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BATON ROUGE — The BCS Nation-al Championship game on Jan. 9, 2012, has created such a sensation that no one wants to go to school or work that day. In fact, did you know Jan. 9 will be an official holiday?

KRINGLEWOOD CHRISTMAS TREE FARM — A tradition in Central for the past 35 years is closing after this Christmas. Own-er Reggie Pul-liam, 78, said the rigors of running the operation are too much for him. After two bypass surgeries, he’s not supposed to do much lifting. “I also lost an eye, but I still have my teeth!” he laughed. Reggie, shown with neigh-bor dog Buster and a large Le-land cypress, may consider another holiday business, such as a pump-kin patch.

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Ochsner’s Brings Snow forOpening of Sullivan Clinic

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excitement, as more than 350 local residents toured the facilities and ate hot dogs and snacks. The kids gathered around the two tons of snow provided by Sno-mobile (phone 262-1799). The young people ran a gauntlet as oth-ers walloped them with snowballs. Then a snowball fight ensued! The 7,500-square-foot facil-ity includes 12 examination rooms and offers Electronic Medical Re-

CENTRAL — More than 50 Central kids enjoyed playing in the snow Saturday at the Grand Opening of Ochsner Health Center Central, 11424 Sullivan Road. The $2.2 million facility offers a number of specialties, including internal medicine, neurology, gas-troenterology, cardiology, and pe-diatrics. Central resident Dr. Keith Holmes is one of the Ochsner phy-sicians who practices at the clinic. On Saturday, it was all fun and

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After 35 Years,The Last Year for Christmas TreeFarm in Central

Will Jan. 9 BecomeAn Official Holiday,LSU Day Perhaps?

CENTRAL — The Kringlewood Christmas Tree Farm, a landmark in Central for the past 35 years, is selling the last of its Christmas trees, and none has been planted for future years, according to owner Reggie Pulliam, who cited health as his primary reason for closing. The next few days may be the last time to purchase a Christmas tree actually grown in Central. The farm, located at 9110 Greenwell Springs-Port Hudson Road, is open from 1 to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. The remaining inven-tory of trees is 20 percent off. Pulliam, a native of the area and graduate of Pride High

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CENTRAL — As the Baton Rouge Loop prepares its application for Federal Highway Administration approval, residents of Central are expressing their disapproval of the project in large numbers. More than 1,000 Central resi-dents have already submitted com-ments, overwhelmingly against the Loop. Loop promoters are hop-ing FHWA approval will open the door for public-private funding of the project. “Public” funds could come from federal stimulus mon-ey and “private” funds could come from Chinese government-owned banks. The Capital Area Expressway Authority is a special unit of gov-ernment not under state or local government control. Mayor-Presi-dent Kip Holden has been pushing

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SHERIFF’S NEW PRIDE-CHANEYVILLE SUBSTATION was inaugurated by Sheriff Sid Gautreaux Wednesday to serve the northern part of the parish. Aiding were Stephanie Carlisle of Exxon, which donated the building, EBR Supt. John Dilworth, and EBR school board member Randy Lamana. The station is at 12828 Jackson Road.

Central City News to Go Twice Monthly in January,Weekly in August; Will Have Lots of Special Editions CENTRAL — In January 2011, the Central City News launched a one-year experiment on changing our publication schedule. After being published weekly for many years, we decided to try something dif-ferent. From January to July of this year, we published on the 2nd

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and 4th Thursday of each month. Then in the 2nd week of August, when school went into session, we resumed weekly publication. We had be-lieved that from

Anyway, our staff has decided to continue on the same schedule for another year — twice monthly Jan-uary through July, and weekly be-ginning the 2nd week of August. We appreciated your support for this plan during 2011 and beg that you indulge us again this year.

HHH Jan. 9 is an Official Holiday. Yes, Jan. 9 will be an official holi-day, but not because of the Tigers.

Once every four years, Inaugura-tion Day is an official holiday in the City of Baton Rouge. We hear Gov. Jindal plans to hurry up, get himself sworn in, and head off to New Orleans! Wayne and Diane Leader’s Open House. Once again, Wayne and Diane Leader have a remark-able gift for the people of Central. They are opening their home to community every Friday, Satur-day, and Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m.

