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Fibrebond response to COVID-19 STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

spaces with high numbers of people. So we’re going to have that space available for breaks Fibrebond, being the biggest for all employees,” said Walker. employer in the Minden area, In line with a lot of other has recently published a video businesses across the world, describing the measures the Walker is encouraging those of business is taking in order to his employees who can work do their part in reducing the from home to do so. “We’ve spread of the virus while still already opened up for peotrying to keep the business in ple who can go home and can operation. work remotely to do that. It’s Most importantly, CEO Gra- not for all of us obviously but I ham Walker stated that there strongly encourage you, if you have been no cases of anyone can work remotely with your testing positive for the laptop and Microsoft COVID-19 virus at FiTeams, please do so,” brebond. said Walker.

“As of now, obviousWalker also stressed ly, we do not know of the importance of eman employee here at ployees consistently Fibrebond who has washing their hands been diagnosed with and social distancing, COVID-19, but when encouraging workers that happens, if that WALKER to limit their moving happens, you will ceraround in the facilitainly be the first to know, and ties. “You hear the term “social I don’t intend you having to distancing,” and in this case, learn from an outside source,” that means staying within your said Walker in a video to Fibrework area, at an appropriate bond employees. distance from other people,” Some of the measures that said Walker. they are taking involve taking He also stated that they are temporal scans of employees trying to remain flexible in and visitors before they entheir response, and will conter the facility, providing an tinue to update their employopen-air break area, and encouraging workers who can ees with changes as the situawork from home, to work from tion develops.

“As a business, we’re lookhome. ing out and staying with what’s “We will have the Company happening in the state of LouClinic, which is a third party isiana, and with the cases that medical service, here on-site in Minden so they can take a are going up to 50% or so a temporal scan of every em- day, it is a likelihood that we ployee coming in. and every will have COVID-19 case in person trying to get access to Webster Parish, and it’s possible that we will have a case at our site here,” said Walker.

“We’re trying to make sure Fibrebond,” said Walker.

“We’re trying to maintain that we don’t have people with an illness, whether that’s some flexibility in our apCOVID-19 whether it’s the flu, proach there, because part of or whatever it is, anything that what we do is employ a lot of infectious here on site, and we people and have a means for think that’s a reasonable mea- them to earn a paycheck. So sure given everything that’s we’re going to do everything going on nationally and in the we can to be responsible with your health and we ask you to state of Louisiana.”

One of the other proposed do the same.

And if it requires us to shut changes was setting up openair tents to serve as an alter- down at some point you’ll native to traditional break be the first to know, whether rooms. “One of the main ways that’s mandated by the state or to prevent the spread of the vi- whether that’s a private decirus is to be out in the open air sion that we make based upon and not have closed confined some incident here.”

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While most of the Webster Parish School System is closed, Stephanie Sabino and June Schneck of Webster Junior High were out early yesterday morning in order to ensure that the children who still need the meals that the school provides get them. “We just want to make sure the babies get fed,” said Schneck. For more information about sites where school breakfast and lunch pick-up is available, visit www.websterpsb.org for more information.

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Stolen boat motor leads to meth arrest STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

view. (The detective) verified the serial numbers on the motor and confirmed the motor to Earlier this week Webster be the stolen motor,” according Sheriff deputies had received a to the arrest report.

Soon after, deputies noticed complaint regarding someone’s stolen Nissan Boat motor. The Thomas drive by the residence, but he did not stop. person who stole the “Upon deputies folmotor was one Ricky lowing Thomas, he atThomas Jr, 26, of Sibley, tempted to elude depand luckily for the deuties onto a dirt road. tectives, he didn’t make Deputies activated their it a hard case to crack. emergency lights obThe complainant had serving Thomas reachinformed deputies that ing behind the driver’s the boat motor was sit- SANDERS seat. Thomas was asked ting right in Thomas’s to exit the vehicle and yard.

Deputies went out to Thom- he complied,” the report read.

After receiving consent to as’s property, where he was not present, and, “observed a boat search Thomas’ vehicle, “Depwith a Nissan motor in plain uties located a Glock pistol at-

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tached to a gun holder on the dash and a plastic box containing suspected methamphetamine, digital scales, and drug paraphernalia,” according to the report.

He was then escorted back to the residence where a search warrant was executed. “Deputies located a stolen Nissan 25 HP boat motor and two metal deer stands,” the report read.

Ricky Thomas Jr. was charged with felony theft, simple theft, possession of a schedule II substance, possession of a firearm in presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and being a fugitive from the Minden Police Dept.

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Second Front BLOTTER Recent arrests in Webster Parish Carlton Martin, 53, of the 4400 block of Highway 163, was arrested for switched plates, driving under suspension, possession of stolen property, and on a warrant.

Justin Rowell, 33, of the 100 block of Avalon Sores, was arrested for second-degree battery and possession of a schedule II substance with intent to distribute.

Brandon Butler, 38, was arrested for simple burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, three counts of illegal possession of stolen things, resisting an officer, and being a fugitive from Lafayette County Arkansas.

Tisha Antle, 30, of the 10500 block of Highway 80, was arrested for possession of a schedule II substance, possession of a fire atm in presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, and possession of

a schedule I substance with intent to distribute.

was arrested on two warrants.

was arrested for failure to appear in court,

James Key, of the 10500 block of Highway 80, was arrested for possession of a schedule II substance, possession of a fire atm in presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, and possession of a schedule I substance with intent to distribute.

Stephen Whitfield, 45, of the 700 block of Caney Lake Road, was arrested for failure to stop at a stop sign, possession of a schedule Ii substance with intent to distribute, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Annquamika McClendon, 23, of the 300 block of Talton Street, was arrested for disturbing the peace and arresting an officer.

