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NEWS FROM AROUND TO SHARE TIPS, IDEAS: Contact: Annie Oeth, assistant metro editor-state Jackson area: 961-7237 BFax: 961-721 1 E-mail: aoethjackson.gannett.com THE CLARION-LEDGER JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI JUL MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001 3B Conquering slopes and disabilities Teen dies from tornado injuries PONTOTOC Presley Medical Center in Memphis for treatment the night the tornado struck. Williams was pronounced dead Friday, Bedford said. Five deaths were initially reported as a result of the tornado, which left a 23-mile path of destruction in Pontotoc County and injured dozens. Thousands lost electric power and surveys have shown at least 200 homes were destroyed. 14-year-old boy pronounced dead Friday in Memphis The Associated Press A sixth person has died from injuries caused by a tornado that swept through north Mississippi on Feb.

25. Coroner Kim Sullivan Bedford said Lance Williams, 14, was taken to Pontotoc Hospital, then North Mississippi Medical Center and finally to Elvis Special to The Clarlon-Ldger Before her children were teenagers, Peggy Napoli took them to the mountains to learn how to ski. More than a dozen years and one spinal cord injury later, it was Napoli's son Brandon who took her to the mountains to learn to ski all over again in February. Napoli, of Crystal Springs, was one of six people with disabilities who traveled to Brecken-ridge, with Methodist Rehabilitation Center's recreational therapy program. The program helps the physically disabled learn about activities they can enjoy in spite of their injuries.

"I remember when the kids were little and learn-ing how to ski, they would ask me in the mornings if they could ski with me on the adult slopes," Napoli said. "This time, I was the one asking Brandon if he'd ski with me on the beginner slopes." Disabled skiers head down the slopes on either a double-bladed bi-ski or a single ski called a mono-ski. They outpatients, said program director Ginny Boydston. "We had been toying with the idea for a while and finally just knuckled down and did it," she said. She took her first group last year.

Showing people with disabilities what they're capable of doing on their own is a goal of therapeutic recreation, Boydston said. "You hope that when they leave the mountain they can say to themselves, 'Now I know how to do this and I can come back with my family and do That's the ideal situation." Boydston also arranges scuba diving and water-skiing trips for people with disabilities. The camaraderie with others with disabilities was the highlight of the trip for Benton resident Cindy Montgomery. "My favorite parts of the trip were when we were all together at night," she said. "I don't get to spend time like that with other people with disabilities too often.

It's great because you get to compare scars and discuss problems with someone who's been there already." Special to The Clarion-Ledger With the assistance of a trainer, Peggy Napoli (sitting) learns to ski after a spinal cord injury. LAUREL DEPUTY BURIED: Jones County Sheriff's Deputy Randy Chancellor was laid to rest Saturday at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery with full military honors. Chancellor was killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 537 when a truck apparently came over the center line and struck his vehicle head on. HATTIESBURG LIGHTHOUSE SHINES: The Mississippi Lighthouse Partnership program a statewide initiative designed to establish and strengthen after-school opportunities for children has drawn attention in a national newsletter published on the Internet. The partnership was cited among programs that get results on the Web Site of the Corporation for National Service at www.nationalservice.org.' LONG BEACH TRAFFIC ACCIDENT COURSE: The Southern Regional Public Safety Institute at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast will offer a course on traffic accident investigation in March.

Accident Investigation Level 1 will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 1 9-23 on the USMGC campus. The course is the first in a series of three courses that prepare individuals for the state certification test for accident reconstruction specialists. Students will be required to have a scientific calculator, a drawing compass and a working knowledge of basic algebra.

For more information, call (228) 865-4595. SIDON BOIL-WATER ALERT LIFTED: The boil-water aiert for customers who get their drinking water from the town of Sidon in Leflore County has been lifted. Tests indicate the water now meets the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Law. From wire service reports Pine Belt Crime Stoppers paid another cash award. The Crime Stoppers Board of Directors paid an anonymous tipster for information that led Jefferson Davis County sheriff's deputies to arrest Herman Hol- Program coordinator Mark Offutt also said Crime Stoppers recently received a private donation.

A Jefferson Davis County small business owner, recently a theft victim, gave $500 to Pine Belt Crime Stoppers. CRYSTAL SPRINGS use two outrigger poles to maintain balance and steer by leaning or in some cases looking in the direction they want to go. "The biggest difference is that you're sitting down," said Napoli, who injured the lumbar portion of her spine in 1999 when the ATV she was driving tipped over sideways. "I was uncomfortable at first, but the instructor is with you all the time," she said. "You start with a tether tied to you and the instructor.

But after my second run, they turned me loose and I just caught on." The idea for a recreational therapy ski trip had been bounced around for years by MRC 5 Crime Stoppers uses contributions from businesses and individuals to pay awards. The program also receives funding through fines. Pine Belt loway Jr. on Jan. 2.

Sheriff Henry McCul-lum's office sought Hol-loway on suspicion of stealing an automobile from a Prentiss shopping strip. Chief Deputy 'Wswffofoeourt Msvar glvt your nam. Vidalia, La. woman killed in 2-car accident The Associated Press A 43-year-old Louisiana Crime Stoppers pays cash for tips that lead to felony arrests. Callers to Crime Stoppers never have to give their names or go to court.

The toll-free number to call for Crime Stoppers is 1-866-792-STOP (792-7867), day or night. Ronnie Barnes charged him with grand larceny the day after his capture. The award is the first paid by Pine Belt Crime Stoppers and the fifth since the program began in 1999. Crime Stoppers never tells the amount of awards paid. NATCHEZ Vidalia, La.

The accident, which happened Saturday evening, is under investi The second vehicle was being driven by a 17-year-old girl, whose name was not released. Dunn was pronounced dead at Natchez Regional Medical Center. The 17-year-old was taken to Natchez Community Hospital and treated for minor injuries. what was wrong, according to preliminary reports," Manley said. "She was standing at the rear of her vehicle, and a second vehicle did not see her until it was too late." Dunn's vehicle was in the road and didn't have its headlights on, Manley said.

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