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See HEMINGBOUGH on page 7

A Survivor’s JourneyBy Ashley evAns

Tricia Ferguson is a bubbly, posi-tive personality all decked out in pink from her earrings to her shirt to her purse. “I love seeing everything cov-ered in pink during the month of Octo-ber,” she says. Tricia is a breast cancer survivor and proudly wears pink as a way to show other women that she is in the sisterhood of survivors. “I have met several ladies that have become really close friends because they no-ticed my pink ribbon necklace and struck up a conversation telling me that they are a survivor as well.”

Tricia’s journey with breast cancer began a little over 2 years ago. At a routine yearly checkup in August of 2011, her doctor felt a lump and deter-mined it to be a cyst, which is normal for most women. Tricia then had her regular 40-year-old annual mammo-gram and it came back clean. Howev-er, she felt like something “just wasn’t right.” The area where the cyst was lo-cated continued to cause pain and felt like it was getting bigger. Encouraged by a friend to follow her instincts, she went back to the doctor on Decem-ber 5th and was sent for a diagnostic mammogram and an ultrasound. The results of the mammogram showed nothing, but the ultrasound showed a solid mass.

“I will always remember seeing a red dot on my medical chart when the doctor reviewed the results with me. I knew that wasn’t good. I was imme-diately sent to a Breast Specialist to discuss the results and have a biopsy. That’s when the fear of the unknown and the waiting began,” Ferguson said.

The date December 8, 2011 is im-printed in Tricia’s memory. It’s the day she got her official diagnosis. “I knew I would receive the results of the biopsy either at one of the holiday events I had that week or at work.” As anticipated, Tricia got a phone call from her doctor while she was at work, confirming that she did have breast cancer. She was di-agnosed with Infiltrating, or Invasive, Ductal Carcinoma Stage 1.

“It’s a day I will never forget. I went

immediately into my boss’s office and burst into tears. I will always remem-ber her compassion. She hugged me and began helping me contact friends to meet me at the doctor’s office later that day to begin discussing my op-tions.”

The next step was a series of tests to determine the course of treatment. After several weeks, the test results came back and surgery was sched-uled for January 19, 2012. “I was blessed that the results of every test kept coming back the way that my surgeon hoped for. I elected to have a Lumpectomy with Sentinel Lymph Node Removal. People assume that a mastectomy is the only option, but research is now so advanced that there are other options.”

By the time of Tricia’s surgery, the tumor had grown and her cancer was at Stage 2. In addition to the surgery, she underwent 33 radiation treat-ments. Since the cancer was caught early, it had not spread to the lymph nodes and chemotherapy was not needed.

Proudly, Tricia has been cancer-free for 21 months. She just received a “clean” mammogram report, so now she only has to get those scans yearly, instead of every 6 months. She con-tinues to have appointments every 3 months for ultrasounds and blood work. She will also have to take a hor

Tricia Ferguson

See SURVIVOR on page 2

By JAmes RonAld skAins

“The Modern South Music Fest scheduled to be held on Novem-ber 10 is the largest music festi-val that Hemingbough has ever hosted,” LaTonya Cage, office manager at Hemingbough told the EXPLORER. “Anchorline Events from Nashville, which is produc-ing this event, expects some 7,000 people to attend the one-day music festival,” Cage, who has worked at Hemingbough for the last 4 years, elaborated. “Our first challenge was how to handle the parking. Af-ter we got that under control, we started looking at other aspects of the festival. It is a ‘rain or shine’ event. We plan to set the show up as an outdoor event, but if it rains we will move the show into the museum building.”

Anchorline Events Co-owner, Adria DeLaune (who also happens to be a Baton Rouge native) is pro-ducer of the show featuring the Avett Brothers along with a full line of performers. Ms. DeLaune has been quoted as saying: “We will actually put on a music festi-val featuring not only outstanding music, but also great food, fashion and culture. It’s always interest-ing to look for a spot for a festival. You want a great vibe that plays into what you are doing. Heming-bough is the perfect location for that. This state and this area in particular has such a rich cultural heritage, and we want to bring that into what we are doing.”

