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57FOWL PLAYFitch Farms draws ‘big shots, good shots’

62FALL ON THE FARMAutumn apparel meets farm life

74WALL DOXEY STATE PARKNorth Mississippi’s Hidden Escape

83SMOKIN' GUNS AT RABBIT RIDGECowboy action shooting finds a home in Byhalia, Mississippi

29 | A FURRY AFFAIR

32 | KREWE OF HERNANDO BACKPACK FUNDRAISER

33 | COCKTAILS & CONVERSATION

34 | BUSINESS FOR GOOD MEXICAN FIESTA

35 | 6TH ANNUAL SCAVENGER HUNT

36 | DELTA STATE ALUMNI MEETUP

38 | SOUNDS OF SUMMER

40 | DOVE HUNT, SHOTGUNS & SUNFLOWERS

42 | WEDGEWOOD/NORTH CREEK PIGSKIN CLASSIC

43 | NWMAR NIGHT AT MEMPHIS REDBIRDS

45 | LIVE AT THE GARDEN: ZZ TOP

OUT & ABOUT

CONTENTS October 2015

62FEATURES

46 | VINTAGE AFFAIR GALA

47 | BACKSTAGE BASH

48 | MOON RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Photo by Backwater Imagery, John Hoffman


DEPARTMENTS

October 2015 • Volume 9 No. 10CONTENTS

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13 | INTERVIEW Peace, Love, and VenisonOutdoor Channel’s Lee & Tiffany Lakosky speak on whitetail management, grand hunts and the origins of their show, The Crush

16 | ARTS Reclaimed GloryReclaimed Helena scouts the heart of the Delta to breathe new life into old wood

20 | MUSIC The Skye Is The LimitSkyelor Anderson set to release second EP Somewhere

22 | BOOKS Observing and Not InventingSouth Toward Home is a leisurely tour of the literary South and ten of its favorite fiction-writing sons and daughters.

24 | CAUSES Chasing the DreamStarkville-based Catch-a-Dream Foundation makes ailing hunter’s hopes reality

89 | SHOP Think Pink8 products to show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

91 | ENTERTAINMENT Falling Into PlaceThe start of a new school year and the onset of fall provides the perfect excuse to throw a party

IN EVERY ISSUEEditor’s Letter 8Contributors 10Calendar 50See & Do 95

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This time of the year always conjured the nicest memories: fishing the local

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into the woods in hopes of capturing an elusive 8-point, only to return covered in

mud and grime.

Nowadays, responsibilities don’t allow for as many outdoor excursions. That

is, unless they’re work-related. Can you see why this is my favorite issue of the

year yet?

This month, Click returns to the great outdoors for our annual celebration

Southern sportsmen and everything outdoors. From unique craftsmanship like

Reclaimed Helena’s one-of-a-kind handmade tables (page 16) to Southaven native

Skyelor Anderson’s country crooning (page 20), all the stories in this issue represent

that magical, rustic sense of life in the South. We’ve got a little something for

everyone here, from the majestic Mississippi treasures that are Wall Doxey state

park (74) and Fitch Farms (page 57) to the booming Byhalia tradition that is the

Smokin’ Guns at Rabbit Ridge SASS shooting competition (page 83).

Outdoor Channel’s Tiffany and Lee Lakosky graced us with their presence

this month, providing not only some surefire whitetail hunting tips, but also a

tantalizing venison taco pie recipe. Check out their interview on page 13.

So from all of us to all of you: Get out of the house. Enjoy those beautiful

surroundings. The skeeters are gone, I promise.

Happy Hunting,

Casey Hilder

Editor

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Michelle Hope & Jamie Newsom

Owners and lead designers of Social Butterflies, LLC, Hope and Newsom have a combined 20 years of experience in the wed-ding and special events industry. This month, Hope and Newsom celebrate new beginnings in a festive fall party (page 91). Together, Hope and Newsom have planned numerous notable events, including celebrity weddings, charity galas and Super Sweet 16s for the hit MTV show. To see more of their work, visit sb-events.com.

Tonya ThompsonA Southern-born writer and editor, Thompson has spent most of her life between Nash-ville and the Mississippi Delta. Now, a con-tributing editor for Click, Thompson writes frequently on life in the South through her blog, The Tenth Muse (tenthmusememphis.com). Originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, Thompson enjoys vintage motorcycling and traveling with her husband and children.

Alexandra NicoleThis month’s fashion feature was coordinated by Memphis native Alexandra Nicole, who owns and operates three local boutiques, a makeup line and her very own fashion brand. From styling clients and working behind the scenes as a MUA and Stylist for fashion shows and shoots, to attending LA and New York market trips and runway shows, Alexandra lives for the fashion and trends of the modern woman’s lifestyle.

John HoffmanThe cover of this issue and photos from Wall Doxey state park were provided by freelance photographer John Hoffman. A Memphis-based photographer, Hoffman specializes in outdoor photography — from hunting and fishing to kayaking and mountain biking. You can see more of his images by visiting his website backwaterimagery.tumblr.com.

Madison YenThis month’s fashion spread is photographed by Madison Yen of Yen Studios and Maddie Moree. Madison specializes in wedding and engagement photography as well as professional headshots. In her spare time, she is a merchandiser for Chloe + Isabel Jewelry and consults small businesses to ramp up their marketing and sales. maddiemoree.com and chloeandisabel.com/boutique/madisonyen

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UP FRONTARTS, CULTURE AND PERSONALITIES

Peace, Love, and Venison

Outdoor Channel’s Lee & Tiffany Lakosky speak on whitetail management, grand

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Click Magazine: Tiffany, you’re a former flight attendant. Lee,

you ran an archery shop and studied to become a chemical

engineer. What brought you both to where you are now?

Lee Lakosky: Well, a total accident.

