NATCHITOCHES:
Lloyd “REV” Smith
September 07, 2021
Arrangements TBA
Charles Henry Bobb
September 02, 2021
Service: Saturday, September 11 at 2 pm in the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, located at 318 North Street in Natchitoches
Minnie Johnson
September 04, 2021
Arrangements TBA
WINN:
Kenneth “Buckshot” Allen Cameron
October 27, 1957 – September 06, 2021
Service: Wednesday, September 8 at 10 am at Montgomery Cemetery
Esean Smith
September 11, 2003 – September 6, 2021
Arrangements TBA
The Rotary Club of Winnfield is collecting critical needs items for patient families and employees of the Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
Items being collected are:
Items may be dropped off at the First Presbyterian Church in Winnfield located at 302 S. Bevill Street, Monday – Friday 9A – 12P
Please contact Rotary Club President Jodi Taylor 832-573-5085 or Rotary Club President Elect Mary Lou Blackely 318-481-0227 if you have any questions.
City of Winnfield Police Department
Name: Shurmichael M. McDonald
Date: 8-30-2021
Address: Winnfield, LA
Age: 24
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Charge: Theft < $1000, Home Invasion, Violation of Protective Orders, Illegal Carrying of Weapon
Name: Loushonda Hardwell
Date: 9-1-2021
Address: Winnfield, LA
Age: 37
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Charge: Simple Burglary, Criminal Damage to Property , $1,000
Name: Kevin D. McKinney
Date: 9-2-2021
Address: Colfax, LA
Age: 37
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Charge: Aggravated Flight From Officer, Battery of Dating Partner, Reckless Operation of Vehicle, Speeding 26 MPH Over, Possession of CDS II (Oxycodine)
The Winn Parish School Board will hold a public budget hearing for the 2021-2022 Consolidated Budget on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Winn Parish School Board in Winnfield, Louisiana.
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
Winn Parish School Board
September 7, 2021
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact Alfred L. Simmons at 318-628-6936, describing the assistance that is necessary.
The Winn Parish School Board will meet in regular public session Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. or immediately following the public hearing in the meeting room of the Winn Parish School Board in Winnfield, Louisiana.
AGENDA
Winn Parish School Board
September 7, 2021
*R.S. 42:14(0) requires public comment period before every action or vote. After each agenda item, the WPSB has a public comment period before the vote is taken.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact Alfred L. Simmons at 318-628-6936, describing the assistance that is necessary.
WINN:
Laura Payne Bonnette
December 01, 1921 – September 02, 2021
Service: Monday, September 6 at 2 pm at New Hope Cemetery in Dodson
NATCHITOCHES:
Charles Henry Bobb
September 02, 2021
Arrangements TBA
Minnie Johnson
September 04, 2021
Arrangements TBA
SABINE:
Nancy Faye Cook
May 23, 1951 – September 2, 2021
Service: Monday, September 6 at 2 PM at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
The Rotary Club of Winnfield is collecting critical needs items for patient families and employees of the Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
Items being collected are:
Items may be dropped off at the First Presbyterian Church in Winnfield located at 302 S. Bevill Street, Monday – Friday 9A – 12P
Please contact Rotary Club President Jodi Taylor 832-573-5085 or Rotary Club President Elect Mary Lou Blackely 318-481-0227 if you have any questions.
A project leader for Operation Christmas Child is someone who organizes shoebox collection for a church or group. He or she is an advocate for Operation Christmas Child within their community. It is anyone who loves children and is passionate about increasing Gospel Opportunities through shoebox gifts.
The workshop will be held at First Baptist Church on Second Street in Natchitoches on September 11, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
Each shoebox is packed for a boy or girl ages 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. The box is filled with toiletries, school supplies, toys, stuffed animals, clothing items and/or shoes. The shoeboxes are collected the third week in November. They are processed in Dallas, Texas or Atlanta, Georgia and then sent to over 150 countries. For many children this is the first gift they have ever received and the first time to hear about God’s love. If you would like more information visit samaritanspurse.org.
If you would like to attend the workshop call Jeanine Ford, Drop Off Coordinator at First Baptist Winnfield, at 318-464-0756.
Pictured from left: Helen Antilley, Bill Huggins, Vanessa Birdwell, Pansy Morgan, Freida Berry, Susan Longino, Cherry Wells, Jeanine Ford and Jack and Brenda Ingram.
ALEXANDRIA, LA – Community Development Works, a program of The Rapides Foundation, is offering free skill-building trainings for Cenla residents and nonprofits. The trainings will be in the form of interactive webinars that can be accessed from electronic devices.
CDW trainings are free of charge and registration is required. Topics are geared toward nonprofit staff, board members, community volunteers and people interested in starting a nonprofit to improve their communities. The courses run from September 14 through November 11.
