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JT and Natchitoches can beproud that Johnny Aaron wasamong the 1965-66 LSU Tigerswho were recognized at theLSU-Kentucky game Saturdayin Baton Rouge. Johnny was aright tackle on the team thatbeat Arkansas 14-7 in theCotton Bowl in 1966.

Johnny’s wife, Janette, saysthe team has had reunionsduring the years but the oneSaturday seemed special.They met for dinner at MikeAnderson’s on Friday and vis-ited on Saturday. Janette wasimpressed with the staff thatorganized the reunion. Shesays the team was seatedthroughout Tiger Stadiumand just after the first quar-ter, student workers dispersedinto the crowd and collectedeach player to take thendownstairs to get ready totake the field. Remarkableconsidering the players wereall over the stadium.

Johnny was the team cap-tain for the Cotton Bowlgame, #65. Saturday night,Johnny was the first player torun out on the field. Friendssay that the team recognized“real talent” and sent him outfirst!”

JT didn’t know Johnnythen but was at the game. Itwas his first football bowlgame and he well remembersthe sea of red hats, coats andshirts and “Wooo Pig Sooie!Wooo Pig Sooie! Wooo PigSooie! Razorbacks" roaringfrom the Arkansas side.When the game was over andthe Tigers had won, there wassilence from the Arkansasfans as they left the stadium.

District Judges RickHarrington and DeeHawthorne will be amongthose judges participating inthe Red Mass at TrinityEpiscopal Church Friday, Oct.24.

They will be joined bymembers of the NatchitochesParish Bar Association aswell as other judges fromNatchitoches and surround-ing parishes and others inpublic life.

The Red Mass is a servicecelebrated annually in thechurch for judges, lawyers,firefighters and those in lawenforcement. It asks for guid-ance from the Holy Spirit forall those who seek justice andserve to protect the public andoffers the opportunity toreflect on what Christiansbelieve is the God-given powerand responsibility of all thosein the legal professions.

The Right Rev. Dr. Jacob W.Owensby, bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of WesternLouisiana, will celebrate theMass. Preaching the homilywill be the Very Rev. AlstonJohnston, Dean of St. Mark’sCathedral in Shreveport.

The first Red Mass inLouisiana was offered in NewOrleans at St. Louis Cathedralin 1953. The tradition spreadthroughout the state, includ-ing to Shreveport and

Alexandria.It arrived in

Natchitoches in2006 and wasfirst celebratedat TrinityE p i s c o p a lChurch. Sincethen, it hasbeen alternat-ed annually between Trinityand Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church.

AS has become the tradi-tion in Natchitoches, interces-sions will also be made onbehalf of t hose in lawenforcement and firefighters.Representatives of theNatchitoches Parish Sheriff ’sDept., Natchitoches PoliceDept., NSU Police Dept., La.State Police and theNatchitoches Fire Dept. willparticipate. The agency mem-bers will present the symbolicgift of a hat, representative totheir respective agencies, dur-ing the Mass.

A presentation of the col-ors will be made by membersof the Lakeview High SchoolAir Force ROTC under thedirection of Lt. Col. BobKellogg.

The Mass is sponsored bythe Natchitoches Parish BarAssociation, Richard E.deVargas, president.

The service is open to thepublic.

“Just when you thinkyou’ve seen everything” iswhat Natchitoches Policedetectives were thinkingwhen they made an arrest ina voyeurism case Monday.

The NPD arrested QuintonArnell Brooks, 36, Monday, ontwo charges of voyeurismafter they received com-plaints from a woman whowas shopping at Walmart.Feeling that someone wasclose behind her, the womanturned around and bumpedinto Brooks who allegedly hashis cell phone tied to his shoeby its laces. It was in videomode and he was attemptingto tape underneath her skirt.

A witness to the incidentand the victim chased Brooksoutside to see him drive awayin a black Chevrolet Camaro.

Detectives obtained videosurveillance that showedBrooks in the store.

Sunday, the victim was dri-

ving on Texas Street and spot-ted the black Camaro in frontof her and called the policestation. When Brooks spottedapproaching police cars, hegot out of the car and ranaway. The officers gave chaseon foot and caught him onFront Street.

They secured warrants forhis vehicle and cell phone andfound multiple videos Brooksallegedly had taken underwomen’s skirts.

He is being held in theNatchitoches ParishDetention Center until detec-tives can determine howmany videos are on thephone. A district judge willset bond after detectivesdetermine the number ofvideos were taken.

NPD Capt. Brad Walkersaid the Sheriff ’s Office HighTech Unit assisted with theinvestigation and arrest byexamining the cell phone.

D e t e c t ive sspotted the sus-pect in anothercase sitting onthe curb infront ofWalmart.

N P Dreceived a com-plaint that aman was grab-bing women ontheir buttocks as theyshopped. The women wereable to identify him on sur-veillance video.

A detective who had seenAllen Curtis Gregory Jr., 26,on the surveillance tape, wasentering the store Friday andrecognized Gregory sitting ona curb.

He arrested Gregory whowas charged with two countsof simple battery by grabbingsomeone without permission.

He was issued a summonsand released.

NATCHITOCHES, La. –Outside consultants hired toconduct a comprehensivereview of Northwestern StateUniversity will be on theNatchitoches campus theweek of Oct. 27 for a series ofmeetings including publicforums. The purpose of thereview, which is estimated tobe completed by December, isto identify opportunities andchallenges that will aid newNorthwestern PresidentJ a m e sH e n d e r s o nwhen he offi-cially starts inJanuary 2015.

“ T h i sreview willprovide ano b j e c t i v eassessment ofthe generalcondition ofthe universityand providev a l u a b l einsight to Dr.H e n d e r s o n .The Universityof LouisianaSystem hasengaged thisprocess at sev-eral institu-tions duringtimes of leadership transi-tion,” said UL SystemPresident Sandra K. Woodley.“I believe we have a strongteam of experts in the areas ofacademic affairs, budgetingand finance, fundraising,human resources, alumnirelations, and enrollmentmanagement.”

The consultants, MeredithEllen Gibbs, formerly of CityUniversity of New York(CUNY) School of Law, andAaron Thompson ofKentucky’s Council onPostsecondary Education,have a combined 41 years of

experience in higher educa-tion. They will work with ULSystem Executive VicePresident and Provost KarlaHughes and Associate VicePresident for AcademicAffairs Lisa Shemwell on thereview.

Gibbs is principal of TheGibbs Group providing inter-im leadership, administrativeassessment and project imple-mentation services to collegesand universities. She recentlyretired from City Universityof New York School of Law,where she served three yearsas Senior Associate Dean forAdministration and Finance.

Consultants have begunreviewing materials and con-ducting phone interviews.

Starting Monday, Oct. 27they will spend four days onNorthwestern’s campuses forface-to-face meetings.

WHAT: NSU Institutional ReviewPublic Forums

WHEN: Faculty and Staff Forum at9:30 a.m., Monday, Oct.27 Alumni and CommunityForum at 5:30 p.m., Monday,Oct. 27Student Forum at 7:30 a.m.,Wednesday, Oct. 29

WHERE: Student Union Ballroom

NSU faculty, staff, students,alumni and community mem-bers can attend the forums andprovide input about the uni-versity’s challenges and oppor-tunities. These forums areopen to the public.

Review of NSU willaid new president

Natchitoches Historic Foundation member Shayne Creppel portrays Dr. John Sibley at aseighth grade students from parish schools learn about the history of the citizens buriedin the American Cemetery. The NHF will host its “Characters, Customs, Crypts Tour”Saturday, Oct. 25 from 6-8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and chil-dren ages 6-12.

Alexis Reliford ofNatchitoches was named MissNSU and Cody Whitaker ofWinnfield was selected as Mr.NSU by students atNorthwestern StateUniversity. The honor is one ofthe highest a NorthwesternState student can receive andis based on academic achieve-ment and involvement in cam-pus activities.

Reliford is the daughter ofTamila and Patrick Reliford.She is a senior mass commu-nication major. Reliford ismanaging editor of theCurrent Sauce and edited the2013-14 edition of thePotpourri. She is a member ofAlpha Kappa Alpha SororityInc. and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

“I was very surprised toreceive this honor. One of myfriends told me I had won andI thought they were joking

with me,” said Reliford. “Ihave tried to be involved incampus activities, but I try tostay in the background. It isgratifying to be seen as aleader who represents NSU.”

Reliford is active in theStudent Activities Board and

is a member of HelpingHands, the NAACP, AlphaLambda Delta and the PurpleJackets. She was a member ofthe 2013 and 2014Homecoming Honor Court.

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The High Tech Crime Unit of theNatchitoches Police Department will sponsor aclass on cell phone usage and laws Tuesday,Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul MissionaryBaptist Church in Bermuda.

This class will include current usages andlaws on the cell phones. It will show what ispossible and what can now be done in the ageof high tech computer technology.

It will inform phone owners of what can be

done without their knowledge and permission;that all items are not gone when they are delet-ed; improper use has consequences now and inthe future; how cell phone actions can affectability to get a job; and how some items postedare against the law.

NPD Det. Victor Pinkney will teach the classto inform youths and parents. For more infor-mation, contact Rev. Leo Walker, Sr., Pastor, St.Paul Missionary Baptist Church at 357-0861.

Police to educate public on cell phone usage

Mr. NSU Cody Whitaker of Winnfield and Miss NSU AlexisReliford of Natchitoches received awards from the college.

JustTalkin’

The community can turnout for a fundraiser at L.P.Vaughn Elementary/MiddleSchool Nov. 18 to support aprogram to encourage thefine arts at the school.

There will be a live auctionand a silent auction featuringsuch items as a 32-inch LEDtelevision, George RodriguezBlue Dog print, small appli-ances, overnight stay in a

hotel, sports memorabiliaand more from 5:30-7:30 p.m.at the school. Students, teach-ers and office staff will giveout free tickets.

Auctioneer Allen JoeSolomon Jr. will conduct theauction.

Choral music teacherDanny Von Kanel said thebusiness community hasbeen generous in donatingauction items but welcomesitems, large and small, for theevent. “I’ve been really proudof the people I’ve visited sofar. They have donated with-out hesitation,” Van Kammelsaid.

He and the school hope toraises $8,000 to $10,000 tounderwrite fine arts classesstarting in January. Therewill be private and groupclasses in art, creative writ-ing, drama piano, drum, flute,violin, clarinet, trumpet andother musical instruments asthe program evolves.

To donate an item for theauction or make a donation,call the school at 352-2369.

Cane River NationalHeritage Area and theNatchitoches Historic DistrictDevelopment Commissionannounce the creation of anew program offering guidedwalking tours of theNatchitoches NationalHistoric Landmark District.

Free to the public, the walk-ing tours will cover topicsincluding the Cane Riverregion prior to European con-tact, the French and Spanishcolonial period, antebellumplantation culture and period,Reconstruction and tenantfarming, architectural historyand Creole and Catholic cul-

ture, history and customs. Thetours are family friendly anddesigned to engage all ages.

“Our goal is provide aninformative, historicoverview of the NationalHistoric Landmark Districtand the Cane River Region forvisitors and locals,” saysJustin Newhart, CRNHA’snew Director ofInterpretation. “Natchitocheshas been ‘a Destination ofTravelers since 1714.’ Groupshave come and gone, but eachhas left a definable imprint onthe local culture. Today, wecelebrate our unique blend ofcultures, including French,

Spanish, African, AmericanIndian, Anglo American, andCreole, and we invite visitorsand locals to come explore theincredible and rich history ofNatchitoches and the sur-rounding Cane River region.”

Tours began Oct. 14 andwill be given twice daily at 11a.m. and 2 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.

Tours will begin at theNatchitoches AreaConvention and VisitorsBureau located at 780 Front St.For large group tours, contactthe Cane River NationalHeritage Area in advance at356-5555.

MRS. DOROTHYCARTER

Services for Mrs. DorothyCarter will be Saturday, Oct.25, 2014, 1 p.m. at First BaptistChurch on Amulet. A publicvisitation will be held fromnoon until to service time atthe church. Burial will be inBreda Town Cemetery.

Mrs. Carter passed awayOct. 16, 2014.

WILLIAM “BILL”McCAUSLIN

Funeral services forWilliam “Bill” McCauslin willbe at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23in the chapel of Blanchard St.Denis Funeral Home with BroLindle Stewart officiating.Interment will follow atCentral Cemetery near

Robeline. The family receivedfriends from 5-8 p.m. onWednesday at Blanchard St.Denis Funeral Home.

Bill, 94 and a resident ofNatchitoches, passed awayTuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 inNatchitoches. He was bornJan. 8, 1920 to Alan and Ella(Jordan) McCauslin inNatchitoches Parish. Heworked many years as a milloperator.

He was preceded in deathby his wife, Elvie JenkinsMcCauslin; his parents, Alanand Ella McCauslin; a greatgrandson, Christopher BrentSawyer; his siblings, JohnnyMcCauslin, Roy McCauslin,Vernie Bynog, Lorie Worleyand Evie Mae Withers.

He is survived by his son,Billy McCauslin and his wifeLinda of Natchitoches; threegrandchildren, Darren

McCauslin and his wife Cathy,Janet McCauslin Vienne andher husband David and StacyMcCauslin; and six greatgrandchildren, CaseyMcCauslin, AustinMcCauslin, Catie McCauslin,Garrett Vienne, LaurenVienne and BrandonMcCauslin.

Those honored to serve aspallbearers include DarrenMcCauslin, Stacy McCauslin,Garrett Vienne, BrandonMcCauslin, Austin McCauslinand Casey McCauslin.Honorary pallbearer will beBobby Broadway.

The family would like toextend their sincere gratitudeto the staff at NatchitochesNursing and Rehab andHospice of Natchitoches forthe care given to our father,grandfather and great grand-father.

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DR. THOMAS E. GRAYDr. Thomas E. Gray, 79, of

Murray, Ky., died Thursday,Oct. 16, 2014 at Spring CreekHealth Care in Murray.

Dr. Gray was born inNatchitoches Parish,Louisiana May 14, 1935 to thelate Cecil Thomas Gray andBirtye (Stephens) Gray. Hewas of the Methodist faith.

Tom Gray was a life-longprinter and educator, earninghis bachelor’s degree andmaster of Science degree inindustrial education fromNorthwestern State College ofLouisiana in 1957 and 1958. Hebegan his teaching career atCentral Missouri StateCollege, Warrensburg, Mo., in

1959. He earned his master’s in

education administrationfrom the University ofMinnesota in St. Paul, Minn.,while teaching printing atUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wis.

In 1965, after receiving hisdegree, he became an associ-ate professor of printing man-agement and photography atSam Houston StateUniversity in Huntsville,Texas from 1966-1975 whilepursuing his Ph.D. in educa-tion at Texas A&M University,College Station, Texas.

He and his family moved toMurray, Ky. in 1976 when Dr.Gray was hired to chair theDepartment of Graphic ArtsTechnology, creating the pro-gram to educate students inprinting management, salesand the crafts of gravure andoffset printing, and laterdesktop publishing.

He retired in 2000 after 28years of dedicated service. Hewas a member ofInternational Graphic ArtsEducation Association(IGAEA) and served as presi-dent in 1980-81. He publishedand edited numerous articlesand technical publications forthe printing industry and pro-duced a series of instruction-

al videos on the printingprocess. At home he was anavid gardener, wine-maker,traveler and photographer.

In addition to his parentsDr. Gray was preceded indeath by one brother, CecilThomas Gray Jr.

Dr. Gray is survived by hiswife, Barbara Breedlove Grayof Murray, Ky., to whom hemarried on June 1, 1956 inNatchitoches.; three daugh-ters, Kayren Harris andfiancée Barry Cowart ofHolden, Dawn Wilson andhusband Tim of Murray andMelissa Shown and husbandTommy of Murray; one son,Brian Gray and wife Cindy ofMurray; one sister, PatsyWard and husband Buddy ofGretna; two grandchildren,Brian Thomas Gray andfriend Courtnee Coomer andPhoebe Shown all of Murray,Ky.

Visitation was October 21,from 10 a.m. until noon at theJ.H. Churchill Funeral Home.A graveside service was onTuesday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. atthe Murray City Cemeterywith Rev. Kerry Lambert offi-ciating.

Expressions of sympathycan be made to the MultipleMyeloma ResearchFoundation.

FRANCIS RAYMONDFOSTER, JR.

Funeral services forFrancis Raymond Foster Jr.,54, of Campti were at 2 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home Chapelwith Father George

Pookkattu officiating. Interment followed in

Campti Baptist Cemetery. A Rosary was said at 6 p.m..

Oct. 20 with visitation follow-ing until 9 p.m.. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Foster was born June18, 1960 in Natchitoches, andpassed away Oct. 18, 2014.

He was preceded in deathby his father, FrancisRaymond Foste, Sr.; one broth-er, David Jerome Foster; andone sister, Sherry Ann Foster.

Mr. Foster is survived bytwo sons, Francis RaymondFoster III of Campti andRichard David Foster ofCampti; one daughter, BridgetJordan of Borger, Texas;mother, Bobbye Foster ofCampti ; one brother, RobertFoster of Campti ; and threegrandchildren.

FARIS EDGAR MICHAEL JR.

Dec. 1, 1923 – Oct. 20, 2014A memorial service cele-

brating the life of FarisEdgar Michael Jr. will beFriday, Oct. 24 in the Chapelof Blanchard-St. DenisFuneral Home with visitationfrom 9-11:00 a.m. Recitationof the Holy Rosary will followwith Father Tommy Paul offi-ciating.

Faris Edgar Michael Jr., 90,of Natchitoches, passed awayMonday, Oct. 20 at his resi-dence. A life-long resident ofNatchitoches, he was a WorldWar II Veteran having servedin the U. S. Army Air Corp asa gunnery instructor and wasawarded the Good ConductMedal and the World War IIVictory Medal.

He owned and operatedMike’s Liquor Store for manyyears before starting a newcareer in real estate, whichhe enjoyed until his retire-ment.

He was a loving husband,father, grandfather, brotherand friend who will be great-ly missed by those who knewand loved him.

He is preceded in death byhis wife, Frances FredieuMichael; one son, Faris Edgar“Eddie” Michael III; and par-ents, Faris Edgar Michael, Sr.and Mamie Michael.

He is survived by two sons,Steve “Bubba” Michael andMalcolm James Michael and

wife Meg, all of Natchitoches;two grandchildren, LeilaBordelon and husbandShannon of Lake Charles andAlex Edgar Michael and girl-friend Katherine Martinez ofNew Orleans; one greatgrandchild, Kaylee Bordelonof Lake Charles; one sister,Madeline “Tiny” Chachere ofEunice and one brother,Charles Joseph Michael ofFriendswood, Texas.

The family would like toextend a special thank you tohis caregivers; CallieWilliams, Mary Hubbard,Hattie Chambers and GloriaBryant for their tireless dedi-cation, love and care. And aspecial thanks also to thenurses and staff at SynergyHome Health and at Hospiceof Natchitoches.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to TheMinor Basilica of theImmaculate Conception, 145Church Street, Natchitoches,LA 71457 in Mr. Michael’sname.

There will be a free seminar on the optionsof having bariatric/weight loss procedureSaturday, Oct. 25 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. atFirst Baptist Church at 201 North St.

There will be a discussion of types ofbariatric/weight loss surgeries; information todetermine who qualifies and list of nationally

recognized top surgeons. Weight loss can improve or cure many med-

ical conditions such as heart disease, weight-bearing arthritis, high blood pressure andmore.

For more information contact AnastasiaWinston at 972-965-4500.

Weight loss surgery seminar scheduled

Tonight, Thursday, Oct. 23 is the first FloraFall Carnival.

There will be a haunted trail ride, food andgame booths and a costume contest. There willalso be a cake walk, gumbo, red beans and rice,a slide, raffles, and a 4-wheeler train ride.

Activities will start at 6 p.m. at the FloraCommunity Center. Take the Cypress-Floraexit from Interstate 49 to Flora. The center ison La. Hwy. 478.

The Flora community is rais-ing money to build a baseballfield for the children of thearea. There will be a costume con-test for kids ages 0-14 withprizes awarded in each cate-gory.

There is no admission but armbands for allevents will be $7 or 25 tickets for $10.

Fall carnival is tonight, Thursday, in Flora

The Louisiana Housing AssistanceCorporation, Inc. announces its sponsorship ofthe Family Day Care Home Food Program com-ponent of the Child and Adult Care Food pro-gram. All children in attendance will be offeredthe same meals at no separate charge and withno physical segregation of or other discrimina-tion against any child because of race, color,national origin, age, disability, sex, gender iden-tity, religion, reprisal, and where applicablepolitical beliefs, marital status, familial orparental status, sexual orientation, or all or partof an individuals income is derived from anypublic assistance program or protected geneticinformation in employment or in any programor activity conducted or funded by the depart-ment (Not all prohibited bases will apply to allprograms and /or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a civil right program com-

plaint of discrimination, complete the USDAProgram Discrimination Complaint Form,found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/com-plaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, orcall (866)-632-9992 to request form. Send yourcompleted complaint form or letter to us by mailat U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director,Office of Adjudication, 1400 IndependenceAvenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax(202) 690-7442 or email [email protected].

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing orhave speech disabilities may contact USDAthrough the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider andemployer For more information, please contactthe main office (318) 487-5646 in Alexandria orToll Free 1-800-889-4138.

Corporation sponsoring day care food program

Free, guided tours of Historic District begin

L.P. Vaughn will have auction fundraiser in Nov.

“Getting involved is animportant part of your col-lege experience,” saidReliford. “I hear complaintsthat there is nothing to do, butthere are a variety of organi-zations available for studentswho want to find out aboutthings.”

Reliford said she didn’tplan to attend NorthwesternState because she didn’t thinkher hometown would providethe full college experience,but she is happy she stayed inNatchitoches.

“Going to Northwestern

has been 10 times better than Iever thought it would be,” shesaid.

Whitaker is the son ofCurtis C. Whitaker II andBrenda Mathews. He is asenior social work major.Whitaker is a president ofFresh Campus and a memberof Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.He is vice president of theStudent Activities Board.

“I’m glad to have the oppor-tunity to give something backbecause the university hasgiven so much to me,” saidWhitaker. “I feel blessed that

the student body selected me.”Whitaker was a member of

the 2013 and 2014Homecoming Honor Court.He is a member of HelpingHands, Circle K Internationaland was a member of the 2013Potpourri staff.

“Getting involved in orga-nizations has been so benefi-cial to me,” he said. “I havemade life-long friends andhave developed a variety ofskills that will make me a bet-ter leader. I am also glad that Ihave had the chance to be partof a number of projects thathave had improved campuslife and had a positive impacton the community.”

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In that capacity Gibbs ledthe day-to-day fiscal andadministrative operations ofthe School of Law, whichincludes finance and budget,information technology, facil-ities, human resources, finan-cial aid, and public safety.Gibbs’ additional higher edu-cation experience includesserving as Vice President forAdministration at theMedical Foundation of NorthCarolina, Inc. at UNC-ChapelHill School of Medicine;Provost of Operations atMiami Dade College; andExecutive VicePresident/Chief of Staff andInterim Vice President forDevelopment and AlumniAffairs at Wayne StateUniversity in Michigan.

She earned a JurisDoctorate from ColumbiaUniversity School of Law anda bachelor’s degree in sociolo-gy from Rice University.

Thompson is the asExecutive Vice-President andChief Academic Officer of the

Council on PostsecondaryEducation in Kentucky. Heoversees operations for theState’s higher education bodyincluding academic affairs,information technology, bud-get, planning, financialaffairs and human resources.

Prior to joining the Councilof Postsecondary Educationin 2009, Thompson was inleadership roles at EasternKentucky University includ-ing in the areas of enrollmentmanagement, academic advis-ing and student success. Hehas held faculty and teachingpositions at EasternKentucky University,University of Missouri –Columbia, University ofKentucky, and LexingtonCommunity College, andVermont College.

He holds doctor’s and mas-ter’s degrees in sociologyfrom the University ofKentucky and a bachelor’sdegree in political scienceand sociology from EasternKentucky University.

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‘Make a Difference’ by giving bloodCelebrate “Make A Difference Day” with

Natchitoches Rotary Club Saturday, Oct. 25, 10a.m.-2 p.m. in the parking lot of Neebo’sBookstore, 912 University Parkway,Natchitoches, on the LifeShare Bus.

Make sure you eat a good meal and increasefluids before you donate. Also, be sure youknow the names of all medications you take.

Anyone age 16 or older, in good health whomeets height, weight and donation eligibilityrequirements may give blood. 16 year-oldsmust present signed permission from a parentor guardian at each blood donation. Photo IDrequired.

Go online to www.lifeshare.org for informa-tion.

Those donating blood will receive a T-shirtfrom the LifeShare Blood Center.

The blood drive is in honor of Natchitochescancer victim Wes Rollo who is undergoingchemotherapy in Shreveport and at St. Jude.

During the week of Oct. 20-26, hundreds ofvolunteers from across the Natchitoches areawill be performing acts of kindness and ser-vice to “Make A Difference” in the communi-ty according to Rotary Club chairman JimmyBerry.

Some of the activities taking place thatweek are:· Keep Natchitoches BeautifulCommittee headed by Samantha Bonnette –Leaders Against Litter performing a commu-nity clean-up in downtown Natchitoches Oct.24.

· Modern Woodman Youth Service Club andModern Woodman Chapter 4115 directed byMary Squyres – purchase magazines, puzzles,etc., and will give to individuals in the nursinghomes.

