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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 | 6 6 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 | 1 1 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 | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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AgCenter Dairy Store takes orders
BATON ROUGE — The holidays mean an increase in mail orders for boxed cheese at the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store. The boxes contain two pounds of cheese that sell for $11.50 a box, plus tax and shipping...
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Florist and interior designer Jean Gilstrap, right, was guest speaker at Bayou Vista Garden Club’s November meeting. Her demonstration showed how to make foliage-only designs. With Gilstrap is door prize winner Donna Bucci.
Gilstrap guest speaker for Bayou Vista Garden Club
Jean Gilstrap, Louisiana licensed florist and interior designer, was guest speaker for Bayou Vista Garden Club’s November meeting. She has won numerous awards for her flower designs in flower show...
Nov 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Patterson Garden Club recognizes Rodgers yard
Patterson Garden Club selected Karen Rodgers as its November Yard of the Month winner. Her yard is neatly landscaped with ligustrum, liriope, miniature gardenia, agapanthus, azaleas and pansies. A ...
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Curtis Leonard, surrounded by his family, was presented with the St. Mary AARP Community Service Award during the organization’s November meeting at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center in Morgan City. Annetta Lombardo presented the award. Leonard currently serves as vice president.
Leonard receives St. Mary AARP Community Service Award
St. Mary AARP Vice President Curtis Leonard was presented with the AARP Community Service Award during the organization’s November meeting at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center in Morgan City. Ann...
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Patterson Garden Club Blue Star Marker observance
A Blue Star Memorial Byway Marker service was held Nov. 8 at Patterson City Hall. Patterson Garden Club, in conjunction with the City of Patterson, held the event to honor local veterans. Top photo...
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fried turkey not necessarily unhealthful
BATON ROUGE — Fried turkey is not as unhealthful as it sounds — if you don’t eat the skin of the bird, according to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames. In fact, experts recommend not eating the ...
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Practice food safety when preparing the turkey
BATON ROUGE — For many Americans, Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without turkey. To make sure you have enough turkey for the feast and for leftovers too, purchase at least one pound of uncooked ...
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Nutritionist offers two ways to brine a turkey
BATON ROUGE – Brining turkey for holiday meals is becoming more popular. The salt used in brining dissolves protein in the muscle, and the salt and protein reduce moisture loss during cooking, acco...
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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