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2 | Friday, March 30, 2012 | BOSSIER PRESS-TRIBUNE P AGE T WO how to contact us WEATHER obituaries BRIEFS Customer Service SUBSCRIBERS: Call 747- 7900, ext. 106. Or email circu- [email protected] HOME DELIVERY: Your news- paper will be delivered by 5 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. VACATION STOPS: Call at least five (5) days prior to your stoppage, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Residents of Bossier Parish (Carrier Delivery), $30.00 for six months, $60.00 per year. The rate for persons living out- side the parish (Mail Delivery), $39.00 for six months, $78.00 per year. Corrections To discuss a correctionon a news story: Call 747-7900, ext. 113. Or email [email protected] Advertising Advertising Questions: For retail advertising,call 747- 7900, ext. 111. Or email [email protected] The advertiser shall defend and indemnify and hold harmless the Bossier Press-Tribune against any claim of liability or loss asserted or established against it by reason of the pub- lication of any advertisement or any part thereof submitted by or published at the direction of the advertiser. Reprint Permission For permission to reprint or photocopy material from the Press-Tribune, contact David Specht Jr. at 747-7900, Ext. 108, or email to [email protected]. Mailing Information The Bossier Press-Tribune Division of Bossier Newspaper Publishing Company, Inc. It is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4250 Viking Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111, by the Bossier Newspaper Publishing Company, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Bossier City, LA. Publication Number ISSN 0747-4733 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Bossier Press-Tribune, 4250 Viking Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111. Official Journal The Bossier Press-Tribune is the Official Journal for the fol- lowing entites and publishes minutes and other notices as required by law: City of Bossier City Bossier Parish Police Jury Bossier Parish School Board Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office Town of Haughton Town of Benton Town of Plain Dealing Cypress Black Bayou Bossier Levee District North Bossier Levee District Arrests Fred Eugene "Blue" DeSoto (1957 - 2012) BOSSIER CITY - Funeral serv- ices for "Blue" Fred Eugene DeSoto, 54, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel. Officiating will be Mr. Jim Owens and Mr. Luke Roark. Interment will follow in Forest Park West Cemetery. Visitation with the fam- ily will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012. Fred was born on June 2, 1957 in Shreveport, LA to Fred and Maedell Scott DeSoto. He passed away on March 25, 2012 in Bossier City following a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his father; Fred DeSoto and mother; Maedell Oxley, sister; Janice DeSoto Ducote. He is survived by his loving wife, Sheridan Watson DeSoto; stepdaughter, Jessica Scanlon; granddaughters, Zoe and Zara; brother Dewayne DeSoto , sister Brenda DeSoto Nielsen, hus- band Rickey, nephews; Rick and wife Lauren and Eric. His late sis- ter, Janice "Niecee" Ducote's chil- dren, Michael and Alisha and hus- band Shawn; sister Judy McMinnis, niece Sheila and nephew John. He has many aunts, uncles, cousins, great nieces and great nephews and a host of friends. Honoring Blue as pallbearers are his loving brothers, The Bandido Motorcycle Club. Serving as honorary pallbearers are nephews Eric Nielsen, Rick Nielsen and John Pilinski, Tommy Barber, Steve Dement, Jay Fontineau and Abie Meshell. The family extends heartfelt thanks to LSUHSC Medicine Team 1, 6G/7G Nursing Staff and Agape Hospice. Blue was a man of few words, yet he touched many lives. Aurilua Samantha Shockley BOSSIER CITY - Aurilua Samantha Shockley, 97, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Mesa, AZ. She was formerly of Bossier City, LA. