Lifestyle

Let’s get shakin! Don’t get me wrong there are many things to enjoy about the south in the summer. Boating, lakes, beaches, pools. Obviously most involve water because let’s face it, it gets miserably HOT. In fact, we are having one of the worst summers we have seen in quite some time.

Now to the best part, summer gardens, some grow from them, and some buy from farmers markets and some from the all too delightful road side stands.

A WARM greeting to you readers out there!! My goodness the oven is ON and we cooking on HIGH!! If it gets any hotter we gonna be falling off the bone like a Brookshire's rotisserie chicken haha. I hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated in this heat and lets pray it cools down to below 100!

We celebrated the 4th of July in traditional fashion here at MNC. Dietary fixed us the traditional grilled hot dogs, grilled burgers, potato salad, and baked beans for lunch and it was a delight!! Kelvin cooked them a little early so he wouldn't be out in the excessive heat but kept them warm for us on the grill until lunchtime.

BackAlley Community Theatre is saddened for our Board, but joyful for Linda Sibley, to announce her retirement from the BackAlley Board of Directors at the end of this Season 22. Fortunately, for all of us, Linda will continue to perform on our Back-Alley stage. Linda has been a dedicated volunteer and supporter of the BAT Board for over 20 years. We will surely miss her contributions to our Board with her experience and knowledge of theater and her open communication, which she has always shared with our Board.

PJ Jones, co-author of the critically acclaimed, “The Evil I Have Seen: Memoirs for the Case Files of Lt. Robert “Robbo” Davidson’” has penned a new novel that is generating praise from readers and reviewers.

“No Place for the Weak at Heart” is a mystery-suspense set in Texas’s rugged Big Bend country featuring a former cop who becomes the hunted. In the book, Dallas homicide detective Mendocino Jones turns in his badge after a police raid ended in the death of an innocent woman and his best friend. Mendocino heads to Big Bend. He’ll start a new life doing something else somewhere else. Those plans go awry when he unwittingly comes upon a group of men murdering two illegal immigrants.

During the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Christ Church in the city of Boston, Massachusetts was where Paul Revere and William Dawes were to signal that the British soldiers were coming. The Church is also identified as the more familiar name, The Old North Church, located at 193 Salem Street in the North End of Boston. This is where the famous signal, “One if by land, two if by sea” would be sent. The signal is related to Paul Revere’s midnight ride of April 18, 1775, which preceded the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

The church is a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and was built in December1723. The building was inspired by the works of Christopher Wren, the British architect who was responsible for rebuilding London after The Great Fire.

Desoto Historical Society President Kristy Cavett Jones with speaker and treasurer George Gilmer.

Sally Buford Owens, third from left on front row, stands by her granddaughter and in front of her brother Richie Buford with the DeSoto Historical Society.

DeSoto Parish 4-H Livestock Club members participated in a field trip to the Red River Sale barn located in Armstead, LA. The purpose of this trip was to educate the youth in how livestock are marketed in the state of Louisiana.

The youth was able to observe cattle being checked into the barn, examined by the veterinarian on staff, and they viewed the selling of cattle. The trip was hosted by Agents Joshua Salley and SarahJayne Driskill with the DeSoto Parish Extension Office in Grand Cane.

A special thank you to Red River Sale Barn for having us. If you are interested in joining the DeSoto Parish 4-H Livestock Club, please contact our office at 872-0533.

The Books and Biscuits Book Club met at Sunrise Cookie Company in Gloster, Louisiana for our May 2 meeting. We had a delicious lunch and tasty cookies. We all enjoyed a spirited discussion of our book, The Vanishing Type by New York Times Best Selling Author, Ellery Adams. The book is a new series featuring strong women, a touch of romance, and mystery. The mysteries include a cunning present- day mystery and a slowly revealed mystery from the heroines’ pasts. The book discussion was led by Ruth Ann Adams.

Books and Biscuits will meet again on Tuesday, June 6th at 11:30 am at Sunrise Cookies. Please join us for an enjoyable meal, great conversations with friends, and a lively discussion of our June book, The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris. For reservations, call Sunrise Cookies 318-9331401.

Bonnie Caston of Logansport was recognized for outstanding academic achievements by being named to Stephen F. Austin State University’s President’s Honor Roll for spring 2023.

Caston was one of 832 students named to the President’s Honor Roll.

To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll at SFA, the student must have earned a 4.0 semester GPA in 12 or more semester hours while a fulltime, degree-seeking undergraduate student.

Enrolling approximately 12,000 students, Stephen F. Austin State University offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and 120 areas of study within six colleges - business, education, fine arts, forestry and agriculture, liberal and applied arts, and sciences and mathematics. SFA provides the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. Visit sfasu.edu to learn more.

Stonewall is the perfect place to host a new ice cream parlor named, what else but, Roll’ N Stone Rolled Ice Cream. The DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce honored the new business on Friday, August 26,with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate their Grand Opening.

Owners Peyton Massey and Muna Sofyan selected a location at 128 Diane Lane, Suite B, just behind the EMS Building on the Stonewall-Frierson Road (Hwy 3276). Sofyah is a real estate agent with Massey a former oilfield worker.

When you go to Roll’ N Stone, please take along your patience and prepared to be entertained. Don’t expect hand dipped or soft served ice cream. Unlike traditional ice cream, which is pre-made and ready to scoop, rolled ice cream is made to order and usually takes around 3 to 5 minutes to make. The staff, known as Rollers, at Roll’ N Stone are ready to customize your order and entertain you with their rolling skills.