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Red Ribbon Week celebrated at Minden High School

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(TOP) Tyjerrion Smith (Age 4) getting his face painted by Evelyn Colvin at the Red Ribbon Week Event.

(RIGHT) Kids taking part in the various games that were available at the event.

(BOTTOM) Josh Utley, Ag Teacher at Lakeside, grilling up hot dogs, hamburgers, and sausages for the event goers to enjoy.

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Jacie Brent(Miss Minden Contestant) Age: 20 School/Grade: Louisiana Tech University/ Junior Talent: Vocal/”Anyway” Bio: Jacie is the 20 year old daughter of James and Leslie Brent. She is a Junior Communications major at Louisiana Tech University. She enjoys acting, singing, and art design. Jacie will be performing a vocal as her talent. Her social impact statement is “Nothing But Positive”, which promotes thinking positive affirmations to increase self-esteem.

Sarah Dodd (Miss Minden Contestant) Age:17 Senior at Minden High School Talent: Musical theatre dance to “I Can’t Do It Alone” Bio: Sarah Dodd is the 17 year old daughter of Angela Varnell and Monnie Dodd.

She is a senior at Minden High School where she is a 3 year Louisi-anne, a member of prom committee and student council. After graduation Sarah plans to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe and major in pre-pharmacy in the hopes of one day obtaining a doctorate of pharmacology.

Minden locals meet at Woo’s Barbershop to promote the approval of alcohol propositions STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

The Louisiana Economic Growth Committee organized a meet up at Woo’s Barbershop with Councilman Herbert Taylor of District A, Vincen Bradford of District C, and Walter Morgan, the owner of Woo’s Barber Shop where they discussed the upcoming vote and their support for Minden to vote yes to local option alcohol propositions.

The Louisiana Economic Growth Committee is a state registered political action committee, that has been supported by retailers like Walmart and Brookshires.

More than 2,200 Minden voters signed petitions calling for an election to

allow voters to approve additional alcohol sales in stores. This election has been set for Nov. 16. Early voting began on Saturday.

Present was local citizen L.B. Taylor, whose signature was rejected by the voter registrar two times when the petition was submitted last year. This year, he signed it in front of four separate witnesses and was the very last signature on the petition the day it was turned in.

Councilman Taylor also addressed what he called opposition groups who he syays have appeared in the last week. “Suddenly we have these groups “Keep Minden Dry” and “Concerned Citizens of Webster” that are now running ads in the local papers, and we can expect literature in our

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mailboxes. Where were these groups last year or this summer during the petition effort? And isn’t it curious they mysteriously show up on Oct. 28, the day after the campaign contributions deadline?

Now the voters of Minden may never know who is paying to tell them to vote no.”

“I challenge these groups to reveal their true source of funds to pay for these materials and to take a pledge that none of these materials are being paid for by the liquor stores in neighboring towns. Are these groups really trying to ‘protect our families’ or are they just trying to protect someone’s pocketbook?”

The last speaker was Walter Morgan, who owns Woo’s Barber Shop.

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Second Front NEWSPAPER

LSU researcher ties newspaper industry struggles to nationalization of local politics DAVID JACOBS The Center Square

The old expression that “all politics is local,” if it ever was true, certainly no longer holds true today, an LSU expert said Monday.

“These nationalizing trends have very much come to Louisiana politics,” said Joshua Darr, an assistant professor of political communication at LSU. In Louisiana’s race for

governor, the top two Republican candidates competed to show how much they support President Donald Trump. Darr, who spoke at Monday’s meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club, said a similar phenomenon is happening across the country as national politics drives voter decisions at even the local level.

Split-ticket voting, once a common feature of American politics seldom seen in other democracies, is increasingly rare.

In 2016, no state majority supported one party’s candidate for president while electing a different party’s candidate to the U.S. Senate, the first time that’s happened in 100 years, Darr said.

Darr’s research indicates the struggles of local print media are helping to feed the nationalization trend. In communities with a vibrant local newspaper, the daily paper tends to drive the local news cycle, he said.

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papers close, media consumers are more likely to fill the gap with national news, of which there are more sources than ever, he says.

“If you lose a local news source, people are going to turn to national news,” Darr said. “It’s going to have stronger party cues, and it’s going to make you think about party as you

step into the ballot box.”

Though his research didn’t directly address what happens when a local newspaper stays open but cuts staff and local content, he said a weaker version of the same dynamic likely follows.

Audiences also seem to prefer national news when given the choice, he added.

