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Holiday lights and decorations on King’s Canyon Drive in the Park Timbers subdivision in Algiers
Rudolph’s nose might have created the original
holiday glow — predating, of course, even the Christmas trees that came into vogue in the New Orleans area around the 1870s. Those were lit, for brief moments of viewing, with candles positioned in holders among the branches. They weren’t the safest of yule lights, but they were the simplest. My, how times have changed. Today’s glorious lights can blink and pulse to music and change color. Through time, however, all these forms of illumination have shared the same mission: lighting the way for the spirit of Christmas to find us. Here’s a look at how neighborhoods around the area are ushering in the Advocate staff photo by RUSTY COSTANZA
season of peace and goodwill toward men.
Santa is one of a plethora of decorations at a house on Melody Drive in Metairie.
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Lights adorn pine trees on West Esplanade at Melody Drive in Metairie. Holiday lights are on full display along Robert E. Lee Boulevard in Lake Vista. Advocate staff photo by JOHN MCCUSKER
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Lights flash in time with music at a house on Lake Trail Drive in Kenner.
St. Martin’s starts work on design center Hand-knit stockings are a family St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie has broken ground on a new facility, The Gibbs Family Center for Innovation and Design. The new 5,000-square-foot building will operate as a design studio, prototype lab, classroom, production studio, woodworking and build shop, and community partnership workspace. It will be equipped with tools and supplies such as 3-D printers, modeling software, and video and audio equipment that will enable the rapid prototyping of ideas, field research and multimedia presentations. “The center’s name honors Marian and Larry Gibbs,
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whose family has been involved in the St. Martin’s community for 26 years,” said Rob Norton, director of marketing and communications for St. Martin’s. “Their five children and one grandchild have all attended St. Martin’s, and Marian and Larry have served in a variety of capacities, including the Board of Trustees, the
Board of Visitors, the Mothers’ Club, the Dads’ Club and the Booster Club.” This $1.1 million project was funded entirely through individual and foundation donations. It is slated to open in fall 2016. The design and construction of the project, which will be located on the Haring Road side of St. Martin’s campus, will be handled by two local firms, Blitch Knevel Architects and F.H. Myer’s Construction.
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Patricia Finney Daniels welcomed two great-greatnieces into the family earlier this year, but little Stella and Olivia will receive their official welcome this Christmas, when Daniels presents them with personalized red, green and white holiday stockings. “When you get your stocking, you know you’ve arrived,” said Daniels’ daughter, Maggie Simon. “It is a rite of passage.” Daniels, 86, has made more than 120 Christmas stockings for family members, including her three siblings, their
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children and hers, spouses, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. But don’t imagine Daniels knitting in a rocking chair. Until she retired in 2000, after 50 years as a forensic serologist with the Orleans Parish
Coroner’s Office, she made Christmas stockings during down time in the crime lab and from a hallway bench at the criminal court building at Tulane and Broad, while she waited to testify. Working was important to Daniels. She was 36 when her husband, James, a riverboat pilot, suffered a fatal heart attack, leaving her to raise four young children, including a 6-week-old. Times were hard, and knitting Christmas stockings was äSee JENSEN, page 5G
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Leave room in the budget for pet care This is the time of year when many people decide to add a new pet to the family. While it is never a good idea to give a pet as a gift, if a family has made the decision together to welcome a new dog or cat into the home, it is wise to know going in how much having a pet is going to affect the pocketbook. Pet care is someANIMAL thing that has a RESCUE permanent place TRACI in the household HOWERTON monthly budget. The costs associated with pet ownership vary greatly, depending on the type and number of pets. Planning ahead is essential to ensure all routine expenses are accounted for, as well as the unexpected costs that may pop up from time to time. VETERINARY CARE: Vet visits will be one of the biggest expenditures in the pet-care budget. Plan for regular checkups and vaccinations, as well as monthly heartworm and flea preventatives. And just like humans, pets also may need unexpected trips to the vet for an ailment or injury. Leave some room in the budget for them, as well. If a pet has a chronic health issue, he may need to take regular medication. Pet insurance may help with budgeting for vet expenses. There are many different plans, and factors for costs include age, breed and the overall health of a pet. Do the research to see if pet insurance is a good option. FOOD: Food is an ongoing expense, but it’s not the place to try to cut costs. Avoid buying the cheapest food, as a poor
Guinevere is a quiet kitty waiting patiently for her forever home. Shy and gentle, she finds the noisy shelter a bit scary. She would love to go to a quiet, loving home where she could flourish. The adoption fee is $85, includes neutering, shots, a chip and more. For more information, contact arnokitty@ yahoo.com or come by ARNO’s nokill shelter at 271 Plauche St., New Orleans, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL: Cabrini High School’s Rakell Spencer has accepted a scholarship offer to play basketball at Texas A&M University. Spencer, a 5-foot-11-inch senior, was All State ’15; All Metro MVP for ’14 and ’15; All-Metro ’13,’14, and ’15; and All-District ’12,’13, ’14 and ’15. As a junior, she averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game, leading Cabrini to a Class 4A semifinals appearance. Her career point total at Cabrini was 1,700 with her senior season remaining. “Rakell is a dynamic player who is go-
diet may lead to paying more in the long run for vet care. In addition, if the food contains a lot of fillers, a pet may consume more of it to get the nutrition it needs, which equals to spending more after all. Remember to include costs for treats in the food budget. GROOMING: Long-haired dogs require a trip to the groomer at least once every six weeks. If you have a longhaired breed, such as a Yorkie or Shih Tzu, and want to keep their hair long, these groomer visits can occur as often as once a week. Grooming costs an average of $20-$60 per pet, per visit. When budgeting this category, be sure to include the cost of brushes, combs, pet shampoo, pet toothpaste and other items that are needed for home maintenance between grooming appointments.
