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St. Helena LSU/Ag agent gives tips on citrus plants With the New Year just beginning it is the

ideal time to plant citrus trees and begin plant-ing seeds for transplant spring crops. Zone 8 is the marginal area where only cold-hardy Satsuma and kumquats should be grown. In Louisiana, there are three flushes of growth a year. The first flush occurs in late February and March. The second flush occurs in August and the last takes place in October. During growth flushes, the shoots elongate, in between the flushes, the leaves expand to full size and growth occurs.

Site Selection: a well-drained soil, high in organic matter and slightly acid to neutral, is desirable for citrus. The site should provide full sunlight.

Planting: the best time to plant citrus trees is in January or February. A 2-to 4- foot tree with three to four well-developed upward-growing side branches 18 to 24 inches above the ground is the ideal tree for home plantings.

Spacing: trees planted too closely together or against buildings will have limited sunlight and air movement that will restrict the growth and yield of the tree and, enhance the development of pests. Satsuma’s require a 20-to- 30 foot diameter circle, Kumquats and lemons need only 15-to-20 foot diameter circle.

Root Stocks: trifoliata is the best citrus rootstock for Louisiana home citrus orchards production

The second place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair on Louisiana Studies in Economics class at St. Helena Central High School are Malik Ingram and Adarius Bell. These students chose Cajun History as the topic of their project. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The third place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair on Louisiana Studies in Economics class at St. Helena Central High School are Mitavia Jackson and Takesha Johnson. These students chose Louisiana cuisines as the topic of their project. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The first place winner of the 2014 Social Studies Fair on Louisiana Studies in Economics class at St. Helena Central High School is Lagariuos Floyd. This student chose Mardi Gras as the topic of his project. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The first place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair on law studies and court cases in Economics class at St. Helena Central High School are Jovontae Bowman, Gregory Kelly and Demarcus Glass. These students chose factor of production as the topic of their project. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The first place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair in World History class at St. Helena Central High School are Ronica Moore, Tytiana Berry and Shavonna Chaney. These students chose the French Revolution as the topic of their project. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The second place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair in World History class at St. Helena Central High School are Datron Matthews, Brandon Babb, Arthur Cannon and William Pierre. These students chose Leonardo da Vinci as the topic of their proj-ect. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The third place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair in World History class at St. Helena Central High School are Rodnika Williams and Gavin Porter. These students chose the cause and effects of the Russian Revolution as the topic of their project. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The second place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair on law studies and court cases in Economics class at St. Helena Central High School are Corey Wyre and Bruce Williams. These students chose Plessy versus Ferguson as the topic of their proj-ect. Photo by Stephanie Warren

The third place winners of the 2014 Social Studies Fair on law studies and court cases in Economics class at St. Helena Central High School are Abigail Chandler and Ravan Jackson. These students chose Gideon versus Wainwright as the topic of their project. Photo by Stephanie Warren

Sheriff Nat Williams cautions, “Protect your family and home from intruders”At the end of the day, in the comfort of your own home, sometimes the most basic, logical, safety

routines slip away. You tend to develop a false sense of security that comes with being in a safe neighborhood, or being in a place that you call “home.” But Sheriff Nat Williams cautions homeown-ers, “Home invasions are on the rise. To lessen your chances of becoming a victim of a home invasion, you must take necessary precautionary measures now to fortify your home.”

Home invasion is a form of armed robbery where criminals break into homes through locked or unlocked doors or windows with the intent to commit a crime such as robbery, rape, assault or any violation of law against the occupant(s).Home invasion differs from burglary because there is violent intent. Typically, home invaders target the resident, not the residence.

This relatively new crime trend is difficult to track because the crime might be filed as burglary, robbery, assault or battery. Because of this it is difficult to keep the public informed of the number of incidents in the community. That being said, by looking at just one of these categories, burglary, some alarming figures command attention. According to the FBI’s latest Crime in the United States report, there were 42,140 burglaries in Louisiana in 2012. In addition, one out of every five homes

will encounter a violent home intrusion or burglary. Sheriff Nat Williams advises, “The best weapon you have against

home invasion is education. Now that you are aware of the facts, with just a little time and precaution, you can make your home safer so that you and your family will not become an easy target.”

Sheriff Nat Williams offers these tips to protect your home and family:

• Never open doors to strangers. Most home invaders knock

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Ahmad Robertson checking the fruit trees. Photo submitted

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Misty McRaney, female, DOB 03-28-1980, driving while intoxi-cated, driving under suspension, improper lane use

Bradley A Pardue, male, DOB 02-01-1984, burglary of an inhab-ited dwelling, criminal damage

Angela Ridgedell, female, DOB 05-13-1973, probation violationLionel Miller, male, DOB 12-25-1952, aggravated second

degree batteryChad D Watson, male, DOB 10-05-1962, simple assaultJoseph J Watson, male, DOB 07-29-1978, simple burglary,

simple criminal damage to propertyCody P Woodrow, male, DOB 02-02-1983 theft of a motor

vehicleDustin Boyd, male, DOB 05-11-1990, warrant-failure to appearDennis Morgan, male, DOB03-17-1986, warrant-speeding,

illegal possession of stolen things, illegal discharge of a firearm, aggravated flight from an officer, reckless operation of a motor vehicle

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Butterfly WingsBy Fran SnoddyThe more further down the

road you get, the more trea-sured you become: A special and loving “Happy Birthday!” to my nephew, Jordan Smith of Woodstock, GA and “Strutty” Buddy Pace of Bluff Creek, both Jan. 28; my niece, Alisha Jones Woods of Cumming, GA, Bro. Joe Russell of Las Vegas, Nev., and Venice Nesom of Pine Grove, all three Jan. 29; Sylvia Jackson of Kentwood and Charlie Gill of Hwy. 37 south of Greensburg, both Jan. 30; my nephew, Sid Haynes of Cumming, GA and Nyla Whitner Price of Osyka, Miss., both Jan. 31; and, twins Glenda Allen Mears of Hwy. 10 near Clinton and Belinda Allen Gill of Greensburg, both Feb. 2.

~~I pay tribute to the late Larry Carruth who

was a Greensburg resident. He will be greatly missed by everyone. I was a 1965 graduate with his first wife, Judy Wilkes and second sweet wife, Oneida who was a couple of years ahead of me at Greensburg High. You done great, Larry!

~~Referring to “American Idol”, Megan Miller

of Ethel, LA. is auditioning for her second time. You go, Megan!

~~Congrats, Alicia Gilbert of Greensburg being

named Amite Branch Manger of the Florida Parishes Bank in Amite.

~~My brother, Eddie was a blessed visitor to

my humble above Thurs., Jan. 9. It was a treat to have him watch the movie “The Great and Powerful Oz” with me. Nothing like a visit from my brother, who I don’t get to see often enough.

~~Amite Cornerstone Church presented New

Heart Ministries Sunday, January 19 at the morn-ing service. Andrew Eastmond and his son John edified the congregation with beautiful music on guitar and teaching of the word. A fantastic ministry!

