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FEBRUARY 2017 - SABINE & NATCHITOCHES PARISHES
Feast on Great Seafood and MORE at Bayou Crawfish in Many Jennifer and Michael Caspari, both from the Province Hall area, are a local family who is proud to be di-rect descendents of Leopold Caspari, a French-born businessman and pol-itician from Natchitoches. In 1884, in his role as state representative, he pushed for the establishment of Northwestern State University. They own the Bayou CrawfishRestaurant in Many, LA which they opened in April of last year and they also have a “Take out only” restau-rant, in Natchitoches, that is in its fourth year. It is being run by Ricky Caspari, Michael’s brother. It is opened Wednesday throughSundayandservescrawfish,shrimpandcrab
legs only. It is located at 901 South Drive, Natchi-toches, LA. -- Ph: (337) 258-7725. Although they are best known for their cajon/cre-ole/seafood, their menu also offers a wide variety of alternatives; everything from steak, a bayou burger, blackened chicken pasta or even pizza. Want to stick withtheseafoods,howaboutcatfishfiletsmotheredincrawfishetouffe,blackenedalligatorandacupofseafood gumbo? Like I said, “a wide variety” and rave reviews for the menu, owners, and staff. The rave reviews go both ways. Jennifer and Michael, who is retired from the Air Force, say they are so grateful to their staff, who “have definitely
become like family to them”, and to their amazing community who have welcomed them with open arms. The Caspari family also have their owncrawfishpondswhich is adefi-nite plus when you offer an “all you can eat” special every Friday night. And they are pleased to be located near Toledo Bend Lake which was named the #1 Bass Fishing Lake in the Nation by Bassmaster Magazine. They get a lot of new customers from thetouristswhocometofish. They offer special discounts to mil-itary and police officers. They also
have free entertainment every Friday night. Bayou Crawfish is located at 650 SanAntonioAvenue in Many. They’re open from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m on Sundays. Phone 318.431.1503 or visit www.face-book.com/bayoucrawfish. Email [email protected].
Pictured counterclockwise: Own-ers Jennifer Anderson and Michael Caspari; Skyler Givens – waitress; famous Crawfish Platter; famous Bayou Burger, crawfish platter and pasta; from left to right – owner Mi-chael Caspari, waitress-manager Eva Self, head chef Don Reasler and own-er Jennifer Anderson.
Miss Northwestern-Lady of the Bracelet Pageant Winner Selected Maria Rome of Baton Rouge won the 59th Annual Miss Northwestern-Lady of the Bracelet Pageant held Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Northwestern State University. Rome, a psychology major, will receive more than $8,000 in scholarships and prizes and will represent Northwestern State in June’s Miss Louisiana Pageant in Monroe. She is a member of Phi Mu Fraternity, NSU ambassadors, Alpha Lambda Delta, NSU choir and Psi Chi. Rome is a member of Purple Jackets Honor Society, Demon Volunteers in Progress and the Welcome Week committee. StephanieParkerofStonewallwasfirstrunnerup. Rome won the Liz Carroll People’s Choice Award selected by the pageant audience and the Children’s Miracle Network Miracle Maker Award.Parkerwontheswimsuitcompetition.EricaJarlockofCovingtonwonthetalentcompetitionandEmilyJacksonofLeesvillewaschosenas Miss Congeniality.
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It is an honor to be able to come to you each month and let you know what is going on in your Parish Government. I know that it may seem that not much progress is being made in the area of the roads. Please under-stand that there is much more that goes on behind the scenes to make the Parish Gov-ernment work for you. There are some things that we are working on to make a noticeable difference in the very near future, as things can’t continue to carry on as they have been. As I previously stated, we are only as strong as you, our constituents. We work for you. Let us hear from you on any ideas and concerns that you may have.
Thank you and God Bless youRussell Rachal District 5
TheCityofNatchitochesMainStreetOfficeisseekingvendorsforthe2017Bloomin’ on the Bricks spring festival. The 17th Annual Bloomin’ on the Bricks, Natchitoches’springgardenfestival,willbeheldonSaturday,March18,2016,from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., downtown on Front St. in Natchitoches’ Historic Landmark District. The event will feature an exhibit area of lawn and garden vendors who will display and sell an assortment of items related to garden and lawn care. Vendors of lawn and garden merchandise such as landscaping, nurseries, lawn furniture, ironwork, yard art, garden décor, etc. are invited to participate in this year’s show. Vendor spaces are available for $50 per each 10 x 10 space. Bloomin’ on the Bricks, organized by the Natchitoches Main Street Program, is a celebration of spring throughout the City’s Historic District. The event will also feature live entertainment and food booths. Bloomin’ on the Bricks is free and open to the public. For those interested in becoming a vendor at Bloomin’ on the Bricks, please contacttheCityofNatchitochesMainStreetOfficeat(318)352-2746formoreinformation.
