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The Citizen, 1997-01-08, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1997 96 things to recall — or forget about 1996 By Mark Nonkes Happy New Year everyone. 1997 is a year to look forward to but let's not forget about the past year. 1996 had many memorable moments and trends. Here is a list of just 96 things to remember: 96. The macerena 95. Canadian country singer Shania Twain 94. Pamela Anderson Lee - mother 93. Bill Clinton vs. Bob Dole - Bill won 92. New Canadian TV show: FX: The Series 91. Wayne Gretzky traded to the St. Louis Blues 90. ParOlympics 89. Wind at my Back 88. Heavy rains at Plowing Match & Threshers Reunion affect attendance 87. Return of the 70s in fashion 86. Bright nail polish colours 85. Movie: Ransom 84. Protests against Mike Harris and his cuts 83. Canadian talk shows - Camila Scott & Jonovision 82. Death of George Bums 81. Floods in Quebec 80. Dunblane, Scotland - 16 kindergarten children and their teacher killed 79. Sheila Copps resigning and being re-elected 78. Kim Campbell's book 77. Olympics 76. Tornado in Arthur destroys farms 75. Movie: Mission Impossible 74. Madonna - mother 73. Toonie - the national craze to to see if you could get the centre out 72. Mel Gibson's Brave heart winning at the Oscars 71. Canada wins the 4th World Junior Hockey Championship title 70. U.S.A, trying to boss Canada around to not trade with Cuba 69. Rita MacNeil comes to Blyth 68. Boris Yeltsin's heart problems 67. Nicholas Cage & Susan Sarandan - Oscar winners 66. New York Yankees - World Series Champions 65. Movie. Twister 64. Royal Divorce - Charles & Diana 63. Fergie's book and talk show tour 62. Tickle Me Elmo 61. TWA Flight 800 crash; no survivors 60. Military inquiry about the behaviour in Somalia 59. Snowboarding explosion 58. Toronto Argonauts CFL champions 57. Chicago Bulls NBA Champs but the Raptors beat them earlier in the season 56. End of Road to fivonlea 55. Remake of the movie Romeo & Juliet 54. Margaret Atwood continues to write best sellers 53. Flu outbreak 52. Snow fell Nov. 1 in Huron County but it didn't last 51. More restrictions being put on smoking 50. Talk of hospital closures 49. Bombing at Atlanta during Olympics 48. Brian Mulroney suing the government 47. Anne Murray, another CD 46. Canadian rowers at Olympics - six medals 45. Movie: Nutty Professor 44. High com prices up to $7.25 a bushel 43. Mario Lemieux returns to the ice 42. Pat Hentgen - Cy Young Award winner 41. Life on Mars? 40. GM strike 39. Conrad Black's newspaper empire grows 38. Sports & Track clothes are casual wear 37. Education reform and cuts are on the way 36. Jobs, jobs, jobs, Canada's #1 concern 35. Rawandian refugees go home 34. Tragically Hip's - Trouble in the Henhouse 33. Trouble in Northern Ireland 32. Dennis Rodman - anything to get attention, including marrying himself 31. Mamie McBean & Kathleen Heedle, a total of three gold medals after two Olympic games 30. Religious leaders, Mother Teresa and the Pope ill 29. Toronto Film Festival 28. OPSUE Strikes 27. Blyth council asks government for the removal of education taxes from property 26. Hurricane Fran 25. Movie: Dragon Heart 24. CBC cuts 23. Christopher Reeve's recovery 22. New cable channels 21. Bridge construction between P.E.I. and New Brunswick 20. End of Due South 19. Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche 18. Una Bomber 17. Zellers comes to Goderich 16. Rock group Oasis breakup 15. Movie: The Rock. 14. The return of several stars including Michael J. Fox and Bill Cosby to TV 13. More casinos - Casino Niagara and Casino North in Orillia 12. Poor weather for farmers 11. Celine Dion 10. Prime Minister Chretien choking protester 9. Mad Cow Disease 8. 4 X 100m relay team beats cocky American to take the gold medal at the Olympics 7. Internet - explosion 6. Alein Eye sunglasses 5. Independence Day the number one movie 4. Donovan Bailey winning gold at Olympics 3. Michael Jackson, divorced, remarried, father-to-be 2. Alanis Morisette's spectacular success 1. Teen Page comes to Citizen Thinking of Mississippi mud Malinda Exel What comes to your mind when you think of Mississippi mud? Most likely it's the dessert...right? The rich chocolate and whip cream dish full of calories. » Well, I have a different view of Mississippi mud. My version is brown dirt that covers the ground in the state of Mississippi. This mud is a type of clay that is almost orange. During the holidays, between Christmas and New Years, I had the opportunity to visit the state of Mississippi. My mom and dad, my younger sister and I, set out for the 2000 kilometre, two-day trip on Dec. 26. It was an adventure. We drove through six states until we reached our destination, Rolling Fork, Mississippi. The reason for our trip to Mississippi was that my sister lives in Rolling Fork. She has been there for eight years, so this was actually my third time visiting her. I enjoyed it the most, because the other two times I was too young to appreciate it. There are many differences between Canada and Mississippi. The type of land is interesting. In Mississippi there is land with hills and other raised landforms, and there is the Delta, which is very flat land. The only contrast that a person would find in the land would be the occasional group of trees and the many levies. It was really neat to see a house all by itself on a road with steep banks of soil on three sides of the house. The levies help prevent water from the flooding rivers and creeks reaching built up areas and towns. Rolling Fork is a small community located on the Mississippi Delta. On account of the Delta area being flat land, there are no hills or slightly rising land, so the levies are important. People would experience far more water damage than they already do, if the levies weren't there. What really shocked me when we arrived in Mississippi, was the amount of garbage littering the roadsides. There are certain areas where litter is a big problem. The good thing is that the state is trying to correct their littler problem. There are signs along the road telling of their "adopt a highway" program. It is not unusual to see garbage bags along th > side of the road, waiting to be picked up. There is also another sign that I thought was really neat. It has the slogan "Litter-free By 2003". It is great to see that people are actually working towards a cleaner environment. One thing I found strange was seeing snow in Mississippi. There were little bits and pieces of what looked like snow laying at the side of the road and in fields. I thought this was strange, because usually it is too warm to get snow in Mississippi. But, then I looked closer. The snow is actually cotton. Cotton is grown all over the Delta. There were remains of the harvest in the fields, and that is why it looked snow. Cotton is one of the largest industries in Mississippi. The biggest difference that is apparent is the water. In the area that I visited, all of the streams, creeks, and rivers are brown. The water never gets clear. The drinking water even has a brown tinge to it. This is because of the mud. The mud gets into the water and when it is filtered for drinking water, a small amount which is too fine to filter out, is left in the water. It is impossible to have clear water. When you see a bathtub of brown water, it makes you look twice. It was just something that we had to get used to. My family's trip to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, was great. We had a wonderful time. We met some interesting people, made some new friends, and experienced a different way of life. It had a lot of fun. I would recommend visiting Mississippi. It is a great place to go for a vacation. 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