~~Nathan and Prissy treated Philip and I to

the Panda Gardens Buffet in Amite Sunday, Jan.

12. This was for Philip helping Nathan repair his truck. The food was great Nathan, Prissy!

~~Well, alright, One Healthy Solutions, blessing

the tenants of Sitman Heights, recently!~~DEMCO employees recently honored for their

years of service are as follows: Ronnie Corkern, Kevin Beauchamp, Mike Parker, Mike Armstrong, Billy Holleman-35 years; Larry Jenkins-30 years; Kelli Persac, Paula Dixon, Beverly Hodges, Kelly Bourgeios, Veronica Claiborne, and Donna Cody-20 years; Jacob Overhultz, Jeremy Starns, Darrel White and Russchelle Overhultz-15 years; Jeff Bellington, Jamie Coats, Theo McCray, David Tucker, Darryl Hassell, and Scott DeLee-10 years; Darren St. Pierre, Daniel Brooks, Julie Starns, Calvin Goza, Channon Johnson, Daniel Cross, Jeremy Farnel, Doug Dalgo, Vince Estes, Donnie Prest, David LaTona, Hijah Armstrong, Justin Milton, Troy Bergeron, Jeff Lea, Dentory Lee and Raymond Stewart-5 years. Special certificates were presented by Mike Landry. Way to go, DEMCO!

~~Love and prayers are extended to these fami-

lies in the loss of these loved ones, Marlena Allen Hagen, Iris Cunningham, Wilton Baham, Joe Camarata, Rupert Reeves, Estelle Dykes Alford and Henrietta Bercegay Pierre.

~~Our God longs to meet with us and show His

power in our lives. Just start with five minutes of your time with God and see where it leads. That’s worth more than all the rest of that day. Powerful results can come from even a short time of prayer because God is powerful! Talk with God! He wants to hear your heart!

One St. Helena-Champions For SuccessSuccess is defined as the favorable or prosperous termination

of attempts or endeavors. I thought it would be rather timely, to share my thoughts on success.

We live in a time in society in which the merits of success have been taking completely out of context. Success in today’s fast paced, ever changing climate is acquainted with how much mate-rial wealth you appear to have from the outside.

The metrics by which we measure success today have been used to demean certain groups and classes of people.

Our youth have a distorted view of what truly being success-ful means. I must admit, growing up, I viewed success as having a war chest of money and foreign cars. As time passed and I was introduced to wisdom through life’s many myriad of experiences, I have come to terms with the broader definition of what it truly means to be a successful individual.

Success is simply the building of bridges from one area of low points to an unprecedented level of achievement. The building of those bridges represents the nurturing and care of one individual for those around him and for those he or she may have encoun-tered along the way. In life, we must come to terms with the fact,

success is not truly success until you have helped advance the plight and cause of someone else.Your advancement and fortune is worthless if it has not produced seeds in other individuals. Each of us is a product of the wonderful people we have had the privilege of being nurtured by along the way. Somewhere along our journey, we

missed the handwriting on the wall. Somewhere along our journey, we forgot to look beneath the surface. We forgot that

success is not what you see, but what you do not see. We forgot that the number of people you help to reach their own goals should measure success.I also want to stress the fact; everyone’s success will look different. In many instances, we are drawn to the successes of others and as a result, we end up measuring our lives based on someone else. Each of us has a predestined road to travel in life. We must learn to establish our own metrics for success. We must not measure our success against anyone else.It is imperative, as a community, families, and parents; we begin to instill in our children the importance of individuality and unique-ness. They must take pride in their God-given talent or gift. We must remind them on a daily basis, their success will look differ-ent from anyone else on the face of this Earth. More importantly, we must never let them forget to be sure to help someone else along the way.Let’s get moving St. Helena. We are Champions for Success. Each of has a story. Our stories should not be overshad-owed by the swaths of money we have, but it should be bathe in the number of people we touch along the way. The money will come for each of us if we remain disciplined, but remember, money is not success.

The Audubon Regional Library in Greensburg

offers books, current magazines, public comput-ers, Educational databases, car repair databases, newspapers online, medical databases, much, much more.

Audubon Regional Library Cards are offered to residents of both Saint Helena and East Feliciana parishes. To get a library card, bring a picture iD (such as a driver’s license) or a recent piece of mail with your name, current address on it to any branch of the Library. There is no charge for the Library card.

Children under 18 need to have their parents/guardian sign for the Library card, agree-ing to be responsible for the material the child checks out. St. Helena Branch is located at 53 South Main Street, Suite A Greensburg, LA 70441 225-222-4328.

The St. Helena Branch Library’s Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.Saturday: 9 a.m.un til 1

p.m.The Bookmobile is in St. Helena Parish on Wednesdays. Call 225-683-4290 to find the stops or call the Library at 222-4328 to schedule a stop in your neighborhood.

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The following people were sentenced in St. Helena Parish by Judge Bennett on January 17:

Bennie Adams, possession with intent to distribute schedule II drugs; 2 years suspended, department of corrections and 2 years probation

Damarco Addison, theft over $500; backup 2 years suspended, to enroll in Vo-Tech College and Curfew

Cody Edwards, simple criminal damage; revocation backup 2 years and drug rehabilitation

Joseph Phillips, theft of $500, criminal trespassing; 1 year sus-pended, 2 years probation and parole

Darius Tanner, improper lane use; 10 days in parish jail sus-pended

Duane Walle, R. S. 14:98A. operating a vehicle while intoxi-cated, possession of schedule I controlled dangerous substance; 6 months, parish jail suspended, 2 years P/P

on the front door to gain entry. • Lock your doors, windows, and garages at all times,

even when you are home. • Invest in high-security locks, solid entry doors

and window hardware. • Consider a home security system and even a dog. • Install bright outdoor lighting with motion detection. • If you have an alarm system, use it. Post warning signs

or window decals on your property. • Trim bushes and trees so burglars can’t hide and so

branches don’t block lighting. • Have an action plan for your family incase intruders

enter. • Don’t fight over property with an intruder. Let them

have the property; it is not worth your life and can be replaced. •If you suspect an intruder is in your home, do not

enter and call 911 immediately!On the net:http://www.ncpc.org

Sheridan Chapel A.M.E. Church will be having a fish and chicken plate lunch sale on Friday, January 31 and on Saturday, February 1 at Sheridan Chapel Church. The fish plates are $8.00 and chicken plates are $7.00. Plates include fish or chicken, potato salad or peas, mac and cheese and a desert. Drink is also included. For further informa-tion call 225-222-6501 or 225-287-0727.

Sheridan Chapel

Plate Lunch Sale

SHCHS Plate Lunch Sale

It’s a Fish Fry and Hot Wing Sale!

Please come out and sup-port St. Helena Central High School’s senior class of 2014. They are hosting a fundraiser to raise money for their class.

The Fish Fry will be Friday, January 31 at the school from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.The menu will consist of: Hot Wing Boxes-wings, fries for $7.00

Fish Plates, potato salad, sweet peas, toast for $8.00

*Substitute:Macaroni and cheese*Beverages may be pur-

chased separately

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Sheridan Chapel welcomes its new pastor, Pastor Elder Jessie Woolridge and her fam-ily to our community into our church. We thank God for our new pastor.

