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election 2015

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Editor’s note: The follow-ing is a submitted campaignannouncement and not anendorsement from MindenPress-Herald or SpechtNewspapers, Inc.

SPECIAL TO THE PRESS-HERALD

My name is Nick Cox andI’m proud to officiallyannounce my candidacy forPolice Juror in Webster

Parish District 8. I have astrong desire to serve ourcommunity and work hardfor the people of District 8 toensure a solid, stable futurefor our district and parish.After encouragement fromfriends, family and neigh-bors, and after seeking wis-dom and peace from theLord, I believe the timing isright for me to serve on thepolice jury.

My wife, Cayla, and I havethree children: Alleigh, 8;Garrett, 7; and Noah, age 6. Ihave spent all my life in Web-ster Parish and the vastmajority of that time in Dis-trict 8. More than five gener-ations of my family havelived here. This has been awonderful place to live, and itis extremely important to methat I do my part to insureWebster Parish is great for

future generations.In 2006, I carried on the

legacy of my family’s busi-ness, Oak & New Treasures,after working there for mygrandmother throughouthigh school and college. Irenamed the company Cus-tom Treasures and utilizedmy constructional engineer-ing exposure from LouisianaTech University. I decided it

Nick Cox seeking district 8 police jury seat

SeeCOX, Page 9

MICHELLE BATESmichelle@press-herald.com

Following the deaths oftwo at Muddy Bottoms ATVand Recre-ation Parkover theLabor Dayweekend, theissue of safe-ty comes tothe forefront.U n i t e d

States AirForce SeniorAirman Dustin Reinhart, 24,died around 2:40 a.m., Sun-

day in an apparent accidentalATV crash. Sonya Turner,30, of DeQueen, Arkansas,passed away around 11 p.m.to midnight Monday, Web-ster Parish sheriff’s officialssaid over the weekend.Mike Elshout, owner of

Mike’s Outdoor, works on 4-wheelers and side-by-sideson a regular basis and sayswhile they are fun, if not han-dled properly, they are dan-gerous.No children under the age

of 16 are allowed on ATV’sover 90 cubic centimeters,

Safety concernsarise after deaths

MICHELLE BATESmichelle@press-herald.com

A Minden man racked upseveral charges after report-edly accusing his neighbor ofsleeping with his wife.Gerry D. Chism, 40, of the

1000 block of Tillman Drive,was arrested Tuesday, Sept.8 and charged with posses-sion of a firearm by a convict-ed felon, disturbing thepeace, simple assault and

remaining after forbidden.Bond was set at $126,300.His wife, Tracie Rene Hat-

taway, 42, of the sameaddress, was arrested thesame day and charged withinterfering with an officer. Minden police chief Steve

Cropper says the incidentbegan when Chism went tohis neighbor’s house andbegan banging on his door. “We got a call from Mr.

Chism’s neighbor after he’dcome to their door around

11:20 p.m.,” he said. “Thecaller indicated that when heanswered the door, Mr.Chism accused him of havingsome type of involvementwith his wife. The neighborand his wife told Mr. Chismto leave the residence. Herefused, and they told himthey were going to call thepolice, and that’s when hewalked away telling them hewas going to ‘blast them all.’”Sgt. Chris McClaran, Offi-

cer First Class Clint Smith

and Officer Brandon Curryresponded after the neighborcalled police, the chief said.The officers attempted tomake contact with Chism athis residence, but no onewould answer the door.“They identified them-

selves as Minden police offi-cers, and asked for someoneto step outside and talk tothem,” Cropper said. “Even-tually, Tracie Hattawayopened the door, looked atpolice and then slammed the

door quickly. Officers estab-lished a perimeter aroundthe residence. Sgt. McClaranapparently saw someonewalking inside the residenceand looking through a win-dow.”Eventually, Chism and

Hattaway exited the resi-dence voluntarily, butreleased two large dogs,according to the policereport. Both Chism and Hat-

Police: Man with gun threatened to ‘blast’ neighbors

COMING FRIDAY SeeARRESTS, Page 2

SeeSAFETY, Page 9

election 2015

MICHELLE BATESmichelle@press-herald.com

Qualifying for variouselected seats is well under-way.It opened at 8:30 a.m.,

Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Web-ster Parish Clerk of Court’soffice. Clerk of court HolliVining says no one has quali-fied for justice of the peace,districts 5 and 3 or constable,district 1. So here’s a list of who has

qualified so far:State Senator District

36: Henry Burns ofHaughton, Ryan Gatti ofBossier City and “Todd” Hol-

lenshead of Benton.State Representative

District 10: H.E. “Gene”Reynolds of Dubberly.Webster Parish Sher-

iff: Gary S. Sexton of Shon-

Sheriff, state rep.remain unopposed

SeeQUALIFYING, Page 2

State Rep. Gene Reynoldsqualifies Tuesday. Cour-tesy Photo

n Qualifying openuntil 4:30 p.m. today

REINHART

LifeShare Blood Centersis hoping to raise money andprovide trauma kits for lawenforcement with theirannual “United We Give,United We Live” blood drive.Donations will be acceptedfrom 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.Sept. 10 and 11 at the MindenCivic Center.For every blood donation

with LifeShare during the

two-day drive, the organiza-tion will donate $1 to BlueForever for purposes of pro-viding Belt Trauma Kits forlaw enforcement officers. Blue Forever, Inc. (501c3)

works to increase the aware-ness for police officer’s safetyand to raise funds for donat-ing lifesaving QuikClot BeltTrauma Kits (BTK*) for lawenforcement officers

throughout the UnitedStates. LifeShare Blood Centers’

goal is to raise $1,500 andprovide at least 25 kits withinthe communities it serves.Recipients of the kits will belocal police and sheriffdepartments or state troop-ers local to participating

SeeBLOOD, Page 2

‘United We Give, United WeLive’ blood drive kicks off

GivinG the Gift of life

Kim Langheld Taylor holds up the last edition of The Crimson Tide Mix at Friday’s Min-den High game against Southwood. Be sure to get your Crimson Tide Mix edition intomorrow’s edition for a preview of the Minden High vs. Haughton game as well as asign to hold up at the game. Gregg Parks/Press-Herald

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Terry Gardner takes the 2015-16 class of the Webster Youth Leadership Program on a walking tour of downtown.Wednesday was the first meeting for the Minden-South Webster Chamber of Commerce program. Courtesy Photo

galoo.Clerk of Court: Holli

Vining of Minden.Tax Assessor: Morris

Guin of Minden.Coroner: G. Max Stell of

Minden.Police Juror District 1:

Bruce Blanton of Springhill.Police Juror District

2: Allen Gilbert of Springhill.Police Juror District

3: Daniel Thomas ofSpringhill.Police Juror District

4: “Bruce” Compton of Shon-galoo and Randy Thomas ofMinden.Police Juror District

5: Bernard Hudson of Min-den and Perry Kirkland ofCotton Valley.Police Juror District

6: Jim Bonsall of Minden.Police Juror District 7:

Steve B. Lemmons of Dub-berly.Police Juror District

8: Nicolas “Nick” Cox ofMinden and Harper Edwardsof Minden.Police Juror District

9: Beverly “Debbie” Kennonof Minden and Jerri M. Leeof Minden.Police Juror District

10: Vera Benton Davison ofMinden.Police Juror District

11: Steve Ramsey of Heflin.Police Juror District

12: George Fuller, BryanLangford, Dustin Moseleyand Rebecca Shelley-Sher-rard, all of Doyline.Aldermen Village of

Doyline: Steven Bridwell ofDoyline.Governor: Scott Angelle

of Breaux Bridge, Beryl Bil-liot of Kentwood, Jay Dard-enne of Baton Rouge, CaryDeaton of Metairie, John BelEdwards of Amite, Jeremy“JW” Odom of Natchitoches,SL Simpson of Shreveportand David Vitter of Metairie.Lieutenant Governor:

Elbert Lee Guillory ofOpelousas, Melvin “Kip”Holden of Baton Rouge, BillyNungesser of Belle Chase and

John Young of Metairie.Secretary of State:

Tom Schedler of Mandevilleand Chris Tyson of BatonRouge.Attorney General:

James D. “Buddy” Caldwellof Baton Rouge, Jeff Landryof New Iberia and MartyMaley of Baton Rouge.Treasurer: John

Kennedy of Baton Rouge andJennifer Treadway of BatonRouge.Commissioner of

Agriculture andForestry: “Charlie” Greer ofNatchez, Adrian “Ace” Jut-tner of Abita Springs andMichael G. “Mike” Strain ofCovington.Commissioner of

Insurance: Jim Donelon ofMetairie, Charlotte C.McDaniel McGehee of BatonRouge and Matt Parker ofWest Monroe.BESE District 4: Mary

Johnson Harris of Shreve-port and Glynis Johnston ofShreveport.Qualifying ends at 4:30

p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10.

