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MICHELLE BATESmichelle@press-herald.com

SPRINGHILL —Louisiana tourism is one ofthe top revenue generatorsfor the state, topping oil andgas revenue.

Kyle Edminston, assistantsecretary for the LouisianaOffice of Tourism, stopped inSpringhill Tuesday for theWebster Parish Conventionand Visitors Bureau Com-mission meeting, touting thestate’s high numbers of out-side visitors, including anever-increasing number of

international visitors.“We achieved these num-

bers because of groups justlike you across the state,” hesaid. “The state doesn’t ownany hotels, we don’t have anydestination to market for thestate as a whole. So, wecouldn’t do what we do orhave the success that we haveif the individual tourismcommissions and marketingdivisions weren’t doing agreat job.”

Across the state, he says2014 is the third year in arow that every record has

Officals tout state tourism numbers

Kyle Edminston, center, assistant secretary for the Louisiana Office of Tourism, talks tocommission members about the growth in tourism Louisiana has enjoyed for the lastfew years. Pictured from left, Johnnye Kennon, Edminston, outgoing commissionerLamar Smith, Etta Jo McCullough and Frances Irving. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald

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An open house and envi-ronmental workshop, hostedby the Environmental Pro-tection Agency, has been setfrom 6 until 8 p.m. to discussseveral topics concerninggroundwater and historicalactivities at Camp Minden.

To be hosted at the familylife center at First BaptistChurch, 619 College Street,

in Doyline, workshop partici-pants will learn about histor-ical activities such as the dis-covery of the contamination,how it became an EPAnational priority list site andsite cleanup.

Information will alsoinclude the current status ofthe work related to the for-mer ammunition plant as

well as site groundwater ele-ments including past andpresent sampling, hydrogeol-ogy, and the extent of theimpact to the area.

This workshop is focusedon groundwater and histori-cal activities at the formerammunition plant and notcurrent Camp Minden Explosite activities.

EPA workshop set forThursday in Doyline

RemindeRsBURN BANThe Webster Parish Police Jury and the Fire Chief’sAssociation of Webster Parish has placed WebsterParish under a burn ban effective Friday, Sept. 11.All outside burning is prohibited. The ban is expect-ed to last until significant rainfall occurs in theparish.

CHICKEN CARBROILThe annual Minden Lions Club Chicken Charbroil isset for Saturday, Sept. 26. The ready-to-go plateswill be for sale for $8 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Wal-mart parking lot. Proceeds from the lunch will gotowards the Louisiana Eye Foundation and the LionsCrippled Children’s Camp.

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Minden city officials will hostthree public meetings detailingimplementing the strategic devel-opment plan.

Economic Development Direc-tor James Graham says the planwas developed in 2013 and its time

to put it in place.“We will discuss the specific

type of industries we are goingafter,” he said. “It gives people thatare preparing for future employ-ment an understanding at whatthey need to look at.”

Graham says the meetings willalso give industries a look at whotheir future customers and suppli-ers will be.

The first meeting will be at 6:30p.m. Thursday at Minden CityHall. Two other meetings will fol-low at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at theCommunity House located at 711Gladney and at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24at Minden High School.

Graham says the meetings willbe open for the public to answerquestions.

Officials to outline economicdevelopment agenda for city

MICHELLE BATESmichelle@press-herald.com

A Minden man was arrest-ed on drug warrants after hewas released from a mentalhealth evaluation.

Jason Miller, 36, of the300 block of McEachernRoad, wasarrested ontwo warrants,one for pos-session ofSchedule II( m e t h a m -phetamine)and posses-sion of drugparapherna-lia. Bond was set at $52,500.

Webster Parish SheriffGary Sexton says his familyhad him committed at Uni-versity Health for a mentalevaluation and after he wasreleased, he was arrested onthe two warrants.

“When our deputies gotdown there, we found out hewas in possession ofmethamphetamine, so hewas arrested on thosecharges,” he said. “After hewas released from UniversityHealth, he was arrested andtaken to BDCC.”

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been broken, touting 28.7million visitors to Louisiana,spending $11.2 billion, with21.2 million overnight stays.

The most important num-ber, he says, is that there aremore than 225,000Louisianans employed bytourism.

“That’s hard jobs,” hesaid. “It’s the fourth largestjobs in the state, and in thelast year and a half, it is theonly job sector that has con-tinued to grow faster thanthe national job rate. It gen-erated $836 million in statetax revenue. As a state tax-payer myself, that’s $836million that we didn’t have tocome up with to put in thecoffers for general fund foreducation, healthcare, pro-tective service, all the thingsthat the government is sup-posed to do for the citizens.”

He gave several othernumbers and talked aboutthe things that drive peopleto come to Louisiana, sayingit is Louisiana’s unique flavorthat attracts many of itstourists, especially interna-tional tourists. WhileLouisiana is not one of thetop four or five tourist desti-nations in the United States,it is unique because of its cul-ture; it’s different andauthentic, he said.

In financial business,chairman Kerry Easley says

that while the auditor wasnot able to attend to presentthe auditor’s report, the com-mission received a cleanaudit report with no findings.

“This is like the sixth orseventh year in a row thatthere have been no findings,”he said.

Income is up by roughly44 percent, Lynn Dorsey,executive director, said. It’sup 30 percent overall, shesays, and it’s largely due to

the influx of hotel/motelsales tax increases from theopening of Muddy BottomsATV and Recreation Park.

