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Gardens teach students science,healthy habits

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keeper Garden, learning how to use their eyes, ears, nose and touch to observe changes in the life cycles of Surrounded by rows of glistening farm animals.

“Literacy, science and math hapcabbages, spinach, lettuce, collard greens and mustard greens, lead pen in the garden,” said Claudia garden educator Amy Zellweger Barker, executive director of Edible instructed her students to put on Schoolyard New Orleans, a signatheir “thinking caps.” The Langston ture program of FirstLine Schools.

Hughes Academy kindergartners “The kids experience science eduwere sitting in a circle in the Dream- cation through digging in the dirt,”

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The quarter-acre plot, begun in 2008 by Zellweger, then an Americorps volunteer, Parkway Partners and the LSU Ag Center, is one of five public school gardens managed by Edible Schoolyard. The program aims to change the way children eat, learn and live. The curriculum

An Edible Evening WHAT: Annual fundraiser for Edible Schoolyard with food, wine and music WHEN: 7 p.m. March 26 WHERE: Dreamkeeper Garden, Langston Hughes Academy, 3519 Trafalgar Street ADMISSION: $45 through March 24 INFO: www.esynola.org

Dwayne Thompson, 9, helps out during a spring garden planting at Langston Hughes Academy in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

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SQUEALS ON WHEELS

New van transports pets to adoptable homes The Humane Society of

Louisiana recently unveiled its new TransPUPtation van, which will allow the organization to save hundreds of adoptable homeless pets each year by transporting them to families located along the East Coast. The new TransPUPtation van was purchased with funds donated by First Bank and Trust, as well as charitable contributions from Bollinger Shipyards and Entergy. More than 3,000 animals have been transported for adoption.

A “Doggie Gras” Yappy Hour will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Bulldog, 3236 raffle and auction items to benefit the Humane Society of Louisiana. For information, visit www.humanela.org.

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Kristina Medley wrangles Pierre, left, while Dana Nesbitt, president of the Humane Society of Louisiana, holds Allister during the unveiling of the Society’s TransPUPtation van at the First Bank and Trust in Metairie on Feb. 5. The van will be used to transport hundreds of adoptable homeless pets each year to the East Coast. The public was invited to view the new van and several adoptable dogs dressed in Mardi Gras feather boas.

Listening session slated on Gulf restoration Carnival season 2015 is in our rearview mirror, and so is much of our beloved Louisiana coast.

The public is invited to take part in a listening session to discuss Gulf of Mexico restoration plans from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center at the University of New Orleans, 2045 Lakeshore Drive, Room 236.

Groups involved in the session include Restore the Mississippi River Delta and Ocean Conservancy, in association with the Environmental Protection Agency, a member of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council. Under

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discussion will be gulf restoration priorities and opportunities provided by a portion of the RESTORE Act. The session will include a public forum, so come ready to ask questions and talk about community needs.

A Community Round Table on Storms, Flooding and Land Loss will be held from 5 p.m.

to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board Training Room, 2100 Leon C. Simon Dive.

Join the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana for a joint open house and to receive updates and information from groups including CRCL, the LSU AgCenter and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security.

Tested at the gathering will be an interactive flood-risk viewer offering detailed information about how flood risk will change over the next 50 years. Also available will be an informative flood insurance map, and information about

building in coastal areas and pre- and post-disaster funding.

A complimentary dinner will be provided. Attendees must RSVP. To see if space remains available, send an email to lafloodrisk@gmail.com.

For information about Restore the Mississippi River Delta, call Eden Davis, Greater New Orleans Outreach campaign coordinator, at (504) 264-6866.

New golf course at City Park

A groundbreaking ceremony recently marked construction of City Park’s Championship Level Golf Course, including a new clubhouse and 18 holes on 250 acres bounded by Film-

ore and Harrison avenues, Marconi Drive and Wisner Boulevard.

The new course incorporates portions of the former East and West courses and features the park’s historic oak trees and lagoons. Designed by golf course architect Rees Jones, the par 72 layout will accommodate players of all skill levels. The course is set to open in February 2017. Meanwhile, the park’s North Course will remain open.

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New Writers Literary Festival open to high school students and Lara Naughton, from NOCCA. LitFest offers high school The New Orleans New Writers Literary Festival will be students a festival of master hosted from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 classes with professional writp.m. Saturday, March 7, at the ers and artists, readings and New Orleans Center for Cre- performances, seminars, food, ative Arts, 2800 Chartres St., and sharing of work and ideas.

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The festival is a project of ment to be in to experiment Lusher Charter High School with writing, make new writerand NOCCA, and is coordinated friends from all over the city,

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writers who don’t hold back sharing what they know,” said high school student Khipper Thompson.

Headlining the Saturday festival will be Slam Team New Orleans, which will perform for all festival attendees and participate in a Q&A moderated by student writers. After the master class, Slam Team New Orleans also will meet with a small group of students

in a workshop setting.

Other workshop sessions include screenwriting with Henry Griffin; fiction with Maurice Ruffin; poetry with Anne Marie Rooney; book making with Yuka Petz; songwriting with Mike Rihner; and creative nonfiction with Anya Groner.

In addition, there will be an open mic reading by members of the local high school literary scene.

The Saturday festival is open to high school age students and requires preregistration.

Interested eighth-graders should contact Lara Naughton at lnaughton@Nocca.com for approval to register.

The nonrefundable registration fee is $20, payable online, and the registration deadline is March 1. For information and to register, go to www.nocca. com/litfest.

The 2015 Greater New Orleans Senior Olympic Games get underway Friday with dozens of sporting events open to men and women 50 and older.

The games continue until April 13 and will be held at venues throughout the metropolitan area.

“We have activities for every level,” said Metairie resident Bernice Bordelon, a longtime volunteer with Senior Olympics who is also an active participant. “Competitions include team sports such as basketball, softball, co-ed cabbage ball, volleyball, team dancing and beanbag baseball.

“We also offer individual activities in track and field, swimming, tennis, table tennis, golf, weightlifting, bowling, billiards, horseshoes, miniature golf, pickleball, cycling and 5K race. And new this year is archery. The games are all about having fun and staying active.”

Bridge, shuffleboard and Texas Hold’em also will be offered.

The entry fee is $20 per person and includes participation in any three events and a T-shirt. Bordelon said there are a few events that have an additional fee to cover the cost of the venue where the game will be held.

“The Greater New Orleans Senior Olympics is operated by a volunteer board of directors who coordinate the events as well as donate their time and energy because of the enjoyment from participating and watching other seniors have fun,” Bordelon said. “If you’re not playing with us, you are missing a good time.”

Volunteers are needed to help at various events.

For information or to obtain an entry form, call Bordelon at (504) 834-5279 or email bernicebordelon1@aol.com; call Janey Perez at (504) 2968200 or email jperez.gnoso@ gmail.com; or visit www. gnoso.net.

Storm watchers needed

The National Weather Service in Slidell will present its SkyWarn Training program from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 26 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 West Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

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Meeting set on proposals for OldArabi

St. Bernard Parish government will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Arabi Elementary School cafeteria, 7200 Alexander St., Arabi.

St. Bernard residents, business owners and other Old Arabi PARISH stakeholders are LINES invited to attend KIM the workshop to GRITTER review and comment on urban design and planning proposals for Old Arabi, based on the results of public meetings and workshops held in 2013.

Representatives from Waggonner & Ball Architects, the project consultants, will provide an overview of the revitalization plan, as well as specific design proposals for the neighborhood that will be implemented. They also will provide an update on planned improvements for the St. Claude Avenue neutral ground.

Input from this meeting will be critical for the completion of the revitalization plan and the development of the project’s design elements that are to be implemented, with a total value of $2.5 million.

The project, which is being funded by a Community Development Block Grant, sets

goals and objectives for the ongoing revitalization of Old Arabi in terms of residential and commercial development, as well recreational amenities and beautification. The work is considered a small area plan that informs the St. Bernard Comprehensive Master Land Use and Zoning Plan.

ing any metro New Orleans high school who is a resident of St. Bernard Parish is eligible. Seniors can contact their high school counselor for a copy of the application or Lucy Ruffino, SBVFC scholarship chairman, at heartsy1@aol. com or (504) 278-4234.

The deadline to apply is March 31.