Xander Procell, 19, of the 1100 block of Gloria Drive, was arrested for being a fugitive from Minden Police Department.

Brandy Brown, 32, of the 100 block of Caraway Lane, was arrested for possession of a schedule II & IV substance.

Bettie Williams, 61, of the 400 block of Williams Street, was arrested on a warrant.

Marlon Sanders, 39, of the 1100 block of Shreveport Road, was arrested for violation of probation warrant, resisting an officer, resisting by force or violence, and multiple failures to appear in court.

Courtney Vining, 28, of the 200 block of Clerk Street, was arrested for resisting an officer.

Chaundrika Harris, 26, was arrested for possession of a schedule II substance.

Dustin Richardson, 26, of the 1000 block of Cook Baker Road, was arrested for domestic abuse battery.

Samuel Elkins, 46, of the 200 block of Pershing Street, was arrested for possession of schedule I, II, & IV substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal carrying of a firearm.

Rex Sanders, 35, of the 100 block of Gifford Hill,

Walker Abbott Sr., 88, of the 300 block of 5th Street,

Robert Molnar, 48, of the 100 block of Crestview Road, was arrested for domestic abuse battery and theft.

Terry Jones, 60, of the 600 block of S. Talkton Street, was arrested for simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Angela Coroway, 48, of the 200 block of Horshoe Bridge, was arrested for theft.

Alexis Jones, 24, of the 100 block of Timothy Drive, was arrested for multiple failures to appear in court.

Richard Roton, 46, of the 600 block of Doc Street Road, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to appear in court.

200 block of Virginia Avenue, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Roderick Willis, 39, of the 500 block of Babb Circle, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Lagreta Smith, 58, of the 100 block of Dodge Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Crystal Heard, 29, of the 500 block of Winford Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Decorrey Bridges, 19, of the 5400 block of Highway 164, was arrested on a warrant.

Tiara Sims, 20, of the 900 block of Devereaux Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Jakoren Jones, 24, of the 600 block of Goodwill Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Tekonzae Williams, 21, of the 400 block of Plateau Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

John Powell, 45, of the

Jaylon Teal, 19, was arrested for resisting an officer, possession of a schedule I substance, illegal carrying of weapons, and possession of a firearm while convicted of certain felonies.

Davion Petris, 24, of the 500 block of Theus Street, was arrested for domestic abuse battery with child endangerment, false imprisonment, and resisting an officer.

Dewight Gilbert, 27, of the 600 block of Weston Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Jacoby Walker, 25, of the 500 block of Bradford Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Latisha Moore, 45, oft he 100 block of Emerald Drive, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

Keiauna Hudson, 37, of the 100 block of George Street, was arrested for failure to appear in court.

April Kendell, 36, of the 100 block of Debbie Lane, was arrested for theft.

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Trump invokes special powers to strengthen virus defenses WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting twin health and economic crises, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against a coronavirus pandemic threatening to overwhelm hospitals and other treatment centers.

Trump described himself as a “wartime president” as virus cases surged and the markets fell, and he took a series of extraordinary steps to steady a battered nation, its day-to-day life fundamentally altered.

Most immediately, Trump said he would employ the Defense Production Act as needed, giving the government more power to steer production by private companies and try to overcome shortages in masks, ventilators and other supplies.

Trump also said he will expand the nation’s testing capacity and deploy a Navy hospital ship to New York City, which is rapidly becoming an epicenter of the pandemic, and another such ship to the West Coast.

The Housing and Urban Development Department will suspend foreclosures and evictions through April. A growing number of Americans face losing jobs and missing rent and mortgage payments.

But as Trump laid out efforts to steady the economy, the markets plummeted. Gone were the last of the gains that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had made since Trump took office.

Administration announcements came on a fast-moving day of developments across the nation’s capitol, its empty streets standing in contrast to the whirlwind of activity inside the grand spaces of the White House and the Capitol.

The Senate was taking up a financial aid package while the administration pushed forward its economic relief plan, which proposes $500 billion in checks to millions of Americans, with the first checks to come April 6 if Congress approves the plan. Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jointly announced that the U.S.-Canada border would be closed, except for essential personnel and for trade. The virus is afflicting people in both countries.

The White House urged hospitals to cancel all elective surgeries to reduce the risk of being overwhelmed by rising cases. The president was pressed on why a number of celebrities, like professional basketball players, seemed to have easier access to diagnostic tests than ordinary citizens.

“Perhaps that’s the story of life,” Trump said. “I’ve heard that happens on occasion.”

Trump dismissed talk from his own treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, who suggested that the nation could face 20% unemployment at least in the short term.

That’s an “absolute total worst case scenario,” Trump said. “We’re no way near it.”

The administration has told Americans to avoid groups

of more than 10 people and the elderly to stay home while a pointed reminder was given to millennials to follow the guidelines and avoid social gatherings. Trump likened the effort to the measures taken during World War II and said it would require national “sacrifice.”

“It’s a war,” he said. “I view it as a, in a sense, a wartime president. It’s a very tough situation.”

No long able to run for reelection on a healthy economy, he was taking on the mantle of a wartime leader after played down the severity of the crisis for weeks.

The president also employed more nativist, us-vs-them rhetoric at the briefing, continuing his recent habit of referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” which has been sharply criticized as racist. “It’s not racist at all,” Trump said. “It comes from China, that’s all.”

He was asked about a report that a White House aide had referred to the virus as the “Kung flu” when talking to an Asian-American reporter and Trump did not signal disapproval of the offensive term.

The Defense Production Act gives the president a broad set of authorities to shape the domestic industrial base so that it is capable of providing essential materials and goods needed in a national security crisis.

