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Earth Fest is Sunday in Abita
Earth Day may be a month away, but Earth Fest is Sunday and it’s a perfect time to celebrate the environment and all we have to enjoy and protect in St. Tammany. And what better place to do so than in an area long known for the healing properties of its water and environment, Abita Springs. The seventh annual Earth Fest will be from noon to 5 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day at the Abita Springs Tourist Park, 22049 Main St. The green-themed festival is free and will feature music, food and activities, including crafts, games for children and trees. There will be a farmers market with locally produced foods and handmade goods. Green vendors are given first priority for booths, and all merchandise sold must be handmade or grown. Music, food, and activities will be provided by Friends of the Park. Entertainment includes, at noon, the Abita Middle Fiddle Club; 12:30 p.m., Northshore Irish Dance Academy; 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., Beale St. Band; 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Big Easy Playboys; and 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Fontainebleau High Jazz Band. Friends of the Park will help visitors “take home some green” by giving free sapling trees and shrubs to those who pre-register for Earth Fest site on Eventbrite or sign up for membership. Membership is $30 a year for Friends of the Park, a group that describes itself as “green-minded individuals who care about the preservation of our greenspaces and the upkeep of our lovely park.” There also will be hourly giveaways between the live music. Saplings will include native trees such as sassafras, sweet pecan, mayhaw and river birch; and shrubs such as shoebutton, wahoo, possomhaw and sweetshrub. Abita Springs Friends of the Park is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007. Its purpose is to identify, fund and implement greenspace improvements in the town of Abita Springs and providing healthful activities and cultural programs that enrich the lives of the community. The Friends are working to complete a handicap access path and have raised more than $30,000 of the $50,000 needed to increase accessibility at the park. Friends of the Park also needs volunteers at the games, demonstrations, food, drinks and welcome stations. Volunteer shifts are available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 3 to 6 p.m. Service hours also are available. For information, call volunteer coordinator Rachel Lambert at (985) 373-7922 or bigmamalambert@bellsouth.net or visit www.abitapark.com. “You can also stop by the FOP booth that day and we will ‘plug you in,’ ” Lambert said. For St. Patrick’s Day activities in St. Tammany, see page 4. Sharon Edwards is community news editor for The New Orleans Advocate.
Pastor finds loving connection to transplant donor BY KAREN BAKER
cal journey of Lungay, a native of the Philippines. Since 2005, Special to The Advocate Lungay has had thyroid cancer, A pastor at a Bayou Liberty diabetes and kidney failure. Ever optimistic and hopeful, church has overcome disasters and disease to celebrate the he helped his parish rebuild 30th anniversary of his ordina- after Hurricane Katrina and then spent the past three years tion Sunday. Asked how he has achieved searching for a life-saving kidthese milestones, the Rev. Roel ney. He found matches in peoLungay Lungay, pastor of St. ple from New York to family Genevieve Catholic Church, members in the Philippines, but there was always something said, “God has his own plans.” That about sums up the medi- that got in the way.
The Rev. Jose Roel Lungay, pastor of St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Slidell, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his ordination as a priest on March 15.
In the midst of that frustrating search, he endured a typhoon and an earthquake in the Philippines in 2013, coordinating help for the devastated areas even while he went without his much-needed dialysis and postponed his search for a kidney. It was a difficult time, he says. But now God’s plan is clear. Photo provided by KAREN BAKER
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Advocate staff photos by SCOTT THRELKELD
Pearl the rescue pig roots around in a flower dish at the Bayou Ridge Animal Sanctuary and Preserve in Madisonville.
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BY ANDREW CANULETTE Special to The Advocate
Animal shelter, and its denizens, defy expectations with flair
Booth Pohlmann says he always wanted to help animals, even as a boy.
ooth Pohlmann has had several successful careers: one as a creative makeup artist for high-caliber clients around the world and another as a mentor for at-risk youth in New Orleans. While he was well-established in both fields and enjoyed them greatly, it may be his third career that will bring him the most pleasure. Pohlmann now owns and operates the Bayou Ridge Animal Sanctuary and Preserve, a 12-acre spread near Goodbee and the St. Tammany/Tangipahoa parish line. The nonprofit effort is the result of a lifelong desire to rescue abused and disregarded animals of all types. “When I was growing up, I wanted to do two things, and that was pay my mom’s electricity bill and take care of animals,” he said. Pohlmann tends to at least a dozen ani-
Art brings focus to photographer’s cancer journey IN PROFILE DEBORAH BURST
Standing at the end of Lake Road in Lacombe, Luana Kathleen “Kathy” Perez braved the chilly winds to photograph pelicans perched on the pilings. Her images of bluebirds, pelicans and landscapes depict nature’s glory and have become her salvation. A self-taught photographer, it all began nearly 10 years ago when she Photo by DEBORAH BURST spied a bluebird on a sunflower in her The camera brought new meaning to backyard. There was an instant conKathy Perez, a self-taught photographer, äSee PHOTOGRAPHER, page 3G during her battle with cancer.
mals at the preserve, including parrots, cats, dogs, pot-bellied pigs and a pair of goats. The focus of the sanctuary is on nontraditional pets that “no one wants to love or care for anymore.” The job requires at least four hours of work each day, he said. But the Bayou Ridge Sanctuary and Preserve is far from the average animal shelter. That’s because Pohlmann, 52, brings his professional creativity to the project. Imagine a barn draped in fabric left over from a wedding he planned. Inside the barn, two large pot-belled pigs roam freely underneath a chandelier with giant Christmas tree bulbs. One of the pigs sleeps on an upholstered chair in an adjacent room decorated with old luggage, books and more. Just outside, the goats walk within a fenced area that features wooden structures resembling Alpine huts. Inside Pohlmann’s home on the properäSee RESPITE, page 6G
Fontainebleau State Park to be site of Heart Walk
The American Heart Association will hold its annual Heart Walk on March 21 at Fontainebleau State Park near Mandeville. The Heart Walk is the AHA’s premier fundraiser each year, and the REC & event at Fontainebleau LEISURE always is well-attended; ANDREW CANULETTE 3,000 people are expected this year. As has been the case in recent years, Lakeview Regional Medical
Center is the signature sponsor of the walk, and plans to have 20 teams participating. LRMC CEO Bret Kolman is chairman of the 2015 event locally. The public is invited to join an LRMC team, to form a team of their own or to walk solo in support of the cause. All will walk on a 5-kilo-
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A day out for health, a day for pets A Day for Girls’ Health
The Junior Auxiliary of Slidell recently presented its educational event “A Day for Girls’ Health” at Slidell Memorial Regional Cancer Center. The event served to educate junior high and high school girls about healthy living and choices through educational chats and informative booths presented by community and business groups. Educational topics at the event included health and nutrition tips; fitness; body image; Internet safety; teen suicide, depression and stress management; and living drug and tobacco free. The event also featured numerous door prizes, giveaways, a fashion show, dancing, and hair and cosmetic makeovers. Of special note was the presentation of a chat session, “#letschat,” that provided open communication with older teen girls to help navigate through the pitfalls and high points of teen life today. Older peers were on hand, sharing their experiences and giving tips TAMMANY on how to make junior high and high school SCENE days positive ones. MISSIE The event was free, and the weather coNOEL operated beautifully, as the more than 100 girls in attendance were able to enjoy line dancing classes outside along with healthy cooking demonstrations and food booths. In addition to the Junior Auxiliary, the event was sponsored with Slidell Memorial Hospital and Camellia City OB/GYN. Margaret White served as chairwoman for the event. For more information on upcoming auxiliary events, visit www.jaslidell. org.
Debbie Miller, Carmen Butler and Nancy Pooler help coordinate the annual Day for Girls’ Health event at Slidell Memorial Hospital.
Alison Atkinson, Azarea Daniels and Katie Stevens
Lena Joyce and Sharon Cooke, with the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell
Sandra Trascher, Barbara Gravois and Taffy Morrison Zaria Barley, Sasha Barley and Jonee Nelson at Day for Girls’ Health
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Woofstock mega-adoption
The St. Tammany Humane Society recently held its largest annual low-cost clinic and fundraising festival on March 1 at the Castine Center in Pelican Park in Mandeville. Admission to the 26th annual festival was free, and families, along with their canine playmates, were lined up to enjoy the fabulous events and entertainment that “Woofstock” brings to the north shore. “For the past 26 years, we have held a spring low-cost vaccine clinic, allowing dogs to receive vaccinations, heartworm tests and microchips, preventatives and the opportunity to take advantage of other services at deeply discounted rates,” said Dr. Michelle Newfield, interim director of the center. But, there was more much going on at the event this year. Part fundraiser, part festival, this year’s Woofstock featured the north shore’s first “Mega Pet Adoption Event.” More than 75 dogs and cats were adopted from the shelter and other area rescue groups, including the St. Tammany Department of Animal Services, St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, Big Sky Ranch, Animal Assistance Lead with Slidell Animal Control, Hokie’s Hounds, Humane Society of Louisiana-Magnolia Chapter, Jefferson SPCA, CATNIP and St. Bernard Animal Services. Celebrity judges awarded ribbons for “cutest dog” and “fastest tail wag,” and the venue was packed with children and their canine companions enjoying food, treats and lots of tail-waggin’ frivolity. The St. Tammany Humane Society is Louisiana’s largest nonprofit, no-kill animal welfare organization and shelter. For more information on the STHS, visit www.sthumane.org.
