Live Oak United Methodist Church in Watson held their 2nd Annual Women's Conference on April 25th, "Take Your Place In The Dream!" The leader of the conference was Jame LeBoeuf. She organized the conference from start to finish, and all of us who participated say thanks to Jamie for making this conference so rewarding. The day started with a message from the Pastor Mark Crosby at Live Oak United Methodist, followed by praise and worship, small group discussions and testimonies. Pictured are the women who helped make it a special day. First row, left to right, Brittany Crosby, Terrie Crosby, Marci Hancock, Dotty Kimble, Jamie LeBoeuf, and Erin Gourley. Back row, left to right, Kristie Mixon, Sue Hoge, Jennifer Shepherd, Annice Ruth Addison, Stormee Drake, Nancy McGraw, Debra Thoms and Joycelyn Russo.
Old South Jamboree Last Saturday Night at the Country/Gospel Show
Singer Sarah McGibonney
Singer Mickie Hagan
Singer Elizabeth Haley
Katie Hagan, Mickie Hagan, and Elizabeth Haley
River Road Is Open!
8:00 A.M. Traffic Won't Be The Same Again. Or At Least A Little Bit Better!
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Immaculate Conception Church 40th Annual Spring Festival
A Fun Day At The Spring Festival With Rides, Games, A Car Show And Other Local Entertainment.
Geaux Tigers!!! Denham Springs Graduate To Be Cheerleader At LSU
Catherine Messenger, a graduate from Denham Springs High School, will be a Tiger Cheerleader at Louisiana State University football and basketball games in 2009 and 2010.
Live Oak Car Show
A Car Show was held at the parking lot of Oak Point Supermarket and Live Oak Auto on Saturday. Here are a few car pics from the show.
2009 Mr. & Miss Denham Springs High School Bryan Wesley & Catherine Messenger
Live Oak United Methodist Church "6th Annual Jambalaya/Pastalaya Benefit" For Women Outreaching Women
The Wesley Sunday School Class from Live Oak United Methodist Church in Watson held its "6th Annual Jambalaya/Pastalaya Benefit" for Women Outreaching Women Saturday May 2nd. Every year they reach out to the community to support the Emergency Shelter in Livingston Parish for women and their children who are forced to flee their homes because of domestic violence. They had a home, but it is no longer safe for them to go there.
For the past 4 months the Wesley Sunday School Class gave up their Saturdays and free time to solicit donations for the food, bags, Styrofoam dinner plates, plastic silverware, and sold advance dinner tickets. They also solicited donations to provide meals for those who cannot afford to buy their own and for some who are on a fixed income and/or homebound.
On the big day, the cooks were up at 5:30 a.m. stirring their pots. Others were setting up tables and preparing for the assembly line. By 10:30 a.m. they were dishing up the food and bagging it to fill the orders. Girl Scout Troop 205 showed up with 5 helpers to dish up food too. Now there were people from age 10 to age 80+ years, all of one purpose.
Mrs. Beverly Thames, member of the Wesley Sunday School Class, said, "Look around at all the people who are helping. It's not just Methodists. There are Catholics, Baptists and other denominations who have pitched in too. The Lord has put it upon their hearts to care about families who become homeless because of abuse."
The Denham Springs Garden Club had a table set up with a variety of plants and some bird houses. They donated some plants to Women Outreaching Women to beautify the shelter.
"We are truly blessed to know such wonderful people. The proceeds will go towards the operation of the shelter." said Mona Mistric, Executive Director.
For more information call (225) 791-3940 for more information or email womenowomen@i-55.com. Women Outreaching Women 24-Hour Crisis Hotline is (225) 665-9100.
Summer Is Racing Toward Us!
The R/C Track in Watson was buzzing on Saturday with remote control car hobbyists practicing and racing. There are regular practice and race times during the weekend.
Does It Feel Like Summer?
Kids already in the pool and enjoying the summer like weather. School will be out before you know it.