Open Letter From Natchitoches Parish Councilman, Russell Rachal
Vendors Sought for 2017 Bloomin’ on the BricksAnnual Spring Festival & Garden Show to be Held March 18
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2017 Krewe of Cypress Prepares for Mardi Gras Ball This year’s 2017 King Will Gunter & Queen Kim Ray Branamand and their krewe are hard at work preparing for the 40th Annual Krewe of Cypress Ball. Thefoundingyearandfirstballwascelebratedin1978attheNationalGuardArmory.Thatyear,the late Julian Foy and Jan Gandy Arthur were chosen to reign as the king and queen and a Sabine Parish tradition began. The event is still a private ball by invitation only where a select group of indi-viduals are chosen to be on the next year’s krewe. This year’s theme will be “Roaring 20’s” where all attending will be dressed in formal attire or dollfacesandgentswillbeseensportingroaring20’sthemedcostumessuchasgangstersandflappers. King Will Gunter is a lifelong resident of Sabine Parish. He is married to the former Leah Dillard of Many. They have two children, Ryder and Rylee. Gunter is a 2000 graduate of Zwolle High School. Together, he and his wife own and operate Will’s Barber and Salon in Many. Queen Kim Ray Branam is married to Dane Branam. She is a 1982 graduate of Negreet High School and a college graduate of Northwestern State University. She has four children: Jessica Sep-ulvado, Colby Greer Garcie, and Blayne and Macaulay Greer. She taught business and math for 25 years.Currently,sheandherhusbandownandoperateD&KBranamEnterprises. This year’s event will be held at Cypress Bend on Saturday, February 25th.
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Natchitoches AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
by Maggie HarrisDirector of Membership Experience
TheNatchitochesAreaChamberofCommerceisofficiallyannouncingthefinalistsforthe 2017 Business of the Year awards. The categories for the Business of Year awards are Small, Mid-Size, Large, and New. Finalists are recognized at the Chamber Annual Awards Luncheon,settotakeplaceFebruary2,2017attheNatchitochesEventsCenter. Finalists in the Small Business category are 3 J’s Four-Way, AxsomAir, and Rhodes Properties and Development. Finalists in the Mid-Size Business category are Maggio’s Package Liquors, Magnolia Steel & Supply, and J & J Specialty Lawn & Landscaping LLC. FinalistsintheLargeBusinesscategoryareAEP-SouthwesternElectricPowerCom-pany, City Bank & Trust Company, and Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Finalists in the New Business category are All Hours Fitness, Inc., Simply Chic Bou-tique, and Sweet Fruit Delights. Chamber President Tony Davis said, “This event is a great opportunity for us to show-case a few of the amazing businesses in our area, and I’m delighted to be able to announce the winners in each category during the Luncheon.” IncomingChamberChair,Awardfinalist,andCEOatNatchitochesRegionalMedicalCenter Kirk Soileau said, “I look forward to serving as the 2017 Chairman of the Natchi-toches Area Chamber to assist with advancing the mission of our membership and also want to thank Janice Bolton for her service this past year. Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterishonoredtobeafinalistastheLargeBusinessoftheYear.Thisrecognitionval-idates our goals towards being the healthcare provider of choice for Natchitoches and the communities that we serve.” Natchitoches Regional Medical Center is the titles sponsor for this year’s event. Other event sponsors includeCityBank&TrustCompany,CP-TEL,ExchangeBank,SabineState Bank & Trust Company, and Weyerhaesuer. The public is invited to attend the Chamber Annual Awards Luncheon to learn more about our local business community. To register for the event, visit NatchitochesChamber.com/Events.Ticketsare$50formembers,$60fornon-members.Thedoorswillopenat11:00a.m. Lunch will be catered by Lasyone’s Meat Pie Restaurant. The Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce helps make Natchitoches Parish to live and work. The mission of the Natchitoches Are Chamber of Commerce is to foster a thriv-ing community through transformative leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Learn more at NatchitochesChamber.com
Chamber Announces 2017 Finalists for Business of the Year
We humbly cherish each of you as our friends and we are here to serve you and to meet all of your driving school needs to the best of our ability. We have opened our new office and classroom at 317 South Drive in Natchitoches. This is next door to Fisher’s Sporting Goods in the Rivers Com-mon Shopping Center. You can sign up for available classes by going online to www.platinumdriv-ingschool.org or by calling (318) 652-0382 or (318) 652-0384. Thank you for your business and may God richly bless you!