BOARDING, SITTING OR DAY CARE: Pets need care when the family is out of town. Vacation budgets should also include the costs of having someone tend to the pets. TRAINING: Puppies and adult dogs alike can benefit from some basic training. This is an expense that should be included in the budget early on but would not be an ongoing cost. ACCESSORIES: Plan to purchase items such as travel crates, kennels, pet toys, leashes, collars and food and water bowls. For cats, figure in the costs of litter, litter box, scoopers, etc.
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DEC. 24: “It’s A Wrap” gift wrapping from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Clearview Mall, 4436 Veterans Blvd., Metairie. The Louisiana SPCA will be wrapping gifts for donations to The
Heartworm Fund. THROUGH DEC. 27: During December, the Louisiana SPCA will offer half off the adoption fee for all adoptables. Regular adoption procedures apply. LOST OR FOUND PETS: In Orleans Parish, you can send a photo, description of your pet, date lost/found and your contact info to lostandfound@laspca.org; in Jefferson Parish, send to molsen@jeffparish.net and bbourgeois@jeffparish. net; and in St. Bernard Parish, send to cluna@sbpg.net. Traci D. Howerton is social media editor of Animal Rescue New Orleans, a nonprofit, volunteer-based, no-kill shelter. Contact ARNO at animalrescuecolumn@gmail.com, www.animalrescueneworleans.org or call our recorded information line at (504) 5711900.
Orleans Public Library locations will be closed Wednesday through Sunday. All libraries also will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 31 and will remain closed through Jan. 1. MAKING GIFTS: The successful “Design and Make Great Gifts” workshop program for tweens and teens continues this week. Thrift store teacups will be used by kids, ages 10 and up, to make cute candle gifts at the teacup candle workshop being held at the Alvar Library at 2 p.m. Wednes-
day. Tweens and teens ages 8 and up who attend the no-sew fleece scarves workshop being held at the Main Library at 4 p.m. Wednesday will learn to make a comfortable, cozy scarf by just tying knots. PHOTOS IN ALGIERS: Algiers Regional Library, in conjunction with PhotoNOLA, will be showcasing artist Muffin Bernstein’s photography exhibit “Silent Spring.” The exhibit features work that was inspired by nature with an emphasis on beginning a dialogue
toward saving the environment. To stay informed about upcoming library events, sign up for our weekly events and program event listing emails on our website, nolalibrary. org, or “like” our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ neworleanspubliclibrary, and follow us on Twitter at twitter. com/nolalibrary. Charles Brown is the executive director of the New Orleans Public Library.
ing to be fun to watch in college,” Cabrini coach Nancy Walsh said. “After watching her grow and mature at Cabrini, I have Spencer all the faith in the world that she will take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. Though I am very proud to be her basketball coach, her work ethic in the classroom has pleased me the most.”
Cabrini High School senior Victoria Simeon stands with her mother, Jeannine, who delivered a speech on the special bond between mother and daughter during the Cabrini High School Mother Daughter Luncheon.
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New year, new hours for Orleans libraries Extended library service hours will begin Jan. 3. Multiple libraries will be open longer, with some libraries open daily and @ THE other libraries LIBRARY open six days a CHARLES week. To see the BROWN full schedule of new hours, visit nolalibrary.org. In the near future, however, there are closings over the holidays. All New
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Cabrini Mother Daughter Luncheon celebrates family, faith, friendship Advocate staff report Seniors at Cabrini High School and the women in their families gathered for the school’s Mother Daughter Luncheon and Fashion Show on Nov. 14 at the Roosevelt Hotel. This year, nearly 500 mothers and daughters, grandmothers, sisters, cousins and aunts came together to celebrate family, faith and friendship through their connection with Cabrini High
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Continued from page 1B Westwego Farmers and Fisheries Market will host a New Year’s Eve party from 8 p.m. to midnight at the market, 484 Sala Ave., Westwego. Admission is free, and there will be a concert by the J. Diamond Washington Band. A fireworks display is planned for midnight. Reserve a table for eight for $75, which includes Champagne, setups and party favors. For more information, call (504) 341-9083.
Walking trail opens
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last month to celebrate the opening of the Bellemeade Walking Trail at the corner of Bellemeade and Lapalco boulevards in Gretna. The new trail is located on an acre of parish-owned land and will provide the Bellemeade community with
School. Completing the luncheon was the annual fashion show, which is more costume faux pas than fashion. This year’s theme was “Hooray for Hollywood.” Models were asked to portray characters from the movies, new or old. Favorites this year were fashions from “A League of Their Own,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “The Addams Family,” “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Annie” and “The Wizard of Oz.”
additional green space as well as a recreational and exercise facility. Wrought-iron fencing faces the streets, and wood privacy fencing abuts the adjacent properties. Amenities include paved, on-site parking, a landscaped track covering one-sixth of a mile on a meandering path, pedestrian scale lighting, an irrigation system and interior drainage. Burgdahl and Graves Architects designed the facility with input from the neighborhood association, and with the assistance of Perrin & Carter Inc. and Ellis Engineers. Louisiana Landscape Specialty assisted on the landscape and irrigation design. Rotolo Consultants Inc. of Slidell performed the work at a cost of $378,899, with funding for the project provided by council District 1. Eva Jacob Barkoff writes about the people and events in Jefferson Parish. She can be reached at ejbarkoff@ gmail.com.