Amite Christian School Field Trip To The Strawberry Patch
Amite Baptist Christian School took the 1st grade class & kindergarten to the Blauhut Strawberry Patch for their spring field trip. As you can see from the pictures, the kids had a good time.
The Denham Springs Antique Village Spring Festival had antiques, crafts, music, food, and a car show.
Denham Springs Photographer Holly Boze with Bozartia Photography shows some of her portraits at the festival. For more information visit www.bozartia.com.
Denham Springs local Joe Hocke sells custom fishing lures. For more information visit www.cjbasscustomlures.com.
Larry Flowers and his son Kaleb posed with their exhibit for "LOUISIANA 4X4." This club promotes offroad adventures with four-wheel drive vehicles. If interested, you can find more information at http://www.la4x4.com/.
Clay Newsom and The Quarter Moon Band performed old rock-n-roll favorites to the crowd.
This old Firebird was one of the many cars at the car show. For more car and festival pics go to the "What's Happening" link.
Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Fun and Safety Day
The Livingston Parish Sheriff's office Kids Fun Day had games, rides, spacewalks, safety and K-9 demonstrations.
Sheriff Willie Graves talking with a WAFB reporter and offering him a ride on one of the many festival rides at the event. Click the video below to see what happened next.
South Live Oak Elementary Cajun Fest
3rd, 4th and 5th graders competed in the annual Spelling Bee. 3rd grade winners were 1st Place Anne Haynes, 2nd Place Landon Roberts and 3rd Place Megan Spence. 4th grade winners were 1st Place Mallory LaBorde, 2nd Place Grace Alford and 3rd Place Rileigh Fontenot. 5th grade winners were 1st Place Andrew Shelton, 2nd Place Genesis Whitley and 3rd Place Carlie Saunders
There were a number of craft booths with wares for sale.
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Thursday, February 2
Lights, Camera, Relay! This year's theme for the Livingston Parish Relay For Life will be Lights, Camera, Relay! Each team is asked to choose a movie or TV show and dress up, decorate and have activities related to that theme the night of the relay. Attend captains' meetings for information, prizes, food. Relay for Life will be held March 23, 2012, at Denham Springs High School from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Show times will be held at City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 2, March 1 and April 5. Visit www.relayforlife.org/livingstonla. For more information, contact Amy Douglas at amy.douglas@cancer.org, 767-4554 or 966-4645.
Saturday, February 4
Walker Mardi Gras Parade The Walker Mardi Gras Parade will be held Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. There will be floats, antique cars, horseback riders, marching bands, dancers and more. There is no fee to enter. You can walk, pull a little red wagon, drive a golf cart or ATV, or ride in a truck or trailer or on a float. All participants must fill out an entry form at walker.la.us/MardiGras.html or call 665-4356. All participants should line up at Walker High School at 11 a.m. on the day of the parade. The parade will begin at Walker High School and travel east on Burgess Ave. to Hwy 447. It will then travel south on Hwy 447 one block to Florida Blvd. The parade will head west on Florida to Palmetto St., where it will travel north to Burgess, returning to the high school. A map of the route is available online at walker.la.us/MardiGras.html.
Free Youth Rally Gray's Creek Baptist Church, Hwy. 16 South, Denham Springs, will hold a free youth rally on Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. at the church's Family Life Center. The event will feature the Crusaders Ministry, Singing Quartet adn powerful testimony from those who were previously addicted to drugs before finding Christ. All area youth invited and a meal will be provided. For more information, call Brant Clayton at 978-3284.
Saturday, February 11
Mardi Gras Boat Parade The St. Jude Krewe of Diversion Mardi Gras Boat Parade will be held Feb. 11 at noon on the Diversion Canal under Hwy 22 and ends at Manny's. An auction will be held at Manny's after the parade. Boats and costumes will be judged for first, second, and third place. Pre-registration is required on Feb. 10 at Manny's at 6:30 p.m. $35 per boat. All proceeds will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Call David or Vivian Stevens at 698-3127.
