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A single vehicle crash senttwo children and the driverto the hospital with minorinjuries. A commercial pas-senger van, driven by Patri-cia Shyne, of the 500 block ofMarion Street, was carryingeight children. Mindenpolice say Shyne was travel-ing eastbound on East Unionwhen she reportedly passedout and hit a utility pole atEast Union and AbneyStreets. Police say a medicalcondition may have been toblame for the crash. The chil-dren in the van range in agesfrom 4 to 13 years of age. Nocitations were issued. BruceFranklin/Press-Herald

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A convicted peeping tomhas been arrested on his 12thoffense, making it a felonyarrest.Glenn Edward Holiday, 51,

of the 1300 block of SheppardStreet, was arrested Wednes-day, Nov. 4, on charges of 12thoffense peeping tom andresisting an officer.Minden Police Chief Steve

Cropper says Officers FirstClass Chris Hammontree andClint Smith responded to a call

in the 300 block of HardyStreet in reference to a prowlerjust before 6 a.m.“Once they got there, the

homeowner indicated he’dseen someone outside of hiswindow,” he said. “They gotoutside andnoticed a hatsitting on thewindow sill. Atthat point intime, hethought hecould hearsomeone run-ning throughthe woods,a p p a r e n t l ybehind his house.”Hammontree and Smith

checked around the back andaround the apartment com-plex near the apartment the

Police: Suspectarrested over 20times on charge,convicted of 11

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An accused thief entereda plea of guilty to twocharges in district courtMonday.Shawn David Rambin,

37, entered his plea oncharges of possession of afirearm or carrying con-cealed weapon by a convict-ed felon and simple burgla-ry.

Judge Jeff Thompson, ofthe 26th judicial district,ordered ap r e - s e n -t e n c i n ginves t iga-tion beforehe is sen-tenced Jan.29, 2016.The sen-tence hereceives willrun concurrent, or at thesame time.

He will not be multi-billed, and no other chargeswill be brought forth fromthe time of his arrest.Assistant district attor-

ney Hugo Holland says theother charges of two countsof theft of a motor vehicle,theft over $1,500, posses-sion of Schedule IV CDS(clonazepam), two countsof hit and run, open con-tainer, stop sign, two counts


The Webster Parish SchoolBoard will host two town hallmeetings at J.A. Phillips Mid-dle School and Webster JuniorHigh School to discuss the ren-ovations and construction thatwill take place if a bond exten-sion proposition passes Nov.21.The first meeting will take

place at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov.9, at Phillips. The secondmeeting will take place at 6p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, atWJHS.At the meetings, a brochure

will be available to the publicoutlining the issues at J.E.Harper Elementary School,what the plan includes, andinside, a scaled down site planwhich shows the changes.On Nov. 21, voters will be

asked to cast their ballots

regarding a bond extension onthe current 29-mill propertytax. The extension will be forfive years. The current proper-ty mill will sunset in 2031, butwith the extension, it will sun-set in 2036.The five-year extension will

fund $7 million in 20-yeargeneral obligation bonds topay for the construction andrenovations to take place atPhillips and Webster.The idea is to close Harper

and move kindergarten andfirst grade students to Phillips.A kindergarten building will beadded to the school with reno-vations inside the main build-ing, expansion of the play-ground area and improvedparking for faculty and staff.The sixth grade students

will be moved to Webster intoa new wing to be built at theschool. According to the plan

Schools renovations,proposition topic oftown hall meetings

EDUCATION

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MINDEN HIGHSENIOR NIGHTRESCHEDULED

Due to the threat ofincliment weather, MindenHigh School’s Senior Nightwill be moved to 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov.12 at theGlow Out Pep Rally indowntown Minden.

MAIN TO MAIN KICKS OFFMallory Stewart of Southern Serenade sets up her booth Friday morning indowntown Minden for the annual Main to Main Trade Days. The event - whichruns until Saturday - brings 50 miles of shopping to Webster parish spanningfrom the northern to the southern parish lines. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald

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WEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY

homeowner heard the sus-pect run towards, Croppersaid.“They observed a male,

which OFC Hammontree wasfamiliar with, because he hadbeen arrested previously,” hesaid. “He was standing nearthe back window of theapartment complex. When

OFC Hammontreeapproached him, apparentlyMr. Holiday took off run-ning.”Holiday was given orders

to get on the ground, andafter a short distance, Crop-per says Holiday stoppedrunning. According to thepolice report, Holiday haddirt and debris consistentwith being in the woods.Upon questioning, Holi-

day told officers he left hishat at the Hardy Street resi-dence. After Hammontree

and Smith arrived at thepolice department, Holidaywas shown the hat, which heidentified as his.“It was a ball cap that had

been left on the window sill,”Cropper said. “He is a com-pulsive peeping tom. He’sbeen arrested over 20 timesfor being a peeping tom. He’sbeen convicted of being apeeping tom 11 times.”After the third conviction,

the charge becomes a felony,the chief said. By legal defini-tion, a peeping tom is, “one

who peeps through windowsor doors, or other like places,situated on or about thepremises of another for thepurpose of spying upon orinvading the privacy of per-sons spied upon without theconsent of the persons spiedupon.”If convicted of his twelfth

offense, Holiday could face afine of no more than $1,000,imprisoned with or withouthard labor for no more thanone year, or both.

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The Webster Parish PoliceJury, in December, will dis-cuss in further detail whetherto continue contracting outits seasonal mowing.“What I want is for the

jurors to make an educateddecision atthe time thatthe mowingc o n t r a c t(comes due),”juror DanielThomas said.“I think weagreed thatwe’re going tobid it outagain this year. If we waituntil that day to make a deci-sion on whether we canafford to do it or not afford todo, it’s too late, normally.”He passed around a hand-

out with figures showingwhat it would cost for the

police jury to take care of themowing, totaling roughly$360,000. This figureincludes the cost of new trac-tors with side cutters, relatedequipment, fuel costs andtemporary employees tomow for the 17-week mowingseason.One of the issues Thomas

says they are having is duringthe wetter months, it’s diffi-cult to get the tractors downinto the ditches. With thecontractor, the police juryhas to pay a contracted rateper mile whether they mow athird of the ditch or thewhole thing. He says if thepolice jury takes over mow-ing again, they could get theentire ditch, including thebackside.“Right now, if he does

that, the way we’re payinghim per mile, we have to payhim,” Thomas said. “If heonly mows a third of theditch, we have to pay him permile. We’re actually paying

him to not want to get in theditch. He gets the samemoney whether he makesthree passes in that ditch orwhether he just rides downthe road with the bat wing inthe ditch.”Thomas suggested putting

in this coming year’s bid anevaluation where the con-tractor would be paid by themile, but also by how muchwas mowed per mile. Jurypresident Jim Bonsall says itwould be difficult to do that,if anything, making the priceper mile increase.“I think it would make the

price go up if we try to dothat,” Bonsall said. Bonsall says if the price is

close, he’d rather contract itout.“I know that we have to do

what we have to do, whetherwe have to do it or we con-tract it out,” he said. “Myopinion is if the price is close,I’d rather contract it out andnot have to worry about it.”

Jurors brought up severalfactors on both sides, somebringing up liability issuessuch as if an employeewrecks the tractor or tears itup, repairs, finding goodtemporary employees andothers.Parish attorney Patrick

Jackson also remindedjurors the cost of employingtemporary workers.“Under the Affordable

Care Act, if these employeesare going to be full time, theyhave to be under insurance,”he said. “If they work a full40-hour week for sevenmonths, they are full timeunder the Affordable CareAct. So that $8-$10 an houremployee is going to cost you$20 an hour.”Bonsall suggested taking

in the bids, looking at themand discuss the pros andcons of each. The police jury has been

outsourcing its mowing forthe last eight years.

