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Firm to review school emergency plans

BY OLIVIA MCCLURE

three-year review of the school district’s emergency plans and to develop training programs in The Zachary school district the event of a shooter on camhas brought in SafePlans, a pus.

During its work session TuesFlorida-based company that specializes in active shooter day, the Zachary School Board training software, to conduct a heard from Brad Spicer, CEO of Special to The Advocate

SafePlans, which started its review of the school system two months ago. The three-year program will cost the school district $33,000, plus a yearly $350 fee to use the software.

The school district reviews its plans every summer with

help from the city and law enforcement, but “what we’re looking for is a tool to put this stuff in one location that we can access,� said Superintendent Scott Devillier.

SafePlans has also worked with the school systems of East

Baton Rouge, Bossier and Caddo parishes.

SafePlans is currently setting up the Zachary school district’s Emergency Response Information Portal and reviewing existing emergency plans. After Christmas, the company will

make maps of each campus that will be available in encrypted digital format to school staff and first responders, Spicer said.

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Monthlong project brings together community in competition, service

BY STACY GILL

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Students at Copper Mill Elementary School competed Friday in building a castle made of canned goods. Three teams had 15 minutes to build the castles from the goods they donated to the Pack the Pantry food drive.

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The monthlong Pack the Pantry food drive that began Nov. 1 was in full swing Friday, as firefighters, students, residents and volunteers from community organizations, businesses and schools worked together to collect canned goods for the Zachary Food Pantry.

As a community service project, students at Copper Mill Elementary School were asked to construct can castles.

Fifth- and-sixth graders

were divided into teams and given an extended lunch break Nov. 12-13 to compete in a construction race. The teams had 15 minutes to build their castles using only the donated food items, packing tape and construction paper and by working together.

Winners were fifthgrade’s Team 5C and sixthgrade’s Team 6A. At Zachary High, the winning classroom collected 333 cans of food.

In all, Zachary schools donated nearly 10,000 pounds of food.

Zachary firefighters

spent Friday morning visiting Zachary schools to pick up boxes and bags of canned goods and nonperishable food items, delivering a trailer full to the Food Pantry on Rollins Road.

Firefighters and volunteers worked together unloading the trailer onto pallets so that the food could be weighed. Inside the pantry, law students from Southern University joined volunteers in unpacking, sorting and organizing the donated food. äSee FOOD, page 6G

Senior appreciation luncheon set Thursday East Baton Rouge Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks and Baker Mayor Harold Rideau will host an appreciation luncheon for the elderly from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Baker Municipal Building, 3325 Groom Road.

BREC Superintendent Carolyn McKnight will be the guest speaker.

Baker City Council members Joyce Burgess, John Givens,

Pete Heine, Charles Vincent and Robert Young and the American Legion Post 502 are helping sponsor the event, which includes about 400 seniors from the greater Baton Rouge area.

Community exhibitors will be on site offering goods and services that cater to senior lifestyles.

For information, call (225) 389-8331 or (225) 775-3935.

Eagles baseball recruiting

The Baton Rouge Homeschool Athletic Association’s Eagles baseball team, which is entering its third season, is accepting new players ages 13 to 18 for the upcoming spring season.

All BRHAA teams are part of the Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana, and players must be homeschooled. Home games and

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practices will be held in Zachary.

The program’s growth and success are evidenced by the team’s playoff run last season. “We made it to the semifinal round held at M.L. Tigue Moore Field at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette,� coach Jerald Hardy said.

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n To submit news items and photographs, contact the news department: Editor: Darlene Denstorff, (225) 336-6952 or email zachary@theadvocate.com Reporter: Stacy Gill, (225) 993-0066 or email sgill@theadvocate.com n For subscription or delivery issues, contact the circulation department at (225) 388-0200 n To place a death notice, contact the obituary department at (225) 388-0289 or obits@theadvocate. com n For ad inquiries, contact the advertising department: Kristi Lynch: (225) 247-1030 or klynch@theadvocate. com Gary Miller: (225) 773-6056 or gmiller@theadvocate. com n For legal advertising, contact the legal notices department at (225) 388-0128 or weeklylegals@ theadvocate.com n To place an ad in the Classifieds section, contact the classified department at (225) 383-0111 or go to classifieds.theadvocate.com n To place a wedding or engagement announcement, call (225) 388-0738 or email nuptials@theadvocate.com Send mail to P.O. Box 588 Baton Rouge, LA. 70821

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Zachary area reside ents can learn more aboutt their risk for heart atttack, stroke and otherr cardiovascular condiitions at a mobile scre eening event scheduled for f 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesa day at the Americana YMCA, 4200 Liberty Way, Zachary. ady Provided by Our La of the Lake’s Heart & he Vascular Institute, th $75 package includess a cholesterol test (fast-ing not required but suggested), echocardiogram ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, vascular leg study (PAD test) and an ab-dominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound.

