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1st Year, No. 13

Amacker retires after 35 years in medicine

Stacy Gill

Doctor founded his practice in 1979

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Slow down, there are students around The holidays are over and youth are in school, which means buses are back on the roads and children are walking to school. The Zachary Police Department reminds motorists to obey all school zones (25 mph) and speed zones and to be vigilant of the laws concerning buses and the use of cellular devices while driving. Using a handheld cellular device in a school zone is illegal. Following too closely or not stopping for a school bus also is against the law. Motorists are advised to slow down and use extra caution when approaching and passing through a school zone.

BY STACY GILL

sgill@theadvocate.com After a 35-year medical career, Dr. Michael Kemp Amacker, 64, has retired from practicing medicine at Zachary Family Practice, which he founded in 1979. Amacker said he will miss his patients, many of whom he’s seen for years. “I grew up with a lot of my patients. The first patient I ever operated on and the first patient I ever had, they have remained with me my entire 35-year career,” Amacker

said. “That’s the way it is: You have people throughout your entire career.” Born in Poplarville, Mississippi and raised in Bogalusa, Amacker graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1972, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology with a minor in chemistry. Amacker attended medical school at LSUShreveport from 1972-1976 and completed his residency in family practice in 1979. Amacker became board certified by the American Academy of Family Practice and has been a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society from 1979 to present. He ran Zachary Fam-

ily Practice from 1979 until 1993, when it was purchased by Lane Regional Medical Center. Amacker became part of Lane’s medical staff at that time and took over as medical director of Lane Nursing Home, where he has remained the past 28 years. He began tending to patients at Grace Health and Rehab center, now in Slaughter, about 25 years ago. Though his last full day at Zachary Family Practice was Dec. 30, Amacker will continue to see his patients at Lane Nursing Home and Grace, he said.

Mid-Size Cities Study wins LMA award BY STACY GILL

Taking the LEAD on Friday

The FBI National Academy Association and partnering organizations in support of law enforcement officers nationwide are promoting National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Friday. Can you imagine going to work each day and wondering if you’ll survive your shift to see your family that night? Most people cannot, but for law enforcement officers, this is a fact of life. As many in the profession will tell you, being a police officer is not a job but a calling. Take the time to show your support by: n Changing your profile picture on social media to the logo/photo of your local police department n Thanking a police officer n Wearing blue clothing in support of law enforcement n Sending a card of support to your local police department or state agency n Sharing a positive story about a positive law enforcement experience on social media n Asking children in your äSee GILL, page 8G

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From left, Dane Buccere, Caitlyn Baudoin, Savannah MacArthur and Blaire Bentley paint winter cardinals on snowy birch trees during an art camp held Dec. 30 in Zachary. They were among 14 youths who attended the art camp at Joie Petite Designs while on break from school.

Letting kids’ creativity flow Winter art camp yields crafts, paintings

BY STACY GILL

sgill@theadvocate.com Smiling snowmen, pink Christmas trees, plump penguins and winter red birds were the focus of four paintings completed by campers over four days, Dec. 22-23 and Dec. 29-30, at a winter art camp hosted at a Zachary studio. The mostly Zachary children attended the art camp while on holiday break from school. One youth, Caitliy Baudoin, 9, who lives in Ethel and attends Centreville Academy, said she loves to paint and was excited to bring home her painting of a cardinal perched on a wintery birch tree branch. Twins Alexis and Kaylan Cal-

lihan, 11, said though they have painted before, they were having fun anyway. The girls attend Copper Mill Elementary School in Zachary. Dane Buccere, son of Zachary artist and high school art teacher Megan Buccere, traded in his crayons for the day to attend the art camp hosted by Zachary artist Joy Petty, owner of Joie Petite Designs Art Studio and Gallery. “I try to find simple paintings but ones that aren’t so child-like,” says Petty. “Usually, I can find unique subjects online such as ones featured on Pinterest.” The four paintings Petty chose äSee CREATIVITY, page 7G

Zachary youth attend an art camp Dec. 30. Seated, from left, are Kaylea and Paige Marionneaux, Savannah MacArthur, Kaylan Callihan and Blaire Bentley; and standing, Caitlyn Baudoin, Alexis Callihan, Dane Buccere, Riley Ammons, Cambrie Phillips, Caden Pressler and Kavan Phillips. They painted winter cardinals with Joy Petty, center.

In summer 2012, what began as a quest for knowledge and information by Steve Nunnery, Zachary’s chief financial officer, and Chris Calbert, the city’s chief administrative officer, would evolve into a project gathering information on mid-sized cities around the state and one Mississippi town. Mayor David Amrhein called for the project, A Mid-Size Cities Study, at the urging of staffers who had attended an earlier MidSize Cities conference in Bogalusa. The casual roundtable discussions at the 2012 conference proved to be a wealth of information but left Nunnery and Calbert and many who attended with more questions than answers about issues plaguing their cities. “In retrospect, it became clear that Zachary’s problems were not unique to Zachary alone,” Calbert said. “The issues surrounding our city were commonly shared concerns among other Louisiana cities of comparable size.” With their proposal request approved by Amrhein, Nunnery and Calbert launched a 21-city initiative visiting and interviewing mayors and their staffs while gathering, assessing, sharing and implementing for use the information they gleaned from each city. “The intent was to help us learn more about comparably sized governments, their people and processes while äSee STUDY, page 4G

