With there being so many tournament trails now, it’s a wonder there’s even a weekend available. But this new tournament trail is something different. It’s the American Bass Anglers Top 150 Solo Tour and it’s just what the name says…solo. This three-tournament bass trail is designed for an angler who wants to fish a multi-day event by himself (no co-angler) without breaking the bank or taking out a loan. There are two divisions, the southeastern division and the southwest division. The southeastern division lakes include Lake Eufaula Alabama, Lake Guntersville Alabama and Lake Chickamauga Tennessee. The southwest division includes Toledo Bend Louisiana, Sam Rayburn Texas and Lake Eufaula Oklahoma.    

Other tournament trails that will remain nameless, charge up to $1800 for a three-day event and basically only have a 60% payback. American Bass Anglers(ABA) decided to go after a market of anglers who are tired of high entry fees and poor payback. So, they decided to offer a two-day event where all anglers fish both days (Friday & Saturday). They have a payback of 80% and $20,000 for a first-place finish (based on 150 boat field) for an affordable entry fee of $600. Also 20% of the field will be paid at each of these two-day events. This is the brainstorm of ABA Tournament Director Chris Wayand and the owner of ABA Morris Sheehan. Finally, a circuit that’s designed for the working man or weekend warrior who wants to compete at a high level without costing a fortune.

The first event was held on beautiful Toledo Bend Reservoir February 5th & 6th out of Cypress Bend Park. Even though it was not a full field, eighty-four of the best anglers showed up excited to see exactly what ABA had put together. While the 150-boat max was not obtained, this did not curtail the excitement surrounding this first inaugural ABA Top 150 Solo Tour. The competition level was a who’s who of the southwest region and the fish weighed-in reflected the caliber of anglers fishing this first-time event. Toledo Bend legends in this event included Harold Allen, Glen Freeman, George Jeane Jr., Jerrel Pringle and Kevin Lasyone just to name a few.

But young gun Cody Pitt stole the show and led this event wire to wire with a two-day total 10 bass limit of 51.49 pounds and taking home the $13,000 first place prize money. Cameron Roan of Beaumont, Texas and Nick Kincaid of Oklahoma finished 2nd and third respectively while taking home $5500 and $4200 each. Day 1 of this event had 7 bags of over 20 pounds with Cody Pitt leading the way with 27.02 pounds. He followed up day 1 with 24.47 on day two to seal the victory by a little over 3 pounds. It took a two- day total of 27.89 to get a check as sixteen places were paid out. Cole Moore of Anacoco, LA who finished 8th overall also took home the $1000 big bass honors with an 8.46-pound bass. He also finished

Overall, this was a great event, and I would like to commend ABA Tournament Director Chris Wayand and his great staff for doing an awesome job from takeoff each morning to the final weigh-in on Saturday. This circuit is in great hands with Chris and will continue to grow and exceed expectations. Starting a new tournament trail is not easy and takes time for the word to get out. The next event for this division will be on Lake Sam Rayburn March 26th & 27th out of Castle Boykin Park and I predict a full 150 boat field with $20,000 up for grabs.

There are two events left for this 2021 season and it’s not too late to enter. If you or someone you know is looking to fish this new and exciting ABA Top 150 Solo Tour, go to americanbassanglers.com or call ABA at 256-232-0406 and sign up today. Till next time, don’t forget to set the hook!

Steve Graf
Owner/Co-host
Hook’N Up & Track’N Down Show
And Tackle Talk Live
sgraf26@yahoo.com

POSITION AVAILABLE: INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST

QUALIFICATION:

● Valid Teaching Certificate

● Master’s Degree in Education (preferred)

● Minimum of five years of teaching experience with evidence of successfully impacting student achievement, particularly those who have the greatest needs.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Instructional Specialist is a critical lever in improving student achievement. The role of the Instructional Specialist is to build teacher capacity and deepen teachers’ understanding of instructional practices as related to Louisiana Student Standards and Data-Driven Instruction.

