The DeSoto Quilters will be holding their next quilt show on Friday, April 29 and on Saturday, April 30. The hours are Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The show will be held at Emmanuel Baptist Church, located at 1314 Polk Street in Mansfield. The display will include around sixty quilts, showcasing the beautiful, handcrafted works of art.
Each year, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities honors Louisianans who have made outstanding contributions to the study and understanding of the humanities. At this year’s 2016 Bright Lights Awards Dinner on April 7th at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s President/CEO Beth Courtney was honored for her “Lifetime Contribution to the Humanities.”
The Mansfield High School JROTC program recently presented Mansfield Police Corporal Jeremy Burton with a plaque for his assistance and support with their service learning project.
Eugenia Manning, longtime Mansfield resident and artist, has donated two books to the Mansfield Branch of the DeSoto Parish Library. She designed both books, and using her well-known computer skills, set up each one for printing. The first book is an art book she put together for her children and grandchildren, which records her family portraits, other commissioned portraits (which included animals and home places) and some of her flower paintings.
Mansfield Main Library Childrenʼs Librarian Darron Spencer not only has great stories for her young patrons on Wednesdays during Story Hour, she also has music, crafts and games planned for each session. Bring your pre-school age children by weekly at 10:00 AM to join in the fun. Pictured is Ms. Spencer and some of her young friends in a parachute activity.
The Mansfield Garden Club has selected the yard and residence of Hope Calhoun for the March Garden of the Month. Mrs. Calhoun’s yard is filled with a variation of beautiful spring flowers, tree and foliage.
The Mansfield Garden Club met at the DeSoto Parish Library on March 16, 2016, for the regular monthly meeting with President Jackie Albright presiding. Secretary Velda Neilson called the roll with members responding if they had seen humming birds this year. They should be in yards soon so prepare feeders to welcome them. Treasurer Ott Murphy gave the financial report.
