Haynesville Residents Vote On School Proposition Saturday - Haynesville voters will decide the fate of their school when they go to the polls Saturday, January 20 to vote on School District No. 11 Proposition. The special election called by the School Board is for $8.1 million general obligation bonds, which will require an ad valorem tax of 35 mills over 20 years. The present 14.98 millage expires this year, leaving an increase of about 20 mills.   Homer Memorial To Offer Free Blood Pressure Check - Homer Memorial Hospital will be distributing information on hypertension and will be measuring blood pressures free of charge on Tuesday, January 23 from 2 until 4 PM. At 2 PM, Brennan Talley, hospital pharmacist, shall discuss anti-hypertensive medications and at 2:30 PM, Lydia Farrar, hospital dietary director, shall discuss diet as it relates to hypertension. Nurses shall be available for questions. The public is invited to attend.   New Cabins At Lake Claiborne State Park Are Open - Ten new vacation cabins opened at Lake Claiborne State Park on January 9. Units rent for $65 with a 2-night minimum on weekends. and have everything but towels and soap. To reserve your cabin, call toll free (877) CAMP-N-LA (226-7652) from 8 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.   Homer Elementary To Hold PTO Meeting January 22 - A Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meeting will be held Monday, January 22 at Homer Elementary School at 5 PM. All parents and interested persons are encouraged to attend.   American Legion Auxiliary To Meet Tuesday, January 30 - The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, January 30 at 5:30 PM at the Claiborne Parish Library.   Childbirth Classes Offered At Homer Memorial Hospital - Homer Memorial Hospital will hold childbirth classes beginning February 13. Classes are free and are available to anyone wishing to attend, regardless of where they plan to deliver. To register, call 92702924 and ask for the OB nurse on duty.   Flu Shots Are Now Available At Parish Health Unit - Flu shots now available at the Claiborne Parish Health Unit at 624 West Main pm Fridays from 8 AM to 3 PM for high-risk individuals and for those over 65 years of age. High risk are adults and children with chronic cardiovascular or pulmonary system disorders that required medical follow-up or hospitalization last year. Those without a Medicare or Medicaid card will pay a $10 fee. For more information, call 927-6127.   Homer High Football Banquet Set For Monday, January 22 - The Homer High School football banquet will be held Monday, January 22 beginning at 7 PM at Homer City Hall. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased from any Pelican Quarterback Club member.   Homer Memorial To Hold Hospital Guild Meeting - An organizational meeting of the Homer Memorial Hospital Guild will be held in the Billy W. Brown Conference Room at 10 AM Friday, January 19. The presence of the Guild has been tremendously missed over the past few years. Anyone interested in reviving the Guild should attend. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call James McClung or Jean Boyett at 927-2024.   Homer High Basketball Team To Play Springhill Here Friday - The Homer High School Pelicans will play Springhill in a district game here Friday, January 19, beginning withe the JV game at 5 PM. On Tuesday, January 23, the Pelicans will play Loyola there at 6 PM.   The North Louisiana Cancer Support Group To Meet January 18 - The North Louisiana Cancer Support Group will meet Thursday, January 18 from 6:30-8 PM at Grace Bible Church in Homer. "The Group" was organized to provide support, encouragement, fellowship, and education in ALL aspects of cancer to patients, survivors, family and friends. For more information, contact Dr. John Markley at 927-6009 or Gaye Brunson at 927-2024.   W-K Health Center To Offer Education Program On Osteoporosis - The WK Claiborne Regional Health Center will host a community education program to address osteoporosis in their conference room on Tuesday, January 30 at 6:30 PM. The program will be presented by Dr. Samuel K. Abshire and Dr. Ivy McGee-Reed.   Attention: All Claiborne Parish Cattlemen - It is time to pay your parish and state dues for 2001. Parish dues are $15 and state dues are $25. Please send all dues to Jimmy Monzingo, 2896 Dutchtown Road, Homer, LA 71040.   Pampered Chef Cookbooks On Sale At Summerfield - The Pampered Chef "Heart of the Home" Cookbooks are on sale at Summerfield High School for $10. Call Karla Aycock at 285-9760 to purchase your copy.   Religious Folklife Traditions in Claiborne Parish - Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum invites you to view the museum's newest exhibit which examines Religious Folklife Traditions in Claiborne Parish.   Claiborne One Site Additions Under Construction! - The complete Community Service Directory originally produced by The Family First Coalition will be presented online. Information covered includes: Educational Programs & Resources, Hotlines, Health && Medical Resources, Social && Community Programs, Clubs && Organizations, Related Internet Resources and much more. Portions are now online with additions monthly.      The Internet Multi-Search page searches/opens up to six sites with one entry. A variety of links are now online: Search Engines, Meta-Search Engines, Health/Medical, International News, Online Newspapers, News/Discussion Groups, Sports News, Software, Entertainment, Acceptable Sites for Teens, Kids/Educational, Travel, Job Search, Financial/Stock Market News, Online Shopping and now Metric Conversion Calculators. Coming soon will be Clip Art, HTML and Javascript Repositories.   