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8 POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT PRIMARY ELECTIONS: TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009 The following candidates have authorized and paid a fee to the Columbian Progress to announce their candidacy for the office of: CITY ALDERMAN AT LARGE • Vance B. Berry (D) Thank You Our family would like to express its overwhelming gratitude for the love shown to us due to the death of our loved one, Jack Quin. Your outpouring of kindness through the many prayers, visits, food, flowers and support in our time of sorrow was greatly appreciated. May God bless you all. The Jack Quin Family The Round Table “True Southern Hospitality” SERVING GOOD HOME COOKIN’ SINCE 1940 • Meats • Vegetables • Salads • Desserts • Casseroles • Breads Monday - Friday 11:00 - 2:00 Sunday 11:00 - 3:00 318 Church St. 736-3438 www.columbianprogress.com By Lori Watts Staff Writer The East Marion Lady Eagles' successful season wrapped up Thursday when Scott Central took a 50-40 win against them in the South State quarter-finals. They finished the year with a 27-4 record and won the District Eight 2A Championship. Against Scott Central, East Marion had some foul trouble in the first quarter but the Lady Eagles went into the dressing room, at the half, down by only two points. The final score By Don Hill Editor The Columbia Wildcat basketball teams each fell a couple of game short of going to the Mississippi High School Activities Association State Tournament in Jackson, as they lost in second round South State Tournament By Don Hill Editor Columbia opened the 2009 baseball season by reflects the foul record that was heavily weighted against the East Marion team. EM was three for eight free throws while Scott Central racked up 15 points from 26 free throw attempts. Shantrice Peters led East Marion in scoring with 11 points, followed by Arnissa Galloway who scored 10. Scott Central went on to win the south state championship. East Marion coach Calvin Brown said Scott Central and his team had been rated as the two top teams in the tournament and they happened to meet in a game previous to the finals. "I couldn't be more proud games. The Wildcats took on Choctaw Central at the Morton Tournament Thursday, falling 86-78 to the Warriors. Choctaw Central mounted a 26-16 first quarter lead before CHS could close the gap, 34-32 at halftime. By the time the third quarter ended, the Warriors clung to a 51-44 advantage. The blasting North Forrest 8-2, as centerfielder Chance Montgomery led the team with four hits and four RBI from his leadoff position. Second baseman Landon Stewart hit two singles and catcher Lionel Galloway hit a triple. The Wildcats tallied 11 hits, as infielder Conner Brady, third baseman Tyler Simmons, shortstop Aaron Ellzey and left fielder Ty Randall all singled. Ellzey started on the mound and picked up the win, pitching three innings while giving up three hits and two runs. Simmons tossed the next three, pitching hitless and scoreless innings. Forrest Dungan pitched the last inning, giving up a hit and a walk. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, CHS defeated Lumberton 11-9, as the Wildcats had nine hits and the Panthers had 11 hits. Lumberton committed seven errors to Columbia's four. of the girls that stayed with it all year," Brown said. "We overcame some adversity, lost some players early on during the season, but the girls that we ended up with really put in some great effort. Twenty-seven and four is a great record," he said. Only two seniors will leave the Lady Eagles for next season. Shantrice Peters and Carnitra Lott will finish their high school careers this year. Brown said, "If these girls will continue to do the work that needs to be done, we should have another successful year next year. fourth quarter was pure offense as the teams put up a combined 65 points. In his last game as a Columbia Wildcat, senior Nick Magee poured in 31 points. Donavan Newton scored 20, Dominique Tovell hit 14, Marques Garner scored six, Jaquaa Peters hit five and David Osgood scored two points. The Wildcats ended the The Wildcats took a 4-0 advantage going into the bottom of the fourth inning. Lumberton's offense got on board with two runs, and by the time the top of the seventh inning rolled around, the Panthers closed the gap to a 7-6 contest. CHS was able to plate four runs in the top of the last inning, then held off Lumberton as they scored three in their last at bat. The Wildcats' nine hits were all singles, as Montgomery, Ryan Ellis,Galloway and Dungan each had two hits while Conner Brady hit a single. Ellis took the win, pitching six innings, giving up 10 hits, six runs and four