SALARY:
Salary based on teacher pay scale with applicant’s years of experience, and the addition of a substantial Instructional Specialist stipend.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
9 Months

WHERE TO APPLY:
Linda G. Page, Director of Personnel Natchitoches Parish School Board
P. O. Box 16
Natchitoches, LA 71458-0016 Phone: (318) 352-2358
Fax: (318) 352-8138

APPLICATIONS:
Application packet should consist of the following:

● Resume’

● Evidence of successful teaching experience (for example, VAM, Student Performance Data, COMPASS, CLASS, etc.)

● Original transcripts from institution(s) awarding degree

● Three professional letters of recommendation, one of which is from your immediate supervisor

Submit a ten-to-fifteen-minute video clip of a model lesson involving students or professional development session involving teachers where the applicant is leading the event (share link via Google Drive to lpage@nat.k12.la.us).

WINN:
Don H. Boyett
October 15, 1941 – March 10, 2021
Service: Friday, March 12 at 10 am at Cypress Creek Cemetery in Dodson

Brenda G. Turner
March 8, 2021
Arrangements TBA

NATCHITOCHES:
Florine Theresa Fuller
September 07, 1934 – March 07, 2021
Service: Friday, March 12 at 2 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home

Tommy Washington
March 9, 2021
Arrangements TBA

Lola Moses Anderson
March 13, 1948 – March 8, 2021
Arrangements TBA

Sharlyne Brown
September 8, 1970 – March 7, 2021
Arrangements TBA

Stephen “Bumpy” Hudson
May 5, 1996 – March 6, 2021
Arrangements TBA

SABINE:
Patricia Ann Campbell
October 26, 1953 – March 9, 2021
Service: Saturday, March 13 at 10 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church

Douglas Wright Curtis
October 31, 1926 – February 14, 2021
Service: Saturday, March 13 at 2 pm at Zion Hill Cemetery in Negreet

RED RIVER:
Stormie Danyelle Smith
August 22, 1994 – March 05, 2021
Service: Saturday, March 13 at 2 pm at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home Chapel

Early voting is March 6-13 (excluding Sunday, March 7) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Winn Parish Early Voting Results through Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

White	Black	Other
185	23	0

Male	Female
93	115

Democrat	Republican	Other
50	116	42

On the ballot in Winn Parish:

U. S. Representative — 5th Congressional District
Sandra “Candy” Christophe	Democrat
Chad Conerly	Republican
“Jim” Davis	No Party
Allen Guillory	Republican
Robert Lansden	Republican
Julia Letlow	Republican
Jaycee Magnuson	Republican
Horace Melton III	Republican
M.V. “Vinny” Mendoza	Independent
Richard H. Pannell	Republican
Sancha Smith	Republican
Errol Victor, Sr.	Republican

BESE District 4
Shelly McFarland	Republican
Michael Melerine	Republican
John Milkovich	Independent
Cody Whitaker	No Party
“Cassie” Williams	Democrat

Police Juror District 7
Jesse Delane Cox	Republican
Robert L. “Bob” Hutto	Democrat
“Frank” McLaren	No Party
Scottie Parker	No Party

City of Winnfield Police Department

Name: Adrianna Taylor
Date: 3-2-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Charge: Failure to Appear, Bienville Failure to Appear

Name: Terrance D. Jackson
Date: 3-2-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Charge: Aggravated Assault with a Firearm (2 counts)

Name: Mildred S. Butler
Date: 3-2-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Charge: Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile 

Name: Cody Morgan
Date: 3-5-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Charge: Failure to Appear

Name: Tyler G. Hill
Date: 3-2-21
Address: Dodson, LA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Charge: Principal to Felony Damage to Property
Bond: Probation and Parole Hold

Name: Michael Ray Gray
Date: 3-2-21
Address: Dodson, LA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Charge: Felony Damage to Property
Bond: $7,500

