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The end of 2013 was a sad one for The Mansfield Enterprise staff with the passing of long time employee, Lucelle Edwards. “Mrs. Lucy” was not only a valued employee but also a friend to all that knew her with her calm, quiet voice that brought about office tranquility in a hectic business that runs on deadlines. Her reassurance that all would fall in line for the weekly edition, as well as her proofing the paper with her eagle eye for both grammatical as well as spelling errors, made each week’s paper the best that it could be for our small staff. In fact, Mrs. Lucy would say, “We’re small in staff, but we’re mighty”.

 

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Ground breaking ceremonies will be held in Logansport on Friday, January 10, at 11:00 AM to commemorate the start of the US Hwy 84 corridor and bridge replacement between Texas and Louisiana. According to Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Information Officer Susan Stafford, construction was slated to begin on January 6, with the restart of the corridor’s clearance. It was during the Spring of 2012 that Logansport first saw the demolition of the popular JJ’s Fast Track convenience store, the original Dairy Queen and Family Dollar Store, with the later two relocating and building new buildings. Right across the Sabine River, Haslam also lost two popular eateries, Haslam Café and Pizza Time, with the pizza parlor moving into the Joaquin city limits, and the café remaining closed.

 

If you haven’t already had the chance to see the new Boardwalk, Logansport Mayor Katherine Freeman, has issued a personal invitation to come and visit the newest addition to the Dennis Freeman Memorial Park on the beautiful riverfront. Grants from the Louisiana Land and Water Conservation Fund and Louisiana Recreational Trails provided funds for the construction.

 

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The Logansport Chamber of Commerce continues this month with their salute to member businesses by recognizing popular restaurant Big Zach’s Place as December Business of the Month. They join fellow honorees N. J. Caraway and Company, Rocking E Tack, Décor and More, the Village of Longstreet, Dairy Queen of Logansport, Adams Ford Company, 4-G Construction and ABE’s Tobacco World. Cheer Tyme was selected as the November business, but owner Cynthia Hendrickson has such a busy schedule The Enterprise has been unable to highlight her. Logansport is very fortunate to have these businesses and the Logansport Chamber is honored to have them as members.

 

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With some people making New Year’s Resolutions, it’s time to make a more realistic commitment in making New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part showing that t an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come. Goals give us as well as our lives direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. What would you like to have happen in your life this year? What would you like to do, to accomplish? What good would you like to attract into your life? What particular areas of growth would you like to have happen to you? What blocks, or character defects, would you like to have removed?

 

 

December 31 is growing closer as Louisianians get ready to ring in 2014. DeSoto Parish residents are no different as they get ready to celebrate right here at home, attending the Second Annual New Year’s Extravaganza right in their own back yards. The New Year’s Eve fund raising event for The Clista A Calhoun Center, which will include dancing, great food and music by Billy J and Louisiana Razzmatazz is the talk of many, with tickets being purchased from as far away as El Dorado and Strong, Arkansas and Baton Rouge.

 

On December 19, Pizza Hut Express was honored with a Ribbon Cutting by the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce. The restaurant is located at 107 Stonecreek Drive in Stonewall, and their phone number is 318-925-2479.