Darr is an assistant professor of political communication at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication and the political science department. His research focuses on American government and political communication, with an emphasis on political behavior, campaign strategy and the media.

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Louisiana officials debate house elevation standards DAVID JACOBS The Center Square

A state official on Tuesday suggested Louisiana should enact stricter home construction standards to mitigate flood risk, but an industry representative said that would make houses unaffordable for the middle class.

Building above the base flood elevation reduces risk and flood insurance costs, state floodplain management coordinator Cindy O’Neal said.

Speaking to a legislative committee, she gave an example of a house built right at the base flood elevation, which is the level of a flood believed to have a 1 percent chance of happening in a given year. Building that house two feet above that level would cost an additional $4,690 but reduce annual flood insurance premiums from $2,100 to $700, she said.

“In 3.3 years you’ll get

that money back,” she said. “Over the life of your 30-year mortgage, you’re going to save over $37,000.”

O’Neal suggested enacting a statewide requirement to build above the base flood level, saying about 15 percent of communities already require building above that level.

Rep. Valarie Hodges, a Denham Springs Republican, said she had spoken to lawmakers from other flood-prone states that had adopted a two-foot standard.

“That’s fantastic, because it needs to be statewide,” O’Neal said. “If you just adopt it in one community or one parish, the developers will go to the neighboring parish and build, because it’s going to be cheaper for them.”

O’Neal said many homeowners don’t like being told by the government what to do with their property, though Hodges noted govern-

ment often is expected to compensate homeowners who have been flooded.

But Jerry Passman, who represents the Louisiana Home Builders Association, said the higher standards would be much more expensive for buyers than O’Neal suggests. He said for a roughly 3,000-square foot house his company built, building three-and-a-half feet above the standard elevation added about $150,000 to the cost, though it was one of only two houses in the neighborhood that didn’t flood in 2016.

“So we make housing unaffordable for the middle class,” he said. “And then we have to drive 1,000 miles and stay in a hotel for Christmas to see our grandkids because they moved to a state where housing is affordable.”

The discussion was part of a meeting of the Comite River Diversion Canal Project Task Force, which

heard the $343 million project is on track for completion by the third quarter of 2021. Access issues with Kansas City Southern Railway nearly have been resolved, officials said, and land acquisitions are ongoing.

The task force also heard a presentation about the Darlington Reservoir, a potential project the Army Corps of Engineers now is studying.

Models show the project could have reduced flooding by as much as seven feet in some areas during the 2016 flood.

Though the Corps does not yet have a cost estimate for the project, Hodges said she has heard it would cost “a fraction” of the Comite diversion.

She suggested it would be a worthy project for the $1.2 billion in federal flood mitigation dollars that have been appropriated to Louisiana but not yet awarded.

“It would save billions of dollars,” she said.

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Be a Donor Aware

Dear Editor, You’re no doubt familiar with the phrase “let the buyer beware,” which is sage advice during the holiday season and throughout the year. Now, Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana, Inc. would like consumers to arm themselves with a new adage, which is equally valuable: “Be a donor aware.”

This need for awareness stems from the proliferation of groups accepting donations of used goods while operating as for-profit businesses. These organizations appear legitimate, receiving items through curbside pickup and at unattended donation bins. But many of these groups put little or none of the proceeds from sale of those donations goes toward charitable causes.

You can be a donor aware by first determining through our state attorney general or secretary of state’s office if a charity is legitimate. Then you can check with a charity-rating agency

such as CharityWatch (formerly the American Institute of Philanthropy), Charity Navigator or GuideStar to find out more about specific charities.

At Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana, Inc., your donations generate opportunities for people to achieve economic stability and build strong families and vibrant communities by offering job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs that serve the disabled, formerly incarcerated, under-educated and unemployed. In addition, 87% of Goodwill’s revenues go directly into these programs, so you can be sure that your donation will have a direct impact on the people in North Louisiana.

Being aware that the revenues of your donation have gone to help someone in need, rather than add to a company’s profits, makes it worth the extra effort.

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OPINION

Disproportionalities: Whose Fault?

Jews have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes in economics, 30% of those in medicine, 25% in physics, 20% in chemistry, 15% in literature and 10% of the Nobel Peace Prizes. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been just over 900 Nobel Prizes awarded. Since Jews are only 2% of the world’s population, instead hav- WALTER E. WILLIAMS ing 22% of Nobel Prizes, 206, they should have won only two, according to the proportionality vision of justice.