Tiffany Lakosky: (laughs)

LL: I worked in an archery shop through college and an oil

refinery for five years. I used to bring a camera out and film

stuff all the time. Not for a show or anything, just because

I like to go back and look at that stuff. Through the archery

shop, we went to Archery Trade Association show and met the

guys from RealTree: David Black, Michael, Bill and all those

guys. We were killing good whitetail already and Tiffany’s job

as a flight attendant allowed us to fly all over the country for

free. Denver, Western Nebraska, pretty much anywhere for

fun. I also wrote for a few outdoor magazines – again, just for

fun, money wasn’t really a big part of it. So, at this ATA show,

David suggested that I start filming stuff for Monster Bucks.

We produced a video hunt over the next year and it was one

of our best years. It was awesome. Growing up in Minnesota,

it was something I always wanted to do but seemed so out of

reach. So, doing all these videos before the age of Facebook,

Twitter and all that, we found out that a lot of people were

watching. I think we were in our second or third year, we were

THE DYNAMIC DUO OF LEE AND TIFFANY

Lakosky are revered throughout the hunting

world for their onscreen chemistry and laid-

back outlook on the outdoors. Now in their seventh

season of The Crush and celebrating the birth of

their baby boy, Cameron, the Lakoskys look to pen a

new chapter in their field guide.

contacted about a TV show to see if we had interest in hosting

it. Heck yeah! As long as I made half the money I was as an

engineer, I would be getting by doing what I loved. And here

we are 13 years later. It was pure luck.

CM: We’ve heard a lot about your personal whitetail

management program. Can you share some tips?

LL: Well, the biggest thing I’ve seen after doing it for a few

years is food. Food is number one. You’ve got to keep an eye on

those food plots to hold them in there. The second part is just

being smart about how you hunt and keeping the pressure

consistent throughout the year. For us, we consistently

maintain it throughout the whole summer with cameras and

feeders and other stuff in those places where deer get used

to you being there. That way, when hunting season finally

comes you get in there like it always was. It’s not like you’re

just pounding the place after not being there for nine months.

That way, deer see the same amount of human intrusion in

July as they do in September. You don’t want to cue the deer

off that something in the habitat has changed. That’s the key.

CM: How did you guys get the name for your current show,

The Crush?

LL: Well the first show for Outdoor Channel, Gettin’ Close

was the tagline and it kind of has a double meaning. Me and

Tiffany had just married, so we were kind of getting close with

animals and each other. The Crush, that was just one we kind

of threw out there. It was kind of similar to the previous title,

you know. You crush it at baseball, you crush it when hunting,

we have a crush on each other. In all honesty, it was kind of

tough since nowadays you have people claiming the names

for every possible show, website and publication out there. It


was one of the first names we threw out

and we just kept coming back to it.

TL: It all depends on what your own

personal goal is. For us, we try not to

shoot anything under five years old.

CM: Speaking of pressure, do you guys

ever feel pressured when there’s a

camera crew alongside you on hunts?

LL: We never feel much pressure out

there. Of course, you wanna get what

you’re after because a lot of money

goes into the hunts, but we never

feel pressure just to shoot something

because of the show. We’re not gonna

shoot something unless it’s old or we’re

absolutely happy with it. Out here in

Utah, we’ve passed bull after bull just

waiting for the right one. This includes

bulls that would be considered huge

in other areas. We also love waterfowl

stuff, so that kind of offers another

option if the big game hunts don’t go as

well as we planned.

CM: Do you guys ever hunt down South?

LL: We head down there a lot for

waterfowl, but most of our big-game

stuff takes place in the MidWest and

Canada.

TL: We haven’t in a while, but the

second place we ever went duck

hunting was down in Mississippi. I shot

my first banded duck down in Stuttgart,

Arkansas.

CM: An article in USA Today says you

play off each other’s differences. Care to

elaborate?

TL: We’re pretty lucky because they

film exactly what we do. The cameras

are rolling all the time, so they get

a lot of our personalities in there. I

would say that I’m kind of free-spirited,

happy all the time, whereas Lee, being

an engineer, thinks very mechanical

— everything has to be perfect all

the time. He pushes me to be a better

person and be more concise. When we

first started dating, every zipper on my

backpack would be open when we went

somewhere. Nowadays, that drives me

insane. I definitely bring out the lighter

side of him and he brings out the more

serious side of me.

CM: You guys are privy to a ton of

handcrafted venison recipes. What’s a

favorite dish?

TL: Definitely the taco pie. Some of our

breakfast casseroles are awesome. My

grandma was a huge cook and my mom

has kind of picked up on it, too.

CM: And your mother, she’s been on the

show as well, right?

TL: Yes! She got her first turkey, first

deer and first bear on the show. She also

smoked a great whitetail with a crossbow

in Iowa last year. She’s currently on the

road with us and having a blast.

CM: Are there any favorite or memorable

hunts you’d like to share?

LL: It’s kind of hard because they’re all

that way, but I’d have to say it’s when

Tiffany’s mom shot her first deer with

a muzzleloader in Iowa. Everybody

talks about that one. Her mom had

never hunted before, so it was really

interesting to see someone with no

prior interest become a hunter before

your eyes.

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Brown and drain 2lbs of ground venison.

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Spread mixed venison on top of Crescent rolls

Spread Sour Cream over Venison

Sprinkle with Shredded Cheese Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with:Diced tomatoes, shredded lettace, diced onions, more sour cream and any other "taco" toppings you like.


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Reclaimed GloryReclaimed Helena scouts the heart of the

Delta to breathe new life into old wood

Story & Photos by CASEY HILDER


FOR JAN FELDMAN AND THE REST

of the team at Reclaimed Helena,

a little creative thinking and 128

like-minded citizens was all it took

to bring an all-new entrepreneurial

endeavor out of the woodwork.

“As we got going, through our Kick-

starter campaign and other methods,

it seems like the community really

embraced it,” he says. “Not just here in

Helena, but all across the Delta.”

The idea sprang from a conversation

piece in the house of a friend of co-

founder Misti Staley. A blackened shelf

made from refurbished from wood of

a burnt-out house in the West Helena

area drew Staley’s attention. Staley, a

local creative with a hand in many of

the colorful murals surrounding the

riverside city, decided to replicate the

look and feel of this piece of unique

furniture for the masses.