QUALIFYINGContinued from page 1

Election is scheduled for Oct. 24

blood drives and donationcenters. “The United We Give,

United We Live blood drive isheld in conjunction with 9/11reminding us of our strengthand resilience as a communi-ty united. Following the trag-ic deaths of law enforcementofficers throughout our serv-ice area, we decided to dedi-cate this year’s drive to lawenforcement and give blooddonors a way to make a dif-ference by helping providelifesaving belt trauma kitsthe same time they are mak-ing a lifesaving blood dona-tion,” Tina Hooper,

spokesperson for LifeShareBlood Centers said. According to LifeShare,

an average adult has 10 pintsof blood in their body andtypically if someone needsblood during a surgery, atleast three units of blood istransfused, however, a new-born baby has about a cup ofblood in its body.Mary Jo Henderson, Life-

share representative, says asuccessful blood drive is notonly measured by the num-ber of units collected for thecommunity’s blood supply,but an equally important fac-tor is the safety and health ofthe donors.“Donors can donate blood

if they have medical condi-tions, such as high bloodpressure, high cholesterol, or

diabetes,” Henderson said.“The blood donation criteriais passing the mini-physicalthat includes blood pressure,pulse, temperature, and aniron level. In general, volun-teer blood donors must be 16or older and in good health.”Donors must bring a pic-

ture ID to donate. In addi-tion, donors are urged to eatiron rich foods such as leafygreen vegetables, raisins,orange juice or red meatbefore donation.Henderson said donors

are excluded if they are onCoumadin (a blood thinner)or on antibiotics. Donorsmust be off antibiotics forthree days before donating. In addition, donors must

bring a letter from their doc-tor if they have had a heart

attack, stints or heart surgerybefore donating. Donors candonate if they are takingPlavix or aspirin.Reportedly, one unit of

blood can be separated intoseveral components: redblood cells, plasma andplatelets. Red blood cells areneeded for surgeries andtrauma patients, while plas-ma is used for burn patientsand cancer patients. Platelets promote blood

clotting and give those withleukemia and other cancers achance to live, according toamericasblood.org. Cancer,transplant and traumapatients, as well as patientsundergoing surgery mayrequire platelet transfusionsto survive.

BLOODContinued from page 1

Blood drive kicks off today at civic center

WEBSTER YOUTH LEADERSHIP

chaMber of coMMerce

taway were placed underarrest and a protective sweepof the residence was conduct-ed.“Officers observed and

seized a loaded shotgunpropped against the wall in

the hallway inside the resi-dence,” the chief said.Both were booked at the

Minden Police Departmentand Chism was transportedto Bayou Dorcheat Correc-tional Center.Editor’s note: Mugshots

were not made available as ofpress time.

ARRESTSContinued from page 1

Police say suspectsreleased dogs at officers

NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana LotteryCorporation saysnobody won the twomajor jackpots in theLouisiana Lotto andmultistate Powerballdrawings on Wednesdaynight.Louisiana Lotto play-

ers matching all sixnumbers drawn wouldhave won or shared a$2.525 million prize,which will rise to an esti-mated $2.6 million for

Saturday.Players matching all

five numbers and thePowerball would havewon or shared the $149million jackpot. Theprize goes to an estimat-ed $167 million for Sat-urday.The Easy 5 drawing

rises to an estimated$150,000 after none ofthe tickets matched allfive numbers drawn forWednesday's $130,000jackpot.

No big winnersin Wednesday’s lottery drawings

chaMber of coMMerce

La. Lotto jackpot raises to $2.6M;Powerball jackpot raises to $167M

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obituaryA. Harold “Hal”Montgomery Jr.

A. Harold “Hal” Montgomery Jr. ofDoyline died on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015,after a short but hardfought battle with livercancer. He was born tothe late Azalee WilsonMontgomery and Sena-tor A. Harold Mont-gomery Sr. on Sept. 17,1946. Hal grew up in

Haughton until his fam-ily bought a farm,named Ranch Azalee after his mother,in Doyline when he was approximately8 years old. Hal spent the remainder ofhis childhood and high school years inDoyline, where he learned to ride bulls,raise cattle and work on the farm. Hal met his wife of 47 years, Linda

Burge Montgomery, in third grade whenhis family first moved to Doyline. Haland Linda were childhood friends, thenhigh school sweethearts. They graduat-ed from Doyline High School in 1964.Hal and Linda married 13 years afterthey first met in September of 1967.Linda was both the love of his life andhis best friend. Hal earned a degree in animal sci-

ence in 1969 from Northwestern StateUniversity in Natchitoches where hewas amember of the university's rodeoclub. After college, he and Lindareturned to Doyline to make their homeand raise a family on Ranch Azalee. Hal was involved in a number of

organizations over the years, includingthe Doyline Lions Club, DoylineJaycees, Louisiana Cattleman’s Associa-tion and the Webster Parish Cattle-man’s Association where he served aspresident. In 1974, Hal was selected torepresent Webster Parish as its repre-sentative for Louisiana OutstandingYoung Farmer. Hal was a 47-year mem-ber of the Southern Methodist Church

of Haughton where he served in manyleadership positions over the years,most recently as board chairman andcongregational leader.Hal was a cattleman, business man,

and an outdoorsman. At one time heowned and managed over 1,800 acres ofcattle lands in Doyline and Homer. In1982, Hal along with business partnerand longtime friend, Harold Holley,opened Hol-Mont Distributing andSales in Minden, which they sold in1996. Hal has been an owner of CentralHerrin Storage and Transfer, Inc. alongwith dear friend and business partner,Harold Roberts, since 1980 and servedas president since 1997. Hal loved to hunt, fish, and hone his

skills as a marksman. He was an advo-cate for the Second Amendment right tobear arms and was a lifetime member ofthe National Rifle Association. Halenjoyed serving as an assistant instruc-tor at Concealed Handgun Carry Cours-es and was a certified Sig Sauer Armor-er.Perhaps due to the legacy left by his

father, the late Senator A. Harold Mont-gomery Sr., Hal also enjoyed politicsand often became actively involved incampaigns for local candidates. Hal was known by many for his

booming voice and larger than life per-sonality. He was a gifted cook and lovedentertaining a crowd with delicious foodand fellowship. He never met a strangerand seemed most content when sur-rounded by friends, old and new, tellingoutlandish tales. Friends and familywould beg him to tell old yarns againand again, despite knowing the wordsby heart.Of all his accomplishments in life,

Hal was most proud of his family, hiswife of 47 years, two daughters and hisgrandchildren. Both of his grandsonswere given his name – Benton Mont-gomery Bates and Hal MontgomeryMadison. Through them he believed hislegacy would live on. As his life came toan end, his only regret was not having

enough time with his grandsons to hunt,fish, and teach them about the familyfarm he loved so dearly.Hal was a man of faith. Throughout

his illness, his faith never wavered andwas a source of much strength. Hal is preceded in death by his moth-

er and father, Azalee Wilson Mont-gomery and A. Harold Montgomery Sr.He is survived by his wife, Linda B.Montgomery, two daughters Leigh AnnMontgomery Bates (husband BradleyEugene Bates) of Doyline and TaraMontgomery Madison (husband JohnMeek Madison III) of Baton Rouge, andhis grandchildren, Benton MontgomeryBates, Hal Montgomery Madison,Brooks Sidney Madison, and John Park-er Madison.Hal loved so many that he joked that

he needed more than 20 pallbearers.After much difficulty, his family selectedthe following honorary pallbearers:Lynn Beaty, Marty Brittain, the Honor-able Foster Campbell, Jack Custer,Mark Headrick, Harold Holley, MarkMontgomery, Garland Peterson, HaroldRoberts, Roger Reeves, Larry Small andMike Walker. But, all of Hal’s friendsmaintained a place of honor in his heart. A visitation service will be from 5:30

to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 atHillcrest Memorial Funeral Home locat-ed at 601 US Hwy 80 East. Memorialservices will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept.11, 2015 at First Baptist Haughton withburial at Haughton Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, memorial donations may bemade to the Southern Methodist Churchof Haughton, P.O. Box 337, Haughton,LA 71037 or St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital atwww.stjude.org/tribute. It has been said that Hal was a friend

of many and an enemy of none.Throughout his life, he touched manylives in distinct ways, some of which helikely never knew. He will be deeplymissed by all who loved him.

