are targeted each year where improve-ments in the habitat can be made. Cedar and dis-carded Christmas trees are used to construct ish shelters in the targeted areas. The actual place-ment of ish shelters is ac-complished by interested volunteers who donate their time and equipment, dragging the trees with ATVs and anchoring them with concrete blocks and other weights along creek beds and other designated areas.

It’s that time: Several area churches have an-nounced dates for their annual wild-game sup-pers, including German-town Baptist Church, 9450 Poplar Avenue (Jan. 24); Brookside Baptist Church, 3993 Miss. 302 East near Olive Branch (Feb. 8); Kirk Baptist, 6365 Raleigh/LaGrange Road in Col-lierville (Feb. 21); New Hope Baptist Church, 6800 Centerhill Road in Olive Branch (Feb. 28); Longview Heights Bap-tist Church, 4501 Good-man Road in Olive Branch (Feb. 28); Trinity Baptist Church, 8899 Trinity Road in Cordova (March 5); and Bartlett Hills Baptist Church, 4641 El-lendale Road in Bartlett (March 7).

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For a healthy, happy plant, dig a hole and plant it in the ground.

“Duh!,” you may say. “Every-one knows that!”

But there are exceptions such as “air” plants that grow in trees and take their nutrients from the moisture in the at-mosphere; parasites like mistletoe that prefer to get water and nutrients from their hosts plants, and water plants that inhabit ponds and lakes.

As gardeners, we work hard at get-ting plants to thrive where we want to see and appreciate them. In the winter, it means having a few of them indoors where we can see, touch and even smell them.

String gardens, a new way of growing and displaying plants, are inspired by a Japanese technique called kokedama, which means “moss balls.”

Using the technique, roots of plants are placed into a tightly packed ball of soil that is wrapped in moss and se-cured with string or twine.

Dutch lorist Fedor Van der Valk is credited with further enhancing the technique by suspend-ing the plant balls in air to create string gardens.

You can learn how to make an amaryllis kokedama at a hands-on workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. The cost is $25 for the public or $20 for Dixon members. Call 901-761-5250 to reserve a place.

“It’s almost like making meatballs,” said Suzy Askew, the Dixon’s garden education and volunteer coordinator who is leading the workshop.

Using information from the Inter-net, she made a kokedama with an amaryllis about two months ago and hung it hear a window in the Canale Conservatory

“We surrounded the root ball and the bulb with a mix of Dixon’s own potting soil plus Arkalite,” she said. Arkalite is an aggregate made from inely screened

bits of kiln-ired Arkansas “gumbo” clay. Although its primary uses are in

building materials like concrete blocks, it is also used as a soil amendment.

It’s not hard to do, she said. “Most people will ind making the harness to hang it with is the most diicult aspect.”

Not everyone has a suitable place near a window to hang their kokedama, so workshop

participants will also make a bamboo tripod to hang it from.

Kokedama can also be placed in sau-cers, shallow bowls or stands. Van der Valk uses pulleys to lower and raise the moss balls for watering and grooming.

While most kokedamas feature just one plant, Van der Valk ills moss balls with multiple plants so they look like hanging bouquets.

He also creates what garden writer Tovah Martin calls “mini-meadow spheres” by seeding the sheet moss with grass and/or clover. If you Google

his name and “kokedama,” you will be enchanted by what you see.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Every year, the Memphis Horticul-tural Society bestows its Award of Hor-ticultural Excellence on an outstanding member, and this year it’s Bill Ferrell.

Ferrell was honored for the numer-ous ways he serves the horticultural community:

■ He is a consummate volunteer who shows up early, stays late and does whatever is asked of him with enthusi-asm, Rick Pudwell said in his nominat-ing letter.

■ Despite operating a family jewelry business, Ferrell takes on time-con-suming leadership roles like serving as co-chairman of the annual spring plant sale at the Memphis Botanic Garden, where Pudwell is director of horticulture.

■ Volunteer work at the Botanic Garden eventually led to his election as president of board of the Memphis Bo-tanic Garden Foundation, the nonproit organization that manages the garden.

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calendar

CHRISTINE ARPEGANG

GREEN THUMB

GARDENING EVENTS

Friday: Gardening Lecture: 1:30 p.m. at Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch Jr. Library (Halle Room), 501 Poplar View Parkway, Collierville. Learn about trends in garden centers around the world and get ideas for improving your results in the garden. Presented by Greg Touliatos, Urban Earth by Greg Touliatos & Associates Inc.

Saturday: “Kokedama”: String Garden using Amaryllis: 10:30 a.m. to noon workshop at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens (Catmur Horticulture Building), 4339 Park. $25 ($20 Dixon members). Learn how to construct this traditional Japanese art form that combines moss, special soil and string around the root to create a string garden that hangs by a bamboo tripod. Registration required. 901-761-5250. dixon.org.

Jan. 22: Memphis Herb Society: 7 p.m. meeting at Memphis Botanic Garden. “Herbal Spa Workshop” presented by the MHS “Spaticians!” Come learn how to luxuriate in a totally herbal spa experience. $5 charge for nonmembers. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 24: Bartlett Gardening University sponsored by Bartlett City Beautiful: 2:30 p.m. at Bartlett Branch Library, 5884 Stage Road, Bartlett. Master Gardener John Peterson presents “Medicines in the Garden.” Learn about the medical potential in many standard garden plants. Free and open to the public. 901-386-8968.

Jan. 31: The Birds & the Seeds — Winter Workshops & Seed Swap: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince. Fun workshops, seminars and demonstrations. Bird watching and seed-starting basics. Free. 901-636-2218. memphismuseums.org.

Jan. 31: “Beyond Red: The Colorful New World of Amaryllis” by Jason Delaney: 10:30 a.m. lecture at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Delaney, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s bulb specialist, discusses the ease of growing amaryllises, showcasing their many new colors, forms and sizes, and he’ll share his tips to successful long-term cultivation. Free admission. Call 901-761-5250. dixon.org.

HOME & DESIGN

Sunday: “Build Your Own Terrarium” with Nancy Morrow: 2-4 p.m. workshop at Diane’s Art, Gift & Home, 1581 Overton Park. $45 in advance, $50 at the door. Limit 12 people. Call 901-828-3685. greenmansionsmemphis.com.

Send information for the garden calendar to

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Growing on a string

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Looking for a new way to display indoor plants? String them up by creating kokedama, or Japanese moss balls (hanging plant at far left).

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your energy could de-late even the strongest of egos. Your creativity will mix together with your high drive, and you will see a personal issue in a difer-ent light as a result.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might defer to others. Pressure could sur-round a domestic matter. Ulti-mately, what you hear will be good news. An associate could make demands that you’re un-able to fulill.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You’ll have the right words, but everyone seems so busy with personal matters that they might not be listening. Con-sider your options, and be willing to delegate. A great idea could come from a close friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Be more sensitive re-garding a touchy situation. Lis-ten to what other involved par-ties have to say, but don’t feel as if you have to help inancially. Your ingenuity will allow you to ind a way out of what could be a very sticky mess.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Emphasis will be on fam-ily and personal matters. Your mood is contagious, and others seem to become more upbeat as a result. Your sense of humor tends to help people lighten up. Check out a recent purchase for your home carefully.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your instincts will point you in the right direction, despite any interference you might encounter. In fact, you will discover how right-on your intuition can be. You seem to have endless creativity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Your focus remains on your long-term goals and on the financial backing neces-sary to make them so. You see the path to where you want to go, and you’ll feel the support of key people in your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Someone who is well aware of your perfor-mance might be quite pleased with what is happening. Take a stand, and be clear about your direction and choices. Be sure to explain your logic when deciding what it is you’d like to do.

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Dec. 21) HH You might be unusually quiet when dealing with others. They might want to know what is happening with you, and you might be hard-pressed to explain it. You could see how a inancial risk is doable, but irst compare your views with those closest to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You’ll be more concerned about a meeting than you might realize. A close friend will support you in a very open and clear manner. You will succeed beyond your wildest dreams because of this person’s conidence in your abilities.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might have to take on additional respon-sibilities and work, but others are likely to want to help you out. You might be uncomfort-able changing roles in a certain relationship. You will gain more clarity given some time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You have a lot of energy invested in completing a project and in making time for an important friend or as-sociate. What you decide to do easily could become a reality, if you so desire.

Cryptoquip

Sudoku

For the kids

Sudoku is a number-

placing puzzle based on a

9x9 grid with several given

numbers. The object is to

place the numbers 1 to 9 in

the empty squares so that

each row, each column and

each 3x3 box contains the

same number only once.

SOLUTIONS: See BELOW for solutions to these puzzles

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SUNDAY BREAK

By Frank StewartTribune Media Services

Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Kids’ racers 8 “Need —?”

(driver’s offer) 13 Lamenting

loudly 20 Very devoted

fans 21 Ecclesiastic

deputy 22 Tallinn locale 23 Start of a riddle 26 Bicycle pair 27 Diamond cry 28 Novi Sad native 29 Bowling alley

lineup 30 Oath affirmation 31 Covenants 33 Nativity kings 35 Riddle, part 2 43 Beluga eggs 44 Herr’s Mrs. 45 Burnsian

negative 46 Magazine

printer, e.g. 48 Sothern and

Dvorak 50 Spirals 53 1970s teen idol

Cassidy 56 “On top of

that ...” 57 Abbot’s hat 59 Riddle, part 3 62 Attach with glue 64 Apple’s Cook 65 Hill staffer 66 Post-Q queue

67 Part of SFPD 68 Riddle, part 4 71 “How exciting!” 73 Women with

young ’uns 76 Surrender

formally 78 Responses of

rejection 79 Rock Me! is

one of her fragrances

83 Riddle, part 5 88 Coin-op

openings 89 Sunscreen

additive 90 Elbow-to-wrist

links 91 Party givers 93 Coal, e.g. 94 Advil rival 96 Sportscaster

Berman 98 — rock (Jethro

Tull’s genre) 100 Nonsense song

syllable 101 End of the riddle 107 Shipped 108 Put — to (stop) 109 “— Rheingold” 110 Swiss — (beet

type) 114 Pleads 117 Hostess — Balls 118 Doc’s stitch 121 Riddle’s answer 125 Puts holy oil on 126 Old Oldsmobile

127 Cut off 128 Of Switzer-land’s

capital 129 Copier need 130 Stirred up

DOWN 1 Catch a quick

breath 2 Garfield’s canine

pal 3 Salt, relish and

mustard 4 Pinball site 5 List quickly 6 Baseballer

Speaker 7 Old booming jet,

briefly 8 Affirm frankly 9 Ray of “Blow” 10 “Ewww!” 11 Online help

sheets 12 See 72-Down 13 Place for suite

spirits? 14 Ending of

enzyme names 15 Right-leaning

type 16 1970 Kinks hit 17 Wise to 18 Three trios 19 Chokes 24 Perfectly 25 — la Douce

