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Welsh CitizenWelsh, Louisiana

60th Year No. 39 Tuesday, January 7, 2014 8 Pages • $1.00

SEE NEXT, PAGE 2A

Obituaries..............2AEditorial .................4ALifestyle .................3ASports ....................5AClassified ..............7A

What’sNext

What’sNext

Mayor is looking forward to 2014The town’s finances

have been a trouble for elected officials. Howev-er, Welsh Mayor Carolyn Louviere is certain that at this time next year things will look much brighter.

“We have been work-ing really hard to tighten our belt,” Mayor Louviere says as she looks back on 2013. She states that de-spite the tighter spending all the town’s services to its residents have contin-ued as planned.

Despite the financial troubles a lot has been a accomplished during the year. She says that Chief Crochet’s improvement of the police department has cost money. However, it was an investment for the better.

“I’m am really proud of the police department. We have a really good law enforcement team,” she

states.Mayor Louviere says

that 2013 brought in two new city council mem-bers. A new police chief also took office at the be-ginning of last year.

She says that the town was awarded sev-eral grants during 2013. Among them is a $12,000 grant for improvements to the city hall complex. Some of the work has already been done. Dur-ing the year leaking win-dows in city hall will be repaired, or replaced. An-other grant has helped im-proved the town’s water and sewer system.

Mayor Louviere says she is hopeful to see some improvements during 2014, despite the econom-ic situation. The town has applied for $450,000 in community development grants. Results of these ap-plications is expected to be known in late this spring.

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellREADY FOR A NEW YEAR: Welsh Mayor Carolyn Louviere can look back at a year which has brought financial challenges. However, there have also been some positives for the residents in Welsh.

BY BENGT LINDELLCITIZEN EDITOR

Other grant applications include the purchase of a new lawn mower and wa-terline replacements.

Also on the agenda for the new year is a proposed half cent sales tax, which

would benefit the recre-ation and parks depart-ment.

Mayor Louviere says she does now want to ad-vice anyone to vote for or against the sales tax.

However, she states that a tax, if passed, would increase the parks and recreations department. It would also strengthen

SEE WELSH, PAGE 2A

BarbecueDinnersOn Sunday, Jan. 19,

2014, the Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver Council Court 48 of Welsh will be selling barbecue dinners at St. Joseph Church.

The half-chicken or pork steak meal comes complete with rice dressing, green beans and potato salad for $7 per plate. Serving will be from 10:30 a.m. un-til 12:30 p.m. For ad-vance orders call Mari-ah Drake (734- 3037), Lucille Matthews (704-3735) or Andrea King (227-7419).

Pancake SupperThe Roanoke United

Methodist Church lo-cated at 1604 First Av-enue in Roanoke, will serve a Pancake Supper on Monday, January 20, 2014, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a donation of $7 you will get unlimited pan-cakes, two slices of ba-con, two sausages, two eggs, milk, juice and coffee

For more infor-maion, contact 337-794-0979

Rotary Book DistributionOn January 25,

2014, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, The Rotary Club of Welsh will distribute free learning material. The material is desig-nated for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. All mate-rial is new and free to the public.

The distribution center is located at the old Mutual Warehouse building, across the street from the Welsh Community Center.

Toddler’s HourEvery Monday from

10-11 am there is a tod-dler hour at the McBur-ney Memorial Library Branch of Welsh. There will be stories, crafts, and play time.

“It’s a great honor to be named Student of the Year,” says Gabrielle Bris-coe, a senior at Welsh High School. She says that she has worked very hard in school for the past four years. Her work has paid off.

The Student of the Year title isn’t Gabrielle’s first title this school year. At homecoming in November she was crowned Welsh High Homecoming Queen. She is also nominated for a Jeff Davis Business Alli-ance Young Citizen of the Year award. This award will be given out at the business alliance’s banquet later this month.

Her principal, Robin Primeaux, calls Gabrielle “an excellent student who is extremely involved in school and community.”

Gabrielle comes from a family of six. Her parents

BY BENGT LINDELLCITIZEN EDITOR

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellTOP STUDENT: Senior Gabrielle Briscoe is Student of the Year at Welsh High School. After graduation Gabrielle plans to pursue studies in early childhood education.

are Neal and Kim Briscoe. She has three brothers, ages 23, 15, and 10.

In school she is involved in numerous extra curricu-lar activities. She is a mem-ber of the school’s BETA Club, 4-H, Library Club, and FBLA. She is vice president of the student council. Gabrielle is also co-captain of the school’s cheerleading squad. She states that English is her fa-vorite subject in school.

Outside school Gabri-elle is one of the 4-H Jr.

Gabrielle Briscoe named WHS ‘Student of the Year’

Jeff Davis 4-Her Jon David Meyer, son of Al-len and Mindy Meyer of Welsh represented Jeff Davis Parish at the 92nd National 4-H Congress held recently at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Geor-gia.

Jon David earned the opportunity to attend the National 4-H Congress by placing first in State Records Contest this past summer. The National 4-H

Congress Trip is the one of the highest honors a 4-H can receive.

The 92nd National 4-H Congress was a mix of educational, service and recreational opportuni-ties. During Congress the youth got to explore Atlanta which included The Carter Presidential Library, The Martin Lu-ther King Center for Non-Violent Change, and the Centennial Olympic Park

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellMORE BOOKS ARRIVE: More pallets of learning material arrived at the old Mutual Warehouse building in Welsh. The material is aimed at students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Books, etc. will be distributed to the public from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, January 25. All material is donated by the international Orthodox Christian Charities and distributed by the Rotary Club of Welsh and Rotary District 6200. In photo above are Welsh Rotarians Chuck Abell and Clarence Prudhomme.

Welsh 4-H’er attendsnational convention

Chief Crochet awards officers

Matt Doucet Aaron Istre

Welsh police Chief Marcus Crochet has named two of his officers “Law Enforcers of the year 2013”.

Detective Aaron Is-tre and Patrolman Matt Doucet received the award after an arrest made earlier this year. The two were chasing a burglar suspect, who fell in a swimming pool. The suspect could not swim and the officers rescued him from the life threatening situation.

Istre has been in law enforcement for about five years. He started his career at the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s office. He has been with the Welsh police department for two years, and has worked as a detective for the past year.

Doucet has been in law enforcement for a little over six year. He began working in Welsh in May 2013. Prior to this he worked as a police officer at the McNeese campus in Lake Charles.

BY BENGT LINDELLCITIZEN EDITOR

SEE WHS, PAGE 2A

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 20142A  THE WELSH CITIZEN

Welsh Tennis AssociationThe Welsh Tennis

Association has been formed to promote ten-nis in the Welsh Area. The goal is to organize adult tennis competition, to have adults mentor and coach high school age players, to organize high school competition, and to organize tennis on ju-nior high and elementary school level.

