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Clinton MayorReorganizes

Municipal Office Appointments

by Daniel Duggan

Clinton Mayor Lori Ann Bell ex-ercised her new political powers last week by appointing former Clinton police Lieutenant Fred Dunn as the new Chief of Police of the town. Dunn will be replacing former Chief Eddie Stewart. Stewart has been Clinton Police Chief for 15 of the past 20 years.

Dunn currently works for the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Of-fice, but previously worked for the Town of Clinton for 11 years.

During the election, in which Lori Ann Bell defeated incumbent Don Reason by 27 votes, Bell declared she had no intention of firing Stew-art. During a pre-election Friends of the Clinton Library candidate forum in October held at Clinton United Methodist Church, Bell declared that she had no intentions of firing Chief Stewart if elected. Accord-ing to Stewart, the two have had no communication since the election.

Mayor Bell also reappointed Charles E. Griffin II as town at-torney, Douglas Beauchamp as fire chief and Andrea M. Adams as town clerk. Bell is looking to replace Clin-ton’s utility maintenance supervisor following Russ Hicks’ resignation. She has named Charlie Brown as the interim supervisor.

The Clinton Board of Aldermen began another four-year term with incumbent board members Clovis Matthews Sr., George Kilbourne, Johnny Beauchamp and Lisa Wash-ington, joined by newcomer Kim Wilson Young. Young won the seat that Lori Ann Bell previously held as Alderman. Young was also the top alderman vote-getter on the Novem-ber 6 ballot.

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Kelvin Jones, director of bands at West Feliciana High School, will be bringing the Spirit of West Fel, literally, to the nation’s capital this weekend. In a six-day whirlwind tour, 50 members of the band pro-gram will be touring four colleges in the Southeast, attending a high school band festival in Maryland, and witnessing the Presidential In-auguration in Washington D.C.

Plans for the trip began back in February when Jones applied to par-ticipate in a music festival organized by Brightspark, a company that of-fers educational travel experiences for student musicians. The band was accepted to the festival, to take place at the University of Maryland, and five of the band’s music ensembles will be performing along with other high school bands from across the U.S. and Canada.

The five ensembles that will be performing include the jazz band, concert ensemble, percussion en-semble, concert band, and flag corps. In a workshop-style format, each group will perform a piece of no more than 20 minutes and will then receive feedback from Univer-sity of Maryland college professors.

The group will also march in a parade associated with the Uni-versity of Maryland festival. Jones reports that they will be “keeping it strictly Louisiana. [We will be] playing When the Saints Go March-ing In, bringing a little New Orleans, Louisiana flair up north.”

As it happens, the music festi-val coincides with the Presidential Inauguration, which will take place on Monday, January 21. The Spirit of West Fel Marching Band actually applied to march in the Inauguration Parade, which traditionally follows

the swearing-in ceremony. Though the band made it into the top three considered for participation, the spot in the parade went to the Grambling State University marching band.

Though it would have been nice to have the honor of marching in the parade, Jones said that it all turned out for the better since participa-tion in the parade would have meant missing out on attending the ticket-ed swearing-in ceremony, an oppor-tunity arranged for the band through Senator David Vitter’s office.

“This is something that will hopefully stick with [these students]. And they can tell their kids 20 years from now when their own kids are taking history classes, ‘I was there, I witnessed it,’” said Jones. “It’s not everyday you get to say you went to Washington D.C. and got to see the

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Spirit of West Fel Heads to D.C.

The Spirit of West Fel, West Feliciana High School’s marching band, will performing at a festival at the University of Maryland.

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Spirit of West Fel Heads to D.C. .........................Clinton Mayor Reorganizes ................................Rainy Days are Great for Reading ......................Jaycees Outfit Students with School Colors ........Central Nudges West Fel ....................................Milestones ...........................................................Jackson Dug Deep and Found Plenty .................Harley Holidays! ................................................Dames Cross Party Lines to Celebrate ...............Winter Landscapes May Need Cold Protection ..Classifieds ...........................................................Calendar of Events .............................................