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January to July, there was signifi-cantly less news and less economic activity than August through De-cember. The schedule also allowed us to start a new monthly national conservative newspaper called Liberty Today. Believe it or not, the weekly newspaper business can be very intense, even more so than a daily, because you have to do so much with very few people. For my part of the job, being editor of the Cen-tral City News is about an 80-hour a week job, and it’s easy to burn out. The new schedule allowed us to continue without “burning” out. Ironically, our revenue was about the same, even with the economic decline. Most of our advertisers like to advertise twice a month in-stead of weekly. Wayne and Diane Leader

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Central City News’ 2012 Publication ScheduleJanuary 2012 - July 2012 - 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month

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Thursday, Jan. 12 Health and Fitness GuideThursday, Jan. 26 Central Community DirectoryThursday, Feb. 9 Everything for WomenThursday, Feb. 23 Business AwardsThursday, March 8 Hard Hat EditionThursday, March 22 Cookin’ in CentralThursday, April 12 Health and Fitness GuideThursday, April 26 Festival of Two RiversThursday, May 10 Graduation Edition

Thursday, May 23 Vacation DestinationsThursday, June 14 Outdoor Guide for MenThursday, June 28 Central Home EditionThursday, July 12 Health and Fitness GuideThursday, Aug. 9 Back-to-School EditionThursday, Sept. 6 Central Football PreviewThursday, Oct. 4 Health & Fitness GuideThursday, Nov. 22 Christmas Gift GuideThursday, Nov. 29 Central Christmas Parade

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What Central Residents Are SayingAbout Proposed Baton Rouge Loop

should not be necessary. A loop will not solve the congestion on the I-10 corridor during the local rush hour commuter traffic. Commuter traffic will not be significantly impact-ed by rerouting bypass traffic. It can be solved with much less expense. The underlying agenda behind the loop proj-ect seems to be common greed by land-owners in times of economic difficulty and the greed of construction compa-nies, engineering firms, and lawmakers. The public has rejected the loop project, but that doesn’t seem to matter. The governor has cut funds, but that doesn’t seem to matter. Three parish presidents from Livingston, Ascension, and Iberville have pulled their parishes out of the project, but that doesn’t seem to matter. We don’t want the Baton Rouge LOOP in Central. What part of NO don’t you understand?

— Michael & Carol HopperHHH

Please don’t cut my Country City in half. Central is a very unique place to live. Please come for a visit sometime. Thank you. — Warren & Kathy Potts

HHH How about extending Hooper Road to Hwy. 16? — Micah Potts

HHH I strongly oppose, not only because it will divide Central, but because I don’t see how it will help the traffic problems of Baton Rouge. There are several other alternatives besides a toll road. — Christine Resweber

HHH Because it’s going to ruin the rural nature of area with on/off access at

Greenwell Springs Road. There goes the “neighborhood.” — Charles Cabrea

HHH I am strongly opposed to the BR Loop for these reasons: A $4 billion toll loop with $2 to 3 billion of private funding is not eco-nomically feasible. The numbers don’t work! Even if they did I would be adamantly opposed to private for profit investors being able to expropriate pri-vate property. $1 to 1.5 billion Federal and or state funds used for the loop would dry up resources that could be better used to do much needed projects such as: a) widening I-10 to past Gonzales; b) wid-ening I-12 to east of Walker; c) 4-lane Hooper to LA 16 in Watson; d) 4-lane O’Neal Lane from Central Thruway to

the project and traveling to China for “private” funding. The private partner would actually operate the superhighway on a day-to-day ba-sis and receive all the revenue, in order to provide it a guaranteed rate of return. Citizens have until Jan. 5, 2012, to file public comments. In order to file comments, send your message via email to [email protected] or to Central City News, 13567 Hooper Road, Central, LA 70818. The newspaper will file all of the com-ments with the Capital Area Ex-pressway Authority, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Central City Council.

