Classes have already started for Playing in Mud, a ceramics course at Northwestern State University, but it’s not too late to register! This course is an introduction to working with clay. The students will learn hand-building and sculptural techniques, as well as work on the potter’s wheel. There will also be room for intermediate and advanced students to take the class who want to use the facilities during the class time.
Date: September 20-November 15, Thursdays
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Fee: $150 plus $20 material fee (mat. fee paid directly to instructor first night of class)
Location: 113 Creative & Performing Arts Building (CAPA)/New Wing
Instructor: Matt DeFord
This September, ConventionSouth magazine, a national multimedia resource for those who plan events held within the South, asked readers and Facebook fans to vote for the cities they felt were the best places to enjoy music and to hold a meeting or event. The Facebook ballot provided a list of 35 music destinations across the South to select from and the top vote-getters are receiving recognition as the “Hottest Southern Soundscapes” in 2018.
The winners are Athens, GA; Bentonville, AR; Little Rock, AR; Louisville, KY; Macon, GA; Nashville, TN; Natchitoches, LA; Richmond, VA; Shreveport, LA; and Tunica, MS.
“We are pleased to be recognized by ConventionSouth among this list of cities,” says Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Arlene Gould. “Natchitoches has a long history of supporting music and musical events and providing that music to groups. From restaurants who have live music to performances on Northwestern State University’s campus, it is easy to find opportunities to hear great music.”
Each city will be featured within the November 2018 issue of ConventionSouth and can be found online at HERE.
Readers and fans were asked to vote on destinations where groups can best experience unique music while holding a meeting or event, according to ConventionSouth Senior Editor Marcia Bradford. “Music is an important aspect of nearly any meeting or event and meeting planners and event organizers from across the country are always looking for unique destinations in the South that offer a vibrant music scene. ConventionSouth’s 2018 list of the “Hottest Southern Soundscapes” includes a variety of cities where musicians and music venues can add a layer of excitement to a meeting or event. This allows meeting planners to create unique themes during their events, infuse upbeat rhythms to their events, and increase attendance and attendee engagement. By adding the element of music to an event, meeting planners create a more memorable experience for attendees and therefore, increase the success of the gathering.”
ConventionSouth magazine is based in Gulf Shores, AL, and is circulated to more than 18,000 meeting professionals located across the country that book meetings held within the South.
Even though the group was small in number, there was great momentum for the 5th Annual Sickle Cell Walk/Run/Ride-A-Thon through the Campti Community on Sept. 15 in honor of Prince Adarion Curry. Adrian passed away at the young age of 9-years-old on May 30, 2013, due to lack of knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease by his caretakers, and school nurses. Without fail, this march was put together by his grandmother Debbie Jackson, who does an awesome job of informing the participants and community of Sickle Disease Awareness.
Debbie, as always starts the group off in prayer, which was led by Sharon Collins. Invited officials present and participating included the Rev. George Kirts and Rev. Steven Harris Sr., School Board member. Lavora Wilson, Nurse Practitioner from Christus Coushatta Health Care spoke to the participants about being aware and the knowledge of knowing if you or a family member have Sickle or the Sickle Cell Trait.
She noted that 1 in 12 of African Americans in the U.S. are carriers of the Sickle Cell Trait. She also noted that anyone can have SCD, it is more common among people whose ancestors come from Africa, the Mediterranean region, Middle East, and South Asia. She also explained that even health professionals are just now grasping the knowledge of this disease, due to the lack of funding for SCD education. She expressed the need for hosting community fundraisers and forums. Such things are greatly needed due to the lack of knowledge and funding for this issue.
Debbie also shared information on the recent passing of two persons from this disease. She said the community needs to be aware of its bloodlines, (if residents are carriers of SCD). Each person left the morning event with a little bit of knowledge and the urge to want to do more. A suggestion was made that each person there try to bring at least five participants with them next year with donations. Donations can still be made to the Northwest Louisiana SCDAA in the name of Adarion LaMar Curry. Any amount will be appreciated.
