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A Southern Bridal Showcase is Nov. 3
A Southern Bridal Showcase will be held Nov. 3 at Artistic Ave. in Morgan City. The free event is open to future brides, their mothers, bridesmaids and anyone interested in planning a wedding. Arti...
Oct 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bridge Club Results
The results of the bridge game played by the Bayou Belles Duplicate Bridge Club results on Friday, October 6 at the Forest Restaurant were are as follows: First place - Juanita Colletta and Betty J...
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LOUISIANA GARDEN Club Federation held its District 3 meeting Oct. 4 at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Morgan City Garden Club hosted the event. Seated from left are MCGC President Jo Ann Blanchard, LGCF President-elect Yvette Hebert; LGCF President Mary Jacobs; and MCGC member Nedra Tabor. Standing from left are MCGC members Geri Bourgeois, Judith Manfre, Renee Vanover, Doylene Rice-Porter, Evelyn Bergeron, Sis Borque and Margaret Romaire.
MCGC hosts District 3 meeting
Morgan City Garden Club was host of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation District 3 meeting held Oct. 4 in the ballroom of the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Enhancing the ballroom was artwork p...
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Program for organ, tissue donation awareness
The Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency will host “Painting with a Passion” on Nov. 9 in Metairie. The night of fun and creativity is to raise funds and awareness for organ and tissue donation. Bein...
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ONE OF THE UNIQUE ways Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City has spread the word of the importance of routine mammograms is through its speed bumps painted bright pink with reminder signs “If You Feel a Bump, Call Your Doctor.” Mammography technicians Stacey Domangue, left, and Melanie Williams are now able to perform state-of-the-art mammography more comfortably thanks to the Selenia digital mammography system paired with the MammoPad breast cushion.
Breast cancer awareness: Teche Regional spreads the word
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City gears up to spread the word to “Get Checked” because early detection can save lives. The message ...
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Flu.gov offers new ‘Flu Vaccine Finder’
Need to find out where to get a flu shot? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now has a website to help with just that! Visit www.flu.gov and click on the “Flu Vaccine Finder.” Once th...
Oct 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Put research into action to reduce breast cancer risk
In 2011, an estimated 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States according to the National Cancer Institute. Fortunately, with improved treatment fewer women are dying ...
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Franklin Line Dancers celebrate anniversary
THE FRANKLIN LINE DANCERS celebrated their seventh anniversary on Thursday, September 22. The St. Mary Parish Council on Aging began line dancing for seniors at the Franklin Senior Center on Septem...
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BVGC holds community work day
BAYOU VISTA GARDEN Club members spruced up the entrance to Bayou Vista during a recent community work day. They added fall plantings of petunias and snapdragons to the flowerbed at the Bayou Vista ...
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Franklin Golden Age Club meeting
The monthly meeting of the Franklin Golden Age Club was held September 20 at the Franklin Recreation Center with 26 members present. Floyd LeBlanc opened the meeting in absence of Club President J...
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MEMBERS OF IOTA ETA OMEGA Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. convened in the Meeting Room of the South Louisiana Community College Site in Franklin recently for its annual Personal Development/Self Awareness Clinic. The activity is the second in a series of events leading to the Cotillion, which will be held in January 2012. Four of the six young ladies were in attendance, along with their parents or guardians, and chapter members. Member Doris Robert of New Iberia gave an informative session on “Preparing for College”, and also delighted the young ladies with pink and green gift bags. Monica Harding, co-chair of the cotillion shared a special video on last year’s formal ball and related activities. Refreshments were served at the close of the clinic. Other co-chairpersons include Constance Hulbert of Morgan City and Carolyn Jack of Jeanerette. Pictured from left are Peggy Ann Thomas of Jeanerette, Kiera Bashay of Houston, Shenae Monique Rudolph of Franklin, and T’lajahawaun Thibodeaux of Lafayette. Additional debutantes not present are Angele Gabriel Patterson of Napoleonville and Chelsea Mills of Napoleonville.
Iota Eta Omega holds clinic

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AICR: Walnuts may prevent breast cancer
Risk of breast cancer dropped significantly in mice when their regular diet included a modest amount of walnut throughout their life, suggests a new AICR-funded study published in the journal Nutri...
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