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    COMING UP
    St. Charles

    COMMUNITY REPORT
    COMMUNITY REPORT

    Luling library will be selling tote bags
    The West Regional Library in Luling is selling foldable tote bags that are great for carrying your library materials around.

    ON THE AGENDA
    St. Charles

    Paradis honors its volunteer firefighters
    Paradis Volunteer Fire Department recently installed new officers and honored firefighters.

    Range will be open for handgun use
    The St. Charles Sheriff's Office will open its firing range to the public in April, May and June to shoot handguns only.

    Report Card
    Report Card

    Rotary scholarship recipient is bound for Australia
    Shawn Mire of Paradis has been awarded the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for $25,000 to spend a year in Australia, where he will study public policy.

    Run for the Son is Saturday
    St. Charles Catholic High's Fellowship of Christian Athletes will sponsor the 10th annual Run for the Son 5K race and one mile fun run/walk.

    SCHOOL NEWS
    SCHOOL NEWS

    Special friend deserves mention
    Everybody should have a friend like my friend, Jo. She is probably everything I wish I could be. I usually don't mention my friends by name in this column, mostly because they have threatened me with death if I did, but Jo, well, Jo is special.

    Sports Roundup
    Sports Roundup

    'The Sleeping Beauty' will be performed
    River Region Ballet will celebrate 15 years of producing ballet performances in the River Parishes with a presentation of the opulent classical ballet, "The Sleeping Beauty," next weekend in Destrehan.

    Trash Bash is Saturday
    St. Charles Parish will once again go green with the second installment of its spring parishwide Trash Bash, a litter cleanup and recycling educational event Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations around the parish.

    WEEK IN REVIEW
    River Parishes

    Thursday, March 18, 2010

    After-prom parties in the works
    Two St. John the Baptist Parish high schools are planning to give away laptops, iPhones, iPods, televisions, Wiis, gift cards and many other prizes during special parties that will be held after proms in the spring.

    Altar tradition gives thanks to St. Joseph
    In 1984 Clara Perret promised St. Joseph, the patron saint known as the protector of the family, that she would build an altar in her home for as long as she could as an offering of love, labor and sacrifice.

    BUSINESS FEST
    BUSINESS FEST

    Candidates will take part in LaPlace forum
    The Old LaPlace neighborhood will hold a forum for candidates for St. John Parish president Monday at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 346 Fir St. in LaPlace.

    Chef's cook-off winners announced
    San Francisco Plantation held a chef's choice cook-off March 7 as part of its annual Frisco Fest in Garyville.

    Community Report
    Community Report

    Destrehan High School
    Destrehan High's annual talent show, DHS Idol, will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium, 1 Wildcat Lane.

    East St. John High School
    East St. John High students and teachers are preparing this week for the Graduation Exit Exam and iLEAP test.

    Edgard church will present St. Joseph's altar
    St. John the Baptist Parish Catholic Church will present its annual St. Joseph's Altar on Friday through Sunday in the community center on River Road in Edgard.

    Family pitches in to present St. Joseph's altar
    For more than a month, Charlene and Ronald Bruce of Luling, along with family and friends, have been baking Italian cookies and preparing food for their St. Joseph's altar.

    Garyville man celebrates his 90th birthday
    Henry Oubre of Garyville celebrated his 90th birthday March 6 during a party at the St. Hubert Hall in Garyville.

    Hahnville High School
    From donating blood to creating soup bowls to sell for the needy, participating in an egg drop competition and reading to elementary students, the Hahnville High Tigers keep busy as they help others and continue on their learning journey.

    Local church to present St. Joseph's altar
    Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church will present a St. Joseph's altar Friday through Sunday in the church's Don Bosco Hall, 1900 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace.

    Local teachers awarded grants
    River Parishes Education Initiatives recently awarded $3,000 in grants to educators in the River Parishes for creative projects focusing on increasing parent, family and community involvement in schools.

    Lutcher High School
    The Lutcher High varsity cheerleading squad held tryouts March 3.

    Ministry accepting donations for poor
    St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Ministry of Care is collecting donations of money and nonperishable food for the needy every Sunday during Lent. A bin is located at the entrance of the church.

    Senior citizens invited to join Council on Aging
    Senior citizens in St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes are invited to join their local Council on Aging. Seniors, however, do not have to become a COA member to participate in services and activities at senior centers. And, any adult interested in the welfare of senior citizens is encouraged to get involved.

    St. Charles Catholic High School
    Many spring activities are being planned at St. Charles Catholic High.

    St. Joseph Altar to open on Boutte Estates Drive
    Elaine Markey will host a St. Joseph's Altar at her home, 336 Boutte Estates Drive.

    ST. JOSEPH'S ALTARS
    ST. JOSEPH'S ALTARS


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