Middle School Soccer Tryouts Scheduled Oct. 3 & 17 Tryouts for the 2010-11 Livingston Parish Express Middle School Boys and Girls Soccer Teams will be held at the PARDS Soccer Complex Oct. 3 & 17. Players in 6th and 7th grades will try out Oct. 3 at 2:30 pm and players in 8th grade will try out Oct. 17 at 2:30 pm. Three or more teams will be chosen. All players must have a 1.5 grade point average or better. Please bring cleats, shin guards, a #5 soccer ball, light colored shirt and dark colored shirt. Cost is $75 per player, due Oct. 30 with a copy of current report card. For more information, contact Sam Barnes, 955-9149, sambarnes8@gmail.com.
Annual Denham Springs High School "Yellow Jacket" 2010 Kids Football Clinic Hosted By Coach Dru Nettles & DSHS Football Staff
Annual Denham Springs High School "Yellow Jacket" 2010 Kids Football Clinic Hosted by Coach Dru Nettles & DSHS Football Staff Denham Springs High School Football will be hosting its annual Kids Football Clinic on July 12th-14th at the DSHS Yellow Jacket Stadium and Practice Field.
Two Separate Divisions:
Youth Division
Junior High Division
The three-day clinic will cost:
Pre-registration $65.00
Day of camp $75.00
Camp will last from 8:30 am until 11:30 am for ages 7-15
Drop off time: 8 am
Pick up time: 12 noon
Pre-registration is preferred by July 9th, but registration will also be taken on site. For more details contact Coach Dru Nettles, Athletic Director & Head Football Coach 225-664-0957 (Field House) or 225-664-4585.
Courtney Carson Awarded Bird Dedon Memorial Scholarship
Courtney Carson, recent honor graduate from DSHS, has been awarded a $500.00 Bird Dedon Memorial Scholarship along with teammate Adair Hunt from Parkview Baptist School. Courtney and Adair are members of the Tournament Softball Team Bayou Blast. Mrs. Rose Dedon presented both Courtney and Adair with a $500.00 scholarship award and plaque.
This scholarship is awarded to players that have excelled both on and off the field and is given in memory of Mr. Bird Dedon. This years tournament was the 13th annual tournament and was hosted by the Dedon Family at Oak Villa Sports Complex in Baton Rouge.
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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.
