Vol. 46 No. 178 WEATHER TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK 61 LOW 50 HIGH CONNECT WITH US @mindenph Cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. > > INSIDE: Foundation announces March as ‘SUDC Awareness Month’ PAGE 2 > > First Baptist to present ‘The Music Man’ PAGE 3 P RESS -H ERALD MINDEN www.press-herald.com Monday, March 9, 2015 | 50 Cents MOORE CROWNED APACHE PRINCESS MICHELLE BATES [email protected]Excited, overwhelmed and blessed – those were the feel- ings expressed by Kathryn Elizabeth Moore, who was crowned 2015 Apache Princess for Glenbrook School Saturday night at the Minden Civic Center. “I was speechless,” she said after she was crowned. “I didn’t expect to win at all. I thought someone who’d been in this with more experience would have won. I feel like I can make a difference, and I’m excited to represent my school.” Moore, 16, is the daughter of Willard and Jamie Moore. She plans to attend college in Louisiana with a major in edu- cation and a minor in theater. “I would love to teach an English class one day,” she writes in the contestants’ questionnaire. She has won several hon- ors, touting the highest grade point average her freshman and sophomore year, student of the year in 2012, student of the month in April 2014, First English Literary Rally in 2013 and 2014, and most photogen- ic Miss Teen Minden this year. She loves swimming, Dis- ney, music, art, Netflix, volun- teering, theater, video games and antique shopping. “I feel like I could be a pos- itive role model to all Apaches, young and old,” she writes. “As Apache Princess, I would strive to make a difference within my school and my community. I understand the responsibility and the honor of being crowned 2015 Apache Princess.” Moore was crowned by out- going 2014 Apache Princess Madison Lemoine. Catherine Trawick Willis, 16, was named first runner up. She is the daughter of Sarah and Jason Willis. Kara Virginia Bryce, 14, was named Miss Congeniality. She is the daughter of Kary and Sharon Bryce. Other contest- ants were Gracie Claire Simonton, 15, daughter of John and Amy Simonton and Emily Elizabeth Rhame, 17, daughter of Penny Rhame and Greg Rhame. Escorts for the five girls were Caden Copeland, Ben- jamin Downs, Tristan Dye, Graham Lemoine and Sam Marvin. Madison Lemoine, 2014 Apache Princess, crowns Kathryn Moore, who will represent Glenbrook School as the 2015 Apache Princess. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
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Vol. 46 No. 178
WEATHER TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
61LOW50
HIGH
CONNECT WITH US@mindenph
Cloudy. Slight chanceof a rain shower.
>>INSIDE:Foundation announcesMarch as ‘SUDCAwareness Month’ PAGE 2
>> First Baptist to present ‘The Music Man’ PAGE 3
PRESS-HERALDMINDEN
www.press-herald.comMonday, March 9, 2015 | 50 Cents
Excited, overwhelmed andblessed – those were the feel-ings expressed by KathrynElizabeth Moore, who wascrowned 2015 ApachePrincess for Glenbrook SchoolSaturday night at the MindenCivic Center.
“I was speechless,” she saidafter she was crowned. “Ididn’t expect to win at all. Ithought someone who’d been
in this with more experiencewould have won. I feel like Ican make a difference, and I’mexcited to represent myschool.”
Moore, 16, is the daughterof Willard and Jamie Moore.She plans to attend college inLouisiana with a major in edu-cation and a minor in theater.
“I would love to teach anEnglish class one day,” shewrites in the contestants’questionnaire.
She has won several hon-
ors, touting the highest gradepoint average her freshmanand sophomore year, studentof the year in 2012, student ofthe month in April 2014, FirstEnglish Literary Rally in 2013and 2014, and most photogen-ic Miss Teen Minden this year.
She loves swimming, Dis-ney, music, art, Netflix, volun-teering, theater, video gamesand antique shopping.
“I feel like I could be a pos-itive role model to all Apaches,young and old,” she writes. “As
Apache Princess, I wouldstrive to make a differencewithin my school and mycommunity. I understand theresponsibility and the honorof being crowned 2015 ApachePrincess.”
Moore was crowned by out-going 2014 Apache PrincessMadison Lemoine.
Catherine Trawick Willis,16, was named first runner up.She is the daughter of Sarahand Jason Willis.
Kara Virginia Bryce, 14, was
named Miss Congeniality. Sheis the daughter of Kary andSharon Bryce. Other contest-ants were Gracie ClaireSimonton, 15, daughter ofJohn and Amy Simonton andEmily Elizabeth Rhame, 17,daughter of Penny Rhame andGreg Rhame.
