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Should I Ask for Retroactive Benefits?Dear Rusty: I turn 70 next month, October 3, and am making an application for Social Security benefits to begin in January 2026. I want the maximum Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) and the highest permanent monthly benefit.

Schools, education center planning Veterans Day events

The Natchitoches Central High School Army J.R.O.T.C. will be hosting their Annual Veteran’s Day Program on Monday, Nov. 10, from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. in the main gym. The Battalion is also providing light refreshments and snacks from 8 to 9 a.m. a.m.

Supporting Vet Tech program

Friends All United for Natchitoches Animals presented a $22,500 donation to the NSU Foundation to support the FAUNA Vet Tech Endowed Scholarship. The presentation concluded a public lecture at NSU that highlighted the connection between animal cruelty and violent crimes.

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS & EVENTS

OngoingVoices 4 Autism is offering a Chair Fitness Class geared toward older active adults or anyone who needs a low impact class to stay strong and mobile.The free weekly class is held Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the MLK Recreational Center dance studio. Instructor is Ms. RM Reilford.

Four Sporting Presidents

On Jan. 30, 1882, Franklin D. Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family at Hyde Park, New York. In 1887, when Franklin was just 5 years old, his father took him to meet President Grover Cleveland.