Of mud, editors, and wise counselThe muddy season of

the year prompted a writer to the Abbeville newspaper in 1877 to explain an editor’s duties to his or her readers — including the duty to use the power of the press to get something done about sidewalks and steps that were dangerous, dilapidated, or in disrepair.

Abbeville was not the only town with a problem. Muddy streets and the lack of dry footing was common in communities across south Louisiana in the days when sidewalks — banquettes — were made of wood and when streets were turned to mud in wet weather or dust when it was dry.

Some towns did little more than lay boards down to try to keep pedestrian feet dry, but it didn’t take long for the boards to simply sink into the slush.

In places that had proper banquettes, it was usually the town’s responsibility to maintain them in front of public buildings, but merchants and businessmen were supposed to keep up the ones in front of their establishments.

It was the editor’s duty, the anonymous letter writer said, to point out - forcefully when necessary - when the mud began to take over, as well as to give wise counsel on all sorts of other things.

"A real Christian editor,” the anonymous letter writer to the Meridional suggested, “must devote a portion of his time to kissing the little girls he meets for the satisfaction of their mothers, give a genteel spanking to the boys avoiding school to the confusion of their fathers, praise and please the world generally — the

C’est Vrai(It’s True)By Jim Bradshaw

fool and the wise equally, the growlers and their wives particularly, the young women and their babies occasionally, and the old women and their old men besides.”

But especially, the writer continued, the editor “should remind the town council, and persevere in doing so, until you can inculcate in their minds that [Abbeville’s] main banquettes and bridges … are in a perfect state of dilapidation.

“Is the proprietor of a lot bound to fix the banquette?” the writer asks. “Make him do it. Is the town council bound to fix them? Make them do it, even if you have to resort to compulsory means to do so.”

The wooden sidewalk in front of the church was one of the worst offenders, in the writer’s estimation.

The pastor offered $75 toward fixing the “impassable” banquette, provided that the town came up with the rest of the money — which was a good deal for everyone, in the writer’s estimation.

Even if laborers were paid a generous $2 per day, the work could be done for $140, “and with sound cypress, exempt of sap … [it] would last fifteen years without any repair and would be an ornament to the town.”

Shoppers had to negotiate three steps at the store across the street

from the church “and if the ladies are not very particular in descending they will break their back bones, and in ascending they will break their noses,” according to the letter. Worse, “in descending these steps the ladies and gentlemen get in a perfect mud-hole.”

These beat-up ban-quettes “should be strictly condemned and the proprietor or the town council rigidly censured for their inaction,” the writer continues, suggesting that good examples might be “the best plank banquette in town” in front of Mr. Frank’s coffee house and a “good one” in front of Martin’s store.

The citizenry was also confronted with bridges “in a worse condition than the banquettes,” but, the writer found “no use to say anything about them” because everybody was aware of their deplorable condition.

The writer put everything onto the back of the newspaper editor, urging the newspaper to “constantly harass the parties concerned to make them fulfill their duties.”

Editors used to do a lot of that sort of prodding. Sometimes it actually worked.

You can contact Jim Bradshaw at jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.

the town’s finances, since the current park and rec-reation budget ($150,000) would instead go to the town’s general funds. The tax is estimated to gener-ate about 4200,000 in rev-enue.

Mayor Louviere states that she is pleased that so many residents are en-gaged in recreation for the youth. She also lists some items, which are on the town’s wish lists for rec-reation projects. Among them are an upgrade of the tennis court at the park and sprinkler pads where the swimming pool

at John Blank Sportsman Park used to be.

The mayor also men-tions the many activities for youth already in place in Welsh. The town offers football, baseball and soc-cer programs during the year. She also adds other activities are organized by private persons, or by churches, or civic organi-zations.

Mayor Louviere says she was very pleased when she was approached by a parent last year who wanted to organize danc-es at the old dollar store building across from city hall.

“An activity like the dances is really a big thing to take on, but it turned out really well,” she says.

Mayor Louviere says she is excited about begin-ning a new year.

“We learned a lot last year. Many things have turned out for the better,” Mayor Louviere says.

Mayor Louviere says she is grateful for the work the town employees are doing.

“We have dedicated workers, who work hard for the town and its resi-dents,” Mayor Louviere concludes.

FROM PAGE 1AWELSH: ‘We have dedicated workers’

The association also wants to be an advocate for better tennis facili-ties in Welsh. If you in-terested to join, contact the tennis association at WelshTennis@gmail.com.

CommunityCenter RentalWelsh Community

Center is available for rent. Anyone interested can call the Welsh City Hall at 734-2231 for

booking information.

K.C. Hall RentalAnyone interested in

renting the K. C. Hall may contact Allen Ar-doin at 526-6977.

Fire Hut RentalAnyone interested in

renting the Welsh Fire-men’s Association’s Fire Hut should contact Aar-on Sonnier at (337) 302-1911.

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Obituaries

Elizabeth Louise “Bettye” Hebert JENNINGS - On Mon-

day, December 30, Eliza-beth Louise “Bettye” He-bert passed from peaceful sleep with her family pres-ent to the presence of her Lord and Savior.

Bettye was a graduate of Bishop Toolen High School in Mobile, Ala-bama. She was a member of Holy Sepulchre, Ladies Altar Society, Catholic Daughters, OLHC Lit-urgy Committee. She was in charge of OLHC Al-tar servers and she taught Catechism for 3 years at Mount Vernon Mission, Alabama, where she and Richard met. She was a member of the Pink La-dies. Bettye loved sewing and doing decoupage. She belonged to the Coffee

Club and The Mother’s Taxi shuttling 6 children to and from St. Maria Gor-retti.

Bettye is survived by her husband of 63 years, Richard Hebert of Jen-nings; five daughters, Mi-chelle and son-in-law Her-man Monceaux of Lake Charles, Anne Louise and son-in-law, Dale Mon-ceaux of Cincinnati, Ohio, Dionne and son-in-law, Doug Sharp of Atlanta, Georgia, Lisa and son-in-law, Wayne Reed from At-lanta, Georgia, and Laurie and son-in-law, Randy Fear of Welsh; only son, Richard and daughter-in-law, Shelby of Welsh; her brother, Bishop William R. Houck of Jackson, Mis-sissippi and sister, Mildred Reilly and husband, War-ren of Mobile, Aabama; fourteen grandchildren, Bennett Monceaux, An-drea M. Ward, Brandon Monceaux, Genevieve Smith, Adam Monceaux, Alex Monceaux, Cath-erine Monceaux, Jacque Hebert, Madeline Hebert, Emily Hebert, Abigail Hebert, Maxwell Hebert, Tyler Reed and Harrison Reed; ten great grandchil-dren, David Monceaux, Cameron Monceaux, Adrienne Ward, Elizabeth

Ward, Joseph Ward, Baby Monceaux, Zoe Missar, Ethan Missar, Alex Smith and Harper Smith.