Sharon Wolff, Northwestern State University’s Assistant Archivist at the Cammie G. Henry Research Center in Watson Library, has earned her status as a Certified Archivist after sitting for the exam given by the Academy of Certified Archivists. The Academy of Certified Archivists is a nationwide, independent organization founded in 1989 that certifies professional archivists.
To be accepted for the certification exam, archivists must meet requirements of experience and education. Once they have qualified, archivists must pass the certification test in order to become a full-fledged member of the Academy.
Wolff is originally from New York state and earned her undergraduate degree in Information Science at the State University of New York at Albany. She earned her master’s degree in Information Science with concentration in Archives and Records Administration, at the same institution a year after completing her bachelor’s degree. She began work at NSU last September.
Wolff said she is delighted to have passed the ACA requirements and looks forward to her future career as a Certified Archivist.
Information on resources available through the NSU Library is available at Click Here.
LSU’s just-announced 2019 football schedule includes a Sept. 14 visit to Tiger Stadium for Northwestern State, the second meeting this decade between the Demons and Tigers.
The Southeastern Conference announced 2019 football schedules Tuesday afternoon and LSU followed suit minutes later.
No game time has been set.
“It’s a great opportunity for our young men, for our program, for our athletic department and our university to go compete in Tiger Stadium,” said first-year NSU head coach Brad Laird. “I was on the staff in 2011 when we played there, and I know how excited our guys were then. We brought several thousand fans and our fantastic band, and people are still talking about it.”
LSU coach Ed Orgeron is a former Demon defensive lineman (1980-83) who is a member of NSU’s N-Club Hall of Fame and was included on the Top 100 Demons of the Century roster selected by fan vote and a blue-ribbon panel of coaches, media and administrators to kick off NSU’s centennial season of football in 2007.
One of two recipients of the inaugural Joe Delaney Memorial Leadership Award in 1983, chosen permanent defensive team captain in a vote of his fellow players, Orgeron began his coaching career at his alma mater the following season under coach Sam Goodwin. He was inducted in the N-Club Hall of Fame in 2014.
LSU defensive line coach Dennis Johnson was a graduate assistant coach at NSU under head coaches Bradley Dale Peveto (2012) and Jay Thomas (2013) while earning his master’s degree.
In the Sept. 10, 2011 matchup, second-ranked LSU dispatched the Demons 49-3. It was the first meeting between the schools in football in 69 years. The 2019 game will be the 12th matchup, with the first 10 taking place between 1911 and 1942.
Sharpco Hotels Group announced today, Sept. 18, that three outstanding hotels in their portfolio received the 2018 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence recognition, breaking the companies record of two the previous year. This year’s winners include, Best Western Natchitoches, Comfort Suites Natchitoches and Holiday Inn Downtown Alexandria.
Since 2011, the Certificate of Excellence honors hospitality businesses that deliver consistently great service across the world. This designation is presented to approximately 10 percent of total businesses on TripAdvisor that have consistently achieved great reviews over the past year.
“The staff earned it, they work so hard” shares Jay Sharplin, president of Sharpco Hotels Group. “This recognition comes directly from reviews by guests and we are so happy our hotels have been honored with TripAdvisor’s awards over the year.”
The Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
About Sharpco Hotels Group
Sharpco Hotels Group, a hotel development and management company headquartered in Natchitoches, Louisiana with a mission is to provide the best lodging experience always focusing on three principles: Value, Exceptional Service and Cleanliness. Connecting and creating memories for business or for pleasure is our ultimate commitment to each and every guest.
