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I first met Anne, E d i t h , Otto, Mar-go, Peter and oth-ers after T h e l m a R o b e r t s caught me not paying attention in her English class.

I was reading a book assigned by my civics teacher when Mrs. Rob-erts busted my chops.

What, she asked, was more important than watch her diagram sen-tences?

The book was John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage, and I was be-hind in the assignment.

She took the book and told me to see her after class.

After everyone else had left me to my pun-ishment, she handed me a different book, saying something to the effect that “if you’re interested in courageous people, read this one.”

Thus was I introduced to The Diary of Anne Frank, and exposed to a sad history I really knew little about.

Decades later, Anne’s two-year diary, which ends abruptly on Aug. 1, 1944, stays with me.

I think of this as the Eunice Players Theatre production of the play based on the diary (see Page 7A).

And I wonder how many 10th-graders to-day have read the diary, or whether it is even on a required reading list.

Glancing through its pages this week, I real-ize the diary all these years later is still pretty much typical of a teen-ager, though the circum-stances under which she lived and wrote were not.

The Book Police rail about the diary and some of its content.

Fortunately, the work stands on its merits, not their opinion.

Terry Hoychick is a candidate for Eunice City Court judge in the Nov. 4 primary election.

He has been an at-torney in Eunice for 35 years and is a former partner of the late City Judge Nilas Young and incumbent retiring Judge Lynette Young Feucht.

Hoychick is a member in good standing of the Louisiana State Bar As-sociation and has been the AV Preeminent rat-ing through Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.

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Loving the school, for 40 years

Anita Dupre retired last week after 40 years at LSU Eunice, the last seven as secretary in the athletic department.

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Anita Dupre found her jobs at Louisiana State University at Eunice so nice, she retired twice.

“I figured I’d stay ‘til I dropped,” Dupre, secretary of the school’s athletic department, said, laugh-ing. “Now it’s time to enjoy some-thing different, like not having to wake up every morning.”

“I have been very proud to work here.”

Dupre, of Richie, retired Fri-day. She is only the second per-son in the campus’s history to retire with 40 years of service. Prior to working in the athletic department, Dupre spent 33 years in the school’s financial aid department.

“I actually retired from the fi-nancial aid position and then came to work part time in the athletic department when the department was formed,” Dupre said.

Dupre could still recall her first day on the job on Aug. 19, 1974.

“It was the week of registra-tion,” Dupre said. “It was so quiet, I didn’t even know it was

going on. I started out just an-swering the phones, and now the programs and the school have gotten so big.”

When Dupre joined the school’s staff, the campus consisted of three buildings and the util-ity plant. The student union was completed a few years before Du-pre started.

“I wanted to come to school at LSUE, and I would have been in the school’s first graduating class,” Dupre said. “But I had no transportation to get to school from Iota, so I took a bus to the vo-tech in Crowley.”

After graduating from the vo-tech, Dupre went to work at a CPA’s office in Crowley.

“The work I did at the CPA’s of-fice probably helped me get the job at LSUE,” Dupre added.

In addition to her financial aid work, Dupre also helped the fledgling athletics department with requisitions.

“I was actually on the commit-tee to decide whether are not we were going to form an ath-letic department,” Dupre said. “The athletic program was actu-ally started as a recruiting tool, not just to attract students from

other states but from other area high schools. We hoped that by attracting players, we could also attract their boyfriends, girl-friends and friends to attend school here.”

In the beginning, those who wanted to form an athletic de-partment faced some opposition due to budget issues, but LSUE’s students approved adding an ath-letics fee to their tuition. Since then, students have remained in favor of athletics.

“We have gone back to the stu-dents two or three time to ap-prove an increased fee, and they have approved it,” Dupre said. “We are one of the few schools in the state that does not get state funding for an athletic depart-ment, but you can’t tell that by the number of championships we are winning. We are always hav-ing fundraisers to help with ex-penses.”

“Without state funding, it will be difficult to add more sports. The lack of money hampers prog-ress. I wonder what we could do if we had more money.”

In the seven years she has

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Committee mem-ber Dwight Jodon on Tuesday night brought the City Council up to speed on festival devel-opments, receiving a ringing endorsement of support afterward.

The festival is sched-uled on the LSU Eunice campus on Nov. 7-8, 2015.

As currently project-ed, festival components will take up essentially all of the campus out-door area.

Those components will include:

Music stage, featur-ing a line-up of musical talent representing the diverse genres of music from across the state;

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worked in the athletic de-partment, Dupre also sat on the committee to hire Jeff Willis, current athlet-ic director and head base-ball coach, and Willis con-siders her as close as kin.

“I can’t say enough of what she has meant to me and my family,” Willis said. “She has been like a mother and grandmother, not only to our athletes, but my own children as well. She will always hold a special place in my heart because of who she is and what she stands for.”

“What Anita has meant to this campus is unmea-surable,” he continued. “You don’t see that too many times in today’s age, that a person would spend 40 years of dedication and loyalty to one place. But if you know her, you would know why. Her character, integrity, and ability to make people smile sets her apart from a lot of people. You really cannot put into words what she has meant to this campus and myself.”

While Willis is happy Dupre is going to kick back and relax, he knows the campus is losing a highly valued worker.

“This campus has been extremely fortunate to have Ms. Dupre be a part of it,” Willis said. “I’ve never said this, but I be-lieve this campus is losing someone that is irreplace-able.”

Dupre’s passion for her work grew from her own love of sports.

“I’ve always been a sports enthusiast,” she said. “I played every sport open to girls in school. My husband Philip and I coached Little League, and he even volunteers at LSUE. The kids call him Mr. Fee.”

In her seven years of requisitions, filing insur-ance claims, making trav-el arrangements and help-ing the athletic director, Dupre has also enjoyed working with students and their parents.

“I am a people person,” she said. “That’s what I enjoy best, watching the kids grow up while they are here. A lot of kids still need to live at home and get guidance. They need to make new friends and be able to grow and leave here in two years more mature than when they started. They will be able to go forth and make bet-ter decisions.”

Some of Dupre’s favorite memories with the ath-letic department include the school’s first few base-ball games, including one against a team from Ja-pan.

“Seeing the enthusi-asm of the kids selected to participate in baseball that first year was one of the best times,” she said. “The first-year team also played a team from Japan in Crowley. We all laughed because the other team could convey their signals out loud in their native language and we couldn’t understand them.”

Even though most of Dupre’s memories at LSUE are fond ones, the secretary remembered times when she as well as the whole athletic depart-ment experienced heart-aches far worse than los-ing a championship game.

“Jon Sargent, who was going to be on the first baseball team, was killed in a car accident before the team had even started practicing,” Dupre said. “Brian Yeager, who was on our first championship team, fell while running and broke his neck. He had been drafted to play for the Colorado Rock-ies, but he chose to stay at school one more year. Another of our team mem-bers, Jeremy Triche, was a police officer, and he was killed in the line of duty.”

“Things like this are hard on the coaches and on the team.”

Dupre plans to share in the team’s future joys by continuing to volunteer at the game concession stands and department fundraisers. Should she cross her successor, Dupre will pass on some friendly advice.

“Enjoy this because…. you have to love people and what you get back from them is so reward-ing,” she said. “Each year at the athletic banquet, I thank the parents for let-ting me borrow their kids. I got so much out of this job.”

DUPRE_______________From Page 1Remembering 9/11

Brock Miller and son Cayson and other members of the Eunice Fire Department attend the “In Honor and Remembrance Sept. 11” memorial ceremony hosted by Woodmen of the World. About 40 people attended the event at Crombie Community Circle Park. Photo by Claudette Olivier.

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Hoychick was chosen by his local colleagues to lead the Eunice At-torneys Group as its Chairman in the Eunice Train Derailment litiga-tion and was appointed by the federal court in that litigation as co-lead counsel and co-chair-man for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.

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Hoychick coached girls’ softball in the Eu-nice City Softball league for 11 years; coached boys’ baseball for two years; and has served pro bono as attorney for the Eunice Community Health Center, Inc., since 2009.

He is also currently and has been the Chair-man of the Eunice Men’s Tennis League since 1994. He has served as Parliamentarian for the Louisiana Baptist Con-vention since 2006 and served on its Executive Board for two terms from 2006-2010.

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Center for more than 30 years and as Vice-Presi-dent since 1999. He was active as a member of First Baptist Church of Eunice from 1978 to 2010 and served as its Worship Leader from 2001 through 2010. In 2010, he returned to his home church in Basile and now serves as its Worship Leader.

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Hundreds turned out for the dedication and unveil-ing of the St. Landry Par-ish Veterans Memorial monument Wednesday evening.

“This memorial is dedi-cated to all military per-sonnel, their family and friends,” said Jeri Cor-tez, one of the memorial committee members, as she welcomed the crowd. “They have dedicated their lives to this country.”

The memorial and park area, located at 5348 Hwy. 182 South in Opelousas, was spearheaded by Pat Mason-Guillory, and the commemoration was a de-cade in the making. The event featured music by the Opelousas community choir, singers Myra Baker of Westminster Christian Academy and Charles Ross, St. Landry Parish School Board member, and a 21-gun salute by the Reed-Davis Honor guard.

Guest speakers included keynote speaker retired Maj. Gen. John Basilica Jr., special guest speaker retired Maj. Gen. Hunt Downer, Jr., Bobby Dupre, who donated the land for the park, and major me-morial donors Keith and Ginger Myers, co-founders of the LHC Group.

Basilica retired from the Louisiana Army National Guard with 33 years of service. While serving, he commanded the 796th Engineer Battalion, the 3rd Battalion, 156th In-fantry Battalion and the 225th engineer Group. He also commanded the 256 Brigade Combat Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Basilica also led Joint Task Force Pelican following Hurricanes Ka-trina and Rita.

He was later appoint-ed Director of Logistics for the National Guard Bureau before his last assignment as the Com-mander of the Contingen-cy Combat post for U.S. Army North.

“We must honor those who have made the ul-timate sacrifice and are

no longer here for this remembrance,” Basilica said.

He touched upon recent events of the ISIS terror-ist group and President Barack Obama’s televised address to the country that would take place lat-er that evening.

“September 11 is a day that will live in infamy for my generation,” he said. “(There is a) constant re-minder that the threat is real. I have an enormous pride to have served with the veterans of today. There are thousands of service men and women putting themselves in harm’s way to protect our lives. That is why celebra-tions like this are so criti-cal and important.”

“We must learn from the past and position our-selves for the future,” he added before quoting for-mer President Woodrow Wilson. “President Wilson addressed a crowd at a Flag Day event. ‘We meet to celebrate Flag Day be-cause this flag which we honor and under which we serve is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation.’”

