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December 21, 2000

Claiborne Detention Center Shares "Circle Of Concern" With Rehabs
BY VIOLET LANN

The Minden Campus of Bernice Community Rehabilitation Hospital and the Claiborne Parish Detention Center in Homer are working together to bring Christmas joy to the patients in the Rehab Outpatient program there.

School Board Seeks Cost For New Track At Junction City High School
By Susan T. Herring,  Editor, The Guardian-Journal

A new track at the Junction City High School football field was discussed at the regular meeting of the school board Tuesday, December 12. The board voted to have plans drawn up, possibly by architects with the firm of Connelly, Abbott, and Dunn, so they can determine what the cost would be. Further discussion will be held at future meetings.

Junction City Triad Holds Christmas Party December 14
BY VIOLET LANN

Triad of Junction City had their annual Christmas party Thursday afternoon, December 14 at 2:00 PM at the Town Hall.

"I'm Spending Christmas With Jesus.." The following poem was read at the funeral of Wilton T. Hayes in Junction City on Monday, December 18. Hayes was the father-in-law of staff writer Wayne Pumphrey. We would like to share it with our readers, as a memorial to all who died this past year, and for their loved ones who will spend the holidays without them:

I see the countless Christmas trees Around the world below, With tiny lights, like Heaven's stars, Reflecting in the snow The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away that tear For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear, But the sound of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here. I have no words to tell you the joy their voices bring, For it is beyond description to hear the angels sing. I see the pain inside your heart, But I am not so far away, we really aren't apart. So be happy for me, dear ones. you know I hold you dear, And be glad I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I send you each a special gift from my heavenly home above. I send you each a memory of my undying love. After all "Love" is the gift, more precious than pure gold. It was always most important in the stories Jesus told. Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do, For I can't count the blessings or love He has for each of you. So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear. Remember, I'm spending Christmas sith Jesus Christ this year. - Author unknown

December 21, 2000

Junction City Dragons Play Summerfield There Friday - The Junction City Dragon basketball team will play Summerfield there Thursday, Dec. 21, at 6:00 PM. The Fauke Classic and the Camden Tournament will be held December 27-29.   Santa Claus Will Be At First Bank On December 22 - Santa Claus will be at First Bank on Friday December 22, during their Open House from 2-6 PM to visit with the kids. Refreshments will be served.   Junction City Submissions - To submit items of local news events--such as civic, school, non-profit organizations, churches, etc.--for publication in the News Briefs, call Wayne Pumphrey at (870) 924-4873, The Guardian-Journal at (318) 927-3541, or send email to susan.herring@claiborneone.org.   Claiborne One Site Now Features Area Image Archive - Archived images from the recent Homer Christmas Festival and Parade are now online. Upcoming image archives to include: Junction City High School Home-Coming Parade, Haynesville Butterfly Festival 2000, Homer Christmas Festival 1999, Claiborne Parish Scenery, Lake Claiborne State Park and more. To submit your images for inclusion in the Claiborne One Image Archive you may email them to webmaster@ClaiborneOne.org.				Junction City News to Continue 01/11/01 - Junction City News to continue in The Guardian Journal 01/11/01 edition.   1999-2000 Junction City Yearbooks Are On Sale - Junction City 1999-2000 yearbooks are on sale in the high school office for $28.25 each.   Junction City Schools Will Close For Holidays Dec. 20 - Junction City schools will be close December 20 for the holidays. Students will return to class Wednesday, January 3, 2001.   Cabins Available For Rent On Lake Claiborne January 3 - Ten new vacation cabins will be available for overnight guests at Lake Claiborne State Park beginning Wednesday, January 3. The Office of State Parks will begin taking reservations for the cabins Monday, Oct. 9 at 1-877-CAMP-N-LA central reservation line (or 1-877-226-7652).   The YWCA of El Dorado invites you to become a part of their "Moms and Mentors Program" - The program matches caring volunteer women with teen women who are pregnant for the first time, or who are parenting their first child. Through a mentoring relationship, the message is offered that there is someone available, not to judge, but to support and encourage.      Contact the YWCA at (870) 862-5442 or come-by the front desk for more information.
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