Energy Forum To Be Held At City Hall Tuesday, January 30 - State Representative "Rick" Gallot will hold an Energy Forum on Tuesday, January 30 at 6:30 PM at Homer City Hall.   Cancer Society To Hold St. Paddy's Day Patty Drop - The Claiborne Parish American Cancer Society will begin selling their 2nd Annual St. Paddy's Day Patty Drop tickets on Feb. 1 at their Relay for Life meeting. The meeting will be held at Homer Memorial Hospital at 5 PM. The St. Paddy's Day will be held March 17 at the Homer High School practice football field. You can also buy a ticket from any Relay for Life Team member. For more info, call 1-800-ACS-2345.   Voter Canvass Cards Were MailedLast Week - Registered voters in Claiborne Parish who received canvass cards this week with incorrect information need to bring their cards to the Registrar of Voters office at 518 East Main (by Clerk of Court office) between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday - Friday, or call Patricia Sanders at 927-3332 with corrections. Anyone who has moved to another address in the parish during the past year should also call.   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.   Mt. Olive Christian School To Hold Book Fair - A scholastic book fair will be held at Mt. Olive Christian School February 6-13. The Book Fair will be at the Middle School only from8 AM to 2:30 PM.   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.   St. Jude Opry Date Changed To June 23 At Homer High - The date for the St. Jude Opry has been changed. The Opry will be held June 23 in the Homer High School auditorium.   Haynesville QB Club To Hold Annual Superbowl Lunch - The Haynesville Quarterback Club will hold it's annual Superbowl spaghetti lunch this Sunday, January 28. The meal will be eat in or take out between 11 AM and 1 PM in the high school cafeteria. TIckets are $5 and available from any team member, cheerleader or quarterback club member. Proceeds wil go toward state championship rings. Donations are welcome.   Homer High Basketball Teams To Play Coushatta Here Friday - The Homer High School Pelicans Girls and Boys will play Coushatta in a district game here Friday, January 26 beginning with a Jr. Varsity game at 5 PM. On Tuesday, January 30, the Pelicans will travel to North DeSoto and on Friday, February 2, to Lakeview at Sibley. Games start at 6 PM.   Mt. Olive School To Form Grandparent Support Group - Mt. Olive Christian School of Athens, LA is forming a Grandparents Support Group. Dr. Nelson Philpot will serve as chairman. An organizational meeting will be held in the school auditorium on Monday, January 29 at 7 PM. If you have a grandchild that attends Mt. Olive, you are invited to attend and participate in this important meeting. Kindergarten Round-Up Day is scheduled for Tuesday, February 20. Call the school at 258-5661 for more info.   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.   Extension Office To Hold Restricted-Use Pesticide Training - There will be two restricted-use private applicator certification and recertificaton trainings on February 13, 2001, at the Cooperative Extension Service office on the square in Homer. The first 90-minute session will begin promptly at 10 AM and the second at 6 PM. Individuals who want to obtain a private applicator license to purchase restricte-use pesticide can sit through the 90 minutes of education information then take a certification test. Those who have a current license are only required to sit through the 90-minute session. For more info, call Jason Holmes at 927-3110 or Rafash Brew at (318) 368-9935.   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.				The Jonquil Jubilee - A Garden Related Festival Celebrating the Arrival of Spring - The Jonquil Jubilee to be held in Gibsland, Louisiana on Saturday, February 24, 2001. You are cordially invited to Gibsland to join in the Celebration of the Advent of Spring. Festival will feature Arts & Crafts from area and commercial artists, an Antique Mall, plants and related goods, entertainment by local musicians, talks by gardening experts, and more...   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.   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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