Name: Cornelius Earl Tillman, Jr.
Date: 3-2-21
Address: Gainsville, LA
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Charge: Failure to Appear
Bond: No Bond

Name: Amber Denise White
Date: 3-2-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Charge: Traffic Control Signals (red light), Driving Under Suspension
Bond: Not Listed

Name: Jennifer Branch Tarasher
Date: 3-4-21
Address: Saline, LA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Charge: Failure to Appear Issuing Worthless Checks
Bond: Pay Fines/CC in Full

Name: Jacquez M. Phillips
Date: 3-5-21
Address: Winnfield, LA 
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Charge: Theft
Bond: $1,000

Name: Kimberly L. Wall
Date: 3-5-21
Address: Natchitoches, LA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Charge: Bench Warrant – Failure to Appear
Bond: Not Listed

Name: Patricia A. Cupeiro
Date: 3-5-21
Address: Hesmer, LA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Charge: Obstruction of Justice
Bond: $15,000

Name: Deborah O’Neal Nay
Date: 3-5-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Charge: Driving While Intoxicated (1st), Improper Lane Change
Bond: $2,000

Name: Alan M. Zimmerman
Date: 3-8-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Charge: Head Lamp on Vehicle, Driving Under Suspension
Bond: Not Listed

Name: Shelby Daffrow
Date: 3-8-21
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Charge: Head Lamps Required, Possession of Schedule II Methamphetamine
Bond: Not Listed

The Natchitoches Parish plant employs approximately 700

Chopin, LA – (March 8, 2021) – Today, RoyOMartin’s plywood and timbers manufacturing plant in Chopin, Louisiana, marked its twenty-fifth anniversary of operations. Construction began in August 1994 on the Natchitoches Parish facility, which continues to be one of the largest of its kind in North America. Its first press-load of southern yellow pine plywood panels was produced on March 8, 1996. In the past 25 years, employment has grown from approximately 300 to more than 700, leading to a substantial economic impact on the region. The 24/7 operation manufactures a variety of SmartCore^® branded plywood panels, as well as timbers, boards, and specialty products – all sold throughout the United States and, in some cases, around the world.

On Tuesday, March 23, RoyOMartin will commemorate the silver anniversary with a virtual ceremony live streamed online at https://boxcast.tv/channel/aeglzcsi8ivdvaammn3m beginning at 10:30am. This event will recognize the 35 employees who have worked for the facility since its inception. It will also feature video messages from RoyOMartin-Plywood retirees, company leaders, and board members, among others.

Regarding the anniversary, Vice President of Plywood Jeremy Burford stated, “Over the past 25 years, our Chopin plywood facility has undergone considerable growth to include multiple product lines and a timber mill. What we are most proud of, however, is our reputation in the wood-products industry for taking care of our people through world-class safety and wellness programming, unmatched employee benefits, and our self-directed advancement program. The entire plywood team continues to demonstrate its commitment to working safely, operating at top efficiency, and satisfying customers every single day.”

About RoyOMartin

Martco L.L.C., known by its trade name RoyOMartin, is one of a group of vertically integrated companies owned by the Martin family focused on land, timber, and mineral resources, with special emphasis on sustainable forests and forest-product manufacturing businesses. The RoyOMartin name honors the business pioneer and Martin family patriarch, Roy O. Martin Sr., who began with a small sawmill in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1923, and soon thereafter began acquiring timberland. For more information, visit www.royomartin.com.

Please refer to Martin Companies Security statement at:
https://royomartin.com/internet-security

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Hippity Hoppity! Spring is near and there is a community wide Easter Egg Hunt in the works. The date is set for Saturday, April 3rd at 10:00 at Goldonna Town Hall. There will be a scavenger hunt for children ages 13 and older. To keep the competition fair, the Egg Hunting will be broken up into age groups. 0-3, 4-6 and 7-12. There will be prize eggs, cupcakes, finger foods, cotton candy, drinks and popcorn. There will also be games, pictures and prizes. The Committee consists of: Mayor Smith, Briannia Bedgood, Brittany Bedgood, Cindy Bedgood, Karsyn Gates, Nichole McGee, Rebecca Harrison, Stephanie Goss, Tyrie Coleman and Reba Phelps.

