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Williams Named to Blues Hall of FameRobert Pete Williams, a native of

Zachary who died 34 years ago, was selected this week to be enshrined into the Memphis-based Blues Foun-dation’s Hall of Fame on May 7. The legendary Blues musician will be one of the five newest inductees to the national Blues Hall of Fame, joining Mississippi hill country blues man R.L. Burnside and saxophonists Big Jay McNeely, Eddie Shaw and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson.

Williams was first recorded while a prisoner at the Louisiana State Pen-itentiary, but he eventually left the prison and pursued his music career. He was serving a sentence for a bar room murder, however he received a full pardon from Gov. John McK-eithen in 1964 who deemed his of-fense to be self defense. In the years following his release from Angola, Williams became a regular on the festival circuit with appearances at the Newport Folk Festival and regu-lar gigs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Although he was well known

amongst blues fans, Williams continued to work odd jobs and sell scrap metals to support him-self before his death in 1980.

Williams was best known for playing an unusually in-tense blues style. He was born March 14, 1914, to a family of sharecroppers in Zachary. Wil-liams never attended school. His first instrument was a guitar he made out of copper strings and a cigar box at age 20, though he soon upgraded to a store-bought version. With that, he learned to play from Frank and Robert Metty and was soon playing at various events around Zachary, Baker, and Scotlandville.

The Blues Hall of Fame is a historical record of those who have made the Blues timeless through performance, documenta-tion, and recording. Since its incep-tion in 1980, The Blues Foundation has inducted new members annu-ally into the Blues Hall of Fame for their historical contribution, impact

and overall influence on the Blues. Members are inducted into the

Blues Hall of Fame in five catego-ries: Performers, Individuals, Clas-sic of Blues Literature, Classic of Blues Recording (Song), Classic of

Blues Recording (Album). Ac-cordingly, individuals, record-ings and literature are included in the Blues Hall of Fame.

There is no submission or nomination process for induc-tion in to the Blues Hall of Fame. Rather, each year in the fall, a distinguished panel of blues scholars begins the process of discussing who they believe should be given consideration for induction into the Blues Hall of Fame. After some back and forth, they vote in each of the five cat-egories. The number of nominees in a year may vary.

With help from a matching grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission awarded in July 2007, The Blues Foundation has been adding definitive biographi-

cal material for each of the induct-ees. Noted Blues scholar Jim O’Neal has researched and written these sketches which continue to be added to the website as they become avail-able.

Robert Pete Williams

Lane Regional Medical Center Names Alyson Hughes Employee of the YearLane Regional Medical Center

named Alyson Hughes, Safety Coordi-nator, 2013 Employee of the Year.

Alyson has worked at Lane for 12 years and was recognized for her dedi-cation and outstanding work. She was named Employee of the Month in Au-gust 2013 and was selected Employee of the Year from the twelve monthly honorees of 2013.

“It is truly an honor to have been se-lected as Employee of the Year,” said Hughes. “I am so proud to be a mem-ber of the team at Lane and work be-side dedicated people who share in the passion for providing outstanding, pro-gressive, compassionate healthcare.”

“Alyson is a pleasure to work with because of her uplifting, positive ap-proach,” said Pokey Anders, Safety Director. “She is willing to tackle any task and willing to go the extra mile for

our patients, visitors and staff.” In her first 6 months as Safety Co-

ordinator, Alyson was faced with Hur-ricane Isaac and a Joint Commission Survey. She rose to the challenge and did an excellent job of learning under pressure.

She has also served on several hos-pital committees or teams including the Environment of Care Committee, Risk Management Committee and Vendor Identification Team.

Alyson is a native of Zachary and a graduate of Northwestern State Uni-versity in Natchitoches where she was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She and husband Marty re-side in Zachary with their 9-year-old son, Reese, and four-year-old daugh-ter, Callie. Alyson enjoys spending time with her family and their annual trips to Disney World. They attend

Fellowship Church in Zachary.Also recognized were the 2013

employees of the month: Stephanie Crawford, Kim Babin, Tammy Pace,

Keyonna Lawson, Gladiola Williams, Christal Washington, Wendell Mor-gan, Melissa Davis, Sheree Dunaway, LaKyshia Williams and Amanda Partin.