(film title role) 31 Social protest

with supplication

32 Depot: Abbr. 34 Got closer to,

in a race 35 Disney dog 36 Old Aegean

Sea region 37 Kin of .com 38 Wine holder 39 Sly laugh

syllables 40 99-Down,

for one 41 Calculus pioneer 42 Lies dormant 47 Tooth part 49 Court units 51 Opposite of

west, to Juan 52 Thug’s blade 54 Lickety-split 55 Major news

agcy., once 58 Get to 60 Church service

cries 61 Seeming

eternities 63 A sixteenth

of a pint 68 Celebrity

cook Paula 69 Sea arm,

to a Scot 70 Norway port 72 With 12-Down,

only partially accurate

73 Sir’s partner 74 Give the OK 75 Poky animal

77 Fast Net connection

79 Pippi creator Lindgren

80 Juba is its capital

81 Prenatal places 82 Shia’s faith 84 Start for byte 85 Galleria 86 Found a purpose

for 87 Madrileño’s

language 92 Lay turf on 95 “The end!” 97 Magic’s gp. 99 Old Russian

ruler Boris 102 Safe, to a

ballplayer 103 Runnin’ Rebels’

rivals 104 Guarantee 105 Golden ager 106 Femme — 110 Sourpuss 111 Refine 112 Ovid’s love 113 It pulls a bit 115 Black fly, e.g. 116 French town

W. of Caen 118 “Yes, yes!,”

in 87-Down 119 Per-unit price 120 Gawked at 122 Lb. and kg. 123 Stiller of films 124 Up to, in brief

ACROSS 1 The “1” of 1/4 4 Org. portrayed

in “American Hustle”

7 Conceal, in a way

11 Aloof 17 Subj. that

gets into circulation?

19 Caterer’s container

20 Starters 22 Spring 23 Greeting at

the door 25 Daily

newspaper feature, informally

26 Rabelaisian 27 Signs from

above 28 Part of U.N.C.F. 30 “Nobody’s

infallible, not even me”

32 Literary genre of “David Copperfield” or “Ender’s Game”

34 World-weary 35 U.K. record

label 37 States 38 So-called

“herb of remembrance”

40 Jimmy 43 Serenader,

maybe 45 Something a

chair has 47 “Candid

Camera” feature

48 To the same extent

51 What a hippie lives in?

54 Takes to court

56 Novelist Frank who wrote “The Octopus”

58 She, in Brazil 59 Hipster beer,

for short 61 Most IRT lines

in the Bronx, e.g.

62 Cry of discovery

63 ___ cotta 65 Like smoothie

fruit 67 Rocker

Weymouth of the Talking Heads

71 Title song question in Disney’s “Frozen”

75 ___ jacket 76 Abalone 77 Southern

African desert

78 You can bank on it

79 Bygone French coin

81 Foreign policy grp.

82 Window units, briefly

83 ___ Stark, Oona Chaplin’s “Game of Thrones” role

85 Friend’s couch, perhaps

89 Stuffed Jewish dish

92 Leslie of “Gigi” and “Lili”

93 Singer Mann 94 “Tom ___”

(#1 Kingston Trio hit)

96 Reclined 98 Sang like Ella 100 What may

eat you out of house and home?

103 Hon 107 37-Across,

informally 108 Some police

attire 110 Academy

Award winner who has played both a U.S. president and God

112 Cover subject on Ms. magazine’s debut issue, 1972

115 Easily bribed 116 City burned in

Genesis 117 ___ algebra 118 Scope 120 1990s craze 122 Eats up 123 Kitchen

gadget 124 Free ad, for

short 125 Water carrier 126 See 52-Down 127 Like

stereotypical TV neighbors

128 Application info: Abbr.

129 Spanish article

DOWN 1 Pioneering

urbanologist Jane

2 Inability to recall the names of everyday objects

3 To wit 4 Entertainment 5 Elicit 6 “Delaware

Water Gap” painter George

7 Long period of stability ending circa A.D. 180

8 Part of Lawrence Welk’s introduction

9 Enthusiastic, sociable, confident type, it’s said

10 Norma Jean, later

11 Kitchen gadget 12 Certain

weanling

13 One of a Greek trio

14 100% guaranteed

15 “Kinderszenen” composer

16 Exclamation repeated in the Monkees’ TV theme song

18 Is a mixologist 21 Drug also

known as Ecstasy

24 Big Ten rival of UMich

29 College sr.’s test

31 Award for Hunt and Peck

33 Shooters’ org. 34 Its drafts may

be crafts 36 Bothers 39 Fourth word

in the “Star Wars” prologue

41 Kind of blue 42 Ones holding

hands?

44 “Un Ballo in Maschera” aria

46 Hesitant start to a question

48 + end 49 “Ooh-la-la!” 50 Cold treat,

informally 52 With 126-

Across, first European to cross the Mississippi

53 Thrills 55 Website billed

as “the front page of the Internet”

57 Clinches 60 Repast for a

late riser 64 Singer Carly

___ Jepsen 65 ___ favor 66 Good wood for

cabinetmaking 68 Where bombs

are bursting, per Francis Scott Key

69 “Au contraire!” 70 “Gimme a

break!” 72 Quick round

of tennis 73 Takes on 74 Summers

of old? 80 President

Arthur’s nickname

82 Feature of much modern architecture

84 Hill or dale 85 Mama ___ 86 Popular

Eastern beverage

87 Largest state of Brazil

88 Deadly viper 90 Suffix with

hotel 91 Container in

a 34-Down 95 Place to kick

your feet up 97 Solid rock

center?

99 Very much 101 ___ thruster

(NASA system)

102 Wanders (around)

104 Traveling around the holidays, maybe

105 New Jersey town next to Fort Lee

106 1960s-’80s Pontiac

109 Substitute 111 Edward

Snowden subj.

113 “Quo Vadis” character

114 Nutty 115 Tries to win 117 You can trip

on it 119 Dude 121 Has the ability

toDifficulty level ★★★★★

Answer to yesterday's puzzleSudoku is a number-placing puzzle based

on a 9x9 grid with sev-eral given numbers. The

object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the

empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once. The difficulty

level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from

Monday to Sunday.

The average solution time for this King Features crossword is 61 minutes.

1-11-15

“We were dead,” Cy the Cynic told me, “and then Ed worked one of his miracles.”

Cy’s team, which included Ed, my club’s best player, had triumphed in our annual dou-ble-knockout event, narrowly winning the final match.

“We were down 11 IMPs with one deal left,” Cy said. “At my table, my partner and I reached four spades with a ‘transfer’ auction. I lost a trump and a club, plus 650. That looked like a routine result.

“But at the other table,” the Cynic went on, “North-South got to 3NT. The auction start-ed the same way, but South passed 3NT.”

“He should have converted to four spades, as you did,” I remarked. “He had three cards in spades and a possible ru�-ing trick in hearts.”

“I thought it wouldn’t mat-ter,” Cy said. “The contract looked unbeatable. West led a heart, and South took the king and led the jack of spades, win-ning. West ducked the next spade also, and declarer won in dummy. He couldn’t bring in the spades, so he led the seven of clubs.

“Ed was East, and he played the jack! Declarer’s queen lost to the king. He won the next heart and naturally led a sec-ond club for a finesse with dummy’s eight, expecting three clubs, two hearts, two spades and two diamonds. Ed produced the nine, and the defense took three hearts and the ace of spades for down two. We won 13 IMPs and the match.”

Ed found a beautiful false-card. If he follows with the nine on the first club, South will (luckily enough) make his game when the jack falls under the ace later.

Dear Harriette: I got a message from the best man from my wedding saying that he is coming to town and asking to get together. I got married 20 years ago, and I have hardly spoken to him over all these years. Our lives sort of drifted apart more than anything. He is a great guy, and I remember all the good times we had together when we were younger, but time just seems to have passed and our lives got busy.

I am excited to see him and look forward to meeting his family. What I’m not sure about is whether I should address the fact that we haven’t kept in touch over the years. He has tried to keep us connected, but I suck at calling people or emailing them. Really, I’m horrible at it. Still, I want him to know how much I respect and love him. What should I do?

— Long-lost Friend, Seattle, Washington

Answer: : Stay in the present. Respond im-

mediately to your friend to tell him how much you look forward to seeing him when he comes to town. Find out what his plans are and when he thinks he will be avail-able to spend time with you.

Rather than apolo-gizing for the time you haven’t spent together, use this time to learn about his life and to tell him about yours.

It is not uncommon for people who were close to lose touch over time. Consider it a blessing that you are able to get back into each other’s lives at this point.

Reader is nervous about meeting with old friend

HARRIETTECOLE

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Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ You are a strong force to deal with, yet today you might choose to be a lit-tle less responsive. Tonight: Defer, defer, defer.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Throw yourself into a project. How you are feeling and what you are doing will reflect the mood of the day. Tonight: Talk up a storm.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Stay on top of your calls and plans. An adjust-ment to let others join in will help make them feel cared for. Tonight: Togeth-erness is the theme.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Listen to what a loved one has to share. A conversation could go on for several hours. Tonight: At home.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★★ You could end up in a situation where another person asks for your feed-back. Tonight: With your favorite person.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ If you are in the mood to go to an art fair or do some shopping, go o� and do just that. Tonight: All smiles.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ The Moon in your sign increases your energy. Others desire to be closer to you. Tonight: So what if tomorrow is Monday?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ You could be deter-mined to follow through on what must happen. Know that, although timing does count, you won’t be suc-

cessful unless you are well-rested. Tonight: Not to be found.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Indulge a loved one. You might surprise

yourself as to how much you enjoy the moment. To-night: Where the gang is.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ S o m e o n e ywi l l be reaching out to you, so make sure

you’re available. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ You value rela-tionships. You know the im-portance of a good friend-ship. Tonight: Friends lure you to a new spot.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★★ You can’t walk away from a loved one’s overtures, so don’t even try. You know this person well. Tonight: Catch up on news.

What the stars mean:

★★★★★Dynamic ★★★★Positive ★★★Average ★★

So-so ★Difficult

Today’s birthdayThis year you have an opportu-nity to take your place within your community. If you are single, you will meet many people this year. You might find someone you would like to be with from late summer on. Take your time deciding. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy relating directly to each other without distrac-tion. Make it so. LIBRA knows how to pressure you.

The New York Times Sunday Crossword | The Descent Of Man

By Finn Vigeland / Edited By Will Shortz

1-11-15

Today’s Cryptoquip Chess Quiz

WHITE WINS THE BISHOPHint: Just take it.

Solution: 1. Qxf8ch! Kxf8 2. Ne6ch! (gets the queen, as the f-pawn is

pinned by the rook) [Ramesh-Amer ’98].

Z M ’ H F M M P B M G A D P K C Z M F I I J

“ U B G P J M P H C M D P ” G O O V M M J

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C I K M C Z D L I Y C I U Z D H H Z M O O M X .