To date, the tourism com-mission has disbursed$777,706.93 in grants since2003, says Johynne Kennon.

A new secretary wasappointed following the res-ignation of Mary McKinneywho served as the commis-sion’s secretary. Frances Irv-ing was selected to take the

position, and the two newboard members, Etta JoMcCullough and Joan Farrarwere welcomed to the board.Farrar is filling the unexpiredterm of Lamar Smith, whichends in December 2016.McCullough is filling theunexpired term of McKinney,which ends in December2017.

The next meeting of thetourism commission will bein November.

Webster Parish Tourism commission president Kerry Easley presents outgoing commis-sion member Lamar Smith with an award in appreciation for his service to WebsterParish tourism. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald

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BATON ROUGE —Louisiana State Police willrequest that federalauthorities allow people tocontinue using the state'sdriver's licenses as identi-fication to enter U.S.courthouses, militarybases and some other fed-eral offices.

Col. Michael Edmon-son, the state police super-intendent, tells The Advo-cate the request is beingdrafted and will be readyin the next couple of days.The U.S. Department of

Homeland Security'sorder to enforce the REALID goes into effect on Oct.10.

The federal agency saysair travelers can still useLouisiana licenses as iden-tification to board planesuntil sometime in 2016.

Louisiana is one of fourstates and AmericanSamoa that have failed tocomply with the REAL IDAct that Congress passedas a result of the 9/11 ter-rorist attacks 14 years ago.

State police toseek delay onnew ID rules

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BATON ROUGE —Republican candidate forgovernor Jay Dardennehas started his TV adver-tising, pitching himself asa nonpartisan, straighttalker who will "makeLouisiana proud."

With the launch of his30-second spot Tuesday,Dardenne, the state's lieu-tenant governor, becamethe last of the four majorcontenders for governor tobegin TV ads.

A narrator describesDardenne as holdingelected offices for 25 yearswithout a "hint of scan-

dal," a seeming referenceto the prostitution scandalof GOP front-runner, U.S.Sen. David Vitter.

The ad comes withfewer than six weeksbefore the Oct. 24 elec-tion.

Republican ScottAngelle, a member of thePublic Service Commis-sion, has been advertisingfor months, while Vitterwent up in August. Demo-crat John Bel Edwards, astate representative, start-ed airing his first TV adover Labor Day.

Jay Dardenneunveils first TV adin governor’s race

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A report finds thatLouisiana ranks fourth ina disturbing category: therate of women murderedby men.

An annual studyreleased Tuesday by TheViolence Policy Center, anonprofit group in Wash-ington, D.C., analyzed FBIhomicide statistics for2013, the most recentavailable.

Researchers found thatmurders involving one

female victim and onemale offender took placeat a rate of 1.99 per100,000 residents in thestate.

South Carolina wasfirst, with a rate of 2.32,following by Alaska, 2.29and New Mexico, 2.00.

Nationwide, 1,615females were murdered bymales in single-victim,single-offender incidentsin 2013.

Report: State 4thin rate of womenmurdered by men

NEW ORLEANS —Republican lawmakers onTuesday criticized an Obamaadministration move totoughen standards for off-shore drilling, saying the newrules would be costly fordrillers and threaten to shutdown oil and gas explorationoff the nation's coasts.

The Interior Departmentis preparing to issue stan-dards to close what it says aregaps in blowout preventerrules. A blowout preventer isa piece of equipmentdesigned to shut an out-of-control well. Such a devicefailed catastrophically whena BP well blew out in 2010,causing a massive oil spill.

But the Republicansblasted the new rules at afield hearing of the U.S.House Committee on NaturalResources in New Orleans.No Democratic membersshowed up.

The Republicans com-plained the rules are too gov-ernment-driven and costly toindustry. The Republicans

also questioned whether thenew rules would makedrilling safer. They alsoargued that drillers haveproven they're safe undercurrent regulations.

Besides aiming tostrengthen blowout preven-ters, the rules require morerecord keeping by drillers,force companies to do real-time monitoring of drillingoperations and take steps todig safer wells. The rules areexpected to be phased in overyears.

The new drilling rules —which critics say have beenslow to be handed down —grew out of calls forincreased safety in offshoredrilling following the mas-sive BP spill in 2010. Theblowout destroyed the Deep-water Horizon drilling rig,killed 11 workers and sentmillions of gallons of crudeoil spilling into the Gulf.

The committee's chair-man, U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop,R-Utah, said the proposedrules add "complexity with-

out putting proven methodsin place that reduce risk."

Unless the rules arechanged to meet industrydemands, he said they couldeffectively close down oil andgas exploration and produc-tion in the Gulf.

Bishop cited an analysiscommissioned by the Ameri-can Petroleum Institute, anindustry group, that foundimplementing the ruleswould cost the industry $32billion over 10 years. By con-trast, the Obama administra-tion has calculated the ruleswill cost the industry about$1 billion to implement.

In a statement, Raul Gri-jalva, the ranking Democraton the committee, called thehearing "part of a public rela-tions campaign that isn'tdealing with the substance ofthe issue."

"The Republicans seem tohave forgotten about theDeepwater Horizon disasterand the other oil spills wecontinue to see offshore,"Grijalva of Arizona said. "The

industry can't regulate itselfany longer. That time ispast."

Lars Herbst, regionaldirector of the Bureau ofSafety and EnvironmentalEnforcement, testified thatthe new rules are needed toprevent future spills. Hepointed out an increasingnumber of incidents whereoperators have lost control ofwells in the Gulf in the pasttwo years, and said the rateof such incidents now is sim-ilar to what was seen beforeBP's catastrophic spill in2010.