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of no driver’s license, sim-ple theft, two counts ofpossession of a legenddrug and unauthorizedentry were dismissed.“I chose not to charge

with the other crimes forwhich he was arrestedsince all of them occurredat the same time, meaningthat a judge must generallyrun all the sentences con-currently,” Holland said. “Icharged Mr. Rambin withthe two most seriouscharges, and he will likelygo to prison for nearly 20years.”Rambin was arrested in

July on several charges inreference to a hit and runwhere he reportedly strucka parked vehicle in theparking lot at Walmartand left the scene, Minden

Police Chief Steve Croppersaid at the time of hisarrest.Police located the vehi-

cle reportedly involved inthe hit and run and Ram-bin ran a stop sign, wreck-ing the vehicle. The vehiclewas reported stolen.He then fled the scene

at Pine and MarshallStreets and ran inside aresidence in which he didnot have permission toenter in an attempt to hidefrom police.Cropper said he then

stole a second vehicle, butwas eventually stopped byofficers. A search of Ram-bin’s person revealed ahandgun, four Schedule IVpills and a key to the firststolen vehicle. Propertyinside the first stolen vehi-cle was previously stolenas well, the chief said, andreportedly burglarized twomore vehicles on HowellStreet.

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by architect Perry Watson,nine classrooms, a com-puter lab, office and anauxiliary gymnasium willbe constructed.Parking at Webster will

also be expanded toaccommodate additional

faculty and staff neededfor the sixth grade.By Friday, brochures

will be sent home with stu-dents in bonding district 6.Those include students inschool board districts 4(Jerri “JJ” O’Neal), 5(Ronnie Rhymes), 6 (JohnMadden), 7 (Linda Kin-sey), 8 (RonnieBroughton), 9 (FrankieMitchell) and 10 (JohnnyeKennon).

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BATON ROUGE — TheLSU leader who oversees theuniversity's hospital privati-zation deals told a judgeThursday that a lack of trustprompted LSU to try to oustthe manager of its Shreve-port and Monroe hospitals.Dr. Frank Opelka, an LSU

System vice president, testi-fied on the final day of a two-day hearing about the uni-versity's breach of contractlawsuit against the Biomed-ical Research Foundation ofNorthwest Louisiana, knownas BRF.The Advocate reports that

Opelka said BRF displayed ahostile attitude toward LSU,refused to work collabora-tively with the university anddisrupted academics at theLSU medical school inShreveport."LSU has an issue of

breach of trust" with the

foundation, Opelka said.Steve Skrivanos, chair-

man of the BRF board, testi-fied earlier in the day thatLSU demonstrated it wasdetermined to force the hos-pital manager's ouster

despite the foundation's bestefforts to resolve the dispute."There was almost noth-

ing I wasn't willing to do toadvance this partnership,"Skrivanos said. "I tried onmany occasions to advance

the discussions. The onlything they were interested indoing was discussing ourwithdrawal."LSU sued the research

foundation in September,seeking to have it removed ashospital manager. BRF is try-ing to have LSU's lawsuit dis-missed. Judge Todd Hernan-dez heard arguments aboutthe request to dismiss theuniversity lawsuit. Hernan-dez didn't indicate Thursdaywhen he would issue a ruling.The research foundation

took over the two northLouisiana hospitals in Octo-ber 2013 through a no-bidcontract, part of a push byGov. Bobby Jindal to priva-tize most of the LSU charityhospitals that care for theuninsured and help train thestate's medical students.

LSU official says Shreveport hospital manager was hostile

NEW ORLEANS — Aformer engineer with theoil energy company BP isset for a change-of-pleahearing in a long-runningfederal case related to the2010 Gulf of Mexico oilspill.Kurt Mix is scheduled

for a Friday morning hear-ing before U.S. DistrictJudge Stanwood Duval inNew Orleans. He is cur-rently charged withobstruction of justice and

has pleaded not guilty.Prosecutors say he

deleted text messages to asupervisor regarding theamount of oil flowing fromthe site where the Deepwa-ter Horizon offshore oil rigexploded.His attorneys have long

argued that there wasample evidence he sharedinformation about the flowrate at the well sitethroughout the govern-ment investigation.

Ex-BP engineer’scriminal case maybe near resolution

AROUND THE STATE

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The Minden-South Webster Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening for State Farm Insur-ance agent Logan McConathy, at its 1219 Shreveport Road location on Thursday. McConathy, along with his wife Lyn-dzee and sons Miles and Miller, cut the ribbon.

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD

OBITUARIES

LOGAN MCCONATHY CUTS RIBBON

Catherine Rebecca(Cathy) Morgan Cox Funeral services for

Cathy Cox will be at 1p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7,2015 at First UnitedPentecostal Church inMinden with the Rev.Jeff Ramsey and theRev. Richard Williamsofficiating. Intermentwill follow at GrayCemetery under thedirection of Rose-Neath Funeral Homein Minden. The family will receivefriends from 5 until 8 p.m. Friday, Nov.6, 2015 at Rose- Neath Funeral Home inMinden. Cathy was born Dec. 7, 1954 in Min-

den and entered into rest Nov. 4, 2015in Minden. She was a member of FirstUnited Pentecostal Church and a fosterparent. She was preceded in death by her

parents Leonard and Louise Morgan,husband Raymond Cox, daughter AnnaCox, and brother Donnie Joe Morgan.She is survived by her son T.J. Cox of

Alexandria, daughters Alicia Reeves andhusband Blake of Minden, Suzanna

Williams and husband Richard of Sib-ley, Mickie Plunkett and husband Coreyof Minden, sisters Jean Griffin ofSpringhill, Ann Rickman and husbandJR. of Sibley, Janice Callender and hus-band Barry of Dubberly, Kooter Russelland husband Tommy of Minden, broth-ers Dewey Morgan of Minden, FrankMorgan and wife Pat of Haughton, RayMorgan and wife Lilly of Minden, Pee-wee Morgan and wife Rhonda of Doy-line, Larry Morgan of Dubberly, grand-children Logan, Aiden, Kanon, Jolan,Ayla, Ethan, and Tegan Reeves, Aybrie,Zander, and Allie Plunkett, Connor, Eli,and AnnieBeth Williams, and over 150foster children.Pallbearers will be Brandon McEach-

ern, Tommy Russell, Chad Callender,Cameron Corley, Tyler Morgan, Ty Cal-lender, Keith Rickman and Casey Cal-lender.

Donald GrahamThe entrance began on June 14, 1949

in Shreveport.Donald Graham was one of the twins

born to Mr. Otis (O.D.) and Mrs RosieMae Clark Graham. He was employedwith Dallas County School system for a

number of years. The twin brotherswere keen business men in Dallas andMinden.Don departed this life on Thursday,

Oct. 29, 2015. Visitationwill begin Friday Nov. 6,2015 at 7 p.m. at Benev-olent Funeral Homelocated at 401 E. UnionSt. in Minden.Services will com-

mence Saturday, Nov. 7,2015 at 1 p.m. at NewLight Baptist Churchlocated at 433 W RReeder St. in Minden. Don Graham leaves to cherish his

memories wife, Linda Collins Graham ofDallas; mother, Mrs. Rosie Mae ClarkBrantley of Minden; twin brother,Daniel Graham of Dallas; two daugh-ters, Mrs. Carita Elkins and Ms. MitraGraham of Minden, three sons, AndreGraham of Minden, Dominique Loftonof Shreveport, Joseph Webster of Den-ver, Colorado; six grandchildren,MyToia Graham, Gernera Cosby,Ja’Myia Edwards, D’Vaughtre Richard-son, LaVontae Montgomery, all of Min-den and Gorgeoues Webster of Shreve-port; along with a host of other relativesand friends.

