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A Note From Lauren Space Oddity I heard something kind of eerie the other day. Supposedly, NASA is creating a new program called “100Year Starship.” According to reports, they’re going to develop a new kind of propulsion engine that will take us to Mars. The spaceship would leave Earth with the intention of colonizing Mars with its passengers. The only problem here is that it’s going to be a one-way trip. The astronauts won’t be able to come back. Ever. Because it’s 35 million miles from our planet to Mars (you thought driving over the bridge to Sulphur is bad), a tremendous amount of fuel is necessary for that kind of space travel, so there’s no way the ship could carry enough fuel to return back to Earth. So that’s it, folks. You’re stuck millions of miles from home on the planet Mars, where the women smoke cigars. (Does anyone else remember that childhood rhyme?) All I can say is, “Danger, Will Robinson!” Lost in Space was one of my favorite shows growing up in the late 60s. It was about the “Space Family
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Robinson” who volunteers to go into space looking for planets to colonize. Accompanying the parents (both scientists) and three children are an endearing robot, a handsome pilot, and accidently, a villain named Dr. Smith who tries to sabotage the flight and ends up getting stuck on the spaceship with them. It crashes on some planet or other, where the group gets stranded, experiencing all kinds of exotic adventures as they try to fix their damaged craft and get on with their mission. There’s a big difference between the 100-Year Starship Program and the Robinson’s mission. Their program was supposed to last five years. They would then return to Earth, with all kinds of stories, specimens, and insights. Even the Starship Enterprise had a five-year mission. Five years: not bad. No return: Bad. Mars is supposed to be the most “hospitable” planet in the solar system next to Earth. It has an atmosphere, water, and other elements necessary to support human life—so it’s the obvious choice. But this leads me to the big question: Exactly what kind of people are
going to give up everything and everyone they’ve ever known and loved to blast off on a one-way trip to outer space? Weird people, I tell you. It would have to be a bunch of loners who have spent their lives consumed by science and little else. People who are so wrapped up in their work that they can boldly go where no one has gone before—and stay there. It’s fascinating to think about the kind of civilization they’re going to start. It will be a new species of people that will have nothing in common with their mother planet. The only thing their offspring will know is the space station they were born on, and the people who dwell on it. Their parents will tell them stories about the life they lived 35 million miles away on a place called Earth that they can’t even imagine— because what CAN they imagine? What can they aspire to? Nothing— only the same things that they’re doing right now—for the rest of their lives. Very disconcerting, indeed. Of course, if that’s all you know, you really don’t know what
you’re missing, Of course, they’re pioneers. They’re forging ahead to an unknown world, and centuries from now, the planet Mars could become as populated as the Earth is now, with cities and restaurants and sports teams and bad reality TV shows (are you ready for a Martian Snooki?). But the difference is that the explorers and pioneers of old had the option (some slimmer than others, of course) of returning “home.” You sign on for the 100-Year Starship Program, and there’s no chance of that ever happening, which gives me the creeps. It’s so final. It reminds me of the line in the David Bowie song, “Space Oddity”: “Planet Earth is blue, and there’s nothing I can do…” All of this won’t happen in my lifetime, but it’s coming. In the meantime, I’ll just stick to Lost in Space reruns, and pray that the future generations of space colonists don’t ever have to deal with a Martian Snooki.
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Family and Youth’s Autism Support Alliance Social Group with Pearl Cole, serving at Abraham’s Tent.
Pearl Cole, Abraham’s Tent’s executive director
By Maria Alcantara Faul
Soon, our nation will observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Many of us will gather around the table to break bread and give thanks for our blessings, enjoying a celebration rich with food and family. Getting everything ready for a big gathering can cause anxiety for some of us—we want everything to be perfect. Yet for others, there are more immediate concerns, such as where to find their Thanksgiving meal—or the meal after that. Those people can turn to Abraham’s Tent— a non-profit organization that has consistently provided nourishment for the hungry every day, 365 days a year, for almost 25 years. Established in 1986, the mission of Abraham’s Tent is to offer one full meal a day to anyone who is hungry. “The early to mid-80s were hard times for a lot of people,” said Abraham’s Tent’s executive director, Pearl Cole. “The unemployment rate was over 20 percent, and area churches were overwhelmed with the number of requests for food and other necessities.” Volume 2 • Issue 17
Area churches were handing out sandwiches to feed the hungry, but it just wasn’t enough. “I was a volunteer at Immaculate Heart of Mary at that time, and it seems like we were handing out sandwiches all day long,” Cole said. So, a group of priests and ministers from the across community decided that the area needed a feeding program. The Calcasieu Ministerial Association, through the leadership of Bishop Jude Speyrer, Rev. Henry Bowden, and Rabbi Sherman Stein, organized what is now Abraham’s Tent. Area churches were the group’s primary source of support. Priests and ministers regularly spoke to their congregation about Abraham’s Tent. So parishioners donated money, food, and volunteered to work. After a few months, word about the service spread, support from the community increased, and Abraham’s Tent was in full swing. Five years later, the association met once more to determine if
Abraham’s Tent was still needed in the community. “The group hoped to close Abraham’s Tent once the unemployment rate was less than 7 percent,” Cole said. But after all those years, Abraham’s Tent was serving more people than ever. The association realized that unemployment was not the only problem, and that hunger has many faces. It not only affects the endemic poor, but also those who are marginally employed with inadequate pay; families in a temporary crisis; the physically, mentally and literacyhandicapped; and the elderly, who have no assistance. “Senior citizens in particular, have to make a choice between buying food, buying medication, or paying bills,” Cole explained. “The meal we provide helps them out in stretching what little money they have.” Located at 2300 Fruge Street in Lake Charles, Abraham’s Tent currently serves at least 150 meals a day. “This number usually goes up after the 15th
of every month,” Cole said. “People get their Social Security checks at the beginning of the month, so they’re OK. As days go by, they run out of money so they come to us.” Most of the clients travel to the site via the city bus, with tokens provided by Abraham’s Tent. The organization also provides meals to 100 residents at Chateau du Lac, a low-income retirement community in Lake Charles. “Their management selects the residents that need the meal. They send a truck to us, we load them up and they distribute it to the clients,” she explained. “All of the meals we provide do not cost our clients anything.” This organization may be a blessing to the community, but Cole sees the SWLA community as a blessing in itself. With three full-timers and one part-timer on staff, Abraham’s Tent receives 42 percent of their funding from United Way, and the rest comes from direct support from the area. “Our community is awesome,” Cole said. Schools, youth groups, and NOVEMBER 18, 2010
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other civic organizations regularly volunteer to serve, local industries are very generous in regularly donating unused hurricane emergency supplies, and area residents have been quite creative in mobilizing the community to help out Abraham’s Tent. Cole said that local physician Dr. John Foret started an initiative five years ago for hunters to clean out their freezers for Abraham’s Tent during the first weekend in October. Since his passing, Dr. Foret’s family has religiously carried on the campaign. Every year, first grade students from Our Lady Queen of Heaven School do their part as well. The students do extra chores at home so that they can earn money to shop for groceries for Abraham’s Tent. “The holidays are generally a good time for us in terms of donations,” Cole said. “But after the first of the year, donations slow down quite a bit. The summertime is when we really have a high need for donations and volunteers. Kids are out of school, so we don’t have our regular volunteers, and most people are preoccupied
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with summer vacation.” Like other non-profit organizations in the area, donations for Abraham’s Tent have been down for the past few years, but Cole is quick to point out that they still have what they need. “Every day, people walk through our doors to offer assistance. Every day, I see God’s work in this place,” she said. So, as in past Thanksgivings, Abraham’s Tent clients will receive a traditional holiday meal. “We make sure our regulars know that,” Cole said. “We want to make sure that they know we will be here and that they do not need to spend Thanksgiving alone.” Cole hopes that Abraham’s Tent continues to have a steady source of food and supplies to continue feeding the area’s hungry. And her dream is to someday have a permanent lot and building for Abraham’s Tent. For more information about Abraham’s Tent, call Pearl Cole at (337) 439-9330. TJN
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SCOTT HAMILTON NAMED DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE AT L’AUBERGE L’Auberge du Lac Casino announces the recent appointment of Scott Hamilton to the position of food and beverage director. Hamilton brings more than 11 years of diversified food and beverage management experience to L’Auberge. In his new role, Hamilton is responsible for directing all aspects of food and beverage for all L’Auberge restaurants; developing an environment that creates excitement for guests and employees, and more. Hamilton earned a Scott Hamilton Bachelor of Arts degree in from State University of New York in Albany. He holds an introductory certificate from the Court of Master Sommeliers and is a graduate of MGM Grand University with a certificate in project management. DELTA TECH INSTRUCTOR ADMITTED TO THE BAR Delta Tech instructor Samara Sabin was recently admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association. Dr. Sabin received her Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Louisiana State University and her Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU. Dr. Sabin has been an instructor at Delta Tech since January of 2008; prior to that, she served as a substitute teacher for Calcasieu Parish School Board. She was instrumental in the design and implementation of their paralegal diploma program and continues to teach law classes as a full-time instructor. She lives in Sulphur with her son Trent and daughter Ava.
WCCH LABORATORY AND THE PATHOLOGY LABORATORY PARTNER IN SULPHUR West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) and The Pathology Laboratory recently announced their partnership in a new outpatient lab draw station in Sulphur. This will allow the outpatient population to seek lab services in a more convenient location with reduced wait times. The new lab draw station is located at 619 Cypress Street, Suite B, in Sulphur. It is open Monday – Friday from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. For more information, call (337) 528-7402. CAMERON STATE BANK DONATES TO FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Cameron State Bank recently donated $1,310 to First Baptist Christian Academy in Moss Bluff to be used to purchase a computer program curriculum for students in the 5th – 7th grades.
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CSE ANNOUNCES NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST CSE Federal Credit Union’s marketing department has appointed Alysia Johnson as their business development specialist. With a degree in finance and her experience as a CSE member services representative, she will be a strong addition to CSE’s business development efforts. In addition to her strong member services skills, she has a solid background in sales which will continue the credit unions goals of attaining new members through the efforts of business development. Visit the main office at 4321 Nelson Road or the Sulphur branch at 2154 Swisco Road for more details about CSE Federal Credit Union or log onto www.csefcu.org.
Left to right: Amy Nyberg, marketing director with Cameron State Bank; Tonya Goss, assistant branch manager at Hwy. 171 in Moss Bluff; Stormy Homan, computer teacher; and David Rhodes, principal.
CITGO DONATES TO MSU FOUNDATION CITGO Petroleum Corp. presented a $10,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for student scholarships in the chemical and mechanical engineering programs within the department of engineering at McNeese.
