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Frances Irving, a descendant of Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell, is dressed in Civil War era clothing.She stands inside the foyer at her home, located at 508 Fort Avenue. The historic home is one of the oldest homesin north Louisiana and is on the Tour of Homes set for Saturday, Dec. 4. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
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The book Gone with theWind became a majormotion picture that instantlybecame a classic when itpremiered in Atlanta in1939.
During a tour of the Hol-iday Trail of Lights, the WestTabernacle Community Sen-ior Citizens group will expe-rience a private tour of thehome of Frances Irving, adescendant of MargaretMunnerlyn Mitchell, authorof the book.
Irving’s great-grand-mother, Mary CharlotteMunnerlyn and Mitchell’s
grandmother, Helen AnnMunnerlyn, were firstcousins.
“Margaret Mitchell was-n’t very tall,” Irving said.“She was probably about 5’1” tall. She was a smallwoman. All my life, mymother talked about Mar-garet. I never had the pleas-ure of meeting her becauseshe died so young, butMother told me some thingsabout her.”
Born Nov. 8, 1900, inAtlanta, Mitchell was rearedin a family considered highsociety, a time when womenroles were much more nar-rowly defined. Irving grew
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One woman entered aguilty plea for four counts ofdistribution on Mondaywhile another womancharged with theft of assetsof an aged or disabled personw a sarraigned.
K i e d r eErving wasarraigned by26th JudicialD i s t r i c tJudge JeffCox oncharges ofi m p r o p e rsupervision of a minor by aparent or legal guardian.Trial in that case has been setfor Jan. 22, 2016.
She also entered pleas ofguilty on four counts of dis-tribution of a Schedule IICDS. Sentencing is set forFeb. 22, 2016, with an agree-ment the sentences will run
Ervingpleadsin drug
case
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Local businesses arepreparing for the rush ofChristmas shoppers on BlackFriday.
For Loye’s Pharmacy andGifts, Mitzi Madden says thisis the first year they have hada Black Friday sale.
“We’re not sure how it willgo,” she said. “Consideringwe put Christmas out earlythis year, I’m hoping it willdraw people in.”
Customers who shop atLoye’s on Black Friday willbe entered into a drawing towin a Christmas wreath, shesaid.
Mike Spillers, of SpillersFurniture and Appliance,says Black Friday is a bigshopping day for them, bet-ter than average with thepromotions they offer.
“It’s probably not like it isfor clothes and electronicsand that kind of stuff, but it’san event,” he said. “We havespecials that pertain to thatday only. We usually do pret-ty good on the day afterThanksgiving.”
Some of the bigger itemsthey sell are recliners, sofasand dining sets, he said.
Jimmy Williams, of Min-den Athletic, says sales areabove average on Black Fri-
Businesses prepare for Black Friday
Samantha Kramer, employee at Loye’s Pharmacy and Gifts, prepares for Black Friday inthe “wrapping room.” Customers can have their purchases wrapped and ready to putunder the Christmas tree before they leave the store. This is the first year Loye’s hasoffered a Black Friday sale. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
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Trial set in Bienvillewoman’s theft case
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GONE WITH THEWIND
HOLIDAY TRAIL OF LIGHTS
The book is one of trivia about the book and majormotion picture Gone with the Wind. It shares details ofits author, Margaret Mitchell as well as other little knownfacts about the book, movie and author. MichelleBates/Press-Herald
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Desecendant of book author tobe featured on Tour of Homes
MISS MINDENTICKETS
Tickets for the Miss MindenScholarship Pageant are
going on sale Monday, Nov.23 and will end Friday, Dec.4. Tickets are $10 each andare on sale at Al-N-WayCleaners, located at 410
Homer Road. Children twoyears of age and under getin free. Tickets will also be
available at the door the dayof the pageant.
The Miss Minden ScholarshipPageant will be Saturday,Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Min-den Civic Center. The pag-eant is sponsored by theYoung Women’s Service
Club. SeeWIND, Page 2
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HIGHER EDUCATION
BOSSIER CITY — Somestudents at Bossier ParishCommunity College will soonbe able to turn their associatedegrees into a bachelor'sdegree through Northwest-ern State University.