COX GRAHAM

KEVIN MCGILLAssociated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Theydiffer in many ways but thecandidates for governor inLouisiana's Nov. 21 runoffelection, Democrat John BelEdwards and RepublicanDavid Vitter, share an aver-sion to the Common Core

education standards.But, Common Core sup-

porters helped elect a six-member majority to the stateBoard of Elementary andSecondary Education. Now,the question is how muchchange either candidatecould make in the way thestate evaluates and tests stu-dents.Both candidates are keep-

ing an eye on a review of the

standards that legislative

supporters of the standardsagreed to in a compromisewith outgoing Gov. BobbyJindal, who wanted to scrapCommon Core.If the new governor dis-

likes the review panel's rec-ommended changes, he canveto them; but, that meansthe current Common Corestandards will continue.

Gov. candidates share common aversion to Common CorePOLITICS

SHREVEPORT —Caddo Parish SheriffSteve Prator says hisagency has been awarded$74,200 in federal trafficsafety funding throughthe Louisiana HighwaySafety Commission forfiscal year 2016.Prator said Thursday

that the funds will be usedto provide overtime pay

for deputies participatingin patrols and enforce-ment activities that iden-tify drunk drivers andthose who violate seatbeltand child safety seat laws.The funds will provide

about 1,800 hours ofincreased patrols andcheckpoints to targetthose violations.

Caddo Parish gets$74,200 traffic safety grant

AROUND THE STATE

BATON ROUGE — Anew national survey bythe March of Dimes findsLouisiana continues toget a failing grade when itcomes to the number ofpremature births.Louisiana received an

F on the report card thatfor the first time alsograded the state's cities.Louisiana's pre-term

birth rate was 12.3 per-cent in 2014 — far shy ofthe March of Dimes 2020goal of 8.1 percent. BatonRouge and Shreveport

had pre-term birth ratesthat were worse than thestatewide rate — 13 per-cent and 18.8 percent,respectively. New Orleansand Lafayette were betterthan the state rate at 12.1percent and 10.4 percent.Frankie Robertson,

director of the March ofDimes Louisiana, tellsThe Advocate Louisianastill has much work to do,and too many babies mustfight to overcome thehealth challenges of anearly birth.

Louisiana getsanother ‘F’ forpremature births

AROUND THE STATE

EDWARDSVITTER

There were more than 2,000 murdersin New York City in 1981. To be moreprecise, 2,166 men, women, and chil-dren had their lives ended by otherhuman beings in that one very bloodyyear.

Out of all that carnage, one murderstood out as a symbol of the liberal atti-tude towards crime and punishment.And it is very relevant today as thou-sands of criminals are being releasedfrom federal prisons.

22-year-old Richard Adan, an actorand the son of Cuban immigrants, waswaiting tables at his father-in-law'sManhattan restaurant. He got into abeef with a customer who challengedhim to step outside and promptlystabbed him to death.

That killer, as you may know, was 37-year-old Jack Henry Abbott, a careerthug and murderer who had won thesympathy of some of America's leadingbleeding hearts, most notably far-leftauthor Norman Mailer.

Abbott, born to a prostitute andraised in foster homes, had spent mostof his adult life behind bars. But heshowed a certain talent for writing andbegan corresponding with Mailer, whoconsidered Abbott a victim of Americaninjustice. Those letters became the foun-dation for Abbott's best-selling book 'InThe Belly of the Beast.'

Norman Mailer helped win Abbott'srelease from prison, then helped thenewly-freed ex-con begin a new life inNew York City. After just six weeks offreedom, Jack Henry Abbott, who hadonce killed another inmate and hadboasted about his penchant for vio-lence, shoved a knife into Richard Adan.

The day after that murder, stillunaware of Abbott's all-too-predicablecrime, the New York Times hailed hiswriting as 'awesome, brilliant ... an artic-ulation of penal nightmare.' The ever-so-talented Mr.Abbott was soonback in prison,where he eventuallyhanged himself todeath. Too late forRichard Adan.

Why bring allthis up now?Because PresidentObama has orderedthe early release ofthousands of drugdealers from feder-al prisons. To bevery clear, these areinmates who wereconvicted of drugcrimes, not murder. There are no knownJack Henry Abbotts among them. But weshould also be very clear that these arenot college kids caught with a dime bagof weed. It is beyond a shadow of adoubt that some of these men andwomen hastened the death of others.

Our legal duo of Lis Wiehl and Kim-berly Guilfoyle revealed that one of thelucky miscreants is Roscoe Minns, whohas already been released. Less than fiveyears ago, Minns was arrested in Mary-land in a conspiracy involving $3 millionworth of cocaine and weapons. Minnsalso had a long rap sheet that includedassault.

Then there's Regis Payne, a D.C. guywho had been arrested for selling PCP.With his prior arrests and convictions,prosecutors called him a 'calamity wait-ing to happen.' Thanks to PresidentObama, Mr. Payne may soon be comingto a street near you.

How about Tuan Evans, who madehis living selling guns and cocaine butnow says he learned haircutting skills inprison. Pardon the pun, but this aspiringbarber just had nine months shaved offhis sentence. Are you ready to have Mr.Tuan Evans standing behind you with astraight razor? Maybe there is an open-ing in the Senate barbershop.

These are not isolated cases. The APhas identified about 100 early releasecandidates whose past convictionsinclude robbery, assault, and large-scaledrug dealing. Of course, liberals andeven some conservatives consider drugdealing a 'non-violent crime.' But tensof thousands of Americans die fromoverdoses each year, thousands moreare killed by drug-addled drivers.Sounds pretty violent, no?

Federal officials say that about 40,000prisoners will be eligible for early releasein the coming years. The odds are thatmost of them will not commit violentcrimes. But any oddsmaker worth hissalt will also tell you that many of thesefolks will go back to selling drugs, inher-ently a very violent profession.

Drug dealing is one of the lowestforms of human activity, but our presi-dent is giving leniency to folks who sellhard drugs. Are you willing to risk publicsafety in the name of 'compassion' and'racial justice?' President Obama appar-ently is.

Georgetown law professor and for-mer federal prosecutor Bill Otis, whoruns a blog called 'Crime and Conse-quences,' poses a very tough question:"When these people start up with acriminal life again, as we know manywill, who will pay the price for the harmthey cause?" Who indeed?

We should never forget that ultra-violent year of 1981, when bleedingheart liberalism helped kill RichardAdan. And we should all hope that samemisguided sympathy does not lead tomore bloodshed in 2015 and beyond.

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Greetings from the MindenSouth-Webster Chamber ofCommerce!! With the exit ofHalloween and the quicklyapproaching holidays, yourChamber is preparing for sev-eral important events whichwill usher us into the NewYear. Next Wednesday,November 11th at 11:11 a.m.we will offi-cially wel-come theFaschingFifth Seasonwith abrunch tobe held atOrleans onMain. Titlesponsorsare JeanneMartin andLaura Hor-ton, StateFarm Agents with Terry Gard-ner and Orleans on Mainserving as our hosts for theevent. Invited to attend areSen. David Vitter, Rep. JohnBell Edwards, Lt. Governor JayDardenne as well as royaltyfrom our three parish Krewes.It will be a fun way to usher inthe Fasching Season andhonor our area’s German lega-cy. Mr. John Sanders, descen-dant of the first German set-tlers, will give an informativepresentation on our Germanheritage. Hugh Wood willcater the meal. Tickets are onsale now in a limited number.They are $30 and may be pur-

chased from a Board memberor by calling the Chamber.

Also on the calendar forNovember is our annualFarm/City Prayer Breakfast.Along with the Dorcheat Soiland Water Conservation Dis-trict and the Louisiana EggCommission, the Chamberwill host the breakfast at theMinden Civic Center onThursday, November 19th.We’ll start pouring coffee at6:00 with breakfast to follow.Tickets are $5 each and maybe purchased at the door.Drawings will be held forThanksgiving turkeys donatedby area elected officials andbusiness persons to those inattendance. The DorcheatSoil and Water ConservationDistrict will recognize areafarmers and conservationistsand Commissioner of Agricul-ture, Mike Strain, will be ourkeynote speaker. This is ameaningful way to acknowl-edge our blessings as well asgive “Farm and City” theopportunity to break breadtogether. Don’t miss this spe-cial event!

