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Athletes arehonored

Meeting set

Several athletic teamsthat recently participated instate competition were hon-ored at the June 2 Police Jurymeeting.

The Lady Tarpons Softballteam was runnerup at thestate meet. Other groupswere the Junior TarponsWrestling Team, the highschool wrestlers and SCTrack Team.

Jurors presented individ-ual certificates to team mem-bers.

The Cameron ParishNAACP is holding theirmonthly meeting Friday,June 30 7 p.m. at 183 LillianStreet. For more informationcall Louise Cole at 775-5240.

Fund raiserThe Cameron Preser-

vation Alliance is holding aCow Patty Bingo fund raiserto benefit the SabineLighthouse preservationeffort.

For more information onbuying a square, call Johnnyat 409-963-0237, Carolyn at775-5096, or Cindy at 569-2359.

with handling infractionsover holidays and extendingsuspensions to all in-seasonsports in which the athletemay be involved at the time ofan infraction.

A request from theHackberry boys basketballteam for permission to attenda Team Camp in Ft. WaltonBeach, Fla. was granted.

EEMMPPLLOOYYEEEE MMAATTTTEERRSSCiting difficulty in finding

teachers willing to teach dur-ing summer school, Supt.Doug Chance asked for andreceived permission to raisethe pay for summer schoolteachers from $25 per hourplus mileage to a flat $30 perhour. Board Member DwayneSanner objected saying hecouldn’t understand why any-one would be unwilling towork five hours a day for$125.

The Board approved thedistribution of MinimumFoundation funds as request-ed by BESE. The $39,867 willbe distributed to 188 qualifiedpeople at $212.05 each. Thiswill be a one-time payoutwhich will then become partof next year’s salary schedule.

In response to a board

Cameron Parish SchoolBoard met Mon., June 9 forthe regularly scheduled meet-ing. Clifton Morris, BoardPresident, requested that aprovision allowing a specialmeeting to be called uponwith the written request ofthree board members be sub-mitted to the President andSuperintendent. He statedthat this change, “would givemore power to individualboard members and takesome power from the presi-dent and superintendent,”who are now the only oneswho can call a special meet-ing.

After much discussion thematter was tabled pending alegal opinion on whether fourwritten requests constitute a“walking quorum.”

SSTTUUDDEENNTT RREELLAATTEEDDMMAATTTTEERRSS

School board memberslearned of an increasedemphasis on computer litera-cy in grades K-8. A state-man-dated computer literacy testwill be administered nextyear to all 8th graders.Members were assured thatthe subject is being integrat-ed into all classes, not just thebusiness curriculum, so thetest should not pose a prob-lem for the students. In addi-tion, Peggy Benoit reportedthe purchase, through Title Vfunds, of new Easy Tech soft-ware for use in grades K-8.

In other matters affectingstudents, the recommenda-tions of the Student DressCode Uniform Committee andthe Athletic committee wereadopted as policy by theBoard.

The addition of uniformcapri pants and the option ofa school plaid were the majorchanges to the dress code.Other items merely clarifyexisting rules.

Athletic code items dealt

request from March 17, Dr.Chance presented a prelimi-nary schedule of comprehen-sive changes to the pay struc-ture for support personneland central staff. The pro-posed changes would simplifyand equalize pay schedulesfor employees doing the samejobs. The final draft will bevoted on at the July 14 meet-ing.

Also at the July meeting,the board will vote on recom-mendations regarding supple-mentary assignments toteaching positions. This cov-ers coaches and sponsors ofextra-curricular activitiesincluding dance line and pepsquad. Salary adjustmentsfor substitutes will also beconsidered.

Other employee matterswere decided upon concerningacceptance of resignations,leaves, and terminations ofemployment.

Appointments were madeas follows: Asst. Principal forJohnson Bayou High appoint-ed to Stephanie Rogers for2003-4 session.

Secretary/Bookkeeper forJohnson Bayou High appoint-ed to Julie Billiot.

Cameron Parish DistrictAttorney, Cecil R. Sanner,announces the hiring of W.Thomas Barrett, III, as anAssistant District Attorney.Mr. Barrett resides in GrandLake. He is married to TinaDemarest Barrett and theyhave two children; Mathew,15, and Sydney, 6.

Mr. Barrett has practicedlaw for over 10 years. Hisareas of practice have primar-ily been personal injury, fami-ly law, and criminal defense.He will continue in the areasof personal injury and familylaw.

In addition to prosecutingcriminal cases, the DistrictAttorney’s Office also repre-sents Cameron Parish public

bodies, such as the PoliceJury and School Board. Mr.Barrett’s experience in han-dling criminal cases and rep-resenting the City of LakeCharles and McNeese StateUniversity in civil actions,gives him a diversified back-ground for the District M r .Barrett graduated fromSulphur High School in 1982and attended L.S.U., wherehe received a B.S. degree inFinance, and graduated fromL.S.U. Law School in 1990.After law school, he practicedlaw in Shreveport for severalyears focusing on commercialtransactions and oil and gaslitigations. He returned toSouthwest Louisiana in 1993to start his own practice.

Barrett hired asAssistant D. A.

State and national digni-taries of Lions Internationalparticipated in the charteringof the new Grand Lake-Sweetlake Lions ClubThursday, June 12, at theGrand Lake Multi-PurposeBuilding.

Dr. Larry Hahn, pastinternational director, camefrom Moline, Colorado, to pre-side over the signing of thecharter. Ethel Robin ofDuson, Governor of Disttrict8-0, installed the officers ofthe new club, assisted by dis-trict governors and membersof the Cameron Lions Club,sponsors of the new club.

Dr. Hahn, a veternarian,likened the chartering of anew club to the delivery of anew set of lion cubs, in whichthe physician only assists.He congratulated the localleadership for “bringing newlife” into the communitythrough affiliation with the“biggest and best serviceorganization in the world.”

Lions International, founded86 years ago, has 1.37 millionmembers in 190 countries.

Hahn charged the newclub to always have fun, makeworking with young people apriority, be aware of commu-nity needs and in bring ingood programs. He remindedmembers that it was HelenKeller who asked the Lions toadopt sight conservation astheir national emphasis andbecome the “Knights of theBlind”.

Charter officers of the newclub are: president, TobyLandry; vice president, BuckStephenson; secretary, PaulaChesson; treasurer, Lori LeeBroussard; tail twister,Marcus Bertrand; lion tamer,Judy McClendon; board mem-bers, Kim Nunez, TommyPrecht and Tonia Pence.

Lions from the CameronLions Club are Dinah Landry,Alice Mason and TinalynnWolfe.

Lions Club chartered inGrand Lake/Sweetlake

Cameron Communicationsis commemorating its 75thJubilee throughout 2003. Thefirst celebration will honorthe community where it allstarted – Hackberry – with apremiere party on Wed., June25th from 4 to 7 p.m. The cel-ebration will mark the pre-miere of Cameron Communi-cations’ rollout of 3-dimen-sional digital television com-munications over ordinarytelephone lines in Hackberry.

The Hackberry Com-muni-ty Center on Hwy 27 will betransformed into a “modelhome” for the party, showingthe capabilities of the new 3-dimensional service in anaverage household.Demonstrations of digitalvideo, high speed Internetconnection, long distance andcustom calling features willbe available. To contrast thelatest technology, there willbe an exhibit of antique tele-phones and communicationsequipment. During the pre-miere party on June 25th,guests can register to win sev-eral door prizes, including thegrand prize -- a new televi-sion. Refreshments, pizza andpopcorn will be served. The2003 User-Friendly PhoneBook and prints of the coverart will also be available.

Additionally guests canalso register for a 2-carat dia-

mond that will be given awayto one person in honor ofCameron Communication’s75th Anniversary. The winnerwill be chosen at randomthrough a drawing of allentries in Cameron Com-munications’ service areas.The winner will be notified byOctober 31, 2003.

Now celebrating 75 yearsof service, Cameron Com-munications provides a vari-ety of state-of-the-art tele-communications products andservices to homes, businessesand industries in ruralSouthwest Louisiana andSoutheast Texas. Owned andoperated by its founding fam-ily, Cameron Communi-cations has diversified intodigital television, internetconnectivity including highspeed DSL, local and long dis-tance phone service, callingoptions and directory publish-ing. In all the markets itserves, Cameron Communi-cations strives to be a vitaland integral part of each com-munity and a good neighbor.For more information, visitwww.camtel.com.

New technology topremiere in Hackberry

Commissioner of Agricul-ture and Forestry Bob Odomis asking Louisiana veterinar-ians to be on the look out forcases of the viral diseasemonkeypox in the state’sexotic animal population.

“There are no cases ofmonkeypox in Louisiana butwe want to stay on top of thissituation as we do with anynew disease threat,” Odomsaid.

Monkeypox is known toinfect prairie dogs, monkeys,rats, mice and rabbits andrecently has been diagnosedfor the first time in humansin the United States inWisconsin, Illinois andIndiana.

Odom said the recent newsof monkeypox in humans inseveral states in the upperMidwest has also spawnedanother possible problem -people dumping their exoticpets in the wild because theyare afraid of diseases the ani-mals may carry.

“In the last several yearspeople have become more andmore aware of diseases that

animals carry and can trans-mit to humans. Many animalowners now are frightenedbecause they didn’t think ofthe risks of owning an exoticanimal before they madetheir purchase,” Odomexplained.

“It’s important for them toact responsibly and not tosimply dump an unwantedanimal on the roadside. Thenyou risk exposing wild anddomestic animals and thehuman population to diseasesand illnesses sometimes car-ried by these exotic animals.”

Odom said the only realsolutions for unwanted exoticanimals are to take them torescue agencies that acceptexotic pets or to have the ani-mal euthanized by a veteri-narian.

For more informationabout monkeypox, visit theCenters for Disease Controland Prevention Web site atwww.cdc.gov or the AmericanVeterinarian MedicalAssociation Web site atwww.avma.org.

Exotic animals carrymonkeypox disease

The Johnson BayouRecreation Center’s “Keep ItReal” program will be havinga Leadership Skills session onFriday, June 27, from 9:30a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mrs. PatHuertin from the Family andYouth Counseling agency willbe providing the session.Topics such as leadershipprinciples, human develop-ment, self discipline and con-trol, communication, conflictprevention, and values drivenbehavior will be discussed.You must be at least 12 yearsof age to attend. For informa-tion contact Christen Trahanat 569-2288 or 569-2611. Thisprogram is sponsored by theJohnson Bayou RecreationCenter and funded by theDepartment of Social Servicesand Office of Family Support.

The Johnson BayouRecreation Center’s “Keep ItReal” program is having aBasketball Fundamentalscamp on Monday, June 23,and Wednesday, June 25.Camp will be from 9-11:30a.m. for ages 6-11 and 11:30a.m.-1 p.m. for ages 12-18.Charlie Seay will be comingfrom Hackberry to instructthe camp. The camp is free ofcharge to all participants. Formore information please callStacey Badon at 569-2699,

Johnson Bayou Rec.Center programs told

House billready forsignature

School Board clarifiesschool uniform policy

House Bill 544, relating tothe regulation of sand dunesand beaches has passed theHouse as amended and nowwill go to the Governor’s deskfor signature.

The bill prohibits motorvehicles from riding on sanddunes, the cutting or destruc-tion of sand dunes exceptwhere permitted, and allowsCameron Parish to set speedlimits on beaches.

Pinch isre-electioncandidate

Norma Jo Pinch hasannounced that she is run-ning for re-election as policejuror for District 4 inCameron Parish, represent-ing the areas of ChenierPerdue, East Creole, GrandChenier, Little Chenier,Klondike, Lowry, Muria, andOak Grove.

Mrs. Pinch is an honorgraduate of South CameronHigh and an honor graduateof McNeese State University.She has 25 years of teachingexperience in CameronParish, is a member of the La.Fur and Wildlife Festival, 4-HLeader at S.C.E., member ofthe Grand ChenierHomemakers, president ofthe Cameron ParishEducators Credit Union, anda member of St. EugeneChurch.

She is 46 years old and alifelong resident of CameronParish. Mrs. Pinch is marriedto Bobby Pinch of GrandChenier, where she hasresided for the past 25 years.She has two children, Casiand Nick, and one 2 year oldgrandchild.