The big weekend is finally here for our friends at the Goldonna Assembly of God Church.The historic and beautiful church is hosting their 80th Anniversary Celebration this weekend. March 12-14. The festivities will begin Friday at 6:30 as Brother Gerald Crabb brings the message. Saturday services begin at 6:30 and Sunday services begin at 10:00am with a covered dish luncheon at 12:00 and The Perry’s will be ministering in song at 1:30. This is a weekend that you do not want to miss. Come visit with Brother Timmy Harris and his congregation as they celebrate 80 years of being a lighthouse in the community of Goldonna. If you need further information you may contact Pastor Tim Harris at 318-481-7191.

Mayor Jennifer Smith would like to remind everyone that the 1% sales tax election is coming up. “This tax would generate around $19,000 annually that would be dedicated to road repairs. This would help us be proactive with repairs,” said Garner.

There will be a Cajun “Take Out” supper Wednesday, March 10, at 5:00pm at the Goldonna Baptist Church. Tony Chachere company donated meal mixes to make this event possible. Community members also rallied with support and supplied the ancillary products to help feed the community. The church welcomes anyone who wants to come out while supplies last.

If you have news to include please email Reba Phelps jreba.phelps@gmail.com

Curtis R. Joseph, Jr./Opinion

This motto was adopted by the Founding Fathers in 1782 as being representative of the new country that they were fashioning. The phrase itself was submitted in 1776 by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere to the committee charged with developing the Great Seal of the United States. Du Simitiere was born in Switzerland and lived in the West Indies for more than a decade before he moved to New York and ultimately settled in Pennsylvania.

Not only does the motto speak to the thirteen individual states becoming one nation, but it is also reflective of the fact that our country is home to many races, religions, and ethnicities. It’s also home to individuals like Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, who come from other countries. Again, the idea is for the many to come together as one.

Although I practice law as my profession, I also perform as a drummer in a few local bands. As a drummer and one who studies history, I particularly appreciate the fact that, for centuries, drums played a vital role on the battlefield. Not only did they keep the soldiers marching in step, but they also communicated various commands from officers to troops. Much like the various roles that soldiers play in battle, musicians and their instruments play different roles in bands. None more important than the other…simply different.

To that point, in our respective comings and goings, it is likely that we have encountered all types of Americans, each cherishing an idea of a country that they call home. As a young military kid, I learned that the monolithic American does not exist. We’re all different, we’re all vested with different talents, and in the grand scheme of things, we all play different roles. Again, none more important than the next…simply different.

For example, a couple years ago, my band performed at the conclusion of the Firecracker 5K, an annual run that is held in Shreveport on the 4th of July. For my part, I played drums and cymbals along with four other musicians and a vocalist. The drums and cymbals can be found in sculptural representations throughout pre-historic times. Our saxophonist played an instrument that was created by a Belgian gentleman named Adolphe Sax. Our trumpeter played an instrument that was heard tearing down the walls of Jericho over 3000 years ago. Likewise, our guitarist followed the Hittites, who played stringed instruments more than 3000 years ago. Many instruments, many cultural representations, many textures, yet one overall groove.

Throughout our country, on the 4th of July, many enjoy hot dogs and exploding fireworks. As a young man living in Germany, I recall eating a frankfurter and being amazed at how much it resembled a hot dog. And, as I appreciate it, fireworks date back to the Tang Dynasty of the 600s.

