Annual Golden Tornado QB Club To Host Tornado Frolics Oct. 18 The Annual Golden Tornado Quarterback Club's "Tornado Frolics" will be held on Saturday, October 18 at the Haynesville Fair Barn. Food, fun, games and the auction will provide entertainment for the whole family. Games, rides, and entertainment start at 5 PM. The auction starts at 7 PM. Come out and support the "Tornado"!   Haynesville Tors To Host Cotton Valley Friday, Oct. 17 The Haynesville Golden Tors will host Cotton Valley Friday, October 17. Game time is 7 PM.   Homer Pelicans Travel To North Caddo Friday Night The Homer Pelicans travel to North Caddo Friday night, October 17. Game time is 7 PM.   Junction City Dragons Travel To West Side Friday, Oct. 17 The Junction City Dragons  will travel to West Side Friday, October 17. Game time is 7:30 PM.   Claiborne Academy To Host Glenbrook Academy Friday The Claiborne Academy Rebels will host Glenbrook Academy this Friday, October 17 in their final regular season game. Game time is 7:30 PM.   American Legion & Auxiliary 73 To Meet At Tall Timbers The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #73 and American Legion Post #73 in Homer will meet October 19 from 3-5PM at Tall Timbers with those who attended Louisiana Boys & Girls State. Parents and members are invited to attend.   Diabetes Chairman To Speak At Homer Lions Club Oct. 23 Jimmy Giles will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Homer Lions Club on Thursday, October 23 at noon at the Linder Motor Lodge. Giles is the chairman for the District 8-L Diabetes Awareness Month for Louisiana.   Wade Correctional To Hold Fall Arts & Crafts Festival The 2003 Fall Arts & Crafts Festival featuring art work, wood and leather crafts will be held at David Wade Correctional Center  at 679 Bell Hill Road, 8 miles northeast of Homer just off La. 520 (Colquitt Road) on Saturday and Sunday, November 1-2 from 8 AM till 4 PM. For more information, call 927-9631.   Christmas Open House And “Taste Of Homer” Set  Nov. 8 The Annual Christmas Open House and “Taste of Homer” is set for Saturday, November 8.  Several merchants will be participating and will be offering a drawing for a $250 shopping spree. Anyone interested in helping or who would be willing to prepare a favorite dish for the “Taste of Homer” is asked to call Ann Burton at 927-2046.   Claiborne Christmas Festival Set For Saturday, Nov. 29 The Claiborne Parish Christmas Festival will be held from 10 AM till 6 PM on Saturday, November 29 on the Courthouse Square in downtown Homer. The day’s events will include the Christmas Parade at 10 AM, “Oreo” the 2000 lb. Bull, a Kiddy Tractor Pull, Screaming Demon, Cloggers, Magic by Jim Chester, face painting, cake walk, and wagon rides. .   Halloween Hayride Set For October 25 At State Park A Halloween Hayride is set for Saturday, October 25 beginning at 6 PM. The hay wagon will putll out every 15 minutes and will end at 7:45 PM. A Costume Contest will be held at 8 PM in 3 age categories: 0-5, 6-8, and 9-11. “Scary” stories will be todl around the campfire before the event ends at 9 PM. For more information, call 927-2976.   Homer Selectmen To Consider Sunday Alcohol Sales Nov. 3 The Mayor and Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 3, 2003 at 6:00 PM to consider for final adoption Ordinance #860 concerning the sale of Alcohol on Sunday.   Churches Collecting Boxes For Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child is more than just a Christmas gift, it is a way to introduce children and their families to God’s greatest gift, Jesus Christ. Several area churches are now collecting filled boxes. For more information, contact Rev. John McClelland at 927-4804.   Homer Elementary Collecting General Mills Box Tops For Education 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 General Mills 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.   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.   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. Donations are being sought from area businesses to help with costs, food, etc. 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.