She is preceded in death by her parents, William R. and Mildred B. Houck and one brother, Raymond Leslie Houck.

A Mass of Christian burial was held at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church on Thurs-day, January 2, 2014 at 10 a.m. with Bishop William R. Houck officiating. She was laid to rest in the Cal-vary Mausoleum.

Viisitation was Wednesday, January 1, 2014 from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.with a rosary at 6 p.m. led by Sandra Hotard. Vis-itation resumed on Thurs-day, January 2 at 8 a.m. until her funeral Mass. Her pallbearers were her grandsons.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Lung Association.

To extend online con-dolences, please visit our website at www.mat-thewsandsonfuneralhome.net

Arrangements have been entrusted to Mat-thews & Son Funeral Home.

PROCÈS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION

HELD IN GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 9, JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Friday, November 8, 2013, at eight o’clock (8:00) a.m., at its regular meeting place, 304 N. State Street, Jennings, Louisiana, the Board of Commissioners of the Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, State of Louisiana (the “District”), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, October 19, 2013, with the following members present:

Bradford Thibodeaux, Randall Hill, Allen Roche and Jim Johnson;

There being absent: Milton Mallett;

did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition, to wit:

PROPOSITION(MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Shall the Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to levy a special tax of nine and twenty-one hundredths (9.21) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District, (an estimated $107,849 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the year 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for the purpose of improving, constructing, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works within the District limits?

There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the proposi tion as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:

POLLING PLACE

Pre cinct     Location

03 (IN PART) Fire Station #4-South, 5335 Hwy. 14, Lake ArthurNo. of votes FOR the Prop. 1 No. of votes AGAINST the Prop. 0 06 (IN PART) Jeff Davis Parish Health Unit, 403 Baker St., JenningsNo. of votes FOR the Prop. 0 No. of votes AGAINST the Prop. 0 19 (IN PART) Welsh Community Center, 101 Palmer St., WelshNo. of votes FOR the Prop. 0 No. of votes AGAINST the Prop. 0 20 (IN PART) Welsh-Roanoke Jr. High School, 8150 Hwy 90, RoanokeNo. of votes FOR the Prop. 0 No. of votes AGAINST the Prop. 0 21 (IN PART) Welsh Community Center, 101 Palmer St., WelshNo. of votes FOR the Prop. 2 No. of votes AGAINST the Prop. 2 23 (IN PART) Fire Station - Lacassine, 320 Ann St., LacassineNo. of votes FOR the Prop. 4 No. of votes AGAINST the Prop. 2 ABSENTEE VOTES:No. of votes FOR the Prop. 1 No. of votes AGAINST the Prop. 0

The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that there was a total of 8 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 4 votes cast AGAINST the Proposi-tion, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 4 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition as hereinabove set forth.

Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Proposition as herein above set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the District on Saturday, October 19, 2013.

Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part of this Procès Verbal is a copy of the Notice of Special Election and proof of publication thereof.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Jennings, Louisiana, on this, the 8th day of November, 2013.

/s/ Randall Hill /s/ Allen Roche Recording Secretary President

      EXHIBIT “A”

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, State of Louisiana (the “District”), on January 25, 2013, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:

PROPOSITION(MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Shall the Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to levy a special tax of nine and twenty-one hundredths (9.21) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District, (an estimated $107,849 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the year 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for the purpose of improving, constructing, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works within the District limits?

The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the District, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:

POLLING PLACEPre cinct Location03 (IN PART) Fire Station #4-South, 5335 Hwy. 14, Lake Arthur06 (IN PART) Jeff Davis Parish Health Unit, 403 Baker St., Jennings19 (IN PART) Welsh Community Center, 101 Palmer St., Welsh20 (IN PART) Welsh-Roanoke Jr. High School, 8150 Hwy 90, Roanoke21 (IN PART) Welsh Community Center, 101 Palmer St., Welsh23 (IN PART) Fire Station - Lacassine, 320 Ann St., Lacassine

The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions

of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, at 304 N. State Street, Jennings, Louisiana, on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013, at EIGHT O’CLOCK (8:00) A.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Jennings, Louisiana, on this, the 25th day of

January, 2013.

ATTEST: /s/ Allen Roche President /s/ Randall Hill Recording Secretary

INSERT AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATIONI, Carla Ellison, do solemnly swear that I am the Legal Ad Manager of the Welsh

Citizen, a newspaper published at Welsh, in the Parish of Ieff Davis, State of Louisiana, and that from my personal knowledge and reference to the files of said publication the advertisement of MILLAGE RENEWAL ELECTION (SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013)was published in the Welsh Citizen on the dates as follows:

August 20,2013August 27, 2013September 3,2013SEPTEMBER 10 13

/s/ Carla EllisonLegal Ad Manager

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10thday of September 10, 2013.

/s/ Melissa Landry Notary Public

PROCLAMATION

I, the undersigned President of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Jefferson Davis Parish, State of Louisiana (the “District”), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the District on Saturday, October 19, 2013, was CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procès Verbal.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Jennings, Louisiana, on this, the 8th day of November, 2013.

/s/ Allen Roche President

(Published in The Welsh Citizen, Welsh, Louisiana on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.)

Public Notice

leaders of the parish. She is also actively involved in Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church Youth Group.

Gabrielle has been a 4-H member since el-ementary school. She has participated in livestock shows, where she shows

sheep, since she was nine year old.

Outside school Gabri-elle enjoys visiting with her friends. She also lists traveling as a favorite pas-time.

After graduating from Welsh High, Gabrielle plans to pursue studies at McNeese State University

in Lake Charles. Eventual-ly she plans graduate with a degree in Early Child-hood Education.

To her Student of the Successors Gabrielle wants to leave the follow-ing advise: “Work hard and record everything you do already from your freshman year.”

FROM PAGE 1AWHS: ‘Pursue studies at McNeese’

Voices fromthe South

By Bengt Lindell

Welsh Citizen Editor

THE WELSH CITIZEN 3ALifestyles

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014

Looking back at last yearAn old year rang out

and an a new one has be-gun. I have been scanning through old editions of the Welsh citizen to get a grip on what happened during 2013.

January came and so did a new police chief. Marcus Crochet won a landslide election victory, and took office on January 1, 2013.

There is no doubt that Chief Crochet and his de-partment have worked diligently to improve the lackluster reputation of the Welsh Police Department.

I don’t think that the new chief was prepared for all the surprises he was in for on his new job. The old chief seemed to have quite a few skeletons in the clos-et, including a skull, which had been collected as evi-dence. In all fairness I have to say that former Police Chief Tommy Chaisson had inherited the skull from a predecessor, who in turn inherited it from a predecessor, etc. etc.

