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Publisher’s Note

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Cover photo by EJR Photography

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Happy New Year to all of you! We are very excited about 2011 and the many opportunities that it will bring. Thanks for your outpouring of support with our first three publications. Please enjoy all of the HOO Tips in this edition and, as always, please tell our advertisers the “HOO” sent you. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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The adult Ladybug can eat up to 100 aphids a day. (Since aphids make a sug-ary liquid, that’s like drink-ing 100 sodas!)

A queen bee can lay up

to 1,500 eggs in a day. (Mamma mia!)

The ratio of people to ants is 1 to 1million. (And the ants go marching one by one!)

HOO’s buggy statistics



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January 7FLEX Group Fitness Parents Night OutFLEX Group Fitness in Ocean Springs will be offering a Parent’s Night Out. This event is open to members and non-members. The kids will enjoy games, races, pizza and a movie! Call FLEX Group Fit-ness for availability and pricing at 228.872.2929.

January 7 & 15PUBLIC ICE SKATING @ COLI-SEUM!Bring your family & friends and come out for FUN on the ice - im-mediately following certain MS Surge Hockey games! Ice skating is GREAT exercise & loads of fun for all - skate 90 minutes! Skates Included! Limited to 200 skaters! Advanced tickets on sale! Attend-ing game not required to skate.Times: Immediately following the MS Surge Hockey Game!Location: MS Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd, BiloxiPhone: (800) 726-2781 or (228) 594-3700Admission: $10 Admission - Call for tickets!

January 14PAINT FOR PAWS!Enjoy a fun-filled evening of painting with friends and sup-porting homeless pets along the Coast. Paint a masterpiece, enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages, all while supporting a GREAT cause...our animals! Classes taught by ex-perienced instructors. Sponsored by BYO Brush Studios, IP Casino, & Humane Society of South MS! Proceeds benefit Humane Society of South MS! **For added fun, bring your own bottle of wine!Times: 6pm-9pmLocation: Humane Society of

South MS, 2615 Highway 49, GulfportContact: Jode’ Braxton-Hignight - Development DirectorPhone: 228-822-3803Admission: Admission Charged & Reservations Required - Space Limited!

January 2217TH ANNUAL HOOPSFESTTop-ranked High School Basket-ball Teams compete in the “Big House” for bragging rights and trophies. Come out and support your local teams as many of them play for the first time in a large arena.Times: Call for event times!Location: MS Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd, BiloxiPhone: (800) 726-2781 or (228) 594-3700Admission: Call for tickets!

January 23CHEERSPORT GRAND CHAMPI-ONSHIP!An awesome Cheerleading Championship Event! Hundreds of cheerleading teams compet-ing and having fun!Times: Competition times vary - Call for details!Location: MS Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd, BiloxiPhone: 888-732-3965Admission: Free!

January 29TIGER TAILGATE & POLAR BEAR PLUNGE!This FUNdraising event is the first official event of its kind on the MS Gulf Coast! At this family event, which features a festival atmosphere, teams, and individu-als wear costumes then “plunge” themselves into the icy waters of the Bay of St. Louis! In addition to the major event, enjoy contests

for Best Costumes, Best Team Theme, Best Tailgate Site, music, food and more! Grab a group and enter a team, or come by yourself to watch the antics, you will be chillin’ & food grillin’ at the Tiger Tailgating Party! Just come out & enjoy the FUN! Proceeds benefit the Tiger Athletic Founda-tion! Call for details! Teams needed - Do YOU have what it takes!!Times: 12-5pmLocation: Washington Street Pier, Beach Blvd, Bay St LouisContact: Yuki NorthingtonPhone: 228-466-5853Admission: Participants Entry Fee, Spectators Free!

February 2MR. AL LIVE!Al (Mr. Al) Rasso, children’s recording artist & early childhood consultant has been traveling throughout the country present-ing workshops, consulting with school districts, perform-ing conference keynotes and entertaining children & families since 1988! His Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and his Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, together with his musical background and talents make him a versatile entertainer and educator! Mr. Al has written and recorded 18 chil-dren’s albums and one teacher resource book. He has over ten years of classroom teaching experience working with children from preschool through elemen-tary level!Times: 11:30amLocation: MS Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd, BiloxiPhone: (800) 487-6725 for ticket purchases!Admission: Call for tickets!

Kids CalendarJanuary 2011



Hug e Bug Inf e stat i on in D ow ntow n Mobi l e ! I f you thought there were already big bugs in Mobile , think again! Opening Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 is Giant Insects , the Gulf Coast Explo-reum’s newest interact ive t ravel ing exhibi t . Giant Insects wil l feature s ix oversized animatronic bugs, three giant mechanical insect heads, an insect ar t gal lery and a l ive insect zoo. The exhibi t wil l give vis i tors an up-close and personal look at some of l i fe’s t iniest creatures including.The robot ic bugs in Giant Insects are scient i f ical ly accurate and move mechanical ly to show vis i tors some of their behaviors , such as the locust spreading i ts wings to take f l ight . A l ive bug zoo wil l a lso be featured, a l lowing guests to see the cr i t ters a t their regular s ize . There wil l a lso

be photo opportuni t ies and many other hands-on games and act ivi t ies including l ive insect eat ing contests to win pr izes . Giant Insects wil l be open through May 22, 2011. “Children are natural ly fascinated by insects , and this exhibi t wil l fur ther enhance a chi ld’s cur iosi ty of bugs,” said Carol ine Ether ton, the Exploreum’s assis tant director. While vis i t ing Giant Insects , guests can enjoy one of the two IMAX fi lms that wil l a lso open Jan. 22 in the J .L. Bedsole IMAX Dome Theatre . Bugs: A Rainforest Adventure and Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance are both exci t ing f i lms with breathtaking scenery that wil l t ransport viewers to exot ic locales . Visi t www.exploreum.com for more information and show t imes.

HealthyHealthySafer sushi for soon to be moms

Pregnant women are warned to stay away from sushi because it could contain parasites that rob your body of nutrients and can make you ill.

That doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in some of the cooked sushi dishes.

California rolls, made with avocado, cucumber and cooked crab meat are often the standard for “sushi beginners” and are safe for pregnant women. But you

can also enjoy cooked eel (unagi and anago), grilled squid (ika) or octopus (tako).

You can also make a meal out of shrimp, as long as it’s not sweet shrimp (ama ebi) which isn’t cooked.

If it’s on the menu, load up on seaweed salad as an appetizer—it’s rich in calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamine.



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PURRFECT LOVE.

HSSM waives the adoption fee for cats seven months or older. Donations happily accepted.

PURRFECT LOVE.

seven months or older. Donations happily accepted.

When you adopt a cat from the Humane Society it’s an act of perfect love for a perfect companion. Adoptions: Monday–Saturday

228.863.3354 2615 25th Avenue Gulfport, MS 39501www.hssm.org

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