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School Board meets amid new school landscape WILL PHILLIPS Minden Press-Herald

TThe Nov. Webster Parish School Board meeting took place last Thursday, and while many would sure like to forget, the effects that COVID-19 have had on our school system, faculty, and students is all but apparent when listening to these meetings. What is also apparent is the School Boards’ diligence in facing these challenges that the pandemic has brought so far with proper planning and execution. Early in the meeting David Griffith, Technology Coordinator for the Pathways to Excellence Center, was awarded employee of the month, presented by Taylor & Sons Insurance. “Mr. Griffith is an invaluable employee. No one knows the scope of the work he and his staff had done during these recent months with COVID-19. He worked around the clock to assist staff and families with this transition to online learning. He is professional, kind, hardworking, adn extremely conscious in all that he does. Many districts around us ask how we were able to attain and retain such an outstanding coordinator for our technology department. He is an unsung hero, because without him, our students would suffer, our schools would suffer, and our employees would be negatively impacted,” said Dr. Julie Freeman, representing Taylor & Sons. “It’s just an honor to be awarded this this month, and I appreciate it. Whoever said the kind words, I appreciate them,” said Griffith. The board notably voted in approval of the continuation of virtual Fridays for the following dates, Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, Mar. 26, Apr. 30, June 4. This would keep the virtual Friday’s, the days the students and teachers use to catch up on their virtual work, that were See, SCHOOL, Page 2

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Main To Main Trade Days a success

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Left: Those that visited the 21st Annual Main to Main trade show were met with beautiful weather and countless vendors selling all different kinds of clothes, accessories, plushies, food, and more throughout the weekend. Right: Carlton “Buddy” Miles, LaKeta Miles, and Carrington Curry of Seafood Empire serving up a variety of fried seafood goods out of their vendor stand at the 21st annual Main to Main. WILL PHILLIPS Minden Press-Herald

The 21st Annual Main to Main took place Friday. The weekend was met with excellent weather that allowed vendors and shoppers alike to enjoy the event comfortably as they went vendor to vendor seeing what each had in store. “Our 21st Main to Main was a great success! All along the 45 mile route, beautiful weather brought out wonderful creative vendors and sellers,” said Mahala Hutto Director of Minden Main Street.

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Lasting from dawn to dusk each day, the Main to Main event ran along 50 mile route that runs from Main Street in Springhill, Louisiana, then down highway 371 south through the Main Streets of the small Webster Parish towns of Cullen, Sarepta, Cotton Valley, Couchwood to Dixie Inn onto Highway 80 on the Shreveport Road, through Downtown Minden then back south on 371 to the Sibley Road Flea Market, south through Sibley. Countless vendors were set up along the route offering antiques, clothes, food, and more. Hutto also commented on

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the variety of places that people traveled from in order to attend the event as well as the fact that this year saw a higher number of young vendors taking advantage of the opportunity to show off their wares. “Shoppers traveled from Dallas, TX, Jackson, MS, Eunice, LA, and El Derado, AR, all just for our event. This year we had a number of teenagers and young adults displaying their handcrafted wares. Thanks to everyone that attended,” said Hutto. The sponsors and the people who help make this event possible include Louisiana Main

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Street, Webster Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau, Springhill Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Minden Chamber. Mayor Terry Gardner said of the event, “This weekend was definitely a tourist destination in Midland Louisiana. The weather was beautiful and all the shoppers seemed to have had an extremely good time, from shopping for very unique gifts and trying very tasty food vendors. All Minden citizens and outside travelers were very supportive of all the fundraising that took place during this event as well.”

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COVID-19

SCHOOL: November School Amid court feud, Gov. Edwards Board discusses challenges says Louisiana will stay in Phase Continued from Page 1 implemented since the inception of this school year going throughout the rest of the school year for the dates listed above. Superintendent Johnny Rowland, understanding the varying opinions that people have in relation to students returning to school, stated “Some have reported to me that they really like the way things have been going, nothing negative, then I talk to others who were ready yesterday for their kids to be in school five days a week for the remainder of the school year. Considering that, after talking with some teachers, all administrators, and supervisory staff, we just feel that this would be in the best interests of not only our students but our employees as well, moving forward with the remainder of this school year.” Ursula Hullaby, Webster Parish School Board’s Community

Liaison, was happy to announce a successful, albeit different, Red Ribbon Week, a drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention awareness program. “We had a successful Red Ribbon Week, even though it was abbreviated. Our children did get the message, and they were able to have a red out on thursday, so it was a success, and we’re really excited about having that happen,” said Ursula Hullaby, Webster parish School Board’s Community Liaison. During Superintendent Rowland’s report at the end of the meeting, it the numbers of students transitioning to and from the parish’s online learning option Tech Connect, were revealed. He stated that before the upcoming transition, about 2000 students, or roughly 35% of the total student population, were currently enrolled online. “472 of those students will be returning to in person learning. It’s pretty even, 201 in the

elementary range, 271 in the middle school and high school range. We have 108 that are going to be transitioning out of the in-person learning, the on-campus learning, to the Tech Connect online learning.” “That’s 363 total students that will be moving to on campus learning from Tech Connect, so we will remain at about 30% of our population in Tech Connect.” Rowland also used this opportunity to thank the people who had been working on the Tech Connect program, saying “A huge thanks to our Tech Connect team.” “They have been working feverishly on scheduling, readjusting, determining who will move to the virtual staffing and to the in-person learning and staffing in our schools. We appreciate all the principles, teachers, adn administrative teams that are also working to make this happen. We just want to make both of our programs the very best they can be.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even as his coronavirus restrictions are being challenged in court, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday that he’s extending Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate, business limitations and other rules he enacted to combat COVID-19 for another four weeks. House Republicans are trying to throw out all the restrictions and fully reopen state activities, with no face covering requirement, no rules governing bars and restaurants and no crowd limits for sports games or other events despite the pandemic. But the Democratic governor is arguing in court that the method the GOP lawmakers used to attack his emergency order is unconstitutional, and he is continuing to enforce the limits. The coronavirus restrictions were set to expire Friday, but Edwards said he’s renewing them through Dec. 4. “We think we’ve got the balance of things about right,” Edwards said. He added: “The science is very, very clear, and our experience in Louisiana now is extremely clear. These measures work.” A hearing in the ongoing litigation

over the rules is scheduled for Nov. 12, after a judge refused to block Edwards from reissuing his public health emergency order. The broad outline of Edwards’ current Phase 3 rules was enacted in September. The governor, however, has since tweaked portions of the guidelines to allow some bar reopenings and larger crowds at high school football games. The restrictions being renewed allow restaurants, churches, gyms, shopping malls, salons and most other businesses to operate EDWARDS at 75% of their capacity. Tighter limits remain on bars, keeping them to takeout and delivery sales only, unless they operate in parishes where 5% or fewer of the coronavirus tests have come back positive in the last two weeks. In those parishes, bars can open for in-person, onsite drinking at 25% occupancy if local officials agree. An 11 p.m. curfew remains on alcohol sales at restaurants, bars and casinos. Concert halls and indoor live music See, EDWARDS, Page 6