Many changes have been made to the police de-partment during the year. For example, a top notch evidence room has been constructed. Evidence the Welsh police officers col-lect is now secured in a room, which just the chief and an officer have ac-cess to. Before, evidence was floating all around the premises at the detective’s office located at the old CenturyTel building.

Right before Christmas the Welsh PD, assisted by the Jennings PD made a drug bust. The arrests were made after the police department received infor-mation from the public. This could be a positive sign, since the police de-partment used to be criti-cized for leaking informa-tion back to the crooks, which resulted in silence.

The town’s budget struggle has been making headlines in the media. The town was $300,000 in the red after the last budget year. Another $300,000

deficit seemed to be in the pipeline for the current budget year. We will have to see what the books say when the budget year is over on May 31, 2014.

The stressed economy resulted in discussions regarding an increased sales tax in Welsh. A tax proposition which would finance the recreations de-partment is proposed by the Welsh Aldermen. We will all have our say-so in April when a half cent sales tax increase will be on the ballot for Welsh voters. One can have many opinions regarding an increased sales tax. It’s not my job to tell anyone how to vote. However, I will urge everyone who is eligible to vote to cast their vote on Saturday, April 5, 2014.

A deluge drenched Welsh and surrounding areas last January. It is not everyday when one can see children swimming in the streets but this actually did happen. Unfortunate-ly, the water also flooded a few homes in Welsh. I hope the new year will bring rain in reasonable amounts. Rain is good, but it should stay outdoors.

Several barbecue fund-raisers were held during last year. This is nothing new in Welsh. It happens every month. However, this time the proceeds were used to help pay for a community consultant, who had been creating a report on community rela-tions in Welsh. The con-sultant was hired after a string of violent incidents occurred in 2012, result-ing in murder, arson and other terrible things.

Eventually the report came in, and one result of the report is the creation of a youth council here in Welsh. The Welsh Youth Act council supports dif-ferent activities for youth, including a Friday night dance held every other week at the old dollar store. This dance was a private initiative from the beginning. A mother and daughter team started the dances which attracted a large group of young dancers.

The Welsh Youth Act Council has been involved in other activities in Welsh, too. One example was Halloween’s Boo on the Bayou at John Blank Sportsman Park.

I would also like to mention the success of new football head coach John Richardson, his coaching staff and last but not least, the mem-bers of the Welsh Grey-hounds. The Greyhounds advanced to the quarterfi-nals for the first time in 10 years.

The senior players led the team to great success supported by a line of young players, some of them freshmen, who took a spot on the first string. Football fans can look for an exciting 2014 here in Welsh.

These are just a few things that come to mind. I am sure there are other memorable events in Welsh.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank y’all, readers and advertisers, for the support. I hope 2014 will be a great year for everyone!

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GUEYDAN - It’s that time of the year again for the good old fashion Mar-di Gras Run! Folk will be chasing a few chickens and making big pots of gumbo.

According to Paula dePerrodil, chairperson for the Le Krewe du le Originals et Les Enfants, Gueydan will host the An-nual Mardi Gras Run and Parade sponsored. The Mardi Gras Run and Pa-rade is scheduled for Sat-urday, February 22, 2014.

This year the Krewe is adding a special guest to the fun filled line. Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie will pre-form at the Duck Festival Grounds.

The old fashion Mardi Gras festivities will begin on Friday, February 21, at 6 p.m. with free admission and music by D. J. Man from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. It will kick off under at the Duck Festival Grounds. Organizers reminds ev-eryone to their own ice chest, alcohol will not be sold.

The run will begin Sat-urday at 9 a.m. leaving from the Duck Festival Grounds and meandering around the Gueydan coun-tryside where you can experience an old fashion Mardi Gras Run, with old fashion chicken throws along the way.

For folks that do not have their own float the Krewe is providing one. Chicken throws will be held throughout the run in the Gueydan coun-tryside and will stop for lunch at the Duck Festival grounds. The Run will re-sume at 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. lining up for the 3 p.m. parade down 13th Street to Main Street.

After the Mardi Gras Parade music will be pro-vided by Geno Delafosse and French Rockin’ Boo-gie, admission to enter the Duck Festival Grounds the music of the band is $10 per person. The band will play from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., during the intermis-sion from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. there will be a live auction. From 7 p.m. to 10

p.m. music by D.J. Man.Camping sites are $40

for two days with $10 arm band (per person). Starting at noon on Friday, Febru-ary 21 campers and horse trailers can begin entering Duck Festival Grounds.

For information about camper sites call Todd Scott 337-275-6300. The public can purchase a $10 armband which will allow them to participate in the Le Krewe du le Origi-nals et Les Enfants Run or to pull a float in the Le Krewe du le Originals et Les Enfants Parade, re-minds everyone that folks may bring a float or ride on a float belonging to the Krewe.

All floats must provide their own port-a-let. Call at 337-789-6134 or Kim LeBlanc at 337-652-4493, for information concern-ing the festivities.

For T-shirts, koozies, 50/50 split pot, auction, food, and raffle infor-mation you may contact Kelly Guillory at 337-247-0555 or Dana Dyson at 337-207-1002.

Gueydan is gearing up for annual Mardi Gras run

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellMARDI  GRAS  SEASON OPENS: Mardi Gras sea-son is here. It will culminate on Tuesday, March 4. A Mardi Gras run in Gueydan is slated for Saturday, February 22. Mardi Gras events will also be held in Lake Arthur and Jennings during February. Photos were taken during the Folklife festival in Iota on Mardi Gras Day, 2013.

LAKE CHARLES - Dr. Jeanne Daboval, provost and vice president for aca-demic and student affairs at McNeese State Univer-sity, conferred degrees on 656 students at the univer-sity’s fall commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Burton Coliseum.

Master of EducationEducation Technol-

ogy Leadership: Myra R. Guidry, Jennings.

Educational Leader-ship: Robert Lee Gates, Welsh.

Master of ScienceEnvironmental and

Chemical Sciences: Carrie A. Hebert, Lacassine.

Mathematical Scienc-es: Lacey B. Thibodeaux, Iota; Lyle J. Hardee, Jen-nings.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Elementary Education Grade 1-5: Camille Marie Chapman Fenetz, Lake Arthur.Post-Masters Certificate

Family Nurse Practitio-ner: Jill Elizabeth Angelle, Jennings.

Bachelor of ArtsLiberal Studies: Su-

zanne Decarma Hierony-mus, Welsh.

Bachelor of General Studies

General Studies: Adri-ane C. Gaspard, Ashley

Paige Soileau, Laura Eliz-abeth Touchet, Jennings; Jacob Kyle Ardoin, Lacas-sine; Merry Guillory Phil-lips, Welsh.