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Krewe de Caroline members present a check for $10,500 to Debby Nabours, director of the WCCH Foundation and Sondra Moss, president of the WCCH Foundation.
GENESIS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER OF WCCH RECEIVES DONATION Krewe de Karoline recently held a benefit poker run for the Genesis Therapeutic Riding Center of West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Thanks to the support of the community, the event, which consisted of a poker run, barbeque, silent auction and live auction, raised $10,500 for the center. A check in this amount was recently presented to Debby Nabours, director of the WCCH Foundation and Sondra Moss, president of the WCCH Foundation from representatives of the group. The Genesis Therapeutic Riding Center provides outpatient occupational therapy services to the developmentally disabled in a non-traditional health care setting by utilizing hippotherapy. For more information on the services of the center, call 625-3972.
Mike Byrne accepting the 2010 Board Member of the Year from John Wyble, Chapter Coordinator, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Louisiana (CACLA).
CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTERS HONORS BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR Children’s Advocacy Centers of Louisiana recently honored Calcasieu Parish Sheriff ’s Office Commander of Investigations Mike Byrne as 2010 Board Member of the Year. Commander Byrne supervises the Sex Crime Unit, which works closely with the Children’s Advocacy Center, a program of Family & Youth. He recognizes that the needs of abused children go beyond the actual investigation of the crime. Commander Byrne has committed himself to establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with community organizations that work with these special children. In 2005, Commander Byrne joined the Family & Youth board of directors, and in that capacity serves as the board liaison to the Children’s Advocacy Center Community Advisory Council. PAGE 8
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ONCOLOGIST MOHAMMAD KHAN, MD, JOINS THE CHRISTUS ST. PATRICK MEDICAL GROUP Mohammad Y. Khan, M.D. has joined the CHRISTUS St. Patrick Medical Group. Dr. Khan is a boardcertified physician in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr. Khan recently returned to the Lake Charles Medical Community after practicing hematology and oncology in Houston for the past four years. He served as the Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology at the University of Texas. He was also the head of the Neurological Oncology, Head Muhammad Khan M.D. and Neck Cancer and Thoracic Oncology divisions for UT Medical School at Houston Medical Center. Dr. Khan will continue his academic affiliation with UT Medical School at Houston Medical Center as he resumes his practice in Lake Charles. Dr. Khan is now accepting new patients at two locations: 1611 Foster Street in Lake Charles (adjacent to CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital) and 711 Cypress St. in Sulphur (adjacent to West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital). To schedule an appointment, call (337) 491-7598. SOWELA STUDENTS PLACE TOP 10 IN NETRIDER’S CHALLENGE Two student teams from Sowela Technical Community College placed among the top 10 in Louisiana in Cisco Networking Academy’s annual Netriders Challenge. Mitchell Edwards and Theresa Harrison, who compose one team, and Joshua Young and John Pousson, who compose the other, placed first and second in the state competition. They are business and information technology majors at Sowela. The competition is an opportunity for Cisco Networking Academy students to participate in a valuable learning experience testing students’ Networking/IT skills through a series of online exams and simulation activities.
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HONORS BISHOP NOLAND EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL ARTISTS Lake Charles Memorial Hospital recently honored students who participated in the Young at Art Program in August. The program, which spotlights artwork from a different local elementary school each month, was designed to make a positive impact on hospital patients, employees, and the young artists themselves. August’s display featured artwork by students from Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School. A panel of Memorial volunteers recognized kindergartener Camdyn LeCronier, first-grader Meredith Caldwell and second-grader Olivia Walker with a $50 savings bond. L’AUBERGE DONATES TO ROUGE ET BLANC L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort has donated $5,000 to the McNeese Foundation to support the Rouge et Blanc Wine and Food Event, which benefits the McNeese Banners Cultural Series. L’Auberge is a major sponsor of Rouge et Blanc. This year, L’Auberge also supported Banners by donating $1,000 of the ticket sales from its inaugural upscale champagne brunch, Bubble for Banners, which was held the day after Rouge et Blanc. TJN
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Pool School Dunce I am always happy to see cool weather arrive here in Louisiana. The mosquitoes don’t seem to be quite as hungry, and, most importantly, pool season is finally over. In terms of complexity, caring for a pool ranks right up there with maintaining a nuclear submarine. This is especially true in our climate, which is a perfect spawning ground for just about anything that can be classified as a life form. That being the case, even the slightest imbalance in chemical levels will result in your pool teeming with more
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diverse life forms than you’ll find in the Amazon River. This is why, when you first go to buy a pool around here, the guy at the store strongly recommends that you attend their “pool school.” That is where they teach you the essentials of maintaining proper water quality. This is done by regular treatment with chemicals, which the store happens to stock for your convenience, at a cost per year roughly equivalent to the Gross National Product of Ecuador. Regardless of this, you must do it.
Otherwise, they warn, your pool will quickly become infested with the dreaded Mustard Algae. This is a particularly nasty strain of algae that is prevalent here in Louisiana (go figure). At first, it just turns your pool water a sickly yellowish green. However, the stuff quickly evolves into a hideous blob-like creature, much like a monster out of an old science fiction movie from the 1950s. It then oozes under your doorsill and attacks you in the middle of the night, digesting your whole body with its highly acidic slime. To protect you from such a fate, the folks at the pool school strongly recommend that you take a water sample in to the store at least once a week. There they will subject the sample to more tests than a doctor would give to a well-insured medical patient. Of course, your sample never passes these tests, and so you get a nicely printed report that lists all of the chemicals you need to buy to fix whatever is wrong with your water. So, to avoid an encounter with the Mustard Algae Monster, you gladly cash in your 401(k) and load up on the required chemicals.
After my first experience of this nature, I swore to myself that I would never again fall for such an obvious racket. After all, how hard could this really be, especially for a chemical engineer like myself? And besides, mine is an above-ground pool (which, by the way, is the pool equivalent of a house trailer). So I headed straight to Wal-Mart and bought me one of those handy dandy $5 testing kits along with a couple bottles of chlorine bleach and some Arm and Hammer baking soda. About two weeks after that, I went out with my little kit and my bottle of bleach, only to find that the pool water had turned more colors than a wardrobe full of tie-dyes. That was when my wife decided that she should take over the job of adding the pool chemicals—with professional help, of course. So, off she went to the pool store with a sample. She handed it over to the person behind the counter, who, upon seeing it, immediately donned Hazmat gear. This time, the computer spit out a report that had more pages than a piece of Congressional legislation Then, after signing over the equity on our house, they loaded half the store inventory of chemicals into the back of our pickup truck. My wife had to consult with a chemistry professor at McNeese to work through the pages of instructions, but between the two of them, they were able to nurse the pool back to health—except for one unfortunate incident. One of the chemicals that we needed was stabilizer. Stabilizer is something that you’re supposed to add very slowly since it doesn’t dissolve easily in water. My wife apparently missed that part in the instructions, because she went and dumped the whole box into the skimmer basket at once. This caused all of the piping to instantly turn into concrete. Needless to say, that piping wasn’t going to be moving any more pool water. I did, however, make good use of it by planting it out in front of my mailbox to keep vehicles from backing into it. So, if you ever see a garbage truck running around town with a big dent in the back of it, you’ll know that’s the one that does pickup in my neighborhood. As for me, I’ll be sleeping easy during the winter months, but come spring, it’s back to the battle of Man vs. Pool. So far, the pool is winning. TJN Volume 2 • Issue 17
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permanent discoloration. The Carbona company has been in business for over 100 years and their product line includes nine different Stain Devils, numbered for different kinds of stains. This may not be news to some of you, but I am impressed enough with the product to share it with you. GIFT CARD TIME! This time of year, some businesses come out with the promotion of gift card bonuses. One of my favorite casual eateries, Buffalo Wild Wings, is
offering a $5 bonus if you purchase a $25 gift card. You make 20 percent on your investment, not a bad deal in and of itself. The catch is that the $5 portion is not usable until after the first of the year. I am certainly going to take advantage of this deal but you can bet your bippy that I will wait until late December to jump in that pool. Always check the fine print on these kinds of deals; they can be real savings, but understand that there are hoops to jump through. TJN
Less Product, Same Cost LESS PRODUCT, SAME COST As I sat down to write this column, my wife came into the room and told me that she wanted to show me something. She had a paper towel sheet in each hand and instructed me to feel one and then the other. One was obviously thinner than the other, but both were the same brand that we normally purchase—but obtained on different shopping trips. We’ve all seen manufacturers reduce the sheet count of items such as tissues and napkins, along with package sizing. Now, we’re finding less material in the products themselves. What a surprise. It seems we’re being taken advantage of constantly. I find it shameful that being up front and honest doesn’t seem to matter as it once did. Yes, there have always been businesspeople without a conscience, but that really wasn’t the norm in the past. Be aware of what you are purchasing and evaluate content and quality—not just the posted price of a package. Make sure you get your money’s worth and let the manufacturer know if you are displeased. I’ve never seen an advertiser boasting about how much less there was in their product! Remember, even the auto manufacturers didn’t make their cars any smaller; they just downsized them. MANY EVENTS MISSED IN THE LAKE AREA Many events are not promoted well here in the Lake Area. Information about the Veterans Day Parade was not adequately put forth and the very small crowd showing proved it. The Lake Charles Community Band Fall Concert was also poorly attended on a very pleasant Sunday afternoon in Prien Lake Park. It’s a shame that these and other local happenings are not pushed out Volume 2 • Issue 17
in front of the public. When an event is not a commercial venture, there is obviously a lack of advertising money; so only a small listing may be published. The media can’t be blamed, as they are a business—that’s how they pay their bills. The unfortunate fact remains that there are some fine presentations that go unnoticed. SALES TAX ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS As I was getting my prescription refilled, my pharmacist pointed out that if a prescription is refilled and the co-pay cost is less than the price of the medication plus sales tax, then sales tax must be charged. This applies to third party payment (insurance of some kind, usually) in which the charge to the customer is less than the maximum you would pay under your policy. For example, if your medication would normally cost $5 and your co-pay for that tier of drug as per your policy was $10, then you get to pay sales tax on that purchase. In the past, I believe, prescriptions that were covered under insurance were not taxed. Just another example of how our government loves to get in our wallets. It’s bad enough to be sick or have to take maintenance medication—and then have to pay a little extra. CARBONA STAIN DEVILS On rare occasions, I have been known to allow microscopic particles of food and drink to casually brush against my clothes. On these occasions, unwanted markings appear on my attire. I’m sure that I may not be alone in this predicament, so I want to share a product that actually removes wine, coffee and juice stains. It’s called Carbona Stain Devils Number 8 and really works for our household. My wife has rescued table cloths, napkins and my shirts from NOVEMBER 18, 2010