In an effort to encourageshopping locally, your Cham-ber has partnered with Ameri-can Express to bring you“Small Town Saturday.” Thisis a national campaign spon-sored by American Expressthat encourages shoppers tospend time in local businesseswhile “Shopping Small.”Chamber members who par-

ticipate will have items to giveaway to those who “ShopSmall.” The date of thisnational promotion is Satur-day, November 28th. Look forsignage and banners in thewindows of participatingretail merchants; those onMain Street, Homer Road,Highway 80 and throughoutthe Minden area. The Christ-mas Parade will roll throughdowntown at 6:00 giving youplenty of time beforehand to“Shop Small.”

The Board of Directors isseeking nominations for fouropen seats. Any member ingood standing may be nomi-nated.

Mark your calendars forThursday, February 18, 2016.“A Salute to the Military” isthe theme for next year’s ban-quet and General Robin Randhas been invited to serve askey-note speaker for our 74thMembership Banquet. It willbe a night to remember!

Our state is facing one ofthe most important electionsin recent memory. Please bean educated voter when goingto the polls. Early votingstarts Saturday and runsthrough the 14th. ElectionDay is November 21st.GEAUX VOTE!!

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Mary Johnson Harris earnsmore endorsements from peoplewho understand local educationbest. Monday evening, the entireWebster Parish School Board votedto endorse Mary Johnson Harris’campaign for BESE District 4. Thisjoins the unanimous endorsementgiven by the Bossier Parish SchoolBoard last week.

This week, Webster ParishSchool Board Member, RonnieBroughton told Mary Johnson Har-ris’ campaign, “We’re excited togive her our unanimous support.”In explaining why Mary earned theendorsement, Broughton stated,“We believe that there should besomeone dedicated to the publicschools on the board and not justsomeone picked by the corporateelite from Louisiana and otherstates.” He continued, “We areconfident in Mary. She’s a long-time successful principal."

Bossier Parish School BoardMember, Frank Kelly says he’sproud to endorse Ms. Harris. Hebelieves it simply comes down tosupporting or opposing CommonCore. Mary opposes CommonCore and her opponent does not.“She’s a professional and awardwinning educator with 27 yearsexperience and her opponent hasnone,” said Kelly. “Her opponent isfunded by outside interests like theBloombergs. Why would they dothat? In my estimation it’s aboutcontrol; control of the standards,control of the text books, control ofyour kids.”

These public endorsements joina long list of local support for MaryJohnson Harris. She has alreadyearned the support of theLouisiana Association of Educa-tors, the Louisiana GOP, the CaddoParish GOP, the Shreveport Fire-fighters Association, the FraternalOrder of Police, and numerousother teachers, administrators andboard members in the 10 parisharea that makes up BESE District 4.

Despite all the endorsements,Mary Johnson Harris is not takingthis election for granted. The samegroups that have funded her oppo-nent have already successfully wonmany BESE elections in other partsof Louisiana through their massiveadvertising campaigns. MaryJohnson Harris believes her cam-paign is the last line of defenseagainst the pro-Common Core,out-of-state, corporate interests.

Election Day is November 21.Early Voting starts November 7.

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Foster - Runyanunited in marriage

Nov. 6

The MHS Baseball Booster Club will be selling fishplate with coleslaw and french fries for $8 from 4until 6 p.m. Plates can be picked up at the MHSparking lot on the east side of Richardson Street. Ifraining, plates can be picked up at the show barn atthe fairgrounds.

Nov. 8

A Veteran’s Day program at New Light MissionaryBaptist Church will start at 3 p.m with guest speakerPastor James Bonner.

Webster Memorial C.M.E. Church’s annual “Familyand Friends Day” celebration will be at 2 p.m. Guestspeaker will be the Rev. Victor Carter.

Agape New Beginning Ministry’s tenth anniversarywill begin at 8 a.m. with guest speaker Elder JerryDavis.

Pleasant Valley Bapist Church’s “Parade of States”and annual men’s day will be at 2:30 p.m. with ValleySpring Missionanary Baptist Church’s male chorusas special guest.

Greater St. Paul Baptist Church will have its annualYouth Day program at 9:30 a.m

New Zion Baptist Church will have its pastor’sanniversary program at 2:30 p.m. with guest speakerPastor George C. McCain.

Nov. 9

The Webster Parish School Board will host a townhall meeting at 6 p.m. at J.A. Phillips Middle Schoolto inform the public about the renovation and con-struction that will take place at the school to housekindergarten and first grade students.

Nov. 10

The Webster Parish School Board will host a townhall meeting at 6 p.m. at Webster Junior High Schoolto inform the public about the renovation and con-struction that will take place at the school to housethe sixth grade students.

Nov. 15

Rocky Mount Baptist Church’s 111 year anniversarywill be at 2:30 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev.Devince Taylor of Galilee Baptist Church.

Around Town

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Runyan

Monday, Nov. 9Sliced turkey roast, broccoli cheeseand rice cassrole, yam patty, peach-es, rolls

Tuesday, Nov. 10Spaghetti and meat sauce, steamedbroccoli, green salad, sald dressing,rolls

Wednesday, Nov. 11Breaded beef steak fingers, mashedpotatoes, seasoned green beans,steamed carrots, rolls, fruit cocktail

Thursday, Nov. 12

Hot dog/chili dog on a bun, bakedpotato wedges, baked beans, man-darin oranges

Friday, Nov. 13

Fish sticks, potato salad, greenbeans, popeye salad,apples/oranges, rolls

Lunch Menu

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Warriors come closeH I G H S C H O O L F O O T B A L L

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Minden vs. Woodlawn

Lakeside vs. N. Caddo

Auburn vs. Texas A&M

Arkansas vs. Ole Miss

LaTech vs. North Texas

Kentucky vs. Georgia

N. Webster vs. Southwood

LSU vs. Alabama

Florida St. vs. Clemson

TCU vs. Oklahoma St.

Dolphins vs. Bills

Jaguars vs. Jets

Raiders vs. Steelers

Packers at Panthers

Eagles vs. Cowboys

Titans vs. Saints

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Lakeside

Auburn

Ole Miss

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Kentucky

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LaTech

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LSU

Clemson

TCU

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Jets

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Ole Miss

LaTech

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LaTech

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SIBLEY - TheLakeside Warriors playedtheir hearts out in anattempt to earn their firstwin of the season onsenior night against theNorth Caddo Rebels, butcame out on the losingend, 34-16.

With the loss, Lakeside(0-10) ends their seasonwinless. The Warriorsunfortunately lost a fewplayers to transfers priorto the season, leavingthem with a lack of expe-

rience in key positions,but Pesses had high praisefor the Warriors who tookthe field Friday night.

“We were able to movethe ball,” Pesses said.“We hada coupleof penal-ties inthe redzone thatset usback. Ittook us al i t t l ewhile toget up tothe games p e e dthat they were playing at.They got up quick on usand we responded with agood drive right down thefield, but everytime wewould make mistakes atinopportune times.”

Lakeside trailed 21-0at the half and were down27-0 in the third quarter,

when Frankie Chanler gotthe Warriors on the boardwith a touchdown run.The Warriors added atwo-point conversion tomake the score 27-8.

Both teams would addanother score to make thefinal score 34-16.

Pesses shared somefinal thoughts on the sea-son and his seniors afterthe loss.

“I told the guys a lot ofpeople only want to lookat what you’ve done inthe win/loss column,”Pesses said. “I’ll chooseto think about otherthings. I couldn’t ask fora better group of kids.The season flew bybecause I love this group.These seniors startedtheir careers on a teamwith 18 players and fin-ished on a team of 40. Ithink they leave a legacyof having helped buildsomething.”

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C R O S S C O U N T R Y

Lander, Greene on top at Anthill meet

Special to the Press-Herald

An already challenginghilly and winding threemile course awaited the

runners at the LakesideAnthill Cross-CountryMeet at the Minden RecComplex. Add sheets ofwind blown rain and youhad one tough race.

