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New curricula, teacher of the month, and new school programs were the topics of discussion STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

This month’s School Board meeting began with a presentation of new curricula by Brown Elementary, Brown Upper Elementary, Central Elementary, and Richardson Elementary.

In their presentations, they described how their using their data about students’ performance and behavior in order to develop new curricula that will prioritize the big picture needs of the students and create lesson plans that will be geared more towards teaching critical thinking skills, increasing attendance through a reward system, curbing disruptive behav-

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Levi Phillips to be guest speaker at Minden Lions Club STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

Levi Phillips, the Yatasi District Executive for Norwela Council Boy Scouts, will be the Guest Speaker for the Lion’s Club this Thursday.

“I am bringing PHILLIPS the experience I have acquired as an Eagle Scout to serve the youth of Webster, Bossier, Bienville, and Claiborne Parishes. Scouting provides quality character building to local youth through promoting patriotic pride, community service, and leadership. We depend on the youth of today for the success of tomorrow!” said Phillips.

For more information on the program, contact their Council Office at 318-868-2774, or email Phillips directly at levi.phillips@ scouting.org.

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make it work. We’re not going to fix it, just make it work from here,” said Smart.

“We don’t want to just make it work, we want people to feel at home, make people feel comfortable.”

They went through a couple of different ideas before they settled on “Feels Like Home”, but something about the other slogans they came up with just didn’t feel right to them.

“We thought that something wasn’t there, that something was missing,” said Will Gerding. When they came up with, “Feels Like Home,” Gerding stopped and said, “that’s exactly what I feel when I think of Minden.”

Smart added, “I’m from Arcadia, so Minden isn’t home for me, but when I got here, it felt just like it. It felt like this is where I want to establish my roots.”

Being business-friendly was another priority when they came up with the slogan, want-

Minden has decided to revamp its city slogan from “Making It Work” to “Feels Like Home.” This change was carried out through a collaborative effort between Minden’s new Economic Director Phillip Smart and IT Specialist Will Gerding.

“It was a team effort. We sat down and wanted to make some SMART changes to help move Minden forward, and one of the things was the slogan,” said Smart.

One of the key reasons that they wanted to change the city’s slogan in the first place was to give the phrase a more comfortable tone.

“When you come to Minden, one of the key things you see is “Making it Work, which to me is like saying something’s broken and we’re just going to

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The Minden logo will now display the new slogan for the City of Minden.

ing to convey to people that this place to bring their business here.

“If it feels like home to businesses and feels like home to

other people, then your community is going to grow. If we all just come together, we can make Minden a wonderful place to live,” said Smart.

Trump uses State of Union to campaign; Pelosi rips up speech WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing before a Congress and a nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, just three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor.

The partisan discord was on vivid display Tuesday as the first president to campaign for reelection after being impeached made his case for another term: Republican legislators chanted “Four More Years.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up her copy of Trump’s speech as he ended the address.

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the run, America’s fortunes are on the rise and America’s future is blazing bright,” Trump declared. “In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of American decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America’s destiny. We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back.”

Holding out the nation’s economic success as the chief TRUMP rationale for a second term, Trump’s speech resembled a lower-volume version of his campaign rallies, providing something for every section of his political base.

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But while he tweets daily assailing his impeachment, Trump never mentioned the “i-word” in his 78-minute speech. That followed the lead of Bill Clinton, who did not reference his recent impeachment when he delivered his State of the Union in 1999. Trump spoke from the House chamber, on the opposite side of the Capitol from where the Senate one day later was expected to acquit him largely along party lines.

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Trump appeared no more cordial. When he climbed to the House rostrum, he did not take her outstretched hand though it was not clear he had seen her gesture. Later, as Republicans often cheered, she remained in her seat, at times shaking her head at his remarks.

When Pelosi left, she told reporters that tearing up the speech was “the courteous thing to do considering the alternative.” Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said her behavior marked a “new low.”

Trump, the former reality TV star, added a showbiz flavor to the staid event: He had wife Melania present the Pres-

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Second Front BLOTTER Recent arrests in Webster Parish Laricker Washington, 61, of the 700 block of Peach Street, was arrested for possession of a firearm by a felon.

Skylar Elkins, 18, of the 100 block of Blocker Chaple Road, was arrested on a warrant and for being a fugitive of Serepta.

Dennis Booth, 61, of the 4800 block of Boothville Road, was arrested for possession of a schedule II substance.

Jackey Key, 63, of the 500 block of Moore Street, was arrested for entering on or remaining on a property after being forbidden.

Kandis Fuller, 33, of the 100 block of Bob White Loop, was arrested for cruelty of a juvenile, possession of a schedule Ii substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a warrant for criminal neglect of family.

Barry Pegg, 58, of the 300 block of Jr. Edwards Road, was arrested for not stopping at a stop sign, possession of a schedule I substance, and possession of a schedule IV substance.

Kelsey Benton, 39, was arrested for distribution of a schedule I substance.