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Lane Regional gets quality care award drug events; excessive anti-coagulation related to Coumadin Lane Regional Medical Cen- usage; hypoglycemia related ter received the Champions for to hypoglycemic usage; opioid Quality Care Award presented issues related to over usage or by the Louisiana Hospital Asso- under monitoring; catheter-asciation for its statewide Hospital sociated urinary tract infections; central line-associated bloodEngagement Network. The award honors hospitals for stream infections; early elective achieving goals established as delivery; injuries from falls; OB part of the federal Partnership adverse events; hemorrhage; for Patients Campaign that em- pre-eclampsia; pressure ulcers; phasizes improving patient care readmissions; and ventilator-asand reducing health care costs, sociated pneumonia, according to a news release. according to a news release. “This is a hospitalwide recogSince joining the initiative in 2012, Lane is one of 93 Louisiana nition for our efforts to make hospitals focused on reducing Lane as safe as possible for our avoidable patient harm and re- patients,” said Rachelle Noland, admission rates, the release said. quality director at Lane. “Every department plays an Lane was recognized in multiple categories for achieving important role to improve our at least a 20 percent reduction quality measures and engage our in the following areas: adverse patients in their care and safety.” Advocate staff report

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Lane Regional Medical Center has received the Champions for Quality Care Award from the Louisiana Hospital Association. Gathering, from left, are Ken Alexander, vice president, LHA; Rachelle Noland, director of quality services, Lane RMC; Kathy Bergeron, performance improvement officer, Lane RMC; Jena Aucoin, quality improvement specialist, LHA’s Research and Education Foundation; and Paul Salles, president/CEO, LHA.

BAKER POLICE BOOKINGS The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison by the Baker Police Department from Dec. 23-30. AUGUSTUS, KEDDRICK: 17, 4604 Chappeau Drive, Baker, simple robbery. BANKS, DARIUS: 19, 4511 Ashland Drive, Baker, felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. BLOUNT, BYRON: 27, 6822 Merrydale Ave., Baton Rouge, failure to appear for tail lights. DOWNING, REUBEN: 17, 15085 Plank Road, Baker, simple burglary. FELLS, GEORGE: 62, 12345 Arena Drive, Baton Rouge, failure to appear for open container in

vehicle. FOUCHIA, CLARENCE: 32, 9631 Lewis St., Baton Rouge, failure to appear for theft. GRADNEY II, RONALD: 23, 3421 Pioneer Road, Baton Rouge, failure to appear for no proof of insurance. JACKSON, JOHNALYNN: 47, 11999 Longridge Ave., Baker, affidavit warrant for disposal of property with fraudulent or malicious intent. JEANSONNE, BRITTANY: 27, 14738 Central Woods Ave., Central, bench warrants for failure to appear for no proof of insurance in vehicle, no driver’s license, expired motor vehicle inspection, driving under suspension/revocation, reckless operation of a vehicle and disturbing the peace

with offensive words. JONES, MORRIS: 59, 1119 Shilo Drive, Baker, illegal possession of stolen things. MARSHALL, SHYQUENCIA: 21, 1737 La Annie Drive, Apt. 30, Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear for theft. MCKINLEY, JARKUS: 21, 3226 Polk St., Baker, possession of a firearm. MORRISON, SHAWANDA: 36, 1645 Directory, Baton Rouge, bench warrants for failure to register vehicle and misuse of a temporary license plate. MOSES, LAIBROOKE: 31, 5459 Prescott Road, No. 115, Baton Rouge, bench warrants for failure to appear for expired motor vehicle inspection, child seat restraints and expired driver’s

license. MYER, MEIGS: 59, 3612 Baker Blvd., simple battery. ROBERTSON, STEPHANIE: 39, 7020 Villere Drive, Baker, bench warrant for failure to appear for expired motor vehicle inspection. SHELMIRE, ADRIAN: 64, 11888 Longridge Ave., Apt. 3158, Baton Rouge, bench warrants for fail-

ure to appear for motor vehicle inspection sticker violation and driving under suspension/revocation. SELDERS, MICHAEL: 34, 2215 College Ave., Baker, bench warrant for failure to appear for no insurance. TATE JR., RICKY: 25, 13933 Felicity Drive, Baker, operating a vehicle

while intoxicated, headlamps for motor vehicles and possession of alcoholic beverages. THOMPSON, ERICA: 22, 2729 Varsity Drive, Baton Rouge, bench warrant for failure to appear for sale/possession of controlled substances and fugitive through East Baton Rouge Parish.