Alisa Lander ran awaywith the girls' race runninga 19:05 which topped thesecond place time by 45seconds. Lander took thelead at the start and length-ened it throughout therace. Freshman TyniaJoiner placed 11th out ofthe 62 runners running atime of 24:24. Cedar Creektook the team title.

The boys' race featureda duel between EricGreene and CodyRobinson. The two lake-side runners set a blister-ing pace with Greene win-ning a sprint at the finishrunning a time of 16:54.Robinson was a close sec-ond at 16:59. FreshmenTyler Davis and LoganBaily took seventh and17th respectively. Davisclocked and 18:50 whileBaily ran a 19:27. CedarCreek won the team title.

The Lakeside Jr. Highteams competed at the

Choudrant State CC Meetin Ruston. Top finisher forthe girls was Alaina Stileswho was 16th out of 68runners running a 10:56over the 2400 meter dis-tance. Finishing 17th wasKerrigan Zachary at10:59. Other girl finisherswere: Egypt Anderson(20th, 11:04); AngelinaFutch (22nd, 11:18);Kaylee Davis (28th,11:31); and EssenceAnderson (65th, 14:19).With the exception ofFutch all were seventhgraders. The Lakeside

team finished fourth ofnine with Ruston Jr. Highwinning the title. SaraHolt of Calvary won theindividual title at 9:11.

Austin Nunn lead theJr. High boys finishing38th at 10:18. TrentGordon and JeremiahBrown followed at 39thand 41st with times of10:20 and 10:30. AustinMikovich of Calvary wonthe individual title at 8:06while Ruston Jr. Hightook the boys' team title.

Former Lakeside starEnrique Soto completed

his sophomore regularseason at McNeese by fin-ishing 22nd out of 93 atthe Southland ConferenceMeet. Soto was the fifthfinisher on his team run-ning a 26:01 over the 8Kcourse. McNeese finishedfourth out of 13 teams.

Next action for theLakeside teams will be theAA State Championshipsat the NSU TrackComplex on Monday,November 16. The boys'race will begin at 1:45.The girls' event begins at3:15.

Christine Lee/Courtesy Photo

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —All Jake Coker and BrandonHarris have done is lead theirteams into national title con-tention while directing theSoutheastern Conference'stop scoring offenses inleague games.

Somehow, though, theyseem to be the RodneyDangerfields of SECpassers.

Though they couldchange all that Saturdaynight when Coker and No. 7Alabama take on Harris andfourth-ranked LSU. A strongperformance — and ofcourse delivering a win —would go a long way towardbringing one of them morerespect nationally.

They are first-yearstarters who have contentlytaken back seats to HeismanTrophy candidate tailbacksand strong defenses. They'vealso done more than hand offto Leonard Fournette and

Derrick Henry, thoughthey've done plenty of that.

Saturday's showdowncould come down to whichquarterback can make theopposing defense pay thesteepest price for having tofocus so much on the run-ning game.

"Theyrun theball, runthe ball,"AlabamalinebackerR e g g i eRag lands a i d ." T h e nyou're notd o i n gyour jobin the back, they'll throw oneover your head and they'llcatch it and they'll score.

"So at all times you gottalook at the right stuff all day.You gotta do your job. TheDB's gotta do their job, the

linebackers and guys upfront, everybody's gotta dotheir job."

Including the quarter-backs, of course.

Casual observers mightnot have noticed but Harrisis the league's second-mostefficient passer while throw-ing for 200-plus yards inthree straight games. He'sattempted 128 passes —OK, that's 48 fewer thanFournette's number of car-ries — without throwing aninterception this season.

Harris has been far moreproductive passing sincemanaging 80 yards or fewerin three of the first fourgames.

He's completed 63 per-cent of his passes over thepast three games with sevenof his nine touchdowns.LSU still ranks last in theSEC in passing offense butit's been good enough so farfor Harris & Co. to remain

unbeaten"He's much more of a stu-

dent of the game than he'sbeen, and I really think that'sthe reason our passing gamecontinues to improve," LSUcoach Les Miles said. "Ithink our receiving corps isvery good and I think we'rein a position where the quar-terback can get them theball."

Harris remains a threat toscramble or fire deep balls toTravin Dural or MalachiDupre. Teammates say hehas made big strides as botha player and a leader.

"He's forming into a lead-er," Fournette said. "Someleaders are just born. Othersfollow other leaders, andthey become leaders. So, Ithink that's what Brandon'sdoing. He's doing a great job,preparing himself for thisgame, the atmosphere of thegame."

Coker has passed a lot

more with an array ofreceivers from freshmanCalvin Ridley to ArDariusStewart and graduate trans-fer Richard Mullaney, not tomention Howard.

He has thrived on theroad and been more up anddown at Bryant-Denny,where Coker has thrown allseven of his interceptions.That included two inAlabama's lone loss to No.19 Mississippi. He didn'tstart that game but sparked acomeback attempt despitethe miscues.

Coker also led the deci-sive drive two weeks ago inthe final minutes againstTennessee, not that theFlorida State transfer hadanything left to prove to histeammates.

"There's no testing hiswillingness to win or hischaracter or anything likethat," Tide center Ryan Kellysaid. "I think he's showed

that week in and week outever since he became thestarter. The more he starts onthe field the more confidencehe's shown in the lockerroom and I think a lot ofguys are picking up on that.He's doing a great job for us."

While both offenses areknown for punishing run-ning, both quarterbacks haveproven they can makedefenses pay for stacking theline with run-stoppers bythrowing downfield.

So the defenses still mustbeware the pass.

"You have to be able tostop the run but you can'tgive them big plays,"Alabama coach Nick Sabansaid. "If you give them bigplays, that's when they scorelots of points and I thinkwhen you get good defen-sive and special teamsgroups like they have, it'shard to make that up."

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C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L

Quarterbacks are key in LSU/Alabama

C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L

Prescott’s big night keys MSU winN F L

Bengals remainunbeaten, 37-10

HARRis

COLUMBIA, Mo. —De'Runnya Wilson bidedhis time. WheneverMissouri went to man-on-man coverage against theMississippi State widereceiver, he was ready.

"My feet get sweaty,my eyes get blurry, Iknow the ball's going tocome to me," Wilson saidafter making the most ofhis chances in the 24th-ranked Bulldogs' 31-13victory on Thursdaynight.

"So, I just try to exe-cute."

Dak Prescott threwfour touchdown passesand Mississippi State got100-yard receivinggames from Wilson andFred Ross in the rain.

"I've said it year-round," Prescott said of

Wilson. "I'll take him vs.any cornerback one-on-one, at any time."

The Bulldogs kicked itinto gear after a heavyd o w n -p o u rs t o p p e dat half-t i m e ,turning ao n e -p o i n tg a m einto arunawaywith a17-pointt h i r dquarter that included twoof Prescott's TD throws.

"I'm juiced, man,"coach Dan Mullen said."We work hard to try andget some wins and whenyou get them, I love it."

Wilson had four catch-es for 102 yards with twotouchdowns, giving him aconference-leading eighton the year. Ross andFred Brown had one eachfor Mississippi State (7-2, 3-2 SoutheasternConference), which haswon four in a row to stayin contention in the SECWest.

The Bulldogs pulledaway without left tackleRufus Warren, whoinjured his left leg late inthe first half and wascarted off at halftime andat the end of the game,too. Mullen said he didn'tthink Warren was seri-ously hurt.

Prescott became the10th player in SEC histo-ry with 10,000 yards oftotal offense after enter-

ing the game needing just65, and he became thesixth player in history toaccount for 100 touch-downs.

He was 27 of 40 for303 yards, most allowedby Missouri's strongdefense all season, andled the Bulldogs in rush-ing with 47 yards on 14carries.

The attendance of58,878 was Missouri'sworst this season,dragged down by theschool's struggles and thestormy conditions.

