Kenner Picayune - Times-Picayune

• BLUE DOG goes to school
After he walked into the classroom, George Rodrigue sat down in a tiny chair at the head of a long, skinny table with several students from Bissonet Plaza Elementary School and picked up a papier-mâché figure in the shape of something -- or rather, someone -- very familiar to him.

• Boy Scouts clean up Bucktown backyard
When Bucktown resident Candy Creel looked in her backyard and assessed the work that had to be done to clean it up, she realized she could not do it alone.

• Chamber works with Jefferson students
The Jefferson Chamber partnered with Jefferson Parish Public School System and its Techneaux 21s program as a part of chairman Ronnie Slone's theme of "212 degrees in 2010."

• Parkway Promenade is 'Puttin on the Ritz'
Jefferson Beautification Inc. will sponsor its annual Parkway Promenade on March 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Airport Hilton in Kenner.

• Parkway Promenade will be March 28
Jefferson Beautification Inc. will sponsor its annual Parkway Promenade on March 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Airport Hilton in Kenner.

• SELF-HELP
SELF-HELP

• St. Patrick Parade winners announced
The following are the winners from the St. Patrick Parade, held March 14 in Old Metairie:

• There's still time to join golf tourney
It's not too late to join the fun at the annual Monsignor Bezou Golf Tournament scheduled for Monday at the Chateau Golf & Country Club in Kenner.

• 2 fish fries on Friday
The Knights of Columbus Council 12686 from St. Catherine of Siena Church and School will hold a fish fry Friday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria, 105 Bonnabel Blvd., Old Metairie.

• Best bets this weekend
RUMMAGE SALE

• Cancer survivor wants to help others
In 1995, Chad Landry spent his summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for state Sen. J. Bennett Johnston. It was, Landry said, one of his most memorable summer jobs.

• Cheerleaders will host fish fry
The Tiger Elite All-Star Super Level 5 co-ed cheerleading team will host a fish fry on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Tiger Elite gym at 220 Research Drive, Harahan.

• Golf tournament needs players and sponsors
The 31st annual Dawn Busters Kiwanis Golf Tournament is right around the corner and golfers as well as sponsors are needed.

• Holocaust survivors share their stories
Hannah Parker had read about the Holocaust in her history books at school, but it wasn't until she heard Anne Levy and Suzanne Swift tell their stories that it became real to her.

• It's your call
LAST WEEK: How would you rate the job Steve Theriot is doing as interim Jefferson Parish president?

• Red Cross sponsors pool safety course
The American Red Cross will sponsor a swimming pool safety course on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road.

• Senior Olympics event Sunday
The 2010 Greater New Orleans Senior Olympics will hold its Bill Klock Memorial Track and Field Event on Sunday at the Tulane University Track Field in New Orleans.

• Tulane international festival is Saturday
The annual International Food and Music Festival, presented by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) at Tulane University, will be Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Lavin-Bernick Center on the Tulane campus.

• Tulane international festival will be Saturday
The annual International Food and Music Festival, presented by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) at Tulane University, will be Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Lavin-Bernick Center on the Tulane campus.

• Chamber focuses on improving education
On March 10, the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce participated in the 22nd annual West Bank Governor's Luncheon held at the Alario Center in Westwego.

• Chamber pushes higher education reform
On March 10, the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce participated in the 22nd annual West Bank Governor's Luncheon held at the Alario Center in Westwego.

• Gryphon Gala is coming up
Lutheran High School in Metairie will host its Gryphon Gala XXXIII on March 27 at Atonement Lutheran Fellowship Center, 6500 Riverside Drive, Metairie.

• Holocaust survivors share their stories
Hannah Parker had read about the Holocaust in her history books at school, but it wasn't until she heard Anne Levy and Suzanne Swift tell their stories that it became real to her.

• REUNIONS
REUNIONS

• SELF-HELP
SELF-HELP

• St. Francis presents St. Joseph's altar
For several weeks, volunteers at St. Francis Xavier Church have been working to prepare food for the St. Joseph's Day altar.

• Table tennis competition winners announced
The 2010 Greater New Orleans Senior Olympic table tennis tournament was held March 5 in Bridge City.

• Table tennis winners are announced
The 2010 Greater New Orleans Senior Olympic table tennis tournament was held March 5 in Bridge City.

• Assistance available for utility payments
The Jefferson Community Action Program has reopened its utility assistance Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

• Baseball team hosts party, auction
The New Orleans Athletics baseball team, comprised of 11- and 12-year-old boys from River Ridge and Harahan, is hosting an auction and party on March 30 at 7 p.m. at the Harahan Fireman's Hall at 1115 Hickory Ave., Harahan.

• Best bets this weekend
support group TO meet

• Catholic conference planned in Kenner
The Southern Regional Conference of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal will be held March 19-21 at the Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner.

• Corps taking public comment on pilings
A Metairie company has asked the Army Corps of Engineers for permission to install four pilings in the Mississippi River at Kenner near the St. Charles Parish line.

• Family matters necessitate farewell
The St. Philip Neri Grandparents Club will meet March 18 at 9:45 a.m. in the Parishioner's Center, 6600 Kawanee Ave., Metairie.

• Group marks 20 years of beautifying Jeff
Jefferson Beautification Inc. recently celebrated its 20th anniversary at the general membership meeting at the Cars of Yesteryear Museum.

• Gryphon Gala benefits high school
"Shaken, Not Stirred" is the theme of annual Lutheran High School Gryphon Gala planned for March 27 at Atonement Lutheran Fellowship Center, 6500 Riverside Drive, Metairie.

• 'Hansel and Gretel' production is Saturday
The community is invited to the St. Christopher Catholic School's drama club production of the children's classic "The Story of Hansel and Gretel" on Saturday.

• It's your call
How would you rate

• Lions will host parade open house
The Metairie Lions Club, 1627 Metairie Road, Old Metairie, will hold an open house during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday.

• state preview winners
state preview winners

• Work continues on City Park garden
The expansion of the Yakumo Nihon Teien Japanese Garden in New Orleans City Park has begun and is expected to be finished by the summer.

• Work on City Park garden continues
The expansion of the Yakumo Nihon Teien Japanese Garden in New Orleans City Park has begun and is expected to be finished by the summer.