Wade Bowen and Charlie Wor-sham are joining the Avett Brothers on the music fest program. Both Bowen and Worsham are longtime touring country music artists com-bining the sounds of traditional country with that of modern coun-try music.

Formed in 2000 in Concord,

North Carolina by brothers Seth and Scott, the Avett Brothers Band has received notoriety with two previous albums, “Emotionalism” and “I and Love and You.” The Avett Brothers, along with standup bass player Bob Crawford, blend American-roots music with pop-punk and are set to release their 3rd album, “Magpie and the Dan-delion” in October of this year.

The Avett Brothers have been regulars on a number of late night TV shows including “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Late Show with Craig Fer-guson,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and “Austin City Limits.”

“However, before we get to the music fest on the 10th, we are host-ing the Hemingbough Blues Fes-tival 2013 edition,’’ Cage, whose mother, Ida Cage has worked at Hemingbough for 16 years ex-plained. “This is a busy time of the year for us in addition to our regu-lar weddings, catering service, and bed and breakfast business.”

“Last week we hosted the “Sis-ters Supporting Sisters” which is a Baton Rouge based organiza-tion made up mostly of women cancer survivors. They picked the theme of “Jazzy in Pink” which fit well into our atmosphere here at Hemingbough. There were more than 300 in attendance. Next week we are hosting a Garden Sympo-sium. We expect 250 or more gar-den and flower enthusiasts to at-tend.”

The Hemingbough Blues Fes-tival is a production of the Baton Rouge Blues Society production. The lineup on Sunday afternoon November 3, from 1-7 p.m. fea-tures world class blues music by artists Gregg Wright, Luther Kent,

Hemingbough Set to Host Upcoming Festivals

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monal drug called Tamoxifen for the next 5-10 years, which helps to decrease the risk of the cancer coming back after surgery.

According to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 1 in 8 women will be diag-nosed with breast cancer in their life-time. This is an eye-opening statistic, but early detection can save lives.

Tricia’s advice for other women:-Follow your instincts-Be your own health care advo-

cate-ask questions-Have a good treatment team of

doctors that communicate with each other

-Ask for help-seek out support groups, you are not alone

-Educate yourself with reputable sources such as American Cancer So-ciety, National Breast Cancer Foun-dation, National Cancer Institute, or Susan G. Komen

-Conduct monthly self exams and get mammograms annually

-Stay positive and believe in the power of prayer

“Not everyone is open about their journey and that’s fine,“ says Tricia. “Everyone’s journey is different. I hope that by sharing what I have been through I can help someone else. I want to start giving back to the com-munity to give back the help I was given. I think breast cancer has given me a voice. I want to use that voice to help other women.”

Tricia Ferguson is originally from Greenfield, Indiana. She moved here from Orlando 3 ½ years ago. She is employed as Human Resources Man-ager by KPAQ Industries, a manu-facturer of pulp and paper products located in St. Francisville, LA.

Letter to the Editor Concerning Elderly Well BeingDear Concerned Citizens:

The East Feliciana Council on Aging is kicking off its annual Adopt-An-El-derly fund drive for the fiscal year 2014. With the upcoming holiday season fast approaching and the spirit of giving that comes with it, I am making this appeal to you and asking that you or your organization (church, company, agency, etc.) reach out to the senior citizens in our parish.

East Feliciana Council on Aging depends on the funds generated through this annual fund raising event. We currently have 67 clients on the home delivered meals waiting list. With the increase in meal cost and the budget cuts that all Councils on Aging are facing it is very important that we receive community sup-port. The meals comply with the Dietary Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services and the U S Department of Agriculture. The cost of these meals for one elderly client per year is $1,800; however, any donation will help and would be much appreciated. .

