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Vol. 130 August 2021

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Editor’s Letter

This isn’t my first home, but its significance is tremendous. Sixteen years ago, I owned a home in Slidell. I also owned 3 businesses - two pet boarding facilities and a pet grooming facility. I purchased the land next to my kennel and was clearing it to build my dream home. I was 33-yearsold, single, and tracking towards a very successful career and life.

I BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!!!! This precious 2-bedroom, 2-bath, brick beauty is now mine!! She has a detatched garage that I can use as an office, she’s draped in huge magnolia trees and a breathtaking 200-year-old live oak, and sits on more than an acre of fenced-in yard. Did you read that? The yard is completely fenced in. That means my dogs have ample room to run and play and destroy my yard rather than my neighbors’. Plus, after renting for 16 years, I’ll no longer have those finicky landlords asking why my goat ate all the siding off their house. YAY!

Then I got cancer. Lots of it. I began weekly chemotherapy in May 2005. Although I was sick, I was able to maintain my high-energy lifestyle. Three days a week, every week, were spent in the hospital/doctor’s office. I wasn’t nearly as worried about the cancer as I was the lack of time I had to devote to my growing businesses. I was young and strong and so very, very foolish. Katrina hit in August 2005. My businesses and homes were damaged, but not destroyed. I was still on track for success.

In December 2005, I had a radical bi-lateral mastectomy and hysterectomy. And lots more chemo. That’s when I became really sick. All in all, I had 52 chemotherapy treatments, over a dozen surgeries, and spent the better part of two years in a hospital. What they don’t tell you about cancer is the total financial DEVASTATION that it can bring to your life. I had to sell the businesses, the land, and the house. I was completely wiped out - physically, medically, mentally and financially. But I was alive. And that’s all that mattered. Now, I am finally a homeowner again. My new home has significance far greater than I can put into words. It marks the end of that past journey. I have healed in every way. I am healthy. I am stable. I am safe. I am well. I am happy. Now I begin a new journey, grateful for every moment. Thank you for sharing it with me.

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artist: Susan Erickson Susan Erickson’s interest in art began at an early age, influenced by her mother, who is also an artist. She earned a communication in arts/Associates degree from the Art Institute of Houston. This led Susan to a career as a graphic designer for various tourism magazines and graphics firms in the New Orleans area. She found success in that very demanding environment. However, being home with her family was what she needed most, so she started her own business as a freelance graphic designer, and still does that today. “I find my creativity and vision from my surroundings. Anything from a fresh flower with drops of morning dew, a stroll down Magazine Street during a visit to New Orleans, to the magnificent oaks that adorn the streets and parks of the south, that’s my inspiration. I love my town and I wouldn’t want to live any place else.” “My advice to anyone who feels that they may have a gift is to embrace it, follow it and have the patience to develop it.”

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Suzie Bronk Hunt

A biography by Charlotte Collins

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ~ Winston Churchill

any of us wear multiple hats, such as the ones we wear as a parent, spouse or partner, professional, pet lover, and whatever hobbies or clubs we are passionate about. But Suzie Hunt just may have more hats than most of us. Suffice it to say that you just never know what Suzie will throw herself into next. What is truly remarkable about her is the fact that she doesn’t just join these activities and groups, she jumps in with both feet. And it isn’t like she looks at her watch and flits from thing to thing. Rather, she is thoroughly organized, purposeful, and trains her focus fully on the task at hand before moving to the next. Mainly, she brings fun and joy to the team! I think you will see what I mean if you follow me along this “hat trail.” The trouble with interviewing Suzie is that you first have to find her along her many trails. On this particular morning, I was ushered though an office, behind a swinging gate, and down the hallway to her Aldersgate United Methodist Church

office. She greeted me with her usual twinkling green eyes and enthusiastic hug. We started the interview with a question of how she sees herself. She shrugged and said, “I’m just a little Polish girl from Wisconsin. I was born in Milwaukee, but my family is all over the state.” Suzie explained that her parents, Frank & Dorothy Bronk, and her paternal grandmother, Mary Pawelski Bronk, were huge influences in her life, as they were a very close family. They taught her the joy and the importance of helping others. Actually, the family lived many great places. When her dad received promotions, the family would move. They found themselves in St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Nashville. The latter was where Suzie went to high school, which poised her to get her college degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She thought she wanted to be a forest ranger, but found her calling with a degree in Journalism. She thrived at UT Martin, describing it as “a small school with 5,000 students in the middle

of nowhere, so we had to make our own fun!” This is Suzie’s specialty, and I’m sure she drew classmates to her as she does in our community. “The campus was about as big as the town, and it still is. It was all around just a great experience. The farmers would ride their tractors to town, and park, so you had to walk around them on the Main Street.” Suzie laughed heartily at the memories. Jay, her husband, went to school there also, but they were only friends at first, having met back in high school. Suzie was in the square dancing group in high school, and her partner, Wayne, was a counselor at Camp Brandon Springs for kids with muscular dystrophy. He encouraged Suzie to be a counselor there when she turned 16, and that is where she met Jay, back in 1977. Jay’s good friend, Steve, had a form of muscular dystrophy, so Jay became his counselor. Suzie’s camper, Renee, was 12 years old when they met. Each counselor was in charge of one camper and helped them with their physical

needs. Suzie described, “We went fishing, swimming, exploring on nature trails, and on scavenger hunts. My job was to make sure that camp was everything that Renee wanted it to be.” Renee was lucky, as Suzie always adds zest to everything. “As counselors, we had to meet their personal needs from the time we woke up until lights out.” Smiling and nodding emphatically, Suzie added, “That was a very eye opening experience, and Renee and I are still friends today. She retired a few years ago as an occupational therapist. I still visit her. She and her husband, Manny, are mentors at a similar camp.”

She reminisced about how much journalism has changed. “Back then, the news was objective, and we were trained to state the facts, never your own opinion. There was no Fox News, CNN, or MSNBC.” Meanwhile, Jay came to UT Martin and started in the pre-dental program in 1980. The two old friends started dating shortly thereafter, in whatever free time Suzie managed to have! For his part, Jay got involved with a research club and realized he loved scientific research. So he switched majors to Biology. They got engaged with the understanding that they would marry after Jay graduated.

I asked Suzie what motivated her to accept her dance partner’s challenge. Suzie explained that her parents taught her to always do whatever you can to help others. Her paternal grandmother was the other influence on Suzie. “My grandmother did not have much, and she had a pretty hard life. Her husband died when my dad was eight, so she was left to raise four kids on a farm. She was always busy, but she also always made time to do something for somebody in need. At her funeral, so many people came through saying things like, she fed me… she let me sleep on her couch… she took care of my mother… on and on, whatever anyone needed. So that naturally inspired me!”

Suzie graduated in 1982, and found a job in Martin until Jay graduated two years later. “My first full-time job out of college was in public television as a continuity writer, writing programs for WLJT-TV, a brand new station. We didn’t even have any cameras yet, and mine was the first position they needed to fill.” She tossed her head back as she laughed and admitted, “I ended up being the development director, the newsletter editor, fundraiser, and the office manager, whatever was needed. There were three of us and the engineers that ran the equipment at the transmitting station. It was a great job, and I would go back in a minute. Since we were so small, I got to experience everything!” She threw her hands up as she remembered, “I had a dress and a jacket hanging on the back of my door. If the volunteer talent didn’t show up, I just put my dress on and I became the spokesperson! I worked for them for two years, until Jay and I got married.”