MONTGOMERY

The United Way of Northwest Louisiana provided the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program cadets with50 personal hygiene kits Wednesday – 25 for the female cadets and 25 for the male cadets. Volunteers from United Wayand Kohl’s Department Store in Shreveport put the kits together. In this cycle, 232 cadets began in August and will grad-uate in January 2016. Pictured are from left, Lynn Stevens, chief operating officer for United Way, 1st Lt. Gordon Hanson,Kagnee Veitch, operations coordinator for the United Way Minden Center, Capt. Jason Montgomery, Sophie Barish, com-munity engagement coordinator and YCP activities director Shawn Hatcher. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald

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Minden High footballfans no longer have towonder what the CrimsonTide's record was in 1979,who has the school recordfor rushing yards, the lasttime the Tide went unde-feated or about anythingelse for that matter. The Minden High foot-

ball record book goes onsale Friday at the CrimsonTide's home game againstthe Haughton Buccaneersand will encompass everyaspect of Minden footballdating back as far as 1916. Co-authors and Min-

den High football radiobroadcast team, MarkChreene and Jake Chap-man, worked tirelessly fortwo years to make thisTide fan's dream a reality."This is a labor of love

for Jake and I," Chreenesaid. "We started it twoyears ago, simply as a wayto bring additional infor-mation to games. Forexample, if a running backhad a big night, we wantedto see where his perform-ance ranked historically."Once the research

began and the informationbegan to pile up, Chreenesaid he realized it wouldn'tbe fair for him to keep allthese nuggets to himself.Furthermore, he saw it asa way for current CrimsonTiders to read about thelegacy of Minden footballplayers before them."We're hoping it might

be motivation for guys totry and get their name in afuture record book,"Chreene said.

There were a couple ofobstacles that almoststood in the way of thebook's creation, accordingto Chreene's broadcastpartner and good friendJake Chapman."We learned pretty

soon the coverage waspretty spotty before WorldWar II," Chapman said."Sometimes there was nocoverage."Then there was a time

where Chapman lost theflash drive the duo hadstored about 50 years ofhistory on."We had to completely

start over," Chapman said."But it actually allowed usto be more detailed; and Ibelieve what we have nowis bigger and better thanwhat we started with."Inside the bounds of

the book, Tide fans will beable to flip through exten-sive information regardingplayers, teams and coach-es from Minden, as well asinformation on opposingteams through the years.Chapman also said he andChreene were able to digup some old picturesthroughout the decades tobe included in the book.All proceeds will go to

the Minden football pro-gram."We think this is some-

thing that hopefully willreinvigorate passion andpride for Minden HighSchool football," Chreenesaid. "When talking topeople around town aboutit, you can hear the excite-ment in their voices."The book will be on sale

for $20 at the game andcan be purchased at KASORadio starting Monday.

The cover of the Minden High School record book isshown. Courtesy Photo

Crimson Tiderecord book goeson sale at game

keepsakeGivinG back

For today's report, I have a bunchof statistics for you. Wait — don't runaway! Where are you going? Comeback here and sit still while I drillthese stats into your head! It'll befun, and you'll learn something.

I realize that numbers can numbthe brain, but this is a good story,and I promise that these statistics areeasy to absorb. In fact, the number400 pretty much sums up this storyof political intrigue and corruptioninvolving some of America's wealthi-est families and corporations.

Let's start with the "Billionaire400," a clique of the elite organizedby the conniving Koch brothers.These ultra-rich right-wingers gathereach winter in some warm-weatherresort for a secretive, invitation-onlyretreat. There, they plot strategiesand pledge money for electing politi-cos who'll support their vision ofcorporate rule in America. For the2016 elections, they've already com-mitted nearly a billion dollars toimpose theirvision of plutocra-cy over our demo-cratic ideals —double the com-bined amountthat the Republi-can and Demo-cratic parties willspend. I wonder:what do theythink they're get-ting for that price?

Then there arethe secretivesuper PACs thatare sacking-uptens of millions of dollars to backvarious presidential candidates.Again, a few hundred corporationsand rich families — each writingchecks for hundreds of thousandsand even millions of dollars — haveput up nearly half of all the money inthese electioneering committees.

Keep that 400 number in mindwhen I offer my sincerest congratu-lations to Mr. and Mrs. Middle-ClassAmerica, since they are all the rage inthis present presidential contest, forJeb, Hillary, and all the rest — evenThe Donald — say their campaignsare all about the hurting middle classthat hasn't yet recovered from theGreat Recession.

Well, don't look now, but aftereach one promises that they'll do themost for the Great Mass of the Mid-dle Class, they disappear into theshadows and scurry off to schmoozewith the little group of Americansthey truly love: The exclusive club ofmultimillionaires and billionaires,who are shoveling those big bucksinto those campaign pockets.

Now, back to our statistics: JebBush got a million dollars each from26 of his super PAC backers; HillaryClinton took a million each fromnine funders; of the $16 million inMarco Rubio's PAC, 78 percent camefrom only four donors; and Ted Cruzgot the most from the fewest, takingpractically all of his $37 million fromjust three fat-cat families.

So while candidates for the high-est office in our land are soaking upapplause for the grand rhetoricthey're giving to the middle class,they're also quietly sacking up mil-lions of dollars by pledging theirsteadfast fealty to the ruling class.Donating millions is not an innocentor noble political transaction. Writ-ten on the backs of each of theirchecks is their own corporate agen-da, trumping the people's agenda.

Ironically, it's Donnie Trump, thebombastic billionaire, who candidlyadmits that these so-called "gifts"amount to the outright, plutocraticpurchase of politicians. He's longbeen a campaign donor in order tosecure political favors, he confesses,and it works: "When I need some-thing from them ... they are there forme." There's a word for that: Corrup-tion.

But now, here comes the antidoteto this corruption of our politics byfat cats. Instead of being financed by400 special interests, Bernie Sanders'campaign has raised its $15 million(as of July) from over 400,000 ordi-nary Americans. In fact, the averagedonation to Bernie is a heartwarm-ing, soul-saving $31.30!

You can't buy a president for justover 30 bucks — but you can helpelect one who isn't owned by BigMoney. And isn't that the waydemocracy ought to be?

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If you’re an observer ofLouisiana politics, it doesn’tget much better than this.

It’s election season. Quali-fying for local and statewideraces got under way Tuesday,the day after Labor Day. Theprimary election is Oct. 24, orless than seven weeks fromtoday.

Though the calendar tellsus fall is just around the cor-ner, the temperature out andabout is still hot, which is fit-ting since the governor’s raceis heating up, too. We’ve seensigns of it with the Super PACaligned withSen. DavidVitter’s cam-paign airingthe first neg-ative TV adof the cycle.It was arather sub-dued spot,as far as Vit-ter’s stan-dards areconcerned,aimed at Jay Dardenne’s andScott Angelle’s records ontaxes.

The commercial, paid forby The Fund for Louisiana’sFuture, claimed Dardenne, aRepublican like Vitter andAngelle, championed taxincreases more than a decadeago as a member of the stateSenate. Angelle, according tothe commercial, supportsimposing a tax on sales trans-acted via the Internet.

