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.   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.   Homer Council, Police Jury, School Board To Meet - The Homer Town Council will meet Monday, January 8 at 6 PM. The Claiborne Parish Police Jury will meet at 10 AM Wednesday, January 10 and 11 in their board room. The Claiborne Parish School Board will meet at 7 PM Thursday, January 11, following their work session at 6 PM.   Fact Sheets Available On Seasonal Depression - Although this is a happy time of year, it is the most common time of year for SAD (Seasonal Affect Disorder). A fact sheet about seasonal depression is currently available at the Homer Memorial Hospital switchboard at 927-2024 and at the Homer Senior Care facility in Haynesville. Call 624-3665 for more info.   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 are 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.   Grief Support Group Meets 1st And 3rd Mondays - The Grief Support Group meets 1st and 3rd Mondays 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.   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 Lion's Club Selling Pecans For Charity - The Homer Lion's Club is selling 12 oz. packages. freshly picked pecans for $6 (or $108 case of 18) to benefit several charities including La. Eye Foundation, La. Eye Bank, and Handicapped Children. To order, call Rodney Hollenshead at 927-4001, Alf Pike 927-2011, or Mac Brakefield at 927-3271.   Relay For Life Committee To Meet January 16 At 5 PM - $24.2 million dollars was raised by volunteers for the American Cancer Society's Mid-South Division in 2000. The next team captains meeting is January 16 at 5 PM at the Homer Memorial Hospital Conference Room. All interested groups are encouraged to attend. The 2001 Relay For Life is set for Friday, April 6 beginning at 6 PM through 6 AM on Saturday, April 7.   Cub Scouts To Collect Food For Annual Food Drive - Saturday morning, January 13 is day local cub scouts will be putting out bags for their annual Cub Scout Food Drive in order to replenish the local Food Bank. If you do get a bag, call Wayne Hatfield at 927-2961, or contact one of your local cub scouts. Boy scouts will pick up filled bags on Saturday, January 20. Have your bags out by 8:30 AM. Bags can be also be dropped off at the First Presbyterian Church.   "Tobacco In the Body" To Be Topic At Regional Health Center - The W-K Regional Health Center will host a public education program on Tuesday, January 16. Laverne Carley, Education Assistant, will discuss "Tobacco in the Body" in the conference room at 11 AM.   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.   New Hours For The Office Of Community Services - The Claiborne Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services have new office hours, 8 AM - 4 PM, and are closed from 12:00 noon to 12:45 PM for lunch.   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.   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.				South Claiborne Water System To Hold Meeting January 15 - The South Claiborne Water System will hold a member and a Board of Directors meeting on Monday, January 15 at 6:30 PM at the Cross Roads Community Center in Athens. All members are invited to attend.   North Louisiana Cancer Institute To Offer Free Pap Smear - The Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute will offer "free" pap smears on Saturday, January 13 from 8 AM to 12 noon at two locations -- 411 Calypso Street in Monroe, and 503 McMillan Road in West Monroe. Every woman who is 18 or older, or is sexually active, should get regular Pap tests and pelvic exams. Women over 65 should continue to have Pap tests at least every 3 years. Claiborne Parish women can call 1-800-393-2029 to schedule a free pap smear and pelvic exam.   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.   Town of Homer Offices To Close Monday, January 15 - The Mayor's Office and the Business Office of the Town of Homer will be closed Monday, January 15 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Day, and will reopen Tuesday, January 16 at 8 PM.   Haynesville Elementary Kicks Off PepsiNotes Program - Haynesville Elementary, in conjunction with the Pepsi Cola Company, will begin 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.   Pinehill Water System To Meet Monday, January 15 - The Pinehill Water System will meet Monday, January 15 at 6 PM at the Claiborne Manor Nursing Home.   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).   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.   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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