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 4 Honoring Our Veterans

Ascension Magazine attended the ceremony at Veterans Park to show respect for our Veterans. This year Covid 19 took a tole on the size of the crowd however an event like this can never be over shadowed but always appreciated and with honor for our Veterans. Here are a few photos of this years recognition.

5 Remember Freedom has a Price ... A Poppy, in tribute to all the brave veterans who risked their lives in past and present, so we might have a future.

Ascension Magazine was approached by Cathy Vittoria about a group of volunteers that were gathering to assist in at long time veteran tradition. They gathered to make Buddy Poppies to hand out in remembrance of fallen veterans protecting our freedoms. This past month ladies gathered at the United Methodist Church that 4,000 poppies! The Gonzales VFW is a distribution site that sends poppies all over the country to be given out on Memorial Day. Normally, Disabled American Veterans are able to assemble them, but due to COVID-19, they needed Church in Gonzales. some extra help! They took on the challenge of completing 100,000 buddy Way to go 4-H’ers! poppies in 30 days. In less that 24 days they have completed over 45,000. They were right on track to complete this project to help our veterans and their families. A special thank go out for the volunteered to assemble Awesome job these 4-H Junior buddy poppies for the VFW Leader members and a few Auxiliary.They have been Cloverbuds for helping to working diligently in assemble poppies for the VFW children. Pastor Ali Kendig assembling 100,000 poppies. Post 3693. They spent their Young and her child and Volunteers from local girl day off of school offering their United Methodist Women from scouts troop 10340, local 4H #handstolargerservice the First United Methodist members, local home schooled assembling approximately POPPY’S GALORE ... A remberance of history POPPIES FOR membrance, “For the Fallen,” that REMEMBRANCE AND the lives sacrificed in war would COMMEMORATION be preserved in the memory of the living. Commemoration: The act of calling to memory by marking They shall grow not old, as we with a ceremony, observation, that are left grow old: or memorial. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn; Less than two months after the At the going down of the sun, and war began, Laurence Binyon in the morning, wrote one of the most well-known We will remember them. and often recited poems of re -

6 Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, war’s last year. QUESTIONS FOR a noted Canadian physician In Flanders fields the poppies STUDENTS before the war, served with blow Canada’s First Brigade Artillery as Between the crosses, row on row, Why do you think McCrae’s poem a surgeon at a field hospital in That mark our place: and in the became popular? Belgium. As he worked within sky sight of poppies blooming The larks, still bravely singing, What does he ask of his readers? across old battlefields and fresh fly graves, he crafted a poignant Scarce heard amid the guns Do you agree with his request? testament against war and below. wasted lives that arguably American Moina Michael is became the Great War’s most We are the Dead. Short days ago credited for giving rise to the use famous poem, “In Flanders We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset of the poppy as a symbol of Fields.” McCrae himself died glow, remembrance. Working as a from disease in 1918, the Loved and were loved, and now YMCA Overseas War secretary in we lie New York, she read that John In Flanders fields. McCrae had died and vowed to Take up our quarrel with the foe: always wear a red poppy of To you from failing hands we Flanders Fields in remembrance. throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. She made the first sales of the If ye break faith with us who die Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy We shall not sleep, though poppies in November 1918.From that grow point forward, it was her mission In Flanders fields. to make the poppy the national memorial symbol and inspire the world to return to peace after the “war to end all wars.”

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willingness to share her important feature of a container techniques and tips." is its drainage. Neither coffee Ask Conchita filters nor screens should be The Gonzales Garden Club’s “Container Gardening”. Conchita presented before-and- placed in the bottom of pots as third virtual meeting was held President Jamie Trisler intro - after photos of her garden in they may plug. Rocks can be on the first Wednesday of duced Conchita as “a seasoned transition from spring into fall put in the bottom to provide November. The highlight of gardener whose love for and gave insight into her success stability for taller plants. the day was Member Conchita gardening is evident. Her with container gardening. She “Potting" soil, not “garden" Richey’s program on enthusiasm spills over in her began by giving soil, should be used noting that reasons for “potting ‘mix' has great growing plants in drainage.” She cautioned, containers: over - “Never fill a container to the coming limited very top. Plant about 2 inches greenspace, from the rim.” Conchita enjoys elevating smaller planting different specimens plants to more together within the same

The cat stands by as Conchita poses amid the color and texture of coleus, caladiums, hostas and ginger foliage in her backyard garden.