HHH Here are some of the comments that have been received from Cen-tral residents on the proposed Ba-ton Rouge Loop: We believe the construction of the Baton Rouge Loop across Central would forever change the Central com-munity for the worse. The loop will divide Central and bring all the prob-lems of the Interstate highway system into the heart of Central. People will be forced to move their homes and businesses from land that they thought they owned, but will be coerced to re-alize they do not and at the choice of the government it will be taken away and they will be left with no choice but to relocate, with much difficulty, which


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I am writing to express my strong disagreement to the proposed Loop Expressway. Having moved to Baton Rouge from Philadelphia, Pa. in 2003, I am acutely aware of the effects of ex-pressways on the public. The results will be toxic to the environment and damaging to the health of all residents. These devastating results include a drastic decrease in air quality resulting in damage to local agricultural resourc-es, respiratory disease [asthma, etc.], potential damage to the next generation from DNA changes, and loss of human life due to the greater speed/number of

vehicles as we have seen on our local interstate systems. If the loop is built, it will not only decrease our beautiful natural resourc-es, but will surely increase asthma rates which are already at an extremely high level particularly in African American men, women, and children. Our young people deserve a better chance for a healthy life and future. Have you done any studies on this subject? I feel we owe it to our children. — Julie Tullos, RN, BSN, LNC

HHH We oppose all loop proposals. Traf-fic problems could be solved by wid-ening existing roads and extending Hooper Road with a bridge across the Amite River into Livingston Parish. — John & Genevieve Andre

HHH No loop thru Central!!! — Shirley T. Browning

HHH Only N8 will actually help traffic and not destroy Central. Do you want to destroy us! —Jean Barnard

HHH I oppose all loop proposals. The so-lution would be to widen Hooper Road and construct a bridge over the Amite

River into Livingston Parish. — Troy & Jackie Rembert

HHH When my husband and I move back to our property one of the plans will go through our land. — Sabrina Spurgeon

HHH I generally oppose the proposed Loop. — Rebecca Shelton

HHH Put a bridge at end of George O’Neal Road to direct people from Central (i.e. for traffic decongestion). Direct to other ways. We cannot split Central, that’s what makes us a close knit com-munity. — Cynthia Diane Ray

HHH It seems it would be less costly to widen the interstate that has a heavier traffic flow such as O’Neal Lane past Denham Springs. — David & Sherri Borsky

HHH It will disrupt our country living, the calm and quiet we have. — Jeremy Spurgeon

HHH If there has to be a loop the north bypass would be the best [N8]. Please do not cut Central in half which the other two routes do. — Judy Roberts

HHH I oppose the loop going through Central. — Huey Reames

HHH I generally oppose the proposed loop. I do not want the loop to divide Central City. If I needed to vote for a route, it would be N8 only. — Faye Starks

HHH I TOTALLY oppose the loop! First of all, the majority of the traf-fic comes in from the east and the south — NOT the north. Second, I don’t believe that it is right for Central to suffer because of the flight from Baton Rouge to escape it’s pathetic excuse for a school system. Existing roads should be upgraded, and a new bridge constructed across the Amite River. This would be far more cost efficient, greatly reduce the traffic and displace fewer residents. We live in Central because of its rural atmo-sphere. If that is destroyed, I know that I will be the first to get out of this area. — David Matlock

I-12; e) 4-lane US 190 from Denham to past Walker; f) and many more. No benefit to the City of Central, a community that would be most affect-ed by N9 or N10 running through the middle of the city. There has been little if any public input allowed on the loop project. As I understand it, the loop is not on the State Highway Department’s most want to do list or the BR Cham-ber’s priority list. The BR Loop in its present form is starting to smell like a $4 billion boondoggle! — Conrad Redman

HHH As a soon to be again resident of Central, I STRONGLY oppose the loop. The City of Central has worked too hard to get to the place it is now and is finally its own city. Most people have lived in Central their whole lives and can’t imagine leaving Central or Central turning into some crazy city full of traffic and is-sues because of a loop. Many of the residents like myself, don’t even like to travel to Baton Rouge. And when we do travel, we know the route to the in-terstate and a lot of us travel back roads. We live in Central to be away from all the big city traffic and people. We want to keep the rural country-side to Central without the loop. Please take into consideration that the loop is a good idea to help out traf-fic and is actually needed, but NOT through Central. In reality, there is ac-tually no point to split up the City of Central by a loop. Central is rural and I truly believe that is how Central is meant to be. The residents of Central live in Central for this particular reason and we do not have problems with our routes to Baton Rouge. Thank you for your time. Please listen to what the residents of Central have to say about this loop.