Escorts for the five girlswere Caden Copeland, Ben-jamin Downs, Tristan Dye,Graham Lemoine and SamMarvin.
Madison Lemoine, 2014 Apache Princess, crowns Kathryn Moore, who will represent Glenbrook School as the 2015 Apache Princess. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
GRAMBLING — Gram-bling State Universitypolice are now wearingbody cameras, thanks to agrant the departmentreceived last year.
Interim Police ChiefHoward Caviness, whobegan working at GSU lastyear, said getting the cam-eras was one of his top pri-orities. Caviness tellsKSLA-TV that he's used tohaving the devices from hisdays working undercover.He says the trend is gainingpopularity because ofsome "overzealous policeofficers around the coun-try."
GSU police received the$100,000 grant in Octoberto purchase the $80 cam-eras and to upgrade thedepartment's communica-tion system and equip-
ment. There are 10 officerson GSU's police force.
Caviness added thatstudents don't have to
worry about officers alter-ing video footage, becausehe's the only person withaccess to it.
When Gov. Bobby Jindaldeclared March SuddenUnexplained Death inChildhood Month, it wassomething of a victory forGeorgia and DevonBoswell.
Almost one year ago(March 12), the couple losttheir 15-month-old sonDrew to SUDC, and theyhad never even heard ofthe illness.
“This proclamationfrom Governor Jindal andthe state of Louisiana is notonly humbling, but it alsoleaves us filled with a grati-tude difficult to conveyinto words on the behalf ofour family and all the otherfamilies who have experi-enced an SUDC loss,”Georgia Boswell wrote in arelease. “It brings us greatpride to know that our gov-ernor and thousandsacross the state will beinformed about SUDC andknow our work to honorDrew’s legacy has not beenin vain.”
After their son died, theBoswells began a missionto educate the world aboutSUDC.
“The loss of a child isthe worst loss one canexperience and to have noanswers why compoundedthe grief,” Boswell, daugh-ter of Harmon and JeanDrew of Minden, said.“When we found out aboutthe SUDC Foundation, wefelt comfort in the realiza-tion we were not alone andthat there was an organiza-tion dedicated solely tofinding answers for fami-lies like ours.”
To honor their child’slegacy, they began thelabor of love that is nowknown as Drew’s TunesFoundation. One of theprimary goals is bringawareness to SUDC and tosupport the SUDC Foun-dation’s efforts.
“I thought we will honorother children that maynot have the opportunity… the exposure to musicand this sort of outlet,” shesaid. “They may not havethe home environmentthat is supporting this form
of enrichment.”Drew’s Tunes continues
to raise funds and aware-ness for music programs,as well as SUDC. The foun-dation raised $10,000 to
save Anna’s Arts for Kids inNew Orleans and since lastJune, the foundation hasraised more than $75,000.
“As we are approachingone year without our son,
we are filled with hope thatthis proclamation willincrease awareness ofSUDC for years to come,”Boswell said.
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Drew Boswell, son ofGeorgia and DevonBoswell and grandsonof Harmon and JeanDrew of Minden, diedalmost one year agofrom Sudden Unex-plained Death in Child-hood. He was 15months old. Gov. BobbyJindal recently pro-claimed March as SUDCMonth to bring aware-ness to the unusual ill-ness in small children.Courtesy Photo
Thanks to insufficientfunding, services in the26th Judicial District Pub-lic Defender Office forBossier and Websterparishes are being restrict-ed effective immediately.
Pamela Smart, chiefdistrict defender, saysdespite efforts to reduceexpenditures and increaserevenues, her office hasbeen unable to secure thefinancial resources neces-sary to provide competent
legal representation for allof its clients.
The projected 2015budget for the PublicDefender Office is $1.6million.
“Now, that’s being cut,of course, but that’s whatwe projected,” Smart said.
A new state law wentinto effect June 7, 2012,increasing the specialcourt costs for publicdefense from $35 to $45. Itwas projected that thisincrease in special courtcosts would generate addi-tional local revenues.However, local revenues
have actually decreasedsince the law went intoeffect.
“If a case goes intodiversion, there is no fineor court cost being paid,”Smart said. “Then we don’tget that $45. It’s kind of a‘catch 22’ because a clientgoing into diversion is agreat thing for the client,but then our fundingtanks.”
Smart said some of thebudget comes from a por-tion of bond fees from thesheriff’s offices.
“The state publicdefender board will give us
some money, as well,” shesaid. “That’s the otherproblem. That money’sbeen going down steadily.Revenues are down locally,then the state cuts us,then costs are going up.My poor attorneys. I’vetaken away mileage, bardues, continuing educa-tion and they’ve never hada pay raise. But they’vestuck it out. They are stilldoing a good job underadverse conditions.”