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Rose-Neath's Bossier Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the service Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Coushatta, LA. Her husband, Aubrey Boyce Shockley and daughter, Doris Allen Fredrick preceded her in death. She is survived by daughters, Kathleen (Lee) Dickerson and Myralee (C.L.) Witschie; nine grandchildren and many great and great great grandchildren. These were the most popular stories online Thursday. news 1. The Haughton Town Council upheld a police department decision Friday to fire a police officer after he allegedly dis- posed of a large amount of mar- ijuana improperly. 2. The Bossier Parish School Board will begin the first of sev- eral community meetings tonight on the proposed list of items they will seek on the April 21 election ballot. 3. GE and Chesapeake Energy Corporation are collaborating to develop an infrastructure that will accelerate the use natural gas as a transportation fuel. sports 1. As usual, nobody was perfect in Louisiana high school boys basketball this season. 2. Airline senior Josh Hagins and Parkway junior Halle Washington have been named the MVPs on the All-District 1- 5A boys and girls basketball teams selected by the coaches. 3. The Bossier Bearkats’ bid for a second straight boys basket- ball state championship came up short Thursday night. tops at Waymon Bennett, black male, 51, 1116 McElroy St, Bossier City - issuing worth- less checks David Weeks, white male, 26, 703 Merritt St, Shreveport - simple robbery Dennis Holloway, black male, 48, 2700 Foster St, Bossier City - att dist sch II CDS Ronald Quider, white male, 28, 1987 Bayou Bend, Bossier City - fail to appear Chad Morris, white male, 32, 501 East Trailsend, Haughton - cont delq juve- nile, cont delq juvenile, parole violation Billy Chamlee, white male, 70, 10012 Hwy 3, Plain Dealing - disturb peace/drunk Linda Cedars, white female, 58, 1027 C.C. Sandidge, Elm Grove - pro- bation violation Marco Garmon, black male, 36, 2805 Teague, Bossier City - fugitive Dale Kidwell, white male, 41, 429 Camino Real, Alamogordo, NM - DWI, improp lane usage, open container Juan Talavera, Hispanic male, 52, 1968 East Texas #1, Bossier City - misreptn during book, open container, drive w/o headlights, no driv- ers license Fernando, Martinez, Hispanic male, 43, 1968 East Texas St, Bossier City - mis- reptn during book, open con- tainer Julius Dickens, white male, 42, 806 B&S Dr, Springhill - Issuing Worthless Checks Luke Stokes, black male, 32, 3852 Hwy 171, Gloster - Simple Battery Michael Black, black male, 24, 5720 S Lakeshore, Shreveport - Fail To Appear, Fail To Appear Meghan Presley, black male, 21, 153 Futrelle Dr, Mesquite - Fail to Appear Constantia Bell, black female, 39, 5010 Francis St, Shreveport - Identity Theft, Theft Business Records, Access Device Fraud Terral Matlock, white male, 64, 1131 OC Sandige Rd, Elm Grove - Issuing Worthless Checks Rhett Junkin, white male, 54, 531 Valerie Ln, Haughton - Stalking, Terrorizing Jarius Brown, black male, 18, 311 Camp Zion Rd, Haughton - Aggravated Assault, Disturbing the Peace Jamail Freeney, black male, 21, 3160 Shed Rd, Bossier City - Disturbing the Peace Murphy Robertson, black male, 21, 110 Burchett St, Bossier City - Disturbing The Peace Dillion Harris, black male, 19, 2509 Plantation Dr, Bossier City - Aggravated Battery, Disturbing the Peace Brandi White white female, 33, 372 Country Forest, Elm Grove - Fail/Abide/Sus/Sent, Fail To Appear, Fugitive Mark Alomia, white male, 24, 414 Preston Blvd, Bossier City - 2nd Degree Battery Joseph Miller, black male, 26, 1037 Wanda, Bossier City - Fugitive Brandolyn Campbell, black male, 23, 2201 Naples, Bossier City - Unlaw Use/Poss Body Armor, Dist/Manuf W-Int Sch II CDS, Fugitive Eddie Whatley, white male, 60, 2111 Scott Street, Bossier City - Fugitive AT&T Aspire grant now open to local businesses As access to skilled workers becomes increasingly vital to the U.S. economy, AT&T is launch- ing a quarter-billion-dollar cam- paign to help more students graduate from high school ready for careers and college, and to ensure the country is better pre- pared to meet global competi- tion. AT&T Aspire, already among the most significant U.S. corporate educational initiatives with more than $100 million invested since 2008, will tackle high school success and college/career readiness for students at-risk of dropping out of high school through a much larger, “socially innovative” approach. Social innovation goes beyond traditional