City of Minden Moves Forward with Automated Meters Fight Over Drugs
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PREP FOOTBALL Knights looking for district championship PAGE 6 MINDEN RESS ERALD P -H www.press-herald.com October 29, 2015 | 50 Cents THURSDAY INSIDE FALL FEST CITY UTILITIES today City of Minden moves forward with automated meters MICHELLE BATES now,” he said. “In the last co uple of months, more than [email protected] ever, the need has been pointed out The City of Minden is by the people making the next step who work towards automated electric here in city Glenbrook and water meters. hall. The School 4-H In the coming months, meter read- the city council will decide ing is getting pumpkin contest whether to grant authority to more diffi- mayor Tommy Davis to enter cult.” LIFE PG. 5 into discussion and negotia- By the DAVIS tion with a company to time meters install electronic meters are read, processed and throughout the city. billed, some people may be “We’ve been talking about that for about two years SeeCITY, Page 3 MINDENFight CRIME over drugs ends in two arrests Rubio downplays MICHELLE BATES [email protected] Bush rivalry A dispute over whether PG.3 suspected drugs were NEWS dropped on the floor in front Fall Fest of two children led to the arrest of a man and his girl- friend. BRYANT WEATHERRED Michael Brandon Bryant, 17. Bond was set at $10,000. at FBC 35, of the 15,000 block of Sha y Marie Weatherred, Highway 80 in Minden, was 26, of the same address, was arrested for possession of arrested for possession of Schedule II CDS, fugitive Schedule II CDS and CDS in from the Minden Police the presence of a minor Hundreds turned out Wednesday Department and CDS in the night for First Baptist Church’s presence of a minor under annual Fall Fest. Festival goers SeeDRUGS, Page 2 enjoyed games and fun inside and outside. Festival planners say this was the first year to bring EDUCATION DMV the festival outdoors and it had an amazing turnout. Above, or Thomas Worsham, minister to College Night is JBE students sits in the dunking booth as festival goers take a chance at sending him into the OPINION PG.4 water. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald tonight at MHS WEATHER STAFF REPORTS gram will include a brief gen- eral welcome and introduc- TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK tion of the college represen- FUNDRAISER Minden High School and tatives, followed by a short the National Honor Society presentation by each school Golf tourney for St. Jude set for Nov. 7 will sponsor its annual “Col- about their institution. Fol- lege Night” at 7 p.m. Thurs- lowing these presentations, day for juniors and seniors of students and parents are a.m., Saturday, Nov. 7. a chance to win a shotgun BRUCE FRANKLIN Minden, Lakeside, Doyline encouraged to browse and donated by Minden Pawn & The 2-man scramble will and Glenbrook. gather information from [email protected] Gun. take place at Pine Hills More than 30 colleges schools in a attendance. All proceeds will be Country Club and will cost and universities, as well as For more information, donated to St. Jude Chil- The Minden Lodge #51 is $150 per team. Included in several military branches contact Alan Shaw at Minden having its St. Jude Scramble the entry fee is a lunch and financial institutions will High school by calling 377- 75 62 for a Cure golf tourney at 8 catered by Hugh Wood and SeeGOLF, Page 2 be in attendance. The pro- 2766. HIGH LOW Partly cloudy skies will give EDUCATION way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. J.L. Jones robotics CONNECT WITH US @mindenph club to compete MICHELLE BATES - the only elementary school in Webster Parish to have [email protected] one - will compete in a regional competition at the Students at J.L. Jones Bossier Civic Center Satur- Elementary School are day, Nov. 14. Vol. 47 No. 84 preparing to compete in the Teacher Amanda Greer, third grade division in the robotics coach at the school, Regional Autonomous says the club puts to use their Students Zoe Lee, Jackson Waller and Baylee Ware of the robotics club at J.L. Jones Robotics Circuit, or RARC, in math and science skills in a Elementary work to put together an EV3, a machine that performs simple tasks. November. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald The robotics club at Jones SeeJONES, Page 2 2 Thursday, October 29, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald SECONDwww.press-herald.com FRONT AROUND THE STATE State collects $2.2 million on old auto insurance fines BATON ROUGE — Offi- result of the mass mailing. cials say the Louisiana Edmonson says some Office of Motor Vehicles 69 percent, or 20,562, of has collected about $2.2 those cases were genuine million in penalties since it insurance expirations for sent out 1.2 million letters which people owed fines, Oct. 13 seeking $444 mil- while 31 percent, or 9,183, lion in fines on lapsed auto of the violations were insurance. The Advocate reports absolved after drivers State Police Superintend- showed proof they should- ent Col. Mike Edmonson, n't have been charged the who's in charge of the fee. OMV, said as of Wednes- He says OMV also day the agency cleared refunded $2,200 to drivers 29,745 driving records as a who paid fines in error. Students Melodi Frazier, Copeland Cupples and Zane Maxwell plot coordinates to move a machine from "Zimbab- AROUND THE STATE we" to "Antarctica" for repairs and back again. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald 1 ticket wins the students to technology grades three through 12. The “It’s a fun way to do math while learning other skills. competition, according to the and science,” Greer said, JONES “Robotics is a great way to NICERC website, is to allow adding only 24 slots were Continued from page 1 get kids excited about sci- students to showcase their open this year. “I feel like Louisiana Easy ence, technology, engineer- STEM skills by competing next year, more kids will fun way. ing and math (STEM) top- against students in their divi- want in (the club).” ics,” she said. “Studies show sions. “We started with Lego We Greer started the robotics that it is highly effective in NICERC is a division of 5 drawing Do kits,” she said. “They’re developing teamwork and the Cyber Innovation Center club after seeing some of the simple machines, like wheel things other schools in BATON ROUGE — mated $375,000 for Satur- and axle machines.” self-confidence. One aspect in Bossier Parish. of digital age learning that is “The hands-on challenges neighboring parishes are Louisiana Lottery officials day. Now, they are up to Lego doing, and she felt it would say ticket won the $90,000 Players matching all five Mindstorm EV3s, which are essential to prepare students serve a dual purpose: intro- for the evolving 21st century duce STEM concepts and its benefit the students at Jones. Easy 5 drawing Wednesday numbers and the Powerball machines the students can workplace is collaboration. many applications and rein- “In Bossier Parish, I think night. It was purchased in would have won or shared program to perform tasks, “We know that there are force STEM fundamentals almost all of their elementary Alexandria. The Easy 5 the $110 million jackpot. she said. For example, the drawing will have an esti- The prize goes to an esti- many talented, intelligent learned in the classroom,” schools have a robotics club, student has to figure out mated jackpot of $50,000 mated $127 million for Sat- children who, if given the according to the site. and all elementaries have coordinates for the machine Saturday. urday. opportunity and exposure, Greer says she’s not sure some type of STEM,” she to pick up a Lego man from can master technology topics how the students will fare at There were no jackpot Winning numbers “Zimbabwe” and take a said. “I just felt like we need- winners Wednesday in the drawn Wednesday and become our future scien- the competition. This is their ed that. My personal children machine to “Antarctica” for tists, engineers and even first year and they just began multistate Powerball jack- were: love robotics, they love Powerball: 04-54-56- repairs and then back again. inventors,” she continued. “I the club and preparation for pot or the Louisiana Lotto. 62-63, Powerball: 10, The students use meas- want my students at J.L. the competition in Septem- Legos, and I just want them Louisiana Lotto players Power Play: 2 urement, multiplication, Jones to have that exposure ber. The club meets on Fri- to have the same opportuni- matching all six numbers Lotto: 03-05-11-22-26- division and science skills and opportunity.” days but have been meeting ties as another parish would. drawn would have won or 38 while developing teamwork The regional competition after school twice per week to I hear parents say their kids shared a $350,000 prize, Easy 5: 17-18-23-29-32 skills. Principal Dusty Row- is a series of three competi- prepare the students to com- love robotics club. That which will rise to an esti- land says this club exposes tions for students from pete. makes it worth it.” a folded piece of paper con- pla ced on Bryant as a fugitive DRUGS taining suspected metham- from MPD. phetamine. The two children, ranging Continued from page 1 The two were placed under arrest and transported in age two to 11 years of age, were left in the care of their under 17. Bond was set at to Bayou Dorcheat Correc- $10,000.