Christen Trahan at 569-2611or the Recreation Center. Thisprogram is funded by theDepartment of Social ServiceOffice of Family Support andis administered throughBeauCARE.

STOP AT THE SabineNational Wildlife Re-fuge’s Visitors Centerand walk across thebridge, right over the alli-gators in the pond toview a beautiful dioramaon display. Visitors stop-ping here are fascinatedby the story told by TanteMarie, a lifelike Cajunrobot.

THE SABINE PASS Lighthouse has been badly endan-gered by neglect and vandalism since it was discontin-ued in 1952. In 1986 the General Service Administrationput the light station up for auction. It was bought for$55,000 by two businessmen. The lighthouse was trans-ferred to the Cameron Preservation Alliance/SabineLighthouse Inc. in May 2001. They hope to restore thestructure. Call 337-775-5046 to find out how to buy a t-shirt or make a donation.

Norma Jo Pinch

SHOWN ABOVE ARE LIONS Club District Governor Ethel Robin, far left, and six pastDistrict Governors who took part in the chartering ceremony of the Grand Lake-Sweetlake Lions Club last Thursday.

ordered Nunez to pay restitu-tion to the Grand LakeWaterworks #11 in the sum of$73,238.67, continue counsel-ing services, and to cooperatefully with law enforcement inthe continued investigationand prosecutions of this mat-ter.

According to theLegislative Auditors Office’sthe misappropriated fundstotaled $82,232. The District’sbonding company is expectedto pay $5,000 toward the lossand the balance of $3,993.33remains under investigationby the Cameron ParishSheriff ’s Department Office.

The Lake Charles YachtClub recently hosted the BigLake Regatta on CalcasieuLake. Winds were very lightand only 1 race was sailed.

Winning the regatta wereKen Abrahams in his pocketcatamaran 18, second placewent to Kyle Swoope ofHackberry in a Stiletto 27,and third place to DavidSargent in a Jar Catamaran22.

All regattas are open toany sailors and race sched-ules are available at Ship toShore Co by calling 474.0730.

The next regatta will bethe Independence Day regat-ta on July 5 on Lake Charles.Skippers meeting will be at12:30 at the Lake CharlesYacht Club.

Qualifying for the Nov. 15general election will beAugust 19-21. The primary isscheduled for Oct. 4. Theoffices which will be voted areas follows:

Governor*, Lt. Governor*,Secretary of State*, AttorneyGeneral*, Treasurer*, Com-missioner of Agriculture*,Commissioner of Insurance*,Board of Elementary andSecondary Education*, StateSenator, State Representa-tive, Sheriff, Clerk of Court,Assessor, Coroner, and PoliceJurors.

(* Denotes candidate whoqualify through the Sec. ofState. All others qualify withthe Clerk of Court.)

Willie N. Leger, 22, of BellCity, appeared before JudgeH. Ward Fontenot in the 38thJudicial District Court onTuesday, June 3rd, 2003 andpled guilty to the charge offelony theft of cattle.

Judge Fontenot sentencedLeger to 3 years of supervisedprobation with theDepartment of Corrections,with a special condition thathe serve 1 year in theCameron Parish jail. He wasalso fined $1000.00 plus courtcosts and ordered to pay one-half of the restitution owed tothe victim.

Cecil Sanner, DistrictAttorney, expressed apprecia-tion to the Cameron ParishSheriff ’s Department and theLouisiana Brand Commissionfor their investigative work insolving the case. Sanner said“through the hard work anddiligence of Cameron ParishDetectives Randy Hunt andKim Nunez, all partiesinvolved in the theft ring

The Brimstone Museumwill hold a grand opening forthe newest exhibit, “Hurri-cane Audrey: Reflections ofthe Past”, July 7 at 10 a.m.behind the museum on thegrounds of Hennig House.

Hurricane Audrey sur-vivors and family membersare encouraged to attend. Apermanent memorial will beunveiled. Audio/visual pre-sentations will be showcased.

For more information con-tact Jason Barnes at (337)527-6100.

have been apprehended.”Leger and 3 companions

were charged with stealing 31head of cattle from the GrandLake area in early part of2002.

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in Little Chenier.Mr. Manuel died Monday,

June 9, 2003 in his residence.Mr. Manuel was a native

of Basile, and he and his wifewere owners of Manuel’sCajun Store in Milton, Tenn.for 14 years before theirretirement in 2001.

Survivors include his wife,Dorothy Vincent “Dottie”Manuel of Milton, Tenn.;three sons, Timmy Manuel ofMurfeesboro, Tenn., JoeManuel of Milton, Tenn., andAbe Manuel, Jr. of Creole;four daughters, SusanQuibodeaux of Watertown,Tenn., Charlotte Manuel ofOakdale, Maureen Brothersof Midland, Tenn., and DollieTrahan of Murfeesboro,Tenn.; sixteen grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren.

The Louisiana Fur andWildlife Festival Board hasscheduled a meeting for June22 at 5 p.m. in the Our LadyStar of the Sea EducationBuilding.

Anyone interested in help-ing to plan the festival isinvited to attend.

Cameron Sheriff ’s officearrest log information fromMay 26 through June 9 are asfollows: 14 DWI arrests; 1simple rape; 1 aggravatedassault; and one speeding vio-lation.

OOPPAALL DDIITTCCHHBBOOUULLLLIIOONN

Funeral services for OpalDitch Boullion, 69, ofCameron, were held June 12at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch in Pecan Island.Father Bill Rogulla officiated.Burial was in Pecan IslandCemetery.

Mrs. Boullion died June11, 2003 at a local hospital.

She was a native of PecanIsland and had lived inCameron for 32 years, movingfrom Grand Chenier. She wasa member of Sacred HeartCatholic Church of PecanIsland.

Survivors include her hus-band, Louis J. Boullion ofCameron; three sons, MichaelArrant, Bryan Arrant, andMark Arrant, all of Cameron;two step-sons, Cecil Boullionand Steven Boullion, both ofCameron; two step-daugh-ters, Cheryl Brown and DebraBoullion, both of Cameron;two sisters, Cora D.Broussard of Pecan Islandand Idouma Harrington ofErath; six grandchildren; andsix great-grandchildren.

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AABBRRAAHHAAMM ““AABBEE””MMAANNUUEELL

Funeral services forAbraham “Abe” Manuel, 76,of Milton, Tenn., were heldFriday, June 13 at SacredHeart Catholic Church.Father Joseph McGrath offi-ciated. Burial was in OurLady of the Marsh Cemetery

FUNERALS

Nunez pleads guiltyAccording to Cecil R.

Sanner District Attorney theformer secretary of GrandLake Waterworks #11, Lori A.Nunez appeared in the 38thJudicial District Court onTuesday, June 3rd, 2003 andpled guilty to the charge offelony theft. Nunez wasaccused of misappropriatingthe funds over a two and halfyear period.

District Judge H. WardFontenot sentenced Nunez to5 years with the Departmentof Corrections, which he sus-pended and placed her on 5years supervised probation.Fontenot also fined her$3000.00 plus court costs,

The kiss of the sun forpardon, The song of thebirds for mirth, One isnearer God's Heart in agarden Than anywhere

else on earth. {from 'God's Garden'}

- Dorothy Frances Gurney

Nothing is a waste of timeif you use the

experience wisely.- Auguste Rodin

Fur Fest boardto meet Sun.

Yacht Clubholds regatta

Arrest log told

Qualifyingtold forelections

Cattle theftreported

Audreyexhibit told

CAMERON LIONS Club President Wilson Conner handed over the gavel to the GrandLake- Sweetlake club's new president, Toby G. Landry as new officers looked on.

JOSHUA ALDENPrimeaux, son of Stanleyand Rebecca Primeaux ofCreole, graduated SummaCum Laude with a Bach-elor of Sociology from theCollege of Arts &Sciences at LSU.

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McNeese State Universityhas teamed up with theMayor’s Armed ForcesCommission for the City ofLake Charles to participate inthe Library of CongressAmerican Folklife Center’sVeterans History Project.

The focus of the project isto honor the nation’s war vet-erans by conducting oral his-tory interviews to documenttheir wartime experiencesand how those experiencesaffected their lives and thenation.

The Veterans History

Donna Marie Welch andBryan Keith Darbonne weremarried in the St. Peter’sCatholic Church in Hack-berry on June 7. Officiant wasRev. Roland Vaughn. Donnais the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Anderson (Connie)Welch, Jr. and Keith is theson of Mr. and Mrs. Bill(Bobbie) Darbonne, all ofHackberry.

Candlelighters were Graceand Anna Hodges.Flowergirls were Kennedyand Reagan Darbonne.Ringbearer was Alex Drost.

Maid of honor was SondraNunez. Bridesmaids wereJolene John, Rhonda Boel,

Nicole Swire, PatriciaWalters, and Jennifer Pinder.

Bestman was KentDarbonne. Groomsmen wereSteve Poole, Matt Drost,Jerry Lognion, CarltonHodges, and Dennis Rector.

Ushers were GeorgeLandry, Ray Hawkins andJeff Greer.

Donna is the manager ofBayou Landing, Inc. inCarlyss. Keith is self-employed as a finishing car-penter. They are both gradu-ates of Hackberry HighSchool.

After a wedding trip, thecouple will reside inHackberry.

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AMY RENEE DELOMEJeb and Jade Delome of

Hackberry announce thebirth of their daughter, AmyRenee, June 11 at Cal-CamHospital in Sulphur. Sheweighed 6 lbs. 10 ozs.

Grandparents are Roy andSusan Delome of Hackberry,and Ray and Deanna Ardoinof Elton. Great-grandparents

are Earline Bard ofHackberry, Velma Legras ofJennings, and Amy Duhon ofElton.

BBIINNGGOOBingo prizes are needed

for St. Peter’s Fall FestivalJune 21. If donating money,drop in collection basketmarked with bingo on it.

Memorial books at theCameron Parish library arelisted with title, personmemorialized, and donor,respectively:

Audubon Guide to theNational Wildlife Refuges,Tony Cheramie, CharlotteTrosclair family; Home RunHeroes, Ronnie Murphy,Charlotte Trosclair and fami-ly; If You Listen Real HardGod Will Tell You Stories,Father Al Volpe, CharlotteTrosclair and family;

Explorers Trappers &Guides, Russell Nunez,Charlotte Trosclair and fami-ly; Cooking With CajunWomen, Nolina MontieConstance, CharlotteTrosclair and family;

Ortho’s All About Pruning,Durphy Vincent, George,Marie, and Evelyn Kelly;Ring of Fire, Durphy Vincent,Alvin, Ruby, and PhyllisMurphy;

Seashore, Tony Cheramie,Alvin, Ruby and PhyllisMurphy; The Encyclopedia ofWood Working, DurphyVincent, Don and NenaMenard;

Field Guide toPhotographing Gardens,Durphy Vincent DeDe Nunezand family; Spring Notebook,Billie Jo Morgan, DeDeNunez and family.

Project covers World War I,World War II and the Korean,Vietnam and Persian Gulfwars. It includes all partici-pants in those wars--men andwomen, civilian and military.

It documents the contribu-tions of civilian volunteers,support staff and war indus-try workers, as well as theexperiences of military per-sonnel from all ranks and allbranches of service--the AirForce, Army, Marine Corpsand Navy, as well as the U.S.Coast Guard and MerchantMarine.

McNeese faculty and stu-dents from the history depart-ment are conducting theinterviews, while the masscommunication department isproviding the equipment andspace to record the interviewson video, digital and audio-tapes.

The archives and specialcollections in McNeese’sFrazar Library will tran-scribe the interviews andhouse the tapes. Copies willbe deposited in the AmericanFolklife Center’s collection.

For more information, con-tact John Colligan with thecity’s commission at 439-1500or e-mail him at [email protected].

For more information onthe nationwide project, goonline to www.loc.gov/folk-life/vets/.

MIKE AND CONNIE Johnson of Cameron announcethe engagement and forthcoming marriage of theirdaughter, Asha Nichole Johnson, to Carl Joseph Kelley,son of Rocky and Jackie Kelley of Creole. The weddingis set for Saturday, June 28 at Grace Church in DeRidderat 11 a.m. Through this means, friends and relatives areinvited to attend.

