CORRECTION - The Guardian-Journal apologizes for the error in last week's headline of March 2, 2000 stating "Willis Found Guilty Of Shooting Deaths." The headline should have read "Willis Found Guilty Of 1998 Shooting."   Claiborne One Features The Guardian-Journal Briefs - Claiborne One website at http://www.claiborneone.org. features current and archived headlines and new briefs for The Guardian-Journal. You can contribute information or purchase business advertising banners by calling Joel Ponder at 927-9787 or Al Lynn at 927-6197.   Medical Academy At Homer High Holds Blood Drive - The Homer High School Medical Academy is sponsoring a blood drive Friday, March 10 from 8:30 AM-1:00 PM at the Homer High School auditorium. Each pint of blood can save up to four lives and only takes a few minutes. Donors must be 17, weigh at least 110 lbs. and have eaten a good breakfast that morning. Each donor will receive a T-shirt.   Lake Claiborne Park Hosts "Attracting Hummingbirds" - On Saturday March 11 from 7-8 PM, the park naturalist at Lake Claiborne State Park will teach visitors how to identify and attract hummingbirds. Hummingbird biology and the habitats of this unique species will also be discussed. For more info call 1-888-677-2524 toll free or 927-2976 locally.   American Cancer Society's St. Paddy's Day Patty Drop - The Claiborne Parish Relay For Life will hold a St. Paddy's Day Patty (cow patty) Drop March 18 from 10 AM-2 PM on the Homer High practice football field. Individuals may purchase one of 200 numbered blocks for $50. If the Relay cow drops a "Patty" on your block, you win 50% of total ticket sales. Teams are needed to make and sell concessions that day. For more info, to purchase block, or sign up to help, call Bonnie Keene at 927-2531 or Gaye Brunson at 927-2024.   Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts To Hold Annual Clothing Drive - Troop 7 Cub Scouts will be placing Good Will bags out Saturday, March 11. Boy Scouts from Troop 72 will pick up the filled bags on Saturday, March 18 beginning at 8:30 AM, not 9 AM. Bags will be taken to the local clothing bank, Clothes, Etc., located on the Courthouse Square in Homer. Clothes, Etc. supports local community organizations such as scouting and the Boys & Girls Club. For more information, call Wayne Hatfield at 927-2961.   Ludlow Team Holds BBQ For Relay For Life - The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life Team for Ludlow will be selling $5 BBQ plates on Saturday, March 11 from 11:30 AM--1 PM at First Guaranty Bank in the McLemore Shopping Center. Plates include chicken leg quarters, beans, potato salad and cake--all homemade.   Cross Disability Group To Meet At Council On Aging - Kevin Rambin will discuss "Living Independently With Disability" at the regular meeting of the Cross Disability Support Group on Wednesday, March 15 at noon at the Claiborne Council on Aging. Jack McFann and Bill Brown will also be present. Refreshments and door prizes. For more info, Call Joe Etta Williams at 927-6244.   Homer Girls Track Team To Sell Spaghetti Plates Sunday - Chicken spaghetti plates will be sold Sunday March 12 at the Homer High School Cafeteria. Dine-in or carry-out plates will be available from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Plates are $4 and include chicken spaghetti, crackers, salad, dessert and tea. Please come by after church and support the Homer High Girls Track Team.   Lake Claiborne State Park Hosts "Amazing Plants" April 1 - Join the park naturalist for a guided hike on Saturday, April 1 from 9 - 10 AM through the trails of Lake Claiborne as the amazing benefits of plants to humans and wildlife are discussed. Call 1-888-677-2524 or 927-2976.   Relay For Life Remembers And Honors Cancer Patients - At 9 PM Friday, April 7 a special candle lighting ceremony will be held to remember persons who have been affected by cancer during the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life to be held at the Homer High School Track from 6 PM - 6 AM. Luminaries purchased for $10 to honor or memorialize a cancer patient will be lighted and placed around the perimeter of the track. Send your $10 check to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 748, Haynesville, LA 71038 along with your name, address, phone number, and the name of the cancer patient and whether in honor or in memory.   Haynesville High Graduates 1950-59 Plan June Reunion - Haynesville High graduates from 1950-1959 are planning a class reunion June 9-10, 2000. The 2-day event will include a golf tournament and tour. Former faculty members, relatives and friends are invited to an Open House at the Claiborne Parish Fair Complex from 2-4 PM on June 10. For more info, call Tom Crocker at 624-0911 or Pat Bourn at 624-1216.   Claiborne Charity Classic, May 5-7 - The Claiborne Charity Classic invites you to participate in our Second Annual Golf tournament.				