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Grand Cane High School and Central School Corporation alumni and friends are invited on Saturday, August 5th to celebrate Grand Cane High School’s last graduating class’ 50th reunion, 50 years since Grand Cane High School closed and 50 years since Central School Corporation opened.

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MaRacé Jonae Jones of Mansfield, La and Dr. Brian Matthew Mosby of Houston, Tx were united in Holy Matrimony on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at five o’clock in the evening. The ceremony took place at Bellevue Place, Benton Louisiana, officiated by Reverend Womack. MaRacé is the daughter of Beverly Jones and the late Willie Jones of Mansfield. She is the granddaughter of the late Helen Jones of Mansfield and Mary L. Williams of Melville. Brian is the son of John and Rita Mosby of Houston Texas. He is the grandson of Vera Mosby.

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Throughout the school year, the Stanley High School chapter of the National FFA Organization competed in a variety of Career Development Events (CDEs) and other contests. During the Louisiana State FFA Convention, Stanley was honored numerous times.

Eric Marr was honored to receive the Margaret Mayeaux Blue Jacket award. Through the essay contest, Eric won an FFA Jacket. Stetson Hickingbottom placed 4th in the state in Ag Mechanics and Design Supervised Agriculture Experience.

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As part of its big patriotic show at BackAlley Theatre in Grand Cane “Star Spangled Salute,” July 13 was set as “ WWII Veterans Night.” Six local veterans were present and treated to dinner and a rip-roaring salute for their service.

VFW members Bo Norwood and Ed Campbell orchestrated the transportation and dinner for the veterans and the evening ended at BackAlley Theatre, where the men were give

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Books and Biscuits met July 11 at the Village Cuisine for its monthly lunch and book discussion. The 18 members discussed “Rogue Lawyer,” a book by one of their favorite authors, John Grisham.

Edith Herring was discussion leader.

Grisham, who is known for writing books about law cases, departed slightly for this novel in introducing a main character who is not the typical street lawyer. Sebastian Rudd defends cases that other lawyers won’t touch. He works out of a bulletproof van, complete with bar, Wi-Fi and a small fridge. He has no firm, no associates and only one employee, his driver, who is also his bodyguard, his law clerk, confidant and golf caddy.

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Logansport Branch Library celebrated the Summer Reading Program’s Grand Finale with pizza and awards.

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Ilsa Plaisance, a DeSoto Parish native who now lives in Longwood, was tired of waiting for a character she identified with in television shows. She decided to write her own story that included normal people who could live down the road from her. In her book, “We Are All a Little Broken,” Plaisance tells a story about a community like the one she grew up in while trying to show the diversity that exists in it that people do not talk about.

“We Are All a Little Broken” is the story of two sisters who are hardworking farm girls who in their own way are both a little broken. It is a story about love, culture, healing and self-discovery.

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Desoto Parish is still wowing students beyond the regular school year by offering an eight-day free camp to 75 students from around the parish. Students in grades second through sixth from Mansfield Elementary/Middle, North Desoto Upper Elementary and Stanley were in attendance.

The first camp, Camp Invention, was held June 5th - 8th from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Camp Invention opened the world of science and engineering for young scientists and built confidence and creativity while teaching Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) concepts. Launch 2017 had four modules in which all students participated during the week of Camp Invention. The modules were Duct Tape Billionaire, Mission Space Makers, Have A Blast, and Operation Keep Out. The students enjoyed creating, designing and dismantling varies objects.

The 38th Annual Natchitoches- NSU Folk Festival will be held July 14-15 in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum located at 220 South Jefferson Street at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. The Festival will be on Friday July 14 from 4:30-10:30 p.m. and all day on Saturday, July 15 from 8 a.m.- 10:45 p.m. The family oriented festival is wheelchair accessible.

The 2017 Festival theme is Keeping Tradition Alive! “This year’s theme acknowledges the ways in which so many outstanding artists young and old are tapping into the power and artistry of the old ways, revitalizing and reimagining tradition as they make it their own,” said Dr. Shane Rasmussen, director of the festival and NSU’s Louisiana Folklife Center. “Louisiana’s folkways are not just of the past, but also of the present, and the voices of these artists emerge as a clarion call, reminding us of the vibrancy of traditional culture.”

Mrs. Edna Thornton wears many hats for the parish of DeSoto. She is Executive Director of the Tourist Bureau, Member of the Mansfield Friends of the Library and also a member of the DeSoto Council on Aging. She is shown (on left), presenting a book to Mansfield Main Branch Manager Doris Ross.

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