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The DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce cordially invites everyone to join their Board and members at a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Ceremony for MWT Tire and Auto in Stonewall on Saturday, October 16.

The Grand Opening will begin at 8:00 a.m. and run until 1:00 p.m. with the Ribbon Cutting set for 11:30 p.m.

MWT Tire and Auto is located at 2328 Hwy 171 in Stonewall.

MMS is proud to introduce some of the 8th grade candidates for the Call Me MISTER program. Call Me MISTER (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) is a program whose mission is to increase the pool of available male teachers from a broader more diverse background.

Our world is advancing at a rapid pace. Education across the country and here is struggling with teacher shortages. While our district continues to face the challenge of teacher shortages, we are committed to building a better tomorrow by igniting our community’s educational potential.

With that said, we are introducing an exciting, important initiative that we are launching this year-Call Me MiSTER® (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models).

If you’re an LPN and are interested in becoming an RN, you need to make plans to attend informational meetings that will be held right here in DeSoto Parish. Bossier Parish Community College has joined with the Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College – Mansfield Campus to host meetings on several dates to find out if people are interested in achieving this goal.

The first meeting will be held on Monday, October 17 at 3:00 p.m. at 3:00 p.m. at DeSoto Regional Health Systems, with the next meeting held virtually on Monday, October 25 at 6:00 p.m. by going to bit.ly/DeSotoLPNtoRN.com on the Internet. The final meeting will be held on Friday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. at the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce Board room.

For questions call 318-872-1310.

The Mansfield Lions Club hosted Sheriff Jason Richardson to speak about current affairs in DeSoto Parish and new developments in his Department. His “Guest” was our new District Attorney Judge Charlie Adams whom we hope will become a regular member! Flanking the table where our Sheriff and D.A. sat was Mr. Adams’ newly elected replacement Attorney - now Judge (and Club Past President) - Nick Gasper and with these three power players no question was left unanswered...

Our world is advancing at a rapid pace. Education across the country and here is struggling with teacher shortages. While our district continues to face the challenge of teacher shortages, we are committed to building a better tomorrow by igniting our community’s educational potential.

With that said, we are introducing an exciting, important initiative that we are launching this year-Call Me MiSTER® (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models).

Call Me MiSTER® was founded by a group of visionary educators at Clemson University to address the critical shortage of minority male teachers in America’s classrooms. Call Me MiSTER® serves students at 19 participating colleges within South Carolina and 8 national partners-including Grambling State University and Northwestern University.

At the last Coordinating and Development Corporation (CDC) meeting, the Board of Directors elected Reggie Roe, Sr., President of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury as the 2021-22 CDC Chairman and CEO. Jesse Davis, CEO of the Red River Police Jury, will serve as Secretary.

The CDC is a private, nonprofit, membersupported corporation that serves ten parishes in Northwest Louisiana, ten counties in Northeast Texas, and five counties in Southwest Arkansas. They assist their members in expanding economic opportunities through securing funding for communities to improve their quality of life, advising new businesses/entrepreneurs, providing business financing, and helping economic development efforts.

Roe said that when rural parishes are in a predicament, the CDC is there for them to turn to. The group can work with Louisiana Economic Development to help get their businesses up and running. The CDC also can assist in the grant writing process.

What: Keep DeSoto Beautiful is celebrating IP’s Mansfield Mill’s 40th Anniversary by planting 12 Crepe Myrtle trees at the DeSoto Parish Airport and holding a tree giveaway of 142 trees to parish residents! Arbor Day Foundation is assisting in hosting the event to be held on Saturday, October 16. DeSoto Parish has lost hundreds of trees over the last few years to damaging storms. This gift to the community by International Paper will help restore some of the tree canopy that has been lost.

When: Saturday, October 16 9:00 to 12 noon

Where: C.E. Rusty Williams Airport, 211 Independence Ave, Grand Cane, LA 71032

How: Register for the tree giveaway at Keepdesotobeautiful.org. There will be five species of trees available: Magnolia, Cypress, Red Maple, Live Oak, and Shumard Oak. All will be 5gallon trees, about 4 feet tall. During pickup, tree planting instructions will be given. Residents are asked to report back in six months on the health of the tree!

During the celebration of National Newspaper Week, October 3-9, 2021, The Enterprise and Interstate Progress join our sister publications all across North America for the 81st recognition of the service of newspapers and their employees, sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers. As for the The Enterprise, we have been in operation for 117 years, and will celebrate its 118 “anniversary” on July 1, 2022.

Dear Editor and Readers:

I want to encourage everyone to make every effort to attend the next Logansport Chamber meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 5th, 7 pm at the Logansport Library. A meal from Whataburger will be provided by the Chamber at no cost to all active members who confirm attendance.

We’re at a critical junction point for our organization in that we will be instituting our revised by-laws to elect new executive officers as well as deciding use of 2021-22 state funds. However, in order to proceed with usage proposals and funds acceptance, an executive election must take place.

Please reply to this email if you have any questions or concerns or wish to reserve a seat at the meeting. Additional information regarding the itinerary and meal will be provided as we draw closer to the event date.

Hope to see you there!

Respectfully,

Mark Armstrong, President

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 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 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.