The St. Tammany Advocate (01/22/15) by The Advocate

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Program preps for diploma equivalency Do you or does someone you know want to earn a high school diploma? Registration is underway for a program to help adults achieve their goal. Northshore Technical Community College can prepare St. Tammany residents to earn a high school equivalency diploma through a free program at its HiSET Test Centers, according to Jason Leader, the new director of NTCC’s Adult Education program. “Our program is funded by both state and national grants and we are an official service provider for St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes,” he said. The process is the same as what people may remember as the GED, only the state has gone to a different test called the HiSET. Louisiana is one of more than a dozen states that switched to the HiSET test. Once a student completes the preparation, the HiSET test is taken online. Graduation day for those who complete the program and pass the HiSET test is May 21. Leader emphasized that although the program has changed to HiSET, the outcome is the same as with the GED. The program prepares the student to take the test and earn their high school equivalency diploma. He said associate degrees and many workforce training opportunities offered at NTCC require a high school diploma. “The program is for those looking to advance themselves in the community and the work place,” he said. Day classes are held at NTCC centers at 425 Ozone Park Road, in Covington; and 56707 Behrman St. in Slidell. Night classes are available at the Slidell location and at Fontainebleau High School off La. 59 in Mandeville. New student registration for day classes in Covington and Slidell will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 26, Feb. 9, Feb. 23, March 9 or March 23. Registration for night classes at Slidell and Fontainebleau will be on the same dates at 4:45 p.m. Students must arrive on time to take the Intake Assessment Test. Leader said people have strengths and weaknesses in different subjects. They must reach an 11th grade level in all subjects to be ready to take the HiSET exam, he said. Registration is open to all adults 18 and older who have a valid government ID and who complete an Intake Assessment Test. Underage students must have an approved state waiver signed by the Adult Education Director. More than 100 people have graduated through NTCC’s program, he said. For information, visit northshorecollege.edu/content/adult-education; call (800) 732-6640 ext. 128; or email AdultEdInfo@ northshorecollege.edu. Sharon Edwards is community news editor for the New Orleans Advocate. Send news for the St. Tammany Advocate to sttammany@ theadvocate.com.

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Arthur Hardy, author of the ‘Mardi Gras Guide,’ at home in Mandeville

Arthur Hardy celebrates new book, new Mardi Gras Guide

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Queen Nedra Hays waves to her subjects Sunday as the Krewe of Claude parades in Slidell to the theme ‘The Magical Sounds of Music.’ Reginald Hays reigned as king during the north shore’s first parade of the 2015 Mardi Gras season.

Arthur Hardy has been publishing his Mardi Gras Guide for more than 30 years, and in addition to his 164-page magazine, he released his book “Mardi Gras in New Orleans: An Illustrated History.” Released in November, it is the fifth edition and published by his own publishing company, Arthur Hardy Enterprises. His book chronicles the history of Mardi Gras from ancient times in Europe to post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Hardy will be signing his books from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday IN at the Winn-Dixie on Pontchartrain PROFILE Drive in Slidell; from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. DEBORAH Saturday at Tubby & Coo’s Book Shop BURST in New Orleans; and then from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Morning Call in City Park. Hardy grew up in Mid-City, and after getting married in 1972 he and his wife, Susan, lived in Uptown, Gentilly and Metairie, and moved near äSee HARDY, page 2G

Slidell gets rolling

Amanda Abbate, left, and her son, Sam Abbate, 5, catch beads as the Krewe of Claude parades.

Michaela Pino, 7, left, chills in the trunk of her mother’s car as Cody the dog keeps a sharp eye for baubles and bones.

Riders tossed beads and trinkets Sunday as the Krewe of Claude paraded in Slidell to the theme ‘The Magical Sounds of Music.’ Reginald Hays reigned as king and Nedra Hays as queen during St. Tammany’s first float parade of the 2015 Mardi Gras season. Last year, the Krewe of Claude parade followed the Slidellians parade. Claude returned this year, re-establishing its own parade time. Its ball will be Jan. 31. The Krewe of Slidellians parade rolls at 1 p.m. Sunday along the same route. ä See more Carnival news on page 6G and more parade photos on page 2G.

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Local sculptor Maggie McConnel creates a new poetry box that will be located in Covington.

Poetry box project takes off in St. Tammany BY ABBY DONALDSON

King Cake 5K organizers start off on the right foot

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The Christ Episcopal School Athletic Booster Club will host its first King Cake 5K road race on Jan. 31 in downtown Covington. Proceeds from the 3.1-mile race will benefit athletic programs for the more than 600 kids who attend one of the Christ Episcopal campuses in west St. Tammany. According to Christ Episcopal School director of advancement Jerry Henson, as many as 250 people are expected to take part in the inaugural race. “This is still brand-new, re-

ally,” Henson said. “The booster club was founded recently to help the athletic programs make money. We’ve had a golf tournament for four years and a tennis tournament for two years. But this race is more for families and younger students. It’s geared for the whole family. Plus, this is a community event. We’ve got the 15th Street Flyers helping us. They’re the experts at this. The best move we’ve made was to have them be a part of this.”

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The Flyers running club, based in Covington, produces quality events and has promoted running on the north shore for years. Approximately a dozen parent volunteers are assisting with race planning, as well. Still, Henson said, there is trepidation when you begin a new event. “When you start something of this magnitude and put it out there for the public to see,

Poetry boxes that were once a draw for controversy have now been embraced on the north shore. “It’s a real molding of the literary and visual arts,” said Susie Deano, explaining the concept of the unique poetry boxes that have popped up throughout Mandeville, Covington and Abita Springs in the past few months, with others planned for Slidell. Deano is one of the leaders of the poetry box project in Mandeville. The poetry boxes can be found attached to walls or connected to tall wooden posts along walking paths. The boxes are hand-constructed and each is unique, but just big enough to fit a laminated poem. Each box has a clear plastic front to show off the locally written or locally selected poem inside. Some boxes are left bare, while others have been turned into pieces of art, made by local artists. One of the first boxes, located on the Mandeville

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Support for a baby giraffe, seen here at the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, has been donated by the Krewe of Awe.

Dine out, pedal in parade to help endangered species Advocate staff report Members of the Krewe of Awe are having a lot of fun addressing a serious problem. With several species of animals around the world threatened by illegal poaching for tusks and horns, residents on the north and south shores have joined together to host a variety of events to raise awareness and support preservation efforts. The Krewe of Awe, organized with the help of Covington businessman Charles Marsala, has set up a fund with the Northshore Community Foundation. One of its first efforts was to help support a baby giraffe at the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom. Board members visit the giraffe and get updates on other animals they’ve supported in wildlife sanctuaries around the world. This has included orphaned elephants, rhinos, giraffes, sea turtles and big cats, Marsala said. A benefit for the krewe will be held Jan. 28 at Mugshots Grill and Bar, 300 River Highlands Blvd. in Covington, with a percentage of the sales that day to benefit the Krewe of Awe. There will be a Krewe of Awe coloring book page contest that will allow people to color the two endangered species most threatened with extinction, the elephant and rhino, and for the artist to finish the sentenced “I want elephants and rhinos saved because: …” There will be prizes for first place, $25, and second place, $10. The winner will be announced at 8 p.m. Marsala said proceeds from the Mug-

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Promotional figures sit on a window sill at the home of Arthur Hardy on Thursday in Mandeville.

