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East Feliciana Moving Forward with Plan
Silliman Institute Softball Bringing Home the Titles
By James Ronald skains
“The East Feliciana Master Plan was several years in the making and cost a lot of money,’’ Dennis Aucoin, President of the East Feliciana Par-ish Police Jury told the EXPLORER. “There have been a lot of changes from the first draft and it was tweaked quite a bit over the last year. We took out all the mandates that said “You shall do this or that,’’ and substituted “You may do this or that.”
“It is a very comprehensive plan for the future of the parish. I like it now that it has been tweaked several times, but at one point I was not sup-portive of the plan. During the early stage of the plan when we were hav-ing public meetings around the par-ish, they were showing a video of a log truck going through downtown Clinton. Someone made the com-ment that “the log trucks were one of the main problems in the parish.”
“At that point, I walked out of the meeting because logging has been my livelihood for the last 35 years. I
felt that if the people didn’t see the value of the timber industry in our Parish, a good Master Plan could not be developed. However, the thinking that the timber and logging industry was not good for the Parish was an isolated opinion, and as the Plan was developed and tweaked, I became a supporter of the Plan. I’m glad that the Jury approved the Plan.”
The official name of “The EFP Plan” is: East Feliciana Comprehen-sive Resiliency Plan (EFCRP). The motto of the Plan is: “East Feliciana
– Moving Forward by Honoring our Past by Looking to the Future.”
One of the major questions for the residents of EFP was: “What will the Parish look like under this Com-prehensive Plan?” That question is answered at the beginning of Chap-ter 2 on page 10 of the EFCRP: The EF Vision is a description of how the Parish might look and feel in the fu-ture.
• A rural landscape with thriv-ing town centers
• A future focused on educa-tion and jobs
• The Premier Place to find Natural areas, open space, parks and trails
• Connectivity and Accessibil-ity through Parish infrastructure
The 121 pages of comprehensive details use the concept of “Guiding Principles” as it explores the best path forward for EFP. The EFCRP is divided into 13 sections with a 3 Appendixes, which examine in de-tail, Socioeconomics, Resources for
Funding and Financing and an In-ventory of Cultural and Heritage Assets.
The Introduction Section is ti-tled: A Vibrant Future for East Fe-liciana. Chapter 1 focused on The East Feliciana. Chapter 2 took a close look at East Feliciana Par-ish Today. Chapter 3 looks at the elements of the EFCRP. Chapter 4 begins to formulate the Goals, Strategies and Actions, and Chapter 5 details the “Strategic Implementa-tion Plan.”
The Chapter on “Strategic Im-plementation Plan” is divided into 6 subsections based on the existing towns and villages in EFP. Those specific areas detailed in the Stra-tegic Implementation Plan include the towns of Slaughter, Clinton, and Jackson along with the villages of Wilson and Norwood, and The Sticks Community on page 113.
The Comprehensive Plan devel-
The Silliman Lady Wildcat Soft-ball Team has just completed another successful regular season and will be heading to the South State playoffs as the #1 seed team out of the 6 AA District of the MAIS classification, in pursuit of their 4th straight South State Championship. This year’s team has 4 seniors – Kalli Jenkins, Bekah Norris, Becca LeBlanc, and Brooke Watts, 6 sophomores – Mi-kayla Gayle, Mary Brighton Mor-ris, Kari Overland, Taylor Rogillio, Maddie Trahan, and Callie Venable, 4 freshmen - Kingsley Butler, Al-lie DeLee, Kali Douglas, and Kayla McNabb, and 1 eighth grader – Ken-nedy Carruth. The team’s record is 29-8-1 overall and finished 6-0 in district; making them 6AA District champs for the 5th straight year.
Led on offense by a host of girls, Silliman has outscored their oppo-
The Lady Wildcat Softball defeated Simpson 5 - 2 Thursday, September 26th to win South State for the 4th year in a row.
nents 219 runs to 66 runs this year. Callie Venable leads the team in hit-ting with a .400 batting average, .422 OBP, 35 runs, 44 hits, 1 home run, 22 RBI’s. Mary Brighton Morris’s batting average is a .347, 3 Home Runs with 27 RBI’s, Maddie Trahan is hitting .330, Kennedy Carruth is at .317, 1 Home Run with 22 RBI’s, and Kali Douglas is at .307.
