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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.

BackAlley Community Theatre in Grand Cane is proud to announce 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 Back-Alley 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! Tickets go on sale Monday, August 21, @ backalleygrandcane. com. Call 318-461-0202 for questions. Flashback will only have two shows, and tickets sell out fast, so get our tickets early!

For those unfamiliar, back in November 2021, Sheriff Jayson Richardson sought out a way to allow deputies to grow out their beards while supporting local charities in the process. For a small fee each month, deputies would be allowed to let those whiskers grow, and the money would be donated to a non-profit charity of the Sheriff’s choosing! The goal would be to post and highlight these groups for the great work they do, and encourage others to get involved. Thus far nearly $20,000 has been donated to local charities since 2021!! This month, Sheriff Richardson has chosen “The Deliverance Crew” which is an offshoot of the Men of Prayer group in Stonewall!

North DeSoto Upper SRO, Brooklyn Smith, has thoroughly enjoyed her run of the school this summer! With no students she’s been able to shoot some hoops, read some books, and play with all the toys around the school! She says she just can’t wait for students to return next week because the school has just been too quiet without them. What good is a ball-pit and basketball goal if you have no friends to play with anyway?!

Through the generosity of the Mattie Durant Cockerham Williams Memorial Scholarship Award, deserving students in DeSoto Parish are able to pursue their dreams and unlock their full potential. We celebrate the legacy of Mattie Durant Cockerham Williams and her commitment to education. Congratulations to this year's recipients, McKayla Courtney - Stanley High, Avery Barber - Stanley High and Abigail Chen - North DeSoto High.

The guest speaker at the Lions Club last week was Ms. Tony Gooden with Holy Angels in Shreveport, La. Holy Angels was started in 1965 by Catholic Bishop Charles Greco and the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows. Their mission was to help transition growing challenged children from the nursery to a group home setting. They offer physical, occupational and speech therapy to children with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The Holy Angels also train in vocational and adaptive skills to help the kids transition back into their communities. Ms. Gooden says they have children from 16 different states and 84 cents out of every dollar donated goes into care for the kids. For more information call 318-797-8500 or go to their site: angels@laholyangels.org.

The Lions meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday for a catered lunch at the Clista A. Calhoun Center and you are welcome to come by.

BREAKING NEWS!! People, it is HOT outside! It's so hot outside, Miss Kim said her chickens are laying fried eggs! I saw a squirrel in my back yard with oven mitts on picking up nuts!!! Mother Nature is really ticked off at somebody and ever who you are, please make things right before we all get so DONE we fall off the bone!

Naturally, we stay inside at all times unless someone has a doctor’s appointment so we have to keep busy. We have plenty of work to keep us all here at MNC busy but who wants to talk about work when fun things are much more interesting! Keep reading and let me tell you about a fun new game we've only played 2 times in the last few months.