"I think it's just toughfor a lot of us because wemade a lot of mistakes,"said linebacker MichaelScherer, beaten for atouchdown pass on theopening drive. "We madeway too many mistakes."

CINCINNATI —Three touchdowncatches on three differ-ent routes. Tight endTyler Eifert got a lot ofattention with his latestimpressive game.

So did the rest of histeam.

Eifert caught threetouchdown passes fromAndy Dalton onThursday night, leadingthe unbeaten Bengals toa 31-10 victory overthe Johnny Manziel andthe Cleveland Brownsthat put Cincinnati intotally new territory.

The Bengals are 8-0for the first time. Theeight straight wins are

a club record for oneseason. And they're incontrol of the AFCNorth at the season'smidpoint.

"It seems like everyweek it 's a first-timeever," receiver MarvinJones said. "It 's allgood. We've got to be9-0 next and keep itmoving."

For the Browns (2-7), it 's becomemonotonous. They'velost six of seven andcan't even get out oftheir own way at piv-otal times.

"Our mistakes justcaught up to us," coachMike Pettine said.

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BABY BLUES | RICK KIRKMAN AND JERRY SCOTT

BEETLE BAILEY | MORT & GREG WALKER

BLONDIE | DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL

FUNKY WINKERBEAN | TOM BATIUK

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE | CHRIS BROWNE

HI AND LOIS | BRIAN WALKER, GREG WALKER AND CHANCE BROWNE

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM | MIKE PETERS

SAM AND SILO | JERRY DUMAS

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2015 ELECTION

BATON ROUGE — Republi-can Jay Dardenne, who ranunsuccessfully for governor,rebuffed GOP contender DavidVitter in the runoff electionThursday and instead backedDemocratic candidate John BelEdwards.

Vitter has beentrying to consoli-date Republicansupport in a conser-vative state whereno Democrats holdstatewide office,but his campaigntone and his blis-tering attacksagainst GOP oppo-nents ahead of theOctober primaryelection haveangered someamong his ownparty.

"The Republicanbrand has beendamaged by thefailed leadership ofBobby Jindal dur-ing this last term. ADavid Vitter gover-norship will furtherdamage thatbrand," Dardenne,Louisiana's lieu-tenant governor,said on LSU's cam-pus, where he start-ed his politicalcareer decades ago.

Edwards hopesD a r d e n n e ' sendorsement willmake Republicanvoters feel morecomfortable with supporting aDemocrat in the Nov. 21 runoff.It comes as polls show Edwardsin the lead.

"I believe it will make a differ-ence," Edwards said. "Thisendorsement is a big deal."

Dardenne, a member of theGOP since the 1970s, describedEdwards as an honorable man"who can build coalitions and

whose values best reflect thoseof our great state."

"He knows that fear, intimi-dation and vindictiveness are theenemies of building a coalitionto move Louisiana forward. Hewill govern in a bipartisan man-ner, based upon what's best for

Louisiana, withoutregard to how itplays to a nationalaudience," Dard-enne said.

Vitter didn'tcomment directlyon the endorse-ment.

"We're veryexcited about ourcampaign and thetens of thousandsof conservativeLouisiana voterswho have jumpedon board in the pastweek, including somany that voted forJay. We wish Jayand his family thebest," Vitter said ina statement.

But Dardennewas chastised bystate and nationalRepublican leaders.

In a letter,Republican Nation-al CommitteeChairman ReincePriebus and Repub-lican Party ofLouisiana Chair-man Roger Villerecalled the endorse-ment "an act ofbetrayal to the

Republican Party" and askedhim to reconsider.

A long-time state elected offi-cial, Dardenne ran fourth in theprimary, garnering 15 percent ofthe vote. He and third-place fin-isher Scott Angelle, a Republicanwho hasn't endorsed a runoffcandidate, were repeatedlyslammed by Vitter and a pro-Vit-ter super PAC ahead of the pri-

mary.Vitter and the PAC — called

The Fund for Louisiana's Future— suggested Dardenne wastedtax dollars in office, supportedabortion rights and called Dard-enne a "political insider who isfailing Louisiana."

In response, Dardenneaccused Vitter of using false,Washington-style attack ads anddivisive campaign tactics. Hedescribed Vitter as ineffectiveand "vicious." He also called Vit-ter's 2007 prostitution scandal ahumiliation for the state.

"How can I pretend thateverything I said about DavidVitter less than two weeks agohas no meaning?" Dardennesaid.

The endorsement could giveEdwards a significant bump withDardenne voters weighingwhether they should follow partyloyalties or maybe just stayhome on Election Day. Dard-enne offered his support twodays before early voting begins.

Vitter reached out to Dard-enne for his support, and the twomen met to discuss it. But thetalks didn't sway Dardenne.

Since the primary, Vitter andother Republican Party leadershave sought to reassemble thesplintered voting base amongthe GOP, describing the voterswho chose Angelle and Dard-enne as more ideologically simi-lar to Vitter than to Edwards.Vitter has tried to tie Edwards toObama, who is unpopular inLouisiana.

Edwards has positioned him-self as a moderate Democrat ofthe type that once was regularlyelected to statewide office inLouisiana. He highlights his pro-gun, anti-abortion stances, hismilitary background and hisWest Point degree.

Dardenne backsDemocrat Edwardsin governor’s race NEWARK, N.J. — Two candi-

dates who have been part of eachof the prime-time Republicandebates so far, Chris Christie andMike Huckabee, have beendemoted to next week's undercardevent because of low national pollnumbers, delivering a major blowto their campaigns.

It could be worse — and forGeorge Pataki and Lindsey Gra-ham it was. They won't appear ineither debate Tuesday on FoxBusiness Network. The cable newschannel limited participation inthe main event in Milwaukee tojust eight candidates and to justfour in the earlier debate.

The candidates shut out of thedebates accused the news mediaof taking away the right of votersto decide who would be the nomi-nee. They also revisited questionsabout using polls with statisticallyinsignificant differences betweencandidates as a means of elevatingsome and devaluing others.

"It is ironic that the only veter-an in the race is going to be denieda voice the day before VeteransDay," Graham campaign managerChristian Ferry said in a state-ment on behalf of the South Car-olina senator. "In the end, thebiggest loser tonight is the Ameri-can people and the Republicanpresidential primary process thathas been hijacked by news out-lets."

"The voters — not networksdriven by ratings or national pollsthat are statistically irrelevant —should decide our next president,"said Pataki, a former governor ofNew York.

Those still on the air tried totake the high road in the face ofthe bad news. Christie, the gover-nor of New Jersey, tweeted: "Itdoesn't matter the stage, give me apodium and I'll be there to talkabout real issues." Huckabee, aformer governor of Arkansas, saidhe was "happy to debate anyone,anywhere, anytime. We aremonths away from actual votesbeing cast and neither the punditsnor the press will decide this elec-tion. The people will."

Both Christie and Huckabeehad struggled to stand out in thecrowded Republican field amid

signs of momentum in stateswhere the first primary contestswill be held. After the Milwaukeedebate, just two GOP debatesremain before the Iowa caucuses.

The decision came as a particu-lar surprise for Christie, who hadbeen in the midst of one of thebest weeks of his campaign thanksto a viral video in which he dis-cusses the pain of drug addictionthat has been viewed more than 6million times.

The main debate Tuesday willfeature businessman DonaldTrump, retired neurosurgeon BenCarson, former Florida Gov. JebBush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio,Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former tech-nology executive Carly Fiorina,Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul andOhio Gov. John Kasich. Theundercard debate airing earlierwill feature Christie, Huckabee,former Pennsylvania Sen. RickSantorum and Louisiana Gov.Bobby Jindal.

National opinion surveys haveplayed a pivotal role in shapingthe contest for the GOP nomina-tion. Statistically, pollsters say,there is no significant differencebetween candidates lumpedtogether near the bottom of thepack in national polls, which typi-cally have a margin of error of 3percentage points or more.