OBITUARIES

Dione Riviere Frazier October 5, 1956 in Shreveport La., a lovely girl was born to the late Margret Louise Stephenson and Jimmy Allums, they named this sweet girl Dione Riviere. Dione was reared and nurtured by her grandparents, Bessie Lee “Mama Joe” and Sylvester Oliver. Dione was reared in the fear and admonition of God, which helped her to weather the storms of life. She united with Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church as a child under the pastorage of Rev. Robert Jackson. Dione received her formative education in the Webster Parish School system. She was a proud graduate of the Webster High School Class of 1974. On April 19, 1980, Dione united in holy matrimony with the love of her life, Rodell Frazier, who loved and cared for her for forty years and was by her side when she departed this earthly life. To their union, two children were born, Chantavia and Rodell, Jr. Dione was also blessed with an older child, Coy Shandricka Stephenson. Twenty-one years ago, they moved from Minden to the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area where they united with the Day Spring Bible Fellowship Church under the leadership of Pastor Hugh L. Stephens. She used her God given talent and gift of singing for her master.

Mattie O. Jones Funeral Services for Mrs. Mattie O. Jones, age 82 of Minden, will be held Wednesday,November 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Herringville Baptist Church, in Epps, Louisiana. Bro. Donnie Linson will officiate. Burial will follow at Herringville Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to service. Mattie Jones was born May 15, 1938 in Lepanto, Arkansas to Eddie and Elsie Mae Morrow Mize. She passed away on November 7, 2020, in Minden, Louisiana. Mattie loved knitting, sewing, and reading. She enjoyed being with her friends at the Red Oak Apartments. Mattie was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great- great grandmother, and will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Mattie is preceded in death by her parents Eddie and Elsie Mae Mize, and by her

In the early morning of October 29, 2020 at approximately 5:00 A.M., with her husband by her side, God declared that her mission on earth was complete and dispatched an angel to retrieve her soul from the decaying body that it was in and bring it to her heavenly home. Dione was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Louise Stephenson; father, Jimmie Allums; a sister, Shonda Jimmison; and grandparents, Sylvester and Bessie Oliver. She leaves to cherish many beautiful memories: her loving and devoted husband, Rodell Frazier, Sr.; son, Rodell Fraizer, Jr.; daughters, Coy Stephenson and Chantavia Frazier; grandson, Courtland D. Powell; brothers, Rendell Stephens (Vicki), Wendell Thompson of Dallas, TX, and David Patterson of Detroit, MI; sisters, Rhonda Allums Malone (Roy) of Rancho Cucamonga, CA and Tonia Stanley of Minden, LA; stepmother, Wilma Allums and mother-in-law, Odessa Frazier of Minden, LA; brothers-in-law, Freddie, Jerry and Ronnie; sisters-in-law, Marristene, Judy, Margaret and Cornell; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Graveside Services for Dione Riviere Stephenson Frazier will be held Saturday, November 7th 1:00 P.M. at the Allen Cemetery with Rev. Billy Joe Hawkins, Officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, November 6th in the chapel of Kennon’s Mortuary from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM. Services are entrusted to Kennon’s Mortuary. Email condolences may be sent to kennonsmortuary@yahoo.com brothers, Louis, Danny, and B.J.. Mize. Left to cherish her memories are her children; Tina Rena Nappier, Vickie Lynn Cravens, Sherri Annette Taylor, and Bobby Morgan, by 8 grandsons, 1 granddaughter, 3 great grandsons, 7 great granddaughters, 1 great-great grandson, and by many nieces, nephews, and other loving family and dear friends. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. A memorial donation page has been set up at stjude.org in the name of Mattie Mize Jones. The family expresses a thank you to Town and Country Health and Rehab for taking care of Mattie her last couple of years. Rose-Neath Funeral Home 211 Murrell Street Minden, Louisiana 71055 (318) 377-3412

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Lorene Key Cobb

Lorene Key Cobb was born to Harrison Key, Sr. and Bennie Autry Key on July 15, 1928 in Webster Parish, the second of six children. Lorene grew up in a loving, Christian home. She confessed Christ at an early age and attended Mayflower, Mt. Olive B.C. and Pine Grove B.C. regularly. Lo united with the Mt. Calm B.C. in the late 1940s where she faithfully served for over eighty years. She was a child of God, a lover of people, Sunday School teacher, willing worker, and member of numerous ministries. “Lo” was united in loving wedlock to Richard Cobb, Sr on April 6, 1946. This union continued until April 16, 2016, seventy years. To their union, three children were born: Gloria Jean, Richard, Jr. (Latrell) and Charlotte Kay (Bruce). Education was important to Lorene. She was a proud graduate of Webster High School, Ruth’s Beauty School, Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University. She utilized her educational foundation as a teacher in Caddo parish for twenty-four years and in Webster parish for twelve years. Lorene was a thirty-five year cancer survivor. She also was a member of many civic, educational orga-

Carolyn Anne DeMoss Beatty Carolyn Anne DeMoss Beatty passed from this life into the hands of her Lord and Savior on November 7, 2020 at home after a brief illness related to a long-term liver condition, at the age of 70. There will be a visitation at Heflin Baptist Church on November 10, 2020 from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Heflin Baptist Church on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Ronnie Osborne and Dr. Mike Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow the service at Madden Cemetery east of Fryeburg, LA. Carolyn was born in Ruston, LA on March

Bonnie Ruth White Brown Marshall, TX - Mrs. Bonnie W. Brown passed away on Saturday October 24, 2020 at the age of 81 as a result of complications that developed from COVID-19. Her son Randy was by her side holding her hand as she breathed her very last breath on this earth. Bonnie was born in Minden, Louisiana to Audrey and Beulah White on August 6, 1939. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Minden during her adolescent years. Bonnie proudly graduated in the Minden High School Class of 1958. Since graduation, she has remained very close to several of her high school classmates. Bonnie met her sweetheart/soulmate for life (Murell Brown) in 1959 in Minden, LA while he was on a sales call. This beautiful love affair lasted for over 60 years. They shared a special bond that many people do not get to experience in life, as they were madly in love for over 60 years. A lifetime