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Blue Dog print to be raffled

Rollins Place Elementary, an LAA+ School, is hosting a raffle to raise money for a school arts program through the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts’ Print Donation Program.

Fundraising efforts are for a signed Blue na artist Dog print by Louisian b Rodrigue, titled “A N Number One Tiger Fan.�

The prints are no longer for sale and can only be bought or won at charity auctions or raffles. Originally produced to commemorate Rodrigue’s exhibit at the LSU Museum of Art in 2011, the prints have raised more than $1 million for the LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation’s education programs.

The drawing for the print will be Dec. 1. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at Rollins Place Elementary, 4488 Rollins Place, Zachary.

Funds raised will support integrating the arts at Rollins Place.

Food Addicts Anonymous

Food Addicts Anonymous is a weekly support group to provide fellowship for men and women willing to recover from the disease of food addiction.

The free, 12-step program support group meets every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the West Wing Conference Room at Lane Regional Medical Center, 6300 Main St. in Zachary.

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George Rodrigue’s ‘A Number One Tiger Fan’ will be the prize in a raffle drawing Dec. 1 hosted by Rollins Place Elementary School in Zachary.

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Giuffre graduated from the New Orleans native Dr. Brent M. Giuffre has been University of New Orleans, named medical director of the earned his medical degree at LSU School of Medicine in Department New Orleans and completed of Emergency his internship and residency Medicine at training at Earl K. Long HosLane Regional pital in Baton Rouge.

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Southern AgCenter to host Fall Gardening Workshop Advocate staff report The Southern University Agricultural Center will hold its third annual Fall Gardening Workshop on Tuesday.

Registration for the free event begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program starts at 9 a.m. inside the Ashford O. Williams Hall at the Southern AgCenter, B.A. Little Drive, Baton Rouge.

The workshop includes a healthy lunch. Topics to be covered include seasonal planting; pollinators and pests; bee keeping; maintaining and growing an urban agricultural community garden; nontraditional uses for traditional plants; planting a smoothie or juice garden; and

urban agriculture issues.

An urban garden tour also is planned, weather permitting.

Participants will learn about planting and how to successfully grow a garden in an urban environment, and will taste-test smoothies and juices from urban garden plants. “This is going to be an action-packed event,� said Stephanie Elwood, an extension associate with the Southern AgCenter.

AgCenter co-hosts include the Wisteria Alliance Program and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.

For information, call Elwood, Zanetta Augustine, Mila Berhane or Dawn Mellion Patin at (225) 771-2242.

Surviving the Holidays seminar set for Saturday Advocate staff report A GriefShare Surviving the Holidays seminar is set for from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Zachary, 4200 Main St. The seminar offers practical, actionable strategies for making it through the holiday season after suffering a loss, a news release said.

Participants will watch a video of people who have faced the holidays after a loss, hear insights from respected Christian counselors, pastors

and psychologists and receive a Holiday Survival Guide with over 30 encouraging readings, helpful charts and tips to manage the holiday season during a difficult time.

For anyone who has suffered a loss during the holiday season or is emotional during the holidays because they are grieving, this seminar can help.

To register or find out more about GriefShare Surviving the Holidays, call First Baptist at (225) 654-2755 or email fbcz@fbcz.org.

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items, including door locks, lighting and entryways to the school, Spicer said.

Details like room numbers in the maps are searchable. “We’re trying to save seconds� when law enforcement responds to an emergency, Spicer said.

The company also will develop an online training course for teachers and other staff. Schools need training on what options they have in a variety of scenarios, Spicer said. “We don’t want schools to have the perception that if they lock the front door, they’re impenetrable,� he said.

The software is meant for public officials’ use and will not alter the existing text message notification system currently used to reach parents in the event of an emergency.

During its meeting Tuesday, the board also recognized Northwestern Middle School students Orsciana Beard, Kension Tate and Sean Burrell, who are on local track teams and participated in the Junior Olympics this summer in Jacksonville, Florida. “It’s not just what they learn in that classroom; it’s how they learn to compete, whether it be in a field, a court, in the band or in the choir,� Devillier said. “You also run your parents crazy, all over the place,�

Devillier joked, reminding the students they should be thankful for their families’ support.

The next School Board meeting is scheduled Dec. 15.

‘Frozen’ fun planned at Christmas in the Village Advocate staff report The Zachary community is invited to kick off the holiday season by attending the annual Christmas in the Village celebration from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Dec. 11 in the Zachary Historical District on Virginia Street.