Shortly after, Staley and Feldman, a

28-year-old Swedish immigrant who

came to Helena to do flooring four years

ago, began crowdfunding their idea:

A business built on the untold stories

of the Delta through handcrafted,

American-made tables, benches, chairs

and drawing boards.

A Kickstarter campaign helmed by

Feldman and comprised of 128 backers

pledged $35,784 to help bring the team’s

vision to reality, drawing orders from

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across Arkansas, Mississippi, and even

as far away as London, England.

“It’s a win-win proposition for our

city and its people,” says Helena-West

Helena Mayor Jay Hollowell. “We’ve

got all these dilapidated and burnt-out

houses that the city can’t afford to tear

down or store. Most all of that material

is not going to our landfills.”

With more than 30 new designs and

more in the process, the team of seven

entrepreneurs and artisans at Reclaimed

Helena set about gathering materials

and claiming a workspace. The team

was granted a small warehouse in

Downtown Helena through Thrive, a

nonprofit graphic design firm that helps

small businesses grow in conjunction

with the Helena Entrepreneur Center.

“This is our small business incubator,”

Feldman says of the warehouse that

stocks tons of reclaimed wood from

abandoned homes in the area. The

wood comes from a variety of sources,

including the old doors, fences, signs

and posts that fill the warehouse and

three trailers, all loaded to bear. “At

first we were scavenging a little bit,

asking for permission where we could,”

Feldman says. “But now, we work with

the city, the banks and the nonprofits to

directly acquire these old properties.”

While still in its first year of operation,

the team from Reclaimed Helena has

already orchestrated the demolition of

eight ailing properties with the help of

contracted assistance. The haul from

each site was staggering. “Think of a

building, you have the inside frame,

the outside, the floors — you come

back with a bunch,” Feldman says. “The

wood is amazing. All kinds, too. Two by

fours and more. Not the one-and-a-half

pieces you might find from your local

hardware store, the real, good stuff.”

“It’s a win-win proposition for our city

and its people”


The Skye Is The LimitSkyelor Anderson set to release

second EP, Somewhere

Story by MARY ECKERSLEY

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AS IF IT HAS NOT BEEN SAID BEFORE, HERE IT IS

again: do not judge a book by its cover. People often

assume Skyelor Anderson is an R&B singer when

they see him, but this Southaven native is a country boy

at heart. “[Country music] is a life story. It’s real; it hits you

hard. It’s all about true passion to me,” says Anderson.

He began his affair with music at a young age, but really fell

in love with it when he came in first place during Southaven

Idol his freshman year of high school. If his name sounds

familiar, when he was 16 he auditioned for the first season

of the X Factor and made it through to round three at the

judges’ houses. “The X Factor taught me a lot music wise,

where to be professionally. It taught me how to not be stuck

in just one place in music, not just country. Taught me how

to take something from all parts of music. That was the good

part about it,” says Anderson.

Anderson has a voice beyond his years that has come a

long way since his time on the X Factor. It is like whiskey in

that the more it ages, the smoother it gets. Now, he is 20 and

working on his second EP entitled Somewhere, scheduled

for release later this year. The name comes from the title

track and the idea is that no matter what happens in life,

we all end up somewhere. Maybe plans don’t go as, well,

planned, but it all works itself out in the end.

For Anderson, like most songwriters, inspiration comes

from life and his observations. He will listen to stories from

and watch his friends and say, “I have got to write about

that,” or see somebody doing something and find a song

title in it. He says this new EP is different in that it will

feature a lot of his own life, the good, fun parts. “It’s about

everyday life; that’s where true country music should be

today,” says Anderson.

“This is where I’m from and I’m going to keep doing

what I’m doing and hope somebody notices me”


True to country style, Anderson’s songs are straight forward, getting to the heart

of the matter. But that doesn’t make them any less interesting. “Where I’m From”

is an older song of Anderson’s that paints a picture of his hometown including

parties on the state line, and “I Would” explains some things he regrets and

wishes he could do over differently. Each is personal and made more so by their

simplicity, which spotlights Anderson’s voice.

The first single off the new EP is “Wherever You Are,” which you can find on

YouTube, and is set to release this month. It was written with and inspired by

Anderson’s girlfriend. As one might expect, he wants to be where she is, but he

says it much more poetically with lyrics like “we can just talk to each other, kiss

one another and make our own love

songs.”

Besides working on the EP, Anderson

has been opening for acts such as

Sister Hazel and traveling to put

his self out there. He says he is not

looking forward to moving to Nashville

because he knows that everybody

there wants to do what he does, but he

does spend a few weeks there to work

on occasion. Right now, he is happy

at home in Mississippi and traveling.

“This is where I’m from and I’m going

to keep doing what I’m doing and hope

somebody notices me,” says Anderson.

“[Country music] is a life story. It’s real; it hits you hard. It’s all about true passion to me”


Observing and Not Inventing

South Toward Home is a leisurely tour of the literary South and ten of its favorite

fiction-writing sons and daughters

Story by KATHERINE LEACHE

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“ONE PLACE COMPREHENDED,” EUDORA WELTY

wrote in On Writing, “helps us understand all

places better.” South Toward Home, a collection

of eight essays about ten Southern writers and places with

which they and their writing are identified, is a fascinating

exploration of the palpable sense of place that pervades

so much of the greatest Southern literature. In essays both

personal and atmospheric — as well as gently scholarly

— Eby’s collection will appeal to any reader who has ever

wondered why the South has produced such a prodigious

number of great writers.

With chapters about Harper Lee and Truman Capote, John

Kennedy Toole, Harry Crews, and Flannery O’Connor, among

others, South Toward Home takes us through Mississippi, up

to Memphis, down to New Orleans, over to Alabama, through

Georgia, even touching down briefly in Gainesville, Florida.

Eby notes that her book describes a personal odyssey and

that “the ten writers on this journey…are the ones who

spoke to me most insistently as I tried to…answer that

echoing question, What is it about this place, exactly?”