Sue Herman Graveside services for Sue Herman will be held Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Gardens ofMemory Cemetery

nizations and her pride and joy, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Lorene Key Cobb departed this life to be with the Lord on October 31, 2020. Her siblings, Addie Winston (P.D), Harrison, Jr. (Mattie), Harry L (Ruby), James T (Hazel), and Betty (Gerald), all proceeded her in death. She was also proceeded in death by a granddaughter Tangenika Wardlow and a son-in-law, Bobby Flournoy. Survivors that will cherish loving memories of Lorene Key Cobb are; her three children; ten grandchildren: Aeneas (LaQuinsey), La Tonya, Cory, Sr. (LaTashia), Precious, Special, Famous, Debra, Devin, Ranesha, and Richerica (Roylin); fourteen great grandchildren: LaCody (Erika), La Neadrick (Kenesha), La Neacia, Devin James, Mekhi, Melik, Tenisha, LaNia, Joshua, Cory, Jr., Cortlynd, McKannin, Ryen and Ryleigh; five great great grandchildren: Zoih, Aaliya, Ariana, Kodah, and Justin; and a host of other relatives and friends. The memories we have of “Lorene, Lo, Mama, Grandma” will always be dear to our hearts. We should not mourn her passing but rejoice, for she has gone home to be with the Lord, where there is nothing but Love! Graveside Services for Lorene Key Cobb will be held Sunday, November 8th 2:30 P.M. at the Sheppard Street Cemetery with Rev. T. A. Knapp, Officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday, November 7th in the chapel of Kennon’s Mortuary from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM. Services are entrusted to Kennon’s Mortuary. Email condolences may be sent to kennonsmortuary@yahoo.com

10, 1950 to Raymond Thomas DeMoss, Sr. and Anne Collins DeMoss and grew up in Arcadia, LA. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother Raymond Thomas DeMoss, Jr. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Stewart Beatty, sister’sin-law Sandy Beatty and Marcia DeMoss, nephews Thomas DeMoss and wife Cindy, Todd DeMoss and wife Amanda, and their children Murphy, Davis, Tabitha, Eli, and Colin, and several cousins. Carolyn and I met at Louisiana Tech in the late spring of 1968. After a three-month courtship we were married on August 23, 1969 and have been married for over 51 years. After a few months living in Arcadia, we moved back to my childhood home in Heflin where we made our home. Carolyn was not only the best, most loving wife a man could have, but she was my soul mate, my helpmate. She and I trained retrievers for 45 years (probably not what she would have chosen to do with an education degree, but it was what she enjoyed doing because she was doing it with me.) The kennel business was truly a blessing where we met so

many wonderful people and lifelong friends. Whatever we did, we did it together. From training dogs, to cleaning squirrels, ducks, and fish, or building kennels and fences, she was by my side. She was truly a helpmate. Carolyn loved her Lord and was very faithful to Him through her service to Heflin Baptist Church, where she served as church clerk as well as many other capacities over a 50-year span. She impacted so many lives through her church work. She was not ashamed to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Carolyn didn’t have any children of her own, but she was a second mother to many. For fear of leaving someone out I won’t list names, but you know who you are. She loved all of her family, extended family, and so many wonderful friends with all of her heart. She had an outgoing personality and always a beautiful smile. Many people are going to miss her “Happy Birthday” call and singing. Carolyn loved her firemen and police officers and was so grateful for their service. She let them know that, whether it was by taking treats by the Minden Fire Depart-

ment, or cooking jambalaya for the Heflin Fire Department or showing up to a bad fire with water and drinks. The deacons of Heflin Baptist Church will serve as pallbearers. Memorial Donations in Carolyn’s memory may be made to Heflin Baptist Church Building Fund (PO Box 124, Heflin, LA 71039), St. Jude, which she loved dearly or a charity of your choice. A special thanks to Chasity Austin and Terri James for being with us to the end and helping in so many other ways. And to Passages Hospice for their professional care at the end. Thanks to everyone for all the many prayers, texts and calls during her thirty-day hospital stay and time at home, for the cards, food and so many acts of kindness and compassion shown to us during this difficult time.

is not long enough for true love. They loved their son Randy with all of their hearts and have given him a wonderful life. Bonnie married Murell on February 5, 1960. After Murell’s recent death on June 26, 2020, Bonnie was never the same in longing for the day that she could be reunited with her soulmate. That reunion soon took place on Saturday afternoon October 24, 2020 at 2:35 p.m. She is now reunited with Murell, her family and her friends. And, she is now peacefully resting in the arms of Jesus. In February of 1963, Murell established B &amp; S Electronics. In the early days of the business, Bonnie worked hard doing anything that needed to be done (from bookkeeping to delivering television/radio parts and supplies). In the years that followed, she continued to work hard supporting and assisting her husband in all of his business endeavors spanning his 56 year business career. In August of 1964, Bonnie met her beloved and treasured friend (Betty Poche) at Cherokee Park Baptist Church in North Shreveport. The two remained the very best of friends for the remainder of Bonnie’s life. They talked on the phone everyday and visited as often as possible. Bonnie was also extremely close to her first cousin (Linda White Lindsey) until Linda’s death in 2017. She considered Linda as more of a sister

than her first cousin. Bonnie also remained extremely close to Nancy Cross and Sarah White, her longtime friends. Bonnie loved her church (First Methodist - Marshall) serving in many positions (Women’s Circle, UMW President and Society of St. Stephen Chair). She and her church friends prepared many lunch meals for church member families holding funeral services. In fact, her family nicknamed her the “church lady” (taken after one of Dana Carvey’s 1990’s era weekly skits on Saturday Night Live). In learning from her mother, Bonnie was also a great cook. She loved preparing meals for her family and friends. Among her family’s favorites were her spaghetti (with meat sauce), her rump roast (with gravy and trimmings) and her banana pudding. She always had a Sunday meal prepared for her family to enjoy after church. Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband, Murell C. Brown; infant son, Lawrence Wayne Brown; infant daughter, Cynthia Lynn Brown; her parents; her sisters; Freda Sikes, Dianne McFarland and Judy Warren and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Loyd Brown and Leola Cason Brown. She is survived by her son, Randall E. “Randy” Brown; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ron and Helen Sikes and many beloved nieces, nephews, very close cousins and friends. Honorary pallbearers are: “The Lucky Charm Gang” Friday lunch group (Richard

Ellis, Mike Richard, Jon Richard, Bill Sullivan, Bill Palmer and Harold Raines), Greg Sikes, Richie Arnold, Jimmy Snead, Tom Lewis, Bobby Moorehead, Jarvis Poche, Aaron Cross, Alan Cross, Keith Cross, Rick Smart, Allen Cariker, Ed Perkins, Jude Prest, Tim Robinson, Mark Robinson, Glenn Thames, David Dodson, Chuck Haberthur and all former employees of the family businesses. Graveside services and burial were held on Thursday October 29, 2020 at Union Hall Baptist Church Cemetery in Coushatta, LA, led by Pastor Mike Richard (First Assembly of God - Marshall, TX). A memorial service in Bonnie’s honor will be held at First United Methodist Church in Marshall, TX on Saturday November 14, 2020 at 2 p.m., with Dr. Pat Day (First United Methodist - Shreveport, LA) leading the service. A Gathering of Family and Friends will take place at the church prior to the service from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. In following required COVID-19 protocol, the family requests that masks be worn and social distancing precautions be followed by those who are at risk. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to: Union Hall Baptist Church (Coushatta, LA), First Assembly of God (Marshall, TX) or Society of St. Stephen at First United Methodist Church (Marshall, TX).

