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Feliciana Explorer • Tuesday, July 23, 2013 • Vol. 8, No. 30 • Published Weekly • Circulation 17,000 • felicianaexplorer.com • © 2013

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Anderson Battling for Feliciana Farmers

East Feliciana Schools Readopt a Five Day School Week

The East Feliciana Parish public school district’s students will again attend classes five days a week beginning in this 2013-14 school year. The first day of school for stu-dents will be Monday, August 12. The Elementary Schools will begin their day at 7:45 a.m., and the Mid-dle and High Schools will begin at 7:30 a.m. All schools will let out at 2:45 p.m.

Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. estimated that adding the extra day would cost the district $150,000 a year in utilities and bus-ing. Salaries were not changed five

years ago when the district switched from a five- to a four-day work week, so staff pay would not be affected

Lewis said he hoped the change would improve student test scores and aid the transition to the new common core standards required by the state.

Additionally, the School Board decided at the July 2 meeting that the Student Dress Code be amend-ed to prohibit wearing of shorts by any Middle School students, High School students, or any student as-signed to the Enrichment Academy.

By James Ronald skains

As President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation and a mem-ber of the Executive Committee of the American Farm Bureau Federa-tion, Ronnie Anderson, an Ethel resi-dent, is on the forward line of troops of the farming community in trying to shape the new Farm Bill that will run through 2018.

“The US House of Representa-tives did something unbelievable; they stripped the food stamp pro-gram known as SNAPS from the Farm Bill,’’ Ronnie Anderson long-time La Farm Bureau President told the Feliciana Explorer in an exclu-sive interview in his Baton Rouge office.

“The only good thing about the current Farm Bill situation is that the House and Senate versions are so different that the Bill will go to a Conference Committee to work out the differences. The Senate version kept the Food Stamp Program in the Farm Bill. If the Food Stamp pro-gram is taken out of the Farm Bill, the Farm Bill by itself will be so small monetarily in relationship to

the total Annual Federal Budget, that farmer and Agricultural producers will be thrown under the bus.’’

“It is a train wreck in the making,’’ Anderson acknowledged. “The farm-ing community is being devastated

without some kind of protection from the enormous risk they take each year to keep us in food. The main problem in Washington right now is the extreme lack of common sense in approaching the Farm Bill issue.”

“The farmers in the mid-west have different circumstances as to crop production, therefore, the Rep-resentatives and Senators from those farming states see things differently than our Congressional delegates in the Gulf Coast region. For one thing, ethanol is a big product for corn farm-ers in those states. Also, the mid-west agricultural producer’s weather risk is in the spring during planting sea-son, and possibly during the growing season due to extreme drought.’’

“However, our famers face the same weather problems in the spring of the year, too much rain and pos-sible drought in the summer months, but the farmers along the Gulf Coast are most vulnerable during the har-vest season,’’ Anderson, who farms and raises livestock in Ethel ex-plained.

“Our farmers can have a great planting and growing season but lose

most of their crop during harvest sea-son due to a hurricane or extended wet weather keeping their equipment out of the fields until the crop is lost.”

The so-called Farm Bill for 2013 that passed in the US House of Rep-resentatives is officially known as HR 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform & Risk Management (FARRM). It is 500 plus pages long. The Senate ver-sion of the FARRM Bill is 1,250 pag-es long which indicate that the House Senate Conference Committee whose members have not yet been selected will have their work cut out for them once the Committee assignments are made.

“It seems that the House version which squeaked by on a 216-208 par-ty line vote with 12 Republican House members voting in opposition to it was driven by partisan politics,’’ An-derson acknowledged. “They seemed to be driven with the idea that cutting out the food Stamp Program was go-ing to solve a lot of money problems in the budget. The Food Stamp WIC Program was good for many people who need food in our country and it was also helpful to our farmers as an added market for products.”

“However, the problem with the Food Stamp WIC program is the waste, fraud, and abuse in the system. If the people in Washington would concentrate on eliminating abuse in the system instead of making life more difficult for the farmers, we would all be in much better shape.”

The official name for the food stamp program is SNAP, which is an acronym for Supplemental Nutri-tional Program. The existing Farm Bill is set to expire on September 30 creating further confusion unless the House/Senate Conference Commit-tee can have a meeting of the minds.

The Farm Bureau, along with more than 500 other farm and com-modity groups, urged Congress to act before the deadline, while main-

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Ranking U.S. House Ag Com-mittee member, Colin Peterson, D-Minn. Opposed the Republican backed H.R. 2642: “I believe the strategy of splitting the farm bill is a mistake that jeopardizes the chances of it ever becoming law. And by re-pealing existing permanent farm bill law all but ensures that we will never write a farm bill again.”