Her eyes lit up when she talked about Renee, and she thought about going into physical therapy because of that experience. However, the required anatomy classes dissuaded her quickly. Instead, she went with something she already knew, having been on the yearbook staff in high school. Plus, she landed a part-time job on the yearbook staff in college, becoming the editor for a couple of years. That office was right next door to the newspaper office, and they asked her to write for the newspaper as well. She pieced together several part-time jobs to pay for books, supplies, and any extras she needed. She started wearing many hats early on and her energy has never waned.

The couple then moved to Memphis, as Jay began graduate school at UT Memphis-Health Science Center. He earned a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. He did his graduate work at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, while Suzie worked for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for a year doing PR and fundraising. Her next job was at UT Memphis in their public relations department as an assistant

news director. Suzie also put on her “mom” hat, as their first child, Jennifer Anne Hunt, was born in Memphis. Next, they moved to Pittsburgh when Jay graduated in 1990, and he worked at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as an assistant professor. Suzie worked in the news bureau there as an assistant news director. She smiled and remembered fondly, “I enjoyed working with scientific people. There was always something new and cutting edge. At that time, AIDS was very new, and they were doing a lot of AIDS research there. They did a baboon to human liver transplant and I got to work with the media during that experiment. We had reporters from all over the world! And I got to work the media room when the Governor got a liver transplant. I got to meet a whole lot of interesting people.” In 1992, their son, Jay Dee Hunt IV, was born in Pittsburgh, a “Burgher” as they refer to their son. It seemed the Hunts were well grounded and happy in Pittsburgh. Their last winter there, Jennifer was exposed to meningitis and one of her classmates died. Jennifer ended up in the hospital. Luckily, it turned out to be a bad case of the flu, but it was very scary for her parents. Suzie related, “That was when Jay and I decided we needed to be closer to family.” As fortune would have it, in 1994, Jay was offered a job at LSU Medical Center-New Orleans. Suzie leaned back, crossed her arms and smiled, showing her satisfaction. She announced, “Jay’s parents, Dr. Jay D. Hunt II and Judy Hunt, lived in Slidell. We had not lived near family since we were married. So we came down here and fell in love with Slidell! As of July 1, we’ve been here 27 years.” Suffice it to say that Slidell fell in love with Suzie right back! Suzie took a job at Azalea Estates in Slidell, working with seniors as their activities director and marketing person. “I really loved that job because 7

everyday was completely different. The residents were so appreciative, and I did a lot of just listening, talking, and having fun with them. One of the things I wanted to do was give them more encouragement to exercise. I asked them to ‘exercise till the cows come home.’ Every week, they could earn awards and a star to put on a big poster on the wall. If there were enough stars, I would take them out for a Friday lunch, or serve homemade cow shaped cookies with milk, or give them a cow bandana. I had a real, live cow brought in so they could have their picture taken and give her a hug. I got to do silly things like that with them, but I also got to walk the end of their journey with them and really share that part of their lives with their families. I still love to go back and visit and do volunteer work.” Speaking of volunteering, that is where most of Suzie’s pile of hats comes from! Of course she got heavily involved with her kids’ schools. She also joined the Slidell Women’s Civic Club (SWCC), and is now the Volunteer Coordinator for them.

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Besides all of this full-time work and volunteering, she has also been a realtor for 16 years. Suzie chuckled and quipped, “I like to say my work with the church feeds my spirit, and the real estate job pays the bills. The truth is, I’m good at connecting people to causes who need volunteers.” Recently, she connected Aldersgate with SWCC as collection sites for a fundraiser for Hospice House. They collected used shoes for resale to a company that will buy them by the pound. Enthusiastically, she announced, “We collected more than 520 pairs! They won’t go into our landfills, and they’re actually going to people who can use them, so it is a real win-win!” Suzie is also very involved with the Krewe of Mona Lisa and MoonPie. She has been a member for more than 10 years, the whole family having joined after Katrina. Her dad came down from Nashville and her sister from Maine, and loved the parade every year. She has served on the Board, and was Queen in 2018.

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Suzie recently retired from her position at church as Director of Congregational Care and Missions, but assured me she will continue to volunteer for them also. Suzie helps with food deliveries, transportation to medical visits, and does hospital visits. Suzie chimed in, “I have my Pastoral Care badge from both Slidell Memorial and Ochsner Hospitals. I’ll continue to do that for sure,” she nodded emphatically.

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She now runs “Slidell Synch,” the award-winning, synchronized lawn chair brigade. You may get lucky and catch a preview of them as they practice in Olde Towne, preparing for the October 30, 2021 Mona Lisa and MoonPie parade! Suzie laughed heartily, “We started with eight people and now have more than 30 members.” Somewhere in the middle of all this, Suzie got back to

writing full-time, and took a job at the Times-Picayune newspaper. She started out as the Military Road columnist. Once again, we talked about all the changes in journalism. Suzie eventually moved up to be the Slidell Town Talk columnist. Her green eyes sparkled as she remembered, “I loved that job because I got to meet so many interesting people. Usually, I planned ahead, but then it could be random, like my encounter with Mr. Warren. I walked into the Racetrack to pay for gas and there’s this man sitting by the counter and playing his guitar. I waited until he finished his song, and started talking to him. He had retired and his wife said he had to ‘get out of the house every once in a while.’ So he took his guitar and asked the manager at his bank if he could come in and play. They agreed everyone would enjoy it - the tellers, the customers, and the managers, so he started playing there. Then he played at the nursing homes. And then he started playing at the Racetrack, and the manager loved it. I thought it was cool that we live in a city that really still has a small town feel to it. That’s why Jay and I love it here. Jay keeps saying we can’t move because he can’t take me away from all this. There is just such a sense of community here, always has been, and people take care of people here. That means a lot to me.” I thought about her words and realized how true that is. There is just so much to do, and so much good one can do here. Anyone who says they are bored, simply hasn’t followed Suzie in her escapades.

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Suzie agreed, and expounded, “What I love about Slidell is being able to go into the grocery store or the gas station and know people to stop and say hello. When things happen unexpectedly, I know that people have my back here. For example, when Dad was diagnosed with leukemia, I just got on the phone with my friends, told them what needed to be taken care of and, miraculously, everything was done. It was a load off my mind and I am blessed with so many good, good friends!” Suzie trailed off for a moment to reflect. Just when my readers may think they know all of Suzie’s exploits, she will come up with a new one. So here it is: she is in the process of writing or publishing at least four books. She is working on the sequel to her first novel, Weathering the Storm, which was self-published in 2018. “My parents always said, ‘You should write a book!’ My mom died in ‘09, and Dad passed in 2015. I told myself that life is too short to wait. There’s an essence of Slidell in these books, even though everything and everyone is fictional.” Her second novel was partially motivated by her work with pastoral care. It is titled Rose Mary’s Run. “It has a little more edge to it, though it’s still a feel good, beach reader. It’s about a woman who thought she was in an okay

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1.) Precious little Suzie. 2.) Suzie (16, middle) was the counselor for Renee (12, right) back in 1977, one of her favorite opportunities to volunteer. 3.) Jay & Suzie at UT Martin when they first started dating in 1980. 4.) Suzie & Jay at their 1984 wedding.

marriage. One day, she challenges her husband and he decks her right there in their front yard. Within 24 hours of him being arrested, she starts finding out all kinds of stuff, and needs to get away. Starting in her hometown, the story is about her journey with the help of this network of women, and all the people she meets along the way. It’s in the queue to be published in 2022 by Touchpoint Press.”

up her hands, and allowed, “We just started on that one, so I have hardly anything on that story yet.”