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2018 Daily Traffic Estimates • Cars per DayI-10 from No-Build Toll (15¢/mile) Difference

I-12 to Essen Ln 106,205 104,174 (2,031)

Siegen to Highland 88,935 88,029 (906)

I-12 from No-Build Toll (15¢/mile) Difference

Airline-S Sherwood 133,403 125,709 (7,694)

Range-Juban 82,761 73,715 (9,046)

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About Proposed Baton Rouge LoopHHH

I am opposed to the loop on several grounds. It is too expensive, will take too long to build, will be too disrup-tive to existing property owners, and it won’t solve the traffic problems. There are cheaper alternatives which can be built quicker and will be more effec-tive in solving traffic problems. For the northern part of the parish, where I live, making Sullivan, Wax, and Hooper roads four lane and extending Hooper to the Amite River with a new bridge across the Amite would greatly ease traffic in the Central area. Add-ing two lanes to the existing bridge on Magnolia Bridge Road would also help. These aren’t new ideas but they don’t get any attention except from Woody Jenkins and other leaders in Central. All we hear about is the loop and how great a project it is. I don’t see any way that the loop makes economic sense. I don’t see how toll revenue can even cover the inter-est on the capital cost. The importance of toll revenue has been emphasized but little information has been given on how the toll revenue is estimated. Outside of rush hours, traffic on the in-terstates flows well. The traffic prob-lem is caused by local traffic. What percentage of through traffic have you estimated would use the loop? People who live in Livingston Par-ish and work in Baton Rouge might be inclined to use a loop until they real-ize how much it would cost. Using the published toll rate of 15 cents per mile and estimating a 15 mile trip from Liv-ingston Parish to Baton Rouge gives a one-way cost of $2.25 or a round trip cost of $4.50. An average month has 22 work days so the monthly cost would be $99 which amounts to $1,188 per year. Has anyone surveyed these people to determine what percentage of them would be willing to pay this amount? It seems to me that we have the cart before the horse on this project. We are spending time and money study-ing various routes for a loop before we have established economic viability and the impact it would have on local traffic. The problem is local traffic not through traffic. You haven’t convinced me that a loop is the best solution. — Warren E. Becker

HHH I STRONGLY oppose the proposed Baton Rouge loop. I certainly understand the Baton Rouge government’s desire and need to relieve traffic congestion within the Baton Rouge City limits. I occasion-ally drive into Baton Rouge and agree it is an inconvenience at best to get around in our Capitol city. For those of you that live and work inside the city it is probably quite an ordeal. For my family, the two definitive words in that last paragraph are “oc-casionally” and “inconvenience.” We “occasionally” go into Baton Rouge which means 1-2 times a month. We can usually choose the day and time to go, so the slight “inconvenience” of traffic is the price I pay for going into

Baton Rouge in the first place. We chose to live outside Baton Rouge city limits for a reason. We shop, work, go to school, and go to church where we live. We support our community and want it to remain just as it is, relatively congestion and crime free. (I acknowl-edge Central is not perfect by any means.) That being said, I do not think a loop around Baton Rouge and through any of our outlying communities is a good solution. I have heard better proposals such as to widen the interstate through Baton Rouge, make more creative on/off ramps such as the one at Bluebonnet and for my area widen Hooper Road, widen Greenwell Springs Road, and build a bridge across the Amite River into Livingston Parish. If a loop were to be built through Central, it is likely that many of our residents including me will move fur-ther out of town to avoid the traffic and crime that will likely accompany the loop. Zachary, Prairieville, St. Francis-ville all have great rural communities I may have to consider as a future home. Bottom line: Baton Rouge, we do not need a loop. — Dewayne Ray

HHH I OPPOSE the north loop. Do NOT build it! I work in Central. My travel time will greatly increase if you build it. — Rebecca Arnold, Baton Rouge

HHH I totally oppose proposed loop. The loop route (N10) or (N9) go through many family properties and will divide Central. Route N10 will ruin my fam-ily property which has been in my fam-ily since the early 1930s. I am now afraid to make any im-provements to my cherished property.

