Minden Press-Herald E-Edition 10-30-2020 by Minden Press-Herald

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020

WEDNESDAY’S MINDEN CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP WILL PHILLIPS Minden Press-Herald

The Minden City Council met on Wednesday afternoon in order to discuss the items on the agenda before the upcoming Nov City Council Meeting. The agenda is relatively slim compared to previous agenda’s, only currently hosting six different items of discussion, the most intriguing of which include the Appointment of a new City Clerk, Minden Police Department promotions, and a grant for a project at the Minden Airport. While a short discussion, it was revealed that after weeks of interviews that the City Council has decided to hire Debra Smith as the new City Clerk. When it came to the subject of Police Department promotions, Chief Steve Cropper of the MPD explained that a scheduling change he made early in his career from three eight hours shifts to two twelve hour shifts a day made it so the eight Officer 1st Class and three Captain positions were opened. Under Civil Service, this set a standard for how the MPD staffed each shift as well as the filling of vacancies for these positions. “The Civil Service explained to the Minden Police Department that this set standards as far as creating vacancies when it comes to promotion to Officer 1st class,” said Chief Cropper. Additionally, the Chief has passed every officer that passed the examination to Officer 1st Class as soon as their test scores were confirmed, also setting a standard under Civil Service. Given these set standards, Cropper explained that the standards set also made it so they were currently in violation of promoting an officer to the rank of Captain, something that was set to take place earlier in the year, but after the pandemic, it got put to the side. “It got up on top of me and I See, COUNCIL, Page 3

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FOSTERING ACCESS Foster campbell awarded plaque, resolution for his help in getting approval for Wifi access plan

CLAIBORNE ELECTRICAL CO-OP/COURTESY PHOTO

At the October 27 meeting of Claiborne Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors, the Board presented Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell with a plaque and a resolution. The resolution recognizes Campbell’s support of the cooperative’s Fiber-to-the-Home broadband internet plan and his help in getting the plan approved unanimously by the Louisiana Public Service Commission. This plan will help to bring internet services to areas that do not yet have easy access to WiFi. Pictured: Dr. Phillip Fincher, Vice President of Claiborne Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, Hez Elkins, President of Claiborne Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors, Richard Noles, Secretary-Treasurer of Claiborne Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors.

MAKING A SPLASH STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

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CW&W General Manager Bobby Taylor, Sibley Mayor Jimmy Williams, and CW&W President Glen Warren seen standing in front of the construction site for the n Splash Pad Water Park.

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Gunshot victim dies in hospital, shooter brought to justice WILL PHILLIPS Minden Press-Herald

Last saturday the Springhill Police Department received a call from Springhill medical about a patient being treated for a gunshot wound. On Wednesday the gunshot victim lost his life. Through investigations carried out by the Springhill Police Department and Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office, the alleged shooter, Marcus Bowlin, was arrested and currently has bond set at $1,000,000. On 10/24/2020 the Springhill Police Department received a call that a white male was at Springhill BOWLIN Medical being treated for a gunshot wound. The Springhill Police department initially responded and began investigating,” the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office stated. “The Springhill Police Department identified the victim as Justin Bryant and determined that the shooting occurred at a residence on Jones Road in Sarepta, LA, outside their jurisdiction. The victim was transported to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport with life threatening injuries.” After finding out the shooting took place outside their jurisdiction, Springhill Police Department handed the case over to the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office. “Investigators identified and arrested Marcus Bowlin for Attempted Second Degree Murder. On October 28th, the victim died from his injuries and Bowlins charge was upgraded to Second Degree Murder. Bowlins bond was set at $1,000,000.00.”

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Second Front WEATHER

Zeta barrels northeast after battering storm-weary coast

Rebecca Santana Kevin McGill AP NEWS

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fast-moving Zeta weakened to a tropical storm as it ripped through the South on Thursday morning, killing at least two, knocking out power to more than 2 million across the region and prompting a rare tropical storm warning for Atlanta. And officials said life-threatening conditions would last into the day. Zeta weakened over central Alabama but its strong winds continued across portions of the state and the Florida Panhandle early Thursday. The storm was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Asheville, North Carolina, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). Zeta was moving quickly toward the northeast at 39 mph (63 kph). The storm killed at least one person, a 55-yearold man who a Louisiana coroner said was electrocuted by a downed power line in New Orleans. In Georgia, authorities said a man was killed when high winds caused a tree to fall onto a mobile home in Cherokee County. Power outages were reported across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, according to the website PowerOutage. us. Georgia had the most outages before dawn Thursday with more than 1 million customers in the dark. The storm raged onshore Wednesday afternoon in the small village of Cocodrie in Louisiana as a strong Category 2 and then moved swiftly across the New Orleans area and into neighboring Mississippi, bringing with it both fierce winds and storm surge. There was heavy rain at times but since the storm was so fast-moving, rain related flooding wasn’t as much of a concern. Waveland Mayor Mike Smith told WLOX-TV that his Mississippi Gulf Coast city, which was part of the area most heavily damaged by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina has maybe taken the worst hit since then from Zeta. “We’re going to see a whole lot of damage in the morning,” Smith said. Among the many trees blown down was one that fell on Smith’s own house. “It was my next-door

neighbor’s and he wanted to give it to me, apparently,” Smith said. In Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards was expected Thursday to tour the coastal regions hardest hit by the storm. During a radio interview Wednesday evening, Edwards said the wind had caused extensive structural damage. And as neighbors and church groups started reaching out to help those affected, he also highlighted the need to protect against the coronavirus at the same time. “Offer the help but do it with a mask on,” he said. Much of New Orleans and the surrounding area was without power Wednesday night. The storm packed a punch as it whipped through the city. Signs outside bars and restaurants swayed back and forth in the wind and palm trees along Canal Street whipped furiously. Officials said a person was hospitalized with minor injuries after a structure collapsed. More than 200 trees were reported down in the city. Echoing a plea made by officials across the Gulf Coast in the dark hours after the storm passed, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell implored residents to stay home and let city officials assess the damage. “Although we have made it through, we have been damaged, we have been hit,” she said. Along coastal Louisiana, there were reports of some trailers flipped over, a gas station destroyed, and downed power lines and trees. Zeta had top sustained winds of 110 mph (177 kph) as a Category 2 hurricane at landfall and is the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season — with over a month left to go. It set a new record as the 11th named storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in a single season, well beyond the nine storms that hit in 1916. Zeta weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph (144 kph) as it moved into southern Mississippi a few hours after landfall. As much as 5 feet of Gulf water surrounded a casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, and deputies in Harrison County, Mississippi, received multiple calls from people who had remained in mobile homes that were threatened by winds.

In the small coastal town of Bay St. Louis in Mississippi, former mayor Les Fillingame said the storm was “very intense” when it blew through. “It was a noisy storm. It was a truly howling wind,” he said, but said thankfully it was also fast-moving. “It was a lot of wind for several hours which is enough.” Tropical storm warnings were issued as far away as southern Virginia, highly unusual for the region. Forecasters issued a string of tornado warnings for as far east as the Florida Panhandle. And Atlanta was under a tropical storm warning for the second time ever. Its first warning was in 2017 when Hurricane Irma roared into Florida as a deadly Category 4 storm. New Orleans was in the warning areas of six previous storms that veered east or west this season. This time, Zeta stayed on course. Officials had been worried about the loss of a power from a turbine that helps power the city’s aging drainage infrastructure and whether that would leave the city vulnerable to flooding but Zeta’s swift movement meant flooding wasn’t an issue. On Tuesday, Zeta raked across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, toppling trees and briefly cutting power to more than 300,000 people but causing no deaths. It then regained strength over the Gulf of Mexico along a path slightly to the east of those of Hurricane Laura, which was blamed for at least 27 deaths in Louisiana in August, and Hurricane Delta, which exacerbated Laura’s damage in the same area weeks later. The deteriorating weather prompted early voting sites to close for hours in the western Florida Panhandle. One voter in Mississippi worried about how long felled trees and debris might block roads. “With the election I just kind of hope the city gets the roads clear by November 3rd so everybody can get out and vote,” said Mackenzie Umanzor, of D’Iberville, Mississippi. An average season sees six hurricanes and 12 named storms. This extraordinarily busy season has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.

