Northwestern State to hold Career Fair Feb. 7
January 27, 2012
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Counseling and Career Services is sponsoring a Career Fair Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Friedman Student Union Ballroom. The event is open to Northwestern State students and alumni.
Local, national and multinational companies, governmental agencies and universities will be on hand to acceptresumes, conduct job interviews and provide information.
Those participating in the Career Fair are AFLAC, Amerisafe, Inc., Beta Engineering, Bowman Systems, LLC, Elite Health Solution, Enterprise Rent a Car, International Paper, Jean Simpson Personnel Services, LouisianaWorkforce Commission, Louisiana Cat, Mary Kay, Natural Resources Conservation Services, Northwestern State, Southern University Law School and State FarmInsurance.
For more information, call (318) 357-5621, or go to ccs.nsula.edu/career-fairs-and-special-events.
Non-credit schedule for February set
January 27, 2012
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education is offering classes on cake decorating, floral design and belly dancing in February.
Basic Cake Decorating will be taught beginning Thursday, Feb. 2. The class will be on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the Family and Consumer Sciences Building. The course runs until April 5. The fee is $99.
Basic Floral Design will be presented on Feb. 4, 11 and 18 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Master’s Bouquet at 108 South Drive in Natchitoches. The fee is $200 plus a $100 supply fee.
A Louisiana Retail Florist Exam Prep Course will begin Feb. 18. The classroom portion is on Feb. 18 and 25 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and the worktable instruction is on Feb. 20-24 and Feb. 27 – March 2 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The classroom portion will be in Room 132-B of Dodd hall the worktable section will be taught at the Master’s Bouquet at 108 South Drive in Natchitoches. The fee is $1,638 for textbook and materials plus an $889 material fee paid to the instructor prior to the start of class.
Belly Dance Level I will begin Tuesday, Feb. 28 and will run on Tuesdays through April 3 from 6:30 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. The course will be held at the NSU Wellness, Recreation and Activity Center. The fee is $65.
For more information on non-credit classes at NSU, call (318) 357-5682, (800) 376-2422, e-mail bedgoodm@nsula.edu<mailto:bedgoodm@nsula.edu> or go to ece.nsula.edu/non-credit
Zwolle vs. Florien 1/27/12
January 27, 2012
Live Coverage of the Zwolle Hawks vs. the Florien Blackcats can be heard tonight beginning at 6 on 99.9 KTEZ. Be sure to tune it and listen to play by play action.
Vernon Parish Arrest Report 1/27/12
January 27, 2012
The Vernon Parish Sheriffs Office reported 2 arrests in the past 24 hours. Arrested were:
Donald Johnson, white male, 43, arrested on charges of simple burgulary, cruelty to animals, theft aggravated assault by VPSD. He remains in jail.
Charles Williams, black male, 49, arrested on charges of poss of crack cocaine by Task Force. He remains in jail.
Sabine Parish Arrest Report 1/27/12
January 27, 2012
The Sabine Parish Sheriffs Office reported 2 arrests in the past 24 hours. Arrested were:
Jeffrey Lynn Calhoun, black male, 43, arrested on charges of simple battery of a juvenile by SPSD. He remains in jail.
Harvey Dock White, black male, 23, arrested on charges of Sabine Parish Warrant by Many PD. He remains in jail.
The Sabine Parish Detention Center is currently housing 113 inmates.
Obituaries 1/27/12
January 27, 2012
Mr. Thomas E. “Eddie” Isgitt, 66 years of age, of Nacodoches, TX and formally of Robeline, La passed away Wednesday, January 25 in Nacodoches, TX. Funeral services will be held at 1pm Saturday January 28 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with burial to follow at Rocky Mount Cemetary in Robeline.
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Funeral services for Roger Dale Patton, 54 of Zwolle, La will be held on Saturday January 28 at the Northwest Auditorium in Mansfield, La with burial to follow at Mary Springfield Cemetary in Benson, LA. A Wake will be held on Friday from 6-8pm. Patton passed away on Monday January 23. Arrangments are being handled by Jenkins Funeral Home.
