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Looking back on a year of highlights It’s been a big year in St. Tammany for the many volunteers, organizations and groups that make up this vibrant parish. Some highlights of their activities in 2015: DECEMBER: Christ Church in Covington marked the 25th anniversary of its free “Third Sunday Concert Series.” Also, the service organization Junior Auxiliary of Slidell celebrated its 50th anniversary. NOVEMBER: The two-day Three Rivers Art Festival in Covington attracted visitors and residents alike. OCTOBER: The 18th annual Wild Things celebration was held at Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife headquarters. Also, the President’s Cup fishing competition raised $8,500, which was donated to the Covington Food Bank and St. Tammany Christmas Project. SEPTEMBER: The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation held the 26th annual Beach Sweep, coordinating cleanup activities in seven parishes around the lake, including St. Tammany. AUGUST: The St. Tammany Parish School Board, parish government and Slidell hosted a commemoration of community resilience, pride and progress on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. äSee EDWARDS, page 2G
Iceman event for those who won’t fold in the cold People will start the new year in different ways. Some will watch the marathon of college football bowl games. Some will prepare and consume a big meal of black-eyed peas, ham, cabbage and cornbread. Others will make a resolution to live happier and healthier lives in 2016. Some will do all three. REC & A few people, LEISURE though, will do ANDREW something that CANULETTE is outside the ordinary. And it’s safe to say those who brave the oftentimes frigid weather on New Year’s Day and jump into the Tchefuncte River are decidedly extraordinary. Since 1988, a group of dedicated locals has participated in the Franco’s Athletic Club Iceman Dip and Dash. It’s a challenging event, and äSee CANULETTE, page 2G
Advocate staff photos by SCOTT THRELKELD
Instructor Heidi Heyns, second from left, leads a laughter yoga class Dec. 21 at the Northlake Nature Center in Mandeville.
Exercising your options
Mix a little fun into your workouts to stay healthy in the new year Advocate staff report
Laughter Yoga
For a healthful good time, you can’t beat laughter yoga. The concept, developed in India, is that easy and fun exercises reduce stress, strengthen the immune system, oxygenate the brain and make you feel more energetic. Heidi Heyns, an internationally certified laughter yoga instructor, teaches the classes. The next one is at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Northlake Nature Center, 23135 U.S. 190, Mandeville. Free for members, $5 donation for nonmembers. Call (985) 6261238.
Barbara Maheu has some silly fun during laughter yoga.
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David Lind returns the ball over the net during a Just for Fun adult volleyball league game on Dec. 20 at Pelican Park in Mandeville. Registration is beginning for a new season.
Co-ed volleyball
A nice day brings out runners to the Tammany Trace trailhead in Mandeville.
The Just for Fun co-ed volleyball league at Pelican Park is a low-pressure way to score some exercise in a social environment: no officials, no score-keeping, no tournaments. There’s also a more competitive volleyball league, as well as several softball leagues. Registration dates are being set for the next session. Call (985) 626-7997 for more information. Pelican Park is at 63350 Pelican Drive, Mandeville. See more photos from all activities ä 2G
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FUN WITH FITNESS Tammie Martinez, left, and Chris Johnson collide during a Just for Fun adult volleyball league game Dec. 20.
Judy and Scott Balius climb stairs Dec. 20 at the Tammany Trace trailhead in Mandeville. Judy Balius said she comes to the trailhead three or four times a week to spend 30 minutes on the stairs. ‘Twenty-four steps up, 24 down.’
Kay Creson does her part during a laughter yoga class.
Advocate staff photos by SCOTT THRELKELD Sally Dunn, left, and Barbara Maheu throw their heads back in laughter during a laughter yoga class Dec. 21 at the Northlake Claire Kelly digs the ball during a Just for Fun adult volleyball Runners and bikers make the most of a beautiful day at the league game Dec. 20 at Pelican Park in Mandeville. Nature Center in Mandeville. Tammany Trace trailhead in Mandeville.
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JULY: The 18th annual Slidell Heritage Festival, spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Slidell and the Rotary Club of Slidell Northshore, raised more than $40,000 for local charities. Also, the Rotary Club District Assembly named the Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club as its 2014-15 Rotary Club of the Year in the large club category. JUNE: St. Tammany Parish Library announced plans to reopen one of its busiest branches, the one in south Slidell that had been closed since Hurricane Katrina. Also, St. Joseph Abbey sold out of its second harvest of St. Joseph Abbee Honey. MAY: Almost 40 teams competed in Dragon Boat races on the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville. The event is a fundraiser for the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Hospital. APRIL: Eighteen local churches joined together to address family homelessness and opened the doors of the Family Promise of St. Tammany Day Center. Also, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum hosted a fundraising tea in the newly restored Tchefuncte River Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage. MARCH: The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities gave a grant to the St. Tammany Library for a program that allowed residents to remember what summers were like before air-conditioning. FEBRUARY: Mandeville’s Public Works Department began
HOOP SHOOT CONTEST: Slidell Elks Lodge 2321 will hold a Hoop Shoot Contest at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 in the gymnasium at Slidell High School, 1 Tiger Drive, Slidell. Boys and girls will compete separately, in categories for ages 8 and 9, 10 and 11, and 12 and 13. The first-place winners will represent the
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JULY: Jeff Horchoff checks the health of a hive at St. Joseph Abbey near Covington. a new program to encourage residents to build rain gardens, which will help reduce harmful runoff into Lake Pontchartrain. JANUARY: The Northlake Nature Center presented the first Storywalk, in which young readers could read a book while being active outdoors. Here’s wishing you many new endeavors to enjoy in the New Year. Email Sharon Edwards at tammanytimes@gmail.com. Advocate file photo by SCOTT THRELKELD
MAY: Members of the Drop Shot the Dragon trade high-fives on the way to their semi-final race during the sixth annual Walgreens Greater New Orleans International Dragon Boat Festival on the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville. Thirty-nine teams participated.