Edward “DJ Breeze” Goff
November 11, 1961 – September 13, 2018
Arrangements TBA through Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home
Judy Bolton
August 24, 1940 – September 12, 2018
Visitation: Friday, September 21 from 5-10 pm at Provencal United Pentecostal Church
Service: Saturday, September 22 at 10 am at Provencal United Pentecostal Church
Interment: Shady Grove Cemetery in Bellwood
Juanita Morris
September 13, 2018
Arrangements TBA through Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home
Annette Johnson
February 17, 1948 – September 10, 2018
Service: Saturday, September 22 at 10 am at the Asbury United Methodist Church
Interment: Lawrence Serenity Sanctum
SABINE PARISH:
Pete Corley of Zwolle
January 2, 1951 – September 14, 2018
Visitation: Wednesday, September 19, from 12-10 pm
Service: Thursday, September 20 at 10 am at Warren Meadows Chapel
Interment: Bethsadia Cemetery
Jerry Lynn Cryer
September 30, 1947 – September 15, 2018
Service: Wednesday, September 19 at 10 am at Warren Meadows Funeral Home Chapel
Interment: Zwolle City Cemetery
RED RIVER PARISH:
Andrew Guin
October 10, 1924 – September 18, 2018
Visitation: Wednesday, September 19 from 11 am – 2 pm at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home Service: Wednesday, September 19 at 2 pm at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home Chapel
Interment: Ebenezer Cemetery
The Natchitoches Parish Council decided to let the voters have the final say regarding the creation of four individual road tax districts. All the Council members voted to accept the introduction of the proposed ordinances (except for Chris Paige) at the meeting Sept. 17. The final vote on these items will be made at next month’s meeting. A set of resolutions were approved to consider giving notification of intention to create the road districts (all except for Paige approved the resolutions).
A public hearing will be held at the next Parish Council meeting on Oct. 22, after which a vote will be taken on the creation of the districts. This will get the districts on the ballot for the March 30 election.
Natchitoches Parish Tax Assessor Dollie Mahoney spoke on an agenda item during a public hearing portion of the meeting. The Council served as a “Board of Review” regarding an appeal by Julie Callihan protesting her assessment increase on her residential lot. According to the Council Clerk the proper protocol wasn’t followed when submitting the appeal and Callihan wasn’t present at the public hearing, so the appeal was thrown out.
Dollie also provided the Council with a report comparing 2017 figures to those from 2018 (SEE DOCUMENT BELOW).
Parish President Rick Nowlin updated the Council on work being done on the roof of the Live Oak building. An agenda item was approved to execute a change order to the agreement with terry’s Roofing Company for the project. The replacement of deteriorated piping added $1,500 and the correction of out-of-code electrical wiring to the rooftop mechanical unit added $5,866 bring the projected budget of $74,000 to a total of $81,366. All work was deemed substantially complete.
The execution of an agreement with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for funding Lower Cane River Flood Control Improvements means better drainage for the Cloutierville area. The project will have $67,775 in federal funding with a non-federal match requirement of $22,592. The Cane River Levy and Drainage District agreed to pay the local cost share.
The proposed project aims to complete improvements to the flood control structures in the Lower Cane River basin by enlarging the outfall structure and upgrading the flap gates to manually operated flap gates, thereby mitigating residences and farmland in the area from headwater and backwater flooding.
Other agenda items included:
Reappoint Jamie Flanagan to the Natchitoches Children and Youth Planning Board, Jared Kilpatrick to the Fire District 6 Board, Dennis Broadway to the Fire District 7 Board and Terry Rowell to the Fire District 2 Board
Execute change order for the hard surfacing of CoCo Bed Road, Phase 1, which provides for more effective permanent erosion control
Introduction of ordinance for the removal of a 200 foot dead end section of Edward Adams Road and a 1 mile dead end section of Dubois Road from the Parish-maintained road system
Introduction of budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019 and making appropriations for account for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Introduction of ordinance to reduce speed limit to 10 mph for 125 feet in both directions originating from address 779 Cat Island Road in Cloutierville
Adopt ordinance adding CP-Tel as a cable franchise providing cable services to Parish residents outside the City of Natchitoches
Approve resolution for holding of an election in Fire Protection District 8 on Dec. 8
Request the Louisiana Delegation of the US House of Representatives and Senate introduce and support legislation that would place a 10 cent per pound fee on all seafood imported into the US to be utilized to improve imported seafood safety
Authorize Parish Treasurer to execute an authorized signature form to certify signatures for all LGAP and CWEF grants for the 2018-2019 grant period
Execute a certificate of substantial completion to the CoCo Bed Road Project
Submit a Community Water Enrichment Fund application for $25,000 on behalf of the Chestnut-Readhimer Water System to go toward the cost of replacing the main booster pumps at their facility
Execute a special use permit with the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service allowing the Parish to keep and maintain solid waste garbage bins on the Kisatchie
Ranger District of the Kisatchie National Forest
Execute a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs for the providing of services to veterans in Natchitoches Parish
Authorize the submission of an application for a new 5 year grant for the Parish Head Start Program from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start * SEE NOTES BELOW – This vote might not have been proper.