Angelle’s campaign quicklydismissed the Internet taxallegation and noted that Vit-ter, as a member of the state

House of Representatives,voted in favor of levying a taxon Internet sales in 1994when Edwin Edwards wasgovernor. The tax, in otherwords, has been on the booksfor more than 20 years.

Obviously the fact check-ers at The Fund forLouisiana’s Future droppedthe ball. Or perhaps they feltAngelle’s rebuttal would bedismissed as simply a candi-date covering his own hindside in the face of criticism.

Regardless, The Fund forLouisiana’s Future erred onthe side of wrong.

Vitter’s camp, includingthe pro-Vitter Super PAC,isn’t the only election opera-tion engaging in a little mud-slinging.

The Super PAC supportingAngelle’s campaign,Louisiana Rising PAC, tookVitter to task over his cam-paign’s recent commercialstaking out his opposition toCommon Core. A highlytoxic subject in public educa-tion, opposing CommonCore is a must if a candidatehopes to attract supportamong hard-core conserva-tives. That would be Vitter’sbase, which must turn out indroves on election day forVitter to earn a spot in theNovember run-off.

Louisiana Rising PAC’s adclaimed Vitter’s position onCommon Core flip-flops. Inother words, the commercialalleged Vitter, as a member ofthe U.S. Senate, has a trackrecord of supporting Com-mon Core but candidate forgovernor Vitter opposes it.

Vitter’s campaign, ofcourse, paid lip service to theattack, which tells us Vitterdidn’t take it seriously or did-n’t feel the attack warranted astrong rebuttal. Or Vitter’sbrain trust could be hopingthe issue just goes awaybefore voters pay close atten-tion to it.

We’ll see far more and farworse in negative TV com-mercials before this electioncycle winds down on Nov. 21.

As Vitter’s campaign man-ager, Kyle Ruckert, recentlysaid, “It’s the silly season.”

Indeed it is. It’s also themudslinging season.

Unfortunately, it’s the sillyand the mudslinging thatmove voters, and in this elec-tion, the silly or the mud-slinging, or a combination ofboth, will determine whichRepublican candidate forgovernor makes the run-offand eventually takes office inearly January.

Stay tuned. Enjoy. Andhopefully we all don’tbecome so cynical over thenext seven weeks that wechoose not to vote at all.p~ã=e~åå~=gêK=áë=éìÄäáëÜÉê

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Elections and the right to voteare in the spotlight this week ascandidates officially file theirintentions to run for office. Also,deadlines are approaching for citi-zens who are eligible to vote buthave not yet become registeredvoters.

In order to participate in elec-tions, eligible citizens must be onthe Registrar of Voters’ books 30days before the election. In thecase of the upcoming Oct. 24 elec-tion, the deadline to register isSept. 23.

The right to vote should not betaken for granted. Over ournation’s past centuries, there havebeen citizens considered lessequal than others in terms ofbeing included in the Americantraditions of democracy. Ensuringthem of their voting rights hasrequired Acts of Congress. It tookbold leadership by elected offi-cials who gave higher priority todoing their right thing over theirpolitical ambitions. It took coura-geous stances by ordinary menand women, some of whom losttheir lives in the cause.

For example, Aug. 26, known asWomen’s Equality Day, markedthe 95th anniversary of the certifi-cation of the 19th Amendment tothe U.S. Constitution, but despitethe name, the passage of thisamendment in 1920 did not giveall women an equal right to vote.Native Americans were deniedU.S. citizenship until 1924, andeven then many states continuedto ban them from voting. Utah, in1956, was the last state to ceasepreventing Native Americans fromvoting. Similarly, Japanese-Ameri-cans were not granted citizenshipuntil 1952, and it was 1954 beforethe 14th Amendment protectionsof citizenship, due process andthe right to vote was granted toU.S. citizens of Mexican descent.

The Civil Rights Act of 1957,which held that separate educa-tional facilities are inherentlyunequal, also focused on theimportance of the right to vote.Then the Voting Rights Act, signedin 1965 by President Lyndon John-so, put an end to many discrimi-natory tactics used to preventpeople from voting. But even thisimportant measure did notaddress the fact that not all U.S.citizens are fluent in English andnot all are able to read the ballots.A decade later, the Voting RightsAct was amended to protect theirrights.

The National Voter RegistrationAct of 1993 tried to deal withissues of uniformity and accessi-bility in voting and is still beingchallenged in places around thecountry.

As long as our nation hasexistied, there have been peoplewho did not want citizens to vote,and today there are still peoplewho do not want us to vote. Whenwe do not bother to register muchless vote, we are falling into thehands of those who are countingon our complacency. We mayoften feel disillusioned with poli-tics and politicians who do notseem to care about our concerns,but if we do not vote, our con-cerns may not matter at all tothem. Voting gives citizens credi-bility and clout.

If you’re a resident of Tangipa-hoa Parish, will be at least 18 yearsold by Oct. 24 and have notbecome a registered voter, pleasego see Registrar of Voters JohnRussell and his staff in the clerk orcourt’s office at the courthouse inAmite. If you don’t want to go inperson, take a look at his websiteor the Louisiana secretary ofstate’s website to see other ways toget registered.

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Law Enforcement Support Rally The public is invited to a community gathering with the pur-pose of showing support for law enforcement at the flagpole on Main Street Minden at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11.For more information contact Harold Robinson at 318-773-2083.

Shiloh Community Services, Inc.Need help with your groceries? If you are working, unem-ployed or on SSI, you may be able to qualify for help.Shiloh is a 501 (C)3 that helps hardworking low, middleand upper middle class families due to the unstable econ-omy. Applications can be picked up at 708 Pine Street. Formore information call 318-423-0583.

September 11 and 12, 2015The Heritage Quilt Guild of Jonesboro will be presenting“Quilting in the Pines,” a two day quilt show from 9 a.m.until 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturdayat the North Hodge Assembly of God Church, 5254 Quit-man Hwy, North Hodge, Louisiana. Over 100 quilts, wallhangings, minatures and quilts from the past will be on dis-play. The Country Store will feature handmade items andthere will be vendors and door prizes. Quilters will be dis-playing the art of hand quilting during the entire show.Lunches will be on sale by the Women’s Ministries.

September 12, 2015The 17th annual Haynesville Celebration of Butterflieskicks off at 8 a.m. with a 5K fun run at the Claiborne ParishFairgrounds. This years speakers include Charles Allen,Mickey Lowe, Lee Faulk, Dennis Demcheck and VictoriaLefevers. Throughout the day there will be an antique tac-tor show, quilt show, tours of the Dogtrot House and theButterfly Gardens, Vocal and Dance groups performing,and a horseshoe pitching tournament. Children will enjoy ascavanger hunt, bounce house and a chalk art competi-tion. For more information contact Loice Kendrick-Lacy at318-624-1929 or 870-234-5910, email loicelacy@sudden-link.net or visit haynesvillela.org.

St. James Baptist Church will be honoring Pastor Maran-dalous Holland for 11 years of pastoral service. Starting at11 a.m. guest speaker will be Pastor David Hoey of RhemaWord Ministry of Shreveport, followed by Dr. JimmyMahoney of Springfield Baptist Church of Shreveport at 3p.m.

The Longspring COGIC, will celebrate Choir Day at 6:00PM. All Churches and Church Choirs are invited. For moreinformation contact Shyterikia Thompson at 318-458-5292.

Pringle Place Cemetery Association will meet at 8 a.m. inthe Fellowship Hall of Pleasant Grove Missionary BaptistChurch.

September 13, 2015The Greater St. Paul Mass Choir will present a “Musical

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METAIRIE — By DrewBrees' lofty standards, he is com-ing off of a bit of a down season.

The 36-year-old New OrleansSaints quarterback played onlyfour offensive series in the pre-season, so his next genuineopportunity to show how good hereally still is comes Sunday in theregular-season opener at Arizona.

Cardinals defensive backssuch as Louisiana native TyrannMathieu don't sound as if theyneed to be convinced that Breesremains one of the NFL's best.

