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DON’T FORGET TO VOTE SATURDAY!!!   Homer High Basketball Kicks Off With Jamboree Nov. 13 The Homer High School Basketball Team and Lady Pels will begin their regular 2003-2004 basketball season with the Jamboree to be held Thursday, November 13 in Haynesville.   Haynesville Tors Will Travel To LaSalle Friday Night The Haynesville Tors will travel to LaSalle in the first round of the 1A playoffs Friday, November 14. Kickoff is 7 PM.   Junction City Dragons Will Play Eudora On Friday The Junction City Dragons   will play Eudora in their first playoff game on Friday, November 14. Kickoff 7:30 PM.   Homer Pelicans Will Travel To Kentwood 1st Playoff Game The Homer Pelicans will travel to Kentwood to play Jewel Sumner in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, November 14. Game time 7 PM.   LifeShare Blood Center To Hold Blood Drive At HMH LifeShare Blood Center to host Community Blood Drive at Homer Memorial Hospital Wed., Nov. 19 from 11 AM-4 PM. To donate blood, you should be feeling well, weigh at least 110 lbs. and be at least 17 years old. You will receive choice of T-shirt, baseball cap, or cholesterol test. Drinks & snacks will be provided.   Haynesville Lions Club Sell Smoked Hams November 26 The Haynesville Lions Club will be selling smoked hams on Wednesday, November 26 between 10AM - 12 noon to raise money for the Children's Camp and Eye Foundation. The hams are $25 and can be purchased from any Lion member.   Youth Development Committee To Meet Thursday, Nov. 20 The Youth Development Committee will meet Thursday, November 20 at 5:15 PM in the Police Jury office complex.   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.   Rep. Rick Gallot To Be In Homer Office Friday, Nov. 21 State Representative Richard “Rick” Gallot will see constituents in the Homer office on Friday, November 21 from 9 AM - 12 PM. For an appointment, contact Lari Talbert at 800-676-2111 or the Homer office at 927-2519.   Mt. Olive Grandparents Day Friday, November 21 Mount Olive will hold their annual program for Grandparents Day on Friday, November 21 starting at 9:30 AM. Everyone is invited to attend there will be lunch served following the program. Hope to see you there!   November 20, 2003 Is Annual Great American Smokeout The Great American Smokeout will be November 20, 2003. The American Cancer Society is urging smokers and businesses throughout the Mid-South to go smoke-free for the day and to consider going smoke-free for good.   The Pinehill Water System Will Meet Monday, November 17 The Pinehill Water System will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, November 17 at 6 PM at the Claiborne Manor Nursing Home.   Homer High Drama Club To Present Sherlock Holmes Nov. 17 The Homer High Drama Club will present Sherlock Holmes in a two-act play Monday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 PM in the school auditorium. Tickets are $2, preschool $1. All fans of the world’s greatest detective should make plans to attend and support young people and the arts. Tickets can be purchased from Drama Club members, the school office, or Director Denice Owens.   9-1-1 Director Will Be Out Of Office November 17-20 For Training The 9-1-1 Director will be out of the office on Monday, November 17 until Thursday afternoon on November 20 attending 9-1-1 training functions. Anyone needing to pick up a permit on Monday or Wednesday afternoon may pick up the permit at the Office of Emergency Preparedness across the hall from the 9-1-1 office in the Claiborne Parish Police Jury complex. Please see Cathy Greeson, Asst. OEP Director. Please bring exactly $3.00. For other business, leave message at 927-9400.   Annual Holiday Open House Set For November 14 In Arcadia The annual Holiday Open House, hosted by Historic Downtown Antiques Association of Arcadia, will be held on Friday evening, November 14 beginning at 5:00 PM. Enjoy holiday decorations. Have your picture taken with jolly old Santa Clause and sign up for door prizes. Carolers will offer marvelous Christmas music and, of course, wonderful antiques and collectibles for everyone.   Mt. Olive School To Hold Fall Auction, “Old School Night” Nov. 14-15 Mt. Olive Christian School will hold a special fall auction on Friday, November 14 beginning at 6 PM at the middle school gym. For more information, call Len Gantt at 243-0674. On Saturday, November 15, the MOCS cheerleaders will host “Old School Night” at the main school campus. The cheerleaders will open a “soda shop” in the cafeteria and will serve hamburgers, onion rings, fries, and root beer and coke floats. Events will include a car show at 5 PM, hayride, bobbing for apples, pie throw, and fried pie raffle.   Watershed Commission To Hold Workshop Sat., Nov. 22, At 10 AM A committee of the Claiborne Parish Watershed District will meet Saturday, November 22, at 10 AM at the Police Jury office complex to draft changes in the district’s statute, modeling after the new Webster Parish Watershed District statute. This continues the business of the legislation workshop held Nov. 3. The draft will be considered at the district’s winter meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 PM. All district meetings and meetings of its appointed committees are public.   Middlefork Water System To Hold Public Meeting Nov. 20 At 6:30 PM The Middlefork Water System will hold a public meeting at 6:30 PM on Thursday, November 20 in the Friendship CME Church. The Water System requests members be present at this important meeting.   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.     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. Individuals who would like to come out and just "walk" the path can do so without charge, except for entry into the Park. Donations will be accepted. Funds raised will go to D.A.R.T., the Domestic Abuse Resistant Team, that serves victims of domestic violence in a five parish area. Area businesses are also encouraged to donate to help with other costs as well. Walkers will not receive a T-shirt. 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.   Christian Community To Host “Toy Run 2003” Saturday, December 13 The Christian Community of Homer will host a “Toy Run 2003” on Saturday, December 13, 2003 beginning at 12 PM on the Homer Town Square. The entry fee is a new toy, valued between $10-$20. Motorcyclists will meet on the Courthouse Square and will ride to Shongaloo, Haynesville, Summerfield, then back to Homer. Toys collected will be distributed to area churches to be distributed to needy children.

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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