NOTE 1
2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 42 — Public officers and employees
RS 42:1120 — Recusal from voting
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 42:1120
§1120. Recusal from voting
If any elected official, in the discharge of a duty or responsibility of his office or position, would be required to vote on a matter which vote would be a violation of R.S. 42:1112, he shall recuse himself from voting. An elected official who recuses himself from voting pursuant to this Section shall not be prohibited from participating in discussion and debate concerning the matter, provided that he makes the disclosure of his conflict or potential conflict a part of the record of his agency prior to his participation in the discussion or debate and prior to the vote that is the subject of discussion or debate.
RS 42:1112
§1112. Participation in certain transactions involving the governmental entity
A. No public servant, except as provided in R.S. 42:1120, shall participate in a transaction in which he
has a personal substantial economic interest of which he may be reasonably expected to know involving the
governmental entity.
B. No public servant, except as provided in R.S. 42:1120, shall participate in a transaction involving
the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, any of the following persons has a substantial
economic interest:
(1) Any member of his immediate family.
(2) Any person in which he has a substantial economic interest of which he may reasonably be
expected to know.
(3) Any person of which he is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee.
(4) Any person with whom he is negotiating or has an arrangement concerning prospective employment.
(5) Any person who is a party to an existing contract with such public servant, or with any legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twentyfive percent, or who owes any thing of economic value to such public servant, or to any legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twentyfive percent, and who by reason thereof is in a position to
affect directly the economic interests of such public servant.
C. Every public employee, excluding an appointed member of any board or commission, shall disqualify himself from participating in a transaction involving the governmental entity when a violation of this Part would result. The procedures for such disqualification shall be established by regulations issued pursuant to R.S. 42:1134(A)(1).
D. No appointed member of any board or commission, except as otherwise provided in R.S. 42:1120.1 or 1120.4, shall participate or be interested in any transaction involving the agency when a violation of this Part would result.
A capacity crowd of over 40 history enthusiasts came to hear retired NSU professor, archaeologist and author Jeffrey Girard give a presentation on the Caddo people Saturday, September 15th at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and History Museum. Girard is the author of the recently published The Caddo and Their Ancestors: Archaeology and the Native People of Northwest Louisiana. His talk touched on the history of the Caddo people from prehistoric times to their interactions with the European colonies. The Caddo lived in an area that stretched from East Texas to Oklahoma and the Ouachita mountains in Arkansas and included much of Louisiana. He also spoke on the archaeological findings and processes that have filled in much of our knowledge of this people who had inhabited much of the Southeast for thousands of years.
What started as a summer social media trend, became a nationwide lip sync contest between police departments. USA Today asked the public to fill out a battle bracket to determine an ultimate winner. After around a quarter of a million votes, the Flower Mound Police Department in Flower Mound Texas was announced as the winner.
Natchitoches native Jason Rachal is a patrol sergeant with the Flower Mound PD. Jason was born and raised in Natchitoches, graduated from NSU, and earned an accounting degree from Northwestern State University. He moved to Texas and worked in accounting until it wasn’t working for him anymore. A lot of Jason’s family in Natchitoches are in law enforcement so he reached out to his cousin Victor Kay for advice. After that, Jason did a ride along with the Arlington PD and he’s been in law enforcement for 8 years now.
