How about a Sunday morning riddle? How can dozens of small feet help the Miss-Lou economy soar?

How about a little hint?

The little feet would likely be wearing cleats or tennis shoes.

Still no clue?

Think about the film, &8220;A Field of Dreams.&8221;

If we build a new, state-of-the-art sports complex, the tiny cleat-shod feet will come. And they&8217;ll bring parents, grandparents and money with them. Natchez already has things to do to occupy the non-playing time, but we don&8217;t have the facilities to attract tournaments here.

Area leaders have talked about such a venture for years, but we&8217;ve never put our money where our hearts are.

We&8217;ve had enough talk about the matter; we just need some action at this point.

Lots of other communities &8212; many much smaller than ours &8212; have found ways to make this happen. The result is two-fold. In addition to being able to attract outside tournaments, the quality of life for residents improves, too, as they have beautiful facilities at which to enjoy sports and fellowship with others.

Yet in Natchez, for example, many of our facilities are scattered about and some have simply outlived their expected lifetimes.

The City of Natchez has publicly touted the amazing increase in sales tax revenue over the last several months.

So what are we doing with all that money? The funds need to be squirreled away to develop such a complex.

Facilities in other parts of our state didn&8217;t just happen because someone wished them into existence or because someone wrote a grant to get some money. The facilities took hard work, leadership and determination. Our area can do it, but we&8217;ve got to get moving and develop a plan. Let&8217;s play ball!