History lecture series

The next installment of the Nunez Community College History Lecture Series will feature a glimpse into the life of P.G.T. Beauregard. Presented by Jerry Schumacher, the lecture will take place at 7 p.m. March 2 in the Nunez auditorium, 3710 Paris Road, Chalmette. A wine and cheese reception at 6:30 p.m. will precede the lecture.

Lectures are held on the first Monday of every month, except January. Admission is free and open to the public. For information, contact Michele Minor at mminor@ nunez.edu or (504) 278-6422.

Golf tournament

The St. Bernard School Board Employees Lions Club’s seventh annual golf tournament is set for March 28 at Oak Harbor Golf Course, 201 Oak Harbor Blvd., Slidell.

Sign-in begins at 11:30 a.m., and a shotgun start will take place at 1 p.m.

Life-Saver awards

St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Shane Lulei and Deputies Ryan Lopez and Photo provided by STEVE CANNIZARO/St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Lance Kramer received the Three St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies received St. Bernard Kiwanis Club the Kiwanis Club Life-Saver Award on Jan. 27 for saving a Life-Saver Award on Jan. 27 2-year-old boy who was unresponsive after falling into a pool for their efforts that saved the in Arabi on Jan. 4. Shown are, from left, Sam Catalanotto of life of a 2-year-old boy who was found unconscious and the Kiwanis Club; Sheriff James Pohlmann; award winners not breathing after falling into Deputies Ryan Lopez and Lance Kramer and Cpl. Shane Lulei; a pool at a home in Arabi on and Mitch Perkins, Kiwanis president.

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The Kiwanis Club awards its Life-Saver Award four times The cost is $90 per golfer or the Louisiana Volunteers for $360 for a team of four. Space Family and Community, an or- a year to recognize sheriff’s deputies and parish firefightis limited to the first 144 playganization under the auspices ers. Hole sponsorships are of the LSU Agriculture Center, ers who have gone above and beyond their duty. available for $100, $180 or will once again award four Sam Catalanotto, chairman $240. Checks made payable to $1,000 scholarships for the of the Life-Saver Committee, SBP School Board Employees 2015-16 school year. said the award “is our way of Lions Club can be mailed to The SBVFC is an organiza200 E. St. Bernard Highway, tion that seeks to promote vol- giving back to these guys for what they do’’ to protect the Chalmette, LA 70043. unteering in order to improve parish. Mitch Perkins, presiFor information, call David the lives of community memdent of the Kiwanis Club this Fernandez at (504) 818-8935 or bers and their families. The year, also participated in the Hugh Harlton at (504) 473-1782. criteria for this scholarship include a high emphasis on the award presentation.

Scholarships available Lopez is a six-year veteran student’s volunteer activities. of the Sheriff’s Office; Lulei, A graduating senior attendThe St. Bernard Chapter of

a 13-year Sheriff’s Office veteran who has also been with the Fire Department 15 years; and Kramer has been with the Sheriff’s Office 10 years.

The boy remains hospitalized in New Orleans but is recovering.

The Dominique You Masonic Lodge 468 in Arabi also honored the deputies on Feb. 4. Richard Montelongo Sr., master of the lodge, presented the officers with framed certificates.

Save the dates

n The Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society will celebrate its 40th annual Islenos Festival on March 7 and 8 on the Islenos Museum grounds, 1345-1357 Bayou Road in the St. Bernard community. n The St. Bernard Sports Hall of Fame and Gulf Coast Bank will hold its annual induction and awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. March 7 at the St. Bernard Sports Hall of Fame Center at Val Reiss Park in Chalmette. n This year’s St. Bernard Irish Italian Islenos Parade is set to roll in St. Bernard Parish at noon on April 12.

Kim Gritter writes about people, places and events in St. Bernard Parish. She can be reached at parishlines@gmail. com.

Healthy heart program to be held in Algiers

Kiwanis Club honored with proclamation

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The Kiwanis Club’s of Jefferson Parish, both the east and west bank, were recently honored with a proclamation by the Jefferson Parish Council for their 100-year national and international anniversary and service. The proclamation was presented to the Lake Side Club, North Kenner Club, Dawn Busters Club and Kiwanis Club of West Jefferson members by Jefferson Parish Councilman-at-Large, Division B Elton M. Lagasse. Shown are, back from left, Pat McDonald, Councilman Paul Johnston, Lagasse and Councilwoman Cynthia Lee Sheng; and front, Councilman Mark Spears Jr., Dwain Gannard, Councilman Ricky Templet, Lisa McDonald, Fil Tranchina, Wayne Ory, Lauren Call with proclamation, Amy Guerra, Dianne Cook, Anthony Dinatale, Mike Murphy, Councilman Ben Zahn and Councilman Chris Roberts. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.

Aurora AARP members celebrate Mardi Gras

February is Heart Health Month. The Association for Women in Science, Southern Louisiana, will be doing hands-on activities to illustrate how the heart and cardiovascular system work and why @ THE having a healthy LIBRARY heart is imporCHARLES tant.

BROWN This program is for students ages 8 to 14 at: n Saturday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m. at the Children’s Resource Center Library n Friday, Feb. 26, 4:30 p.m. at the Algiers Regional Library.

AUTHOR NIGHT: On Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m., the Hubbell Library presents Author Night.

Gayle Nolan will lead a discussion about the book “What Love Can Do: Recollected Stories of Slavery & Freedom.” This memoir, written by a descendent of slaves on the Jons Plantation in the New Orleans area, is oral history capturing the nod of the head and the unique voice of the storyteller. The author, Arthur Mitchell, died in 2002, but his manuscript has been preserved as closely as possible to its original form.

ESSAY WRITING: Sophie Johnson, of Neutrons/Protons, will lead a workshop focused on the creative nonfiction essay Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alvar Library. The workshop will explore the form and experimentation of the creative nonfiction essay. Neutrons Protons is an idiosyncratic literary project that operates with

unfaltering belief in three primary things: the power of true and honest human stories; the importance of smart and purposeful humor; and the role great writing plays in both.

ONLINE COURSES: The Library now offers hundreds of highly interactive, instructor led online courses that are focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment. The six-week long courses are taught entirely online by instructors and new sessions begin every month.

To see what courses are offered and to learn more visit neworleanspubliclibrary.org.

Charles Brown is the executive director of the New Orleans Public Library.

For more information, visit neworleanspubliclibrary.org.

Come in for books, stay for the music

Photos provided by Aurora AARP

Among those at the Aurora AARP Mardi Gras meeting and social were, front row from left, Sadie Mains, treasurer; Carolyn Crochet, secretary; Frances Ross, vice president; Eileen Krush, president; and Mary Holzmann. Behind them are Joan Brown, Mabel Meyer, Doris Pope, Fred Pope and Jackie Neel.

Queen Sadie Mains and King Arthur Schloegel at the Aurora AARP Mardi Gras meeting and social.

VFW posts donate cold-weather gear to Sheriff’s Office Advocate staff report Two posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars recently donated cold-weather gear and boots to the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The items were presented

by Cmdr. Merlin Calligan, Senior Vice Cmdr. John Patten and Adjutant Steve Borne, from John McDonogh Post 3121, based in Gretna, and Emmett Smelser, from Belle Chasse Memorial VFW Post 6706.

The donations will be used by members of the Sheriff’s Office and recruits with the PPSO’s recently established Young Marines Program.

Photo provided by Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office

From left are Commander Merlin Calligan and Senior Vice Commander John Patten, of the VFW, PPSO Commander Eric Becnel and VFW Adjutant Steve Borne.

The East Bank Regional Library in Metairie will host six music events this spring, including five concerts and one author event.

All are free and open to the public.

CLASSICAL GUITARIST JACK SANDERS: 2 p.m., SunJP LIBRARY day, March 1.

LAGNIAPPE On tour with the CHRIS New York-based SMITH Piatigorsky Foundation, Sanders is a solo guitarist, chamber musician and teacher. His performances have included the Sitka Summer Music Festival, Kapalua Music Festival of Hawaii, Arrowhead Bach Festival and solo appearances with numerous orchestras.

KEN VECA BIG BAND: 2 p.m., Thursday, March 5. Are you ready for Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller? This onehour concert by the 14-piece Ken Veca Big Band features standards from the heyday of the Big Band Era. CONCERT FOR HARPS: 2 p.m., Sunday, March 8. Rhett Bramwell, a composer and arranger of music for both the Celtic and pedal harp, is the guest artist for this year’s concert of the New Orleans Chapter of the American Harp Society. Barnwell holds a bachelor of music degree from Florida State University in French horn performance, with secondary studies

in classical harp, cello and organ. He holds a master of music degree in French horn performance from St. Louis Conservatory.