The law allows the president to require businesses and corporations to prioritize and accept contracts for required materials and services. It also allows the president to provide incentives for the domestic industrial base to expand the production and supply of critical materials and goods, according to a March 2 report by the Congressional Research Service.

Trump also said he would soon invoke a rarely used federal statute that would enable the U.S. to tighten controls along the southwest border because of the new coronavirus, based on a recommendation of the U.S. surgeon general.

The president said the law, intended to halt the spread of communicable diseases, would give authorities “great latitude” to help control the outbreak. Earlier, U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the administration would invoke the law to immediately turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico and to refuse people the right to claim asylum there.

More than eight weeks after the first U.S. case of the virus was detected, the federal government is still struggling to conduct widescale testing for the virus. Compounding the problem, laboratories are reporting shortages of key supplies needed to run tests.

Vice President Mike Pence reiterated Wednesday that testing should give priority to those most likely to have COVID-19.

“It’s important to remember that people without symptoms should not get tested,” Pence said. “We want to make sure the supply of testing is there for those who need it most.”

OBITUARIES

Jeri M. Watson Memorial services for Jeri Maynor Watson will be held Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Minden Baptist Church, 800 Yale Street in Minden, Louisiana with Pastor Josh Beshea officiating.

Jeri was born September 29, 1935 in Cotton Valley,

ceded in death by her husband Harold E. Watson, Sr. She is survived by her sons, Harold Watson and wife Cathy of Bossier City, Barry Watson of Dubberly, and Scot Watson of Minden, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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In the pandemic, it’s every nation for itself “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time,” said Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey to a friend on the eve of Britain’s entry into the First World War. Observing from afar as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the Old Continent, Grey’s words return to mind. And as the Great War changed Europe forever, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be changing the way European peoples see each other.

“All for one and one for all!”

These were the words by which “The Three Musketeers” of Alexandre Dumas lived their lives.

This was the ideal upon which the EU and NATO were built. An attack against one is an attack against all. The Schengen Agreement by which citizens of Europe are as free to travel through the countries of their continent as Americans are to travel from Maryland to Virginia is rooted in that ideal.

Yet, suddenly, all that seems to belong to yesterday.

How the EU’s nation-states are reacting to the coronavirus crisis brings to mind another phrase, a French phrase, “Sauve qui peut,” a rough translation of which is, “Every man for himself.”

The New York Times has written of the new reality. In Sunday’s top story, “Europe Locks Up and Faces Crisis as Virus Spread,” the Times wrote: “While some European leaders, like President Emmanuel Macron of France, have called

for intensifying cooperation across nations, others are trying to close their countries off.

“From Denmark to Slovakia, governments went into aggressive virus-fighting mode with border closings.”

Describing a host of countries heeding the call of tribalism and nationalism, the Times laments Monday: “Today, Europeans are... erecting borders between countries, inside their cities and neighborh o o d s , around t h e i r homes — to protect PATRICK J. themselves BUCHANAN from their neighbors, even from their own grandchildren.”

“Confronting a virus that knows no borders, this modern Europe without borders is building them everywhere.”

In a few days, the Europe of open borders has become history.

“As the pandemic spreads from Italy to Spain, France, Germany,” reports the Times, “there is a growing sense of the need for harsh, even authoritarian methods, many of them taken from China.

“Europe has been terrified

by Italy. Suddenly, many of the continent’s countries are trying to lock down, to protect themselves and their citizens.

The idea of European solidari-

ty, and of a borderless Europe where citizens are free to travel and work, seems very far away.”

Italy, hardest-hit country after China, is on lockdown. Germany is closing its borders with Austria, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia have announced they will close borders to all foreigners. President Donald Trump has expanded his travel ban on Europe to include two of America’s oldest friends, Britain and Ireland.

Slovenia has closed its border with Italy. Norway is on lockdown. International travelers who arrive in Norway risk a mandatory 14-day quarantine, regardless of their health.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada is barring entry to all travelers who are not citizens or permanent residents. The only exceptions are air crews, diplomats, and, “at this time,” U.S. citizens.

What we are witnessing is the clash of the claims of human nature and of ideology.

Through history, most men have put attachments of family, tribe, faith, country, race and nation above the claims of liberal ideology.

But while all citizens may have the same God-given right to life and constitutional right to “equal protection of the laws,” all people do not have equal rights to our affections or concerns.

For most men, the claims of the heart are superior to those

of the mind. Foreign folks do not have the same claims upon us as our own. In a crisis, people put families, friends and country first.

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson declares that, “all men are created equal.” Yet, what truly seems to enrage him and to justify the rebellion against George III are the crimes the king had committed and that he had been “deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.”

The king had violated the claims of our common blood while we Americans had not been “wanting in attentions to our British brethren.”

Closing borders is a grievous offense against liberalism that is supposedly rooted in the sin of xenophobia. But what governments in Europe are saying by closing their borders, what Americans are saying by banning travel from Europe, is that while all men may be created equal, we will always put our own people first, ahead of the rest.

When a crisis comes, be it a war in which the survival of the nation is at stake or an epidemic where the health and survival of our people is at stake, we take care of our own first.

This is human nature. This is the way the world works.

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

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Candidates should compete to end pre-school fraud and child abuse JONATHAN BUTCHER AND JUDE SCHWALBACH Special to the Minden Press-Herald

Progressive presidential campaigns are an exercise in one-upmanship. Millionaire tax? How about an “ultra-millionaire tax?”

Forgive some student loans? Let’s wipe it all away.

For the dwindling slate of candidates, the game continues — and so should our scrutiny, especially of ideas for federal programs that have dismal records.

For example, former Vice President Joe Biden says he will “work with states” to offer pre-kindergarten to all 3- and 4-year old children. Not to be outdone, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed “universal childcare and pre-kindergarten.”