Last year, publicdefenders in the districtoffice saw between 8,000and 9,000 cases.
“I think our case loadshave held steady,” shesaid. “They may havedipped a little bit, but ithasn’t been a hugedecrease.”
To reduce expenditures,the Public Defender Officeis restricting services byreducing the number ofconflict attorneys on con-tract from seven to two,and those two remainingattorneys will handle themost serious felony cases.
“This should keep usgoing a while longer,”Smart said. “The judgeshave been really good.
There is a provision in thecode where if someone isdeclared indigent but isable to help offset the costof representation, we cancollect that.”
She says those assess-ments could be up to $300for misdemeanors and$500 for felonies.
“I hope that will fill inthe gap and help bring usout of this,” Smart said.
The remaining caseswill most likely beassigned to private attor-neys, who will be handlingthe cases without com-pensation.
Funding issues cause Public Defenders to cut staff, services26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Foundation announces March as ‘SUDC Awareness Month’ DREW’S TUNES
Grambling campus policenow wearing body cameras
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OBITUARYFrances Rambo Martin
Graveside services for Frances RamboMartin will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March10, 2015, at Gardens of Memory in Min-den, under the direction of Rose-Neath
Funeral Home in Minden with the Rev.Bill Crider officiating. The family willreceive friends from 5 until 7 p.m., Mon-day, March 9, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funer-al Home in Minden.
Frances was born Feb. 2, 1931, in Mon-
ticello, Missouri and entered into restMarch 8, 2015, in Springhill.
She is survived by her husband, Rod-ney Martin of Shongaloo; daughters,Ronda Kendrick and husband, Mike ofHaughton and Joyce Tarter and husband,
Randy of Bella Vista, Arkansas; grandchil-dren, Laurie and Tal Morgan, Brian andAlisa Kendrick, Amber and Justin Beatty;five great-grandchildren; stepson, MikeMartin of Longview, Texas; a loving niece,Suzi Wall; and a loving care giver, ConnieVaughn.
First Baptist Church inMinden will host its annualdinner theater, this year asa Broadway musical set in1912.
The play is set to beginFriday, March 13 and gothrough Sunday, March 15.Performances will takeplace at 6:30 p.m., March13 and 14, with the Sundayperformance set for 2 p.m.Doors to the Family LifeCenter will open at 6 p.m.Friday and Saturday.
Tickets are $25 per per-son and $20 for children 12
and under. Alicia DuBose,assistant music director atthe church, says daycarewill be available for thosewho have children ages 4and under. She empha-sized when patrons call toreserve their ticket to spec-ify that you have a childunder 4 years of age.
Seating is about 248 pershow, so for those whodon’t have tickets yet, nowis the time to get them.They are selling fast,DuBose says.
“It’s going to be a fullscale production,” shesaid. “Sets, costume, a fullaccompaniment orchestra,
choreography, the wholebit. It’s a dinner theater, soyou get a meal as well.”
“The Music Man” is aproduction set in 1912’sRiver City, Iowa. It is abouta con man that findsredemption and love. Hecomes to town to start aboys’ band, but he doesn’tknow a single note ofmusic, she says. He’s a trav-eling man, and he goesthrough different towns toconvince them they needto save their youth fromcorruption.
“What he does is heconvinces them to givehim money for instruction
books, uniforms, musicalinstruments and he’ll skiptown because he doesn’tknow how to teach themany music,” DuBose said.
He meets a musicteacher in River City whochanges his life and showshim love and compassion.
“It is a tale of redemp-tion,” she said, “throughthe love that he finds withthis lady in town.”
It is a comedy with a lit-tle bit of everything in it,she says. Some of the titlesongs are “76 Trumbones,”“Till There was You,” and“You Got Trouble.”
“It takes a tremendous
amount of teamwork fromso many different peopleto build the set, paint theset and do the costumes,”she said. “Everybody justvolunteers their time to doit, and it’s just a huge bless-ing. It’s a bonding experi-ence for the kids, and it’salso a lesson in faith.”
DuBose says 49 stu-dents from all over the areaare participating in theplay.
“There are some stu-dents from other churchesand the community,” shesaid. “We’ve tried to open itup to some other kidsbecause they like theater
too.”Money raised from the
production will go towardsa mission trip to Alabamathis summer, where youthwill spend time minister-ing and spreading the wordof God.
“It’s a resort ministrythat’s affiliated with(another church) wherethey will do Bible clubs forkids on the beach,” shesaid, which is only one waythe students will partici-pate in ministry there.
To get a ticket, call 377-4434 between the hours of8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and askfor Amber Romero.
