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The Natchitoches TimesThursday, February 7, 2013 Natchitoches, Louisiana • Since 1714 Seventy-Five Cents the Copy
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Ed Walsh, news anchor with KTBS 3 First News and KPXJ CW-21 News and Sonja Bailes,Bossier Parish School Board public relations liaison will be grand marshals for the Kreweof Dionysos Mardi Gras Parade Saturday, Feb. 9. The parade will begin on South Driveat 5:30 p.m. in the Stage parking lot, travel north to Keyser Avenue, turn left and cross thebridge, turn right onto Jefferson, continue along Front Street, turn left onto Texas Street,then take another left onto Second Street and end at City Hall. Spectators can set up alongthe parade route and tail gate as the parade rolls by. Group or organizations that wouldlike to participate in the parade should contact Rick Calvert at 471-0923 to request a par-ticipation form or print one from the website at http://kreweofdionysos.yolasite.com/.
The State public health vet-erinarian and assistant stateepidemiologist said in a letterthis week that he too believesthat the response to abusedhorses at the Ryder RidgeHorse Farm is moving in theright direction.
Gary A. Balsamo, DVM,MPH&TM, responded thisweek to Dep. Shannon Wrightabout the complaints aboutthe neglected horses. Balsamois chair of the La. AnimalWelfare Commission,Governor’s Office ofCommunity Programs.Balsamo is in the Office ofPublic Health, La. Dept. ofHealth and Hospitals in NewOrleans.
“I followed up your com-plaint regarding the neglectedhorses in Natchitoches Parishand believe that the situationis being appropriatelyaddressed at this time.
In reviewing the situationand speaking to officials at theLa. Dept. of Agriculture andForestry, the NatchitochesParish Sheriff ’s Office, theCoalition of LouisianaAnimal Advocates andLouisiana Horse Rescue, Igathered the following infor-mation:
•There was an initial com-plaint of cruelty or neglect(allowing horses to starve)more than a year ago.
•Louisiana Horse Rescuereceived some horses, and rec-ommended the rescue of all ofthe approximately 150 horses.
•There is a report that theLouisiana State Police flewover the property and con-cluded that evidence mightexist that would warrant fil-ing charges of neglect or cru-elty.
•The Natchitoches ParishSheriff ’s Office instituted an
investigation which is ongo-ing.
•The Louisiana Departmentof Agriculture and Forestry(LDAF) has been monitoringthe situation for the past twoweeks and reports that theSheriff (Victor Jones Jr.) is, infact, both investigating thecase and attempting to bring asatisfactory end to the seriesof events that precipitated thecrisis.
•At the present time, horsescontinue to be handed over toLouisiana Horse Rescue andother rescue groups.
•LDAF has offered assis-tance to the Sheriff in provid-ing body condition scores toaccurately gauge the condi-tion of the horses that remain.
“The general consensus isthat the response to this inci-dent is moving presently inthe correct direction. Thereare underlying circumstances
State vet saysresponseto horses moving in right direction
BATON ROUGE – Today,Gov. Bobby Jindal announcedMonday reappointments tothe Louisiana Board ofChiropractic Examinersincluding a Natchitochesman.
Jon Zeagler ofNatchitoches is the owner ofTrinity Chiropractic ClinicInc. and is a member of theAmerican ChiropracticAssociation. Zeagler will bereappointed to serve as alicensed chiropractor, asrequired by statute.
The Louisiana Board ofChiropractic Examinersserves to regulate the licens-ing of chiropractors and con-duct hearings on any chargesfor the revocation or suspen-sion of a license.
La. DOTD will host a pub-lic meeting concerning La. 1Business safety improve-ment project at Royal StreetThursday, Feb. 7 from 4-6 p.m.at Christ the King LutheranChurch.
DOTD representatives willprovide information and
answer questions.The upcoming project will
widen the northbound andsouthbound lanes of La. 1Business and construct acenter turn lane at RoyalStreet. Construction isexpected to begin in the firstquarter of 2014.
The project is being fund-ed with federal and statesafety funds.
The meeting will allowthe public to learn moreabout the project and to sign-up to receive periodic e-mailupdates on the project’s pro-gression.
Chiropractoron state board
Troy Durr, left, and RedHennigan brought this 10-pound cabbage to theNatchitoches Times officeMonday. Hennigan’s son,Mickey, and the late WalterLedet, planted the seedslast fall in Ledet’s gardenon Whitfield Drive.Mickey said he was “hon-ored” that Ledet let himgarden with him for thelast several years withMickey doing the manuallabor. “Coach would havebeen proud of the cab-bage,” Mickey said. “I let itgrow as long as I could.” Itis an Early Dutch FlatCabbage that was about 16inches in circumference.
Doug Ireland said construction on the La. State Museumthat will house the La. Sports Hall of Fame is complete andconstrictors will leave Thursday or Friday.
Mark Tullos, director of the La. Museum System, will be inNatchitoches today, Thursday, for a walk-through of the muse-um with Mayor Lee Posey and officials from FacilityPlanning.
Ireland, chairman of the La. Sports Hall of Fame, said con-tractors VCC will turn over the key Friday after the final wrapup.
The interior of the museum will be “loaded” with theexhibits starting in June and should be ready to open inAugust. Ireland said the La. Sports Hall of Fame Foundationmet the fundraising goal of $1 million in October of last year.
South Drive project meeting is tonight
Museum building complete;walk-through is today
‘...The Sheriff mustnot only gather evi-
dence, but must deter-mine the potential
strength and validityof potential criminalcharges. We have
been assured that anactive investigation isongoing, and LAWC isforced to respect the
jurisdictional authorityof the sheriff.’Gary A. BalsamoChair, La. Animal
Welfare Commission
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The Natchitoches ParishLibrary will host movie after-noons during February to cel-ebrate African AmericanHistory Month.
Every Wednesday after-noon at 4 p.m. theNatchitoches Parish Librarywill host an AfricanAmerican CinemaAfternoon. It will feature abiography to introduce chil-dren to important and promi-nent figures in the AfricanAmerican community. Thelibrary will also have aslideshow featuring biogra-phies about prominentAfrican Americans through-out history on the electronicbulletin boards provided bythe Friends of theNatchitoches Parish Library.
Library to hostafternoon moviesduring February
Everett Moser had barelycelebrated a double digit birth-day when he learned C++. TheCovington natives’ fascinationwith computer software beganin the 5th grade as a way to cre-ate software and games. Now asenior at the Louisiana Schoolfor Math, Science, and the Arts,Moser has continued pursuinghis passion of game develop-ment along with fellow class-mate Alex Fontenot of VillePlatte. “Alex and I set out todesign a simple RPG-simula-tion game where the playerwould passively live in thegame doing daily routines andactions of a serf. We had twogoals when we started and thatwas to keep it simple and to cre-ate emergent content,” saidMoser.
Like Moser, Fontenot didn’t
shy away from learning C++ ata young age. “I had alwaysheard C++ was harder thanother languages, but I decidedto look into it.” Fontenot devot-ed his time to reading C++ self-help textbooks, watching tuto-rials and videos and writingprograms. “Sometimes I wouldget knocked down and felt, attimes, as though I couldn’t do it.But I continued thinking ofideas or programs and writingout codes to challenge myself.Fontenot remembers writing aprogram at the age of 12 thatshould theoretically tell him ifa number was even or odd. Hewent home, typed it up and itworked perfectly. “Things likethat made me really satisfiedwith programming.”
Moser and Fontenot took aspecial projects class in devel-
oping iPhone applicationsoffered at LSMSA by alumniChristian Bankester (‘09), EvanCordell (’09) and Logan Leger(‘08). The three are the centralfigures behind New Aperio, aweb, iPhone, iPad, iOS,Android and Blackberry appdevelopment company head-quartered in Baton Rouge.Through this course, Moserand Fontenot learned someessential skills. “They taughtus a crash course in iPhoneapplication, application devel-opment using programminglanguage like Objective–C andRuby and we utilized frame-work tools such as Ruby onRails, which is used to makedatabase driven websites andRESTKit, which is used, forexample, to pull images fromFacebook,” said Fontenot.
“Walking away from thatexperience, I’ve become muchmore acquainted with anothervery large field of technologythat is often times very hard tobreak into. Being familiar withthe process from the ground upwill give anyone an edge ontheir resume,” said Fontenot.
The students are convincedthe foundation they’ve built atLSMSA will carry over into aprofessional career of gamedevelopment. “Every studentthat joins the ComputerScience program at LSMSAhelps demystify all the stereo-types surrounding computers,and helps people realize thatwe, as a society, have a beautifuland powerful tool that makesup the fabric of communica-tion, logistics, economy,research, entertainment, andsociety as a whole,” said
Fontenot. “It is never too lateto learn to program. If a stu-dent has no idea how comput-ers work, but wants to learn,they can find the inspirationand guidance to learn it atLSMSA.”
ELE WAYNE OTWELL, JR.Ele Wayne Otwell Jr. passed
away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013,in his home in Snellville,Ga. He was 100 years old.
Wayne was born Jan. 19,1913, in Rosefield, to E. W.Otwell Sr. and Sarah ElizabethZiegler of Fort Necessity. Hewas the fifth of seven chil-dren.
Prior to moving to Georgiain 2006, he lived inNatchitoches for 60 years withhis wife, Katharine HedgepethOtwell, who preceded him indeath. Wayne was also preced-ed in death by both his par-ents and by his four brothersand two sisters. While inNatchitoches, he wasemployed as office managerby the Coca-Cola Bottling Co.for over 30 years and was anactive member of the FirstBaptist Church. Wayne wasalso very active in the LionsClub where he was named aMelvin Jones Fellow of theLions InternationalFoundation for “dedicatedhumanitarian services.”
Affectionately known as“Papaw,” he is survived by histwo sons and daughters-in-law: John Wayne and KayeSeal Otwell, of Snellville, Ga.,
and Harold Vernon andDianne Buckner Otwell, ofDunwoody, Ga., three grand-sons, Christopher Aaron(Michele) Otwell, Wesley Ryan(Allison) Otwell, and JohnBradley Otwell, and one greatgranddaughter, GingerKackovick Otwell, as well asfive nieces and sevennephews.
Memorial services will beSunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. in theUpper Room of First UnitedMethodist Church, 395 WestCrogan Street, Lawrenceville,GA. Rev. Dianne Otwell willofficiate. Visitation will followthe service. Interment of theremains will occur in thespring at the Cook Cemeteryof Ruston. If desired, dona-tions may be made to yourlocal chapter of the LionsClub for their EyeFoundation.
2A THE NATCHITOCHES TIMES Thursday, February 7, 2013
Obituaries
CHARLOTTE ELIZABETHNUGENT
Funeral services forCharlotte Elizabeth Nugentwere at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5at Blanchard - St. DenisFuneral Home with the Rev.
John O’Brien officiating.Interment folloedw at Gardenof Memories in Winnfield.
Charlotte Nugent, 63,passed away Feb. 3, 2013.Charlotte was born Nov. 17,1949 to the late James Watersand Gladie Richard Waters inOpelousas.
Charlotte was a caring andcompassionate lady wholoved spending her time car-ing for others. She was meekin spirit, very soft spoken,and never complained. Shehad a great love of family andfriends, and had a soft spot forall animals. She fought acourageous battle with can-cer, and will be dearly missedby all of her family andfriends.
She is survived by twosons, Terry McQuillin Jr. and
wife Sandy of Natchitochesand Matthew Nugent ofWoodworth; one daughter,Bonnie Gremillion and hus-band Blake of Pineville; hermother, Gladie RichardWaters of Winnfield; onebrother, James Cecil Watersof Las Vegas, Nev.; and fourgrandchildren, James RileyMcQuillin, Logan ScottMcQuillin, KristinMcQuillin, and EvaGremillion.
She was preceded in deathby her husband, James BenNugent, and her father, JamesWaters.
Those honored to serve aspallbearers will be RileyMcQuillin, Logan McQuillin,Matthew Nugent, BlakeGremillion, NathanWhisonant and Steve Long.
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MARGUERITE ROBERTSWEAVER
Marguerite passed awayThursday, Jan. 31, 2013, atCommunity Care Center inNatchitoches. Graveside ser-vices were held at CouleeBethel Cemetery in CamptiSaturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m.,under the direction ofKilpatrick’s Rose-NeathFuneral Home of Coushatta.
Marguerite was preceded
in death by her loving hus-band of 57 years, Loyd Weaver.They lived in Fairview Alphafor 25 years and operated LoydWeaver’s Grocery Store. Theyretired and moved toShreveport in 1982.Marguerite lived the last threeyears in Natchitoches at theCommunity Care Centerwhere she made many friendsand enjoyed the daily activi-ties.
She loved playing bingo andcrafts during coffee time withher friends, especially Dora.Marguerite loved saying good-night on the phone to her sis-ter, Opal Stiles, and her broth-er, Fred Roberts and wife,Marie.
Marguerite is survived byher son, Dennis Weaver, ofShreveport and his twodaughters, Kim Matson andhusband, Kelly and their chil-dren, Kayliegh and Karlee, ofRuston and Candice Weaverof Shreveport; one daughter,JoAnn Weaver Brown of
Shreveport and her threedaughters, Jennifer Mathisand husband, Clay and theirchildren,Valery and Briannaof Joshua, Texas, JoleanHinds and her children,Justin and Paige Hinds, ofShreveport and JustinaTerrell and husband, Bob ofPleasant Hill; sister, OpalStiles; brother, Fred Robertsand wife, Marie, all of Campti;several sisters-in-law andbrothers-in-law; and numer-ous nieces and nephews.
The family would like toexpress thank you to Dr. K.Kautz for all the care given toour mother. Also, the familywould like to express theirsincere appreciation to all theCommunity Care Center staff,including the administrativestaff, all the nurses, CNAhomemakers, therapy staffand to the volunteers thathave had a part in providingsuch loving care and comfortto our mother during her stayat their facility.
MARY JEAN SWIFTTHOMAS
A Memorial Mass will besaid at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb.9, 2013, at the Minor Basilicaof the Immaculate Conceptionin Natchitoches honoring thelife of Mary Jean SwiftThomas, 90, who passed awaypeacefully Wednesday, Jan.30, 2013.
She is survived by her hus-band, Gerard Francis ThomasJr. They were married on Feb.10, 1946.
She is also survived bytheir children: Gerard F.Thomas III, his wife ElizabethHollier Thomas of Lafayette,and their children, KathrynThomas Ledet and her hus-band Chris, StaceyEngelbrecht Rufe and her hus-band Chris, and StephenEngelbrecht and his wifeKristin; Richard S. Thomas,his wife Denise Martin
Thomas of Natchitoches andtheir children Sidney andHarrison; Jeffery H. Thomas,his wife Samantha PalacheThomas of Natchitoches, hisdaughter Caroline, andSamantha’s daughterGabriella and Carol GlockPeterson, mother of Caroline;Robert C. Thomas, his wifeTama Blanchard Thomas ofNatchitoches and their chil-dren, Clayton and Michael;Patrick S. Thomas, his wifeKelly Dolan Thomas ofFrisco, Texas, and their chil-dren, Patrick and Erin;Stephen G. Thomas, a residentof Holy Angels School inShreveport.
She is also survived by hergranddaughter Lindsay R.Pendleton, great grandchil-dren, Cooper Puryear,Charlotte and Nora Rufe, andAnnie and Luc Engelbrecht,and numerous nieces andnephews of the Swift, Daspitand Rosenthal families.
She was preceded in deathby her daughter, MarciaThomas Pendleton, her par-ents, Clayton and Clementine(Howerton) Swift, her sistersHallie Josephine Daspit andElizabeth Rosenthal and herbrothers Charles H. Swift andJohn Benjamin Swift.
Mary Jean was born onMay 21, 1922, in Elmer. Shegraduated from what is nowNorthwestern StateUniversity, where she was amember of Sigma SigmaSigma Sorority.
She was a parishioner ofthe Minor Basilica of theImmaculate Conceptionwhere she was a EucharisticMinister.
She was a past president ofthe Natchitoches ServiceLeague, past president of theNatchitoches-NorthwesternSymphony Society, past presi-dent of the NatchitochesAssociation for RetardedChildren, and a member ofAssociation for thePreservation of HistoricNatchitoches.
She was a Silver LifeMaster Member of theAmerican Contract BridgeLeague.
Mary Jean donated herbody to science throughLouisiana State UniversityMedical School in Shreveport,Louisiana.
A reception and visitationwith family and friends willbe held at Merci BeaucoupRestaurant in Natchitochesimmediately following theMemorial Mass.
Two students at Louisiana School for Math,Science and theArts are using skills they have learned at LSMSA to developcomputer games.
Students pursuing passion for developing games
Events that appear in thiscolumn are open to the public.
The Natchitoches Leveeand Drainage District willmeet Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m.at the Natchitoches ParishCourthouse.
AAAneurism Outreach isoffering free ultrasoundhealth screenings for abdomi-nal aortic aneurysm (AAA)Saturday, Feb. 23 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at First UnitedMethodist Church.Individuals 60 years or older,or 55 with a family history ofAAA, can call 357-2220 to reg-ister. Advance registration isrequired.
High school seniors whoplan to attend NSU in the fallcan submit their names and aresume for the Woodmen ofthe World Lodge 207 scholar-ship. First preference is givento a family member of Lodge207, but all applicants will beconsidered. Names will be for-warded to the NSUFoundation for selection. Sendrecommendations to Dr. ChrisMaggio, president, Woodmenof the World Lodge 207, 822Whitfield Drive, Natchitoches,La. 71457.
The Veterans ParkCommittee meets the secondThursday of each month at 3p.m. in the downtown CityBank boardroom.
EVENTS
Applications are now avail-able for the Fleur de LisMemorial Day Weekend Craftshow to be Saturday, May 25 atthe Natchitoches EventsCenter.
The indoor show hours are9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and fea-tures only handcrafteditems. No resale, imports,Scentsy or other commercialtype items are allowed. Allitems must be made by theattending artist. Booth set uptime will begin at 7a.m. Advertising venues willinclude television, radio,internet and newspapers.
Booth prices range from$40 to $90 and the show canaccommodate 110 booths. Atable and two chairs areincluded in the fee and an
optional lunch isavailable. Vendors areresponsible for their own dis-plays andtablecloths. Vendors areencouraged to get their appli-cations in early, as a quotasystem for each type of itemwill be used to provide for amore balanced show. Jewelry
is closed and no additionaldouble booths are allowed.
The last 10 shows havebeen sellouts. If interested,call or email show chairmanCheryl Gianforte atl u z i a n a 7 3 @ h o t m a i l . c o m<mailto:[email protected]> or (318)352-6068. Anapplication can be emailed.
There will be a benefit forThomas Blake at theGoldonna Town Hall begin-ning at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10.Blake recently had surgerybecause of a chronic diseaseand will be out of work forseveral month. All proceedswill go to medical expenses for
his family.Gumbo dinners will be $6
for gumbo, potato salad, cakeand crackers. Pickup beginsat 11 a.m.. If you have ordersof 20 or more, they can bedelivered.
There will be a raffle for arag quilt and tickets are $2.
A love fund has been set upat City Bank and Trust inCampti.
For tickets or more infor-mation, contact LemayRhymes at 875-2597, CooterBedgood at 727-8770, PamBlake at 581-2597 or KendriaSanders at 471-9656.
The Krewe of Wag-unsChildren and Pet Parade willbe Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m.
Registration will begin at12:30 p.m. at the Bank ofMontgomery on WashingtonSt. The line up for the paradewill begin at 1:30 p.m.
The parade route will befrom the Bank ofMontgomery, south on FrontStreet to Touline Street andthen left on Rue Beauport tothe downtown riverbank.
The registration fee is $5and all funds will go to spayand neuter programs inNatchitoches Parish.
Pet owners are encouragedto register their pets to beeligible for “CelebrityStatus” of “King Rex Rufus”or “Queen Mutt A Gras.”
No ATVs will be permit-ted, but golf carts areallowed if driven by an adult.
Children may ride scoot-ers, bicycles or wagons andmust be accompanied by anadult.
Mardi Gras beads will beprovided. Decorations andcandy will not be provided.
There will be four awardcategories.
For more information con-tact the Natchitoches Main
Street at 352-2746.The Krewe of Dionysos
Mardi Gras Parade will be at5:30 p.m.