Missie Arata Noel is the society and features writer for the St. Tammany Advocate. She can be contacted by email at jrnoel@bellsouth.net.
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Continued from page 1G On Sunday morning, Lungay presided over the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Genevieve, looking out at his beloved parishioners and thanking the man who saved his life. Sitting there in the congregation was David Evans, who donated his late wife’s kidney to the pastor in November. “Today was the first time I saw him,” Lungay said. He did not know David and Darnell Evans, he said, but now he carries a part of Darnell Evans with him every day. “I think the best way to keep her alive is to take good care of this gift she gave me.” The gift came in a wholly unexpected way. On Nov. 19 (his father’s birthday), Lungay got a call from Tulane Hospital that he had received a “direct donation” — that is, someone had named Lungay as the recipient of a kidney. Things moved quickly after that, Lungay said, as the kidney was tested and determined to be a match. All the while, he did not know how the donation came about or who had selected him. Even when Archbishop Gregory Aymond visited him after surgery and asked, “Who gave you the kidney?” Lungay said he didn’t know. “I didn’t know until I got home,” he said, when parishioner Edolia Barros gave him the story. This is the story she told: On Nov. 19, Barros was at Slidell Memorial Hospital with her sister, who was having bypass surgery. At some point, she saw David Evans, a fellow parishio-
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ner who was at the hospital with his wife, who was on life support. In the midst of this tragedy, Barros and Evans talked about Lungay, who had been at the hospital moments ago visiting Barros’ sister. Knowing of Lungay’s search, Evans made the decision to give his pastor the gift of life. It’s a gift Lungay will always treasure. “This took time to sink in,” Lungay said. In fact, he added, it hasn’t sunk in just yet. “I thank God every day. I keep thanking God.” And every day, he takes good care of his new gift. He told parishioners on Sunday that he was just released from wearing a mask, but doctors still want him to be careful around too many people. As parishioners filed out of church, they gave their pastor the “elbow bumps” he requested instead of handshakes and hugs. They will still have to hold off on the hugs this Sunday. They’ll celebrate the rebirth of their pastor, who will return to full duty the weekend of March 21-22. He is happy, he said, to be where he belongs, with the people in the Bayou Liberty community who prayed unceasingly for him. “I was born a Filipino,” he said. “But I want to die a Creole.” Parishioners of St. Genevieve Catholic Church will gather to celebrate Lungay’s ordination as a priest as well as his recent birthday with a potluck at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church, 58203 La. 433, near Slidell. For information, call the church office at (985) 643-3832.
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Each team in the Dragon Boat event will participate in three 500-meter races.
SPORTS BRIEFS FIFTEENTH STREET FLYERS: The 15th Street Flyers Spring 10K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Hubie Gallagher Park, 1000 W. 15th Ave., Covington. The race is a qualifier for the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic. There will also be a 2-mile race. Race day registration will be $30 for racers ages 17 and older or $15 for youth. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. For information or an application, visit www.15thstreetflyers.org. PADDLE FOR A PURPOSE: Teams of 20 are forming for the Paddle for a Purpose fundraiser for the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Each team will participate in three 500-meter races in the Walgreens Greater New Orleans Dragon Boat Races & Festival on May 9 at 403 St. Francis St. on the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville. Teams will be supplied with a 10-by-10-foot team tent, a practice session with a Dragon Boat coach and all equipment necessary to race. No experience is necessary, and individual paddler seats are available. The early bird team registration fee of $995 will increase to $1,395 after Sunday. For information, contact Leslie Landry at (985) 276-6845 or llandry@marybird.com or visit gwndragonboat. com/neworleans. NEW FISHING PIER HOURS: St. Tammany Fishing Pier will open daily at 7 a.m. and remain open until 7 p.m. at 54001 E. Howze Beach Road near Slidell. This is on the east side of I-10, exit 261, by the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. The pier is free for children under 12. For those 12 and older, the fee is $1 to sightsee and $3 to fish. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Payment is accepted in cash, credit or debit. Anyone wishing to fish must have a valid Louisiana fishing license. A fishing license can be purchased at a local bait and tackle shop, sporting goods store or from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. SHAMROCK CLASSIC: The Shamrock Classic Golf Tournament will be Saturday at Pinewood Golf & Country Club, 405 Country Club Blvd., Slidell. The format is a four-person scramble, with check-in at 10 a.m., a putting contest at 11 a.m. and tee time at 12:30 p.m. The fee is $75 for members and $80 for others. Entry fee includes greens fees, cart, food, beer and admission to the postgame party. To register a team, call (985) 643-6892. POLISHING THE PEARL: New Orleans Kayak Swamp Tours will lead a Pearl River clean-up from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday. The team will be cleaning by land and by water. Kayaks and all other gear will be provided. Trained guides will help volunteers navigate safely. A free lunch is provided afterwards. Volunteers can meet at 7:30 a.m. the kayak launch at Riverside Travel Center, 65583 Pump Slough Road in Pearl River. To sign-up, call Michael Fischer at (504) 571-9975. HOPE HOUSE OPEN: The Hope House Open: Fore the Kids to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center/ Hope House will be held at 1 p.m. March 26 at Money Hill Golf and Country Club, 100 Country Club Drive, Abita Springs. Warmup, lunch and registration begins at 11:30 a.m. This is a four-person scramble with a shotgun start. Fees include lunch, prizes, food and drinks on and off the course, cart and green fee. The cost is $150 for an individual player or $560 for a foursome. For sponsorship and more information,
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meter loop and can join in or drop out whenever they like. The local Heart Walk will begin at 9 a.m. and the gathering will continue until noon. Participants will travel on the shaded roads of the picturesque park, which sits just south of U.S. 190 east of Mandeville. Supporters will be on hand to encourage participation and partnership. Heart disease is the leading killer in the United States, and stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death. The goal of the 350 Heart Walks in the country each year is to raise funds and celebrate progress in the fight against the disease. Everyone is encouraged to join with friends, family, co-workers, heart disease survivors and others to participate. There will be healthy snacks, live entertainment, a “KidZone� and more to occupy everyone after the walk. To register, go online to northshoreheartwalk.kintera. org. You can show up at Fontainebleau State Park on the day of the walk to sign up. The goal is to raise $325,000 at this walk, but any donation
visit cachopehouse.org. YMCA SOCCER AND T-BALL: Registration is open through April 4 for the YMCA soccer and T-ball programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 7 at the West St. Tammany YMCA, 71256 Francis Road, Covington. The spring season will begin March 28 and continue through May 2. For information, call the YMCA at (985) 893-9622. ABITA SPRINGS YOUTH SPORTS: Registration is available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for youth T-ball, baseball and softball in St. Tammany Recreation District 11 in Abita Springs. Games are played at Abita, Bush, Covington, Folsom, Lacombe and Lee Road. Registration is held at Charlie Finn Memorial Park, 22517 La. 36. T-ball players must be 4 years of age by May 1; baseball players must be ages 7 to 15 by May 1; and softball players must be ages 7 to 15 as of Jan. 1. The registration fee of $75 includes uniform pants, numbered uniform jersey, team hat, belt, socks, insurance and a participation trophy. When registering new players, parents should bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate. Those interested in coaching should contact Lisa Palisi at rd11director@abitasports.com or (985) 8717555. PELICAN PARK YOUTH SPORTS: Pelican Park, 63350 Pelican Drive, Mandeville. Youth baseball and softball registration will be held for the season that begins the week of March 30 and continues through June. The boys baseball program is for those ages 5 to 15 as of April 30. The softball program is for girls ages 5 to 15 as of Dec. 31. Returning players may register online at pelicanpark.com. New players may register in the Castine Center. CREATING FISHING LURES: A ranger will give a presentation on creating freshwater fishing lures at 10 a.m. March 21 at Fairview-Riverside State Park, 119 Fairview Drive, 1 mile east of Madisonville on La. 22 in St. Tammany Parish. The ranger will cover all steps, beginning with a cypress blank to the finished product. The program is free with park admission of $2 per person ages 4 through 61. For information, call (985) 792-4652 or (888) 677-3247. MAD HATTER 5K: The Junior Auxiliary of Slidell will hold its Mad Hatter 5K and Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. March 21 at Slidell Municipal Airport, 62512 Airport Road, Slidell. Both runs are walker-friendly. Registration for the 5K is $25 for adults until March 16, when the cost will increase to $30. Registration on the morning of the race will be $35. The registration fee includes a T-shirt, breakfast, live music from the Porch Dogs and many other activities. To register, visit jaslidell.org/event/mad-hatterfun-run. GET LUCKY! GOLF TOURNAMENT: The St. Tammany Hospital Foundation is registering golfers for its fourth annual Get Lucky! golf tournament, to be held April 17 at Tchefuncta Country Club in Covington. Corporate foursomes and individual players are welcome to sign up. There are only 25 team slots available, so teams are encouraged to register by April 3. This popular event features food and beverages on the course from local vendors; gifts for every golfer; longest drive, straightest drive and closest-to-the-pin contests; and a chance to win a new car. To register or for more information, contact Nicole Suhre at (985) 898-4171 or nsuhre@stph.org, or visit sthfoundation.org/golf.