Dominant pitching by both Brooke Watts and Kennedy Carruth and solid backup on defense, have been an equal part of the team’s suc-cess. Brooke’s stats are 16-6 record, 6 shutouts, and 128 strikeouts in 112 innings. Her district record was 5-0. Kennedy’s record is 8-2 and 1-0 in District with a .719 ERA.
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Bains Lower Elementary Celebrates Proactive StudentsBains Lower Elementary has em-
braced the book The Seven Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey. This is the second year that librarian Linda Holmes will read and discuss the book with BLE students during library class-es. Principal Ms. Raquel Square de-scribes the importance of this initiative, “Educating the students at Bains Low-er Elementary goes beyond the realm of academics. Our school community is committed to developing positive social leadership skills within each of our students. Since such skills are nec-essary for successful communication and problem solving in the twenty-first global society, encouraging the growth of good habits of thought and action would seem a wise thing to do. These habits reflect the school’s philosophy for how to conduct oneself while in school and in society. They also en-courage the students to develop lead-ership skills and productive habits that help them to be successful in all areas of their lives.”
Each morning, Assistant Princi-pal Mrs. Layla Milton begins the day by reinforcing one of the habits dur-ing daily announcements. During the month of September the school is fo-cusing on Habit 1: Be Proactive. Stu-dents are encouraged to be in charge of their actions, their behavior, their attitudes, and their moods – to “do the right thing” when no one is look-
ing. Teachers are on the lookout for students being proactive. Mrs. Milton announces these students’ names over the intercom each morning and cites the “proactive” action or behavior that earned recognition. Honorees receive a certificate and a free kid’s meal from Raising Canes, a corporate sponsor that supports the school’s 7 Habits Pro-gram.
Above: Laura Lindsey, the Bains Lower PTO President, teaching students to be proac-tive.
During September, Laura Lind-sey, Parent Teacher Connection (PTC) president came to the library to share stories about Johnny Appleseed and The Little Red House for all first grad-ers. She commented after the event, “These students are the best audience ever. They clearly know how to be proactive during the performance.” Mrs. Holmes added, “Of course, Laura is a storyteller extraordinaire, and the students were mesmerized by her sto-ries and her actions. She even brought apple slices for students to enjoy after the event. This event is just one ex-ample of the how our community sup-ports Bains Lower Elementary as it shapes the leaders of tomorrow.”
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competed in several tournaments this season, winning both the Silli-man Invitational and Carroll Acad-emy Tournaments.
As the regular season has come to an end with a road win at Frank-lin Academy on the 17th, the Lady Wildcats are now heading to the South State Playoffs starting Satur-day, September 21st in Liberty, MS at Ethel Vance Park & Sports Com-plex (Hwy 24 West) and continue Monday, September 23rd. Silliman will go into the tournament as the #1 seed from District 6AA and will
play the #3 seed from District 4AA, Wayne Academy, in the first game at 10:45 am on Saturday. The top 4 teams from the South State tour-nament will advance to play in the State tournament to be held Satur-day, September 28th and Monday, September 28th at Center City Park in Pearl, MS.
The Silliman Lady Wildcats JV team has completed its season and had a very successful year. The team went 24-2-1 and the 2 losses were to varsity teams. They outscored their opponents 242 to 37. They competed in the last tournament of the year this past weekend at ACCS, which was a Varsity round robin, and ended up winning all 3 games to go 3-0.
Silliman Homecoming
The 2013 Silliman Homecoming Court is: Top left to right: Mallory Hoover and escort Todd Micah Bourgeois, Holland Crain and escort Collen McDowel, Kath-leen Ligon and escort Bucky Hornsby. Middle left to right: Matlin Amphion and escort Austin Tweedy, Sunne Pace and Tabary Cucullu. Bottom left to right: Devin Coarsey and escort Tyler Boyd, Lexi Rodriguez and escort Sawyer Cran-mer.
By James Ronald skains
“The initial Louisiana War Vet-erans home was established on the grounds of the East Louisiana State Hospital,’’ Jon Salter, current admin-istrator of the facility told the EX-PLORER. “It was operated at that time by the State Department of Hos-pitals. It took care of 86 veterans who had long-term neuropsychiatric dis-abilities, and could not take care of themselves.”
“In October of 1976, complete re-sponsibility for operating the home was transferred to the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. In 1982, a brand new $10 million 237-bed facility was constructed on a 90 acre tract of land. This new facility was financed through the USA Dept. of Veterans Affairs State Home Grant Program.”