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Ed Walsh, News Anchor with KTBS 3 First News and KPXJ CW-21 News at 7 am and Sonja Bailes, current Bossier Parish School Board Public Relations Liaison and former KTBS- TV Morning Show News Anchor/Reporter, will be our Grand Marshals for our parade!
The parade will begin on Highway 1/South Drive (Stage parking lot), travel North to Keyser Avenue, t urn left, cross the bridge and take a right on to Jefferson Street, continue along Front Street, turn le ft onto Texas Street, then take another left onto Second Street, and end at City Hall. Families are urged t o set up along the parade route and tail gate with family and friends.
If your group or organization would like to participate in the parade, please contact Rick Calvert a t 471- 0923 to request a participation form; or you may print one from our website at http:// kreweofdionysos.yolasite.com/.
Like our FaceBook page, “The Krewe of Dionysos” to keep informed of upcoming events. We have openings now for new members!
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Cameron, left, and Callie Owsley carried the banner for the Krewe of Wag-ums Pet Paradelast year. The parade will be Saturday at 2 p.m. There’s still time to enter pets.
Wag-ums parade will be Saturday afternoon
Benefit is Saturday in Goldonna for Thomas Blake
Obituaries
FRED WELLS, JR.Yea though I walk through
the valley of the shadow ofdeath, I will fear no evil forthy art with me, they rod andthy staff they comfort me.–Psalms 23:4
Deacon Fred Wells Jr.entered this life Oct. 27, 1928as the only child to the lateFred Wells Sr. and CarrieWells of Denton, Texas. Hedeparted this life Jan. 14,2013 at 10:15 a.m. atNatchitoches Regional
Medical Center when theLord saw fit for him to rest;gone, but not forgotten by hismany friends.
Baptized at the age of 9 byRev. Mitchell, he united withSt. Emanuel Baptist Churchwhere he remained until hemoved to Natchitoches. Hethen united with East SideC.O.G.J.C. Later he wasinstalled as a deacon. Heremained until God calledhim home.
During his early life heattended barber school andreceived his certificate. He
worked many years as a bar-ber. Later he became a masonbrother. He was called intothe Army where he servedfor many years. After return-ing home he became active inselling merchandise for 40years at different flea mar-kets.
A graveside service forDeacon Fred Wells Jr. was
Thursday, Jan. 31 atNorthwest LouisianaVeteran’s Cemetery, inKeithville. The servicemenperformed after which“Amazing Grace” was softlyplayed.
The minister prayed andread from 23rd Psalms. Aspiritual message followedending with prayer.
Fleur de Lis Arts and Crafts Festivaltaking applications for May event
Republicans are tar-geting eight states inhopes of taking controlof the U.S. Senate in the2014 mid-term elections.
Louisiana is one ofthem, where Sen. MaryLandrieu will seek afourth term in the mostexclusive club in theworld.
First elected in 1996amid allegations ofvoter fraud, Landrieu, ofNew Orleans, survivedstrong challenges in 2002and 2008, though youcould argue with a greatdeal of accuracy thatLandrieu faced fairlyweak Republicans in therun-off in those two elec-tion cycles.
No offense to SuzanneHaik Terrell and JohnKennedy. It is what it is.Or was what it was.
Though she’s a left-leaning Democrat,Landrieu has carved outa niche in Louisiana pol-itics, voting Democraticoften enough to keep theparty bosses happy inWashington and strayingfrom the party line oftenenough to keep the com-moners happy on thehome front.
After all, Louisiana isa red state these days,but Landrieu seems tohave mastered the art ofstraddling the fence.
At least that’s how itappears on the surface.
Landrieu also hasbeen helped along overthe years by a fair num-ber of Republicans,including businessmenwho make their moneyoff government con-
tracts or enjoy subsidiescourtesy of Uncle Sugar(federal government).
They may wear theGOP label, but their per-sonal interests dictatethat they support anincumbent who deliverswhat they want whenthey want it. Landrieufits the bill.
Yet, fence straddler ornot, Landrieu may faceher toughest challengein 2014 when there won’tbe any Barack Obama atthe top of the ticket todrive voter-turnout inthe minority community,which happens to beLandrieu’s strongestbase of support.
The challenge toLandrieu will be drivenby a back-lash inLouisiana to everythingObama and theDemocratic Party standsfor or supports –Obamacare, moratoriumon deepwater drilling,higher taxes and overzealous regulations ofthe oil and gas industry.
Throw in Obama’sgrand scheme to restrictgun ownership and youhave the makings for ahostile environment foran incumbent Democrat.Even for Landrieu, whohas perfected the art ofportraying herself asone of us.
Republicans who arebelieved to be eyeing achallenge to Landrieuinclude U.S. Rep. BillCassidy of Baton Rouge,U.S. Rep. John Flemingof Minden and formerU.S. Rep. Jeff Landryfrom Acadiana.
Last week, ChasRoemer, the 43-year-oldpresident of the stateBoard of Elementaryand SecondaryEducation, acknowl-
edged he may opposeLandrieu, too.
The name Roemershould ring a bell.
Chas Roemer’s fatheris Buddy Roemer, the for-mer congressman andformer one-term gover-nor who staged a briefrun for the presidencylast year. If you missedit, you missed a show.
But Chas Roemer is noBuddy Roemer. Theysound alike when theyspeak, they’re bothHarvard graduates andthey’re both highly intel-ligent.
That’s as far as it goes,though.
When it comes to one-on-one interaction, theyounger Roemer is farmore personable thanhis father. He can matchhis Daddy on the oratoryfront, but he outshineshis pappa when it comesto backslapping andhand-shaking and kiss-ing babies.
To surmise, Roemerthe son is a better politi-cian than his Daddy.
But the difference thatmatters the most if weare to compare Roemerto the other Republicanswho may opposeLandrieu is very clear.That is, Roemer is notWashington. He wouldbe the outsider candi-date, or the candidatewho hasn’t played a rolein creating the mess thatis Washington, D.C.today.
And that alone is whyChas Roemer representsthe Republican Party’sbest hope of unseatingLandrieu.
If Republicans haveany sense, they’ll figureit out. If they don’t,they’ll lose to Landrieuagain.
Roemer, theoutsider in 2014
Sen. David Vitter insists he has not givena “millisecond of thought” to running forgovernor in 2015. Some may find that hardto believe, but lately he has a lot on hismind, and on his plate.
Now the ranking Republican on theEnvironmental and Public WorksCommittee, he also advances in leadershipas a newly named deputy whip. He is work-ing on legislation to re-organize the ArmyCorps of Engineers, while he pushes fortougher oversight of Wall Street mega-banks. Speaking out more bluntly than ever,he recently called the Senate MajorityLeader an “idiot” for his comment onKatrina victims, and GOP colleague Sen.Marco Rubio “naïve” about immigrationpolicy.
Eclipsing all that, at least last weekend,was his first Washington Mardi Gras as cap-tain of the Mystick Krewe of Louisianians.As with everything else, Vitter threw him-self into it, even wearing tights to the ball.
Still, not a millisecond? Indeed, as he toldPolitico, “I think it’s insanely early to focuson that. I’m not thinking about it. Will I bethinking about it in a year? I honestly don’tknow because I haven’t even started think-ing about whether I want to think about it.”
For ordinary folk, from recent collegegraduates to workers nearing retirement, itis hardly insane-—actually, it is quite pru-dent and practical—to think about whatthey want to be doing five years from now.For a politician to admit to such thoughts,however, is to risk being seen as a craven,plotting megalomaniac, interested only inclimbing to higher office.
You can blame the media and the politi-cal class. The bible is still warm from thehand of a governor sworn in for a secondterm when handicapping begins on the nextgovernor’s race. It’s not just Louisiana. Ittook less than a news cycle to go from for-mer Secretary of State Hillary Clintonfielding questions on Benghazi to her fend-ing off speculation that she will run forpresident in 2016.
Fortunately, for established politicians, itis easier to claim to not be thinking aboutthe next election when they have peoplearound them who are.
For Vitter, it is his keen supporterCharlie Spies, a Washington attorney whohas formed, as he has for other unthinkingpols, a Super PAC, which is set up to raisemoney for a state or a federal election,whichever the senator gets around to think-ing about first.
When and if he does consider the gover-nor’s race, Vitter won’t have to commissiona poll to tell him he would be the early fron-trunner. Someone did that for him a fewmonths ago. The polling firm, MagellanStrategies, is owned by the thoughtful JohnDiez, who sidelines as director of the PACthat Vitter formed to elect Republican statelegislators.
Vitter’s strength in that poll confirmedthe results of an earlier survey commis-sioned by New Orleans businessman andformer gubernatorial candidate JohnGeorges, who also dismisses the thoughtthat he is thinking about the 2015 race.“Three years from now is not on my radar,”he wrote in an e-mail response to LaPoliticsWeekly, adding, “To quote Scarlett O’Hara,‘I will think about that tomorrow.’”
As with Scarlett’s attention span, thesethoughts come and go to Georges, who, ayear ago, was touting his poll that showedhim running a close second behind Vitter ina 2015 primary field of multiple Republicancandidates and one Democrat, Georges. Butthose thoughts must have been pushed tothe back of his brain by his high-flyingbusiness deals.
The wholesale grocery magnate, withinterests in oil and gas, vending machinesand video poker, bought the famedGalatoire’s Restaurant in 2009 and recentlyopened a location in Baton Rouge, where heis in negotiations to purchase the BatonRouge Advocate.
He denies that his interest in owningthe capital city’s newspaper has anything todo with politics. Don’t even think about it.
Vitter and Georges have nothing on Gov.Bobby Jindal, who can’t board an airplanethese days without someone asking himabout his presidential aspirations. Hisstock response is that anyone even thinkingabout running for president at this time“should have his head examined.”
But 2014 is another matter. As chairmanof the Republican Governors Association,it’s his job to travel the land, talking up theGOP brand and governors running for re-election next year, as well as new candi-dates, including those who aren’t eventhinking about it yet. The time will comefor them to think of him.
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Four Natchitoches Parish public schools received supple-mental funding this year by earning Top Gains designationfor improved school and student performance scores in 2011-12, and that should be the goal of every school in the parishfor the current year.
Natchitoches Central, Lakeview High, NorthwesternMiddle Lab and the Natchitoches Magnet School receivednearly $8,500 each from the State Department of Education tobe used to enhance education at their schools as a result ofthe Top Gains status.
Top Gains designation is awarded primarily for improve-ment in school performance scores that meet or exceed pre-determined growth targets. Targets vary, of course, based onprevious school performance grades, student test scores andother factors.
Statewide, 440 schools, or about a third of the publicschools across Louisiana, received additional funding thisyear for Top Gains status achieved during the last schoolyear. That is a significant step toward improving the state’shistorically low rating in student achievement.
Education Week magazine’s annual evaluation of publicschool systems was released recently, and Louisiana againhad a failing grade in student performance on assessmenttests. The Top Gains program rewards schools for raisingthose test scores.
Teachers, principals and other personnel at the four localschools that are receiving Top Gains funding this year fortheir improvements in 2011-12 must be commended for thestrategies, initiatives and hard work that resulted in thosegains.
The NSU Middle Lab School and Natchitoches MagnetSchool both had school scores of “A” and test scores that wereabove 90 percent in both English and math. Test scores metor exceeded goals and were up from the previous year.
Natchitoches Central and Lakeview each had overallschool scores of “B,” which reflected substantial improve-ment on student test scores. Lakeview recorded 18.6 percentgrowth on scores, and Natchitoches Central had 13.7 percentimprovement.
Louisiana public schools have a long way to go to over-come this year’s failing grade in student performance, butthe schools in Natchitoches Parish that improved so dramat-ically last year that they received Top Gains status are anexample of the success that can be achieved by dedicatededucators and motivated students.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal is taking advantage of his position as headof the Republican Governors Association to push for hugechanges in the political direction and strategies of the GOP, andhis message seems to be getting some traction.
In high profile addresses at both the Republican NationalCommittee’s winter meeting in Charlotte and the NationalReview Institute Summit on The Future of Conservatism inWashington, Jindal hammered the party for past political fail-ures.
He urged the GOP to “stop being the stupid party” and saidthe Republican Party “does not need to changes its principles,but we need to change just about everything else we do.” Hecontinued the theme that Republicans lost the presidential elec-tion “by just pointing out the failures of the other side.”
Jindal was critical of the federal government for losingstrength on the world stage, high taxes and excessive govern-ment spending, and he said GOP governors have been moreeffective than leaders in Washington in lowering taxes, cuttingspending and balancing government budgets.
It is hardly a secret that Jindal is interested in the president’srace in 2016, and speeches like those in Washington andCharlotte that reverberated in national conservative media fol-lowing the talks could provide the impetus for him to be a can-didate or at least a power broker in that election.
Jindal’s message of Republican change adds to his standing
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for the owner and the familythat manages the farm. Thesecircumstances involve indi-vidual medical issues that arenot available for public discus-sion. Suffice it to say that theSheriff is continuing theinvestigation and evaluatingthese circumstances, as wellas the ownership situationregarding the horses.
“There is no way for theLouisiana Animal WelfareCommission (LAWC) to deter-mine what the eventual deci-sion will be regarding crimi-nal charges. The sheriff mustnot only gather evidence, butmust determine the potentialstrength and validity ofpotential criminal charges.We have been assured that anactive investigation is ongo-ing, and LAWC is forced torespect the jurisdictionalauthority of the sheriff.
“The most important factorat present is that the horses inneed are being rescued.LAWC will continue to moni-tor the situation and work to
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Jones said Tuesday that hecontinues to monitor activityat the Ryder Ridge HorseFarm and Dep. RobWalsworth visited the farmMonday.
Jones said Clay Ryder con-tinues to feed the horses andhas cleaned the area.
During an interview Jan.23, Jones said he had met withRyder and his attorney BillyWest and given Ryder 30 daysto make improvements or facearrest.
Jones said Tuesday that heplanned to meet with Ryderand West next week for anupdate instead of waiting the30 days.
Northwestern StateUniversity hosts the annualLouisiana Future BusinessLeaders of America DistrictIII Leadership ConferenceFriday. The opening sessionis at 8 a.m. in the A.A.Fredericks Auditorium.Testing begins at 8:45 a.m. inthe Friedman Student UnionBallroom. An awards cere-mony begins at 2 p.m.
More than 800 studentsare expected to attend.Schools in District IIIinclude Atlanta, Bolton,Buckeye, Calvin, Converse,
Dodson, Ebarb, Georgetown,Logansport, the LouisianaSchool for Math, Science andthe Arts, Mansfield,Many,Natchitoches Central andNegreet. Other schools in thedistrict are North DeSoto,Oak Hill, Peabody, PelicanAll Saints, Pineville,Plainview, Rapides, RedRiver, St. Mary’s, Stanley,Winnfield Middle, WinnfieldSenior and Zwolle.
Northwestern State has alongstanding relationshipwith the FBLA. The RichardC. Clanton FBLA MemorialAward Monument located inthe Barry Smiley Plaza out-side Russell Hall lists namesof students selected as theoutstanding member of theLouisiana chapter of FBLA.Clanton was a Louisianaeducator who brought FBLAto the state.
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But is it wrong for me to behurt and resentful when someof them completely ignore mein return? It is mainly the rel-atives who do this. These arethe same people to whom Ihave sent checks in hardtimes and for every occasion,and it bothers me when I seethat they comment to otherfriends, but act like I don’texist.
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Four students at the Frankie Ray Jackson Sr. Technical Center have demonstrated thatacademics plus behavior equal character. These young men have obtained the highestacademic GPA for the first semester with no suspensions. “This is something that wewant to rave about here at the Frankie Ray,” said teacher Janet Brookins. PBIS(Positive Behavior Intervention Support) recognized the students and gave themtreats as prizes. “The faculty and staff are so proud of these young men in their effortsto set such high academic standards and while demonstrating good, positive charac-ter. Way to go fellows! Awesome job,” said assistant principal Lawrence Batiste. Fromleft are Brookins; Terrence Hatchet, second place with a 3.5833 average, JayqueriusJohnson, who has the highest GPA in the school of 3.6; PBIS chair Batiste; Ian Sarpy,with a 3.5 average; Lawrence Jury with a 3.4 average; and teacher Margaret Haase.
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The Relay for Life of Natchitoches kick-off party Jan. 31 was standing room only. Relay forLife is an American Cancer Society fundraiser that’s raised more than $4 billion dollars forcancer research and education through community sponsorship. Cancer survivor SarahHarrison Zeagler thanked attendees for their hard work and American Cancer Society staffcontact Lindsay Maggio McElwee shared how they can participate as teams in the overnightwalking event. During the event April 26-27, Natchitoches team members will take turnswalking around the NSU Tailgating Field from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. Relay for Life of Natchitocheshas set a goal of raising $90,000, and as of last week 20 teams had registered for the event.
By Steven NietteThe Natchitoches Historic
District Commission consid-ered old business from 1986 atits meeting Feb. 4.
The commission adopted theNatchitoches HistoricLandmark District Resurvey,which updates the informationfrom the original 1986 survey ofthe Historic LandmarkDistrict. The original 1986 sur-vey and the 2011 resurvey areavailable in both paper andelectronic format for publicviewing at the city Planningand Zoning Dept. on SecondStreet.
The survey information isorganized according to addressand architectural design. It isin a binder that includes pic-tures and architectural datafrom both surveys. Accordingto Juanita Fowler, director ofthe city Planning and ZoningDept., the information will behelpful during commissionmeetings and for those interest-ed in buying property.
New business considered bythe commission included bothdemolitions and constructions.
Ed Dranguet presented arequest on behalf of theNakatosh Condo Associationfor a roof replacement for the
Nakatosh Condos. “We’ve beenpatching the last couple ofyears,” Dranguet said, “andthis last weather we had causedmore damage.”
Dranguet said the roof ofcomposition shingles wasinstalled incorrectly 7 yearsago and is in need of replace-ment. The association chosethe cheapest bid from PaigeConstruction and will be bond-ed and insured. The roof willbe composed of interlocking,charcoal gray imitation slate.
Construction should beginMarch 1 and will block offdowntown parking in a fewplaces. “We will do it as quick-ly as we can,” Dranguet said.
The next order of businesswas a request for demolition byAaron Warren at 324 NelkenDrive. Warren said that thehome he and his wife boughtwas heavily damaged by waterand termites, and he requesteddemolition of an outbuildingthat was not original to thehouse and isn’t historically sig-nificant.
The commission alsoapproved a width reduction onthe proposed construction toconform to zoning regulationsand a number of repairs.Warren will replace the door
and door frame, substitute awrought iron column withwood, install uniform shutters,remodel the outside trim andpaint the house in subduedtones.
Jennifer Mangum of 202Demeziere St. submitted arequest to construct a porch.Mangum said that she and herspouse recently adopted a sonand that “he needs to play out-side.”
When the Mangums movedinto their home, the house wasa duplex surrounded by a
barbed wire fence. Theyreplaced the fence with a wood-en one and renovated thehouse, and the porch will com-plement those changes. Thecommission approved therequest.
The last order of business tocome before the commissionwas a request by Randal Smoakof Cothren, Graff, SmoakEngineering, Inc. for approvalof plans for the NatchitochesGrand Hotel.
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Smoak said afew changeswere made tothe plans. Thefaçade of thebuilding waschanged fromthe brickdesign used forthe EventsCenter to a St.Croix Tumblebrick, which islight red ands a l m o n - c o l -ored with ar o u g h - h e w nsurface. Smoaksaid hebelieves the
rose-colored brick blends betterwith the Nakatosh Condos,which are lighter than theEvents Center brick. Also,Smoak said all shutters hadbeen eliminated from the plan.
Commission memberMarion Salter said she felt theSecond Street elevation lookedunbalanced with the fake win-dows included in the design,and chairman Sharon Gahaganagreed. Smoak agreed toapproach hotel owner WarrenReuther about adding real win-dows and a small wall fountainto balance out the design.
Some fea-tures thatremained thesame werethe darkgreen slateimitation tobe used forthe roof andthe blackpainted gaslanterns.A new designe l e m e n tSmoak pre-sented wasthe plan forthe hotel sig-nage. Smoaksaid theetched gran-ite sign willbe modeled
after the Natchez Grand Hoteland Suites in Mississippi.