certainly not for the timid or unfit. That’s because, as the name implies, the “Dip and Dash” is composed of not only a 4-mile run, but also a 130yard swim across the dark waters of the Tchefuncte River. So how difficult is it to complete the event? Consider that only 181 people have completed the course in 28 years. That’s easy to understand, given that the water temperature on New Year’s Day in 2015 was 56 degrees. The tradition of the Iceman Dip and Dash began locally when Donnie Jarrell, Fred Miller, Shannon Allison and Ron Franco set out on a run on New Year’s Day in 1988. Leaving Franco’s and heading west on La. 22, they soon came upon the Tchefuncte River Bridge, which was experiencing a mechanical malfunction. Undeterred, the group swam across the river and emerged only to continue the run. The 2016 Iceman Dip and Dash will be a similar jaunt. Participants will leave Franco’s in Mandeville at 11 a.m. and head west on La. 22. They will cross the bridge and turn right on Water Street before doffing their shoes and swimming back across the Tchefuncte. Volunteers, who have col-
Slidell Lodge in state competition Jan. 30 in Opelousas. After that, a regional competition will be held in Dallas, followed by a national competition in Chicago. Two contestants from Slidell have advanced to the nationals in recent years. For information, call Herbert Hostler at (985) 290-0197.
lected participants’ belongings, will meet them on the east side of the river, where the athletes will slip back into their shoes and run back to Franco’s. Alice McClenahan, Franco’s director of media and business relations, said she expects no more than 50 people to take part in the Iceman Dip and Dash. There is no limit on how many can enter, she said, but the numbers remain about the same each year. “There’s just aren’t that many people who are crazy enough to do it,” she quipped, while adding that onlookers tend to gather at the river to witness the spectacle. After the exhilarating workout is complete, all will gather at Franco’s for drinks and a meal provided by Bosco’s Italian Café. Cost to enter is $30 in advance, or $35 on Jan. 1. That price includes the post-race party and an official event Tshirt. All proceeds will benefit the Donnie Jarrell Foundation. Jarrell lost his battle to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease,) and the foundation that bears his name supports ALS patients in his memory. Franco’s Athletic Club is located at 100 Bon Temps Roulé in Mandeville. For more information on the Iceman Dip and Dash, call the club at (985) 792-0200.
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OCTOBER: A red-tailed hawk looks over a crowd looking over SEPTEMBER: Tulane student Darius Sampey picks up trash him during the 18th annual Wild Things celebration at the along Lake Pontchartrain’s shore during the Lake Pontchar- Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Lacombe. train Basin Foundation’s annual Beach Sweep.
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Ugly sweaters take the prize New device Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club from Santa? tree celebrates children’s imagination at Lee Road School in Covington Learn about library downloads Advocate staff report
If you received a tablet, smartphone or other digital device for Christmas, the staff at the St. Tammany Parish Library would love to show you how to use our electronic resources to download movies, television shows, magazines, music, comics, ebooks and audiobooks. Reference librarians will be offering classes CHECK IT to demonstrate OUT several of our liSHELLIE brary resources: SAVOY LISTER Zinio’s downloadable magazines will be demonstrated at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd. Hoopla’s downloadable movies, comics, music, audiobooks and e-books will be demonstrated at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st Ave., and at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd. 3M Cloud Library, a downloadable e-book and audiobook service, will be demonstrated at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd. If you need more personal instruction, reference librarians are available for appointment at the Covington, Madisonville, Mandeville and Slidell branches. To schedule an appointment, call the Covington Branch at (985) 893-6280, the Madisonville Branch at (985) 845-4819, the Mandeville Branch at (985) 626-4293 or the Slidell Branch at (985) 6466470. For information about library events and instruction, visit www.sttammanylibrary. org.
Dec. 30 to Jan. 6 programs
NEW YEAR’S NOON FAMILY STORYTIME: Families are invited to enjoy books, rhymes, songs and a countdown to noon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Causeway Branch, 3457 U.S. 190, Mandeville. For information, call (985) 626-9779. HOLIDAY CLOSURE: All St. Tammany Parish Library branches will be closed Friday and Saturday for the New Year. WAR OF 1812 PROGRAM: Professor Ron Chapman will discuss the Battle of New Orleans and its role in the War of 1812 at 6 p.m. Monday at the Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st Ave. For information, call (985) 8936280. PARENTING WORKSHOP: Families are invited to learn how to establish their family’s morals and values at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Causeway Branch, 3457 U.S. 190, Mandeville. For information, call (985) 626-9779.