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Among the chefs competing in the gumbo cookoff at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Metairie were, from left, David McDonald; Johnny Beckmann; Tim Fox, first; Allen Lorio, second; David Garlipied; and Nathan Galland. Lex Allain also competed, coming in third.
FAITH NOTES LATIN MASS: The extraordinary form of the Mass, the “Tridentine” (Latin) Mass, will be offered at St. Stephen Church (Good Shepherd Parish), 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans, at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Good Shepherd Choir will be heard in this Missa Cantata, under the direction of Brian Morgan, director of music/principal organist, in the Gregorian “Missa de angelis.” Phyllis Treigle will be soprano soloist, with Bart Folse as chanter. For further information, call the Rectory Office at (504)899-1378.
PRAYER SESSIONS: “Lord, Teach Me To Pray,” a three-part prayer series for women seeking a deeper relationship with Christ, is now open for registration. Part One, “Praying Christian Virtues,” begins in early January. Participants learn to meditate using the prayer method of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Small groups meet weekly with trained facilitators for about two hours and pray privately every day, with assigned passages from Scripture. For more information on locations and to register, call (985) 634-2856.
CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME: The evangelization committee at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 4921 W. Metairie Ave., will host “Catholics Returning Home,” a six-week program giving inactive Catholics an understanding of today’s church and introducing them to others who are thinking of returning to their religious roots. The weekly series meets 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, in the Parish Center and continues every Thursday through Feb. 11. For more information, call the parish office at (504) 888-0703.
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CHRISTMAS EVE AT CHRIST CHURCH “O holy night, the stars are brightly shining. It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth!” --O Holy Night Join us at Christ Episcopal at one of fi ve Christmas Eve five services, heralding the birth of our Savior.
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2:00 pm Traditional Festival Service with carols 4:00 pm Festival Service with choir and trumpet 6:00 pm A Jazz Christmas Eve Festival Eucharist 8:00 pm A Quiet Christmas Eve in the historic Chapel 9:00 pm Festival High Mass with choir and brass quartet “Silent Night, Holy Night, All is Calm, All is Bright” —Silent Night Fr. Bill Miller will be preaching at All Services on Christmas Eve. (Note that there is no Christmas Day service so our clergy and staff may have time with their loved ones.) Christ Episcopal Church is located at 120 South New Hampshire Street in Covington, Louisiana
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NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS CHRISTMAS IN THE CREVASSE: The Greater New Orleans Therapeutic Riding Center will be the beneficiary of the Christmas in the Crevasse hayride event in LaPlace. Christmas in the Crevasse is open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Jan. 1, weather permitting, at the corner of Louisiana Drive and Shadowbrook Lane, three blocks from McReine Road, in LaPlace. Admission is $5, or $2 for children under 3. Christmas in the Crevasse features hayrides on 5 acres of farmland with more than 70 lighted Christmas frames. The hayrides last about half an hour and depart every 15 minutes. Refreshments are available. PLAQUEMINES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Deputy Joey Rees, of the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office, has received a $1,000 Community Recognition Award from the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery and Belle Chasse Rotary Club. Rees Awards were presented to several public safety and education professionals during a luncheon Dec. 8 at the Bayou Barriere Country Club in Belle Chasse. NEW ORLEANS WOMEN & CHILDREN’S SHELTER: Ann Duplessis has joined the board of directors of the New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter. “Ann has a keen understanding of our shelter’s mission and vision to transition each Duplessis woman and child that we serve from homelessness to independent living,” said Dan Silverman, president and co-founder of the New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter. “She is a great addition to our board, and I am confident that the shelter will benefit from her leadership and expertise.” Duplessis is the senior vice president of retail banking, marketing and sales, and strategic planning for Liberty Bank and Trust Company. She is chairwoman of the LSU Board of Supervisors and president of the Louisiana Federation For Children, a project of the American Federation For Children. For information, visit www. nowcs.org. OGDEN GOES DIGITAL: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has been awarded funding for a digital imaging station through the Selley Foundation Fund, administered by the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Ella West Freeman Foundation. The two grants, each for $25,000, will enable the museum to digitize and catalog its entire permanent collection. Home to the largest collection of Southern art in the world, including the Roger Houston Ogden Collection, the museum holds over 3,000 objects, dating from the 18th to the 21st centuries, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, works on paper, folk and self-taught art, ceramics, and Southern craft and design. This project will enable the Ogden Museum to better share its mission to broaden the knowledge, understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South through its events, permanent collections, changing exhibitions, music, educational programs, publications and research with a global audience.
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From left are Muses Committee members Sharon Hannahan, displaying Euterpe; Kay Adressen, displaying Melpomene; Beulah Oswald Soto, displaying Thalia; and From left are Melissa Mathew, bridesmaid; Merle Guerin, aunt of the bride; and Amy Smith, bridesmaid. Jackie Elliott, displaying Terpsichore.
Jefferson Beautification plans Muses statues for garden Advocate staff report Jefferson Beautification Inc. is making plans to install 6-foot bronze statues of the Greek Muses in the sculpture garden surrounding the recently completed Jefferson Per-
forming Arts Center. The first phase of the project will feature the four Greek Muses who represent the performing arts: Terpsichore, dance; Euterpe, music; Thalia, comedy; and Melpomene, tragedy. Plans for the project were
released during the group’s recent Christmas luncheon at Chateau Country Club. The luncheon had the theme “My Big Fat Greek Christmas Wedding.” Event Chairman Pat Starnes narrated the fashion show, which featured bridesmaid dresses
appropriate to the theme. Jefferson Beautification Inc. will hold its Parkway Promenade fundraiser, “Cruising the Mediterranean,” on April 3. For information on the fundraiser, or on sponsoring a statue, call (504) 737-7583.