“In 1993, additional services were offered after new dining halls were added on Wings 1 & 2, along with new offices, therapy and medical re-cords, and staff support facilities,’’ Salter related. “For the past 2 years, we have operated on self-generated funds without any operating funds from the State due to budget issues.”
A combination of Federal mon-ies from VA pensions, VA per diem, Service-Connected per diem, the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Program and Care & Maintenance fees collected privately from the vet-erans that reside at the Jackson facility have offset the loss of State funding. The War Vets Home is also the receipt of monetary gifts from the American Legion, the VFW, and other military service organization.
Louisiana War Vets Home in Jackson Serving for almost 50 years
“We have 142 employees without much turnover except in housekeep-ing and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA’s) which are the toughest of jobs at the Home,” Salter, who is orig-inally from Sabine Parish, explained. ”We are a 24/7 RN facility with 10 fulltime RN’s on staff, 24 LPN’s, and 49 registered CAN”s in a 96,000 square foot facility.”
The Jackson War Veterans Home currently has 145 residents, 142 males and 3 females. Of the 3 females, two were military nurses and one is a spouse of a veteran. In 2010, the State of Louisiana submitted a legislative change to allow peace-time Veterans, spouses of Veterans and Gold Star parents (parents who lost more than one child in military service) to ac-cess the War Veterans Home for ad-mission. This move by the State will allow Veteran couples to age in place with each other for needed support and social structure.
“When the Jackson facility was built with 237 beds, it was the only War Veterans Home in Louisiana,’’
Salter, who has been at Jackson since 2010, pointed out. “Since then, War Vet Homes have been built in Mon-roe, Bossier City, Jennings, and in Reserve where I worked before com-ing to Jackson. That has allowed a lot of Vets to stay closer to their families while getting the care they need and deserve.”
“In 2013, we have operated on a budget of $9.6 million. In 2014, we anticipate the budget to increase to $10.3 million. At one time, before the budget cuts, we had a full time phar-macist on staff and a medical doctor. Now we have to use medical person-nel that are willing to visit our facili-ties on a regular basis to see patients. We also transport a lot of the Vets to VA Clinics such as those in Pineville,
Jon Salter, the Adminstrator at the Jackson War Vets Home since 2010.Previously, Salter was in management at the Reserve War Vets Home.
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On Friday, September 27th, Fe-liciana Physical Therapy celebrated their new location at 12357 Haynes Street in Clinton (across from Dollar General) with a ribbon cutting cer-emony.
Feliciana Physical Therapy is lo-cally owned and operated by Fran-cine and Brit D’Amico, both Physi-cal Therapists, who have a combined 35 years of experience. “The move was necessary to accommodate growing needs of the community and the business,” says Francine D’Amico.
Staff members include Physical Therapy Technician, Whitney Cu-cullu and Office Manager/Recep-tionist, Rebecca Baute.
Feliciana Physical Therapy offers treatments in Manual Therapy, Or-thopedics and Sports Rehabilitation, Work Related Injuries, Back and Neck Injuries, Neurological Reha-bilitation, and Functional Dry Nee-dling, the latest in Physical Therapy
treatments.“It is wonderful being able to of-
fer our services to Clinton and the surrounding area. There is no reason for someone to travel out of town to receive physical therapy servic-es,” says Francine. “We also offer a Wellness Program to those patients who want to continue to reach their fitness goals after they have been discharged from therapy services.”
Feliciana Physical Therapy also offers Therapeutic Massage and Re-flexology. Wanda K. Perry, owner of Gentle Hands with a Healing Touch, is available at the new location on Thursdays from 9am-6pm or Tues-day-Saturday by appointment only.
Feliciana Physical Therapy ac-cepts Medicare and most insurance plans.
Hours are Monday-Thursday, 7am-5pm and Friday, 7am-12pm.
Call (225) 683-1125 for more information or to schedule a tour of the new facility.
Feliciana Physical Therapy Celebrates Clinton Grand OpeningThe Twentieth Judicial Dis-
trict Attorney, Sam D’Aquilla, sponsored a Hunter Education Class on Saturday, September 28, 2013 and Sunday, Septem-ber 29, 2013 at the American Legion Hall, Clinton, Loui-siana instructed by District Attorney Investigator Shane Bourgeois and assisted by 4-H instructor Hannah Thibodeaux, Wildlife and Fisheries Senior Agent Ronny Robbins and Dis-trict Attorney Sam D’Aquilla.