STEINWAY CONCERT: 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 25. The Hall Piano Company, the Steinway Society of New Orleans and the library join together to present a local recording artist.

PIANO CONCERT WITH SAL LIBERTO: 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 8: Pianist Salvadore Liberto has been writing, recording and performing original music for 20 years. He has released four studio albums and has played at many performing arts centers, theaters, coffeehouses and colleges across the United States.

AUTHOR EVENT!: “WINGS OVER NEW ORLEANS” BY JOHN TAYLOR: 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 28. In 1975, Paul and Linda McCartney came to New Orleans with Wings to record the Venus and Mars album at Allen Toussaint’s famous Sea-Saint Studio. They immersed themselves in the city for several months, going to Mardi Gras with their children and enjoying local music. A chance meeting between John Taylor and the McCartneys led to a prolonged acquaintance, and Taylor, a professional musician, snapped scores of candid photographs of the famous couple.

that help promote social and emotional development, brain development and touch, adaptations for children with special needs, and bonding and attachment with parents and caregivers. This once-a-month workshop is limited to 20 participants who must contact Rene Guilbeau at (504) 7804363 or email rene.guilbeau@ HCAHealthcare.com. 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 21, East Bank Regional Library, Metairie.

STEM SHOWCASE: Students in the Escalera STEM youth program showcase projects to parents and administrators. Sponsored by Puentes New Orleans.

5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey.

SKYWARN CLASS: The National Weather Service holds SkyWarn class, a volunteer program of trained severe weather spotters who help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service. The main responsibility of a SkyWarn spotter is to identify and describe severe local storms.

6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, East Bank Regional Library, Metairie.

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the basics of severe weather identification and how to report severe weather.

No preregistration is necessary.

If you are interested in becoming a severe storm spotter and want to receive SkyWarn training, call the parish’s Emergency Management office at (504) 349-5360 or call (985) 6490357, extension 223.

Prekindergarten registration

The Jefferson Parish Public School System will accept applications for its 2015-16 prekindergarten Tuesday through Feb. 27.

Students whose last name begins with A to M may apply Tuesday or Feb. 26, and those whose last name begins with N to Z may apply on Wednesday or Feb. 27.

Parents and families will be able to submit applications at three different sites — Bonnabel Magnet Academy, 2801 Bruin Drive, Kenner; the JPPSS Administration Building, 501 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey; and Harry S. Truman Middle School, 5417 Ehret Road, Marrero. Sites will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day except for Feb. 26, when the hours will be extended to 6 p.m. to allow all families to register.

To be eligible, students must be 4 years old on or before Sept.

30. Parents must also bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate, two proofs of residency, copy of income, a photo ID and the child’s immunization record.

For more information, visit www.jpschools.org/department/ kindergarten/ or call (504) 3497600.

Eva Jacob Barkoff writes about the people and events on the East Bank of Jefferson Parish.

She can be reached at ejbarkoff@gmail.com or by calling (504) 430-8053.

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NOPJF holds event in honor of police

The New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation recently hosted a day of appreciation and support for the men and women of the New Orleans Police Department at Federal City in Algiers. The common theme was “We Back the Blue.”

The community was asked to wear light blue clothing and to make a sign showing their support.

Advocate photos by YETORIA DESHAZIER Melanie Talia, Chief Executive Officer of the New Orleans PoWEST BANK The NOPJF Front from left, Sgt. R.B. Franklin Sr. and Kenneth Lewis duke lice and Justice Foundation; Commander Shaun Ferguson, SPOTLIGHT event started it out on a Microsoft game station; as back, Microsoft repre- 5th District NOPD; and Bob Brown, New Orleans Police and YETORIA with a persentative Demetrius Bradley and Walter Miles watch.

Justice Foundation chairman.

DESHAZIER formance by The Pin Stripe case, but it certainly could Brass Band, who performed facilities. not be done without all parts throughout the day. SuperThe calendar of activities of government to make intendent Michael Harrison, includes: things work. Police departMayor Mitch Landrieu and GIRL SCOUT GEOCACHER BADGE ments across America are some of the City Council PROGRAM: March 1, 9:30 a.m. facing greater challenges members also came out to to noon, $25 per Scout (inshow their support. Food was than ever before. Our NOPD cludes snack). Activities will officers work extremely hard provided by Kenny’s Cajun include learning to use a GPS to provide us with a safe city and Creole Food Truck and receiver, making a trade item for every business, every Food 4 Da Soul. and experiencing a geocachThe kids activities included neighborhood, every houseing adventure. hold, every citizen,” said Bob an obstacle course, face NATURE CLUB MEETING: March Brown, chairman of New painting and jewelry making 14, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Orleans Peace and Justice by the YMCA staff and Xbox BOY SCOUT BADGE PROGRAM Foundation.

One interactive games proMAMMAL STUDY: April 18, 9 a.m.

Barbara Potter, of Marrero, vided by Microsoft. to noon, $30 per Scout (inHarrison thanked the group brought her children to the cludes snack) event. She also made a sign: for coming out in support of BOY SCOUT BADGE PROGRAM — The Guillory family, residents of Algiers Point, came out in “Thank You NOPD — Live in support of the New Orleans Police Department. From left are NATURE BADGE: May 16, 9 a.m. the Police Department.

Jefferson, Work, Learn and “For you to come out and to noon, $30 per Scout (inHeather, Julien and Landry Guillory.

Play in New Orleans.” show your support, and tell cludes snack) “My children, David and us ‘thank you,’ it means the BUG DAY: May 17, 8:30 a.m. this by promoting excellence opportunities and Nature Malissa, are cadets at New world to us,” Harrison said. to 10 a.m., $10 per person in policing, efficiency in Orleans Military and Mari“ I think it is a great morale Club meetings. Groups are in- includes bug catcher suptime Academy at Federal City criminal justice and positive booster to know that people vited to experience weekend, plies and snack. Families can community engagement. really do support the New Or- and I work in New Orleans,” register for a family bug hunt fee-based educational proPotter said. “These men and leans Police Department.” grams such as Badge Clinics, and create an insect catcher New education programs at Geocaching, Insect Identifi- to learn how to identify variwomen are our family memHarrison also mentioned bers, friends and neighbors. the “Get behind the Badge” ous bugs. cation and more.

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9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday bon Species Survival Center, The mission of the New interest in joining the force.

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tival Grounds. Native tree species are being planted along a 1-mile path used for walking, running and biking. Ten students from Brother Martin High School volunteered to help plant 25 cypress and 50 live oaks, which will provide shade for visitors.

The park’s mission includes preserving and improving spaces for recreation, education, culture and beautification purposes. If you would like to provide a grant to help with these efforts, call Bridget Rabun, grant manager, at (504) 985-226-3500.

Back to Nature Walk

The fifth annual Back to Nature Walk sponsored by Friends of W. Brown Memorial Park will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21, beginning at the park, 5601 Read Blvd., and ending at New Orleans East Hospital, 5620 Read Blvd.

Refreshments, free health screenings and door prizes will be offered after the walk, and cardiologist Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand will present a talk about heart health. For information, call Friends executive director Tangee Wall at (504) 427-2596.

Golden community luncheon

Break out your dancing shoes for the Lakeview Golden Community Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the Community Unitarian Church, 6690 Fleur de Lis Drive, corner of 38th St. Arthur Johnson and the Chosen Few will entertain, thanks to a grant from the New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation. A gourmet lunch will be provided by Forstall Interiors, and People’s Health will offer cake to those celebrating February birthdays.

A donation of $5 is suggested and reservations are available by calling (504) 484-0885.

The luncheon is provided by Lakeview Shepherd Center, a nonprofit dedicated to helping older adults remain vital and independent.

Lynne Jensen writes about New Orleans community events and people. Contact her at jensencolumn@gmail. com.

Fundraiser to highlight issues of mental illness and substance abuse on college campuses Advocate staff report A fundraising event will be held at The Howlin’ Wolf to raise public awareness of the serious problems of mental illness and substance abuse on campus.