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The NorthlakeMandeville Rotary Club incorporated decorations made by children at the Lacombe/Mandeville Head Start facility in Lacombe into its Christmas tree at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum. Head Start fosters the healthy development of 3- to 5-year-olds from low-income families. The Photo provided by Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club Christmas trees will be on Marcella Bowers and Lori Hoppe from Lacombe/Mandev- display through Jan. 4 in ille Head Start help decorate the Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club Christmas tree at the Lake Pontchartrain front of the museum, 133 Basin Museum. Mabel Drive, Madisonville.
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The staff at Lee Road School held a competition for the ugliest sweater on the last day of school before the holiday. The winners are, from left, Lauren Happel, third; coach Mike Dauterive, second; and Marcie Constantine, first.
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Northlake Christian students take top spots in VFWAmericanism art contest
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A runner gets traffic directions from Santa (Alan Knight).
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Third- and fourth-graders from Northlake Christian School in Covington were the winners of an Americanism art contest sponsored by Homer Williams VFW Post 8720 in Abita Springs. The contest, ‘Drawing of an Historical Event,’ drew 278 entries from five schools. In the front row, from left, are Bethany Cougle, second; Jayrin Smith, third; and Remi Waguespack, first. In the back row are art teacher Diana Potter; Principal Missie Arnold; Kay Peats, Americanism chairman for Homer Williams VFW Auxiliary 8720; and Mike Peats, commander of Homer Williams VFW Post 8720.
Pine View Middle School honors its student of the year
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Students and parents alike were treated last week to Santa directing school traffic. “The children get a kick out of it as much as I do,” said Covington Elementary School’s crossing guard Santa (aka Alan Knight). “I think the parents do, too. Maybe a little more.”
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Carly LeBlanc is the 2015-2016 student of the year at Pine View Middle School in Covington.
at the school for seven years before becoming a crossing guard three years ago.
A little girl walking to school with her mother gets a glimpse of crossing guard Santa near Covington Elementary.
Madisonville Junior High School teachers flaunt holiday spirit
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As the Christmas break approached, teachers at Madisonville Junior High School shared their holiday spirit with dress-up days. From left are Martha Bateman, Michelle West, Rachel Livingston and Susan Wright. Santa directs traffic for the morning drive to school at Covington Elementary last week. Brianna Aleman, left, and her cousin, Keilyn Padilla, say hello.
A mother dropping her children at school laughs as she hands a treat to crossing guard Santa.
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Loud fireworks, festivities can be stressful for pets As we prepare to ring in 2016, let’s remember that this time of year can be very stressful for pets. From the festivities and disruption of routine to the loud, scary fireworks, pets can be put on edge. It’s also a fact that Jan. 1 is one of the busiest days of the ANIMAL year for dogs RESCUE being reported TRACI as lost and for HOWERTON found dogs being brought into shelters. The reason: fireworks. It is very common for dogs to be frightened of loud noises, and the distress can cause their flight instinct to kick in. Never assume that a dog is immune to the loud noises caused by fireworks. Dogs change over the years, and a pet that wasn’t bothered by the celebrations in the past can now be frightened. Signs of stress include trembling, shaking, pacing, panting, destructive behavior, whining, barking, vomiting, panting and escape. As we get ready to celebrate the new year, here are some tips to keep our four-legged family members happy and safe: GET POTTY BREAKS IN EARLY: If a dog is nervous, he will likely avoid going outside once the celebrations have started. INSIDE IS THE SAFEST PLACE: A dog cannot jump or dig out under the fence if he is safe and secure inside. If no one will be home, leave the television or radio on to add some buffer to the noises coming from outdoors. ACCIDENTS MAY HAPPEN: Do not be surprised if a completely housetrained dog has an accident or two during the festivities. This will likely be caused
by stress, or by the fact that he just cannot hold it in any longer, yet refuses to take one step outside and into the “war zone.” IT’S OK FOR FIDO TO BE THE PARTY POOPER: If you are hosting a celebration, secure pets in a room with the door closed or in a crate. If possible, have them spend the night at Grandma’s. New Year’s Eve involves a lot of going in and out of doors. Guests may not notice a dog slipping outside. With so many distractions, a pet can be long gone before his family even realizes he is missing. LEASH UP FOR EXTRA SECURITY: If the dog is brave enough to venture outdoors to do his business, put him on a leash and closely supervise. Unexpected noises may take him by surprise and his instinct may be to run for it. IDENTIFICATION IS A MUST: Make sure pets are wearing collars and ID tags with current information at all times. A microchip is even better, as collars and tags can fall off. TALK TO THE VET: If a pet has a severe cases of anxiety or fear, seek advice from the veterinarian, as medication may be needed. 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 504.571.1900.
HEALTH BRIEFS GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Certified grief counselor Sue deRada leads the Open Arms grief support group at 11 a.m. every other Wednesday in a private room at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 104 U.S. 190, in Slidell. Participants
explore how to move through the numbness, pain, confusion, isolation and loneliness of grief to find a more balanced healing place. The next meeting will be Jan. 13. For information, call (985) 630-6363.
