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Feud re-enactment is this Saturday (published November 4, 2009)
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By Dot Cotton Lazarus
The Catahoula Parish Police Jury has issued a proclamation which reads:
WHEREAS, the Catahoula Parish Police Jury recognizes the work of the Catahoula
Historical Society
& Museum Society to enhance tourism by having a reenactment of said feud in
Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, we do hereby declare Saturday,
November 7th, as the JONES LIDDELL FEUD DAY.
Yep, the feud is coming this week and now we give you the final details.
Festivities will be held this Saturday, November 7 at Four Rivers Park at 1
p.m., and admission is free.
Arts and crafts booths will open outside the seawall at 8 a.m. featuring
paintings, old windows, crosses, and designer wipes for sale along with
Christian t-shirts, antiques, Arowhead designs, etc.
Food booths will have hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks, drinks, pizza, pretzels, hot
wings, jambalaya, crawfish creole, etc.
Vendors will include Jonesville Woman's Club, First United Methodist Church,
Straw Hat Society, and Patrick Hutchins.
Entertainment by the Mt. Sinai Men's Quartet with professional musicians will
take place outside the seawall from 11 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.
Lavinia Mason, Mary Scroggins, and Jackie Morris will perform from noon until
12:45 p.m.
Mayor Hiram Evans will conduct the welcome at 12:45 followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance and the National Anthem, sung by Theresa Evans.
Bill Atkins will speak about the museum project and the Great Mound.
Please be in the seating area inside the sea wall by 12:45 for the
preliminaries; the Feud will begin promptly at 1:00.
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!
A golf cart will be available for transportation to the seating area.
Bathroom facilities will be available.
Donation boxes will be available to donate to the museum project.
The Jones Liddell Feud booklet, written by W. D. Cotton, will be available for
sale at a cost of $4.00.
All actors and committee members will be recognized at the end of the drama.
The presentation will conclude in time for the 2:30 football game between LSU
and Alabama, so everyone will be able to watch both events on
“Feud Day.” .
So, if you are ready for some murder, mayhem, and great acting, bring your zest
for adventure and join us this Saturday as we share with you a part of
Catahoula Parish
’s rich and storied history.
Block to host Veterans Day program (published November 4, 2009)
Catahoula Parish Veterans Day Program will be November 11 at 9:40 AM at Block
High School Gym.
This is the sixth year that Principal Donald Money, Block High students and
faculty have welcomed the Veterans to the school by providing the site for the
program.
The Veterans Day Programs at BHS was started in 2004 by Ruth King when she was
employed at Concordia Electric Cooperative, Inc. as Member Service Director.
When King retired in 2006 honoring the Veterans was one thing she did not give
up with her old job.
Promoting the Veterans throughout the year is something King is constantly
doing, whether it is doing programs for Veterans and Memorial Day, escorting
WWII Veterans to Washington to see their Memorials, speaking to groups about
Louisiana Honor Air or being President of the Boyd-Mann American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 163.
King said, “It takes a special person to serve our country in the military today. It’s the dedication and commitment in the face of danger and war that some people
don
’t want to think about. It is that unselfish love for country and fellow Americans that make them so very
special.
It is an honor to recognize them.”
The 2009 Key Note Speaker for the program will be Catahoula Parish native Thomas Enright. Enright is the son of Leslie Enright of Sicily Island and Barbara Gilbert Haigh
of Natchez, MS.
Thomas served a tour in the United States Marines and then joined the U S Army
Reserves from which he retired with 20 years of service.
Thomas, an attorney, from Baton Rouge presently serves on Governor Jindal’s staff as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs in Louisiana.
Block High School teacher and Retired Veteran from the U S Army Reserves LT Col
Jeff McClure will Emcee the 2009 Program and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to
the Flag.
Martie Hoover will be part of the program singing the National Anthem and JC “Sonny” Gilbert will introduce his grandson, Thomas Enright.
Immediately following the program at Block High School, the veterans and guest
are invited to First Baptist Church in Jonesville
where the program will continue with a video presentation of area veterans,
refreshments and a time for the veterans to visit with other veterans.
Jonesville Lions Club will be providing hand held flags to be distributed at the
program.
This is the sixth year that Jonesville Lions Club has provided the flags for the
Veterans Day Program in November and the Memorial Program in May.
Refreshments will be provided by a few of the local businesses and volunteers.
For more information about the program or to volunteer to help with the program
you may contact Ruth King at 318-758-1422 or b_ann71343@yahoo.com.
SI native returns home to speak (published November 4, 2009)
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MAJ (Ret.) Thomas Enright (USAR) was appointed in July, 2008 as Deputy Secretary
of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
Over the course of his career, he served in Desert Storm, Somalia, Iraq, and
Afghanistan; and, been awarded two Bronze Star Medals, a Meritorious Service
Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, a Navy Commendation Medal w/combat
“V” device, a Army Achievement Medal, an Air Force Achievement Medal, and numerous
other unit and campaign medals.