Natchitoches Lions Club member Chad Hancock was presented with a Centennial Membership Award at the club’s meeting Sept. 17. Chad earned this award for recruiting and retaining new Lions.
Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Natchitoches Lions Club is invited to join members at their monthly lunch meetings on the first, second and third Monday of the month at noon at the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center’s Listach conference room. For more information email natchitocheslions@gmail.com.
After setting four Northwestern State single-game records with a passing performance that included six touchdown passes, best by any NCAA Division I quarterback this season, Demons’ junior Shelton Eppler was in the spotlight Monday.
Eppler was voted Southland Conference and Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, and was honorable mention for the STATS LLC Football Championship Subdivision national offensive player of the week award. Sunday morning, College Sports Madness tapped him for its Southland offensive honor.
The junior from Navasota, Texas, threw for 474 yards, the top passing total among the nation’s FCS quarterbacks last weekend and one yard shy of the season’s best by an FCS passer. Folding in totals from the Football Bowl Subdivision, Eppler’s yardage total was fourth-best in Division I for the past weekend.
His six TD passes were one of three school records he broke, along with the pass yardage mark and the standard for total offense in a game. He tied the NSU record with 36 points responsible for during the contest.
“Without my teammates’ support, I wouldn’t have been able to do that,” said Eppler. “All that matters is we’re 1-0. We got the win.”
Eppler’s six touchdowns were capped by a pair (70, 9 yards) to junior receiver Jazz Ferguson. The Trinity Valley Community College transfer started with a 17-yard strike over the middle to junior Quan Shorts late in the first quarter, then added second-period scores of 22 yards to true freshman Levar Gumms and 38 yards to senior Marquisian Chapman as the Demons raced to a 28-0 advantage.
After halftime, Lamar rallied into ties at 28 and 35, but could not contain Eppler and company with the game on the line. Eppler’s 11-yarder to senior Jaylen Watson broke the 28-all deadlock, then nine seconds after the Cardinals evened the score at 35, Eppler and Ferguson connected on the 70-yarder to lift the Demons ahead to stay. On the next series, NSU marched 58 yards in eight plays, the last a nine-yarder to Ferguson, who evaded defenders in front of the goalline and lunched across with 9:30 remaining.
“When they tied it up, we treated it as 0-0, and whoever put more points on the board from that point on was going to win. We didn’t panic, we just kept playing and executing to the best of our abilities,” said Eppler.
The 6-1, 205-pound Eppler has started the first three games for NSU (2-1 overall, 1-0 in the Southland) and the Demons have yet to commit a turnover, the first time in the program’s 41-year Division I history that it has gone through three contests without losing a fumble or suffering an interception. The Lamar game was the first one in which he’s gone the distance, when senior Clay Holgorsen became ill on game day.
Ironically, Eppler’s yardage record shattered Holgorsen’s school mark of 381 set last year at McNeese State.
The six TD passes topped five by Zach Adkins against Nicholls in 2014, when Adkins also ran for a score to account for 36 points. Eppler had four more TD throws a week earlier against Grambling, with his season total of 10 already better than any NSU quarterback last season.
Eppler was sacked once, leaving his total offense Saturday night at 469, a mark that bested the 465 (101 rushing, 364 passing) by future pro star Bobby Hebert against Texas-Arlington in 1981.
“The sack was on me,” he said. “I moved the wrong way. The offensive line did an awesome job for me to get the ball out to the receivers and running backs.”
His Louisiana player of the week recognition was the second for a Demon in as many weeks. After the Grambling game, sophomore safety Hayden Bourgeois was voted state Defensive Player of the Week for intercepting two Tigers passes and tipping a third that was intercepted in the end zone. A Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel of media voters chooses the Louisiana player of the week honors, while sports information directors in the conference vote on the Southland Conference awards.
The Demons enjoy an open date this weekend before resuming their season with a Southland test on Sept. 29 at Southeastern Louisiana, a 7 p.m. contest that will be carried by Cox Sports Television and out of the CST footprint, by ESPN3.
