AROUND TOWN
1 | First graders at Abita Springs Elementary learned about being a police officer and enjoyed a visit by the Louisiana State Police. Pictured with students are Trooper Mark Fontenot with K9 Teka, Trooper Nick Manale and Dawn Lynch.
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2 | Fabrics Second to None recently celebrated their 20 year anniversary. Mandeville Mayor Donald Villere helped Mark and Gizele DaBella cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Design Center and showroom. 3 | Congratulations to St. Scholastica Academy science teacher Brad Bessetti who has been awarded the API (American Petroleum Institute) 2013 Teacher of the Year award. 4 | Little Oak Middle School in Slidell recently benefitted from a service project conducted by the local Eagle Scout Troop #348. The troop collected over 100 gently used school uniform tops and bottoms for families of Little Oak Middle School students.
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5 | Pictured are St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister, Mark Keiser, Chief Executive Officer of Access Health Louisiana, and Covington Mayor Mike Cooper cutting the ribbon for the Grand Opening of the St. Tammany Community Health Center. 6 | Pictured are Ryan and Natalie Neie with Ms. Judy Helmstetter having fun at Madisonville Elementary fifties-themed School Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A. 7 | The Train of Hope for Sandy Relief received a 1st place Savvy Award in the category of Digital Interactive/Social Media and a 2nd place Silver Circle Award in the category of Most Innovative Marketing, both of which celebrated the mission’s success. L–R: Donna O’Daniels, Terry Bishirjian, Kim Bergeron and Richard Lillquist.
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8 | Halle Boren, a fifth grader in Mrs. Lori Mendoza’s 5th grade class at Northlake Christian School, rubs bread on classroom surfaces to grow mold in the 5th grade study of the bacteria cycle. 9 | Students at Northshore High School were challenged to design an apparatus to protect the egg from cracking when dropped. Pictured is NHS Senior, Michael Vivien, waiting at the top of the bleachers as his egg sailed down to earth in Mr. Rock’s physics class.
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11 | STOPS received $10,500 from the Ultimate Tailgate Fundraiser held in August. Pictured are Don Thompson, President of West St. Tammany Exchange Club, with Lt. Michael Ferrell, STOPS Board President.
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Sophisticated Woman | November 2013
10 | Koko FitClub of Mandeville FitCoaches volunteered time and energy and worked out in a very different way on a build mission for Habitat for Humanity. L–R: Anne Hile, Jennifer Griffith, Debbie Denova-Baker, Joni Brignac Bascle and Paul Baker.
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