philanthropy – which typically involves only charitable giving – to also engage people and technology to bring different approaches, new solutions and added resources to challenging social problems. The Aspire effort already has impacted more than one million U.S. high school students, helping them prepare for success in the work- place and college. Between now and April 18, AT&T is encouraging Louisiana organizations to submit applica- tions to pre-qualify for funding through the Local High School Impact Initiative Requests for Proposals (RFPs). AT&T is most interested in funding local pro- grams that have strong, evi- dence-based practices ground- ed in the What Works Clearinghouse Dropout Prevention: A Practice Guide and data-driven outcomes demonstrated to improve high school graduation rates. More information on the RFP process is available at www.att.com/edu- cation-news (click on the “Aspire Local Impact RFP” option). “It will take all of us working together and supporting Louisiana educators’ hard work to continue to improve gradua- tion rates and preparedness for future careers and college,” said Sonia Perez, AT&T Louisiana President. “American business has an enormous stake in the success of our students, and it is time to commit more innova- tion and resources to the task.” The greatly expanded effort cen- ters on a new, $250 million financial commitment planned over five years. AT&T Aspire will build on that commitment by using technology to connect with students in new and more effec- tive ways, such as with interac- tive gamification, Web-based content and social media. The company will also tap the inno- vation engine of the AT&T Foundry to look for fresh or atypical approaches to educa- tional obstacles.
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CCuussttoommeerrSSeerrvviicceeSUBSCRIBERS: Call 747-7900, ext. 106. Or email [email protected]
HOME DELIVERY: Your news-paper will be delivered by 5p.m., Mondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays.
VACATION STOPS: Call atleast five (5) days prior to yourstoppage,
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:Residents of Bossier Parish(Carrier Delivery), $30.00 forsix months, $60.00 per year.The rate for persons living out-side the parish (Mail Delivery),$39.00 for six months, $78.00per year.
CorrectionsTo discuss a correctionon anews story: Call 747-7900,ext. 113. Or [email protected]
AdvertisingAdvertising Questions:For retail advertising,call 747-7900, ext. 111. Or [email protected]
The advertiser shall defend andindemnify and hold harmlessthe Bossier Press-Tribuneagainst any claim of liability orloss asserted or establishedagainst it by reason of the pub-lication of any advertisement orany part thereof submitted byor published at the direction ofthe advertiser.
Reprint PermissionFor permission to reprint orphotocopy material from thePress-Tribune, contact DavidSpecht Jr. at 747-7900, Ext.108, or email [email protected].
MMaaiilliinnggIInnffoorrmmaattiioonnThe Bossier Press-TribuneDivision of Bossier NewspaperPublishing Company, Inc. It ispublished Monday, Wednesdayand Friday at 4250 VikingDrive, Bossier City, LA 71111,by the Bossier NewspaperPublishing Company, Inc.Periodicals postage paid atBossier City, LA. PublicationNumber ISSN 0747-4733
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to theBossier Press-Tribune,4250 Viking Drive,Bossier City, LA 71111.
Official JournalThe Bossier Press-Tribune isthe Official Journal for the fol-lowing entites and publishesminutes and other notices asrequired by law:
City of Bossier CityBossier Parish Police JuryBossier Parish School BoardBossier Parish Sheriff’s OfficeTown of HaughtonTown of BentonTown of Plain DealingCypress Black BayouBossier Levee DistrictNorth Bossier Levee District
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Fred Eugene "Blue"DeSoto (1957 - 2012)
BOSSIER CITY - Funeral serv-ices for "Blue" Fred EugeneDeSoto, 54, will be held at 1:00p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012 atRose-Neath's Southside Chapel.Officiating will be Mr. Jim Owensand Mr. Luke Roark. Intermentwill follow in Forest Park WestCemetery. Visitation with the fam-ily will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.Friday, March 30, 2012.
