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The Toledo Bend Lake Association (TBLA) is gearing up for its major fundraiser of the year: the Bass Unlimited—Back A Great Fighter Banquet. The 14th Annual Banquet will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Cypress Bend Pavilion.

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The Toledo Bend Lake Association (TBLA) elected officers for 2016 during the October, 2015 meeting of the Board of Directors. Newly elected officers are President John Toliver, First Vice President Gary Moore, Second Vice President Rhonda Dean, Secretary Bill Galligan, and Treasurer Gaynell Goodeaux.

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Calley Gentry and Laura Turnley of Nichols are shown delivering Operation Christmas Child boxes to Calvary Baptist Church in Many. In celebrating Nichols stores 101st anniversary, it was Debbie Nichols, the late owner of the stores, wish to contribute 101 gift boxes to this wonderful cause.

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By Daniel Jones, editor

On November 22 at around 2:30 a.m., a call was placed to the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department reporting a severe one-vehicle accident with injuries on Marin Luther King Jr. Drive in Many.

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Candidate qualifying for the March 5, 2016 Primary Election will be held in the office of the Sabine parish Clerk of Court beginning on Wednesday, December 2 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and will run through December 4, closing at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The clerk will hold qualifying for Democratic & Republican State Central Committee Members, Democratic & Republican Parish Executive Committee Members, Florien Mayor, Chief of Police and Aldermen (3).

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On Wednesday, November 11, Many Junior High School held their annual Veterans Day program. The administration, teachers, support staff, and students set aside this day each year to honor and thank all men and women who are serving or have served in the military. Numerous veterans, parents, and visitors filled the banner decorated gymnasium to express appreciation and remembrance. Students gave a warm welcome to keynote speaker veteran Howard Pennington as he shared his experiences and love of his country.

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Director Mary Bozeman is pleased that the cast of this year’s “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens will include the wonderful Jim Quayhagen (Saturday, December 5, at 7 p.m.) as Scrooge on Saturday, December 5 at 7 p.m., the role he portrayed in the first production of the show. He will be double cast with Jim Hyde on December 6 at 2 p.m., who has delighted audiences in the role in recent years.

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Ebarb honored veterans at the Choctaw Apache Tribal Veterans Pow Wow that was held on Friday, November 6 at the tribal grounds. Several family members of our veterans were present to receive the Louisiana Medal of Honor that is issued by the state to recognize living and deceased veterans. In addition to the presentation of the Medal of Honor to veterans and families Chief Thomas Rivers also awarded all veterans in attendance a gift from the tribe.

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Sabine Parish School Board President James A. “Buddy” Veuleman died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 4 at Oschners Hospital in New Orleans, where he had been a patient for over a week. He was feeling better and was looking forward to returning to his home, when he suffered a massive stroke Wednesday afternoon. Generous in life, he was also generous in death by donating his corneas to someone who would need them.

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Marion Garland Anthony, 73, of Florien died unexpectedly the morning of Friday, November 6 at Sabine Medical Center in Many after being stricken at his home. He apparently suffered a massive heart attack. Anthony was Executive Director of the Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce.

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