Yet Washington’s pre-school programs are a mess.

Last fall, federal investigators posed as applicants to Head Start centers around the country. They found that some centers altered investigators’ applications or encouraged applicants to ignore eligibility requirements in order to qualify for services.

These were not the first such findings. Head Start centers, federally funded pre-school and daycare centers operated by school

districts and non-profit organizations, have a sad history of fraud and lapses in safety that put children at risk.

The 2019 investigation followed other General Accounting Office findings of fiscal malfeasance from 2003 and 2010. In 2013, an Ohio Head Start grantee awarded some $66,000 to employees in the form of gift cards. In 2017, another operator in Pine Bluff, Ark., misused some $729,000 on unallowable expenses, including salaries for individuals that did not work at the Head Start location.

Proper care for young children—especially children from low-income families—is crucial.

Research finds that a child’s “early years are foundational” and that it’s more effective to help young children develop emotional and intellectual skills than try to make up for the lack of such abilities later in life. Thus parents, teachers, and lawmakers should always strive to provide high-quality care to vulnerable children.

Head Start, though, is not the answer. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted a longitudinal study that found students lost any intellectual gains from Head Start by third grade and demonstrated no “clear pattern” of positive or negative impacts on children. Meanwhile,

federal taxpayers spend some $9,800 per year on each Head Start child, nearly the same amount that is spent by state, local, and federal taxpayers combined per student in K-12 schools in states such as Florida and Texas.

Worse, Head Start has a poor record of child safety. After recurring incidents of “physical abuse, humiliation and neglect” in centers operating in Jefferson County, Ky., recently, acting Head Start Director Anne Linehan said the violations “make one sick to one’s stomach.” One Head Start teacher flipped over a child’s cot in order to wake them up from a nap. Another employee hit a little girl so hard that she “hit her head on a piece of furniture and [bruised] her lip.”

These are not isolated incidents.

In 2009 and 2010, federal investigators reviewed 24 grantees across eight states and found that “none complied fully with Federal Head Start or State requirements to protect children from unsafe materials or equipment.”

Most did not follow the proper procedures for conducting background checks on prospective employees. Large school districts, including Jefferson County (Kentucky’s largest district) and Prince George’s County, Maryland forfeited Head Start grants after investigations into abuse.

Lyndon Johnson created Head Start 55 years ago to help prepare disadvantaged children for school and assist their parents in raising a family. The persistent achievement gap between students from low-income families and their peers—along with the research cited above finding no “clear pattern” of benefits—demonstrates that Head Start has failed to achieve its primary goal. That, combined with recurring reports of financial fraud and child abuse, should be enough for taxpayers and families to demand significant changes.

Lawmakers should turn resources over to parents so that they can decide how best to care for their children. The federal Child Care Development Block Grant offers a model. In that program, parents receive a voucher to pay for services for their child. Expanding Head Start in its current form adds money to a program fraught with problems.

Perhaps lawmakers should compete with each other by committing to reducing child abuse and fiscal waste in pre-school.

There’s a race we would like to see.

Jonathan Butcher is a senior policy analyst, and Jude Schwalbach is a researcher, in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org).

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With community support we can do anything

Until further notice, the Around Town section of the Minden Press-Herald will be put on hold due to events being cancelled as a percaution to the spread of COVID-19

The virus is here and everyone is going crazy! What do I think about this? I think we do need to take extra precaution but not to the extent we are doing it.

Most common sense ever is that we wash our hands and keep our hands away from our face. We should have been doing this all along.

This is an everyday TINA habit that we all SPECHT need to do no matter the virus or not.

This makes me think of the good ole days when we didn’t have to worry about much. When all the kids played outside all day in the dirt and woods and we didn’t get sick very often. It was a time when the elderly people worked hard on the farms at least where I was from and never seemed to get sick.

Think about it. We are more prone to getting sick because we stay inside on our devices all day every day.

Most kids don’t know what it is like to go outside in the morning and not come back until dark. I went walking in the back of my land this past weekend with some friends

and it brought back memories of how we played in the woods and climbed trees and just had a great time.

Because of all this many businesses are suffering and may have to close down. It is very tough on small businesses. We need to help each other out.

While we can’t go eat in restaurants but we can go get it to go. You know you either hate to cook or by the time this is over you will be hating cooking.

Help other places out also.

Maybe your wife needs some flowers to show her you love her because she is home with the kids for the next month. Maybe you need to stay home with the kids and let her go to a boutique and shop for a bit just to get out of the house.

Or go get a meal and take her on a picnic in your own yard.

Life doesn’t have to be difficult in this time of uproar. We just need to think outside the box and get creative.

Don’t forget to check on your neighbors and elderly also. They don’t need to get

out in this mess and come down with something.

Also time for you to think about your own health. Getting healthy will help prevent you from coming down with this mess or if you do it won’t last long. Do it for yourself or your family, you owe it to them to be around for them.

One of the best things my husband and I could have done is get healthy. We are loving empty nesting even more. We have the energy to do this and enjoy life much more.

So, wash your hands, keep your hands out of your face and get healthy. Remember the small businesses in town. This won’t last forever. We are a community and we are in this together! With community support we can do anything. You can’t do it alone!

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Pour cauliflower mixture into a 9 x 12 inch casserole pan. Spread chicken across surface. Sprinkle cheese over top.

Bake for about 15 minutes, or until everything is heated and cheese is melted and bubbling.

Garnish with cilantro and avocado.

Tina Specht is co-publisher of the Minden Press-Herald. She shares her thoughts and recipes each Thursday.

LIFE AROUND THE WORLD

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88 (AP) — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, has died at age 88, his family said Wednesday.

