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MINDEN RESS ERALD P -H www.press-herald.com July 27, 2015 | 50 Cents MONDAY INSIDE CitY GoVErnMEnt today City to continue to outsource concessions MICHELLE BATES Mayor Tommy Davis tion. With anything we do, patrons and the visitors at vides concessions inside [email protected] says even if they break for instance, the conces- the rec center have liked it the building at the swim- even, it’s been successful in sions test too, because there’s been a ming pool area and during that it’s alleviated the that we’ve bigger variety of food the basketball season, A test to lease out con- headache of providing the had, it’s offered.” Davis said. cessions during the sum- services themselves. been a prof- City Clerk Michael Fluhr Overall, Fluhr says, it’s mer recreation season has “As far as actual cash it- makin g says the test phase began cheaper to do it this way. proven successful, and the coming in and out, it’s deal for us April 1. Party Express “You have the conces- benefits of doing so out- been a break even deal,” he instead of a leased the space at the ball sion workers, you have to weigh the burdens of pro- said. “When you consider loss. It’s parks at the rec center to have a certain amount, viding those services the expenses that we have, w o r k e d DAVIS provide concessions dur- whatever comes along themselves, City of Min- (concessions have) actual- very well for ing spring and summer AAA Nationals den officials say. ly been a losing proposi- the city, and I think the sports. The city still pro- SeeCITY, Page 2 bring home state championship BaCK to SCHooL SPORTS PG.6 Lafayette shooting hits home
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An eerie, surreal feeling – that’s what one Minden woman says she felt following the movie theater shooting in Walmart manager Mark Hankins hands Glenda Allums with ConocoPhillips boxes of school supplies the store Lafayette Thursday that left donated for the Pack the Bus event. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald two people dead and nine injured. Sandra Brown Samuel and her husband, Dawson, were in Lafayette on Price hikes planned business the day of the for Louisiana shooting, and college students that night decided to go see a movie. OPINION PG.4 She says they A large school bus parked on the munity. you to the sponsors, especially Wal- Pack the Bus looked up SAMUEL sidewalk in front of Walmart was “The community really opened mart as a premiere sponsor. Mark movies show- WEATHER ready and waiting to be loaded with their hearts and shared their Hankins, Walmart manager, and his ing at the Grand 16 Theatre school supplies Friday and Satur- finances and donated so graciously staff went above and beyond to TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK and didn’t see anything they day. to our students. Everything is costly make sure our students’ needs are wanted to watch, so they Volunteers collected colorful now and for our community to met this year,” she said. decided not to go. boxes of crayons, packages of lined have given so unselfishly, just The school supplies will be dis- “We had just gone to eat paper, piles of pencils, stacks of shows what kind of community we tributed to area students at the dinner, and we were coming kindergarten mats to help area kids live in... an awesome one,” Hullaby annual Back to School Bash August back around the exact same get back to school. said. 3 at the Minden Civic Center. time, and we’re at the inter- Ursula Hullaby, Back to School The supply drive would not have Any company that wishes to section right by the theater Bash committee member says this been as successful without the help become a sponsor can call Hullaby and Dawson made the com- year’s donations topped the previ- of Walmart, Hullaby said. at 377-7052 or Glenda Allums with ment, ‘You want to go to the ous and is a reflection of the com- “I would like to give a big thank ConocoPhillips at 382-4500. 97 77 SeeREACTION, Page 3 HIGH LOW Graduation Mostly sunny skies. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Youth Challenge graduates over 200 cadets Saturday CONNECT WITH US The Louisiana National ing students additional Guard Youth Challenge opportunities to further @mindenph Program graduated more their educational goals. than 200 cadets Saturday Some 40 students had at the Shreveport Munici- the potential to earn up to pal Auditorium. 21 transferrable college The graduating class of credits, and 33 students 219 from Minden includes had the potential to earn 73 cadets who participated up to 15 transferrable col- in the Bossier Parish Com- lege credits before gradu- Vol. 47 No. 19 munity College and Asso- ating from the five and a ciated Building Contrac- half month residential tors program. Through phase. In total, more than The Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program graduated more than 200 partnerships with BPCC cadets Saturday at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. Nicolas Gray, third from left and ABC, YCP is now offer- SeeYCP, Page 2 was awarded as a 5 Star Cadet. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald 2 Monday, July 27, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald
SECONDwww.press-herald.com FRONT Arrests for the week of July 15 jáåÇÉå=mçäáÅÉ ule I synthetic cannibals. aÉé~êíãÉåí Terry Bonner, 44, 100 Michael Smith, 57, 200 block of Duck Circle in block of Dogwood Trail in Sarepta. Charged with no Elm Grove. Bienville license plate, driving Parish warrant. under suspension, and no Richano Fisher, 40, 700 liability insurance. block of Shreveport Road Brittany Colley, 28, in Minden. Charged with 1200 block of Reynolds disturbing the peace by Street in Springhill. intoxication and terroriz- Charged with theft of ing (felony). goods. Wendell Turner, 50, 100 Shania Chipps, 19, 900 block of Thompson Place block of 2nd St. SE in in Dubberly. Warrant from Springhill. Charged with WPSO. theft by shoplifting and Kenneth Moore, 47, 200 failure to pay for or attend block of Oscar Moore in anger class. Dubberly. Charged with Ashton Wynne, 21, 2200 bench warrant for blue block of Reynolds Street in sheet fine. Springhill. Charged with Tammy White, 18, 5000 no seat belt and failure to block of Harris Road in appear. Homer. Charged with Britney Wynne, 25, theft of goods. 2200 block of Reynolds Jacary Harris, 26, 700 Street in Springhill. block of Cherry Street in Charged with no driver's Minden. Charged with license in possession, no stalking. proof of liability insur- Tyler Monday, 17, 600 ance, and no license plate. block of Germantown Terry Neal, 49, Taylor Road in Minden. Charged Street in Springhill. with theft. Charged with distribution Kristopher J. Sanders, of Schedule I CDS (mari- 23, 100 block of Kennedy juana). Lane in Minden. Charged James McGee, 39, 200 with resisting an officer. block of Sumlin Street in Patricia Andy, 54, 600 Cullen. Charged with block of Sunset Lane in three counts of distribu- Minden. Charged with hit tion of crack cocaine. Remington Bissell, 20, Over 200 cadets received their diplomas and awards at Saturday’s graduation ceremonies. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald and run and public intoxi- 3600 block of Columbia cation. Road in Taylor, AR. William Salone, 20, Charged with distribution 7100 block of Colquitt of schedule II CDS. YCP Road in Shreveport. RaeleighWEBStEr GraduatES Chamblee, Minden Bailey Echols, 22, 800 Continued from page 1 Charged with remaining block of North Arkansas Nicholas Gray, Minden - 5 Star Cadet after forbidden and crimi- Street in Springhill. 1,137 transferrable college credits Shantazia Kemp, Cotton Valley nal trespassing. Charged with domestic were earned. Colby Zaldivar, Minden Jerreon Gray, 22, 400 abuse battery. Additionally, in partnership with block of Tony Drive in Brice White, 19, 800 ABC, 42 cadets completed a 90-hour Shreveport. Charged with block of North Arkansas NCCER course, which allows them to FaSt FaCtS remaining after forbidden Street in Springhill. become certified in basic construc- 219 graduating cadets increased an average of 2.5 grade levels and criminal trespassing. Charged with domestic tion technology. 29 cadets increased 3 grade levels Daniel Samsin, Minden abuse battery. Motel. Charged with theft Edward Johnson, 55, State Sen. Gerald Burns, district 24 c adets increased 4 grade levels of utilities. 200 block of Morris Drive 31, addressed the class, and state 12 cadets increased more than 5 grade levels in Doyline. Charged with Rep. Henry Burns, district 9, was in 12 cadets increased 7 or more grade levels péêáåÖÜáää=mçäáÅÉ criminal trespassing. attendance. 219 graduates provided over 9,987 hours of service to the community aÉé~êíãÉåí Anthony Scott, 39, 200 This graduating class includes 10 Ricardo Jackson, 31, block of 7th Street in cadets who were awarded the rank of Camolet Dr. in Springhill. Springhill. Charged with 5-star, which is the highest rank a week one to week 22 is a blessed ductive citizens. YCP offers young Charged with illegal use of driving under suspension and speeding. cadet can achieve. These cadets have experience. The journey has been people an opportunity to improve counterfeit trademark. Lester Harris, 57, 700 excelled in all aspects of the program long, and they have earned the privi- their lives through participation in Brandon Parrie, 28, 500 and have been selected as leaders lege to graduate. The Youth Chal- an innovative, alternative school. block of Curry Street in block of Springbranch Springhill. Charged with among their peers. Of the top cadets, lenge Program changes lives, of both The Youth Challenge Program is Road in Springhill. D’Shawna Burgess, of Denham cadets and staff. I’m grateful just to administered to participants at no DWI, possession of Charged with no seat belt - Schedule I CDS, and open have the opportunity to impact the cost, and all needs such as meals, Springs, was selected as the Cadet of failure to appear. container. the Cycle, and delivered the com- lives of these young adults.” bedding, classroom instruction and Denico Robinson, 24, Diana Clark, 46, 700 mencement speech during the cere- The mission of YCP is to intervene uniforms are prov ided free of charge. 400 block of Center Park block of Coyle Street in mony. in and reclaim the lives of 16- to 18- This award-winning program has Drive in Springhill. Springhill. Charged with “YCP graduations are always bit- year-old adolescents, producing pro- been recognized as one of the Charged with possession theft of goods by shoplift- tersweet,” Capt. Jason Montgomery, gram graduates with the values, life nation’s most effective and cost-effi- of stolen things, posses- ing and contributing to director of YCP at Camp Minden said. skills, education and self-discipline cient programs for targeting at-risk sion of Schedul IV CDS, the delinquency of a juve- “Watching the cadets grow, from necessary in order to succeed as pro- youth. and possession of Sched- nile.