Downer, a New Orleans native and current resi-dent of Houma, took the podium following Basilica.

“General Basilica hit the nail on the head,” he said. “We are downsizing (our armed forces) and the threat (of terrorism) is in-creasing. It is incumbent upon all here to never for-get and to educate. This memorial tells us not to forget, to be vigilant, and to protect and preserve our rights and our free-doms or we will lose them. That is why we are here today.”

Downer began his mili-tary career as an enlisted soldier in the U. S. Army Reserve and later joined the Louisiana Army Na-tional Guard. During Op-eration Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he was ac-tivated with the 256th In-fantry Brigade, and dur-ing the Southwest Asia

Cease Fire Campaign, he participated with the 377th Theater Area Com-mand. He has also served as a Special Assistant to the Adjunct General and handled assignments as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs and Legislative Affairs Liaison/Director of Legislative Services for the State of Louisiana Governor’s office. Downer is a long-time supporter of the St. Landry Parish Vet-erans Memorial.

The retired general asked veterans of World War I to stand.

“There are no veterans of this war left,” Downer said. “The last one died a few years ago.”

He then asked the veter-ans of World War II, Viet-nam, Korea, Grenada and the Gulf Wars to stand up and be recognized.

“I hope we can have cel-ebrations even larger than this and bring our young kids and school children here and let them learn about America,” Downer said. “The Pledge of Alle-giance is 31 words. It is a pledge that a veteran has agreed to put his or her life on the line for. They have written a blank check to the American government with their life. Don’t for-get that.”

Bobby Dupre, a native and active member of the St. Landry Parish commu-nity, was the next guest speaker.

“I want to thank the committee for accepting my donation of the land,” he said. “I’ve done other things I have been com-mended for, but I have never spoken to a young kid who told me that his grandpa was very happy we were building this me-morial. This memorial is for those who didn’t make it back.”

“It is a very fulfilling do-nation,” he added.

Dupre, a long-time ra-dio host, contributes to St. Landry Parish in may ways, including play-ing Santa Claus for local events, funding scholar-ships and donating to lo-cal institutions such as The Academy of the Sa-

cred Heart in Grand Co-teau and Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House.

Keith and Ginger Myers were the final speakers.

“It was such an honor to be part of this project,” Keith said. “Today we all have my dad (Army Mas-ter Sgt. Wallen Winfred Myers) in mind and all of those who have protected and served.”

“Never forget to honor those before you,” Ginger said. “God bless America. We love you St. Landry Parish.”

Prior to the unveiling of the memorial, Cortez made a special tribute to Lt. Marion William Du-filho. Dufilho was born in Opelousas and gradu-ated from Opelousas High School in 1933. In 1938, he graduated from Annapolis and went on to serve on three Navy ships before being shot down during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons and posthu-mously awarded the Navy Cross and the Distin-guished Flying Cross. Du-filho was 25 when he was killed.

Myers and his sons Brach, Elliot, Brandon and Hunter as well as several committee mem-bers helped to unveil a bronze statue in memory of Keith’s father, who served in the U.S. Army

during WW II. The memo-rial, which features five granite panels with the names of every St. Landry Parish veteran who has died in the line of duty

since WW I, was unveiled by Dupre, Jerome Gaudet, project architect, and sev-eral committee members.

Bobby Dupre unveils the St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial. He donated the site.

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Those people who say that President Obama has no clear vision and no clear strategy for dealing with the ISIS terror-ists in the Middle East may be mistaken. It seems to me that he has a very clear and very consistent strategy. And a vi-sion behind that strategy.

First the strategy -- which is to get each crisis off the front pages and off televi-sion news programs as quickly as he can, in whatever way he can, at the lowest po-litical cost. Calling ISIS a junior varsity months ago accomplished that goal.

Saying before the 2012 elections that “bin Laden is dead” and that terrorism was defeated accomplished the goal of getting reelected.

Ineffective sanctions against Iran and Russia likewise serve a clear pur-pose. They serve to give the illusion that Obama is doing something that will stop Iran from getting nuclear bombs and stop Russia from invading Ukraine.

This forestalls the massive and enraged outcries there would be if the public were fully aware that he was doing nothing serious enough to prevent either of these things from happening. Generations of Americans yet unborn may curse us all for leaving them hostage to a nuclear ter-rorist Iran. But generations yet unborn do not vote, so they carry no weight with Barack Obama.

No one has a perfect batting average in any field, so Obama has been caught in some dicey situations, such as the sudden eruption of ISIS on the world stage, with their videotaped beheadings that make it hard to get them off the front pages and off the TV newscasts.

Caught off guard, the president has played for time -- time for Iraq to get its internal politics fixed, time for our allies to come together, time for the military to create a strategy. Ideally, from his stand-point, time for the whole ISIS crisis to blow over.

There is always someone else to blame for whatever goes wrong in the Obama administration. Supposedly the intelli-gence services had not kept him informed about how imminent the ISIS threat was. But others who received top-secret brief-ings by the intelligence services say oth-erwise.

Some people are wondering how some-one of obvious intelligence like Barack Obama could be so mistaken about so many things, especially in deadly for-eign policy issues. But there is no way of knowing whether anyone is succeeding or failing without first knowing what they are trying to do.

If you assume that Barack Obama is trying to protect the safety and inter-ests of the United States and its allies, then clearly he has been a monumental failure. It is hard to think of any part of the world where things have gotten bet-ter for us since the Obama administra-tion began.

Certainly not in Iraq. Or Iran. Or Lib-ya. Or China. Things went from bad to worse after Obama intervened in Egypt and helped put the murderous Muslim Brotherhood in power. Fortunately for Egypt -- and for the whole Middle East -- the Egyptian military took the Muslim Brotherhood out of power, in defiance of Obama.

If you start from the assumption that Barack Obama wanted to advance Amer-ica’s interests, this is truly an unbeliev-able record of failure. But what is there in Obama’s background that would jus-tify the assumption that America’s best interests are his goal?

He has, from childhood on, been men-tored by, or allied with, people hostile to the United States and to American val-ues. His mentors and allies have all been very much like the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, even if they were not as flamboy-ant.

Barack Obama has succeeded in reduc-ing America’s military strength while our adversaries are increasing theirs, and re-ducing our credibility and influence with our allies. That is completely consistent with his vision of how the world ought to be, with the West taken down a peg and humbled.

We are currently at a point where we can either kill as many of the ISIS terror-ists as possible over there -- where they are bunched together and visible against a desert background -- or else leave the job half done and have them come over here, where they will be hard to find, and can start beheading Americans in America.

Everything in Barack Obama’s history suggests that he is going to leave the job half done, so long as that gets the issue off the front pages and off the TV news-casts.

Success or failure?The Bible isn’t clear on some things,

taking a great deal of effort to come to grips with what it really means by study, prayer, mediation.

This isn’t one of them.The Bible says this: Likewise, hus-

bands, live with your wives in an un-derstanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

The writer of First Peter is clear there. Show honor to the woman as the weaker vessel. Some would moan about the lan-guage, but the meaning, at least to me, is clear.

As I write this, the news is filled with the Ray Rice news. Rice, a running back for the Baltimore Ravens in case you’re living under a rock somewhere (in which it would be odd that you would have in-ternet in order to read this), is on video in a casino elevator months ago in Atlantic City, N.J. hitting his then-fiancé so hard he knocked her unconscious.

Previously the NFL saw another angle of the incident, so officials say, and sus-pended Rice for two games as he sought counseling. With this view, the NFL offi-cials suspended him indefinitely, and his team cut him loose. Many say Rice, just 27, will never play in the NFL again.

This from a league that welcomed back Dante Stallworth after a one-year sus-pension in 2009 for a drunken driving manslaughter conviction. Manslaughter!

But this is not a column about the NFL or even domestic violence.

Paul wrote this: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you[a] free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b]God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righ-teous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

God forgives where man condemns. God acted so that those who have great, abundant issues, even those as heinous as Rice, can find forgiveness and accep-tance and even something we all need to uncover and deliver in our own lives -- understanding.

No one knows what led to that mo-ment on video. No one, except the couple, knows what has happened since. No one knows if this is one incident or a pattern. No one knows if Rice has anger issues or was drunk or whatever, and Rice wasn’t exactly forthcoming in his few state-ments since. No one knows.

No one except a God who in the great-est example of the father, the parable of the prodigal son, runs down the road to get to the son who left the father and wasted his life in prodigal living.

Rice might not play football again. I would suspect not. But eternally the thing he must do is simply turn to Jesus and say words that he has said in public, I’m sorry. Believe Jesus to be Lord of his life, profess that with his mouth, and he will be saved.

That video will be there the rest of his life. No question. But so will that forgiv-ing Father.

Today as we condemn Ray Rice, let us remember or even understand for the first time that all of us are sinners fallen short of a forgiving God. All of us. His sin is no worse than our sin. His sin is no different than our sin. His sin can be forgiven even as ours is. The world just doesn’t have video of our own.

When the spirits moved railroad builder Arthur Edward Stilwell, they also moved a lot of freight. He extended the Kansas City Southern Line into Louisiana after he heard voices in his head.

At least that’s the railroad lore.Patricia Duncan of the Louisiana

Division of Historic Preservation looked into his story some years ago and reported, “Stilwell was a colorful New York native who had transportation in his blood.” He was the grandson of Hamblin Stilwell, one of the builders of the Erie Canal. Arthur was also an active organizer of the Western Union Telegraph System and the New York Central Railroad, and was a friend of Commodore William Vanderbilt. He learned his love of railroading from the stories told by these two men.

“Stilwell built over 2,300 miles of railroad line, founded at least 40 communities of differing sizes, and organized 41 companies. He also authored books, plays, and music.”

He was apparently a first-rate businessman, but he also claimed that all of his life he’d received messages from the spirit world, and that much of his success came from acting upon those messages. In fact, he claimed the spirits were instrumental in his decision to extend his line through western Louisiana.

By the time the voices told him to turn south, Stilwell’s Kansas City, Nevada & Gulf Railway had reached Joplin, Mo., and he’d begun inching toward the Gulf from there. By 1893, apparently without the aid of the spirit world, he’d extended the line into Arkansas.

But that year financial panic swept across the nation pushing over-extended rail lines into bankruptcy, and railroad builders, even psychic ones, found bankers and other lenders unfriendly to expansion plans.

That’s when the voices told Arthur to go to Holland to find the money he needed.

“Once in Holland,” Duncan relates, “he rekindled an acquaintance with Jan DeGoeijen, a coffee merchant ... he met during a … European vacation. Various stories survive relating how Stilwell engineered this reunion, but the outcome was that DeGoeijen became an agent for Stilwell’s company and soon succeeded in selling $3 million worth of railroad stock to his countrymen.”