The leaders of bothschools have said they willsign an agreement Mondaythat enables students totransfer college credit to theuniversity after obtainingtheir associate degrees at thecommunity college, TheTimes reports. The agree-
ments were created for busi-ness administration pro-grams, engineering technolo-gy and computer informationsystems.
The agreement will helpto ensure that students canearn four-year degrees with-out having to unnecessarilytake duplicate classes, BPCCChancellor Rick Bateman Jr.said.
"Our focus isn't just aboutthe transfer, it's about com-pletion and making sure wecreate value for our students
with these agreements sothey don't lose time, energyand resources," Batemansaid.
Northwestern State Presi-dent Jim Henderson said in anews release that the facultyat both schools workedtogether so students will beprepared for the university'sbaccalaureate programs.
The community college'stwo-year programs are con-sidered a student's freshmanand sophomore year. Oncethey graduate from BPCC,
they can finish their juniorand senior year at NSU toobtain a bachelor's degree.
Both campuses said thesearticulation agreements willaddress issues in the regionalworkforce.
"It's very much marketdriven with the degree pro-grams that are creatingtransfers for today's job mar-ket," said NSU Director ofInformational Services LeahJohnson.
Clarence E. Bourn Sr. Funeral services for Clarence E. Bourn Sr. will be at
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Rose-Neath FuneralHome Chapel in Minden with the Rev. Josh Beshea officiat-ing. Interment will follow at Lane Memorial Cemetery in Sib-ley. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until servicetime Wednesday.
Clarence was born March 10, 1938 in Oakvale, Mississippiand went home to be with Jesus on Nov. 23, 2015 inPflugerville, Texas.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Tommie Jean SikesBourn of Pflugerville, Texas; sons Eddie Bourn and wifeAndrea of Heflin, C.L. Bourn and wife Marla of Greenwood,David Lane Bourn and wife Danielle of Pflugerville, Texas;daughter Debbie Jordan and husband Ronald of Blanchard;sisters Zannia Speights of Columbia, Mississippi and GingerMcEachern of Minden; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Family will serve as pallbearers.
Leroy DykesFuneral services for Mr. Leroy Dykes, 76,
will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, at theBailey Funeral Home Chapel in Cotton Valleywith the Rev. Kenneth DeHart officiating.Interment will follow in Cotton Valley Ceme-tery under the direction of Bailey FuneralHome in Cotton Valley.
Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 27, 2015from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeralhome.
Mr. Dykes was born on Oct. 9, 1939 in Hen-derson, Texas and passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 athis home in Cotton Valley. He was a veteran of the U.S.Marine Corp. and was retired from Penrod Drilling Companyafter 30 years of service. He loved music, playing the trumpet,animals, collecting scrap metal and watching LSU football. Hewill be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfa-ther who dearly loved his children.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Pat Dykes; twodaughters, Sherry Isherwood and husband, Philip of Shreve-port, Amy Phillips and husband, Kerry of Shongaloo; son,Billy Dykes and wife, Devet of Ringgold; three grandchildren,Ryker Phillips, Raiden Phillips, Haley Dykes; one great-granddaughter, Raleigh Franklin; brother, Charles Brantonand wife, Janice; two sisters, Mary Owens of Shreveport, EllaMae Cheatham of Homer; and his beloved dog, Leo.
Mr. Dykes was preceded in death by his parents, Lamar Q.and Alta Branton, brothers, James Dykes, Edward Dykes andGeorge Dykes.
Pallbearers will be Billy Dykes, Philip Isherwood, KerryPhillips, Dave Phillips, Charles Branton and Chuck Branton.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the doc-tors, nurses and staff of the Overton Brooks VA Medical Cen-ter and Aime Hospice Care for their care and compassion dur-ing Mr. Dykes illness’.
Sign our online guest book at www.baileyfuneralhome.net.