under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden, Louisiana. Officiating will be Rev. Jerry Brennan. Sue was born February 17, 1949 in Hope, Arkansas and entered into rest November 8, 2020 in Bossier, Louisiana. Sue is survived

by her husband, James Henry Herman of Minden; daughter, Micki Wynne and husband Billy of Gilmer, Texas; grandchildren, MaKenzie Eskew, Hunter Wynne, Rayven Wynne, and Wesley Wynne and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

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OTHER OPINION

Election reminds just how red Louisiana has become If Louisiana’s decision to reelect a Democratic governor last year made anyone forget about the state’s political bent, the latest presidential and congressional elections provided a definitive reminder that Louisiana remains strongly conservative and deeply red, particularly in federal races. President Donald Trump solidly won the state, Republican congressional incumbents easily won reelection, an anti-abortion amendment received overwhelming support and the only undecided U.S. House seat appears likely to be a runoff between two GOP contenders. Some Democrats looked to the 2019 reelection victory of John Bel Edwards, the Deep South’s only Democratic governor, as a harbinger of better chances Louisiana would embrace the party’s candidates for more statewide offices. But Edwards’ victory involved a special set of election circumstances and a political unicorn of a Democratic candidate for Louisiana. He’s a moderate, anti-abortion, pro-gun former Army ranger from a law enforcement family who faced weak Republican opponents in an off-year election. The 2020 election cycle played to a more traditional storyline in Louisiana, where Republicans maintained their strength, incumbency remained powerful and partisan

feelings for the presidential competition appeared to drive decisions down the ballot. Trump received 58% of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Louisiana, the same percentage he received four years earlier and a higher number of individual votes than in 2016. Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy easily MELINDA bested a DESLATTE field of 14 opponents to win 59% of the vote and avoid a runoff election, despite Democratic efforts to push Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins for the job with high-profile endorsements and fundraising. Among other Louisiana election takeaways: —State sentiment remains staunchly anti-abortion, as demonstrated by the overwhelming support for Amendment 1. More than 62% of voters agreed to rewrite the Louisiana Constitution to ensure it does not offer protections for abortion rights, a provision that would become relevant if the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide is overturned. —Contested presidential

races drive turnout. More than 69% of Louisiana’s registered voters cast ballots for the presidential competition, but the number of people who bothered making decisions in other races was lower. Sixty-seven percent voted in the U.S. Senate race, and the percentages dropped further for the seven constitutional amendments on the ballot statewide, according to turnout data from the Secretary of State’s office. That means candidates forced into a Dec. 5 runoff election should likely expect a sizable drop in voter participation next month, when voters in northeast and central Louisiana will decide a U.S. House seat, New Orleans voters will pick a new district attorney and Baton Rouge voters will determine whether to keep their incumbent Democratic mayor or replace her with a Republican. —Louisiana voters are getting used to casting their ballots ahead of Election Day. Of Louisiana’s more than 2.1 million votes in last week’s election, the Secretary of State’s office said slightly more than half were cast on Election Day. Another 38% were cast during the 10-day in-person early voting period, and 8% were done through absentee ballot. Early voting shattered records this year. —Of three state House members running for other elected positions this fall, only one

emerged victorious. Republican Rep. Stephen Dwight was elected Calcasieu Parish district attorney. His exit from the House will cause a reshuffling on one of the most important committees of this term, the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, which Dwight has chaired. That panel will take the lead in the House on the redrawing of political maps after the latest U.S. Census is released. —Voters have put to rest a yearslong dispute between Edwards and Treasurer John Schroder over Louisiana’s unclaimed property money. The governor and Republican treasurer struck the agreement, but voters needed to approve a constitutional amendment to wrap up the deal. The amendment backed by 64% of voters will lock up the unclaimed property dollars in a trust fund, keeping lawmakers and the governor from spending the money owed to people on general government expenses, as they had done for decades. In exchange to backing the trust fund Schroder wanted, Edwards and lawmakers got to spend millions of the unclaimed property dollars earlier this year to piece together the budget one last time.

Melinda Deslatte has covered Louisiana politics for The Associated Press since 2000.

OTHER OPINION

Royal Alexander: Election looks more and more like fraud

The right to vote is preservative of all other rights Does this look like an honest election to you? Does it look open and transparent? Do you think it’s been conducted freely and fairly? Should we not give the 2020 election dispute the same 37 days to be resolved that was given in Bush v. Gore in 2000? Every hour that passes since election day strengthens the argument that we are witnessing voter fraud in several states. If this is true, it is highly illegal and corrupt. Our sacred right to vote is a fundamental right and held inviolate for American citizens including the 70 million who voted for President Trump. Our right to vote has been deemed fundamental because it truly is “preservative of all our other rights” (Yick Wo). In multiple places in the U.S. Constitution, in both articles and amendments, the right to vote is either referenced or specifically addressed and protected including by the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments. The U.S. Supreme Court has further grounded the fundamental right to vote in a legal doctrine known as 14th

Amendment Substantive Due Process, as well as in the Equal Protection Clause. There are also landmark federal statutes like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which further enshrine this precious right to participate in our constitutional form of government. L e t ’ s consider a few allegaROYAL tions from ALEXANDER the last 72 hours: In Philadelphia, contrary to Pennsylvania state law, Republican election observers were apparently denied the right to monitor the counting of approximately 120,000 ballots because they were forced to stand back and away, for a 20hour period, from where the counting was taking place. As a result, observers could not tell whether the ballots were correctly postmarked, addressed,

signed, and sealed as required by law. There are also allegations that ballots were backdated to make it appear they were timely. In Wisconsin, after election observers had gone home—sometime between 3-4 am—over 100,000 ballots “appeared” and were apparently counted and, in a statistically improbable way, all the ballots appeared to have voted for one candidate. In Michigan, Republican observers were also denied access, again contrary to state law, to counting locations from which to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process. One woman who identified herself as an election volunteer in Clark County stated she had found a box of 500 ballots outside of the vote counting facility inscribed with the names of individuals who were not on the County’s voter rolls. In Detroit, windows were boarded up preventing poll watchers from viewing the counting of ballots. It’s also becoming clear that a glitch in the computer software used in counties through-

out the state of Michigan—and in as many as 30 other states— caused 6,000 votes for Pres. Trump to be switched to Biden votes. Across the country there are still other allegations of fraud or irregularities, including after-hours counting and the discovery of “midnight” votes and what appears to be vote harvesting. Numerous lawsuits have been filed regarding these allegations. Unsurprisingly, a highly partisan “news” media is generally not reporting any of this. Virtually every American is blessed with the sacred right to vote. (Felons and those with mental incapacity may be excepted). Many brave men and women fought and died to be certain that our government and our courts would guarantee the sanctity of our vote and the fairness of our elections. What we are witnessing now is a travesty. This kind of cheating and abuse is how violent unrest is sparked by Americans who simply are not going to tolerate having their vote, and this election, stolen from them. Royal Alexander is a Shreveport attorney.