Herbst also cited a 2013Gulf blowout in which a rigwith 44 workers on it caughtfire. The fire lasted for morethan 72 hours. All the work-ers were evacuated.

"Blowouts like these caneasily lead to much largerincidents," Herbst testified.

He said regulators weremeeting this week with theindustry to discuss the regu-lations in detail before theybecome final.

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NEW ORLEANS — A lap-top stolen from an assistantprofessor's car may haveexposed health informationof about 5,000 minorpatients, most of them fromLouisiana and Mississippi,the LSU Health New OrleansSchool of Medicine saidTuesday.

The university sent notifi-cation letters Monday tothousands of patients, but

didn't have addresses forabout 6 percent of thepatients seen by Dr. Christo-pher Roth between July2009 and July 16, 2015, saidDr. J. Christian Winters, vicechancellor of clinical affairs.

So the school is askingpatients who saw Rothbetween those dates to get intouch with the school if theydon't get a letter notifyingthem of the theft.

Roth reported the theftJuly 17, saying the laptop hadbeen stolen from his carsometime between theevening of July 16 and earlyJuly 17, according to a uni-versity news release.

The laptop did not carryany Social Security, creditcard, bank account, insur-ance or other billing infor-mation, Winters said, andofficials don't know of any

access or misuse of the data,which included names, birth-dates, diagnoses and treat-ments, outcomes, test resultsand images, and medicalrecord numbers.

"There was a small num-ber of patients whereaddresses may have been onthe laptop," he said. "Themajority did not haveaddresses, did not havepatients' names."

But Roth's patients areurged to visit www.identi-tytheft.gov to learn how todeal with identity theft, andare being offered a one-yearsubscription to a credit mon-itoring service.

Roth will be disciplinedfor violating medical schoolpolicy against leaving itsmobile devices unattended,the news release said.

Because the laptop was

not available and its informa-tion was not routinelyuploaded, hospital and med-ical practice records wereused to identify patientswhom Roth had seen sinceJuly 2009, Winters said.That work and forensicanalysis of the laptop harddrive's contents throughmaintenance computer datatook nearly eight weeks, hesaid.

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JUANITA AGANSpecial to the Press-Herald

Remembering our yester-days is what old folks domost of the time. I heard aman say he remembered fiftyyears ago better than lastmonth’s activities. I havewritten about all the gameswe playedseventy yearsago, and justtoday Irememberedanother wesaid "One forthe money,two for theshow, threeto get ready,and four to go!" That was theway we started foot races. Mychildren’s generation hadtheir own set of games, andtheir own terminology.

A SongSometimes I stop and

think "why, I am OLD!" Timehas a way of passing, some-times too quickly. My sonknows that I love the musicfrom the movie "Fiddler onthe Roof", and especially the

song "Sunrise, Sunset" andhe gave me a CD with PerryComo singing that song. Hehad given me a new CD play-er for my birthday and I haveit on my desk. This song waswritten by Sheldon Harnickand Jerry Bock. The wordsjust touch my heart andexpress my thoughts somuch better than I can. Someof the verses are:

Sunrise, sunset, sunrise,sunset,

Is this the little girl I car-ried,

Is this the little boy atplay?

I don’t remember growingolder, when did they?

When did she get to be abeauty,

When did he grow to be sotall?

Wasn’t it yesterday thatthey, were, small?

Sunrise, sunset, sunrise,sunset,

Swiftly fly the years,One season following

another,Laden with happiness and

tears.I play the song, and find

myself in tears each time Ihear it, because it is so true. Iforget that I am old. I stillhave the same dreams, andthe desire to work, the samejoy of anticipation, but I can-not do all the things I wouldlike to do because time hascrept up on me. There maybe springtime in my heartand mind, but my bodyattests to the fact that I havereached the wintertime of mylife. And the years do fly byso quickly, don’t they?

SchoolingJust this past month

another member of the Classof 1939 died, and that madeour small list of those livingeven shorter. All our teachershave been dead for manyyears, but they are still sovivid in my memory. Thehigh school that theypresently call "the old build-ing" brings back so manymemories, happy memoriesof classmates and of teacherswho loved us into learning.

And then I think of theyears of my children’sschooling, of me drivingthem to the many piano and

organ lessons, of majorettepractice, of clarinet andtrumpet lessons, and of allthe church activities thatthey were a part of. I cannotrealize that they, too, havegrown older, and even thegrandchildren are growingolder with the oldest grand-son past thirty now, and thebaby is 21.

Smell the RosesI still love to read, often

reading six or eight books aweek. I enjoy listening tomusic - classic, popular,sacred, and country andwestern. I enjoy a funnystory, or a joke just as I didwhen I was young. I findmyself admiring a pretty setof dishes that would be nicefor breakfast dishes. then Iremember that I am 81 andthere are not many moreyears to prepare breakfastand I put the thought of buy-ing the dishes out of mymind.

Perhaps this Cameo isdirected to the young, andespecially the young marriedcouples. Make each daycount, and as the slogan says

"Take time to smell theroses." Make happy memo-ries and keep them in yourheart so that you can think ofthe happy days of long ago,and remember scenes thatare long gone from Minden.