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SPLASH: Sibley adds Water Pad Splash Park to recreation area

Continued from Page 1 track behind town hall for several years with the plan to expand this recreation area. It is because of the dedicated and generous leaders, citizens and businesses in the area that the Sibley Splash Pad Water Park is, currently, under construction. Construction began earlier this year behind Sibley Town Hall on North Main St. This area will, also, have covered picnic tables for parents to supervise their children on the splash pad as well as a surrounding fence for safety.” They were also sure to shout out CW&W Contractors for their contribution to the project, stating they had, “generously donated to this project in a most generous way. The Town of Sibley is very thankful for leaders, citizens and business owners in our community that are dedicated to future growth and to Sibley.”

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Construction is under way for the Town of Sibley’s newest addition to it’s recreation area, the Water Pad Splash Park.

BLOTTER: Recent arrests in Webster Parish STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

Sandra Gordon, 48, of the 300 block of S. Natchitoches in Sibley, was arrested on two warrants. Willie Critton, 52, of the 100 block of Highway 521 in Shongaloo, was arrested for possession of a schedule II substance, driving with an open container, and prohibited acts. Delajan Trotter, 40, of the 400 block of WJ Beck Road, was arrested for simple battery, and resisting an officer. Marcus Bowlin, 42, of the 100 block of Jones Road in Sarepta, was arrested for second degree murder. Kera Virgil, 36, of the 100 block of Pilgrim Rest Road in Doyline, was arrested for possession of a schedule II substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting an office. Chazzmun Lewis, of the 200 block of Walter lyons, was arrested for a probation violation. Heather Mason, 41, of the 100 block of Jones Road, was arrested on three warrants. Patrick Jackson, 45, of the 100 block of Lorex Street, was arrested on two warrants. Kevin Pettis, of the 100 block of Elmwood Street in Springhill, was arrested for disturbing the peace by intoxication. Nancy Maddox, 67, of the 300 block of Audleman Road in Doyline, was arrested for Simple Battery. Jordon Thomas, 19, of the 1500 block of Highway 615 in Doyline, was arrested for battery of a dating partner, resisting an officer, and simple criminal damage to

property. Charles Williams III, 33, of the 600 block of Leary Street, was arrested for contempt of court. Harley Weaver, 26, of the 100 block of Wallace Lane, was arrested on a bench warrant. Jeremiah Chase, 25, of the 2300 block of Dorcheat Road, was arrested for possession of a schedule I substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a modified exhaust. Jamet Moore, 42, of the 200 block of SE Claybourne Street, was arrested for disturbing the peace. Daisy Woodard, 19, of the 700 block of Fuller Cemetery Road, was arrested on a bench warrant. Angel Haynes, of the 600 block of Police Street, was arrested for obstruction of justice, no child restraint, and driving under suspension. Ralph B. Mims, 71, of the 130 block of Sheppard Street, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, possession of a schedule II substance, and driving with an open container. Shanettra Edwards, 44, of the 800 block of Harris Street, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. Katrine Robinson, 38, of the 1300 block of Sheppard Street, was arrested for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. Richard A. Richmont, 41, of the 1200 block of Shreveport Road, was arrested on two bench warrants. Gina Gilbert, 29, of the 100 block of Southfield Park Road, was arrested on two bench warrants.

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Head of Louisiana State Police stepping down DAVID JACOBS The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s State Police superintendent is stepping down after 30 years with the agency and more than three years in the top job, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday. Col. Kevin Reeves’ retirement is effective Friday, Edwards said. Protesters have been calling for Reeves to step down amid questions about State Police’s role in the death of Ronald Greene. Troops initially blamed Greene’s death on injuries suffered in a car crash following a chase.

But Greene’s family and attorney say body camera footage shows troopers choking and beating him. The footage has not been released publicly, REEVES though a short audio clip obtained by The Associated Press seems to support the family’s claims. “It was not a surprise, nor was it anything that I asked for,” Edwards said about Reeves stepping down. Edwards said he ex-

pected to appoint a new superintendent “relatively soon.” The governor said he had not lost confidence in Reeves, who had been planning his retirement since last year. “I have appreciated his partnership and counsel for the past several years as Superintendent, especially as Louisiana has navigated cybersecurity incidents, natural disasters, peaceful protests and the COVID pandemic,” Edwards said in a prepared statement. “Throughout his career with Louisiana State Police, from his early time on motorcycle patrols to his promotion to Super-

intendent, Col. Reeves has been a model of professionalism.” Reeves was appointed the 25th superintendent of the Louisiana State Police in March 2017. His career started in 1990 as a trooper on motorcycle patrols for Troop A in Baton Rouge, according to the governor’s office. “As humbling as this opportunity has been, my greatest professional accomplishment remains the title of Trooper, a title I have the honor of sharing with the over 1,100 men and women who wear our badge,” Reeves said in the statement from the governor’s office..

MINDEN

COUNCIL: CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP ADDRESSES NEW CLERK, POLICE DEPT. Continued from Page 1 never promoted him, so legally, we’re in violation,” said Cropper. The Civil Service board has stated that under a revised statute, if a Captain isn’t promoted in the Nov. City Council Meeting, the City of Minden will be in violation of State Civil Service Law. The same goes for four officers awaiting

promotion of Officer 1st Class. The next item addressed was that of authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation for improvement to the Minden Airport. The Director of the Airport Steven Burdeaux stated that this would allow them to receive a $125,000 grant.

Burdeaux stated the airport was receiving this grant, “so we can eliminate some obstruction and potentially purchase some properties that will allow us to put more of a perimeter fence around the airport. This would be 100% funded through the state.” The Minden City Council Meeting will take place on Monday, Nov. 2 start-

ing at 5:30 p.m. While the meeting is open to the public, given measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, those who come in person are asked to wear masks and socially distance. Those who want to watch without attending in person can do so at the City of Minden’s Youtube Channel titled City of Minden - Feels Like Home.

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OTHER OPINION

Do-nothing session yields meaningless petition

Contrary to the prevailing opinion among opinion writers and politicos, the Louisiana Legislature didn’t do nothing in the 30-day special session that concluded late last week. No sir, lawmakers shuffled some money around to compensate public school systems impacted by hurricanes Laura and Delta, and they managed to stave off a spike in the unemployment tax on businesses in the wake of sky-rocketing unemployment claims during the Coronavirus pandemic. But that about sums up everything positive the Legislature accomplished in a special session that cost the taxpayers millions of dollars to conduct. Anyone who was around in the 1980s when the state ran out of money to pay unemployment claims during the collapse of the oil and gas industry will remember the surtax businesses were forced to pay to keep the money flowing to the unemployed. Well, here

we are again some three-plus decades down the road and the state is borrowing money from the federal government to pay unemployment claims. Why? Because the state has drained its unemployment trust fund thanks to the econ o m i c calamity caused by the pandemic. L a w makers as well as the SAM Edwards HANNA administration are counting on the Congress to approve another economic stimulus package to assist businesses and state and local governments adversely affected by the pandemic, but it’s anyone’s guess when that will occur and whether the Congress will ap-

propriate enough money to pull states like Louisiana out of a financial ditch. Another option Louisiana could pursue would entail taking on bonded indebtedness to replenish the unemployment trust fund and repay the federal government for the money the state borrowed to pay unemployment claims in the first place. Bonded indebtedness must be paid off over time, and it’s under that scenario that the business community in Louisiana will get socked with an unemployment surtax to service the debt. If you believe Louisiana businesses can simply absorb a tax hike at this time, ask a business owner what he or she thinks. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the House of Representatives also found some time toward the end of the special session to spit out a meaningless petition directing Gov. John Bel Edwards to set aside his watered down emergency order restricting

gatherings and whatnot while we mere commoners fumble along in the midst of the Coronavirus craze. Edwards says he will take the House to court to challenge the petition on constitutional grounds. Mark my word, the governor will prevail, and the House will be made to look foolish and leaderless. Nevertheless, an aspiring House member or two will take to the social media airwaves — with a straight face — to inform his conservative base that he fought the governor but the governor won thanks to a judge who thinks he knows a thing or two about the state Constitution just because he went to law school. Then again, every legislative body needs a good chest-thumper. Or a panderer.