outsource the concessions, ation, which includes for 17 percent of the city’s accounts for 5 percent. agreement will go to the and the RFP calls for a salaries, repairs and every- total expenses, according “I thought it would work general fund, that it is not CITY minimum of $1,000 per thing it takes to run the to the financial audit end- well from the beginning, earmarked for anything. Continued from page 1 month “for concession city’s recreation depart- ing Sept. 30, 2014. The because I knew that even if The RFP is open for any- rights and privileges” plus ment. city’s biggest expense is we broke even, we would one, Davis and Fluhr say. when you run a business,” a six percent charge on any Revenue for the fiscal public safety, accounting be better off,” Davis said. RFP packages may be Fluhr said. “For example, monthly proceeds exceed- year 2013-14 was for 35 p ercent of the city’s “We’re going to do more found at www.minde- somebody has to run to ing $16,500 of gross $81,392.93 for concessions. total expenses. General than break even, because nusa.com. Bids will be Shreveport to do the shop- receipts. The total revenue for parks government was at 26 per- we’re actually going to opened August 21, at 2 ping and so on. We discov- In the fiscal year 2013- and recreation was cent, sanitation and have some income from it p.m. in the Cypress Room ered in the testing phase 14, Fluhr says $56,156.98 $128,402.93. health, 7 percent and high- for the city.” at Minden City Hall, locat- that we have at the was spent on concessions In that fiscal year, parks ways and streets at 9 per- Davis says the income ed at 520 Broadway. moment, it probably works alone. This does not and recreation accounted cent. Public works generated from the lease Results will be read aloud. out better to outsource the include the salaries or concession stands.” what is paid to concession The test phase will end workers. This is only the Oct. 31. The city has cost to run concessions. already been running a They spent a total of request for proposals to $1,218,467.09 on recre- Monday, July 27, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald 3
WEBSTER&MOREfacebook.com/mindenph Minden residents near theater at time of shooting Statements made by officials in the REACTION wake of the Lafayette Theater Shooting Continued from page 1 Once again, as a nation we have experienced tragedy and loss of life movies?’, and I said, ‘Yeah, that has impacted us at home, let me look it up,” she said. Lafayette, Louisiana. When our socie- “We didn’t see anything so ty experiences tragedy, we ask why. we decided not to go.” Like the tragedy in Charleston, South They returned to their Carolina where citizens lost their lives hotel and started watching in a house of worship, like the shoot- the television, flipping ing in Chattanooga, Tennessee where EDWARDS channels, and stopped military personnel lost their lives at a when they saw what hap- recruiting station, now citizens in Lafayette, pened at the theater. Louisiana lost their lives in a movie theater on “We were very thank- Thursday, July 23, 2015. ful,” she said. “It was kind Again, I offer prayers and sympathies to the fami- of eerie – eerie surreal. The lies and loved ones of those who lost their lives. I other thing is when we offer concern and prayer to those who were injured woke up this morning (Fri- and to to their families and loved ones. I trust that day), we found out that the the social and spiritual strength shown in shooter was in the hotel Charleston, South Carolina for forgiveness strongly right next door to us. We embraces the Lafayette, Louisiana community. We can see it from our parking as citizens recognize that as Americans and as lot. It was really weird, and unimaginable and unforeseeable action of those I could tell by Dawson’s events we all feel pain and loss. face that it was a really t~óåÉ=bÇï~êÇëI=`çìåÅáäã~å=aáëíêáÅí=^ weird feeling, a thankful feeling.” All of their kids started calling and checking on “Wendy, the kids, and I certainly them, she says, adding that join so many others in our continuing when the media began love and prayers for all of those affect- talking about the young ed by this horrible and senseless vio- girls, she felt the shooting lence. As a community, we must serve was “just a senseless, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal visits the shooting scene. Courtesy Photo as a source of strength and support for senseless thing that hap- the victims' families in particular.” pened.” all went down. minutes until she knew her was. It was really an eye a~îáÇ=sáííÉê “They were just beauti- “I’m sure it was pretty daughter was safe, she opener for me.” VITTER ful and all the things they surreal, even though she said. John Houser, of Ala- did for their community, was perfectly safe and “That was a weird bama, went into the Grand and it just makes my heart sound in the restaurant,” moment for me,” she said. 16 Theatre in Lafayette “My wife, Cindy, and I were horri- really sad for everything she said. “(Abby) said that “Just personally, realizing Thursday evening, fied to hear of the senseless shooting they’re going through,” as soon as it hit the news, that it does not matter how between 7 p.m. and 7:30 in Louisiana. Our prayers are with the Samuel said. “Everyone the restaurant (workers) much training you’ve had p.m., and opened fire in victims recovering, and family mem- was just in a state of shock turned up all of the televi- or what the protocols are the movie theater showing bers of those that died. I do however that this happened in their sions, and she said the or what your security clear- the movie “Trainwreck.” praise the quick actions taken by the community.” whole place