ABOVE: From left are wedding guests Rita Bezou, Charlotte Ruiz and Lizette Turpin. LEFT: From left are Sharon Hannahan, bridesmaid; Valerie Hart, mother of the bride; Debbie Settoon, aunt of the bride; and Joy Shane, maid of honor.
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St.CharlesWomen’s Club marks 50 years BY CATHY HUGHES
Special to The Advocate When the St. Charles Women’s Club got its start in 1965, St. Charles Parish had become a hub for industrial investment. Lion Oil Company (Monsanto) construction had begun in 1952 in Luling on the old Ellington Plantation. In 1955, Shell Chemical had opened a plant in Norco on the site of the old Diamond Plantation. Large industrial corporations opened facilities in the ’60s, including Union Carbide (Dow), Hooker Chemical in Taft and Waterford I and II on plantation land formerly used primarily for sugar cane farming. Plans for the Waterford III nuclear power plant surfaced in 1970 and commercial operation began in 1985. The rapid development brought in thousands of workers from out of state. Some came alone, returning home to visit when they could. But others brought along their families, who faced the challenge of building social ties in an area short on recreational facilities. Carolyn Olson, the club’s first vice president, says the St. Charles Women’s Club began as a small, home-based group of these transplants, including Muffet Leaber and Wanda McClung. Frances Greenfield, now living in Texas, was another charter member, according to club historian Teresa Miller. Within the year, Olson said, the club had grown to 60 members. Private homes could no longer accommodate the meetings, which moved to a Luling church. The club continues to meet on the third Thursday of every month at New Life Community Church, 134 Lakewood Drive, which houses the combined ministry of Luling United Methodist and First Union Presbyterian churches. The most recent membership tally was 179. The club’s president is Judy Wilchek, who moved to St. Charles Parish in 1975 to take an administrative job with a chemical plant. Olson has been a member of the group for five years, moving from Kenner after Hurricane Katrina. She said the club was an important part of helping her re-establish a sense of community after the storm frayed so many of her long-standing ties to Jefferson Parish. Miller was president of the St. Charles Women’s Club during Hurricane Katrina. Despite the social upheaval of those frazzled days, the club met as usual on the third Thursday of September 2005, albeit in a temporary location. “The club gave everyone that sense of normalcy,” Miller said. “We were all so glad to see each other and that everyone was OK.” One factor in the longevity of
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Leaders of the St. Charles Women’s Club include, from left, longtime member Betty Kehm, founding member Wanda McClung, first vice president Carolyn Olsen, longtime member Nancy Finstad, President Judy Wilchek and longtime member Carolyn Carte.
Harriet Clark, Anne Haydel and Donna Guillot with wreaths made during a gathering of the craft group of the St. Charles Women’s Club. the St. Charles Women’s Club is its interest groups, a dozen or more, which have changed with the times and the tastes of its members. The club’s sewing circle is no longer active, for example, but a movie group has begun. “We like to go see the chick flicks, the movies that our husbands don’t want to see,” Wilchek said. Interest groups focusing on Louisiana history and cooking were of special interest to the newcomers who populated the club in its early days; now, the history and gourmet interest groups have been combined. One recent outing for this group was to Woodland Planta-
tion in West Pointe à la Hache, where they dined in Spirits Hall, formerly St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, circa 1883. “It comes and goes through stages in my life, and I just thoroughly enjoy it,” Wilchek said. Community service is another important factor in the longevity of the St. Charles Women’s Club. The group’s largest annual fundraiser is the spring Teacup Auction, regularly drawing about 300 people, including Women’s Club alumnae Theresa Loving, now living in Texas, and Christine Iwancio, now living in Hawaii. “They spend a week and we have a great time,” Miller said. In all, Wilchek said, the club donates about $20,000 a year to the community in the form of scholarships (40 percent) and grants. “Everything we make stays in St. Charles Parish,” Wilchek said. (The deadline for graduating high school seniors living in St. Charles Parish to apply for a 2016 scholarship is Feb. 16; for information, email Pam Shepard at shepardhp2@cox.net.) One of the presenters at the Christmas party will be St. Charles Women’s Club mem-
ber Rita Carlson, who had been working as a special-education teacher in West Virginia when her husband was transferred to St. Charles Parish for work with Union Carbide in the 1960s. Carlson saw a need for better special-education services in St. Charles Parish and inspired club members, including Pepper Brown, Ann Sellers and Ann Maroney, to organize a project to help people with disabilities, especially those who were too young or too old for public school programs. Com- Lynn Hymel, Sue Triche and Pam Armstrong sing Christmas munity support for the project songs at Ormond Nursing & Care Center. snowballed, giving rise in 1971 to the ARC of St. Charles, with Carlson as president for two years and many St. Charles Women’s Club members on the board of directors. The ARC project was a turning point in the club’s evolution. “It brought the community together,” Carlson said. “It brought the newcomers together with the people who had lived here for years. People really accepted us. They were so happy to have this happen.” Presentations highlighting the club’s history were featured during the club’s Christmas luncheon Dec. 17 at Cedar Grove Tchoupitoulas Plantation in Waggaman. Members at the luncheon will leave with a lapel pin bearing a club logo developed by Carolyn Olson and her son Camus, with the slogan “We are a piece of the puzzle.” Rita Carlson and Karen Sauzer weigh their options at the Autumn Auction.