The commission approvedthe brick, slate, sign and archi-tectural façade features of theplan on the condition thatSmoak bring another drawingof the Second Street elevation.
Hotel construction is set tobegin in the first weeks ofApril, and Lafayette Street willremain closed.
The next commission meet-ing is Monday, March 4.
Engineer presents design elements for Grand Hotel at Historic District meeting
The sign at the NatchitochesGrand Hotel will be similarto the one at the NatchezGrand Hotel.
St. Croix Tumble bricks, intop photo, will be on theexterior of the NatchitochesGrand Hotel. They will belight red and salmon-col-ored.The roof will be of darkgreen imitation slate.
Wrought irongrills willcover the air-conditioningunits.
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The Wal-Mart parking lot was empty Monday afternoon as the Natchitoches Police Dept.secured the area and evacuated the building. According to police on the scene, a bombthreat was called into the store a few minutes before 4 p.m. Wal-Mart sales associateswaited near Keyser Avenue as the bomb squad searched the building. No explosiveswere reported found.
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Former City Councilman Jack McCain Jr. spoke to the Kiwanis Club at its meEting Jan.24 at the NSU Rec Complex. McCain entertained the crowd with stories from his 24 yearson the City Council. From left are president Richard Rose, Kiwanians Ed Dranguet andHeather Martin and McCain. The Kiwanis Club meets Thursdays at noon at the NSUcomplex.
The Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches met January 10 and members in were able to partici-pate in a panel discussion with local bankers. The bankers fielded questions about thestate of banking and the effects of global banking on our economy. From left are are pres-ident Richard Rose, John Ackel representing City Bank, Dion Boyett representing Bank ofMontgomery and Kiwanis vice president Dwight Epperson.
John Luster of Natchitoches, a member ofthe class of 2013 at Washington and LeeUniversity, earned dean’s list status for the Fall2012 term.
Dean’s list status at Washington and Leerepresents a term grade-average of at least 3.4on a 4.0 scale.
Troy Glenn Pollock of Natchitoches is one of2,901 Eastern Kentucky University students
who earned dean’s list honors for the Fall 2012semester. Pollock is a junior Correctional andJuvenile Justice Studies major at EKU.
To achieve dean’s list honors at Eastern, stu-dents attempting 14 or more credit hours mustearn a 3.5 grade point average, studentsattempting 13 credit hours must earn a 3.65GPA, and students attempting 12 credit hoursmust earn a 3.75 GPA.
Students on Deans’ Lists at two universitiesNSU’s Office of Electronic and Continuing
Education will offer a basic cake decoratingcourse Feb. 7-March 28 on Thursday eveningsfrom 5:30-8 p.m. in the Culinary Arts build-ing. The fee for the class is $99 and enroll-ment is limited to 15 students. The course
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Cake decorating class begins today at NSU
SportsSection A, Page 8
Thursday, February 7, 2013
The Natchitoches Times
Kendrick Moore, Sports Editor(318) 352-3618
email: [email protected]
Chiefs soccerteam losesto Jesuit
Second-seeded Jesuit postedits seventh consecutive shutoutFriday night, cruising past No.31 Natchitoches Central, 11-0,in the Division I bi-districtplayoff match at John RyanStadium.
Though the visiting Chiefsplayed a physical, high-energymatch, the Blue Jays offensedominated from the openingwhistle.
The Chiefs obtained theironly opportunity in Blue Jayterritory in the 12th minutewhen Alexis Cheavious' shotdrew the Jesuit goalkeeper outof the box. But his shot wentwide left of the goal.
The Chiefs’ defense did theirbest to keep the swarming BlueJays at bay, but time after itcame down to Blue Jay for-wards’ versus Chiefs’ goalkeep-er Gilbert Norwood. The com-motion around the goal causedthe Chief ’s Dakota Nichols toscore an own goal off a baddeflection in the 22nd minute.
The Blue Jays sent theChiefs packing in the secondhalf scoring five unansweredgoals to take the victory.
"We shot ourselves in thefoot a lot tonight,” said HeadCoach Chris Boyd. "Jesuit is atop team. You're gonna getyour tail kicked some days. Butany fool can smile after a victo-ry, it's how you act after a lossthat determines character.”
Friday night, TheNatchitoches Central LadyChief ’s soccer team lost 2-1 toAcadiana High School in theDivision 1 first round playoffs.
Acadiana led 1-0 for most ofregulation until CatieMcCauslin tied the game with13 minutes left in the secondhalf.
In the first overtime theLady Chiefs dominated theaction by attempting moreshots than Acadiana, but theycould not capitalize on theopportunities.
Double-overtime saw theaction a little more even asboth team’s defenses steppedup and limited each other’soffenses to few scoring oppor-tunities.
During the third overtime,Anna Taveny had a break-awayopportunity to kick the gamewinner. However, she wasstopped by the Acadiana goal-keeper sending the game into ashootout.
Each team was allowed tochoose five kickers in theshootout.
After a diving stop,Acadiana was denied on theirfirst kick by the Lady Chief ’sgoalkeeper, QuincyMcConathy.
The Lady Chiefs then tookthe lead 1-0 with MeganChesal’s goal.
Then, the Lady Rams madetheir second penalty kick to tiethe game at 1-1.
Following, Eden Price madethe second goal for the LadyChiefs taking a 2-1 lead withthree kickers left.
The Lady Rams answeredright back tying the shootout at2-2.
Subsequently, the LadyChiefs missed their next twoshots while Acadiana made
their next shot taking a 3-2 leadwith one kicker left for theLady Chiefs.
The Lady Chiefs had onefinal attempt to tie the game.
Senior scorer Janie Stultzwas stopped by Acadiana goal-keeper giving them the winand ending the Lady Chief ’sseason in heart breaking fash-ion.
The Lady Chiefs finished theseason 15-6-1.
Lady Chiefs soccer team loses heartbreaker; has best season ever
Ashley Fortenberry and a Lady Ram player battles for thelose ball. The Lady Chiefs lost to Acadiana at home in theDivision 1 first round playoffs Friday night.
The Lakeview Gatorscrushed the Many Tigers 75-54Tuesday night at home.
The Gators size and speedforced the Tigers into multipleturnovers all game.
The Gators started the firsthalf with great ball movementand forced the Tigers to defendthem in the post.
Adrio Bailey dominated theTigers small size early andthrought the game.
Bailey scored the Gatorsfirst 10 points and finished thegame with 20 points and ninerebounds.
The Gators defense held theTiger’s best player to threepoints in the first half andforced 13 turnovers.
The Gators stretched thelead 36-24 with two minutes 57seconds left of the first half,but the Tigers came stormingback with a 11-0 and cut thelead down to 36-33 with 27 sec-onds left of the first half.
In the second half theGators took advantage of theTigers turnovers and openedthe third quarter with a 13-0lead to pull ahead 49-24.
Head Coach Josh Hancockwas pleased with his team’senergy on the defensive side.
“We started off slow, but wewere able to wear them down.We did a good job getting theball down low to our big guys.”
The Gators were well bal-anced, and seven players con-tributed to the win.
Charles Browder had 17points, Trey Kirkendoll had 10points, Malik Metoyer had 9points, Tay Hardy had 8 points,Jerald Bush and Ronald Bellhad 2 points each.
The Gators improved to 21-7overall and 6-1 in district play.
The Gators will host RedRiver in a historic rivalrygame Friday at 7:15 p.m. for thedistrict title.
The Lakeview Lady Gatorswon 36-12 Tuesday night.
Donyelle Willis and PorschePottain had 10 points each.
The Lady Gators improvedto 9-17 overall and 4-3 in dis-trict.
The Lady Gators will playRed River Friday night at 6p.m. for a playoff berth.
Gators sweepMany Tigersat home
The NCHS Fishing Teamhosted its first fishing tour-nament on Cane River Lake,Feb. 4. The weather could nothave been better and the sup-port from the community wasover whelming.
Over 200 people turnedout about 3 p.m. Saturdayafternoon to watch the weigh-in. There were 17 teamsincluding NatchitochesCentral High, Benton HighSchool, Anacoco High School,North Desoto High Schooland Airline.
The teams met at 5 a.m. tolaunch their boats at theWashington street boat land-ing.
Teams were required tomeet on the riverfront stagefor rules and regulationsmeeting at 6 a.m. and thenstarted fishing at approxi-mately a.m.
The competition wasfierce. Each boat wasrequired to have one captain19 years of age or older.Captains were not allowed tofish.
There was a five-fish limitand teams were penalized iftheir fish did not meet the 12-inch minimum and was not
alive at the weigh-in. Awardswere giving to the top threeteams with the highest totalweight and an individualaward given to the Big Basswinner.
All Contestants received afishing grab bag and a capfrom Cypress Knee Outdoors.
Sponsors included CypressKnee, Fishers Sports, LottOil, Basic Health and Fitness,Posey’s Sports, Sea & Sirloin,Tiger Cycle, City Bank &Trust, Battery Warehouse,Natchitoches WoPreserving,
D.J.ing by Rodney, Dwane andCarol Steadman.
The Natchitoches FishHatchery and Tony Bradyprovided the aerated truck tokeep the fish alive.
Provencal Bass Club mem-
bers were for the officialweigher’s and gave guidanceon hosting a tournament.
Tommy Soloman providedhis boat out and was a cap-tain.
On first row from left are Logan Anderson, Caine Hamous, Reagan Maxey, Lane Possoit,Chase Morgan, Kaleb Poche, Rian Achord, Dalton Baker and Dustin Howell. On second roware Bill Gordy, Lori Matthews, Chris Hampton, Qwenten Dudley, Taylor Coutee, DylanPoche, Colton Gauntt, John Linger, Jacob Lodrigue, Brenton Lester, D.J. Coker, Ty Moran,Nick Wiggins, Irwin Delancy and NCHS Principal Dale Skinner.
Chiefs team places second in Cane River fishing tournament
Reagan Maxey and CainHamous placed second in theHigh School fishing tourna-ment Saturday evening.Maxey and Hamous won aShimano rod, Quantum Reeland EGO slider dip net.
Demons draw Niagara in Bracketbusters Northwestern State, the
nation's top-scoring team,heads cross country toupstate New York to play afast-paced Niagara team onFeb. 23 in the 11th RamadaWorldwide Bracketbusterson ESPN3, ESPN announcedMonday night.
The Demons (14-6) andPurple Eagles (14-9) will bein one of 13 games televisedon the ESPN platform as partof the Bracketbusters, withanother 48 non-conferencematchups not on TV createdas a result of the participa-tion of 13 Division I confer-ences. The teams will tip offat 3:03 EST at Niagara's 2,100-seat "Taps" Gallagher Center,built in 1949.
Northwestern, whichbrings a four-game winningstreak into Thursday night'shome game against OralRoberts, leads the countrywith an 83.9 scoring average.Niagara ranks 36th at 75.4points per game.
Sophomore guard AntoineMason, son of former NBA
All-Star Anthony Mason,leads the Purple Eagles withan 18.9 scoring average thatis 31st nationally. Anothersophomore guard, Juan'yaGreen, is averaging 16.7points along with 5.2 assists,51st in the country, and 1.9steals, 76th nationally.
Niagara will return thegame and play atNorthwestern in 2013-14.Northwestern has beeninvolved in intersectionalhome-and-home series withUtah State, Tennessee Techand Campbell in previousBracketbusters pairings,making ESPNU at Utah Statein 2006 in a last-second loss,but pounding the Aggies inNatchitoches to open the2006-07 season.
tSouthland Conference co-leader Stephen F. Austin wasalso included in the 13 ESPNbroadcasts, playing at LongBeach State in a game thatwill be televised by ESPNU at8 p.m. on Feb. 22.
The Demons have 11 top100 NCAA team stat rank-
ings, including 10th in steals(9.7 per game), 15th in blocks(5.5 pg) and 20th in assists(16.1 pg). Sophomore pointguard Jalan West is 12thnationally in steals (2.5 pg),23rd in assist-turnover ratio(plus 2.63) and 46th in assists(5.3 pg). Junior forwardDeQuan Hicks, whose 15.1scoring average tops NSU, is22nd in the country with his57.1 percent shooting aim asthe Demons rank 59th as ateam in shooting accuracy(45.8 percent).
The other Southlandteams and matchups for theweekend event wereMcNeese at Toledo, OralRoberts hosting Weber State,Sam Houston State atEastern Washington,Southeastern Louisiana atWinthrop, SIU-Edwardsvilleat Central Arkansas, CalState Fullerton at A&M-Corpus Christi, Nicholls atformer SLC member Texas-San Antonio, and Lamarhosting former league rivalTexas State.
Chiefs split 1-1 againstWest Monroe on road
The Natchitoches CentralLady Chiefs squeaked pasttop-ranked West Monroe 42-41 Tuesday night on the road.
The game seesawed in thefirst half, but the Lady Chiefstook a 28-24 lead into half-time.
The Lady Chiefs and theLady Rebels stalled offensive-ly through much of the sec-ond half.
The game came down tothe final play with the LadyChiefs leading 42-40.
Senior guard VictoriaRachal was fouled andmissed the front end of a 1-1free-throw giving the Rebelsan opportunity to send thegame into overtime.
With 2 seconds left, theLady Chiefs were whistledfor a foul sending the LadyRebels to the free-throw lineto tie the game.
After making the first free-throw the Lady Rebelsmissed the second and therebound was cleared by theLady Chiefs giving them a
heart-stopping 42-41 win.Rachal led the way with 22
points.“This should give us at
least the 3-seed for the play-offs,” said head coach EmmaBoozman. It is also a psycho-logical thing to beat a teamon the road that had previ-ously beaten you.”
The Lady Chiefs wrap updistrict play against RustonFriday at home at 5:30 p.m.
The Lady Chiefs improveto 21-4 overall and 4-3 in dis-trict play.
The Chiefs lost to the WestMonroe Rebels 58-50 Tuesdaynight on the road.
The Chiefs fall to 18-10overall and 3-4 in districtplay.
The Chiefs struggled tokeep the Rebels guards fromgetting into the paint andshot the ball poorly from thefield.
The Chiefs will hostRuston Friday night at homeat 7:15 p.m. in their finalhome game of the season.
Demons track, field place intop 10 at Missouri Southern
The Northwestern Statemen’s and women’s track andfield teams completed daytwo of the MissouriSouthern Lion Open onSaturday with a total ofthree first place and 11 topthree finishes.
Senior thrower JanaeAllen placed first and brokeher personal record for thethird consecutive week witha mark of 47-10.00, more thanhalf a foot further than herprevious best of 47-03.75.The new mark puts Allen atNo. 5 on the Lady Demon topfive shot put performers list.
Quiana Griffin grabbed afirst place finish in the 400mdash with a time of 57.85 andWayne Douglas took first inthe triple jump with a sea-son-best leap of 49-08.50.
The Lady Demons had sixother top-three performersthroughout the day. KeonaJackson placed second in theshot put with a personal-bestmark of 47-03.50 whileJerrica Tillery (37-11.25) andSarah Jones (37-04.50) tooksecond and third in the triplejump, respectively.
Jones also placed third inthe high jump at a height of5-01.75.
Constance Seibles (400m,59.09) and Karensa Ellis(800m, 2:17.18) registered sec-
ond place finishes as well.On the men’s side
Emmanuel Williams placedthird in the triple jump,recording a distance of 47-07.00, and Keenan Jacksontook second in the 400m witha time of 50.93.
Freshman Lionel Ellisonrecorded his best perfor-mance yet, placing fourth inthe high jump with a mark of6-06.75 while fellow DemonsAlex Washington (6-02.75)and Quinton Helaire (6-02.75)grabbed the fifth and sixthspots, respectively.
The men’s 4x400 relayteam of Dezrick Williams,Lawrence Jackson, AustinMcCauslin and KeenanJackson also saw improve-ment, running their season-best time of 3:25.24 and fin-ishing fourth.
“We had a fairly good dayall around today,” said LadyDemon head coach MikeHeimerman. “Keshira andAngelica did well and wereable to qualify for the finalsin the 60 and we had goodtimes in the 200 withAngelica, Constance andQuiana (Griffin).
Both NSU squads will con-tinue competition next week-end as they head toFayetteville, Ark. for theTyson Invitational.
James Hulbin and DeQuanHicks combined for 34 points,18 by Hulbin, to lead five dou-ble-digit scorers asNorthwestern State won itsfourth straight game, 86-74 atMcNeese State on Sunday after-noon.
The Demons improved to 14-6 overall and 8-2 in the confer-ence as Brison White scored 13,Shamir Davis 11 and GaryStewart 10, and Jalan Westrecorded a career-best nineassists.
The Demons followed withan 8-0 run to go up 15-10 aftertaking advantage of threestraight McNeese turnoversbut after leading 17-12,McNeese cut it back to 19-18with 8:33 to play. The Demonsthen went on a 7-0 run to taketheir largest lead of the game at26-18 with 5:37 after a Davis freethrow.
NSU, sweeping the seasonseries with McNeese for thefirst time since 2006, led all buttwo minutes of play, building a42-28 halftime advantagedespite 37 percent shooting.The Demons sank 52 percentafterward, but so did theCowboys, who trailed by 69-50with 8:12 remaining but foughtback within 80-73 with 1:12 togo.
NSU sank six straight freethrows, four by Hicks, after
McNeese closed the gap toseven. The Demons, shooting 67percent at the line this season,drained 24 of 29 Sunday, includ-ing 15 of 17 in the second half.Davis went 8-of-10 while Hickshit all six of his tries.
McNeese slipped to 8-12 over-all and 2-8 in Southland playdespite 22 points from DontaeCannon and 15 from CraigMcFerrin, while DesharickGuidry and Adrian Fields eachscored 12.
Northwestern kept pacewith the league co-leaders,Stephen F. Austin and OralRoberts, both at 9-1 inSouthland play. The Demonshost ORU Thursday night at7:30 in Prather Coliseum.
In addition to Thursdaynight’s home game againstOral Roberts, Northwesternwill host Central Arkansas nextSaturday afternoon before astretch of five straight roadgames.
Six 3-pointers from AshlynBaggett led McNeese State in ateam season-high of 14 madefrom behind the arc that gavethe Cowgirls an 80-54 win overthe Northwestern Statewomen’s basketball teamSunday afternoon inSouthland Conference action.
The three Baggett sisters(Ashlyn, Caitlyn, and Allison)combined for 11 of theCowgirls (12-9, 7-3 SLC) 3-point-ers. Caitlyn was 3-3 andAllison was 2-8 on the day.
Jasmine Upchurch tiedAshlyn Baggett for the game-high with 24 points. Upchurchwas 9-18 from the field and 6-7from the free throw line.Janelle Perez was the secondleading scorer for NSU (7-13, 3-7 SLC) with 11 points.
“You have to give them cred-it, they shot the ball extremelywell today,” said co-head coachBrooke Stoehr. “When youknock down that many shots,things are going well for you.
“I felt they got a couple ofopen looks early, and they justgot into rhythm,” she said.“We have to do a better job ofclosing out on our switches.We just have to do a better jobdefensively. “
McNeese had four players indouble-figures with Ashlyn
Baggett’s 24 points. CaitlynBaggett scored 13, CeciliaOkoye had 11, and AllisonBaggett finished with 10points.
Upchurch was the game’sleading rebounder with sevenand Danielle Westerfieldgrabbed six boards in her thirdstart of the season.
The two teams finished with
13 turnovers each, but theCowgirls were able to capital-ize for 19 points compared tothe six NSU scored.
NSU will return home forThursday for the annual ChiliCook-off when it takes on OralRoberts at 5:30, and thenSaturday when the LadyDemons take on CentralArkansas in Prather Coliseum.
Northwestern State is count-ing on the homecourt advan-tage this week as the three lead-ers in the SouthlandConference basketball stand-ings square off, beginningThursday night in PratherColiseum when Oral Robertsvisits for a 7:30 showdown.
The Demons (14-6 overall, 8-2 in the Southland) and theGolden Eagles (14-8, 9-1) are atthe top of the league standingsalong with Stephen F. Austin(18-2, 9-1), who hosts ORUSaturday night. Oral Robertsrallied past NSU 80-74 on Jan.10 in Tulsa, but was beaten onits homecourt two nights laterby SFA.
Spicing the NSU-ORU colli-sion is the annual Chili Cook-off, with about a dozen chefscompeting for the prized paddlewhile fans can have all-you-can-enjoy servings for $3 betweenthe women’s and men’s gamesin the doubleheader, which tipswith the Lady Demons’ contestat 5:30.