Pictured Above: Stephanie Crawford, Gladiola Williams, Wendell Morgan, Alyson Hughes, Melissa Davis, Keyonna Lawson, LaKyshia Williams, Amanda Partin and Kim Babin Not pictured: Tammy Pace, Christal Washington and Sheree Dunaway

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Letter to the Editor

BREC Superintendent Seeks to Clarify Spring Tax ElectionI am writing to correct an error that appeared in a news story in your paper last month. As you

reported, BREC is indeed inviting residents from across East Baton Rouge Parish to help us cre-ate a new strategic plan to guide improvements to our parks system for the next 10 years. The Imagine Your Parks plan which we crafted after much public input, was implemented in 2004 and has resulted in the construction of 12 community parks – including the one in Zachary—five dog parks, Liberty Lagoon Water Park, fishing ponds, a growing trails system as well as renovations to neighborhood parks and special use facilities such as BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo.

Now it is time to create a new strategic plan and we are holding meetings across the parish from now through the month of March. Please visit this link for a full list of meeting places and dates: http://www.brec.org/index.cfm/page/2924/n/330.

The story in the Zachary Post erred by reporting that BREC is requesting a new tax in April. It is vital that your readers understand we are not asking for a new tax. On April 5, we will ask voters to renew the existing property tax millage that will allow us to maintain the great new parks and facilities that we have built or renovated. The millage will fund nearly half of BREC’s operating budget and all of our capital improvements. According to the EBR Tax Assessor’s Office, the tax will cost $108.50 per year for a house valued at $250,000 or $46.50 per year on a house valued at $150,000. The tax must be renewed every ten years and helps maintain our 181 parks as well as programs such as summer camps, holiday camps and the recent campout at Zachary Community Park. It will also help fund the renovation and enhancement of existing BREC ball fields that we will address in collaboration with the City of Zachary.

Ten years ago, we worked with your readers to help imagine a new park system. Back then, we had an aging system mostly comprised of small neighborhood parks and special use facilities such as the Zoo and golf courses such as Beaver Creek. Our work isn’t finished but we hope your readers will agree that we’ve kept our promises and work with us to continue to imagine our parks.

Thank you,

Carolyn McKnightBREC Superintendent

Editor’s Note: The Zachary Post feels that the information was reported correctly and not in error. BREC is asking for a new tax equivalent to the expiring 10-year tax. In Louisiana we have perpetual (ongoing) taxes and fixed time length taxes which expire at a given time. The BREC taxes are not perpetual, thus the April tax election is for a new tax to replace the expiring 10-year tax.

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Neighborhood Watch Organizational Meeting set for February 20

In an effort to combat crime in Zachary, a community-wide neigh-borhood watch program meeting is set for Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Zachary Police Department begin-ning at 6:30 p.m.

Data, vital information, phone trees, plans to implement, safety tips and much more will be shared at this very important meeting.

If you are a president or vice president of a homeowners’ associ-ation or neighborhood watch group,

are interested in starting up a watch group in your subdivision or con-cerned about combatting crime in your neighborhood, you are invited and urged to attend this meeting.

Please contact Zachary Police Chief David McDavid via e-mail if you plan to attend.

Be sure to put ‘Neighborhood Watch’ in the subject line when sending emails to Chief David Mc-David at [email protected].

Financial Peace University Enrolling at New Pilgrim Baptist Church

More than two million families have positively changed their finan-cial future through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU). The nine-week course provides fam-ilies and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success. The course meets once a week where a different les-son is taught by Dave on DVD fol-lowed by a small-group discussion. Lessons include budgeting, relation-ships and money, getting out of debt, saving for emergencies and invest-ing. FPU will be held in Zachary at:

New Pilgrim Baptist Church lo-cated at 4277 Old Weis Road in Zach-ary. The classes will begin Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 8:00 AM. Contact Robert Snowden at (225)654-6139 for more information or to register.

Through common-sense princi-ples and small-group accountability, FPU gives people the tools they need

to change their behavior and succeed financially. On average families who complete FPU pay off $5,300 and save $2,700 in the first 90 days. Fol-lowing the class nearly 94 percent of those families budget regularly.

“FPU will not only transform the way you handle money, but also your marriage and other areas of your life,” says Ramsey. “This isn’t a boring financial class. We make learning about money fun and easy to understand so people in every situation can benefit from the infor-mation.”

Ramsey knows first-hand the pain that financial stress can cause. After creating a net worth of more than a million dollars by age 26, he quickly lost it all. Since then Ramsey has helped families and individuals across the country learn how to get control of their finances and avoid debt so they don’t have to experi-ence the same pain he did.