just got com- ance guidelines are, when He killed two women and first responders, as well as civilians in Jenny Reynolds’ daugh- pletely silent. Waiters were it’s that personal and it’s injured nine others before the theater, to ensure the tragedy ter, Abigal, was in Lafayette not moving, forks weren’t your baby, all that goes out turning the g un on himself. didn’t escalate further. While investi- FLEMING playing softball, and she clanking against plates, I the window. Physically and Local, state and federal gators look into why this incident hap- says one of her daughter’s mean it was just silent and externally, I held it togeth- officials continue to inves- pened, I ask that you join me in prayer for all those friend’s mother was shot in everybody was just staring er, but inside, I was com- tigate the shooting as more involved.” the leg. at the TVs. She said that pletely blown to pieces in information comes to light `çåÖêÉëëã~å=gçÜå=cäÉãáåÖI=jKaK “I received information part was really hard.” that instant worry of ‘Oh about Houser. that her friend’s mom is Reynolds works with the my God, where is she?’” going to be fine. It was just Webster Parish Office of All the while, she was a flesh wound, and that Homeland Security and receiving updates from was really good news.” Emergency Preparedness GOHSEP as information Reynolds says Abigail, and for the last few years was coming in, she said. was in a restaurant about the state has been training “You ask yourself, ‘What two blocks from the Grand for active shooter scenar- would I do if something 16 Theater when the shoot- ios – what works, what they like that happened,’ and ing took place. The group learned and how they have what I thought, who I was going to go to dinner changed protocols. thought I would be in that and a movie, but they were All of that went out the moment was very different in the restaurant when it window for a few short from who I was actually
around tHE StatE Deputies: Woman threatened to ‘shoot’ at movie theater BATON ROUGE — iff's Office, Haydel walked threats prompted some Authorities say a woman up to the moviegoers to leave the has been arrested at a ticket booth theater. Baton Rouge movie the- inside the After being escorted out ater after threatening to Cinemark of the theater by a deputy shoot someone inside. Perkins called to the scene, The Advocate reports Rowe the- authorities say Haydel that 27-year-old Gaynell ater and pushed the deputy before Haydel of Baton Rouge said repeat- was arrested Saturday and edly that she being handcuffed. faces charges of terroriz- was going to HAYDEL The incident occurred ing, disturbing the peace shoot some- two days after a gunman and resisting an officer. one. killed three people, includ- According to the East Deputies say Haydel ing himself, inside a Baton Rouge Parish Sher- was unprovoked and her La fayette movie theater. 4 Monday, July 27, 2015 — Minden Press-Herald
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In a statement, the week, we enacted the toughest Wall unhappy writers and editors said Street reform in history – new rules of they wanted to protect the site's the road to protect businesses, con- editorial independence from the sumers, and our entire economy influence of "business-side con- from the kind of irresponsibility that cerns." threatened all of Children, us. Five years CHILDREN! Were later, here’s what you laboring that reform has under the done. impression that Wall Street you weren't Reform turned the working for the page on the era of Man? Just “too big to fail.” because your Now, in America, CEO wears a T- we welcome the shirts, spouts lib- pursuit of profit. eral causes and But if your busi- says the F-word ness fails, we PRESIDENT a lot doesn't FROMA BARACK mean you're not HARROP shouldn’t have to OBAMA bail you out. And gerbils running under the new all day on the dig- rules, we won’t – the days of taxpayer- ital wheel. funded bailouts are over. ANALYSIS Wall Street has valued the Gawk- Wall Street Reform now allows us er Media empire at about $250 mil- to crack down on some of the worst lion, yet you felt the need to union- types of recklessness that brought ize for such basic perks as consis- our economy to its knees, from big tent salaries. You were being paid banks making huge, risky bets using for the number of hits. That's piece- borrowed money, to paying execu- work, guys, like in the old garment Price hikes planned for industry sweatshops. ti ves in a way that rewarded irre- sponsible behavior. Much has been written about Thanks to Wall Street Reform, Gawker's cool "headquarters" office there’s finally an independent Con- in Manhattan. Actually, Gawker sumer Financial Protection Bureau Media is incorporated in the Cay- with one mission: to protect Ameri- man Islands, where its corporate can consumers. Already, they’ve Louisiana college students privacy is well-protected and U.S. gone after predatory or unscrupu- Public colleges escaped But she added that cam- needed for announced state tax collectors are kept at bay. lous mortgage brokers, student deep cuts for a second puses "also need enough economic development proj- Let's now look at Gawker Media's lenders, credit card companies, and straight budget year, with money for the courses, the ects. current business. they’ve won –putting nearly $11 bil- some campuses even getting faculty, the wraparound serv- After they cheered the sta- You will note that Denton's larger lion back in the pockets of more than a little boost to their state ices, so that students can be concern is not the hurt feelings of 26 million con sumers who’ve been tus quo funding they its content providers. It's the money, financing from lawmakers. successful." received