Louisiana Revised Statute LAS R.S. 56:699.3 requires mandatory hunter education for anyone born on or after September 1, 1969. An ex-ception allows those age-class hunters to go afield “under the direct supervision of someone over 18 years old that has a valid hunting license or proof of completion of a hunter ed-ucation course.” All hunters must successfully complete the course prior to purchasing a hunting license. Hunters who plan to hunt out of state should check the state regulation where they plan to hunt. All fifty states now require some form of mandatory hunter education certification prior to issuing a license.
The Twentieth Judicial District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla would like to give “Special Thanks” to all who helped to make this event possible espe-cially for use of the American Legion Hall, Debbie Bennett, Mary Dufour, Crystal Maples and Marcy Robinson.
48 persons participated and successfully passed the course.
Hunter Safety Class Held September 28
Pictured right is Tayler Baggett with In-structor Shane Bourgeois.
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New Orleans, and Biloxi to see doc-tors.”
The demographics and age rang-es of the Veterans is most interest-ing. Most are from a 60 mile radius of Jackson. 48 residents are from the WWII era, 5 served during WWII and Korea, 40 served just during the Ko-rean conflict, 39 are Vietnam era Vet-erans, and 8 more are either veterans who served during Peace Time or the Gulf War on Terrorism.
Ages range from 51 years to 100 years. There are 6 Vets in the 51-60 age bracket, 26 are between the ages of 61 and 70, while 28 ranges in age from 71-80 years of age. Over half of the Vets at Jackson are over 80 years of age; 64 are between 81 and 90, and 19 are beyond 90 years of age.
All branches of the Military are represented at Jackson, while more than half the residents are veterans of the US Army. There are some War Veterans who have lived at the Jack-son facility for 10-15 years, and a few have resided there for 25 years.
“We have a full slate of social ser-vices and activities for our residents,’’ Salter noted. “We have a lot of visitors and off-premises events to keep the guys busy. Some guys still drive and check themselves and in as they want to. We have a ROMEO Club here at Jackson which stands for Ready Old Men Eat Out.”
“If a veteran has service connected disabilities or injuries, then the cost to live at the War Vets Home is basically free. However, if they don’t have a service connected issue, then the cost out of pocket to a Vet is about $1,700 per month.”
“We have several friendly local or-ganizations helping to keep the Jack-son War Vets Home running smooth-ly,’’ Salter concluded. “DCI helps us with our Greenhouse and grounds maintenance. The LSU Extension Ser-vice has also been a great help, as well as the VFW and American Legion.”
Lane Regional Medical Center Honors 625 Years of ServiceLane Regional Medical Center recognized 54 employees for their years of service at the semi-annual Service Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, September 17: Pictured L-R:30 & 35 years: Rhonda Ancar and Cathy Anderson - 30 years of service; Larry Ward, Scarlet Collier and Cindy Helmke 35 - years of service.
20 & 25 years: Cindy Conerly, Judy Lafleur, Susie McLendon, Dawn Martin, Allyson Bennett and Angie Saari - 20 years of service; Rhonda Beauchamp - 25 years of service.
5 years: Karen Norwood, Belinda Hors-ley, Chandrlyn Clark, Shalanda Alexi, Marty Hughes, Patsy Adams, Matt Walker, Brittany Hopkins and Matt Roy - 5 years of service. Not pictured:Emma Dunn - 25 years; Betty Musselman - 20 years; Patsy Lofstrom and Nicole Spurgeon - 15 years; Barbara Emery, Matthew Morgan, Carlette Selders and Kimberly Watson - 10 years; and Russell Arceneaux, Lois Bridgewater, Sandra Campo, Kelly Daquilla, Jeremy Dedeaux, Andi Fletcher, Cody Fletcher, Candice Hughes, Martenus Keller, Joy Kerr, Richard Laphand, Michele LeBlanc, Angel Lemoine, Amber McQuirter, Monique Mills, Wendi Munn, Amanda Reno, Morgan Rhodes, Andrea Tucker and Amanda Wash-ington - 5 years.
10 & 15 years: Kathy Pate, Brittany Casey, Eric Rome and Glynnda McDon-ald - 10 years of service; Karla Miller - 15 years of service.