Suzie recently got even more good news. This week, the same company purchased Weathering the Storm. It will be re-released nationally in 2022 also!

The fourth book is another mystery that involves a pair of small-town realtors, entitled Sweet and Divine. She described this last one as “a cozy mystery. My stories involve bits and pieces from a lot of characters I’ve met in my life, and have a small town feel to them.” Laughing again, she announced, “So now, I am ‘retiring’ to become a full-time author. I’ve been working for 45 years, and now I am getting time to write and spring clean my house!”

Not wasting any time, as you can imagine, Suzie is already working on the sequel to that one too! Plus, she and friend Ade Lowrey have just started work on a young adult mystery that takes place in the French Quarter. The author held

What sparked her passion for her beloved Chicago Cubs? Suzie explained, “When Jay and I started dating in 1980, they aired the games in my dorm lobby. We didn’t have cable television in our dorm rooms back then. The games were all

during the day, because Wrigley Field had no lights at that time. So, in between classes, we would meet down in the lobby and watch the Cubs play. Then, we spent part of our honeymoon at Wrigley Field. Our babies came home from the hospital in little Cubs uniforms. I still have my 1984 membership card for the Cub’s Die Hard Fan Club! And so we have just been Cubs fans ever since! I love to go into Bruisers in Olde Towne with my laptop and write because it is a Cub’s hangout.” I wondered how working from home is, particularly because both her husband and son, Jay III and Jay Dee IV, work at home. “Big Jay” is a manager of a field team of oncology research medical science liaison officers within a pharmaceutical company. Jay Dee works for a British company writing

1.) Suzie & her mother aboard a quilters cruise in 2007. 2.) Suzie & her father with the giggles during a surprise visit for his birthday in 2010. 3.) Forever friends! Suzie & Renee have maintained their friendship since meeting at muscular dystrophy camp in 1977. 10

1.) Suzie & Jay at Wrigley Field, enjoying their beloved Cubs, on their 1984 honeymoon. 2.) Young parents and professionals in Pittsburgh. 3.) The entire family enjoying White Linen & Lagniappe in Olde Towne. l-r: Suzie, Big Jay, Jennifer, Jay Dee & Jennifer’s husband, Curry.

code and doing statistical work for pharmaceutical companies. Suzie was elated to have Jay Dee home, as opposed to the office in North Carolina, thanks to COVID. And her elation was even more apparent when she played the role of realtor for Jay Dee’s recently purchased home in Pearl River. Suzie and Jay’s daughter, Jennifer, is also in the medical field, as the Assistant Director of Student Health at Tulane University-New Orleans, in charge of their sexual violence prevention program. Now, I don’t want you to think that Suzie is all work and no play! Besides her writing, organizing her house, and volunteering, there is one more goal for Suzie when she retires - traveling! “I love to travel! We just got back from Aruba. What a beautiful place if you like the beach like I do! There’s not

a whole lot to do there but sit on the beach and relax, sipping fruity drinks in the shade. It’s just gorgeous. The trade winds blow all day and night at 20 to 25 miles an hour, which keeps you cool. We spent a week there and just unwound! I also go home to northern Wisconsin, along with my sister, Debbie Bronk, every year to a cabin that was built in the 40’s. The resort’s been there almost 100 years. There’s no internet, and barely any signal for a cell phone. It’s time to slow down and reconnect.” I hope to follow up on Suzie’s other trips. Having lived in France for over a year, there’s just no telling where she will wander. While in France, they traveled to Spain, Austria, Italy, and anywhere they wanted. Her travel agent friend, Gayla Nelson, lets Suzie tag along on trips to the Holy Land as her ‘sheepdog.’

Smiling wryly, she said, “I’m the one that makes sure everyone’s out of the bathroom and on the bus!” How well I know, as she marched a bunch of artists through MoonPie parades every year. She and Gayla have more adventures planned. Lastly, Suzie added, “I’ve made a new friend who is a wine importer from Cyprus, and I am helping him organize a trip to Greece, Cyprus, and to visit vineyards in France. The world is a fascinating place!” But she always finds her way back home to Slidell for mischief, inspiration, and family. Now is the time for you to get involved in your community, and get in on some of the joy from helping others. If you need help deciding on what to do, I know just the person who can help connect the dots for you!

Left: All hail! Suzie, pictured with her Slidell Women’s Civic Club sisters, reigns supreme as Queen of Mona Lisa & MoonPie in 2018. Right: Suzie (far left) leading her lawn chair brigade of performers in a Slidell Synch public appearance. 11

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Storyteller INTERMENT DELAYED The Boys --It was a Saturday morning in 1954. As had been their routine for the last year, Ralph and Richard, friends that lived in the same rural area, met to look for adventure, as they called it. For some time, they had been fans of the Hardy Boys Mystery series of books and pictured themselves as crime solvers, like the fictional Frank and Joe Hardy. The boys had read all the books in the series, often arriving at the library early on a Saturday and not leaving until they had read an entire book. They were disappointed that there were no real mysteries to solve, but that did not dampen their imagination. On this Saturday, like most Saturdays, they were in search of a mystery, armed only with a writing pad, pencil, camera and their bicycles. This would not be an ordinary Saturday. The Old Couple --A short pine limb was nailed to the door. It served as a latch, not a lock. There was no lock and no need for one. There was virtually nothing in this house to steal, and the house was not at all inviting. If you passed the house at night, you could see the glow of a kerosene lantern through the rough sawn board siding that did not seal the cracks. There was no electricity, no running water and no indoor plumbing. A wood stove served as heat for the two room, less-than-basic lodging. 14

No one remembers if the house was at any time a decent place to live. Now, it leaned north on its rotted foundation, with the outdoor toilet located behind the house leaning in the opposite direction. You might imagine that some tornado had lifted the entire place and dropped it askew. It was fitting for the inhabitants. Very few folks, if anyone, was alive that remembered either of them in their younger days. It seems that they were always old, and looked older than old. He was bent, bald and boney, but long. He looked like Ichabod Crane with a head, but kept it bowed as to keep it from being taken. It is not remembered what he did for a living; but, beside this shelter and outhouse, he had acquired 30 acres of surrounding land. The land was as worn as he, and all 30 acres did not have enough cultivatable land to raise a family garden. It never had; but it certainly didn’t now. Forty years ago he sold the gravel rights to the county to maintain the gravel roads that crisscrossed the area. With their draglines and bulldozers, they had scooped and scarred the land to a frightening depth. The only high spot was the site of his dwelling that teetered on the edge of the manmade ravine. The high land, on which his house was placed, extended only about 15 feet beyond the outer walls of the house. The house site was much like an island in a waterless ocean. If you walked farther than 15 feet from either door, you would fall a distance