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UCAP needs for the week of Nov. 9: Food: biscuit mix, soup, Vienna sausage, lunch meat, chicken and dumplings, green beans, corn, peas, carrots, pasta, cooking oil (small) Clothing: Men’s tennis and dress shoes (size 9 and up) Household Goods: towels and wash cloths, queen and king sheets, pots, pans & skillets Many thanks to the community for supporting UCAP! Dixie Inn Regular Scheduled Meeting The Dixie Inn Regular Scheduled Meeting is taking place Nov. 10 starting at 5 p.m. The meeting will occur at the Dixie inn village hall, located at 60 Shell Street. 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 3rd Annual Mission Baby Bazaar Craft/Bake Sale On Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be a Bake Sale at the First Baptist Church Minden Family Life Center. The goal of this fundraiser is to bring funds and awareness to adoption/foster care. Hot dog or jambalaya lunches will be available, as well as countless baked goods, handcrafted items, and a silent auction.

According to the New keep oneself unspotted York Post over two mil- from the world.” lion Americans do not That is a mouth full! have access to tap water, That’s what our young which not only minister did. is shocking, but He reached leads me into out to the poor a bandwagon I and neglected. have been riding A few days ago for a while. the governor of If you want Texas issued a to make enedisaster declaramies, talk about tion on Sunday politics to your for a Gulf Coast friends and famcounty where a ily members, SARAH 6-year-old boy who are devout HUDSON-PIERCE died after bemembers of eiing infected by ther party, una brain eating less they have thick skins, amoeba and adding that you know what I mean. the organism was found You can talk about the in the water supply. weather, but be careful Now to tap water -talking about the dangers “according to ABC news of tap water, and avoid brain eating amoeba were pushing your religious found in 2 water plants in views. 2017 but they say as long The bottom line first as you avoid getting it in -- if you wish to share your nose you will be ok, religious views be kind otherwise the amoeba to others -- enough said can go to the brain.” about that except the BiIsn’t that a hoot that ble says “pure and unde- anyone would possibly filed religion is visiting drink water with brain the orphans and widows eating amoeba in it? in their afflictions and to My idea is this, I don’t

as ours. My beloved primary care doctor may have questioned how long it would take for me to get serious. Though I may have a long way to go, at 72, I know sneaking around, eating Blue Bell ice cream won’t cut it! We shouldn’t push our ideas too hard -- perhaps just a word here and there will do. Maybe our life will be the greatest teacher of all. I have two dear older friends who will each be 101 in December and we want to keep them around as long as possible because they have so much wit and wisdom to share. What else can I say? We need to live and talk as though today will be our last day because it very well could be. Contact Sarah at sarahp9957@ aol.com

Ward/Minton Wed in Sunset Ceremony

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Not even Hurricane Delta could keep Merry Faith Ward, daughter of Randy and Lesa Ward and Spencer Russell Minton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Gadberry of Royal, AR and Tom Minton of Hot Springs from getting married

Saturday,

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Back in the Sixties we were taught in church to ask about what we say is this: “is it true, will what we say hurt or help?” Now it seems that anything goes! How far have we slid to have come so far! Back to tap water: we need to be careful about how we guard our health-- if we have loving family members and friends who may want us to be around a long time as my son in New Hampshire does. My life may have taken a turning point in August when he was home on vacation. He said “ Mom, I am so glad you are still alive.” His father died, at 74, four years ago. At 1700 miles away, he wants me to stay around as long as possible. Those words gripped my soul and got me into intermittent fasting, which he has been practicing for two years and I understand is good for diabetic conditions such

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think people drink much tap water except in coffee. I like my water to taste good! Now to cover talking politics to your friends and family who are devout members of either party. Feel out people first because some people are too easily offended by divergent views -- even though we still have freedom of speech in our country or so I’ve heard. I felt gut-wrenching pain when a young friend cried as she told me that her grandfather, who lives hundreds of miles away, told her not to come home for Christmas if she voted against his party. I might really make some enemies if I told you how she plans to vote. To me that is unheard of except under a Hitler regime. We should cherish our friends and family. I have lost 4 close friends in the past few years. The best advice is this “taste your words” before you speak.

attended by Miss Alexis Guin (cousin of the bride) from Minden. Dressed in a beautiful off-white A-line ball gown with a plunging netted neckline, buttons

cascading down the back of the dress and a simple jeweled belt around the waist, the bride, escorted by her father, walked down the aisle to “I Can Only Imagine” to meet her groom. The bride’s attendants were Maid of Honor, Erin Chewning of Texarkana, AR; Rendi Dillard (sister of the bride), Abbie Guin (cousin of the bride), Sarah Day, and Cassidy McKinney all of Minden. Serving also as a “bride’s man” was Daniel Garcin also of Minden. Nuptials were performed by Phillip Dillard, brother-in-law to the bride. Lexi Wilkes of Minden sang “Crazier” as the couple chose to paint a canvas as a sign of their unity during their ceremony. Groomsmen for the occasion were Best Man, Tyler Minton (brother of the groom) of Hot Springs, AR; Jesse Loe of Arkadelphia, AR; Jackson Walthall of Camden, AR; William Bruce of Magnolia, AR; and Landon Gadberry

(brother of the groom) of Royal, AR. Serving also as a “groom’s maid” was Emily Crawford of Fayetteville, AR. After the ceremony, guests were treated to a taco bar, provided by Avery’s Catering, cake pops by Kristi Boyce and music provided by Logan Cammack. The bride and

groom danced their first dance to “Memorized,” then the bride and her father danced to “You’re Gonna Miss This,” followed by the groom and his mother dancing to a series of comical dance songs. Fireworks sent the couple off on their honeymoon to the Grand

Canyon and various points westward. The newlyweds will make their home in Magnolia, AR where the groom is employed as a mechanical engineer for ArmTech Services in Camden, AR and the bride is the office manager and designer for B & S Memorials of Magnolia.