In “Eudora Welty’s Garden,” we are introduced to Welty’s

Jackson, Mississippi. From the Mayflower Café to Bill’s Greek

Tavern to her own beloved family home and its impressive

gardens, Welty was so much a part of Jackson’s social and

civic life that she seems more its patron saint than simply

one of its most famous writers. Admirers could leave books

on the doorstep of her Pinehurst Street house and expect

to find them inscribed with a note from Miss Eudora the

next day. Stepping into her gracious and “almost unbearably

welcoming” home, Eby writes, “feels…like dropping into one

of her stories.”

Welty’s home, now owned and maintained by the Mississippi

Department of Archives and History, is fifteen minutes from

a vacant, grass-covered lot where Richard Wright’s childhood

home once stood. No marker alerts passers-by that one

of Mississippi’s greatest writers once lived there; fitting,

perhaps, since he died in 1960 and, being best known for

semiautobiographical work which cataloged the miserable

existence of an African-American child growing up in the

Jim Crow South, his home state did not exactly celebrate

his accomplishments while he was alive. Eby writes that

“the worlds that Welty and Wright lived in are as far apart

as it is possible to be while remaining in the same town.”

Wright moved to Memphis as a teenager before moving on


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to Chicago. In Memphis he was able,

with a sympathetic white coworker’s

borrowed library card, to nourish his

blooming artistic and intellectual

spirit with books checked out from the

Cossitt Library in downtown Memphis.

The Cossitt branch is a still-operating

branch of the Memphis Public Library

whose association with a young

Wright earned it Tennessee’s first

literary landmark distinction from the

American Library Association.

Popping back down south, Eby visits

William Faulkner in his hometown

of Oxford, Mississippi. At St. Peter’s

Cemetery a few blocks from the

Square, visitors might find whiskey

bottles littering the Nobel Prize

winning author’s grave, a tribute

gift by late night visitors to the great

writer and his boozehound proclivities.

Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County,

a barely-fictional version of Oxford’s

Lafayette County, typifies the mystical

relationship between Southern writers

and sense of place. As Faulkner

described it to the Paris Review, his

“own little postage stamp of native

soil,” Oxford and its environs, was

more fertile literary ground than he

could ever hope to fully cultivate.

“Yoknapatawpha was that cosmos,

a place where Faulkner could fully

explore the grace and gallantries of his

South,” writes Eby.

South Toward Home is a wonderful

read for anyone with even a passing

interest in Southern literature or with

Southern regional identity in general.

Love it or hate it, there’s no denying the

South’s paradoxical conservatism and

weirdness. Eby observes that boutiques

across the South may have turned this

ethos into a cottage industry, selling

signs “with some variation of the

saying ‘In the South we don’t hide

crazy: We sit it on the porch and bring

it sweet tea!’” But that navel-gazing

corniness makes it no less true that for

many Southern writers, both dead and

living, their “postage stamp of native

soil” is fertile creative ground indeed.


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IN HIS LAST DAYS, 66-YEAR-OLD BRUCE BRADY WISHED

for a world where the terminally ill could experience the

joy of one final hunt.

Brady, a resident of Brookhaven, Mississippi, and cancer

victim, found solace in hunting and fishing during his last

days in autumn of 1999. According to friends, it was the one

thing that offered an escape from the ravages of cancer. “I

became involved when our extension director at Mississippi

State University was asked if extension could assist a

gentleman who was then dying of cancer with an idea that

he had,” says Marty Brunson, CEO and founder of the Catch-

a-Dream Foundation. “That gentleman was Mr. Brady.”

Brady died in February of 2000, but his wish of a last hunt for

those living with terminal illness would live on in Brunson’s

Catch-a-Dream Foundation, a nonprofit group with a

headquarters that sits comfortably on a 43-acre patch of land

seven miles southwest of Starkville, Mississippi. Brady passed

away just two weeks after the initial planning sessions for

the group. “Ironically, I never knew Bruce,” Brunson says. “I

had been in the same room with him plenty of times, but I

never knew the man personally. But now, 15 years later, I feel

like I know him pretty well.” He had an idea, but not much

else. At that time, Brunson was working as extension leader

of wildlife and fisheries at Mississippi State. “The meeting

Chasing the DreamStarkville-based Catch-a-Dream Foundation makes ailing hunter’s hopes reality

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between us never took place,” he says. “However, I did meet

with his family with a goal of continuing to shape his idea to

‘stand in the gap.’”

The “gap” Brunson refers to is the current policy of most

charitable wish-granting organizations, which places a strict

ban on firearms and hunting-related activities.

The group was formed in mid-2000 in conjunction with the

Brady family, the MSU-Extension Service, the Mississippi

Wildlife Federation and the Mississippi 4-H Clubs Foundation..


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The program was run from the

Mississippi State University campus

from 2003 to 2012 before venturing

out on its own. “We currently operate

independently of the university by

design, not by any negative issues,” says

Brunson.

The organization currently hosts an

average of 40 children a year from 46

different states and Canada, though

Brunson says some years can see as

many as 60. “The number that we host

often depends on the application rate,”

he says. “For example, we just hosted

a black bear hunt in Wisconsin for a

young man, as well as 13 whitetail deer

hunts in Iowa coming up. We are, of

course, entering the busy season for us.”

Land for the hunts is offered up by

charter organizations and outfitters,

commercial folks who are in the

business of providing these services

for a fee. Because of its unpredictable

nature, the Catch-a-Dream Foundation

does not utilize private land.

Hunts have taken place as near as

Vicksburg to as far off as the Canadian

wilderness and nearly everywhere in

between. Youths are treated to grand,

once-in-a-lifetime hunts for game

like elk, whitetail and more. “We have

probably about 200-250 outfitters in our

database,” Brunson says. “Of course, we

don’t use all of those annually, but it’s

nice to have the backup.”

The organization hosts several annual

fundraising events, including the

annual Catch-a-Dream Bass Classic

every May, which is the second largest

Mississippi-based charity fishing event

behind the St. Jude Bass Classic.


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BankPlus Training Center hosted this year’s Delta State University

meetup for alumni in DeSoto County. And every year, the chapter

hosts a silent auction benefitting incoming freshmen in the DeSoto

County Area. Natalie Howarth and Kayla Savage were this year’s recipients.