ZACHARY POLICE BOOKINGS The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department Dec. 26 to Jan. 2. ALFORD, KYLE: 27, 4675 Cobb St., Zachary, domestic abuse battery. BENNETT, MARK: 47, 6060 Bentley Drive, Baker, possession of Schedule IV drug, illegal possession of a stolen firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes and illegal carrying of weapons. BETHLEY, BERNARD: 27, 5709 Ave. Z, Zachary, possession of marijuana. BUSH, DANDRE: 18, 6267 Woodside Drive, Zachary, reckless operation. EVANS, JONATHAN: 22, 13204 Morvant Road, Baker, felony theft. JEANSONNE, BRITTANY: 27, 14738 Central Woods Ave., Central, fugitive charges from East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and from Baker Police Department. KNOX, COURTNEY: 31, 4520 Clark St., Baton Rouge, forgery. MAGEE, JAMES: 40, 20051 Old Scenic Highway, Zachary, simple battery. MAGEE, PAULA: 40, 20051 Old Scenic Highway, Zachary, simple battery. MEREDITH, SCOTT: 41, 2020 E. Eagle Drive, Zachary, bench warrant for indecent behavior. MICHELLI, TINA: 17, 25625 Spring St., Plaquemine, reckless operation. MOORE, JEREMY: 23, 25020 Eubanks Road, Pride, bench warrant for failure to appear for two counts of driver must be licensed, headlights required, tail lamps required and license plate lamp required. PERRY, DARREN: 29, 2236 La. 10, Jackson, two counts of home invasion involving domestic violence. POURCIAU, LEONARD: 56, 2183 Noble St., Zachary, possession of Schedule IV drug, illegal possession of a stolen firearm, pos-

session of drug paraphernalia, possession of firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes, illegal carrying of weapons and theft of a motor vehicle. REED, JALISA: 17, 11022 La. 965, St. Francisville, theft. RICHARD, GREGORY: 20, 3611 Redbud St., Zachary, reckless operation. ROGERS, ALEXIS: 25, 5945 Commerce St., St. Francisville, theft. SILAS, DAVON: 18, 1827 Debby

Ave., Zachary, reckless operation. SINGLETON, DEANDRE: 22, 2500 Old Towne Drive, Zachary, bench warrant for failure to appear for theft, speeding, two counts of driving under suspension, possession of marijuana and fugitive charges from East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. WILSON, TARANIQUE: 18, 11715 Givens Road, St. Francisville, theft.

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Second-grade English language arts teachers Stacey Hodges, left, and Kristy Gilpin lead a LEGO symposium workshop at Rollins Place Elementary on Dec. 18. The symposium included elementary education professionals from schools in the Greater Baton Rouge region.

Teachers, LEGO Education host symposium Advocate staff report The Zachary Community School District, together with LEGO Education, hosted a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaping Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creative Problem-Solversâ&#x20AC;? symposium for elementary education professionals in the Baton Rouge region in December. The free symposium included three hands-on workshops. Second-grade math and science teacher Breigh Rhodes said she and several teachers at Rollins Place Elementary have been using LEGO Education tools with their students and were excited to share their passion for using the small building bricks as a hands-on learning tool. Kristy Gilpin and Stacey Hodges, two second-grade English and language arts teachers at Rollins Place, led participants in a workshop on Story Starter, a tool designed to develop studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; skills in speaking, listening, reading, language, writing, technology and digital learning using the tiny bricks. Gilpin and Hodges led sym-

posium participants in a lesson so they could experience how students might use the LEGO Education StoryStarter sets to do hands-on storyboarding and work on developing stories using LEGO elements throughout the writing process, Rhodes said. Rhodes led attendees in an exploration of robotics for lower elementary students using LEGO Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;WeDoâ&#x20AC;? robots. Participants were able to build an alligator from the bricks and then use computers and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;WeDoâ&#x20AC;? software to program the alligator to perform commands such as opening and closing its mouth, detecting the motion of a nearby object and making animal sounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have used â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WeDoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; robots with students as young as prekindergarten age,â&#x20AC;? Rhodes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible to see the high levels of problem-solving and creativity students demonstrate and develop through constructing and programming these kid-friendly robots when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allowed to experiment

and discover using an inquirybased approach.â&#x20AC;? Rhodes said she wanted symposium participants to experience for themselves not only the relevant curriculum connections that could be made in math, science, social studies and language arts but also to experience the power that robotics and programming have as tools for supporting inquiry, creativity, tenacity and experimentation. James Jones, a teacher at Ocoee High School near Orlando, is on the LEGO Education Advisory Panel with Rhodes. He conducted a workshop on Build to Express, a tool geared at leveling the playing field for students and allowing them to use the bricks and other elements to communicate their thoughts, feelings and ideas. Rhodes said Build to Express can be used with any content area and is a great tool for school counselors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many students who are struggling or are reluctant verbal or written communicators have shown success with this