ZHS Class of 1984 30 Year Reunion Planning EventAll graduates of Zachary High School Class of 1984 are invited to attend

reunion planning meetings on Tuesday, February 18 th and Tuesday, Febru-ary 25th held at the Zachary Public Library at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact: Norma Scott at (225) 571-9098 or Anya Palmer–Stewart (225) 921-5838 or email: [email protected].

CCA Louisiana Adds New Comite ChapterThe Coastal Conservation Asso-

ciation of Louisiana has expanded its statewide outreach by adding the Comite Chapter to its list of 26 chapters throughout the state.

The Comite Chapter will en-compass members in the Central, Zachary and Baker areas. This area is the northern area of East Baton Rouge Parish.

“We are excited that our organi-zation is expanding into this grow-ing and vibrant area of the state,” CCA Executive Director David Cresson said. “We appreciate the efforts of our founding committee members and are looking forward to incredible success under their leadership. Through their efforts we will further our cause of conserving Louisiana’s marine resources for future generations.”

The Comite Chapter will host its first membership drive on Thursday, February 27, at 6 p.m. at Coaches Sports Grill. The Grill

is not open to the public yet, how-ever, CCA members are encouraged to attend and bring their friends. Upcoming events planned for the chapter include a fishing seminar in March, a Youth Fishing Workshop/Rodeo on May 3 at Waddill, and their inaugural membership banquet on August 14.

For more information about the newly formed Comite Chapter, please contact Chapter President Mike Gardner at [email protected] or Assistant Director No-lan Reynerson at (225) 952-9200 or [email protected]

CCA Louisiana is the largest ma-rine resource conservation group of its kind in the state. Entering its 31st year with more than 30,000 members and volunteers in 26 lo-cal chapters, CCA has been active in state, national and international fisheries management issues since 1977. Visit www.CCALouisiana.com for more information

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Drawing held February 25

The Dr. Martin Luther King Zachary Committee had it’s Scholarship Ball at Baker Municipal Building, January 25th. The theme was living the Legacy and the Dreamer. The emcee was Metro Council Chauna Berry. Ms. Janice Huggins and Brenda Barber served as Ball Captains. Lots of music and dancing. The Dr. King Committee would like to thanks everyone who helped made this celebration a success.Pictured Above: Michael Brown, Carolyn Hall, Janice Huggins, Brenda Barber, Sha-ron McKnight, Tina Clark, Kerney Singleton, Linda Rubbins, Loretta Robinson, Lillie Young, Slyvester Perkins, Johnnie Evans, Gwen Stills and Fred West.

MILK Zachary Committee Holds Annual Ball Zachary Newcomers Host Mardi Gras Brunch

Zachary Newcomers Mardi Gras brunch was hosted Thursday, February 6th at the home of Beverly Clyde. Everyone brought a Mardi Gras item for a white elephant exchange. Baton Rouge 2014 Mardi Gras parade schedules were passed out to the members. Zachary Newcomers Club is open to all people 5 years or newer to the Zachary area. Activities include a monthly meeting, Coffee Call, Book Club, Lunch Bunch, Moms & Tots, Bridge, Golf & Tennis. Anyone wanting additional information should contact Sylvia Wahoske at 225-337-1151 or e-mail [email protected]. Pic-tured above from left to right in the back row is June Nye, Linda Roberts, Mary Leigh Weston, Front row left to right is Minda Yeager, Lynn Loftin, & Beverly Clyde.

Zachary ACS Relay For Life Registration OpenRelay For Life is a community-

based event where groups of people come together and form teams to raise money for the fight against cancer. Additionally, Relay For Life is an op-portunity for the American Cancer Society to educate the public about the services provided to the commu-nity free of charge. We are looking for people to help the local American Cancer Society raise funds through the Relay for Life event on April 11 at BREC Park in Zachary. The festival activities begin at 5:00 pm, Opening ceremony begins at 7:00 pm, and the Survivor Lap begins at 9:00 pm.

How can you help?Organize: Gather family, friends,

neighbors or co-workers - they make great teammates. A team is made of 10 or more people who will partici-pate in the booth and relay events.

Register: Visit www.relayforlife.org and follow the step by step in-structions. Select “Zachary/Baker” Relay for Life for the April date and register your team, or join an existing team. Each team member will need to register.