There’s an even greater domestic violation of the proportionality vision. Jews are less than 3% of the U.S. population but 35% of American Nobel Prize winners. Several questions come to mind. Does the disproportionately high number of Jewish winners explain why there are so few black or Hispanic Nobel Prize winners? Who’s to blame for ethnic disproportionality among Nobel Prize winners, and what can be done to promote social justice?

Proportionality injustice doesn’t end with the Nobel Prize. Blacks are about 13% of the U.S. population but close to 70% of the players in the National Football League.

Blacks are greatly overrepresented among star players and highly paid players. While the disproportionality injustice runs in favor of black players in general, they are all but nonexistent among the league’s field goal kickers and punters. Perhaps the only reason why football team owners are not charged with

hiring discrimination is that the same people who hire quarterbacks and running backs also hire field goal kickers and punters. Proportionality and diversity injustice is worse in the National Basketball Association, with blacks being over 80% of the players. Plus, it’s not uncommon to watch college basketball games and see that 90 to 100% of the starting five players are black.

Most readers know that I teach economics at George Mason University and have done so for nearly 40 years. However, that doesn’t mean the field of economics doesn’t have its problems. Many see economics as neither a welcoming nor a supportive profession for women or blacks. Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen, in addressing a Brookings Institution audience said: “Within the economics profession, women and minorities are significantly underrepresented. And data compiled by the American Economic Association’s Committees on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession and the Status of Minority Groups in the profession show that there has been little or no progress in recent decades.

Women today make up only about 30 percent of Ph.D. students. Within academia, their representation drops the higher up one goes in the career ladder. The share of Ph.D.s awarded to African Americans is low; and it has declined

slightly in recent decades.” Yellen says that diversity in economics is a matter of “basic justice.”

Had I been in the audience, I would have asked Yellen whether there’s basic justice in the nursing field, where less than 10% of nurses are men. What about the gross lack of proportionality in incarceration? According to 2015 figures released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the overall U.S. prison and jail population is 90.6% male

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and 9.4% female. The only way that I see to remedy such a gross disproportionality injustice is to either incarcerate more female prisoners or release male prisoners.

Back to Janet Yellen: It is pathetic and professionally incompetent that she can ignore decades of research — some of it by female researchers — that shoots down the idea that disparities prove discrimination. Moreover, if one carries the notion that disparities prove discrimination far enough,

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they’d look like true fools. According to a study conducted by Bond University in Australia, sharks are nine times likelier to attack and kill men than they are women. Despite the fact that men are 50% of the population, and so are women, men are struck by lightning six

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94th Anniversary of the Minden Lions Club

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UCAP needs for the week of November 4: Food: chicken & dumplings, beef stew, mac & cheese, Ramen noodles Household goods: king & queen sheets, towels, cookware Clothing: Men’s pants, men’s shoes

Anniversary Celebration The 2nd Anniversary Celebration for Pastor Carl Owens & Sis. Linda Owens will be held Sunday, Nov. 10, at Mt. Nebo B.C. in Dubberly. The guest for the 11:15 service will be Pastor James Smith and the guest for the 2:30 p.m. service will be Pastor Brian Wilson.

Love Day Program Mt Zion Baptist Church will have a Love Day Program on 10 Nov at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker is Rev. Cleon Warren of St. John Baptist Church of Homer. The church is located at 924 Ford Rd in Homer.

2nd Annual Mission Adoption Makers Fair/Craft Sale The 2nd Annual Mission Adoption Makers Fair/ Craft Sale will take place at the First Baptist Church Gym on Nov. 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

There will be a craft sale, bake sale, silent auction, and hot dog or jambalaya lunch. Shop early for Christmas and help 3 families that are in the process of Adoption. All proceeds go to the families.

10th Annual Banquet Fundraiser The Northwest Louisiana Pregnancy Care Center is hosting its 10th Annual Banquet Fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Minden Civic Center starting at 6 p.m. For more information call 318-6390907.

5K Miles for Meals Walk and Run The Webster Council on Aging will be holding their 5K Miles for Meals Walk and Run on November 16th. This is a fundraiser to support their Meals on Wheels Program. People may enter by going to the Sports Spectrum Website or stop by the Webster Council on Aging located at 1482 Sheppard St. Minden.

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Jake Chapman and Jerry Madden seen holding a cake purchased by Lions Club President, Kyle Robertson, to celebrate the 94 years that the Minden lions Club has been active.