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(The Center Square) – Fewer Louisiana residents made new state unemployment claims last week than the week before, though well over 100,000 people still are receiving benefits. For the week ending Oct. 31, 8,419 people made initial unemployment claims, compared to 9,943 the previous week, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Last year, before the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic slowdown imposed to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, about 2,000 or so people would make new claims weekly. For

example, during the week ending Nov. 2, 2019, 1,762 new claims were filed, the LWC says. The unemployment insurance continued claims for the week ending Oct. 31 decreased to 115,350 from the previous week’s total of 128,378. For a pre-pandemic comparison, the continued claims were above the comparable figure of 13,852 for the week ending Nov. 2, 2019. Louisiana, like many other states, must borrow hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to pay legally required unemployment benefits. While lawmakers during the recent special session were able to find $85 million to shore up the fund, a long-term solution was not identi-

fied. However, legislators did pass measures that will prevent the higher business taxes and benefit reductions for workers that otherwise would have been required when the unemployment insurance fund dwindles. The economic restrictions meant to control the spread of COVID-19 have led to widespread job losses and unprecedented demand on the fund. The balance has fallen from more than $1 billion before the pandemic to nearly zero. While lawmakers last legislative session were able to find $85 million to shore up the fund, a long-term solution was not identified. The Louisiana Work-

force Commission will borrow money from the federal government to continue paying benefits through the end of the year, a process that normally would trigger additional fees for employers. State officials still are hoping for direct federal aid that would solve the problem. Other solutions could involve state surplus dollars or a bond Issue. David Jacobs, Staff Reporter for the Center Square, is a Baton Rougebased award-winning journalist who has written about government, politics, business and culture in Louisiana for almost 15 years. He joined The Center Square in 2018.

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Continued from Page 2 venues remain strictly regulated on physical distancing among patrons, if they open at all. Most sports events, such as college football games, have crowd limits of 25%. But high school football games held in outside stadiums can boost their crowd sizes to 50% capacity if they’re in those parishes with low percentages of coronavirus tests returning positive. More than half of Louisiana’s 64 parishes have reached the virus positivity rates allowed for bars to resume onsite drinking and for larger crowds at high school football games. But not all local leaders have approved

the looser rules. New Orleans, for example, maintains tougher restrictions. Louisiana isn’t seeing the latest spikes in COVID-19 happening across the country, but the state reports hundreds of new confirmed cases daily. “The second that we lose vigilance we’re going to see ourselves, unfortunately, where a number of other states are right now,” said Dr. Joe Kanter, the governor’s chief public health adviser. Republican lawmakers say the statewide rules are too strict eight months after Louisiana saw its first outbreak of the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus. Louisiana has seen two

coronavirus spikes, first in the New Orleans region in March and April, and statewide this summer. The percentage of positive tests and the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have declined since Louisiana’s latest high point in mid-July. Trying to scrap Edwards’ restrictions, House Speaker Clay Schexnayder and 64 other GOP House lawmakers invoked a never-before-used process in Louisiana law that allows a majority of legislators in either the House or Senate to sign a petition to nullify a governor’s emergency declaration. Edwards sued the lawmakers, asking a judge to declare that the governor’s emergency rules re-

main intact and enforceable and that the petition process is unconstitutional. The governor credits his coronavirus restrictions — and residents’ willingness to adhere to them — with helping hold down a third spike in COVID-19 cases. He’s repeatedly noted his decision-making is in line with the recommendations of the White House ’s coronavirus task force. At least 5,766 people in Louisiana have died from COVID-19, according to the state Health Department. Louisiana’s death toll is the nation’s fifth highest per capita. Four out of every five of the state’s deaths from COVID-19 involved people aged 60 or older.

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Louisiana gas prices have fallen 2.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.80/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,436 stations. Gas prices in Louisiana are 9.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 39.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy

price reports, the cheapest station in Louisiana is priced at $1.53/g today while the most expensive is $2.89/g, a difference of $1.36/g. The lowest price in the state today is $1.53/g while the highest is $2.89/g, a difference of $1.36/g. “As expected, previous weakness in oil has continued to translate into falling gasoline prices nearly nationwide as motorists cast their bal-

lots last week, but the six week trend could reverse on optimism that President-elect Biden may move quickly to get organized and Sen. Majority Leader McConnell has said stimulus is high on his agenda, aiding the economy and oil demand,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 1.9 cents per gallon in

the last week, averaging $2.09/g today. The national average is down 8.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 53.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. “As of late Sunday, a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up over 8% compared to just last Monday, a solid rally that may eventually halt the decline in gasoline prices, should the optimism continue even

against a backdrop of a continued global rise in coronavirus cases. It remains challenging to predict how the Presidential transition may occur, and if it drags the economy down, I could see pessimism and lower prices return, but for now, it appears that a solid dose of optimism may soon drive prices up.” GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only

source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. GasBuddy’s survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://FuelInsights.GasBuddy.com.

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CRAPPIE ANGLERS CAN STILL LIVE THE DREAM

Glynn Harris

Special to the Press-Herald With the pandemic and political unrest festering across the world, it may be difficult to even think about finding fun things to do. Nasty stuff is going on that is causing us to focus on just keeping our heads above water and doing our best not to let negatives take over. It’s time to take a deep breath and realize that we’re still who we were prior to the anxiety and concern caused by the spread of COVID. It’s time to think about relaxing and calming activities, things like hunting and fishing. Deer season is going full swing in Louisiana and scores of hunters are relaxing and enjoying just being out in the woods and at least for a little while becoming one with nature. Then there is fishing. Although bluegills have slowed down quite a bit here in early November, other species are still going strong. Bass fishermen are enjoying the thrill of playing games with their favorite fish. One of the more popular species is crappie. With weather transitioning from hot to warm; from cool to cold, what is the best way to find and catch these popular fish that are now on the move? Louisiana Tech graduate, Jerry Thompson, founder and owner of Living The Dream Guide Service on Toledo Bend knows that to provide success and ample action to satisfy the one thing that keeps him in business, that being his customers, his guides have to keep up with the crappie as they make their move from where they were a month ago to where they are now and where they’ll be a month from now. “As water temperatures slowly drop, crappie are making their move. They are pretty much gone from the brush piles that attracted them all summer as they make their way to their winter habitat in the deeper channels. To be honest, fishing is generally tougher until they get to where they’ll be spending the winter,” Thompson said. Thompson said that anytime they start migrating, there are certain areas along the migration route that his guides target. “We’ll start picking up fish around the bridges and points. You won’t catch the numbers you would when in summer the fish are bunched up around brush. You pick up a few in