tool,â&#x20AC;? Rhodes said. Kara Duplantier, a computer lab teacher at Rollins, opened up her classroom doors, allowing symposium participants to observe WeDo robotics in use by the Zachary students. Attendees also watched students work on programming soccer â&#x20AC;&#x153;goal-kickersâ&#x20AC;? they built.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have made my career more rewarding, definitely.â&#x20AC;? Amacker said practicing Continued from page 1G medicine is different today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people want to see In retirement, Amacker a specialist in this area and said he is learning to re- that area, but years ago, famlax more and sleep better. ily physicians did a lot. We â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your family pays the ul- get to know a person, what timate consequence,â&#x20AC;? said makes them tick, and really Amacker, who is married understand them,â&#x20AC;? Amacker said. with four grown children. Medicine and health care His nurse of 28 years, Lolly have changed Saari, also replenty since tired. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten to know Amacker first â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were a people and their began pracgreat team,â&#x20AC;? personalities, their ticing in ZachAmacker ary, an area said, credithistories, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ing Saari and shared their personal have access the physicians experiences with me. to CT scans he has worked with over the Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss most. a n d M R I s , The people who have put so he is most years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gottheir confidence in me.â&#x20AC;? impressed by medical adten to know p e o p l e a n d DR. MICHAEL KEMP AMACKER, v a n c e m e n t s their person- who is retiring after a 35-year in X-rays and medical career in Zachary ultrasound alities, their t e c h n o l o g y, histories, blood pres and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shared their personal expe- sure medicines, antibiotics riences with me. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what and the treatment of high Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss most,â&#x20AC;? Amacker cholesterol. Amacker said he plans to said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people who have put their confidence in me.â&#x20AC;? spend more time reading and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a great sense of outdoors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a perfectionfulfillment regarding my ca- ist who loves working in my garden. I love taking trips, reer,â&#x20AC;? Amacker said. When asked if his last full too,â&#x20AC;? Amacker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These day on Dec. 30 was an emo- are things I look forward to tional one, Amacker said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing.â&#x20AC;? A retirement party for been preparing to â&#x20AC;&#x153;phase out from seeing patientsâ&#x20AC;? for the Amacker will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15 in the past six months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My patients have meant cafeteria at Lane RMC, 6300 more to me than they prob- Main St. Patients, staff and ably realize,â&#x20AC;? Amacker said. friends are invited to attend.

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at the same time forcing us to conduct a rigid self-analysis and honest appraisal of our own operations,” Amrhein said. What started as a 12-question survey in the project’s infancy rapidly escalated into a comprehensive 37-question study before all of the interviews with the mayors could be concluded, Calbert said. “Ironically, the majority of the newer questions or concerns surfaced during casual conversations nearer the end of most of our scheduled interviews,” Calbert said. The additional questions added over the life of the project required Nunnery and Calbert to re-engage with cities they contacted early on in the interview process. “We wanted to give them the opportunity to respond to the newer queries,” Nunnery said. “Needless to say, the project quickly gained momentum, turning into an in-depth study, and with each new city we visited, the content, discussion and categorical inclusion of information increased.” It was increasingly obvious to both Nunnery and Calbert they were onto something much bigger than they had first imagined. The two visited 31 parishes — logging 2,000 miles on a budget of less than $1,500 that included gas, meals and lodging. “This journey provided us with the impetus necessary to conduct a self-evaluation, ultimately revealing more about ourselves than could ever have been determined through independent study or outside contractor assistance, all at a fraction of the cost,” Nunnery said. Cities and mayors interviewed in chronological order by date of visit began with Denham Springs in May 2012, followed by Walker, Mandeville, Bogalusa, Baker, Hammond, Natchitoches, Deridder, Pineville, Sulphur, Covington, Slidell, Gretna, Gonzales, Opelousas, Eunice, Bastrop, West Monroe, Marksville and New Roads. The final city/mayor to be interviewed, Natchez, Mississippi, on Jan. 18, 2013, was the city most like Zachary, Calbert said. Welcomed by everyone they met, Nunnery and Calbert said they were amazed at the sharing of information by each participating mayor and city. “The information gathered proved to be invaluable as we amassed, evaluated, compared and compiled all the data,” Calbert said. “The personal encouragements and shared experiences along the way were thought provoking and deeply appreciated, which further served to strengthen our resolve and commitment to the study.” The Zachary department heads returned with reams of information, which they began to process, fact-check for accuracy and carefully reduce for inclusion into a simple, easy-toreference study. The study included questions about salaries of mayor, council, fire and police chiefs, public works director and city attorney; budgets of city, fire and police as well as number of full-time employees at each; general fund budget/capital expenditures; sales tax revenues;

civil service; hours of opera- tremendously positive. “Much has been learned by tion; official journal policies; fire and police chiefs; public tapping the expertise, experiworks director; fire rating; ence and leadership we both square mileage of city; crime knew was out there in great rate; shift hours of police de- abundance,” Nunnery said. The study partment; “The personal won an honflood insurance rating; encouragements and shared orable mencity attorney; experiences along the way tion in the hourly rate of were thought provoking and 2013 Community Achievecity attorney; deeply appreciated.” ment Awards and utility competition services proCHRIS CALBERT, sponsored by vided. chief administrative officer, the Louisiana “We knew Zachary Municipal there was Association, an untapped wealth of knowledge out there Louisiana Department of Ecobut had no idea just how simi- nomic Development and Louilar issues facing our city were siana Industrial Development Executives Association. to other cities,” Calbert said. At a recent City Council Compensation for each city’s participation was a copy of the meeting, Toye Taylor, assistant study. Nunnery and Calbert director of municipal affairs said the feedback and over- for LMA, presented the award whelming response from the to Amrhein, who accepted the mayors and cities that have honor on behalf of the city of received the study have been Zachary. Advocate staff photo by STACY GILL

From left, Zachary’s chief administrative officer Chris Calbert, Mayor David Amrhein and chief financial officer Steve Nunnery share the honorable mention award they won for ‘A Mid-Size Cities Study’ of 20 cities in Louisiana and one in Mississippi.