walks. He struck out five. Montgomery, Stewart and Brady all pitched the last inning, as Brady ended up with the save. Thursday, the Wildcats were whipped by St. Andrews' 16-6. Simmons THURSDAY February 26, 2009 Lady Eagles stop at South State The East Marion boys finished up their season with a loss to Hines Agricultural High School in the first round of the south state tournament with an overall record of 10-17. The Eagles went 6-6 in district play where they finished in fourth place, compared to sixth place last year. Several senior boys will leave the team. Arian Taylor, Nick Aikens and Travell Whiteside will all move on but most of the starters are returning. "We expect the boys to have a better season next year, too," Brown said. Choctaw Central snips off Wildcats’ return to the Big House season with a 27-5 record, second place in Region 8-3a standings and in the tournament. Last Thursday, the Lady Wildcats season ended a Southeast Lauderdale downed CHS 82-49. The Lady Wildcats ended their season at 21-9 and second place in Region 8-3A play. Diamond Wildcats open with two wins was the losing pitcher as he lasted only two innings. The Wildcats had eight hits, with Dion Jefferson getting two singles. Ellis hit a double while Montgomery, Ellzey, Simmons, Galloway and Dungan each singled. On the same day, the Wildcats record fell to 2-2 on the season, as they fell to Richland 4-3 in eight innings. The teams went into the extra inning tied 1-1, but Columbia scored two runs in the top of the inning to take the 3-1 advantage. Richland, however, scored three runs on two hits and a walk to win the game. Simmons took the loss, but Ellzey pitched seven innings, giving up three hits and one earned run. He struck out 10. Columbia hit six singles, as Montgomery and Simmons each hit two and Van Morris and Channing Henry each singled.
THURSDAY 9 February 26, 2009 www.columbianprogress.com Library offers amnesty By Lori Watts Editor During the entire month of March, the Marion County Library will be offering “fee amnesty” to anyone who brings in all the overdue materials they have, along with a donation for the Marion County Animal Shelter. If you have any library books lying around that you just haven’t been able to get back to the library, and now it’s been so long there is the embarrassment factor that keeps you from returning them, along with the fine you know awaits, then March is your lucky month. “It's amazing the amount of material we have out that is not returned. It’s a problem every library faces,” said Marion County Library Director Gail Bracey. "Some systems in Mississippi even use collection agencies to track down materials,” she said. Bracey said they thought partnering with the animal shelter would also entice people to take advantage of the “amnesty.” “The shelter does such a service for the community, protecting animals and citizens. We thought this would be great way to work together to achieve the two goals of gathering needed items for them and recovering lost items for the library,” she said. “They always need dry dog and cat food and bleach, as well as other cleaning materials,” Bracey said. Jane Bear, Animal Control officer, said that their most urgent needs are laundry detergent, for the 8-10 loads of bedding they wash each day, and automatic dishwasher detergent, used for sanitizing the animals’ food bowls. “Of course, we always need dry dog food. Right now we don't have many cats, although we know more will be coming and we are always using bleach for sanitizing and pine oil for cleaning,” Bear said. According to the library’s records, since 2005, there are unreturned materials out there with a total retail worth of $55,725. Bracey said the main goal of the “amnesty” is to recover these items. “We would just like to see a lot of material retrieved,” she said. “There are some people out there with several items they haven't returned so we will require that they bring in all materials they have out before we’ll waive any fees. And we need the things to be in good condition,” she said. “We work on a tight budget with staff salaries, utilities and all. We’ve been hit with some funding cuts from the state, and that means it will be harder for us to update materials, so we really need to get all these materials in,” Bracey said. “It is frustrating when we get in new items and before the people of the community have time to benefit from it, someone does not return it,” she said. “It's lost to the other citizens.” The length of a check out term for most items at the library is two weeks. For DVD’s and some other items it's one week. When an item is three weeks overdue a reminder is sent to the holder. The library staff then sends one notice per week for three