I cannot say that I wantedmy children to stay children,and never grow up, but asthey grow older, so do I, andI can no longer do the thingsthat brought me so muchpleasure. I loved to do thingsfor people, and I am doinggood to have a meal on thetable once a day, and some-times that meal has to lasttwo days (not leftovers,planned overs.)

Saying GoodbyeAnd of course as the years

pass we have to say goodbyeto those we love, our parents,our spouse, and often somehave even had to say goodbyeto a child. These, too, werepart of our memories. Some-body said "It is better to haveloved and lost, then never tohave loved at all." I agree.Not only did I love my hus-band for himself, but I lovehim for the two wonderful

children that he gave me. I have a peace in my heart

about growing old, but some-times I am shocked when Ithink of just how old I havegotten to be. But, at least, myheart is happy.

Robert Browning wrotehis wife, Elizabeth BarrettBrowning the lines "Grow oldalong with me, the best is yetto be, the last of life for whichthe first was made; Our timesare in His hand who saith ‘awhole I planned,Youth showsbut half, trust God, see all,nor be afraid!" I don’t knowabout the part that says "thebest is yet to be", but I’llinvite you to "Grow old alongwith me."

Juanita Agan submitted aweekly column to the Press-Herald for more than 15years until her death in2008. She was a resident ofMinden since 1935. ThePress-Herald is republishingselect articles from Mrs.Agan’s Cameos columnevery Wednesday.

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Shiloh Community Services, Inc.Need help with your groceries? If you are working, unem-ployed or on SSI, you may be able to qualify for help.Shiloh is a 501 (C)3 that helps hardworking low, middleand upper middle class families due to the unstable econ-omy. Applications can be picked up at 708 Pine Street. Formore information call 318-423-0583.

September 18, 2015Richland State Bank will sponsor an American Can-cer Society Relay for Life Fundraiser from 10 a.m.until 2 p.m. Hamburger plates with all the trimmingswill be available with a $7 donation. Delivery will beavailable.

September 19, 2015Full Deliverance Church will have “An Evening ofGospel” at 6 p.m. Guests will include the CantonSouthernairs and the Amos Brothers. For more infor-mation contact Pastor Brown at 318-268-1251.

September 20, 2015Blue Run Baptist Church will have a Family andFriends Day program at 3 p.m. with special guest theRev. Calvin Williams. All churches are invited.

Annual Choir Day at Pleasant Valley Baptist Churchwill be at 3 p.m. with special guest Pastor WillieMcGee.

September 26, 2015The Anna Pink Ribbon Cancer Foundation will pres-ent a “Beauty in Pink Fashion Show” at 1 p.m. at theMinden Civic Center. Call 318-639-5035 for moreinformation.

September 27, 2015Faith-to-Faith Ministries COGIC will celebrate its one yearanniversary at 3 p.m.

Mt. Comfort Baptist Church will be celebrating 146Years of God's Grace and Mercy at 2:30pm. TheReverend Royal Scott from Greater St. Paul will actas special guest.

Annual Men Day program to be held at Union GroveBaptist Church at 3 p.m. Guest pastor and churchwill be Pastor R.J. Atkins and St. Mark BaptistChurch from Magnolia.

As brightly colored leaves dazzle thefall landscape, hikers and huntersnationwide will migrate to mountains,woods and fields, but many, unfortu-nately, are ill prepared for the beatingtheir feet will take, warns a local footand ankle surgeon.

“Hikers, huntersand others who lovethe outdoors oftendon’t realize howstrenuous it can beto withstand con-stant, vigorous walk-ing on uneven ter-rain,” said StefanLorincz, DPM, localfoot and ankle sur-geon, and memberof the American Col-lege of Foot andAnkle Surgeons(ACFAS). "Lax physical conditioningand inappropriate footwear bringscores of outdoor enthusiasts into ouroffice each fall for treatment of footand ankle problems such as chronicheel pain, ankle sprains, Achilles ten-donitis, fungal infections and severeblisters."

“Walking up and down steep hill-sides and tramping through wet, slip-pery fields and wooded areas putsstress on the muscles and tendons inthe feet and ankles, especially if youhaven’t conditioned properly beforehitting the trail,” said Lorincz. “Also,many don’t realize that cross-trainingathletic shoes aren’t the best choice for

extended hiking and hunting. Hadsome of my patients worn sturdy, well-constructed hiking boots, theywouldn’t have suffered sprained anklesor strained Achilles tendons.”

Dr. Lorincz advises hikers andhunters to make the investment in top-quality hiking boots. He said strong,well-insulated and moisture-proofboots with steel or graphite shanksoffer excellent ankle and foot supportthat helps lessen stress and musclefatigue to reduce injury risk. “The sup-portive shank decreases strain on thearch by allowing the boot to distributeimpact as the foot moves forward. So ifa boot bends in the middle, don’t buyit.”

In wet and cold weather, wearingthe right socks can help prevent blis-ters, fungal infections and frostbite.Lorincz recommends synthetic socksas the first layer to keep the feet dryand reduce blister-causing friction. Forthe second layer, wool socks addwarmth, absorb moisture away fromthe skin, and help make the hikingboot more comfortable. “Wool letsmoisture evaporate more readily thancotton, so fewer blisters develop,” headded.

What happens if your feet or ankleshurt during a hike or hunt? Lorinczsaid pain usually occurs from overuse,even from just walking. “If you’re notaccustomed to walking on sloped oruneven ground, your legs and feet willget tired and cause muscles and ten-dons to ache,” He explained. “To avoid

a serious injury, such as a severe anklesprain or an Achilles tendon rupture,rest for a while if you start hurting.”