Sam Hanna Jr. can be reached by phone at 318-805-8158 or e-mail at samhannajr@samhannajr.com.

OTHER OPINION

Rozeman: Light at the End of the COVID-19 Tunnel

The only certainty about the future is that it will be uncertain. It has always been that way. The people who crossed the ocean from Europe to start a new life in America faced uncertainty. So did Americans who settled the West. And uncertainty is present today in this pandemic as COVID-19 cases increase in many cities and states. Uncertainty and fear of the unknown can be paralyzing. As we continue to learn and apply learning during this pandemic – as we develop new and more targeted treatments– as we begin to roll out safe and effective vaccines – as we apply prevention strategies – we gain confidence and reduce fear. What we are learning every day helps us engage the virus more on our terms. What we learn reduces uncertainty. Over the last few months, the treatment of COVID-19 has evolved. The result of the evolution of treatment has been significant reductions in length of hospital stay, severity of illness, and mortality rates for COVID-19. This may be best exemplified this week when, despite a record number of COVID-19 cases nationwide, the capacity of community health systems has not been overwhelmed like in March and April. The rollout of safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 is imminent – much earlier than anyone expected only six months ago. These vaccines are expected to be made available to those with the greatest need (first responders, healthcare workers, elderly and high-risk patients and their caretakers) this winter and to be made available to everyone by the summer. Safe and effective vaccines and widespread immunity will mean the end of pandemic levels of cases and hospitalizations. As we now get closer to the rollout of vaccines, it makes even more sense to follow recommendations by the President’s Task Force concerning

physical distancing and use of masks in indoor settings where social distancing is difficult. The same is true in avoiding large indoor gatherings of people in crowded places. Reasonable precautions can tide us over until vaccines are widely available. These measures reduce transmission of the virus and facilitate the reopening of businesses and the creation of jobs. Our country and especially our state cannot afford another round of lockdowns. The unintended consequences of lockdowns are both health related and economic. Preventable deaths PHILLIP of AmeriROZEMAN cans with heart disease and cancer are the result of people not seeking medical care during the pandemic. Other consequences also include increased domestic abuse, suicides, and drug, alcohol and opiate abuse. Business lockdowns and stay-at-home policies have resulted in significant economic consequences requiring government help for businesses and workers. An estimated 20% of small businesses are likely to permanently close. Nearly half of the millions of people in the restaurant and bar sector have watched their jobs disappear. Similar losses have struck the hotel, entertainment, conference, rental, and airline industries. The ripple effects have been enormous and recovery will not be immediate. Our political and health policy leaders should expand the definition of vulnerable in the COVID-19 crisis to include not only the elderly and high-risk patients that we care for in the hospital but also working people and small business owners. They have suffered and will

continue to suffer until the dual health and economic crises are solved. With the lockdowns, we learned the hard way about the enormous harm associated with closing down schools. Education is the fundamental accelerator to opportunity and COVID-19 will have a significant negative impact for a generation of students. Marked drops in reading and math skills have been noted with the substitution of distance learning for in-school learning. The negative mental health and social development of children and the impact on the employment of the parents has been substantial. Thankfully, the complications of COVID-19 are much less in children and young and middle-age adults. Because of this, the opening of schools in our country and across the globe have gone well. What do we do now? First, we accept the inevitable tension of different perspectives and of different degrees of risk acceptance in different people. We continue to work together to physical distance and wear a mask at least through the time needed to complete vaccination protocols. We concentrate resources on prevention efforts for the vulnerable population in our nursing homes and “hot spots” within our community. Upward of 50% of COVID-19 deaths have been in nursing home patients; 30% in people over 65 living at home; and only 20% are from the whole rest of the population. We stay at home when ill and continue reasonable limitations on crowded large indoor gatherings. We concentrate on monitoring the most important metrics of hospitalizations and hospital capacity and mortality rates and be less fearful of case rates. We get as many children as possible into inschool learning. We avoid the institution of lockdowns or rigid stay at home policies. We all get vaccinated and we do what needs to be done to prevent

overwhelming our health systems. New vaccines and new treatments will significantly reduce the rate of COVID-19 but won’t rid us completely of the virus. We can expect continued but a much smaller number of cases, hospitalizations, and even deaths attributed to COVID-19 for years to come. The rhythmic ups and downs of COVID-19 cases will continue to be a reality for the next few months and none of this will be impacted by elections. The timing of these vacillations will vary among states and communities. However, new treatments and vaccines will put us in a place where we have more control over this virus than the virus has over us. We are all in this together is not a trite statement when connected with the COVID-19 pandemic. Hope and faith trumps fear and anxiety. Isaiah 41:10 says “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous hand.” We have to remember these truths along with those of scientific discovery as our community, state, nation, and world come through this pandemic. There is a song that we sang in church when I was a child with the refrain “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine.” Lots of people for lots of reasons are hurting now. In a world filled with anxiety and fear, expressing love, practicing grace, and serving others may be the most important antidote to COVID-19. Letting our light shine gives us all a role in helping others overcome the pandemic. It is how America has weathered all its crises in the past.

Dr. Phillip Rozeman is a practicing cardiologist and past chairman of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and Shreveport Medical Society.

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Making biscuits like Mama made

I have always enjoyed I can still see my mama the cooking shows that at the cabinet making bishave been on TV, especial- cuits everyday of the week. ly Paula Deen and Bare- We always had hot biscuits foot Contessa. There were for breakfast, with home others that were also en- churned butter and ribbon joyable but these were my cane syrup, made from favorites. our own cane Daddy had But now, I may have a grown. Sausage or bacon new favorite and it’s avail- rounded out the meal. able on Facebook. Brenda exIt is Cooking with plained how Brenda Gantt from she came about Andalusia, Alasharing the bama. videos. SomeBrenda does one from her good down home church asked cooking, nothing her to teach FANNIE MOORE fancy, but good some young food for family people how to get-togethers. make her biscuits. So, she I discovered these vid- decided to video the proeos by accident. As I was cess and share with othscrolling one day, I saw a ers as she felt that others headline that she was go- might also be interested. ing to show how to make It became a very popular biscuits. Now that should video, shared hundreds be interesting, so I be- of time. This led to other gan watching, and I got videos and it just multihooked. She is the only plied from there. So now, person I know who makes every day, one can find biscuits like my mama did, Brenda on Facebook, with one exception. She cooking something in her uses self-rising flour and own kitchen. No fancy set Mama used all-purpose, or up, or special equipment, plain, which required the just plain phone videos of addition of baking powder plain, home-style cooking. and baking soda. And sometime during I watched as she ex- the video, she will share plained that she always something of her faith, keeps flour in her biscuit encouraging viewers to atbowl, adding more occa- tend church, or tune in to sionally as needed. So did the live broadcasts. Mama. Then, she made a I don’t intend this colsmall well, rounded out in umn to be another column the middle. She put short- about cooking as there is ening and buttermilk in already one of that nature the well and began using in the newspaper. One her fingers to pull small that is interesting and well amounts of flour from the done, so I’m sure readers sides, mixing it in with the aren’t interested in anmilk and shortening. Soon other one. So, if I drift off the mixture formed a soft into cooking it is usually dough and it was ready because of a recent childto make into biscuits. She hood memory or an inpinched off small pieces teresting program such as which she rounded into Brenda’s. shape with her hands and We took the back roads to placed them on her iron Ruston on Monday to purskillet or griddle. They chase our pecans for the were baked in hot oven till year. We usually get nine done. or ten pounds, shelled,

and put them in the freezer to be used throughout the year. I found this is a better method than trying to purchase from the store as needed. Often those aren’t fresh whereas the ones from the freezer are always fresh-tasting and good to use in cakes, pies, cookies, candies, etc. Traveling