First Baptist to present ‘The Music Man’ Friday through Sunday
Five contestants vied for thetitle of 2015 Apache Princessfor Glenbrook School. Con-testant Elizabeth Rhame, left,first runner up CatherineWillis, 2015 Apache PrincessKathryn Moore, 2015 MissCongeniality Kara Bryce andcontestant Gracie ClaireSimonton. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
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THe IDeA Of helping low-income people bysubsidizing their fares on public transportationsounds noble. It truly does. But as a means of con-fronting the national problem of meager pay-checks, it’s rather misdirected.
All eyes are now on Seattle, which has startedoffering discount fares to riders whose householdincome does not exceed twice the federal povertylevel. The growing gap in wealth between the afflu-ent and the working poor is a national woe —especially in boom cities like Seattle, where risingreal estate values are forcing lower-paid workers tocommute from the suburbs.
“It’s people doing really well and people makingespresso for people who are doing really well” ishow King County executive Dow Constantine, alsohead of Sound Transit, described the situation.
But one might then ask, Why aren’t the peoplemaking espresso doing better?
Public transportation is typically fundedthrough the fares users pay and considerable gov-ernment subsidies. So the Seattle area’s reduced-fare ORCA Lift program is being supported by thetaxpayers and the better-off passengers.
On one level, that sounds rea-sonable. But on another, itamounts to an accommodationof inadequate pay. The public iseasing the market pressure on theemployers to boost pay.
Walmart has never been shyabout connecting its low-paidworkers with Medicaid or foodstamps — in effect asking the tax-payers to subsidize its labor forceand its bottom line. four of SamWalton’s heirs currently sit in thetop 10 on the forbes list ofwealthiest Americans, with acombined net worth of close to $160 billion.
There’s been much heralding of Walmart’srecent decision to raise its entry-level wage to $10an hour (because of a tightening labor market).
That’s still less than the federal minimum wagein 1968, which would be $10.58 in today’s dollars.
Back in Seattle, Basro Jama, a Somali immigrantsupporting two children, earns less than $25,000 ayear after taxes working a full-time job, accordingto The New York Times. She commutes from herhome in Tukwila to her assignment in downtownSeattle cleaning offices. Thanks to her newreduced-fare card, she saves $10 a week, or nearly2.5 percent of her paycheck.
Why in heaven’s name is a full-time worker inan expensive part of the country taking home only$25,000? The real estate barons charging sky-highrents to top-paid professionals can darn well handtheir workers another $10 a week so they can trav-el to the job. They’re the ones who should be giv-ing Jama a 2.5 percent raise.
Or perhaps they’d like to vacuum and clean theoffice tower toilets themselves.
San francisco has long run a reduced-fare pro-gram for the poor, but few people have signed upfor it. That’s largely because the means-testingadds a messy layer of bureaucracy to what shouldbe a simple transaction of buying a ticket or farecard.
Obviously, the applicants must provide docu-mentation of their low income. The ORCA Lift pro-gram requires different income verification docu-ments — if you are in certain benefits programs, ifyou have no income, if you are employed — plusbasic identification. And other people must behired to oversee the process of issuing the cards.
A higher minimum wage makes so much moresense than means-testing for certain public servic-es. Seattle has been a national leader in raising itsminimum, currently $15 an hour. That way, thebeneficiaries of the workers’ labor are paying for it.
There’s been an unfortunate mindset across theland that employers of low-skilled workers have aright to labor at a fixed low price. Let’s not validateit.
follow froma Harrop on Twitter @fromaHar-rop. She can be reached at [email protected].
Let girls learnSUNDAY IS (WAS) International
Women’s Day -- a day to celebrateremarkable women and girls world-wide, and to re-dedicate ourselves todefending the fundamental rights anddignity of all people.
That’s why, this week, Michelle andI launched a new initiative on a topicthat’s close to both our hearts: girls’education.
It’s called “Let Girls Learn.” And itsgoal is to help more girls around theworld go to school and stay in school.Right now, 62 million girls who shouldbe in school, are not. And that’s not anaccident. It’s the direct result of barri-ers, large and small, that stand in theway of girls who want to learn.
Maybe their families can’t affordthe school fees. Maybe the risk ofbeing hurt or kidnapped or even killedby men who will do anything to stopgirls from learning is just too great. Ormaybe they aren’t in school becausethey’re expected to get married andbecome mothers while they’re stillteenagers -- or even earlier. In toomany parts of the world, girls are stillvalued more for their bodies than for
their minds. That’s just plain wrong.And we all have to do more to stop it.
