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The Episcopal Church Women (EWC) of Christ Memorial Episcopal Church are busy finalizing details for the 69th Annual Bazaar and Spaghetti Supper and Bazaar to be held on Thursday, November 9. In addition to the to the delicious spaghetti dinner, there will be an array of homemade cakes, pies, cookies, jellies, spaghetti sauce, soups, and many other baked goods too numerous to list. Entrees ready to serve or freeze will also be available. Take-out lunch servings will begin at 10:45 AM, with dine-in plates starting at 11:00 AM. The Bazaar will be held from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

The White Elephant Sale, which is always a popular portion of the bazaar, will return offering lightly used clothing, dishes, books, home décor and many other items at great prices. This year’s quilt raffle will be for a vintage 1940’s Double Wedding Ring quilt, with tickets selling at $2.00 per chance, or three for $5.00. It usually is set up at the rear of the Parish Hall and begins at 9:00 a.m.

St. Joseph’s Altar Society will host a Bazaar on Saturday, October 21st from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic’s Church Hall at 305 Jefferson Street in Mansfield.

A wonderful variety of homemade items and baked goods will be available as well as lunch plates. Lunch will be pulled pork sandwiches, chips, a cookie, and a drink for $10.00. Raffle tickets for 3 great prizes are available now from members or the church office. First prize is a wonderful Christmas Gift Basket filled with a variety of items and many gift cards. Second prize is a beautiful tabletop Nativity set, with Third prize a fabulous canvas print of DeSoto Parish’s Rock Chapel. Call 318-8721158 more information. Forms of payment accepted are cash or check.

Proceeds from the event will be used for parish hall renovations. Thank you in advance for your support.

The Episcopal Church Women (EWC) of Christ Memorial Episcopal Church are busy finalizing details for the 69th Annual Bazaar and Spaghetti Supper and Bazaar to be held on Thursday, November 9. In addition to the to the delicious spaghetti dinner, there will be an array of homemade cakes, pies, cookies, jellies, spaghetti sauce, soups, and many other baked goods too numerous to list. Entrees ready to serve or freeze will also be available. Take-out lunch servings will begin at 10:45 AM, with dine-in plates starting at 11:00 AM. The Bazaar will be held from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

The White Elephant Sale, which is always a popular portion of the bazaar, will return offering lightly used clothing, dishes, books, home décor and many other items at great prices. This year’s quilt raffle will be for a vintage 1940’s Double Wedding Ring quilt, with tickets selling at $2.00 per chance, or three for $5.00. It usually is set up at the rear of the Parish Hall and begins at 9:00 a.m.

Come Aboard! Join us at BackAlley Community Theatre as we present Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. The Orient Express is travelling through Europe when its journey is halted by a snowdrift. A man is found stabbed in his bed, and famous detective Hercule Poirot--who happens to be on his way back to London--is called upon to investigate the murder. Eight suspects, one thrilling ride! “Ride the Orient” with us in this highly entertaining comedy-mystery.

BackAlley show dates are Friday and Saturday, October 20, 21 and 27, 28 @ 7 pm, and Sunday, October 22 and 29 @ 2 pm. To purchase your ticket or for season ticket holders to reserve a seat, go to our website www. backalleygrandcane. com. For questions, call our box office @ 318-461-0202. As an added treat, several Grand Cane merchants will stay open Friday, October 20 until 6:00 pm. Come early, shop and browse, and then walk on over to BackAlley for your entertainment.

Every year, millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni celebrate the first week of October as National 4-H Week. The week recognizes the many positive youth development opportunities 4-H offers.

The focus for this year’s campaign is to rally support for Cooperative Extension’s 4-H program and identify solutions to eliminate the opportunity gap that affects 55 million kids across America.

“With so many children struggling to reach their full potential, 4-H believes that young people, in partnership with adults, can play a key role in creating a more promising and equitable future for youth, families and communities across the country,” said Toby Lepley, LSU AgCenter associate vice president and 4-H program leader. “In 4-H, we believe every child should have an equal opportunity to succeed and have the skills they need to make a difference in the world.”

BackAlley Theatre Board reviewed the past year and announced plans for 20232024. After welcoming guests, President Debbie Carr introduced Vice-President Amy Hall who presented the following plays for the season:

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is a highly entertaining comedy- mystery. The exotic Orient Express is full of suspects and an alibi for a each one.

Dashing Through the Snow is a family friendly Christmas comedy. It’s four days before Christmas and eccentric guests arrive daily at the Snowflake Inn and deck the halls with holiday hilarity.

Chapter Two is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. A mourning widower commences a whirlwind relationship with a divorced actress.

Join us at BackAlley Community Theatre in Grand Cane Friday or Saturday, September 15 or 16, at 7:00 pm as we all enjoy a musical journey with Flashback. Widely known for their popular and highly acclaimed 1950’s-60’s “At the Hop” show, Flashback will return to BackAlley with its new musical show, “Honky-Tonk Meets Doowop,” a musical journey back to the early days of rock and country music. This two-hour show promises to be one of Flashback’s best musical shows of the year!

We will enjoy the wonderful music of the early rockers like Elvis, Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, along with some of the 50’s greatest country music recording artists like Hank Williams, George Jones, Patsy Cline, and the “Man in Black,” the legendary Johnny Cash! Purchase your ticket @ backalleygrandcane.com. Call 318-4610202 for questions. Flashback will only have two shows, and tickets sell out fast, so get our tickets early!

DeSoto Regional Health Fair in Mansfield has been scheduled for Friday, September 8, from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at First Methodist Church of Mansfield, which is located at 1002 Polk Street, The fees remain the same with the female panel costing $30.00, which will include CBC (complete blood count), CMP (comprehensive metabolic panel), Lipid Panel (for cholesterol levels), T4 (thyroid function test that is free), Vitamin D panel, and TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone level).

The male panel fee is $35.00 and will include the entire previously mentioned test, along with a PSA (prostate specific antigen).

If your wondering exactly what these tests tell our medical providers and us about our health, here is a brief explanation about what each of the results provides. Remember not to eat or drink anything after midnight the day before the tests. No appointments are needed to be tested at the location of your choice.

Let’s get shakin!!!

Let me start by saying as an adult I realize any teacher that had the misfortune of having me in his or her class deserves a medal and an apology, not a cupcake or dessert. I was a more a nightmare than teacher’s pet. Luckily it was a phase (or I think it was). For some reason most of them like me now and I have a unique respect for them.

Anyway, if you have a child like I was you should probably start now trying to make up for it. But even if you are one of the few that has a good child it’s always nice to show your gratitude. Going out of your way for our teachers is something special, southern, polite, and in my opinion not done often enough. Thank those teachers with these homemade treats you put atop your favorite (or store bought) cupcakes are a perfect way to say thank you.

HELLO DeSoto Parish and other readers out there !! I hope you all enjoyed and took advantage of the 2 nice days we had that were actually below 100 degrees, cause THE HEAT IS ON again. It’s hard to believe we actually enjoyed mid 90’s and think it was cool haha....but fact of the matter is it felt very nice, especially those mornings with 60’s as temps...I wanted to stay home on the back porch, but work comes first here at MNC.

We had James Williams here and he entertained a crowd playing the violin. He is very talented and plays a variety of songs, to include gospel, patriotic, and good old time country. The crowd really enjoyed his music and hopefully he will come back and play some more. We love good music of any kind !! Fell free to come and share YOUR talents with us.