Friday Feb. 15,
2013
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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 40
Local VFW forms men’s auxiliary
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • Two sections
Symphony on Shiloh Road
BY STEVE BEAVERS
MEC seeks local input, eyes future BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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There to help. The institution of the first VFW Men's Auxiliary in the state will do just that. “The auxiliary is a support organization,” said member Tom Chartres. “It is designed to provide additional resources in support of post activities and programs.” A installation ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 21 at the Fort Robinette VFW Post 3962 on Purdy School Road. “Only in the last year has the VFW allowed a men's auxiliary to be formed,” said Post Commander Bill Parker. “Members will be there to aid in our main goal of supporting present and former veterans.” Service in the military is not a requirement to join the auxiliary. But those eligible must have an immediate family member who is also eligible for VFW membership. Potential members are required to fill out an application and provide a DD 214 Form as proof of service. “A majority of us are not veterans of the military,” said Chartres. “I think it is great that we have people who were not in the military but are here to help.” Membership includes men from their 20s to 70s, accord-
Education and health care came to the fore as the Mississippi Economic Council gathered input from business and community leaders in Corinth on Thursday. “We have great dreams for Mississippi,” MEC President Blake Wilson said during the joint meeting of Rotary and Kiwanis. “This state measures quite favorably to other states. In the recovery, we are almost back to prerecovery levels.” Mississippi is ahead of states such as Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama in the recovery, he said. With education a key ingredient in improving the state’s outlook, MEC is putting together a 10-year statewide initiative modeled somewhat after the 1987 highway construction program. “How are we going to do that?” said Wilson. “Nine kids at a time, nine classrooms at a time, nine school districts at a time, nine counties at a time, until we lick this over a 10-year period … A common, shared vision will get us there. We have a responsibility and obligation as business leaders to do
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School district OKs several staff hires BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Over 700 attend daddy daughter ball BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Hundreds of young girls were dressed up for a night on the town with their dad. The 2nd Annual Corinth Kiwanis Father/Daughter Banquet saw over 700 attend Saturday at the Crossroads Arena. “Ignite your light … own the night” provided young girls a special night with their father, according to Kiwanis member Tina McKee. “It was very special to see all those little girls dressed up along with their fathers,” said McKee. “The place was packed out. I had no idea it would do this well.” Kiwanian Ken Weeden had been to previous banquets in Tupelo and thought Corinth was ready for one of its own. “It was something that I Please see BALL | 2A
His travels have taken him from Alaska, “I didn't stay long, it was too cold”; then to California and on to the provinces of Canada over the last six months. The Norwegian and of “a little of Scottish blood” musician is en route to the East Coast. “I always have liked the sound of a bagpipe and wanted to play,” said Moe. “It has been a lot of fun and I have seen a lot of cool things during my travels.” Moe has been to 17 states and four Canadian provinces in his Ford Outback. Most nights are spent inside his vehicle in the parking lot of a local Wal-mart. “When I can, I like to stay out in the wild on my hammock,” said the traveler. Booneville was the next
The Corinth School District Board of Trustees acted on several staff hires and resignations this week. The board accepted the recommendation of Jonathan Beard as boys’ basketball coach at Corinth Middle School. Others approved for CMS are Brittany Griffin, seventh grade reading; Stephanie Patterson, ISS teacher; and Leota King, supply or substitute teacher. Hires for Corinth Elementary are Brenda Mitchell and Kalah Rogers, supply teachers, and Lucinda Kinder, long-term teacher assistant. The board approved Lynn Haynie as art teacher at Corinth High School. Others include Brenda Mitchell and Martha Tallent, interventionists, and Anna Curlee as part of the Carol M. White Physical Education Grant. The board accepted the resignations of Amy Roach, Shannon Palmer and Paul Kennedy from CMS and Kathryn Lee from CES. The board approved requests for leave for Lesley Bain, Ramona Kinney and Kelly Marshall at CMS and Kate Tucker at CES. In other business: ■ Monday’s meeting was the last for trustee Tom Rogers,
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Kevin Moe treats passersby to a bagpipe symphony Wednesday evening at the corner of Shiloh Road and Parkway. He is a resident of Wyoming.
18-year-old Wyoming musician travels country playing his bagpipe, earning tips along the way BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Kevin Moe drew quiet the crowd with his impromptu bagpipe symphony on Shiloh Road. The 18-year-old, who set out to see the country in August, got a rock star-like reception as he played his bagpipe at the corner of the Shiloh Road BP and Parkway. “He came in and asked if it was all right to play on the corner and I said sure,” explained BP employee Cindy Price. “We have been busy with all kinds of people stopping to hear him play.” Dressed in a kilt with accessories such as a sporran, Balmoral cap, hose and flashes, the young man from Laramie, Wyo., had his photo taken by numerous people who stopped to hear the sweet sound of the
bagpipe. “I love bagpipes and I wanted my two grandchildren to see it,” said Kay Hussey Wednesday evening, as she took a photo of her grandchildren with Moe. “I have been listening in another parking lot until my grandchildren got here.” Moe said he has been well received most places he has been. “People love to hear the bagpipe everywhere I go,” he said. The self-taught player of the musical instrument attains the sound by the pressure of wind emitted from a bag that is squeezed by a player's arm. He was treated to several donations as he played. One young lady even gave Moe her last dollar. “I was told I couldn't play at the last place I was,” he said of his Savannah, Tenn., encounter.
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