The Feb. 26 concert for the Colin McCuaig Wheeler Sober Living Project begins at 8 p.m. and features Joe Krown with Walter Wolfman Washington and Russell Baptiste Jr.; John “Papa” Gros Band; and Bonerama at 907 S. Peters St. The benefit will fund community outreach about the dangerous, growing trend.

Tickets are $15, purchased from the Howlin’ Wolf website in advance at www.thehowlinwolf.com, or $20 at the door.

New Orleans therapist and

addictions counselor Meredith Harris, who has counseled college students struggling with drugs and alcohol, hopes to open a sober-living dormitory accessible to students who need distance from the intense social pressures on campus. Her brother, Colin McCuaig Wheeler, died from an overdose.

Deaths on New Orleans college campuses have occurred this year and include suicides and accidental fatalities related to alcohol and drug use.

A national study conducted in 2002 by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reported that four out of five college students drink alcohol, and half of those binge.

Nationally, 1,825 college students ages 18-24 died in 2002

from unintended injuries while drinking. Since 2001, campus alcohol-related deaths have increased 6 percent.

Yet even as the risks of substance abuse rise, local colleges are failing to provide sober-living residences for students who are “mandated,” i.e., those already identified as needing intervention or treatment. Ironically, freshman are often required to live in campus dormitories, which can be epicenters for partying and drug use. The temptations of communal living often lure at-risk students into the addictive behavior they hope to avoid.

Harris is advocating for an independent living facility to be used by several colleges where healthy, clean lifestyles

are supported in a controlled, healthy environment offering professional oversight and therapeutic options.

“I have lost several clients to overdoses and suicide over the course of my career, yet the problem is only escalating,” Harris said.

Eight universities across the country have developed sober-living residences to help students at risk of failing academically or psychologically.

Rutgers University was one of the first to start a housing program for students in recovery.

Hazelden created the first therapeutically supported college residence for students attending school in New York.

“Tribeca Twelve is New York City’s first attempt at answering a question raised

Mad Hatter’s Luncheon, party tickets available Advocate staff report The Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association will present its Mad Hatter’s Luncheon at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside, 2 Poydras St., New Orleans.

The event will have the theme “Uniquely New Orleans” and will feature a fashion show, a hat contest and auction, a silent auction and a raffle. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at Eventbrite.com.

Patron tickets are $100 and include a pre-luncheon patron party at the Hilton. Special patron tickets are $125 and include a party at the Guild home, 2504 Prytania St., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 8. For information, call Gina Klein at (504) 267-9527.

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Admiring the hat to be auctioned at the Mad Hatter’s Luncheon are, from left, Anita Crump; Jean Rice; Constance Cowart, who designed the hat; Betsy Dowling, guild president; and Faith Peperone.

From left are Irene Klinger, Jackie Elliott and From left are Melissa Gordon, patron party Mad Hatter’s Luncheon co-chairwomen Jane organizer Tony Lala and Joan Eckholdt.

Miller and Karen Villavaso.

by leaders in the emerging field of collegiate recovery,” the Village Voice wrote on Jan. 2, 2013. “Where should college students with substance-abuse problems live if the worst possible place anyone in recovery could live is a college dorm?”

The model that Harris and her supporters prescribe is a residential living facility some distance from campus where 12-step programs, individual and group therapy would be available on a daily basis. A nutritionally balanced meal plan would accompany a homelike environment where students would find emotional support and be able to study in peace and privacy. For information, email meredith@ meredithharris.net.

Jazzin’ on Jackson to benefit senior center Advocate staff report The Mercy Endeavors Senior Center will be the beneficiary of the Jazzin’ on Jackson fundraiser to be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the St. Alphonsus Art and Cultural Center, 2045 Constance St., New Orleans.

Mercy Endeavors Senior Center provides low-income seniors with daily recreational activities, two daily meals, transportation to medical appointments, case manager services and more. It is raising money to build a facility at Jackson Avenue and Rousseau Street, on a parcel donated by the Jamie Coleman family in 2009.

Phillip Manuel will be the featured performer at Jazzin’ on Jackson, and there will be a silent auction along with food and drink. In 2014, $55,000 was raised toward the new and larger senior center. Tickets for this year’s event are $50 per person and can be purchased at eventbrite.com.

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Choosing the right day care for your dog A growing trend in New Orleans and other cities across the country is the doggy day care.

These are more than just traditional boarding facilities. They tend to offer daily day care services, much like child day care, and can include activities ANIMAL such as pool time, RESCUE group play and TRACI snacks. Not all HOWERTON dog day cares are equal, so proper research should be done to choose the best facility.

ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS: Peer reviews and word of mouth can be a great way to narrow down the search for a good dog day care.

TOUR THE FACILITY: See how the dogs there are being treated.

Are the kennels spacious? Is the staff interacting with the animals? Ask for references.

CHECK THE PAPERWORK: Is the facility properly licensed and

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Berry Jo loves every person she meets and wiggles her whole body in excitement.

She loves walks and will announce it by doing an adorable little stop, bark and then face forward and prance. This girl has been in a home before, is fully housebroken and gets along well with other dogs. The adoption fee is $200 and includes spay, vaccines, chip and heartworm treatment, if needed. insured? Make sure the company is fully covered in the unlikely event that something

should happen while a dog is in their care.

SOCIALIZATION ISSUES: Many day cares have “big dog” rooms and “small dog” rooms, where animals of the same size are allowed to interact.

It is important to ask how the dogs are “tested” to make sure this group play time is safe and fun for all pets.

HOUSING: The size of dog enclosures at the boarding facility is important. The animal should have enough space to move around comfortably and not be cramped in a small cage for long periods of time.

FOOD: This is especially important if a dog has special dietary needs.

PEOPLE TIME: Positive human interaction will result in an overall positive experience and will make day care a treat for pets.

EXERCISE: Make sure that the outdoor area of the day care is safe and secure. If the dogs are walked, ask where they are walked and whether secure

leashing protocols are in place.

STAFF: Ask about screening for employees and how the business finds the best dog handlers for the facility. When a group of dogs gets together, anything is possible. Make sure the staff has the skills and expertise to deal with any situation that may arise. Compassion of staff members is equally important.

SECURITY: A good day care should be able to provide information on how dogs are protected from the general public and how they ensure that a dog will not get loose or run away. Pet safety is of the utmost importance. Some facilities have webcams that allow remote monitoring.

Asking the right questions can help find the perfect home away from home for your pets.

Events

VEHICLE DONATIONS: The Humane Society of Louisiana is accepting used vehicles, SUVs and boats for resale. Pro-

ceeds will benefit the group’s local and statewide humane programs and services. All donations are tax-deductible.

For information, contact the society at info@humanela.org or call (888) 6-HUMANE. BARK WEEK: Registration is open for Jack Russell racing on Sunday, Feb. 22, and wiener dog racing on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Fair Grounds Race Course, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans. Registration is $30; top finishers will receive cash prizes and goodie baskets, with the overall winner taking home $500 cash. To register, go to www.fgno.com or Double M Feed, 3212 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie.

PET FIRST AID: A pet first aid and CPR course will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., New Orleans. The course fee is $65. To register, visit laspca.org.

CHEERS FOR CHARITY: A happy hour benefiting Louisiana

SPCA will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Rusty Nail, 1100 Constance St., New Orleans. During the event, 20 percent of sales will be donated to the Louisiana SPCA. Friendly, leashed pets are welcome inside and outside on the patio. For information, visit therustynail.biz.

LOST OR FOUND PETS: In Orleans Parish, you can send a photo, description of your pet, date lost/found and your contact information to lostandfound@laspca.org. In Jefferson Parish, email molsen@jeffparish.net and bbourgeois @jeffparish. net, and in St. Bernard Parish, email cluna@sbpg.net.

Traci D. Howerton is social media editor of Animal Rescue New Orleans, a nonprofit, volunteer-based, no-kill shelter. Contact ARNO at animalrescuecolumn@ gmail.com, www.animal rescueneworleans.org or call its recorded information line at (504) 571-1900.

HEALTH BRIEFS

French Quarter luncheon event has Mardi Gras theme The Jan. 28 Round Table Luncheon at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans had a Mardi Gras theme. In the front row, from left, are Carol Short, Faith Peperone, Sharon Marchand and Kathleen Mix Diamond.

In the back row are Bethany Stich, Jan Oreck, Jane Olds, Joyce Laporte, Mary Fazekas-May and Nancy Prieur.

