Claiborne
Academy Has Two Road Games This Week
The
Claiborne Academy Varsity Rebels will travel to River Oaks Academy in Monroe
this Friday, Sept. 12. Game time is 7:30 PM. From I-20, take the Northeast Exit
North onto Hwy. 165. Travel approximately 5 miles and turn to the right between
Brookshires and Subway. On Thursday, the Claiborne Jr. Varsity will host the
J.V. of River Oaks Academy at 6 PM at Rebel Field.
Homer
Pelicans Travel To Rayville Friday, September 12
The
Homer High School Pelicans will travel to Rayville this Friday, September 12.
Kickoff is 7 PM. Rayville is about 15 minutes east of Monroe off I-20.
Cub
Scouts Selling Popcorn, Looking For New Cub Scouts
Cub
Scouts, Pack 7, are selling popcorn, bags or cans. Cubscout Meetings are held
Tuesdays at First Presbyterian Church in Homer. Registration is $35. Any boy in
grades 1-5 interested in joining can call Cubmaster J.T. Williams or Popcorn
Chairman Jessica Williams at 927-2500.
North
La. Cancer Support Group To Meet Thurs. 9-18
The
North Louisiana Cancer Support Group will meet Thursday, September 18 at 6:30
PM at Willis Knighton Regional Health Center. For information, call Bonnie
Keene at 927-1517.
Claiborne
Parish Christmas Festival Committee To Meet
The
Claiborne Parish Christmas Festival Committee will meet on Tuesday, September
16 in the Homer Town Council Chambers on East Main at 5:15 PM. All interested
persons welcome to attend.
Business
Owners Can Learn Of RC Tax Incentives Monday
All
business owners in Claiborne Parish are urged to attend a meeting on Monday,
September 15 at 5:15 PM in the Claiborne Parish Police Jury Office Complex to
learn about tax incentives available for their business through the Renewal
Community program. Local CPA Steven Koskie has agreed to provide free
assistance to help businesses fill out the application by the fast approaching
deadline. The meeting is sponsored by CPA Steven J. Koskie, the Homer-Claiborne
Chamber of Commerce, and the LSU AgCenter. For more information, call the Chamber
office at 927-3271, the LSU Ag at 927-3110, or Koskie at 927-6456.
Claiborne
Parish Police Jury, School Board Meet This Week
The
Claiborne Parish Police Jury will meet Wednesday and Thursday., September 10
and 11 at 10 AM. The Claiborne Parish School Board will meet Thursday,
September 11 at 7 PM after work session at 6:15 PM.
Community
Design Program Available Through La. Tech
Dr.
Bill Willoughby, Asst. Professor of Architecture at Louisiana Tech &
Coordinator of Community Design Assistance Center will discuss “programs
available through La. Tech for community design such as Kiosk design and
location on Monday, Sept. 15 at 1:30 PM
in
the Police Jury Office Complex in Homer. For more info, call Dora Ann Hatch at
the LSU AgCenter at 927-3110.
Friends
Of Parish Library Continue Membership Drive
The
Friends of the Claiborne Parish Library is holding its annual membership drive.
Individual memberships are $10 and $15 for families. ($5 for students and
senior citizens) Anyone wishing to honor or remember someone with an
inscription on a reading bench needs to sent $125 before December 31, 2003.
Benches will be placed in Homer and Haynesville.
Pinehill
Water System To Hold Monthly Meeting September 15
Pinehill
Water System will hold their monthly meeting on September 15 at 6 PM at the
Pinehill Water System well site.
Banquet
Set To Honor Life Of Former Rep. Pinkie C. Wilkerson
A
banquet commemmorating the life and public service of the late State Representative
Pinkie C. Wilkerson will be held on Friday, October 10 at 7 PM at the Ruston
Civic Center at 401 Trenton Street in Ruston. Tickets are $30 per person and
may be purchased at the Collegiate Shoppe in Grambling or by calling the Pinkie
C. Wilkerson Life Development Center at 242-6410 or 436-9242. Make checks
payable to PCWLC, P. O. Box 410, Grambling, LA
71245.
Former
Claiborne Academy Cheerleaders Invited To Homecoming
The
Claiborne Academy Varsity Cheerleaders would like to invite all former
cheerleaders to cheer on the sidelines with them during the homecoming football
game on Friday, October 3, 2003. Just wear any suit or jogging suit that is
red, white or blue. Go Rebels!