· Veterans’ Memorial Park Beautification –Louisiana School for the Math, Science, andthe Arts Interact Club sponsored by KellyLangford and David Zolzar. They will alsosponsor a Polio – Plus Project.

· Natchitoches Jaycees – purchase and deliv-er “Chapter Books” to the third grade classesat Weaver Elementary.

· Couples Too Sunday School Class at FirstBaptist Church Second Street – purchase anddonate Bibles to the N.S.U. baseball team andcoaches.

· During this week the Rotary Club will visitfourth grade classes in Natchitoches Parish.They will present dictionaries to the students

and share some interesting features of thebooks. Each student will receive a personal-ized dictionary with his or her name inscribed.

· N.S.U. Athletes will read to the elementaryschool students led by Adam Johnson.

· N.S.U. Fraternities and Sororities – “Oneof Seven”, “President’s Leadership Program:,and “Rake and Run” directed by Reatha Cox.

· Chili’s Grill and Bar will donate a percent-age of all proceeds taken in on Thursday, Oct.23 to Rotary’s Polio EradicationProject. Tellthe hostess you are doing this for Make-A-Difference.

On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Rotary Club willhave two tents set up in the NSU LibraryParking Lot and Nebo’s Parking Lot, both ofwhich are on University Parkway..

· The Rotary Club will sponsor a blooddrive in honor of Wes Rollo from 11 a.m-3 p.m.The Rotary Club is asking anyone in the com-munity who can to donate blood.

· P.E.O. Chapter AG will sponsor a food andsupplies drive for the Natchitoches HumaneSociety, Natchitoches Hope for Paws,Natchitoches Parish Animal Services, and theNatchitoches Animal Control Shelter. This willbe held from 9 a.m. until noon.

They are requesting donations of dog or catfood, collars, leashes, cleaning supplies, etc., aswell as cash donations. Members will be in theWatson Library parking lot accepting dona-tions.

Check the Rotary Make a Difference Daywebsite at www.natchitochesrotary.org/make-a-difference

Those who give blood Saturday during theRotary Club drive will receive a T-shirt fromLifeShare Blood Center.

Fifth grade students in Natchitoches Parishare learning the importance of recycling byparticipating in the Annual Phone BookRecycling Contest, sponsored by the City ofNatchitoches, Keep Natchitoches Beautiful,Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office and CP-Tel.

Parish fifth graders can as many phonebooks as possible and return them to theirclassroom. Keep Natchitoches Beautiful willpick up the books to be recycled each Friday

beginning Oct. 24. The city school and theparish school that collect the most phonebooks by Nov. 14 will receive a pizza party, cashaward and prizes.

The public can support schools by assistingstudents in the collection of used phone books.Phone books can be dropped off in the princi-pal’s office at any elementary school inNatchitoches Parish or to the City ofNatchitoches’ Main Street Office located at 781Front St.

Phonebook school recycling contest underway

A recognition ceremonywill be held today, Thursday,Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. at theNatchitoches Events Centerto honor NatchitochesTreasures. The NatchitochesTreasures are an elite groupof Natchitoches residents ofretirement age who havemade a lasting contributionto the community throughtheir generosity, service, vol-unteerism and spirit. Theevent is free and open to the

public and light refresh-ments will be served.

The 2014 NatchitochesTreasures were selected by acommittee of those who havepreviously been named as aNatchitoches Treasure.Natchitoches Treasures havebeen selected each year since2008.

The treasures are selectedfrom nominations receivedfrom members of the com-munity. The 2014

Natchitoches Treasures areSharon Gahagan, CoachLeon Johnson, EdwinaMudrick Lewis, Charles J.Roque, Dr. and Mrs. RandallWebb and Carol Wells.

The recognition ceremonywill highlight contributionsmade to the City ofNatchitoches and the com-munity by newly electedTreasures, and pay tribute tothose named as NatchitochesTreasures in years past.

Ceremony to honor City’s Treasures

Natchitoches Times seeks spooky submissions

The Natchitoches Timesseeks photos of costumes,home and yard decorations,scary crafts, and otherHalloween submissions.Email photos and other fright-ening items to [email protected].

Anyone who has served asgovernor will tell you it’s notenough to simply be elected.To truly run a state likeLouisiana, a governor needsa strong political infrastruc-ture and a party that’s willingto die on the sword. Some gov-ernors lay their foundation astheir campaigns heat up, oreven after voters give themthe keys to the mansion inBaton Rouge. Others startmuch earlier.

U.S. Sen. David Vitter is inthe latter category. He’s aman on a mission, and hasbeen for a few years now.While much has been made ofthe money underwritingVitter’s quest to become gov-ernor next year, his politicalmachinations along the samepath have gone largelyunseen and underreported.But make no mistake: hismoves are just as importantas his money.

First and foremost, he canbe credited as one of the chiefarchitects behindCongressman Bill Cassidy’sU.S. Senate campaign thisyear. Vitter’s sights have longbeen set on incumbent Sen.Mary Landrieu, and a victoryfor Cassidy would be a victo-ry for Vitter. Landrieu hasbeen a thorn in the side ofGov. Bobby Jindal and Vittersurely wants to pull it out,albeit for his own sake.

Retired Air Force Col. RobManess, the other Republicanrunning for the Senate, mayhave been more successfulhad Vitter not intervened.Vitter blocked major fundingsources for Maness on theright in Louisiana, forcingthe Tea Party favorite to relyheavily on out-of-state money.

As for Cassidy, Vitter

cleared the rest of the GOPfield for him early on, con-vincing Congressman JohnFleming, state Rep. PaulHollis and formerCongressman Jeff Landry tosit this one out. That helpsexplain Vitter’s encouragingwords for Landry’s attorneygeneral bid and makes onewonder if Fleming might bepositioned to run for Vitter’sseat, should Vitter be electedgovernor.

If Vitter is successful in2015, one of his first officialacts would be to appoint hisreplacement in Washington.In turn, that has spurredspeculation about how thatmight factor in his guberna-torial campaign. If he wantedto, Vitter could use the perkto convince another candi-date to get out of the race andendorse him instead. Or hecould use the appointment toget someone, possibly a stalk-ing horse, into the race.

But Vitter said in an earli-er interview that neither areoptions. “There will beabsolutely no understanding,arrangement, or deal tyingany appointment to the cam-paign in any way,” he said.

Party officials say Vitter isangling to be the top GOPinfluencer at an opportunetime. The party needs a fig-urehead to keep it financiallyafloat. While Jindal has donethat for the past severalyears, his priorities havechanged as he has lookednationally. Vitter is helpingfill a fundraising void, as isMajority Whip Steve Scalise.

Aside from knockingLandrieu, Jindal hasn’tinvolved himself heavily inthe Senate race. He has notyet endorsed Cassidy. Shouldhe try to swoop in at the lastminute and try to take creditfor a GOP win, it’ll be diffi-cult for him to steal any thun-der from Vitter.

Joel DiGrado, Vitter’s for-mer communications direc-tor, was loaned out to Cassidyas campaign manager at thevery beginning of the race. InSeptember, Vitter was knock-ing on doors with a nationalanti-abortion group cam-paigning against Landrieu.Last week, he stood alongsideU.S. Sen. John McCain ofArizona during campaignstops with Cassidy. Vitterplayed a lead role in gettingthe former presidential can-didate to Louisiana.

The next big move involvesVitter carrying over anyaccomplishments from theSenate race into his run forgovernor. In addition toLandry’s campaign for attor-ney general, there have beenhints of support forInsurance Commissioner JimDonelon.

Plaquemines ParishPresident Billy Nungesser,who is running for lieutenantgovernor and lost a previousbid with Vitter’s backing,remains a question mark.Vitter hasn’t publicly voicedsupport for Nungesser’snewest campaign yet. If any-thing, Vitter appears closer toJefferson Parish PresidentJohn Young, also a candidatefor lieutenant governor. Sucha move would help Vittermake up ground in Jefferson,where Sheriff NewellNormand is backing Lt. Gov.Jay Dardenne on the top ofthe 2015 ballot.

Vitter’s bold moves duringthis extended election cycleforeshadow the comingmaneuvers of a man hell-benton not only taking over theLouisiana Republican Party,but also the state’s governingclass. While Vitter has longbeen involved with BayouState politics, the ongoingSenate race may very well bea turning point — and a lit-mus test.

EditorialThe Natchitoches TimesSection A,

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.Article I. The Bill of Rights (Declared in force December 15, 1791.

Gov. “Bobby” JindalP.O. Box 94004

Baton Rouge, LA 70804(225) 342-7015

Lt. Gov. Jay DardenneOffice of the Lieutenant

GovernorCapitol Annex Building1051 North Third StreetBaton Rouge, LA 70802

PO Box 44243Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4243

Phone: (225) 342-7009Fax: (225) 342-1949

E-mail: [email protected]

U. S. Sen. Mary LandrieuWeb site: www. http://lan-

drieu.senate.gov/global/index.cfm

Washington, DC724 Hart Senate Building

United States SenateWashington, DC 20510

Voice: (202)224-5824Fax:(202) 224-9735

Baton RougeRoom 326, Federal Building

707 Florida Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Voice: (225) 389-0395

Fax:(225) 389-0660U.S. Sen. David Vitter

825A Hart Senate BuildingUnited States Senate

Washington, DC 20510(202)224-4623

Website: www.vitter.senate.govU.S. Rep John Fleming

Shreveport office6425 Youree Drive, Suite 350

Shreveport, La 71105Phone: 318-798-2254

Fax: 318-798-2063

Sen. Gerald LongP.O. Box 151

Winnfield, LA 71483(318)628-5799

Baton Rouge office: (225) 342-2040

E-mail: [email protected]

Rep. Kenny Cox304 High School St.

Mansfield, Louisiana 710521- 855- 844 8583

1- 318 871 9051 [email protected]

Treasurer John KennedyTreasury Main Office

900 North Third Street, 3rdFloor, State Capitol Baton

Rouge, Louisiana 70802 P.O. Box 44154 Baton Rouge,

Louisiana 70804225-342-0010

http://revenue.la.gov

Sec. of State Tom SchedlerP.O. Box 94125

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125(225) 922-2880

FAX: (225) 922-2003

Atty. Gen. James D. “Buddy”Caldwell

P.O. Box 94005Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

(225) 326-6000FAX: (225) 342-7335

Insurance CommissionerJames Donelon

1-800-259-5300 or 5301225-342-5900 [email protected]. Dept. of InsurancePOB 94124Baton Rouge, LA 70804

La. Government Officials

People in Louisiana and across the South will be under-standably offended by a Washington Post report citing thisregion as the worst place in the nation to live, but Louisianaand other states must address some of the factors that result-ed in that conclusion.

According to the newspaper report that was based on astudy by the Organization for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment, eight of the poorest performing states in thestudy that was based on nine facets of overall well-being arein the South.

Louisiana ranked eighth from the bottom among the 50states in the report that included data on health, safety, hous-ing, access to broadband technology, civic engagement, edu-cation, jobs, income and environment.

It is especially troubling that Louisiana ranked at the bot-tom of the category on public safety. That assessment, whichis extremely harmful to the state’s image and reputation, isthe result of excessive crime rates and the nation’s highestincarceration rate.

Law enforcement, criminal justice and education officialsand other state leaders must find effective ways to lowercrime rates in the state through expanded educational attain-ment, more effective rehabilitation and enforcement pro-grams and other initiatives.

High dropout rates from schools, low graduation rates anda low percentage of the population with college degrees arefactors not only in poor public safety standings but also inLouisiana’s bottom four ranking in educational attainmentin the study.

Louisiana also ranked in the bottom six in the nation inthe “healthiest states” segment of the report. That categoryis based on life expectancy and overall health, andLouisiana’s poor ratings reflect high rates of smoking andobesity.

It is offensive that the Washington Post labels the South asthe nation’s worst place to live, because Louisiana and otherstates in the southern region have cultural, economic, edu-cational and other resources that make this one of the mostenjoyable and rewarding places in America to live, work andraise families.

Clearly, though, states like Louisiana must move morerapidly toward improving public safety, educational attain-ment levels, the health and welfare of citizens and otherareas of society that reflect negatively on the overall imageand status of this state and the South.

There are meaningful benefits for public school studentsthat pass Advanced Placement exams and their schools, butLouisiana still ranks next to last in the nation in the per-centage of students participating in the testing program.

Just 4.1 percent of Louisiana juniors and seniors passedthe test this year compared to the national average of 13.2percent. The pass rate for Louisiana was up slightly from 3.3percent last year, which was a little higher than the averageimprovement nationwide.

Louisiana also made progress in the number of studentstaking the exam. That percentage climbed to 13.6, whichmoved the state up 11 spots from next to last in the nation inparticipation to the No. 38 position.

Passing the exam is important, because students that earna grade of 3 to 5 on a 5-point scale earn points toward TOPSscholarship funding, and their schools’ scores on the statereport card improve. Good scores are also associated withhigher graduation rates.

But just participating in the testing program raises gradu-ation rates for students and schools. Louisiana should focusincreased attention on efforts to assist students in passingthe Advanced Placement tests but should also continue toemphasize the obvious importance of just taking the exams.

Action required to overcomenegative misconceptions

Need exists for studentsto do better on taking tests

Why I invest in Israel bonds

Inside David Vitter’sPlaybook

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By John Kennedy, State Treasurer

Last year, I urged Louisianataxpayers to scour their mutu-al fund portfolios for high-riskPuerto Rico bonds. I didn’twant college educations andretirements relying on PuertoRico’s shaky economy.

You won’t find Puerto Ricobonds in the LouisianaTreasury’s investment portfo-lio. What you will find,though, are bonds embracedby Eleanor Roosevelt, AlbertEinstein and Harry S.Truman.

The Louisiana Treasurycurrently holds $18 million inIsrael Bonds. Those bondsearn 2.868 % when the 3-yearU.S. Treasury is yielding 1.08%. As State Treasurer, I investin Israel Bonds for a few sim-ple reasons: They are a safe,solid investment from a coun-try with a sound economicfuture. Unlike Puerto Ricobonds, you won’t find IsraelBonds hovering above a “junk”level credit rating. The creditrating on Israel Bonds is high.

But, first, a little history:Israel Bonds’ history involvesthe genius of Albert Einsteinand the glitz of old Hollywood.

Israel became a nation in1948 after it became a havenfor Jews fleeing persecutionelsewhere in the world. Thenew nation quickly set aboutsecuring a financial foothold.A conference at Jerusalem’sKing David Hotel in 1950launched Israel Bonds.

Political figures andHollywood elite embraced thebonds as an investment inIsrael’s security. Roosevelt,Einstein, Truman, ElizabethTaylor and Cary Grant jumpedonboard. Since 1951, morethan $36 billion in Israel Bondshas been sold. It’s an astonish-ing success story.

Through the innovation ofIsrael Bonds, Israel quicklyshed its training wheels as anewly formed nation. TodayIsrael is an economic worldleader.

As the Organization forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment wrote in its 2013economic survey: “Israel’s out-put growth remains relativelystrong, unemployment is athistorically low levels, its high-tech sector continues to attractinternational admiration, andnew off-shore gas fields havecome on stream.

U.S. investment in Israel isstrong. Google has had officesin Israel since 2006 and digital-ized the Dead Sea Scrolls.Eager to find a seat at the tablein Israel’s tech sector,Facebook snapped up a compa-ny in 2013 that had employeesin Israel. Johnson andJohnson partnered withIsrael’s Office of the ChiefScientist on a biotech incuba-tor. Hewlett Packard has labsatop Mount Carmel.

Economic developmentflows both ways. The U.S.imports billions of dollars ingoods each year from Israel.The import list includes dia-monds, pharmaceutical prod-ucts, machinery and medicalinstruments.

Like other peace-lovingcountries, Israel wrestles withthe threat of terrorism. Thissummer was particularly griz-zly with the murders of threeIsraeli teenagers by militants.By no means is the leadershipof Israel a threat to peace.

Here’s how the U.S.Secretary of State’s Officesums up our nation’s relation-ship with Israel: “The UnitedStates was the first country torecognize Israel as a state in1948. Since then, Israel hasbecome, and remains,America’s most reliable part-ner in the Middle East. Israeland the United States arebound closely by historic andcultural ties as well as bymutual interests.”

Northwestern StateUniversity’s Director ofService-Learning SteveGruesbeck chaired the annualKeep Louisiana Beautifulconference hosted by theUniversity of LouisianaSystem Oct. 2-3.

“This year’s conferencewas subtitled ‘StrengtheningCommunities: Now andForever.’ We showcased bestpractices in recycling and lit-ter awareness, education andcleanup efforts,” Gruesbecksaid. “We heard from regionaland national leaders abouthow to cultivate volunteersand other resources toimprove and beautify ourcommunities. We also heardabout the innovative waysthat students in our state areworking to Keep LouisianaBeautiful now and for years tocome.

Keep Louisiana Beautifulis the state’s anti-litter andcommunity improvementorganization focused on litterawareness and cleanups,enforcement, beautificationand sustainable education.KLB is Louisiana state’s affil-iate program of KeepAmerica Beautiful.Gruesbeck serves on KLB’sboard of directors andchaired the conference for the

second year in a row.“One of the goals of this

year’s conference was net-working,” said Gruesbeck,who also coordinatesgreeNSU. “Our students areinvolved in diverse ‘green’community service and acad-emic service-learning pro-jects. Representatives fromUL System schools will net-work with Keep LouisianaBeautiful affiliates fromaround the state. By workingtogether, we expect to findmany opportunities for ourstudents to participate in fun,‘green’ community serviceand academic service-learn-ing projects aimed at makingand keeping Louisiana beau-tiful.”

Keep Louisiana Beautiful,Inc. is a nonprofit organiza-tion originally formed toassist the state in litter reduc-tion efforts.

An affiliate of KeepAmerica Beautiful, its mis-sion is to promote personal,corporate and communityresponsibility for a clean andbeautiful Louisiana. In 2000, agovernor’s task force was cre-ated to study the growingproblem of litter in Louisianaand its effects on tourism,economic growth and qualityof life, formed by representa-

tives from business, educa-tion, tourism, and other enti-ties. Their study resulted inthe formation of a nonprofitorganization focused solelyon public awareness, educa-tion and community involve-ment; targeting litter’s costlyeffects; and ultimately, chang-ing attitudes.

Today Keep LouisianaBeautiful is tacklingLouisiana’s litter problemwith a three-prongedapproach focusing on educa-tion, enforcement and cleanup. With a statewide mediacampaign reinforcing themessage that litter is nolonger tolerated, KeepLouisiana Beautiful and itsaffiliates and other partnersare working hard to achieve a

cleaner, more beautifulLouisiana.

“I thoroughly enjoy work-ing with KLB and its support-ers like Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne.It’s an honor to serve on theKLB board and I am proud ofthe ways in which UL Systemstudents are using technologyand behavioral change to con-serve, beautify and enhanceour schools and communi-ties,” Gruesbeck said. “It’sgreat knowing that youngpeople in Louisiana are inter-ested in recycling, beautifica-tion, litter cleanups, and sus-tainability projects. We are allexpected to do our part to helpkeep Louisiana Beautiful, andit’s clear that Louisiana’s bestand brightest students aredoing just that.”


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Cadets of the Month for Natchitoches Central High School’s JROTC program areCourtney Logan, Nazy Metoyer and Aimsley Unbehagen.

Jerry is a youngLab/Shepherd mix who is ahandsome, confident, play-ful guy looking for a lively,loving home. With hisbreeding, Jerry should be avery good family pet, com-panion and/or watchdog.Jerry is current on hisshots, heartworm negativeand on heartworm preven-tative. Jerry is $100 to adoptand comes with a neutercertificate worth $50. Tomeet Jerry, contactShannon at 357-9300 Ext.222 between 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.Monday - Friday or goonline to fill out an applica-tion at natchitocheshu-mane.com.

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First Baptist Church on Amulet Street held a Health andWellness Fair Tuesday, Oct. 21 to raise healthcare aware-ness in the church and the community. Kristy McGlothinand Kristi Walker represented Medi Star.

Megan Leath and LuisMachado offered informa-tion on Northwestern’sWRAC.

Swepco donated $300 to the Natchitoches Parish Council on Aging on behalf of NationalMake a Difference Day. From left are Director Alice Barrios, Sherri Conde, BettyNewman and Belinda Berry.

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Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and Steve Gruesbeck discussedstrengthening communities at the KLB conference.

Learning how to becomeadvocates for healthy choicesand policy changes in theirschools and communities,over 400 youths and teacherscame together at the YouthSummit on Healthy BehaviorsThursday, Oct. 9.Natchitoches Parish studentsand teachers fromCloutierville Jr. High, EastNatchitoches Magnet,Frankie Ray Jackson Jr. High,Goldonna Jr. High, LakeviewJr. High, L.P. Vaughn Jr. High,Marthaville Jr. High,Natchitoches Central HighSchool, NSU Middle LabSchool, Parks Jr. High, andProvencal Jr. High participat-ed in the summit. They willuse the summit training toimplement diet and physicalactivity and tobacco preven-tion and control grants fund-ed by the Rapides Foundationduring the 2014-15 school year.

Planned by a group ofyouth advocates fromthroughout Cenla who serveon the Foundation’s YouthAdvisory Council (YAC),members created and starredin a 9-minute video unveiledduring the summit opening.The video, called “Think itThrough” spotlights theideals behind the summit toeat healthy, be active and notuse tobacco. The video can be

found on YouTube by search-ing “Think it Through video,”or going to The RapidesFoundation’s YouTube chan-nel.

Summit training was bro-ken into tracts focused ontobacco prevention, nutritionand physical activity.

Energizer breaks throughoutthe day offered opportunitiesfor high-energy exercise andZumba. Youth EmpowermentSolutions (YES!) led the YouthSummit. YES! is a nonprofitorganization empoweringyouth, in partnership withadults, to create community

change. Their nationally rec-ognized model of socialchange through youthempowerment challengesyoung people to developskills, gain critical awarenessand participate in opportuni-ties necessary for creatingchange.

Bayne-Jones Army commu-nity Hospital will offer a vari-ety of health care services toretirees during its Health Fairas part of Fort Polk’s RetireeAppreciation Day Saturday,Oct. 25.

BJACH will provide all med-ical services at the hospitalfrom 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. The sec-ond floor entrance B will beopen for easy access and plentyof free parking is available.All retirees and their eligiblefamily members are asked tocheck in and present their IDcards upon arrive at BJACH.

Flu and pneumonia shotswill be available as well as theTdap – Tetanus, Diphtheria,Pertusis (Whooping Cough)vaccine for adults. The Centerfor Disease Control recom-mends the Tdap vaccine foradults, ages 19-64 who arehealthcare workers, caregiversof infants, including parents,

grandparents or babysitters,women who just gave birth andwho have never received Tdapand people who travel to coun-tries where pertusis is com-mon. Flu shots will be avail-able to any beneficiaries whoneed them.

Medical services willinclude wellness preventionscreenings for diabetes,Asthma, cholesterol, hyperten-sion and glucose. Retireeswanting to have their glucosechecked are asked not to eatprior to getting the test.Several stations will providehelpful information on healthtopic such as nutrition, foodsafety, stress reduction, goodhand hygiene and more. TheAmerican Red Cross will pro-mote their services and recruitvolunteers.

A variety of cancer screen-ing will also be available - col-orectal, breast, Chlamydia andcervical. Retirees will also beable to make future appoint-ments to have these proce-dures done. Some mammo-gram appointments will alsobe available Saturday. BJACHenrolled beneficiaries over age40, can call 337-531-3011 toschedule an appointment.

The Eyes, Ear Nose andThroat Clinic, EENT, will pro-vide cataract and glaucoma

screenings. Information booths on

Men’s health; Women’s health,Smoking Cessation (sign upfor classes); Physical Therapy.Occupational Therapy; HIVinformation; HEDIS and well-ness assessments; TRICAREOptions – Health Benefits advi-sor, Behavioral Health andDental services will be set up

Retirees and their beneficia-ries will be able to receive andrenew their Other HealthInformation (OHI) cards dur-ing the fair. OHI cards provideverification that beneficiarieshave a valid DD Form 2569 –Third Party CollectionProgram, Record of OtherHealth Insurance – in theirmedical records. ProvidingBJACH with this informationwill not increase insurancepremiums nor incur a cost tobeneficiaries; it will onlyenhance BJACH’s capability todeliver quality medical care.

BJACH’s OutpatientPharmacy will be from 8:30a.m. - 2 p.m. All refill prescrip-tions must be called in at least48 hours prior to be picked upon this Saturday. To call inrefills, plead dial 337-531-DRUG(3784) and follow the instruc-tions. Information on anti-virals and other medicationswill also be available as well as

information about the MailOrder Pharmacy.

Saturday is also NationalPrescription Take-Back Day.Everyone is encouraged toclean out their medicine cabi-net because there will be a col-lection box at BJACH near the2nd floor information deskwhere retirees or any benefi-ciary can drop off their old,unused or expired medica-tions. These medications donot have to be prescriptions;over-the-counter medicationswill also be accepted for safedisposal by the DrugEnforcement Agency.Medications will also beaccepted at the Soldier, FamilyAssistance Center.

BJACH’s Ask-A-DocProgram will offer retirees anopportunity to speak with aphysician. A representativefrom the VA Clinic will also beavailable to answer questionsand talk about services avail-able at the clinic on Hwy. 467.

