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History brought to life: Local woman portrays African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman
Gwen Williams, a.k.a Miss Chocolate, is portraying famous ‘conductor’ for the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, for local children in recognition of Black History Month.
She says, “In high school we always did Negro Spirituals, but never really appreciated what they were about or how significant they were in the Underground Railroad.

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Pawdi Gras coming to Picayune February 25
The Senior Center is hosting its first Mardi Gras parade for pets and calling it Pawdi Gras 2012. The event will be held on Goodyear Blvd from 10 a.m. (registration at Jack Read Park) to 1 p.m. (ending at Jack Read Park) and awards will be given for both the court and regular parade crew. Registration is $25 for regular crew and $50 for court. All registrants will receive an official t-shirt and proceeds will benefit the Senior Center, SPCA and local animal rescue.

February 4, 2012
Mary Ellen Bright
Mary Ellen Bright is this week’s Picayune Item Super Senior because of her high-energy, task oriented, community service which has spanned decades.
She and her husband, Dan, have two children, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and have been married for 52 years.

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Tis the season to obliterate the candidate
Dr. Stanley Watson/Syndicated columnist
We still have several long months to go before the presidential election and we wonder how the slandering on both sides can get any worse. Apparently our election system requires opponents to destroy one another. By the time the election is over the citizens will have been ill informed and distrustful of the nations leadership no matter who wins. Winston Churchill was right when he said our system of government was the worst except for all the other systems. Even after the election is over we will still not know if the winner is the fittest or the unfittest survivor.

February 4, 2012
PRCC Women’s Health Symposium gives women information and pampering
Kelly Swanson, speaker at the Pearl River Community College Women’s Health Symposium, spoke Saturday, January 28, to about 350 women who packed Crosby Hall on the Poplarville campus for the sixth annual symposium.

February 1, 2012 1 Photo
Friday is the last day to register for Krewe of Pearl parade
Greater Picayune Area Chamber of Commerce Director April Lovelace would like to remind everyone that Friday is the last day to register for the Chamber’s Krewe of the Pearl Mardi Gras Parade which will be held February 13, at 6 p.m.

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Eudora Welty’s Garden Photographs by Langdon Clay on display
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art presents Eudora Welty’s Garden: Photographs by Langdon Clay on display in the Stairwell Gallery February 9 through April 1.
The public is invited to attend a Gallery Talk by Clay Thursday, February 9 at 6 p.m. with a reception and book-signing to follow.

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Impatient nation: We want it now
“An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.”
— Dutch proverb
There it was— a newspaper article on impatient Americans. I couldn’t wait to read it.

February 1, 2012
Ask Mr. Know-it-All: Baggage abbreviations don’t always make sense
Q: While checking in at an airport I saw a few bags with YTO airport identifier codes on their tags. My girlfriend also spotted the tags and wondered out loud what it meant. I suggested “You’re The One,” but she didn’t believe me. Where were those bags heading?

February 1, 2012
Blooming winter wonders at the Crosby Arboretum
Over the past few weeks, visitors to the Arboretum have been commenting on the many blooming plants seen along our trails. It all began with the sighting of some scattered golden blossoms on the Carolina yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) vine that scampers up the pine trees and over the shrubs found in our exhibits.

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