Fall trainings are presented within the following topic areas: the Start-Up Series for Nonprofits, the Grant Writing Series, the Program Development Series and the Board Development Series.
Fall courses are as follows:
Participants have the option of taking part in all trainings in a series or choosing only the ones that interest them.
To register, visit www.communitydevelopmentworks.org/attend-training or call CDW at 318-443-7880 or 800-803-8075.
Hi, I’m Shaun Garner, pastor at Winfield first assembly of God
It’s not hard to find negativity in the world we live in, it’s as easy as turning on the news at any given moment, and your mind is flooded with all that’s going wrong in the world. In just one choice we can choose to listen to the negative spills that are around us, whether news, gossip, or self-pity, we can easily go down a trail that makes it impossible to see the light. “One choice!!”
I think it’s high time we make a choice, but one that says I’m done! I’m done with filling my mind and soul with negativity that can only fill my life if I let it and make the choice that says “ today I will focus on what Jesus has done in my life; today I will rise above.” Paul says in Romans 8:37 “we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
It takes faith, not a lot, just a mustard seed size grain of faith to look to Jesus and move forward. Moving forward from day today is our faith walk! That choice is the one that lets us focus on his glorious light, and not hold our heads down. Now when we look back, well that’s experience, for then we can see the fingerprints of God. Yes, things are bad all around the world, but God isn’t taken by surprise, and he will sustain you through the tough times. Now hold your head up Child of God, you are loved.
Life is full of choices; whats yours!! It’s never too late to choose Jesus. And remember he loves you very much, and we at Winfield 1st Assembly of God love you.
When someone uses the term “Timeless beauty”, two historic style icons come to my mind. Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn are both known for being classic beauties in every sense of the word.
One, a former First Lady, Jackie Kennedy, was known for her pillbox hats, bouffant hair, and elegant gowns designed specifically for her. Her choice of hats even helped launch the career of the Fashion Designer, Halston. Jackie O, as she was called later in life, was also known for her love of oversized sunglasses.
Even her understated, casual everyday clothing choices had women of this time searching for pieces to match her style and grace. Once she became the President’s wife, designers fought over who get to dress her. If she chose your styles then you could rest assured that you were about to become a household name for decades to come.
If you simply type the name, Audrey Hepburn, in your phone you will quickly see that she was inducted to the Best Dress Hall of Fame. She was known for her simple elegance even while she was performing one of her many humanitarian acts. The little black dress she wore as Holly Golightly in the box office hit, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, is still a staple in today’s world of fashion.
She single handedly brought headscarves, trench coats and ballet flats to the forefront of the ever changing landscape of fashion. Even in Hepburn’s later years as she focused her attention more on her humanitarian efforts, she was still credited for her dazzling and simplistic attire.
Even though these ladies were born way before my time, I can still see photographs of them and think that their style would still be appreciated and celebrated today.
But, there is one thing even more timeless than beauty and style. There is something more eternal than making good clothing choices and having the masses rave about how well you wear your clothes.
When I hold the Bible in my bare hands and flip through the delicately thin pages that contain pitfalls and parables, I am in constant awe of the timelessness and relevance of this good book. Its beauty and splendor never fade and even grow more interesting with every passing year of my life.
Could you stop for a moment and truly take in the magnificence and beauty of a simple book? It intricately details the beginning of creation, God creating man from dirt, the fall of man, a man building a boat and loading it with two of each species, a sheep herder becoming a king, a queen saving her people from genocide, a man who lost all of his family and worldly possessions, the virgin birth of a savior, the meticulous selection of disciples who were not perfect people, the ministry and crucifixion of the savior, a resurrection and ending with a complete prophetic book that holds many mysteries and truths about what is to come.
This pages of this book is full of redemption stories and if you read it long enough you will see some of yourself within these pages. The most unfathomable thing is to consider that this book is thousands of years old and according to Wikipedia, it has been translated in 704 languages as of September 2020.
How beautiful it is to think that the Bible was written with you and me in mind before we were ever born? Jeremiah 1:5 tells us that before he formed us in the womb, he knew us. Before we were born he set us apart. The Bible was written to give us hope, peace, wisdom, comfort, and to show us our need of a Savior. Is there anything on this earth that is more timeless, beautiful, and eternal than this? There is no love story sweeter than what is contained on the pages of the Bible.
“Your word, Lord, is eternal, and it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations, you established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.”