Dentists will be on hand inthe newly renovated BJACH6th floor Dental Clinic to pro-vide free dental exams consist-ing of an oral cancer screeningand intraoral exams to deter-mine any major or minor den-tal problems. Screenings willlast about 5-10 minutes.Panoramic X-rays to screen forbone cancer and get an overallradiologic assessment will alsobe available.

BJACH’s Dining Facility isalso servicing breakfast from6:30 - 9 a.m. BJACH’s diningfacility is cash only, ale cartefacility.

Sandi, the Pink Fire truckwith Colors for a Cause willalso be on site Saturday inhonor of National BreastCancer Awareness Month.This organization helps fami-lies as they battle cancer byproviding financial assistance.Stop by and take a look at thisunique vehicle. T-shirts will besold during the event in orderto help defray the cost of bringthe truck to Fort Polk and anyexcess monies raised gotoward funding assistance. T-shirts come in 18 styles and are$15 for youth, small – large and$20 for adults, sizes small to 5X.


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A f t e rb r e a k i n geven in dis-trict play lastweek againstthe OuachitaLions, theNatchitochesC e n t r a lChiefs hope tosurpass the.500 mark for the first timethis season.

The Chiefs will have achance to do that this Fridaywhen they travel down theInterstate 49 corridor to faceagainst the AlexandriaTrojans.

NCHS (3-3, 1-1 District 2-5A)is coming off of an inspired31-28 victory at Ouachitawhere the school notched itsfirst victory of District 2-5A’s“Big Three” of Ruston, theLions and West Monroe since2002 and its first win ofOuachita since 1995.

“The reason why we wonwas because of the runninggame,” Chiefs head coachBrandon Helms said. “Weknew we couldn’t be one-dimensional. The win feltgreat because we ran againsta team that prides in stopping

the run.”Senior running back Chris

Reed turned in one of his best

games in his prep career byrunning for 178 yards andfour touchdowns on 17 car-

ries, as his coach has beenimpressed with his perfor-mance.

“He’s learning to run morephysically,” Helms said. “He’srunning more north andsouth than east and west.”

ASH (1-6, 0-2) has struggledthis season, but the school hasa crown jewel in junior quar-terback Matthew Beck.

Beck is one of the bestpassers in the state as hethrew for 1198 yards and fivetouchdowns in the first sixgames---including throwingfor 356 yards and three touch-downs against Tioga Sept. 26.

Yet, Beck can be erratic asevidenced by his 52.2 comple-tion percentage and seveninterceptions through thefirst six games this season.

“What we have to do is tomake him move because he’sa spot-up passer,” Helms said.

“They throw about 75 percentof the time and it’s somethingwe haven’t seen this season.We have to put a hat on a hatand turn up the heat on him.”

NCHS will counter withjunior quarterback AustinGuy who also one of the topquarterbacks in the state.

While the Chiefs onlygained 88 through the airagainst Ouachita, Guy hasthrown for 1282 yards and 13touchdowns this season.

NCHS is in the hunt fortheir sixth straight playoffappearance and shot up to No.27 in the Louisiana HighSchool Athletic Association(LHSAA) Class 5A unofficialpower rankings throughWeek 7 after their win againstthe Lions.

However, it can solidify itsposition with a win this week.Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.


Last week’sscene atCalvary willbe one to bequickly for-gotten.

T h eL a k e v i e wGators willattempt thatgame behindthem when they will travelback up to North Louisiana toface against the North CaddoRebels Friday.

Lakeview (3-4, 1-1 District1-2A) came down to earthafter a 68-6 whipping at thehands of the defendingLouisiana High SchoolAthletic Association(LHSAA) Division III champi-on Calvary Cavaliers.

“I was very disappointedwhen we went down there,”Lakeview head coach FreddieHallman said. “I thought wewould have been more com-petitive, but it is a good gaug-ing point that separates usfrom the elite. Until we playbetter against the tougher

teams, we still have a longway to go.”

However, the Gators gofrom one end of the spectrumto the other in their matchupwith the Rebels.

North Caddo (0-7, 0-2) hasits own playoff hopes hangingin the balance as they holdthe No. 32 spot despite its win-less start.

The Rebels have a pair of

seniors that can make animpact on offense and defensein Edrick Smith and CodyMorgan.

Last season, Smith wasselected to the All-District 1-2A second team as a defensiveback and has not lost a step ashe is ranked No. 83 in theVarsity Preps Top 100 for theclass of 2015.

At 6-foot-2, Smith is a tough

defender that is not afraid ofmaking tackles, while catch-ing many passes on the offen-sive end with his 34-inch ver-tical.

Throwing him the ball isMorgan, who might be smallat 5-foot-8 and 156 pounds, butis elusive and strong.

If North Caddo has troublefinishing drives for touch-downs, the team will call onsenior kicker Jhesus Vargas’strong leg to at least putpoints on the board.

Vargas also doubles as theRebels’ punter and he hasshown a great efficiency fordowning punts inside the 20-yard line.

Despite the tough defeat in

Shreveport, Lakeview stillfinds itself in good shape forits first trip to the LHSAAClass 2A playoffs since 2003 asa win here can go a long wayto securing that.

The Gators are No. 22 in theLHSAA’s Week 8 unofficialpower rankings and have ashot at possibly hosting aplayoff game.

“It definitely would be big,”Hallman said. “For a schoollike us that hasn’t played inthe playoffs in 11 years to geta home playoff game wouldbe a big boost to our pro-gram."

Lakeview’s road finale withNorth Caddo will take placein Vivian Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.


At thispoint last sea-son, the St.M a r y ’ sTigers’ foot-ball teambegan its runto theL o u i s i a n aHigh SchoolA t h l e t i cAssociation (LHSAA)Division IV quarterfinals forthe first time since 1986.

The Tigers will try to atleast duplicate that chargewhen they travel to faceagainst the LogansportTigers Friday as they seektheir first district crownsince 2010.

St. Mary’s (6-1, 2-0 District3-1A) has started districtplay on the right foot crush-ing Block and Montgomery---the two teams that defeatedthe team last season---by acombined score of 67-7.

“It feels good to get thosewins,” St. Mary’s head coachLee Doty said. “Our kidswanted those wins as bad as Idid. Now, I hope every teamwe beat last year doesn’t turnright back around and beatus. Every game gets bigger

and bigger as the season goeson.”

Logansport (4-3, 1-1) is amuch-improved team underrookie head coach KevinMagee than it was last sea-son when St. Mary’s won lastseason’s matchup 33-0 inTurpin Stadium.

Flirting with its first win-ning season and looking forits first home playoff gamesince 2010, Logansport is a

team that has a balancedoffense and can turn thepressure up when needed.

Although Logansport lostto Block 37-19 last week,senior quarterback LoganWilson was able to throw for30 completions---a schoolrecord---on 43 attempts as theschool snapped its two-gamewinning streak.

Spears is an efficient pass-er that has strung together a

streak of three touchdownpasses over the past threegames.

Although its runninggame failed to get goingagainst Block, it has workedwell for them all season withsophomore Braylen Wilsonleading the way.

Wilson ran the ball 29times for 113 yards inLogansport’s 40-21 win overLaSalle Oct. 3 and has beenthe team’s workhorse.

In that same game, seniorDemetrius Davis recordedtwo-and-a-half sacks and willbe tough to contain.However, St. Mary’s is up tothe task.

“We have to play with a lotof effort,” Doty said. “Weplay games like the SuperBowl is at stake and we arefocused. Logansport has our

full attention.”St. Mary’s continues to

pound its opponents to sub-mission with the runninggame and ran for 347 yardsagainst Montgomery, withsenior running back HunterBedgood running for 184.

Bedgood was also one offour St. Mary’s football play-ers that were named to theLHSAA All-Academic com-posite football team for hav-ing a 4.0 grade point average.

He joined fellow seniorsGarrison Friedel, TylerWard and Joseph Thibodauxfor the honor.

“It is what St. Mary’s is allabout,” Doty said. “We areglad to give the kids anopportunity to excel on thefield and in the classroom.”

Friday’s game will takeplace at 7 p.m. in Logansport.

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FootballDist. Ovr.

West Monroe 2-0 5-2Pineville 1-1 5-2Ouachita 1-1 4-3Ruston 1-1 4-3NCHS 1-1 3-3Alexandria 0-2 1-6

LAST WEEKNCHS 31, Ouachita 28Pineville 28, ASH 6West Monroe 28, Ruston 10

THIS WEEKOuachita @ Ruston (Thur.)NCHS @ ASHW. Monroe @ Pineville

District 2-5A

FootballDist. Ovr.

Calvary 2-0 6-1Red River 2-0 5-2Lakeside 1-1 3-4Lakeview 1-1 3-4Homer 0-2 1-6North Caddo 0-2 0-7

LAST WEEKLakeside 23, Homer 22Calvary 68, Lakeview 6Red River 29, N. Caddo 0

THIS WEEKLakeside @ CalvaryRed River @ HomerLakeview @ N. Caddo

District 1-2A

FootballDist. Ovr.

St. Mary's 2-0 6-1LaSalle 1-1 5-2Logansport 1-1 4-3Montgomery 1-1 3-4Block 1-1 2-5Northwood 0-2 1-6

LAST WEEKBlock 37, Logansport 19LaSalle 54, Northwood 24SMS 34, Montgomery 7

THIS WEEKMontgomery @ LaSalleNorthwood @ BlockSt. Mary's @ Logansport

District 3-1A

THURSDAYVolleyballLamar @ NSU, 7 p.m.

FRIDAYFootballLakeview @ N. Caddo, 7NCHS @ ASH, 7 p.m.St. Mary’s @ Logansport, 7

SATURDAYVolleyballSam Houston @ NSU, 2 p.m.FootballNSU @ C. Arkansas, 6 p.m.Cross CountryNCHS/SMS at the NSUInvitational

TUESDAYBoys’ BasketballLakeview @ Carroll(scrimmage), 5 p.m.

On deck

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Helms

St. Mary’s ‘focused’ on road game against LogansportSt. Mary’s (6-1, 2-0)

vs. Logansport (4-3, 1-1)WHERE: LogansportWHEN: 7 p.m., FridayLAST WEEK: St. Mary's defeated Montgomery 34-7,Logansport lost to Block 37-19.LHSAA POWER RANKINGS: St. Mary's, No. 4 in DivisionIV (no change); Montgomery, No. 10 in Class 1A (down twospots).

NCHS (3-3, 1-1)vs. Alexandria (1-6, 0-2)

WHERE: AlexandriaWHEN: 7 p.m., FridayLAST WEEK: NCHS defeated 31-28, Alexandria lost toPineville 28-6LHSAA POWER RANKINGS: NCHS, No. 27 in Class 5A (upnine spots); Alexandria, No. 49 in Class 5A (up one spot).

Lakeview (3-4, 1-1)vs. North Caddo (0-7, 0-2)

WHERE: VivianWHEN: 7 p.m., FridayLAST WEEK: Lakeview lost to Calvary 68-6; North Caddolost to Red River 29-0.LHSAA POWER RANKINGS: Lakeview, No. 22 in Class 2A(down five spots); North Caddo, No. 32 in Class 2A (up threespots).

Gators look to pick up their chops against North Caddo

Natchitoches Central to apply pressure to ASH, Beck

St. Mary’s junior Michael Leone scored a touchdown lastweek against Montgomery and has been one of the Tigers’key rushing contributors this season.

Photo by Kevin Shannahan.

The Lakeview Gators’ defense will attempt to put last week’sgame at Calvary behind them. Photo by Kevin Shannahan.

Natchitoches Central junior receiver Reginald Turner is hav-ing a strong season and was named participate in theLouisiana High School Coaches’ Association All-Star Gamein December. Photo by Kevin Shannahan.

Senior center AustinDouglas has been awardedNorthwestern State’s presti-gious Jack ClaytonScholarship in recognition ofhis outstanding academic andathletic achievements in theDemons’ football program.

The Jack ClaytonScholarship, along with theJack Clayton Plaza in thesouth end zone of TurpinStadium, was created in 1999by former players of NSUCoach Jack Clayton, whoseteams won four Gulf StatesConference championshipsfrom 1957-66 and whose 1966team was undefeated andranked No. 1 in the nation’sNAIA ranks at the end of theseason.

Douglashonored withClayton award

The two-time defendingSouthland Conference cham-pion Northwestern State soft-ball program is set to host itsinaugural Demon SoftballDinner and Auction on

Saturday at 6 p.m. in theStudent Union Ballroom aspart of a weekend of festivi-ties to close out the fall season.

The dinner will cost $15 perperson in advance and $20 perperson the night of the event.Checks should be madepayable to NSU Softball and allquestions can be directed [email protected].

“This is the first time we’vehad an alumni dinner,” sev-

enth-year head coach DonaldPickett said. “We’re really try-ing to connect with our alum-ni. Before we arrived here,they had a lot of changes andwe hadn’t been able to stay intouch with our alumni like wewould have liked to.

“You can’t substitute forthe alumni support in yourprogram. We’re hoping thisgets it kicked started and geta lot more people involved inwhat we’re doing.”

Nearly 50 auction itemswill be up for grabs at theevent which range from duckhunting outings and ticketsto a Texas Rangers game towine baskets and jewelrypieces.

Alongside the auction willbe the highly anticipated pre-sentation of the SouthlandConference championshiprings to the squad.

The Natchitoches CentralChiefs swam at the BulldogAquatic Club (BAC)Invitational Swim Meet inRuston Oct. 11 and cameaway with a fifth-place finishin the combined team catego-ry behind Ruston,Alexandria, Pineville andByrd. The boys’ placed fifthon their side while the girls’placed seventh.

Junior Fernando Gonzalezachieved a qualifying timefor the Louisiana HighSchool Athletic Association(LHSAA) state meet in the100-yard butterfly event witha time of 59.07 seconds and athird place finish. Gonzalezwould also finish 11th in theboys’ 500-yard freestyle.

Fellow junior swimmerLyle Alford also reached a

double-digit point with 12points, thanks to a pair ofthird place finishes in theboys’ 200-yard individualmedley and the 100-yardbackstroke.

Gonzalez and Alford werealso part of the Chiefs’ boys’200-yard medley and 200-yardfreestyle relay teams withsenior Ryan Domingue thateach gained points.

The trio along with juniorDeshawn Corley raced to atime of 1:55.82 to earn a thirdplace finish and 12 points inthe medley relay, while fresh-man Casey Oden helpedGonzalez, Domingue andAlford finish fourth in thefreestyle relay gaining 10points.

Corley added a seventh-place finish in the boys’ 100-

yard breaststroke with atime of 1:21.87 to give theChiefs two more points theirtotal.

The Lady Chiefs did theirdamage in a pair of top relayfinishes in the 200-yardfreestyle and medley relays.

The junior quartet ofHanna Warner, RachelSheffield, Emily Schultz andPerry Burrell finished fifthin the 200-yard freestyle witha time of 2:07.75 and tooksixth in the 200-yard medleyrelay with a time of 2:29.90.

The Chiefs take the wateragain on Saturday at the 33rdCentral Louisiana HighSchool Invitational SwimMeet hosted by AlexandriaSenior High.

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NCHS swim team finishes fifth at Bulldog Aquatic Club Invitational

The Natchitoches ShootingRange will be teachinghunters’ education coursesOct. 22-24 from 5-8 p.m. forhunters 10 years of age andolder.

Attendance for all threedays of a session is required tocomplete the course.

To ensure a spot for eitherclass or for further questions,call the Shooting Range at(318) 356-9457.

ShootingRange offeringclasses

The Natchitoches Centralboys’ and girls’ basketballteams are offering gymnasi-um signs to businesses for the2014-15 season.

The costs for the signs are$225 for first year participantsand $200 for renewals. All pro-ceeds will go to the boys andgirls’ basketball programs.

Each advertisement will bea 4x4 sign visible to many vis-itors who show up to theChiefs’ home games.

To participate, all checksshould be made payable toNCHS Basketball and busi-nesses can e-mail an electron-ic image or a JPG file to NCHSboys’ basketball head coachMicah Coleman at [email protected].

Forms can also be mailed to6513 Hwy 1 Bypass,Natchitoches, LA, 71457.

For further questions, callColeman at (318) 228-9819.

NCHS offeringgym signsfor sale

The Natchitoches CountryClub is offering its fall tennisprograms for youth ages 4-10.

Each hour-long class laststhree weeks and class pricesbegin at $40.

Ages 4-6 will practice from3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Red Ball 1class and youth 10 and underwill participate in the OrangeBall 1 class from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Class start dates are Nov. 3and Dec. 1.

For additional information,call Willie Paz at (318) 471-3241.

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Lady Demons softball to host inauguraldinner, auction to close fall festivities

Natchitoches Central junior swimmer Fernando Gonzalezqualified for the LHSAA state meet in the boys’ 100-yardbutterfly event with a time of 59.07.

Harvey Coward won the Many Bass Club October tour-nament with a total catch of 16.62 pounds. Coward alsowon the big bass award.

Senior center Austin Douglas is the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Jack ClaytonScholarship, given annually to an outstanding Northwestern State football student-ath-lete. From left are former Clayton players Deacon Lewis, Carroll Long and Dick Reding,along with Douglas, Mrs. Nellie (Jack) Clayton, their daughter Nancy Reding, and anoth-er of Coach Clayton’s former players, Shelley Dickie.

Cassandra Briscoe knockedin two goals for theNorthwestern State soccerteam, but SoutheasternLouisiana’s Bri Singh scoredthe golden goal to give NSU a3-2 loss in overtime Sundayafternoon at the Lady DemonSoccer Complex in SouthlandConference action.

Singh scored in the 91stminute from the lower rightcorner when the ball slippedthrough the NSU goalkeeperAlex Latham’s hands andbounced all the way to theback of the net. The goalimproved SLU to 12-4 overalland 5-3 in league play, andNSU fell to 4-12-1 overall and 1-7-1 in the SouthlandConference.

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Northwestern State volley-ball held Stephen F. Austin toits lowest hitting percentageof the Southland Conferenceslate at .171 but key plays atpivotal moments allowed theLadyjacks to sweep NSU (25-19, 25-23, 25-16) from SheltonGym on Tuesday night.

The Lady Demons (9-13, 6-3SLC) posted their lowestattack percentage (.103) sincehitting just .097 againstNicholls on Sept. 27. In theprocess, SFA (16-7, 9-0 SLC)continued its undefeatedstreak in league play with thesquad’s eighth conferencesweep in nine matches.

“This game always comesdown to serving and passingand SFA outplayed us in thatarea,” fifth-year co-head coachHugh Hernesman said. “Wenever really found a consis-tent rhythm offensively.Defensively, I thought we exe-cuted pretty well to be honest.We held them almost 150points below their conferenceaverage in attack percentage.We just couldn’t find enoughways to score.”

Northwestern State was ledby redshirt junior CaitiO’Connell’s nine kills followedby junior Glynna Johnson’s

seven andf r e s h m a nA u b r e yDavis’s five.Davis led theway with fivetotal blocks,her mostsince tallyingseven againstS o u t h e r nMississippi on Sept. 5.

Elsewhere, Glynna Johnsonadded four total blocks andsenior Vanessa Coleman fin-ished with three. SeniorEmily Johnson concluded thematch with 17 assists whilesenior Stacey DiFrancescocontributed the Lady Demons’lone service ace. SophomoreBailey Martin andDiFrancesco each posted dou-ble-digit digs with 12 and 11respectively.

“In these situations, youjust have to tip your cap to theother team and move on,”Hernesman said. “I’m moreconcerned about Lamar andhow we’re playing at the endof the season, so that will beour focus.”

Northwestern State returnsto the friendly confines ofPrather Coliseum onThursday at 7 o’clock against

Lamar. NSU is a perfect 4-0 athome on the season at 21-3 dat-ing back to 2012. The matchwill mark the first of threestraight at Prather for theLady Demons and will be fac-ulty and staff appreciationnight.


T h e“ P u r p l eS w a r m ”d e f e n s eshowed upwhen it mat-tered themost.

T h eNorthwesternState Demonsscrapped tooth and nail for a31-27 victory over the No. 25-ranked Sam Houston StateBearkats Saturday.

With the win, the Demonsare now over .500 for the firsttime this season and knockedoff a ranked conference foein Turpin Stadium for thesecond straight season.

NSU (4-3, 2-1 Southland)came up big in the fourthquarter by forcing fumbleson the Bearkats final two dri-ves to preserve the close vic-tory and to give head coachJay Thomas a memorablepresent for his 54th birthday.

“In the big games like this,we have to be able to getpoints,” Thomas said. “Butwe did make it when it count-ed. We just got better as thegame went along in the sec-ond half.”

After both teamsexchanged punts to start offthe game, Sam Houstonstruck first when senior run-ning back Keshawn Hillbroke loose for a 66-yard runto give his team an early 7-0advantage with 9:23 remain-ing in the first quarter.

The Demons would then

respond with a 10-play, 71-yard drive that was cappedoff by a 12-yard shovel passby senior Zach Adkins tojunior receiver Ed Eagan totie the game at 7-7.

Disaster struck earlywhen on NSU’s next drive,Adkins would throw aninterception to senior freesafety Michael Wade.

Sam Houston (3-4, 2-1)would only need five plays tolet Hill once again when heran for a 74-yard touchdownto allow the visitors toreclaim the lead.

The Bearkats would scoreagain when Hill scored histhird touchdown of the dayafter a 12-play, 89-yard driveto give them a 21-7 lead.

While the Demons took awhile to get something tocook, they got it together

when Adkins found sopho-more receiver Tuff McClainon a 42-yard touchdown passthat was aided by a block byfellow receiver BryantMitchell.

NSU would then intercepta pass by Bearkat sophomorequarterback Jared Johnsonto help set up a 26-yardtouchdown reception byMitchell to tie the game at 21-21 going into halftime.

While both teams failed toscore in the third, SamHouston sophomore defen-sive back Trenier Orr inter-cepted an Adkins pass whilethe visitors broke the tiewith Luc Swimberghe fieldgoal for a 24-21 lead.

On the Demons’ followingpossession, Adkins would tryto complete a pass to sopho-more receiver Shakeir Ryan,

but the ball ricocheted off ofRyan’s grasp and P.J. Hallplucked it from the sky forthe interception.

Needing huge plays to pre-vent a momentum-swingingtouchdown, NSU got just thatas the Bearkats had to settlefor another field goal fromtheir sophomore kicker tohold a 27-21 lead with overeight minutes left.

The Demons’ fortuneschanged for the better whenEd Eagan took the ensuingkickoff to the Sam Houston48-yard line to give hometeam a short field.

Adkins would not miss abeat on the drive, completingall four of his passes---including a touchdown passto sophomore running backDe’Mard Llorens---to helpput NSU ahead 28-27 with5:48 remaining.

The Bearkats would not goaway easily, driving to theDemons’ 30-yard line, buttheir drive would come to ascreeching halt when seniorlinebacker Tyler Rousselforced a fumble to give theDemons the ball.

Senior kicker Chris Moorewould give NSU a littlebreathing room with a 30-yard field goal to give theteam a 31-27, putting the taskto the defense to close it out.

They would do just thatwhen junior LeroyArmstrong ripped the ball

from Jared Johnson to sealthe game for the Demons.

Adkins threw for 296 yardsand four touchdowns, whilefinding a rapport withMcClain who caught fivepasses for 102 yards andtouchdown.

“We were seeing green,”McClain said. “[Adkins] wasjust throwing the ball and Iwas just getting to it.”

Despite giving up 294 rush-ing yards in the first half, theDemon defense held tight inthe second half and onlyallowed 97 total yards.

“At halftime, [NSU defen-sive coordinator Mike] Lucasmade a good adjustment,”Thomas. “In the second half,we did a great job of justplaying.”

NSU will head on the roadnext week to Conway, Ark. toface the Central ArkansasBears Oct. 25.

The Demons return homeNov. 1 for a showdown withMcNeese State.


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Southeastern 4-0 6-2C. Arkansas 3-1 4-4S.F. Austin 2-1 5-2McNeese St. 2-1 4-2NSU 2-1 4-3S. Houston St. 2-1 3-4Lamar 2-2 5-3Abilene Ch. 2-2 4-4UIW 1-3 1-6Houston Bapt. 0-4 1-6Nicholls St. 0-4 0-8

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Demons’ ‘Purple Swarm’ suffocates Sam Houston late

Northwestern State volleyball fallsto Stephen F. Austin in midweek match

Northwestern State seniorlinebacker Tyler Roussel,who made two pivotalfourth-quarter plays to helpthe Demons knock offnationally-ranked SamHoustonState 31-27Saturdayafternoon,wonSouthlandConferenceDefensivePlayer of theWeek honors Monday.

Roussel was the second-leading tackler forNorthwestern State, whichonly allowed 97 yards andsix points after halftime,setting the stage for theDemons (4-3 overall, 2-1 inthe Southland) to knock offthe then-No. 24 Bearkats (3-4,2-1).

It was NSU’s first win infour years over the Bearkats,who have been part of thelast three Division I FCSplayoff fields.

The Demons hit the roadthis week to play at CentralArkansas (4-4 overall, 3-1 inthe Southland) in a 6 p.m.game Saturday in Conway,Ark., before NSU hosts rivalMcNeese State on Nov. 1.

Roussel’s performancecoupled with a 20-tacklegame by senior linebackerMarion Chapman to key theNSU Purple Swarm defense.

Roussel, a senior fromLaPlace-St. Charles Catholic,had nine tackles, includingthree solo and one for a loss.Roussel registered one passbreakup – that coming on afourth-quarter, third-downpass from the NSU 5, withRoussel tipping it at thegoalline, leading to anincompletion forcing SHSUto settle for a fourth-quarterfield goal and a 27-21 lead.

