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upMayor Ken Freeman along with the city crew from the Town of Many joined in the Spring Trash Bash cleanup, also known as “Get off your Fanny and clean up Many” within the city limits, on Saturday, March 23. Pictured getting ready at Many City Hall are Mayor Freeman with city crew David Smith, Michael Moore, Butch Randall, Keaton Leach, Joshua Darden, Gary Rivers, Preston Foshee and Jadyn DuBois.

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Organizers Joey and Lisa Register have announced that the “Feed a Friend” event will once again return on Saturday, April 6, beginning at 2 p.m. on their property in the Bethel Community, at a slightly different location. The Register family is currently constructing a new venue facility, RB4 Event Center, on their Nash Road property and the popular event will be held there.

The Registers invite everyone to join them for food, fellowship and fun as they serve a variety of “good eatin’” while you spend some time together as neighbors. The best part about the whole event is that it is all free! Organizers emphasize it that all you have to do is to come hungry and bring your family, and a friend or two. You may even take a door prize home with you!

Progress Cumberland Presbyterian Church will hold their 109^th Anniversary Celebration on April 27-28.

The event begins on April 27 at 6 p.m. with a congregational singing.

On Sunday, April 28, the worship service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a message from Bro. Jerry Lawson and Pastor Drake Barnhill.

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Members of West Central Louisiana Operation Christmas Child team shared information, resources and materials to those who attended the Church Resource Expo at Clara Springs. The West Central team includes participants in Red River, Natchitoches, Sabine and Winn parishes. To obtain more information and to become involved in Operation Christmas Child call Beth Martin, Area Coordinator, 318-508-1024.

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The annual Sabine Parish Gifted and Talented Expo, emphasizing “Passion Projects” was hosted on Friday, February 15 in the Family Life Center of the First United Methodist Church of Many. Students from across the parish participated. The program opened at 9 a.m. with Lola Curtis and Tre French singing the “Star Spangled Banner.” Projects were placed on tables throughout the center and students prepared a short presentation on their “passion.” The program began at 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. with Talented Music students performing.

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Dr. Sara Ebarb, Superintendent of the Sabine Parish School Board, presents Allie Tarver a plaque for the Student of the Year at Florien High School. Allie is a fifth grade student and is the daughter of Andy and Alison Tarver. Also shown is Jamie Vincent, who presented her with a check and a basket of goodies on behalf of City Bank.

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Michael Sonnier took first at the Many Bass Club’s March 2019 tournament with four fish weighing 12.34 pounds. Sonnier caught his fish on the Texas side south of the bridge using a baby bass senco in 2-5 feet of water.

Glen Swihart is the second place winner with four fish weighing 10.79 pounds, while Joe Eidson is the third place finisher with a five-fish stringer weighing 10.54 pounds.

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In May 1940 Louisiana began to be invaded. No not by an enemy army, but by the units of the United States Army who would be part of the first units to maneuver throughout the Sabine area, which was an extensive area laid out on maps for maneuver use ran from the Red River westward to the Sabine River and south towards Lake Charles.

Lt. General Stanly Embick was the overall commander of this first maneuver and had his headquarters at Camp Beauregard. At Camp Beauregard was the Blue Army Zone, while the Red Army Zone was from below Jasper, Texas, and north to Nacogdoches. In these maneuvers came many enlisted men and officers who in the coming years of World War II would make great achievements and would become famous as commanders of specialized units. One young officer destined to become famous was William Orlando Darby.