Claiborne Parish Residents Announce Opening of Web Site Claiborne Parish Business owners, B.G. and Rochelle Hall announce the opening of their new web site. Operating their business, Hall Boat Lifts, from their home on Lake Claiborne, the Hall's have provided sling style Boat Lifts and Accessories for over 24 years. Interested parties are invited to visit them on the web at www.HallBoatLifts.com. Claiborne One Site Now Features Area Image Archive Archives Now Online include: Christmas Festival and Parade 2000 Lake Claiborne State Park Corney Lake Natl Park Claiborne Parish Jubilee 2003 To submit your images for inclusion in the Claiborne One Image Archive you may email them to webmaster@ClaiborneOne.org. Louisiana Purchase Story To Unfold At The Ford Museum After the United States bought the Louisiana territory for $15,000,000, President Thomas Jefferson selected William Charles Cole Claiborne to govern lower Louisiana. Backing this with military power was General James Wilkinson. The two commissioners arrived outside New Orleans on December 17, accompanied by five hundred U.S. Army troops, to take possession of the territory. On December 20, 1803, at the Cabildo in New Orleans, Claiborne and Wilkinson signed the transfer document with Pierre Clement Laussat, Napoleon's representative, which granted lower Louisiana officially to the United States. Three months later, in St. Louis, Missouri, France ceded the rights to upper Louisiana as well. The Purchase opened the door for western exploration, settlement and trade by the United States. President Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to head the first transcontinental expedition, called the Corps of Discovery. In May of 1804, Lewis and Clark departed from the St. Louis area with some 40 soldiers. They journeyed up the Missouri River, across the Great Divide, and westward to the Pacific Ocean. Because the borders of the Louisiana Purchase were not determined for many years, no map exists from that period that outlines the actual territory obtained in 1803. It took several years for Spain and the United States to settle their boundary disputes. In 1810 and 1819, the United States annexed parts of the Spanish territory of Florida by treaty. The two nations also ended conflict over the western frontier in 1819 by establishing the border of Texas and Louisiana at the Sabine River. The public is invited to visit America's Best Buy: The Louisiana Purchase at The H.S. Ford Museum through October 15. Museum hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,The Museum regular hours are Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 9 AM - 4 PM, closed from 12 noon until 1 PM. Admission is: adults - $3.00, children - $1.00, and families - $5.00. For more information and special tour schedules please call 927-9190. 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 Boys & Girls Club After School Program The Claiborne Boys & Girls Club After School Program - now available. Hours in Homer are 3 PM - 7 PM, in Haynesville 3 PM - 6 PM, Monday - Friday. They will be offering Power Hour, tutoring, Voyager Educational Curriculum, Smart Moves, recreation. For more info, call Executive Director Leroy Hamilton at 318-927-2718. Money Available for New or Expanding Businesses in Homer The Homer Chamber of Commerce now has monies to lend through the Revolving Loan Program. Anyone who is interested in starting a business or enlarging an existing business within an eight mile radius of Homer may be eligible. These funds were received from the USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program to assist small businesses and provide for jobs in Homer. Loan preferences will be made on the basis of job creation. Further information may be obtained by using our online contact form or contacting Mac Brakefield, Executive Director of the Homer Chamber of Commerce at (318) 927-3271. 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 927-2011. The Claiborne One Website Is Seeking Area Support The Claiborne One website at www.claiborneone.org has over 500 pages online, including the Claiborne Parish Police Jury, The Towns of Haynesville & Homer and are seeking sponsors to support continued growth. Sponsors are provided custom banners linking to the sponsor's website. Guardian-Journal Headlines and New Briefs, updated weekly, are available at Claiborne One, archived since November, 1999. A community effort is needed in collecting information for Claiborne One. For contribution ideas, see the open letter from Claiborne One's local web site designer. To contribute news and photos to Claiborne One contact Key-Comp Web Design, Joel Ponder at 927-9229 or use the online contact form. For more information on becoming a sponsor Visit the Claiborne One Sponsorship Page or contact the Allen Group, Al Lynn at 927-9674.

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