Dutchtown library hosts first Yule Ball
The Dutchtown library transformed into a room fit for a wizard, as local teens gathered for the library's first end of summer Yule Ball. Local librarians remodeled the meeting room to be a replica of...
View ArticleTankproof teaches the art of swimming
This week and last week, community members were offered free swimming lessons thanks to the efforts from Ascension Parish twins Torrence and Thurman Thomas - The Thomas Brothers. Through their program,...
View Article3 Things to Do
-Market on the Square: The local market will feature local artisans, crafter and farmers on Aug. 5 at Louisiana Square from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.-Downtown Live: Downtown Live will be held in the newly...
View ArticleTravel: Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix hits right note
PHOENIX — From bones pounded rhythmically on stones to Fender Stratocasters played by stadium-filling rock stars, musical instruments have shaped culture and stirred souls for millenniums.The Musical...
View ArticleStrains, sprains and shin splints: A guide for treatment and recovery from...
Physical exercise is great for the mind, body and spirit. And playing a team sport can be good for learning accountability, dedication and building confidence and leadership skills.But participating in...
View ArticleToday’s Workout: Work obliques to help build a stronger core
There is more to core fitness than just visual goodness. Truth is, a strong core is vital for the rest of your body to perform, not only on a higher level, but general daily activities as well. And...
View ArticleLooking Up: Meteors in the moonlight
Moonlight will be bright this year, but you can still expect to see a good number of meteors, especially if you are looking late at night and from a wide open area. The shower of space dust and bits of...
View ArticleAscension 4-Hers Master their Project Area
Record keeping is an important life skill for youth to attain. Many Ascension 4-H’ers are working hard to create, maintain and update their records through writing and pictures, which helps 4-Hers to...
View ArticleHow chaplains master the art of listening
Chaplains spend thousands of hours preparing to face the unexpected in hospital rooms, cop cars and military units.
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: Small gestures of kindness
It's been said that the little things are the big things. This applies to many aspects of life, but especially to the small courtesies, the little acts of kindness that end up making a big difference.
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: An appeal to my more-or-less-adult daughters
Dear Girls,I want you to think back. Waaaaay back. Back to a time when you lived, very cozily (albeit slightly contorted), in my belly. Even though I know you don't really remember this particular time...
View ArticleWalkers take to the streets to fight suicide
Hundreds of walks being held nationwide through December 2017
View ArticleAn unlikely obsession in Michigan: Coney dogs
All around the world, we're fixated on foods that remind us of the good old days, of growing up. In Iceland, the nasty “rotten shark,” though avoided most of the year, is trotted out in its full...
View ArticleSauce your hot dogs and spaghetti, Midwest-style
The aromatic ground beef gravy called “Coney sauce” that tops steamed hot dogs in Michigan and at Coney Island, Brooklyn, is found in other forms, too. It’s Cincinnati chili in Ohio, ladled over...
View ArticleLamar Dixon to host Flambeau Fest
New Gonzales festival reminiscent of Bayou Country Superfest, headliners announced today
View ArticleA blood drive could save a life
With his life hanging in the balance, EJ Albarado's struggle to survive hangs on just five more blood donors for a blood transfusion.Life on kidney dialysis is a rough one for Mister EJ Albarado, a...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Our house gets all dolled up
Every generation of girls has its "doll."For my mother's generation, those baby boomers born in the 1950s and 1960s, it was the first-generation Barbie dolls. My mom still has hers, with its black and...
View ArticleShayne Looper: Just give it a rest, America
Americans are some of the most restless and least rested people in the world. They work more hours a week and more weeks a year than their European counterparts. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Reading, riting’ and rithmatic’
"School days, school days, good old Golden Rule days, Reading and riting' and rithmatic' "Just the beginning of August but already there are thoughts — pleasant and unpleasant about the return to...
View ArticleEquip for the Eclipse with Cool Safety Gear
See the solar eclipse on August 21 in safety and style thanks to these glasses and gadgets.
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