Pet of the week Boots is a 2-year-old domestic short-hair mix that arrived at the St. Tammany Humane Society as a stray with her Kitten, Pants. Pants has been adopted, and now Boots awaits her forever home. Boots would be happiest in a home with no other animals. Visit her at the St. Tammany Humane Society, 20384 Harrison Ave., in Covington or call (985) 892-7387. Photo provided by St. Tammany Humane Society
NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS AMERICAN LEGION DANCE: Robert H. Burns American Legion Post 16 will hold an adults-only New Year’s Eve dance beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at 2031 Ronald Reagan Highway, Covington. The Wagners will provide entertainment, and party favors, ice and set-ups will be provided. Breakfast will be served at midnight. The cost is $10 per person. For information, call Michael Peats at (985) 502-8802. PARENTING WORKSHOP: A workshop to help parents develop family morals, values and rules will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the Causeway branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library, 3457 U.S. 190, Mandeville. The event is free and open to the public. Seating space is limited to adults. To register, visit register. stpl.us/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or call (985) 626-9779. DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICES: Digital services of the St. Tammany Parish Library will be highlighted during a series of programs from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 5, 19 and 26, at the Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Zinio, a downloadable digital magazine service, will be demonstrated Jan. 5. 3M Cloud Library, an e-book and audiobook downloadable service, will be the focus Jan. 19. The final program in the series, Jan. 26, will deal with Hoopla, a movie, television show, music, comic book, e-book and audiobook downloadable service. Program participants should bring a tablet or smart phone and learn how to install these apps to ac-
cess materials with just a library card. The event is free and open to the public. Seating space is limited to adults. To register, visit register.stpl.us/evanced/ lib/eventcalendar.asp or call (985) 646-6470. AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS: An AARP driver safety class will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, next to the church office at Bethany Lutheran Church, 627 Gause Blvd., Slidell. Drivers 55 and older will qualify for a three-year auto liability insurance discount upon completion. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for others. The fee must be paid by check or money order payable to AARP, prepared before coming to the class. No cash will be accepted. To register, call John Carver at (985) 373-7314. SLIDELL NEWCOMERS’ CLUB: Members of the Slidell Newcomers’ Club brought dozens of cookies for overseas service members to the group’s December general membership luncheon and meeting at Pinewood Country Club. The group also presented a cash donation to Slidell Ladies for Liberty, which will be distributing the cookies. Members also donated nonperishable food and money for St. Luke’s Good Samaritan ministry. For information on the Slidell Newcomers’ Club, call Nelda Matula at (985) 641-5467 or visit www.slidellnewcomers.webs. com. GIRL SCOUT COOKIES: The 2016 cookie season for Girl Scouts Louisiana East will run from Jan. 15 through March 13. This year,
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Sandy Faucheux, left, president of the Slidell Newcomers’ Club, and Joan Gros. the group has a new baker and a mobile app that will allow Girl Scouts to sell cookies and track sale progress from a mobile device. Last year was the first time Girl Scouts were allowed to sell cookies digitally on a nationwide basis, and “about 16 percent of local Girl Scouts participated in the new ‘Digital Cookies’ sales channel,” said Alisha Moore, vice president of sales at Girl Scouts Louisiana East. She expects this number to increase in 2016. “Our new cookie baker, ABC Bakers, continues to add technology enhancements. Girls
can set and track goals, manage orders, and track payment and delivery status, with nutritional information about the cookies right at their fingertips,” said Moore. The council will offer nine cookie varieties, including Trios, a gluten-free chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal cookie. Other cookies are: Thin Mint, Shortbread, Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLites, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Thanks-A-Lot and Cranberry Citrus Crisps. Cookies are $4 per box, upon delivery, with the gluten-free cookie at $5.
Slidell Elks Lodge 2321 memorial service honors departed members Slidell Elks Lodge 2321 honored its departed members with a memorial service in December. Widows of deceased Elks were invited to the service, which was followed by a reception in the Lodge hall. From left are Glenn Lemoine, Wayne Landry, Frankie Crawford, Exalted Ruler Bill Graff, Herbert Hostler and Lee Guillory. Photo provided by Slidell Elks Lodge 2321
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New members of the Hall of Fame of the Northshore Home Builders Association are, from left, Clifton Siverd, Randy Meyer, Greg Gordon and Kenny Adams.
Builders association honors members, adds to hall of fame Advocate staff report The Northshore Home Builders Association honored Doreen “Dodie” Adams, of Integrity Builders, as its builder of the year and Charlie Cusimano, of Abita Lumber Company, as its associate of the year during its recent installation and awards luncheon at Tchefuncta Country Club. Past PresiAdams dent Nick Castjohn was recognized with the President’s Appreciation Award for Outstanding Service. The associaCusimano tion inducted four new members into its Hall of Fame: Greg G. Gordon, of Slidell; Clifton H. Siverd Sr., of Mandeville; Kenneth Adams Jr., of Mandeville; and Randy C.
Meyer, of Covington. The association’s 2016 officers are Jules Guidry, of Highland Homes, president; Blake Mendheim, vice president; Buddy Coate, treasurer; and Keith West, secretary. Members of the association board are Jules Guidry, Blake Mendheim, Doreen “Dodie” Adams, Buddy Coate, Keith West, Glen Alack, Joshua Braswell, Nick Cavalier, Curtis Conerly, Kyle Cooper, Barry Cottrell, Joanne Crespo, Cindy Cusimano, Charlie Cusimano, Kenny Elliott, Chris Farkas, Jack Gautreaux, David Koster, Ross Levee, Joe Mistich, Ronnie Perrin, Carrie Sanders and Russell Taylor. Members of the Associate Council are Kenny Elliott, Joanne Crespo, Cindy Cusimano, Charlie Cusimano, Barry Cottrell, Dawn Duhe, Kimberly Everett, Christy Hebert, Trip Keller, Bill Kirk, Erin LeCorgne, Tina Martin, Karl Mundt, Carrie Sanders and Russell Wahl.