All that said, I’ve always found that beauty lies in the simplest of things…the small. To that point, my band’s gig at the Firecracker 5K was rained out that year; however, had it not been rained out, I wouldn’t have had the amazing experience of numerous individuals, whom I’d never met, coming together to help us schlep our equipment through the rain. We didn’t request their help. They simply saw that we were in a precarious position and that we needed help. We were a motley crew, no doubt, But, as we moved the equipment through the rain, the thought that ran through my mind was, “This is America—random strangers lending a hand without being asked.”

To stress this point, I offer Emma Lazarus’ sonnet ‘New Colossus’, which is mounted on the pedestal of the Statute of Liberty, and reads, in part, as follows:

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

All in all, our country is still a young one when consideration is given to the vast arc of history. We still have time and opportunity on our side. We can get this right. Our county is an idea, and its beauty lies in its diversity. We are great because of our diversity, not in spite of it. We are great because our many become one. May God bless each of you with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And may God bless these United States of America!

The views and opinions expressed in the My Opinion article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Winn Parish Journal. Any content provided by the authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

By: Brad Dison

On Friday afternoon, July 31, 1964, two gentlemen, 39-year-old James Travis and 30-year-old Dean Manuel, left Batesville, Arkansas, in a single-engine, four-seat Beechcraft 35-B33 Debonair airplane.  Travis piloted the plane he had rented from the Southeastern Beechcraft Co. at Berry Field in Nashville, Tennessee.  After taking off from the regional airport at Batesville, Travis aimed the airplane to the east and headed back toward Berry Field.  Travis and Manuel expected to fly the 310 miles back to Nashville in under two hours. 

At about 4:50 p.m., Travis radioed the tower at Berry Field that he was flying into a heavy rainstorm.  The radar operator heard concern in Travis’s voice and tried several times to make contact with Travis.  He received no reply.  Five minutes later, the Beechcraft airplane disappeared from the radar screen.

Marty Robbins, a country and western singer known for hits such as “A White Sport Coat”, “The Story of My Life”, and “El Paso”, was at his home in Nashville when he heard a low-flying plane.  He looked up and saw the airplane just before it went below the tree line.  He heard the unmistakable sound of the plane crashing into the trees.  He immediately notified the authorities.

John Moran, who lived nearby, heard the engine sputtering and, like Marty Robbins, heard the plane crash.  He described it as “a thump.”  Mrs. William Wirshing, who also lived nearby, said the plane sounded like it “conked out.”

Several agencies and a host of individuals began searching for the missing plane including the Davidson County Civil Defense, local and state police, and volunteers, some on horseback.  Several airplanes and helicopters flew over the area during daylight hours but found no sign of an airplane crash.  H.H. Atkins, supervisor of the air traffic control sector of the Nashville Federal Aeronautics Administration, said “We had planes over the crash area a few minutes after 5 p.m. Friday, just five minutes after radar contact was lost.”   

The area where the plane went missing was home to several country music stars including Bill Pursell, Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins, Ernest Tubb, Stonewall Jackson and, as mentioned above, Marty Robbins.  They all helped in the search for the missing plane. 

Based on the testimony of Marty Robbins, John Moran and Mrs. Wirshing, Davidson County Civil Defense workers concentrated their search in the vicinity of Franklin Road.  They went door-to-door and asked residents if they had seen or heard the airplane.  Puryear Mims said the plane circled over his swimming pool and headed toward Radnor Lake.  Miss Ruth DeLacey was inside her home when she felt “a vibration like an explosion.  It was like something had hit the house,” she said.  She heard no airplane and was unaware that an airplane was missing.  She walked outside and saw smoke in the woods for only a moment.  Miss DeLacey walked toward the smoke but returned to her home when she failed to see what caused the smoke. 

