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By Daniel Jones

A building is burning outside of Zwolle, but it isn’t what you’d think.

July 12 was a momentous day for the North Sabine Fire District and Sabine Parish as a whole, as the Fire District Regional Training Facility was dedicated with an open house and brief demonstration of how fire fighters will train at the new complex.

“This represents a huge expansion of fire protection training within Sabine and the surrounding areas,” said Nick Spann, chief of the North Sabine Fire District. “We will be able to run a variety of scenarios over and over, which will teach our local fire fighters and first responders how to respond to different situations through muscle memory. It’s just like basketball practice, the more you practice the better you become at the task.”

Clancey Stewart of Florien was named Grand Champion of the 2018 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship at the annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival.

Clancey Stewart of Florien was the Grand Champion of the 2018 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship held at Northwestern State University as part of the 39th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. Tied for second place were Cameron Fontenot of Eunice and Terry Huval of Lafayette. Ron Yule of DeRidder took third place, followed by Marguerite Gravois of Baton Rouge in fourth. The Championship was held in Magale Recital Hall on the Northwestern State campus.

A multitude of locals qualified for the November 6 election last week at the Sabine Parish Courthouse.

Qualifying to run for the office of Secretary of State were Republicans Kyle Ardoin, Heather Cloud, A.G. Crowe, “Rick” Edmonds, Thomas J. Kennedy III, and Julie Stokes. Democrats running are “Gwen” Collins-Greenup and Renee Fontenot Free. An indepdent candidate is listed as being Matthew Paul “Matt” Moreau.

Running for election as U.S. Representative in the Fourth Congressional District is Republican incumbent Mike Johnson, Democrat Ryan Trundle, and Independent Mark David Halverson.

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The Sabine Ponytails were elated to win the state tournament after a second place finish at district. Kneeling on the front row from left are Baylee Samples, Alivia Roark, Taylor Williams, Summer Brumley, Maddie Chreene, and Bryn Remedies. Standing from left are Coach Jeffery Boggs, Manager Kristin Claire Murray, Avery Prine, Jayscia Remedies, Emery Craig, Coach Phillip Roark, Madison Boggs, Kyndel McComic, Leigha Britt, and Coach Chris Brumley.

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The annual Back-to-School Rally will be held in the Family Life Center of the First United Methodist Church of Many on Saturday, August 4. Doors will open for registration at 7:30 a.m.

Sabine’s District Attorney Don Burkett will serve as the master of ceremonies for the program. Keynote speaker will be Matthew Couvillion of Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Pickett’s Office.

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All are invited to join state Sen. Gerald Long and the Sabine Parish Wide Water Committee at the Zwolle Festival Grounds building on August 9 at 5:30 for a fish fry and meeting that will see the Sabine Parish Long Range Water Plan presented by Meyer and Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers.

In 2009, Long established the committee to address needs in the parish as a result of a water outage that lasted on Toledo Bend for two days over the July 4 holiday. Seven accommodations, including Cypress Bend Resort, and 475 households were without water. The committee was chartered by the Sabine Parish Police Jury.

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ANECA Federal Credit is honoring the memory of a past board member by creating a scholarship in his name to be presented to a student pursuing an accounting degree through Northwestern State University’s School of Business.

The ANECA Federal Credit Union – Joe Sepulvado Scholarship is an annual award of $1,000 that will be presented to an entering or currently enrolled student from Caddo, Bossier or DeSoto Parish. The recipient must be a full-time student and maintain a minimum 2.5 grade point average.

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The North Sabine 10-year-old Boys baseball team advanced to the state tournament, which began on July 13 in Vidalia. They placed second in the district tournament with a 4-2 record. The team wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and support.

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The Annual Sabine Parish Back-to-School Rally will be hosted at the Family Life Center of the First United Methodist Church of Many on Saturday, August 4, according to Mary Gore of the Toledo Bend Baptist Center.

Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. with registration.

All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian in order to receive supplies. Students must also be present.

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