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tion Board of Directors would like to thank the residents and businesses of West Feliciana Parish and surround-ing Parishes throughout the State of Louisiana that have supported us in making the first annual LA Vets Fest a huge success.

Our fundraising efforts help to support those in need and provide a scholarship program for qualified Louisiana Veterans, Active Duty Military personnel and their depen-dents. Because our Board Members and Volunteers are not compensated, all net proceeds from fund raising activities are used to support our mission. Thank you for your contin-ued support and we look forward to seeing you at LA Vets Fest 2013.

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Letter to the EditorA new year has begun and there are new books arriving each week at the Audubon Library. Here are some of the latest arrivals:

For our youngest readers Benny and Penny in Lights Out! – a Toon book by Geoffrey Hayes is a tale of two mice and their ad-ventures after the lights go out at night

For our younger readers Best Friends– No. 4 in the Main Street series, by Ann M. Martin

Adventures in Camden Falls and Hokey Pokey, by Jerry Spinelli – a place where kids rule and no grown ups are to be found

For our adultsThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie – an Oprah’s Book Club selection by Ayana Mathis – the emotional story of a mother’s love and courage, resilience of the human spirit and hope as the driving force of the American dream

Dancing Dogs: Stories – a collection of short stories for our dog lovers out there by Jon Katz

Southern Living Home Cooking Basics – a complete illustrated guide to Southern cooking…great food made simple…A must-have for all the new and “old” cooks out there. Many helpful hints and step-by-step instructions as well as great recipes

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Presidential Inauguration,” he added. Not to waste a single moment of

the trip, the band has arranged to stop at four college campuses along the route. On the way to D.C., the travel-ers will be touring the University of

Alabama and the University of Ten-nessee. On the way back home, they will be stopping at Virginia Tech and the University of Southern Missis-sippi.

Fundraising efforts have been fu-rious ever since the band received notification that it had been accepted to the festival. “Everybody has been extremely supportive,” said Jones.

“The community rose to the occa-sion to support this program. We are truly blessed to be able to go there, especially a school from a rural area where a lot of people [don’t have the opportunity] for experiences like this on a daily basis.”

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Winter will be a little bit warmer and a little bit more colorful at Jack-son Elementary School thanks to the Dixon Jaycees.

The organization, sponsored by Master Sgt. Kimberly Williams and Ms. Carleen Vidrine, donated sweat-shirts in the JES colors of golden yellow and Columbia blue to all stu-dents in kindergarten through third grade.

“As the winter cloaks the world with its coldness,” noted the Jay-cees in a written statement, “we ear-nestly endeavor to impart warmth that would stand in representation of love, care, and/or commitment to those who are the portals to the

future and the world’s betterment – our children.”

“We appreciate the support of community organizations like the Dixon Jaycees as our students and staff move from good to better to best,” said JES principal Megan Phillips. “Our students love their new sweatshirts, and we as a staff can’t help but notice how this gen-erosity brightens the JES hallways. The Jaycees truly embody the JES value of kindness.”

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Central Nudges West Felicianaby Daniel Duggan

In last Tuesday’s non-league outing, the Central Wildcats men’s basketball squad nipped the host West Feliciana Saints by a margin of 51-47.

On Friday the Saints fell to Glen Oaks 58-50 and now own a 9-6 record and 1-1 in district play. They take to the court next on November 15 to face arch rival East Fe-liciana in St. Francisville. East Feliciana is currently 3-9 on the season.

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Justin Eldridge, age 11, from Jackson took this 14-point big buck in Baker on December 22, 2012 at 10:30 am. This was his first deer, and he used a 12-gauge, single-shot from his tree stand.

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Henry and Charlie Stewart are back in Virginia after spending the holidays with family in Zach-ary. Henry Hugh and Charles Pentek Stewart are the twin sons of Henry and Caroline Stewart of Alexandria, Va. Proud grandparents are Lamar and Virginia Stewart and Gary and Barbara Pentek and great-grandpar-

The Stewart Twinsent Eleanor Shel-drick. The twins were born prema-turely on May 5, 2012 at 26 weeks, four days. Henry weighed 1 lb., 14 oz. and was 12 in. long; Charlie weighed 2 lb. and was 13 in. long. Henry spent 86 days in the NICU and Charlie spent 115 days. Despite their very early arrival, the boys are doing very well.