Stilwell used that money to extend his track to Shreveport, and intended to branch from there toward Houston and Galveston. But the spirits said not to do that. He told his investors that he “must

not make Galveston the terminus of his railroad because the city would someday be destroyed by a tidal wave.”

Less than a decade later, the Hurricane of 1900 pushed a huge wave across Galveston island destroying practically everything there, which did not include his railroad.

As the voices instructed, Stilwell sent his track into western Louisiana, through Caddo, DeSoto, Sabine, Vernon, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes, crossing the Sabine west of Vinton, then heading south to Sabine Pass, where he intended for his freight cars to meet Gulf of Mexico steamers.

By 1897, he was almost there, and was already making good money on his investment. As he pushed south, his line opened the pine forests of western Louisiana to lumbermen who made huge fortunes for themselves and handsome profits for Stilwell. It is literally true that his railroad changed the face of western Louisiana.

As Duncan reports, “Settlement patterns changed as people moved their homes from area rivers to the railroad lines and Stilwell’s company founded and promoted new towns and villages to support its depots.” The developer named some of these communities after his European investors, which explains why we find names like Zwolle, DeRidder, and DeQuincy in southwest Louisiana.

Once he’d honored his investors and pushed his line across the Sabine and into Texas, Arthur Stilwell decided to name a town on his new rail line after himself. He’d already used his last name when he founded Stillwell, Oklahoma, so he used his first name this time.

That’s why transplanted Cajuns who call themselves Heebert and Sigh-mon and Tray-han live in a place called Port Arthur.

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Alan Jackson’s song, “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning on that September Morn?” came to mind as we approached the anniversary of Sep-tember 11, 2001.

Life was idyllic for me as a first-year rural teacher on that September morn. Teaching band and choir to about 175 students, I drove 45 miles on narrow, hilly country roads, greeting deer, hors-es, cows, llamas and alpacas as they poked their noses out on the roads to see who was intruding on their playground.

Although I had just finished extended weekend Army Reserve duty in Oma-ha, Neb, my peaceful drive to school on Tuesday morning reminded that I made a good choice to put military life behind me.

As I neared school, NPR announcers began describing a plane accident in lower Manhattan. I switched stations, as I did not want to cloud my brilliantly sunny day with images of a major plane accident.

In my first hour, junior high band stu-dents ran into the class, and begged me to turn on the television to watch “the Terrorist Attack in New York.” After checking with my colleagues to confirm what was happening, I declined to turn on our classroom television. “No, you can watch this tonight with your parents. Let’s take out our instruments.”

We played the National Anthem, with reverence. Then, the band played “God Bless the U.S.A.”, which we were learn-ing for Veteran’s Day. All day long, my students sang and played patriotic and faith-filled songs. The choir sang “Amaz-ing Grace,” and “From a Distance.” Fifth-graders were not concerned at all the the world had stopped turning. They honked on their clarinet mouthpieces and buzzed their trumpet mouthpieces as if they were in the woods hunting ducks with their families.

That afternoon, I drove 40 miles to the university for my French horn les-son, numb from listening to sober radio reports. My very young professor prob-ably thought I was being ultra-dramatic when I said to him, “We are at war. The most intelligent thing that happened today was that the airlines were shut down once we figured out we are being attacked.”

Later in the week, my high school stu-dents wanted to discuss the attacks. They had all kinds of theories about who our

enemies were. When I told my students I performed many wedding ceremonies at the World Trade Center Towers, and so, it saddened me to think of all the couples who might have been at the site on that day, they asked why I was crazy enough to move to rural America. They could not imagine how a world traveler could choose to live in such remote conditions where “nothing ever happens!”

“Ah, but, that’s why I moved to rural America,” I told them. “Nothing like that would ever happen to us out here. We are safe from all that chaos and violence.”

I never promoted military service after Nine-Eleven, because I could not imag-ine putting my students in harm’s way. It is my hope, as a teacher, to provide possibilities that have nothing to do with war and violence.

On Nine-Eleven anniversaries, I often play Jackson’s ballad:

I’m just a singer of simple songsI’m not a real political manI watch CNN but I’m not sure I can tellYou the difference in Iraq and Iran.But I know Jesus and I talk to GodAnd I remember this from when I was

youngFaith, hope and love are some good

things He gave usAnd the greatest is love. Thirteen years later, we still can’t tell

the difference between Iraq and Iran. I don’t know if it is possible to turn our na-tional hearts and minds toward the path of love, but, I sure do think we have to try.

We owe it to our young troops who have served faithfully to end this war. We owe our young soldiers a plan for peace so they can come back to the best America has to offer – quiet living in the middle of “nowhere” rural towns where they can safely raise their children to sing simple songs about faith, hope, and love.

On that September morn ...

This one’s clear

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Artist’s Village, an op-portunity for artists from across the state, repre-senting many mediums, to gather, network and exhibit;

Walk-through Louisi-ana, an area that will afford communities, par-ishes, tourist centers, festivals and regional en-tities an opportunity to showcase themselves in whatever manner they choose - from brochures to bites to eat, giving attend-ees a chance to learn more about the state we’re in.

Also under consider-ation are a Film Village, where the state’s growing movie industry can net-work, share and exhibit, and a Cook-Off.

Also on the agenda are food booths, a craft vil-lage, athletic events, a classic car show, a poker

run, Bingo and poster competition.

Additionally, LSU Eu-nice’s annual Community Day will move to the Fes-tival dates from its tradi-tional spring date.

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Eunice Police Officer Stephanie Myers holds lunches prepared for police, fire and other first responders in the annual Ardoin Funeral Home appreciation barbecue for them on Sept. 11. Others from left are Bill Wimberly, Ardoin Funeral Home Funeral Director, Ardoin’s Mike Blanchard, City Marshal Terry Darbonne, State Rep. Mickey Guillory, retired Police Chief Goose Fontenot and Ward 1 City Councilman Roland Miller. The meals were prepared at the funeral home. Photo by Rick Nesbitt.

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...... News Notes ......

From files of The Eunice News:

September 1936

The work of completing St. Anthony’s Catholic Church edifice has begun, according to the Rev. Fa-ther A. Martel, pastor.

Eunice warehouses re-port a total of 37,903 bags of rice this season, at a price of $3.50 to $3.65, for the new crop of Early Pro-lific.

Application has been made for a $17,000 fed-eral grant with which to build a Eunice natato-rium. Mayor J.B.Lewis said the pool, to be located behind City Hall, will ac-commodate 400 persons.

The Tri-Parish Fair As-sociation and Chamber of Commerce offices have moved from the first floor of the Liberty Building to the second, opposite the stairway leading to the Rotary hall.

A young farmer who committed suicide had been lured into an illegal gambling game and lost all his cotton money short-ly before he shot himself. The gamblers are charged in city court.

An all-night dance, played by Senor Jose

and his 14-piece orches-tra, will precede the open-ing of the Tri-Parish Fair.

Dennis Miller, former all-state back at Eunice High and three-letter win-ner at Loyola University of the South, has joined the coaching staff at St. Aloysius.

Dolsey Guillory, who allegedly confessed to the August murder and rob-bery of Eunice planter Lucien Ledoux, is on a hunger strike in the Aca-dia Parish jail.

Construction has begun on a pipeline which will supply Eunice with natu-ral gas from the Tepetate field.

Mary Ledoux was elected president of the St. Edmund’s senior class. Charles Dupre is vice-president.

A basketball team has been organized by Eunice High girls. Members are Edwin Manuel, Ruth David, Dorothy Childs, Lorraine Plauche, Mil-dred Guillory, Helen Gill, Gwendola Lacour, Margaret Mayes, Jew-ell Gill and Larry Sa-voy. Prof. Clyde Brown and Rowena Brown are the coaches.

...... From the Files ......

This Week --ABC holding rallyat pole for students

The Acadian Baptist Center will host a “See You at the Pole” rally from 3-8 p.m. Saturday.

The event will be in rec-ognition of Global Week of Student Prayer.

Guest speaker will be Joe Wood, and music will be by Eli Price.

Cost is $3 per person and includes a hamburger or hotdog meal.

Attendants may also bring bathing suits (t-shirt cover ups for girls), towels and a change of clothes.

All recreation facilities will be open. RSVP by Wednesday.

Information: 457-9047.

St. Edmund takingparade entries

Anyone interested in participating in the St. Edmund Catholic High School Homecoming Pa-rade is asked to contact Tracy Joubert at 457-2592 or tjoubert@stedmund.com.

The parade will be on Friday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.

Deadline for entry is Oct. 12.

You must provide a fax number or email address when registering so a line-up and rules can be sent to you prior to the parade.

Next WeekBenefit Trail Ride for ECHC scheduled

There will be a fall Benefit Trail Ride to bene-fit the Eunice Community Health Center on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. with sign up.

$10 fee includes lunch afterwards at the Northwest Pavilion.

$1 bottled water and soft drinks available and

BYOB.Trailers for non-rider

will also be available on the run. No ATVs or Dirt bikes allowed.

Ride begins at 9 a.m. from the Northwest Community Center Pavilion in Eunice.

Information, details: Pat Frey 580-1439.

The ride is sponsored by the Eunice Mardi Gras Assoc.

Garden programset for Sept. 23

The Eunice Community Garden will have a presentation by Sanford Wood on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 9:30 a.m. at the Eunice Community Garden Classroom.

The seed giveaway also continues at the Garden Classroom.

Information: Sue Street, suestonestreet@yahoo.com, or 457-9411.

AARP Drivers Course set Sept. 23

AARP Smart Drivers Courses will be offered on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Ken-dall Fontenot State Farm Insurance Office, from noon-4 p.m.; call Deola at 580-3655 to register.

The cost of class is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members.

StoryTime hour set for Thurs., Sept. 25 There will be a StoryTime hour Thursday, Sept. 25 at 10:30 a.m. for ages 1-4 at The Eunice Public Library. A guest reader will read “Leaves,” by David Ezra Stein. A craft will be

presented to kids to do.

Chamber, SGAset political forum

The Eunice Chamber of Commerce & LSU Eunice Student Government Association will co-host a candidate forum on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. at the school’s health technology auditorium.

The public is invited to the forum which will have a timed question-and-answer format for Nov. 4 candidates.

Persons with potential questions can submit them to director@e u n i c e c h a m b e r . n e t through Sept. 18.

Information: 457-2565.

Mamou 5:16 Skating Night set

The Mamou 5:16 youth group sets its Skating Night on Friday, Sept. 26 from 5-8 p.m.