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Random Drivel and Deep Thoughts I told the story last time out of my first jury trial, which ended in a conviction of my client after some darts and dashes this way and that. Whenever I tell that story, I usually give the “Paul Harvey” version, which is even more interesting, but it would have run way too long. So here it is. This young man was allowed to stay out on bail after his conviction, pending sentence. He called me a couple of days before that hearing was scheduled, asking me what I thought he’d get. I had already talked to the judge. “Fifteen years in Angola, I’m so sorry,” I told him. “Okay, Mr. Doyle. I’ll see you Friday,” he replied, but, as you can probably guess, Friday came and went and he never showed. I heard nothing more from this case for about five years, right about the time I was getting ready to move here from Baton Rouge. Seems the sheriff found my client. He had, believe it or not, been at his house most of the time. But by then I was no longer handling appointed criminal cases, the prosecutor had left the DA’s office, and the judge had moved to the civil bench en route to the Court of Appeals. The case, in other words, had become an orphan. The judge, with no politics on the line and no relationship with the DA’s office to preserve, apparently looked harder at the young man’s history, including conversations with some of the “character witnesses” I had called to the stand who caused so much trouble in the first place. So instead of 15 years in Angola, he sentenced my client to five years, with credit for time served, leaving a balance of about three years. Because it was in that range, I was able to convince the Department of Corrections to send him to DeQuincy, where he did his time with first offenders instead of hardened criminals, finished high school, and
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learned a trade. As far as I know, he never got in trouble again. A fitting end to an interesting story, don’t you think? I’ve just returned from a week on the road, including a couple of sojourns in DFW airport, and something has occurred to me. You know those folks who say we should stripsearch every Muslim before letting them on a plane? I wonder how many of them have ever BEEN to an airport? Because of a medical condition, I rode the electric cart to and fro several corridors, and each cart was driven by a Middle Eastern driver, who chatted amiably in Arabic with his friends driving other carts. Then, when I got to New Orleans, my taxi driver was dressed as a Sufi monk (flowing robes, stylized cap). Hey, folks. They’re already in the airports. And they’re not being stripsearched. And planes aren’t being blown up. So maybe, just maybe, we should look for some clues other than ethnicity or religion when accusing people of being untrustworthy in our sensitive places. Isn’t it funny how Les Miles suddenly improved his IQ, his sense of humor, his poll numbers and popularity in one short week? Next question: After you beat Nick Saban AGAIN, what do you do for an encore? I’m afraid I’ve seen this story once before, as I told you a couple of weeks ago. Right after Les loses to either Ole Miss or Arkansas, he’ll be back on the bumper stickers again. Bet on it. You guys know I’m always wary of providing TMI (too much information), but here goes, anyway. One of
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my stops along the way this week was Ocshner Foundation Hospital, where I spent a day being evaluated as a candidate for a kidney transplant. Here’s hoping I won’t need it for a long while yet. But the process was fascinating. The first time I went down there, they took about a pint of blood from me. In reviewing those results, the transplant coordinator, a marvelous R.N. named Margaret, was able to tell me about my childhood diseases (chicken pox and CMV, a virus which some researchers believe can cause high blood pressure, which is what caused my kidney disease in the first place); informed me that I had had at least one blood transfusion, something I never knew; found my cholesterol and other fats in good order, and categorized me by blood type (O+) and numerous sub-categories. They also explained part of the transplant process. For example, every time a kidney becomes available, they call five people. Depending on the results of cross-matching, time on the waiting list, and other factors, one of those five people will get the transplant. Great. Now I have images of making several trips to New Orleans only to have transplantus interruptus. Anyway, through a somewhat grueling day, I found out I’m healthy as a horse except for my bum kidneys. Which, in a perfect world, will make me a better candidate for that precious gift of life. Keep me in your thoughts, folks, I could use a break on this. My musician son Stratton sends his best regards from chilly and rainy Europe, where he is about in the middle of a six-week working tour as I write this. He is truly living the dream. Gigs in Denmark, Germany, Belgium, England, and the Netherlands are included in his itinerary. One of the brightest spots of my week on the road was the last leg of my trip. I was able to finish Court in New Orleans early enough to catch the Amtrak Sunset Limited back home. After a nice lunch with some really hearty partiers from California (a veggie burger and two Heineken), I went back to my little room, lay down, and slept until Crowley. What a way to travel! Support your local train, folks. We really don’t want to lose it. Take a ride somewhere, and when you get back…well, I’ll see you on the flip.
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The Louisiana Culinary Trails program is supporting “America’s Night Out for Gulf Seafood,” an effort to encourage chefs and restaurants from around the country from white-tablecloth establishments to local mom-andpop joints to serve Gulf seafood on their menus on Wed., Dec. 1. “The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau is asking local restaurants who serve Gulf seafood to sign up and be part of this statewide and nationwide effort. It’s a great opportunity to promote our culinary community, and with free publicity that will be generated for restaurants, it’s a win-win situation,” said Shelley Johnson, executive director of the bureau. Chefs have total control over the type of menu they create, and the restaurants keep all the money they make. The only requirements are that participating restaurants sign up online at www.dineamerica2010.com and serve Gulf seafood. It’s as simple as that. Those who sign up will receive an electronic invite
for the event to send to customers and a poster promoting the event as well. More than 30 high-profile New Orleans chefs on board such as John Besh, Donald Link, and the Brennan restaurant groups are participating, but in order for the promotion to be successful, mom-and-pop restaurants across Louisiana need to participate, too. Participating restaurants that sign up online will be linked to well-known and respected restaurant review site www.Gayot.com, where a write up will be created as well as included in other promotional materials for the Dec. 1 event. The Louisiana Culinary Trails and the Louisiana Travel and Promotion Association will post Facebook and Twitter updates about participating restaurants in the days leading up to the event. Plus, the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau is creating a page on its Web site, which will be completely dedicated to this effort to support Louisiana seafood, www.visitlakecharles.org/nigh tout. TJN
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By David Duplechian
Imagine sitting down with a total stranger and relating to them the details of your last sexual experience. They’ll ask you questions about what you tell them – what did you hear, see, taste, feel? When you’re finished, you get to repeat the story to someone else tomorrow, and someone else next week. How would you feel? Scared? Embarrassed? Would you think there’s no way you would do this, and wonder what you could do to make it stop? Now, imagine that you’re a 7-year-old girl who has to tell the story of her last sexual experience—with her dad—and you begin to understand the need for the Children’s Advocacy Center, a program of Family & Youth. THE BEGINNING In 1993, the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney approached Family & Youth about replicating a childfriendly program that would unite existing organizations in their approach to investigating child sexual abuse cases. Such an approach could result in minimal numbers of interviews of child victims, reduced Volume 2 • Issue 17
trauma for the child and family, and increased efficiency and effectiveness in providing services for the families and in the prosecution of the case. With community support from the District Attorney, Family & Juvenile Court, law enforcement, child protection, medical professionals, mental health professionals, and the Board of Family & Youth, the Children’s Advocacy Center became operational in July, 1996. HOW THE CENTER WORKS The Center is a child-friendly facility designed to coordinate services for children who have been reported as sexually or severely physically abused. Designed and managed to reduce the effects of trauma, the Center’s comfortable environment and well-trained staff work together with area prosecutors, law enforcement agents, social service workers, therapists, victim advocates, and medical professionals to investigate child abuse allegations and reduce the number of investigative interviews typically experienced by victims.
When a child is alleged to have been sexually or severely physically abused, a referral is made by law enforcement or the Department of Child and Family Services for a forensic interview. At the Children’s Advocacy Center, children meet oneon-one with a trained forensic interviewer in a safe environment to tell their story of abuse. The interviews are recorded and made available to all investigating and prosecuting agencies, reducing the trauma of having to repeatedly tell the story to different people. Because the Center works with abused children and their families, counseling appointments can be initiated while at the Center so that once the story is told, the healing process can begin. Before leaving, children are allowed to select a stuffed animal donated by caring members of our community to take home with them. The Children’s Advocacy Center’s multi–disciplinary team, made up of representatives of all agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of the case, meet twice a month to discuss each case, ensuring that everything that needs to be done is being done, and that the child and their families are safe and receiving timely and appropriate services. What is the impact of the Children’s Advocacy Center in Southwest Louisiana? Just ask one of the 447 children who were seen there in 2009. Without the services offered by the Children’s Advocacy Center and the members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, sexually abused children are more likely than other children to experience physical health problems, PTSD, major depressive disorders, eating disor-
ders, etc. Specifically, sexually abused children are 2.5 times more likely to develop alcohol abuse and 3.8 times more likely to develop drug addiction. HOW YOU CAN HELP How can you help? Become educated on child abuse. Contact the Children’s Advocacy Center to arrange child abuse awareness presentations for groups you may be active in. Supporting fund raising efforts on behalf of the Center ensures that the services they provide are available to all children alleged to have been sexually or severely physically abused. The Mallard Cove Men’s Golf Association and First Federal Bank of Louisiana have recently partnered to allow proceeds from the annual Shine Golf Tournament to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center. Designating your United Way contribution to the Center is another way to show your support. Perhaps you’d like to participate in a stuffed animal collection drive, similar to the Bear Brigade at L’Auberge du Lac, or those organized by local churches and other groups. Attending our annual Child Advocate Night celebration (5:30 p.m. on Nov. 30 at Family & Youth), where we honor those who go above and beyond in their service to abused and neglected children, is a great way to send a message to these dedicated individuals and the children they serve that the community cares. For more information, please contact the Children’s Advocacy Center at (337) 436-9533, e-mail david@fyca.org., or visit our Web site at www.fyca.org. TJN NOVEMBER 18, 2010
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What’s Cookin’ Marshes to Mansions The Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. Marshes to Mansions is a coffee-table quality cookbook filled with over 250 recipes and 90 sidebars with helpful cooking tips and interesting facts and tales about people, places and events throughout Lake Charles history. It was published in 2007, following the success of the Lake Charles’ League’s first cookbook offering, Pirate’s Pantry. It provides a range of recipes from cocktails to desserts and everything in between that caters to all types of cooks—from novice to expert. Many recipes are also noted as “Make Ahead,” so that even those of you with the busiest lifestyles can entertain friends and family with a menu from casual to extravagant. Many people think that the beautiful cover was digitally created. In actuality, magic was made at a local marsh with a crane holding the famous chandelier above a pirogue set up with a glamorous table setting. Like our culture, the cover is truly unique! This keepsake book would make a fabulous Christmas present for cooks young and old, and each one you purchase contributes to those in need in our area. The sale of JUST ONE cookbook
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helps the Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. provide dental kits to 50 pediatric patients in this community. So, know that when you purchase just one cookbook, you’re giving back! Marshes to Mansions is available yearround at www.jllc.net and can be shipped anywhere in the continental US. Online orders during November are 20 percent off the $28.95 cover price. During the year, you can find the Lake Charles League at special events such as Mistletoe and Moss and Christmas Under the Oaks, where they also provide tastings of some of their mostrequested recipes such as Pirates’ Punch, Spiced Pumpkin Bread, White Chocolate Blueberry Bread Pudding, and Cowboy Candy. Many local retailers also support the League by carrying Marshes to Mansions in their fine stores. Contact the Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. for more information about their cookbooks and the community projects they provide at (337) 436-4025. You can also find them on Facebook. The following recipe is perfect for your family as the cooler weather sets in. We at The Jambalaya News have a soft spot for this one!
