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MOSS POINT—The solemnity of the eleventh day of November on the eleventh hour and the eleventh minute is a silence recognized around the globe as a small recognition of the huge thanks offered to Veterans.  Americans honor these heroes on Veterans Day while In the U.K. and other Commonwealth countries, it’s Remembrance Day. In France and Belgium, it’s still called Armistice Day.

Vardaman, Mississippi, will always be home to me. 

Granted, my family only moved there when I was 11 years old, but for me, it is the place where I first learned the meaning of community, and the first place where I felt like a member of a community. My lifelong friendships were forged there during the last, sweet days of my childhood. I also learned the importance of having and being an integral part of a church family back there in Vardaman. And that childhood church home was where I married my husband over 46 years ago. 

When you think of slingshots, you might think of the David and Goliath story or Dennis the Menace. Slingshots often got a bad wrap for causing mischief in the original Dennis the Menace comic strip and its adaptations. Once seen only as a childhood toy, slingshots are experiencing a global popularity resurgence, driven by innovations in materials, a passionate online community, and a wide variety of practical and recreational uses. Beyond a toy, people are using modern slingshots for target shooting, small game hunting, and in Mississippi, as a new competitive sport.