This year’s event is themed around the popular Disney film “Frozen.�

The Historical Village will feature new synchronized light displays, 5 tons of snow, holiday musical performances, arts and crafts booths, “Frozen� playing on the big screen, a visit from Santa and “Frozen� characters Elsa, Anna and Olaf, and gourmet food trucks.

Performances by local dance studios, school choirs and area church groups are scheduled throughout the night.

Mayor David Amrhein will kick things off at 6 p.m. when he lights the town tree — a 28foot Christmas fir adorned with 7,200 LED lights that twinkle and “dance� to the beat of holiday music. “Our goal is to re-create the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas at the North Pole,

and one of the best ways to do that is by bringing in snow,�

Zachary spokeswoman Sharon Phillips said. “Children will be able to play in the man-made snow and build a snowman.�

Zachary has partnered with BREC to feature “Frozen� on a large portable movie screen

behind the Zachary Police Department on Virginia Street, Phillips said.

Arts and crafts vendors will feature everything from holiday crafts, art, woodworking and handmade jewelry to candles, crocheted items and desserts.

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The Zachary High School band performs patriotic tunes on Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. The program was the seventh annual hosted by the Bank of Zachary.

‘Thank a veteran’ message of ceremony

BY STACY GILL

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Area veterans bow their heads in prayer while attending a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Bank of Zachary.

Attendees of the seventh annual Veterans Day program hosted by the Bank of Zachary recite the Pledge of Allegiance Nov. 11.

The Bank of Zachary hosted its Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony on Nov. 11.

Attended by area veterans, the event is in its seventh year, Bank of Zachary President Preston Kennedy said.

BREC Superintendent Carolyn McKnight, a retired colonel in the Texas Air National Guard, was the guest speaker.

McKnight, a Montgomery, Alabama, native, served 29 years in the U.S. Air Force. She encouraged attendees to stop and thank active military and veterans in airports, on the street and in the grocery store.

“We don’t do enough of that anymore,” McKnight said.

She also noted that mothers and sisters join fathers and brothers in serving in the military.

“Women are serving more, and they’re serving faithfully,” added McKnight.

Zachary City Court Judge Lonny Myles, a U.S. Army veteran and member of the Louisiana Army National Guard from 1969 to 1975, led the Pledge of Allegiance and gave the Benediction.

Participating in the ceremony were Zachary High Junior ROTC cadets, who provided flag detail, and elements of the school’s band and choir, under the direction of Jason Venable and Anna Johnson, respectively.

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A rendering of the new Regional Veterans Park in Zachary shows the entrance to the park and all the branches of the military that will be represented: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines Corps, Merchant Marines and Navy.

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Area veterans broke ground Nov. 11 at the new Regional Veterans Park being constructed in Zachary behind Lane Regional Medical Center. The veterans are members of the Regional Veterans Park Association, which is open to everyone.

Veteran John Taylor shares remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Regional Veterans Park in Zachary Nov. 11. Veterans from all branches of the military will be represented at the park.

Regional Veterans Park breaks ground

BY STACY GILL

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The Regional Veterans Park in Zachary broke ground fittingly on Veterans Day. Members of the Regional Veterans Park Association, local businesses, residents, contributors to the park and community leaders attended the ceremony.

Veteran John Taylor, park association and committee member, said contributions keep coming in, the most recent being a donation of $400 raised by Copper Mill Elementary School students.

“The schools have been heavily involved,” said Taylor, who was joined by area veterans at the groundbreaking, including Wilton Borsky, Greg McDougall, Randy Olson, Erby Magee, Frank Ragsdale, Bobby Snowden and Will Steen.

The ceremony was held at the entrance to the park on the fitness trail behind Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary.

“The Regional Veterans Park will honor the courage and sacrifice of those who served or are still serving in the U.S. armed forces,” said Taylor.

“Residents from Baton Rouge, Baker, Central, Pride, Zachary and East and West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee and St. Helena parishes are invited to come to the park to remember and thank the veterans who have committed themselves to protecting the rights and freedoms of Americans.”

At the groundbreaking, Mayor David Amrhein said the Veterans Park will be a welcome attraction in the community.

Six military branches will be represented throughout the park — Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine and Navy — by the emblems placed on the park benches located along the fitness trail.

The Wall of Veterans, featuring brick pavers with engraved names and service information, will be the park’s focal point.

All construction, materials and labor are being donated through in-kind donations, McDougall said.

To thank these contributors and the members of the Veterans Park Association, an annual publication will be printed identifying the members.

Anyone can contribute by buying a brick paver for $100 or becoming a member of the Regional Veterans Park Association. Membership dues are $25 annually.

For information, email info@ regionalveteranspark.org, visit regionalveteranspark.org or call any of the park’s committee members: Taylor at (225) 654-2093, Bill Waters at (225) 933-0100, McDougall at (225) 202-8126 or Frank Ragsdale at (225) 278-8281.