from lawmakers, cheated. That doesn't mean stu- guys. To illustrate the difficulties higher education officials So this law is working. And we’re dents won't be paying more colleges face, Woodley point- The Wall Street Journal reports working to protect even more fami- this fall. pushed up costs on students, that in June, Gawker saw a 13 per- lies. Just this week, we announced ed to data that show state Every campus is charging suggesting students would cent drop in the number of unique that we’re cracking down on the financing for her nine cam- visitors. The competition is growing, higher tuition or fees for new puses has dropped by 55 per- rather pay more than lose worst practices of payday lenders on classes and services. and perhaps audiences are being military bases, so that our troops and and returning students next cent since 2008. The system's numbed into indifference by the their families don’t wind up trapped month, as schools continue schools have raised tuition Students attending South- flood of flamboyant gossip. in a vicious cycle of debt. As long as to try to dig out from deep and fees a hefty 61 percent ern University at New Meanwhile, Hulk Hogan is suing I’m President, I’m going to keep state financing reductions during that same time period Orleans will spend $589 more Gawker for posting a video of the doing whatever I can to protect con- that Gov. Bobby Jindal and — and the campuses still in the two semesters of the wrestler having sex with someone sumers, and our entire economy lawma kers have enacted have $90 million less than 2015-16 school year on else's wife. The wronged spouse is from the kind of irresponsibility that since 2008. they did before the cuts tuition and fees than they did Hogan's friend, a shock jock going led to the Great Recession in the first The increases continue to began, she said. a year earlier. LSU will charge under the name of Bubba the Love place. shift more costs to students Charges on students have full-time undergraduate stu- Sponge. (In this world, humiliation None of this has been easy. We’ve and away from the state. been going up nationally as is something one inflicts unto oth- had to overcome fierce lobbying Tuition dents about $959 more over ers.) states have reduced their the fall and spring semesters campaigns from the special interests and fee support for higher education Anyhow, Hogan's lawyers are and their allies in Congress. In fact, increases during the recession. But than last year. A full-time UL- asking for $1 00 million, and if they they're still trying everything to range from Louisiana slashed more Lafayette student will be were to get even a small part of it, attack everything this reform accom- less than 2 asked to pay $1,384 more Denton would be in trouble. He plishes—from hiding rollbacks of key deeply than most other percent at states. The state has stripped over the upcoming school might be forced to sell the company protections in unrelated bills, to LSU- or surrender much of his equity to blocking the financial cops on the $700 million in state financ- year. Alexandria Tuition and fee hikes are others. Outside investors are now beat from doing their job. And they ing from campuses since keeping their distance until the continue to claim this Wall Street and 2008. hitting students at Nicholls Hogan case is resolved, the Journal reform is somehow bad for business. LSU says that when the Louisiana's two-year com- reports. But that doesn’t explain 13 million State Uni- recession began, its campus- munity colleges as well, a versity to It's one thing for a liberal site new jobs and a stock market near es received 74 percent of nearly $178 per semester (or more than MELINDA such as Gawker to mortify an enter- record highs. This law is only bad for DESLATTE their financing from the state $356 for the school year) tainer in professional wrestling — business if your business model 14 percent while student tuition and home of casual homophobic slurs depends on recklessness that threat- at McNeese increase across most cam- fees provided about 26 per- puses. Technical colleges are — and quite another to out a gay ens our economy or irresponsibility State University and 20 per- cent. Before the most recent charging more, too. man of high social status. In this that threatens working families. We cent at the University of tuition and fee hikes, the pic- case, the victim was media giant can’t put the security of families at Louisiana at Lafayette, ture had shifted, with the Campuses steered some of Conde Nast's chief financial officer risk by re turning to the days when big according to data provided to LSU System getting 41 per- the new money that will be — a husband, father of three and banks or bad actors were allowed to the Board of Regents. cent of its funding from the raised by the increased costs brother of former Treasury Secretary write their own rules. And if any bill Higher education leaders for students to needs-based Timothy Geithner. comes to my desk that tries to unrav- state and 59 percent from say they're sensitive to con- student tuition and fees. financial aid to help those That puts Gawker at risk of losing el the new rules on Wall Street, I will cerns about pricing students the few powerful friends it has left. veto it. We’ve worked too hard to The numbers are even who will struggle with the out of college — but need the more dramatic at the UL Sys- higher price tag of an educa- Journalist/gay advocate Glenn recover from one crisis only to risk increased revenue to offer a Greenwald recently hyperventilated another. tem. Woodl ey said state fund- tion. The state's free TOPS quality education. They regu- ing made up 62 percent of over the injustice of exposing