All area church youth groups are invited. Volun-teers are also needed and asked to report at 4:30 p.m. at the skating rink.

A charge of $1 will be taken at the door.

Bring money for food and drinks.

Information: 599-2480,

or 336-2770.

Free to Breatheevent set Sept. 27

The Lafayette Free to Breathe event will be Sat-urday, Sept. 27 at River Ranch Town Square in Lafayette.

The event will feature a 5K run/walk and 1-mile walk for all fitness levels, with awards for top fund-raisers.

Registration closes Sept. 24.

To register: freeto-breathe.org.

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EUNICE ~ Sybil Johnson Fontenot passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the age of 81.

Funeral Services was held on Friday, September 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice. Father Clinton Sensat officiated. Burial followed at Mt. Cal-vary Cemetery.

Sybil is survived by one son, Kenneth “Hav” Olivier and wife Terry of Eunice; three daughters, Cynthia Guidry and husband Mark of Eunice, Connie Dupre and husband Randy of Youngs-ville, and Margretta Frey and husband Gary of Eunice; one brother, Huey John-son, Jr. of Eunice; fourteen grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Sybil was preceded in death by her parents, Huey Johnson, Sr. and Mable Lavergne Johnson; her first husband, Edmund Olivier; her second husband, Rich-ard Fontenot; and two sons, Garett Olivier and Al Kurt Olivier.

At the request of the fam-ily, visitation was held on Thursday, September 11, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Quirk & Son Funeral Home. A Rosary was prayed at 6:00 p.m. by Deacon Gary Gaudin. The funeral home reopened on Friday at 8:00 a.m. for visi-tation until the time of ser-vice.

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EUNICE ~ Funeral Services was held for Robert Lynn “Big Rob” Andrus age 49 on Satur-day, September 13, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Quirk & Son Funeral Home in Eu-nice with burial following at Ashford Cemetery in Duralde.

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EUNICE~Mrs. Luna Rose Lejeune Ardoin, a resident of Eunice, died on Wednesday, Septem-ber 10, 2014 at her resi-dence surrounded by her loved ones. She was 94.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at St. Thomas More Catho-lic Church in Eunice with Father Cedric Sonnier, Celebrant and Father Dustin Dought, Co-cele-brant. Rite of Committal followed in the Mt. Cal-vary Cemetery.

A native of Ritchie, Luna graduated from Belle City High School and Our Lady of the Lake Nursing School in Baton Rouge. She was a vet-eran of the United States Navy serving as a Lieu-tenant and Registered Nurse in the Navy Nurse Corps. Luna was the old-est female veteran in Eunice. After WWII, her nursing career continued in Lake Charles and Eu-nice where she married and raised her family.

Luna was a lifelong member of St. Thomas More Parish. She was a member of the parish council and the Ladies Al-tar Society where she was named Lady of the Year. Luna was also a 68 year member of the Catholic Daughters of the Ameri-cas, Court #208. In 2001, she was named Catholic Daughter of the Year. A member of the Louisi-ana Cajun Culture Club, she taught Cajun dance lessons. She was a Pink Lady Auxiliary at Moosa Memorial Hospital and a member of many other organizations, includ-ing the Eunice Vocation Club, the Sewing Club, the St. Edmund PTC, and a charter member of the Women’s Memorial for Military Service in Washington, D.C. Luna was also a Campfire Girl leader and a St. Edmund homeroom mother.

Mrs. Ardoin is survived by her son, Whitney “Ray” Ardoin, Jr. and wife, Lisa of Eunice; daughters, Darilyn Bouquet and husband, Eugene of Iowa and Brenda Ardoin of Eunice; two granddaugh-ters, Myra Renee Brous-sard and husband, Tim of Shreveport and Whitney Rose Ardoin of Eunice; and great granddaugh-ter, Felicity Marie Brous-sard of Shreveport.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Whitney R. Ardoin, Sr.; daughter, Myra Rose Ardoin; parents, Ostay and DeRozia Bergeron Lejeune; brothers, Clem-ent Lejeune and Norbert Lejeune; and sisters, Ver-lie Chaumont and Jane Burleson.

At the request of the family, visitation was held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Fri-day, September 12th from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm and again on Sat-urday, September 13th from 7:00 am until time of services. A ceremony by the Women Veterans of Louisiana was held at 5:30 pm Friday evening. The Catholic Daughters recited a Rosary at 6:00 pm Friday evening.

Memorial donations may be made to the Eu-nice Food Bank, P.O. Box 1252, Eunice, LA 70535, or the Catholic Daugh-ters of the Americas Court #208, 310 W. Vine, Eunice, LA 70535.

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...... Eunice Arrest Report ......August 15Two juveniles, 14, dis-

turbing the peace by fight-ing.

Tiffany Fruge, 31, 110 Gaspard, bench warrants disturbing the peace, remaining after being for-bidden, theft of goods shoplifting.

Stuart Tompkins, 36, 1150 West Ash, criminal damage to property.

August 16Richard Longino, 17, 221

College Road, disturbing the peace.

Rachael Daigle, 41, 2697 Prudhomme Road, DWI 1st, red light violation, obstruction of public pas-

sage.Kendrick Cooley, 28,

519A Fuselier, simple bat-tery.

Kyle Mouser, 28, Highland, Ill., DWI 1st, driv-ing left of center, careless operation.

August 17Clint Stout, 32, 1070

West Ash, unauthorized use of access card.

Eric Vasseur, 26, Denham Springs, bench warrant-bond forfeiture felony tele-phone harassment.

Aug. 18Steven Larue, 27, 531

South C.C. Duson, simple burglary, felony theft.

Coleman Mouille, 20,

2131 West Magnolia, unau-thorized use of a moveable.

Jovanna Wade, 24, 301 Boudreaux, domestic abuse battery.

Steve Miller, 22, 123 Susie Dr., simple battery.

Kelly Wade, 32, 301 Boudreaux, domestic abuse battery.

Markeith Fontenot, 25, 301 Boudreaux, domestic abuse battery.

John Simien, 30, 221 1/2 North 8th, possession with intent to distribute Schedule I, possession of drug para-phernalia, obstruction of justice, Drug Free Zone, illegal use of CDS in pres-ence of person under 17.

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Aug. 4Kentrell Kerry, age 22,

213 N. Gum St., Melville, LA, aggravated battery, il-legal possession of firearm by convicted felon, resisting arrest by flight.

Marion Semien, age 17, 979 Hwy. 167, Opelousas, LA, simple battery.

Aug. 5Mark Wayne Fontenot,

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Aug. 6Larry Lazard, age 57, 568

Old Spanish Rd., Opelou-sas, LA, driving while in-toxicated – 1st offense, speeding.

Adonus Taylor, age 26, 1170 Montgomery Rd., Lot #2, Opelousas, LA, theft by fraud.

Christopher Mark Wheel-er, age 46, 1232 Bearb Rd., Sunset, LA, criminal tres-pass, motor vehicle theft, theft.

Matthew Allen Taylor, age 31, 104 Jennifer Cir-cle, Houma, possession of schedule II drugs w/intent to distribute, illegal carrying of weapons.

Jacob Anthony Allemand, age 36, 101 Fannie St., Houma. LA, possession of schedule II drugs w/intent to distribute, illegal carrying of weapons.

Dylon Jon Richard, age 20, 172 Bill Lloyd Lane, Port Barre, LA, simple crim-inal damage to property.

Leeland Edward Estay, age 37, 3104 Betty Ann St., Houma, La, possession of schedule II drugs w/intent to distribute, illegal carrying of weapons, improper lane usage.

LARRY GENECHRIST

LAKE CHARLES–Larry Gene Christ, 65, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 in the comfort of his home.

Mr. Christ was a life-long resident of the Lake Charles area. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University on a Football scholarship. He worked most of his life in the Insurance industry, began his career with In-surance Unlimited in the early seventies and in 1992 purchased the company as a partner. Mr. Christ was well-respected in the in-dustry and his insurance agency is one of the last lo-cally owned in the area. He enjoyed following his chil-dren’s activities and was one of the founding mem-bers of the Barbe Baseball Booster Club. He was a proud grandfather, hav-ing enjoyed every moment spent with his grandchil-dren. He was a member of the NRA, enjoyed hunting, boating and traveling with his wife and discussing pol-itics. His second love was golf, golf and more golf! He especially loved sharing his golf score with fam-ily and friends. Mr. Christ will be most remembered for his sense of humor, his laugh and his ability to make others laugh.

He leaves to honor his memory, his loving wife, Di-anne Christ of Moss Bluff; three children, Casey Ste-phen Christ and wife Kris-ti of Sulphur, Jenifer Lynn Schysm and husband Doug of Ragley and Joni Anne Copper and husband Chad of Lake Charles; fifteen grandchildren, Bayleigh, Abbey, Cameran, Carson, Mylee and Canaan Christ, Courtnie Schysm, Seth Cooper, Kirclin Schysm, Zachary and Tanner Coo-per and Layne Schysm and Dylan, Bryce and Blayne Copper; two sisters, Joyce Dupre and husband James Raven of Eunice and Eliza-beth Christ of Madison, MS; one brother, Ronald Christ and wife, Melinda of Elkmont, AL and his dear-est friend, Keith Bergeron of League City, TX.

He was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Ione Thompson Christ; brother, Lloyd Dale Christ and son-in-law, David Chad Cooper.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am today, Sep-tember 14, 2014 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Joey Christ will officiate. Visitation Satur-day was from 1:00 pm until 8:00 pm and will continue today from 9:00 am until the time of service in the funeral home. In respect of Mr. Christ wishes, crema-tion will follow services.

In lieu of flowers, Me-morial donations may be made to American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org, Wounded Warrior Project at support.wound-edwarriorproject.org or a charity of choice.

Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www.johnsonfuneralhome.net.

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Birth notes

Greysen DoucetAshley and Blake

Doucet announce the birth of their son, Greysen Dayne Michael Doucet, born at Acadian Medical Center on Sept. 2 weigh-ing 6 pounds and 7.8 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Kenneth Courville of Eunice and Phyllis Pitre of Lewisburg.

Paternal grandparents are Michael and Brenda Doucet of Church Point.

He was welcomed home by Jhaise and Abigail Fontenot and Blakelynn Doucet.

Gabrielle Aguillard

Shirley and Thonas Glenn Aguillard an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Gabrielle Jo-anna Aguillard, born at Acadian Medical Center on Aug. 31 weighing 6 pounds and 6 ounces.

Maternal grandpar-ents are Mary Furlough of Lyles, Tenn. and Floyd Williams of Eunice.

Paternal grandparents are Patricia Aguillard of Iota and Glenn Aguillard of Eunice.