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Susan Strain, State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, Zenaida Dhir and Liz Didier
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St. Tammany leadership celebrates season Robin and Grayhawk Perkins
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The Leadership St. Tammany Foundation recently held its annual Christmas social at the Christwood Community Center in Covington. More than 100 current Leadership Foundation classmates gathered in the large meeting room, where they found holiday decorations and lots of delicious food. More than 100 Leadership graduates are members of the foundation, and well over 500 emerging leaders
have graduated from the program since its inception. State Rep. John Schroder was honored with the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award. Serving on the Leadership St. Tammany Alumni Foundation Board for 2016 are: President Kristie Thomas, Vice President Larry Rolling, Treasurer Lindy Stonecypher, Secretary Georgia Thomas, Past President Michael Sprague, Jennifer Messina, Bill Allin, Liz Didier, Laurie
Spurlin, Brad Schroeder, Karen Crosby, Michael Mire, Jenny Mutter, adviser Mark Johnson and board liaison Camilla Davis. The community leadership program begins with a retreat in August and requires a full-day class once a month. Prospective candidates can apply online at www.leadership sttammany.org between Jan. 1 and April 30. Information is available at www. leadershipsttamany.org
Ellie Schroder and state Rep. John Schroder, who was named Alumnus of the Year for Leadership St. Tammany Sandy Barry, Julie Philippus, Norma Richard and Megan Brassette
Former Junior League Presidents Martha Green, Suzanne Motion and Nancy Baldwin
Junior League of Greater Covington President-elect Molly Burns, Natalie Matheus and current President Patti Oppenheim
Covington Junior League holds holiday brunch
Former Junior League Presidents Ann Forster, Blanche McCloskey and Judy Wolf
The Junior League of Greater Covington recently held its annual December holiday brunch at the lovely home of former league President Blanche McCloskey. Guests mingled inside and also brunched outside on the welcoming front porch. Patti Oppenheim is the Junior League president. Other board members include Presidentelect Molly Burns, Membership
Vice President Angelique Walgamotte, Communications Vice President Jessica Bahr, Community Vice President Katie Avery, Community Assistant Vice President Natalie Matheus, Fund Development Vice President Michelle Davis, Fund Development Assistant Vice President Abby Dumatrait, Treasurer Lauren Menier, interim Assistant Treasurer Lauren Haislup, Corresponding Secretary Mary Kathryn
Silvestri, Recording Secretary Becky Jo Hollen and Sustainer Advisers McCloskey and Nancy Baldwin. There will be an open house for new members from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at JLGC headquarters, 529 N. Columbia St., Covington. For information on the Junior League of Covington, visit www.jlgc.net.
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How to stay organized after the holidays
Pare down on the decorations and toys to stay on top of clutter BY KIM SINGLETARY
Special to The Advocate In the wake of Christmas festivities, are you looking around the house and feeling overwhelmed? If so, you aren’t alone. “The holidays just seem to get bigger every year,” said Kay Morrison, owner of The Occasional Wife, a company with services on the North Shore, in Metairie and in New Orleans that, among its many offerings, does professional de-cluttering and organizing. “We get a lot of calls starting actually in October to help with preparing for the holiday rush of parties, decorating and just stuff.” Not to worry, however, if you didn’t call in the professionals months ago. You can still get control of the situation. Stasia Cymes, professional organizer and owner of Clear the Clutter in New Orleans, says the first place to start is to look carefully at the gifts you just received.
just don’t like? If so, don’t hesitate — a gift is not an obligation. Pass it on to someone else or donate it immediately,” she advised. “People think they need to keep something they don’t want so they can wear it or display it in front of the person who gave it to them, but I say don’t do that. All you do is encourage them to buy you more items similar to that in the future. “Instead, I ask, ‘Over the years, has that person ever given you something you did like?’ Most likely they have. Wear or display that instead.” There’s also always the option of regifting. “That can be a great way to save yourself some money,” she said. “The main worry, of course, is that you’ll end up regifting something to the person who gave it to you. A simple way to avoid that is just to stick a little post-it note on the tag or somewhere on the item that has the name of who gave you the item.”
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Taking down the Christmas display is never as much fun as putting it up. But while you’re at it, go the extra mile to keep the pieces well-organized for next year,
Downsize decorations
into storage, look first at what items. What about decorations? is still in the box that you “It’s a good idea to take Thanks, but no thanks Cymes recommends that be- didn’t use this year. Chances stock of all your decorations,” “Did you get something you fore you put anything back are, you can get rid of those Morrison advised. “Are they getting a bit too worn?” Follow a color scheme when putting them away. “For decorations, this is the only time I tell people not to use clear storage bins. Instead, go with color coding — red or green bins for Christmas, orange bins for Halloween,” she said. Want to avoid pulling out a wad of tangled holiday lights next year? Morrison advises wrapping your lights around an empty wrapping paper roll or paper towel roll.