a clos- In America, we should reward larly note that most of college tuition program will eted gay man to ridicule. To Green- drive, innovation, and fair play. the system's financing in the Louisiana's campuses charge cover some, though not all, of wald, this was not acceptable That’s what Wall Street reform does. 2008-09 school year. By the the boosted costs for stu- behavior like outing classified infor- It makes sure everybody plays by the students less than compara- 2014-15 year that just ended, dents who receive its awards. mation tied to national security. same set of rules. And if we keep ble schools in other states. that had dropped to 31 per- There will always be a wild west moving forward, not backward – if we "We cannot increase our But no matter where stu- cent. of digital media, but those wanting keep building an economy that graduates if students can't dents attend college, their Higher education leaders to make fortunes off its freewheel- rewards responsibility instead of afford to pay the bill and they charges are going up, and can't come. It matters to us have described increased ing nature are beginning to fence it recklessness, then we won’t just keep class sizes, difficulty recruit- many of them can expect coming back – we’ll come back that students are not priced in. To traditional media types, that ing faculty and thousands of more price hikes before they sounds a lot like "gatekeeping," and stronger than ever. out of the education," said graduate. mêÉëáÇÉåí=_~ê~Åâ=lÄ~ã~Ûë=ïÉÉâäó Unive rsity of Louisiana Sys- eliminated jobs as they not a bad thing. jÉäáåÇ~=aÉëä~ííÉ=ÅçîÉêë cçääçï=cêçã~=e~êêçé=çå=qïáííÉê ~ÇÇêÉëë=áë=éìÄäáëÜÉÇ=jçåÇ~óë=áå=íÜÉ tem President Sandra Wood- weathered budget cuts, even íÜÉ=içìáëá~å~=`~éáíçä=Ñçê=qÜÉ ]cêçã~e~êêçéK=pÜÉ=Å~å=Ä É=êÉ~ÅÜÉÇ jáåÇÉå=mêÉëëJeÉê~äÇK ley. as Louisiana is short of the thousands of trained workers ^ëëçÅá~íÉÇ=mêÉëëK ~í=ÑÜ~êêçé]Öã~áäKÅçãK Monday, July 27, 2015 — Minden Press-Herald 5
Around Town ConocoPhillips donates July 27 - 31, 2015 to council on aging Rocky Springs Baptist Church will have vacation bible school daily from 3 until 6 p.m.
Antioch Baptist Church will have vacation bible school daily from 6 until 9 p.m for ages 2+ up to sixth grade.
Valley Springs Baptist Church will have its annual revival at 7:15 nightly. Evangel- ist for the week is the Rev. Robbie Williams. All are invited.
July 29 - 31, 2015
New Light Missionary Baptist Church will host its 2015 Homecoming Revival 7 p.m. nightly. Focus scripture is John 15:13 “No Greater Love.”
August 2 - 4, 2015
Old Shongaloo Rock Church will be hold- ing its annual Revival at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Johnny Adkins as guest speaker. At 6 p.m .Sunday, August 2, the church will have pot luck at the church prior to serv- ice. At 6 p.m .Monday, August 3, salads, sandwiches, chips and dips will be served before service. Following service Tues- day, August 4, there will be an ice cream ConocoPhillips continues to support the communities in which their employees live and work. ConocoPhillips social. For more information call Elba recently donated $5,000 to Webster Parish Council on Aging for their Home-Delivered Meals Program. This Haynes at 846-2306 or Barbara Haynes program provides nutritious meals to home-bound elderly persons in Webster Parish. at 846-2888. Pictured above from left , Frank Ryan Jr., Conoco Phillips operations superintendent; Melissa Reeme, Cono- coPhillips production associate; Glenda Allums, ConocoPhillips SAP associate; Jane Sutton, ConocoPhillips August 9, 2015 production associate; Cathy Durain, ConocoPhillips production associate; Matt Kyles, Webster Parish Council on Aging and Dathene Brown, Webster Parish Council on Aging director. Courtesy Photo Saint James Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 149th church anniver- sary at 3 p.m. Share your events with the community. Send your events to [email protected], Celebrate your wedding, engagement, fax them to 377-1866, over the phone by or anniversary with Webster Parish! calling 377-1866 or in person at our offices Send an email to [email protected] to located at 203 Gleason St. in Minden find out how! 6 Monday, July 27, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald
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mlb Big Papi blasts two home runs in win BOSTON (AP) — STATE CHAMPS! David Ortiz was touched by watching the Hall of B l a K e B R a N C h Fame induction speech- [email protected] es. He then went out and added another big night The AAA Minden to his illustrious career. Nationals traveled to Big Papi homered Alexandria over the week- twice and drove in a end with hopes of bring- career-high seven runs ing home a state champi- to lead the Boston Red onship and earning a spot Sox to an 11-1 victory in the AAA Dixie World over the Detroit Tigers Series. on Sunday night. It took three hard "Today was a day that fought games against the emotions were going all Ville Platte all-stars, but over the place," the 39- the boys got what they year-old Ortiz said. "I came for, hoisting the was watching the induc- state championship trophy tions. I'm not going to high on Saturday after- lie to you. It was very noon. emotional." The AAA Nationals Ortiz, who had two became the fourth team three-run homers and an from Minden to win a RBI single, and Xander state championship this Bogaerts each had four summer, capping what has of the season-high 20 been an unprecedented hits by the Red Sox. run for Minden Dixie "Big night for David and a big night for us baseball and softball. offensively overall," Here’s how the three manager John Farrell game series went down. said. "David was all Game 1 over the baseball