amount is welcome (though not necessary to come out and support the effort). For information, call the AHA locally at (504) 830-2300 or send email to gnoheartwalk@heart.org. WALKING PATH: Speaking of heart health, the walking path at Lakeview Regional Medical Center south of Covington was recently selected as the north shore’s first American Heart Association officially
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of sleeting snow was chosen for a calendar. “Looking back at my pictures over the last two years, I knew I had a lot of chemo fog,� Perez said. “Looking at them now, I see they are maybe Photo by KATHY PEREZ even prettier, A backyard bluebird photo taken by Kathy but in a different Perez during an episode of sleeting snow way.� made it into a songbird calendar. At 63, Perez ponders her past forward to more photography and her future behind the lens. shows. She gets plenty of sup“I realized I was thinking port from her brother, Wayne, more about life taking those who lives in Mandeville, and pictures while in chemo,� she her son, Danny, who lives in murmured watching a pelican New Orleans. fly across the marsh. “ApprePerez has lived on the north ciating God’s strength in his shore for 25 years, moving creations looking through my here to raise her son. She lens.� bought a warehouse in Slidell, You may purchase Luana K. where she once had a flowerPerez pictures from her Etsy arrangement business. Her website, www.etsy.com/shop/ favorite part of the north shore eyesofluana, and from Fine is the natural surroundings, Arts America, fineartamerica. including the marshes in Lacom/art/all/kathy+perez/all. combe and Lake Road in MadiPerez will have her pictures sonville. on display and for sale at the Her pictures are on display Northshore Garden Show permanently on the second and Plant Sale March 20-21 floor of the Ochsner Medical from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Center in Slidell, as well as in Tammany Fairgrounds, 1304 the hospital gift shop. They are Columbia St., Covington. She also on display during a month- will also be at the City Park long annual show at the main Spring Garden show at the Ochsner Medical Center on New Orleans Botanical Garden Jefferson Highway. on April 11-12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “The photos are healing on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 and beautiful,� Perez said. “I p.m. on Sunday. For informareceived emails from patients tion on the City Park show, who took their wheelchairs visit neworleanscitypark.com/ down to view at night; they said events/spring-garden-show. it lifted their spirits.� Various doctors in Covington, Deborah Burst writes about Chalmette and Slidell have her people behind the scenes of pictures hanging in their oforganizations and events in St. fices and hallways. And a photo Tammany Parish. To reach her, of her favorite backyard blueemail deborahburst@gmail. bird taken during an episode com.
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community ST. JOSEPH’S ALTARS The annual tradition of celebrating the feast day of St. Joseph is marked with St. Joseph’s Day altars presented throughout St. Tammany Parish. A partial listing follows: ST. SCHOLASTICA ACADEMY: The altar will be blessed, open for viewing and for serving food from 3:30 to 7 p.m. March 19 in the SSA cafeteria. Admission for the meal is by donation. For information, call (985) 892-2540, ext. 119. ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST: 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell. Viewing of the altar is 9:30-11:30 a.m. on March 18. The St. Joseph Day Mass is at 10 a.m. on March 19 will be followed by a procession to the Family Life Center where the altar will be blessed at 11 a.m. and food will be served until 2 p.m. WHERE Y’AT SENIORS: Peace Lutheran Church, 1320 W. Gause Blvd., Slidell. The Where Y’At Seniors will host the annual Community St. Joseph’s Altar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 23. The group meets monthly at Peace Lutheran Church for fun and music. The event is sponsored in part by Canon Hospice and Thrivent Financial MS-LA Gulf Coast Chapter. For information, call (985) 641-6400. ST. ANSELM CATHOLIC CHURCH: St. Joseph Hall at St. Anselm Church, 306 St. Mary St., in Madisonville. The altar will be blessed by the Rev. Frank Giroir on Saturday, March 14 following the 4 p.m. Mass and will be opened for viewing and serving of meatless meals on Sunday, March 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Last year, the Guild handmade more than 80,000 cookies, as well as a large array of vegetarian casseroles and pasta which were served and distributed to the public. The altar is free and open to the public.
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Dukes of the 2015 Olde Towne Slidell Association St. Patrick’s Day Court are, from left, Eddie Reso, Thomas Reeves, Grand Marshal Greg Cromer, Alex Felder, state Rep. Kevin Pearson and Tom Collins.
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: 72040 Maple St., Abita Springs. The altar blessing and viewing in St. Jane Hall will follow the 7 p.m. Mass on March 18. The altar will be open from noon to 6 p.m. March 19. Meals are served beginning at noon until food runs out. Donations support the St. Vincent de Paul Society to help the poor, and the prayers and work are dedicated to “World Peace.” Visitors will receive small bags of Italian cookies with a St. Joseph prayer card, a fava bean and Italian bread.
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State Rep. Greg Cromer is grand marshal of the Olde Towne Slidell Association St. Patrick’s Day court, and Peggy Cromer is queen of the court.
Maids of the 2015 Olde Towne Slidell Association St. Patrick’s Day Court are, from left, Tanya Witchen, Brandee Santini, Kathleen DesHotel and Nancy Pearson.
St. Patrick’s Day court reigns over Sunday parade Thomas Reeves and Eddie Reso. The maids will be Kathleen DesHotel, Nancy Pearson, Brandee Santini and Tanya Witchen. Alex Felder will be an honorary duke. His mother, Shawn Bates Felder, was a maid in the first Slidell St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1976. His aunt Angelique Bates was a maid in
Advocate staff report The Olde Towne Slidell Association’s 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will roll at 1 p.m. Sunday, with state Rep. Greg Cromer as grand marshal and Peggy Cromer as queen of the St. Patrick’s Day court. The dukes will be Tom Collins, state Rep. Kevin Pearson,
1982. His great-uncle “Sleepy” Leon André Saraille was grand marshal in 1983. The parade will begin with a toast at Slidell City Hall, 2045 Second St. The walking groups, motorcycles, horses, cars, trucks, dance groups and floats will proceed to Fremaux, where they will turn left, with float riders handing out the produce
needed for an Irish stew as they go. The parade will turn left again on Front Street, veering onto Carey Street. The group will turn right at the intersection of Carey and Pontchartrain, then right again on Front and Robert streets, crossing Carey before taking its final left, onto First Street and back to City Hall.
The Fontainebleau High School Jazz Band, one of 12 from across the country invited to a prestigious band competition in Georgia, will publicly preview its program during a two-hour benefit performance from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Jazz Hall, 433 Lamarque St., in Mandeville. The FHS Jazz Ensemble One, under the direction of Lee Hicks, will be joined by several guest musicians. Admission is $10 at the door and all proceeds will go toward defraying travel expenses to the ninth Swing Central Jazz High School Jazz Band Competition and master class workshops March 25-28 in Savannah, Georgia. The annual high school jazz competition is produced by the Savannah Music Festival, in conjunction with Swing Central Jazz. During the Dew Drop concert, the band will showcase the three competitive pieces and be joined by guest musicians Richard Leveille on saxophone; Erik Morales on trumpet; Jeff Albert on trombone; Michael Lemmier on piano and keyboard and Dan Caro on drums. Members of the Fontainebleau jazz band are Kevin Drez and Stephanie Lee, piano; Victor Morales, guitar; Andre Migliore, bass; Jesse Bertucci, drums; Terra Harris and Joseph Cangelosi, percussion; Matthew Braselman, Cameron Field, Colton Scariano, Will Fitterer and Canon Henton, saxophone; Ford Lambert, Sam Ducote, Dustin Hunt, Emmett Racine and Blake Gonzales, trombone; and Clark Lambert, Brian Maassen, Duncan Perez, Nathan Sheffield, Lee Lambert and Connor White, trumpet.
NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS STORYWALK: On a day when public school classes will not be in session, Northlake Nature Center is offering an opportunity for families to take books and storytime outdoors with a StoryWalk from noon to 3 p.m. Friday. The StoryWalk program was developed by the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition. It places a children’s story—literally, a book taken apart— along a popular walking route to encourage fitness, enjoyment of nature and literacy at the same time. The Northlake Nature Center program is being presented in partnership with the St. Tammany Parish Library. The featured book will be “Down in Louisiana” by Johnette Downing. Families can stop by anytime, but should arrive by 2:30 p.m. to be able to enjoy the entire story. The StoryWalk will take about a half hour to complete, but the afternoon can be stretched out longer as families enjoy the trails at the center. The Northlake Nature Center is at 23135 Highway 190 East in Mandeville, across from Fontainebleau State Park on Bayou Castine. No registration is required. The program is free and open to the public. WILDLIFE REFUGE WORK/PLAY DAY: The Friends of Louisiana Wildlife Refuges is seeking group and individual volunteers to participate in a Work/Play Day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Complex, 61389 Highway 434, Lacombe. Volunteers will clear unwanted growth from trails and historic gardens throughout the property, at a time when the camellia gardens are still in bloom. The Friends of Louisiana Wildlife Refuges will provide lunch. Then the “play” portion of the day will begin, with a facilitated canoe outing on Bayou Lacombe. All equipment is provided. To register, and reserve a spot at the lunch table, contact Supervisory Park Ranger David Stoughton at (985) 8822025 or david_stoughton@fws.gov by
March 12. BOOK SALE: Books and magazines about gardening will be featured during the Second Saturday Special Sale to be held by the Friends of the Slidell Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, inside the Slidell Branch Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Sale items will have standard prices ranging from 25 cents to $3 each. For information on the Friends of the Slidell Library, send email to fsl70458@yahoo.com. A silent auction of gardening books is underway through March 26 at the Slidell Branch Library. Bids are placed in person, but the high bidders do not have to be present to win. The auction items are on view in display cases inside the branch, and the bid book is available from the branch circulation desk. All sales benefit the Slidell, Pearl River and Lacombe branch libraries. A list of the auction titles is available by sending email to fsl70458@yahoo.com. YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU: Chef Soirée 2015, benefiting the Youth Service Bureau, will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Bogue Falaya Park, Covington. The event will feature a gate-opening parade led by the 610 Stompers; music from Benny Grunch and the Bunch, Gypsy River, Louisiana Spice, Voodoo Funk & Soul, The Wagners and Amanda Shaw; and a fireworks finale. A 2015 Ford Mustang will be raffled off, with tickets sold for $25 each or five for $100. The Youth Service Bureau provides advocacy, counseling, education, and intervention for at-risk youth and their families, helping them reach their full potential. The agency serves both St. Tammany and Washington parishes. This year’s Chef Soirée is dedicated to the memory of Judge Andy Clayton James Jr. (1932–2014), who assigned the first CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteer in the 22nd Judicial District in 1989. Chef Soirée 2015 will honor Matt
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Rick Flick, Tina Flick, and Youth Service Bureau Board President Ric Poirier with the 2015 black Ford Mustang that will be raffled Sunday at Chef Soiree. Cole, graduate of the Culinary Institute of New Orleans, Marine Corps veteran, and veteran of the north shore restaurant business. The 2015 Chef Soirée poster is designed by north shore native Suzanne King. General admission tickets are $145
and are available at chefsoiree.com or by calling (985) 893-2570. PARTNERING FOR PREVENTION: Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families will present “Partnering for Prevention” for the Florida Parishes region, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Causeway Branch Library, 3457 US
190 in Mandeville. The meeting is hosted with the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund and targeted toward people who work with children and families. For information, visit www. louisianapartnership.org. MILITARY ROAD ALLIANCE: A Camellia Park tax proposal for the Recreation District 16 will be on the agenda when the Military Road Alliance meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in the cafeteria of the Live Oak Village Assisted Living Center, 2200 E. Gause Blvd., Slidell. The tax proposal will be on the May 2 ballot. Sean Burkes from the Rec District 16 committee will be the guest speaker. All meetings of the Military Road Alliance are open to the public. Questions may be addressed to alliance President Jay Hilker at anotary@bellsouth.net. PLANT SHOW AND SALE: The Northshore Garden Show and Plant Sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21, at the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds, 1304 N. Columbia St., Covington. There will be hourly talks by horticulturists, cooking demonstrations, more than 50 exhibitor booths, children’s activities and food concessions. The event is sponsored by the LSU AgCenter and the St. Tammany Master Gardener Association. Admission is $5, with proceeds benefiting the Bobby Fletcher Sr. College Scholarship Fund. For information, call (985) 875-2635. MANDEVILLE ARTS & CRAFT SHOW: The Mandeville Spring Arts & Craft Show will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22, at the Mandeville Lions Hall, 720 Lafitte St., Mandeville. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For information, visit www.MandevilleCraftShow.com. Send news for Neighborhood Briefs, 10 days in advance of the Thursday it should run, to sttammany @theadvocate.com.
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Msgr. William Bilinsky embraces the Rev. Oleh Kharyshyn at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mandeville.
FAITH NOTES MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE: Msgr. William Bilinsky, a retired priest who lives in Folsom and assists at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mandeville as well as other Catholic churches, celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood with a Mass at Mary, Queen of Peace on Jan. 25. The Mass was a Divine Liturgy of Thanksgiving according to Rite of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The Rev. Oleh Kharyshyn traveled from Ukraine to Mandeville for the occasion. CAREGIVING SERIES AT FIRST BAPTIST: “Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones: Guilt-free Caregiving” is the topic of weekly free classes presented from 5:05 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church, 16333 La. 1085, Covington, upstairs in Room 502. Topics include legal and financial needs, March 15; palliative care vs. hospice care, March 22; and questions with a panel of experienced caregivers, March 29. Register at www.fbccov.org or call (985) 892-2149. LENTEN SERIES AT ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS: St. John of the Cross Catholic Church Lenten series “Stories of Faith and Family” continues Mondays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 61031 Brier Lake Drive, Lacombe. The featured speaker March 16 will be Sister Barbara, of the Daughters of Divine Providence, who will share the story of her late-in-life call to serve God as a professed religious sister, and Eduardo Melendreras, who will share how his life changed after he returned to the church. For information, call (985) 882-3779. CAR AND TRUCK SHOW: Mandeville Christian Fellowship Church will hold its eighth annual car and truck show on Saturday, March 14, at the church at 1211 La. 1088, Mandeville. Those wishing to enter their car or truck in the competition may do so from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., for a fee of $20. Awards will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free for spectators, with breakfast and lunch available. There will be a silent auction benefiting the youth ministry. For information, call (504) 451-1522 or email lloydbolds@ yahoo.com. ST. TAMMANY RIGHT TO LIFE ORATORY CONTEST: High school juniors and seniors parishwide are invited to compete for prizes in the annual St. Tammany Right to Life Oratory Contests. Speeches, five to seven minutes long, will be given at 10 a.m. March 14 at St. Luke Youth Center, 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell. Prizes are $200 for first place; $100, second; and $50, third. For guidelines, call Mary Powell at (985) 643-9547. SPRING REVIVAL: Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church will hold its 2015 spring revival at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, March 17-19, at the church, 2445 Fourth St., Slidell. The speaker March 17 will be Ray L. Larry, of Providence Missionary Baptist Church; March 18, Cynthia Plummer, of I Am Covered Ministries; and March 19, Bishop Kevin Boyd, of Open Door Apostolic Ministries. The theme will be “Revival for a time when God’s people need it the most: 2 Chronicles 7:13-15.” For information, call (985) 201-7800. SLOW COOKER COOK-OFF: The Episcopal Church Women of Christ Episcopal Church will hold the Double Dog Dare You slow cooker cook-off with a St. Patrick’s Day theme at 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the church, 1534 Seventh St., Slidell. Participants should bring slow cookers filled with their specialties to the church between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. There is no entry fee, but entry forms should be brought to the church by March 15. Tickets to the tasting and judging are $10 per person. Proceeds from the event will go toward outreach ministries such as Project Easter, which provides Easter baskets to children at the Rainbow Child Care Center. For information, contact the church at (985) 643-4531 or office@christchurchslidell.org. LENTEN FISH FRIES: Fridays in Lent are marked by fish fries at area churches. A partial list follows: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, 316 Lafitte St., Mandeville. The Knights of Columbus Council 9240 will hold fish fries from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dinners, $9, are available for dinein or takeout and include fried or baked catfish, bread, soft drink, dessert and two sides. There also will be a food drive benefiting the Samaritan Center. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, 11345 St. John Church Road, Folsom. The Knights of Columbus will offer a fish fry from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost is $9 for dine-in or takeout plates of fried or baked fish served with hush puppies, coleslaw and cheese potatoes. ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington. Knights of Columbus Council 12906 will host fish fries from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dinners include fried shrimp or Louisiana-raised catfish served with homemade coleslaw, a portion of potato salad or french fries and French bread.
Recent births at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington include: n Roxanna Elizabeth Martinez, born Jan. 22, daughter of Emily Elizabeth Gardona and Eli Rafael Martinez of New Orleans. She weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz. n Kingston D. Williams, born Jan. 31, son of Leigh A. Kohler and Cory D. Williams of Abita Springs. He weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz. n Trinity Lemer Darby, born Jan. 31, daughter of Tristan Megal Mayes and Quincy Lamar Darby of Covington. She weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz. n Josephine Briege McKnight, born Feb. 5, daughter of Mary-Kathryn Johnsen McKnight and Keith Darren McKnight Jr. of Mandeville. She weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz. n Kate Marie Allen, born Feb. 9, daughter of Caroline Hoffman Allen and Doug Eugene of Covington. She weighed 9 lbs., 8 oz.
n Ella Kate Ann Davis, born Feb. 9, daugh-
ter of Angela Rose Davis and Michael Dustin Davis of Hammond. She weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz. n Reagan Kinlee Dunn, born Feb. 10, daughter of Bridget Sabrina Dunn and Brian David Dunn of Varnado. She weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. n Remy Andrew Nelson, born Feb. 10, son of Ashley Moore Nelson and Roy Andrew Nelson of Madisonville. He weighed 11 lbs. n Camille Lillian Schiff, born Feb. 10, daughter of Anna Camille Schiff and Christopher David Schiff of Madisonville. She weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz. n Wesley Christopher Schiff, born Feb. 10, son of Anna Camille Schiff and Christopher David Schiff of Madisonville. He weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz. n Sidney Richard Eberle, born Feb. 12, son of Stacy Lynn Ward and Richard Michael
Eberle of Covington. He weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. n Emmett Charles Lewis, born Feb. 14, son of Rebecca Vicknair Lewis and Todd Michael Lewis of Covington. He weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz. n Katherine Anna Elizabeth Laborde, born Feb. 16, daughter of Kateryna Laborde and John Urbain Didier Laborde of Madisonville. She weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz. n Siebelle Rakhshan Pashayev, born Feb. 17, daughter of Nadira Mammadova and Rakhshan S. Pashayev of Mandeville. She weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. n Caden Matthew Cote, born Feb. 19, son of Tisha Clark Cote and Charles Michael Cote of Covington. He weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz. n Ashlynn Grace Salemi, born Feb. 19, daughter of Fallyn Lockhart Salemi and Justin David Salemi of Franklinton. She
weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz. n Grayson Michael Gray, born Feb. 20, son
of Haley Kristina McMillion and Chase Lamar Gray of Covington. He weighed 7 lbs., 10.5 oz. n Alexander Ambrose Daughdrill, born Feb. 23, son of Courtney Beth Daughdrill and Zachary Kade Daughdrill of Franklinton. He weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz. n Zayden Reign Rosevally, born Feb. 23, son of Tonya Mane Rosevally and Charles Anthony Rosevally Jr. of Mandeville. He weighed 8 lbs., 14 oz. n Sage Daniel Pocorobba, born Feb. 24, son of Shelby Danielle Markey and Wade Pocorobba of Covington. He weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. n Lake Vilardo Wagner, born Feb. 24, son of Kelli Rebecca Vilardo and Jonathan Michael Wagner of Abita Springs. He weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz.