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Zachary Elementary receives Purple Heart service award BY STACY GILL

sgill@theadvocate.com The Military Order of the Purple Heart’s Distinguished Service Award was presented to Principal Dewey Davis and the staff and students of Zachary Elementary School in December. “This was the first time we’ve given the award to a school in Louisiana,” said Adjutant Richard O’Brien, of 177 Red Stick chapter in Baton Rouge. “You’re being awarded for your patriotism and going above and beyond the call of duty honoring combat veterans.” O’Brien, who attended the Dec. 16 School Board meeting with several members of the MOPH Red Stick chapter, presented Davis with the award on behalf of the school. Typically, the award is given to a person performing a service act for a combat veteran, O’Brien said. “We’re always awed by the children when we come to Zachary and how well-behaved, well-mannered and respectful they are,” O’Brien said. “They know all the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ That’s impressive. That just doesn’t happen; that’s taught.” About eight years ago, O’Brien and Davis first met when the Red Stick chapter members were invited as guests and speakers at Zachary Elementary’s Veterans Day program. Davis explained that his students make a donation each year — $1 per small American flag — and display the flags in the area where the program is held. The donations are collected and sent to the Military Order of the Purple Heart’s Red Stick chapter to assist wounded combat veterans and their families and to help spread the word of patriotism. “My students sing, salute and honor these men and women who have given so much for our freedom. In a way, my stu-

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From left, Military Order of the Purple Heart Red Stick chapter members Lela and Harry Brady, Thomas Jarreau and Richard O’Brien are seen with Zachary Elementary School Principal Dewey Davis, Superintendent Scott Devillier and Purple Heart member Bob Schilling at the Zachary Community School Board meeting Dec. 16. The Red Stick chapter of MOPH presented the Distinguished Service Award to Davis and the staff and students at Zachary Elementary.

Richard O’Brien, adjutant of the 177 Red Stick chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in Baton Rouge, presents Principal Dewey Davis with the Distinguished Service Award on behalf of Zachary Elementary School, its staff and students for their contributions to wounded veterans and the patriotism shown each year. dents get to rub shoulders with the real heroes, the men and women who have played an important role in the service of our nation,” said Davis, whose 90-year-old father is a World War II veteran, twice wounded in combat, and a Purple Heart recipient. “It’s such a natural connection, my students with these veterans sharing their stories of combat and personal sacrifice and service.” “When you take 600 children and bring them together like that and can hear a pin drop … these students are so wellmannered and respectful of their elders,” O’Brien said. “Our members brag about what goes on at Zachary.” O’Brien said patriotism should be in taught in schools. “Zachary leads the state in education, and it’s obvious they’re instilling patriotism in their youth. Zachary students

go beyond what’s required of them, so we give credit where credit is due,” O’Brien said. A wall of honor in the school’s computer lab has photos dating to World War I that is meant to educate the youth. It’s where O’Brien hopes the award will be placed to “remind the students of their service to the Military Order of the Purple Heart.” The Military Order of the Purple Heart’s membership consists of combat veterans who were wounded on the world’s battlefields while serving their country in uniform. “For their sacrifice, they have been awarded the Purple Heart Medal,” O’Brien said. MOPH membership totals about 45,000 from 50 states, six regions and 475 chapters including those in Guam and Puerto Rico, according to purpleheart.org.

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Zachary firefighter Stephen Jones, 24, is being spotlighted in January by the Zachary Fire Department. Jones also volunteers with the Slaughter Volunteer Fire Department and has worked for the West Feliciana Fire District No. 1.

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The Zachary Fire Department recently highlighted the accomplishments of firefighter Stephen Jones, 24. Jones has worked at the Zachary Fire Department for the past six years, starting as a volunteer firefighter in 2009. Jones also volunteers for the Slaughter Volunteer Fire Department and has worked previously as a firefighter for the West Feliciana Fire District No. 1 along with his brother Joshua Jones, who also volunteers for Zachary and Slaughter fire departments. “The scariest situation I’ve ever been in as a firefighter was two years ago while working the fire at Monolyte Labs in Slaughter,” Jones said. “It was a chemical explosion and subsequent fire. Barrels were exploding everywhere. It was the unknowns that made it scary; not knowing what hazardous materials were burning.” He said if given the chance to work in any other profession, he wouldn’t. “I love my career as a firefighter. I wouldn’t do anything else,” Jones said. Jones enjoys his time away off fire fighting playing paint ball, fishing and working with model trains. “I love my job and really enjoy working with the other firefighters on my shifts,” Jones said. “We have a bond like no other.”