Zayden SoileauAllenie Soileau of Clin-

ton, Miss. and Chelsey Collins of Mamou an-nounce the birth of their son, Zayden La’Mar June Soileau, born at Acadian Medical Center on Sept. 2 weighing 6 pounds and 1.6 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Carrie Fontenot, Lau-ra Gray and Juan Gray.

Paternal grandparents are Martha Lemelle, Go-len Lemelle, and Orelia Fontenot.

He was welcomed home by Chloe Thomas, Aliyah Soileau and Zoey Thomas.

Hayden PorcheHeather Nicole Russell

and Brogan Scott Porche of Eunice announce the birth of their son, Hayden Gabriel Porche, born at Acadian Medical Cen-ter on Sept. 4 weighing 5 pounds and 13 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Roxanne Elizabeth Ardoin and Shawn Dale Ardoin of Eunice.

Paternal grandparents are David Allen Russell and Linda Leigh Jackson of Lafayette.

He was welcomed home by David, and Mallorie Russell.

Students of the Month honored at Glendale Elementary

Photo SubmittedGlendale Elementary honored its Students of the Month for September. In front from left are Kelsie Gaspard, Chesney Papillion, Brooklyn Nguyen, Paisley Bollick, Alayna LaFleur, Brooklyn Gary, Hannah Miller, Vivian Andrus, Nathan LaFleur, and Ella Fontenot. In back from left are Ronjezial LeBlanc, Aimee Frey, Isaiah Thomas, Mia Bundick, Deanna Kenly, Abby Latour, and Jacon Malveaux. Not pictured: Noah Stagg.

Students of the Week recognized at Glendale Elementary

Photo SubmittedGlendale Elementary recognized its Students of the Week (Sept. 1-5). In front from left are Rylee Richard, Patiance Ed-wards, Collin Darbonne, Kaylee Fontenot, Rylee Johnson, Madelyn Hill and Hallie Arnaud. In back from left are Elrina Ashworth, Cameron Carrier, Deanna Kenly, Adien Savie, Collin Manuel, Breye Jones, and Kaylie Andrus. Not pictured: Logan Fruge, Rylee LeJeune, and Michael Godeaux.

St. Edmund High School recognizes its current and newest ACT 22+ Club members

Photos by Myra MillerSt. Edmund High School honored its current ACT 22+ Club members, pictured at left, sitting, from left, Pierre DeRouen, Jacob Thibodeaux, Alex Hunt and Thaddeus Richard. In back from left are Alex Marcantel, Victoria McGee, Hunter Thibodeaux, Marshall Fontenot, Nicole Bertrand, Logan Fontenot, and Sydney Thibodeaux. Pictured at right are St. Edmund’s new-est ACT 22+Club members. They are Lucy Brown, left, Luke Matt and Payton Crowell, all seniors.

Photo SubmittedEunice Players’ Theatre’s production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” continues with a matinee today at 2 p.m. The play continues on Wednesday, Sept. 17 through Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. each evening. Admission is $10 for individual tickets for all ages. Tickets may be purchased at David’s Limited, 204 S. Second St, Eunice, or by calling 546-0163 or 457-2156. Visa and MasterCard are accepted for advance sales but not at the door. Season ticket holders should call the phone number on their season ticket to make reservations. “The Diary of Anne Frank” is the familiar story about the lives of eight people who went into hiding to avoid persecution under Nazi rule, and the compassionate friends who helped them. The impassioned story is told through Anne, a teenage girl whose writings are filled with honesty, wit, and determination. Pictured above, are the parents of the two families contemplating their decision to bring their families into hiding. Fom left, Emily Heinen and Shawn Darbonne as Mr. and Mrs. van Dann, and John D. Kittles and Denise Fusilier as Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Matinee today for E. Players’ “The Diary of Anne Frank”

Rice Fest. Social & Queen Ball

hoto SubmittedPurchasing the first ticket for the 2014 International Rice Festival Queen’s Ball and Honoree Cocktail Party was An-dree’ Sanchez with Iberia Bank in Crowley, right. Selling the ticket to Sanchez is Suzy Webb, chairperson for the social. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Rice Festival Building located on West Mill Street. A cocktail social will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the presentation of honorees at 7 p.m. The Grand March will start at 8 p.m. followed by the Ball. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Bobby Novasad. Admission is $15 and tickets can be pur-chased at the IRF office at 112 East Hutchinson Aveune in Crowley. For more information call the office-783-3067.

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CROWLEY - William Bryan Pinac is the Children’s Parade Marshal for the 78th International Rice Festival slated for the weekend of Oct. 16 through 19 in downtown Crowley.

The Children’s Parade will roll along Parkerson Avenue beginning at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

A question posed stated, “What do teachers make?” A teacher’s immediate response, “Well, teachers make … a difference.”

Pinac is in his eighth year of teaching mathematics at Crowley High School. Financial math is his favorite course to teach because “it is real life math. Everybody needs to know that kind of math.”

Pinac credits his mother, Pat Pinac, with instilling in him the “teaching bug.” Her dedication to the kids in her classes showed me that “teachers touch lives.”

For 16 years, Bill served as a community volunteer for the LEAP-UP gifted program directed by Mrs. Pinac. He taught algebra concepts to fifth graders during that time. Pinac said, “seeing these elementary kids eager to learn and anxious to investigate math” was enthralling.

Pinac was named Teacher of the Year by his colleagues at Crowley High in 2013. In addition to his teaching duties, he serves as Student Council sponsor where the leaders of the next generation are created. He also co-sponsors the Veterans Day program, homecoming, and Junior Ring Ceremony.

Pinac served on the Positive Behavior Support Committee as well as the Leadership team. He is also a member of the Acadia Parish Pupil Progression Committee and the Insurance Committee.

He currently serves as Cohort Coordinator for the Acadia Parish School Board. In this capacity, Pinac works with at risk youth to develop pathways

to graduation. “This program is designed to mitigate factors which contribute to student failure and to create an atmosphere of opportunity and success,” Pinac explained.

Pinac is the administrator and coordinator of the Virtual Academy at Crowley High. The Academy provides students with flexibility in scheduling in addition to credit recovery. He credits this particular program with reducing the dropout rate.

Pinac served on the Acadia Parish School Board from 1999 through 2002 representing District 2. He also served on the Crowley City Council in 1996, where he was on the Finance and Public Works Committees.

Pinac has served on the Acadia Parish Library Board of Control from 1991 to present. He served as president of the board from 1995 to 2011. A member of the board of directors of the Crowley Chamber of Commerce from 1992 until 1998, he served as both chairman and vice chairman. He was selected Outstanding Board Member in 1998.

William Pinac chosen as Children’s Parade Marshal for Rice Festival

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By Tom Dodgetom.dodge@eunicetoday.com

The second annual Joe Nagata Memorial Jambo-ree was a success if you listen to the head coaches of the two Eunice teams involved.

Committee chairman Tony Fuselier presented a pair of $20,000 checks to Eunice High head coach Paul Trosclair and St. Ed-mund head coach Thomas David on Tuesday.

“We grossed $63,000 last year and gave the two schools $25,000,” Fuselier said. “This year we grossed $61,000 and gave the two programs $20,000.”

Jen Nagata, center, is joined by EHS booster club president Roger Pedigo and jamboree committee member Charles Andrus as the checks were given to the Eunice High and St. Edmund athletic programs. Also standing, from left, Com-mittee Chairman Tony Fuselier, Eunice City Councilman James “Junior” Bergeron, SEH athletic director Thomas David, EHS athletic director Paul Trosclair, Jack Miller, SEH booster club president Raymond Aguillard and City Marshal Terry Darbonne.

Teams receive jamboree payout

Photo by Tom Dodge

See Teams on Page 2B

By Tom Dodgetom.dodge@eunicetoday.com

Team Tobi rolled to a 17-8 win over Team Mar-lene in the second week to grab a 29-21 advantage in Eunice Ladies Tennis League action.

On Court One, Team Marlene’s Cynthia Tanner and Ann Roberts grabbed a 6-3, 6-2 win over Team Tobi’s Phyllis Hargroder and Debbie Miller.

On Court Two, Team Tobi’s Melissa Reynolds and Angie Hunt earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over Team Marlene’s Renee Johnson and Ellen Myers.

On Court Three, Team Marlene’s Ann Latiolais and Brenda Fontenot grabbed a 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 split set win over Team Tobi’s Amber Solieau and Janet Prudhomme.

On Court Four, Team Tobi’s Margaret Young and Shelley Miller earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Team Marlene’s Myra Miller and Connie Tupper.

Team Tobi cruises to ELTL lead

By Tom Dodgetom.dodge@eunicetoday.com

After two weeks of wait-ing, the Eunice Mens Ten-nis League action began with Team D’Aubin grab-bing an early lead.

Team D’Aubin scored nine points to take a slim lead over Team Ashford (8), Team Moosa (3) and Team Mayeux (2).

Team D’Aubin rolled to a 9-3 win over Team Moo-sa to open the Fall tennis season.

On Court One, Team D’Aubin’s Brandon Sat-tler and Chris Gaspard battled to a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 split set win over team Moosa’s Danny LeBleu and Jarvis Semien.

On Court Two, Team D’Aubin’s Taylor Gaspard and Joe Stemplewski grabbed a 6-2, 6-1 over Team Moosa’s Nicky Mill-er and Tommy Dietz.

On Court Three, D’Aubin’s Seth Duplechin and Kenneth Pitre earned a 7-5, 6-2 win over team captain Steven Moosa and Steve Dischler.

On Court Four, Team D’Aubin’s Kenneth Pitre and Wayne Miller grabbed a 7-5, 6-2 win over Team Moosa’s Jacque Pucheu and Caleb Andrus.

On Court Five, Team Moosa’s Chip Hebert and Coonie Brown fought to a 6-1, 5-7, 10-6 tiebreaker over Team D’Aubin’s Bill

Team D’Aubin earns EMTL advantage

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Blue Jays cruise past Iota

Photo by Tom Dodge

No. 7 Jenningsdowns Bobcats

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St. Edund’s Drake Brunet stretches the ball toward to the goal line as Iota’s Timothy Lunson and Blaze Richard make the tackle.

By Tom Dodgetom.dodge@eunicetoday.com

The Blue Jays scored in the closing seconds of the first half to push ahead 20-0 as St. Edmund cruised past Iota, 42-6 on Friday night.

“The play before the half was big to give us a big lead and then we put them down four scores early in the second half,” St. Edmund head coach Thomas David said. “That was a big hit to their (Iota) morale.”

After exchanging punts to open the game, the Blue Jays’ Lathan Lyons blocked an Iota kick and Austin Sittig recovered the ball at the Bulldog 26.