with Minden Nats. 12 two beautiful swings Ville Platte 1 with the two three-run It was all Minden in game one of the series, as The AAA Minden Nationals pose with their state championship trophy and banner following their 9-3 win homers." in game three of their series against Ville Platte. Courtesy Photo/Sonya Sims Ortiz was especially the Nationals rolled to touched by fellow coun- victory behind the hot tryman and teammate hitting of Maddox Mandino. the win. 1-1, Minden and Ville comeback, as C.J. Watts Landry Powell went Pedro Martinez's induc- Platte geared up for a caught a hard hit ball to the distance for Minden, tion. The pair played on Mandino finished with Game 2 Boston's 2004 team that a home run and a triple, Ville Platte 5 decisive game three to first for the final out, pitching all six innings, ended an 86-year World followed by Cason Minden Nats. 2 decide the champion. sending Minden and allowing just six hits and Series title drought. Clemons who ripped a In the second game, Game 3 their fans into a frenzy. one earned run while "Pedro, I got tears triple of his own. Ville Platte was able to Minden Nats. 9 Watts was the hero striking out two. coming out when I hear Brandon Winston, Landry hold the Minden Ville Platte 3 for Minden at the plate, After the game, Pedro talking because I Powell and C.J. Watts all Nationals to just two runs In the third and final crushing a pair of home Minden was presented know the man," Ortiz finished with a pair of and even the series at one game, the Minden runs and accounting for with the state champi- said. base hits, while Jake a piece. Nationals jumped out to six of Minden’s runs. onship trophy and their Farrell believes it Wilkins, Chase Tolbert Ethan Latour, Maddox a 5-0 lead in the first Maddox Mandino had a Louisiana jerseys and may have sparked Ortiz. and Cooper Chase all Mandino, C.J. Watts and inning. After tacking on big game as well, adding caps they will wear at the "Maybe it's some- added singles. Chase Tolbert each had a four more runs in the a triple and single. World Series in what fitting for Boston Cason Clemons got the single for the Minden fourth, the lead was Chase Tolbert smacked a Lexington, South baseball today with start on the mound and offense. comfortable at 9-0. double, Cason Clemons Carolina. Pedro's induction and pitched well, only allow- C.J. Watts and Cooper Ville Platte scored added a pair of base hits The AAA World David with the seven ing one run and striking Chase both pitched well two runs in the fourth and Jake Wilkins and Series begins August 7 RBIs as he climbs up out one batter. Cooper for Minden, despite the and pushed one across in Dayton Sims finished for those interested in higher on the all-time Chase came in to finish loss. the bottom of the sixth, with a single to round traveling to support our list," he said. off Ville Platte and secure With the series tied at but there would be no out the offense. state champions.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COLLEGE ATHLETICS cycling Froome wins Rangers, Dodgers Special year ahead for LSU Tour de France own right. PARIS (AP) — All Just turn through the seasons and consid- for one, one for all, and in hunt for Hamels er some of the brilliant athletes who will all bathed in yellow. take the field, court and course at LSU over Arms over each The Texas Rangers and and has a team or vesting the coming athletic year: other's shoulders, linked Los Angeles Dodgers have option for a fourth season. It starts in September with sophomore together in a long line of emerged over the weekend The guaranteed portion of tailback Leonard Fournette, the nation’s for- happiness, Tour de as the likely favorites to his contract runs through mer No. 1 recruit and a major Heisman France winner Chris trade for Philadelphia only his age-34 season -- Trophy candidate. The leader of “Buga Froome and his team- Phillies ace Cole Hamels, whereas a group of free Nation” led the SEC in all-purpose yards mates pedaled slowly multiple sources said. agents in or approaching As the lazy summer days melt into the last season and earned preseason all-confer- over the finish line, The Phillies also contin- their 30s, such as David frenetic fall, we draw closer and closer to ence honors at SEC Media Days earlier this soaking up the applause ue to discuss Hamels with Price, Johnny Cueto and what could be an epic athletic year on the month. Sunday on the Champs- at least four other teams -- Zack Greinke (assuming he LSU campus. It continues in November with the debut Elysees. the Chicago Cubs, New opts out), will be looking You’ll want to be prepared. of the nation’s No. 1 basketball recruit, for- Three weeks of furi- York Yankees, San for deals that take them into Athletic talent at LSU is rarely in short ward Ben Simmons from Australia, a pro- ous racing, of beating Francisco Giants their late 30s. supply. It grows like the sugar cane from the gram-changing kind of prospect who can back both a tenacious and Boston Red The Phillies fertile Mississippi River bottomlands that pass and run and rebound and shoot so well Colombian, Nairo Sox, a source said. have been position- are within view of Tiger Stadium’s massive that he’s already being touted as the No. 1 Quintana, and doping However, those ing themselves for superstructure. It’s exported by the barge- NBA draft pick next year. (That’s right, suspicions that are teams are said to months to take the full to professional leagues and competi- folks; he’s going to be one-and-done.) Lance Armstrong's poi- have had more Hamels talk to the tions the world over. In February, Alex Lange returns to the sonous legacy to trouble matching brink of Friday's 4 But this could be one of those years