Rosemary Sanders and Pam Armstrong participate in a Penny Party at the Luling Living Center. Residents of the facility purchased donated gifts Members of the St. Charles Women’s Club shop for Christmas gifts for Headstart students. for a penny each, and club In the front row, from left, are Rosemary Sanders, Gerrie Martinez and Ann Folse. In the back members wrapped the gifts Victoria Bryant, of ARC of St. Charles, accepts a check from row are Barbara Knoblock, Kacy Kernan, Evelyn Hunter and Diane Rochelle. for presentation to loved ones. Choyer Parker, of the St. Charles Women’s Club.
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Children and adults play in 50,000 pounds of snow at Lafreniere Park.
Let it snow! (sort of) Advocate staff report Despite temperatures that rose into the 80s, about 50,000 pounds of snow fell Dec. 12 at Lafreniere Park in Kenner. The children, along with parents, who enjoyed the tiny taste of winter, didn’t seem to mind that the stuff was made by man rather than by Mother Nature. It was part of Holiday in the Park, which features light displays such as an 18-foot-high Ferris wheel and an illuminated scene from “Star Wars.” The display is open from dusk to 9:45 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and dusk to 11:45 p.m. Friday and Saturdays. A carousel will be open until 9 p.m. every night, at a cost of $1 per rider. Admission is free on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. On other nights, the show costs $3.
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St. Louis Cathedral, one of New Orleans’ most iconic landmarks, is replicated entirely of gingerbread in the lobby of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St. Executive chef Mark Quitney and his pastry team’s scene enhances the hotel’s festive decor, which includes its time-honored display of Cajun Kris Kringle and his pirogue full of toys pulled by his trusty alligators, Bourée, Boudin and Roux-Dolph. Quitney says he plans to expand the French Quarter scene to eventually include gingerbread renditions of the Presbytère and Cabildo as well.
Omer Habib, 5, sits with a snowman at the park.
Smith Ramirez, in red, throws snowballs at the park.
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Continued from page 1G a way to show she cared. “I don’t knit for money; I knit for love,” Daniels said. Spanning more than 60 years, her Christmas stockings are treasured, especially now that Daniels’ eyesight has grown too dim to knit. Stella and Olivia will be the last family members to receive her personalized stockings. Born and raised in the French Quarter, Daniels was 5 when Mother Navias at St. Louis Cathedral School taught her to knit. Her 14-montholder brother, Peter Finney, started kindergarten “and I threw a fit,” Daniels said. “So the nuns told my mother to bring me to school and I could sit in the back of the class” and learn to knit. Some time later, Daniels knitted her first wearable creation. “It was the ugliest sweater you ever wanted to see,” she said. “It was pink with a green collar and cuffs, and I actually wore it.” After graduating from Ursuline Academy, Daniels attended Loyola University and continued knitting. “I made argyle
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Patricia Finney Daniels, shown here, has been making Christmas stockings for her family for more than 60 years. ‘When you get your stocking, you know you’ve arrived,’ says Patricia Finney Daniels’ daughter, Maggie Simon. ‘It is a rite of passage.’ socks for my boyfriends,” she said. Daniels raised her five children in Lakeview and moved back to the Quarter after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their Gen. Diaz Street home. Her weakening eyesight worsened,
“and they took my car keys away,” Daniels said of her caring children. “But I could still knit.” That was before a stroke in July took its toll. In recent years, Daniels has taught her daughters to knit, and they are teaching theirs. “And I’ve got the pattern,” said daughter Tricia France, who will make sure the Christmas stocking tradition lives on. It takes “a week or two” to make an 18-inch stocking, Daniels said. Her early ones, sporting Santas, are made of wool that tends to yellow, while her newer ones are acrylic and bright with candy canes. Including names such as Mom, Daddy, Kathleen, John, Peter and Tom, the stockings hang from fireplace mantels, staircases and makeshift places across the country, including New Orleans, Boston and Washington, D.C. “If you don’t have a fireplace, you find a place to hang your stocking, even a bar,” Simon said. Lynne Jensen writes about New Orleans community events and people. Contact her at jensencolumn@gmail. com.
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schools West St. John High School honors its students of the year The students of the year at West St. John High School in Edgard receiving certificates from Principal Claude Hill are eighth-grader Myles Gauthier, left, and 12thgrader Lamore Boudoin. Photo provided by West St. John High School
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Representing their homelands overseas, De La Salle students greeted the attendees in their native languages. In the front row, from left, are Eirik Haugland, of Norway; Gustavo De Paiva, of Brazil; Anna Kushnir, of the Ukraine; Jasmine Pham, of Vietnam; and Britany Bolaños, of Costa Rica. In the second row are Fynn LaBreche, of Germany; Quentin and Léon Castagné, of France; and Jerry Liu, of China.
