November 2019

Welsh Rotary Club welcomes guests

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The Rotary Club of Welsh met on Nov. 14 and the guests were fifth graders (shown below, from left) Davonni Brown, Kynnedy Nunn and Sophie Ramagos, who led the pledge. J’ani Pitre and Ryland Pitre, both seniors at Welsh High, spoke to the members about their recent trip to Boys/Girls State. The Rotary Club wrote a grant and raised money to buy 20 VHF pagers for the fire department. These were presented to John Hall, Fire Chief (above, center). Pictured with John Hall are Dave Lejeune (left), Past President and Pat Deshotel (right), club President. John is holding one of the pagers.

Club hosts Kinder Morgan employees

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Roderick Bourgeois and Anthony Babineaux were the Jennings Rotary Club guest speakers Nov. 19. Both are employees of Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. Roderick gave a demo about gas analysis and safety in the home and workplace.

Altar Society gives to COA

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The Ladies Altar Society at St. Charles Catholic of Fenton recently made a donation to the Council on Aging’s food pantry. Pictured here is COA Director Helen Langley (left) accepting the donation from church representative Janice Sonnier.

The hourly value of volunteering

Volunteers often note that they benefit more from volunteering than the organizations they’re helping. Helping others through volunteering is incredibly rewarding, and volunteers should know that their efforts really help charitable organizations overcome the financial hurdles of meeting their missions.

FIRE DESTROYS HATHAWAY HIGH

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A massive fire, apparently caused by a bolt of lightning from an afternoon thunderstorm, destroyed Hathaway High School Sunday, leaving Jeff Davis Parish School Board officials with a dilemma of finding schooling facilities for 415 students today.

Jeff Davis Parish School Superintendent W.F. Whitford said students who attended Hathaway High School would hopefully be returning to school Tuesday or Wednesday.

School board officials held meetings today to determine where the students would be attending school.

Reduce your grocery bill with these simple tips

Expenses for the average household can pile up quickly. One of the easiest ways to keep a budget in check is to focus on how much is being spent on food. Chances are grocery bills can be reduced dramatically without upsetting daily routines.

A 2012 Gallup poll found the average American family spends $151 a week on food. Cutting food costs often involves making smart choices. The following are some tips to help get started on the path to decreased food spending.

Football On Thanksgiving

There will be a game of football between the New Orleans and Jennings high school teams on the fair grounds Thanksgiving Day, Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. More particulars tomorrow.

Boy, 8, saves girl, 3, from drowning in deep Lake Arthur

A Carnegie medal will probably be given to R.J. Bertrand, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Bertrand of Lake Arthur, following the lad's heroic rescue of three-year-old Betty Jane Reddell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton J. Reddell of Lake Arthur.

Handsome contribution to orphanage

A very liberal Thanksgiving offering of clothing, food, etc. was made to the Jennings Orphanage by the Lake Arthur School last week. Each grade tried to see which one could contribute the most and Miss Laura Mc-Call's room ranked first, contributing a box representing about $26 worth of fruit and clothes. The seventh grade was second with a donation representing about $23. Some of the lower grades having fewer children contributed very liberally also, and the complete donation amounted to about $150 in a varied assortment of clothing, fruit, nuts, preserves, jellies, etc.

GAME ON

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