AUGUST, 2019
www.diamondheadms.org
VOL. 36, NO. 8
DPIA HOSTS 4TH ANNUAL LABOR DAY BBQ Save Labor Day for the 4th Annual Diamondhead DPIA Event It has become a tradition! Again, this year, Twin Lakes Pavilion will be the gathering place for Democratic candidates and delicious barbecue in an old-fashioned Democratic campaign rally on Labor Day. Invitations have been extended to statewide, regional, and local candidates to come tell us what they care about, what they plan, and how they’ll improve our state. As pictured in the photo, our group met on June 20 to form a car pool for a trip to La Lu's in Mandeville, LA, where we had a yummy breakfast followed by a 1.5 mile walk along the waterfront. Then we had lunch and 25-cent martinis at Zip's! (I guess you could say we are a hiking and eating club). We enjoyed stimulating conversation, beautiful Lake Pontchartrain views, and invigorating exercise.
DH Geaux Hiking Club Diamondhead Geaux Hiking Club is a relatively new group that gets together and, well, hikes (or walks, if you will). We meet at Diamondhead Country Club at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month to plan our next hikes with our next planning meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 6. We generally walk together a couple of times
a month and follow our hike with lunch somewhere near our hike destination. Currently the group has about thirty members, but not everyone participates in every hike. The hikes vary in length and difficulty and could be in a nature setting or in a small town or even in the French Quarter in New Orleans.
We will be hiking the Airey Lake and P.O.W. Recreation Area in the Desoto National Forrest near Saucier, MS, on Thursday, Aug. 15. Airey Lake Recreation Area serves as a trail camp for the Tuxachanie National Recreation Hiking Trail. We will gather on that morning at DHCC a few minutes before 8 a.m. to form our carpool before
driving to Saucier. After our walk, we will, of course, find somewhere good to eat! Everyone is welcome to join us. Come to the planning meeting or just show up on Aug. 15. There is no charge to participate; you will pay for your own food. Keep up with us by following our Facebook Page.
Save the date! Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. The event will start at 10:30 a.m., speeches at 11 a.m., Meet & Greet with candidates at noon with lunch. Delicious barbecue will be provided by Family Smokers for $10 a plate. Speakers will be listed in September’s issue of the Diamondhead News. All are welcome! The Diamondhead DPIA is an alliance of democratic, progressive, and independent minded residents whose mission is to inform, organize and energize fellow citizens to achieve a better community. We believe that we’re all in this together. Monthly meetings are held on third Thursdays of every month at 10 a.m. at the Diamondhead Country Club. We suspend meetings in the month of August to get ready for our Labor Day event but will resume the schedule in September. For more information email DiamondheadDems@gmail.com.
DEADLINE FOR THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF DHNEWS IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019.