Conchita’s cat, Poppy, sits still momentarily on a garden path near the elephant ears and hydrangea. prominent views, container so that they mingle controlling the with each other rather than spread of invasive planting in separate pots where plants, and the plants remain distinctly moving plants to individual, just beside each protect them other. Plants for groupings from hurricanes must be selected according to and harsh their needs for the same winters. growing conditions. When Conchita noted placing a container of plants

Groupings of tillandsias (air plants) situated on strawberry crates are hanging above a long row of white caladiums that the most directly on your garden soil, set planted in adjacent shallow containers. Groupings of succulents are growing in terra cotta containers set in a strawberry crate. Varied flower pots clustered together as an island container garden receive morning dew and dappled shade. her photographs of plants. it on a stepping stone to prevent container products. They are Ask Conchita. What is wrong The new 2021 edition of the bush or tree roots from growing made of different materials. with my hibiscus? When is the AgCenter wall calendar features through the drain hole. Terra cotta is porous which Herb Festival? Where can I find three photographs by Master Conchita has watering systems allows water to evaporate, which a wildflower seed mix? Who has Gardener Conchita Richey. on timers to maintain daily is good for succulents. the best selection of ferns? How moisture because “containers Fiberglass is lightweight but can I propagate this hydrangea? Jamie Trisler provided addi - can dry out quickly." Slow- may need to have a drain drilled Why do these weeds keep tional gardening tips related to release fertilizer with added in the bottom. Glazed pots and coming back? The answer to all containers. Clean your planters nutrients or water-soluble ceramics are attractive but might these questions is “Ask at the start of the season to fertilizers are needed with crack in a freeze. Potting mix in Conchita.” She is a Past remove any leftover salts, container gardens. plastic pots retains water longer; President of the Gonzales mildew or fungi that can be metal containers will corrode Garden Club and has long harmful to new seedlings. There was further discussion of eventually. remained its Horticulture Dump out old dirt and debris Chairman. Conchita has held and remove loose deposits with membership in the Ascension a stiff brush. Mix one part Master Gardener Association chlorine bleach with 10 parts since 2007 and belongs to the water in a basin or tub (or pour Burden Horticultural Society this solution into a spray bottle and Friends of Hilltop to saturate big pots). Immerse Arboretum of LSU. When small pots; scrub all sides and questioned about her favorite soak 10 minutes. Rinse plastic, aspect of working with the glazed and large pots with a garden club, she answered, garden hose. Soak small clay “Making it educational is my pots in clear water for 10 CCAASSHH favorite part.” She has been minutes, rinse and air-dry. We have the you primarily responsible for need to get you ready for the securing programs and speakers Janis D’Benedetto provided for members and guests for the horticultural hints for this HOLIDAYS! past 28 years. In other month. Continue planting cool It’s a Real endeavors, Conchita has season transplants and seeds Sweet Deal! developed a photography hobby like poppies, sweet peas and in tandem with her love of larkspur. Add fresh potting soil, horticulture. She captures peat moss, vermiculite or perlite stunning photographs to to containers. Plant spring illustrate her educational posts bulbs like daffodils, narcissus on social media. The LSU and tulips. Ashlyn Lacy AgCenter has recognized her Asst. Manager Manager horticultural contributions for To learn more, ask Conchita. eleven years now by publishing For Loan Information Call 647-7422 The Gonzales Garden Club is federated by National Garden Clubs, Inc. Immune Juice Booster