His family said he died in his sleep in Houston. No cause of death was given.

“Al was an American hero whose achievements in space and on Earth will never be forgotten., said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in a statement. He also praised Worden for his appearances on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” to explain space flight to children.

Worden flew to the moon in 1971 along with David Scott and Jim Irwin. As command module pilot, Worden remained in lunar orbit aboard the Endeavour while Scott and Irwin descended to the surface and tried out NASA’s first moon buggy.

Scott is one of four moonwalkers still alive. Irwin died in 1991.

Once his crewmates were back on board and headed home, Worden performed the first deep-space spacewalk — nearly 200,000 miles (322,000 kilometers) from Earth. He inspected the service module’s

science instrument bay and retrieved film. His foray outside lasted just 38 minutes.

Worden said of the mission: “Now I know why I’m here.

Not for a closer look at the Moon, but to look back at our home, the Earth.”

Apollo 15 was Worden’s only spaceflight. He was in NASA’s fifth astronaut class, chosen in 1966. He retired from NASA in 1975 and went to work for a few aerospace companies.

Of the 24 men who flew to the moon from 1968 through 1972, only 11 are still alive.

Born and raised on a farm in Jackson, Michigan, Worden graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1955 and was commissioned in the Air Force. He attended test pilot school.

“As I was growing up, aviation was not really something that was foremost in my mind,” Worden said in a 2000 oral history for NASA. “From the age of 12 on, I basically ran the farm, did all the field work, milked the cows, did all that until I left for college.”

While in the Air Force, “I began to realize that flying was kind of my game. It was a thing that I was very attuned to.”

Going to the moon was “like

flying an airplane,” Worden said in the NASA oral history. “It’s a skill that you learn.

It takes some knowledge. It takes some analytical ability if something goes wrong, but outside of that it’s like driving a car.”

Working as a senior aerospace scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, after the flight was more intellectually stimulating, he noted.

In his 2011 book “Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon,” Worden wrote that NASA was leery about young children watching a rocket launch and so he called Fred Rogers in Pittsburgh. Worden, the father of three, ended up doing a special show.

“It was so outside of what most astronauts did, many thought I was crazy. Astronauts liked to think they were super jocks who hunted, fished, drank, and chased girls. We didn’t do kiddies’ shows.”

A list of children’s questions eventually led to Worden’s 1974 book for children “I Want to Know about a Flight to the Moon.”

After returning from the moon, all three Apollo 15

astronauts became embroiled in a controversy over a few hundred stamped postal covers that flew with them to the moon. The astronauts planned to sell them to help pay for their children’s education, Worden said in the NASA oral history.

Worden said he assumed the stamped covers were on the official flight manifest, but wasn’t sure now that they ever were. All this resulted in “quite a flap.”

None of the three ever flew in space again. He blamed NASA management.

“Some senator or some congressman asked the question, and they caved under right away and tried to get rid of us,” he said in the oral history. “Nobody stood up for us. Nobody.”

Worden sued the U.S. government in 1983 and got his covers back.

“We probably didn’t do the smartest thing in the world, but we didn’t do anything that was illegal,” he said.

“We didn’t do anything that anybody else hadn’t done, but the consequences were rather severe to us.”

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Good News INSPIRATION

THE PRICE TAGS OF FREEDOM IN CHRIST

We know ‘there are no short-cuts in life.’ Everything has a price tag. Minnie Pearl’s hat…had a price tag on it. Free lunches, ‘buy one, get one free’ deals, are not really free.

In life we pay our dues or debts now or later. Believe me, there will be a payday someday!

We just celebrated Memorial Day, recognizing the cost of sacrifices made for the freedoms we enjoy. Bill Crider Not only us, but millions around the world enjoy special liberties as a result of sacrifices Americans have made. Yes, the price tag to be free is high, often requiring the ultimate sacrifice.

Freedom has a price tag: The cost of the freedom of our faith is costly too. In fact, it cost Jesus, our Lord, His life on Calvary. The weight of our sin was so great that we could not have freedom by any other means. Paul writes in Romans 3: ”Both Jew and Gentile are alike, under sin’s dominion.” In Romans, Paul tells us: “For all have sinned and come short of God’s glory. And the wages/cost of our sin is death. But the gift/ good news of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.” To the Colossians, Paul wrote:

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“We have been declared righteous by our faith; therefore, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

We have freedom from the Law. Our freedom is possible only through our faith in God’s provision through Jesus’ death. Paul: Gal 5:1: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery (to your sin)”. Rom 5:1 5: “We have access to Him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Christ died for the ungodly. Yes, God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Now that we have been declared righteous by His blood, we are

Perfect Peace

“You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You.” Isaiah 26:3 HCSB In the midst of turmoil, trials, and troubles, the righteous and faithful person will be at peace because his trust is in God. His mind is steadfast and sure in God. He is totally depending, leaning, resting, and focusing only on Max Hutto God. He has an unwavering commitment and dependence on God, relying on His strength and protection against the enemy. This emphatic em-

phasis of perfect peace is more than just the absence of conflict. It is a complete blessing of the wholeness of life and the quietness of soul that faces each moment, no matter the circumstances, in total trust in God.

saved from His wrath. We are free. We have liberty from the Law that could not save us but only show us the need for an eternal Redeemer.”

Only in Christ is there liberty for the soul and heart.

Only through this liberation can we have a release from sins that bind us to Satan’s stronghold. Yes, Our Salvation is costly. It has a huge price tag on it. Paul writes: “Where the Spirit of God is, there is liberty.” (2 C-3:17).

He continues to preach about our religious liberty through his writings to other churches, namely the Ephesians. E-2: “You were dead men in your sin/trespasses, walking according to the ways to the world. We all were like that, by nature, we were children under God’s wrath. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love for us, has now made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in our trespasses/sins.”