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Charles Marsala, Cornelia du Plessis and Clint Walker, of Mugshots, look at coloring pages from the Krewe of Awe contest at a Give Back Day held in 2014. shots event “will go to adoptions in our animal sanctuary program.” “I started the funding for the organization by giving a donation and setting up a ‘Field of Interest Fund’ with the NorthShore Community Foundation in Covington,” Marsala said. The idea was to help further education on species conservation and provide opportunities for others to get involved. “It is great to see all the different people coming together to work on these events and the cause. It shows the importance we as a community place on saving these animals,” he said. The group also is supporting a petition to restrict trophy hunting of endangered species and to make wildlife trafficking a RICO felony. According to the organization, wildlife trafficking is a $7 bil-

lion a year business that funds terrorism and threatens many species with extinction in the wild within 15 years. Board members in New Orleans have family in St. Tammany and plan to participate in the Krewe of Tucks parade Feb. 14 in New Orleans. They are looking for members to pedal bicycle floats that represent endangered and threatened species. The Krewe of Awe has a fundraising package for Feb. 14-17 that includes riding in the bike unit in Krewe of Tucks, the Krewe of Tucks ball, the Bacchus Ball on Feb. 15 and dinner on Lundi Gras at Bayona’s restaurant, all in New Orleans. Donations can be made at northshorefoundation.org/ giving-through-ncf/specialfunds/krewe_of_tusk_and_ horn. For information, visit facebook.com/KreweofAWE.

the Causeway in Mandeville in 2007. Music was his hobby and he played several instruments including the trumpet, baritone and then trombone at John Dibert Elementary, Beauregard Junior High and at Warren Easton High School. In 1962, he was voted the most outstanding male student in junior high school, then in 1965 received the same title in high school. “My mother used to take me to the parades on the streetcar and bus,” said Hardy, adding that they didn’t own a car but he loved the parades. “I marched in the parades with the Warren Easton band.” Hardy received a degree from Loyola University in 1970. He taught instrumental music and served as band director at Brother Martin High School. His role as band director helped him connect to the parade krewes, and the first digest-size Mardi Gras magazine was printed in 1977.

KING CAKE

Continued from page 1G it can be a bit nerve-wracking. But Bud and Diane (Weiss) and the whole Flyers group have made this easy for us.” The race will begin at the Christ Episcopal Early Childhood Campus, 120 S. New Hampshire St. in downtown Covington, and follow residential roads. The race will end back on campus, with a party featuring Carnival music and entertainment by local clown

“My writing experience was limited to working on my school newspaper and yearbook,” he said, adding that the first magazine was a financial disaster. “We almost gave up after the first issue sold only 1,500 copies of the 5,000 printed.” Today, his weeks are full of television interviews with dozens of parade captains and multiple invites to carnival parties. But Hardy never forgot his roots, especially his high school Warren Easton, where the school’s auditorium carries his name. He was the founding member of the Warren Easton Charter Foundation, which reopened the school after Hurricane Katrina thanks to Hardy and Sandra Bullock, the Oscarwinning actress who owns a home in New Orleans. “Sandra was looking for a worthwhile cause to help after Katrina, and a mutual friend in the Rex organization, which stepped up to help public schools after the storm, put her in touch with me in my role on the Warren Easton Charter Foundation board,” Hardy ex-

Deborah Burst writes about people behind-the-scenes of organizations and events in St. Tammany Parish. To reach her, email deborahburst@ gmail.com.

M.C. Noggin. There will be drinks for both children and adults, and, of course, king cake will be served. The year 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of Christ Episcopal School. Henson said the school plans to make the King Cake 5K an annual event, and said outreach such as the race will ensure Christ Episcopal School will be there for at least another 30 years. “It’s a fundraiser, but it’s also about community awareness,” he said. “We’ve been

here for 30 years, and there are some people who don’t know that we’re here. So this lets people know who we are, what we do, and that we are here.” In addition to the King Cake 5K, a 1-mile fun run also will be held Jan. 31. Race-day registration for both will begin at 7 a.m. at the Christ Episcopal Early Childhood Campus. The fun run will begin at 8 a.m. and the 5K will follow at 8:30 a.m. Online registration is underway at getmeregistered.com/ kingcake5k.

plained. “She visited the school and fell in love with the kids, and we have been working together for nine years now and I consider her a friend.” Hardy has appeared on NBC’s “Today” show six times and has worked for multiple radio and television stations. His Mardi Gras Guide magazine has sold more than 3 million copies. He has donated a large portion of his Mardi Gras memorabilia collection to Loyola University. Some of the newer trends of Mardi Gras, Hardy says, is the incredible success of the female clubs. And although his days are full of interviews, parties and book signings, his heart always stays true to the long-held traditions. “I am still a street guy at heart, so it is always about the parades,” he said. “I never grow tired of seeing them.”

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ABOVE: A rider hands trinkets to Tanica Daliet, second from left, her cousin Larry Garrison, 3, and Chloe Sylve, 5, and her mother, Tanisha Sylve, at as the Krewe of Claude parade. LEFT: King Reginald Hays tosses beads. Riders toss beads and trinkets Sunday.

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community Reading program encourages 1,000 books by kindergarten If you have a young child, you’ve likely been told to read to them 20 minutes a day to give them a head start on the literacy skills they will need for school success. The St. Tammany Parish Library recently joined 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, a national program that can help you reach that goal. The program is designed for children from birth to 5. Simply reading one book a day with your child translates into 365 books a year, 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. Books read to children by teachers, family CHECK IT members and librarOUT ians at storytime count, SHELLIE too. The best news may SAVOY LISTER be that you can read your child’s favorite book over and over again and count it each time. Stop by any library branch to pick up a reading log or visit the Kid’s Page at www.sttammanylibrary. org to print one out. Then, color in a “seed” each time you read a book and plant it in your child’s “reading garden.” Each completed log earns the child a sticker. A certificate will be given to children who reach the 1,000-book goal. For more technological families,

POETRY

Continued from page 1G lakefront, became the focus of controversy in early October after some Mandeville council members questioned if the box was an eyesore in the historic setting. “I was surprised, because it’s such a harmless, wonderful community project,” Deano said. The controversy quickly blew over and even strengthened the poetry movement after locals showed their approval and interest in the poetry-sharing project. “It was publicity. It was bad publicity, but it caused people to go and see it,” said Robin Hurston, a local who started the poetry box project. In the months following the controversy, the number of poetry boxes multiplied to more than 30 locations. More poetry box locations are being planned, including Coffee Rani in Covington, Center of Performing Arts in Covington, the offices of lawyer Maurice Le Gardeur in Covington and the Children’s Park in Abita

POETRY TRAIL Interested locals can head out on the poetry trail with these poetry box locations:

MANDEVILLE

Mandeville Lakefront between Lafayette and Wilkinson streets n Scotts’ Coffee Bar, Carroll Street n Mandeville Trailhead, Lafitte Street n Pontchartrain Yacht Club, Jackson Avenue n Lang home, Carroll Street n Foster home, Lakeshore Drive n Northlake Nature Center, U.S. 190 n

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English Tea Room’s Tea Garden, Walker Alley n Brooks’ Bike Shop, Gibson Street n Tripolo Gallery, Columbia Street n St. John’s Coffee House, Boston Street n St. Tammany Art Association, Columbia Street n Our Place Studio, Vermont Street n Christwood Retirement Community, Christwood Boulevard n Henry Hood Gallery, Lockwood Street n Covington Farmers Market, Columbia Street n Paul Swain home, Columbia Street n Near Columbia Street Tap Room, Columbia Street n Columbia Street Landing, Columbia Street n