Photo provided by FAITH PEPERONE

Photos provided by JACKIE ELLIOTT

BREAST-FEEDING SUPPORT: Mothers will find breast-feeding support and a relaxing place to nurse in the midst of a busy shopping district at the Nola Nesting Mothering Lounge and Breastfeeding Center, upstairs at 3248 Severn Ave., Metairie.

The lounge is inside ZukaBaby and is a project of that store and Nola Nesting, a New Orleans-based doula company that provides pregnancy, birth and postpartum services.

“Once families leave their birthing hospital, finding the breast-feeding support they need is not easy, particularly for working mothers. So we set out to give our community something that it desperately needed,” said Nola Nesting founder Amanda Devereux.

For more information about the Nola Nesting Mothering Lounge and Breastfeeding Center, visit zukababy.com or nolanesting.com. To learn more about the Greater New Orleans Breastfeeding Awareness Coalition, visit gnobac.org.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP: Dr. Jayaraman Rao, an emeritus professor of neurology at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, will be the guest

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From left are Amanda Devereux, of Nola Nesting; Erin Pelias, of ZukaBaby, with her daughter Cersei; Gregory Giangrosso, representing Jefferson Parish Council member Cynthia LeeSheng; and Jennifer Macias, of the Greater New Orleans Breastfeeding Awareness Coalition. Giangrosso holds a proclamation acknowledging Pelias’ efforts to make ZukaBaby a valuable resource for families in Jefferson Parish. speaker when the Big Easy Fleur de Lis Parkinson’s Support Group meets from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday in the Esplanade 1 Room of the Conference Center at East Jefferson Hospital, 4300 Houma Blvd. Metairie.

This support group for people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers, family and friends meets from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the last Monday of each month. There is no

fee. For information, call Bonnie at (504) 905-6355 or email bonhudd4417@gmail.com.

OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP: The Greater New Orleans Ostomy Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of April, June, August, October and December at East Jefferson General Hospital, 4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie. The next meeting will be April 14. For information, call (504) 454 4941.

Nine earn certification as Louisiana Master Naturalists

Participants in the costume contest are, from left, Carole McGinty, Ed Fleischmann, Ruby Shrives, Elsie Manos, Jackie Elliott and Betty Corbille.

AARP Chapter 4417 members mask merrily in Kenner Advocate staff report Dressed as a queen, Elsie Manos won first place in the costume contest during a recent dinner dance held by AARP Chapter 4417 at Chateau Estates Country Club in Kenner. The event organizers were Ed and Barbara Derenbecker, and music was

by Richard Smith.

Photo by JOHN PICKLES

Seated, from left, are Leonard and Marie Louise Culotta, and Dot and Jim Carroll. Behind them are Audrey Corliss and Jim Hamrick.

Through workshop participation, volunteer work and continuing education, nine members of the Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater New Orleans have earned certification as Louisiana Master Naturalists. From left are Karen Eberle; Bob Thomas, immediate past president of LMNGNO; Christy Paulsell; Charlsie Shaver; Jim Taylor; Marianne Thompson; Julie Ward; Janell Simpson; Mary Joe Krieger; and LMNGNO President Julia Lightner. Kathy Magee also received certification. At the same Feb. 4 meeting, Jackson Blalock, a student in the fall 2014 master naturalist course, received the Donald Muir Bradburn Outstanding Master Naturalist Award. For information about the Louisiana master naturalist program, send email to Thomas at rathomas48@gmail.com.

Ochsner Golden Opportunity Westbank members mark birthdays

From left are AARP Chapter 4417 Nick Matrana, Georgette Thompson and Elsie Manos, President Beverly Randazzo and Vice from left, welcome guests to the AARP Chapter 4417 President Betty Corbille. dinner dance.

Kiwanis Club of St. Bernard-Arabi gets overview of court operations in the DWI law and how domestic violence cases are handled. The Kiwanis Club of Judge Robert A. Buckley, of the 34th Ju- St. Bernard-Arabi meets for lunch at noon dicial District, Parish of St. Bernard, was every Tuesday at Rocky and Carlo’s, 613 the guest speaker at a recent meeting of W. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette.

For information, visit www.stbernardthe Kiwanis Club of St. Bernard-Arabi.

Buckley discussed how diversionary pro- kiwanis.org or call Robby Showalter at grams and drug courts operate, changes (504) 799-2326.

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Members with birthdays in February celebrated recently with others in Ochsner Golden Opportunity Westbank during the group’s monthly meeting at the New Orleans Ladies Ballroom in Terrytown. In the front row, from left, are Nell Perkins, Helen Michel, Shirley Kline and Jane Marchese. In the second row are Janet Adams, Jackie Baio, Annette Carr, Pauline Busiere, Warren Seibert, Leola Hidalgo, Mack Palise and Jackie Wilbatte.

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community YLC Kicks Soccer promotes leadership, respect and fair play It’s spring soccer season for girls and boys ages 5 to 13. Families can register now through March 9 for YLC Kicks Soccer, a partnership with the Young Leadership Council.

Volunteer FUN WITH coaches will NORDC share their pasVICTOR sion for the RICHARD III popular sport in a supportive and positive environment. Soccer is a vehicle for youth to learn to model the social, emotional and leadership skills needed to become successful adults.

Practices and games will take place at 11 NORDC parks this season — Norman, Behrman, Harrell, A.L. Davis, Lyons, Taylor, St. Roch, Comiskey, Joe W. Brown, Kenilworth and Milne. All equipment is provided.

The season runs from March 2 to May 16 and consists of one 75-minute practice session per

week and one game on Friday night or Saturday morning.

YLC Kicks is now accepting volunteer coach application forms. Applicants must pass a national and local criminal background check and attend volunteer training.

For information, visit www. ylcnola.org/display/ylc-kicks.

Victor N. Richard III is the Chief Executive Officer of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission. For more information, visit nola. gov/nordc.

Special Events

SUMMER CAMP EXPO: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 7, Behrman Rec Center, 2529 General Meyer Ave.; Treme Recreation Center, 900 N. Villere St.; Joe W. Brown Recreation Center, 5601 Read Blvd.; and Gernon Brown Rec Center, 1001 Harrison Ave. Info and registration for NORDC Summer Youth and Teen Camps.

MOVIES IN THE PARK: March 6 to May 30, free outdoor movies at NORDC playgrounds with preshow activities. Full schedule at www.nola.gov/nordc.

At the recent annual meeting of the YMCA of Greater New Orleans were, from left, President Gordon Wadge, Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery public affairs representative Melissa Ory, Alliance human resources manager Ann Janson, Alliance manager Neil Faulkner, YMCA GNO trustee C. Allen Favrot, YMCA Mildred Wild Volunteer of the Year Award recipient Rebekah Fontenot, and YMCA GNO Chairman Pratt Provosty.

EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 21, Joe W. Brown Recreation Center, 5601 Read Blvd. and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 28, Cut-Off Rec Center, 6600 Belgrade St. Free Easter egg hunts, games and activities.

Upcoming

HEALTH IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY: Feb. 27, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Cut-Off Rec Center, 6600 Belgrade St. Free activities and health screenings: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Kemetic Yoga; 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Meditation and Lecture with Zachary Ramsey; 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Diabetes Blood Pressure Screenings; 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Afro Exercise. Sign up for Black Girls Run any time during the event. For details, visit www. nola.gov/nordc or call (504) 6583052.

LIFEGUARD CLASS: March 2, 16 and 30, and April 13 and 27, 6-8 p.m. at Joe W. Brown Pool, 5601 Read Blvd. For ages 15 and older who are interested in becoming a lifeguard. Preregistration is suggested. Free. For details, visit www.nola.gov/nordc or call (504) 658-3021.

KEMETIC YOGA: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Treme Rec Center, 900 N. Villere St.

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YMCA honors volunteer, humanitarian of the year participating in classes at the Y, she reversed her condition.

The YMCA of Greater New Now she leads group exercise Orleans honored Phillips 66 as classes and is integral part of Humanitarian of the Year and the staff team helping others Rebekah Fontenot, of Buras, as live healthier lives.

The C. Allen Favrot HumaniVolunteer of the Year during its annual meeting Jan. 29, at the tarian of the Year Award went New Orleans home of Richard to a company for the first time in the 163-year history of the and Jackie Yancey.