Fred was born on June 2, 1957in Shreveport, LA to Fred andMaedell Scott DeSoto. He passedaway on March 25, 2012 inBossier City following a lengthyillness.
He was preceded in death by hisfather; Fred DeSoto and mother;Maedell Oxley, sister; JaniceDeSoto Ducote. He is survived byhis loving wife, Sheridan WatsonDeSoto; stepdaughter, JessicaScanlon; granddaughters, Zoe and
Zara; brother Dewayne DeSoto ,sister Brenda DeSoto Nielsen, hus-band Rickey, nephews; Rick andwife Lauren and Eric. His late sis-ter, Janice "Niecee" Ducote's chil-dren, Michael and Alisha and hus-band Shawn; sister JudyMcMinnis, niece Sheila andnephew John. He has many aunts,uncles, cousins, great nieces andgreat nephews and a host offriends.
Honoring Blue as pallbearersare his loving brothers, TheBandido Motorcycle Club. Servingas honorary pallbearers arenephews Eric Nielsen, RickNielsen and John Pilinski, TommyBarber, Steve Dement, JayFontineau and Abie Meshell.
The family extends heartfeltthanks to LSUHSC MedicineTeam 1, 6G/7G Nursing Staff andAgape Hospice.
Blue was a man of few words,yet he touched many lives.
Aurilua SamanthaShockley
BOSSIER CITY - AuriluaSamantha Shockley, 97, passedaway Sunday, March 25, 2012 inMesa, AZ. She was formerly ofBossier City, LA. Funeral serviceswill be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March31, 2012 at Rose-Neath's BossierChapel. Visitation will be prior tothe service Saturday beginning at12:30 p.m. Interment will follow atMt. Zion Cemetery, Coushatta,LA.
Her husband, Aubrey BoyceShockley and daughter, DorisAllen Fredrick preceded her indeath.
She is survived by daughters,Kathleen (Lee) Dickerson andMyralee (C.L.) Witschie; ninegrandchildren and many great andgreat great grandchildren.
These were the most popularstories online Thursday.
nneewwss1. The Haughton Town Councilupheld a police departmentdecision Friday to fire a policeofficer after he allegedly dis-posed of a large amount of mar-ijuana improperly.
2. The Bossier Parish SchoolBoard will begin the first of sev-eral community meetings tonighton the proposed list of itemsthey will seek on the April 21election ballot.
3. GE and Chesapeake EnergyCorporation are collaborating todevelop an infrastructure thatwill accelerate the use naturalgas as a transportation fuel.
ssppoorrttss1. As usual, nobody was perfectin Louisiana high school boysbasketball this season.
2. Airline senior Josh Haginsand Parkway junior HalleWashington have been namedthe MVPs on the All-District 1-5A boys and girls basketballteams selected by the coaches.