Church service is:Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.Worship Service - 10:00

a.m.Sheridan Chapel AME

Church16492 Sheridan Chapel

Road, Kentwood

Mount Everette A.M.E. Church, 3289 Highway 37 North in Grangeville, would like to invite you to their services conducted by Rev. Celestan Vaughn, Pastor. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. and Wednesday night Bible Study begins at 7:00 p.m.

Sheridan Chapel Church Service

MountEverettA.M.E

Service TimesSalter’s Chapel, located at

51809 Highway 16 in Denham Springs, would like to invite you to their services. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. fol-lowed by a hot breakfast con-sisting of eggs, grits, pancakes, etc. Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Prayer and Bible Classes are held on Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m.

Everyone is invited to attend. For more information call 985-507-2644.

Salter’sChapel

StrengthFor The Week

Power-house

Praise and Worship Center Service Times

Weekly Mass Mater

DolorosaMater Dolorosa Catholic

Church in Independence offers weekday Mass

Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Independence hosts weekday Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Eucharistic Adoration on the first Thursday of every month

Lion King Ministries, Shiloh Baptist Church has services on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

The Evangelist is LaVerne King, Evangelist and he can be reached at 225-921-5508, laverne@volksconst.com and, The Ministries Director is Brent A. Dugas and he can be reached at 225-938-4386, bdu-gas2@cox.net.

Lion King Ministries is located at 3060 Shiloh Baptist Church Road, Amite, LA, 70422.

Shiloh BaptistChurchService

Our services are as follows:Tuesday Night Prayer

Service 7 p.m.Sunday School 9:30 p.m.Worship Service 10:30

a.m.“Where two or three are gathered together in His name, God will be in the midst.” You, your family and friends are welcome anytime; so please feel free to worship with us and let’s have a joyful time in the Lord.They are located at 11350 Roosevelt Drive, Amite, LA 70422. For more informa-tion you may call 985-247-2347 or 985-517-8719.

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Buckley TempleChurchServices

Buckley Temple COGIC, Greensburg announces its church services.

Morning worship services are: 1st and 3rd Sunday 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

“Come and worship with us”, Pastor K. G. McKnight.

Buckley Temple is locat-ed at 15807 Highway 441, Greensburg.

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The Grace Column

“The Lord knows your name”By: Jasper Knighten

Obituaries

Forshag

Gilmore

Tillman

Womack

Eldridge

Wallace S. (Duppy) Forshag, Jr. (January 7, 1941 - January 23, 2014)

A resident of Amite, died at 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. He was born January 7, 1941 in Amite and was 73 years of age. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a member of the Amite Lion’s Club. Survived by his daugh-ter, Kelly Forshag Relan and her husband, Randy; grand-daughter, Willow Joy Forshag Cutrer and her husband, Shane, all of Amite; brother, Donald Eugene Forshag and wife, Stephanie, Spokane, WA. Preceded in death by his wife, Millie Forshag; parents, Wallace and Mildred Forshag and sistehr, Marcia Forshag Scaife. Visitation at First United

Strength for the weekBe Reasonable!I enjoy formal debate.

Fussing and arguing in the nor-mal flow of conversation is too messy to attract me.

Clear thinking and hard reasoning in a true debate is another matter.

Through Isaiah God invited His people to think with Him about what made sense in light of who He was in their lives. It was not an invitation for them to fuss and complain but, to think carefully about God and His ways.

Having invited them to reason with Him, in the next breath God makes a most unreasonable and outland-ish declaration: “I will cause your red stained sins to be like white snow, like pure wool.” Sure a response to sin is not reasonable to the human mind. In our thinking sin should bring punishment and con-demnation.

However, God’s goal is to redeem and restore, not con-demn and punish.

This makes His invitation to be cleansed and forgiven perfectly reasonable!

Are you living a reasonable, sane life? That is, are you ordering your life with God and with others on the basis of His desire to forgive and restore?

Living in grace is the only reasonable way to live!

Bob Adams, Bogalusa

Nora Ramer Gilmore (November 1, 1933 - January

24, 2014) A resident of Roseland, died

at 7:02 a.m. on Friday, January 24, 2014 at her home. She was born November 1, 1933

in Coffee County, AL and was 80 years of age. Survived by daughter, Marita L. Gilmore, Roseland; granddaughter, Natasha Lynn Gilmore, Amite; 3 great granddaughters, Natalie Nicole Gilmore, Amanda Marlene Gilmore and Katie Marie Gilmore; sister, Florence Holloway, Andalusia, AL. Preceded in death by parents, Pete and Delea Ramer; 3 sons; 4 brothers; 1 sister and grand-son, Warren Henry “Peanut” Leonard. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday, January 27, 2014. Services conducted by Rev. James Phillips. Interment Hyde Cemetery, Chesbrough, LA . For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Monroe Earl (Paw Paw) Tillman (October 19, 1941 - January 23, 2014)

A resident of Husser, passed away at 11:08 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October

19, 1941 in Clinton and was 72 years of age. He was retired from Louisiana Forestry Commission and enjoyed hunt-ing and fishing. He never met a stranger and enjoyed visits with good friends. We love you and miss you, Paw Paw. Survived by his daughter, Crystal T. Kleinpeter and her husband, Bobby, Ethel; step daughter, Tawan Seals, Kentwood; 8 grandchildren, Brandi Severio, Tiffany Ard, Derek Ard, Kody Love, Christopher Ard, Robbie Kleinpeter, Anna Harp and Joshua Kleinpeter; 8 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Lucille Kirkland, Felixville, and Alice Walker, Slidell; ex son in law and good friend, Farley Ard, Husser. Preceded in death by his wife of 36 years, Martha “Gail” Tillman; parents, Walter

and Sarah Tillman; 2 grand-children, Scotty Fierabend and Cindy Ard; brother, Eugene Tillman and sister, Faye Stegall. Visitation at New Sharon Baptist Church, Husser, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday and from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Services con-ducted by Rev. Ron Ball and Rev. Kent Newell. Interment New Sharon Cemetery, Husser. Pallbearers will be Derek Ard, Kody Love, Farley Ard, Bobby Kleinpeter, Bill Lanier and Bruce Pierre. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Clifton William Womack (November 9, 1917 - January

21, 2014)

A resident of Kentwood, died at 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Southeast Regional Medical Center in Kentwood. He was born November 9, 1917 in Kentwood and was 96 years of age. Survived by 2 daughters, Estelle Tillery and husband, Carlton and Linda Womack; 3 grandchil-dren and their spouses, Steve and Elisabeth Sanders, Melinda and Louis Palmer and Michael Sanders; 7 great grandchildren, Brittany, William, Adrian and Logan Sanders and Emily, Jacob and Nathan Daniels; 1 great great grandchild, Sebastian