Martha Ann Wall ReedMartha Ann Wall Reed went to be with our Lord Jesus
Christ on Nov. 11, 2015. She was born on June 7, 1935 in Dub-berly at her grandmother’s house and attended and graduatedfrom Dubberly High School where she played and loved bas-ketball. Her parents were J.A. Wall and Ruby Cox Wall wholoved her dearly. She is survived by her daughters, WandaEvans and Beth Viers, and her grandchildren, Jimmy Lester,Annie Stroud, and Dillon Viers. She also was a great-grand-mother and a great-great-grandmother. She was an avid col-lector of antiques and friends. She will be greatly missed bymany people, friends and family, especially her faithful friendLatson Souter. As per her wishes, no services to be held.
Howard Robinson IIIHoward Robinson III, Henry Hank, passed
away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. He was 58years old. Henry was from Minden and livedin Frankston, Texas at the time of his passing.
Preceding him in death were his parents,Howard Robinson Jr. and Labanda ThorntonRobinson of Minden.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Robin-son of Frankston, Texas; sister Milly Rose andhusband Rev. David Frizzelle of Magnolia,Arkansas.
His children are Suzanne Robinson, Ben Wheeler of Texas;Rachel Stevens, Royse City, Texas; Howard Robinson, IV,Royse City, Texas; and Josh and Hailey Gilbert, Montalba,Texas.
Grandchildren include Celeste Robinson, Annah Stevens,Emmah Stevens, Colton Robinson all from Royse City, Texas;Jackson and Jacob Gilbert from Montalba, Texas, and onegreat-grandchild, Sebastian Stevens from Royse City, Texas.
The funeral will be Saturday, Nov. 28. at 1 p.m. at the AutryFuneral Home Chapel in Frankston, Texas. Viewing and fam-ily hour will be from 10 a.m. until noon at the funeral home.Interment will follow at Old Rock Hill Cemetery in Chandler,Texas.
Henry was a 1975 graduate of Minden High School and wasa 1980 graduate of Christ for the Nations Bible College in Dal-las, Texas.
In the 70's, Henry was in the United States Air Force. Hewas also a welder for many, many years in Texas.
He was an amazing Christian singer and songwriter forover 40 years. He was also an accomplished guitarist andauto harpist.
II Timothy 4:6-8For I am now ready to be offered and the time of my depar-
ture is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished mycourse, I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up forme a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the RighteousJudge, shall give me that day.
Matthew 25;21His Lord said unto him, well done thou good and faithful
servant: Thou has been faithful over a few things, I will makethee ruler over many things, enter into the joy of the Lord.
Northwestern State developsagreement with BPCC
up hearing tales of Mitchell,who she says was a free spiritin a time when women werefighting for equality and theright to vote.
“She wanted Margaret togo through becoming a debu-tante, but all Margaret want-ed to do was write,” she said.“Her mother was very stricton her, and Margaret felt likeher mother didn’t love her.Margaret was kind of like afree spirit.”
Irving says Mitchell beganwriting at the young age ofthree.
“She could barely hold apencil, and she wrote and sheloved to tell stories,” Irvingsaid. “She would get herbrother and the neighbor’schildren and they would situnder this arbor at her home,and she would tell all thesestories.”
Irving tells the story ofhow Gone with the Windcame to be, saying it wasn’t astory Mitchell wanted pub-lished. She began writing thebook in 1929.
“She didn’t think hermaterial would be good
enough,” she said. “She hadgone to work as a reporter forone of the newspapers therein Atlanta, and they hadsome of the authors andreporters come to a dinner.This man from New York,Mr. Harold Latham, waslooking for scripts.”
He asked each one if theyhad any manuscripts thatmight make a good play orbook.
“She never said anything,”Irving said. “She didn’t wantanybody to know about herbook. All of a sudden, one ofher so called friends askedMargaret ‘Have you writtenanything?’ One of her friendssaid, ‘That’s hard to believe,’and it made Margaret somad, she went home and gotthat script together and itweighed a ton. She took it tohim, and he picked it up andread it all the way back toNew York.”
When Latham returned toNew York, he contactedMitchell and asked for theremainder of the script. Atthe time, she hadn’t writtenthe first chapter. Lathamreportedly asked her to writethe first chapter, and aftershe gave it to him, shethought about it for a coupleof days, called him and toldhim to send it all back.