The chapter also recognized Superintendent Milton Kuykendall, a Delta

State alumnus, for his dedication to Delta State and DeSoto County.

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Wedgewood/North Creek Pigskin Classic

Don Reed, Tony Reed, Jim Bell & Thurston Wilson

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Cody Biggart, Sid Johnson, Brett Grimes & Barrett GuthrieSteve Boyd & Tim Ferree

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One of the largest trade associations in the state,

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real estate. NWMAR celebrated its members and their families

with a night out at Redbird Stadium, complete with barbeque

dinner. Photos by MIKE LEE

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A little ol’ band from Texas — ZZ Top — played to a sold-out crowd at Memphis

Botanic Garden on Aug. 15. Known for its unwavering support of the blues

and dedication to musical innovation, the band stopped in Memphis before

wrapping up its North American tour with Blackberry Smoke at the end of August.

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Live at the Garden: ZZ TopJosh Chapman & Elyse EndresTim & Sherry May Kelsey Loebel & Morgan Lewellen

Bill & Mona Sappenfield

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Jean & Jordan Oldham Jeff & Heather Cuyler

Layna Michalik, Laura Justice, Lynsey Hunt & Jennings Barnes

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Modeled after the Roaring Twenties, the 19th annual Vintage

Affair Gala at Memphis Botanic Garden offered an elegant

dinner and a spectacular auction. Afterward, Al Paris & the

Heartbreakers kept the crowd on its feet at this Gatsby-inspired gala

benefitting American Cancer Society. Photos by MIKE LEE

Vintage Affair Gala

Alyssa Throckmorton, Pam Harris & Jan Conwill

Margie & Michael Neal

Amanda Johnson & Will Pearson

Alexander & Brittany Quesenberry

Zsila Sadighi & Amanda Wheeler

Dexter & Sarah Gates

Andy & Pam Cobb

Steven Schroeder & Jackie Sparks

Sam Lynd & Sarah Burch Scott & Cortney Woodmansee Stephanie & Garry Brown


Theater enthusiasts had the chance

to go backstage at The Orpheum

and enter from the famed “Stage

Door” on Beale Street. Central BBQ and

Hard Rock Café provided local fare,

Ghost River Brewing offered up the lager

and Buster’s Liquors & Wines created

a specialty cocktail for the evening.

Rock band The Super 5 led a dance

party on the iconic Orpheum stage.

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David Garrett & Cameron Yates

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Elizabeth Berry, Tahiarah Gettis & Vickie Ratliff Ariel Wilder & Chad Harris

Larrie Rodriguez & Michael Ingalsbe Cheryl & Bill Stegbauer Barbara Beaver & Andrea Porter-Brown


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Needtobreathe, Switchfoot and Judah & The

Lion were just a few of the bands that

played at the second annual Moon River

Music Festival. Presented by Drew Holcomb & The

Neighbors, the daylong fest puts a premium on

cultivating a diverse line-up for an afternoon of easy

listening. Photos by MIKE LEE

Moon River Music Festival

Amanda & Nathan Overton Grace Beard & Brittany Dolan Ashleigh Himstedt, Mallory Rhodes & Randy Morrison

Bennett & Sara Valentine & Xiaver CummingsKenny & Traci StubblefieldRobert & Kim Jones

Ellen Clayton, Courtney Gannon & Emma Karpowicz

Michelle Turner, Amber Kowing & Megan ScheunemanJamie Bowers, Crystal Daughtery, Cheryl & Darrin Ruddy

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out & about calendar

2Vin-A-QueMemphis Brooks Museum of Art 6 –9 p.m. Celebrate all things wine and swine with Rocks wines from Cornerstone Cellars and an extensive selection of local barbeque. Singer-songwriter Rob Baird offers up his signature country sound. Admission $80–$100. brooksmuseum.org

2-3Water Tower Festival & 10K Hernando Courthouse Square 6–11 p.m. Fri., 8 a.m. race kickoff Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. Enjoy live music on Friday night before arriving early Saturday morning for the sixth annual Water Tower 10K and 1-mile fun run. Proceeds benefit Excel By 5’s Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Admis-sion free for festival. Admission $10–$30 for race. hernandowatertower10k.racesonline.com

3Bluff City Blues 100Robert Church Park7 a.m. to 5 p.m.Benefitting West Cancer Center, the “Ride to Fight On” is a tribute to the patients, families and doctors who are fighting cancer. One of the premier cycling charities, the event offers 20, 40, 62, 100 and 124-mile routes in Memphis. Admission $25–$65.give.mlh.org

3OctoberfestOlive Branch City Park 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For almost 40 years, the city of Olive Branch has celebrat-ed Octoberfest with crafts, games, food and more. The Olive Branch Arts Council will also showcase the winning photographs from its annual photography contest. Admis-sion free. obms.us

4Loving Local Pyramid Vodka Distillery 1–4 p.m.Join Project Green Fork in Memphis for its largest fundraiser of the year featur-ing food by Central BBQ, Felicia Suzanne’s and Sweet Magnolia Ice Cream. Pyramid Vodka is serving up drinks, and brews from Wiseacre and Memphis Made will be available. Admission $30. projectgreenfork.org

8Feed the SoulThe Warehouse6–10 p.m.Venture into the heart of downtown Memphis’ South Main Historic District for an evening of good music and great food. Year after year, over 1,000 people come together to support Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association by throwing one heck of a bash. Admission $45. mifa.org

8Harley Harvest Bike Night Southern Thunder Harley Davidson 5–8 p.m.Check out the hot rods and snap a pick with the Southaven shop’s pin-up girls at the last bike night of the summer season. As always, beer is on the house, and there’s live music to keep the party going. Admission free. southernthunderhd.com


16Cooking for a Cure GalaMemphis Botanic Garden6:30–11 p.m.Bonefish Grill, Lafayette’s Music Room and Seasons 52 are among the restaurants preparing signature menu items for this year’s gala. Local act The Lineup is set to perform, and Brett Strobbe will host a live auction. Proceeds go toward brain tumor research and treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Camp Sunshine. Admission $75.braintumorfound.org