What can I leave to my children, as my father and grandparents were able to do for me? Extending Hooper Road to Watson (a bridge over Amite River) will solve the northern traffic problems in the parish — NOT A LOOP. A north loop WILL NOT solve traffic problems in Baton Rouge. Please do not put the loop in Central. — Anne Browning Matlock

HHH The Political Loop Around Baton Rouge. The loop around Baton Rouge has become a political debate. I agree with an article that appeared in Satur-day’s paper. We need to address the

root cause... Can’t they see that its when people are going and coming from work that is the main problem and not the travelers that pass thru Baton Rouge. A loop is not the answer for the root cause. The best way to help the traffic and reduce the overall cost is to correct the real problem with people from Livingston and Ascension parishes coming and going to work in the morning and after-noons. My suggestion is to complete the widening of interstates and see how that goes and then if necessary, double deck Interstate 12 to Hammond and In-terstate 10 to Gonzales with exit lanes as the present traffic pattern shows the need for... These options that I have suggested are being used in cities larg-er than ours. Our local government is acting like the federal government in both spending and decision making. — John Lynch

HHH I did not buy land in this coun-try city to have a interstate go right through it. I love the trees and rural living that Central has to offer and the thought of building a house in Central and losing that country living, totally disgusts me! And the loop will not help the thousands of people that drive from Denham Springs to Baton Rouge everyday! They will still drive Green-well Springs Road. Please NO LOOP. — Bo Sheridan

HHH A loop built through the City of Cen-tral would be detrimental to the well-being of the city itself. We have made great strides in improving our city and sense of community within Central. It would be a shame to destroy all of this progress in the name of “progress.” — Kendall Keating

HHH No Loop through Central! — Lorraine Mayeux

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Bowl All-Star Game will be held at Zachary High School. Central play-ers will include Zach Hetrick and Joey Jarreau and Frank Fresina is on the coaching staff.

Saturday, December 17Kick for the Cure

The Central Soccer program is holding its 2nd Annual “Kick for the Cure.” Central Middle plays at 11:30 a.m., Central High boys play at 1 p.m., and Central High girls play at 3 p.m.

December 17 and 18“Celebrate the Life!

The Birthday of the King” Cornerstone Fellowship, 9611 Blackwater Road, will present a dra-matic Christmas presentation entitled “Celebrate the Life! The Birthday of the King.” There will be beautiful an-gel dancers, exciting reggae dancers, and wonderful choral performances. Times are Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. A re-ception will follow the Saturday per-formance with a small gift for all chil-dren 12 and under. Admission is free! For information, call 261-8795.

December 17 and 18Geaux Fish Rainbow Trout

Fishing Rodeo BREC will host the Geaux Fish Rainbow Trout Fishing Rodeo at Greenwood Community Park, 13350 Hwy. 19 in Baker on Saturday, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to noon and at Forest Com-munity Park, 13900 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road on Sunday, Dec. 18, 1 to 4 p.m. Adult and children divisions. Event is free and open to all ages.

December 19 through 21Wildcat Baseball Camp

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central High Baseball will hold a holiday Wildcat Baseball Camp at the Central Baseball field for boys ages 7 to 15. Fee is $100 and includes three days of instruction and camp T-shirt. There will be hitting, fielding, throw-ing, ground ball technique, bunting,

CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central:

Thursday, December 15Toys for Tots Open House

2 to 4 p.m. Callihan Law Firm & Central Title and Closing is having a Toys for Tots Open House at 14465 Wax Road, Ste. A. There will be refreshments and goodies for anyone who donates to Toys for Tots.

Saturday, December 17Jambalaya Benefit10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A jambalaya benefit will be held for Charamine and Eric Antoon at Covers Unlimited, 13140 Hooper Road. Plates are $7.50 and includes jambalaya, beans, salad, and a roll. Donations are welcome! You can pur-

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Leader’s ChristmasOpen House

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HELOUIN BROTHERS IN THE NUT-CRACKER — Brent Joseph Helouin, Jr. and Martin Montgomery Helouin will perform in the Baton Rouge Ballet’s “Nutcracker, A Tale from the Bayou,” Dec. 17 and 18, 2 and 6 p.m. at the River Center Theatre in Baton Rouge. Brent and Martin have trained in acting and dance techinques and believe this has enhanced their abilities in karate, foot-ball, and baseball. They attend St. Aphonsus Catholic School, where Martin was a mem-ber of the undefeated 3rd/4th grade football team. Brent holds the Junior 2011 National title for Dance Makers of America. They study with Kris Cangelosi. They are the sons of Brent and Nickii Helouin.

chase tickets at Bellissimo Hair Salon and Claire Marie’s. For information, email Kristi at [email protected] or call 279-1500.

