Two Wildcats Sign on with LSU-Eunice 2013 CHS Football on Country Legends 104.9 FM Tune in This Fall to 104.9 FM on Friday Nights to Hear Central High School Football
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CENTRAL MARDI GRAS BALL CENTRAL SPEAKS NEXT WEEKEND! January 24, 2013 • Daily News at CentralSpeaks.com SEE DETAILS ON PAGE 7 Hooper Bridge over Amite Planned Last week offi cials from the DOTD came to Central to unveil plans for the currently under study by the Louisiana Department of Transportation Hooper Road Extension to connect Central and Watson via a bridge over the and Development (LADOTD) in conjunction with the Federal Highway Amite River. Several plans were displayed, including the roundabout shown Administration (FHWA). The proposed extension of the widening of here, as well as alternatives for an overpass or a signal light. This process Hooper Road begins in East Baton Rouge Parish in the City of Central at will likely take a number of years and the actual construction is not yet Sullivan Road (LA 3034) on the west and continues to Greenwell Springs funded. However, most offi cials recognize that this is a necessary addition to Road (LA 37/64) on the east. The proposed extension of Hooper Road the roadway infrastructure of the Central area. Detail plans and presentations starts at Greenwell Springs Road on the west, crosses the Amite River into can be seen at www.dotd.la.gov under the "On the Move" section. Livingston Parish would end either at LA 16 or LA 1019 on the east. The According to the LADOTD: The Hooper Road Extension project is total length of the project is approximately 5.5 miles. Two Wildcats Sign On with LSU-Eunice 2013 CHS Football on Country Legends 104.9 FM Tune in this fall to 104.9 FM on Friday nights to hear Central High School Football. The Wildcats’ big move to FM has been made possible by the Central Men’s Club and Guaranty Broadcasting. Pre-game hits the airwaves at 6:30 every game night for the 2013 season. The project to take the games to the popular Country Legends 104.9 puts the Central Football broadcasts on par with any program in the state. Thanks go out to Photo by Michael Spangler. Central’s Gordy Rush of Guaranty Brittany Johnson, Daughter of T.J. and Kristen Johnson of Central, Signed with LSU-Eunice’s softball team Broadcasting for helping to make on January 18, 2013. Brittany has been a member of the varsity softball team at Central High for four years, and this possible. Companies interested is currently on the LA Lady Katz Tournament team. She received Second Team All District for the last two years in sponsoring the broadcast can email playing Center fi eld and second base. Brittany has Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her high school career. [email protected]. Outside of softball, she has won a state championship in Power Lifting and has been a member of the Track and Athletic training team. Brittany has Plans to study Radiology at LSU-E and then further her Education at a four year university. Katie Flowers, daughter of Billy and Shari Flowers of Central, signed with LSU- Eunice January 18, 2013. Her primary position for the CHS softball team is Catcher. Her freshman year she was awarded First Team All District as an outfi elder along with the All-Metro Team. Her sophomore year she was awarded Second Team All District along with the "Big Stick" award. Her junior year Katie was awarded First Team All District as a catcher and Second Team All Metro. She was also a two year member of the volleyball team. She currently holds a 3.3 G.P.A. She plans to attend LSU-E to get a degree in the study of Elementary Education. 2 COMMENTARY Thursday, January 24, 2013 • CentralSpeaks.com Print Edition I Love It When a Plan Comes Together Thank You to Seale Cooking in Central has a new home at “Amazing Place” on Blackwater Road. The Funeral Home Cooking in Central pavilion has been built. The Having to make funeral arrangements are hard volunteers have begun meeting and planning enough but on December 10, 2012 we lost our for this year’s event. Despite weather delays son, Jonathan, in a motor vehicle accident and we and the tremendous amount of work required decided to use Seale Funeral in Central for the to pull off Central’s annual festival, Cooking In services. Bobby Suchman and John Minton who are Central will take place May 10th & 11th. I love the Funeral Directors along with John’s wife Belinda it when a plan comes together. and Jill Seale, are truly some of the most caring and The Central Men’s Club has been working compassionate individuals that we have ever met. with Guaranty Broadcasting to take CHS They went above and beyond anything that we could Football broadcasting to the next level. This fall have imagined for Jonathan’s service. John knew that fans can tune in to Country Legends 104.9 FM Jonathan designed and built custom trucks and cars every game night to hear the Wildcat football George Peppard played team leader Hannibal so when we walked into the funeral home John had experience on this premier FM station. Thanks a picture of Jonathan on one of the flat screens and a Smith in the 80’s TV action show “The A-Team”. go out to the Central Men’s Club and Central’s picture of a custom red truck on the other screen. We The 60 minute show was always filled with own Gordy Rush of Guaranty Broadcasting for could not have been more touched to see that. Bobby, unexpected twists and potential failures, but helping to make this happen. I love it when a John, Belinda and Jill were so accommodating to the members of the A-Team would always find plan comes together. a way to work together, overcome the pitfalls, This community overcame tremendous our family and guest and went above and beyond and get the job done. Then, with the mission odds to create a city and form a school system. to make everyone as comfortable as possible. We accomplished, Hannibal would smile and say Legal challenges, legislative battles, petitions, had an idea that a lot of people would attend but we “I love it when a plan comes together.” and an election were hurdles that our team has would have never guessed that the number was at Since November Central citizens and already overcome. Now, even as the next set least 600. It is our belief that one reason for the large representatives of Central’s charitable and of challenges of infrastructure, growth and turnout was because we chose to have the services in service organizations have worked together to economic development are worked through, our Community. The staff of Seale worked tirelessly honor two special men. Tuesday night School look around you. Some of the best schools in to move the guest into the Funeral Home and tried to Board Member Will Easley was honored as the state…the 12th largest city in Louisiana, yet assist with the traffic jam that was caused on Hooper Central’s 2012 Citizen of the Year and Fire miles and miles of rural living…new business Road. Our family will be forever indebted to our new Chief Bill Porche was given the Lifetime opportunities and beautiful neighborhoods. friends at Seale. Residents of Central have longed Citizenship Award. A hundred friends, family, Thank you to all 27,000 of you who have, to have a Funeral Home and we could not be more co-workers and community members came out each in your own way, created what is now the blessed to have Seale Funeral Home and the caring to express their appreciation. I love it when a City of Central. I love it when a plan comes staff be a part of our Community. plan comes together. together. 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The 2013 offi cers are President Debbie Dougherty, 1st Vice President June Dupuy, 2nd Vice President Betsy Barnes, Recording Secretary Tommie Morden, Corresponding Secretary Lauren Ventrella (not pictured), Treasurer Louise Rauls, Past President Joan Lansing, and Members at Large (not pictured) Judy Clay and Claudette Whisnatt. Also at the meeting, RWC members heard from the following guest speakers: Louisiana Supreme Court Judge Elect Jeff Hughes, 1st Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Mike McDonald, and Family Court Judge Charlene Charlet Day. The speakers are pictured below with Sen. Bodi White and RWC President Debbie Dougherty. Photos by Michael Spanger At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, CCSS School Board member Will Easley (pictured at top with wife Dot) was recognized as the 2012 Citizen of the Year, and Fire Chief Bill Porche (pictured above with wife Allison) was honored with the Lifetime Citizenship Award. Both men were given a plaque and the Key to the City. Thank you to these two men for their service to our community. Candidate for State Representative • President of Conker Drayage and • Lifelong Republican Vice-President of Derashnie Enterprises - • Member, St.