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This year is the 20th Annual Sabine Hall of Fame Banquet!. The banquet will be on Tues, March 28, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $$$40.00/ a/ person. This event will be held at The Life Church in Many. If you have any questions, please contact Nell Britner at (318)--.256.4344 or Tammy Mangum at (318.256-.4140.
Donnie and Nicole have been married for seven years and have one six year olddaughter.TheyopenedNicole’sCreativeFlowersinJulyof2012.TheEzer-nack family relocated to Natchitoches in March of 2015 so their daughter could attendSt.Mary’sSchool.InJuly2016theyopenedNicole’sCreativeFlowersonSouth Drive and ever since that time, the entire community has been so supportive and well receiving of their endeavors. Nicole’spassionforthefloralindustryiswhatdrivestheirbusiness.Shesays,“I love what I do; it’s not just a job. I love seeing people’s faces when I deliver flowerstothemandnomatterwhattheoccasion,everyoneappreciatesbeautifulflowers.It’saprovenfact,ifyouaren’tfeelingwell,receivingflowersoraplantcan actually make you feel better. A special bouquet to say ‘I love you’ or ‘I’m thinking of you’ is certain to touch your heart. I’m positive this is true, because I witness it every time I make a delivery. Flowers can delight the senses in such a way they can alter your mind and lift your spirits.” Theyarecommittedtoofferingonlythefinestfloralarrangementsandgifts,backed by service that is friendly and prompt. Because all of their customers are important, their professional staff is dedicated to making your experience a pleas-antone.Thatiswhytheyalwaysgotheextramiletomakeyourfloralgiftperfect.Theirgoalistobeyourfirstchoiceforflowers.TheEzernack’sstilldelivertotheirhometowns of Many and Zwolle on a weekly basis. With their passion for quality products and love for people their goal is that Nicole’s Flowers will be a staple of the Natchitoches Community for decades to come.
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PBS of Natchitoches is a professional billing and collection agency. We have been in business for over twenty years and specialize in all areas of billing. PBS can remote directly into your billing system, such as e-MDs, so you and your staff wouldn't have to learn a new program. If you don't have a billing sys-tem, we can set you up with ours, DAQBilling. You will always have access to patient records, balances, deposits, reports, etc.
We attend regular seminars and are trained in these areas: CPT and ICD-10 coding; Medicare; Medicaid, including Bayou Health Plans; Commercial Insurance; Hippa Laws; Physician Credentialing
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NSU Student Wins Rapides Symphony Competition The month of March will be memorable for Northwestern State University student Jon-athan Andino. The violinist will perform with two re-gional symphony orchestras that month, the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony March 13 and the Rapides Symphony on March 18. Andino, a sophomore, will be performing with the Rapides Symphony after winning the Young Adult/Collegiate division of the or-chestra’s Concerto Competition last weekend against students from throughout Louisiana. Andino, a student of NSU Associate Professor of Applied Violin and Viola Dr. Andrej Kurti, previously was a winner of the NSU Concerto Competition. He won both competitions play-ing “Introduction And Rondo Capriccioso” by Camille Saint-Saëns. “I’ve never performed as a soloist with an orchestra, and I really hope this turns out well,” said Andino, who is from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. “I’m really excited about it. I’ll do my best and with Dr. Kurti’s help, I’ll try to play even bet-ter than at the competition.” Andino said he is honored to perform with his peers in the Natchitoches-North-western Symphony Orchestra and with the Rapides Symphony, which is celebrat-ing its 50th anniversary this season.