That’s the idea behind “Let GirlsLearn.” We’re mak-ing it clear to anycountry that’s ourpartner -- or thatwants to be ourpartner -- that theyneed to get seriousabout increasingthe number of girlsin school. Ourdiplomats andd e v e l o p m e n texperts are alreadyhard at work. OurPeace Corps volun-teers will play a big role, too. And we’reputting our partnerships with NGOs,businesses and foundations to workon behalf of girls everywhere.
I come to this issue as the leader ofthe world’s largest economy, andCommander-in-Chief of the world’smost powerful military, and I’m con-vinced that a world in which girls areeducated is a safer, more stable, moreprosperous place. When girls are edu-
cated, their future children are health-ier and better nourished. Their futurewages increase, which in turnstrengthens their families’ security.National growth gets a boost, too. Andplaces where women and girls aretreated as full and equal citizens tendto be more stable and more demo-cratic.
But I also come to this issue as thefather of two wonderful youngwomen. And I know that there are lotsof girls just like Malia and Sasha outthere -- girls who are funny and caringand inquisitive and strong, and haveso much to offer the world.
It’s a privilege to be the parent ofgirls. And we want to make sure thatno girl out there is denied her chanceto learn -- that no girl is preventedfrom making her unique contribu-tions to the world. Because every girl -- every girl -- deserves our respect.And every girl deserves an education.
President Barack Obama’s weeklyaddress is published on Mondays inthe Minden Press-Herald.
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Harrop
The News-Star,Monroe on the Keystone XLpipeline:
The president’s veto of the Key-stone XL pipeline project was as pre-dictable as it is nettlesome.
The project, which would haveadded about 1,000 miles to thenation’s existing network of 330,000miles of pipelines, would have madeit easier to move oil from the Mid-west to Gulf Coast refineries. Whatmade the project so extraordinary asthe basis for an enduring partisanbrouhaha was the fact that, in itself, itis so very ordinary.
You’d have to be committed tobeing angry to let this pipeline getunder your skin.
Completed, the pipeline wouldhave given the U.S. more readyaccess to oil from Canada, an ally,and perhaps less need for oil fromthe likes of Venezuela, whose leader-ship disdains this country and whosecurrency is in tatters, a situation thatundermines its transactions with oilbusinesses in the U.S.
It would have created jobs, per-haps 30,000 and maybe 42,000depending on whose estimates you
accept. It would have provided aready supply of oil for coastal refiner-ies, including Louisiana’s, if the Cana-dian oil moved on the “Ho-Ho,” theHouston-to-Houma pipeline, and onto Louisiana’s many refineries.
Obama’s veto will not stop theextraction of oil from Alberta sands,not one bit. That will continueunabated. It will not stop Canadianoil from reaching the Gulf Coast —eventually — because it will likelycome by rail, which may presentgreater safety risks than pipelines.Nowadays, about 1 million barrels ofoil a day move by rail, and trainsalmost always reach their destina-tion. But sometimes — and onlysometimes — they end up in derail-ments or fiery crashes.
Those risks will continue becausethe president wills it.
“I hope we don’t have any issueswith those thousands of rail cars,”said Louisiana Oil & Gas PresidentDon Briggs. “Some of them comethrough Lafayette.”
More pointedly, the president’sveto will exacerbate and widen thegulf between his office and Congress.In that regard, it may be a harbingerof two more difficult political years.
Briggs said the veto was a sadreflection on a “broken” political sys-tem. Indeed it was: Congressapproved it by vote, the public
approved it in polls and even thepresident’s reliable friends in laborapproved of it for the jobs it wouldhave provided. That wasn’t enoughfor the president, who said that,somehow, the vote had “earned” hisveto.
“Today, the president has madeclear that Congress is for job creation,growth, energy security and econom-ic resurgence while he is not,” saidU.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette.
Boustany said one thing standsbetween the wishes of the Americanpeople and the needs of the oil andgas industry and this pipeline: Thepresident, an annoying obstruction-ist. That obstructionism was not evi-dent when the Democrats ruled theSenate, and buried bills that met withhis approval. But that obstructionismmay become more evident now.
The Keystone XL is not dead, notby any stretch. The pipeline plan isprobably sound enough and itspieces enough in place that it willendure another two years untilanother president takes office.
As time goes, that’s chumpchange; the pipeline has already beenunder this administration’s “review”for six years.
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Tuesday, March 10
Susan G. Komen of Northwest Louisiana, MartinLuther King Health Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Min-istry and Partners in Wellness will host Pink RibbonPop Up from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Walmart inSpringhill. There will be free breast health screen-ings and mammograms, as well as other healthscreenings.