NSU took the ensuingkickoff, got a 33-yard returnacross midfield from EdEagan, and moved ahead forthe first time all day whenChris Moore kicked an extrapoint following the game-tying 20-yard touchdownpass from Zach Adkins toDe’Mard Llorens.

When Sam Houston gotthe ball back, Roussel took itaway. He forced a fumble atthe NSU 30, as the Bearkatswere trying to erase a 28-27NSU lead with 3:56 remain-ing, knocking the ball loosefrom a receiver after a catch.The Demons’ ImoanClaiborne recovered thefumble and returned it 33yards to end the visitors’ lastreal threat, and Moorepadded NSU’s lead to 31-27with a 30-yard field goal atthe 1:56 mark.

Leroy Armstrong forced afumbled recovered by ChaseCollins on SHSU’s next playfrom scrimmage to wrap upthe game for NSU.

NSU will face CentralArkansas Saturday at 6 p.m.in Conway, Ark. and willreturn home Nov. 1 againstMcNeese State.

Roussel winsSouthlandweekly honor

Roussel

Northwestern State sophomore Tuff McClain caught fivepasses for 102 yards and a touchdown in the Demons’ 31-27victory over Sam Houston.

Photo by Gary Hardamon/NSU Photographic Services.

Northwestern State's thrilling come-from-behind 31-27 winSaturday over No. 24-ranked Sam Houston State at TurpinStadium is being replayed to Natchitoches-area cable sub-scribers on NSU TV, while the Southland TV coverage is nowavailable for viewing through ESPN3.

Northwestern State’s winover Sam Houston to re-air

Events and meetings thatappear in this column areopen to the public.

The Natchitoches FireDepartment will conduct firehydrant flow tests in October.Testing will run Oct. 13-31.

The Outpatient MedicalCenter will host a BreastCancer Awareness Gala

Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at theMartin Luther KingRecreation Center. The semi-formal event is free and opento the public. Vendor boothswill open at 6 p.m.

The NSU Middle LabSchool 4H and Builders Clubwill collect Coats for Kids. Theclubs will be set up with theNatchitoches Rotary at Make

A Difference Day, Saturday,Oct. 25, from 9 a.m.- noon. Formore information contact 4Hand Builders Club FacultyAdviser Jennifer Anderson [email protected].

Lifeshare Blood Centerwill take donations for a blooddrive Saturday, Oct. 25 at Renta Center in Natchitoches.

The NatchitochesGenealogical & HistoricalAssociation will meetTuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. atthe Natchitoches Arts Center,716 Second St. Rev. StephenScott Chimeno from theDiocese of Alexandria, for-mer pastor of theImmaculate ConceptionCatholic Church inNatchitoches, will speak on“How the ImmaculateConception Catholic ChurchBecame a Minor Basilica.”For information call 357-2235.

The Historic DistrictCommission will hold itsregular meeting onMonday, November 3, 2014 at5:00 p.m. at the NatchitochesArts Center, 716 SecondStreet.

The City ofNatchitoches Planning andZoning Commission willmeet Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:30p.m. at the Natchitoches ArtsCenter, 716 Second St.

Northwestern StateUniversity’s Department ofMilitary Science will presenta Veteran’s Day Car and BikeShow to benefit theNatchitoches Parish Veteransand Memorial Park. Theevent will feature domesticcars and trucks, SUVs,imports, muscle cars, chop-pers, cruisers, sports bikesand more and will be held onthe riverfront in downtownNatchitoches Saturday, Nov. 8.Check in will be from 8 a.m.-noon and the show will rununtil 4 p.m. Registration toshow a vehicle is $15 inadvance and $25 the day of theevent. For information con-tact Elisa Smith at 357-5157 ore-mail [email protected].

NCHS will host aVeterans Day ProgramTuesday, Nov. 11 from 9-10 a.m.There will be a continentalbreakfast beginning at 8:15a.m. in the school cafeteria.Veterans choosing to attendshould RSVP to the JROTCDepartment NLT by Nov. 6 at352-9656.

The Natchitoches Hopefor Paws meets the firstThursday of each month at5:30 p.m. at the NatchitochesArts Center, located at 716Second St. For more informa-tion, email Hope For Paws [email protected]. The meetings areopen to the public.

The City of NatchitochesRecreation Dept. presents anAfter School TutoringProgram at the John BelowCenter in Breda Town. Theprogram is free to anyonebetween the ages of 5-12. Theprogram days and times areMonday-Friday from 3-7 p.m.For more information, callRegina Layton at 318-357-3891.

The Natchitoches ParishHousing Authority takesapplications Mondays andWednesdays from 8-11 a.m.

The Natchitoches 911Commission meets the thirdTuesday of each month at 2p.m. in the Parish Councilroom on the second floor ofthe courthouse.

The Powhatan VolunteerFire Dept. District 10 meetsthe first Wednesday of themonth at 7 p.m.

The Master Gardeners ofNatchitoches meet at the ArtsCenter the second Wednesdayof every month. The meetingbegins at 10 a.m. with refresh-ments at 9:30. Guests are wel-come.

The NatchitochesRecycles Group will meet thethird Thursday of each monthat 5:30 p.m. at theNatchitoches Arts Center,located at 716 Second St.

The NatchitochesKiwanis Club meetsThursdays at noon at the NSURecreation Complex at 6604Hwy. 1 Bypass.

The Natchitoches RotaryClub meets Tuesdays at noonat the Natchitoches Inn. Forinformation call 357-8573.

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The Natchitoches Times

Natalie CovherLifestyle Editor(318) 352-3618

e-mail: [email protected]

T h i sweek's col-umn is beingw r i t t e nadvertently.

Yep, that'swhat I said,advertently.Now, what amI talking about, you may wellask. Well, the word "inadver-tently" means by mistake ornot intended. So "advertent-ly" should mean I wrote thison purpose, right?

Just like "incompatible"means you can't get alongwith somebody, "compatible"means you can. Opposites,see?

Well, of course what I amgoing to try to do today ishave some fun with words. Ispent my profession as anewspaper reporter puttingtogether words to try to makesome sense out of the day'sevents, so the uses and mean-ings of nouns, verbs, adjec-tives and adverbs have alwaysintrigued me.

So, as in the above exam-ples, there are many wordsthat, with the addition of theprefix "in" have an oppositemeaning. Indecent, decent;inactive, active; incoherent,coherent. You get the picture.

But let's take a look at a fewthat, without the "in" seempretty odd.

The Founding Fatherstalked about our "inalienable"rights, rights that can't betaken away from us. But I canimagine President Putin ofRussia telling his people, "Youhave many alienable rights.And I will alienate them fromyou any time I wish."

Okay, how about this one.Inane means pointless, or oflittle value. So "ane" shouldmean you've got it right on, asin "'Your paper is very ane,'the teacher told his student."

In Louisiana we all knowall about inclement weather.But, without the prefix, woulda fisherman say to his buddy,"Boy, I hope the weather isclement tomorrow so we cango to the lake." Probably not.

Also in Louisiana, we liketo have a good time and someof us have been inebriatedoccasionally. So, imagine thisstatement: "Let's let Al driveus home. He's still ebriated."

Incognito is a good word touse when you want to hideyour identity. So, might yourhear something like this: "I'mgoing cognito to the MardiGras ball, so everybody cansee my pretty face."

If a guy is quite poor, wecan say he is indigent, right?But if I'm going to get flush, Icould say, "Boy, with my newraise, I'm going to be digent."

And of course if we areinsulted we will get indig-nant. And what would be theopposite? "When Betty wasselected Christmas queen,she was so dignant."

A lazy person is indolent.We all know that. But couldwe overhear a boss saying,"Wow, I'm going to hire Carolbecause she's so dolent."

Well, perhaps that's enoughof these silly attempts attwisting the English lan-guage. I just hope you'vefound them ane and that youare dignant. May you stayebriated and become digent.

Tis the season for Christmas AngelsSSlliiccee ooff LLiiffee

The Christmas Angels were selected Saturday, Oct. 4 in Magale Recital Hall at NSU. Miss Merry Christmas, Madison Ackelhosted the Christmas Angels pageant and Christmas Belles, Kara Davis and Peyton Ebarb served as contestant helpers. Thepageant was open to all young ladies in PreK-8 grades enrolled in Natchitoches Parish Schools. On front row from left areAbigail Nelson, Anna Sowell, Makaila Knueppel, Taylor Eubanks, Hannah Vickers, Cayla Anthony and Izabella Lopez. Onback row are Lyndee Litton, Christmas Belle Kara Davis, Mali Simmons, Miss Merry Christmas Madison Ackel, LinseyHargis and Christmas Belle Peyton Ebarb.

PreK winners from left are queen Izabella Lopez, first runner-up BrinleeHanne Berry and Myonah Bernstine winner of the second runner-up andpeople’s choice awards.

Kindergarten winners from left are queen Makaila Knueppel, second runner-up and people’s choice Rayanna Michelle Norsworthy and first runner-upAvery Elizabeth Colvin.

First grade winners from left are second runner-up Kaylyn Gracie Stephens,first runner-up Annaliece Gabrielle Romero and queen Cayla Anthony. Notshown is people’s choice Reghan Davis.

Fourth grade winners from left are first runner-up Summer Richardson, sec-ond runner-up Bailey Elise Ebarb, Anna Sowell who won queen and peo-ples choice.

Fifth grade winners from left are queen Abigail Nelson and Allanah Bynogwho won runner-up and peoples choice.

Second grade winners from left are second runner-up Ainsley ClaireArmstrong, first runner-up Finley Grace O’con and Hannah Vickers whowon queen and peoples choice.

Third grade winners from left are people’s choice Johanna Smith, first run-ner-up Haylee Pearl Tousek, second runner-up Maggie Dunn and queenTaylor Eubanks.

Sixth grade winners from left are second runner-up Emily Grace Waldrip,first runner-up and Peoples Choice Amelia Strahan and queen LinseyLenee’ Hargis.

Seventh grade winners from left are queen Mali Simmons, people’s choiceRachael Riggin, first runner-up Melanie Christina Nation and second run-ner-up Gracie Borders.

Eighth grade winners from left are queen and peoples choice LyndeeMorgan Litton and Runner-up Madison Lemoine.

Darby, retired with “TheWife” to Natchitochesfrom New Orleans in2006, where he worked for41 years as a newsreporter at the Times-Picayune. He still enjoyssitting down and express-ing himself on paper, orshould we say on a com-puter screen. He can becontacted [email protected].

Church NewsFirst UMC pumpkin patch

morning story time will con-tinue Monday- Friday at 9:30a.m. and 10 a.m. through Oct.24. Area schools and daycaresmay call 357-8296 to reserve aslot for up to 30 children.

Oak Ridge MissionaryBaptist Church will hold itsPastoral AnniversaryCelebration for Pastor andFirst Lady Winslow SundayOct. 26 at 3 p.m. Guests will beSpeaker Bishop William B.Roberson and the North StarMissionary Baptist Church.

New Birth BaptistChurch will hold its apprecia-tion program Friday, Oct. 17 at7 p.m. for their musicians,minister of music DeaconEric Fields, Minister CurtisRobinson, Minister JamesArmstrong, Jalen Sowell,

Jayquerius Johnson, TyreSowell and Tyrek Davis. Theguest will be First BaptistChurch of North Street. Theclimax will be held Saturday,Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. with guestsPastor Johnny Davis andAgape Love Center.

Rockford Baptist Churchwill hold its choir anniversaryOct. 17 and Oct. 19. The premusical will be Friday, Oct. 17at 7 p.m. Guests will be thechildren of God gospel singersand the Natchitoches deten-tion center choir. All partici-pants are asked to submit anA and B selection. The climaxis Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m.Guests will be Pastor ElbertDemery and EvergreenBaptist church of Maurice.

Gilgal MissionaryBaptist Church will hold a

women’s conference Oct. 18 at9 a.m. The Rev. LamarRichardson is pastor.Speakers will be ProphetessJoella Wilson and ApostleDelores Washington.

First Baptist Church onNorth Street will hold itsprayer workshop serviceSaturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m.-noon. Guest will be SisterNettie Ligon, member ofLiving Word Ministries wherethe Rev. Altorio Holden is pas-tor.

OWE ministry andChristians walking with godwill hold a soup kitchenSaturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.There will be hot home cookedfood.

St. Peter Baptist Churchwill hold “Uncle Willie’s lastwill and testament” presentedby the Mt. Pilgrim Baptistchurch drama departmentSaturday, Oct. 18 at 5:30 p.m.Guests will be Bethel Baptistchoir, Gilgal Baptist Churchmale chorus and theNatchitoches DetentionCenter choir. For informationcall 357-3147 or 357-0894.

First Baptist Church onAmulet will hold its churchanniversary Oct. 19 at 3 p.m.Guest will be Rev. Leo Walkerand St. Paul MissionaryBaptist Church. For informa-tion call 352-3314.

Mt. Pilgrim BaptistChurch in Clarence is hold-ing a men’s program Oct. 19 at3 p.m. Guests will be Rev.Rufus Sowell and the NewBirth Baptist Church ofNatchez. For information con-tact Deacon Charles Payton Sr.at 352-5295.

LightWay Church of theNazarene will hold an instal-

lation service for their newpastor, Rev. David HoffpauirSunday, Oct. 19, at 10:45 a.m.Dr. Charles (Chuck) Fountain,the new DistrictSuperintendent for theLouisiana District Church ofthe Nazarene will be presid-ing. The service will be fol-lowed by a potluck dinner andfellowship. The church wel-comes Pastor David and hiswife, Phyllis, to the communi-ty.

Rose of Sharon Church ofNatchez will hold its Pastorand Wife anniversary SundayOct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. The guestwill be Minister SamuelLofton of Shreveport. Theguest choir will be SalvationMinistries ensemble ofCampti.

First Baptist Church onAmulet Street and PastorRev. Michael D. Callahan willhold a Health fair Tuesday,Oct. 21 from 8 a.m.-noon. Thefair will include safety tips,health talks and information-al booths. Free screenings willbe offered including bodymass index, blood pressure,vision and feet. There will bedoor prizes and refreshments.For information call 352-3314or 357-8192.

Trinity Baptist churchwill hold Ladies’ NightOctober 21 will begin at 5:30p.m. with a meal followed by aprogram. The guest speakerwill be Susanne Hughes ofMirror Ministries. Hughes isa bible teacher and women?sconference speaker. TammyVallet and Nancy Masters willprovide music. There will bedoor prizes.

The Christian BaptistChurch will hold musicianappreciation for Bro.Cleveland Ware Saturday, Oct.

25-26. The pre-musical will beOct. 25 at 7 p.m. with NPDCchoir as guest. The musicalwill be Oct. 26 at 2:30 pm. WithRev. Steve Harris and theAbundant Life Internationalas guest. For information call471-3194.

Pentecost Baptist Churchwill hold its musicians appre-ciation event Oct. 25-26. Amusical will be held Saturday,Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. with specialguest first Timothy, St.Martha B.C. God extra-anoint-ed one, Soulette. The climaxwill be Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3p.m. with Rev. Al Holden,Living Word Ministries andThe Natchitoches ParishDetention Center.

The Bethel BaptistChurch and Rev. WaddellSmith will hold its churchanniversary Sunday Oct. 26 at3 p.m. Guests will be Rev.Carey Smith and theGreenville Baptist Church ofClarence.

Evergreen BaptistChurch and Pastor Demery,Jr will hold its choir annualSunday, Oct. 26 at 2:30 p.m.Guests will be Pastor BradlenHolden and the AntiochBaptist Church No.2 ofPleasant Hill.

First UMC will hold“Trunk or Treat” Sunday, Oct.26 starting at 5 p.m. Childrenmay wear costumes. Thepumpkin patch will be closedfor the event.

Jabez Missionary BaptistChurch and William Sappwill hold their annual harvestdrive Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m.Guests will be Pastor A.L.Johnson and the EnglandAirpark Baptist Church ofAlexandria. For informationor transportation call 472-6700

or 581-3389.

Living Word Ministrieswill hold its Hallelujah FestFriday, Oct. 31 from 6:30-8:30p.m. There will be games forchildren. Children can wearcostumes.

St. Matthew B.C. ofCreston and Pastor KennethLeonard will hold a “Womenin Red” program Nov. 2 at 3p.m. Guests will be ministerRicky Davis of Arcadia andthe Natchitoches detentioncenter choir. For informationcall 259-9942 or 609-3988

Christian Baptist Churchand Pastor Rev. Otis JacksonSr. will hold its Churchanniversary Sunday Nov. 2 at2:30 p.m. Guests will be Rev.Ardonul Brinson and St. MaryBaptist Church.

The St. Matthew BaptistChurch will hold its Pastorand Wife anniversary FridayNov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Guests willbe the Daughters ofJerusalem and theNatchitoches Parish deten-tion center choir. The climaxwill be Sunday Nov. 9 at 3 p.m.with The Evergreen BaptistChurch, Rev. Elbert Demeryand Male chorus of St.Maurice.

First Baptist Church andRev. Dr. M.C. Herndon Sr.Pastor on North Street willhold their youth pre-anniver-sary musical Saturday Nov. 8at 6 p.m. Guest will be NewJerusalem M.B.C. of Many.Choirs, Drill teams, Praisedancers, mime ministry orsoloists are asked to partici-pate. All participants areasked to render an A and Bselection.

First UMC pumpkinpatch is open from 9 a.m.-6p.m. Monday-Saturday andnoon-6 p.m. Sundays, offers avariety of shapes, sizes andcolors of specialty pumpkinsand gourds includingJarrahdales, Luminas,Cinderella’s, Fairytales andHubbard’s to satisfy decora-tion aspirations. Take fall pic-tures by the antique tractor,courtesy of Barry Howard,and shop for fall decor to sup-port the upcoming churchmission trip to Panama.

First PresbyterianChurch has “Lunch on Us”every Wednesday, providingsack lunches for those in needstarting at 11:30 a.m.

A grief support groupmeets the fourth Thursday at5:30 p.m. in the church hall ofSt. Anthony of Padua. Anyoneexperiencing a loss canattend.

United Methodist Churchin Montgomery has AA meet-ings Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

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NATCHITOCHES, LA 71458 Alliance Compressors named William Howard asEmployee of the Month for September. The awardwas presented at a plant meeting in October.William has worked at Alliance for 10 years. As aTeam Member in Assembly, William strives to “getout a quality product while meeting productiongoals.” His peers describe him as a hard worker who iswilling to step in and help others, who has a posi-tive attitude and who takes pride in his work.

William was born and raised in Bermuda, LA, andgraduated from St. Mathews High School. He is amember of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.William is married to Wilma Howard, and theyhave two grandchildren. He enjoys spending timewith his grandchildren and going to garage sales.William noted, “I recently made ten years’ service.I really have enjoyed the last ten years working atAlliance.” As Employee of the Month, William received acheck, a shirt, a backpack, a Certificate of Recog-nition, designated VIP parking, and his photo andname displayed on various monitors locatedthroughout the plant. Employees of the Month are chosen from nomina-tions by co-workers and selected by a staff com-mittee.

Ken Gardner, Plant Manager, William Howard,and Don Butler, Team Leader

ALLIANCE NAMES SEPTEMBEREMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Weston Scholten, a fresh-man music education majorat Northwestern StateUniversity, won first place inthe Louisiana MusicTeachers NationalAssociation competition heldat Louisiana Tech Universityin Ruston. Carlos Camargo-Patrón, a sophomore musiceducation and businessadministration major fromCartagena, Colombia, wasnamed alternate in the com-petition.

Scholten, who is fromTemple, Texas, will advanceto the South Central Divisionround of the competition,held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thenational finals will be held inLas Vegas, Nevada, in March.They each play trombone andare students of Professor ofMusic, Trombone and LowBrass Dr. J. Mark Thompsonand were accompanied byNSU staff accompanist ElenaBogaczová.

“I really enjoyed the expe-rience,” said Scholten. “Itwas my first collegiate com-petition and had fun bothcompeting and seeing how I

compared to my peers. It wasgood for me to go through thepreparation and performanceexperience.”

Scholten performed worksby Pergolesi, Saint-Saens,Defaye and Ropartz. He is amember of the Spirit ofNorthwestern MarchingBand, the NSU JazzOrchestra, the Natchitoches-Northwestern SymphonyOrchestra and the NSU Men’sChorus.

Camargo-Patrón is a mem-ber of the Spirit ofNorthwestern MarchingBand.

“Being in the competitionwas beneficial to me in sever-al ways,” said Camargo-Patrón. “I enjoyed taking partin the competition and ithelped me to grow as a musi-cian. It also taught me whatcompetitions are all aboutand what is expected of you. Ifound out I was capable oflearning a great deal ofmusic in a short period oftime. It also helped me findout about things I needed toimprove on because I amalways looking to improve.”

Weston Scholten and Carlos Camargo-Patrón participated inthe Louisiana Music Teachers National Association competi-tion held at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.

NSU students win regional music competition

The Cammie G. Henry Research Center is presenting the“Steel Magnolias 25th Anniversary Exhibit” from Oct. 20-Dec. 19 in the Watson Library. The exhibit is openMonday-Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.-12 p.m.The exhibit chronicles the journey of Steel Magnoliasfrom play to movie, and features materials from the cen-ters collections. The exhibit will highlight are two ofMargaret Harling’s scrapbooks donated to the center byRobert Harling and materials from the Tommy Whiteheadand the Robert DeBlieux collections.

The Natchitoches HistoricFoundation guided studentsthrough its “Eighth GradeCharacters, Customs, CryptsTour” Oct. 21.

Characters, Customs andCrypts were brought back tolife for the children on thetour. The NatchitochesHistoric Foundation will hostits “Characters, Customs,Crypts Tour” for the public atthe American CemeterySaturday, Oct. 25 from 6-8:30p.m.

Learn the tales of thesecharacters and others whileexploring the American ceme-tery. The Samuel Guy housewill feature mourning dis-plays and offer refreshments.

Tickets are $10 for adultsand $5 for students. Ticketsare required and will be avail-able in advance at theNatchitoches Convention andVisitors Bureau or at thecemetery on the evening ofthe tour.

For information visithttp://www.historicfounda-tion.org/ccc-tour.

Approximately 150 studentsfrom Middle Lab, Goldonna,Magnet, Marthaville and St.Mary’s schools spent theirmorning walking through theAmerican Cemetery learningabout notable charactersburied there.

“Louis Juchereau de St.Denis” greeted classes as theyentered the graveyard. St.Denis was chosen to establisha fort on the border near NewSpain. An experienced travel-er and explorer from FrenchCanada he spoke some of theIndian tribe dialects.

Fort St. Jean Baptiste desNatchitoches was constructedby him and a small group of

soldiers in 1714. This estab-lished the oldest permanentsettlement in the LouisianaPurchase.

After that, he traveled intoSpanish territories, wasdetained and imprisoned inMexico City in 1715. When theSpanish occupied Texas, St.Denis acted as a guide toestablish missions in the area.

He married EmanuelaRamon, the daughter of theSpanish commandant at SanJuan Bautista. In 1720, theFrench gave him command ofthe Natchitoches area.

Over the next 24 years, hecontinued his military dutiesand engaged in commercialand diplomatic duties in addi-tion to managing his estate.

He died in 1744 and wasburied in Natchitoches butexactly where is unknown. Hewas well respected and servedthe French government withhonor.

Onward the classes wereguided up the hill. Hiddenamongst tombs they found

Marie Anne Dartigaux, or“Marianne.” Their eyes gazedupward to find her marker, theoldest in the cemetery. Placedatop a tall cross her marker isin French.

She was born in 1761 inBayonne, France. The honor-able Lady Marie AnneDartigaux wife of PierreJoseph Maes, passed Feb 26,1797.

Deeper in the foliage andfunerary grounds the childrenanswered the question “Doyou drink the tap water?”called out by Dr. John Sibleynext to his recently restoredgrave.

Doctor, explorer, politician,businessman and advisor to

presidents Dr. Sibley was thepatriarch of the Sibley family.That family has given itsname to the city's watersource, Sibley Lake.

Dr. Sibley was born inMassachusetts in 1757 andserved in the RevolutionaryWar. With the spirit of wan-derlust he decided to move toFrench territory and settledin Natchitoches in 1802.

He practiced medicine buthis lasting work was his explo-ration and documentation ofthe surrounding area destinedto be the Louisiana Purchase.His correspondence withPresident Thomas Jeffersonled to his appointment as con-tract surgeon to the US Armyand an Indian agent to the USgarrison at Ft. Claiborne inNatchitoches.

He forged positive relationswith the Indians and contin-ued to advise the President.From 1805-1815, he served asan advisor to the first appoint-ed governor of the NewOrleans territory. Afterresigning as an Indian agentin 1814, he served in variouspolitical offices and became asuccessful businessman.

In his later years, he was

acknowledged as an authorityon Louisiana geography andhistory as well as economics.He is still honored for all hedid to promote theNatchitoches area. He died athis home in Natchitoches in1837.

Pressing forward the chil-dren came to Cammie Henry,born in Southern Louisianain 1871. She met and marriedJohn Hampton Henry whileattending the LouisianaNormal School inNatchitoches. They moved tosouthern Natchitoches Parishwhere they took over theYucca Plantation, now knownas Melrose Plantation.

She and the people ofMelrose worked tirelessly foryears to restore and repair allof the plantation buildingsand to enhance the groundswith native plants. After herhusband died, she began tofocus on her new interests ofart and writing.