of at least 40 feet to the bottom of the gravel mine. The excavators had left a six-foot-wide piece of earth that served as walking access to the public road, which itself was gravel and seldom traveled. The other 29-plus acres resembled a small Grand Canyon. The money from the gravel is the only known source of income he ever had, but that ceased 20 years ago. The gravel no longer met specification, so the contract was canceled. In retrospect, it is hard to know what he offered that would attract a wife. It is said that if people live together long enough, they will begin to look like each other. As it applied to them, there is no better example. Some thought they were brother and sister. She was not bald; however, maybe she would not have been so unsightly if she had been. Walking was their only method of transportation. Passersby knew them and maybe pitied them, but giving them a ride was a mistake to be made only once. In all weather except the hottest days of summer, they wore matching long, black, thick, wool coats. When not in use, they must have been stored with mothballs, as this odor only amplified the body fragrance that exists without basic hygiene. In addition, he chewed tobacco and she dipped snuff. Each would roll the window down to spit, mostly having the wind return most of the spittle to the car’s interior and onto their black coats. The community knew they were there and may have felt pity, but not enough to show any great concern. They were just allowed to exist, and no one noticed them anymore than they would have noticed two stray dogs on the side of the road. The minutes of the County Supervisors’ meetings mentioned the payment for the gravel. Other than that, his name

is mentioned only one other time. In 1929, the county paid for the burial of his only two sons. They were killed when a school bus on which they were riding got hit by the Chicago-bound City of New Orleans train at Thayer Crossing. The county buried them in the pauper’s cemetery located at the county’s penal farm. ********** Neither he nor his wife had been seen in months, but no one missed them and, most likely, no one cared. In fact, the grocer had asked him to not come back the last time he had been in. He was alone and the smell of his clothing made it unbearable for other customers. The grocer agreed to deliver his needs to the sidewalk and reduced the price for his cooperation. This was fine with him. He had no pride. The Discovery --On that hot August Saturday morning, Ralph and Richard, in search of adventure, were riding their bikes and decided to go down the road where the old man and his wife lived. They had seen the house and the couple and knew what their parents had said about them. Bums, not civilized. The boys were curious. From the gravel road, it was obvious that no one lived there any longer, as the foundation had dropped on one side to the ground and the roof had caved in. But the boys were curious. They turned the pine limb latch and pushed the door open. They had heard how bad these folks smelled, but they were not prepared for the odor that came from the house. The missing tin from the roof allowed for plenty of light and it did not take but a few steps in the small house to realize this would be an adventure they would someday tell their children about. A chair sat at the end of the table. On

the table was an open can of putrefied Vienna Sausage. The chair was empty, but scattered around the chair on the floor were bones. A great deal of dried flesh still clung to some of them. The only clothing seen was a pair of men’s undershorts. Then they entered the bedroom. There was nothing unusual to see except on the floor, at the edge of the bed and neatly placed in rows, were dried or dead flowers and small limbs with dried leaves. They photographed the scene carefully, as the Hardy Boys would have done. Sixty years later, each one of the boys tells a similar story. They both admit that, for some strange reason, probably based on the Hardy Boys Mysteries, they wanted to take possession of the scene. It belonged to them. They would be the ones who found the dead body and they would get whatever glory they imagined that went with it. They began to take more photographs and make notes. Looking back, they admit they did not know what to do next. What would the Hardy Boys do? Although they hated to give up control of the situation, they decided to notify the sheriff. There was a payphone at the crossroads and, after the two-mile bicycle ride, they reluctantly dialed “0” and asked the operator to connect them to the sheriff. Disappointed that the deputy answering the call did not believe them, they were determined to only share their find with someone of real authority. At the crossroads they knew a state trooper or other official would pass by eventually. So, they waited. After about a three-hour wait, they could see the officer’s car from a distance. The siren was mounted on the top center which made it distinguishable as it approached from some distance. As the car approached, they moved their

bicycles to the center of the road, forcing the officer to stop. The boys explained why they had stopped him and, unlike the sheriff’s deputy who had talked to them on the phone, the state trooper could see the sincerity in their eyes.

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Soon, the property (what little of it there was) was covered with law enforcement and curious neighbors. With the excitement, and little being known about the strange couple, no one questioned as to the wife’s whereabouts at first. Finally, the coroner, who was also the funeral parlor owner, arrived. He opened the door to the other room of the two-room house. There was a different, but similar, smell; not as strong as the one at the kitchen table. He pulled back the covers on the bed. Nothing was there. Then he looked under the bed. They swept away the dead flowers and limbs to remove another body. She had died fully clothed except for one missing shoe. Her clothes contained dried mud with red clay, gravel and sand. It was obvious she had been dead significantly longer than her husband. The coroner estimated he had been dead about six months, and she longer, but he was uncertain about how much longer. Back at the makeshift morgue in his funeral home, he carefully examined the bodies, or what remained of the bodies. There was nothing unusual about his, but hers concerned him. He called the doctor to come over and give him an opinion. The doctor confirmed that she had two broken legs, a broken arm, and a severe back injury. The body would be sent to the state crime lab for additional testing. In a few days, the examiner called the county coroner with a question. What about the bits of sand and gravel that were found on her clothing? Did the coroner have any idea where this would come from? Should this be of concern? The answer was easy. They lived in a gravel pit. The cause of death could not be totally determined, but one clue led to the conclusion. At the foot of the drop off to the pit from where the house stood, the missing shoe was found. It is believed she fell to her death. She could have been going to the outhouse or she possibly could have been a sleepwalker.

Solving the Mystery --The time of her death could not be established and is a question authorities wanted answered. Ralph and Richard had their opportunity. They examined the photos they had taken on that day carefully. Their attention was centered on the skillfully placed flowers and leaves that had been disturbed while removing her body from under the bed. There were four hundred and twenty of them. The first one was a Japanese magnolia. They went to the library and found that it only blooms in late February. They surmised that these flowers were tributes he left for her and that she must have died in February or early March. As a token of his devotion, he had placed a flower or, in winter, a dried leaf or stick, for 420 days or until his death. If he had been dead about six months, this would mean she died about 600 days previously. They took their findings to the coroner, and he concurred. Their detective work earned them a front page write up in the local paper. It also catapulted both their careers, as they would each retire from a career in law enforcement. After the death and circumstances were made public, the attitude of those who had known them changed. From being an odd, poorly dressed team of filthy misfits, the emphasis was now on how devoted they were to each other; or, especially, he to her. So devoted that he could not bear her to leave their home, even in death, and he would honor her daily with his meager floral tokens. To add to the mystery, where did he get the flowers? His property was so baren it could not nurture a thorn bush. He must have had to make daily long-distance walks, regardless of weather. **********

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The county would have one more involvement in their lives. The couple would have to be buried. Public opinion pressured the authorities to not bury them in the paupers’ plots. Someone donated a plot in the city cemetery. Their meager remains were buried together, just a few hundred feet from the most respected mayors, newspaper editors and educators. When the story is told today, little is said about their oddness; only his devotion to her is remembered.

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Every Family Needs A Financial Advisor My family spent the 4th of July holiday in the little town of Beecher, Illinois, which is about a 45-minute drive south from Chicago. My sister-in-law and her husband live there, and every summer they host a family gathering on the 4th. This year was especially important because we held a celebration of life for my mother-in-law, who passed in January 2020. About 25 of us gathered for drinks, dinner, and a memorial service to remember the good times. My extended family likes having a financial advisor as part of the mix, and when we’re together I often get questions about money. This year, my wife Mary’s nephew-in-law (he’s at the far left in the picture, holding the brown dog) asked me about the stock options he

was awarded through his employment with a technology start-up in Chicago. He didn’t have a lot of details, so we made plans to discuss his situation at another time. However, I never shy away from an opportunity to help my young family members get a good start on managing their personal finances, and Michael and I had a good chat about the things he and his wife should be doing that are just as important as managing his stock options. Here are just a few of the things we talked about: • Don’t focus on the short-term. When it comes to building assets for financial security, the short-term

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•Protect, protect, protect. It doesn’t make sense for most people to start investing for retirement or any other financial goal without protecting what they already have. For Michael and his wife, both of whom have good, well-paying jobs, disability insurance is at the top of the list, followed by life insurance for the long-term, especially when they start having kids. It takes just one disabling accident or premature death to wreak havoc on a young family’s financial life. I’ve told Michael and my young family members that the road to financial security is a long one for most people and that getting rich overnight is not likely to happen (even with technology company stock options). I likely won’t be around to see the final results of my work with them, but I’m determined to help while I can. The same thing goes for you. If you’d like to get a handle on your financial life and try to figure out how to get from here to there, give me a call. Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual.