The toy avalanche
Anyone with young children knows that the holidays bring an onslaught of toys, typically to playrooms and bedrooms already bursting at the seams. Both Morrison and Cymes say this is a great time to introduce children to the idea of giving back by helping them go through their old toys and donate to make room for the new. “Always downsize before you organize,” Cymes said. But what about those toys they’ve grown out of but still have an attachment to? “You can always help them
create a memory box,” Morrison said. “Take a clear, plastic bin and use it for these items. I advise people to label and date each keepsake and then store the bin under their bed and go through it periodically.” Both Cymes and Morrison acknowledge that children may need a little help with the decluttering process. “There’s nothing wrong with waiting until they’re asleep or back at school and going in and doing some work yourself,” Cymes said. “Just like with adults, sometimes you just need a little help in letting things go.”
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When taking down lights, try wrapping them around an empty wrapping paper roll or paper towel roll so they don’t get tangled.
The December master artists of the month are, from left, Robin MillerBookhout, Frances Fawcett, Candace Page and Richard Ray. Photos provided by Slidell Art League
Slidell Art League honors artists of the month Advocate staff reports Robin Miller-Bookhout is the master artist of the month for December for the Slidell Art League, based on her watercolor “New Morning #1.” Frances Fawcett is second for her pastel “Blue Trim House,” Candace Page is third for her mixed-media work “Marie’s World,” and Richard Ray is third for his oil painting “Life.”
The December apprentice artists of the month for the Slidell Art League are, from left, Andre Rosselot, Tom Morvant and Dolores Crain.
The apprentice artist of the month is Andre Rosselot for his digital work “My Bestie and I.” Tom Morvant is second for his oil painting “Low Tide,” and Dolores Crain is third for her acrylic painting “Noah’s Sea.” The guest speaker at the meeting was Candace Page, who showed examples of her mixed-media works and explained her technique. The Slidell Art League meets
at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at Christ Episcopal Church, 1534 Seventh St., in Slidell. The guest speaker on Jan. 12 will be Emile Henriquez, who will discuss his experience in illustrating children’s books. At the Feb. 16 meeting, Laura Mauffray Borchert will give a presentation on intellectual property law. All are invited, and admission is free.
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Working with clay is a hands-on process. Photos provided by St. Tammany Art Association
Jaclyn Warren works on a pottery piece in the St. Tammany Art Association wheel-throwing class.
Pottery classes let adults get messy As adults, we spend our days cleaning up messes, maintaining organization and preventing mishaps. But for two hours every week at the St. Tammany Art Association, a class of adults is told to forget all of that and to enjoy being messy in a pottery class. The St. TamTAMMANY many Art AsTRACKER sociation, 320 N. ABBY Columbia St. CovDONALDSON ington, will offer adult pottery classes this winter, and all of them will require participants to let go and get dirty. The beginners classes include wheel throwing, which focuses on using a potter’s wheel to create symmetrical clay pottery, and hand building, which focuses on using textures and tools to sculpt clay into art pieces. “I really enjoy working with adults with clay because it has such a youthful quality and it really reminds people to let their imagination out to play,” said Robin Games, a local artist and art instructor at the St. Tammany Art Association. In the wheel-throwing class, a circular plate spins methodically on a low table with a glob of clay wobbling around in the middle, waiting for a would-be potter to press his palms into it and shape it into a cylindrical work of art. By the end of the class, every crevice of one’s fingers will be matted in dry clay and clothes will be splat-
tered with the stuff, but that’s part of the appeal. “It allows you to get dirty and it reminds you of being a kid, and that’s the part I really like about it,” Games said. Unlike a kids art class, these adult classes are less about learning the art skill and more about taking a break from life to tap into your creative side. “It’s sort of an escape in a way,” said Richard Lo Piccolo, a local artist and instructor at the art association. “It’s very freeing,” Games added. The beginners’ art classes are open to all skill levels and anyone over age 18. All classes are held at the St. Tammany Art Association, a local art house that hosts exhibitions as well as classes. It’s offering more than a dozen classes to kick off the new year. All require registration; go to www.sttammanyart association.org or call (985) 892-8650.
Winter art classes
POTTERY WHEEL THROWING: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 4-25 or Feb. 1-29. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 7-28 or Feb. 4 to March 3. Create functional household items and learn basic wheel-throwing techniques. $125-$135. HAND-BUILDING SCULPTURAL FORMS: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 4 to Feb. 15. Create clay art pieces using handbuilding techniques. $185$195. HAND-BUILDING FUNCTIONAL
Learn a new form of art in one of the many art classes being A student works on a clay piece in the wheel-throwing class. offered at the St. Tammany Art Association. CERAMIC VESSELS: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 26 to March 8. Primary hand-building techniques for all skill levels. $225-$235. CONCRETE RELIEF SCULPTURE CLASS: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 5-26. Create decorative, multi-layered relief forms using concrete in this four-week art class. $110. DRAWING: FEATS OF STRENGTH
AND BEAUTY: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Jan. 6 to Feb. 17. The beginners drawing class focuses on seeing strength and beauty. $150-$160. CONTEMPORARY MIXED-MEDIA PAINTING: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 14 to Feb. 25. Acrylic and mixed-media techniques as well as abstract thinking skills. $225-$235. DIGITAL COLLAGE WORKSHOP: 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 16 -17. Learn to combine collage and layered mediums to create unique and expressive compositions. $190$200. WATERCOLOR EXPLORATIONS: 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 19 to March 1. Learn the fundamentals of watercolor. $190-$200. DRAWING: MOVING FORWARD: 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Jan.