HEALTH BRIEFS FREE CANCER SCREENINGS: March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, bringing attention to the type of cancer people are often too embarrassed to discuss. That’s why Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital launched a free online assessment at mbpstph.org/colorectal to help determine whether someone is at risk. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer remains the third-deadliest cancer in the U.S. among men and women despite decreases in death rates over the past two decades. It is expected to cause almost 50,000 deaths in the U.S. during 2015. The primary risk factor for colorectal cancer (commonly called colon cancer) is age. More than 90 percent of cases are diagnosed in individuals older than 50, which is the recommended age to begin colorectal cancer screening unless there is a family history, in which case screenings should start earlier. Symptoms that sometimes occur include rectal bleeding, changes in bowel function, abnormal weight loss and abdominal pain. n Cancer Center staff will distribute free fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits for home use on Friday, March 20, in Bogalusa and on Friday, March 27, in Mandeville. The Bogalusa distribution will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from noon to 2 p.m. at Nielsen’s Pharmacy, 1619 S. Columbia St. The Mandeville distribution will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from noon to 2 p.m. at Walgreens, 2050 Florida St. The take-home FIT kit, which must be picked up by the user, is not a substitute for a colonoscopy. n In Bogalusa on March 20, clinical breast exams will be offered for women of all ages. Mammograms are free and available for women 40 and older who have not been screened within the past 12 months. Insurance will be billed for mammograms. There will be no charge for women without insurance. n In Mandeville on March 27, physicians will check patients’ face, neck, lips and mouth for signs of oral cancer. n In both Bogalusa and Mandeville, skin cancer screenings will be available for anyone who has not had one within the past 12 months. The free screenings are made possible by donor gifts. For more information or to schedule a breast cancer screening, visit mbpstph.org/screenings or call (888) 616-4687. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: A support group for parents who have experienced the loss of a child will meet at 7 p.m. Mondays, March 2 and 16 and April 6 and 20, at the St. Tammany Hospital Hospice office, 725 W. 11th Ave., Covington. For information, contact Ada Marion (985) 871-5974 or amarion@stph.org. BREAST CANCER SUPPORT: A breast cancer survivor support group
will meet from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, March 3 and April 7, at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, 1203 S. Tyler St., Covington. This free support group is open to anyone receiving treatment or who has completed treatment for breast cancer. For information, contact jfreudenberger@ marybird.com or (985) 276-6832. CHOKING RESCUE: Hands-on training in handling a choking emergency will be offered from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. The cost is $5 for members, $10 for others. BOOT CAMP FOR NEW DADS: Veteran dads will teach rookies about caring for a new baby — and a new mom — and the new fatherhood role from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 7, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Conference Center, 1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. The cost is $10. For information, call (985) 898-4435. BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT: A lactation consultant will answer questions from expectant moms and new mothers from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, March 5 and April 2, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. The program is free. For information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435. BABY CHAT FOR SIBLINGS: The siblings of newborns will gain understanding about the changes that occur when mom and dad bring home a baby during Baby Chat for Siblings, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 7, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Conference Center, 1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. There is no cost. For information, call (985) 898-4435. BETTER BREATHERS: People diagnosed with lung disease will find support and information through the Better Breathers program from 10 a.m. to 11 am. Wednesday, March 11, at the Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, 16300 Highway 1085, Covington. For information, call (985) 898-3785. BREASTFEEDING INSTRUCTION: The St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center will hold an art of breastfeeding class from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, March 9 and 16, at 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. Free. For information, call (985) 898-4083. PLAY AND LEARN: Parents and their children, 16 months to 4 years, play and learn together through music and movement, arts and crafts, and storytime at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. Classes with a “Circus Fun” theme will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, March 10, 17 and 24. “Spring has Sprung” will be the theme for the classes on April 14, 21 and 28. Class size is limited to 12 parent/child couples. The cost is $15 per child for member, $24 for nonmembers. For information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435. BALLET: Kristen Zornman will teach a three-week series of ballet classes for children ages
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 6:30pm
Nancy Gravel, D.C., B.S., BCIA
2 and up at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, March 11, 18 and 25, at the St. Tammany Parish Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. The series will be repeated April 15, 22 and 29. The class costs $21 for members and $30 for others. To register or for information, contact ksupan@ stph.org or (985) 898-4435. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital will host a cancer connection support group from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, March 11 and April 14, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, 1203 S. Tyler St., Covington. Family members and friends challenged by cancer diagnosis are invited to share experiences and quality of life after a cancer diagnosis. For information, contact Jane Freudenberger at jfreudenberger@marybird.com or (985) 276-6832. CHILD SEAT INSPECTIONS: Free child safety seat inspections will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursdays, March 12 and April 9, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. Call (985) 8984435 to schedule an appointment. INFANT/CHILD CPR: Skills for handling choking and breathing emergencies among children will be taught from 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. This is not a CPR certification class. Register no later than one week prior to class. The cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers and $10 per additional couple. To register or for information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435.
PREPARED CHILDBIRTH: Fetal development, stages of labor and anesthesia options are among the topics that will be discussed during a prepared childbirth class to be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 17 and 24, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Conference Center, 1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. For information, call (985) 898-4083. BABY CARE BASICS: Helpful hints on caring for a new baby will be shared from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, March 18 and 25, and April 15 and 22, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Conference Center, 1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. Free. For information, call (985) 898-4083. QUIT SMOKING: Tools and resources to quit smoking for good will be offered through a series of nine weekly classes on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. or from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., March 18 through May 13, through St. Tammany Parish Hospital. This free program requires reservations, which can be made by calling (985) 898-4468. Refreshments will be provided. SURVIVE DAT!: A breast cancer support group for young survivors will meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays, March 19 and April 16, at the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, 1203 S. Tyler St., Covington. All are welcome regardless of where treatment was received. For information, contact jfreudenberger@marybird.com or (985) 276-6832. PREPARING FOR CHILDBIRTH: A class focused on using Lamaze techniques will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Conference Center, 1202 S. Tyler
St., Covington. All aspects of the birthing process and methods of delivery are discussed. Relaxation and pain control techniques will be practiced. The cost is $50. For information, call (985) 898-4083. CO-PARENTING CLASSES: A series of two classes for divorcing parents who want to keep their children from becoming children in the middle will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays, March 23 and 30. The series will be repeated April 20 and 27. There’s also a children’s version for ages 6-12 years, held at the same times, to provide children help with issues they may confront as their parents go through a divorce. Register no later than 1 p.m. on the Friday prior to the first session. To register or for information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435. EASTER EGG HUNT: Families will gather for an Easter egg hunt and party from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. The cost is one dozen filled eggs per child and a snack to share at the party. For information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435. HELP FOR PTSD: Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder may benefit from a variety of treatments offered by the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. For information, call (800) 935-8387 or visit www. ptsd.va.gov. For veterans in crisis, call (800) 273-8255 and press 1, chat online at veteranscrisisline.net, or send a text message to 838255. Confidential support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
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Slidell Elks Club line dancers entertain for St. Patrick’s Day To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, the Slidell Elks line dancers entertained residents at the Guest House in Slidell. In the front row, from left, are Barbara Frank, Rose Fontenot, Ellyn Campbell, Lou Landry, Allen Landry and Carol Massarini. In the back row are guest Paul Niehaus, Pat Massarini and Dennis Guenard.
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Team Pride of Leadership Northshore donates toward fire safety trailer
Advocate staff photos by SCOTT THRELKELD
Booth Pohlmann holds his pets, Apple and Little Bit, Thursday at home in Madisonville.
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Lorelei the rescue goat peers over a picket fence at the Bayou Ridge Animal Sanctuary and Preserve in Madisonville.
At a recent Board of Commissioners meeting for St. Tammany Parish Fire District 1, members of Leadership Northshore Class of 2014 Team Pride presented the department with a donation of $25,000 to be used toward the purchase of a new fire safety trailer. The trailer is a vital tool used to teach youths about fire safety. The team members are Tommy Benasco, Chad Duffaut Sr., Lauren Gibson, Danny Blackburn and Charnetta Robinson. Pictured with them are Commissioner Fred McDonald, Chairman Dan Crowley, Fire Chief Chris Kaufmann, Commissioner Jim Hoying, Commissioner Troy Brackett, Chief of Operations David Kuhn and Chief of Administration Bobby Worchel.
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Pigs Pearl, left, and Mae Mobley walk around a large space set up for the animals in a metal barn.