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paired with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s gripping music, make Sunset Boulevard a must-see production. The northshore premier opens August 6, 2021 and runs for three weekends at Cutting Edge Theater, 767 Robert Boulevard, Slidell. Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita among others, paired with Don Black and Christopher Hampton to create the blockbuster musical Sunset Boulevard in 1993. The 1950 film on which the musical is based was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning three, and the remake is set to begin filming this fall with Glenn Close as the lead. A huge hit in both London’s West End and on Broadway, the musical has had over a dozen international tours. The

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award-winning musical is a challenge for small theaters but Cutting Edge Theater is once again breaking ground with its Slidell production. The play opens with a dead man talking. He is Joe Gillis, an out of work writer who finds himself caught in a feathered nest of sex and ambition with aging silent film star Norma Desmond. The show opens with his murder, and then takes us back six months in time to re-live the last months of his life. Tempting Boulevard, waiting there to swallow the unwary. Running from men trying to repossess his car, Joe accidentally pulls into a crumbling-at-the-edges Sunset Boulevard mansion. Joe, played by Matthew Welch, finds himself dropped into a place out of time, inhabited by silent film star Norma Desmond and her ever faithful butler, Max.

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A resident of Slidell, Matthew Welch is well-known to local and regional audiences. An Uppercut Award winner for his portrayal of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Welch wowed audiences last fall with his one man tribute to the great Roy Orbison. The year is 1950, but for silent film star Norma Desmond, played by Thais Kitchens, time stopped in the early 1930s with the rise of “talking pictures” which signaled the end of her film career. Joe doesn’t immediately recognize Norma and asks: “Aren’t you Norma Desmond? You used to be in pictures. You used to be big.” “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.” That one line defines Norma’s ego and places her among the most recognizable characters in modern culture. Thais Kitchens returns to Cutting Edge where she starred in The Color Purple as Shug Avery, as Diana Ross in The Supremes: A Back Story, as Killer Queen in We Will Rock You and numerous other productions. Norma has been a star-vehicle famously portrayed by Glenn Close and Diahann Carroll among others. Living in the mansion with Norma is her butler, Max Von Mayerling. Whether Max’s enduring devotion to Norma is an example of pure love, or co-dependence, run amok is one of the mysteries of the story. Through Max’s connivance, Norma still believes she has legions of fans waiting for her return to the silver screen after a two decade absence. Played by Ronald Brister, Max keeps Norma walking a fine line between illusion and insanity.

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Delilah Ron is well-known across the region for his prowess as an actor and singer. From playing the Marquis de Sade in Quills, to Ursula in The Little Mermaid, his range is astonishing. His list of credits is long and varied, from playhouses in Miami and New York to his home in the New Orleans region. He also has starred in several cabaret shows, which are a perfect mix of music and laughter. Playing aspiring scriptwriter Betty is Jovan Mathieu in her second production at Cutting Edge. The New Orleans native just starred in a new Pelican’s music video, Fly Pelicans Fly. The U.S. Army Veteran and her husband own the Krewe Lounge in the CBD and she is the mother of three children. Jojo made her stage debut in Girl Groups of the 60s. Over two dozen ensemble members play over forty roles, from the men trying to repossess Joe’s car to the legendary movie director, Cecil B. DeMille. The creative team behind the production includes theater owner, Brian Fontenot, director Suzanne Stymiest, musical director Aaron Turnipseed, with lights and photography by Richard Fuentes. This is the same team that brought the phenomenal, sold-out extended run of The Color Purple to Slidell. The team is joined by Kaitlyn Walker as choreographer and Martha Griggs Welsh as costume coordinator. Tickets are available online at cuttingedgetheater.com, by phone at 985-649-3727 or by texting your name, date, number of seats and contact information to 985-285-6666.

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this month’s edition of our continuing coverage series about non-profits, I bring to you Kasia’s Ark Bird Rescue.

For the past 17 years, Katrina “Kasia” Perkowska has devoted her life to caring for those that no one else wanted to care for. It all started with a starling she named Malutka, found in her backyard in Kenner in 2004. Malutka is Polish for “tiny,” and that she was,

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as well as blind and naked. All of her siblings were deceased. Kasia thought she could raise and release her when she was old enough. What she didn’t know at the time was that the baby starling would imprint on her and think that Kasia was her mother. She wouldn’t survive in the wild because she would get too close to people; so she lived with Kasia until she died at 17 years old.

Did you know that starlings can talk? They mimick common words they hear, as well as other wild bird songs. Kasia posted a YouTube video of her starling talking and was contacted by the band R.E.M. to use it in their music video for “Every Day is Yours to Win.” Both Shakespeare and Mozart had pet starlings. Supposedly, Mozart’s Piano Concerto Number 17 in G was based on his pet starling’s song.

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Fast forward from that starling rescue and rehabilitation in 2004 to 2021. Kasia has approximately 80 full-time resident birds. About thirty-five of these are special needs birds that cannot be released into the wild as they would not be able to survive. Some need special diets, tube feeding, wheelchairs, and/or regular medication. When I visited with Kasia, she introduced me to a rooster, Merlin, who recently joined her after someone covered him with tar, which still needs to be removed. But, of a more pressing nature, was the severe abscess on one of his toes. He had to be transported to Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital in Metairie for treatment, which required amputation as the best option. I met Merlin two days post-surgery and he behaved like nothing ever happened. He had no trouble running around begging for his favorite treat, mealworms. Sadly, many of Kasia’s residents are owner-surrendered for one reason or another.

Lazarus is an owner-surrendered Sebastopol goose that was attacked by a dog. Badly injured, he came in unable to walk or hold his head upright. His owner had been tube feeding him and built him a wheelchair. After a month, he was not improving. The owner reached out to Kasia, who performed daily hydrotherapy with him to exercise his legs and prevent atrophy of his muscles. This took several hours each day to move him from his cage to his pool and then to his wheelchair. Feeding him a proper nutritious diet, carrying him, and changing his laying position was often a full-time job, until he slowly began to improve. After about 6 weeks, he was able to stand on his own but would fall over when he tried to walk. Still, he was a very determined goose. His hard work and perseverance paid off! Today, he can walk and hold his head up. He’s still a bit unstable and occasionally falls, but now he’s completely independent, going wherever he pleases without

assistance. He even leads Kasia on the inevitable “wild goose” chase when it’s time to go inside for bedtime! A jumbo chicken named Shirley was also owner-surrendered. These chickens are bred for their meat, and get very plump, very fast. Two 9-weekold jumbos were owner-surrendered. The previous owner bought them as an Easter present for her one-yearold child. She decided she didn’t want them anymore and dropped them off with Kasia. Their life expectancy is only about 18 months due to the joint problems and heart issues caused by the quick weight gain. Even at only 9 weeks of age, they are struggling to walk. Kasia intends to give them the best life she can during their short time on earth. Kasia has a great setup for the birds. She’s got a coyote/ fox proof aviary; a fenced pen where chickens and ducks can roam freely for exercise and fresh air; and a large chicken coop with an outdoor run attached.