Claiborne Parish School District Web Site is Now Under Construction - Developed and maintained by The Claiborne Parish School Board, the Claiborne Parish School District Web Site will provide information on our School District, Central Office Staff, Parish Schools, Parent/Teacher Resources, a parish-wide Educator Email Directory, Area Technology Developements, and an Employment Opportunity Listing with an online application for employment in the Claiborne Parish School System.				Boy Scouts To Pick Up Bags For Annual Food Drive Saturday - Saturday morning, January 20 is day local Boy Scouts will be picking up filled bags for their annual Scout Food Drive. Canned foods will be used to replenish the local Food Bank. If you did not get a bag last Saturday, call Wayne Hatfield at 927-2961, or contact one of your local cub scouts. Have your bags out by 8:30 AM. Bags can be also be dropped off at the First Presbyterian Church.   Few "Homeropoly" Games Are Still Available - Most of the "Homeropoly: Sesquicentennial Edition" games have been sold. Games are similar to Monopoly but with local "property spaces." They sell for $20 and are available at Delta Interiors, Miss Lizzie's, Hibernia National Bank, Personal Touch Beauty Salon, any Homer Pelican Doll, or by calling Kathy Ford at 927-3675.   Haynesville Elementary Kicks Off PepsiNotes Program - Haynesville Elementary, in conjunction with the Pepsi Cola Company, will collect PepsiNotes through February 1, 2001. The Pepsi Cola Company has initiated the "Share the Joy With Music" promotion in which music note symbols will be placed on specially marked packages of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, One, Frito-Lay, Funyuns, and Rold Golds, These PepsiNotes can be used by the school to redeem free music supplies. One of the goals of Haynesville Elementary is supply music stands for the school recorder band. Drop-off locations are all classrooms at Haynesville Elementary and many cooperating businesses and civic buildings throughout Claiborne Parish. For more info, contact Kathy Scott, Haynesville Elementary School music teacher, at 624-1084.   Sesquicentennial "Taste Of Homer" Cookbooks On Sale - The "Taste of Homer 2000" Cookbook, featuring over 100 dishes served at the "Taste of Homer," plus several pages of history and pictures of Homer and Claiborne Parish, are on sale for $10 at the following locations--Delta Interiors, Miss Lizzie's, Ellen's, Lynn's Flower Shop, and Merle Norman.   Claiborne Parish FCE Cookbooks On Sale For $10 - The Claiborne Parish Family, Community, Education (F.C.E.) has cookbooks for sale. Recipes are compiled from their members and friends and sell for $10 each. They can be purchased from the local extension office or from any FCE member. Proceeds will go to Community Activities. For information, call 927-3110.   Shongaloo 8th Annual Crow Hunting Contest Set For February 17 - The Shongaloo 8th Annual Crow Hunting Contest will be held Saturday, February 17 at Phillip Baker's house, 14614 Hwy. 159 in Shongaloo at 4:30 PM sharp. Entry fee is $20 per person, for 2 or 3 person teams. For information contact Todd or Kelly Baker at 318-624-3429. Mail entries to 200 Gravel Pit Road, Shongaloo, LA 71072.   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.   Grief Support Group Meets 1st And 3rd Mondays - The Grief Support Group meets every 1st and 3rd Monday at 6 PM at the Homer Memorial Hospital Conference Room. The Group is open to anyone experiencing grief over a recent or past loss. For more info, call Toni Camp at 371-1140.   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: 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.   HMH offers MRI's - Homer Memorial Hospital is proud to announce the availability of MRI procedures two days a week in Homer.     The JCAHO-accredited system, provided by Alliance Imaging, is a Siemens 1.0 with a fast pack. The moblie MRI produces images as good as an on-site MRI.     MRI procedures performed in Homer by Alliance Imaging specialists are read by radiologists from Diagnostic Associates; films become part of the patients permanent record and stay on-site at HMH.     Appointments should be made through your physician; the ordering physician does not have to be a local physician.     "We are proud to offer this service to our community. Residents no longer have to drive to Shreveport to receive a state-of-the-art MRI examination." reminds Homer Memorial Radiology department.   Attention: Girls, Grades 1-6 Invited To Join Girl Scouts - Girl Scouts of American Troop 344 invite all girls in grades 1-6 to "Where Girls Grow Strong," the first meeting was held Monday, Sept. 18 in the Youth Dept. of First Baptist Church, Homer. For more info call Melissa Smith at 927-4585 or Stacey Hollenshead at 927-4601. Annual dues are $27.   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).   Country, Bluegrass, Gospel Music Every Friday In Homer - Every Friday night in downtown Homer, amateur musicians from all over the Ark-La-Tex meet at the Homer Fire Station to enjoy a little country, bluegrass, gospel, and fellowship. Anyone is welcome to join in, or just sit back and enjoy. For more information, call Ed Dettenheim at 927-5253 or Jerry Brown at 927-3792.  «Full Story»
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