Cancer survivors are also encour-aged to register. Survivors who reg-ister at www.relayforlife.org will re-ceive a t-shirt and are also invited to attend a special “Survivor’s Dinner.”

Commit: Challenge yourself by setting personal and team fundrais-ing goals. Send out emails, post fly-ers, ask people you know to donate to your team. You may set personal and team fundraising goals on the website.

Create: Each team hosts a booth at the ACS Relay for Life Festival. Cre-ate a “game” that visitors can partici-pate in and select a food, beverage, or item to sell at your booth. Proceeds go towards your teams fundraising total.

Walk: After the Festival, the teams stay at the park and begin the relay. Teammates take turns walking the track until approximately midnight.

Questions? Contact Melissa Spraf-ka at 570-8668 or email: [email protected]

The difference between fear and courage is one step….help us take that step to fighting cancer today! Join our fight! Join our team!

Zachary ACS Tennis Tournament SetAmerican Cancer Society presents “Cancer is No Game” Adult Tennis

Tournament to be held at the Americana YMCA in Zachary on March 29-30, 2014

Divisions include Ladies Doubles – 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and Mixed Doubles– 6.5, 7.0.

All divisions have a limited draw. Entry fee is $100.00 per player and includes a goodie bag, t-shirt, continental breakfast, lunch, beverages, snacks, door prizes, and trophies for winning teams. All proceeds will ben-efit American Cancer Society Baker/Zachary Relay for Life.

Entry forms may be picked up at Sports 4 Life and Chubby’s Pizza & Grill. Entry Deadline is March 21st or when slots are full. Entries are lim-ited.

Sponsorship and Honor ‘Ball’ signs are available. For more informa-tion, please email: [email protected] or call: (225) 324-0941


ZHS Soccer All District Team Announced

Congratulations to the following players for being selected to the All-District Division 1 District 4 team. This is an honor voted on by all of the coaches in their district. All-District Team 1:Connor Gibbon, Thomas McHugh, Benton Wesley All-District Team 2: Brent Callihan, Burke Daigle, Nathan Lowery All-District MVP of Defense: Benton Wesley

Pictured above:: Benton Wesley, Connor Gibbon, Thomas McHugh, Nathan Lowery, Burke Daigle, and Brent Callihan

ZHS Track Continues to Run Past the Rest

The Zachary High School track teams competed at the High School Qualifiers Indoor Track Meet @ LSU on Feb. 8th. This meet and the Last Chance Qualifiers Indoor Meet on Feb. 15th will be used for qualifying for the Indoor State Meet on Feb. 22nd. Many athletes have already qualified for state including the two girls relay teams (pictured above) that have the number #1 times in the state. Also, for the second week in a row both relays set new school records. Girls 4 x 200 Relay (pictured with LSU shirts) Janie O’Connor, Jennifer Brown, Tia Coleman, Dakota Williams (1:44.88)Girls 4 x 400 Relay (red uniforms) Janie O’Connor, Kenyetta Franklin, Jennifer Brown, Tia Coleman (4:06.91).Top Boys Qualifiers: Daryl Anderson, 2nd in Boys High Jump (6’4”)Kentrell Fisher, 4th in Boys 60 Meter Dash (7.09)

Hope Alive Event set for Feb. 20 in BakerRedemption Life Fellowship

Church in Baker, La will be host-ing “Hope Alive – Raising Hope in Our Community” which is a community wide event to elevate hope and provide valuable re-source information On February

20th from 6-8 p.m. at the Baker Municipal Center located at 6213 Groom Road. The event will have medical professionals on hand to discuss chronic health problems such as diabetes, blood pressure, and other medical conditions.

Lane Auxiliary Elects 2014 Officers

The Lane Regional Medical Center Auxiliary officers for 2014 are Pauline Rushing, President; Velita Benjamin, Vice-President; Bobbye McCutcheon, Treasurer; Jeanette Carroll, Recording Secretary; Sue Bean, Corresponding Secretary; and Mary Whitting-ton, Parliamentarian/Historian. The Lane Auxiliary has been in existence since 1960, providing support to the hospital both financially and through volunteer service. It consists of 50 members who are active volunteers. For information about how you can become a volunteer, contact the hospital Gift Shop at 658-4309.Pictured left to right: Pauline Rushing, President; Velita Benjamin, Vice-President; Jea-nette Carroll, Recording Secretary; and Mary Whittington, Parliamentarian/Historian. Not pictured: Bobbye McCutcheon and Sue Bean


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Local Rancher Inspires Agriculture for a Younger GenerationBy James Ronald skains

Amelia Kent is not your typical rancher, although she and her hus-band Russell own a considerable size beef cow operation in the Fe-liciana’s. Amelia is a 2004 graduate of Wellesley College outside Bos-

ton, Massachusetts. Wellesley Col-lege for Women is often referred to as one of the seven sisters of the Ivy League schools in the northeast part of the USA.