The nightcap is the maincourse. Northwestern, withfour straight wins, and OralRoberts, with six in a row, arethe Southland’s two hottestteams. Demons coach MikeMcConathy doesn’t shy away
from the importance ofThursday’s matchup.
“We’ve put ourselves intoposition where this is a hugegame, looking at the standings.Everybody has eight confer-ence games left, and a lot canhappen, but as long as we win,we control our destiny,” he said.“We’re playing a talented, verywell-coached team that beat usearlier and is playing extreme-ly well now, so we’re lookingforward to seeing if we canturn the tables on them in therematch.”
There were 10 lead changesand eight ties in the first meet-ing, with Oral Roberts getting25 points and 20 rebounds fromsenior center Damon Bell-Holter to lead four double-digitscorers. The Golden Eaglesused an 11-2 run starting with8:05 remaining to open thegame’s biggest lead (11), andheld off the Demons in the finalthree minutes.
McConathy wants a fasttempo, befitting the Demons’nationally No. 1-ranked offense(83.8 points per game), toreverse the outcome.
“We have to really push theball offensively. At times upthere, we pushed it as well aswe have all year, but down the
stretch we weren’t able to sus-tain it and that’s to their credit.We need to get up quality shotsas quickly as possible. We areaveraging more possessionsper game (78.2) than any teamin the country, and Thursdaynight we need to have thatpace,” he said.
With this contest and aSaturday afternoon full-throttlecontest ahead against CentralArkansas, the second-highestscoring team in the Southland,among only four remaininghome games for the Demons,McConathy is excited about thesupport his team is getting inPrather Coliseum.
“We’ve had great homecrowds. The emotion that ourfans have invested is awesome,and it makes a difference to ourteam and to the other team. Thewillingness of our crowd to beinvolved, and have great basket-ball awareness to pick us upwhen we need that and to getexcited and get on their feetwhen we’re making plays, pro-duces an environment inPrather Coliseum that leads toour success,” he said.
The Demons are 9-1 at homethis season and 33-7 in PratherColiseum over the past threeyears.
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The Northwestern Statewomen’s tennis team grabbedfive singles victories and twodoubles wins to defeat futureSouthland Conference foeAbilene Christian 6-1 Fridayafternoon at the Jack FisherTennis Complex.
The win improved theLady Demons’ record to 1-1while the Wildcats alsomoved to 1-1 on the seasonafter defeating Centenary 7-0earlier in the day. ACU isranked No. 3 nationally in itslast year of NCAA DivisionII.
“This was a very goodteam win today,” said LadyDemon coach Patric DuBois.“Each match was a verytough battle, as expected, andwe played well in all posi-tions.”
The Lady Demons openedthe day going 2-1 in doublescompetition to win the dou-bles point. Tatiana Larinaand Andrea Nedorostova won8-4 over the Wildcats’ fifth-
ranked (Division II) tandemof Julia Mongin and BrittneyReed at No. 1 spot, whilePolina Konop and NatalyaKrutova took down HannahKelley and Micah Hermsdorf8-6 at No. 2.
“The doubles point wasvery big and gave us momen-tum going into singles,” saidDuBois. “After we lost at No.3, our top two doubles teamsstuck with their game plansand played well under pres-sure.”
In singles, Larina defeatedACU’s Julia Mongin 6-2, 7-6 atthe No. 1 position. Monginranks No. 5 in Division II sin-gles.
Konop, the reigning SLCPlayer of the Week, also tookhome a singles win, overcom-ing Hermsdorf 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 ina hard-fought battle at theNo. 2 spot.
Krutova, a freshman, had aphenomenal day, taking downBrittney Reed, 6-2, 6-3 in thethird position.
Nedorostova, the team’ssenior captain, won 6-2, 6-2 atNo. 4 over Laura Mongin.
NSU sophomore AmyWilliams also captured atough three-set match, win-ning 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 over ACU’sNada Marjanovic at No. 5.
“ACU is a very solid teamwith outstanding depth,”said DuBois. “They are verywell coached and have a goodchance at a national champi-onship this year. They willdefinitely hit the ground run-ning when they join theSouthland Conference nextyear.”
The Lady Demons stay athome next weekend as theymatch up against SouthernMississippi on Saturday. Thematch is slated to begin at 11a.m. at the Jack FisherTennis Complex.
Northwestern State 6,Abilene Christian 1
Feb. 1 at Jack FisherTennis Complex,Natchitoches, La.
Lady Demons tennis overpowers Abilene Christian
Demons host streaking Oral Roberts athome in Southland Conference showdown
Cowgirl’s 3-point surge leads McNeeseState past Lady Demons to drop 3-7 in SLC
Demons dump Cowboys on road 86-74
Lady Demons look to end losingstreak against Oral Roberts at home
The Northwestern Statewomen’s basketball teamreturns home Thursday toface-off with SouthlandConference newcomer OralRoberts at 5:30 for the annualChili Cook-off in PratherColiseum.
It will be the second meet-ing between the two schoolsand will feature a Purple Outwith shirts that can be pur-chased at Neebo and Barnesand Noble in Natchitoches.Oral Roberts won the firstcontest 66-55 in Tulsa, Okla.on Jan. 10.
“The thing with OralRoberts is that they canshoot the ball. They havefour players on the floor atall times that can shoot thebasketball,” said co-headcoach Brooke Stoehr.“They’re very efficient intheir offense, love to get up-and-down the floor, andattack offensively.”
The Golden Eagles leadingscorer, Kevi Luper, scored 16points against the LadyDemons in the first game.She averages 17.8 points acontest, which ranks third in
the conference.Leading rebounder and
third leading scorer, TaylorCooper, scored 16 in the firstmeeting with six boards. Sheaverages 10 points and 5.2rebounds a game.
Jasmine Upchurch is com-ing in to the game after hersecond highest point total ofthe season. She scored 24 onMcNeese State, and averages12.4 points a game.
The Lady Demons willremain at home when theplay Central ArkansasSaturday at 1 o’clock.
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Burke Cobb was just 14 yearsold when he died in front of hisfriends of Sudden CardiacArrest (SCA). It was the middleof July in 2012 during a pickupgame of basketball in anAscension Parish high schoolgym.
“He had just finished footballpractice and called home to tellhis mom to wait because hewanted to play a pickup game ofbasketball,” Sharon Cobb,grandmother of Burke Cobb,said. “He just collapsed on thecourt and died in front of hisfriends.”
Burke Cobb had a promisingfuture. He was 6 feet 4 inchestall, was a member of theDutchtown Lacrosse team andregularly worked out with thejunior varsity and varsitysquads at Dutchtown, which hewould have begun attendinglast year.
Sharon Cobb, RN, is the La4Resource Coordinator for theNatchitoches Parish SchoolBoard. In honor of her grand-son, she created the Living 4Burke Foundation, which willsoon organize free or low-costcommunity heart screenings,including blood pressurechecks, electrocardiogramsand echocardiograms, for chil-dren who play organizedsports. This week, theLouisiana School NurseOrganization and its presidentSylvia Brown donated $1,000 tothe foundation to help providethese services to NatchitochesParish students.
According to the SCAAssociation, SCA causes morethan 325,000 deaths per year,10,000 among children.According to the Close the GapFoundation, one young athletedies of SCA every three days.
“It’s difficult for us to knowthe exact numbers,” SharonCobb said, “because there’s nonational registry. Many timesthe deaths are categorized asheart attacks, and we don’t real-ly know the cause of death.That’s something we’re work-
ing tochange.”
SCA isn’t aheart attack,which hap-pens when ablockage pre-vents bloodfrom gettingto the heartmuscle, but aheart attackis a commoncause ofSCA. WhenSCA occurs,the hearta b r u p t l ystops beatingfor a reasonamong a number of possibili-ties.
Burke Cobb’s death was theresult of undetected hyper-trophic cardiomyopathy(HCM), which is a thickening ofthe muscle in the heart. HCM isfrequently asymptomatic untilsudden cardiac death. Someprofessionals suggest routinescreenings for the disease,which is a treatable condition.
When Cobb collapsed, fourAEDs were at the school, but nowas present was trained to usethem. According to the SCAAssociation, defibrillation isoften the “single most impor-tant factor affecting survival.”An AED machine works bysending an electric shock to theheart to restore the naturalheart rhythm.
“It’s the difference betweenlife and death,” Cobb said.
In Natchitoches Parish,every school has an AED, andboth high schools have two, onein the main office and one inthe athletic department. Also,each school board facility, suchas the main office, maintenancebuilding and media center, hasan AED.
For more information aboutthe Living 4 Burke Foundation,visit Living4Burke.org. Formore information about SCAand survival stories, visit par-entheartwatch.org.
Rene Lewis, center, past president of the Louisiana SchoolNurse Organization, presented a $1,000 check to SharonCobb, founder of the Living 4 Burke Foundation. SarahAllison, School Nurse Coordinator for the NatchitochesParish School Board, is at right. Cobb created the Living 4Burke Foundation in honor of her grandson, Burke Cobb,who died of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in July 2012 during apickup game of basketball. The foundation will organizeheart screenings for students in Natchitoches Parish.
Family tragedy leadsto screening for heartdefects among students
BurkeCobb
LifestyleSection B, Page 1
Thursday, February 7, 2013
The Natchitoches Times
Amanda Franko-TobinLifestyle Editor(318) 352-3618
e-mail: [email protected]
By Amanda Franko-TobinSuper Bowl Sunday pre-
miers with high expecta-tions—a good game, a lit stadi-um and food with friends.After hours of football, outra-geous commercials and athird helping of chips and dip,Super Bowl Sunday can be fol-lowed by Super StomachMonday.
But February is not amonth that’s known for absti-nence. The weather is drab,Valentine’s Day is around thecorner and sometimes thefastest “pick-me-ups” or “I-love-yous” come in food form.
What’s the savvy snacker todo? Popcorn is a versatiletreat that is relatively easy tomake. It kindles up images ofchildhood fun and trips to themovies, but popcorn is anunsung health food. By itself,it has no saturated fat or cho-lesterol and packs a surpris-ing amount of fiber.
Of course, there are ways tomake anything unhealthy.Some of these recipes aremore resolution-friendly thanothers. Experiment with fla-vors to get the calories and thetaste you’re going for.
Coconut-ginger popcorn
truffles are sweet, pretty andloads healthier than chocolatecandy. Truffle-oil flavoredpopcorn is decadent, deliciousand tastes like a splurge wor-thy of the days before Lent.Maple bacon popcorn mix issuch a surprising mixture ofsweet and salty that the kidsmight actually stay in front ofthe TV. Make an extra largebatch and they’ll be so focusedon food and movies that youcan find your own forms ofentertainment.
For more recipes, visit ThePopcorn Board’s website atwww.popcorn.org
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Cheese-Please Ingredients2 TBsp. garlic flavored or
vegetable oil1/2 cup popcorn kernels1 TBsp. melted butter
(optional)2 TBsp. nutritional or
brewer’s yeast 1 TBsp. curry powder
(optional)
DirectionsIn a large, heavy bot-
tomed pot with lid, placeoil and 3 popcorn kernels.Heat over medium-highheat until 1 kernel pops.Add the remaining pop-corn and cover.
Once the corn begins topop, shake the pot con-stantly over the heat.
When the popping slows,remove the pot from heatand transfer the popcorn toa serving bowl. If desired,pour butter over popcornand toss. Sprinkle yeastand curry powder overpopcorn and toss to distrib-ute evenly.
Serve warm or store inan air-tight container.
Brewer’s yeast imparts acheesy flavor withoutcalories or fat. It can beordered or found athealth food stores.
Ingredients8 cups popped popcorn1 1/2 cups old-fashioned
rolled oats1 cup dried blueberries1/2 cup pomegranate
seeds1/2 cup whole natural
almonds, toasted andcoarsely chopped
2/3 cup honey2/3 cup light brown
sugar2 TBsp. butter or mar-
garine6 ounces bittersweet
chocolate, melted
DirectionsLine 13x9-inch pan with
foil and spray with cookingspray.
Combine popcorn, oats,blueberries,pomegranateseeds and almonds in largebowl.
Combine honey, brownsugar and butter in a smallsaucepan. Cook over lowheat to boiling. Boil 2 min-utes. Pour over popcornmixture and mix thorough-ly.
Using damp hands, pressmixture firmly into pre-pared 13x9-inch pan.Refrigerate until firm, about2 hours. Cut into 12 bars.
Dip bottoms of bars intomelted chocolate. Place onpan lined with wax paper.
Refrigerate until ready toserve. Store in tight coveredcontainer in refrigerator.
Popped-Up Power Bars
A Nose for Flavor: Truffled PopcornIngredients1 1/2 TBsp. olive oil1 TBsp. plus 2 tsp. whitetruffle oil, divided 1/2 cup popcorn kernels1 TBsp. butter3 TBsp. shreddedParmesan cheese1/2 tsp. sea saltfreshly ground black pepper
DirectionsIn a large, heavy-bottomed pot with a lid,
place olive oil and 1 tablespoon of truffle oil.Add about 3 popcorn kernels.
Heat over medium-high heat until a ker-nel pops. Add remaining popcorn and
cover.Once corn begins to pop, shake pot con-
stantly over heat.When popping slows, remove pot from
heat and transfer popcorn to a large servingbowl.
Melt butter and mix in the 2 teaspoons oftruffle oil. Pour mixture over popcorn andmix.
Sprinkle cheese, salt and pepper over pop-corn and toss to distribute evenly.
Serve immediately or store in an airtightcontainer.
Edible Love NotesIngredients5 cups air-popped pop-
corn2 cups miniature marsh-
mallows1 TBsp. coconut oil or but-
ter3 TBsp. candied ginger,
minced1/2 cup shredded coconut4 ounces semi-sweet
chocolate1 tsp. coconut oil or but-
ter
DirectionsPlace popcorn in large
bowl.Place marshmallows and
coconut oil or butter inmedium saucepan overmedium-low heat. Stir untilmelted and remove fromheat.
Stir in shredded coconutand candied ginger. Mixwell with popcorn.
Spray hands with non-stick cooking spray, then
scoop up one tablespoon ofpopcorn mixture. Roll mix-ture with hands to form aball. Place ball on bakingsheet lined with parchmentpaper or foil.
Repeat to make 36 balls.Place chocolate in small,microwave safe bowl. Heatin microwave on high forone minute, until melted.
If not completely melted,microwave for another 15seconds and stir again.
Stir 1 teaspoon coconutoil into melted chocolate.
Place chocolate in zipper-style plastic bag and seal.Snip off a tiny corner ofbag.
Pipe chocolate on pop-corn balls in a decorativepattern.
Garnish with extrashredded coconut and extraminced candied ginger, ifdesired.
Place truffles in a coolplace until chocolate is set.
Ingredients8 cups popped popcorn6 slices thick-cut bacon1/4 cup pure maple syrup8 cups popped popcorn2/3 cup pecan halves,
coarsely chopped2/3 cup dried cranberries2 TBsp. butter ormargarine1/4 tsp. coarse ground
black pepper1/4 tsp. maple extract
DirectionsPreheat oven to 400
degrees. Line an edged panwith foil. Place wire rack inpan. Arrange bacon in singlelayer on rack. Bake 15 min-utes until ends of bacon startto curl.
Remove and reserve 2tablespoons of the bacondrippings. Brush bacon with2 tablespoons of maplesyrup. Bake 15 minutes untilbrowned. Cool then coarselychop bacon.
Combine popcorn, pecansand cranberries in largebowl.
Combine butter, black pep-
per, maple extract, remaining2 tablespoons of maple syrupand reserved bacon drip-pings. Cook over low heatuntil butter is melted. Drizzleover popcorn mixture andmix thoroughly.
Spread popcorn mixturein edged pan or roastingpan.Bake 5 minutes and tossin bacon pieces. Serve warm.
Maple Bacon Crowd pleaser
Truffles are expensivemushrooms traditionallyfound in the south ofFrance. Because pigs havea keen sense of smell,farmers use them to sniffout the delicate spores. Most consumers can’tfind or afford to purchasetruffles, but truffle oil fla-vors dishes at a fraction ofthe cost. Truffle oil is olive oilinfused with black orwhite truffles. It has anintense flavor, so alwaysbegin with a smallamount and add more totaste.
To perfectly pop pop-corn, use a 3-4 quart panwith a loose lid thatallows steam to escape. Use 1/3 cup of oil forevery cup of kernels. Do not use butter to poppopcorn! Do not pre-saltpopcorn kernels! You canadd both later, after thepopcorn is popped.Plan to cover the bottomof the pan with popcornat a one kernel deeplayer. Heat the oil to medium-high (if it smokes, it istoo hot.) Test the oil tem-perature on a couple ofkernels. When they pop,add the rest of the pop-corn. Cover the pan andshake to evenly spreadthe oil.
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From left are Melissa D. Stewart, Jill Cox and Jodi Shirley.
From left are Brad Calvert and Shelley Pleasant.
Rhonda Hernandez is Queen XV for Krewe of Dionysos.
King XV Pete Johnson surrounded by the Demon Dazzlers.From left are Brandi Laroux, Pete Pleasant, Kelly Dunn, James Stewart, Jamie Philen andAlanna Nelson.
From left are Izabella JoRenee Smith, CaptainDionysos XV Jerry McElwee,Darlene McElwee andChristian Hennigan-Carter.
From left are Dan and Donna Donica.
To the left, Cathy Johnsonwore a stunning gownembellished with jewels.The ladies attending theGrand Bal sparkled in ornatestyles, classic silhouettes andbeautiful beadwork befittingthe Carnival season.
With glamor, glitz and goodtimes, the Natchitoches Kreweof Dionysos held its 2013Grand Bal Saturday, Jan. 26 atthe Natchitoches EventsCenter. The theme for thisyear’s season was Mardi Grason ‘Da Bayou.
Emcees for the evening’sfestivities were Sonja Bailesand Ed Walsh. JohnnyEarthquake and theMoondogs provided music todance the night away. Theentire Royalty Group put onan awesome show of enter-taining the crowd.
The Krewe of DionysosRoyalty includes CaptainDionysos XV Jerry McElwee,King XV Pete Johnson, Queen
XV Rhonda Hernandez, Dukeand Duchess of Dance BradCalvert and Shelley Pleasant,Duke and Duchess of DestinyJamie Philen and AlannaNelson, Duke and Duchess ofDecadence James Stewart andKelly Dunn and Duke andDuchess of Desire PetePleasant and Brandi Laroux.
Mardi Gras festivities forthe Krewe of Dionysos willflourish with a paradeSaturday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
The fanfare will begin inthe Stage parking lot on Hwy.1, travel north to KeyserAvenue, turn left and cross thebride, take a right onJefferson Street, continue onFront Street, turn left on
Texas Street, and culminate atCity Hall on Second Street.
The family-friendly night-time event consists of over adozen super floats and gener-ous throws of beads, cups,toys and specialty items.Families enjoy setting up andtailgating along the paraderoute, to watch the festivitiesand the Krewe members, busi-nesses and organizations rollpast.
News anchor Ed Walsh andBossier Parish School BoardPublic Relations Liaison andformer anchor Sonja Baileswill serve as Grand Marshallsin a horse-drawn carriage pro-vided by the NatchitochesCarriage Company.
There is no fee to enter theKrewe of Dionysos parade.Groups and organizationsinterested in participatingcan contact Rick Calvert at471-0923 or print a participa-tion form from http://krewe-ofdionysos.yolasite.com/.
The Krewe also has open-ings for new members andcorporate sponsors. Thosewishing to apply can visit theKrewe website (http://krewe-ofdionysos.yolasite.com/) andprint a membership applica-tion. To keep up with upcom-ing events and other informa-tion, search for “The Krewe ofDionysos” on Facebook and“like” their page. Laissez lesbon temps rouler!
Krewe of Dionysos celebrates with Grand Bal and prepares for Mardi Gras parade
For more pictures from theKrewe of Dionysos’ Grand Bal,
visit our website at www.natchitochestimes.com
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Surrounded by their six grandsons, longtime Natchitoches residents Reverend G. Stanley andMrs. Edwina Lewis, celebrated the fifty-sixth year of their marriage during the holiday season.
The couple was joined in holy matrimony Dec. 27, 1956 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. FatherEdward Wilson, then pastor, presided over the ceremony.