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represented iconic holiday subjects such as snowmen or Christmas trees but with a twist. Pettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trees are painted pink and adorned with ornaments made of sequins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes it fun for the kids,â&#x20AC;? said Petty. Fourteen youth attended the final day of the art camp, Dec. 30. While half of the young artists painted snowy cardinals, the other half created New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve shakers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; paper plates glued together and filled with sunflower seeds. The young artists designed their shakers with paint, glitter, sequins and buttons. They also crafted birds made from paper plates and colorful art construction paper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They get to bring all of their creations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the birds, shakers and paintings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; home with them,â&#x20AC;? said Petty. Zachary High School sophomore Kyla Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arensbourg, an artist in her own right who is featured annually at Zacharyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fall Art Crawl, volunteered to assist Petty with the arts and crafts for the day. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arensbourg is considering a career in the art industry and wanted to see what it would be like to work with the children in an artist-art student setting. Petty, a physical therapist by trade, was instrumental in founding the Regional Arts Council of Zachary and is the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent pastpresident. Petty says she took a leap of faith by opening her own art studio and gallery in 2013 and now hosts several art camps throughout the year for area youth. Cost to attend is $35 per child but includes all paints, brushes, supplies, canvases and any of the arts and crafts made during the day as well as a snack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The end result: parents get a reprieve while shopping, and the kids get to bring home paintings and arts and crafts they created, encouraging their interest in the arts,â&#x20AC;? Petty said. Petty also teaches art classes to adults and youth and features artwork by local artists at Joie Petite Designs. To learn more, visit www.joiepetitedesigns. com.

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The course will be in four parts. First, participants will be provided an overview of the greater Baton Rouge economic and job climate in 2015 and beyond. This information is important as it provides a big-picture perspective of the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy; details the industry sectors forecasted to experience the most growth; and highlight the geographical areas participants might want to target their job search depending upon their skill set/ industry, Norton said. Second, participants will learn the necessary steps required to prepare job search documents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including writing a cover letter, drafting a rĂŠsumĂŠ and creating a list of professional references. An informational packet with samples of each will be pro-

vided. Participants will learn about a variety of methods to find open positions within the greater Baton Rouge area. Online job sites such as Louisiana Job Connection, Baton Rouge Area Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LIVEcapitalized program, industry associations and organizations, staffing services and other methods will be discussed as potential resources for participants to investigate when conducting their career search, Norton said. Preparation, dress and how to conduct company research for a job interview will be part of the final session. Space is limited to 20 participants and will be reserved on a first-come, first served basis by contacting Bettsie Norton at bnorton@wfparish. org or calling (225) 635-3864.

and Police Chief David McDavid, has been set for 7 p.m. Jan. 12. The six men and one woman will be sworn into office at a ceremony at Fellowship Church, 1555 E. Mount Pleasant Road. Performances by the Zachary High Jazz Band and JROTC as well as Copper Mill and Zachary Elementary school choirs will be featured. Performances by local singers Tess Ricketts and Angela Smith are scheduled. The community is invited to attend. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to invite citizens to join us as we look to the future of our community with new terms of public service,â&#x20AC;? said Amrhein.

January is amnesty month, so anyone who would like to participate in club activities is welcome. Activities include lunch outings, coffee, games, tennis, bridge and more. Contact Sylvia Wahoske at (225) 225-337-1151 or email sjwahoske@cox.net for information. Send events, news and photos to Stacy Gill by 3 p.m. Fridays. Email sgill@theadvocate.com or call (225) 9930066.

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Jennifer Kathleen Lynch Broussard was born on June 10, 1974 and went home to her Lord and Savior on December 19, 2014. She was a 1992 graduate of Zachary High School, and a lifelong resident of Zachary. "He will cover you with his feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart." Psalm 91:4 Jennifer had the soul of a poet, the heart of a writer, the harmony of a musician, and the grace of a dancer. Her beauty surpassed the most breathtaking of sunsets. She did all things through her love of Christ. She was His faithful servant and rejoiced in knowing that someday she would be awed by the presence of He who died for her. Jennifer is survived by her greatest accomplishments, her beloved and cherished children; Alexander Garrett Broussard, Michael Thomas Broussard, Andrew Charles Broussard, and their father, Thomas Broussard, and her youngest son, Brice William Schilf. Jennifer is also survived by her parents, Thomas and Marsha Lynch of Zachary; brothers and sisters-in-law, Matthew and Leah Lynch, Patrick and Kristi Lynch; sisters and brothersin-law, Amanda and Landon Hunt, and Katelyn and Andy Graham; special cousins, David and Jenny Wilcox, and Nicole Abagnaro; aunts and uncles; Sharon and Gerry Boudreaux, Jim and Sarah Lynch, and Patty and Tony Abagnaro. Jennifer is remembered and loved by Carl Gray and his children, Michael, Carl, and Joe. She is also loved by many other relatives and friends who will remember her for her strength, passion, kindness, and loyalty. Her heart will not be forgotten. Jennifer cherished the memories she made throughout her life and sought deeply to make many more. Jennifer's love of life reflected in all that she did. A celebration of her life will be held at Charlet Funeral Home in Za-

Charlet Funeral Home in Zachary, Louisiana on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Visiting from 9am until 12noon funeral services with interment at Plains Presbyterian Cemetery. Jennifer's family would like to say thank you to all who have offered their prayers, thoughts, love, and condolences during this time. Share sympathies, memories, and condolences at www.CharletFuneralHome.com.

