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Mary Louise Porter’s “Cane River Reflections” is available at Cane River Gallery and Georgia’s Gift Shop.
Artist releases set of prints, plans for Tricentennial show
Mary Louise Porter, local artist and teacher, released the first in a series of prints titled “Cane River Reflections,” which focus on the Natchitoches area. Porter will soon begin a second series...
Dec 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Johnny Earthquake and the Moondogs are among the crowd pleasers planned for Saturday. Riverbank access is free.
Band will continue Christmas concert tradition
Johnny Earthquake and the Moondogs will be performing a free concert this Saturday, Dec. 15 on the downtown riverbank from 4:30 p.m. until the fireworks begin at 7 p.m. According to bandleader Rodn...
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What's Your Line?
 In October 1783 the Davidson County, Tenn. court, after reviewing surveys and agreements of adjoining landowners, permitted Heydon Wells to build a water grist mill on his own land.  Frequently al...
Dec 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left are Betty and Elvin Shields. Both grew up on plantations on Cane River. Elvin retired as an engineer and volunteers with the Cane River Creole National Parks. He sculpts wire toys and is the motivating force behind the furnishing of Oakland’s slave/tenant cabin. The structure’s grand opening is Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Music and festivities begin at 1 p.m. There is no admission cost.
A matter of Pride and Place: Artist preserves stories of home
Walls are plastered with newspaper and magazines, pages peeling to reveal cracks that make you shiver in the morning frost. Furnishings are sparse, simple and clean. Many generations of African Am...
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Smart phones remember presents, not Jesus
I need your help. I have a terrible memory for gifts. My wife will not tell anyone what she wants for Christmas. After all these years, I have learned that if we go into a store and she picks up ...
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Rotarians celebrate with Santa, carols
Goodwill and cheer abounded at the Rotary Club’s Christmas party Dec. 11 in the Events Center. Guests mingled and enjoyed a cocktail hour before sitting down to a lavish spread by Chef Susan Smith ...
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Zuzu’s Praline Candy mix cooks in 1 minute, with none of the hassles of a candy thermometer or “soft ball” stage. According to the staff at Little Eva’s Pecan Plantation, the mix can make traditional pralines, pecan filling, praline teriyaki sauce, sweet buffalo hot sauce and sticky bun sauce.
Home-Made in Half the Time
Delicious doesn’t have to be difficult. With so many instant products on the market, you can whip up dips, desserts and appetizers…and still have time sit down and enjoy the food. There are a plet...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left, Susanna Squyres, Martha Squyres and Mary Squyres hold some of the 70 stuffed teddy bears that the Modern Woodmen Youth Service Club presented to the Shriners’ Childrens Hospital in Shreveport.
Woodmen Youth Service Club has a very ‘Bear-y’ Christmas
The Modern Woodmen Youth Service Club met at Dollar Tree to purchase teddy bears for sick children. Employees at the local store were a little chagrined to learn that the club was there to purchas...
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Eulanee Parker celebrates her birthday with four generations of family members. Parker was Provencal’s first female mayor. Her husband also served in that office. On first row from left are Sawyer Nichols, Holt Nichols, Parker and Cristyn Nichols. On second row are Tracy Nichols, Patsy Nichols, Tricia Nelson, Melanie Robinson and Pat Parker.
95 year-old reflects on changes, political career
Eulanee Parker was born Dec. 10, 1917-- the same year the first woman, Jeannette Rankin of Montana, was elected to Congress. Rankin held political office three years before the nineteenth amendmen...
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From left, Kate Hatfield, Jane Scott and Jessica Scott get into the Christmas spirit at Magnolia plantation. There were refreshments, a decoration station, wire plantation toys, music and a presentation on herbs by Dawn Hendrix. Cane River Creole National Historic Parks will host another holiday event at Oakland Plantation Saturday, Dec. 15 from 1-4 p.m. Reverend Charley’s Patent Medicine Show will play and artist Elvin Shields will open the first furnished display of a slave/tenant cabin at Oakland.
Historic Holiday Happenings

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