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St. John the Baptist Presents Morning of Reflection
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church presents 2013 MORNING OF REFLECTION on
Saturday October 12, 2013. The featured speaker will be Mike Ful-mer who will talk on the topic of “ Mary, Ark of the New Covenant.” The author and narrator of The 4th Cup is Mike Fulmer of New Roads, LA. He and his wife, Sandra have been married 25 years and have three daughters. The Fulmers reside in Ponchatoula, La. and are active mem-bers of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Mike loves sharing his faith with others and encourages everyone to share their comments by completing the feedback evaluation section at the end of the presentation. Guests will also hear an inspiring talk from Sister Cielo Pesigan, D.M. on Vo-cations as well as from Father Jeff Bayhi.
The program begins with breakfast at 9 a.m. and offers a morning of reflection with music and fellowship. The program closes at 11:30 a.m. with door prizes and giveaways. Following, everyone is invited to a Living Rosary at the Gazebo in the Historic District at noon. Morning of Reflection is open to all ladies, young women and high school girls. The event is sponsored by Handmaids of the Lord Women’s Ministry. For more information and reserved seating, please RSVP to Jennifer Johnson, 225-654-9470.
oped details 5 guiding principles for EFP: Land Use and Housing, Trans-portation, Economy, Equity and Op-portunity, and Healthy Environment. It was developed through Public En-gagement by listening to Parish resi-dents and over 100 stakeholders
As the plan points out, the East Feliciana Vision and Comprehensive Plan is rooted in the wisdom of the Parish’s engaged leaders and citi-zenry.
This strong public engagement effort used by the developers of the EFPCRP, involved citizens across the parish in a combination of stake-holder interviews, parish wide and town focused workshops as well as an up to date active website. All the efforts by the developers of the plan ensured broad representation and of-fers key local insights, and hundreds of East Feliciana Residents shared their histories, their ideas, and their future vision for the parish they call home.
57 residents of EFP provided the leadership over several years to get the EFPCRP developed and ap-
proved by the Police Jury. Those participants were divided into 4 categories: a 22 Member Advisory Committee, a 15 member East Feli-ciana Parish Development District, a 9 member Planning Commission and the Police Jury along with Glen Kent the Police Jury manager.
Bobby Bourgeois chaired the Development District Board with Tony Rouchon as Co-Chair. Mary Jo Salmon served as Planning Coor-dinator, and Brent Soileau was proj-ect manager.
6 Consulting firms worked on the EFPCRP. Inly-Horn and Associated Inc. was the Lead Consultant with Tharp Planning Group, Frigonese Associates, ECONorthwest and Franklin Associates contributing to the Plan.
“It was a long process and very controversial at times,’’ Dennis Au-coin confirmed; “however, I think that it is a good pathway forward for the Parish. It will help us all focus on what can be done in the future. I’m proud of the Comprehensive Resiliency Plan.”
Writer’s note: The East Feliciana Comprehensive Resiliency Plan can be viewed in its entirety on the East Feliciana Parish website.
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Second B.C., Highway 19, Wilson, LA will host a Voter Education Forum presented by Louisiana Democratic Party on Wednesday, October 9, 2013
at 7:00 p.m. ALL ARE INVITED
Breast Cancer Awareness Walkwill take place at the Old Northeast High School Track at 12828 Jackson Road; Zachary, Louisiana 70791. Registration on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 7:00 a.m.; walk will begin at 7:30 a.m. All proceeds will benefit Susan G. Komen-Race for the Cure. For more information contact Juanita Sanford
(225)654-8040.
The Redwood Cemetery Association will hold its’ annual meeting on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the Redwood Baptist Church located at 5182 Hwy 412 East in Slaughter, LA. All families who have plots in the cemetery are urged to have a representative attend.
FREE Prenatal & Newborn Care Classat Lane Regional Medical Center
Lane Regional Medical Center will offer a FREE prenatal and infant care class on Saturday, October 19, at 10:00 a.m. in the
Staff Development Classroom. “The Pregnancy Workshop” is an overview of what to expect during pregnancy and delivery for the soon-to-be mom. “Baby Care Basics” covers all you need to know to care for your newborn in
the first weeks of life. A tour of Baby Lane, the LDRP unit, is
included.Partners are encouraged to attend. Child
care is NOT provided.Registration is required. Please call (225)
658-4585 to register.