ABITA SPRINGS

n Matherne’s The UCM Museum, Highway 36 n Abita Springs Park, Main Street

the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten app can be downloaded to Apple devices. It will help you keep track of the number and the name of the books you have shared together. To receive a child’s prize, simply show the app to a library staff member. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a program of the 1000 Books Foundation. For information, visit www.1000booksbeforekindergarten. org. Programming for Jan. 22 to Jan. 29 includes: PROTECT YOURSELF FROM IDENTITY THEFT: Kristen Prestenbach, of Regions Bank, will teach participants how to avoid identity theft at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd. For information, call (985) 646-6470. MANGA MEET UP: Teens are invited to review anime, manga and graphic novels at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd. For information, call (985) 646-6470. TEEN VOLUNTEER COUNCIL: Teens are invited to help shape library services for teens at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st Ave or at 6 p.m. Monday at the Mandeville Branch, 844 Girod St. Service hours will be given for participation. For information, call the Covington Branch at (985) 893-6280 or the Mandeville Branch at (985) 626-4293. GINA GIRAFFE TALKS HEALTHY TEETH:

Springs. There are also discussions to add boxes in Slidell and an interest in starting the movement in New Orleans. The project also has begun attracting a younger audience, with recent poetry boxes featuring poems by local high school and grade school students. According to Deano, there are hopes to add a kid’s poetry box in Mandeville, which would feature children’s poems in a short poetry box. High schools in the area also have requested the addition of poetry contests. The project has been a great opportunity for local poets. “The poets are thrilled to be able to have a voice out in public places,” Hurston said. Poets featured in the boxes have included Jackson Mierl, Peter Huggins, Jean Lutz, David Schoen, Kate Hauck, Donna Caire, Phillip T. Kehoe, Paul Swain, Patrick Brooks, Jane Sprouse, former Louisiana Poet Laureate Darrell Bourque, Dena Grosart, Russell MacClaren, Richard Boyd, Jim Northey, Mignon Fahr, Mary Culver, Mary Louise Guste Nix, Gene Lipps,

Gina Giraffe will teach children about good oral hygiene, choosing healthy snacks and visiting the dentist at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Causeway Branch, 3457 U.S. 190, Mandeville. For information, call (985) 626-9779. TWEEN “LEGO MOVIE” MATINEE: Tweens ages 10 to 14 are invited to an interactive matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st Ave. For information, call (985) 8936280. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET: Participants will learn the fundamentals of using computers and the Internet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Madisonville Branch, 1123 Main St. For more information, call (985) 845-4819. LAMPLIGHT READERS BOOK CLUB: The club will discuss “A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty” by Carolyn Brown at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Madisonville Branch, 1123 Main St. For information about the club, call librarian Lillie Butler at (985) 845-4819. EUDORA WELTY AND MARGARET WALKER PROGRAM: Carolyn Brown, author of “A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty” and “Song of My Life: A Biography of Margaret Walker” will discuss the two women at 12 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Madisonville Branch, 1123 Main St. For information, call (985) 845-4819.

Susan Newton, Terry Hickman and Nikki Barringer. The poetry box project was started in October by Hurston, a local who moved to Oregon after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The first poetry box on the north shore was located at Brooks’ Bike Shop, along the Tammany Trace in Covington. Hurston started a similar program in Oregon before moving back to Covington last year. “I wanted to put something out there for people to enjoy, to enhance some part of their day that might be lacking, anywhere, to have an opportunity to change their outlook on the day,” Hurston said. Hurston leads the project in Covington. The Mandeville poetry box project is led by Deano and Alia Casborné, the director of cultural and economic development for the city of Mandeville. Donna Caire, of Regeneration Springs, started the movement in Abita Springs. “It’s been incredibly uplifting to see how inspired people were to jump in and get involved and want to be a part,” Deano said.

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Employees of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office earning crimescene certification from the International Association for Identification are, from left, Deputy First Class Alison Champagne, Capt. Dawn Powell, Sgt. Judy Kovacevich and Deputy Nori Williams. CRIME LAB CERTIFICATION: Four employees of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office crime lab are now certified through the International Association for Identification, an exceptional accomplishment in the field of law enforcement. Capt. Dawn Powell and Deputy Nori Williams are now certified crime scene investigators. To obtain this certification, they underwent extensive testing in addition to demonstrating one year in crime-scene-related activities and a minimum of 48 hours of boardapproved instruction in crimescene-related courses within the past five years. Sgt. Judy Kovacevich and Deputy First Class Alison Champagne are now certified crime scene analysts. The testing for this certification was even more difficult, and they were required to have three years in crime-scene-related activ-

Community members also have gotten involved in creating and decorating the poetry boxes. Contributors include local artist and former Covington Mayor Keith Villere, Judge Peter Garcia and his daughter Katie Garcia, local artist Bernard Mattox, owner and artist at Tripolo Gallery Donna Duffy, photographer and artist Kama Logan, owner of the UCM Museum John Preble, owner of T and T Gallery in Slidell Russ Britton, set designer and paint-

ities and to complete a minimum of 96 hours of board-approved instruction in crime-scene-related courses within the past five years. Before this testing cycle, which took place in December, there were 16 certified crime scene investigators and two certified crime scene analysts in Louisiana. TOURISM STATISTICS: In 2014, 6,767 people visited the St. Tammany Tourist Commission’s Tourist Information Center in Mandeville, and 5,123 visited its satellite office at Bayou Country in Slidell. In addition, the St. Tammany Tourist Commission assigned staff to represent the parish at the state welcome centers on I-10 and I-59. The state welcome center on I-10 recorded 34,477 visitors, and the center on I-59 recorded 20,402. The St. Tammany Tourist Commission’s general fund revenue source is the hotel tax.

er Dave Kelsey, Cathy Deano, Susie Deano, multidimensional artist Jodie Flowers, Phillip T. Kehoe, craftsmen Terry Coulthard, Mike Hurston, Dave Kelsey, Paul Swain, Robert Cook and Donna Caire, and sculptor Maggie McConnel. Interested businesses and community members are invited to help with the project by sponsoring a poetry box. Poets can drop off poems at the St. Tammany Art Association in Covington, Shop Soul in

Covington, Mandeville Trailhead office, the Abita Springs Library or the Abita Town Hall. Poems can also be emailed to Alia Casborné at acasborne@ cityofmandeville.com, submitted to covingtonweekly.com, or sent to the Facebook page, Poetry on the Street in St. Tammany. Hurston requests, but does not require, that poetry entries be laminated and include the author’s name, as well as an attachment with the author’s contact information.

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BUILDINGTIES,STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY Tour of Homes complements Junior Auxiliary service work

Advocate photos by MISSIE NOEL Cheryl DeBautte with Patricia Posecai, whose home was featured on the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell’s ‘Holi- Enjoying the Slidell home tour are Caryn Brock, Barbara Pennington and day Home Tour’ Cindy Alberts.

ive homes were presented and beautifully decorated for the Christmas season with food and music throughout the annual Tour of Homes. The host home was in the Turtle Creek subdivision on Military Road in Slidell. The TAMMANY SCENE warm, inviting home featured an outdoor MISSIE eating area overlooking a lush garden NOEL and pool area. Guests mingled there and enjoyed a wine tasting while perusing the silent auction. Funds raised from the tour support many of the Slidell Junior Auxiliary projects. Last year, the group provided $20,000 and 1,900 hours of volunteer service while serving 11,000 people, with a primary focus on children. JAS projects include A Day for Girl’s Health, Backpacks 4Kids, Christmas With Our Children, College Bound, Groovin’ Snacks, Movin’ Kids, Hearts United, Juniors in Service, Literacy Liaisons and the Spelling Bee. For information, visit jaslidell.org or call (985) 265-7111.

Greeting guests during the tour are Becky Rampon, ‘Peanut’ and Karen Leland.

Wendy Harpster and Sheryl Durrett

Rhea Snyder and Chris Nolan enjoy the home tour.

Joy Derise, Mary Corban, King Nick Richard and Lindsey Richard prepare to celebrate with the Krewe of Lyra.

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Pam Rovira, Queen Elizabeth Impastato, Betty Impastato and Marc Quiroz The Krewe of Lyra prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary with Cindy Casanova, Captain Mary Grace Knapp, Stephanie Knight and Michelle Avery.

