In observance of Diabetes Awareness Month, Lane FamilyPractice, 2335 Church St., in Zachary will offer free diabetes screening exams from 9a.m.to noon Nov.21. No appointments are needed.
Exams include diabetic retinal eye scans conducted by Williamson Eye Center,waist circumference risk,blood pressure reading and aglucose finger-stick check. Participants will receive agift as well as nutrition and healthyeating facts.
ChaseSanta in Zachary
The Zachary Charity League Chasing Santa 5K &KidsHalfMile Fun Run is Dec. 14 at 4100 School St. Chase Santa through thestreets of Zachary and win aspecial prize if you catch him. Hot cocoa and cookies willbeserved after the race. All runners who register by Dec. 1will receive aT-shirt. Kids half-mile finishers will receive atoy from Santa’sbag
The 5K is achip timed event. Finishers will receive aChristmasornament medal. Runners in the 5K may also participate in thehalf-mile run for no extra fee. Strollersare welcome.
The race starts and ends at Zachary High School. Stay for the Zachary Christmas Parade at 10 a.m.
The family-friendly event raises funds for Zachary Charity League. Race proceeds go toward scholarships, teacher grants and the Snack Packs 4Kids program, which provides healthy snacks over the weekend for children living in food-insecurehomes.
The race route passes byfive of Zachary’sseven schools, which are the heart of the league. Register at https://runsignup com/Race/LA/Zachary/ZacharyCharityLeagueChasingSanta5K. Email zacharycharityleague@ gmail.com with questions. Christmasgrand marshal
The Zachary Chamber of Commerce announced it will have its first Christmas Paradegrand marshal, arole that willbefilled by Zachary Mayor DavidMcDavid. The annual Christmas Parade, which will march Dec. 14 down Main Street, is themed “Luau Underthe Mistletoe.”
The chamber is asking children’sgroups, communityorganizations and local businesses to get creative with the Hawaiianthemed parade. Entries may include floats, dancers, costumes, horses andmore. Cost for entry is $125 for nonchamber members
SALUTE TO VETERANS
BYOLIVIA McCLURE Contributing writer
STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON
linebackerJacob Heinz in
quarter of the District 4-5A game Nov. 7
Army veteran Bob Walls attends the commemoration celebration.
STAFF PHOTOSBYMICHAEL JOHNSON Retired Lt. Col. Darren Spears walks along sidethe ZacharyJROTC on Monday in the ZacharyVeterans DayParade.
ABOVE: Marine veteran E. Reginald Barkleybows hishead. LEFT: Zachary students lineChurchStreet to watchthe parde.
ABOVE: Retired Col. RobertReisz, commander District 8Louisiana VFW, prepares to introducethe keynote speaker Mondayat the Veterans Day ceremonyinRegional Veterans Park in Zachary. RIGHT: Navy veteran Dawn Reed wavesfrom aCorvette toattendees of theZacharyVeterans Parade. The Corvette was driven by Bubba Cashio, of the BatonRougeCorvette Club
As the hustle andbustle of the holidayseason approaches, don’t forget about you. Take the time to take careof yourself and achieveyour best health. Dr.Nyirenda and Dr.RichardsonatLane Family Practicecan help you manage chronic health conditions as well as unexpected illnesses and injuries so youcan enjoythe holidayseason.
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Veterans wave to paradegoers.
ABOVE: The Zachary High School Junior ROTC leads the city’s first Veterans Day Parade down Church Street on Monday. RIGHT: Bystanders wave flags and takephotos of the parade.
Veterans wave from an antique fire truck.
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he packs apunch, hits the hole hard and when in open space finds the end zone.
The regular seasonis over,and now the third season is set to begin. During the predistrict schedulethe Broncos finished3-1 with hard fought victories over Plaquemine (who has not lost since), Carencro and Opelousas.
In District 4-5A play,the Broncos finished3-2 and in third place overallbehind Catholic and Central. That however is the past, and the Broncos can now move forward and stillfight for a state championship. Before the Catholicgame, the Broncos had aNo. 7 power ranking, and though they may fall alittle bit, they will still likely have a home game to open the 2024 playoffs. What one will find is that seeding does not matter in the playoff but rather what team is or can get hot quick
The Broncos werethe No. 1seed during the 2021 run and the 2seed during the 2015 championship run, so one could argue that the home field advantage that
goeswith thepower ranking washelpful.
The2017 team was a4 seed and similarly pushed through. But don’tsleep on ateam that gets hot.The 2018 was a6seed andwon three straight road games against 5A elites toget their championship hardware. The2024 Broncos will likely fall somewhere in this seeding range and, if they get hot quick, can make a run.
The Broncos will host Sam Houston on Friday as the third season begins. This may be the only home playoff game, so plan on beingatthe Corral.