DAYLE AND PHYLLIS Woods of Egan announce theengagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter,Erica Diana Woods, to Michael Oreo Sellers, son of Pauland Cyndi Sellers of Cameron. The wedding is set forSaturday, Aug. 2 in Iota.

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Darbonne

Veterans project byMcNeese and LC mayor

Welch-Darbonne vowssaid June 7 in Hackberry

Memorialbooks told bylibrary

HackberryNews

Four Louisiana crawfishtailmeat processors andAgriculture and ForestryCommissioner Bob Odom tes-tified before the InternationalTrade Commission (ITC) lastweek in an effort to keep inplace the antidumping tariffon imported Chinese crawfishtailmeat.

The four processors whotestified were Gabe LeBlanc,Crawfish Processors Alliancein Henderson; Frank Randol,Randol’s Seafood &Restaurant in Lafayette;Adam Johnson, Bayou LandSeafood in Breaux Bridge;and Terry Guidry, CatahoulaCrawfish Inc. in Catahoula.

Every five years the tarifffaces the Sunset Reviewprocess in which the ITCdetermines if damage toLouisiana’s crawfish tailmeatindustry will continue orincrease if the tariff is lifted.The ITC will take a vote onthe issue July 14.

If the ITC finds that thetariff should remain onChinese crawfish imports,then the U.S. Department ofCommerce will set the tariffrate on future imports ofChinese crawfish tailmeat.The current tariff is 7.59 per-cent to 223.1 percent, withthe majority of companiespaying the 233.1 percent tar-iff.

The current tariff remainseffective until Sept.15. Odomsaid he doesn’t expect a lapsebetween expiration of the oldtariff and implementation ofa new tariff.

In 2002, Louisiana had1,135 crawfish farmers on106,653 acres and another1,068 wild crawfish fisher-men.

Tariff reviewedby Int’l. TradeCommission

On this day in 1934,the Federal

CommunicationCommission was

established.


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AARON ISTRE, 21-year-old son of Wilson Istre andSarah Benny of Iowa, willbe performing at theHackberry Branch LibraryJune 26th at 1 p.m. for thesummer reading program.He has been playing theFrench accordian sinceage 12. Aaron is joiningthe Louisiana KingfishBand in September. Formore information on theHackberry Summer Read-ing Program call 762-3978.

GRAND LAKE-SWEETLAKE Lions Club officers shown above, from left, Tonia Pence,Tommy Precht, Kim Nunez, Marcus Bertrand, Lori Lee Broussard, Paula Chesson, BuckStephenson, and Toby Landry were installed by District Governor Ethel Robin, far right,at their Charter Night ceremony.

LISA LASHER, of the Calcasieu Women's Shelter-Cameron Outreach program, will be painting faces at theJune 25th Summer Reading Program. The program willstart at 10 a.m. with a story time program with face paint-ing for the younger ones and a magic workshop for theolder children.Cameron Outdoors

By Loston McEvers

TTHHEE RRAAIINN CCAAMMEELast Thursday, I went in

the Big Burns early to scoutfor bass for the LemescheBass Club’s Saturday tourna-ment. I did cut across onemud trail, shallow, but hit abig canal and decided I need-ed to look at the deep canals.Clouds were heavy, but I fig-ured a little shower wouldn’thurt. I got to the cut and pondI wanted and threw five times

with a spinner bait. I caughtfour fish, all choupique andchanged to a small topwaterlure, entered the pond, andcaught three in a row, allchoupique. I decided I wouldgo deeper into the Lily Pondand throw a worm and floatit. Yes, I caught another threechoupique until I caught twobass and then the bottom fellout. Not paying attention tothe weather, I noticed it was

The Cameron Riders Clubwill meet Monday, June 23 at6:30 p.m. at the CameronRodeo Arena. All interestedpersons are invited to attend.Rodeos are also set for Sat.,July 5 and Sat., Aug. 2. Booksopen at 3 p.m. Rodeo starts at4 p.m.

all coming my way; bad light-ning, strong winds, and heavyrains. I decided I was going totry and make it in. I did, butrain drops were stinging myface.

On my way from thelaunch, I hit more strong rainand winds, but in the safety ofmy truck. I was home onehour and the sun came outand was beautiful the rest ofthe day. Now I know what theold scouts from the wild westdays went through, life with-out a boat.

CCAAJJUUNN SSAAUUCCEE FFIISSHHIf you want to make a

sauce piquante or courtbouil-lon, a flat head catfish isalways the Cajun way withthat fish. It all depends wherein Louisiana you are to know

the lower population of sun-fish and largemouth bass.

The stocked and 225 flat-head catfish weighing 3,410pounds were caught andremoved from one lake. Theyrange in size from 9 inches or3 ounces up to 45 incheslength and 38.5 pounds.Checking the stomach, 92.3%of their diet was fish, andsunfish was mostly the meals.

Largemouth bass werefound only in flathead catfishover 24 inches in length, butmakes up 52.6% by weight ofall the found items. It was notuncommon to remove 12 to 19inch largemouth bass fromthe stomachs of 29 to 40 inchflathead catfish. There wereas many as 18 sunfish in onestomach. Little evidence ofthem feeding in stocked chan-nel catfish. Each month thatthey’re shocked, the caughtmore flathead catfish. By theway, we also call it shocking,but the new name is “elec-trofishing.”

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Week eight of the after-noon bass GibbstownDogfight seems to have hadbetter catches of bass. Thesewere the results:

1st place team with 3 basswent to Greg Jeffers andRyan Evans with 6.34pounds, over 2 pounds aver-age, and a first place largestbass weighing in at 3.34pounds.

2nd place went to J. M.Boudreaux and Chad Mudd, 3bass weighing 4.89 pounds.3rd place was Todd Connerand Bret Baccigalopi with 3bass weighing 4.39 poundsand the second place largestbass weighing 2.94 pounds.

I was told one boat made itin about 10 minutes late withreal nice bass, but that does-n’t count. Ryan Evans had thelargest bass that hit a plasticfrog.

LLEEMMEESSCCHHEE BBAASSSS CCLLUUBBThe Lemesche Bass Club

held their fourth club tourna-ment of the year last Sat.,June 14, and things startedout with a flash.

The club launched out ofthe north boat ramp atGibbstown because of lowwater in the Big Burns. Itseems we just settled down tofishing when Mother Naturesent us a high power thunder-storm. Bad lightning andwind about 40 miles per hourplus hard rain for about onehour and then the sun cameout once in a while, most ofthe day overcast, and a greatday for fishing.

If you were in the rightspots, there was lots of bass tocatch, although small, but acouple of boats did hit the

right spot and caught largefish. This is what bassanglers call a “Honey Hole,”and I believe there are notmany honey holes left aroundour area.

There were eight boatsfishing and the top threeteam stringers were: TomHess and Darren Richard,11.4, largest bass, 3.4; J. M.Boudreaux and RichardDuhon, 9.1, largest bass 2.4;Ricky Canik and TonyConner, 7.1, largest bass, 2.2.Following in order wasScottie Trosclair and ToddMorales with largestchoupique, 7.4; CarlBroussard and LostonMcEvers, George Melanconand Johnny LeDoux; ShaneSuratt and Joe Linscombeand Chance Doxey.

DDAATTEESS TTOO RREEMMEEMMBBEERRJune 21, Allstate Trout

shootout, Prien Lake Park;June 27, Southwest La.

Fishing Rodeo Captain’snight. Fishing club building,Prien Lake. 6:30 p.m. Info callLouis Vallee (877) 868-8170.

June 27-29, Redfish CupTournament, Lake Charles,Info (888) 698-2591.

June 30, Louisiana’sHunting and Fishing Licenseexpires at midnight.

July 1, Tuesday afternoonSpeck Dogfight. Hebert’sMarina 5 p.m.

July 4-6, Southwest La.Fishing Rodeo, Fishing Clubbuilding on Prien Lake. InfoLouise Vallee (877) 868-8170.

FFIISSHHIINNGG TTIIMMEESSBest, Good; Friday, June

20, 5 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., 11:15a.m.; Saturday, 6 a.m. and6:15 p.m., 12 noon; Sunday,6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 12:45p.m.; Monday, 7 a.m. and 7:30p.m., 1:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 7:45a.m. and 8 p.m., 2 p.m.;Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. and8:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m.; 9 a.m.and 9:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

what name to call the flathead. It’s sometimes called anOpelousas Cat.

It’s a native species inLouisiana. It’s large in sizeand an excellent meat for eat-ing. These yellow cats as it’salso sometimes called, will tipthe scales at 40 pounds plus.One thing for sure, if you’remaking a courtbouillon, don’tthrow away the head; clean itgood. That’s what makes thesauce thick.

It seems the folks in andaround North Carolina don’thave much use for thesespecies of catfish. First foundin their lakes in 1993, thestarted stocking because of

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CANCER RISK FACTOR: Men are a 1 in 2 lifetime risk and the riskfor women is 1 in 3.

Hackberry Area: June 23, 9-10:30 a.m. -- Cecil Sanner’s Office

Johnson Bayou Area: June 23, 2:30-3:30 p.m. --Fire Station/Waterworks

Holly Beach Area: June 23, 4-5 p.m. -- Fire Station

Cameron Area: June 24, 8:30-10 a.m. -- Police Jury Annex

Grand Chenier Area: June 24, 1-4 p.m. -- Grand Chenier Fire Station

Creole Area: June 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m. -- East Creole Fire Station

Grand Lake Area: June 24, 4:30-5:30 p.m. -- Multi-Purpose Bldg.

Klondike/Lowry Area: July 8, 5-6:30 p.m. -- Lowry Fire Station

Miller Livestock Markets Inc.DeQuincy, LA

Saturday, June 14, 2003LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS: Cattle 760, Horses 4, Hogs50, Sheep 40, and Goats 177. BABY CALVES: Dairy$50- $90 per HD, beef $80- $1.50 per HD, Roping Calves(125-200 lbs.) $1.20-$1.60 per lb. STEER & HEIFERCALVES: 200-300 lb. Steers 1.10-1.30 per lbs, Heifers1.05-1.20 per lb, 300-400 lbs. Steers 1.05-1.20 per lb,Heifers 1.00-1.10 per lb, 400-500 lbs. Steers: .95-1.05per lb, Heifers .90-1.00 per lb, 500-600 lbs steers: .90-.95 Heifers: .85-.90 per lb, 600-700 lbs steers: .80-.85per lb, Heifers: .75-.80 per lb. COWS: Cutter & Utility:.45-.49 per lb. Canners: .42-.44 per lb. Fat Cows: .40-.42per lb., Thin Cows: .28-.36 per lb. Slaughter Bulls: .50-.60 per lb. Feeder Bulls: .60-.65 per lb. COW/CALFPAIRS: $57500 - $70000per pair. PREGNANCY TESTEDCOWS: $47500 - $67500 per head. HOGS: Choice bar-row and gilts NONE per lb, medium barrow and giltsNONE per lb, butcher pigs NONE per lb, feeder pigsNONE per lb, Sows 300-500 lbs .28-.34 per lb, boars.08-.10 per lb. HORSES: .40 -.48 per lb., GOATS &SHEEP: Per head $2800 -$20000.

SPECIAL STOCKER COW SALEMILLER LIVESTOCK - DEQUINCY, LA • SATURDAY, JUNE 28

FEATURING 2 SEPARATE HERDSthese cattle will sell at approx. 2 p.m.

From the LEESVILLE, LA area8 BRAHMAN 2-3 Y/O: 3 Pairs & 5 Bred Cows6 CHAROLAIS 3 Y/O: 4 Pairs & 2 Bred Cows

7 LIMOUSIN CROSS 3-5 Y/O: 4 Pairs & 3 Bred Cows20 F-I & CROSS 2-5 Y/0: 15 Pairs & 5 Bred Cows

2 BULLS: 6 Y/0 CHAROLAIS & 4 Y/0 RED MAINE-ANJOUFrom the VINTON, LA area

30 HEAD 2 Y/O BEEFMASTER CROSS HEIFERS BRED TOLOW BIRTH WEIGHT BLACK BULL

Join us for this extraordinary replacement offeringSaturday, June 28 at approx. 2 p.m. in conjunction with our regular sale.MILLER LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. - DEQUINCY, LA

F.M.I. Contact: Jim Miller (337) 786-2995 (Office) or 515-6988 (Cell)Elmo Davis (318) 358-3223 after 7 p.m. Danny Allen (337) 462-4987 after 7 p.m.