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route down Highway 146, we were having a delightful journey and then not far out of Ruston, we came upon a detour sign. We weren’t familiar with the other roads in the area, however, we followed the signs and then when the signs ran out, we played it by ear, using what we thought was our sense of direction. So far, so good. Then we hit Hwy. 33 , where we were supposed to be, but didn’t recognize it. We turned right, and immediately saw a familiar sight, the mission center, Rolling Hills. We now knew where we were, but were headed in the wrong direction. We turned around and in just a few minutes were at our destination. We made our purchase and headed into Ruston where we got onto the Interstate for the journey home. We didn’t trust our sense of direction to take us back the way we had come. We made it home quicker by I-20, it just wasn’t as scenic. But, we had our stash of pecans and are now ready to start some Thanksgiving and Christmas cooking. I’ll just try to refrain from sharing too much of the cooking with you. Fannie Moore is a journalist who lives in Shongaloo where she enjoys writing on a variety of subjects.

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Life AROUND TOWN

UCAP needs for the week of Oct. 26: Food: biscuit and cornbread mix, crackers, chicken and dumplings, canned vegetables, pasta, Vienna sausage, cooking oil (small) Clothing: Men’s tennis and dress shoes (size 9 and up) Household Goods: towels and wash cloths, queen sheets Many thanks to the community for supporting UCAP! Main to Main Main to Main will be making it’s return to Minden’s Street on Nov. 6 through Nov. 7. Countless vendors will be setting up shop along Main Street selling food, clothes, and countless other goods. Bricktown Minden retailers will be filling the Minden Civic Center from Nov. 6 to Nov. 7 to help people get their shopping fix. Over 28 businesses are ready to show off their goods this coming weekend. Retailers include clothing, exclusive home décor, boy’s shop, custom jewelry, antiques, sports wear, hobby shop and more. Come to experience Minden shopping. Presidential Election Prayer Vigil First United Methodist Church, 903 Broadway, is hosting a prayer vigil for the Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, from 5 AM until 10 PM and would like to invite the community to come and pray. Security will be available before and after church office hours. Chicken Spaghetti Plate Fundraiser

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Be the CEO of your life

I was always taught to work I finally found something hard and if you want anything that can change the world one done do it yourself. I have person at a time. It is work that worked ever since I knew what helps get people healthy, and work meant and have gotten allows me to link arms with paid for my work since I was 10 people who are working hard years old. I have a great work and making their own dreams ethic and I believe we have come true. There is nothing imtaught my kids the same. possible if you dream big folI love to do things lowed by putting in that show results. That the work. You don’t way you can sit back have to work long and admire the work hard hours, you just you have done. That have to work smart. involves physical labor. I found that I can There is nothing wrong give myself permiswith physical labor if sion to work hard, you are good at it. We set up boundaries in need all kinds of peoorder to get to where TINA ple to do the work. I am going. I am Over the years I was SPECHT my own boss. I set taught basically to my hours and goals work like a workhorse and it each and every day. This frees has damaged my body a great time up for me to do anything deal. I was proud back in the I want — spend time with my day that I could work like any family, travel, just relax. But I man and was proud when I get to choose what and when I could outdo them. Now I am do it. paying for it and wish I would It is time for you to be the have been more wise back CEO of your life. You choose then. what you do and when you do As I have gotten older I have it. Is it scary working for yourlearned that you need to work self? It was at first. But I have hard for yourself and be able realized I can make more monto live out your dreams for all ey and have the free time to the hard work you do. I have do anything I want to do. It is learned to stop working hard time for you to stop working for for someone else to get all the someone else and start workbenefits. I know some that ing and dreaming for yourself. have worked hard all their life What would you do if you and have nothing to show for could be your own boss? What it. Their bosses reaped all the would you do if you had finanbenefits in it all. cial freedom to do or get want? RECOGNIZING ACHIEVEMENTS

Fall 2020 Dwight Wesson Award Recipient Te’Arien Mitchell

The Mt. Lebanon Museum will be selling chicken spaghetti takeout plates for $10 on Saturday, November 7 from 11:00-2:00. Plates will include sides, dessert, and canned cola. Bake sale items will also be available at the museum. To pre-order a takeout plate, leave a message at 318-843-6176. The museum is located south of Gibsland at 2510 Hwy 517. LSU Ag Center “Let’s Talk Turkey” On Friday, Nov. 13 the LSU Ag Center will be offering an online “Let’s Talk Turkey,” class from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. teaching people how to properly prepare their turkeys safely. To sign up, contact Shakera Williams, M.P. Assistant Nutrition Extension Agent, at 318-371-1371 or at her email sswilliams@agcenter.lsu.edu Minden’s Fall Coat Drive The Fall Coat Drive has been extended to run throughout the month of October. The coats will be used to help the children of Minden stay warm this winter. Drop off locations include Minden City Hall, the Walker’s Residence at 112 W. Roosevelt Drive. For pick up, contact 318-2101799.

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Te’Arien Mitchell was chosen as the Fall 2020 Dwight Wesson Award Recipient. Mr. Dwight Wesson was the former Department Head of the Industrial Instrumentation Technology program serving and instructing countless students in his 40 years at NLTCC. Each year his family honors a student with a scholarship in honor and in memory of Mr. Wesson. Te is pictured with the current Instrumentation Department Head, Cheri Jordan Greer. Congratulations, Te Mitchell.

What would you do if you had the freedom to work from anywhere and travel when you want? All this is possible. And even more. It is time to take back what belongs to you and learn to dream again. It doesn’t matter the age, it’s just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other and taking that first step. Clean Eating Cheesy Cauliflower Mushroom Steaks Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower head, sliced to 3/4 inch thick as shown ghee or avocado oil cooking spray 1 Tbsp avocado oil, or olive oil 1 Tbsp dry Italian seasonings 8 oz fresh button mushrooms, sliced 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste fresh thyme to garnish Instructions: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees f. Spray baking sheets with cooking oil. Place the cauliflower slices onto a large baking sheet. They need lots of space between

them, and shouldn’t overlap so use 2 large baking sheets if needed. Brush each side of the cauliflower steaks lightly with the avocado oil, and season with sea salt, pepper, and Italian seasonings. Roast for 20-25 minutes in your preheated oven, until nice and golden brown on the sides, flipping once during roasting time. In a mixing bowl add mushrooms, minced garlic, a pinch of sea salt and pepper, then toss to coat well. Spread mushroom mixture on another baking sheet sprayed with oil, and bake for 10-15 minutes in the preheated oven. OR saute mushroom mixture in a medium saute pan with 1 teaspoon of oil over med-high heat for 5-6 minutes. Once done, remove the pans from the oven. Sprinkle roasted cauliflower steaks with cheese and top the cheese with roasted mushrooms & garlic mixture. Return to the oven for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly. Sprinkle with fresh thyme and enjoy!