Since she had room atMelrose for visitors to stayextended periods of time shebegan inviting people to stayat the plantation to write orpaint. Her only two rules werefirst and foremost you must

practice your craft while atMelrose and produce writingor art and second you mustnot keep anyone else fromdoing the same.

Cammie Henry dedicatedher life to preserving the his-tory and culture of the area inwhich she lived, and to devel-oping the skills of writers andartists including Lyle Saxonand Clementine Hunter.

Her love for Melrose, andher single mindedness in cre-ating a refuge for those whocreate, cannot be overestimat-ed in importance for docu-menting her life and times.

Using the back exit ofcemetery the tour continuedinto the Samuel Guy House,featuring a Mourning Display.The classes learned social,

medical, spiritual, and cultur-al aspects of informationregarding objects centered onmourning customs during thepost-Civil War south.

NHF members sharedinformation about the tradi-tions of the era, and how theyevolved through need withphotographs and memorabiliathat filled the home.

The children learned theoriginal source of the saying“saved by bell.” People used tobe scared to death of beingburied alive. In case thisoccurred family members tieda string around the finger ofthe presumably deceased andattached it to a bell aboveground. If the “dead” awokein the coffin they could ringthe bell and be exhumed.

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Northwestern StateTheatre and Dance will holdthe Stephen Sondheim musi-cal “Sweeney Todd” Oct. 22-26in the A.A. FredericksAuditorium. Show times are7:30 p.m. Oct. 22–25 with a 2p.m. matinee Oct. 26.

Ticket prices are $15 pershow and $12 for children andseniors. Northwestern State,Bossier Parrish CommunityCollege at NSU and LouisianaSchool for Math, Science andthe Arts students are admit-ted free with a current stu Forinformation, call (357-4483.

The NatchitochesTreasures luncheon will beheld today Thursday, Oct. 23 atthe Natchitoches EventsCenter. The NatchitochesTreasures are an elite groupof retirement age residentswho have made a contributionto the community throughtheir generosity, service, vol-unteerism and spirit. Forinformation call 352-2746.

The Outpatient MedicalCenter will hold a BrestCancer Awareness Gala Oct.24 at 7 p.m. at the MartinLuther King RecreationCenter. This semi-formalevent is free and open to thepublic. Vendor booths willopen at 6 p.m.

The Smokin-on-the-RedFestival and barbecue cook-off will be Oct. 24-25 inCampti. The theme will be“Honoring our Veterans.” Thegospel fest is Friday at 6 p.m.The parade is Saturday at 10a.m. Activities include an oldschool basketball games,music, street dance, food, ven-dors, haunted house, gamesand more. For informationcall 476-3321.

Rebel State Historic Sitewill hold a Haunted MuseumProgram, October 24-25, andFriday, Oct. 31 from 7-10:30p.m. Halloween will be cele-brated with “Trunk or Treat”for children, from 4-7 p.m., fol-lowed by the program.TheLouisiana Country MusicMuseum will be convertedinto a spooky dwelling inhab-ited by ghosts and goblins forthe Halloween season. Therealso will be haunted hayrides,and age appropriate youngerchildren’s activities.Concessions will be avail-able.Admission is $4 for adults

(ages 13-61). Schools Groups,children (12 and under),seniors (62 and over) and StateParks annual pass holders areadmitted free. For informa-tion, call 888.677.3600 or318.472.6255 or visitwww.LaStateParks.com.

The Cane River GreenMarket will be Oct. 25 from 8a.m.-noon on the downtownriverbank, featuring livemusical entertainment, chil-dren?s activities, demonstra-tions and a free zumba class.The market features localfruits, vegetables, jellies,baked goods, eggs, honey, jew-elry and woodwork. For infor-mation call 352-2746.

A Draw in Nakatoshclass, taught by MirlaMartinez, will be held Oct. 25-Nov. 15 from 10 a.m.-noon onFront Street next to the foun-tain. Learn to draw and paintthe landscapes and nature ofthe city with basic techniqueslike graphite, color pencil andwatercolor. Students will sup-ply their own materials. Thefee for this course is $99.

A pumpkin glow eventwill be held in the Beau Jardinbeginning at 6 p.m. There willbe over 300 pumpkins lightingthe path. The number of sub-missions is unlimited.Pumpkin drop off will be Oct.28 from 3-5 p.m. at the RoqueHouse. If ten or more pump-kins are donated a sign withthe group or business namewill be placed along the path.For freshness it is asked thepumpkins are carved no earli-er than Sunday Oct. 26. Forinformation call 729-8282.

The Natchitoches Youngprofessionals will hold Nak-A Terror Art House HorrorDouble Feature Oct. 29 at 7:30p.m. in the Natchitoches ArtCenter. There is no charge forthose dressed in costume and$3 for others. The eventincludes showings of ?TheCabinet of Dr. Caligari? and?Incubus? classic horrorfilms, popcorn, coffee andcandy. This event is teen andup with a cap of 100 people.

Witch Way to Main Streetwill be held in downtownFriday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.This safe and free trick ortreating event allows children12 and younger to trick or

treat at participating down-town businesses and spon-sored booths. Events willinclude pace painting, sparkythe firedog, a haunted house,games and a tour of theHaunted bookmobile.Children must be in costumeand accompanied by an adultto participate. Police offerswill be on duty to ensure safe-ty. For information call 352-2746.

The first annual plantsale will be held at BriarwoodNature Preserve Nov. 1 from 9a.m.-2 p.m. The sale will fea-ture hard to find native andnon-native flowers, shrubsand trees including varietiesof ferns, pitcher plants, aza-leas and magnolias. For infor-mation call 576-3379 or visitwww.briarwoodnp.org

Fort St. Jean Baptiste willhost Bocce Ball FallTournament, Saturday, Nov. 1.Children 12 and under willplay from 9 a.m.-noon. Adults13 and over will play from 1-4p.m. For information call 357-3101.

The Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr.and Alice E. Dear School ofCreative and PerformingArts will present a voicerecital Nov. 6 at 12:30 p.m. atthe First PresbyterianChurch. The “12:30 VoiceRecitals” will feature studentsfrom the sacred and vocalmusic programs. This event isfree and open to the public.

Opera Creole of NewOrleans will be performing atMagale Recital Hall at NSUFriday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. as partof the annual Creole HeritageCelebration. The Celebrationwill be composed of both dis-cussions and performances,featuring jazz, opera, blues,La-La, gospel, zydeco andother musical styles.

For information call 357-6685 or [email protected].

HAPPY BIRTHDAY forThursday, Oct. 23, 2014:

This year might be far moreexciting than you anticipate. Yourpopularity soars and points tomany new options, both sociallyand professionally. You seem tohave everything mostly under con-trol. You might want to stay opento different work opportunities. Ifyou are single, a potential suitorcould reveal his or her controllingways. Do not engage in a powerplay. If you are attached, be willingto juggle different responsibilitiesand remain sensitive to yoursweetie. Try not to be too me-ori-ented. SCORPIO can keep a secret,no matter what.

The Stars Show the Kind of DayYou’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You sense a difference

from the past few days. You arefocused and intense, and you knowwhat you want. Greet today’s SolarEclipse without rigidity. You willbe a lot happier as a result. A part-ner or associate can’t seem to getenough of you. Tonight: Try a dif-ferent suggestion.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Your ability to flex will be

tested in the next few weeks. Asyou go through this period, manyof you might be asked to breakyour usual patterns. Be graciousand give it shot. You’ll see how anewfound easiness could help you.Tonight: Respond to someone’soffer.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHHH You might be over-

whelmed by everything you haveto accomplish. You could start act-ing like a chicken with its head cutoff. Sometimes, you simply can’tget through all your to-dos — notbecause of you, but because ofunexpected requests. Tonight:Know when to call it a night.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHHHH You’ll benefit from the

intensity of today’s Solar Eclipse.You could see a personal situationmuch differently from how younormally do. It would be smart notto continue as you have, and not tomake any big announcementstoday. Tonight: Add some spice to arelationship.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Stay anchored, and try not

to allow a loved one’s uproar to getthe best of you. You might havebeen considering a change on thehomefront, and today’s eventsmight point to taking action. Playthe waiting game for now; youwon’t want to act just yet. Tonight:Mosey on home.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You’ll be sure of yourself

when presenting an issue ordescribing what you feel. However,in a week or so, you could have atotally different outlook. Takeyour time when making an impor-tant decision, and let go of think-ing about this issue today. Tonight:Hang out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)HHHH Note what is going on

with your finances, and also beaware of the costs of any commit-ments you might make right now.Do some price comparisons, andshop around. Know what youexpect from a loved one. Tonight:Try not to overindulge.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)HHHH Be spontaneous when

pursuing your own ideas.However, try not to do anythingoverly offensive to a loved one, oryou could have quite a situation todeal with. A new beginning is pos-sible for you, especially if youexpress your caring. Tonight: Justbe yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)HH You might feel unusually

drained, or perhaps you’re makingtoo much out of a comment or sug-gestion. You often inspire otherswith your ideas. Today, allowsomeone close to give you somefeedback. Tonight: Vanish whileyou can.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHHH You might feel as if you

can’t turn a situation around, nomatter what you do. Perhaps tak-ing a step back might be the bestmove. Others will bring you anoffer in the near future that youcan’t say seem to say “no” to.Tonight: A friend might play astrong role in your plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be a lot happier

than you realize about a changewith work or with a different situ-ation where you take the lead.Recognize when you have hadenough. Know that you don’t needto make an immediate decisionabout someone new. Tonight: Amust appearance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHHHH You might be stunned

by what you hear, and also by whatcomes out. Do not make this infor-mation out to be bigger than itreally is. You might feel like youhave some assessing and thinkingto do. Worry less, and go with theflow. Tonight: Let someone enter-tain you.

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Hope for Paws and the Humane Society will unite to present Fall Pets at Tractor SupplySaturday, Oct. 25. Events will include an adoption day, costume contest, bake sale, raf-fle and a low cost veterinary clinic. The adoption day will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Puppiesare each $100 to adopt and come with a voucher worth $50 to be applied toward the costof spay. Registration for the pet costume contest begins at 11 a.m. and judging will beat noon. Winners will receive prizes. The overall winner will earn a spot on the NHSfestival float and ride in the Christmas parade.

Fall Fun


Monday, Oct. 20The Provencal Panthers

suffered more than one heart-breaking loss at this year’sJunior High ChampionshipGame last Thursday night.During the second play of thegame, the Panther’s quarter-back, Devin Pier, was hit outof bounds and suffered a bro-ken leg. Pier was carried offthe field by Provencal coach-es.

Tucker Roe came in thegame as the Panther’s quar-terback. Neither team wasable to put points on the boardthrough entire regulation playof the game.

After a strong defensivebattle, both teams got the ballon the 20-yard line for a

chance to score. During thefirst overtime possession, thePanthers were able to score ona short drive by a hand-offfrom Roe to AJ Gillie.Provencal was unable tounable to convert the extrapoint.

The East NatchitochesEagles came back to score butalso missed the extra pointleaving the score 6-6.

As the second overtimecame to an end, Gillie hadscored again on a hand-offfrom Roe. The Eagles scoredagain as well but both teamsfailed to convert extra pointsleaving the score tied 12-12.

During the third overtimethe Panthers scored on a runby Neil Robinson, who alsoran in the extra point, bring-ing the score to 19-12. TheEagles were also able to scorea touchdown and their extrapoint tying the game againand forcing the game to afourth overtime. ThePanthers continued to battleduring the fourth overtimepossession and Gillie ran inthe touchdown. East JuniorHigh answered with a touch-

down but both extra pointsattempts were unsuccessfulleaving the game tied 25 all.

In an unprecedented fifthovertime of the championshipgame, Provencal scored firston another short run by 8thgrader AJ Gillie, but thePanthers were unable to con-vert the extra point.

East was able to drive in atouchdown and convert theirextra point finally bringingthe nearly two-hour game toan end with a score of 32-31.

This is the Eagles first foot-ball championship game andwas a hard fought battle.Natchitoches Central HighSchool Coach Brandon Helmswas on hand to present thetrophy to the East EagleChampions.

Following the game, manyProvencal players and parentsmade their way across town tocheck on teammate and friendDevin Pier. Pier would havesurgery the following day on abroken leg, but teammateswould be there again to showsupport and gave Pier goodiebaskets and many get wellwishes.

Fall Festival preparationscontinue to be successful andspace is going quickly. If youhave a business or hobby andare interested in a booth spacea few spots are still available.With close to 30 spaces alreadyrented, there will be plenty ofgood, crafts and goodies avail-able at this year’s festival.Booths with electricity and/orwater are available for $30,space without electricityand/or water are $25. Pricecovers Friday evening and allday events on Saturday. Boothrental information is avail-able by contacting TammyGraves at 318-663-9984 after3pm on weekdays.

Provencal Fall Festival T-shirts are in and a limitedamount are available for pur-chase by contacting SheilaMcDonald at 318-581-2649. Ifshirts sell out orders will betaken for festival weekenddelivery. Sales of memorybags and sky lanterns contin-ue until Friday, Nov. 7. Bagsand lanterns will be available

at the festival during openingceremonies or until all aresold out. Orders are alsobeing taken for purchase atProvencal One Stop.

Tonight, Thursday, Oct. 23is the first Flora FallCarnival. There will be ahaunted trail ride, food andgame booths and a costumecontest. There will also be acake walk, gumbo, red beans

and rice, a slide, raffles, and a4 wheeler train ride.Activities will start at 6PM atthe Flora Community Center.The Flora community is rais-ing money to build a baseballfield for the children of thearea. For questions or furtherinformation contact MichaelJordan at 318-228-7933 orScarlett Vascocu at 318-554-8070.

PROVENCAL NEWS

ByNicole

Connell

652- 7968

FCA and girls basketball team members paired to give football players spirit bags in prepa-ration for the championship game. Pictured with FCA Leader Deanna Elkins and CoachTammy Graves are 8th grade football team members. On front row from left are ZachVascocu, Gavin Vercher, Kyle Clark, Hayden Powell, Brandon Durr, Nash Welch and EvanGandy. On middle row are Elkins, Nicholas Davis, Hunter Masters, Wyatt Corbin, HunterLiner, Devin Pier, Trey French, Carson Deason and Graves. On back row are DustinVanMatre, AJ Gillie, Bobby Thompson, Allen Dupree, Josh Hall, Neil Robinson, LaredoMcManus and Dillon Welch.

Cheerleaders at championship game were, from left, Emily Robertson, Destiney Graves,Bailey Graves, Kaitlyn Martin, Maggie Dupree, Lyndee Litton, Erin Powell, Aylssa Garcia,Morgan Maley, Brianna Ballard, Christina Woodel and Layla Williams.

Panthers take championship game to 5thovertime; lose heartbreaker; Fall Fest coming

Cheyenne Vanhook, amember of the Adai CaddoIndian Nation in Robelinewas crowned as the TribalPrincess at the Adai CaddoPow Wow Oct. 18. As thetribal princess Cheyennewill represent the tribe inparades and tribal eventsthroughout the year.Cheyenne is the daughterof Clarence and TracyNiette Vanhook ofProvencal.

Monday, Oct. 20The Natchitoches

Association WMU met atCalvary Baptist Church. Theyserved a delicious meal. Afterthe meal we went into theSanctuary to have our meet-ing. The speakers were Rev.Ralph Johnson and his grand-daughter, Taylor Johnson.

Taylor was 7 years old whenGod told her to build a housein Haiti. The house was to be12 feet by 14 feet, for six orseven people. She believedwhat God told her.

She told her parents andgrandfather, Rev. RalphJohnson. They started tryingto figure out a way to makethis happen. Her grandfathergot in touch with otherchurches. He finally got intouch with another pastor,Brad Webb of Family ofGrace Church.

They planned their firstvisit to Haiti. They connectedwith Pastor Moniot, who over-sees churches in Haiti and alocal orphanage. PastorMoniot and his wife, Gladysvisited the United States inJanuary, 2012. Taylor got tomeet them.

It was apparent that Godplaced Pastor Moniot in theirpath. The first building tripwas scheduled for Februaryand the money was sent to buy

supplies to build the firsthouse. This was done inadvance so that the supplieswere there when the teamarrived.

Pastor Moniot told themthat the people were in need ofmedicine, canned food items,bibles for the bible conferenceand a load of water due thedrought. The water cost $200.Taylor was faithful and sheraised over $16,000 by herselfby making cookies and jewel-ry and selling them. Ofcourse, people donated moneyto this seven year old on a mis-sion.

On Feb. 18, 2012 a team offive from the United Statesheaded for Haiti for a week.Pastor Brad, Bro. Ralph(Taylor’s paternal grandfa-ther), Bro. Larry (Taylor’smaternal grandfather),Courtland and Bro. Bob begana journey to put legs, handsand feet to God’s calling.Taylor was too young to go,but she was able to go to Peruon a mission trip.

They had to rely on PastorMoniot to decide who got thekeys to the house that theybuilt.

Bro. Ralph said that theyare planning another trip toHaiti. There are many oppor-tunities on a daily basis for usto fulfil God’s purpose andcalling on our individuallives. Please keep them inyour prayers as they plantheir next mission trip. Youcan learn more about Tayloron her blog “Taylor’s Heartfor Haiti.”

Boogie Bedgood presentedthe music that night.

Westside Baptist Churchwill have a potential pastorpreach this Sunday for all ser-

vices. He is Rev. SteveMcAlister and will preach at8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 26.

Kensley Grace Goins,daughter of Lara Paige Goinswas first runner-up in theToddler Miss Louisiana SwineFestival Oct. 18. She is thegreat granddaughter of Jamesand Sandi Strickland of OldBethel Baptist Church. Shewill ride on the queen’s floatNov.2.

The class of 1967 met thisSaturday at Merci Beaucoup.Those attending were CoachTom and Peggy Guess, Dee

Fulton, Carl Hardy, AnnaSmith Airhart, BarbaraHampton, Janis Moore Davis,Bennie Rikard, TheresaMagers, Frank Sims, LindaMyers Hernandez, WarrenMassia, Sherry DaleThomason, Lana Hampton,Mrs. Adkins, Bubba andDonna Adkins and LindaWeaver Davis.

The fourth Friday fish fryat Clara Springs is this Friday,Oct. 24. Westside BaptistChurch will be cooking for thefirst time. It is $9 for adultplate and $5 for children’splate. This is the last fish fryfor this year.

Makayla Mills, 9, killed adoe and a button buck on thefirst day of the youth hunt onOct. 11. She killed her firstdeer when she was 7.

Kevin and Lottie Collierwill be at Howdy NeighborDay Fest, with Brandon Poole

in Jena, Oct. 25 around 3 p.m.Also, Sunday they will be withRev. Larry and Susan Berry atThe Roc Church at 5 p.m.between Pineville andMarksville.

Youngster, 7, inspires others to build house in Haiti; tells her story at Baptist meetingOLD BETHEL NEWS

By Liz Durr

352-8898

The class of 1967 at Natchitoches High met for lunch. Onfront row from left are Lana Hampton, Mrs. Adkins, Donnaand Bubba Adkins and Linda Weaver Davis. On middle roware Coach Tom Guess, Dee Fulton, Carl Hardy, Anna SmithAirhart, Peggy Guess, Barbara Hampton, Janis Moore Davis,Bennie Rikard and Theron Magers. On back row are FrankSims, Linda Myers Hernandez, Warren Massia and SherryDale Thomason.

Camp manager Bubba JackMills and his daughters,Jenna and Makayla, gotready for a deer hunt at ClaraSprings.

The Rev. Ralph Johnson and his granddaughter, TaylorJohnson, spoke at the Natchitoches Association WMU meeting.

Boogie Bedgood and HelenAtes attended the WMUmeeting.

Kensley Grace Goins wasfirst runner-up in theToddler Miss LouisianaSwine Festival Oct. 18. She isthe great granddaughter ofJames and Sandi Stricklandwho attend Old BethelBaptist Church.

Monday, Oct. 20

Over the weekend SpanishLake had a pow wow at theCaddo Adai’s Indian Nationwith Chief Rufus Davis. Thefestivity was very colorfulwith tribes in their Indianclothing.

There was tribal dancingand vendors with Indianfood.

My neighbor, AltonGoodman, was a one-vehicleaccident Sunday on Hwy. 485in Robeline. He had a heartattack at the wheel and ranoff the highway and hit atelephone pole. It totaled histruck. Glory to God he wasn’tfatally injured.

He had stitches to his fore-

head and face and the airbagmessed up his face, broke hisnose. He’s home with bruisesand a swollen face. He’s stillweak and shaken. Keep himin your prayers.

Ella Manning, JohnnieColeman, Elaine Wallace,Mamie Conley, KatieStewart, Gladys Hunter,

Roberta Calhoun, SamStewart, the Rev. TuckerHunter and other stand inneed of prayer.

Temperatures are begin-ning to get cooler. Winterwill soon be here.

Heaters cause fatal acci-dents so please be carefuland cautious.

Remember to get flu shots.I know a lot of people whodon’t get them but they helpthis flu season with so muchbacteria airborne.

We have to take care ofourselves and families.Condolences to the familiesin the loss of a loved one.

SPANISH LAKE NEWS

By Gayla Banks

472-4479

Spanish Lake writer salutes Caddo Adai Nation for honoring its heritage


Monday, Oct. 20My son, Johnny Rachal

killed two deer over the week-end. He, his wife, Beatrice,and their daughter, BrandiKay went, but he was the onlyone who killed one.

My daughter, BrendaDubois and her husband,Danny, along with his brotherand wife, Ronnie and Gloria,went to the Jimmie DavisPark and campground inWinnfield last weekend. Theyreally enjoyed it, catching alot of fish and relaxing withnice temperatures. Dannywas washing his hands in oneof the ponds there and wasalmost bitten by a snake. Itfrightened all of them there,but thank God it didn’t gethim.

Mary Harrigan left myhouse today and returnedshortly. She said she saw apanther just up the road fromhere and it really frightenedher. We both know we won’tbe walking outside after darkknowing that thing is around.

Mary Ann Miller and hergranddaughters, EricaKijanski and Morgan Maley,and sister, Dottie Smith, trav-eled to Franklinton, Oct. 17and attended the WashingtonParish Free Fair on Saturdayalong with thousands of othervisitors. They enjoyed takinga step back in time at the MileBranch Settlement, a series ofstructures and ancestralhomes preserved and dis-played.

They listened to music onthe porches of the old homes,watched ladies quilting, had asip of sassafras tea andadmired many arts and craftsthroughout the fair grounds.The girls also enjoyed the fairmidway.

One of the highlights oftheir trip was visiting withtheir cousin, Tom (Ard)Sylvest of Grammercy, on theporch of his ancestral grand-

parents’ home, the SylvestCabin.

Ard was raised inNatchitoches Parish on theSylvest Road near Bellwoodand Provencal, and is authorof two books about his child-hood, “Collard Greens” and“Cornbread.” While inFranklinton, they stopped atthe Ellis Cemetery to view thegrave of Erica and Morgan’sgreat, great, great grandfa-ther, Jeptha Jordan Miller.

Bro. Rickey Robertson wentwith his wife, Patsy and hismother, Minnie Robertson, tothe Kisatchie School ReunionSaturday at the old schoolgym located there. There wasa pretty good turnout. Mrs.Ruby Lee Manasco Dowden

was the oldest graduate inattendance at age 96. She grad-uated in 1936. One teacher,Corinne Dowden attended.She had such an influence onBro. Rickey’s mom, Ms.Minnie, in home ec that shefollowed as a home ec teacheralso.

The oldest veteran wasJames W. “Billy” Boyter at 91.He graduated in 1941 and wasin WWII. The first graduatingclass was in 1927 with LennieKile, Willie Mae Simmons,Lena Dowden, Minnie Goins,and Edward Dowden graduat-ing.

In 1929 the KisatchieIndians were Louisiana cham-pions.

Bro. Rickey’s mother grad-

uated at Kisatchie in 1948.There was a good crowd withlots of good food and fellow-ship and everyone had a greattime.

The Jones Family Reunionwas held at Mt. CarmelBaptist Church in the fellow-ship hall Saturday. Everyonehad a great time visiting andeating the delicious food thatwas in abundance. They werealso glad to see a new drive-way going through the Mt.Carmel Cemetery where somany of their loved ones areburied.

It looks really nice andmakes it so much handier nowthat they can drive through,because it’s a really largecemetery.

Those attending thereunion were Patsy Owens,the only original Jones sisterin attendance. Also her daugh-

ters Lesia West and husband,Jeff, and Cathy Yielding withher granddaughters, Bailey,Hailey, and Alyssa Lyons;Monroe and Wilma Self,Lorene Self and her grand-children, Jeff and RebeccaChaudoir; Dianne Pelow, Leeand Patsy Self, son KendalSelf, daughter, Mellonda Rayeand her son, Brandon Bounds,and friend; Katherine andJohn Tallman, son, StephenFarmer and their grandchil-dren, Chloe Farmer, andValerie, Victoria, and ColtonAdams and friend; and Bro.Roger, Connie, Brittany, andBlake Matkin.

Connie enjoyed receivingbirthdays gifts from her sister,Katherine. A special one was athrow blanket with cardinalson it and a neck pillow withcardinals. Katherine hadmade these especially forConnie, knowing how muchshe enjoys feeding cardinalsat her house.

The Matkins had to leave

early because they had amakeup rodeo to attend at theNatchitoches Silver SpurRiding Club. Brittany and herhorse, Yellowman, placed sec-ond in barrels, and first inpole bending and stakes.Blake also got to rideYellowman and they placedfirst in barrels. The last showfor this year will be Nov. 1when they will give outawards after the show.