East Feliciana Council on Aging’s mission is to assist our elderly in achieving independent, meaningful and dignified lives in their own homes and communi-ties as long as possible, delaying the need for long-term care. We believe that older people who are able to remain in their homes with community-based sup-port will maintain a sense of independence and vitality, as well as stay close to family members and friends.

Many other parishes have a Millage Tax to support elderly services but our request to place a 1 Mill Tax on the 2013 Ballot was denied by the Police Jury. This tax would have cost the average resident $5.00 a year. Some parishes seek support from large industries but East Feliciana does not have this option.

The East Feliciana Council on Aging provides programs uniquely designed for elderly such as Home Delivered Meals, Nutrition Education, Transportation Services, Congregate Meals, Material Aid, Medical Loan Closet, Wellness and Utility Assistance. Last year the COA provided 38,746 services to the elderly in East Feliciana Parish. With the elderly population continuing to grow and operat-ing expenses constantly increasing, we must seek public donations to supplement these much needed services.

I am encouraging all citizens, businesses, civic organizations, governmental agencies and religious groups to please support our parish Council on Aging by sending a donation. Every donation is valuable and will make a significant impact on the lives of our elderly. Please provide a meal to those less fortunate. Together we can achieve true success by reaching out to those in need.

Thank you for your much needed, tax deductible contributions, which may be mailed to the East Feliciana Council on Aging, Post Office Box 986, Clinton, Louisiana 70722.

Remember, your gift will make a difference in the lives of our loved ones.

Sincerely,Brenda GardnerExecutive Director

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Cyber Bullying Presentation at Slaughter Community Charter SchoolPeople might consider cyber

bullying to be juvenile and unwor-thy of attention, however, thou-sands of adolescents and teenagers are victimized by cyber bullying every day. Essentially, cyber bul-lying is the practice of humiliat-ing, threatening, harassing, goad-ing or attacking an individual online, whether through e-mail, instant messages or websites. It spreads like a virus among ado-lescents and teenagers and adults have to learn to recognize and treat this behavior, both from a victim and an offender stand point. Bully-ing is a growing concern because of the ever increasing technology and social media sites.

Samuel C. D’Aquilla and The Twentieth Judicial District Attor-ney’s Office, in an effort to pro-mote community awareness on the subject, sponsored a cyber bully-ing presentation on Wednesday, October 15, 2013 at the Slaughter Community Charter School. The course was presented by instruc-tors, Shane Bourgeois, District At-torney Investigator and Amanda M. McClung, Assistant District Attorney.

Cyber bullying can be very damaging to adolescents and teens. It can lead to anxiety, de-pression and even suicide. Warn-ing signs that parents can look for and things that may indicate that his or her child is being bullied at school include but are not lim-ited to: withdrawal, sadness, anxi-ety and unwillingness to attend

school. Additionally, once things are circulated on the Internet, even if deleted, they may never disap-pear, resurfacing at later times to renew the pain of cyber bullying.

Parents and teens can employ certain techniques to assist in re-ducing the cyber bullying statis-tics including but not limited to:

1. Educating and talking to adolescents and teens about cyber bullying explaining it is wrong and can have serious consequences;

2. Encouraging adolescents and teens to tell an adult if cyber bullying is occurring; and

3. Encouraging adolescents and teens to stand up for other adolescents and teens instead of ignoring the problen, or worse, joining in with the bully.

As technology evolves, states are creating laws to deter this type of behavior. The Louisiana Legis-lature has recently addressed this issue in 2010 creating the law LSA R.S. 14:40.7 entitled Cyberbully-ing which defines the definitions, elements and penalties of cyber-bullying.

To request a presentation for your organization, or if you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Sam D’Aquilla: sdaquilla20thda@bellsouth.net or the 20th Judicial District At-torney’s Office via telephone or in person at 225.683.8563 or 225.634.2545.