Five plays later, Drew Brown ran the ball in from 15 yards out.

The two-point conversion attempt was no good as the Blue Jays held a 6-0 lead with 4:01 left in the first quarter.

After another Bulldog punt, the Blue Jays mounted a five-play, 70-yard drive that moved into the second period.

Brown connected with Alex Hunt who made a beautiful 40-yard dash to the end zone.

The two-point conversion failed as the Jays held a 12-0 advantage with 11:16 left in the half,See Jays on Page 2B

Eunice High assistant coach Durell Peloquin talks with the line as Kenneth Bellard listens.

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Bears roll past Pirates

KAPLAN – The No. 10-ranked Church Point Bears improved to 2-0 on the season with a 30-0 win over the Kaplan Pirates.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Bears exploded for 23 second-quarter points begun with a 21-yard field goal by Kian Richard.

Frederick Williams raced 69 yards for a touchdown and Richard’s kick gave the Bears a 10-0 lead with 2:38 left in the half.

Church Point’s Deion Monroe scored on a 12-yard run with 1:35 left and then added a 1-yard run with 25 seconds left before intermission to give the Bears a comfortable lead.

Williams scored on an 11-yard run with 7:05 left in the game and Richard added the PAT to complete the Bears’ rout.

Monroe finished with 110 yards on 16 carries, while Williams added 80 yards on just three carries. Christian Veronie chipped in 76 yards on 11 carries.

Church Point rolled up 276 yards on the ground, while holding Kaplan to 114 yards of total offense.

Church Point entertains Cecilia this week.

Cecilia (1-1) cruised to a 40-14 win over Beau Chene.

By John BursonSports Writer

The Jennings High Bulldogs jumped to a 21-0 lead and never looked back Friday night on their way to a 31-14 vic-tory over the Eunice High Bobcats.

The Bulldogs scored two touchdowns in the first five minutes of the game to take the early momen-tum, then added a early second quarter touch-down to extend their lead.

The Bulldogs, a Class 3A semifinalist last year, jumped to a 21-0 lead thanks to 242 yards of offense in the opening half.

Coach Paul Trosclair’s Bobcats performed better in the second half, actual-ly outscoring the Bulldogs by a 14-10 margin.

Trosclair felt that his team committed too many mistakes to overcome in the game.

“We had poor execution, a couple of unnecessary penalties, and just poor execution overall,” he commented.

“We were too undisci-plined on defense and we were inconsistent on offense. Our special teams were not good. It was an all-around poor perfor-mance.”

Trosclair did credit the Bulldogs. “They have 32 seniors returning from a team that went to the semifinals last season and

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The two visting teams, Port Barre and DeRid-der were both guaranteed $3,000.

By contrast, the St. Lamdry Parish jamboree handed out $1,800 to each of the six public school teams.

“We are reviewing our options for next year,” Fuselier said. “We should

have our short list togeth-er by Dec. 1.”

The Joe Nagata Jambo-rree committee includes Kyle Deshotel, Charles Andrus, Brian Tanner, Pat Fruge, John Fruge, EHS Booster Club presi-dent Roger Pedigo, St. Edmund Booster Club president Raymond Agu-illiard, Eunice City Mar-shal Terry Darbonne, Eunice City Councilman James Bergeron, Dr. Jack Miller, EHS head coach Paul Trosclair, SEH head

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“This is a fantastic fundraiser,” Trosclair said. “These guys on the committee do a super job.

“Eunice High is very appreciative of the dona-tion,” he said. “It helps us do things that we other-wise couldn’t do.”

“It is all about funding,” David said. “This is a huge boost to our athletic budget.”

TeamsFrom Page 1B

Johnson and Jamie Tyler.In other tennis action,

Team Ashford earned a 8-2 win over Team May-eux.

On Court One, Team Mayeux’s Sam Andrus and Scott Parks grabbed a 6-3, 6-2 win over Team

Ashford’s Terry Hoychick and Jerry Soileau.

On Court Two, Team Ashford’s Seth Duplechin and Scott Manuel battled to a 7-6, 6-4 win over Team Mayeux’s David Marcantel and Randall Vigee.

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On Court Four, Team Scott Eckholdt and Randy Fruge grabbed a 6-1, 6-3 win over Team Mayeux’s Lonnie Fontenot and Ja-mie Tyler.

On Court Five, Donald Martel and Berk Veillon earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over Team Mayeux’s Greg Gas-pard and Evan Fontenot.

EMTLFrom Page 1B

The Bulldogs mounted an impressive drive deep into Blue Jay territory, but Brown intercepted Timothy Lunson at the St, Edmund 8 with 8:16 left in the second period.

The Jays had the ball for 13 plays but was forced to punt.

It seemed like the Bulldogs would score before the break, but Lunson fumbled the snap on a fourth-and-one near midfield.

On the next play, Brown hit Drake Brunet for a 45-yard scoring strike.

Ross LaFleur caught the two-point conversion as the Jays led 20-0 with 34 seconds left in the half.

St. Edmund’s John Hull recovered the second-half squib kick at the Blue Jay 40.

St. Edmund then went 60 yards in seven plays to build a comfortable lead.

Drew Brown connected with Cullen Brown for a 9-yard touchdown and Alex Hunt caught the two-point conversion as the Jays pushed ahead 28-0 with 9:25 left in the third period.

Brunet picked off an Bulldog pass near midfield on the next Iota possession.

The Blue Jays went 47 yards in eight plays, aided by an impressive catch by Ross LaFleur to move the ball to the Iota 14.

Four plays later, LaFleur scored on a

1-yard run and added the two-point conversion to give the Jays a 36-0 lead with 4:34 left in the third period.

After forcing a Bulldog punt, the Jays had to punt as well.

But Brown’s kick bounced off an Iota returner and St. Edmund then went 49 yards in five plays for their final points of the night.

William Chachere raced 33 yards to the end zone to give the Jays a 42-0 lead with 4:46 left in the game.

After an 80-yard touchdown run by Adam Ardoin was called by a penalty, Iota avoided a shut out for the second straight year against St Edmund when Tristian Miller scored on a 7-yard run with 1:31 remaining in the game.

Ardoin finished with 113 yards on 14 carries for the Bulldogs, while Miller added 41 yards on seven carries.

Brown completed 11-of-18 passes for 208 yards, while Zach LaFleur led the Jays on the ground with 85 yards on 16 carries.

St. Edmund (1-1) entertains Basile this Friday, while Iota (0-2) hosts Lake Arthur.

“We made some plays on defense with an interception and fumble recoveries as well as we blocked a punt,” David said. “The offense made some good plays and got the ball into the end zone.”

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TEAM STATISTICS IHS SEHFirstDowns 10 20NetYds.Rushing 213 222NetYds.Passing 36 210TotalYds. 249 432Punts-Avg. 4-29.0 3-30.0Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties-Yds. 7-62 4-22            

SCORINGSEH - Drew Brown 12 run (pass

failed)1st4:01SEH - Alex Hunt 40 pass from

DrewBrown(passfailed)2nd11:16SEH-DrakeBrunet45passfrom

Drew Brown (Ross LaFleur passfromBrown)2nd:34

SEH - Cullen Brown 9 pass fromDrewBrown (AlexHuntpass fromDrewBrown)3rd9:25

SEH - Ross LaFleur 1 run (RossLaFleurrun)3rd4:54

SEH - William Chachere 33 run(kickfailed)4th4:26

IHS - Tristian Miller 7 run (kickfailed)4th1:31

SCORING BY QUARTERS:Iota00 0 6-24StEds614 166-42RECORDS: Iota (0-2); St. Edmund(1-1)

RUSHING:  Iota: Adam Ardoin12-102; Tristian Miller 7-41;Timothy Lunson 12-39; Alex Frey4-26;MattBenoit1-5.St.Edmund:Zach LaFleur 16-85; WilliamChachere3-49;DrewBrown11-43;Drake Brunet 4-34; Ross LaFleur5-11.

PASSING:  Iota: Timothy Lunson4-7-138;TristianMiller1-6-1-2.St.Edmund:DrewBrown11-18-0208;DrakeBrunet1-2-02.

RECEIVING:  Iota: LandonLejeune 2-5; Michael Miers 1-24;Matt Benoit1-4; Bliss Deshazo 1-3.St. Edmund: Drake Brunet 4-73;Alex Hunt 4-60; William Chachere2-40; Ross LaFleur 1-28; CullenBrown1-9.

St. Eds  42  Iota 6

they executed well.”The Dogs wasted no

time after receiving the opening kickoff. After Travis Etienne ran for four yards on first down, he found running room for a 67-yard touchdown run on second down.

Seth Cox booted the PAT for a 7-0 lead with 11:02 left in the first quarter.

The Cats picked up a first down on a 5-yard run by Ty Ceasar and a 6-yard pass from Alex Richard to Triston Frye, but eventu-ally were forced to punt.

Jennings got the ball on their own 43 and Etienne gained had two carries for 29 yards for a first-and-ten at the Eunice 28.

Quarterback Kaleb Chaisson passed to Ian Cassidy for a touchdown on the next play.

Cox converted the PAT for a 14-0 lead at the 6:56 mark of the first quarter.

The Cats put together a drive from their 23 to the Bulldogs 49 on the ensuing possession. But a fumbled snap at that point forced a punt.

The Bulldogs’ Taylor Joseph returned the punt 26 yards to the Jennings’ 42.

The Cats forced a punt, but a roughing the punter penalty set up Jennings at the Eunice 46 and it took them five plays to score as Chaisson teamed with Cassidy for a 7-yard touchdown pass. Cox

booted the PAT for the 21-0 lead.

The Bulldogs had a chance to add to their lead late in the half but Quentin Macri blocked a 27-yard field goal attempt by Cox.

The Bobcat defense stopped a Bulldog drive with 7:37 left in the third quarter by stopping Etienne short on a fourth-and-two at the Eunice 32.

The Bobcat offense responded with a 69-yard, 9-play drive for a touch-down.

Key play in the drive was a Richard to Keithan Green pass which covered 40 yards.

Richard had an 11-yard run to set up a 4-yard scoring run by Ceasar with 4:06 left in the quar-ter.

The PAT kick failed.The Bulldogs got a

22-yard field goal from Cox at the end of the quarter for a 24-6 lead.

The Dogs then drove 55 yards in seven plays for a touchdown. Etienne capped the drive with a

4-yard run and Cox deliv-ered the PAT kick.

Ceasar would score a touchdown with 33 sec-onds left in the game on an 11-yard run. Richard ran for the two points to make it 31-14.

Eunice (1-1) travels to St. Martinville next week for a non district game.