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Continued from page 1G ty, parrots chirp in the living room, and Siamese cats languish in the bedroom. A litter of English bulldog puppies is in the handsome kitchen, with brass pots and pans hanging from the ceiling. It’s all whimsical, but purposeful, Pohlmann said. “I want this to be a last-chance place for animals; for the ones that really have no place to go,” he said. “They may be abused, they may be old, the ones that no one wants; that sort of thing. Hubig the rescue dog lounges com- That’s my focus; to fortably at the Bayou Ridge Animal give them a safe place Sanctuary and Preserve in Madison- to land. Animals know when they are safe.” ville. Growing up in St. Francisville, Pohlmann had many pets, including horses, ducks and raccoons. Being blessed with a flair for the fashionable (yet also the practical), he merged his love of animals with his ability to create elaborate backdrops for weddings, gala parties and even sanctuaries for unwanted animals. “It’s all the same energy,” Pohlmann said. “It’s all creative. Whatever your passion is, you have to tap Pearl the pig, left, looks for into something. “I think this place leftover food as Mae Mobley, (Bayou Ridge) is beauan abused pig before she was tiful. There’s somerescued, pokes her nose from thing spiritual and under a swath of red velvet. soothing about it.” Booth Pohlmann has created To that end, Pohla comfortable space for res- mann has even grander cued animals with lighting, plans for the property. curtains and other items once “I want to do culused in his design business. tural history gardens out here,” he said. “It can be a place where kids learn about where food comes from. It can be about where they learn about animals, that sometimes people are bad to animals. … I hope to raise awareness that animals are not disposable.” Pohlmann said he is not accepting monetary donations for the nonprofit sanctuary but said he would accept inkind donations of materials such as fencing to keep the animals on the property. He also seeks help from volunteers and interns to care for the animals both present and future. For information, call (504) 715-7812.
“SUDDENLY LESS SUMMER”: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. March 12, 19 and 26, Madisonville Library, 1123 Main St. Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the St. Tammany Parish Library present “Suddenly Less Summer: The Effects of Air Conditioning on Louisiana.” Scholar Susan Blalock introducing the film “A Streetcar Named Desire” on March 12; Blalock will lead a literature discussion March 19. Participants can tell their own stories about life without air conditioning on March 26. Events are free. Reservations for the four-week series can be made by calling (985) 893-6280, ext. 120. MADISONVILLE ART MARKET: The monthly Madisonville Arts and Craft Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Water Street at the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville. The market features fine arts and crafts from local artists including painting, mixed media, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture and stained glass.
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NORTHSHORE CAJUN DANCE: 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, Abita Springs Town Hall, 22161 Level St. Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band plays the Northshore Cajun Dancers Club’s monthly dance. Lessons at 7 p.m., and dance begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $7 for members and $9 for others. Visit www.northshorecajundancers.com.
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Allen Bryant and Chase Boltin perform in ‘Loot’ at the Playmakers Theater.
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MAKING CRAB NETS: 6:30 p.m. March 12, Castine Center, Pelican Park, 63350 Pelican Drive. Earl Kessling will teach how to make crab nets. Leave with a completed net and the tools necessary to continue making nets. $15. To register, visit www.pelicanpark. com. MANDEVILLE LIVE: 6:30 Friday, Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St. Swingaroux plays the first of six free spring concerts at Mandeville Live! Gates will open at 6 p.m. No outside food or drinks. Restaurants partners for the evening are Rusty Pelican and McClain’s Pizzeria, and the city of Mandeville will provide drinks. Call (985) 624-3147. “SHE KILLS MONSTERS:” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St. The North Shore premiere of “She Kills Monsters,” a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Tom Bubrig, with the assistance of Deborah Marcelle. Recommended for ages 16 and up. For tickets, call (844) THE-3090 or visit www.tinyurl. com/30x90tix. DEW DROP INN: 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, 430 Lamarque St. Austin-based bluesman Johnny Nicholas and his band Hell Bent, with special guests David Greely and Sam Brousard. Nicholas performs midweek in the spring schedule. He was a member of Asleep At The Wheel. Tickets $10 at door. FALAYA FLING: 7 p.m.-11:30 p.m., March 21, Castine Center at Peli-
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Pysanky eggs are a Ukrainian Easter egg tradition that uses a wax-resistant method to create designs. A workshop on Pysanky egg-making will be led by Patricia Hart from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Artists Galleries de Juneau, 2143 First St. in Slidell. can Park. St. Scholastica Academy’s 31st annual Falaya Fling gala, featuring silent and live auctions, dinner and live music by Five Finger Discount beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $65. A Patron Party will be held at 6 p.m. Call (985) 892-2540, ext. 119
COVINGTON
“LOOT”: 8 p.m. March 13, 14, 20, 21 and 2 p.m. March 15 and 22, Playmakers Theater, 19106 Playmakers Road. “Loot” is a farce by Joe Orton. Two young thieves have hard time hiding their loot in this comedy of bad manners,
directed by Anysia Manthos Genre. Tickets, $15 adults or $10 students. Call (985) 893-1671 or visit www.playmakersinc.com. BOOK SIGNING: 2 p.m. Tuesday, 100 Christwood Boulevard, Covington. Murray James will speak and sign his memoir, “A Poor Man Can Survive,” at Christwood Retirement Home. For information, contact Christwood at (985) 898-0515. “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”: Christ Episcopal School will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at 7 p.m. March 20, 21, 27 and 28; and at 2 p.m. March 22 and 29 at 80 Christwood Blvd. in Covington. The March 22 show will be a Royal Princess Matinee in which guest are invited to dress as their favorite princess or prince and attend a royal reception with autographs and roses. Directed by Peggy Aultman, with music direction by Emily Wright and set and costume design by Ruth Siporski. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children at cesdrama. ‘ANTIQUARIAN IMAGE,’ WORKSHOPS AT STAA: Through April 4, St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St. Hands-on workshops include a Lumen Print Workshop, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 21. Cost, $95; Tintype Print Workshop, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Cost $195, includes supplies. Instructor, David Armentor. Digital SLR Photography Workshop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4. Cost, $85, supplies included. Instructor, Zack Smith. For details, visit www.sttammanyartassociation. org.
SLIDELL
“RUTHLESS” AT CUTTING EDGE: Through Saturday at 767 Robert Blvd., Cutting Edge Theater. A musical mystery with an evolv-
ing show business tale of talented tykes, narcissistic parents and ambition run riot. For reservations, call (985) 649-3727 or visit www.cuttingedgetheater. com. ‘DOUBT, A PARABLE’: Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive. Gary Mendoza directs SLT’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt, a Parable,” winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. Tickets are $16 adults; $8 students. For tickets, call (985) 641-0324 or visit www.SlidellLittleTheatre.org. IRIS’TIBLE ART FOR JO: Through March 27, Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd. The Slidell Art presents “A Show For Jo, Iris’tible Art.” Jo Peshek was a longtime member of Friends of the Slidell Library, and her favorite flower was the Louisiana Iris. For information, visit www.slidellartleague.org or call (985) 640-2485. PYSANKY EGG WORKSHOP: 2 p.m-5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, Artists’ Galleries de Juneau, 2143 First St. in Slidell. Cost is $25 and includes supplies. Pysanky eggs are Ukrainian Easter eggs with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using wax-resistant methods. Designs are drawn in beeswax and died to reveal the design. The workshop space is limited, and all ages and levels are welcomed. To register, email patrishart831@gmail.com or call (985) 707-4961. MISS NELSON IS MISSING: “Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, March 21 and 28, and 2 p.m. Sundays, March 22 and 20, Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive. Tickets are $10 adults and $8 for youths 10 and under. For tickets, call (985) 641-0324 or visit www. SlidellLittleTheatre.org.
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community BRIEFS ADVOCATE STAFF REPORTS Slidell joins Leaders Against Litter event Slidell is one of 23 Louisiana cities that will be participating in a Leaders Against Litter event on Friday. At 9 a.m., leaders will gather at the corner of Front Street and East Hall Avenue. They will proceed along Front Street and Gause Blvd., collecting litter using golden grabbers. After the cleanup, the leaders will be asked to sign a pledge to spread the word that litter is not acceptable, to pick up litter whenever they see it and to lead the way for a litter-free Louisiana. Later that day, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will announce how many bags of trash were picked up and how may pledges were signed. For the general public, the Great American Cleanup will take place at 9 a.m. May 2 at Possum Hollow Park, 801 Cousin St., Slidell. For information on the Great American Cleanup in Slidell, call (985) 646-4307 or visit keepslidellbeautiful.org.
Slidell Rotarians hear from parish president St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Slidell Northshore.
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The Rotary Club of Slidell Northshore has made a contribution to Northshore Disaster Recovery, which goes toward the rebuilding of a home that burned down. Northshore Disaster Recovery executive director Dale Kimball is seen here at the March 3 meeting.
Bereaved sister’s memories inspire Slidell Toastmasters Northshore Harbor Convention Center
Harbor Center celebrates 10 years
The Northshore Harbor Convention Center will be marking its 10th anniversary with a Diamonds Are Forever celebration from 7 p.m. to midnight April 25 at the center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell. There will be entertainment by the Wise Guys and a seated dinner by Patton’s Catering. Tickets are $75. Sponsorships are available; for information, send email to nhcmarketing@harborcenter. org. Two free tickets to the celebration will go to the winner of the Northshore Harbor Center Biggest Fan Contest. Through April 1, the center will be accepting entries from people sharing the reasons why they are its biggest fans. Entries should be sent to nhcmarketing@harborcenter.org. The winner of the Biggest Fan Contest also will win free registration for the Rock the Road 5K and Health and Fitness Expo, which will take place Oct. 17.