“I cannot wait to perform with a professional orchestra such as Rapides Sym-phony Orchestra,” said Andino. “I worked really hard with Dr. Kurti to do my best in that competition, and even when I felt really stressed because of it Dr. Kurti always told me to stay calm and focus, and told me ‘You can do this Jonathan.’” The music performance major said waiting for the results of the Rapides Sym-phony competition was nerve-wracking for him. “I was in the hallway along with my friends waiting for the results and when-ever the judges came out to give the results, my heart started beating really hard, and even though it was cold inside the building, I started sweating,” said Andino. “When he said my name, I felt so excited and I could only think about thanking God for that achievement and also my family, and what would they say when I tell them.” Andino gives Kurti a great deal of credit for his success. “WhenIwon,thefirstthingIdidwascallDr.Kurtitotellhimthegreatnewsand he was also very excited about it because we worked really hard for it,” said Andino. “I’m really thankful to Dr. Kurti. He is a great teacher.”
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Saint John’s Church to Hold Bingo Fundraiser
128 Years of Catholic Education
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Many will be hosting a Bingo fundraiser after the 4PM Mass on Saturday,February4th.Everyoneisinvited. All proceeds benefit church youth expenses for theSteubenville South Conference. Concessions will be sold. For more information, contact the church office at256-5680.
St. Mary’s School in Natchitoches, an extension of the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, has the primary mission of educating young people in mind, body and soul. In addition to faith and academics, St. Mary’s believes in the value of small classes, clubs, sports and interaction with children of differing ages. St. Mary’s has a long, proud history of athletic excellence in Louisiana. Boys and girls team and individual sports offer each student a real opportunity to take partincompetitionandthebenefitsofathletics.
Shown is the 2016-2017 Saint Mary’s Basketball Team coached by Jason Kern and Dakota Rivers.
Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will present the musical “Next to Normal” Feb. 15-19 and 21-24 in Theatre West. Show time is 7:30 p.m. except on Feb. 19 when there will be a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Pia Wyatt is the director. Tickets to each show are $15, $12 for children and seniors. Northwestern State, BPCC@NSUandLouisianaSchoolforMath,ScienceandtheArtsstudentsareadmitted free with a current student I.D. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (318) 357-4483. “Next to Normal”with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt,takesanunflinchinglookathowonesuburbanhouseholdstruggleswithcrisisand mental illness. It is an emotional powerhouse that addresses a grieving loss, ethics in modern psychiatry and coping with suburban life. ThecastisJessiMillerofMansfieldasDiana,LukeMatherneofMonroeasDan, Marissa McMickens of Pineville as Natalie, Michael Carrier of Lafayette as Gabe,DenzelDawsonofGrayasDr.Fine/MaddenandThomasHadzerigaofEd-mond, Oklahoma as Henry. Annie Wright of Belle Chasse is stage manager. Assistant stage managers are Addison Hinson and Jade Duthu of Marrero and Nicholas Hebert of Larose.
NSU Theatre and Dance to Present “Next to Normal”
Shown in rehearsal are cast members, from left: Marissa McMickens of Pineville; Thomas Hadzeriga of Edmond, Oklahoma; Michael Carrier of Lafayette and Jessi Miller of Mansfield.
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Sabine Sheriff Envisions Modern, Safe Shooting Range WhenSabineParishSheriffRonnyRichardsontookofficealmost5yearsago,he had many goals that he wanted to accomplish. Among them, the Sheriff recog-nized the need for a modern, safe shooting range. As a former state trooper, Rich-ardson knew that it was extremely important to have a functional shooting range availableintheparishtofacilitatethetrainingandsubsequentqualificationofeachcommissionedDeputy aswell as officers from throughout the parish.Althoughthe department currently had a shooting range, it needed many improvements and repairs. AsupporteroftheNationalRifleAssociation,Richardsonresearchedanddis-covered that his agency could apply for an NRA grant to refurbish the Sabine Par-ish Shooting Range as well as purchase needed equipment that the department’s budget could not afford. And so, his efforts began. Richardson’s hard work paid off when the Sabine ParishSheriff’sDepartmentreceivednotificationonJuly23,2013thattheNRAFoundation,Inc.hadapprovedagrantintheamountof$9,090.69fortheRepairand Refurbishment of the existing Sabine Parish Shooting Range. When the work crew began the repairs of the range at the existing site, a closer inspection revealed the severity of several problems including improperly work-ing traps, unsafe and inadequate impact berms and backstops and erosion of a good portion of the ground. It was determined by Sheriff Ronny Richardson that because the site was in such de-plorable condition, it would be more practical and economical to start from scratch in building a new shooting range on other property owned by the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department. He received approval from the NRA to do just that. With the help of Chief Criminal Deputy John Adair who oversaw the project, the range was relocated and suc-cessfully rebuilt. Today, youthgroups, including 4-H, as wellasHunterSafetyEducationclasses, utilize the facility in addition to deputies and police officersthroughouttheparish. A s w e w e n t t o p r e s s , Richardson informed “Around the Town” that he has just applied for additional grant monies to make additional im-provements and repairs to thefacility.
