A Service of WXXV FOX 25 20 January 2008, Sunday ORDER YOUR 2008 MISSISSIPPI TOUR GUIDE NOW ORDER YOUR 2008 MISSISSIPPI TOUR GUIDE NOW JACKSON, Miss.,- The 2008 Mississippi Tour Guide is now available from the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division and the Mississippi Tourism Association. The new guide is filled with the most up-to-date information to help plan for travel in Mississippi. Culture and heritage is the theme of the 2008 Mississippi Tour Guide. The cover features, An Oxford Sketchbook by Wyatt Waters. The painting shows Square Books, located on the historic Oxford Square. “Oxford’s depiction is in celebration of The University of Mississippi’s selection as the host of the first of three 2008 presidential debates,” stated Mississippi Development Authority Director of Tourism D. Craig Ray. Within the guidebook you will be introduced to feature articles that encourage visitors to embrace Mississippi. In addition to Mississippi’s cultural claims, information will tempt readers to explore Mississippi’s great outdoors, visit the state’s idyllic small towns, eat the local cuisine and play our award winning golf courses. Music and history lovers will gather ideas for heritage tours from a feature on the new Blues Trail. The guide provides lodging alternatives, including bed and breakfast inns, resorts, hotels and campgrounds as well as dining options. Sample itineraries are included and local contact information is provided. Follow your passion in 2008 and take the most exciting vacation ever in your life … in Mississippi. The tour guide is free and may be ordered by calling 1-866-SEE-MISS, by visiting a Mississippi Welcome Center or the web at www.visitmississippi.org. ### Multimedia Meditation Classes e-Fitness & Wellness Scheduled to Offer “multimedia meditation” Classes BILOXI, Miss. – Beginning Jan. 20, e-Fitness & Wellness will offer 7-week “multimedia meditation” classes, exclusively instructed by David M. McAfee, M.D., President & Medical Director. This non-traditional meditation class is centered on self-evaluation and introspection in the “present moment” and is a multi-media approach to exploring the foundations of your thought patterns and their accessibility to change for the better. Class dates will include Sundays, Jan. 20-March 2, at 6:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, Jan. 23-March 5, at 7:35 p.m. The class fee is a $75 donation to the Mississippi Wellness Foundation. For more information, please contact e-Fitness & Wellness at 228-396-3200 or online at www.efitwell.com. Wild Horse & Burro Adoption LIVING AMERICAN HISTORY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION IN MOBILE The U.S . Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management–Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a special wild horse and burro adoption at the Mobile Agri-Ed Center in Mobile, Alabama, on January 19 and 20, 2008. For only $125, you can take home your own young mustang or burro from the western rangelands. "A wonderful selection of animals will be available to good homes for adoption," said BLM-ES Wild Horse Program Manager, Karen Malloy. Additionally, by adopting one horse or burro, you may now take home a companion animal for only $25. Approximately 65 horses and a few burros will be looking for new homes at this adoption. "This is your opportunity to get that unique wild horse or burro from the West," Malloy said. Gentled wild horses in the southeastern United States are used for dressage, trail riding, western events, and other disciplines. They are noted for their endurance, sure-footedness and intelligence. Burros are great companion animals and are sometimes used for predator control. "These horses and burros are diamonds in the rough, with excellent legs and hooves, and they have plenty of stamina. They can be trained to ride or drive and love to work," said Malloy. "You'll not only be caring for your own Living Legend, but also helping to save the horses left on the range from over competition for limited food and water," she said. The wild horse and burro adoption will be from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Remaining animals will be available for adoption Sunday, January 20, 2008, from 8 A.M. until noon. Animals can be viewed by the public between 1 P.M. and 5 P.M. on Friday, January 18, 2008. The center is located off Schillinger Road in Mobile, is easy to get to, and is open to the public with no admission charge. Call 1-866-4MUSTANGS for information and applications for the Mobile adoption. Potential adopters are asked to call early to be pre-approved and avoid waiting in line. You can also visit http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/adoption or http://www.es.blm.gov/whb/ to get requirement information and download an application and instructions to become a qualified adopter. While the adoption process is simple and straightforward, anyone considering adoption of a wild horse or burro should remember that the animals are wild and require gentling and training. Since the Adopt-A-Wild Horse & Burro Program began in 1973, over 214,000 animals have been adopted nationwide. Of those, 4,000 have found adoptive homes in Alabama. Directions: From Mississippi: Travel east on Hwy. 98 for approximately 81 miles to Schillinger Road. Turn right (south) on Schillinger Rd. and travel directly to the facility. From Florida: Take I-10 West to I-65 and travel north to Springhill Ave. (4th exit off I-65). Take Springhill West which turns into Zeigler Blvd. and continue to Schillinger Road. Turn right to the facility located at the bottom of the hill. -END- Background The BLM manages more land – 258 million surface acres – than any other Federal agency. Most of this public land is located in 12 Western States, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1.8 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, and cultural resources on the public lands. For questions regarding this calendar, contact: Deidre Pyron Licensed To: WXXV Fox Television