Category: Life
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Karen’s Korner: Mission statement
Karen’s Korner, The Mission Statement for the Webster Parish Council on Aging, The Webster Parish Council on Aging has the mission of promoting the dignity and independence of our Senior Citizens and to help society prepare for an aging population. This mission is carried out through a local network of public and private organizations under…
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Former Sarepta High School Reunion held on October 5
All people associated with the Sarepta High School from 1923 until the consolidation of Webster Parish Schools in 2011 were invited to “A Celebration of Friends” on October 5, at the Sarepta Community Center, 210 Vines Street in Sarepta. Classmates, teachers, and workers from far and near gathered to visit and reconnect. Harold Dean (class…
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Randy Rogers: Billy Henderson Was A Coach for the Ages
Author’s note: Coach Billy Henderson died this week. He was 93. I wrote this about him 3 years ago. The Coach for the Ages now belongs to the Ages. He’s 90 now and gets around a little slower. I do too. Afterall, it’s been almost 50 years since I played baseball for him. Even after…
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Meadowview Health & Rehab Center to host Autumn Leaves & Bingo Breeze event
Meadowview Health & Rehab Center is inviting the community to its Autumn Leaves & Bingo Breeze event, set to take place on Tuesday, October 22, from 6 PM to 8 PM at 400 Meadowview Road in Minden. This free event is open to all ages and promises an evening filled with fun and community spirit.…
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Karen’s Korner: Compassion
Karen’s Korner, Every Senior Adult has a voice, and every Senior Adult needs a voice that can be heard over the roar of the everyday rhetoric and chaos. So many seniors are often forgotten and left behind due to the loss of many family members as well as friends. They sometimes outlive all those around…
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Romantic dinner in space: ApoteoSurprise launches new marriage proposal service
If marriage proposals have not gotten elaborate enough, ApoteoSurprise is taking things up a notch or three with their out-of-this-world engagement trip. Lovers will soon have the chance to propose while hovering above Earth. French proposal agency ApoteoSurprise announced its new offering: a romantic dinner in space, set to begin in 2025. The experience takes…
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Connectional Lay Ministries Day Observance on October 13
Greetings family and friends. On behalf of Rev.TJ Davis Jr. and the entire Mt. Zion CME Church family. You’re cordially invited to share our worship service with us (In Person, Facebook, live streamed) for our Connectional Lay Ministries Day Observance on Sunday, October 13, 2024, 10am. The speaker of the hour will be Sister Madelyn…
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Miss Juneteenth raises awareness on sickle cell anemia
Avionna Smallwood, the 8-year-old Miss Juneteenth of Minden, Louisiana, has been using her platform to raise awareness about sickle cell anemia. After being selected as Miss Juneteenth this summer, Smallwood took an interest in the disease and spent time researching its effects, particularly in the African American community. “As you may know, September was Sickle…
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Karen’s Korner: Senior population statistics
Karen’s Korner, According to Census.gov., the number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022 to 82 million by 2050 (a 47% increase), and the 65-and-older age group’s share of the total population is projected to rise from 17% to 23%. “The U.S population is older today than…
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New cookbook club
Cookbook Club at The Farmer’s Daughter By Cindy K Richardson At 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, Sherry Bromberg began the first Cookbook Club at The Farmer’s Daughter, located at 701 Main St. in Minden. This unique club instructions were to bring your favorite cookbook so of course I brought two just in case someone didn’t…