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In Jackson this year, stockings were hung and stuffed by the chim-ney this past holiday season with care thanks in large part to the help given by the Dollar General of Jack-son, Incarcerated Veterans of DCI, Incarcerated Veterans of Angola, East Feliciana Parish Educational Family Day Committee, Cuts by Tiffany, Trinity Baptist Church, Jackson United Methodist Church, Lighthouse Pentecostal Church and generous volunteers and members of the community. This Christmas, the number of donations far surpassed expectations, and no child was left with an empty stocking.

“We were able to service about three dozen families who received toys, a bike, clothes or a meal for Christmas,” stated Roosevelt Wilk-erson, president of the East Feli-ciana Parish Educational Family Day Committee. While no family received all these gifts, each family did receive something. Wilkerson and other committee representatives

visited these families personally to make sure they received what was needed.

The Dollar General had a huge display at the front of the store where customers filled a box to the brim with all sorts of toys. The in-carcerated veterans of DCI donated six brand new bikes and Angola donated six refurbished, like-new bikes. Cuts by Tiffany supplied the entire wish list of one family, while Lighthouse Pentecostal Church did the same for three families. Trinity Baptist distributed a dozen Christ-mas food boxes containing all the necessary items for a traditional Christmas meal with all the trim-mings. Jackson United Methodist Church participated in an Angel Tree project, a prison fellowship program that connects parents in prison with their children through the delivery of Christmas gifts.

There was no lack of the Christ-mas spirit this holiday season in Jackson.

Pictured with the donated bikes from Incarcerated Veterans of Dixon Correctional Institute are (back row, l to r) Roosevelt Wilkinson, Warden Steve Rader, Joey Harrell, Derrick Henley, James Milligan Sr., Asst. Warden Bruce Coston, Carl Crayton, Henry Reed, Gary Jones, Oscar Wooden, (front row, l to r): Mary Wilson, Maggie Sims, Jeff Travis, Richard King, Sr., Levain Woodridge, and Thomas Underwood.

Jackson Businesses, Churches, Civic Groups Dug Deep and Found Plenty

The Dem Dames of the Felicianas held their “Blue Christmas II” party at the Magnuson Hotel in St. Francisville on Wednesday, December 12. State Representative Kenny Havard (R) was a special guest. He good-naturedly agreed to pose with some of the Dames. Pictured here are (l to r): Dames Debra Haynes, Tonya Stroud, Anita Barnes, Havard, Dames Becky Bellue, Sydney Picou Walker, Olivia Harris and Susan Davis.

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Alexander Stirling Chapter mem-bers of the Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution met at the Louisiana War Veterans Home on December 22 in order to help wheelchair-bound veterans attend a special event. The Alexander Stirling members es-corted the veterans to a viewing of 102 Harley Davidson motorcycles

that arrived from the Baton Rouge area. Ten Harley Davidson clubs from the area came to visit the vet-erans on their motorcycles, bringing them gifts and singing Christmas carols. During the program, mem-bers sat with the veterans and sang with them as the Harley choir led them in a dozen Christmas songs.

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Winter is here, and this leads to many questions about protect-ing landscape plants during the cold months of December, Janu-ary and February.

It is important to pay attention to the weather forecasts this time of year and try to know a couple days ahead of time when a freeze may be approaching. Keep in mind, frosts and freezes are dif-ferent. The weather conditions prior to a freeze or frost also play a role in how these temperatures affect plants.

You can do several things to help your plants survive low tem-peratures.

Thoroughly water landscape plants before a freeze if the soil is dry. This is especially impor-tant for container-grown plants. Shrubs in landscape beds can also be helped with irrigation prior to freezes. It would be best, however, to make sure your shrubs received adequate irrigation or rainfall dur-ing fall. Strong, dry winds that fre-quently accompany cold fronts may cause damage by drying plants out, and watering helps to prevent this. Wetting the foliage of plants before a freeze does not, however, provide any cold protection.