Saturday, December 1710th Annual Army Red Stick Bowl

All-Star Game • 2:30 p.m. The 10th Annual Army Red Stick

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FOR SALE — Beautiful four bedroom/2.5 bath home in Central, 11711 North Milstead Pl., 70818. Call 225-938-5670 or visit FS-BOBR.com. 12/15/11GARAGE SALE — Saturday, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everything 50¢ or $1. 13075 Triple B Road. 12/15/11HOUSE FOR RENT — Sherrington Place Subdivision off Denham Road in Pride. Three bedroom/two bath, 1,400 sq ft. Rent: $1,250/month. 225-650-5158. 12/15/11LOOKING for 350 to 600 sq ft space to rent for small furniture building business. $200 to $400/month. Electricity required. Call Lainie at 225-247-8641. 12/15/11MOVING ESTATE SALE Collectibles, Christmas houses and decorations, bakeware and cooking pans, and clothes. Please come Dec. 16 and 17, 7 a.m. til. 20934 Watson Dr. off Blackwater. 12/15/11YRC IS HIRING COMBINATION DRIVER/DOCK WORKERS — Excel-lent wages, benefits, pension! Full time! Home nightly! Baton Rouge location. CDL-A w/Combo and Hazmat, one year T/T experience, 21 yoa required. EOE-M/F/D/V APPLY at www.yrcw.com/careers. 12/15/11

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sliding, base running, and fly ball technique. To pre-register, contact Mike Forbes at 270-2674. Thanks to Raising Cane’s for providing food for each day of the camp.

Thursday, December 22Meet Mrs. Claus

10 a.m. Mrs. Claus and her elf are coming to the Central Library. Be sure to bring your letters to Santa for Mrs. Claus to take back to the North Pole.

Saturday, January 75K Rebel Run

8 a.m. Central Private School will hold its 2nd Annual 5K Rebel Run. Early Bird registration (by Dec. 16) is $20 and $25 after Dec. 16. All ages wel-come! Food, prizes, and fun. All pro-ceeds will benefit Central Private Edu-cational programs. For information or registration forms, call 261-3341 or email Jill Coon at [email protected].

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which contain an alphabetical list-ing of residences and businesses, and 52 Yellow Pages, a listing of all businesses in

Central by business category. The Yellow Pages also include adver-tising from local businesses. Distribution of the directory was delayed for a few months to create space between it and other directo-ries that have been published in the area. Residents and businesses have until Jan. 5, 2012 to update or cor-rect their telephone listings. Send corrections and additions to [email protected]. Businesses which desire to pur-chase new ads or make changes in existing ads also have until Jan. 5. Send an email to [email protected] or call a Central City News Account Representative at 225-261-5055. Your AE can help design and layout your ad.

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The Orchard at Oak ClusterA Unique Property in Central

15 acres rolling landA unique and beautifulenvironment• 2,200 sq.ft. main house• 900 sq.ft. guest cottage• 3,200 sq.ft. office/small conference center• Pond with Gazebo• Orchard• Corral and Stable• Barn/WorkshopCall for private viewing

6510 Oak Cluster Drive

Jr. SheltonOffice: 292-1000 or Cell: 936-9687

3029 South Sherwood Forest Blvd., Ste. 200Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816

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FoundLost&No charge for listing one week. Call 261-5055.

FOUND — Long gray haired cat. Friendly and needs a good home. Call 261-5116.


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Call 225-261-5055Central Area Business DirectoryHandyman

Handyman Father & SonsElectrical, Plumbing, Appliances,Painting, Fans, Fixtures, Faucets,Fix Most Anything. References.Quality work for God’s glory.

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No Job Too Large or Small225-454-2961 (cell)

Appliance Repair

Mark’sAppliance Repair

Service to all major brandsShop Central First!

225-261-2270

Home Maintenance

Lloyd’s HomeMaintenance and Repair

No job too small225-936-7652

Lloyd’s HomeMaintenance and Repair

No job too small225-936-7652

Carpet Cleaning

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Tile & Grout CleaningLocally owned and operated225-955-6955

Tree Service

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The Tree Men, LLCThe Tree Men, LLC

262-6092 • 791-3981

Hearing/Hearing Aids

ACL Hearing & Balance11424 Sullivan Road

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General Sand & Gravel Co.Limestone, Gravel, Mason Sand,

Clay, Top Soil, Riversilt,Crushed Concrete, Tractor Work

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Continued from Page 1Granddaughter Katelyn Pulliam

Some of the remaining Leland cypress Christmas trees at Kringlewood Owner Reggie Pulliam

Looking across the lake at remaining Christmas trees This customer selected a Silver Smoke.