The Patrick grandsons, Alexander, Jackson, Matthew and Dillon, are the sons of Austin andDenis Lewis Patrick of Montclair, New Jersey. Kevin Jr. and Kristopher Lewis are the sons ofKevin Sr. and René Crosby Lewis of Natchitoches.
The grandsons, along with their parents and many relatives throughout the country, gatheredfor a fun-filled holiday season that included several events coordinated by Yolande A. Lewis, theyounger Lewis daughter. Other special holiday visitors were longtime Lewis friends and collegeclassmates Mr. and Mrs. Milton Crosby of Gretna, with whom the Lewises share two grandsons.The Crosbys celebrated their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary Dec. 23.
Pictured with their grandparents are, front row from left Alexander Patrick, Mrs. EdwinaLewis, Rev. G. Stanley Lewis and Kristopher M. Lewis. On back row are Jackson Patrick,Matthew Patrick, Dillon Patrick and Kevin M. Lewis Jr.
Couple celebrates 56 years of marriage
Pauline Pardee, a resident of the Courtyard of Natchitoches, celebrated her eighty-secondbirthday Sunday, Jan. 27 with family and friends. From left are Pardee with her great-grandchildren, Alayna Rachel, Kadence Creamer, Pardee and Jaycie Creamer.
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Miss Candi Yvette Dupree to Mr. Jeremiah Kareem Slate February 14, 2013
Miss Kellie Ezernack to Mr. Andy Cedars March 2, 2013
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Miss Amanda Fay Posey to Wayne Bennett Gowdy, Jr. May 4, 2013
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B RIDAL R EGISTRY
Raeghan Taylor turnedone year old Wednesday,Jan. 30.
She is the daughter ofAutumn Brown and AndreTaylor. Her grandparentsare Marilyn and ThurmonTaylor and Betty Brownand Glenn Hayward.
Raeghan celebrated herday with her sisters, broth-ers and family.
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Cultural heritage enthu-siasts will gather to discusstopics related to LouisianaFrench at “La TableFrançaise AuxNatchitoches,” or“Natchitoches FrenchTable.”
Conversations can beoverheard Saturday, Feb. 16at Fort St. Jean BaptisteState Historic Site, 155 RueJefferson. The table willbegin at 10 a.m.
Native speakers, ama-teurs and heritage enthusi-asts of all ages and back-grounds may attend.
Pour plus d’informa-tions, [email protected] ou527-9148.
French Tableseries willbegin; opento public
Dr. Kimberly Litten willgive free health workshopTuesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m.Classes will be held at TrinityChiropractic Clinic, 366 SouthDr.
This week’s focus will be onnutrition’s hidden secrets. Dr.Litten will discuss food addi-tives and ingredients that are
in everyday products andmight surprise the public.Those curious about BHT,aspartame and more will wantto attend this class.
The free health class serieswill continue every otherTuesday at TrinityChiropractic Clinic. For moreinformation, call 352-0099.
Free class will discuss foodadditives, nutrition secrets
See your family pictures in print! Send them in to the lifestyle editor.
Tribal Fusion belly dancingis coming to Natchitoches. A6-week course is being offeredthrough Northwestern StateUniversity’s continuing edu-cation department beginningFeb. 21 and running throughMarch 28. Each class will beon Thursday nights, 6- 7:15p.m. at the Health and HumanPerformance dance room. Thecost is $65.
The classes are intended forthose with little or no danceexperience. Comfortable yogatype pants and a tank top/tshirt are all that are needed.Dancing is usually barefoot inthe studio.
The instructor is CherylGianforte, who is a member ofthe Port Belly Project andLotus Studio in Shreveport.Gianforte explains, ‘Tribalfusion belly dancing is notwhat most people think whenthey think of belly dancing.
Tribal fusion comes from thefact that we dance as a group(tribal) and we incorporatemany different styles of dance(fusion).”
She also states thatHollywood has presented animage of the typical Cabaretstyle of dancing and that isnot what tribal fusion does.Not only are the dance movesvastly different, but the per-forming costuming is differ-ent as well. It is ethnic andorganic, rather than glitzy.
Tribal fusion costumingfeatures layers, large pan-taloons, big skirts, and ethnicjewelry, as well as hip flairs.Flowers are often used in thehair. Class members are notrequired to bare their midsec-tions if they choose.
The course will begin withthe presentation of the basicsteps and these will be incor-porated into a simple choreo-
graphed dance. Students willalso learn how to use improvi-sational cues to dance the truetribal style.
“If you’d like to get a goodworkout and have fun at thesame time, give this a try,”says Gianforte.
Interested students can call357-5682 or email MelanieBedgood [email protected]. CallGianforte at 352-6068 with spe-cific questions about theclass.
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Northwestern StateUniversity Instructor ofEnglish Michelle Pichonwill present a poetry readingat the monthly “Festival ofWords” Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7p.m. at Casa Azul Gifts at 232Martin Luther King Dr. inGrand Coteau. The readingis free and open to the pub-lic.
Pichon’s work has beenpublished in Country RoadsMagazine, LouisianaEnglish Journal, and XavierReview. She also started anartists group with severalfriends in the Cane Riverarea called Down River ArtGang (DRAG).
Pichon was raised in SanAntonio, but considers her-
self aLouisiananative asher familyhas beenpart of thestate sinceit cameinto exis-tence. OfLouisianaC r e o l eheritage,she hasfamilial ties to Slidell andCane River (Isle Brevelle),where she currently resides.Her heritage and culture arethe foundation of her writ-ing, giving a unique andmodern voice to a heritageso rich in history.
Pichon
Poet will give reading tonight
Northwestern StateUniversity AssociateProfessor of Saxophone Dr.Paul J. Forsyth will present arecital Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7:30p.m. in Magale Recital Hall.The performance is free andopen to the public. ElenaBogaczova will accompanyForsyth on piano.
Equally adept at both theclassical and jazz repertoire,Forsyth has been featured as asoloist and chamber musicianat John Donal Robb ComposerSymposiums, the NorthAmerican SaxophoneAlliance Conference, WorldSaxophone Congress andInternational SaxophoneSymposium.
As a top-call saxophonist innorthern Louisiana, he hasperformed with such perform-ers as Regis Philbin, LewSoloff, the Temptations andBobby Vinton. Last year,Forsyth was named the
Collegiate Division Chairmanof the Louisiana JazzEducators Association.
Forsyth has been a memberof the Northwestern State fac-ulty since 2007 and is a mem-ber of the Iridium Quartetalong with saxophonists PaulNolen, Marcos Colón and EricLau. The members of theIridium Quartet are firmlycommitted to bringingvibrant and engaging cham-ber music to their audienceswhile continuing to expandthe repertoire for their ensem-ble.
Forsyth co-founded theThree Reeds Duo with oboistLeah Forsyth. The duoreceived the DerbyProfessorship at NSU and hasbuilt a repertoire that spansfrom baroque and classicaltranscriptions to contempo-rary concert literature.
Forsyth received his doctor-al and master’s degrees in sax-
ophone performance fromMichigan State Universityand his bachelor’s degree inmusic education from theUniversity of Tennessee.
Elena Bogaczova is aninstructor of piano andaccompanist. A native of theCzech Republic, Bogaczovacomes from a family of profes-sional musicians. She startedher piano studies at the age of8.
In 1991-1993 she had anopportunity to study with aninternationally acclaimedJapanese pianist MasamiKometani in Kanazawa,Japan. In 1999, she performeda featured piano solo of Saint-Saense’s “Carnival of theAnimals” for an audience ofover 2,000 in the Slovak RadioHall.Bogaczova received abachelor’s degree in musicand a master’s degree in pianoperformance fromNorthwestern State.
Dr. Paul J. Forsyth will present a saxophone recital Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in MagaleRecital Hall. Elena Bogaczova will play the piano.
Saxophone and piano recital is tonight
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HAPPY BIRTHDAYfor Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013:
This year, when thinking about dif-ficult situations, you often feel as ifyou would like to throw away all thehard work you’ve done in order tostart over. Be careful if you choose toproceed in this manner, as few peoplecan adjust to such radical actions. Ifyou are single, you could attract some-one who often is involved in uproar. Insome way, you enjoy the excitement;otherwise, this person would not last.If you are attached, be sure that youboth agree on how to handle a situa-tion that could affect your relationship.CAPRICORN makes a great healerfor you.
The Stars Show the Kind of DayYou’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might feel as if
someone has caused you an unwar-ranted problem. Give this personsome space so that he or she can seethe damage that’s been done. Youcould reverse an opinion if you decideto toss out prior judgments and/orassumptions. Tonight: A must appear-ance.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)HHHH Revise an idea by start-
ing over from scratch. Carefully con-sider your different options, especiallyif they take you down a new path. Youmight need to adapt your thinking andpast judgments. You can’t avoid aloved one’s concerns. Tonight: Outand about.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHHH Your wit and adaptabili-
ty emerge when dealing with a lovedone. Remember, you have beenknown to overindulge this person. Youwill see his or her true essence emerg-ing. Adjust your schedule in order toinclude an important matter. Tonight:Togetherness.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHHH Others clearly dominate.
Realize that the situation won’tchange, no matter what you do. Youmight want to step back and not inter-fere; others will see the results of theiractions that way. Call someone at adistance about weekend plans.Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)HHH You can get only so much
done by yourself; however, with addi-tional help, that situation couldchange. You know how to encourageothers to pursue a certain course ofaction, and you could reverse direc-tions quite suddenly. Know your lim-its. Tonight: Join a friend.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHHH You might not know
how to switch gears right now. Speakhonestly about how you feel at thisparticular moment. You will need torebuild from the beginning if youshould change your mind. Ask ques-tions before making a decision, notafter. Tonight: Observe.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)HHH Not everyone gets your
distinctions, which is why you couldhave a lot of misunderstandings. Thegood news is that you are so present inthe moment that you often makesomeone feel like the most importantperson in your world. Tonight:Happily head home.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)HHHH Share more of your
heartfelt desires. You will revise a sit-uation and approach it in a moredynamic way. Others will remainresponsive, unless you decide to be astrict taskmaster. Try to explain your-self rather than cop an attitude.Tonight: Chat the night away withsomeone special.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)HHH Decide whether you have
the time and funds to pursue a specialinvitation. Be reasonable. Though youoften deviate from your budget, itwould be wise to honor it now. Be surethat you can really afford this adven-ture. Tonight: Treats do not have tobreak the bank.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHHHH Weigh the pro and
cons of following the logical, yet diffi-cult, course. You might want to bemore optimistic and trustworthy.Know that doing so would make youfar happier. You clearly have thecapacity to make changes anytime youso desire. Tonight: Trust yourself.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHHYou still might be trying to
come up with a solution to an immedi-ate problem. A reversal seems likely,regardless of whether you say or doanything. Your imagination could becreating some far-out scenarios.Understand what is happening withinyou. Tonight: Get as much sleep aspossible.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHHH Don’t hesitate to pursue
your dreams and desires. Just becausesomething is OK for one person doesnot mean that it’s OK for someoneelse. Laughter marks a gathering withfriends. Tonight: Lighten up themoment by not getting overseriousabout the moment.
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Monday, Feb. 4Bingo was Sunday at St.
Joseph of Trichel. The netbingo will be Feb. 10 at OurLady of the Rosary ChurchHall. It starts at 1 p.m. Food willbe served at noon.
The children’s retreat is Feb.9 at 9 a.m. at Nativity Church inCampti. Parish supper will beat St. Joseph Hall at Trichel atnoon Feb. 16.
Happy birthday wishes tomy daughter, JenniferSlaughter, Feb. 28. She and herfriends and teacher celebratedthe same birthdays years ago.Mrs. Hearne and her twin sis-ter Judy, Pepper and EarlSlaughter also had the samebirthday.
Other birthdays are HaleyHailey Feb. 15, Joselyn HaileyFeb. 1, Harley Smith Feb. 1,Haiden Black Feb. 11, Joe BlackFeb. 22, Dusty Grims Feb. 24,Brent Smith Feb. 14, Kay SmithFeb. 18, Dale Ray Smith, Kay’stwin Feb. 18, Ruth Pardee Feb.10.
President’s Day is Feb. 18,Ash Wednesday is Feb. 13 andValentines Day is Feb. 14. Thegroundhog saw his shadow Feb.2 so there will be six moreweeks of cold weather.
There was a fishing tourna-ment on Black Lake Saturdayand the lake was full of boats. Iwas down there going to takepictures but I had to leave andgo to the doctor.
I saw the Brigmons at thePine Ridge Gospel singingFriday night and they said theirmother and father are not doingwell. They got to talking about
fishing and when Jerry wouldcatch buffalo fish and give themto us.
My daddy was a fishermanand would get thousands of buf-falo and catfish because heowned a fish market. I said Iwould like to have a buffalo toeat.
I had a knock on my door
Sunday evening and little Jerryand Pam and grandchildrenwere there and had a buffalo Iwas so proud and happy thatthey came by to visit and bringus that fish. We ate it the nextday and it fed 12 people.
Prayers are needed for DanTricel, Allen James, Matthew,Judy Perto and Juanita Perto.
BLACK LAKE NEWS
By Gail Roy875-2105
Gabe and Caleb Vanderwater and Randell Slaughter playedin the haystack at Randy Roy’s house on Black Lake Feb. 2.
Writer enjoys birthdays and a surprise visit
Carrie Woodard and Kathy Birdwell’s pre-k class visited the District 7 Volunteer FireDepartment to learn about fire prevention and safety. On first row from left are MaggieJordan, Brenden Greifzu, Kimee Moak, Payton Trichel Malmay and Austin Carter. Onsecond row are Destiny Castro, Clayton Greer, Natalie Eason, Amanda Taylor, AddisonGreer, Savannah Mitchell, Blaine Mitchell, Jenna Scott, Jessica Alvizo and Woodard. Onthird row are Kate Pierson, Jonah Elkins, Will Pleasant and Jakira Williams. On fourthrow are Avanna Scaife and Jaxon Mitchell.
Monday, Feb. 4Carrie Woodard and Kathy
Birdwell’s pre-k class enjoyed afield trip to the District 7Volunteer Fire Department.Parents of some of the studentswere also on hand to help outand to learn.
District 7 firefighters includeDoug Birdwell, Josh Moak,Richard Bruce and GeorgeBirdwell. The students learnedabout smoke detectors, dialing911 in an emergency and whatto do if their clothes ever catchfire, “Stop, Drop and Roll.”They learned to crawl whenthey smell smoke becausesmoke rises, and they allpromised to make their mom-mys and daddys go over emer-gency escapes and plans whenthey got home. The kids triedon the SCDA mask and saw allthe gear on the fire engine. Allthe students received goodybags.
Students attending wereAvanna Scaife, Jaxon Mitchell,Kate Pierson, Jonah Elkins,Will Pleasant, Jakira Williams,Blaine Mitchell, Jenna Scott,Jessica Alvizo, SavannahMitchell, Addison Greer,Amanda Taylor, Natalie Eason,Clayton Greer, Destiny Castro,Maggie Jordan, BrendenGreifzu, Kimee Moak, PaytonTrichel Malmay and AustinCarter.
It is that time again! Sign upfor baseball will be Feb. 10 from2-4 p.m. at the MarthavilleHeritage Society Building. Costis $45 per child up to age 18. Besure you sign your child upearly. Over 200 signed up lastyear for baseball, and it will beanother busy and fun year.
The Marthaville “Good OleDays” Festival Queen LaurenAshley Cheatwood has reallybeen doing a lot of traveling,and everyone is learning justwhere Marthaville is. She’sbeen to the NatchitochesChristmas Festival, the SabineChristmas Festival, the ZwolleTamale Festival, the RobelineHeritage Festival, theProvencal Fall Festival, theZwolle Christmas FestivalPageant, the Queen of HopePageant, and the NatchitochesMeat Pie Pageant.
Lauren has also attended thevisiting queen events at theZwolle Tamale Pageant, the
Provencal Fall Festival Pageantand the SWLA Queens for aCause Pageant and Festival inLake Charles. She judged theNegreet High School ChristmasPageant and will be emceeingthe Sabine ValentineSweethearts Pageant that willbe coming up soon.
Lauren is now eagerlypreparing for the Queen ofQueens, which will be in BatonRouge. She already has her out-fit of choice, has found herdress and interview suit and issuper excited about her trip.Karen Rawls, Sonya Parks andMitzi Roe will be with Laurenfor the whole weekend to helpher prepare for all the events,and some of her family will begoing down for the actualpageant that will be thatSaturday night. Good luck,Lauren, on the Queen ofQueen’s Pageant. You havealready made Marthaville veryproud of its hometown girl!
Makenna Hassan, daughterof Eric and Lonna McPhearsonHassan, sure has somethingreally big to smile about.Makenna competed in her veryfirst dance competition withthe Fleur de Lis Danse inHouston, and her team won asilver medal and a high silvermedal for their dances.Makenna was also awarded ascholarship from her dance stu-dio.
Makenna is in fourth gradeat Marthaville Elem/Jr. HighSchool, and this is her secondyear to dance. That’s not bad atall! In addition to dancing, herother hobbies include softballand quiz bowl.
Makenna’s proud grandpar-ents are Bobby and MildredBirdwell McPhearson, Will andKaren Hassan and the lateNora Davis Hassan. Her great-
grandmothers are LouiseDavis, Valern Mitchell andErnestine Hassan, all fromMarthaville.
Friday at 7 p.m., theMarthaville gym is the placethat you will want to be. It’stime for some good ole DonkeyBasketball games. SheriffVictor Jones, Clerk of CourtLouie Bernard, Brad Ford andmany more will be riders forthe event.
Admission is $8 for kinder-garteners on up, and all pro-ceeds will benefit theMarthaville Fellowship ofChristian Athletes and theMarch of Dimes. For moreinformation, call CoachSampite at the school at 472-6141.
MARTHAVILLE NEWS
By DonnaDyson
472-6396
Makenna Hassan was award-ed a scholarship from herdance studio. Her proud par-ents are Eric and LonnaHassan of Marthaville.
Laura Dalme Jeffcoat of theNatchitoches Tax Commissioncelebrated her 50th birthday.Her husband Gary is takingher and her mother to LasVegas. Those celebratingJeffcoat’s birthday were JerryMcWherter, Cynthia Lucky,Deborah Fuller, DonnaDyson, Tabatha Collinsworthand Crystal Conant.
Students learn about fire safety, have benefits
Monday, Feb. 4The Ebersole family were
guests at the First Sunday lun-cheon at Briarwood BaptistChurch. Michawn and Joelshowed a video during themorning worship service.After lunch there was a ques-tion and answer time.
Joel, who is a pilot and fliesover the jungle in Brazil, told ofhis job is to help missionarieswho need help in the jungle.The Ebersole family consists ofJoel and Michawn, Grady,Hadley and Eissa and Cass.
The family is living in Salinebut will be going on a missiontrip later this year. Michawnwas raised in the Readhimercommunity and is the daugh-ter of Douglas and NinaMadden.
There will be a men’s meet-ing at 7:30 p.m. at BriarwoodBaptist Church Feb. 6.Briarwood Baptist ValentineFellowship Dinner will be at 5p.m. Feb. 10. Take your lovedones and join in the fun.
The business meeting at thechurch will be Feb. 13.
Those having Februarybirthdays are Taylor Dobson,Feb. 9; Mickey Hawkins Feb. 11;Hethe and Jackson Etheridge,Feb. 16; Cory Dobson Feb. 17;and Judy Murray Feb. 24.
Ronald and Betty Dobson’sanniversary is Feb. 7 andRobert Morgan’s is Feb. 25.
Rose Johnson and GingerWeaver are the care team from
Briarwood Baptist this week.I got good news. Jackie
Speir’s heart surgery was asuccess. The operation didn’ttake as long as expected and heis in a room at Willis KnightonNorth in Shreveport. It wastruly a miracle because he hadlots of serious problems. Thefamily thanks everyone fortheir prayers.
There will be a prayerbreakfast at Trinity Baptistchurch in Natchitoches Feb. 7at 8 a.m.
Keep in your prayers MargieBrigman and J.W. Speir an allthe families that have lostloved ones recently.
Rose Johnson is home fromher trip to visit Donnie andVickie Mills in ColoradoSprings, Colo. She also visitedDonnie’s two girls, Ashley andKyle, and their girls while shewas there. She said she sawsnow during her visit.