Bachelor of ScienceAgricultural Sciences:

Laci N. Britt, Roanoke; Mark R. Daniel, Welsh.

Biological Science: Jonathan Alexander Fox, Welsh.

Early Childhood Edu-cation-Grades PK-3: Rob-in A. Louviere, Jennings; Tabitha R. Chadwick, Welsh.

Elementary Education-Grades1-5: Chelsey R. Augustine, Fenton; Kris-ten E. Gates, Welsh.

Health and Human Per-formance, General: Josiah S. Eastman, Jennings.

Health and Physical Education-Grades K-12: Brent K. Dowies, Grant; Joseph Jordan L. Marcan-tel, Lake Arthur.

Natural Resource Con-servation Management: Holly Lynn LeJeune, Lake Arthur.

Psychology: Kiara D. Chretien, Elton; Vanessa A. Landry, Hathaway.

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Accounting: Tara L. Dennis, Jennings; Karen G. Lopez, Lacassine; Kay-la E. Fontenot, Welsh.

Bachelor of Science

in FinanceFinance: Tara L. Den-

nis, Jennings.Bachelor of Science in

General Business Administration

General Business Ad-ministration: Matthew J. Peet, Lacassine; Leisa D. Hanks, Welsh.

Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication

Mass Communication: Charity Ruth Laughlin, El-ton; Kali Gary, Jennings.

Bachelor of Science in Marketing

Marketing: William James Hetzel, Jennings.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Nursing: Torry Antoi-nette Boese, Fenton; Jour-dan L. Petry, Maegan Clair Ward, Jennings; Bethami Jade Chiasson, Lake Ar-thur; Ashley Lorene Batiste, Roanoke; Me-gan Elizabeth Hensgens, Welsh.

Associate of General Studies

General Studies: Alli-son S. Cart, Elton; Marla Lynn Rasberry, Jennings; Sarah Aleen Monroe, Lac-assine.

Associate of Science in Nursing

Nursing: Mary Beth Byrne, Elton; Marguerite Christine Randolph, Jen-nings.

Local students graduate from MSU

Editorial4A  THE WELSH CITIZEN TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014

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Hit piece journalism

Front-page editorials, disguised as news sto-ries, have become such familiar features of the New York Times that it should have been no sur-prise to discover in the December 28th issue a front-page story about a professor of finance at the University of Houston who has been a paid consultant to financial enterprises.

Since professors of all sorts have been paid consultants to organizations of all sorts, it is questionable why this was a story at all, much

less one that covered an entire inside page, in addi-tion to a central front-page opening, under the headline “Academics Who Defend Wall St. Reap Reward.”

Do academics who at-tack Wall Street, as consul-tants to government agen-cies or other organizations, not get paid?

Like the corrupt French official in the movie classic

“Casablanca,” the New York Times is “shocked, shocked” to discover that consultants get paid defending the kinds of people that the New York Times attacks.

Where has the New York Times been all these years, as government agencies of all sorts spend the taxpayers’ money not only to hire consultants but also to hand out research grants to professors, institutions and programs that promote the kinds of policies that serve the institutional interests of these agencies?

Back when I was an economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, many years ago, officials there spoke in reverential tones about Professor Richard A. Lester, an economist at Princeton University who sometimes came down to Wash-ington to advise the Department.

Although many other economists argued that minimum wage laws increased unemployment, especially among young unskilled workers, Pro-fessor Lester had questioned whether minimum wages had the bad effects that other economists said they had.

His view was very congenial to the institu-tional interests of the Department of Labor, a substantial part of whose appropriations and em-ployment was based on its administration of the minimum wage law.

In fairness to Professor Lester, there is no rea-son whatever to think that his views were based on the money he got from the government. His views were undoubtedly what they were, well before they came to the attention of the Labor Department, which then decided that he was someone whose services they wanted.

The real corruption comes from arming gov-ernment agencies with the taxpayers’ money to hire consultants and give research grants to aca-demics and others whose views serve the inter-ests of those particular government agencies, as distinguished from serving the interests of the public from whom these taxes are extracted.

Does anyone seriously believe that those gov-ernment agencies that stand to see their powers and money increased if the “global warming” agenda prevails will be handing out research grants impartially to both those climate scientists who agree with that agenda and those who dis-agree?

As someone who used to do some consult-ing, I once encountered the attitude exhibited in the New York Times “news” story. In a case in which I was testifying against a government policy, the opposing attorney demanded to know how much I was being paid.

When I told her, her immediate and sarcastic response was: “Is that what the traffic will bear?”

“I certainly hope not,” I said. “The whole point of charging what I do is to ration my time.” I had undoubtedly been selected as a consultant because my previous writings showed which side of the issue I was on already.

The central target of the New York Times hit piece was Professor Craig Pirrong, whom it says “had financial ties to both sides” of a dispute over financial speculation. Despite this, the repeated insinuation was that he has a conflict of interest.

If both sides are willing to pay him for con-sulting, where is the conflict? No matter what side he takes on a particular issue, somebody is going to pay him -- as people who work in any capacity usually expect to get paid, even people who write hit pieces for the New York Times.

What is really corrupting is camouflaging an editorial as a “news” story -- and acting as if people who represent one side of a controversial issue are somehow less worthy than people who represent the opposite side that happens to be fa-vored by the New York Times.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stan-ford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com. To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Did the Duck Dynasty and the A&E folks see us coming or what? For weeks, America has been consumed with the saga of head Duck Phil Robertson and the pros and cons of his right to rant and rave about homophiliacs and his experiences with neighboring African Americans, who, according to Phil, were happy as a lark in Red Neck country when he was growing up.

Now don’t take this as a knock on being a red neck. I point to mine with pride. I’m from Ferriday, Louisiana, home of Jerry Lee Louis, country music star Mickey Gilly and Reverend Jimmy Swaggart, among other notables. Ferriday is stone’s throw, metaphorically speaking, from West Monroe in Northeast Louisiana where Phil and all the Dynasty family hang out.

I bought my first duck call, a Duck Commander, from Phil, back in 1975 when I really took to duck hunting. I had a good-sized slough in the front forty of an old plantation site I had restored on Lake Concordia just across the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi. In winter, ducks coming down the Mississippi River flyway flocked to that slough, and they were there for the taking. That is, if you knew how to bring them in with a duck call.

Ole’ Phil had opened up his shop in a dilapidated shed, where he spent 25 years making duck calls from Louisiana cedar trees. And make no mistake -- his duck calls were the best. If you knew how to twill your tongue as you blew into the cigar shaped wood instrument, all the while saying "hut", "quit" or "ut," you could make a variety of ducks glide right towards your decoys. Phil’s duck calls were a significant factor in making me a pretty darn good duck hunter.