Jawaskia D. Dawson, 28, of the 900 block of Woods Street, was arrested for possession a schedule I substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension, expired inspection sticker, expired registration sticker, and being a fugitive from Sibley Police Department.

Derek Franklin, 41, of the 100 block of Knight Street, was arrested for Theft, and three counts of distribution of a schedule I substance.

Kristian Stiles, 28, of the 100 block of Countryclub Drive, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Kenisha Franklin, 28, of the 300 block of S. Randall Street, was arrested for distribution of a schedule I substance.

Shakur Peters, 25, of the 900 block of Tillman Drive, was arrested for distribution of a schedule I substance.

Kristen Pickard, 37, was arrested for allowing an unlicensed driver under 17 to drive and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles.

Marques Hardy 34, of the 100 block of Hill Street, was arrested for resisting an officer, possession of a schedule I substance, possession of a schedule II substance, possession of controlled dangerous substances in presence of a minor and domestic abuse battery with child endangerment.

Jacqueline Hardy, 54, of the 700 block of Cherry Street, was arrested for interfering with a police investigation.

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Chamteria Jones, 35, of the 700 block of Mignon Street, was arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm and obstruction of justice.

Tyler Hartwell, 27, of the 800 block of Wood Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Jacarriaon Noles, 23, of the 600 block of Evans Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Alonzo Clark, 31, of the 600 block of Durwood Road, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Walker Abbott Sr., 88, of the 300 block of North 5th Street, was arrested for reckless operation of a motor vehicle and a hit and run.

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b1BANK recently donated an LCD business projector to the Minden Lions Club to replace our organization’s aging unit. This projector will be utilized by guest speakers when making visual presentations during weekly club meetings. Pictured, b1BANK team members present the new projector to Lion President Kyle Robertson at the close of last week’s club meeting.

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School Board: Debra Corke, of Doyline High School, receives Employee of the Month Continued from Page 1 ior, and improving social skills.

“I’m proud to say that from last year to this year we have reduced our referrals from 54 to 29, that’s a 54 percent reduction.

That’s a success for us.

That has been through the building of the PBIS activities, building positive teacher-student relationships, and as of recently, there has been a push for restorative practices, which simply means moving away from the fussing, punitive measures we have done in the past and looking for positive ways to interact with the children and teach them replacement skills,” said Jenny Sims, Principal at Central Elementary.

In addition to the new approach towards students, there are several other developments being made with the curriculum, such as the implementation of more online

learning programs being more common, meaning the students will now have more transparency with their progress and grades.

The Employee of the Month for Feb. was awarded to Mrs. Debra Corke of Doyline High.

She is the only bookkeeper at a Pre K-12 school in Webster Parish. “She is the only bookkeeper who still serves a Pre-K through 12-Grade school in Webster Parish. Her dedication to the school, staff, and students is unsurpassed. She not only does her duties, but also organizes almost every event at the school. She never asks or takes credit for anything she does, she says everything is for the kids,” said Rodney Taylor who presented the award.

A new program for Junior High and High School students is in the works for Webster Parish.

Don Westmorland, Vice

President of the North Louisiana High School Fishing League, came to the meeting to discuss bringing the club to Webster Parish students.

“Not every kid is going to be a star athlete, but when you do high school fishing, it doesn’t matter if you’re big, small, we’re all on an even playing field.

So it gives kids who don’t have the opportunity to play these sports and be recognized, they can be recognized through us.

Give them something to latch onto and to be a part of,” said Westmorland.

He also went on to say how the program will have other potential benefits such as providing scholarship opportunities to students.

The monthly Webster Parish School Board meeting takes place on the first Monday of every month starting at 6 p.m at the School Board Office located in Minden.

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Trump: Democrats wanting to impeach Trump were not present due to campaigning in New Hampshire Continued from Page 1 idential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to the divisive conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who recently announced he has advanced lung cancer.

He stunned a young student in the gallery with a scholarship. And he orchestrated the surprise tearful reunion of a soldier from overseas with his family in the balcony.

Even for a Trump-era news cycle that seems permanently set to hyper-speed, the breakneck pace of events dominating the first week of February offered a singular backdrop for the president’s address.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who has presided in the Senate over only the third impeachment trial in the nation’s history, was on hand again Tuesday night — this time in his more customary seat in the audience. Trump stood before the very lawmakers who have voted to remove him from office — and those who are expected to acquit him when the Senate trial comes to a close.

The leading Senate Democrats hoping to unseat him in November were off campaigning in New Hampshire.

In advance of his address, Trump tweeted that the chaos in Iowa’s Monday leadoff caucuses showed Democrats were incompetent and should not be trusted to run the government.

Among Trump’s guests in the chamber: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has been trying to win face time with Trump, his most important international ally.

The president offered Guaidó exactly the sort of endorsement he’s been looking for as he struggles to oust President Nicolás Maduro from power. Trump called Guaidó “the true and legitimate president of Venezuela.”

“Socialism destroys nations,” Trump declared.