According to the ACFAS consumerwebsite, FootHealthFacts.org, pain is awarning sign that something is wrong.“Serious injury risk escalates signifi-cantly if you continue hiking in pain.This goes for skiing too. Beginnersshould take on less difficult trails untilthey become better conditioned andmore confident.”

Evaluation by a foot and ankle sur-geon is recommended if there is per-sistent pain following a hiking, skiingor hunting outing. “I’m most con-cerned about ankle instability andstrained Achilles tendons. Inattentionto these problems at their early stagesmay lead to a serious injury that willkeep you off the trails for a long time,”Lorincz said.

Hikers and hunters seeking furtherinformation about ankle sprains,Achilles tendon injuries and other footand ankle problems may contact Dr.Lorincz by calling Louisiana Foot andAnkle Center in Minden at 318-377-5000.

FootHealthFacts.org is the con-sumer Web site of the American Col-lege of Foot and Ankle Surgeons(ACFAS). Dr. Lorincz is a member ofthe ACFAS and board Certified in Footand Ankle Surgery. He earned his podi-atric medical degree from Scholl Col-lege of Podiatric Medicine at RosalindFranklin University in North Chicago,IL.

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Hiker’s and Hunter Beware: Long, vigorous hikes take toll on feet, ankles

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Fair Princess Pageant Deadline Extended

The Minden Civitan Club 2015 Fair Princess Pageantwill be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at Minden HighSchool.

Age divisions are: 0-12 mo; 13-23mo, 2-3 years; 4-6years; 7-9 years; 10-12 years; 13-15 years, and 16-18years.

Entry fee is $45 and $10 for photogenic competion(optional division). Photos must be turned in by noonSept. 18. There is also a people’s choice division.

Each contestant will receive a trophy on stage to

honor their beauty. For more information contact LelaLemoine at 268-2553 or Janis Bryan at 426-1619 orwstevebry@aol.com. Entry forms may be recieved viaemail or picked up at Belle of the Ball and Steve’s Clock-works.

Winners in each division will recieve a crown, sashand trophy. They will form the Fair Court with the Web-ster Parish Fair Queen and will ride in the 2015 FairParade.

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SportSbriefs

nfl

L.A. stadium talksprogressing slowly

ncaa

Texas A.D. Pattersongone after 22 months

SAN DIEGO (AP) —The NFL's point man onLos Angeles said he hasdecided that officialsfrom San Diego and St.Louis who are trying tokeep their NFL teamswon't make presentationson their stadium plans atthe owners meeting nextmonth.

Eric Grubman saidTuesday that after talkingto owners, he felt theCommittee on LosAngeles Opportunitieswould want to speak tothe presenters in somedetail and the ownersmight benefit from aback-and-forth discus-sion about the potentialprojects.

"That kind of dialogueusually doesn't happen atleague meetings whenthere are outside presen-ters, and particularlywhen we have a fullagenda," Grubman said.

Grubman said it's like-ly the NFL will be talkingto the cities directly dur-ing the next severalweeks.

"We communicatedour thinking to bothcities," he said.

Matt Awbrey,spokesman for San DiegoMayor Kevin Faulconer,said he viewedGrubman's position as apositive.

"To better allow for anin-depth presentation, theNFL is looking at havinghometown cities presentto a smaller setting ofteam owners ... to updatethem on San Diego'sprogress and commit-ment to keeping theChargers in San Diego,"Awbrey said.

Awbrey said the cityand county team "contin-ue to have regular discus-sions and a positive dia-logue with NFL offi-cials."

AUSTIN, Texas — Theawkward dismissal ofTexas football coach MackBrown came first. Thatwas followed by the fir-ings of school PresidentBill Powers and basketballcoach Rick Barnes.

Now athletic directorSteve Patterson is gone,too, after less than twoyears — an abrupt end tohis rocky tenure atop thenation's wealthiest athleticprogram that remains inturmoil.

Patterson, whoseaggressive approach toraising money rankled fansand some major donors,resigned Tuesday in whatuniversity President GregFenves called a "mutual"agreement.

Fenves refused to sayhe fired Patterson but said"this has been a decisionthat's been building overrecent weeks," and notedhe'd heard from "hundredsif not thousands" of Texasfans concerned about theprogram.

Patterson's departurecame three days after aplane carrying a"Patterson Must Go" ban-ner circled the footballstadium before theLonghorns' first homegame of the season. Histenure lasted only 22monthts.

H I G H S C H O O L S O F T B A L L

L a d y A p a c h e s f a l l , 5 - 3

Glenbrook tops Riverdale in pair of gamesY O U T H F O O T B A L L

Rangers surge past Astros, into first place M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L

BLAKE BRANCHblake@press-herald.com

RAYVILLE - TheGlenbrook Apaches crushedClaiborne Academy Monday20-2, led by the hot bat ofMegan Sims who went 4-4with 4 RBI.

On Tuesday, they tookaim at the RiverfieldAcademy Lady Raiders,traveling to Rayville andcoming up short in a 5-3 loss.

Glenbrook took the earlylead at 1-0 in the top of thefirst on a Kate Marvin RBIsingle, scoring AlyssaMartin.

The two teams remaineddeadlocked at 1-0 until thebottom of the fifth whenRiverfield exploded for fiveruns to take a 5-1 lead into

the top of the sixth.Senior Carsin Spurlock

led off the sixth with a single,followed by a walk to AmberLovitt and another KateMarvin single. An error bythe Lady Raider shortstop ona ball hit by Faith Earnhardtwould score Spurlock andLovitt, making the score 5-3.