School, said heart bypass surger-ies have left him unable to do the heavy lifting. Reggie and his wife Jo Ann started the Christmas tree farm on her family’s land in the 1970’s Their No. 1 helper, grand-daughter Katelyn Pulliam, will be headed off to college next fall. Trees include Leland Cypress, Carolina Sapphire, and Silver Smoke. Mr. Pulliam said he may consider some other seasonable businesses such as a pumpkin patch, or he might just raise hay. Kringlewood can be reached at 658-4999.

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cords, which most health facilities may eventually be mandated to of-fer. The clinic also offers imaging services, including X-ray. Participants in the Grand Open-ing also got to visit with Santa Claus and write letters to Santa. The Central Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance had units on duty for tours and to take care of any emergency. Ochsner Health Care Center Central is accepting appointments.

The number is 261-9790. Sno-mobile offers snow for par-ties and other events year-round. Owner Sue Muller can be reached at 262-1799 or by email at [email protected].

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Cats Begin ‘District Challenge’ Tonight

Terrell Chatman Justin Jemison and Jeremy Anderson Gary Triplett

Justin Jemison named to Kinsley All-Tournament team

Justin Jemison

Jeremy Anderson

Coach Ron Lewis

Wildcats Fall to Zachary inKinsley Tourney Semifinals CENTRAL— The Central High School basketball team fell to Zachary in the Charles Kinsley Basketball Tournament last Satur-day. Zachary took 3rd Place as a result of the win. Central Wildcat Justin Jemison was named to the All-Tournament team. Scotlandville won the Kin-sley Championship, while Glen Oaks was runnerup. Central showed a lot of promise in the Zachary game, but suffered a large number of turnovers, espe-cially from stolen balls. Tonight, Central hosts St. Amant at 7:30 p.m. in the kickoff of the

District 4-5A/District 5-5A Dis-trict Challenge. The District Challenge pits three teams from 4-5A against three teams from 5-5A. It’s a moving tournament, that will be played in three different towns. The three teams from District 4-5A are Central, Denham Springs, and Walker, while the three teams from District 5-5A are East Ascen-sion, Dutchtown, and St. Amant. The first set of games will be held tonight at the Wildcat gym. On Friday, the games will be played at Dutchtown, and on Saturday at St. Amant.

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Hetrick, Jarreau in Army Bowl Saturday

Delivery of Channel Catfish, Bass, Hybrid Bluegill, Redear Bream, Coppernose Blue-gill, Fathead Minnows, Koi, Black Crappie and Grass Carp are available for pond and lake stocking. A permit and 10 days notice are required for the purchase of Triploid Grass Carp.

• We furnish hauling containers• Live delivery guaranteed• Discounts/special deliveries on large orders• Turtle traps, fish feeders, fish traps• Decorative fountains, aerators, windmill aerators• Vegetation control and pond fertilizers

P.O. Box 85 Fittstown, OK 74842www.dunnsfishfarm.com

(800) 433-2950To place an order or for more informa-

tion, call one of our Aquatic Consultants, your local dealer, or email: sales@

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Delivery will be Thursday, December 22Slaughter • Tri Parish Co-op • Hwy. 19 N • 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Clinton • Felicana Farmer’s Co-op • Hwy. 10 & Montgomery • 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.St. Francisville • Plantation Feed & Supply • 7708 Hwy. 61 • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.Zachary • Zachary Feed & Garden Supply • 20987 Plank • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Denham Springs • Dodge City Farm Supply • 101 Hatchel Lane • 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

M - F • 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Sat 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.1-800-433-2950 Fax 1-580-777-2899 www.dunnsfishfarm.com

Kevin A. Rogers, O.D.Baron J. Williamson, M.D.

18522 Magnolia Bridge Road • Suite 101

Laser Vision Correction Eye Diseases & InfectionsDiabetic Eye Exams Cataracts & GlaucomaEye Injuries Contact Lenses & SunglassesChildren’s Eye Exams www.rogersregionaleyecenter.com

FoundLost&No charge for listing one week. Call 261-5055.

LOST — White and apricot Pomer-anian. Morgan Place West Subdivi-sion. 225-262-4470.FOUND — Boxer on Frenchtown Road. Call Chad to identify 225-454-5565.