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Jazzy Jambalaya (Found on page 79 of Marshes to Mansions) INGREDIENTS • 1 pound ground beef or turkey • 2 tablespoons olive oil • ½ cup chopped onion • ½ cup chopped bell pepper • 1 cup rice • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans • 1 (10-ounce) can tomatoes with green chiles • 1 ½ cups frozen corn kernels • 1 (15-ounce) can chicken stock or beef stock • Creole seasoning to taste • Salt to taste • Chopped fresh cilantro
stock. Season with Creole seasoning and salt and reduce the heat to low. Cook, covered, for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with corn bread and a green salad. Serves 6 Enjoy! TJN
PREPARATION Brown the ground beef in a skillet, stirring until crumbly, drain. Wipe the skillet with a paper towel to remove any grease. Add the olive oil, onion, and bell pepper to the skillet and sauté for three minutes. Add the rice and cook for two minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the black beans, tomatoes with green chiles, corn and
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By Lauren de Albuquerque
Thanksgiving used to mean gathering with the family for a big meal and kicking back to watch some football. But through the years, things have changed. Now, it’s also become the Day Before Black Friday, and it seems that many families are putting more importance on what happens on Black Friday than the actual holiday itself. And retailers this year are counting on this more than ever. The day after Thanksgiving has historically been the start of the holiday shopping season. The name “Black Friday” comes from the retailer’s shift to profitability (black) during the holiday season. In the days when accounting records were kept PAGE 18
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by hand, red ink indicated financial loss while black ink indicated profit. This coined the terms of being “in the red,” (losing money) or “in the black” (making a profit). Through the years, retailers have competed against one another in the quest for your dollars. This year is no exception, and after suffering through a sluggish economy, they’re pulling out all the stops to get you to buy from them. Toy retailer Toys R Us recently announced that they will be open on Thanksgiving Day, starting at 10 p.m. So after your turkey is digested and the
game is over, you may find yourself in a huge crowd that’s ready to trample one another for that fantastic deal that they can’t possibly live without. According to the Toys R Us’ Black Friday circular, the retailer will offer 150 “doorbuster deals” from 10 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to 1 p.m. on Black Friday, with discounts ranging from 75 percent to 50 percent off on dolls and electronic and remote-control toys, which are big this year. Of course, all of these items are in “limited supply,” so
you have to get there as early as possible to make sure you can score some of them. I’m sure a lot of Thanksgiving dinners will be cut short this year on account of this new development. The official story line from Toys R Us is that they merely want to “accommodate early shoppers and help alleviate crowds.” Sure. Pretty soon, stores will be opening at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, and everyone will be going over the river and through the woods—to the mall. At least, this is what the turkeys are counting on. Volume 2 • Issue 17
1. Air Hogs MotoFrenzy Suggested retail price: $24.99 Maker: Spin Master Age group: 8 and up Air Hogs MotoFrenzy is the world’s smallest remote-control motorbike. Measuring 3-1/4 inches in length and 2-1/4 inches in height, the bike comes with an action figure.
2. Hot Wheels Stealth Rides Suggested retail price: $24.99 Maker: Mattel Age group: 6 and up
Mattel’s Hot Wheels Stealth Rides is a remotecontrol car that unfolds from credit card size and is about as thin as a cell phone. Simply push a button and the “flat” car pops up into a remote-control vehicle. “Stealth Rides” are Mattel’s first-ever folding Hot Wheels. There are five different models of Stealth Ride to choose from, including two cars, two tanks and a “Batmobile Tumbler.”
3. Paper Jamz Suggested retail price: $24.99 Maker: WowWee Age group: 5 and up
the surface with your fingers. There’s also a karaoke mode in the toys, and kids can also create their own music. Paper Jamz is a line of six toy guitars, six drum sets and an amplifier. They’re not made of paper, but they’re less than an inch thick, the drums are just over an inch thick and all the different models are completely flat. The amplifier is made of cardboard. Each Paper Jamz instrument comes with three songs built into it. Instead of using actual strings to play the guitar, you strum the chords drawn on
4. Nerf-N-Strike Stampede Blaster Suggested retail price: $49.99 Maker: Hasbro Age group: 8 and up The Stampede Blaster, the latest version of Hasbro’s popular Nerf blaster gun toys, is the first fully automatic blaster. It comes with three sixdart clips, a pop-out bipod and a removable shield.
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5. Sing-A-Ma-Jigs Suggested retail price: $12.99 Maker: Mattel Age group: 3 and up Sing-a-Ma-Jigs are a set of four small, colorful plush toys that sing when you press their tummies, and harmonize their voices when you press all of them together. Each character has three play modes — they sing, they chatter and they harmonize. And each toy has different popular songs, such as “Where Oh Where has My Little Dog Gone,” “Home on the Range,” and “Skip to My Loo.”
with names like Frankie Stein, Draculaura and Clawdeen Wolf. The dolls come with their own accessories. Along with the dolls, Mattel’s Monster High brand includes dolls, books, clothes, and other accessories, as well as a Web site.
6. Monster High Dolls
7. Disney Princess & Me Dolls
Suggested retail price: $16.99 for each doll Maker: Mattel Age group: 6 and up Mattel has come out with a new line of trendy high school monster dolls,
Suggested retail price: $49.99 for each doll Maker: Jakks Pacific Age group: 6 and up These dolls are based on Disney Princesses movies. Girls can choose
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from Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Ariel, and Tiana, and each 18-inch doll also comes with an invitation for the doll’s owner to become a member of the Princess Royal family. Once she becomes a member, your little girl gets a birthday card as well as a magazine. And, you can buy your little princess a matching replica of the gown her doll is wearing!
8. Loopz Suggested retail price: $29.99 Maker: Mattel Age group: 7 and up Loopz is an interactive memory game that consists of four independent semi-circular rings, or “loopz.” It plays a pattern of sounds and lights that the player then has to memorize and follow. The toy has a motion sensor, which detects a player’s movement and Volume 2 • Issue 17
knows if a player has correctly repeated sound and light patterns. The game becomes increasingly difficult the better the player gets. Loopz has seven different games. You can also create your own music, played solo or in head-to-head competitions with up to four people.
9. Scrabble Flash Suggested retail price: $29.99 Maker: Hasbro Age group: 8 and up Hasbro’s Scrabble Flash is made up of five moveable electronic screens, each showing a letter. The screens contain a special technology that recognizes new words when they’re placed side by side. Players move the electronic screens to create three-, four-, and five-letter words in 75 seconds, using only the letters given. When the screens are lined up to create a new word, the screens light
up and beep. Players can compete against each other or play against the game and try to earn the highest score possible. The toy consists of three different games.
10. Leapster Explorer Suggested retail price: $69.99 Maker: LeapFrog Age group: 4 and up The Explorer includes e-books, videos, game apps, and flash cards covering topics such as reading, math and science. There’s also a Pet Pad App that lets children create and customize a pet and earn tokens to feed, bathe, and entertain it. The Explorer comes with 12 games and 18 learning apps, a touch-screen, a Linux-based operating system, ability to run Flash, video, 3-D graphics, and 512MB of memory. The camera accessory, (sold separately) turns the Leapster Explorer into a personal photo and video recorder.