According to debate criteriaissued by Fox Business last week,candidates must score 2.5 percentor higher in an average of the fourmost recent major polls conduct-ed through Nov. 4 to be featuredin the prime-time debate. Theymust hit the 1 percent mark toqualify for the undercard event.

Steve Duprey, chairman of theRepublican National Committee'sdebate subcommittee, has beenfrustrated that such debate crite-ria have ignored candidates'standing in early-voting stateswhere they spend most of theirtime.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perryprovides a cautionary tale of thepotential impact of being out ofthe prime-time spotlight.Fundraising dollars dried up afterPerry was relegated to the under-card debate earlier in the year.

Low polling dragsChristie and Huckabeeto undercard debate

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3658 FULLER RD. November 7th 8a-5p. Turn north on 371 in Dixie Inn. Go 12 miles Fuller Rd. is on the left, look for signs. FRIDAY AND SAT-URDAY 9-5 1168 Al-mond Circle. Follow signs from Walmart intersection. Farm with house and out buildings full. 318-393-0239

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EMPLOYMENTCARING & COM-PASSIONATE CNA’S WANTED Apply in person. Cypress Point Nursing Center Boss-ier City, LA (behind Lowe’s on Douglas Dr.) 318-747-2700 Come & make a differ-ence in someone’s life NOW HIRING quali-fied servers, host-esses and food run-ners/ bussers. Email contact information and previous work ex-perience to [email protected]. TOWN & COUNTRY HEALTH AND RE-HAB in Minden, LA is currently seeing a Li-censed Social Work-er Experience in Long Term Care Preferred. We offer competitive pay, benefits, and a great working environ-ment. Apply in person or send Resume to [email protected] or fax to 318-377-2973

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GARAGE SALES

1004 RIDGEWOOD CIRCLE Friday Nov. 6th and Saturday Nov. 7th 8am - 3pm. Cloth-ing, household items, and furniture. GARAGE SALE at 71 Shell St. in Dixie Inn. Huge Garage sale that consists of name brand baby itmes, size newborn through 12m, womens jeans and shoes, household items, baby toys, and much more. SATUR-DAY 6am - Until GARAGE SALE Sat-urday November 7, 2015 1102 Louisiana 7a ñ noon Dishes and catering supplies, antiques, computer desks and printers, TV, Serger sewing machine and embroi-dery supplies, holiday accessories. Many $1 items. HEFLIN CIVIC CEN-TER Friday and Saturday 7am-Until. All proceeds benefit MARC-Industries.

HUGE GARAGE AND BAKE SALE Friday and Saturday, Nov 6 & 7, too much to list. Friday - 7am to 5:30 pm. and Satur-day - 7am to 2pm. 1 mile north of Dixie Inn on 371. 13470 Hwy 371. Plenty of parking. Watch for signs. HUGE INDOOR CHURCH SALE Rummage, bake, and food sale located at 17,500 hwy 371, 7 miles n. Of dixie inn- friday and sat, Nov. 6 & 7. Our new church building, Evening light taber-nacle, Is under construction. Rummage sale will be held in building, rain or shine. Don’t miss out on our delicious turnip green soup or red beans and rice! All proceeds will go to-wards our new church building. HUGE MULTI-FAMI-LY YARD SALE 2918 June, Bossier City, corner of June and Airline Drive, across from Kerr Elementary School. Saturday, No-vember 7th, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Lots of great stuff! MAIN TO MAIN SALE!! November 7, 2015; 7:15AM. A G E Rice Center 691 Rice Road Minden La. Multi Family Yard Sale! Directions: From Dixie Inn (Inter-section 80 and 371) go north on 371 for about 4 & 1/2 miles and make a right turn onto Rice Road Dead End; come down about 3/4 mile and A G E Rice Cen-ter is the 4th building on the right. House-hold items, dishes, glasses, bases, other kitchen items, Nick-Knacks, clothing, dresses, suits, skirts, pants, tops, shoes, purses, books, tapes, furniture items, and tvs UPSCALE RUM-MAGE SALE Come shop with us at Mt. Zion CME Church. 414 E. Union Friday and Saturday from 7am to 3pm.

SHERIFFÕ S SALE

ANECA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

VS.

LEE A GRAPPE

In the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, No. CV74921.

By virtue of a WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered suit and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction to the last and highest bidder for cash WITH the benefit of appraisement and according to law at the principal front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, on

WEDNESDAY, November 18, 2015,

during the legal sale hours, the following property, to wit:

2011 Honda Foreman ATV VIN #1HFTE31G6B4600180

SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, M O R T G A G E S OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. S a i d property seized is that of the defendant and

will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.

GARY S. SEXTONSheriff and Ex-Officio Auctioneer, Webster Parish, Louisiana

Linda Vaughan-Deputy

November 6, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________

SHERIFFÕ S SALE

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

VS.

MELINDA JEAN SMITH MOSLEY A/K/A MELINDA SMITH MOSLEY A/K/A MELINDA S MOSLEY A/K/A MELINDA MOSLEY A/K/A MELINDA JEAN SMITH A/K/A MELINDA J. SMITH A/K/A MELINDA SMITH A/K/A MELINDA JEAN MOSLEY A/K/A MELINDA J. MOSLEY



WEDNESDAY, December 9, 2015,


Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 18, Township 23 North, Range 10 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, and run East for a distance of 482 feet; thence run North for a distance of 271.0 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue North for a distance of 295.16 feet; thence run East for a distance of 295.16 feet; thence run South for a distance of 295.16 feet; thence run West for a distance of 295.16 feet to the Point of Beginning.SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, M O R T G A G E S OR PRIVILEGES

THERETO. S a i d property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.



November 6, 2015December 4, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________

SHERIFFÕ S SALE

ANECA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

VS.

LARRY J. KINSEY A/K/A LARRY JACOBI KINSEY





2001 Can Am Outlander ATV VIN #3JBEKCN14BJ000493

SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, M O R T G A G E S OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. S a i d property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.




SHERIFFÕ S SALE

MOORE FINANCE COMPANY

VS.

KENNY WAYNE LEE


By virtue of a WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered suit and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction to the last and highest bidder for cash WITHOUT the benefit of appraisement and according to law at the principal front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, on



2007 Cadillac DTS, VIN# 1G6KD57Y97U215615

SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, M O R T G A G E S OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. S a i d property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.



November 6, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________PUBLIC NOTICENovember 6, 2015

Notice is hereby given that Webster Parish intends to apply for a federal grant for operating assistance and/or capital assistance to provide Rural Public Transportation of a non-emergency, ambulatory nature for the FY 2016-2017 program year. The application for assistance is pursuant to the Non-Urbanized Area Formula Program of 49 CFR 5311. Services will generally be between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, in the area encompassing Webster Parish, L o u i s i a n a .Written comment on the proposed services may be sent within 15 days to Webster Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services, Post Office

Box 876, Minden, LA 71058-0876, and to Rural Transportation Program Manager, Department of Transportation and Development, P. O. Box 94245, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245. Comments must be received by November 23, 2015.

November 6, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ P R O C E E D I N G S OF THE CITY OF MINDEN, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN IN REGULAR SESSION HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015.

The Minden City Council met in Regular Session at City Hall, Minden, Louisiana, on Monday, October 5, 2015, beginning at 7:00 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Tommy Davis, Wayne Edwards, Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert, Vincen Bradford, Mike Toland and Benny Gray. Absent: None. The prayer was offered by Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert and Vincen Bradford led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Tommy Davis welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced the new Minden Airport Manager, Steven Burdeaux and also introduced Jonathan Farmer of KSA Engineering who is the engineer for the Minden Airport projects.

