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Art entries sought for Spring Show The Denham Springs Fine Art Association is looking for art entries for its Spring Show at the Denham Springs/Walker Branch Library, 8101 E. Florida Blvd., Denham Springs. Art will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30 at DeLou Glass Designs, 125 N. Range Ave. The reception and award ceremony will be at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the Denham Springs/Walker Branch Library. The Spring Show, set from May 1-31, is an open show, so members and nonmembers may show work. DSFAA is dedicating the Spring Show to its late Treasurer Rae Robert in honor of her work with the group. The association is a nonprofit organization of local artists committed to promoting interest in visual art. Denham Springs Fine Art Association meets on the first Monday of each month. Annual dues are $25. For information, all Sandra Middleton (225) 6649565.
Council on Aging dance
The Livingston Council on Aging is holding a dance from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Denham Springs Meal Site, 949 Government Drive, Denham Springs. The Doug Owens Band will perform next to City Hall. Admission is $6 or $10 per couple. There will be refreshments and door prizes. For information, call (225) 664-9343.
Superheroes Summer Camp
Registration begins May 1 for Superheroes Summer Camp sponsored by Livingston Parish Students Against Destructive Decisions. The summer camp will run from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. June 1-5 at Gray’s Creek Elementary School, Denham Springs. Teens interested in helping with the camp must register by Monday. Visit the group’s website for applications. The camp is for children in first through fifth grades äSee AROUND, page 3G
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Livingston 4-H students make noise in annual Achievement Day at Walker High BY C.J. FUTCH
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Advisers Eva Mizell and Aimee Martin passed out green wigs to the Live Oak Elementary School 4-H Club members on April 17, as the students prepared themselves to make as much noise as possible for the annual 4-H Song and Yell Contest in the Walker High School gym. “We’re Krewe D’ Live Oak,� Mizell said, as the group prepared their costumes for their Song and Yell, contest entry, a 4-H centered song to the tune of Mardi Gras Advocate staff photos by TRAVIS SPRADLING Mambo, called, of course, Levi Milton Elementary School students participate Friday in the song and yell contest at the Livingston Parish 4-H Achievement Day at Walker High School. the 4-H Mambo. They’ve been working on the number for a couple of weeks, Martin said, and everyone pitched in to help. Macie and Leisa Munson, 11-yearold twin sisters, contributed the choreography for the song. Fifth-grader Carson Jones, president of the chapter, was holding a crown that would be part of his song and yell costume, but he also had
other things to worry about. Carson was also chosen to participate in talent competition, as well, in which he performed his version of “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.� But he wasn’t nervous, he said. He’s very comfortable singing in front of people, even if it’s a gymnasium full of fellow 4-Hers. Carson gives 4-H some of the credit
for that. The club has taught him a lot about leadership and responsibility, he said. Abbigail Delanoix, in fourth-grade, agreed. One of the ways she learned to be responsible is in caring for her dog. “We demonstrated how to give a dog a bath,� she said, adding that it’s very important not to get soap or water in
their eyes. They also raised money, as a club, to donate to Smile Delivery, an organization that gives gifts to children with illnesses, she said. Leadership and community service are both important elements in 4-H, said Serena McClendon, adviser for äSee 4-H, page 3G
Festival to feature over 150 vendors BY C.J. FUTCH
cfutch@theadvocate.com Booth space for the Denham Springs Antique Village Spring Festival has been sold out since February, said Kim Bye, who runs the Theatre Antiques Mall on 228 North Range Ave., in Denham Springs. The April 25 festival will include vendors of a variety of crafts and arts in the village from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Pretty much anything you can think of, we’ll probably have it. There’ll be over 150 vendors along the old downtown Denham Springs, from Train Station Park Advocate file photo to Centerville and Range AvFestivalgoers walk by booths during the 2014 annual Antique enue,� Bye said. Village Spring Festival in Denham Springs. The Mattie Street area —
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