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Miss America preliminary open to females ages 17-24
Young women between the ages of 17-24 are eligible to compete in the eighth annual Miss Lafayette Pageant to be held at Burke Hall on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus on Feb. 23, 201...
Dec 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Awareness can counteract holiday stress
BATON ROUGE — The holidays are supposed to be a joyful time, but for many, this time of the year can bring stress and anxiety. “Everything is red and green about the holidays, but a lot of people a...
Dec 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bayou Vista Garden Club holds holiday meeting
Bayou Vista Garden Club members gathered Dec. 6 at Atchafalaya Golf Course at Idlewild’s Club House to celebrate the holiday season. A special donation was collected for the Louisiana Garden Club F...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wreaths Across America event is Dec. 14
Maison Jardin Assisted Living in Morgan City has volunteered to conduct the Wreaths Across America ceremony for a second year at its facility under the Memorial Oaks. The ceremony will be held at ...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Teche Regional Medical Center speakers with St. Mary AARP President Paul Vella, center, from left are Sabrina Roy, marketing director; Dr. Mistie Charlemagne; Dr. Nsikan St. Martin and hospital CEO Butch Frazier. Submitted Photos/Mark Leonard
St. Mary AARP holds December meeting
Nearly 400 St. Mary AARP members attended the Dec. 3 meeting held at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center in Morgan City. Prior to the meeting, a mini health fair was held with Teche Regional Medic...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Patterson Garden Club awards contest winners
Hattie Watts Elementary School in Patterson was the site of Patterson Garden Club’s annual Christmas Door Decorating Contest. Winning teachers were awarded gift certificates to Tampico Restaurant. ...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gravois promoting Patterson festival
Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival Teen Queen Carley Elizabeth Gravois has been promoting the local festival across Louisiana. At the Louisiana Cattle Festival Day Events Oct. 10 in Abbeville, she ...
Dec 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU AgCenter nutritionist: Watch out for extra holiday calories
Are you one of the many Americans who face the holiday season with some fear of gaining weight? The good news is that although many people gain weight from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, rese...
Dec 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Patterson Garden Club shares Christmas spirit
Patterson Garden Club made its annual donation to Patterson Health Care Center and decorated the facility for Christmas. The donation will be used to purchase Christmas gifts for residents. On hand...
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Decuir busy promoting Patterson festival
Jessica Decuir, Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival queen, has been busy promoting the local festival across Louisiana. On Nov. 17, she attended the Gheens Bon Mange Festival Pageant where she congr...
Nov 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Metrejeans earn Bayou Vista Garden Club award
Alvin and Dana Metrejean were selected as Bayou Vista Garden Club Non-Member Yard of the Month winners for November. The Metrejean yard is landscaped with agapanthus, Aztec grass, caladium, crape m...
Nov 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Many new varieties of poinsettias appear at market every year/Allen Owings photo
LSU AgCenter offers poinsettia tips
Thanksgiving week was the time when many people began purchasing plants for the holiday season, and many poinsettias are available in stores and garden centers now, according to LSU AgCenter hortic...
Nov 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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