Move all tender plants in contain-ers and hanging baskets into build-ings where the temperature will stay above freezing. If this is not

possible, group all container plants in a protected area (like the inside corner of a covered patio) and cover them with plastic. Keep in mind that your cool-season bedding plants are adapted to the cold temperatures that are normal in Louisiana during win-ter, so cold protection typically is not needed.

For plants growing in the ground, mulch with a loose, dry material such as pine straw or leaves. Mulches will only protect what they cover and are best used to protect below-ground

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But don’t leave a complete cover of mulch on for more than three or four days. Many folks heavily mulch their tropical hibiscus in landscape beds using this method. Smaller, in-dividual plants can be protected by covering them with various sizes of cardboard or plastic foam boxes.

Larger plants can be protected by creating a simple structure and cov-ering it with sheets, quilts or plastic.

The structure holds the cover-ing off the foliage, preventing branch breakage and improv-ing cold protection. You need nothing more elaborate than three stakes slightly taller than the plant driven into the ground. The cover should extend to the ground and be sealed with soil, stones or bricks. Plastic covers should be vented or removed on sunny, warm days.

For severe freezes, when temperatures dip into the teens, providing a heat source under the covering helps. A safe, easy way to do this is to generously wrap or drape the plant with small outdoor Christmas lights. The lights provide heat but do not get hot enough to burn the plant or cover. Please be careful and use only outdoor extension cords and sockets.

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perfect place to build. $99,000. Call 225-315-3670 for more infor-mation.Core-Mark Mid Continent is hiring for a Transportation Su-pervisor in Baton Rouge. Re-quires Class A CDL with doubles endorsement. Supervisor is re-sponsible, for hiring, scheduling, maintaining DOT vehicle condi-tion reports and other managerial duties, and filling in for delivery and shuttle routes as needed. Ways to apply: Qualified applicants may send their resume To ftwjobs@core-mark.com or Edward.Cut-ting@core-mark.com See our add on CareerBuilder.com. To request an application call 800-348-9991 or 817-293-5558 or email your request to the above address. LOCAL HOME CENTER HIR-ING: Managers, Assistant Manag-ers, Outside Sales, Contract Sales, & Inventory Clerk Send resume to: localhomecenter@hotmail.com Or Attn: Human Resources P. O. Box 488 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Must have at least 2 years experi-ence in hardware/lumber business for Manager, Assistant Managers, Outside Sales, & Contractor SalesPAT’S HOME CENTER HIR-ING: Cashiers, Sales Clerks, Floor AssociatesApply within 7666 US HWY 61 ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA 70775Condo for Rent in Zachary Locat-ed near Copper Mill, 1100 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, fireplace, all electric. $950 deposit, $950 month-ly rent, 1 year lease. If interested call 225-287-2350 (cell).Drivers: Busy Chemical & LP Operation. Needs Company Drivers!Good Pay, Benefits and Bonuses CDL w/X End. and 1 Year T/T Exp.MARTIN TRANS-PORT1-888-567-4973Help Wanted! Part time Office assistant needed with some experi-ence fax resume to 225-658-1719FOR SALE: 16x80 top-of-the-line Deer Valley Mobile Home for sale. Hurricane rated. Tempered win-dows. 3BR/2B on 2.7 acres, fenced yard, electric gate, covered car-port, paved driveway, shed. Re-duced below cost. Hwy. 959. Call 225-683-4318.

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Strong Women Sessions January 10, various times

It’s that time of year again, when many people make resolutions to be healthier, more fit or to exercise more regularly. It can be hard to stick with those resolutions on your own, and a group activity may be just what you need to keep going. WFP Parks and Recreation is offering a new session of Strong Women, a research-based, strength training program, for safe, effective and enjoyable group classes. Classes start January 10, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 pm and Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:30 a.m. at the WF Community Center on Hwy. 965. For more information, call 225-784-8447

or Pam Myers at 225-635-4878.