17Halloween on the SquareHernando Courthouse Square 4–6 p.m. Get a jump on Halloween by bringing the little ones out for an afternoon of trunk or treating. Local business will line up around the Square to pass out candy and other goodies, and there will be awards for the best costumes. Admission free. hernandoms.org

The Arc Mid-South 65th Anniversary Celebration & Benefit GalaHoliday Inn at University of MemphisNoonRecognize The Arc Mid-South’s 65 years of service with a gala luncheon moder-ated by Action News 5 Meteorologist Ron Childers. Keynote speaker U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton lll will touch on this year’s theme: celebrating independence and supporting literacy. Admission $65. thearcmidsouth.org

17 A Magical Night at Overton ParkOverton Park6–9 p.m. Step inside the park’s formal gardens and bask in the stunningly lit gathering space. Dramatic lighting, whimsical décor and lively entertainment punctuate Overton Park Conservancy’s signature fundraising event in Memphis. Admission $100. overtonpark.org

23Boo! BallPink Palace Museum7–11:30 p.m. Sip on beer or witches brew and dance the night away to Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster in the Ballroom. Proceeds benefit the Pink Palace Museum. Admission $60–100. memphismuseums.org

24Fall Fest Olive Branch Old Towne10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chow down on award-winning chili, browse handcrafted goods and let the dogs out for the Strut Your Mutt parade. Admission free.olivebrancholdtowne.org

Blues BallGibson Guitar Factory7 p.m. Put on your dancing shoes and honor the King of the Blues at this year’s Blues Ball. Hosted by Memphis Charitable Founda-tion, the annual gala pays homage to the region’s rich blues history and recognizes the best of the best. Admission $200-$10,000. memphischaritable.org.

24Art on FireDixon Gallery and Gardens7 p.m. Sample delights from over 20 local restau-rants and bid on a number of big-ticket items at the Dixon. Pegged as the hottest night of the year, the annual Art on Fire shindig boasts live music and dangerously good drinks. Admission $60–$75.dixon.org

30Memphis Masquerade Pink Palace Museum8 p.m. to 1 a.m.Channel old school glamour for a Vintage Hollywood-inspired look at this year’s ball. Presented by Chef Phillip Ashley, the second annual masquerade invites guests to don a one-of-a-kind disguise in support of local charities. Admission $150–$225. memphismasquerade.com

31Noah’s Gift Memorial 5K Run-Walk-Skate Maddox Foundation9 a.m.Kick the dust up in support of Noah’s Gift, a program awarding grants to exemplary teens. After the race, enjoy food and fun out on the lawn. Admission $20–$25.racesonline.com/events/noahs-gift-5k


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2-3Mark Massey Blues BandRoxy’s Live at Sam’s Town Casino, Tunica9 p.m., Admission freesamstowntunica.com

3Hank Williams Jr.BankPlus Amphitheater, Southaven 7 p.m., Admission $25-$69.50ticketmaster.com

John Prine & Jason IsbellOrpheum Theatre, Memphis7:30 p.m., Admission $49.50-$79.50orpheum-memphis.com

7Blues Tweetup with KingfishGateway to the Blues Museum and Visitor Center, Tunica5:30 p.m., Admission freetunicatravel.com

Foo FightersFedEx Forum, Memphis 7 p.m., Admission $35-$75ticketmaster.com

9alt-JBankPlus Amphitheater, Southaven 8 p.m., Admission $30-$40 ticketmaster.com

Tommy Lee & DJ AeroNew Daisy Theatre, Memphis 10 p.m., Admission $10-$20newdaisy.com

Father John MistyMinglewood Hall, Memphis8 p.m., Admission $20-$23minglewoodhall.com

Huey Lewis and the NewsHorseshoe Casino, Tunica 8 p.m., Admission $41.50-$102ticketmaster.com

9-10MudpuppiesRoxy’s Live at Sam’s Town Casino, Tunica9 p.m., Admission freesamstowntunica.com

10Jefferson StarshipHollywood Casino, Tunica9 p.m., Admission $20hollywoodcasinotunica.com

The JacksonsOrpheum Theatre, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $45.50-$100orpheum-memphis.com

11Cat Head Blues Fest lllCat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art Store, Clarksdale10 a.m., Admission freecathead.biz

14Andrea GibsonHi Tone Café, Memphis 9 p.m., Admission $12hitonememphis.com

5Toro Y MoiMinglewood Hall, Memphis9 p.m., Admission $20-$22minglewoodhall.com

Florida Georgia LineBankPlus Amphitheater, Southaven7:30 p.m., Admission $29.75-$59.75ticketmaster.com

16HeartHorseshoe Casino, Tunica8 p.m., Admission $41.50-$102ticketmaster.com

17Ben RectorNew Daisy Theatre, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $18-$22newdaisy.com

20Third Eye BlindMinglewood Hall, Memphis8 p.m., Admission $30-$32minglewoodhall.com

23Drive-By TruckersNew Daisy Theatre, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $23-$28newdaisy.com

23-24Bobby MarquezRoxy’s Live at Sam’s Town Casino, Tunica9 p.m., Admission freesamstowntunica.com

24Leann RimesGold Strike Casino, Tunica8 p.m., Admission $54.95-$89.95ticketmaster.com

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26Norah JonesOrpheum Theatre, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $32-$72orpheum-memphis.com

29Steve Miller Band BankPlus Amphitheater, Southaven7 p.m., Admission $41-$65.50ticketmaster.com

30The Oak Ridge BoysHorseshoe Casino, Tunica8 p.m., Admission $16.50-$102 ticketmaster.com

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through December 18Intervals and Disturbances by Ben ButlerThe University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat., Admission $3-$5museum.olemiss.edu

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Story by Robert Lee Long | Photos by Rory Doyle


WFitch Farms, located on more than

8,000 sprawling acres in rural Marshall

County, draws scores of avid quail hunters

each year from around the globe.

Carved from the lands of the ancient

Chickasaw, the rolling red hills of this

region are home to coveys of abun-

dant wild quail. An old church, a Native

American burial ground and a number

of restored older buildings give Fitch

Farms its distinct historical character.

