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Make-and-take Valentine craft
Children ages 3 and up may drop by the Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library, 13600 Pride-Port Hudson Road, on Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to create a paper Valentine's Day "candy" box. Va...
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Nutritionist offers suggestions for American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month, and women throughout America will again wear red on the first Friday in February to raise awareness of heart disease. National Wear Red Day is Friday, Feb. 4, 2011...
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Rotarian scholar shares stories of life in Durham
Ambassadorial Scholarships, the Rotary Foundation's oldest and best-known program, was founded in 1947. Since then, more than 40,000 men and women from about 100 nations have studied abroad under i...
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Zachary quadriplegic defies all the odds in hunting bucks
John “J.R.” Owens, 20, of Zachary, made good yet again on his already established deer hunting reputation by killing a ten point buck on New Year’s Day. “I was paralyzed from the neck down in a di...
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Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson makes donation to Zachary schools
Keith Wahoske, plant manager and vice president of Georgia-Pacific's Port Hudson operations, and Patty Prats-Swanson, GP public affairs manager, visited the Zachary Community School Board office Tu...
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SU marching band drumline visits Morocco, Algeria
BATON ROUGE - After captivating audiences for almost two weeks, Southern University’s marching band’s drumline recently returned from the North African countries of Morocco and Algeria. Fourteen ...
Feb 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Celebrate National Arbor Day by learning to plant trees: Baker gets head start
Louisiana’s Arbor Day was celebrated on Jan. 21. While National Arbor Day is held the last Friday in April, several states, including Louisiana, observe the holiday at a time best suited for tree p...
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ART SMART: Students prepare to showcase work Saturday, Feb. 5
In a grassroots movement to end world hunger, Zachary High art students, under the instruction of art teachers Chloe Aguillard, Megan Buccere and Mandy Bradley, will present the first annual Empty ...
Feb 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bayou Bebes show and sale slated for Feb. 12
The Bayou Bebes of Baton Rouge Doll Club will hold a show and sale Saturday, Feb. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at BREC's Milton J. Womack facility, 6201 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge. Bayou Bebes...
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Winter weather driving tips for Southeast Louisiana
Weather forecasts for Thursday, Feb. 3, and Friday, Feb. 4, predict rain and freezing temperatures for Southeast Louisiana. Unfortunately, the wet precipitation on the roadways has the potential of...
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Lavigne's visit to Rotary is TOPS
Travis Lavigne's visit to the Zachary Rotary Club last Thursday, Jan. 27, was a multi-purpose one. A Rotarian himself and visiting from Houma, Lavigne presented his son-in-law, Ryan Talbot, a Zacha...
Feb 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Five Baker natives part of OLOL graduation
Our Lady of the Lake College held its December commencement ceremony for 288 master, bachelor and associate-level graduates on Dec. 17 at the Baton Rouge River Center Exhibition Hall. Keynote spea...
Feb 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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