Lois Ann Bryant Eldridge (January 15, 1944 - January

25, 2014) A resident of Amite, she

died at 6:08 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born January 15, 1944 in Kayford, WV and was 70 years of age. For many years, she and her husband owned and operated Home Lumber and Hardware Company. She

was an active member and choir member at First United Methodist Church in Amite and was active in the Amite Art Club. She is survived by her husband, Charles R. Eldridge, Jr., Amite; 3 children, Christina Ann Eldridge Calmes, and hus-band, Terry, Amite, Charles R. Eldridge, III and wife, Wendolyn, Hammond and Dana Lynn Eldridge Robin and husband, Josh, Baton Rouge; 6 grandchildren, Sean Eldridge, Tori Lyn Eldridge, Anthony Brit Calmes, Holly Christina

Sanders. Preceded in death by his wife, Nannie Mae Womack; parents, William and Estelle Womack; 2 brothers, Shelby and Luther Womack and 1 sister, Marguerite Womack Cutrer. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 11 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014. Services conducted by Rev. Joey Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Storey, Andrew Bradley Calmes and Robert Lake Storey; great granddaughter, Savannah Rose Ciccio; brother, Donald Bryant and wife, Brenda, Lafayette. Preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Dan Bryant and Mildred Crum Bryant. In lieu of flowers, memorial contri-butions may be made to the Mamie C. Eldridge Fund at First United Methodist Church, 800 N. Duncan Ave., Amite, LA 70422.

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Isaiah 57:1-2Good people

pass away; the godly often die

before their time. But no one seems to

care or wonder why. No one

seems to under-stand that God is protecting

them from the evil to come.

For those who follow godly

paths will rest in peace when

they die.

1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what

will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that

Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers

who have died.

Methodist Church, Amite, from 2 p.m. until Memorial Services at 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2014. Services conducted by Rev. David Melville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contri-butions may be made to the American Heart Association, Lion’s Eye Foundation or First United Methodist Church of Amite. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com

Life can sometimes feel like a fairytale. Sometimes it feels as if we are riding tidal wave after tidal wave. Then there are times, when it seems like life will just not cut any slack. There’s confusion at home. There’s confusion on the job. The bills seemingly are piled to the roof. We don’t have any peace in our mind or spirit.We desperately long for relief. We pray and fast. We read God’s word and seemingly nothing happens. Your faith is still strong after seemingly being thrown misfortune after misfortune. But how long can your faith remain strong? What do you do when seemingly nothing is happening in your life?Anyone that says life has been peaches and cream for them is not being honest. Many times, in life we look at other people and assume their life is perfect. To be honest, all of our lives are filled with some type of chaos and disorder.If you are a Saint of God, the chaos and disorder you experience is not in vain. I want everyone that reads this to know your suffering is worthwhile. The Lord is taking note of your faithfulness and diligence to Him. Do not throw in the towel. God divinely orchestrates the trials we experience. One may ask, why would God test me in this way? It is quite simple; God is the God of elevation and promotion. In order to go higher in Him, we must first pass His test. The fact we are experiencing tests is the clearest example of God knowing our name. I heard a quote once that proclaimed, God gives His toughest challenges to His toughest soldiers. As a Child of God, you must remember the words of the Apostle Paul and wake up everyday determined to endure hardness as a good soldier. Don’t give up. Just wait on the Lord. Cowards run away in despair. Quitters never see the light at the end of the tunnel. But you have the victory because you are walking in the Light of Jesus Christ.God loves each of us dearly. In fact, His love for us really cannot be measured. No matter what you go through as Child of God, remember God loves you. God is simply trying to elevate you to a higher calling and place in Him. He wants to increase your faith. He wants to give you greater influence. He’s simply showing Himself to bestrong and mighty in your life once more and again.Be encouraged. God knows your name. Be strong in the Lord and the power of His might. The joy of the Lord is your strength. I am praying for each of you. Remember, you are blessed.

Psalm 3:2-6 Many are saying

of me, “God will not deliver him.” “Selah” But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. “Selah” I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.

4 St. Helena Echo Wednesday,January 29 2014

Opinion/Editorial

It is time to focus on quality instead of quantity.Too often, government tries to be all things to all people. As

a result, money is spent in all directions with overlapping goals encouraging confl icting behavior from a confused population. Taxpayers are usually left footing the bill and getting very little in return. The lack of focus that comes with an expensive and out of touch price tag is the hallmark of what frustrates people with how their government functions.

However, this week, we saw some signs of much-needed fo-cus that zeroed in on the most pressing issue we face as a state, the need for a qualifi ed workforce. Much has been said about the

workforce issue in recent months, and LABI has been advocating loudly for a collaborative approach. There is no one silver bullet and government cannot be expected to be the sole solution for preparing our kids for the jobs of tomorrow. We all have to do our part, industry and government working together. Nevertheless, it all starts with education and this week our educators stated their intention to join the fi ght.

Louisiana’s Department of Education announced plans for a new program called “Jump Start” that aims to improve the caliber of career courses in our schools. It hopes to do so by working closely with local schools and businesses to train our kids for the high-demand jobs available in Louisiana. Good jobs with good wages are there for the taking; and the department is trying to align what we teach in high school to what the local and global industries need to hire. Sounds simple, but it has been all too elusive thus far.

This focus on ending the stigma of career education and ele-vating the effectiveness of the courses we offer has the potential to help kids learn the skills they need for a long and productive career, while also helping them get the credentials and certifi ca-tions necessary to enter the workforce “job ready.” I strongly urge employers to learn more about it, to ask some tough questions, to collaborate with your local schools, and start explaining to these students exactly what skills you are looking for. Our kids will rise to the challenge if we show them the jobs and opportunities wait-ing for them in their local community.

Additionally, higher education leaders announced this week they are focusing on workforce development as well. Leaders from

all of the higher education systems, the governor, and the legisla-tive leadership announced support for a new workforce incentive fund for community colleges and four-year universities that part-ner with business and focus on educational programs that meet workforce needs. The fund will incentivize schools to educate kids in subjects that matter, and that will help graduates fi ll the grow-ing number of high-wage, high-demand jobs in our state. It is great to see our universities prioritizing the needs of the student in such a direct way.

Too often in education, all we talk about is money. Are we spending enough or cutting enough? Is the budget too fat or too slim? The reality is, our educational debates over the years fo-cused solely on money, have missed the point. It doesn’t matter what you spend if all you do is spend it on the wrong things. For the fi rst time, it appears we are fi nally starting to talk about how best to spend money on training our kids to be successful in the workforce. It is the quality of the outcomes, which we are fi nally focusing on, rather than just harping exclusively on the quantity of dollars. Let’s hope this trend is contagious.

During this session, we will debate the appropriate balance of spending and cutting. That healthy debate must occur. Although just as important, we fi nally seem to be focusing our education discussions on the student’s future earning potential ahead of the current earning potential of the adults in the system. That part of the debate is long overdue, but hopefully, it is here to stay.