Beginning this month, Fitch Farms

celebrated quail hunts include some of

the nation’s top celebrities and high-

ranking government officials.

It’s often a mystery when a big-name

celebrity arrives at Fitch Farms, located

just outside Holly Springs.

Celebrities and locals alike are guaran-

teed privacy, comfort and relaxation in

the rustic, rural retreat tucked away in

the hills of northwest Mississippi.

Like any major “whodunnit,” it’s often

a question of who pulled the trigger

when “fowl play” is concerned.

Many of the world’s rich and famous

can say they have squeezed off many a

shot at Fitch Farms.

“United States Supreme Court Justice

Antonin Scalia hunts out here every

year,” said Jerry Fitch, nephew of Fitch

Farms owner and founder W.O. “Bill”

Fitch, the Fitch family patriarch.

“Governor Haley Barbour and Governor

Phil Bryant have hunted out there along

with Paul Maholm of the Atlanta Braves

and Jonathan Papelbon, formerly of the

Boston Red Sox and now of the Philadel-

phia Phillies. Maholm , who grew up in

Holly Springs, brings a crew of profes-

sional baseball players out here every

year. You never know who is hunting

out there.”

Fitch Farms features a mixture of

release quail and quail grown on the

property, according to Fitch. The flora

and fauna of pristine prairie lands, open

fields teeming with native grasses and

weeds and clusters of pine and hard-

wood thickets offer perfect cover for

quail, just waiting to be flushed out by

able bird dogs and keen marksmen.

“Uncle Bill pretty much runs it as it

was run 200 years ago,” said Jerry Fitch.

In fact, quail hunting runs in the fam-

ily bloodline, according to Fitch.

Fitch, 55, is a fourth-generation hunter.

“Uncle Bill has pieced together what

they call the original Galena Plantation,”

Fitch said. “He inherited some of it and

bought some of it.”

Fitch said his uncle is a source of inspi-

ration for the entire extended Fitch clan.

The love for the great outdoors has

been instilled in the younger generation

of Fitches as well.

“He has grandchildren who hunt out

there and even great-grandchildren

who will one day be old enough to

hunt,” Fitch said.

Bill Fitch’s daughter and Jerry Fitch’s

first cousin, is Mississippi State Treasurer

Lynn Fitch.

“I have such special memories,” Lynn

Fitch said from her office across the

Whether you’re a “big shot” or just a “good shot,” Fitch Farms is the place to go for some of the world’s best quail hunting. In fact, they have a saying at Fitch Farms that “no finer quail hunting is known to man or dog.”


street from the eagle-topped dome of

the State Capitol in Jackson. “We would

always saddle up our horses and ride on

Sunday afternoons. Even as a child, it

was so beautiful. So open. It’s 23like tak-

ing a step back in time. It’s so wonderful

and so peaceful. What Daddy has done

to piece it all together has been incred-

ible. It’s something that a lot of people

don’t get a chance to enjoy.”

Both Lynn Fitch and Jerry Fitch say

that Bill Fitch’s stamina and passion for

hunting and history is unsurpassed.

“He’s 82 but he’s one of the first ones

up in the morning,” Jerry Fitch said.

More than a decade ago, Bill Fitch

disassembled and reassembled the log

home of former Confederate General

Nathan Bedford Forrest on site. That

handsome structure, moved to Holly

Springs from Hernando, is now Bill

Fitch’s private residence.

Bill Fitch, the family patriarch of the

famed Fitch family of Marshall County,

said each log was lovingly restored.

“It was the first house that he ever lived

in,” Fitch said. “It was built of cypress

logs and we moved it in sections.”

Deer and wild turkey also abound on

the property, according to Fitch. Quail is

still the largest draw.

“When I was growing up, we didn’t

hunt anything but quail,” Fitch said.

“Now, we are covered up with deer and

turkey.”

Fitch has fond memories of hunting

with his father, T.B. Fitch on the old

family property. It was those memories

which prompted Bill Fitch to piece

together the old plantation again.”

“Even as a child, it was so beautiful. So

open. It’s like taking a step back in time. It’s so wonderful and so

peaceful”


“After World War II, it (Galena Planta-

tion) was sold,” Fitch said. “Daddy had

four sons and one daughter. We moved

to town.”

Bill Fitch himself worked in the corpo-

rate world before moving back to Holly

Springs and enjoying hunting again.

It was the recollection of champion-

ship bird dog field trials from days gone

by that often brings pleasure to Fitch.

“I’ve won the Field Trial Championship

over at Grand Junction several times,”

Fitch said. “My bird dog ‘Hitchhiker’ won

it 40 years ago. There’s a statue of him at

Ames Plantation.”

Fitch said field trials are held at Fitch

Farms each December. in addition to

field trials and quail hunts, accom-

modations for corporate retreats and

special events are also available.

Guests can retire in the evenings in

one of six recently-restored Civil War

era cabins.

After a day of hunting quail, famished

guests can dine on a gourmet meal of

wild game and delicious five-star des-

serts, prepared by professional chefs

on staff.

Fitch added that Fitch Farms has a

warm bed, a good meal and cold steel

within the easy grasp of any avid quail

hunter.

Guests typically arrive at Fitch Farms

Galena Plantation the afternoon before

the hunt. Check-in time is 4:30 p.m. Cock-

tails and a scrumptious gourmet meal

are to follow. A hearty country breakfast,

followed by a round of shooting sporting

clays whet the hunter’s appetite for an

invigorating wildlife experience during

morning and afternoon hunts.

Guides and dogs are available, accord-

ing to Fitch. “We have class act dogs

and renowned trainers,” Fitch said. “Of

course, you have to have a lot of quail

for a successful hunt. We naturally have

some quail on the place but we put out

more than 25,000 quail each year. My

“We have class act dogs and renowned

trainers ... Of course, you have to have a lot of quail for a successful hunt”


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trainer, Randy Downs, has been with

me for about 40 years. Hunts will start

early this month. We have between

12 to 15 booked from all across the

nation. They enjoy coming here. We

have some real nice housing. We can

handle about 25 at a time. If we have

an overflow, we can put them up at

the golf course,” Fitch said, referring to

Kirkwood Golf Course.