28 to March 10. An intermediate drawing class that focuses on basic concepts. $225-$235. CALLIGRAPHY BASICS SERIES, ITALICS: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 20. Master the element of pen angle on vertical letters. $85. EXPLORATIONS IN ABSTRACT FLORAL PAINTING: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 20- 21. Learn expressive and creative abstract painting techniques. $190-$200.
TAMMANY TO DO NEW YEAR’S EVE SPRITS TASTING: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 30. Tasting of Enza Prosecco, Yellowtail Bubbles White and Luksusowa Vodka. Rouses, 3461 E. Causeway Approach, Mandeville. NATURE WALK AND TITIVATION: 1 p.m. Dec. 30. Take an evening stroll through the woods and give back to the community along the way. Participants receive a lopper and head out with other volunteers to spruce up the trails at the Northlake Nature Center. This event is free. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 U.S. 190, Mandeville. FLEUR-DE-LIS PAINTING CLASS: 7 p.m. Dec. 30. Paint a Van Goghinspired fleur-de-lis in this BYOB painting class. $35; registration required. Painting with a Twist, 2132 Gause Blvd., Slidell. FOUR UNPLUGGED: 8 p.m. Dec. 31. The six-piece party band will perform at the New Year’s Eve show that includes unlimited food and drinks. $150; reservations required. (985) 888-1146. Boulé Bistro, 326 Lee Lane, Covington. GUITAR SLIM JR.: 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31. The New Orleans guitarist performs for New Year’s Eve. Restaurant Cote, 2219 Carey St., Slidell. DRAGON PAINTING CLASS: 10 a.m. Jan. 2. Paint a cartoon dragon at this painting class for all ages. $25; registration required. Painting with a Twist, 2132 Gause Blvd., Slidell. “AND THEN THERE WERE NONE” AUDITIONS: 7 p.m. Jan. 4 and Jan. 6. Ten cast members are needed in the play based on Agatha
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Guitar Slim Jr. will perform at Restaurant Cote on New Year’s Eve.
WEEKLY EVENTS
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Fred Black, of Mandeville, cuts a branch during a ‘Nature Walk and Titivation’ at the Northlake Nature Center near Mandeville. Christie’s mystery. Performances will run Feb. 26 to March 13. Playmakers Theater, 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington.
SHRIMP BOAT PAINTING CLASS: 6 p.m. Jan. 5 or 10 a.m. Jan. 6. Paint a New Orleans-themed picture at this acrylic painting class. Free;
registration required. Call for a supplies list. (985) 626-7997. Pelican Park Castine Center, 63350 Pelican Drive, Mandeville.
CAMELLIA CITY FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Seasonal fruits and vegetables, arts and crafts and more. East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce, 1808 Front St., Slidell. COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Fresh seasonal produce, baked goods, plants and more. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St. The market also is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays at The Covington Trailhead, 419 N. New
Hampshire St. MANDEVILLE TRAILHEAD COMMUNITY MARKET: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Local food, fresh produce, live music, arts and crafts and more. Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St. ABITA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET: Noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Fresh produce, local food, crafts and more. Abita Springs Trailhead, 22056 La. 59.
Submit events by emailing tammanytracker@gmail.com.
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schools Abita Springs Elementary School third-graders supply family with gifts
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Austin Holincheck, Kyle McLaughlin, Grant Bizette, Colton Porter, Elizabeth Brett, Santana Elzy and Ann Bizette wrap presents for the families adopted by St. Paul’s School freshmen.
St. Paul’s School students help the needy at Christmastime Advocate staff report Christmas was a season of giving for students at St. Paul’s School in Covington. The school’s Adopt-A-Family program fulfilled the wish lists of 10 families, purchasing, wrapping and delivering presents that included toys, games, clothes and household items.
Some of the money that students raised for the Adopt-AFamily fund also went to the Covington Rotary Club’s Feeding the Needy program, organized by Craig Babylon and St. Paul’s alumnus John Baldwin, which provides traditional Christmas dinners prepared in the St. Paul’s cafeteria. A portion of the money also went to the Holy Family Hos-
pitality Hermitage, popularly known as the Blue Stand, started by Sister Theresa Berlin, which provides meals, prayer and support to Covington residents. The St. Paul’s activities were organized by level chairs Myrle Wiggins, Elizabeth Brett, Kevin Moore, Lee Pierre and Paul Scoriels, and by campus minister Jeff Ramon.
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Encouraged by Principal Rebecca Stogner, Nichole Dupre’s third-grade class at Abita Springs Elementary School completed a service project during December by collecting gifts for a needy family. In the front row, from left, are Riley Saucier, Savannah Evans, Annie Boltin, Shelby Watson, Caden Michel, Peyton Anglin, Jackson Anglin, Queenie Nguyen, Ava Blanchard and Ashleigh Diaz. In the second row are Jade Robin, Cash Montalbano, Steven Johnson, Hannah Templet, Sophia Spears, Ryan Schwantes, Cash Boltin and Prentice Blackwell. Cliffton Landry also participated in the class project.