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12 13 availability of most nutrients This native tree does well in is greatest near 6.5. almost any Louisiana Get environment. In the fall its Where can I find a list of leaves turn to a beautiful licensed horticulture shade of rust orange before Growing, professionals? dropping to the ground. Give careful consideration to where The Louisiana Department of you plant bald cypress trees Ascension! Agriculture and Forestry keeps as their knees can become an updated list of licensed problematic for mowers. horticulture professionals. 5 Frequently You can visit their website at Does the LSU AgCenter www.ldaf.state.la.us. On the remove honeybees? Asked left side of the page follow the Mariah Simoneaux link titled “Consumers” then No, the LSU AgCenter does Questions at click on “Find a Licensed not conduct swarm or colony you are thinking about planting Horticulture Professional”. removal. However, a list of the LSU a spring garden or have You’ll find up-to-date lists of people who do can be found AgCenter noticed your plants aren’t arborists, landscape through the LSU AgCenter reaching their potential. horticulturists, retail website. Visit www.LSUAg - How do I submit a soil florists, and more. Center.com and search, sample? What is the ideal soil pH for “swarm removal”. A list of a vegetable garden? When is the best time to people who conduct bee/wasp Soil sample kits can be picked plant trees and woody removal and swarm collection up at the Ascension Parish Most vegetables grow well in shrubs? are listed by region. LSU AgCenter Office, Sac’s soils with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0. Western Store in Gonzales However, there are exceptions November through February is Mariah Simoneaux is the and Louisiana Nursery in to this, such as Irish potatoes the best time to plant trees and Horticulture Agent serving Prairieville. The kit comes in a and sweet potatoes. These woody shrubs in South Ascension and Assumption ready-to-mail box and contains grow better in more acidic soil Louisiana. Planting during this Parishes. For more informa - instructions on how to take the with a pH of 5.0 to 6.0. Soil pH time allows the roots to get tion visit sample, the form needed to is included in the results of a established before the heat of www.LSUAgCenter.com or submit the sample and three routine soil test. Raise your summer. Trees and woody contact Mariah at MJSi - small plastic sample bags. soil pH using lime, lower it shrubs planted outside of this [email protected]. Samples are processed in the using sulfur. Having the window may require extra care Soil Test & Plant Analysis Lab Mariah Simoneaux is the Horticulture Agent correct soil pH is very and attention. Our state tree, serving Ascension and Assumption Parishes. on the LSU Campus in Baton important when it comes to the bald cypress, was named a For more information visit www.LSUAgCen - Rouge. Fall is an excellent ter.com or contact Mariah at growing vegetables, as the Louisiana Super Plant in 2020. time to take a soil sample if [email protected].

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17 yourself, "What's most important for me to pay attention to now?" Intentional Distractions An intentional distraction can be a helpful tool when your pain is high. The key is to pick a healthy distraction. It can be anything from playing a game on your iPad, focusing on a conversation with a friend or getting lost in a book. The key is to make it intentional and healthy. By incorporating mindfulness breathing and present moment awareness the benefits increase.