De La Salle High School celebrates Thanksgiving without boundaries Advocate staff report A multicultural Thanksgiving prayer service at De La Salle High School in New Orleans featured elements from the Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic and Christian traditions, as well as greetings in eight languages. Tony Behan, lead teacher in the De La Salle religion department, organized the prayer service, which opened with a procession led by English department lead teacher Hank Nusloch on the bagpipes. De La Salle students born overseas offered a welcome in their native languages. They are Eirik Haugland, of Norway; Léon and Quentin Castagné,
of France; Fynn LaBreche, of Germany; Jasmin Pham, of Vietnam; Liu, of China; Anna Kushnir, of the Ukraine; Britany Bolaños, of Costa Rica; and Gustavo De Paiva, of Brazil. Representing Taoism, senior Jerry Liu read a selection in Mandarin acknowledging the Way of Taoism. Following him, sophomore De Paiva offered a Buddhist chant. Judaism was represented by English teacher Michael Selser, who recited the Sh’Ma, the prayer that reminds all Jewish people they are to praise God. Islam was represented by math department lead teacher Hussein Dossaji, who recited the “Surat Al Fatiha” from the Quran in praise of
Allah. Finally, Christianity was represented by junior Nyasha Brown, who read from I Corinthians. Three seniors contributed prayers. Quentin Castagné offered a prayer of gratitude in his native French, and Bolaños recited the Hail Mary in her native Spanish. Latin student Jenna Vidrine recited the Glory Be in Latin. Brothers Quentin and Léon Castagné led the “Honneur à Toi,” a hymn in honor of the founder of the Christian Brothers, St. John Baptist de La Salle. Junior Cayla Skinner led the alma mater, and the choir closed with the refrain of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
Cabrini volleyball coach and player honored Advocate staff report The Clarion Herald, the Catholic newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, has chosen Cabrini High School head volleyball coach Kasey Laird as its coach of the year and Cabrini senior Rakell Photo provided by Spencer as a member of its Cabrini High School Elite Eleven volleyball team. Cabrini High School volleyThe Crescents finished their ball player Rakell Spencer, season as Division II state left, and head volleyball coach runners-up, playing in their Kasey Laird first state finals since winning
the title in 2011. The team finished with 28 wins and 12 losses for the year. Spencer led the team in blocks and kills and had the highest hitting percentage on the team. “Rakell is an amazing athlete; that’s easy to see. But what is special is her work ethic and passion for the sport and her teammates. I am thankful for the opportunity to coach her this season,” Laird said.
De La Salle High School wrestling award goes to 1977 alumnus
From left are Warren F. Caire; P. Gordon Stewart, winner of the De La Salle Warren F. Caire Wrestling Award; and Herb Anderson.
Advocate staff report P. Gordon Stewart, a member of the De La Salle High School Class of 1977, has been awarded the school’s 2015-16 Warren F. Caire, AFSC, Wrestling Award. The award has been presented annually since 2002, when former wrestler Herb Anderson (’76) established the award in honor of his former wrestling moderator, Warren F. Caire, who was the first recipient. Caire presented the award to Stewart. During the four years Stewart wrestled and lettered, he took district, city and state championships. In his senior year, he was team captain and honored as the most dedicated wrestler.
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To close the prayer service, French-born brothers Quentin and Léon Castagné lead the singing of ‘Honneur à Toi,’ the French anthem of the Christian Brothers in honor of founder St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle.
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Arm in arm singing the Archbishop Rummel alma mater following Mass are, from left, Doug Tillman, Don Stout, Brother Michael Livaudais, Principal Marc Milano, Andres Fuentes, Dominick Boscareno, Gerard Nelson, Colby Brunet and Joey Holt.
Rummel marks Feast of the Immaculate Conception Advocate staff report Students, faculty and guests at Archbishop Rummel High School celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception during the second week in Advent. This year, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception marks the beginning of a special year of mercy declared by Pope Michael McLaughlin accompanies the student body as it sings the alma mater following Mass. Francis.
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holidays
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Holiday lights are on full display along Robert E. Lee Boulevard in Lake Vista.
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Toy soldiers, with gingerbread reinforcements, stand guard on Melody Drive in Metairie.
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Santa and his sleigh fly over a house on Craig Avenue in Metairie.
Holiday lights are on full display along Robert E. Lee Boulevard in Lake Vista. Advocate staff photo by JOHN
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A door is adorned for the holidays on Robert E. Lee Boulevard in Lake Vista.
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The royal treatment Advocate staff report
Aleana Sidney, 4, helps Barney Floyd play the piccolo trumpet.
The patients at Children’s Hospital got a big dose of holiday cheer recently, courtesy of The Royal Sonesta New Orleans. The festive event started with a secondline parade through the halls. Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph and more were there, along with holiday songs, face painting and a story time.
Advocate photos by SOPHIA GERMER
ABOVE: Ashley Shuler gets her face painted during the Royal Teddy Bear Tea brought to Children’s Hospital by the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans on Dec. 16. LEFT: Aleana Sidney, 4, pokes Rudolph’s red nose.
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Metairie Rotary Club learns of success of water project in Kenya
Photo provided by Metairie Rotary Club
Two representatives of the Mama Maj water project in Kenya gave a presentation at a recent meeting of the Metairie Rotary Club. Money donated by the Metairie club financed construction of a pipe from the water tower to a village kiosk, sparing women hours of daily travel to get water. From left are Brian Gorremans, director of operations for the project; Hellen Staula Oromo, community development director for the Lake Region initiative in Kenya; and Metairie Rotary Club program chair Dan Milham.
St. Charles artists of the month Photo provided by DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution participants in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Chalmette National Historic Military Cemetery include, from left, Fay Champagne, Christyn Raby, Caron Codina and Bonnie Cook, of the Francois de Lery Chapter; Kay Metz Alpaugh, Kitty Jackson and Wendy Ciolino, of the New Orleans Chapter; and Mary Ellen Menge, of the Oliver Pollock Chapter, and her daughter, Rebecca Menge, who will become a member in April. Alece Martin, of the Spirit of ‘76 Chapter, also participated.