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Broncos look for chemistry in district play In 39 years of coaching basketball, Kenny Almond has faced just about everything a basketball season can throw at him. This year’s turning out to be no different. Almond’s Zachary boys are 10-7 going into the district games on the schedule. Scotlandville, the District 4-5A preseason favorite, is first up for the Broncos, who lost five of their last six going into the Scotlandville contest. Most basketball coaches are like chemists, trying to find the right formula for a winning combination, and that’s been Almond’s challenge so far this season. The Broncos missed the playoffs last season after going 9-19, and Almond’s goal is to get his team into the playoffs. “I guess it’s a matter of getting on the same page with the players,” said Almond, who is in his first year as Zachary’s coach. “They’ve been doing a great job adjusting to me and what we’re trying to run. When football ended, we got a couple of guys added to the varsity, so we had to get restarted again and put them in the mix. It’s created some confusion, so we’re trying to find our footing.” One of those football players added to the mix is sophomore Shyron White, who has been a consistent scorer in double figures since joining the team. Senior Matt Williams, a transfer from the Dunham School, is also a consistent double-

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digits scorer. Almond said seniors Sam Bienemy and Mike Morris also have contributed on the scoreboard and with leadership. “We’ve had other guys step up and contribute, but we need to stay focused a little better,” Almond said. “We’ve been in almost every game we’ve played except two of them. We’re trying to improve from last year’s schedule, but we’re at kinda that same point on the hill. We either get over the hump or we slide back down.” Almond said the challenges for his team are fairly typical. They’ve struggled to score consistently, had trouble taking care of the basketball and they need to learn how to put away opponents. “We’ve got to learn how to stay focused throughout the game and stay together as a team,” Almond said. “That means play as best we can and learn how to finish games. We’ve got to shoot the ball better than we’ve been shooting it. We get shots we want, but don’t knock them down. ” Beside Scotlandville, which finished as state runner-up

Zachary’s Shyron White shoots a three-pointer over McKinley’s Keeyon Smart on Dec. 27. last season, Almond said Denham Springs and Broadmoor are the teams to beat in District 4-5A. “Scotlandville is the favorite. They’ve been very good with a lot of tradition and pride carrying them,” Almond said. “Denham Springs has probably the best team they’ve had in years, and Broadmoor has beaten us twice so they’re not a surprise to anyone, they’re the real deal. Those three teams can win every time they step out on the floor.” As for his team and this season, it’s still a work in progress. He enjoys practice as much as games because that’s the time when he learns about his squad through experimenting. “It’s good to see guys come together and have success as a unit — that team thing. That’s when it’s the most satisfying, when you see them do it right,” Almond said.

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Northeast player Mikeisha Causey accepts a handoff from teammate Eleascia Douglas during the Lady Vikings’ close match with East Feliciana on Friday.

Lady Tigers outlast Lady Vikings to claim victory in overtime BY STACY GILL

with less than 16 seconds remaining, but East Feliciana’s Kourtlin Bradford stunned The Northeast Lady Vikings with a 3-point shot, bringing and the East Feliciana Lady Ti- the girls into overtime at 46gers were perfectly matched 46. With four minutes added to Friday in a close game that nearly went into double over- the scoreboard, the teams battled it out, the Lady Vikings time. Northeast outscored East Fe- staying within two points of liciana in the second and third the Lady Tigers. With 34 seconds remaining, periods, while the Lady Tigers the Lady Tigers led 56-55, but led in the first and fourth. It looked as though North- that was plenty of time for east had the game won at 46-43 Northeast to put two more on sgill@theadvocate.com

the board, leading 57-55. Again, the Lady Vikings looked to have the game in the bag, but errors and a foul brought the match to 57-57 with 2.7 seconds remaining. East Feliciana scored on a free throw to win 58-57. Lady Viking top scorers included Pearl Jones with 22; Laurie Kight scoring 14; and Jada Snowden with 11 points on the night. Next up, the NHS girls head to Dunham on Friday.

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Northeast head coach Dustane Reed strategizes with Lady Viking players Friday against East Feliciana in Jackson. Assistant coaches Cedric Todd and Olivia Chenevert listen in. FAR LEFT: Northeast’s Pearl Jones handles the ball while being defended by East Feliciana’s Makayla Barton on Friday in Jackson. LEFT: Northeast’s Laurie Kight reaches for the ball. Kight scored 14 points for the Lady Vikings.

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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND A PORTION OF CHAPTER 86 - UTILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE CHARGES TO CUSTOMERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF SERVICE LINES IN EXCESS OF NORMAL INSTALLATIONS BY AMENDING § 86-5 AND FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS WHEREAS, the City of Zachary (the “City”) has determined that charges for the installation of service lines in excess of normal utility installations have not kept pace with the increased costs of the delivery of utilities to its citizens, and that it is in the City’s best interest to increase such charges, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City that is does hereby amend § 865 of the City Code of Ordinances to which § 86-5 shall be deleted in its entirety, and in its place, § 86-5 shall now read: of service lines deemed to be in excess of normal installations completed by city employees or their assigns, with the city supplying materials, shall be based upon the total actual costs of the particular installation plus Thirty–Five (35) percent. The City in its sole discretion shall determine Charges to customers for installation whether a service line installation exceeds the parameters of normal service line installations. This Ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of ten (10) calendar days after publication by the City Council for the City of Zachary unless the referenced ordinance shall specify another effective date, all pursuant to § 2-10 (C) of the Home Rule Charter adopted by the electors for the City of Zachary. INTRODUCED FOR ADOPTION by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 27th day of May, 2014.