Hannan High plans baseball tournament
Archbishop Hannan High School is host of the Swinging for Multiple System Atrophy baseball tournament taking place March 12-14 at three locations, including Coquille Parks and Recreation, where Hannan will play its games. Coquille is at 13505 La. 1085, Covington. There will also be a softball tournament at Coquille. On Friday, fish fry dinners will be sold at Coquille for $7. The other locations are Covington High School and Northlake Christian School. The fight against multiple system atrophy is personal for the Hawks for two reasons. Sandra Cancienne, grandmother of head coach Boomer Nunez and freshman Trey Nunez, lost her battle with the disease on July 29. Also, Bobby Carlisle, whose wife, Terri, is Hannan’s director of information technology, is battling MSA. MSA is a rare degenerative neurologic condition that affects both men and women, usually starting in the 50s or early 60s. MSA is considered a type of Parkinsonism but with more widespread effects on the brain and body. There is no remission or cure, so treatment involves controlling the symptoms.
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Pat Thomas, left, was chosen as the evening’s best speaker at a recent meeting of the Slidell Toastmasters Club, after an inspirational speech about her late sister, Marie. With her are Toastmaster Colleen Dale, center, and Tony Bonnecarrere, a guest. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month in the Florida Avenue Conference Room at Slidell Memorial Hospital, 1025 Florida Ave., Slidell. For information, contact Art Weller at (985) 649-5698 or Colleen Dale at (985) 847-1714, or go to www. toastmasters.org.
BUSINESS BRIEFS BUSINESS SEMINARS: Business consultant Sandy Hughes will hold seminars for job seekers and employers at the Slidell Branch Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Seminars are sponsored by St. Tammany Parish Library and SCORE Northshore. A seminar on managing employee performance will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 15. A seminar on interviewing do’s and don’ts for employers will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 26.
Hughes is an officer with the SCORE Northshore office. She is the owner and principal consultant for Hughes Consulting, which she founded in 2006. She has more than 20 years of human resource, organization development and training experience with Fortune 500 companies. The events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, visit register.stpl.us/evanced/lib/ eventcalendar.asp or call the library at (985) 646-6470.
From left are Pat Massarini; Lee Guillory, past exalted ruler of Slidell Elks Lodge 2321; Trooper Ernest Wilkes; firefighter Michael Theil Sr.; forensic examiners Brett LaBauve, and Thomas Ferguson; Deputy Bryant Estes; detective Luke Irwin and Herb Hostler, exalted ruler of Slidell Elks Lodge 2321.
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In the front row, from left, are Corey Bourgeois, David Riker of the FBI, Lt. Scot Keller, Slidell Mayor Freddy Drennan, and Kasey Coote and Brandi Dohre of Slidell City Court. Behind them are Lee Guillory, Pat Massarini. Sgt. Mike Garrity, Steve Campbell of National Marine Fisheries, Lt. Todd Wood, Chief Bobby Worchel, Slidell police Capt. John Gallaher, Maj. Doug Sharp of the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office and Herb Hostler.
Slidell Elks honors achievement in law enforcement Advocate staff report Four first-responders and two forensic examiners received recognition recently during the Law and Order Night program of Slidell Elks Lodge 2321. Honors went to Bryant Estes, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy of the year; Luke Irwin, the Slidell Police Department officer of the year; Michael A. Thiel Sr., the St. Tammany Fire Protection District 1 firefighter of the year; and Ernest Wilkes, Louisiana State Police trooper of the year.
Forensic examiners Thomas Ferguson and Brett LaBauve, of the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, received plaques expressing appreciation for their work leading to the arrest of two suspects in child pornography and child abuse cases. Pat Massarini organized the Law and Order Night program, which included participation by Exalted Ruler Herb Hostler as chaplain and past Exalted Ruler Lee Guillory as master of ceremonies. Remarks were delivered by Slidell Mayor Freddy Dren-
nan; Maj. Doug Sharp, of the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office; Slidell police Capt. John Gallaher; St. Tammany Fire District No. 1 Chief Bobby Worchel; Lt. Todd Wood, of State Police Troop L; Corey Bourgeois, of the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office; Sgt. Mike Garrity and Lt. Scot Keller, of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Steve Campbell, of National Marine Fisheries; Brandi Dohre and Kasey Coote, of Slidell City Court; and supervisory special agent David Riker, of the FBI.
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SCHOOLS Lee Road Junior High School honors students of the month
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Mandeville school welcomes grandparents for special events
Grandparents Day at Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic School in Mandeville featured a prayer service, classroom visits, performances and refreshments. The school’s Parent Teacher Cooperative Club organized the event. Kate and Julia Cantrelle, in front, are joined by Tozzie and Frederick Laborde.
St. Scholastica Academy senior wins Catholic scholarship
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St. Scholastica Academy senior Allyson Lacoste was recently presented with the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ academic scholarship for the Florida Parishes Catholic high schools. This inaugural scholarship is presented to a Catholic students who possess a love for writing, a readiness to serve others and a deep appreciation for a Catholic education. From left are Ronald Crimmons, Dr. Martin Kearney, Allyson Lacoste and Bill Moran.
The January students of the month at Lee Road Junior High School in Covington are, front row from left, Marissa Taylor, Sophia Monteleone, Michael Norton and Gabby Sharp. In back are Alyssa Revere, Joshua Barletter, Thomas Hayes, Christian Gaudé and Tia Brown.
Mandeville students win culinary competition Advocate staff report For the second consecutive year, a team from Lakeshore High School in Mandeville won the culinary competition at the Louisiana Seafood ProStart Student Invitational, which was March 3-4 in New Orleans. Instructor Judy Achary led the team, which included students Irelan Crosby, Autumn Hamm, Hunter Trahan and Gianna Nastasi. During the culinary competition, teams from 20 high schools demonstrated their knife skills, poultry fabrication and creative abilities through the preparation of a three-course, gourmet meal in 60 minutes. All teams’ menus had to feature at least one type of the six Louisiana seafood species. Lakeshore’s winning menu included an appetizer of Louisiana shrimp étouffée cavitelli, an entree of rabbit and lobster rissole and a dessert of mascarpone lemon curd bombe. The second-place team was West Feliciana High School in St. Francisville. The third-place team was Dutchtown High School in Geismar. The Lakeshore team cam in second in the management competition, in which teams demonstrated their knowledge of
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A team from Lakeshore High School in Mandeville won the culinary competition at the Louisiana Seafood ProStart Student Invitational. From left are Lakeshore High School ProStart instructor Judy Achary, Gianna Nastasi, Irelan Crosby, Autumn Hamm, Hunter Trahan and Louisiana Restaurant Association President and CEO Stan Harris.
the restaurant and food-service industry by developing a restaurant concept, including the menu, design, budget and marketing strategies, which they presented to a panel of judges as an entrepreneur would pitch to a group of investors. The Lakeshore High
High School in St. Francisville. The third-place team was Hammond High Magnet School. Lakeshore and West Feliciana High School will represent Louisiana in the National ProStart Invitational in Anaheim, California, on April 18-20.
School management team was led by instructor Judy Achary and included students Alex Gautreaux, Jacob Heffner, Gianna Nastas, Tracie Romano and Cole Krieger. The winner of the management competition was West Feliciana
COMMUNITY
VFW visits Southeast La. War Veterans Home Advocate staff report
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In the front row, from left, are Rudy Baker and Moe Taylor, both retired Navy; Ralph Smith, retired Army; and Rudy Autunez, Post 8290, Lacombe. In the middle row are Inez Naquin, Post 8720 Ladies Auxiliary, Abita Springs; Laurie Carroll, Post 8290 Ladies Auxiliary; Percy Naquin, Post 8720; and Andy Bryson, Post 8290. In the back row are Franklin Lanzetta, Post 8720; Rocky Wariner, Mickey Carroll and Patrick Dempsey, Post 8290; Michael Peats, Post 8720; Rafael ‘Bob’ Mari, Post 5174, Pearl River; and David Rice, Post 8720.
Magnolia Forest Garden Club members learn about rooting plant cuttings
VFW District 9 Commander Mickey Carroll led a recent visit to the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve by members of the district’s VFW posts and ladies auxiliaries. The visit by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars included a meal and a bingo game. Mecklen Oscar Taylor, 94, said he started his career with the government working in the Civilian Conservation Corps relief program during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. “Mr. Moe,” as he is known, said he worked in the forestry program planting trees in various places including Leesville, where Fort Polk is now located. He said he the Navy on De-
cember 12, 1939, and served on several ships including the USS Holland, the United States’ first modern commissioned submarine. He moved back to Houma, where he worked 16 years for the Terrebonne Medical Center. After leaving there, he worked for the U.S. Post Office in Houma for 15 years. He married twice. He and his first wife have one daughter. He and his second wife were together for 63 years and adopted a son. Taylor has lived a life of service. As a member of Christ the Baptist Church for 52 years, he served as a lay minister. He served every other Tuesday for 25 years at the Heritage Manor in Houma as a lay minister. Recently he has become a resident of the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve.
