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May 24, 2001

 

Junction City School Board Approves Teacher Pay Raises

Board Proceeds With Plans To Build New Track This Summer

School Superintendent Alvin Kelly reported at the April 10 meeting of the Junction City School Board that a $1,000 teacher pay raise will go into effect in the 2001-2002 school year and a $2,000 raise the following year according to the mandate passed by the State Legislature.

Junction City (LA) Council Awards Bid On New Sewer Treatment Plant

Aldermen Arnold Jones, Ronnie Daniels, and Mike Griffith voted at the regular meeting of the Junction City, Louisiana town council on April 12 to award the bid for construction of the new sewer treatment plant to Jabar Construction using Alternate Bid #1 of $394,732.19, pending LCDBG approval. They also voted to go ahead and execute the LCDBG contract.

Grand Opening Held At Family Dollar Store

The Grand Opening of the Family Dollar Store in Junction City was held Thursday, May 17--one of 4,000 stores in 39 states. Junction City Mayor Preston Rogers cut the ribbon with help from grandson Joseph Lowe. On hand for the Grand Opening were Ray Hughes, Loss Prevention Director for the region; District Manager Frank Mullen; Claiborne Parish Sheriff Kenneth Volentine; and Union Parish Sheriff Bob Buckley. Becky Wilson will serve as store manager and Linda Murray as assistant manager. Entertainment was provided by the Junction City High School Band.

May 24, 2001

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.    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,". For more info call Melissa Smith at 927-4585 or Stacey Hollenshead at 927-4601.    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 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.				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.    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.    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.    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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