Lake Claiborne State Park To Hold "School Day" Tues. April 4 - School groups can enjoy a variety of topics including prehistoric Indian tools, the nature and the environment and more on Tuesday, April 4 from 9 AM - 4:30 PM. Call 1-888-677-2524 or 927-2976.   LEAP, IOWA Tests Offered To Non-Public Students - Wednesday, March 8 at 4 PM is the deadline for non-public school student to register for the LEAP 21 and IOWA tests in Claiborne Parish March 13-17. For more information, call Barbara Monzingo at 927-3502.   American Legion Baseball Plans Bass Tourney Mar. 18 - Claiborne Parish American Legion Baseball to hold a team bass tournament on Lake Claiborne Sat., March 18, 6:30 AM-3 PM. Weigh-in at Gladney's Marina (formerly Benson's Bay.) For more info call Bill Herring at 927-9312.   CLED Participants To Meet Tuesday, March 21 At 7 PM - All CLED participants will meet Tuesday, March 21 at Homer City Hall at 7 PM for an ongoing discussion of the area's four top priorities agreed upon during the ten week seminar held between September and November of 1999. Participants who attended an open forum on October 26 identified a number of critical issues they felt needed to be addressed in our parish. The top four priority needs were 1) improve the educational school system, 2) drugs, 3) more and better jobs, and 4) improving community leadership. Tourism tied with number four but was addressed under the jobs category.   Title I Parent Center Open Tuesdays And Thursdays - The Title I Parent Center at 418 East Main is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 PM across from the School Board office. Pre-K to 6th grade students who are accompanied by a parent or adult will receive free staff assistance in homework, remediation, preparation for the LEAP or IOWA Tests, and computer assisted instruction. For more information call 927-3502, Ext. 142.   Smoke Detectors For The Elderly Offered through TRIAD - TRIAD of Claiborne wants all seniors age 65 and above to have a smoke detector. You may also qualify if you're disabled. Having a smoke detector can mean the difference of life or death. Smoke detectors are available without charge. If you don't have a smoke detector, call Alf Pike at 927-2011 or 927-3296.   D.A.R.T. In Homer Every Thursday From 9-12 AM - D.A.R.T. of Lincoln is committed to ending domestic violence by providing shelter, legal assistance and counseling. Representatives are in Homer every Thursday from 9 AM to 12 PM. For more info call (800) 281-7885 or the 24-Hour Crisis Line at (318) 251-2255.   To Recycle Or Not To Recycle? - The Trailblazer Rural Development Institute is currently evaluating community interest in the continuation of the recycling program. Concerned citizens are encouraged to: 1) send letters of support to Trailblazer, 302 Reynolds Drive, Ruston, LA 71270, 2) volunteer to serve on the citizens committee by calling 255-3554, and 3) support the Recycling Program through your financial contribution mailed to the Trailblazer office.   Governor's Office To Hold Statewide Forums On Disabilities - Ten statewide public forums to be held around the state in March to solicit information to formulate a strategic plan to better serve disabled persons in Louisiana, will also serve to inform individuals with disabilities and their families about the existence and role of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs. Meetings will be held in Monroe on March 29 from 6-8 PM at St. Francis Senior Plaza on Oliver Road--contact Shelley Thomas at (318)_361-0236 and in Shreveport on March 30 from 6-8 PM at the Willis Knighten Community Center at 2401 Bessie Street--contact Frances Hilburn at (318) 539-3388.   Claiborne Parish Head Start Accepting Applications - Head Start is now recruiting and accepting applications in Claiborne Parish for three, four, and five year-olds born before October 1. Head Start offers many benefits to the child, family and special services for children with special needs. To enroll a child, you must have a certified birth certificate and proof of income. For further information, contact Connie Joyner at 927-6230 or 377-7022 ext. 144   Trailblazers Seeking Persons For Recycling Committee - The Trailblazer Rural Development Institute of Ruston is looking for interested persons to serve on a citizens committee to develop a long range plan for a recycling program in this area. Committee members will develop a plan of action for recycling, fundraising, networking, and marketing the recycling concept in this area. For more information contact Ellzey Simmons at (318) 255-3554.   Rumble on The Red - Karate Championships Members of our local Homer Martial Arts Club will be participating in The Rumble on the Red 2000 - Karate Championships, Saturday - March 25. The annual event will be held in Bossier City, Louisiana. Everyone is urged to attend and support our local participants. Spectator admission is just $5.00 per person (children 6 and under - free) for an entire day of Action!