Fifth anniversary for Lyra

The Krewe of Lyra recently held its 2015 Ball at the Covington Country Club. Reigning as royalty for the spectacular affair were Queen Elizabeth Impastato and King Nick Richard. The duo was crowned at the krewe’s annual Coronation Ball on Nov. 21. Officers for the Krewe of Lyra include Captain Mary Grace Knapp, President Donna Penny, Vice President Nanette Struck, Secretary Stephanie Knight and Treasurer Michelle Avery. This year, the krewe celebrates its fifth anniversary with the theme “Through the Looking Glass.” Lyra is known for its outstanding costumes and headpieces, and this year is no exception. Decorations included playing cards and characters from the famous Lewis Carroll story. Following the presentation of the Grand Marshal, Marcia Ball, the first queen of Lyra, Dr.

Gloria Coker and returning queen Christine Foster were acknowledged. “Rising Stars” for the krewe are Ashley Folse, Lindsey Moyle and Rebecca Nanny Maimberg. “Shooting Stars” included Alicia Boczar portraying “The Looking Glass,” Zara Zeringue portraying “Underland Earth,” “Alice’s Garden” depicted by Judy Amadee and “Tea Party Time” portrayed by Gwendel Booth. Victoria Witt depicted “Wonderland Celebration,” Kirsty Nunez portrayed “White Rabbit Rainbow,” Sheryl Folse portrayed “Mardi Gras Wonderland” and founding president of Lyra, Cindy Casanova, rounded out the group as “Storybook Sky.” Following the court presentation, confetti cannons were fired, and the music of Marcia Ball had guests entertained and enchanted for the rest of the evening.

Kristen Schonberg Blackburn and Eleanore Krentel Pitard at the reunion celebration for St. Scholastica and St. Paul’s

Schools celebrate reunion

St. Paul’s School and St. Scholastica Academy in Covington recently reorganized and reinvented their second annual “Christmas on Columbia” reunion event in December. Both schools’ alumni associations helped plan the event, and the turnout and enthusiasm for the holiday gathering was evident. More than 100 alumni from both schools gathered in Seiler Bar and Courtyard in downtown Covington to celebrate the past and extend well-wishes for the future. Doves and wolves enjoyed shared memories under the twinkling lights as they dined on sumptuous appetizers and enjoyed the sounds of the St. Paul’s Alumni band, dancing the night away.

Missie Arata Noel is the sociCelebrating at the SSA/SPS annual reunion are ety and features writer for the Al and Kellee Nastasi. St. Tammany Advocate. She can be contacted by email at jrnoel@bellsouth.net.

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HEALTHY PREGNANCIES: The March of Dimes has recognized St. Tammany Parish Hospital for reducing the number of early elective deliveries and cesarean births performed before 39 weeks of pregnancy. After reviewing the number of early elective deliveries at STPH, the hospital dedicated a scheduler to ensure delivery criteria are met, educated staff and physicians on the change and created evidence-based policies. The initiative helped decrease the proportion of elective early term deliveries to less than 5 percent, a 64 percent improvement. BABY & ME: Parents of babies who are not yet walking will share issues and insights about parenting at 10 a.m. Thursdays, Jan. 22 and 29, on the second floor of the Slidell Memorial Hospital Community Outreach Center, Wellness Pavilion, 501 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Registration is not required. For information, call (985) 280-8529. CUDDLE BUDDIES: The Cuddle Buddies group provides a learning and support opportunity for parents and a social playtime for babies from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursdays, Jan. 22 and 29, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. Bring a friend and join for songs, stories and playtime. Class size is limited. The cost is $6 for members and $12 for others. For information, contact ksupan@ stph.org or (985) 898-4435. TAI CHI CLASS: The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital offers free tai chi classes at 9 a.m. every Thursday at the Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, 16300 La. 1085, Covington. The classes, led by yoga and tai chi instructor Erlinda R. Nye, are free and open to the public. MEDITATION CLASS: The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital offers free meditation classes at 10 a.m. every Thursday at the Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, 16300 La. 1085, Covington. The classes, led by Ellen LaRocca, are free and open to the public. NEW BABY SUPPORT GROUP: Mothers gather with their little ones, from birth to 7 months, to discuss child development and parenting tips with other parents as well as professionals at 11:15 a.m. every Thursday at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. Free. To register or for information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435.

Recent births at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington include: n Annie Raye Bickham, born Dec. 3, daughter of Laurie Heck Bickham and Brett Jordan Bickham, of Covington. She weighed 6 lbs. n Annabelle Marie Ostarly, born Dec. 11, daughter of Kayla Marie Ostarly and Thomas Robert Ostarly of Covington. She weighed 8 lbs. n Natalie Marilyn Pennino, born Dec. 11, daughter of Allison Guillet Pennino and Colt William Pennino, of Covington. She weighed 6 lbs., 4 oz. n McKinley Grace Bunns, born Dec. 12, daughter of Katie Marie Lehmann and Kendall Lrvonne Bunns, of Covington. She weighed 5 lbs., 10 oz. n Luke Braxton Lohman, born Dec. 12, son of Madeline Mary Booksh and Hunter Michael Lohman, of Covington. He weighed 8 lbs., 20Âź oz. n Daniel Seungho Yoo, born Dec. 12, son of Jungin Kang and Hyungsoo Yoo, of Mandeville. He weighed 9 lbs., 15 oz. n Jaida Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lajla Brooks, born Dec. 15, daughter of Jessica Deneen Brooks and Akeno Donqual Magee, of Covington. She weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz. n Ian Stiles William Halbert, born Dec. 16, son of Misti Summer Knight and Abel Don Halbert, of Franklinton. He weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. n Kaylon Marie Graham, born Dec. 17, daughter of Krystal Marie Graham, of Amite. She weighed 6 lbs., 2 oz. n Maelah Elizabeth Heard, born Dec. 17, daughter of Haelie Nicole Heard and Andrew Dewayne Heard, of Mandeville. She weighed 6 lbs., 4 oz. n Kylin Nicolet Cooper, born Dec. 19, daughter of Tara Dutruch Cooper and Brandon Scott Cooper, of Madisonville. She weighed 5 lbs., 8 oz. n William Lloyd Jones, born Dec. 19, son of Patric M. Jones and Nathan T. Jones Sr. He weighed 9 lbs., 4 oz. n Blade James Bonnette Jr., born Dec. 22, son of Malori Mia Couvil-

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The New Family Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital received a banner in recognition of its success in reducing premature births. From left are Nicole Norris and Sharon Moore, of St. Tammany Parish Hospital; Katherine Olivard and Frankie Robertson, of the March of Dimes; Sandra DiPietro, Becky Patton, Kerry Milton and Diana Brovold, of STPH; Ken Alexander, of the Louisiana Hospital Association; and Patti Ellish, of STPH. FREE YOGA IN COVINGTON: Free yoga classes are held at 10 a.m. every Friday at the Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, 16300 La. 1085, Covington. The classes, led by Wendy McKee, incorporate yoga techniques appropriate for anyone going through a cancer experience regardless of physical strength or abilities. Registration and a medical release are required. Call (985) 789-0793. PREPARING FOR CHILDBIRTH: A class focused on using Lamaze techniques will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday 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. FREE YOGA IN SLIDELL: A yoga class is offered for cancer patients and caregivers from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday on the second floor of the Slidell Memorial Hospital Community Outreach Center, SMH Wellness Pavilion, 501 Robert Blvd., Slidell. There is no charge for the classes, but registration and medical release are required. For information, call (985) 280-6600. PLAY AND LEARN: Parents and their children, 16 months to 4 years, will 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. The class will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. Class size is

limited to 12 parent-child pairs. The cost is $15 per child for members, $24 for nonmembers. For information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435. GIRL TALK: Preteen and teen girls will learn about the physical, social and emotional changes of puberty during the Girl Talk session from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the first-floor conference room of the Slidell Memorial Hospital Founders Building, 1150 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Teens must be accompanied by an adult. The fee is $10 per family. To register, call (985) 280-2657 or visit SlidellMemorial.org. WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOOD ABOUT ANGER: A 16-week course on channeling the powerful emotion of anger will be held from Tuesday, Jan. 27, through April 21 at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. The cost is $100 for members and $150 for others. For information, contact ksupan@stph.org or (985) 898-4435. ACTIVE PARENTING: This workshop will help parents with children ages 5 to 12 how to communicate effectively with their child, develop positive discipline skills and enhance family relationships. The six-week course will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. from Wednesday, Jan. 28, through March 11 at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington. The cost is $50 for members and $75 for others, plus $15 when a spouse comes along. For information, contact ksupan@stph. org or (985) 898-4435.

