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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Calendar Guidelines

Cheers to late-night hosts

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Cheers to Late-Night Hosts

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Calendar Guidelines

Caring for container plants

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Growing plants in containers can be very convenient. For one thing, it makes your plants portable. Unlike plants in the ground, containers can be moved to the perfect location for their growth.

OPTIMIST CLUB OF JENNINGS HONORS ESSENTIAL WORKERS

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The Optimist Club of Jennings recently expanded their annual ‘Respect for Law’ program to include other essential workers in this time of need. The Club annually honors a Sheriff’s Deputy, a Police Officer and a Firefighter but, due to the special needs of the current times, they expanded to include hospital, nursing homes and ambulance personnel. Honored were (clockwise from top left) Corey LaMarque (far left), captain and firefighter/operator with Jennings Fire Department; Trevor Bullock (left), detective for Jennings Police Dept.; Leah Landreneaux (right), registered nurse at JALH in the outpatient unit; Linda Anhorn (center) of Jeff Davis Living Center. A 22-year employee, Linda is currently the housekeeping/laundry supervisor; Heather Griffen (left) and Paige LaComb (second from right), medics with Med Express Ambulance Service; Tracy Guidry, nurse at Camelot Brookside; Dave Perry (center), member of JALH Maintenance Team since 2009; and Lisa Ivey (center) detective for JDP Sheriff’s Office .

Bertrand graduates from LSMSA

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Diplomas were officially conferred on May 16 for the 2020 graduating class of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA), a prestigious residential public high school located in Natchitoches for academically advanced students.

DID YOU KNOW?

It can be easy to forget to apply sunscreen when a sunny summer day beckons you to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. But forgetting to apply sunscreen before spending time in the sun is a potentially deadly mistake. According to the World Health Organization, one in every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer. In addition, the Skin Cancer Foundation notes that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. The discomfort of a sunburn might seem relatively harmless, but the relationship between sunburns and cancer risk is significant. The SCF notes that having five or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma, a type of skin cancer that often and quickly spreads to nearby lymph nodes. Perhaps that’s one reason why the American Cancer Society reports that the number of new invasive melanoma cases diagnosed annually increased by 47 percent between 2010 and 2020. Avoiding sunburn by applying and reapplying a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a minimum sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 should be a priority for anyone spending time outdoors.

Letter to the Editor

Reader shares views on South, government

Masks are a courtesy, not a burden

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I hate wearing a mask because I feel like there is a hand constantly over my mouth (which I sometimes need). I hate when other people are wearing masks even more because I cannot understand what they are saying.

Beware the digital KGB roaming the streets

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Social media has given everyone with an opinion the power of both anonymity and number.