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From the early days of powdered wigs to today’s ultra sleek and straight styles, both men and women have expressed their personality, culture, and creativity through their hair. I cringe when my family opens our old photo albums to reveal my high-school Farrah Fawcett feathering and the permed and teased “Big” hair of the 80s. With some celebrities, you might not remember their music or what they were famous for, but you definitely remember their crazy and unique hairstyles that set them apart. From my earliest pre-teen memory, it was the red flames of Ziggy Stardust and the blonde spikes of Rod Stewart that caught my attention and made me listen to their music. In the 80s, the era when men’s hair was just as long and large as women’s, I spent hundreds of dollars on hair spray and salon perms to keep my curls reaching for the sky. Then, there was my momentary lap in sanity when I had it cut down into a modified “Flock of Seagulls” bang flap. Thank goodness it was a short phase and there are limited photos. Now with a much calmer and natural “do,” I can see how my hairstyle was a reflection of my personality and phase in my life. I guess the bang flap must have been a relatively dark era. But, whether you sported a Mohawk, mullet, comb-over, Caesar cut, or shaved head, your style told those around you something about who you were. That expression of style and personality is still true today. With over 700,000 licensed cosmetologist and over 65,000 salons in the Volume 2 • Issue 17
Story by Penny J. Miller
United States, the Photos by Lana Tyler hair care industry has boomed into a multi-billion dollar business that is geared toward helping us find and maintain the expression of our hair. With new stylists graduating daily and hundreds of salons to choose from, it can become overwhelming to know who to trust and where to go to find just the right person to fit your style. Too often, when we are new to a city or don’t personally know a stylist, we point a finger in the phone book and take our chances. But, not all stylists are created equal. It only takes one bad cut or color to remind you of the difference between a professional stylist and the assembly-line, discount chop shops. So, don’t trust your “glory” with just anyone. Go where the stylists are professionally trained and experienced, and who pride themselves on continually expanding their techniques and education to provide you with the newest and most advanced services to help you create your own personal style. It’s time to get to know the staff at Salon Evans, where their stylists are definitely a cut above the rest. NOVEMBER 18, 2010
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TASHA EVANS Owner and Master Stylist “We love our clients and we do what it takes to make them feel awesome and loved from the minute they walk in to the minute that they walk out,” said Tasha Evans, the owner of Salon Evans. “We have all worked hard together to get this salon to where it is today. I have an amazing staff that looks at this salon as though they own it as well. That is why we all make it work so well.” Evans started out in the business without any expectations of what could actually happen in choosing this career path. “I really wanted to do hair, secretly, for such a very long time,” she said. “I ended up going to McNeese for two years, and I still longed to do hair.” She said her hair genes go way back throughout her family. “My grandmother and three of my great aunts were hairdressers,” she said. As a child, she recalls spending time playing with the wigs in her grandmother’s salon and cutting her friends hair during high school slumber parties. “I eventually dropped out of McNeese and was working in a casino when I finally got up the nerve to go to beauty school,” Evans said. She graduated from Stage One The Hair School in June of 1999, and began studying under and working with Sam Brocato, owner of the former Lockworks Salon and Day Spa in Baton Rouge. After two and a half years, Brocato sold the salon. But Evans remained in Baton
SPA NIGHT INVITATION
On Dec. 13, you’re invited to sit back and enjoy a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres, while Salon Evans pampers you from head to toe. Their featured “spa night” includes a soothing neck and back massage, foot and leg paraffin treatments, a relaxing scalp massage, and a personalized hair style for only $50. Eight appointment slots will be available for the 6 p.m., 7 p.m., or 8 p.m. sessions. This special “spa night” serves a very special purpose for the stylists at the salon. All proceeds from this special offer are
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Rouge, spending the next five years honing her craft at Avallon Salon and Day Spa. “After the birth of my son, Grant, I decided to come back home and pursue my career here, in my hometown,” she said. “After working at a couple of salons, opportunities arose, and with the help of my clients, friends, family and my [former] father-in-law, Vic Evans, I was able to open up my very own salon on March 11, 2008.” With a $7,500 advance on her credit card, (which she paid off in the first 14 months), three additional stylists, and a front desk receptionist, Salon Evans opened its doors. “Within seven months’ we had to expand the salon, and have since expanded twice more,” she said. “We now have a salon manager, two front desk coordinators, two assistants and nine stylists.” Evans appreciates her talented team and allows them to do their own thing. She emphasized that she is very proud of them and believes that it’s their creativity, techniques, and friendly professionalism that has helped to make Salon Evans the growing success that it has become. “We let our stylists be who they want to be. We don’t try to micro-manage their look or the hair that they do,” Evans said. She also loves the warmth of her salon, and how her receptionists always remember everyone’s names. “When you walk in, they know who you are,” she said. And she notices how the conversation just flows around the space, with clients and stylists all talking together. “It reminds me of an old-time barber shop,” she laughed. Evans has a lot more to be excited about lately: her upcoming nuptials to Trent Dubus, who she states is her biggest supporter. And, in addition to being a proud mother to her 6-year-old son, Grant, she is thrilled at becoming the stepmother to Dubus’ two children, Bailey and Blake. Clearly at a high point in her life, Evans is grateful for the assistance she’s received along the way. “I want to thank everyone for their help in getting me where I am today, but above all, I would not have any of this without my love of God and my faith in God. With Him all things are possible,” she said.
put aside for them to attend additional training in New York at the Sam Brocato Academy for their hands-on educational classes. Stylists learn the newest techniques, styles, and products available in the hair-care industry. So, take advantage of this special offer, secure your spot today, and send your favorite stylists to New York to bring back the latest and greatest trends!
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Brittney Tyler
Halie Stanford
BRITTNEY TYLER Salon Manager
HALIE STANFORD Receptionist
As the salon manager and a former hairstylist, Tyler enjoys the many interactions she has with the stylists and the clients of the salon. “I’m a take-charge kind of person, and have a greater appreciation for working the business side of this industry,” she said. “I enjoy being the first person that the clients see, and also the last. There is nothing more gratifying then seeing the smile of a happy client.” As an only child, Tyler considers the stylists as family. “I treat them with the same kind of respect, because I started from the exact same place they all have,” she said. “ I could never imagine working in any other salon.”
Stanford has been with Salon Evans for two years. “I began working at Salon Evans in November of 2008 as a receptionist. I love my job and hope to be here for many years,” she said. She is also pursing additional education at Sowela Technical Community College, majoring in office systems and medical coding.
MARY-ALAINA DEWEES Assistant Dewee is originally from Kinder and is currently a sophomore in the Nursing program at McNeese State University. “I began working at Salon Evans the summer of 2009 as an assistant, and am still happily employed here one-and-a-half years later,” she said.
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CHRISTINE PEVETO Stylist Peveto graduated from Stage One -The Hair School in April of 2010, and is one of the newest stylists at Salon Evans. “I’ve been assisting our fabulous owner, Tasha Evans, for the past six months and learning so much during this long process - not just about hair, but a lot about myself as well,” she said. “I knew when I started playing around with hair in middle school that being a hairstylist was my calling. I love the hair business because nothing can make me happier than to make other people feel good about their appearance.” Peveto has completed the assistant program and is now taking new clients of her own.
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Johnny LaFleur
Kim Donham
JOHNNY LAFLEUR Stylist
KIM DONHAM Stylist
“People ask me all the time what it is about doing hair that made me want to make it my profession,” said LaFleur. “Over the 12 years that I’ve been dressing hair, I’ve continued to discover new reasons and answers to that question. Doing hair allows me to touch people’s lives and affect their day in a way that is both special and rewarding.” He loves what he does and looks forward to going to work every day. “The fact that when a client sits in my chair, has their service, and feels better afterwards is something that is just as rewarding for me, and that I still am so grateful for,” he said.
Donham is originally from Tallulah, Louisiana, and moved to Lake Charles in 1998 with her husband, Brian. After eight years of working for the State of Louisiana, Donham spent the next four years as a stay-at-home mother to her two sons. As the newest member of the Salon Evans family, she is a recent graduate of Stage One – The Hair School, receiving her license in October of this year. “I have always had a passion for hair, and I am very grateful for the opportunity that Salon Evans has given me,” she said.
LIZ TOUCHET Stylist
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DANIELLE WYBLE Stylist
“I truly believe that I was destined to be a hairstylist”, said Touchet. “I have been in this industry for five years, and I’m loving every minute of it! Coming from a long line of stylists in my family, I always tell people that being a hairstylist is ‘in my blood.’ Clients often ask me what part of hairstyling I like to do the most, whether it be coloring, styling, cutting or up-dos. The truth is: I love it all!”
“Ever since I was a little girl, I was always interested in hair and makeup,” Wyble said. “As I got older, I always thought I would go to college and be a doctor or lawyer.” All that changed, however. “One day, while I was doing one of my good friends’ hair, she said, ‘Danielle you really should do hair for a living, I always love when you do my hair!’” she said. “So, now, here I am, 12 years later, just as in love with this business as I was from the first few days of cosmetology school.”
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KIM LINK HAMOLKA Nail Technician
VIRGINIA WEST Stylist
Hamolka has been in the salon business for 13 years, and specializing in gel nails, manicures, and pedicures. “It’s not just about nails - it’s more than that,” she said. “It’s moments shared with unique individuals with a world of wisdom and laughter to offer. Each day I am blessed with incredible people who follow their hearts and allow me to view life through new eyes.” Hamolka said she leaves each day with a new appreciation of what each one gives back to her. “I am thankful to have the amazing clients I have and look forward to the new ones to come,” she said.
In 2004, West decided to take her first step into the fashion industry - something she’d wanted to do since early childhood. “Thanks to the strong support of my mother, I began schooling at Stage One -The Hair School,” she said. “After graduation, I started my career at Salon Evans. This salon, and its upbeat, can-do atmosphere met my every expectation, passion, and desire for the industry. I can’t thank the strong motivated staff and my wonderful clientele enough for being a part of what has made me who I am today!”
TRACY A. BADGETT Stylist “I’ve been in the hair and makeup industry almost five years now, and for me it’s something I absolutely love! Its not often you find a job you want to wake up to, but I have and realize that there isn’t anything else I’d rather be doing, there is nothing more rewarding than the smile on a client’s face,” Badgett said. “Without them [the clients], I wouldn’t be happy doing what I love the most. It’s because of the clients that my passion for this industry exists.”