Pictured above/below are Shane Bourgeois and Amanda McClung.

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Silliman Honors Seniors and Cancer SurvivorsSilliman had a great pink game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness

month. Football players, cheerleaders, dancers, and fans from both sides all participated in supporting the fight against breast cancer. Donations were collected at the concession stands. These donations will be added with other to send to Mary Bird Perkins. The game ball was delivered by two local breast cancer survivors who were flown in on a helicopter that landed in the middle of the field before the game. The night ended with a victory over Brookhaven Cougars for the Silliman Wildcats. The game also marked Se-nior night for the Wildcats.

Fotball Senior Group: top left to right - Tyler Boyd, Todd Micah Bourgeois, Tabary Cucullu, Ryan Armstrong, Clay Reynolds, John Gill, bottom left to right - Daniel Myers, Collen McDowell, Marquell Smith, Michael DiBenedetto, Austin Tweedy, Sawyer Cranmer

Cross Country Group of Seniors: left to right - Denver Pierce, Garrett Gardner, Brad Mazoch

Senior CheerDance Group: top left to right - Christina Herrod, Kathleen Ligon, Lexi Rodriguez, Kayleigh Mobley, Kristin Booker. Bottom left to right - Holland Crain, Sunne Pace, Ashley McCauley, Devin Coarsey, Mallory Hoover

Before Silliman’s last football game vs. Brookhaven 3 the game ball was de-livered by two local breast cancer survivors who were flown in on a helicopter piloted by Jeremy Guidry. Pictured: Silliman players with helicopter: Silliman football senior players & game captains, Coach TJ Davis, breast cancer survi-vors Sarah Pipes and Jill Jenkins

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On October 8, 2013 Second Baptist Church 9513 Hwy 19, Wilson, LA held the 1st voter regristration training with Hope 2 Vote initiative in the state of Louisiana. Pictured are Eboney Baylor, Outreach Director, John H. Sanders, Sr. Pastor of Second B.C., Travis Hull, Co-Worker, Vincent Mckey and training participants.

In East Feliciana, eligible U.S. Citizens can register to vote tear round at 11048 Bank Street in Clinton, and in West Feliciana a potential voter can register at 5932 Commerce St in St. Francisville.

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Art Crawl Friday NightAnnual event has grown into regional artist showcase in Zachary

As the leaves begin to fall and cooler temperatures take over, they offer the perfect setting for the second annual Fall Art Crawl pre-sented by the Regional Arts Coun-cil of Zachary (RACZ) on Friday, October 25, 6-9 p.m. According to RACZ president, Joy Petty, ex-citement is in the air about this year’s event. “We have more than 30 businesses participating and currently have 40 artists from all over the region participating. This year’s event will be the same as last year—just on a larger scale.” According to Petty last year’s inau-gural event was such a success that this year’s crawl will include busi-nesses stretching from Hwy. 19 to Hwy. 964 in addition to Downtown Zachary. “Our goal with this event is to offer a fun and relaxed way to bring awareness to our local artists as well as support our local busi-nesses. Someone who wants to see a certain artist may stop in a store they have never shopped in before. This offers great exposure to local businesses as well as artists.”

The Fall Art Crawl is modeled from the Baton Rouge Mid City Merchants District art hops such as “White Light Nights” and “Hot Art Cool Nights”. The event is free and open to community members from all across the region. Each partici-pating business will feature one to three artists and patrons will have the opportunity to see their work as well as get a head start on their holiday shopping. “This is an ex-citing opportunity not just for the artists, but the businesses as well,” said Petty.

