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I want to join everyone else (and I mean a lot of folks) in wishing Ebony McKeel a very happy birthday. It’s hard to believe looking at her, but Ebony turned 47 last Saturday. I am glad you had a great birthday, Ebony, and here’s to many, many more.

2 lbs. ground beef 1 can Hunt’s Meatloaf Fixing 1 sleeve Ritz crackers (crushed) 2 eggs 1 can Hunt’s Tomato Sauce 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup Salt and pepper to taste Mix together ground beef, crushed crackers, egg, onion soup mix and cream of mushroom soup.

8 - 10 potatoes 10 - 12 eggs 1 ½ cup mayonnaise 3 tbsp mustard ½ jar sweet pickled relish Salt & pepper to taste Peel, dice and boil potatoes. Drain well. Boil eggs, add salt; after eggs are boiled, put 2 tbsp of baking soda into the water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Pour water off and rinse with (cold) water. Eggs should peel easily. Put eggs into a bowl and crush them up. (I use my potato smasher to crush the eggs like I want it). Add potatoes, mayonnaise, mustard, relish and salt and pepper into the bowl. Mix well. Continue to add mayonnaise, mustard and relish to taste. Enjoy!

1 lb. ground beef Garlic to taste 1 tsp.

When you have cooked for hundreds of school-aged children for 33 years, you pick up a thing or two about the culinary arts. Bonnie Miller has done just that. She worked from March of 1983 until her retirement in August of 2016 for the East Carroll Parish School Board in the lunchrooms at Northside Elementary School and Griffin Middle Academy, most of that time as kitchen manager.

SNAP benefit signup every Tuesday @ 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 1st Tuesday of month @ 6:30 pm • in the Media R oom, Administration building DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 1st Thursday of month from 9am-3 pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police Jury office building (old health unit) EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY 2nd Tuesday of month @ 12 noon • in the Police Jury Meeting Room EAST CARROLL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD 2nd Wednesday of month @ 10am • at Housing Authority, Mike Ave. LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3rd Thursday of month @ 12 noon LPHA office, Foster St.

June 2025 THURSDAY 12 LAKE PROVIDENCE BOARD OF ALDERMEN 5:30pm • in the Mayor’s C ourt room, City Hall Harvey Rabbit and friends, at the library for youth Summer Reading Program • 10am FRIDAY 13 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library Storytime and Swing • Jazz bingo & the Lit Lounge • teen event for Summer Reading Program at the library • 2-4pm • call 559-2615 for info SATURDAY 14 SUNDAY 15 MONDAY 16 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library TUESDAY 17 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency WEDNESDAY 18 Senior Safety Day - join Kathy Ray from AG's office for a workshop on fraud prevention • part of adult Summer Reading Program at the library • 11am-1pm • call 559-2615 for info THURSDAY 19 LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 12 noon • LPHA office, Foster St. JUNETEENTH.

Arrests as of June 9, 2025: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 6/1/25 - Melonie Davis, 35, charged with theft, simple criminal damage to property. Bond set at $1,500.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reminds the public that high-water temperatures, extended cloudy weather and storms may lead to inland (freshwater) and nearshore marine fish kills in waterways across the state. Fish kills should be reported to the Department by following the instructions at https://www.wlf.louisiana. gov/page/fish-kills Since warm water has a lower capacity for storing oxygen than cool water, oxygen levels required to support fish life in shallow Louisiana aquatic habitats often exist within a delicate balance. Certain conditions can cause the scales to tip in the wrong direction, trapping fish in hypoxic (low oxygen) water, resulting in a fish kill.

I’m a 53-year-old wife and mother of nine children—yes, you read that right—nine. I have one beautiful daughter whom I adopted and eight sons, with ages ranging from 4 to 36 years old.