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Jerry Thompson, founder and owner of Living The Dream guide service on Toledo Bend has been living his dream for the past 20 years guiding crappie anglers. one spot and move to another to catch a few more. Our guides just keep on the move to pick up some here and there but we have found that this time of year, the crappie we catch tend to be larger,” he said. Thompson started his guide service twenty years ago on Toledo Bend at the urging of some friends he had taken fishing who saw the potential he had to make such a venture pay off. “This February 20 years ago, I bit the bullet, sold everything I owned, bought me an old 30 foot travel trailer. I set myself up to be able to make it a couple of years just to see if I could make it work. I actually came to Toledo Bend to guide bass fishermen because fishing for bass was my first love. It didn’t take me long to realize there was a market for guiding crappie fishermen,” Thompson continued. “I decided to give it a shot, bought an old pontoon boat and started taking groups of people. Crappie fishing was the key to our having the success we are now experiencing.” Today, Thompson’s business features 12 guides that serve both bass and crappie clients. He is in the process of constructing a marina off Highway 6 on the lake. “It went from a dream to what we have today,” he said. “It’s pretty awesome to actually be doing something

you envisioned and seeing it work out the way it has. This is why the name of my business, Living The Dream Guide Service, is so appropriate; it’s pretty awesome.” To contact Thompson, go to ltdguideservice@gmail. com. FISHING REPORT – 114-20 BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing has been good this week with quite a few caught on spinners and crank baits chasing shad around the pads . Crappie fishing is fair around deep water off the boat dock on shiners or jigs. A few bream are being reported. No report on catfish. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707. BLACK BAYOU - Bass are fair around the grass on jigs and soft plastics. Bream and crappie are slow. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. OUACHITA RIVER – Bass have been fair fishing shad imitation lures around the mouth of the cuts. Crappie have been best fishing the river lakes on jigs with Green Banana, Cajun Cricket and Silver Shad working best. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707. LAKE D’ARBONNE – The lake level has risen after recent rains. Reports are that gates have been opened again to get water levels down to drawdown level.

Crappie have been fair in the channel fishing 15-18 feet deep in the deeper holes. A variety of hair jigs have picked up some fish. Bass are in the channels with crank baits and soft plastics picking up some. A few bream have been caught deep on night crawlers. Catfishing is good on cold worms and night crawlers.. For latest reports, call Anderson’s Sport Center at 3689669 or Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323- 8707. LAKE CLAIBORNE – Bass fishing has been good on the drop-offs along channel edges with some to 3 and 4 pounds caught on crank baits. The crappie bite has slowed with a few caught around the deep tops on shiners or jigs. Striper fishing has slowed down while catfishing has been good on trotlines baited with chicken livers or blood bait. Bream are slow. For latest information, call Tim Loftin at Kel’s Cove at 927-2264. CANEY LAKE – Bass fishing has been best in the deeper channels on dropshot rigs and swim baits. Some have also been caught around the grass on Flukes with lots of average sized bass caught. Schools of shad have moved into the grass and the bass have followed them in. Crappie continue to be fair to good on shiners or jigs fished around the deeper tops with the Double Silver Rainbow, Blue Thunder, Blue Chrome and Lights Out working best. No report on bream or catfish. For latest information contact Bateaux on Caney Lake at 259-6649, Hooks Marina at 249-2347, Terzia Tackle at 278-4498 or the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707. LAKE POVERTY POINT – Crappie are slightly improved around the boat slips especially early mornings and late afternoons on jigs. Catfishing has been good with a 18 pound blue cat reported. For latest reports, call Poverty Point Marina at 318-878-0101. LAKE ST. JOHN – Bass fishing has been fair; catfishing is fair while bream and crappie are slow. For information, call Ken Mahoney at 318-201-3821. LAKE YUCATAN – The water is rising rapidly and fishing has come to a standstill. For information, call Surplus City Landing at 318/467-2259. LAKE BRUIN – Bass, crappie, bream, stripers and catfish are all slow this week. For information, contact Carlos Gray at 318/766-0075.

NFL

Brees sweeps Brady for first time ever, improves to 5-2 lifetime Aaron S. Lee

Special to the Press-Herald There was a reality check of sorts at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Sunday night. The Drew Breesled New Orleans Saints not only wrested sole control of the division from the favored Buccaneers with an emphatic 38-3 road win, the new NFC South leaders also handed six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady his first sweep from a division rival in his storied, unrivaled career. Not once during the 43-yearold’s two decades spent with the New England Patriots did his fellow AFC LEE East rivals sweep the eventual first-ballot NFL Hall of Famer. Not even North Webster alum and former LSU Tiger Devin White and the vaunted Tampa defense could offer Brady and the offense any support despite recording a game-leading 14 tackles, including seven solo, and a touchdown-stopping forced fumble on the goal line. Brees dissected the Bucs defense as the Saints rolled to a quick 14-0 first-quarter lead en route to a 31-0 halftime rout -- arguably the greatest first-half performance in the team’s 54-year history. According to Lenny Vangilder of Crescent City Sports, at one point in the second quarter, the Saints had amassed 15 first downs while the Bucs had snapped the ball just 15 times. Any criticism of the 41-year-old Brees’ armstrength and Sean Payton’s playcalling, which seemingly placed the Saints as a 3.5 point underdog for the first time all season, was quickly eradicated. In the first half, Brees went 18-of-23 for 189 yards and three touchdowns. Brady went 11-of-22 for 96 yards, two picks. Saints had 18 first downs, Bucs five. Saints 40 offen-

sive snaps, Bucs 25. Saints 208 yards, Bucs 96. Saints with ball 19:58 compared to 10:02 for the Bucs. Oh, and the Saints had NO penalties in the first two quarters of play — none! Get the picture? In total, Brees went 26of-32 for 222 yards and four touchdowns to overtake Brady (561) again for the NFL’s all-time leading touchdown record with 564. “It’s about creating tempo, creating rhythm, playing complimentary football, spreading the ball around, and I think today was just a great example of all that,” said Brees, who improved his career record against Brady to 5-2. During the game, 12 different Saints players got catches, including receives Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, both of whom returned from injuries. Thomas had five catches for 51 yards, while Sanders caught four for 38 and a touchdown (No. 563). “Listen, it was great. It’s great to have everybody back there. I know Mike was excited. I know Emmanuel Sanders was excited, said Brees. “I think, honestly, my biggest thing coming into the game was just to keep those guys just calm and slowly kind of bring them back into it and not make it to where it’s one of these where all of a sudden expectations are at a certain level and they’re each playing 60 snaps, and it’s just too much. “So I think, man, the balance of how much those guys played, their production. Just kind of getting re-indoctrinated back into it, I thought that was perfect.” Meanwhile, Brady finished 22-of-38 for 209 yards and three, yes three, interceptions. In fact, five of Brady’s seven INTs this year have now been against the Saints, including two in the Bucs’ Week 1 loss in the Superdome, 34-23, to open the season. The Saints (6-2) host San Francisco (4-5) next Sunday, while the Bucs travel to Carolina for another divisional game against the Panthers (3-6).