— NOTICE —The Cameron Parish School

Board will meet in special sessionon Monday, June 30, 2003, at 9:00a.m. to adopt final budget revi-sions for fiscal year 2002-2003.RUN: June 19, 26 (J-37)

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CAMERON PARISH SCHOOLSPOSITIONS AVAILABLE

The Cameron Parish School Board is seekingapplications for positions noted in the ensuinglist:

Louisiana Certified Teachers: Special Education- (Contact Ms. Willyne Kestel, 337-775-5784, ext.15); Mathematics Teacher; Science Teacher.

Sweeper - Grand Lake High.

Computer Lab Aide - part-time, Johnson BayouHigh (Applicants must be at least 21 years of ageand meet the criteria of paraprofessionals notedin “No Child Left Behind”).

Persons interested in certification for future full-time and substitute bus driver positions contact:Mr. Ron Vining, 337-775-5784, ext. 14.

The deadline for submission of applications isJuly 1, 2003 at noon. Please send a letter of appli-cation, applicable certification credentials, and aresume to: Superintendent Cameron ParishSchools, P. O. Box 1548, 246 Dewey Street,Cameron, LA 70631-1548.The Cameron Parish School Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer

RUN: June 19, 26 (J-50)

CAMERON FOOD MARTCommunity Coffee......................... Lb.$3.59Grade A Large Eggs..................... Doz. 89¢Best Yet Milk................................Gal. $2.49Coke, Dr. Pepper, or Sprite Reg. or Diet...............................6/12 Oz. $1.79

..........3 Liter Bottle $1.69Budweiser or Bud Light.....................12/10 Oz. Cans $6.99Milwaukee Best orBest Light.................12/12 Oz. Cans $5.29OreIda French FriesAll Cuts.................................28-32 Oz. $1.99Kraft Shredded CheeseAll Flavors....................................8 Oz. $1.79Kraft Squeeze Parkay...................12 Oz. 89¢Kraft Mayonnaise orMiracle Whip..............................32 Oz. $2.49Heinz Squeeze Catsup.................24 Oz. 99¢Kraft BBQ Sauce All Flavors(Reg. $1.53)..............................................89¢Van Camp Pork & Beans..........15 Oz. 2/89¢Rice A Roni Mixes All Favors.......8 Oz. 99¢Best Yet Tomato Sauce............15 Oz. 2/79¢Pride Corn or Sweet Peas..........15 OZ. 2/79¢Tonys Creole Seasoning..........17 Oz. $1.79Mazola Oil..................................48 Oz. $2.59Northern Tissue..............12 Roll Pkg. $3.59Royal Oak Minilite Charcoal......8 Lb. $3.99Lean Ground Meat......................Lb. $1.59Boneless Shoulder Steak.......... Lb. $1.89Sliced Bologna...................................Lb. $1.69Lean Boneless Stew...................Lb. $2.19

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RREEAALL EESSTTAATTEE112 MARGARET Lane.

Darling starter 3/1 cottage on1.12 acres in Grand Lake.Roof, central a/c, and mechan-ical system approx. 5 yrs. old.Additional access possiblefrom rear of property.$72,000.00.

LOCATED AT the SW endof Granger Road--14 woodedacres with harvestable timber.330 ft of frontage on Granger.Perfect for homesite.$99,900.00

148 BONNIE Lane. Nicestarter home in Grand Lakeon 2 acres. 3 bedrooms 2baths. Screened outdoorkitchen off carport plus 1/2bath. 30X36 shop on slab.Home in good shape. Lifetimemetal roof. No abstract fur-nished; corporate addendarequired; buyers must be pre-qualified. $99,990.

GRAND Lake - Restrictedsubdivision, 2000 sq. ft. mini-mum $17,500.

Call ERA Moffett Realty,Inc. 436-6639 ext. 261 and askfor Grace - 598-2573 home or490-5140 pager. 5/15tfc

FFOORR SSAALLEEFOR SALE: Two Shrimp

Barges. Excellent location inCameron Ship Channel. TwoBarges for only $6000. Ownerwill accept $3000 this yearand $3000 to be paid nextyear. Catch Shrimp andReally Good for Flounders.Call 775-5578 ask for Donna.6/19p.

FOR SALE: 1980 MobileHome 14’ X 60’ 2 bedroom, 1bath, new floors, centralair/heat, some appliances.$6000 negotiable. Located inCameron. To be moved. Call337-370-4337 or 775-5892,leave message. 6/12-19p.

FOR SALE: 3 bedroom, 2bath home in Cameron Area tobe moved. Asking $30,000. formore information call 337-786-2925. If no answer, leavemessage. 6/12-7/3p.

FFOORR SSAALLEEFAITH SHARE - Thrift

Shop, 1827 Hwy 384, GrandLake/Sweet Lake. Buildingwith red doors. Special Sale50% off Saturday, June 19th, 7- 11 a.m. Regular hours:Monday - Friday, 8 - noon.Proceeds go to helping fami-lies in need. 6/19p.

METAL OUTLET MetalRoofing ~ Carports ~ MetalBuildings ~ Patio Cover Kits ~C’s & Z’s ~ Custom Trim ~ RV &Equipment Covers ~ MetalDoors ~ Windows. 337-625-2778. 2241 E. Napoleon,Sulphur. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 am-5pm, Sat. 7 am-12 noon. tfc.

RRVV SSAALLEESSSPRING CLEARANCE!

Largest selection over of TravelTrailers and Fifth Wheels onsale. Also check out our motorhomes and mini homes. KiteBros. RV, Hwy 171 N, DeRidder,La. 1-800-456-2724. www.kite-bros.com 2/20tfc.

GGAARRAAGGEE SSAALLEEBIG CLOSEOUT Sale

Going On! Save on gas stoves,desks, dresses, chairs, bedframes, tables, antique armoire,twin beds, dishes, sheets, shoes,shelves, mirrors and more! AllReduced to Sell! Also, BigGarage Sale, Friday, June 20th,8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and Saturday,June 21, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Don’tMiss It! T-Gails Thrift Shop, 7XSquare, Creole. 542-4824. 6/19c.

UUSSEEDD AAUUTTOOSS1999 HARLEY Davidson,

FLHTCU-I, fuel injected, 16,000miles, AM/FM/cassette, cruisecontrol, Lots of extra chrome, 2sets of exhaust, wide whitewalltires. $17,200 neg. 528-1322 orpage 626-5374. 6/19

NNOOTTIICCEESSII THESSALONIANS 1

Vs. 6: Seeing it is a righteousthing with God to recompensetribulation to them that trou-ble you: 6/19p.

NNOOTTIICCEESSNOTARY EXAM

The notarial examinationfor Cameron Parish will begiven Monday, July 14, 2003,at nine o’clock a.m. at theoffice of Jones Law Firm inCameron. Applications may bepicked up at Jones Law Firmin Cameron during regularbusiness hours and must bereturned by Thursday, July 3,2003. 6/5-19

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CCAARRDD OOFF TTHHAANNKKSSPRAYER TO THE

Blessed Virgin(Never Known To Fail)Oh, most beautiful flower

of Mount Carmel, fruitful vinesplendor of Heaven BlessedMother of the Son of GodImmaculate Virgin, assist mein my necessity, oh Star of theSea, help me and show meherein you are my Mother, ohHoly Mary, Mother of God,Queen of Heaven and Earth, Ihumbly beseech you from thebottom of my heart to succorme in this necessity. There arenone that can withstand yourpowers, oh, show me hereinyou are my Mother, oh, Maryconceived without sin, pray forus who have recourse to thee(three times). Holy Mother, Iplace this cause in your hands(three times). Holy Spirit youwho solve all problems, lightall roads so that I can attainmy goal, you who give me thedivine gift to forgive and for-get all evil against me andthat all instances in my lifeyou are with me. I want in thisshort prayer to thank you forall things as you confirm onceagain that I never want to beseparated from you in eternalglory. Thank you for yourmercy toward me and mine.(The person says this prayer 3consecutive days. After 3 days,the request will be granted!This prayer must be publishedafter the favor is granted.)

HOLY SPIRIT Thou whosolve all problems, who lightall roads, so that I can attainmy goals. Thou who gives methe divine gift to forgive andforget all evil against me, andthat in all instances of my lifethou are with me. I want inthis short prayer to thankthee for all things and to con-firm once again that I wish tobe with thee in eternal glory.Thank thee for thy mercytoward me and mine. The per-son must say this prayer 3consecutive days, after threedays, the favor requested willbe granted, even if it mayappear difficult. This prayermust be published immediate-ly after the favor is grantedwithout mentioning the favor.Only your initials shouldappear at the bottom.

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FOUNDThere has been a motorbike

turned in at the Cameron Sheriff ’sDepartment. Please contact uswith your information if you aremissing one. (337)775-5111.RUN: June 12, 19 (J-20)

CLASSIFIEDS

LAYNA SAVOIEreceived the King DavidAward for the secondgrade at Our Lady Queenof Heaven School duringthe annual awards cere-mony. The King Davidaward is given to one stu-dent in each grade whoexhibits superior leader-ship, compassion andcharacter. Layna is alsoan Accelerated Readerand is the daughter ofShadd and Pamela Savoieof Sweetlake.

BRITT SAVOIE, third-grader at Our Lady Queenof Heaven, was runner-upin the spelling bee. He isan Accelerated Readerand is the son of Shaddand Pamela Savoie ofSweetlake.

MAGICIAN DAVIDLeBouef will be perform-ing magic shows andshowing people how toperform magic for thisweek’s Summer ReadingProgram. The workshopswill be at the CameronParish Library at 10 a.m.and at the Johnson BayouBranch Library at 2 p.m.on June 25th. Mr. LeBouefwill be at the HackberryBranch at 10 a.m. and at 2p.m. at the Grand LakeFireman's Center on June26. The shows are free tothe public.

Magician David LeBoeufwill be performing magicshows and showing peoplehow to perform magic for thisweek’s Summer ReadingProgram at the CameronParish Library at 10 a.m. onJune 25th and at the JohnsonBayou Branch Library at 2p.m.

The workshop teachestricks to school-age childrenwith a small magic kit thatthe library will furnish.

On June 26th at 10 a.m.,Mr. LeBoeuf will hold a magicshow at the HackberryBranch Library and anothershow at 2 p.m. at the GrandLake Fireman’s Center.

The shows are free to thepublic and everyone isencouraged to attend.

The Hackberry Branchwill offer the double treat of asecond Summer ReadingProgram in the same daywith the music of Aaron Istreat 1 p.m. on June 26th.

Programs toldfor Storytime

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President Henry reported thatall the salvinia in the area hasbeen sprayed twice in recent days.It was suggested that we run anad once a month in the LakeCharles American Press and in theCameron Pilot, giving a SalviniaHotline telephone number peoplecan call to report seeing what theysuspect to be salvinia. It was notedthat we need to send thank-youletters to Tosoro, Inc. and L&L,who have donated 1,000 feet of oil-field boom (500 feet each) for usein controlling salvinia. Ambar,Trusco and Newpark are also look-ing into giving us some boom forthis purpose. Jeff Davis Electricloaned us their marsh buggy foruse in spraying salvinia also.

The U. S. Amry Corps ofEngineers put out the followinginformation: Salvinia doublesitself in 2.2 days under ideal con-ditions. If one plant is introduced,you’ll have 8,000 in the firstmonth, 67 million in the secondmonth, and 4.5 quadrillion in 4months time. Mr. Henry reporteda task force has been formed tofight salvinia in the area, com-posed of land-owners, biologists,university representatives, andgovernment representatives. Thetask force is requesting actionplans, salinity studies, perimeterstudies, cost studies, etc. This willbe necessary in order to get accessto State funds to assist with con-trolling salvinia.

Scott introduced Rusty Welch,biologist, who has been takingsamples and is working on aresearch study for possible help ingetting grant money for fightingsalvinia. He can document ourwork with regard to salvinia con-trol, as a biologist.