Unfortunately, Riverfieldwould escape the sixth withjust the two runs allowed,and Glenbrook couldn’tcomplete the comeback inthe seventh.

The loss movesGlenbrook’s record to 18-8on the season.

Kate Marvin led the LadyApaches with a pair of sin-gles, followed by Spurlock’ssingle for Glenbrook’s onlyhits in the game.

The Lady Apaches willneed their bats to heat up asthey prepare for the stretchrun, starting withThursday’s road game anddistrict finale at River Oaksin Monroe.

BL AKE BRA NCHblake@press-herald.com

3rd/4th Grade

Glenbrook 20

Riverdale 0

The Glenbrook Apacheyouth teams were back onthe gridiron this past

week, starting with thethird and fourth gradeteam.

In the third and fourthgraders shutout win overRiverdale, Reagan Coylehad 53 yards rushing togo with 12 catches.Garrett Brown caughtfive passes, Chase Sentellran for 98 yards andLandry Powell added 70yards rushing.

Coyle, Powell andSentell all scored touch-

downs for the Apaches,with Coyle and Brownboth scoring on extrapoint tries as well.

Landry Powell led theteam in tackles with six,followed by GarrettBrown with five and CadeHerron with three.

5th/6th Grade

Glenbrook 33

Riverdale 6

The fifth and sixthgrade youth Apaches ranout to a big lead and won

easily as well, stompingthe Rebels fifth andsixth grade team 33-6.

Quarterback PeytonWells had a great gamepassing, accounting for166 yards and twotouchdowns through theair.

His leading receiveron the day was CooperChase, who finishedwith 82 receiving yards,one touchdown recep-tion and one touchdown

run.Cason Clemons made

plays for the fifth andsixth grade team also,adding 51 yards receiv-ing and a touchdown ofhis own.

On the ground,Maddox Mandino domi-nated, rushing for 193yards and two touch-downs.

Mandino also tiedC.J. Watts for the teamlead in tackles.

ARLINGTON, Texas— Adrian Beltre andPrince Fielder teamed upagain in a tense Texasshowdown, and this timethe Rangers overtook theHouston Astros for firstplace in the AL West.

Beltre's fourth hitTuesday put the Rangersin position to win in thebottom of the ninthinning a night afterFielder pulled themwithin a half-game of theAstros with a tiebreakingtwo-run home run withBeltre aboard in theeighth.

Mitch Moreland's sac-rifice fly finished the 6-5victory Tuesday night.

Eight games back andin third place in the divi-sion after losing on Aug.1, the Rangers have gone27-14 since. They'vewon five straight overthe Astros, who had beenin first place since July

28. Texas won the firsttwo of this four-gameseries.

"They have fought,scratched, clawed allways imaginable to get tothis point," first-yearmanager Jeff Banistersaid. "We're not donedone yet. Still got a longways to go."

Fielder opened theninth with a single to leftoff Oliver Perez (0-2),and pinch-runner DrewStubbs went to third on asingle from Beltre, whodrove in two runs with asingle in the first and atying double in thefourth.

Moreland sent a 1-0pitch from Will Harris toColby Rasmus in shallowcenter field, but Rasmus'throw was off target andbounced, allowingStubbs to score easily.

"If I make the absoluteperfect throw, I might

have a chance at Stubbs,"said Rasmus, who hadmoved over from leftfield in the eighth. "Hecan fly. I might havetried too hard to make theperfect throw instead ofjust throwing it."

Texas closer ShawnTolleson (6-3) pitched ascoreless ninth as theRangers (77-67) movedinto sole possession offirst place for the firsttime this year, at a sea-son-high 10 games over.500.

"We're not going tolook at us being in first orwherever we're at rightnow," Moreland said."We've still got a coupleof weeks left in the regu-lar season and we'regoing to continue tofocus on each game."

Houston (77-68) holdsthe second AL wild card,1 1-2 games ahead ofMinnesota after the

Twins lost to Detroit 5-4.The Astros have lost sixof eight on the road tripand have one of the worstroad records in the AL at29-44.

"This is really intensebaseball," Astros manag-er A.J. Hinch said. "It'sfun to do it; it's not fun tolose. I felt we deserved alittle better fate."

Special to the Press-Herald

In 2014 the LakesideWarrior Cross-Countryteams took the 2A individ-ual girls' crown and placedsecond and third in theindividual boys' statemeet. Alissa Lander, EricGreene, and CodyRobinson all return for the2015 season.

Robinson and Lander,

juniors, and Greene, asenior, will lead anotherstrong team under coachDan Grantham.

The Warriors begantheir season at theChoudrant Invitational.

In the varsity boysthree mile event freshmanTyler Davis led the wayfinishing ninth at 17:52.Logan Bailey took 35thwith a 19:52. There were109 runners in the boys'

race.Tynia Joiner finished

66th in the girls' race run-ning 28:39. There were 99runners in this division.

In the two mile juniorhigh girls' division KayleeDavis led the way finish-ing 10th at 16:40. ZacharyKerrigan place 15th at17:24. Finishing 21st wasEssence Anderson at18:03. Alaina Stiles was26th at 18:22. Egypt

Anderson was 33rd at20:02. Finishing 42nd wasMelody Barraclough at21:46. There were 50junior high girl runners.