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Viafore-Haynes Sommer Blue Haynes and Alexander James Viafore, III were united in marriage on October 10, 2015 at 11:00am at The Ritz-Carlton Cliffside Gazebo, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Bride was given in marriage by her father.

Sommer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dewey Haynes of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Alexander is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander James Viafore, Jr. of Tuckahoe, New York.

The bride is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haynes of Clinton, Louisiana and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lamar Blue of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The groom is the grandson of Constance Contreras and the late Walter Contreras of Yonkers, NY and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander James Viafore of Yonkers, NY. Sommer is a graduate of Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge and received her Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Louisiana State University.

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Firefighters, from left, Stephen Jones, Steven Lewis, Ronald Hives and Glenn Triche pick up donated canned goods from Zachary High School on Friday. The firefighters visited all schools within the district Friday and delivered the donations to the Zachary Food Pantry for the Pack the Pantry food drive held during November. ä More photos, 7G.

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On the eve of the wedding a rehearsal dinner was hosted on the island of St. John. The wedding guests were boated there on the 55â&#x20AC;&#x2122; catamaran, Daydreamer, for a beautiful sunset voyage.

Following the ceremony on Saturday morning, a lunch reception was held on the Great Bay Terrace at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Sommer and Alexander would like to thank family and friends who traveled from Louisiana, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

The couple currently resides in New Rochelle, New York.

Arts and crafts vendors sought for holiday event Advocate staff report The deadline for participating as an arts and crafts vendor at the annual Christmas in the Village celebration is approaching.

Applications are now being accepted for the event on Dec. 11 in the Zachary Historical Village.

Christmas in the Village features an arts and crafts area, food trucks, dance and musical performances by local entertainment and photographs with Santa, providing a unique shopping opportunity for anyone with Christmas gifts to buy,

Zachary officials said.

All applicants must be the creators of the art and crafts displayed and provide their own tent, tables, lights and extension cords.

Spaces will accommodate a 10-by-10-foot booth or tent.

Setup will be outdoors on a graveled area behind the City Annex building facing Virginia Street.

About 25 vendors will be accepted. Each will operate as an individual entity and collect his or her own city and state sales taxes. A nonrefundable $25 fee will be charged per vendor space; however, the fees will be

donated to the Christmas in the Village fund in an effort to enhance the celebration.

Applications can be downloaded at cityofzachary.org or picked up and returned to the Zachary Utility Payment Office, 4650 Main St. Applications are due by Monday, Nov. 30.

For questions on arts and crafts participation, email Chantal Hudson, vendor coordinator, at prosk8r2@cox. net or call (225) 603-1424.

For information about Christmas in the Village, email Sharon Phillips at sharon.phillips@ cityofzachary.org or call (225) 654-0287.

Heart & Vascular Institute expands services in Zachary Cardiologists Dr. Leon Cannizzaro, Dr. David Moll and Dr. Our Lady of the Lake has Wenjie Xu are providing genexpanded heart care services eral and preventive cardiology in Zachary at the new Heart services, electrophysiology & Vascular Institute Zachary care and heart failure cardiolClinic, 20103 Old Scenic High- ogy services. way, Building 5.

The clinic is anchored by The clinic will provide a more the advanced expertise of the accessible and comprehensive Heart & Vascular Institute at health care experience for Our Lady of the Lake Regional heart patients in the commu- Medical Center in Baton Rouge, a 330,000-square-foot facility, nity, a news release said.

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The Heart & Vascular Institute Zachary Clinic is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. To schedule an appointment, call (225) 7572420.

In addition to providing care for patients at the new clinic, Dr. Jeffrey Hyde and Dr. Tara Jarreau will continue to see patients on Mondays at 4242 La. 19, Suite C, Zachary.

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Eleven pallets of food weighing 7,150 pounds from Zachary schools were collected Nov. 13 for the Zachary Food Pantry during the November Pack the Pantry food drive.

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Copper Mill Elementary School students compete to build a castle of canned goods Friday. The contest was held during the Pack the Pantry food drive benefiting the Zachary Food Pantry.

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Located at 4712 La. 19, All Pro Audio celebrated 16 years in business by joining the Zachary Chamber of Commerce. A ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming All Pro as a new Chamber member was held Nov. 10. All Pro offers audio services for cars and homes, including security, back-up monitors, outdoor speakers, home theaters, remote start and in-car video screens. Attending the ribbon cutting, from left, are Mayor David Amrhein, Landmark Bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jessica Ellis, All Pro employees Gerald Augustus, Mike Kish and Justin Capro, Police Chief David McDavid, All Pro Audio owner Calvin Clouatre, Chamber Executive Director Kate MacArthur, City Councilman Francis Nezianya, Premier Produce owner David Pizzolato and Chamber Director Heather Prejean.