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DONNA BEBEE Nail Technician Bebee has been an acrylic nail technician for 20 years and owned her own business for 15. “Originally, I attended Stage One-The Hair School to become a hair stylist. After two short years as a hair stylist, I made a career change and became a nail technician. Here I am, 20 years later, still doing what I LOVE!” she said. TJN
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You will find her volunteering at the MISTLETOE & MOSS HOLIDAY MARKET as well as many other JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LAKE CHARLES, INC. events throughout the year. This annual shopping event is taking place at the Lake Charles Civic Center Nov. 17-20 and features over 80 vendors. For more info visit www.jllc.net. She is keeping her energy up with a holiday latte’ from one of the market vendors THE COFFEE BEANERY, Prien Lake Mall Kohl’s Corridor, 337-502-5330. This popular outlet for coffee will feature several holiday flavors at this years’ market including Eggnog, Gingerbread, and Pumpkin Spice. Stop by for a delicious cup today! She has a copy of the award-winning Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. cookbook Marshes to Mansions. You can purchase copies of the cookbook at Lake Area merchants including GORDON DRUG STORE, 2716 Lake Street, 337-477-6773. You will also find the work of local artisans that capture the culture and spirit of Southwest Louisiana at this unique shop that has served the community for 113 years. NOVEMBER 18, 2010
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You Get Dinged, You Don’t Play I happened to catch the Country Music Awards a couple of Wednesdays back, and, boy, was that a sad spectacle. The show was glitzy, glamorous and, unlike most awards shows, well-timed, but it was missing one
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crucial element one comes to expect from a country music awards show: country. There was plenty of other stuff, like American Idols belting out cloying mélanges of country-pop to an audience of millions of idle Americans, like myself, watching from home or the comfort of a bar stool. There was Gwyneth Paltrow, capitalizing on her “successful” role as a karaoke singer in the 2000 movie Duets (not a moment too late), singing a hand-to-gosh duet
with Vince Gill and getting a handto-gosh standing ovation. There was Miranda Lambert, whom I’d never heard of before the show, and Sheryl Crow being sung under the table by a 76-year-old Loretta Lynn. And there were really too many “hip” T-shirts and frosted, spiked tips on men. And that’s just counting Rascal Flatts. The show was anything but country. If Charlie Rich were still alive, he’d likely have felt like burning the
whole auditorium down like it was an award for John Denver. Frankly, the whole thing made me feel like one of those old grumps pining for the good ole days. All of which reminded me of all the grousing by players going on in the National Football League. In light of a recent rash of concussions suffered by players this season, the NFL has begun to crack down on illegal, helmet-to-helmet hits and other illegal tackles, levying hefty fines against offenders in order to reduce the number of head injuries. Naturally, most NFL play-
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ers are against such proposals, complaining that the league is asking the players to forget everything they were taught about playing football and that they might as well just have a pillow fight on the field instead of playing football. Just like in country music, the times are changing. Unlike country music, however, I am inclined to believe that this sort of change–the NFL striving to protect players from irreparable harm–is necessary and good. Had this crackdown happened five or ten years ago, I would have probably agreed with the players. The inner Mike Singletary in me would have howled at how the NFL was encouraging players to be soft and that a good, hard hit is just part of the game. And it is. But, in the last couple of years, research has begun to show just how devastating concussions can be to football players, years after they stop playing the game. In the most severe cases, players have suffered what is called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a progressive degenerative disease not unlike Alzheimer’s disease. But recent studies have suggested that brain damage from even minor head injuries (“dings” in football slang), can accumulate over time and cause serious physical and mental impairment over time. Don’t believe me? Ask Jim McMahon, the swaggering, antiestablishment quarterback of my beloved Chicago Bears’ last Super Bowl victory. In a recent article, he said he has trouble remembering, from one room to the next, what he’s doing and where he’s going. Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Chris Miller once forgot how to drive home from a game, and, according to some research, the combined effects of numerous small brain injuries can lead to psychological problems like depression and suicidal tendencies. One doctor recently suggested that parents should never let their children play football. Ever. I think this is overreacting. The important thing to take away from all of this is awareness and a change in the cul-
ture of football. For decades, coaches have told players who get dinged or knocked silly to shake it off, “Be a man,” and get back out there. We are learning that this advice is dangerous and could possibly be fatal. Players, coaches and sideline trainers should be educated to learn how to spot the symptoms of a concussion and if a player shows these symptoms, they should sit for the rest of the game until they can receive a full medical evaluation. Players don’t want to come out of the game, either, so they will say anything to get back on the field, whether it’s in their best interests or not. Remember when McNeese quarterback Jacob Bower suffered a concussion against Stephen F. Austin earlier this season? A medical staff member literally took his helmet away and did not give it back to him in order to keep him from returning to the game and possibly further injuring himself. This needs to happen at all levels of football. You get dinged, you don’t play. And this isn’t aimed only at football, either. Soccer players who routinely make plays with their head have shown symptoms of decreased brain function. Researchers have suggested that baseball great Lou Gehrig may not have had Lou Gehrig’s Disease at all, but suffered from CTE. The point is a change of concussion awareness not only helps athletes now, but also saves them from a lifetime of suffering after their playing days are over. I’m glad I’m a little more concussion-aware these days, because, after watching the Country Music Awards, I wanted to beat my head against the wall. I know now that’s probably not a good idea. Brandon Shoumaker is a graduate of McNeese State University and has covered sports for more than seven years for various publications. Coaches or parents with story tips may contact Brandon at bshoumaker@yahoo.com or send him a message on Twitter (@bshoumaker).
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Finding a Good Book Can Be Murder I recently spent a week immersed in a literary bloodbath, all to bring you news of three topshelf books on murder — and only one is fictional. First, check out James Jessen Badal’s newest tale of true crime, Though Murder Has No Tongue: The Lost Victim of Cleveland’s Mad Butcher. For background, Badal is also the author of In the Wake of the Butcher, the definitive book on the “Torso Murders” or
the “Kingsbury Run Murders,” named after the area near the railroad tracks where some of the victims’ bodies were found in Depression-era Cleveland. It was “the city’s most notorious unsolved cold case; a string of murder-dismemberments from the 1930s — rivaling Jack the Ripper’s rampage through Whitechapel in sheer gruesome brutality.” By August 1938, the official body count was 12.
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In this new book, Badal continues to examine the details of the case, focusing on two suspects. The first is Frank Dolezal, who was arrested for the murders but was soon found dead in his jail cell. Officially ruled a suicide, his death left investigators with some mighty suspicious details. For one thing, it would have been a pretty convenient way to put to rest the case that baffled law enforcement and had the city of Cleveland “under siege, groaning under the weight of a frightening enemy no one could see” and to a populace that demanded justice. Dolezal had confessed to one of the killings, but the details of his confession didn’t match the facts. Was he the “Torso Killer?” Or was he, as Badal asks, “a harmless psychopath who [was] forced into admitting a crime he did not commit?” Did he commit suicide? Or was he a scapegoat, “murdered while in the county sheriff ’s custody by a person or persons unknown?” Badal not only casts doubt on Dolezal’s “suicide” but also reveals
that there was an extensive investigation going on by city safety director Elliot Ness regarding a “secret suspect” listed under the pseudonym Gaylord Sundheim. This man was related to a prominent Cleveland politician, and there was plenty of evidence to suggest that he may have been guilty. Why the secrecy? Was there a cover-up? Was Dolezal murdered as part of it? The book is fascinating on several levels and would surely be of interest to fans of TV’s CSI or anyone who enjoys history, law enforcement, criminal forensics, or even solving riddles. Badal writes, “Law enforcement training in those days didn’t cover tracking down and rounding up psychopaths who murdered and dismembered perfect strangers for their own murky, twisted personal reasons.” But in 1936, the county coroner gathered together professionals from a variety of fields to try to solve the murders, “one of the first examples of what we might regard as modern FBI profiling.” The murders committed by “The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run,” although “the very coldest of cold cases,” are still officially open. And be prepared, because (1) it’s pretty grisly stuff and (2) you’re going to want to read the original book by Badal. Fictional Murder Now, hold that thought, because Lisa Black has moved this same case into the realm of fiction in her third Theresa MacLean novel, Trail of Blood. Black, a former forensic scientist for the Cleveland Volume 2 • Issue 17
coroner’s office, is a darn good writer who intersperses enough gruesome detail into her stories to make the reader cringe. Her character, like Black herself, is a forensic investigator in Cleveland. Theresa and her cousin, homicide detective Frank Patrick, are called in when a 74-years-dead and decayed body is found in an old, abandoned building in Kingsbury Run. The body, whose head was removed, was sealed in a room with no door. As if that weren’t enough of a puzzle, Theresa and Frank are thrown into another case that appears to be a modern-day copycat of the 1930s Torso Murders, almost to the last detail. In fact, at one point, we find Theresa reading Badal’s In the Wake of the Butcher as research. Meanwhile, Black moves back and forth in time to show us whose body was found in the room, and why. And Theresa, while wandering through a train yard alone, after dark, spots the killer burying a body — and the killer sees her, as well. Uh-oh. “You idiot,” I said to her aloud — then, biting my nails, I kept turn-
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ing the pages. The mystery-suspense-thriller is not for kids. Autopsy details are reminiscent of the works of Patricia Cornwell. But if you don’t have a queasy stomach, it’s a great read. Back to Nonfiction Oh, we’re not done. In The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve
the World’s Most Perplexing Cold Cases, author Michael Capuzzo introduces us to the real-life Vidocq Society. Once a month, an elite group of 82 men and women, experts in all fields related to criminology, including medical examiners, blood spatter experts, forensic artists, profilers and more, gather in a special room in Philadelphia “to hunt down murderers in cold cases, punish the
guilty, free the innocent, and avenge, protect, and succor families victimized by murder.” Members of the group, who work pro bono, pledge to work for the cause until they die, when another will be chosen “to fight for a better world.” “They had been called the greatest gathering of forensic detectives ever assembled in one room,” Capuzzo writes. The author focuses (a little too much) on the three founders of the club and goes into their back stories, how they met and formed the society. Part of the book is like a collective biography and part of it reads like a book of short stories — short true-crime sagas, that is. For some of the crimes, the specialists pull some pretty remarkable rabbits out of their hats. But they can’t solve all of them. They even have a go at the Torso Murders, and Badal’s Butcher book is listed in the bibliography. The writing is sometimes a little unnecessarily dramatic, but that’s probably why it reads like a novel. Copyright © 2010 by Mary Louise Ruehr. TJN
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Megamind 3D (Dreamworks, 2010) Once in awhile, every family likes to go see an animated movie. These days, we have the chance to see them in 3D. In case you haven’t noticed, there is good 3D and bad 3D. The good is usually animated, and the 3D adds to the story. Bad 3D is usually the kind added to the film as a special effect and leaves you wondering, “Why did they bother?” Take heart. Megamind is an animated movie that really benefits
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from the 3D format. In fact, I wouldn’t consider bothering with the 2D version. But first things first: the plot. Coming from another planet we have Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell), a big-brained, blue newborn infant who lands on Earth. At the same time, another super infant from another planet also lands on Earth. One infant lands in a California gated community. He’s likeable, cared for, and eats his vegetables. The other child lands in a prison compound. He’s cared for by loving thugs. One becomes a super villain, the other a superhero. (Guess which is which.) Actually, Megamind isn’t really evil. He basically doesn’t fit in, his experiments blow things up in class, he gets picked last for games. He’s basically your skinny blue nerd. In contrast, the good child, Metroman (voiced by Brad Pitt), always saves the day, and the two seem meant for each other. (This reminded me of the backstory for another movie called Unbreakable, but that’s another movie.) Once they grow up, Megamind and Metroman fight it for control of Metro City. Eventually Megamind defeats Metro Man. Yes! The bad guy wins! Unfortunately, this is where the plot slows to a crawl. As Megamind has to figure out why life isn’t fun any more without his archenemy, we have to figure out why the movie isn’t watchable any more. Take heart, however. Ever the inventive type, Megamind comes up with a new superhero, Titan, to make his life (and our Saturday night movie) entertaining again. As Megamind’s strange plan unfolds, it turns out that all
Megamind really wants is to be loved. Conveniently, an eligible female is handy. Roxy the reporter (voiced by Tina Fey,) who Megamind has kidnapped countless times to lure Metroman, becomes the focus of his interest. Will Megamind win Roxy’s love? Will he defeat Titan? Will we be able to stay awake through it all? Thankfully, 3D comes to the rescue. Hey, I’m not kidding. Visually this movie is absolutely flawless. Metroman floats before our eyes, convincingly weightless. Metro City is rendered with the quality of a Super Mario game, and engrosses us as the super beings have it out. On top of that, the voicings and characterizations are so well done, we feel a little sorry
for Megamind, and sort of understand his jealousy of Metroman. In the end, the story picks up and even had the audience laughing at the satisfying and entertaining finale. Just be warned that it could have been so much better. Where Megamind gets off track is in its endless presentation of old jokes, cultural references, and double takes that we’ve already seen in kids’ movies. Someday, a cool animated 3D superhero movie will come along that will blow us all away. Megamind isn’t it. But overall, Megamind is okay for the whole family except maybe very small children. If your kids can handle 3D glasses (some of us can’t) they should enjoy it. If you can sit back and just enjoy the view, you will too. TJN
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WAITING FOR GODOT Those Bayou Players of McNeese Theatre are at it again! Performing in front of a live audience of theatre enthusiasts under the direction of Joy Pace, the talented cast opened their second production of the inaugural season of the new Shearman Fine Arts Theatre with Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. This two-act tragicomedy prompts the audience to examine the resilient spirit of humankind in the face of little hope. After the Lake Charles run, this production will travel to the Louisiana Festival in New Orleans to participate in the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival. Take another bow for an outstanding performance. Bravo!!!