The two mile boys'junior high race featured55 runners. Austin Nunnplaced 33rd at 16:47.Trent Gordon was 47th at19:59. In 49th wasJeremiah Brown at 20:50.

Former Lakeside starand current McNeese

State Cowboy, EnriqueSoto, began his Junior sea-son running a 12:45 3Kfor 2nd at the McNeese6K Relay Run. This eventfeatured teams fromMcNeese, ULL, LSU, andSoutheastern.

Next action for theLakeside teams will be atthe Episcopal RoundTable Run in Baton Rougeon Saturday, September12. This meet will feature

High hopes for Lakeside Cross CountryH I G H S C H O O L C R O S S C O U N T R Y

Glenbrook’s Amber Lovitt drives a pitch to centerfield in a game earlier thisseason against Riverield. Courtesy Photo/Tiffany Lovitt

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NEW YORK — The luxurybrand Coach celebrated 75years in business Tuesday,not just with bags and shoes,but with bright cowgirlleather and prairie flowerfrocks for women.

Yes, actual clothing to goalong with all those drool-worthy accessories you, yourmom and your daughter mayhave at home, or wish youdid.

The company has shownsmallish clothing collectionsbefore at New York FashionWeek, but this was the firstfull runway spectacle, stagedon the elevated High Lineamong old rail tracks onceused by meatpackers but nowa favorite park spot filledwith wildflowers and high

grasses.In his fourth collection for

Coach, British creative direc-tor Stuart Vevers acknowl-edged this season's mixed-print dresses and leatherjackets were aimed at broad-ening interest in the brand'sclothing among youngwomen.

These cowgirls wereintended to be of the surf,skate and punk variety.

"Of course it's a challenge,but it's what I should bedoing as creative director. Ineed to look into the futureand use our heritage as atouchstone for everythingthat we do," Vevers saidbackstage. "What I thinkAmerican luxury means tothe younger generation is a

certain sense of ease, some-thing that feels relaxed. Theyneed an inherent authentici-ty. It doesn't have to be per-fect. It's not precious. Thatfor me feels very relevanttoday, and for Coach."

This collection, harkeningback to the '70s in style,turned iconic Coach touch-stones on end. The saddle-colored leather and the horseand coach were there, Veverssaid, "They're just presentedin a new way."

Victor Luis, the compa-ny's chief executive, saidleather craftsman still laboraway for Coach's in its sam-ple production facility inNew York City as they havesince the beginning, makinghandbags one at a time.

"But at the same time wehave to continue to evolve,"he said.

Why bother with clothesat all when you're an estab-lished accessories brand?

"Our main business hasbeen and always will be, ofcourse, leather goods andaccessories, but the ready-to-wear provides a context forthe handbags. It helps tobring to life the Coach girland the Coach woman, andwho she is and what her lifeis like," Luis said.

What Coach thinks thosecustomers need in garmentsincludes a calico coat in thecolor of chalk paired with abutterscotch patchwork lowboot. And they might alsoneed a loose tank dress in

orange evoking a meadow, ora biker jacket adorned withpink mountain buds.

So when did Debbie Harryfirst encounter Coach? Shewas joined among the com-pany's guests by ChristinaRicci, Ciara, Mariel Heming-way, Zoe Kravitz, ChloeGrace Moretz and a range ofother celebrities.

"I can't even remember, itwas so long ago," Harryresponded. "I think it's bril-liant that it has evolved."

Does she buy a lot ofCoach?

"I would say that I buy alot of clothes," she laughedwithout committing.

Does Ciara recall her firstencounter with Coach?

"Oh my gosh. It was morethan 10 years back. It was aclassic Coach in a boot. It wassuper cool with Coach allover. They were knee length.They had shearling kind oflike fur and they werewedge," she said. "They werea gift from one of my god-mothers. She was a very styl-ish woman and they wereeverything. I couldn't affordthem myself at the time."

Ricci appreciates themodern, fresh turn forCoach.

"I remember one of thefirst expensive bags I boughtwas a Coach shoulder bag,"she said. "I was a teenager. Itwas my first foray intodesigner bags, one of thosefirst pieces of luxury."

Coach marks 75 years with punkcowgirls and mixed prints

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AUC-TIONS

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EMPLOY-MENT

CARING & COM-

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ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE $16/Bale. 22% protein. Deliv-ery Available. Call or text Terry. 318-245-2070

GARAGE SALES

308 LAKESHORE DRIVE Friday 8AM and Saturday 8AM. Large garage sale, including men and womens clothing, shoes, Christmas decorations, large outdoor manger scene, John Deere walk behind mow-er w/electric start, Ceiling fan w/lights, grill, rotisserie, and miscellaneous items. Jewelry No customers before Friday 8AM

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HOMES FOR SALE

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I N V I T A T I O N FOR BID

SEALED BIDS for construction at the Minden Airport consisting of the Obstruction Removal Ð Fuel Facility project, State Project No. H.011275 will be received by the City Clerk at the City of Minden, Louisiana, located at 520 Broadway, P.O. Box 580, Minden, Louisiana 71058, until 2:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud in the Cypress Room located at City Hall. Bids received after the 2:00 p.m. deadline will be returned to the bidder unopened via certified mail. Received bids will be referred to the City of Minden City Council for action and award. Sealed bids must be marked on the outside with Bid No. 03-15.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Monday, September 14, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. in the Airport Terminal Building, 341 Methodist Camp Road, Minden, LA 71055. Representat ives from the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project. Although the meeting is not mandatory, bidders are encouraged to attend and

participate in the conference.

