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The Zwolle Police Department and Town Council are pleased to announce that School Resource Officer Randy Rivers will be returning to the school for the third year to ensure the safety of our schools. It’s their goal to ensure the safety of our kids and teachers on a daily basis and we are looking forward to another great school year.

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The audience at the 40th annual Natchitoches-Northwestern State University Folk Festival held on July 26-27 was entertained and educated about the rich and diverse cultural offerings of the state. The Festival featured traditional Louisiana foods, Kidfest activities, music, traditional crafts, narrative sessions, musical informances, and cultural exhibits. This year’s Festival theme “Vive la Louisiane!” was a great success, with a very happy audience.

The Festival opened with a rousing dance, beginning with Cajun dance lessons, followed by Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, and the night closed out with Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band. Side stage performances included Natchitoches gospel group Joyful Sounds, 50 Man Machine, which includes NSU faculty Paul Forsyth, Collier Hyams, and Oliver Molina, and an open jam with Max & Marcy, Ed Huey, and Cane Mutiny.

During the Vietnam War Fort Polk was known as the “Home of the Combat Infantryman” due to realistic basic and combat training taught there. Many of us can remember the 1960s and early 1970s. The first thing most folks think of is that it was the Vietnam War years. It was also the years of love-ins, peace marches, riots, and of the hippie generation. But the one thing that impacted America more than anything was the war that we were involved in that was located in Southeast Asia in a country we had never heard of called Vietnam. Early in the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the first military advisors were sent to Vietnam to assist with training the fledgling Army of the Republic of Viet Nam, known to all as ARVN. The ARVN’s were fighting to keep South Vietnam free of communist control from North Vietnam. It would be a long war, with America and its allies assisting with men, equipment, weapons, and material of all types.

Fishing the Texas side of Toledo Bend, in the Six Mile area, Glen Swihart won the Many Bass Club’s July 2019 tournament with a five-fish stringer weighing 13.46 pounds. Swihart caught his fish throwing a jig and frog in 10 - 15 feet of water.

David Owens, fishing the night segment of the tournament, is the second place winner with a five-fish stringer weighing 13.12 pounds and is also the big bass winner with a 4.74 pound lunker. Wayne Moran is the third place finisher with a five-fish stringer weighing 11.96 pounds.

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The Northwestern State University campus will see plenty of activity this summer as more than 8,500 students and staff will take part in more than 50 summer camps and workshops hosted by the university.

The camps include band, art, music and science camps, Louisiana Boys State and Girls State, cheerleading and sports camps, the ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars, the Louisiana Association of Student Councils, robotics camps and more.

“We have the most enchanting, beautiful campus in the state of Louisiana,” said Director of Enrollment Services Jana Lucky. “Summer camps are a great way to show off our campus to students that might not have had an opportunity to experience it. Natchitoches is also very friendly and welcoming to visitors from all over.”

Colorful hot air balloons will be flying and landing at the C. E. “Rusty” Williams Airport on Sunday, July 14 from 4 to 10 p.m. in Grand Cane, Louisiana.

The excitement of these vibrant hot air balloons is a sight to see for the entire family. This is a free event sponsored by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury.

Gates open at 4 p.m. with a Carnival, Classic Car Show, and food/craft vendors galore. Get ready to enjoy live entertainment with Erick Willis and Band kicking off at 4:15. The winners of the Car Show will be announced at 6:00 pm, followed by a performance at 6:15 pm by Leon Chavis and the Zydeco Flames.

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