FormerBroncoshines
The Zachary High boys basketball team will open theseason at theTara jamboree Thursday after hosting theHall of Fame Classic on Nov.9 at theZHS
gym The ZHS girls will compete in theSt. Joseph’s Academyjamboree
Wednesday In case you missed it, former ZHS round-baller Jalen Bolden cameback to town on Nov.6with ULM(1-1) as theWarhawks took on the LSUTigers. Jalen’scareer at Zachary was quiteepic ashewas a2-time all-state player and led the Broncos to back-to-back statechampionships in 2021and 2022. Playingjust ashort drive from where he grew up in Zachary Bolden recorded 14 first half and 11 second
half points to lead ULM in 29 minutes of action. Bolden, ajunior
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ZacharyHighSchool honorsveterans of theZachary Community School District whoattended the Broncos vs Bears game. Honored,from left, are Darren Spears, Michael Smelley, Ben Neciase, Ryan Napoli, Jermell Boutain and ArenteanisAdams.
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Zacharyrunning back Tra’lan Sept, right,makes adiving catch late in the second quarter Nov. 7inthe District 4-5A game against Catholic.
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Zacharyquarterback Caleb Gonzales drops back to pass Thursdayinthe District 4-5A game in Zachary.
Warren Brady covers sports for The Plainsman. He can be contacted at zachary@theadvocate com.
Novemberfestreturns to St.Patrick’s EpiscopalChurch
Community news report
St.Patrick’s Episcopal Church heldthe relaunchof its annual Novemberfest on Nov.2
The event offered aday of family fun, fellowship and other activities for the community Festgoers could participate in games, face-painting, an obstacle courseinflatable and abounce house. Food included home-baked goods, jambalaya, burgers, hot dogs andother food items at the Country Store. Various crafters and vendors sold items in the Marketplace,and Ryder, atherapy dog who visits hospitals and nursing homes, visited the fair Sponsors andvolunteers werefrom many Zachary businesses and organizations.
Paintings are on sale Nov. 2 at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church Novemberfest. PROVIDED PHOTOS
an inflatable
course at the
LEFT: Patrons peruse the CountryStore, which was serving food.
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ABOVE: Kids scramble around
obstacle
festival.
Achild tosses basketballs intonets, one of the manygames available during St. Patrick’sEpiscopal Churchannual Novemberfest on Nov. 2.
ABOVE: Little Elvis Farmswas among the vendors. RIGHT: Ryder,a therapydog whovisits hospitals and nursing homes, makes astop at Novemberfest.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library has lots of Decemberthemed programs.
Madam Dulcimer and Lady Chops are teaming up to bring holiday music to the library
Madam Dulcimer (Amanda Roberts) is amusician who won the 2017 National Hammer Dulcimer Championship. The hammereddulcimerisapercussion instrument with 111 strings and is struck with handheld hammers. She will be accompanied by percussionist LadyChops (Elizabeth Vidos), of theoff-Broadway show “STOMP.” Registration is required; call the library branch directly Among the branches hosting the show are: n Zachary Branch Library:
2:30 p.m. Dec. 18
n Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library: 6p.m. Dec. 18
n Greenwell SpringsRoad Regional Branch Library: 2:30 p.m. Dec. 19
More performances can be found on the library website.
Teens are invited to the Reindeer Games STEM Challenge at 4:30 p.m.Dec. 19 at theZachary Branch Library,1900 Church St.
Activities include azipline reindeer,building aminiaturesled and building the tallest gumdrop Christmas tree. Call (225) 6581840.
The Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library,13600 Pride-Port Hudson Road, has two Christmas events. Call (225) 658-1540 to register n Teens can attend aGrinch Celebration at 10:30 a.m.Dec. 14.
Attending the Oct. 31 Rotarymeeting in Zachary are,fromleft, Rotarian Frances Nezianya; Jennifer Hayes, ZacharyCityCourt;Kawanda Jackson, ZacharyCity Court; JudgeDavid Conachen; andZacharyRotaryPresident Heather Prejean.
Zacharyjudge speaks to Rotary about civicduty
Community news report
Zachary City CourtJudge David Conachen spoke at the RotaryClub’sOct. 31 meeting.
He shared insights on the role of the court in the community, recent initiatives and legaltopics affecting Zachary.Healso spoke about the importance of justice, fairness andcivic responsibility
Landry joinsLaneGastroenterology
Community news report
Dr.Gia Landry hasjoined the staffofLane Gastroenterology,6550Main St., Suite 3500, in Zachary Landry earnedher medical doctorate from Harvard Medical School in Boston and completed her residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She completed her fellowship in gastroenterology/hepatologyat Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and her fellow-
ship in transplant hepatology at Tulane University in New Orleans. Landry alsoearned amaster of public health in epidemiology from the Universityof TexasHealthSciences Center in Houston. Sheisboard-certified in gastroenterology and hepatology Landry specializes in diagnosis and management ofthe digestive tract, inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitisand Crohn’s,aswell as liver andpancreatic dis-
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She asked the council to consider amodified lease agreement giving her $20,400 in rent credit— a full year’sworth —ifshe relinquished rights to the depot’skitchen,screened boiling and barbecue room and anupstairs deck. Leavy said an appraiser valued these amenitiesat$25,000
She said she has plansto eventually spend thousands more fixing up the place, including adding anew deck for more outdoor seating and acovered walkway Council members, however,weren’tonboard with the idea. Council memberAmbre DeVirgilio questioned whether allowing tenants to make facility improvements in lieuofpayingrent is a
“It doesn’tbenefit thepublic,” she said. “Itbenefits the entity that’sinthere.