And don’t be mislead. Phil ain’t no dummy. He turned down a chance to play professional football for the Washington Redskins, and holds a Masters Degree in Education. And look at him today. With or without the A&E Network, his Duck Commander Company is turning big, really big, profits. Have you checked out the products under patriarch Phil’s label at a Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart or any

number of other stores nationwide?

As you would expect, there’s a large variety of hats and T-shirts carrying the Duck Dynasty label. But don’t forget the Duck Dynasty body pillows, watches, fleece

throws, fleece jackets, camo jackets, pants and shirts -- the list goes on and on. A Wal-Mart salesman in New Orleans says the demand is so high that he can’t keep enough duck duds in stock. Bloomberg News reported last week that the Duck Dynasty empire amounts to some $500 million and is growing.

So it looked like the Robertson gang had their ducks in a row and the world by the tail. But in steps the Grinch at Christmastime the A&E Network. A&E is no small time operation, being partly owned by ABC. This is not their first rodeo and they knew what they were doing. They echoed the Godfather’s tactics saying it’s strictly business. “We have our standards,” they lamented, “and Phil ‘crossed the line.’ ”

Louisiana state officials were stunned. “How could they?” demanded Governor Bobby Jindal, who accused A&E of violating Robertson’s freedom of speech and his religious liberty. Jindal either ignores the fact, or isn’t aware that these freedoms, guaranteed under the Bill of Rights, are there to keep government from interfering. When the governor maintains that A&E, a private company, has no right to determine whom it can hire or fire, then it’s the state that’s interfering with the freedoms of a private contract.

Then the lieutenant governor jumped into the fray saying the state of Louisiana would find a way to keep the show on the air. The program already gets tax breaks from the Louisiana state film and television incentive program. Do we need more tax dollars flowing to the Dynasty producers?

In reality, all the hoopla is purely academic. The whole Robertson gang, including Phil, is going nowhere. And they never were. This whole

controversy was, in my opinion, a sham. Each Robertson family member individually contracts with the A&E network. If the network wants to can Phil, the other family members are contractually required to carry on or be in violation of their contracts.

So despite the ruckus, Phil will be with us for the foreseeable future. The next 14 episodes are already produced and ready for viewing, so Phil is not needed to show up again for filming until April. A few weeks suspension was a mere slap on the wrist. Or was it? As I said, A&E executives are no fools. They know their audience well. So they brought Head Duck Phil “back” before he was ever really gone.

But wasn’t that the plan all along? The controversy generated a huge windfall of publicity for A&E and the Dynasty. Millions who never heard of Duck Dynasty are now tuning in to see what the fuss is all about. A&E numbers will skyrocket driving a substantial increase in advertising revenue. The Robertson’s have become even bigger mega reality stars, and the demand for their family products continues to soar.

So did Phil Robertson and Governor Jindal stir up a cultural war as some have claimed? Heck no. It’s all about making money. A&E and the Duck Dynasty gang pulled a fast one on us.

But we really shouldn’t be surprised. After all, isn’t that what Duck Dynasty is all about? Make some loud quacks and get a variety of ducks (viewers) to glide right to where you want them – then laugh all the way to the bank.

“She may be an ugly woman but she if cooks squirrel and dumplins, that's the woman you go after”

- Phil Robertson

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The Louisiana High School Hall of Fame was established in 1978 as a joint venture between the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LH-SAA) and the Louisiana High School Coaches As-sociation (LHSCA). The first class of honorees was inducted in 1979 and included track-and-field stand out Don Troutman, Major League Baseball pitcher Vida Blue and Is-trouma High School foot-ball coaches Ellis “Little Fuzzy” Brown and James “Big Fuzzy” Brown.

Since that time, de-serving individuals have been inducted each year. Members of this year’s 2014 Hall of Fame Class include James R. Boyett, Larry Dauterive, Dalton “Dee” Faircloth, Leah Michelle Heintze, Danny Ray Miller, Marion Dutton Wall, A.L. Williams and G. “Corky” Yates.

The LHSAA honors former student-athletes, coaches, officials and oth-er figures that have made contributions on and off the field by welcoming them into the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame. Players are qualified for membership a mini-mum of five years after their competition is com-pleted. Individuals making outstanding contributions as coach or administrator must have a minimum of 15 years combined expe-rience at the high school level and may no longer be active in the capacities for which they are nominat-ed. Those others making outstanding or excellent contributions to LHSAA member school’s athletic programs—including sup-porters and officials—are eligible after a minimum

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of 20 years of service.Nomination forms for

worthy individuals must be filled out by a princi-pal or coach at an LH-SAA member school and submitted via the United States Postal Service to the LHSAA’s office in Ba-ton Rouge. The LHSAA must receive nominations by March 1 for any given year for a candidate to be considered for that year. Nominees not selected for membership into the Hall of Fame after a five-year period must be re-nomi-nated to again be consid-ered.

Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame in-ductees are honored each year at a banquet in Janu-ary at the LHSAA’s Annu-al Convention. Be on the lookout for a future col-umn focused on the 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees. The 2014 Hall of Fame

Induction Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge.

The Louisiana High School Hall of Fame is located in its own wing at the LHSAA’s office, which is located at 12720 Old Hammond Highway. The Hall of Fame Com-mittee continues to seek monetary donations and sports memorabilia for display to further enhance the exhibit. If you or any-one you know would like to make a donation to the Louisiana High School Hall of Fame, visit us on-line at www.lhsaa.org to learn more. You may also visit the Hall of Fame sec-tion of our website for more information about the nomination and selec-tion procedure or to view the list of inductees since 1979.

Time to nominate 2015 Hall Of Fame candidates

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellA LOOK BACK: Welsh played Lake Arthur twice during the football season. Greyhounds won both battles. Above are senior Drew LeDoux (36) and junior John Simon (6) stopped Lake Arthur just outside of the end zone. LeDoux had a great last season, and took a spot as linebacker in the all parish team.

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellA  LOOK  BACK: Senior Kicker Jude Pousson (81) was named to the All-Parish team for his punting skills. Photo was taken when Jude scored an extra point against Oakdale Warriors.

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellA LOOK BACK: Senior tight end Lane Giggar (18) had a great senior season and was chosen for the parish team. He was also named on Lake Charles American Press’ Southwest Louisiana All Star team. Photo above is from a pre-season game against South Beauregard when Giggar had to take on duties as quarterback due to injuries.

LSN PHOTO/Chris QuebedouxA LOOK BACK: Freshman Garrick Gary (23) has intercepted a pass from the Iota quarterback and moves toward the end zone. Assisting him is sophomore Keshon Bell (26). Welsh won the game, but it was costly due to injuries. However, many of the young players stepped up when experienced players were out.