Mindfulness is a proven and effective practice for overcoming pain and the stress and anxiety that accompanies it. It teaches individuals to observe their pain and be curious about it. And, while counterintuitive, it's this very act of paying attention that can help saying to yourself "In," and breath - your pain. ing out slowly and saying "Out," you Using Mindfulness To Overcome Pain instantly reduce the anxiety around the pain and therefore reduce the -- pain. Then you also might ask For the full article, and a guided When we're in pain, we want it to stop, we pay attention to our meditation, please go away. Immediately. And that's pain with curiosity and visit Manful - understandable. The last thing we without judgment. nessLiving.com want to do is to give more attention Orhan Mc Millan to our pain. Mindfulness provides us Benefits: is the founder of with the opportunity and pathway Manfulness Living. to take our attention away from the • Long-term relief from physical and Manfulness Living pain and is a highly proven practice psychological symptoms is a community for reducing pain. • Less pain and improved pain created for men. It management offers a space to • Improved energy levels Using Mindfulness to talk confidently • Improved attitude and mood about subjects Approach Chronic Pain • More effective responses to stress specific to men Consistent mindfulness practices while offering can help you recognize pain and mindful solutions Mindfulness also teaches understand how it affects your to transform one's individuals to let go of expectations. body, mind, and spirit. Anxiety and life personally and When you expect something will stress are familiar bedfellows with professionally. ease your pain, and it doesn't or pain. Mindfulness-based stress not as much as you'd like, we tend reduction teaches you ways to to dive into even more negative manage it. Developing a non-j thoughts like "nothing will ever udgmental awareness of the work." your mind goes into present moment helps you respond alarm- or solution-mode, he said. – rather than react – to situations You start thinking thoughts like and experience a greater sense of "nothing ever works." calm and well-being, reducing stress and anxiety, and pain. If you're struggling with pain, these mindfulness-based techniques can Incorporating a set you on a path to a more pain- regular mindfulness free life. practice teaches you: Body Scan • How to cultivate the awareness of A body scan involves bringing physical sensations in the body awareness to each body part. You • How to incorporate meditation bring awareness to what the brain practices that improve focus and wants to move away from, and attention instead of immediately reacting to • How to recognize signs of stress your pain, the body scan teaches and intervene earlier "your brain the experience that it • How to change your relationship can be with what's there." with stress, anxiety and pain • How to build confidence Breathing and self-esteem When pain arises, the brain reacts automatically with negative and Mindfulness allows us the anxious thoughts. Although you opportunity to bring attention to can't stop these first few negative the pain and stress with a fresh thoughts, you can calm your mind perspective. This is why mindfulness and ground your breath. is so helpful. Instead of focusing on how badly we want the pain to By simply breathing in slowly and

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3. Your children’s future. Clearly, the future of your children is extremely important. In your absence or incapacity, perhaps nothing is more important than who will watch over them. You can only nominate guardians for your minor children in a properly executed document. And if you have a special needs child, an effective estate plan can help make sure your assets go for the use of the special needs benefici - ary, while not disqualifying them from receiving government assis - tance such as SSI and Medicaid. 4. Your distributions. By Linda Melancon Deciding who should receive your assets is the easy part. Taking Control Deciding how and when beneficiaries should receive the Through Estate assets is much more important and more challenging. Leaving Planning assets outright to your beneficiar - ies with a will may not be the FIRESTONE BRIDGSTONE CREDIT CARDS 2020 has been a year full of best way. 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The duties of a volunteer perform public education to our the medical field. Volunteer During the medical training firefighter span beyond putting local schools, churches and firefighters often administer this week that the Volunteers out fires and rescuing animals Day Care Centers, stated first aid or CPR to individuals from St. Amant & 5th. Ward from trees. In reality, volunteer Chief Officer James E. hurt in fire, accidents, or other Volunteer Firefighters firefighters perform a multitude LeBlanc. types of emergencies. When attended, they were able to of important tasks to keep seconds count, we want to perform and evaluates others safe, maintain their Here in Ascension Parish make sure our volunteers have two-rescuer CPR, one-rescuer equipment, and ensure the more than 80% of the calls we the confidence and the skills CPR, obstructed airway department can continue respond to are medical. It is needed to save a life here in technique for the adult/child/in - serving their community. Along important that our Volunteers Ascension Parish, stated fant, adult/child Automated with running fire calls, medical continue to train and keep their LeBlanc. External Defibrillator (AED), calls our volunteer firefighters state certifications up to date in pocket mask and Bag Valve mask. The Volunteers were active firefighters. Our able to evaluate basic first aid Volunteer firefighters don't just skills necessary to care for the battle blazes. They also serve ill and injured until an ambu - as medical first responders on lance service arrives. the scene of accidents, natural disasters and other Becoming a volunteer emergencies. To handle the firefighter is one of the most job's technical demands and rewarding and selfless stresses, volunteer firefighters decisions you can make. need specific training that goes Volunteer firefighters prevent well beyond instruction at the and put out fires and fire academy. Volunteer crisis that may occur here in work and dedication our administer first aid within Fire departments look for Ascension Parish. volunteers provide to their communities. Today, firefighters with the medical Ascension Parish, volunteers make up 55% of all background to handle any We are very proud of the hard stated LeBlanc.