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

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STRANGER FROM A STRANGE LAND

Cast Your Ballots

If you didn’t vote early, Tues-

licans. No national health care

meddle. It reminds me of the

The Constitution Party cham-

or Democrat is in essence wast-

day is Presidential Election Day.

but rather free-market health-

proverb in chapter 60 of the Tao

pions more literal adherence to

ing your vote. A valid concern.

It’s seemingly a contest

care, free from government in-

Te Ching that says, “Ruling

the Declaration of Independence,

Yet if you’re unhappy with the

between two political combat-

tervention. Jorgensen champions

a big country is like cooking a

the Bill of Rights, and the U.S.

quality of candidates the current

ants, the incumbent Republican

replacing Social Security with re-

small fish.” You shouldn’t mess

Constitution. “The powers of the

system offers, then change is

President Donald Trump and for-

tirement accounts. She likens So-

with it much.

government are to be bound by

possible. But it will be slow. Are

mer Democrat Vice President Joe

cial Security to a Ponzi scheme in

I know people who vote Re-

the chains of the Constitution.”

Trump or Biden the best choices

Biden. One guy will prevail and

which those in early benefit

publican because they’re fiscal

Mark your ballot for Don Blan-

to lead us? Many don’t think so.

most. That sounds drastic but

conservatives. Yet unlike many

kenship if you like their plat-

If you believe as President

closely and you’ll see

consider how the cur-

in their party, they don’t support

form of “Principle over Politics.”

Trump suggests that Joe Biden

more names on your

rent system sustains

legislating social issues originat-

Those principles are Equality,

might be an addled senior (both

ballot.

your parents and then

ing from religious perspectives

Ethics, and Exactness.

guys are in their 70’s) then oth-

speculate how it will

like the belief abortion and/or

The Socialism and Liberation

er party candidates offer relative

serve your children.

homosexuality are wrong. I tell

Party website insists, “The idea

I’ll

benefit

these Republicans they should

that the capitalist’s grip on

youth. If elected, Biden would

more than my daugh-

vote for Jo. They recoil in horror

society and their increasingly

ter and stepdaugh-

until I tell them I mean Jo Jor-

repressive state can be abolished

gensen and not Joe Biden.

through any means other than a

be the next President. But read

Jo Jorgensen is the Presidential

candi-

date for the Libertarian Party. Founded in

DIRK ELLINGSON

Colorado in 1971, it’s

likely

the third largest party in terms

ters. Who knows what will be left

of voter registration. Do you feel

for my grandchildren?

Still don’t like those choices?

revolutionary overturn is an il-

government is too big and out of

Libertarians would end the war

You’ve more to select from on

lusion.” Comrades, mark your

hand? People need less regula-

on drugs by easing or abolishing

the ballot at a polling place near

ballot for Gloria La Riva. I’m

tion and more liberty? The Lib-

drug laws. Laissez-faire capital-

you.

embarrassed to admit I wasn’t

ertarian Party might be for you.

ism which translates to leave it

Brian Carroll is the Presiden-

familiar with her but 2020 actu-

Jorgensen was born in 1957 in

alone. The market takes care of

tial candidate for the American

ally marks her tenth consecutive

the aptly named Libertyville, Il-

itself. No regulation or subsidies.

Solidarity Party. They vehement-

candidacy for President or Vice

linois. She is a Psychology pro-

No trade barriers or tariffs. Jor-

ly oppose abortion and capital

President.

fessor at Clemson University in

gensen opposes embargoes, eco-

punishment. Sometimes you see

Do you think we need a Ken-

South Carolina. She ran for the

nomic sanctions, and foreign aid.

conservative voters oppose the

nedy back in the White House?

United States House of Repre-

Troops abroad? Bring them

former but not the latter. That

Vote for Alyson Kennedy of

sentatives in 1992. She was the

home. On the 2020 Libertarian

seems a Pro-life position with

the Socialist Workers Party.

Vice President nominee in 1996

Presidential campaign website,

conditions. Innocent zygotes de-

Likely not a relative of our Re-

under Libertarian Presidential

Jorgensen proclaims, “My plan

serve protection. Criminal adults

publican Senator John Kennedy.

candidate Harry Browne. As usu-

is to turn America into one giant

not so much. But every human

Bill Hammons and the Unity

ally happens with Libertarians,

Switzerland, armed and neutral,

life is sacred to the American

Party want to balance the budget,

Jorgensen did not win elected

with the military force to defend

Solidarity Party.

eliminate federal income tax, af-

office.

America’s shore and soil against

There’s the Becoming One Na-

firm the right to bear arms, and

any foreign attackers or invad-

tion Party proposing Jade Sim-

impose term limits for politicians

ers.”

mons be the next U.S.

and judges. I was surprised to

But there is actually a Libertarian in Congress now. Represen-

break the record for oldest guy to take office. The President with the current old man record? The current President. Trump at age 70 in 2017 edged beloved Republican President Ronald Reagan’s mark of 69 years in 1981. Republicans probably shouldn’t make an issue of age. Or if they do, Biden might borrow the Reagan joke from the 1984 debates with Walter Mondale when concerns about age arose that Reagan wouldn’t make an issue of his opponent’s inexperience. Even Mondale laughed. The October 22 Presidential debate was relatively dignified but few laughed at the disgraceful September 29 contest. I feared someone might be clobbered with a metal folding chair as we see in professional wrestling. That’s a venue with which

tative Justin Amash of Michigan

But less policing of immigra-

President. They’re understand-

learn they even have an anthem.

has been serving since 2011,

tion. Just when you cite Liber-

ably distraught about the current

It’s John Fogerty’s “Centerfield.”

the incumbent President actually

initially as a Republican, then

tarians as extreme Republicans,

situation and want to rally patri-

If that appeals to you, put Bill

has experience. But that was long

as an Independent, but this year

you encounter positions that

ots to non-violent revolution. On

Hammons in Coach.

ago and Donald Trump probably

he became a Libertarian. He’s a

seem pages from the playbook of

their website, they say, “We have

Rapper Kanye West is also

conducts himself with more dig-

native of Grand Rapids, the son

Democrats. Capital punishment

two choices: to give up and aban-

running for President. He rep-

nity now that he’s President of

of Arab Christians who immi-

should be abolished. Same-sex

don our country to a dystopian

resents the Birthday Party.

the United States. Now it’s for

grated to the U.S. Unlike many

marriage is supported. But then

and self-terminating future, or

West said, “When we win, it’s

you to help decide if he, Biden,

in his party, Amash is Pro-life.

so are rights to own guns. Basi-

to rise up with our full American

everybody’s birthday.” Not see-

or someone else deserves a turn

You just can’t get a handle on

cally, allow nothing curtailing in-

ingenuity, courage and vision to

ing enough of Kim Kardashian in

to reign.

these Libertarians. Jorgensen like

dividual freedoms. Let people do

reclaim a government of, by and

the media? Make her First Lady

all Libertarians espouses smaller

as they wish as long as they don’t

for the people to fulfill the orig-

with a vote for Kanye.

government. The doctrine could

harm others.

inal promise of life, liberty and

be construed right of the Repub-

Live and let live and don’t

the pursuit of happiness.”

Dirk Ellingson is a minden, la

Critics charge voting for any

resident and is currently a pharmacy

candidate besides a Republican

technician at the local walgreens.

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www.press-herald.com NFL

OPINION: A quarterback by any other name

weekend football FRIDAY:

#6 Minden @ #7 Neville (7pm)

#9 Centreville @ #8 Glenbrook (7pm)

Lakeside @ North Webster (7pm)

#3 Haynesville @ Lincoln Prep(7pm)

SATURDAY:

LSU @ Auburn (2:30pm) UAB @ LA Tech (2:30pm) App St. @ ULM (3pm)

SUNDAY:

Saints @ Bears (3:25pm) Cowboys @ Eagles (7:30pm)

Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and Saints QB Drew Brees.