St. Martinville (1-1) opened the season with a 38-6 loss to Jennings but bounced back for a 26-21 win over Assumption.

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VILLE PLATTE - The Basile High Bearcats scored touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters to take a 16-6 victory over the Ville Platte High Bulldogs on Friday night.

Both touchdowns for the Bearcats came on long touchdown runs by Kendrick Ceaser. Ceasar broke loose on a 78-yard scoring run in the first quarter and Gabe Fontenot had a success-ful run on the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead.

The Bulldogs cut the Basile lead to 8-6 in the fourth quarter thanks to a 4-yard run by Terez Alfred. The PAT pass failed.

The Bearcats respond-ed to the Bulldogs with a 60-yard touchdown run by Ceaser. Fontenot again ran for the two points to make it 16-6.

Ceaser led the Bearcats with 17 rushes for 185 yards. Fontenot added 43 yards on 15 attempts. Daylon Jones led the Ville Platte offense with 84 rushing yards on 15 car-ries.

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LAND0.97 Acres...Seabury Ln, Mamou...........SOLD1 Lot, Wilson Lane, Port Barre..REDUCED..$30,000N. 2nd. St. Lot 3 & 4......................$30,000130 Mckenzie Lot.....................$32,00050x142 Lot....South 5th Street......$30,000

New Subdivision in EuniceLe Village de Maison Subdivision

Starting at.............................................$33,000Lot 56 Acadian Acres...................$32,500.55 Ac..285 Le Rue Decour,Eun..$36,0009 Acres..Sittig Road..REDUCED...CONTRACT15 Acres.....Hwy 190 East..................$55,0001.03 Acres.....Highway 13.................$75,00055 Acres E. Ardoin & Sittig.REDUCED.$5,000PerAC102 West Ash.......................................$95,000101 West Laurel Avenue.................$200,000

COMMERCiAL5 Medical/Office Suites 1,200 s.f. & up..LEASEN. Bobcat........starting at.................$13,999211 S. 2nd................................................SOLD650 West Laurel Avenue...REDUCED..$189,900201 CC Duson...................................$229,0001446 Highway 190............................$245,000110 N 9th. St...................................$265,0001651 West Laurel Ave....REDUCED..$275,000315 Duson, iota.......REDUCED.........$199,9001151 East Laurel Avenue...................$499,000

NEW LISTINGS WELCOME!LICENSED IN LOUISIANA

Independently Owned & Operated

Gregory Fruge.............230-7412

DCG/Aguillard Realty

RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS151 Austin Rd., Ville Platte.........3BR/2BA......................$140,0001317 Hwy. 93 N, Scott..........3BR/2BA.......................$119,900421 West Park, Eunice......House & Apts.................$120,000731 South 2nd St, Eunice...3 Unit Rental Property....$95,0001976 Fournerat Rd., Eunice..2BR/2BA..UNDER CONTRACT275 Old Spanish Rd., Opelousas....4BR/2BA................$72,500546 N. Joel St., Church Point....3BR/2BA.................$72,0001211 Clifford Street, Eunice..3BR/1.5BA.UNDER CONTRACT430 South 12th Street, Eunice......3BR/2BA.................$60,000100 Rodney St., Eunice..2 Unit Rental Property......$60,0001809 Lou Anna St., Mamou...4BR/2BA.......................SOLD151 Rodney Street, Eunice..............3BR/1BA................$40,000321 Clark Street, Eunice................2BR/1BA................$40,000701 Maple St., Mamou...............3BR/2BA.................$19,900

COMMERCIAL LISTINGSLot 2 Commerce Blvd, Opelousas.......1.70 Acres.......$315,000Lot 3 Commerce Blvd, Opelousas.........1.70 Acres....$295,0001446 Highway 190, Eunice...............................$220,000231 North 2nd Street, Eunice.....Office/Retail.............$65,000

Real Estate337-550-8080visit us at: cajunrealestateservices.com

Are you a Self-Starter? Would you like to control your own future?

If yes, there are opportunities for you to own a Distributorship! You will partner with

Evangeline Maid Bread to sell the finest Baked Food Products to established

customers with Proven Sales history within your territory. You will receive support and training from an experienced sales team

while developing sales and customer service skill. Distributors have vacation and health insurance options available and can explore potential management

possibilities. Successful Distributors make in excess of $45,000 annually. Positions available in Eunice.

Call for appointment . Contact Bruce Campbell 337-457-5435.

Evangeline Maid Wants You!

Call for appointment .Contact Bruce Campbell 337-457-5435

or Vance Potter 337-884-7290

“The Home That Prayer Built”

Taking applications for

LPNFull Time, Benefits, 7a - 7p & 7p - 7a

~ Apply in person ~

Monday-Friday 8am-4pm1050 Edwin Elliott Dr., Pine Prairie

Call Tina Broussard, DON337-599-2031

www.prairiemanor.org

We are an equal opportunity employer.

PRAIRIEMANOR

NURSING HOME

Now accepting applications for our

C.B. Coreil Campus and

T.H. Harris Campusfor the Spring 2015 semester.

Full- Time Instructors: English

Math Welding

Adjunct Instructors:Business

Visit https://careers.solacc.edu for more information and

to apply online.

A Great Career Opportunity Awaits You @

The GEO Group Inc., Allen Correctional Center GEO is a world leader in the

Privatized Corrections Industry. We are currently accepting applica-

tions for the following positions:

Correctional OfficerHealth Services Administrator

(Must have State of Louisiana Certification as Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social

Worker and must have a Master's Degree in a related field)

3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Rd Kinder, La 70648

Please call 337-639-2943 Ext. 282, 261 or 379

Apply online @jobs.geogroup.com

(Applications can only be accepted at this website)

Benefit Package Includes:

Uniforms Paid by Company

Company Wide DiscountsEAP Program

DentalLife

Medical InsuranceDependant Life

Long Term DisabilityAccident

Paid Time Off (PTO)401K

Flexible Spending AccountsVision

Additional LifeShort Term Disability

Critical IllnessWhole Life Insurance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERM/F/V/D

LCS CORRECTIONS SERVICESNOW HIRING

**CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS**Full-Time Vacancies at Pine Prairie Correctional Center

No Experience RequiredTraining will be Provided

12 Hour Shifts

Benefits Include:Health, Life and Dental Insurance

Short and Long Term DisabilityAnnual Leave after First Year of Employment

Fill out application at 1133 Hampton Dupre Road., Pine Prairie, LA 70576

FMI contact Human Resources 337-599-2198

Equal Opportunity Employer

QMRP Needed.... Qualified individual with past experience

needed for community homes and day program

Apply in person at EDC, 1582 Hwy. 190,

Eunice, La. (No phone calls)

SIGN ON BONUS OF $500 FOR THE RIGHT PERSON

You who solve all problems, who light all roads, so that I can attain my goal, You who give me the divine gift to forgive and to forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things and to confirm once again that I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3 days, the favor requested will be grant-ed even if it may appear difficult. This prayer must be published immediately after the favor is granted, without mentioning the favor. Only your initials should appear at the bottom.

K.F.

HOLY SPIRIT

All TerrAin Vehicle

2007 HONDA RI-CON 680, 306miles, 76 hours,

2500 lb warn wenchfront/back racks,

stick stoppers, runslike new, great

shape $5,500 call337-305-9696

after 5pm

AuTomoTiVe

337-831-5512WE BUY JUNKcars & trucks topprice call: JT @337-468-5424.

2000 FORD F150.$3850.00.

318-335-0477.

1999 DODGECARAVAN.$2850.00.

318-335-0477.

2002 MITSUBISHILANCER.$2850.00.

318-335-0477.

2001 LINCOLN LS.$3850.00.

318-335-0477

1999 GMCSUBURBAN.$3850.00.

318-335-0477.

FArm equipmenT

36HP YANMARDIESEL

TRACTOR.215 hours, w/

implements, runslike new.$4,500.

Call 337-305-9696after 5PM.

For renT

1 & 2 BEDROOMapartments andhouses for rent

in Eunice337-457-4229

SECLUDEDBAYOU FRONTcottage. Quaint, 3bedroom, 2 bath,lo f t , f i rep lace ,porch. 360 degreeview of Bayou andpond.337-305-3350.

3 BEDROOM, 1.5b a t h , c e n t r a lAC/heat, no pets,no smoking. $500monthly. $300 de-posit. Available Oc-t o b e r 1 s t .337-849-6991.

HOUSES ANDAPARTMENTSFurnished apart-ments, includingutilities, Eunice.

Call 337-305-3350.

IN EUNICE: 2 & 3bedroom house,window unit heatsand cools. Fencedbackyard. No pets.337-305-1260.

OBERLIN 4 MILESto Casino. 2BR/3BR

mobile homes.$400/mo plus

utilities.337-639-9309.

Apartments & Houses for Rent

Check Cashing Plus531 West Laurel

Checks CashedMoney OrdersMoney Grams

Drive-By Window337-457-5622

MOVE-IN SPE-CIAL! EUNICE,t ra i le r (mob i lehome) for rent. 2bedroom, 1 bathand 3 bedroom, 1bath.337-453-5628.

CHATEAU DESAMIS. First month

rent free. One bedroom with

appliances. Mustbe 62 years of age.HUD Subsidized.Rent based on income. Call363-4301 or

1-800-545-1833Ext. 248.

OBERLIN 4 MILESto Casino. 1 BRefficiency apart-ment, furnished,

utilities paid. $550monthly

$150 weekly337-639-9309.

For SAle

FRESH JUICYMUSCADINEgrapes. Small orlarge bags. Call337-457-0607, after9:00 a.m.

help WAnTed

CDL DRIVERSNEEDED. Apply atBabineauxʼs Con-crete, 550 S. 12thStreet , Eunice.337-457-4959.

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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/

WATER UTILITYSERVICEMAN

Louisiana WaterCompany has anopening for anEquipment Opera-tor/Water Uti l i tyServiceman in ourEunice, Louisianaservice area. Highschool graduate orequivalent; me-chanically inclined,valid driversʼ licensewith good drivingrecord; strong com-munication skills;experienced/com-petent with back-hoe/excavator/mini-excavator equip-ment. Water distri-bution, construction,operation/mainte-nance experience aplus. Send resumeor completed em-ployment applica-tion (www.louisiana-wa te r . com) t oLAWCO, A t tn :Equipment Opera-tor/Water Uti l i tyServiceman, 251 E.Vine Street, Eunice,LA 70535, fax to337-457-1778 ore-mail ddarbonne@louisianawater.comACCOUNTANTNEEDED

For fast paced cen-tral office, Quick-Books, Excel andAccounts Payableexperience neces-sary. Apply in per-son at EDC, 1582Highway 190 Westor fax resumes to337-546-6827. NOPHONE CALLSPLEASE.LOOKING FORA/C & HeatingTechnician/Installer.Apply in person atGlyn ʼs A/C andH e a t i n g , 2 1 0Stephanie Avenue,E u n i c e . C a l l337-546-0607 forappointment.