Kevin Delaney and Lindsey Mainer
Jonathan Richards, Andre Mitchell and Chris Reeves
Jasmine Allen and Kaamilya William
Tyler Landry and Katherine Daniel
Jill Tate and Keith Chamberlain
Katherine Daniel and Mali McCunn
Stephanie Marrero and Libby Looney
DOG-O-WEEN COSTUME CONTEST Have you heard the news? Rockin’ “Hot 97.9” and Ashley Furniture went to the dogs! Back by popular demand, they teamed up again to present the Second Annual Dog-o-Ween Costume Contest. Proud dog owners showed off their four-legged friends in all kinds of costumes. Picture a dog in a cheerleader skirt, Hawaiian bra top, blue jeans--or a 242 lb. canine wearing a saddle! You’d have to see it to believe it! The less-fortunate, homeless pets were on board as well with the hopes of being adopted thanks to the Calcasieu Parish Animal Shelter in keeping with Pet Adoption Day. Proceeds of this event will benefit their many needs. Sure thang, every dog had his day today! Faith and Sherry Wold with Jason Verret and Destinee LaBouve PAGE 36
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Kayleigh and Gabby Willis
Keith Fontenot and Angie Mott
Meg and Murray Reed with Mel Smith
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SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR NIGHT Bronco senior football players, cheerleaders, the dance line and more took to the field for the annual “Senior Night” presentation. Seniors were escorted down the field by their parents and/or family members to be recognized for their accomplishments and anticipated goals. The seniors gave flowers and hugs for all of the love and support they’ve been given. Following the presentation, the senior players and team gave this large Bronco-supporting crowd just what they were waiting for: the Big Sam victory over the Deridder Dragons securing them a firstround play-off home game! Way to go, Broncos!
Jennifer, Meagen, and Scott Greene
Elizabeth St.Cyr and Morgan Granger
Uncle Joe Tullos and Beth Ogea
Harry, Kellee, Caren and Emmallee Shaheen
Brooklynn Borel and Krystan Johnson
Julie Parker and Ann Dunn Devillier
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PRIEN LAKE MACDONALD’S RE-OPENING I’m lovin’ it…the newly rebuilt Prien Lake Road McDonalds! Guests gathered recently for a private party to celebrate its reopening. This more upscale and modern McDonald’s has a style of its own. The dining room features flat-screen wireless Internet for people who stop in for lunch or for travelers passing through. The parking lot has LED lighting, which uses less electricity, and the restaurant will have an electric car charging station, the first of its kind in Lake Charles. America’s famous “Golden Arches” means yummy fries and Big Macs. What’s not to love? Autum Jones, Marissa Serra and Kandace Bradely
Lorie Bergeron and Donna Self
Cheri and Michael Racca
Join Kevin Davis each Saturday morning for THE BIG O TRADING POST! It's an old fashion swap shop where you can buy, sell, trade, and even give away items. Get together with Kevin every Saturday morning from 9 until Noon for THE BIG O TRADING POST on SUPER TALK 1400 KAOK, brought to you by BIG O PORTABLE BUILDINGS. Show sponsors include: Zack’s Pro Truck & Trailer, Appliance Plus Sales & Service, Old Towne General Store, Cajun Lights & Décor and Big A Pawn. PAGE 38
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BURN THE FLOOR AT THE LUTCHER THEATER The floor of the Lutcher Theater in Orange, Texas, sizzled as a troupe of young dancers hit the stage and dazzled the crowd with the most amazing moves! From the Waltz to the Cha-Cha, the Foxtrot to the Rumba, and so much more, these ballroom dancers twirled, kicked and shimmied, bringing the delighted audience to their feet. The event brought out visitors from the Lake Area, who couldn’t say enough about the stirring performances. Keep on dancin’!
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Gary and Susan Shannon
Rebecca Sanford, Dillon Sanford, Katelyn Gregory with cast members Peter Saul and Tristan MacManus
Tod and Angela Ardoin
Mary and James Bittner
Tommy Drake with cast members Sharna Burgess and Ash-Leigh Hunter
Browser’s Paradise We thank you for making our business so successful! As you know, without people selling us furniture, used tools, etc., we couldn’t operate this store. You’re all passing the word out—and that’s what counts. We have a large variety of giftware and a nice selection of Christmas toys and antique furniture at reasonable prices. If you haven’t been in our store yet, you don’t know what you’re missing! Use our easy layaway plan. It’s 10 percent down, with a payment every 30 days and 90 days to pick up your item. Volume 2 • Issue 17
We will NOT have an auction the first Thursday in December as originally planned. Don’t forget the Freddy Pate Country Western show Sat., Nov. 20 at the Strand Theater in Jennings. We’ll be there!
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For more information on event availability or admission, contact the Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. office at (337) 436-4025 or visit www.jllc.net. THANKSGIVING BREAK ACTIVITIES AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon., Nov. 22 • Coushatta Tribal Dance and Music Dancers from the Coushatta Tribe will perform different dances in full costume at 11 a.m. while Janson Poncho performs their traditional music. Learn about their unique musical instruments and culture. • ArtSpace Workshop: Native American Headbands Create a Native American Headband to celebrate Thanksgiving at 12:30 p.m. Class is limited to 20 children. Tues., Nov. 23 • Kids in the Kitchen At 11 a.m., create a delicious and healthy fruit parfait and a banana cream pie. Learn about fun nutritional snack items. This event is sponsored by Kid Power. Space is limited to 15 children. • ArtSpace Workshop: Indian Corn At 12:30 p.m., make a cute Indian corn ornament with tissue paper! Class is limited to 20 children. Wed., Nov. 24 • Thanksgiving Placemat Workshop Weave green, orange, red and yellow stripes of foam into a beautiful placemat that you can use on your Thanksgiving dinner table! Classes begin at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each class is limited to 15 children. Nov. 25 and 26 • Thanksgiving Holidays The museum will be closed. The Children’s Museum is located at 327 Broad Street downtown Lake Charles. Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Admission is $7 for children and adults. Birthday parties and memberships are available. Contact the Children’s Museum at (337) 433-9420 or visit the Web site at www.swlakids.org for more details.
MISTLETOE & MOSS NOV. 17-20 The Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. celebrates the 18th Annual Mistletoe & Moss Holiday Market Wed.-Sat., Nov. 17-20. With over 80 merchants, the event will be held in the Exhibition Hall and Coliseum of the Lake Charles Civic Center. Be the first to shop the 2010 Holiday Market Merchants during the Plantation & Pearls Preview Party Gala featuring cuisine from the finest area restaurants plus cocktails, auction items and live entertainment on Wed., Nov. 17, from 7-10 p.m. Admission is $40. Enjoy a complimentary mimosa or Bloody Mary while local celebrity chefs whip up delicious recipes for the crowd during the Southern Sassy Brunch on Thurs., Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon. Admission is $25 per person. Grab your girlfriends for Belles and Bordeaux Ladies Night starting at 5:30 p.m. This exciting and fun-filled night will include wine tasting and delicious appetizers by local caterers. Beignets with Santa will be on Sat., Nov. 20, with three seatings at 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Don’t miss your chance to tell Santa what’s on your list! Photographer Jennifer Kilpatrick will be on hand to take each child’s picture with Santa in his sleigh. Beignets will be served and local author Tommie Townsley will entertain children with her latest book. General Marketplace hours are Thurs., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $7 per person and children eight and younger get in free. On Thurs., Nov. 18, there MC Hammer will be no stroller fee.
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MC HAMMER AT DELTA EVENT CENTER NOV. 27 On Sat., Nov. 27, MC Hammer will be performing his many hits at the Delta Event Center for a onenight-only performance, starting at 8 p.m. This immensely popular recording artist synthesized the street sounds of African-American and pop
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culture earning the respect of his community and creating a global phenomenon with tours around the world. He’s won a multitude of awards including three GRAMMY Awards, seven American Music Awards, The Peoples Choice Award, Image Award and the prestigious Billboard “Diamond Award.” Tickets to see MC Hammer perform live are $20 and are available online at www.deltadowns.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or at The Delta Downs Gift Shop. To charge by phone, call (800) 745-3000. HECTOR SAN MIGUEL FUND LUNCHEON DEC. 2 The newly established Hector San Miguel Memorial Fund will honor its first recipient in the former American Press reporter’s honor at a luncheon to be held on Thurs., Dec. 2 at 11:30 a.m. in the L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort Ballroom. Political writer John Maginnis will deliver the keynote address. Hector left an indelible mark on Southwest Louisiana through an award-winning journalism career driven by his relentless pursuit of the truth. His memory will be honored by recognizing others for their outstanding achievement in journalism. In partnership with the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, the goal is to raise $20,000 to fund an annual award stipend for a recipient selected by the fund’s advisory board. Luncheon reservations, available for $15 or $120 for a reserved table of eight, must be made in advance and purchased by check or cash. Contact the Community Foundation at (337) 491-6688 or dvaughan@foundationswla.org for further information. Reservations must be made by Nov. 29.
A NIGHT FOR LIFE DEC. 2 New Life Counseling Center is a non-profit pregnancy crisis-counseling center for women who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy. New Life is having its annual fundraising banquet on Thurs., Dec. 2 at the Lake Charles Civic Center. Guest speaker will be newly ordained Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, Chief Justice of the Vatican Supreme Court. For tickets, call (337) 478-562 or 474-7003, or email nlcbanquet@gmail.com. Ticket deadline is Nov. 29. JINGLE BELL RUN DEC. 4 Get your running shoes on and brace yourself for the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana’s first ever 5K Run/1 Mile Walk for the Arts! Jingle Bell Run participants will run or walk along the shores of Lake Charles at 8 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 4, in conjunction with the City of Lake Charles’s Light Up the Lake Christmas Celebration. All proceeds will go toward the Arts
hosted by the International Club of Southwest Louisiana President – Dalia Matheus
Will be held at “The View” located on the 21st floor of the Capital One Tower.