Football contest first place: Jessie Brooks second place: Mae Dixon third place: Rita Hoenke

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Glenbrook fills All-MAIS, AllDistrict squads

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020

PREP FOOTBALL

BACK ON TOP Tide take down #7 Bastrop for win #5

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Congrats to these Lady Apaches for being chosen for the Class AA All MAIS team: Hannah Mosley Emma Earnhardt Emma Pitman Sarah Margaret Mosley Congratulations to these Lady Apaches for making the All District team:

1st team: Emma Earnhardt Hannah Mosley Emma Pitman Sarah Margaret Mosley 2nd team: Reese Hanson Lauren Still Colby Hollis Molly Fowler Great job this season y’all!

Minden 27 – Bastrop 26 Trenton McLaughlin found Parker Hall for a 15-yard touchdown pass in overtime against one of the perennially dominant teams in 4-A to give Minden a chance for a statement victory on Friday. Bastrop scored first in OT, but went for the twopoint conversion and failed, opening the door for a Minden score and conversion to win it. Following the Hall TD, Carter Barnett converted the extra point and the game was done and dusted. The Tide performed a rush-by-committee style game plan on Friday, with Austin King, Daylen Robinson and R.J. Dillard combining for most of the near 200 yards on the ground for Minden. Minden’s Andrew Cooper and Jaylin Williams each had crucial interceptions, while King continued his dominance on both sides of the ball with another fumble recovery. The Tide struck first on a methodical drive, capped off by a four-yard run by Robinson for a touchdown midway through the first quarter. Bastrop scored the next two TDs before King’s 15yard run got the Tide back into the game. The teams traded scores in the third, capped by an R.J. Dillard touchdown run following a Bastrop turnover in their own territory. Minden moves up to #7 in the latest LHSAA Class 4-A power ratings, and plays at #8 Huntington this Friday. North Webster 30 Loyola 28 Tyreke Williams led the Knights again to their third-straight win, this time rushing for 256 yards. North Webster needed every one of them, as the game went to overtime after Willams scored at the end of the third quarter and then once in the fourth to tie the game. Jamarcus Stephens caught a 19-yard pass from Cooper Sanders in overtime to take the lead, and Williams’ two-point conversion was good. Jacob Lafitte scored for Loyola from ten yards to go down two points, but the conversion run failed, and North Webster (3-2) emerged victorious. AREA SCORES Carroll 42 – Glenbrook 16 N. Caddo 42 – Lakeside 0

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Minden’s Austin King rises for an interception in the Tide’s overtime win over #7 Bastrop on Friday night at The Pit.

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North Webster’s Tyreke Williams breaks a few tackles in the Knights’ overtime win over Loyola on Friday night in Springhill, La.

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7. Notre Dame vs Boston College

6. LSU vs Alabama

9. Auburn vs Ms State 8. ULL vs South Alabama

11. Arkansas vs Florida 12. Wisconsin vs. Michigan

13. 49ers vs Saints

10. Oregon vs Washington State

14. Texans vs Browns

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 1969 - Sesame Street premieres. Sesame Street, the long-running American childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s television series, premiered on TV stations. 1951 - North American Numbering Plan begins. The plan standardized distance calling and gave phone numbers in cities a fixed 3 digit prefix, also called an area code. This made making long-distance calls faster and easier and without the involvement of an operator. The first call under the plan was made between the mayors of Englewood, New Jersey and Alameda, California. 1903 - Windshield wiper patented. The US patent office granted inventor Mary Anderson a patent for automatic windshield wipers - a device that is used to remove or wipe the front and back windshields in automobiles. See, HISTORY, Page 11

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HISTORY

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1898 - Wilmington riots begin. Thought to be one of the only incidents of insurrection against a local government in the United States, the Wilmington Race Riots of 1898 or the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 began after an election voted in a biracial city council. In retaliation, white supremacists overthrew the council, destroyed a lot of property and killed many black people in the city over the course of a few days. 1775 - US Marine Corps is created. The elite military force capable of operating on land, sea and air was founded in Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War. A resolution of the Second Continental Congress formed two battalions of Continental Marines that became the forerunners of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marine corps.

COMICS BABY BLUES | RICK KIRKMAN AND JERRY SCOTT

BLONDIE | DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL

BEETLE BAILEY | MORT & GREG WALKER

FUNKY WINKERBEAN | TOM BATIUK

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

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE | CHRIS BROWNE

SAM AND SILO | JERRY DUMAS

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM | MIKE PETERS

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\NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of the resolution adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Cotton Valley, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Town of Cotton Valley, State of Louisiana, on September 30, 2020, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the Town of Cotton Valley on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2020, and that at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to-wit: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume be permitted by package only and not for consumption on the premises in the Town of Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana? PROPOSITION NO. 2 Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume for consumption on the premises be permitted in the Town of Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana? PROPOSITION NO. 3 Shall the sale of beverage alcoholic containing one-half of one percent alcohol by volume and above for consumption on the premises be permitted in the Town of Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana? PROPOSITION NO. 4 Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing onehalf of one percent alcohol by volume and above by the package only and not for consumption on the premises be permitted in the Town of Cotton Valley, Webster Parish,

Louisiana? PROPOSITION NO. 5 Shall the sale of beverages of high and low alcoholic content be permitted only on the premises of restaurant establishments which have been issued an “R” permit as defined by law on the Town of Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana? The said special election shall be held at the polling places in the Town of Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, which will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to wit: Precinct 12 (Part) The polling places shall be the polling places used at the regular election scheduled for November 3, 2020, and the Commissioner-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, will be the same persons as those designated in accordance with law. The officers of the Town are authorized to make such conforming changes in the Notice of Elections as may be necessary to reflect such changes or corrections. The cost to conduct this election is estimated at $2,000 according to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office. The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 and Chapter 3 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statues of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Gov-

erning Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Town Council meeting room, Town of Cotton Valley City Hall, 478 Resident Street, Cotton Valley, Louisiana, on Tuesday, DECEMBER 15, 2020 AT SIX (6:00) P.M. and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used. Attest Mayor Clerk October 20, 2020 October 27, 2020 November 3, 2020 November 10, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

The Minden Housing Authority will hold a Public Meeting on November 30, 2020 at 10:00am., at 1209 East Street regarding the updates to the FMR’s that will affect the Public Housing Flat Rents for 2021. We will be accepting Comments Through November 29, 2020. All documents are on display at the office of the Housing Authority, 1209 East Street, Monday through Thursday, between the hours of 8:00am and 6:00pm. November 3, 2020 November 6, 2020 November 10, 2020 November 13, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

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