Although investigators had narrowed down the search area based on the testimony of multiple witnesses, they were unable to locate the airplane.  Searchers hunted the missing plane Friday night, all day Saturday, and began again on Sunday morning.  On that Sunday morning, August 2nd, some forty-four hours after the search began, Civil Defense investigator Bob Newton reviewed the testimony of Puryear Mims, who said the plane flew over his swimming pool and headed toward Radnor Lake.  Bob drew a line from Mims’s house to Radnor lake on a local map.  He then followed this path from Mims’s house toward the lake on foot.  Within a short while, Bob found the remains of the missing plane.  He was only about five hundred yards from the main area of the two-day search.  He found Manuel’s mangled body among the wreckage.  He found Travis’s lifeless body about thirty yards from the wreckage.  After it was clear that neither Manuel nor Travis had survived, Bob called for help. 

The National Transportation and Safety Board determined that Travis, the pilot, had experienced spatial disorientation during the rainstorm which led to the plane crash.  Investigators concluded that the plane “went into a nosedive and crashed into the base of a tree, leaving the top branches undisturbed,” which explained why rescue helicopters and airplanes were unable to locate the wreckage.              

Investigators identified the two men by the information in their wallets.  Country music star Eddy Arnold had been personal friends of Travis and Manuel and identified the bodies of his friends.  Dean Manuel was a piano player in Travis’s band and was also Travis’s business manager.  Few people, though, knew Travis by that… his middle name.  After high school, he became a disc jockey at KWKH, home of the Louisiana Hayride radio program, in Shreveport, Louisiana, and switched to a shortened version of his first name, James.  Because of his polite manner on and off the stage, and his velvet voice on recordings such as “Four Walls,” “He’ll Have to Go,” and “Am I Losing You,” people referred to him as Gentleman Jim.  Travis, the pilot of the ill-fated flight was James Travis “Gentleman Jim” Reeves.

Sources:

1. The Tennessean(Nashville, Tennessee), August 3, 1964, p.1.
   2.  The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee), August 4, 1964, p.1.

By: Royal Alexander

The poisonous and corrosive de-platforming of conservative speech will continue until we demand that such conduct, antithetical to a free society, be stopped

The bias against and efforts to suppress and censor conservative speech, including conservative history, never ends.  Early in February during Black History Month, Amazon deleted from its streaming service a documentary film regarding U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

The documentary, entitled ‘Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words,” was taken from some 30 hours of interviews with Thomas and presented a wide range of his life story.   However, presented with a golden opportunity to highlight and showcase the richly inspiring life of a remarkable man who rose to great heights from abject poverty and scarce opportunity while living in a segregated state, Amazon chose to stifle and suppress the story.  When questioned about this Amazon never responded.  The director of the film noted that the documentary was doing well and selling so it certainly wasn’t deleted because no one wanted to see it.

Justice Thomas is one of the most prominent and well-known black leaders in the world today.  He had a very difficult childhood and upbringing, the success of which he unfailingly attributes to his beloved maternal grandfather, Myers Anderson, who raised him as well as the nuns who taught him in Catholic school.   Remarkably, it was when he was sent to live with his grandfather that he experienced luxuries like indoor plumbing and regular meals for the first time.  From age ten, he worked at a farm from sunrise to sunset.  His grandfather imparted ethics of discipline, self-reliance and hard work to Thomas and his younger brother.

Further, while his grandfather had little formal education, he built a successful oil, coal, firewood, and ice business.  He was also insistent that Thomas receive a solid education.  Thomas, who spoke Gullah as a child, sought to polish his speech and graduated from Holy Cross in 1971 with an A.B. cum laude in English Literature.  (Gullah is a term used to describe the creole dialect of English spoken by Gullah and Geechee people). He also briefly attended seminary and then went on to and graduated from Yale Law School.

However, notwithstanding his moral and educational formation, Thomas, for a while, rejected all of that and became a radical who supported the Black Panthers.  However, over time, he politically and intellectually returned to the basic, traditional conservatism of his youth and later worked for President Reagan. 

Needless to say, the story of Clarence Thomas is far more meaningful and powerfully compelling than much of the often trite and superficial products Amazon offers.