December 4, 2010 • 7 p.m. A formal evening filled with food, fun, and dancing! Music by popular Latin band, Angelucho’s Copacabana Music. Ballroom dancing presentation
*Seats are limited!
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Council. Registration will take place at the Civic Center from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Race Day registration is $25. Checks are to be made payable to the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana. Registration forms are available on the Arts Council’s Web site at www.artsandhumanitiesswla.org and should be sent with payment to P.O. Box 1437, Lake Charles, LA 70602. For more information, call the Arts Council office at 439-ARTS. LIGHT UP THE LAKE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DEC. 4 Santa Claus is coming to town during the annual Light Up the Lake Christmas Celebration Sat., Dec. 4. The Jolly Old Elf will take to the streets of Lake Charles during the annual Christmas parade, starting at 2 p.m. Local groups, including schools, businesses, neighborhoods, organizations and performing groups will join Santa for a journey from Mill Street, south on Lakeshore to Clarence and north on Ryan to Mill Street. Lake Charles Toyota/Scion will award prizes for the top two floats and marching bands, as well as the best-decorated vehicle and best specialty group. Santa’s Workshop will take place in the Civic Center Coliseum from 3-5:30 p.m. Join in the reindeer games and ride the Christmas Train! Admission is free and prizes and gifts will be on the agenda with arts & crafts, food, activities, storytelling, music and much more. The Community Band Christmas Concert begins at 3:30 p.m. in the second floor mezzanine. Gather around the front lawn from 5-6 p.m. for more entertainment before Mayor Randy Roach flips the switch to light up the Civic Center grounds. Captains are called upon to round up the crew for the 26th annual lighted boat parade at 6:30 p.m. An assortment of boats reflecting the spirit of the season will parade past spectators along the newly remodeled Civic Center Lakefront Promenade. Awards will be given for the best decorated boats. The evening will be topped off at 7:15 p.m. by the Fireworks Extravaganza. All events are free for attendees as well as participants. Parade entries will be accepted through Wed., Dec. 1. For entry forms or more information, please contact the City of Lake Charles at 4919159, www.cityoflakecharles.com or the Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau at 436-9588, www.visitlakecharles.org. OLQH TASTE-N-TELL DEC. 9 Over 20 amateur/celebrity chefs from SWLA will provide a tasting of their special culinary creations on Thurs., Dec. 9 at Our Lady Queen of Heaven School’s annual Taste-N-Tell Chef’s Showcase. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. in the OLQH Family Life Center Gym. The event will be emceed by celebrity chef John Folse. Tickets are $40 in advance; $50 at the door, and are available at the OLQH school office at 3908 Creole St. in Lake Charles. Sponsorships are available. For more information, call 477-7349 or e-mail ljakel@olqhs.org. LAKE CHARLES SYMPHONY PRESENTS CHRISTMAS ON SHELL BEACH DEC. 14 The Lake Charles Symphony announces the 2010 Holiday Home Tour—your chance to see inside a selection of homes from the scenic Shell Beach Drive community. The homes this year are located at 535 Shell Beach Drive, 303 Shell Beach Drive, 838 Touchey Street, and 1509 Shell Beach Drive. The tour is scheduled for Sun., Dec. 12 from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets are only sold in advance. Contact the Lake Charles Symphony office at 433-1611 for more information or to purchase tickets. They can also be purchased online at www.lcsymphony.org. Tickets are $25 per person and are available until Dec. 10.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 • Alvin Touchet @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. • Copeland Duhon @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen, DeRidder, 7:30 p.m. • James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Frayed Knot @ The Porch, 8 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 • Lesa Cormier & The Sundown Playboys @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • John Cessac @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen, DeRidder, 7:30 p.m. • James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • TBA @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Brandon Ledet & Creole Touch @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 8 p.m. • Andrew David @ The Porch, 9 p.m. • Warren Storm, Willie T & Cypress @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • Time Machine @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 • Celtic Nations Festival @ Downtown Lake Charles, 6 p.m. • Briggs Brown & The Bayou Cajuns @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.
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• Ron Miller & The Louisiana Ramblers @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • Kris Harper @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen, DeRidder, 7:30 p.m. • James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • The Brandon Foret Band @ Yesterday’s, 8 p.m. • TBA @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Chris Shearman @ The Porch, 9 p.m. • LA Express @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m. • ISIS @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • Rockstar @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 • Celtic Nations Festival @ Downtown Lake Charles, 10 a.m. • Al Roger & Louisiana Pride @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • Ron Miller & The Louisiana Ramblers @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • Mark Mestre @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen, DeRidder, 7:30 p.m. • James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • James Dupre @ Yesterday’s, 8 p.m. • TBA @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Brian Jack/Travis Matte @ Delta Event Center, Delta Downs, 8 p.m.
• Mason Reed @ The Porch, 9 p.m. • LA Express @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m. • ISIS @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • TBA @ AJ’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m. • Rockstar @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 • Celtic Nations Festival @ Downtown Lake Charles, 11:15 a.m. • Parker James & Fat Boy South @ Yesterday’s, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 • Alvin Touchet @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. • Copeland Duhon @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen, DeRidder, 7:30 p.m. • James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 • James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • TBA @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Bernie Alan @ Club 1Sixty5, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 8 p.m. • Crossroads @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m. • No Idea @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 • Travis Benoit & Allons Dancer @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • TBA @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Forever Falls @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Tim Evans @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen, DeRidder, 8 p.m. • Bayou Katz @ Yesterday’s, 8 p.m. • Bernie Alan @ Club 1Sixty5, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 8 p.m. • Ryan Guidry/Will Ferguson @ The Porch, 9 p.m. • Kadillacs @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m. • No Idea @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m.
• James Stephens III @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • TBA @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Dustin Sonnier & Six-Pack @ Yesterday’s, 8 p.m. • Mark Mestre @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen, DeRidder, 8 p.m. • Bernie Alan @ Club 1Sixty5, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 8 p.m. • MC Hammer @ Delta Event Center, Delta Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m. • Wendy Colonna/Thingfish @ The Porch, 9 p.m. • Longshots @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m. • No Idea @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • TBA @ AJ’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 • Scotty Pousson & The Pointe aux Loups Playboys @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • TBA @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 • MSU Jazz Band @ The Porch, 6 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 • Foret Tradition @ Yesterday’s, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 • Don Fontenot & Les Cajuns de la Prairie @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • Musician’s Night @ The Porch, 7 p.m. • TBA @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Don Fontenot et les Amis de la Louisiane @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • HipBootJoe @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 • Briggs Brown & The Bayou Cajuns @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • TBA @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • TBA @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • Brent Rodgers/Trip Wamsley @ The Porch, 9 p.m. • ISIS @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m. • HipBootJoe @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m.
TJN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 • Alvin Touchet @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. • Brice Perrin @ The Porch, 8 p.m.
Whether you are dining in or calling in for takeout, let The Luna Bar and Grill do all the work. Come in today for one of our specialty salads, stellar sandwiches, or exceptional entrees. We offer many choices for the health conscious individual. We’re locally owned and the best place in town for live entertainment, food, and drinks.
Mon. Nov. 11 @ 9 pm OPEN MIC NIGHT Wed. Nov. 24 @ 9 pm THANKSGIVING EVE PARTY BRICE PERRIN (inside), THE RESEARCH TURTLES & LOSER'S REUNION (alternative rock, outside) Fri. Nov. 26 @ 9 pm THE HITCHIKER (acoustic), JASON MARTIN & THE CORNER POCKETS (blues, rock) Mon. Nov. 29 @ 9 pm OPEN MIC NIGHT PAGE 44
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Meet Lucky ALL TEAMS AVAILABLE FOR ORDER
Flags, Yard Spinners, & More 16ft. Tailgate Telescoping Flag Stand (holds up to 2 flags) Come by & see our display!
This is one sweet little lady who hasn’t been so lucky in her life. Lucky needs a loving forever home, but right now she is one of 4 Paws on the Bayou’s official “greeters” in the front office—so come by and say hi to our lucky girl!! Lucky is a senior female Chihuahua. Although she is older, she is very much ready to live a long, long, spoiled Chihuahua life! She prefers a quiet home, preferably without small children. She is shy at first because she came from a very chaotic home with too many dogs where she had to
share attention. She deserves to be your one and only, but would do okay with one other adult dog to keep her company. She has so much love to give and hopes you will open your heart to her. She has been spayed, is vaccinated and heartworm negative, so she said, “Hey, can I get my new home now?” So it’s is up to you! To adopt this sweet girl who wants to fill your heart with love, call (337) 558-5184, stop by 4 Paws on the Bayou at 465 Hardy Rd. in Sulphur, or go to www.4pawsSocietyInc.com. Lucky is waiting for you!
TJN
November Is Adopt a Senior Pet Month!
Rob Robin has over thirty years experience and is recognized as the "Weather Authority" in Southwest Louisiana. Rob's dedication to the study of weather began as a hobby while still a young boy in Omaha, Nebraska. He continued to study meteorology through his teenage years in Los Angeles, California and while serving on active duty with the U.S. Air Force in Amarillo, Texas. Weather is very important in this area of the country and we pride ourselves on getting accurate up to the minute weather information to our listeners fast! Rob has a complete weather station including a Doppler radar terminal and a remote transmitter at his home. This enables KYKZ to get breaking weather bulletins on the air consistently first. That's why "when the weather turns bad, Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas turn to Southwest Louisiana's Country Leader - KYKZ."
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4 Paws Society and Petfinder.com are celebrating November as “Adopt a Senior Pet Month.” “Think of a pet that is already trained and doesn’t chew or scratch everything in sight—a pet who will love you unconditionally,” said Kim Saunders, Petfinder.com’s director of public relations. “That’s what you get when you adopt a senior pet.” Some people worry that a senior pet comes with problems, but according to Sheila Gilley of Lake Charles there are no disadvantages. “In most cases, they’ve had a home and they want one again,” she said. Over two years ago, she adopted 13-year-old Peaches, a toy poodle who was already losing her hearing, and has never regretted it. “An older
animal is easier to deal with, and Peaches still bunny-hops all over the place. She truly fills my heart with so much joy and I know that she needed me to be her hero when I adopted her,” she said. At animal shelters and rescue groups everywhere, there are loving, healthy senior pets like Peaches, looking for that one special home to cherish them for the rest of their life. They don’t ask for much: just a warm place to sleep, good food and plenty of love. During Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month, take the opportunity to get acquainted with the older pets available at 4 Paws Society or Calcasieu Parish Animal Services. Visit the shelters online at www.petfinder.com. TJN
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