“Somehow he talked herout of it, and he was just inlove with the book,” she said.“Had her friend not madethat disparaging remark, wemight not have ever had thepleasure of Gone with theWind.”
Irving says it is believedGone with the Wind is a storyabout her life experiences,finding love, experiencingloss, suffering and triumph.She says Mitchell reportedlymodeled the men in the bookafter her own life experi-ences. For instance, she meta lieutenant in the military,Clifford West Henry, whomshe fell in love with but waskilled during World War Ibefore they could marry.Scarlett O’Hara’s love inter-est, Ashley Wilkes, isbelieved to be modeled afterHenry. Rhett Butler wasreportedly modeled after hersecond husband, Barrien“Red” Upshaw, who was abu-sive to Mitchell.
Although Butler’s charac-ter was not abusive in thestory, much of Upshaw’scharacteristics were writteninto Butler’s character.
Mitchell later marriedJohn Marsh, who was awriter himself. He encour-aged her to write, and duringher research for the book,
she obtained a massiveamount of information frommany of the old Civil Warveterans. The book was set inthe Civil War era.
Mitchell went on to winthe Pulitzer Prize for herwork, and Irving says thisbook is now printed in 40languages and the only otherbook that has sold morecopies is the Holy Bible.Overall, it has sold 30 millioncopies.
She passed away at theage of 48, in August 1949,after she was hit by a report-ed drunk driver. She isburied in Oakland Cemetery.
The tour group will get achance to see the Irvinghome, built in 1845 by Col.William Bates, who came toMinden in 1842. Batesbought the property fromMinden’s founder CharlesVeeder.
Irving and her husband,John, bought the home in the1980’s from Redrick Fogleand renovated it to the beau-tiful home it is today.
The tour will also includethe Webster Parish FilmTrail and after dark, a tour ofthe Christmas lights in Min-den’s historic downtown dis-trict.
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BRENHAM, Texas — BlueBell ice cream will be avail-able in Louisiana and Jack-son, Mississippi, on Dec. 21after listeria contaminationhalted sales and promptedcleanup of production plants.
Blue Bell on Tuesday alsoannounced the return of 115workers put on paid furloughafter the April voluntaryrecall of all products. Thecompany will have about1,000 employees, includingat plants in Alabama andOklahoma now supplyingconsumers in those states,
plus Texas.The company this month
resumed production in itshometown of Brenham, 70miles northwest of Houston.Sales from that plant havenot yet resumed amid con-tinued regulatory scrutiny.
Blue Bell was linked to 10listeria cases, including threedeaths in Kansas. Listeriabacteria can cause serious ill-ness, especially in olderadults, pregnant women andpeople with weakenedimmune systems.
Blue Bell resuming ice creamsales in Louisiana, Mississippi
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MELINDA DESLATTEAssociated Press
BATON ROUGE — Whilehe pledged to expandLouisiana's Medicaid pro-gram on "day one" in office,Gov.-elect John Bel Edwardsis finding out that might betrickier than he thought.
The financing plan enact-ed by lawmakers is caught upin a swirl of legal questions,and Edwards said after win-ning the weekend electionthat it might take a bit longerto expand Medicaid than hepromised.
Whatever the delay, theDemocratic governor-electsaid providing the govern-ment-funded health insur-ance to the working poorremains a top priority for hisnew administration when ittakes office in mid-January.
"We are going to expandthe Medicaid program inLouisiana. We're going to doit as soon as we possibly can,as responsibly as we possiblycan, and it will be part of theearly initiatives that you seein my administration," hesaid.
Term-limited Gov. BobbyJindal, a Republican whorecently ended his presiden-tial campaign, refused to takethe billions in federal healthcare money to expandLouisiana's Medicaid pro-gram. He opposed it as toocostly for the state and as aninappropriate expansion ofgovernment spending.
Thirty other states haveagreed to expand their Medi-caid programs as allowedunder President Barack
Obama's health law, with thefederal government pickingup most of the tab.