Mayor Davis also presented a proclamation honoring and recognizing the Minden Vintage Car Club for their outstanding contributions to various charities and for providing a positive economic impact to the city through various shows and activities.Upon motion by Benny Gray and duly seconded by Wayne Edwards, the council voted unanimously in favor of amending the printed agenda to add Item (B-1) Minden Fire and Police Civil Service Board Appointment.Upon motion by Wayne Edwards and duly seconded by Vincen Bradford, the council unanimously adopted the minutes of Council Regular Session held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, as presented.Upon the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of Mayor Tommy Davis, Benny Gray moved to approve the appointment of Denton Culpepper to the Main Street Program/Downtown

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D e v e l o p m e n t Commission for a two year term. The motion was duly seconded by Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert and carried unanimously.Upon the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of Mayor Tommy Davis, Mike Toland moved to approve the appointment of Janet LaBruyere to the Minden Fire & Police Civil Service Board as a college list board member to fill the unexpired term of Glenda Allums, who resigned and whose term will expire on July 29, 2016. The motion was duly seconded by Benny Gray and carried unanimously.The following action was taken regarding c o n d e m n e d p r o p e r t i e s :Charles E. Cato 408 Morrow Streetc/o Sharon Edwards

Lot fronting 28 ft. on Morrow St. X3501 N. Jupiter Road, #24B200 ft. in NE/4 of NW/4 Sec. 28-19-9Richardson, TX 75082A curator report was presented by city-appointed curator Attorney Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr. which states that he has had no response from the property owner. Upon the recommendation of the City Attorney, Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert moved to pass

on this matter at this time. The motion was duly seconded by Vincen Bradford and carried unanimously.

James Hudson419 Woodard StreetP. O. Box 52217Lot 60 x 117 ft. out of Lot #5, Warsaw Houston, TX 7 7 0 5 2 - 2 2 1 7Addn. in NW/4 of NE/4 Sec. 27-19-9, 58 ft. Off East End of Lot #1 of Subdiv. of N/2 ofLot #4, Warsaw Addn. in NW/4 of NE/4Sec. 27-19-9 (ADJ.), & Lot 30.5 x 117 Ft.Out of Lot #5, Warsaw Addn. in NW/4 of NE/4 Sec. 27-19-9

With no one present to represent the property owner and upon the recommendation of the Building Official, Wayne Edwards moved to authorize the Mayor to appoint a curator in this matter. The motion was duly seconded by Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert and carried unanimously.

Upon motion by Wayne Edwards and duly seconded by Benny Gray, Ordinance No. 1058, Annual Bridge Maintenance Report, a Louisiana Department of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and Development requirement to annually review

the posting of city bridges, was unanimously adopted, as presented.Upon motion by Mike Toland and duly seconded by Wayne Edwards, Ordinance No. 1059, Annexation of Property, annexing that certain city property which is a part of the Minden Airport into the corporate limits of the City of Minden, was unanimously adopted, as presented.

Benny Gray moved to adopt a Resolution for Annual Certification of Compliance with State of Louisiana Off-System Bridge R e p l a c e m e n t Program, as presented. The motion was duly seconded by Vincen Bradford and carried unanimously. Said resolution is attached to and made a part of these minutes.Wayne Edwards moved to adopt a Resolution adopting the Louisiana C o m p l i a n c e Questionnaire for the Audit Period of 10/1/14 Ð 9/30/15, as presented. The motion was duly seconded by Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert and carried unanimously. Said resolution is attached to and made a part of these minutes.

A Resolution stating

the Local Match that the City of Minden Agrees to Fund for the FY 2016-2017 Louisiana Community D e v e l o p m e n t Block Grant, was unanimously adopted, as presented upon motion of Mike Toland and duly seconded by Wayne Edwards. Said resolution is attached to and made a part of these minutes.Upon motion by Mike Toland and duly seconded by Vincen Bradford, the council unanimously adopted a Resolution for LA DOTD, Division of Aviation to provide funds required to complete the airport improvements at the Minden Airport specifically as described in the Capital Improvement Program Application for State Financial Assistance dated September 30, 2015, as presented.Benny Gray moved to authorize the Mayor to negotiate, enter into and sign a contract with Party Express Catering for the Minden Recreation Complex C o n c e s s i o n s Services for the period of November 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016. The motion was duly seconded by Mike Toland and carried unanimously.Upon motion by

Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert and duly seconded by Benny Gray, the council voted unanimously to authorize the City Clerk to reject all bids on Bid No. 3-15, Minden Airport Obstruction Removal Ð Fuel Facility, because all bids were not within the available LA DOTD Aviation grant funds and further authorized the City Clerk to re-advertise for bids. Upon motion by Mike Toland and duly seconded by Wayne Edwards, the council voted unanimously to authorize the City Clerk to reject all bids on Bid No. 4-15, Minden Airport Obstruction Removal Ð Terminal Building, because all bids were not within the available LA DOTD Aviation grant funds and further authorized the City Clerk to re-advertise for bids.Upon motion by Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert and duly seconded by Mike Toland, the council u n a n i m o u s l y approved the final plat for the re-subdivision of property belonging to Benjamin F. Wood located at Ferguson Street, as presented.The Police Report for September of 2015 was unanimously accepted, as presented, by motion

of Mike Toland and duly seconded by Benny Gray.Public comments were heard, council comments were heard, and the meeting was adjourned. s / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Tommy Davis, Mayor

A T T E S T :

s/_________Michael Fluhr, City Clerk

November 2, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ O R D I N A N C E NO. 1060

AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING A TWENTY FOOT ALLEY THAT RUNS FROM THE SIBLEY ROAD TO RAILROAD AVENUE.

THE CITY OF MINDEN, LOUISIANA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN

I .That the following twenty foot alley that runs from the Sibley Road to Railroad Avenue more particularly described as follows:

A twenty foot wide alley that runs from the Sibley Road to Railroad Avenue, lying between Lots 4-5 of Block A and Lots 4-5 of Block E, MillerÕ s Shop

Subdivision in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE/4 of SE/4) of Section 28, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana.be and is hereby a b a n d o n e d .

I I .That the adjacent landowners be given notice of the abandonment by the City of Minden.

I I I .This ordinance shall become effective thirty days after it has been published once in the official Minden Journal.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Minden City Council on this 2nd day of November, 2015, by the following vote and upon motion of Fayrine A. Kennon-Gilbert and seconded by Mike Toland.AYES: FiveNAYS: N o n eA B S E N T : N o n eA B S T A I N : N o n e

s/______________ Tommy Davis, Mayor

A T T E S T :s/______________Michael Fluhr, City Clerk

November 6, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ O R D I N A N C E

NO. 1061AN ORDINANCE A C C E P T I N G DEDICATION OF A WATER MAIN, INCLUDING VALVES AND HYDRANTS, A MINIMUM ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL W O R K M A N S H I P AND MATERIALS, AND A 20Õ EASEMENT UNDER, OVER AND ACROSS THE PRIVATE P R O P E R T Y BELONGING TO G L E N B R O O K S C H O O L

BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Minden met in regular session this 2nd day of November, 2015, at its regular meeting place in the City of Minden, Louisiana:SECTION 1: that the drawing depicting a new 6Ó Water Main extension for Glenbrook School, located within the corporate city limits of the City of Minden, Louisiana, described as follows:Property belonging to Glenbrook School, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW/4 of NE/4) of Section 16, Township 19 North, Range 09 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana.

SECTION 2: that the City of Minden accept

the dedication of water main, including valves and hydrants, a minimum one (1) year warranty on all workmanship and materials, and a 20Õ easement under, over and across the above described property and that Mayor Tommy Davis is hereby authorized and directed to acknowledge and accept the dedication of such water main, including valves and hydrants, warranty, and easement pertaining to same. T h i s ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the first publication in the official journal of the City of Minden.Which Ordinance was, upon motion made by Mike Toland, duly seconded by Benny Gray, adopted this 2nd day of November, 2015, by the following yea and nay vote:YEAS: F i v eNAYS: N o n eA B S E N T : N o n eA B S T A I N : N o n e s/______________Tommy Davis, Mayor

A T T E S T :s / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Michael Fluhr, City Clerk


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