lion and Blade James Bonnette Sr,. of Covington. He weighed 5 lbs., 7 oz. n William David Conner, born Dec. 22, son of Christina Bustamante Conner and James Patterson Conner Jr., of Covington. He weighed 5 lbs., 3 oz. n Beau Franklin Koch, born Dec. 23, son of Danielle LaFrance and Matthew Koch, of Covington. He weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. n Dayla CherĂŠ Friloux, born Dec. 24, daughter of Danielle McCloud Friloux and Douglas Eugene Friloux, of Mandeville. She weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz. n Parker Christopher Morris, born Dec. 25, son of Brandy Michelle Morris and Christopher Layne Morris, of Covington. He weighed 5 lbs., 5 oz. n Christopher Joseph Schenck, born Dec. 26, son of Amber Lynn Wild and Brandon Michael Schenck, of Covington. He weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz. n Sutton Elizabeth Lowther, born Dec. 30, daughter of Sarah Ward Lowther and Robert Laef Lowther, of Mandeville. She weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz. n Jaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kobi Orion Brown, born Dec. 31, son of Jesse Jean Kee and Jerod E. Brown. He weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz. n Serenity Rayne Hoffman, born Dec. 31, daughter of Ashley Marie Boudreaux-Hoffman and Casey Jay Hoffman, of Franklinton. She weighed 6 lbs., 1 oz. n Jordan Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Wayne Maye Jr., born Jan. 2, son of Tempest Gayle Maye and Jordan Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Wayne Maye, of Bogalusa. He weighed 7 lbs. n Claire Estelle Morse, born Jan. 2, daughter of Corrine Elizabeth Morse and Jared Flynn Morse, of Loranger. She weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. n Nathan Timothy Ciufi, born Jan. 3, son of Jessica Lynn Ciufi and Daniel John Ciufi, of Mandeville. He weighed 9 lbs., 15 oz. n Micah David Carollo, born Jan. 5, son of Stephanie Nicole Adams and Troy Jerome Corollo Jr., of Covington. He weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. n Jaxon Curtis Garner, born Jan. 6, son of Jennifer Ann Garner and Duane Curtis Garner, of Amite. He weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz.

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Among those on hand for the Christmas open house for the St. Tammany Home Builders Association were, from left, Life Directors Kenny Adams, Jenny Goodrow and Donny Jenkins, and board member Glen Alack.

The new offices of the St. Tammany Home Builders Association are under construction in Lacombe, and tours were offered during the group’s Christmas open house. From left are John Barry, Sharon Ripoll and Life Director Mitch Ripoll.

KREWE DE PAWS: Krewe de Paws of Olde Towne will parade through Slidell at 10 a.m. Feb. 7 with Lauren “Fleurty Girl” Thom as its grand marshal, accompanied by her Chihuahuas Zulu and Coconut. The krewe is led by Denise Indorf and is based at the Café Du Bone Dog Bakery and Boutique, 2253 Carey St., Slidell. Its goal is to bring awareness to pet rescue and adoption, and it donates the proceeds of the parade to various shelters, rescue groups and animal-loving nonprofit organizations. The krewe’s 2015 parade theme is “Laissez les BONE temps rouler!” The membership cost is $30 for families with one dog, $40 for two and $50 for three or more. Proof of rabies vaccination must be provided. The deadline to apply is Feb. 4. The royal ball for the Krewe de Paws will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the Sunrise Bistro, 153 Robert St., Olde Towne Slidell. Tickets are $15, with no pets allowed at the event. The Royal Court will be picked at the ball by random drawing. For information, to join the krewe or to buy ball tickets, contact Café Du Bone Dog Bakery and Boutique, 2253 Carey St., (985) 288-5248; 4G Printing, 2141 First St., (985) 649-4305; or Denise Indorf, cafedubone@ yahoo.com, (985) 288-5248. KREWE OF SLIDELLIANS: The Krewe of Slidellians will

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Among those on hand for the 2015 Royal Court Party for the Slidell Women’s Civic Club Krewe of Slidellians Ball are, front row from left, Bill Davis, JoBeth Kavanaugh, Lynn St. Jean, Lonnie Favre and Julie Teal; second row, Brooks Trotter, Daniel Seuzeneau and Elwin Ordoyne. Others were Glenda Drennan, Dionne Graham, Chad Duffaut and Richard Artigue. hold its 65th Mardi Gras Ball Masque beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell. The theme will be “An Evening of International Celebrations,” with entertainment by Flipside. Tickets are $70, with proceeds benefiting projects of the Slidell Women’s Civic Club. For tickets, call Jean Glover at (985) 640-6664 or email Carol Beech at grannee0805@gmail. com.

Coconut the Chihuahua will accompany Grand Marshal Lauren ‘Fleurty Girl’ Thom in the Krewe de Paws of Olde Towne parade on Feb. 7. Photo provided by Krewe de Paws of Olde Towne

The group’s website is slidellwomenscivicclub.org. KMB CLEANUP: Keep Mandeville Beautiful is organizing a cleanup the morning after the Eve parade, from 8 a.m. to 9:30

a.m. Feb. 6. Litter will be picked up along the East and West Causeway approaches. Interested volunteers can contact Megan Gouzy at (504) 813-9174 or email kmb@cityof

Among those on hand for the Christmas open house for the St. Tammany Home Builders Association were, from left, Secretary Jules Guidry, board members Jason Hand and Ross Leve, and Vice President Ben Seymour.

Among those on hand for the Christmas open house for the St. Tammany Home Builders Association were, from left, Life Director Linda Jaccuzzo, President Dodie Adams and Life Director Peggy Benit.

Homebuilders group prepares for merger bers of the Tangipahoa Home Builders Association. The two The new offices of the St. organizations have been workTammany Home Builders ing on a merger to create the Association are under con- Northshore Home Builders struction in Lacombe, and Association. “It’s been a busy tours were offered during the year,” Adams said, “and the group’s recent Christmas open year ahead will be even busier, as we combine our organihouse. “The new office building zations into the third-largest has been an association goal Home Builders Association in for many years,” association Louisiana.” The St. Tammany Home President Dodie Adams said. “This year, we are not con- Builders Association was structing a raffle house so that chartered in 1977 and has our members may contribute more than 650 members. For information, visit www.sthba. to the new building.” The event also hosted mem- org or call (985) 882-5008.

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Shown at the recent installation of officers of the Bayou Lacombe Republican Women are, from left, Patty Cooper, recording secretary; Bakey Hoover, corresponding secretary; Pat Johnson, chaplain; Madelon Nohra, first vice president; Dale Neale, president; Laura Leonard, second vice president; and Donna Vallette, treasurer, with installing officer Argiro Morgan.