Psalm 119:89-91
It’s not every day you get to have a sit-down conversation with the greatest bass fisherman of all time…Kevin Van Dam, who I’ll refer to from now on in this article as KVD! There’s never been an angler with the skills and instincts that he possesses, and no other angler has had the impact or influence on the bass fishing world like KVD. Now we all know he’s won everything the sport has to offer including four Bassmaster Classics and over $6 million in winnings. To put that into perspective, Pro angler Skeet Reese is number two on the all-time money list at $3 million (half the amount KVD has won). In this interview we’ll get see how it all started for KVD as he looks back on his outstanding career and gives his viewpoint on where the sport is headed. Enjoy….
Angler’s Perspective: How would you look at your fishing career up to this point and already going into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame? KVD: I never had a dream or imagined that I could fish and do it for a living. You just kind of enjoy the ride and take it all in as it comes. But the whole sport has changed tremendously over the last twenty years but I’m still not sure what the future holds with so many new young anglers coming into the sport. But it’s definitely been a special time for me to watch the growth.
Angler’s Perspective: Kevin, at what point did you realize that you could compete and be successful at bass fishing? KVD: You know, really the first B.A.S.S. Tournament I fished I was 18 years old, and I drew out a big-name pro and got a little intimidated. Back then all B.A.S. S. events were a draw format and you had to share the front of the boat with another angler, and I let the guy I drew talk me out of my game plan. I was just so in awe of being in the boat with this guy. It was also an awakening when I only caught one bass all day as I learned just how hard it is to fish tournaments. But then I started winning and beating legendary pros like Rick Clunn and Larry Nixon. It was then that I realized I could compete with the best.
Angler’s Perspective: What has it been like to compete against the best anglers in the world?
KVD: It’s really been quite special. These guys are truly great anglers, but they are also great people. But I do remember Larry Nixon coming to my brothers store there in Michigan called D&R Sports to do promo and I was so intimidated by him that I could not even go up and say hello. In the meantime, my old team partner pointed me out to Larry that day while he was in the store and said, “You better remember that guy over there (pointing to me) because he going to be kicking yall’s butt soon.” Now of course I did not know he said this till sometime later, but he was simply making a point.
Angler’s Perspective: Kevin, let’s turn the clock back and tell our readers how it all began for you and who got you started bass fishing?
KVD: My dad took me ice fishing when I was 3 years old and its crazy because I still have vivid memories of that time. I probably didn’t really fish as I walked around kicking ice back into their holes while they were fishing. I think kids in general are just naturally drawn to water. But once I caught my first bass, I definitely developed a passion at an early age for bass fishing. We fished as a family a lot fishing for pan fish, catfish or pretty much anything that would bite; my dad never really got into bass fishing much. Then my older brother started fishing as we fished our first tournament together when I was 14 and we finished 2nd and I thought wow I just $250 and thought it was so cool and from that moment on, it was all about tournaments after that. Then I joined a local bass club and started fishing tournaments in our area and slowly progressed and moved up the ladder.
Angler’s Perspective: How do you see the younger generation coming up in today’s bass fishing world?
KVD: Tournament fishing is like the PGA tour; you have to earn your way in order to move up and the only way you attract sponsors is by being successful. A lot of young anglers today are focused on getting sponsors when they should be focused on how to find and catch fish. It’s a very exciting time right now as whole in the fishing industry with so many opportunities to fish at a high level and get noticed by potential sponsors.
Angler’s Perspective: How has the pandemic affected professional bass fishing?
KVD: Well, it’s given me a chance to sit back and look at the industry and reflect on where we’re at. It’s allowed more people to get outside and go fishing and enjoy the outdoors more. Whether you’re kayaking or backpacking, the pandemic has allowed us to appreciate what we have.
Angler’s Perspective: One thing that I see more and more of is the lack of ethics on the water with younger anglers. Are you seeing the same thing and if so, how do we fix this problem?
KVD: No, you’re exactly right, it is a problem and what we need is more experienced anglers to teach these young anglers on how to do it the right way. Today high school fishing has become so competitive that some of the boat captains are teaching kids the wrong way. With some boat captains, it’s not really a level playing field. Example, like when there are 400 boats on Sam Rayburn, these boat captains are taking control of the boat instead of letting the kids learn how to find fish on their own and they’re not teaching the kids the proper ethics out on the water. There is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed when it comes to high school bass fishing and the lessons being taught. But you have to take you hats off to the volunteers who offering their boat and time to help these young anglers in these events.
Angler’s Perspective: Kevin, have we peaked out when it comes to high school bass fishing?
KVD: Well, I don’t want to be that guy, but yes, we probably have. I think that with the pandemic and more kids getting outside to go fishing along with social media attention, there’s still room for growth. Today’s kids are so connected to their phones and computers that fishing has become cool, and I see that with my two boys. So many of their friends have now gotten into fishing and have become more involved which is a really good thing! One thing that will hurt the sport is the lack of success. Kids get discouraged quickly when their doing something and the success does not come right away, and I see that happening already. No matter who you are, if you’re playing baseball and you’re not having fun, then you probably won’t be playing baseball very long.