Campaign to encourage shopping locally kicks off Advocate staff report The Zachary Chamber of Commerce has announced a campaign urging residents to shop locally from Monday through Dec. 11. During this time, all purchases made at participating Zachary businesses will count toward drawings of $500, $300 or $150 in gift cards, which will be redeemable at the businesses.

Each card will be stamped by the participating store in $10 increments up to $100. To reach $100, shoppers must spend money at one or a combination of participating merchants.

Unlimited cards are allowed, but each singular transaction has a $100 limit. When the card is completed, it must be returned to the Zachary Chamber of Commerce, 4633 Main St. A dropbox

will be available for the cards.

All cards must be returned by 4 p.m. Dec. 11 to be included in the drawing, which will be held at 6 p.m. at the gazebo at the start of the Christmas in the Village celebration. Winners do not need to be present to win.

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Hunter takes deer

Zachary’s offense overwhelmed Sulphur, 54-32, in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs Nov. 13, and the Broncos hope to keep their juggernaut rolling when they travel to play Dutchtown in a ZACHARY SPORTS regional contest.

The game between the second-seeded Broncos and HARCENEAUX@THEADVOCATE.COM the 18th-seeded Griffins is a phur),” Brewerton said. “It’s rematch between two highgoing to take that kind of efpowered offenses from Oct. fort this week.”

2. Coach David Brewerton’s Interestingly, Scott began crew came out on top in that his career at Dutchtown and game, 44-34.

Friday’s contest will show- was a teammate of Sparks case two of the Baton Rouge before moving to Zachary. region’s top quarterbacks.

Lindsay Scott Jr., a Syracuse Northeast off to Sterlington commitment, and Jared No. 11 seed Northeast will Sparks, a Southern Missishit the road to face sixthsippi commitment, will lead seeded Sterlington in a retheir respective offenses. gional round Scott passed for 253 yards, contest of completing 10 of 19, and the Class 2A had six touchdown throws playoffs. against Sulphur. He also ran Coach Dave for 121 yards. Running back Masterson’s Terry Sullivan added 109 team imyards on 16 carries as the proved to 7-4 Broncos amassed 587 yards for the season Masterson of total offense. Six different with a 22-14 ZHS players scored touchtriumph over downs as Zachary improved No. 22 DeQuincy in the opento 10-1. ing round. Sterlington’s PanMeanwhile, Dutchtown has thers improved to 8-3 overall a knack for scoring as well, with a 36-6 victory over No. as it won five of its past six 27 Sophie B. Wright in the games and tied Catholic for first round. a share of the District 5-5A Broncos are 5th, title. In the Griffins’ 31-17 playoff-opening win over 7th in meet Ruston, Sparks scored four The Zachary High boys rushing touchdowns for the finished fifth out of 26 teams Griffins, 8-3. and the girls seventh out of “Our guys were very 20 teams at the Metro Crosslocked in and focused for Country meet at Highland Friday’s game (against SulRoad Park on Nov. 9.

Tyler Toussant, 13, an eighth-grader who attends Sacred Heart in Baton Rouge, took his first deer, a doe, on his family’s property in Zachary on Nov. 1. Tyler took the 120-pound doe with a .243 single-shot rifle. He has been hunting for two years with his father, Carl Toussant Sr., and older brother, Carl Toussant Jr.

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Advocate staff photo by STACY GILL

Vikings players from Northeast High School discuss play during a game earlier in the season. The 11th-ranked Vikings defeated No. 22 DeQuincy 22-14 in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs on Nov. 13. Northeast (7-4) travels to play Sterlington (8-3) on Friday.

The event for Baton Rougearea teams was the final tune-up before this week’s state Class 5A championship meet on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.

John Paul Hardin paced the Bronco boys with a fifthplace finish in 16:06.50. Also scoring points for Zachary were Christopher Bennett (17:13.10) in 32nd, Dominick Thomas (17:47.80) in 51st, Andrew Bennett (18:00.30) in 65th and Kyle Knight (18:04.60) in 68th.

For the Zachary girls, Rhagan Rider finished 19th in 20:36.20, followed by Krislyn Bourgeois (21:56.70) in 44th, Ali Brunson (22:49.40) in 67th, Kallista Buell (22:53.20) in 69th and Rebecca Day

(23:27.30) in 77th.

ZHS volleyball ends season

The 13th-seeded Zachary volleyball team’s season came to an end after a regional-round loss to fourth-seeded Barbe in the Division 1 playoffs last week.

The Lady Broncos opened the playoffs with a 3-0 victory over 20th-seeded John Ehret (25-11, 25-18, 25-10) in the first round but fell to Barbe 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-26, 18-25).