It was noted by Tina Horn,Parish Administrator, thatGravity Drainage District No. 3now has the responsibility to keepW-1 Drainage Canal pumped aslow as possible for salvinia control,and the Police Jury and Wildlifeand Fisheries will take up theslack on spraying outlying areasaway from W-1 West. Soctt notedthat we can put out 100 gallons ofchemical in one hour for sprayingsalvinia. We will have to do asemi-weekly or monthly inspectionfor salvinia, and spray it as wefind it. Wildlife and Fisheriesneeds to allocate some funds, andthe State will have to contribute tothe control of salvinia, because itis a bigger problem than we canhandle on our own. Tina Hornstated that we are also working ongetting appropriation of Federalfunds for the purpose of salviniacontrol.

Glenn Harris reported thatthey are looking, but he does notknow of any salvinia at this timein the Cameron-Creole Watershed.Water levels are around .8 or .9now. Salinities have not been aproblem. He stated that some war-ranty work was done on the gates,and automation will be up andrunning soon.

Scott Henry pointed out 5areas where Drainage Board pre-existing culverts are crushed inthe W-1 area, impeding drainage.This will also prevent us fromintroducing salt water in the fightagainst salvinia. He stated that ifwe buy the culverts, the Parishwill put them in. One 20-foot andfour 40-foot 24’’ culverts are need-ed. If any Board Members wish togo out and view this area, heoffered to take them out to see it.

A motion was made by E. J.Dronet, seconded by EdwardRacca, Jr., and unanimously car-ried to authorize the purchase ofone 20-foot and four 40-foot 24’’galvanized 16 gauge culverts, atan approximate cost of $2,400.Tina Horn, Parish Administrator,agreed that if we purchase theseculverts, the Police Jury willinstall them.

It was agreed that boom place-ment will be used to preventsalvinia from floating into themarsh.

Board members officially wel-comed new member Coy Mudd,who was sworn in before the meet-ing today. It was agreed that a let-ter of thanks be extended to KathyGuthrie for her former service onthis Board.

A motion was made by E. J.Dronet, seconded by EdwardRacca, Jr., and unanimously car-ried to authorize President ScottHenry to sign an acknowledge-ment and agree to abide by thePolice Jury Travel ReimbursementPolicy.

Edward Racca, Jr., stated thathe feels we could benefit from theservices of biologist Rusty Welchto advise us in the future. It wasagreed that we will utilize RustyWelch’s assistance in studyingsalvinia, at no fee at this point.Mr. Welch agreed, and stated thathe can benefit by building hisexperience and his resume instudying the plant and workingwith us on this problem.

There being no further busi-ness, the meeting was adjourned.Scott Henry, President

E. J. Dronet, Secretary-Treas.RUN: June 19 (J-44)

CAMERON PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO.11 PROCEEDINGS MAY 3, 2003

There was a special meeting ofthe Board of Waterworks District11 at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 3,2003, at the Grand LakeWaterworks Office.

Present: Jeffrey Jouett, AndreAbadie, Gerald Richard.

Absent: Ricky Guidry, BillyJohnston.

Other Attendees: None.The meeting was called to

order by Board President JeffreyJouett.

With the help of Mr. LonneHarper, Lonnie Harper andAssociates, the board carefullyreviewed the bids submitted bythree contractors for theDistribution SystemImprovements in the GrandlakeArea-Phase 1 (Project #2003-02).

On motion of Andre Abadie,seconded by Gerald Richard andcarried, the board accepted the lowbid of F. D. Shay contractor#14516.

On motion of Gerald Richard,seconded by Andre Abadie, and

Minutes of the RegularMeeting of the Cameron ParishGravity Drainage District No. 3held on Tuesday, March 18, 2003,at 2:30 p.m. in the CameronParish Police Jury Annex.

Members present: Scott Henry,E. J. Dronet, and Joe Dupont.

Members absent: EdwardRacca, Jr., and Kathy Guthrie.

Others present: JamesLeBoeuf and Lonnie Harper.

A motion was made by JoeDupont, seconded by Scott Henry,and unanimously carried toapprove the minutes of theFebruary 18, 2003, regular meet-ing as written.

A motion was made by JoeDupont, seconded by Scott Henry,and unanimously carried toapprove the Financial Report forthe month of February, 2003.

A motion was made by JoeDupont, seconded by Scott Henryand unanimously carried toapprove the following bills for pay-ment:

ASCO (diesel fuel), $6,133.93;Cameron Parish Police Jury,316.00; Kevin Smith, 3,850.00;Cameron Parish Pilot, 66.00;Cameron Parish Police Jury (Ins.),2,660.04; Red Man Pipe andSupply Company, 19.84.

Scott Henry reported that themarsh buggy we rented from JeffDavis Electric Company last yearwas rented again, with a 100 gal-lon hydraulic tank bolted to it, forspraying salvinia as previouslyauthorized: $1,820/week for themarsh buggy and $160/week forthe pump. Several applicationshave been done from Highway 82to Earl Road, from Earl Road toScott’s Bridge, from Scott’s Bridgeto Sells Bridge, and Sells Bridge toHighway 82, all on W-1 West. Thearea south of Lambert’s Bayou onDavis property was also sprayed.The process calls for anotherspraying 14 days later for effec-tiveness in controlling salvinia.The Police Jury has agreed to giveus help by purchasing the chemi-cal and allowing some of their per-sonnel to assist with the applica-tion. Rental of an airboat is$350/day, and personnel have to bepaid by the Police Jury. We musttake salinity readings daily andkeep a log. The Police Jury haspurchased a $1,000 machine totake the salinity readings, andMyles Hebert will check the read-ings for us daily. The chemicalcosts $120 per gallon. If thesalvinia is not controlled now, theditch will plug up, and we have anobligation to keep the ditch openfor draining the Parish. The gov-ernment is offering us help, andthey are forcing us to take thisaction. The Parish has offered usanything they have to help us getthis matter under control. Wildlifeand Fisheries will purchase somechemical as well. A motion wasmade by E. J. Dronet, seconded byJoe Dupont, and unanimously car-ried to agree that salvinia, otherthan in and connected to the W-1drainage canal, will be controlledby the Police Jury and Wildlifeand Fisheries equipment andfunding. The company will supply40 gallons of the chemical at$107/gallon (reduced rate), and wewill have to hire people to do thespraying. Ben Welch has timeuntil alligator season. He will turnin his time each day to EdwardPeterson or James LeBoeuf. TheParish will have people to helpalso. When the river gets saltyenough, we will introduce saltwater to take care of the salvinia.Salvinia control will be our largestexpense this year. The governmentwants us to keep records of every-thing we spend, even though wewon’t be reimbursed for it. Thechemical will be $6,000 for onespraying; airplane costs $1,500 forone trip (we need 4 trips); marshbuggy rental will be $5,400 for onemonth; airboat will be $35/ hourplus personnel; and fuel is$1,000/week.

It was agreed that Ms. Poolwill compile everything we havespent in 2001 and 2002 related tosalvinia control, and then keeptrack of what we spend during2003 as well. These figures willinclude fuel, repairs to engine,heavy equipment, chemical pur-chases, etc.

A motion was made by E. J.Dronet, seconded by Joe Dupont,and unanimously carried toapprove a $200/month salaryincrease for Paula Pool, clericalsecretary.



Minutes of the RegularMeeting of the Cameron ParishGravity Drainage District No. 3held on Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at2:30 p.m. in the Cameron ParishPolice Jury Annex.

Members present: Scott Henry,E. J. Dronet, Edward Racca, Jr.,and new member, Coy Mudd, whois taking the place of former BoardMember, Kathy Guthrie.

Member absent: Joe Dupont.Others present: Glenn Harris

and Mike Hoff, U. S. Fish andWildlife Services, James LeBoeuf,Myles Hebert, Tina Horn, EdwardPeterson, and Rusty Welch.

A motion was made by E. J.Dronet, seconded by Scott Henryand unanimously carried toapprove the minutes of the March18, 2003, regular meeting as writ-ten.

A motion was made by EdwardRacca, Jr., seconded by Coy Mudd,and unanimously carried toapprove the Financial Report forthe month of March 2003.

A motion was made by EdwardRacca, Jr., seconded by Coy Mudd,and unanimously carried toapprove the following bills for pay-ment:

1. Lake Charles Diesel, Inc.,$69.07; 2. ASCO, 2,879.00; 3.ASCO, 215.82; 4. Red Man Pipeand Supply Company, 38.97; 5.Daniel’s Welding andConstruction, Inc., 179.00; 6.Welch’s Airboat Service, 3,600.50;7. Welch’s Airboat Service,1,775.00; 8. Welch’s AirboatService, 1,750.00; 9. Welch’sAirboat Service, 2,175.00; 10.G&H Seed Company, 2,113.50.

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Johnson Bayou Recreation Centermeeting in regular session con-vened on the 20th day of May,2003 accepted as complete andsatisfactory the work performedunder Project Number #42563-1;Renovation to large & small pooland said Johnson Bayou Recre-ation Center under file no. 279561in the book of Mortgages, Cam-eron Parish, Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnish-ing of labor, supplies, material,etc., in the construction of the saidwork should file said claim withthe Clerk of Court of CameronParish, Louisiana on or beforeforty-five (45) days after the firstpublication hereof, all in the man-ner and form as prescribed by law.After the elapse of said time, theJohnson Bayou Recreation Centerwill pay all sums in the absence ofany such claims or liens.BY;/s/ Brenda SandersBRENDA SANDERS,PRESIDENTRUN: May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26,July 3, 10 (M-64)

LEGAL NOTICEThe Cameron Parish Clerk of

Court has adopted a final amend-ed budget for Fiscal 2003 and aproposed budget for fiscal 2004.Budgets of the Clerk’s office areavailable for public inspection dur-ing normal business hours at theOffice of the Clerk of Court, ParishCourthouse Building, Cameron,Louisiana.RUN: June 19 (J-12)

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 2nd day of June 2003 acceptedas substantially complete and sat-isfactory the work performedunder Project Number 2002-07:Cameron Parish LibraryImprovements at Hackberry andJohnson Bayou pursuant to thecertain contract between RibbeckConstruction, Inc. and saidCameron Parish Police Jury underFile No. 279154, in the Book ofMortgages, Cameron Parish,Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnish-ing of labor, supplies, material,etc., in the construction of the saidwork should file said claim withthe Clerk of Court of CameronParish, Louisiana on or beforeforty-five (45) days after the firstpublication hereof, all in the man-ner and form as prescribed by law.After the elapse of said time, theCameron Parish Police Jury willpay all sums due in the absence ofany such claims or liens.BY: Bonnie Conner, SecretaryRUN: June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3,10, 17 (J-19)

NOTICE FOR BIDSThe Cameron Parish School

Board will receive sealed bidsuntil the hour of 11:00 a.m.,Wednesday, July 9, 2003, for fur-nishing paper goods to the schoolsof CAMERON PARISH during the2003-2004 school session and anysummer program during the sum-mer of 2004.

A bid form, list of specifica-tions, and bid procedures may beobtained from the PurchasingDepartment of the CAMERONPARISH SCHOOL BOARDOFFICE, P.O. Box 1548, 246Dewey Street, Cameron, LA70631.

All bids should be marked onenvelope ‘BID ON PAPERGOODS, 2003-2004’. Bid pricemust be delivery price to theCAMERON PARISH SCHOOLWAREHOUSE, CAMERON,LOUISIANA.

The Cameron Parish SchoolBoard reserves the right to refuseor cancel any price quotationbased on the quality of goods,availability of products and/or ser-vices rendered.

CAMERON PARISH SCHOOLBOARD

/s/ Dr. Doug Chance,Superintendent

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NOTICE FOR BIDSThe CAMERON PARISH

SCHOOL BOARD will receivesealed bids until the hour of 11:00a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2003, forthe furnishing of duplicatingpaper to the schools of CAMERONPARISH during the 2003-2004-school session.

Detailed bid list and specifica-tion sheet may be obtained fromthe Cameron Parish School Board,Cameron, Louisiana.

Bid price on all items shouldbe the delivery price to theCameron Parish School BoardOffice. All bids must be submittedon or before the above date andtime. Envelopes should bemarked ‘BID ON DUPLICATINGPAPER’.