Linda Clarke will present a workshop teaching waysto write books, get them edited and published, aswell as how to search and write about family legaciesand heritages from 3 until 5 p.m. at the WebsterParish Library Stewart Center. For more information,call 371-3080, ext. 123.
Thursday, March 12
Adult Christian Education Class from 6:30 until 8p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1107 Broadway.Topic for fourth week: Jesus from Galilee toJerusalem (Mark 8:22-10:52).
Friday, March 13
Entry forms and fees are due for Lakeside’s Elemen-tary Beauty Pageant for ages 12 months to 12 years.Call Abby Reynolds at 318-464-5084 or LakesideHigh School for information and forms. Make checkspayable to Lakeside High School Yearbook and mailwith completed forms to Lakeside High School, 9090Hwy. 371, Sibley, La. 71073.
Saturday, March 14
Men and women are invited to attend a special teaparty with the “first lady” of Growing Valley Mission-ary Baptist Church, Sister Ora Lee Gladney Rice, at3 p.m.
Sunday, March 15
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, The Rev. Roy GlennEdwards, pastor, will celelbrate its 147th churchanniversary beginning at 3 p.m. Special guests willbe Mt. Superior Baptist Church of Homer. The Rev.Willie Johnson is featured speaker. Everyone is invit-ed.
Ninth anniversary honoring Pastor and Mrs. John L.Cole at 2:30 pm. The Rev. Sheldon Birdsong of NewZion Baptist Church will be the guest speaker.
Around TownEDUCATION
J.L. Joneshonors January
Students ofthe Month
Second graders receiving Student of the Month certificates are KanonReeves, front row from left, Zoie Salsburg, Andrew Roberts, Porter Nealand Kylie Guthrie; Kevin Berry, back row from left, Aniya Shyne, CesarHernandez, Nicholas Hill and Jaxon Davis.
J.L. Jones Elementarynames Porter Neal,above, Overall Studentof the Month for Janu-ary.
At right, third gradersreceiving Student of theMonth certificates at J.L.Jones ElementarySchool are SheleyahGeorge, front row fromleft, Ka’Lisha Green,Jalia Burdette, RaelynMiller and Blake Gibson;S’Miya Ferrell, back rowfrom left, Kayleigh Braz-zle, Ja’Donavon Gillins,Brenan Smith, SriyahHardy and Alec Simp-son. Submitted photos
Joan P. almond
LSU AgCenter Nutrition
Cancer is the secondleading cause of death inthe United States. Scientificevidence suggests themajority of cancers are dueto preventable causes suchas poor nutrition and otherlifestyle factors, cigarettesmoking and tobacco use,and exposure to sunlight.
Millions of cancer casescould possibly be prevent-ed by improving eatinghabits, maintaining ahealthy weight, increasingphysical activity, abstainingfrom tobacco and avoidingexcessive exposure to sun’sharmful rays.
Chronic diseases can befrustrating and difficult tomanage and can lead to alifetime of disability andcostly medical bills. Thegood news is that you canlearn how to prevent chron-ic diseases by following ahealthful lifestyle program
such as NEWS for HealthyLiving!
LSU AgCenter agentsJoan Almond and DianeUzzle will be presenting theseries of four classes enti-tled “Reducing the Risks ofC a n c e r . ”The classeswill be heldat the LSUA g C e n t e rE x t e n s i o noffice locat-ed at 1202Homer Roadin Minden.
Participants will beenrolled at a cost of $10 perclass OR a fee of $30 for allfour classes. Registrationshould be completed priorto April 1 by calling eitherthe Bienville ExtensionOffice (318-263-7400) or theWebster Extension Office(318-371-1371).
The one hour class willbe from 10 until 11 a.m. onWednesdays in April on thefollowing dates: April 8, 15,
22 and 29.Objectives are to identify
three lifestyle changes thatcould reduce your risk ofcancer, to identify foodsthat are rich in phytochem-icals that help to reduce therisk of cancers, and to learnthe standard USDA portionsizes.
Participants will beinvolved in an introductionto Nutrition EducationWorks Series (NEWS) forHealthy Living, lessons,food demonstrations andrecipe modifications.There will also be a foodtasting component to theclasses.
People of any age whoare interested in prevent-ing chronic diseases, fami-ly members, caregivers,and support persons areall invited to participate.Attendance is limited to 20persons per class session.
Call to register. Now isthe time to take charge ofyour health.
LSU AGCENTER NUTRITION
Reducing risk of cancer
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Local banquet is NWTF fundraiserThe National Wild
Turkey Federation HuntingHeritage Super Fund ban-quet is guaranteed to pro-vide food, fun and fellow-ship while raising funds forwildlife conservation.
