campus of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts on Saturday, Aug. 13. Faculty, staff and ambassadors were available to welcome new and returning students and to assist with the heavy lifting. Pictured are Milla Reddick, left, a junior from Grand Cane, and Mary Bess Wiggers, a student life advisor in Caddo Hall.
Laurie Williamsonʼs Edward D. Jones and Company office, which is located at 117 Jefferson Street in Mansfield, has been awarded the Commercial Garden of the Month award. The colorful landscaping includes a multitude of periwinkles of various hues, with tasteful garden adornments to complete the serenity of the area. The Mansfield Garden Club was proud to name them the “August Commercial Garden of the Month”. .
Do you have too much “stuff” in your house and you would like a chance to get rid of it while making a little extra cash? Organizers are making plans to help you out with the announcement of the date for the second annual non-ceasing yard sale to wind through DeSoto Parish and end in Joaquin, Texas. The “Fifty Mile Trail of Treasures” will be a continuous yard sale, with vendors setting up on Hwy 171 as well as on the Stonewall-Frierson Road in Stonewall, where they will continue through Mansfield. Shoppers and treasure seekers will then find their way down Hwy 84 through Stanley and Logansport, cross over the bridge into Texas with Haslam and Joaquin lying at the end of the trail. Of course there will be no booth rentals to participate in the “Fifty Mile Trail of Treasures”, but registration is suggested for promotional purposes.
BackAlley Theatre in Grand Cane has announced its new season line-up for 2016-2017. Entering its 16th season in September, the “Little Theatre with Amazing Talent” promises another spectacular year. Following the “Always …Patsy Cline” tradition, BackAlley opens in October with another hit by the same playwright Ted Swindley HONKY TONK ANGELS.
At a recent meeting of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury, DeSoto Animal Shelter volunteer Cora Gardner was honored with a certificate to commemorate the date. Ms. Gardner, who is a resident of Bossier City, volunteers at the Shelter on a regular basis and works tirelessly to try and find foster or permanent homes for all of the animals, whether they have health issues or not.
Pre-School Storyhour will begin on Wednesday, September 7 at 10:00 AM, and run throughout the year every Wednesday at the same time at all locations. For more information contact the Children’s Librarian at your location.
Books and Biscuits Book Club met at the Cook-Hill Bed and Breakfast in historic Grand Cane August 2, 2016. We were treated to a delightful summer salad buffet luncheon, topped off with a great ice cream treat, prepared and served by Historic Grand Cane Association board members. The book for our discussion was “Unsaid” by Neil Abramson. This is the author’s first novel and the story parallels some of his own life experiences, as he is a lawyer married to a veterinarian.
The Mansfield Lions Club was glad to have as their guest speaker, Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle, at their regular meeting. The Sheriff updated the Lions Club on the recent events in Baton Rouge. He also updated the Club on the readiness and training of the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Department.
Pre-School Storyhour will begin on Wednesday, September 7 at 10:00 AM, and run throughout the year every Wednesday at the same time at all locations. For more information contact the Children’s Librarian at your location.
United Methodist Shared Ministries' participants (UMShare) are shown at First United Mansfield Church in Mansfield preparing for their annual school uniform event. Uniforms are given to children in order for all students to begin school on the first day of school.