5th District Congressman, Rod-ney Alexandria whose district in-cludes most of West and East Felici-ana Parishes released the following statement in justifying his “yea” vote in favor of H.R.

that eliminates the food stamp and financial support for farmers across America: “Though this legislation is not perfect, after a multi-year battle, I feel the latest version of the farm bill does achieve its primary purpose – to provide certainty for our farm-ers. Just as our nation’s agriculture producers provide American families with access to affordable, safe and reliable food, lawmakers need to pro-vide them with the support they need to provide them with the support they need to get this very important job done.”

In answer to the direct question as to how much consumer food was readily available in the food pipe-

line to the grocery stores, Anderson had this to say: “I won’t answer that question directly but I will say that the amount of food in the chain sup-ply grocery stores is much less than the average person thinks there is. A major disruption in the food chain would be disastrous.’’

Writer’s note: This was not my first interview with Ronnie Anderson. Anderson is normally a very upbeat, full of life type guy. On the day of this interview, July 16, Anderson was quite subdued, and his deep concern for the fate of his fellow Farm Bu-reau members due to this Farrm Bill crisis in Congress was very evident.

Second 2 Nature Taxidermy a Worldwide OperationBy James Ronald skains

“The first time that I met Mr. Dan Chase, I was a 13 year old kid ask-ing him for a job to mow his grass,’’ Jeff Martin, now owner and manager of Second 2 Nature Taxidermy Sup-ply Company, told the Zachary Post/Explorer.

“After I got the regular job of mowing his grass, I kept asking him if I could help him in his small taxi-dermy shop next to his house,’’ Mar-tin added. “He started giving me odds and ends jobs, and I did my best. It wasn’t long before I was picking up the taxidermy trade by osmosis. I was still in high school at the time, but with all my free time, I was help-ing Mr. Chase. I lived just down the

street on Backwater Road, so it was very convenient for me.”

Dan Chase started doing part-time taxidermy work to supplement his earning as a schoolteacher at Prescott Junior High School where he stayed until 1979 when he began taxidermy work full time. For many years, the business was known as “Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply.” In 2011, Jeff Martin, after the death of Chase, was able to buy the business and continue the tradition of producing top of the line taxidermy supplies.

“The taxidermy supply business is all about molds and manikins,’’ Mar-tin explained. “We have molds for just about every animal native to North America and many others that are

exotics. We have over 1,500 molds for white tail deer in just about any pose that you might want your deer, from running to drinking or grazing or even laying down. We’ve got 390 molds for Bobcats and over 300 for squirrels.’’

“We have molds for wild boar hogs, elk, moose, bears, mountain lions, coyote, red fox, buffalo, fish, birds and alligators. I don’t think you could name an animal native to North America that we don’t have a mold for. The molds are the key to the taxi-dermy business. We work with clay to form the animal and then make a mold from the clay sculpture. Once

See TAXIDERMY on page 6

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East Feliciana COA: A Matter of BalanceThe East Feliciana Council on

Aging senior adults recently com-pleted, “A Matter of Balance class”. The class consisted of 16 seniors at-tending the class 2 hours every Tues-day and Friday in the month of June. A Graduation Day Celebration was held, Friday June 28th with cake, ice cream and a Certificate of Par-ticipation presented to each senior completing the course.

A Matter of Balance emphasizes practical strategies to reduce fear of falling and increase activity levels. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and exercise to in-crease strength and balance. This program, adapted for small group sessions was led by trained facili-tators, Brenda Gardner and Nancy Bennett.

* Studies indicate that up to half of older adults experience fear of falling and that many respond to this

concern by curtailing activity. * A majority of falls occur during

routine activities.

* Falls usually are not caused by just one issue.

* A large portion of falls are pre-ventable.

* Being inactive results in loss of muscle strength and balance. It can also compromise social interac-tion and increase the risk for isola-tion, depression, and anxiety. Fear of falling can actually contribute to falling.

* Matter Of Balance acknowl-edges the risk of falling but empha-sizes practical coping

Strategies to reduce this concern. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable and set realistic goals for increasing activ-ity.

*Participants also find ways to change the environment to reduce fall risk factors and learn simple ex-ercises to increase strength and bal-ance.

The group format provides an opportunity for people with a com-mon problem to learn from each other and to help each other deal with the shared problem of fear of falling.

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TAXIDERMY continued from page 2

we have the mold as we want it, we can then begin to make manikins of the specific animals’’ Martin added.

“The taxidermy process begins with a hunter having a trophy animal that he wants to preserve all or part of. The carcass of the animal is frozen at the local taxidermist, next the skin is removed, any excess meat scrapped off and then the hide goes through a tanning process. During that process, the hunter selects the pose he wants the animal to be in when mounted. Next, the skin of the animal is then at-tached to the manikin of the animal. Traditionally, most people would just mount the head of the animal but we are seeing more and more of the full size trophies,’’ Martin explained.

The taxidermy business started by Dan Chase that absorbed a young Jeff Martin has grown from one small building to several buildings with an excess of 70,000 square feet of pro-duction and storage area. Second 2 Nature produces a 500-page catalog annually with 30,000 copies printed and distributed to their existing cus-tomers and at trade shows.