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Some of the Lions Club members got an award depending on how long they have been a member for. The award winners are as follwos. Brent Cooley, 10 year Monarch Chevron, Dick Todd, 25 year Monarch, Dr. Fred Cabaniss, 40 Year Monarch, James Branch, 30 Year Monarch, Paul Kitchens 45, Year Monarch, Barney White 55, year Monarch.

FROM THE BACK PORCH

Seasons Change, A Necessity of Life

Fall has hit us head- brown and worn and on. the lantana posed for We who have been its last feeding for the wishing for cooler butterflies that had weather really got our been circling around wishes. However, it it all summer. Grass was a bit more than that had just begun we wished for. to green back up after While sweating the the few good rains we 90-degree tempera- had, had now lost its tures, we longed so brilliant green color, much for a little drop, with patchy spots of not a plunge. Going brown showing up from 90 to 27 was a here and there. total shock to our sysI realize it is time tems. for all this to happen, We went from swel- as it is an annual and tering to shivering, logical step of nature. and I’m not one of It is now time for the those who loves to trees to shed their shiver. My best bet leaves, the grass to is to layer on more turn brown and the clothes and flowers to stay inlose their doors. Howblossoms, all ever, there as a part of are certain preparing for things one the winter has to do dormant pethat requires riod. leaving the This precozy house pares the and stepplants to ping out into FANNIE MOORE have a time the brisk chill. of rest. The As I greeted leaves lie on the day I was sad- the ground and dedened to see the few teriorate and thereby flowers I had left had add nutrients to the dropped their heads soil. Every little living and put on their win- thing plays a part in ter coats. The Con- the cycle of life and federate Roses that changes must come were just beginning in order for the earth to bloom (late this to prepare for anothyear) gave up the er growing season.. ghosts. The two or In the same way, three beautiful pink our lives go through blooms were gone different seasons and and the leaves had hopefully, we can adturned brown and just and prepare for curled up. the next cycle that is The mums that I coming. had been nurturing Just as nature’s seaby watering them ev- sons change, we, too, ery day, now looked will go through the

winter months that are less colorful, but we realize it’s necessary in nature, and also in our lives. So we learn to appreciate even the dull, colorless landscapes.

Perhaps this is why we are so eager to decorate our yards and houses for the fall and winter holidays.

The colorful flowers and trees are gone so in order to have color in our lives, we decorate our houses.

Halloween, which is just past, brought out the orange pumpkins, colorfully dressed scarecrows, assorted colors of mums, and brightly costumed children.

Then, with just a few weeks till Thanksgiving, we add to the pumpkins and fallthemed items to include arrangements of Pilgrims, orange, yellow and brown leaves, and somewhere in there, we may even see a turkey or two. We plan for family get-togethers and begin the holiday cooking.

I don’t do a lot of decorating but I do enjoy looking at pictures of homes that are beautifully adorned with colorful objects. I usually look at the pictures and say, “That’s what I need to do.” But I rarely follow through with it.

The day after Thanksgiving is usually the day our

Christmas tree goes up. I’ve seen where some families already have theirs up and decorated. I had thought last year that I would buy a smaller tree for this year, but like so many other good ideas, it fell by the wayside. Perhaps I still have time to do that before time to put it up.

I usually decorate a bit more decorating for Christmas, as that is most likely to be the time when

all the family can be here. Our family, like most others, has multiplied and grown so that it is hard to get them all together.

So, with each season there is something to look forward to.

And, in our lives, we must learn to appreciate each season and prepare as best we can for the next one.

Fannie moore is a local columnist

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Junior Clotis Ary gathers the ball for a layup in the Freshman Atiyana Freddie brings the ball up the floor Lady Tiders’ scrimmage against Captain Shreve on in Minden’s scrimmage against Captain Shreve on Monday at The Palace.

Monday night.

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jjmarshall@press-herald.com The Lady Tiders returned to The Palace on Monday night for a scrimmage against defending 5-A state champions Captain Shreve.

Freshman, junior varsity and varsity squads took turns getting back on the court for competitive play in what

Minden coach Jacob Brown saw as a successful first step in getting back to the heights reached by last season’s 33-4 Lady Tider team that reached the semi-finals of the 4-A state tournament.

“I was pleased with our effort,” Brown said. “I thought we played hard and did some good things on both ends of the floor.” There are a few spe-

cific things we must do better and we will begin work on improving that today by evaluating ourselves.”

Familiar issues crept up for Minden in the scrimmage, though Captain Shreve was an impressive foe for a first game back after losing the majority of the scoring from last season’s district champions.

“We lost lots of scoring,”

Brown said. “But we missed opportunities in transition and we need to execute better in half-court situations.”