“My roots are in agriculture, tim-ber and beef cattle,” Amelia told the Zachary POST. “I grew up on a

ranch in Colorado, then spent some of my teenage years at my grand-mother’s plant nursery and timber operation in Folsom.

I was showing beef cattle in 4-H shows by the time I was seven years old. I had two steers that weighed about 1,200 pounds each. I won first and second place in the show, but was required to sell the winner at a 4-H auction. I well remember lead-ing my steer to the loading dock to send him to the packaging house.”

“I bawled for two weeks until the check for $2,000 came in,’’ Amelia recalled. “My parents opened a sav-ings account for me at the bank, and I stopped crying. I learned an impor-tant lesson about raising cattle and the real world at an extremely early age.”

“Although it was obvious at an early age that I was rooted in the land and cow and horse operations, my dad thought that I should experi-ence another side of life. That was why I went to Wellesley College. Wellesley had no academic program

remotely related to agriculture so I got a double major in Economics and Religion.”

Wellesley, with a student popula-tion of 2,400 is Ivy League all the way. Wellesley College, with some of the world’s top undergraduate women, offers challenges to exceed each student’s own highest per-sonal and intellectual expectations. A Wellesley education fosters the highest standard of readiness for the “real world” in its graduates, in terms of ability to think, act, and contribute meaningfully and effec-tively in their chosen areas of inter-est.

“During the summer of my soph-omore years, several of my class-mates were touring Europe. One was singing at the London Opera and others were working in Paris and Rome,” Amelia recalled. “How-ever, I was working in the hayfields of Colorado, cutting hay mostly at night to make sure we got the clover blooms. Driving a tractor at night cutting hay really cut into my night-

Amelia Kent


Events at LaneASK THE DOCTOR

Lunch and Learn to address Cardiovascu-lar Disease

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but you can take steps to

minimize your risks. Dr. Mrugesh Soni, an interventional cardi-ologist with Cardiovascular Institute of the South, will address cardiovascular disease during an “Ask the Doctor” Lunch and Learn session Wednesday, February 19, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Staff Development Classroom at Lane Regional Medical Center

in Zachary.Learn about:

• Startling statistics and facts about heart disease

• Which risk factors are controllable and which aren’t

• Recommended levels for cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose

• Lifestyle steps you can take to protect yourself against cardiovascular disease.

The session is FREE and includes a light lunch.

Advance reservations are required by calling (225)658-4587.

Blood Drive at Lane Regional Medical Center

Lane Regional Medical Center and United Blood Services will hold a blood drive on Fri-day, February 21, 2014, from 6:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., in the Staff Development Classroom. The blood drive is free and open to the pub-lic. To schedule an appointment please call 658-4368, or sign up online at www.United-BloodServices.org - Code: LaneRegionalThe Health History Questionnaire is now available online but may only be completed the day of the blood drive. This will reduce your person-to-person interview to only a few follow-up questions. Simply print out the Fast Track Donation ticket and to bring it with you to the blood drive on Friday, February 21.Please note: United Blood Services is the sole pro-vider of blood to Lane Regional Medical Center, so your donation will directly benefit Lane. Donating blood is a simple, safe and

life-saving gift.

Understanding the Causes and Treatment of Hearing Loss

Selective Hearing is hosting a FREE Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, from noon until 1:00 p.m. at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary. Join Dr. Erica Ray for an educational seminar on understanding the causes and treatment of hearing loss, ver-tigo and tinnitus.Space is limited and reserva-tions are required. Reserve your seat today!!

Call 1-877-358-6130 or 225-243-6129.

life.”Perhaps it was destiny to return

to Louisiana in the fall of 2005. Hur-ricane Katrina had devastated her grandmother’s nationally renowned nursery in Folsom, Jenkins Nursery, home to Ms. Margie Jenkins and several varieties of Azaleas which were developed by “Ms. Margie.”