“The National Taxidermist Asso-ciation will hold their annual conven-tion here in Baton Rouge in August at the Embassy Suites Hotel,’’ Martin pointed out. “There will be taxider-mist trade from all over the country, and probably internationally attend-ing. There will be a lot of exhibits as well as seminars and workshops dur-ing the convention.’’

Martin has been on the trade as-sociation board of directors for many

years. The association moves its an-nual convention to different cities around the country each year.

“Second 2 Nature exhibits at 3-4 trade shows a year, and a few special events in between,’’ Martin noted. “We keep a 24-foot trailer packed and ready at all times ready for a trade show or special event exhibits. The great majority of our business is here in the states, but we do have cus-tomers in several countries including New Zealand and Argentina. We are one of the largest customers of UPS in Louisiana, so wherever UPS delivers, we can ship products.’’

“Our really busy months for sales are from October to February. During the rest of the year, we are building

sculptures and new molds, and mak-ing manikins and storing a lot of in-ventory. With our printed and on-line catalogs, we make it really easy for our customers to place orders. All the manikins have a picture and a number to go with it. The same is true with the appendages for the animals and all the supplies, including tools that a taxidermist might need to mount the animal to your specifications.”

On their website, Second 2 Na-ture notes very clearly that they like to talk with their customers and questions are always welcome from taxidermists or individuals who are mounting their own trophy animals.

The old Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Company now has 35 em-

ployees. Most have known Jeff Martin since his high school days at Central High School. Other employ-ees are family friends. There are three sisters who have worked with Jeff for over 20 years. Two members of the Crain family have worked ten years or more with the company in supervi-sory positions. It has been many years according to Martin since a teenager has asked him for a job.

“We don’t have much of a turn over anymore,’’ Martin acknowl-edged. “We were able to find a group of young guys who were good work-ers and showed up on time every day. Most of the production, inventory and shipping is like an assembly line, the same task over and over.”


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Master” this summer!We’re moving our Sunday night worship services to Monday nights at 7pm from July 8 through August 5 this year. Come for solid Biblical teaching and Spirit-filled Worship 7pm each night in the FBCZ Worship Center (4200 Main Street,

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Dr. Ronald Meeks, Professor of Bible & Director of Church Relations at Blue Mountain College, Blue

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August 5Pastor Fred Luter, Jr., Senior Pastor of Franklin Ave. Baptist in New Orleans, LA and President of the SBCThese teaching and worship events are free to the public (no reservations required). Childcare will be provided

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The next meeting of the Zachary Artists Guild will be held on Tuesday, July 23 at 6 PM at the Zachary Chamber of Commerce, 4633 Main Street. The guest speaker will be Mr. Steve Shamburger, an experienced art instructor. Steve will demonstrate how to accurately draw the human figure from a live model. Attending artists are encouraged to draw along with Steve as he teaches

Calendar of Eventsessential skills including basic figure construction and capturing the essence of the pose through gesture drawing. A question and answer session will follow. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Margaret

Harmon at 788-5999.

Invitation to Join the St. John the Baptist FOCAS(Fellowship of Catholic Adult Singles) Group: Fellowship – Fulfillment – Fun---Friends! The possibilities to make new friends are endless! For Catholic singles, we have formed a FOCAS group at St. John the Baptist in Zachary, to plan social events and community service projects. No age limit and no set agenda; events will be planned by the group. Invite everyone interested to attend our Wednesday meeting on July 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the SJB Parish Hall, 4727 McHugh Drive, Zachary, LA 70791. Contact: Emily Jones at

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The AARP Driver Safety Course will be held at Lane Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.This classroom refresher course for drivers age 50 and older will help you learn the effects of aging on driving and how to adjust and remain safe on today’s roads. Most auto insurance companies provide a multiyear discount to course

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United Blood Services will hold a blood drive at Lane Regional Medical Center on Friday, July 26, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The blood drive is open to the public and registration is not required. However, donors are encouraged to sign up online @ www.bloodhero.com - Sponsor code: LaneRegional. Donating blood is a simple, safe, life-saving, and selfless gift that millions of Americans can give. Lane Regional Medical Center and United Blood Services have joined to stress the importance of giving the gift of life through the donation

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Public information forumWednesday July 31, 2013 at 6 p.m.

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Fire Protection District No. 1 of West Feliciana will host an informational forum on proposed Fire Protection and Fire Prevention ordinances for West Feliciana Parish. The forum will provide an in-depth overview of 13 proposed ordinances that the Fire Protection District is asking the Police Jury to consider and provide ample time for discussion and

There’s something to do every day in the Felicianas. From choir performances and rodeos to Main Street markets and special library programming for children, this area is rich in cultural and social activities. If you have an event you would like the public to know about, send and email to

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