Bayou Lacombe Republican women install new officers second vice president; Madelon Nohra, first vice president and Dale Neale, presiThe Bayou Lacombe Republican Women, dent. Argiro Morgan installed the officers. The organization is the first Republican previously the Bayou Women’s Republican Club, recently hosted their annual Christ- women’s group established in St. Tammany mas luncheon and installation of officers Parish more than 50 years ago. Members are active in promoting conservative Reat Janie Brown’s Restaurant in Lacombe. Officers elected are Patty Cooper, republican values and in serving the St. Tamcording secretary; Bakey Hoover, corre- many community. The BLRW awards an sponding secretary; Pat Johnson, chaplain; annual scholarship to a female high school Donna Vallette, treasurer; Laura Leonard, graduate attending a local high school,

Advocate staff report

Shop With a Cop

A uniformed St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputy was assigned to each child and accompanied them during the first Shop With a Cop.

Advocate staff report

Photo by DANNY BLACKBURN

Slidell Rotary Club members learn about emergency-alert app

Kevin Davis, left, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Slidell. Davis, who is director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, discussed the Alert FM app, which functions like a weather radio but with local alerts from emergency officials. Notifications for the user’s current location and one bookmarked location are free. Davis is seen with club President Rene Arcemont.

donates dictionaries to all third grade students and makes donations to the St. Tammany Parish Library in Lacombe. The group meets at 1 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Lacombe United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on St. Joseph Street. Guests and prospective members are welcome and may contact Dale Neale, president at (985) 707-3885 or email bayoulacomberepublicanwomen@ gmail.com.

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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office held its first Shop With a Cop event with about 65 children referred by the Youth Service Bureau. Plans are underway to make it an annual event. The day began with deputy volunteers serving breakfast to the kids at the Sheriff’s Administrative Building in Slidell, complete with Santa and elves and the Sheriff’s Office K-9s decked out in holiday gear. After the breakfast, each child was given $100 to purchase gifts for themselves or for family members. According to a Sheriff’s Office report, members of the public noticed what was happening and wanted to donate to the effort on the spot; deputies dipped into their own pockets to make up the difference when their assigned child’s wishes ex-

ceeded the $100 shopping limit; and some deputies simply held children who fell asleep during all the excitement. When their shopping spree was complete, Wal-Mart employees who donated their day off, opened a special lane for the kids. They gave each child a gift bag with Christmas candy and decorated carts for the event. Funding came from the St. Tammany Deputy Sheriff’s Association, members of the business community, the Covington Criminal Defense Bar Association and employees from the Sheriff’s office and District Attorney’s office. The Youth Service Bureau provides advocacy, counseling, education and intervention for at-risk youth from infant to 17 years of age and their families. For more photos, visit www.facebook.com/stpso.

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TAMMANY TO DO

Slidell school seeks Fun Day sponsors

NORTHSHORE MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GROUP FORMS: The Northshore Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group, an organization of senior men that gathers monthly for lunch and good fellowship, is encouraging membership for those who might be interested in joining. The group has members from across St. Tammany Parish. The group does not collect dues, elect officers or engage in charitable or community service projects. Some members do, individually, volunteer for various charitable and community service activities. The group also does not engage in political activities. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sole purpose is to foster friendship of members through monthly luncheons. The group holds its luncheons at Mandinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, in Mandeville, on the first Monday of each month. The lunch is one set price with a selection of menu items. The coordinator of the group notifies the members in advance of the luncheons along with any other newsworthy topics. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership stands at 42. Members are of senior age, retired or nearing retirement, and have had a variety of working careers. Those interested in joining the group should contact the Northshore Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group coordinator Rick Jennings at (985) 845-8389.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Slidell is seeking sponsors for its Family Fun Day and Henry J. Calamari Memorial 2-Mile Run/Walk, which will be held Saturday, March 21. Sponsorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names will be featured on the race T-shirt. The deadline for sponsorship payments is March 4. On Family Fun Day, the race through the Westchester subdivision will begin at 8:30 a.m., with festival events beginning at 10 a.m. The school is at 345 Westchester Blvd., Slidell. The entry fee for the race is $15 until March 4, when the cost will increase to $20. For information, contact race director Henry P. Calamari at (985) 707-8905 or henrycalamari@charter.net.

St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village plans Friend Raiser

St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village has not been built yet, but already future residents and supporters are creating opportunities to socialize when the St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village Hoedown Friend Raiser is held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Abita Springs Town Hall, 22161 Level St. The St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village Friend Raiser is for all special needs students over the age of 13 and local high school students. Students should be accompanied by an adult. Suggested attire is Western clothing, and guests are invited to bring their own harmonica for a special music jam. Guest can learn to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bow to your Partner, Promenade Right, Allemande Left, + DoSi-Doâ&#x20AC;? thanks to the Ozone Square Dance Club. There also will be music with DJ Nick â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Party Guyâ&#x20AC;? Albert. Cost is a suggested $10 donation at the door to benefit St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village, which includes food and beverage. For information on the event, call (985) 778-1523. St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide a loving, secure community where adults with developmental disabilities can live, work, worship, and socialize. It has broken ground on land in St. Tammany Parish to build a place to serve villagers and day-habilitation participants. St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village relies on donations from individuals and organizations and its fundraising activities. For information on St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village, visit www. saintandrewsvillage.org.

Church honors Lindsay for service

ABITA SPRINGS

OPERA ON TAP: 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Abita Brew Pub, 72011 Holly St. A casual 90-minute concert of opera, Broadway and more offered through Opera on Tapâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;New Orleans. The performances are free and reservations are suggested. To make a reservation, call (985) 892-5837.

SLIDELL

SALAD DAYS JURIED RECEPTION: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Slidell Cultural Center, 2055 Second St. Opening reception for the annual parishwide student art exhibit. Viewings noon to 4 p.m. Wednes-

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Deceived by Shadowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by Michael Aldana is exhibited at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Muse: Works following the impulse of inspirationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at OTACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OFFstage Gallery at the Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, through March 15. An artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20.

Photo provided Photo provided â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Reliquaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by printmaker Jessie Hornbrook is on view Kelsey Parker, of Pearl River, at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Museâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the OFFstage Galwill perform at the Young lery. Americanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Slidell High. held for three days, culminating day, Thursday and Friday Jan. 28 through Feb. 21; with special Saturday hours 9 a.m. to noon, Feb. 21. Admission is free. REAL MEN GALA: 6-10 p.m. Sunday, Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd. Tickets to the fifth annual Real Men of St. Tammany Parish Gala to benefit Safe Harbor are $100 and available online at www.safeharbor northshore.org. YOUNG AMERICANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSICAL: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Slidell High School auditorium, 1 Tiger Drive. The Young Americans Workshop returns to Slidell High and will be

in a musical performance with dance by participating students from throughout the area. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children. For information, call the school office at (985) 643-2992 A MIDSUMMER NIGHTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DREAM: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 1, Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive. SLT presents the William Shakespeare classic, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Midsummer Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream,â&#x20AC;? co-directed by Julie Generes and Larry Johnson. Tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for youth and $5 for children 10 and under. Reservations are accepted at slidelllittletheatre.org or call (985) 641-0324.

THE IRISH CURSE: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Jan. 31, Cutting Edge Theater, 767 Robert Blvd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Irish Curseâ&#x20AC;? is a revealing portrait of how men, and society, define masculinity. For adult audiences, the funny new play directed by Becky Daigrepont includes Joseph (Allen Bryant), Stephen (Shane Authement), Rick (Ryan Dick), Kevin (Tony Brown) and Kerian (Brett Trahan). Tickets are $22-$25. For reservations, call (985) 649-3727 or visit cuttingedgetheater.com. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MUSEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ON EXHIBIT AT OFFSTAGE GALLERY: On view through March 15, Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive. The invitational art exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Muse: Works following the impulse of inspiration,â&#x20AC;? features artists Michael Aldana, Jamie Alonzo, Jessie Hornbrook and Benjamin Netterville. An artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reception will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 20. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Museâ&#x20AC;? is co-curated by Ben Diller and Cynthia Giachetti. SLIDELL YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION: 7 p.m. Feb. 24. The Slidell Youth Football Association will hold its first general membership meeting of the year at the SYFA Field House, 3158 Terrace Ave.