The banquet, hosted bythe Dorcheat Bayou Gob-blers and Squawkin Hen’sChapter of NWTF, will be at6 p.m. Friday, March 13, atMinden Civic Center.
Lifetime hunting/fishinglicenses (13 and under) orlifetime hunting license(ages 14-17) will be givenaway. Winners must bepresent.
In addition, deputieswith the Webster ParishSheriff’s Office will doindentification fingerprint-ing and Kelly Haydel withHaydel Game Calls will docall demonstrations for the
kids. Banquet coordinators
say they will be collectingcanned goods for Huntersfor the Hungry that will bedelivered to Joe LeBlancFood Pantry. For every fivecans donated, an entry willgo into a door prize draw-ing.
NWTF’s Hunting Her-itage banquets raise fundsfor wild turkey conserva-tion while combining agreat meal with a chance toswap stories with othersportsmen and women. Byplacing the highest bid orwinning raffle games,attendees can go homewith sporting art, uniquehunting firearms, knives,wildlife calls, outdoorequipment and muchmore.
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Banquet attendees canbecome sponsor membersand receive the 2015 NWTFsponsor gift plus a one-yearsubscription to TurkeyCountry magazine. Cou-ples’ sponsor tickets are$275. Reserve a corporatetable that seats eight peoplefor $585. This priceincludes one sponsormembership and sevenregular memberships.
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H E N D E R S O N ,TEXAS - The GlenbrookApaches traveled toTexas over the weekendto take on some stiffcompetition.
The Apaches playedthree games total, com-ing up short in two, butpulling out the win intheir weekend finale.
In game one,Glenbrook fell to Center,Texas, 9-2.
Caleb Wilson led theApaches at the plate,going 2-3 with a pair ofbase knocks. SuttonJones had a solid day aswell, going 2-2.
Cameron Mathewsand Tyler Perrymanadded hits to round out
the Apache effort.In game two, the
Apaches took it on thechin from Henderson,falling 9-1.
Caleb Wilson went 1-4, Spencer White fin-ished 1-3 and TylerPerryman went 1-3 asGlenbrook struggled toscore.
Spencer White tookthe loss on the moundfinishing with threeinnings pitched, givingfour earned runs and sixhits.
The Apaches salvagedthe weekend with a 8-2victory over Henderson.
In this game theApaches got some clutchhits when they neededthem.
Tyler Perryman went1-3 with 3 RBI to leadGlenbrook. Caleb Wilsonand Spencer White bothadded 2 RBI on basehits, while Colt Wilsonwent 2-3 with 1 RBI.Cameron Mathews addeda base hit for theApaches.
“We got off to a slowstart in this tournament,”Glenbrook head coachJonathan Hardy said.“Towards the end of thetournament, we steppedit up and started playingbetter. Defensively, inthe third game we weremuch better. We got fiveruns in the sixth inningon some real clutch hits.We still have to clean upsome mistakes. In thefirst two games we got ina hole early and couldnever get out.”
The Minden HighInvitational Tournament wasplayed over the weekend withMinden and Lakeside both inaction.
Minden Crimson Tide
The Crimson Tide got theweekend started with a 9-8win over the St. Mary’sTigers.
Trace Francis led theTide at the plate going 2-3with a double and an RBI,followed by Matt Eskewwho doubled and drove in arun as well.
Gavin Smith, PeytonGray and Gunner Stephensall drove in runs for the Tideon base hits.
Gunner Stephens got thewin on the mound, going 62/3 innings while giving upfive earned runs and strikingout six.
In game two, Minden fellto Natchitoches Central 7-4.
The Crimson Tide strug-gled to get the bats goingversus the Chiefs, butGunner Stephens led theway going 2-2 with an RBIsingle. Trace Francis went
1-4 driving in a run andJordan Lyday finished 1-3with an RBI on a base hit.
In the Tide’s third andfinal game, they defeated theLakeside Warriors 3-0.
The Tide and Warriorsboth had a tough time at theplate, with pitching domi-nating the night.
Minden High’s Austin
Keough turned in a spectac-ular performance, going allseven innings, striking outfour batters and giving upfive hits.
Jordan Lyday and JayBeene had the only RBI’sfor the Tide.
Lakeside Warriors
The Lakeside Warriorshad a busy weekend, playing
four games and getting thewin in two of them.
In the Warrior’s firstgame, they defeated theNorth DeSoto Griffins 5-2.
Logan Clark went 2-2with a double and an RBI,Josh Prince went 1-2 with a2-RBI double, Jake Gray andCameron Gray finished 1-3with an RBI, Coulson White
had a trio of singles andThomas Lambert finished 2-3 with a pair of hits.