Roseanne Roseannadanna summed it up pretty well in trying to make sense out of the trials and tribulations of Louisi-ana. “Well, it just goes to show you, it’s always something,” she said. We are hearing cries that Louisiana is unable to take care of its problems, and should be treated differently than other states. Some even say, OK, then -- make it a protectorate of the federal government. And you know what? Maybe that ain’t too bad of an idea.

The proposal took legs re-cently when Froma Harrop, a nationally syndicated columnist and editor for the Providence Journal, broached the idea in print. “Louisiana has had more than its share of tragedies in recent years, and some, such as hurricane Katrina, could be deemed an act of nature. But whatever the cause, every ca-lamity that befalls Louisiana is made worse by a corrupt civic nature. A protectorate could provide the structure of gov-ernment people need.”

CNN travel editor Chuck Thompson drove the dagger in deeper in his recently released book, Better Off without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for South-ern Succession.” He summed up his, and purportedly other Yankee feelings, by calling the leadership down here in the deep South, “a coalition of bought-and-paid for political swamp scum from the most uneducated, morbidly obese, racist, morally indigent, xeno-phobic, socially stunted, and generally ass-backwards part of the country.”

So if that is a growing north-ern attitude towards us poor lost souls in the Bayou state, maybe we should consider suc-ceeding and let the U.S. make us a protectorate like Harrop and others above the Mason-Dixon line suggest. Anyone who does a bit of research will fi nd that, right now, Louisiana is contributing much more to the national economy than the federal dollars the state is get-ting back. As a general rule,

so-called protectorates receive much more in fi nancial aid from their respective overseers than the country or state being protected contributes. Not so in Louisiana. Yes, you will read about all the federal dollars that have been fl owing into the Bayou State, particularly post Katrina. But whatever federal sums have been allocated is a drop in the bucket when you add up the massive mineral re-sources that have been drained from Louisiana.

And when it comes to re-ceiving federal dollars in other areas, Louisiana often gets the short end of the stick there as well. Louisiana taxpayers subsi-dize numerous programs that proportionately benefi t other parts of the country signifi cant-ly more than they do at home. Here are a few examples:

Federal highway funds. A federal gas tax is charged on ev-ery gallon of gasoline that goes into a national highway fund to build highways. For years, a formula has been used to distribute the money that has worked against Louisiana. For every dollar we send to Wash-ington, Louisiana taxpayers are getting only a little more than ninety cents back. California re-ceives $1.30 back for every dol-lar they send in, as do most of the states along the east coast. Louisiana taxpayers are subsi-dizing roads and bicycle trails throughout California, New York and many other states. A recently released report point-ed out that Louisiana is tremen-

dously underfunded in its effort to improve its roads. One big reason is that the state is pay-ing substantially more into the federal pot that it’s getting out.

Louisiana receives federal re-imbursement to nursing homes that take care of the poor un-der the Medicaid program. But the formula works dramati-cally against Louisiana nursing homes. Where patients in New York nursing homes receive re-imbursement of up to 300.00 a day, the same patient in Louisi-ana receives, on average, some $150.00 a day. Some states are receiving four times what Loui-siana gets. Alaska, for example, receives $500.00 per day. Loui-siana has one of the lowest re-imbursement amounts in the country.

So maybe those east coast columnists are right. Louisi-ana might be much better off if it did become a protector-ate. There is ample support throughout the country for states considering the option of becoming independent. Re-cently, a national Rasmussen poll found that 28 per cent of Americans believe it is at least somewhat likely that some states will try to leave the Unit-ed States and form an indepen-dent country over the next 25 years or so.

How about this! Louisiana becomes an independent pro-tectorate of the U.S., with Washington providing all the international protection like they do for Canada and Mexi-co. Sure the U.S. can continue

to use the port of New Or-leans (largest port in the na-tion), as well as Baton Rouge (third largest in tonnage) and Lake Charles (5th largest in tonnage), but of course there would be fees similar to those charged in other international ports. The oil and gas would continue to fl ow to the rest of the country, but with adequate severance and processing fees for the quite reasonable sum of $7 billion to $10 billion. This is much less than the importation charges that the U.S. is paying OPEC countries now. No more groveling for a small share of offshore oil payouts.

Mississippi might also want to join in the protectorate ef-fort. The two states might even agree to create a “coastal nation of Louisissippi.” The French would be appalled, but who cares.

So who is going to run this new protectorate? The test? Who knows how to get re-sults. Walking the walk rather than talking the talk. There re-ally are only two candidates for the job. One is former Army General Russell Honoré. He’s the “John Wayne dude” who blew into New Orleans post Katrina and took charge of the disastrous recovery efforts. He lives in Baton Rouge and seems to be well rested and ready. And right there in contention is New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton. Now he does know how to get a job done.

The Ambassador to Wash-

ington? The “Ragin Cajun,” James Carville is the man to de-mand fair respect for the Bayou State in the nation’s capitol. Also an easy choice is the trea-sury secretary. New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is, hands down, the best guy to go after the foreign aid. He is Louisiana’s greatest robber baron, having talked the Loui-siana Legislature out of $500 million dollars. Remember that no other NFL team has received a penny from their respective states. He’s defi nitely the man to go after to get the money.

The state fl ag would be a combination of black, purple and gold. And of course native-born Randy Newman (Louisi-ana-They’re Going toWash Us Away.”) should write the na-tional anthem.

Maybe the columnist is right, and we should give it a try. Let the feds protect Louisiana’s borders and let us keep all our minerals. If you look at the numbers, I have a hunch that any redneck or Cajun would jump at such a deal.

“We say grace, and we say ‘ma’am,’ If you ain’t into that, we don’t give a damn.”

—Hank Williams, Jr., Coun-try singer

Peace and JusticeJim Brown ~ Jim Brown’s

syndicated column appears each week in numerous newspapers throughout the nation and on websites worldwide. You can read all his past columns and

see continuing updates at www.jimbrownusa.com.

Someone summarized Barack Obama in three words -- “edu-cated,” “smart” and “ignorant.” Unfortunately, those same three words would describe all too many of the people who come out of our most prestigious colleges and universities today.

President Obama seems completely unaware of how many of the policies he is trying to impose have been tried before, in many times and places around the world, and have failed time and again. Economic equality? That was tried in the 19th century, in com-munities set up by Robert Owen, the man who coined the term “socialism.” Those communities all collapsed.

It was tried even earlier, in 18th century Georgia, when that was a British colony. People in Georgia ended up fl eeing to other colonies, as many other people would vote with their feet in the 20th century, by fl eeing many other societies around the world that were established in the name of economic equality.

But who reads history these days? Moreover, those parts of his-

tory that would undermine the vision of the left -- which prevails in our education system from elementary school to postgraduate study -- are not likely to get much attention.

The net results are bright people, with impressive degrees, who have been told for years how brilliant they are, but who are of-ten ignorant of facts that might cause them to question what they have been indoctrinated with in schools and colleges.

Recently Kirsten Powers repeated on Fox News Channel the dis-credited claim that women are paid only about three-quarters of what a man is paid for doing the same work.

But there have been empirical studies, going back for decades, showing that there is no such gap when the women and men are in the same occupation, with the same skills, experience, education, hours of work and continuous years of full-time work.