David Amrhein, Mayor ATTEST: _________/s/________ Jean Byers Clerk of the City Council _________/s/________ Tommy Womack-Mayor Pro Tempore

_________/s/________ David Amrhein, Mayor ATTEST:

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_________/s/________ Jean Byers Clerk of the City Council _________/s/________ Tommy Womack-Mayor Pro Tempore

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NOTICE --CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA ORDINANCE 2012-14 ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY BY THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF TRACT F OF THE BARBARA CARPENTER TRACT INTO THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY WHEREAS, the application and the corresponding annexation petition for a portion of Tract F of the Barbara Carpenter Tract has been received favorably and has been accepted by the City Council for the City of Zachary, to wit: BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that: The Ordinances for the City of Zachary, State of Louisiana are hereby amended by adding to the Miscellaneous Provisions to read as follows: Annexation of property owned by E. J. Cop. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that the City of Zachary does hereby annex into its corporate and municipal limits this certain tract, lot and parcel of immovable property which is described as follows: ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton

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Rouge, Louisiana, and being designated on an official plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as TRACT F of the BARBARA CARPENTER TRACT with said tract, said parcel and lot having such bearings and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and building line restrictions of record and being a portion of the same property acquired in that act recorded as Original 199, Bundle 12410 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

___________________ Francis Nezianya Mayor Pro Tempore

act recorded as Original 610, Bundle 12241 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

___________________ Jean Byers Clerk of the City Council ___________________

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that it is the agreement of the City Council that the said annexation is both reasonable and in the best interest of the City of Zachary and the community. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that the City of Zachary shall give notice by publication at least once in the official journal of the City of Zachary of the intention to adopt this Ordinance and this Ordinance shall not be adopted until ten (10) days after the publication thereof. Anyone desiring to be heard with reference to the proposed annexation shall notify the City of Zachary in writing and said governmental authority of said City shall, if any such hearing is requested, before the date of final adoption of this Ordinance, grant such hearing. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that after the adoption of the entire boundary of this municipality as changed shall be filed by the Clerk of the Council for the City of Zachary with the Clerk of the District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction for any reason, the remainder of said Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect, the provisions of this Ordinance being hereby declared severable. This Ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of ten (10) calendar days after publication by the City Council for the City of Zachary unless the referenced ordinance shall specify another effective date, all pursuant to § 2-10 (C) of the Home Rule Charter adopted by the electors for the City of Zachary. INTRODUCED FOR ADOPTION by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council held on the ___ day of July, 2012. ___________________ David Amrhein, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________ Jean Byers Clerk of the City Council

SUBMITTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council after being duly noticed and publicized public hearing held on the ___ day of ________, 2011. ___________________ David Amrhein, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________ Jean Byers Clerk of the City Council ___________________ Francis Nezianya Mayor Pro Tempore 5076811-jan 8-1t

NOTICE --CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA ORDINANCE 2012-15 ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY BY THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF TRACT B-1-A-1-B OF THE SHERBOURNE PROPERTY INTO THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY WHEREAS, the application and the corresponding annexation petition for B-1A-1-B of the Sherbourne Property has been received favorably and has been accepted by the City Council for the City of Zachary, to wit: BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that: The Ordinances for the City of Zachary, State of Louisiana are hereby amended by adding to the Miscellaneous Provisions to read as follows: Annexation of property owned by Darrin C. Vince. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that the City of Zachary does hereby annex into its corporate and municipal limits this certain tract, lot and parcel of immovable property which is described as follows: ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and being designated on an official plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as B-1-A1-B OF THE SHERBOURNE PROPERTY with said tract, said parcel and lot having such bearings and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and building line restrictions of record and being the same property acquired in that

Francis Nezianya Mayor Pro Tempore 5076813-jan 8-1t

NOTICE --ORDINANCE 2014-16 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND A PORTION OF CHAPTER 22 – CHARITABLE GAMING - FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE ANNUAL FREQUENCY OF AUTHORIZED CHARITABLE GAMING OCCURENCES WITHIN THE CITY OF ZACHARY BY AMENDING §22-19 OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY CODE OF ORDINANCES WHEREAS, the City of Zachary (the “City”) has been requested to amend §22-19(c)(2) of the City Code of Ordinances (the “CoO”) to expand and extend the frequency of charitable gaming events from one bingo event in each calendar quarter to one bingo event in each calendar week, WHEREAS, the City has determined that a weekly bingo event does not violate, impede or interfere with the general intent and purpose of the §22-19 regulation in the CoO, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City that is does hereby amend §2219 of the CoO to which the first sentence of §2219(c)(2) shall be deleted in its entirety, and in its place, the first sentence of § 2219(c)(2) shall now read: A charitable organization will be permitted to conduct one bingo event in each calendar week only; and only with the prior notification to the Zachary Police Department of the day, hours and place of the bingo games. In all other respects, the text of §22-19 shall remain unchanged. This Ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of ten (10) calendar days after publication by the City Council for the City of Zachary unless the referenced ordinance shall specify another effective date, all pursuant to § 2-10 (C) of the Home Rule Charter adopted by the electors for the City of Zachary. INTRODUCED FOR ADOPTION by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 22nd day of July, 2014. _

_________/s/________ David Amrhein, Mayor ATTEST:

_________/s/________ Jean Byers Clerk of the City Council _________/s/________

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