"There's no doubt about it. Itdoesn't matter who you putaround that guy. The offense runsthrough him. His confidencelevel, his understanding of thesystem that those guys are run-ning over there is just unbeliev-able," Mathieu said Wednesday."It's tough to beat guys like that— guys who are so comfortablein their system and just under-stand it so well."

One could look at Brees' 2014season and see that his yardspassing were his lowest since2010, while his interceptionswere up by five over 2013 andhis team missed the playoffs witha losing (7-9) record.

On the other hand, Brees'4,952 yards passing last seasontied for the NFL lead withPittsburgh's Ben Roethlisbergerand his completion rate of 69.2percent was second only toDallas' Tony Romo (69.9).

After practice Wednesday,Brees said he had no issue withbeing held out of the first and lastpreseason games entirely, andplaying only a handful of posses-sions during middle two exhibi-tion contests. He noted that all

four drives resulted in points:two touchdown passes and twofield goals.

"I've got a great comfort levelwith all the guys that are outthere with me," Brees said. "I feltlike I got the work done that Ineeded to get done."

Brees added that once coachSean Payton "saw what he need-ed to see, we were out and that'sthat."

Payton has worked with Breessince they joined New Orleanstogether in 2006. So the coachsaid he didn't need to see much ofBrees in exhibition games toknow his quarterback was ready.

"In Year 10 of what we'redoing and based on what we sawin training camp, he has beensharp," Payton said. "We felt likethe work was in, so it is reallypaying attention to the experi-ence and the timing."

Payton also doesn't see Brees'age as an issue yet.

"I know his routine and I know

how detailed it is. I know how hetakes care of his body, both froma recovery (and from) a nutritionstandpoint," Payton said. "Allthose things give him a chance toreally be ahead of the curve, rel-ative to what 36 is. I think that helooks great and he looks sharp."

Brees said he also feels muchbetter than a year ago at this time,when he was still recoveringfrom an oblique injury whichaffected his throwing mechanics.

Veteran members of the Saintsoffense say they see no sign oferoding skills in their quarter-back, who has now passed formore than 4,000 yards in each ofhis nine seasons in New Orleans,including an NFL-record four5,000-yard seasons.

"People can talk about hislongevity all they want," right tack-le Zach Strief said. "I know this:He's 36 and he still wins the (Saints'preseason) conditioning test everyyear.

"People talk about diminishedstrength, or stamina, your body'sbreaking down. It sure doesn't looklike it. It doesn't come out on thefield," Strief added. "It's a conversa-tion because it's a conversation, butwhen he's in the game it sure feelslike the same guy he's alwaysbeen."

Brees is a year-and-a-halfyounger than Patriots QB TomBrady, who is coming off a SuperBowl season and once played withcurrent Saints tight end Ben Watson.

Throughout this preseason,Watson said, Brees "seemed like aHall of Fame quarterback, which heis, like the other one that I playedwith."

"He's focused. He's throwingthe ball well. He's physically ingood shape. He's mentally in goodshape. He's on top of things. He'smaking good decisions," Watsonadded. "He's one of the best in theleague, one of the best to everplay."

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NEW YORK (AP) —Even Roger Federer iswowed by how well he'splaying at 34 — and theease with which he's win-ning at this U.S. Open.

Federer is into his 10thsemifinal at FlushingMeadows, and record 38that all major tournaments.To get back to his first finalin New York since 2009,he'll have to beat someonehe knows quite well: SwissOlympic and Davis Cupteammate Stan Wawrinka.

The No. 2-seededFederer and No. 5Wawrinka won quarterfi-nals about as handily ascan be Wednesday night.

Federer never faced abreak point, compiled aremarkable 50-8 advan-tage in winners, and need-ed less than 1 1/2 hours todismiss 12th-seededRichard Gasquet of France6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in ArthurAshe Stadium.

"It's nice to play thisway," Federer said. "And,maybe at my age, to runthrough five opponents theway I have done here at theU.S. Open, I don't considerthat normal, to be quitehonest, even though Iexpect it in some ways."

Not only has Federerwon all 15 sets he's played,he has only dropped 44games. He has won 67 ofhis 69 service games. Andhe's done it while playingattacking tennis; againstGasquet, he won the pointon 22 of 28 trips to the net.

"I don't feel like I'm asold as I am. I still feelyoung," Federer said. "Soit's nice to get rewardedwith the hard work and(know) that, actually, I'mable to play sort of 'fun'tennis."

WASHINGTON (AP)— Three scintillatingcomebacks and a pivotalsweep in Washington.Yoenis Cespedes and thesurprising New YorkMets are in firm controlof the NL East.

Cespedes hit a go-ahead homer in theeighth inning momentsafter pinch-hitter KellyJohnson connected for atying shot, and the Metsrallied past the Nationalsyet again for a 5-3 victo-ry Wednesday night.

The three-gamesweep extended NewYork's division lead toseven games overWashington with 23 toplay. The Mets have wonsix straight against theNationals, including athree-game sweep at CitiField from July 31 toAug. 2.

"This has been thebiggest three games I'vehad in my career," NewYork manager TerryCollins said. "Excitinggames. Every one ofthem was a great game.Just huge comebacks,big hits, inspirationalplay by every guy thatwas out there."

Jacob deGrompitched seven stronginnings in a tight duelwith Nationals starterStephen Strasburg, whostruck out a season-high13.

Johnson's leadoffdrive against Strasburgtied it 2-all and quietedthe crowd at NationalsPark.

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NFL season kicks off tonightNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— The New England Patriots'fourth Super Bowl bannerwill be unveiled at GilletteStadium on Thursday night.

The fans will have theirfirst chance to shower quar-terback Tom Brady with adu-lation since a federal judgevacated the four-game sus-pension he was handed in theNFL's botched "Deflategate"investigation.

Oh, yeah, they'll play anactual football game, too.

Seven months after claim-ing the franchise's fourth NFLtitle, the Patriots return to thefield for the season openeragainst the Pittsburgh Steelersin the league's annual kickoffgame. Even for a team that'smade its reputation on avoid-ing distractions, the competi-tion will provide a welcomerelief from a summer of talkabout deflated footballs andthe ideal gas law.

"It's time for me to do myjob," Brady said this weekwhen he spoke to reportersfor the first time since thenews conference for his thirdSuper Bowl MVP award.

"Anything that's happenedover the last seven monthsreally wasn't my job. This iswhat my job is, is to go outthere and try to be a greatleader for our team, to try togo out and execute the playsthat are called and executethem at a high level. That's

where my focus is."The victory for Brady and

the players' union left Steelersquarterback BenRoethlisberger with mixedemotions.

"I still have a ton of respectfor Tom. I think he is the bestin the business. If you want tobe the best you have to beatthe best," he said. "Yeah, ofcourse one part of you doesn'twant him out there because heis the best in the world, but abigger part of you as a com-petitor wants him out therebecause he is the best."

Here are some other thingsto look for in Thursday night'sgame:

Banner NightThe Super Bowl banner

has already been raised, but itremains covered. The threeprevious championship ban-ners have been moved, andthe Patriots removed the onededicated to their 16-0 regu-lar season in 2007.

Team president JonathanKraft said during the broad-cast of the Patriots' exhibitionfinale that the team wouldhave postponed the ceremo-ny if Brady was suspendedfor the game. Kraft said theteam planned for an alternatebanner that would note someof Brady's accomplishments,such as four NFL titles andthree Super Bowl MVPs.

"Rest assured, SuperBowl XLIX's banner was not

being raised if Tom Bradywas not on the field," Kraftsaid. "He needed to be herethe first game that that ban-ner existed in the stadium."

Commissioneromission

NFL CommissionerRoger Goodell, the focus ofPatriots fans' anger duringthe "Deflategate" investiga-tion, will skip the opener.

"He believes that thefocus should be on the gameon the field and the festivitiescelebrating the Patriots'Super Bowl championship,"league spokesman BrianMcCarthy said. "Goodell hasattended the other kickoffgames, but does not have afunction there that requireshim to attend."