I hope you have enjoyed part 1 of my conversation with the greatest angler of all time. Next week I’ll continue my interview with KVD as he gives us a glimpse into his family with his wife Sherry and his twin boys Jackson and Nicholas. We’ll also dive into something else that KVD really enjoys like hunting and how it’s such a big part of his life. Till next week, good luck, good fishing and don’t forget to set the hook!
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WINN:
Dorothy DuBois
October 20, 1943 – September 01, 2021
Service: Sunday, September 5 at 2 pm at Montgomery Church of Christ
Rev. Huey Pierce White
May 05, 1928 – August 31, 2021
Service: Saturday, September 4 at 10 am at Christian Fellowship Church
Robert William Howell
August 10, 1932 – August 30, 2021
Service: Sunday, September 5 at 1 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Winnfield
Jeffery Dale Blake
November 15, 1955 – August 26, 2021
Service: Friday, September 10 at 2 pm at Southern Funeral Home in Winnfield
NATCHITOCHES:
Shirley Ann Currier
September 17, 1952 – August 31, 2021
Service: Saturday, September 4 at 1 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home
Joseph Bush, Sr.
October 16, 1945 – August 31, 2021
Service: Saturday September 4 at 10am at Kingdom Life Center in Campti
John Davis
September 01, 2021
Arrangements TBA
Jefferey “Jeff” Lamar Grimes
December 06, 1974 – August 30, 2021
A time to reflect and remember the life of Jefferey Lamar Grimes will be held from 5 pm until 9 pm on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Military honors will be performed at 7 pm in the funeral home chapel.
Carita Mitchell
February 18, 1944 – August 20, 2021
Service: Saturday, September 4 at 11 am at Rocky Mount CMC
Effie Benjamin
August 30, 2021
There will be a walk-through visitation Saturday, September 4 from 8-10 am in the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home chapel, located at 318 North Street in Natchitoches. The visitation will be followed by a graveside service in Lawrence Serenity Sanctum at 10:30 am.
COVID19 REGULATIONS WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY. ALL ATTENDEES MUST WEAR MASKS IN THE FUNERAL HOME AND AT THE GRAVESIDE.
Issac “Zeke” Green
November 18, 1968 – August 28, 2021
Arrangements TBA
SABINE:
Adrian Bryan Chreene
October 19, 1986 – August 28, 2021
Service: Saturday, September 4 at 2 PM at Antioch Baptist Church
The Winnfield FFA Chapter is hosting a hurricane supply drive this week to help those affected by Hurricane Ida. Last year our community received so much help following Hurricane Laura, and now it is our turn to help those that truly need it. If you are interested in donating items, please contact Peyton Arthur at 318-554-8855 or Ryan Riley at 318-331-1619 to set up a time to arrange a drop-off.
Items that are being collected by Winnfield FFA are gift cards, cleaning supplies, bottled water, non-perishable food, hygiene products, fans, gloves, tarps, extensions cords, gas cans, batteries, bug spray, candles, flashlights, toilet paper, and washing detergent.
If you would like to purchase items on Amazon or Walmart and ship them to the school, the address is 631 Thomas Mill Rd., Winnfield, LA 71483.
The Winnfield FFA Chapter asks that those delivering items to WSHS wear a mask or make arrangements to leave items outside.
Please have all donations to WSHS by Friday, September 3 at 3:30 p.m.”
Name: Blake Logan Leffel
Date: 8-24-2021
Age: 33
Race: White
Sex: Male
Charge: Home Improvement Fraud
Name: Rachel Chambola Wallace
Date: 8-24-2021
Age: 34
Race: White
Sex: Female
Charge: Accessory After the Fact
Name: Daniel William McCarty
Date: 8-25-2021
Age: 41
Race: White
Sex: Male
Charge: Driving While Intoxicated 1st Offense W/O Test, Possession of Alchol in Motor Vehicle
Name: Grover S. Jackson
Date: 8-27-2021
Age: 48
Race: Male
Sex: Black
Charge: Failure to Appear
Name: Todd Wayne Smith
Date: 8-27-2021
Age: 48
Race: White
Sex: Male
Charge: Criminal Trespass, Battery of a Dating Partner
Name: Richard A. Rozelle
Date: 8-30-2021
Age: 59
Race: Male
Sex: White
Charge: Driving While Intoxicated W/Test 1st Offense
Name: Kaitlyn D. Taylor
Date: 8-30-2021
Age: 29
Race: White
Sex: Female
Charge: Speeding 15 to 25 Over Limit, Driving Under Suspension W/O Accident