Lake Harbor Middle School PTA awards grants for class materials
Mandeville club collects donations for Humane Society Photo provided by Lake Harbor Middle School
The PTA at Lake Harbor Middle School in Mandeville awarded grants to teachers for class materials that will benefit the school as a whole. From left are sixth-grade teacher Solange Mataconis, fourth-grade teacher Stephanie Fradella, fifth-grade teacher Jenny Trosclair, PTA President Amanda Tresch, librarian Kimberly Pechon, and fourth-grade teachers Elisa Tarbell and Robin Mitchell.
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The Youth and Pets, or YAP, Club at Fontainebleau Junior High School in Mandeville recently collected donations from faculty, staff and family members for the St. Tammany Humane Society. In the front row, from left, are Laken Adcox, Rebecca Rhodes and Imani Williams. Behind them are YAP Club moderators Gabby McCarty and Lura Aucoin.
Chahta-Ima Elementary School highlights importance of kindness
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Chahta-Ima Elementary School in Lacombe awarded character trait awards to students who did an exceptional job of showing kindness during December. In the front row, from left, are Connor Flot, Makenzie Ross, Khloe Diaz and Zachary Sehlinger. In the second row are Asia Davis, Carlos Hernandez, Liana Levy, Veronica McCormick, Luke Helton and Mila Ducre. In the third row are Dillon Strohmeyer, Alanna Cousin, Isabella Barrois-Harter, Alexander Lala and Brycen Taulbee. Awards also went to Devyn Dyer, Francis Faciane, Bartolo Romero and Joci Flores.
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schools SCHOOL BRIEFS Department of Cultural & Public Affairs, 250 Bouscaren St., Suite 304, or at www.myslidell.com, under the Hot Links tab at the top of the website or under the Department of Cultural & Public Affairs section. The Salad Days exhibit will open on Jan. 22 with a reception and awards ceremony from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Awards will be presented at 6:45 p.m. The show will remain on display through Feb. 27. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon.
STUDENT ARTWORK SOUGHT: Slidell invites St. Tammany Parish student artists to submit works for the Slidell Cultural Center’s upcoming Salad Days juried exhibition. This year’s juror is artist Candace Page. Students should bring a completed entry form and artwork to the Slidell Cultural Center, 2055 Second St., on the first floor of City Hall, on Thursday, Jan. 7, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. or Friday, Jan. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No late entries will be accepted. Complete entry details are available at the
In Mandeville,studies of ancient Egypt include mummifying a chicken
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Lucy Biggs takes a swing at the class pinata after the Mexican posada feast.
Students study other Christmas traditions Advocate staff report
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Sebastian Phillips watches as Chandler Avant tries cream in his tea.
At Christ Episcopal School in Covington, first-graders combined their Christmas celebrations with their studies of different cultures and people around the world. Activities included making wreath crowns for Sweden’s St. Lucia Day, a traditional English tea and a Mexican posada. For the English tea, students dressed in their Christmas best to have tea (or hot cocoa) and biscuits together and open holiday crackers. For the Mexican posada, they journeyed around campus seeking a place for Mary and Joseph to stay, finally arriving at a manger scene, where they feasted and broke open a pinata.
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A chicken gets started on the weekslong mummification process in a fifth-grade social studies class taught by Summer Belloni, right, at Cedarwood School in Mandeville. Among those studying ancient Egypt are, from left, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Olivia Hillburn and Ava Almerico.
Photos provided by St. Paul’s School
‘Ad sum,’ meaning ‘I am present,’ is spelled out in luminarias at St. Paul’s School, reflecting the faith of the school’s Student Council that God is ever-present.
St. Paul’s School welcomes Christmas with luminarias Advocate staff report Thousands of candle-lit paper lanterns brought a holiday glow to St. Paul’s School in Covington on Dec. 10. Each of the bag lanterns, known as luminarias or farolitos in New Mexico, contained a prayer written by a student or faculty member, making the celebration more than just holiday lights.
In addition to the lighting of the campus, the celebration presented by the school’s Student Council included carols in Founder’s Circle, a prayer service in Our Lady of Peace Chapel and a reception in the cafeteria hosted by the Mothers’ Club, with music provided by the Saint Paul’s Jazz Band under the direction of Jimmy Brinkman.
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Luke Bertel and Morgan Flatt present gifts for St. Lucia Day, celebrating the traditions of Sweden.
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Chase Ducorbier escorts Natalie Furhman and Amanda Fuhrman to their seats for the English tea.
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Camille Jaeger as Mary and Luke Bertel as Joseph lead the Photo provided by Christ Episcopal School posada journey to find a place for the baby Jesus. Jackson Richardson and Nina Harrison pull to open their Christmas crackers.
Caroling in the Founder’s Circle was part of the luminarias celebration Dec. 10 at St. Paul’s School in Covington. Seen here are Audrey Pool, a math instructor at Saint Paul’s; her husband, Chris; and daughters Sophie, Hope and Reiley.
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Chase Ducorbier and Addie Thompson present their manger Caroline Blessy and Noah Clark enjoy hot cocoa and biscuits. characters at the journey’s end at the Mexican posada.
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