“The plant nursery was in sham-bles. We were like many people, without electricity for two weeks,” Amelia related. “Not only were the plants devastated, but so were acres and acres of prime timber land. It became my lot to help clean up the nursery and deal with the fallen tim-ber.”

“Just before Katrina hit, I had accepted a job with a ski resort in Colorado. That seemed to be my ca-reer path at the time. However, after seeing all my responsibilities back in Louisiana, I “passed” on the job at the Ski Resort. My grandfather was a logger and had accumulated a number of acres of pine timberland which was all flattened.”

Amelia started her own cattle operation after getting the proper-

ty cleaned up. Being active in the Farm Bureau and Cattlemen’s orga-nization, Amelia began to assume more roles as her cattle operation grew. At one of the organization’s meetings, she met Russell Kent, a fellow cattle rancher.

“It was kind of strange the way we met,’’ Amelia remembered. “At one of these trade meetings, we were in a group of people. I knew everyone in the group except Rus-sell, and he knew everyone but me.

They married in 2010. Now, with a combined cattle operation, Amelia takes care of the cattle and the pastures during the week while Russell continues with his job at First South Credit in Zachary. Eve-nings and weekends, the cattle op-eration is a joint effort.

Amelia attended the prestigious LSU Ag Leadership program in 2007 and 2008. She was in the 11th graduating class of the LSU Ag Leadership Program. Amelia’s in-ternational trip was to South Amer-ica where she observed cattle, row crop, and timber operations. Rus-sell is a graduate of the #12 LSU Ag

Leadership classes of 2010.Amelia and Russell are Vice-

Presidents of the Young Farmer and Ranchers of the Louisiana Farm Bu-reau Association. Recently Amelia was selected as a Panelist on the Urban Agricultural Leadership Fo-rum scheduled for February 11 in New Orleans. Amelia will discuss “Niche Beef Cattle” operations. The Agribusiness Council of Louisiana, which is sponsoring the event, at which Amelia will be a panelist, is based in New Orleans. Its mission is to foster and provide appropri-ate support for the agriculture that impact, or is shipped through, New Orleans and other parts of Louisi-ana. The purpose also includes the promotion and utilization of agri-culture products, as well as the de-velopment of leadership in agricul-ture. The term “agriculture” is used in its broadest dimension to include food, fiber, fuel and forest products.

“We also have an operation for providing grass fed beef to certain restaurants in south Louisiana,” Amelia explained. “Our cattle are raised to a weight of about 500 pounds on grass without any growth hormones or stimulants.”

“We are expanding this opera-tion to include providing what we call “freezer beef” to individuals who want custom beef cuts or a side of beef from grass feed cattle. Our select group of young cattle will be ready for the slaughterhouse by May. We’ve already started taking orders for beef.”

Writer’s note: If Amelia Kent is a prime face of the future of Agri-culture in Louisiana, then I feel confident that her generation will rise to any and all challenges.


Community leaders, students and Zachary Community School District officials gathered Friday for the dis-trict’s annual Black History Month Celebration. The theme this year fo-cused on Black History Milestones: Stories to Know. The program fea-tured interpretations in song, dance, poem, and theatre from Zachary Community School District students. Zachary Elementary School Assis-tant Principal Trudy Johnson got the evening off to a great start with a rousing welcome capturing the spirit of the event. The program also high-lighted lesser known Black History milestones including the Niagara Movement through excepts of videos from Freedom’s Song.

The program celebrated local Sto-ries to Know through a celebration of the contributions to the community of Mr. Jesse Spears, Jr. School Board Member Gaynell Young told of her experiences with Mr. Spears and his devotion to the Zachary Community Schools over time extending back to the days before desegregation. Spears then told his own story through a se-ries of video clips interspersed with images of his life in Zachary. During his time, black students in Zachary had no place to go to school beyond 8th grade. Spears told of taking the train every morning at 5:30 a.m. to Southern Lab School because his family wanted him to continue his education. He also shared stories of Northwestern’s first football team and the “Brave Backers.”

Judge Lonny Myles also shared his fondness for Mr. Spears calling him a second father to him. He said he got to know Spears well over the years because Spears is active in so many civic organizations. The two worked together closely on the for-

Zachary Schools Celebrate Black History Month with A Look Back Program

mation of the independent Zachary Community School District.

Superintendent Scott Devillier said, “Mr. Spears is someone I am proud to call a friend.”

The program concluded with the annual book raffle where students and adults were delighted to take home new reading material.

Pictured above: Jesse Spears and wife Virginia at the Black History Month Celebration.