BATON ROUGE, La.-Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is joining registrars of voters across the state the week of Sept. 24-28, 2018 to host Voter Registration Week activities aimed at registering eligible citizens to vote. The next regularly scheduled election in Louisiana is the congressional primary on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Louisiana’s registration push also coincides with National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 25.
“The first step to participating in the electoral process is registering to vote,” said Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin. “This fall, Louisianians will choose their congressional representation, as well as a host of other local races and propositions. Get registered today so your voice can be heard on Election Day.”
Louisiana was one of the first states in the nation to implement an easy, convenient online voter registration portal. Citizens with a valid Louisiana driver’s license or Louisiana Special ID card can register online 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the convenience of their home or office by visiting https://voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Residents of Louisiana can also register in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office, when they apply for/renew their driver’s license at any Office of Motor Vehicles or when obtaining services at public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices.
Citizens wishing to register by mail can download and print the application at HERE or complete an application found at public libraries or through registration drives.
To register and vote in Louisiana individuals must:
• be a U.S. citizen;
• be at least 17 years old (16 years old if registering in person at the Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles) to register and 18 years old prior to the next election to vote;
• not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony;
• not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights;
• be a resident in the state and parish in which you seek to register and vote;
• apply at least 20 days prior to an election if registering online or 30 days prior to an election if registering in person or by mail.
The WoodWired Duo will perform at Northwestern State University Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
The duo, Hannah Leffler on flute and Cheyenne Cruz of clarinet, will be guest artists in residence at NSU on Sept. 19-21. They will work with the sound recording class and applied studios.
WoodWired is a contemporary duo based in Dallas. They regularly perform across the country, using live looping software and electronics. They perform contemporary and classical music, creating upbeat, fresh sounds that represent a fusion of jazz, classical and pop genres.
WoodWired is known for their groundbreaking use of live electronics in a chamber music setting. They are quickly gaining popularity in this genre, presenting a truly unique sound. The duo’s music is not only popular in concerts and residencies at universities and conferences around the country but also works equally well in more intimate informal settings.
Their debut album, “In The Loop,” was released in March under the University of Texas-Arlington Record label. Described as a “true virtuosic tour d’force” (Audiophile Audition), this album features almost entirely original
compositions written by WoodWired. It was featured on multiple platforms, including being named Jazz Weekly’s “Ringer of the Week” and topping the Classical/Experimental chart on Stanford Zookeeper Online in July.
Cruz joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington in 2016 as lecturer in clarinet and music theory. She was recently named a Buffet Performing Artist, and holds positions as the second clarinetist in the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra and bass clarinetist in the Longview Symphony Orchestra. Previously, she was an adjunct clarinet instructor at Stephen F. Austin State University, and was the teaching fellow in chamber music for the University of North Texas. Cruz completed her DMA in clarinet performance with a related field in music education at the University of North Texas in 2015. She also holds a master’s degree in clarinet performance from the Florida State University and a bachelor’s degree in music education from McMurry University.
Leffler, a Miyazawa Emerging Artist, has held flute faculty positions at Luther College, University of Northern Iowa, Northeast Iowa School of Music, the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Sounds of Summer Institute, and numerous high schools and middle schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. She recently completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in flute performance at the University of North Texas and worked as teaching fellow. She has been a featured guest artist and clinician at numerous schools and events across the Midwest. She performs frequently with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and has been a principal substitute flutist for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra.
In these classes, you will learn the art of painting using step-by-step instructions to create a masterpiece of your own. No special or prior skill required. Just relax and enjoy each class. Students will take home a completed painting at the end of every class. Children ages 7 – 12 years old are allowed to enroll, but a parent MUST accompany the child the entire class. Parent does not have to enroll unless they participate. Each date is a separate session. All supplies included.
Dates: September 20, Thursday Pumpkin Trio
September 25, Tuesday Falling Leaves
Times: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee: $45 per session
Location: 2nd Floor South Hall
Instructor: Shanna Dees Gaspard
For more information on our Non-Credit programs, call (800)376-2422 or (318)357-6355.