Medicaid expansion offersgovernment-funded insur-ance coverage to adults mak-ing up to 138 percent of thefederal poverty level — lessthan $33,000 for a family offour. It would pour newmoney into Louisiana forhealth care expenses as itstruggles with deep financialgaps.
As he campaigned,Edwards, a state lawmaker,said he would immediatelyexpand the program as gov-ernor. Expansion supporterspraised Edwards' victoryover Republican U.S. Sen.
David Vitter in Saturday'selection.
"The majority of the near-ly 300,000 Louisianans whowould gain coverage underMedicaid expansion areworking men and women.They all deserve the peace ofmind that comes with know-ing that in case of a suddenaccident or illness, they willget the health care theyneed," said Ron Pollack,executive director of FamiliesUSA, in a statement.
But questions have beenraised about the workabilityof legislation passed earlierthis year to help cover thestate's cost-share of a Medi-caid expansion. Edwards
said he doesn't want to enactthe expansion until he's surethe state's financing share,which will grow to 10 percentof the expansion price tagover time, is covered.
"I am not moving awayfrom expanding Medicaid asearly as I possibly can. I justknow that there may be ahurdle that we have to over-come first with respect tomaking sure that we do itproperly," he said.
Lawmakers approved afinancing tool devised by theLouisiana Hospital Associa-tion that involves hospitalspooling their money to helppay Louisiana's share of theexpansion.
In a recent analysis, how-ever, the nonpartisan Leg-islative Fiscal Office suggest-ed that legislation doesn'twork the way lawmakersanticipated and wouldn'tprovide the short-term sav-ings expected with a Medi-caid expansion.
Instead, the savingswould be steered to boostpayments to hospitals,according to the fiscal officeanalysis. In addition, thefinancing tool doesn't pay forthe entire state cost of theMedicaid expansion.
That is prompting recon-sideration of whether thehospital association plan isthe best approach — orwhether the state should lookat other options.
Reworking the financingplan could require new legis-lation. The first legislativesession planned by Edwardsis a special session expectedsometime in February.
Medicaid expansion timelineunder Edwards may be slowed
AROUND THE STATE
DIANA HEIDGERDAssociated Press
DALLAS — An invasiveplant that can clog boatmotors, block sunlight fromlakes and affect aquatic lifehas turned up in anotherEast Texas water-way, the TexasParks & WildlifeD e p a r t m e n tannounced Tues-day.
Confirmationof giant salvinia atLake Fork Reser-voir, 60 miles eastof Dallas, hasprompted anaggressive effortto remove and killthe fast-growingplants, TPWDspokesman LarryHodge said.Chemicals arebeing used ongiant salvinia, afloating fern that'snative to Braziland reproduces bybudding. Theleaves are aboutthe size of a quar-ter, sometimes larger, theagency said.
Several boat ramps areclosed, and a floating boomwarns boaters to stay clearof the Chaney Branch of thereservoir and a nearbycove, totaling about 3 acres.
"We've found in infesta-tion like this on other reser-voirs in East Texas andhave gone in and physicallyremoved the plants, all thatwe can find," Hodge said.
"If you catch it early some-times you can get rid of it,at least temporarily."
Giant salvinia, whichcan be transported by boatsand trailers, was found ear-lier on Caddo Lake, ToledoBend Reservoir and SamRayburn Reservoir, Hodge
said. SomeLouisiana lakesalso have infesta-tions of giantsalvinia, whichcan form densemats on water andalso hamper fish-ing.
"We do every-thing we can with-in the limits ofmanpower andbudget that wehave to workwith," Hodge said."The problem isthat everybodywho has a boat isa potential vec-tor."
Giant salviniawas first identi-fied in the Hous-ton area in 1998,but was later dis-covered at Toledo
Bend, the state's largestbody of water, the TWPDhas said. It's illegal to trans-port giant salvinia on boattrailers, motors or tanksused on boats for live baitor fish.
Texas Parks & Wildlifeofficials do not know thesource of the infestation atLake Fork Reservoir, sus-pecting the plants werelikely introduced by a boattrailer.
Pesky invasive plantturns up in anotherEast Texas waterway
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"THE
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LARRY HODGE,TEXAS PARKS &
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concurrent with a 12-yearcap.