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Funeral services for Patricia Ann Gandy, 63, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville with Bro. Kenneth Baggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Cooper Cemetery in Pickering, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 5 pm - 9 pm, Friday, January 27, 2012, at the funeral home.
Patricia, the daughter of Carl M. and Mildred Jeanette Goodwin Baggs was born on November 21, 1948 in Texas City, TX. She passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at her residence in Leesville, LA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Gandy and son, Michael Deen Goodson.
She is survived by her son, Danny Carnell & daughter-n-law, Meline Camp; daughter, Melenie Lee McCrary & husband, Dale all of Leesville; sister, Wanda Sue & husband, Gordya Shulick of South Carolina; four grandchildren, Evelyn, Michael, Robert, Dallas and a host of other close relatives and friends.
Bodies Revealed Exhibit Opens Saturday at Sci-Port in Shreveport
January 26, 2012
An exhibit that features preserved human bodies posed in everyday activities opens Saturday at Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center in Shreveport.
Bodies Revealed includes 12 full bodies and more than 185 partial bodies and organs. Besides the displays, the exhibit includes a touch table where visitors can handle preserved organs.
Displays contain information about each body system and compare healthy versus diseased organs. The exhibit also will provide information on how obesity affects a person’s body.
The bodies and specimens in the Bodies Revealed exhibit were preserved with liquid silicon polymer that’s allowed to harden. The process can take up to a year for full-body specimens. Florida-based Premier Exhibitions started Bodies exhibits in 2005 and Bodies Revealed exhibits in 2007 in the United States.
The exhibit runs through May 21. Call Sci-Port at (318) 424-3466 or visit www.sciport.org for more information
Infant Tucker David Procell Obituary 1/26/12
January 26, 2012
Services for Infant Tucker David Procell will be held at 2PM, Friday, January 27, 2012 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Many, LA. Burial will follow in St. Catherine Cemetery in Noble, LA.
Visitation will be Thursday, January 26 from 5-10pm.
Tucker is survived by his parents, Courtney Procell and Paige Simpson; maternal grandparents, Mark and Tammy Simpson; paternal grandmother, Marilyn Chance; paternal great grandmothers, Esther Procell and Rita Dauzat; and two brothers, Trendon and Keaton Procell.
Donald Wayne Morgan Obituary 1/26/12
January 26, 2012
Donald Wayne Morgan, 66, of Shreveport died on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Christus Schumpert Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born on July 5, 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana and graduated from Woodlawn High in 1963.
He retired as Assistant Chief after 33 years with the Shreveport Police Department. Following his retirement, he worked as a detective with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Department for 7 years. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1965-1966. He volunteered as Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 18 of which his son was a member. He was a faithful Christian and active member of Grace Community UMC for 11 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayne and Elizabeth Meador Morgan, and his brothers, John and Robert Morgan. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Patti Morgan; his 3 sisters, Patricia Miller of Zwolle, LA; Doris Jane Bennett of Blanchard, LA and Rebecca Wright of Flower Mound, TX; 1 brother, Skip Morgan of Stuart Beach, FL; three children, Krissie Rizzuto and Kara Morgan of New Orleans, LA and Matthew Morgan of Shreveport, LA; five grandchildren, Joshua Benitez, Cicely Rizzuto, Ciarra Rizzuto, Max Rizzuto and Beau Bornmann of New Orleans; countless nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, scouts and friends.
A Funeral Service will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Grace Community UMC in Shreveport with Rev. Sione Tu’uta officiating. Internment will be at 2:00 PM at Shady Grove Cemetery in Noble, LA.
The family will receive friends beginning at 8:30 AM until time of service at the church.
The family requests that memorials be made to Grace Community United Methodist Church, 9400 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport, LA 71106.
Vernon Parish Arrest Report 1/26/12
January 26, 2012
Over the past 24 hours, the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department has reported three arrests.
Brandon Muse, white male, 29, was arrested on charges of probation violation by LA Department of Corrections. He remains in jail.
Dandre Mills, black male, 23, was arrested on charges of attempted 2nd degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon by Leesville Police Dept. He remains in jail.
Clarence B. Graham JR., male, 25, was arrested on charges of pornography involving juveniles by LA State Police. He remains in jail.
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