Antiques @ The Crossroads Fall SaleFriday, October 18th & Saturday
October 19th 8am-6pm
Sunday, October 20th 12:30 to 5pmStore Wide Sales & Outside Booths-Weather Permitting Antiques, Crafts, Garage Sale Items, 31 Products, Amy’s Country Candles & More. Refreshments
will be served.20130 Plank Road (next to Sidelines), Zachary, LA Call (225) 570-2039 for more
information.
The Feliciana Chapter of OLLI at LSU is sponsoring a Southern Country Tea and guided tour of Audubon’s Oakley House, on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 from 10:00
am to 12:00 pm. Located just south of St. Francisville, Oakley, the airy house where John James Audubon stayed, is a splendid example of life in the early 1800’s. Nestled in a beautiful forest setting, the architecture of the home utilizes jalousied galleries of the West Indies’ influence allowing cool breezes to drift through the rooms. The plantation barn has numerous horse-drawn implements and vehicles. The large, detached kitchen building also contains a weaving room and an ironing/wash room. Two slave cabins give a glimpse into the laborers’ way of life on the plantation. Restored formal and kitchen gardens demonstrate the early plantation owner’s zest for beauty, fresh vegetables and herbs. The price of the tour ($25.00) includes entrance to the Audubon State Park, guided tour of the home, grounds, gardens, slave cabins, museum, etc. and a Southern Tea luncheon at the end of the tour. Tea and tour size is limited. To register or for further information, call OLLI at LSU at 224-578-2500 from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, or if already an OLLI member, go to www.
outreach.lsu.edu/olli.
FELICIANA ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY “FAWS”
GARAGE SALE ITEMS NEEDEDOctober 12 - 13The FAWS annual garage sale fundraiser event is right around the corner. FAWS volunteers will pick up your donated resuable items this Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13th. Please call our adoption dispatch line at 225-252-5138 to arrange pickup. We greatly appreciate your generosity. All
donations are tax deductible!!!
Homecoming ServicesSandy Creek Baptist Church
22834 Liberty Road-Pride, Louisiana Sunday, October 20, 2013 @ 10:15 a.m.(Bible Study/Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.)
Former Ministers:Bro. Rip Moran will lead the music
Bro. Larry Evans will bring the message for the day Followed by Dinner on the
GroundsPlease come and join us for this time of
Worship, Fellowship and Praise
The 5Knight Challenge5K Costume Run/Walk for participants of all ages (strollers welcome) on Saturday, October 26th at 9am at Slaughter Community Charter School. Register at SCCS or www.active.com by October 18th--$10 for 5K or $20 for 5K and race t-shirt. Visit www.thesccs.org for
more details.
FREE Prenatal & Newborn Care Class
at Lane Regional Medical CenterLane Regional Medical Center will offer a FREE prenatal and infant care class on Saturday, October 19, at 10:00 a.m.
in the Staff Development Classroom. “The Pregnancy Workshop” is an
overview of what to expect during pregnancy and delivery for the soon-to-be mom. “Baby Care Basics” covers all you need to know to care for your newborn in the first weeks
of life. A tour of Baby Lane, the LDRP unit,
is included.Partners are encouraged to attend.
Child care is NOT provided.Registration is required. Please call
(225) 658-4585 to register.
UNITED IN FAITH COLOR FUN RUN will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 in the Town of Clinton. We are asking for all churches in the Clinton Community to participate in a two-mile FUN COLOR RUN/WALK to support our veterans the Saturday before Veterans Day.. Registration ends October 9, 2013. If you have any questions, please email Heidi Ligon at hligon@
bellsouth.net.
Blood Drive At Lane Regional Medical Center
***** United Blood Services is the sole provider of blood to Lane
Regional Medical Center. ****United Blood Services will hold a blood drive at Lane Regional Medical Center on Friday, November 1, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The blood drive is open to the public and registration is not required. However, donors are encouraged to sign up online @ www.bloodhero.com - Sponsor code: LaneRegional. Donating blood is a simple, safe, life-saving, and selfless gift that millions of Americans can give. Lane Regional Medical Center and United Blood Services have joined to stress the importance of giving the gift of
life through the donation of blood. There’s something to do every day in the Felicianas. From choir performances and rodeos to Main Street markets and special library programming
for children, the Felicianas ares rich in cultural and social activities. If you have an event you would like the public to know about, email event details to [email protected]. Space allowing, your event will be included for free in the Event Calendar section.
