Pianist Sergei Kvitko to present concert Jan. 30 at NSU’s Magale Hall

Pianist Sergei Kvitko will present a recital at Northwestern State University on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free. A livestream will be available at www.nsu.la/CAPA-LIVE.

Mark Your Calendars! January

Jan. 29Parish Council meeting at 4 p.m. --- Jan. 30Natchitoches March for Life, hosted by St. Mary’s Catholic School, the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, and the Women ╒ s Resource Center beginning at the Riverbank Stage at 10 a.m., with the March for Life beginning at 1 p.m.

Now’s a good time to plant blueberries, follow these steps for success

In Louisiana, fall through early spring is the perfect time to plant a host of trees and shrubs — including blueberries.While these plants won’t bear their delicious fruit for a few more months, it’s best to get them in the ground (or containers!) while the weather is cool.

Don’t rush to cut back, discard freeze-damaged plants

Bitterly cold weather has settled in across Louisiana and much of the country. If you woke up Monday morning to discover frozen, limp plants outside your window, you might be tempted to trim them or simply discard them to tidy up the garden.

Instant piano class to be offered Feb. 2

Thousands have already discovered the secret of playing the piano without ever reading music.

Power restoring

As of presstime Wednesday 405 homes and businesses were without power in Natchitoches Parish, which equates to 3.03 percent of the 13,349 customers tracked.Entergy has the most customers out with 214 power outages, equating to a 28.27 percent outage. Total customers is 747.

‘Most respected seat’ goes to Natchitoches Central musician

Yujun (June) Yao, was selected to be the concertmaster of the Louisiana Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra which convened in New Orleans over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

Parish recovering from ice, freezing temperatures

A winter storm was observed at Natchitoches Parish during Jan. 25-26, with a wintry mix of freezing mist, freezing drizzle, freezing rain, light snow flurries.In addition, during the 4:00 a.m.

JUST TALKIN’

JT has to give kudos to the city workers in Natchitoches for their terrific efforts in our recent ice storms.There were a few power losses in the past three days but for the most part they were dealt with quickly and JT hasn’t heard of any large outage areas in the city.

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