Inside the aviary was a Muscovy duck named Elvis who was hit by a car. He healed completely under Kasai’s care. Then there was a group of young mallards that were hanging out in a homeowner’s pool after their mom died. After all of their feathers had grown in, they were released at a local horse rescue that has three ponds and welcomes the ducks. Now, Elvis and the mallards are all in their new home and happily swimming in their new pond! Several starlings flew back and forth from one end of the aviary to the other. They, too, will be released when Kasia locates a place frequented by other starlings.

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Sophie, a bantam chicken, was found running around the French Quarter about 4 years ago. At the time, Kasia had a little silkie rooster named Seneca. When he passed in September, Sophie stopped eating, wouldn’t get up, wouldn’t move. She had lost her will to live. Kasia began to tube feed her. Then she got a cold and had to take antibiotics. Wherever Kasia put her down, she stayed. Kasia began taking her outside into the sunlight and fresh air. Finally, Sophie began to rebound. This is perfect proof that animals grieve when they lose their human or an animal buddy.

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Perched in a corner next to the starlings are two white doves that were released during a wedding ceremony. Sadly, most people think they are setting them free. But, in reality, they have no survival skills, and are inexperienced at finding food in the wild. They will either starve to death or be targeted by predators because they are so conspicuous and cannot hide. Sylvester is a Muscovy duck that was run over by a car, breaking his leg. It healed wrong due to incorrect splinting. He will probably not be released since he can’t walk well or run at all. The chicken barn is full of rescues: Ducks with broken legs that were not splinted in time and healed oddly, one-eyed chickens, and chickens born with birth defects. Polly’s birth defect of a severely crossed beak made it impossible for her to eat on her own. She is tube-fed twice a day. Some with crossed beaks can feed themselves, depending on the severity of the cross. Punky belonged to a veteran who had heart surgery. After the surgery, he was unable to take care of her. He had her in a sling and she became very unhealthy and lost lots of weight because he wasn’t feeding her properly. Kasia took her in and nursed her back to health. Sully is another Muscovy owner-surrender. His owner felt he was too friendly. He’s definitely a people duck! In fact, I venture to guess that he thinks he is a person. He has angel’s wings, a condition where his wings stick out, caused by improper diet. Most likely, he was fed bread,

which causes metabolic syndrome and angel’s wings. He will never fly. Kasia describes him as “a puppy with feathers” as he follows us around the property. FYI: Most people think roosters will not get along with other roosters. In reality, they often do; unless they were used for fighting. Rex is a cock-fighting rooster that was dumped in Lafreniere Park. He was terribly injured when he came in. Any roosters used in cockfighting must be kept separate from other roosters because they will try to fight them. Typically, their combs are cut off at the top of their heads and under their beaks. Since they don’t have sweat glands, removing these body parts takes away their ability to cool themselves. FYI: Did you know that chickens may squawk up to 15 minutes after laying an egg, as a way of announcing to the rest of the barnyard what she has just done! I won’t go into details about every single injury, but I met Cheech and Chong, Treble, Gimpy, Spock, Maple, Drew, Ariel, Moxie, and Tinkerbell, just to name a few. I met Lilith, a beautiful brown chicken, who had no injury whatsoever. She just showed up in Metairie and didn’t belong to any of the neighbors. She had been debeaked, so she was most likely somewhere with lots of other chickens. This is a common practice to prevent cannibalism, feather pecking, etc. among chickens. Debeaking usually occurs when chickens are young, with 1/3 to 1/2 of the upper beak and the tip of the lower beak cut off and cauterized.

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Lots of people incorrectly decide to raise a found baby bird as an educational experience for their children. Sadly, this is usually the demise of the bird, as the people are not trained in how to care for young, and/or injured birds. When/if they turn the bird over to a rehabber, it is often too late. Each bird needs a specific diet. Pogo hops around on one leg due to a birth defect. Bobo walks on his knees because he developed metabolic syndrome from being fed bread when he was young. Flippy suffers from seizures, causing him to end up on his back. All these special needs birds must be housed separately to keep healthy birds from pecking them. On June 4th, a fledgling starling was run over by a lawnmower and brought to Kasia for help. His right leg suffered a compound fracture and was barely still attached to his body. She cleaned the wound and splinted the leg as best she could. “He was in such bad shape; I was hoping he would pass in his sleep that night.” But he was a fighter, surviving that night and the next and the next. Kasia thought for sure that he would lose his leg.

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After allowing a month for healing, she removed the bandage and he was completely healed, as if he had never been injured. He’s able to walk normally and grasp with his toes! While I was visiting, a baby sparrow with matted feathers and unable to stand was dropped off. It was being fed baby bird formula made for seedeating birds, not insect-eating birds. Improper nutrition is believed to be the cause of 80-90% of bird diseases and may lead to death. Not too many people want to adopt ducks or chickens. Cockatoos and cockatiels adopt out very quickly. Two were just recently adopted. Casper was surrendered when his 75- yearold owner had to move into assisted living. Chief was owner-surrendered after 17 years because a new wife was allergic to him. Kasia adopted

Chief out to a woman with an autistic son who had an Austrian Gray as a therapy animal that passed away. Mom had been asking to adopt him. Kasia wanted to see her home and vet references. Others had met Chief, but Kasia never felt comfortable with letting him go. When the mom came to visit, Chief walked out of his cage onto her shoulder and started kissing her. There was no denying the connection! Still Kasia didn’t know how Chief would react around children. The proof is in the picture that Mom sent of Chief and her son, Colston. Pet birds go quickly, not so with chickens and ducks. Kasia takes in pigeons, sparrows, starlings, amongst others. Starlings are special because no one will take them. Kasia will make every effort to find them a home. Kasia always screens adopters. A Texas lady was

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so enamored with the bird she adopted that she built it a house with central AC/heat, an attached aviary and run, a pool, and a pen full of toys. Two years after the adoption, Kasia still receives photos of Reggie in his Texas paradise. Prior to Covid, Kasia would regularly take her birds to visit nursing homes and schools. She started this offering even before she was a bird rehabber. At the time, Kasia lived in Mississippi to be close to her mother-in-law, who was in a nursing home. Kasia had a pet wood duck named Scooter. Nursing home management had heard about Scooter and asked Kasia to bring him for a visit. He was a huge hit with the residents. When she returned to New Orleans, she began rescuing birds and would often take them to nursing homes and schools for visits. Everyone can connect with a bird. Think of it as pet therapy with a twist. The program is especially rewarding when visiting a special needs classroom. A blind student can pet or hold a blind bird. She pairs a chicken with a wheelchair with a child in a wheelchair. She shares that autistic children have an immediate, intuitive connection with baby ducks and chickens. The viral Facebook video story company, The Dodo, even wrote a story about her visits. (See the sidebar for a link to that story.) Kasia hopes to resume these visits soon.