3. The Bossier Bearkats’ bid fora second straight boys basket-ball state championship cameup short Thursday night.
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nWaymon Bennett, blackmale, 51, 1116 McElroy St,Bossier City - issuing worth-less checksnDavid Weeks, white male,26, 703 Merritt St,Shreveport - simple robberynDennis Holloway, blackmale, 48, 2700 Foster St,Bossier City - att dist sch IICDSnRonald Quider, white male,28, 1987 Bayou Bend,Bossier City - fail to appearnChad Morris, white male,32, 501 East Trailsend,Haughton - cont delq juve-nile, cont delq juvenile,parole violationnBilly Chamlee, white male,70, 10012 Hwy 3, PlainDealing - disturbpeace/drunk nLinda Cedars, whitefemale, 58, 1027 C.C.Sandidge, Elm Grove - pro-bation violationnMarco Garmon, blackmale, 36, 2805 Teague,Bossier City - fugitivenDale Kidwell, white male,41, 429 Camino Real,Alamogordo, NM - DWI,improp lane usage, opencontainernJuan Talavera, Hispanicmale, 52, 1968 East Texas#1, Bossier City - misreptnduring book, open container,drive w/o headlights, no driv-ers licensenFernando, Martinez,Hispanic male, 43, 1968 EastTexas St, Bossier City - mis-
reptn during book, open con-tainernJulius Dickens, white male,42, 806 B&S Dr, Springhill -Issuing Worthless ChecksnLuke Stokes, black male,32, 3852 Hwy 171, Gloster -Simple BatterynMichael Black, black male,24, 5720 S Lakeshore,Shreveport - Fail To Appear,Fail To AppearnMeghan Presley, blackmale, 21, 153 Futrelle Dr,Mesquite - Fail to AppearnConstantia Bell, blackfemale, 39, 5010 FrancisSt, Shreveport - IdentityTheft, Theft BusinessRecords, Access DeviceFraudnTerral Matlock, whitemale, 64, 1131 OC SandigeRd, Elm Grove - IssuingWorthless ChecksnRhett Junkin, white male,54, 531 Valerie Ln,Haughton - Stalking,TerrorizingnJarius Brown, black male,18, 311 Camp Zion Rd,Haughton - AggravatedAssault, Disturbing thePeacenJamail Freeney, blackmale, 21, 3160 Shed Rd,Bossier City - Disturbing thePeacenMurphy Robertson, blackmale, 21, 110 Burchett St,Bossier City - DisturbingThe PeacenDillion Harris, black male,19, 2509 Plantation Dr,
Bossier City - AggravatedBattery, Disturbing the PeacenBrandi White white female,33, 372 Country Forest, ElmGrove - Fail/Abide/Sus/Sent,Fail To Appear, FugitivenMark Alomia, white male,24, 414 Preston Blvd,Bossier City - 2nd DegreeBatterynJoseph Miller, black male,
26, 1037 Wanda, BossierCity - FugitivenBrandolyn Campbell, blackmale, 23, 2201 Naples,Bossier City - UnlawUse/Poss Body Armor,Dist/Manuf W-Int Sch II CDS,FugitivenEddie Whatley, white male,60, 2111 Scott Street,Bossier City - Fugitive
AT&T Aspire grantnow open to localbusinesses
As access to skilled workersbecomes increasingly vital to theU.S. economy, AT&T is launch-ing a quarter-billion-dollar cam-paign to help more studentsgraduate from high school readyfor careers and college, and toensure the country is better pre-pared to meet global competi-tion.
AT&T Aspire, already among themost significant U.S. corporateeducational initiatives with morethan $100 million invested since2008, will tackle high schoolsuccess and college/careerreadiness for students at-risk ofdropping out of high schoolthrough a much larger, “sociallyinnovative” approach.
Social innovation goes beyondtraditional philanthropy – whichtypically involves only charitablegiving – to also engage peopleand technology to bring differentapproaches, new solutions andadded resources to challengingsocial problems. The Aspireeffort already has impactedmore than one million U.S. highschool students, helping themprepare for success in the work-place and college.
Between now and April 18,AT&T is encouraging Louisianaorganizations to submit applica-tions to pre-qualify for fundingthrough the Local High SchoolImpact Initiative Requests forProposals (RFPs). AT&T is mostinterested in funding local pro-grams that have strong, evi-dence-based practices ground-ed in the What WorksClearinghouse DropoutPrevention: A Practice Guideand data-driven outcomesdemonstrated to improve highschool graduation rates. Moreinformation on the RFP processis available at www.att.com/edu-cation-news (click on the “AspireLocal Impact RFP” option).
“It will take all of us workingtogether and supportingLouisiana educators’ hard workto continue to improve gradua-tion rates and preparedness forfuture careers and college,” saidSonia Perez, AT&T LouisianaPresident. “American businesshas an enormous stake in thesuccess of our students, and itis time to commit more innova-tion and resources to the task.”
The greatly expanded effort cen-ters on a new, $250 millionfinancial commitment plannedover five years. AT&T Aspirewill build on that commitment byusing technology to connect withstudents in new and more effec-tive ways, such as with interac-tive gamification, Web-basedcontent and social media. Thecompany will also tap the inno-vation engine of the AT&TFoundry to look for fresh oratypical approaches to educa-tional obstacles.