Pictured above: Zachary Community School Superintendent Scott Devillier with students celebrating Black History Month.

Pictured left: Zachary City Court Judge Lonny Myles


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The 2014 Miss Zachary Pageant will be held at ZHS Preforming Arts Center on Saturday, March 15. The Miss Zachary Pageant is a part of the annual Zachary Arts and Music Fes-tival.

There will be nine divisions for beauty queens ages 0 to 23. The Miss Zachary pageant is a Sunday Best pageant (No Glitz). Anyone wishing to participate in the 0 to 10 age divi-sion, only needs to wear a nice Sun-day dress. Ages 11 to 16 should wear a long formal or party dress, while the 17 to 23 years of age must wear a prom dress.

All participants who receive an award at the March 15 pageant will appear at ZFest for a fashion show on Saturday, March 22, at 1:30 p.m.

To register for the Miss Zachary Pageant, visit www.Zfest.us to down-load rules and registration form or contact Rhonda Gerald, pageant di-rector, by emailing [email protected].

Plenty of awards will be given in each division. Miss Queen and Teen Queen winners will represent Zach-ary throughout the upcoming year at various community events. All Queens will appear in the Zachary Christmas parade and at ZFest.

The nine divisions in the Miss Zachary Pageant are as follows:

Div. 1: 0 to 12 months - Infant Crawlers

Div. 2: 13 to 23 months - Infant Walkers

Div. 3: 2 to 3 years old - Toddler

MissDiv. 4: 4 to 5 years old - Petite

MissDiv. 5: 6 to 7 years old - Little MissDiv. 6: 8 to 10 years old - Jr. Teen

MissDiv. 7: 11 to 13 years old - Teen

(Middle School)Div. 8: 14 to 16 years old - Teen

(High School)Div. 9: 17 to 23 years old - Miss

Zachary (Queen will advance to the State Pageant)

For Divisions 1 thru 8, the birth-day cut-off date is March 1, 2013. The age a participant is on that date will be the division they compete in.

For the ‘Miss’ contestants, girls must be aged no younger than 17 or older than 23 on Jan. 19, 2014.

Miss Zachary Pageant Set for March 15, Registration Now Open

Legendz Sports Academy in Zachary is looking for a couple of athletes for its

2014 Spring & Summer boy’s baseball 9U & 10U programs. If your son is interested

in participating in local tourna-ment competition please send your email request

for information to Legendz at [email protected]. or call Todd

Hernandez at 225-270-2298

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Looking for Players

Spring Baseball Online Registra-tion is open nowa nd will close Feb-ruary 23, 2014.

Divisions and Ages:

4/5 yr old coed tball.

6U coed Coach pitch

7/8 Coach pitch

9/10 baseball, 11/12 baseball and 13/15 baseball

Fees are $55.00 for t-ball & $70.00 coach pitch and up.

Tentative dates for drafts and team assembly is Feb. 25th- Feb.27th.

Zachary Youth Baseball Now Registering for Spring BallPractices could begin as soon as

March 3, 2014.Games will begin March 31,

2014. The city of Zachary has made

lots of improvements to our park; one of the biggest is the artificial turf on the fields. Please know that sun-flower seeds, gum and tobacco are not allowed in the park as they will damage the fields. There are desig-nated smoking areas for your conve-nience, so if you smoke, make sure you are in one of these areas.

Interested parents and youth can refgister at http://www.eteamz.com/zacharyyouthbaseball or by follow-ing a link on the City of Zachary webpage at www.cityofzachary.org.

NMS to Present The Little Mermaid, Jr. Northwestern Middle school

Drama department will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” production on Wednesday, Feb. 19th, Thursday, Feb. 20th, and Friday, February 21st each night beginning at 7:00 PM. Tick-ets can be purchased from the NMS office for $7.00 a seat. Re-maining tickets will be sold at the door for $10.00. These shows sell out so get your tickets early!


Amy Michelle Woolfolk and Daniel Carroll Holloway will marry in a 4 p.m. ceremony Sat-urday, Nov. 22 at Desert Planta-tion in St. Francisville, Louisiana.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Martin Jr. and Tammie Wool-folk of Pride. She is the grand-daughter of Earlie Guttirrez of Pride, Martin Sr. and Marilyn Woolfolk of Zachary, and the late Riley Guttirrez.

She is a graduate of Zachary High School and is currently an LPN at Bayou Regional Wom-an’s Clinic in Zachary.

