NSU Middle Lab Honor Roll

NSU Middle Lab is proud to present the following students who made the Honor Roll for the 2nd nine week of the school year.

OLD BETHEL NEWS

Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Natchitoches Red Hat Sisters had their Christmas party at the home of Celidora Peltier. Celidora graciously welcomed us into her home with a Christmas atmosphere, decorated for the season.This year the meal was “Soups & Pies” inspired by “A trip around the world.

Church News

The Christian Baptist Church at 315 North St., Natchitoches is holding its second annual Christmas Music Concert in conjunction with United Missionary Baptist Church, Natchez, on Friday, Dec. 30, at 6:30 p.m. Christmas morning service is Dec. 25 at 9 a.m.; New Year’s Eve Service is Dec.

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS & EVENTS

OngoingNatchitoches Christmas Festival continues through Jan. 6. Every Saturday there is live music, kids activities, fireworks and more. Tickets are available to purchase online by going to natchitocheschristmas. com Santa Claus House on south end of Downtown Riverbank open through Dec.

LA Guard engineers complete Texas border support mission

Some 13 engineers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, have completed a four-month rotation in support of Operation Lone Star. The mission aimed to reduce illegal border crossings along portions of the Texas border.

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

Dear Editor—I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?Virginia O’HanlonVirginia, your little friends are wrong.

The History of the Candy Cane

The origin of the candy cane goes back more than 350 years, back when candy-makers, both professional and amateur, were making hard sugar sticks.It was around the seventeenth century that Christians in Europe began to adopt the use of Christmas trees as part of their Christmas celebrations.

NSU alum will teach AI programming course this spring

Northwestern State University hosted a Lunch and Learn on artificial intelligence Dec. 10 presented by Monty Chicola, who discussed how language models work, agents, assistants and how AI can help individuals do their jobs better, faster and more efficiently.

JUST TALKIN’

As you prepare your households and hearts for family this Christmas, JT hopes you take a few minutes to relax and really enjoy this thing we call the holiday season. Perhaps we could turn off and put away the cell phones for an evening and just enjoy one another in conversation?

Marthaville Christmas Program