Sabine Parish Sheriff Ronny Richardson is shown with Lt.Col Oliver Jenkins who was a 2016 Republi-can candidate who sought election to the U.S. House. Jenkins commended Richardson for doing a great job of setting up Sabine Parish’s first ever National Rifle Association Banquet. The NRA awarded Richardson a grant to refurbish the current Sabine Parish Shoot-ing Range.
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Hello, anglers. Can you believe it….its February. January has basically been a mild month with the exception of a couple of cold nights and days. Mostdayswereinupper50sand60sand even some 70s. We caught a lot of bass in very shallow water last month and did not catch as many in our deep winter spooning holes. Considering how mild January was I’m assuming that February will be the same. Of course there’s no way to know for sure but my bookings for guide trips are earlier than last year and part of that has to do with how mild January was. We have already used several techniques last month that are normal-ly reserved for February/March/April including wacky and Texas weightless worming. In addition, I always use a jerkbait in January and will continue itsuse this month and love Berkley’s newjerkbaits the Cutter 90 and 110.Check’em out…..you will not be dis-appointed. It has great color options, superactionandawesomehardware.Thehooksarethebest.Ifishthisonamedi-um action 7’3” medium action Veritas rod and Revo STX with 12 lb test Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon allowing me to make long casts which is necessary for jerk-baits. Since Fluorocarbon sinks it allows the bait to reach its optimum depth which on a cold day can be a game changer. Another pattern I will use in February is the wacky rig with a Bottom Hopper, FlatDawg(fiveinchcigartype)andSenko.InormallyuseSpinningtacklewithwacky rigs which is light tackle but not ultra-light. My reel is a Revo 30S and rod isFenwickElite7’2”mediumaction.Mylinechoiceforwackyis10or12testBigGame mono or 10 and 12 lb. Trilene 100& Fluorocarbon. Through the years I have caught6bassover10poundsusingthissetup.Youcan’tgetinarushwiththisset up but you will get more action with light line. You have got to get hooked up before you can land a big one and this set up will get you more hook ups. My hook is the new Berkley Fusion Aberdeen with a 2 or 3/0 size. Check out the Fusion series…..they are quality hooks at a fair price. AnotherFebruarypatternisaTexasrigusing3/16or¼oz.sinker,3/0hook,17fluorocarbon,RevoMGXorSXwithBottomHopperJuneBug,GreenPump-kin, Shady Watermelon Candy and trick worms. I also am using a Carolina rigged Berkley Havoc’s Boss Dog which is a lizard/water dog. In shallow water (10’ or less)IgowithalightsinkerontheC.rigwhileifI’mfishingbehindafrontanddeeperwaterIgowitha3/8or½oz.Iuse17fluorocarbononC.rig.OurfinalFebruary patterns include Stanley Vibrashaft spinnerbait (hand painted series) and Stanley’sBugEyeJigwhichisanawesomefootballjig.InthespringIusea½oz.GodBless…goodfishing.
Joe Joslin is a syndicated writer and is published by numerous websites, newspa-pers and magazines plus is a pro guide on Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn and a TPWD licensed guide since 1998. Contact at [email protected], 337-463-3848/409-565-1288 and website www.joejoslinoutdoors.com.
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Lady angler, Kelsi Berlin, with a huge largemouth that hit in shallow water during a recent warm-up.
Photo by Joe Joslin Outdoors
Easter Seals’ “Sabine’s Got Talent” Talent Show will be March 3, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. Applications may be picked up from Nell Britner at the Pete Abington Building in Many. The Talent Categories are: Vocal, Dance, Instrumental and Group Performance. The Age Categories are: Children 5 - 12, Teens 13 - 18 and Adults 18 & Older. Entry fee is $10.00. Each division will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winner. Admission is $5.00 person (children under 10 years of age are free). For more information, please contact Nell Brit-ner at (318) 256-4344. (If you would like to be a spon-sor, we would love to have you!)
318-315-4908450 MLK Drive
Many, La 71449
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