Income differences between the sexes refl ect the fact that women and men differ in all these things -- and more. Young male doctors earn much more than young female doctors. But young male doctors work over 500 hours a year more than young female doctors.

Then there is the current hysteria which claims that people in the famous “top one percent” have incomes that are rising sharply and absorbing a wholly disproportionate share of all the income in the country.

But check out a Treasury Department study titled “Income Mobility in the U.S. from 1996 to 2005.” It uses income tax data, showing that people who were in the top one percent in 1996 had their incomes fall -- repeat, fall -- by 26 percent by 2005.

What about the other studies that seem to say the opposite? Those are studies of income brackets, not studies of the fl esh-and-blood human beings who are moving from one bracket to another over time. More than half the people who were in the top one

percent in 1996 were no longer there in 2005.This is hardly surprising when you consider that their incomes

were going down while there was widespread hysteria over the belief that their incomes were going up.

Empirical studies that follow income brackets over time repeat-edly reach opposite conclusions from studies that follow individu-als. But people in the media, in politics and even in academia, cite statistics about income brackets as if they are discussing what hap-pens to actual human beings over time.

All too often when liberals cite statistics, they forget the statisti-cians’ warning that correlation is not causation. For example the New York Times crusaded for government-provided prenatal care, citing the fact that black mothers had prenatal care less often than white mothers -- and that there were higher rates of infant mortal-ity among blacks.

But was correlation causation? American women of Chinese, Japanese and Filipino ancestry also had less prenatal care than whites -- and lower rates of infant mortality than either blacks or whites.

When statistics showed that black applicants for conventional mortgage loans were turned down at twice the rate for white ap-plicants, the media went ballistic crying racial discrimination. But whites were turned down almost twice as often as Asian Ameri-cans -- and no one thinks that is racial discrimination.

Facts are not liberals’ strong suit. Rhetoric is.Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford

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Public NoticesSUCCESSION OF PRENTISS HINSON CARTER, JR.NUMBER: 21,91021ST JUDICIAL DlSTRICT COURT DIVISION DPARISH OF ST. HELENA, STATE OF LOUISIANAFILED 12-20-13, Dy Clerk Felicia LeeNOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL SUC-CESSION IMMOVABLE PROPERTYNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sadie Mae Williams Carter, being the duly appointed, acting and quali ed testamentary executrix of the Succession of Prentiss Hinson Carter. Jr., has pursuant to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3281, Et Seq. petitioned this Honorable Court for authority to sell at private sale for the price of SIXTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($62,000.00) DOLLARS (based upon acreage of 44.73 acres) payable in cash, money order, bank cashier’s check or certi- ed funds at the time of the execution of the deed of trans-

fer and with all cost of transfer to be paid by the purchaser, Cornellous F. DeHoop, the descendent’s undivided one-half (1/2) interest in and to the following described immovable property, to-wit:TRACT 4:that certain tract or parcel of land, together with all build-ings and improvements thereon, containing forty-six and 73/100’s )46.73) acres of land more or less, situated in Sec-tion 33, T2S, R5E, and in Section 4, T3S, R5E, Greensburg Land District, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows, to wit:Commence at the Southeast corner of Sectioin 56, T2S, R5E, Greensburg Land District, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana and being corner common to the Northeast corner of Sec-tion 63, T3S, R5E; and thence proceed South 10 degrees East, 380.00 feet for the Point of Beginning; thence proceed South 10 degrees East, 1,071.00 feet and corner; thence proceed East 1,207.00 feet in corner; thence proceed North 800.00 feet and corner; thnce proceed North 07 degrees 10 minutes East, 1,141.00 feet and corner; thence proceed South 78 degrees 58 minutes West, 689.00 feet to the right of way marker, Louisana State Route #1042; thence proceed South 79 degrees West, 103.00 feet and corner; thence proceed South 33 1/4 degrees West 195.00 feet and corner; thence proceed South 05 degrees West 565.00 feet and corner; thence proceed west 592.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; all as per plat of survey by W.A. Tycer, Civil Engineer, dated May 14, 1969.LESS AND EXCEPTTwo (2.0) acres more or less sold to Alfrerick Lamar scott, et al by cash deed dated July 23, 2008 and recorded in Convey-ance Book 268, page 428 of the conveyance records of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.There has been recorded in the above captioned succes-sion proceeding along with the petition seeking approval for this proposed sale, a copy of the purchase agreement for this proposed sale, Exhibit “A”. Interested parties can view the said copy of this purchase agreement in this above captioned proceeding as led of record with the St. Helena Parish Clerk of Court.NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the laws made and provided in such cases, notice is hereby given that the testamentary executrix of the Succession of Prentiss Hin-son Carter. Jr., Sadie Mae Williams Carter, proposes to sell the estate’s undivided one-half (1/2) interest in and to the aforesaid real estate belonging to the Succession of Pren-tiss Hinson Carter. Jr., at private sale for the price and upon the terms and conditions aforesaid and as more fully set forth in that copy of the said purchase agreement, Exhibit “A”, led of record in the succession proceeding as herein-above described and the heirs, legatees and/or creditors of the succession are required to make opposition, if any they have or can, to such course of action, within seven (7) days, including weekends and holidays, from the date whereon the last publication of this notice appears.PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE ST. HELENA PARISH CLERK OF COURT AND OF THE 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA pur-suant to Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3282 as duly authorized by the St. Helena Parish Clerk of Court, on this 20th day of December, 2013 and as duly executed at Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana on that date.OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ST. HELENA BY:FELICIA LEE, Dy Clerk of Court, Parish of St. HelenaPublish this notice twice in the St. Helena Echo, a newspa-per of general circulation in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana on the following dates in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 43:203, to-wit:January 1, 2014January 29, 2014 (last date of publication)G_13462Publish in the St Helena Echo Wednesday, January 1 and January 29, 2014._______________________________________________NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONPursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on Octo-ber 30, 2013, by the Hon. Nathaniel “Nat” Williams, Sheriff of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Sheriff”), and ex of cio Chief Executive Of cer of the Law Enforce-ment District of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “District’), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special elec-tion will be held in the Parish of St. Helena on SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in St. Helena Parish who are quali ed and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposi-tion, to-wit:PROPOSITION(MILLAGE)Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Hel-ena, State of Louisiana (the “District”), levy a special tax of twenty (20) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $900,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an en-tire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for the purpose of providing additional funding for the District?The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within said Parish, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:PARISHWIDE POLLING PLACESWard Precinct Location1 1 North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg1 2 North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg2 1 South 2nd Ward Fire Station, 1021 Turner Chapel Rd, Greensburg2 2 Driver’s License Of ce, 38 S. Main St, Greensburg3 1 District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg3 2 Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove

3 3 District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg4 1 Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove4 2 Montpelier Fire Station, 36400 Highway 16, Montpelier5 1 Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite5 2 Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite6 1 Hwy 441 Voting Booth, 22553 Highway 441, Kentwood6 2 Old Woodland School Site, 2816 Highway 1046, AmiteThe polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collect-ed from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remit-ted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the of cers appointed to hold the said election, as pro-vided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18: 1287, will make due returns thereof to the Sheriff, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Sheriff will conduct a meeting of the District at its regular meeting place, the Sheriff’s Of ce, 53 N. 2nd Street, Greens-burg, Louisiana, on WEDNESDAY, APRlL 30, 2014, at TEN (10:00) O’CLOCK A.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All regis-tered voters in St. Helena Parish will be entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Greensburg, Louisiana, on this, the 30th day of October, 2013./s/ Nathaniel ‘’Nat’’ WilliamsSheriff and Chief Executive Of cer of the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Helena, State of LouisianaG_13468Publish in the St Helena Echo Wednesday, January 15; Janu-ary 22; January 29; and February 5, 2014._______________________________________________ST HELENA PARISH POLICE JURYADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: ROAD MAINTENANCE, Feb. 18, 2014Sealed bids will be received by the St. Helena Parish Police Jury, 17911 Hwy. 43N, Greensburg, LA 70441 (P.O. Box 339, Greensburg, LA 70441) on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 until 10:00 A.M. and then at said of ce publicly opened and read aloud for construction of the project described as follows:2014 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program PEC Project No. 11091.05STATEMENT OF WORK:Base Bid: All labor, materials and equipment for grading, shaping and compacting the existing roadway, asphaltic concrete overlay, and Type A patching.Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his/her address, con-tractor’s license number and the name of the project for which the bid is submitted. Any BIDDER sending his BID by mail should address it to: St. Helena Parish Police Jury, P. O. Box 339, Greensburg, LA 70441.The INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS, BID FORM, FORM OF CONTRACT, PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, and BID BOND, PER-FORMANCE BOND, PAYMENT BOND, and other CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:----------PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS COR-PORATION----------7600 GSRI AVENUE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820----------AGC/F. W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFOR-MATION SYSTEMS----------666 NORTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802----------AGC/F.W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFOR-MATION SYSTEMS----------2475 CANAL STREET, SUITE 101, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the of ce of Professional Engineering Consultants Corpora-tion located at 7600 GSRI Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820 upon payment of $150.00 for each set. Any BONA FIDE BIDDER, upon returning the rst set of CONTRACT DOCUMENTS promptly and in good condition within fourteen (14) calendar days after the BID OPENING will be fully refunded in accordance with current state law. Each BIDDER must deposit with the BID, BID SECURITY in the amount of ve (5) percent of the amount BID. BID SECU-RITY shall be in the form of a certi ed check, cashier’s check or a BID BOND.A CONTRACT resulting from the requested BIDS shall be accompanied by a PERFORMANCE BOND and a PAYMENT BOND, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the CONTRACT and must be in a form acceptable to the OWNER’S attorney. SURETIES used for obtaining BONDS must appear as acceptable on U.S. Dept. of Treasury Circu-lar 570.BIDS must be submitted on the blank forms furnished with the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Each BID shall have attached a BID BOND with an accompanying duly authorized POWER OF ATTORNEY as provided for in the CONTRACT DOCU-MENTS. Only the BIDS of contractors and/or subcontractors licensed under Act 113 of the 1964 Louisiana Legislature will be considered. Contractors desiring to BID shall submit to the ENGINEER evidence that they hold license of proper classi cation and in full force and effect.The OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities except for those provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212, those stated in the advertisement for bids, and those required on the bid form. Owner reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids for just cause as de ned in LA R.S. 38:2214:B.No BIDDER may withdraw his BID within forty- ve(45) consecutive calendar days after the actual date of opening thereof.OWNERST. HELENA PARISH POLICE JURYBY: /s/ MAJOR COLEMAN, PRESIDENTG_13475Publish in the St Helena Echo Wednesday, January 22; Janu-ary 29; and February 5, 2014._______________________________________________SHERIFF’S SALETwenty-First Judicial District court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of St. Helena21st Mortgage CorporationVs. 21,279Cheryl A. KnoxBy virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Twenty-First Judicial Court of Louisiana, Parish of St. Hel-ena in and for the Parish of St. Helena Parish, in the above entitled and numbered suit, I have seized and will proceed to sell at public auction for cash to the last and highest bid-