READHIMER NEWS
By LizMorgan
576-3673
The Marthaville “Good OleDays” Festival Queen LaurenAshley Cheatwood will becompeting in the upcomingQueen of Queen’s pageant inBaton Rouge. Cheatwood isstaying busy attending festi-vals and is puttingMarthaville on the map.
Joyce Self, Faye Foster, Allison Self and Sydney Polakwent to San Francisco last summer and visited severalother places. They visited Stacy Foster Polak and BenPolak. Ben is stationed a Lemoore Air Station. From leftare Sydney, Faye, Allison and Joyce.
Briarwood Baptist schedules many events
Writer is eager for holidays celebrating love
Monday, Feb. 4David Johnson, Jr., and I,
Shelia Johnson will be cele-brating our first anniversaryFeb. 11. This year has gone byfast and we are eager for thisnext year. We are in the processof planning our honeymoonbeing as we did not get theopportunity to do it last year.
Happy birthday wishes areextended to Parish Fields,Ayrial Berryman and SharonEdmond, Feb. 11; DavidJohnson, Feb. 12; DonaldForest, Feb. 15; DeMario
Brown, Feb. 17; L’ChristianMcDaniel and Haley Below,Feb. 18; and Derrick Sowell,Feb. 20.
There will be six more weeksof winter according to theground hog day prediction.When the groundhog arises onFeb. 2 and sees his shadow thenthe winter weather will still bewith us. He then went back tohis den to go back to sleep forthe additional six weeks.
Valentine’s Day is celebratedon Feb. 14. It is a festival ofromantic love and many peoplegive cards, letters, flowers orpresents to their spouse orpartner. They may also arrangea romantic meal in a restau-rant or night in a hotel.Common symbols ofValentine’s Day are hearts, redroses and Cupid. This holidayis not a public one.
Government offices, stores,
schools and other organiza-tions are open as usual. Publictransit systems run on theirregular schedule. Restaurantsmay be busier than usual asmany people go out for anevening with their spouse orpartner. Valentine’s Day is alsoa very popular date for wed-dings. Make this a special dayfor you and your loved one.
Pastor Rufus Sowell and hisChurch family at New Birthwill host a youth banquet onFeb. 13, beginning at 6:30 pm.The guest is Minister JamesArmstrong and the BaptistChurch Youth Choir ofMontgomery under the leader-ship of Pastor Andre HaynieSr. Please bring your youth outto help with this event. DebraHolmes-Walls is sponsoringand asking everyone to wearred in observance ofValentine’s Day.
NATCHEZ NEWS
By Shelia
Johnson354-1644
Monday, Feb. 4We will not have bingo
this week. There was a prob-lem with the machine at thelast one. It has been workedon, but Mr. Red Scarbroughand Pat Maddox have decid-ed to hold off until March.Sorry for any inconvenience.Russ worked on the bingomachine and it will be
checked out again before thebingo in March.
Fur-ever Homes Rescue isauctioning a painting toraise money for better shel-ters. It takes $70 to pour oneslab for a kennel. Several areneeded.
Volunteers are also need-ed to help feed and water thecats and dogs. The dogs have
to be exercised and volun-teers are needed for that.Contact me at 472-3842 formore information. I havebeen there and this is a greatservice for this area.Donations of Pedigree dogfood would be greatly appre-ciated.
Our Post Office goes to 6hours this month. Some 466letters were sent out to peo-ple here in Provencal.
Only 106 bothered to fillthem out and respond to thesurvey. That is less than 25percent of the ones sur-veyed.
Lets hope that when theysurvey us again at the end ofthis year that more willrespond. So many smalltowns and villages have losttheir post offices and we donot want that to happenhere.
The first SALT meeting of2013 was Jan. 29. JessieTitiano from theNatchitoches ParishSheriff ’s Office talked to usabout home safety. He alsodiscussed safety with uswhen we are traveling orshopping.
He had spoken at theCouncil On Aging recentlyand one of our members rec-ommended he come and talkto us. Always be carefulwhen out and about as evenhere in Natchitoches, thereare things that happen.
We had a good turn out forthe first meeting. Three ofus had decided in Novemberthat we would call memberswho where no longer attend-ing.
It was good to see so manythere. We meet to discussconcerns of senior adults inthis parish.
Also there to speak to uswas Victor Kay. He told us ofseveral scams in the area thattarget seniors.
A person will receive acheck in the mail stating theyhave won a lottery or a prize.Instructions are to depositthe check in your accountand wire a portion of it to acertain address.
In a few days the bank willlet you know the check is nogood and you are responsiblefor the check you deposited.Any money you sent by wireis gone and no way to get itback.
The best thing to remem-ber is that if it sounds toogood to be true, then it usual-ly is.
If you get an e-mail orsomething in the mail thatsounds suspicious, then callyou local police or sheriff ’soffice. Better to be safe thansorry.
SALT meetings are heldthe last Tuesday of themonth in the HomelandSecurity Room in the base-ment of the parish court-house. We meet at 2 p.m..
If the room is not avail-able we often meet in SandraMoreau’s office or the sher-iff ’s office. We are flexible.
The work on the lift stationdown by the crusher is com-plete. There is still manyrepairs needed here, but thisis progress. Also, I saw thenew patrol car in the carportat Harry Max’s house. So,
things are looking up.I attended the party for
D.A. and Elaine Stanley’s60th anniversary Saturday.There was a nice little crowdattending. It was a very spe-cial occasion. I enjoyed thefood and all the fellowship.
Eva Phillips and OdealRachal are two of my favoritepeople and we had a goodvisit.
I took a friend home afterthe party. She never likes hername in the paper, but herlast name is Masters. I hadforgotten how far back in thewoods she lives since it hasbeen years since I had beenthere.
Girl Scout troop 198 hasstarted to sell Girl Scoutcookies. They got started onpre-sales in January. You cancall Donna Stephens at 609-3584 to order cookies. It isthat time of year and thecookies are great.
I read a post from her onFacebook that they havealready sold over 550 boxes.
Many in our area areunder the weather will eitherthe flu, a stomach virus orwhat some have referred toas the “crud.” In talking to afriend down in DenhamSprings I found that they arehaving the same problems.
It is strange how thesethings just spread every-where when they get started.
Don’t forget your valentinenext week. Valentines Day isFeb. 14. The Fire District 4meeting is that night. I justwonder if they will move it toanother night. I will let youknow next week.
PROVENCAL NEWS
By Dottie
Gill472-3842
6B THE NATCHITOCHES TIMES Thursday, February 7, 2013
Monday, Feb. 4My daughter, Brenda
Dubois, went to New Orleanswith Russell and CallieYelverton to the doctor onThursday. She then went withCole and Susan Yelverton tothe doctor in Shreveport onWednesday to run some tests,trying to find Cole’s problem.
Brenda and Danny Duboisspent last weekend in LakeCharles with her daughter,Tamara, and Danny Jones.They went to the Mardi GrasParade and the Mardi GrasBall. Mike Jones has beenhome this weekend, visitingwith Gladys and PierceLonglois.
Gladys has been in the hos-pital for a month now, still notdoing good.
Elmer Guffee was hospital-ized last week with colitis. Heis home now under the treat-ment of a doctor.
Beatrice Rachal celebratedher birthday today. Sheturned 54.
Mary Harrigan and I wentto town today and did someshopping together.
Bellwood Baptist Churchhosted a celebration for D. A.and Elaine Stanley’s 60thWedding Anniversary lastSaturday. The church pre-sented them with a nice
plaque in honor of theiranniversary. They also had abeautiful cake, set off with acouple of diamonds. Therewas lots of delicious food,punch, and desserts served,along with the cake.
Those present were Eulasand Carolyn Broadway, Robinand Harley Welling, Justineand Mya Allen and Olivia,Margaret Masters, Gordanand Edyce Rivet, MaryHarrigan, Mike and PamCook, Elaine Smith, Bruce
and Lisa Stanley, Junior andTina Rachal, Dottie Gill,Odeal Rachal, LaurenCheatwood, Bro. Roger,Connie, and Brittany Matkin,Eva Phillips, Emily Dahl,Mary Masters, Carroll andHelen Presley, Alton Dodd,Matthew, Star, Lindsey, Jesse,and Trinity Wyatt, Marvinand Tammy Wyatt, Mary AnnMiller, Michelle Brian, JacelyLovell, Jonah Elkins,Brookelyn Adams, RedScarbrough, Dottie Smith,
Bill and Shirley Gregory,andLeon McQueen.
After the celebration, D. A.,Elaine, Bruce, and Lisa wentto Natchitoches to do somesight seeing and ate at Sea &Sirloin. Bruce and Lisa live in
Midland, Texas and Lisa hadnever been to Natchitochesbefore.
She enjoyed visiting the dif-ferent shops on Front Streetand seeing some of the placesthat were filmed in the movie
“Steel Magnolias.”Coldwater Baptist Church
hosted a special service lastSunday Morning. Pro rodeochampion, Charlie Mahonebrought his God- inspired tes-timony and his award win-ning gospel singing wife,Sandra Dee brought songs ofpraise to the Lord. Therewere 97 people who attendedthe special service.
Charlie shared his testimo-ny on how, through faith inGod, he was able to overcomecancer and the suicide of hisson. Together, Charlie andSandra Dee go all overAmerica singing and praisingthe Lord and spreading thegospel. Everyone had a goodtime and after the serviceCharlie, Sandra Dee, and Bro.Rickey and Patsy Robertsonmet and greeted all whoattended. It was truly ablessed service.
Happy Birthday wishes goout to Bo Brian on Feb.1 andPam Cook on Feb. 24.
BELLWOOD NEWS
By Shirley O.Rachal
472-9175
Bro. Rickey and Patsy Robertson, gospel singer Sandra Dee,and professional rodeo cowboy Charlie Mahone were atColdwater Baptist Church
D.A. and Elaine Stanley celebrated their 60th WeddingAnniversary at Bellwood Baptist Church
Bro. Roger Matkin presented D. A. and Elaine Stanley with aplaque honoring their 60th Anniversary.
D. A. and Elaine Stanley’sson Bruce and his wife LisaStanley enjoyed D.A. ndElaine Stanley’s 60thanniversary celebration atBellwood Baptist Church.
Bellwood residents travel, celebrate anniversaries and meet with gospel and rodeo star couple
Provencal post office decreases hours, is in danger of closing because lack of survey response
Writer reminds readers of Black History Month
Monday, Feb. 4The groundhog didn’t see
his shadow meaning springwill bill be six weeks later.What’s to complain aboutafter a weekend like the lastone with plenty of sunshineand great temperatures.
February is Black HistoryMonth. Don’t forget to paytribute to our heroes thismonth. We will also celebrateLincoln’s and Washington’s
birthdays along withValentines Day.
Our sermon Sunday was“Awed by Greatness” fromColossians 1. Pastor Taylorpreached his sermon fromseveral scriptures on mar-riage. The Good Hope FullGospel Baptist Church invitesyou to worship with usWednesday nights. Bring yourchildren for prayers and Biblestudy. Sunday morning wor-ship is at 9 a,m. All are wel-come.
Birthday wishes go out toMinnie Bradberry, AnnetteHines, Laura Jackson, GloriaWatts, Connie Chinn, AlvinRainey, Johnny Conley, JoyceDavis and Christopher Leonein February.
On Feb. 2 a 11 a.m. funeralservices were held for Betty
“Boobie” Davis at DeliveranceTemple in Coushatta withElder Jimmie Mitchell offici-ating.
She passed away Jan. 27,2013. She will be truly missedby many. She was a lovingmother and daughter andkind person. She leaves tocherish her precious memory,three children, a father, sevensisters, five brothers and ahost of other relatives andfriends.
Doctors offices are stillcrowded with people withfever, coughing, headachesand the like. If you haven’thad a flu shot, please do so.Parents, don’t send children toschool if they are sick. The flucan spread. Wash your hands,cover you mouth and use sani-tizer.
POWHATAN NEWS
By JohnnieTaylor
Monday, Feb. 4Old Bethel had four women
to go to “Kaleidoscope,” awomen’s conference at FirstBaptist Church in Pineville.The theme was “Reflections”and the speaker was MarthaLawley from Worland, Wyo.
They attending were Freidaand Allison Berry, DorothyGibson and Maryline Sanders.Break out sessions attendedby Allison Berry andMaryline Sanders were “Letthe Children come-Reflectingon the gospel, loving thefatherless through adoptionand foster child care” present-ed by Mary Droddy andAshley Gray. The girls alsoattended “Cupcake, Cupcake-How many ways you use cup-cakes (and other goodies) toreach women, and others, forChrist through the women’swork in your church” present-ed by Alanna Arceneaux.
Break out sessions attendedby Freida Berry and DorothyGibson were “ChronologicalBible Storying”-An overviewof the Bible storying methodfor sharing the Gospel righthere at home presented byAmy Williams. They alsoattended “A Fit Reflection-Tips for being a physically fitreflection of Jesus in you”presented by Pam Jones. Theyall enjoyed the sessions andthe music.
Old Bethel will celebrateValentine’s with dinner atTrail Boss Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.
Christian Harmony BaptistChurch monthly singing willbe Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Thecommunity is invited toattend. On Feb. 14 ChristianHarmony will celebrateValentine with renewal of
wedding vows of some of itsmembers.
Trinity senor luncheonwill be Thursday, Feb. 14 atnoon. The guests will beEugene Edwards and SylviaStanfield. Bring a covereddish and come join them.
The Trinity youth will holda Valentine fundraiser ban-quet Feb. 24 followingthe morning service. On Feb. 7the Natchitoches AssociationPrayer Breakfast will be atTrinity Baptist at 8 a.m.
The NatchitochesAssociation WMU meetingwill be held at the DistrictEight Mission office Feb. 12 at6 p.m.
The Natchitoches Red Hatsisters were included in theCloutierville Parade Saturday.Donna Masson was in chargeof this event. The Red Hat sis-ters that rode on the float wereCarol O’Quinn, Anna Airhart,Alice Wall, Wanda St. Andre,Liz Durr, Carolyn Lindsey,Donna Masson and our
newest member, BettyWhitehead. My husband,Malcolm, pulled the float withour Suburban. JohnWhitehead and AmbroseAirhart rode with him. LouieO’Quinn rode his 4x4 side byside behind the Red Hat float.His daughter, Kathy Clark and
her daughter, Faith, rode withhim. We all had a great time inthe parade. We threw out all ofour beads. Some of us aregoing to Houma this comingweekend to replenish ourbeads.
Clara Springs hosted aDistrict-wide Women’s
Retreat this past weekend.They had about 35 women thatparticipated in the event.
The fourth Friday fish fryat Clara Springs will be Feb.22. It will be cooked by SiloamBaptist Church. There will bea Youth Minister Conferenceat Clara Springs Feb.22-23.
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Old Bethel ladies rode in the Cloutierville Mardi Grasparade last Saturday. On front row from left are Faith Clark,Carol O’Quinn, Betty Whitehead, Liz Durr and AnnaAirhart. On back row are Carolyn Lindsey, Wanda St. Andre,Donna Masson and Alice Wall.
Old Bethel members who attended the “Kaleidoscope” con-ference at First Baptist Church in Pineville were, from left,Freida Berry, Maryline Sanders, Allison Berry and DorothyGibson.
OLD BETHEL NEWS
By Liz Durr
352-8898
Women attend Kaleidoscope conference, ride in parade and plan trip to replenish beads
The lot where the old Wallace School Building stood will be used for the camp director’shouse. Clara Springs also has plans to construct two more cabins for campers.
Clara Springs Baptist Encampment demolished its old dormitory. The Wallace SchoolBuilding was built in 1919 and housed both boy and girl campers until the new cabins werebuilt last year.
Monday, Feb. 4Bro. Henry “Hank”
Calhoun was laid to restSaturday at 12:37 p.m. Hisremembrance was at 11 a.m.at Evergreen Baptist Churchin Spanish Lake. There were
many there to pay theirrespects and to reflect on hispast. They traveled near andfar. There were also armedforces present because he wasa veteran.
Bro. Calhoun was an hum-ble man and will sorely bemissed. His nephew pastorAnthony Sheldon gave theeulogy. He’s from Conroe,Texas, and is pastor of WestTabernacle Baptist Church.
We had a beautiful SundaySchool lesson fromColossians 1:15-20 called“Awed by His Greatness”taught by Dorothy Courtney.
The Rev. Tucker Hunter deliv-ered the morning messagefrom John 1:1-5 called “Jesusis the Beginning: In Him isthe Light.”
Evergreen Baptist Churchinvites everyone to our BlackHistory Program Sunday, Feb.24 at 3 p.m. when we will havea guest speaker. For moreinformation, call KatieSteward at 472-3279 or the Rev.Tucker Hunter at 472-9188.
Remember the sick andshut-ins and our armedforces. Condolences to theNewton family for their lossof a loved one.
SPANISH LAKE NEWS
By Gayle Banks
Monday, Feb. 4The Natchitoches Council
on Aging will have a Valentinesenior dance Saturday, Feb. 16from 8-11 p.m. at the COAbuilding on Keyser Avenue.Admission is $5.
Ash Wednesday whichmarks the beginning of Lentand is Feb. 13. It is not a holyday of obligation but is a dayof fasting and abstinence.Ashes will be distributed at St.Augustine Catholic ChurchAsh Wednesday at the 6 p.m.Mass.
High school seniors whowant to apply for the St.Joseph Scholarship must haveapplications in by May 14. The$2,000 scholarship is open tostudents attending four ortwo-year institutions andvocational colleges. The ACTdate is April 13. For more
information contact ChrisSylvia at 352-2164 [email protected] for applica-tions.
St. John the BaptistCatholic Church inCloutierville will have aMardi Gras dance Saturday,Feb. 9 sponsored by theLaCour family to benefit theparking lot project. Music willbe by the LaCour Trio.Admission is $8 in advanceand $10 at the door.Sandwiches and drinks will befor sale. The dance will befrom 9 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
MELROSE NEWS
By Janet Jones
379-2691
Spiritual man remembered at funeral servicesScholarship is open to high school seniors
Natchitoches Parish Council on Aging accepted food that was donated from the Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Food Donation
Monday, Feb. 4Well, according to the
ground hog our winter is over.My least favorite time of theyear is windy March.
I’ve seen nothing but foot-ball all week, and everyone Iknow watched footballSunday, night. I watched Hee-Haw.
The baby dedication is nextSunday, Feb. 10.
Many United BaptistChurch members orderedgumbo from the sponsors ofthe benefit for Thomas Blake’sfamily, and they should plan toeat at the church. We will havetea and dessert.
The Young at Heart Clubwill meet Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. Ethelmae told us at church that wewill be having barbecue beefsandwiches. We’ll have a funtime singing, visiting andplaying games.
United Baptist Churchyouth director Mike Sesvoldand the youth will have some-thing planned for the adultsSaturday, Feb. 16.
Robeline First BaptistChurch has invited everyoneto a show Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.called “God’s Word is Love.”
I’m so sad to hear of theaccidental death of JerryJohnson.
Jerry and Matthew went toCamp Minden together. Jerrywas special to us and most ofhis family. There were onlytwo boys in that family, Joeyand Jerry, and now they areboth gone. That family has oursincere sympathy andprayers.
Then I heard on Sundaythat Margurite Roberts
Weaver had passed away. Shewas the sister of my dearbrother-in-law PalmerRoberts. She and I were thesame age.
Remember those who havelost loved ones and those whoare ailing: Terry Rowell,Maggie Carrill, ThomasBlake, Tonya Flores and Garyand Melissa Holman, LenaMae Lloyd and LeMayRhymes visited at UnitedBaptist Church recently forthe night service. Theirchurch at Creston had a bigday that Sunday morning andwas not having a night ser-vice.
Kenny Dale Parder sang aspecial for us Sunday and dida great job of “Walk onWater.” Kenny puts so muchfeeling into a song. He doesConway Twitty for the“Hayriders.”
Happy birthday to AbbigailMassey Feb. 28 and also to hergrandmother Martha MasseyFeb. 15.