The president entered the evening on a roll, with his impeachment acquittal imminent, his job approval numbers ticking upward and Wall Street looking strong. He struck a largely optimistic tone. But in past moments when Trump has struck a tone of bipartisanship and cooperation, he has consistently returned to harsher rhetoric within days.

Trump spent much of the speech highlighting the economy’s strength, including low unemployment, stressing how it has helped blue-collar workers and the

middle class, though the period of growth began under his predecessor, Barack Obama. And what Trump calls an unprecedented boom is, by many measures, not all that different from the solid economy he inherited from President Barack Obama. Economic growth was 2.3% in 2019, matching the average pace since the Great Recession ended a decade ago in the first year of Obama’s eight-year presidency Trump stressed the new trade agreements he has negotiated, including his phase-one deal with China and the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement he signed last month.

While the White House said the president was offering a message of unity, he also spent time on issues that have created great division and resonated with his political base. He attacked Democrats’ health care proposals for being too intrusive and again highlighted his signature issue — immigration — trumpeting the miles of border wall that have been constructed.

He also dedicated a section to “American values,” discussing efforts to protect “religious liberties” and limit access to abortion as he continues to court the evangelical and conservative Christian voters who form a crucial part of his base.

The Democrats were supplying plenty of counter-programming, focusing on health care — the issue key to their takeover of the House last year. Trump, for his part, vowed to not allow a “socialist takeover of our health care system” a swipe at the Medicare For All proposal endorsed by some of his Democratic challengers.

Many female Democrats wore white as tribute to the suffragettes, while a number in the party wore red, white and blue-striped lapel pins to highlight climate change, saying Trump has rolled back environmental safeguards and given free rein to polluters. Trump also left climate change out of the speech.

Several Democratic lawmakers, including California Rep. Maxine Waters and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced in advance of the speech that they would skip it. Other Democrats walked out early.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her party’s official response and drew a contrast between actions taken by Democrats and the president’s rhetoric.

“It doesn’t matter what the president says about the stock market,” Whitmer said. “What matters is that millions of people struggle to get by or don’t have enough money at the end of the month after paying for transportation, student loans, or prescription drugs.”

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Failed coup of a failing establishment It has been a bad few days for the establishment, really bad.

In a 51-49 vote, the Senate refused to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump and agreed to end the trial Wednesday, with a near-certain majority vote to acquit the president of all charges.

As weekend polls show socialist Bernie Sanders surging into the lead for the nomination in the states of Iowa, New Hampshire and California, the sense of panic among Democratic Party elites is palpable.

Former Secretary of State and Joe Biden surrogate John Kerry was overheard Sunday at a Des Moines hotel talking of the “possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party — down whole.”

Tuesday, Trump takes his nationally televised victory lap in the U.S. Capitol with his State of the Union address, as triumphant Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a humiliated Speaker Nancy Pelosi sit silently side-by-side behind him.

Democrats may declare the Trump impeachment a victory for righteousness, but the anger and outrage, the moans and groans now coming off the editorial and op-ed pages and cable TV suggest the media know otherwise.

History, we are told, will vindicate what Pelosi and the Democrats did and stain forever the Republican Party for voting to acquit.

Perhaps, but only if some future Howard Zinn is writing the history.

Reality: The impeachment

of Trump was an attempted — and failed — coup that not a single Republican supported, only Democrats in the House and their Senate caucus. The impeachment of Trump was an exercise in pure partisanship and itself an abuse of power.

What was the heart of the Democrats’ case to remove Trump?

Trump failed to i n v i t e Ukrainian President Volo dymyr Zelenskiy to the White Hous e, and held up military PATRICK J. aid to Kyiv BUCHANAN for several months, to get Zelenskiy to hold a press conference to announce that Kyiv was looking into how Hunter Biden got on the board of a corrupt energy company at a retainer of $83,000 a month while his father was the chief international monitor of corruption in Ukraine.

The specific indictment: Trump’s suspension of military aid imperiled “our national security” by denying arms to an “ally” who was fighting the Russians over there, so we don’t have to fight them over here.

And what was the outcome of it all?

Zelenskiy got his meeting with the president. He got the military aid in September. He did not hold the press conference requested. He did not an-

nounce an investigation of the Bidens.

No harm, no foul.

How did President Obama handle Ukraine?

After Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and intervened to protect pro-Russian secessionists in the Donbass, Obama’s White House restricted U.S. lethal military aid to Kyiv and provided blankets and meals ready to eat.

What punishment did House and Senate Democrats and anti-Trump media demand for the pause in sending weapons for Ukraine?

Capital punishment, a political death penalty.

Democrats demanded that a Republican Senate overturn the election of 2016, make Trump the first president ever impeached and removed, and then ensure that the American people could never vote for him again.

Nancy Pelosi’s House and the Democratic minority in the Senate were demanding that a Republican Senate do their dirty work and keep Trump off the ballot in 2020, lest he win a second term.

For four years, elements of the liberal establishment — in the media, “deep state” and major institutions — have sought to destroy Trump. First, they aimed to smear him and prevent his election, and then to overturn it as having been orchestrated by the Kremlin, and then to impeach and remove him, and then to block him from running again.