1-11 Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals F

By Jacqueline BigarKing Features Syndicate

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SUNDAY BREAK

By Frank StewartTribune Media Services

Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Kids’ racers 8 “Need —?”

(driver’s offer) 13 Lamenting

loudly 20 Very devoted

fans 21 Ecclesiastic

deputy 22 Tallinn locale 23 Start of a riddle 26 Bicycle pair 27 Diamond cry 28 Novi Sad native 29 Bowling alley

lineup 30 Oath affirmation 31 Covenants 33 Nativity kings 35 Riddle, part 2 43 Beluga eggs 44 Herr’s Mrs. 45 Burnsian

negative 46 Magazine

printer, e.g. 48 Sothern and

Dvorak 50 Spirals 53 1970s teen idol

Cassidy 56 “On top of

that ...” 57 Abbot’s hat 59 Riddle, part 3 62 Attach with glue 64 Apple’s Cook 65 Hill staffer 66 Post-Q queue

67 Part of SFPD 68 Riddle, part 4 71 “How exciting!” 73 Women with

young ’uns 76 Surrender

formally 78 Responses of

rejection 79 Rock Me! is

one of her fragrances

83 Riddle, part 5 88 Coin-op

openings 89 Sunscreen

additive 90 Elbow-to-wrist

links 91 Party givers 93 Coal, e.g. 94 Advil rival 96 Sportscaster

Berman 98 — rock (Jethro

Tull’s genre) 100 Nonsense song

syllable 101 End of the riddle 107 Shipped 108 Put — to (stop) 109 “— Rheingold” 110 Swiss — (beet

type) 114 Pleads 117 Hostess — Balls 118 Doc’s stitch 121 Riddle’s answer 125 Puts holy oil on 126 Old Oldsmobile

127 Cut off 128 Of Switzer-land’s

capital 129 Copier need 130 Stirred up

DOWN 1 Catch a quick

breath 2 Garfield’s canine

pal 3 Salt, relish and

mustard 4 Pinball site 5 List quickly 6 Baseballer

Speaker 7 Old booming jet,

briefly 8 Affirm frankly 9 Ray of “Blow” 10 “Ewww!” 11 Online help

sheets 12 See 72-Down 13 Place for suite

spirits? 14 Ending of

enzyme names 15 Right-leaning

type 16 1970 Kinks hit 17 Wise to 18 Three trios 19 Chokes 24 Perfectly 25 — la Douce

(film title role) 31 Social protest

with supplication

32 Depot: Abbr. 34 Got closer to,

in a race 35 Disney dog 36 Old Aegean

Sea region 37 Kin of .com 38 Wine holder 39 Sly laugh

syllables 40 99-Down,

for one 41 Calculus pioneer 42 Lies dormant 47 Tooth part 49 Court units 51 Opposite of

west, to Juan 52 Thug’s blade 54 Lickety-split 55 Major news

agcy., once 58 Get to 60 Church service

cries 61 Seeming

eternities 63 A sixteenth

of a pint 68 Celebrity

cook Paula 69 Sea arm,

to a Scot 70 Norway port 72 With 12-Down,

only partially accurate

73 Sir’s partner 74 Give the OK 75 Poky animal

77 Fast Net connection

79 Pippi creator Lindgren

80 Juba is its capital

81 Prenatal places 82 Shia’s faith 84 Start for byte 85 Galleria 86 Found a purpose

for 87 Madrileño’s

language 92 Lay turf on 95 “The end!” 97 Magic’s gp. 99 Old Russian

ruler Boris 102 Safe, to a

ballplayer 103 Runnin’ Rebels’

rivals 104 Guarantee 105 Golden ager 106 Femme — 110 Sourpuss 111 Refine 112 Ovid’s love 113 It pulls a bit 115 Black fly, e.g. 116 French town

W. of Caen 118 “Yes, yes!,”

in 87-Down 119 Per-unit price 120 Gawked at 122 Lb. and kg. 123 Stiller of films 124 Up to, in brief

ACROSS 1 The “1” of 1/4 4 Org. portrayed

in “American Hustle”

7 Conceal, in a way

11 Aloof 17 Subj. that

gets into circulation?

19 Caterer’s container

20 Starters 22 Spring 23 Greeting at

the door 25 Daily

newspaper feature, informally

26 Rabelaisian 27 Signs from

above 28 Part of U.N.C.F. 30 “Nobody’s

infallible, not even me”

32 Literary genre of “David Copperfield” or “Ender’s Game”

34 World-weary 35 U.K. record

label 37 States 38 So-called

“herb of remembrance”

40 Jimmy 43 Serenader,

maybe 45 Something a

chair has 47 “Candid

Camera” feature

48 To the same extent

51 What a hippie lives in?

54 Takes to court

56 Novelist Frank who wrote “The Octopus”

58 She, in Brazil 59 Hipster beer,

for short 61 Most IRT lines

in the Bronx, e.g.

62 Cry of discovery

63 ___ cotta 65 Like smoothie

fruit 67 Rocker

Weymouth of the Talking Heads

71 Title song question in Disney’s “Frozen”

75 ___ jacket 76 Abalone 77 Southern

African desert

78 You can bank on it

79 Bygone French coin

81 Foreign policy grp.

82 Window units, briefly

83 ___ Stark, Oona Chaplin’s “Game of Thrones” role

85 Friend’s couch, perhaps

89 Stuffed Jewish dish

92 Leslie of “Gigi” and “Lili”

93 Singer Mann 94 “Tom ___”

(#1 Kingston Trio hit)

96 Reclined 98 Sang like Ella 100 What may

eat you out of house and home?

103 Hon 107 37-Across,

informally 108 Some police

attire 110 Academy

Award winner who has played both a U.S. president and God

112 Cover subject on Ms. magazine’s debut issue, 1972

115 Easily bribed 116 City burned in

Genesis 117 ___ algebra 118 Scope 120 1990s craze 122 Eats up 123 Kitchen

gadget 124 Free ad, for

short 125 Water carrier 126 See 52-Down 127 Like

stereotypical TV neighbors

128 Application info: Abbr.

129 Spanish article

DOWN 1 Pioneering

urbanologist Jane

2 Inability to recall the names of everyday objects

3 To wit 4 Entertainment 5 Elicit 6 “Delaware

Water Gap” painter George

7 Long period of stability ending circa A.D. 180

8 Part of Lawrence Welk’s introduction

9 Enthusiastic, sociable, confident type, it’s said

10 Norma Jean, later

11 Kitchen gadget 12 Certain

weanling

13 One of a Greek trio

14 100% guaranteed

15 “Kinderszenen” composer

16 Exclamation repeated in the Monkees’ TV theme song

18 Is a mixologist 21 Drug also

known as Ecstasy

24 Big Ten rival of UMich

29 College sr.’s test

31 Award for Hunt and Peck

33 Shooters’ org. 34 Its drafts may

be crafts 36 Bothers 39 Fourth word

in the “Star Wars” prologue

41 Kind of blue 42 Ones holding

hands?

44 “Un Ballo in Maschera” aria

46 Hesitant start to a question

48 + end 49 “Ooh-la-la!” 50 Cold treat,

informally 52 With 126-

Across, first European to cross the Mississippi

53 Thrills 55 Website billed

as “the front page of the Internet”

57 Clinches 60 Repast for a

late riser 64 Singer Carly

___ Jepsen 65 ___ favor 66 Good wood for

cabinetmaking 68 Where bombs

are bursting, per Francis Scott Key

69 “Au contraire!” 70 “Gimme a

break!” 72 Quick round

of tennis 73 Takes on 74 Summers

of old? 80 President

Arthur’s nickname

82 Feature of much modern architecture

84 Hill or dale 85 Mama ___ 86 Popular

Eastern beverage

87 Largest state of Brazil

88 Deadly viper 90 Suffix with

hotel 91 Container in

a 34-Down 95 Place to kick

your feet up 97 Solid rock

center?

99 Very much 101 ___ thruster

(NASA system)

102 Wanders (around)

104 Traveling around the holidays, maybe

105 New Jersey town next to Fort Lee

106 1960s-’80s Pontiac

109 Substitute 111 Edward

Snowden subj.

113 “Quo Vadis” character

114 Nutty 115 Tries to win 117 You can trip

on it 119 Dude 121 Has the ability

toDifficulty level ★★★★★

Answer to yesterday's puzzleSudoku is a number-placing puzzle based

on a 9x9 grid with sev-eral given numbers. The

object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the

empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once. The difficulty

level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from

Monday to Sunday.

The average solution time for this King Features crossword is 61 minutes.

1-11-15

“We were dead,” Cy the Cynic told me, “and then Ed worked one of his miracles.”

Cy’s team, which included Ed, my club’s best player, had triumphed in our annual dou-ble-knockout event, narrowly winning the final match.

“We were down 11 IMPs with one deal left,” Cy said. “At my table, my partner and I reached four spades with a ‘transfer’ auction. I lost a trump and a club, plus 650. That looked like a routine result.

“But at the other table,” the Cynic went on, “North-South got to 3NT. The auction start-ed the same way, but South passed 3NT.”

“He should have converted to four spades, as you did,” I remarked. “He had three cards in spades and a possible ru�-ing trick in hearts.”

“I thought it wouldn’t mat-ter,” Cy said. “The contract looked unbeatable. West led a heart, and South took the king and led the jack of spades, win-ning. West ducked the next spade also, and declarer won in dummy. He couldn’t bring in the spades, so he led the seven of clubs.

“Ed was East, and he played the jack! Declarer’s queen lost to the king. He won the next heart and naturally led a sec-ond club for a finesse with dummy’s eight, expecting three clubs, two hearts, two spades and two diamonds. Ed produced the nine, and the defense took three hearts and the ace of spades for down two. We won 13 IMPs and the match.”

Ed found a beautiful false-card. If he follows with the nine on the first club, South will (luckily enough) make his game when the jack falls under the ace later.

Dear Harriette: I got a message from the best man from my wedding saying that he is coming to town and asking to get together. I got married 20 years ago, and I have hardly spoken to him over all these years. Our lives sort of drifted apart more than anything. He is a great guy, and I remember all the good times we had together when we were younger, but time just seems to have passed and our lives got busy.

I am excited to see him and look forward to meeting his family. What I’m not sure about is whether I should address the fact that we haven’t kept in touch over the years. He has tried to keep us connected, but I suck at calling people or emailing them. Really, I’m horrible at it. Still, I want him to know how much I respect and love him. What should I do?

— Long-lost Friend, Seattle, Washington

Answer: : Stay in the present. Respond im-

mediately to your friend to tell him how much you look forward to seeing him when he comes to town. Find out what his plans are and when he thinks he will be avail-able to spend time with you.

Rather than apolo-gizing for the time you haven’t spent together, use this time to learn about his life and to tell him about yours.