Aaron S. Lee

Special to the Press-Herald

New Orleans fans of both Drew Brees and Teddy Bridgewater we’re in luck last Sunday, as the two former teammates reunited — this time as rivals — and neither disappointed. A day after Louisiana celebrated the triumphant debut of true freshman and Ponchatoula native T.J. Finley, who led the LSU over South Carolina, 52-24, while filling in for an injured Myles Brennan, Brees and Bridgewater lit up the scoreboard in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome — once again to the delight of the fans. The NFL’s all-time leading passer in nearly every single category imaginable went 29 of 36 for 287 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints’ victory over the Carolina Panthers led by last year’s New Orleans backup Bridgewater, who led the Saints to a perfect 5-0 record during Brees’ early-season hand injury. With “Mr. Swiss Army Knife” Taysom Hill anointed as the heir apparent to Brees, Bridgewater moved on to Carolina replacing current Patriots starter Cam Newton — are you keeping up? Bridgewater, a 2015 Pro Bowler while in Minnesota, 23 of 28 for 254 with two touchdowns of his own. Neither threw a pick — impressive considering there was a combined 64 passes in the game. But with all the warm and fuzzies being felt in South Louisiana, the same could not be said for all the Dallas Cowboys fans in the Ark-LaTex. After an abysmal start to the season, even while still led by now-injured Dak Prescott, who after four games (1,690 yards) was on pace to obliterate Peyton Manning’s single-season passing yardage

record with 6,760 of his own, the Dallas Cowboys (2-5) have sunk to all-time lows. This includes the woeful 1-15 campaign under Jimmy Johnson in 1989 — his first season as head coach en route to two Super Bowl victories in 1992 and 1993. Three Lombardi Trophies is you count 1995 under Barry Switzer, but come on, the world knows whose team that was despite Johnson parting ways with Dallas two years earlier. Now the Cowboys season is spiraling out of control. Prescott is out after LEE the former Haughton Buccaneer sufferer a gruesome injury comparable only to Joe Theisman’s (Washington) career-ending leg break in 1985 at the hands of Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants) on a Monday night. Following Prescott’s unexpected exodus, backup Andy Dalton stepped in to lead the team to its second win of the season, but immediately hit hard times when an illegal hit from Washington linebacker Jon Bostic has the former Cincinnati Bengal currently following concussion protocol, and most likely set to miss Sunday’s road game at Philadelphia (2-4-1). Enter rookie Ben DiNucci. But whether it’s the seventh-round selection out of James Madison, recently signed Garrett Gilbert, resigned Cooper Rush, or one of the many trade rumors concerning New England’s Newton or Miami’s Ryan Fitzpatrick — the Cowboys have a bigger problem. Dallas is struggling and the most valuable ($5.5 billion) — and overhyped — professional sports organization in the world is starting to feel the pressure — or at least show it.

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Beleaguered team owner — and primary problem — Jerry Jones lost his temper on a radio show on Tuesday when he told a reporter to “shut up and let me answer” when asked about a possible “void” in leadership after the Cowboys’ lopsided loss (25-3) to Washington on Sunday. No more excuses. Former head coach Jason Garrett, the team’s second-longest coach behind Tom Landry, amassed an 85–67 record. But he was 2–3 in the playoffs, never advancing past the divisional round. Now new coach Mike McCarthy already finds himself sitting on the hot seat just seven games into his first after joining the team following a year hiatus after being let go from Green Bay, a team a led to a Super Bowl in 2011. But Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, both of whom combined for six Super Bowl wins in nine appearances, couldn’t help the Cowboys dig their way out of this hole. The Cowboys haven’t played for a conference championship, let alone a league title in nearly a quarter-century (24 years). They currently hold the seventh-longest active conference championship drought in the NFL, which includes perineal league bottom-dwellers Cincinnati (31), Washington (28), Detroit (28), Cleveland (27), Miami (27), Buffalo (26) and Houston (18). Since the Cowboys won their last Lombardi Trophy in 1995, 12 different NFC teams have reached the Super Bowl. Only four NFC teams have failed to reach the Super Bowl since the start of the 1996 season and Dallas is one of them. So, Prescott, Dalton, DiNucci, it really doesn’t matter. The void in leadership starts at the top. And the top is Jerry Jones.

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THE POWER OF A SHOE BOX

INSPIRATION

Look in your closet and

‘cranking up’. I remember how

sins…and is that yellow thing

count the number of shoe-

we would guard our shoebox-

a real banana? There may be

First Baptist Church, Min-

boxes there. Now close your

es as if it were a treasure chest.

a small car, yo-yo or pocket

den, has served as a collec-

eyes and envision that many

In many ways it was! We could

knife. Oh, a pair of socks and

tion station for many years.

Since 1978 when Bob

tries, leaving an unbelievable

children opening a gift box

store old toys in it;

handkerchief…

The shoe boxes are packed

Pierce founded the fore-run-

effect on each people group

packed with toys and useful

maybe

papers,

this is just what I

in larger boxes, sealed and

ner of Samaritan’s Purse,

reached.

school supplies (age-appro-

crayons, marbles

needed.” Of course,

loaded on trailers and trucks,

countless millions of shoe-

It’s not too late to get in

priate) as a gift of love –just

or things we want-

it was not what I

then transported to FBC

boxes have been finding own-

on the action. Call FBC (377-

for them. Try to imagine the

ed to save! Or stuff

wanted, but “Santa

Bossier City. From there,

ership by the same number of

4434) and inquire about the

joy and wonder each one will

our old shoes in

knows best”(Mama

they are loaded on Roadway

children. He had toured the

shoeboxes, deadlines, and

feel as he/she ponders ‘why

it! But on Christ-

always would say)!

19-wheelers to be trucked to

Far East and saw many needs,

list of items to be packed. You

would someone do this for

mas Eve, magic

This will be the

a processing center in Dal-

especially the children. His

can even go on line and track

me?’ We know it is because

began to play its’

same kind of reac-

las. (Several other centers

growing heart for world mis-

your box to know what coun-

we care about the welfare of

tune in the shoe-

tions of the children

around the country are doing

sions led him to conceive a

try it will be sent. Enclose a

hurting, hungry and hopeless

box—“Santa Claus is Com-

receiving these shoeboxes.

the same thing as we are). At

special idea – using a simple

letter and photos and you

children around the world –

ing to Our House.” Since we

Excitement, joy, rewards for

these centers, each individual

shoe box to get the gospel

might receive a pen-pal letter

and because of that, we are

needed so many stockings

a long anticipation! All across

box is checked to make sure

message into the lives of chil-

in a few months. The benefits

willing to ‘stuff a shoebox and

to hang by the fireplace (we

America and several other

it is packed

correctly with

dren. In 1973 he met Frank-

just keep multiplying. But if

send it off to a hurting boy or

really didn’t have many), the

countries, many shoebox-

suggested toys, supplies and

lin Graham who was but a

you can’t help this year, con-

girl’ for this Christmas in ‘the

next best thing was to place

es are being stuffed in the

items suitable for the spec-

student with a hunger in his

sider this: Please don’t throw

name of Jesus’. .’ Few secu-

a shoebox in front of the fire-

next two weeks to be sent on

ified age-group. Then the

heart to meet needs of the

away your shoebox. Wrap it

lar groups or other religious

place (we seldom has a tree).

to processing centers for fi-

boxes are airborne to their as-

world’s poorest children. In

in Christmas paper, buy a few

groups do these kind of ‘acts

Each box had a child’s name

nal inspections. Planes and

signed destinations.