CABLE TVINSTALLERS

neededMust have truck

Call 337-466-3777

help WAnTed

PYSCHE AIDESNEEDED, must

have high school di-ploma and be 18

years of age Experi-ence Preferred,

Mental Health Spe-cialist needed D.S.in Psychology or re-

lated field, LPNʼsneeded. If inter-

ested call Angel atNew Way of South-

west Louisiana337-363-3703

JOIN OURRESCARE

HomeCare team!Looking for

Caregivers in theMamou, Ville Platteand Eunice area.Great Candidates:

Are Caring &Compassionate /Have Life Experi-ence Caring for aLoved-One and/orCurrently a Profes-sional Caregiver /

Looking forRewarding Work

Seeking Part-Time& Flexible Hours.

Call 337-948-5050for more details or

apply on-linewww.ResCare.com- click on careers.

EUNICE AREABASED oilfieldservice companyseeking electricianwith experience incommercial, indus-trial, and residentialelectr ical work.Must be availableMon thru Friday,with some travel outof state on occa-sion. Equal Oppor-tunity Employer,and full benefitspackage. Also,must be able topass backgroundcheck and drugscreening. Send re-sume to work-er70535@yahoo.com.

PORTABLE TOI-LET COMPANYneeds drivers. Musthave at least ClassB CDL, a clean driv-ing record and be atleast 23 years ofage. Apply in per-son at BahamʼsPor tab les, 578Highway 13 North,Eunice.

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COMPANIONS: DIRECT CAREstaff needed in

Eunice to assistdisabled with dailyliving and in the

community. After-noon to eveningshifts available.

Must have vehicle,driverʼs license, and

insurance. Mustpass criminal back-

ground check.Apply

9:00a.m.-3:00p.m.Acadiana

Community BasedServices,

337-261-1571,412 W. University,

Suite 105,Lafayette, next toRayne State Bank.

EARN UP TO $15PER HOUR

MR. GATTIʼS ISnow accepting ap-plications for dayand night deliverydrivers. Must be atleast 18 years oldor older and havea good driving re-

cord. $7.50 perhour, plus tips andcommission. Ap-ply in person at

2224 West LaurelAvenue, Eunice.

NO PHONE CALLSPLEASE.

CUSTOMERSERVICE/SALES

POSTIONopening

Must have soundcomputer/office

knowledge,multi-tasking skills

and strongcommunication

skills. Must be ableto pass drug testand have good a

driving record.Send resume to: Post Office Box326 Eunice, LA

70535

homeS For SAle

3BR/3BA BRICKHOME patio large

shed 113 N.Soileau $96,000337-363-8080.

3BR/2BA LOCATED BEHIND Pauls Meat Marketoff Chataigner Rd.in Ville Platte. Call

Ethan @337-831-8329.

BEAUTIFUL HOMEON4 ACRES OFLAND on GretaLane off VidrineRoad. For moreinformation call337-599-3113.

FOR SALE: 618SHARON STREET,Eunice. 4 bedroom,1.5 bath, fenced-inback yard with 2sheds, $85,000.337-546-1159 or337-224-5276.

lAnd

2 FULL ACRES.Louisiana Highway

29 frontage.Gas, cable, andsewer installed.

Owner/AgentCall

985-856-1899.

miScellAneouS

MOBILE HOME,BOAT, RV,

MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE.

Charles AguillardAgency

337-457-5231

perSonAlS

SINGLE WHITEMALE

Looking for singlewhite female 45-55for companionship.

318-264-8080

SerViceS

WANTED ANEXPERIENCED

QUILTER.Preferably by hand.

Please call337-499-6548.

HIGHLY EXPERI-ENCED WORKERLandscaping (in-cluding gardens);Patios: Brick andS t o n e ; B r i c kporches/driveways;Ceramic tile: Kitch-ens and bathrooms;Brick sidewalks anddriveways; Columnsand columns withfence in the middle;Will put stucco onbrick; Repair floors;and do painting.Call 337-466-3489leave name/phonenumber.

SerViceS

REMODELING,REPAIRS, HOUSE-WASHING, PAINT-

ING, ROOFING.No job too small337-884-0178

TIMBER APPRAIS-ALS. I will appraiseyour timber andoversee the har-vesting of it. Noacreage too big ors m a l l . C a l l337-280-5218.

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6 KOI FISH to begiven away. 3 arebutterfly koi. Call337-781-2547.

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16X80 MOBILEHOME 3BR/2BAfurnished $25,000

Firm 337-363-4516.

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NEED GARDENERfor bushes/flower-beds in Oakdale.

NO GRASS.318-452-3517

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I believe education is fundamental and extremely important. I, along with other Assistant D.A.’s, volunteered our time to visit the schools in Rayne, Crowley, Midland, Church Point, Mire and Iota. We spoke to the students on the effects and consequences of drinking and driving, bullying, drugs, and are involved with the Choices Program. As your next district judge, I am willing to continue working with area schools to educate our children. I compliment all organizations, principals, teachers and guidance counselors who have done their part in educating our youth.

What can be done regarding our troubled youth?

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CHURCH POINT – Tra-ci Picard turned 26 this past Labor Day weekend. Three years ago this mile-stone seemed unreachable as the Church Point na-tive fought for her life af-ter a severe ATV accident.

After years of rehabili-tation and healing, Picard was able to meet the Aca-dian Ambulance and Air Med medics who saved her life.

In 2011, dozens of Picard’s family gathered together to celebrate her nephew’s birthday.

After cake and punch were served, Picard hopped onto a plastic in-ner tube connected to an ATV.

As the driver made a turn, the rope snapped and Picard was thrown into a barn.

Frantically making her way to her daughter,

Ruthie Picard knew the situation wasn’t good. “Traci was hunched over like a ragdoll and not breathing. It’s a sight I’ll never forget.”

Acadian Ambulance Ser-vice was dispatched, fol-lowed by Air Med. Para-medics Brittany Trahan, Jerod Meaux, and EMT Ashley Fail were on the scene in minutes. “Traci was unresponsive and badly injured,” Trahan said. “From her head all the way down to her feet, her injuries were the most severe I have ever seen in a patient.”

Sustaining internal and external injuries, fa-cial and pelvic fractures, and trauma to the brain, Picard’s chance of surviv-al was very slim, but her mother never lost hope.

“There was no doubt in my mind,” she said. “My

daughter was a fighter and I knew she was go-ing to make it. I never lost faith.”

After numerous sur-geries and many months of rehabilitation, Traci Picard did make it.

“I almost can’t believe it,” Paramedic Jerod Meaux said. “There is no better way to explain it. With the extent of the in-juries she sustained, she is a miracle and I am so happy to see her doing so well.”

During the reunion, Tra-ci Picard presented each medic with an angel pin in honor of their efforts.

“I want them to always remember they are my angels,” Picard said. “You may not be able to see their wings, but I can. Without their help, I wouldn’t be walking again, let alone alive today.”

From left: Ruthie Picard, EMT Ashley Fail, Traci Picard, Paramedic Brittany Trahan, and Paramedic Jerod Meaux three years after ill-fated ATV ride.

Church Point native fightsback from severe accident

Police Officer Raymond Mott, whose discipline by Chief Ronald Dies wound up before the Fire and Po-lice Civil Service Board, has resigned.

In January of this year, Mott appealed the chief’s ruling prohibiting him and another officer from work-ing a security detail at the

Sunrise of Eunice apart-ment complex, where he at the time resided.

The officer claimed Dies’ action was retaliation af-ter the City Council last September refused to fire them on the chief’s recom-mendation.

The civil service unit reversed Dies’ decision,

but Mott never returned to work, continuing sick leave which he had initi-ated in November 2013.

The nature of his illness was not revealed, falling under privacy protections.

Mott resigned in Au-gust, records show.

Officer Mott ends sick leave, quits

...... Radio Log Excerpts ......August 180945 Hit and run, Amy

Center.1006 Woman says caller

told her missing son would be killed if she didn’t pay $500, could be heard screaming in background.

1122 Accident, 12th & Laurel.

1227 Juvenile threatened, 1100 block West Ash.

1353 Car stolen at Walmart, caller says she followed to Laurel Avenue lot where it was abandoned and she recovered.

1556 Hit and run, Walmart.

1903 Fight, three arrests, 300 block Boudreaux.

1953 Child on bicycle on MacArthur, hit by vehicle, which fled. Vehicle spotted at Maple & Ardoin, arrest made.

2104 Disturbance, 500 block South MLK.

August 190831 Air conditioner, cop-

per wire stolen, 100 Goose.0913 Ungovernable juve-

nile, Eunice Jr. High.1115 Investigation, juve-

nile arrested, North C.C. Duson.

1315 Fire, 400 block South 5th.

1711 Theft, 1800 block Betty.

1718 Man says he was hit from behind on his bicy-cle, Samuel Dr.

1753 Ungovernable juve-nile, same residence North C.C. Duson.

1804 Disturbance, 200 block South Beulah.

1843 Fight, 100 block West Oak.

August 200839 Fight, 300 block N.

St. Joseph1159 Hit and run, 800

block Nile Street, arrest1245 Attempted suicide,

Dudley1432 Battery, 300 block

S. Aymond1730 Shoplifting, 100

block West Laurel, a 5th of Royal Crown stolen.

1824 Disturbance, 1700 block West Peach, caller advised a male threatening her husband.

August 210237 Caller needs officer,

subject advised someone stole her driver’s license at Joyce’s Bar.

0703 Three-vehicle acci-dent, C.C. Duson & Laurel.

1046 Employee theft, 700 block West Laurel.

1337 Accident, St. George & Laurel.

1426 Four-vehicle acci-dent, Jake & Laurel.

2035 Traffic stop, arrest, 100 block East Laurel.

2052 Disturbance, arrest, 400 block MacArthur.

2241 Vehicle theft, 200 block Jelks.

2343 Fight, 200 block South St. George.

August 220825 Medicine stolen,

100 block Bessie.1209 Disturbance, 600

block East Peach.1615 Disturbance, 2nd &

Maple.1822 Traffic stop, nar-

cotics seized, arrest, West Laurel.

1857 Accident, 1200 block Gregg.

2137 Accident, Bobcat & Laurel.

2138 Accident, Walmart.

August 230217 Disturbance, 1000

block West Ash.