AARP
To Hold 55-Alive Driving Course at Council on Aging
The
AARP will hold a 55-Alive driving course at the Claiborne Council on Aging
building at 608 East 4th Street in Homer on Monday & Tuesday, October 6 & 7 from 12:15-4:00 PM. The
cost of the course in $10. Anyone interested can call Cindy Anstead at
318-927-6922.
Homer
Elementary School Recently Launched Box Tops Fundraiser
Homer
Elementary School recently launched their 2003-2004 Box Tops for Education
fundraising campaign. This year the school has set a goal of earning $2,000
through Box Tops to purchase general school materials. If you’d like to help
students at Homer Elementary reach their goal, there are several easy ways to
get involved: Collect Box Tops coupons and send them to school with your child
or join the Box Tops Booster Club at boxtops4education.com and designate Homer
Elementary School as the school you wish to donate to. HES teacher Russell
Tabor, Box Tops for Education Coordinator said everyone at Homer Elementary
School would like to thank you for your help and support in this new program to
help make our school the best that it can be.
Permits
Must Be Obtained At E-911 Office Beginning Sept. 15, 2003
Anyone
moving to Claiborne Parish, about to begin construction on new home or
building, or needing to have utilities connected, must first obtain a permit
from the Claiborne E-911 office in the Claiborne Parish Police Jury Office
Complex at 507 West Main on the Courthouse Square. Application must be made no
less than two weeks prior to the date the permit will be needed. Permits are $3
(exact amount only). For more information, call Glenda Greer at 927-9400. You
can leave name, phone, and directions to address on answering machine. Permits
may be picked up only on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 12:00-4:30 PM.
U.S.
Postal Service Testing New Applicants September 12-28
The
U.S. Postal Service will be testing applicants for job positions between
September 12 and September 28. Interested persons can apply on the internet at
www.usps.com/employment or on a Touch-Tone phone by calling 1-866-999-8777. You
will need an announcement number when applying to take the exam. For Homer, the
announcement number is 72229. For more information on the exam, call Postmaster
Karen Collins 927-3824.
Claiborne
Parish Christmas Festival Cookbooks On Sale
The
Claiborne Parish Christmas Festival cookbooks are in. They are $13 each and can
be bought at several area stores. Call 927-9009 if you want to reserve one. All
proceeds will go toward this year’s Festival set for November 29.
Claiborne
Classic Car & Bike Show Set For Saturday, October 4
Rickey
Bearden is looking for contributions and is now accepting registration to the
2nd Annual Lake Claiborne Classic Car & Bike Show to be held from 8 AM to 2
PM on Saturday, October 4, at Lake Claiborne State Park. It will feature
contests in five vehicle classes: original antique cars, street rods, trucks,
mini trucks, and motorcycles. In addition, there will be a silent auction; an
Elvis impersonator; music from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s; lunch plates; and games.
Entry fee is $20 for the first car and $10 for the second. All proceeds go to
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Bearden’s grandchildren,
Christian and Joseph Manzanares, who died in a mobile home fire on August 19,
2001. Donations are needed for the silent auction and giveaway bags. For more
info, call Bearden at 927-9740 or write at 223 Beardsley, Homer 71040. All
parish schools will once again be collecting “Pennies for St. Jude.” Last year
“Pennies” raised $3,000. Pizza will be furnished for the class that raises the
most money at each school.
Haynesville
Elementary Collecting “Pennies For St. Jude”
Haynesville
Elementary has begun its annual collection of “Pennies for St. Jude”. All coins
will be accepted. All proceeds will go the St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital. All students, parents, and businesses are encouraged to send all
their loose coins to Haynesville Elementary during the month of August and
September.
Big
Dog Ultra Trail Run Set For Sat. Nov. 29 At Claiborne State Park
The
Big Dog Ultra Trail Run will be held Saturday, November 29 at the Lake
Claiborne State Park. Race distances are 50k, 20 miles, 13.1 miles, and 4
miles. Start time is 8 AM. Entry fees are $20 for 4M, $30 for 13.1/20M, ad $35
for 50K if paid by November 15. For more information visit the website at
www.ovrrc.com or contact Dr. Jeff Baillie at jeffb@bayou.com or at work at
318-323-2216 or Martha Klipping at marthaklipping@hotmail.com or call her at
927-2034.