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellA LOOK BACK: Mason Hebert (31) and other Greyhounds stop a Vinton attack. Mason has played a strong defense game all season. He was chosen for the All-Star Parish Team as well as the American Press Southwest Louisiana All Star Team.

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Horticulturist advises: ‘Pruning trees requires careVirtually all trees in our

landscapes will need to be pruned during their lives – particularly in the first two decades after plant-ing. Sometimes a tree may need to be pruned in some way to help it, such as dealing with storm damage, reducing limb weight, removing dead limbs and stopping the spread of disease.

Trees are also pruned to adapt them to our urban evironment, including keeping limbs from com-ing in contact with power lines, rubbing against the home, hanging too low or obstructing views. Prun-ing may also be done to make trees more attractive and useful in the home landscape.

When pruning, you must have a clear idea of what you are trying to accomplish. Ask your-self why you feel the tree needs to be pruned, and then carefully consider which branches need to be cut to achieve your goal.

When evaluating your trees for pruning, try to anticipate potential prob-lems. Look at where branches are and how they are growing. Then, imagine the years going by and how that branch will grow. Will it cause problems eventually?

It’s best to remove branches when they are relatively small. When possible, avoid remov-ing branches larger than 4 inches. Branches that size or larger create big wounds that will take a long time to heal. Antici-pating issues and pruning early to correct them min-imizes the need to remove large branches.

When pruning a tree, try to work with the tree’s natural growth pattern. If a branch is too long or growing in the wrong di-rection, prune it back to a side branch growing in a more appropriate direc-tion or remove it entirely. Don’t cut it back to some arbitrary point just to get it out-of-the-way. This will leave an unattractive

stub difficult for the tree to heal. And a shortened branch will likely just re-sprout with even more un-desirable growth.

If limbs are less than three-quarters of an inch in diameter, they can be removed easily with hand pruners. By-pass pruners (the blades cross like scis-sors) generally give a bet-ter cut than the anvil type (one blade forced against a flat surface). Larger branches should be cut with loppers, a pruning saw or even a chain saw.

When using a saw for pruning, you need the right kind of saw. Use a pruning saw designed for the job. Some have a slight curve in the blade, which aids the sawing ac-tion in tight spaces.

You must be especially careful to prune properly when removing larger branches that grow out of the trunk. Some gardeners may still remember when it was recommended that branches should be cut flush with the tree’s trunk. However, back in

the 1980s this was dis-continued. Research indi-cates that the wound will heal much faster with less disease if the cut is made just to the outside of the branch collar.

The branch collar is a slightly swollen area at the base of the limb next to the trunk or at a limb junction. A naturally oc-curring protective chemi-cal layer located there prevents rot.

Steps to pruning a larger branch

• Locate the bark ridge and branch collar as shown in the accompany-ing diagram. Your final cut will be made accord-ing to where these struc-tures are.

• Smaller branches may be removed with one cut. Make your cut just to the outside of the branch collar. If the branch col-lar is not apparent, find the bark ridge. Make your cut beginning at the out-side top of the bark ridge and coming down at a 45-degree angle from the ridge. This will preserve

the branch collar. Make a clean, smooth cut with a sharp saw. As you begin to complete the cut, hold the branch to support it until the cut is complete. This will prevent the branch from stripping away bark as it falls.

• If the limb is large, remove the branch with three cuts. First, cut about one-third of the way through the limb on the underside, approximately 8 inches from the trunk. Then, place the saw a little farther out from the trunk on the topside and saw off the entire limb. The limb will break off at the first cut preventing, the limb from pulling away bark when it breaks away.

• The final cut to re-move the remaining stub is made starting just out-side of the bark ridge and sawing down at about a 45-degree angle from the bark ridge. This will leave a slight lip and preserve the branch collar. Never leave stubs on a tree when pruning branches. Chanc-es of rot and decay are

quite high in hardwood species if the branch stub is left.

• Using tree paints to seal the wound is not recommended. Research shows that such materi-als do not promote rapid healing or deter bacteria or fungi and may actually impede healing.

Trees can generally be pruned anytime of the year. Winter is a good time to prune deciduous trees while they are leaf-less and you can see the structure more clearly.

Pruning trees can be very dangerous to the person pruning. Always watch for power lines. And be careful when us-ing power tools. If you have to climb in the tree to do the pruning, you should definitely consid-er hiring a professional. Think of safety first. If the job seems more than you can handle safely, call in a professional, state-licensed arborist. Local companies are listed in the yellow pages under “Trees.”

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8A THE WELSH CITIZEN TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014

SimpleGifts

By Mary Ann Broussard

Well, the excitement, rush and work of the holidays are over, but the joy still remains. It was a strange Christmas for me, having only one of my children here. But it was nice and relaxed. Lisa Monks and her kids and a girlfriend, and Lisa Melancon and her family stayed and visited most of the day after the rush of getting food served, cleaning up, opening gifts, and Steph and her family leaving.

After Christmas, on December 29th, the church had a reception for our pastor, The Rev. Elizabeth McGehee, who is re-retiring and moving to Florida. One of her daughters, Marcie Hall and her family came for the event. (The other daughter and a granddaughter had just left the day after Christmas.) Marcie is a harpist. She brought her instrument. It was such a joy to have her play in church. She played the

prelude, the offertory, and the postlude. She and her son Gray sang a French carol as an anthem. She also helped accompany the carol singing during the service.

The reception was a huge success. It was to be from 2-4 p.m., but we didn’t finish up until 6 p.m. Our Education Building looked pretty. The curtains were tied back with red velvet ribbons with velvet poinsettias and silk holly tucked into them. The tables were covered with white linen and lace. We had red poinsettias and red napkins. A crystal punch bowl and cups with red punch in it. Everyone brought delicious food,

End of the holidays

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellA LOOK BACK: On August 24, U.S. Congressman Boustany held a town hall meeting in Jennings. Lafayette native Dr. Boustany, a republican, has been representing Louisiana since 2005. He won the election in 2004 and succeeded Chris John (D of Crowley).

Create in me a clean heart. O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Psalm 51:10 KJV

The Welsh CiTizen ChurCh DevoTional/DireCToryWELSH

First Baptist Ch(SBC)Rev. James Patrick

Deshotel500 S. Adams

734-32139:45 a.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. Morning

Worship, 6:00 p.m. Evening

Service, 6:30 p.m. Wed., Evening

Prayer Meeting

First PresbyterianRev. Elizabeth McGhee

305 W. Hudspeth734-3212

S.S.: 9:00 a.m. Fellowship 10:00

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Bible Study 5:30 p.m., 2nd and 4th MondayWed. Choir: 6 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Tues. and Thurs.