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Kasia pays for everything out of her own pocket. She works from home, making art to sell. She also works with an organization that pairs a pal with an elderly person for companionship and helps with everyday tasks. She rarely receives donations. Please see the sidebar to contribute. It’s almost impossible for Kasia to get volunteers that will help. “Most think they are coming to play with baby birds. In reality, this is work! It is dirty, mostly thankless work. But, it is rewarding. You are making a difference in the life of an animal that has been injured, mistreated, abused, or just no longer wanted for a number of ‘not good’ reasons. It is heartbreaking work. Especially when 5-10 injured, neglected, or abused birds come in within a week and they all die. That’s when I say, ‘I’m done with this. This is just too heartbreaking.’ Then I get a call about a rooster, like Merlin, and I just must help him. Who else will if I don’t?’”

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Slidell: Our History 50 years ago, Slidell’s first magazine made its debut Story by Kendra Maness Slidell Magazine, Magazine, Editor & Publisher

On August 1, 1971, Slidell’s first magazine, Accolade, made its debut. Slidell Magazine writer (and keeper-of-cool-and-historicalthings), Charlotte Collins, had copies of Accolade from its inception through 1972. With promises made to return them in mint condition, I took the copies to my office and began the teeeedious process of scanning. Every. Single. Page. It’s important for me to digitally capture these snapshots in time for posterity. Not for me - for our community. If we think looking back on our city 50 years ago is cool now -- just imagine how cool it will be 50 years in the future. Plus, everytime I send another edition of Slidell Magazine to press, I feel I’ve helped capture the essence of our community that month, at that moment in time. I hope my publication can serve as a time capsule for our city, so generations in the future will know the incredible past our city has. I guess you can say I want to make history! Slidell has seen tremendous changes over the past 50 years. When Accolade first hit 28

the stands, Slidell’s population was about 16,101 (1970 census). Within the next ten years, Slidell would see its greatest growth spurt in history. Thanks to the space race and the expansion of NASA (Michoud in New Orleans East, Stennis in Pearlington, MS, and the Slidell complex smack dab in the middle), Slidell grew from a small town to a bustling city. By the 1980 census, Slidell’s population was 26,718. To give you an idea of just how remarkable this is, consider that Slidell’s current population, 40 years later, stands around 27,359. As I devoured every page of these historic publications, my love for our city grew that much stronger. Even the advertisements delighted me! The full page, color ad on the back inside cover beaconing people to “the gateway to ‘year round vacation’ living in Eden Isles;” the Bosco’s Restaurant and Motel ad; the Slidell Savings and Homestead Association ad (located on First St., it was Slidell’s very first bank and insurance company and is now home to

Pontchartrain Investment Management and Slidell Magazine writer, Mike Rich). I saw businesses listed as “located in Tammany Mall” and “Sun Valley Plaza” and was reminded of my mother and grandmother taking me there when I was a child. None of the ads had area codes with the phone numbers; none were needed, as New Orleans and Slidell were all under the 504 area code in 1971. The cover showed an elegant lady in an opulent home: Pomeroy Lowry in her beautifully restored Old Spanish Trail estate. She and her husband, William, would later move to a Bayou Liberty estate, the Francois Cousin House. This French Creole Cottage, circa 1778, is the oldest home in St. Tammany Parish. It is listed on the National Registry and is now the home of Slidell Magazine writer Charlotte Collins, with “The Storyteller” John Case building a house next door. I hope you enjoy this snapshot from 50 years ago. It sparked memories and conversation with my family, as I hope it does yours.

<< The centerfold featured photos of the Lowry’s and their family home. Pictured were the Lowry children, Slidell Magazine writer, Charlotte Collins, with her sister, Brenda Case, wife of “The Storyteller” John Case.

The magazine held a wonderful surprise for my family! I found a picture of my father (seated, middle), Carroll Maness, and his SYFA board. My dad was one of the SYFA founders. He passed away when I was 5 years old. In 1978, the SYFA fields were dedicated in his honor. 29

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Family Finances? Couples often share everyday chores. One person may take care of the “indoor chores,” like cooking & cleaning, while the other person may do “outdoor chores,” like mowing the lawn & raking the leaves. One person may purchase holiday & birthday gifts, while the other pays the bills & handles financial matters. This “division of labor” is a great way to ease the burdens of life. However, it is also important that each person knows how to do all the chores, in case they need to take them on some day. If the “cook” is sick, the other person will need to step in until the cook is back on his or her feet. What would happen if the person responsible for money matters died or suffered an incapacitating event? Let’s look at a couple who had that experience. Chris & Pat divided up the chores. Chris had responsibility for money matters. It worked well for them; Chris was good with money & Pat hated all the paperwork. However, when Chris had a stroke, became incapacitated & died unexpectedly at age 50, Pat did not know anything about their financial affairs. In addition to grieving the terrible loss, there was confusion & uncertainty about handling the finances. Pat didn’t even know where to send the mortgage payment. Teaching each other the skills involved in the other’s chores is especially important in financial matters. It’s important that both parties know

the basics. Both should be able to answer these 10 questions for your financial well-being: 1 Are the bills sent electronically? How are the bills paid, and from which account? 2 Are automatic money transfers set up? 3 Where are the checking, savings, and brokerage accounts invested? 4 What are the account numbers & passwords for online access? 5 Where are the health insurance & Long Term Care policies kept? 6 Is there any life insurance? If yes, can you locate the policies (and annual statements if there is cash value). Check to be sure there are both primary & contingent beneficiaries listed. 7 Do you each have financial & health care powers of attorney (and a Living Will)? If so, where are they kept? Powers of Attorney allow your appointed “agent” to manage your assets & health care in the event of your incapacity. Do they need to be updated & are there several levels of agents appointed? 8 Do you have a Will and/or Trust? Where are they located? Review them periodically. 9 Do you have a funeral plan in place and/or does someone know your wishes (e.g. do you wish to be buried, cremated, donated to a medical school)? You may need to have a legal document appointing someone to make these decisions.. 10 Who are your trusted advisors (estate planning attorney, CPA, primary care physician, broker, and insurance agent), and how can they be contacted?

As you can see, there is much involved with the job of handling finances! An excellent way to keep all of this information & documentation in one convenient location is to create “The Binder” with tabs for assets, insurances, important contacts & documents. Besides Chris & Pat, their Executor in their Wills and their Agent under their Powers of Attorneys should be familiar with “The Binder,” know where it is located & have access to that location. The Binder should include copies of all real estate deeds, titles, & I recommend a copy of the last year-end statement (Dec 31st) of all bank & investment accounts, retirement accounts, insurances, mortgage statement, credit cards & other bills. Refresh all every January as you will be surprised how much changes in a year. Of course, The Binder should include copies of your estate planning documents (Last Will & Testament, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Will, etc.) and it should indicate where the originals of these documents are stored. You can even create an “Ethical Will” with personal instructions to your family about how you would like your personal items distributed & where you wish to be buried (or your ashes scattered). Be prepared when illness, incapacity, or death strikes. It is important to know where things are located & what must be done. Make sure you know the answers to the ten questions. Take a moment today to learn about the finances. You’ll sleep better once you do.

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Every time I saw Chad, my knees got weak.