Convenient to most of Northern

Mississippi and the world via Memphis

International Airport, Fitch Farms is

located approximately 10 miles south-

west of downtown Holly Springs.

From Holly Springs, travel west on

Hwy. 4 for 6.5 miles to Laws Hill Road

and then go south for 1.7 miles to

Thomas Road, and then 1.8 miles to

the Plantation.

Packages include a full-day quail

hunt with guides and dogs along with

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THE COMPETITIONA lot of the competition is structured

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army, a six-shot revolver that saw soaring

popularity in the Old West and a pleth-

ora of Hollywood films. However, rifles

and shotguns also have a place in the

shooting competition. “I’d say we’re look-

ing at about 20 percent serious competi-

tive shooters out here,” says “Tennessee

Whiskey” a two-year SASS competition

veteran and Jackson, Tennessee, native.

“The rest of us are just out here to have

a good time.”

Participants are judged for speed and

accuracy with a variety of firearms

across 10 “stages.”

“This is the 15th year of Rabbit Ridge,”

says Jerry McDaniel, AKA “Sawyer,” a

shooting school instructor and member

of the North Alabama Regulators. “This

particular club was started by Easy Lee

and Casino Player, two well-known

shooters in the area. I’ve never met a

group so friendly. If I break a gun – which

sometimes happens – you’ll find at least

a dozen cowboys ready to lend you one.”

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doesn’t participate for the thrill of the

contest, there are those like “Sidekick,”

a 31-year-old regional champion who

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able revolver show that saw five shots

on five different targets in less than a

second. “These young kids with their

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appropriate to a name or profession in

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AAA series of gunshots cracks

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Sue,” a motherly maven outfitted in full

Old-West regalia who enforces safety

and order in the raucous and smoky

setting surrounding the contest. “Every-

body’s got their own look, just like the

old cowboys,” says Jim Hastings, event

sponsor and owner of Hasting’s Holsters.

“Whether it’s a certain look or a certain

vest, a lot of what you see at these

competitions is 100 percent custom

made.”

Embroidered hat bands, chaps, 10-gal-

lon hats and more are par for the course

for participants. Pins and patches are

proudly displayed on fringed vests,

celebrating renowned shooters and

icons like Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

And of course, no outfit would be com-

plete without a proper holster. “I make

holsters and belts for the individuals

personally,” says Hastings. “Whether

it’s for a male or female. Sometimes it’s

ornately done leather, sometimes it’s

a simpler piece. It all depends on the

cowboy.” And with a wide selection of

custom leather craftsmanship including

knife sheathes, gun belts, badge hold-

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boy look like a cowboy. “I had a guy

ask me once ‘Are you a cowboy?’,”

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OLD WEST, NEW WORLDThere’s a degree of theatrics applied to

the yearly competition, with grandiose

sets inspired by classic Western films

and smoky ghost towns. The competi-

tion area is carefully crafted to resemble

a dusty shantytown, complete with

wooden storefronts that recall an older

time or, perhaps, the set of an early Clint

Eastwood movie. The day begins with a

rousing session of Cowboy Church, an

evangelical-meets-anachronism style

sermon featuring sage wisdom from

old cowboys and a unique method of

praise to motivate participants. Cowboy

Church sets the tone for the rest of the

day, with cordial interactions and an

accommodating air in place of a fierce,

solitary competitive spirit.


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A FAMILY TRADITIONYoungsters earn the respect of adults

through sheer trigger skill. Competitors

as young as 9 and as old as 90 have been

known to try their hand at shooting, with

many being trained by fathers and grand-

fathers and inducted with an elaborate

“official Rabbit Ridge handshake.” “It’s a

family-friendly sport you can find around

these parts,” says Sawyer. “Kids here tend

to earn the respect of adults and, regard-

less of age, are treated like equals.”

“Kids here tend to earn the respect of adults and,

regardless of age, are treated like equals.”


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ENTERTAINING

ENT RTAINING

Falling Into Place

The start of a new school year and the onset of fall provides the perfect

excuse to throw a party

Story by MICHELLE HOPE | Photography by CREATION STUDIOS


entertaining

PLACE & PLANNINGA Sunday afternoon is the perfect

time to entertain for several reasons:

This day of the week never seems

as filled with activities for folks like

the other poplar weekend options.

A late afternoon event is also

budget-friendly when it comes to

the menu because you don’t have

to serve a full meal.

FOOD & FUNWe chose to do appetizers and

sweets with coffee punch and tea

from 3 to 5 p.m. Wade and Company

created the appetizers and Nothing

Bundt Cakes provided the desserts

for our “Bundt Bar” which was a

huge hit!

The menu included Thai Shrimp

Votives with Mae Ploy sauce,

goat cheese tarts with sun-dried

tomatoes and basil pesto, bacon

wrapped dates, and Mediterranean

chicken salad along with a

Mississippi Caviar dip and tortilla

chips..The “Bundt Bar” doubled as

decor and dessert and became the

focal point of the entire party. Guests

were able to choose from bundtini’s,

bundtlets and traditional slices of

bundt cake — all in different delicious

flavors! I added some DIY chalk board

party picks to personalize it and

incorporate the theme once again.

DÉCOR & MOREThe modern fall florals were done

by Holliday’s and added just the

right professional touch and fall

color to the party. We added some

DIY chalk board banners and the

school letters to incorporate our

back to school theme.

Guests were given “Painted Cookies”

as a parting gift that also carried out

our theme.

By utilizing a few local professionals

and adding some DIY touches,

you can throw a party just like this

effortlessly! All it takes is a little

planning and the right resources.

Here is our list to help you get

started!

Whether you are entertaining new friends or just itching to get out the fall decorations,

here is a sweet little shindig to offer some inspiration and add a twist to traditional fall decor.


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Chill coffee mixture before serving.Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate and caramel drizzles if serving in a punch bowl.

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