der and according to law, sale to take place at the principal front door of the Court House in Greensburg, Louisiana onWednesday, February 19, 2014Between the hours prescribed by law, beginning at teno’clock a.m. the following mentioned and described prop-erty in the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana, to-wit:WITHOUT APPRAISEMENT1999 Redman 16x76 mobile home bearing serial numberFLA14613770Terms of Sale: CASH, according to law without appraise-mentGreensburg, La.Karen E. Trevathan, Attorney Nathaniel Williams, SheriffG_13476Publish in the St Helena Echo Wednesday, January 29, 2014._______________________________________________SUCCESSION OF PRENTISS HINSON CARTER, JR.NUMBER: 21,91021ST JUDICIAL DlSTRICT COURT DIVISION “D”PARISH OF ST. HELENA, STATE OF LOUISIANAFILED 12-30-13, Dy Clerk Felicia LeeNOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO EXECUTEMINERAL LEASE ON ESTATE SUBSURFACE MINERAL RIGHTSNOTICE IS HEREIN AND HEREBY GIVEN to the heirs, lega-tees and creditors of the Succession of Prentiss HinsonCarter, Jr. and to all other interested persons that SadieMae Williams Carter, the Testamentary Executrix of theSuccession of Prentiss Hinson Carter, Jr. has applied by anoriginal petition and a supplemental and amending petitionfor an order/judgment authorizing her to enter into a min-eral lease of the estate’s undivided one-third (1/3) subsur-face mineral interest of in and to the hereinbelow describedproperty located in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana accordingto and with the terms and conditions set forth in that min-eral lease agreement that is annexed to and made a part of the supplemental and amending petition for authority toexecute oil, gas and mineral lease with Texas Petroleum In-vestment Company, identi ed therein as Exhibit “A-1”. Theorder authorizing the Testamentary Executrix, Sadie MaeWilliams Carter, to enter into the said mineral lease may beissued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the dateof publication of this notice. Any opposition to the applica-tion for authority to execute this mineral lease must be led prior to the issuance of the order.The property to be subject to this mineral lease is furtherdescribed as follows:That certain tract or parcel of land comprising 138.31 acres, situated in Sections 51 and 57, T2S, R5E and being furtheridenti ed as Tract 1 and Tract 2 on that certain Unit Survey Plat of the TUSC RA SUE, prepared by C.L. Jack Stelly, Reg-istered Land Surveyor, dated September 3, 1982, LouisianaOf ce of Conservation Order No. 1183, Greensburg Field,St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ST.HELENA:FELICIA S. LEE, Dy Clerk of CourtPublish once in the St. Helena EchoG_13477Publish in the St Helena Echo Wednesday, January 29, 2014._______________________________________________ST. HELENA PARISH POLICE JURYMINUTES, January 14, 2014The St. Helena Parish Police Jury met regular session in theMeeting Room of the St. Helena Parish Police Jury Buildingat 17911 Hwy 43, Greensburg, Louisiana, on Tuesday, Janu-ary 14, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.Police Jurors present: President Thomas Wicker, Vice Presi-dent Theodore McCray. Jr., Jule C. Wascom, Warren Mc-Cray, Jr., Major Coleman; Doug WatsonPolice Jurors absent: NONEElected Of cers for 2014:President: Thomas Wicker; Vice President: Theodore Mc-Cray, Jr.Mrs. Eunice Hall Harris presented a check on behalf of En-tergy i/a/o $1,000 to the St. Helena Parish Police Jury for thepurpose of purchasing a sign for the St. Helena Parish Multi-Purpose Center, Fifth Ward Recreational DistrictAddendum: Motion carried to add two items to agenda Mo-tion carried to authorize the purchase of John Deere Trac-tor & Boom Mower on State Contract, payable from Road District #4 Motion carried to “Introduce an Ordinance of the St. Helena Parish Police Jury providing for the amend-ing of Precincts 4-1 and 4-2 to bring the 2012 St. Helena Parish School Board Redistricting Plan in compliance withstate law, describing the boundaries of the precincts anddesignating the districts”Morgan Watson gave update/report on the CourthouseProjectMotion carried to approve paying invoice from MorganWatson i/a/o $2,500, for Professional Services Dec. 1-31, 2013 by the following vote thereon:YEAS: Jule C. Wascom, Theodore McCray, Jr., Warren Mc-Cray, Major Coleman Jr., Doug Watson,NAYS: Thomas WickerABSENT/ABSTAIN: NONEAuthorized Morgan Watson to perform an energy audit toget an analysis of the energy usage and evaluate measuresto improve ef ciencyMotion carried to TABLE approving and authorizing Presi-dent to sign contract between the St. Helena Parish PoliceJury and Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation(PEC) for the 2014 Road Rehabilitation ProjectApproved amended resolution to authorize and direct that the St. Helena Parish Police Jury President sign and executeon behalf of the Police Jury any and all contracts, purchase agreements, declarations, applications, amendments,agreements and all other documents paperwork necessary for the application, administration and closeout of an FY’ 2014–2015 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Application for Water System Improvements for the WaterWorks District No. 2 of St. Helena on behalf of the parishand any political sub-divisions thereofApproved the following LRA DRU CDBG HOUSING REPAIR invoices: $1,126 to Winston Brum eld for 83 Beatrice Lane,& $1,855 to Winston Brum eld for 615 Morgan RoadSt. Helena Parish Multi-Purpose Center:Approved and authorized President to sign Change-order No 4 on the St. Helena Multi-Purpose Center Fifth Ward Rec-reation District ProjectAuthorized Bradley/Blewster’s approval for payment #7 to O.R. Dixon for Multipurpose Ctr. i/a/o $40,647.60, upon re-ceipt of fundsHMPG Health Unit Wind Retro t & Roof Project:Approved payment of invoice from Forte & Tablada i/a/o $3,026.45Authorized Forte & Tablada’s approval for payment #1 to Wainwright Construction i/a/o $9,000Motion carried to renew beer and liquor permits for the fol-lowing businesses for 2014, with the exception of We-Dee’s

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in cold-hardy areas.Fertilizer: citrus trees require annual fertilization for good

growth and high yields of good size, high quality fruit. Newly planted trees should not be fertilized until they show signs of growth, usually six weeks after they are planted in the spring mid-March. On newly planted trees, apply ½ pound of 8-8-8 or 13-13-13 per tree in March.Pruning trees should be pruned after planting and before growth starts in the spring.

Mulching is not required on citrus trees, but if you mulch in the summer remove mulch in the winter. If the temperature is less than 20 degrees for 4 hours, covering your orchard is recom-mended. To cover use a sheet or light blanket then you can put plastic over the sheet. This method will keep the plastic from burning the tip of the leaves if the plastic is kept on too long. After reading this article hopefully proper planning and correct behav-iors will produce a successful home citrus orchard with rewards of high yield and high quality fruit production. Remember newly planted trees takes 4 to 5 yrs for production so be patient.

>>Cont. fruit treesSU’s Edgerson listed among top five

must-visit sites on YouTubeSouthern University’s Garrett Edgerson has one of top must-

see YouTube Channels according to a recent Huffington Post article, “Five Must-Visit Sites For HBCU Marching Band Fans.”

Edgerson’s YouTube Channel, which predominantly features video highlights and performances of Southern University’s ‘Human Jukebox’ Marching Band, is the most watched in Southwestern Athletic Conference and beyond, said the January 21 article. To view any of Edgerson’s 1,120 videos visit www.youtube.com and type in DaEdge1 Productions.

While Edgerson is the official videographer for the Human Jukebox – he started recording the band in 2010 - his YouTube channel has clips from several other SWAC and high school bands.“It is amazing,” Edgerson said of being recognized by the Huffington Post. “I did not expect it.”

The 2013 SU graduate said the owner of the Marching Band podcast website recently contacted him for a quote in response to him being mentioned in the article. Edgerson said he was surprised by the request because he was unaware that he was mentioned in a list for top five sites.

He said a many people have congratulated him after the article, published January 21, was spread on Facebook. “Administrators have come to me saying they like what I am doing for the school,” said the New Orleans native.

Edgerson has a degree in Computer Science from SU. Video production became something he taught himself on the side. But, he is considering making a career out of it with other projects he has up his sleeves. The projects would be videos involving the university, he said. “I want to make the university more visible to

the public eye,” said Edgerson. When asked what he wants people to know about him, Edgerson chuckled, saying “I never marched in the band at Southern.”

Edgerson said that being from New Orleans, the city where parades are plentiful, has given him a passion for bands. His family was relocated to Arizona in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But, Edgerson kept up with SU’s band, adding that he always knew he was coming to Southern because of the ‘Human Jukebox.’

Garrett Edgerson. Photo submitted

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Truck flips on icy roadBy: Stephanie Warren On Friday, January 24, at

approximately 4:30 p.m. a single vehicle accident occurred just across the Tangipahoa River bridge on Highway 16 in Amite. On scene were Tangipahoa Parish Fire District #1, Louisiana State Police Troop L, Acadian Ambulance, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriffs Office and Amite City Police. According to witness’s on scene, the black Nissan Titan was traveling East on Highway 16 and lost control immediately after crossing the bridge. The wit-nesses stated they saw the Nissan truck begin to swerve before the driver lost control. The truck flipped several times down the embankment where it hit a light pole before coming to a stop in its side. Once emergency responders made it to the scene they could see two minor children and a woman in the vehicle. Responders were able to get the children out immediately, but the woman was trapped inside under a piece of the light pole that had gone through the cab of the truck. Emergency responders worked diligently to get the woman out of the truck, and after 15 minutes or so, they had her out and on the stretcher. The victims were transported to the hospital with severe to minor injuries. Authorities stated the driver of the truck most likely lost control due to icy road conditions. Photo by Stephanie Warren