In a RushThe Steelers promoted

longtime linebackers coachKeith Butler to defensivecoordinator in January andtasked him with restoringsome bite to a pass rush thathas been largely benign thelast four years. The resultsduring the preseason wereuneven at best, though Butlerremains confident — eventhough the Steelers are just 2-7 against Brady during hiscareer and have never beatenhim on the road, losing thethree games in Foxboro byan average of 20.3 points,including a 55-31 mauling in2013.

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Are you happy with yourname? I remember, asa child, wishing I had amore interesting rarename rather than oneso common. A niece ofmine couldn’t decidewhat name she pre-ferred, so with each ofthree childhood familymoves, she used a newform of her name. Nowas an adult, when sheruns into an acquain-tance she is remindedof where she first metthem by the name withwhich they address her.

Names are very important.They become associat-ed with character andactions. The Bible is fullof examples of goodnames, bad names, andchanged names. Onedoes not find couplesnaming their childJudas, Jezebel, Satan, orHerod. Davids,Esthers, Johns, andJosephs are in abun-dance. There is thehope that the child willemulate the life of theone whose name they

bear.

God Himself has engaged inthe choosing of names. Abramwas 99 years old, not having yetfathered a child with his wifeSarai, when he was told “neithershall thy name any more becalled Abram, but thy nameshall be Abraham; for a father ofmany nations have I made thee”Genesis 17:5. His new name,“father of a multitude”, was apromise which God surely didfulfill.

It was years later thatAbraham’s grandson, Jacob alsoreceived a Divine name change.“Thy name shall be called nomore Jacob, but Israel: for as a

prince hast thou power withGod and with men, and hastprevailed” Genesis 32:28. Jacobmeans supplanter. The defini-tion of a supplanter is some-thing or someone who wrong-fully takes the place of another.The name Jacob was a fit priorto fleeing home, but beforereturning to his homeland, hebecame Israel, “he will rule asGod”. What a change!

While I’m happy with mygiven name for now, I look for-ward to the time I also willreceive a name chosen by Godjust for me. He will have a namefor each one who truly wants to

be identified with Him and over-comes as He overcame. “To himthat overcometh will I give to eatof the hidden manna, and willgive him a white stone, and inthe stone a new name written,which no man knoweth savinghe that receiveth it” Revelation2:17.

What’s in a name? -- Identity,promise, hope, and specialmeaning between just God andyou.

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THE BIBLE SPEAKS

What’s in a name?

KATHYIRIZARRY

Many of us can say “I’vebeen workingall my life”. Well,that might bestretching it abit, but weknow what thisstatementmeans. If yougrew up in afarmer’s house,you had jobsearly on, nodoubt. Therealways werechores to do,work in thefield, cuttingwood, animal care.....justthe wear-n-tear’of every-day living was work. It wasour “primary job”, alongwith school work. We werepaid by having ‘room andboard provided’, Daddywould remind us. No com-plaining about workeither! No sireee!Persimmon sprouts alongwith the razor strap, hang-ing on the porch by thewater bucket, were moti-vators for bad attitudesand smart alecks! Theyalways producedimproved work ethics, bet-ter attitudes and increasedproduction!

The week after gradua-tion, I turned in my hoeand hung up my cotton

sack, and off to college Iwent. Farm lifewas behind me –but real life wasjust beginning.What I thoughtwas work back onthe farm provedto be ‘a collectionof special memo-ries of goodtimes’ comparedto the ‘work thatwould lie ahead’.I worked in thecafeteria all fouryears in college,covering all my

expenses. “I worked myway through school” has aspecial meaning to me! Itwas a means toward anend – graduation. Hardwork will produce goodthings every time.

Two weeks after gradu-ation, I was began my‘teaching career of 9 years’.Sandwiched between twoteaching stints was athree-year adventure witha major publishing com-pany. At age 34, weresponded to the ‘call ofthe gospel ministry’. Thenfor some 39 years, weserved four great churchesand a 4-year term with theState Baptist Conventionof Illinois. Add to that‘almost three years’ serv-

ing as Chaplain forMinden Medical Centerand a total of 52 years ofcontinuous work isstacked on my resume. Ihave been working all mylife. (sic).

The Lord has trulyblessed me through thesemany years. Honestly, I’venever thought of these asbeing “jobs”, but ratheropportunities to serve theLord and meet needs ofothers. I have beenblessed to serve withmany wonderful teachers,outstanding pastors andstaffers, denominationalleaders, renown authorsand pioneer-thinkers inmissions, missionaries,and Sunday School growthleaders. Many of my verybest friends have beendeacons with whom Iserved. Also I have beenblessed by many women,leaders in church, missioneducation and state con-vention work. All of thesehave enriched and beeninvaluable to me along thework-track..

“Working” right alongbeside me has been mywife of 48 years. Sondrahas served on five churchstaffs, taught school (andseminary courses), taughtprivate piano, church and

secular secretarial work,directed a church daycare, taught in church daycares, and led SundaySchool conferencesthroughout the conven-tion. For more than 25years she served as a vol-unteer teacher in pre-school areas in localchurches. (That is really awork/labor of love)!.

In Genesis 2, Godassigned to us the respon-sibility of work. He putman in the Garden ofEden to work it and takecare of it. The strongechoes of working for a

living are found allthrough the Bible. Paulwrites to those who were‘sitting around waiting forthe Lord to return’ to “geta job”. If you don’t work,you don’t eat! (2 Thess3:10). Working is honor-able and important to thewell-being of everyone.Billy Graham (Monday,Sept 7, 2015 column)states: “commit your work,and your whole life, toJesus Christ. Then thankHim for giving you a job,and ask Him to help youdo it well. And if He hasanother job in your future,

trust Him to lead you to itin His time.

Yes, look at your workas a blessing – not only toyou but to others. Teachthis concept to your chil-dren and grandchildren:get a job, do a good work,encourage co-workers, domore than is expected (gothe extra mile), respectyour supervisors, set goalsand allow the Lord to leadyou. Make Proverbs 3: 5-6your life’s motto and youwill be well on your way tohaving a successful workcareer.

ALONG THE WAY

The blessings of work

BILL CRIDER

"You may ask me for any-thing in my name, I will doit." John 14:14

Loving obedience movesus into the prayer realm.

It makes us co-heirs of thewealth of Christ. We receiveof His grace through the HolySpirit, who will abide with usand be in us. Obedience toGod qualifies us to pray effec-tively.

Jesus learned obediencethrough suffering. At thesame time, He learned prayerthrough obedience. Just as itis the prayer of a righteous-ness that is obedient to God.

A righteous person is an

obedient person. He canaccomplish great thingswhen he goes to his knees.

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Almighty God, I know thatthe prayer of a righteous manis powerful and effective. ButI also know that righteous-ness means obeying you.Please help me be obedient. Iwant to glorify you with mylife. in Jesus Christ's name,Amen.

If anyone needs prayer youcan call me, Minister Mary C.Allen at 318 -265-4352, any-time day or night! God bless.Amen

MARY CALLEN

REFLECTIONS OF FAITH

The school of suffering

When Solomon was invited by God to ask for whatever he wanted, he asked not for wealth, or long life, or even good health, but for wisdom, the discerning heart to know right from wrong (1 Kings 3). While those other things (wealth and health) are good in their own waown way, or conditionally good,

wisdom is unconditionally good. Wealth and health are only good if they are associated with a person of goodwill, but if the person in question is evil, their wealth only aids them in their evil

designs. But wisdom, by its very nature, causes one to be good.causes one to be good. The wise man is the man who is concerned, first and foremost, with doing the right and good actions befitting him. It would indeed be a contradiction to say that someone was very wise but also prone to frequent moral failings. This doesn’t mean that the wise person never does wrong. No the wise person never does wrong. No one except God is perfectly wise or perfectly good. The wise person is always striving to do the right thing, both in the big and small decisions of life. It is noteworthy that Solomon, in the conclusion to Ecclesiastes, a book highlighting the vanity and emptiness of highlighting the vanity and emptiness of wealth and most human endeavors,

including the search for knowledge, says that our ultimate purpose is to fear God and keep his commandments. –

Christopher Simon

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Elshout says. “That’s the size of the

engine,” he said. “Most ofthese ATV’s, they have themup to 1,000 cc’s, 800, 700 –90 cc is a youth model. Theydon’t recommend anythingover a 90 cc model foryouth.”Dealers cannot sell an

