Lifestyle

October 2024 THURSDAY 24 4-H Walk-A-Mile Day • 9am-1pm • Hospital Walking Trail • health screenings, food demos and tastings, art project • literacy activities and more Ask-A-Lawyer event • EC Library • 11am-1pm • call 559-2615 for more info Prime Time Family Reading • East Carroll Library • 4:30pm • Art for All LP special art experience • call 5592615 for info FRIDAY 25 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library GTHS vs Delta Charter (away) • 7pm Briarfield Academy Homecoming vs WCCA (home) • 7pm SATURDAY 26 Make-A-Difference Day ª 8:30am • meet in front of Painted Petal on Main Street SUNDAY 27 MONDAY 28 TUESDAY 29 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm • East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL BOARD 5pm • Conference Room at Hospital WEDNESDAY 30 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library THURSDAY 31 College Career Fair at General Trass • FREE • contact Umiki Hawkins, 559-1984 to participate as a vendor.

Well, it's been a tough but fun week. I was so behind on everything trying to work a conference and my newspaper job.

I am so excited for ULM. The Warhawks (4-1, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference) handed undefeated James Madison (4-1, 0-1) its first loss of the season on Saturday night with a dramatic 21-19 victory at Malone Stadium. The win marks the first time a ULM football team has started 4-1 in the FBS era and is the best start since 1993.

Hannah Nicole Condrey, daughter of Wade and Erin Condrey of Lake Providence and Nicole Dukes of Prosper, Texas, and John Samuel Terral, son of Mechelle and the late Brad Terral of Delhi, Louisiana, announce their engagement.

Happy fall, y’all. Although it really doesn’t feel like fall most of the time. But I’ll take this weather. It is cool at night and in the early mornings and gets hot during the day. Much better than being hot all the time. Whew!

Earlier this month, Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) and the Northeast Louisiana Power Cooperative (NELPCO) celebrated the completion of their first Electrical Lineman Workforce course. The ceremony, held at LDCC’s Winnsboro Campus, marks a significant milestone in workforce development for northeast Louisiana and showcases the success of this groundbreaking partnership.

The East Carroll Parish Council on Aging began preparing for its utilities assistance program at its regular meeting last Wednesday. The board discussed the best way to decide qualifications and criteria for the assistance program.

For more than 50 years, a national network of conservation districts has helped Americans learn to conserve natural resources. This year, join the East Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District and America’s conservation districts as we participate in the annual Conservation Poster Contest.