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28 29 2020 Card Strategy-Start the BIDdiN’ with a High TRUMP! by Bill Delaune “But the rebellion own compulsive gambling habit. continues and now that the He often justified his shady election is over, may not all have dealings with comments like, a common interest to reunite in “It’s good for the economy” a common effort to save our or “I’m my own personal common country? May I ask those economic stimulus.” who have not differed with me to The last to arrive was our join with me in the same spirit toward those who have… ” transplant from the Frozen -Abraham Lincoln . Nawth, Boston Blackie who had actually helped me out on a few You see, boys and girls, about cases in the past. But being 150 years ago, the blue states of from the Northeast, he retained the Union were fighting the a more-than-aggravating elitist red and gray states of the view that everything from that Confederacy in a brutal Civil area was inherently better than War and Lincoln had to win a other parts of the country. hotly-contested Presidential He was notorious for running election right in the middle of scams and cons on those it. Sound familiar? But with “dumb-ass Midwesterners” and his “malice toward none” “dumber-than-dirt rednecks” philosophy, he steered the which was why he now found country through the most himself wanted in all states that divisive period in American begin with “I” and banned from history. those that start with “A”. Honest Abe even requested It was Blackie who first the band to play “Dixie” after brought up the previous the Rebels surrendered during a evening’s election. “What a Washington D.C. victory party cluster that was. There’s enough to honor the conquered fraud and corruption going on Southern states. And how was that it makes me look like a he rewarded for this noble choir boy. Hey, maybe I can get speech and gesture? Less than a a Presidential pardon of some of week later, he was shot to death. my more outstanding counts.” We sure could use a little of facts. First, I must have passed The middle digit’s removal “I was watching the Vegas Lincoln’s diplomacy to guide us out on the couch in my office came some years later when odds jumping around all night through the rest of this disaster the night before and second, Freddie made an obscene like a fixed horse race at the old of a year and beyond. But alas, that could not be a beautiful gesture at a heckler during a gig Evangeline Downs,” chimed in the characters in the following blond client at the door because at Utopia on Bourbon Street. Doc laying down a straight to story had little of his dignity and I had not had a client of any “How was I to know that beat my three jacks. “Biden grace and none of his honesty, kind since the world stopped loud mouth was one of opened the day as a 2-1 favorite but let’s drop in on this turning last March. Marcello’s ‘Dixie Mafia’?” he so I put some money down on “fearsome foursome” and see I stumbled over some tequila would ask after relating the Trump. By the time Trump what some of our friends in low bottles on the floor and, story for the umpteenth time. took Texas and Florida, he places think about recent events unfortunately, found my “Hey, we’ve got to get this moved to a 4-1 chalk so I instead of the endless elementary deductions to place cleaned up for the card turned around and be on Biden. commentary of so-called be correct. game tonight,” he said. “It is I’m going to make a few bucks political and constitutional At the door stood the lanky Wednesday, you know.” regardless of the outcome.” experts… frame of “Three-Finger” Oh, yeah-the Wednesday “Let me ask the group I was still sleeping off the Freddie, generally recognized as night poker game. I had something,” a suddenly pensive effects of an election night the best stand-up bass player in completely forgotten with all Freddie said. “If good old 50th gathering when the knock on the South despite missing the the election hoopla the in education, road kill-eating, the door awakened me. second and third fingers on his night before. alligators-in-our-drive Through blurry eyes I made right hand. Arthel “Doc” Watson came Louisiana- as we’re perceived in out “Sam Stone-Private The loss of the index finger in shortly after. Doc was Blackie’s part of the country-can Investigator” on the door or was a reminder of his former nicknamed-not for the figure out to count early votes else I would have had trouble pool hustling days when some legendary blind bluegrass before the actual Election Day, remembering where, or for that good ole boys from Bay St. picker, but for his uncanny shouldn’t our smarter neighbors matter, who I was. Louis took exception to his ability to forge prescriptions for be able to figure that out also?” Using my Sherlock-like logic, sharking methods and removed Schedule 2 narcotics. He then Now before I flunked out of I quickly determined a couple of Mr. Pointer with a machete. used his profits to support his USL, I was a political science