The Lady Broncos finished the season with a 26-13 overall record.

Send sports news, photos and stats to Howard Arceneaux at harceneaux@ theadvocate.com.

Photo provided by CARL TOUSSANT SR.

Runners‘get gleauxing’ despite rainy weather Advocate staff report

Despite the rainy weather forecasted, nearly 100 runners participated in the third annual Zachary Gleaux Run that took off from the Pointe at Americana on Nov. 6.

A fundraiser for the Zachary Chamber of Commerce, the Gleaux Run consisted of a 1-mile fun run-walk and a 5K. Eighty-five people wearing their best glow gear participated in the family event that featured food, music and prizes.

The winner of the 1-mile run was Luke Dubee.

The top four finishers in the 5K were Charles Anderson, first place, with a time of 18:44.379; Nathan Dewitt, second place, 21:20.460; Troy Jackson, third place, 21:20.663; and Rhen Langley, fourth place, 22:37.253.

Finishing in fifth through 10th places were Kylie O’Brien (24:46.933), Tina Thompson (25:25.013), Cole Madison (25:25.203), Frank Garcia (25:43.760), Michelle Campo (25:49.810) and James Photos provided by KATE MACARTHUR Macias (25:51.383).

The Martinez family won Chamber Director Heather Prejean, 1-mile fun run winner Luke Dubee and Chamber Exthe prize for overall best ecutive Director Kate MacArthur, from left, attend the annual Gleaux Run on Nov. 6. The event is a fundraiser for the Zachary Chamber of Commerce. glow attire.

Top finishers at the annual Zachary Gleaux Run 5K on Nov. 6 included, from left, Troy Jackson, third place; Rhen Langley, fourth place; Charles Anderson, first place; and Nathan Dewitt, second place. Anderson was the 2014 winner of the 5K.

Participants get glowing at the third annual Gleaux Run in Zachary on Nov. 6. The event is a fundraiser hosted by the Zachary Chamber of Commerce.

The Martinez family won the prize for overall best glow attire at the third annual Zachary Gleaux Run held at the Pointe at Americana on Nov. 6.

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Copper Mill Elementary School in Zachary had 81 students compete in the Math Olympiad held at Kenilworth Science and Technology School in Baton Rouge on Nov. 7. The top eight Copper Mill finishers, from left, include Claire Venable, Gabreyela Gonzalez, Aaron Bozeman, Gavin Malden, Will Thomas Beasley, William Ianitelli, Dillon Moree and Gabrielle Chasse.

Copper Mill students win, place in Math Olympiad 17th; Matthew Bozeman, 19th; behind the event is to encourage students to participate in STEM and Gabrielle Chasse, 24th.

The Louisiana Elementary studies and to celebrate their Hundreds of people from across Louisiana packed the Math Olympiad is a one-hour successes, a news release said.

Czarina Walker, founder and Kenilworth Science and Tech- paper and pencil test that innology School gymnasium in cludes multiple choice ques- CEO of InfiniEDGE Software Baton Rouge recently to cheer tions aligned with Common in Prairieville, was the featured on fifth-grade students testing Core standards. The concept speaker at the event. their math skills at the Louisiana Elementary Math Olympiad on Nov. 7.

Two students from Copper Mill Elementary, in Zachary, and two from LSU Lab School, in Baton Rouge, won the top four spots at the Olympiad, which featured 51 schools from 14 cities including Brusly, Destrehan, Shop for your Gonzales, Jackson, Mandeville, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Praiphotos taken by rieville, Thibodaux, Walker and Advocate photographers.

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The event was open to students from all public, private, parochial, charter and home schools in Louisiana.

Gavin Malden, of Copper Mill, took home first place in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;old schoolâ&#x20AC;? math contest; Alex Wu, of LSU Lab School, came in second; William Iannitelli, of Copper Mill, was third; and Aadit Narayanan, of LSU Lab, finished fourth.

Those students won prizes, including an iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Kindle and iPod Shuffle.

Their teachers were awarded gift certificates.

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Zachary attorney L.T. Dupre, front left, consulted as an attorney in a mock trial at Northwestern Middle School on Oct. 19. Participating in the trial were Dupre and Jordyn De La Cruz, front right; second row, Nicholas Nalepa, left, and Anna Dupre; third row, Bailey Liner and Nathaniel Turner; fourth row, April Key and Brianne Bankston; and fifth row, Parker Robertson, back right.

Napoleon acquitted in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Animal Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mock trial Advocate staff report Margret Atkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seventh-grade class at Northwestern Middle School held a mock trial Oct. 19 to determine the guilt or innocence of Napoleon, the pig from George Orwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literary classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animal Farm.â&#x20AC;?

Napoleon was charged with crimes against fellow animals.