The damage they have inflicted upon our country’s in-

stitutions is serious.

U.S. intelligence agencies are being investigated by U.S. Attorney John Durham for their role in instigating an investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign. The FBI has been discredited by exposure of a conspiracy of top-level agents to spy on Trump’s campaign.

The media, by endlessly echoing unproven claims that Trump was a stooge of the Kremlin, discredited themselves to a degree unknown since the “Yellow Press” prostituted itself to get us into war with Spain. Media claims to be unbiased pursuers of truth have suffered, not only from Trump’s attacks, but from their own biased and bigoted coverage and commentary.

The NSC and State Department have been exposed as employing individuals with an exaggerated view of their role in the origination and the execution of foreign policy. Disloyalty and animosity toward the chief executive appear to permeate the upper echelons of the “deep state.”

Not in our lifetime have the institutions of government and the establishment been held in lower regard.

Almost all now concede we have become an us vs. them nation.

How we accomplish great things again, giving our seemingly unbridgeable differences, remains a mystery.

Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”

OTHER OPINION

Knapp: The problem with Biden whataboutism The main Democratic impeachment charge against US president Donald Trump is simple: Trump attempted to pressure and/or bribe the president of Ukraine to investigate a political opponent (Joe Biden), House impeachment managers say, both for corrupt motives (to win re-election) and in violation of the law (by withholding congressionally appropriated aid).

On fact and law, the Democrats’ case is air tight. Trump publicly confessed to the actions in question, and the Government Accountability Office’s report on those actions concludes that Trump violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

That leaves Team Trump with three defenses: First, that the Constitution imbues the president with near-complete power over foreign policy and that this is therefore a mere matter of policy disagreement in which his opinion carries total weight.

Unfortunately, the Constitution says otherwise.

Second, that Trump’s mo-

tives were pure: His actions were driven by moral outrage at the possibility of corruption.

Why, he just wanted to get to the bottom of things! Unfortunately, no really one believes that, least of all those proclaiming it.

A n d third, that Joe Biden is himself corrupt, that he pressured THOMAS U k r a i n e ’s KNAPP government to fire a prosecutor who investigated his son’s lucrative relationship with Burisma, an energy company based in Ukraine.

Let’s have a look at that allegation. Here’s a quick timeline: Joe Biden was tasked with “overseeing” the US relationship with Ukraine in Marc 2014.

In April 2014, his son, Hunter, was hired by Burisma, and Biden traveled to Ukraine to offer $50 million in US aid. That spring, Ukrainian prosecutor

Viktor Shokin opened a probe of Burisma.

In March 2016, Shokin was fired as a prosecutor.

In January 2017, Ukraine ended its investigation of Burisma after a settlement (or, some suggest, a bribe).

In January 2018, Joe Biden publicly bragged about how he’d engineered Shokin’s firing by threatening to block $1 billion in US aid.

Looks like a pretty strong case against Biden. He probably abused his position as vice-president, at the very least to cover for his son, and perhaps for himself (was Burisma “buying influence?”).

Throughout this time, US mainstream media covered the appearances of impropriety.

Throughout this time, Republicans controlled both houses of Congress.

Did the Republican Congress investigate Joe Biden’s possible corruption? No. Did the Republican House attempt to impeach Joe Biden over his possible corruption?

No. In the nearly two years be-

tween Joe Biden’s public admission and the Democrats assuming control of the US House of Representatives, did the Republican Department of Justice announce an investigation of his possible corruption?

No. Republicans suddenly -- and conveniently -- got interested in Joe Biden’s possible corruption when a Republican president got his posterior in a sling for similar actions.

In plain English, the Republican claim here is “since we didn’t do OUR job when WE ran things, you shouldn’t do YOUR job -- or ask us to do ours -- now.”

I’m no lawyer, but I doubt that law schools teach the “what about HIM? He did it too!” defense. It probably doesn’t fly in criminal trials. It shouldn’t fly in an impeachment trial either.

Thomas L. Knapp (Twitter: @thomaslknapp) is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org).

He lives and works in north central Florida.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

UCAP needs for the week of February 3: Food: canned meats (tuna, Vienna sausage, chicken & dumplings, beef stew) and fruit Household goods: sheets (twin and full), pots, pans, and skillets Clothing: Men’s pants, boots/ tennis shoes, and underwear

Valentine’s Banquet The Webster Parish Council on Aging and Regional Hospice Care will be hosting a Valentine’s Banquet on Friday, Feb. 7 starting at 6 p.m. those interested can purchase tickets at 1482 Sheppard Street. For Seniors 55 and older.

Tickets for singles are $3 and for couples, they’re $5. There will be dinner, music and door prizes.

Pringer Place Cemetery Association Pringer Place Cemetery Association will meet on Saturday, Feb 8 starting at 9 a.m. at the Fellowship Hall of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church located at 1987 Highway 531.