Our salvation, freedom and liberty are gifts from God - something you nor I can earn. It is a free gift!

Paul writes in Rom: “You have been saved by God’s grace through your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is not of yourselves, it was nothing you did. It is God’s gift – you had nothing to do with it, removing any notion you might boast about it.

We were buried with Christ through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the death through the glory of the Father, we too may a new life.

This was part of God’s eternal plan.”

Yes, our salvation was costly. It cost Jesus his earthly life, death on a cross, to be treated like a convicted criminal, to die a despised death among thieves. People mocked and spat on Him, ridiculed Him, called Him all sorts of names. He paid that price for our freedom, to free us from our sin, so we could become joint-heirs with Him in His eternal kingdom. Yes, it was a costly sacrifice He made; But a reward we received from this costly sacrifice!

What does that mean to you and me today? Paul wrote this:(E-2:13 +) “We were without hope, so bound in our sins without God. But now in Christ Jesus, we who were separated from Him, we have been brought near Him by the blood of the Messiah.” To the Phil, Paul wrote: (P-1:27) “Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Stand firm in the Spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel. We have been given, on Christ’s behalf, not only to believe in Him but to

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LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED

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suffer for Him, all having the same struggles in life.” None of us can make it on our own. We all have to come to the Cross and kneel there in confession of our sins, and receive His forgiveness/salvation.

Everything in life has a price tag. Sin does and Salvation does. But when Christ sets us free from our bondage of sin, we are free indeed. Our lives change, we do a turn-around. Old things pass away, behold all things become new. We are a new creature. Yes, we can change; we must change if we are His children; and people will see the change. Our attitude will change, our actions and habits change, the way we treat others, our speech changes, our body language changes. We sing joyfully, we pray fervently, we worship in awe, wonder and expectancy, we are now marching to a different drummer. We let go of our past of selfish, sinful behavior and become loving, gentle, kind-hearted, self-giving..

If we live by faith under the Lordship of Jesus, we can understand Paul’s inspiring words to his dear friends – the Philippines.

P-4: 4-9) “Rejoice in the Lord always. Let your graciousness be known to everyone.

For the Lord is near us. Don’t worry, but in everything,

through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let you requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your heart/mind in Christ Jesus.

Finally brothers, whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable – if there is any moral excellence, anything praise-worthy, dwell on these things.

May the peace of God be with you! And God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.“ Now, what is the price tag of your freedom? What did your ransom cost you to be free from eternal damnation? What are we willing to yield to Jesus in return? Our debt is paid in full – marked “cancelled”. We have been made free. We have our freedom in Christ. But just like a good soldier, who pledges his allegiance to his country’s welfare, we must be willing also to commit our all into the hands of our Lord. For Jesus said, “If you want to be my disciple, you must deny yourself, take up your cross daily and follow me.” And that is the price tag for our freedom..

Bill Crider is Chaplain of Minden Medical Center

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Sports

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

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SAY WATT?!

Lakeside freshman dominant early in 2020

CJ WATTS LAKESIDE P, C, IF FRESHMAN

Freshman CJ watts was tearing up the diamond for lakeside before the shutdown

JJ Marshall

jjmarshall@press-herald.com I was dumbfounded when I discovered that Lakeside’s CJ Watts is just a freshman.

He was an All-Area performer last season. In 2020, he’s been even better.

Through the first ten games of the regular season, Watts has an astounding .571 batting average.

He has knocked two home runs and collected ten RBI. Watts’ strengths were on full display in the Minden Tournament, where he went sevenfor-eight in two games with five extra-base hits.

In the Minden Tournament, Watts banged in five RBI and scored five runs himself.

Watts is doing it on the mound as well for the Warriors.

He’s gone over 19 innings through five games and kept his ERA hovering around 3.00.

The season may be shut down for now, but CJ Watts has a lot left to do in his career as a Warrior.

When it’s all said and done, he could end up being of the best to ever wear the jersey.

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Lakeside’s CJ Watts makes contact for one of his many hits so far in 2020.

Lakeside’s CJ Watts has been steady on the mound for the Warriors this season as well.

NFL

NFL considering delaying approval of free agent deals The NFL is considering delaying the approval of free agent deals being made the last two days because of a lack of signed contracts.

A person familiar with the discussions on Tuesday night tells The Associated Press that due to free agents not being able to travel and actually sign agreements, which is league policy, the deals might not be confirmed by teams Wednesday when the NFL’s business season begins. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because such discussions are not made public.

The league has banned travel for players and team personnel as a safeguard against the new coronavirus, and has advised clubs that physical exams can only be taken locally by free agents who reach deals.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus.

Dozens of agreements have been reached Monday and Tuesday in what’s known as the approved tampering period. Players’ representatives have been allowed to negotiate with teams, though nothing official can be done until 4 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.

Now, that could be delayed.

Earlier Tuesday, the unimaginable happened to Patriots fans: Tom Brady is moving on. His representatives were in serious contract talks with Tampa Bay. The predictable occurred for Saints fans: Drew Brees is staying put.

No matter what else happens in NFL free agency, decisions by those two iconic quarterbacks deserve headlines. And those decisions were as divergent as the regions they have played in.

Brady will be 43 when the next NFL season begins. He also brings with him six Super Bowl rings, four Super Bowl MVP trophies and three regular-season MVP awards. Simply put, he’s the most successful quarterback in pro football history.

And he’s available.

“I don’t know what my football future holds, but it is time for me to open a new stage for my life and my career,” he wrote. “Although my football journey will take place elsewhere, I appreciate everything that we have achieved and am grateful for our incredible TEAM experiences.”

