By Pete Abington

The Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) is big business in Louisiana. One in five Louisiana residents it helps to feed. Marketa Waters, Secretary of the State Dept of Children and Family Services, stated that SNAP provides food aid to 400,000 Louisiana families. She said that is 860,000 of its most vulnerable residents - nearly 2/3rds of them elderly, disabled or children. She stated that many individual families cannot afford the cost of basic survival and “at $4.00 per day per person, SNAP can hardly cover the difference.” This comes to 20.2% of our population who live in poverty. The state spends $67.4 million to draw down $1.4 billion in 100% SNAP benefits to Louisiana families.

Air Force Airman First Class David J. Hall recently graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Connie Hall of Benson and Ginny Hall of Zwolle. He is the grandson of J.C. and Vern Hall of Benson and Georgia Richard of Zwolle.

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Brantley and Gabryella “Gabby” Parker were all smiles as they met two of their favorite Disney characters, Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

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Funeral services for Davy F. LaGrange, 44, of Many were held July 20 at Trinity Baptist Church with Bro. Leon Manshack and Deacon Stephen Martin officiating. Burial followed in the Trinity Cemetery. He was born on Thursday, September 20, 1973 in Farmington, New Mexico, and passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018 at Oschner Hospital in New Orleans. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Wilbert “Coonie” LaGrange, Eunice LaGrange, Maggie Serna, Ignacio Serna; and father- in-law, Kenneth Knippers.

Funeral services for Lynda Jane Mitchell, 63, of Many were held July 23 at Trinity Baptist Church with the Reverends Truman Leach and Tim Leach officiating. Burial followed in the Ft. Jesup Cemetery. She was born Wednesday, March 23, 1955, and passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Many. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Mitchell; daughter, Kassie Mitchell; sister, Brenda Valdez; and mother, Marie Barnhill. She is survived by her daughters, Kim Russell and husband, Jeremy, of Many and Kellie Mitchell of Many; parents, Delmer and Rita Mitchell of Many; sisters, Dickie Leach of Many and Debra Kay of Marthaville; brothers, Dewayne Mitchell of Converse, Keith Mitchell of Noble and Brett Mitchell of Many; grandchildren, Harley Fredieu of Many, McKay Small of Many and Drake Russell of Many; great grandson, Maverick Fredieu of Many; along with a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services for Gloria Jane McCormic Alford, were held July 24 at the Toledo Church of Christ. She was born in Many on May 23, 1944 to Fred and Jane McCormic. She passed away on July 21, 2018 in Many. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jerry Alford; and brothers, Sammy and Luke “Skipper” McCormic. She is survived by her son, Kevin Alford and wife, Jackie; daughter, Trina Gentry and husband, Keith; grandchildren, Laura Hovermale, Andrew Alford and wife, Rachel, Ryan Gentry and wife, Terra, Jeremy Gentry and wife, Lauren, and Makenzie Alford; great grandchildren, Ayden Hovermale, Mayzlie Hovermale, Kendall Alford, Braylan “Lil Soldier” Alford, and Rylie “Rosebud” Gentry; brother, John McCormic and wife, Tina; nephews, Sammy McCormic, Tim McCormic, and Luke Bickham; niece, Tabitha McCormic; great nephew, Anthony Bickham; honorary friends, Glenda Rogers, Joyce Townsend, and Sherry and George Strickland; along with a host of cousins.

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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By Donna Smith Ammons

Recently, we had a power point presentation at church where church members recalled things their father said as they were growing up. It was kind of a words of wisdom program, that the congregation enjoyed. (Thanks to Laurie Gentry!)

I started thinking about things my parents said to me as they guided me through my younger and teen years. Seems like Mom was more vocal than Daddy, but it sure was fun walking down memory lane, remembering how they reminded me of important things!

--“Sit up straight!” (If I was slouching (heaven forbid), Mom would hit me in the back with her fist to straighten me up!) To this day, I sit up straight, even when driving!

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By Pete Abington

SUPREME COURT

The name of the new nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, was hardly spoken when Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, along with many others, started blasting with negative comments about this individual. The negativity is not expressed too politely in these United States today. It seems that the largest concern for the Democrats is that Roe vs. Wade could be revisited down the road and with Brett Kavanaugh on the Court, the vote could be tilted against this law. This seems to be a primary concern of the Democrats. Roe vs. Wade was decided some forty years ago. There are many more cases have been heard by the Supreme Court but the cases of Roe vs. Wade seems to really highlight the Democrats interest. They don’t want to flat out say abortion, but they want to say that they are in favor of women controlling their own bodies.

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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