Colorama Mt. Zion Baptist Church with pastor Rev. Michael Moore will be hosting a Colorama on Sunday, Feb. 9 starting at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker for the event will be Rev. Hubert Rome of St. John Divine Baptist Church. The church is located at 924 Ford Road in Homer.

19th Annual Mardi Gras Parade The Doyline United Methodist Church will be hosting its 19th Annual Mardi Gras Parade at Lake Bistineau State Park #1 on Saturday, Feb. 15 starting at 1 p.m. The parade will roll through Lake Bistineau State Park #1 Campground.

Just go up the hill, pick an empty camping spot and wait for them to roll by. The parade is hosted by Doyline United Methodist Church & Sponsored by Lake Bistineau State Park.

7th Pastoral Anniversary The 7th Pastoral Anniversary for Pastor Thomas W. Ridley of St. Matthew B.C. Church of Ringgold, LA will take place Sunday, February 16 at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Billy Joe Hawkins of the Mt. Pilgrim B.C. of Minden, LA.

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Work hard, pray hard, live well

Sometimes you win, and sometimes, it is just not yet.

That is what I have been dealing with for the past couple of weeks.

I believe a lot of times things happen for a reason. I have a close relationship with God and I trust Him in all things.

One thing I have learned in the past TINA month is to pray like SPECHT it depends on God but you work like it depends on you.

Nothing is handed to anyone. You are not born rich, nor does it happen overnight.

I believe there is a lesson in all things you do. Whether it is good or not so good, there is a lesson to be learned.

I am learning no one loves your kids the way you do. No one loves your animals like you do. And lastly, no one loves your business like you do.

You have a passion for your business. It is your baby and you make things work.

The people you have working for you, work for you and that

is it. They get a paycheck and at the end of the day, they go home and don’t have to worry about a thing. This is all good as long as you go into this knowing this.

As I am stepping out in my own business I realize this more and more. I know I am right where I need to be.

God has blessed me so much this year. But if I don’t jump in and do the work, I don’t believe God will honor it. I am the CEO of my business and I need to act like it I am a hard worker and have been taught all my life to work hard in all things. In the Bible, in 2 Thessalonians 3:10, it says, “if a man doesn’t work he doesn’t eat.”

I don’t understand how people will do anything they can to not work. Or do as little as they can and want to get paid.

I was also taught you don’t quit your current job until you find something else. I do believe you should always better yourself and strive to do better

in life.

Are you where God wants you to be? Are you happy where you are?

I believe in all you do you need to live above the line, by taking personal responsibility for all things. You don’t stoop to other people’s levels. Sometimes you need to turn and walk away.

So my motto is work hard like no one else so you later can live like no one else. So keep working hard and keep your head up. Good things are coming when you pray like it depends on God but you work like it depends on you.

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LIFE AROUND THE WORLD

Summer camp is passed down over generations in some families When Sarah Wagoner’s first child was born, the doctor announced during delivery, “It’s a girl. Do you know what to do with a girl?”

Without hesitation, Wagoner responded: “We’re going to send her to Clearwater Camp!”

For many families, summer camp is a thing passed down from generation to generation.

Wagoner, who lives in Chicago, spent many happy summers as a camper and counselor at Clearwater Camp for Girls in Minocqua, Wisconsin. She hopes her daughter, Abigail, now 2, will someday embrace camp life and the important lessons it has to offer.

“Camp gave me so much confidence and taught me how to make good decisions,” she said. “I want her to experience that.”

Returning to the same camp over generations is an ideal way to enhance family connections, said Dimitris Xygalatas, a professor in the departments of anthropology and psychological sciences at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Family traditions “provide a

feeling of continuity, and this is very important for our sense of collective identity and unity,” he said. “When we do things the way our ancestors have done them, we feel that we are continuing their heritage.”

It also gives families a shared experience to talk and reminisce about.

As a kid, Jack Angelo enjoyed talking with his dad about canoeing, hiking and other activities he took part in at Keewaydin, a camp in Salisbury, Vermont, because his dad had also experienced those things there as a boy. Today, 50-yearold Jack shares those stories with his son, 11-year-old Julian.

“It reminds me of all the conversations I had with my father, and that makes me feel a connection to him,” he said.

It’s also a way for Julian to feel connected to his late grandfather. At camp, Julian can look at the boards that list the activities his dad, uncle, and grandpa participated in.

“I hope he feels like he’s not really alone at camp — that when he’s there he’s with all of

us,” says Angelo, who lives in Los Angeles.

Clearwater, which opened in 1933, has many campers whose mothers or grandmothers attended, said Liz Baker, great-granddaughter of the founder. Traditions are a big part of the camp experience, she said, and grandparents and grandkids can enjoy talking about Tuesday Muffin Nights, say, “or recall what it’s like to sit around the council fire and say the Clearwater pledge or sing the council fire song.”

“There’s something timeless about camp,’’ she said. “A lot of people like knowing that they can walk on the premises of Clearwater Camp and feel like it hasn’t changed a bit.”