First United Methodist ChurchRev. Pamela Roy

306 N. Adams734-2043

9:00 a.m. Traditional Sunday Worship,

10:00 am. Coffee Time,10:15 am.

Sunday School,11:00 a.m.

Contemporary Service

Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church

Rev. Archimandrite Herbert May, JCL

209 N. AdamsMemorial Bldg.

734-3848Church Rectory,

734-3446Saturday Mass: 4 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.

St. Joseph’s ChurchRev. Fr.

Celsius I. Offor310 N. Sarah

734-3673Tues - Fri 7am.

No Mass on SaturdaysSun Mass - 8:30 am.

Welsh Church of Christ307 N. Jarrett

734-20599:30 am. Sunday Bible

Class all ages;10:30 am. & 6 p.m.Worship Service;

6 p.m. Wed. Evening Bible Class

Sanctuary of Praise United Pentecostal

Church706 N. Polk, Welsh

Patrick RowellPastor

Sunday Services 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.Wed. Evening at

7:30 p.m.

First Assembly of God Church

304 Derouen Street 734-2818

Dennis House, PastorSunday Morning 10 a.m. W.S. and Children’s Church; Sunday Evening 6

p.m. Worship Service; Wednesday 7 p.m.

Bible Study and Youth Service

Jones United Methodist ChurchRe, John Whaley

203 N. King - Welsh734-3812

8:30 a.m. - Sun. W.S.9:45 Church School;

7 p.m. Mon.-Bible Study

New Jerusalem BaptistRev. Nathan T. Stevens710 Welsh St. • 734-2911Pastor's cell - 309-42439:45 am. Sun. School11:00 Sun. Worship6:00 p.m. Monday

Bible Study6:00 p.m. Tuesday

Mission6:00 p.m. Wednesday

Kids' Hour7:00 p.m. Thursday

Brotherhood1st Sunday

Lord’s Supper2nd Sunday

Youth Sunday11:00 a.m. 3rd Sunday

Mission Sunday4th Sunday 11 a.m. MIA

4th Sunday 7 p.m. Evening Service

New Hope Missionary

Baptist Church-Welsh

Rev. Aaron W. William

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist

Rev. Donald Campbell - Pastor

1109 McMurtry St.536-6535

9:45 a.m. Church Sch. 1st Sunday 11 a.m.

Lord’s Supper3rd Sunday 11 a.m. Worship Services2nd & 4th Sunday Prayer Services;

Bible Study Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

FENTONSt. Charles Borromeo

Fenton • 756-2529

IOWAIowa Assem. of God

225 S. Thompson Avenue • 582-6335

Sun.School 9:30 Sun. Worship

10:30 & 6 p.m.Wed. Worship 7 p.m.

First Baptist Church308 S. Knapp • Iowa

582-3606

Woodlawn Baptist Iowa • 582-3473

Calcasieu Bethany Baptist - Iowa

RFD 1 • 582-6641Iowa United Methodist

ChurchRev. Mark Beuge

P O Box 658 582-3063

St. Peter Claver Mission Chapel

Rev. Fr. Celsius I. Offor200 W. 2nd St.- Iowa9 a.m. Sunday Mass5:00 pm. Wednesday

St. RaphaelIowa Rectory

582-3503

Woodlawn Baptist Church (SBC)

Iowa • 582-3473

Zion Travelers Baptist Church

ELTONElton Baptist Church

Elton • 584-2341

Golden Chain BaptistElton • 584-2234

M. Pilgrim BaptistElton • 584-2929

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church RectoryElton • 584-2038

St. Paul’s CatholicElton • 584-2818

Raymond United Methodist ChurchElton • 584-2838

United Pentecostal Church

Elton • 584-2153

HAYESFirst Baptist Church

Hayes - 622-3579

St. John Vionney Catholic Church Hayes - 622-3314

LACASSINESt. John Catholic Church Rectory

Lacassine - 588-4606

Lambert Chapel CME Church

Lacassine - 588-4545

ROANOKEChristian

Worship CenterPastor Jerry Fitch

14133 Hwy. 395 Roanoke

Service Times 10 a.m. Sunday

and 7 p.m. Wednesday753-4052

Mount Triumph Baptist Church

Roanoke753-2437

St. James Baptist Roanoke 753-2419

Church of the BrethrenRoanoke 753-2280

Jim Balmer, Pastor

Roanoke United Methodist Church

Chris Hyde, Pastor

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Roanoke

Roanoke Baptist Church / Hwy 90

Pastor Darrell Hieronymus

Sun. School 9:30 a.m. Sun. Services

10:30 a.m. Sun. Evening 5 p.m. Wed. Evening 7 pm.

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and a wonderful cake was the crowning accent. The church was resplendent with wreaths and greenery in the windows, banks of poinsettias and candles.

Betty, our pastor, is downsizing yet again, so Lisa and I went to pick up more shelves for the church and twin beds for Lisa.

The next thing to do is to take all of this Christmas stuff down. I love putting it up, but hate taking it down. Steve is always a big help with that. I’m leaving my tree up until Epiphany though.

Lisa and her kids are coming New Year’s Day. We’ll watch the parade and the LSU ball game and eat—again! I’ll make resolutions that I may or may not keep. One that I’ll make and keep is to enjoy each moment of every day instead of just getting through it.

Hope you had a Happy New Year’s Day and that you have a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year.

WELSH CITIZEN / Bengt LindellAT  ROTARY: Charles Dalgliesh is U.S. Congressman Dr. Charles Boustany’s new field rep-resentative. His office is in Lake Charles, but he is available at the Welsh City Hall, for questions, and/or concerns, twice a month. He can be reached at his office at (337) 433-1747. He recently visited the Welsh Rotary Club and talked about current events at the Chennault Airport in Lake Charles.

We Learn From Our MistakesWe hear the advice to learn from our mistakes so often that it almost seems a cliché, but perhaps we need to push this advice a bit further. Isn't it the case, after all, that we learn most when we make mistakes? We send children to school for twelve long years, expecting they will make plenty of mistakes, but knowing they will learn to read and write and do math and science better by continually improving on their mistakes. In medicine nowadays, common mistakes are taught in medical schools, so that new doctors and nurses might avoid them. In some areas, mistakes are sought after as portals of discovery.

In jazz music, the so-called "blue note" or what seems a clear mistake, is often the start of an inspired improvisation. Poets too seek the "blue note" in language, the place where a mistake in usage or grammar leads to some insight or a nice turn of phrase. A genius is not necessarily someone who makes fewer mistakes, but rather someone whose mistakes are often productive or beautiful. So, we should learn from our mistakes, but perhaps more importantly, risk making mistakes in order that we might grow and learn.

– Christopher Simon

"For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity."

Proverbs 24:16