She was arrested in Julyfollowing a traffic stop byMinden Police where officersfound suspected Schedule IInarcotics inside the vehicle.A 10-year-old child was inthe backseat of the vehicle,police said. Arrested with herwas Keiundra Mosha Erving,25, who was charged withpossession of Schedule IICDS (crack cocaine) withintent in the presence of aminor, possession of Sched-ule II CDS (amphetamine
salts) with intent in the pres-ence of a minor, possessionof Schedule II CDS(hydrocodone) with intent inthe presence of a minor, pos-session ofSchedule IVCDS (tra-madol) withintent andopen contain-er.
In othercourt news,trial forT a s h aWilliams wasset for Feb. 19, 2016, in frontof 26th Judicial DistrictJudge Michael O. Craig. Sheis accused of stealing someitems from her ex-boyfriendwhile he was hospitalized at
Minden Medical Center inJuly. Minden Police ChiefSteve Cropper says Williamsreportedly refused to returnthe items she was supposedto be holding for him duringhis hospitalization, amongthem $900 in cash and med-ication.
Because they lived inBienville Parish, the victimcontacted authorities there,and they were able to recovermost of the items.
The victim is quadriplegicand unable to care for him-self. Warrants were obtainedfor her arrest and sent toRinggold and Bienvilleauthorities. She was pickedup in Bienville Parish andbrought to Minden for book-ing.
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day, but they usually don’tget a big influx of shoppers.
“Christmas is not a bigdeal for us,” he said. “Every-body used to come out at 5 in
the morning, and nobodyhardly does that anymore.”
As far as sales, he saysthey do better than averageon the big day, although salesare down during the monthsof November and December.
“Our Christmas is base-ball,” he said. “That’s whenwe do the majority of ourbusiness.”
At Stage Stores, managerDavid Rico says they will beopen two hours earlier onThanksgiving Day.
“This is our fourth year ina row being open on Thanks-giving Day and we’re expect-ing the biggest one yet,” hesaid. “We’re opening at 2o’clock this year, which is twohours earlier than last year.”
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Lions Club donates to food pantry
NANCY’S KITCHEN
Nov. 26
St. Rest Baptist Church will host its a Thanksgivingdinner at 1 p.m. at the BF Martin Community LifeCenter, located at 611 E. Union Street. All are wel-come to attend and bring covered dishes.
The 33rd annual united traditional Thanksgivinggathering will be hosted by St. John Divine B.C.where the Rev. Herbert Rhone is pastor. Gatheringtime is 9 a.m. A Thanksgiving message will be deliv-ered by the Rev. Rodney Williams, pastor of the KingSolomon Baptist Church.
Nov. 29
Mt. Comfort Baptist Church will be hosting its Dea-con and Deaconess program 11 a.m.
Greater St. Paul Baptist Church will be hosting itsWomen's Day observance 9:30 a.m. Magaline Quar-les will serve as guest speaker.
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Joe LeBlanc FoodPantry Director JessicaLewis, right, is present-ed a check by AshleyBuffington, Presidentof Minden EveningLions Club. The fundswere donated to theFeed A Family Sponsor-ship program at theJLFP. The EveningLions Club sponsored afull Thanksgiving mealfor 30 families in ourcommunity. CourtesyPhoto
NANCYMCWHORTER
Meet Santa
Santa will be at Old Beck House Christmas Tree
Farm & Gift Shop from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28rain or shine.
6 Wednesday, November 25, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald
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Zach Specht
It seems like yesterday, Iwas walking through thegates of Red FranklinMemorial Stadium to watchNorth Webster andHaynesville kick off the2015 season.
Boy, how time flies. Friday night, the Minden
Crimson Tide and NorthWebster Knights fell inheartbreaking fashion, end-ing hopes of a WebsterParish takeover of theMercedes-Benz Superdome.
The Tide and Knightseach finished with ninewins, while Glenbrook andLakeside endured toughtimes, with the Apacheswinning just one game andthe Warriors finishing win-less.