Slaughter Town Hall Monthly Meeting | January 15, 6:30 p.m.

This town hall meeting is open to the public and provides insight into the governing bodies’ agenda as well as discussions or areas of concern. Attendance by the public is encouraged. Meeting takes place at the Slaughter Civic Center located at 3337 Church St. For more information, contact Norma Ory at 225-654-4278.

Rosedown Plantation ReenactmentJanuary 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

During the Civil War, Union Soldiers occupied the grounds at Rosedown as well as ravaged the house for supplies and luxuries. On this weekend, the 7th Louisiana will set up camp at

Rosedown to commemorate this event. They will perform drills, cook, play music and perform many other 19th century practices. The public is invited to observe what a soldier’s life was like on an occupied plantation during the Civil War. Events take place at the Rosedown Plantation, located at 12501 LA Hwy. 10, St. Francisville.

LRTA Advocacy WorkshopJanuary 25, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Louisiana Retired Teachers Association will be holding an advocacy training workshop for its members in District IV at the Louisiana Technology Park. Topics on the agenda include how to prepare letters to the editors of local newspapers, how to write press releases, composing emails, and using information supplied by the LRTA office in Baton Rouge. Training will be provided on accessing important information on the website of the Louisiana legislature, and a review of the LRTA web site will also be incorporated into the presentation. Invited guests include the LRTA district and unit presidents, the district legislative coordinators, and legislative contacts. Other LRTA members are also welcome to attend. For more information, call Erica Rodriguez at 225.927.8837 or visit

www.lrta.net.

OLLI January CoffeeJanuary 30, 10 a.m.

OLLI members and guests are

events in the Felicianas

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, this area is rich in cultural and social activities. If you have an event you would like the public to know about, send and email to

info@felicianaexplorer.com. Space allowing, your event will be included for free in the Event Calendar section.

invited to the January Coffee featuring “West Feliciana Gateways Project” presented by Mrs. Lauren Field, executive director of the St. Francisville Area Foundation. With the help of a consultant team and area stakeholders and community members, an authentic vision favors rural and naturalistic images along with elegant and historical images to represent the parish. This vision builds on the rich cultural and natural amenities of the region and provides a unique opportunity to strengthen community identity and pride. Lauren will give an overview of the phases of the “gateways project” and its current status. The coffee will take place in the First Baptist Church multipurpose

room in St. Francisville.

WFP School System Celebration January 31, 6 p.m.

Come out to the West Feliciana High School Auditorium and celebrate the accomplishment of receiving an “A” district ranking. Join community members, teachers, parents and students at this benchmark celebration with presentations for each school. The event is sponsored by the St. Francisville Chamber of Commerce and the Bank of St. Francisville. Light

refreshments will be served.

Feliciana Family & Friends Clinton

Mardi Gras ParadeFebruary 2, 11 a.m.

The 8th Annual Clinton Mardi Gras Parade, themed “Forward

Into the Future,” will roll with two distinguished local activists reigning over the event. The King will be Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr., newly chosen superintendent of East Feliciana Parish Schools and the Queen will be Clinton native Ginger Andrews Hunt, RN, BSN, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner. The parade will roll from the campus of East Feliciana Middle School (10410 Plank Rd). Once it reaches Clinton’s Courthouse Square, the route will follow Feliciana Dr. to Bank St., turn north and follow Bank to Woodville St., which runs on the north side of the Courthouse Square. There it will turn east and go one block to Liberty St., turn south and go one block to St. Helena St. There the parade will turn east again and follow St. Helena St. to Church St., turn south on Church, and return to Feliciana Dr. by that route. Home and business owners along the route are asked to decorate in Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold. For more information, call 225-683-5594 or

225-615-5137.

Feliciana’s Spring Series Seminar February 21 & 28

LSU Ag Center presents the “Home Ground” series on February 21 and February 28, n 6-8:30 p.m. Topics and speakers to be announced at the Folkes Campus in Jackson. Free Admission. Door prizes and refreshments provided. For more information contact Andre at 225-635-3614 or

Bobby Bingham at 225-683-310.

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