It is not uncommon for people who were close to lose touch over time. Consider it a blessing that you are able to get back into each other’s lives at this point.

Reader is nervous about meeting with old friend

HARRIETTECOLE

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

Send questions to [email protected] or c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Wal-nut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ You are a strong force to deal with, yet today you might choose to be a lit-tle less responsive. Tonight: Defer, defer, defer.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Throw yourself into a project. How you are feeling and what you are doing will reflect the mood of the day. Tonight: Talk up a storm.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Stay on top of your calls and plans. An adjust-ment to let others join in will help make them feel cared for. Tonight: Togeth-erness is the theme.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Listen to what a loved one has to share. A conversation could go on for several hours. Tonight: At home.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★★ You could end up in a situation where another person asks for your feed-back. Tonight: With your favorite person.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ If you are in the mood to go to an art fair or do some shopping, go o� and do just that. Tonight: All smiles.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ The Moon in your sign increases your energy. Others desire to be closer to you. Tonight: So what if tomorrow is Monday?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ You could be deter-mined to follow through on what must happen. Know that, although timing does count, you won’t be suc-

cessful unless you are well-rested. Tonight: Not to be found.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Indulge a loved one. You might surprise

yourself as to how much you enjoy the moment. To-night: Where the gang is.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ S o m e o n e ywi l l be reaching out to you, so make sure

you’re available. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ You value rela-tionships. You know the im-portance of a good friend-ship. Tonight: Friends lure you to a new spot.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★★ You can’t walk away from a loved one’s overtures, so don’t even try. You know this person well. Tonight: Catch up on news.

What the stars mean:

★★★★★Dynamic ★★★★Positive ★★★Average ★★

So-so ★Difficult

Today’s birthdayThis year you have an opportu-nity to take your place within your community. If you are single, you will meet many people this year. You might find someone you would like to be with from late summer on. Take your time deciding. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy relating directly to each other without distrac-tion. Make it so. LIBRA knows how to pressure you.

The New York Times Sunday Crossword | The Descent Of Man

By Finn Vigeland / Edited By Will Shortz

1-11-15

Today’s Cryptoquip Chess Quiz

WHITE WINS THE BISHOPHint: Just take it.

Solution: 1. Qxf8ch! Kxf8 2. Ne6ch! (gets the queen, as the f-pawn is

pinned by the rook) [Ramesh-Amer ’98].

Z M ’ H F M M P B M G A D P K C Z M F I I J

“ U B G P J M P H C M D P ” G O O V M M J

O I P K , F Y C V M U D P G O O X L G P G K M A

C I K M C Z D L I Y C I U Z D H H Z M O O M X .

1-11 Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals F

By Jacqueline BigarKing Features Syndicate

Jacqueline Bigar is at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

Premier Crossword | Body Of Literature

CONTACT USChris Herrington, 529-6510, herrington @commercialappeal.com, or Mark Richens, 529-2373, [email protected].

SUNDAY BREAK

By Frank StewartTribune Media Services

Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Kids’ racers 8 “Need —?”

(driver’s offer) 13 Lamenting

loudly 20 Very devoted

fans 21 Ecclesiastic

deputy 22 Tallinn locale 23 Start of a riddle 26 Bicycle pair 27 Diamond cry 28 Novi Sad native 29 Bowling alley

lineup 30 Oath affirmation 31 Covenants 33 Nativity kings 35 Riddle, part 2 43 Beluga eggs 44 Herr’s Mrs. 45 Burnsian

negative 46 Magazine

printer, e.g. 48 Sothern and

Dvorak 50 Spirals 53 1970s teen idol

Cassidy 56 “On top of

that ...” 57 Abbot’s hat 59 Riddle, part 3 62 Attach with glue 64 Apple’s Cook 65 Hill staffer 66 Post-Q queue

67 Part of SFPD 68 Riddle, part 4 71 “How exciting!” 73 Women with

young ’uns 76 Surrender

formally 78 Responses of

rejection 79 Rock Me! is

one of her fragrances

83 Riddle, part 5 88 Coin-op

openings 89 Sunscreen

additive 90 Elbow-to-wrist

links 91 Party givers 93 Coal, e.g. 94 Advil rival 96 Sportscaster

Berman 98 — rock (Jethro

Tull’s genre) 100 Nonsense song

syllable 101 End of the riddle 107 Shipped 108 Put — to (stop) 109 “— Rheingold” 110 Swiss — (beet

type) 114 Pleads 117 Hostess — Balls 118 Doc’s stitch 121 Riddle’s answer 125 Puts holy oil on 126 Old Oldsmobile

127 Cut off 128 Of Switzer-land’s

capital 129 Copier need 130 Stirred up

DOWN 1 Catch a quick

breath 2 Garfield’s canine

pal 3 Salt, relish and

mustard 4 Pinball site 5 List quickly 6 Baseballer

Speaker 7 Old booming jet,

briefly 8 Affirm frankly 9 Ray of “Blow” 10 “Ewww!” 11 Online help

sheets 12 See 72-Down 13 Place for suite

spirits? 14 Ending of

enzyme names 15 Right-leaning

type 16 1970 Kinks hit 17 Wise to 18 Three trios 19 Chokes 24 Perfectly 25 — la Douce

(film title role) 31 Social protest

with supplication

32 Depot: Abbr. 34 Got closer to,

in a race 35 Disney dog 36 Old Aegean

Sea region 37 Kin of .com 38 Wine holder 39 Sly laugh

syllables 40 99-Down,

for one 41 Calculus pioneer 42 Lies dormant 47 Tooth part 49 Court units 51 Opposite of

west, to Juan 52 Thug’s blade 54 Lickety-split 55 Major news

agcy., once 58 Get to 60 Church service

cries 61 Seeming

eternities 63 A sixteenth

of a pint 68 Celebrity

cook Paula 69 Sea arm,

to a Scot 70 Norway port 72 With 12-Down,

only partially accurate

73 Sir’s partner 74 Give the OK 75 Poky animal

77 Fast Net connection

79 Pippi creator Lindgren

80 Juba is its capital

81 Prenatal places 82 Shia’s faith 84 Start for byte 85 Galleria 86 Found a purpose

for 87 Madrileño’s

language 92 Lay turf on 95 “The end!” 97 Magic’s gp. 99 Old Russian

ruler Boris 102 Safe, to a

ballplayer 103 Runnin’ Rebels’

rivals 104 Guarantee 105 Golden ager 106 Femme — 110 Sourpuss 111 Refine 112 Ovid’s love 113 It pulls a bit 115 Black fly, e.g. 116 French town

W. of Caen 118 “Yes, yes!,”

in 87-Down 119 Per-unit price 120 Gawked at 122 Lb. and kg. 123 Stiller of films 124 Up to, in brief

ACROSS 1 The “1” of 1/4 4 Org. portrayed

in “American Hustle”

7 Conceal, in a way

11 Aloof 17 Subj. that

gets into circulation?

19 Caterer’s container

20 Starters 22 Spring 23 Greeting at

the door 25 Daily

newspaper feature, informally

26 Rabelaisian 27 Signs from

above 28 Part of U.N.C.F. 30 “Nobody’s

infallible, not even me”

32 Literary genre of “David Copperfield” or “Ender’s Game”

34 World-weary 35 U.K. record

label 37 States 38 So-called

“herb of remembrance”

40 Jimmy 43 Serenader,

maybe 45 Something a

chair has 47 “Candid

Camera” feature

48 To the same extent

51 What a hippie lives in?

54 Takes to court

56 Novelist Frank who wrote “The Octopus”

58 She, in Brazil 59 Hipster beer,

for short 61 Most IRT lines

in the Bronx, e.g.

62 Cry of discovery

63 ___ cotta 65 Like smoothie

fruit 67 Rocker

Weymouth of the Talking Heads

71 Title song question in Disney’s “Frozen”

75 ___ jacket 76 Abalone 77 Southern

African desert

78 You can bank on it

79 Bygone French coin

81 Foreign policy grp.

82 Window units, briefly

83 ___ Stark, Oona Chaplin’s “Game of Thrones” role

85 Friend’s couch, perhaps

89 Stuffed Jewish dish

92 Leslie of “Gigi” and “Lili”

93 Singer Mann 94 “Tom ___”

(#1 Kingston Trio hit)

96 Reclined 98 Sang like Ella 100 What may

eat you out of house and home?

103 Hon 107 37-Across,

informally 108 Some police

attire 110 Academy

Award winner who has played both a U.S. president and God

112 Cover subject on Ms. magazine’s debut issue, 1972

115 Easily bribed 116 City burned in

Genesis 117 ___ algebra 118 Scope 120 1990s craze 122 Eats up 123 Kitchen

gadget 124 Free ad, for

short 125 Water carrier 126 See 52-Down 127 Like

stereotypical TV neighbors

128 Application info: Abbr.

129 Spanish article

DOWN 1 Pioneering

urbanologist Jane

2 Inability to recall the names of everyday objects

3 To wit 4 Entertainment 5 Elicit 6 “Delaware

Water Gap” painter George

7 Long period of stability ending circa A.D. 180

8 Part of Lawrence Welk’s introduction

9 Enthusiastic, sociable, confident type, it’s said

10 Norma Jean, later

11 Kitchen gadget 12 Certain

weanling

13 One of a Greek trio

14 100% guaranteed

15 “Kinderszenen” composer

16 Exclamation repeated in the Monkees’ TV theme song

18 Is a mixologist 21 Drug also

known as Ecstasy

24 Big Ten rival of UMich

29 College sr.’s test

31 Award for Hunt and Peck

33 Shooters’ org. 34 Its drafts may

be crafts 36 Bothers 39 Fourth word

in the “Star Wars” prologue

41 Kind of blue 42 Ones holding

hands?

44 “Un Ballo in Maschera” aria

46 Hesitant start to a question

48 + end 49 “Ooh-la-la!” 50 Cold treat,

informally 52 With 126-

Across, first European to cross the Mississippi

53 Thrills 55 Website billed

as “the front page of the Internet”

57 Clinches 60 Repast for a

late riser 64 Singer Carly

___ Jepsen 65 ___ favor 66 Good wood for

cabinetmaking 68 Where bombs

are bursting, per Francis Scott Key

69 “Au contraire!” 70 “Gimme a

break!” 72 Quick round

of tennis 73 Takes on 74 Summers

of old? 80 President

Arthur’s nickname

82 Feature of much modern architecture

84 Hill or dale 85 Mama ___ 86 Popular

Eastern beverage

87 Largest state of Brazil

88 Deadly viper 90 Suffix with

hotel 91 Container in

a 34-Down 95 Place to kick

your feet up 97 Solid rock

center?

99 Very much 101 ___ thruster

(NASA system)

102 Wanders (around)

104 Traveling around the holidays, maybe

105 New Jersey town next to Fort Lee

106 1960s-’80s Pontiac

109 Substitute 111 Edward

Snowden subj.