Minden’s boys team plays at 8:30 in the Parkway super-scrimmage, while the Lady Tiders play next in another scrimmage at Haughton on Nov. 11.

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NCAA FOOTBALL

Powell named Burlsworth Trophy nominee

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Louisiana Tech wide receiver Cee Jay Powell was named one of 83 nominees for the 2019 Burlsworth Trophy, recognizing the most outstanding FBS player who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field.

In the award’s 10th year, the trophy is named in honor of Brandon Burlsworth, former University of Arkansas walk-on and all-American offensive lineman. Each nominee must have begun his first season of participation with an FBS football program without any financial aid from his university’s athletic department.

Powell is having a career year for the Bulldogs, leading the team in both receptions (38) and yards (446).

The junior is averaging 55.8 yards per game in 2019, and his 4.8 receptions per game is eight-most among all Conference USA leaders.

As one of the more consistent pieces for the Bulldogs this season, Powell has recorded at least four catches in six of Tech’s eight contests this season.

Powell, who walked on as a true freshman spent his first season in Ruston as a member of Tech’s scout team and did not see any action on the field. As a redshirt freshman, he saw action in 12 games both on offense and special teams, making his first career reception against SEC-

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LA Tech receiver Cee Jay Powell for Mississippi State.

Prior to the 2018 season, Powell was awarded a full scholarship from head coach Skip Holtz.

“He’s vocal, he’s passionate, he’s very animated,” said Holtz. “He’s playing a strong role in this offense and having the opportunity to give it to someone like that who’s stepped on the field and earned it, I’m really proud of what he’s been able to do.

Like I told him, I didn’t give him anything, he earned it.”

“This award is about the journey, the incredibly challenging journey that all of these nominees have taken,” said Marty Burlsworth, CEO and founder of the Brandon

Burlsworth Foundation and older brother of Brandon.

“When you begin your college career as a Walk-On there are plenty of skeptics, those that think you can’t do it.

“This group of Burlsworth Trophy nominees have proven all the skeptics wrong.

They have put in an immense about of work and overcame numerous obstacles to make their dreams come true.”

The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation, in conjunction with Springdale Rotary Club, will host an awards ceremony on December 9, 2019 in Springdale, AR to honor the three finalists and to announce the 2019 winner.

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 1999 - Australians reject referendum to become a republic with a president as its head. The referendum was held to amend the Australian constitution, which would make the country a republic with a president as its head.

If the referendum has passed the British monarchy would no longer have been a constitutional monarchy.

1985 - Palace of Justice is Seized in Colombia. 25 guerrillas from the 19th of April Movement or the M-19 took over the Palace of Justice which houses the Colombian Supreme Court. They took 300 people hostage. The ensuing fight between the rebels and the government’s forces left more than 100 people, including 11 Supreme Court justices dead.

1962 - United Nations passes resolution to condemn Apartheid in South Africa. The UN General Assembly asked its member states to stand up against apartheid and to cut off relations with South Africa in order to make a point.

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Apartheid was an official policy of racial discrimination and segregation followed in South Africa.

Despite the UN Resolution, it remained governmental policy until 1994, when democratic general elections were held in the country.

1947 - Meet the Press makes its TV debut. The longest running TV news show was first hosted by journalist and creator Martha Rountree and aired on NBC. 1861 - Jefferson Davis elected as president of Confederate States of America. The senator from Mississippi was the provisional president of the Confederacy since February 1861. Despite being an effective president, his popularity waned as the Confederate government experienced losses during the Civil War. He was captured

by Northern Soldiers in 1865 and imprisoned for 2 years.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals addressed to the Town of Sibley for the construction of Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements in Webster Parish, Louisiana for the Town of Sibley, hereinafter called “Owner”, will be received at Sibley Town Hall, 345 North Main Street, Sibley, Louisiana 71073 on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. C.S.T. and then publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid received after closing will be returned unopened.

The Contract Documents (including Construction Drawings and Specifications) were prepared by BALAR Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 631 Milam Street, Suite 300, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101, and may be examined without charge at their office. A full set of Contract Documents (PDF electronic format) may be obtained upon payment of a $ 25.00 deposit.

A cashier’s check, certified check, or acceptable Bidder’s Bond payable to the Owner in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the largest possible total for the bid submitted including consideration of alternates,

must accompany each bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the Bidder will promptly enter into a Contract and execute such bonds as may be required.

Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable in the Department of Treasury Circular No. 570 or that it is a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A rating in the latest printing of the A. M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. If surety qualifies by virtue of its Best’s listing, the Bond amount may not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A. M. Best’s Key Rating Guide.

The Owner hereby notifies all bidders that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this Advertisement, that Minority Business Enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit offers in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin or disability in consideration for an award.

To bid and perform Work covered by these documents, the Contractor must be licensed under Classification IV – Municipal and Public Works Construction.

The Contractor shall begin mobi-

lization and procurement of materials within ten (10) days of the receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid, and to reject any and all bids received per State Public Bid Law as outlined in Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

All bids may be held forty-five (45) days.

Hon. Jimmy Williams, Mayor Town of Sibley November 6, 2019 November 13, 2019 November 20, 2019 Minden Press-Herald

MINUTES The Webster Parish Library Board of Control met for a regular session meeting in the Minden Main Branch meeting room Friday, October 25, 2019, at 10:10 a.m. Present were board members George French, Linda Watson, Jerri Lee, Nelwyn Terrell, and Secretary Savannah Jones.

Absent: Lyda Madden and Flo Sessions Mr. French established a quorum and called the meeting to order.

There was one addition to the agenda.

Motion was made

by Jerri Lee and second by Nelwyn Terrell to add agenda item 14.a. Discuss and vote on changing the Sarepta branch’s hours of operation. Motion

passed unanimously.

Mr. French called for audience comments.

There were no audience comments.

Upon motion by Jerri Lee, second

by Linda Watson, the minutes of the July 26, 2019 regular session were approved as mailed.

Upon motion by Linda Watson, second by Nelwyn Terrell, the minutes of the August 27, 2019 special session were approved as mailed.

Director Savannah Jones gave an overview of the 2019 year-to-date financial report.

Upon motion by Jerri Lee, second

by Linda Watson, the 2019 yearto-date financial report was approved as mailed.

Motion carried.

Savannah Jones presented the 2019 amended budgets.

Upon motion by Nelwyn Terrell, second

by Linda Watson, the 2019 amended budgets were unanimously approved as presented.

Savannah Jones presented the 2020 proposed budgets as well as the 2020 budget resolution in detail. Upon motion by Jerri Lee, seconded by Nelwyn Terrell, it was moved to approve Resolution 201910-25 adopting the 2020 Proposed Budgets as presented. Ayes: 4. Nays: 0. Absent from vote: 2. Absent from meeting: 2.

Fund 15 $ 4,105,387.53 Fund 16 $ 514,291.45 Fund 17 $ 14,380.41 Fund 25 $ 244,298.95 Jerri Lee reported that the Library received a clean audit for 2018.

Upon motion by Linda Watson, second by Nelwyn Terrell, it was moved to accept the audit report as presented.

Motion carried.

Upon motion by Nelwyn Terrell, second by Linda Watson, the 2020 Holiday calendar was approved as mailed.

Motion carried.

Upon motion by Jerri Lee, second

by Nelwyn Terrell, it was moved to recommend that the Police Jury reappoint Linda

Watson to serve RENTAL another five year 3 - 4 BR HOUSE term on the library on secluded lot. board. Her new term will expire $850/ mo. $500/ on December 31, dep. 318-5322024. Motion car- 2918. ried.

EMPLOYMENT George French PRESBYTERIestablished for VILLAGE the record that AN OF HOMER is Lyda Madden has stepped down accepting apfrom her position plications for on the Webster CNA’s evening Parish Library available Board of Control. shift Contact: CNA After brief discussion, no voting ac- S u p e r v i s o r tion was needed Cathy Frankat this time. lin @ 318 927Upon motion by Jerri Lee, second 6133.

by Nelwyn Ter- PRESBYTERIVILLAGE rell, the following AN policies were ap- OF HOMER is proved as mailed: accepting apMinden Main plications for Meeting Room weekend RN Policy Full-Time Stewart Center and Meeting Room day shift for Policy LPN’s ConUpon motion by tact: Director of Jerri Lee and secNursing Sandra ond by Nelwyn Terrell, the Sarep- Cotton @ 318ta Branch’s hours 927-6133. of operation were PROFESSIONapproved to be AL HOME changed as preHEALTH Sprinsented.

There being no ghill is seeking further business, full time RN upon motion by field nurses.

Nelwyn Terrell, $5,000 sign on second by Linda availWatson, the meet- bonus Please ing adjourned at able.

11:42 a.m. send resume President to hnokes@ Secretary buisnessmgtDate November 6, 2019 Minden Press-Herald

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