St.Tammany Parish Council member speaks to Women of Infinite Possibilities
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Desiree Stone, of Inwood Garden Center in Covington, gave a presentation on rooting plant cuttings during the February meeting of the Magnolia Forest Garden Club, held at the home of Carol Hodge. Devender and Theju Konda won the Garden of the Month Award, judged by Jill Courseault and Kweli Amusa. Club President Sandy Solar discussed the club’s participation in the Art in Bloom event March 18-22 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. From left are meeting co-hostesses Carol Carrigan and Janet Fouert and hostess Carol Hodge. Flo Johnston was also a co-hostess.
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St. Tammany Parish Council member Maureen O’Brien was the guest speaker at the Feb. 19 meeting of Women of Infinite Possibilities. Her topic was ‘Overcoming Obstacles.’ From left are Pemmie Sheasby, president; Brenda Alford, programs chair; O’Brien; and Elizabeth Impastato, meeting sponsor. Women of Infinite Possibilities meets monthly at Grace Disciples of Christ Church in Mandeville, striving to connect with and impact the lives of other women. For information, visit www.womenofwip.org.
Slidell Garden Club meets
The February meeting of the Slidell Garden Club was held at the home of Margaret Prell. From left are hostesses Evelyn Bartels, Prell and Jan Brown.
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schools Covington, Mandeville students win science fair Advocate staff report Theresa Leith, of Christ Episcopal High School in Covington, was the overall winner of the 2015 Region 8 Science Fair at Southeastern Louisiana University in February. Her winning project, “Chirality: How the Ratio of Fructose to Glucose Affects Optical Rotation,� received first-place honors in the senior division chemistry category. Benjamin Walker, of Mandeville Junior High School, was the overall winner of the junior division. His project, “Breaking Bridge,� placed first in the chemistry category. Region 8 includes Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes. All first- and secondplace regional winners advance to the state science fair this spring at LSU. This year’s Region 8 Science Fair was sponsored by Cleco Power, Shell Oil Company, Entergy, Valero St. Charles Refinery and the Kinder Morgan Foundation. Additional science fair winners, listed by division and school, were:
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CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL: Rebecca Bell, third, chemistry; Max Cook, first, physics and astronomy; and Emmett McComiskey, second, physics and astronomy. NORTHSHORE HIGH SCHOOL: Ben Rowley, second, chemistry. POPE JOHN PAUL II: Mary Grace Kelley and Joseph Kelley, first, behavioral and social science; Raymond Ohler III and Tyler Sanderson, second, behavioral and social science; Joseph Riggio and James Ramirez, third, behavioral and social science; Sophia Cefolia, third, computer science; Angela Boulboulle, first, energy and transporta-
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honorable mention, energy and transportation; Leland Van Deventer, second, microbiology; Benjamin Dantin and Aaron Nguyen, third, physics and astronomy; and John Cresson and Luke Avenel, first, plant sciences. SOUTHEASTERN MATH SCIENCE UPWARD BOUND: Cameron Widner, honorable mention, behavioral and social science; Makayla Dantzler and Cecelia Butera, honorable mention, chemistry; and Lily Tanner, third, plant sciences.
St. Tammany Parish high school winners were recognized at the 2015 Region 8 Science Fair at Southeastern Louisiana University. In the front row, from left, are Theresa Leith, of Christ Episcopal; and Zara Hood, Angela Boulboulle, Joseph Kelley, Mary Grace Kelley and Madalynn Junior division (grades 6-8) ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Traylor, of Pope John Paul II. In the back row are Michelle Hasenkampf and Brian Comeaux, of Pope John Paul II; Luke Avenel and John Cresson, of St. Paul’s School; Max Cook, of Christ Trenity Sullivan, third, energy and transportation; and Marion Episcopal School; and Victoria Nielsen, of Pope John Paul II. Scott, first, microbiology. BOYET JUNIOR HIGH: Chris Barron, first, energy and transportation. CALVARY BAPTIST SCHOOL: Sammy Hurst, honorable mention, physics and astronomy. CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL: Rachel Leith, second, chemistry; Christopher Comeaux, honorable mention, engineering; and Graydon Hall, third, environmental sciences. FIFTH WARD JUNIOR HIGH: Katelyn Nettles, second, animal science; Ian Cardona, first, engineering; St. Tammany Parish junior winners were recognized at the 2015 Region 8 Science Fair at and Natalie Johnson, honorable Southeastern Louisiana University. In the front row, from left, are: Josh Micheal Devier, of St. mention, engineering. Paul’s School; Emma Mikell, of Northlake Christian School; Joshua Hou, of Little Oak Middle; HAMMOND EASTSIDE MAGNET and Madelynn Nguyen and Julia Kapusta, of St. Margaret Mary. In the back row, from left, are SCHOOL: Taylor Kinchen, third, Benjamin Walker, of Mandeville Junior High; Ian Cardona, of Fifth Ward Junior High; Chris animal science; Madison Greer, Barron, of Boyet Junior High School; Katie Colgan, of Tchefuncte Middle School; and Allison second, engineering; and Garrett Sanders, first, medicine Woods, Peggy Blake and J. Armand, of Cleco, one of the sponsors of the fair. and health sciences. HAMMOND JUNIOR HIGH MAGNET tion; Zack Sheng and Joshua and health sciences; Michelle Hampton, honorable mention, Hartley, second, energy and Hasenkampf, first, microbiol- engineering; BreAynna Jacque SCHOOL: Hailey Ingram, honortransportation; Chris Arroyo, ogy; Blake Dalferes and Blake and Dussel Cooper, honorable able mention, behavioral and third, energy and transporta- Everard, honorable mention, mention, environmental sci- social science; Darryl Johnson, tion; Zara Hood and Brian Co- physics and astronomy; and ences; and Regina Hughes and honorable mention, chemistry; meaux, first, environmental Ashley Calamari and Henry Jherica Dudley, third, medicine and Lance Quinney, second, medicine and health sciences. sciences; Ivy Ferraro, second, Calamari, honorable mention, and health sciences. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL: Walden PerHAMMOND WESTSIDE MONTESenvironmental sciences; Dylan plant sciences. ST. HELENA COLLEGE AND CAREER ry and George Cazenavette, SORI: Kiauna Conley, Jinnia SaVidrine and Phihan Nguyen, third, environmental sciences; ACADEMY: Briana Growe and first, computer science; Alex- ing and Dykia Williams, first, Victoria Nielsen and Madal- Chloe Jackson, third, engineer- ander Nguyen, second, com- behavioral and social science; ynn Traylor, first, medicine ing; Jacob Evans and Darryl puter science; Robert Baricev, Cameron Hambrick, Edgard
Bravo and Nicholas Washington, honorable mention, Earth and planetary science. LITTLE OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL: Joshua Hou, first, computer science. MANDEVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL: Hope Cassady, third, behavioral and social science; Nathaniel Gunn, third, chemistry; Lucien Maloney, third, environmental sciences; and Lucas Colegrove, third, physics and astronomy. NORTHLAKE CHRISTIAN: Addison Champagne, honorable mention, chemistry; Joshua Moticheck, honorable mention, energy and transportation; Carolyn Simpson, honorable mention, environmental sciences: Grace Armand, third, medicine and health sciences; Bethany Rooney, honorable mention, medicine and health sciences; Ashlynn Anderson, third, microbiology; Emma Mikell, first, physics and astronomy; and Patrick Hoag, honorable mention, plant sciences. OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Joshua Stevenson, second, behavioral and social science; and Christian Hasenkampf, third, plant sciences. ST. HELENA COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY: Jer’Kayla Williams and Azziana West, third, cellular and molecular biology. ST. MARGARET MARY: Julia Kapusta and Madelynn Nguyen, first, cellular and molecular biology; and Christopher Irby, second, physics and astronomy. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL: Josh Micheal Devier, first, plant sciences. ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Alex Martrain, third, engineering; Caleb Frost, honorable mention, environmental sciences; Caroline Crutzfeldt, honorable mention, microbiology; and Luke Vargas, second, plant sciences. TCHEFUNCTE MIDDLE SCHOOL: Katie Colgan, first, animal science.
St. Paul’s School wrestlers earn spots on All-District Team
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A number of wrestlers from St. Paul’s School in Covington earned spots on the All-District Team, and varsity coach Craig Ketelsen, standing behind the wrestlers, won recognition as coach of the year. Members of the varsity team earned placement in every weight class. In the front row, from left, are Cole Houser, 106, first team; Jared Thieler, 113, second team; Shane Ulfers, 120, second team; and Stevie Van Zandt, 126, first team. In the second row are Billy Harrison, 132, first team; Hunter Bourgeois, 138, first team; Seth Dragon, 145, first team; Sam Dufour, 152, first team; and Blake Huff, 160, second team. In the third row are Chase Cochran, 170, first team; Matt Krutzfeldt, 182, second team; Kyle Schech, 195, first team; Colin Francis, 220, second team; and Christian Fortner, 285, second team.
Slidell students rewarded for work on substance abuse posters
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Students at Little Oak Middle School in Slidell recently participated in a substance abuse poster contest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Alex Semel Council 12989. In front is Abigayle Scully, whose alcohol awareness poster won in the 8-11 division. In the second row are Mary Beth Baker, left, whose drug awareness poster won in the 12-14 division, and Samantha Sawyer, whose drug awareness poster won in the 8-11 division. In the back row, from left, are Principal Kim Vanderklis and Max Keller and Merlin Schwab, of Knights of Columbus Council 12989. The student winners received $50 gift cards.
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