DAR members participate in Wreaths Across America Advocate staff report Photo provided by St. Charles Art Guild
St. Charles Art Guild’s artists of the month in December are, from left, Carolyn Clausing with her ‘Fish Tangle’ in watercolor and ink; Ann Clement with ‘Santa’ in watercolor; and Marie Weiler with ‘Abstract #1’ in watercolor inks. The art is being displayed at the Southern Latte Café in Luling.
Members of five chapters in the Southeast District of the Louisiana Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, participated in the Wreaths Across America program Dec. 12 at Slidell Veterans Cemetery and Chalmette National
Historic Military Cemetery. Vietnam veteran volunteer Henry J. Fell, U.S. Army, presented a commemorative wreath and was surprised with the NSDAR Vietnam Veteran Certificate of Appreciation and a 50th Vietnam War Commemoration lapel pin. Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit
that got its start in 2007, begun by the family of Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine. In 2014, Wreaths Across America and its network of volunteers laid more than 700,000 memorial wreaths at 1,000 locations.
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From left are Patrick Dowling; his wife, Betsy Dowling, president of the New Orleans Opera Guild; and Ranney and Emel Mize.
N.O. Opera Association benefactors gather for patron party
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Past presidents of the Elenian Club on hand for the group’s Christmas tea were, from left, Barbara Chifici, Maria Mire, Madelyn Gengo, LeeAnne Leopold-Savoie, Santa Claus, Eileen Clarke-Boudoin, Mary Lynn Roberts and Faith Peperone.
Elenian Club gathers for Christmas tea days with Nativity sets, Santas from all over the world, angels, The Elenian Club held its nutcrackers and personalized Christmas tea at the home of Ira stockings. The president, Marian Monand LeeAnne Leopold-Savoie, which was dressed for the holi- talbano, has chosen Angels’ Advocate staff report
Advocate staff report The New Orleans Opera Association held Prince Orlofsky’s Ball on Dec. 5 at the Orpheum Theater. Opera benefactors gathered for a patron party at the home of Peter and Debbie Buchler.
Place as her charity, which will receive all the money the group raises this year. Angels’ Place serves families with children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses, including cancer.
Sonda and Ted Stacey, from left, are seen with Debbie Buchler, who hosted the patron party at her home. Sonda Stacey was chairwoman of Prince Orlofsky’s Ball for the New Orleans Opera Association.
From left are Irene Klinger, Erin Fleming, Debbie Aciatore-Empy, Penny Baumer, Val Killion and Jackie Elliott.
From left are LeeAnne Leopold-Savoie; Santa Claus, portrayed by Ira Savoie; and Elenian Club President Marian Montalbano.
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schools
Hanukkah musical features Jewish Community Day School students
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Performing Korean hip-hop are, from left, Victoria Chan, Lindsey Sellers, Johanna Spooner, Jade George, Olivia Cheung and Caitlyn Huff.
Dominican holds multicultural festival Advocate staff report Cultures were celebrated in dance and dress against a backdrop of colorful flags representing 32 countries for the Multicultural Festival at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, organized and presented by the school’s Multicultural Club. The festival opened with students modeling dresses from around the globe, including India, Japan, China, Spain Italy, Greece, Mexico and Argentina. The festival featured dances, gymnastics, vocal and instrumental performances and a guest performance by vocal musician Robin Barnes, a 2005 Dominican graduate. This was the seventh year for the festival. The moderators are Claudia Vallejo and Suzanne Ladmi- Caroline Bickerton, left, and Catherine Bickerton, both of Metairie, take flight during their performance of an Irish dance. rault.
Academy of the Sacred Heart offers gratitude to police officers Advocate staff report Upper School students at the Academy of the Sacred Heart participated in the annual New Orleans Police Department Photo provided by Academy of the Sacred Heart Sweet Day to express gratitude for the officers’ efforts on beFrom left are Upper School Dean of Students Lizzie Schott, half of the city. Officers in the Katherine Verlander, officer Shereese Harper, Heidi Hayne, of- 8th District were treated to an ficer Alicia Pierre and Chloe Pelitere. array of desserts Dec. 9.
Ascension of Our Lord Catholic School welcomes Christmas with songs The Christmas pageant at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic School in LaPlace included Christmas songs performed by each grade level and the school choir, plus vocal and piano solos. Here, fourthgraders Madison Boswell and Bryson Borne join their class in performing ‘White Christmas’ in Spanish and English. Photo provided by Ascension of Our Lord Catholic School
Students team up for entrepreneurship challenge Advocate staff report A partnership between two high school students who met this past summer at the Leadership and Design Summer Program in New Orleans is one of 20 finalist teams in the Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge. The challenge teaches entrepreneurial thinking to high school students. It is a partnership between Junior Achievement New Orleans and the Brees Dream Foundation. Clare Heidel, a junior at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, and Grayson Doyle, a sophomore at St. Martin’s Episcopal School, pitched their idea during the Leadership and Design Summer Program and were encouraged to continue work on their prototype and business plan. As semi-finalists in the Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge, they will be mentored by local
Photo provided by Academy of the Sacred Heart
From left are Yvonne Adler, head of the Upper School at the Academy of the Sacred Heart; Clare Heidel; Grayson Doyle; and Michelle Scandurro, head of the Upper School at St. Martin’s Episcopal School. entrepreneurs and community leaders to fine-tune their business pitch. After their training, there will be a few days of online voting in February.