113 “Quo Vadis” character

114 Nutty 115 Tries to win 117 You can trip

on it 119 Dude 121 Has the ability

toDifficulty level ★★★★★

Answer to yesterday's puzzleSudoku is a number-placing puzzle based

on a 9x9 grid with sev-eral given numbers. The

object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the

empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once. The difficulty

level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from

Monday to Sunday.

The average solution time for this King Features crossword is 61 minutes.

1-11-15

“We were dead,” Cy the Cynic told me, “and then Ed worked one of his miracles.”

Cy’s team, which included Ed, my club’s best player, had triumphed in our annual dou-ble-knockout event, narrowly winning the final match.

“We were down 11 IMPs with one deal left,” Cy said. “At my table, my partner and I reached four spades with a ‘transfer’ auction. I lost a trump and a club, plus 650. That looked like a routine result.

“But at the other table,” the Cynic went on, “North-South got to 3NT. The auction start-ed the same way, but South passed 3NT.”

“He should have converted to four spades, as you did,” I remarked. “He had three cards in spades and a possible ru�-ing trick in hearts.”

“I thought it wouldn’t mat-ter,” Cy said. “The contract looked unbeatable. West led a heart, and South took the king and led the jack of spades, win-ning. West ducked the next spade also, and declarer won in dummy. He couldn’t bring in the spades, so he led the seven of clubs.

“Ed was East, and he played the jack! Declarer’s queen lost to the king. He won the next heart and naturally led a sec-ond club for a finesse with dummy’s eight, expecting three clubs, two hearts, two spades and two diamonds. Ed produced the nine, and the defense took three hearts and the ace of spades for down two. We won 13 IMPs and the match.”

Ed found a beautiful false-card. If he follows with the nine on the first club, South will (luckily enough) make his game when the jack falls under the ace later.

Dear Harriette: I got a message from the best man from my wedding saying that he is coming to town and asking to get together. I got married 20 years ago, and I have hardly spoken to him over all these years. Our lives sort of drifted apart more than anything. He is a great guy, and I remember all the good times we had together when we were younger, but time just seems to have passed and our lives got busy.

I am excited to see him and look forward to meeting his family. What I’m not sure about is whether I should address the fact that we haven’t kept in touch over the years. He has tried to keep us connected, but I suck at calling people or emailing them. Really, I’m horrible at it. Still, I want him to know how much I respect and love him. What should I do?

— Long-lost Friend, Seattle, Washington

Answer: : Stay in the present. Respond im-

mediately to your friend to tell him how much you look forward to seeing him when he comes to town. Find out what his plans are and when he thinks he will be avail-able to spend time with you.

Rather than apolo-gizing for the time you haven’t spent together, use this time to learn about his life and to tell him about yours.

It is not uncommon for people who were close to lose touch over time. Consider it a blessing that you are able to get back into each other’s lives at this point.

Reader is nervous about meeting with old friend

HARRIETTECOLE

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

Send questions to [email protected] or c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Wal-nut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ You are a strong force to deal with, yet today you might choose to be a lit-tle less responsive. Tonight: Defer, defer, defer.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Throw yourself into a project. How you are feeling and what you are doing will reflect the mood of the day. Tonight: Talk up a storm.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Stay on top of your calls and plans. An adjust-ment to let others join in will help make them feel cared for. Tonight: Togeth-erness is the theme.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Listen to what a loved one has to share. A conversation could go on for several hours. Tonight: At home.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★★ You could end up in a situation where another person asks for your feed-back. Tonight: With your favorite person.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ If you are in the mood to go to an art fair or do some shopping, go o� and do just that. Tonight: All smiles.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ The Moon in your sign increases your energy. Others desire to be closer to you. Tonight: So what if tomorrow is Monday?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ You could be deter-mined to follow through on what must happen. Know that, although timing does count, you won’t be suc-

cessful unless you are well-rested. Tonight: Not to be found.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Indulge a loved one. You might surprise

yourself as to how much you enjoy the moment. To-night: Where the gang is.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ S o m e o n e ywi l l be reaching out to you, so make sure

you’re available. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ You value rela-tionships. You know the im-portance of a good friend-ship. Tonight: Friends lure you to a new spot.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★★ You can’t walk away from a loved one’s overtures, so don’t even try. You know this person well. Tonight: Catch up on news.

What the stars mean:

★★★★★Dynamic ★★★★Positive ★★★Average ★★

So-so ★Difficult

Today’s birthdayThis year you have an opportu-nity to take your place within your community. If you are single, you will meet many people this year. You might find someone you would like to be with from late summer on. Take your time deciding. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy relating directly to each other without distrac-tion. Make it so. LIBRA knows how to pressure you.

The New York Times Sunday Crossword | The Descent Of Man

By Finn Vigeland / Edited By Will Shortz

1-11-15

Today’s Cryptoquip Chess Quiz

WHITE WINS THE BISHOPHint: Just take it.

Solution: 1. Qxf8ch! Kxf8 2. Ne6ch! (gets the queen, as the f-pawn is

pinned by the rook) [Ramesh-Amer ’98].

Z M ’ H F M M P B M G A D P K C Z M F I I J

“ U B G P J M P H C M D P ” G O O V M M J

O I P K , F Y C V M U D P G O O X L G P G K M A

C I K M C Z D L I Y C I U Z D H H Z M O O M X .

1-11 Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals F

By Jacqueline BigarKing Features Syndicate

Jacqueline Bigar is at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

Premier Crossword | Body Of Literature

CONTACT USChris Herrington, 529-6510, herrington @commercialappeal.com, or Mark Richens, 529-2373, [email protected].

SUNDAY BREAK

By Frank StewartTribune Media Services

Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Kids’ racers 8 “Need —?”

(driver’s offer) 13 Lamenting

loudly 20 Very devoted

fans 21 Ecclesiastic

deputy 22 Tallinn locale 23 Start of a riddle 26 Bicycle pair 27 Diamond cry 28 Novi Sad native 29 Bowling alley

lineup 30 Oath affirmation 31 Covenants 33 Nativity kings 35 Riddle, part 2 43 Beluga eggs 44 Herr’s Mrs. 45 Burnsian

negative 46 Magazine

printer, e.g. 48 Sothern and

Dvorak 50 Spirals 53 1970s teen idol

Cassidy 56 “On top of

that ...” 57 Abbot’s hat 59 Riddle, part 3 62 Attach with glue 64 Apple’s Cook 65 Hill staffer 66 Post-Q queue

67 Part of SFPD 68 Riddle, part 4 71 “How exciting!” 73 Women with

young ’uns 76 Surrender

formally 78 Responses of

rejection 79 Rock Me! is

one of her fragrances

83 Riddle, part 5 88 Coin-op

openings 89 Sunscreen

additive 90 Elbow-to-wrist

links 91 Party givers 93 Coal, e.g. 94 Advil rival 96 Sportscaster

Berman 98 — rock (Jethro

Tull’s genre) 100 Nonsense song

syllable 101 End of the riddle 107 Shipped 108 Put — to (stop) 109 “— Rheingold” 110 Swiss — (beet

type) 114 Pleads 117 Hostess — Balls 118 Doc’s stitch 121 Riddle’s answer 125 Puts holy oil on 126 Old Oldsmobile

127 Cut off 128 Of Switzer-land’s

capital 129 Copier need 130 Stirred up

DOWN 1 Catch a quick

breath 2 Garfield’s canine

pal 3 Salt, relish and

mustard 4 Pinball site 5 List quickly 6 Baseballer

Speaker 7 Old booming jet,

briefly 8 Affirm frankly 9 Ray of “Blow” 10 “Ewww!” 11 Online help

sheets 12 See 72-Down 13 Place for suite

spirits? 14 Ending of

enzyme names 15 Right-leaning

type 16 1970 Kinks hit 17 Wise to 18 Three trios 19 Chokes 24 Perfectly 25 — la Douce

(film title role) 31 Social protest

with supplication

32 Depot: Abbr. 34 Got closer to,

in a race 35 Disney dog 36 Old Aegean

Sea region 37 Kin of .com 38 Wine holder 39 Sly laugh

syllables 40 99-Down,

for one 41 Calculus pioneer 42 Lies dormant 47 Tooth part 49 Court units 51 Opposite of

west, to Juan 52 Thug’s blade 54 Lickety-split 55 Major news

agcy., once 58 Get to 60 Church service

cries 61 Seeming

eternities 63 A sixteenth

of a pint 68 Celebrity

cook Paula 69 Sea arm,

to a Scot 70 Norway port 72 With 12-Down,

only partially accurate

73 Sir’s partner 74 Give the OK 75 Poky animal

77 Fast Net connection

79 Pippi creator Lindgren

80 Juba is its capital

81 Prenatal places 82 Shia’s faith 84 Start for byte 85 Galleria 86 Found a purpose

for 87 Madrileño’s

language 92 Lay turf on 95 “The end!” 97 Magic’s gp. 99 Old Russian

ruler Boris 102 Safe, to a

ballplayer 103 Runnin’ Rebels’

rivals 104 Guarantee 105 Golden ager 106 Femme — 110 Sourpuss 111 Refine 112 Ovid’s love 113 It pulls a bit 115 Black fly, e.g. 116 French town

W. of Caen 118 “Yes, yes!,”

in 87-Down 119 Per-unit price 120 Gawked at 122 Lb. and kg. 123 Stiller of films 124 Up to, in brief

ACROSS 1 The “1” of 1/4 4 Org. portrayed

in “American Hustle”

7 Conceal, in a way

11 Aloof 17 Subj. that

gets into circulation?

19 Caterer’s container

20 Starters 22 Spring 23 Greeting at

the door 25 Daily

newspaper feature, informally

26 Rabelaisian 27 Signs from

above 28 Part of U.N.C.F. 30 “Nobody’s

infallible, not even me”

32 Literary genre of “David Copperfield” or “Ender’s Game”

34 World-weary 35 U.K. record

label 37 States 38 So-called

“herb of remembrance”

40 Jimmy 43 Serenader,

maybe 45 Something a

chair has 47 “Candid

Camera” feature

48 To the same extent

51 What a hippie lives in?

54 Takes to court

56 Novelist Frank who wrote “The Octopus”

58 She, in Brazil 59 Hipster beer,

for short 61 Most IRT lines

in the Bronx, e.g.

62 Cry of discovery

63 ___ cotta 65 Like smoothie

fruit 67 Rocker

Weymouth of the Talking Heads

71 Title song question in Disney’s “Frozen”

75 ___ jacket 76 Abalone 77 Southern

African desert

78 You can bank on it

79 Bygone French coin

81 Foreign policy grp.

82 Window units, briefly

83 ___ Stark, Oona Chaplin’s “Game of Thrones” role

85 Friend’s couch, perhaps

89 Stuffed Jewish dish

92 Leslie of “Gigi” and “Lili”

93 Singer Mann 94 “Tom ___”

(#1 Kingston Trio hit)

96 Reclined 98 Sang like Ella 100 What may

eat you out of house and home?