Those experiences — nine Super Bowl trips, six wins — ended with a home loss to Tennessee in the wild-card round in January.

As a memento for Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who referred to Brady as being like a son, the team will take a $13.5

million salary cap hit because of the signing bonus Brady got for his one-year deal for the 2019 season.

No such issues in the Big Easy. Brees made things, well, easy for the Saints, making it clear he wasn’t leaving New Orleans or Sean Payton’s offense despite having his contract run out.

Brees, 41, agreed to a twoyear, $50 million contract, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the deal has not been announced.

The 19-year veteran with one NFL title in New Orleans basically gave a hometown discount to the Saints. His deal will not put him in the top 10 quarterbacks for annual salary. But the career leader in completions with 6,867, yards passing with 77,416, and touchdowns with 547 believes New Orleans offers the best place for him to win another championship.

Brees missed five games with a throwing hand injury that required surgery last season, but still helped New Orleans to a third straight playoff appearance.

Another veteran QB found his landing spot when Philip Rivers agreed to join the Colts.

Rivers spent the past 16 seasons with the Chargers, first in San Diego and then in Los Angeles.

Rivers agreed to a one-year

contract with Indianapolis.

The Colts get a 38-year-old quarterback coming off one of his worst seasons with 23, touchdown passes and 20 interceptions. But Rivers ranks sixth in league history in completions, yards passing and TD passes and seventh in attempts and is 123-101 as an NFL starter. He hasn’t missed a start since 2005.

Rivers will reunite with coach Frank Reich and offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni. Reich was Chargers quarterbacks coach in 2013 and the offensive coordinator in 2014 and 2015. Sirianni spent five seasons in San Diego, two as quarterbacks coach.

Incumbent Jacoby Brissett now figures to be job hunting.

The Colts acquired him in a 2017 trade with the Patriots — who just happen to have an opening behind center.

And one more star passer, Cam Newton, will be departing Carolina. Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said Tuesday on Twitter that “every year difficult decisions are made and they are never easy.” The team moved quickly to find a replacement, agreeing to a three-year, $63 million deal with free agent Teddy Bridgewater, a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP. Newton, the 2015 NFL MVP, said on social media he didn’t ask for the trade, telling the Panthers: “You forced me into this.”

Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Jamari Markray of Doyline.

He is this week’s MPH/Wilson Orthopaedics Athlete of the Week after scoring nine points, including the game-winning shot in the Panthers’ Class-B state championship win over Simsboro last week.

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

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 1962 - Bob Dylan releases his first album.

Dylan is one of the world’s most influential music artists. His songs “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin’” became anthems for the anti-war movement.

1954 - Willie Mosconi sets the world record for running most consecutive Pool balls without a miss. Mr. Pocket Billiards, as the hugely successful American sportsman was often called, ran 526 consecutive balls.

1945 - Adolf Hitler orders the destruction of all industries in Germany. The Nero Decree was issued in the light of Germany’s immiSee, HISTORY, Page 9

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nent defeat in World War II. It was never fully executed.

1911 - The first International Women’s Day is observed by over 1 million people in several European countries.

German socialists Clara Zetkin and Luise Zietz initiated the observance, which has become an annual global event.

1895 - The Lumière brothers record their first footage.

Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon showed workers leaving their factory in Lyon. The film is about 50 seconds long. Auguste and Louis Lumière were the earliest filmmakers in history.

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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the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $9,400.

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Parish School Board Office, 1442 Sheppard Street, Minden, Louisiana, on MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020, at SIX O’CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Minden, Louisiana, on this, the 3rd day of February, 2020.

ATTEST: Johnnye Kennon President Johnny Rowland, Jr. Secretary

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Webster, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of Doyline School District No. 7 of the Parish of Webster, State of Louisiana (the “District”), on February 3, 2020, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: PROPOSITION (MILLAGE RENEWAL) Shall Doyline School District No. 7 of the Parish of Webster, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a special tax of five and fifty-six hundredths (5.56) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $119,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2021 and ending with the year 2030, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, repairing, improving, maintaining and/or operating schools and school related facilities, equipment and programs for the District?

The said special election shall be held at the polling places for the following precincts, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, February 27, 2020 to wit: March 5, 2020 P R E C I N C T S March 12, 2020 1 5 ( P A R T ) March 19, 2020 18(PART) 4142 Minden Press-Herald 43(PART) The polling places ADVERTISEfor the precincts MENT set forth above REQUEST FOR are hereby desPROPOSALS ignated as the polling places at The Webster Parwhich to hold the ish Police Jury said election, and request propos-

als for lease and operation of the Webster Parish Police Jury Landfill.

The parish seeks a partner in a qualified waste service company that has a need for long-term landfill operation.

Landfill Lease Operations Specifications may be obtained by contacting the Webster Parish Police Jury at 318-3777564 or e-mail: rcarnahan@suddenlinkmail.com.

Mandatory conference with any potential parties will be held on Tuesday April 7, 2020 at the Webster Parish Courthouse Annex, 401 Main Street, West Entrance, Minden, Louisiana.

Proposals will be received no later than May 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the office of the Secretary-Treasurer located at WP Courthouse Annex, 401, Main Street, West Entrance, Minden, Louisiana.

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Health & Disability Coordinator Webster Parish Head Start is accepting applications for the positions of Health Coordinator and Disability Coordinator.

Three reference letters, Diplomas, Degree and/or Certificates, & Resume must be submitted with the application. Agency will assist with Drug/Physical/TB test requirements.

Salary, paid holidays, retirement.

Apply in person at Head Start Administration Office 111 Murrell St., Minden. Applications & job descriptions will not be mailed. NO phone inquiries.

Closing date will be April 1, 2020 by close of business.