This was my second sea-son as Sports Editor at theMinden Press-Herald and Ifeel blessed to have had theopportunity to cover theteams I did, meet the facesbehind the helmets of ourfavorite schools and be ableto bring their stories to you,our readers.
With that said, in noparticular order, here aresome of the more memo-rable moments of a sea-son that was anythingbut ordinary.
1. Glenbrook gets a WIn the last week of the
season, 22-year-old headcoach of the Apaches,Caleb Carmikle, gets hisfirst win and sends hisseniors out on top. TheApaches have better daysahead.
2. Devin White defeatsHaynesville
I’m well aware DevinWhite didn’t do it on hisown, but you can certainlyargue North Webstercouldn’t have done it with-out him. The senior put ona clinic, rushing for 147yards and three TD’s whileicing the game with an 86-yard kick-return touch-down.
3. L’Jarius Sneed’smagical night
I have never seen aplayer in the zone likeSneed was against Benton.Although the Tide lost,Sneed was the best playeron the field and showed hewas one of the best northLouisiana has to offer. Hisfinal stat-line showed eightcatches for 278 yards andfour TD’s. Sneed added 29rushing yards and a 71-yard kick return, bringinghis total to 378 total yardsand four TD’s.
4. Rivette runs pastNorth DeSoto
North DeSoto came intothe game with a stoutdefense known for punish-ing opponents into submis-sion.
No one told AntonioRivette.
The junior ran for 166yards and three touch-downs and threw for 148
yards and two more scoresas Minden prevailed, 43-40on the road.
5. Webster ParishSuperbowl
The game I was lookingforward to most whenschedules were announcedlived up to the hype.
Minden outlasted adetermined North Websterbunch, led by White with225 yard and two TD’s.
North Webster had theball at the Minden two-yard line with less thanthree minutes to play andthe Tide stuffed DevinWhite three times andsacked Cameron Huff tohold on for a thrilling win.
Replacing PlaymakersWebster Parish may look
back at this season and won-der if a better duo has evershared the spotlight.
L’Jarius Sneed and DevinWhite played for differentschools, but will be forever
linked in my mind and theminds of many others forputting the star-power backin place for the parish.
In an area likeShreveport/Bossier City, it’snot hard to find two elite ath-letes bound for college ball,but to have two players ofthat caliber in our backyardwas special, and a lot of funto watch.
White, a four-starprospect according to allmajor recruiting outlets, hasoffers from 11 SEC schoolsand 29 other Division-Ischools.
Sneed currently has offersfrom LA Tech, University ofLouisiana-Lafayette,Arkansas State Universityand Nicholls State. Sneed ison his way to becomingMinden’s first DI footballplayer since Jared Johnsoninked with the Ragin’ Cajunsin 2012.
Congratulations to both
seniors on outstanding sea-sons.
Last one out, turn off thelights
What a wonderful seasonit was.
A giant thank you goes outto everyone who helped meescape it alive.
Mark Chreene, thanks forbeing the man that makesMinden football go. Yourhard work and dedication tothe Tide never goesunnoticed.
Lori Hughes of NorthWebster and Christine Lee ofLakeside, your pictures andconstant keeping in contactwith me on Friday nights wasessential to coverage of theKnights and Warriors. I hope Ididn’t ask too much of you,but neither of you ever com-plained and it is a testament tothe love you have for yourschools.
To the coaches of our fourWebster Parish schools, thank
you for your patience in deal-ing with constant phone calls,text messages and interviewsI’m sure you often didn’twant to give.
Your cooperation wasimperative to coverage of thehigh-character student-athletesyou coached and it neverwaivered. I know you allcan’t wait to get the call fromme, hassling you about yourall-district players.
Last, but certainly notleast, the fans.
You are what makes all ofthis worthwhile.
Minden High, Glenbrook,North Webster and Lakesideare home to some specialkids, and those kids love noth-ing more than laying it on theline each Friday night for you.
No matter where I wentthis season, the support wasover the top.
In week one, I swearNorth Webster fans outnum-bered Haynesville in theirown house. You can’t tell methat didn’t mean the world tothose Knight’s players.