103 Hon 107 37-Across,

informally 108 Some police

attire 110 Academy

Award winner who has played both a U.S. president and God

112 Cover subject on Ms. magazine’s debut issue, 1972

115 Easily bribed 116 City burned in

Genesis 117 ___ algebra 118 Scope 120 1990s craze 122 Eats up 123 Kitchen

gadget 124 Free ad, for

short 125 Water carrier 126 See 52-Down 127 Like

stereotypical TV neighbors

128 Application info: Abbr.

129 Spanish article

DOWN 1 Pioneering

urbanologist Jane

2 Inability to recall the names of everyday objects

3 To wit 4 Entertainment 5 Elicit 6 “Delaware

Water Gap” painter George

7 Long period of stability ending circa A.D. 180

8 Part of Lawrence Welk’s introduction

9 Enthusiastic, sociable, confident type, it’s said

10 Norma Jean, later

11 Kitchen gadget 12 Certain

weanling

13 One of a Greek trio

14 100% guaranteed

15 “Kinderszenen” composer

16 Exclamation repeated in the Monkees’ TV theme song

18 Is a mixologist 21 Drug also

known as Ecstasy

24 Big Ten rival of UMich

29 College sr.’s test

31 Award for Hunt and Peck

33 Shooters’ org. 34 Its drafts may

be crafts 36 Bothers 39 Fourth word

in the “Star Wars” prologue

41 Kind of blue 42 Ones holding

hands?

44 “Un Ballo in Maschera” aria

46 Hesitant start to a question

48 + end 49 “Ooh-la-la!” 50 Cold treat,

informally 52 With 126-

Across, first European to cross the Mississippi

53 Thrills 55 Website billed

as “the front page of the Internet”

57 Clinches 60 Repast for a

late riser 64 Singer Carly

___ Jepsen 65 ___ favor 66 Good wood for

cabinetmaking 68 Where bombs

are bursting, per Francis Scott Key

69 “Au contraire!” 70 “Gimme a

break!” 72 Quick round

of tennis 73 Takes on 74 Summers

of old? 80 President

Arthur’s nickname

82 Feature of much modern architecture

84 Hill or dale 85 Mama ___ 86 Popular

Eastern beverage

87 Largest state of Brazil

88 Deadly viper 90 Suffix with

hotel 91 Container in

a 34-Down 95 Place to kick

your feet up 97 Solid rock

center?

99 Very much 101 ___ thruster

(NASA system)

102 Wanders (around)

104 Traveling around the holidays, maybe

105 New Jersey town next to Fort Lee

106 1960s-’80s Pontiac

109 Substitute 111 Edward

Snowden subj.

113 “Quo Vadis” character

114 Nutty 115 Tries to win 117 You can trip

on it 119 Dude 121 Has the ability

toDifficulty level ★★★★★

Answer to yesterday's puzzleSudoku is a number-placing puzzle based

on a 9x9 grid with sev-eral given numbers. The

object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the

empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once. The difficulty

level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from

Monday to Sunday.

The average solution time for this King Features crossword is 61 minutes.

1-11-15

“We were dead,” Cy the Cynic told me, “and then Ed worked one of his miracles.”

Cy’s team, which included Ed, my club’s best player, had triumphed in our annual dou-ble-knockout event, narrowly winning the final match.

“We were down 11 IMPs with one deal left,” Cy said. “At my table, my partner and I reached four spades with a ‘transfer’ auction. I lost a trump and a club, plus 650. That looked like a routine result.

“But at the other table,” the Cynic went on, “North-South got to 3NT. The auction start-ed the same way, but South passed 3NT.”

“He should have converted to four spades, as you did,” I remarked. “He had three cards in spades and a possible ru�-ing trick in hearts.”

“I thought it wouldn’t mat-ter,” Cy said. “The contract looked unbeatable. West led a heart, and South took the king and led the jack of spades, win-ning. West ducked the next spade also, and declarer won in dummy. He couldn’t bring in the spades, so he led the seven of clubs.

“Ed was East, and he played the jack! Declarer’s queen lost to the king. He won the next heart and naturally led a sec-ond club for a finesse with dummy’s eight, expecting three clubs, two hearts, two spades and two diamonds. Ed produced the nine, and the defense took three hearts and the ace of spades for down two. We won 13 IMPs and the match.”

Ed found a beautiful false-card. If he follows with the nine on the first club, South will (luckily enough) make his game when the jack falls under the ace later.

Dear Harriette: I got a message from the best man from my wedding saying that he is coming to town and asking to get together. I got married 20 years ago, and I have hardly spoken to him over all these years. Our lives sort of drifted apart more than anything. He is a great guy, and I remember all the good times we had together when we were younger, but time just seems to have passed and our lives got busy.

I am excited to see him and look forward to meeting his family. What I’m not sure about is whether I should address the fact that we haven’t kept in touch over the years. He has tried to keep us connected, but I suck at calling people or emailing them. Really, I’m horrible at it. Still, I want him to know how much I respect and love him. What should I do?

— Long-lost Friend, Seattle, Washington

Answer: : Stay in the present. Respond im-

mediately to your friend to tell him how much you look forward to seeing him when he comes to town. Find out what his plans are and when he thinks he will be avail-able to spend time with you.

Rather than apolo-gizing for the time you haven’t spent together, use this time to learn about his life and to tell him about yours.

It is not uncommon for people who were close to lose touch over time. Consider it a blessing that you are able to get back into each other’s lives at this point.

Reader is nervous about meeting with old friend

HARRIETTECOLE

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

Send questions to [email protected] or c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Wal-nut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ You are a strong force to deal with, yet today you might choose to be a lit-tle less responsive. Tonight: Defer, defer, defer.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Throw yourself into a project. How you are feeling and what you are doing will reflect the mood of the day. Tonight: Talk up a storm.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Stay on top of your calls and plans. An adjust-ment to let others join in will help make them feel cared for. Tonight: Togeth-erness is the theme.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Listen to what a loved one has to share. A conversation could go on for several hours. Tonight: At home.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★★ You could end up in a situation where another person asks for your feed-back. Tonight: With your favorite person.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ If you are in the mood to go to an art fair or do some shopping, go o� and do just that. Tonight: All smiles.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ The Moon in your sign increases your energy. Others desire to be closer to you. Tonight: So what if tomorrow is Monday?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ You could be deter-mined to follow through on what must happen. Know that, although timing does count, you won’t be suc-

cessful unless you are well-rested. Tonight: Not to be found.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Indulge a loved one. You might surprise

yourself as to how much you enjoy the moment. To-night: Where the gang is.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ S o m e o n e ywi l l be reaching out to you, so make sure

you’re available. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ You value rela-tionships. You know the im-portance of a good friend-ship. Tonight: Friends lure you to a new spot.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★★ You can’t walk away from a loved one’s overtures, so don’t even try. You know this person well. Tonight: Catch up on news.

What the stars mean:

★★★★★Dynamic ★★★★Positive ★★★Average ★★

So-so ★Difficult

Today’s birthdayThis year you have an opportu-nity to take your place within your community. If you are single, you will meet many people this year. You might find someone you would like to be with from late summer on. Take your time deciding. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy relating directly to each other without distrac-tion. Make it so. LIBRA knows how to pressure you.

The New York Times Sunday Crossword | The Descent Of Man

By Finn Vigeland / Edited By Will Shortz

1-11-15

Today’s Cryptoquip Chess Quiz

WHITE WINS THE BISHOPHint: Just take it.

Solution: 1. Qxf8ch! Kxf8 2. Ne6ch! (gets the queen, as the f-pawn is

pinned by the rook) [Ramesh-Amer ’98].

Z M ’ H F M M P B M G A D P K C Z M F I I J

“ U B G P J M P H C M D P ” G O O V M M J

O I P K , F Y C V M U D P G O O X L G P G K M A

C I K M C Z D L I Y C I U Z D H H Z M O O M X .

1-11 Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals F

By Jacqueline BigarKing Features Syndicate

Jacqueline Bigar is at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

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Puzzle solutions

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SOLUTIONS

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Saturday’s editions.

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TODAY’S CRYPTOQUIP: HE’S BEEN READING THE BOOK “FRANKENSTEIN” ALL WEEK LONG, BUT WE FINALLY MANAGED TO GET HIM OUT OF HIS SHELLEY.

ACROSS 1 Forest

growth 5 Finals, for

example 10 Fresh 11 Newscast

part 13 Jazz talk 14 Holed up 15 Of the deep 17 Keats poem 18 Lease

signers 19 Diner

dessert 20 Boater or

bowler 21 Shoe part 22 “Ske-

daddle!”

25 Grazing groups

26 Zesty flavor

27 Feeling down

28 Mine rock 29 Cincinnati

team 33 Kanye’s

music 34 Perfectly

behaved 35 Contacts by

computer 37 Walk in the

woods 38 Grad’s

reward 39 Roasting

spot

40 Is ahead 41 Heredity

unit

DOWN 1 Significant 2 Chilled 3 Common

dice roll 4 One of

Kotter’s class

5 Casual top 6 Long stories

7 Lawn makeup

8 Highway cop

9 Prepared for finals

12 Fills with resolution

16 Orderly 21 Spiny

mammal 22 Laid away 23 Chewy

candy

24 Like most résumés

25 Put on the wall

27 Detects 29 Made

hay 30 Full of

energy 31 Compare 32 Play part 36 George

Gershwin’s brother

Sudoku

Dear Annie: I am mar-ried to one of four siblings who dutifully took care of their aged parents until their mother died a few years ago. Daddy, in his mid-80s, met a bevy of women at his new upscale care facility and proposed marriage to one of them within two weeks. She turned him down, but a mutual friend accepted and she secretly married Daddy shortly thereafter.

The woman has two children, one of whom is an attorney. At first, we liked the stepmother. But 18 months later, Daddy died and we discovered that he had drafted a document leaving his estate, worth almost a million dollars, to her.

Now the stepmother will not answer any of our calls and hangs up if we somehow manage to get through. We certainly feel slighted, but this woman is our legal stepmother and we would, with civil-ity, like to make our case to her to use some of that money to help with our children’s college tuitions. How do we address her?

— Bombed in Birmingham

Dear Bombed: Oh, my. We’re certain our readers will come up with many names you can call her, none of which are print-able. Your 80-something father-in-law signed over his estate to a woman he barely knew, they married in secret, and it lasted a short time. This entire situation sounds fishy. You need a lawyer. Now.

Dear Annie: I’d like to weigh in on servers calling people “Hon” or “Sweetheart.”I’m a wid-ower in my 60s. I agree almost entirely with those who dislike being called “Sweetie,” by servers.