The fourth Friday fish fryat Clara Springs is Friday at5:15. Westside Baptist willcook this month. This will bethe last one until January.

Don’t forget the OperationChristmas Child Shoebox col-lection is going on. Get yourshoeboxes to Westside BaptistChurch. Collection week isNov. 17-24th; Monday andWednesday 1- 6 p.m.; Tuesdayand Friday 1-3 p.m.; Thursday10 am.- 6 p.m.; Saturday 9a.m.-11 a.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.,and Monday, Oct. 24 8 a.m-noon.

BELLWOOD NEWS

By Shirley O.Rachal

472-9175

Bellwood residents believes she saw panther; Kisatchie School reunion draws families

Patsy Owens and children and great grandchildren, CathyYielding holding Alyssa Lyons with Bailey and HaileyLyons in front, and Lesia West attended the Jones FamilyReunion at Mt. Carmel

James W (Billy) Boyter, 91was the oldest veteran at theKisatchie School Reunionlast Saturday where he grad-uated in 1941.

Cousins, Erica Kijanski, Tom Sylvest, and Morgan Maleyvisit at the Washington Parish Free Fair.

Twins, Valerie Adams holds cousin Bailey Lyons, andVictoria Adams holds Hailey Lyons at the Jones Reunion atMt. Carmel.

The Self Siblings, Dianne Pelow, Monroe Self, Lorene Self,Katherine Tallman, Connie Matkin, and Lee Self attendedthe Jones Family reunion at Mt. Carmel.

Mt. Carmel Cemetery nowhas a nice driveway extend-ing from one side all the wayto the other.

Monday, Oct. 20Debbie McCrory and

friends attended a concert atBarksdale Air Force Base thatfeatured Alice Cooper, NikkiSixx and Vince Neil Oct. 12.Debbie said they had a greattime and it was the best con-cert they had ever been to.

So sorry to hear thatPrentice Blanchard was criti-cally injured when hit by avehicle while he was crossingHwy. 480 west of theInternational Paper mill. He issaid to have severe headinjuries and internal injuries.

Our family spent the daySaturday in Minden at theYouth Challenge Campti. Itwas my granddaughter, TonyaTurner’s, choice to go there tothe military-style school. Sheis in her second month and itwas family day. I was happy toget to go but very tired whenwe returned.

There were so many peoplethere and all the kids weregood with their marching.

Tonya has two sisters,McKayla and Tabitha. She isthe daughter of Stacy WalkerTilly.

We had a really nice day vis-iting, eating and visiting.

The blood bank unit wasthere and my daughter Glenda

gave blood. While there, shelearned that Ray Foster passedaway. I was so sorry to hearthat.

Happy birthday to twinsAaron and Aubrey Roy, Oct. 12,my great grandchildren wholive near Baton Rouge;Michael LeBrun Oct. 14, JerryAyres Oct. 15, Peggy DalmeOct. 18 and Jackie Foster Oct.19.

A collection was takenSunday, Oct. 19 for world mis-sions at all three Catholicchurches on Black Lake.

The Fall Festival is Oct. 25at 6 p.m. at Our Lady of theRosary. There will be a cos-tume contest, games, a cakewalk, hunting and fishing bas-ket raffles. Tickets are $2 eachor three for $5.

If you would like to sell orby one, call 609-1824.

The CCD class will raffle a

ham from Grayson’s. Ticketsfor the Nov. 23 drawing are $2each or three for $5. The CCDchildren are also collecting

non-perishable foods forThanksgiving baskets for theneedy.

Frances Gilcrease, Ruey

Stewart and I went to theWMU meeting at CalvaryBaptist Church Tuesday andreally enjoyed it. They had abountiful meal that was deli-cious. I saw a lot of old friends.

A family was there to tell oftheir mission trip to Tahiti.Their daughter is a pre-teen sodedicated to helping thosechildren over there. Their pro-gram was good and we enjoyedBoogie Bedgood’s singing.

The festival at UntiedBaptist will be Oct. 25. Therewill be food and games; a chilicook-off, cake decorating andtrunk or treat.

Joy Self and some of herfamily went to San Antoniorecently with the Ben Polakfamily. Mrs. Polak is Joy’sgranddaughter. Ben has 22years in the navy and is plan-ning to retire.

During the summer to visitthe Polaks she has been toHawaii, Virginia, Mississippi,

North Carolina, Florida,California and Texas. ThePolaks are trying to decidewhere they will live when heretired. He has had a wonder-ful life in the military. He hasa master’s in aviation, hastaught at the base in Pensacolaand taught on-line.

Darlene Begeroun caught awhite perch that weighed 2and one-half pounds. Shecaught her limit on her day offishing at Toledo Bend at theircamp last weekend.

Aging rockers still have what it takes in concert at Barksdale; best concert ever

Debbie McCrory and friends attended a concert at Barksdale Air Force Base featuring, fromleft, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Alice Cooper.

CAMPTI NEWS

ByMarie Walker

476-2231

Jan Trichel and family spenda week in Hawaii in January.She said it was a lifetimedream of hers and they didnot want to leave. Everythingthere is so beautiful.

Darlene Bergeron caught a 2and one-half pound whiteperch on Black Lake.

Joy Self and family members visited the River Walk in SanAntonio.

Classifieds keep you on the right track .

The Natchitoches

Times

Monday, Oct. 20A beautiful week of fall

weather has been so refresh-ing. Magnificent leaves of allcolors are beginning to falland the crispness of winter isalmost upon us. Enjoy itwhile we can, because if yourfrom Louisiana. Just wait afew hours or days and it willchange.

Talking about Louisiana,just looking into history, Ifound that James Monroe, aRepublican born in Virginia,helped negotiate theLouisiana Purchase in 1803and became the fifth presi-dent of the United States1817-1825. It was consideredthe greatest real estate dealever made in history. Some828,000 square miles ofFrance’s claim went to theterritory of Louisiana. Oneof his many accomplish-ments, he founded thecolonies in Africa to freeAfrican Americans, Prettyneat huh?

My daughter snuck in onus Sunday, with a recruitedbikers group ride up to Lake

Bistineau to My Place.Sunday afternoons they havekaraoke and awesome grilledsteaks, well worth the ride.

Angela Davis fromWichita, Kan., was with thegroup on her first time inLouisiana. Others were BradBrewer, Bubba Beach, RobertWatson, Sherry Norman,Libby Smith Bobbit, GaryPullig, Casey English, Miki,Jimmie and I.

And the biggie, Jimmie losthis I- phone that I had justtalked him into two weeksago.

We are both sick. You don’trealize what all you haveloaded on these darn phonesuntil you lose one. Alwayshave a back up hard copy.

The Yount family did aswell job singing at AmazingGrace Baptist Church nearCoushatta. David’s daugh-ters, Abbie Yount, JessicaYount Nix and grandson NealNix took the center stagewith, “Jesus Loves Me. “ Heis probably our next Elvis, orwill be just as well known.They will be ready for book-ings to your church.

The Christian HarmonyBaptist church singing is thesecond Friday of each monthand was a great success. Theyhad lots of good pickers,singers and chiefs with awe-some food. If you haven’tgone before, make an effort togo because you’ll surelyenjoy yourself.

The WMU ladies arealmost finished with thequeen-size quilt they will beraffling for $1 a chance. It willbe a great gift or cover foryour bed and is for a worthycause. Proceeds go to helpmissions.

A joyous baptismal washeld during the Sunday ser-vice for Danny Young Jr., 9,son of Danny and KelleySmith of Trichell’sCommunity.

Another person welcomedinto the family of God.

It’s time for flu, tetanusand pneumonia shots, espe-cially for seniors. I know sev-eral who don’t believe in theimmunizations but I’m all foranything that will help me getthrough the crazy weather wehave here in Louisiana.

The changes play havocwith my body.

I wish they had one for theEbola Virus. To date there isno vaccine nor cure for it.

Just a bit of informationfor those who don’t haveaccess to internet forresearching. The first strandof Ebola Virus was detectedin 1976, a third was 1989believed to be introduced byimported monkeys, stillanother in 1994, when afemale was performingnecropsy (cutting/dissectingdead animals, a chimp in thiscase, for cause of death) andcontracted the deadly dis-ease.

Now in 2014, anotherstrand believed to be causedby eating meat of infectedfruit bat.

Do not touch, handshake, hug bodies, no contactwith bodily fluids. Some ofthe symptoms are like theinfluenza, body aches,fever, sore throat, painfulmuscles and joints, diarrhea,internal and external bleed-ing. This mimics so manyother virus’s and flu’s. How isone to know if they have it?I guess just lock your self inyour house and don’t comeout. Good Lordy, this isscary, by all means just stayprayed up and ready to go atany time.

Pray for those in need ofhealth, finances and renew-ing of their spirits, for all ourservice men and women whogive unselfishly for our safety.

God Bless America.


Monday, Oct. 20 In memory of their forefa-

thers the American-Indian tra-ditions of West-CentralLouisiana with the Adai CaddoIndian community celebratedtheir heritage during the 24thannual Pow Wow Oct. 18 at theAdai Caddo Indian NationCultural Center.

The pow wow was wellattended by 1,500 or more,enjoying the traditional Indiandances, drums, food and muchmore.

Chief Rufus Davis has doneand is still doing, an outstand-ing job at keeping his heritagealive. The remembrance of somuch of his work is amazing. Iwas able to sat and visit withhim and his lovely wife Annone day and what I walkedaway with, was the outpouringlove that this one man has forwhat all his parents and grand-parents instilled in him, manyyears ago.

How many times do we say,“I wish I had written thatdown?” And how many timesdo you look back and remem-ber an elder doing somethingthat we no longer do? What theAdai Caddo Indian communityis doing is keeping their her-itage alive. It goes back as farhas the 1500s.

The Adai Caddo IndianNation has a vast presence inAmerican History but limitedinformation is recorded aboutthe nation’s history, culture,and traditions, in historybooks but many records of the

Adai history are found in thearchives.

Oral history discloses how

the Adai Caddo was an inde-pendent Indian nation havinga notable role in shaping

American culture and influ-encing the destinies of bothTexas and Louisiana territo-ries.

I know the drums of the powwow woke up the many spiritsthat continue to walk thatsame ground as they did over400 years ago. You can picturethe smiles on so many faces asthey see their heritage comingalive, always on the 3rdSaturday in October. If youmissed this one, mark it downfor next year, any questions,call 472-1007.

Deer are now out and aboutand the first time hunters are

going after them. A younghunter is Koda Monette, 10,who is good at hog hunting andkilling them. But, it is thesmile that can say it all.

Don’t forget the Halloweencarnival at Marthaville school,for this Friday, Oct. 24 from 5-8p.m.. Tickets are still on salefor those nice big baskets, $1and you can take your chanceon a tailgating/sports/familyfun basket, a gift card basket ora hunting/outdoors basket.

And another thing to go tois the haunted house at RebelPark. It will be full of spooks,chainsaws. There will be a

hayride and lots of fun for thewhole family so load everyoneup and you will be in for a sur-prise.

Koda Monette, 10, son of Jason Monette Sr. and TinaMonette, killed his first deer Oct. 20. His grandparents areNeal and Patricia Monette and Willie Mitchell. He is in the5th grade at NSU Elementary Lab School.

From left are Sarah Desadier 2013 Adai Caddo TribalPrincess, Cheyenne Vanhook 2015 Adai Caddo TribalPrincess and Tiffany Brown 2014 Adai Caddo TribalPrincess.

Chief Rufus Davis, led the traditional dances.

Head Man Dancer is KaseyReynolds and Head LadyDancer is TaywaneeEdmonds.

Mother and son, RobinSolice Leyva and HunterLeyva, book part in the tradi-tional tribal dances.

MARTHAVILLE NEWS

By DonnaDyson-Horn472-6396

Marthaville carnival is Friday; haunted house is at Rebel Park; Caddo Adai celebrate heritage

Monday, Oct. 20Sure enjoying this wonder-

ful weather we have been hav-ing. I hope it stays like this fora while.

The Monday the stormcame through, the windknocked a large pecan treeover and it blocked the high-way for a while. Hwy. 126 wasblocked for several hours.From what I have seen, sever-al trees were blown over in

our area. We got lots of rainand I have been cleaning myyard of limbs all week. We did-n’t lose our electricity, thankgoodness.

The fourth Friday fish fryat Clara Springs Baptist Campwill be Oct. 24.

Daylight Savings Time endsNov. 2 and we will need to setthe clocks back an hour. In thefall, fall back in time. This isthe way I can remember whatto do. It takes me awhilebecause I have lots of clocks atmy house.

October birthdays are Kelliand Kevin Babers Oct. 19,Trey Etheridge Oct. 20, RalphMason Oct. 24 and Rita FennOct. 27.

Monday, Oct. 20The neighborhood gardens

are looking good with freshcollards and mustard greens.You can even pick up sweetpotatoes at the farmer’s mar-ket or Mims Produce on Hwy.174.

Floyd and Delores Mimswill treat you right. If youneed firewood, they have itready to deliver. Give him a

call at 796-3535. With the holi-day season just around thecorner, now would be a goodtime to stock up.

The pecan trees are loaded.Valley Farmer’s Coop is pay-ing 40 cents a pound. I guess Iwill begin picking up somesoon. I enjoy making candyand pecan pies.

Sunday we had a great timepraising God. We invite you tovisit with the Good Hope FullGospel Baptist churchWednesday nights for prayerand bible study and everySunday morning for worshipservices at 9 a.m.

Pastor Taylor taught theSunday school lesson entitled“Defiant Faithfulness” from

Job.Every third Sunday of the

months is Christian training.As Christians, we ate chal-lenged to continue trusting inthe Lord despite what appearsto be inequities and the appar-ent prosperity of the wicked.

Happy birthday wishes goout to Tomekia Brown, DexterRussel, La’Nijah White, OraQueen, Newman Taylor andJeannie Remo.

Our prayers go out to thesick.

Be careful when outsidehunting or fishing. Thesnakes are crawling lookingfor a place to bed up for thecolder months ahead.Apparently they know what

time of the season it is.The kids enjoyed a couple of

days having a half day onThursday to get their reportcards. Hopefully, they all didwell. So good luck on keepingthose grades up. Study hard.Many are now looking for-ward to their Halloween activ-ities. And of course, they can’twait until Thanksgiving holi-day break.

Parents, be sure to play apart in your child’s learning,help with their homework,communicate with theirteachers. As parents, it is ourjob because they get whateverwe send them. If a child won’tobey at home, he oar she mostlikely won’t obey at school.

POWHATAN NEWS

By JohnnieTaylor

352-4371

READHIMER NEWS

By LizMorgan

576-3673

Fall weather arrives Fall bringing fresh messes of greens, fall crops

BLACK LAKE NEWS

By Frannie

Blackmon332-3772

Strong winds blew this limb into the back of a pickup.

Beautiful weather, magnificent leaves, crispness in the air on Black Lake; daughter visits

Trying to sell? How about the

C la s s i f i ed sCall 352-3618 today!

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Classic Skillet LasagnaPrep time: 30 minutesTotal time: 30 minutesServings: 6 (about 1 1/3 cupseach)

8 ounces dry bowtie (farfalle) pasta, uncooked

1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese

1/3 cup KRAFT®

Grated Parmesan Cheese

2 tablespoons water1/4 teaspoon ground

black pepper12 ounces Italian

pork sausage1/3 cup chopped

yellow onion2 cans (14.5 ounces

each) or 1 can (28 ounces) Hunt’s® Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano, undrained

1 can (6 ounces) Hunt’s Tomato Paste

1 1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

FAMILY FEATURES

You don’t have to be a master chef to create great mealsthat your family will love. Simple yet flavorful andwarming dishes are the perfect solution for busy cookswith hungry families to feed.

Using high-quality ingredients helps guarantee you’re servingmeals you can be proud of, even when you’re short on time. Fordelicious dinners, look for ingredients such as Hunt’s® tomatoesand KRAFT® Parmesan cheese. Hunt’s diced, stewed and wholetomatoes are peeled using only steam and their sauce is 100 per -cent natural with no preservatives.

Ranging from a Latin-inspired Chorizo Bolognese to easyItalian lasagna in a skillet, these recipes combine carefullychosen ingredients, so you can serve meals rich with flavor and quality.

Look for more great recipe ideas at Hunts.com.

Classic Spaghetti and ParmesanMeatballsPrep time: 40 minutesTotal time: 55 minutesServings: 6 (1 1/3 cups pasta with sauce and 2 meatballseach)

1 pound ground round beef (85 percent lean)3/4 cup KRAFT

®Grated Parmesan Cheese,

divided 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley

1 egg, slightly beaten1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic, divided

1/4 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon olive oil

3/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion1 can (14.5 ounces) Hunt’s® Diced Tomatoes,

undrained2 cups Hunt’s Tomato Sauce

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil1 tablespoon granulated sugar

12 ounces dry spaghetti, uncooked

Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine beef, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, parsley,

egg, 1 teaspoon garlic and salt in medium bowl. Dividemixture into 12 portions; shape into meatballs and placeon aluminum foil-lined shallow baking pan. Bake 15minutes or until done (160°F).

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Addonion; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occa -sionally. Add remaining 2 teaspoons garlic, cook 1 minute more or until fragrant. Stir in undrainedtomatoes, tomato sauce, remaining 1/4 cup Parmesancheese, basil and sugar. Bring to a boil.

Add meatballs to sauce; gently stir to coat. Reduceheat and simmer 10 minutes or until sauce has thickenedslightly, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to packagedirections. Drain spaghetti; top with sauce andmeatballs. Top with extra KRAFT Grated ParmesanCheese, if desired.

Chorizo BolognesePrep time: 25 minutesTotal time: 25 minutesServings: 6 (1 cup each)

8 ounces dry fettuccine pasta, uncooked

1/2 pound ground chuck beef (80 percent lean)

6 ounces fresh pork chorizo (Mexican-style)

1/4 teaspoon adobo seasoning blend

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion

1/4 cup sliced stuffed green olives

1 can (15 ounces) Hunt’s® Tomato Sauce KRAFT

®Grated

Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Cook pasta according topackage directions,omitting salt.

Meanwhile, heat largeskillet over medium-highheat. Add beef, chorizo,adobo seasoning andpepper to skillet; cook 3minutes or until meatbegins to brown, stirringonce.

Add onion and olives;cook 2–3 minutes more oruntil meat is crumbled andno longer pink. Drain.

Stir in tomato sauce;reduce heat and simmer5–7 minutes, stirringoccasionally. Serve sauceover pasta.

Sprinkle with KRAFTGrated Parmesan Cheese,if desired.

Cook pasta according topackage directions,omitting salt.

Meanwhile, combinericotta cheese, Parme sancheese, water and pepperin small bowl; set aside.

Heat large skillet overmedium-high heat. Addsausage and onion; cook3–5 minutes or until sau -sage is crumbled andonion is tender, stirringoccasionally. Drain.

Add tomatoes (un drained), tomatopaste, 3/4 cup mozza -rella cheese and cookedpasta to skillet; stir tocombine.

Dollop spoonfuls ofricotta mixture on top ofpasta mixture. Sprinklewith remain ing mozza -rella cheese.

Reduce heat to low;cover and cook 2–3minutes or until ricottamix ture is hot andmozzarella cheese melts.

Easy Chicken ParmesanPrep time: 10 minutesTotal time: 45 minutesServings: 6 (1 breast with sauce andspaghetti each)

1 can (15 ounces) Hunt’s Tomato Sauce

1 can (14.5 ounces) Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano, undrained

6 tablespoons KRAFT®

Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

6 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 breasts = 1 1/2 pounds)

3/4 pound spaghetti, uncooked

1 1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Heat oven to 375°F.Pour tomato sauce and undrained

tomatoes into 13-inch-by-9-inchbaking dish. Stir in 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) Parmesan. Addchicken; turn to coat evenly bothsides of each breast with sauce.Cover.

Bake 30 minutes or until chickenis done (165°F). Meanwhile, cookspaghetti as directed on package,omitting salt.

Top chicken with remainingcheeses; bake, uncovered, 5 minutesor until mozzarella is melted.

Drain spaghetti. Serve topped withchicken and sauce.

Chorizo Bolognese

Easy Chicken Parmesan

Classic Skillet Lasagna

Classic Spaghetti and Parmesan Meatballs


DEADLINE NOTICEAll persons or organizationsplacing legal advertisements,notices, minutes, etc., are herebynotified that deadlines for get-ting the material to theNatchitoches Times for publica-tion are as follows: for theTHURSDAY paper the noticemust be in the Times officeBEFORE 4:00 p.m. Monday,and for the WEEK-END paper,the material must be in theTimes office BEFORE 4:00P.M. on Wednesday.

PUBLIC NOTICES FOR10-23-14

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received forNorthwestern State Universityby the NSU Purchasing Office,Room 104, St. Denis Hall,Northwestern State University,Natchitoches, Louisiana 71497until: November 13, 2014 @2:00 PM.

A Mandatory Pre-BidConference will be held at theNSU Business Affairs, 200 SamSibley Drive Natchitoches,Louisiana on Tuesday,November 4, 2014 @ 2:00PM.

Abatement and Demolition ofNSU Married Student Housing

NORTHWESTERN STATEUNIVERSITY N A T C H I T O C H E S ,LOUISIANABID NUMBER: SB #7498

No Bidmay be withdrawn for a periodof thirty (30) days after receiptof bids, except under the provi-sions of LA R.S. 38:2214. Wereserve the right to reject anyand all bids

Complete Bidding Documentsmay be obtained from:

Dale Martin Director of PurchasingNorthwestern State UniversityNatchitoches, Louisiana 71497

You may e-mail your companyname, address and LicenseNumber to [email protected] andrequest a bid package if you area qualified bidder.

Complete Bid Documents andDrawings are the property ofNorthwestern State UniversityPhysical Plant and must bereturned to that office no laterthan ten (10) days after bidopening date.

PERFORMANCE BOND:The successful vendor will benotified by letter to secure aPerformance Bond equal to thecontract sum, from a surety orinsurance company currently onthe U.S. Department of theTreasury FinancialManagement Service list ofapproved bonding companieswhich is published annually inthe Federal Register, or by aLouisiana domiciled insurancecompany with at least an A-rat-ing in the latest printing of theA.M. Best’s Key Rating Guideto write individual bonds up toten percent of policyholders’surplus as shown in the A.M.Best’s Key Rating Guide or byan insurance company that iseither domiciled in Louisiana orowned by Louisiana residentsand is licensed to write suretybonds.

No surety or insurance companyshall write a performance bondwhich is in excess of the amountindicated as approved by theU.S. Department of the TreasuryFinancial Management Servicelist or by a Louisiana domiciledinsurance company with an A-rating by A.M. Best up to a limitof ten percent of policyholders’surplus as shown by A.M. Best;companies authorized by thisParagraph who are not on thetreasury list shall not write a per-formance bond when the penal-ty exceeds fifteen percent of itscapital and surplus, such capitaland surplus being the amount bywhich the company’s assetsexceed its liabilities as reflectedby the most recent financialstatements filed by the companywith the Department ofInsurance.

In addition, any performancebond furnished shall be writtenby a surety or insurance compa-ny that is currently licensed todo business in the state ofLouisiana.

The bond must be receivedwithin twelve (12) working daysfrom the date of notification.

If the Bond is not received with-in this period of time,Northwestern State Universityreserves the right to award to thenext acceptable low bidder, or toreject all bids and re-advertise,whichever is in the best interestof the State of Louisiana.

BID BOND:A bid bond, cashier’s check, orcertified check, in the amount of5% of the total bid, made

payable to Northwestern StateUniversity, must accompanyyour bid.

IF A BID BOND IS USED,it shall be written by a surety orinsurance company currently onthe U.S. Department of theTreasury FinancialManagement Service list ofapproved bonding companieswhich is published annually inthe Federal Register, or by aLouisiana domiciled insurancecompany with at least an A-rat-ing in the latest printing of theA.M. Best’s Key Rating Guideto write individual bonds up toten percent of policyholders’surplus as shown in the A.M.Best’s Key Rating Guide.

The State shall incur no obliga-tion to the Contractor until theContract between Owner andContractor is fully executed.

DALE MARTINDIRECTOR OF PURCHAS-INGCARL JONESVICE PRESIDENT OFBUSINESS AFFAIRS &CONTROLLERNORTHWESTERN STATEUNIVERSITYAN EQUAL OPPORTUNI-TY UNIVERSITY#558-14 10/16, 23, 30***

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids for construction ofthe following project will bereceived at the Office of the RedRiver Waterway Commission,located at 5941 Hwy 1 By-Pass,Natchitoches, Louisiana, mail-ing address: P. O. Box 776,Natchitoches, Louisiana 71458,until Thursday, November 13,2014 at 2:00 p.m., at which timeand place bids will be publiclyopened and read. In accordancewith R.S. 38:2212, bids may besubmitted electronically atwww.bidsync.com. The RRWCwill not be responsible if thebidder cannot complete and sub-mit a bid electronically due toany cause. No bid will bereceived after 2:00 p.m.

Name of Project: GrandEcore Recreation Area Phase II-- RV Park

Project: Red River WaterwayCommission Project No. 03-07

Area: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Contracting Agency:Red River WaterwayCommissionEstimated Cost:$4,000,000.00

Proposal Guaranty: 5% of totalbid amount (including all alter-nates if applicable)

Project Manager:Mr. Colin S. Brown, P.E.P. O. Box 776Natchitoches, Louisiana 71458-0776 Phone 318-352-7446

Plans:Bidding documents will beissued in digital format on com-pact disc (CD). No charge for first CD. Additional CD’s shall be$25/CD (no refund).