COVINGTON

MASTER GARDENERS: Register by Jan. 27. Composting, squarefoot gardening and staghorn ferns are among the topics that will be discussed at the St. Tam-

many Parish Master Gardeners Association workshop from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at First Baptist Church, 16333 La. 1085. Admission is $20, which includes lunch and snacks. Presentations will include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monochromatic Gardeningâ&#x20AC;? with Dan Gill, of the LSU AgCenter; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edible Landscapingâ&#x20AC;? with Christine Coker, of Mississippi State University; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;All About Treesâ&#x20AC;? with Will Afton, of the LSU AgCenter. For registration information, call the AgCenter at (985) 875-2635. FELINE FIX DAY: 7:30 a.m. Jan. 29, St. Tammany Humane Society, 20384 Harrison Ave. The Feline FixDat Day 2015 is a low-cost feline spay/neuter day made possible through grant funding. For information, visit sthumane. org/fix-dat-day-2015 or call (985) 892-7387. APPETITE FOR ART: 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center, 701 N. Columbia St. The Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arts Awards will feature food from local restaurants, live music from Ronnie Kole and Christian Serpas, dance performance by Javier Juarez and a theatrical performance by the Slidell Little Theatre. Tickets are $75. A Patron Party will be hosted from 5-6 p.m., with patron tickets priced at $150 for both the pre-party and gala. For tickets, call (985) 898-5243 or visit www.stpgov.org/appetite-for-art. YMCA YOUTH BASKETBALL: Register by Feb. 7, West St. Tammany YMCA, 71256 Francis Road. Registration is open for this basketball program for boys and girls ages 3-7, which begins 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 and ends March 14. For information, call the YMCA at (985) 893-9622. STAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NATUREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ESSENCE: Through Feb. 7. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two Visions: Jim Seitz and Marcia Holmes,â&#x20AC;? on view 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

MANDEVILLE

ARTIST OF THE MONTH: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Jan. 30, Mandeville City Hall, 3101 E. Causeway Approach. Artwork by Martha Kelly is on exhibit.

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Elks host tournament to benefit veterans

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Town and Country Garden Club of West St. Tammany Parish held its January meeting at the St. Tammany Parish Madisonville Library. Betty Miley, of Maypop Hill Nursery in Norwood, gave a presentation on native Louisiana wildflowers. Pictured are, from left, Miley and co-hostesses Marie Bishop and Debra Nolan.

The Bayou Liberty Garden Club celebrated Christmas with a luncheon at LaRosetta’s. The atmosphere was festive with brightly wrapped gifts and a variety of colorful plants. Following a meal, there was a presentation on the Christmas cactus and a gift exchange. President Andrea Lyle announced the December Garden of the Month and congratulated Susan Zitzmann for her yard, which was beautifully mulched with fresh pine straw and enhanced with colorful pansies. Shown at the event are Zitzmann, left, and Lyle.

Slidell Garden Club members decorate Veterans Memorial Park tree

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Members of the Slidell Garden Club recently met to decorate the Christmas tree at Veterans Memorial Park on Sgt. Alfred Drive. Pictured are members, from left, Patty Godwin, Rita Faulkner, Cheryl Duthu, Charlotte Elias, Ladonna Crow, Rebecca Whittington, Marie Grams, Inge Crow, Evelyn Bartels, Margaret Prell, Pat Dalton and Maralyn Stiegler.

Photos provided by Magnolia Forest Garden Club

Members held a workshop to make paper magnolias to decorate the club’s Christmas tree in Griffin Park for Slidell’s ‘Christmas Under the Stars’ Parade of Trees. Pictured decorating the tree are, seated from left, Sandy Solar, Joann Round, Nancy O’Bryan and Betty Rose; standing, Mary Jean Herman, Diane Anderson, Florence Onstad, Jane Freeman, Janet Bernard and Nancy Fischer.

Magnolia Forest Garden Club members host holiday gathering The Magnolia Forest Garden Club held its December meeting at the home of Fay Vogt, with three co-hostesses. Twenty-seven regular and associate members attended. After a short meeting, the members enjoyed a delicious lunch then exchanged gifts, playing Naughty Santa.

At the December Magnolia Forest Garden Club meeting are, from left, Carol Hodge and Beryl Deris, co-hostesses; Fay Vogt, hostess; and Charlotte Campbell, co-hostess.

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Girl Scouts held a Cookie Rally event in Covington to celebrate the beginning of cookie sales season. Each participating Girl Scout troop played games, visited craft stations and sampled the cookies for sale this year. Pictured are, from left, Dianne Magee with the unit flag, Reese Rodrigue, Brooke McKinley, Ari Lee with the American flag, Anna Sconza, Courtney McKinley and Mika McMillan with the Girl Scout flag.

NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS FRIENDS OF THE SLIDELL LIBRARY: The Friends of the Slidell Library will hold a fundraising sale Friday and Saturday in the meeting room of the Slidell Branch Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell. The sale will feature both romance novels and nonbook items such as CDs, DVDs and puzzles. Romance novels are sold for $1 per bag, and other books on romance are priced as marked. The audiovisual items have standard prices based on format. The sale will be open to members of the Friends of the Slidell Library from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, with memberships available at the door for $5. The sale will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Cash and personal checks are accepted for memberships and purchases. For information, email FSL70458@yahoo.com. SLIDELL REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB: Reservations are required by Monday for the lunch meeting of the Slidell Republican Women’s Club to be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at Pinewood Country Club, Slidell. The featured speaker will be historian and author Bonnie Vanney. The cost of the luncheon is $18. To make a reservation, email Betty Hooper at bettysuew@bellsouth.net. Club officers for 2015 are Peggy Seeley, president; Tiffany Parker, vice president; Chris Koviach, secretary; Karen Fandal, treasurer; Charlene Stein, program chairwoman; Lynn Walker St. Jean, campaign chairwoman; Heidi Crouch, newsletter chairwoman; Wanda Ricau, membership chairwoman; Betty Hooper and Nancy Bell, hospitality co-chairwomen; Peggy Goertz, scholarship chairwoman; and Dee Webb, sunshine. EASTERN STAR: The second meeting of Chapter 59 of the Eastern Star will be held Tuesday in the Masonic Lodge, 2202 Front St., Slidell. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m. The chapter meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month except in July, August, September and December. In those months, it meets only on the second Tuesday. CAREGIVER SUPPORT: The community services department of the Council on Aging St. Tammany is sponsoring support groups for caregivers for senior citizens in Lacombe and Slidell. The Lacombe group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Lacombe Senior Center, 29180 U.S. 190, Lacombe. Slidell groups will meet at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at the Slidell Senior Center, 610 Cousin St. At the sessions, caregivers share experiences, strengths and difficulties to help one another cope and solve common problems. For information or to register, call the COAST community services department at (985) 892-0377. COOKBOOK SILENT AUCTION: The Friends of the Slidell Library is holding a silent auction of previously owned cookbooks until Friday, Jan. 30, at the Slidell Branch Library, 555 Robert Blvd.,