I used to go to a co�ee shop four times a week. About three years ago, as if someone flipped a switch, I began to be addressed as “Sweetie” or “Sweetheart.” It came with a condescending tone, too. I heard them address older women the same way. I quit going there. I took my late wife’s brother to our local steak-house. The young hostess escorted us to the darkest corner and after we were seated, lit the table candle and said coyly, “This will make it more romantic for you guys.”

Maybe these young females should get some sensitivity training before they are put into positions where they come into contact with the public. Just because we are over 60 doesn’t mean we sud-denly need coddling.

— Sonora, California

Answer to Saturday’s puzzle

by Thomas Joseph

Crossword

1/12/15

Answer to yesterday’s puzzle

Chess Quiz

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid

with several given numbers. The object is to place the

numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3

box contains the same num-ber only once. The difficulty

level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to

Sunday.

WHITE WINS A PIECEHint: First, remove a defender.

Solution: 1. Bxc6! bxc6.2. Nd5! Qxd2 3. Nxe7ch! Kh8 4. Bxd2.

Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

Jumble Daily Bridge Club

As the game at the Mad Hatter’s went on, the two Red Queens continued to bicker about who was greater.

“My status in Wonderland is unchal-lenged,” the Queen of Hearts blustered to Alice. “No ace or king dares capture me.”

“Yes, your majesty,” Alice said in a tone of polite disbelief.

“Think not?” roared the Queen. “Deal the cards.”

The Hatter, South, became declarer at four spades, and the March Hare, West, led a diamond. Declarer captured Alice’s queen and let the queen of trumps ride. Alice won and saw little chance for the defense, but recalling the Queen of Hearts’ words, she shifted to ... the queen of hearts!

LOW HEART The Hatter frowned. If East’s hearts

were Q-J-9-2, declarer needed to play low — and play low again if East led a low heart next. When the queen of hearts won, Alice led a low heart. The Hatter played low again, but West pro-

duced the jack and returned a heart for down one.

“What did I tell you?” the Queen of Hearts demanded in triumph.

Questions and comments: Email Stewart at [email protected]

Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ Avoid getting involved in a situation where everyone is stuck in his or her own perspective. Veer away from this matter, and you will be much happier. Tonight: Enjoy time with a loved one.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★★ Your ability to resolve a problem walks hand in hand with a new drive to accomplish an important goal. Tonight: Choose a favorite way to relax.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★ You might witness someone in your daily environment behaving in an angry way. The unexpected lurks. Tonight: Put in an extra hour or two to finish up paperwork.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)★★★★ You could be tired of the same old routine. Take news with a grain of salt. Detach before taking action. Tonight: As you like it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)★★★★ Your mind is on overdrive, as you’ll be in a position where you must answer to several people at once. Tonight: Hang out with a dear friend.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)★★★ Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you have. You know when enough is enough. You might wonder how to handle a partner or close associate who is becoming more as-sertive. Tonight: Say “yes” to an opportunity.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)★★★★ Note a change of pace. Suddenly, you seem to have a surge of energy, and frustra-tion could surface rather quickly if you can’t accomplish what you want. Tonight: The more people, the better.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)★★★★ You could be overwhelmed by a child or loved one. You will need to energize yourself in order to meet his or her demands. Tonight: Ever playful.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ You could be full of energy, and you might want to take a di�erent position on a personal matter. You see life from a di�erent perspective and have the ability to open up to new ideas. Tonight: Ask questions.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)★★★★ Take news with a grain of salt. You could be in the position of taking the lead. Pressure builds because of a situation at home. Be willing to adapt to di�erent situa-tions. Tonight: Make it cozy.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)★★★★ Take your time when evaluating a situation that is going on. You might want to rethink a personal matter. Tonight: Read between the lines.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Deal with a partner directly. Listen to what is being shared, and share what you think needs to be dealt with. Tonight: Snuggle in.

Horoscope

This year you open up to a new be-ginning. You could be in a position where you can help others dream and think in a more dynamic manner. You also can help others manifest what they want. If you are single, you will meet someone of interest in the second part of this birthday year. This person will be very differ-ent from anyone else you have met. If you are attached, you enjoy your sweetie now more than ever. Make one-on-one time happen more fre-quently. LIBRA can be challenging.

What the stars Mean

★★★★★Dynamic★★★★

Positive★★★

Average★★

So-so★

Difficult

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

Jacqueline Bigar is at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

MARCY SUGAR & KATHY MITCHELL

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

CONTACT US Chris Herrington, 529-6510, herrington @commercialappeal.com, or Mark Richens, 529-2373, richens@ commercialappeal.com

Dad’s secret marriage situation sounds fishy

By Jacqueline Bigar King Features Syndicate

In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 204-174, a proposed constitutional amendment to give women nationwide the right to vote. The silent film drama “A Fool There Was,” which propelled Theda Bara to stardom with her portrayal of a predatory vamp, premiered in New York.In 1519, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I died.In 1773, the first public museum in America was organized in Charleston, South Carolina.In 1828, the United States and Mexico signed a Treaty of Limits defining the boundary between the two countries to be the same as the one established by an 1819 treaty between the U.S. and Spain.In 1932, Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate after initially being appointed to serve out the remainder of the term of her late husband, Thaddeus.

In 1945, during World War II, Soviet forces began a major, successful offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe. Aircraft from U.S. Task Force 38 sank about 40 Japanese ships off Indochina.In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) in Detroit.In 1986, the shuttle Columbia blasted off with a crew that included the first Hispanic-American in space, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.In 1995, Qubilah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, was arrested in Minneapolis on charges she’d tried to hire a hitman to kill Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan (the charges were later dropped in a settlement with the government).In 2000, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Illinois v. Wardlow, gave police broad authority to stop and question people who run at the sight of an officer.

TODAY IN HISTORYToday is Monday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2015. There are 353 days left in the year.

MY ANSWER

Take practical steps to pay off your debts

Q: I just added up all the credit card slips from our Christmas spending, and I’m re-ally depressed. It’s going to take all year to pay them o�. I don’t know why I’m writing, but how did we get in this mess? God must be very disappointed in us.

— Mrs. F.J.

A: I suspect many feel the same way you do this time of year; it’s far too easy today to spend more than we meant to spend around Christmas, without even realiz-ing it.

But debt can be like a heavy chain wrap-ping itself around us, burdening us and taking away our freedom. Instead of enjoy-ing the good things God has for us, we end up thinking all the time about our need for money to pay our debts. Tragically, it also can lead to conflict in our families and even divorce. No wonder the Bible commands us not to take on debt we re-ally can’t a�ord.

The Bible warns, “The borrower is slave to the lender” (Proverbs 22:7).

What should you do? First, take prac-tical steps to pay o� your debts, and the sooner the better, since interest rates on credit cards can skyrocket out of control.

Make a realistic budget that not only limits your spending but includes repay-ing the money you owe, and then stick to it. It might even be a good idea to lock up your credit cards and use them only in emergencies.

But the most important thing you can do is to ask God to teach you his lessons through this experience. Why did you overspend? Were you trying to impress people by having the latest technology or giving lavish gifts? Whatever the rea-sons, learn from this experience, and then ask Christ to take control of your money — and your life.

By Billy GrahamTribune Content Agency

Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit billygraham.org.

By Frank Stewart Tribune Media Services

TODAY’S CRYPTOQUIP: HE’S BEEN READING THE BOOK “FRANKENSTEIN” ALL WEEK

LONG, BUT WE FINALLY MANAGED TO GET HIM OUT OF HIS SHELLEY.

By Judith Martin andNicholas Ivor MartinTribune Content Agency

Dear Miss Manners: On my daughter’s 17th birth-day, she received, in my view, an insulting gift from her grandparents. Birth-days in my family and for me are special days, and the birthday girl or boy is made to feel like a king or queen in celebration of their birth.

This gift was a gift card and a packet of thank-you cards. My daughter was crestfallen as she absorbed the not-so-subtle insult.

My daughter wishes to express to her grandpar-ents how deeply they hurt her feelings but does not wish to have a confronta-tion. Do you have a sugges-tion for this circumstance?

Gentle Reader: As you encourage your daughter to feel like a queen, she might consider ordering their execution. However,

you do not seem to have warned her of the usual eventual fate of despots who are harshly unjust even to their most loyal subjects.

But perhaps it is Miss Manners who is being un-just by assuming that the apparent insult may have arisen from a legitimate grievance. If it did not, she acknowledges that a polite protest might be included in the letter in which your daughter irst thanks her grandparents for the gift certiicate.

Dear Miss Manners: I am dating a lovely man who is perhaps all I could ask for in terms of character. I am always reassured in terms of how he handles diicult topics, moral dilemmas or anything having to do with our relationship.

I greatly value him for this. And we have interests in common — we are both athletes, love to entertain, and he’s active in his com-

munity, as am I.Unfortunately, I am

bored by his conversa-tion. He runs a restaurant, and while I am interested in business and love to cook, he talks endlessly about the preparation of food. There is a signii-cant discussion around every meal, where he can ind this or that item, as well as a litany of topics related to what is served at his restaurant.

Is there a way for me to politely divert him? Or are we a mismatch?

Gentle Reader: You soon will be, if you let on that his conversation bores you. It is not that Miss Manners lacks sympathy or is un-willing to rescue you.

What you could try is carrying on about how much you would enjoy being surprised by what he makes, and allowed to guess the ingredients.

This should eliminate the preliminary talk.

MISS MANNERS

Gift may be result of legitimate grievance

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AssociAted press photos

Night falls over Mirror in Lake Placid, N.Y. Known for decades as a winter wonderland and where the U.S. Olympic hockey team stunned the unbeatable Russians in 1980 in perhaps the most-celebrat-ed sporting event ever, Lake Placid is not just for snowy fun anymore, but is a town for all seasons.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Perhaps it’s the fresh-baked cookie that’s ofered to guests as they check into the Mirror Lake Inn, the

village’s crown jewel of lodg-ing. Or perhaps it’s how just about every quaint store and restaurant in town has some sort of reminder that mira-cles can, and have, happened there.

Either way, it doesn’t take long upon arriving in Lake Placid to realize there’s something unique about the place.

Known for decades as a winter won-derland and where the U.S. Olympic hockey team stunned the unbeat-able Russians in 1980 in perhaps the most-celebrated sporting event ever, Lake Placid is not just for snowy fun anymore. The vacation haven in the Adirondack Mountains is a town for all seasons now, though the sights this time of year are nothing short of Rockwellian.

“It’s the place you never really think about coming to, and then you get here and you never want to leave,” said Scott Natter, a vacationer from Philadelphia who was touring the Olympic Center — the arena where the 1980 Miracle On Ice happened — with two of his children on a recent snowy day.

w“For us, it’s an annual thing now. We say ‘vacation’ and our kids say ‘Placid.’ ”

With a year-round population of about 2,500, Lake Placid has remained small but bustling. Tourism and con-tinuing to tell the Olympic tales of 1932 and 1980 are the backbone of the little community, where cell service can still be a touch spotty and few seem to mind.