Written and presented entirely by the seventh-graders, the students stressed the importance of structure and focus in writing, Atkinson said.

L.T. Dupre, a Zachary attorney and father of student Anna Dupre, along with Tony Iannitelli, a patent attorney from Zachary and father of student Susanna Iannitelli, worked with the students prior and during the trial, consulting for the respective sides in the case.

Attorney Michele Staggs, the mother of a former NMS student, also consulted in the case, instructing the students on the best way to enter evidence into court.

Using the text from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animal Farmâ&#x20AC;? as the facts in the case, they submitted evidence, posed and answered cross examination questions and played the roles of both the prosecuting and defense attorneys and the witnesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Animal Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; allowed them to use their knowledge of the text to support arguments established in the opening statements,â&#x20AC;? Atkinson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout the trial, the students presented evidence that supported their arguments with each side working as a cohesive unit. They did a superb job.â&#x20AC;?

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Attorney Lynn Maloy, as the judge, left, listens to the testimony of student Jordyn De La Cruz, who is portraying Mollie from the novel â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Animal Farm.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Northwestern Middle School seventh-graders performed a mock trial using the text from George Orwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Animal Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on Oct. 19. Participating in the trial in the front row, are Garrett Keaton, left, and James Colwell; second row, Kennedy Jackson and Presleigh Stagg; third row, Susannah Iannitelli and Kylie Phillips; fourth row, Ian Venable and Eli Carr; and fifth row, Janae Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arensbourg and Rylie Fisher. practicing attorney, Maloy is the mother of another former NMS student.

Additional consulting services were offered by Walt Green, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, and Holly Sheets, a victim-witness coordinator for the U.S. Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

Atkinson said the legal professionals attended the trial and practices.

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BAKER POLICE BOOKINGS The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison by the Baker Police Department from Nov. 6 through Nov. 11, 2015: ATLEY JR., DAVID: 41, 5050 Sinbad St., Baker, bench warrants for failure to appear for safety belt use and driving under suspension/ revocation.

BROWN, DAMONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;TRE: 18, 2563 Arbutus Ave., Baton Rouge, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of legend drugs.

BROWN, SHAMEKA: 32, 2566 N. Magnolia Drive, Baker, bench warrants for failure to appear for driving under suspension/revocation and no proof of insurance in vehicle.

BROWN JR., TOM: 41, 1413 W. Garfield St., Baton Rouge, bench warrants for failure to appear for sale or possession of controlled substances and falsification of a drug test.

BROWN, TRENTON: 36, 917 Myrtle St., Baton Rouge, bench warrants for failure to appear for view through window/windshield and expired motor vehicle inspection.

CRITNEY, NICHOLAS: 23, 2855 Jackson Ave., Baton Rouge, possession of legend drugs, driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license required and fugitive through East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

DEEMER, KWAME: 25, 9044 Mable Drive, Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear for speeding.

EMERY, NICHOLAS: 26, 7044 Silverleaf Ave., Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear for litter thrown from vehicle.

FINLEY, RONESHA: 23, 3813 Wyandotte St., Baton Rouge, simple battery, fugitive through East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and fugitive through Garland County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

GRIFFIN, KATIE: 48, 5410 Byron Ave., Baton Rouge, theft.

GRIFFIN, KELLY: 45, 17969 Plank Road, Zachary, theft and bench warrant for failure to appear for theft.

HARRELL, BRITTANY: 26, 13508 Ector Drive, Baker, bench warrants for failure to appear for speeding, safety belt use, child seat restraints and theft.

JOSEPH, JOHN: 42, 9521 Grand Teton Ave., Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear for windshield/window view through.

KOPEKE, JEREMY: 35, 5510 Lavey Lane, Lot 80, Baker, bench warrants for failure to appear for careless operation and no proof of insurance in vehicle.

LEWIS, MONIQUE: 42, 12319 E. Brock Place, Baton Rouge, fugitive

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LOGAN SR., NICKY: 36, 3713 Harding St., Baker, fugitive through East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

MALLET, JOSEPH: 35, 4972 Broadway St., Baton Rouge, bench warrants for failure to appear for driving under suspension/revocation and ran red light.

MCKNIGHT, BRITTANY: 28, 14140 Northeast Drive, Baker, bench warrant for failure to appear for speeding and fugitive through East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

MORRISON, VELMA: 65, 17969 Plank Road, Zachary, theft.

PARKER, ANTHONY: 46, 901 Barrington Drive, Baker, domestic abuse battery/child endangerment.

ROBERTSON, DERRICK: 35, 12812 Driftwood Drive, Baker, bench warrants for failure to appear for two counts of speeding, driving under suspension/revocation and failure to change address on driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license.