CAMPTI NEWS
ByMarie Walker
476-2231
Writer encourages comfort of ailing and sick
8B THE NATCHITOCHES TIMES Thursday, February 7, 2013
DEADLINE NOTICEAll persons or organizationsplacing legal advertisements,notices, minutes, etc., arehereby notified that dead-lines for getting the materialto the Natchitoches Timesfor publication are as fol-lows: for the THURSDAYpaper the notice must be inthe Times office BEFORE4:00 p.m. Monday, and forthe WEEK-END paper, thematerial must be in the Timesoffice BEFORE 4:00 P.M.on Wednesday.
PUBLIC NOTICES FOR2/7/13
PUBLIC NOTICE
LEASE OF RED RIVERWATERWAY
COMMISSION OWNEDLAND
AVOYELLES PARISH,LOUISIANA
Sealed bids for the lease ofapproximately 366.0 acres ofCommission owned landlocated in Avoyelles Parish,in Sections 13, 20, and 21,T2N-R2E, and Section 13,T2N-R3E, will be receivedby the Red River WaterwayCommission, governingauthority of the Red RiverWaterway District, 5941Highway 1 Bypass,Natchitoches, Louisiana71458, until FEBRUARY25. 2013. No bids will bereceived after 2:00 PM.This will be a five (5) yearland lease.
The bids must be submittedon forms provided by theRed River WaterwayCommission and any con-tract entered into with theCommission must conformto the specifications requiredthereby, Bid forms and spec-ifications may be obtainedupon request from the RedRiver WaterwayCommission, 5941Highway 1 Bypass (P.O.Box 776), Natchitoches,Louisiana 71458-0776,Phone Number (318) 352-7446.
The Red River WaterwayCommission reserves theright to reject any and allbids and waive any informal-ities,
KENNETH P. GUIDRYEXECUTIVE DIRECTORRED RIVER WATERWAYCOMMISSION#56-13 1/31 & 2/7, 14***
PUBLIC NOTICE
LEASE OF RED RIVERWATERWAY
COMMISSION OWNEDLAND
RAPIDES PARISH,LOUISIANA
Sealed bids for the lease ofapproximately 65.0 acres ofCommission owned landlocated in Rapides Parish,Louisiana, in Section 63,T5N-R3W, on the rightdescending bank of RedRiver, will be received by theRed River WaterwayCommission, governingauthority of the Red RiverWaterway District, 5941Highway 1 Bypass,Natchitoches, Louisiana71458, until FEBRUARY25, 2013. No bids will bereceived after 2:30 PM.This will be a five (5) yearland lease.
The bids must be submittedon forms provided by theRed River WaterwayCommission and any con-tract entered into with theCommission must conformto the specifications requiredthereby. Bid forms and spec-ifications may be obtainedupon request from the RedRiver WaterwayCommission, 5941 Highway1 Bypass (P.O. Box 716),Natchitoches, Louisiana71458-0776, Phone Number(318) 352-7446.
The Red River WaterwayCommission reserves theright to reject any and allbids and waive any informal-ities.
KENNETH P. GUIDRYEXECUTIVE DIRECTORRED RIVER WATERWAYCOMMISSION#57-13 1/31 & 2/7, 14***
ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS
Timber for sale -Natchitoches Parish SchoolBoard, 222 Acres pine pulp-wood sale. Bid Date: 2 p.m.,Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Forinformation call Ron Prewitt318-471-2522.
#65-13 2/2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21,23, 28 & 3/2***
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES
ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the Parish ofNatchitoches will receivesealed bid proposals up untilten (10:00) o’clock a.m., onThursday, March 7, 2013,in the Central Office of theParish of Natchitoches, sec-ond floor, Room 211 of theNatchitoches ParishCourthouse, Natchitoches,Louisiana, for the following:
“GLAUCONITE” BLACK ROCK
ROAD BASE MATERIAL
Bids may be mailed to theParish of Natchitoches, P.O.Box 799, Natchitoches,Louisiana, 71458-0799 ormay be submitted just priorto closing for receipt ofsame. Envelope must bemarked “SEALED BID”with the ITEM(s) BIDDEDALONG WITH THEHOUR AND DATE it is tobe opened. Any bid receivedafter the above specifiedhour and date will bereturned unopened. TheNatchitoches ParishGovernment reserves theright to reject any and allbids.
Catherine Hamilton,Purchasing Agent#67-13 2/7, 21, 28***
MINUTES OF THERED RIVER WATERWAY
COMMISSION MEETING
NOVEMBER 14, 201210:00 AM
COMMISSION HEADQUARTERSNATCHITOCHES,
LOUISIANA
1. CALL TO ORDERThe meeting of the RedRiver WaterwayCommission was called toorder by Acting Chair, Mr.Murphy LeDoux, in theBoard Room of the RedRiver WaterwayCommission Office locatedat 5941 Highway 1 By Passin Natchitoches, Louisiana.
2. ROLL CALL,INTRODUCTION OFGUESTS, AND CALL FORPUBLIC COMMENTSRoll was called and a quo-rum was present. Others inattendance were asked toidentify themselves and offerany comments they mayhave regarding the agenda.However, no comments wereoffered.
Present: ActingChair, Mr. Murphy LeDoux,Commissioner Doug Brown,Commissioner Wayne Davis,Commissioner Marc Dupuy,Jr., Commissioner RandellFletcher, CommissionerAndrew J. Hodges, III,Commissioner James F.Maxey, Commissioner AlvinOwens, CommissionerRogers M. Prestridge.
A b s e n t :Commissioner David L.Crutchfield, II,Commissioner Paul Fleming,Commissioner MichaelSimpson
RRWC StaffMembers Present: Mr. KenGuidry - Executive Director,Mr. Randy Walters -Marketing Director, Mr.Mike Boydstun - Operations& Maintenance Director, Ms.Cathy Rushing - ExecutiveAssistant, Mr. Colin Brown-Engineer Supervisor, Mr.Luke Pearson - Real EstateManager, Mr. Greg Upton -Legal Counsel.
Others Present:Mr. John Tudor, Mr. BillJohnson, Mr. Roy Holleman,Ms. Brooke Teddlie, Mr.Tom Phillips, Mr. BobMunson
3. APPROVAL OFREVISED AGENDABy motion of CommissionerOwens, seconded byCommissioner Hodges, theagenda was revised andunanimously approved.Comments from the publicwere called for, however,none were offered.
4. APPROVAL OFMINUTESBy motion of CommissionerPrestridge, seconded byCommissioner Fletcher, theminutes of the October 17,2012 meeting were unani-mously approved.
5. TREASURER'SREPORTBy motion of CommissionerDupuy, seconded byCommissioner Fletcher, the
Expenditures, FinancialStatements, InvestmentReports, & Fund BalanceReport for the month ofOctober, 2012 were unani-mously approved.
6. C O M M I T T E EREPORTS
a) Contracts Request to Address theCommission by Mr. JohnTudor - Mr. John Tudoraddressed the Commissionregarding a matter concern-ing the bid bond relative to aproject his company had bidupon. There was no actiontaken on this mater at thistime.
b) L a n dManagement, Legal Affairs& Affirmative Action - Noreport
c) RecreationRecreation Area StatusReport - Mr. Mike Boydstunreported that there had ben134,000 visitors to theDistrict recreational facili-ties, as noted in the preparedreport, provided in the meet-ing packets.
d) Ports Approval of CooperativeAgreement/Benteler - Bymotion of CommissionerHodges, seconded byCommissioner Davis, theCommission unanimouslyapproved the CooperativeEndeavor Agreement withthe Caddo-Bossier PortCommission relative to theBenteler project and theExecutive Director wasauthorized to execute thatdocument.
e) P u b l i cAwareness & Marketing Approval of CooperativeE n d e a v o rAgreement/CLEDA - Bymotion of CommissionerOwens, seconded byCommissioner Hodges, theCommission unanimouslyapproved the CooperativeEndeavor Agreement withthe CLEDA relative to fund-ing for 2013.
Approval of CooperativeEndeavor Agreement/NLEP- By motion ofCommissioner Owens, sec-onded by CommissionerPrestridge, the Commissionunanimously approved theCooperative EndeavorAgreement with the NLEPrelative to funding for 2013.
Marketing Update - A pre-pared report was included inthe meeting packet.
f) Personnel - Noreport
g) Revenue,Banking & Budget Approval of 2012 AuditLetter of Engagement - Bymotion of CommissionerHodges, seconded byCommissioner Davis, theCommission unanimouslyapproved the 2012 AuditLetter of Engagement withthe accounting firm of Carr,Riggs and Ingram and theExecutive Director wasauthorized to execute thatdocument. CommissionerMaxey called for a meetingof the Revenue, Banking andBudget Committee onNovember 28, 2012 at 5:00pm at the CommissionHeadquarters to discuss theproposed employee healthinsurance benefits packageand personnel salaries for the2013 budget cycle.
h) Legislative - Noreport
7. E X E C U T I V EDIRECTOR'S REPORT - Noreport
8. STATUS OFRIGHTS-OF-WAY/ENGI-NEERING REPORT -Prepared reports were pro-vided in the meeting packet.Mr. Colin Brown gave a briefreport regarding the currentstatus of active projects.
9. G E N E R A LCOUNSEL REPORT - Noreport
10. CORPS OF ENGI-NEERS REPORT - Noreport
11. RED RIVER VAL-LEY ASSOCIATION - Noreport
12. OTHER BUSI-NESS - At this time, bymotion of CommissionerHodges, seconded byCommissioner Dupuy, andunanimously approved, theagenda was amended toallow the Commission toenter into Executive Sessionto discuss the litigation issueregarding TudorConstruction. Commentswere called for from the pub-lic. Mr. John Tudor requestedthat the Commission render adecision relative to this issue.
13. E X E C U T I V ESESSIONAs the suggestion of GeneralCounsel, and by motion ofCommissioner Owens, sec-onded by CommissionerBrown and unanimouslyapproved, the guests wererequested to exit the confer-ence room and theCommission entered intoExecutive Session to discussthe following matter of liti-gation:
Tudor, Inc. vs Red RiverWaterway CommissionDocket No. 84.646-A
Tenth Judicial District Court
Immediately followingExecutive Session, bymotion of CommissionerPrestridge, seconded byCommissioner Brown andunanimously approved, theCommission entered intoRegular Session. There wasno action taken regardingthis matter. By motion ofCommissioner Davis, sec-onded by CommissionerOwens, the Commissionmeeting resumed.
14. C O M M E N T SFROM THE PUBLIC - Atthis time, Mr. John Tudoraddressed the Commissionfor a response as a result ofthe Executive Session.Commissioner Hodgesresponded that theCommission would vote onthis matter in the nextContracts Committee meet-ing in December, 2012, andsubmit its response to Mr.Tudor at that time in writing.
15. ADJOURNMENTThere being no further busi-ness to conduct at this time,by motion of CommissionerPrestridge, seconded byCommissioner Hodges, andunanimously approved, themeeting was adjourned.
JAMES F. MAXEYSECRETARY/TREASUR-ER
MURPHY J. LeDOUX, JR.ACTING CHAIR
MINUTES OF THERED RIVER WATERWAY
COMMISSION MEETING
DECEMBER 19, 201210:00 AM
COMMISSION HEADQUARTERSNATCHITOCHES,
LOUISIANA
1. CALL TO ORDERThe meeting of the RedRiver WaterwayCommission was called toorder by Acting Chair, Mr.Murphy J. LeDoux, Jr., in theBoard Room of the RedRiver WaterwayCommission Office locatedat 5941 Highway 1 By-Passin Natchitoches, Louisiana.
2. ROLL CALL,INTRODUCTION OFGUESTS, AND CALL FORPUBLIC COMMENTSRoll was called and a quo-rum was present. Others inattendance were asked toidentify themselves and offerany comments they mayhave regarding the agenda.However, no comments wereoffered.
Present: ActingChair, Mr. Murphy J.LeDoux, Jr., CommissionerDoug Brown, CommissionerWayne Davis, CommissionerMarc Dupuy, Jr.,Commissioner David L.Crutchfield, II,Commissioner Paul Fleming,Commissioner RandellFletcher, CommissionerAndrew J. Hodges, III,Commissioner James F.Maxey, Commissioner AlvinOwens, CommissionerRogers M. Prestridge,Commissioner MichaelSimpson.
Absent: NoneRRWC Staff
Members Present: Mr. KenGuidry - Executive Director,Mr. Randy Walters -Marketing Director, Mr.Mike Boydstun - Operations& Maintenance Director, Ms.Cathy Rushing, - ExecutiveAssistant, Mr. Colin Brown-Engineer Supervisor, Mr.Luke Pearson - Real EstateManager, Mr. Greg Upton -Legal Counsel.
Others Present:Mr. Roy Holleman, Ms.Robin Cosenza, Ms. BrookeTeddlie
3. APPROVAL OFREVISED AGENDABy motion of CommissionerPrestridge, seconded byCommissioner Hodges, theagenda was revised andunanimously approved.Comments from the publicwere called for, however,none were offered.
4. APPROVAL OFMINUTESBy motion of CommissionerOwens, seconded byCommissioner Fletcher, theminutes of the November 14,2012 meeting were unani-mously approved.
5. TREASURER'SREPORTBy motion of CommissionerMaxey, seconded byCommissioner Prestridge,the Expenditures, FinancialStatements, InvestmentReports, & Fund BalanceReport for the month ofNovember, 2012 were unani-mously approved.
6. C O M M I T T E EREPORTSa) Contracts Consideration of Bid BondPayment Request/Tudor. Inc- By motion ofCommissioner Prestridge,seconded by CommissionerFleming, the Commissionunanimously approveddenial of the request submit-ted by Tudor, Inc., andinstructed staff to collect thebond as per the judgementrendered in court and at theadvice of legal counsel and
the auditor.
Consideration of JanitorialProposals - By motion ofCommissioner Prestridge,seconded by CommissionerBrown, the Commissionunanimously approved theaward of janitorial servicescontracts as follows:
a) Colfax -Lisa Gorham at a bid amountof $1,029.00 per month
b) Office/GrandEcore - Hamilton's Janitorialat a bid amount of $899 permonth for the office and$800.99 per month for GrandEcore.
c) Coushatta -Hamilton's Janitorial for abid amount of $200.00 permonth.
d) Te a g u eParkway & Stoner -Green'sPark Service for a bidamount of $890.00 permonth.
b) L a n dManagement, Legal Affairs& Affirmative ActionAuthority to Re-AdvertiseBid Leases Expiring in 2013- By motion ofCommissioner Dupuy, sec-onded by CommissionerHodges, and unanimouslyapproved, staff was autho-rized to re-advertise for thefollowing leases expiring in2013:1) Pool 3, Tract 70/0draR e v e t m e n t / 2 4 . 6acres/Expires 2-28-13/Current Lessee-RogerByone/$30 Per AcreMinimum Bid2 )Pool 3, Tracts 68 &88/0dra Revetment/168Acres/Expires 7-31-13/Current Lessee-CharlesBonds / $25 Per AcreMinimum
Authority to Re-AppraiseLeasebacks Expiring in 2013- By motion ofCommissioner Dupuy, sec-onded by CommissionerPrestridge, and unanimouslyapproved, staff was autho-rized to re-appraise the fol-lowing leasebacks expiringin 2013:1) Pool 5 Tract 4/ McDadeR e v e t m e n t / 6 2 . 6Acres/Expires 8-31-13/Lessee - OrlandoGreening Pipkin, III2) Pool 3 Tract 44, 45& 46/Dunn Lake-Kadesh/194.2 Acres/Expires9-30-13/Lessee- J. CorwynAldredge3) Pool 3 Tract 99 &100/ Hampton Lake / 65Acres / Expires 9-30-2013 /Lessee - Charles HamptonEstate4) Pool 3 Tract 11 /Grappe Cutoff /20.9 Acres /Expires 9-30-2013 / Lessee -Flora E. Tingle McQuillin5) Pool 3 Tract 77 /Ash Revetment /80.9 Acres /Expires 9-30-2013/ Lessee -Waltco, Inc.6) Pool 3 Tract 2 /Grappe Cutoff /35 Acres/Expires 9-30-2013 / Lessee -Dr. Robert Craig7) Pool 4, Tract 4 &15/Nicholas Realignment/50Acres/Expires 9-30-2013/Lessee- Charles LeonWebb, Etux
Consideration of SurplusProperty Request/SundropFuels/Meade Realignment.Tract 3 - By motion ofCommissioner Dupuy, sec-onded by CommissionerCrutchfield, the Commissionunanimously approved therequest from Sundrop Fuelsfor the property located atMeade Realignment, Tract 3to be declared surplus. Staffwas instructed to proceedwith that process.
Consideration of FiberOptions ROWRequest/Nexus Systems,Inc./Alexandria Levee Park,Unit 6 - By motion ofCommissioner Dupuy, sec-onded by CommissionerCrutchfield, the Commissionunanimously approved theFiber Options ROW requestby Nexus Systems, Inc., atAlexandria Levee Park, Unit6.
Consideration of Natural GasPipeline ROWRequest/Wildcat MidstreamPart./Pool 5, Tracts 10 & 58 -By motion of CommissionerDupuy, seconded byCommissioner Owens, theCommission unanimouslyapproved the natural gaspipeline ROW request byWildcat MidstreamPartnership at Pool 5, Tracts10 & 58 at a cost of $450.00per rod for 356 rods for aterm of 25 years with theoption to renew for an addi-tional 25 year term.
Authority to Initiate Processfor Timber Harvest/Ft.Buhlow Recreation Area -By motion of CommissionerDupuy, seconded byCommissioner Owens, andunanimously approved, staffwas authorized to initiate thetimber harvest process at theFt. Buhlow Recreation Area.
c) Recreation Recreation Area StatusReport - Mr. Boydstun high-lighted the prepared reportincluded in the meetingpacket, noting that there hadbeen 106,000 visitors to theDistrict parks during themonth of November, 2012.
d) Ports
Request from Red RiverParish Port CommissionRequest for O&M MatchingFunds - By motion ofCommissioner Simpson, sec-onded by CommissionerFletcher, the Commissionunanimously approved the 0& M matching fund requestof $40,000 for the year 2012from the Red River ParishPort Commission.
e) Public Awareness& Marketing Marketing Update - A pre-pare report was provided inthe meeting packet.
f) Personnel - No report
g) Revenue, Banking& Budget Approval of HealthInsurance Proposals - ByMotion of CommissionerMaxey, seconded byCommissioner Davis, theCommission unanimouslyapproved the Option No. 2coverage proposal for theemployee health insurancebenefit package with anannual budget of $30,000 forthe Health ReimbursementAccount (HRA).
Approval and Disposal of2012 Surplus EquipmentItems - By motion ofCommissioner Fleming, sec-onded by CommissionerHodges, the Commissionunanimously approved thedeclaration and disposal ofthe 2012 surplus equipmentlist as presented by staff.
Authority toUndes igna te /Unrese rveRemaining Project Funds -By motion of CommissionerOwens, seconded byCommissioner Crutchfield,the Commission unanimous-ly approved theUndes igna te /Unrese rvefunding listing for completedprojects, as presented bystaff, returning $386,253.99to the construction fund.
Approval of 2012 BudgetAmendments - By motion ofCommissioner Prestridge,seconded by CommissionerHodges, the Commissionunanimously approved the2012 Budget Amendments aspresented by staff.
Approval of 2013 Budget -By motion of CommissionerMaxey, seconded byCommissioner Prestridge,the Commission unanimous-ly approved the 2013 Budget
h) Legislative
7. EXECUTIVE DIREC-TOR'S REPORT
2013 Calendar of Events -By motion of CommissionerPrestridge, seconded byCommissioner Brown, theCommission unanimouslyapproved associated travelexpenses for following 2013events:
JanuaryFebruary 20-24 Red River Valley Assn. Shreveport, LA
February 22-24 Bassmaster Classic Tulsa, OK
March 7-9 Ports Assn. of Louisiana Houma, LA
March 11-13 National WaterwaysConference D.C.
March 19-21 Inland Rivers Ports andTerminals New Orleans, LA
April 9-11 Critical Commodities New Orleans, LA
April 25-27 BASS Open Shreveport/Bossier, LA
May 30-June 2 International FreightForwarders Assn. of NewOrleans Pt. Clear, AL
August 1-3 Louisiana Motor TransportAssn. Destin, FL
August 7-9 GICA New Orleans, LA
August 15-18 FLW Shreveport/Bossier, LA
August 27-30 Tenn-Tom WaterwaysConference Pt. Clear, AL
September 25-27 National WaterwaysConference Savannah, GA
October Break Bulk New Orleans, LA.