Council member Brandy Westmoreland emphasized the difference between the cost of something and its value, whichcan varyfrom person to person.
“For you, it’sa restaurant,” Westmoreland said.“Butfor us, it’sabuilding. So us beingthe landlord, if youever vacate thebuilding, you may leave akitchen, but that is still no value to us unless we happen to lease it to someone else who wants to make another restaurantout of it.”
Councilmember John LeBlanc said the city needs to start making money at somepoint if it is going to continue leasingout afacility it owns. He noted that two otherbusinessesunder the TMC Maverick umbrella have come and gone before Leavy’s.
eases, including hepatitis, cirrhosis, primarybiliary cholangitis, pancreatitisand other autoimmune disorders.
“I am very excited to be apart of the Lane team,” Landry said. “It is an honor to be involved with such an outstanding group of providers. Ilook forward to learning about the needs of this community and providing exceptional, patient-centered care.”
Landry is accepting new patients. For information or to make an appointment,call Lane Gastroenterology at (225) 658-6780.
“It’skind of like we’re not gettinganythingout of it,” he said. “It’s likeyou can come and experiment and see how it works and if it doesn’t work out, you can move out —and the city hasn’tmade anything.
“I’m ready forthe cityto start making some money off of the rent.”
Leavy saidshe wouldn’t have gone to the expense of hiring an appraiser if she knew thecouncil wasgoing to end its practiceofgiving rent credit.
“Because someone else got these credits has nothing to do with me,” she said.
Council members pointed out that Leavy herselfmay be anew tenant in the depot, but she bought the same LLC that has held thelease with the city for years. TMC Maverick has already received $30,000 in rent creditfrom thecity, accordingtocouncilmember JenniferLandry
Make some “Grinch” popcorn to eat while watching the movie and make aGrinch Perler bead ornament.
n 20-somethings can be productive at theChristmas Gift Wrapping Party at 4p.m. Dec. 14. Get together with friends, nibble on appetizers and get gifts wrapped. For information on these or other library events, visit www.ebrpl. com. To register for programs, call the specific branch.
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Zacharystudent elected into HonorSociety
Community news report
Owen Walters, of Zachary,was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’soldest all-discipline collegiate honor society,at MississippiState University
Walters is among approximately 20,000 students,faculty,professional staffand alumni to be initiated into PhiKappaPhi each year Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.Onlythe top10% of
seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in thetop 10% of the number of candidates forgraduate degrees may also qualify,asdofaculty,professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
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ZacharyCommunity SchoolDistrictSuperintendentBen Necaise presents acheck to Tamara Dayton for moneyraised during aPink OutDay forthe Foundation for Woman’sBust Breast Cancer
Zacharycommunity school district donatesPinkDay proceeds
Community news report
Zachary Community School District held aPink Out Day on Oct. 18 to raise money for the Foundation for Woman’sBust Breast Cancer annual fundraising event.
Students and staff wore pink and donated to the cause. The districtraised $3861.40, and Zachary schools SuperintendentBen Necaise presented acheck to Tamara Dayton,who coor-
dinated the event,along with JenniferMarangos, asupervisor for theschool district. The money raised goes directly to provide mammograms and services for women with breast cancer at Woman’sHospital.
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued asummons by the Zachary Police Department fromOct. 31 to Nov.6:
BLAKEDURAND: 26; 1555 Beech St., Slidell; bank fraud and theft over $5,000
JONATHAN DOTSON: 36; 7315 Colfax Drive, Baker; simple battery,aggravated assault and failuretoappear on outstanding bench warrants
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TYRELL GORDON: 20; 1146 Lillian GPierce Drive,Rayne;theft and simple burglary
JONATHAN MILTON: 52; 240 W. Garfield St., Apt. B, Baton Rouge;improper display of licenseplate, window tint violation, possession of firearmorcarrying concealed weapon by afelon, and obstruction of justice
BRITTNEY WILLIAMS: 35; 213 W. Harrison St., Baton Rouge;theft
GiaLandry,MD & Zahf Shaikh, DO Welcome to
Dr.Landryand Dr.Shaikh specialize in comprehensivediagnosis and managementofthe digestivetract (esophagus,stomach,small and large intestines, liver, biliarytract and pancreas), inflammatorybowel diseases such as ulcerativecolitis andCrohn’s, as well as liver and pancreatic diseases including hepatitis,cirrhosis,primary biliarycholangitis, pancreatitis and other autoimmune disorders.Dr. Shaikhis also trained in therapeutic endoscopic procedures,and dilation procedures
