Lifestyle

There will be a reunion with classmates from Oak Grove High School on Saturday, April 22 at Fellowship Baptist Church.

For more information please call Barbara Leatherwood at 318-5673122.

Foy Chevrolet GMC generously continues to support Toledo Bend Lake Association’s efforts by sponsoring the visors for this year’s Bass Unlimited Banquet and Auction. Foy is a locally owned and operated business that proudly participates in supporting its community. Together with their support this event allows TBLA to raise funds for the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program, scholarships, grants, and other projects that benefit the Toledo Bend Lake Area communities.

The Bass Unlimited Back-A-Great Fighter Banquet and Auction will be held on Friday, April 21 at Cypress Bend Park Pavilion. This event is almost sold out, and only a few tickets remain Contact Gaynell Goodeaux at 337-842-7814 for ticket availability.

Sabine State Bank is a long-time Gold Level Sponsor of the Toledo Bend Lake Association (TBLA) Bass Unlimited Back-A-Great Fighter Banquet and Auction that will be held on Friday, April 21 at Cypress Bend Pavilion. Sabine State Bank is once again sponsoring the T-shirts for the Banquet. Their support of TBLA has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for projects, grants, and scholarships that benefit the Lake Area communities. TBLA volunteers are preparing now for a fun event on April 21 with the catered dinner, live auction, and raffles. Some of the items include a custom-built greenhouse, long guns, kayaks, jewelry, fishing rods, and more. This event is almost sold out, and only a few tickets remain. Contact Gaynell Goodeaux at 337-8427814 for ticket availability.

Selma Mains Scaife will be honored with the Posthumous Award Tuesday, March 28, at the Sabine Hall of Fame banquet at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Hall in Zwolle. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the program starts at 6:30. This award is given to honor and remember someone with a lifetime of achievement who was a Sabine Parish leader and active in community service.

Selma was born June 9, 1914 to Lee Roy and Mary Jane Mains. She passed away at age 93 on June 6, 2007.

Selma is fondly remembered in Many for being in the local retail business for 28 years. She bought Scaife Unique Shop in 1956 and opened Selma’s Fashion in Wright’s Shopping Center in 1970. Selma’s Fashion Shop continued to operate well into the 2000s at a newer location at 174 San Antonio Ave. with daughter Delores Geoghagan and her husband, Robert Dale, at the helm.

Selma was a very active member of the Eastern Star, Red Hat Society, Women's VFW, Many First Baptist Church and Sunday School Class.

On February 8, Sabine Parish Educators Rising students traveled to the campus of Northwestern State University to attend the Educators Rising Regional Conference. Schools represented were Converse, Ebarb, Many, Negreet, Pleasant Hill, and Zwolle High Schools. In total there were 53 Sabine Parish high school future educators in attendance.

The conference brought together schools from across the state in order to network with future, as well as current, educators. Students competed in educational related competitions and participated in handson workshops. Students were welcomed by NSU’s Kristen Walker.

The Task Force on State Recognition of Indian Tribes met Wednesday for the last time without establishing any set criteria for recognizing tribes in Louisiana.

House Bill 660 established the Native American Commission in 2018 to promote Native American culture and identify needs facing that community. One member from each of the 15 tribes already recognized serves on the commission.

Part of the commission’s responsibility includes establishing clear criteria for tribes seeking formal state recognition by the Legislature.

The task force was formed during the 2022 legislative session to look further into the issue. Senate Resolution 198 says the task force was scheduled to end by March 1, 2023.

There are four federally recognized tribes from Louisiana and 11 state-recognized tribes.

Northwestern State University’s Department of Biological and Physical Sciences will host the annual Science Showcase that gives high schoolers an opportunity to experience a day in the life of a science major. Events will be from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, March 3. There is no cost to participate.

Faculty, staff and students from the department will lead tours of education and research facilities, provide information about student events and organizations and present hands-on demonstrations. Participants will also learn about scholarships, career opportunities and more.

Registration for the Science Showcase is available at www.nsula. edu/sciences.

The ladies of the Wildflower Group, that meet at the SCOA Toledo Center, had a fun outing on Tuesday, February 14, for Valentine’s Day. They had a Valentine’s Day Luncheon at Big John’s Cajun Kitchen in Hornbeck.

On February 7, Many Masonic Lodge #411 F&AM was honored to present 60-year certificates to Brother Benny Crittenden and Brother GradyBurl Cotton. In attendance for the presentation were Worshipful Master Robbie Lang, Chaplain David Miller, Senior Warden JW Mitchell, Junior Warden Shane Hippler, Senior Deacon Joel Jacob Heard, and Brother Keith Birdwell.

Many Jr. High 7th and 8th Grade 4-H Collected new and gently used books to donate to the Many’s book nooks. The following students were on the Book Nook Committee: Mason Yerby , Hunter Remedies, Haisey Mitchell, Pyper Founds, Paysli Koss, Josey Lester, Halle Mc-Cullough, Caroline Peace