November
December Louisiana Levee Board Assn Mississippi Flood Control New Orleans, LA
GPAAWashington D.C. TripsSTAFFFebruary 17-20 Louisiana TransportationConference Baton Rouge, LA
April 3-4 SouthernEconomic DevelopmentCouncil-Meet theConsultants Atlanta, GA
June 9-12 Tri-State EngineeringSocieties Conference San Destin, FL
June 10-13 Government FleetConference San Antonio, TX
August 4-6 SEDC Tulsa, OK
October 8-10 National Recreation andParks Congress and Expo Houston, TX
8. STATUS OFRIGHTS-OF-WAY/ENGI-NEERING REPORT -Prepared reports were pro-vided in the meeting packets.
9. G E N E R A LCOUNSEL REPORT - Noreport
10. CORPS OF ENGI-NEERS REPORT - Noreport
11. RED RIVER VAL-LEY ASSOCIATION - Noreport
12. OTHER BUSI-NESS2013 & 2014 CommitteeAppointments - By motionof CommissionerCrutchfield, seconded byCommissioner Simpson, theCommission unanimouslyapproved the 2013 and 2014Committee appointments toremain the same as the previ-ous two years with the sameCommittee Chairmen inplace.
13. C O M M E N T SFROM THE PUBLIC - None
14. ADJOURNMENTThere being no further busi-ness to conduct at this time,by motion of CommissionerOwens, seconded byCommissioner Crutchfield,and unanimously approved,the meeting was adjourned.
JAMES F. MAXEY SECRETARY/TREASUR-ER
MURPHY J. LeDOUX, JR.ACTING CHAIR#68-13 2/7***
WHEREABOUTSNOTICE
Anyone knowing the where-abouts of anyone who maybe a legal heir of Joseph EarlSarpy, please notify James R.Close @ (318)352-5880 or atP.O. Box 967, Natchitoches,LA. 71457#70-13 2/7***
February 7, 2013
Surplus Sale
The Housing Authority ofthe City of Natchitoches ishaving a Surplus Sale onRefrigerators, Stoves & 1XMark Lawn Mower. BidSheets can be picked up andreviewed at the HousingAuthority Office at 536Culbertson between 8:30A.M.- 12 Noon & 1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M., Monday-ThroughFriday beginning:
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Bidders are advised to checkeach Refrigerator, Stoves,Etc. to be bided on, as manyare inoperable. AllRefrigerators, Stoves, l LawnMower are sold as is, Whereis NO WARRANTIES ORGUARANTEES.
Bids must be submitted in asealed envelope markedFebruary Surplus Sale 2013,no later than 9:00 A. M.,2-26-2013.
Monica McKinneyExecutive Director#71-13 2/7, 9-10, 14, 16-17,21, 23-24***
PublicNotices
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LARGE MOVINGSALE Saturday,February 9, 8:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.,112 LakefrontDrive (Oak PointEstates, Sibley Lake.)Clothing, shoes, highchair, play pen, toys,shop tools, dishes, pots,pans, home decor, furni-ture (home, office,patio) 6 piece bedroomset w/two twin beds,bedding, blankets,sleeping bags, outdoorpots, hammock. Makean offer on most items.Cash only please.
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Land
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LIKE NEW KENMORERefrigerator w/ice maker,white $175. Evenings471-2033.
Furniture
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Services
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MOBILE HOMEFINANCING for singleand doublewides, withor without land. Mustbe 1998 or newer. Toprequalify, callHometown Mortgage ofNatchitoches at 318-357-0033.
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Auto
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Real Estate
3 BR, HOUSE on E bankof Cane River, 1 mileNorth of Bermuda Bridge.Price reduced and wilfinance at $900 down and$660.39/mo. Pat Henry318-357-1010
CHARMING, MOVEIN READY 3BR/2BAhome for sale. 608Melrose Ave. 1592 sq. ft.New CA/H and roof.$149,500. Call 337-654-4415.
FOR SALE OR LEASE1295 St. Maurice Lane,Natchitoches, La. 2 BR, 11/2 bath on 1 acre, 2 min-utes from Walmart. EastNatchitoches school dis-trict. Contact JohnBernard 318-332-9850
FOR SALE OR RENT-TO-OWN $650 mo. 433MLK Natchitoches,Remodeled 3 yrs ago2 BR, 1Bath, CA/CH. Callfor details (770)868-7317
LAKE FRONT Home -Grand Bayou Reservoir,2,100 sq. ft., $189,000.Must sell ASAP. Call 318-707-4187, 318-932-6216.
For Rent
1BEDROOM/EFFICIENCY APTS.. Water,sewage and cable paid.1316 Washington St.Ask about our move inspecials 318-352-9561.
2 BR, 1 BATH duplex,utilities included$600/$300; 325 BFranklin Lane. 318-581-2012 or 318-354-6248
2 OFFICE SPACESFOR RENT: 118 and122 Touline. To seethem ask at Dr. Burke’sdental office. Fordetails, call 352-4429
2/1 COTTAGE on 504,CA/CH, great room,Cane Heritage Realty357-8220 or Carol 352-6460.
236 STEPHENSAVENUE 5 min walkfrom Front Street, 3BR/2 Bath, 2,000 sq. ft.house, $1,250 permonth. Call 318-581-3237
2BR/1 BATH HOUSE.W/D/Refrigerator/DW/stove/Microwave/CentralAC/heat. Granite/tile.NO SMOKING/Pets,5’x10’ store room.$1,250/mo, plusdeposit. Seriousinquiries only. Oneyear lease. 352-2639leave message, faxapplication w/ref. [email protected].
3 BR 1 1/2 BATHHOUSE, and 1 BR.apartment, all appli-ances, 1/2 block toNSU. NO Pets, childrenor housing. Call 352-9932 leave message.
3 BR TOWNHOUSEon Cane River, for rent,$950 month. Call Brad337-581-9535.
3 BR, 1 BATH MobileHome. All appliancesincluding washer/dryer.$650 a month. Call 318-664-1867.
3 BR, 2 BATH Newmobile home for rent,w/all appliances, includ-ing washer & dryer, fur-nished $800, unfurnished$750 a month. AvailableNow. Call 318-664-1867
3 BR/2 BATH$800.00/month. AVAIL-ABLE NOW! CallRhodes Properties at 318-238-3733.
3 OR 4 BEDROOM, 3BATH Townhouse onNolley Road.$ 1 2 0 0 / m o n t h ,$600/deposit. NoSmokers. Pets a maybe.Call (318) 805-3253.
3/2 MOBILE HOME onFairgrounds, very nice,$850 a month. 3/2 MobileHome, large yard, private,132 Pipeline Rd., $600 amonth. 2/2 house like new,very nice, 301 GrandEcore Spur, $900 a month.1609 West Court inSudbury $750 a month.NatchitochesRents.comfor pics & details.318/602/0426, leave mes-sage. Call Jim Davis 332-9927 to see property.
3B/R, 2 BATH (1 gardentub) M/H with centralH/A on Saline Lake atStumps Camp (waterfront) w/fishing pier &boat slip - $750 monthw/$500 deposit. AvailableFeb. 1, 2013. 318-224-1794.
3BR, 3 BATH CentralA/C & Heat, kitchenappliances, washer, dryer,double carport. No Pets,$1200 per mo, $1200deposit. Call 318-481-4600.
806 HANCOCK-3BR/2BA brick, CA/CH,good condition. $800rent/$800 deposit. Call318-352-1020.
ATTENTION: COL-LEGE STUDENTS &YOUNG SINGLEADULTS. Rooms forrent, furnished, all billspaid including cable.$450 a month, $200security deposit. Call318-357-0423
FOR LEASE!! 1756 &1758 Texas Street, cornerof Texas St. & Hwy. 1,Office or Retail. Approx.2700 sq. ft. Call ConnieMoore Brewer -Owner/Agent Brian Moore Realty,LLC 318-322-4000.
FOR RENT 2 BR, 1Bath, mobile home,$550 a month, $550deposit. Call 652-0183 or581-0972
FOR RENT OR FORSALE 106 Harry Dr,3BR, 2 BA; 1537Mandell St., 4BR, 2 BA;1216 Old Robeline Road,2BR, 1 BA. Ownerfinancing available. Call332-0683.
LARGE 4 BEDROOM2 bath doublewide.Great condition. Allappliances included,$900/month. Call 318-664-1867.
LUXURY 1 BR, 1BATH APT. on SibleyLake. Fully furnishedwith utilities included.ALSO, 2 BR, 2 1/2 bathapt. Call Jerry at 318-402-5149 for informa-tion.
MOBILE HOME inProvencal; 1 - 4 BR, 3Baths. 3 BR, 2 baths.Water, garbage & sewagepaid. Available Now.Call 318-214-2091.
MOBILE HOMESNEAR NSU. $350-$550.Water and garbage paid.NOT ON HOUSING.Leave message at 352-4714
NICE HOUSE for rent. 3BR, 2 baths in good neigh-borhood, den & livingroom. Fenced backyard,$950 month, $1,000deposit, availableFebruary 5, 1 year lease.756 St. Maurice Lane.Call 352-4849 or 471-8651
PROVENCAL 2Bedroom, 1 Bath apart-ment, $475/month;FRANKLIN LANE 2/1trailer, $500/month. Both,No pets. Owner/Agent.Call 352-3953 or 652-0666.
RENTAL PROPERTYAVAILABLE. Price:$650 to $850 per month.Call 318-352-1020.
TRAILER FOR RENT14 X 60 in ProvencalSchool District, located onHarmony Road. Contact318-652-3327
TWO MOBILEHOMES FOR LEASE:Appliances, Washer &Dryer included, coveredparking, No Pets, NoHousing, 1 Yr. Lease.Rent $600, Deposit $600.Call 318-332-0172
VERY NICE 2/2, 2/1Mobile Homes on largelot. Yard service provid-ed. Not on Housing, NoPets. Call 352-3692before 7p.m.
WAREHOUSE SPACEfor lease for small busi-ness, shop, or manufactur-ing. Climate ControlledStorage also available.Located on Reba Street.For more information, call318-238-3474.
Wanted
LOOKING FOR IBMPersonal TypewriterRibbons & Erasers, alsoEasy Strike CorrectableWheel Writer TypingBoard. Call 318-352-2744
Help Wanted
BANK OF MONT-GOMERY is lookinginto hiring 2 Full TimeLoan Processors forNatchitoches Location.Minimum of 5 years’experience REQUIRED.Laser Pro experience aplus.Apply in person or faxresume to 318-646-5966.Application deadline02/08/2013
DESPINO TIRES islooking for a full-timeMechanic. Must be ableto do alignments and gen-eral mechanic work. Drugscreen, physical andvalid drivers licenserequired. Must have owntools. Full-time with paidvacation, plus commis-sion. Apply in persononly, Monday thru Fridayat 1721 Hwy. 3175Bypass. NO PHONECALLS!
DRIVERS TangoTransport, Inc.
We are hiring for the fol-lowing:
OTR • Teams •Dedicated
*******************• CLASS A CDL & 12
months OTR experience required • All new 2012 & 2013
trucks:Cascadias and Prostars
• 401K • Pay Raises• Company Paid Life
Insurance• Major Medical &
Dental********************
*Apply By Phone
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm877-826-4605
or onlinewww.drivefortango.com
EQUIPMENT OPERA-TORS NEEDED forearth moving contractor.Must have three yearsexperience in operatingany of the followingequipment: articulatingOff·Road Trucks, largescraper tractors, track-hoes, excavators and doz-ers. Mail resumes to:Dubroc Enterprises of LA,LLC, PO Box 13960,Alexandria, LA 71315.Resumes may also be e-mailed to: [email protected] or faxed to318·985·3998.
E Q U I P M E N TO P E R A T O R SNEEDED for earth mov-ing contractor. Must havethree years experience inoperating any of the fol-lowing equipment: artic-ulating Off-Road Trucks,large scraper tractors,trackhoes, excavatorsand dozers. Mail resumesto: Dubroc Enterprises ofLA, LLC, PO. Box13960, Alexandria, LA71315. Resumes mayalso be e-mailed to: [email protected] orfaxed to 318-985-3998.
EXPERIENCED FRACPUMP OPERATORSWANTED. Class A CDL& clean driving recordrequired. Pay based onexperience. Must be will-ing to travel. ContactKevin Wiggins at 409-720-7695.
FLEET TECH AND RTpositions open inLeesville, LA. Area.Good pay. Fax resumesto 225-344-6565 or e-mail to [email protected]
G R O U N D S K E E P E RGrounds includinglawns, trees, shrubs, gar-dens, parking areas, dri-veways, walkways,entrance and exits, stormdrains and drainageditches, and maintains alltools and equipmentused. Ability to use trac-tor, mower, edger andother standard gardenequipment. High Schoolgraduate or equivalentrequired. Apply in per-son at St. Mary’sResidential TrainingSchool. 6715 Hwy 1 N.Boyce. 318-445-6443.
HARMONY HOMEHEALTH has an open-ing for a full-time fileclerk position. Acceptingapplications at 5770 Hwy1 Bypass, Natchitoches.
HARMONY HOMEHEALTH is currentlyseeking a full time LPN .Please fax resume’ to318-357-8941 or fill outapplications at 5770 Hwy1 Bypass, Natchitoches.
J A M E SC O N S T R U C T I O NGROUP Is now hiringthe following:Millwrights for a projectinThe Campti area. Toapply, Call 1-800-995-5102
LOCAL COMPANYHIRING: Must haveaccounting experiencewith Payroll, A/R andA/P. Health/Retirementbenefits available. FaxResume 318-352-2349.
LOOKING FOR A Parttime or a full time frontdesk clerk, for any age.Apply in person only,7624 Highway 1 ByPass.
LOT MANAGERNeed someone to sellportable buildings.Must have basic com-puter skills & mathskills. Previous salesexperience a big plus.Call 936-332-3226.
PARKWAY CINEMAis currently seeking apart-time AssistantManager. Requires pre-vious supervisory expe-rience and excellentcustomer service skills.The assistant managerworks closely with thegeneral manager and isresponsible for all the-ater operations in hisabsence. Evening,weekend and holidayhours are required. Toapply, submit resumewith cover letter [email protected]
SOCIAL SERVICESWORKER II Providessocial services to resi-dents and families.Participates in provid-ing orientation and in-service training to staffin the areas of advoca-cy, human rights andservices of the dept.Investigates allegationsof abuse, neglect, mis-treatment or violationof rights of clients.Experience in MR fieldhelpful. Bachelor’sdegree preferred. Sendr e s u m e ’ [email protected]
STORE MANAGERneeded for parts &sales of outdoor powerequipment. Partslookup experiencehelpful. Apply atRabalais SmallEngines, 7109 Hwy. 1By-Pass Natchitochesor 220 Windermere,Alexandria.
THE SABINEPARISH SALES andUse Tax Commission isaccepting resumes for afull time DeputyAdministrator. BS inbusiness related fieldand/or three yearsexperience in sales tax.Pay based on experi-ence. Send to P.O. Box249, Many, LA 71449by February 28, 2013.NO PHONE CALLS.
TRUCK DRIVERneeded Class A license,local route available.Call 318-581-2625
Pets
AKC REGISTEREDGolden Retriever pups forsale. Champion BloodLine. Ready to goFebruary 26. Call 256-6205 or 663-4789
ENGLISH BULLDOGOne male left. Rare color.Reversed Brindle, $1,600.Text welcome@318-332-8354.
Campers/Trailers
2006, 27 FT. Fully selfcontained camping trailer.Has rear and side exten-sions. Asking $12,800.Located in Winn Parish.Call 402-446-2833 or318-332-9378.
Boats/Accessories
FOR SALE BeautifulHurricane 2005 GS 232FUN DECK BOAT, only190 hours, 300 HPMercury 350 MAG, fullyloaded, excellent condi-tion, garage kept. Trailerincluded. $22,500. 318-715-5126
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STATEWIDES
Thursday, February 7, 2013 THE NATCHITOCHES TIMES 9B
Classifieds Natchitoches Times
The
Call 352-3618
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Now hiring the following positions:
CDL Drivers, Cashiers, & Garden Center Associates.
Competitive wages and affordable benefits.
Apply online at www.stinehome.com
EOE
Full Time CDL-A Driver, tank endorsement - 2 yrs
verifiable exp plus. NO DWI/Felonies, pass DOT Physical + A&D Test. Home most of the time. Hourly rate local (75%) and (25%) mileage regional .39 HGM empty and .41 HGM loaded. Paid weekly.
Benefits: Insurance, health, dental, vision, short-long term
disability. $25K AD&D insurance-company provided- other life insurance available.
Uniform Shirts & Caps provided.
NO PETS-NO RIDERS. Joe Smith 1-800-345-3802
DRIVERS- CDL-A Owner Operators
HIRING EVENT
WHEN: Tuesday, January 22nd
9 AM – 4 PM WHERE:
5548 Highway 167 North Winnfield, LA 71483
All Qualified Applicants Will be Entered to Win a
19” Flat Screen TV!!
$5,000 Owner Operator Bonus Regional & OTR Runs Must Have 1 Year Recent
Tractor Trailer Exp. & CDL-A With Tank & Hazmat End. Call Athena: 888-432-6441
Apply Online at: www.Work4QC.com
2 Temporary Positions, Employment dates are as follows: 3/25/2013 thru 1/25/2014. Guaranteed 3/4 of contract hours. All tools provided at no cost. Free housing provided for Non- commuting workers. Transportation and Subsistence reimbursed to worker upon completion of 50 % of contract. Pay rate of $ 10.18 per hour. Lett Arabian Ranch Burleson, TX. Duties include planting, fertilizing, irrigating, & harvesting hay. Apply for this job by contacting your nearest State Workforce Agency Office and mention Job Order # TX2684858
FARM WORKER, LABORER
N ATCHITOCHES N URSING &
R EHABILITATION C ENTER
is currently seeking a FT Van Driver. Must have nurse aide certification and be able to work flexible hours. Must have organizational and time mgmt skills. Apply in person M-F or call Renee Davenport at 352-8779 for more info.
N ATCHITOCHES N URSING &
R EHABILITATION C ENTER
is currently seeking FT Dietary Cooks. No exp required but preferred. Limited number of positions so apply today! Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply in person M- F or call Selitha Brown at 352-8779 for more info.
Northwestern State University Child Care Career Development
System Project Director �
Northwestern State University Child and Family Network seeks applicants for position of Child Care Career Development System Project Director in Shreveport. Responsibilities: supervise and oversee early childhood projects, respond to all inquires and provide technical assistance for, assist with promotion and publicizing program, assist with other services. Req. Bachelor degree, Administration experience and training, strong communication and customer service skills, able to travel and work extended hours when necessary. Marketing experience or experience in child care a plus. Submit letter, resume, and three references: NSU Child and Family Network, 1800 Warrington Place Shreveport, LA 71101, (318) 677- 3150. NSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
INNKEEPER NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Mature responsible guest service minded Innkeeper
needed immediately for one of our Natchitoches B&B
properties.� In addition to providing excellent guest
service; responsibilities include but are not limited to preparing & serving breakfast to guests,
housekeeping duties of the Inn, recording daily operations in computer, managing staff by
example, & custody of assets. Must have reliable
transportation & be available weekends. Please visit
www.natchitochesbandb.com for an application, & contact Charles at 318.581.2937 to
schedule an interview.
PUBLIC AUCTION Sat., February 16th
at 9:00 AM 3804 McKeithen Dr.
Alexandria, LA 71303
For Easy Online Bidding & Complete List Of Items Visit
www.bonnetteauctions.com 318-443-6614
LA#818
Vehicles, 4-wheelers, Heavy Equipment,
Trailers, Travel Trailers, Boats, Farm &
Construction Equip., Plus Much More!!
With An Established Company In An Excellent Working Atmosphere. We Are Looking For
A Motivated Employee And Offer A Competitive Salary With Good Benefits.
We Have An Immediate Opening For
SERVICE ADVISOR Applicants Must Be Highly Motivated With Some
Automobile Knowledge And Be Computer Literate. On-going Training Available.
Apply In Person To Bob.
N atchitoches FORD •�LINCOLN •�MERCURY
7501 Hwy 1 Bypass, Natchitoches • 352-3677
Great Opportunity
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