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Wedding Stevens - Worsham united in marriage PAGE 5 MINDEN RESS ERALD P -H www.press-herald.com July 7, 2015 | 50 Cents TUESDAY INSIDE Minden City CounCil today City hires economic director “I want to commend excited to build the rela- the city council and the tionship between the Little details released on latest city hire mayor for seeing [the chamber and the city.” plan] for Davis says Graham is JERI BLOXOM who we have selected,” with some amount of fan Minden Mayor Tommy Davis said. fare,” Davis explained, well qualified and has all [email protected] through,” Details of James Gra- noting details will be Jerri de Pin- the “credentials and quali- ham, the newest City of released at a later date as fications of the position”. The City of Minden is gre', Presi- Minden employee, are Graham is received by the dent of the While the Economic making good on its prom- known to a select few in community. Minden Development Department ise to move the city for- Springhill man the decision making Davis, members of the South-Web- budget is new, it includes ward by way of hiring an process. Minden City Council and arrested for drug ster Cham- a $65,000 salary. economic development “This is the first time members of the economic ber of Com- DAVIS “This was planned for trafficking director. we have ever had a full developer search commit- merce said. and is part of what our city “This process has taken time economic director tee say they feel Graham is “I expect to work closely some time, but we have and we want to introduce a qualified candidate who with (Graham) and am needs to do to move for- NEWS PG.2 been very deliberate in him to our community will serve the area well. ward,” Davis said. Minden CRiMe Minden CRiMe 3 arrested for cashing All-Star action continues at district fraudulent tournaments SPORTS PG.6 checks Police say men drove from Shreveport to cash checks MICHELLE BATES [email protected] Three Shreveport men were arrest- ed by Minden police on several charges including cashing fraudulent checks. Fredrick Harris, 20, of the 3100 A government block of Fulton Street in Shreveport, The Rev. Bill Ichter, a World War II veteran and French Legion of Honor recipient, was the first veteran was arrested Thursday, July 2, and of women chosen to be placed on the Wall of Honor, a monument to Minden's war heroes. The American Legion will charged with three counts of mone- and men choose a veteran to honor every Fourth of July and Veterans Day. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald tary instrument abuse, felony theft, three counts of forgery and criminal conspiracy. OPINION PG.4 Demartrae T. Harris, 21, of the 310 0 block of Fulton Street in Shreve- port, was charged with principal to WEATHER monetary instrument abuse, princi- TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK WALL OF HONOR pal to forgery, principal to theft and criminal conspiracy. Tommy Lee Beverly Jr., 24, of the recognizes those who served 3100 block of Devaughn Street in Shreveport, was charged with mone- he first of many veterans was hon- tary instrument abuse, misdemeanor ored Saturday – on this our nation’s theft, forgery and criminal conspira- birthday – on the Wall of Honor cy. that will now be displayed at Eagle Minden Police Chief Steve Crop- Park on Turner’s Pond. per says two of the three forged and T cashed some checks at a local grocery The Rev. Bill Ichter, a World War II veteran, says he is undeserving of this distinction, but store and a local convenience store. 94 72 Two checks were cashed at the local HIGH LOW he is honored. “I’m honored, I’m pleased, but I’m also grocery store for approximately $1,200, and one was cashed at the Partly cloudy. A stray shower embarrassed because I can think of 100 guys and women who should be up there,” he convenience store for about $400, he or is possible. Winds SSW said. “I think it’s a wonderful symbol that the says. A total of $1,500 had been stolen at 10 to 15 mph. American Legion has from businesses in Minden by fraud- put up. It gives special ulent means and forged and cashed BY MICHELLE BATES honor. Of course we fraudulent checks. CONNECT WITH US [email protected] honor 365 men and “(Demartrae) was actually the one @mindenph woman that are up driving Fredrick and Tommy around there on that memori- Minden so they could cash the al. But this is a special place that the Ameri- checks,” Cropper said. “He didn’t can Legion has erected. I think it’s a nice way actually go in and cash the checks, to