The School Board reserves theright to reject any and all bids sub-mitted.



CAMERON PILOTRUN: June 12, 19 (J-28)

BID NOTICEJune 9, 2003

The CAMERON PARISHSCHOOL BOARD will receiveBIDS FOR JANITORIAL SUP-PLIES for the use in schools inCameron Parish during the 2003-2004 session and any summer pro-gram during the summer of 2004at 11:00 a.m. in the CameronParish School Board Office onWednesday, July 9, 2003.

A bid form, list of specifica-tions, and bid procedures may beobtained from the PurchasingDepartment of the CAMERONPARISH SCHOOL BOARDOFFICE, P.O. Box 1548, 246

Dewey Street, Cameron, La.,70631.

All BIDS must be submittedon or before the scheduled timeand date. Envelopes should beclearly marked, ‘BID FOR JANI-TORIAL SUPPLIES 2003-2004’.

The CAMERON PARISHSCHOOL BOARD RESERVES theright to refuse or cancel any pricequotation based on the quality ofgoods, availability of productsand/or services rendered.



CAMERON PILOTRUN: June 12, 19 (J-29)


Board will receive sealed bidsuntil the hour of 11:00 a.m. onWednesday, July 9, 2003, at theCameron Parish School BoardOffice, Cameron, LA for the pur-chase of bread items for theschools of Cameron Parish duringthe 2003-2004 session and anysummer programs during thesummer of 2004.

A detailed bid form and specifi-cations may be obtained from theCameron Parish School BoardOffice, P. O. Box 1548, Cameron,LA 70631.

All bids must be returnedsealed, indicating “Sealed BreadBid” clearly on the outside of theenvelope.

The Board reserves the right toreject any and all bids submitted.


BY: /s/ Douglas L. Chance,Superintendent

RUN: June 19 and 26 (J-34)


Board Food Service Office willreceive sealed bids for food andsupplies for use in the lunchroomsof Cameron Parish Schools duringthe 2003-2004 session, in the FoodService Office as per the attachedbid schedule.

A bid form, general instruc-tions, and specifications may beobtained from the School FoodService Office, P. O. Box 1548,Cameron LA 70631.

All bids must be submitted onor before the above time and date.Bids shall be sealed and clearlymarked on the outside of the enve-lope “Lunchroom Food Bid” and/or“Lunchroom Supply Bid”

The Board reserves the right toreject any and all bids submittedfor food and supplies.



CAMERON PARISH SCHOOLBOARD SCHOOL FOOD SER-VICES SCHOOL YEAR 2003-

2004 BID SCHEDULEBid Type, Bid Award ( 10 a.m.

unless noted otherwise), BidPeriod; Supplies, July 9, 2003 at11:00 a.m.; August, 2003-May 30,2004; Meats, July 11, 2003,August-September, 2003; CannedGoods, July 11, 2003, August-December, 2003; Support Foods,July 11, 2003, August-December,2003; Meats, September 10, 2003,October-November, 2003; Meats,November 5, 2003, Dec., 2003-Jan., 2004; Canned Goods,December 3, 2003, January-May30, 2004; Support Foods,December 3, 2003, January-May30, 2004; Meats, January 7, 2004,February-March, 2004; Meats,March 10, 2004, April-May 30,2004.RUN: June 19 and 26 (J-35)


Board will receive sealed bidsuntil the hour of 11:00 a.m. onWednesday, July 9, 2003, at theCameron Parish School BoardOffice, Cameron, LA for the pur-chase of milk and milk productsfor the schools of Cameron Parishduring the 2003-2004 session andany summer programs during thesummer of 2004.

A detailed bid form and specifi-cations may be obtained from theCameron Parish School BoardOffice, P. O. Box 1548, Cameron,LA 70631.

Bid is to be delivered price toall school lunchrooms of CameronParish. Bid price is not to includesales tax.

Each bidder must deposit withits proposal a bid bond or certifiedcashier’s check in the sum of$1,000.00 as security for its perfor-mance under the bid and contract.

All bids must be returnedsealed, indicating “Sealed MilkBid” clearly on the outside of theenvelope.

The Board reserves the right toreject any and all bids submitted.



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Minutes of MeetingCameron Parish Drainage

District #9May 15, 2003 06:00 PM

Hackberry Recreation CenterAdministrative: Scott Benoit

(Sec/Treasure) calls meeting toorder.

Members present-Black Seay,Reuben LaBauve.

Members absent-BillDelcambre and Raymond Hicks.

Guests present-None.Minutes for previous meeting

were distributed to Board mem-bers prior to meeting. R. LaBauvemotioned to approve minutes ofprevious meeting as prepared. B.Seay seconded motion. Motion car-ried unanimously.

Treasurers’ Report$103,209.88-Checking Account.$200,000.00-CDs R. LaBauvemotioned to approve treasurer’sreport as read. B. Seay secondedmotion. The motion carried unani-mously.

Old Business:1) E-mail address for

Hackberry Drainage Board [email protected]. Any

one having drainage concerns cansend comments to be addressed bythe drainage board to aboveaddress and someone will respond.

2) Permit process for MustangCircle project continuing. Finalstages of the permit process are inprogress. Permit should bereceived by 06/01/03.

3) Proposed work on HWY 27being reviewed by Lancon Eng.Raymond Hicks will contact JohnLowery with Lancon Eng. To checkon status.

4) Permit application for ArtieSeay Ditch still in progress.

New Business:1) Corps/CMD permit for; Troy

Byler were discussed. Reubenmade motion to approve eachapplication. B. Seay seconded themotion. The motion carried unani-mously.

2) S. Benoit presented invoicefrom Cameron Pilot, ArabieEnvironmental, Cameron ParishPolice Jury, and M&C Oil Field forapproval to pay. R. LaBauve madea motion to pay the invoices. B.Seay seconded the motion. Themotion carried unanimously.

3) Drainage on the South sideof Hicks Ln. was discussed. R.LaBauve motioned that a fieldreview of the area be done. B. Seayseconded the motion. The motioncarried unanimously.

4) Drainage on Oak Ln. wasdiscussed. R. LaBauve motionedthat a field review of the area bedone. B. Seay seconded themotion. The motion carried unani-mously.

5) Drainage in front of RobbieAbshire’s home on Everett Vincentwas discussed. R. LaBauvemotioned that a field review of thearea be done. B. Seay seconded themotion. The motion carried unani-mously.

6) Drainage in front of HeraldFrey’s home on Meyers Rd wasdiscussed. R. LaBauve motionedthat a field review of the area bedone. B. Seay seconded themotion. The motion carried unani-mously.

7) The board discussed reviewof all open work request. Statecrews will be performing some ofthe work along the State Hwy.Contractors will have to be hiredto perform a few jobs off the Parishright of ways. Parish workers willperform the remainder.

8) Discussed the use of a pipeattachment on backhoe to sweepditches to provide for a smootherfinish. R. LaBauve motioned tobring this issue up to SteveTrahan, B. Seay.

9) Board members reviewedquarterly Ethics newsletter.

With no further new businesspresented, the meeting wasadjourned.

Minutes prepared and submit-ted by Scott Benoit, Secretary-Treasurer./s/ Raymond Hicks, President

/s/ Scott Benoit, Secretary-Treasurer

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PUBLIC NOTICEThe Cameron Parish Sheriff

has adopted his final budgetamendments for fiscal 2002-2003.The amended budget is availablefor public inspection in the sher-iffs’ office during regular officehours, Monday through Friday(8:00-4:00).

The following report is a sum-mary only. Detailed financialrecords are on file in the Sheriffs’Office, Parish Courthouse,Cameron, Louisiana.

/s/ James R. SavoieJAMES R. SAVOIE, SHERIFF

PARISH OF CAMERON.CAMERON PARISH SHERIFF

AMENDED BUDGETFISCAL 2002-2003

BEGINNING FUND BAL-ANCE: $2,466,887.

REVENUE: Self generatedfees, taxes, commissions, etc.,$3,349,835; State & ParishAppropriation, $324,048; Total,$3,673,883; Funds available:$6,140,770.

EXPENDITURES: Personalservice: $2,406,220; Contractedservices: $653,738; Capital outlay,$116,000; Operation and mainte-nance: $533,956; Total:$3,789,714.

OTHER MEANS OFFINANCE: $15,146

EXCESS (DEFICIT) FOR THEYEAR: $(115,831)

ENDING FUND BALANCE:$2,366,202.RUN: June 19 (J-39)

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Cameron Parish Sheriff

will conduct a proposed budgethearing on June 30, 2003 at 10:00a.m. in the Sheriffs’ Office, ParishCourthouse, Cameron, Louisiana.The purpose of the hearing is toinvite public comment in the bud-get process of the sheriffs’ officeand the operation of same. All per-sons are invited to attend regard-less of sex, race, religion, handi-capped etc.

The following report is a sum-mary only. Detailed financialrecords are available and on file inthe sheriffs’ office. Interested per-sons may examine the budget doc-ument between the hours of 8:00-4:00 Monday through Friday. Thisnotice is prepared and publishedin compliance with LouisianaRevised Statutes 39:1301-1314.

/s/ James R. SavoieJAMES R. SAVOIE, SHERIFF

PARISH OF CAMERONCAMERON PARISH SHERIFF

PROPOSED BUDGET2003-2004

BEGINNING FUND BAL-ANCE, $2,366,202.

REVENUE: Self generatedfees, service, $3,372,300; Stateand Parish Appropriation,$280,500; Total, $3,652,800;Funds available: $6,019,002.

EXPENDITURES: Personalservice, $2,578,000; Contractedservices, $659,000; Operation &Maintenance, $464,500; CapitalOutlay, $120,000; Total:$3,899,000.

OTHER MEANS OFFINANCE: $1,000.

EXCESS OF REVENUEOVER EXPENDITURE:$(246,200)

ENDING FUND BALANCE:$2,121,002.RUN: June 19 (J-40)

AMENDEDMinutes of the Regular

Meeting of the Cameron ParishGravity Drainage District No. 3held on Tuesday, January 21, 2003at 2:30 p.m. in the CameronParish Police Jury Annex.

Members present: Scott Henry,E. J. Dronet, Joe Dupont, EdwardRacca, Jr.

Member absent: Kathy Guth-rie.

Others present: EdwardPeterson and James LeBoeuf.

A motion was made by JoeDupont, seconded by EdwardRacca, Jr., and unanimously car-ried to approve the minutes of theDecember 17, 2002, regular meet-ing as written.

A motion was made by EdwardRacca, Jr., seconded by JoeDupont, and unanimously carriedto approve the FinancialStatement for the month ofDecember, 2002.

A motion was made by EdwardRacca, Jr., seconded by Joe Dupontand unanimously carried toapprove the following bills for pay-ment:

Welch’s Air Boat, $406.00; On-Target Surveying, Inc., 1,644.76;Crain Brothers, Inc., 1,154.00; OilPatch Welders, 342.00; Oil PatchWelders, 152.00; Cameron MarineFabricators, 136.00; CameronParish Pilot, 188.00; ASCO,220.00; ASCO, 510.00; Cam Tooland Machine Shop, 38.00; LakeCharles Diesel, Inc., 15,500.00;Red Man Supply, 124, 57.

It was reported that anOperations and MaintenanceInspection for the Water ControlStructures was held Friday beforelast. Scott Henry met with JimHatfield of Cameron Prairie andseveral representatives of theDepartment of Natural Resourcesfor a tour of all water controlstructures. All of the gates lookedpretty good except for some rust,stems missing, some storm dam-age to solar panels, and some ofthe gates are not operating proper-ly. They will make a report andpresent it to the Board at anupcoming meeting.

President Henry reported thathe thinks we are going to have tohire someone to do the spraying ofsalvinia. It is hard to get anythingdone with the Parish personnelbecause of their workload. Anyaction on this problem was tabledat this time. However, it wasagreed that if we get any salinity,we will let it in for its negativeeffect on the salvinia, and we willcontinue to pump water levelsdown, which is the most effectiveway to help control the salvinia.



Minutes of the RegularMeeting of the Cameron ParishGravity Drainage District No. 3held on Tuesday, February 18,2003, at 2:30 p.m. in the CameronParish Police Jury Annex.