mound after spinning an unbeaten All- cycling, were over. up on a potential p.m. ET deadline, remembered as the time the planets aligned America freshman campaign, leading the Time for the winner's deal than the in the hope that and the stars fell on Louisiana. Tigers back to the College World Series. At speech. Dodgers or some team would I’m reminded of my days as a student the same time, All-America shortstop "The Maillot Jaune is Rangers. be more willing to writer at LSU in 1988-89 when one sport Bianka Bell returns for her senior season, special, very special," The Rangers overpay as the after another boasted some of the best to intent on taking the softball team back to Froome said, using the and Dodgers both hamels deadline pressure ever wear the purple and gold. the Women’s College World Series. yellow jersey's French had scouts in atten- mounts. So clubs There was Tommy Hodson, who left Two other new additions to the purple name. dance at Hamels' no-hitter, speaking with Philadelphia Tigertown as the Southeastern Conference’s and gold are among the best anywhere. "I understand its his- as did the Yankees, Giants, continue to report they all-time leading passer. Chris Jackson, who Golfer Sam Burns was the No. 1 junior tory, good and bad," he Houston Astros, Toronto wouldn't be surprised if a set the NCAA freshman single-season scor- golfer in the world earlier this summer. Not said. "I will always Blue Jays and several other Hamels deal goes right ing record that still stands. (Pete Maravich, the nation. The world. respect it." clubs. But other than Texas down to the deadline. of course, holds the scoring records for And gymnast Lexie Priessman had a The Tour is still and Los Angeles, those Hamels is 6-7 with a sophomores, juniors, seniors and a career.) great shot to make the U.S. Olympic team French. But British rid- teams were described as 3.64 ERA in 20 starts this Ben McDonald was on his way to in 2012 and 2016 before injuries derailed ers have won three of doing their "due diligence" season. But his win-loss becoming the No. 1 draft pick in 1989 after her. the last four: Bradley in monitoring the market record is skewed by lack of capturing the Golden Spikes Award. David I’m not here to forecast how many Wiggins in 2012 and for the 31-year-old left-han- run support -- which ranks Toms was on his way to becoming the best championships the Tigers and Lady Tigers now two for Froome, der. 85th among 94 qualifying golfer LSU has ever produced. And Dawn might win with these student-athletes in the following his first win Both the Rangers and MLB starters -- and by the Sowell was sweeping to three NCAA titles, fold. Some will shine brilliantly; some may in 2013. That puts Dodgers view Hamels as an two starts immediately pre- leading the Lady Tigers to yet another never get off the ground. Britain equal with the attractive alternative to this ceding his no-hitter, in NCAA team track and field championship. But there’s a great chance that someone United States, with That is one lofty collection of achieve- is going to do something special. winter's deep class of free- which he allowed 14 ments, perhaps never to be repeated. But the three from Greg agent aces, because he is earned runs in 6⅓ innings. Accomplish something astonishing. Leave LeMond — and minus athletes coming to and returning to LSU’s us with the kind of performances that years under contract for three His ERA in his 18 other campus in 2015-16 have a tremendous seven stripped from more years after this season starts this season is 2.80. from now will have you saying, “I was Armstrong. chance to leave a sparkling legacy in their there when they did that.” Monday, July 27, 2015 — Minden Press-Herald 7
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Interior Community submitted two days prior to RUSTON PEACH- Development Block publication date depending drywall. Call 318- ES & PRODUCE Grant funds. Vote on the length. Notices 390-5246 or 318- 318-372-2207 on the motion was unanimous. may be emailed to 455-9992 Every Wed. 8am- HUSBAND FOR [email protected] til sold out. Cor- Police Chief HIRE Home main- ner of Hwy 80 & James Edwards tenance jobs. Call 371 beside D&D informed the Board of Aldermen Charles Stubbs Liquor Payments 426-5425 or 377- that an important police information Cash, Checks, Billing 8658 program, EMPLOYMENT ThinkStream which has been CARING & COM- utilized by his PASSIONATE Anyone knowing department since Real E state Not ice CNA’S WANTED the whereabouts 2008 needs to be “All real estate advertised herein is Apply in person. of Robin L. Coker updated and paid subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, whose last known for. Due to an which makes it illegal to advertise any Cypress Point address was 103 invoice error for the preference, limitation or discrimination Nursing Center Country Lane, subscription, the based on race, color, religion, sex, handi- Bossier City, LA Minden, Louisiana police department cap, familial status, or national origin, or (behind Lowe’s is asked to contact was never billed for intention to make any such preference, Jack W. Slaid, the programs. A limitation, or discrimination. We will not on Douglas Dr.) Attorney-at-Law motion was made knowingly accept any advertising for real 318-747-2700 at (318) 382-1177 by Kay Stratton estate, which is in violation of the law. or at 1374 Homer and seconded by All persons are hereby informed that all Come & make a difference in Road, Suite 200, Connie Woods dwellings advertised are available on an Minden, LA 71055. to pay for the equal opportunity basis. someone’s life programs. Vote Monday, July 27, 2015 - Minden Press-Herald 9
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