You will love their decorations, both inside and outside the house, the gi-ant Christmas tree in their living room (How did they get it in there?), their collection of LSU memorabilia, and the magnificent lake behind their home, which has also been decorated. They may also have some snacks and finger food. Everyone is invited, and please don’t miss it! The Leaders are located behind AA Mini-Storage at 12414 Hooper Rd. Will we have another White Christmas? Okay, here’s the facts: Nobody knows. We know the chance of snow in Pinkham Knotch, NH, on Christmas Day is 95 percent, while the chances in Honolulu are 0.001. The website www.about.com says the chances of anywhere in Louisi-ana’s having one to four inches of snow this Christmas is 0 percent. However, since we had snow on Christmas for two of the last three years, plus add to that the fact that LSU is playing for the National Championship, I’m say-ing our chances of having one to four inches of snow on Christmas Day are 5 percent. So be ready.

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ZACHARY— Two of Central High School’s top athletes will be in the starting lineup for this Saturday’s U.S. Army Bowl at Zachary Bron-co Stadium in Zachary. The game begins at 2:30 p.m. All-District Defensive MVP Zach Hetrick of Central will start at linebacker for the Rough Rid-ers, while All-District Joey Jarreau will start at defensive end. Central coach Frank Fresina will coach for the Rough Riders under head coach Neil Weiner of Zachary High. Some of the area’s

All-Star Game to Start at 2:30 atZachary Stadium

most outstand-ing All-State and All-District play-ers will take part in the contest, including three star quarterbacks from Zachary, Sco t landvi l l e , and Denham Springs. The game will be taped for lat-er broadcast by Cox. Central schools Athletic Direc-tor Sid Edwards

urged Central fans to turn out en masse and sit together to support Hetrick, Jarreau, and Fresina. In addition, the commanding general of the Army is supposed to attend, and everyone involved in the bowl is hoping for a good turnout for the general, who funds the annual event. Attending the game is a way to say thank you to the U.S. Army.

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Coach Fresina Central Wildcats’ Joey Jarreau (left) and Zach Hetrick in all-star game.

Football Prospects. At least four Central High School seniors are being looked at by college football recruiters. These are Zach Hetrick, Zack Evans, Joey Jarreau, and Logan Metcalf. Hetrick looks like a sure bet, and the others have a decent shot. Live Oak quarterback Cole Le-Blanc, a former Central player who

transferred to Live Oak, is also a prospect.

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Central Christmas Lights Are Glowing

Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmasand a Happy New YearOpen 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Through

the Holidays ... Everyday!

Bryan Barrett, MD • Michael Romaguera, MD

11055 Shoe Creek Dr. • Central, La. 70818Between Sullivan and Joor roads at the corner

of Hooper and Shoe Creek Dr.www.statcareclinic.net

225.261.4493

Central Wildcat Soccer Season Well UnderwayCENTRAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST is well underway. Judging began Sunday night and will continue on Sunday, Dec. 18. The Central City News will recognize 20 outstanding Central homes for their decorations. To participate, send your name and address to [email protected]. (Left) Glengarry St. (right) 16848 Weynoke.

Wildcat RosterJesus Acosta 12thRyan Addison 12thSeth Brown 12thKameron Dorn 12thJohn Fralick 12thLuke Galbo 12thTrevor Harding 12thDylan Manzella 12thJuan Rameriz 12thDrake Cowart 11thRicardo Lopez 11thMartin Sandovic 11thAshton Estave 10thAndrew Galbo 10thChris Harris 10thDean Roberts 10thJonathan Thibodeaux 10thDavid Gutierrez 9thShayne Hernandez 9thJohn Hodges 9thCaleb Mcmanus 9thStephen Pursifull 9th

Head Coach Wes MeltonAsst. Coach Cody Vick

Dec. 17 McKinley Home 1 p.m.Dec. 21 St. Michael’s Home 6 p.m.Dec. 23 E. Ascension Away 7:15 p.m.Jan. 4 Walker Away 6 p.m.Jan. 6 Live Oak Away 6 p.m.Jan. 11 Denham Springs Away 6 p.m.Jan. 13 Zachary Away 6 p.m.Jan. 20 Walker Home 6 p.m.Jan. 25 Live Oak Home 6 p.m.Jan. 27 Zachary Home 6 p.m.

Central High School Wildcats2011-12 Boys Soccer Schedule

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