Members present: Scott Henry,Joe Dupont, Edward Racca, Jr.

Members absent: E. J. Dronetand Kathy Guthrie.

Others present: Lonnie Harperand James LeBoeuf.

A motion was made by EdwardRacca, Jr., seconded by JoeDupont, and unanimously carriedto approve the minutes of theJanuary 21, 2003 regular meetingas written.

A motion was made by JoeDupont, seconded by EdwardRacca, Jr., and unanimously car-ried to approve the FinancialReport for the month of January,2003.

A motion was made by EdwardRacca, Jr., seconded by JoeDupont, and unanimously carriedto table the bills until next meet-ing.

Scott Henry reported that hehas received a letter from NRCS,which they have drafted for us tosign and send back to them on ourletterhead, stating that we haveapproved the Cameron-CreoleWater Control StructuresOperations and MaintenanceInspection findings, and that as apreventive maintenance measure,we request NRCS to secureCWPPR funds to repiar all applic-able findings on the structures asmentioned in the InspectionReport. A motion was made byEdward Racca, Jr., seconded byJoe Dupont, and unanimously car-ried to authorize Scott Henry tosign this letter on behalf ofCameron Parish Gravity DrainageDistrict No. 3, and to send it backto NRCS on our letterhead,requesting CWPPR funds to com-plete all reccomended repairs onthe Water Control Structures asnoted in the inspection report.

Joe Dupont reported thatsalvinia in the area looks like it isdying right now. It was noted thatit seems to be at a stage nowwhere we may be able to spray itand do a clean-up job. It wasagreed that we will start flushingit with salt water later whenwater levels are higher. But rightnow we’re taking advantage of thedrought, and it is dying.

Scott Henry presented a draftresolution drawn up jointly by theCameron Parish WetlandsAdvisory Committee and theCameron Parish WaterManagement B, criticizingCameron Parish Gravity DrainageDistrict No. 3 for the handling ofthe salvinia problem in the parish.It was agreed that this Boardobjects to the resolution and hadno input into it at all. It was alsoagreed that representatives of theState Wildlife & Fisheries, mem-bers of Cameron Parish WetlandAdvisory Committee and theCameron Parish WaterManagement Board will be invitedto attend our March meeting to beheld on March 18, 2003. TheParish Administrator was asked tocontact these persons and askthem to attend our next meeting toexpress their concerns and toallow for more interaction and dis-cussion with this Board regardingthis matter.


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LEGAL NOTICES

carried, the board accepted thetotal base bid plus add alternate Band add alternate C in the amountof $197,086.25.

The applications for the sum-mer help were reviewed. Fourapplications were received.

On motion of Andre Abadie,seconded by Gerald Richard andcarried, the board decided to hireRandall Faulk at a rate of $7.00per hour for the summer mainte-nance position.

There being no further busi-ness, on motion of Gerald Richard,seconded by Andre Abadie, andcarried, the meeting was declaredadjourned.APPROVED: /s/ B. Andre Abadie,Vice President.ATTEST: /s/ Gerald Richard,Board Member.RUN: June 19 (J-45)

CAMERON PARISHWATERWORKS DISTRICT NO.

11 PROCEEDINGS MAY 13, 2003There was a meeting of the

Board of Waterworks District 11 at6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2003,at the Grand Lake Waterworksoffice.

Present: Andre Abadie, BillyJohnston, Gerald Richard.

Absent: Ricky Guidry, JeffreyJouett.

Other attendees: Mr. JerryLary, Community Resource Group.

The meeting was called toorder by Board Vice-President,Andre Abadie.

On motion of Gerald Richard,seconded by Billy Johnston, andcarried, the reading of the minuteswas dispensed with.

On motion of Billy Johnston,seconded by Gerald Richard andcarried, the minutes from theApril 8, 2003 meeting were accept-ed as previously mailed out.

On motion of Gerald Richard,seconded by Billy Johnston, andcarried the board accepts the fol-lowing resolution:

RESOLUTIONBE IT RESOLVED, that the

following millage is hereby leviedon the 2003 tax roll on the proper-ty subject to taxation by theWaterworks District No. 11:

District, Millage; WaterworksDist. No. 11 Maintenance, 5.70mills.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDthat the property administrativeofficials of the Parish of Cameron,State of Louisiana, be and they arehereby empowered, authorized,and directed to spread said taxes,as hereinabove set forth, upon theassessment roll of said Parish forthe year 2003, and to make the col-lection of the taxes imposed forand on behalf of the District,according to law, and that the taxherein levied shall become a per-manent lien and privlege on theproperty subject to taxation asherein set forth, and the collectionthereof shall be enforceable in themanner provided by law.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDthat the foregoing resolution wasread in full, the roll was called onthe adoption thereof, and the reso-lution was adopted by the follow-ing votes:

YEAS: Andre Abadie, GeraldRichard, Billy Johnston.

NAYS: None.ABSTAINED: None.ABSENT: Jeffrey Jouett, Ricky

GuidryADOPTED and approved this

13th day of May, 2003.Approved: /s/ B. Andre Abadie,

Vice PresidentAttest: Gerald Richard, Board

Member.Mr. Jerry Lary of Community

Resource Group addressed theboard to discuss financing optionsavailable. There are severaloptions available. CommunityResource Group is a non-profitagency that will come in and workwith the district to apply for loansfree of charge.

The issue of senior discountswas tabled.

The issue of clerical relief wastabled

Training for all board memberswill be held on June 16 at 4:30p.m. All members are required toattend.

The Superintendent’s monthlyreport was given by James Cox.His report included the followingitems: Overtime report; ArsenicRule-awaiting results from thetests pulled by the state; OSHAregulations-effective January 1,2003 we are subject to inspectionat any time.

On motion of Gerald Richard,seconded by Billy Johnston andcarried, all bills were approved forpayment.

There being no further busi-

ness, on motion of Billy Johnston,seconded by Gerald Richard andcarried, the meeting was declaredadjourned.APPROVED: B. Andre Abadie,Vice PresidentATTEST: Gerald Richard, BoardMember.RUN: June 19 (J-46)

JOHNSON BAYOU RECRE-ATION DISTRICT OF

CAMERON PARISH REGULARBUSINESS MEETING, THURS-

DAY MAY 20, 2003.The Johnson Bayou Recreation

District of Cameron Parish met onThursday, May 20, 2003 at 6:30p.m.at the Johnson BayouRecreation Center in the village ofJohnson Bayou.

Members present: Mrs.Brenda Sanders, Mr. RickyHarrington and Mrs. Trudy Young.Absent: Mr. Layne Boudreaux.Guest: Mrs. Stacey Badon.

Mrs. Brenda Sanders calledthe meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

It was moved by Mr. RickyHarrington, seconded by Mrs.Trudy Young and carried, toapprove the regular board meetingminutes.

It was moved by Mrs. TrudyYoung, seconded by Mr. RickyHarrington, and carried toapprove the bills to be paid.

It was moved by Mr. RickyHarrington, seconded by Mrs.Trudy Young, and carried to acceptthe financial statement.

It was moved by Mr. RickyHarrington, seconded by Mrs.Trudy Young and carried that thecontract for Project Number42563-1, by and between theJohnson Bayou Recreation Centerand Sabine Pools, Inc. for theRenovation of Large and Smallpools recorded under file no.279561, Mortgage records ofCameron Parish, Louisiana shallbe accepted as complete and satis-factory and the Secretary shallcause the necessary advertise-ment for the claims to be made ina manner and form provided bylaw.

There being no further busi-ness to discuss on a motion by Mr.Ricky Harrington, seconded byMrs. Trudy Young, and carried themeeting was adjourned at 7:55p.m. The June meeting will beThursday, June 12, 2003 at 6:30p.m.

APPROVED: /s/ Brenda SandersRUN: June 19 (J-48)

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FIELD03-508

LEGAL NOTICESTATE OF LOUISIANA, OFFICE

OF CONSERVATION, BATONROUGE, LOUISIANA.

In accordance with the laws ofthe State of Louisiana, and withparticular reference to the provi-sions of Title 30 of LouisianaRevised Statutes of 1950, a publichearing will be held in theHearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalleBuilding, 617 North 3rd Street,Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00a.m., on TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2003,upon the application of NOBLEENERGY, INC.

At such hearing theCommissioner of Conservationwill consider evidence relative tothe issuance of an Order pertain-ing to the following matters relat-ing to the Miocene Zone, ReservoirB, in the West Johnson BayouField, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

1. To create a single drillingand production unit of approxi-mately 300 acres for the MioceneZone, Reservoir B, to be designat-ed as the MIO RB SUA, all asshown more particularly on theplat submitted with the applica-tion.

2. To establish rules and regu-lation governing the explorationfor and production of gas and con-densate from the proposed unit.

3. To force pool and integrateall separately owned tracts, min-eral leases and other propertyinterests within the unit so creat-ed, with each tract sharing in unitproduction on a surface acreagebasis of participation.

4. To designate applicant,Noble Energy, Inc., as the unitoperator of the proposed unit.

5. To designate the NobleEnergy, Inc.-C O Noble Heirs- ANo. 1 Well as the unit well for theproposed unit.

6. To provide that theCommissioner of Conservationshall be authorize to reclassify theproposed zone and reservoir bysupplemental order without thenecessity of a public hearing if theproducing characteristics of thereservoir so warrant and evidenceto justify such reclassification issubmitted to and accepted by theCommissioner of Conservation.

7. To consider such other mat-

LEGAL NOTICES Cont. from Pg. 6.


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NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONOFFICE OF MINERAL RESOURCES

ON BEHALF OF THE STATE MINERAL BOARD

FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANABATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821

By virtue of and in conformity with theprovisions of Sub-part A of Chapter 2,Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutesof 1950, as amended, and other applica-ble laws, sealed bids will be received inthe Office of Mineral Resources, LaSalleOffice Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana(P. O. Box 2827, Baton Rouge, LA 70821)on or before 12:00 noon on Tuesday,August 12, 2003 for a lease to explore,drill for and produce oil, gas and any otherliquid or gaseous minerals in solution andproduced with oil or gas on the followingdescribed tracts (Tract Nos. 35570through 35589, inclusive) to beopened publicly Wednesday, August13, 2003 in the LaSalle Office Building,617 N. 3rd Street, Capitol Complex, BatonRouge, Louisiana.

All bids shall offer a “Cash Payment”bonus, as set forth on the authorized bidform, for a lease having a primary term inconformity with whether said lease is aninland or offshore lease and the saidbonus shall maintain the lease in full forceand effect for the first year. If the bid offersan ANNUAL DELAY RENTAL, which ismandatory for leases with terms of morethan one (1) year, it shall not be for lessthan one-half (1/2) of the Cash Paymentbonus bid and any bids containing anannual delay rental of less than one-half(1/2) of the Cash Payment bonus will beincreased to the one-half (1/2) amount.Any lease granted shall be without war-ranty or any recourse whatsoever, eitherexpress or implied, against Lessor withregard to questions of title, not even forthe return by Lessor of any paymentsreceived under the lease or being other-wise responsible therefore to Lessee.Under LSA- R. S. 30:127, the MinimumRoyalty bid cannot be less than one-eighth (1/8) of all oil, gas or other liq-uid or gaseous minerals in solutionand produced with oil or gas andsaved or utilized. Rights to geothermalresources, free sulphur, potash, lig-nite, salt and other solid mineralsare to be excluded from any oil orgas mineral lease and any bid pur-porting to include those rights willbe disregarded as to the extent ofthose rights only. All bidders are noti-fied that the Mineral Board does not obli-gate itself to accept any bid, and thatacceptance is at the sole discretion of theMineral Board which reserves the right toreject any and all bids or to grant a leaseon any portion of the tract advertised andto withdraw the remainder of the tract.

Act 8 of the 2000 Second ExtraordinaryLegislative Session established two addi-tional fees to be collected from minerallessees on all mineral leases awarded.An additional fee of $10 per acre willbe collected and deposited into theLouisiana Wildlife and FisheriesConservation Fund. An additional feeof $5 per acre will be collected anddeposited into the Oil and GasRegulatory Fund. A separate check inthe amount of $15 per acre made payableto the Office of Mineral Resources shallbe submitted, either accompanying theoriginal bid (inside the sealed bid enve-lope) or mailed to the Office of MineralResources for receipt within ten (10) daysafter the bid is accepted and the lease isawarded. Bidders may use a regularcheck for payment of the fees. The suc-cessful bidder will not receive the leaseexecuted by the State Mineral Board untilthe fees are received.