1975 these two men merged

toys and goodies, pack some

of love.’

on it and sometimes a note to

trucks can get the boxes to

View one the Samaritan

their missions, their dreams

candy gum, etc and begin a

Santa in it.

those in need. What an in-

Purse’s video (Operation Shoe

and the visions God had laid

ministry in your neighborhood.

I know the power of a

Bill Crider

as countless individuals.

FBC to learn the deadlines for

million shoeboxes have been

packing the boxes there and

packed and sent into more

postage cost for each box.

than 150 of the poorest coun-

shoebox – every poor kid

On Christmas morning,

spiration it is to see vehicles

Box. Com) and see the wide

upon their hearts – thus was

does! It represents a pair of

we would race to the fireplace

come packed full of shoebox-

effect delivery of the shoe-

born The Samaritan’s Purse.

new shoes. For many, this

and check the box. “Wow,

es to be shipped on. Church-

boxes makes in the hearts and

Its major focus would be the

only occurs once a year, usu-

an apple, an orange, look at

es, schools, civic groups all get

lives of these boys and girls.

Christmas Shoebox Ministry.

ally in the fall when school is

these bunches of dried rai-

involved in the action, as well

Get all the details. Contact

Since then more than 200

THE UPWARD LOOK

To Know Him

“I keep asking that the God

In this prayer for an ongo-

growing obedient and sanc-

of our Lord Jesus Christ, the

ing deepening relationship,

tified life of holiness.

glorious

Father,

the believer in-

may give you the

creasingly yearns

Spirit of wisdom

to know God in

and revelation, so

an ever growing

that you may know

personal and inti-

him better.” Ephe-

mate fashion. The

sians 1:17 NIV

psalmist compared

Paul prayed that

the Ephesian be-

lievers would know

(42:1) this

Lord Jesus, I thirst to know You, not just the Biblical facts and truths but Your character and ways. Guide me by Your Spirit to live obediently honoring You.

yearning to a runMax Hutto

ning deer panting for water.

This

God better. They already had

yearning for a deeper under-

knowledge of Him through a

standing of God’s nature and

saving personal relationship.

character leads to an ever

Max Hutto is a Baptist Minister and a resident of Minden. More information can be found at www.upwardlook.org.

LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED

A Very Important Election

have

candidate is elect-

years. Please read 2nd

probably the

ed, God is respon-

Chronicles 7:14 and do as

most import-

sible for putting

God advises.

ant

them there.

election our

I believe Jesus will re-

life-

America is about

time coming

the only country

up soon. God

which has been a

says I rule in Mack Ford the Kingdom

blessing to Israel so I am praying

of men, and set over them

that God is pleased and

who I please.

will have the president

So no matter which

re-elected

four

turn soon. I also believe God told me many years ago that I would be here when he returns. Come soon LORD Jesus.

Mack Ford is a local resident of Webster Parish

Bill Crider is Chaplain of Minden Medical Center

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 2014 - Sweden Recognizes Palestine. By doing so, it became the first EU country in Western Europe to recognize the State of Palestine. Yasser Arafat declared an independent Palestine on November 15, 1988. The UN General Assembly recognized it a month later. 1973 - Bosphorous Bridge in Istanbul Opens for the First Time. Construction on the suspension bridge over the Bosphorus began in February 1970. The bridge, which connects Asia with Europe, was designed by British engineers Gilbert Roberts and William Brown. 1961 - Biggest Bomb in History is Detonated. The Soviet Union detonated Tsar Bomba or Big Ivan over the Mityushikha Bay test range on the Novaya Zemlya Island in the Arctic Circle. The 57 Megatons nuclear bomb was one-ofa-kind and the flash of light See, HISTORY, Page 12

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when it exploded at a height of 13,000 feet was visible over 1000 kilometers away.

1908 - First cross-country flight in Europe. French aviator Henri Farman flew from Bouy to Reims in France. The 14-mile journey took him about 20 minutes. Farman was also the co-founder of the Farman Aviation Works, an airline and engine manufacturing company. 1905 - Russian Tsar Issues the October Manifesto. The manifesto, which was issued by Nicholas II, was a response to the Russian Revolution of 1905 in which there were widespread strikes and protests directed towards the government. The key features of the manifesto included the creation of an elected legislative body called Duma and universal suffrage for men. It also paved the way for a new constitution in 1906.

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Legal Description: LOT FRONTING 24 FT. ON NORTH MAIN ST. PUBLIC NOTICE X 120 FT. OUT OF LOTS #25 & Minden Plan- 26, WILLIAMSON ning Commission JONES MAP OF Meeting MINDEN IN SW/4 November 5, OF SW/4 SEC. 2020 – 10:00 a.m. 22-19-9 Pelican Room - All interested parMinden City Hall ties will be given On the agenda a chance to be is a request from heard. KWL Properties, October 20, 2020 LLC (option hold- October 23, 2020 er) on property October 30, 2020 owned by Web- Minden Press-Herald ster Land Corporation located at SHERIFF’S 4448 Industrial SALE Drive for a zonU.S. BANK ing change from TRUST AS B-4 (Hwy. ComTRUSTEE OF mercial) to R-P AMERICAN (Single Family HOMEOWNER Residential Patio PRESERVATION Homes). TRUST SERIES The purpose 2005A+ of this zoning VS. change is for the DAVID RANSOM proposed conMYERS AND struction of 38 NATASHIA K. single family rent- PREVO MYERS al homes and one clubhouse. The In the Twenproposed homes ty-Sixth Judicial will each be 3 District Court of bedroom/2 bath. Webster Parish, Legal Descrip- Louisiana, No. tion: 37.73 acres, 78804. more or less lo- By virtue of a cated in Webster WRIT OF SEIParish, Louisi- ZURE AND SALE ana, described issued out of the as follows: 50.68 T w e n t y - S i x t h ACRES – NW/4 Judicial District OF SE/4 & NE/4 Court of Webster OF SE/4 SEC. Parish, Louisi34-19-9, LESS ana, in the above THAT PART OF styled and numNW/4 OF SE/4 bered suit and LYING W OF to me directed, I COOLEY CREEK have seized and (6.75 AC.) PREV. taken into my SOLD, LESS possession and 0.60 AC. OUT OF will offer for sale NW/4 OF SE/4 at public auction DONATED FOR to the last and 1-20 SERVICE highest bidder ROAD, LESS for cash WITHALL THAT PART OUT the benefit OF N/2 OF SE/4 of appraisement LYING EAST OF and according to COOLEY law at the princiAll interested par- pal front door of ties will be given the Courthouse in a chance to be the City of Mindheard. en, Webster ParOctober 16, 2020 ish, Louisiana on October 23, 2020 W E D N E S D AY, October 30, 2020 December 2, Minden Press-Herald 2020, During the legal sale hours, the PUBLIC NOTICE following property, to wit: Minden Plan- ALL THAT CERning Commission TAIN PARCEL Meeting OF LAND IN THE November 5, S O U T H W E S T 2020 – 10:00 a.m. QUARTER OF Pelican Room - THE SOUTHMinden City Hall EAST QUARTER On the agenda IN SECTION 24, is a request from TOWNSHIP 23 Ricky & Claudine NORTH; RANGE Thomas (Under 11 WEST, WEBDawgs, LLC) for a STER PARISH, rear setback vari- STATE OF LA, ance on property AS MORE FULowned by them LY DESCRIBED located 605 Main IN BOOK 1041 Street. This prop- PAGE 790 ID # erty is zoned B-3 122161, BEING (Central Business KNOWN AND District). DESIGNATED AS The purpose of LOT NO 112 OF this rear setback THE H.J. COYLE variance is to al- S U B D I V I S I O N low for the expan- NO 1, FILED IN sion of the busi- MAP BOOK NO 1 ness. PAGE 86. BEING