weeks. This means that an item can be out for a period of eight weeks before the holder is charged with the cost of the material. After the first two weeks, a 5-cent per day accrues on the bookholder’s account until the item is returned. For DVD’s and audio books the fee is $1 per day. The library offers many services besides books to the community. They have free check-out of DVD’s and audio book CD’s. They offer free wi-fi access, as well as free public access to the eight desk-top computers and eight laptops. They have many reference materials and magazines and have offered everything from computer classes to tax preparation workshops. The library has hosted book signings, art and craft exhibits, book clubs and other literary events. The library has a public fax and copy machine, although a minimum fee is charged for copies and printing. Some upcoming events in the planning stages are a novice computer class, for those who have no computer knowledge at all, and a genealogy workshop, with access to a genealogy database. According to the Library Research Service in Colorado, the services provided by the library have an estimated monetary value of $1,548,580 for the 38,427 citizens of Marion and Jefferson Davis counties whom it serves. “We are here to serve the community and only want to encourage use of the library’s services,” Bracey said. “But we have to have items returned,” she said. Above, some library patrons fill the computer stations while others check out books or other materials. Got a wedding announcement, anniversary, birth, birthday, or other special event you want in the paper? Submit your photo and write-up electronically. Email it to art@columbianprogress.com After March, the amnesty period will be over. “We will begin a system after March that links all the members of a family together. At that time, if one member of the family has overdue materials then all members of the family will be blocked from checking out items,” Bracey said. “We don’t want to have to start using a collection agency so we have to take a somewhat stricter line,” she said. “Of course, we understand that accidents happen. People have house fires and other disasters, so if they can show us that has happened we will work with them on the return of the item,” Bracey said. “We also hope that we won’t have anyone try to take advantage of the situation, so we do have to have some restrictions on the amnesty,” she said. “If someone owes $20 for a book and brings in a $2 item for the animal shelter, we will have to give them proportional credit. This will apply to those who have returned items but have not cleared their fines, as well,” Bracey said. “Check your couch cushions, car seats and under beds to see if there is anything that belongs to the library,” Bracey said. “Now is the time to return it.” The library is open Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can call to find out if there are any items out about which you’ve forgotten or any fines on your account of which you weren’t aware. Remember to bring a donation of dry dog food, cat food or bleach, dishwasher detergent or laundry detergent and help keep two great community services running efficiently. LIMITED QUANTITY MATTRESSES STARTING AT OUR COST IVYWOOD FIRM Was $1600 NOW $888 Queen Set Curtain raises on “Crazy For You” By Lori Watts Editor The curtain goes up on the Columbia High School musical production of “The New Gershwin Musical Comedy, Crazy For You” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night, Feb. 27 and 28. Advance tickets are available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Friday, Feb. 27 for $10 at the high school principal’s office. At the door, tickets will be $12. The cast and orchestra began full dress rehearsals Monday night. Director Connie Wood said that “Crazy For You” is a true musical comedy in every sense of the word. “It’s got TAX REFUND SALE BRING US YOUR REFUND AND CASH IN ON BIG SAVINGS! tons of laughs, great dancing and beautiful Gershwin music. There's something for everyone in this show,” Wood said. Above, Cowboys turn Zangler's Follies into human bass fiddles when they team up for the dance number to “Slap That Bass” during dress rehearsal Monday night. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CREDIT NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? BANKRUPTCY? REPOSSESSION? WE CAN FINANCE YOU MACK GRUBBS FORD MERCURY Hwy 98 Columbia 601-731-1953 TARYN PLUSH Was $1600 NOW $888 Queen Set CASSIDY Was $1000 NOW $555 Full Set SAVE YOU MONEY 66 Daylin WAS $1000 NOW $ 555 Full Set Cassidy WAS $1000 NOW $ 555 SUPER DISCOUNT FURNITURE WAREHOUSE 709 HWY. 98 • COLUMBIA, MS 736-7272 Full Set
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