ATV over 90 cc’s to or forsomeone under the age of 16,Elshout said. He says there are no rec-

ommendations on age limits

for dirt bikes, and the reasonfor that is because a dirt bikeis not as likely to kill some-one as an ATV. The dangercomes in when an ATV rollsover onto a person, he said.“People find it hard to

believe, but a dirt bike issafer than an ATV,” he said.“The problem with an ATV isany time you turn over anATV, it’s coming after you.That’s what hurts people,when an ATV rolls over ontop of you.”Helmets are recommend-

ed, although not required, hesays. The manufacturers rec-ommend enthusiasts to wearhelmets when riding. Also, if

it is not designed for morethan one person, then onlyone person needs to be rid-ing, he added. “Ninety percent of ATVs

are designed for one persononly,” he said. “It’s not rec-ommended to put two peopleon them.”Gary Jones, owner of

Advanced EMS, says theyrespond to calls at MuddyBottoms on a frequent basis.While the company does notkeep an ambulance and per-sonnel on site, they dorespond to 911 calls forthings such as low bloodsugar and other medicalemergencies, but the majori-

ty of them are for injuriesdue to wrecks, such as bro-ken bones, lacerations,sprains and strains.“Some are minor and

some are not so minor,” hesaid.He says Muddy Bottoms

does a pretty good job ofhandling medical emergen-cies when they arise andthinks it’s a good thing theyhave medical personnel anda medical clinic on site tohandle what they can beforehaving to call an ambulance.Phone calls and an email

to Muddy Bottoms businessmanager Ray Delia wentunanswered as of press time;

however, the park’s rules andregulations are listed on theirwebsite, with No. 2, “All rid-ing at Muddy Bottoms ATV &Recreation Park is at yourown risk.”The rules also state,

“Everyone entering the prop-erty must sign a release waiv-er and present photo ID.Anyone under the age of 18must be accompanied by aparent/legal guardian andhave a notarized releasesigned by both parents/legalguardian. Waivers are avail-able on the website.“Muddy Bottoms recom-

mends everyone have propersafety equipment, and follow

your vehicle manufacturer’ssafety guidelines while oper-ating in the park,” it contin-ues. “Alcohol is allowed onthe premises, however, allstate alcohol laws apply.”Law enforcement officials

are still looking into the trag-ic deaths of Reinhart andTurner. Sheriff Gary Sextonsays they are waiting for thecoroner’s reports at this time.“Both of them have been

sent for autopsies becausethey are unnatural deaths,”he said in a telephone inter-view Tuesday. “We’re justwaiting for results from thecoroner’s office.”

SAFETYContinued from page 1

Deadly Labor Day weekend was first for park since 2014 opening

would be a good idea to getinto the cabinet business,and it quickly proved to be asuccess. I went from workingalone to having a team ofemployees. This is where Idiscovered my passion: help-ing people and working hardto gain results. After owning my business

for eight years, I was offeredthe opportunity to manage a

territory for Vermeer-Mid-south. I work daily withmunicipalities, contractors,and small-business ownersacross the northern part ofLouisiana. I’m exposed to thechallenges that Louisianamunicipalities face throughmy involvement with munic-ipal water systems, electriccooperatives, utility installa-tion projects, 811 “call beforeyou dig,” and green wastedisposal. This involvement,combined with a stronginterest in my community,has added to my concern forour local government.

I love our community, andthat’s why I'm an activemember of many great localorganizations. I’m a proudmember of the MindenMasonic Lodge; I enjoy serv-ing others through myinvolvement with the Min-den Lions Club; I’m a sup-porter of the Minden-SouthWebster Chamber of Com-merce, and I serve my Savioras the Music Minister ofHeflin Baptist Church. I wasalso a charter member of theMinden Business Builderschapter of Business Net-working International (BNI),

whose mission is to give sup-port to local businesses first.In addition, I volunteer mytime and knowledge at La.Tech by working with con-structional engineering stu-dents, giving them exposureto construction utility jobs inhopes of investing in thefuture generations of con-structional engineers. From my involvement in

municipal meetings andknowledge from attendingpolice jury meetings, I knowthat our police jury will behandling many critical mat-ters regarding the well-being

of District 8 and WebsterParish over the next fouryears. The landfill needsexpanding, parish water sys-tems need our help to thrive,health care is becoming moreof a burden, infrastructuresneed repairing, and the M6disposal at Camp Minden hasto be completed, just to namea few issues. Money for allgovernment agencies is indeclining supply, but costsare constantly rising. If wewant to flourish in the future,we must have cooperationamong the various governingagencies. The best way to

achieve a common goal is byworking together and help-ing one another. I pledge towork hard, research theissues, collaborate with otherjurors and municipal leaders,and inform our district ofnew opportunities. I want to serve as your

police juror, and I humblyask for your support. I lookforward to meeting with youas I continue to walk door-to-door across District 8.Thank you in advance, Nick Cox Facebook: Nick Cox for

Police Jury District 8

COXContinued from page 1

SAN FRANCISCO —Don't let looks deceive you.The new iPhones look the

same as last year's models onthe outside. But changes onthe inside matter, from cam-era improvements to newsensors that enable quickeraccess to tasks.I had only about 90 min-

utes to try out the new Appleproducts unveiled Wednes-day — not enough time, giventhat Apple Inc. has a largeriPad, a new Apple TV deviceand new software for theApple Watch, alongside thenew iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Iwasn't able to test the newiPhone cameras in naturalsettings, for instance, to saywhether pictures are reallybetter with 12 megapixels,instead of 8 megapixels inthe previous iPhones.But I was able to try 3D

Touch, a new way to interactwith the iPhone. You save afew taps by pressing andholding on an app icon to godirectly to a particular func-

tion. Microsoft's Windowsphones let you create short-cuts as home screen icons,but few people have Win-dows phones. On iPhones,the 3D Touch feature isn'tabout enabling new func-tions, but getting you therequicker.If you want to take a selfie,

for instance, you currentlyhave to launch the cameraapp and hit a corner buttonto switch to the front camera.If you were taking videobefore, you need to slide thecamera to "Photo" first. Withthe new iPhones, just choose"Take Selfie" when you pressdown on the Camera app.The phone makes all theswitches automatically.With Maps, you can use

3D Touch to get directionshome, find nearby business-es or message your locationto a friend. With Mail, godirectly to your inbox or cre-ate a new message. I used 3DTouch to quickly post a statusupdate — "Hi" — on a test

Facebook account.From a message, you get a

preview of a Web page bypressing on a Web link. Sim-ilarly, you get a map previewby pressing on an address.Press harder to switch to thebrowser or Maps app. A newiPhone software update addsa back button so you canjump right back to what youwere doing, even in a differ-ent app.As for the camera, selfie

fans will appreciate havingthe phone's display mimic aflash. It's not a real flash likethe main camera, but the dis-play lights up briefly so thatyou can see faces in low-lightsettings.With a feature called Live

Photos, the iPhone camerarecords an extra second or sobefore you take still shots sothat images appear inmotion. You need an iPhone,iPad or Mac with the latestsoftware to view it, though,which could limit sharingwith your Android and Win-

dows family and friends.The changes aren't revolu-

tionary, but the new iPhoneshave enough new features toconsider buying over anolder model. Of course, waitfor a full test rather than justfirst impressions. The newphones aren't coming outuntil Sept. 25 anyway,although advance ordersbegin Saturday.As for Apple's other prod-

ucts:IPAD PRO (coming in

November)As someone who prefers

an iPad Mini over the full-size version, I'm probably notthe right customer for aneven larger iPad.But the iPad Pro does

have promise for heavy-dutyusers, particularly if you pay$99 for a stylus and $169 fora physical keyboard cover, ontop of the $799 startingprice. The keyboard doesn'tfeel as flimsy as ones forMicrosoft's Surface tablets,but you don't get to change

viewing angles as the Sur-face's adjustable kickstandsallow.What I like most is the

new stylus, known as ApplePencil. That's not an ApplePen, mind you. The stylusdoes mimic a pencil whenyou try to draw on the iPadPro's screen. When youchoose a black pencil, itcomes out gray, like a realpencil. The line appearsthicker when you press hard-er, and you can shade inareas by drawing with thePencil lightly from an angle.APPLE TV (coming in