The Chamber of Commerce will be home to wine tasting pro-vided by Leblanc’s Food Stores as well as a silent auction put on by the Zachary Artists Guild (ZAG). Some of the art mediums on dis-play throughout the Art Crawl in-clude watercolor, oil, ceramics, wood carving, acrylic, photog-raphy, jewelry and mortar. Petty said that most of the artists are from Zachary and the surrounding communities of Clinton, Denham Springs, Central, Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

Parking is available all along the route but this year free trans-portation will be available to ev-eryone—whether you park in Downtown Zachary or near Sam-my’s. The Boogie Bus will trans-port passengers to various stops on Hwy. 964 while Superior Ford will focus on Downtown Zachary and

Hwy. 19 locations. For those who wish to stay around the Downtown area, Pedi cabs are an option. Spe-cial preparations have been taken to ensure the sidewalks are clear and the route is well-lit for an ex-perience to remember.

Patrons can also enter their chance to win some amazing priz-es donated by local vendors for the Art Crawl Raffle. Prizes include for the ladies, the Sparkle & Spa Package which features an Initial Monogram Necklace donated by Kent & Company Private Jewel-ers and a visit to the spa and fa-cial donated by Renaissance Spa. For the guys there is the chance to win the Cajun Cooks Package. This package features a Cast Iron Dutch Oven donated by R.E. Am-rhein and Sons Hardware, a Battle Paddle and gift certificate donated by Chris’s Specialty Meats and a $100.00 gift card donated by Jett’s Food Mart.

Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased in advance at Joie Petite Designs, City of Zachary, Bank of Zachary and during the event up until 8:30 p.m. The draw-ing will be held at 8:45 p.m. and winners need not be present to win. All proceeds from the raffle will go to help RACZ fund arts in the community.

This year’s Fall Art Crawl is presented by Picasso sponsors Visit Baton Rouge, Myles Law Firm, Leader Title Company, Ba-ton Rouge Metro Airport, City of Zachary and Leblanc’s Food Stores. Additional sponsors in-clude Rodrigue Level Sponsors: Bank of Zachary, DEMCO, Fal-lin Family Dentistry, FastLane, Hopewell Law/Certain Title, Joie Petite Designs, Lake After Hours, Lane Regional Medical Center, Renaissance Spa, Superior Ford and Zachary Chamber of Com-merce.

Van Gogh sponsors include: Banners & Signs By Design, Ca-jun Catch, Castello Agency, Inc., D. Hunt Studios, DonLyn’s Flo-rist, Dry’s Pharmacy, Gift Gal-lery Florist, InfinIT Technology Group, Jambalaya Shop, Jett’s Enterprises, Jo Lynn’s Boutique, Kleinpeter Physical Therapy, Mar-jorie Moore, CPA, Sammy’s Bar & Grill, The Highlands Bank, The Music Tree, Thornton, Musso & Bellemin and Tygerbytes. This year’s media partners include: The Zachary Post/Feliciana Explorer, The Advocate, Country Roads

Magazine, Business Journal North and Zachary Plainsman. Without the generous support of all of these sponsors this year’s event would not be possible.

RACZ is a non-profit organiza-tion whose mission is to support, encourage, cultivate and enhance all forms of art in Zachary and sur-rounding communities. The Fall Art Crawl is a not only an oppor-tunity for local artists to share their work with the community, but is a vital fundraiser for RACZ to bring productions such as the recent

Broadway Boys program and edu-cation programs such as summer art camps and student art shows to the community.

“This event is a fun way to get a start on your holiday shop-ping or just get out of the house and see Zachary in a new light,” said Petty. “There’s no set sched-ule and you can enjoy the event at your own pace—just come enjoy a night out, have fun and support the arts!”

For more information, visit www.raczonline.org.

Joy Petty, Theresa Payment, Courtney Yoes, and Margaret Harmon at last year’s Art Crawl

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Chris LeBlanc, Elvin Killerbee, and “Boogie” Long. Special guest bluesmen include Oscar Davis, James Johnson, Ryan Patterson, and Bobby Campo.

“If you are looking for good blues music, it’s a good lineup of blues musicians and singers,’’ Mike Sheperd, Executive Direc-tor of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame told the EXPLORER. “I was involved to a degree last year in the festival and it was great success, so I don’t anticipate any-thing but a good time for all who attend this year.”