30 major before fast women and child of the 60’s, I’m always once said, ‘Life’s too short to you Yankee carpetbagger…” slow horses ran me out of town looking for a way to stick it to worry, Life’s too long to wait, And so, my faithful readers, if so there was one pressing both parties who -as far as I can Life’s too short not to love these four degenerates can question that had to be asked. see- haven’t done a whole hell everybody, and it’s much too figure out ways to help heal our “Do any of you actually of a lot for common folks long to hate…’ The pill would country’s wounds, can’t we all vote?” I’m not sure if the like us.” help get rid of all that anger.” do the same. frustration came from the loss “Louisiana’s eight electoral By now, even Blackie was into We could all start off by being of pocket kings or the direction votes are going to the the spirit of things. “I would a bit more tolerant of people of the conversation. Republican candidate in this take all my nemeses to Fenway who have a different opinion “Can’t,” replied Blackie. reddest of red states so why not Park to see the Red Sox play. I’d then we do. And being a little “Convicted felon.” rebel a little and vote third even buy them a beer and a more generous to those less “Same here,” said Doc. party. My candidate didn’t win hot dog-even if they were fortunate than we are. And “Wrong dose for the wrong but I can look myself in the Yankee fans.” being a lot more forgiving to person.” mirror in the morning.” “What about you, Uncle people who may have offended “I wasn’t around,” admitted “Damn, Sam, you’re not as Sam?” They all looked at me us in some way. Then it Freddie. “I had to go to Billy dumb as you look,” said like I’d started a movement wouldn’t matter who was in the Joe Shaver’s funeral in Texas. Freddie. or something. White House. There’s not many of us “Nobody is,” I answered. “I’d take them out in the It’s not a novel idea. I stole it three-fingered guitar players “But the way I see it, what we fresh air and wide open spaces from a riddle-speaking prophet left in the world, you know.” all do individually every day is a of the closest golf course and let who roamed this earth about “How about you, Magnum lot more important than who them take out their frustrations 2000 years ago. And like Abe Columbo?” Blackie sneered. “I you voted for. For instance, on that little white ball.” I Lincoln, they killed him too. figure you went Trump like the what would each of you guys do laughed. “They could even find Happy Thanksgiving-and rest of this God-forsaken state.” to ease the tensions of someone some comic relief in watching remember, who’s at the table is Before I could answer, Doc’s who had opposite views my variety of slices, hooks and far more important than pills kicked in. “Are you than you?” shanks and then we’d all have a what’s on it. kidding? This bleeding-heart “I’d play them some music,” drink afterwards whether we liberal voted for our Democratic Freddie jumped in. “Maybe made a hole-in-one or not.” governor twice. He had to some mellow jazz that I listen There was a moment of go Biden.” to in the traffic to calm my reflection before things returned “Sorry to disappoint, boys, road rage.” to normal. but yes I did vote and no I “I’d give everybody a “Dammit, Doc, are you didn’t vote for either major perfectly legal ‘chill pill’,” said cheating?” party,” I replied. “You see, as a Doc. “As a man wiser than I “I’ll show you who’s cheating,

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