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Kahi, Inc d/b/a Abrahams Food Mart is applying to the Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high & low content alcohol content at retail in the Parish of Webster at the following address: 1705 Talton St, Minden, La 71055 Kahi, Inc Abrahams Food Mart Members: Ibrahm A. Khattab Mohammed Khattab March 18, 2020 March 19, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

khmi, Inc d/b/a Caney Lake Store is applying to the Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high & low content alcohol content at retail in the Parish of Webster at the following address: 708 Pine St, Minden, La 71055 Khmi, Inc Caney Lake Store Members: Ibrahim Khattab March 18, 2020 March 19, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE Minden Planning Commission Meeting April 9, 2020 – 10:00 a.m.

Pelican Room Minden City Hall On the agenda is a request from 4DOCS, LLC, for preliminary approval of a lot split on property owned by them located at 112 120 Homer Road.

Legal Description: Tract A: A 0.59 acre, more or less, tract of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW/4 of SE/4), Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast Corner of Lot No. 3, Drake Subdivision No. 1, as per map and plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana in Map Book 1, at Page 62, and run South 81 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East for a distance of 80.00 feet; thence run South 06 degrees 57 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 41.65 feet to a point on the Northwesterly right of way of Pennsylvania Avenue; thence run South 46 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds West for a distance of 231.08 feet along said right of way; thence run North 47 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West for a distance of 198.91 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 47 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West for a distance of 110.36 feet; thence run North 34 degrees 08 minutes 50 seconds East for a distance of 14.33 feet; thence run North 49 degrees 18 minutes 16 seconds West for a distance of 63.50 feet; thence run North 03 de-

grees 20 minutes 02 seconds East for a distance of 109.04 feet to a point on the South right of way of Homer Road (U.S Highway No. 79); thence run North 87 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds East for a distance of 120.35 feet along said right of way; thence run South 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East for a distance of 47.18 feet; thence run South 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds West for a distance of 5.02 feet; thence run South 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East for a distance of 39.52 feet; thence run South 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds West for a distance of 10.71 feet to a point in line with a common wall in a proposed building; thence run South 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East for a distance of 82.50 feet along said common wall; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East for a distance of 48.74 feet; thence run South 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East for a distance of 38.51 feet; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East for a distance of 34.02 feet; thence run South 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East for a distance of 32.51 feet; thence run South 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds West for a distance of 82.34 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Tract B: A 0.41 acre, more or less, tract of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW/4 of SE/4), Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast Corner of Lot No. 3, Drake Subdivision No. 1, as per map and plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana in Map Book 1, at Page 62, and run South 81 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East for a distance of 80.00 feet; thence run South 06 degrees 57 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 41.65 feet to a point on the Northwesterly right of way of Pennsylvania

Avenue; thence run South 46 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds West for a distance of 231.08 feet along said right of way; thence run North 47 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West for a distance of 198.91 feet to a point; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East for a distance of 82.34 feet; thence run North 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East for a distance of 32.51 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence run South 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds West for a distance of 34.02 feet; thence run North 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 38.51 feet; thence run South 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds West for a distance of 48.74 feet to a point in line with a common wall in a proposed building; thence run North 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 82.50 feet along said common wall; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East for a distance of 10.71 feet; thence run North 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 39.52 feet; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East for a distance of 5.02 feet; thence run North 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 47.18 feet to a point on the South right of way of Homer Road (U.S. Highway No. 79), and run along said right of way for the next two (2) calls; thence run North 87 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds East for a distance of 16.00 feet; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East for a distance of 69.54 feet to a point; thence run South 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East for a distance of 207.60 feet to a point; thence run South 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds West for a distance of 18.51 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Tract C: A 1.45 acre, more or less, tract of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW/4 of SE/4), Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Minden, Webster

Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast Corner of Lot No. 3, Drake Subdivision No. 1, as per map and plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana in Map Book 1, at Page 62, for the Point of Beginning, and run South 81 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East for a distance of 80.00 feet; thence run South 06 degrees 57 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 41.65 feet to a point on the Northwesterly right of way of Pennsylvania Avenue; thence run South 46 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds West for a distance of 231.08 feet along said right of way; thence run North 47 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West for a distance of 198.91 feet; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East for a distance of 82.34 feet; thence run North 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 32.51 feet; thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East for a distance of 18.51 feet; thence run North 02 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds West for a distance of 207.60 feet to a point on the South right of way of Homer Road (U.S. Highway No. 79); thence run North 87 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East for a distance of 173.46 feet along said right of way; thence run South 07 degrees 18 minutes 44 seconds West for a distance of 175.01 feet to the Point of Beginning.

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Murphy Oil USA, Inc. d/b/a Murphy USA #7750 is applying to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of low alcohol content at retail in the Parish of Webster at the following address: 1383 Homer Road, Minden, LA 71055. Officers of Murphy Oil USA, Inc. are: R. Andrew Clyde, President & CEO Mindy K. West, EVP, CFO, Trea-

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surer Renee M. Bacon, SVP Robert J. Chumley, SVP Terry P. Hatten, SVP John A. Moore, SVP & General Counsel Jennifer R. Bridges, VP Keith A. Emery, Regional VP Robert C. Pikul, VP Investor Relations and Financial Planning and Analysis Jane H. Roten, Regional VP Donald R. Smith, Jr., VP & Corporate Controller Luther W. Stutts, III, VP

Lester Tran, VP Scott G. Woodward, VP Stacy A. Young, VP Gregory L. Smith, Secretary Kelly A. Halstead, Assistant Secretary Rachel E. Pickett, Assistant Secretary James S. Depper, Assistant Secretary Connie T. Va u g h n - D u n n , Assistant Secretary March 19, 2020 March 20, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

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