Connie Scholfield, camp director at Red Pine Camp for Girls in Woodruff, Wisconsin, explained: “The parents had an experience that helped them become who they are today. They made binding camp friendships, developed self-esteem and confidence. They want their daughters to have that same opportunity.”

Sheila McNulty, 58, of Glenview, Illinois, loved Red Pine as a kid because she was in the outdoors, learning to sail, build fires, portage a canoe and experience many other new things. She feels she learned from both her successes and her failures there.

“One of the greatest things that camp does is provide you an opportunity every day to get out there and try things,” she said. “It leads to a real sense of accomplishment.”

Her daughter, Jillian Entenman, felt the same about Red Pine and appreciated the fact that her mother, aunts and many of her cousins had attended. “I was desperate to go,” said the 29-year-old, who lives in Queens, New York.

She remembers getting a thrill each time she saw one of her cousins’ names carved into the rafters of a cabin or saw family members in old photos.

“It definitely felt like a family tradition,’’ Entenman said. “It was exciting to get there and find out that it felt that way for a lot of the girls.” www.apnews.com

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INSPIRATION

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we choose two of them,

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hungry for today; which

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to smile instead of kicking

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loaded of these enticing

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choices’

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world fraught with evil,

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LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED

The Fleece The book of Judges tells

wheat and hiding it in a

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us about a man

cave from the

be talking to me, becasue

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named Gideon.

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angel of the Lord

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were

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thou shall know that thou

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To be continued.

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Sports

JJ Marshall, Sports Editor jjmarshall@press-herald.com

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PREP BASKETBALL

B-BALL ROUNDUP DOUGLAS BLOW/COURTESY PHOTO

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Panthers win big, Lakeside still undefeated and Tiders fall JJ Marshall

jjmarshall@press-herald.com BOYS: Doyline 93 Castor 31 Decari Markray led the Panthers with 23 points, 14 rebounds, eight steals and six assists.

Jamaria Clark had 15 points and six assists, while Jordan Fuller put up 14

points and Jamari Markray had 11.

Doyline improves to 4-0 in district play.

Lakeside 86 D’Arbonne Woods 51 The Warriors remain undefeated in district thanks to a season-high 16 points from Brody Crumpler.

Lamar McKinsey had 13, Ondray Miles had 13 as well, and Orlando Roberson

CHRISTINE LEE/COURTESY PHOTO

pitched in with 12.

Woodlwan 71 Minden 53 Minden’s district continues to get tougher and tougher as the season progresses.

The Tide got 26 points from Curtis Carter upon his return, but it wasn’t quite enough to get past the top-5 Knights.

“I’m proud of the guys’ effort,” Minden coach Rennie Bailey said. “Today, Woodlawn was just better.”

GIRLS: Woodlawn 51 Minden 43 The Lady Knights are ranked ninth in the state for a reason.

The Lady Tiders jumped out to a 12-6 lead before Woodlawn went on a 11-0 run and didn’t look back.

Janiya Reed led the Lady Tiders with 18.

Minden plays host to Northwood on Friday night for senior night.

Doyline 47 Castor 40 “This was definitely one of the best wins our girls program has had in several years,” Doyline head coach Michael Normand said.

Unika Miller led the Lady Panthers with 15 points and Emori Leonard had ten as Doyline picked up another big win.

DOUGLAS BLOW/COURTESY PHOTO

NCAA BASKETBALL

Bulldogs battle preseason favorite Hilltoppers RUSTON – Louisiana Tech is set for another challenging road swing in Conference USA, beginning on Thursday night against preseason favorite WKU with tipoff set for 8 p.m. inside E.A. Diddle Arena.

The game will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network with Michael Grady and Chris Walker calling the action. Fans can also listen to Dave Nitz call the game on KXKZ 107.5 FM (Ruston), KOKA 93.3 FM/980 AM (Shreveport) and KJVC 92.7 FM (Mansfield) as well as on the LA Tech Athletics app.

LA Tech (17-5, 8-2 C-USA) is riding a four-game winning streak after sweeping its home games this past weekend.

First was a 72-59 victory over Charlotte and then DaQuan Bracey hit a game-winning three to help the Bulldogs get past Old Dominion, 76-73, on Saturday.

Bracey, who is shooting 50.6 percent from beyond the arc this season, making four of the team’s 11 three-pointers and the squad made a season-high 19 free throws to snap a four-game losing streak

to the Monarchs.

For the season, the senior guard is scoring a team-high 12.9 points per game, followed by Kalob Ledoux at 11.8 and Amorie Archibald at 11.3 points.

Derric Jean is averaging 9.4 points per game for the season, but during conference play the senior is averaging 10.6 points while shooting 53 percent from the field.

LA Tech, who is in a tie for

first in the league standings, looks to continue its strong play on the road as they are the only team in C-USA with a winning road record this season, having gone 6-4 away from home. The ‘Dogs are also 4-1 in road conference games, having won three straight at UTEP, Middle Tennessee and UAB. WKU (14-8, 7-3 C-USA) is in third place in the standings following two close losses on

the road to Florida Atlantic and FIU this past week. They are 9-1 at home this season and a perfect 5-0 at home against league opponents.