But with a mix of classic and new attractions and amenities, there’s more to the place now than ever be-fore. Whiteface Mountain still packs in skiers and snowboarders with ar-guably the best terrain in the East. Thrill-seekers can get their ix for speed and danger by taking a bobsled ride at Mount Van Hoevenberg. And those just looking to unwind can en-joy a maple sugar body scrub — yes, it is what it sounds like — at Mirror Lake Inn.

Hikers looking to scale any or all of the 46 Adirondack peaks that stand 4,600 feet or higher tend to start visit-ing in the spring.

In the summer, there’s a full-scale Ironman triathlon and a renowned horse show (which takes place in the shadow of the 1980 Olympic caldron).

Leaf-peepers pack the region in the fall, getting a look at the brilliant hues

before the trees fall barren again for the inevitable winter.

Bookstores, a little theater, an arts center that lures kids from 100 miles away, ishing, goling ... some of those might not all be available 12 months a year, but they’re all there. And many of those places are connected by brick sidewalks where people can walk about unbothered and unworried, even after nightfall.

“It is beyond a year-round destina-tion,” said Lisa Weibrecht, who owns

and operates the Mirror Lake Inn with her husband, Ed.

“Winter is such a small part of Lake Placid. I would say deinitely summer is the most recognized season here be-tween the lakes, the mountains, people leaving the city. This started as a sum-mer resort and our population swells by three times during the summer. I don’t think there’s any place more beautiful to be than in Lake Placid in the summer and the fall.”

Still, its calling card might be win-

ter, as evidenced by the two Olympic medals that hang behind the front desk at Mirror Lake.

Those medals were won by the Weibrecht’s son, Andrew — at the last two Olympic Winter Games.

“People always say, ‘Can you swim in the lake?”’ Ed Weibrecht said. “And I tell them, here, you can drink the lake. It’s a wonderful place.”

Lights decorate the Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid where those just looking to unwind can enjoy a maple sugar body scrub.

People ice skate on the Olympic oval in Lake Placid. and Whiteface Mountain packs in skiers and snowboarders with arguably the best terrain in the East.

Travel

IF YOU GO ...

DINING

■ the Breakfast club etc., 2490 Main st., https://www.facebook.com/thebreakfastclubetc/. two words, bacon wale.

■ smoke signals, 2489 Main st., http://www.smokesignalsq.com/. stop by the bar for a Manhattan, try the Flatliner.

■ taste Bistro, 77 Mirror Lake drive, http://www.mirrorlakeinn.com/dining/taste-bistro-bar/. Mussels appetizer is entree-sized.

LODGING

■ Golden Arrow Lakeside resort, http://www.golden-arrow.com/. in the center of town.

■ Mirror Lake inn, http://www.mirrorlakeinn.com/. continually rated one of the country’s best resorts.

■ Art devlin’s olympic Motor inn, http://artdevlins.com/index.html/. Adjacent to the olympic skating oval and olympic center.

Lake Placid is more than just a winter destination. It’s a safe, pleasant vacation spot year round.

A town for all seasons

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Name: SingletonAge: 1 year

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The Germantown Animal Shelter, 7700 Southern, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The Humane Society, 935 Farm Road, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

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Name: SylviaAge: 3 years

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Name: FolgerAge: 5 yearsBreed: Labrador retriever Description: He’s a happy-go-lucky boy.

Name: JasmineAge: 7 weeksBreed: TabbyDescription: She loves to play with other cats.

■ The Mid-South Greyhound Adoption Option will be at the Olive Branch Holly-wood Feed, 5070 Goodman Road, from 1-3 p.m. Saturday. The Friends of Mid-South Animal Shelters will be at the store from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

■ Adopt a new pet from the Fayette County Animal Rescue on Saturday. The

rescue group will be at the Wolfchase PetSmart from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

■ Hollywood Feed in Collierville will host three pet adoptions this weekend for Legg Up Cat Rescue. The feline rescue group will be at the Collierville store from 3-6 p.m. Friday, from noon to 5 p.m. Sat-urday, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday.

Pet adoptions

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Mary YarbroughImmaculate Conception Cathedral SchoolScience

Mary, a senior, is an excellent student who has a passion for animals. She plans to pursue a pre-veterinary track in college. She holds a 4.42 weighted grade point average and scored 27 on the ACT.She has taken a rigorous course load which included honors and AP classes. She shadowed a localveterinarian for three months. During this internship, she was present during a dental surgery andhelped to perform an ultrasound on a dog.

A student ambassador, Mary represents the school to prospective students and parents. She has beeninducted into the National Honor Society, where she serves as president, and Mu Alpha Theta, the math honorsociety. In addition, Mary enjoys participating in theater. She has been in musicals, dramas and a murdermystery. She also assists with makeup, costuming, warm-ups and props. Last year she played thefemale lead in Edwin Drood.

Mary volunteers her time cleaning up the Green Line, and working with the Dorothy Day House andBirthright. She also helps with the Special Athlete Fun Day and leads younger students in faith-based retreats.

Swathi GaneshCollierville High SchoolScience

Swathi, a senior, took her love for the sciences and interest in environmental issues to another levelthis year by starting an Environmental Club. More than 70 students joined and the club is making an impacton campus. Swathi holds a 4.625 weighted grade point average and scored 34 on the ACT. She attended theTennessee Governor’s School for the Sciences and Engineering after her sophomore year. While there, hergroup created a website which discussed the latest research about diabetes. Last summer, she attended anInfectious Disease Camp at Emory University and had an internship at Park-Highland Medical Clinic.

In addition, Swathi was recently selected as the only teenage member of the Collierville EnvironmentalCommission. This group advises the town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen on issues related to theenvironment. Her rigorous course schedule has included 11 honors classes and 15 AP classes. She scored aperfect ‘5’ on five AP exams so far including AP Physics. She is ranked sixth out of 458 seniors.She has been inducted into the Science National Honor Society and voted into the school’s Hall of Fame.

Pooja MoolchandaniSt. Mary’s Episcopal SchoolScience

Pooja, a senior, is a highly motivated, problem-solving leader who excels in the study of science and engineering.She holds a 4.89 weighted grade point average and scored 34 on the ACT. She approaches physics problems withtenacity and ingenuity. She attended John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and studied engineering. She hasshadowed doctors at Baptist Memorial Hospital and engineering graduate students at The University of Tennessee.In the fall, Pooja completed an independent research project under the mentorship of engineers at Medtronic. She wasgiven a problem, designed a medical instrument, ordered prototypes and met with a group of engineers to discuss themodel, make changes and perfect the final product.

An impressive community volunteer, Pooja helped a friend start a Youth Empowering Youth program at the Boys andGirls Club, where she has been actively tutoring for five years. In addition, she is treasurer of the National Honor Society,vice-president of Mu Alpha Theta and co-editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. She is co-captain of the varsity tennisteam and a member of the Cliosophic Society, Quill & Scroll Honor Society, Beta Club and National Spanish Honor Society.

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Austin BrooksCenter Hill High SchoolScience

Austin, a senior, is a talented student who has become a leader in the classroom. He holds a 4.4167weighted grade point average and scored 33 on the ACT with a 34 on the science portion of the test. He wasselected for the Mississippi Governor’s School where he took college classes and worked on team-buildingand leadership skills. In one class he studied the ethical dilemmas in science fiction novels. Currently,Austin is ranked at the top of his class of 200 seniors. He has earned the honor for highest average innumerous classes including Physics, Pre-Calculus, AP U.S. History and AP Language and Composition.

Active in student life, Austin is president of the Knowledge Bowl Team and the Robotics Team. He istreasurer of the Science Club and Public Relations Officer of the Interact Club. He is a past president of theBeta Club and member of the Student Council, Spanish Club, Math Club, Art Society, Theatre Club,Chess Club and National Honor Society. He volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, Olive Branch Food Bank,Toys for Tots, an animal shelter and an assisted living center.

Jack HirschmanMemphis University SchoolScience

Jack, a senior, enjoys and understands mechanical and electrical engineering. From soldering circuits asa kindergartner to designing wireless power transmission circuits in high school, Jack has shown the abilityto not only design projects but also to use a methodical approach to solve problems. He holds a 5.21 weightedgrade point average and scored 2200 on the SAT. He has been named a National Merit Semifinalist and earneda top score of ‘5’ on AP tests in Chemistry, Physics C – Mechanics, Calculus BC, European History andU.S. History. He won the George Washington University Book Award.

In addition, Jack founded the Poli-Sci Roundtable, a club that draws students from five schools todebate politics and world affairs. Using his engineering talent, he helped design and build a robot for theFIRST Tech Challenge competition. He also designed a wireless electric car charging system for parking lotsand conducted research at The University of Memphis on electronic circuits that can be implanted in rats tostimulate nerve conduction. For his bar mitzvah project, Jack painted a 25-foot-wide map of the United Statesoutside Wells Station Elementary School so kids could learn geography through hands-on interaction.

Kate WinstonFirst Assembly Christian SchoolScience

Kate, a senior, has a passionate interest in scientific discovery, particularly when it comes to chemistry.She regularly serves as a volunteer lab assistant, teaches chemistry to younger students at the school’s sciencebazaar, and works in a chemistry lab each summer. She also was selected for the Tennessee Governor’s Schoolfor Scientific Models and Data Analysis. She currently ranks first in her class, holds a 5.0071 weighted gradepoint average and scored 30 on the ACT.

An ambitious and dedicated student, Kate is known for her incredible work ethic and dependability. Shewas elected president of the Student Government Association. She has been tapped for the National HonorSociety, Mu Alpha Theta, National Science Honor Society, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society and theKnowledge Bowl Team. On a volunteer basis, Kate raises and donates funds for a “refueling gas program” for thecommunity, participates in outreach programs for the homeless, helps coordinate Operation Christmas Child forunderserved children, and worked on a committee that helped raise $15,000 for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

Cody CollierBrighton High SchoolScience

Cody, a senior, is an outstanding scholar and top science student, earning top marks in every class hetakes. He holds a 4.0 unweighted grade point average and scored 32 on the ACT with a 33 on the scienceportion of the test. He was selected for the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Sciences, where he focusedon physics. He was given the opportunity to learn and apply problem-solving methods that are common to allscientific disciplines. He earned the Cardinal Academic Excellence Award each year of high school. He wasrecognized for having the highest average in Discrete Math and the highest score on the final Biology exam.

President of the Student Council and Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society, Cody is very involvedin all school activities. He is the captain of the Knowledge Bowl Team and a member of the National HonorSociety and the school’s soccer team. In competitions, Cody placed second in a regional engineering fair andfirst in a regional Algebra II competition. He coaches a recreational soccer team and volunteers at a localanimal shelter and food pantry.

For more information, contact Mary Lou Brown,community relations manager for The Commercial Appeal,at 901-529-2508 or [email protected].

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