Fontenot, a retired commer- YMCA of Greater New Orleans.

The Phillips 66 Alliance Recial fisher, shared that the Y saved her life: “I got more from finery team has been a chamthe Y than I give,” Fontenot pion of the Belle Chasse YMCA said. “I got my health back.” through its employee volunFollowing Hurricane Katrina, teer efforts, including its most she was diagnosed with con- recent partnership with the gestive heart failure, but af- YMCA to build a community ter attending and consistently garden in Belle Chasse. In the Advocate staff report

past two years, Phillips 66 has made $600,000 in grant commitments to the YMCA to help build both a community gymnasium and walking/jogging track in Belle Chasse.

“I am grateful for the service of so many dedicated volunteer leaders and community partners like Phillips 66 who make the everyday work and mission of the YMCA possible,” said Pratt Provosty, chairman of the board of the trustees of the YMCA of Greater New Orleans.

To learn about the YMCA of Greater New Orleans, visit www.ymcaneworleans.org.

Administrative professionals group awards scholarships Advocate staff report The NOLA Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals has awarded $1,000 scholarships to business administration majors Jasmine Batts, Marianne Tanner and Connie Chung. The chapter received 39 applications for the scholarships: 26 from University of New Orleans, 12 from Delgado Community College and one from Xavier University of Louisiana.

The scholarships were presented by chapter President Ann Ravichandran and Desiree Dubroc Miller, chapter director and scholarship committee chairwoman.

The local chapter will be the host for the 2015 Texas-Louisi-

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From left are Ann Ravichandran, IAAP NOLA Chapter president; scholarship recipients Jasmine Batts, Marianne Tanner and Connie Chung; and Desiree Dubroc Miller, IAAP NOLA Chapter director. ana Division Office Professionals Summit to be held May 2124 in New Orleans.

For registration information,

visit www.officeprofessionals summit.org. For information on the local chapter, visit www. iaap-nola.org.

NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS AUDUBON SOCIETY: There will be a presentation on Honduras when the Orleans Audubon Society meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 6690 Fleur de Lis Drive, New Orleans. The presenters will be Nicole Breaux Hymel and Todd Hymel, and the meeting is free and open to the public.

HAM RADIO CLASSES: Crescent City Amateur Radio Group will be giving a free Ham Radio class to the public starting Tuesday at the Jefferson Parish West Bank Main Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey.

Classes will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday

and Thursday for four weeks.

For information, contact Joe Glorioso at (504) 288-7084 or email joen5ozg@cox.net SHADES OF PRAISE: A fundraising concert to benefit the Shades of Praise Interracial Community Gospel Choir will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

March 5 in the Tulane University Bea Field Alumni House, 6319 Willow St., New Orleans.

Tickets to “Love Will Lift Us Higher” are $30 in advance and $35 at the event and include light appetizers and an open wine bar along with performances by the Shades of Praise, the Zulu Ensemble Men’s Gospel Choir and the

Jones Sisters.

For information or to buy tickets, visit www.shadesof praise.org/gala15.

CRESCENT CITY SOUND CHORUS: The Crescent City Sound Chorus will participate in the 2015 Great Gulf Coast Region 10 competition of Sweet Adelines International on March 26-29 in Houston.

Auditions for the chorus are held at 7 p.m. Mondays in the music room on the third floor of Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., New Orleans. For information, call (504) 442-7449 or (985) 8980951, or visit www.crescent citysound.com.

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A delegation of 31 St. Mary’s Dominican High School students accompanied by teachers and club moderators Maria Bruce and Theresa Maquar, and religion teacher Mark Gonnella, joined hundreds of thousands of teens, children, adults and elderly for the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. ‘Every Life Is a Gift’ was the theme for the 42nd March for Life.

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond led over 2,000 Catholic students from Louisiana in prayer as they arrived in Washington, DC. U.S. Roman Catholic and Orthodox bishops opened the March for Life rally with prayer at noon, followed by the march to Capitol Hill and the Supreme Court.

FAITH NOTES DAY OF PRAYER FOR CONSECRATED LIFE: In observance of the Year of Consecrated Life, all are invited to participate in the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life on Saturday, Feb. 21, beginning with 11 a.m.

Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2701 State St., New Orleans.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond will celebrate the Mass, and more than 200 religious men and women are expected to attend. Information is available by calling the Archdiocese of New Orleans Department for Religious at (504) 861-6281.

TRIDENTINE MASS: The Roman Rite Mass, known as the “tridentine” or Latin Mass, will be offered at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at St. Stephen Church (Good Shepherd Parish), 1025 Napoleon Ave., in New Orleans.

The Rev. Father William Farge, SJ, will be the celebrant.

The Good Shepherd Choir will be heard in the Missa Cantata, under the direction of Brian Morgan, director of music and principal organist, in the Gregorian “Missa de Angelis.” Phyllis Treigle will be soprano soloist, with Bart Folse as chanter. For information, call the rectory office at

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Sister Mary Alexis Fisher, OSP, Superior General, Oblate Sisters of Providence, center, is seen with members of the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies of Grace, M.L. Lunnon Chapter 4, from left, Ursula Scott Allen, Faithful Navigator; Elvina Beevers, Past Supreme Captain; Rita Williams, Faithful Comptroller; and Ellen Robinson. Sister Mary Alexis was the guest speaker for the KPC St. Joseph the Worker Unit 267 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

(504) 899-1378.

MEN’S MORNING OF SPIRITUALITY: All men are invited to the 20th Archdiocesan Men’s Morning of Spirituality from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 4640 Canal St., New Orleans.

Hosted by the Catholic Men’s Fellowship, the theme for the morning is “Music of the Spirit.” Featured speakers are John Blancher, of Rock ’n’ Bowl and Ye Olde College Inn; Reid

Wick, of the Bucktown Allstars; and Jerry Christopher, of Bag of Donuts, all of whom will discuss how their Catholic faith guides their family lives and work in the New Orleans music industry. In addition to the presentations, the day will include prayer, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Eucharistic adoration and benediction, and the celebration of the Eucharist with Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

COLLEGE BRIEFS COMMUNICATIONS AWARD: Two Metairie women and one from LaPlace were among four recent graduates of Southeastern Louisiana University’s organizational communication master’s program who were recognized with the Top Paper Award for a presentation made at the annual conference of the National Communication Association held in Chicago.

The students, Mallory Lindsly and Megan Caldwell, of Metairie; Piyawan Charoensap, of Mandeville; and Lauren Broussard, of LaPlace, all earned their master’s degrees in May. Theirs was one of four papers selected out of nearly 70 to be presented in the training and development division of the NCA, the largest association of communication professionals in the U.S. The paper, “Evaluation of a Soft Skills Training Program,” was prepared as part of the requirements for their course in research methods, said Claire Procopio, associate professor of communication.

“The students evaluated the effectiveness of a soft skills, face-to-face employee training program as opposed to one offered online at a large area hospital,” she said. “They looked at the effectiveness of each form of training on the degree of learning, behavioral change and willingness to learn.”

Procopio said results of the study showed that neither the willingness to learn nor method of delivery affected degree of comprehension by the participants.

“However, both had major effects on the reported behavior change by the participants, with the People Style Model Training Method of training appearing to be more effective

Photo provided by Southeastern Louisiana University

Four recent graduates of the Southeastern Louisiana University organizational communication master’s degree program won the Top Paper Award at the National Communication Association held recently in Chicago. Pictured are, from left, Mallory Lindsly and Megan Caldwell, of Metairie; associate professor of communication Claire Procopio; Piyawan Charoensap, of Mandeville; and Lauren Broussard, of LaPlace. in teaching employees how to ‘flex’ their personal style and to improve their relationships with others. The research by these students suggests various implications and directions for future study.”

DEGAS EXHIBIT: The Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University will present an exhibition of works on paper by Edgar Degas, from a single private collection through May 24 on Tulane’s Uptown campus. “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist, Works on Paper by the Artist and his Circle,” will feature drawings and prints along with photographs, monotypes and sculpture. In addition to Degas’ familiar horses and dancers, lesser-known depictions of antique sculpture and old masters will be on view.

For a list of other events, including a Collector’s Talk on Feb. 19, visit www.newcomb artgallery.tulane.edu.

TASTE OF DILLARD: More than $1,000 in cash and prizes will be at stake in the Taste of Dillard Cook-Off from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7, on the campus at 2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans. Competitors must register by Friday, Feb. 20. Registration is $75 for individual chefs and $150 for those sponsored by a company. Tickets to attend the event and sample the food are $20.