give special honor.” but he was driving them over here to He says they are going to have a hard time do it, which makes him a principal to choosing recipients just once per year, the crime. The other two were the because he feels like the American Legion ones who actually went in and Vol. 47 No. 5 will be flooded with nominations. cashed the checks.” These incidences happened A good example of what Minden’s patriot- The Blue Star Memorial is a tribute to the Armed ism is, he says, is a woman by the name of Forces of the United States. It, along with the Wall between the months of May and of Honor, are two monuments erected at the newly June, the chief says. SeeWALL, Page 2 named Eagle Park. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald SeeCHECKS, Page 2 2 Tuesday, July 7, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald SECONDwww.press-herald.com FRONT aRound the state Weekly unemployment insurance claims decrease Associated Press ending June 27 decreased from the previous week's accommodation and food of 3,072. The four-week moving from the previous week's total of 2,731. For the services. Continued unemploy- average for such claims total. comparable week a year The four-week moving ment claims claimed for BATON ROUGE — The state labor depart- earlier, there were 2,577. average, which is a less the week ending June 27 decreased to 25,964 from First-time claims for ment figures released Educational services volatile measure of claims, decreased to 26,298 com- the previous week's aver- unemployment insurance Monday show the initial had the largest decrease in decreased to 2,924 from pared to 26,412 the previ- in Louisiana for the week claims decreased to 2,707 initial claims, followed by the previous week's total ous week. age of 25,316. WebsteR CRiMe Springhill man arrested for drug trafficking MICHELLE BATES after North Webster Nar- [email protected] cotics Task Force agents observed Montgomery as a passenger in a vehicle A Springhill man is behind bars for distribu- on Old Sarepta Church tion of drugs following a Road. Montgomery was traffic stop that led to his placed under ar rest on a arrest. warrant for the distribu- David P. Montgomery, tion charge following an 48, of the 200 block of undercover buy. 6th Street SW, was arrest- “We’d made an under- ed Thurs- cover buy from him sev- day, July 2, eral months back,” Lt. and Shawn Baker, of the charged North Webster Narcotics with distri- Task Force, said. “We’d bution of a been looking for him, Bricks at the newly named Eagle Park at Turner's Pond are displayed with the names of service members who served Schedule in the Armed Forces. These military members are honored with a brick depicting their names, rank and years of serv- and he was staying with II CDS ice. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald this young lady down in (metham- MONTGOMERY Porterville and she She heard that we were year. at Camp Mi nden,” he said. pheta- pulled out in her van. I going to have a service for Rod Gann, a Vietnam The park at Turner’s mine) and a hold on two recognized David in the WALL the K-9 serg eant, and she veteran and member of the Pond has always been bench warrants from van, and we stopped Continued from page 1 took out another $50 check American Legion Color maintained by private Ward II court – two them and arrested him.” and wrote it for a brick to Guard, says all the flags will donations. George Fithen, counts of no driver’s Springhill Police Det. Bessie Gartman. She is 80 be made for (Sgt. Canvas). be changed out during a Ichter says, doesn’t get the license and one for Ronald Wedgeworth was years old and gave a $200 That typifies Minden, ceremony every year on recognition he deserves for speeding. donation to the American because everything on that the Fourth of July. He says taking care of the park and Although he was aware of two active Legion for the Flag Memo- memorial has been given nominations will be cho- the donations for its arrested on two bench bench warrants for fail- rial, Ichter says. by Minden natives.” sen every Veterans Day and upkeep. warrants, court records ure to appear in Ward II “She came to my house The bricks at the park Fourth of July. “He’s put so much (into show he had one more court on the traffic viola- and she wanted to give a are part of a memorial to Ichter gave special it),” he said. “He is the orig- traffic violation, making tions aforementioned. $200 check to the memori- veterans from Minden. A thanks to the Louisiana inator of that whole thing.” it three.