In the Webster Parishgame of the year betweenMinden and North Webster,the support on both sideswas evident as an overflowcrowd filled not just thestands, but the track as well.
At Glenbrook, in the faceof a winless season, atten-dance only got stronger asthe year went on. Onceagain, it never went unno-ticed.
Continue to support yourlocal athletes, they are theheartbeat of this small town.
So with this, we put anice, pretty bow on a seasonthat gave us record-breakingperformances, last-minutewins, a controversial sexscandal and heartbreakinglosses.
Here’s hoping for an evenlonger, heart-felt goodbye in2016.
Blake Branch is theSports Editor of theMinden Press-Herald
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSWEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY
2016 ROAD CONSTRUCTION M A T E R I A L S
The Webster Parish Police Jury solicits sealed proposals for 2016 Road Construction M a t e r i a l s .
The proposals must be in the hands of the undersigned no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2015 - in the third floor meeting room of the Webster Parish Courthouse, 410 Main Street, Minden, Louisiana 71055. The
bid forms and specification sheets are available at no charge in the office of the SecretaryÐTreasurer, Webster Parish Policy Jury. Bid information is also available online at www.websterparishla.o r g
The Webster Parish Police Jury is a tax-exempt g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c y .The Webster Parish Police Jury abides by the requirements of the Louisiana Bid Law.ALL BIDS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEARLY M A R K E D .
Webster Parish Police Jury
s/_____________Ronda CarnahanS e c r e t a r y -T r e a s u r e r .
November 25, 2015December 2 & 11, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ November 19, 2015
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSWEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY
MOWING OF W E B S T E R PARISH RIGHTS OF WAY - 2016
The Webster Parish Police Jury solicits sealed proposals for Mowing of Webster Parish Rights of Way for 2016.
The proposals must be in the hands of the undersigned no later than 2:30 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2015 in the third floor meeting room of the Webster Parish Courthouse, 410 Main Street, Minden, Louisiana 71055. The bid forms and specification sheets are available at no charge in the office of the SecretaryÐTreasurer, Webster Parish Policy Jury. Bid information is also available online at www.websterparishla.o r g
The Webster Parish Police Jury is a tax-exempt g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c y .The Webster Parish Police Jury abides by the requirements of the Louisiana Bid Law.ALL BIDS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEARLY M A R K E D .
Webster Parish Police Jury
s/______________Ronda CarnahanS e c r e t a r y -T r e a s u r e r .
November 25, 2015December 2 & 11, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ PUBLIC NOTICEO P P O RT U N I T Y F O R R E Q U E S T I N GA PUBLIC H E A R I N G
All interested persons are hereby advised that the Webster Parish Police Jury has applied to the Louisiana Department of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and Development for project funding under Federal Transit A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Section 5311 Rural T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Program/ Section 5309 Discretionary Program for the following:
PROJECT: Webster
Parish Police Jury is preparing to replace existing equipment to continue rural t r a n s p o r t a t i o n services to the general public in Webster Parish. Further details relative to the project are available from Webster Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services, Office of the Executive Director, 208 Gleason Street, Post Office Box 876, Minden, LA 71058-0876 Telephone 3 1 8 - 3 7 7 - 7 0 2 2 .
Interested persons are advised that they may request that a public hearing be conducted to provide a means for the public to express their views relative to the proposed project on the probable social, economic and environments effects involved. In lieu of requesting a public hearing, interest persons may submit their comments in writing.
Written requests for a public hearing and/or submission of comments must be postmarked on or before December 11, 2015 and should be addressed to: Mary E. Whitaker, Executive director, Webster Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services, Post Office Box 876, Minden, LA 7 1 0 5 8 - 0 8 7 6 .
Should a public hearing be required, a public notice will be published stating the date, time and location of the hearing.
/ s /Mary E. WhitakerExecutive DirectorWebster Parish Police JuryOffice of Community S e r v i c e s .
November 25, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ Anybody who know the names and location of the heirs of Stephen W. Murphy A/K/A Stephen Murphy, please contact L. Charles Minifield at 318-377-7131, or 1306 Sibley Road, Minden, Louisiana 71055.
November 25 & 27 & 30, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________
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