The event is sponsored by Dillard University and the United Way of Southeast Louisiana, and proceeds will go toward scholarships for Dillard students. Winning chefs will host a cooking demonstration on campus and also film a cooking show for online exposure and promotion of the Ray Charles Program in African American Material Culture.

For a full list of rules and regulations or to buy tickets, visit give.dillard.edu/taste-ofdillard.

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Barryn Rodgers, 8, raises his hand for a question as thirdgraders work in the garden to transplant seedlings and water during a spring garden planting at Langston Hughes Academy in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

Continued from page 1G integrates hands-on organic gardening and seasonal cooking taught in the outdoor classroom.

The concept of Edible Schoolyard New Orleans began when philanthropist Randy Fertel, a supporter of New Orleans Charter Middle School, approached Chef Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant and the original Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, California.

The initiative was seen as a way to transform the physical campuses after Hurricane Katrina while rebuilding a foundation for the larger community.

“I felt the Edible Schoolyard idea could be deeply planted in New Orleans, because of the devastation and the dislocation that the people of the city had experienced. It is always hopeful when you put a seed in the ground and watch it grow, and it is most amazing is when it produces food that you can eat,” Waters said.

Today, the Dreamkeeper Garden grows produce and supports several free-range hens and three goats. The magical site, flanking the entire side of the school, incorporates a culinary herb garden fashioned from discarded automobile tires; a bathtub and bathroom sink converted into raised garden beds; and a butterfly meadow. Inspirational quotes by Langston Hughes, Rumi and Martin Luther King, among other spiritual leaders, are scattered between the rows.

Kindergarten through fourth-grade students take

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science class outdoors while middle-school entrepreneurs sell produce and fresh eggs at Crescent City Farmers Market, visit farms to pick blueberries and watermelons and learn how to cook healthier versions of typical New Orleans meals.

“Once they taste a Brussels sprout they’ve grown, they’ll eat it,” said Barker, contradicting the notion that children will not eat vegetables.

FirstLine students develop a healthy relationship with food and come to understand the negative health consequences of poor nutrition.

But holistic education comes at a price. Edible Schoolyard’s educational programs and 25 staff member salaries cost $1.1 million per year.

To help meet those financial goals, the nonprofit mounts an annual fundraiser, “An Edible Evening,” held this year in the Dreamkeeper Garden

Photo provided by St. Charles Catholic High School

The gym at St. Charles Catholic High School in LaPlace was transformed into a Greek theater for the school’s Krewe de Charles Bal Masque XXIX, with the theme ‘An Evening With the Greek Muses.’ From left are Duke Zachary David Maurin with Maid Kaitlyn Janice Lowry, Duke Dylan James Deane with Maid Natalie Margaret Weinert, Queen Sara Marie Louque with King Zachary Roy Weber, and Maid Emily Louise Bergeron with Duke Cameron Gerard Torres. Page to the Queen was Lilly Katherine Buchanan, daughter of Chris and Amanda Buchanan. Page to the King was Gavin Michael Schaeffer, son of Chad Schaeffer and Chelsie Applebee.

Garden Teacher Matt Durham and Shonan Holmes, 9, talk about the garden on Feb. 9. Edible Schoolyard, now in five school locations, turns 10 and a big celebration will be held in March at the Dreamkeeper Garden by Langston Hughes Academy. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., March 26, featuring foods from some of the city’s top restaurants, wine from Presqu’ile Winery in Santa Barbara, California,

and music by Tuba Skinny and The Breton Sound.

Tickets are $45 until Tuesday, March 24. Visit esynola. org for information.

Mount Carmel dance team finishes strong at state level

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St. Mary’s Dominican High School alumna Semone Miller of Mandeville shares the story about her mother-in-law’s 1934 junior pin with Dominican students Mylinh Bui of Harvey, left, and Brooke Duplantier of Braithwaite. Behind her are Kathy Bedenbaugh (‘62) and Sister Pat Harvat, vice president of Dominican Catholic identity.

Class of 1934 pin returns to St. Mary’s Dominican

Advocate staff report The Mount Carmel Academy Rhythm dance team competed in the Universal Dance Association’s Louisiana Dance Championship at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond on Jan. 11. The team placed second overall in the large varsity kick division and fourth overall in the large varsity jazz division. Also, team member Olivia Nuss placed fourth overall in the senior soloist division.

LaPlace students enjoy bal masque with classical theme

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Members of the Mount Carmel Academy Rhythm dance team include, front row from left, team captains Haley Caluda, Ashley Birkel, Meghan Stemke, Courtney Templet and Kirstie Freibert. In the second row are Victoria Monzon, Megan LaCour, Hayley Stant, Emma Brouphy, Katie Corrente, Collette Pitre, Adelaide Schultz, Lindsey Duracher and Olivia Nuss.

In the back row are Madison Galloway, Theresa Vead, Lauren Robicheaux, Laura Housey, Lindsey Sellars, Kirsten Alfortish, Bailey McLachlan, Jenna Cyrus, Ashleigh Wertz and Sarah Liang. Other team members are Madelyn Boudreaux, Allison Liberto, Marisa Naccari and Arden Townsend.

5 Ben Franklin seniors chosen as Presidential Scholar candidates

Five seniors at Benjamin Franklin High School have been chosen as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. They are, from left, Linda W. Li, Nathan P. Nguyen, Nancy L. Ren, Christopher Moroz and Katherine S. Robinson.

Annually, up to 141 students are chosen from among outstanding graduating seniors to become U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students.

A school pin that first belonged to Lorraine Dutell Miller of the Class of 1934 has returned to St. Mary’s Dominican High School. The pin was donated to the school by Semone Miller, of Mandeville, a 1962 Dominican graduate and Lorraine Miller’s daughter-in-law.

“My mother-in-law kept this pin throughout her life. It was always special to her, and I wanted to return this pin to its home,” Semone Miller said. The gift now resides in Dominican’s

The torch linked to the Class of 1934 junior pin symbolizes a dream St. Dominica’s mother had before his birth in which she envisioned her son as a dog holding a torch in its mouth. On the school’s crest, the dog carries the torch, setting the world on fire with the word of God. Historical Alumnae Collection display case.

From left are St. Mary’s Dominican High School President Dr. Cynthia Thomas, Semone Miller holding her mother-in-law’s junior class pin and Principal Carolyn Favre.

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Metairie girl returns as state champion in Elks Free Throw Contest

Cub Scouts compete in Pinewood Derby in Metairie A Cub Scout Pinewood Derby was held Jan. 17 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Metairie. Here, Den Leader Harry Hardin gives Seamus Hardin his third-place trophy.

Drew Haggerty, left, and Nick Danny, Drew and Brandon DeHart show off their trophies Photos provided by St. Catherine Haggerty are seen at St. Cath- for first and second place, respectively. of Siena Catholic Church erine on Jan. 17.

For the second year in a row, Alexis Lavarine, of Metairie, is the Louisiana champion in the Elks Free Throw Contest.

Alexis, 12, is in sixth grade at T.H. Harris Middle School. As state champion, she will have her expenses paid to travel to Dallas in March for regional competition against the state champions from Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

The national championship competition will take place in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Krystal Hardy, principal of Sylvanie Williams College Prep Charter School, holds hands with Makayla Summerville, as, from left, Alaina Fountain, Makayla Frazier and Chakaya Montgomery and other students from the New Orleans school cross over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.

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Victor Garrido, front left, watches as third-grader De’Asia NelPhoto provided by Sylvanie Williams College Prep Charter School son takes a photo of the Civil Rights Freedom Wall next to Brown Chapel AME Church. Local actor and author Ameer Students from Sylvanie Williams College Prep Charter School Baraka, standing right, a volunteer mentor, accompanied the view archival photos from the civil rights movement at the students on the field trip to Selma.

National Voting Rights Museum in Selma.

School sponsors trip to Selma for 36 students Advocate staff report While more than 10,000 students in sixth through ninth grade throughout the greater New Orleans area have taken the opportunity to see the movie “Selma” through a special community sponsorship at participating theatres — a group of younger students recently traveled to the historic town to view firsthand where the events depicted in the movie took place 50 years ago.