Plans and specifications may beviewed at www.bidsync.com.However, in order to submit abid and have it accepted, com-plete bidding documentsMUST be obtained from theOffice of the Red RiverWaterway Commission. RRWCshall maintain the official recordlist of prime bidders. BiddersMUST register with RRWC asa prime bidder. This will berequired to assure distribution ofadditional bid information ifrequired.

Bids must be submitted on theLouisiana Uniform Public WorkBid Form, Louisiana UniformPublic Work Bid Form UnitPrice Form, and Bid Bond(Section 00300 of theSpecifications), provided by theCommission, must be preparedin accordance with Section 102of the 2006 Louisiana StandardSpecifications for Roads andBridges and must include allinformation required by the bidform. No bids will be consid-ered by the Red River WaterwayCommission unless they arefiled within the time stated, in asealed envelope, and the sealedenvelope addressed to the RedRiver Waterway Commission,P.O. Box 776, Natchitoches,Louisiana 71458-0776, withSEALED BID, RRWC PRO-JECT NO. 03-07, theContractor's name,Contractor's license number,Contractor’s address, bidopening time and bid dateclearly marked on the outside.Bid documents will not beissued later than 24 hours priorto the time set for opening bids.Contractors that wish to submitelectronic bids may be charged afee by BidSync. In addition,contractors shall be required to

obtain a digital signature certifi-cate prior to submitting bidsonline. The bid bond requiredfor this project may be submit-ted online. If electronic biddingis utilized, a bid bond, if not sub-mitted electronically, must bedelivered by the Contractor tothe RRWC in a sealed envelopeas specified above prior to thedate and time of bid opening.

Additional items required tobe submitted with the Bid andBid Bond are: AuthorizationForm (00415-1) (when applica-ble), and Certificate ofContractor’s Active License(00415-4) (LA. R.S. 37:2163)(exemption to this requirement,if any, shall be stated on the out-side of the bid envelope).Additional information relativeto licensing may be obtainedfrom the Louisiana StateLicensing Board forContractors, Baton Rouge,Louisiana.”

Bids will be compared and thelow bid determined by the sum-mation of the Schedule of Itemson the Unit Price Form. Bidamounts for comparison andaward will be corrected as nec-essary in accordance with theLSSRB (2006) and Section00800 – Supplemental SpecialProvisions. The contract will beawarded to the lowest responsi-ble bidder without discrimina-tion on grounds of race, color,sex or national origin.Disadvantaged businesses willbe afforded full opportunity tosubmit bids.

Failure to comply with theserequirements will result in rejec-tion of the bid. Bid forms areavailable at the Red RiverWaterway Commission office,or will be mailed to prospectivebidders upon request, telephonenumber 318/352-7446. Each bidshall be accompanied by either acertified check, cashier’s checkor a bid bond guaranteed by asurety or insurance companymeeting the requirements of La.R. S. 38:2218, in an amountequal to 5% of the total bidamount, including all alternates.The certified check, cashier’scheck or a bid bond must bemade payable to “State ofLouisiana, Red RiverWaterway Commission”. Thechecks shall be forfeited, or theamount of the bid bond shall bepaid, to the Commission if thebidder fails to make the requiredpayment, performance and pay-ment bond, fails to execute thecontract, or fails to comply withany provision necessary for exe-cution of the contract required inconnection with the bidder’sbid.

If the proposal guaranty sub-mitted by a bidder is in theform of a bid bond, this bondmust be similar in all respectsto the form of the "Bid Bond"sheet included in the BidPackage. The bid bond must besigned by the authorized officer,owner or partner of the biddingfirm, or each firm representing ajoint venture; and must becounter-signed by a person whois under contract with the suretycompany or bond issuer as alicensed agent in this state andwho is residing in this state.

Each bidder represents that hisbid is based upon the materialsand equipment described in thebidding documents.

In the bidding documents,whenever any particular materi-als, processes, and/or equipmentis indicated or specified bypatent, proprietary, or brandname, or by name of manufac-turer, such wording shall bedeemed to be used for the pur-pose of facilitating descriptionof the materials, process and/orequipment desired, and shall bedeemed to be followed by thewords “or approved equal”.“Approved equal” clauses donot permit bidders at their dis-cretion, to select substitutematerials, processes and/orequipment in lieu of those spec-ified or indicated.

Bidders desiring to quote onmaterial, methods or equipmentother than those specified in theBid Package or drawings com-prising a part thereof, or in a pre-viously approved Addendum,may do so only by submitting awritten request to the ProjectManager for approval. Suchrequest shall be submitted nolater than ten (10) days prior todate for receipt of bids and shallinclude a complete descriptionof the proposed substitute, nameof the material or equipment forwhich it is to be substituted,drawing, cuts, performance andtest data and any other data orinformation necessary for acomplete evaluation.

If the Project Manager approvesa proposed substitution, suchapproval will be set forth in anAddendum issued to all biddersprior to bid opening. No otherapproval is valid.

The Bid Package may be seen atthe RED RIVER WATERWAYCOMMISSION office, 5941Highway 1 Bypass,Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457.Upon request, the ExecutiveDirector or a member of his staffwill show the work site. Biddersmust satisfy themselves by per-sonal examination of the siteand location of the proposedwork, examination of the draw-ings and specifications, exami-nation of the details and require-ments of the work, and the accu-racy of the estimate of the quan-tities of the work, and give theProject Manager written notice

of all conflicts, errors, or dis-crepancies that bidder has dis-covered in the Bid Package.

Prior to award, the successfulbidder will be required to pro-vide an Attestation for PastCriminal Convictions (00415-2), and an affidavit stating thatthe contractor has verified thatall employees are legal citizensor legal aliens using the E-Verify System ( 00415-3). Thesuccessful bidder will also berequired to sign the Contract andsubmit the Payment andPerformance Bonds as requiredby the Red River WaterwayCommission (Section 00500).

Mailing address and/or phonenumber to request the BidPackage is Red River WaterwayCommission, P. 0. Box 776,Natchitoches, Louisiana 7 1458-0776; (318) 352-7446.

No bidder may withdraw his bidwithin forty-five (45) days afteractual date of the opening there-of, except as prescribed in R.S.38:2214c. As required under LA R.S.37:2163, Contractor’s StateLicense Classifications for theproject are to be one of the fol-lowing:

Highway, Street, and BridgeConstruction

orBuilding Construction

orHeavy Construction

The right is reserved to rejectany and all bids and waiveany informalities.

Kenneth P. GuidryExecutive DirectorRed River WaterwayCommissionNatchitoches, Louisiana#559-14 10/16, 23, 30***

ARTICLE 1ADVERTISEMENT FOR

BIDS

PROJECT NO. 111.351BCITY OF NATCHITOCHES(OWNER)

Sealed bids marked "SEALEDBID - RELOCATION OFWATER LINES AND SEWERLINES ON SOUTH DRIVE"(BID NO. 0558), NatchitochesParish, will be received by theOwner for the construction ofthe project described as follows:

SEALED PROPOSALSSHALL BE MAILED ORDELIVERED to the CITY OFNATCHITOCHES, 1400SABINE ST., NATCHI-TOCHES, LA 71457 orACCEPTED BY INTERNETat HTTPS://bidexpress.com notlater than 2:00 P.M. onNOVEMBER 12, 2014, atwhich time the bids will beaccepted (bidders needingassistance with on line biddingshould call the bid express helpline at (888-352-2439). Hardcopy proposals shall be desig-nated as "SEALED BID -RELOCATION OF WATERLINES AND SEWER LINESON SOUTH DRIVE" (BIDNO. 0558). All bids must besubmitted on forms provided.

Any bids received after thespecified time and date will notbe considered. BIDS WILL BEPUBLICLY OPENED ANDREAD ALOUD AT THISSAME DATE AND TIME ATTHE OFFICE OF THEDIRECTOR OF PURCHAS-ING.

A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING will be held atN & A, INC. 740 FRONT ST.,NATCHITOCHES, LA at 10:00A.M. on NOVEMBER 4,2014. Representatives of theOWNER and ENGINEER willbe present to discuss the project.ALL CONTRACTORS PLAN-NING TO BID THIS PRO-JECT ARE ENCOURAGEDTO ATTEND THIS MEET-ING. Engineer will transmit toall prospective Bidders ofRecord such Addenda asEngineer considers necessary inresponse to questions that ariseduring the meeting.

The Information for Bidders,Form of Bid Proposal, Form ofContract, Plans, Specifications,and Forms of Bid Bond,Performance and PaymentBond, and other contract docu-ments may be examined at theoffice of N & A, Inc., Nowlin &Associates, 740 Front St.,Natchitoches, LA 71457, (318)352-3665. BID DOCUMENTSMAY BE OBTAINED AT THISOFFICE ON COMPACT DISKUPON PAYMENT OF $25.00.HARD COPIES MAY BEOBTAINED AT THIS OFFICEUPON PAYMENT OF$150.00, AMOUNT CONSTI-TUTES THE COST OFREPRODUCTION ANDHANDLING.

The Owner reserves the right towaive any informalities or toreject any or all bids for justcause. Such actions will be inaccordance with Title 38 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes.

Each Bidder must deposit withhis/her bid, security in theamount for and subject to theconditions provided in the infor-mation for Bidders. Suretiesused for obtaining bonds mustappear as acceptable on theDepartment of TreasuryCircular 570.

A bidder may withdraw his/herbid only in accordance with theLouisiana public bid law.

The Contractor shall beginmobilization and procurementof materials within ten (10)working days of the receipt ofthe Notice to Proceed.

The successful bidder will berequired to execute the Owner'sStandard Form ofAgreement/Contract forConstruction together with thePerformance and PaymentBonds wi thin fifteen (15) work-ing days after formal award ofcontract.

Minority owned firms and smallbusinesses are encouraged toparticipate.

Any person with dis-abilities requiring S p e c i a lAccommodations must contactN & A, INC. no later than seven(7) days prior to bid opening.

Bidders are required to showContractor's Louisiana LicenseNumber on the outside of thebid envelope (R.S.37:2163), orto state the exemption on the bidenvelope under which theContractor is not required tohold a license (R.S.37:2157)

CITY OF NATCHITOCHES

LEE POSEY, MAYOR PUB-LISH #561-14 10/16, 23, 30***

PUBLIC NOTICELOUISIANA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUAL-

ITY (LDEQ)TENNESSEE GAS

PIPELINE COMPANY,L.L.C., COMPRESSOR

STATION 40DRAFT WATER

DISCHARGE PERMIT

The LDEQ, Office ofEnvironmental Services, isaccepting written comments ona draft Louisiana PollutantDischarge Elimination System(LPDES) permit prepared forTennessee Gas PipelineCompany, L.L.C., CompressorStation 40, 195 LouisianaHighway 504, Natchitoches,Louisiana 71457. The facilityis located at 195 LouisianaHighway 504 in Natchitoches,Natchitoches Parish. Upon theeffective date of the final permit,the LPDES permit shall replacethe previously issued LPDESpermit.

The principal discharge fromthis existing source is made intoSibley Lake, waters of the stateclassified for primary contactrecreation, secondary contactrecreation, propagation of fishand wildlife, drinking water andagriculture. Under the SICCode 4922, the applicant pro-poses to discharge stormwaterrunoff, equipment washwater,building floor drainage, watersoftener backwash, stormwaterfrom concrete secondary con-tainment systems, non-contactcondensed water from air com-pressor systems and previouslymonitored hydrostatic testwastewater from an existingnatural gas compressor station.

During the preparation of thispermit, it has been determinedthat the discharge will have noadverse impact on the existinguses of the receiving waterbody.As with any discharge, however,some change in existing waterquality may occur.

Comments and requests for apublic hearing or notification ofthe final decision can be submit-ted via personal delivery, U.S.mail, email, or fax. Commentsand requests for public hear-ings must be received by 4:30pm CST, Thursday,November 27, 2014. Deliverymay be made to the drop-box at602 N. 5th St., Baton Rouge,LA 70802. U.S. Mail may besent to LDEQ, PublicParticipation Group, P.O. Box4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Emails may be submittedt [email protected] and faxes sent to (225)219-3309.

Please see additional instruc-tions for comment submission,hand delivery and informationregarding electronic submissiona thttp://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2256or call (225) 219-3276. Emailsshould follow the statewideemail policies. For more infor-mation regarding statewideemail policies, go tohttp://doa.louisiana.gov/ocs/email/policies.htm.

If LDEQ finds a significantdegree of public interest, a pub-lic hearing will be held. LDEQwill send notification of the finalpermit decision to the applicantand to each person who has sub-mitted written comments or awritten request for notificationof the final decision.

The application, draft permit,additional information andstatement of basis are availablefor review at the LDEQ, PublicRecords Center, Room 127, 602North 5th Street, Baton Rouge,LA. Viewing hours are from8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday (except holi-days). The available informa-tion can also be accessed elec-tronically on the ElectronicDocument ManagementSystem (EDMS) on the DEQpublic website atwww.deq.louisiana.gov.

Inquiries or requests for addi-tional information regarding this

permit action should be directedto Christy Rogers, LDEQ,Water Permits Division, P.O.Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA70821-4313, phone (225) 219-3210.

Persons wishing to be includedon the LDEQ permit publicnotice mailing list or for otherpublic participation relatedquestions should contact thePublic Participation Group inwriting at LDEQ, P.O. Box4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, by email at [email protected] orcontact the LDEQ CustomerService Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).

Permit public notices includ-ing electronic access to thedraft permit and statement ofbasis can be viewed at theLDEQ permits public noticewebpage atwww.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/default.asp and generalinformation related to the publicparticipation in permitting activ-ities can be viewed atwww.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2198/Default.aspx.

Alternatively, individuals mayelect to receive the permit publicnotices via email by subscribingto the LDEQ permits publicnotice List Server athttp://louisiana.gov/Services/Email_Notifications_DEQ_PN/.

All correspondence shouldspecify AI Number 3144,Permit Number LA0005631,and Activity NumberPER20140001.#564-14 10/23***

PUBLIC NOTICELEASE OF RED RIVER

WATERWAY COMMISSION OWNED

LANDRED RIVER PARISH,

LOUISIANA

Sealed bids for the lease ofapproximately 66.0 acres ofCommission owned land locat-ed in Sections 11 and 14, T11N-R9W, Right Descending Bank,Red River Parish, Louisiana,will be received by the RedRiver Waterway Commission,governing authority of the RedRiver Waterway District, 5941Highway 1 Bypass,Natchitoches, Louisiana 71458,until NOVEMBER 17, 2014.NO BIDS WILL BERECEIVED AFTER 2:00PM. The lease will be a five (5)year land lease.

The bids must be submitted onforms provided by the RedRiver Waterway Commissionand any contract entered intowith the Commission must con-form to the specificationsrequired thereby. Bid forms andspecifications may be obtainedupon request from the RedRiver Waterway Commission,5941 Highway 1 Bypass (P.O.Box 776), Natchitoches,Louisiana 71458-0776, PhoneNumber (318) 352-7446.

The Red River WaterwayCommission reserves the rightto reject any and all bids andwaive any informalities.

KENNETH P. GUIDRYEXECUTIVE DIRECTORRED RIVER WATERWAYCOMMISSION#567-14 10/23, 30 & 11/6***

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARINGS

Notice is hereby given that theCity of Natchitoches Planningand Zoning Commission willmeet at the Natchitoches ArtsCenter, 716 Second StreetNatchitoches, Louisiana, onTuesday, November 4, 2014 at5:30 p.m. All interested personsare invited to attend to offercomments, if any, to the follow-ing applications:

Applicant: R. L. Nowlin

To subdivide the following: LotEast Side Williams Avenue 99.7Feet Front by Depth of 296 Feet,North by Breedlove, South byBruner and Lot on East SideWilliams Avenue Having aFront of 50 Feet by Depth of150 Feet, and North 10 Feet ofLot 1 Block 1 of RoselawnAddition Bounded North byWelch, East by Williams, andSouth by Key. (1001 Williams& 1005 Williams Ave.)

Variance requested: Variance oftwo (2) feet of the required five(5) foot side yard setback at1001 Williams Ave.

Reason: To adjust lot lines forconstruction of a carport at 1005Williams Ave.

Applicant: Luke Frederick

To subdivide the following: A2.318 Acre Tract, or Parcel ofLand Subdivided into SevenTracts, Being a Portion ofScarborough Residence Lots,Located in Irregular Sections 16and 41, Township 9 North -Range 7 West, LouisianaPrincipal Meridian,Northwestern Land District,Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana(Parcel located on WashingtonSt.)

Reason: To create single-familyresidential lots

Juanita Fowler, Planning &Zoning Director#568-14 10-23***

WHEREABOUTS NOTICE

ANYONE WITH KNOWL-EDGE OF THE WHERE-ABOUTS OF ANY HEIRSAND/OR LEGATEES OF THEUNOPENED SUCCESSIONOF HENRY C. LATHAM, JR.,PLEASE CONTACT ATTOR-NEY J. BLAIR LANDRE-NEAU POST OFFICE BOX1228, NATCHITOCHES,LOUISIANA 71458-1228((318) 238-3247#569-14 10/18, 23***

N O T I C E

Notice is hereby given, pursuantto Article IV, Section 21(D)(1)of the Louisiana Constitution,that on September 12, 2014,Entergy Louisiana, LLC(“ELL”), an electric public utili-ty providing retail electric ser-vice to customers in forty-six(46) Parishes of the State ofLouisiana, filed with theLouisiana Public ServiceCommission (“LPSC”), pur-suant to Article IV, Section21(D)(3) of the LouisianaConstitution and Title 45,Section 1163.1 of the LouisianaRevised Statutes, its EnergyEfficiency Cost Rate Rider(Schedule EECR-QS). This fil-ing, herein referred to as “RiderEECR-QS,” was prepared andfiled in accordance with theQuick Start Energy Efficiencyrules approved by the LPSC atthe August 21, 2013 Businessand Executive Session, andissued in General Order No. R-31106, dated September 20,2013.

In order to comply with theCommission’s EnergyEfficiency Rules, the Companyis preparing to offer Quick StartEnergy Efficiency programs toresidential and non-residentialcustomers throughout its servicearea beginning November 1,2014. The Energy EfficiencyRules allow the Company tocollect all direct program costs,rebates, incentives paid to cus-tomers, and comparable itemsas well as lost contribution tofixed costs resulting from thedecrease in energy consumptioncaused by the Quick StartEnergy Efficiency programs.

The Company has projectedRecoverable Costs for the firstprogram year of $2,647,574 forResidential programs and$1,891,198 for Non-Residentialprograms. This would have thefollowing effect on typicalmonthly customer bills: anannualized typical monthly billfor Residential Service for 1,000kWh would increase $0.31 from$99.67 to $99.98. An annual-ized typical monthly bill forSmall General Service for12,500 kWh would increase$3.01 from $1,371.03to$1,374.04. A typical monthlybill for Large General Servicefor 1,000 kW and 500,000 kWhwould increase $75.00 from$37,658.79 to $37,733.79.

For questions regarding ELL’sfiling please call the LPSC tollfree at (800) 256-2397.Additionally, the public versionof the Company’s filing, includ-ing its attachments, may beviewed in the Records Divisionof the LPSC at the followingaddress:

Records Division602 N. 5th Street, 12th Floor

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802Telephone: (225) 342-3157

ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC#570-14 10/23***

NATCHITOCHES PARISHPORT

COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 15, 2014,REGULAR MEETING

Present were Ralph Ingram,Luke Frederick, Dan Simmonsand William Allen,Commissioners. Nettles Brownwas absent from the meeting.Also present were RobertBreedlove, Executive Directorof the Port, Mickey Chambers,Assistant to the ExecutiveDirector of the Port, and MarkA. Begnaud of McCoy Roberts& Begnaud, Ltd., legal counselto the Commission.

A motion was made by Mr.Simmons, seconded by Mr.Allen and duly carried toapprove the minutes of theAugust 18, 2014, Commissionmeeting.

As part of the Director'sActivity Report, Mr. Breedlovenoted the Port received aggre-gate and frac sand in the lastmonth. A copy of the tonnagereport was available for review.He also stated the Port is waitingon Terral Riverservice regardinga lease of the warehouse.

Also as part of the Director'sActivity Report, Mr. Breedlovereported William Weatherford'sengagement was terminated asthe Port's auditor and the Porthas retained Kenneth Folden asthe auditor. The LegislativeAuditor withdrew approval ofMr. Weatherford as auditor andapproved Mr. Folden. Currently,no extension has been grantedby the Legislative Auditor.Mickey Chambers provided thecommissioners with informa-tion regarding the materialsrequired by the newly retainedauditor.

Also as part of the Director'sActivity Report, Mr. Breedlovereported: 1) the Port is no longerin consideration for ProjectSandbag (a perishable goodsdistribution facility); 2) the Portis still working to determine ifgross revenue will lead to anincrease in insurance; 3) the Port

was contacted by a companylooking for a site. The Port sentthe company a copy of the certi-fication for the Northport siteand the woodbasket study; 4)ADA has expressed an interestin leasing the Port's office.Discussion with/among thecommissioners took place relat-ed to possible options; 5) ADAis still looking into options relat-ed to construction of additionalwarehouse space; and 6) theRed River WaterwayCommission has asked for sub-mission of projects that mayrequire funding assistance.

There was discussion of thepossibility of hosting an event toprovide update on port develop-ment and marketing to tenants,the RRWC and other involvedparties.

A motion was made by Mr.Frederick, seconded by Mr.Simmons and duly carried toaccept the Treasurer's Report forAugust, 2014, a copy of whichwas available for review.

In Old Business, Mr.Breedlove stated: 1) the Port isstill working on finalizing thelease terms with BioMass.BioMass has requested a changein the terms of the lease previ-ously approved by theCommission. Mr. Breedloveinformed the Commission of theproposed changes by BioMass,including changes to the forcemajeure clause. TheCommission would preferBioMass to get private insur-ance to protect against risk oftonnage interruption in case offorce majeure; and 2) no updateon projects Fuel and Panama.

A motion was made by Mr.Frederick, seconded by Mr.Allen and an unanimous roll callwas made to enter executivesession to discuss personnelmatters.

After exiting executive ses-sion, in New Business, Mr.Breedlove stated there arepotential negotiations withADA regarding the cost to runrailcars on the weekends.

A motion was made by Mr.Simmons, seconded by Mr.Frederick and duly carried thatthe meeting be adjourned.#571-14 10/23***

PUBLIC BID SALENOTICE

RED RIVER WATERWAYDISTRICT PROPERTY

MERCHANTABLE TIMBER HARVEST

RED RIVER PARISH,LOUISIANA

Sealed bids for the sale ofapproximately 148.5 acres ofmerchantable timber owned bythe Red River WaterwayDistrict (“District”) located atLock & Dam 4 near Coushattain Red River Parish, Louisiana,will be received until NOVEM-BER 17, 2014. No bids will bereceived after 10:30 AM.


The sale is subject to all termsand conditions set forth in theBidding Instructions. TheDistrict reserves the right toreject any and all bids and waiveany informalities.


PUBLIC BID SALENOTICE

RED RIVER WATERWAYDISTRICT PROPERTY

MERCHANTABLE TIMBER HARVEST

RAPIDES PARISH,LOUISIANA

Sealed bids for the sale ofapproximately 100 acres ofmerchantable timber owned bythe Red River WaterwayDistrict (“District”) located inthe Zimmerman Communitynear Boyce in Rapides Parish,Louisiana, will be received untilNOVEMBER 17, 2014. Nobids will be received after 10:45AM.


The sale is subject to all termsand conditions set forth in theBidding Instructions. TheDistrict reserves the right toreject any and all bids and waiveany informalities.


PublicNotices

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Garage Sale

***1 DEADLINE***

W e e k e n d(Saturday/Sunday) Adsdue by noon Thurs.;Nakatosh Chief ads due bynoon Thurs. (for the fol-lowing week); Thurs. adsdue by 4:30 Monday.Holiday deadlines mayvary. Call 352-3618.

10/23/14

CLIMB THE HILL!

BIG SALE Thurs. thruSat. 7a.m. until. 5050HWY 3278. Next door toDogwood Ridge CamperPark.

GARAGE SALE 206Melrose Avenue, Saturday ,Oct. 25. 7 a.m. Women andboy’s clothes & shoes,much more !!

NEW TO YOU FLEA

MARKET 113 BoydStreet, 352-0046. Newshipment of sheets, com-forters, Fleur-de-lis purses,new and old furniture, oldand new dishes, Christmasitems. We also Buy. Callfor an appointment, we willbe right over. HoursMonday thru Saturday,10:30 until.

For Sale

2006 30 FOOT R-

VISION FIBERGLASS

RV. with slide. Like new$8,200. ALSO New elec-tric 30 inch smooth cook-top $450. Call 318-663-3692.

D E S I G N E R / N A M E

BRAND DRESSES - atleast 100 (gently worn);appropriate forwork/church - size 4. Dressshoes/boots - size 7 and7.5. Call 472-8598 for anappointment.

ELECTRIC SCOOTER

In perfect condition. $300.318-352-3444

FARM EQUIPMENT

FOR SALE Top condition1-row diesel tractor.New disc and new cultiva-tor, 1 used cultivator, 2-rowmiddlebuster, PORTABLEPEA SHELLER, Bassboatw/ 70HP EVINRUDEmotor w/ trailer, Stihlweedeater. 318-352-7114

REF/FREEZER $100

AND DRYER $100 forsale 318-332-2518.