Cameron Gray alsostarred on the mound, pitch-ing six innings and strikingout 10 while giving up nohits.
In game two, Lakesidefell to Parkway 9-6.
Luke Griffith went 2-4 atthe plate with a triple and anRBI. Logan Clark went 2-3with an RBI, Josh Princewent 1-3 with an RBI andJake Gray, Cameron Grayand Frankie Chanler alladded base hits.
Trent Geis took the lossfor the Warriors.
Game three pitted theWarriors against St. Mary’s,with the Warriors coming outon top 11-5.
Logan Clark went 3-3with 2 RBI to lead theWarriors. Luke Griffith had abig day as well going 2-4 atthe plate with a double andan RBI. Griffith was also thewinning pitcher, throwing allseven innings, striking out 9and giving up six hits.
Thomas Lambert finished2-3 at the plate and Jake Grayand Coulson White addedRBI’s.
SPORTSSPORTSKnow the ScoreNeed to report a score or have an
Dustin Johnson mightnever escape the whispersabout what led him to takea six-month leave ofabsence from golf thatcaused him to miss thefinal major of the year, thelucrative FedEx Cup play-offs and the Ryder Cup.
No one ever questionedhis game.
He provided all theanswers Sunday when hewon the CadillacChampionship.
The power was evidenton the monster tee shot hehit on the daunting 18thhole at Trump NationalDoral, so bold and purethat Johnson might havebeen the only one whonever doubted it wouldclear the corner of thewater and land safely in thefairway, setting up a rou-tine par.
"I absolutely smashedit," he said.
The putting comes andgoes, but it arrived when heneeded it: The 20-foot parputt from the fringe on the11th hole to stay one shotbehind. The 10-foot parsave on the 14th hole thatgave him his first lead ofthe tournament. The 15-foot birdie on the next holeto seize control.
Also back was theswagger.
Johnson made up a five-shot deficit against J.B.Holmes, stayed in the gamewhen Masters championBubba Watson looked asthough he might run away,and powered his way to a69-69 weekend and a one-shot victory for his secondWorld Golf Championshiptitle.
"I knew I was reallygood," Johnson said. "Iknew there was somethingI was missing that couldmake me great. I wasworking hard on that, and Ithink it's showing rightnow. I'm so excited rightnow, I can't hardly talk. Itfeels great. This one defi-nitely, by far, is the bestone."
That much was clearwhen he walked off thegreen holding 7-week-oldson Tatum and fianceePaulina Gretzky, thedaughter of hockey greatWayne Gretzky, at his side.
"Obviously, it's one ofmy biggest wins, and espe-cially after a long layoff, tocome back out and win inmy fifth start, means a lot,"Johnson said. "I've beenworking hard on my gameand been working hard onme, and so it means a greatdeal to have some successright out of the gate. Itgives me a lot of confi-dence, too."
He handled the inquiriesinto his personal life withjust as much ease, even ifhe didn't have much to say.
Johnson announced inearly August he was takingan indefinite leave to seekprofessional help for "per-sonal challenges."Golf.com reported that dayhe had failed a secondcocaine test — the first onewas in 2012, the year hemissed the Masters andwas out for nearly threemonths for what he called aback injury from lifting ajet ski from the water.Johnson again said in hispress conference Sundayevening that he has neverfailed a drug test.
When pressed why hehad not been more forth-coming with answers,Johnson replied: "Becauseit's personal and, frankly,it's not really anybody'sbusiness."
The Doyline Panthersare off to a fast start intheir 2015 baseball cam-paign.
After a strong showingin the Bossier Tournament,the Panthers were at homeon Friday to host a double-header with the PlainDealing Bulldogs.
In the first game, thePanthers dominated ontheir way to a 17-3 win.
Nick Burge was the starof the game, going 3-3 atthe dish with 4 RBI. Burgealso was the winningpitcher, throwing threeinnings of one hit baseball,striking out five.
Cameron Smith went 3-3 with 2 RBI for thePanthers, Jax Gaynor went2-3 with 3 RBI and a dou-ble and Hunter Carter andBrett Thornhill both addeda pair of RBI’s.
Game two was more ofthe same as the Panthersdefeated Plain Dealing 16-5.
Brock Cheshire took thewin on the mound forDoyline.
Chris Inocencio went 2-2 with 2 RBI, as did NickBurge. Brett Thornhill fin-ished 1-1 with a pair ofRBI to round out thePanthers hits.
The story of this gamewas the Plain Dealingpitching staff, or lack thereof. The Bulldogs couldn’tseem to get the ball acrossthe plate, walking 16 bat-ters in this game.
The Panthers will beback in action Mondaywhen they travel to take onNegreet.
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