His dimples, blue eyes and perfectly feathered blonde hair rocked my world. He had his own car. He walked like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. He was cocky and confident. He was popular. He was witty. He was 70’s perfection! It was the summer of 1978 and I was almost 16. Chad was 17. We met through a Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sponsored by our parish church, Our Lady of Lourdes. I went to Salmen High in Slidell and Chad went to St. Paul’s in Covington. This only amped up his cool factor in my opinion. That summer was my awakening. My braces came off my teeth and I smiled a lot to show off my parents’ investment. My mother let me streak my hair and the blonde highlights set off my fair skin perfectly. I “developed.” (Use your imagination.) I practiced for hours with make-up and hairstyles. If ever I was cool (and I never really was), it was the summer of ’78. Mrs. C., the coordinator of the youth group, told Chad that I was sweet on him. I don’t know how he couldn’t have figured this out himself; because, when we were in the same room, I was closer to his skin than a tattoo. But, thanks to Mrs. C., Chad asked me out to the movies. My feet didn’t hit the floor for the next 3 days in anticipation of our date. I started getting ready hours before Chad was picking me up. I shampooed with “Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific,” hoping it would bring Chad closer. I curled my blonde hair into perfect, Farrah Fawcett feathers. I wore my coolest L-O-V-E t-shirt with the brightest graphics. My BB jeans were frayed just enough at the hem. I polished my mood ring so everyone could see how happy I was. I applied clown proportions of blue eye shadow and hot pink blush, and finished the look with a generous application of cherry Chapstick. I spritzed myself, generously, with my Windsong cologne. The ad claimed that, “Your Windsong stays on his mind,” and that’s exactly what I was going for. Rainbow-striped toe socks were next. Last thing - my huaraches. They were just loosening up and hardly creaked at all when I walked. The tire soles still left marks all over the house, which my mom made me clean up; but it was worth it. I was ready for the magic the night would bring. When I started dating, my mom told me that I should never “owe a boy anything.” She made sure that I could pay my own way. With budget in mind, she insisted that I eat at home before my movie dates. Even in the 70’s, the mark-up on popcorn and Mr. Pibb in the theater was 32

over 500%. I was famous for sneaking snacks into the theater in my blue jean purse.

I felt butterflies in my stomach. We were young and carefree and up for adventure.

My mother made gallons of homemade vegetable soup on date day. The whole house smelled wonderful. Mom bragged that her soup had 17 vegetables. I loved it. I inhaled 2 bowls, with just enough time to brush my newly straightened teeth and reapply my cherry Chapstick before Chad arrived.

Chad then suggested we ride the Tilt-a-Whirl. The Tilt-a-Whirl is like an undulating centrifuge for humans. Individual cups spin in all directions as the base of the ride spins and dips. I was up for anything! The mood was electric! We climbed into the ride, snuggled close and pulled the safety bar over our legs. Jeremiah was wedged between us. Chad was smiling at me. We were holding hands. The butterflies in my stomach were dancing again.

At 6:45, Chad pulled up in his El Camino. Even inside the house, I could hear Peter Frampton blasting from his 8-track player. I was a huge fan. The night was off to a great start! Chad rang the bell and my mother asked him in. He was perfect in his Frampton Comes Alive t-shirt, frayed jeans and huaraches. I could smell his Jovan musk oil, even over my heavy cloud of Windsong. He was polite to my mom and promised to have me home before my 11pm curfew. I was in heaven. My mood ring was brilliant turquoise - sooooo HAPPY! As we approached The Movies, we could see carnival rides in the parking lot of Northside Plaza. We decided to skip Revenge of the Pink Panther at the movies and enjoy the rides instead. It was pleasant outside and the lights and sounds of the carnival added to the light, happy mood. Chad was holding my hand as we weaved through the crowd. I was praying I would run into someone I knew, so I could show off my gorgeous date. We took our chances at the carnival booths and Chad won me a stuffed frog by knocking down bottles. I promptly named the frog Jeremiah, which made us both giggle and break into song. The night was going even better than my vivid imagination predicted. We bought tickets to the Ferris wheel, climbed into the metal cage and snuggled close. Chad kissed me when we reached the sky. He tasted like Chapstick - slightly medicinal, but felt soft and familiar.

The ride started slowly. The undulating was subtle enough that I could still make out all the signs at Northside Plaza. Eckerds and Winn-Dixie were passing again and again. I could see K & B and Rose’s across the highway. As the speed and movement increased, Chad and I became glued together by force. Lights were just a blur. We were spinning left. Then right. Then rising. Then falling. Chad was squeezing my hand. The butterflies in my stomach were becoming more like the Flight of the Bumble Bee. I could feel sweat on my neck, which should have been impossible, given our rate of speed. My hair was in my mouth. I was trying to speak but the force was against me. Every move of the ride echoed in my belly. I could tell the night was headed for a bad turn. My hair was whipping against my face. Then warm, wet missiles were hitting me from every direction. The next two minutes of the ride featured volcanic activity - but just for Chad and me!! Finally, the ride slowed and I could spit my hair out of my mouth. I looked at Chad. He was no longer smiling. His sour look was exaggerated by carrots, peas and corn. And Frampton had truly come alive, because Chad’s t-shirt had vegetables in Frampton’s hair. I counted at least 9 of the 17 vegetables in Mom’s soup on Chad. My hair no

longer smelled terrific, my Windsong was not on Chad’s mind and our Chapstick kiss was a distant memory. My legs were rubber. My mood ring was black. The ride was over. The happiness was over. The soup was over - both of us. Everything was over but the date. AAAAAWKWAAARD! The next 20 minutes of the date involved an aggravated carnival ride worker, two smelly teens, a trip to Eckerd’s for plastic garbage bags to protect the car seats, and a silent ride home. Chad barely slowed down to let me out of the car. I eeked out an “I’m sorry,” and ran crying to the house. It was 8:30. My mom was surprised to see me, but one whiff and glance in my direction summed up the evening. Jeremiah was thrown away - another casualty of the date and the soup that was Vesuvius. I saw Chad the next week at the CYO meeting. He avoided me like the plague. Mrs. C. asked me how our date went, but when I started to tear up, she changed the subject. Not surprisingly, Chad never spoke to me again. Boys! It has taken me many years to see the silver lining of this experience. My take-away? This IS a love story. It’s about a mother who anticipates her daughter’s needs and safety. It’s about the care and time it takes to prepare a delicious soup. It’s about that warm feeling you get when you are totally satisfied. It’s about coming of age and life lessons. It’s about a CYO leader that recognizes an awkward teen and helps her see her full potential. And, Mom was right. I didn’t owe Chad anything. But, I was more than generous - I even shared my favorite soup with him! I still think of Chad every time I hear Frampton, or see carnival rides. I wonder if he thinks of me every time he sees soup. 33

In March of 2020, when COVID-19 brought the world to a halt, artists and arts organizations found a way to bring people together through the arts. “Reinvention: Creative Pivots in the Pandemic” presents an exploration of the resilience of the arts community. Creators embraced the opportunity to experiment with new media, techniques, styles and content, and they found innovative new ways to share their talents. Through the madness of the pandemic shutdowns, the arts brought much-needed joy and hope. These are the artists. These are their stories.

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PARTICIPATING ARTISTS Connie Born · Mary Christopher · Charlotte Lowrey Collins · Robert Dutruch Vanessa Hock · Kelly Landrum-Hammell · Matt Litchliter · Mandie Manzano Al Reisz · Rose Marie Sand · Abby Sands · Kim Bergeron, Curator Plus a 3-D animated music video featuring local musician Savej and Austrian artist TAS This event is supported by a grant from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. Funding for the event time capsule is provided by St. Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs. We are grateful for the support of these event sponsors:

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