SANFORD, JOHNNY: 26, 5588 Velora St., Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear for theft.

SCOTT, DERRICK: 37, 9720 Avenue K, Baton Rouge, possession of Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana and introducing contraband into a penal institution.

SCOTT JR., ROONEY: 26, 4702 Lavey Lane, Lot 65, Baker, bench warrants for failure to appear for sale/ possession of controlled dangerous substance and two counts of speeding.

SHEPHERD, KENDRICK: 31, 2645 Shada Ave., Baton Rouge, affidavit warrant for simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and simple criminal damage to property.

TAYLOR, DESHAWN: 26, 905 Whitehead St., Baker, bench warrants for failure to appear for speeding, disturbing the peace with offensive words, contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, expired motor vehicle inspection, switched license plate, no insurance and child seat restraints.

THOMPSON, JEFFERY: 30, 10210 Avenue L, Apt. 323, Baton Rouge, bench warrants for failure to appear for windshield/window view through, driving under suspension/revocation and attempted sale/possession of controlled substances.

THOMPSON, TIFFANY: 32, 1224 W. Azalea Park, Baton Rouge, bench warrants for failure to appear for no license plate, no driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, expired license plate, no registered slip in vehicle, safety belt use and speeding.

WASHINGTON, EDDIE: 57, 2101 E. Azalea Ave., Baker, violation of protective order and stalking.

The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department from Nov. 5 through Nov. 12, 2015: ARNOLD, SIDNEY: 21, 5820 Adams Road, Liberty, Mississippi, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

ARNOLD, JAMES: 24, 180 Pine Bayou Circle, Monroe, felony possession of a firearm and resisting an officer.

BRECKENRIDGE, REGINALD: 17, 4530 Avenue C, Zachary, felony theft.

CIFREO, KATELYN: 27, 14865 Courtney Road, Walker, bench warrant for failure to appear in court.

COTTON, CHRISTOPHER: 34, 23403 Pleasant Court, Zachary, disturbing the peace.

COX, BLAINE: 17, 4286 39th St., Zachary, reckless operation, no driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and simple criminal damage to property.

CRAIG, GASTON: 32, 6753 Cezanne Ave., Baton Rouge, theft, monetary instrument abuse and forgery.

DAVIS, KIMBERLY: 26, 4979 St. Louis St., Zachary, two counts of simple battery.

DIAMOND, CASEY: 32, 1947 Stonegate Court, Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear in court for driving under suspension and running a red light.

FRANKLIN JR., ALBERT: 30, 4979 St. Louis St., Zachary, simple battery.

HIGDON, JOHN: 33, 2772 La. 957, Ethel, bench

warrant for failure to appear in court.

KREJCI, JASON: 39, 18089 Little Prairie Road, Prairieville, obstruction of public passage.

LEE, LUCAS: 24, 353 Genola Road, Clinton, possession of marijuana and possession of firearm with drugs.

MALOID, MICHAELNESHA: 18, 11832 Biscayne Drive, Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear in court.

NORWOOD, EDITH: 35, 4028 Eleanor Drive, Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear in court.

UNDERWOOD, CASSANDRA: 47, 339 U.S. 61, Jackson, theft.

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Entergyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s River Bend Nuclear Station in St. Francisville donated $50,000 to Heritage Ranch in Zachary recently. Heritage Ranch Development Director Amy Horn, River Bend Station Vice President Eric Olson and Heritage Ranch Executive Director Vicki Ellis, from left, attend the check presentation in Zachary.

Heritage Ranch receives $50,000 Entergy grant Advocate staff report Entergyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s River Bend Nuclear Station in West Feliciana Parish recently awarded a $50,000 grant to Heritage Ranch, the faith-based childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residential home in Zachary.

The funds will help Heritage Ranch in its mission to strengthen children, their families and the community and as it ministers to youth and their families struggling with crisis, according to a news release.

River Bend Station Vice President Eric

Olson presented the check to Heritage Ranch Executive Director Vicki Ellis and Development Director Amy Horn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The generosity of Entergy River Bend allows us to impact the lives of youth and families in crisis across our community,â&#x20AC;? Ellis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The residential treatment program at Heritage Ranch provides education, counseling and life skills for clients. We are honored to have Entergy as a partner in this transformational work.â&#x20AC;?

Entergy awards grants to communitybased projects that focus on enrichment

and improvement of families. The River Bend Station awards funding to programs that have a direct impact on children educationally and emotionally to sustain healthy families, the release said.

Heritage Ranch serves boys ages 13 to 18 who live with house parents while attending school and receiving help in the areas of tutoring, counseling, life skills, building self-esteem, strengthening the family unit and health and wellness.

Future plans include expanding to serve up to 60 boys and girls ages 8 to 18, Ellis said.

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