THE SAME FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED FROM MARGIE PREVO MACK TO NATASHIA K. PREVO MYERS, DATED 06/27/2007 RECORDED ON 06/27/2007 IN BOOK 1043, PAGE 790 IN WEBSTER PARISH RECORDS, STATE OF LA. SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, MORTGAGES OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. Said property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court. JASON R. PARKER Sheriff & Ex-Officio Auctioneer Webster Parish, Louisiana Linda Vaughan Deputy October 30, 2020 November 27, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

SLIGO FIELD 20-402 and 20403 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, OFFICE OF CONSERVATION, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with particular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020, upon the application of COMSTOCK OIL & GAS-LOUISIANA, LLC. At such hearing the Commissioner of Conservation will consider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the following matters relating to the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, in the Sligo Field, Webster Parish, Louisiana. 1. To dissolve the existing unit designated HA RA SU66, which was created by Office of Conservation Order No. 8-N-21, established October 19, 2010. 2. Simultaneously with dissolution of the above said unit, to create one

additional drilling LEGAL NOTICE and production STATE OF LOUunit for the ex- ISIANA, OFFICE ploration for and OF CONSERVAproduction of gas TION, BATON and condensate ROUGE, LOUISIfrom the HaynesANA. ville Zone, Res- In accordance ervoir A, said ad- with the laws of ditional unit to be the State of Loudesignated HA isiana, and with RA SU80. particular refer3. To force pool ence to the proand integrate all visions of Title separately owned 30 of Louisiana tracts, mineral Revised Statutes leases and other of 1950, a pubproperty interests lic hearing will within the pro- be held in the posed unit with Hearing Room, each tract sharing 1st Floor, LaSalin unit production le Building, 617 on a surface acre- North 3rd Street, age basis of par- Baton Rouge, ticipation. Louisiana, at 9:00 4. Except to the a.m. on TUESextent contrary DAY, DECEMBER herewith, to ex- 1, 2020, upon the tend the provi- application of sions of Order COMSTOCK OIL No. 8-N, effective & GAS-LOUISISeptember 30, ANA, LLC. 2008, as amend- At such hearing ed and supple- the Commissionmented by the er of Conserva8-N Series of tion will consider Orders, and any evidence relative applicable State- to the issuance of wide Orders, to Orders pertaining the proposed HA to the following RA SU80. matters relating 5. To consider to the Haynesville such other mat- Zone, Reservoir ters as may be A, in the Sibley pertinent. Field, Webster The Haynesville Parish, Louisiana. Zone, Reservoir 1. To dissolve the A was defined in existing unit desOrder No. 8-N, ignated HA RA effective Septem- SUJ, which was ber 30, 2008. created by Office Plats are avail- of Conservation able for inspec- Order No. 148tion in the Office M-6, as shown on of Conservation in the plat submitted Baton Rouge and with the applicaShreveport, Loui- tion. siana. 2. Simultaneously h t t p : / / d n r. l o u i - with dissolution s i a n a . g o v / c o n - of the above said shearings unit, to create one All parties having additional drilling interest therein and production shall take notice unit for the exthereof. ploration for and BY ORDER OF: production of gas RICHARD P. and condensate IEYOUB from the HaynesCOMMISSIONER ville Zone, ResOF CONSERVA- ervoir A, said adTION ditional unit to be Baton Rouge, designated HA LA 1 0 / 2 RA SUO. 6/20;10/29/20 3. To force pool Slck and integrate all IN ACCOR- separately owned DANCE WITH tracts, mineral THE AMERI- leases and other CANS WITH DIS- property interests ABILITIES ACT, within the proIF YOU NEED posed unit with A S S I S T A N C E each tract sharing AT THE HEAR- in unit production ING, PLEASE on a surface acreCONTACT THE age basis of parOFFICE OF ticipation. C O N S E R V A - 4. To redefine T I O N - E N G I - the Haynesville NEERING DI- Zone, Reservoir VISION AT P.O. A, INSOFAR AND BOX 94275, BA- ONLY INSOFAR TON ROUGE, as the proposed LA 70804-9275 HA RA SUO is IN WRITING concerned, as deWITHIN TEN (10) fined in Order No. WORKING DAYS 148-M-1, effective OF THE HEAR- May 28, 2009. ING DATE. 5. To designate October 30, 2020 the applicant as Minden Press-Herald unit operator and to permit the apSIBLEY FIELD plicant to dill, des20-400 and 20ignate and utilize 401 one cross unit

horizontal well as a unit well for HA RA SUF and HA RA SUO, at the location and in the general manner shown on the plat submitted with the application, or at any legal location within said units, provided said cross unit horizontal well will be perforated no closer than 330’ from any unit boundary, except the common unit boundary between said units. 6. To explicitly find that the proposed cross unit horizontal well is reasonable and in the interest of conservation and is necessary to drain a portion of the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, underlying such units, which cannot be efficiently and economically drained by any existing well in such units. 7. To provide that unit production from said cross unit horizontal well shall be allocated to each unit in the same proportion as the perforated length of the lateral in each unit bears to the total length of the perforated lateral as determined by an “as drilled” survey performed after the cross unit well is drilled and completed, provided that unit production shall continue to be shared on a surface acre basis. 8. To provide that production from said cross unit horizontal well shall be separated and metered individually and this information shall be reported to the Office of Conservation in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Conservation. 9. To provide that, with respect to any cross unit horizontal wells drilled to the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, within or to serve HA RA SUF and HA RA SUO, where the horizontal lateral portion of the well is cased and cemented back above the top of the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, the distance to any unit boundary and any offset well(s) should be calculated based on the distance to the nearest perforation in the well, and not based on

the penetration point or terminus, and that the proposed cross unit lateral should be perforated no closer than 330’ to any unit boundary of a unit other than the common unit boundary for those units for which it is designated to serve as a unit well or as an alternate unit well. 10. To provide that each of the unit allowables for HA RA SUF and HA RA SUO, respectively, may be produced from either the unit well, any alternate unit well, or any combination thereof, at the operator’s discretion. 11. Except to the extent contrary herewith, to provide that the provisions of Order No. 148-M, effective May 12, 2009, as amended and supplemented by the 148-M Series of Orders, and any applicable Statewide Orders, shall remain in full force and effect. 12. To consider such other matters as may be pertinent. The Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A was initially defined in Order No. 148-M, effective May 12, 2009, was redefined by Order No. 148M-3, effective October 27, 2009, INSOFAR AND ONLY INSOFAR as to HA RA SUF and HA RA SUG, was redefined by Order No. 148M-6, effective January 5, 2010, INSOFAR AND ONLY INSOFAR as HA RA SUJ is concerned, and shall be redefined as set forth above INSOFAR as the proposed HA RA SUO is concerned. Plats are available for inspection in the Office of Conservation in Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana. h t t p : / / d n r. l o u i siana.gov/conshearings All parties having interest therein shall take notice thereof. BY ORDER OF: RICHARD P. IEYOUB COMMISSIONER OF CONSERVATION Baton Rouge, LA 1 0 /26/20;10/29/20 Slck IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERI-

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CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED A S S I S TA N C E AT THE HEARING, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF C O N S E R VA TION-ENGINEERING DIVISION AT P.O. BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9275 IN WRITING WITHIN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS OF THE HEARING DATE. October 30, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

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THE WEBSTER PARISH SCHOOL Board is posting an E-Rate Request for Proposal(RFP) for Wide Area Network(WAN) and Internet Access Services. You can access the RFP by going to www.websterpsb.org and navigating to Departments, Te c h n o l o g y, E - R a t e - WA N and Internet Access Services, and then by opening the file named “E-Rate RFP - WAN and Internet Access Services 2021-2022 LAND FOR SALE

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