October)Although Apple TV's new

app store will enable non-video apps, such as gamesand home automation, videowill remain the centerpiece.The new remote shows a

lot of promise, with a touch-pad much like what's foundon laptops. You can fast for-ward more quickly, or evenhit the microphone buttonand tell the Siri voice assis-

tant to "fast forward fiveminutes." And when youencounter dialogue that'smumbled, just say, "Whatdid she say?" Siri will rewind15 seconds and temporarilyturn on closed captioning.NEW SOFTWARE

(coming next Wednes-day)I've been using a prelimi-

nary, "beta" version of thenew iPhone and iPad soft-ware, iOS 9, for more than amonth. I particularly likethat you can get transit direc-tions on Apple Maps andscroll through photos morequickly. The font is bolderand easier to read. Theupdate isn't as huge as whatyou got in previous years, butI'm not complaining whenit's free.Likewise, the Apple

Watch's software update willenable new types of third-party apps. It should addressmany of the watch's currentlimitations, but it'll take timeto try out.

First Look: What’s inside matters in new iPhones

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July 29, 2015August 3, 2015September 10, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ PUBLIC NOTICE

Minden Planning C o m m i s s i o n M e e t i n g

October 1, 2015 Ð 10:00 a.m.

P e l i c a n

Conference Room - Minden City Hall

On the agenda is a request from Benjamin F. Wood for approval of a preliminary subdivision plan for a re-subdivision of property owned by him located at 513 Ferguson Street.

Legal Description: A 0.59 acre, more or less, tract of land located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE/4 of NW/4), Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, said tract including a portion of Lots 182, 183, and 184 of the Williamson-Jones Map of Minden, as per map and plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, in Map Book 1, at Page 26, more particularly described as follows: Begin at a point at the intersection of the back of the sidewalks located at the intersection of the West right of way of Elm Street and the North right of way of East & West Street, and run North 05 degrees 46 minutes 12 seconds East for a distance of 302.80 feet along said apparent West right of way to a point located at the intersection of the apparent West right of way of Elm Street and the apparent North right of way of Ferguson Street for the Point of Beginning; thence run West for a distance of 184.00 feet along said apparent North right of way to a IRXQG� � � LQFK� LURQ�pipe; thence run North 89 degrees 07 minutes 20 seconds West for a distance of 70.50 IHHW� WR� D� VHW� � � LQFK�iron rod; thence run North 00 degrees 40 minutes 55 seconds East for a distance of 140.85 IHHW� WR� D� VHW� � � LQFK�iron rod located in an existing chain link fence corner post; thence run North 89 degrees 42 minutes 39 seconds East for a distance of 80.00 feet along said fence to a found chain link fence corner post; thence run South 02 degrees 56 minutes 50 seconds West for a distance of 62.41 feet to a set � � LQFK� LURQ� URG� �thence run North 89 degrees 13 minutes 00 seconds East for a distance of 183.67 feet to a found 5/8 inch iron rod located on the apparent West right of way of Elm Street; thence run South 05 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 82.85 feet along said apparent right of way to the Point of Beginning.

All interested parties will be given a chance to be heard.

September 10 & 17 & 24, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ PUBLIC NOTICE

Minden Planning C o m m i s s i o n M e e t i n g

October 1, 2015 Ð 10:00 a.m.

P e l i c a n

Conference Room - Minden City Hall

On the agenda is a request from the Margery C. Maggiore Estate for a zoning change on property owned by the estate at the municipal address of 424 E. Union Street. The zoning change being requested is from R-3 (Single Family Residential) to B-4 (Hwy. Commercial).

The purpose of this zoning change is to market the property as commercial p r o p e r t y .

Legal Description: Lot 210 x 262.5 ft. out of lot #3, Warsaw Addn. in NW/4 of NE/4 Sec. 27-19-9

All interested parties will be given a chance to be heard.

September 10 & 17 & 24, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ LCTCS Facilities C o r p o r a t i o nB I D - B U I L D S E R V I C E SW A N T E D Applications for General Contractor Statement of Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s for the following project will be accepted until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1, 2015. Responses to the Request for Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s must be submitted according to the r e q u i r e m e n t s listed in the RFQ. Interested firms must obtain an official Request for Qualifications (RFQ) package via email from Ms. Jamie Richard, Project Coordinator, CSRS, Inc., Email: JRichard@csrson l ine .com. This includes all cor respondence regarding this RFQ. ONLY THOSE FIRMS THAT HAVE OBTAINED THE OFFICIAL RFQ PACKAGE FROM CSRS, INC. WILL BE CONSIDERED BY LCTCS F A C I L I T I E S CORPORATION. LATE OR I N C O M P L E T E S U B M I S S I O N S MAY NOT BE A C C E P T E D . Project Description: B i d - B u i l d Services for the N O R T H W E S T L o u i s i a n a C o m m u n i t y College Workforce D e v e l o p m e n t Building, located in Minden, Louisiana. Applications shall be delivered or mailed to:LCTCS Facilities C o r p o r a t i o nc/o CSRS, Inc.Attn: Mr. Casey A n d e r s o n , Project Manager6767 Perkins Road, Suite 200Baton Rouge, LA 70808Ph: (225) 769-0546Fx: (225) 767-0060

September 10 & 17& 24, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ N O T I C E

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Article IV, Section 21 (D) (1) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, that on August 25, 2015, Entergy Louisiana, LLC (Ò ELLÓ ), Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. (Ò EGSLÓ ), and Entergy Louisiana

Power, LLC (Ò ELPÓ or Ò Combined C o m p a n y Ó ) (collectively, the Ò C o m p a n i e s Ó ) , which are electric public utilities that have, or will have, facilities to provide retail electric service to residential, c o m m e r c i a l , industrial, and g o v e r n m e n t a l customers in 59 Parishes of the State of Louisiana, filed with the Louisiana Public Service C o m m i s s i o n (Ò LPSCÓ ) a Joint A p p l i c a t i o n (Ò ApplicationÓ ) for various approvals related to St. Charles Power Station (Ò SCPSÓ ), a combined-cycle gas turbine generating facility (the Ò ProjectÓ ) proposed to be constructed in Montz, Louisiana. Subject to receipt of necessary approvals, the Project is expected to enter service as early as the second quarter of 2019.

The Joint Application for Approval to Construct St. Charles Power Station, and for Cost Recovery, Docket No. U-33770, requests that the LPSC find the decision to undertake

construction of the Project is in the public interest, serves the public c o n v e n i e n c e and necessity, and is therefore prudent. The Joint Application also requests the LPSC to approve the ProjectÕ s costs to be placed into rates. The Companies will make a filing twelve months prior to the expected in-service date and another sixty days prior to the expected in-service date (Ò Final Estimate UpdateÓ ), both of which will provide updated estimates of the first-year revenue requirement for the Project to be included in rates. To the extent there are unresolved issues regarding the Final Estimate Update, those issues will be resolved in the subsequent FRP. The Joint A p p l i c a t i o n proposes that rates be implemented either through the Rider FRP, outside of the FRP sharing mechanism, or the appropriate r a t e m a k i n g mechanism in effect at that time.

The Joint Application seeks an order from the LPSC certifying for inclusion in rates, beginning the month after

the Project begins c o m m e r c i a l operations, the estimated first year incremental costs associated with the Project, which will lead to an estimated monthly bill increase of a p p r o x i m a t e l y $3.87 for a legacy ELL typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh of service from the Combined Company, and a p p r o x i m a t e l y $3.85 for a legacy EGSL residential customer taking 1,000 kWh of service from the Combined C o m p a n y .

For questions about the Application, please call the LPSC toll free at (800) 256-2397. Additionally, the Application and its attachments may be viewed in the Records Division of the LPSC at 602 North 5th Street, 12th Floor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. E n t e r g y Louisiana, LLCEntergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.Entergy Louisiana Power, LLC

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