Krystal Hardy, principal of Sylvanie Williams College Prep Charter School, led a team of staff members and volunteers that brought 36 students on a weekend field trip to Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama. Hardy, a native of Selma, called the trip a “journey to the heart of the civil rights movement.”

The goal was to create “a lifechanging experience that will propel them to do something great” in their lives, she said.

Part of the experience was to have them meet “everyday folks who saw a dream become

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Sylvanie Williams College Prep Charter School third-grader Enos Jones and fifthgrader Victor Garrido in a display of a jail cell Photo provided by Sylvanie Williams College Prep Charter School at the National Voting Rights Museum in SelStudents, staff and volunteers from Sylvanie Williams College Prep Charter ma. The display is a replica of the cells that School stand on the steps of the historic Brown Chapel AME Church where the housed people who were arrested protesting Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached before the historic events in Selma, Ala. for the right to register to vote in Alabama. a reality through perseverance.”

The students were greeted by the mayor of Selma and then marched over the Edmund Pettus Bridge, with an escort by the chief of police, she said. When they reached

Jefferson Parish honors students of the year Advocate staff report Students from Harold Keller Elementary School, J.D. Meisler Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School have been named Students of the Year by the Jefferson Parish Public School System.

The winners are fifth-grader Gayoon Nam, of Keller Elementary; eighth-grader Daniel Lau, of Meisler Middle; and senior Tram Nguyen, of Thomas Jefferson High.

“These students are so impressive in every way,” said Acting Superintendent Michelle Blouin-Williams. “We are excited to honor not only the students, but also their families, teachers, and school leadership through this program. Congratulations to Gayoon, Daniel and Tram on this well-deserved recognition; we are proud for you to represent Jefferson Parish at the state level.”

the other side, she had the children draw into a circle and repeat positive affirmations such as “I matter,” “You matter” and “This world will be different because I make a difference in it.”

They then traveled to Mont-

gomery to visit the site of sitins and the bus boycott; and to Birmingham, where they visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

At each stop, the students heard from people who helped

secure the right to register to vote. Speakers included Cynthia Whitcomb, the author of “Selma, Lord, Selma,” which was made into a Disney film they viewed in preparation for the trip.

Some of the panelists had

been children in the march, Hardy said, and the students asked them thoughtful questions about their commitment to justice and nonviolence.

At the conclusion of the trip, the children met with University of Alabama-Birmingham basketball coach Robert Ehsan and freshman player William Lee, as they got a sneak peek at the UAB basketball locker room and tour of the UAB Bartow Arena in Birmingham.

The trip is just part of the hands-on approach Hardy is taking in her first year as principal at the school, one of three run by the New Orleans charter network College Preparatory Academies.

The work they’re doing every day is to get the students ready for college and life, she said.

It’s a process she calls “transformational.”

“Overall, I am elated to spend this time with our children alongside our teachers because this is such a pivotal time in our country, and for the kids we serve here at Sylvanie Williams,” she said.

Jefferson Parish Public School principals, teachers of year named Advocate staff report

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The Students of the Year Awards Program is sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Education. Nguyen The district’s students of the year are now eligible to be selected as the statewide students of the year by the LDOE. Regional nominees for the state recognition will be announced in March, and winners will be announced in April. For information on the program, visit www.louisianabelieves.com/ teaching/award-programs.

International High School students find success in speech and debate competition

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Members of the speech and debate team at International High School of New Orleans all brought home trophies at a recent competition at Ben Franklin High School. From left are Markus Reneau, first in impromptu speaking and fifth in original oratory; Saya Meads, third in humorous interpretation; coach Jeffrey Derouen; Michael Kuckyr, third in extemporaneous speaking; and Sylvia Jones, second in oral interpretation.

The 2016 teachers of the year in the Jefferson Parish Public School System are third-grade teacher Pablo M.M. Pato, of Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary; eighth-grade teacher Shannon Walker, of Henry Ford Middle School; and ninthgrade teacher Riley Collins, of Grace King High School.

The principals of the year are Suzanne Bordlee, of Leo Kerner Jr. Elementary School; Faith Joseph, of Henry Ford Middle School; and Jaime Zapico, of Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy.

The teacher of the year and principal of the year programs are run by the Louisiana Department of Education.

Pato teaches science, social studies, math and Spanish at Boudreaux. He holds a master’s degree with a specialization in foreign language from the University of Oviedo, Spain.

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Walker has taught in the district for 16 years, beginning at Marrero Middle and currently as an English language arts teacher at Ford. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Dillard University and a certification in elementary education from Southern University in New Orleans.

Collins graduated from Boston College with a bachelor of arts degree and has taught Algebra I at King for three years.

Using her fluency in Spanish to incorporate dual language strategies in her Algebra I classes, Collins has “created an avenue for previously underserved students,” according to

her principal, Meg Griffon.

Bordlee has been Kerner’s principal for four years. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of New Orleans. She was previously an assistant principal at Janet Elementary and a teacher at Hart Elementary.

Joseph has led Ford for eight years. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Louisiana University and a master of education degree from the University of New Orleans.

Her prior JPPSS experience includes teaching, serving as the dean of students and twice leading schools as the assistant principal.

Zapico has led Taylor for the past six years as principal. She has a bachelor of arts degree and a master of education degree from the University of New Orleans. In 2013, Zapico was named JPPSS Middle School Principal of the Year.

The district’s honorees are now eligible to be selected as the statewide Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year by the LDOE. Semifinalists for the state recognition will be announced in February, and finalists will be announced in July. For information on the programs, visit www.louisianabelieves.com/ teaching/award-programs.

school awards banquet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Four Columns, 3711 West Bank Expressway, Harvey. The cost is $15 at the door. The public is invited. For information, contact Don Wattigny at (504) 228-2202, Wayne Ory at (504) 343-5935 or Richie Smith at (504) 400-2161.

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION: Registration for 2015-16 preschool and mother’s day out will begin Friday, Feb. 27, at Faith Presbyterian Preschool, 2525 Apollo Ave. Harvey. The preschool is open to children ages 1 to 4.

For information, call the school at (504) 368-2525 and ask for Gay Scaffidi, director.

MAKING THE TEAM: At St. Philip Neri School in Metairie, the following students have been selected for the boys’ volleyball team: Matthew Boudreaux,

Henry Ehrhardt, Eddie Blakemore, Kyle LeRouge, Michael O’Shea, Kyle Groetsch, Peyton Nicoll, Jonathan Manning, Cole Maher and Jordan Swiber.

The girls’ softball team comprises Emma Burg, Zoe Braun, Taylor Rumney, Sara Rohli, Madilyn Giglio, Megan Faustermann, Madie Attardo, Casey Pappas, Emali Hodges, Catherine Poche, Hope Couvillion, Grace Dufrechou, Ashley Faustermann, Ava Biancato and Demi Benitez.

On the junior boys’ baseball team are Gavin Tusa, Matthew Olivio, Bryson Gorrondona, Colin Doyle, Dylan McDonald, Kole Groetsch, Wayne St. John, Bryce Pitts, Jared Gaudet, Clay Capitano, Brayden Penny and Sam Harris.

On the senior boys’ baseball team are Kyle LeRouge, Mi-

chael O’Shea, Christian Liang, Justin Reech, Collin Jones, Ramiro Quiroz, Matthew Boudreaux, Ryan Paladino, Kyle Groetsch, Christopher Grace, Riley Boudreaux, Ryan Grob, Jeffrey Viosca and Evan DeCastro.

NEW BEGINNINGS: Deacon John will be the featured performer at a fundraiser for the New Beginnings Schools Foundation at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans. Tickets are $65 and are available at www.new beginningsNOLA.net/tickets.

Programs of the New Beginnings Schools Foundation include the New Beginnings Adult Literacy Center of Greater New Orleans and the New Beginnings music instruction program.

SCHOOL BRIEFS ST. PHILIP NERI: New student registration will begin Monday, Feb. 23, at St. Philip Neri School, 6600 Kawanee Ave., Metairie. To schedule a tour of the school, call the office at (504) 887-5600.

Grandparents of secondgraders at St. Philip Neri are invited to attend Mass with their grandchildren at 9 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 27. A reception will follow in the assembly hall.

WESTBANK QUARTERBACK CLUB: Judge Dennis Waldron, 2014 president of the Sugar Bowl Committee, will be the guest speaker when the Westbank Waldron Quarterback Club holds its West Bank high

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