C o n t r a c t D o c u m e n t s including bid proposal forms, plan sheets, and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s for the project may be viewed and downloaded free of charge (with the option to purchase hard copies) at www.c ivcastusa.com. Scanned plans and specifications (PDF format) are available on CD for a non-refundable price of $25.00 from KSA Alliance, Inc., 1111 Hawn Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71107. Addenda will be posted at www.civcastusa.com. You will be notified of addenda a u t o m a t i c a l l y , through email, if you downloaded your plans and specifications via c ivcastusa.com. Please submit questions for the project 72 hours prior to bid opening through www.c i v c a s t u s a . c o m in the Q&A portal.

Bids shall be received only on proposal forms furnished by the Engineer. In no event shall proposal forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiving p r o p o s a l s .

Bidders may elect to submit bids e l e c t r o n i c a l l y via the internet. Electronic bids for the City of Minden are available for submission at www.bidexpress.com. Bidders desiring to submit electronic bids must register with Bid Express. All bids submitted e l e c t r o n i c a l l y shall include a digital signature as required by Louisiana State law. Bidders submitting bids electronically are not required to submit paper forms.

Bid proposals, amendments to bids, or requests for withdrawal of bids, which are received after the time specified for bid opening, shall not be considered for any cause w h a t s o e v e r .

An acceptable bid bond, cashierÕ s check or certified check payable to the City of Minden, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid price, shall be submitted with each bid. The

successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory performance and payment bonds. Bidders are advised that Performance, Payment, and M a i n t e n a n c e Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract price, will be required.

On any bid submitted in the amount of $50,000 or more, the Contractor shall certify that he is licensed under Louisiana Revised Statute 37:2150-2164 and show his license number on the bid and on the envelope. Bidders must be licensed in one of the following c a t e g o r i e s : S p e c i a l t y : Installation of E q u i p m e n t , Machinery and Engines; Specialty: Storage Facilities, Metal Covers, Tanks, Floating Roofs; Highway, Street and Bridge Construction. The licensee shall not be permitted to bid or perform any type or types of work not included in the classification under which his license was issued.

Bids may be held by the City of Minden for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the date and hour set for the opening.

The City of Minden reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for just cause and reserves the right to waive any and all informalities.

Michael FluhrCity Clerk/T r e a s u r e rCity of MindenT e l e p h o n e : (318) 377-2144

September 2 & 9 & 16, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________

I N V I T A T I O N FOR BID

SEALED BIDS for construction at the Minden Airport consisting of Mitigate O b s t r u c t i o n Removal Ð Terminal Building, State Project No. H.011275 will be received by the City Clerk at the City of Minden, Louisiana, located at 520 Broadway, P.O. Box 580, Minden, Louisiana 71058, until 2:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud in the Cypress Room located at City Hall. Bids received after the 2:30 p.m. deadline will be returned to the bidder unopened via certified mail. Received bids will

be referred to the City of Minden City Council for action and award. Sealed bids must be marked on the outside with Bid No. 04-15.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Monday, September 14, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the Airport Terminal Building, 341 Methodist Camp Road, Minden, LA 71055. Representat ives from the Owner and Architect will be present to discuss the project. Although the meeting is not mandatory, bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference.

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drawings, and specifications for the project may be viewed and downloaded free of charge (with the option to purchase hard copies) at www.civcastusa.com. Scanned Bidding Documents (PDF format) are available on CD for a non-refundable price of $25.00 from KSA Alliance, Inc., 1111 Hawn Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71107. Addenda will be posted at www.civcastusa.com. Parties will be notified of addenda a u t o m a t i c a l l y , through email, only if they have registered to view or download the documents via www.civcastusa.com. Bidders r e q u i r i n g clarification or interpretation of the Bid Documents must submit their questions no later than 7days prior to bid opening through www.c i v c a s t u s a . c o m in the Q&A portal.

Bids shall be received only on the Louisiana Uniform Public Work Bid Form furnished in the Project Manual.

Bidders may elect to submit bids e l e c t r o n i c a l l y

via the internet. Electronic bids for the City of Minden are available for submission at www.bidexpress.com. Bidders desiring to submit electronic bids must register with Bid Express. All bids submitted e l e c t r o n i c a l l y shall include a digital signature as required by Louisiana State law. Bidders submitting bids electronically are not required to submit paper forms.

Bids, amendments to bids, or requests for withdrawal of bids, which are received after the time specified for bid opening, shall not be considered for any cause w h a t s o e v e r .

An acceptable bid bond, cashierÕ s check or certified check payable to the City of Minden, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid price, shall be submitted with each bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory performance and payment bonds. Bidders are advised that a Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bond, in the amount of 100

percent (100%) of the contract price, will be required.

On any bid submitted in the amount of $50,000 or more, the Contractor shall certify that he is licensed under Louisiana Revised Statute 37:2150-2164 and show his license number on the bid and on the envelope. Bidders must be licensed in the following category: Building Construction. The licensee shall not be permitted to bid or perform any type or types of work not included in the classification under which his license was issued.

Bids may be held by the City of Minden for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date and hour set for the opening or as extended by mutually written consent in accordance with Louisiana Public Bid Law.

The City of Minden reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for just cause and reserves the right to waive any and all informalities.

Michael Fluhr

City Clerk/T r e a s u r e rCity of MindenTelephone: (318) 377-2144

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