Her fiance is the son of Eric and Robin Waxley of Pride and Ricky Holloway of Denham Springs. He is the grandson of Virginia Holloway of Baton Rouge, Bettye and Charles Hig-ginbotham of Central, and the late Bobby Joe Holloway.

Daniel is a graduate of Central Private and attends Southeastern Louisi-ana University. He is majoring in Industrial Technology with a double con-centration of Supervision and Automated Systems.

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Terry Eugene “Paw Paw T” Richardson Phillips, Cupit to wed April 5

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“Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you…For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you….” Isaiah 43:1-4. He passed into heaven on Monday, February 10, 2014 surrounded by family at 71 years of age. He was born on October 19, 1942, a native of Baker, Louisi-ana and resident of Zachary, Louisiana for 43 years. He was an active member of Zachary Community Church and veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Visitation at Charlet Funeral Home in Zachary, Loui-

siana, Thursday, February 13, 2014 from 4 pm until religious services at 7pm, conducted by long-time friend and fishing buddy, Rev. David Murray and Friday, February 14, 2014 at Charlet Funeral Home from 11:30am until interment at 1:30pm at Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Betty Joan Yoes Richardson and children Kellye D’Nean Richardson Pace, husband Tommy, Zachary, Dar-ren Terry Richardson, wife Wendy, St Francisville, Hunter Melvin Richard-son, Baton Rouge and Byron Patureau, son-in-love, Baton Rouge. He is also survived by half-sister Stella Richardson Nelson and step-sister Claudette McManus. Known as “Paw Paw T,” he is survived by six grandchildren, Blake Thomas Pace, Lane Christian Pace, Ashley Nicole Richardson, Ma-son Chandler Pace, Payton Terry Richardson and Evan Michael Pace. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pearlie Mae Hodgeson Hale, husband Charlie T, and Delton Bateman Richardson, wife Lydia. Pallbearers will be Darren Richardson, Blake Pace, Lane Pace, Mason Pace, Payton Rich-ardson, and Evan Pace. Honorary pallbearers will be Melvin Darryl Yoes, Tommy Pace, Hunter Richardson, Byron Patureau and Ashley Richardson. The family would like to express a special thanks to Dr. Michael Castine, Dr. William Russell, St. Joseph Hospice, Cancer Services of Baton Rouge and countless friends and family for their care and support. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Bella Bowman Children’s Cancer Program at Cancer Services of Baton Rouge at 550 Lobdell Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 or online at www.cancerservices.org.

Ryan Dale Phillips and Courtenay Anne Cupit both of Pride, LA will marry in a 7:00 p.m. ceremony April 05, 2014 at Forrest Grove Plantation in Denham Springs, LA. The bride-elect is the daughter of Rex and Linda Cupit of Pride, LA. She is the granddaughter of Anne Fleming and the late Richard Arlen Fleming of Pride, LA and the late Joseph B. Cupit and wife Henrietta Kendrick Cupit also of Pride, LA. The bride-elect is a graduate of Northeast High School and ITI Technical College of Baton Rouge, LA. She is a Pipe Drafter employed by Furmanite Technical Solutions currently at BASF in Gesimar, LA

Her finance is the son of Dale and Ann Phillips of Pride, LA. He is the grandson of the late Hubert Dale Phillips and his wife Louise Phillips Lott from Jackson, MS. and Robert Earl Kleinpeter, Sr. and wife Lynette LeB-lanc Kleinpeter from Ethel, LA. He is a graduate of Central Private High School and Southeastern LA. University of Hammond, LA. He is employed as a counselor @ Woodlake Addiction Recovery Center in Ethel, LA.

Phillips, Cupit to wed April 5

Michael Hay and Michelle Lavergne of Zachary are proud to announce the birth of their triplets, Hallie Morgan Hay, Hadden Michael Hay and Harper Mae Hay.

The triplets arrived at 1:03 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Wom-an's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA. Hallie weighed 4 lbs 11 oz and measured 17 3/4 inches long. Hadden weighed 4 lbs 8 oz and measured 16 1/4 inches long. Harper weighed 3 lbs 9 oz and measured 15 1/2 inches long. The trip-lets were welcomed home by sister Tessa Hay. Maternal grandparents are Randy and Karen Lavergne of Zachary. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Sandra Hay of Zachary.

Hallie Morgan, Hadden Michael, and Harper Mae


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