In 2004, he was selected to be one of the six Army Reserve Company Grade
Officers to receive the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award.
He is a former active duty Marine Sergeant, serving in Desert Shield/Storm and
also participating as an Aerial Gunner in Operation Eastern Exit
– the evacuation of the American Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia in January, 1991. After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the Marine Corps in 1991, he joined
the Louisiana National Guard and attended Officer Candidate School at FT
Benning, GA in 1992.
Thereafter, he branched Field Artillery before transferring to the
Transportation Corps in 1996.
Since 9/11, he has deployed twice to the Middle East and Central Asia: one
eight-month deployment to Afghanistan in 2003 and, most recently, a
twelve-month deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait from March, 2007 to
March, 2008.
He retired on July 15, 2009 after serving 22 years in the military.
MAJ Enright is a native of Sicily Island, LA and graduated high school from
Huntington Academy in 1985.
After serving in the Marine Corps from 1987-1991, he graduated in 1994 from LSU
with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and LSU Law School in 1997.
He joined the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office in 1997 as an Assistant Attorney General and, since 1999, has served in
the Attorney General
’s Tobacco Settlement Enforcement Section enforcing the terms of the Master
Settlement Agreement against the major tobacco manufacturers.
In August, 2005 he was designated as the primary attorney in charge of the
Attorney General
’s Veterans Rights Section.
He has three children who attend St. Jude Elementary School in Baton Rouge. He is an avid runner and triathlete, and has completed numerous marathons and
triathlons including one Ironman-distance triathlon comprised of a 2.4 mile
swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile run.
MAJ Enright is a life member of the Reserve Officer’s Association and a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Military Officers Association of America, and the Military Order of the World
Wars.
His decorations include:
DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal (2nd Award), Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation
Medal (2nd Award), Navy Commendation Medal w/
“V” device, Army Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Army Valorous Unit
Award, Navy Unit Commendation, Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps
Good Conduct Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal, National Defense Serv
ice Medal w/1 star, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/2 stars, Global War on
Terrorism
– Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism – Service Medal,
Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, NATO Medal for Afghanistan
Service, Humanitarian Service Medal (2nd Award), Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/
“M” device and “2”, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
w/1 star, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Campaign
Medal, Marine Corps Aircrew Insignia, Marine Corps Combat Aircrew Insignia w/2
stars, German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Gold), and the GEN Douglas
MacArthur Leadership Award
– 2004.
Recent JPD arrests (published November 4, 2009)
Jonesville Police arrested the following individuals recently:
Carl D. Branch, 28, of 913 MLK Dr., Jonesville, charged with possession of
marijuana.
Roosevelt Frank Skinner, 38, of 3332 Hwy. 565, Jonesville, charged with
possession of cocaine, resisting an officer, driving under suspension, and
improper turn.
Clyde D. Bell, 54, of 4432 Tauro St., New Orleans, charged with driving under
suspension.
Kenneth Mason, 50, of Willow St., Jonesville, charged with simple theft and
remaining on premises after being forbidden.
Eddie Stevenson, 51, of 16834 Hwy. 124, Jonesville, charged with open container,
driving under suspension, and expired registration.
Gerron Bowman, 31, of 603 Fritz St., Jonesville, charged with disturbing the
peace, simple battery, and resisting an officer.
Jonesville Christmas Parade (published November 4, 2009)
It's that time again! Time for the Jonesville Christmas Parade. And this year we
are going BIG!
The theme will be "Christmas Round-up."
We have changed the route this year to end at the Rodeo Arena, Which will give
us plenty of space for entertainment, arts and crafts, food, and fireworks.
So, start planning your entries for the parade and get excited!
We are looking for churches and businesses to set up booths at the Rodeo Arena.
These booths can be for food, crafts, raffles, gift drawings, or anything you
would like to provide. This is FREE advertising for your organization or
business. There will be many people at this event, and there may be people here
that have never been or did not know about your organization or business. Who
could turn down FREE advertising?
The space will be approximately 10 X 10, and there will be no fee for the space.
You will need to provide tables, extension cords, tent cover (if wanted), and
your product.
The booths need to be ready for business by 1 o'clock. We are looking for a
large variety of items, the more of a variety, the better the market!
We ask that knives, guns, tobacco products, alcohol products, or pornographic
items not be provided.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact anyone on the
committee (Jimi Johnson at 318-403-0122, Daryl or Sherria Floyd at
318-339-7143, Jenell Barnes at 318-403-0885, or Donna or Glen Tiser at
318-339-9265.