“It’s another rain or shine event at Hemingbough,” Cage confirmed. “In the event of rain, we will move the event inside. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. The doors open at 12 noon and kids under 12, get in free.”

The Hemingbough Events Center bills itself as a cultural arts center in the beautiful Feliciana hills. Some native Felicianians may remember that before Ar-len Dease purchased the 200 plus acres of property, it was known as Audubon Lakes Campground. Before that, the lake property was known as Bikini Beach in the 1960’s.

“My goal when I purchased the property was to develop a beautiful area featuring the lakes,

the gardens, the architecture and the Feliciana Hills that would give people a true “get-a-way place” in which to rejuvenate themselves within a few days,’’ Arlen Dease, owner and developer of the prop-erty told the EXPLORER.

“I think that over the last 25 years, a great number of people have taken advantage of the oppor-tunity offered to them by Heming-bough to connect with nature and refresh themselves with a few days in the country, away from the hus-tle and bustle of everyday life,” Dease continued. “For all of the weddings and special events that we host, we work hard to make them a very special memory for all who attend.”

“I’m looking forward to seeing all those thousands of people out here for the November 10th music fest,’’ Cage confessed. “We will have a number of great chefs do-ing the cooking so it should be a good time for everyone.”

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the museum at 3406 College Street, the club will demonstrate indoor and outdoor model trains in all scales. The model train complex includes five major layouts in O, HO, N and G scales, plus smaller layouts in S, N and Z scales. New features this year include a LEGO train and a Toy

Train layout. A special feature of Trainfest will be a “steam up” operating real live steam model locomotives. These are “must see” trains from all over Louisiana and nearby states, which are very rarely brought together in one place. At 1 p.m. there will be a live steam demonstration for guests interested in learning how to operate these real model steam

locomotives. Trainfest is free and open to everyone. Food and beverages will be available to visitors. For directions and more information please go to www.

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Free Diabetic Foot Screening at Lane Wound Center

Lane Regional Medical Center will be hosting a free Diabetic Foot Screening on Wednesday, October 30, from 2-4 P.M. at the Lane Wound Center & Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy,

4917 West Park Drive, located inside the Dr. Howard L. Martin Medical Building behind the

medical mart pharmacy.Lane’s team of wound care nurses will provide a foot screening for people with Diabetes to assess their risk for developing a diabetic foot ulcer. It includes a questionnaire, one-on-one review and educational information on

foot care and prevention.No appointment needed.

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UNITED IN FAITH COLOR FUN RUN will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 in the

Town of Clinton. We are asking for all churches in the Clinton Community to participate in a two-mile FUN COLOR RUN/WALK to support our veterans the Saturday before Veterans Day.. Registration ends October 9, 2013. If you have any questions, please email Heidi Ligon at hligon@

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Blood Drive At Lane Regional Medical Center

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****United Blood Services will hold a blood drive at Lane Regional Medical Center on Friday, November 1, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The blood drive is open to the public and registration is not required. However, donors are encouraged to sign up online @ www.bloodhero.com - Sponsor code: LaneRegional. Donating blood is a simple, safe, life-saving, and selfless gift that millions of Americans can give. Lane Regional Medical Center and United Blood Services have joined to stress the importance of giving the gift of life through

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There’s something to do every day in the Felicianas. From choir performances and rodeos to Main Street markets and special library programmingfor children, the Felicianas ares rich in cultural and social activities. If you have an event you would like the public to know about, email event details to

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You don’t have to leave town.

(225) 635-3811 • 5266 Commerce Street • St. Francisville, Louisiana

With our fully equipped lab, West Feliciana Parish Hospital can make it easy and convenient for you to have all of your lab tests done with confidence.

We have state of the art equipment for a variety of tests, all possible without our patients

having to leave town.

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