The Hilltoppers have one of the top offenses in the league, averaging 76.6 points per game while shooting 46.4 percent from the field. Both marks rank third in C-USA. They excel in two specific categories – free throw shooting and not committing fouls. They lead the league at 78.4 percent from the charity stripe, a mark which ranks fifth in the country. And they only commit 13.6 fouls per game, a mark which also ranks fifth in the country.

All five of the Hilltoppers’ current starters average double-figure points, led by Taveion Hollingsworth who is averaging 15.4 points per contest.

WKU leads the all-time series over LA Tech, 17-16. The two teams have played each other once each of the last five seasons as C-USA foes and the home team has won every time.

Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Lamar McKinsey of Lakeside.

He is this week’s MPH/Holcomb’s Body Shop Athlete of the Week after dropping 13 points on senior night to lead the Warriors past D’Arbonne Woods.

Lakeside is undefeated in district play this season.

The Press-Herald’s Athlete of the Week feature is brought to you every other Thursday by Holcomb’s Body Shop in Minden..

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 1996 - The crash of a Boeing 757 aircraft leaves no survivors.

Birgenair Flight 301 was the worst accident involving this type of aircraft.

1989 - The Round Table Talks start in Poland. The negotiations between the Polish government and the trade union Solidarność, or Solidarity in English, marked the beginning of the end of communism in Eastern Europe.

1959 - The first microchip is patented.

For his invention of the integrated circuit, Jack Kilby was See, HISTORY, Page 9

CRYPTOQUIP

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HISTORY

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awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics.

1952 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom. She succeeded her father, George VI, who died that day.

1840 - New Zealand becomes a British colony.

While the Treaty of Waitangi is generally celebrated as the country’s founding document, many Māori claim they were deceived and unwittingly stripped of their right to govern the country.

On this Day in History is brought to you by www.timeanddate.com

COMICS BABY BLUES | RICK KIRKMAN AND JERRY SCOTT

BLONDIE | DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL

BEETLE BAILEY | MORT & GREG WALKER

FUNKY WINKERBEAN | TOM BATIUK

HI AND LOIS | BRIAN WALKER, GREG WALKER AND CHANCE BROWNE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE | CHRIS BROWNE

SAM AND SILO | JERRY DUMAS

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM | MIKE PETERS

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Webster Parish School Board will receive sealed bids from LA licensed general contractors until 2:00 P.M., Thursday February 20th, 2020, for: JOB #2019-13 GYMNASIUM IMPROVEMENTS TO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL D U B B E R LY, LOUISIANA Bids will be accepted until the date and time specified and will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time in the School Board’s Office, 1442 Sheppard Street, Minden, Louisiana 71055. All submittal packages will be stamped or marked to acknowledge timely receipt. Sole responsibility for proper mailing or delivery of any bid in compliance with this advertisement is that of the bidder. Bids received after the date and time of opening will not be considered.

A non-mandatory Pre-bid Conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday February 12th, 2020 at the project site: Central Elementary School, 5701 Hwy 531, Dubberly, LA 71024. Bidders must check in at the office.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid and all alternates and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond written by a company licensed to do business in the State of Louisiana.

Complete bid documents may be obtained from Yeager, Watson & Associates, Inc., An Architectural Corporation, 118 S. Trenton St., Ruston, LA 71270-4432, (318) 202-5708, upon receipt of deposit of $100.00 for each set of documents.

The deposit is fully-refundable to all plan holders upon return of the documents,

in good condition, no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of bids.

The deposits for all other sets of documents will not be refunded.

Bid-related materials and electronic submittal of bids may be found at: WWW. CENTRALBIDDING.COM. For questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.

Electronic bid documents are also available for a purchase price of $20 from the architect’s office or by membership to following Plan Rooms: LAGC, ConstructConnect, Dodge, or ISqFt. The Webster Parish School Board is an equal opportunity agency dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination regarding Title VI, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The Webster Parish School Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Johnny Rowland Johnny Rowland, Secretary Treasurer Webster Parish School Board January 23, 2020 January 30, 2020 February 6, 2020 February 13, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

TOWN OF SIBLEY PUBLIC NOTICE FAIR HOUSING: Fair Housing is a national policy of the United States, it’s the law, and it’s your right. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, along with the Louisiana Open Housing Act (La. R.S.51:26012614) makes discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin illegal in connection with the sale or rental of most housing and any vacant land offered for residential construction or use.

Today, more than ever, America is closer to upholding the inalienable right of all citizens to live where they choose, when they choose, or

for as long as they choose and can afford to do so. Yet, this year, as many as two million people who want to rent or buy a home will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap , families with children, or national origin. You can do something about housing discrimination. In addition, information concerning “The Louisiana Open Housing Act” and your rights can be obtained by contacting Louisiana Department of Justice, Public Protection Division, Post Office Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, or by calling 1-800-2735718. Complaints may be filed locally with Jimmy Williams, Mayor, or by reporting violations to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at 1-200424-8590 or the Louisiana Department of Justice at 1-888-273-5718.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The Town of Sibley announces its participation in the State’s telephone relay service for the hearing impaired. The telephone numbers are: Information 1-800-333-0605, TDD Users 1-800846-5277, Voice Users 1-800-9475277. For further information you may contact the Town of Sibley at (318) 377-0345.

STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION: The Town of Sibley does hereby notify participants, beneficiaries, applicants, employees and other interested persons and groups that it does not discriminate against participants, beneficiaries, applicants, employees or unions or organizations with whom they have collective bargaining agreements, in admission or access to or treatment or employment treatment or employment in its federally assisted programs and activities. The below listed person has been designated to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the Department

of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) regulations implementing Section 504 (24CFR Part 8 dated June 2, 1988). Complaints must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discrimination.

Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible.

Jimmy Williams, Mayor Town of Sibley P. O. Box 128 Sibley, Louisiana 71073-0128 (318) 377-0345 February 6, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF MINDEN, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN IN REGULAR SESSION HELD ON FEBRUARY 3, 2020.

The Minden City Council met at City Hall, Minden, Louisiana, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Terry Gardner, Herbert Taylor, III, Terika Williams-Walker, Vincen Bradford, Keith Beard and Pam Bloxom.

Absent: None.

Mayor Gardner welcomed everyone to the meeting. It is noted for the record that Mayor Terry Gardner allowed both council and public comments prior to every vote.

Prayer was offered by Pastor Bradley and Pam Bloxom led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Pam Bloxom moved to adopt the minutes of Council Regular Session held on January 6, 2020, as presented.

The motion was duly seconded by Keith Beard and carried unanimously.

Vincen Bradford moved to annex the property as described in the attached Annexation Notice into the city limits of Minden and authorize the City Attorney to advertise the Annexation Notice and draw up the Annexation Ordinance. The motion was duly seconded by Terika Williams-Walker and carried unanimously.

(Property belonging to Reynolds Industrial Contractors, Inc. d/b/a Catamaran Solutions located at Old Shreveport Road)

Upon motion

by Terika Williams-Walker and duly seconded by Herbert Taylor, III, the council unanimously approved the final plat for the lot split of property belonging to Noah Arc Community Development located at East Union Street, as presented.

Upon motion by Herbert Taylor, III and duly seconded by Vincen Bradford, the council voted unanimously in favor of authorizing the Mayor to Request Proposals for the Minden Recreation Complex Concessions Services.

Terika Williams-Walker moved to overturn Mayor Gardner’s letter of veto regarding a memorial sign at the Minden Recreation Complex.

The motion was duly seconded

by Vincen Bradford and the vote was as follows: Ayes: Herbert Taylor, III, Terika Williams-Walker and Vincen Bradford. Nays: Keith Beard and Pam Bloxom.

The motion failed because it takes a two-thirds vote of the council to overturn the Mayor’s veto which would be four votes.

Vincen Bradford requested to be put on the record objecting to the vote because he feels that the Lawrason Act rule on the two-thirds vote to overturn a veto does not apply in this matter.

City Clerk Michael Fluhr presented the Budget/Financial Report for the month of December of 2019.

No motion is required.

Vincen Bradford moved to accept the Police Report for December of 2019, as presented. The motion was duly seconded by Herbert Taylor, III and carried unanimously.

Public comments were heard, Council comments were heard, and the meeting was adjourned.

Terry L. Gardner, Mayor ATTEST: Michael Fluhr, City Clerk February 6, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER Sibley Water System Failed to Take Corrective Action Following Identification of a Significant Deficiency On 04/26/19 the Louisiana Department of Health and (LDH) performed a detailed inspection and engineering evaluation of our water system called a sanitary survey.

During this sanitary survey, they identified one or more significant deficiencies in our system. As our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct this situation. According to EPA’s Ground Water Rule, we were required to correct the deficiency (or deficiencies) or work with the State to develop a plan to correct the deficiency (or deficiencies). However, we failed to correct the deficiency or contact the State before the established deadline and have therefore violated a requirement of the Ground Water Rule.

What should I do?

There is nothing you need to do.

You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, you will be notified within 24 hours.

What does this mean?

This is not an emergency.

If it had been an emergency, you would have been notified within 24 hours.

This significant deficiency has the potential to result in lack of proper treatment and oversight of the water system. Inadequately treated or inadequately protected water may contain disease causing organisms. These organisms can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, cramps, and associated headaches.

While we have not detected any evidence of contamination or other health threats related to our source water, we

are still committed to correcting the deficiency to eliminate the threat of contamination.

What was done?

DHH WAS notified of corrections Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

August 15, 2019 Re: Safe Drinking Water Act: Notice of Violation / Tier 2 Public Notification GWR Treatment Technique Violation for Failure to Correct Significant Deficiency Sibley Water System For more information, please contact Sibley Town Hall P.O. Box 128 Sibley. 377-0345 February 6, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

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