LaTia Beavers, Stephani Bradley, Mekaila Braxton, John Faccone, Breanna Harrison, Zy-Keious Manual, Kerrell Nora, A’keria Payton, and Ashley Womack
12th Grade A Honor Roll
Joey Blackmon, Taylor Coleman, Taylor Ferrier, Madison Hale, Charles Hudson, Dillon Longino, Shaa’Vareyah Page, Ke’Aira Thomas, Tiffany Valure, and Matthew Vaughn
12th Grade B Honor Roll
Jalen Benn, Dacoda Coutee, Nick Flakes, Joseph Gallien, Zarious Lewis, James Owens, Shaquera Reliford, Nathan Roberts, Jayme Roy, Christopher Small, Sara Sullivan, Ke’aira Thomas, Jaylan Triplet-Bell, Victoria Tune, and Matthew Vaughn, and Jada Williams
Edward “DJ Breeze” Goff
November 11, 1961 – September 13, 2018
Arrangements TBA through Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home
Judy Bolton
August 24, 1940 – September 12, 2018
Visitation: Friday, September 21 from 5-10 pm at Provencal United Pentecostal Church
Service: Saturday, September 22 at 10 am at Provencal United Pentecostal Church
Interment: Shady Grove Cemetery in Bellwood
Juanita Morris
September 13, 2018
Arrangements TBA through Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home
Annette Johnson
February 17, 1948 – September 10, 2018
Service: Saturday, September 22 at 10 am at the Asbury United Methodist Church
Interment: Lawrence Serenity Sanctum
SABINE PARISH:
Jerry Lynn Cryer
September 30, 1947 – September 15, 2018
Visitation: Tuesday, September 18 at 5 pm at Warren Meadows Funeral Home in Many
Service: Wednesday, September 19 at 10 am at Warren Meadows Funeral Home Chapel
Interment: Zwolle City Cemetery
The Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival, held Sept. 14-15, filled the air with hot air balloons, energetic music, and the spicy aroma of meat pies. Vendors sold their wares from jewelry to metal wall hangings and more. A kids area offered a rock climbing wall, jumpers and other fun activities. Hot air balloon rides gave the public a bird’s eye view of the downtown riverbank and the beautiful Cane River Lake. A performance by Dark Woods zombies treated the crowd to a thriller dance toward the end of Saturday night. Friday night’s Brew Fest was “hoppin,” offering samples of specialty beers.
Several thousand festival goers enjoyed themselves at the Annual Marthaville Good Ole’ Days Festival, held this past weekend, Sept. 14-15. This year’s Festival marks the 26th anniversary of what has become one of our parish’s most beloved traditions. This year’s event showcased our own Northwestern State as NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio and Head Baseball Coach Bobby Barbier served as Grand Marshalls. Members of the NSU baseball team gave away autographed baseballs to an enthusiastic crowd of children.
While the parade was the highlight of the festival, it was far from the only activity going on. There was an antique car judging, performances by school dance and cheer groups and a performance by the NSU cheerleaders. The festival also served as a reunion for the Marthaville High School’s classes of 1958 and 1968. The parade featured 70 entries ranging from the Lakeview’s USAF Junior ROTC Color Guard to Natchitoches Central’s Chiefettes and Cheerleaders. The hometown Marthaville Hawk cheerleaders and spirit group were joined by their counterparts from Provencal. The fire department, antique cars, library bookmobile, area political candidates and a full complement of area pageant queens rounded out the parade roster.
The Marthaville Good Ole’ Days Festival is a superb weekend of family fun and togetherness. It is small town America at its best! The NPJ is looking forward to next year.
This September, ConventionSouth magazine, a national multimedia resource for those who plan events held within the South, asked readers and Facebook fans to vote for the cities they felt were the best places to enjoy music and to hold a meeting or event. The Facebook ballot provided a list of 35 music destinations across the South to select from and the top vote-getters are receiving recognition as the “Hottest Southern Soundscapes” in 2018.