Amazon’s decision is tragic but not surprising.  I thought “diversity of thought” was important to the Left?   It will likely never admit the truth, but I think we all know why this work regarding Clarence Thomas—as well as documentaries regarding other black conservative historical figures—was purged from the offerings.  The Left simply cannot afford to have brilliant and accomplished black leaders in high profile positions who, by the firm and loving guidance of those around them and the sweat of their own brow, have succeeded enormously and now utterly reject the government-centric, nanny state view of life. 

A description of another historical figure applies equally to Clarence Thomas. “One such example is worth more to earth than all the stained triumphs of 10,000 Caesars.” May that example be widely known and embraced.

The views and opinions expressed in the My Opinion article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Winn Parish Journal. Any content provided by the authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

WINN:
Anthony Jenson
May 26, 1993 – March 06, 2021
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Southern Funeral Home, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM.

Brenda G. Turner
March 8, 2021
Arrangements TBA

Andrew Buron White, Jr.
July 18, 1936 – March 6, 2021
Service: Wednesday, March 10 at 10 am at Southern Funeral Home Winnfield

NATCHITOCHES:
Tommy Washington
March 9, 2021
Arrangements TBA

Lola Moses Anderson
March 13, 1948 – March 8, 2021
Arrangements TBA

Sharlyne Brown
September 8, 1970 – March 7, 2021
Arrangements TBA

Stephen “Bumpy” Hudson
May 5, 1996 – March 6, 2021
Arrangements TBA

SABINE:
Douglas Wright Curtis
October 31, 1926 – February 14, 2021
Service: Saturday, March 13 at 2 pm at Zion Hill Cemetery in Negreet

Today is the day! EZ-Deliver is ready to make sure that you no longer have to spend your precious time driving to pick up food starting at 10 AM. To receive a FREE base delivery (deliveries within 5 miles of pickup location) use code #WPJREADER.

What is a third-party delivery service?

A third-party delivery service partners with restaurants to create a marketplace that customers can search to browse restaurant menus, place orders, and have orders delivered to their location.

What hours do they deliver?

EZ Deliver starts taking order at 10 AM and delivers until 10 PM.

Which restaurants are participating?

• Pretty Baked
• John’s Pro Burger
• 318 Nutrition
• Big Easy
• Johnny’s Pizza
• Dodson Roadside Café

How do I order?

You can order via the EZ-Deliver app or EZ-Deliver website ez-deliver.com.

Does EZ-Deliver only deliver food?

Nope! EZ-Deliver delivers anything from food and groceries to alcohol and laundry. You name it, they deliver. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Tap “Concierge Services” on the app or website and let them know what you need.

What does it cost?

There is a $3.99 delivery fee within 5 miles of the pickup location. Delivery locations more than 5 miles from pickup location are $3.99 + .60 per mile after 5 miles. Teachers, healthcare workers, first responders, law enforcement all get free delivery when they enter a special code (coming soon.)

How does a restaurant get added?

Local restaurants interested in being added to the EZ-Deliver service may contact Kyle Staude, CEO at 270-791-6796, Shelby Smith at 318-265-7386 or Jill Bates at 806-683-5441.

Is EZ-Deliver hiring?

Yes! EZ-Deliver is hiring delivery drivers for Winn Parish. They offer flexible hours and day and night shifts. Contact Kyle Staude, CEO at 270-791-6796, Shelby Smith at 318-265-7386 or Jill Bates at 806-683-5441 for more hiring information.

The Winn Dixie Youth League has begun registration for it’s annual youth baseball, softball and T-ball programs.

Registration opened on March 1, 2021 and will continue through Saturday, March 27, 2021. The regulation registration fee is $60.00. Late registration will begin on March 29, 2021 and conclude on April, 2, 2021.

Boys and girls 4-18 are eligible for this exciting program. 

For more information contact the City of Winnfield Recreation Dept. at 318-628-3413.

All COVID rules and regulations will apply.

Coaches are needed!