Slidell. Bids must be placed in person, but high bidders do not have to be present to win. The auction items are on view in display cases inside the branch during regular hours. The proceeds of the auction will help support the Slidell, Lacombe, and Pearl River branch libraries. For information about FSL or for a descriptive list of the titles included in the silent auction, send an email request to fsl70458@yahoo.com. NORTHLAKE NATURE CENTER: Volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 7, to plant more than 1,000 longleaf pine seedlings at the Northlake Nature Center. Prospective volunteers should call (985) 626-1238 for more information. The seedlings were purchased with individual donations and support from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to restore areas damaged by pine beetles in the early 1990s and again after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Hundreds of plant and animal species are listed as threatened or endangered as a result of the decline in longleaf pine forests throughout the southeastern United States. GIRLS HEALTH DAY: Girls’ health issues, including self-esteem, healthy eating, fitness and ways to prevent bullying, will be discussed during a Girls Health Day from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Pelican Room and front lobby of Lakeview Regional Medical Center, 95 Judge Tanner Blvd., Covington. Girls Health Day, with the theme “Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be You,” is sponsored by Lakeview Regional Medical Center in collaboration with the Junior League of Greater Covington. Local physicians will provide free health screenings such as vision screenings, hearing tests, BMI measurements and blood pressure assessments. A limited number of participants will have an opportunity to use a da Vinci robot to perform simulated surgical activity. For information or to register, call (985) 867-3900. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS: Reference librarians will teach computer and Internet basics classes at the Slidell and Madisonville branches of the St. Tammany Parish Library. Classes will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Feb. 2; Monday, March 2; and Monday, April 6, at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd. Classes will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 19; and Thursday, April 16, at the Madisonville Branch Library, 1123 Main St. During the session, students will learn about computer terms and fundamentals as well as basic Internet navigation, search engine usage, cutting and pasting, and information on additional learning opportunities. Participants use the library’s computers. The classes are free and open to the public. To register, visit register.stpl.us/evanced/ lib/eventcalendar.asp or call the Madisonville Library at (985) 845-4819 or the Slidell Library at (985) 646-6470. Registration opens two weeks before the event.

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schools SCHOOL BRIEFS MATH OLYMPIAD: All Louisiana fourth- and fifth-graders are eligible to participate in the 2015 Louisiana Math Elementary Olympiad, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Kenilworth Science and Technology School, 7600 Boone Ave., Baton Rouge. Participation is free, and the top four contestants will win an iPod or a Kindle. The Olympiad is a one-hour paper and pencil test that includes multiple-choice questions from various math topics. Students can view sample questions at www.laemo. org. The Olympiad also will include door prizes, lunch and parent workshops. Partners for The Olympiad include the LSU Department of Mathematics, Greater Baton Rouge Industy Alliance and the Black Alliance for Educational Options. The event is sponsored by Baton Rouge Coca-Cola. Participating students must register at www.laemo.org. TEENS FOR JEANS: Kiera Ellen Voisey, of Slidell, a fifth-grader at Mayfield Elementary School, is leading her schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participation in a national Teens for Jeans campaign to collect gently used jeans to donate to young people experiencing homelessness. More than a million young people experience homelessness in the United States every year, and one of the most requested items for young people in homeless shelters is a pair of jeans. In the past seven years, young people across the country have collected more than 4.3 million pairs of jeans through Teens for Jeans. This year, the top-collecting high school, middle school, elementary school and college will each win a $5,000 school grant. In addition to the school grant, the school that collects the most jeans will win a private school concert by pop band The Vamps and T-shirts for the entire school. The campaign is being organized by DoSomething. org and AĂŠropostale, and will continue through Feb. 15. In Slidell, donations may be dropped off at Mayfield Elementary, 31820 Highway 190, or at Paul Mitchell School Slidell, 740 Oak Harbor Blvd.

PRIDE Action camp develops leaders Advocate staff report

The Parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resource Institute for Drug Education Youth and Community Resources presents its 32nd annual camp for junior high and high school students this summer. The two sessions for high school students will be held June 1-5 and June 8-12. Junior high camp sessions are set for July 17-20 and July 2225. All Positive Action camps are at Fontainebleau State Park. Youth will have the opportunity to make friends and empower themselves to make a positive difference in their communities. They can participate in small groups, workshops and other fun leadership-building activities. Students entering high school grades nine through 12 attend camp for five days and four nights. The cost is $300. Junior high students entering seventh and eighth grades attend for four days and three nights. The cost is $250. If a student isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t accepted, a full refund will be issued. If a student cancels after April 30, a refund minus a $50 fee will be issued. Scholarships are available. For information, call (985) 727-7710. Youth can see a video to hear from other students who have attended the camp and find PA Camp forms at prideresources.org or pacamp.org. The Parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resource Institute for Drug Education offices are at 100 West 23rd Ave., Covington.

Covington student wins patriotic essay contest

Photo provided by Archbishop Hannan High School

Sydney Allen, an eighth-grader at Archbishop Hannan High School in Covington, is the winner of a patriotic essay contest sponsored by the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus in the District of Louisiana. The contest theme was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Does Patriotism Still Matter?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; From left are English teacher Ryan Rodgers, Allen and English department head Ashley Puntila.

Photo provided by Christ Episcopal School

Covington students brighten holidays for grandparents raising grandchildren

The Student Council at Christ Episcopal School in Covington showed their support for grandparents raising grandchildren by providing more than 60 gifts for the children and grocery gift cards for the grandparents. In the front row, from left, are Annabel Bailey, Max Cook, Gordon Bailey, Sean Claiborne and Corine Roe. In the back row are Catherine Zelenka, Rebecca Bell, Davis Levine, Cove Geary, Martha Ann Croxton, Dylan Deynoodt and Asha Thomas.

Eagle ranking bestowed on Slidell Boy Scout Advocate staff report Daniel Spencer, a junior at Slidell High School and a member of Boy Scout Troop 348, received his Eagle rank at a special Court of Honor on Jan. 3 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Slidell, where the troop is chartered. Only 2 percent of Scouts nationwide earn the Eagle rank. Since Spencer joined Troop 348 in May 2009, he has earned 32 merit badges. He camped 117 nights, hiked more than 40 miles, bicycled 30 miles and attended six summer camp sessions, including two High Adventure camps. In September, he completed his Eagle project by leading members of his troop and Cub Scouts from numerous local packs in collecting food for the Community Christian Concern, Photos provided by Boy Scout Troop 348 a Slidell food bank. At least Daniel Spencer receives his Eagle Scout certificate from Senior Patrol Leader Peter Fabre as his parents, John and Kari Spen- 1,200 pounds of food were colcer, look on. lected.

COLLEGE BRIEFS DELGADO-LOYOLA AGREEMENT: Delgado Community College and Loyola University New Orleans have reached an agreement simplifying the transfer of up to 60 credit hours from Delgado toward a Loyola bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree. The 2+2 articulation agreement was signed Dec. 18 by Delgado Chancellor Joan Y. Davis and Loyola President Kevin Wildes. The arrangement allows students who complete prescribed courses in any of 10 programs at Delgado to seamlessly transfer their credits and earn a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in one of 28 corresponding programs at Loyola. Delgado students who complete coursework for an associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in any of these programs, typically earning 60 credit hours to do so, will be admitted as juniors in the respective Loyola programs, provided they meet Loyolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s admission requirements.

The 2+2 articulation agreement will be renewed every five years. Faculty members from Loyola and Delgado will meet regularly to enhance the alignment of courses between degree programs. HOSPITALITY SCHOLARSHIPS: The Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation is accepting scholarship applications through April 10. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted in a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and/ or associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree program and be pursuing a career in the restaurant, food service, tourism or hospitality industry. Courses of study can include, but are not limited to: culinary, hospitality, tourism, business and management programs. Scholarship awards may vary based on available funds and are merit-based. Applications are available for download at www.LRAEF. org and must be completed and postmarked by Friday, April 10.

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