SET OF NEW TIRES

235/75/15 asking $250;Riding mower $450; Aircompressor $75; Smallfreezer $100; Refrigerator$150; 15” Aluminum rimsfor S-10 Chevy truck $100;Kenmore washer $150.581-7705

Services

ALL-IN-ONE HOME

AND PROPERTY

MAINTENANCE, LLC.

Remodeling, HandymanServices, LawnMaintenance, CleaningServices, Power Washing,Floor Cleaning, MovingServices. 318-332-0370

GLORIA’S CLEANING

SERVICE Houses, trail-ers, churches, move-in,move-out and any type ofcommercial cleaning.Mobile 318-471-8491.

GULF COAST PRO-

INDOOR AND OUT-

DOOR CLEANING AND

MAINTENANCE. Housecleaning, yard mowing,trimming, weeding,mulching, clean up andhaul away, and powerwash-ing. Call 318-471-7875.

HOUSECLEANER FOR

HIRE Need honest anddependable help to cleanyour house? Rates $75+.Call Allison 318-646-3058or 318-228-7813.

INDOOR/OUTDOOR

BUILDERS LLC, LarryHarper. Fencing, remodel-ing, room additions, ceram-ic tile, vinyl siding, cementwork, drainage installation,general repairs. Phone481-4603 or 352-9192.

MARVIN’S REMODEL-ING - Painting, vinyl sid-ing, leveling, foundationwork, gutter work. Honestand dependable. Phone318-228-4320 or 318-727-0442.

STAN’S LAWNSERVICE Call for freeestimate. 318-880-1201 or318-356-0188 and leavemessage.

STEVE’S WASHERS352-7773. We now repairfront load washers & dry-ers. 15 years experience.P.S. We want your oldappliances.

Mobile Homes

12 X 50 MOBILE HOMEfor storage $650. 318-663-1802.

MOBILE HOME FORSALE Spacious 3BR/2BAw/ new central air condi-tion units in establishedmobile home park. CallAndria Jordan at 318-471-3271.

Real Estate

3BR HOME Needs somerepairs, Owner finance OK,$5,000 Down. Corner ofEast 4th & Jean Marie. 401Jean Marie $25,000 Cashor $30,000 Owner Finance318-581-0944.

ARE YOU TIRED OFRENTING and would liketo own a home? CallSophie Essex, Loan Officerat Mortgage USA Inc. at318-354-1203.

FOR SALE 505DEMEZIERE, NATCHI-TOCHES House partiallyburned but repairable.$10,000 or best offer.Owner financing possible.318-652-0604.

FOR SALE: RAREFIND ON SIBLEYLAKE Large home onalmost 4 acres with addi-tional acreage available.Separate living/ dining/den/ gameroom. Call SUT-TON REAL ESTATE 318-352-6267

THINKING OF SELL-ING YOUR HOME? Callthe experienced real estateprofessionals at RealtyUSA Inc. at 318-354-1200.Bobby McIntosh, Broker.

HOME FOR SALE INM A R T H A V I L L E ,TOWNSEND BALLARDROAD, 3B/3B, bonusroom (20x24), NewC a b i n e t s / A p p l i a n c e s .Fireplace. $190,000,318.652.1243/318.652.1242

WOULD YOU LIKE TOBUY A HOME WITHONLY $500. Let usexplain and show you howto qualify. For free advice,Call Realty USA Inc. at318-354-1200. BobbyMcIntosh, Broker.

For Rent

1 & 2 BEDROOMMOBILE HOMES onFish Hatchery Road.ALSO, LARGE, SHAD-ED LOT for mobile home.Call 352-3692 before 7p.m.

1 BR APARTMENT $400a month plus utilities, secu-rity deposit required, 3miles from NSU. Parishhousing accepted. Call318-357-8272

140 MILL ST - CAMP-TI, LA — 3BR/1BA,brick, CH/A. $500Rent/$500 Sec Dep. Call352-1020.

16X76 3 BEDROOM, 3BATH mobile home at1652 Johnson Chute Road.Has fireplace. $600/month,$600/deposit. Call 318-471-1997.

2 & 3 BEDROOMMOBILE HOMES forrent in Hidden Hills MobileHome Park. Call 652-0895.

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATHAPARTMENT in greatarea, with washer anddryer. $695/month,$500/deposit. Call 318-572-0377.

2 BR, 1 BATH mobilehome, CA/H, gas stove &refrigerator. Not on hous-ing, no pets. $485 a month,$400 deposit. 1 yr. lease.Call 472-6932, 471-5574

2 BR, 1 BATH HOUSElocated in the country. Hasall appliances $600/month,$400/deposit; ALSO, 2BR,2 BATH moibile home,Furnished $750/month,$500/deposit; 4BR, 2BATH DOUBLEWIDE,$800/month, $600/deposit.Call 318-470-2906.

2BR, 1 1/2 BATHAPARTMENT at 1611Washington Street.$425/month, $300/deposit.NO CHILDREN, NOPETS. Call 318-332-2518.

2 BEDROOM 2 BATHmobile home for rent.$450 a month $300 dep.343 Franklin Lane. Callor text 318-581-2012after 4pm.

3BR/2BA MOBILEHOME, 3 blocks from WalMart. $675 rent/ $675 SecDep. Call 352-1020.

APARTMENT FORRENT, 2 BR, 1 BATH,$680 month, $300 deposit,includes utilities. Call 318-581-3624.

CHARMING BACKYARD COTTAGE FUR-NISHED, dishes, linens,etc. ALL BILLSP A I D / I N T E R N E T ,CABLE & ELECTRICI-TY. NO PETS, NOSMOKING, $750 month,$750 deposit. 318-652-1919.

COUNTRY COTTAGEIN MARTHAVILLE 2 or3 bedroom, furnished andutilities included. $1150month, plus deposit. Call318-332-0406.

FOR RENT 166 CEDARGROVE 3BR/1.5BAHouse $675/m , $400/dep.

Call 318-308-6663

FULLY FURNISHED2BR mobile home w/ allutilities paid. DISH TVincluded. On Red River atMidway Marina in St.Maurice. $950/month.318-646-0097

MOBILE HOME FORRENT: 2502 FishHatchery Road. 2 BR, 1bath, $450 per month, $200deposit. No Pets. Call356-9373.

MOBILE HOMES inHwy. 6 park; Mobile homeon river Shoreline Drive,for 1 or 2 people,$650/month. 352-4714.

R E M O D E L E DAPARTMENTS- HistoricDistrict-Walking distanceto NSU and Downtown,central a/c all appliances.Inexpensive utilities. CallSutton Real Estate 352-6267.

TAMMYE LN - EastNatchitoches - 3BR/1.5BA,brick home, CA/CH. $750Rent/$750 Sec Dep. Call352-1020.

TRAILER SPACE forrent, $150 month. No leaserequired. Call Rex Fair at318-352-4222 or 318-663-8812.

UPSCALE TOWNHOMES 2 BR,1.5 BASpacious 1,180 SF, quietcountry setting, close toNSU. Washer & Dryerincluded. 318-238-4500FALL SPECIAL

Help Wanted

BATH & BODYBOUTIQUE HiringALL Positions Lookingfor energetic part timeand full time sales staffand store managers forhistoric downtownNatchitoches boutique.Our business specializesin handcrafted bath andbody products. Must havea very inspiring, positiveand friendly personalityas we are a customerfocused business.Flexibility and availabili-ty to work peak hours arenecessary. Download andfill out the applicationunder employment atwww.bathhousesoap.comand submit it [email protected]

BUSY DOCTORSOFFICE NEEDSEnergetic, fast paced, com-petent Nurse with comput-er typing skills,Med/Health knowledge.Call 352-9880 or faxresume 357-1347.

CJ’S PROFESSIONALSATELLITES is lookingto hire installers to installsatellite TV systems inLeesville andNatchitoches. Toll free855-296-2914.

CLINICAL MEDICALASSISTANCE- Busyphysician office MA need-ed to rotate through clinical& clerical duties. Musthave good patient care,communication & comput-er skills. Experience inmedical billing & knowl-edge of e-MD’s PracticeManagement system a plus.Fax resume’ to 318-352-6803 or mail to FamilyDoctors of Natchitoches615 Bienville Street,Natchitoches, La. 71457

LOCAL COMPANYHIRING FOR FULL-TIME POSITION Musthave accounting experi-ence with Payroll, A/R andA/P. Health/Retirementbenefits available. FaxResume 318-352-2349.

LIVEHAUL DRIVER -PILGRIM’S -ROBELINE, LA. has fulltime openings for LivehaulDrivers. Minimum age 21;must have Class ACommercial Driver’sLicense and one year veri-fiable driving experience.Competitive wage and paidvacation. Medical, dental,vision insurance and401(k) retirement planavailable. Sign On Bonus.Call 318-356-6361 formore information. DrugTest required.EOE/M/F/V/D

LPN NEEDED AT BUSYDOCTORS OFFICE Faxresume to 318-352-4470.

LPN-CAMPTI AREAFull-time 8A-5PSend resume to:[email protected] M/V/D EOE

PART TIME MAINTE-NANCE MAN Needed atproperty management com-pany in the area. Please faxresume to 318-242-0156.

PIONEER PUB is lookingfor Holiday help. Apply inperson at 812 WashingtonStreet after 12 noon. NoPhone calls.

P L A N TM A I N T E N A N C ETECH’S - PILGRIM’Shas full time openings.Must be able to pass aphysical and a written entryexam and have somemechanical experience.Must be able to work a 7-day rotation schedule. Mustpurchase and maintain theminimum tools required.Competitive wage and paidvacation. Apply at theCareer Solutions Center.EOE/M/F/V/D

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YOUR OWN BUSINESSFull or part-time; retiredteachers; too young to quit. Work when you want to;where you want to – For confidential, no-costinterview call today!318-932-3333

Auctions

ANTIQUE HOUSE LIQ-UIDATION AUCTION atJohnson’s Corner, 1191Hwy. 6 East, Natchitoches,October 25th, 9AM. (Viewitems, October 24). Lots ofQuality antique furniture,glassware, collectibles,vintage fishing lures, olddoors and windows, lots ofquality box deals. For sam-ple viewing of items to beauctioned go to: wwwauc-tionzip.com. Lic#1559-14.318-243-0674.

FIREARMS AUCTION:OCTOBER 25, CITYARENA IN MARSHALL,TEXAS VIEW 8:30, SALESTARTS 10:30 A.M.SELLING 4 BRONZES,80 FIREARMS (NEW-ANTIQUE AND COL-LECTABLE). 10% BUY-ERS PREMIUM ONLOTS SELLING FOR$500 OR LESS. FORINFORMATION 903 6872222 OR www.jackdil-lard.com. DOUBLE DAUCTION INC. JACK &JIM DILLARD, AUC-TIONEERS, TX LIC#6598 AND #6433.

AUCTION Cal/CamParish Government SurplusFri, Oct 24th Sat, Oct 25Location: Burton ColiseumComplex Lake Charles, LaFarm machinery,Construction Equip., Cars,Trucks, boats, computers,office furniture & equip-ment. Consignments wel-c o m e !T h e B e s t A u c t i o n s . n e tPedersen & PedersenAuctions, Inc. MikePedersen. Lic 622 Phone337-494-1333 (LA-SCAN)

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Are you interested in employment opportunities with

one of North Louisiana’s Premier Employers?

RockTenn-Hodge Mill is exactly what you’re looking for!

Production, Mechanical and

E/I Maintenance Positions are available.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or G.E.D.

• Mechanical, numerical and verbal aptitude to learn our jobs

• A minimum of 2 years full-time or part-time work experience

• Follows rules/gets along well with others

• Complies with safety regulations and practices

• Can handle the physical requirements (heat, noise, inside &

outside working conditions, etc.)

• Capable of working in a drug free environment

• Initiates his/her own learning

• Available to work rotating shifts including weekends

• Able to complete and submit a legible employment application

• Demonstrates the drive to achieve and move up in previous jobs

Benefits:

• In the Production area, new hires commonly earn up to $52,000 annually

• Mechanical and E/I Maintenance new hires may earn up to $60,000 annu-

ally

• Vacation, disability and life insurance & company paid holidays

• Health, dental and vision plans, supplemental life, 401(k) and employee

assistance program

• Team-based environment

Interested persons are invited to fill out and submit an employment appli-

cation. You will be required to present a valid picture ID prior to the appli-

cation process.

Incomplete or illegible applications will not be considered.Applications can ONLY be obtained and submitted at the Jackson Parish

Career Solutions Center located in the Dr. Charles H. Garrett Community

Center on the following dates and times:

October 20th – October 24th

Monday – Wednesday8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

ThursdayClosed October 23rd

Friday8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

October 27th – October 31st

Monday - Wednesday8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thursday8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Friday,8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Jackson Parish Career Solution Center182 Industrial Dr.

Jonesboro, LA 71251

Natchitoches Nursing and RehabilitationCenter is currently seeking CNAs on all shifts.Join a caring, compassionate team that pro-vides exceptional care! Limited number ofpositions available, don’t miss this opportuni-ty! Apply in person M-F or call Rene Davenportat 352-8779 for more info.

Natchitoches Nursing and RehabilitationCenter is currently seeking FT LPN or RNcharge nurse on evening shift. NNRC offers agreat work environment and competitive pay.Don’t miss this opportunity to join a greatteam! Apply in person M-F or call CaseyJohnston at 352-8779 for more info.

NATCHITOCHES NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

Has an immediate opening for Full-Time RN. 2 years clinical experienceand on-call required.

Competitive salary and benefits.Please contact 214-0944 or fax resume

to 214-0567

HOSPICE OF NATCHITOCHES

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITYRADIO SHACK

DEALERSHIP FOR SALE

Owner is retiring and wishes to sellRadio Shack dealership in

Natchitoches. Sale is to includeinventory, fixtures and equipment.

Serious inquires may contactBill Pardue at 337-718-2672

for more information.


Dear Annie: A few yearsago, I obtained a quote from acompany for a manufactur-ing service. My businessended up not using them.

Two months later, Ireceived an invitation fromthis company to an openhouse. I initially thought,"How nice." However, on read-ing further, it said a religiousorganization would give apresentation and donationswould be encouraged. I felt Iwas being used.

Within the week, I receiveda follow-up call regarding the

original quote. I informedthem that their prices werenot in our range, and at somepoint during the conversa-tion, I gently mentioned thatI thought the open house invi-tation was in poor taste. Iprobably should have beenmore diplomatic, but Ithought the person on theother end could use someconstructive criticism. Inreturn, I was blasted. It turnsout she was the daughter ofthe owner. In yelling at me,she also said that one of hersisters suffers from a geneticbirth defect and that the pre-sentation was to raise fundsfor the disease.

After all this time, it stillbothers me. I just figured thisfamily-owned business wasgiving jobs to relatives whoperhaps were unaware ofappropriate business prac-

tices. Was it OK for this com-pany to use its business con-tacts to try to raise funds fora charity this way? — AReader

Dear Reader: First of all,if the religious presentationwas to raise funds for a spe-cific medical cause, it shouldhave been stated on the origi-nal invitation. Otherwise,people could easily get thewrong idea, as you did. Andwhile we cannot blame a fam-ily for wanting to reach out toas many contacts as possible,it was inappropriate to usetheir minor business contactwith you to solicit funds for apersonal charity. But it wouldhave been better had you notchastised the companyemployee over the phone,even with good intentions.

A simple "yes" or "no" tothe invitation would have suf-

ficed, and then this wouldn'tbe bothering you years later.Please try to let it go.

Dear Annie: My sisterlives 30 minutes away. We allpile into my parents' car forthe ride. The problem is, mysister serves disgusting food:fish that's not fresh, and saladdrenched in dressing that shemakes hours in advance, so itgets soggy. She covers thetable in glitter, which getsinto the food. Bringing a dishis not allowed.

I usually eat lunch beforegoing so I won't be hungry.When my sister asks why I'mnot eating, I make someexcuse. What should I do? Idon't want to say her cookingis horrible. Should I just putup with it? — Big City

Dear Big City: How oftendo you go? If it's less thanonce a month, we'd put up

with it. How sensitive is yoursister to criticism? If you goevery week, you might offerto bring a dish by saying,"You host so often, I feelguilty not helping out. I insiston bringing the salad." Yoursister may also learn (intime) to be a better cook andget the glitter off the table.Right now, she's still trying toimpress you.

Dear Annie: I read the let-ter from "Salem, Ore.," thecouple wondering how to tellfriends and family not to buythem Christmas gifts. Yearsago, our parents told us thesame thing. They asked thatinstead of buying for them,we buy for someone else.

Many stores in our areahave a "giving tree." Eachornament has a gift idea anda child's age and size. I wasthrilled to find a tag for a lit-

tle girl who wanted Barbiedoll clothes, as I make those.The gifts are then taken tothe area social services to bedistributed. The stores arealso involved with the foodpantry at our church. Thereare so many people in need.— Giving

Annie's Mailbox is writtenby Kathy Mitchell and MarcySugar, longtime editors ofthe Ann Landers column.Please email your questionsto [email protected], or write to: Annie'sMailbox, c/o CreatorsSyndicate, 737 3rd Street,Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Tofind out more about Annie'sMailbox and read features byother Creators Syndicatewriters and cartoonists, visitthe Creators Syndicate Webpage at www.creators.com.

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Soliciting business contacts gets personal

The streets of downtownNatchitoches will be filledwith Confederate and Unionsoldiers engaged in anauthentic reenactment Nov. 1-2 as part of the NatchitochesTri-Centennial Celebration.This is the augural reenact-ment of a bi-annual event tohonor the history of the CivilWar, including an actual bat-tle in downtownNatchitoches, 150 years ago.

The City of Natchitocheswill welcome visitors toobserve actual skirmishes onFront Street and the ChurchStreet Bridge. Troops will becamped on the downtownriverbank where visitors canjoin them around a campfireto discuss the Civil War.

In addition, students inarea schools will be invited totour the area on Friday, Oct.31 to discuss the Civil War andwitness firsthand encamp-ments, uniforms, weapons, allauthentic and exact replicas

from the originals. A replicagunboat will cruise the CaneRiver Lake during the reen-actment.

There are several battlesplanned on Saturday begin-ning at noon. Camps will beopen to visit at 10 a.m. untilthe troops form at noon tobegin marching through townprior to the initial battles andskirmishes from 12:30-2 p.m.

There will be additionalevents with the 12thLouisiana String BandConcert and reenactmentsincluding gentlemen pistolduels, a military trial and fir-ing squad and more skirmish-es all on Front Street andwithin a few feet of the spec-tators.

A period dance is providedfor reenactors at theDowntown Riverbank Stage at7:30 p.m. The public is invitedto join the period dance. Theriverbank will include reenac-tor campsites and vendors

selling food, candy, toys, anditems from the Civil War peri-od.

On Sunday the reenactmentwill continue at noon with ablessing of the battalion atthe Basilica of theImmaculate ConceptionChurch, an event that actuallytook place during the CivilWar, 150 years ago. The origi-nal speech that was given 150years ago will be used to blessthe troops by the clergy.

Reenactors will parade andbattle again at 1:30 PM withvisitors observing the battleon the streets of downtownNatchitoches. Visitors willobserve the battles behindbarriers but close to theaction.

For additional informationand a schedule of events visitthe “Battle of Natchitoches”Facebook page andwww.natchitoches.com. Theevent is free and open to thepublic.

The 12th Louisiana Infantry reenacting group will be the host unit for the event. They willbe wearing blue and portraying the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry all weekend. Coordinatorsexpect roughly 300 reenactors all weekend.

The streets of Natchitoches will come to life withsoldiers and skirmishes as they battle for the city

Eddie Harrington and Matt Nowlin practice their battle skills for the reenactment.

Provencal Jr. High Schoolannounces the Honor Roll forthe first nine weeks.

Principal’s List:3rd Grade: Rylea

Broadway, Luci Carr, KayneClark, Ethan Colbert, AlyssaRobertson, Paige Shirley,Macade Thompson, KadenWhitehead

4th Grade: FisherAnderson, Gage Baker, JesseFoshee, Katherine Mayeaux,Sean Mitcham, EricaO’Bannon, Briley Pitts,Kaydence Smith, Joseph Yount

5th Grade: ParkerBernard, John Campbell, MaeDodd, Rayleigh Harris,Demarion Sowell

6th Grade: Abby Flynn,Tyler Gallien, DeloresO’Bannon, Lauren Tibbett

7th Grade: Kyle Clark,Farrah Connell, Thomas Dodd,Emily Robertson, HayleighTodd

8th Grade: Maggie Dupree,Ariel Smith

A Honor Roll:3rd Grade: Marcus

Broadway, Jacob Bynog, AveryFoshee, Brendan Mortimer,Emily Penrod, Dalton Poche,Kale Pullig, MaleahThompson, Jace Walker,Elaina Young

4th Grade: Malachi Alford,Akia Forest, Jacob Graham,Rylie Grice, Mackenna Kay,

Aubrie Roge, Imari Roque,Keith Vascocu

5th Grade: Amaria Cook,Gage Mortimer, Dakota Poche,Grace Warren, Calvin Willis

6th Grade: Kenny Beard,Brody Garlington, MikhailJackson, Taylor Johnson,Micah Keene, Lindsay Penrod,Kara Pullig, McKenna Rowe,Tiffany Tousek, ChyraWashington

7th Grade: KathrynBallard, Savannah Edwards,Evan Gandy, Alyssa Hennigan,William Laroux, JewelPenegar, Tyiskia Robinson,Jaheim Thompson

8th Grade: DaltonChadick, Riley Drudge, SelahKeene, Jessie Trichel, DillianWelch

B Honor Roll:3rd Grade: Kaleb Collins,

Dolton Curtis, ChristianFrench, Matthew Janet,Cailynn Kay, Mary Kay, RufusKing, Camron Lachney, DallasLindsey, Cheyenne Martin,Kasey Miller, T’Unna Pikes,Reese Rawls, Chloe Roberts,Amanda Weeks, JaredWilliams, Jesse Wyatt

4th Grade: Jade Balford,Emma Brian, Caylee Bull,Makayla Cooper, Lane Durr,Hunter Gallien, Levi Hamm,Keiundra Johnson, LyndseyLadner, Caden New, KaydenceRacine, Ty-Keyah Robinson,Shamyra Thompson, PhillipVarnell, Chloe Vascocu

5th Grade: HannahBallard, Laila Brian, KaileyBrister, Madison Dowden,Amyrah Edmond, CadenGreene, Donald Harp, ChrisHoward, Carey Johnson, ColeJohnson, Sebastian Lodrige,Camren McGee, Nate Rachal,Tucker Vascocu, JessicaVercher, Sumer Weaver,Aidan Weeks

6th Grade: Amara Alford,Demetrix Anthony, JoshuaBallard, Chase Connell,Taylor Coutee, Aiden Kay,Alexis Lodridge, TyheishaRobinson, Shannon Warren,Velicity Withers

7th Grade: BriannaBallard, Aaliyah Bayonne,Belle Glenn, Morgan Maley,Dalton Phillips, MeredithPierce, Asia Pikes, DanielRials, Taylor Schillings,Alana Tarver, BriyanahTurner, Dustin VanMatre,Kayla Varnell, Zach Vascocu,Kinnie Vines, Layla Williams

8th Grade: Haley Below,Adrianna Brown, MatthewCook, Allen Dupree, KirstieGarsee, Albert Gillie, JoshuaHall, Hannah Hayes, EthanJohnson, Lyndee Liton,Jackie Rushing, CharlaighaMorris, Devin Pier, MasonPitts, Erin Powell, AlishaReliford, Marshall Sims,Jessica Sweeney


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Fall Markets feature fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, herbs, eggs, baked goods, jams and

jellies, handcrafted woodwork, art and jewelry! Free Zumba classes and live music!

Children’s activities and demonstrations!

The Cane River Green Market now accepts Senior FMNP Vouchers, WIC FMNP

Vouchers and SNAP/EBT benefits!

Through a MarketMatch program, the Cane River Green Market will match up to $20 in SNAP

purchases per market while supplies last! The MarketMatch program meets SNAP shoppers

who want to eat healthy and support local farmers half way.

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Cane River Green Market 2014 Fall Market Schedule

October 11, 18 & 25 November 8 & 15 8:00 a.m. - Noon

Downtown Riverbank

Goldonna’s Terrific Kids for September fromKindergarten and First Grade are Micah White andMalachi Henderson.

L. P. Vaughn congratulated its PBIS Star Students for the week of Oct. 13. On front rowfrom left are Aleah Simmons, Michael Brown, Ma’Kaya Sykes and Jayden Johnson. Onmiddle row are Jayden Johnson, Kayla Middleton, Heaven Keeth, Michael Ramirez,Jamarcus Reliford, Kyle Potter and Serinity Smith. On back row are Grevalia Fisher,Emily Nobles, Jazmine Washington, Chester Bradford, Jamicha Howard, Jacobi Robinsonand Ori’An McGuire. Not shown is Lydia LaCaze.

L. P. Vaughn congratulated its PBIS Ticket Winners for the week of Oct. 13. On front rowfrom left are Marcus Bernstine, Dextany Ardison, Joshua LaCaze and Davonte Middleton.On back row are Ciaria Nichols, Ariyah Patton, Chester Bradford, Christopher Relifordand Ori’An McGuire.

Provencal Jr. High lists honor roll

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