All leases awarded shall be executedupon terms and conditions provided in thecurrent State lease form with all applica-ble riders appended thereto a copy ofwhich is available for review in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Petroleum LandsDivision, Leasing Section.

Certified check, cashier’s check orbank money order payable to theOFFICE OF MINERAL RESOURCES forthe full amount of the aforesaid CashPayment bonus shall be submitted withand accompany each bid, and no bid,once submitted, may be thereafter with-drawn or canceled. Once the bid isopened and accepted by the MineralBoard, the accompanying checks ormoney order shall be negotiated by theOffice of Mineral Resources and the pro-ceeds disbursed in the manner requiredby law.

SPECIAL NOTE:Under rules promulgated by the

Department of Natural Resources inaccordance with authority granted by Act13 of the First Extraordinary Session ofthe Louisiana Legislature of 1988, a feeequal to ten percent (10%) of theCash Payment bonus bid is requiredto be submitted by separate check,either accompanying the original bid(inside the sealed bid envelope) ormailed to the Office of MineralResources for receipt within ten (10)days after the bid is accepted andthe lease is awarded. Bidders mayuse a regular check for the 10% fee.The successful bidder will notreceive the lease executed by theState Mineral Board until the fee isreceived. If the fee check accompaniesthe bid in the sealed envelope and thebidder is unsuccessful, both the fee checkand the Cash Payment bonus check willbe returned to the unsuccessful bidder.

The successful bidder to whom thelease is awarded who receives the writtenlease executed by the State MineralBoard shall return the written lease, dulyexecuted by Lessee (all of namedLessees on the lease instrument), withinTWENTY (20) DAYS of receipt of sameunder penalty for failure to do so of forfei-ture of the lease, including the CashPayment bonus and fee tendered andnegotiated.

Bids may be for the whole or any par-ticularly described portion of the landadvertised, but consistent with MineralBoard policy. All bidders are hereby noti-fied that bids on portions of tracts shall bedescribed by metes and bounds and beaccompanied by a transparent plat outlin-ing thereon the portion bid upon. Thescale of the transparent plat shall be thesame as the scale of the OFFICIAL PLAT(NOT THE F & A PLAT) CONTAINEDHEREIN and should identify the Point ofBeginning with X and Y coordinates (ifapplicable), the Section, Township andRange, the Block No. (if offshore), theParish, any adjacent existing StateMineral Leases, and, further, shouldclearly show the entire tract boundaries inrelationship to the portion bid upon. It shallalso show the Topographic features (Landand Water) of the area in detail similar tothe Official Plat contained herein. Failureto follow these guidelines in submitting aportion bid may result in outright rejectionof the portion bid by the State MineralBoard at its sole discretion.

Notice is given that the StateMineral Board will include provisionsin the lease to insure applicable pay-ments attributable to the lease prop-erty without regard to adverse titleclaims, disputes, litigation or titlefailure and the language of thoseprovisions is available to any inter-ested party at the Office of MineralResources. Prospective biddersshould carefully examine the sameprior to submitting any bid.

Some tracts available for leasing maybe situated in the Louisiana Coastal Zoneas defined in Act 361 of the RegularSession of the Louisiana Legislature of1978 (promulgated as LSA-R. S. 49:213)and may be subject to the guidelines andregulations promulgated by the CoastalManagement Section of the Departmentof Natural Resources for operations in theCoastal Zone.

The descriptions of Tract Nos. 35570through 35589 inclusive will be pub-lished in Baton Rouge on June 18, 2003in “The Advocate”, which is the OfficialJournal of the State of Louisiana and alsoin the Official Journal of the Parishes inwhich the property is located.

NOTE: All bids shall specify theCash Payment bonus for leases as aprice per acre amount and an aggre-gate total amount. For purposes ofrental and deferred developmentpayments, the price per acre amountset forth in the bid, when multipliedby the appropriate acreage, shalldetermine the full value of rental ordeferred development payments tobe made. If there are any discrepan-cies between the total State acreagespecified in a lease and the actualState acreage within the geographi-cal boundary of the lease tract, nev-ertheless, the price per acre speci-fied in the bid for a lease shall bemultiplied by the appropriate Stateacreage within the geographicalboundary of the lease tract to com-

pute rental or deferred developmentpayments.

NOTE: Multiple portion bids on thesame tract may be accepted by the StateMineral Board, even though they overlap.In the case of overlapping portion bids onthe same tract, each of which is otherwiseacceptable to the State, the State MineralBoard will indicate which one of the multi-ple bids on the same tract is most accept-able, considering the royalty, per acrecash payment, bonus, any additional con-sideration and what, in the sole discretionof the Mineral Board, is in the best interestof the State, and that bid (referred to as“Bid A”) will be given priority in having alease issued. The State Mineral Board willalso indicate the acceptability of other por-tion bids on the same tract, if any, in theorder of their acceptance (referred torespectively as “Bid B”, “Bid C”, etc.).Once the plat of “Bid A” ‘s portion hasbeen rendered as accurately as possible,“Bid B” will be contacted and given anoption to take a lease on the remainingportion of his portion bid acreage not over-lapping “Bid A” ‘s bid portion, at “Bid B’ ‘sper acre bid price (both as to bonus andrental); and thereafter, each successivebidder whose bid is otherwise acceptablewill be given the option to take a lease onwhatever portion remains of his portionbid acreage at his respective per acre bidprice, less and except any prior portion bidacreage on which the successful bidderhas opted to take a lease.

TAX ADJUCATED LANDS TRACTS(Tract No. 35589 herein)

TRACT 35589 - Cameron Parish,Louisiana

All of the mineral rights only under landadjudicated to and acquired by the Stateof Louisiana in and through a proper taxsale, and subsequently alienated by theState which retained the mineral rightsthereto, and which is not under valid min-eral lease from the State of Louisiana onAugust 13, 2003, situated in CameronParish, Louisiana, and being more fullydescribed as follows: That certain tract orparcel of land described as the NorthwestQuarter of the Southwest Quarter of theSoutheast Quarter (NW/4 SW/4 SE/4) ofSection 15, Township 15 South Range 15West, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, adjudi-cated to the State of Louisiana in thename of R. W. Houk for 1935 unpaidtaxes and sold to Sheriff of CameronParish on November 29, 1945, containingapproximately 10 acres, all as more par-ticularly outlined on a plat on file in theOffice of Mineral Resources, Departmentof Natural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(North or South Zone), where applicable.

NOTE: The above description of theTract nominated for lease has been pro-vided and corrected, where required,exclusively by the nomination party. Anymineral lease selected from this Tract andawarded by the Louisiana State MineralBoard shall be without warranty of anykind, either express, implied, or statutory,including, but not limited to, the impliedwarranties of merchantability and fitnessfor a particular purpose. Should the min-eral lease awarded by the Louisiana StateMineral Board be subsequently modified,cancelled or abrogated due to the exis-tence of conflicting leases, operatingagreements, private claims or other futureobligations or conditions which may affectall or any portion of the leased Tract, itshall not relieve the Lessee of the obliga-tion to pay any bonus due thereon to theLouisiana State Mineral Board, nor shallthe Louisiana State Mineral Board be obli-gated to refund any consideration paid bythe Lessor prior to such modification, can-cellation, or abrogation, including, but notlimited to, bonuses, rentals and royalties.

NOTE: The State of Louisiana doeshereby reserve, and this lease shall besubject to, the imprescriptible right of sur-face use in the nature of a servitude infavor of the Department of NaturalResources, including its Offices andCommissions, for the sole purpose ofimplementing, constructing, servicing andmaintaining approved coastal zone man-agement and/or restoration projects.Utilization of any and all rights derivedunder this lease by the mineral lessee, itsagents, successors or assigns, shall notinterfere with nor hinder the reasonablesurface use by the Department of NaturalResources, its Offices or Commissions,as herein above reserved.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS GIVEN pursuant to Section 21(D) of Arti-cle IV of the Louisiana Constitu-

tion for 1974 that BellSouth Tele-communications, Inc. has filed

tariffs with the Louisiana Public Service Commission on June 6, 2003. These filings increase the

monthly rate for BellSouth® Pri-vacy Director® service associated

with the BellSouth® Complete Choice® plan. They also increase

the monthly rates for selected rate elements associated with certain

analog and digital private line of-ferings. These changes are sched-

uled to be effective beginning with bills dated August 1, 2003. If you

wish additional information re-garding these tariff filings, you

may contact your BellSouth Rep-resentative.

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ters as may be pertinent.The Miocene Zone, Reservoir

B, in the West Johnson BayouField, Cameron Parish, Louisiana,is hereby defined as being that gasand condensate bearing formationencountered between the mea-sured depths of 8254’ MD (8040’TVD) and 9066’ MD (8780’ TVD) inthe Noble Energy, Inc.-C O NobleHeirs-A No. 1 Well, located inSection 17, Township 15 South,Range 15 West.

A plat is for inspection in theOffice of Conservation in BatonRouge and Lafayette, Louisiana.www.dnr.state.la.us/CONS/CON-SEREN/hearings/pubhearings.htm.

All parties having interesttherein shall take notice thereof.

BY ORDER OF:JAMES H. WELSH

COMMISSIONER OF CONSER-VATION

Baton Rouge, La 5/30/03;6/4/03L

dpeIf accommodations are

required under Americans withDisabilities Act, please advise theOffice of Conservation-Engineering Division at P. O. Box94275, Baton Rouge, La 70804-9275 in writing within ten (10)working days of the hearing date.

This Notice does not constitutea summons to appear but is mere-ly an invitation to attend the hear-ing if you so desire. Copies of thisNotice are being sent to all knownInterested and RepresentedParties and Interested Owners.This Legal Notice has been pub-lished in THE ADVOCATE, BatonRouge, Louisiana, and will be pub-lished in the CAMERON PILOT,Cameron, Louisiana.RUN: June 19 (J-51)

The Cameron ParishLibrary and Lake CharlesMemorial Hospital are offer-ing a kids summer programvia videoconference at theCameron Parish Library thissummer.

The programs will featurea short story, a craft, the chil-dren will construct a healthysnack and eat it while listen-ing to professional health per-sonnel talk about their area ofexpertise at the hospital.

The children will thentake a video tour of that areaof Lake Charles MemorialHospital. This free class willbe offered to school-age chil-dren at the Cameron ParishLibrary, the Johnson BayouBranch Library and theHackberry Branch Library.The Kids Clinic will start at9:30 a.m. and finish at 11 a.m.each Thursday until schoolstarts. Other participatingsites include Lake Charles,Longville, Merryville, andSlidell.

This week’s storytime willcome from Cameron ParishLibrary and the snack thechildren will be constructingis a “see-through pizza”. Theguest speaker will be radio-logical technologist Mr. ScottDaigle, RT. at Lake Charles

CAMERON’S LIL’ LADY Cajuns accepted a check fromMr. Dennis Trahan and Cameron Communications. Thedonation will help the Lil’ Lady Cajuns representCameron Parish as they participate in tournaments thissummer. Shown above, from left, are Amanda Wicke, Mr.Trahan, Kimily Bourriaque, and Whitney Richard.

SHOWN ABOVE, Lions Club District Governor EthelRobin presented a Louisiana plaque to past InternationalDirector Dr. Larry Hahn at the Grand Lake- SweetlakeLions Club Charter Night.

THIS PHOTO of LouEllen Sweeney (1848-1922) was taken at GrandChenier. She was the wifeof James Hill Sweeneyand daughter of Mr. andMrs. Duncan Smith ofCameron. She moved toNederland in 1906. Thisphoto was furnished tothe Pilot by her grandson,W. T. Block of Nederland,Tex.

Memorial Hospital. He is theassistant director of Radiolo-gy and will lead a tour of theradiology department. Theclinic is free to the public.

KARA SHOWS off herapple smile treat shemade at storytime at thelibrary.

Storytime to‘tour’ L.C.hospital

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