Finalists will then be selected to present their ideas during the Idea Village’s New Orleans Entrepreneur Week Youth Entrepreneur Day in March.
Photo provided by Jewish Community Day School
A Hanukkah musical extravaganza, featuring Jewish Community Day School students, was held on Dec. 10. Music teacher Lauren Gisclair directed and conducted ‘Light a Candle.’ Eileen Hamilton, left, and students Eyan Callais, Meir Michael Fogel, Isaac Herzenberg, Sienna Kansas and Isabelle Holmes light the menorah during the play.
Seniors prevail in class competition with ‘Toy Story’ rendition at Cabrini Advocate staff report
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Featured senior performers were Victoria Oser as Slinky Dog, Erika Juncker as Bo-Peep, Kirsten Cavaliere as Jessie Cowgirl, Bailey Hepting as Barbie, Elizabeth Farizo as Andy, Brittany Lemoine as Woody and Jillian Wohlgemuth as Buzz Lightyear.
The senior class swept the 2015 intramurals event at Cabrini High School, winning every category with its rendition of “Toy Story.” Cabrini’s student body gathers annually on the day before Thanksgiving holidays for class competition in a series of games and events. Each class selects a theme as the basis for its costumes, skit, dance routine and mural. Alumnae judges determine the best dance, skit and mural.
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schools West St. John High School contributes cartoon tree to Oaks
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Gaige M. Wilcox, a junior at Alfred Bonnabel Magnet School in Metairie, meets former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel while participating in the weeklong National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.
SCHOOL BRIEFS U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY FORUM: Gaige M. Wilcox, a junior at Alfred Bonnabel Magnet School in Metairie, was one of about 150 young people from across the country who attended the weeklong National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. The program introduced the students to firsthand experiences and challenging career options in national security and related fields. Bonnabel teacher Charles Thirsty nominated Wilcox for the opportunity. Wilcox is the son of Tracey H. Flournoy and Randall Wilcox. COMPUTER-USING EDUCATORS: The coordinator of educational technology for the St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools has been named to the board of directors of the Louisiana Association of Computer-Using Educators. Bonnie Dinvaut’s appointment was made during the organization’s conference in New Orleans Dec. 7-9. “Technology integration is not an event,� Dinvaut said. “It should be an everyday part of our classroom, just like taking attendance.� Dinvaut will represent St. John the Baptist, Ascension, St. James, Assumption, St. Mary, Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes. GREATER NEW ORLEANS COLLABORATIVE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS: Warren Easton High School Principal Alexina Medley will be 2016-17 president of the Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools. Other executive officers of the collaborative will be Kathy Riedlinger, Lusher Charter School, vice president; Sean Wilson, International High School of New Orleans, treasurer; and Claire Jecklin, New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School, secretary. Ken Ducote was recently named executive director of GNOCCS. “We are proud of the accomplishments of all of our charter schools and the continuous support that GNOCCS gives to them, helping them to focus more on student needs,� he said. GNOCCS members schools are Audubon Charter School; Benjamin Franklin High School; Einstein Elementary Charter Schools; Hynes Charter School; International High School of New Orleans; International School of Louisiana; International School of Louisiana, Jefferson; Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy; Lake Forest Elementary Charter; Lusher Charter School; Morris Jeff Community School; Robert Russa Moton Charter School; New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School; and Warren Easton Charter High School. AUDUBON ELEMENTARY: John James Audubon Elementary School in Kenner’s students of the month received pins, pencils and goody bags. They are Anthony Gomez, Braylon Mason, Peyton Dupre, Allison Aguilar, Joaquin Alexander, Lisa Litolff, and Doris Quintero Rodriguez. Dilan Fajardo-Diaz’s name was omitted from the November students of the month.
Lake Forest’s use of federal money recognized Advocate staff report Lake Forest Elementary Charter School has been recognized as a National Title I Distinguished School by the National Title I Association. The National Title I Distinguished Schools Program honors up to 100 schools across the country for exceptional student achievement in 2015. The program, in place since 1996, showcases success in two categories: exceptional student performance for two consecutive years and closing the achievement gap between student groups. Title I is an element of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that provides funding to school districts across the country for educating economically disadvantaged students.
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In the front row, from left, are Jarale Livingston, Dyrianne Tuckerson and Briana Grayman. In the second row are Kira Armant, Kasia Lewis, Kidric Gray, Zian Bryant, Maya Sanders, Marcus Boudin, Tre’Von Barnes, Christina Holmes, James Simon, Ke’ira Frank, Wonzell Dumas, Jamal Walters, Christopher Holmes, LaDaja Populis, Zoe Bryant and Glasia Walker.
Members of the National Art Honor Society at West St. John High School chose the theme “A Cartoon Christmas� for its contribution to the Children’s Christmas Tree Program at Celebration in the Oaks at New Orleans City Park. Each member carved a cartoon character from Styrofoam and decorated it seasonally. The students also created hand-cut snowflakes to adorn the tree, which stands among those lining the walkways of the Carousel Garden and Storyland. National Art Honor Society officers are Christina Holmes, president; Dyrianne Tuckerson, vice president; Glasia Walker and Tre’Von Barnes, treasurers; and Briana Grayman, secretary. Members include Kira Armant, Marcus Boudoin, Zian Bryant, Zo Bryant, Wonzell Dumas, Ke’ira Frank, Kidric Gray, Christopher Holmes, Kasia Lewis, Jarale Livingston, La’daja Populis, Maya Sanders, James Simon and Jamal Walters.
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